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THE REGULAR LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL. 11TH 2024 WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER.
THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 6 P.M. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
TO THE FLAG. WE JUST. MADAM CLERK A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER, HAWKINS. COUNCIL MEMBER SHANKLIN COUNCIL MEMBER PAS RIGHT, PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER ARTHUR PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBER PURVIS PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER, BAKER COUNCIL MEMBER MCCRANEY. COUNCIL MEMBER RENA
[Member Roll Call]
WEBER COUNCIL MEMBER OWEN COUNCIL MEMBER M HILL HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER KRAMER HERE.COUNCIL MEMBER BLACKWELL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBERS COUNCIL MEMBER FOWLER COUNCIL MEMBER CHAPEL.
COUNCIL MEMBER REED PRESIDENT WINKLER COUNCIL MEMBER PARKER COUNCIL MEMBER PAGE COUNCIL MEMBER BENSON COUNCIL MEMBER RUI HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER INGLE COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER OF FLORIDA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BET ON HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER ACKERSON MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 25 AND A QUORUM. THANK YOU. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT.
COUNCILMAN PARKER HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE BUT WILL LIKELY BE JOINING US SHORTLY, SO NOTED.
COLLEAGUES. YESTERDAY WAS A SOMBER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR OUR CITY ON APRIL 10TH 2023 5 TREMENDOUS LOUISVILLE, JOSH BARRICK, DEANNA ECKERT, JULIANA FARMER JIM TUTT AND TOMMY ELLIOTT LOST THEIR LIVES IN A SENSELESS ACT OF GUN VIOLENCE AT THE DOWNTOWN OLD NATIONAL BANK.
OUR CITY WATCH IN HORROR AS THE HEROES OF LNPD, LOUISVILLE FIRE EMS AND E MA SWIFTLY RESPONDED TO THE SHOTS FIRED. I HOPE THAT WE CONTINUE TO SHOW THE SAME LEVEL OF GRATITUDE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO SAVED SO MANY MORE LIVES THROUGH THEIR QUICK ACTIONS AND TRAINING.
HEROES LIKE OFFICER NICK WILT AND HIS FAMILY WILL NEVER FORGET . AND NEITHER SHOULD WE. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REMEMBRANCE AND HONOR OF THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST ONE YEAR AGO. THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE'VE INVITED THE FIRST RESPONDERS OF THE
[Special Recognitions and Proclamations]
[1. ID 24-0191 Metro Council will recognize Louisville Fire and First Responders for their Actions during the 2nd Street Bridge Incident. ]
SECOND STREET BRIDGE SEMI ACCIDENT TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR HEROISM AS WELL. PRESIDENT PRO TEM MCCRANEY. UH WILL YOU PLEASE ASSUME THE CHAIR SO I MAY PRESENT THE PROCLAMATION MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CAUSE THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT PRESIDENT. PRO CHAIR MCCRANEY WILL TAKE THE CHAIR.PRESIDENT LUNG GOT IT. THANK YOU. RIGHT HERE. ON MARCH 1ST. WE WERE ALL STUNNED TO SEE A VIDEO OF A SEMI TRUCK DANGLING OVER THE SECOND STREET BRIDGE. LOCAL NEWS AGENCIES WERE RUSHING TO THE SCENE. AND WHILE MANY OF US WERE GLUED IN DISBELIEF TO OUR TV, THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND US WERE JUST DOING WHAT THEY DO. DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THE TEAM OF LOUISVILLE FIRE LNPD EMS AND METRO SAFE WORKED SEAMLESSLY TO RESPOND TO RESCUE THE LIFE OF THE DRIVER SITTING IN THE SEMI TRUCK THAT, THANKFULLY SOMEHOW WAS KEPT FROM FALLING INTO THE OHIO RIVER. TODAY WE ON THE COUNCIL WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEROIC ACTIONS THAT DAY AND EVERY DAY WE HAVE PREPARED PROCLAMATIONS FOR ALL 82 TEAM MEMBERS, WHICH PROVED VITAL TO PROTECT AND SERVE LOUISVILLE THAT DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR EVERYDAY HEROES. CHIEF O'NEILL. I'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION THAT A FULL PROCLAMATION THAT I'M GONNA READ TO YOU. ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROCLAMATIONS SAY THE SAME THING. UM, SO IF I CAN GET YOU TO COME UP HERE, UM TO ALL WHOM THESE LETTERS SHALL COME. GREETINGS KNOW YE THAT THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL HEREBY RECOGNIZES LOUISVILLE FIRE LNP, D, EMS AND METRO SAFE WHEREAS ON MARCH 1ST 2024 LOUISVILLE METRO FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CALLED TO THE SECOND STREET CLARK MEMORIAL BRIDGE IN DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE, WHERE THE REPORTS OF A SEMI TRUCK DANGLING OVER THE SOUTHBOUND LANE AFTER A MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION. AND WHEREAS LOUIS FIRE THE LOUIS METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, EMS AND METRO SAFE WORK FLUIDLY TO SAFELY RESCUE THE DRIVER OF MISS SIDNEY THOMAS FROM THE CABIN OF THE SEMI TRUCK. WITHIN 45 MINUTES AS
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IT DELICATELY HUNG OVER THE OHIO RIVER. AND WHEREAS LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT AND THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL AND THE GOOD PEOPLE OF LOUISVILLE FOREVER HONOR THE TEAM OF FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS AND ARE FOREVER IN REVERENCE OF THEIR SPIRIT, SERVICE AND VALOR. THESE PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THEY UNTO APPERTAINING IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF WE HAVE CAUSED THESE LETTERS TO BE MADE AND HEREBY CONFER THIS HONOR WITH ALL THE RIGHTS AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO BE HERE ONTO AFFIXED DONE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY ON THIS 11TH DAY OF APRIL, 2024 THAT PROCLAMATION FOR YOU. THANK YOU, OK? TEAM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S UH IT'S VERY HUMBLING. IT'S HONORED TO BE HERE. UH OBVIOUSLY WE SERVE ALL THE SAME PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE. WE'RE HERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. UH NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, 24 7. PEOPLE CALL 911. THERE'S GONNA BE A CALL TAKER.THAT'S GONNA PICK UP THAT CALL. THERE'S GONNA BE A DISPATCHER. THAT'S GONNA SEND IT OUT.
THERE'S GONNA BE A POLICE OFFICER, AN EMT, A PARAMEDIC, A FIREFIGHTER THAT'S GOING TO RESPOND. THIS HAS SO HAPPY THAT THIS WAS SEEN. IT'S SUCH A TEAM EFFORT. I CAN SAY THAT AS A CHIEF UH, ALL I DO IS TRY TO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND GET OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE THE TEACHER PERSON HERE THAT DOES THE GRUNT WORK THAT DOES THE, UH, THE HEROIC WORK. UH, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION. WE APPRECIATE IT.
I'M ACTUALLY JEFF I THINK COUNCILS OR. OK? EVERYBODY IN THAT WON'T BE IN ALRIGHT. READY EVERYBODY LOOK UP HERE, 123. I'LL TAKE A COUPLE THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CAUSE THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT I AM RELINQUISHING THE CHAIR BACK TO PRESIDENT WINKLER. SO NOTED, MA'AM.
READY TO GO. COUNCILMAN, FLOOD. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST.
[2. ID 24-0138 The Council will recognize Yu Emily Liu, Director for Office of Planning, in honor of her retirement. ]
ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK THIS WOMAN NEEDS ANY INTRODUCTION. EVERYBODY KNOWS, SIR. UH, BEFORE I READ THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW I MIGHT GET EMOTIONAL. I HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND FOR YOUR MENTORSHIP OVER THE YEARS, AND IT WAS NEVER JUST GOOD ENOUGH FOR HER TO GIVE LEGISLATION TO ME. SHE ACTUALLY WOULD MEET WITH ME AND MAKE SURE THAT I HAD A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE WERE WHAT WE WERE WORKING TOWARDS. SO I WANNA THANK YOU. AND NOW WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU TO ALL TO WHOM ALL THESE LETTERS[00:10:05]
SHALL COME. GREETINGS KNOW YE THAT THE LOWER METRO COUNCIL AND THE SPIRIT OF DEEP GRATITUDE HONORS EMILY LOU. WHEREAS SHE EARNED A BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY FROM PEKING UNIVERSITY AND EARNED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF EXCUSE ME FROM GEORGIA GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. AND WE'RE AS HER CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE HAS SPANNED 26 YEARS WITH POSITIONS IN OHIO, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY AND HAS BEEN HONORABLY SERVING THE LOWELL METRO COMMUNITY SINCE 2010. AND WE'RE AS IN 2013, SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN AND THE FIRST MIN. PLANNING DIRECTOR IN LOUISVILLE'S HISTORY, AND IN 2022, SHE BECAME THE FIRST KENTUCKY WOMAN TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PLANNERS. COLLEGE OF FELLOWS. SEE I TOLD YOU I COULD DO THIS. AND WHEREAS SHE LED LOUISVILLE'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CO REFORM TO ADDRESS SYSTEMATIC INEQUITY AND ZONING, WHICH IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS A MODEL FOR OTHER CITIES AND DEVELOP MULTIPLE MASTER PLANS ACROSS THREE STATES SUCCESSFULLY CHAMPIONED DOZENS OF ORDINANCES FOR IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MIXED USED AND EQUITY. AND WHEREAS SHE TRANSFORMED LOUISVILLE'S PLANNING OFFICE BY CREATING AN OPEN AND TRANSPARENT ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY PRO PROVIDED SERVICES TO THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION AT A LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS BY VOLUNTEERING, SPEAKING AND ENGAGEMENTS AND SERVING IN LEADERSHIP ROLES, BUT THE BIG CITY PLANNING DIRECTORS INSTITUTE AND WHEREAS SHE IS DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF PLANNERS BY TEACHING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OVER 100, STUDENTS, INTERNS, EMPLOYEES AND EMERGING AC ACROSS THE GLOBE NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE LOUIS METRO COUNCIL WE HEAR BACK AND F AND PAY TRIBUTE BY THE WAY OF PROCLAMATION WITH ALL RIGHTS PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THERE ON TO ASCERTAINING AND TESTIMONY. WE HAVE CALLED THESE LETTERS TO BE MADE AND THE SEAL OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO BE FIXED ON T. I HAVE TO SAY OUR LOSS WILL BE SOMEBODY ELSE'S GAME.WOW. I'VE BEEN HERE MANY TIMES, BUT TODAY IS DIFFERENT. SO FIRST OF ALL, I REALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMAN FLOOD PRESIDENT WINKLER AND MEMBERS OF MEDFORD COUNCIL ALSO LIKE TO THANK IN AUDIENCE WHO HAVE COME HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THIS INCREDIBLE MOMENT WITH ME PLANNING DESIGN STAFF, MY FRIENDS MY HUSBAND OF 35 YEARS I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEIR AMBLING SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS. SO TONIGHT. AS I STAND BEFORE YOU MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED WITH GRATITUDE AND JOY. IT HAS BEEN SUCH AN HONOR TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY OF NEARLY 800,000 PEOPLE. ACROSS 400 SQUARE MILES OF URBAN AND SUBURBAN LANDSCAPE. JUST RESPONSIBILITY TO PLAN FOR SUCH A VAST AND DIVERSE POPULACE IS NOT EASY FOR ANY ONE OF US, HOWEVER, THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS AND COLLABORATION, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO NAVIGATE THESE CHALLENGES AND FIND THE BEST SOLUTION FOR OUR CITY WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. JUST DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS ALONE. WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON SO MANY LEGISLATION, YOU THE OFFICE PLANNING AND THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. FROM PRESERVING OUR TREE CANOPY TO REGULATE SHORT TERM RENTALS. FROM REDUCING PARKING REQUIREMENTS TO EXPANDING HOUSING CHOICES AND ENHANCING CHILDCARE ACCESSIBILITY. OUR EFFORTS IN ZONING REFORM HAVE GARNERED NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND BECOME A MODEL FOR OTHER CITIES TO FOLLOW. THESE TRANSFORMATIVE EFFORTS NOT ONLY ADDRESS TODAY'S CHALLENGES BUT ALSO HELP LATER FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE. EACH STEP TOWARDS FORWARD HAS REFLECTED OUR VISION OF MAKING LOUISVILLE A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE. IT ALSO REFLECTED THE DESIRE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE HARD WORK. OF OUR PLANNING STAFF. SO I MUST TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE INCREDIBLE TEAM I PLANNING
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AND DESIGN SERVICES TO EACH MEMBER OF THE TEAM, YOUR PASSION FOR OUR PROFESSION AND COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY INSPIRE ME EVERY SINGLE DAY. I AM CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO STAY FOCUSED ON DRIVING POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE CITY AND CONTINUE TO MAKE LOUISVILLE A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL PEOPLE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. MICHELLE. GONNA BE SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL HERE. YEAH. YOU.COUNCILOR BAKER PHILIP PHILIP, YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING RIGHT? OK. YEAH, DIRECTOR LOU, DON'T GO TOO FAR. DIRECTOR LIE IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE PODIUM COUNCILMAN BAKER. UH, THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. UH I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY JUST THANK YOU AS A MEMBER. I'M OVER HERE DIRECTLY.
I HEAR YOUR VOICE. I KNOW IT'S LIKE BRUCE ALMIGHTY. AND IT JUST COMES FROM EVERYWHERE. UM, BUT I WOULD HAVE PERSONALLY JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. UM, YOU ARE A DISTRICT RESIDENT, SO I'M A PLEASURE THAT YOU WERE IN MY DISTRICT. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR THE ROLE, ESPECIALLY HOW I CAME IN. I NEVER FORGET. WE HAD A MAJOR PROJECT THAT WE WERE BOTH WORKING ON AND MY SECOND WEEK OR FIRST AND A HALF WEEK. YOU HUDDLE US ALL UP, AND YOU JUST WALK THROUGH THE LANGUAGE OF PLANNING AND ZONING AND WHAT A PATTERN BOOK WAS. AND YOU KNOW, MY EYES WERE AS BIG AS THIS AND YOU TOOK SEVERAL HOURS JUST TO GET ME CAUGHT UP AND I PERSONALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART OF THE WORK THAT YOU DO AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER. UH, YOUR OFFICE HAS BEEN MORE THAN WARM AND WELCOME IN ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AS THINGS HAVE GONE, YOU WORK ON AD US AND WHAT IT MEANS TO A HISTORICAL A PERSON WHO'S REPRESENTING A HIST. UH PRESERVATION DISTRICT. I MEAN, YOU HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL IN, UH, NOT ONLY IN MY LIFE, BUT IN THE CONSTITUENTS OF DISTRICT SIX AND OF COUNCIL AND A PLANNING AND ZONING, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM I KNOW WHEREVER YOU LAND THERE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY BECAUSE YOU ARE TOO TREASURE. AND SO JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE KIND WORDS. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR AND DIRECTOR LOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR CITY. UH, WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FOWLER. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST THIS EVENING.
[3. ID 24-0215 Council Member Fowler will recognize Wanda Trimble and Community Partners for Community Outreach Programs.]
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WINKLER. I'VE GOT, UM SEVERAL, UM, PROCLAMATIONS, UH, TO GIVE OUT.UM EVERYBODY KNOWS MISS WANDA TRIMBLE. AND LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. TODAY'S HER BIRTHDAY.
AND THERE IS HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU. THERE'S CAKE OUT IN THE HALLWAY. PLEASE HELP! I'VE ALREADY CUT IT, SO PLEASE HELP YOURSELF. UM SO WANDA IS KNOWN IN MY COMMUNITY FOR, UM,
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GATHERING BUDDIES TO HELP FUND DIFFERENT, UM, INITIATIVES AND, UH I'VE GOT SEVERAL HERE, BUT SO MOST SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME. BUT UM PR P FIRE HAD A SHOP WITH A FIREMAN AND WANDA, UM, MADE SURE THAT HAPPENED. AND, UM, WE HAVE, UM, CHIEF MAMAN. AND SCOTTY AND, UM CARLA UM TROY WENT TO TROY TROY KERR. UM THEY'RE HERE WITH US TODAY. AND YOU KNOW, I. I KNOW YOU ALL BROUGHT SEVERAL, UM FIREMEN. TO HELP WITH THE SHOPPING AND, UM AND YOU ALL HAVE TH THIS IS THE CHAPLAIN OF, UM PR P FIRE. SO UM, THEY HELPED FIND FAMILIES IN NEED DURING, UM THE HOLIDAYS AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID, UM SO I'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION. FOR YOU GUYS. THIS IS FOR BANDS CHRIST CHURCH. THANK YOU. AND OR PR, P FIRE. THANK YOU. AND THEN ALSO FOR WANDA, WHO DOES ALL THE WORK. THANK YOU. NOT THAT YOU ALL DON'T DO WORK. BUT ANYWAY, UM, SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT, UM WORKED, UM TO, UM, THAT THAT WERE WANDA'S BUDDIES IS, UM, THE SHOP WITH A COP, WHICH IS THE THIRD DIVISION LNPD AND ON DIXIE AND THE LOUISVILLE AMBASSADOR DIAPER PROJECT, AND I BELIEVE YOU GOT INVOLVED WITH THAT THROUGH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.UM OF COURSE, SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY, UM, FESTIVAL AND A SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR MARY HAIRS AND BROOK LAWN. AND I'VE GOT ALL OF THOSE, UH, PROCLAMATIONS FOR YOU. SO AND THIS IS FOR THE GENTLEMAN FROM COS AND COLES ALSO, UM IN MONEY, AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. GOOD TO SEE. THANK YOU.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA. THANK YOU. OH, YEAH, WE CAN DO A PICTURE AND ALSO YOU'LL FIND AAA MUG AND SOME GOODIES. UM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S WANDA'S BIRTHDAY, SHE'S BEARING GIFTS. SO WE APPRECIATE YES, YOU MAY ALL RIGHT, MY DEAR COUNCIL PEOPLE, WILL YOU HOLD UP YOUR CUP? AND LOOK AT ONE SIDE. AND IT SAYS, BE GOOD. DO GOOD, AND YOU'RE GONNA FEEL GOOD. LOOK INSIDE YOUR CUP AND THERE IS A COAL. AND THAT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF A LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP I DID ON THE SECRET LEADERSHIP OF SANTA CLAUS . AND I THINK WE ALL ARE A LITTLE BIT OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT CODE IN YOUR BUCKET MEANS OR YOUR STOCKING. SO BE GOOD. DO GOOD. FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHAT YOU DO. WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT TAKES CARE OF US SPECIAL THANKS TO RICK BLACKWELL. KHALIL. CINDY AND WHO? MY LEADS, AND DAN SIMON . SORRY I LET YOU OUT. BUT YOU HAVE A LITTLE UM, ROUND BALL THAT SAYS, THANKFUL ON IT, AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO IN MY COMMUNITY, AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO IN OUR COMMUNITY, TOO.
AND UH, LAST THING YOU HAVE A BOX OF LITTLE MINTS TO KEEP YOU IN MINT CONDITION UNTIL I COME BACK AGAIN, AND, UM, YOU ALSO HAVE A LUCKY COIN TODAY. SO I THANK YOU ALL SO GATHER AROUND, GET A PICTURE. WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE OUR FARM AND OUT OF OUR PITCH, SO GET AROUND COUNCIL PEOPLE AND COME IN MM. GIVE YOU SOME EXERCISE.
YOU. NO, I'M JUST GOING. TO THERE. READY. 123. THREE. FOR, UH,
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YEAH. SOMEONE. C, A. DON'T FORGET THE CAKE, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. ARE THERE ANY ADDRESSES TO COUNSEL? YES, SIR. THERE ARE OK, LET ME REMIND THOSE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING ANY PROFANITY OR MAKING DEROGATORY STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL[4. ID 24-0178 Addresses to Council – April 11, 2024]
MEMBERS. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. AT LEAST THE GRAY. GOOD EVENING VALUED MEMBERS OF GLOBAL METRO COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ALYSSA GRAY, AND I AM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE KENTUCKY HUMANE SOCIETY. I'M HERE WITH MEMBERS OF OUR DEDICATED TEAM AND BOARD TO ADVOCATE FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR FUTURE STATE OF THE ART ANIMAL AND COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS CENTER REPRESENTS NOT JUST A BUILDING BUT A LIFELINE FOR COUNTLESS PETS AND PEOPLE IN NEED ACROSS OUR CITY AND BEYOND. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF DISCUSSING THIS PROPOSAL WITH MANY OF YOU AS WELL AS WITH OZZIE GIBSON, THE DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL METRO ANIMAL SERVICES, WHO SUPPORTS THIS PROJECT. IT'S CLEAR THAT A CITY WITH MORE THAN 350,000, CATS AND DOGS, NO SINGLE AGENCY ALONE CAN SERVE THEM ALL. BOTH L, MS AND KHS ARE VITAL TO OUR CITY, EACH WITH ITS OWN MISSION AND STRENGTHS. L MA S PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ENFORCING ANIMAL LAWS, WHILE CHS AS KENTUCKY'S LARGEST NONPROFIT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION, FOCUSES ON PROVIDING CARE FOR OWNER SURRENDERED PETS, LARGE VOLUMES, SPAY, NEUTER AND PET RETENTION PROGRAMS THAT KEEP PETS IN LOVING HOMES AND OUT OF SHELTERS. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN L MS AND KHS IS SHOWN BY THE NEARLY 500 ANIMALS TRANSPORTED FROM LAS TO KHS IN THE LAST YEAR. A COLLABORATION THAT HAS SAVED COUNTLESS LIVES AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. TAKE CLEMENTINE SO I THINK, OH, LET ME TURN BACK. AN EXAMPLE OF THE IMPACT OF THIS PARTNERSHIP CRITICALLY ILL WITH PARVOVIRUS, A VERY DEADLY DEADLY AND COSTLY DISEASE. CLEMENTINE AND HER BROTHER RECEIVED LIFE SAVING CARE AFTER BEING TRANSFERRED TO KHS AND NOW HAVE A SECOND CHANCE AT A BRIGHT FUTURE. SHELTERS NATIONWIDE ARE STRUGGLING WITH OVERCROWDING IN THE HEARTBREAKING DECISION TO EUTHANIZE ADOPTABLE PETS FOR MANY REASONS. ECONOMIC INSTABILITY, LIMIT LIMITED ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE AND IMAL OVERPOPULATION. A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC WHEN VETERINARY CLINICS WERE MANDATED TO STOP SPAY NEUTER SURGERIES AS A RESULT OVER 2.7 MILLION FEWER PETS WERE SPAYED OR NEWER NEUTERED NATIONWIDE, EXPERTS SAY . OUR INDUSTRY HAS STEPPED BACK IN TIME 10 YEARS. THAT'S HOW MUCH WE'VE LOST SINCE 2020. THE PET CRISIS IS A COMMUNITY WIDE PROBLEM. AND AS A COMMUNITY WE NEED TO TOGETHER SOLVE IT. THAT'S WHY I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING THE NEW FACILITY THAT WILL INCREASE KHSS DOG AND CAT CAPACITY BY 40. WE WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE SPAIN NEUTER SURGERIES BY 55. AND PUBLIC LOW COST VETERINARY APPOINTMENTS BY 176.ADDITIONALLY WE WILL OFFER FREE COUNSELING AND RESOURCES TO OVER 8000 FAMILIES AND PROVIDE HUMANE EDUCATION TO OVER 1000 INDIVIDUALS YEARLY. THE GROUNDWORK FOR THIS PROJECT HAS ALREADY BEGUN. WITH LAND SECURED OFF PRESTON HIGHWAY ARCHITECTS HIRED AND 12 MILLION OF KH S'S OWN INVESTMENTS ING TOWARDS OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER, TO REALIZE OUR VISION. WE NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP. WE ASK FOR $2 MILLION FROM LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO BE DEDICATED TOWARDS OUR $42 MILLION CAMPAIGN. THIS WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A REMARKABLE 1 TO 21 RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT. I THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR PROPOSAL AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE WELL BEING OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. TOGETHER, LET'S BUILD A MORE COMPASSIONATE LOW. ONE WHERE EVERY PET AND PERSON CAN THRIVE. SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WISH TO TOUR OUR CURRENT FACILITY? I'D BE HONORED TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMITMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DOMINIQUE BASK. DOMINIQUE BOSCO. JEFF CAVALCANTE. GOOD EVENING. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE POLICE MERIT BOARD CLOSELY. SINCE 2020. I'VE GONE THROUGH SIX YEARS OF PM B RECORDS, AND I BRING YOU SOME
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DATA. THERE HAS BEEN 17 DISMISSALS, 11 FOR DISCIPLINARY REASONS. THERE ARE 19 OFFICERS WHO HAVE MULTIPLE SUSPENSIONS. SIX THE HIGHEST. THE STATUS IS FROM JANUARY 28TH 18 THROUGH 2023. HERE ARE THE SIX YEAR AVERAGES COMPARED TO THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CURRENT CHIEF.DISMISSAL SECURE AVERAGE. 2.8, THE CHIEF THREE SUSPENSION SIX YEAR AVERAGE. 25.6 THE CHIEF 24 SOP VIOLATIONS SIX YEARS AVERAGE 58.6 THE G 46. RECENTLY AN OFFICER STRUCK AND KILLED A PEDESTRIAN PORTLAND WAS UNMARKED CAR WHILE OFF DUTY. TURNS OUT HE WAS DISCIPLINED THREE PREVIOUS TIMES FOR AT FAULT ACCIDENTS. THAT IS A PATTERN. FIRST TIME TWO TIMES HE RECEIVED ONE DAY SUSPENSIONS. THE THIRD TIME UNDER THIS CHIEF, HE GOT A VERBAL REPRIMAND A PATTERN DEALT WITH BY DECREASED DISCIPLINE. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS OFFICER DROVE THE PERP CAR FOR THE OFFICERS TO THROW DRINKS AND SLUSHIES ON CITIZENS. UNDER THIS CHIEF, HIS TERMINATION WAS REDUCED TO A 30 DAY SUSPENSION. HE DROVE THE CAR THREE TIMES. HE IS STILL ON THE FORCE, AND WE ARE ENTERING A COSTLY CONSENT DEGREE. IF YOU WANT A REAL LOOK INTO POLICE CULTURE TEND TO DISCIPLINED APPEAL HEARING. THE CURRENT ONE IS AN OFFICER WHO RESPONDED TO A CALL OF A WOMAN HITTING CARS IN TRAFFIC. HIS BODY CAMERA SHOWS THE WOMAN IN THE FETAL POSITION WITH OFFICER ON TOP CONTROLLING HER WITH HER KNEES. HE PUNCHES HER TWICE IN THE FACE WITH A CLOSED FIST SWEARS AT THE TOP OF HIS VOICE, AND AS HE PUT IT, I MAY HAVE PUSHED HER HEAD TOO HARD INTO THE PAVEMENT. NOW HE MUST RESPOND TO TREAT OR BLEEDING FACE. THIS ALL REFLECTS THAT THERE IS NO CRACKDOWN ON THE BEHAVIOR THAT'S GOING TO COST US MILLIONS. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. I WITNESSED THE SPECIAL CALLED BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING BY LNPD OVERTIME. THE LACK OF INFORMATION AND PREPAREDNESS WAS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO TH CONSENT DECREE, METRO COUNCIL'S ROLE IS CRITICAL. THAT THE CB A AGEMENTS DNOT INCLUDE PRISIO THAT PROTECT CITIZENS GROW CIVILNRS, S RETON, MP WITH TAXOLLARSND NOT PROMOTING CHANGE, DO NOT APPROVE A BUDGET REQUEST FROM LBD UNLESS IT INCLUDES A CLEAR, COMPLETE AND TRUTHFUL BUDGET OF ALL COSTS PUBLISHED IN ONE PLACE. ALL INCREASED BUDGET ITEMS HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, RATIONALES AND FIVE YEAR EXPENDITURE COST ESTIMATES FOR NEW PURCHASES A CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE BREAKDOWN OF OVERTIME EXPENDITURES. ALL CONSENT DEGREE EXPENSES ARE HERE IN ONE PLACE LNPD IS GETTING A FEW MORE SQUARES ON THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. A NEW WELLNESS CENTER. AND ANOTHER PAY RAISE AND ALL WE GET DOES IT PAY FOR IT TWICE. ONCE HIS VICTIMS SECOND TIMERS TAXPAYERS NOTHING HAS CHANGED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CAVALCANTE. THANK YOU, MOLLY JONES. HELLO COUNCIL PEOPLE I'M HONORED TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS MOLLY JONES. AND I'M WITH THE PETE FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT FORMED HERE IN LOUISVILLE. THE PETE FOUNDATION IN COLLABORATION WITH NAMI. LOUISVILLE IS STARTING A NEW PROJECT. WE BELIEVE A FIRST OF ITS KIND TO TAKE THE PARTICULAR APPROACH THAT THAT WE'RE OFFERING TO HIGHLIGHT THE INTERSECTION OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. YOU WILL BEGIN TO SEE THIS IN YOUR COMMUNITIES. WE SIMPLY WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF IT SO THAT YOU'RE INFORMED. IT'S A SIMPLE, EASY TO READ POSTER. I THINK EVERYBODY MAY HAVE ONE. THEY'LL BE AVAILABLE IN RESTAURANTS AND BARS SO THAT WE'RE MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE THE QR CODE OFFERS. UH UH, EASY WAY TO GET TO, UH, AN EASY TO NAVIGATE. WEBSITE OFFERING LOCAL RESOURCES RESOURCES ARE CATEGORIZED FROM, I'D LIKE TO BE MORE MINDFUL IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE. TO. I THINK I HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM. I'D LIKE TO GET SOME HELP. HOW DO I TALK TO A FRIEND? MAYBE I THINK THEY HAVE A DRINKING PROBLEM.
AND LAST I FEEL LIKE I'M IN AN EMERGENCY, AND I REALLY NEED HELP. THESE WILL BE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO DISPLAY THEM. UM WE'RE WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE OFFERING THIS PROJECT HERE IN LOUISVILLE. WE'RE GONNA BE ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW THE COMMUNITY REACTS TO IT. UM AND YOU'LL BE HEARING TONIGHT , ALSO FROM NAMI FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT AND THE ROLE THAT THEY'RE PLAYING, SO THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AGAIN. WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS PROJECT, SO THAT SO THAT YOU'RE INFORMED WHEN YOU START SEEING IT OUT, YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, UM, AND ANY SUPPORT YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE ANY ESTABLISHMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S MAKING USE OF THE PROJECT. WE APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUDY LIPMAN. HELLO, EVERYBODY. UH EVERYBODY HERE TODAY, UH,
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HONORING THIS IS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK. SO WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT THIS WEEK, AND, UM I AM JUDY LIPMAN. I'M A MEMBER OF FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY AND INCLUDING A SEVEN YEAR MEMBERSHIP AND FRIENDS OF THE PARK ON LIBRARY IN PARTICULAR, AND TODAY I HAVE A FOURFOLD MISSION REGARDING SUPPORT OF OUR LIBRARIES. NUMBER ONE TO THANK YOU, THE MEMBERS OF METRO COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSTANT SUPPORT OF OUR LIBRARIES OVER THE YEARS PAST AND CURRENT COMMITMENT OF SUPPORT THROUGH THE CITY THROUGH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN AND STATE FUNDS BECAUSE OF YOUR DECISIONS. THESE MONIES ARE PARKLAND LIBRARY. THE EXPANSION OF THE PORTLAND LIBRARY, CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FERN CREEK LIBRARY AND MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MAIN LIBRARY. NUMBER TWO TO ASK FOR MORE FINANCIAL HELP AS THINGS STAND RIGHT NOW, WE NEED STILL, WE STILL NEED HELP TO HIRE STAFF TO SUPPLY MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR THESE FOUR LIBRARIES AND TO OPEN AND KEEP THEM OPEN DURING THE DAYS AND TIMES WHEN PATRONS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THEM. THAT'S CHILDREN'S TEENS, ADULTS WHO ARE WORKERS AND RETIREES AND OTHERWISE ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS ARE NEEDED FOR LIBRARY CONTENT IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE LONG WAIT TIMES AT PATRONS HAVE FOR NEEDED MATERIALS AS FOR SPECIFIC FUND AMOUNT. NEEDED PLEASE SEE THE FOLDERS THAT EACH OF YOU HAS GIVEN TODAY THAT COME FROM THE LIBRARY FOUNDATION. OTHER ITEMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE FOLDERS AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO TALK A SECOND ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT RELEVANCE OF OUR LIBRARIES TO LIFE TODAY, IMPACTED BY COVID AND BY COMMUNITY DIVIDES DUE TO WEALTH, RACE AND POLITICAL VIEWS. THERE IS MUCH CONCERN ABOUT SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS. MANY YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE DIMINISHED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES IS A PROBLEM.LIBRARIES ARE IN MANY WAYS. ANTIDOTES TO THESE ISSUES. THEY IMPACT OUR SOCIAL WELL BEING AND OUR SUPPORT OF ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY'RE NEUTRAL CONVENER PLACES FREE, SAFE PLACES TO BE TO LEARN TO GROW. LIBRARIES CAN PARTNER WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES TO PROVIDE NEEDED SERVICES AND INFORMATION FOR HEALTH WORK, FAMILIES. HOUSING IMMIGRATION, FOOD, ACCESS, LITERACY, ETCETERA. NOW THE FOUR LIBRARIES NEEDING YOUR ATTENTION SPECIFICALLY PARKLAND 38 YEARS AGO, THIS LIBRARY WAS CLOSED. TWO GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE HERE HAVE GROWN UP IN THIS UNDER INVESTED MOSTLY LOW INCOME COMMUNITY WITHOUT REALISTIC LIBRARY ACCESS. THIS INCLUDES PARK HILL, CHICKASAW AND CALIFORNIA, FERN CREEK. FIVE YEARS AGO. SINCE 2019 PEOPLE HERE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION PLANS ARE UNDERWAY. PORTLAND CLOSED A FEW MONTHS AGO WHILE EXPANSION IS CLOSED, WHILE EXPANSION WORKS ARE UNDERWAY. AND THE MAIN LIBRARY HAS DIMINISHED OFFERINGS NOW, BUT REMAINS OPEN. MY PLEA TODAY IS THAT YOU PRIORITIZE GIVING BACK AND REOPENING A FULL SERVICE LIBRARY TO PARKLAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REQUEST NUMBER THREE IS TO ASK YOU TO. PLEASE USE YOUR CONNECTIONS AND CREATIVITY TO RAISE INVESTMENT IN LOUISVILLE'S LIBRARY, SO IT MORE CLOSELY MATCHES THAT OF OUR PEER CITIES. CURRENTLY WE RANK 87 OUT OF 128 CITIES SING 400,000 PEOPLE OR MORE. FINALLY NUMBER FOUR. YOU'RE INVITED TO JOIN FRIENDS WITH THE LIBRARY, WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO BE ACTIVE OR NOT YOUR PERSONAL $15 ANNUAL FEE PROMOTES THE WELFARE AND GROWTH OF ALL BRANCHES OF LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
THANK YOU, DEAR MEMBERS OF METRO COUNCIL. SINCERELY FOR THE IMPORTANT AND DIFFICULT WORK YOU DO. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TOGETHER. WE ARE A COMMUNITY FAMILY. THANK YOU, MISS. THANK YOU, PATTY PATTY. LDA PETTY. THANK YOU. HELLO. MY NAME'S LASHONDA PETTY. I AM A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF PARKLAND NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE MOTHER OF COUNCILMAN ARTHUR I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH MY HEART BRIMMING WITH EXCITEMENT AND GRATITUDE AS WE ASK FOR FUNDING FOR THE REOPENING OF THE PARKLAND LIBRARY. GROWING UP THIS LIBRARY WAS NOT JUST A COLLECTION OF BOOKS. IT WAS ALSO A BEACON OF LEARNING AND HOPE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, A SANCTUARY OF KNOWLEDGE. THE LIBRARY STANDS TODAY AS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER OF IDEAS. IN THIS MODERN AGE, WHERE INFORMATION, FLOODS OUR SCREENS AND DISTRACTS OUR MINDS MANY TIMES WITH VIOLENCE, THE IMPORTANCE OF A PHYSICAL LIBRARY IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COULD NOT BE OVERSTATED. IT IS WITHIN THE WALLS OF THIS LIBRARY . OUR CHILDREN CAN FIND SOLACE FROM THE CHAOS WHERE THE TIMELESS WISDOM OF BOOKS CAN GET US THROUGH THE COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE. THE LIBRARY WILL ALSO SERVE AS A COMMUNITY HUB REMINDS ME IDEAS COLLIDE AND DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT A PLACE CHILDREN DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF STORYTELLING. STUDENTS EXPLORE NEW HORIZONS AND ADULTS FIND REFUGE IN THE PAGES OF A GOOD BOOK. PARKLAND LIBRARY IS NOT JUST A REFLECTION OF OUR PAST. IT IS THE GATEWAY
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TO OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE. IT IS A SAFE PLACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THE CORRECT FUNDING, WE CAN CHERISH THIS SPACE, NURTURE IT, AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, EMPOWER OURSELVES EACH OTHER AND OUR COMMUNITY. THIS PLACE CAN LITERALLY SAVE THE LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN. ALLOW US TO EMBRACE THE DIVERSITY OF THE VOICES REPRESENTED ON THE SHELVES, FOR IT IS THROUGH THE DIALOGUE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE TRULY GROW AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A COMMUNITY. IN CLOSING. I EXPRESS MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING THE REOPENING OF THE PARKLAND LIBRARY REALITY. MAY THE NEW CHAPTER OF OUR LIBRARY'S HISTORY BE FILLED WITH WONDER DISCOVERY AND ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS PETTY. WHAT A PRIVILEGE YOU YOU MAY HI, MOM.NANCY BROOKS. I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN ON THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS NANCY BROOKS I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NAMI LOUISVILLE. THAT'S THE LOCAL AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS. UM I'M HERE TODAY WITH PETE PETE FOUNDATION OF MOLLY, WHO SPOKE EARLIER TO, UM, TALK ABOUT THE IF THIS IS YOU CAMPAIGN, UM WE'RE IN THE TRENCHES WITH FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH EVERY DAY, AND WHAT WE LEARN IS THAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS VERY CO OCCURRING. MEANING IT EXISTS ALONGSIDE A MENTAL ILLNESS. IT IS PART OF THE SAME, UM, SYNDROME AND WE WANT TO MAKE. UM FOLKS NOTICE THAT SO HOW ARE WE PLANNING ON DOING THAT? THROUGH THIS MESSAGING CAMPAIGN? THE IDEA IS, IF THIS IS YOU AS A POSTER OR A COASTER OR A LITTLE TABLE, TOP TENT AT YOUR BAR OR RESTAURANT, AND IT'S ASKING YOU TO THINK WHY ARE YOU THINKING? WELL YOU MIGHT BE HAVING A GLASS OF WINE THAT PAIRS WELL WITH YOUR DINNER.
THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN I CAME HERE TONIGHT TO GET SLOSHED. UM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, EVEN AS MENTAL HEALTH S SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS START TO OCCUR. WHAT YOU SEE IS, UM FOLKS MASKING THOSE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE. NOT FINDING THE CARE THAT THEY NEED THE SUPPORT OR THE, UM THERAPIST OR DOCTOR AND WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY FOR A HEALTHIER LOUISVILLE. SO UM, AGAIN, THAT'S OUR GOAL. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. AND I HOPE THAT YOU KNOW, FORUMS LIKE THIS REMAIN OPEN TO, UM FOLKS LIKE US TO COME OUT AND CHAT WITH YOU GUYS AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WHATEVER CREATIVE WAY YOU CAN COME UP WITH. MAYBE YOU SEND EMAILS OUT TO YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LETTING THEM KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE CANVASSING THAT WE'RE BRINGING THESE POSTERS AND THAT THIS IS A GOOD CAUSE. OR PERHAPS YOU WRITE A LETTER OF SUPPORT. UM, THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT CAME TO MY MIND. BUT YOU GUYS ARE CREATIVE BUNCH. SO LET ME KNOW HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US AND AGAIN THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR ROSS AND MS BROOKS. I WILL TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND TELL YOU THAT BASICALLY ALL OF US SEND OUT A REGULAR NEWSLETTER TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.
AND I THINK WE PROBABLY ALL BE HAPPY TO INCLUDE ANY SORT OF INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
YOU CAN REACH OUT TO MY OFFICE AND WE'LL GET YOU IN CONTACT WITH MR PRESIDENT THAT CONCLUDES
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THE ADDRESS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. UH, NEXT. WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF MARCH. 14TH 2024. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS HEARING ? NONE MAY HAVE A MOTION AT 2ND 2ND 2ND BY COUNCILMAN PARISH WRIGHT. UH, THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY AYE, AND HE OPPOSED THE AYES HAVE IT THESE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NEXT WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE[Committee Minutes]
MINUTES, ALL IN 2024 REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MARCH. 14TH REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE, MARCH 19TH REGULAR LABOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, MARCH 19TH REGULAR PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, MARCH 19TH REGULAR EQUITY COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MARCH 20TH. REGULAR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MARCH 20TH REGULAR AD HOC COMMITTEE ON LAND USE MARCH 21ST REGULAR PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. MARCH 21ST REGULAR BUDGET COMMITTEE MARCH 21ST. SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.APRIL 10TH. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS HEARING ? NONE MAY HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL MOTION BY COUNCILOR V ARGENTI SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAN. THESE MINUTES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SAY AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE EYES HAVE IT THESE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. OUR NEXT WORD OF BUSINESS IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR. COMPRISES ADAMS, 26 TO 30. ARE THERE ANY CORRECT? UH, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? OH, I'M SORRY. IT'S MISSING TODAY. THANK YOU. NEXT IS COMMUNICATIONS TO COUNCIL. UH, MADAM CLERK. CAN YOU READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE? YES SIR. DEAR PRESIDENT
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WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ORDINANCE, APPEALS AND OVERSEERS BOARD. I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING COLONEL CATHERINE CLIMER. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE[00:45:02]
THE 1ST 2025. THIS IS TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD ONLY METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS REAPPOINTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER.I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE BRIGHT SIDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DEANNA NEWTONS. NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL THE 26TH 2027 DOMINIQUE, MANIC NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL THE 26TH 2027 THIS TO BE RIGHT INTO THE RECORD OWN METRO COUNCIL. APPROVAL OF THESE APPOINTMENTS IS NOT A WE'RE NOT REQUIRED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER. I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE ZOO FOUNDATION BOARD KEVIN WOODARD. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL THE 26TH 2027. THIS IS TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD. METRO COUNCIL. APPROVAL OF THIS APPOINTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED. SINCERELY CRAIG GREENBERG MAYOR.
DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE BARSTOW ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT. JOE JOHN ANTHONY FLOYD JACKSON, A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL.
A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL. THE 30TH. 2026 YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY CRAIG GREENBERG MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CEMETERY BOARD ORDINANCE, I AM APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE BOARD, SCOTT GLIT AND REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL THE 13TH 2027 YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT IS MOST ON THIS REAPPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING RONALD DAMON LANIER. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER. 30TH 2027 DR TERRY SINGER. NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 3RD 2026 BRIAN FIELDS, A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH 2026 DOCTOR WAI, A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH 2025 YOLANDA REED. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH 2025 YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THESE APPOINTMENTS IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, C GREENBERG MAYOR. YOUR PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE KENTUCKIAN WORKS FOR A LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ORDINANCE. I'M APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING AND LIKENS A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE THE 30TH 2025 CARLOS SANCHEZ. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE THE 30TH 2025 SARAH DAVIS WISDOM. REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY THE 28TH 2027 CORNELIUS COTTON. THE REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES MARCH THE 8TH 2027 THE REAPPOINTMENT FOR MONICA COLLINS HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THESE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG MAYOR. PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAND BANK AUTHORITY ORDINANCE. I AM REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING JACQUELINE FLOYD, A REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES FOR 28 2028. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS IS MOST APPRECIATED.
SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, I AM REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE NEWLY REVIEW OVERLAY DISTRICT COMMITTEE, JEFFREY MCKENZIE, A REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY THE 26TH 2027 JEFFREY ROLLINS, A REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES FOR THE 26TH 2027. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THESE REAPPOINTMENTS IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG MAYOR. YOU'RE PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE T AC ORDINANCE, I AM APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE BOARD DUNE GANT . A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 3RD 2027 TO WANDA LEY A REAPPOINTMENT. TERM EXPIRES MARCH THE 27TH 2027 YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG MAYOR RED IN FULL THANK YOU. THOSE APPOINTMENTS NEEDING APPROVAL, UH, WILL BE SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR . THE CONSENT CALENDAR COMPRISES
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ITEMS 26 TO 30. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS HEARING? NONE MADAM CLERK. A SECOND[Legislation forwarded from LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE]
READING OF THESE ITEMS, PLEASE. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE LABOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE ITEM. 26 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $6500 FROM DISTRICT SIX NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANNUAL JAZZ IN CENTRAL PARK. EVENT ITEM. 27 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM DISTRICT SIX NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOURTH DIVISION TO FUND OVERTIME FOR ADDITIONAL PATROLLING TO THE OLD LAW AND LIMERICK NEIGHBORHOODS, ITEM 28 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AND GRANT THE GRANTING OF LOCAL INCENTIVES TO CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING INC AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNEE OR APPROVED AFFILIATES. THERE ARE PURSUANT TO KRS CHAPTER 154 SUB CHAPTER 32. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE ITEM 29 AN ORDINANCE[Legislation forwarded from PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE]
RELATING TO THE CLOSURE OF THE UNIMPROVED PORTION OF THE ALLEY ADJACENT TO 1317 AND 1319 TILE FACTORY LANE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 12,813 SQUARE FEET AND BEING A METRO CASE NUMBER 23[Legislation forwarded from PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE]
STREET CLOSURE 0039. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ITEM 30 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT UP TO $80,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY'S TRANSPORTATION CABINET TOWARDS THE BRIDGE REPAIRS AT GOLDSMITH LANE AND PRO LANE PROJECT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSETS SPREAD IN FULL. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PTI. THE CONSENT CALENDAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED[00:50:01]
REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. ONE MOMENT, SIR. YOU JUST STARTED. IT'S OPEN SOURCE. MINE WENT AWAY AND SAID FAIL. IT OPEN. OK, ONE MOMENT.SHOULD BE OPEN. I'M SORRY. HERE WE GO.
MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 20 ONE MOMENT. 23 YES VOTES AND TWO ABSTENTIONS. YEAH, THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES. DO YOU WANNA EXPLAIN YOUR ABSTENTIONS? I'M SORRY. TWO PRESENTS PRESENTS.
NOT A THANK YOU. I'M SO SORRY. THANK YOU. UH, THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS OLD BUSINESS, MADAM
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CLERK. A READING OF ITEM 32. A RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARK THEN HART BY[32. R-027-24 A RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARVIN HART BY DEDICATING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST MUHAMMAD ALI BOULEVARD AND FIRST STREET AS “MARVIN HART WAY” IN HIS HONOR. 3/20/24 Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 2024 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]
DEDICATING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST MUHAMMAD ALI BOULEVARD AND FIRST STREET AS MARVIN HART, WAY IN HIS HONOR, READ IN FULL THEY GET A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL BY WEBER, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR PERISH WRIGHT. THE RESOLUTION IS BEFORE US. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN I WANNA BE THAT THEY ON OLD BUSINESS TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCILMAN BAKER TO SPEAK TO THE NEXT TWO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BAKER. UH, YES.ABSOLUTELY THESE ARE TWO GREAT FIGHTERS THAT WE WANT TO HONOR. UH, TO MAKE A CHAMPIONS WAY.
THERE'S ONLY ONE STREET AND WE JUST WANT TO CONNECT IT. UH, THIS IS AN INITIATIVE AGAIN ON FIRST STREET ON THE FIRST ONE MARVIN HART WAY. UM TO CELEBRATE . YOU KNOW THE SUCCESSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE FIGHTER, AND SO THESE WILL BE FOR THE NEXT TWO. AND ON THE NEXT ONE.
I'LL JUST SAY, SAME THING. SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT OF EVERYONE ON THIS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THIS IS A RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR A VOICE VOTE. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE AYES HAVE IT? THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MADAM
[33. R-028-24 A RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF GREGORY PAGE BY DEDICATING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST MUHAMMAD ALI BOULEVARD AND SECOND STREET AS “GREGORY PAGE WAY” IN HIS HONOR. 3/20/24 Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 2024 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]
CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 33, A RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF GREGORY PAGE BY DEDICATING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST MUHAMMAD ALI BOULEVARD IN SECOND STREET AS GREGORY PAGE WAY IN HIS HONOR, READ IN FULL MOTION. THANK YOU. MOTION BY COUNCILOR ENGEL SECONDED BY COUNCILOR PIERINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION COUNCIL SHANKLIN? OK IT'S ON READS HIS OWN OLD BUSINESS TO GIVE COUNCILMAN BAKER. OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR AGAIN.THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, SAME THING AS I SAY IT, UH BEFORE AND THEN THIS IS JUST HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF GREGORY PAGE AND WANTED TO, UH, ENCOURAGE ALL COUNCILS TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE. THIS IS A RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, I AND HE OPPOSED THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK ARE READING OF ITEM 34. IN ORDER TO
[34. O-048-24 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,900 $6,400 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $3,000 FROM DISTRICT 9; $1,000 FROM D24; $650 FROM DISTRICT 3; $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 8, 10, AND 21; AND $250 FROM DISTRICT 13; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, CRESCENT HILL COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. FOR PRIVATE SECURITY COSTS FOR THE FRANKFORT AVENUE EASTER PARADE (AS AMENDED). 3/19/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 2024 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3),Ben Reno-Weber (D-8),Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13),Betsy Ruhe (D-21),Madonna Flood (D-24), Pat Mulvihill (D-10)]
APPROPRIATING $6400 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $3000 FROM DISTRICT 9 $1000 FROM DISTRICT 24 $650 FROM DISTRICT 3 $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 810 AND 21 AND $250 FROM DISTRICT 13 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, CRESCENT HILL COMMUNITY COUNCIL TO CRESCENT HILL COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR PRIVATE SECURITY COSTS FOR THE FRANKFURT AVENUE EASTER PARADE AS AMENDED, READ IN FULL MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL. SECTION BY COUNCILMAN FOWLER SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER. I'M JUST MAKING SURE THAT I'M ON THE RIGHT PAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE, UM THIS THERE WERE, UH, SEVERAL SPONSORS, BUT I BELIEVE THE MAIN SPONSOR IS COUNCILMAN OWEN. AND SO I WANNA, UH, DIRECT IT TO HIM AS WELL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT.CLERK. UM SO THIS, UH, THE ASK ON THIS WAS 7500. WE HAVE 6400 HOPING WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FILL THAT FINAL 1100 GAP. UM IT'S FOR THE CRESCENT HILL COMMUNITY COUNCIL'S EASTER PARADE, WHICH WAS ON MARCH 30TH. AND IT WAS WONDERFUL. IT'S A GREAT EVENT, IF ANYBODY EVER HAS NOTHING TO DO ON, UH, THE, UH, FOR THAT THAT WEEKEND, I GUESS IS USUALLY BEFORE BEFORE EASTER. UM BUT,
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UH, I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME UP WITH THE FINAL 1100 THAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. SO I ASKED FOR THAT SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR PERISH, RIGHT? YEAH, I MUST SUPPORT. I'LL MATCH HALF OF THAT. WHAT IS THIS? WHAT'S LEFT 550? UH, 250 FROM 17. HOW THE OTHER HALF 300 OK, MARIA. YEAH. OK, WELL, WE'RE AT THE 7500. COULD I GET A MOTION FOR THE AMENDMENT MOTION BY COUNCILS SECOND BY COUNCILOR ME, UH, RITA WEBER. UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT. SAY, I. I ANY OPPOSED THE EYES HAVE IT IS THE AMENDED ORDINANCE IS NOW BEFORE US ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL VOTE. MADAM CLERK. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING.COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON. DO MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 25? YES, VOTES. OK, THE ORDINANCE IS A COUNCILOR BAKER IS YOUR I'VE HAD WORKING.
[35. O-053-24 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 141 AND 143 EAST WOODLAWN AVENUE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.28 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0142). (AS AMENDED) 3/19/24 Planning and Zoning Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: May 15, 2024 Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
MADAM CLERK OR READING OF ITEM 35. IN OR RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 141 AND 143 EAST WOODLAWN AVENUE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.28 ACRES AND BEING IN LOW METRO CASE NUMBER 23 ZONE, 0142 AS AMENDED, READ IN FULL MOTION MOTION BY COUNCILOR BAKER SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SO, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN? FLOOD THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.THE CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C ONE TO M, ONE AT 141 AND 143 EAST WOODLAWN AVENUE. THIS PARCEL IS LOCATED IN THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD FORM DISTRICT. THE PROPOSAL IS TO CONSTRUCT A 7000.
20 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE. THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE SITE WITH REMOVAL OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PARKING FROM THE EAST WOODLAWN FRONTAGE. THE PARKING AND ACCESS IS PROPOSED FROM THE ALLEY. THIS SITE WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AS A TOYS AUTO SHOP THAT CLOSED OVER TWO DECADES AGO. THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS ADDED TO THE PLAN AS IT RELATES TO THE CHANGE IN CHANGE IN VIEWS CHANGE IN DEVELOPMENT PLAN, ET CETERA. THIS IS IN COUNCIL, MONROE'S DISTRICT. SHE MAY WISH TO ADDRESS US. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. OK THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY. AS WAS NOTED. IF YOUR CAR GOES THROUGH, WE CALL TUY. WE CAN'T CALL TWO IS ANYMORE. IT'S BEEN EMPTY FOR DECADES, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE A DURABLE MEDICAL SUPPLIES GOING IN THERE. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION SEEING NONE? THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING.
ARE YOU SERIOUS? OKAY? OK? MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24? YES VOTES AND ONE PRESENT VOTE.
THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. UH, MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 37. IN ORDINANCE
[36. O-054-24 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7601 VAUGHN MILL ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 2.66 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0058). 03/19/24 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: May 15, 2024 Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 76 01 VAUGHN MILL ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 2.66 ACRES AND BEEN IN LO METRO CASE NUMBER 23 ZONE 0058 RIGHT IN FULL. THANK YOU. MAY I GET A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL MOTION BY COUNCIL, OWEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ENGLE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN FLOOD? THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THE CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FOUR TO C, ONE AT 76 AND ONE BOND MILL ROAD WITH A PARKING WAIVER TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 32 PARKING SPACES. IT'S LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF OUTER LOOP AND VON MILL ROAD. THIS SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE STUDY AREA OF THE HARVIE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, THE SITE WHICH SHOULD THE SITE WOULD BE CONVERTED TO A WW GAS STATION. THERE WILL BE A WRITE IN RIDE OUT ENTRANCE AND EXIT PROPOSED ALONG THE OUTER LOOP WITH FULL ACCESS FROM BON MILL ROAD. THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN HUDSON'S DISTRICT. IF Y'ALL RECOGNIZE HIM, MR PRESIDENT.[01:00:01]
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN HUDSON. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. UH, THIS THIS IS A QUINTESSENTIAL EXAMPLE OF A GOOD CORPORATE COMMUNITY PARTNER. COMING IN AND LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY. UM USUALLY AND WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED THESE THINGS. THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MOST ARE CRIME, TRAFFIC, DRAINAGE. NO GOVERNMENT NEVER LISTENS TO ME AND TREE CANOPY. WW CAME IN AND ADDRESSED ALL OF THOSE CONCERNS WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND, UH, I, I WOULD WELCOME YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.THIS IS ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL VOTE. MADAM CLERK. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING.
COUNCIL MEMBER BEEN THROUGH THIS TIME. MR. PRESIDENT YOU HAVE 25? YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE
[37. O-056-24 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REVISED DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT OLD HEADY ROAD (PORTIONS OF PARCEL ID NOS. 004702930000 AND 004702940000) CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 6.54 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23DDP0116). 3/19/24 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 2024 Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK ARE READING OF ITEM 37. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REVISED DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT OLD HETTY ROAD. PORTIONS OF PARTIAL ID NUMBERS 00470293 AND 004702940 CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 6.64 ACRES AND BEING LIBERAL METRO CASE NUMBER 20 3D DP 0116 RIGHT IN FULL. THANK YOU. COULD I GET A MOTION MOTION BY CONGRESSMAN S SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN PARISH RATE THE ITEM IS PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION COUNCILMAN FLOOD? THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THIS IS A REVISED DETAILED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 6.5 ACRES ON OLD HENRY ROAD. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING A SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION CONTAINING 15 BUILDABLE LOTS WITH TWO OPEN SPACE LOTS. THE SITE WAS ORIGINALLY REZONED IN 2021 AS PART OF A LARGER SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION WITH THE SUBJECT SITE PROPOSED TO BE A SEPARATE TRACK FOR 25 UNIT, PATIO HOMES STYLE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. IT WAS MOST RECENTLY RE, UM THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS CHANGED IN 2022, AND IT WAS APPROVED FOR 47 FAMILY TOWN HOMES. NOW WE ARE GOING DOWN TO BUILDING 15 BUILDABLE LOTS INTO OPEN SPACE LOTS AND THIS IS THE COUNCILMAN BENSON'S DISTRICT IF YOU'LL RECOGNIZE HIM, PLEASE.THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BENSON. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THIS IS REALLY, UH UH, LIKE, UH, COUNCILMAN HUDSON SAID THAT SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY GOOD WHEN PEOPLE LISTEN, AND THEY MAKE THINGS BETTER. SO THEY LEAVE HOME IS, UH, MAKING THIS THIS SITUATION SO MUCH BETTER. AND SO I HOPE YOU ALL WILL VOTE FOR THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION SEEING NONE? THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE.
MADAM CLERK. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 25? YES, VOTES. I KEEP THE ORDINANCES ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS NEW BUSINESS
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COLLEAGUES WOULD REMIND YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE CHAMBERS THAT OUR NEXT MEETING ON, UH, APRIL 25TH IS THE MAYOR'S BUDGET ADDRESS. WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL START TIME 4 P.M. IT'LL BE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AT 315. AS YOU LEAVE CHAMBERS. PLEASE DO SO QUIETLY. SO THE CLERK MAY READ NEW BUSINESS. I WOULD ASK THIS COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WISH TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMAIN IN THE CHAMBERS AND REQUEST TO SPEAK ON YOUR SYSTEM UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEW BUSINESS COMPRISES ITEMS 38 THROUGH 58 WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS IN THEIR ASSIGNMENTS TO A COMMITTEE? THE FINAL LEGISLATION WAS SENT TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE ITEM. 38 AN ORDINANCE AMENDED ORDINANCE 177 SERIES 2023 RELATING TO THE SIXTH ROUND AND AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN A RP LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDING TO THE VARIOUS LO METRO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 TO THE ECONOMY, PUBLIC HEALTH, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES BY MEN AND LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO THE FORECLOSURE FUNDING PROJECT. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS DESIGNED TO ECHO COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE ITEM. 39 AN ORDINANCE AMENDED CHAPTER 40 TO THE LAW OF JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT OF ORDNANCE L MC O RELATING TO THE RULE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND ITEM. 40 ORDER A MINUTE JUST COUNT METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCE, SECTION NINE AND 292.02 TO GIN CONFIRM CON PERFORM WITH STATE LAW, WHICH IS PRO PROTECT AROUND LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME DISCRIMINATION. AND 41 AND HONEST PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL OPERATED BUDGET ORDINANCE APPROVING APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE NON NEGOTIATED THOSE SOURCE CONTRACT. RIGHT? TO HER CONSULTANT TO A MINISTER. WORKSHOPS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD[01:05:01]
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. ITEM 42 RESOLUTION ON A RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL DANIEL DEE JONES BY DEDICATING AN OLD EDIE ROAD BRIDGE OVER INTERSTATE 265 AS DANIEL JONES MEMORIAL BRIDGE ITEM 43 AND OR RESOLUTION ON A CEDRIC JONES SENIOR BY DEDICATING THE CORNER OF S CEMETERY DRIVE AND HALE AVENUE, ETC. JONES SENIOR WAY IN HIS HONOR. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE PREPARATIONS COMMITTEE ITEM 44 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 7700 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $3000 FROM A DISTRICT AND I 1 $1200 FROM THIS 21 $1000 FROM DISTRICT 15 500 FROM DISTRICTS EACH DISTRICT 8, 1213, 14 AND 24 TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO FORECAST FESTIVAL INCORPORATE FOR COST. ASSOCIATE WITH THE 2024 POOR FORECASTING FESTIVAL ITEM 45 AND THE ONUS APPROPRIATED $20,000 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. AND THE FOLLOWING MAN OF $10,000 FROM EACH DISTRICT IS 1012 AND 14. LOUIS METRO TO THE LOUIS METRO DEPARTMENT. POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT SMALL UNNAMED AIRCRAFT DEVICES AND TRAINING COSTS. 146 IN THE ORDINANCE APPROPRIATED $7660 FROM DISTRICT SIX NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FOR PRO PARKS FOR THE LUVIT LANDSCAPE AND TO PERFORM BEAUTIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS IN DISTRICT SIX ITEM 47 AN ORDINANCE AND ESTABLISHING OF DEVELOPMENT AREA PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CARE IS 65.7041 0.7086 TO BE KNOWN AS THE MONGO. DEVELOPMENT ERA, DESIGNATING THE METRO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INCORPORATED AS THE AGENCY TO ADOPT A DEVELOPMENT APPROVING ENTERING INTO A LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE RELEASE AMOUNT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. I GOT IT REQUIRED A SUBMISSION OF A REGULAR REPORTS TO LOWER JETSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AND TAKING OF ANY OTHER ACTION NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSE OF TH THAT ORDINANCE, 148 A AMEND AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 12 SERIES 2023 REGARDING THE GRANTING OF THE LO FOR NORTH AMERICAN CORPORATION PREMIUM NOVICK INCORPORATE AND A SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNEE ARE APPROVED AFFILIATES THERE ARE PURSUANT TO KR SIX. CARS CHAPTER 154 CHAPTER 32 DELAY A SENTENCE REGARDING THE STATE LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN RUSHING THE FINAL LEGISLATION IT WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PARKS AND SUB COMMITTEE AND A 49 A RESOLUTION. RENA IS SOUTH CENTRAL PARK TO TAYLOR BE PRAIRIE PARK. ADAM THE FOLLOWING ISOLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO GLEN ZONING COMMITTEE. I DIDN'T FEEL FOR AN ORDER OF MEN IN THE METRO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATING TO THE F FOR SPECIAL ZONE OVERLAY DISTRICT CASE NUMBER 22 L DC 0006 ITEM 51 OR RELATING TO THE ZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 609. I LOOK CONTAINED IN THE PRICE OF 1.16 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 21 ZONE 0094 ITEM 52 AND ORDINANCE RELATED TO THE ZONING AND PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 801. EAST OR ROAD CONTAINER, APPROXIMATELY 31.297 ACRES AND BE IN LOUIS METRO CASE NUMBER 23 ZONE 0144 ITEM 53 AND OR RELATED TO THE ZONE AND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1116 LOGAN STREET CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 0.1033 ACRES AND BEING IN METRO CASE NUMBER 23 ZONE 0163 ITEM 54 AND OR RELATED TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 54, 1 54. 5 5411 NEW CUT ROAD CONTINUE. 0.7 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUIS METRO CASE NUMBER 0 22 ZONE 0165 ITEM 55 OR RELATED TO THE ZONING AND PROPERTY LOCATED 10309 CEDAR CREEK ROAD, CONTINUE APPROXIMATELY 24.99 ACRES AND BEING A LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 23 0111 ITEM 56 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SECTION 153.04 OF THE LOWER LOWER JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCE REGARDING CATEGORY THREE REVIEWS IN THE PORTLAND NEIGHBORHOOD. THE LEGISLATION WAS SENT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I 57 THE RESOLUTION TO FIND IT PROVEN THE COLLECTIVE WAR AGREEMENT THROUGH JUNE 3RD 2027 RELATED TO THE WS BENEFITS AND OTHER TERMS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY.METRO GOVERNMENT AND THE RIVER CITY FRATERNAL ORDER. POLICE LODGE NUMBER 614 POLICE OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS ITEM 58. A RESOLUTION RATIFIED AN APP PROVEN COLLECTIVE COGAN AGREEMENT FROM THE DATE OF THIS APPROVAL TO JUNE 3RD 2027 BETWEEN LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON CAN METRO GOVERNMENT AND THE RIVER CITY FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE NUMBER 614 RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INFORMANT OF THE LIEUTENANTS AND CAPTAINS OF THE LOWER METROPOLITAN DEPARTMENT BRAND IN FULL THANK YOU. UH, NEXT. WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS. UH,
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ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WISH TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCILMAN ARTHUR WELL, FIRST[01:10:03]
JUST A TECHNICAL THING. I'D LIKE TO COSPONSOR ITEM NUMBER 41. I THINK OUR DASH 33-24. CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET. WELL, IT MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT ITEM NUMBER NOW. BUT THE ITEM 41. R DASH IS THAT THE CHILDCARE WORKSHOP CONTRACT OK, I'D LIKE TO COSPONSOR THAT. OK MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU NOTE THAT THANK YOU AND THEN ALSO I MIGHT WAIT UNTIL THEY GET OUT MY FACE. I JUST WANTED TO, UH, SHARE A TOWN HALL JUST PROMOTE IT REAL QUICK. WHAT IS SLOWLY WALKED ACROSS THE SCREEN. IT'S OK. I'M JUST I'M JUST PROMOTING THE TOWN HALL. GO AHEAD. GOOD. RIGHT? UH YOU'RE FUNNY. I JUST WANNA INVITE ALL DISTRICT FOUR CONSTITUENTS TO OUR TOWN HALL THIS SUNDAY APRIL 14TH 3 TO 4:30 P.M. AT THE MAIN LIBRARY. WE HAVE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ADDRESS SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING AND A LOT MORE SO PLEASE JOIN US. YOU. COUNCILMAN PERISH RIGHT? THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. I ALSO WEAR MANY HATS LIKE MANY OF OUR COUNCIL PEOPLE AND WE AT ARE HOSTING A NONPARTISAN, UM, CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT FOUR. I HAVE THE PERMISSION OF MY COLLEAGUE WHO IS LEAVING US INDEPENDENT, UM COUNCILMAN J COY ARTHUR ON NOV ON NOVEMBER APRIL, THE 17TH AT 530 AT OUR LOCAL OFFICE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 723 SOUTH BROOK STREET. WE'RE HAVING A COMPASSIONATE AND CARE CANDIDATE FOR TO GET TO KNOW WHO'S RUNNING FOR DISTRICT FOUR.THERE'S 11 CANDIDATES IN THAT FIELD, AND WE WANNA OPEN IT UP TO EVERYONE. SO PLEASE, IF YOU CAN COME OUT AND JOIN US, THEY'LL BE FREE FOOD AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AND RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. APRIL THE 17TH 5:30 P.M. 723 SOUTH BROOK STREET. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PER. COLLEAGUES THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY. APRIL 25TH 2024 4 P.M. FOR THE MAYOR'S BUDG
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