[00:01:37] I CAN JUST RESCIND IT. UM. OK. WHAT ABOUT STUART? DO IT. I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING. COUTURE. COME HERE. [00:05:17] AND I THINK YEAH. WAS MA. REALLY? WE STILL YOU WANT ME TO STONE? YOU WANT ME? YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT. METRO TB WHEN I'M STARTING ABOUT 30 SECONDS WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA. I DON'T SEE. YEAH. OK, WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GETTING READY TO START GAS. OK GUYS, WE GET STARTED. OK, ALL RIGHT. GOOD [Call to Order] AFTERNOON. THIS IS THIS IS THE EQUITY COMMUNITY FIRS HOUSE AND HAMPTON EDUCATION COMMITTEE. I AM THE CHAIR. COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA SHANKLIN. THE VICE CHAIR IS COUNCILMAN STUART VINCENT. [Roll Call] UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO COY ARTHUR. COMMITTED MEMBER. AND ON CAN MAKE IT. REMEMBER, THEN SIGN, I THINK COUNCILWOMAN PARKER. I DON'T SEE A UM COUNCILMAN PARKER, CAN YOU TURN ON YOUR VIDEO? CAN SEE. YEAH. COUNCILWOMAN BETSY ROY. OK WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA TODAY. I MEAN, SO SINCE THEY CARE IS NOT QUITE READY. WE'RE GONNA GO WITH WISDOM FIRST, OK? OK? MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU READ THEM? WHAT DO YOU SAY? A THIS MEETING HAS BEEN HAMPERED TO CARRY 611826 AND CANCEL FIVE A READY AND FOUR THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE DOING THAT. NUMBER TWO SO LET'S GO TO NUMBER THREE. ITEM THREE. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MARRIAGE TO [3. R-031-24     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $19,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION THROUGH THE RETAIL FLEXIBLE FUNDING MODEL (“RFFM”) GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. 3/20/24  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Held Action Required By:  September 2024 Sponsors: Barbara Shanklin (D-2) ] 19,000 OF THE FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT HEALTH ASSOCIATION THROUGH THE RETAIL FLEXIBLE FUNDING MODEL GRANT PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS. READ IN FULL MOTION. THANK YOU. PERHAPS SOMEONE, CAN YOU YOU SAY? HI CONNIE MENDEL, INTERIM DIRECTOR WITH LOUIS METRO, PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ACCEPT THESE FUNDS. IT'S $19,000 FROM THE FEDERAL DRUG AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION. UM THIS THESE FUNDS GO TO OUR FOOD SAFETY PROGRAM AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT ONE AND WE WAS CHARGED WITH ENFORCING AND REGULATING OVER 4500 FOOD. UM, RELATED ESTABLISHMENTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, SO THE FUNDS ARE SET UP TO HELP OUR DEPARTMENT MEET NATIONAL STANDARDS. UM UM, [00:10:04] STANDARDIZATION FOR INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATING FOOD BORNE DISEASES. THANK YOU. SHE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. HERE NOW, THIS IS A RESOLUTION. WE ARE NOW READY TO VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. I SO THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THIS IS RESOLUTION. OK? ARE YOU ALSO GONNA BE READ NUMBER FOUR. AND I THOUGHT ITEM FOUR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN THE [4. R-032-24     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $100,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE U. S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION THROUGH THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY (“ELC”) GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. 3/20/24  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Held Action Required By:  September 2024 Sponsors: Barbara Shanklin (D-2) ] AMERICA TO ACCEPT $100,000 OF THE FUNDING FROM THE US SENATE FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION THROUGH THE EPIDERM AND LABORATORY CAPACITY PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS. REALLY, FOR THANK YOU. CONNIE MENDEL AND INTERIM CHIEF [6. R-034-24     A RESOLUTION HONORING RETIRED LT. COL. DANIEL D. JONES BY DEDICATING THE OLD HEADY ROAD BRIDGE OVER INTERSTATE 265 AS “DANIEL JONES MEMORIAL BRIDGE.” Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Stuart Benson (R-20) ] HEALTH STRATEGIST THE LOUIS METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS . UM THIS ONE IS $100,000 GRANT ORIGINATES WITH THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL. UM IT GOES THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH FOR EPIDEMIC AND OUR LABORATORY SERVICES AND THOSE, UM, TO BUILD OUR CAPACITY AND, UM, LIMIT, UH, RESPIRATORY AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. NONE. ARE WE READY TO VOTE? YES. ALL IN FAVOR. UH, WE WILL SEND THIS TO COOL. WE WILL SEND THIS TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU HAVE ONE MORE. AM I RIGHT? CAN YOU READ THE NEXT ONE, A RESOLUTION PURSUED TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET [5. R-033-24     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY TO HIRE CONSULTANT TO ADMINISTER WORKSHOPS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS – (SHP - $140,000.00). Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Barbara Shanklin (D-2) ] ORDINANCE OF APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION UPON THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVE NEGOTIATED SELF SOURCE CONTRACT FOR OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY. TO HIRE CONSULTANT TO ADMINISTER, ADMINISTER. WORKSHOPS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. SHP $140,000 FOR IN FULL OK? GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS LEANNE FRENCH. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD, UH, THAT REPORTS UP THROUGH THE OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY. THE REASON THAT THIS IS A QUICK BACKGROUND. LET ME JUST DO THAT. FIRST THIS FUNDING THAT WE'LL BE USING HERE IS PART OF THE $7.5 MILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED AND, UM BY METRO COUNCIL AND PUT INTO ORDINANCE IN JUNE OF 2022. SO IT IS A RP MONEY, NOT MONEY COMING DIRECTLY OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND OPERATING BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY. THE REASON THAT REQUESTING A NON-COMPETE CONTRACT WITH THIS IS THAT THE SERVICES DON'T EXIST WITHIN NOT JUST LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT . BUT EVEN WITHIN LOUISVILLE, METRO ACTUALLY TALKED TO COLLEAGUES THAT, UM, PLANNING AND DESIGN AND ASK THEM IF THEY KNEW OF ANY ARCHITECTS WHO COULD DO WORK LIKE THIS, UH, AND THE WORK JUST AGAIN BY WAY OF BACKGROUND IS TEACHING CHILDCARE PROVIDERS HOW TO, UM, BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT THAT'S CONDUCTED THERE HOW TO DEVELOP A FIVEYEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND A LIST OF PRIORITIES FOR FUNDING FOR THOSE CENTERS TO IMPROVE QUALITY. SO BASED ON THAT WE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH A NUMBER OF OFFICES LOOKING AT OUR PRE K, THE MAYOR'S PRE K EXPANSION, ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT WE FOUND WITH DENVER PRESCHOOL. EXCUSE ME. DENVER NO ONE WAS NOT DAY IN PRESCHOOL PROJECT AND THEY HAD USED THIS ARCHITECTURE FIRM WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THEIR EARLY LEARNING CENTERS, AND SO WE FOUND OUT ABOUT IT FROM THEM. MET WITH THE GENTLEMAN WHO, UM IS WITH THP. THEY HAD ARCHITECT FOR THE EARLY LEARNING FACILITIES, AND HE WAS INTERESTED BECAUSE DAYTON BASICALLY HAD ALREADY PAID FOR ALL THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COURSEWORK AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF THAT WE COULD BRING THIS TO LOUISVILLE. FOR TWO LEARNING COHORTS. UM UH, SO BE 30 CHILDCARE CENTERS WHO WOULD BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE? ACTUALLY WE'LL INVITE A LOT OF THEM. 30 WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE, AND THOSE WILL GET TWO FREE ASSESSMENTS, WHICH ARE ACTUALLY USUALLY PRETTY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE DONE SO FOR FREE AND THEN FOR DIRECT LEARNING, UM EVENINGS FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF. AND THEN THE DEVELOPMENT. THE SHP WILL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN OF FIVE YEARS SO THAT THEY HAVE IN PLACE. LOW AND NO COST MEDIUM COST AND HIGH COST. NEEDS TO BE MET. COULD BE LIKE I NEED A NEW SINK OR I NEED [00:15:07] A LOWER SINK, OR I NEED A SMALLER TOILET IN THIS CLASSROOM OR WHATEVER IT IS, BUT ASSESSMENTS ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE . YOU GUYS KNOW THAT CHILDCARE OPERATES ON A REALLY THIN RAZOR, UM, OF ANY KIND OF I GUESS. INCOME SO THIS IS A IS A WAY FOR US TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THE CENTERS THAT DO EXIST AND GOES BACK TO THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS ABOUT INCREASING HIGH QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND INCREASING THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF SCHOOL SUCCESS. AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS INVESTMENT WOULD DO EXACTLY THAT. SURE. I'M SORRY. IT'S SONIA HARVARD, THE CLERK I. I NEED TO MENTION THAT THERE'S A TECHNICAL CORRECTION THAT WE MADE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. DO YOU MIND? UM SO THE CONTRACT WAS CORRECT. SO WE'RE CONSIDERING IT A TECHNICAL, UM, CORRECTION. THE CONTRACT HAS THE DATE OF FEBRUARY 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2024. BUT THE RESOLUTION INITIALLY HAD SOMETHING ELSE. WE HAVE CORRECTED IT IN THE SYSTEM THIS MORNING. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THAT WAS CORRECTED. OK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU C ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? BETSY. OK THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THE GIST OF THIS THEN IS TO TAKE CURRENT CHILD CARE PROVIDERS AND OK AND HELP THEM BETTER DEVELOP THEIR FACILITIES. AND THIS INCLUDES LIKE A I UNDERSTOOD CORRECTLY WHAT I WAS READING A BUSINESS PLAN. IT DOES INCLUDE A BUSINESS PLAN. YES THAT'S PART. IN FACT, UH, MARGARET. THE GENTLEMAN HAS IDENTIFIED A LEGAL EXPERT IN LOUISVILLE, WHO CAN SPEAK TO SPECIFICALLY ISSUES AND LAW THAT WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE AND THEY WILL GET BUSINESS TRAINING AS A PART OF THIS. THAT'S VERY GOOD. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, BECAUSE I, I NOTED, IT'S A VERY RAZOR THIN MARGIN, AND IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH. SO IS THERE HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE REPLICATED IN THE FUTURE? ABSOLUTELY. OK? THANK YOU. THERE IS INTEREST IN THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY AND UH, FOR THE FUTURE. GOOD. I THANK YOU, COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN OWEN THANK YOU CHAIR. UH SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT UH, A GREAT PROGRAM. I JUST I WANTED TO MAKE GO BACK. AND SO THE INITIAL ORDINANCE WAS A $7.5 MILLION, AND THIS IS TAKING 100 AND 40 FROM THAT 7.5 MILLION AND THAT WAS OUR FUNDING. YES AND THAT WAS FROM SOMETIME IN 2022. THOSE ART FUNDS HAVE TO BE USED. WHEN IS THAT 7.5 MILLION HAVE TO BE USED BEFORE? DO YOU KNOW THE DATE ON THE END OF THAT? THAT HAS TO BE OBLIGATED BY DECEMBER 31ST OF THIS YEAR 2024 AND THEN HAVE TO BE EXPENDED NO LATER THAN, UH, THEY'VE CHANGED IT TO OCTOBER 30TH, OR 31ST OF 2026. UM SO WE'RE KIND OF UP AGAINST IT A LITTLE BIT ON THE OBLIGATION, BUT OK, WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT A GREAT USE OF THOSE FUNDS AND THANK YOU. COUNCIL WOMAN, HAWKINS. I'LL BE ABSTAINING ON THIS. UM, I HAVE A GERI IN SO, UM YEAH. SO EARLY CHILDHOOD IS NEW JERSEY. MY HEART. UM I'M ALL ABOUT CHILD CARE. UM, BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO ABSTAIN. THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OK? SO BE READY TO VOTE. OH, OH, MY OH, SHE IS A RESOLUTION ON HERE. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. THINK ABOUT THAT. SO WE HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL. I'M TRYING TO SEE IF THEY HOLD UP HERE. SO WHAT CAN WE DO THE ROLL CALL? ALL RIGHT. IT'S OPEN THERE. COMMITTEE MEMBER PARKER. YES, THANK YOU. SO THIS WILL GO TO THE OLD OLD BUSINESS SINCE WE HAVE AN ABSTENTION. NEXT FOR NUMBER SIX. YOU SAID A THING. NUMBER SIX, PLEASE. I AM SIX A RESOLUTION HONOR. RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL DANIEL D JONES BY DEDICATING THE OLD HETTY ROPE BRIDGE OVER INTERSTATE 265 S. DANIEL JONES MEMORIAL BRIDGE RIGHT IN FOUR [00:20:03] SECOND. WE HAVE OUR OWN COUNCILMAN VINCENT THANK YOU. UH, DANIEL JONES IS A WAR HERO. AND, UH UH NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED US IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING, AND WE FOUND OUR BRIDGE ON WHOLE HEAD TO, UH UH, RECOGNIZE HIM AND, UH, HOPE YOU ALL WILL VOTE FOR THIS. IT'S A IT'S A GREAT PERSON. SO WE AREN'T WE GONNA NAME THE BRIDGE? HAVE TO OK? WE HAVE SO MANY STREET NAMES. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD A BRIDGE NAMED MHM. IS THERE ANY CONCERNS OF QUESTIONS? BETSY. I COUNCILOR. OK, I HEARD YOU SAY SO. OK, SO ARE WE READY TO VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR. UH, THIS ONE WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OK, NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE ITEM SEVEN. THE RESOLUTION ON CEDRIC JONES SENIOR BY DEDICATING THE CORNER OF CEMETERY DRIVE AND HALE AVENUE ET CEDRIC JONES, SENIOR WAY IN HIS HONOR READ IN FULL MOTION. AND ALL THIS COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS IS GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE. YEAH, I HOPE I GET FULL SUPPORT IN THIS, UM CEDRIC JONES, UM, HAS BEEN WORKING ON THAT CEMETERY. UM SINCE I'VE KNOWN HIM, UM, HE DOES LIVE IN, UH, COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN DISTRICT. I WAS YOURS. OH, REALLY OK. UM YOU SAID IN YOUR DISTRICT, TOO. RIGHT WELL, HE SAID, MY DISTRICT AND HE WORKS ON CEMETERY SO PROBABLY THE SAME C. UM NEVERTHELESS, HOWEVER, HE DOES A LOT OF WORK IN GREENWOOD CEMETERY. UM AND HE HAS FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. SO UM, WE WANNA DE DEFINITELY DEDICATE THIS TO HIM. I FEEL LIKE IT'S MORE THAN DESERVING, SO HOPEFULLY I CAN GET EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HE ALSO WORKS IN THE NEW CEMETERY. SO, COUNCILWOMAN. YEAH, HE IS COUNCILWOMAN RUDY. COUNCILOR MARTI. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? HE'S NOT IN YOUR DIS? I MEAN, NO, HE'S NOT. BUT HE DOES HAVE THE SON BUT HE DOES HAVE A SON, SO I DON'T KNOW . MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL HIM AND ASK HIM FOR HIS ADDRESS. HE DOES GIVE ME MY DISTRICT. I KNOW THAT SO BUT HE HAS A SON THE SAME NAME. SO ANYWAY, IT MIGHT BE SO ARE WE READY TO VOTE? OK ALL IN FAVOR. UH, SO WE WILL SEE THIS. DID I GET YOU, MARILYN? OH, OK, WE'LL SEND THIS TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OK, WE GOT NUMBER EIGHT. NUMBER EIGHT. ITEM EIGHT IN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT CHAPTER 40 OF THE LORD OF JEFFERSON [7. R-035-24     A RESOLUTION HONORING SHEDRICK JONES, SR. BY DEDICATING THE CORNER OF CEMETERY DRIVE AND HALE AVENUE AS “SHEDRICK JONES, SR. WAY” IN HIS HONOR. Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ] [8. O-063-24     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 40 OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) RELATING TO THE LOUISVILLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Jecorey Arthur (I-4) ] COUNTY METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES L MC RELATED TO THE LAW OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND MOTION. WAIT A SECOND, OK? ALSO J COY. I THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES OUR PUBLIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO PRIORITIZE UNITS FOR HOUSEHOLDS MAKING 30 50% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. WE'VE DONE THIS IN PRACTICE WITH THE LAST FEW BUDGETS AND WITH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING, SO NOW IT'S TIME TO MAKE THAT INTO LAW. I'VE WORKED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, CHRISTY MCRAY ON THIS, SHE APPROVES, AND I HOPE YOU DO TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. I SIT ON THAT BOARD. WHEN DID THAT? HAD YOU BEEN WORKING WITH THEM WITH PREVIOUSLY ON THAT? YES OK. WHAT? YOU WHAT? YOU BRINGING THEM IN FRONT? YOU HAVE THEM ON THE SCHEDULE. WHO? YEAH. AFFORDABLE TRUST MINE. NO. AND I THEN IF THEY ARE ON THE SCHEDULE , I'M NOT SURE THEY'RE NOT ON SCHEDULE FOR THEM. NO SO IT'S GONNA BE IN JULY OR WHATEVER. I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO GET THEM ON THE SCHEDULE. WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, MEMBERS THAT, UM HAVE QUES HAVE QUESTIONED THAT ARE REALLY BEYOND ME. OK, I. I JUST GOT ON THE BOARD, UM, PROBABLY LESS THAN 60 DAYS AGO, SO JUST SO ALL THEIR QUESTIONS CAN GET ANSWERED MOVING FORWARD. I MEAN, BUT I'M OK WITH THIS RIGHT HERE. NOW. I DID TALK TO CHRISTY AND SHE'S WILLING TO COME BEFORE US. BUT IT HAS TO BE IN JULY OR WHATEVER, BECAUSE WE [00:25:02] BACKED UP. OK, THANK YOU. THIS IS A OR OK, EVERYBODY MARK YOU OK, WHO WAS HE? OH, I'M SORRY. I FORGOT HE WAS OVER THERE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I HAVE CONCERNS. UM, WE HAVE SOME FOLKS IN HERE. EARLIER AND I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT. UM ANSWERS TO AMI. UM, WE'RE LUMPING MY DISTRICT UP WITH PEOPLE IN THE EAST END AND UM OLDHAM COUNTY, SHELBY COUNTY, AND THE AMI IS THROUGH THE ROOF WHEN IT COM WHEN IT CONSIDERS THE PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT UM, I'D LIKE TO TABLE THIS SO WE CAN FIND OUT SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AMI AND GET BACK TO THIS LATER IF IT'S POSSIBLE. SO I MOVED THE TABLE THIS COUNCILMAN AUTHOR. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE CONCERN IS ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE. THE AMI IS SOMETHING THAT'S DICTATED BY THE HOUSING OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THIS ORDINANCE IS JUST CHANGING OUR ORDINANCE TO CATCH UP WITH SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW YOUR AMI AND YOUR DISTRICT COMPARES THE OTHER AMI S. WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE THAT OUR DOLLARS GO GO TOWARDS HOUSING THAT PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN PUTTING MONEY IN THE TRUST FUND. AND FUNDING HOUSING UP TO 80% AMI, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SURPLUS OF HOUSING AT 80% AMI. SO IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR CONCERN IT SIMPLY MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE FUNDING HOUSING THAT PEOPLE CAN AFFORD. AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS IN PRACTICE. THE ORDINANCE IS JUST CODIFYING WHAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. MY CONCERN IS THE AM AND ITS ORIGINATION AND HOW IT WAS, UH COMPUTED AND I'M UM, I WANNA GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AMI ITSELF. THE ORIGINATION. CAN WE GET TO, UM, AN AMI IN AREA INSTEAD OF LUMPING IN ALL THE AREAS AND ALL THESE NUMBERS THAT WERE COMING UP WITH IT HAS TO DO WITH AMI. AND I DON'T AGREE WITH THE AMI. AND I WANT TO GET ANSWERS BEFORE I VOTE ON THIS AND I MOVED TO TABLE IT. CLARIFICATION AMI IS DICTATED BY A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY. WE AS METRO COUNCIL CANNOT CHANGE AMI HU DECIDES WHAT AMI IS. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS ORDINANCE, SO PLEASE DON'T TABLE IT BECAUSE YOU'RE FRUSTRATED WITH THE FEDS. THAT'S NOT ON US, THAT'S ON THEM. CAN CAN I SPEAK TO EITHER DECIDE IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION OR NOT? NOT DISCUSS. THIS. DO WE GIVE ME ONE SECOND. OK? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WE CAN TALK ABOUT RIGHT? I IN FAVOR OF TABLING. UH, I OK? OK, WE ONLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE TO SEE ANYTHING SO THREE. AND COUNCILWOMAN PARK UP THERE THERE, OK? SO WEEK OUT 123. YES, I WAS. I SO 123. WE ONLY HAVE THREE SO. SO TABLE IT FELL. COUNCILMAN OWEN OK, UH, IT'S TIME FOR COUNCILMAN OWEN TO SPEAK. UH, SO THERE THERE IS A, UM AND I NEED TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS AND IIII. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOUR WHAT YOU'RE CONCERNS ARE, UH, COUNCILMAN SIM I. I KIND OF I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN ARTHUR THAT THAT THIS WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO HERE IS YOUR CONCERNED THE WAY I'VE UNDERSTOOD IT IS THAT THE AMI IS TOO HIGH. AND SO PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT YOU THINK IF WE'RE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 80% OF THAT AMI NUMBER, IT'S STILL NOT AFFORDABLE FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND WHAT COUNCILMAN ARTHUR IS TRYING TO DO HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING OUR FUNDS THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO PEOPLE AT THE LOWER END OF THE AMI TO MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE. SO WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT. UM SO BUT THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO MENTION, AND I CAN. I CAN SHOW THIS TO YOU BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT IT ON FOR SOME OTHER REASON EARLIER TODAY, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT HUD DOES. THAT'S CALLED SMALL MARKET AMI S, AND THEY'RE DONE BY ZIP CODE, AND THEY'RE SO EACH ZIP CODE HAS A DIFFERENT AMI ESTABLISHED BY HUD BASED ON ZIP CODE. SO HOW THEY'RE USING THAT UM MY UNDERSTANDING FROM MARILYN HARRIS WAS THAT HUD WAS GOING TO [00:30:03] START USING THE SMALL MARKET AMI RATHER THAN THE, UM AMI FOR THIS, UH, STATISTICAL AREA. THE MS, A SO I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAKING A T A TRANSITION AT HUD THAT WILL THAT WILL ADDRESS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT I, I DO NEED TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT BUT I CAN SHOW YOU WHAT THIS WHERE YOU CAN FIND WHAT THE SMALL MARKET AMI IS ON THE HUB WEBSITE FOR LIKE A ZIP CODE OR MULTIPLE ZIP CODES WITHIN WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT, AND IT'LL MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSE. BUT THANK YOU. OK? YOU, COREY. DO YOU WANNA SAY WHAT AMI N? THERE MAY BE PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT AMI MEANS. IN THESE AREA MEDIAN INCOME AND I ACTUALLY DIDN'T USE THAT. AT FIRST. I SAID EVERY MEDIAN INCOME AND IF ANYONE WANTS TO CALL ME TEXT ME EMAIL ME ABOUT THIS. PLEASE DO I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE ON THIS COMMITTEE, ESPECIALLY THE PERSON WHO JUST MENTIONED IT PRIOR TO TODAY, SO AGAIN, TABLING AND GET BASED ON SOMETHING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS WOULDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. OK? THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. COUNCILMAN ARTHUR WITHOUT DUE RESPECTFULLY, I HAVE TO SAY THIS THAT TABLING. IT REALLY DOES KIND OF MAKE SOME SENSE BECAUSE I JUST GOT ON THAT BOARD AND THERE HAS BEEN A MILLION QUESTIONS THAT ARE ABOVE ME. REQUIRED TO ME. I THINK IT WAS COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN PRIOR TO HER. IT WAS YOU SO YOUR LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING YOU'VE WORKED VERY CLOSE WITH THEM. I BELIEVE THAT COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN TOP SPEAKING WITH HER JUST TRYING TO GET REALLY CAUGHT UP. UM SHE? YOU KNOW SHE WASN'T REALLY ENGAGED AND IT WAS JUST WAY ABOVE HER AS WELL. SO I THINK IT'S TIME THAT THEY COME IN BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN HER IN QUITE SOME TIME. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT BECAUSE HERE'S THE THING IF IT IF THERE'S NOTHING WRONG. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. BUT I WOULD HATE FOR THE AFFORDABLE TRUST FUND TO GET IN FRONT OF US, OR WE LOOK AT THEIR BUDGET. AND THEN THAT'S GONNA BE COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, RIGHT? AND THEN IT THE BUDGET, NOT GET VOTED IN, AND THAT IS WHAT I'M SCARED OF. I JUST THINK THAT MAYBE WE CAN MOVE THEM UP ON A DAY. DO A SPECIAL HEARING. AND I MEAN, YOU KNOW, DO A SPECIAL MEETING. UM AND THEN, IF ANY QUESTIONS PEOPLE CAN JUST ASK, AND THEN WE CAN JUST GO AHEAD. YOU WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THAT OVER WITH. SO THEN, THAT WAY THEY'LL GET THE FUNDING THAT THEY NEED FOR THE BUDGET. BECAUSE IF NOT, I'M SCARED THAT YOU KNOW, IT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE. YOU MAY HAVE NOT BEEN GETTING EMAILS, BUT EVEN THOUGH YOU SAYING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD CALL YOU YOU DIDN'T CALL ME EITHER BECAUSE I SAID, I'M THAT BORED NOW, SO IT'S JUST LIKE I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT. SO I'M SAYING LIKE WE COULD DO THIS NEXT WEEK. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY CAN GO TO GO AGAINST IT, AND THEY HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED SO IT CAN PASS UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMAN THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THEY GET. IT CHANGES WHAT THEY DO WITH THE FUNDING. WE SHOULD HAVE A SPECIAL DISCUSSION. WE SHOULD TALK TO THEM. WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THAT DISCUSSION DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT WE'RE STILL FUNDING HOUSEHOLD HOUSING THAT PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD. THAT'S ALL THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS WE'RE SAYING YOU NEED TO FUND HOUSING FOR THE MOST URGENT OF NEEDS. AND IF ANYONE'S CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS AGAIN, LET ME KNOW BUT SAYING YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. LET'S TABLE IT. AND THEN I DON'T HEAR FROM YOU. I THINK THAT'S BAD FAITH. AGAIN. I'M NOT HEARING ANY QUESTIONS. ALL I'M HEARING IS I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. LET'S BRING THIS IN THEM IN TO TALK ABOUT IT. WHAT QUESTIONS DO PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY? BECAUSE ALL I'M HEARING ARE CONCERNS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING AND DEBATING. WHICH I BELIEVE IS AGAINST ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERS. WELL, COUNCILWOMAN AR THAT WE HAD A DISCUSSION, AND WE AGREED THAT IF IT BECAME A BIG DISCUSSION THAT WE WERE TABLE AT AND GO AND CALL NEXT WEEK BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OTHER GUESTS IN OUR WE HAD A TYPE. S. SO ARE YOU STILL IN THAT AGREEMENT, OR YOU JUST HAVE WE VOTED ON TABLE ON IT. YEAH, WE DID. BUT HE FAILED. OK, SO I WOULD LIKE YOU CAN IS THAT ONE OF THE IT WAS THREE THREE. IF YOU. BECAUSE HE WAS TALKING TO THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN OVERTURN THIS VOTE. THIS POINT IS THAT ONE OF THE FOUR PEOPLE NO. ARE NOT TABLE. THEY CAN ASK FOR THE BIRD. THAT WOULD TAKE ONE OF BEAUTIFUL. SO WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? BUT YEAH, BUT WE AGREE THAT THINK IT YESTERDAY THAT IF IT GOT INTO A LONG DISCUSSION BECAUSE I EXPLAINED [00:35:05] THAT I HAD A FULL AGENDA, AND PLUS I HAVE SPECIAL GUEST THAT WE WOULD JUST TABLE IT AND SO THAT WAS THE AGREEMENT. YOU AND I MADE RIGHT AND NOBODY ELSE IS IN THE QUEUE, SO THE DISCUSSION IS OVER. I'M IN THE QUEUE. OK WELL, BUT I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT THE AGREEMENT. WE MADE THAT IF IT WAS OVER A MINUTE, THEN WE WOULD TO HOLD MYSELF IN THE COUNCIL PERSON SO THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED ON. BECAUSE I TOLD YOU WE HAD A FULL GET YOU OK? I'M TRYING TO DO THAT. I'M JUST GONNA SAY CLEARLY ONE MORE TIME. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ORDINANCE, LET ME KNOW. DON'T WAIT UNTIL WE COME TO COMMITTEE AND THEN SAY, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. LET'S TABLE IT, THAT'S BAD FAITH. WHAT LEGISLATORS DO YOUR JOB AND LET ME KNOW WHAT PROBLEMS YOU HAVE BEFORE WE GET IN HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SHE? I LIKE HER. WHAT YOU TO UM YEAH, I DO. CONSIDER THE MOTION TO TABLE SO WE VOTE ON THIS IS JUST A PAPER. ALL IN FAVOR OF RECONSIDERING THE BOOK. UH, A NO. AND I HAD I WAS IN THE QUEUE AND I NEVER GOT CALLED ON. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE QUESTION WAS. WELL, I'M SORRY. WE ALREADY I SAID HER NAME DID NOT COME UP. SHE'S NOT ON YOUR CUE, EITHER. NO, YOU'RE NOT ON THE C. OK, UM I WAS ON THE QUEUE. AT HOME ON MY IPAD, SO MAYBE YOU CAN'T SEE IT. I. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY THE WRONG ITEM THAT SHE SAW. SO NOW WHAT DO WE VOTE NOW? TO THE TABLE? DO YOU THINK THAT THE IF YOU EVEN ASK IF THERE ARE ANY UM ABOUT IT'S TRUE. JUST TWO YES, COUNCILMAN IA AND COUNCILMAN STARTING ON THE FIRST HAND MYSELF. RIGHT, SO THAT MEANS THAT THE VOTE CAN BE IT CAN BE RECONSIDERED. SO NOW SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO TABLE AGAIN MOTION. SO I AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME. I PROBABLY BETTER. YEAH, CALL THE ROSE. PHONES OPEN. COUNCIL WOMAN, PARKER CAN I JUST CLARIFY ? THIS IS A THIS IS A MOTION TO TAKE IT SO. HOW MANY BOTS DID WE HAVE? COUNCILWOMAN HOPKINS. YES. YES TO TABLE. COUNCILMAN HAWKINS. I JUST WANNA GO ON THE RECORD. THANK YOU TO FIVE YEARS AND THREE MONTHS. IT PASSES. NO. NOT NEXT WEEK. AND DAY EIGHT. OK? ON THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS THERE WAS A I THINK NINE IS ALREADY TABLED. I MEAN, IT'S BEEN HAILED, NINE YEARS, RIGHT COUNCILOR OK? SO THAT'S ALL OF THAT. I HAVE AS FAR AS THE ORDINANCES AND THE RESOLUTION, SO THE NEXT THING WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA IS THE SPECIAL DISCUSSION WITH THEIR CARE. PROJECT. OH, I [1. ID 24-0142     DARE TO CARE – Vincent James, San Siegwald, Daniel Frockt, Dare to Care] THOUGHT THAT WAS OK. WE CAN DO IT. AND THERE IS I JURY STRAWS. I WANT TO SAY YOUR NAME SO THE CLERK CAN PUT YOUR NAMES THERE. STAN SIGWALD I'M DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AT DAA. ALEXIS RICHARDSON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AT DAA FOOD BANK. DANIEL CROCK, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT DA TO CARE. UH, WHICH ONE? ARE YOU GONNA GO? STAY OK. YEAH. UM UH, FOR THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN AND THANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. UM FIRST OF ALL, I AM NOT VINCENT JAMES. UM VINCENT'S OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO. HE SENDS HIS APOLOGIES. HE IS SPEAKING ON A PANEL AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR FEEDING AMERICA THIS WEEK AND, UH, AND [00:40:01] COULDN'T MAKE THIS MEETING. SO IT TOOK THREE OF TO TRY TO REPLACE HIM. SO IF WE MESS UP AND YOU SEE HIM, YOU KNOW, JUST SPREAD THE BLAME AGAIN. UH, WE WANTED TO COME HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED, UH, TOGETHER IN THE PAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE INVESTMENT THAT YOU MADE IN US, UH, AND TO TALK ABOUT HOW OUR WORK IS STILL NOT DONE, UM THANKS TO YOU, AND TO, UH, METRO COUNCIL, UH, AND ARE THERE TO CARE AND OUR PARTNER, UH, NETWORK OF OVER 300 OTHER NONPROFITS AND FAITH COMMUNITIES , UH, HAVE BEEN, UH ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THE FAR TOO MANY, UH, NEIGHBORS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE FACING FOOD INSECURITY. TOGETHER IN THIS PAST YEAR, WE ADDRESSED A WAVE OF FOOD INSECURITY. WHEN WE CAME TO YOU LAST YEAR, WE SPOKE ABOUT OUR OUR PARTNER. FOOD PANTRY SCENE A 40% SURGE IN AVERAGE OF THE 40. UH SURGE OF FOOD INSECURITY. RECENT NATIONAL RESEARCH PROVIDED TO US HAS CONFIRMED THAT AND, UH WE HAVE A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FOOD, INSECURE NEIGHBORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE RECORD NUMBERS TODAY. WE DON'T EXPECT OR ANTICIPATE THEM TO DECREASE. DANIEL WILL SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF HOW, UM WE USED YOUR INVESTMENT AND SOME OF OUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IN ADDITION TO MEETING THIS VERY CRITICAL AND BASIC NEED. THAT YOU ENABLED US AND OUR PARTNERS TO REIMAGINE THE WORK OF PROVIDING FOOD ACCESS TO OUR NEIGHBORS. TO WORK TOGETHER. TO EXPAND OUR REACH THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. AND TO WORK TOGETHER TO PRESENT FOOD ACCESS TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN A WAY THAT UPLIFTS THEM. INCREASES THEIR AUTONOMY. UH, AND THEIR ABILITY TO THRIVE. ONE OF THE PROBABLY THE BEST WAY THIS IS MANIFESTED. IS BY THE SPREAD OF WHAT ARE CALLED CHOICE PANTRIES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S A WAY OF PROVIDING FOOD ACCESS TO OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ISN'T PROVIDING A BOX THAT'S BEEN PACKED AND SELECTED BY SOMEONE ELSE TO A PERSON WHO IS FOOD INSECURE. BUT IT ALLOWS OUR NEIGHBOR TO GO IN AND SELECT THE ITEMS. THAT THEY WILL TAKE HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES. AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPREAD THAT TYPE OF FOOD, PANTRY AND FOOD ACCESS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. FROM CATHOLIC ENRICHMENT CENTER TO SPRINGDALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. FROM SISTER VISITOR CENTER AND NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE TO UNITED CRESCENT HILL MINISTRIES. FROM HISTORIC CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. TO JEWISH FAMILY AND CAREER SERVICES, AND I COULD KEEP GOING WITH THAT LIST. BUT I KNOW DANIEL'S DYING TO SPEAK AND TALK TO YOU WITH, UH, WITH MORE NUMBERS, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF YOU. AND BECAUSE OF YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU'RE SHARING WITH US THE BELIEF THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES TO HAVE THE NOURISHMENT. THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO THRIVE AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. JUST ADD TO WHAT STAN HAS RELAYED. WE ARE HUMBLED AND VERY THANKFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. UH THAT'S EXISTED NOW FOR MORE THAN HALF A DECADE, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. UH THANKS TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH WITH THE CITY. UH, JUST SOME OVERALL NUMBERS BEFORE I GET TO THE ACTUAL REPORTING THUS FAR FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS. WE'RE IN A FISCAL YEAR SIMILAR TO THE CITY, UH, OF JULY 1ST TO JUNE 30TH. SO THE INFORMATION I'M DELAYS FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS THROUGH MARCH. 31ST WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED £12.9 MILLION OF FOOD IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THAT'S AN INCREASE AS STAN WAS RELAYING , UM, OF THE NEED. IT DOESN'T NEED A 40% INCREASE, BUT IT IS AN INCREASE OF 8.2% FROM LAST YEAR. THAT'S £979,000 OR MORE THAN £100,000 MORE EACH MONTH THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR, UH, THE REPORTING THAT I'VE DONE, UH TO THE CITY THROUGH, UH IN THE EXTERNAL AGENCY FUNDING. WE'VE FILED THREE QUARTERLY REPORTS, EACH OF THEM HAS SHOWN MORE THAN 150,000 RESIDENTS BEING SERVED BY THE FOOD THAT'S PROVIDED BY THE GRANT THAT THE COUNCIL UM AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WORKED ON FOR THE FY 24 BUDGET. SO EACH OF THOSE THREE QUARTERLY REPORTS HAS MORE THAN 150,000. INDIVIDUALS BEING SERVED, AND THAT'S ACROSS 200 PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE, UH, THAT'S REPORTED TO [00:45:05] R CS, AND THAT COVERS EVERY ZIP CODE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. AND FOR THE SPECIFICS OF THE REPORT. UH I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT 100% OF WHAT THE COUNCIL. UH UH, APPROPRIATED LAST YEAR, AND FOR ALL THE YEARS PRIOR, IT GOES DIRECTLY TOWARDS FOOD. PURCHASING UH, WE FILL OUT THE UH, EXTERNAL AGENCY BUDGET PROGRAM. UH, NO OVERHEAD IS COVERED. NO SALARIES. NONE OF THE COST OF MAINTAINING THE WAREHOUSE OR DISTRIBUTING THE FOOD. THESE ARE DIRECT FOOD PURCHASES FOR, UH, FRUITS, VEGETABLES FOR HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS FOOD. AND UH, WE'VE, UH, WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH R CS TO, UH, MAKE SURE OUR REPORTING IS TIMELY AND THAT IT'S ACCURATE AND IT ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRETY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY , SO WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF APPRECIATIVE OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND WE WOULD ASK AS YOU HEAD INTO THE FY 25 BUDGET SEASON, UH, THAT YOU CONSIDER US AGAIN TO BE A GOOD STRONG PARTNER WITH YOU. THAT WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE A BIG ONE FOR YOU. OK? UH, I WANNA KNOW WHY. YOU'RE GOING TO BE THEIR CARE FROM IN NEWBURG AREA AND TAKE YOU TO THE WEST LAW WHEN WE HAVE JUST AS MANY PEOPLE IN THAT AREA THAT ARE IN THE LAND TRYING TO GET FOOD. AND I'VE TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT VERY UPSET. VERY UPSET. WE STARTED OUT WITH ABOUT 30 OR 40. PEOPLE AT PEACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. NOW WE GOT OVER 100. THAT'S IN THAT LINE. THEY BLOCKING, UH, ALL THE WAY DOWN INDIAN TRAIL. SO PEOPLE IN THE IN THE OUT IN THAT AREA. NEED FOR JUST LIKE THEY DO IN WEST LOUISVILLE, AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES IN WEST LO, SO WE'RE VERY UPSET ABOUT IT. AND WE WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU'RE GONNA MOVE TO THE WEST END. THE WEST LAW. WELL WHAT WILL MOVE TO POTENTIALLY MOVE TO WEST LOUIS WOULD BE THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER WOULD BE THE WAREHOUSE. IT WOULD NOT. IMPACT PEACE, PRESBYTERIAN OR ANY OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION SITES IN NEW BERN. IF ANYTHING, UH, BY BEING ABLE TO MOVE TO A LARGER FACILITY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE MORE FOOD MORE QUICKLY AND MORE EFFICIENTLY TO ALL OF THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE IN THE NEWBURG. AREA IT WILL NOT IT IF ANYTHING, IT WOULD IMPROVE OUR SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE ONLY REASON FOR THAT FACILITY NOW IS WE ARE LANDLOCKED. UM, WE MOVED THERE IN THE MID EIGHTIES. IT'S REALLY PUT SOME CONSTRAINT ON OUR WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS. IT WILL NOT REPEAT WILL NOT IMPACT FOOD ACCESS TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WILL TO NEWBURY BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO GUYS THAT GO PICK UP THE FOOD IN THEIR TRUCKS, AND THEY'VE ALREADY SAID THEY'RE NOT GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE WEST END TO PICK UP FOOD, SO THAT'S GONNA AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THAT AREA. SO WE HAVE A WE HAVE A FEW YEARS BEFORE THAT WOULD HAPPEN AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY HARDSHIP THAT MIGHT BE SUFFERED BY ONE OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES OR OUR NEIGHBORS DUE TO THAT MOVE, WE WILL ADDRESS IT. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AT OURSELVES AS PART OF THE FOOD SYSTEM. AND SO AS WE GROW OUR FREEZER SPACE SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE PROTEIN COOLER SPACE SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE FRESH, FRESH PRODUCE. WE NEED OUR PARTNERS TO BE ENHANCED AS WELL. AND THAT'S THE 200 PARTNERS THROUGHOUT, REALLY THE 13 COUNTIES WE SERVE BUT SPECIFICALLY WITHIN JEFFERSON COUNTY, SO WE WOULD ANTICIPATE AS PART OF OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THAT WE'RE BUILDING OUT THE NETWORK AND NOT JUST, UH, THE DARE TO CARE. THE WAREHOUSE ITSELF PROPER. AND WE KNOW FOR WE DO THE, UH, WE STARTED AT THE POP UP DISTRIBUTION AT THE WAREHOUSE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TEMPORARY. UM ON THE, UH, IT'S COMING UP. I THINK THIS COMING SATURDAY OF THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, IT CAN'T BE TEMPORARY BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE THAT WE BECOME THAT COME TO THAT. WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THOSE NEIGHBORS, REGARDLESS OF WHERE OUR DISTRIBUTION CENTER OR WAREHOUSE MAY BE. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE BECAUSE IT'LL IT'LL CUT OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM GETTING FOOD. IF WE DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION ALL THE WAY TO THE WEST END. UM YOU KNOW ON THAT MONDAY THAT WE SERVE AND THE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING TO GET BE ABLE TO GET FOOD AND I HAVE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES THAT ARE COMING NOW AND SO. YOU KNOW IT WOULD SHUT US DOWN COMPLETELY. WE WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN. ALL RIGHT, SO THAT THAT [00:50:01] MEANS Y'ALL GONNA HAVE A TRUCK, BRAIN FOOD TO US. OK? I JUST HAVE TO ASK. NO, I'M GLAD YOU DID. ALL RIGHT. IS THE MORE CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS. OH, OK, UH COUNCILOR ROY. OK THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHAIRWOMAN UM I AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THE OPPORTUNITY IS OUT THERE AND I'VE HEARD ABOUT IT ALREADY FOR, UH, PEOPLE TO MORE OR LESS GO SHOPPING AT A FOOD PANTRY AND SELECT WHAT THEY WANT. I'VE GOT VIVID PICTURES OF THE FOOD PANTRY NEAR NEAR OUR HOME AND WALKING DOWN THE STREET GOING. OH LOOK, THERE'S A BIG OLD PACK OF CHICKEN THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT. MHM AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF FOOD BE WASTED IN THAT WAY. SO THANK YOU FOR, UM FINDING A DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT'S MORE DIGNITY. ALLOW PEOPLE TO CHOOSE THOSE THINGS THAT THEY WANT THAT THEY THAT THEY WANT FOR THEIR FAMILY TO EAT. HOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PANTRIES RIGHT NOW ARE DOING IT THAT WAY. AND ARE WE EXPECTING TO SEE THAT NUMBER GROW? GREAT QUESTION, AND I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT, UM I THINK WE'RE BEGINNING TO TRACK THAT SO WE CAN GET THE ANSWER TO IT. DO WE EXPECT IT TO GROW? ABSOLUTELY. UH, IT IS SOMETHING WE ENCOURAGE WITH OUR NETWORK. UM AND THAT THEY'RE BECAUSE THEY'RE D VARYING LEVELS OF DOING IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BUILT OUT LIKE A GROCERY STORE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF CAPACITY, YOU CAN GIVE PEOPLE A SHOPPING LIST. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE EVEN THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, THAT ALLOW NEIGHBORS TO GO USE AN APP. THAT'S SORT OF LIKE CLICK LIST, AND IT'S CALLED ORDER AHEAD WHERE THEY CAN PLACE AN ORDER AND GO PICK IT UP. UM OUR GOAL WOULD BE THAT 2 TO 3 YEARS. ALL OF OUR FOOD PANTRIES WOULD OFFER SOME ELEMENT OF CHOICE. TO YOUR POINT IT IT WHAT WE FIND VOLUNTEERS ARE OFTEN RESISTANT TO IT BECAUSE THEY'VE DONE IT ONE WAY FOR SO LONG, BUT ONCE THEY START, THEY LOVE IT. BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY IS EASIER FOR THEM. THEY SEE THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES TO THEIR NEIGHBORS. THEY SEE HOW IT LIMITS WASTE. SO OUR GOAL IS TO GET IT THROUGHOUT OUR NETWORK. UH, WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS. IN SOUTHERN INDIANA, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE WE HAVE FIVE COUNTIES, UM ALL OF THE USDA REQUIREMENT FROM THE STATE OF INDIANA. UM HOW THEY ADMINISTER IT. THEY REQUIRE SOME ELEMENT OF CHOICE. SO IN INDIANA, WE HAVE NEARLY 100% OF OUR FOOD. PANTRY IS ALREADY THERE, SO IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET THERE. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. HAVE YOU MADE ANY INTERESTING DISCOVERIES AS TO WHAT IS MORE IN DEMAND OR LESS IN DEMAND? UM WELL, IT'S NOT SURPRISING PROTEIN. PROTEIN IS PROBABLY THE MOST IN DEMAND. UH, AND FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY SURPRISES. YET ONE OF OUR CHALLENGES GOING FORWARD WILL ALSO TO BE ABLE TO FOR EACH NEIGHBORHOOD FIND CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOOD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THE, UH, PERHAPS UNIQUE NEEDS OF A CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO LEARN MORE AND MORE ABOUT AS OUR NEIGHBORS INSTEAD OF HAVING FOOD PUSHED ON THEM OR KIND OF PULLING IT. FROM OUR SYSTEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU. OUT THE THANK YOU. DO YOU GOT ANY UPDATES ABOUT THE PROPERTY ON 28TH? THE DACA WAS INQUIRING ABOUT YES. OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM MIGHT YELL AT ME FOR, UH, BUT SINCE THE CITY IS A PARTNER WITH THAT, UH, WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT. WE HAVE CLOSED ON PROPERTY, UH, AT THE FORMER PROMISED LAND CHURCH. WE ARE CLOSE TO CLOSING ON A PART OF THE PROPERTY OWNED BY GREATER GOOD HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, WHICH WILL GIVE US SUFFICIENT ACREAGE TO BUILD A NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER. UM WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE KROGER LANDLORD TO GET A SHARED EASEMENT ON PART OF THEIR PARKING LOT SO WE CAN COORDINATE TRUCK TRAFFIC ON THAT SIDE. UM AND ALSO OUR WORKING WITH, UH, LOUISVILLE METRO. THERE'S SOME LAND BANK PROPERTIES THAT WOULD FURTHER UH UM ENHANCE OUR ABILITY FOR TRAFFIC AND KIND OF I IMPROVE ANY TYPE OF IMPACT IT MIGHT HAVE ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THAT'S THAT IS OUR BRAND BRAND NEW. WE JUST CLOSED ON PROMISED LAND LAST MONTH. UH AND WE DO NEED TO CLOSE GET THE GREATER GOOD HOPE PROPERTY CLOSED ON AND I THINK [00:55:02] THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY MID MAY. DO YOU ANTICIPATE HAVING TO TURN A CHURCH DOWN? DON'T THAT'S NOT 100. BUT I WOULD ASSUME SO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MORE THAN THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. UM I LOVE DANNA CURRY IN MY DISTRICT. UM YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT. NEIGHBOR. UM I'M EXCITED. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT. UM AND IF YOU NEED ANY HELP, GIVE ME FOOD TO NEWBURG. UM I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN TRUCK WITH ASSURING THAT, UH WE SUPPORT. UM, I WANNA SAY THIS, UM YOU KNOW, UM, WHEN PEOPLE GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS, YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM. UM AND EVEN THOUGH VINCENT IS NOT HERE, HE'S ONLY AS GOOD AS THE TEAM THAT HE HAD. AND THEN YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BOOTS ON THE GROUND. UM RIGHT THERE IN THE CHURCHES RIGHT THERE IN PARKLAND. SO, UM THAT FIXED VALUE. SO, UM YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T NEED HIM HERE TODAY. I THINK YOU GUYS DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THAT I TELL HIM THAT AND YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT TRANSPARENT WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, UM EVEN UP TO TRYING TO PURCHASE THE LAND DOWN THE STREET IN JACO'S DISTRICT. SO UH UM YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU. KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND I THINK IT'S WORTH NOTING TO AND THE QUESTION REGARDING THE CHURCH. THERE WILL BE A FULL ENGAGEMENT FOR PROBABLY AT LEAST A YEAR WITH THE COMMUNITY WITH THE NEIGHBORS. WE SERVE WITH THE PARTNERS PARTNER AGENCIES WE WORK WITH WITH OUR OWN STAFF, UH, IN TERMS OF HOW TO BEST OPERATE A NEW DIFFERENT WAREHOUSE. I LIKED EVERYTHING, TAMMY SAID. BUT BE A COUNCIL PERSON. I HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR THE PEOPLE. THE CONSTITUENCY IN MY AREA. THERE'S PLENTY OF PLENTY OF FOOD PANTRIES IN THE WEST END, SO I'M GONNA ALWAYS FIGHT FOR NEW BIRD. EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS THAT SO AGAIN. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT ARE ABLE TO GET FOOD ALSO. SO THANK YOU. I'VE WORKED WITH STAN FOR YEARS. WE WORKED TOGETHER PRIVATELY. EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, SO, BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE IT ON THE RADAR. THAT I'M LOOKING FOR TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE IN NEWBURY HAVE WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE. WE WILL AND I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR TWO DECADES AND FOR TWO DECADES YOU'VE ADVOCATED FOR DISTRICT TWO AND WELL BEYOND THAT. I THINK I WORKED WITH BOTH OF THEM FOR 20 YEARS. YEAH SO THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND I HAVE TO SAY LAST NIGHT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EVENT THAT YOU GUYS HAD AND YOU DO IT EVERY YEAR AND I HAVE TO GIVE YOU YOU KNOW, PRAISE FOR WHAT YOU DO IN THE BIRD AREA, TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED. OK? THANK YOU. DO YOU? YOU COULD CO. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.