Apr 16, 2024 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee (trimmed)

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS THE REGULAR LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INCORPORATIONS COMMITTEE FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE

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[25. CIF031924PW20     APPROPRIATING $38,000 FROM DISTRICT 20 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE COST OF A DESIGN STUDY TO BE CONDUCTED FOR A NEW SIDEWALK CONNECTION ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF TAYLORSVILLE ROAD BETWEEN RUCKRIEGEL PARKWAY AND WILLOWVIEW BOULEVARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF JEFFERSONTOWN. 3/5/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Tabled Sponsors: Stuart Benson (R-20) ]

[1. CIF041624PW01     APPROPRIATING $188 FROM DISTRICT 1 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS TO FABRICATE AND INSTALL AN HONORARY STREET SIGN ON CEMETERY DRIVE AT THE ENTRANCE OF GREENWOOD CEMETERY IN HONOR OF SHEDRICK JONES, SR. Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ]

[2. CIF041624MP02     APPROPRIATING $2,125 FROM DISTRICT 2 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO METRO PARKS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A STORAGE CONTAINER TO BE USED BY YOUTH SPORTS TEAMS TO STORE THEIR EQUIPMENT AT PETERSBURG PARK. Sponsors: Barbara Shanklin (D-2) ]

[3. NDF041624PAAT02     APPROPRIATING $4,000 FROM DISTRICT 2 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO PATRIOT ACADEMIC & ATHLETIC TRAINING, INC. FOR YOUTH FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT. Sponsors: Barbara Shanklin (D-2) ]

UM THIS ITEM IS REQUIRING A VOICE VOTE. OH, I'M SORRY. NO, I'M I'M SORRY. THIS IS THIS

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THE LOWER YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECEIVED A $50,000 IN THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET OUT OF THAT AMOUNT. 4500 WAS AFFORDED DOWN TO THE PATRIOT. UM, ACADEMICS ACADEMY. EXCUSE ME, ACADEMICS ATHLETIC, AND THEY USE THAT TO ALSO PURCHASE A 30. HAMMERS AT THAT TIME, AND THEN THE LESS TRANSPARENCY. I WE JUST WANT TO NOTE IS THAT COUNCILWOMAN? UH TIMMY HAWKINS IS ALSO UM UH, ASSISTANT, UH, COMMISSIONER FOR THE OVERALL LEAGUE. SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU. UM THIS IS REQUIRING A, UM, A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ANY OPPOSED. THE EYES, HAVE IT. WE ARE NOW. CONDF 041624 FEFM APPROPRIATING 3500 FROM

[4. CONDF041624FEFm     APPROPRIATING $3,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,500 FROM DISTRICT 3; AND $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 8; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO FAIRNESS EDUCATION FUND, INC. FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THEIR “WE THE PEOPLE” 2024 ANNUAL DINNER FUNDRAISER. Sponsors: Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8)]

[5. CIF041624PW04a     APPROPRIATING $6,697.82 FROM DISTRICT 4 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENTS ON SOUTH 15TH STREET. Sponsors: Jecorey Arthur (I-4) ]

UH, SIX. THIS ITEM IS REQUIRING A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. AND HE OPPOSED THE EYES. HAVE IT CIF 041624 P AS IN PAUL W 04 B APPROPRIATING $33,000 FROM DISTRICT FOUR

[6. CIF041624PW04b     APPROPRIATING $33,000 FROM DISTRICT 4 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR A MULTI-USE STUDY ON MELLWOOD AVENUE BETWEEN ZORN AVENUE AND EDITH ROAD. Sponsors: Jecorey Arthur (I-4) ]

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[7. NDF041624DF05     APPROPRIATING $3,500 FROM DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO DELTA FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF CHROMEBOOKS FOR THEIR HOOPS AND HOMEWORK PROGRAM. Sponsors: Donna L. Purvis (D-5) ]

[8. O-073-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $7,660 FROM DISTRICT 6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS FOR LUV-IT LANDSCAPING TO PERFORM BEAUTIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS IN DISTRICT 6. Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

LET'S SEE. THUMBS UP. OK UM, COUNCILMAN S. THANK YOU. THUMBS UP, THUMBS DOWN. THUMBS UP. YES, COUNCILMAN ACKERSON? YES. MR. CHAIR YOU HAVE EIGHT. YES VOTES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE NOW MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER NINE NDF 041624 ED 06 APPROPRIATING $2175 FROM

[9. NDF041624ED06     APPROPRIATING $2,175 FROM DISTRICT 6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BANNERS AND A SIGN FOR THE LIMERICK NEIGHBORHOOD. Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY A UH, AND HE OPPOSED THE EYES HAVE IT I NUMBER 10 NDF 041624 L MP D 06 APPROPRIATING $984.84 FROM DISTRICT SIX NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUIS METRO

[10. NDF041624LMPD06     APPROPRIATING $984.84 FROM DISTRICT 6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT’S 2ND DIVISION FOR PLAQUES FOR THOSE RECOGNIZED AS ‘OFFICER OF THE MONTH’ AND ‘OFFICER OF THE YEAR. Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

[11. CIF041624PW08     APPROPRIATING $1,200 FROM DISTRICT 8 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS TO INSTALL “T” MARKINGS FOR PARKING ON DOROTHY AVENUE OFF BARDSTOWN ROAD. Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ]

[12. O-059-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $7,700 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $3,000 FROM DISTRICT 9; $1,200 FROM DISTRICT 21; $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 15; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 8, 12, 13, 14, AND 24; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO POORCASTLE FESTIVAL, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2024 POORCASTLE FESTIVAL. Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Rick Blackwell (D-12), Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Cindi Fowler (D-14), Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Madonna Flood (D-24)]

[13. CIF041624PW12     APPROPRIATING $6,400 FROM DISTRICT 12 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS AT 5901, 5903, AND 5905 ARVIS DRIVE. Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12) ]

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[14. CIF120722PW12     REPEALING THE APPROPRIATION OF $3,241 FROM DISTRICT 12 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE REPAIR OF THE SIDEWALK AT 4700 HAWTHORNE PLACE DRIVE, ON THE VALLEY COLLEGE DRIVE SIDE. Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12) ]

[17. CIF041624MP13     APPROPRIATING $200.93 FROM DISTRICT 13 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO METRO PARKS FOR VOLLEYBALL EQUIPMENT AT FAIRDALE PLAYTORIUM FOR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. Sponsors: Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13) ]

UH, THANK YEP. OK? SO UH, IF YOU FOLLOW ALONG, I'LL I'LL TRY TO STATE WITH THE ITEM WE'RE ON.

[20. CIF041624PW14a     APPROPRIATING $255 FROM DISTRICT 14 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A LANE ASSIGNMENT SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF DIXIE GARDEN DRIVE AND DIXIE HIGHWAY TO INDICATE THAT THE ONE LANE IS FOR DRIVERS TURNING LEFT, RIGHT, AND GOING STRAIGHT. Sponsors: Cindi Fowler (D-14) ]

[22. NDF041624ED15     APPROPRIATING $400 FROM DISTRICT 15 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TO JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR 10 RAIN BARRELS TO BE GIVEN AWAY TO RESIDENTS OF THE LUCKY HORSESHOE NEIGHBORHOOD AS PART OF THE DISTRICT 15 BUILDING OUR BLOCKS INITIATIVE. Sponsors: Jennifer Chappell (D-15) ]

CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? ALL RIGHT, PROPERLY MOTION AND SECONDED. THIS ITEM IS REQUIRING A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY A UM AND OPPOSED. YEP. THE EYES HAVE IT ALL RIGHT.

NOW WE'RE GOING OVER TO CIF, UH, ITEM NUMBER 23 CIF 031924 PW 16 APPROPRIATING $56,088 FROM

[23. CIF031924PW16     APPROPRIATING $56,088 FROM DISTRICT 16 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS TO REPAIR SEVERAL SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE WOLF CREEK SUBDIVISION. 3/5/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held Sponsors: Scott Reed (R-16) ]

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[24. CIF041624PW18     APPROPRIATING $22,380 FROM DISTRICT 18 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIVE SPEED HUMPS AND FOUR SPEED HUMP SIGNS ON REGENCY WOODS WAY, BETWEEN LOWE ROAD AND HAWKSHEAD LANE, AND THREE SPEED HUMPS AND TWO SPEED HUMP SIGNS ON LIMEHOUSE LANE, BETWEEN PARKSHIRE LANE AND HAWKSHEAD LANE, WITH THE REGENCY WOODS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION PAYING $12,780 OF THE COST, AND THE TOTAL COST BEING $35,160. Sponsors: Marilyn Parker (R-18) ]

PROBABLY MOTION AND SECOND WE HAVE MR DAN LUCKY WHO SPEAK TO THIS? THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL, WASN'T IT? YES I'VE MAKING IT HARD ON ME. I HAD TO REPEAT IT NUMEROUS TIMES. UM WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE REGENCY WOODS. THIS IS IN REGENCY WOODS SUBDIVISION. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THEIR HO A TO PUT, UH THE SPEED HUMPS AND SPEED HUMP SIGNS IN THERE. UM IT'S BASICALLY A TWO THIRD ONE, THIRD. ME, UM APPROPRIATION. THEY'VE ALREADY SENT THEIR MONEY IN. UM GREG DOW PUBLIC WORKS HAS ALREADY RECEIVED IT. SO IF THIS APPROPRIATION GOES THROUGH THAT'LL FINISH THE FUNDING PART. UH, I DO WANNA MENTION THAT THIS WAS STARTED. LATE SUMMER EARLY FALL LAST YEAR IN THEIR H A. FOR WHATEVER REASON, UM WITHDREW. THEY REORGANIZED CAME UP WITH THE MONEY. OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE ALREADY SENT IT IN. SO THIS IS THIS IS A REPEAT, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY PAID ANY ANY ATTENTION TO THAT, BUT, UH. SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR THE APPROPRIATION TO PUT THE SPEED HUMPS IN THE REGENCY WOODS NEIGHBORHOOD. OK THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS REQUIRING A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY, UH, ANY POST. THANK YOU. I HAVE IT. I TRY TO MAKE IT EASIER ON YOU. UM I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. SO WE HAVE OUR PEACE OFFICERS HERE WHO ARE GOING TO SPEAK TO ITEM NUMBER. ON THE OH, OK, OK. OK SO THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILWOMAN FOR OUR FOR, UH, HOPPING ON, UM OK, SO WE HAVE IS, WILL IT BE 18 AND 19? YEAH. SO WE'LL DO 18 AND 19.

[18. O-001-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM DISTRICT 14 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF A DIGITAL SIGN FOR JOHNSONTOWN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 3/19/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held 3/5/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held 2/20/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held 2/6/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held Action Required By:  August 2024 Sponsors: Cindi Fowler (D-14) ]

CAN I GET PROPERLY MOTION AND SECONDED? MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. CAN I GET A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. PROPERLY MOTION AND SECONDED. WE'RE GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN FOWLER, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO THIS ITEM. THANK YOU, UH, COUNCILMAN BAKER. UM SO THIS IS FOR A, UM, A DIGITAL SIGN OUT IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL. UM THEIR SON GOT HIT BY A CAR AND MESSED UP. AND UM SO, UM, I. I TOLD THEM THAT WE WOULD , UH, BE HAPPY TO DO A $10,000 IN THEIR MATCHING. SO UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING, UH, THAT UP AND RUNNING FOR THE STOOL. ALL THIS. UH THANK YOU.

THIS ITEM REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. UH, VOTE. UH, MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING? COUNCIL MEMBERS SIGN YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MOBILE HILL. I'M SORRY. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ECKERSON. COUNCIL MEMBER INGLE I'M IN THERE. OK? MR. CHAIR. YOU HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES. ALL RIGHT.

THE IP IS, UH, THE LAST ITEM. UH, WELL, NOT THE LAST ITEM. THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER.

[19. O-066-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $20,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $10,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 12 AND 14; TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT DEVICES AND TRAINING COSTS. Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Cindi Fowler (D-14) Rick Blackwell (D-12)]

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UM SO, UH, I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEMS WITH, UM START BIKES, A TV S OFF ROAD VEHICLES, UM, JUST MAKING LIFE MISERABLE FOR, UH PEOPLE AND ENDANGERING LIVES.

UM, I HAVE HAD, UH, THREE DEATHS IN MY DISTRICT FROM, UH, THAT THIS ACTIVITY, SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH L MP D AND THE CHIEF, UH, TO COME UP WITH WAYS THAT WE CAN, UM, FIGURE OUT HOW TO CAPTURE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, TRY TO GET THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. IT'S BEEN A REAL, UM, ISSUE BECAUSE OUR OFFICERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PURSUE. UM THESE VEHICLES. SO UM, THE BEST WAY THAT WE FIGURED OUT TO DO IT IS FROM THE SKY. THE, UM UH, THIRD DIVISION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL. UM IN PAST, UH, WITH THE HELICOPTERS TRYING TO, UM, CATCH THEM AND THEY HAVE CONFISCATED, UH, THREE TO DATE. I'M SORRY. IT WAS 12 TO DATE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. AND UM, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW A BILL OF SALE OR SOME PROOF OF OWNERSHIP FOR THEM TO GET, UH, THEIR VEHICLE BACK. SO, UM TH THIS IS WE'RE WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON LANGUAGE WITH, UM UM, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. UM TRIED TO, UM, PUT SOME TEETH, UH , IN OUR ORDINANCE SO THAT, UM IT'S EASIER FOR US TO PROSECUTE OR CONFISCATE THOSE VEHICLES. UM I KNOW THE COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL HAS, UH, BEEN PARTNERING WITH ME OVER. UH, FOR I DON'T KNOW THE LAST LIKE THREE YEARS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY. UM, AND HE MAY WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL. SO IN BLACKWELL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS? UH, YEAH. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND JUST SHE DID A GREAT JOB ON THIS. ADD ONE OTHER THING I JUST WITNESSED AT THIS THIS WEEKEND. WE HAD, UM, SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK AT RIVERVIEW PARK, AND THANKFULLY, OUR POLICE OFFICERS. I ASKED THEM TO COME OUT. AND SO THEY DID, UH, AT THE PARK DURING THE, UH, DURING THE PERFORMANCE AND CURTAILED SOME OF THAT DURING THE ACTUAL PERFORMANCE, BUT PRIOR TO THAT, WE HAD A NUMBER OF, UH, A TV S COME FLYING THROUGH, WHERE? WHERE THE, UH ACTUAL PLAYGROUND AND SPLASH PARK ARE WAS REALLY LITTLE OR NO REGARD TO THE KIDS THAT WERE PLAYING THERE. IT'S I MEAN, IT'S IT. IT'S MORE THAN JUST A NUISANCE, ALTHOUGH IT IS A NUISANCE, UH, IT IT'S JUST IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS. UM SO, UM, WE HOPEFULLY, THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP. UM AT LEAST GET THINGS STARTED AND THE DRONES ARE A LOT LESS EXPENSIVE THAN, UH, THE BEEN GETTING HELICOPTERS, ALTHOUGH YOU STILL NEED HELICOPTERS, BUT AT LEAST YOU, CAN YOU I THINK YOU CAN SUPPLEMENT ONE WITH THE CHARMS, BUT THE MAJOR IS THERE. I THINK THE MAJOR IS THERE. I'M NOT IN PERSON. IS THAT? YES HE'S UH, YES HERE TO SPEAK TO IT. HE CAN TALK TO IT. AND WE HAVE 22 WONDERFUL. LAPD OFFICERS HERE TO SPEAK. RIGHT? RIGHT YEAH. THEY CAN TALK TO THE DETAILS AND MUCH MORE. UM, WELL, GO AHEAD. NOW UH, I MAY OPEN UP JUST FOR A FEW QUESTIONS JUST BECAUSE THIS IS AN EXCITING PROGRAM THAT IT THAT'S NEW, AND SO, UM, BE PRE, YOU KNOW, JUST IF YOU COULD LEAVE A LITTLE TOWN FOR SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OK SO I MADE BACHMAN A LITTLE MUCH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I'M WORKING. THE THIRD DIVISION, WHICH IS A SUBURBAN DIVISION OUT SOUTH DIXIE AND IT'S A BIG PROBLEM OUT THERE. UM THE WAY WE WOULD UTILIZE. THESE IS ESSENTIALLY LIKE AN AN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING DEVICE AND TO FOLLOW THEM TO THEIR HOME AND WITH THE TEETH THAT'S BEING ADDED TO THE NEW ORDINANCE. WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO DISPATCH OFFICERS TO THEIR HOME, SIDE THEM AND SEIZE THOSE A TV S AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO SEIZE THOSE A T BS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, SO IF THEY'RE NOT JUST PRESENTING A BILL OF SALE AND GETTING THEM OUT THE NEXT DAY OR A WEEK LATER, AND WE'RE JUST CONSTANTLY DEALING WITH THE SAME PEOPLE SO THAT'S ONE ASPECT OF THE DRONES ON ANOTHER ASPECT. ANOTHER WAY WE COULD USE THOSE DRONES IS FOR DIMINISHED CAPACITY. MISSING PERSONS MISSING CHILDREN. THERE'S JUST SO MANY OTHER RESOURCES WE COULD USE THOSE DRONES FOR I MEAN, THE IDEAL IS TO USE THEM FOR A TV S.

BUT THOSE THINGS ARE GONNA BE YOU KNOW, WE CAN USE THEM ON SEARCH WARRANTS IT YOU KNOW, FOR AN EYE IN THE SKY. WE COULD USE THEM ON. YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON ATTEMPTS. YOU KNOW THINGS LIKE THAT THERE'S JUST THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS THAT THE DRONES ARE BEING INCORPORATED INTO LAW

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WE CAN'T PURSUE THEM. WE CAN'T THEY THEY TAKE OFF FROM US. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT THOSE DRONES. THE INTELLIGENCE GATHERING WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY'RE GOING. AND BE ABLE TO GET THERE AND POTENTIALLY SEIZE IT. THAT'S THE PLAN. WELL THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S A PHENOMENAL AND LIKE YOU SAID, A SAFER WAY TO BE ABLE TO PINPOINT AND ON THE BAGGED ACTORS, AND IT IS A MORE COST EFFICIENT WAY. THE HELICOPTER IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO UTILIZE IN THAT WAY. SO THIS IS BEING A BETTER STUDENT OF OUR MONEY. UM QUESTION. UH I MEAN, THIS IS SUCH SORRY. UH, COUNCILMAN FOWLER AND COUNCILOR BLACKWELL. YOU ALL DID PHENOMENAL LEADERSHIP, AND SO ARE WE ABLE ARE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ABLE TO ACCESS SOME OF THESE DEVICES OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW WE ARE OTHER OFFICERS NEED TO LOOK COME TOGETHER AND KIND OF THE SIMILAR MODELING OF HOW YEAH. SO THE SO THE CHIEF, UH, ACTUALLY, IF YOU IF YOU LOOK, YOU CAN LOOK IN THE PAPERWORK THAT IS PROVIDED AND THE WE ACTUALLY GAVE US A NUMBER, UH, FOR HAVING THE POOT PROGRAM, UH, BE THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE DIVISIONS. UM AND SO WE FUNDED, UH, COUNCIL FOWLER AND MYSELF. WE JUST FUNDED UM PART OF THAT. SO WE, WE BOTH HAVE PUT UP 10, WHICH SO GRAND TOTAL OF 20 THE FULL, UH, NUMBER IS $100,640 55. AND 200 IS FOR THE HARDWARE PIECES AND THEN 45,440 IS FOR THE, UM, TRAINING AND LICENSING. SO YEAH, THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO JOIN. OK WELL, THAT'S YOUR APPEAL. IF YOU'RE WATCHING AT HOME OR ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HERE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK. UM LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL. UH, I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL OH, I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN MASON. UH, TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN ATKISON SORRY ABOUT THAT. FEW QUESTIONS NUMBER ONE. I AGREE WITH THE USE OF THE DRONES IN TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN WORLD EFFICIENCY, BUT MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT I'VE JUST HEARD IS BUYING EIGHT. DRONES CORRECT. IT'S TO MY UNDERSTANDING. YES AND SO WHAT WE DOING TRAINING FOR SOMEONE TO OPERATE EIGHT DRONES CORRECT. YES, OK, SO WHEN I HEARD THE CHAIR TALK ABOUT WILL THIS BE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE DISTRICTS? I HEARD THE COUNCILMAN'S RESPONSE WAS WELL, THIS WAS A PORTION OF THE WHOLE PROGRAM. AND WHAT I DON'T GET IS THIS I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE A HELICOPTERS, RIGHT? NO, WE GOT ONE HELICOPTER, RIGHT? YES, AND THAT ONE HELICOPTER SERVES ALL 26 DISTRICTS. AM I CONCERNED THAT I'M HAVING HERE TODAY IS THIS IS WHEN I HEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EIGHT DRONES. THAT'S GREAT. BUT THERE'S NO REASON IN THE WORLD FOR THOSE EIGHT ROUNDS NOT TO BE UTILIZED IN ALL 26 DISTRICTS. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE WE HAVE TO BUY EXTRA DRONES AND EXTRA TRAINING. AND SO THAT'S MY ONE CAUSE FOR PAUSE OF VOTING FOR THIS AT THIS MOMENT IS THE CAVEAT THAT POTENTIALLY THESE DRONES WILL ALL BE USED IN THE DISTRICTS THAT HAD PAID FOR THEM. THERE'S NOT AN ANSWER TO THAT. AT THE MOMENT. YOU GOTTA THINK ABOUT THAT. AND THE REALITY IS THOSE SHOULD BE USED IN ALL 26 DISTRICTS. MY UNDERSTANDING IN THE FIRST MEETING WE HAD THERE WOULD BE EIGHT DRONES ONE TO EACH DIVISION. OK THE TRAINING WOULD BE SPREAD OUT AMONGST THE DEPARTMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS STILL THE CASE. THAT'S WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS. EIGHT DIVISIONS, EIGHT DRONES TRAINING FOR OFFICERS IN EACH DIVISION, BUT THEN THAT'S FANTASTIC. SO WE ARE UTILIZING THEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SO THAT THAT WAS THAT RELIEVES MY CONCERN IN THE HEAD. THAT'S WHAT I AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THAT'S WHAT THE PAPERWORK DOES SAY AS WELL. SO THAT CONCERN IS NO LONGER ON THE TABLE. YES, IT'S A CITYWIDE. PILOT PROGRAM. MY ONLY OTHER CONCERN IS THIS. AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S NOT A REASON FOR ME TO VOTE AGAINST THIS, BUT WHAT IS THE I MEAN, AS AN OFFICER IN ORDER TO ARREST SOMEONE FOR A MISDEMEANOR, YOU'D HAVE TO SEE IT, OK? WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY LIKE, SAY, THE STATE OF FLORIDA WHERE SOMEBODY RUNS A STOPLIGHT. YOU KNOW, WE THEY GET TICKET. THE CAR GETS TICKET. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO'S DRIVING IT. SO THE CONCERN IS THIS IS THE DRONE HELPS US IDENTIFY WHERE THE A TV WAS POTENTIALLY LOCATED. BUT IS THERE GOING TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PROSECUTION OR POTENTIALLY THE IMPOUNDING OF THE VEHICLE BASED UPON THE FACT THAT WE DON'T AREN'T ABLE FROM THE DRONE TO NECESSARILY IDENTIFY WITH CERTAINTY? THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. OK, SO WE'RE NOT GONNA USE THE DRONE.

TO GO IDENTIFY. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE CRIME OCCUR. WE CAN'T CHASE THEM. WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THEM WITH THE DRONE. BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE NOT COVERING LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. THEY'RE JUST IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OR THEY'RE IN THE PARK, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT WE CAN EVEN START TO BEGIN TO PURSUE THEM. SO IF WE COME IN THE PARK AND RUN THEM OFF THEY'RE GONNA THEY'RE GONNA GO STRAIGHT DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOUSE. AND THEN AND I GET THAT, UH, AND REGARDLESS OF THAT SITUATION, I MEAN, NUMBER ONE AGAIN. THE

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$100,640 THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. AND THEN, OF COURSE IT'LL BE ON UH, AT THE COUNCIL ON THURSDAY, SO YOU HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT YOUR FUNDS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, UH, COUNCILMAN ASON, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WE RELATE TO THE HIGHER UPS THAT IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH MORE NEXT THURSDAY THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS PUT INTO A BUDGETARY REQUEST. SO AGAIN, I RECOGNIZE THE UPSIDE TO FACILITATING WHAT YOU GUYS DO. A REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS. THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE NOTES ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT, AND COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD YES, I THINK THIS QUESTION MAY BE FOR UH, LATANYA OR EVEN RICK OR CINDY. UM SO IS IT THAT WE NEED? WE NEED TO REACH THAT 100,000 WHATEVER IT WAS, IN ORDER FOR THIS. PROGRAM TO GO INTO EFFECT. IS THAT RIGHT? I IF THE IF THE APPROPRIATE OH, I'M SORRY, MR CHAIR. OK? YES. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY OK, OK, UH, I IF WE'RE GONNA PUT, UH, HOPE PROGRAM IN PLACE THROUGHOUT UM EACH OF THE DIVISIONS. OK, SO IF I WANNA IF I WANNA TAG IN NOW, UH, $10,000. IS THAT WHAT YOU NEED? THAT SOUNDS GREAT. ALL RIGHT. $10,000 CIF MONEY FROM DISTRICT 24. OH, THANK YOU. I PROBABLY, UH I'M SURE UM, BECAUSE I MAY WANT TO RAISE THAT. NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT OK, WELL. YES. NDF YES. AND I'M GOOD. OK SO WHAT WE DO IS BECAUSE I KNOW, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S PEOPLE WHO WANNA JUMP ON BOARD. UH, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK TO IT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOTION THIS IN THIS AMENDMENT IN IS ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTS TO JUMP IN AT THIS TIME? ALL RIGHT, AND THEY'LL BE WORRIED. WE GOTTA GO CHECK OUR FUNDS, BUT, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT? SOME OF ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A SECOND? ALL RIGHT, PROPERLY. MOTION IS SECOND, ALL RIGHT? AND THEN NOW WE, UH WE NEED A VOICE ABOUT, UH, FOR THE COORDINATES THE DF WITH THE AMENDMENT AS WELL. UM, ALTHOUGH, UM OH, OK, SO IT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE, MADAM CLERK UP THE VOTING. COUNCIL MEMBER MOBILE HILL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBERS. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER. ACKERSON. MR. CHAIR. YOU HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES. ALL RIGHT. THE, UH THANK YOU. UM JUST IF SOMEONE FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT MIGHT BE

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[21. CIF041624PW14b     APPROPRIATING $18,600 FROM DISTRICT 14 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON LEHR ROAD AND DEWITT DRIVE. Sponsors: Cindi Fowler (D-14) ]

THAT I HAVE IT NOW WE ARE GONNA SKIP BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 26 CIF 041624 P W-2 0 APPROPRIATING

[26. CIF041624PW20     APPROPRIATING $1,118 FROM DISTRICT 20 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS TO FABRICATE AND INSTALL TWO HONORARY STREET SIGNS ON I-265 DESIGNATING THE OLD HEADY ROAD BRIDGE AS "DANIEL JONES MEMORIAL BRIDGE." Sponsors: Stuart Benson (R-20) ]

[27. CIF041624PW21     APPROPRIATING $1,820 FROM DISTRICT 21 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF FOUR TRASH RECEPTACLES TO BE PLACED IN DISTRICT 21 IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS ON SOUTHERN PARKWAY, SECOND STREET, THIRD STREET, AND WEST SOUTHLAND BOULEVARD, TO ENHANCE NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANLINESS. Sponsors: Betsy Ruhe (D-21) ]

[28. CONDF041624FCHUMm     APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 22 AND 23; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO FERN CREEK/HIGHVIEW UNITED MINISTRIES, INC. FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE PENNIES FROM HEAVEN GALA, A FUNDRAISER THAT SUPPORTS THEIR ADULT DAY CARE HEALTH CENTER AND THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER. Sponsors: Jeff Hudson (R-23) Robin Engel (R-22)]

[29. R-039-24     A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 012, SERIES 2023, REGARDING THE GRANTING OF LOCAL INCENTIVES TO EBERSPAECHER NORTH AMERICA INC. N/K/A PUREM NOVI INC. AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNEES OR APPROVED AFFILIATES THEREOF PURSUANT TO KRS CHAPTER 154, SUBCHAPTER 32, TO DELETE A SENTENCE REGARDING THE STATE TO LOCAL PARTICIPATION RATIO. Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

THERE ARE PURSUANT TO KRS CHAPTER 154 SUB CHAPTER 32 TO THE LATEST STATEMENTS REGARDING THE STATE TO LOCAL PARTICIPATION RATIO. WE HAVE PROOF. UH YEAH. COULD I GET A SECOND? PROPERLY MOTION IN SECONDED. THANK YOU. UH, WE HAVE JEFF O'BRIEN, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING TO THIS ISSUE.

THANK YOU. CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBERS , JEFF O'BRIEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. UM THE, UH, THIS RESOLUTION IS TO, UH, CORRECT AN EARLIER RESOLUTION, THE METRO COUNCIL PASSED FOR THE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL FOR EVER. SPOCK OR PURUM, UH, WHICH IS A GROUP THAT MANUFACTURES AUTOMOTIVE, UH, EXHAUST SYSTEMS. FOR UH, FOR CARS, OBVIOUSLY, UH,

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[30. O-074-24     AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DEVELOPMENT AREA PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF KRS 65.7041 - 65.7083 TO BE KNOWN AS THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT AREA, DESIGNATING THE METRO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC. AS AN "AGENCY", ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN, APPROVING ENTERING INTO A LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE "RELEASED AMOUNT" PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF REGULAR REPORTS TO LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AND THE TAKING OF ANY OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY THIS ORDINANCE. Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

UH, THIS IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT SIX. THE PROJECT, THE PROPERTIES WERE PUT OUT FOR SOLICITATION OPEN SOLICITATION TO THE PUBLIC IN, UH, JUNE OF 2020. THIS IS, UH, THE PARIS TOWN PRESERVATION TRUST IS THE IS THE, UM IS THE BIDDER THAT WE ARE NEGOTIATING WITH. THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL BIDDER, BUT THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS TERMINATED IN 2021 AND THE PARIS TOWN PRESERVATION TRUST, WHICH IS THE CURRENT DEVELOPER, AS HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE SITE SINCE DECEMBER OF 2021. THE DEVELOPER HAS SUCCESSFULLY REZONED THE SITE. THAT SITE WAS ZONED TO, UH, THE PLANNED, UH, DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN 2023 THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY METRO COUNCIL. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON THE SITE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST ALL THE EXISTING BUILDINGS EXCEPT FOR THE FORMER STEAM PLANT. BUT AT THE CORNER OF BRECKENRIDGE AND VINE WILL BE DEMOLISHED. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BUILD BACK 450 APARTMENTS, 20 COTTAGE HOMES THAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE VINE STREET PARKING LOT 100 AND 65,000 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL SPACE 100 ROOM HOTEL WITH FIVE CONDO UNITS. UM 850 SPACE PARKING GARAGE ON THE DEVELOPMENT, SIDE AND GREEN SPACE. UM THE REQUEST UM A 20 YEAR. PROPERTY TAX ONLY TIFF. SO UH, RIGHT NOW, THIS PROPERTIES ARE MOSTLY ARE ALL EXCEPT FOR THE VINE STREET LOT

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THANK YOU. WHAT'S IS THE WHAT IS THE MINIMUM INVESTMENT NEEDED FOR THIS DEVELOPER TO BEGIN TO ACCESS T I FUNDING SO THEY ALL THEY ALL NEED TO. WELL THEY'LL NEED TO GET THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLANS. THIS IS NOT LIKE THE STATE. THE UH, ONE PART TIP THAT YOU JUST THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY METRO COUNCIL. THIS TIP JUST THEY WILL JUST NEED TO START MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN THE PROPERTY AND THE AGAIN THIS IS THE PERFORMANCE BASED INCENTIVE, SO IF THEY DON'T PERFORM ON PROPERTY TAXES, THEY WON'T GET THE REIMBURSEMENT OF $20 MILLION IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT IS A CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT AND PROPERTY TAX THEY HAVE TO PAY. SO THE WAY IT WORKS MECHANICALLY, IS THEY SUBMIT THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL TO US IN CERTIFICATIONS ON WHAT THE FUNDS WERE USED FOR. FOR EXCUSE ME, AND WE REIMBURSE, UH, THE DEVELOPER BASED ON THE 80% SHARE, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MY VOICE TODAY. NO PROBLEM, MR CHAIRMAN, JUST TO CONCLUDE I MEAN, THIS THING HAS LANGUISHED FOR YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN AT THIS THING FOR A LONG TIME. SO WE HAVE LOTS MORE QUESTIONS, UH, ON YOUR RETURN AS WELL AS MY, UH, REQUEST AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT THE YOUNG CENTER TIFF, UH, NEXT TIME OR OR SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD. OK, THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. AND MR MR CHAIR. I'M SORRY. I KNOW YOU'RE AT TIME, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY FOR THE PUBLIC THERE IS PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS TIFF. IT WILL BE THURSDAY. WE HAVE A WEBEX LINK. WE ARE ALSO BE IN PERSON AT THE FIRST FOUR CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE 444 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, BUILDING. FIVE THURSDAY. 530 THURSDAY APRIL THE 18TH YES. AND THIS IS AS YOU SAID, VICE CHAIR. UH ONE. THANK YOU. AND I DO HAVE, UH, JUST ONE. ASK IF, UM BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF TIPS, AND I KNOW THERE'S

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I BE RESPECTFUL FOR THE NEXT COMMITTEE CHAIR. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

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