[3. ID 24-0260 Council Member Fowler will recognize Valley High School’s Chess Team for winning the 2024 (Under-1200) National High School Chess Championship.]

VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHESS TEAM, WHO ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, FROM IN BALTIMORE. I AM SO PROUD OF THESE YOUNG MEN AND THEIR COACH, MR. HENNING AND HIS WIFE, LESLIE. WHERE'S LESLIE? OH SHE'S OVER THERE FILMING, I HAVE HER PROCLAMATION TO ALL THOSE WHOSE LETTERS THEE SHALL COME.

GREETINGS KNOW YE THAT THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL HEREBY HONORS AND RECOGNIZES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHESS TEAM. THE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHESS TEAM, CONSISTING OF ONE SENIOR, ONE JUNIOR, AND FIVE SOPHOMORES, SCORED 3.5 OUT OF FOUR IN THE MATCHES TO WIN THE JC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WHEREAS THE TEAM FINISHED THE SEASON AT 11 ZERO, ONE WITH NO LOSSES, AND WHEREAS THEIR WINS EARNED THEM A TRIP TO THE NATIONALS IN BALTIMORE AND WHEREAS, THEY DROPPED TO THE SEVENTH TO SEVENTH PLACE THE FIRST DAY, TWO POINTS BEHIND ABINGTON, A TOP FIVE ACADEMIC SCHOOL IN THE US. BUT THEN WON TEN, DREW TWO, AND LOST ZERO THE LAST DAY. AND WHEREAS THE PROBABILITY OF WINNING ALL 12 MATCHES WAS LESS THAN 1 IN 1000. AND WHEREAS I AM AN EXTREME, HIGHLY HONORED TO RECOGNIZE COACH HENNING, HIS WIFE LESLIE, AND THESE VERY TALENTED YOUNG MEN, YOUNG MEN FOR THEIR PHENOMENAL ACCOMPLISHMENT. IF YOU'LL JUST

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PLEASE STEP FORWARD WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME LIAM WEISS. NOT HERE. SORRY SAMUEL. HENNING. HEY, SAMUEL, LENNOX SMITH. JORDAN. KEITH NOT HERE. DELWYN. TILLIS AND RYE. BARBARA NOT HERE.

CALEB. ROARK. YOU MUST BE CALEB ROARK, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. AND I'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE SEX. YEAH. PLEASE. OKAY. YEAH. I APPRECIATE, THESE KIDS NEVER STOP WORKING AND GOING INTO THE LAST ROUND, THEY WERE THEY WERE DOWN TWO POINTS, WHICH IN CHESS IS INSURMOUNTABLE. IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THAT IN THE LAST ROUND, AND SO AS THE AS THE DAY WENT ON, MORE AND MORE TEAMS FROM BALTIMORE AND FROM, CHICAGO AND FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, BECAUSE WE WENT AGAINST 70 TEAMS COMPETING FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. OVER 300 KIDS COMPETING AGAINST THESE KIDS AND EACH MATCH, WOULD LAST BETWEEN 2 AND 3 HOURS. AND SOME OF THESE KIDS NEVER HAD ONE, CHESS MATCH LAST LESS THAN THREE HOURS. AND THEY PLAYED SEVEN OF THOSE IN ABOUT TWO AND A HALF DAYS, AND SO BEING EXHAUSTED, BEING HUNGRY MOST OF THE TIME, THEY FOUGHT THROUGH REPRESENTED LOUISVILLE VERY WELL AND BROUGHT HOME THE UNDER 12 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. THANK YOU . SO THERE'S A LITTLE BACKSTORY ON , A GOFUNDME THAT WAS SET UP.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WE AREN'T ALLOWED TO GIVE MONEY FOR ANY TYPE OF ACCOMMODATIONS, FOOD, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO, COACH HENNING HAD REACHED OUT TO ME LAST YEAR, AND I SAID, NEXT YEAR WE REALLY NEED TO GET A GOFUNDME GOING. SO WE DID THAT. THEY DID THAT. I TAGGED EVERYBODY I COULD IMAGINE AND, WHAT THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES WE HAD $1,200, $1,200. SO YEAH. SO SO, VALLEY STATION, MCDONALD'S. MATT DODD STEPPED UP. HE DONATED A THOUSAND, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE GAVE 25, FIVE, $50, $100. AND THEN, MIKE MULROONEY, WAS SHIRLEY'S WAY. FINISHED IT UP. SO THEY HAD WHAT, $10,000 TO GO WITH? YES. YEAH. SO IT WAS A COMMUNITY EFFORT TO GET THEM THERE. AND I'M JUST SO PROUD OF THEM. AND, PLEASE, ANOTHER ROUND OF HALLS. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THE CITY. SO WELL. YES. OH, SORRY, YES. SORRY.

COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND SOME MAY KNOW THAT, I WAS A LETTERMAN AT WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL IN CHESS. AND, YES, YEAH, I CAN TELL, BUT I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THESE GUYS BECAUSE, TO HAVE PLAYED THAT NUMBER MATCHES AND THAT, THAT TAKES A LOT OF MENTAL DEXTERITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS, YOU GUYS, AND KEEP IT UP. THANK YOU. THANK, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN REED. AND, AS SOMEONE WHO'S NEVER HAD A CHESS MATCH LAST MORE THAN THREE MINUTES, I CAN'T EVEN CONTEMPLATE HOW A THREE HOUR, I CAN TAKE THREE HOURS. SO THANK YOU.

COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER. COUNCILMAN BENSON, I BELIEVE YOU'VE GOT A SPECIAL GUEST THIS EVENING AS WELL. COME ON, GUYS, I WAS LOOKING IN THE BACK. BOY. THANK YOU. THANK

[4. ID 24-0325 Council Member Benson will recognize the Jefferson County Conservation District Employee of the Year, Paul Borntraeger.]

YOU. OH. I'M COUNCILMAN STEWART BENSON. IN CASE Y'ALL DON'T KNOW WHO I AM, I'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT. FOR. WELL, I'LL JUST READ IT TO ALL. TO ALL , TO ALL WHO? THESE LETTERS SHALL COME. GREETINGS. KNOW YE THAT THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL HEREBY HONORS AND AWARDS. PAUL BORN, TRAGER, FOR BEING NAMED A JEFFERSON COUNTY SOIL AND WATER EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, WHEREAS PAUL ACHIEVEMENT AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS AS AS A GRADUATE FROM STERLING COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE FROM THE WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM, HAS SHOWN EXPERTISE, DEDICATION TO HIS ADVANCEMENT AS A FUTURE LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE SUBSTANTIAL,

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SUSTAINABILITY. AND WHEREAS PAUL WAS SELECTED TO RECEIVE THIS OPPORTUNITY DUE TO HIS COMMITMENT TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, IN RECOGNITION OF THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION, WE HEREBY CONFIRM THAT THIS HONOR, WITH ALL THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES HERE UNTO APPERTAINING AND TESTIMONY WHEREOF WE HAVE CAUSED THESE LETTERS TO BE MADE, AND THE SEAL OF LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO HERE UNTO AFFIXED. DONE THIS, IN LOUISVILLE, THIS 16 DAY OF MAY, 2024 SIGNED BY ME DISTRICT DISTRICT COUNCILMAN 20 AND BY OUR PRESIDENT MARCUS WINKLER. AND, HERE'S PAUL AND PAUL. LIKE YOU SAY, SAY SOMETHING. TELL THEM HOW, WHAT YOU'VE DONE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'M A LOUISVILLE NATIVE, AND, SINCE GRADUATING A YEAR AGO NOW, I'VE WORKED FOR THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. AND WHETHER, YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT A SINKHOLE IN THE WEST END OF LOUISVILLE OR YOU'RE TRYING TO GET A GARDEN PLANTED IN THE EAST END, THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT STEPS FORWARD AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL GUIDANCE TO RESIDENTS WITH ANY INCOME LEVEL AND ANY BACKGROUND.

AND WE MAKE SURE THAT, PEOPLE FEEL REPRESENTED AND THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE AND THAT THEY HAVE, SOME KNOWLEDGE BEHIND THEM. AND THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE DOING. WELL, THANK YOU, PAUL, I DON'T KNOW.

AND MOST OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT OF A PART OF THE EMAIL, YOU KNOW, THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PEOPLE, WHETHER A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, THEY DO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PASS THROUGH GOVERNMENT THAT WE, THAT WE BENEFIT FROM. AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT THE BUDGET, BUT, FUND, WE NEED TO FUND THEM AND THEY'RE REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR WHOLE COUNTY. SO, I WANT WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US. I DON'T DO WE NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE UP HERE. RIGHT. OKAY. ONE. TWO. THREE.

MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY ADDRESSES TO COUNCIL? YES, SIR. THERE ARE. OKAY LET ME REMIND

[5. ID 24-0306 Addresses to Council – May 16, 2024]

THOSE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING ANY PROFANITY OR MAKING DEROGATORY STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, JOANNE ROBINSON.

JOANNE ROBINSON. CINDY. PABLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CINDY. PABLO. I LIVE IN THE PARISH TOWN POINT NEIGHBORHOOD, ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE TIFF THAT THE CURRENT DEVELOPER FOR THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER IS SEEKING. THIS PLAN. ALTHOUGH NOT PERFECT, I THINK THAT IT'S A GOOD PLAN, THIS WILL INCLUDE MUCH NEEDED HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE DESIRED NEIGHBORHOOD IN LOUISVILLE. IT PROVIDES JOBS DURING DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND BEYOND THROUGH RETAIL SHOPS AND SERVICES AND RESTAURANTS, IT ALSO WILL INCLUDE MUCH NEEDED AMENITIES LIKE A GROCERY, A COMMUNITY CENTER, AND NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING SPACE, WHICH WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THOSE, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ALSO INCLUDES A PARK THAT PIERSTOWN POINT RESIDENTS MOST OF US REALLY DON'T WANT, BUT ARE BEING FORCED TO ACCEPT BY THE OTHER FOUR NEIGHBORHOODS, PUBLIC GREEN SPACE AND COMMUNITY GARDEN WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE DEVELOPER AND OUR COMMUNITY GARDEN IS ACCESSED AND USED BY OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT JUST OURS, HOPEFULLY IT WILL ALSO CAUSE A REDUCTION IN HOMELESS LIVING IN AND AROUND THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER BUILDINGS THAT INCLUDE LOOTERS COMING DAILY, IF NOT MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY, CONTINUING TO STRIP THE BUILDINGS OF VALUABLE RESOURCES, MAKING LOTS OF NOISE, AND JUST IN GENERAL, DISTURBING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE, PROBLEMS WITH THE HOMELESS AND THE

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LOOTERS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP NUMEROUS TIMES TO LMPD AND OUR COUNCIL PERSON AND TO THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THE BUILDINGS. YET IT CONTINUES. AND ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT IN THE COMMITTEE. I FEEL THE COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO WORK FOR THEIR OWN AGENDA, INCLUDING AT THE 513, 24 MEETING PROMOTING THE NEW PLAN FOR THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER BY WOODCOCK, I'VE NOTICED SIGNS, THROUGHOUT PIERCE TOWN POINT, THE ORIGINAL HIGHLANDS AND GERMANTOWN ON. THE SIGNS ARE IN YARDS. LETTERS ARE LEFT IN MAILBOXES AND ALSO HAVE BEEN POSTED, ON DIFFERENT, FACEBOOK PAGES, TRYING TO GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO THEIR PEOPLE. I THINK THAT THIS IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BECAUSE THIS IS BEING LED BY SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. BENEFITS AGREEMENT COMMITTEE, THEIR JOB IS TO NEGOTIATE A, AN AGREEMENT, NOT NOT TO LOOK FOR NEW DEVELOPERS AND TRY TO CHANGE THINGS AT THIS LATE DATE, I DON'T THINK THAT THEY ARE WORKING, DOING THE JOB THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. AND I HOPE THAT IF EVENTUALLY SOMETHING CAN BE DONE TO MAKE THESE PEOPLE DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO, AND ONE OF THE OTHER MAIN THINGS IS HOLDING BUSINESSES SUCH AS PARIS TOWN OLD FORESTERS, PARIS TOWN HALL AND HOLDING THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY BUILD THEIR BUILDINGS IN AND HOLD EVENTS, THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO GUARANTEE AND WORK FOR LITTER, NOISE, PARKING AND SAFETY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE BECAUSE IT HAS BECOME A NIGHTMARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS SAM AVERY. GOOD EVENING, SAM AVERY WITH THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ALLIANCE OF LOUISVILLE, OR REEL FOUR YEARS AGO, WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM REEL, THIS BODY PASSED A RESOLUTION FOR 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY, 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY FOR CITY OPERATIONS BY 2030, 100% RENEWABLE. ALL FORMS OF ENERGY FOR CITY OPERATIONS BY 2035, AND 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMUNITY WIDE BY 2040. AND WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS. THE CITY HAS HIRED AN ENERGY MANAGER WHO HAS SAVED THE CITY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY MONEY, WHICH IS BEING USED NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME TO INSTALL ROOFTOP SOLAR ON CITY OWNED BUILDINGS. THE CITY HAS ALSO HIRED A STAFF FOR THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH WILL BE FOR THE FIRST TIME ADMINISTERING OVER $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL MONEY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS. NOW, ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS IS LIKELY TO BE A UTILITY SCALE, GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR INSTALLATION. THIS IS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST WAY TO MAKE A LOT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY QUICKLY. IT USES A LOT OF LAND, BUT NOT PERMANENTLY. THE SOLAR PANELS CAN BE REMOVED AFTER THEIR USEFUL TERM AND THE LAND RETURNED TO OTHER USES. BUT ROOFTOP SOLAR, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS BETTER LONG TERM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T USE ADDITIONAL LAND. IT'S INSTALLED ON EXISTING BUILDINGS AND DOES NOT REQUIRE NEW LAND. BUT IT'S SLOW, IT'S INCREMENTAL. IT'S BUILDING. BY BUILDING. WE HAVE TO CONVINCE OWNERS TO INSTALL SOLAR ONE BY ONE. SO IT TAKES A LONG TIME. IT'S NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR THE EMERGENCY WE SEE DEVELOPING AROUND US NOW. THE CITY SHOULD BE FUNDING BOTH TYPES OF SOLAR, BOTH ROOFTOP AND UTILITY SCALE SOLAR EVERY YEAR FROM NOW ON, AND ONE GOOD WAY TO DO THAT MAY BE THROUGH BOND ISSUES. MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE LOUISVILLE CITY SUNSHINE BONDS TO BUILD THE FUTURE. WE ALL WANT TO LIVE IN SOLAR IS NOT AN EXPENSE. IT'S AN INVESTMENT BECAUSE IT COMES BACK WITH INTEREST. EVEN IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TORNADOES, EVEN IF WE WEREN'T EXPECTING MORE STORMS, EVEN IF WE WEREN'T EXPECTING HEATWAVES AND FIRES AND DROUGHTS, WE SHOULD STILL BE INVESTING IN SOLAR. JUST TO SAVE MONEY. BUT THE REAL REASON FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IS NOT TO SAVE MONEY. THE REAL REASON FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IS THAT IT'S THE ONLY WAY PEOPLE IN AN ORGANIZED SOCIETY CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE ON THIS SMALL PLANET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. AVERY. THANK YOU.

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BILL WELLS. BILL WELLS. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR WINKLER AND MEMBERS OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL TONIGHT, WITH REFERENCE TO THE BUDGET WINDOW. I CALL ATTENTION TO THE CONCEPT OF IMPROVING VALUE WITH VALUES FOR THE PRESENCE OF CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES IN AN ECONOMY THAT NEEDS SYSTEM. SYSTEMIC AFFIRMATION ACROSS THE WHOLE IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, THE DISCUSSION CAN BE BROKEN DOWN TO NEEDS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DEPARTMENTS WITHIN OUR FORM OF GOVERNANCE. AND TODAY, IN VISITING THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE MEDICAL LIBRARY, NOTICE WOULD BE MADE OF THE BOOKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN VIEWING THE TITLE STUNNED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IS NOTED FOR YOU. I AM NOT STUNNED BY THE TITLE. RATHER, A GOOD PART OF MY LIFE HAS FOCUSED ON THE EXPERIENCE WHILE TRYING TO ASK THE HOWS AND WHYS OF DISCRIMINATION ACROSS THE CIVIL CATEGORIES OF RACE, SEX, CREED, GENDER AND DISABILITY. NOTICE ALSO THE PAGES REGARDING THE FORTHCOMING PRESENTATION IN WATERLOO, ONTARIO BY RICK HANSEN REGARDING ADDING DISABILITY ADVOCACY.

IRONICALLY, I BEGAN TO ADVOCATE FOR DISABILITY PRESENCE IN THE GRAD PUB WHILE A STUDENT AT WATERLOO. WHEN MY CLASSMATE RICK WOODS HAD DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING ACCESS TO THE PUB WHILE EXPERIENCING CEREBRAL PALSY. TO THINK HANSON IS KNOWN AS THE MAN IN MOTION SEEMINGLY WOULD DO WELL IN LOUISVILLE IF THE DESIGN OF THE BUDGET WERE FINALLY ANNOUNCED AND BONDED WITH DISABILITY AS A PRIMARY CONSIDERATION FOR AFFECTING CHANGE. IN CONCLUSION, CONSIDER THE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING. ONE OF MY APPEALS TO DO THE RIGHT THING WHILE UNDERSTANDING IS HANSON SUGGESTS, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF WE HAVE THE COURAGE TO TRY. NO SO I WOULD HEAR JUSTIN DART, THE FATHER OF THE ADA IN PHILADELPHIA IN THE EARLY 90S IN A CONFERENCE BALLROOM FILLED WITH PEOPLE JUST LIKE ME IN THE TRAJECTORY AND TRAGEDY, IS ONE OF DISCOVERING THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS OF HOW AND WHY THAT PERHAPS NEED AN APPROPRIATE LEGAL AND CONSCIOUS LANGUAGE FROM THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WELLS. THANK YOU. ONE SECOND, JEFF.

FRANK. COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOOD EVENING. I'M JEFF FRANK WITH THE FRIENDS OF FLOYDS FORK. AND TONIGHT I'M HERE AND I'VE BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE FLOYDS FORK COALITION OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS SINCE THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE FLOYDS FORK SPECIAL DISTRICT, OUR STEERING COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE FISHERVILLE AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE FLOYDS FORK ENVIRONMENTAL ASSOCIATION, THE FRIENDS OF FLOYDS FORK, LOUISVILLE. KEEP YOUR FORK. ORG EASTWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL, THE GREATER LOUISVILLE GROUP OF THE SIERRA CLUB, TREES, LOUISVILLE, THE FUTURE FUND, INC, THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, THE FLOYDS FORK CONSERVANCY, AND 5300 PLUS PETITION SIGNERS, AT CHANGE.ORG ASKING US TO DO THE BEST JOB WE CAN TO PROTECT FLOYDS FORK. TWO DAYS AGO, OUR GROUP SENT TO EACH OF YOU A SHORT LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW WE CAN BELIEVE THE DRAFT THAT PASSED OUT OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION COULD BE APPROVED, AND WE UNDERSTAND FULLY THAT THESE REQUESTS ARE A MAJOR DEPARTURE FROM OUR STANDARD LAND USE CODES. BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND FULLY, SINCE THE 1940S WHEN SOMEBODY SAID OUR FOUR SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND EVERYWHERE FOR A DENSITY IN LOUISVILLE WITH 40 OR 45% PAVEMENT, THAT'S MORE THAN TWICE OR THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT IT TAKES TO KILL A STREAM. WITH THANKS TO COUNCILMAN BENSON, COUNCILMAN ANGLE, WE ADOPTED THIS COMMUNITY SEPTEMBER SIXTH OF 2020, WHAT IS CALLED THE

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SOUTH FLOYDS FORK VISION, AND THAT DOCUMENT, CLEARLY UP FRONT AFTER THIS BODY ADOPTED IT, SAID THE HEALTH OF FLOYDS FORK IS PARAMOUNT. WE SHOULD NOT ONLY PRESERVE, BUT ENHANCE ITS HEALTH AND THAT THAT DOCUMENT ASKED, OUR PLANNING AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT TO DESIGNATE A CONSERVATION FORM AREA WITH ASSOCIATED LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES. OUR GROUP HAS WORKED ASSIDUOUSLY OVER 70 MEETINGS TO DEFINE THAT BEST PRACTICE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE SHARED WITH YOU TWO DAYS AGO. AND WE REALIZE THAT CALLS ON US TO MAKE SOME TOUGH CHOICES AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN OUR SENSITIVE LANDS. I'D URGE YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THE ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'VE PUT FORTH, BECAUSE WE WILL NOT GET A CHANCE TO DO THIS OVER FLOYDS FORK. IF YOU SAW THE DOCUMENT WE SENT YOU, THE LAST TWO PAGES WERE PHOTOGRAPHED.

EVERY ONE OF THEM OUT OF THAT WATERSHED. AND IT'S A SPECTACULAR PLACE. CAN I SEE THE CLOCK, PLEASE? OH. THANK YOU SO WITH THAT, I GET TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FUTURE CONSIDERATION. AND, HAVE A GREAT EVENING. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU, MR. FRANK. DAVID CALEB. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE I SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL.

DIDN'T YOU ALL USED TO HAVE, LIKE, A GONG GO OFF WHEN YOUR TIME WAS UP? BUT, THIS HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY SHOWED UP IN MY INBOX ONE MORNING, AND IT'S ABOUT THE BEARGRASS ECHO, CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT. AND IT'S, IT'S GOING TO WHAT REALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. BEARGRASS CREEK, BACK IN THE 90S, I'M THE STEWARD OF OUR FAMILY FARM NOW. AND, BACK IN THE 90S, THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT, GOING NEXT TO IT. D THIS IS BACK WHEN THEY HAD THE MEETINGS IN A MSD BOARD ROOM, AND NOT MANY PEOPLE THERE OR ANYTHING. AND, MY ENGINEER FRIENDS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE ALWAYS TOLD ME, THEY SAID, DAVIS, EVER, EVER. ANYTHING HAPPENED TO YOUR FARM? YOU MAKE SURE YOU GET TO THAT MEETING, RAISE YOUR HAND AND NOT ASK FOR ACCESS TO THE SEWERS. GAS ELECTRIC AND EVERYTHING. SO WHEN I WAS DOWN THERE, THEY WERE HAVING OTHER CASES, AND ONE OF THEM WAS, PUTTING, PART OF BEARGRASS CREEK IN THE CONCRETE CHANNEL AND THERE WAS ONE LTLE LADY THERE, YOU KNOW, MY CASE SN'TP YE BUT THEY WERE, GOING TO PUT BEARGRASS CREEK PA OF IN A CCRETCHANL . AND THIS ONE LITTLE WTE HAY D UP SA OGS? AND IN A STAFF PERSON, WHICH I KNOW TO THIS DAY, FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY TURNED TO HER AND THEY SAID, SIT DOWN AND BE QUIET. IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT. SO, AFTER, YOU KNOW, IT WENT THROUGH, THAT LADY WENT OUT AND I, I WENT OUT THE DOOR, YOU KNOW, THAT SO INSPIRED ME. I WAS A YOUNG MAN, A I, RUSHED OUT, AND SHE WAS STANDING ON THE STREET CORNER WAITING FOR A BUS, AND I SAID, I REALLY BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU SAID. AND I ASK HER NAME. AND IT WAS, WENDY HEPLER.

AND, WHEN HE PASSED AWAY IN 2020 AT 92 YEARS OLD, AND I GOT TO KNOW HER, BUT, IT'S THAT PROJECT'S GOING TO BE $142 MILLION, YOU KNOW? SO WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT FUNDING, SOME FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SOME FROM THE LOCAL. BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, IT'S NOT FUNDED YET. SO I'M A MASTER CONSERVATIONIST. AND, PRIVATE LANDOWNER OF A YEAR FOR 30 COUNTY AREA YEARS AGO.

AND I'M A GOOD STEWARD OF OUR LAND IN THE FLOYDS FORK WATERSHED. AND WE HAVE SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE NOW THAT, I HOPE WE CAN, WE HAVE A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY, JUST LIKE THIS.

$142 MILLION THAT NEEDED. WE HAVE A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. WE KNOW SO MUCH. SO I HOPE WE TAKE ADVANTAGE AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR MY GRANDKIDS. AND ALL YOUR ALL'S FAMILIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, SARAH SIMMONS. THANK YOU ALL, SARAH

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BETH SIMMONS I'M THE CHAIR OF THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. JEFFERSON COUNTY, JUST LIKE THE OTHER 121 CONSERVATION DISTRICTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. LOGAN COUNTY HAS TWO. IS A LOCAL UNIT OF GOVERNMENT WITH SEVEN ELECTED, PUBLICLY ELECTED SUPERVISOR. I JUST DROPPED OFF MY PETITION TO BE REELECTED. HOPEFULLY THIS FALL.

THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT MANAGES NATURAL RESOURCE PROGRAMS ON THE LOCAL LEVEL TO PROVIDE ANOTHER LEVEL OF SUPPORT AND TRUST BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND THE GOVERNMENT. AS A SPECIAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY, THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT CAN LEVERAGE BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING, BRINGING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY, BUT IS ALSO SEVERELY LIMITED IN ITS ABILITY TO FUNDRAISE AND CAPACITY TO EXPAND, AND ALMOST ALL OF KENTUCKY'S CONSERVATION DISTRICTS ARE FUNDED BY A MILLAGE TAX. UNFORTUNATELY JEFFERSON COUNTY IS NOT ALSO IN ALL OF KENTUCKY. 120 CONSERVATION DISTRICTS JEFFERSON COUNTY HAS THE SMALLEST BUDGET, BUT YET HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION, BECAUSE JEFFERSON COUNTY IS URBAN, THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT PROGRAMING LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. OF ALL 121, WE PUT MORE EFFORT INTO FAR, FAR REACHING PROGRAMS THAT GO EAST, WEST, SOUTH AND DOWNTOWN. WE LOOK INTO NATIVE LANDSCAPE GRANTS, WE ALSO HELPED RESIDENTS MEET THE, ORDINANCE REQUIREMENT FOR SIGNAGE. WE PROVIDE RAIN BARREL WORKSHOPS.

WE DO SOIL TESTING WHERE WE CAN TEST FOR NUTRIENTS. ALSO FOR LEAD, WE ALSO FUND URBAN HIGH TUNNELS, WHICH ARE GREENHOUSES TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE FOOD DESERTS ACROSS LOUISVILLE. SO FAR IN 2024, THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT HAS, HELD AT LEAST FOUR RAIN BARREL WORKSHOPS GIVEN OUT OVER 20 RAIN BARRELS, FUNDED 530 SOIL TESTS. THIS IS ALREADY MORE THAN HALF THAN WE, FUNDED LAST YEAR AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 25 ACRES OF COMMUNITY GARDENS AND IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH USDA, AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE, THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT HAS BROUGHT IN $275,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR 15 CONSERVATION PROJECTS WITHIN JEFFERSON COUNTY . SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO KIND OF LET YOU ALL KNOW THE VALUE THAT THAT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT HAS, I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU TO RALPH HOLDER. THANK YOU ALL. MY NAME IS TERRELL HOLDER, AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE SIERRA CLUB KENTUCKY CHAPTER. I'M ALSO THE LIAISON FOR SIERRA CLUB WITH THE FLOYDS FORK COALITION. I'D LIKE TO START OUT WITH A HUGE SHOUT OUT FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DOING ALL THIS WORK FOR FLOYDS FORK FROM THEIR HEARTS, WE'RE WE DON'T HAVE PAID PEOPLE DOING THIS WORK. AND ALL THESE FOLKS BACK HERE HAVE BEEN DOING IT OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEART AND PUTTING WAY MORE ENERGY IN IT THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE, I'D LIKE TO START OUT WITH A LITTLE REALITY CHECK IN THE DOCUMENT THAT WE'RE DEBATING HERE TONIGHT, SECTION. 3113 SAYS THIS. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLOYDS FORK SPECIAL DISTRICT IS TO PROTECT THE QUALITY OF THE WATERWAYS AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE DISTRICT ACHIEVES THESE PURPOSES BY PROMOTING COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AND STRUCTURES. THE FLOYDS FORK SPECIAL ZONE, SPECIAL ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICT, PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE THIS PROTECT. ENHANCE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. PROTECT THE EXISTING WATERWAYS. MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS FROM DEVELOPMENT. PROTECT THOSE WATERWAYS AS DEFINED BY THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AS PROTECTED, AND. ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES THAT PROTECT, PRESERVE AND MINIMIZE THE IMPACT. MAINTAIN THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF EXISTING PROPERTIES AND OUR NEW DEVELOPMENTS. PROTECT THE WATERWAYS. CONSERVE MATURE AND OR VALUABLE TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE HABITAT AND RESPECT THE HIGH QUALITY VISUAL CHARACTER SO AS FAR AS I KNOW. THERE HAS BEEN NO OBJECTION TO THAT PURPOSE. SO IF ANYBODY IF I'M WRONG, LET ME KNOW. NOW, IS ANYBODY OBJECT TO THAT STATED PURPOSE? SO THEN NOW THE QUESTION IS BASICALLY A QUESTION OF FACT. AND THE FLOYDS FORK COALITION HAS SUPPLIED YOU ON THE RECORD WITH NUMEROUS DOCUMENTS, STUDIES OF WATER RUNOFF. TREES AND THE FLOYDS FORK VISION. THERE'S PLENTY OF

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DOCUMENTATION THAT SUPPORTS THE POSITION THAT WOULD BE APPROVED IF TONIGHT'S DOCUMENT WERE PASSED. SO IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO THE PURPOSE, THEN IF WE DON'T PASS THIS, THAT PURPOSE HAS NO MEANING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HOLDER. DONNIE MORRIS.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DONNIE MORRIS. ONCE AGAIN, HIGH CRIMES HAVE PLAGUED OUR COMMUNITY. I WOULD THINK IT'S THAT EACH ONE OF YOU KNOWS SOMEONE. HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY CRIME. BACK IN 2006, WE HAD ANOTHER WAVE OF HIGH CRIME. THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO POLICE CHIEF WHITE, ROBERT WHITE, WHO WAS HERE, AND MAYOR ABRAMSON AND MY ORGANIZATION, PREVENTION 2000 KEEPING KIDS SAFE, PARTNERED WITH HIM AND CHURCHES IN ORDER TO GIVE RESIDENTS A BUFFER IN ORDER TO REPORT CRIME AND HOW IT WORKED. WAS RESIDENTS WOULD CALL A CHURCH ANONYMOUSLY WITH A CRIME TIP, AND THEN THE CHURCH WOULD ANONYMOUSLY REPORT IT TO 574 LMPD. THAT'S GIVING THE RESIDENT A DOUBLE BUFFER FOR THOSE WHO WERE AFRAID OF RETALIATION. LO AND BEHOLD, CALLS WENT UP TO THE TIP LINE TO OVER 500 A MONTH. METH LABS WERE CLOSED. THEY HAD OVER CLOSED OVER FIVE COLD CASES AND SO WE WANT TO REVISIT THAT. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I'M HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR POLICE CHIEF AND YOUR MAYOR . SO I NEED TO ASK OF YOU, AND I HOPE YOU GOT MY LEAFLET ABOUT CARE, WHICH STANDS FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY REPORTING EFFORT. I NEED YOU TO HELP ME GET IN TOUCH WITH THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS. WHAT WE'RE ALSO DOING, NOT JUST BEING REACTIVE TO CRIME. WE WANT TO BE MORE PROACTIVE TO CRIME. SO I HAVE INFORMATION BOOKLETS THAT I'M GOING TO PASS OUT WHEN I VISIT CHURCHES TO DIFFERENT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ORDER TO PREVENT CRIME. IF YOUR DAUGHTER IS HAVING A PROBLEM OUT OF A BOYFRIEND BEFORE IT ESCALATES, THEN THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS IN HERE. OUR SEVEN COUNTY SERVICES IS IN HERE. WE NEED THE COMMUNITY TO INTERVENE SO THAT WE CAN BE MORE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE. SO ONCE AGAIN, I NEED YOUR HELP GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS SO WE CAN KICK THIS OFF AGAIN. AND THE POLICE KEPT RECORDS. I DIDN'T KEPT RECORDS THAT IT WORKED. NOW IT'S NOT THE TELL ALL BE ALL, BUT IT HELPED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU, MISTER MORRIS. THANK YOU STEVE HENRY. MY NAME IS STEVE HENRY. I I'VE NEVER SPOKEN BEFORE THIS BODY, BUT LET ME SAY IT'S A PLEASURE, AND I APPRECIATE THE TIME. AND I'M YOUR FINAL SPEAKER . LET ME START WITH THE STORY. WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MEDICAL STUDENT, I WAS A TODDLER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENT, AND WE HAD THE BEARGRASS CREEK IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT WAS MY NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT THAT I GOT FROM ALL THE CITIZENS BECAUSE OUT OF JOSE JOE CREASON PARK, IT BECOMES A CONCRETE CONDUIT. AND SO I MADE A DETERMINATION AT THAT POINT IN TIME THAT IF I EVER GOT INVOLVED IN POLITICS AND ENDED UP BIKING THE EASTERN END OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, I RAN INTO FLOYDS FORK. AND SO I RAN AS COUNTY COMMISSIONER BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF CONGESTION I SAW IN THE ROADWAYS, AND ESPECIALLY WHAT I WAS SEEING HAPPEN WITH OVER DEVELOPMENT IN A KIND OF A IRREGULAR PATTERN. AND THE ONE COMMENT THAT I ALWAYS SAID IS, THERE'S ONE CLEAN CREEK THAT WE COULD HAVE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THAT IS FLOYDS FORK. AND SO WITH MARY BINGHAM, WE STARTED WHAT'S CALLED THE FUTURE FUND, AND I BECAME VERY ACTIVE VERY QUICKLY AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER. AND PROTECTING FLOYDS FORK, LITTLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE DID I REALIZE. AND

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THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, THAT MITCH MCCONNELL IN 1980 MADE A POINT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SAVE FLOYDS FORK. AND THEN OVER FIVE YEARS IT GOT FORGOTTEN. AND THEN MSD AND DAVE ARMSTRONG AND DARYL OWENS AND IRV MAYS, REAL LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, CAME UP AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO SAVE FLOYDS FORK. AND I WAS RIGHT THERE WITH THEM. I GOT TO SPONSOR THE LEGISLATION OF WHAT'S THE DRO? AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT . RIGHT. AND THIS IS THE FLOYDS FORK ACTION PLAN. THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS I'VE HAD, I KEEP EVERYTHING. AND THEN WE WENT TO THE PUBLIC AND WE SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE PUBLIC PLAN OF THE DRO. AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP IN THE FLOODPLAIN. AND, YOU KNOW, EVERY BODY WAS AWARE OF THAT. AND THEY ALL VOTED ON IT. IT WAS 100% OF COMMISSION BACKED UNANIMOUSLY THE PLANNING COMMISSION BACKED IT UNANIMOUSLY. MAYOR, ABRAMSON BACKED IT. EVERYONE BACKED IT.

AND EVERY DOCUMENT IT SAYS HERE NO BUILDING IN THE FLOODPLAIN TO PROTECT THE TREE CANOPY. YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE WATER QUALITY UNDER STAND WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO SAVE THIS CREEK. AND SO WHAT WE DID IMMEDIATELY UPON DOING THAT IS WE RAN INTO ABOUT TEN CITIZENS WHO SOLD THEIR FARMS TO US. IT'S GOT THE LOUISVILLE LOOP ON THEM. SO CITY TOOK THEIR PROPERTY AND TOLD THEM THEY COULD NEVER DO DEVELOPMENT ON IT IN THE FLOODPLAIN. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TELL THEM IF WE SUDDENLY CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY AND START DEVELOPING THE FLOODPLAIN WITHOUT DAMAGING FLOYDS FORK? AND LET ME SAY, I'VE HAD 15 CALLS FROM VALHALLA THIS WEEK, HAD THE RAIN LAST WEEK GONE TO LOUISVILLE INSTEAD OF SOUTH? WE WOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT A GOLF MATCH TODAY. WE'D BE TALKING ABOUT DAMAGE TO TEES AND GREENS. SO LET ME JUST SAY, PLEASE CONSIDER WHAT YOU DO AND HOW IT AFFECTS OUR NUMBER ONE, OUR NUMBER ONE ATTRACTION IN LOUISVILLE AND VALHALLA HAS GOT TO BE IN THE TOP TEN SOMEWHERE IN ATTRACTIONS IN LOUISVILLE.

YOU'VE GOT A DEBATE COMING. AND I JUST URGE YOU, URGE YOU TO PROTECT THE FLOODPLAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HENRY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THAT CONCLUDES THE ADDRESSES OF COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE. YES, I'M SORRY, I HAVE NOT INTRODUCED OUR NEWEST ASSISTANT CLERK, AMY GOLDEN. I JUST WANTED TO LET ALL OF YOU ALL KNOW THAT SHE'S JOINED US. SHE'S FROM. WE STOLE HER FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND FOR CONSTITUENT SERVICES, AND NOW SHE'S HERE WITH US. SO PLEASE WELCOME AMY. WELCOME AMY. NEXT

[6. ID 24-0308 Regular: Metro Council – April 25, 2024]

WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 25TH, 2024. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS? HEARING? NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND APPROVAL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN PARISH, RIGHT, THESE MINUTES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. THESE

[Committee Minutes]

MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NEXT, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE MINUTES. ALL IN 2024. REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. APRIL 25TH. REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. MAY 7TH. REGULAR LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MAY 7TH REGULAR PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MAY 7TH REGULAR GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. MAY 7TH REGULAR EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MAY 8TH REGULAR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. MAY EIGHTH REGULAR PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. MAY 9TH REGULAR BUDGET COMMITTEE.

MAY 9TH REGULAR COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES. MAY 14TH. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS HEARING NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PARISH. RIGHT. THESE MINUTES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY

[Communications to the Council]

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL? YES, SIR. WE DO. PLEASE READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD, DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, ON APRIL THE 11TH, 2024, COLONEL CATHERINE CLEMMER, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ORDINANCE OVERSEERS BOARD, WAS READ INTO THE RECORD WITH THE TERM EXPIRATION OF JUNE THE 1ST, 2025. THIS DATE IS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT TERM SHOULD BE NOVEMBER THE 1ST, 2025. I APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING THIS TERM CORRECTED. SINCERELY, ALTHEA JACKSON, DIRECTOR OF METRO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE ZOO FOUNDATION BOARD CHARLES OKUN A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES MAY THE 13TH, 2027 ANGUS WILLIAMS A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES MAY. THE 13TH, 2027. THIS IS TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD. METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS APPOINTMENTS IS NOT REQUIRED.

SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE , I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE LOUISVILLE ARENA AUTHORITY BOARD. KRISTEN DIXIE.

PARTIAL A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JANUARY THE 9TH, 2025. THIS TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD ONLY METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS APPOINTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING JAN HORTON A REAPPOINTMENT TERM

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EXPIRES JUNE THE 30TH, 2027. MARILYN LEWIS A NEW APPOINTMENT, A TERM EXPIRES JUNE THE 30TH, 2026. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART CODE OF ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE COPA BOARD. JODI BASS, A PROFESSIONAL. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER THE 24TH, 2028. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. EDDIE WEAVER JR, A NO APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL THE 29TH, 2027.

[Consent Calendar]

THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. COLLEAGUES, OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR COMPRISES ITEMS 26 THROUGH 3636.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? HEARING NONE. MADAM CLERK, A SECOND READING OF THESE ITEMS, PLEASE. ITEM 26 0752 FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 079, SERIES 2023, AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 080. SERIES 2023 RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, RESPECTIVELY, BY TRANSFERRING $75,000 FROM DISTRICT SIX CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TO THE DISTRICT SIX NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, AND THIS LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, ITEM 27 WAS ALSO FORWARDED FROM THERE.

OH 7624 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 079, SERIES 2023 RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 OPERATING BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $55,000 FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND DISTRICT SIX TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL. GENERAL OPERATIONS DISTRICT SIX, ITEM 28 078 24. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 084, SERIES 2022, AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 079.

SERIES 2023 RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022, 2023 AND 2023 2024 CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGETS, RESPECTIVELY, BY TRANSFERRING $15,000 FROM DISTRICT FOUR CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TO THE DISTRICT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND. ITEM 29 OH 7924 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 079, SERIES 2023, AN ORDINANCE NUMBER 080.

SERIES 2023 RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS, RESPECTIVELY, BY TRANSFERRING 44,000 FROM THE DISTRICT 25 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE DISTRICT 25 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE.

ITEM 30 DASH ZERO 4124. AN ORDINANCE FOR PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NON COMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FROM LMF W CONCERNING A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEES. THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS $140,000. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AUDIT APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. ITEM 30 A REAPPOINTMENT OF MONICA BROWN TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY. THE 26, 2027, ITEM 32 REAPPOINTMENT OF MARLENE MEN TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW OVERLAY DISTRICT TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. ITEM 33 REAPPOINTMENT OF GERALD JOYNER TO THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY THE 28TH, 2027. ITEM 34 REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN SALANT TO THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2027, FOLLOWING THE LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEM 35 ZERO 6124. IN ORDER TO APPROPRIATING $6,300 FROM DISTRICT 20 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AND TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ONE FLOCK CAMERA TO BE PLACED IN THE ENTRANCE OF THE PINE VALLEY ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. ITEM 36 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING

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LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES AE CHAPTER 111 AND 113 REGARDING THE LICENSING OF SEMINUDE DANCERS. READ IN FULL. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. THE CONSENT CALENDAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED IN. SECOND REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCIL MEMBER SIGN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. RUY. COUNCIL MEMBER. CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN? YES THANK YOU MA'AM. ON THE RIGHT ITEM. COUNCILMAN PARISH.

RIGHT. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS. YES COUNCIL MEMBER MCCRAY. NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAMER. COUNCIL MEMBER. READ YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ONE MOMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER.

THAT'S OKAY, WE HAVE 22 YES VOTES, SIR. THANK YOU. THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS OLD BUSINESS. MADAM CLERK, A READING VITAM 37. AND ORDINANCE

[37. 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. 5/7/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee Recommended for Approval 4/16/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee Held 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)]

APPROPRIATING $7,700 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. $3,000 FROM DISTRICT NINE. $1,200 FROM DISTRICT 21, $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 15, AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS EIGHT, 12, 13, 14, AND 24 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO CASTLE FESTIVAL, INC. FOR COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2024 FOR CASTLE FESTIVAL. READ INFO.

MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ENGLE, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER? YES. THIS IS, AN, COUNCILMAN ANDREW OWNS DISTRICT, AND I KNOW THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL ASK, AND SO I'LL PASS THE MIC OVER TO COUNCILMAN OWEN.

COUNCILMAN OWEN. THANK YOU, FOR CASTLE, SORRY FOR CASTLE, FOR CASTLE. FESTIVAL IS IN BRESLIN PARK EVERY YEAR, AND SO WE'VE BEEN FUNDING IT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THE, TOTAL ASK WAS, 470. WHAT IS IT, 2407 2020 407 SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL SPONSORS. IF ANYBODY IS WILLING TO, TO SUPPORT US IN THIS ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN FOWLER, YES, DISTRICT 14 FOR 500. YOU ALREADY HAVE, INVESTED $500. YES, YOU CAN DO SEVEN. WELL, I'M GLAD I WAS ON THE RIGHT PAGE. YES, YOU CAN DO 17 FOR 500, MADAM CLERK. YES, MA'AM. 500 FROM DISTRICT THREE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, THAT MAKES THE NEW TOTAL 8700. COULD I GET A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PIACENTINI, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ENGEL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AMENDED ORDINANCE IS NOW BEFORE US. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCIL MEMBER. SYME. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. RUI. YES.

MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 22 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, A

[38. O-077-24 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 14; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE FOOD LITERACY PROJECT AT OXMOOR FARM INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MOVING THE FOOD LITERACY PROJECT TO A FARM IN SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE. 5/7/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: October 2024 Sponsors: Cindi Fowler (D-14) ]

READING OF ITEM 38, AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 14 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE FOOD LITERACY PROJECT AT OXMOOR FARM, INC, FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MOVING THE FOOD LITERACY PROJECT TO A FARM IN SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE. READ IN FULL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BACON. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER? ABSOLUTELY, THIS, IS IN COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER'S, AND THIS IS JUST LIKE THE LAST ONE. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL ASK. AND SO I JUST ASK, COUNCIL, PEOPLE MEMBERS TO PAY ATTENTION TO MISS FOWLER.

THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BAKER, SO, YES, THE FOOD LITERACY PROJECT HAS KIND OF MOVED AROUND. THEY WERE URQUOISE, AND THEY ENDED UP, THEY'RE AROUND NORTHWESTERN PARKWAY AT, SHAWNEE AND, THERE IS A FAMILY FARM, IN MY DISTRICT ON CANNA DRIVE THAT, RECENTLY LOST THE OWNER PASSED AWAY, AND THEY WANT TO MAKE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT THERE. AND, WE JUST

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WANT TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR MOVE. AND I HAVE, CONTROL NETTED $5,000. AND I THINK THE TOTAL ASK WAS 14. AND SO I WOULD APPRECIATE ANYONE'S CONSIDERATION ON THAT PROGRAM.

IT, EMPLOYS LIKE OVER 200 KIDS THROUGHOUT THE, GROWING SEASON INTO THE FALL AND SPRING AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND I THINK WE SHOULD SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER. COUNCILWOMAN RUBY, DO YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP ON PURPOSE? YES, COUNCILWOMAN. RUBY YES? I WAS GOING TO ADD 1500. 1500. THANK YOU. AND, MADAM CLERK, WHAT'S THE TOTAL ASK? THE TOTAL ASK IS FOR 14,699. THE REMAINING BALANCE AT THIS POINT IS 8199, I JUST, I GET A TOTAL OF 7189 BECAUSE COUNCIL MEMBER, WE ADDED 1500. IT HAD 5500, I BELIEVE, SO IT HAD 5000. IT ONLY HAD 5000. AND THEN SHE ADDED 1500. SO NOW WE'RE AT 6500. CAN YOU DOUBLE CHECK THAT? BECAUSE IN THE SYSTEM IT SAYS 55, I'M SORRY, I WAS ONE OFF. MY BAD, COUNCILMAN BLACK, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WRONG GUY. YES I'M SORRY. SORRY, SORRY. SO SORRY. NO, NO.

COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT WITH $1,000. DISTRICT 12. AND THIS IS A AND JUST SAY, IT'S A GREAT PROJECT, WE HAVE SO MANY PLACES WHERE OUR WHAT LITTLE BIT OF FARMLAND THAT WE STILL HAVE. THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST USED TO BE ENTIRELY FARMLAND, AND NOW WE HAVE VERY FEW PLACES THAT ARE, AND I'M EXCITED THAT THIS ONE IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE FARM, UNLIKE GIGGLE FARMS, WHICH WE TRIED REALLY HARD TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO WOULD WHO WOULD TAKE ON DIEGO FARMS AND DO THE SAME THING THERE AND JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND ANYBODY. SO I'M THRILLED THAT COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER WAS ABLE TO FIND SOMEONE AND EXCITED TO BE PART OF THAT. THANK YOU.

COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS. DISTRICT FIVE 250. COUNCILMAN BACON, CAN I ECHO COUNCILWOMAN BLACKWELL'S, SENTIMENTS THERE, I WILL DO 1000 FROM DISTRICT 25. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN WEBER, I JUST ECHO THE AMAZING WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, AND WE'LL PUT IN 500. OKAY, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL 500 FROM DISTRICT 15, COUNCILWOMAN PARISH, RIGHT, 1000 FROM DISTRICT THREE, COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD. 1000 FROM DISTRICT 24. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN BENSON, 1000 FROM DISTRICT 20. OKAY THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK 500 FOR 17. BY MY MATH COLLEAGUES, THAT BRINGS US TO 13,250. SO WE'RE ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN $149. OKAY DISTRICT 13, 500. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. SAM. COUNCILMAN HAWKINS, DISTRICT ONE 500. FOR THE, $449 LEFT. IF ANYONE.

COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL, I WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REMAINING. WOULD YOU SAY 4494 FOR $1,449? CORRECT OKAY. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, COULD I GET A MOTION AND SECOND FOR AN AMENDMENT MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BIANCHINI? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PARISH. RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT SAY I, I ANY THANK YOU. THE AYES HAVE IT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS LEGISLATION? HEARING? NONE, THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCIL MEMBER. SIME. HI. COUNCIL MEMBER . RUI. YES, MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER. CAN YOU VOTE ONE MORE TIME? HI. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 22 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 39, AN ORDINANCE

[39. O-084-24 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $3,500 $5,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $3,500 FROM DISTRICT 5; $1,500 FROM DISTRICT 6; AND $500 FROM DISTRICT 25; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO REVIVING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANNUAL DIRT BOWL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (AS AMENDED). 5/7/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: October 2024 Sponsors: Donna L. Purvis (D-5), Phillip T. Baker (D-6), Khalil Batshon (R-25)]

APPROPRIATING $5,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. $3,500 FROM DISTRICT FIVE. $1,500 FROM DISTRICT SIX. $500 EACH, OR 500 FROM DISTRICT 25 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO REVIVING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, INC. FOR COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANNUAL DIRT BALL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, AS AMENDED. MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN INGLES, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER? ABSOLUTELY, BEFORE I TURN TO MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS, I NORMALLY DON'T DO THIS, BUT I SAID BANG. SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS THE RICH HISTORY OF THE DIRT BOWL, IF YOU'VE SEEN HEARD ABOUT THE NAMES AS RON KING, DARRELL GRIFFITH, RAY JOHN RONDO AND OTHER LOUISVILLE GREATS, THE DIRT BOWL, IN MY 32ND COMMERCIAL TO COUNCIL MEMBERS IS A JEWEL NOT ONLY ABOUT BASKETBALL, BUT

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ABOUT COMMUNITY, ABOUT BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPERATIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, ESPECIALLY FOR WHAT'S GOING ON. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE FROM THE COUNCIL AND GIVE KIDS SOMEWHERE TO BE A WRAPPER AROUND THIS. THE DIRT BOWL. AND SO THERE IS A ASK. AND SO AS CHAIR, I KNOW THAT'S NOT NORMAL, BUT I WANT TO GIVE THAT COMMERCIAL BECAUSE THE DIRT BOWL HAS NOT ONLY BEEN IMPACTFUL IN MY LIFE AND IN MY COMMUNITY, BUT IT SERVES EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY IN LOUISVILLE. AND SO I WILL PASS THE MIC AND STOP TALKING TO COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS, WHOSE DISTRICT IT IS, AND SHE'LL TALK ABOUT THE ASK THAT THEY NEED. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PURVIS. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, TO MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN BAKER, AS HE HAS MENTIONED, THE DIRT ROAD IS AN ANNUAL EVENT, AND WE I CAN SAY WE BECAUSE I'M THERE A LOT OF SUNDAYS, WE HAVE PARTICIPANTS IN AND SPECTATORS THERE FROM ALL OVER THE CITY. J TOWN, FERN CREEK, ALL OVER THE CITY. SO, WE ARE IN NEED OF SUPPORT. I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO HELP SUPPORT THIS ENDEAVOR AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. $500 FROM DISTRICT 12, PLEASE. OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN PARISH, RIGHT, 1000 FROM DISTRICT THREE.

OKAY COUNCIL, MEN PIAGENTINI, 500 FROM DISTRICT 19, PLEASE. OKAY, COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER, 500 FROM DISTRICT 14, PLEASE. OKAY COUNCILMAN REED, 500 FROM DISTRICT 16. AND YOU LEFT ONE PLAYER OFF THE LATE BOBBY TURNER. OKAY OKAY, COUNCILMAN FLOOD 500, DISTRICT 24. OKAY COLLEAGUES, THAT LEAVES $45 FROM THE ASK, OKAY, I'LL GIVE IT. LET COUNCILMAN HAWKINS 45. YES SO IT'S FULL. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. MAY I GET AN AMENDMENT OR A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ARGENTINI, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PERISH. RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT, NOW, THE AMENDED ORDINANCE IS BEFORE US. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE, THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING COUNCIL MEMBER. DARN. I'M. I COUNCIL MEMBER. RUI. YES IT'S NOT OPEN ALL MY SCISSORS. OH, THERE GOES THE LIGHTS. THANK YOU. I CAN'T GET OUT OF HERE. I'M SORRY, MR. PRESIDENT. YOU HAVE 22 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DIRT BOWL, MADAM CLERK, A READING OF

[40. O-060-24 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE METRO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATING TO THE FLOYDS FORK SPECIAL ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICT (CASE NO. 22-LDC-0006) (AS AMENDED). 5/7/24 Planning and Zoning Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval 4/16/24 Planning and Zoning Committee Held Action Required By: October 2024 Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]

ITEM 40. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE METRO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE RELATING TO THE FLOYDS FORK SPECIAL ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICT, CASE NUMBER 22, LDC 006, AS AMENDED. READ AND FULL MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ENGELS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN FLOOD THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMAN. PIAGENTINI. HE'S DONE A YEOMAN'S JOB OF KEEPING EVERYONE ABREAST OF SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT CAME THROUGH. IF SO, IF YOU WILL RECOGNIZE MISTER PIAGENTINI, COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. THANK YOU, MISTER PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AGAIN, THOSE THAT WERE IN THE COMMITTEE, GOT THE HISTORY LESSON FROM PLANNING AND DESIGN ABOUT HOW THIS WENT DOWN AND THE. NOW WE'RE JUST SHORT OF TWO MONTHS OF TWO YEARS OF WORK TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE.

AND THIS WAS NOT DONE, BY ITSELF, TO HELP PROTECT, FLOYDS FORK, BY THE WAY. AND I'M GOING TO GET INTO SOME OF THAT HERE IN A MOMENT, BUT 30 YEARS AGO, THE ORIGINAL CODE WAS DEVELOPED.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE DONE A REAL, COMPLETE REVISIT IT. AND WHEN I TELL YOU A REVISIT, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, THE WAY WE WENT ABOUT ENGAGING THE PUBLIC, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, MULTIPLE VISITS IN FRONT OF PLANNING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, MULTIPLE MEETINGS AFTER THAT, ALL IN THE COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE COUNTY OR AROUND THE AREA THAT'S AFFECTED, AND MANY, MANY, GROUPS, INCLUDING, SOME OF THE INTERESTED GROUPS THAT SPOKE AND TALKED EARLIER, AS WELL AS, PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE DRO. THERE IS NOT ONE CHANGE TO ANY WORD THAT WAS MADE HERE, WHERE POTENTIALLY DOZENS OF GROUPS AND OR PEOPLE WERE CONSULTED ON EVERY WORD, WHICH IS WHY EVERY WORD IS SO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT WAS ALL PART OF THIS GRUELING PROCESS THAT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH. SO I DO WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT TOOK PART IN THAT PROCESS. IT WAS EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF INPUT WAS CRITICAL, THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEVELS OF CONCERN WITH EVERY SINGLE CHANGE THAT WE MADE, NOT

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