[1. R-047-24 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT OF LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT’S SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR ROADWAYS PROGRAM. Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: Anthony Piagentini (R-19) ]

RESOLUTION. WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THE RESOLUTION FIRST. THAT'S ITEM NUMBER ONE. ARE ZERO. ARE ARE 04724 RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE INTERNAL AUDIT OF LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT CHARGES FOR ROADWAY PROGRAMS. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION SECOND ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN. GENIE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. WHAT'S THAT? OH, YEAH. WE GOT, THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO CR 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE, A THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO, FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T AWARE, THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE IS, SPECIFIC TO SORT OF THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN AREA OF JEFFERSON COUNTY WHERE, IF ANYBODY ANY DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES ON THERE, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S EXISTED FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. THERE IS A CHARGE FOR EVERY PERMIT PULLED DEPENDING ON HOUSE, TOWNHOUSE OR APARTMENT, ANY DOOR FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THAT WAS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT ROAD DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA, THE QUITE FRANKLY, THIS ACTUALLY PAYS A BOND LARGELY THAT WAS LEVIED ALMOST 17 YEARS AGO NOW. SO, BUT NONETHELESS, WE ARE MY OFFICE HAS BEEN LOOKING AT ACTUALLY FOR QUITE SOME TIME, TAKING A HARDER LOOK AT THE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CHARGE, POSSIBLY MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO MODERNIZE IT. BUT BEFORE WE DO SO, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ASK THE OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, MAKE SURE THE PROCESS AND CONTROLS IN PLACE ARE THERE FOR THE EXISTING PROGRAM, AND TO ENSURE THAT THE FINANCIALS ARE SOLID AND EVERYTHING IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, BEFORE WE EXAMINE ANY REFORMS. SO TECHNICALLY, THE PROCESS TO ADD FROM METRO COUNCIL TO ASK INTERNAL TO START THIS IS THROUGH A RESOLUTION. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M PRESENTING TODAY, AND I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT BUT GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION. THIS IS A RESOLUTION REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I, I, I IN OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA,

[2. RP052824JH REAPPOINTMENT OF JAN HORTON TO THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2027) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

ITEM NUMBER TWO ARP 052824 JH THREE. APPOINTMENT OF JAN HORTON TO THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY? OF COURSE. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. ALTHEA JACKSON, MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. SO THE BOARD OF THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD OF ZONING IS TO DIRECT THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOUISVILLE METRO AND THE COMMUNITIES THEREIN, AND TO GUIDE SUCH DEVELOPMENT IN SUCH A MANNER TO ASSURE THE PROSPERITY, HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE COUNTY AND ITS COMMUNITIES.

THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD, THERE ARE NOT MORE THAN TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MAY BE CITIZEN MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND SO, IN THE REMAINING MEMBERS ARE JUST CITIZEN MEMBERS. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINT OF JAN HORTON, HE'S BEEN A VERY DEDICATED MEMBER. HE HE HAS SERVED ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD IN OLDHAM COUNTY. YEARS AGO, HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED, APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD IN 2022. HE'S OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 17. HE'S A WHITE MALE REPUBLICAN.

AND AGAIN, WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE IS IN CHAMBERS TONIGHT, TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU ALL. FANTASTIC MR. HORTON, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SIR. I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. I'M KIND OF CLOGGED UP WITH ALLERGIES HERE, SO MY HEARING MAY BE A LITTLE OFF. I SAID, IF YOU WILL IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. YEAH. THANK YOU, JAN? JAN HORTON, EACH OF OUR OWN. IN THE SECOND PART, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

IF YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU KNOW YOUR DESIRED CONTINUANCE, IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, WE'LL THEN OPEN UP AFTER YOU. YOU KNOW. YES, I, I DO INTEND TO. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH IT. VERY INTERESTING, BOARD TO BE ON, I'M LEARNING SOME THINGS HERE TODAY, EVEN THAT ARE, THAT ARE INTERESTING AND HELPFUL TO, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT ON THE BOZO THAN, PLANNING AND ZONING OUT IN OLDHAM COUNTY AND THE THINGS THAT I'M MORE FAMILIAR WITH, BUT I LIKE IT. IT'S VERY PERSONAL, YOU MEET INDIVIDUALS, IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE MORE INTENSIVE,

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TERRIFIC STAFF OVER THERE. THE RESEARCH IS FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER, SO IT'S EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO MAKE A DECISIONS, I'M INTERESTED IN GIVING PEOPLE A FAIR HEARING. I, OF COURSE, WHO CAME FROM METRO HERE, THE AREA HERE I'VE LIVED IN PORTLAND WHEN I WAS YOUNG, AND WEST END, OUT TO SOUTH END, TAYLOR BOULEVARD, SO I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT HERE. BEFORE MOVING TO OLDHAM COUNTY, SO I'M PRETTY WELL FAMILIAR WITH MOST EVERYTHING IN THE AREA, I'M SEEING A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN, THE NEW HOSPITAL IN THE WEST END, WE'RE PRETTY WELL PROUD OF LOOKING AT THAT AND THE SCHOOL DOWN THERE AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS. SO I ENJOY IT, AND I LOOK VERY CAREFULLY AT IT. WELL, FANTASTIC. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I, ANY OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. GO AHEAD. PRESENT VOTE. OKEYDOKE. THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBER HOPKINS. I'M SORRY. WE COULDN'T HEAR YOU, YES. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. YES COMMITTEE MEMBER PARRISH. RIGHT YES. CAN WE A MEMBER BLACKWELL. YES CHAIR. RICHARDSON. YES SO, THAT WILL PASS. NOT UNANIMOUSLY AND, SHALL BE SENT TO OLD BUSINESS, MR. CHAIR. YEP. PRESENT VOTES. PUT THINGS TO OLD BUSINESS. AND THE THUMBS UP TELLS ME SHE WANTS IT TO GO TO OLD BUSINESS. SO THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM WILL BE ITEM NUMBER THREE, AP052824 ML. THE APPOINTMENT OF

[3. AP052824ML APPOINTMENT OF MARILYN LEWIS TO THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2026) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

MARILYN LEWIS TO THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS. PROPER. FOREST. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SO I WON'T GO OVER WHAT THE PURPOSE OF BOARD AND ZONING IS AGAIN. BUT WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MISS LEWIS TO. SHE'S FILLING A VACANCY, DUE TO A COMPLETION OF TERM. MISS LEWIS IS A CIVIL ENGINEER BY TRADE. SHE SERVED, A 32 YEAR CAREER, WITH THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 14. WHITE FEMALE REPUBLICAN. SHE IS ON THE WEBEX TODAY TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU, MISS LEWIS. IF YOU WANT TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM THANK YOU, MY NAME IS MARILYN LEWIS, AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY INTEREST IN SERVING ON BOSSA, AS MISS JACKSON SAID, I AM A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. I'M SEMI-RETIRED, WORK FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR 32 YEARS. AND I'VE LIVED IN LOUISVILLE FOR 42 YEARS. I CURRENTLY WORK FOR A SMALL ENGINEERING FIRM HEADQUARTERED IN GLASGOW, KENTUCKY, WE DO NOT DO ANY TYPE OF WORK THAT WOULD ACTUALLY COME BEFORE THIS BOARD.

WE DO MOSTLY TRANSPORTATION WORK , HIGHWAY DESIGN, AND I ACTUALLY WORK, FOR THEM DOING FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, I'VE HAD PRIOR EXPERIENCE AS A CITY ENGINEER, PRIOR TO COMING TO WORK FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND WORKED IN ZONING IN THAT POSITION, OR AT LEAST HAD A GOOD INTRODUCTION TO IT IN THAT POSITION. IT WAS A SMALL CITY, A MUCH SMALLER THAN LOUISVILLE, BUT WE DID HAVE ZONING, AND WE DID HAVE, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TO DO SO. I'M INTERESTED IN IN THIS POSITION, BECAUSE I FEEL I'M QUALIFIED. AND ALSO I, I FEEL I HAVE TIME TO DEVOTE TO THE POSITION, AND I'M INTERESTED IN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? OKAY THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I I ANY I ANY OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO CONSENT CALENDAR.

MISS LEWIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER

[4. AP052824JB APPOINTMENT OF JODIE BASS TO THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART (COPA) BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 24, 2028) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

4AP052824 JB THE APPOINTMENT OF JODY BASS TO THE COMMISSION OF PUBLIC ART COCA BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES OCTOBER 24TH, 2028. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION, FOR US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE

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FLOOR. SO THE PURPOSE OF, COPA THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART, IS TO OVERSEE THE AND TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN. IT ALSO REVIEWS AND PROPOSES, PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS, PUBLIC ART. AND THEY CONDUCT PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THE MASTER PLAN. THEY ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT LOUISVILLE. THEY REVIEW AND THEY REVIEW AND DEVELOP PLANS FOR THE INVENTORY, MAINTENANCE, ACQUISITION, AND ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC ART OWNED BY LOUISVILLE METRO. AND THEY ALSO REVIEW AND APPROVE GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR, POTENTIAL PUBLIC ART PROJECTS.

THIS BOARD HAS CURRENTLY HAS 11 CITIZEN MEMBERS THAT ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL. THE STATUTE CALLS FOR SEVEN MEMBERS AND UP TO FOUR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. SO WE ARE AT THAT CAPACITY NOW, THE STATUTE CALLS FOR, TO FILL THESE SEATS, THERE ARE CIVIC BUSINESS LEADERS. THEY ARE FACULTY MEMBERS. THEY ARE, ART PROFESSIONALS. THEY SERVE A FOUR YEAR TERM. MISS BASS IS FILLING A SEAT DUE TO A RESIGNATION. MISS BASS IS AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER, DEVELOPER, AND ENTREPRENEUR. SHE IS A FOUNDER OF SOUL PROP LLC. THIS IS A COMMUNITY MINDED COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON CREATIVE WORK. MISS BASS HAS, EXPERIENCE WITH EXHIBITION DESIGN, FABRICATIONS, INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. SHE IS A WHITE FEMALE DEMOCRAT. SHE IS ALSO HERE IN CHAMBERS TODAY TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL. MISS BASS, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. YES. JODY BASS. DO YOU WANT TO HEAR, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FOR MISS BASS? IT'S UP TO YOU. IF YOU. YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO PASS, SO I WANT TO WASTE ANYONE'S TIME. BUT I'M HAPPY TO, YOU KNOW, TO SPEAK ON ANY COUNCILOR MARINO, WHOEVER YOU GOT, YOUR RESUME SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. QUITE IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU. FANTASTIC. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VOTE. WHAT'S THAT? GO AHEAD. NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY. WHAT COUNCILMAN WEBER SAID.

I, I REALLY AM IMPRESSED WITH YOUR RESUME AND YOUR EXPERIENCE. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. THIS IS A GOING TO REQUIRE A ROLL CALL VOTE BECAUSE ONE OF OUR MEMBERS IS GOING TO NEED TO ABSTAIN. AND MY REASON FOR ABSTENTION IS BECAUSE I SERVE ON COPA PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, COMMITTEE MEMBER PARIS. RIGHT YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER. HAWKINS YES. CHAIR. ACKERSON. YES. DID YOU GET MR. BLACKWELL? OH. IS HE BACK? OH. GOOD IDEA. SO THAT'S FANTASTIC, THIS PASSES, WITH ONE ABSTENTION, AND SHE'LL GO TO OLD BUSINESS. OH. MY APOLOGIES. YES. OKAY MISS BASS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM UNDER ITEM NUMBER FIVE, AP 05282 FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF

[5. AP052824EW APPOINTMENT OF EDDIE WEAVER, JR. TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2027) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

EDDIE WEAVER JUNIOR, TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION, A TERM AND EXPIRES APRIL 29TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? OH, SORRY. THAT'S PERFECT. THAT'S A SECOND. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE. THE PURPOSE IS TO FACILITATE THE CREATION OF AN ANNUAL SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY WIDE EVENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JUNETEENTH, THERE CAN BE NO LESS THAN 15 MEMBERS, BUT NO MORE THAN 21 APPOINTED, AS VOTING MEMBERS, THERE ARE NONE. VOTING MEMBERS WHICH ARE EX OFFICIO, AND THAT IS THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE. THERE'S A MEMBER OF METRO COUNCIL ON THIS, JUBILEE AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THESE MEMBERS DO SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. MISTER EDDIE WEAVER JR IS A VICE PRESIDENT AND COMPLIANCE TRAINING OFFICER. HE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 14.

AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE DEMOCRAT. HIS WORK EXPERIENCES IN BANKING, HE IS ON HE IT ALSO SERVES ON

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE YMCA. HE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT POTENTIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP FOR THIS JUNETEENTH, COMMISSION. AND HE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU. MISTER WEAVER, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SIR YES, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS EDDIE WEAVER JUNIOR, AS SHE HAS POINTED OUT THAT I'VE BEEN A BANKER FOR OVER 28 YEARS NOW. I CURRENTLY WORK FOR STOCKYARDS BANK. I AM CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH, THE SOUTHWEST YMCA FOR OVER 14 YEARS NOW, AS WELL AS SERVING ON MY, FRATERNITY, PHI BETA SIGMA, AS A MEMBER AND ALSO AS A FINANCIAL OFFICER. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? THIS IS A, APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I, I ANY OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. WEAVER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON

[6. AP052824KA APPOINTMENT OF DR. KOFI ABOUSSA TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2027) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 6AP052824A THE APPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR KOFI ABAZA TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL 29TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ON ITEMS PROPERLY BEFORE US? MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR DOCTOR BOOZA IS A YOUTH PROGRAM SUPERVISOR WITH THE FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S PLACE. HE HE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 21. HE'S AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE INDEPENDENT. HE IS A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT AS WELL.

HE IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF SERVING ON THIS COMMISSION. HE IS ALSO HERE IN THE CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU. DOCTOR, IF YOU WILL INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE RECORD. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WAS A YOUTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR, I ACTUALLY SERVE AS BEECHER TERRACES, SENIOR PROPERTY MANAGER CURRENTLY, I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE. EXCITED TO REPRESENT, MY BLACK COMMUNITY. FIRST OF ALL.

AND THOSE WHO ARE YOUNG, I SERVE ON THE METRO YOUTH CABINET AS WELL. I'LL BE IN MY LAST COHORT HERE, REPRESENTING THE YOUTH OF MY DISTRICT OF 21, AND EXCITED TO REPRESENT ALL OF THOSE IN THE CITY AS WE TRY TO CELEBRATE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNETEENTH FOR THREE YEARS TO COME. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR, DOCTOR KOFI , COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS HERE. I'M JUST CURIOUS. I'M LOOKING AT YOUR RESUME. AND WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION, IT DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING PAST YOU RECEIVING YOUR BACHELOR'S, AND YOU'RE SAYING YES, MA'AM. PHD? NO, MA'AM. I'M GLAD BECAUSE I MENTIONED THAT EARLIER. I HAVE AN HONORARY DOCTOR AND PASTORAL COUNSELING, LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF CHURCH AND DEVELOPMENT. YOU MAY WANT TO.

YES, MA'AM. I DID MENTION THAT EARLIER. THAT. OKAY, MA'AM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? NONE IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS THE APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WILL BE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ARP 052824 SD. THE

[7. RP052824SD REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. SHORYE DURRETT TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2027) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

REAPPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR SHEREE DURRETT TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL 29TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. DOCTOR DURET WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. HOWEVER, WE'RE ASKING FOR HER REAPPOINTMENT. SHE IS A PHYSICIAN WITH VETERANS HOSPITAL AS WELL AS U OF L SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, SHE'S BEEN A DEDICATED MEMBER TO THE JUNETEENTH BOARD, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR HER REAPPOINTMENT. SHE'S AT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 16, AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE DEMOCRAT. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR REASON TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS IS APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT

[8. RP052824AJ REAPPOINTMENT OF ALEXANDER JONES TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2027) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, ARP 05282 FOR H.R, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ALEXANDER JONES TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL 29TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION IS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MR. ALEXANDER JONES WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT I'M GOING TO PRESENT AND WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT, HE IS A RETIREE FROM BOTH METRO AND, STATE GOVERNMENT. HE'S ALSO BEEN A GOOD MEMBER. WE'RE SEEKING HIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE'S OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 14, AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE DEMOCRAT. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AND A REASON TO HOLD THIS APPOINTMENT? AT THE MOMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS IS APPOINTMENT THE REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE . AYE. ANY ANY IN OPPOSITION

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HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IT SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

[9. RP052824AC REAPPOINTMENT OF AL CORNISH TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2027) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, NUMBER NINE ARP 052824 AC. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF AL CORNISH TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL 29TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION MOTION THAT IS BROUGHT BEFORE US? MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE ARE SEEKING THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. AL CORNISH. MR, CORNISH IS CURRENTLY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR CLOSING THE GAP CONSULTING LLC. HE'S A FORMER VP WITH NORTON'S HEALTH CARE. HE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 18, AFRICAN AFRICAN AMERICAN, MALE DEMOCRAT. HE HAS BEEN A COMMITTED, BOARD MEMBER. WE ARE SEEKING HIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS TO, INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU. MR. CORNISH, IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS AL CORNISH, AND I AM CERTAINLY HONORED TO HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY APPOINTED TO THIS COMMISSION AND HAVE SERVED IT, WITH ALL OF MY ENERGY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PREPARE EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR JUNETEENTH, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY. AND WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO IS WE'VE TRIED TO INVOLVE EVERY SEGMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE CELEBRATION. SO I'M ASKING TO BE REAPPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE THE WORK THAT I ENJOY SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL. FANTASTIC. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? I HAVE A COMMENT TO MAKE. MR. CORNISH, I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. CORNISH FOR HIS TIME AND HIS TALENT. HE'S A VERY DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN AND HE WORKS HARD IN THE COMMUNITY AND I LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL, YOU'VE GOT A QUESTION. OH, I DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION. I WAS ALSO GOING TO SAY I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH MR. CORNISH AT, SPALDING UNIVERSITY. AND WHILE I HAVEN'T SEEN HIS WORK ON THIS PARTICULAR BOARD, I SAW HIS WORK ETHIC ON SPALDING UNIVERSITY'S BOARD, AND I CAN'T THINK WE CAN FIND SOMEONE BETTER. FANTASTIC. WE'VE HEARD THE EYE VOTES. ANYBODY ANSWERING IN THE NEGATIVE? NOPE. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. CORNISH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM, OUR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN, PP 052824 CC. THE

[10. RP052824CC REAPPOINTMENT OF CAROLLE JONES-CLAY TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2027) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

REAPPOINTMENT OF CAROL JONES CLAY TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL 29TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION MOTION IS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MISS, MISS CAROL JONES. CLAY IS A SENIOR VP, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR REPUBLIC BANK, AS WELL. SHE IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION FOR REPUBLIC BANK. SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. SHE'S AN AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE DEMOCRAT. OF COURSE, SHE'S ANOTHER COMMITTED, PERSON TO THIS BOARD. WE ARE SEEKING HER REAPPOINTMENT. I DO BELIEVE. IS SHE ON THE CALL? SHE WAS. JUST HE. I AM. MISS CLAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, INTRODUCE YOURSELF OR REINTRODUCE YOURSELF TO EVERYONE ? IT WOULD BE MY HONOR TO SERVE AGAIN. I THINK E JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION IS, JUST ONE OF THOSE COMMISSIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE IN LOUISVILLE. NEEDS TO BE THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH AND UNDERSTAND, WE ARE NOW, THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, PER THE GOVERNOR. AND I'M HONORED TO SERVE IN I THINK EVERYONE ENJOYS THE CELEBRATION. I'D LOVE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITH THIS PARTICULAR GROUP OF FOLKS. THANK YOU. WE HAVE CONSIDERED MOTION. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS THE APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I IN OPPOSITION. ANY IN OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION . THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MISS CLAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR

[11. AP052824TO APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS O’BRIEN TO THE LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION DISTRICTS COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES NOVEMBER 30, 2026) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

CONTINUED SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WILL BE NUMBER 11 AP0528242. APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS O'BRIEN TO THE LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION DISTRICTS COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES NOVEMBER 30TH, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION THAT IS PROPER FOREST. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE LANDMARKS, COMMISSION IS TO PRESERVE. PROTECT, THE USE OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS, LANDMARKS, SITES, PREHISTORIC OR HISTORIC ARCHEOLOGICAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL

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SITES, THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS. THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT APPOINTS ONE NON COUNCIL MEMBER ON THIS BOARD . THERE ARE TWO EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS AND THAT'S THE DIRECTOR OF CODE. AND THE PLANNING DIRECTOR. THAT MAYOR APPOINTS TEN MEMBERS, AND THEY ARE PRESCRIBED SEATS. ONE AN ARCHITECT, ONE ARCHITECT OR A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, A HISTORIAN OR ARCHITECT, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN, A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ARCHEOLOGIST, A LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER, AN ATTORNEY, A MEMBER OF THE METRO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND THERE ARE TWO SEATS THAT ARE AT LARGE. MR. O'BRIEN IS AN ATTORNEY WITH FROST BROWN. HE PRACTICES IN THE FIRM'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND BUSINESS LITIGATION GROUP. HE IS CIVICALLY INVOLVED AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING, ON THIS BOARD. IF APPROVED, HE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 16.

HE'S A WHITE MALE REPUBLICAN, HE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU ALL AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIMSELF. MR. O'BRIEN, IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.

MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAY IT PLEASE THE COMMITTEE? MY NAME IS THOMAS P O'BRIEN. AND THE REASON, I AM GLAD AND LOOKING FORWARD, PERHAPS, TO THIS APPOINTMENT IS BECAUSE IT INTERSECTS WITH MY, INTEREST AND HOBBIES AND LOVE OF HISTORY, PUBLIC SERVICE AND ARCHITECTURE, I'VE BEEN IN LOUISVILLE NOW FOR 31 YEARS, PRACTICING LAW HERE.

AND I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING ON MANY NONPROFIT BOARDS AND CHAIRING NONPROFIT BOARDS, AND THEN CURRENTLY SERVING AND CHAIRING THE KENTUCKY REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE. SO, AGAIN, THIS BOARD, I KNOW YOU HAVE PRESSING BUSINESS, SO I WON'T GO ON, BUT IT WOULD BE AN HONOR TO SERVE. AND I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE, AND I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMAN SANTINI? THANK YOU. JUST. SMALL WORLD. I'M ALSO AN ALUMNI OF WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY. ALTHOUGH I NOTED YOU GRADUATED MAGNA LAUDE IN 88, I GRADUATED, THANK THE LORD IN 99, SO. BUT GRADUATE NONETHELESS. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT, BUT YEAH, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE. YOUR RESUME IS IMPRESSIVE. AND THANKS FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD. APPRECIATE COUNCIL. ANYONE ELSE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COUNCILWOMAN SORRY.

THANK YOU. I WAS WONDERING WHAT YOUR INTEREST WAS WHEN IT CAME TO LANDMARKS AND PRESERVATION DISTRICTS, AND I THINK THAT YOU ANSWERED THAT ADEQUATELY, BUT I WAS WONDERING, DO YOU LIVE IN A PRESERVATION DISTRICT OR HAVE YOU EVER. I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I LIVE OUT, JUST INSIDE OF PROSPECT AND KIND OF TRACT HOUSING SUBURBAN. SO I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING NOW THAT SAID, THERE IS A HOUSE BEHIND ME THAT'S, HISTORICALLY PRESERVED HOUSE ON SPRING CREEK. SO I GUESS THAT'S ADJACENT, BUT THAT'S ABOUT PROBABLY THE CLOSEST. AND THEN WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, I LIVED IN A TOWN THAT WAS, ALL HISTORY, BACK IN VIRGINIA. BUT HERE IN LOUISVILLE, IT'S PROBABLY THE CLOSEST I GET IS WHERE I LIVE NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE, THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I HI, AND I IN OPPOSITION, HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. BRIAN,

[12. AP052824CC APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTOPHER CARMICLE TO THE LOUISVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 15, 2028) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

THANK YOU R YR SERVICE. THAN YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YO THE NEXTTEM ON OURGENDA, APPOINTMENOFISAEL24 CC. THE TOHEISE AIT ORBO A PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISSMS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE PURPOSE OF, THE BOARD, THE LOUISVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, IS TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND EXPAND, EXPAND NECESSARY, DESIRABLE OR APPROPRIATE AIRPORT AND AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES. THERE ARE 11 MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, ON THIS BOARD. SEVEN MEMBERS ARE APPOINTE BY OUR MAYOR AND THREE ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. THIS BOARD SERVES FOUR YEAR TERMS. MR. CARMICHAEL IS THE OWNER OF PLC MANAGEMENT. THIS COMPANY PROVIDES CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS. HE HAS SERVED ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND COUNCILS. HE HAS HIS MBA AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND HAS A DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, HE'S OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 18, WHITE MALE REPUBLICAN. HE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF.

MR. CARMICHAEL, IF YOU'LL INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.

THANK YOU, CHRIS CARMICHAEL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE, MR. CHAIRMAN. COMMITTEE, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS APPOINTMENT, YOU HOPEFULLY HAD THE BENEFIT OF READING MY RESUME, I WHAT IS NOT ON MY RESUME? THAT I WAS BORN HERE IN LOUISVILLE 50 YEARS AGO. I MOVED

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AWAY TWICE AND HAVE BEEN COMPELLED TO COME BACK TWICE. AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO PROVIDE MY CIVIC SERVICE AND TO BRING SOME OF MY TALENTS FROM OTHER BOARDS TO THIS APPOINTMENT, IF YOU SEE IT AS SUCH. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? NO ONE IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY ANY OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. CARMICHAEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 13, PP 05282 FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KEANDRE SISTRUNK SISTRUNK SISTRUNK TO

[13. RP052824TS REAPPOINTMENT OF TE’ANDRE SISTRUNK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1, 2027) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

THE PLANNING COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY, SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RESPONSIBILITY IS TO DIRECT THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITIES THEREIN, AND TO GUIDE SUCH DEVELOPMENT IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO ASSURE THE PROSPERITY, HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE. WELFARE OF THE COUNTY AND ITS COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE EIGHT MEMBERS PLUS TWO EX OFFICIOS THE TWO AT THE EX OFFICIOS ARE THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. MR. WE ARE SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT FOR MR. SISTRUNK. HE IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR AND DESIGN WITH INTERNATIONAL WORK GROUP PLACE. I'M SORRY, WORK PLACE GROUP. I'M SORRY. AND HE HAS HIS MBA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. HE HAS BEEN A DEDICATED MEMBER TO THIS BOARD AND WE ARE SEEKING HIS REAPPOINTMENT, HE'S OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 20. HE'S AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE DEMOCRAT. HE IS IN CHAMBERS, TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF. MR. SISTRUNK, IF YOU'LL INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU, ANDRE SISTRUNK. THANK YOU. COMMITTEE AND MR. CHAIR SAID MY NAME IS ANDRE SISTRUNK. AND I GUESS MY RESUME IS A LITTLE OUT OF DATE. I I USED TO BE A SENIOR DIRECTOR OF IWG, AND I'VE BEEN VICE PRESIDENT OF IWG PLC. AS NOW I AM THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF OUR FIT OUT GROUP FOR IWRG PLC. SO I HAVE BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY. MY ENTIRE LIFE. I ENJOY BEING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, TODAY I SERVE AS THE LAND DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR AND ALSO THE VICE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. TODAY PLANNING, DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN IN SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. I WON'T BORE YOU SURE, IT'S ON MY RESUME. I HOPE IT'S UP TO DATE ON MY RESUME, BUT, THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE IS DEFINITELY A PLACE THAT HOLDS DEAR TO MY HEART.

MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAVE AND RELOCATE IN OTHER PLACES, BUT I ALWAYS STAY HERE, AND I LOVE TO BE A PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT AND HELP TO GUIDE OUR CITIZENS THROUGH THAT PROCESS, AND THEN ALSO WAY OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT AND OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THE PRINCIPLES THAT GUIDE US AGAINST THAT. AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT, YEAH. I WANT TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANKS, MR. TRUMP, FOR BEING HERE TODAY, I'VE BEEN OVER THERE A LOT, I'M A NEW COUNCIL PERSON, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT GOING TO GO AGAINST THIS APPOINTMENT. BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, I'M LEARNING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHEN THEY SIT ON THESE BOARDS, FOR A WHILE, THEY, THEY'RE NOT AS AS EFFECTIVE OR EITHER THEY'RE GOING ALONG JUST TO GET ALONG, I'M SEEING THAT QUITE OFTEN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WITH, ALL YOUR EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE AND WITH ALL YOUR WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF, YOU KNOW, JUST THINGS THAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE, THAT YOU KEEP A WIDE RANGE OF, A DIFFERENT SET OF LENSES, THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M EXPECTING FOR YOU TO CONTINUE, ON THIS, ON THIS BOARD, I GOT A LOT OF CONCERNS, FROM MY CONSTITUENTS AND AS WELL AS MYSELF FROM JUST OBSERVING, SEVERAL THINGS BEING THERE. THANK YOU. BUT, YES, I WILL SUPPORT THIS APPOINTMENT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COUNCILOR PICCININI? THANK. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, NO QUESTIONS, JUST ADVOCACY. APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, APPRECIATE YOUR BACKGROUND. I THINK IT'S SPOT ON FOR WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, WE JUST PASSED A VERY LARGE UPDATE TO THE SECTION OF THE FLOYDS FORK, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW OVERLAY SECTION OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL'S WORK ON THAT. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAD TO TAKE THE FIRST STAB AT IT, AND ACTUALLY DID TWICE, RECOMMENDING MORE WORK TO BE DONE WHICH, WHICH I APPRECIATED.

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AND, SO JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING INPUT, GETTING IT IMPLEMENTED NOW AS, AS NEW CASES COME FORWARD. SO JUST APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THAT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT, SEEING THAT MANAGED IN THE FUTURE PROCESS. SO THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I, I ANY IN OPPOSITION ANY OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. SISTRUNK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU ALL. NEXT

[14. AP052824MB APPOINTMENT OF MARK BENITEZ TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1, 2025) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

ITEM UNDER ITEM NUMBER 14 AP052824 AND B THE APPOINTMENT OF MARK BENNETTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES OCTOBER FIRST, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION MOTION ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. MARK BENITEZ. HE'S RETIRED. AT&T HE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN.

HISPANIC MALE, DEMOCRAT, HIS WORK HISTORY INCLUDES A REALTOR, SOCCER, SOCCER COACH, ACCOUNT, EXECUTIVE CLIENT, SOLUTION. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO HIS BACKGROUND BECAUSE HE IS HERE, TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU, BUT WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS APPOINTMENT. SURE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, I KNOW WE HAVE TWO. THAT WAS MR. SISTRUNK WAS A REAPPOINTMENT, WE HAVE TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. COULD YOU JUST CLARIFY WHO, IF ANYBODY, IS BEING REPLACED FROM THE CURRENT BOARD? SO MR. BENITEZ IS REPLACING SOMEBODY THAT, TERMED OUT. OH SO SORRY IF YOU DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT. I MEAN, YEAH, AND FOR SOME REASON, IT'S NOT SHOWING UP ON MY ROSTER . I'LL GET THAT TO YOU. NO PROBLEM. AND SAME THING. AND FOR BOTH MR. LOEWEN AND MR. BENITEZ, IF YOU COULD GIVE ME THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. BENITEZ, IF YOU WILL IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. HI. AND THANK YOU, MARK BENITEZ. CLOSE TO EVERYONE, SAYS BENITEZ. BUT IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT. LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE. MARK BENITEZ, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND CONSIDERATION FOR, THE COMMITTEE, LIKE THE PREVIOUS FOLKS HERE, BORN AND RAISED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE, I'VE NEVER LEFT, HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAVE. AND NOW THAT I'VE REACHED A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE I WANT TO GIVE BACK AND START BEING MORE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY, LIKE MISS JACKSON SAID, I RETIRED FROM AT&T AFTER CLOSE TO THREE DECADES. I AM NOW A REALTOR FOR A SMALL FIRM HERE IN TOWN, AND I'VE BEEN COACHING SOCCER FOR OVER A DECADE. BETWEEN JOHN BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL AND MOCKINGBIRD VALLEY AND LEE CITY, AND WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THAT IS THAT I'VE SEEN I'VE COACHED ALL SORTS OF KIDS FROM EVERY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND THERE IS, AND GOING AROUND TOWN, PLAYING GAMES AND TAKING KIDS TO GAMES, I'VE SEEN HOW THE CITY HAS GROWN AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO GROW. AND I WANT TO BE A PART OF A PART OF THAT DECISION AND GET THINGS CONTINUALLY GOING IN AN UPWARD DIRECTION. SO, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE. THIS IS APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY IN OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR

[15. AP052824RL APPOINTMENT OF RUSS LOHAN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1, 2025) Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 15 AP05282 FOR RL, THE APPOINTMENT OF RUSS LOEWEN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES OCTOBER 1ST, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO MR. LOEWEN IS HERE IN THE CHAMBERS TO, TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND, BUT I, WHAT I WILL SAY, HE IS A RETIRED REAL ESTATE APPRAISER, HE'S A WHITE MALE INDEPENDENT, I'D LIKE IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. HE IS REPLACING SOMEONE THAT HAS TERMED OUT, I'LL GET YOU GUYS THOSE THAT NAME. I'M SORRY. I DON'T HAVE THAT FOR YOU, MR. LION. IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. RUSS LOEWEN, RECENTLY RETIRED, RETIRED FROM ACTUALLY TWO COMPANIES, ONE OF WHICH WAS A COMMERCIAL APPRAISAL BUSINESS, PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON SUBDIVISION VALUATION, I ALSO RETIRED FROM A COMPANY CALLED MARKET GRAPHICS OF LOUISVILLE, WHERE WE AUDITED ALL THE ACTIVE SUBDIVISIONS IN THE NINE COUNTY AREA, TABULATED AT BUSINESS, AND PROVIDED IT TO LENDERS AND DEVELOPERS IN TERMS OF DEMAND ON LOTS, I'VE SERVED ON A COUPLE DIFFERENT BOARDS. I

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WAS ON THE TAX APPEAL BOARD FOR, I THINK, THREE YEARS, AND I SPENT, 3 OR 4 YEARS ON THE KENTUCKY STATE APPRAISAL BOARD. SO I'VE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE WITH BOARD THINGS, AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN TOWN. AND, I'VE BEEN ENCOURAGED BY SOME PEERS TO, DO THIS SINCE I'M RETIRED. AND, I'D LIKE TO GET APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION AND, ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE. THIS IS A APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I, I IN OPPOSITION, HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU, MR.

[16. AP052824MW WITHDRAWN: APPOINTMENT OF MAUREEN WELCH TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1, 2027) 05/22/24 WITHDRAWN Action Required By: November 2024 Sponsors: ]

LAND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THE NEXT ITEM AND LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 16, AP05 THAT'S WITHDRAWN . WELL THEN THAT CONCLUDES OUR

[Adjournment Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.]

BUSINESS. WE STAND ADJOURNED. MCCRAN

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