[Call to Order] [00:00:40] OKAY. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER OUR, SPECIAL BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING TODAY. IT IS INDEED A SPECIAL MEETING THAT WAS GOING TO START AT 430. AND IT'S NOW STARTING AT 516. I APOLOGIZE FOR [Roll Call] THAT ONE, WITH ME TODAY, COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL, OUR CHAIR WITH ME AS MY VICE CHAIR. COUNCILMAN KRAMER, ALSO IN THE CHAMBERS, PRESIDENT WINKLER, COUNCILMAN BENSON, COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCIL, COUNCILMAN. HUDSON. COUNCILMAN. PIAGENTINI COUNCILWOMAN. PARKER. COUNCILMAN. OWEN. COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. COUNCILWOMAN. FOWLER. COUNCILWOMAN. PARISH. RIGHT. AND COUNCILMAN RENA WEBBER ONLINE. JOINING US IS, COUNCILMAN ARTHUR , COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY AND COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN. I THINK THAT'S I THINK I HAVE ONE, SO YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AND YOU ALSO HAVE, MEMBERS YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. AND IT IS ALSO ONLINE FOR ANYONE WHO IS LOOKING ONLINE. THEY HAVE THESE ATTACHMENTS ARE NOW IN THE SYSTEM, BUT WHAT WE'VE DONE IS ON THESE TWO SHEETS THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US, WE HAVE, THESE ARE THE PLACES THE TOP PART IS AVAILABLE FUNDING. THOSE ARE THE PLACES THAT WE HAVE, THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE MADE IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE ULTIMATELY BALANCE THE BUDGET, WITH THE ADDITIONS THAT YOU HAVE A FEW ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN, THOSE ADDITIONS ADDED, AND SO, FIRST, IF YOU HAVE, ANY IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SOURCES OF AVAILABLE FUNDING, MAYBE WE'LL TAKE ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS, FIRST, YOU I'M SORRY. ARE YOU ON THERE? OH YES. PLEASE. PLEASE DO. OH I'M SORRY. YEAH. WOULD YOU. THANK YOU. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO CRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE, A READ IN FULL, RIGHT. SO LET'S DO, FOR THE SAKE OF SPEAKERS SIGNING IN, LET'S SIGN ON. THE FIRST ONE IS THE, PENDING ORDINANCE. WELL, THE TOP ONE. OKAY, GOOD. I'VE GOT LOTS OF SPEAKERS HERE, COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH, RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, JUST A FEW QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS, IS GREAT TO SEE THE HEARTS PROGRAM BACK IN THERE. SO I SEE THE CHANGES, AND I SEE THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE HERE. I COMMEND ALL OF YOU. IT'S BEEN A PART OF THAT, THE PROJECT 70 SPEED ART PARK, 115,000. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? WHERE DID THAT COME FROM? AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A BIGGER ASK. IT WAS A BIGGER ASK. THIS IS. THIS IS, WE'RE. THE INITIAL ASK IS 500 FOR SPEED ART PART. I SHOULD HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME. SO ANYWAY, THERE WAS A IT'S THIS IS COMING OFF OF THE ORIGINAL ASK. SO THESE ARE FUNDING THE TOP PART HERE. THE AVAILABLE FUNDING UP UNTIL YOU GET DOWN TO THE ADDITIONS. THESE ARE ACTUALLY CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING WHERE WE ARE REMOVING THIS MUCH MONEY FROM THEIR PARTICULAR, FROM THE MAYOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL. SO IT WAS FIVE. SO IT WAS 515,000 IS BEING REMOVED FROM THE 500,000 ACTS. CORRECT? OKAY. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION, THE SALE OF THE HELICOPTER THAT WAS NEW TO ME, I DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE LAST ONE, AND IT WASN'T A HEEL FOR ME TO DIE ON. JUST SOME UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE HELICOPTER SINCE IT'S COME UP FOR A FEW OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. YES. SO THE SALE OF HAWK HELICOPTER IS, LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE IS GOING TO SELL ONE OF THEIR EXISTING HELICOPTERS, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE, AN AMOUNT IN THERE FOR WHAT, THE WHAT THE SALE WOULD BE. SO WE'RE GETTING WE ARE USING THE 550, WHICH WE THINK IS ACTUALLY A, I THINK A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF WHAT THEY'LL SELL IT FOR, AND SO WE'VE DESIGNATED THE 550. IF THEY WOULD SELL FOR MORE, THEY CAN COME BACK ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO USE THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPELL, SORRY, THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE INTO THE SALE OF THE HELICOPTER. SINCE THIS IS A BALANCED BUDGET, [00:05:03] THAT $550,000 THAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO GET IN. IS THERE ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S MATCHED IN THERE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE FUNDS, EARMARKED UNTIL OR LIKE, A PROJECT THAT DOESN'T HAVE FUNDS AND IT'S DEPENDENT ON THE SALE OF THE HELICOPTER. IT'S NOT. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, THESE ARE JUST IN AGGREGATE OF WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE BRINGING OVER, WHAT WE'RE ADDING IN TERMS OF FUNDING. AND THEN THEY ARE IT'S NOT A PARTICULAR PROJECT. THEY'RE JUST CORRESPONDINGLY SPENT DOWN BELOW THE ZERO OUT. SO IT'S JUST PART OF PART OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE NEEDED IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE ADDITIONS THAT WE ADDED. BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE ON HOLD UNTIL THAT HELICOPTER IS SOLD. NO. OKAY, COULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC WORKS OPERATING LINE ITEM FOR 7 MILLION? I'M A BIT CONFUSED AT WHY SOME THINGS LIKE THAT ONE HAS A -7 MILLION. SO YEAH. SO THAT IS THE MAP MONEY. SO WE HAVE MOVED ONE OF FOR, FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, HAD A REAL SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT USING MAP MONEY FOR, OPERATING EXPENSES INSTEAD OF FOR, FOR, CAPITAL EXPENSES. AND SO THIS REMOVES THE $7 MILLION THAT WE THAT MAP MONEY THAT WAS IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET TO BE USED FOR OPERATING EXPENSES IN TERMS AND IN ADDITION AND THEN UNDERNEATH THEN BECOMES CAPITAL EXPENSES. THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCILMAN ARTHUR. THANK YOU. I WORK WITH THE LOUISVILLE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, AND THEY HAVE SOME OPERATING SUPPORT IN THE BUDGET THROUGH EXTERNAL AGENCY FUNDS. I DON'T MAKE ENOUGH WITH THEM FOR IT TO BE ON MY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORMS, BUT I'D RATHER BE SAFE THAN SORRY AND ABSTAIN FROM THE OPERATING BUDGET. THANK YOU. DON'T THINK WE'LL NEED TO DO THAT TODAY BECAUSE WE'RE JUST ADDING LANGUAGE. BUT YOU'LL NEED TO DO THAT ON THURSDAY. WELL, MAYBE VOTE ON THE BUDGET TODAY. YOU NEED TO DO IT ON BOTH. I'M SORRY I STAND CORRECTED. YES YOU WILL NEED TO DO BOTH. SORRY. COUNCILWOMAN. PERISH. RIGHT THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. ONE LAST QUESTION. I DON'T SEE IT HERE, I REMEMBER WHEN THE COMMUNITY GROUPS CAME IN AND WERE TALKING ABOUT THEIR WORK, AND THERE WAS ONE. BEGIN WITH AN H. I WANT TO SAY IT'S HILDEGARD OR HILDA, SOMETHING. THEY HELP BURY PEOPLE WHO HAVE WHO ARE INDIGENT. AND, AND I LOVE TO SEE THE SUPPORT FOR HOUSE OF ROOF BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE NEED. OUR OUR NUMBERS ARE IN THE NEW CASES OF HIV, ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO RISE. AND EVEN MORE THAN NEW YORK'S NUMBERS. SO I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THAT ONE, THAT THAT ONE JUST COMPLETELY GET CUT OR I KNOW IT'S NOT HERE AND I DON'T IT'S NOT EVEN IN MY DISTRICT, I DON'T BELIEVE, BUT IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE I DIDN'T SEE A I DIDN'T SEE IT HERE. YEAH. IT DIDN'T IT DID NOT GET CUT. SO THE ONLY THINGS THAT YOU SEE WERE, WHERE THEY'RE CUT IS AGAIN, IN THE AVAILABLE FUNDING PIECE IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE YOU'LL SEE THINGS CUT, SO DID NOT GET CUT, BUT IT DID NOT MAKE THE ADDITION LIST EITHER. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN RUY. COUNCILWOMAN RHEE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'VE JUST GOT ONE QUESTION. I'M LOOKING AT THE KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, AND I KNOW THEY INITIALLY REQUESTED A MILLION, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THEIR ACCREDITATION. IS 500,000 GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT FOR THAT? BUT THEY THEY ALSO IN ADDITION TO THE 500,000 THEY HAVE FROM US, THEY DID HAVE SOME STATE FUNDING AS WELL. OKAY. SO THAT IS GOING TO GET THEM THEIR ACCREDITATION THEN. OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU. BUT THE ACCREDITATION ISN'T ENTIRELY BASED ON THE ACCREDITED. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN OWEN, THANK YOU. CHAIR, I KNOW WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXPENSE OF THE POOLS, AND I SEE THAT ON THE ADDITIONS LINE, THE 3.5 MILLION. AND, BOY, DID THEY TALK ABOUT THAT WHEN THEY CAME AND TALKED TO US A FEW WEEKS AGO. HOW THAT WAS GOING TO PROBABLY EAT US UP, [00:10:01] BUT THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER THING. SO WHAT I WASN'T SURE ABOUT IS THE LAPS OF FUND FOR FUNDS FOR NEW POOLS. THE 2.3 ON THE AVAILABLE FUNDING SIDE CAN CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT ONE A LITTLE BIT TO ME? YEAH. FUNNY YOU SHOULD MENTION THAT. THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING ON, AND SO THAT IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE KNOW THAT THE ADMINISTRATION, NEEDS TO COME UP WITH IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO LAPSE FUNDS FROM, ANOTHER, ANOTHER PROJECT, A PREVIOUS PROJECT. OKAY AND THAT'S WHAT WHEN THEY COME, WHEN THEY COME IN, THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL TELL US FOR THAT. YOU MENTIONED THAT IN A PREVIOUS CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD. AND NOW THAT YOU'VE SAID IT, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT. WHAT THAT IS. OKAY. ALTHOUGH WE WERE SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE ARE THE MOVING PARTS THAT'S HAPPENING. YES. THAT IS THAT'S ONE OF THE PARTS THAT HAS CAUSED US A LITTLE BIT OF, OF DELAY HERE. BUT WE'RE AND THEN WE'RE ON IT NOW AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, IS AND MAYBE MY BRAIN'S JUST NOT CONNECTING HERE, BUT WHEN I SEE THE ADDITIONS UNDER THE ADDITIONS, EVERYTHING IS A POSITIVE NUMBER EXCEPT THE -1 MILLION FOR SIGNS AND MARKINGS. HOW DOES HOW DOES THAT. YEAH. SO THAT IS WE TOOK MONEY FROM THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT AND THEN MOVED IT TO, PAVEMENT MARKINGS I BELIEVE SO, YES. I'M SORRY. YEAH LET ME HAVE LET ME HAVE MISS STEINBERG EXPLAIN THAT ONE. BEST BETH STEINBERG WE TOOK THERE'S A THOUSAND THERE'S $1 MILLION IN THE OPERATING BUDGET NAMED SIGNS AND MARKING. WE SPLIT THAT INTO TWO DIFFERENT POTS. ONE, TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND ONE PAVING MARKINGS. THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS FOR 500,000, AND THE PAVING AND MARKING IS 3 MILLION SOMETHING. OH, SO THERE'S A LINE ITEM ON ON DOWN FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE? THAT'S CORRECT AT 500,000 EACH. AND SO WE TOOK OUT THE ONE SINGLE LINE ITEM AND CREATED TWO FOR THE SAME AMOUNT. THAT'S PLUS ADDING SOME FOR ADDING SOME OTHERS. YEAH OKAY OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. BUT I'M GLAD THAT MISS STEINBERG SAID THAT PROBABLY MUCH MORE ELOQUENTLY THAN I WOULD HAVE. YEAH DO YOU HAVE THIS? I JUST WANT TO. I SAID, YEAH, CAN I EXAIN FIRST WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO READ IN? YES. OKAY. SO ON THE DOCUMENT. YEAH YOU NEED TO INTROCE YOURSELF. FOR THE RECORD, I DID WHAT? NO, I DID A MINUTE AGO. OH DID YOU I DID, AND I HAVEN'T CHANGED MY NAME SINCE. NO. OH GOODOKAYEXCUSE ME. SO WHAT WEE OUT TOOU, Y D HAVEN FNTYOUT TY NOW, WE'RE DISCUSSING THE FIRST ITEM, SO WE ADDED IT, AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER. WE DIDN'T COME UP. WE DID NOT. WE ARE. YES WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT A MINUTE. SO MAYBE WE CAN. OKAY. ARE WE GOING TO. IS THIS AN AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT. WELL, IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE ONE PAGER. OH I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING OKAY ALL RIGHT. SO WE NEED TO CALL NUMBER TWO UP. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING? WE, WE JUST RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTS. I'M GOING TO SEND THEM TO SONIA, AND THEY'LL BE ONLINE AS QUICK AS SHE CAN GET THEM THERE. AND WE ARE. I'M SORRY. WHAT SHE JUST SENT ME WAS NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING. SO WE DON'T HAVE IT YET. SO WE'RE DOING SO WE CAN GO TO WHAT? I MEAN, WE CAN. IF THE CLERK WOULD ALLOW IT, WE COULD READ THESE IN NOT AS A MOTION, BUT JUST TO ADD TO THE ONE PAGE LIST, EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TIME, YOU COULD TAKE A MOTION FOR THOSE THINGS THAT WERE JUST READ. COULD WE DO THAT, MADAM CLERK? THIS IS THE CLERK. SO WE HAVEN'T EVEN CALLED THE ITEM TO THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION. I SEE, SO YOU NEED SO YOU WANT TO CALL IT ON THE TABLE, CALL NUMBER TWO. WHICHEVER ONE. WHICH ONE, THIS IS TWO. THE CAPITAL. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH NUMBER TWO, [2. O-134-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS OF FUNDS FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY AND OTHER LOUISVILLE METRO-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES. 6/13/24 Budget Committee Held Action Required By:  December 2024 Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12), Kevin Kramer (R-11)] AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR 20 2425 CAPITAL BUDGET FOR LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY [00:15:05] METRO GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS OF FUNDS FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, AND OTHER LOUISVILLE METRO SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES THERE. A MOTION. SECOND, A MOTION IN A SECOND IS NOW BEFORE US, AND WE'LL CALL ON MISS STEINBERG, AND SHE CAN RUN THROUGH SOME OF THE COUNCIL DESIGNATED CRF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. SO THESE ARE THOSE THINGS THAT THEY ASKED, A FEW WEEKS AGO IF WE WANTED TO HAVE A CRF OR MDF, ITEM IN THE BUDGET, SO THAT'S SO THIS WOULD BE THE DISCUSSION PIECE FOR THAT FOR THOSE CHANGES. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THROWING FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE AN OFFICIAL VOTE IN A FEW MINUTES. YEAH. SO WHAT WE'RE WHAT YOU WILL GET IN THE AMENDED ORDINANCE. THESE THINGS WILL NOT BE IN IT. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO READ THEM TO YOU. THERE WERE THE INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS. SEE I HAVE REQUEST TO TAKE SOME OF THEIR CRF AND MOVE IT TO OTHER PROJECTS. SO IF I CAN LATONYA IS GOING TO READ THOSE IN. VERY GOOD. IF SHE INTRODUCES HERSELF FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS LATONYA BELL. I'M THE COUNCIL OF FINANCIAL ANALYST AND I'M GOING TO READ IN THE PREPARATIONS TO THE CRF, EXCUSE ME, PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE FUNDED WITH FISCAL YEAR 25, CRF FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICTS, FIRST IS DISTRICT ONE, NEIGHBORHOOD SPEED HUMP REDUCTION PROGRAM, IT'S GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO A. PUBLIC WORKS. AND THAT SET THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS 17,840. DISTRICT THREE SIDEWALK REPAIR IS GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC WORKS, AND IT'S SET FOR $30,000. DISTRICT SEVEN HERBERT'S LANE IN BROWNSBORO ROAD AND ASSIGNED, TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR $100,000. DISTRICT EIGHT IS TRANSFERRING CIL FUNDS TO MDL, AND THAT'S $25,000. DISTRICT EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD SPEED HUMP REDUCTION PROGRAM ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSET 30 $32,000. DISTRICT 11 TRANSFERRING NDA FUNDS FROM. EXCUSE ME. INDIA FUNDS TO CRF 35,000. EXCUSE ME JUST ONE MOMENT. CORRECT THAT. OKAY JUST A TECHNICAL THING HERE FOR DISTRICT 11 IS TRANSFERRING NDF TO CRF IS FOR $35,000, 37,500 TO. IT'S, CRF ACCOUNT. NOW, IT WAS A FLUFFING. I'M SCROLLING DOWN HERE. DISTRICT 12, THE SAVANNAH. REIMAGING PROJECT ASSIGNED TO PARKS FOR $25,000. DISTRICT 12 WAIVER. WAIVER VALLEY PARK UPGRADES. ASSIGNED TO PARKS FOR $25,000. DISTRICT 12 RIVER VIEW WAIVER IN SAVANNAH PARKS. CAMERAS ASSIGNED TO PARKS $25,000 DISTRICT 12 DIXIE HIGHWAY. WARLORD INSTALLATIONS ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC WORKS IN RSAF FOR 17,500 DISTRICT 13 TRANSFER NDA FUNDS TO CRF, I THINK THAT'S ONE FOR 37,500. DISTRICT 14. SIDEWALK REPAIR ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC WORKS IN ASSET FOR $30,000. DISTRICT 16 TRANSFERRING $37,500 TO CIF ACCOUNT. AND I DO NEED TO GO BACK AND MAKE ONE CORRECTION FOR DISTRICT 11. THE TOTAL TRANSFER OF NDF AMOUNT TO CIF WAS $75,000 FOR THEM. SO I DO WANT TO GO BACK AND MAKE THAT CORRECTION. FOR DISTRICT 18 WAS TRANSFERRED TO A CIF ACCOUNT. IT WAS 37,500 FOR DISTRICT 19. TRANSFER OF INDIA TO A CIF ACCOUNT. IT WAS $40,000 FOR DISTRICT 20 TRANSFER NDF TO A CIF ACCOUNT WAS 37,500. [00:20:06] FOR DISTRICT 22 TRANSFER FOR INDIA TO CIF WAS 37,500. FOR DISTRICT 23, TRANSFER FOR INDIA TO CIF WAS $50,000. FOR DISTRICT 24 FOR IT'S GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. FUNDING FOR THE SEVENTH DIVISION EVENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE SEVENTH DIVISION SWAG, COLORING BOOKS, PENS, PENCILS, YOUR SIGNS, CUBS, STRESS BALL, ETC. THE EASTER EVENT INCLUDING CANDY, BOUNCY HOUSE, DJ, FACE PAINTING, BALLOON GUY, THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT, BOUNCY HOUSE DJ FACE PAINTING, BALLOON GUY, HALLOWEEN CANDY, BOUNCY LOOK LIKE BOUNCY HOUSE TWO DJ FACE PAINTING BOONGA IN A IN SHOP WITH A WITH A COP LOOK LIKE THEY HAD SEVERAL EVENTS, KIND OF GROUPED TOGETHER, ASSIGNED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'M SORRY, I SHOULDN'T HAVE READ THAT ONE IN THAT'S, INDIA REQUEST. I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE ON THAT ONE. LET ME BACK OFF OF THAT. THE NEXT ONE IS, DISTRICT 24, SIDEWALK REPAIR, ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR 50,000 AND $300. FOR DISTRICT 22, HAYES KENNEDY PARK IMPROVEMENTS. ASSIGNED TO PARKS FOR 70,000. DISTRICT 23. HAVE YOU PARK IMPROVEMENTS ASSIGNED TO PORK FOR 150,000. DISTRICT 20 CHARLIE BEDNAR PARK IMPROVEMENTS ASSIGNED TO PARKS FOR 150,000. DISTRICT 25 WINDSOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS. ASSIGNED TO PARKS FOR $201,000, 754 AND $0.99. AND THAT'S ALL THE CIF PROJECTS. VERY GOOD. NO COUNCIL MEMBERS KNOW THIS, BUT FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, ALL OF THOSE CIF NUMBERS CAME FROM, BUDGET. THE BUDGET ITEM FOR COUNCIL CIF FUNDS. AND SO THEY'RE ALL ALREADY APPROVED. OR. WELL THEY WERE SUGGESTED BY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THEMSELVES. SO THIS IS COUNCIL DESIGNATING CIF MONIES THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO THEIR, INDIVIDUAL OFFICES. WELL, NO, I MEAN WITH THE WHOLE WITH THE CAPITAL BUDGET. ONE LANGUAGE, PLEASE. OKAY ARE YOU READING THE ONE LANGUAGE, PLEASE ? THE ONLY, THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE CIF FUNDS THAT WERE READ INTO THE RECORD? I CAN NOPE. THE ONLY OTHER ITEM WE HAVE IS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF, LANGUAGE, ADDITIONS AND, MISS STEINBERG IS GOING TO READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THE, CAPITAL BUDGET. YES. ARE WE DONE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ONE TWO PAGER THAT YOU GAVE US? I THOUGHT WE WERE, BUT WE KNOW WE'RE NEVER FINISHED. IF YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS. OH. I'M SORRY. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON THE CAPITAL, SO. BUT THAT'S TOTALLY FINE. WE CAN VOTE FOR THAT. I JUST WASN'T SURE WHEN WE SWITCHED BECAUSE I THOUGHT EARLIER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AVAILABLE FUNDING. AND THEN I MISSED WHERE WE TRANSITIONED INTO ADDITIONS. YEAH WE DID. AND THEN WE WRITE SOME OF IT IS CELLS. YEAH, YEAH. GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR QUESTION. AND BECAUSE IT MAY BE IS IT ON THE CAPITAL SIDE OR IS IT ON THE OPERATING SIDE. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THIS WOULD BE, BUT I WAS JUST JUST ASK IT AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHERE WE CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE MIRACLE LEAGUE FOR $500,000, COULD. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHAT? IT IS THE MIRACLE LEAGUE IS, I'M PRETTY SURE THAT MY DAD IS A BUDDY, AND HE, GOES OUT THERE AND HELPS THE KIDDOS AND ADULTS WITH THEIR GAMES. BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING WHERE THAT CAME FROM AND WHY THEY NEED HALF $1 MILLION FROM LOUISVILLE METRO . WE CAN. COUNCILMAN KRAMER WOULD LOVE TO ADDRESS THAT. WELL IN THE BROADEST OF TERMS. AND THEN WHEN YOU GET TO THE SPECIFICS, IF YOU NEED MORE, I ALWAYS DEFER TO MISS STEINBERG, THE MIRACLE LEAGUE IS WHAT YOU. IT IS. I SUSPECT IT IS WHAT YOU THINK IT IS BASED ON YOUR YOUR FATHER'S BUDDY, IT IS A PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR, YOUTH WHO, WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS, SPECIFICALLY BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS IN A NORMAL LEAGUE. SO THE FIELDS WOULD BE LARGELY ASTROTURF OR ALL ASTROTURF. THERE ARE OTHER [00:25:05] ACCOMMODATIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE FOR FOLKS WHO ARE USING WHEELCHAIRS OR OTHER ASSISTIVE DEVICES, IT'S IN FERN. IT'S IN A PARK IN FERN CREEK, AND SO WE HAD THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE PARTICIPATED WITH TO HELP IT, TO HELP MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR FOLKS WITH, WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, THIS IS A PRETTY BIG DEVELOPMENT, THOUGH. IT'S BIGGER THAN ONES THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, TOUCHES LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF FOLKS OUT THERE. AND SO, WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN A MUCH LARGER PROJECT. SO THE 500,000 IS OUR PORTION THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE WHAT'S BEING RAISED OUT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. IS THIS A CHARLIE VENTNOR PARK? NO, MA'AM. IT'S IN FERN CREEK. I THINK IT'S FERN CREEK PARK. IT'S ACTUALLY IN FERN CREEK PARK. WE HAD DONE ONE SIMILAR IN SKYVIEW PARK IN J-TOWN, BUT THE FACILITY AT SKYVIEW PARK WAS FAIRLY WELL BUILT OUT ALREADY. I MEAN, THE PARK ITSELF. AND SO WE WHERE WE PUT THE FIELD WAS IT WAS JUST ONE SMALL AREA FOR A FIELD, FERN CREEK PARK IS A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPANSIVE. AND SO, THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE CONSIDERABLY LARGER THAN THE ONES THAT'S, THAT'S AT SKYVIEW PARK. IS FERN CREEK PARK A PUBLIC PARK? YES. THAT'S OWNED BY LOUISVILLE METRO? YES. YES YES. AND SO EVENTUALLY THIS WILL BE A PUBLICLY ACCESSED PARK. OH, IT WILL IT NOT. EVENTUALLY IT WILL FROM THE BEGINNING TO FOREVER. IT WILL BE A PUBLIC PARK. YES. THE ACCESSIBLE FIELD. YES. AND THAT THE GOAL IS TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO MORE OF OUR CONSTITUENCY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VERY LET ME CHECK TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE. MR. CHAIR, THIS IS SONIA, THE, CLERK. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO GO OVER, THEY HAVE BEEN UPLOADED FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF THEY WANT TO UPDATE THEIR SCREENS. PERFECT MISS STEINBERG, DO YOU HAVE, TWO LANGUAGE PIECES FOR US FOR THE. YES, ACTUALLY, ONE OF THEM IS OPERATING, SO WE'LL HOLD THAT ONE. BUT THE ONE IN CAPITAL IT IS, IF YOU'RE LOOKING ON PAGE FIVE OF THE CAPITAL ORDINANCE THAT WAS JUST UPLOADED TO YOUR SYSTEM, PROJECT NUMBER, THE OLD PROJECT NUMBER 67, WHICH IS NOW 82, THE BELVEDERE TRANSFORMATION, THE LANGUAGE UNDER THAT WAS PLANNING FOR RENOVATION OF THE BELVEDERE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. GREAT. THAT'S THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE FOR CAPITAL. YES EVERYTHING ELSE IS INCORPORATED ALREADY. AND THE DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE CIF, OF COURSE, WILL BE IN THE BUDGET BOOK AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. VERY GOOD VOTING RIGHTS. I'M ON VOTING ON AN AMENDMENT HERE. ARE WE VOTING ON WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US? WHAT'S THE WHERE AM I AT? OKAY SO I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. WHICH INCLUDES THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE READ AND THE LANGUAGE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. MR. CHAIR, I'M SORRY IF I CAN. I'M SORRY, WE DO HAVE ITEMS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED TO GO IN AS FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS, WHICH ARE THINGS LIKE THAT. THE IF THEY CAN EXPLAIN THOSE IN THERE ON THE SYSTEM AS WELL. OKAY BUT YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE THEM REFERENCE THOSE DOCUMENTS. AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THE ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO ADD ABOUT THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS AND WHY THEY'RE NEEDED. OKAY. CAN WE JUST IS IT CLEANER? JUST, I THINK IT'S CLEANER JUST TO THERE'S YOUR AMENDMENT, RIGHT? I THINK SO, TOO. I THINK THAT MAKES MORE SENSE. SO WE HAVE WHAT YOU JUST HEARD IS THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU JUST PROPOSED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT SAY AYE, I OPPOSED EYES HAVE IT. AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS. SURE. AND THEN AND THEN MY COLLEAGUES WILL DECIDE IF THEY'RE FRIENDLY. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, AARON JACKSON, BUDGET DIRECTOR OMB. I'M JOINED BY ANGELA DUNN, CFO, SO I DID JUST WANT TO, WALK THROUGH THE PROPOSED FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS TO THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET. AND I BELIEVE THESE ITEMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REFLECTED IN THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS LOADED, UPLOADED, SO STARTING WITH, PUBLIC WORKS, THERE WAS A PROJECT WHICH WAS PROJECT 35, HIKES LANE BRIDGE PROJECT, THAT WAS CHANGED TO BEARGRASS CREEK BRIDGE ON HIKES LANE PROJECT, WHICH WAS PROJECT 24, HIGHLAND PARK BIKE PARK, THAT PROJECT IS BEING TRANSFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS AND THAT'S A REDUCTION OF 75,000 FOR, PARKS AND RECREATION AND AN INCREASE OF 75,000 FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSETS, THIS DOESN'T SPECIFICALLY AFFECT THE ORDINANCE, BUT, THERE WAS A CAPITAL DESCRIPTION CHANGE, FOR LMPD FOR PROJECT FIVE, WHICH WAS [00:30:07] THE HELICOPTER PROJECT. AND THE CURRENT DESCRIPTION WAS THIS PROJECT WOULD, PURCHASE TWO NEW HELICOPTERS TO IMPROVE OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE CURRENT HELICOPTER HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE AND WILL BE SOLD IN THE PROPOSED DESCRIPTION WILL STATE THIS PROJECT WILL PURCHASE ONE NEW HELICOPTER TO IMPROVE OVERALL PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THE CURRENT HELICOPTER HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE AND WILL BE SOLD, UNDER PUBLIC WORKS, THERE WAS A PROJECT 45 FOR 25 RUBBER ASPHALT AWARD, THAT WAS A STATE FUNDED PROJECT THAT WAS NOT AWARDED. AND THAT WAS FOR 130,000. SO THAT PROJECT WILL BE REMOVED. AND, UNDER PARKS AND RECREATION, THERE. I, THIS PROJECT HAS SINCE CHANGED, SO I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED TO SPEAK TO. NO, I THINK I DO, THIS IS RELATES TO WHAT WAS PROJECT 21, GILMORE PARK IMPROVEMENT. PARKS FOR ALL IMPLEMENTATION AND IT SAYS IT SHOULD BE CHANGED TO ALBERTA JONES PARK. BUT I BELIEVE WE DID NOT CHANGE IT. RIGHT. CORRECT. NO. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH NO CHANGE THERE. GOTCHA. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. PARRISH RICE BLOOD PRESSURE CAN GO BACK DOWN. DID I SHOW THAT, MY MIKE'S ON, TOO? YEAH. SORRY ABOUT THAT. IT'S ALL ABOUT BODY LANGUAGE, THEN I BELIEVE ONE LAST PROJECT, UNDER CAPITAL WAS, UNDER HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE CDBG ALLOCATION HAD DECREASED FROM 7,000,477, 7,477,000 TO $7,265,300, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THAT REDUCTION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMEOWNER UNIT PRESERVATION, METRO WIDE. THAT AMOUNT DECREASED FROM 227,000 TO 215,300, AFFORDABLE HOUSING RENTAL PRESERVATION METRO WIDE. THAT WAS ACTUALLY AN INCREASE FROM ONE ONE 1,650,000 TO 1,750,000. AND THEN, SINGLE FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE, NEWBURGH, FOREST CREEK, THAT DECREASED FROM 1,400,000 TO 1,100,000, SO THOSE THREE PROJECTS COMBINED, REDUCE BY $211,700. AND I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE CAPITAL AMENDMENTS. SO SOME CHANGES, BUT THE PROJECTS NO PROJECTS COMING OUT, JUST SOME CHANGES IN TERMS OF THE FUNDING AND YOU DO HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHERE IS THAT AT? WHICH WHICH ONE IS THIS? WHICH ONE IS IT UNDER? IT'S THE VERY FIRST. IT'S THE VERY FIRST DOCUMENT PROPOSED. IT'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT JUNE 1ST, 2020 FOR FINAL. THERE WE GO. PROPOSED AMENDMENT JUNE 1ST, 2020 FOR FINAL. SO AT THE VERY TOP. NO, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S IN. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. SO LET ME SEE. I DO HAVE A SPEAKER HERE. OH, COUNCILMAN OWEN. SO I'LL ASK WHILE I'M WHILE I'M LOOKING. BUT. SO I HEARD YOU SAY THAT WE WENT FROM FUNDING TWO HELICOPTERS TO FUNDING ONE HELICOPTER. AND MY MEMORY IS THAT WE HAD 4 MILLION BUDGETED FOR THE TWO HELICOPTERS. DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE NOW HAVE 2 MILLION BUDGETED FOR THE ONE HELICOPTER? NO. SO, THE AMOUNT OR THE DESCRIPTION SHOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY SAID ONE HELICOPTER, BUT IT WAS INADVERTENTLY LISTED AS TWO HELICOPTERS. I SEE, SO IT WAS JUST I UNDERSTAND. OKAY. THANK YOU. TWO HELICOPTERS IN THE DESCRIPTION. ONE COMING IN, ONE BEING SOLD. YEAH THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE WE HAVE THE AMENDMENT BEFORE US. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. AND NOW WE HAVE THE AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US, PRESIDENT WINKLER, ACTUALLY, I WAS GOING TO SPEAK AFTER THE AFTER YOU VOTE. AFTER THE VOTE. OKAY WE HAVE THE AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US, WHICH CALLS FOR A ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCILMAN ARTHUR. I SELECTED. [00:35:11] YES, THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. YES. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE TEN YES VOTES. GREAT PASSES, WE'LL GO TO OLD BUSINESS AS A RESULT OF THE AMENDMENT. AND BECAUSE I'M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME DISCUSSION ON THURSDAY. SO PRESIDENT WINKLER, I'LL WAIT TILL THE VERY END. COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. SORRY. OKAY YEAH. ONCE I HAVE PRESIDENT, ONCE I HAVE LAST WORD [1. O-133-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, AND FUNCTIONING OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS VARIOUS OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, AND OTHER METRO-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES. 6/13/24 Budget Committee Held Action Required By:  December 2024 Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12), Kevin Kramer (R-11)] . ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE WILL GO BACK TO THE OPERATING. OH. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 20 2425 OPERATING BUDGET FOR LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT AND FUNCTIONING OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS VARIOUS OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES AND OTHER METRO SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES. CHAIR MOTION. PROPER MOTION. AND SECOND, IT IS NOW BEFORE US. WE HAVE A FEW AMENDMENTS HERE AS WELL. COMING TO YOU. I'M COMING TO YOU. I'M COMING TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, AARON JACKSON OMB, SO I WALKED THROUGH THE PROPOSED FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS FOR THE OPERATING ORDINANCE, STARTING WITH OFFICE OF EQUITY, THERE WAS $30,000 FOR METRO WIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS SERVICES. THAT WAS INTENDED TO BE BUDGETED UNDER THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS. THAT EVENTUALLY GOT MOVED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO WE'RE JUST MOVING THAT 30,000 FROM THE OFFICE OF EQUITY TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UNDER OFFICE OF PLANNING, THERE WERE TWO POSITIONS, TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOVED WHEN THAT GROUP GOT MOVED FROM THE OFFICE OF PLANNING TO CODES AND REGULATIONS, FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN POSITIONS, SO WE'RE JUST MOVING THE FUNDING FOR THOSE TWO ADDITIONAL, POSITIONS, FOR THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS. HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS IS ON THE LIST OF ANTICIPATED AWARDS, WE WERE TRANSFERRING THE HOPWA FUNDING TO RCS, SO THAT'S 1,000,005 66 700, OFFICE OF EQUITY, THERE WAS ONE COMMUNICATION POSITION THAT WAS BEING TRANSFERRED FROM THE OFFICE OF EQUITY TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. SO WE'RE TRANSFERRING THE ASSOCIATED, EXPENSES FOR THAT POSITION, UNDER NUMBER NINE, EMERGENCY SERVICES, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE ON NINE, TEN AND 11, THESE, RELATE TO THE OPIOID RELATED INITIATIVES, THAT WERE ASSUMED IN THE BUDGET. WE HAVE $5 MILLION AS A NON-RECURRING SOURCE. SO WE ARE, BASICALLY REDUCING THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION AND, ADJUSTING THE, AGENCY AND OTHER RECEIPTS TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE EXPENSES. SO THERE'S 2.7 MILLION IN EMERGENCY SERVICES, 1.2 MILLION IN RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND 1.1 MILLION IN PUBLIC HEALTH, FOR THE TOTAL OF $5 MILLION. THE NEXT FEW ARE RELATED TO THE LIST OF ANTICIPATED AWARDS UNDER THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, THERE WERE, WE WERE CHANGING THE GRANTOR, FOR THE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT, FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY. AND WE WERE ALSO INCREASING THE AWARD AMOUNT FROM 685,000 TO 690,900, A DIFFERENCE OF $5,900, ALSO FOR THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY, WHERE IT WAS ONE AWARD THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FOR 400,000. AND THAT'S THE DOE, BUILDING TO UPGRADE PRIZE. SO WE REMOVE IT. WE'RE PROPOSING TO REMOVE THAT FROM THE LIST, UNDER PUBLIC WORKS, THERE WERE, TWO KYTC ROADWAY, ROADSIDE AND DRAINAGE, AWARDS THAT WERE LISTED. AND WE'RE REMOVING ONE OF THOSE FOR 4.4 MILLION, UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH, THERE WAS A, GRANT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED, PGF FIVE 700 FOR IMMUNIZATION GRANT PROJECTS FOR $47,200, AND THE FEDERAL SOURCE WAS, FEDERAL. SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADD THAT, AND THEN, AS I STATED UNDER WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE CAPITAL, ORDINANCE, THE, THE, OVER THE CDBG, ALLOCATION FOR THE [00:40:04] OPERATING BUDGET THAT INCREASED $164,900 FROM 3,523,000 TO 3,687,900. AND THEN THERE WERE SEVERAL ADDITIONAL AWARDS THAT WEREN'T LISTED ON THE ACTUAL LIST OF ANTICIPATED AWARDS THAT WE, WANTED TO MAKE SURE, WE'RE INCLUDED, THE FIRST ONE PG C5200 NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR $52,360. AND THAT'S A FUNDING SOURCE OF FEDERAL AND THAT'S FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ANOTHER ONE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. AND THAT'S A PG C6001 HARM REDUCTION EXPANSION PROJECT FOR $8,000. IN THE REST OF THESE, THAT I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO, ARE ALL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS, HARM REDUCTION FOR 16,000. THAT FUNDING SOURCE IS FEDERAL. CCDF OPIOID SETTLEMENT $10,000. THE FUNDING SOURCE OF STATE, SENIOR MEDICAID PATROL, 635,000. THAT'S ALSO FEDERAL FETAL DEATH GRANT, 150,000. FEDERAL WORKFORCE GRANT 16,000, THAT'S FEDERAL FY 24 COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID STIMULANT AND SUBSTANCE USE SITE BASED PROGRAM 1.6 MILLION. THAT'S FEDERAL. AND THEN, WE ARE REMOVING A GRANT THAT WAS LISTED AT $9,589,100 FOR A CDC PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT, AND THAT WAS ALSO FEDERAL. SO WE'RE REMOVING, THAT PROJECT. AND THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE OPERATING FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS. AND A MOTION. SECOND, SECOND. THANK YOU, SO THOSE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS ARE BEFORE US. QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? DID YOU CHECK? LET'S SEE. ANYONE IN THE QUEUE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, I OPPOSED GUYS HAVE IT. STEINBERG WILL READ, THE, AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVE AS WELL. WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS INCORPORATING EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE ONE PAGER THAT WE CALL IT, THERE IS THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU SEE INSIDE THE BOOK INCLUDES THE LANGUAGE FOR THE NDA THAT YOU INDIVIDUALLY ARE MOVING FROM YOUR DISTRICTS, BUT IT DOESN'T. AND IT STATES THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, BUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS NOT IN THE DOLLAR. SO JUST KNOW THAT WE'LL CHANGE THAT AS WE FINISH UP THE TECHNICAL ISSUES. BUT THERE ARE ALSO FOUR MORE ITEMS OF LANGUAGE THAT DIDN'T GET IN THIS. SO I WANT TO READ THOSE IN ON PAGE TWO UNDER THE OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY. THE OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY FOR SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE FUNDRAISING AND THEN IN THE VERY LAST SECTION, THE GENERAL PROVISIONS, NUMBER 11, ALL METRO DEPARTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT THEIR EQUITY GOALS AND SMART FORMAT WHEN REQUESTED. NUMBER TWO, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IS REQUESTED TO REPORT QUARTERLY TO THE METRO COUNCIL. PROGRESS AND MAXIMIZING THE AVAILABLE MEDICAID BILLING OPPORTUNITIES. NUMBER THREE, THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXCUSE ME. 13 THE ADMINISTRATION, YOU KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM. THE ADMINISTRATION IS REQUESTED TO CONTINUE PROVIDING A QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE METRO COUNCIL TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXPENDITURES AND OUTCOMES FROM BOTH THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET, HOMELESS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, AND OUTCOMES. NUMBER 14. THE ADMINISTRATION IS REQUESTED TO REPORT QUARTERLY ALL GRANT CONTRACTS AWARDED TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OVER $50,000. THE REPORT IS TO INCLUDE A MINIMUM OF THE AMOUNT AND PURPOSE FOR ALLOCATION, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE GRANTS ALREADY DISCLOSED IN THE FY 25 EXTERNAL AGENCY PANEL GRANTS AND THERE IS UNDER THE EIF PROGRAM, ONE OF THE PARAGRAPHS WILL NOW READ LIKE THIS. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WORKING WITH METRO COUNCIL IS REQUESTED TO REVIEW THE EIF PROGRAMS AND THE WAY IN WHICH FUNDING IS ALLOCATED TO ENSURE THAT THE ENSURE AND IMPROVE SCORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM IS IMPLEMENTED. IMPLEMENTED NOT TO EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF TERMINATION OF THE PROGRAM. NO FUNDS WILL BE AWARDED IN FY 26 IN ANY FUTURE BUDGETS UNTIL SUCH IMPROVED PROCESSES ARE ADOPTED IN A PROCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE FUNDS ARE ACCEPTED, THOSE ARE ALL THE [00:45:03] LANGUAGE CHANGES NOT IN THE IN THE ORDINANCE. DO I HEAR A MOTION? SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? CONCERNS I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE. SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? YES. HAVE IT SET IT. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS. WE'RE GOOD, SO NOW WE HAVE, THE AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US, COUNCIL CHAIRMAN. OH, YES, MA'AM, I DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF GETTING IN THE QUEUE, BUT I DID SEND A TEXT, AND I JUST NEED A CLARIFICATION. YES. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. HOW DO I GO ABOUT CHANGING THE LANGUAGE AND JUST NOT INCREASING ANY MONIES IN THE BUDGET, BUT SWITCHING ONE PROGRAM DOLLARS TO ANOTHER PROGRAM DOLLARS WITHIN THE SAME CATEGORY, MEANING, THE LOUISVILLE CENTER COMMUNITY CENTER, INC 65,000, MOVING THAT TO 50,000 AND UNDER THE TEEN LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, PUTTING THAT 15,000 THERE TO MAKE IT 65,000. THAT WAS A MATHEMATICAL ERROR. SO WE'RE JUST SWITCHING THE SAME PLACE. WE'RE JUST SWITCHING THE AMOUNTS FOR THE PROGRAMS. YEAH. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. I THINK YOU DID. JUST DID IT. YEAH SO YOU MOVE THAT AND WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE SECOND. OKAY ALL RIGHT. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. AND. OKAY, THE, THE NEXT AMENDMENT WAS ON COUNCIL. COUNCIL PURVIS, WE HAVE 50,000 IN IN HER AREA FOR, PORTLAND MUSEUM. AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPLIT THAT BETWEEN PORTLAND MUSEUM AND GALILEE COMMUNITY CENTER. STILL THE SAME AMOUNT, 50,000. SO IT'S WHAT? IT'S 25. SO IT'S 25 EACH. YEAH MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. SECOND COPY. MOTION A SECOND. QUESTIONS CONCERNS SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I ANY OPPOSED. YES HAVE IT I KNOW PASSES COUNCILWOMAN PIAGENTINI. NOW ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO BE THE LAST WORD. DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO BE THE LAST WORD. BUT IF WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE ON THE OPERATING BUDGET, I'M GLAD TO MAKE MY COMMENTS NOW. OKAY YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, FIRST, THE USUAL THANKS TO THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR ALL YOUR WORK. THANKS TO LATONYA AND BETH FOR ALL YOUR WORK. I, DO WANT TO POINT SOMETHING OUT AND DO THIS VERY QUICKLY TODAY, SO WE'RE NOT WASTING TIME ON THURSDAY. BLUNTLY AS USUAL, THIS IS FULL OF STUFF THAT I AGREE WITH. AND OF COURSE, THINGS I DISAGREE WITH DID WANT TO FOCUS ON SOME LEVELS OF AGREEMENT, LIKE TO SEE THE CHANGES WE MADE AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE CONTROLLING OPERATING EXPENSE, WHICH WILL TIE INTO MY COMMENT HERE IN A MINUTE. THE I DO WANT TO POINT OUT MY PREDICTION RELATES TO THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES THAT I THINK THIS BUDGET, AS THE MAYOR PROPOSED, IT, INDICATES AND THE OMB AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T REMEMBER THIS, BUT OMB LAST YEAR CAME TO EITHER BUDGET OR THE FULL COUNCIL. NO BUDGET, AND INDICATED THAT IF NOTHING CHANGED THIS YEAR, WE WERE LOOKING AT A $20 MILLION DEFICIT, AND NEXT YEAR WE WERE LOOKING NEXT YEAR. AS IN NOW, ONE YEAR FROM NOW, WE'D BE EYEBALLING ABOUT AN $80 MILLION OPERATING DEFICIT. I THINK THE DEFICIT WAS IN THERE. I MEAN, I THINK THE MAYOR DID. AGAIN, ONE OF THE AREAS I AGREE WITH IS THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL COSTS AND REVIEW PROJECTS. AND I THINK WE WENT EVEN FURTHER IN THAT, WHICH I LOVE. I THINK WE IT WAS SOMETHING WE NECESSARILY HAD TO DO, AND LET'S DO IT WHEN THE NUMBERS ARE SMALL, THEN WHEN THE NUMBERS ARE BIG. SO I THINK WE'RE MAKING THOSE CHANGES. BUT I, I DO WANT TO CAUTION EVERYBODY THAT IT WAS 20 MILLION THIS YEAR. 80 MILLION NEXT YEAR. THAT IS NOT INSIGNIFICANT, BUT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE COVERED BY SOME CAPITAL MOVEMENTS AND OPERATING AND ALL THESE THINGS. THAT'S FOR ANYBODY THAT WAS HERE DURING THE TIME THAT WE DEALT WITH, YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME WAS A $25 MILLION [00:50:01] DEFICIT. IT TOOK MAJOR, VERY DIFFICULT CHANGES TO ADDRESS. SO I, I HAVE ALREADY TOLD OMB THIS THAT I THINK OUR MACROECONOMIC MOVES IN THIS CITY DON'T LOOK GOOD. RIGHT. WE ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON ON THE OCCUPATIONAL TAX. WE ARE LOSING PEOPLE AND BIG EMPLOYERS THAT ARE HIGH PAYING EMPLOYERS LIKE HUMANA ARE SEEING JOB REDUCTIONS, AND WE AREN'T SEEING, AT LEAST IMMEDIATELY, ANY MAJOR PLAYERS MOVING IN THAT ARE PAYING HUGE SALARIES. THAT IS NOT A RECIPE FOR. AND I THINK THE WAGE INFLATION WE'VE SEEN, THAT'S THAT'S A GONER, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THOSE TYPES OF WAGE INFLATION IN THE FUTURE. SO I JUST WANT TO PUT OUT A WARNING THAT, WHILE I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT EVERYBODY DID AND PARTICULARLY WHAT THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR WENT THROUGH AND OUR BUDGET EXPERTS AND AGAIN, EVEN THE MAYOR STARTED IN HIS PROPOSED BUDGET TO TRY TO CONTROL COSTS. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE END OF THIS. AND I DO ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT SOME OF THE THINGS WE DID FROM A STRUCTURAL CAPITAL POINT OF VIEW, I THINK DEFER OR DELAY POTENTIAL FUTURE COSTS ALSO A GOOD THING, BUT I DO NOT THINK WE'VE SEEN THE END OF THIS, AND I JUST WANT TO VOICE A PRECAUTIONARY TALE BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. AND I DON'T SEE ANY CHANGES SINCE, RELATED TO THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO EVERYBODY FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS. IT'S A GREAT BUDGET. PRESIDENT WEXLER, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, I WON'T GET TO MAKE THESE COMMENTS ON THURSDAY NIGHT, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE THEM RIGHT NOW. I APPRECIATE YOU INDULGING ME FOR JUST TWO MINUTES HERE, AND WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. THANK YOU. AND JUST THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. COUNCILMAN KRAMER, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL, SEVERAL WEEKS FROM THE MAYOR'S BUDGET ADDRESS AT THE END OF APRIL TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, UNLESS YOU ARE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE WORK THAT GOES ON TO PREPARE FOR THE BUDGET HEARINGS, TO, CONDUCT THE BUDGET HEARINGS, AND THEN TO ACTUALLY GO FROM ALL THOSE HEARINGS TO THE DOCUMENT THAT'S BEFORE US TODAY. THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK. I KNOW YOU GUYS SPENT MOST OF THE WEEKEND, TOGETHER, PROBABLY READY TO BE APART FROM EACH OTHER, BUT AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND, AND COUNCILMAN MCCRANIE AS WELL FOR GETTING US HERE. YOU KNOW, REALLY THE UNSUNG HEROES ARE ARE, BETH STEMBERG AND LATONYA BELL REALLY ? THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. I MEAN, ALL OF THE PREP FOR THE MEETINGS IS DUE TO YOUR WORK, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE WRAP UP ONE MEETING AND YOU'RE WORKING TILL 11, 12, THREE IN THE MORNING, PREPARING DOCUMENTS FOR THE NEXT DAY, AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ALL'S EFFORTS. AND WITHOUT THE TWO OF YOU, THIS PROCESS WOULD NOT GO LIKE IT DOES AND PROBABLY WOULDN'T GO AT ALL, SO WE OWE YOU A DEEP DEBT OF GRATITUDE. AND I WANT TO THANK THE CLERKS FOR MANNING ALL OF THE MEETINGS. YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF EXTRA TIME, THESE TWO MONTHS. AND I KNOW THAT SACRIFICES AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILIES AND APPRECIATE THAT, ALL OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS, FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AND LAST AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WANT TO THANK ANGELA, AARON, DANA, EVERYBODY ON THE ADMINISTRATION AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN OMB THAT WORKED ON THIS EVEN PRIOR TO COMING TO US IN APRIL, I MEAN, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE, WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THAT WORK DAY AND NIGHT, TO GET THE BUDGET TO US IN THE FIRST PLACE, THEN, YOU KNOW, AFTER A HEARING, GET QUESTIONS AND TURN THOSE AROUND TO US AND JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU AND YOUR TEAMS, FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS SUCH A COLLABORATIVE AND SMOOTH PROCESS. AND SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU FOR THE INDULGENCE, AND LOOK FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL VOTE THURSDAY NIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FOR THE RECORD, I BELIEVE THAT WAS OVER TWO MINUTES. WE HAVE THE AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US AND OTHER QUESTIONS, CONCERNS. I'M SEEING NO ONE ELSE. THE ORDINANCE CALLS FOR THE AMENDED ORDINANCE, CALLS FOR ROLL CALL, VOTE. PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. YES. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE NINE YES VOTES AND ONE ABSTENTION. THANK YOU. ITEM PASSES AND WE'LL GO TO OLD BUSINESS. AND IT'S OUR LAST PIECE OF BUSINESS FOR TODAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THE BUDGET, AS PRESIDENT MENTIONED. AND, FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US, ALTHOUGH YOU DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TOO MUCH CHOICE FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US TODAY AS WE, PULLED THINGS TOGETHER FOR THIS SPECIAL MEETING. SO THANK YOU ALL. AND [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.] WE'LL SEE YOU ON THURSDAY * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.