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          THE REGULAR LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 20TH 24 WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 6:09 P.M. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MADAM CLERK, A ROLL CALL, PLEASE . MR. CLERK, A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN 
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PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. PERRY. RIGHT. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER. ARTHUR. COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS. 
          PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. BAKER PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCRANIE. HERE COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          RENA WEBBER. HERE COUNCIL MEMBER. OWEN. COUNCIL MEMBER. MULVIHILL. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          KRAMER. HERE COUNCIL MEMBER. BLACKWELL. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SINE. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          FOWLER COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL COUNCIL MEMBER. MEAD. HERE. COUNCIL OR PRESIDENT. WINKLER. 
          HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. COUNCIL MEMBER. PIAGENTINI COUNCIL MEMBER. BENSON. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER. RUDY. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ENGEL. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON. COUNCIL MEMBER. FLOOD COUNCIL MEMBER. BACON. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER. AKERSON. YOU HAVE 21 IN A QUORUM, SIR. THANK YOU. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT. COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD AND COUNCILWOMAN MULVAHILL HAVE EXCUSED ABSENCES. AND THAT WE'LL BE JOINED MOMENTARILY BY THOSE NOT CURRENTLY IN CHAMBERS. COLLEAGUES IF I MAY TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AS WE OPEN OUR MEETING, I'D BE REMISS IF WE DID NOT REFLECT UPON THE IMPORTANCE OF YESTERDAY, JUNE 19TH, BEING JUNETEENTH. JUNETEENTH, WHICH STANDS FOR JUNE 19TH, 1865, THE DAY THAT IS RECOGNIZED AS THE FINAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION IN TEXAS COMMEMORATING THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. MANY CALLED JUNETEENTH AMERICA'S SECOND INDEPENDENCE DAY. BUT DID YOU ALSO KNOW THAT SLAVES IN KENTUCKY WOULD NOT BE FREED UNTIL UNTIL NEARLY SIX MONTHS LATER, FOLLOWING THE RATIFICATION OF THE 13TH AMENDMENT ON DECEMBER 6TH, 1865. 1865 WAS 159 YEARS AGO. THIS YEAR, LOUISVILLE HAS MADE STRIDES TOWARDS EQUITY, HOWEVER, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK EQUALITY, INCLUSION, PARTICIPATION, REPRESENTATION AND EQUITY. COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL, I BELIEVE YOU'VE GOT 
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 ID 24-0295     Council Member Blackwell will recognize Matt Payton and other Valley Sports Board Members for their work in the community.  ]
A SPECIAL GUEST THIS EVENING. I DO, I HAVE SEVERAL ACTUALLY. OKAY THE FLOOR IS YOURS. 
          SO I WANT TO START BY APOLOGIZING TO MY COLLEAGUES, BECAUSE I'M USUALLY THAT GUY THAT SAYS, WHY DO YOU DO SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS WHEN YOU HAVE THE BUDGET VOTE AND ALL THESE OTHER VOTES TONIGHT? BUT TONIGHT I'M GOING TO BE THAT GUY. SORRY SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST, I WANTED TO BRING UP, MY FRIENDS AT, AT VALLEY SPORTS, AND HERE WE ARE. AND THIS ACTUALLY IS, THIS TURNED OUT TO BE REALLY, TURNS OUT TO BE A GREAT TIMING FOR ALL OF THIS BECAUSE, WE HAVE VALLEY SPORTS. WE HAD TALKED, WHEN THEY DID THEIR INITIAL OPENING OF THE VALLEY SPORTS, AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED WHEN I WENT BACK OVER THERE TO SEE HOW THESE GUYS HAVE, GOT VALLEY SPORTS BACK ON TRACK. AND IF YOU'RE NOT FROM THE SOUTH END, YOU MIGHT THINK VALLEY SPORTS ISN'T REALLY CONNECTED TO THESE SOUTH END GUYS BEHIND US, WHICH NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. YOU TURN INTO PRP HIGH SCHOOL, VALLEY SPORTS IS ON YOUR RIGHT AND YOU CONTINUE ON TO PRP HIGH SCHOOL AND FURTHER BACK FOR, PRP FIELD, SO VERY CONNECTED, AND LOTS OF THE GUYS BEHIND ME, I'M SURE HAVE PLAYED AT VALLEY SPORTS AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES, SO WE HAVE COLLEAGUES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A WHILE. YOU'VE HELPED ME ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO HELP VALLEY SPORTS TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR WORK, AND, YOU KNOW, WE OVER THE YEARS, WE FIRST CAME IN, THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO STARTED WITH ME, THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF US LEFT NOW, BUT VALLEY SPORTS WON THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES AS WE WERE COMING INTO OFFICE. AND SO WE'VE LOOKED TO TRY TO FIND WAYS THAT WE COULD MAYBE HELP THEM EXPAND THEIR, EXPAND THEIR FIELDS AND 
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SO ON. WE LOOKED ALL OVER THE SOUTH END AND COULDN'T FIND A APPROPRIATE PLACE TO MOVE THEM. 
          SO WE PUT MONEY INTO THE PLACE WHERE THEY ARE AND ADDED SOME FIELDS, ADDED LIGHTS AND SO ON, OVER THE YEARS, LITTLE LEAGUE HAS REALLY STRUGGLED A BIT IN ORDER TO STAY RELEVANT. WHEN AAU KIND OF CAME INTO THE PICTURE AND SO ON. AND SO THE NUMBERS OF FOLKS STARTED TO DWINDLE. THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT WERE PLAYING AT VALLEY SPORTS, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF TEAMS, STARTED TO DWINDLE, AND THEN WHEN THESE GUYS TOOK OVER, THEY TOOK OVER AND HE CAN TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE, BUT THEY TOOK OVER A FAIRLY DIRE SITUATION IS THAT IS THAT ACCURATE? IT WAS ROUGH. YEAH, YEAH. NICE FACILITIES. THE NICE FACILITIES DON'T REALLY HELP YOU A WHOLE LOT IF YOU DON'T HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE PLAYING ON THEM. AND SO THEY HAVE JUST ABSOLUTELY DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF TURNING AROUND THE PROGRAM. THERE AND NOW IT'S BACK TO, ALMOST FULL FORCE. I MEAN, BASICALLY WHERE IT WAS, YEARS AGO WHEN IT WAS SUCH AN OUTSTANDING LEAGUE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO I WANTED TO BRING THEM AND ACTUALLY, I WAS BRINGING THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DIDN'T DO THIS BY MYSELF. SO I'M GOING TO BRING SOME OTHERS ALONG WITH ME AS WELL. AND THEN I SAID, WELL, WHEN CAN WE COME? AND HE'S LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE GOT GAMES GOING ON. WE GOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S BUSY. SO LET'S GO. AND TOWARD THE END OF THE SEASON, WHEN IT'S OVER, IS IT OVER NOW IT'S OVER. IT'S OVER NOW. YEAH YEAH. LET'S WAIT TILL IT'S ALL OVER. AND THEN YOU CAN HONOR ME BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT DURING THE SEASON. SO? SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING IT TONIGHT. SO I'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION HERE AND I'VE GOT ONE FOR EACH OF THEM. I'LL JUST READ ONE MATS, WHEREAS VALLEY SPORTS LITTLE LEAGUE HAS UNDERGONE A REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATION UNDER THE STEADFAST LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT MATT PATTON, VICE PRESIDENT KEVIN WHITENACK AND TREASURER KELLEN, KELLY LYNN CAMPBELL BAILEY. WHEREAS THEY COURAGEOUSLY ASSUMED STEWARDSHIP OF A LEAGUE IN 2020 AMIDST DAUNTING CHALLENGES, INHERITING A PROGRAM WITH FIVE TEAMS AND BURDENED BY $7,000 IN DEBT. 
          WHEREAS THEIR VISION, DEDICATION, UNWAVERING COMMITMENT HAS PROPELLED VALLEY SPORTS LITTLE LEAGUE TO UNPRECEDENTED HEIGHTS. EXPANDING FROM 12 TEAMS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR TO AN IMPRESSIVE 50 TEAMS IN THE CURRENT SPRING SEASON. WHEREAS THEY REVITALIZED THE SOFTBALL PROGRAM, SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHING 12 TEAMS AND FOSTERING A THRIVING COMMUNITY OF YOUNG ATHLETES. WHEREAS THEIR THEIR DILIGENT EFFORTS HAVE RESULTED IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITY REPAIRS, ENHANCING THE SAFETY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE LEAGUE FACILITIES. AND WHEREAS THEY'VE SPEARHEADED ESTHETIC ATMOSPHERE IMPROVEMENTS, CREATING AN INVITING AND INSPIRING ENVIRONMENT FOR PLAYERS, FAMILIES AND SUPPORTERS, WE CELEBRATE THEIR EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENTS AND EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR THEIR TIRELESS, TIRELESS, TIRELESS EFFORTS IN ENRICHING THE LIVES OF OUR YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE THROUGH THE JOY OF SPORTS. MAY THEIR EXEMPLARY SERVICE CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL HEREBY CONFERRING THIS PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THEREUNTO APPERTAINING IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF WE HAVE CAUSED THESE LETTERS TO BE MADE IN THE SEAL OF LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO BE AFFIXED. DONE THIS 20TH DAY OF JUNE, 2024. I APPRECIATE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I DIDN'T PLAN A SPEECH, BUT, HONESTLY, OUR. WHEN WE TOOK OVER, WE WERE ROOTED IN TRYING TO GET INTO THE COMMUNITY FIRST, I THINK THAT WAS WHERE THE DISCONNECT WAS. SO, WE KIND OF USED THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, CAN CAN BE EFFECTIVE. SO WE KIND OF ASKED THE COMMUNITY FOR HELP. 
          AND FROM ALL ANGLES IT CAME, EVERYBODY JUST WANTED TO LEND A HAND. SO, AS WE PROGRESSED, PEOPLE KIND OF LIKED OUR APPROACH AND HOW THINGS WERE GOING. AND WE'VE GROWN OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW YEARS, AND THEN THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF YOU GUYS, THROUGH AN MDF GRANT, WE GOT TO DO SOME MAJOR CONCRETE WORK AT THE PARK, WHICH ALLOWED A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T GET THROUGH WITH WHEELCHAIRS. WE HAD A LOT OF GRAVEL AROUND THE PARK, SO COMBINATION OF THE GRANT AND OUR OWN FUNDS, $42,500 WORTH OF CONCRETE GOES A LONG WAY, SO NOW GRANDPARENTS WHO MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WATCH THEIR KIDS COULD, SO ULTIMATELY, IT'S, TRY TO KEEP THE TRAIN ROLLING, I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ALL'S HELP ALONG THE WAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BEIGHTON. I BELIEVE COUNCILOR MATT. KEVIN. YEAH. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. JUST COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. SO REAL QUICK, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BLACKWELL, FOR GETTING THE BALL ROLLING ON VALLEY SPORTS AND GETTING THEM SQUARED AWAY. BUT, KEVIN WHITENECK I GRADUATED WITH WAS A PRETTY GOOD BASEBALL PLAYER HIMSELF. AND THEN, MATT PAYTON IS A PRP BOY WHO, THROUGH AND THROUGH, EVEN WENT TO MALE HIGH SCHOOL. KEP, THE PRP SPIRIT ALIVE, HE PLAYED BOTH VARSITY FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL DURING HIS CAREER, WHICH WAS A PRETTY GOOD FOOTBALL PLAYER FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. WHILE, RACKING UP SOME IMPRESSIVE STATS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE ATTENDED WESTERN WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, MADE A NCAA APPEARANCE, WENT TO 
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THE SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIP, SIGNED WITH THE PHILLIES, AND THEN CAME BACK TO HANGING UP HIS BASEBALL HAT AND JOINING LOUISVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND IT'S TAKEN VALLEY SPORTS TO AN INCREDIBLE PLACE WHERE IT IS TODAY, HE DIDN'T HE FAILED TO MENTION COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. IT'S NOT OVER. ALL STAR SEASON IS STARTED. SO WE'RE MISS PRACTICE FOR THIS. SO JUST SO YOU KNOW, ELIJAH'S UPSET, TAKING, VALLEY SPORTS FROM TEN TEAMS TO BACK TO 50 TEAMS RIGHT NOW. SO GREAT JOB GUYS. I'M PROUD OF YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THE GREAT WORK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. MR. PEYTON, DO YOU YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE? SURE. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PICTURE. YES. AND THEN. COUNCILMAN FOWLER, 
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 ID 24-0413     Council Member Batshon, Council Member Blackwell, and Council Member Fowler will recognize Pleasure Ridge Park High School’s State Championship Baseball Team.]
COUNCILMAN BATSON AND COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. I BELIEVE YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER SET OF SPECIAL GUESTS. 
          WE DO. IF WE CAN GET, COACH BURNS TO COME UP. ALL RIGHT, SO. SO, SO WE HAVE, WE'RE VERY HONORED TONIGHT TO BE HONORING, THE PRP PANTHERS WHO, JUST WON THE STATE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, RECENTLY. AND BRINGING IT BACK TO THE SOUTH END. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING IT BACK TO LOUISVILLE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO THE SOUTH END, WHICH WE SEE HERE. OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE AS WELL, I JUST WANTED TO JUST A QUICK INTRO HERE AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER. BUT, SO EXCITED TO HONOR, COACH BURNS AND HIS STAFF AND HIS PLAYERS, FOR NOT NOT JUST FOR WINNING, BUT FOR, CONTINUING, AN EXCELLENT TRADITION, YEARS AGO, COACH MILLER KIND OF SET THE BAR, EXTREMELY HIGH FOR PRP BASEBALL, AND, PRP BASEBALL IS ACTUALLY THE SEVENTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS THE MOST STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF ANY PROGRAM, IN MODERN HISTORY. THEY'LL PUT AN ASTERISK NEXT TO IT AND SAY THERE'S ANOTHER TEAM THAT HAS A COUPLE MORE, BUT YOU HAVE TO COUNT BACK IN, LIKE 1940 OR SOMETHING TO HAVE THAT IN MODERN HISTORY. THEY ARE THE THEY ARE THE CHAMPS. CLEARLY, AND COACH COACH MILLER STARTED THAT WHOLE LEGACY. AND, COACH BURNS, I JUST GOT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT IS VERY DIFFICULT, AS WE ALL KNOW, TO FOLLOW BEHIND SOMEONE ONE, LIKE COACH MILLER AND TRY TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM WHERE IT'S AT AND EVEN MOVE IT TO THE HEIGHTS THAT HE HAS IT RIGHT NOW. THAT'S A THAT IS A VERY, VERY TOUGH JOB. IN FACT, MOST TIMES IF YOU FOLLOW OVER THE YEARS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU COME AFTER A JOHN WOODEN OR YOU COME AFTER SOMEBODY REALLY GOOD, THE FIRST PERSON FAILS MISERABLY, AND THEN THEN YOU GO ABOUT THE PROCESS OF FINDING SOMEBODY WHO CAN, WHO CAN TAKE IT FROM, FROM THE DEPTHS AND BRING IT BACK. 
          AND, SO IT'S VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE WHAT YOU DID, THIS IN PARTICULARLY THIS YEAR, BUT WITH THE PROGRAM, SINCE YOU'VE HAD IT AND PARTICULARLY THIS YEAR. SO WE HAVE A WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE. WE HAVE, AN HONOR RESOLUTION HONORING YOU HERE. AND I'LL JUST READ THIS TO YOU. 
          THIS IS, FOR YOU, PLEASURE. RIDGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM. WHEREAS PLEASURE RIDGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM HAS ACHIEVED UNPARALLELED SUCCESS IN THE 2024 SEASON, CULMINATING IN SEVENTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. WHEREAS THE TEAM DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL PROWESS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. AMAZING, IMPRESSIVE RECORD OF 39 WINS AND THREE LOSSES. WHEREAS IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON, PRP TEAM DISPLAYED OUTSTANDING SKILL AND DETERMINATION, DEFEATING MCCRACKEN COUNTY OF. I THINK WAS ONE OF THE THREE LOSSES EARLY IN THE YEAR, WITH A DECISIVE 4 TO 1 VICTORY. WHEREAS UNDER THE EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP OF COACH BRAD BURNS, THE TEAM HAS EXEMPLIFIED SPORTSMANSHIP, DEDICATION AND PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED ON THIS DAY, JUNE 20TH, 2024, THAT PLEASURE RIDGE PARK HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM IS HEREBY RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED FOR THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT THE PLEASURE RIDGE PARK COMMUNITY. THE ENTIRE CITY OF LOUISVILLE TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN HONORING AND CONGRATULATING THE BASEBALL TEAM ON THEIR OUTSTANDING, OUTSTANDING SEASON AND CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY. SIGNED BY RICK BLACKWELL, CINDY FOWLER, AND SEAN. 
          FIRST, NO. YOU'RE GOING PERFECT. THANK YOU. YEP THANKS, EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO SAY A FEW MORE WORDS. SO I'M GOING TO ECHO A LITTLE BIT OF, WHAT COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL SAID, AS A PROUD ALUMNI, IT'S AN HONOR, TO CELEBRATE THE 2024 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THIS BASEBALL TEAM. THIS 
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TEAM HAS CLINCHED THE SEVENTH STATE TITLE, FOR PLEASURE RIDGE PARK. UNLIKE UNLIKE A LOT OF THOSE FORMER TEAMS, THIS TEAM DIDN'T HAVE LOFTY EXPECTATIONS. THEY WERE OVERLOOKED UNDER RANKED OR UNRANKED TO START THE SEASON, LET THIS BE A LESSON. NEVER COUNT. THE SOUTH END OUT, SO DON'T COUNT THEM OUT. WE GOT GRIT. THIS TEAM SET A SCHOOL RECORD WITH A 40 AND THREE RECORD. THEY DID IT WITH GRIT, TEAMWORK AND PERSEVERANCE. THIS TEAM FOUGHT WITH SPIRIT. THAT LEGENDARY COACH BILL MILLER WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD OF. HE WOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN PROUD THAT OF COACH BURNS AND THE REST OF THE COACHING STAFF. THEY DID A TREMENDOUS JOB THIS YEAR. THE SOUTH END KIDS EMBODIED THE SPIRIT OF RESILIENCE AND NEVER GIVING UP TRAITS WELL ADMIRED, THE VICTORY BRINGS IMMENSE JOY AND PRIDE TO THE SOUTH END COMMUNITY, AND THE SOUTH END COMMUNITY CAME OUT TO SUPPORT SHOWING UP WITH MORE FANS IN LEXINGTON. WHEN THE TEAMS THAT WERE PLAYING FROM LEXINGTON HAD LESS PEOPLE IN THE STANDS. CONGRATULATE TO PRP FOR THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT. I KNOW COACH BURNS HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO SAY THIS YEAR, BUT PRP IS BACK. THANK YOU ALL. CONGRATULATIONS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK, THE DEDICATION. IT'S NOT EASY. SO YOU ALL DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD FOR OUR END OF TOWN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. GO AHEAD. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. KEEP HIM GOING. NO, IT COULD BE A WHILE. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW IT TAKES YOUR TIME AND YOU HAVE A JOB TO DO. AND THANK YOU FOR HOSTING US. AND, THANK YOU TO THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE INVITATION. OUR GUYS DO EMBODY, WHAT WE FEEL ARE THE BEST ATTRIBUTES OF OUR END OF TOWN, AND THAT IS DETERMINATION AND RESILIENCE AND GRIT AND TOUGHNESS AND DEALING WITH SOME THINGS THAT MAYBE YOU'D RATHER NOT DEAL WITH, AND FIGURING OUT A WAY TO GET IT DONE ANYWAY. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS TEAM WAS. 
          THAT'S WHAT ALL OF OUR COACHES ARE. AND THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT US EMBODIED. AND I THINK GOT ON BOARD WITH. AND SO WE WE'RE PROUD OF THESE GUYS. I TOLD OUR, OUR PARENTS THE OTHER DAY THAT I WAS TALKING TO AND I'LL SAY THIS AND I'LL BE DONE. THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN COACHING THAT I NOT NOT NOT A SINGLE TIME THAT I GO HOME FROM PRACTICE ANGRY, IF YOU'VE EVER COACHED OR HELPED OUT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, A LOT OF TIMES YOU GO HOME ANGRY. AND THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST YEAR THAT I DID NOT A SINGLE TIME GO HOME ANGRY. AND THAT'S A TRIBUTE TO THESE GUYS THAT ARE SITTING BEHIND ME, THE KIND OF YOUNG MEN THAT THEY ARE, AND WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. JUST TWO REAL QUICK ADDITIONAL THINGS BEFORE WE HAVE YOU GUYS COME UP AND TO, PITCHERS. AND THAT IS THE I WILL LEAVE THIS WITH YOU, COACH. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE COPIES FOR ALL OF YOUR TEAM. WE GOT THE ROSTER TODAY, AND WE'LL MAKE COPIES FOR EVERYONE. AND THEN THE SECOND THING I WANT YOU TO KNOW, TOO, IS THAT THE, THE BIG FOUR BRIDGE WILL BE LIT UP IN RED ON FRIDAY AND ON SUNDAY IN HONOR OF PRP BASEBALL. SO. WE WERE GOING TO DO RED AND BLACK, BUT BLACK LIGHTS DON'T SHOW UP IN THE DARK. SO THAT'S THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE BURNED OUT LIGHTS. SO IT'S JUST RED. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M. SORRY. HANG ON, HANG. I'M CURIOUS. AND I'M LOOKING FOR THAT. SO WE'RE. 
          OKAY. WE'RE READY. EVERYBODY LOOK UP HERE. ONE. TWO. THREE. OKAY OKAY. THANK YOU. 
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THANK YOU ALL. AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. THAT WAS OUR MARCH 2ND 40. MR. MR. CLERK ARE THERE ANY ADDRESSES TO COUNCIL? YES, SIR. 
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 ID 24-0409     Addresses to Council – June 20, 2024]
LET ME REMIND THOSE ADDRESSING COUNCIL TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING ANY PROFANITY OR MAKING DEROGATORY STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. MR. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, LETICIA CAHOON. 
          GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WILL SAY IT. IT'S VERY HARD COMING AFTER THE PRP BASEBALL TEAM. MY WILL NOT BE AS EXCITING, BUT WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE, I AM LETICIA CAHOON, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED. ETA OMEGA CHAPTER. 
          AND ON BEHALF OF OUR 350 MEMBER CHAPTER, WE ARE EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY, WE HAVE BEEN HERE ALL WEEK ALONG WITH OUR SISTER CHAPTER, PI LAMBDA OMEGA, AS WE WENT THROUGH, AKA DAY AT CITY HALL. SO WE WERE HERE JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS TO, HAVE A TOUR. AND THEN TODAY, JUST TO BE HERE TO SEE WHO OUR, COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE AND TO ALSO, SEE WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT IS TAKING PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY, I DID WANT TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR SORORITY, BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT WE DO ALIGN WITH A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE WORKING FOR IN YOUR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS, ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY WAS FOUNDED ON THE CAMPUS OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN 1908. IT IS THE OLDEST GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLEGE WOMENND 116 YEARS LATER, WE HAVE ME TH 325,000 MEERS, ALL WHOAVE URGE T E ICLL MKIND TERNATIONAL PRESIDENT AND CEO, DANETTE ANTHONY REED, WE CONTINUE TO SOAR TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS OF SERVICE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM INITIATIVES HERE LOCALLY, IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER OUR FAMILIES. WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, WHICH IS A PROGRAM FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS, AND WE PROVIDE MEALS TO OUR STUDENTS HERE LOCALLY, TO FIGH CHILDHOOD HUNGER. WE ALSO UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY BY BUILDING BEDS FOR CHILDREN WHO DON'T HAVE ONE IN THEIR HOMES. AND WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE TO PLANT TREES IN THE LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY AND LOCAL PARKS. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT HELPS TO ENHANCE OUR ENVIRONMENT . SO TODAY WE ARE HERE TO SAY THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE, BECAUSE WE KNOW, NUMBER ONE, THAT IT IS NOT EASY TO SIT IN YOUR SEATS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT YOU DO CARE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY, EVEN IF WE SOMETIMES DISAGREE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE ONE. PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE TO SERVE ALL OF YOU AND TO PARTNER WITH YOU AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND WE ALSO WELCOME YOU TO SUPPORT US AND PARTNER WITH US IN ALL OF OUR ENDEAVORS AS WELL. SO AGAIN, WE THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY AND EARLIER THIS WEEK, WE ALSO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING BIG TO DO TODAY. SO WE JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND PLEASE, AS YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THE BUDGET, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU ALSO THINK ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. KEISHA HATCHER. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KEISHA 
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HATCHER I AM THE CONNECTIONS CHAIR FOR PI LAMBDA OMEGA CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED. WE APPRECIATE YOU INVITING US HERE TODAY, OUR PROGRAMS ARE GEARED TO HELPING OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE WELL-BEING OF OUR FAMILIES. AND OUR CHILDREN. WE ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE AT RISK CHILDREN, AND WE HAVE KIDS THAT ARE DOING WELL. 
          AND WITH THIS BEING SAID, WE HOPE THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH YOU AND YOU CAN FIND TIME IN YOUR BUDGET OR FIND PLACES IN YOUR BUDGET TO SUPPORT THOSE KIDS WHO ARE DOING WELL. WE SOMETIMES SPOTLIGHT THINGS THAT ARE NOT SO POSITIVE, BUT HERE TODAY, I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE KIDS THAT ARE DOING WELL, AND LET'S MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT THEM AND RALLY AROUND THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL AND PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS. OKAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, MISS HATCHER. JARED RANDALL . HOW ARE YOU DOING, I'M JUST TRYING TO, ADVOCATE TO START A, COMMUNITY LED GROUP, NOT A TASK LED GROUP TO, ADVOCATE FOR BETTER AND FASTER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, LOOKING FOR ACTORS TO BE A PART OF THAT, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THE CITY AND STATE LEADERS TO OPEN YOUR EYES AND MINDS, AND PLEASE PAY MORE ATTENTION TO THE PEOPLE AT THE TARC STOPS. THESE ARE PEOPLE, NOT OBJECTS, AS I'M SURE YOU HEARD, THEY'RE GOING TO CUT, 19, BUS ROUTES TO SATURDAY. LESS FREQUENT SERVICE. CUT THREE OUT ALTOGETHER, THAT'S GOING TO HURT OUR KIDS AT AFTER SCHOOL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES, IT'S GOING TO, FROM EAST SOUTH ANDRKING PARENT, BUSY PARENTS THAT, I MEAN, YOU CAN GO OUT TO, PRP, OUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. AND, I COACHED OUT THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT AS TRACK, THERE'S KIDS OUT THERE AT THE TARC. STOP YOU GO OUT TO WAGNER, THERE'S KIDS OUT THERE AT THE TARC. STOP IF, IF YOU GO OUT, TO WESTPORT MIDDLE, THEY BUSED KIDS OUT FROM WEST, WEST LOUISVILLE TO, PLAY SPORTS, I MEAN, TO, GO TO SCHOOL THERE, ALSO, STAT FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION SHOWS THAT IN 2021, 68% OF 19 YEAR OLDS, HAD A DRIVER'S LICENSE IN COMPARISON TO 90% IN 1983, CUTTING TARC BUS WILL MAKE THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE LESS MODERN OF A CITY FOR YOUNGER GENERATIONS TO WANT TO STAY AND MOVE HERE, ALSO, JUST TO GIVE THIS IS A 2017 STUDY, I'M SURE IT'S NOSEDIVE SINCE THEN, AFTER COVID, LIKE, EVERYTHING, RUSSELL, 47% OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HAS NO CAR PARK HILL. ALGONQUIN 36 OF THAT PERCENT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HAS NO CAR. PORTLAND 33. TAYLOR BERRY, 16. JACOBS 34. SHIVELY 14. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO FIND A WAY TO FUND TARC TEMPORARILY AND TO THE COMMUNITY CAN COME TOGETHER AND FIND A SOLUTION. I WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART OF THAT. I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER ACTORS IN THE COMMUNITY WANT TO, TALK IT, JUST REMEMBER, ANY OF US CAN END UP IN A SITUATION WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE TO START USING TARC. WE COULD END UP WITH A SEIZURE. WE COULD END UP LOSING OUR JOBS. WE COULD, END UP HAVING A HEART ATTACK, AND END UP HAVING TO BE TARC USING TAQ. TAQ IS, A LIFELINE FOR SOME PEOPLE. NOT A LUXURY. WE HAVE TO FUND IT. IF YOU ALL HAVE TO REJECT THIS BUDGET AND SEND IT BACK AND TELL THE MAYOR TO, REDO A WHOLE NEW BUDGET, AND WE HAVE TO DO A TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN LIKE THEY DO AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SOMETIMES THEN THAT'S WHAT WE GOTTA DO. YOU. THAT'S WHAT WE GOTTA DO. 
          THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, MR. RANDALL. SHANNON MUSSELMAN. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW ME, I'M SHANNON MUSSELMAN, AND I WAS TASKED THE JOB OF PUTTING TOGETHER A GROUP OF FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS TO WORK ON A COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT FOR THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER. I AM HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE DISAGREEMENT OVER THE FATE OF THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER PROPERTY ON BARRETT. ONE SIDE FAVORS A PLAN MOVING TOWARDS APPROVAL BY METRO GOVERNMENT. DESPITE SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION FROM SOME OF THE OTHER 
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SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. THE OTHER SIDE DOES NOT, BUT BOTH SIDES WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT THE EYESORE THAT IS THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER TODAY MUST NO LONGER REMAIN AN EYESORE BECAUSE THE URBAN GOVERNMENT SITE IS PUBLIC LAND, ITS REDEVELOPMENT SHOULD RISE TO A HIGHER STANDARD THAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. A PRIVATE DEVELOPER IS FREE TO RISK HIS OWN MONEY ON ANY WHIM THAT SUITS HIM. APARTMENTS, A HOTEL, A PARKING GARAGE AND OFFICE TOWER. HE CAN BUILD THESE THINGS WHETHER NEEDED OR NOT BECAUSE HE IS RISKING HIS OWN MONEY AND HIS LAND. THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER IS OUR LAND AND ITS DEVELOPMENT AFFECTS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WE SHOULD HAVE A SAY IN ITS FUTURE. IN FACT, METRO GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A SAY WHEN IT'S ALL FIGHT TO SAW FIT TO FORM A COMMUNITY. BENEFITS COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS WERE SERVED AND PROTECTED IN OPEN MEETINGS. IN OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS BEFORE THE CBA WAS FORMED, RESIDENTS OF SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS WERE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT OVER THE DIRECTION THEY HOPED. THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY WOULD TAKE. THEY WANTED EXISTING BUILDINGS TO BE SAVED, REHABBED AND REUSED. A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE SITE REMAINED GREEN FOR ESTHETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS. AMENITIES SUCH AS REJUVENATED BUILDINGS BUT ALSO ENHANCED SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, AMENITIES LIKE A GROCERY STORE, A LIBRARY, A DOG PARK, COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. 
          THEY ASKED FOR CHANGES TO EXISTING TRAFFIC PATTERNS, AND THEY ASKED FOR REDEVELOPMENT THAT FITS THE SCALE OF THE EXISTING COMMUNITY. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE THE BEGINNING. I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. THE CBA COMMUNITY RELIED ON THIS INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY WHEN IT'S SET TO OUT TO MEET THE TASK THAT IT WAS GIVEN, AND WHEN THE CBA COMMITTEE ARRIVED AT ITS CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY DIDN'T SUIT. THAT DID NOT SUIT THE PRIVATE DEVELOPER. METRO GOVERNMENT SIMPLY ALLOWED THE NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVES ON THE COMMITTEE TO BE REPLACED WITH ALLIES OF, IF NOT MEMBERS OF, THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM. WHEN PUBLIC LAND IS GIVEN AWAY TO ENABLE PRIVATE GAIN, THE COMMUNITY SHOULD SEE SOME BENEFIT IN EXCHANGE. YET THIS DEVELOPER INSISTED FROM THE ONSET THAT THE BUILDINGS WOULD BE DESTROYED. I BEG FOR YOU TO PLEASE HEAR MY WORDS. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AND I HOPE THAT YOU ALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION VOTING NO FOR THE TIFF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU THOMAS WOODCOCK. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE METRO COUNCIL. I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO DISCUSS SEVERAL PRESSING ISSUES REGARDING THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER REDEVELOPMENT, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'M JUST GOING TO BE SHORT AND TO THE POINT. HOPEFULLY FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO ADDRESS THE RECENT INCIDENT INVOLVING ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS, BRIAN FORREST, HIS HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT OF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AFTER THE LAST LABOR AND ECONOMICS COMMITTEE MEETING IS DEEPLY TROUBLING, SUCH CONDUCT IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE AND REFLECTS POORLY ON THOSE WE ENGAGE WITH. A POLICE REPORT HAS BEEN FILED REGARDING THE MATTER. 
          WE MUST UPHOLD THE SAFETY AND RESPECT FOR EVERY RESIDENT IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME LIKE NOW. SECOND, I WANT TO MOVE ON TO THE MATTER OF FINANCING, WE HAVE A MANY COMPELLING REASONS TO RECONSIDER THE $20 MILLION TIF SUBSIDY PROPOSED FOR THE UDC RENOVATION ALTERNATIVE FUNDING OPTIONS, INCLUDING ADDITIONAL STATE HISTORIC TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE SINCE 2022, PROVIDE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO DEVELOP UDC WITHOUT FINANCIAL STRAIN ON TAXPAYER. 
          THE PLAN I SENT TO EACH OF YOU WITH COSTS IS PROOF THAT THERE'S AT LEAST ONE PLAN THAT CAN BE BUILT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR THE TIF. THIS PLAN BRINGS IN MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN SUBSIDIES FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND CAN BE COMPLETED IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS. 
          MOREOVER, GOING BACK TO MR. FORREST, THE STATEMENT HIS STATEMENTS ON MAY 20TH, THE 2024 AT THE PARIS GERMANTOWN MEETING, HE EXPLICITLY STATED THAT THE TIF IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE PROJECT, STARKLY CONTRADICTING ALL THE ASSERTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE COMMITTEE AND WITH ALL THE OTHER WITH ALL THE OTHER DOCUMENTS, I THINK THIS SHEDS A LOT OF DOUBT ON THE CREDIBILITY AND THE NECESSITY FOR THE TIF. THIS RAISES THE IMPORTANT QUESTION WHAT ELSE? WHEN THE DEVELOPER MIGHT BE MISREPRESENTING, WE MUST ADDRESS THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO PROVISIONS IN ANY PUBLIC DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE THE PROPERTY CAN BE RECLAIMED BY METRO. SHOULD THE DEVELOPER FAIL TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS. 
          MOREOVER, THE RECENT AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT BY THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION ARE DEEPLY TROUBLING. BY REMOVING ALL BUT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATIVE 
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AND ALL ENTITIES AND INCLUDING ENTITIES WITH SUSPECTED DIRECT PECUNIARY INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPER'S PLAN. THE PROCESS UNDERMINES PUBLIC TRUST. WE NEED METRO COUNCIL. WE NEED A DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT IS TRANSPARENT AND FOSTERS TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. LAST I JUST I URGE YOU ALL TO EXPLORE THE ALTERNATIVE FINANCING METHODS FOR UDC, IMPLEMENT PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS FOR THE PUBLIC PROPERTY, DEFINE THE PROJECT SCOPE CLEARLY, RECTIFY THE CBA COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND DEMAND COMPLETE INFORMATION. THESE STEPS ARE VITAL TO ENSURING A TRANSPARENT, TRUTHFUL AND FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT THAT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY NEEDS. LASTLY WE ALREADY HAVE SERIOUS ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS TO THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION CONCERNING RAMPANT BAD BEHAVIOR SUCH AS LMPD, LMA, AND NOW WE HAVE A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE FOLKS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CABINET. THE CITIZENS OF LOUISVILLE DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS TIF PLAN AND DEVELOPER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. MR. REBECCA MINNICK. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT. MY NAME IS REBECCA MINNICK. I LIVE ON EAST BRECKINRIDGE STREET IN GERMANTOWN. SITTING ON MY COUCH AND LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW, I SEE THE BUILDINGS OF THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER, LOUISVILLE IS A WONDERFUL CITY. WE'RE FACING PROBLEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHERS, BIG ONES RIGHT NOW INCLUDE THE HOUSING CRISIS AND THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT, IN PARTICULAR, OUR URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS, AND THAT IS WHY, SINCE DAY ONE OF THE MEETINGS FOR THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER, MY NEIGHBORS HAVE CONSISTENTLY ASKED FOR, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GREEN SPACE. I WAS TASKED TO REPRESENT MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT GROUP AND LIKE THE OTHERS ON THE GROUP, WE CONSISTENTLY ASKED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MORE GREEN SPACE. THIS IS NOT A BIG ASK, CONSIDERING THE OPPORTUNITY THAT METRO IS POISED TO GIVE AWAY FOR $1.11 ACRES OF LAND NOT PRONE TO FLOODING ALONG TRANSIT LINES CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN AND SURROUNDED BY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE THRIVING AND NOT BLIGHTED. AS THE TIFF LANGUAGE SPECIFIES. WE ARE NOT BLIGHTED ONCE THIS OPPORTUNITY IS GONE, IT WILL NEVER BE GIVEN BACK, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEGOTIATIONS, THE DEVELOPER OFFERED US QUOTE UNQUOTE BENEFITS, SUCH AS DISPOSING OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE ON THE PROPERTY. THAT'S A LEGAL REQUIREMENT. THAT'S NOT A BENEFIT. SO IF YOU WONDER WHY WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT, WE DIDN'T FEEL THAT WE WERE ASKING FOR A WHOLE LOT TO BE GIVEN $20 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS AND 11 ACRES OF PROPERTY FOR A DOLLAR, SO OUR COMMITTEE WAS REPLACED AND I'M TOLD THAT TWO OF THE THREE, ENTITIES ARE BUSINESS PARTNERS OF THE DEVELOPER, WHICH IS REALLY INTERESTING GIVEN THE CURRENT ETHICS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION. MAYBE, FAVORING DEVELOPERS WITH SUBSIDIES. THAT DOESN'T SIT RIGHT WITH ME. I FEEL LIKE THE CONCERNS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NOT BEING HEARD, THIS PLAN WILL GIVE NOTHING BACK TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AT ALL. MR. WOODCOCK'S PLAN IS ENTIRELY AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT'S IN GREEN SPACE. IT'S ALL THE THINGS WE WANTED. AS SOMEONE WHO CAN LOOK OUT AND SEE THE BUILDINGS EVERY DAY, I'M WILLING TO WAIT FOR SOMETHING BETTER. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AWAY BECAUSE WE'RE EXASPERATED AND WE'RE TIRED AND IMPATIENT. 
          THIS IS TOO MUCH OF AN OPPORTUNITY, TO GIVE THAT AWAY. SO I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THE TIF, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU, MISS NANCY CAVALCANTI. 
          GOOD EVENING. I'M NANCY CAVALCANTI, A CONSTITUENT OF DISTRICT 26. OUR CITY CONTINUES IN A DOWNWARD SPIRAL CAUSED BY OUR FAILING POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION. THE ONLY ACTIONS WE HAVE SEEN BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION ARE THE POLICE GETTING A 22% RAISE, A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT WITH NO LAYOFFS, AND A NEW WELLNESS CENTER, NONE OF WHICH HAVE BROUGHT CHANGE. ALL APPROVED BY YOU. THE METRO COUNCIL RESOLUTION 5324 REPRESENTS THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. WE ARE ASKED TO FORGET AND MOVE ON. WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TOLD THAT THE ADMINISTRATION, LMPD AND THE DOJ ARE THE ANSWER TO THE CHANGE. BUT THE CORRUPTION CONTINUES TO GO UNADDRESSED. WE ARE TIRED OF EMPTY WORDS AND COUNTERINTUITIVE ACTIONS. JUST BECAUSE WE ARE NOT IN THE STREETS, IT DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE LACK 
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OF RESPONSE AND THE EXCUSES FOR WHAT IS HAPPENING. NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU, THE METRO COUNCIL, TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CITIZENS. WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE TRANSPARENCY? THE HISTORY OF POLICING IN LOUISVILLE REPORT TELLS US A CONSISTENT THROUGH LINE ACROSS THE HISTORY OF POLICING IN LOUISVILLE HAS BEEN THE BLATANT UNACCOUNTABILITY OF POLICE OFFICERS FOR THEIR ACTIONS IN A DEMOCRACY, CITIZENS MUST HAVE A SAY IN THE FUNCTION OF AN INSTITUTION THAT AFFECTS THEM. GIVEN THE OUTSIZED ROLE THAT THE POLICE PLAY IN THE LIVES OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THE POLICE ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO THESE COMMUNITIES. THE DOJ FINDINGS POINT TO FAILURES OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND NOT JUST LMPD. THEY HAVE ADOPTED PRACTICES WHICH INCREASE THE RISK OF DISCRIMINATION, PARTICULARLY WITH THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES. METRO SHOULD OPEN NEW WAYS OF COMMUNICATING WITH RESIDENTS AND HEAR FROM THOSE IMPACTED BY THE UNLAWFUL PRACTICES NAMED IN THE REPORT. WHEN WILL THIS BEGIN? FOR REAL? AS A MEMBER OF THE 490 PROJECT, I NEED TO CORRECT INCOMPLETE INFORMATION SHARED WITH YOU IN THE COMMITTEE LAST WEEK ABOUT COMMUNITY OBSERVERS. THE MAYOR'S ATTORNEY ONLY GAVE PARTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY OBSERVERS BEING IN THE FOP CBA NEGOTIATIONS, WHEN IN FACT THE MAYOR HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT ANYONE HE WANTS TO. HIS NEGOTIATION TEAM, WHICH CAN INCLUDE OBSERVERS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD ASK THE FOP BUT WAS IMPLIED THEY HAVE NOT. THEN WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FOP WAS NOT BEEN AMENABLE TO HAVING OBSERVERS. WE WONDER WHY THEY'VE NOT BEEN ASKED, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHY THEY ARE NOT AMENABLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENCY IS LACKING IN THE CONTINUED CLOSED DOOR NEGOTIATIONS. IT'S TIME FOR THE LARGEST STAKEHOLDERS TO BE AT THE TABLE. THE COMMUNITY IN CLOSING, I REMIND YOU, THIS RESOLUTION REPRESENTS THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE. IT BRINGS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW BEGINNING, TRUE CHANGE AND HEALING. ARE YOU LISTENING AS REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE ELECTED BY THE CITIZENS, YOU MUST VOTE YES TO PASS RESOLUTION 5324. THANK YOU, MISS CAVALCANTI . STEPHANIE JOHNSON. 
          GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT AND TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE JOHNSON, AND I LIVE IN THE TAYLOR BERRY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IN MY 40 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, I'VE LIVED IN LINDEN, WESTPORT. I'VE LIVED IN IN CLIFTON AREA. AND I'VE ALSO LIVED IN THE WEST END, NOW, I STRUGGLED, WITH FOR 25 PLUS YEARS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE. I AM 20 MONTHS RECOVERED, THE LAST SIX. THANK YOU. SO INCLUDING THAT 20 MONTHS, THE LAST EIGHT OF THAT, I AM TECHNICALLY STILL HOUSELESS. OKAY. AND THAT'S BASICALLY BECAUSE, NUMBER ONE, I WASN'T BORN WITH THE SILVER SPOON. GENERATIONAL WEALTH, AND THEN SECONDLY, BECAUSE MY LIVING WAGE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE COST OF LIVING. SO IT'S QUITE EVIDENT THAT ME DOING THE RIGHT THING IS NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH FOR ME LIVING THE RIGHT WAY, REGARDLESS OF MY PREVAILED STRUGGLE AND MY RELENTLESS EFFORT TO DO SO. SO I'VE COME HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I QUESTION, THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EQUITY OF THE GOVERNMENT AFFORDABILITY MEASURES AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLDS. IT'S NOT REALLY STICK TO OR FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. SO THE GREATEST NEED IS FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE LIVING AT 30% AND LESS, WHICH MANY OF US DO, INSTEAD OF STARTING IT AT 50% AND UP TO 80. SO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THIS ARE, THE MOST ARE THE ONES THAT SERVE, THAT YOU SERVE AND THAT I REPRESENT. OKAY? THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNHOUSED WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, ARE SENIOR CITIZENS, AND WAR VETERANS ON A FIXED INCOME, AND THEN COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEN REGULAR PEOPLE WHO WORK LOW INCOME JOBS. AND THEN SO CONSIDERING HOUSE BILL FIVE IS ABOUT TO GO INTO EFFECT IN TEN DAYS, I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A GREATER NEED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS WITH RESOLUTIONS. AND LOWERING THE THRESHOLD OF AREA. MEDIAN INCOME WOULD BE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MISS JOHNSON. SHONDA LEE. RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE. SO MY NAME IS SHONDA LEE. I'M LIVE IN DISTRICT 14, BUT I'VE LIVED IN THE WEST END MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE, I NEED Y'ALL TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION. LIKE, Y'ALL GOT PEOPLE UP HERE TALKING WHO SAID A WHOLE LOT THAT Y'ALL ALREADY KNOW. Y'ALL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE PART OF WHAT'S 
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GOING ON. THAT WASN'T EVEN IN MY SPEECH, AND I HOPE I CAN GET WHAT I NEED TO SAY OUT IN THESE THREE MINUTES. IT'S BEEN SAID THAT CERTAIN DISTRICTS DON'T KNOW, DON'T KNOW. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN SAID THE CERTAIN DISTRICTS DON'T KNOW IF THEIR CONSTITUENTS APPROVE OF THE PEOPLE'S DYSSYNCHRONY DECREE RESOLUTION. I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS BECAUSE I GOT A WHOLE LOT TO SAY, AND MAYBE NOT ENOUGH, NOT ENOUGH TIME. IT'S BEEN SAID THAT CERTAIN DISTRICTS DON'T KNOW IF THEIR CONSTITUENTS APPROVED OF THE PEOPLE'S DECENT DEGREE RESOLUTION. JUST LOOK BEHIND ME. 
          YOU'LL SEE. YOU GOT PEOPLE FROM DISTRICT ONE THROUGH 24. ONE THROUGH 24 WHO DO. AND I THINK THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION HEAVILY. BE. THE PEOPLE'S DISSENT, THE PEOPLE'S CONSENT DECREE RESOLUTION RECAP FROM LAST WEEK. AND I SPOKE AT INSANITY IS DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS. I GUESS YOU CAN SAY THAT I'M INSANE BECAUSE I'VE SPOKEN AT MEETINGS BEFORE, AT THESE MEETINGS BEFORE, ABOUT CERTAIN ISSUES OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND WE, THE COMMUNITY, THE CONSTITUENTS, IF Y'ALL WILL KEEP GETTING THE SAME RESULTS, CAN WE STOP DOING INSANE THINGS BY DOING THE SAME INSANE THINGS Y'ALL GAVE THESE POLICE PEOPLE ALL OF THIS MONEY? DO Y'ALL SEE WHAT THEY DOING? IT'S ALL OVER THE NEWS. THEY KEEP DOING IT. THE DOJ BEEN HEARD. I TOLD Y'ALL ABOUT YOURSELF LIKE WE'VE BEEN TELLING Y'ALL ABOUT YOURSELF SINCE 2020. I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT BEFORE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER, WHEN SHE WAS SIX YEARS OLD, SHE WAS A PAGE PERSON. I WAS SITTING BACK HERE, I'VE BEEN WATCHING Y'ALL FOR A LONG TIME AND Y'ALL AIN'T CHANGED NOTHING. THIS IS THE BEST TIME TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE BY DOING WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS ASKED. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO VOTE YES ON THE PEOPLE CONSENT DECREE RESOLUTION. I WISH WE COULD HAVE A QUESTION AND TRUTHFUL ANSWER SESSION DURING THESE MEETING. LIKE LIKE THIS. MY QUESTION IS WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THIS CITY? DO THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON? ALSO, WE NEED MAYOR CRAIG GREENBURG OUT OF HERE. YOU THINK HE'S DOING A GOOD JOB? THIS AIN'T THE TRUTH AND TRANSPARENCY. WE'VE BEEN TOLD YOU SHE WASN'T THE ONE FOR LOUISVILLE. WE WAS AT THE. WE SHE WAS DOING BAD IN ATLANTA. 
          Y'ALL KNEW THAT. BUT Y'ALL STILL HIRED HER. SHE LIED ON THE STAND AFTER SHE RAISED HER RIGHT HAND AND SWORE TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. AND HER ATTITUDE WAS TOWARDS US AT THE DOJ FORUM. I CAN GO ON AND ON, BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. WE SAID CHANGE. TRY HELPING THE COMMUNITY TO DECREASE THE NEED. THE D TRIED TO HELP THE HEAL THE COMMUNITY TO DECREASE THE NEED FOR POLICING. DON'T POLICE THE COMMUNITY WHILE ALSO DEPLETING THEM FROM RESOURCES. AND TELL CHIEF, THE CHIEF WHATEVER SHE IS THAT WE DON'T NEED NO HELICOPTERS. Y'ALL BE EASY. THANK YOU, MISS LEE. ACONDA MARTIN. 
          HELLO. HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS LINDA MARTIN, IT WAS FUNNY THAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE JUNETEENTH AND HOW KENTUCKY WAS BEHIND. WE'RE STILL BEHIND. I'VE EXPERIENCED HARASSMENT, RETALIATION, ADJUSTMENT OF DOCUMENTS AND JUST PLAIN BEING IGNORED. I'VE HAD EXPERIENCES WITH LMPD LMAS CODES AND REGULATIONS AND CHILD SUPPORT. I CAN'T GET ANYONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY OF THEIR MISTAKES. I'VE HAD A HOUSE PLACED IN MY NAME WHERE I'VE RECEIVED CITATIONS. THAT'S NOT EVEN MY PROPERTY. IT'S THREE DOORS DOWN. I HAD A CAR I RECEIVED A CITATION ON. WHEN YOU ASK THESE PEOPLE TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES, YOU'RE MET WITH HINDRANCE. YOU'RE YOU'RE SEEN AS A NUISANCE AND YOU DON'T RECEIVE ANY HELP. YOU. I'M FIGHTING FOR MY PROPERTY RIGHT NOW. I'VE BEEN FIGHTING OVER 25 TIMES. I'VE ONLY ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY FOR A YEAR. I CANNOT RECEIVE ANY HELP. 
          I'VE REACHED OUT TO MY COUNCILWOMAN. I REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR. I REACHED OUT TO EVERYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN ANY DIRECTION THAT THEY PLACE ME IN. I'VE WRITTEN LETTERS, MADE STATEMENTS. ALL OF IT IS SMOKE AND MIRRORS. BECAUSE, NO, THERE'S NO RESOLUTION. ONCE YOU DO ALL THESE STEPS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF RESULTS FOR THE THEFT OF PROPERTY, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF HOMES THAT ARE BEING STOLEN BY THE CITY WITH FINES. AND I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE I'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR LIKE 3 TO 4 YEARS. I'VE ADDRESSED EVERY COUNCIL PERSON, 
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EVEN OUT OF MY DISTRICT. SO I'M JUST LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE IN FAIR AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AMONGST THE GOVERNMENT. THEY STATE THEY'RE STATING THAT THEY WILL DO CERTAIN THINGS AND PROCEDURES ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK. I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE OF Y'ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WORK, SO IF I COULD GET ANY ASSISTANCE FROM ANY OF METRO COUNCIL TO GET ANY OF MY ISSUES RESOLVED FOR MY HOME, THE HARASSMENT FROM THE CITY, ANY OF THOSE THINGS I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. 
          THAT'S MY TIME. THANK YOU, MISS MARTIN. THAT CONCLUDES THE ADDRESSES TO COUNCIL, MR. 
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PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE. MINUTES ALL IN 2024. 
          REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE JUNE 6TH. SPECIAL PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. JUNE 11TH. 
          REGULAR LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, JUNE 11TH. REGULAR PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, JUNE 11TH. REGULAR GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE, JUNE 11TH. REGULAR EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING AND HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE, JUNE 12TH. REGULAR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, JUNE 12TH SPECIAL AD HOC COMMITTEE ON LAND USE, JUNE 13TH. REGULAR PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY IS PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE JUNE 13TH. REGULAR BUDGET COMMITTEE, JUNE 13TH SPECIAL BUDGET COMMITTEE. JUNE 17TH REGULAR COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES JUNE 18TH. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS? SECOND. NO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. NO. YES. YES. OKAY MAY I HAVE A MOTION? A SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BATSHON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT, MADAM CLERK. MADAM CLERK. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR. NEXT, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL. MINUTES FROM JUNE 6TH, MOTION. COUNCILMAN 
          [Council Minutes]
PACINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BATSHON. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT, THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS COMPRISES THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR COMPRISES ITEMS 21 THROUGH 49. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS, COUNCILMAN BAKER, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE ITEM. SORRY NO. OKAY. NO. OKAY. SORRY. YOU'RE FINE. I'LL WAIT TILL COUNCIL. YEAH, I APOLOGIZE, 
          [Communications to the Council]
YOU'RE FINE. MR. CLARK, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL? YES, SIR. PLEASE READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP. ELIZABETH STRAHAN, NEW APPOINTMENT, NATALIE HARRIS. NEW APPOINTMENT. THIS IS TO BE READ INTO RECORD ONLY METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS APPOINTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, ON MAY 13TH, AN INCORRECT TERM EXPIRATION DATE FOR RUSSELL COHEN AND ANDRE SISTRUNK WAS SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL. THE CORRECT DATE SHOULD BE OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 FOR BOTH APPOINTEES. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE KENTUCKIANA WORKS, GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ORDINANCE, I AM APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING JANA MARTIN READ NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JULY 28TH, 2020 FIFTH, 2025. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. 
          SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 109 BOARD ORDINANCE, I AM APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING BRYAN FUNK. NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 22ND, 2026. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR READ AND FULL THANK YOU. THOSE APPOINTMENTS NEEDING COUNCIL APPROVAL WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND 
          [Consent Calendar]
APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. NOW, OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS A CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR COMPRISES ITEMS 21 THROUGH 49. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? COUNCILMAN BAKER? YES, I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE'RE MOVING ITEM 50 TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY HEARING NO OBJECTION. ITEM 50 IS MOVED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MR. CLARK, 
          [Legislation forwarded from BUDGET COMMITTEE]
A SECOND READING OF THESE ITEMS, PLEASE. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM BUDGET COMMITTEE. ITEM 21, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2025 BUDGET FOR THE GREATER LOUISVILLE LODGING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. ITEM 22, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 80, SERIES 2023 RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR 2023 THROUGH 2024. CAPITAL BUDGET BY ACCEPTING $8,920 FROM THE GARDENS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO FUND A NEW PROJECT TITLED GARDEN TRAILS DRIVE SPEED HUMPS, ITEM 23, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2025 BUDGET FOR LOUISVILLE TOURISM. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM 
          [Legislation forwarded from EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE]
EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE. ITEM 24, AN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $1,008,333 OF FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
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AND HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. ITEM 25 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $20,000 OF FUNDING FROM AN EPA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM, A PROBLEM SOLVING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. ITEM 26 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $631,597 OF FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH THE SENIOR MEDICARE PATROLS GRANT PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND 
          [Legislation forwarded from GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT/AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE]
WELLNESS. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM GOVERNOR OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. ITEM 27 APPOINTMENT OF JAMES YATES TO THE ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. ITEM 28 APPOINTMENT OF ANTHONY BAETA TO THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. ITEM 29 APPOINTMENT OF THOMAS CLAY STINNETT TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2027. ITEM 30 APPOINTMENT OF JIM ALLEN TO THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW OVER LAY DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES APRIL 13TH, 2026. ITEM 31 APPOINTMENT OF JAMES LONGACRE TO THE FAIRDALE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. ITEM 32 APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT THOMPSON TO THE FERN CREEK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. ITEM 33 A REAPPOINTMENT OF DWAYNE LIGHTFOOT, SENIOR TO THE JEFFERSONTOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. ITEM TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. ITEM 34 APPOINTMENT OF KYLE HURWITZ TO THE KENTUCKIANA WORKS GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JULY 28TH, 2025. ITEM 35 AN APPOINTMENT OF SHANNON NEWMAN TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 21ST, 2024. ITEM 36 THE APPOINTMENT OF VANESSA WILLIAM WILLIAMS HARVEY TO THE OKOLONA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. ITEM 37 APPOINTMENT OF DWIGHT MITCHELL TO THE PLEASURE RIDGE PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. ITEM 38 APPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR GWEN BLUE TO THE SAINT MATTHEWS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. ITEM 39 APPOINTMENT OF ALICE HOUSTON TO THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY. TARC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MARCH 31ST, 2027, ITEM 40 APPOINTMENT OF JUSTIN BROWN TO THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF THE RIVER CITY. TARC BOARD TERM 
          [Legislation forwarded from LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE]
EXPIRES MARCH 31ST, 2027. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEM 41, AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $9,660 FROM DISTRICT 21 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO, PASSIONIST EARTH AND SPIRIT CENTER, INC. FOR FIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING DISTRICT 21 IMMIGRANT POPULATION. ITEM 42 AN ORDINANCE ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,674.61 FROM DISTRICT 26. NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO BRIGHTSIDE TO DEVELOP AND INSTALL A BRIGHT SIGHT AT FURMAN BOULEVARD AND TAYLORSVILLE ROAD. ITEM 43 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING $15,000 FROM DISTRICT 14 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY FESTIVAL, INC FOR SPONSORSHIP COST FOR THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. ITEM 50 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,191.20 FROM DISTRICT 18 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SEVEN STREET LIGHTS ON DORSEY LANE, INCLUDING A FIVE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH LOUISVILLE 
          [Legislation forwarded from PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE]
GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. ITEM 44, A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR METRO PARKS AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF A DRUM SITE LOCATED IN THE JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FOREST SHIELD. ENVIRONMENTAL 
          [Legislation forwarded from PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE]
ASSOCIATES, INC, $68,000. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. ITEM 45 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CLOSURE PORTION OF NORTH WINCHESTER ACRES ROAD, ADJACENT TO 30 1630 1730, 1930 21 THROUGH 3106, 31, OH 731, 1031 11, AND A PORTION OF 3112 AND 3115 WITH ONE SISTERS ACRE ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 59,009.1FT■!S AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO. CASE NUMBER 23 STREET STR CLOSURE 0038. ITEM 46 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CHEROKEE TRIANGLE AND BONNYCASTLE NEIGHBORHOODS PLAN, AND APPROVING ITS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE PLAN 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLANS, CASE NUMBER 23, AREA 0002. ITEM 47, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REVISED DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 13,000 THROUGH 13,012 FACTORY LANE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 4.88 ACRES AND BEING LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 24, DP 0001. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS 
          [Legislation forwarded from PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE]
FORWARDED FROM PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. ITEM 48 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026, RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL 783, AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS OF AMERICA, REPRESENTING LOUISVILLE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. 
          [Legislation forwarded from PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE]
METRO SAFE DEPARTMENT. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM PUBLIC WORKS 
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COMMITTEE. ITEM 49, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES AE SECTION 97.071 TO CREATE GREATER CONSISTENCY IN DEFINING WHAT MATERIALS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR ROADSIDE PLACEMENT AND PICKUP. READ IN FULL. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND, FOR APPROVAL, A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SAM, THE CONSENT CALENDAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE, MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. OH, COUNCILMAN ARTHUR. COUNCILWOMAN RUHI. OKAY OH. I'M SORRY. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 22 YES VOTES AND ONE PRESENT. THANK YOU. THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS OLD BUSINESS, COLLEAGUES HAS BEEN REQUESTED THAT WE TAKE ITEM 69 OUT OF ORDER, WITHOUT OBJECTION, MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ, ITEM 69, 
          [69.
 R-053-24     A RESOLUTION URGING LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE DOCUMENTED HARMS OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT (“LMPD”) AND TO ENCOURAGE THE LMPD TO BUILD TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY (AS AMENDED).
6/11/24 Government Oversight/Audit & Appointments Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By: December 2024
Sponsors: Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3) ]
ITEM 69. A RESOLUTION URGING LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE DOCUMENTED HARMS OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, LMPD, AND TO ENCOURAGE THE LMPD TO BUILD TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY, AS AMENDED. READ IN FULL. CAN I GET A MOTION? AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL? MOTION, MOTION BY, COUNCILMAN SIMES. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN AKERSON? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS CAME OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE WITH A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION. 
          RECOMMENDATION OF FOUR VOTES? YES THREE VOTES NO, AND ONE VOTE PRESENT. I WILL SAY THAT I WAS ONE OF THE NO VOTES. I'VE SPOKEN MY PIECE ON THIS. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE PRIMARY SPONSOR ABOUT MY POSITION ON THIS. AND AT THIS TIME I WOULD TENDER THE FLOOR TO THE HONORABLE COUNCILWOMAN SHAMIKA PARRISH. RIGHT. COUNCILMAN PARRISH. RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. I TURNED IT OFF. THANK YOU. AND COUNCILMAN ACKERSON IS CORRECT, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT ONE. I DIDN'T REQUEST THIS TO BE MOVED, BUT I'M GLAD IT WAS SO. SO YOU ALL DIDN'T HAVE TO ENDURE. BUT I DO ENCOURAGE YOU, THOSE TO STAY FOR THE BUDGET HEARING PROCESS. IF YOU HAVE THE TIME. I HAVE SENT EMAILS. I'VE WENT THROUGH THE PROPER PROCESS WITH SENDING THIS THROUGH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ATTORNEY. THIS IS LEGAL. SOME FEEL THAT THIS IS RUBBING SALT IN WOUNDS THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT HAVEN'T HEALED. 
          AND TO ME, THERE'S NO WAY TO HEAL. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A FORMAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED BY THIS BODY, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY, JUST LIKE IT IS FOR FISCALLY SUPPORTING LMPD, WHICH IS A PUBLIC GOOD. IT'S NOT MEANT TO MAKE MONEY, BUT IT'S MEANT TO SERVE ALL OF ITS PEOPLE IN A FAIR AND UNBIASED WAY. AND THAT HASN'T HAPPENED FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS. AND I DID NOT CHOOSE TO BE THE PERSON THAT ALWAYS HAVE TO BRING THESE ISSUES. BUT MY VERY CANDIDACY IS A THREAT TO THIS COUNCIL, AND IT SHOULD NOT BE. I'M HERE TO BRING THE PEOPLE'S VOICE. THESE WORDS THAT ARE IN THIS RESOLUTION ARE NOT SHAMIKA. THIS IS NOT SHAMIKA RESOLUTION. THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S CONSENT DECREE. WE HAVE FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE DOJ REPORT, WHICH IS BEING WORKED ON, AND THAT CONSENT DECREE PROCESS CAN TAKE YEARS. WE HAVE FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND IT'S ON THE LMPD WEBSITE, THE HISTORY OF POLICING REPORT, WHICH THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY ACCEPTED AS THEY COMMISSIONED FOR IT, PAID FOR IT, AND NOW IT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND THE PEOPLE'S CONSENT DECREE HAS BEEN SIGNED BY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF LOUISVILLIANS AND BEYOND FROM EVERY DISTRICT, EVERY DISTRICT, AND EVEN SOME OF THE DISTRICTS. MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICT HAVE SIGNED THIS. WE ARE HERE TO DO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE YOU CAN SUPPORT THE POLICE, YOU CAN FUND THE POLICE AND YOU CAN HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND YOU CAN FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARMS. I DIDN'T MAKE THIS UP. I'VE BEEN HARMED BY LMPD. I DIDN'T PUT THAT IN THERE. THIS IS NOTHING ABOUT ME. 
          AND IT'S NOT A PERSONAL VENDETTA. AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, I WANT TO CLEAR THE AIR IN THE ROOM. PEOPLE THINK THAT I'M USING THIS SEAT TO RUN FOR MAYOR. I HAVE NOT MADE A DECISION TO RUN FOR MAYOR AGAIN. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT I'M HERE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE VOTED ME HERE BECAUSE OF THE BEING OUT THERE IN THE STREETS, IN EVERY CORNER OF THIS CITY, PROVIDING THE RIGHT AND THE HUMAN DECENCY THAT PEOPLE DESERVE. IF FOLKS ARE DOING THIS BECAUSE YOU THINK THAT IF YOU SUPPORT THIS, YOU CAN'T RUN FOR MAYOR, I ASK YOU TO LOOK AT THIS AUDIENCE AND THANK YOU FOR COMING, BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU HEAR I'VE BEEN ON THAT OTHER SIDE, IT MEANS SOMETHING. WHEN YOU SHOW UP HERE , PLEASE KEEP SHOWING UP AND YOU'RE NOT HERE TO INTIMIDATE MY COLLEAGUES. YOU'RE HERE TO SHOW THEM WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. AND I REJECT ANYTHING ELSE. THEN BESIDES THE PEOPLE DOING WHAT IS THEIR RIGHT TO SHOW UP TO THIS MEETING? AND IT'S SADDENS ME THAT WE HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED ALL OVER THIS WORLD. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS IN THE NEWS FOR SO MANY THINGS, AND THIS THING THAT HAS BEEN GROWING IS NOT HEALED. I'M NOT RUBBING SALT IN THE ROOM 
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LMPD IS IN. THIS COUNCIL BODY IS IF YOU DON'T FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT HAS HAPPENED, YOU'VE GIVEN MORE MONEY. THEY HAVE A 24 HOUR PLACE. THEY HAVE ALL THE THINGS AND I WANT THEM TO HAVE THE THINGS THE NEED. BUT THIS IS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. AND THE ONLY AMENDMENTS THAT PEOPLE BROUGHT TO ME ONE ONE PERSON SAID, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO SUPPORT PAUL HUMPHREYS. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PAUL HUMPHREYS. RIGHT? SO ONE PERSON SAID, THE TENSE OF IT, THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED THERE IN OUR BOOK. THEY'RE DOCUMENTED. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TENTS. AND THE OTHER PERSON SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS. THE PEOPLE HAVE ASKED TO BE A PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. WE CAN KEEP ASKING TILL WE'RE BLUE IN THE FACE. UNLESS THE MINISTRATION DOES THAT, IT WON'T HAPPEN. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT SHOULD NOT BE REPRESENTED IN THIS RESOLUTION. THESE ARE THE ACTS OF THE PEOPLE TO START THE HEALING PROCESS. THESE ARE THE ACTS AND THE SUGGESTIONS OF DOCTORS, OF LAWYERS, OF JUDGES, OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO STILL REACH OUT TO ME ABOUT THE INJUSTICES THEY'RE DEALING WITH WITHIN THE SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT MADE ANY OF THIS UP. SO I'M ASKING YOU, IT'S A RESOLUTION, IT'S NONBINDING, IT'S LEGAL. YOUR LAWYERS ARE HERE TO TELL YOU THAT. I'M ASKING YOU TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND HONOR THEIR VOICE. THESE ARE THEIR VOICES, THEIR WORDS AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT THIS LANGUAGE SAYS, NO MATTER WHAT AMENDMENTS WE COME UP WITH, MANY OF YOU HAVE ALREADY MADE YOUR MIND UP AND WILL NOT SUPPORT IT. I WANT YOU TO SHOW THE PEOPLE TODAY WHERE YOU STAND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. COUNCILMAN ARTHUR. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. SO SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THIS, BUT I SHARE A BIRTHDAY WITH MALCOLM X. AND I REMEMBER LEARNING THAT AND LOOKING AT A WHOLE BUNCH OF VIDEOS OF SOME OF HIS INTERVIEWS. AND ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS WHEN HE WAS ASKED BY A REPORTER IF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT HAD MADE PROGRESS BECAUSE THEY DESEGREGATED IN SOME PLACES IN THE SOUTH. AND MALCOLM SAID, I'LL NEVER SAY THAT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE, BECAUSE IF YOU STICK A KNIFE NINE INCHES IN MY BACK AND TAKE IT OUT SIX, THAT'S NOT PROGRESS. EVEN IF YOU TAKE THE KNIFE ALL THE WAY OUT, THAT'S NOT PROGRESS. IT'S ONLY ONCE YOU BEGIN TO HEAL THE WOUND DO WE START TO SEE PROGRESS. AND THIS CITY HAS STRUGGLED AND REALLY FAILED TO HEAL. THE WOUND STRUGGLED AND FAILED TO TAKE THE KNIFE OUT. AND SOME OF US WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE KNIFE IS THERE. THIS RESOLUTION IS ACKNOWLEDGING THE KNIFE, GIVING US DIRECTION ON HOW TO PULL IT OUT AND HEAL THE PAIN THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS FEELING. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I'M A YES VOTE AND I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO VOTE YES AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ARTHUR. 
          COUNCILMAN, THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I AM NOT FROM LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, BUT I DON'T HAVE TO BE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT INJUSTICE IS. I AM FROM TULSA, OKLAHOMA, AND IF YOU ARE AWARE OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA KNOWS FOR A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS, BUT IT ALSO HAS A VERY NASTY SCAR AND THAT IS THE WORST MASSACRE OF BLACK PEOPLE IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. SO I KNOW WHAT INJUSTICE IS, AND I WILL NOT EVER STAND ACCUSED OF NOT PROTECTING OR SUPPORTING MY PEOPLE. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT A RESOLUTION IS NOT A BINDING ELEMENT. IT IS NOT A LAW. IT IS RATHER AN EXPRESSION OF SENTIMENTS. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT A RESOLUTION, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT HAS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT ON IT, THAT IS SUCCINCT AND IT IS EXPLAINING IN DETAIL EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO SAY, BECAUSE IT'S JUST A WORKING DOCUMENT THAT'S EXPRESSES THE SENTIMENTS OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESENTING IT AS THE CAUCUS CHAIR FOR THE MAJORITY CAUCUS, I ASKED THAT I BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE SPONSOR OF THIS RESOLUTION. SO THAT WE CAN GET IT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE'S VOICE IS EXACTLY BEING RECOGNIZED FOR SAYING, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE WANT ACCOUNTABILITY IN OUR LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WE STAND BY THE PEOPLE IN WANTING THE DOJ TO INVESTIGATE PROPERLY AND THOROUGHLY SO THAT WE CAN BRING ABOUT CHANGE AND WE CAN BRING ABOUT THE HEALING THAT THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS. SO WITH THAT SAID, COLLEAGUES, I DID ASK 
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THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE PUT ON HOLD SO THAT I CAN WORK WITH BOTH THE SPONSOR IN ORDER TO GET THE 14 VOTES THAT SHE NEEDS TO GET THIS PASSED TONIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT MAY NOT PASS BECAUSE IT'S NOT WHERE THE MAJORITY WANTS IT TO BE. IT IS NOT BECAUSE WE ARE IGNORING THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE. IT'S BECAUSE WE WANT THE VOICE TO BE SUCCINCT. SO I AM SAYING TO YOU, THE PUBLIC, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WE HEAR YOU. I AM SAYING. EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY IN CHAMBERS, BUT YOU MAY NOT INTERRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. THANK YOU. THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN, I APOLOGIZE. 
          THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I I STAND BEFORE YOU TO SAY THIS COMMUNITY DOES NEED HEALING. IT DOES NEED TO LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE, THE REASONABLE VOICES THAT SAY WE WANT CHANGE. BUT UNTIL WE WRITE IT CORRECTLY AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT AT LEAST 14 PEOPLE CAN SUPPORT IT, THEN UNFORTUNATELY IT MAY NOT PASS. SO WITH THAT SAID, MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE QUESTION TO ORDER. THE QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY ALL THE QUESTIONS WILL OPEN A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK. CAN, MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE? NOT ON CALLING. I MEAN, WE HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE ON CALLING THE QUESTION. THE VOTE BEFORE THE VOTE BEFORE YOU IS TO CALL THE QUESTION. OKAY? THE VOTE IS TO CALL THE QUESTION ON. CORRECT. THIS THIS VOTE IS TO CALL THE QUESTION. 
          MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 18 YES VOTES AND SIX NO VOTES. THE QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED, MADAM CLERK OR MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. THE VOTE NOW IS ON THE RESOLUTION ITSELF. YES. OKAY OKAY. MISS MISTER PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE FOUR. YES. 
          17. NO. AND THREE PRESENT. THANK YOU. THE RESOLUTION FAILS, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 51. 
          [51.
 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 (AS AMENDED).
6/17/24 Budget Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval
6/13/24 Budget Committee Held
Action Required By:  December 2024
Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12), Kevin Kramer (R-11)]
ITEM 51, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 2025. OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING ACTIONS FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT AND FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS VARIOUS OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, AND OTHER METRO SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES. AS AMENDED. READ AND FULL MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ANGLE. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FOWLER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL ? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO, JUST A REMINDER, FOLKS. SO ON GET MINE UP TO PLACE HERE. YEAH, JUST A REMINDER THAT THE, THE TOP THREE, WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE ATTACHMENTS, THE TOP THREE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE MOST CURRENT AND THE ONES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH TODAY, ESSENTIALLY, WE PASSED OUT A ONE PAGER, WHICH KIND OF TURNED INTO A TWO PAGER A WHILE BACK TO YOU THAT, GAVE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CHANGES THAT WE WERE ANTICIPATING. THE AMENDMENT CHANGES THAT WE ANTICIPATED, PROPOSING TONIGHT, TALK THROUGH THOSE IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING. HAD A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE, IN THE COMMITTEE, BUT IT IS. BUT WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW IS ESSENTIALLY THAT, THE LEGAL VERSION OF THAT, NOT THAT, NOT THAT THE OTHER ONE WASN'T 
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LEGAL, BUT THE, THE LEGALESE VERSION OF THAT, THE ACTUAL AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU IS, THE AMENDMENT THAT WE HAD ON THE ONE PAGER FOR BOTH THE OPERATING AND THE CAPITAL, WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF EXCEPTIONS, THERE WAS ONE DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WAS FILED, AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS THAT ON THE FLOOR THAT, IN THE COMMITTEE WERE FOLKS, CHANGED AROUND, PARTICULAR ITEMS THAT THEY HAD, RECEIVED FUNDING FOR IN THEIR PARTICULAR DISTRICTS, SO IF YOU LOOK ON THE AMENDMENT AND, CERTAINLY I'M SORRY, I NEED TO. MY. ARE YOU MAKING AN AMENDMENT OR. YOU'RE JUST ASKING. I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO AT THIS POINT. I THINK I THINK WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS WHAT WAS AMENDED IN THE COMMITTEE, CORRECT? YES. SO WE'RE GOOD. OKAY THANK YOU. 
          THERE YOU. YOU'RE FINISHED. WELL, JUST ONCE AGAIN, I THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, THANKS TO OUR, OUR STAFF AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO PUT THINGS TOGETHER FOR US, INCLUDE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE INCREDIBLY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT WE HAD WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE MOVING FORWARD AS WELL. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE VOTE FOR OUR, YES, VOTE ON THIS, AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL BUDGET, WHICH WILL COME NEXT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL. 
          COUNCILMAN ARTHUR, THANK YOU. SO I SAID THIS IN COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO REPEAT IT FOR EVERYONE. 
          I WORK WITH THE LOUISVILLE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, AND THEY HAVE SOME OPERATING SUPPORT IN THIS BUDGET THROUGH THE EXTERNAL AGENCY FUNDS. I DON'T MAKE ENOUGH WITH THEM FOR IT TO BE ON MY FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE FORM, BUT I'D RATHER BE SAFE THAN SORRY. SO I WON'T BE DEBATING OR VOTING ON THE OPERATING BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ARTHUR. COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH. 
          RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS IS RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. I VOTED TO GET IT OUT OF COMMITTEE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, AND I RESPECT MY COLLEAGUES TIME ON THIS, BUT I CANNOT OUT AND WHOLE HEART VOTE FOR THIS BUDGET AS IT IS. IT IS NOT WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED. THERE'S ETHICS, CONCERNS OVER THE LOUISVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE, FORMER METRO EMPLOYEES SAY THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TRANSPARENCY. 
          COUNCILMAN ARTHUR ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE SEEMINGLY PRIVATE USE OF PUBLIC DOLLARS. THE THRIVE BY FIVE. AS I AM A MOTHER OF SIX AND GRANDMOTHER OF FOUR, AND ALL OF MY KIDS WENT THROUGH EARLY, HEAD START IS A GOOD IDEA, BUT THE FRAMEWORK SHOWS HOW HIRING OF A COUPLE PEOPLE AND A WEBSITE THAT DOES NOT TAKE $5 MILLION TO ACHIEVE IN THIS BUDGET WHEN WE HAVE A MYRIAD OF ORGANIZATIONS, AND I MADE EVERY ONE OF THE BUDGET HEARINGS, EVERY 24 OF THEM, EVEN WHILE I TRAVEL FOR WORK, AND ALL OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS COULD BE FUNDED WITH THAT 5 MILLION THAT WE PROPOSED FOR THRIVE BY FIVE, EXCEPT FOR THE ONES THAT ASK FOR $1 MILLION. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION EXTENSION OFFICE DID NOT GET THEIR FULL ACTS AND WILL BE ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET. 
          AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S REALLY DEDICATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE ISSUES THAT OUR CITY IS UNPREPARED TO FACE. AND IF WE DON'T DEAL WITH THE FOOD JUSTICE PART OF THAT, THINGS WILL GET WORSE. FOLKS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ASK FOR A FULL AMOUNT OF THAT TO BE RESTORED. LAST, NO POLITICAL WILL EXISTS TO DEAL WITH TARC IN A REAL WAY. THE WHAT JCPS DID IS JCPS BUDGET IN A ONE YEAR SOLUTION. THAT IS NOT THE SOLUTION. IT'S GOING TO TAKE. 
          THAT MAKES SURE THAT MANY CONSTITUENTS DON'T GET PUNISHED FOR THE FAILURE OF A PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION AND CURRENT HOME REPAIR PROGRAM. APPLICANT APPLICATIONS WILL NOT OPEN THIS JULY BECAUSE OF FUNDING CUTS. AGAIN, THIS WE HAVE THE POWER OF THE PURSE. THAT'S THE MAIN PURPOSE OF US BEING A CITY COUNCIL. WE DO NOT HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS BUDGET. WE CAN PROPOSE OUR OWN BUDGET THAT ADDRESSES THE PEOPLE'S NEED, BUT THERE'S NO POLITICAL WILL TO DO SO. SO I CANNOT WHOLEHEARTEDLY VOTE FOR SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT MEET THE NEEDS THAT FUNDS THE SHELLS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TRYING TO USE PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR PRIVATE FUNDING. AND THERE IS NO REAL REASON WHY WE SHOULDN'T FUND THE GROUPS THAT CAME HERE. AND I'M THANKFUL THAT OUR COMMITTEE CHAIR LET EVERY ONE OF THOSE GROUPS SHARE THEIR STORY. BUT THEY CAME HERE AND THEY COULD ALL BE FUNDED, BE IT ABOUT 3 OR 4 OF THEM. SO MY VOTE WOULD BE NO ON THIS ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET. I WILL VOTE YES BECAUSE THAT IS DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE PER DISTRICT. AND I WANT TO HONOR THE DECISIONS OF THE COLLEAGUES AND PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE. YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT THIS PROCESS IS VERY CLOUDED AND WE DON'T GET TO VOTE LINE BY LINE. SO IF YOU HAD SOMETHING IN THE BUDGET, WE DON'T GET TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. WE ARE ACCEPTING MAINLY WHAT WAS BEEN BROUGHT, AND THERE'S BEEN ABOUT 20 MILLION OF THAT. THAT'S BEEN MOVABLE AND FOLKS HAVE MADE THAT DECISION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN PERISH RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. AND SHE'S WITHDRAWN. SHE'S WITHDRAWN. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 22. YES, ONE NO AND ONE ABSTENTION. THANK 
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YOU. THE BUDGET PASSES, MADAM OR MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 52. ITEM 52, AN ORDINANCE RELATING 
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 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 (AS AMENDED).
6/17/24 Budget Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval
6/13/24 Budget Committee Held
Action Required By:  December 2024
Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12), Kevin Kramer (R-11)]
TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 THROUGH 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, AS AMENDED. READ IN FULL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SEIM, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. THE ITEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL , THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, SIMILAR TO THE ORDINANCE BEFORE THE TOP TWO, ITEMS ON YOUR. WHEN YOU OPEN UP THE ATTACHMENTS, THE TOP TWO ARE THE MOST CURRENT, IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, AND AGAIN, ESSENTIALLY, THEY, SIMPLY, CODIFY THE DECISIONS THAT WE MADE IN THE, IN THE COMMITTEE THAT WAS BASED ON THE 1 TO 2 PAGER SUMMARY AND AGAIN, ASKING FOR A YES VOTE. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE. I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN ARTHUR, I APOLOGIZE SINCE I COULDN'T SAY IT ON THE LAST ONE. I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED BUDGET COMMENTS. WE HAD OVER 1000, WHICH WAS THE MOST THAT I'VE SEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR A FEW YEARS. WE KNOW THAT A CITY'S BUDGET IS A CITY'S PRIORITIES, AND WHEN PEOPLE ENGAGE IN THAT BUDGET PROCESS, YOU CAN HELP MAKE SURE THE BUDGET MEETS THE PEOPLE'S NEEDS. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. KEEP ENGAGING IN THAT PROCESS. AND WHEN I'M OUT OF HERE, I'M GOING TO BE ENGAGING IN IT WITH YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ARTHUR, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. OKAY OKAY. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 22 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 53. 
          [53.
 O-124-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 BUDGET FOR THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY (TARC).
6/13/24 Budget Committee Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  December 2024
Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12) ]
ITEM 53, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024, THROUGH 2025 BUDGET FOR THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY TO READ AND FULL, PROPERLY MOVED MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMES, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. THE ORDINANCE IS PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL . SORRY. LET ME, YEAH. SO THIS IS, THE BUDGET THAT, TARC HAS TO BRING OVER TO US EACH YEAR, FOR US TO EXAMINE, IT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE, AND, WELL, I GUESS ORIGINALLY, WHAT DOES IT MATTER? IT NEEDS A I SUGGEST A YES VOTE. RECOMMEND A YES VOTE ON THIS. 
          YEAH. OKAY IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN PERRY. RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, I'M ONLY IN THE QUEUE. I'M SUPPORTING THIS. THIS IS TO BE CLEAR TO THE PEOPLE, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION. TARC HAS MONIES THAT WE ARE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GOVERN. THEY'RE PULLING THIS OUT OF THEIR COFFERS. THIS IS NOT METRO GOVERNMENT INVESTING ANY MONEY INTO TARC. THEY'VE REFIXED THEIR BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO, ADD FROM ADDITIONAL FUNDS. THEY'RE PULLING FROM A SOURCE THAT IS NOT BEING REFUNDED. SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT OUR YES VOTE IS SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE THE MONEY AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO FOR A BUDGET. BUT THIS IS NOT AN INVESTMENT FROM OUR OUR CITY BUDGET. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE BUDGET, BUT THIS IS FOR THAT. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, BECAUSE I GOT A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. 
          VOTE MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. OH. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. MISTER PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 22 YES VOTES OF ONE, PRESENT. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MR. CLERK. A READING OF I OR. I'M SORRY. ITEM 54 IS BEING HELD AT THE REQUEST OF THE SPONSOR, ITEM 55, IS A REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION PURSUANT TO RULE 5.12, MAY I 
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 O-104-24     FOR RECONSIDERATION:
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $3,588 $15,548 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $3,588 FROM DISTRICT 21; AND $2,392 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 3, 4, 12, 13, AND 15; TO THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY (AS AMENDED).
6/6/24 Metro Council  Passed
5/28/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Enactment #:  Ordinance No. 085, Series 2024
Sponsors: Betsy Ruhe (D-21)  Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Jecorey Arthur (I-4),  Rick Blackwell (D-12), Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Jennifer Chappell (D-15)]
HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO RECONSIDER ITEM 55, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SAM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 55. ITEM 55, AN ORDINANCE OR FOR RECONSIDERATION, AN ORDINANCE 
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APPROPRIATING $15,548 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER 3588 FROM DISTRICT 21 AND TWO 2002 392 EACH FROM DISTRICT THREE, FOUR, 12, 13, AND 15 TO THE OFFICES OF HEALTH, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONING UNITS FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, AS AMENDED. READ IN FULL . THANK YOU. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SIMON. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER? YES, THIS IS, BEEN SPONSORED BY OR. THE MAIN SPONSOR IS COUNCILWOMAN RUBY. AND SO I'M GOING TO PUNT IT OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN RUBY. OKAY THANK YOU. SO THIS WAS OUR AIR CONDITIONERS ORDINANCE WHERE WE'VE BEEN, WE RAISED FUNDS TO PROVIDE AIR CONDITIONERS TO CITIZENS IN EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT. SO IT WAS FUNDED BY COUNCIL DISTRICT. AND MOST DISTRICTS ARE FUNDED FOR TEN. AND WE FUNDED FOR 15 AIR CONDITIONERS. AND WE ARE STILL COLLECTING NAMES OF ELIGIBLE GROUPS, ELIGIBLE FAMILIES, TO GET THOSE AIR CONDITIONERS. SO IF YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY WHO LIVES IN ONE OF OUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS WHO NEEDS ONE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US, FIND OUR INFORMATION AND GO AHEAD AND PUT THEIR NAMES IN THERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. YES, MADAM CLERK, BECAUSE IT'S THE RECONSIDERATION . BECAUSE WE'RE ON THE AMENDMENT, CORRECT? CORRECT COUNCILWOMAN FRANKLIN, I BELIEVE YOU ARE AMENDING TO BE ADDED TO THIS. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECONSIDERING. YOU SENT ME, COUNCILWOMAN FRANKLIN. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN, JEFFERY. ARTHUR ISN'T THAT, THIS IS THIS IS THE AIR CONDITIONERS. AIR CONDITIONER? YES. I BELIEVE YOU'RE ADDING. SORRY. HE GOT SCARED. NO, IT'S ONLY. YEAH. IT'S ONLY TO ALLOW COUNCILWOMAN FRANKLIN TO SAY YES. I'M ALREADY. I'M ALREADY PUT MY FUNDING. WE'VE ALREADY SENT THE FUNDING TO IT. SO WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM ME? YEAH, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE AMEND IT. YES, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WANT TO CLARIFY, BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE OF THE. THAT'S RIGHT. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS IN THE SYSTEM. WE'VE GOT THE PAPERWORK DRAWN UP, COUNCILWOMAN. YOU JUST HAVE TO ACTUALLY MAKE THE MOTION TO ACTUALLY PULL, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION SECOND. SECOND IT. OKAY, I THOUGHT THAT WAS ALREADY DONE. YEAH. SORRY. PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDED ORDINANCE WHICH IS NOW PROPERLY BEFORE US, HEARING NONE, THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. 
          MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 23 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MR. CLERK, A READING 
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 O-106-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,000 $16,000 IN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:  $7,500 FROM DISTRICT 25; $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 22; $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 6; $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 13; AND $500 FROM DISTRICT 10; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE WHAS CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN, INC. FOR THEIR SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM (AS AMENDED).
6/11/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  December 2024
Sponsors: Robin Engel (R-22), Khalil Batshon (R-25), Phillip T. Baker (D-6), Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Pat Mulvihill (D-10)]
OF ITEM 56. ITEM 56, AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $16,000 IN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER 7500 FROM DISTRICT 25. 5000 FROM DISTRICT 22, 2000 FROM DISTRICT SIX, 1000 FROM DISTRICT 13, AND 500 FROM DISTRICT TEN THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN, INC. FOR THEIR SAFETY AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM, AS AMENDED. READ AND FULL MOVE BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SEIM. THE ITEM, IS BEFORE US, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER, YES, THIS IS, FOR AN APPROPRIATION FOR WAS. WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT I'M GOING TO PUNT IT OVER TO, COUNCILMAN, ROBIN ENGEL. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ENGEL. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, COLLEAGUES, I THINK IT'S HARD TO ARGUE THAT. I MEAN, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST, IMPORTANT. WELL, IT VERY SUCCESSFUL NONPROFIT IN OUR COMMUNITY, LET'S SAY, RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE LIST THAT IT IS LOVED BY ALL SUPPORTS REGIONAL, REGIONAL AND OUTREACH ALL THE WAY OUT INTO THE STATE OF KENTUCKY AND THE STATE OF INDIANA, SUPPORTING SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN THOSE THAT FACE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES. AND IT SERVES EVERY THEY SERVE, EVERY ZIP CODE IN LOUISVILLE METRO. I DON'T RECALL IN THE YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL THAT WE CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN HAS EVER ASKED US FOR A NICKEL AND THIS IS AGAIN, IN MY OPINION, ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL NONPROFITS PROFITS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE AND I MEAN MONEY CHANGE THAT IS DONATED BY YOU AND I AND THIS COMMUNITY 
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EVERY YEAR THAT HAS TO BE HOUSED IN A CART, IN A IN A CART OF SOME SORT THAT CAN HOLD THE MAGNITUDE OF THE DONATIONS AND, AND SO THEY NOW HAVE REACHED A, A, A PIVOTAL TIME NOW THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE, REPLACE THESE UTILITY CARTS USED TO TRANSPORT MONEY COLLECTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL CRUSADE. THEY ALSO HAVE TO, ENSURE SECURITY AT THEIR THEIR CRUSADE AT THEIR STUDIOS, WHERE THERE'S ONE, ONE PIECE OF, OF GLASS AND WINDOW DOWN THERE THAT IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE CRUSADE THAT NEEDS REPAIR THERE AND ALSO SOME TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, COMPUTERS, ETC. SO I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF THAT I THINK IT'S TIME THAT THAT I WANTED TO SUPPORT THE CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN IN A IN A BIG WAY. SO I WOULD ASK YOUR SUPPORT TO, TO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE WAS CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN HERE. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. 
          THANK YOU. AND COUNCILMAN ANGLE, WHAT'S THE TOTAL ASK, SONJA, IS IT 40 SOMETHING THOUSAND? BUT YOU SHOW THE ASK WAS 26,000. I'M SORRY. SO WE'VE GOT. WE'RE AT, 16. OKAY? OKAY SORRY. COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. THANK YOU. DISTRICT 19 IS IN FOR $1,000, PLEASE. OKAY COUNCILMAN PARKER, 1000 FROM THE 18. COUNCILMAN REED, 500 FROM DISTRICT 16. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HUDSON. 2000 FROM 23, COUNCILMAN FOWLER OR COUNCILMAN BENSON? $1,000 FROM 20. OKAY THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MCCRANEY, DISTRICT SEVEN, 1000. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL, DISTRICT 12, 1000. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN KRAMER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IF I MIGHT JUST MAKE A REAL QUICK COMMENT. THERE IS I THINK THERE IS A BIG THERE'S A DISTINCTION THAT COUNCILMAN ENGEL MADE THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT, THIS IS THIS IS NOT FUNDS THAT WILL BE USED BY THE CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN TO DO WHAT? IN THE SAME WAY THAT ALL THE OTHER FUNDS ARE GENERATED. THESE ARE FUNDS THAT WILL MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING NEXT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER, AND THE YEAR AFTER, THE REASON THE CRUSADE DOESN'T COME AND ASK US FOR MONEY IS BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB OF RAISING MONEY ON THEIR OWN, AND THEY'RE DECIDING HOW TO USE THAT MONEY. AND THERE ARE GREAT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, SO IN LIGHT OF THAT, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HELP SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS THAT IS DOING GREAT WORK. 
          I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO DO A 1000 FROM DISTRICT 11 BY WAY OF SAYING THANKS FOR DOING THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND THEN YOU RAISE THE MONEY AND YOU GO DO WHAT? THE MONEY YOU RAISE, WHAT YOU DO, BUT I WANT TO BE A PARTNER WITH THEM AND BEING ABLE TO RAISE THESE FUNDS, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN KRAMER. COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER, $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 14, PLEASE. OKAY, THAT PUTS US AT 25 FIVE. COUNCILMAN HAWKINS, $1,000 FROM DISTRICT ONE. CAN'T DO THAT . WE'RE AT 20. WE CAN ONLY DO 500. I'LL DO 500 THEN. OKAY THAT GETS US TO THE 26,000. SO COLLEAGUES, MAY I HAVE A MOTION, FOR THE AMENDMENT? THANK YOU. ALL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN, BACON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT SAY I, I IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK OR MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. HE DID. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU DIDN'T CALL EITHER ONE OF US. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. OH, IT'S TOO LATE NOW. BUT WE WERE IN IT. I KNOW, WE KNOW, BUT IT WAS BEFORE THEN. YOU'RE NOT IN THIS QUEUE. ARE YOU ON THE WRONG ITEM? PERHAPS. 
          YES. I APOLOGIZE. OKAY, SAVE ME SOME MONEY. 56. YEAH. WE'RE STILL ON MY MAIN CALL. WE HAVE FIVE FOR NOW. SEVEN FOR SALINE. CAN YOU. THERE'S 56. YES. OKAY. MR. 
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PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ITEM IS ADOPTED, MR. CLERK, A READING OF 
          [57.
 NDF061124DCSF05     APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO DERBY CITY SIGMAS FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE PHI BETA SIGMA CHARITY GOLF SCRAMBLE.
6/11/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Approved
Sponsors: Donna L. Purvis (D-5) ]
ITEM 57. ITEM 57. APPROPRIATING. APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM DISTRICT FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO DERBY CITY SIGMAS FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE FY BETA SIGMA CHARITY GOLF SCRAMBLE. READ IN FULL MOTION, MOTION AND SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ARTHUR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN OWEN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER? YES, THIS IS THERE'S AN AMENDMENT ON FILE THAT WE TAKE A VOTE JUST BECAUSE THE MONEY WAS INCREASED. OKAY THAT'S WHY. AND SO I MAY I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO UPDATE THE INCREASED COSTS. 
          SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE AYES HAVE IT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NO. HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE, WELL, IT'S AN MDF ALLOWING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. MR. 
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 O-099-24     ​​A​N ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 12515 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND 3505, 3507, 3509 AND 3511 TUCKER STATION ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 11.88 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0088). 
6/6/24 Metro Council  Tabled
5/28/24  Planning and Zoning Committee  Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  July 17, 2024
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24),  Kevin Kramer (R-11)]
CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 58. ITEM 58, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 12 515 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND 3505 3507, 35, OH NINE AND 3511 TUCKER STATION ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 11.88 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 00288 READ IN FULL A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FOWLER, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ARTHUR. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN REED THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, SO THIS WAS A CASE THAT THE, THIS IS FOR A PUBLIX, AND THIS WAS A CASE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED TO DENY REZONING BY A 3 TO 2. IT, JUST MAKE SURE THAT I GET THIS CORRECT BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING. 6 TO 1, VOTED TO APPROVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL IN COMMITTEE, WITH THE COUNCILMAN BENSON ABSTAINING. AND I THINK HE'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE ETHICS COMMITTEE THAT I SHOULD NOT VOTE ON THIS, SO I'M SUSTAINING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU , COUNCILMAN FOWLER, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME, BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE PUBLIX IN MY DISTRICT. I THINK COUNCIL COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL WOULD AGREE. AND I KNOW THAT, MANY OTHERS. SO, I ENCOURAGE, PUBLIX TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER DISTRICTS IN, LOUISVILLE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU, IS THERE, COUNCILMAN KRAMER, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS IN DISTRICT 11, AND IF PUBLIX IS LISTENING, WE WANT YOU IN DISTRICT 11 AS WELL, JUST SO JUST BE ON THE RECORD, THAT'S THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, UP UNTIL UP UNTIL TONIGHT, THAT WASN'T A PART OF THE CONVERSATION, THE CONVERSATION BEFORE US IS ABOUT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS IS REALLY WHAT IT IS, NEIGHBORHOODS SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY AND EFFORT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION SPENDS A LOT OF TIME, ENERGY AND EFFORT. DEVELOPERS SPEND A LOT OF TIME, ENERGY AND EFFORT, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES IN TO ESTABLISHING PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, A DEVELOPER CAME TO LOUISVILLE AND OR A DEVELOPER PROPOSED IN LOUISVILLE , USING, PORTIONS OF THIS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN WAYS THAT WERE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN. IT REALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHO IT IS OR WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING OR, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THE PROBLEM IS THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS VERY CLEAR, AND THE PROJECT THAT WAS PROPOSED IS WELL IN EXCESS OF ANYTHING IN THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. AND SO, I APPRECIATE THAT SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES LAST WEEK WERE OR TWO WEEKS AGO, HAD QUESTIONS AND THERE SEEMED TO BE SOME CONFUSION AS TO, WAYS THAT THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME KIND OF A COMPROMISE, THIS IS REALLY NOT A QUESTION OF COMPROMISE. IT'S REALLY A QUESTION OF YOU HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHES THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND WE EITHER, YOU KNOW, VOTE TO PROTECT THOSE, OR WE DECIDE THAT THIS PARTICULAR PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. AND WE THROW THAT OUT AND CHANGE THE ZONING, IF WE WERE TO THROW OUT THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, I THINK IT SETS A PRECEDENT FOR EVERY OTHER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WE'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT. I DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT IN COMMITTEE, BUT WOULD HAVE HAD I BEEN THERE, WORK THAT WAS JUST DONE THIS PAST WEEK TO CREATE YET ANOTHER PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID FOR THE WORK THAT THE COMMUNITY DOES. TO MAKE CLEAR WHAT OUR VISION IS, I THINK IT'S A 
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DANGEROUS PATH FOR US TO GO DOWN, WHEN WE DECIDE BECAUSE OF ONE PROJECT OR ANOTHER, BECAUSE OF ONE GROCERY STORE OR ANOTHER, WE'RE GOING TO THROW OUT THOSE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. SO I'M GOING TO AGAIN TONIGHT ASK THE SAME THING I DID AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. AND THAT IS, PLEASE VOTE YES TONIGHT TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION. DON'T GET INTO ALL THE OTHER STUFF. VOTE YES TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION. THANK YOU , THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN KRAMER. COUNCILMAN AKERSON. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THERE IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE PLAN ON THE TABLE. SO NO MATTER WHAT THE DIE IS CAST, IT IS WHAT IT IS. THE VOTE WILL BE WHAT IT WILL BE TONIGHT. AND THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION TO UPHOLD THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BECAUSE NO ONE HAS COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVE, FINDING OF FACTS AND THINGS. SO THE VOTE IS IRRELEVANT. MY VOTE TODAY WILL BE PRESENT. I'M HERE CHUCKLES BUT LET ME EXPLAIN. IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENT BECAUSE I'M NOT SUPPORTING THIS SITUATION. I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS. I RECOGNIZE THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS. I REALIZE PEOPLE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THOSE THINGS, BUT WE MOVE IN A MUCH FASTER PACE WORLD TODAY THAN WE DID FIVE YEARS AGO. TEN YEARS AGO, 15 YEARS AGO. SO ANY DEVELOPMENT PLANS THAT WERE DEVELOPED TEN YEARS AGO, OR EVEN WORSE, PLUS THE QUESTION IS, IS SHOULD THEY BE REVISITED? THINGS CHANGE. THE WORLD IS CHANGING. AND I DON'T WANT MY HANDS TO BE TIED WITH THIS BODY OR ELSE'S HANDS TO BE TIED BY PLANS THAT WERE DEVELOPED 15 YEARS AGO, TEN YEARS, A DECADE AGO. SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE NEED TO SPEND MORE MONEY, MORE TIME LOOKING AT PRESENT PLANS POTENTIALLY. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN THAN A DOT MATRIX PRINTER. IT WAS GREAT, BUT TIMES CHANGE AND I THINK THAT THIS BODY HAS TO BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH AND NOT RIGID AND SAY THE OLD PLAN HAS TO STAY IN PLACE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY DECIDED TEN YEARS AGO OR 15 YEARS AGO. WE'VE GOT TO BE FLEXIBLE, WE'VE GOT TO GROW WITH THE TIMES AND WE'VE GOT TO GROW WITH WITH THE GROWTH THAT'S HAPPENING AROUND US, THE NEEDS. AND THAT'S WHY TODAY MY VOTE WILL BE A PRESENT VOTE, WHICH IN ESSENCE IS A NO VOTE. RECOGNIZE THAT A NO VOTE MEANS NOTHING. SO DOES THE PRESENT VOTE. BUT I HOPE THIS BODY WILL BE OPEN TO THE FACT THAT WE SHOULD NOT HAVE OUR HANDS TIED BY THINGS THAT WERE DECIDED A DECADE PLUS AGO IN LIGHT OF THE FUTURE MOVING SO FAST. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I WAS JUST SHOWING A COLLEAGUE OF MINE, COUNCILMAN OWEN, EARLIER TODAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING, AND I SHOWED HIM THE REPORT THAT CAME OUT OF PLANNING AND DESIGN, SHOWING PERMITS PULLED FOR SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY HOUSING BY DISTRICT SINCE 2019, PART OF IT WAS I WAS SHOWING HIM HOW HIGH DISTRICT 19 WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRED, MORE THAN ANY OTHER DISTRICT IN THE CITY, SECOND, ONLY IN MULTIFAMILY HOUSING TO MADONNA FLOODS AND FIRST IN SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING AND FIRST COMBINED, I HAVE HAD ONE OVERTURN, ONE IN ALL THE ZONING CASES THAT HAVE COME ACROSS RELATED TO MY DISTRICT. THAT WAS BECAUSE THE PLANNING COMMISSION THEMSELVES WERE SPLIT, BECAUSE THERE WAS A SUBAREA PLAN THAT GOVERNED THAT, THAT OVERLAID WHERE THAT ZONING REQUEST WAS. AND THE ZONING REQUEST WAS FOR A HIGHER DENSITY THAN WAS ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE SUBAREA PLAN, COUNCILMAN HOLLANDER AT THE TIME. AND I WENT BACK AND FORTH ON IT, AND HE MADE A SIMILAR ARGUMENT THAT IT SHOULD BE UPDATED. AND I SAID, THEN COUNCILMAN HOLLANDER, AT LITERALLY ANY TIME HE CAN UPDATE IT, I SAID HE CAN INITIATE THE PROCESS AND WE CAN TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT. I WOULD ARGUE THAT EVERY DAY THAT GOES BY THAT WE DON'T RECONSIDER ANY ONE OF THESE AREA PLANS, NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT THINGS IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE CONTINUE TO ACCEPT IT. SO IF WE DON'T LIKE IT AND IF IT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT OR IN ANOTHER DISTRICT, IT'S NOT REQUIRED THAT WE ONLY REVIEW THE ONES THAT ARE IN OUR DISTRICTS. IF ANY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL DOESN'T LIKE THE ONES THAT ARE IN MY DISTRICT, IF I DON'T LIKE THE ONES THAT ARE IN COUNCILMAN OWENS DISTRICT, I CAN BRING UP RESOLUTIONS TOMORROW THAT SAY WE SHOULD TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT IT, AND WE ALL ARE EMPOWERED TO DO SO. BUT IF WE DO NOT, WE ARE SAYING IT'S OKAY FOR NOW, RIGHT? AND UNTIL WE GO THROUGH A PROCESS TO EITHER REVERSE A PRIOR DECISION OR UPDATE IT, THEN WE NEED TO STICK TO IT. OTHERWISE WHAT 
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WE'RE DOING IS CHANGING THE RULES OF THE GAME WHENEVER WE FEEL LIKE IT OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD BE CHANGING IT WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT, AND THAT IS A CHAOTIC SITUATION. SO I WOULD ALSO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN KRAMER'S SENTIMENTS. WE NEED TO STICK TO THESE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS. WE NEED TO STICK TO THE DOCUMENTATION. THEY CREATE CERTAINTY TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED. AND, AND I APPRECIATE THAT TIMES CHANGE. THEN WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND INITIATE CHANGE IN THOSE AREA PLANS. BUT UNTIL WE DO, WE NEED TO ABIDE BY THEM. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 
          THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. COUNCILMAN OWEN, THIS STATEMENT MAY NEVER COME OUT OF MY MOUTH AGAIN, BUT I AGREE WITH BOTH. COUNCILMAN AKERSON AND COUNCILMAN PASSANTINO STATEMENTS, SO I WAS THE I WAS THE ONLY NO VOTE IN THE COMMITTEE, AND I WILL BE VOTING YES TONIGHT FOR THE REASONS THAT BOTH, COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI AND COUNCILMAN AKERSON SAID, BUT MAINLY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI, I THINK THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY THE STAKEHOLDERS AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS HERE SHOULD BE RESPECTED. I ALSO, I DON'T THINK THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WAS PARTICULARLY WELL CONCEIVED, BUT I DO THINK WE OUGHT TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND WE CAN RELOOK, LOOK AT THEM AGAIN AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY STILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT THAT AND NOT REACTIVE. SO IN THIS CASE, I WILL BE VOTING YES TO SUPPORT THE DENIAL OF THE OF THE ZONING REQUEST BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PURVIS. IN THIS DISCUSSION, WE'VE ALL SAID THE SAME THING IN DIFFERENT WAYS. 
          I'D LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION, PLEASE. IS IT THE QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO THE AYES HAVE IT. THE QUESTION HAS BEEN CALLED. MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. YEAH. AND, COLLEAGUES, JUST A REMINDER, A YES VOTE A UPHOLDS THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL OF THE REZONING, BUT AS COUNCILMAN ACKERSON POINTED OUTA NO VOTE NCTIONALLY ALSO UPHOLDS THEIR DENIAL BECAUSE YOU MUST HAVE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE TO OVTURN AN ACTION BY THE PLANNG VE 22. YES ONE ABSTENTION AND ONE PRESENT. THANK YOU. THE ITEM , THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MR. 
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 O-107-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5521 NATIONAL TURNPIKE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.0 ACRE AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0167). (AS AMENDED)
6/11/24  Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  July 24, 2024 
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 59, ITEM 59, ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5521 NATIONAL TURNPIKE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0167, AS AMENDED. READ IN FULL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMES. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS CHANGING THE ZONING FROM M TWO TO C TWO ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5521 NATIONAL TURNPIKE. THE APPLICANT PROPOSED TO RE WANT. WE WANT RENAME THE SITE IN ORDER TO UTILIZE IT FOR, AUTO SALES, AUTO REPAIR AND AN OFFICE WITH STORAGE IN THE REAR. THIS IS DOWNSIZING. SINCE THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS IS NOT PERMITTED IN INDUSTRIAL ZONES, THERE'S A BINDING ELEMENT STIPULATING HOURS OF OPERATION 8 A.M. TO 7 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M. ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS ADDED IN COMMITTEE AND THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN BATSON'S DISTRICT. AND PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN. YES. 
          MICROPHONE I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THIS AND THE APPLICANT HAS DONE WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BENEFIT TO NATIONAL TURNPIKE. THANK YOU. I WOULD RECOMMEND YOUR DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL VOTE. MADAM. MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 23 YES AND ONE NO VOTE. THE ITEM IS ADOPTED. MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 60. ITEM 60, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF 
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 O-108-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12400 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5.3 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0162). (AS AMENDED)
6/11/24 Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  July 24, 2024 
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 12 400 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5.3 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO. CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0162, AS AMENDED, READ IN FULL MOTION. 
          SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMES. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R4 TO C2, LOCATED AT 12 400 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, WITH A DETAILED DEVELOPMENT PLAN. 
          APPLICANT PROPOSES TO REZONE THE SITE IN ORDER TO REUSE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AS OFFICE AND RETAIL, AND TO CONSTRUCT A NEW 13,000 SQUARE FOOT RETAIL AND WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE. IN THE SECOND PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT, THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS ADDED IN COMMITTEE, AND THIS IS 
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IN COUNCILMAN STEWART BENSON'S DISTRICT. AND PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT, COUNCILMAN BENSON. YES MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. WE HAVE A PROBLEM ON TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND NOT UNUSUAL A LOT OF PLACES. TRAFFIC IS TERRIBLE AND PEOPLE CAN'T GO ANYWHERE. AND A NUMBER OF A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE JUST BEEN UNHAPPY WITH OUR ROAD PLAN, YOU KNOW, AND I. AND ONE THING I ALWAYS SAID THAT GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT WE'RE PRETTY POOR AT DOING THAT. AND SO, THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD, GOOD THING SOMETIME. BUT, TO ME, I'M VOTING NO BECAUSE I JUST THINK IT'S NOT NOT THE PROPER TIME. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN BENSON, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 23 YES AND ONE NO VOTE. THANK YOU. THE 
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 O-109-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11501 SCHLATTER ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 32.58 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0126). (AS AMENDED)
6/11/24 Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  July 24, 2024 
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 61, ITEM 61, ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11 501 SLAUGHTER ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 32.58 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO. CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0126, AS AMENDED, READ IN FULL SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTIE N REED, THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R4 TO R7 TO CN AND C1 LOCATED AT 11501 SCHLUETER ROAD SITE CONSISTS OF ONE PARCEL CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH AN INSTITUTIONAL USE SCHOOL. THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR 336 APARTMENTS, 48 TOWNHOMES, A FOUR STORY, 102 UNIT SENIOR LIVING CENTER, AND A 6300 SQUARE FOOT CLUBHOUSE WITH POOL, ALL AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY. THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS ADDED IN COMMITTEE. THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN ROBIN ENGEL'S DISTRICT, AND PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO IT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ENGLE. THANK YOU, MR. MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, COLLEAGUES, IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN BARDSTOWN ROAD, HEADING SOUTH TOWARDS THE BULLITT COUNTY LINE, AND YOU'VE NOTICED THAT CASTLE THAT SHOWS UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES, THIS IS THAT PROPERTY RIGHT OUT THAT WAY, FLOYDS FORK, IS NEAR. I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD PROJECT HERE. THERE WAS, VERY LITTLE, OPPOSITION. AND SO I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TONIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE FOR A ROLL CALL. VOTE MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 62, ITEM 62, AN 
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 O-110-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11311 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 3.78 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0004). (AS AMENDED)
6/11/24 Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By: August 5, 2024 
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11311 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 3.78 ACRES, AND BEGIN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0004, AS AMENDED, READ IN FULL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SEIM, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN REED? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R4 TO R6 WITH DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR 43 TOWNHOUSE STYLE DWELLINGS, THE EXISTING HOME AND BARN ON THE SITE ARE PROPOSED TO BE DEMOLISHED. THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY CONTAINS AREAS OF STEEP SLOPES WHICH ARE GENERALLY BEING LEFT UNDISTURBED. THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS ADDED IN COMMITTEE. THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN KEVIN KRAMER'S DISTRICT AND PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO IT. COUNCILMAN KRAMER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED TO SHIFT FROM R4 TO R7, TO PUT IN 76 APARTMENTS, MY CONSTITUENTS SHOWED UP TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE ON TALES ROAD AND SOME OF THE PROBLEMS THAT IT WOULD CREATE. THE DEVELOPER HEARD THOSE CONCERNS, I THINK, IN ALL HONESTY, LOOKED AT THE PROPERTY AND THE STEEP BACKSIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND FIGURED, HEY, THIS MIGHT BE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR TOWNHOMES. AND SO THEY THEY CHANGED THEIR REQUEST FROM R7 DOWN TO R5, A, THAT, THAT VERY MUCH SATISFIED THE GREATEST CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SO THIS CAME OUT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH A FAVORABLE FAVORABLE VOTE, AND AGAIN, MOST OF MY CONSTITUENTS WERE VERY WELL PLEASED WITH THE CHANGE, THERE WAS A BINDING ELEMENT ADDED, IN COMMITTEE, THAT'S THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT THAT SAYS IF THERE ARE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, IT COMES BACK. AND SO TONIGHT I'M ASKING FOR A YES VOTE. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 23. YES. 
          AND ONE NO VOTE. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 63. ITEM 63, 
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 O-111-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 3013, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3019, 3021, 3106, 3107, 3110, 3111, 3112, 3115 AND 3117 N. WINCHESTER ACRES ROAD AND 3206, 3216, 3306, 3308, 3312, 3314, 3400, 3404 AND 3406 COLLINS LANE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 65.24 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0098). (AS AMENDED)
6/11/24 Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  July 24, 2024 
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 30, 1330 1530, 1630, 1730, 1930 2130 106, 31, OH SEVEN, 31, 1031, 1131, 1231, 15, AND 3117. NORTH WINCHESTER ACRES ROAD AND 3206 3216 3306 33, OH 833, 1233, 1430, 430 404, AND 3406 COLLINS LANE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 65.24 ACRES IN ME AND LOUISVILLE METRO. CASE NUMBER 23 70098, AS AMENDED. READ AND FULL MOTION SECOND, PROPERLY MOVED BY COUNCILMAN SYMES. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ENGEL. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT MOUTHFUL THAT YOU JUST GOT OUT, SO, THIS WAS, IN THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN, PRESIDENT MARCUS WINKLER'S DISTRICT. AND THE DEVELOPMENT IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE FORD PLANT AND PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED HEAVY TRUCK PARKING, WHICH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ON CHAMBERLAIN RATE, CHAMBERLAIN LANE. AND I BELIEVE THAT, COUNCIL PRESIDENT WINKLER SUPPORTS THIS. AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE. SORRY. COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          PRESIDENT. JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I'LL BE VOTING NO FOR THIS, JUST AS I DID IN COMMITTEE, BECAUSE IT'S A LARGE URBAN, HEAT ISLAND. AND, I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S NECESSARY, AND I DON'T SEE ANY PLANS FOR SUSTAINABILITY FOR THIS, SO, I WILL BE VOTING NO. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 21 YES VOTES, TWO NO, AND ONE PRESENT. 
          THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 64, ITEM 64, AN ORDINANCE 
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 O-112-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1137 AND 1141 S. SHELBY STREET CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.31 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0147). (AS AMENDED)
6/11/24 Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  July 24, 2024 
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1137 AND 1141 SOUTH SHELBY STREET, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.31 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0147, AS AMENDED. READ IN FULL. CAN I GET A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SYME. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM OUR R2 TO C2 WITH DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1137 AND 1141 SOUTH SHELBY STREET. THE PROPOSAL CAUSED CALLS TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING SITE AND REPLACE WITH MICRO BREWERY. WITH A FOOD HALL AND RESTAURANT SPACE. THE BUSINESS WILL BE UTILIZED WILL BE UTILIZING ON STREET PARKING THAT IS AVAILABLE . COUNCILMAN BATSHON WOULD LIKE TO DO A MICRO BREWERY IN DISTRICT 25. THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS ADDED IN COMMITTEE AND THIS IS IN THE COUNCILMAN PHILIP BAKER'S DISTRICT. AND PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK. COUNCILMAN BAKER JUST WANTED TO. SORRY JUST ENCOURAGING A YES VOTE. HAVEN'T HAD ANY OPPOSITION FOR THE I THINK IT'S A GREAT DEVELOPMENT. THE NEXT COUPLE I BELIEVE WE TALKED ABOUT IT AND COUNCILMAN VACHON SAID HE'D LIKE THOSE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS IN HIS DISTRICT, BUT JUST ENCOURAGING A YES VOTE FOR ALL THOSE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL VOTE, MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, 
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 O-113-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 10500 AND 10504 MILLERS LANE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 2.53 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0165).
6/11/24 Planning and Zoning Committee  Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  July 24, 2024 
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 65, ITEM 65, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT TEN 510 504 MILLERS LANE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 2.53 ACRES, AND BE IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0165. READ IN FULL. THANK YOU. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SEIM, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN REED? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R4 TO R5. B WITH DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10500 AND 10504 MILLERS LANE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 2.53 ACRES. THE APPLICANT, THE APPLICANT FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, IS PROPOSING TO BUILD A 12 LOT SUBDIVISION ON THE SITE. R5 B ALLOWS 4.74 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS NOT NEEDED ON THE PROPERTY DUE TO THE LIMITATIONS PERMITTED WITH A R5 B ZONING CHANGE. THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN JOHN'S DISTRICT AND PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO IT. COUNCILMAN JOHN. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WINKLER, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS, INVESTING THEIR DOLLARS INTO DISTRICT 25 ON MILLER'S LANE TO BUILD THESE UNITS, TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH, FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT AND GET THEM FROM POINT A TO POINT B MUCH FASTER. SO I, GENUINELY SUPPORT THIS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING YOUR SUPPORT ON, THE GREAT WORK THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IS DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING? NONE. THIS IS AN 
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ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. 
          MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. MR. CLERK, A READING 
          [66.
 O-114-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1118, 1122 AND 1124 LOGAN STREET CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.36 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 24ZONE0001).  (AS AMENDED)
6/11/24 Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  July 24, 2024 
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
OF ITEM 66, ITEM 66, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY, IS LOCATED AT 1118 AND 1122 AND 1124 LOGAN STREET, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.36 ACRES, AND BE IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 24, ZONE 0001, AS AMENDED. READ AND FULL MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ARTHUR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN REED? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM OR TWO TO C2 ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11181122 AND 1124 LOGAN STREET. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CONVERT AN EXISTING OFFICE BUILDING WITH ACCESSORY STRUCTURE TO A MIX OF ONE. I MEAN SORRY, SORRY, FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT, SECOND FLOOR SHORT TERM RENTALS AND THIRD FLOOR OFFICE. THE CURB CUT ALONG MARY STREET WILL BE ELIMINATED. 
          THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS ADDED IN COMMITTEE AND THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN PHILIP BAKER'S DISTRICT. PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO IT? YEAH JUST, SAME THING. ENCOURAGE A YES VOTE, AS I STATED BEFORE, OUTSTANDING DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE 
          [67.
 O-131-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 12408 AND 12412 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 4.72 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0081).
6/11/24 Planning and Zoning Committee  Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  August 14, 2024
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
IS ADOPTED, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 67, ITEM 67, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 12, 408 AND 12 412 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 4.72 ACRES AND BEING LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0081. READ AND FULL, MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ENGEL, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS IS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM OUR EIGHT A TO OTF, LOCATED AT 1140 CHEROKEE ROAD, THIS IS THE FORMER HIGHLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO RENOVATE THE VACANT CHURCH INTO A HOTEL. THE CHURCH WAS REZONED FROM R5 B TO R8 A UNDER DOCKET 22, ZONE 0097. THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS ADDED IN COMMITTEE AND THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN RINO WEBER'S DISTRICT. PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO IT, AS I SAID THAT MY COLLEAGUES AND COMMITTEE. I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE VOTES TO SIT ON THIS, BUT I WANT TO REGISTER THAT MANY OF THE NEIGHBORS EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS USAGE FOR THE CHURCH, THERE WAS A ROBUST DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CHURCHES, COUNCILMAN VACHON ALSO REQUESTED ONE OF THESE IN HIS DISTRICT, SO I YEAH, WE ARE. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. THE ITEM. NO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REPEAT THAT BECAUSE THE ITEM THAT WAS BEFORE US WAS ITEM 67. COUNCILMAN REED TAYLORSVILLE ROAD. I BELIEVE YOU SPOKE TO THE CHEROKEE ROAD. 
          SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. YES, ON JUST ON 67. AND WE'LL REMEMBER YOUR COMMENTS WHEN WE GET TO 68. GOT IT. SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R4 TO C1 LOCATED AT 12408 AND 12412, TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, THE SITE CONTAINS TWO HOMES, WHICH WILL BE DEMOLISHED IN ORDER FOR A WAWA GAS STATION TO BE CONSTRUCTED. ENTER. ENTRANCES TO THE GAS STATION WILL BE FROM SWEENEY LANE AND TAYLORSVILLE ROAD. THERE'S ALSO A WAIVER TO ALLOW 50 PARKING SPACES INSTEAD OF THE MAXIMUM 24 SPACES, AND THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN BENSON'S DISTRICT. PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO IT. COUNCILMAN BENSON . THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY LIKE THIS PLACE. MY PROBLEM IS TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, IS ALL THE TELEPHONES BEEN MOVED BACK? TO MAKE IT A FIVE LANES? IT'S TWO LANES, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE WITH, YOU KNOW, I SOMETIMES THINK LOGICAL, YOU SAY, HOW DO YOU HAVE A COUNT ON TRAFFIC WHEN IT'S STANDING STILL? HOW DO YOU COUNT THAT? BECAUSE IT'S. CARS ARE JUST STANDING THERE. WELL, IT'S NONE, I DON'T KNOW, AND SO TO ME, YOU KNOW, WE WAIT TILL IT'S SO BAD AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO IMPROVE. IT'S GOING TO COST SO MUCH MORE. AND YOU THINK, WHY DON'T WHEN YOU SEE THE PROBLEM YOU START SOLVING THE PROBLEM, I NEVER BUILT ANY TOOLING THAT DIDN'T WORK. AND TO ME, WHEN I LOOK AT THIS AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO IN THE GOVERNMENT, I TELL PEOPLE, I'M KIND OF SORRY THAT I WORK FOR GOVERNMENT, AND 
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I'M A LITTLE BIT EMBARRASSED BECAUSE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HONORABLE AND SMART, BUT, BUT, NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M. I'M I'M AGAINST THIS BECAUSE THE PLANNING IS NOT THERE. WAWA WILL BE GREAT, BUT ALL THE PEOPLE WILL GET IN THERE AND THEY'LL BE SITTING THERE AND THEY'LL HAVE GOOD PARTIES OR SOMETHING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT THEY CAN'T GET OUT BECAUSE THEY GOT IN. AND WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IT BECOMES A PARKING LOT. SO ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW. THANKS. THANK YOU. 
          COUNCILMAN BENSON, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MR. CLERK, PLEASE, DO YOU HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE IN THERE? OH, I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN BATSON. SORRY I WAS NOT ON THE. OKAY, WE'LL TAKE THE ONE IN DISTRICT 25. YOU WOULD LIKE THE WALL. OKAY NOW, SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN QUEUE, MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. 
          MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 22. YES. AND, TWO NO VOTES OR 22. YEAH. 22. YES AND TWO. NO THANK YOU. 
          THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. NOW, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 68, ITEM 68, AN ORDINANCE RELATING 
          [68.
 O-132-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1140 CHEROKEE ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.349 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0160). (AS AMENDED)
6/11/24 Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By:  August 28, 2024
Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]
TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1140 CHEROKEE ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.349 ACRES IN BE IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0160, AS AMENDED. READ IN FULL. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SEIM. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN REED OKAY, YES. THIS ONE IS A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R8 A TO OTF, LOCATED AT 1140 CHEROKEE ROAD. THIS IS THE FORMER HIGHLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO RENOVATE THE VACANT CHURCH INTO A HOTEL. THE CHURCH WAS REZONED FROM R5 B TO R8 A UNDER DOCKET 22, ZONE 0097. THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT WAS ADDED IN COMMITTEE AND, PERHAPS, COUNCILMAN MARINO WEBER WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT AGAIN. COUNCILMAN WEBER. DITTO. YEAH THANK YOU, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE, MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 23 YES AND ONE NO VOTE. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, AND, LET ME JUST SAY, COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU FOR COVERING ON, PROBABLY THE BUSIEST ZONING NIGHT OF THE YEAR. I THINK COUNCILMAN FLOOD, MAYBE OWES YOU A DRINK, SO. WELL, THANK YOU. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING IT A LITTLE SCREWED UP THERE AT THE END. YOU'RE ALL GOOD, COUNCIL, MR. CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM 70. 
          [70.
 R-046-24     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $74,230 $110,448 OF FUNDING FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET, THROUGH THE PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT (AS AMENDED). 
6/12/24 Public Safety Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
Action Required By: December 2024
Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ]
ITEM 70, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $110,448 OF FUNDING FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET THROUGH THE PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS AMENDED. READ IN FULL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMMONS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN HAWKINS? CAN YOU. IT'S JUST A SMALL AMENDMENT CHANGE, WHICH IS WHY IT'S ON OLD BUSINESS. CORRECT? I'M SORRY, WHAT DID YOU SAY? IT'S ON OLD BUSINESS BECAUSE IT WAS AMENDED IN COMMITTEE. YES. THANK YOU, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. THIS IS A RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT, MR. CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 71, ITEM 70, 
          [71.
 O-063-24     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 40 OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) RELATING TO THE LOUISVILLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION).
6/12/24   Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval
5/29/24   Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Held
5/8/24   Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Held
4/17/24  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education  Tabled
Action Required By:  October 2024
Sponsors: Jecorey Arthur (I-4), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3) ]
ITEM 71. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 40 OF THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES AE RELATING TO THE LOUISVILLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION, READ IN FULL MOTION ON THE PROPERLY MOVED BY COUNCILMAN PERISH. RIGHT. 
          SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN SHANKLIN? COUNCILMAN. COULD YOU, COUNCILWOMAN, COULD YOU USE YOUR MICROPHONE? I'M GOING TO BE TURNING IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN JA'COREY AFTER HE MADE AN AMENDMENT IN COMMITTEE. 
          COUNCILMAN ARTHUR. SO I GOT FIVE MINUTE REMARKS AND FIVE SECOND REMARKS, WHICH I WANT TO HEAR. 
          THIS TELLS THE TRUST FUND TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING BASED ON NEED. PLEASE VOTE YES. THANK YOU , IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE, THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. 
          VOTE. MR. CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. THANK YOU, THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I HAVE TWO THINGS 
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THAT I WANT TO TELL YOU, FIRST, I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED WITH LMA'S CLOSING TODAY. I'M HAPPY TO TELL YOU, THEY DID NOT HAVE DISTEMPER. OKAY, SO THAT'S VERY GOOD NEWS FOR LMA'S. SECOND OF ALL, AFTER TONIGHT, WE GO ON BREAK. I WISH YOU ALL A SAFE AND HAPPY BREAK, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR YOUR WORK ON THE BUDGET. THE TIME THAT YOU'VE PUT IN SORT OF THIS FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, AND LOOK FORWARD. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL, IN JULY, AS YOU LEAVE CHAMBERS, PLEASE DO SO QUIETLY. SO THE CLERK MAY READ NEW BUSINESS. I WOULD ASK THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WISH TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMAIN IN THE CHAMBERS TO REQUEST, TO SPEAK ON YOUR SYSTEM UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEW BUSINESS COMPRISES ITEMS 73 TO 82. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS AND THEIR ASSIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEE? THE 
          [Legislation assigned to BUDGET COMMITTEE]
FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO BUDGET COMMITTEE. ITEM 73, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 201, SERIES 2022, RELATING TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. OUR LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDING TO VARIOUS LOCAL METRO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON THE ECONOMY, PUBLIC HEALTH, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES. BY MANY LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO THE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION PROJECT LAT 0004, ITEM 74, NUMBER ONE SUBMITTING ORDINANCE NUMBER 75. SERIES 2022 RELATING TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, ARP LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS TO VARIOUS LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON THE ECONOMY, PUBLIC HEALTH, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES BY AMENDING LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO RHODIA BROWNFIELDS REMEDIATION PROJECT, LAT 0075. 
          [Legislation assigned to LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE]
THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEM 75 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING TWO $22,274 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $7,424.68 FROM DISTRICT 22 AND $7,424.66 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 23 AND 24 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. TWO. FERN CREEK, HIGHVIEW UNITED MINISTRIES, INC. FOR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES, AWNING REPLACEMENTS AND PARKING LOT REPAIRS. ITEM 76 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $11,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $3,000 FROM DISTRICT 24 $1,250 FROM DISTRICT FOUR. $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS NINE, TEN, 11, 12, AND 23. $500 FROM DISTRICTS EIGHT, 14, 15, 17, AND 21, AND $250 FROM DISTRICT 22. THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS, INC. 
          FOR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECTION OR CONNECT, INCLUDING DIRECT CLIENT SUPPORT AND SUPPLIES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PARTICIPANTS. ITEMS 77 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IN JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2028, RELATING TO THE WAGES, HOURS, AND GOVERNMENT AND THE CENTRAL MIDWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS, WHICH IS THE IS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE CARPENTERS INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL FOR EMPLOYEES OF CODES AND REGULATIONS DEPARTMENT DEVELOPED LOUISVILLE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO 
          [Legislation assigned to PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE]
PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. ITEM 78 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT THE DONATION OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT FROM KEEVER FITNESS, LOUISVILLE, DOING BUSINESS AS PLANET FITNESS TO BE USED IN A COMMUNITY CENTERS AND ADMINISTERED BY METRO PARKS AND 
          [Legislation assigned to PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE]
RECREATION. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. 
          ITEM 79, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CLOSURE OF PORTIONS OF MULTIPLE ALLEYS BOUNDED BY MAPLE STREET, ANDERSON STREET, SOUTH 23RD STREET, AND SOUTH 24TH STREET, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.248 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 24 STR CLOSURE 0008. ITEM 80. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 410 THROUGH 418 AND 436 THROUGH 438 EAST MAIN STREET AND 110 SOUTH JACKSON STREET, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.97 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 24, ZONE 0012. ITEM 81, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 500 COLORADO AVENUE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.133 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO. CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0156. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS 
          [Legislation assigned to PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE]
ASSIGNED TO A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. ITEM 82 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027, RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND LOUISVILLE. CORRECTIONS. FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE NUMBER 77, CONCERNING CERTAIN SWORN EMPLOYEES OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT AND THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONS. SERGEANT READ IN FULL. CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL CONVENE AFTER THE COUNCIL SUMMER BREAK ON THURSDAY, JULY 25TH, 2024 AT 6 P.M. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS
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