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I WOULD NEVER SAY THAT. NEVER.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, WE'RE A LITTLE AFTER FIVE. THIS IS THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE
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GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE, PRESENT IN CHAMBERS. WE'VE GOT COUNCILMAN PETTINE, COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS, COUNCILMAN HUDSON, VIRTUALLY. WE'VE GOT COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL, COUNCILMAN REED, AND COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS WILL BE JOINING US. NOT TOO LONG FROM NOW, VIRTUALLY. AND THEN WE'VE GOT, TWO EXCUSED ABSENCES TODAY. WE'VE GOT, COUNCILMAN KRAMER AND COUNCILWOMAN SHAMIKA PARISH. RIGHT TWO EXCUSED ABSENCES. ALL RIGHT? WE'VE ONLY GOT. IT'S GONNA BE A QUICK MEETING TODAY, FOLKS, FOR APPOINTMENTS, WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH, NUMBER[1. RP052824TS AMENDED REAPPOINTMENT OF TE’ANDRE SISTRUNK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1, [2027] 2026) 6/6/24 Metro Council Approved 5/28/24 Government Oversight/Audit & Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 2024]
ONE PP 052824 RTS, AMENDED REAPPOINTMENT OF ANDRE SISTRUNK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES OCTOBER 1ST, 2027 OR 2626. IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND. AND BEFORE WE START, BEFORE THE CLERK JUMPS ON ME, THIS MEETING IS HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE A. THERE WE GO. ITEMS PROPERLY FORCED. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. ALTHEA JACKSON, MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. THE FIRST TWO. LEGISLATION IS JUST TO CORRECT, A TERM. SO WHEN I YOU'VE ALREADY APPROVED IT. BUT THE WRONG YOU APPROVED IT FOR THE WRONG APPOINTMENT DATE. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. OKAY. AND FOR THE BODIES, WE DIDN'T APPROVE FOR THE WRONG DATE. WE READ THE WRONG DATE. THAT WAS I. YEAH, THAT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. MY FAULT? YEAH. SO NOT MEA CULPA.SU CULPA. ALRIGHT. SO THIS ITEM IS A ITEM THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE
[2. AP052824RL AMENDED APPOINTMENT OF RUSS LOHAN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1, [2025] 2026) 6/6/24 Metro Council Approved 5/28/24 Government Oversight/Audit & Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 2024]
CONSENT CALENDAR. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. BE NUMBER 2AP025282 FOR RL, THE AMENDED REAPPOINTMENT OF RUSS LOGAN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES OCTOBER 1ST, 2026, AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE SAME AS THE LAST ONE. JUST A DIFFERENCE IN THE YEARS. MISS JACKSON, DO YOU NEED THE FLOOR? I DO NOT NEED THE FLOOR. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I GOT A MOTION. MOTION, MOTION. AND SECOND PROPERLY BEFORE US. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. NOW ON TO NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER[3. AP071624JR APPOINTMENT OF JANA MARTIN REED TO THE KENTUCKIANAWORKS – GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 28, 2025) Action Required By: December 2024]
THREE, AP07162 FOR JR. THE APPOINTMENT OF JANET MARTIN READ TO THE KENTUCKIANA WORKS GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 28TH, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION? ITEMS PROPERLY FOR US, MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE KNOW THAT THE KENTUCKIANA WORKS BOARD IS THE LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AREA FOR THE COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON, BULLITT, HENRY, TRIMBLE, OLDHAM AND SPENCER AND SHELBY, THEY PROVIDE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. AND THEY ALSO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDING SOURCES THAT CAN BE USED TO CARRY OUT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, THIS BOARD HAS PRESCRIBED SEATS. MISS, JANA MARTIN READ IS FILLING, A VACANCY, FOR THE, COMMONWEALTH, FOR THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE. SO THAT IS A PRESCRIBED SEAT. WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THIS. APPOINTMENT THAT SHE IS FILLING, TODAY, AND SHE'S HERE IN THE CHAMBER. HELP ME UNDERSTAND ONE THING BEFORE SHE COMES UP. WHEN YOU SAY SHE'S FILLING A SPOT FOR THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE. SO EXPAND UPON THAT, PLEASE. YES. SO THE. SO THE STATE HAS A SEAT THIS PARTICULAR, SEAT, WAS FILLED BY THE UNEMPLOYED, THE COMMONWEALTH, UNEMPLOYMENT AND, I'M SORRY, COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYMENT. SO THAT MONICA COLLINS WAS ON THIS BOARD AND SHE VACATED SHE TOOK MONICA'S JOB. I'M GOING TO PRESUME THAT MISS READ, YOU ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DIVISION. FANTASTIC IF YOU WANT TO APPROACH, MADAM, IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES. HI. MY NAME IS JANA MARTIN. READ. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE[00:05:04]
IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO CONSENT. CALENDAR. MISS READ. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS BOARD. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DIVISION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM[4. AP071624BF APPOINTMENT OF BRIAN FUNK TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 109 BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 22, 2026) Action Required By: December 2024]
NUMBER 4AP07162 FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF BRIAN FUNK TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD 109 BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 22ND, 20 2626. IS THERE A MOTION? ITEMS PROPERLY ENFORCED.MISS JACKSON, THE FLOOR. SO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT 109 BOARD. THE PURPOSE IS TO MANAGE, CONTROL AND CONDUCT THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND AFFAIRS OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. THIS BOARD HAS SEVEN MEMBERS. THEY ARE PRESCRIBED SEATS AS WELL, ONE SEAT IS FOR THE WASTE INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVE. THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS A SEAT ON THIS BOARD. THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT. THERE IS, A SEAT. IT'S FOR A MEMBER AT LARGE. IT'S FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, WHICH IS A SEAT WE'RE FILLING TODAY. THE OTHER SEATS ARE DISTRICT A, WHICH IS GOES FROM BARDSTOWN ROAD GOING EAST TO PROSPECT AND THE COUNTY LINE, THE OTHER ONE IS DISTRICT B, THAT'S THE AIRPORT AREA, DISTRICT THREE. DOWN INTO DISTRICT 2022. AND 13. THE OTHER ONE IS FOR DISTRICT C, AND IT IS, SOUTHSIDE DRIVE, THESE APPOINTMENTS ARE FOR TWO YEARS. TODAY WE'RE AGAIN WE'RE FILLING THE UNINCORPORATED SEAT, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. BRIAN FUNK, WHO IS OUT OF DISTRICT 24, MR. FUNK, WAS A METRO EMPLOYEE UP UNTIL, HE RETIRED. HE WAS ACTUALLY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC WORKS UNTIL 2022. HE IS HERE IN THE CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND MR. FUNK, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP, MR. FUNK, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAD THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU, I'VE STOOD HERE MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT, BRIAN FUNK, I LIVE ON HOOVER WAY, WHICH IS OFF OF WHISPERING HILLS IN THE DISTRICT. THAT THE APPOINTMENT IS FOR. I'VE SPENT MANY, MANY YEARS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS BUSINESS. I'VE WORKED IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR MANY YEARS. IN ADDITION TO WHAT I WAS HERE AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR, WHEN I WAS HERE, I PUT TOGETHER THE, DEBRIS MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH WAS RECENTLY USED IN THE PROSPECT NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE TORNADO THAT WENT THROUGH THERE.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER HAD, A DEBRIS MANAGEMENT PLAN. SO I WAS VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER. AND THE CONTRACTS, TO BRING CONTRACTORS IN FOR THAT PURPOSE. SO, AS I SAID, I'VE HAD MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN SOLID WASTE, AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH MOST OF THE ISSUES THAT THE BOARD HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. FUNK, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING FOR YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE IN THIS WAY. YOU'RE EMINENTLY QUALIFIED. I JUST WANT TO BRING UP SOMETHING YOU CAN MAYBE CALL IT ADVOCACY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT, FEEL FREE TO BRING IT UP. IF YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO IT. THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME, A LITTLE WHILE AGO, A FEW YEARS AGO, THE 109 BOARD WAS LOOKING AT, WHAT SOME SUBURBAN CITIES WRITES. I'M NOT SAYING EVERYBODY AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT 100. I DON'T BLAME BLAME ANYBODY. BUT THERE WAS AN OPINION OF SOME SUBURBAN CITY MAYORS THAT SOME OF THE MOVES THAT 109 BOARD WAS DOING COULD HAVE, PREEMPTED OR OVERLAID WAYS THAT THEY WERE MANAGING THEIR WASTE DISPOSAL WITHIN THEIR OWN CITIES. SO THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY ADVOCATING THAT THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR AUTONOMY ON HOW TO DO THAT. NOW, WHAT THAT SAID, I AM ALL FOR THE 109 BOARD LOOKING AT MORE EFFICIENCIES RELATED TO THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS. AND WHAT CAN WE CAN DO TO REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY THERE. BUT DO YOU KNOW IF YOU AGAIN, IF YOU JUST WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, THAT'S FINE. BUT IF YOU'RE AWARE OF IT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T TAKE ACTIONS THAT ATTEMPT TO SUPERSEDE THOSE SUBURBAN CITIES AUTHORITY, PARTICULARLY AROUND THESE AREAS, I WASN'T INVOLVED IN THAT. I DO ABOUT A PERIPHERALLY, BUT THE WHOLE SUBSCRIPTION ISSUE IS AN IMPORTANT ONE, THAT I'VE GOT A WIDE OPEN MIND ON, I LIVE ON A CUL DE SAC, A SMALL CUL DE SAC WITH SEVEN HOUSES. THERE ARE FOUR DIFFERENT, SOLID WASTE CONTRACTORS THAT PROVIDE SOLID WASTE SERVICES ON THAT ONE LITTLE CUL DE SAC, WHICH IS SILLY IN MY OPINION, BUT I'M, I'M I'M WIDE OPEN TO, THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE THAT. AND I KNOW THE, THE BOARD IS ALREADY LOOKING INTO THAT MATTER, SO,
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I'LL TRY TO GET UP TO SPEED ON IT. YEAH AND I THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. I THINK IN THAT THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF AN UNINCORPORATED AREA, SOME INEFFICIENCIES. I THINK THE 109 BOARD CAN CREATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROBABLY WILL SAVE THE RESIDENTS A BUNCH OF MONEY, TOO, BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE RIGHT, FISCALLY EFFICIENT. AS LONG AS THAT CONTINUES TO ALLOW MIDDLETOWN OR WOODLAND HILLS. AND I'LL SPEAK FOR THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE IN MY DISTRICT, TO IF THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CONTRACT FOR THEIR OWN CITY OR THEIR OWN SERVICE, THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DO WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'M FINE WITH AND THE OTHER ONE IS MAKING SURE WE'RE COORDINATING WITH HOAS AS WELL. RIGHT. SOME OF THE VERY LARGE ONES, WANT MAY WANT TO MAINTAIN SOME OF THAT AUTONOMY. MAYBE NOT. MAYBE THEY WOULD LOVE THE ADDITIONAL HELP.I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ALL HAVE A VOICE AT THE TABLE. AND WE'RE NOT. WE'RE HELPING OUT THE PEOPLE THAT NEED THE HELP. AND WE'RE NOT OVERLY EXERTING OURSELVES IN AREAS THAT OUR HELP IS NOT NEEDED. BUT MAYBE THAT'S THE WAY TO PUT IT. I THINK WE'RE IN AGREEMENT ON THAT. YES, SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN, AND I WOULD SAY TO THAT IS WE'RE JOINED BY COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPLE, THE AUTONOMY THING IS A GRAY AREA. AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, DON'T FEEL YOU'RE BEING DICTATED TO HERE BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S THOSE THAT'S ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT, SAY, THE AUTONOMY MIGHT BE A LITTLE LESS THAN SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES. YOU KNOW, PURPORT AND THUS JUST DO A GOOD JOB. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I, I IN OPPOSITION, HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL WE SENT THE CONSENT CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BEFORE AND YOUR SERVICE TODAY AND AGAIN DON'T LISTEN TO THAT MAN RIGHT THERE. THANKS, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I'LL BE IN TOUCH. SO NOW IT GOES TO ANY, PERFECT TIMING THERE, MADAM. PERFECT
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