[00:00:04] ON TIME. ONE. TWO. THREE. FOUR. FIVE. SIX. SEVEN. 11. 12. 13. ONE MINUTE. METRO TV. ONE MINUTE. 30, SIR. THE REGULAR LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 25TH, [Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance] 2024 WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 6:04 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. [Member Roll Call] MADAM CLERK, A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO CRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE A. NOW, MADAM CLERK, A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN. COUNCIL MEMBER. PIERCE. RIGHT PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. ARTHUR. COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS. COUNCIL MEMBER. BAKER COUNCIL MEMBER MCCRANEY. COUNCIL MEMBER RENO. WEBER. COUNCIL MEMBER. OWEN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MULVIHILL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAMER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLACKWELL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SIM HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. FOWLER COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL COUNCIL MEMBER. REID HERE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WINKLER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. COUNCIL MEMBER. PIAGENTINI HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BENSON PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. RUDY HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ENGEL PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON. COUNCIL MEMBER. FLOOD COUNCIL MEMBER. BATSHON. HERE COUNCIL MEMBER. AKERSON MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 15 AND A QUORUM. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNCILMAN AKERSON HAS EXCUSED ABSENCE. AND THAT WILL BE JOINED MOMENTARILY BY THOSE NOT IN CHAMBERS RIGHT NOW. COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL, I [1. ID 24-0463     Council Member Mulvihill will introduce the Page for District 10, Thomas Reddick. ] BELIEVE YOU HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST THIS EVENING. YES, I DO, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THOMAS, IF YOU PLEASE, STAND UP, TONIGHT WE'RE JOINED BY THOMAS REDDICK. THOMAS IS A NEIGHBOR OF MINE. HE LIVES DOWN THE STREET. HE IS A 12 YEAR OLD STUDENT AT SAINT AGNES HIGH SCHOOL. SAINT AGNES HIGH SCHOOL. I'M FROM THE AGING SAINT AGNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HE'S GOING INTO THE SEVENTH GRADE, AND HE LOVES TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL. I BELIEVE HIS PARENTS ARE WITH US, TOO. HIS LITTLE SISTER, AMELIA. CALEB AND HIS MOM, SARAH. HIS DAD'S. CALEB, I BELIEVE YOUR GRANDPA IS, WAS A VOLLEYBALL PLAYER. MAY STILL BE. IS HE STILL COACHING AT SENECA HIGH SCHOOL? OH. HE RETIRED. SO VOLLEYBALL IS IN THEIR GENES, SO I HOPE HE DOESN'T HAVE MINE. AND GROWS A LITTLE BIT. MAYBE MORE LIKE MISTER BEN RENO WEBER, WHO'S NOT HERE. AND SO HE WILL DOMINATE AT THE NET IN THE FUTURE. MAYBE HE'LL BE HELPING OUT THE METRO COUNCIL AT, WITH THEIR GAME, HE LOVES HANGING OUT WITH HIS BEST FRIEND AND SWIMMING IN THE POOL, WHICH THAT'S ALSO HIS GRANDPA'S. WHO'S NEXT DOOR TO HIM? THEY LIVE RIGHT SIDE BY SIDE, SO I'M SURE THAT'S VERY CONVENIENT AND VERY NICE, HE HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, AND IRONICALLY, HE'S INTERESTED IN POLITICS, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING TO HEAR BECAUSE A LOT OF FOLKS, A LOT OF YOUNG FOLKS AND OLD FOLKS AREN'T INTERESTED. SO, MAYBE WE'RE LOOKING AT ONE OF OUR FUTURE LEADERS HERE. SO LET'S GIVE HIM A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND WELCOME THOMAS JEFFERSON. THOMAS, WELCOME. AND AS, COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL ALLUDED TO, YOU MAY NOT KNOW, BUT, METRO COUNCIL PLAYS THE MAYOR'S TEAM IN VOLLEYBALL EVERY JULY. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS. IT DIDN'T GO OUR WAY THIS YEAR. SO IF I COULD GET YOUR PHONE NUMBER NEXT JULY, WE MAY NEED TO CALL UPON YOU FOR SOME ASSISTANCE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS AS WELL. GOOD EVENING. COLLEAGUES, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY ACCOMPLISH MAYBE TWO GOALS TODAY. ONE IS TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH TRAGER [2. ID 24-0329     Council Member Piagentini will recognize the UofL Hospital Organ Donor Department.] TRANSPLANT CENTER AND TEAM, AND IF THE TEAM COULD STAND, IF EVERYBODY THAT CAME TONIGHT, INCLUDING THE LIVING DONOR TEAM. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GOING TO BOTH RECOGNIZE THEM AND HOPEFULLY INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO GIVE LIFE, THROUGH BEING A DONOR. RIGHT. [00:05:06] AND THERE'S VARIOUS DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THIS. SO FIRST OF ALL, WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, THIS TEAM HERE AND OUR TRAGER TRANSPLANT CENTER IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CENTER. INCLUDING PERFORMING KENTUCKY'S FIRST ADULT HEART, PANCREAS, HEART, LUNG, AND LIVER TRANSPLANTS. THE TRAGER TRANSPLANT TEAM LAST YEAR SET A RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF LIVING KIDNEY DONORS TRANSPLANTED. AND AGAIN, THIS CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEERING OF PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD AND BE WILLING TO DONATE LIFE. THIS YEAR, UVA HEALTH CELEBRATED 60 YEARS OF THEIR TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, 40 YEARS OF THEIR HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM. IT STARTED WITH THEIR FIRST LIVING KIDNEY DONOR IN 1964. SINCE THEN, THEY'VE COMPLETED NEARLY 6000 ORGAN TRANSPLANTS. THAT'S OVER 3500 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS, 700 OF WHICH WERE FROM LIVING DONORS, OVER 1000 LIVER TRANSPLANTS AND OVER 500 HEART TRANSPLANTS. THE. TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE LIVING DONOR PROGRAM. A COUPLE THINGS YOU MIGHT KNOW. NUMBER ONE KIDNEYS FROM A LIVING DONOR TYPICALLY RESULT IN BETTER OUTCOMES AND LAST LONGER FOR THE DONOR. DONATING A KIDNEY DOES NOT DOES NOT HAVE LONG TERM IMPLICATIONS ON YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THE TRAGER TRANSPLANT CENTER HAS STRINGENT GUIDELINES AND COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE DONOR. THEY SHOULDN'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO FAMILY, FRIENDS OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN APRIL, A YOUNG WOMAN RECEIVED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FROM SOMEONE SHE HAD NEVER MET, ALL BECAUSE A GOOD SAMARITAN SAW A SIGN POSTED IN THEIR YARD, INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY BECOME INTERESTED IN BECOMING A LIVING DONOR CAN SEE IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE BY VISITING U OF L HEALTH. ORG SLASH LIVING KIDNEY DONOR. AND I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF THE PERSON THAT'S HERE WAS BETH. IF SHE CA. SHE TUCKED AWAY SOMEWHERE. WHERE'D SHE GO? CAN YOU STAND RAISE YOUR HAND. BETH BURBRIDGE IS ALSO HERE. HELPED COORDINATE MY OFFICE FOR THIS. YOU MAY REMEMBER HER BECAUSE SHE WAS THE ONE THAT HELPED SPEARHEAD SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AN ORDINANCE THAT WE PASSED WHICH PROVIDED FOR PAID LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES OF CITY GOVERNMENT WHO WERE LIVING DONORS, AND SHE ALSO SPEARHEADED THAT LEGISLATION AT THE STATE AND HAS BEEN SPEARHEADING IT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. SO I WANT TO THANK BETH BURBRIDGE AND ALL OF HER ADVOCACY AS WELL. SO WITH THAT SAID, I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. I'LL INTRODUCE MY GUEST, MY GUEST HERE, DOCTOR ADAMSON. SO AS THE PROCLAMATION READS TO ALL THESE LETTERS, SHALL COME. GREETINGS. KNOW YE THAT THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL HEREBY HONORS AND AWARDS THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH TRAGER TRANSPLANT TEAM. THE CERTIFICATE FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE IN APPRECIATION OF OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AND SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE HEREBY CONFER THIS HONOR WITH ALL THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. RESPONSIBILITIES THEREUNTO APPERTAINING. WHEREAS THIS YEAR, THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH CELEBRATES 60 YEARS FOR THEIR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, IN 40 YEARS FOR THEIR HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM STARTED WITH A LIVING KIDNEY DONOR IN 1964, AND HAS GROWN INTO A NATIONALLY RENOWNED PROGRAM, WHEREAS THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH HAS COMPLETED NEARLY 6000 ORGAN TRANSPLANTATIONS SINCE IT STARTED THIS INCLUDES OVER 3500 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS, 700 FROM LIVING DONORS, AND OVER 1000 LIVER TRANSPLANTS AND OVER 500 HEART TRANSPLANTS. WHEREAS THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH TRIGGERED TRANSPLANT TEAM SET A RECORD IN 2023 FOR A NUMBER OF LIVING KIDNEY DONORS TRANSPLANTED. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WE HAVE CAUSED THESE LETTERS TO BE MADE AND THE CEO OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT TO BE HEREUNTO AFFIXED. DONE IN LOUISVILLE THIS 25TH DAY OF JULY 2024. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING THE TRAGER TRANSPORTATION. AND REAL QUICK, I WANT TO INTRODUCE DOCTOR DYLAN ADAMSON. HE IS THE ABDOMINAL TRANSPLANT SURGEON, SURGICAL DIRECTOR OF THE LIVER TRANSPLANT, AND LIVE KIDNEY DONOR ABDOMINAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AT U OF L HEALTH. TRAGER TRANSPLANT CENTER AS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE U OF L SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. DOCTOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND PODIUM IS ALL YOURS. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK, COUNCILMEMBER PETER TONY, FOR HIS, KIND WORDS FOR OUR PROGRAM. WE'RE ALL VERY PROUD OF THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED, AND IT WAS ESTABLISHED FAR IN ADVANCE OF ANY OF THE PEOPLE YOU SEE HERE TODAY, BUT THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH ARE SOME OF THE MOST TALENTED AND DEDICATED PEOPLE REALLY BREATHING, BRINGING THE LIFE SAVING THERAPY THAT THAT IS ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION. BUT IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT WE WOULDN'T BE WHERE WE'RE AT WITHOUT ORGAN DONORS. BOTH THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED AND THOSE LIVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE STEPPED UP, LIKE BETH BURBRIDGE, THOSE PEOPLE ARE THE MOST SELFLESS PEOPLE THAT I HAVE EVER MET. AND I HAVE TAKE A PROFOUND RESPONSIBILITY IN TAKING CARE OF THEM, IN THE OPERATIVE PERIOD, IT IS SUCH A JOY TO SEE HOW PROUD THESE PEOPLE ARE TO SAVE [00:10:02] SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE, BECAUSE THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE GET TO HAVE IN THIS LIFE. AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN IT, AND THEY ARE JUST A TREMENDOUS GROUP OF PEOPLE. AND I'M PROUD TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE, DOCTOR RAJ, WHO'S OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF OUR LIVING DONOR PROGRAM, OUR COORDINATOR, AS YOU SEE HERE IN THE FRONT ROW, ANGELA, INDIA AND MATTIE ALL MAKE THE MAKE THE WHEELS RUN. MAKE THE TRAINS RUN ON TIME AS WELL AS EVERYBODY ELSE, THE KITTY COORDINATORS AND OTHER SURGEONS AND PHYSICIANS WITH US HERE TODAY. SO I LIKE TO THANK THE METRO COUNCIL FOR THE AWARD THAT WE'RE RECEIVING. AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF WHAT WE CAN BRING TO BOTH JEFFERSON COUNTY, THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE IN THE IN THE COMMONWEALTH. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES. A LITTLE STATEMENT. ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN [3. ID 24-0435     Addresses to Council – July 25, 2024] PIAGENTINI. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY ADDRESSES TO COUNCIL? YES, SIR. THERE ARE. THANK YOU. LET ME REMIND THOSE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM USING ANY PROFANITY OR MAKING DEROGATORY STATEMENTS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, GAIL HOWARD. RIGHT HERE. YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M GAIL HOWARD, AND I'M THE, CHAIRPERSON OF PARIS TOWN POINT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. SO I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER. I'LL BE BRIEF. IT'S LOCATED IN PARIS TOWN, AND IT WAS ONCE A BUSTLING CAMPUS OF GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. AND IT'S BEEN ABANDONED SINCE 2016, IT HAS DETERIORATED INTO A CRIME RIDDEN NEIGHBORHOOD EYESORE WHOSE BUILDINGS ARE INFESTED WITH BLACK MOLD AND ASBESTOS. ALTHOUGH IT IS BARRICADED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE COVERED IN BLACK VINYL, CRIMINALS AND THIEVES TEAR DOWN THE VINYL AND CUT THROUGH THE FENCE. THEY PROCEED INTO THE AREA WHERE THEY STILL COPPER AND OTHER VALUABLE MATERIALS TO RESELL. THESE CRIMINALS DON'T STOP AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. THEY MOVED ON TO THE NEAREST B AND B THAT JUST OPENED AND STOLE ALL THEIR AIR CONDITIONING, WIRING AND MATERIALS OF VALUE SO THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET TO USE THEIR AIR CONDITIONERS. MOST PEOPLE, MOST RESIDENTS OF PARIS TOWN AVOID THIS AREA DUE TO THE CRIME AND QUESTIONABLE PEOPLE ROAMING THE AREA AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT. THERE'S A CURRENT VISION OF WHAT COULD BEGIN IF THE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING IS VOTED. WHENEVER YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR IT. ZONING HAS BEEN APPROVED. FINANCING IS IN PLACE, AND DEMOLITION COULD BEGIN IN 30 DAYS. SO WE'RE READY TO GO. STEVE SMITH, WHO LIVES NEAR THE CAFE RESTAURANT, HAS TAKEN SURROUNDING VINE AND BRANT STREETS FROM AN ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL AREA TO A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO VISIT, BE ENTERTAINED, PURCHASE ART, GIFTS AND EAT. OLD FORESTER MUSIC HALL IS LOCATED THERE WERE A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS PLAY, INCLUDING GRAMMY AWARD WINNING LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA AT CHRISTMAS TIME. THERE'S A SKATING RINK WHERE BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN PARTICIPATE, WHEN LITTLE HOUSES ARE PUT UP WHERE THE ARTISTS CAN ALL SELL THEIR CRAFTS, WHEN WARMER WEATHER COMES, OUTDOOR BANDS PLAY FOR EVERY OCCASION AND THEY CELEBRATE THE DERBY 4TH OF JULY. THEY HAVE A BLUEGRASS BAND FESTIVAL. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON DOWN THERE. INSTEAD OF THIS ABANDONED PLACE. THE SAME DEVELOPER WHO CREATED THIS BEAUTIFUL PART OF PARIS TOWN WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THIS TO A SITE OF THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER. THERE'LL BE 450 RENTAL APARTMENTS, OF WHICH 51 WILL BE QUALIFIED. LOW INCOME HOUSING. THERE WILL BE A BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH 400 100 ROOMS AND FIVE ROOFTOP CONDOS. THERE'LL BE A COMMERCIAL [00:15:05] BUILDING WITH A 850 PARKING GARAGE. I KNOW THAT PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT INCREASED TRAFFIC THERE, BUT IF YOU KEEP IN MIND THAT IN THE OLD DAYS, THERE WERE 1000 PARKING PLACES WHEN THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER WAS AT ITS PEAK. SO NOW IT'LL BE CONCENTRATED TO A PARKING CENTER. YOU MAY WRAP UP YOUR THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THE LOCATION COULD BECOME A REAL CONTRIBUTION TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD WORK, VISIT AND CALL HOME. IT COULD BE A PLACE OF BEAUTY, SAFETY, AND A REFLECTION OF OUR VALUES. WE COULD BE PROUD AGAIN OF. THIS AREA IS SYMBOLIC OF THE GROWTH AND POTENTIAL OF PALMERSTOWN. PALMERSTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT DESPITE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION EMAIL AND THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS WHO FALSELY STATE THERE WERE NOT IN SUPPORT OF IT. MISS HOWARD, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU, JIM BREWER. JIM BREWER SORRY. I'LL BE A LITTLE SHORTER, SO I'LL YIELD MY TIME BACK TO HER, MY NAME IS JIM BREWER, AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS PAST PRESIDENT OF THE PARIS TOWN POINT NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M ALSO A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF VINE STREET, WHICH GIVES ME A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE NEEDS AND THE DESIRES OF THE COMMUNITY, DURING MY TENURE AS PRESIDENT IN THE PMA, I WORKED IN VARIOUS INITIATIVES AIMING AT IMPROVING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. MY GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY REMAINS VIBRANT, SAFE, AND WELCOMING TO ALL RESIDENTS. I'M STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BECAUSE IT PROMISES NUMEROUS BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN. THE PROJECT WILL BRING NEW BUSINESS, CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BOOSTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY. I WILL LEAD THEM. I WILL LEAD TO THE IMPROVEMENTS OF INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING BETTER ROADS AND PUBLIC SPACES AND UTILITIES. THE PARIS TOWN PRESERVATION TRUST HAS BEEN AROUND 18 YEARS AND HAS A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. PPT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PROJECTS LIKE LOUISVILLE STONEWARE, PARIS TOWN HALL, CHRISTY'S CORNER AND THE MARKETPLACE AND THE CAFE. THESE PROJECTS SHOW ARE SHOWCASE FOR THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENTS AND ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY LIFE. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME NEIGHBORS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS POTENTIAL INCREASES IN TRAFFIC AND CHANGES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S CHARACTER. I BELIEVE WITH THE PROPER PLANNING AND COMMUNITY INPUT, THESE CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED EFFECTIVELY. THE DEVELOPERS HAVE SHOWN A WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS TO MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS. THIS DEVELOPMENT ALIGNS WITH OUR LONG TERM VISION OF A SUSTAINABLE, THRIVING COMMUNITY. BY SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT, WE CAN ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF THE RESIDENTS. I URGE MY FELLOW NEIGHBORS TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMEN. TOGETHER, WE CAN ENSURE THE PROJECT BENEFITS AND EVERYONE CONTRIBUTES POSITIVELY TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LET'S STAY ENGAGED AND PROVIDE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO THE SHAPE OF THESE POSSIBLE OUTCOME ON VINE STREET AND BEYOND. IN CONCLUSION, AS A NEIGHBOR AND FORMER PRESIDENT, I'M IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. I AM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE POSITIVE CHANGES IT WILL BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU. JOANNA ROBINSON, JOANNE ROBINSON, PATRICK DUNNIGAN. THANK YOU FOR Y'ALL'S TIME. MY NAME IS PATRICK DUNNIGAN. I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE, I'M ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF KENTUCKY CANNABIS FREEDOM COALITION. IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT YOU ARE PLANNING ON INTRODUCING MORE RESTRICTIONS ON THE MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENTS HERE IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE. I STRONGLY DENY I STRONGLY AM AGAINST THAT IN 2018, I STOOD IN FRONT OF YOU ALL AND ASKED YOU ALL TO SUPPORT MEDICAL CANNABIS. YOU ALL SUPPORTED IT UNANIMOUSLY. SO I'M ASKING YOU POLITELY AGAIN FOR MY WIFE AND OUR VETS. PLEASE DO NOT PUT ANY MORE RESTRICTIONS ON THE SICK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. THANK YOU, MRS. DUNNIGAN. MY APOLOGIES. D.D. TAYLOR. HI. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. MY NAME IS D.D. TAYLOR. I'M THE OWNER OF 502 HEMP, AND I AM HERE ABOUT THE MEDICAL CANNABIS LICENSE ORDINANCE. AS WELL. AND I URGE YOU NOT TO IMPOSE ANY MORE RESTRICTIONS. THEY THE STATE HAS IMPOSED PLENTY THOUSAND FEET FROM ANY SCHOOL, AND DAYCARE IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED, I DID WANT TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL'S [00:20:02] ATTENTION THAT CARRIES 200 8B1 30 STATES THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED, ENACT ORDINANCES THAT IMPOSE AN UNDUE BURDEN OR MAKE CANNABIS BUSINESS OPERATIONS UNREASONABLE OR IMPRACTICAL. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE, LEAVING IT AND FOLLOWING THE STATES, AND LAI MARIN, KEEP IT NICE AND EASY. SO THANK YOU. AND I DO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS IN BRINGING MEDICAL CANNABIS TO THE STATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS TAYLOR. JOHN TAYLOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. MY NAME IS JOHN TAYLOR. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND LIVED IN FERN CREEK, MIDDLETOWN ALL MY LIFE. IN 2007, I DISCOVERED WHAT AN EPILEPTIC SEIZURE WAS. I HAD NEVER HAD THEM. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ONE WAS. BUT THESE EVENTS KEPT HAPPENING. THIS WENT ON FOR THREE YEARS AND I DID ALL WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID. I TOOK ALL THE PILLS, IT BECAME A MIX AT THE END. IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 27 OR 28 PILLS DIFFERENT NARCOTICS, THE COCKTAIL WE CALLED IT, AND NONE OF IT WORKED. SO IN MY FRUSTRATION AND DESPERATION, I FOUND A FRIEND IN OREGON WHO WAS A PART OF A MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM THAT INTRODUCED ME TO CBD OIL. NOW, I WOULD REMIND PEOPLE THAT CANNABIS HAS THC AND CBD, WHETHER IT COMES FROM HEMP OR WHETHER IT COMES FROM MARIJUANA, IT IS THE SAME PLANT. THAT'S THE SAME COMPOUND. IN RELATION TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA, I WOULD HIGHLY DISCOURAGE ANY RESTRICTIONS BEYOND WHAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THE PROPOSED MEDICAL PROGRAM. THERE IS ENOUGH LEGISLATION AND RESTRICTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS IN PLACE THAT THIS SHOULD BE TREATED FOR WHAT IT IS MEDICINE. ONCE I BEGAN USING THESE COMPOUNDS, I WAS ASYMPTOMATIC FOR FIVE YEARS. I'VE BEEN OFF THE DRUGS FOR CLOSE TO 14 YEARS NOW, AND I ACTUALLY TURNED MY LEMONS INTO LEMONADE BY STARTING ONE OF THE LARGEST CBD COMPANIES IN KENTUCKY, I VERY MUCH WELCOME THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM, AND I WOULD URGE EACH ONE OF YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION IMPOSING MORE RESTRICTIONS ON CANNABIS BUSINESSES. WHAT WE NEED IS MORE AWARENESS, MORE EDUCATION, MORE ACCESS, AND MORE PEOPLE BECOMING AWARE OF NATURAL ALTERNATIVES THAT CAN PROVIDE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES, ESPECIALLY THOSE SUFFERING FROM AILMENTS OR PERHAPS INFLICTED BY THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR RECONSIDERATION OF THIS PROPOSED CHANGE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. TAYLOR. THANK YOU. LORETTA SHERROD. LORETTA SHERROD. RICKY ELLERY. RICKY. ELLERY CHRIS. WALLS. HI. MY NAME IS CHRIS WELLS, AND I'M. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE GERMAN PIERCETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND I'M HERE ALSO TO TALK ABOUT THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER. TIFF. THERE WERE SEVERAL SPEAKERS HERE LAST MONTH URGING YOU TO NOT APPROVE THIS TIFF, AND THEY MADE A LOT OF GOOD POINTS ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GREEN SPACEBUT I'M NOT REALLY GOING TO FOCUS ON THAT. I ALSO WANT TO THROW IN THAT I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS ON IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND ON THE BLOCK SHOULD STAY AS IS. OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THEM. PEOPLE AND PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT CRIME IN THE PROPERTY. THAT SOUNDS LIKE MORE LIKE A CONCERN ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LESS ABOUT LIKE WHAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING WITH THE PROPERTY. ULTIMATELY, EVERYBODY WANTS SOMETNG DONE WITH THE PROPERTY. SO I THINK THE PRIMARY QUESTION REGARDING THE TIFF IS, DO YOU THINK THIS IS A GOOD DEAL FOR LOUISVILLE RESIDENTS AND TAXPAYERS? IS GIVING AWAY AN ENTIRE CITY BLOCK IN A DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOOD TO A DEVELOPER? A GOOD DEAL FOR TAXPAYERS? AND WHEN I SAY DESIRABLE CITY BLOCK, THERE 1400 SQUARE FOOT HOUSES SELLING FOR OVER $440,000. SO IT'S A VERY, VERY VALUABLE PROPERTY. SO WHY ARE WE JUST GIVING IT AWAY FOR DEVELOPER TO BUILD A BOUTIQUE HOTEL AND LUXURY HOUSING? IS THIS A GOOD DEAL FOR TAXPAYERS? WHAT ARE THE RESIDENTS GETTING OUT OF THIS ARRANGEMENT, ORIGINALLY THE THERE WAS A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT, COMMITTEE MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, AND THEY WERE WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GIVE BACK TO RESIDENTS TO SHOW THAT THIS ISN'T JUST LIKE GIVING AWAY LAND. THERE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A BENEFIT AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF, I WILL SAY THE COMMITTEE WAS MADE UP OF RESIDENTS FROM THE FIVE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY TOOK THE ROADS REALLY SERIOUSLY. THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS. THEY FOUGHT TOO HARD TO HAVE SOMETHING, ANYTHING AT ALL ATTACHED TO THIS PROJECT TO BENEFIT THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT APPARENTLY THEY FOUGHT A LITTLE TOO HARD BECAUSE THE CITY ALLOWED THE DEVELOPERS TO JUST SELECT NEW REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT, WHICH HAS, IN MY OPINION, RESULTED IN A MUCH WEAKER COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT. SO NO SURPRISES THERE. SO ULTIMATELY, THE SO-CALLED COMMUNITY BENEFITS ATTACHED TO THIS TIFF ARE LESS THAN ADEQUATE TO JUSTIFY THE GIVEAWAY. THE ADMINISTRATION IS ASKING YOU TO VOTE ON, AGAIN, WHAT DO [00:25:04] TAXPAYERS GET OUT OF THIS ARRANGEMENT? AS I SAID, A BOUTIQUE HOTEL DOES NOTHING TO BENEFIT THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS. HONESTLY, FOR GIVING DEVELOPERS CARTE BLANCHE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY, WHY NOT JUST SELL IT AT MARKET VALUE? WHY ARE WE ALSO GIVING $20 MILLION IN TIF SUBSIDIES? AND IF TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO SUBSIDIZE THE PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF THIS PROJECT, WHY SHOULDN'T MAYBE WE SHOULD GET A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROFITS. THIS IS A BAD DEAL, MAINLY BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT IS PRIMARILY SELF-SERVING FOR THE DEVELOPERS. IN MY OPINION, WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND NO ONE'S HERE DISPUTING IF STEVE SMITH AND HIS TEAM ARE GOOD DEVELOPERS OR NOT. BUT WHAT THEY DO ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A DIFFERENT BALL OF WAX THAN WHAT HAPPENS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. THERE'S ANOTHER DEVELOPER ACTIVELY CAMPAIGNING TO SAVE THE BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY AND CREATE A PUBLIC PARK AND SENIOR CENTER, AND NOT ASKING FOR $20 MILLION SUBSIDY. WHY IS THE CITY NOT CONSIDERING THIS? LIKE, WHY ARE WE JUST GIVING EVERYTHING AWAY, ONE FINAL THING. I'D LIKE TO REMIND COUNCIL THAT THERE WAS A VOTE ON THIS BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH RESULTED IN A TIE WITH TWO MEMBERS SIMPLY VOTING PRESENT, WHICH ISN'T EXACTLY A MANDATE FOR SUPPORT OF THIS, HOPEFULLY, EVERYONE HERE CAN REALIZE THIS PROPERTY IS NOT A BURDEN THE CITY NEEDS TO UNLOAD, BUT IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WALLACE. THANK YOU, NICHOLAS MELON. HI. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS MELON, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MY BACKYARD, WHICH HAPPENS TO GIVE ON THE DEVELOPMENT SITE. I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS PROCESS SINCE ITS OUTSET. I WAS REALLY ENTHUSED THAT THE CITY TOOK IT UPON ITSELF TO GET INPUT FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I THINK THIS IS VALUABLE, AND IT ALSO LENDS LEGITIMACY TO THE PROCESS. BUT THAT LEGITIMACY IS EARNED. YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO E COMMUNITY. IF YOU WERE TO TAKE A TOUR AROUND THE BLOCK SURROUNDING THE DEVELOPMENT, YOU WOULD SEE THAT NEIGHBORS ON THEIR OWN HAVE PUT UP SIGNS ADVOCATING FOR ANY PROJECT OTHER THAN THE ONE THAT IS BEFORE YOU. RIGHT NOW, GO AROUND AND LOOK THOSE SIGNS ARE IN PEOPLE'S YARDS ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS, ASTROTURF. THIS IS A SPONTANEOUS EXPRESSION OF WHAT THE NEIGHBORS WANT. D I'HERE NOT BECAUSE I HAVE A PARTICULAR VISION FOR WHAT NEEDS TO BE BUILTHERE, BUT RATHER I WOULD LIKE TO INSIST ON A PROCESS, E DEVELOPERS WHO ARE CURNTLY ABOU BE A CO PREEDHATE AT BOT T CHARRETTES THATHAVE BES DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY NEVER EVEN CAME IN THIRD. IT WASN'T BECAUSE THEIR PROPOSAL WAS BAD, IT'S BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE ON POWERPOINT THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT WAS YELLOW, RED AND GREEN RECTANGLES. I SUGGEST THAT YOU ALL TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THEY SUBMITTED, AND I THINK THEY DID THIS BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT THAT WASN'T THE BASIS UPON WHICH THIS WOULD BE DECIDED. AND WHAT YOU END UP WITH WHEN YOU GO WITH A BAD PROCESS IS A BAD PRODUCT. WE HAVE A 20% VACANCY RATE IN OFFICE SPACE AND WHAT IS PROPOSED IS OFFICE SPACE FOR THIS NEW PROPERTY. THERE'S A BOUTIQUE HOTEL THAT IS ALSO PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT AND A PARKING GARAGE. THE PARKING GARAGE IS THE LARGEST STRUCTURE. IF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE CONCERNED TO SEE THIS CITY GROW, THE CHOKE POINT ON GROWTH FOR THIS CITY IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SO IF YOU WANT YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO WORK FOR HUMANA AND THE OTHER LARGE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE IN THIS CITY LOOKING FOR YOUNG EMPLOYEES, THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH HOUSING THAT CAN BE AFFORDED ON WHAT THEY WILL BE GETTING PAID. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A SCARCITY OF THAT. THIS IS A CENTRAL LOCATION. THERE IS A PROJECT THAT HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY THAT DOES NOT ASK FOR DOLLARS, EITHER FROM THE COMMUNITY OR FROM THE CITY, AND THAT WILL PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY. WHEN THE ELDERLY MOVE INTO STUDIO APARTMENTS, THE HOUSES THAT THEY OWN GO ON THE MARKET. SO EVERY PERSON WHO MOVES INTO THAT HOSPITAL SPACE AS A RESIDENT WILL ENABLE A YOUNG FAMILY TO TAKE OVER THE PROPERTY, THE PROPERTY THAT THEY HAD LIVED IN. I HAVE NO PARTICULAR VISION OF HOW THIS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED, BUT I STRONGLY ADVOCATE THAT YOU CONSIDER STICKING WITH THE PROCESS THAT WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT FORWARD, OR LOOKING AT WHAT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ADVOCATED FOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. MELTON. MR. CHAIR, PRESIDENT. THAT CONCLUDES THE ADDRESSES TO COUNCIL. THANK YOU. [4. ID 24-0419     Regular:  Metro Council – June 20, 2024] NEXT, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 20TH, 2024. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS? HEARING? NONE. MAY I HAVE A SECOND MOTION, A SECOND FOR APPROVAL? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMES, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. THESE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NEXT, WE [Committee Minutes] HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE. MINUTES ALL IN 2024. REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE [00:30:03] JUNE 20TH. REGULAR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. JULY 16TH. REGULAR LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE JULY 16TH. REGULAR PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, JULY 16TH. REGULAR GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE, JULY 16TH. REGULAR EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE, JULY 17TH. REGULAR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, JULY 17TH. REGULAR AD HOC COMMITTEE ON LAND USE, JULY 18TH. REGULAR PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE, JULY 18TH REGULAR BUDGET COMMITTEE, JULY 18TH. REGULAR COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES JULY 23RD. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS? HEARING NONE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMES. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BATSHON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. THESE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL? [Communications to the Council] YES, SIR. WE DO. PLEASE READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ORDINANCE, APPEALS AND OVERSEERS BOARD, I AM APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING JASON LYMAN, A REGULATORY REP. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 1ST, 2025. THIS SHOULD BE READ IN THE RECORD. ONLY METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THIS APPOINTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER ON JUNE THE 3RD, AN INCORRECT TERM EXPIRATION DATE OF JUNE THE 21ST, 2024 WAS SUBMITTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED ON JUNE. THE 20, 2024. FOR SHAUNA NEWMAN, THE CORRECT TERM EXPIRATION DATE SHOULD BE JUNE THE 21ST, 2027. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, I AM APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD. LAURA GRABOWSKI OF METRO REP. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES THIS APPOINTMENT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING CHARLES BERTALAN A NEW APPOINTMENT. TERM EXPIRES JUNE THE 30TH, 2027. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY ORDINANCE, I AM APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING JAMES PETE IN A NEW APPOINTMENT, A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES MARCH THE 25TH, 2027 JOEL LAMBERT, A NEW APPOINTMENT A WIPE OUT APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES MARCH THE 25TH, 2027. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THESE APPOINTMENTS IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BOARD ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING DOCTOR CAITLIN BOYD, A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER THE 30TH, 2027. OLIVIA ROWLEY A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER. THE 30TH, 2027. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THESE APPOINTMENTS IS MUCH APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING ANITA HALL A NEW APPOINTMENT AS CHAIR. TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER. THE 31ST, 2026 WHITNEY SORGO A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THESE APPOINTMENTS IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOUISVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY ORDINANCE, I AM APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING LAURA BENSON JONES. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JULY THE 15TH, 2028. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT WINKLER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DISTRICT ORDINANCE, I AM APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE PLEASURE RIDGE PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. JAMES TAYLOR NO APPOINTMENT AS PROPERTY OWNER ELECT. TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR READ IN FULL. THANK YOU. THOSE APPOINTMENTS NEEDING COUNCIL APPROVAL WILL BE [Consent Calendar] FORWARDED TO THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE CONSENT CALENDAR COMPRISES ITEMS 25 THROUGH 32. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? HEARING NONE. MADAM CLERK, A SECOND READING OF THESE ITEMS, PLEASE. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. ITEM 25. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 201, SERIES 2022 RELATING TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE, AARP, LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDING TO VARIOUS LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON THE ECONOMY. PUBLIC HEALTH, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESSES BY AMENDING LANGUAGE PERTAINING TO THE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION PROJECT LATTIE 0004. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. ITEM 26 APPOINTMENT RE AMENDED REAPPOINTMENT OF ANDRE SISTRUNK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1ST, 2026. ITEM 27 AMENDED APPOINTMENT OF RUSS LOGAN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1ST, 2026. ITEM 28 APPOINTMENT OF JAN MARTIN REID TO THE KENTUCKIANA WORKS GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JULY 28TH, 2025. ITEM 29 APPOINTMENT OF BRIAN FUNK TO THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 109 BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 22ND, 2026. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEM 30. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 2000 $22,274 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $7,424.68 FROM DISTRICT 22 7424 POINT AND $0.66 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. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. ITEM 31, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CLOSURE OF PORTIONS OF MULTIPLE ALLEYS BOUND BY MAPLE STREET, ANDERSON STREET, SOUTH 23RD STREET, AND SOUTH 24TH STREET, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.248 ACRES IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO. CASE NUMBER 22 STREET CLOSURE 0008. THE [00:35:04] FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. ITEM 32 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT JULY 1ST, 2023 TO JUNE. THE 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, CONTAINING OR CONCERNING CERTAIN SWORN EMPLOYEES OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT IN THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF CORRECTIONS OFFICER AND CORRECTIONS SERGEANT REGIONAL. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN KRAMER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MOTION THAT WE MOVE ITEM NUMBER 40 BACK TO CONSENT, IT CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. THERE WAS SOME CONVERSATION IN COMMITTEE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT ABOUT SOME POTENTIAL, FOR CHANGE. BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE PROPOSED. AND SO IF WE COULD JUST PUT THAT BACK ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE. OKAY, IS THAT A MOTION? MOTION, SECOND BY MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KRAMER, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN, ANY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. ITEM 40 IS NOW ON CONSENT, THE CONSENT CALENDAR HAS BEEN. LET ME. DO YOU MIND IF I READ THE TITLE? YEAH, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. OKAY. THIS WAS, FORWARDED FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. ITEM 40, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE [40. O-143-24     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 075, SERIES 2022, RELATING TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDING 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 THE RHODIA BROWNFIELDS REMEDIATION PROJECT (LAT-0075). 7/18/24 Budget Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 2024 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ] NUMBER 075 20, SERIES 2022 RELATING TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE ARP LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDING OF 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 THE RHODIA BROWNFIELDS REMEDIATION PROJECT. LAT 0075 READ IN FULL. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BENSON, THE CONSENT CALENDAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. YEAH, IT'S NOT OPEN HERE. NOPE. YES. CINDY. COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON. I DIDN'T GET YOURS RECORDED, SIR. YES I'M WONDERING IF YOU'RE SIGNED IN AS YOURSELF. EVEN MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES [Old Business] THE NEXT ITEM OF OLD BUSINESS. ITEM 33 IS REQUESTED TO BE RECONSIDERED, PURSUANT TO RULE [33. O-089-24     FOR RECONSIDERATION: 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’S IMMIGRANT POPULATION. 6/20/24 Metro Council  Passed 6/11/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval 5/28/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held Enactment #:  Ordinance No. 092, Series 2024 Sponsors: Betsy Ruhe (D-21) ] 5.12 5.12, MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO RECONSIDER ITEM 33, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SYME. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT, MADAM CLERK. A READING OF ITEM 33, AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 9666 SIX $9,660 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD 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 RENEWAL. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMES. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER, THIS IS IN COUNCILWOMAN RUIZ, DISTRICT. AND SHE'LL SPEAK TO THIS, COUNCILWOMAN RUBY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS BEING RECONSIDERED BECAUSE THE SERVICES ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDED AND THIS FISCAL YEAR. BUT IT WAS INITIALLY APPROVED LAST FISCAL YEAR, SO WE HAD TO BRING IT THROUGH BECAUSE OF SOME DEADLINE ISSUES AND STUFF. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING TO HAVE IT UP. RE-APPROVED THIS, THIS MEETING. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE. OKAY. HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ITEM PASSES, MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 34 AND ORDINANCE [34. O-074-24     AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DEVELOPMENT AREA PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF KRS 65.7041 - 65.7083 TO BE KNOWN AS THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT AREA, DESIGNATING THE METRO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC. AS AN "AGENCY", ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN, APPROVING ENTERING INTO A LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE "RELEASED AMOUNT" PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF REGULAR REPORTS TO LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AND THE TAKING OF ANY OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY THIS ORDINANCE (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION). 6/20/24 Metro Council  Held 6/11/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Amended; Recommended for Disapproval 5/28/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held 5/7/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held 4/16/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Tabled Action Required By:  October 2024 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ] ESTABLISHING A DEVELOPMENT AREA PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF KRS 65.7041 THROUGH 65.7083, TO BE KNOWN AS THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT AREA, DESIGNATING THE METRO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC. TO AS AN AGENCY. ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN. APPROVING ENTERING INTO A LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE RELEASED AMOUNT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF REGULAR REPORTS TO THE LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY [00:40:04] METRO GOVERNMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AND TAKING OF ANY OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROPOSED PROPOSED USES OR OTHER AUTHORIZED BY THIS ORDINANCE. SORRY AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION, MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ANGLE, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BAKER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER? YES. MY REQUEST IS, IS TO SEND THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE BASED ON SOME OF THE, THE ADMINISTRATION'S STILL WORKING THINGS OUT AND MAKING SURE WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROCESS BEFORE, THAT WE HAVE EQUITABLE PROCESS. SO I ENCOURAGE A YES VOTE TO SEND THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. OKAY. PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. THE ITEM IS MOVED BACK TO COMMITTEE. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 35. IN ORDER TO [35. O-139-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 8; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO FUTURE FUND, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLOYDS FORK AQUATIC WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT. 7/16/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval 6/11/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held Action Required By:  December 2024 Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ] APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. $5,000 FROM DISTRICT EIGHT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO A FUTURE FUND, INC. FOR COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLOYDS FORK AQUATIC WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT. READ IN FULL. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SEIM. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILMAN BAKER? SORRY, THIS IS, IN, COUNCILMAN WEBBER'S DISTRICT CAN SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL. NO, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT HIS DISTRICT, BUT CAN I I'M SORRY. CAN I SPEAK TO IT? I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU SPEAK TO IT. YES MORENO. WEBER, SO FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER AN APOLOGY TO MY COLLEAGUES, THIS WAS A NEWBIE ERROR ON MY PART, THIS IS NOT IN MY DISTRICT. IT IS, HOWEVER, A PROJECT FORMAT THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH FROM WORKING IN IN BEARGRASS CREEK, WHICH IS HOW I GOT INVOLVED, AND I DID NOT DO THE THING THAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE, WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHOSE DISTRICT. THIS MOST SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS AND ASK THEM IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN BEING THE SPONSORS. SO COUNCILMAN KRAMER BENSON. PIAGENTINI, I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE THAT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED YOU ALL ABOUT THIS BEFORE DOING IT, AND I THAT'S IT. SO, BUT I WOULD LOVE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT UNLOCKING, ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN FLOYDS FORK AND AREA. ABOUT ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT, AND MANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS COUNCIL ARE VERY PASSIONATE. WE NEED TO DEMONSTRATE A STRONG LOCAL SUPPORT FOR THIS IN ORDER TO UNLOCK MONEY FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AND WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE ABLE TO UNLOCK MONEY FROM MSD. AND THE FUTURE FUND. IS THE RECIPIENT OF THESE FUNDS. THEY'RE GOING TO USE IT FOR THE AREAS THAT I OUTLINED IN THE PDF, SO WE ARE ASKING FOR UP TO $40,000 BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO SEE THAT, US LIMITED BY ASKING FOR NOT ENOUGH AS WE'VE SEEN HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES. BUT IF YOU CAN SEE IN THE NWF, THERE'S A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO HIT. DISTRICT EIGHT IS PUTTING IN $5,000, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM MY COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL, DISTRICT TEN WILL CONTRIBUTE $1,500. PLEASE COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. YES, DISTRICT 19 WILL CONTRIBUTE $2,000, I JUST WANT TO THANK, COUNCIL MARINA WEBER FOR HIS COMMENTS, OF COURSE. NO HARM DONE. WE DID GET TO TALK ABOUT IT ULTIMATELY BEFORE IT CAME TO THE FLOOR, BUT I APPRECIATE IT, AND TO HIS POINT, AFTER WE DID GET TO TALK, IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROJECT. SO GLAD TO HELP. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL, $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 15, COUNCILMAN RUIZ. $2,000. 21, 2000. COUNCILMAN OWEN. 2500 FROM DISTRICT NINE. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN BLACKWELL, $2,000. DISTRICT 12, COUNCILMAN FLOOD, $2,000. DISTRICT 24. I KNOW I HAD SENT THIS AN EMAIL. I DON'T THINK IT'S REFLECTED IN THE ORDINANCE. A THOUSAND FOR 17. OKAY, COUNCILWOMAN PARISH. RIGHT. A THOUSAND FOR DISTRICT THREE. OKAY 19,000, COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANIE, DO YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? I ACTUALLY HAVE 20,000. AND NEEDING 20,000 MORE. DO YOU? OKAY COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANIE. OH, THEY NEED 20,000. YOU. WELL, DISTRICT SEVEN, I CAN GET YOU ONE. OKAY OKAY. COUNCILMAN FOWLER, DISTRICT 14, 2000, COUNCILMAN, BENSON, DISTRICT 20, 2000. OKAY. COLLEAGUES. ANYBODY ELSE, COUNCILMAN KRAMER. DISTRICT 11 5000. OKAY ANYONE ELSE? COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMAN SIGN? IT'S NOT IN MY DISTRICT, [00:45:07] BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD PROJECT. I'M AT LEAST GIVE 500 OUT OF D 13. OKAY ANYONE ELSE, COUNCILMAN FRANKLIN. A THOUSAND. OKAY ANYBODY ELSE, COUNCILMAN READ 500 FROM DISTRICT 16. OKAY. LAST CALL. I BELIEVE THE NEW TOTAL IS $32,000, COULD I GET A MOTION? MOTION, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMMONS, SECOND BY PIAGENTINI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT, THE AMENDED ORDINANCE IS NOW BEFORE US. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES, THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM [36. O-144-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $11,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $3,000 FROM DISTRICT 24; $1,250 FROM DISTRICT 4; $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 9, 10, 12, AND 23; $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 8, 14, 15, 17, AND 21; AND $250 FROM DISTRICT 20; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS, INC. FOR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT INCLUDING DIRECT CLIENT SUPPORT AND SUPPLIES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PARTICIPANTS. 7/16/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 2024 Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24), Jecorey Arthur (I-4), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Andrew Owen (D-9), Pat Mulvihill (D-10), Rick Blackwell (D-12), Cindi Fowler (D-14), Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Markus Winkler (D-17), Stuart Benson (R-20), Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Jeff Hudson (R-23)] 36 APPROPRIATING $11,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. 3000 FROM DISTRICT 24, 1250 FROM DISTRICT FOUR. 1000 EACH FROM DISTRICT 910 1223, 500 FROM EACH FROM DISTRICTS EIGHT, 14, 15, 17, AND 21, AND $250 FROM DISTRICT 20 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS, INC. FOR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT, INCLUDING DIRECT CLIENT SUPPORT AND SUPPLIES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PARTICIPANTS. RIGHT AND FULL, MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMMONS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER? YES THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING PROGRAM, BUT I'M GOING TO THROW IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE. COUNCILWOMAN MADONNA. PLUG THAT WILL SPEAK TO THIS. THANK YOU. WE ARE ACTUALLY AT THE LIMIT THAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR, BUT WE NEEDED TO HAVE THIS ON OLD BUSINESS TO ALLOW, COUNCILWOMAN PARISH RIGHT TO ABSTAIN. AND I'LL LET YOU, IF YOU'LL RECOGNIZE HER FOR HER ABSTENTIO. COUNCILMAN? COUNCILWOMAN PARISH. RIGHT. SORRY, I WAS THE WRONG ONE, I'M ABSTAINING BECAUSE I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE HOMELESS COALITION. THE COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS, AND I DON'T RECEIVE ANY PAYMENTS. BUT BEFORE EARLIER, I DID, AND SO I JUST WANT TO ABSTAIN AT THIS TIME. OKAY IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE 23. YES, AND ONE ABSTENTION. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK. A READING OF ITEM 37. APPROPRIATING $500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS [37. NDF061124CT09     APPROPRIATING $500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $500 FROM DISTRICT 9; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE CHAMBER THEATRE, INC. FOR PRODUCTION AND ADVERTISING EXPENSES FOR THE ADAPTATION OF THE PLAY HYACINTH HALVEY OF IRISH HILL. 7/16/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval 6/11/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ] IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. 508 OR $500 FROM DISTRICT NINE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT BUDGET TO THE CHAMBER THEATER, INC. FOR PRODUCTION AND ADVERTISING EXPENSES FOR THE ADAPTION OF THE PLAY. HAS SYNTH HALLWAY OF IRISH HILL READ IN FULL. PLEASE CORRECT ME, SIR. THANK YOU. [38. R-060-24     A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2028) RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS, AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT AND THE CENTRAL MIDWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS, WHICH IS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE CARPENTERS INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL FOR EMPLOYEES OF CODES AND REGULATIONS DEPARTMENT, DEVELOP LOUISVILLE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION. 7/16/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 2024 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ] COULD I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SAM. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER? YES, THIS IS IN COUNCILMAN OWENS. DISTRICT. AND HE'LL SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL, COUNCILMAN, THIS, JUST A PRODUCTION ARTS PRODUCTION IN MY DISTRICT THAT I WAS HOPING TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE ADDED TO. I THINK WE NEED A TOTAL OF ABOUT 2121 SEVEN, IF ANYBODY WOULD BE WILLING TO SUPPORT, I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ROY, I'LL GIVE 300. COUNCILMAN PARISH, RIGHT. 300 FROM DISTRICT THREE. OKAY. DID YOU GET 300 FROM COUNCILMAN RUIZ? 300 FROM COUNCILWOMAN PARISH, RIGHT, COUNCILMAN HUDSON, 1000 FROM 23. 70. CAN I 7070. OKAY SO WE'VE HIT THE FULL AMOUNT, COULD I GET AMENDMENT, MOTION FOR THE AMENDMENT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SLIME. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FOWLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, THIS IS AN NDF ALLOWING FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT, MADAM CLERK. READING OF ITEM 38. A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. JULY 1ST, [00:50:04] 2023 THROUGH JULY 30TH, 2028, RELATING TO THE WAGES AND HOURS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT AND THE CENTRAL MIDWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS, WHICH IS THE SUCCESSOR OF THE CARPENTERS INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL FOR EMPLOYEES OF CODES AND REGULATIONS DEPARTMENT, DEVELOP LOUISVILLE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES DIVISION READ IN FULL MOTION MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIMS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FOWLER. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN BAKER, IT'S PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY. THIS IS JUST A FORMALITY. APPROVING THE CARPENTER'S CONTRACT, SO. THANK YOU. YEAH, I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN PULLED ONTO OLD BUSINESS. SO, COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL, YOU CAN ABSTAIN. SURE, I AM ABSTAINING ON THE BASIS THAT MY PARTNER WORKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CODES AND REGULATIONS. THANK YOU, THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR A VOICE VOTE. BUT TO RECORD THE ABSTENTION, WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL. VOTE, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN VACHON. SORRY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, JUST A POINT OF PRIVILEGE HERE, AS I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS, THIS CONTRACT AND WE MOVE FORWARD. I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, ABC EMPLOYEES, THE CARPENTERS UNION CONTRACT. AS METRO COUNCIL VOTES ON THE CONTRACT TODAY, I SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS. I HOPE BOTH PARTIES CAN CONSIDER FURTHER INCREASE IN ENTRY LEVEL INVESTIGATORS AT THE ABC DURING THE NEXT CONTRACT. THIS IMPROVEMENT WOULD ENHANCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION. SO I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT ON THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BATSON, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24. YES VOTES. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. ONE MOMENT. WE DON'T. WE? WE SHOULD HAVE 23. YES VOTES AND ONE ABSTENTION. OH MY GOSH. YES. THAT'S OKAY. SO, MR. PRESIDENT, WE HAVE 23. YES. AND ONE ABSTENTION. NO, WE DON'T HAVE TO. WE HAVE HER. WE'RE FIN. THANK YOU, 23. YES. VOTES. ONE ABSTENTION, THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MADAM CLERK. NOW, A [39. O-142-24     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 500 COLORADO AVENUE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.133 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23ZONE0156). (AS AMENDED) 7/16/24  Planning and Zoning Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By:  August 30, 2024 Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ] READING OF ITEM 39, IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE ZONING AND PROPERTY LOCATED AT 500 COLORADO AVENUE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.133 ACRES AND BEING LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 23, ZONE 0156 AMENDED AS AMENDED IN FULL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN PARISH. RIGHT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO CR AT 500 COLORADO AVENUE. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING AN ICE CREAM SHOP. BAD BOYS ICE CREAM, AND ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT ON SITE. THE CR ZONING IS LESS INTRUSIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD FORM DISTRICT. THE CURB CUTS ARE BEING RESTORED TO RECONNECT THE SIDEWALKS, THE COMMITTEE ADDED. THE STANDARD BINDING ELEMENT CONCERNING THE CHANGE IN USE OR CHANGE IN BINDING ELEMENTS, ETC, AND THIS IS IN COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH RIGHTS DISTRICT. IF YOU WOULD, RECOGNIZE HER, PLEASE. COUNCILWOMAN PIERCE. RIGHT YES. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS. I LIKE GOOD AND BAD BOYS, BUT NO, WE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED. IT'S A REALLY GOOD DEVELOPMENT COMING TO OUR DISTRICT, SO THANK YOU. AND I WAS ABLE TO CORRESPOND WITH MY AIDE AND, SHARE MY THOUGHTS WITH COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD. THANK YOU. AND NO OPPOSITION FROM ANY, ANYONE IN MY COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PARISH. RIGHT, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. YOUR VOTES. EIGHT MILE. I DON'T HAVE Y'ALL'S VOTES RECORDED. SITTING THERE SO REGALLY. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES, SIR. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MADAM CLERK. A READING OF ITEM 41, AN [41. R-063-24     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT FROM KUEBER FITNESS LOUISVILLE, DOING BUSINESS AS PLANET FITNESS, TO BE USED IN EIGHT COMMUNITY CENTERS AND ADMINISTERED BY METRO PARKS AND RECREATION. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION) 7/18/24  Parks and Sustainability Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By:  December 2024 Sponsors: Markus Winkler (D-17), Phillip T. Baker (D-6), Jecorey Arthur (I-4)] ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF FITNESS EQUIPMENT FROM KERBER FITNESS LOUISVILLE, DOING BUSINESS AS PLANET FITNESS FOR USE IN EIGHT COMMUNITY CENTERS AND ADMINISTERED BY METRO PARKS AND RECREATION. AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ARTHUR, IS THERE ANY, DISCUSSION, COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER, YES, WE DID ADD THE, THE NINTH, COMMUNITY CENTER AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL. SO WE APPRECIATE, THE DONATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR SUPPORT. THIS IS THE CLERK'S, IT'S MY FAULT, THE TITLE SHOULD HAVE [00:55:02] READ TO BE USED IN NINE COMMUNITY CENTERS, SO. I'M SO SORRY, THIS IS, 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. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED, COLLEAGUES, BEFORE THE READING OF NEW BUSINESS, ITEM 60 WAS REQUESTED TO BE ADDED PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RULE 5.12. THE COUNCIL MAY DISPENSE WITH THE COUNCIL RULE 6.06 AND ALLOW THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS LATE LEGISLATION WITH THE TWO THIRDS VOTE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NO QUESTIONS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, TO SUSPEND RULE 6.06, A MOTION BY [60. O-169-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 14; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. FOR THE MARY AND ELIZABETH HOSPITAL GOLF CLASSIC EVENT WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITTING WOMEN’S HEALTH AND THE BIRTHING CENTER AT MARY AND ELIZABETH HOSPITAL. Action Required By:  January 2024 Sponsors: Cindi Fowler (D-14) ] COUNCILMAN SIMES. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN FOWLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. ITEM 60 IS ADDED TO NEW BUSINES. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS NEW [New Business] BUSINESS. 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 AND REQUEST TO SPEAK ON YOUR SYSTEM UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEW BUSINESS COMPRISES ITEMS 43 THROUGH 75. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS AND THEIR ASSIGNMENT TO A COMMITTEE? THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. ITEM 43 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 080. SERIES 2023 RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024. CAPITAL BUDGET REALLOCATING $50,000 FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FROM THE ALLEY ART WALL. ITEM 44 RESOLUTION OF THE OFFICIAL INTENT TO THE LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT TO FINANCE AN ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT IN CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS FROM THE PROCEEDS OF ONE OR MORE PROPOSED ISSUES OF GENERAL OBLIGATION, BONDS, AND GENERAL OBLIGATION. NOTES. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS SIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES. ITEM 45 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN APPROPRIATION OF THE FUND. AN ANNUAL CONTRACT WITH THIS INCORPORATED FOR THE WORKFORCE INVESTIGATION SERVICE NOT TO EXCEED $20,000. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION CENTER EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION. ITEM 46 A RESOLUTION HONORING FRANK FOSTER JUNIOR BY DEDICATING THE CORNER OF 18TH STREET AND MUHAMMAD ALI BOULEVARD AS FRANK FOSTER WAY JUNIOR IN HIS HONOR. THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS SENT TO LABOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, ITEM 47. THE ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FROM THE FOLLOWING MATTER $5,000 FROM DISTRICT ONE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO ALL ONE STARS INCORPORATED FOR THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2024 ALGONQUIN DAY FESTIVAL. ITEM 48 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER 1000 FROM DISTRICT NINE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO SAINT JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC ORPHAN SOCIETY, FOR THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAINT JOE'S 175TH ANNUAL PICNIC. ITEM 49 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $1,500 FOR DISTRICT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE INCORPORATED FOR THEIR PACK A BACKPACK BASH PROVIDING SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE FAMILY. SCHOLAR HOUSE SCHOLARS ITEM 15. THE ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FROM THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT OF $10,000 FROM DISTRICT 13 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BURDEN TO CELEBRATE RECOVERY FAIR CORPORATION FOR THE COST OF THE MEALS, TRANSPORTATION AND PROGRAM EXPENSES IN THEIR CELEBRATE RECOVERY PROGRAM FROM ITEM 50, AN ORDER APPROPRIATING $5,650 FROM DISTRICT 20 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FROM THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE ONE FLOCK CAMERA TO BE REPLACED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE NOTTING HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. ITEM 52 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $6,300 FROM DISTRICT 20 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE FLOCK CAMERA TO BE PLACED AT THE ENTRANCE OF WOODED LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD. ITEM 53 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, AND THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT OF $2,500 FROM DISTRICT 21. $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 15, $1,500 FROM DISTRICT THREE AND 12 1000 FROM DISTRICT 824 $500 FROM THE DISTRICT 14 TO $250 FROM DISTRICT ONE AND 17 TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE SOUTH. LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES INCORPORATED FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TASTE OF LOUISVILLE FUNDRAISING EVENT. ITEM 54 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,660 FROM DISTRICT 13. NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS FOR SEVEN STREET LIGHTS ON THE SOUTHPORT ROAD AND BLUE LICK ROAD. ITEM 55 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. AND 1000 DISTRICT NINE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO GIRL SCOUTS OF KENTUCKIANA, INCORPORATED FOR FENCING AND VIEW RENTAL COSTS FOR THE VIA COLOR EVENT. ITEM 56 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING ONE $15,000 FROM DISTRICT FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO THE METRO HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE EMERGENCY HOME REPAIRS IN DISTRICT FIVE. ITEM 57. THE ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $13,300 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $650 FROM EACH DISTRICT 17 AND 18 TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE TWO FLOCKS. CAMERAS FOR THE CITY OF ANCHORAGE. ITEM 58 THE OLDEST APPROPRIATING $3,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO LOUISVILLE INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES, LINES AND CORPORATE FOR THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTH POINTS. BUY LOCAL FAIR. ITEM 59 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $150,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE COUNCIL OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCIES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE [01:00:06] DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ITEM 16. THE ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THE FOLLOWING AMOUNT OF 2000 FROM DISTRICT 14 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, INCORPORATED FOR THE MARY SITE FOR THE MARY AND ELIZABETH HOSPITAL GOLF CLASSIC EVENT, AND THE PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE WOMEN'S HEALTH AND BIRTHING CENTER AT MARY ELIZABETH'S HOSPITAL. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS SIGNED TO PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. ITEM 61, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 115..999 TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO OF OUR CODE OF ORDINANCE TO IMPROVE THE ENFORCEABILITY AND LICENSE REQUIREMENT TO IMPROVE THE PROTECTIONS FOR LOCAL FARMERS. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. ITEM 62, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1113 1115 LOGAN STREET, CONTAINING PRICING 0.17 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 24, ZONE 0024. ITEM 63. THE ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 9713 AND 9715 SCARLET DRIVE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.1505.13 ACRES AND BEING THE LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 2324. ZONE 0028. ITEM 64, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 9089 1070 STATION ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 12.68 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 24, ZONE 0014. ITEM 65. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING DISTRICT PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 35, 35, 35, 36, OH 530 607 BELLS LANE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.72 ACRES AND BEING THE LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER. ZONE 24. ZONE 0018A RESOLUTION ITEM NUMBER 66, A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO THE METRO CODE OF PLANNING AND PURSUANT TO SECTION 6.3.3 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, INITIATED THE STREET CLOSURE PROCEDURE. PERMANENT. CLOSE THE PORTION OF EAST SAINT CATHERINE STREET BETWEEN LOGAN STREET AND STEVE MEREDITH ALLEY, LOCATED IN LOUISVILLE METRO. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS APPOINTED WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. ITEM 67 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2028, RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN THE LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND LOUISVILLE PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL UNION, 54 IAFF AFL-CIO. CALLS FOR EXPRESSION. ITEM 66, A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE APPROVING APPROPRIATION AND FUNDING FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVE NON NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING COORDINATING WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSICS EXAMINING PROGRAM AND REQUIRING REPORTING THERE AND HERE AS SET FORTH. ITEM 69, A WRESTLING PURSUANT TO THE OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE APPROVING APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVE AND NON-NEGOTIATED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO EMERGENCY SERVICES CONCERNING CPR. FIRST AID AND CARES MATERIAL FOR AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. ITEM 70 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT ON JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF 2028 RELATING TO WAGES, BENEFITS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND LOUISVILLE METRO METRO TRAFFIC GUARDS ASSOCIATION CONCERNING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TO LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION. LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. ITEM 71, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION SEVEN, 6.01 AND 76.02 OF THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCE LMCO RELATING TO LOUISVILLE METRO THROUGH ROADS AND ONE WAY STREETS. ITEM 72 AN ORDINANCE AWARDING THE COMMUNICATION SERVICE FRANCHISE TO THE UNIT NATIONAL, LLC PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN CHAPTER 116 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES. ITEM 73 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY TO BRING CONDEMNATION AGAINST THE OWNERS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY. PARCEL NUMBER 82. IN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE COOPER CHAPEL ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT. ITEM 74, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY TO BRING CONDEMNATION OF ACTION AGAINST THE OWNERS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY. PARCEL NUMBER 83, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE COOPER CHAPEL ROAD EXTENSION PROPERTY. ITEM 75 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY TO BRING CONDEMNATION ACTION AGAINST THE OWNERS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY. PARCEL NUMBER 94, IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, JEFFERSON COUNTY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE COOPER CHAPEL ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT. READ IN FULL. FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 2014. 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