[1. AP061124CN AMENDED APPOINTMENT OF CHANNA NEWMAN TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 21, [2027] 2024) 6/20/24 Metro Council Approved 6/11/24 Government Oversight/Audit & Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 21ST, 2024. DID I READ THAT CORRECTLY? NO, THAT'S THE INCORRECT TERM. THE CORRECT TERM. WHAT I'M ASKING. 2027 20.

OKAY. 27. DIDN'T TELL ME CORRECT OR INCORRECT ON HERE. I JUST HAD TWO DIFFERENT ONES. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH 2027, WHICH IS THE CORRECT ONE. THE CORRECT AS MY LETTER STATES, THE CORRECT TERM EXPIRATION DATE SHOULD BE JUNE 21ST, 2027. SO WE'RE GOING TO ROLL WITH IT. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS BROUGHT BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. IT'S JUST A CORRECT, INCORRECT, EXPIRATION DATE THAT I ORIGINALLY SENT OVER, THE CORRECT DATE, SHOULD BE JUNE 21ST, 2027. AND THIS IS FOR, SHANNON NEWMAN. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS CORRECTION? HEARING NONE. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND SHALL BE SENT TO

[2. AP073024LG APPOINTMENT OF LAURA GRABOWSKI TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2026) Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WILL BE ITEM NUMBER 2AP07302 2 OR 2 FOR LG.

THE APPOINTMENT OF LAURA GRABOWSKI TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, IS THEIR MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO ALTHEA JACKSON WITH, MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. THIS IS TO REPLACE MARILYN HARRIS ON THIS BOARD. MARILYN WAS. OR IS UNTIL THE WHAT IS TODAY THE THIRD TILL TOMORROW, WHEN SHE RETIRES. SO LAURA WILL BE TAKING HER PLACE, AS THE DIRECTOR. AND SO THIS BOARD, REQUIRES US TO HAVE A METRO REPRESENTATIVE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY. FOR THAT TO BE APPROVED. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I. I IN OPPOSITION.

HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THE NEXT ITEM, OUR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3AP073024 CB. THE APPOINTMENT OF CHARLES BURT TO

[3. AP073024CB APPOINTMENT OF CHARLES BERTALAN TO THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2027) Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

LYNN BURTON LYNN TO THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION. MOTION. I WAS PROPER FOR US, MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD IS A REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN LOUISVILLE METRO AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRIVATE CITIZENS. THE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND APPROVED BY METRO COUNCIL. EXCUSE ME, THE BOARD, ADOPTS REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS AS NEEDED TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION. AGAIN, THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THESE MEMBERS SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. WE'RE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. CHARLES CHARLIE BURTON. MR. BURTON HAS A BS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. HE HAS AN MS. IN CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING. HE'S VERY INTERESTED IN SCIENCE AND PROCESSES. HE IS A CONSULTANT CURRENTLY. HE'S A REPUBLICAN OUT OF METRO COUNCIL 19. HE IS ON THE CALL HE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU GUYS TONIGHT. MR. BURTON, I THINK I'M HERE. I THINK I'M HERE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, MR. BURTON, IF YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. GOOD EVENING, SIR. YEAH, MY NAME IS CHARLES BURTON, AND I GO BY CHARLIE. AND, AS MISS JACKSON HAS SAID, MY BACKGROUND IS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. UNDERGRAD CHEM AND BIO CHEM, MASTERS. APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS WITH KRAFT GENERAL FOODS, 12 WITH JIM BEAM. AND

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THEN RECENTLY TEN AS A CONSULTANT. I HAVE WORKED ON NUMEROUS PROJECTS, NUMEROUS PLANTS THAT DEAL WITH FINE PARTICULATE MANAGEMENT, WHICH OBVIOUSLY DIRECTLY IMPACTS THIS, BOARD AND ALSO WITH BEAM WITH FUGITIVE EMISSIONS OUT OF WAREHOUSES. I HAVE SAT ON THE DISCUS, WHICH IS THE DISTILLED COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES. TECHNICAL BOARD REPRESENTING BEAM. WHEN I WAS AT BEAM AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL R&D QUALITY, REGULATORY AND CONTRACT MANUFACTURING THERE, I HAD PLANTS IN 13 COUNTRIES, SO I BELIEVE MOST OF THE ITEMS ON GRINDING DUST COLLECTION THINGS LIKE THAT, ARE WELL WITHIN MY BACKGROUND TO, ADD SOME VALUE TO. THANK YOU. ANYBODY'S GOT ANY QUESTIONS? I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT. REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ENDING UP ANY OPPOSITION IN OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CHARLIE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4AP073024 JM THE APPOINTMENT OF JOEL M BOMBAY TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES MARCH 25TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION AND A SECOND. ITEM. STRAWBERRY FOREST.

[4. AP073024JM APPOINTMENT OF JOEL MWAMBAYI TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW & ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MARCH 25, 2027) Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD IS TO INCREASE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN THE INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW OF ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE MISCONDUCT WITHIN LMPD, THERE ARE 11 MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THE MEMBERS SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. ALL ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF METRO COUNCIL, PER THE STATUTE, METRO COUNCIL HAS THREE SEATS ON THIS BOARD. THE MAYOR HAS FOUR SEATS. FOUR SEATS ARE CHOSEN FROM A LIST OF ENTITIES THAT WAS PART OF THE ORDINANCE, AND THAT'S ACLU, GLEE, INTER. DENOMINATIONAL MINISTERIAL COALITION. THE NAACP, URBAN LEAGUE, U OF L BAR ASSOCIATION, AND YPO. TODAY'S SEAT WE ARE FILLING IS FROM YPO AND MR. JOEL MWAMBA IS A SECURITY ANALYSIS WITH EDWARD JONES. HE AGAIN HE IS A YPO RECOMMENDATION. HE IS A DEMOCRAT OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 26. HE'S VERY EXCITED TO BE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING INVOLVED, AS A CITIZEN IN THE MISSION OF THIS BOARD. HE MUST HAVE GOTTEN TIED UP BECAUSE HE WAS PLANNING TO BE HERE TODAY. BUT WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS APPOINTMENT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT WE WOULD HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT TO GET THOSE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ANSWERED? HEARING NONE, THEN WE WILL PROCEED. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE AYE.

ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AND FOR THE RECORD, WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMAN READ VIRTUALLY THE

[5. AP073024KB APPOINTMENT OF DR. KATELYN BLOYD TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2027) Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 5AP073024K, BE THE APPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR CAITLIN BOYD. BOYD TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY HRC, THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION, ENFORCEMENT BOARD, THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD IS TO IS INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS. THIS BOARD HAS SEVEN MEMBERS WITH THREE YEAR TERM, THE NOMINEES THAT I'M BRINGING FORTH TODAY, WHICH ARE TWO THEY ARE FILLING VACANCIES DUE TO RESIGNATIONS, DOCTOR CAITLIN BOYD IS A SYSTEM DIRECTOR WITH BAPTIST HOSPITAL WITH BAPTIST HEALTH. SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 16. SHE'S A REPUBLICAN. SHE IS COMMITTED TO CULTURE. OF INCLUSIVITY. SHE BRINGS TO THE TABLE DATA, DATA ANALYSIS, CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC AND A STRATEGIC VISION, SHE IS HERE IN THE CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU ALL AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. HI. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR BOYD. IF YOU WILL INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES. CAITLIN BOYD AND I'VE BEEN WORKING AT BAPTIST HEALTH FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS IN THE HR DEPARTMENT, SPECIFICALLY ON DB FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS. AND WE HAVE MONTHLY FOCUS AREAS WHERE WE'VE REALLY TAKEN ACCOUNT ALL THE DIFFERENT MINORITY GROUPS RACE, LGBTQ PLUS DISABILITY PRIDE, WHICH WAS THIS JULY, AND WE HAD SOME

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OPPORTUNITIES THERE. AND VETERAN STATUS AGE GENERATIONAL. THE LIST GOES ON. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? I WILL SAY THIS, THIS BOARD IS IMPORTANT IN THE SENSE THAT, FEDERAL STATUTES RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO HAVE 15 OR MORE EMPLOYEES. IF NOT, THEY FALL BELOW THAT. THEY GET A PASS. SMALL BUSINESS EXEMPTION, I THINK, IS WHAT THEY CALL IT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A PASS, KENTUCKY STATE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT REQUIRES EIGHT OR MORE EMPLOYEES. YOU HAVE LESS THAN EIGHT. YOU GET A PASS, THE LOUISVILLE COMMISSION REQUIRES TWO OR MORE EMPLOYEES. AND SO IT BECOMES JEFFERSON COUNTY'S FALLBACK FOR ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATORY ACTION IN THE WORKPLACE. WHEN YOU HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS INVOLVED. BECAUSE NONETHELESS, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE NOT. DISCRIMINATION IS DISCRIMINATION. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE HERE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE AYE AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGEND, NUMBER 6AP07302 FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF OLIVIA REILLY TO

[6. AP073024OR APPOINTMENT OF OLIVIA RALEY TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2027) Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO OLIVIA REILLY IS A SOCIAL WORKER, WITH THE BARDSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 23. SHE IS AN INDEPENDENT. SHE HAS HER BA IN PSYCHOLOGY. SHE MINORED IN SOCIOLOGY WITH A FOCUS IN, CRIMINOLOGY. SHE HAS A MASTER'S IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY. WE ARE ASKING FOR HER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER APPOINTMENT TODAY. WE THINK SHE'S A GREAT FIT. SHE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU AS WELL. MISS REILLY, IF YOU WANT, INTRODUCE YOURSELF. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM GOOD EVENING, I'M OLIVIA REILLY, AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE BARDSTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AND PRIOR TO THAT, I SERVED, MANAGING THE DV AND VETERAN PROGRAM. HOUSED UNHOUSED PERSONS FOR SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL FOR FIVE YEARS. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS OPPORTUNITY. YOU PROBABLY KNOW DANNY FLANAGAN. I KNOW DANNY VERY WELL. YES, SO DO I. HE'S A VERY GOOD MAN. YES HE WAS MY AIR WHILE I WAS THERE.

THERE YOU GO. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE. THIS IS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I ANY IN OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MISS REILLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS BOARD AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE THERE.

[7. RP073024AH REAPPOINTMENT OF ANITA HALL TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2026) Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. YOU TOO. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA BE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RP 073024H. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ANITA HALL TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY FOR US? MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOO. SO THIS IS FOR ANITA'S, TO BECOME THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.

SO THE MAYOR APPOINTS THE CHAIR, AND WE HAVE TO BRING IT THROUGH METRO COUNCIL. SO ANITA WAS APPOINTED IN DECEMBER OF 2023. SHE HAS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING AS A LIBRARIAN WITH U OF L. SHE HAS HER MASTER'S OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES, THIS CHAIRPERSON POSITION BECAME OPEN BECAUSE THE CURRENT CHAIR HAD TO SET STEP DOWN, SO HE RESIGNED. SHE IS ON THE CALL, SHE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT, YOU MAY HAVE. MISS HALL, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. THANK YOU. HI, I'M ANITA HALL, I AM THE ASSESSMENT AND ANALYTICS LIBRARIAN AND AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE LIBRARIES, I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY. I BEGAN MY CAREER IN LIBRARIES A LONG TIME AGO, INTENDING TO WORK IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES, AND THAT'S NOT HOW I ENDED UP, BUT I HAVE BEEN QUITE PLEASED TO FIND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WORK, IN SOME CAPACITY WITH, WITH PUBLIC LIBRARIES STILL, I, YOU KNOW, HAVE A BACKGROUND IN ASSESSMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AND SO, IT'S BEEN REALLY, INTERESTING GETTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INNER WORKINGS OF LSPL AND PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE LONG TERM PLANNING THAT'S GOING ON, AND I'M JUST VERY EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS

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REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS IS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MISS HALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM

[8. AP073024WS APPOINTMENT OF WHITNEY SOERGEL TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2026) Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

AGENDA WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER 8AP07302 FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF WHITNEY SORGEL TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THIS IS ANOTHER. THIS IS A, APPOINTMENT. THAT WOULD BE FILLING A VACANCY DUE TO A RESIGNATION. WHITNEY HAS HER JURIS DOCTORATE FROM THE U OF L. SHE WAS AN ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY WITH DENTONS BINGHAM GREENBAUM, FORMERLY KNOWN AS BINGHAM MCHAL. SHE IS CURRENTLY A STAY AT HOME MOM, SHE'S HERE IN THE CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HERSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. MR. ORAL, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. HI, I'M WHITNEY SORGEL. LIFELONG PATRON AND SUPPORTER OF THE LIBRARY. I THINK THE LIBRARY IS A VITAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

BOTH THE MAIN LIBRARY AND ALL THE LOCAL BRANCHES, BEEN INVOLVED VOLUNTEERING WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY IN THE PAST. AND I KNOW THE LIBRARY HAS FOUR MAJOR PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH DIFFERENT BRANCHES AND I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THAT AND EXPERIENCE THEIR GROWTH IN THE FUTURE. FANTASTIC. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY IN OPPOSITION HEAR NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ANY RELATION TO ERIC OR TREVOR? SORRY. TREVOR IS MY HUSBAND AND ERIC IS MY BROTHER IN LAW. YOUR HUSBAND HAS BEEN MY UROLOGIST BEFORE AND YOUR BROTHER IN LAW REGULARLY DOES DEPOTS FOR ME. INTERESTING. HE'S ONE SMALL WORLD THAT WILL TOLERATE MY FAST TALK. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WILL

[9. AP073024LJ APPOINTMENT OF LAURA BENSON JONES TO THE LOUISVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 15, 2028) Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

BE ITEM NUMBER 9AP07302 FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF LAURA BENSON JONES TO THE LOUISVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 15TH, 2028. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION. READY ITEMS BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD IS TO MAINTAIN, ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND EXPAND. NECESSARY, DESIRABLE AND APPROPRIATE AIRPORT AND AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES. THIS BOARD HAS 11 MEMBERS, WHICH INCLUDE THE MAYOR'S REPRESENTATIVES. SEVEN MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, THREE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. THEY SERVE A FOUR YEAR TERM, THIS APPOINTMENT IS TO REPLACE AN, AN OUTGOING MEMBER THAT WHOSE TERM EXPIRED. MISS LAURA BENSON. JONES IS A, AT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER NINE. SHE'S A DEMOCRAT. HER PROFESSION IS IN AERONAUTIC, SHE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING ALLIANCE. SHE IS, A BOARD MEMBER OF FLIGHT CLUB 502. SHE'S A AEROSPACE CON, WITH AEROSPACE CONSULTING, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON. SHE'S HERE TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU ALL AND TELL YOU MORE ABOUT HER. SO.

MISS BENSON JONES, YOU IF YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. SURE. HI LAURA BENSON JONES. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. I'LL TELL YOU, I STARTED MY CAREER 39 YEARS AGO WORKING FOR THE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF LOUISVILLE. I APPLIED FOR A JOB AS A GREETER FOR DARBY AND THEY DRESSED THE GIRLS UP AT THE SOUTHERN BELLES. AND THEY DRESS THE BOYS UP AS THE JOCKEYS TO WELCOME PEOPLE TO KENTUCKY INTO LOUISVILLE. AND THEY DRESSED ME UP LIKE A JOCKEY. ANYWAY, THAT WAS HOW I STARTED MY CAREER, AND IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC. AND I REALLY HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH DAN. MAN AND HIS STAFF AT THE AIRPORT, WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS I'VE EVER SEEN RUNNING OUR AIRPORT, AND YOU CAN SEE HOW WELL IT'S GOING AT SDF AND AT BOWMAN FIELD JUST BY VISITING THE AIRPORT, REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THE PEOPLE WE HAVE IN PLAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING. FANTASTIC. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT, COUNCILMAN KRAMER, IF I MAY POKE A LITTLE FUN AT ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES, POKE FUN AWAY. DESPITE HER LINEAGE, SHE COMES TO US WITH TREMENDOUS EXPERIENCE, AT THE AIRPORT, AND WOULD BE AN INVALUABLE ASSET, SO I WOULD HOPE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD JOIN US AND GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILMAN BENSON. HER PROUD FATHER. LOOKING FORWARD TO

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HAVING HER ON THE BOARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, LAURA. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, YOU ARE RELATED TO STEWARD, CORRECT? YES. WELL, HE'S SITTING OUT THERE, BUT MY POINT IS BEING THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO OLD BUSINESS. I DON'T BELIEVE SO, I DID ASK THAT QUESTION. IF I MAY ANSWER. I'M SORRY. OKAY, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I DID ASK THAT AS A QUESTION. IT IS. LAURA IS STEWART'S DAUGHTER, BUT SHE IS NOT LIVING IN THE HOUSEHOLD, AND SO THAT WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A PERSON FOR WHOM HE WOULD NEED TO, ABSTAIN. WELL, HE'S HERE IN THE CHAMBERS. STEWART, DO YOU WANT A CHANCE TO ABSTAIN OR YOU JUST WANT THIS TO GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I WANTED TO VOTE ON IT, BUT I GUESS I COULD IF IT'S ON CONSENT. YEAH. OKAY. SO WE'LL JUST. WE'LL SEND A CONSENT, AND, IF THERE'S A PROBLEM FROM THERE, THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM. HOW ABOUT THAT? PROUD DAD WANTS TO BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR HIS DAUGHTER. SO WELL, AGAIN, THIS IS, WE ALREADY TAKEN THE VOTE. I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DISCLOSE THAT, THOUGH. SERIOUSLY? WHAT'S THAT? SO I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DISCLOSE THAT. SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, THEY ARE WELL AWARE THAT OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, ANY PROBLEM AGAIN I DON'T YOU'RE WELCOME TO I JUST WHEN I CHECKED THE ANSWER WAS IT WASN'T NECESSARY. YEAH WE'RE GOING TO SEND IT CONSENT CALENDAR. IF THERE'S A PROBLEM MADAM COUNTY ATTORNEY, YOU'LL GET WITH MR. BENSON. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM.

IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, WE'LL PULL IT FROM THE CONSENT AND SEND IT TO OLD BUSINESS. AND IF THERE'S NOT A PROBLEM, WE'LL LEAVE IT THERE WITH UNANIMOUS. YES THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

ALL RIGHT. THIS, IS A REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I IN OPPOSITION HERE IN OPPOSITION IS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MADAM,

[10. AP073024JT APPOINTMENT OF JAMES TAYLOR TO THE PLEASURE RIDGE PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) Action Required By: January 2025 Sponsors: ]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER TEN, A P 073024 JT, THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES TAYLOR TO THE PLEASURE RIDGE PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS PROPERLY FOR US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THIS PARTICULAR APPOINTMENT IS FOR PROPERTY OWNER ELECT. AND TYPICALLY THE MAYOR DOES NOT MAKE APPOINTMENT ONLY WHEN THERE IS SOMEONE THAT LEAVES THAT POSITION BEFORE THEIR TERM EXPIRES. AND SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES TAYLOR, THIS IS FOR PROPERTY OWNER ELECT, THIS IS FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM, LET ME GO BACK. THE PURPOSE OF THESE, THE, THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARDS ARE TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES AND TO LEVY TAXES FOR SUCH SERVICE.

THE BOARD HAS SEVEN MEMBERS. THREE ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYO. THE FOUR ARE APPOINTED WITHIN, THE BOARD. AND THAT IS FOR TWO FOR FIREFIGHTER ELECTS AND TWO FOR PROPERTY OWNER ELECTS. THIS ONE IS FOR A PROPERTY. OWNER ELECT IS FOR JAMES TAYLOR. HE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 12.

HE IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE DEMOCRAT. HE IS HERE, JUST TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU TONIGH.

MR. TAYLOR, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.

YES, SIR. MY NAME IS JAMES TAYLOR, AND I JUST LIKE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY ON THE BOARD OF PRP FIRE DEPARTMENT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE THIS IS THE APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE IN OPPOSITION. I HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MR. TAYLOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THE LAST ITEM OUR AGENDA WILL BE ITEM NUMBER 11, AP073024. JP DUTCH. WITHDRAWN. SO THERE IS NO LAST ITEM. WE ARE FINE WITH

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

THAT. ADJOURN WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED

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