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[2. AP082724JR APPOINTMENT OF DR. JAMES RANSDELL TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
[3. AP082724MB APPOINTMENT OF DR. MARK BURNS TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
[4. AP082724DM APPOINTMENT OF DELANOR MANSON TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
[5. AP082724SH APPOINTMENT OF DR. SCOTT HEDGES TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
[6. RP082724HM REAPPOINTMENT OF HEIDI MARGULIS TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
[7. RP082724EE REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. EMERALD ECHOLS TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
[8. AP082724CD APPOINTMENT OF CRAIG DILGER TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
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DOES RECEIVE DOLLARS FROM METRO COUNCIL TO HELP SUPPORT SOME PROGRAMS. AND I THINK BEING
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MINDFUL ABOUT JUST DISCLOSING THAT, WHEN THAT OPPORTUNITY AND THOSE INSTANCES COME UP WOULD[00:21:25]
ADDRESS THAT, THE THIRD AREA THAT PARTICULARLY INTERESTS ME IS AT SEVEN COUNTY SERVICES[00:21:33]
DURING MY, TENURE, I HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE MORBIDITY MORTALITY RATE THAT'S[00:21:41]
ASSOCIATED WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS, IN OUR COMMUNITY, INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS HAVE A MORTALITY RATE THAT IS ABOUT 20 YEARS LESS THAN WHAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN IS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. SEVEN COUNTIES HAS BEEN AGGRESSIVE IN LOOKING AT BOTH FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTERS AND UNIVERSITY, AND LOOKING AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR PRIMARY CARE SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.SO LOOKING AT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN FORM PUBLIC POLICY TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF OUR CITIZENS, I THINK WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT DOES. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE.
THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM UNDER ITEM NUMBER SIX, PP. 082724, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF HEIDI MARGOLIS TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MISS HEIDI MARGOLIS. SHE IS, WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2018. SHE IS THE FORMER CHAIR OF THE BOARD. SHE IS CURRENTLY RETIRED. SHE IS, SHE'S ALSO SERVED AS THE SENIOR FORMER SENIOR VP OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS WITH HUMANA. SHE IS ON THE CALL, AND SHE CAN ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. MISS MARGOLIS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. IF YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. CERTAINLY. MY NAME IS HEIDI MARGOLIS, I'M A RETIRED CORPORATE AFFAIRS OFFICER, A LONG TIME, 35 YEARS WITH HUMANA.
I'VE BEEN HONORED TO SERVE, AS BOTH A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND ALSO AS A
[9. RP082724WS REAPPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM SCHRECK TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
CHAIR. THROUGH COVID AND THROUGH IMPROVING THE HEALTH OUTCOMES O, THIS COMMUNITY AND WOULD BE HONORED TO CONTINUE TO FULFILL THAT. ONE OF THE GOALS HAS BEEN TO DIVERSIFY THE BOARD. YOU SEE SOME OF THOSE VOICES, ASKING FOR REAPPOINTMENT HERE, TOO, AND VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THE BOARD DOES. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT. REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MISS MARGOLIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND MR. CLERK, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPLE AND COUNCILMAN PICCININI HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. THE NEXT ITEM ON AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PP. 082724E THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR EMERALD ECHOLS TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND ITEM IS BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS REAPPOINTMENT, OF DOCTOR ECHOLS, DOCTOR ECHOLS IS A PHARMACIST AT WALGREENS, SHE HAS HER MASTER'S FROM U OF L. SHE HAS HER PHARM D FROM SULLIVAN, BS FROM FLORIDA A&M.[00:25:06]
SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER TWO. SHE IS HERE TO, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. DOCTOR ECHOLS, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. YES HI, EMERALD ECHOLS. HAPPY TO BE HERE AND GRATEFUL TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD, AS HEIDI SAID, IN ALL OF OUR NEW APPOINTEES HAVE SAID, I'M JUST HERE TO BE A SERVANT FOR THE COMMUNITY. AS A PHARMACIST, I THINK I GIVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE, AND I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. FANTASTIC. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. HELLO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I THINK A PHARMACIST'S OPINION IS VERY IMPORTANT, A LOT OF, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE INTERSECTION WITH THE BOARD OF HEALTH WOULD BE ON THIS, BUT A LOT OF PHARMACIES HAVE BEEN CLOSING IN LOUISVILLE METRO, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH. AND WEST PARTS OF THE CITY. AND SO WHAT ARE THE WAYS THAT WE CAN MAYBE BRING ACCESS TO PHARMACIES BACK TO LOUISVILLE? I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT QUESTION, I WORK OBVIOUSLY FOR A CORPORATION, AND A LOT OF THE PHARMACIES THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSING ARE CORPORATE PHARMACIES, WE DO WE ARE FORTUNATE IN LOUISVILLE TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD COMMUNITY OF INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES THAT ARE LOCALLY OWNED, AND THEY OFFER A LOT OF DIFFERENT SERVICES, TO KIND OF TO KIND OF TRY TO HELP OVERCOME THOSE BOUNDARIES. SO THINGS LIKE DELIVERY SERVICES, TELEPHONIC SERVICES, IF A PHARMACIST NEEDS TO BE REACHED[1. R-090-24 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE FORMATION AND GOVERNANCE OF THE KENTUCKY OHIO RIVER REGIONAL RECREATION AUTHORITY (KORRRA) AND APPOINTING ITS REPRESENTATIVE TO KORRRA’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: Cindi Fowler (D-14), Markus Winkler (D-17), Jecorey Arthur (I-4)]
AND COUNSELED. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, GIVING A VOICE TO THOSE INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES IS A IS DEFINITELY A GOOD WAY TO KIND OF BRIDGE THAT GAP IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTING HAVING AFFORDABLE SPACES AND STOREFRONTS AND PLACES WHERE PHARMACIES CAN BE OPEN AND, OPERATE. SO A LOT OF THE CLOSURES THAT WE'VE SEEN HAVE BEEN AGAIN, DUE TO, YOU KNOW, CORPORATE ISSUES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, BUT PARTICULARLY ON THE WEST END AND THE SOUTH END, WHERE A LOT OF OUR STORES ARE CLOSING, THEY ARE STORES THAT HAVE HAD HIGH RATES OF THEFT. SO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY, IN A SAFE WAY, WHERE WE CAN KIND OF BRING THOSE THINGS. BUT WE DO HAVE, YOU KNO, SERVICES LIKE DELIVERY AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, EXPANDED WITH, I THINK, SUPPORT AND EDUCATING A LOT OF ISSUES AND A LOT OF BOUNDARIES THAT HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY IN COMMUNITY PHARMACY, ARE BECAUSE THERE ARE THINGS THERE ARE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY'RE JUST SIMPLY UNAWARE OF. THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, CALL A LOCAL PHARMACY AND HAVE THINGS DELIVERED FOR THEM OR CALL A PHARMACIST, AND TALK TO THEM IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR MEDICATION, AND WE OFTENTIMES ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE READILY ACCESSIBLE THAN, YOU KNOW, CALLING YOUR DOCTOR OR, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING TO A NURSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO I THINK SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL PHARMACIES AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE SPACES AND ACCESS, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD, CAN ADVOCATE FOR AND CAN DEFINITELY, BE A BRIDGE FOR AND A PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITY WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT, PHARMACIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ADVOCACY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 8AP08272 FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CRAIG DILGER TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. SECOND ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISTER DILGER IS HOT TO TROT. CRAIG AND I GO BACK A WAYS. SO THE ETHICS, COMMISSION IS REALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ETHICS CODE. THIS THIS COMMISSION HAS SEVEN MEMBERS ON IT. AND THEY SERVE FOR THREE YEAR TERMS. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CRAIG DILGER TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION. HE WILL BE REPLACING ANGELA EDWARDS, WHO HAS COMPLETED HER TERM AND CANNOT BE REAPPOINTED AGAIN. CRAIG IS AN ATTORNEY WITH STOLL KEENON OGDEN AND HAS BEEN SINCE 2001. HE RECEIVED HIS JD FROM NORTHERN KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW AND HIS BA FROM BELLARMINE. HE'S OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 16. AND YES, HE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU. GREG, IF YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. AND THEN I THINK WHAT WE DIDN'T MENTION WAS YOU WERE CHAIR. WHAT WAS THE REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE? REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE. YES, SIR.COMMONWEALTH. KENTUCKY 15 YEARS. YES, SIR, SO, CRAIG DILGER, I AM AN ATTORNEY. I'M A MEMBER WITH
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STOLL KEENON OGDEN, I HAVE BEEN IN THAT ROLE FOR, AS MISS JACKSON SAID, SINCE ABOUT 2001.PRIOR TO THAT, I SERVED SEVEN YEARS AS A PROSECUTOR WITH THE COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, AND A SHORT STINT WITH THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, RELATIVE TO GANG VIOLENCE, AND AS MR. ACKERSON SAID, I SPENT 15 YEARS ON THE REGISTRY OF ELECTION FINANCE, ALL OF THOSE YEARS AS CHAIR. I HAD A COUPLE OTHER YEARS IN THERE WHERE I WAS NOT THE CHAIR, AND I WORKED IN SOMEWHAT IN ETHICS WHEN I WAS A PROSECUTOR. SO I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT. I APPRECIATE THIS BODY'S CONSIDERATION OF MY APPOINTMENT TO THAT ROLE, I THINK THAT I WOULD BRING A FAIRLY UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE AFTER 15 YEARS IN FRANKFORT WITH THE REGISTRY, THERE WAS A DECENT AMOUNT OF ETHICS THAT WENT WITH THAT ROLE, SOMEWHAT ON AND OFF, BUT MORE, YOU KNOW, SOME ABOUT MONEY, BUT A LOT ABOUT ETHICS AND ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH THE FINANCE LAWS AND WHATNOT. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION FOR THIS APPOINTMENT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SHOOT COUNT.
COUNCILMAN REID, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JUST CURIOUS, WHAT KIND OF LAW DO YOU PRACTICE? SO I'M A TRIAL LAWYER BY TRADE, BUT I HAVE. MY PRACTICE IS A LITTLE BIT VARIED, MOSTLY IN COMPLEX LITIGATION, BUT I DO DO SOME HEALTH CARE AND SPORTS LAW. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WE DO WE I DO A LITTLE BIT OF ETHICS CAN WORK THAT IT'S ALL VOLUNTEER JUST TO HELP WITH THAT PART OF THE PRACTICE. BUT IT'S ALL IN THE LEGAL FIELD. THANK YOU, MR. KEENAN. AND TOM WILLIAMS. DO A LOT OF YOU MAY KNOW, GOBBLED HIM UP FOR IT BECAUSE OF HIS TRIAL EXPERIENCE.
HE DID. RIGHT. AND HE AND I HAD AN INTERESTING CASE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY. IT'S TRUE. SEEMS LIKE A LONG WAY AWAY. BUT I THINK YOU WERE BRAND NEW THERE. YEAH, I WAS, YEAH. TWO YEARS IN, I GOT A MEMORY LIKE AN ELEPHANT REGISTERED AS A DONKEY, THOUGH.
ALRIGHT, FOLKS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? ALL RIGHT, OTHER THAN THAT, THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOTE, A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION IS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. CRAIG, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. AND I WOULD SAY THIS. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE ETHICS COMMISSION A LOT. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, THAT I HOPE THAT YOU AND OTHERS WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR, IS WE'VE GOT TO GET YOU GUYS MORE FUNDING, BECAUSE WHEN THE ETHICS COMMISSION FIRST CAME ABOUT, IT WAS A COMPLAINT HERE OR THERE. THE ETHICS COMMISSION, WHICH YOU DON'T REALIZE IS YOU'RE IN FOR A LOT MORE WORK THAN PROBABLY YOU BARGAINED FOR, BECAUSE THEY'RE A LOT MORE COMMON TODAY. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE AS A BODY IS THAT A WE'RE PROPERLY FUNDING THEM, AND B THAT WE'RE PUTTING INTELLIGENT PEOPLE LIKE CRAIG ON THERE THAT CAN WEIGH THE EVIDENCE PROPERLY.
IF YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING WRONG, YOU'RE GOING DOWN, YOU'RE GOING DOWN. BUT IF YOU'VE NOT, YOU'VE GOT INTELLIGENT MINDS WITH THE RESOURCES TO SAY, NO, THIS IS THIS IS NOT WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE. AND SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT GOES TO CONSENT CALENDAR. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 9P082724 WAS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM SCHRECK TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEM IS PROPERLY FOREST. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. BILL SCHRECK. WILLIAM SHREK, MR. SCHRECK IS CURRENTLY RETIRED, HE RETIRED FROM LOUISVILLE METRO, AND THEN CAME BACK AS A VOLUNTEER. HE HAS BEEN REALLY COMMITTED TO THIS ETHICS COMMISSION, AND WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE IS ON THE CALL AND HE WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. HE I'M SORRY. HE WAS ACTUALLY INITIALLY APPOINTED TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION IN 2022. BILL, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. YES MY NAME IS BILL SCHRECK.
BORN AND RAISED IN LOUISVILLE. I'M ONE OF 11 KIDS. I WORK FOR THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE FROM 1974 TO 2000. I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT YEAR, BUT ABOUT 40 YEARS OFF AND ON, SOME AS A VOLUNTEER, I'VE BEEN ON THE ETHICS COMMISSION FOR ABOUT 20 MONTHS. IT'S BEEN A VERY, EXPERIENCE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO SERVE. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FOR BILL? HEARING NONE. THIS IS A APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A REAPPOINTMENT. THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. BILL THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND THE
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CONTINUED SERVICE THAT YOU DO FOR US. THANK YOU, SIR. MR. CHAIR. YES MA'AM. THIS IS CINDY FOWLER. I'M SORRY, I KNOW ITEM NUMBER ONE, YOU PASSED OVER IT, BUT I HAVE GOT MY, MY FORUM AT 6:00, AND IT WOULD, I GUESS IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TABLED IF IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO HEAR IT PRETTY SOON. WHICH ITEM ARE WE TALKING ABOUT, MADAM? ITEM ONE. ITEM NUMBER ONE. WE WERE GOING TO PUT THAT OFF. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU HAD OTHER COMMITMENTS. WE WERE GOING TO PUT IT OFF TO THE END.BASED UPON THAT, THE FOLKS WERE HERE IN THE CHAMBERS, I DON'T WANT TO HOLD THESE FOLKS UP ANY LONGER THAN THEY HAVE TO BE, IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND, DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE TO TABLE IT FOR TWO WEEKS? WELL, I'D LIKE TO HEAR IT, BUT I JUST. I HAD HOPED THAT YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
WELL, THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO IT AND LET THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE. I'M SORRY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I APOLOGIZE. I APOLOGIZE TO THOSE WAITING. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THEN IS WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER ONE, R-09-24 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN THE FORMATION AND GOVERNANCE OF THE KENTUCKY, OHIO RIVER REGIONAL RECREATION AUTHORITY AND APPOINTING ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO THE K O R R R A APOSTROPHE S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION I PROPERLY BEFORE US? CINDY YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, SO THIS IS, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING ACROSS THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, ALONG THE OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR, THEY'VE ALREADY GOT APPROVAL FOR DAVIES COUNTY. KENTON COUNTY, AND MANY OTHERS. BUT THE FIRST PHASE IS THOSE 77 COUNTIES IN JEFFERSON IS ONE OF THOSE. SO, THIS I THINK, IS GOING TO BE A GOOD THING FOR OUR CITY AND OUR STATE AS WELL. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FOR CINDY OR THAT REGARDING THIS? THIS? NO ALL GOOD OKAY. PERFECT I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE CONTROVERSY ON THIS ONE, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT. WHAT'S THAT GOOD? IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? WELL, CINDY SPOKE TO IT AS A SPONSOR. I YEAH. IS THERE. I'M SORRY. SORRY IT IS. YEAH. I KNOW THERE'S NO OUT OF LINE HERE. IF YOU GUYS WANT SOMEBODY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS, THEN VOICE IT. IT'S. IT WASN'T THE ADMINISTRATION THAT BROUGHT IT FORTH, I GOT A CALL FROM HEATHER FRENCH HENRY AND FROM, FOREST CLEVENGER. THEY BOTH WORK ON THIS BOARD AND ARE TRYING TO GET IT TOGETHER. AND IT WASN'T THE, IT WASN'T THE ADMINISTRATION. THEY HAD A POINT OF CONTACT, AS, PRESIDENT WINKLER. COUNSELOR KRAMER, YOU GOT THE FLOOR. SWING AWAY. THANK YOU. I JUST SEVERAL QUESTIONS RIGHT, IT WOULD SEEM APPROPRIATE THAT SOMEBODY WHO'S SEEKING TO CREATE SUCH A BOARD WOULD BE HERE TO EXPLAIN TO US WHAT THE FUNCTION OF THIS BOARD WOULD BE, WHAT THE ORGANIZATION WOULD BE, ALL OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND SO JUST TO HAVE A RESOLUTION BEFORE US WITH NO REAL DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS WOULD DO OR HOW THIS WOULD FUNCTION, IS IT THAT'S THE REASON FOR MY HESITANCE, RIGHT, I HEARD THAT THAT IT'S JUST IN THE BRIEF DESCRIPTION THAT IT WAS US AND SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTIES. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW, ARE ALL THOSE COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY, AND IF SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? I'M ASSUMING IT'S GOING IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM US. SO I'M ASSUMING IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, UP TOWARDS HENRY COUNTY AND TRIMBLE AND THEN DOWN DOWNRIVER AS WELL, BUT CERTAINLY WOULD WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME AMOUNT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT AUTHORITIES, IF ANY, ARE RETURNING OVER TO THIS BOARD, WHAT EXPENSES IF ANY, WOULD WE BE TAKING ON AS A COMMUNITY, WHAT WOULD BE THE SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT THIS BOARD WOULD DO? AND AGAIN, WOULD THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER, SAY, WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION? I HAVE TONS OF RESPECT FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE WATERFRONT. I MEAN, WATERFRONT PARK, I THINK IS DONE, YOU KNOW, EXCEPTIONAL WORK, I'M NOT SURE THAT I WOULD BE ALL TOO QUICK TO CREATE A BOARD THAT WOULD THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, CIRCUMVENT WHAT IT IS THAT THEY DO OR HAVE AUTHORITY OVER, YOU KNOW, THEIR EFFORTS. SO THAT'S I GUESS THAT'S JUST A REAL QUICK YOUR QUESTION WAS I UNDERSTAND IT'S A REAL QUICK RESPONSE. LET ME DO THIS. COUNCILMAN REED, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO ADDRESS REGARDING THIS, NO. I THINK WHAT COUNCILMAN KRAMER ALLUDED TO PRETTY MUCH ENCAPSULATED EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON MY MIND. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
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AND SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE POTENTIAL WAY TO APPROACH THIS WOULD BE IF ONE OF YOU MADE A MOTION AND THE OTHER WERE TO SECOND IT, TO TABLE THIS ITEM, AND YOU WERE TO SEND THOSE QUESTIONS TO THE SPONSOR OR WHOEVER ELSE TO WHERE IN TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, WE CAN GET THE APPROPRIATE PEOPLE HERE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT DOES. BEFORE I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE, THOUGH, I BELIEVE THERE ARE OTHERS THAT MIGHT WANT TO JUMP IN, AND I DON'T WANT TO PRECLUDE ANYBODY ELSE'S OPPORTUNITY TO CHIME IN, FOLKS, BECAUSE I'M I'M NOT GOING THROUGH THE QUEUE, MR. CHAIR, YOU'VE GOT IT. I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE, THE DESCRIPTION OF IT IS, SEEMS TO BE SIMPLY ABOUT, ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND PROMOTING A RECREATIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM THROUGHOUT ALL OF THOSE COUNTIES. SO I THINK IT'S A IT'S A IT'S ABOUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE TRAILS THAT GO, ON THE RIVER BEYOND. YEAH, JEFFERSON COUNTY, THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING, TOO. YEAH, YEAH. WELL, I THINK I'M, I'M, I'M HEARING THAT I KNOW I READ THAT ALSO, BUT WHAT I THINK I'M HEARING COUNCILMAN KRAMER TALK ABOUT. AND COUNCILMAN KRAMER, YOU TELL ME IF I MISSPEAK IS IT WOULD BE ABOUT, LIKE, SAYING THE WATER COMPANY OR THE MSD BOARD. WE KNOW THAT DEALS WITH SEWERS OR WE KNOW THAT DEALS WITH WATER. BUT I THINK HIS QUESTION IS, IS WHAT SORT OF AUTHORITY ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE AND WHAT SORT OF POTENTIAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO THEM? AM I INCORRECT OR CORRECT ON ARE TE ONE THAT YOU LEFT OFF IS REGULATORY. I'M I'M MORE THAN A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED. COUNCILMAN[10. AP082724TR APPOINTMENT OF TIFFANY ROGERS TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 15, 2026) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
BLACKWELL AND I, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT THE SAME LEGISLATION. YOU ARE, WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT A TRAIL THAT SUPPOSE THAT TRAIL IS GOING TO GO RIGHT ACROSS, YOU KNOW, WATERFRONT PARK, WHAT WHAT INFLUENCE WOULD THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAVE OVER, OVER A TRAIL SUCH AS THAT? AND AGAIN, I REALIZE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THAT CROSSES, YOU KNOW, SEVEN DIFFERENT COUNTIES. AND IT'S LOOK, I THINK THE LOUISVILLE LOOP IS GREAT. AND I'M ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT REGULATORY AUTHORITY ARE WE GIVING UP AND WHAT ARE WE ALLOWING FOR AND I AND I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT HOUSE BILL 712 SAYS I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW, THE STATE STATUTES THAT WERE CREATED, WHAT AUTHORITIES THEY GIVE. AND SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS. IT'S NOT I MEAN, I'M I'M LOOKING AT THE SAME LEGISLATION YOU ARE, BUT IT REALLY IT DOESN'T ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT ABOUT REGULATORY AUTHORITY. IT DOESN'T ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT, EXPENSE, IT DOESN'T ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ABOUT, HOW THE BOARD WOULD BE APPOINTED OR WHAT INFLUENCE METRO COUNCIL WOULD HAVE OVER THOSE BOARD APPOINTMENTS, WHICH, BY THE WAY, OUR INFLUENCE OVER BOARD APPOINTMENTS IS GENERALLY IF THE BOARD HAS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OR IF THE BOARD EITHER GENERATES OR SPENDS REVENUE. SO IT'S ABOUT LIKE SAME BEAUTIFUL CAR. IT LEAVES A LOT OF VAGUENESS TO, TO POTENTIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT AND AGAIN, IF SOMEBODY CAN SPEAK TO WHAT HOUSE BILL 712 SAYS OR OR 148 BUT YOU KNOW, IT REFERENCES TWO THINGS I'M COMPLETELY UNFAMILIAR WITH AND AGAIN, I JUST I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. I DON'T THINK YOU GET THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS TODAY, SIR. I, COUNCILWOMAN, IS THERE BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. IS THERE SOME PRESSING NEED THAT THIS MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY? YES. THERE THERE IS A PRESSING NEED, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO PRESS IT FORWARD IF IT'S NOT IF YOU ALL AREN'T COMFORTABLE VOTING ON IT, LOOK, IT'S EVERY COUNTY ALONG THE OHIO IS GOING TO BE IN THIS. BUT THIS IS JUST THE FIRST PHASE. AND THE FIRST SEVEN COUNTIES ARE KENTON.THE BIGGER CITIES ALONG THE OHIO ARE THOSE THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FIRST PHASE. SO SEPTEMBER 6TH WAS, HOPEFULLY THE DEADLINE. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY. SEPTEMBER 6TH, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING, MORE INFORMATION. OTHER THAN IT IS A TRAIL TRAIL SYSTEM, RIGHT? YEAH IT IS A TRAIL, A RECREATIONAL OHIO, THE KENTUCKY, OHIO RIVER, RECREATIONAL, RIVER AUTHORITY, I BELIEVE, IS THE NAME OF IT. AND, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, PART OF, LIKE, OHIO, ANY STATE ALONG THA, THAT THE RIVER IS PART OF THIS, NOT JUST KENTUCKY. SO I CAN'T SPEAK AS AN EXPERT, BUT I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE INVOLVED SPEAK TO THIS. THERE'S NOT, AS I UNDERSTAND, A REGULATORY COMPONENT TO THIS UNLESS I AM MISREADING THIS. CORA IS NOT. IT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTION.
I DON'T THINK THIS IS OBLIGATING US TO DO ANYTHING EXCEPT PUT PEOPLE ON THE BOARD. UNLESS I'M MISREADING THIS OR MY UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS INCORRECT, MR.
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CHAIR. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, TOO. I'M NOT AN EXPERT LIKE COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER, BUT THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. AND I KNOW THAT THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS WELL PROTECTED, AS WELL AS THE PROJECTS AND THE FUNDING THAT'S COMING TO THEM. AND THIS DIDN'T SEEM TO SUPERSEDE OR OVER, YOU KNOW, TO STOP ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM. AND THEY'RE WELL INSULATED AND PROTECTED. THIS IS ABOUT CONNECTING AND MAKING IT A PART OF THE RECREATIONAL STUFF THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. I MEAN, THAT'S HOW I READ IT. AND UNDERSTOOD IT. AND OF COURSE, I SUPPORT IT. BUT YEAH. SO, SO SEPTEMBER 6TH IS, IS A DATE THAT'S OUT THERE, BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU SAID PHASE ONE. I, I AND I DON'T MEAN TO BE, YOU KNOW, CONTRARY, BUT I DON'T SEE WHERE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT A HARD DATE. IT'S NOT LIKE IF WE DON'T AGREE WITH IT BY THEN, WE CAN NEVER GO BACKWARDS. I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS AN ONGOING, YOU KNOW, PROJECT OR IT'S AN ONGOING EFFORT. I MEAN, UNLESS THERE'S, I MEAN, UNLESS IT'S, I MEAN, IF IT CAN'T GO FORWARD, IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, IT'S DONE. THAT'S YOU KNOW,[11. AP082724LP APPOINTMENT OF LEAH PEALE TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 15, 2025) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
THAT'S ONE THING I THINK WE CAN THAT'S NOT I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT IS MEANT. THE GOAL WAS TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE SEVEN COUNTIES, INCLUDED BY THE BY THAT DATE. YEAH. THE UNFORTUNATE TRUTH IS WE MAY NOT HAVE ALL SEVEN COUNTIES INCLUDED BY THAT DATE. WE MIGHT JUST INCLUDE ALL SEVEN COUNTIES. YOU KNOW, SIX WEEKS LATER, I DON'T. AND I DON'T TO ME, I MEAN, YEAH, GO AHEAD. TO ME, THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A HUGE BIG DEAL WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT WHAT THE GOAL AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT I WILL REMIND THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE EVER HAD TO DEAL WITH THE RAILROAD THAT WE GAVE THE RAILROADS AUTHORITY TO MOVE ACROSS PLACES, AND THEY ARE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH NOW. AND I JUST AM HESITANT TO GIVE ANYBODY A WHOLE BUNCH OF AUTHORITY, ESPECIALLY REGULATORY AUTHORITY, ACROSS OUR OUR COMMUNITY, WITHOUT ASKING WHAT I THINK ARE SOME PRETTY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. WHAT HOW MUCH AUTHORITY ARE YOU GOING TO SEEK? WHAT DOES IT MEAN LEGALLY? HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST US? WHO'S GOING TO BE APPOINTING THE BOARD, I DON'T THINK THESE ARE UNREASONABLE QUESTIONS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY REASON WE HAVE TO DO THIS BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 6TH. SO I AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS AND TO ASK IF WE COULD HAVE SOMEONE WITH, YOU KNOW, A CLEARER UNDERSTANDING OR AN ABILITY TO ANSWER THOSE MOST BASIC QUESTIONS, JOIN US AT A COMMITTEE MEETING. OKAY. GET A MOTION TO TABLE. I JUST HEARD A SECOND OVER HERE TO THE LEFT OF ME, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT. LET'S DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? TABLE AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? NO. ROLL CALL IT. COMMITTEE MEMBER HAWKINS. SHE'S NOT ON COMMITTEE MEMBER. PARRISH RIGHT. NO COMMITTEE MEMBER ARENA. WEBER YOU SAID NO. OH, SORRY. OKAY COMMITTEE MEMBER BLACKWELL, NO. COMMITTEE CHAIR. ANDERSON. OH, YES. YOU HAVE FOUR. YES. FOUR. NO. AND ONE PRESENT. WHO'S PRESENT WOULD BE FIVE. GOTCHA MOTION TO TABLE FAILS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN IMPORTANT ITEM? NO CHAIR, I WOULD SUGGEST. YEAH, JUST ONE THING. I WOULD JUST SUGGEST THAT WE HAVE, AND THE REASON THAT I VOTED AGAINST THE TABLING IS I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO BOTH THINGS THAT THAT WE NEED HERE. WE CAN, BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY, WE CAN CERTAINLY. I DON'T THINK I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S, ANY, ANY OF THE ISSUES THAT COUNCILMAN KRAMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT ARE REALLY PRESENT IN THIS. HOWEVER, I DO, I DO HEAR HIS CONCERNS. AND HE GAVE A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF ONE THAT IS DEFINITELY OFF THE RAILS, SO TO SPEAK, AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAVE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY. TO BE ABLE TO, TO GET ALL OF THOSE, QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND SO THAT WE COULD HIT BOTH, GET TAKE CARE OF HIS CONCERNS THAT HE'S RAISED AS WELL AS STILL HIT THAT DEADLINE.HOWEVER, IF WE GET TO THURSDAY AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE A YES VOTE TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS, NO MATTER
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WHAT THE VOTE IS HERE, I'M GOING TO SEND THIS TO OLD BUSINESS. YEAH. THE ATTITUDE BEING, IF WE DON'T GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND PEOPLE STILL HAVE CONCERNS, YOU MAKE A MOTION ON THE COUNCIL FLOOR AND WE'LL SEND THIS THING BACK TO COMMITTEE AND GET THOSE ANSWERS FOR YOU, OKAY? AND I WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THAT IF WE DON'T HAVEHOSE CONCERNS. FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS HEARING? NONE, THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AY. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? NO. IT PASSES AND SHALL BE SENT TO THE[12. RP082724KC REAPPOINTMENT OF KAREN CRAIN TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 15, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
NSENT CALENDAR. NO TO OLD BUSINESS. OLD BUSINESS? OH, I'M SORRY, OLD BUSINESS. SO USE THE RESOLUTIONS. CONSENT. EVERYONE ELSE HERE IS CONSENT. PRETTY MUCH ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIR. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GETTING YOUR TEXT EARLIER. JUST THE PHONES ON VIBRATE AND. YEAH, HERE NEXT TO ME. SO THANK YOU. NOT A PROBLEM. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FORM. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS GOING TO BE ITEM TEN, WHICH IS GOING TO BE AP082724 TO THE APPOINTMENT OF TIFFANY ROGERS TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES AUGUST 15TH, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY FOR US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MISS TIFFANY ROGERS TO FILL THE CONSUMER SEAT, SO THE HOUSING, THE LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY, THEY HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD, THAT INCLUDES THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR'S DESIGNEE. THESE MEMBERS SERVE FOR A THREE YEAR TERM, WE ARE THIS IS TO, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AUTHORITY IS TO PLAN THE[13. AP082724KU APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN UYISENGA TO THE KENTUCKIANAWORKS – GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 10, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
CONSTRUCTION OF OPERATE, MANAGE AND CONTROL LOW COST AND MODERATE HOUSING. MISS ROGERS, IS A CONSUMER OF LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY. INITIALLY THROUGH THE FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE PROGRAM AND THEN SHE, SHE USED THAT AND SHE GRADUATED FROM THE FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENT PROGRAM IN DECEMBER OF 2022, BECAME AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ELEPHANT'S HEALTH, WHICH IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY. AND NOW SHE IS SHE'S PURCHASED A HOME THROUGH THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM IN JUNE OF 2023. SO SHE IS A CONSUMER. AND SO WE WANT TO WE WANT THAT CONSUMER VOICE ON THE BOARD. SHE IS ON THIS CALL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, BUT WE ARE ASKING FOR HER, HER APPOINTMENT TO THIS BOARD. MISS ROGERS, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, I AM A LOUISVILLE NATIVE, I'M A MOTHER OF TWO, I'M JUST GOING TO BE REPEATING WHAT MISS JACKSON JUST SAID. I'VE BEEN A PARTICIPANT OF THE MHA PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS, I BEGAN IN THE PROGRAM AS A SCHOLAR HOUSE RESIDENT AND COLLEGE STUDENT, I'M A GRADUATE. I GRADUATED WITH MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS AT UOFL, I'M PLANNING TO PURSUE MY MASTER'S IN ART THERAPY, I HAVE ALSO GONE THROUGH THE HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAM, THROUGH MHA AND EVEN WHILE BEING A HOMEOWNER, I'M STILL A PARTICIPANT THROUGH THE PROGRAM, I DEEM MYSELF AS A VOICE FOR RESIDENTS, PARTICIPANTS IN THE OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE MHA PROGRAM. I AM PASSIONATE, COMPASSIONATE, AND SOMEONE WITH AN OPEN MIND AND LISTENING EAR. AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. HI MISS ROGERS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I THINK THIS IS AMAZING TO HAVE YOUR REPRESENTATION BE A PART OF THIS. AND, AND JUST HEARING WHERE THERE'S TOUCH POINTS TO SO MANY DIFFERENT STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPACTED BY WHAT THE GOOD THINGS WE'RE HEARING ABOUT, ESPECIALLY AS HOMELESSNESS GROWS. YOU REPRESENT AND YOU DID WELL. YOU COMMUNICATE WELL. I KNOW IT'S INTIMIDATING, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FUTURE SERVICE AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING YOUR HAT IN THE RING. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COUNCILMAN KRAMER, Y GOT THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MISS ROGERS, DID I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY TH YOU ARE CURRENTLYN A HOME THAT YOU OWOR A WORKING TOWARDS OWNING? YES. I OT TU TNKAND TURE SERVICE. THANK YOU,D COUNCILMAN REED. GO AHEAD, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND, MISS ROGERS, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR HOME OWNERSHIP. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO BE TALKING ABOUT. HOME OWNERSHIP. AND UTILIZING THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN ORDER TO BECOME A HOMEOWNER. SO THANK YOU. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPOR HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? YEAH. I WANT TO ECHO OFF OF MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN REED, I[00:55:05]
THINK THAT SHE'D BE GREAT FOR THIS BOARD. I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT, THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN HAVING SOMEONE WITH THAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE. SO I WANT TO SAY, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.[14. AP082724CH APPOINTMENT OF CAROLINE HOOE TO THE KENTUCKIANAWORKS – GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 21, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. THIS IS A APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.MISS ROGERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 11, A P 082724 LP. THE APPOINTMENT OF LEE PEELE TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES AUGUST 15TH, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION, MOTION. IT'S PROPER FOR US, MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF LEE PEELE. MISS PEELE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN THE CONSUMER SEAT IN 2022, BUT BECAUSE SHE'S NO LONGER CONSIDERED A CONSUMER, SHE WAS SUCH AN AMAZING BOARD MEMBER AT THE TIME. WE WANTED TO STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE HER VOICE ON THIS BOARD, SO SHE WE ARE ASKING FOR HER APPOINTMENT TO FILL THE SEAT OF THE LATE REVEREND JEFFREY ELLIS, WHO PASSED AWAY RECENTLY. EXCUSE ME, MISS PEELE HAS HER MBA FROM THE U OF L AND A BS IN MARKETING. SHE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF METRO COUNCIL NUMBER FOUR. AND AGAIN, YES, SHE WAS IN THE CONSUMER SEAT, BUT SHE'S NO LONGER A CONSUMER. BUT SHE STILL HAS A GREAT VOICE AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THAT VOICE. WELL, IF I COULD ASK JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THEN, IS THIS A SITUATION THAT WE ARE? SHE'S STILL ON THE BOARD, OR WE SHIFTED FROM ONE SPOT FORWARD TO ANOTHER SPOT? OR WAS SHE ON THE BOARD IN THE CONSUMER, POSITION, LEFT THE BOARD AND IS NOW COMING BACK TO THE BOARD. SO SHE'S LEFT THE BOARD AND COMING BACK TO THE BOARD. THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'M ASKING IS WE HAD APPOINTMENT VERSUS REAPPOINTMENT AND SO.
FANTASTIC. YEAH SHE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU. MISS PEELE, IF YOU WANT, INTRODUCE YOURSELF. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LEAH PEELE, AS MISS JACKSON SAID, I HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THE BOARD FOR LMA SINCE 2022. IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO GIVE BACK THE LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS GIVEN ME A LOT. I TOO HAVE GONE THROUGH, I LIVED IN BEECHER TERRACE. I DID THE FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM,
[15. RP082724JS REAPPOINTMENT OF JEFF SPIELBERG TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 26, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
THE SECTION EIGHT HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM. I'M NOW A HOMEOWNER IN RUSSELL, AND I JUST FIND IT INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO GIVE BACK, ESPECIALLY TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S GIVEN SO MUCH TO ME. SO I AM WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT. YEAH, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU, MISS PEELE, FOR PUTTING YOUR HAT IN THE RING AND TELL YOU CONGRATULATIONS. AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED TO SHOW MORE PATHWAYS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP AND YOU REPRESENT THAT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS. AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. SO I THINK YOU'D BE AWESOME ON THE BOARD. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND THAT IS, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OFF THE BOARD? HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN OFF THE BOARD? YEAH. AND THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT THAT, YOU KNOW, TRANSPIRED ON T SO I JUST WAS KE TRYING TO SEE IN BETWEEN THOSE TIMES IF YOU WAS ON THAT BOARD. SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO KNOW THAT QUESTION. I BELIEVE SHE'S ASKING WHEN YOU LEFT THE BOARD, 2023. I REMEMBER WHAT MONTH WE'LL HAVE A MONTH. COUNCILOR[16. RP082724DW REAPPOINTMENT OF DALE WOODS TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 26, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
HAWKINS, SHE SAID 2023. DO YOU RECALL IF IT WAS THE SPRING, THE SUMMER, THE FALL? OKAY. NO. I THINK SHE'S THE QUESTION. I'M GOOD. OKAY. COUNCILMAN KRAMER, I BELIEVE JUST TO REITERATE, HOW IMPORTANT I THINK IT IS WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LMAS. I'M SORRY, LMA, THAT WE'RE TALKING TO FOLKS WHO RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE, WHAT HOMEOWNERSHIP MEANS FOR FOLKS AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EQUITY THAT YOU BUILD UP OVER A LIFETIME AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH AND ALL OF WHAT THAT MEANS, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT HOUSING DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HIGH DENSITY APARTMENTS SOMEPLACE. NO. THANK YOU. YES YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING? NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE FALLS IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO. OPPOSITION THAT PASSES[17. RP082724LA REAPPOINTMENT OF LENISA ALVEY TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 26, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MISS PEELE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. NEXT ITEM ON ITEM NUMBER 12, PP 082724 KC. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KAREN CRAIN TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES AUGUST 15, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND[01:00:03]
MOTION. I'M SORRY, MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO MISS CRAIN WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE HAD A CONFLICT. HOWEVER, WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER REAPPOINTMENT. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED ON JUNE IN JUNE OF 2023 TO FILL A SEAT DUE TO A RESIGNATION. MISS CRAIN HAS COMMITTED TO THE WORK ON THE OF THIS BOARD. SHE IS CURRENTLY SELF EMPLOYED. HER BACKGROUND IS MARKETING. SHE HAS A BACHELOR OF ARTS FROM THE DEPAUL COLLEGE.I'M SORRY, UNIVERSITY. SO WE ARE. WE DEFINITELY WANT AND ARE ASKING FOR HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THIS SEAT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO HOLD THIS APPOINTMENT TO GET THOSE ANSWERED? HEARING NONE. 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. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 13 AP082724Q. THE APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN USING A TO THE KENTUCKIANA WORKS GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION I IT'S PROBABLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. EXCUSE ME. SO KENTUCKIANA WORKS IS OUR WORK, OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AREA FOR THE COUNTIES OF
[18. RP082724JF REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN FORD TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 26, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
JEFFERSON, BULLITT, HENRY TRIMBLE, OLDHAM, SPENCER AND SHELBY. THEY PROVIDE A STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. KEVIN USANGA WILL BE REPLACING PATRICIA WILLIAMS THIS SEAT ON THE. LET ME BACK UP ON THE KENTUCKIANA WORKS. THEY'RE PRESCRIBED SEATS. HE WOULD BE FILLING THE COMMUNITY THE SEAT FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. HE IS CURRENTLY LEADING EFFORTS IN THE AFRICAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN LEADERSHIP LOUISVILLE, COMPLETED BINGHAM FELLOW, HE'S HE HAS A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER AREAS THAT HE'S WORKING IN. I WILL LET HIM TALK ABOUT THAT. HE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU. MR. SINGH, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU. AS SHE SAID, MY NAME IS KEVIN USANGA, ORIGINALLY FROM RWANDA, AFRICA.I MOVED TO UNITED STATES BACK IN 2007, WENT TO SCHOOL AT JC AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO LINDSEY
[19. RP082724SM REAPPOINTMENT OF STAN MOORE TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 26, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
WILSON COLLEGE. GRADUATED THERE WITH THE DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, EMPHASIS IN ACCOUNTING AND GOT MY MASTERS IN LEADERSHIP AND, WORKED FOR WAYNE SUPPLY COMPANY, WHICH IS NOW BOBCAT, FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS. AND WENT THROUGH THE LICENSE TO MINISTRY, WAS APPOINTED AS A PASTOR AT BUESCHER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN 2017. AND, THAT'S WHERE THE WORK MY WORK WITH REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS STARTED, I SERVE THE COMMUNITY THAT'S FROM EAST AFRICA, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE SECOND LARGEST COMMUNITY OF REFUGEES. AND IMMIGRANTS, IN OUR CITY. FOUNDED THE ORGANIZATION CALLED SEE FORWARD MINISTRIES BACK IN 2017. AND THAT ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH THAT POPULATION, JUST COMPLETED MY BINGHAM FELLO, CLASS LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS LOOKING INTO WORKFORCE, TALENT AND, PIPELINE AND THAT OPENED ME UP, TO THIS OPPORTUNITIES AND, INTEREST IN, IN THE WORK THAT KENTUCKIANA WORKS IS DOING AND I FEEL LIKE, I CAN HELP OUT WITH, CONNECTING THEM TO THE REFUGEE POPULATION THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR APPLYING AND BEING A PART OF THIS PROCESS. WE NEED YOUR REPRESENTATION. WE HAVE AN AMAZING INTERNATIONAL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY THAT IS DOING AMAZING THINGS WITH COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS AND REALLY GROWING IN OUR CITY. AND I THINK YOUR REPRESENTATION MEANS A GREAT DEAL. PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP. ONCE YOU LEARN MORE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AND SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. USING, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 14 AP082724 CH THE APPOINTMENT OF CAROLYN HO TO THE KENTUCKY WORKS GREATER[20. AP082724DW APPOINTMENT OF DAVID BRADFORD WILCOX TO THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT (MSD) BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL 21ST, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION, MOTION, MOTION I WAS PROPERLY FORCED, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CAROLYN HO. SHE WILL BE REPLACING TY RICHARDSON, WHO HAS RETIRED AND[01:05:03]
RESIGNED FROM THE BOARD. CAROLINE. WILL BE THAT SEAT IS FOR HEALTH CARE. SHE IS A VP OF ENTERPRISE TALENT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT WITH HUMANA. SHE HAS 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN TALENT MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, AND AS AN HR EXECUTIVE. SHE IS ON THE CALL TO SPEAK WITH YOU TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SO IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM HI THERE. AM I COMING THROUGH OKAY? YOU'RE COMING THROUGH. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAMERA, BUT IT WAS ON. HI THERE. I'M CAROLINE HO, BEEN WITH HUMANA FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. REALLY WORKING CLOSELY IN THE TALENT MANAGEMENT SPACE. MOST RECENTLY, CHARGED WITH BUILDING OUT OUR STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING CAPABILITY, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, I GUESS ONE FUN FACT THAT I THINK, ON BOTH SIDES OF MY FAMILY, I'M LIKE A FOURTH GENERATION AND A SIXTH GENERATION LOUISVILLIAN, SO A REALLY PASSIONATE, CITIZEN OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN, IN WORKING WITH THIS BOARD IS ENSURING THAT THERE ARE, SKILLED JOBS, RIGHT? A PIPELINE OF SKILLED WORKERS AND JOBS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SO JUST VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH KENTUCKIANA WORKS AND APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.[21. AP082724SJ APPOINTMENT OF SHARON JETER TO THE OKOLONA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2025) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING? NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MISS HO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. LET'S SEE HERE. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER 15 RP 082724. JS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JEFF SPIELBERG TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 26TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY FOR US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JEFF SPIELBERG.HE HAD A CONFLICT TONIGHT AND WAS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING. HOWEVER, WE'RE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS REAPPOINTMENT, MR. SPIELBERG IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE KENTUCKY MIRROR AND PLATE GLASS. HE IS IN THE SEAT OF OWNER MANAGER. HE IS, THIRD GENERATION SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, GRADUATED FROM IU. HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2023. WE'RE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS REAPPOINTMENT. ANYONE HAVE A REASON OR CONCERN TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING ON THIS APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR WILL BE NUMBER 16 082724. D.W. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DALE WOODS TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 26TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? THE ITEMS BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON? YES, WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DALE WOODS. HE IS THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER FOR BCI BROADCASTING WDCB MEDIA. HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2023. WE'RE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE'S HERE TO REINTRODUCE HIMSELF TO EVERYONE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. MR. WOODS, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.
THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN DALE WOODS, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF WDCB. ALSO VICE PRESIDENT OF BLOCK COMMUNICATIONS SERVING ON THIS BOARD. IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE I HAVE 180 TEAM MEMBERS DOWNTOWN. WE WANT A STRONG, VIBRANT DOWNTOWN ALONG WITH THE CLEAN AND SAFE DOWNTOWN AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REAPPOINTED. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSITION IN OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. WOODS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 17 RP 082724 LA. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LANISHA ALVEY TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 26TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION SECOND, I WAS PROBABLY FORCED. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS REAPPOINTMENT, MISS ALVEY, IS THE SENIOR PROPERTY MANAGER FOR IN I. FORTIS GROUP, SHE HAS HER MASTERS AT WITHIN BUSINESS
[22. AP082724AP APPOINTMENT OF AMY PHELPS TO THE POLICE MERIT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 1, 2026) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
ADMINISTRATION. VP OF FINANCE AND MEMBERSHIP FINANCE AND MEMBERSHIP WITH I R M KENTUCKY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2023. SHE IS ON THE CALL. SHE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, BUT HOWEVER IS SHE GONE? SHE'S IN A CONFERENCE AT[01:10:06]
6:00. SHE. NO. OKAY WE STILL WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER. THANK YOU. WITH HER REAPPOINTMENT, SHE WAS HERE, BUT SHE HAD TO GET OFF THE CALL, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT REAPPOINTMENT. WOULD ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS OR NEED TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. BEN RENO, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, PLEASE COME SEE ME. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS GOING TO BE ITEM NUMBER 18, P082724. JF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN FORD TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 26TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON? SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS REAPPOINTMENT. WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH JOHN FORD. HE IS IN THE SEAT. HE'S OPERATION MANAGER WITH RIVERSIDE PARKING. HE IS IN THE OWNER MANAGER FOR PARKING SEAT, WHICH IS A PRESCRIBED SEAT, HE IS HERE TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. HI. JOHN FORD, THE OPERATION MANAGER FOR RIVERSIDE PARKING, WE OPERATE ABOUT 60 PARKING FACILITIES IN THE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE. I APOLOGIZE, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING? NONE. THIS IS. THE APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. FORD, THANK YOU, THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 19, RP 08272 FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF STAN MORE TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 26TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY FOR US, MISS JACKSON? SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. STAN MORE. HE IS IN A PRESCRIBED SEAT. HE'S IN A HE IS THE OWNER OF MAPS SECURITY. HE IS IN THAT OWNER MANAGER SEAT. HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2018. WE'RE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE REINTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU ALL AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. STAN THE MAN, COME ON DOWN. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, I APPRECIATE IT. MY NAME IS STAN MORE. I'M ON MY THIRD TERM WITH THE LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, WHICH I'VE CHAIRED THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I'M A RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER, WORK IN THE DISTRICT, AND JUST HAPPY TO BE PART OF IT AND APPRECIATE THE REAPPOINTMENT. AND COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. STAN, WHAT WHAT KIND OF PROGRESS HAVE YOU SEEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD? IT. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I MEAN, A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE ADDITIONAL AMBASSADORS, WHICH HAVE BEEN CRITICAL FOR US TO DO OUR JOB. A LOT OF TIMES I REFER TO OUR OUR ROLE IS TO PUT THE SHINE ON THE CITY, AND BY THAT I MEAN WE CLEAN IT, WE PUT UP THE BANNERS, WE PUT THE FLOWER POTS, WE DO THOSE AUXILIARY SERVICES THAT THE CITY CAN ALWAYS DO. AND, AND I THINK THE ADDITIONAL THAT METRO COUNCIL HAS FUNDED A LITTLE TOURISM FUNDED HUMANA FUND, IT HAS REALLY BEEN HELPFUL WITH US AND THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. I THINK THAT WE ALSO WE PRESENT THE CITY IN THE CORRECT LIGHT. WE DO A LOT OF TOURISTS, A LOT OF A LOT OF VISITORS TO THIS CITY. AND HAVING THOSE AMBASSADORS WALK THE GROUNDS AND SHOW THEMSELVES AND BE BE AMBASSADORS FOR THE CITY HAS BEEN REALLY HELPFUL. OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE. THIS IS A POINT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. MOORE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS GOING TO BE ITEM NUMBER 28, P082724. D.W. THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID BRADFORD WILCOX TO THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT BOARD, MSD BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEM BEFORE US? MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE PURPOSE OF MSD IS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SEWER AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES. THERE ARE EIGHT MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. MR. DAVID BRADFORD WILCOX, IS A CIVIL ENGINEER BY PROFESSION. HOWEVER, HE IS THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE MCCALL GROUP. HE HAS HIS MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM BELLARMINE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEGREE FROM UK. HE IS HERE. HE IS FILLING A SEAT DUE TO A RESIGNATION OF KEITH JACKSON. HE'S HERE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND HIS WIFE'S ONE OF OUR ESTEEMED JUDGES. HI, BRAD WILCO, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
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AND CONSIDERING THE NOMINATION, AS MISS JACKSON ALLUDED TO, I'VE GOT A CIVIL ENGINEERING DEGREE FROM UK. I'M A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, AND FOR THE EARLY PART OF MY CAREER, WORKED ACTUALLY FOR A CONSULTING ENGINEER IN TOWN AND DID A LOT OF WORK FOR AND WITH MSD, ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, I PIVOTED INTO VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION AND HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THAT SINCE THEN.SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO REACQUAINT MYSELF WITH MSD AND THE GOOD WORK THAT EVERYBODY IS DOING THERE. AND I THINK I'VE GOT A SOME EXPERIENCE HERE THAT MAY, MAY BE HELPFUL. SO WITH THAT, I APPRECIATE YOUR ALL'S CONSIDERATION AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT. HEARING NONE.
THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I, I AYE. ANY OPPOSITION YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. BRAD, THANK
[23. RP082724TN REAPPOINTMENT OF THEODORE NIXON TO THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2028) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM ON ITEM NUMBER 21 8P082724 SJ. THE APPOINTMENT OF SHARON JETTER TO THE OKOLONA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION SECOND ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON ON THE FLOOR. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARDS ARE TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES, AND LEVY A TAX FOR SUCH SERVICES. THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THREE ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR, FOUR ARE APPOINTED WITHIN THE DISTRICT, THEY AGAIN THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT SERVED THREE YEAR TERMS. THE ONES, THE FOUR THAT ARE ARE APPOINTED WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THEY SERVE A FOUR YEAR TERM. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SHARON JETTER. SHE IS REPLACING, A MEMBER DUE TO A RESIGNATION, SHE IS A GROUP UNDERWRITER WITH ANTHEM. SHE HAS HER BA FROM U OF L. SHE IS MOTIVATED, MOTIVATED AND A DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL, AND SHE IS WILLING TO SERVE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING ON THIS. FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. SHE IS ACTUALLY ON THE CALL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. MISS JETTER, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM. YES. HI, I'M SHARON JETTER, AND AS ALTHEA SAID, I DO WORK FOR ANTHEM BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD AND HAVE TWO ADULT CHILDREN AND, I'M JUST VERY INTERESTED IN OPEN TO LEARNING AND BEING A PART OF THE BOARD AND CONTRIBUTING. HOWEVER, I CAN. I'M NEW TO GOVERNMENT, BUT I'M OPEN TO LEARNING, AS I SAID, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE WHAT'S THAT? WELL, IF YOU'RE SAYING SURE, THEN YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MATT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, DID YOU APPLY TO BE ON THE SPECIFIC BOARD OR DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH FIRE DEPARTMENTS? I DO NOT HAVE ANY, PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, AND I DID APPLY TO BE ON THIS, SPECIFIC BOARD. DUE TO ANOTHER, SHE'S[24. RP082724KS REAPPOINTMENT OF KERRY STEMLER TO THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2028) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
ALREADY ON THE BOARD, BUT SHE RECOMMENDED ME. OR REFERRED ME. DO YOU LIVE IN OKOLONA? I DO, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? FURTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT. REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEAR NO. OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA WILL BE ITEM NUMBER 22 AP0827248P. THE APPOINTMENT OF MARY OR AMY PHELPS TO THE POLICE MERIT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 1ST, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS BROUGHT BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE POLICE MERIT BOARD, THEY CLASSIFY AND EXAMINE APPLICANTS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AS OFFICERS, THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE CHIEF, ASSISTANT CHIEF OR ANY ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. THERE ARE TWO ON THIS BOARD THAT ARE ELECTED BY THE FOP TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD.THEY SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. MISS PHELPS WILL REPLACE, A MEMBER DUE TO A RESIGNATION, MISS PHELPS IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATOR AND STRATEGIST. SHE'S A SPECIAL AGENT WITH THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU, MISS PHELPS HAS HER BS IN EDUCATION WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP FROM UOFL.
SHE'S HERE TO SHE'S HERE TO INTRODUCE HERSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. MISS PHELPS, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. YES, SIR.
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THANK YOU. MY NAME IS AMY PHELPS. I MOVED HERE IN 1990. I GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN IN KENTUCKY, LIVED IN A COUPLE METROPOLITAN CITIES, AND THEN MOVED HERE TO PURSUE MY CHILDHOOD DREAM OF BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL. SO I WAS WITH THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 23 YEARS, AND I RETIRED IN 2015. AND, STILL YOUNG AT HEART, STILL VERY CURIOUS, WANTED TO CONTINUE IN AN INVESTIGATIVE, WORK. SO I STARTED WITH FRAUD[25. AP082724KK APPOINTMENT OF KRIS KISER TO THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2028) Action Required By: February 2025 Sponsors: ]
INVESTIGATIONS FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES AND THAT HAS MANIFESTED ME TO BE IN A POSITION AT THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU, WHERE I INVESTIGATE PROPERTY FRAUD. WORK WORKMAN'S COMP FRAUD, MEDICAL FRAUD. SO THAT'S WHERE I AM NOW. AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. AND I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT. WHAT'S THAT? OKAY. NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MISS PHELPS, OFFICER PHELPS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THE PAST AND YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE HERE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE ITEM NUMBER 23, RP ZERO EIGHT. BUT THE INTERNET'S ACTING UP. OKAY, MISS PHELPS, I THINK THAT YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL CAN HEAR ME. I HEARD YOU ALL WITHIN THE SOUND WENT AWAY. THANK YOU, MISS PHELPS. AND AS SOMEONE WHO SERVED ON THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I. HEARS IS THAT I'VE LEARNED THAT MANY OF THEM FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T SEE THE FULL POLICE OFFICER UNTIL AFTER TWO YEARS. AND I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THAT. AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WHAT ARE THE SOME OF THE QUALITIES YOU LOOK FOR IN THIS PROCESS? OR YOU WOULD LOOK FOR ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR INVESTIGATIVE EXPERIENCE, I MISSED THE FIRST PART OF YOUR QUESTION, BUT I THINK THE REST OF IT, ALLOWS ME TO ANSWER. I BELIEVE THAT, I BELIEVE THAT CANDIDATES FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD SHOW A WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THEIR
[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.]
COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY AND GREAT VALOR, APPRECIATE THOSE. IT WAS MY CHILDHOOD DREAM TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. I APPRECIATE THOSE WHO COME TO THAT DREAM. LATER IN LIFE. I APPRECIATE THOSE WHO WANT TO SERVE. I DO THINK WITH EXPERIENCE AND A FOCUS ON TRAINING, THAT THEIR SERVICE BECOMES BETTER. I THINK IN A VERY CLOSED AREA. I WAS A TRAINING INSTRUCTOR AT THE TRAINING ACADEMY FOR LOUISVILLE POLICE, AND I THINK YOU CAN PUT THEM IN A LOT OF SITUATIONS IN TRAINING. BUT UNTIL THEY'RE ON THE STREETS AND HAVE THE GUIDANCE OF, YOU KNOW, PATROL OFFICERS THAT ARE HELPING THEM, IT'S A GROWING EXPERIENCE. ALWAYS HONOR THEIR, WILLING TO COMMIT TO SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO GIVE THEM THE TOOLS LEARNING, EDUCATION AND, INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE TO SEE HOW THEY ROUND OUT AND EXPLORE THEIR CAREER THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU. YOU SOMEHOW WRAPPED UP SOME OF MY FIRST QUESTION, WHICH WAS, HEARING ABOUT THE SECOND YEAR FOR YOU. WHEN DID YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAD ARRIVED AS AN OFFICER? EVEN AS AN INVESTIGATOR, WAS IT AMOUNT OF TIME OR WAS IT THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE? AND I LIKE YOUR EMPHASIS ON TRAINING. YES, I, I'M A BIG ADVOCATE OF TRAINING.I TRAIN IN MY CURRENT POSITION. I'M STILL A KENTUCKY LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTRUCTOR FOR THE STATE OF KENTUCKY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. BIG ADVOCATE OF TRAINING, AND GIVING PEOPLE TOOLS TO HANDLE, VIOLENT OR AGGRESSIVE SITUATIONS OR EVEN A SITUATION THAT JUST CALLS FOR EMPATHY. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT FOR ME, I FOUND A NICHE WHEN I WAS POLICING AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY THAT NEEDED A BIGGER VOICE BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF VICTIMS FROM ASSAULTS AND, AND DRUG TRAFFICKING THAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE AREA I SERVICED, I FELT LIKE I CONTINUED TO LEARN, I DON'T KNOW THAT I EVER KNEW IT ALL, BUT IT ALLOWED ME TO BE, A DETECTIVE IN THE HOMICIDE UNITS AND SPECIAL VICTIMS UNITS, I THINK BECAUSE I AM EMPATHETIC AND COMPASSIONATE, BUT ALSO, VERY WELL TRAINED IN TO HANDLE SITUATIONS. I WANTED TO GIVE THAT BACK TO YOUNGER OFFICERS. SO I CONTINUE TO DO THAT. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER ARE 100% UNTIL UNTIL YOU ARE. BUT I FELT LIKE AFTER 4 OR 5 YEARS IN HOMICIDE, I COULD HANDLE A LOT OF THOSE INVESTIGATIVE SITUATIONS. BUT EVERY CRIME AND EVERY CRIME SCENE IS DIFFERENT.
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SO I THINK YOU JUST HAVE TO BE WILLING TO LEARN AND WILLING TO INCORPORATE OTHER OPINIONS.THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOU SEEM LIKE A GREAT ADDITION. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? WELL, WE'VE ALREADY PASSED THIS CORRECT INTO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 23 PP 082724 TEN. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THEODORE NIXON TO THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2028. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. THEODORE NIXON. HE IS A FORMER CEO OF THE DD. WILLIAMSON CORPORATION. HE IS VERY ACTIVE IN HIS COMMUNITY. HE IS THE BOARD, CURRENTLY THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, HE IS, ON THE BOARD FOR CHAOS CORPORATION. HE'S HERE. I'LL LET HIM TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. MR. NIXON, IF YOU WANT TO ANNOUNCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING NUMBER 23 OF 25 ON THE LIST. THANK YOU. THANK YOU OUT THERE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR, YEAH. TED NIXON, THEODORE WAS WHAT MOM CALLED ME WHEN I WAS BAD. SO WE'LL DROP THAT, AND, BORN AND RAISED IN LOUISVILLE, ALL MY LIFE. LOVE THIS CITY, 8 TO 10 YEARS AGO, I REALLY DEVELOPED A PASSION FOR HELPING OUR ORGANIZATIONS AND FAMILIES. WEST NINTH STREET, AND THEN I HAD, WHEN I SOLD MY BUSINESS AND RETIRED TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, MY FOCUS AND PASSION HAS BEEN WEST NINTH STREET. JOINED THE WATERFRONT PARK BOARD SIX YEARS AGO, HAVE WORKED, A LOT AND JOINED IT BECAUSE OF WATERFRONT PARK PHASE FOUR, HAVE WORKED A LOT IN THE DESIGN AND FUNDRAISING OF PHASE FOUR, TO WHICH I THANK METRO COUNCIL AND THE CITY FOR YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT, WHICH HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, PLEASE COME TO OUR GROUNDBREAKING OF PLAYED PORT IN, IN THE FALL. BUT DELIGHTED TO SERVE ON WATERFRONT PARK. IT'S A GREAT ASSET FOR THE CITY. AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME FOR CONSIDERING ME AS A REAPPOINTMENT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING UP? HEARING NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. NIXON, THANK YOU FOR YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 24, THE SECOND AND LAST 08277272 FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KERRY STEMLER TO THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2028. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION SECOND. I WAS PROPERLY FOR US, MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. KERRY STEMLER. HE IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF K M STEMLER COMPANY, INC. HE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHAIR FOR MULTIPLE BOARDS LIKE YOUR COMMUNITY BANK, GLE ONE, SOUTHERN INDIANA GOODWILL BRIDGE, JUST OTHERS, HE'S BEEN A COMMITTED DEDICATED BOARD MEMBER. WE ARE ASKING FOR ASKING FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE IS ON THE CALL AND HE CAN INTRODUCE REINTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. MR. STIMLER, IF YOU WANT TO STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. OH, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN ACKERSON. AND MISS JACKSON, YES, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I DEFINITELY HAVE A PASSION FOR THE PARK. I LIVE AT WATERFRONT PARK PLACE, AND I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CHAIR THE HOA. MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT IS THE HIGH RISE BUILDING DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARK. SO IT'S THE PARK IS DEBBIE AND I'S FRONT YARD. SO WE'VE LIVED IN THE BUILDING FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. I HAVE A TRUE PASSION FOR DOWNTOWN. I SERVE ON THIS BOARD AND SERVE AS ON THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. SO I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE VERY INVOLVED. MY PAST ROLES I'VE AS AS MISS JACKSON SAID, I'VE CHAIRED GLA. I CURRENTLY THE CHAIR OF BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEMS. SO DOWNTOWN AND THIS AND THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND ESPECIALLY PUBLIC SAFETY AT THE PARK, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO BE REAPPOINTED. I WOULD LOVE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT HEARING? NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING IN OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. STIMLER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THANK YOU. THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, NUMBER 25, AP 082724 CJ, THE APPOINTMENT OF CHRIS KAISER TO THE WATERFRONT
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DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2028. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION THE ITEM BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS APPOINTMENT, MR. CHRIS KAISER WILL BE REPLACING MARY ANN BUTLER ON THIS BOARD, MARY ANN, RESIGNED, BECAUSE SHE CAME TO WORK FOR METRO, MR. KAISER IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE, HE HAS HIS JURIS DOCTORATE DOCTOR FROM U OF L. HE HAS A BA FROM IU. HE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, MR. KAISER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR, AND I WOULD SAY DELIGHTED TO BE BATTING CLEANUP FOR YOU ALL. SO, WELL, YOU'RE A LAWYER WHO GOT SMART AND STOPPED PRACTICING LAW RIGHT? EXACTLY, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF A TRADE GROUP. OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE. INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION. IT'S EDUCATION ARM, THE TERMITE FOUNDATION AND ITS TRADE SHOW EQUIP EXPOSITION, THIS YEAR, OUR FURNISH FOR OUR 41ST YEAR IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. IT'S THE FOURTH LARGEST SHOW IN THE COUNTRY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT. DO YOU LIVE IN LOUISVILLE? I DO 16, MR. REED'S DISTRICT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING? NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. KAISER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, FOLKS. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED, MISS JACKSON. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU EVERYONE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.