[Call to Order] [00:00:06] GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THIS IS THE REGULAR LABOR ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826 AND METRO COUNCIL RULE FIVE A I'M VICE CHAIRMAN ROBIN ENGEL OF THE COMMITTEE, OUR CHAIRMAN, PHILIP BAKER AND COUNCILWOMAN DONNA PURVIS HAVE AN EXCUSED ABSENCE, JOINING US [Roll Call] IN THE CHAMBER IS COUNCILMAN VACHON. COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD, WE ARE ONLINE THERE WITH OUR COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL. COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. COUNCILMAN SEIM. AM I MISSING ANYBODY UP THERE? IS COUNCILMAN WHO? I'VE GOT HIM. IS COUNCILMAN OWEN UP THERE? OKAY. AND I THINK THERE'S COUNCILMAN RUIZ. WELCOME I THINK I'VE GOT EVERYBODY NOW THERE. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF [1. ID 24-0533     PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO KRS 65.7051 FOR THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT AREA.] ITEM ONE, PLEASE. PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO ONE MOMENT. I'M GOING TO READ THIS MEETING. IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE EIGHT. ITEM ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO KRS 65.7051 FOR THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT AREA. READ IN FULL. BACK TO YOU, SIR. WELCOME, FOLKS, ONCE AGAIN TO THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL'S LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, WE INTRODUCED THIS EARLIER, BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF ANYBODY HAS SHOWED UP LATE, A LITTLE BIT AND DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SIGN THE SIGN IN SHEET TO SPEAK, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO ON THE SPEAKING. WE'RE GOING TO GO ON THE SHEET THAT WE HAVE AT CLARK BY THE CLERK AT THE PRESENT. SO THIS IS HOW THIS WILL WORK. SPEAKERS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY SIGNED UP, AND THEY WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO STATE THEIR OPINIONS FROM THIS PODIUM. WHEN YOU ARE CALLED TO SPEAK, PLEASE STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND BEGIN BY STATING YOUR NAME. MADAM CLERK, CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, PLEASE. GAIL HOWARD. HELLO, EVERYBODY. I'M GAIL HOWARD, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF PARIS TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND I'D LIKE TO, JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF OUTLINE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, WE'VE LIVED IN PARIS TOWN FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND WE'VE WATCHED IT GO DOWN ON A DAILY BASIS. YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS, PROFESSIONAL, CRIME. PEOPLE COME IN EVERY NIGHT. THEY'RE GOING INTO THE BUILDING STEALING ALL THE VALUABLE METALS. THE HOSPITAL IS FULL OF BLACK MOLD, ASBESTOS. NOTHING IN THERE IS UP TO CODE, SO IT'S LIKE A START OVER PROJECT. BUT LET'S NOT FOCUS ON THAT. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT COULD BE THERE, THERE ARE PLANS WITH, HOUSING FOR, SOME, INCLUDING INCOME QUALIFIED HOUSING FOR PEOPLE, 400, APARTMENTS. THERE'S PARKING FOR A GARAGE FOR 800 PEOPLE. THERE'S GOING TO BE, A BOUTIQUE HOTEL WITH SOME, PENTHOUSES ON TOP. SO IT'S GOING TO COME ALIVE AGAIN, PEOPLE WILL BE GOING TO WORK. THEY'RE GOING TO BE CALLING THAT PLACE HOME. IT'S GOING TO BE A SAFE PLACE WITH WALKING PATHS, INDIGENOUS PLANTS, TREES. THEY'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN AS MANY OF THE ORIGINAL TREES AS WE CAN. SO I'M NOT GOING TO TALK LONG, BUT I JUST HOPE THAT YOU'LL GIVE THIS YOUR CONSIDERATION. THEY'RE READY TO ROLL. THEY HAVE, THE ZONING IS COMPLETE, THE MONEY IS THERE. AND, I HOPE THAT YOU'LL GIVE IT YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AMIR GRANGER. AMIR. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS AMIR GRANGER, AND I LIVE IN THE CHICKASAW NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT AS I AM A I'M. THERE'S LOTS OF EYEBALLS THAT I DON'T SEE, SO I'M GOING TO. IS IT READY FOR ME TO GO BECAUSE MY TIME IS STARTING OR. OH, OKAY. I JUST PEOPLE WEREN'T LOOKING SO I WASN'T SURE. ACTIVE LISTENING, SO LIVING IN CHICKASAW NEIGHBORHOOD, I AM IN ONE OF THE NINE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE WEST END TIFF, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE, OH, I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE I'M TALKING IN A VACUUM. THANK YOU ALL FOR EYE CONTACT. I APPRECIATE YOU SPEAK TO YOU, AS WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT IN OUR WEST END TIFF OFFERED TO US, I AM, I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THE RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA FOR THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER WOULD HAVE HAD [00:05:05] THAT OPPORTUNITY BUY IN FROM ALL OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS FUNDS FOC PROJECT. SO MONEY IS REALLY GOING TO GO TO THE DEVELOPER. I BELIEVE THERE WERE THREE DIFFERENT DESIGNS PUT FORTH AT ONE TIME, THE COMMUNITY VOTED ON A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS, AND THEY ENDED UP WITH ONE. AND SO I WANT TO STRESS THAT ENDED UP WITH AND RUSHING THIS PROCESS THROUGH, WHEN THE COUNCIL PERSON THAT REPRESENTS THIS AREA IS NOT PRESENT, AND ALSO THE COUNCIL PERSON WHO HELPED PUSH THIS THROUGH IS NOT PRESENT, IS QUESTIONABLE ON THE COMMUNITY STANDPOINT BECAUSE HE WAS OUT THERE LEARNING ABOUT THE WEST END TIFF, AND HE SHOULD KNOW SON SUPPORT OF A SPECIFIC PROJECT. THEY OUTLINED OTHER THINGS LIKE HONORING GREEN SPACE, HAVING A LIBRARY AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND IT SEEMED THAT THIS DEVELOPER THAT IS POSSIBLY IN LINE TO GET THIS TIF FUNDING AND THE . TAX BURDENS AND REALITIES, NEEDS AND AUTHORIZING TAX MONEY TO GO INTO A DEVELOPER'S POCKET WHEN THERE IS NO GUARANTEE FIGURE OUT A DIFFERENT WAY TO GENERATE. THANK YOU. CINDY. PABLO AND WHILE OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS COMING UP, WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. SO WE'RE NOW AT A FULL, FULL COMMITTEE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF OUR TWO TWO MEMBERS THAT HAVE EXCUSED ABSENCE. WELCOME, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. I AM CINDY PABLO. I AM ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS OF THE PARIS TOWN POINT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND I LIVE IN PARIS TOWN POINT. I DON'T LIVE IN PARIS TOWN LIKE SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO SAY, BUT ANYWAY, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE CHANGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THESE PLAN CHANGES, I THINK, SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED WITH MY NEIGHBORS AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND ME, BECAUSE I JUST ACCIDENTALLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS MEETING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON BECAUSE I DID NOT SEE IT ON A FACEBOOK POST. I DID NOT SEE IT IN THE PAPER, COMMON COURTESY WOULD HAVE BEEN TO LET US KNOW THAT THIS HAS CHANGED, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT ARE IMPORTANT THAT THEY NEED TO EXPLAIN OR WHAT EXACTLY THE, WHAT IS IT? WHAT EXACTLY THE I GUESS SENIOR HOUSING IS GOING TO BE AND WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO GET IN THAT ARE THERE INCOME RESTRICTIONS OR IS THIS AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE, ALSO, HOW DO THEY DETERMINE HOW MANY UNITS THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD IF THEY HAVE SUCH A BIG, YOU KNOW, BIG AREA, THEY CAN BUILD 400 OR 250. HOW DO THEY DECIDE THAT AND WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO IF THEY DON'T BUILD THE FULL NUMBER? OKAY. ALSO THINGS THAT NEED TO BE KIND OF PLANNED AHEAD OF TIME, I GUESS, ARE THE HOMES THAT ARE BEING BUILT IN THE PARKING LOT SPOT ON VINE STREET. DO THEY HAVE A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION? IF THEY DO, THEN WHAT HAPPENS IF THAT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION GOES DEFUNCT? WE ALREADY HAVE ONE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GOING ON COURT FOR SOME REASON, JUST DISSOLVED, AND THERE'S NO ONE TAKING CARE OF THEIR COMMON PROPERTY, THE LAND OR ANYTHING AROUND THERE. ALSO, ANOTHER BIG IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS PARKING PERMITS. WHEN EVENTS HAPPEN AT PARIS TOWN OLD FORESTER HALL, ANY OF THOSE THINGS LIKE THAT? PARKING IS A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE. WE HAVE ON STREET PARKING. VERY FEW HAVE OFF STREET PARKING AND WE HAVE HAD SOME HELP IN THE PAST FROM PARIS TOWN GIVING US PARKING CONES AND PARKING [00:10:05] BARRICADES. BUT NOW THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THAT ANYMORE. SO IT IS LITERALLY UP TO YOU TO DECIDE, DO I GO TO CHURCH THIS SATURDAY OR DO I PLAY, YOU KNOW, ROULETTE WITH WHETHER I HAVE A PARKING SPOT? SO UNFORTUNATELY, I STAYED HOME SATURDAY. I DIDN'T GO TO CHURCH ON SATURDAY. I HAVE COMMITMENTS ON SUNDAY, SO I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN CHURCH AND WHETHER OR NOT I COULD PARK AT HOME. OKAY. OTHER THINGS WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IS THE PARKING PERMIT SYSTEM. EVEN IF IT DOESN'T WORK FOR US GOING FORWARD. ANYTIME A DEVELOPMENT GOES INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE DEVELOPERS NEED TO PROVIDE PARKING PERMITS FOR THOSE AREAS BECAUSE IT'S A NIGHTMARE AND IT'S COSTLY AND IT'S A LONG, DRAWN OUT PROCESS. AS BUTCHERTOWN CAN TELL YOU CAN TELL YOU, THEY'RE STILL THERE, GOING ON TWO YEARS TRYING TO GET THIS. SO I THINK THAT PART OF ANY DEVELOPMENT IS SHOULD BE TO ASSURE PARKING FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS. IF THEY DON'T HAVE DRIVEWAYS, THEY NEED TO PROVIDE PARKING PERMITS FOR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. YEAH. OKAY. NICHOLAS MELON. HI. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS MELON AND I LIVE ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY. I'VE COME HERE A NUMBER OF TIMES, AND I ALWAYS RAISE THE SAME ISSUE. THERE WAS A PROCESS IN PLACE, AND IT'S WRITTEN INTO LAW. AND ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS WHEN THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS WAS MADE WAS THAT THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO MODIFY THE PROPOSAL IN ITS DETAIL. AT THIS POINT, WE'RE LOOKING AT A PLAN THAT BEARS NO RESEMBLANCE TO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. SO IN FACT, YOU'RE IN VIOLATION. IF THIS THING GOES FORWARD, IT WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF THE LAWS THAT YOU YOURSELVES WROTE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A STIPULATION THAT AN AGREEMENT BE REACHED BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND MEMBERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEE THAT WAS, GATHERED TO REACH THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DISSOLVED, AND THERE IS NO AGREEMENT IN PLACE. IF YOU LOOK IT UP, YOU'LL FIND THAT AGREEMENTS INVOLVE TWO PARTIES. SO THERE AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT CONFORMING WITH THE LAWS THAT YOU YOURSELVES DRAFTED. SO ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT YOU ADHERE TO THE PROCESS THAT YOU YOURSELVES CAME UP WITH. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T STICK TO THE PROCESS, YOU GET A BAD PRODUCT. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A DEVELOPMENT FOR A BOUTIQUE HOTEL THAT WE NEED, LIKE A HOLE IN THE HEAD, A PARKING GARAGE WHICH IS OBSOLETE, AND OFFICE SPACE IN THE CITY WITH 20% OFFICE VACANCIES. THIS IS A REFLECTION OF A OF A OF A PROCESS THAT HAS FAILED. AND I'M ASKING YOU TO RECONSIDER. AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO REOPEN TO NEW PROPOSALS, THAT YOU DO IT ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN GUIDELINES. THANK YOU. THANK YO. JOANNE ROBINSON. MY NAME IS JOANNE ROBINSON. I LIVE AT 854 VINE, DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER. I JUST HEARD ABOUT THIS MEETING 50 MINUTES AGO, SO I'M NOT PREPARED. BUT I AM UPSET ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY ON, THIS NEW PROPOSAL. WHAT I UNDERSTOOD SOMEBODY ASKED ME ABOUT IT AND SAID, IS THIS GOING TO BE THE SENIOR HOUSING FOR THE MANOR HOUSING THAT THEY NEED? SENIOR HOUSING. AND I WAS TOLD, NO, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THINGS HAVE CHANGED SO MUCH SINCE ALL OF THIS STARTED. I'M FOR DAY ONE, HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE DEVELOPER THAT HAS THAT RIGHT NOW, AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO DO THE BEST JOB THAT HE CAN FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WILL BE AS PROUD AS WE ARE TO LIVE THERE AND HAVE FUN, ENJOY AND FEEL SAFE. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS A SPECIAL LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD TO ME BECAUSE I AM ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF PARIS TOWN POINTE, AND I AM LIKE MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT AREA. SO PROUD OF IT. I WAS ONE THAT PROPOSED A 21 TYPE C HOTEL BE PUT IN THERE BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH TO OFFER THERE. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THE DOWNTOWN PART OF IT THAT IS THE PRESERVATION ART DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN AMAZING FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I CAN'T BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW NICE IT'S BECOME AND HOW PROUD WE ARE OF THAT. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO SEE THIS DEVELOPER GO ON WITH IT, BECAUSE ALL OF THESE NEW, THIS NEW DEVELOPER THAT'S COMING IN WANTS TO DO MORE CHANGES. AND WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THAT. WE HAVE HAD YEARS OF WAITING AND WAITING [00:15:03] AND WAITING AND FINALLY IT'S BOILED DOWN TO THE THIRD DEVELOPER THAT CAN GET THIS DONE. WE NEED THIS DONE AND WE NEED IT DONE. NOW STOP. DO IT NOW. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STEVE WEISER. MY NAME IS STEVE WEISER, 2862 READING DRIVE. HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF CONCERNED RESIDENTS ARE QUESTIONING THIS DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. WHO OWNS THIS PROPERTY? US. THE TAXPAYERS? WE, THE TAXPAYERS ARE SELLING THIS NINE ACRE EXTREMELY VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR $1. WE MIGHT EVEN BE PAYING TO CLEAN UP THE HAZMAT AND THE DEMO. THE STRUCTURES. WHAT ARE WE, THE TAXPAYERS, GETTING IN RETURN? ARE WE GETTING NEW TAX DOLLAR INVESTMENTS? NO, IT LOOKS LIKE ALL THE OCCUPANTS WILL BE FROM EXISTING HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ANY NEW OUTSIDE BUSINESSES OR RESIDENTS RELOCATING INTO THIS DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE JUST REDISTRIBUTING EXISTING RESOURCES WITH NO NEW REVENUES. ARE WE GETTING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED? NO. 90% OF THE UNITS WILL BE NON AFFORDABLE. ARE WE GETTING MORE TREE SPACE THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED IN THIS INNER CITY? NO, WE ARE GETTING A MASSIVE SIX LEVEL PARKING GARAGE IN THE CURRENT GREEN SPACE, INCREASING OUR HEAT ISLAND. ARE WE GETTING COMPATIBLE DESIGN THAT FITS INTO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS? NO, WE ARE GETTING GENERIC SUBURBAN SPRAWL TYPE BUILDINGS. TO SUM UP, IF YOU VOTE TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT, YOU ARE VOTING FOR LESS TAX REVENUE, LESS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LESS GREEN SPACE, AND LESSER QUALITY COMMUNITY. WELL, WHAT OTHER OPTIONS DO WE HAVE? HERE ARE SIX OPTIONS THAT RESPOND TO WHAT WE, THE TAXPAYERS, WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN. NUMBER ONE, UPT SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS PROJECT ALREADY. THEY PROPOSED SOMETHING IN 2020. IT SHOULD BE BUILT RIGHT NOW. WE SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE TODAY. IF THAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY CONTINUE TO REDESIGN THEIR 2024 PROPOSAL, BUT THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THE 2020 RFP. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND I STRESS LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO ASKING THE OTHER 20. OR YOU COULD ASK THE OTHER 2020 RFP DEVELOPER IF THEY WERE STILL INTERESTED, OR YOU CAN ISSUE A WHOLE NEW RFP OR RFP OR WHAT ABOUT THIS WE THE TAXPAYERS, INSTEAD OF REBATING THAT $20 MILLION, USE SOME OF OUR TAX DOLLARS TO CLEAN THE BUILDINGS AND DEMO THE NON HISTORIC STRUCTURES. NOW, WHILE THE DEVELOPER IS REWORKING THEIR PLANS PER THE 2020 RFP LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, YOU FOLKS COULD DO THAT TODAY. YOU COULD HAVE DONE THAT FOUR YEARS AGO. OR WHAT IF WE JUST SOLD THE PROPERTY AS IS PUT IN A FEW PROVISIONS LIKE MAKE SURE WE HAVE A PARK, MAYBE SAVE SOME OF THE ORIGINAL BUILDING AND THEREBY GAINING MILLIONS INSTEAD OF PAYING OUT MILLIONS. THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO OTHER DEVELOPERS WHO APPEAR INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT. IN SUMMARY, IF YOU WERE A PRIVATE OWNER OF THIS LAND, YOU WOULD NEVER SELL IT FOR $1, THEN PAY $20 MILLION TO HELP SOMEONE DEVELOP IT. LET'S BE ECONOMICALLY WISE SINCE WE OWN THIS PROPERTY. THE LAST THING WE ALL WANT TO DO IS HAVE A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. BUT IF THAT IS WHAT IT TAKES TO ENFORCE THE TAXPAYER LEGAL RIGHTS IN THIS PROCESS, THEN THAT WILL BE WHAT IS NECESSITATED. LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THE CITY CAN TAKE UP TO FIVE YEARS TO RESOLVE. THE CITY HAS ALREADY WASTED EIGHT YEARS. IF YOU VOTE FOR APPROVED, THEN YOU ARE OKAY. WITH A FEW MORE YEARS TO WASTE, WE, THE TAXPAYERS HOPE YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. AND WE, THE TAXPAYERS OF LOUISVILLE ARE WATCHING HOW YOU VOTE. THANK YOU THOMAS WOODCOCK. WE THOMAS WOODCOCK, 1375 SOUTH BROOK STREET. 40208. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL TODAY, JUST FIRST I WANT TO SAY I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMING AND THE SUBJECT OF TODAY'S PUBLIC COMMENT, PERIOD. THIS IS A $20 MILLION SUBSIDY INVOLVING PUBLIC, PUBLIC LAND. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT MATTER TO OUR CITY. WE CAN'T HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT TIME AT 3:00 ON A TUESDAY. IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE. AND IN FACT, IT'S SHAMEFUL BECAUSE IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD. THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON THE STATE OF KENTUCKY PASSED THIS LAW TO PREVENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY. LET'S HAVE AN OPEN AND FREE CONVERSATION. LET'S HAVE A TIME WHERE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR A LIVING AND PAY THE TAXES THAT RUN THIS CITY, THAT THEY CAN COME AND SPEAK AND HAVE THEIR. AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN ECHOED BY PEOPLE FOR AND AGAINST. I THINK EVERYBODY CAN ECHO THAT. SECOND, I WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY DISMAYED THAT PHILIP BAKER, OUR COUNCIL PERSON, THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS COMMITTEE, THE SPONSOR OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE COUNCIL PERSON WHO'S URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER IS INSIDE HIS DISTRICT, IS NOT EVEN PRESENT AT TODAY'S MEETING. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. I JUST I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN EVEN BE HAVING THE PUBLIC TIMING THE PUBLIC MEETING TODAY AND THE SAME THING TO HEAR THIS ORDINANCE TODAY, THE CURRENT TIF AND DEVELOPMENT LACK THE FUNDAMENTAL DETAILS SUCH AS SITE [00:20:06] PLANS, TENANT COMMITMENTS AND FINANCING. THE LACK OF CLARITY RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT GOVERNMENT MISMANAGEMENT. UNLIKE I'VE REPEATED MANY TIMES, MORE THAN 80% OF THE COMMUNITY COMMENTS EXPRESSED DESIRE FOR A MIXED USE REDEVELOPMENT OF URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER SITE, INCLUDING A PARK LIKE CAMPUS, AMPLE GREEN SPACE AND INSTEAD WE GET SOMETHING THAT TOTALLY DISREGARDS ALL OF THAT AND IT GETS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE PROPERTY AWAY FOR A DOLLAR AND GIVE THEM $20 MILLION IN SUBSIDIES. I WANT TO, JUST ONCE AND FOR ALL, PUT APART THE THING ABOUT THE, THE MOLD AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE EITHER WAY, WHETHER THE BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED OR THE BUILDING STANDS, IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S GOING TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY REMEDIATED. THAT'S HOW THESE THINGS WORK. YOU DON'T KNOCK DOWN A BUILDING AND THEN TRY TO REMEDIATE IT AFTERWARDS. SECOND, THERE'S MORE THAN $40 MILLION IN CREDITS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE. SO 40 MILLION ON ONE SIDE, $20 MILLION. THAT'S A $60 MILLION DIFFERENCE. I'M JUST GOING TO I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO REPEAT WHAT SOMETHING ELSE HAS BEEN SAID. THIS DEVELOPMENT APPEARS TO VIOLATE KENTUCKY LAW. WE DON'T REQUIRES THAT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR RFPS FOR THESE PROPOSALS BE EITHER GO BACK TO THE OTHER BIDDERS OR YOU DO AN RFP. THAT'S FIRST. SECOND, JEFF O'BRIEN IS QUOTEAS SAYING THE CBA COMMITTEE IS NO LONGER GOING TO RECONVENE THE RFP THAT THEY WROTE THAT THEY FOLLOWED SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CBA SIGNED BY THE FIVE REPS FROM EACH OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY TRYING TO VOTE ON A SUBSIDY FOR SOMETHING WHERE THE AGREEMENT HASN'T BEEN SIGNED WITH THE COMMUNITY. THEY WROTE THE THEY WROTE THE RULES. NOW THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO FOLLOW THEM. LASTLY, JUST YOU GUYS NEED TO STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT HERE IN LOUISVILLE BECAUSE THIS PROCESS IS WRONG. AND I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S NOT GOING TO WIN. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SUCCESS. WE NEED A SUCCESS, AND WE NEED YOU ALL TO STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SHANNON MUSSELMAN. HI, I AM SHANNON MUSSELMAN, 1036 LAMPTON STREET, AND I WAS GIVEN THE TASK BY JEFF O'BRIEN TO PUT TOGETHER THE PANEL THAT MADE UP THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT. WE WORKED DILIGENTLY AND THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM THAT I KNOW HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS PROCESS FOR LONGER THAN I HAVE BEEN, BUT I'VE GOT SEVEN YEARS STRONG, AND I WAS VERY PROUD WHEN DAVID, JAMES AND JEFF ASKED ME TO PUT THE PANEL TOGETHER AND HAVING THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE BE HEARD. SO WE WORKED REALLY HARD AND TRIED TO WORK WITH THIS DEVELOPER. THIS SYSTEM IS SO BROKEN AND THE PLANS DON'T MAKE SENSE. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER. WE DON'T NEED TO BE FIRED FROM BEING A COMMITTEE. I STAND UP AND I STAND HERE TODAY FOR THE FIVE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, HIGHLANDS, PHOENIXVILLE, GERMAN, PIERCETOWN, PIERCETOWN POINT AND SMOKETOWN. THOSE FIVE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BECOME SOME OF MY VERY BEST FRIENDS AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THEY DID. BUT IT WAS EARTH SHATTERING WHEN THE LEADER OF THE PACK FROM PIERCETOWN, ERIC BALDWIN, WAS TOLD THAT THIS HE WAS NO LONGER NEEDED THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, GOT RID OF HIM AND THEN SLOWLY BUT SURELY THROUGH WHAT I CONSIDER CORRUPTION MANIPULATION. THIS PROCESS IS BROKEN. THIS WHOLE PROJECT NEEDS TO BE REEVALUATED. TAXPAYER DOLLARS. YOU'VE HEARD IT. I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN NEED TO REPEAT WHAT'S IN THE ROOM. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID TODAY. WE JUST NEED FOR YOU ALL TO PLEASE HEAR US AND START THIS PROCESS OVER AGAIN. PUT IT BACK OUT THERE OR MAKE THEM STICK TO THE RULES AND THE LAWS THAT GOVERN THIS SACRED DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, OUR CITY, OUR CITY NEEDS TO FOLLOW RULES. OUR GOVERNMENT IS BROKEN AND THE RULES ARE BEING BROKEN. AND WE DON'T NEED THAT. WE NEED TO STAND UP AND DO THE NEXT RIGHT THING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR SPEAKERS, BUT I DO WANT TO TAKE ONE LAST OPPORTUNITY. IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST, AND DID NOT SIGN UP AND IS WILLING TO SPEAK, PLEASE LET US KNOW. OKAY, MADAM CHAIR, THAT THIS THIS. WE ADJOURNED THE PUBLIC MEETING. CAN I SAY ONE THING? WE THANK YOU, MA'AM. YOU. YOU HAD THREE MINUTES. I KNOW, BUT BUT, MA'AM, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THE PROPERTY. IT IS FULL OF GRAFFITI RIGHT NOW. YES,A'AM. IT IS. TAKE CARE OF WHAT THEY CAN REH AND NOT THE STUFF AT THE TOP OF THE BUILDING. MA'AM, I APPRECIATE I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO TAKCAREF THE [00:25:01] BUILNG. WE ARE GETTING THERE, MAM.ND APPAT OV YR FALITY.KAY, I'M GOING TO CALL. I'M GOING TO CALL YOU OUT OF ORDER. OKAY? WE'RE GOING TO GET ON. WE'RE GOING TO GET ON. GET ON WITH OUR COMMITTEE. OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE LEGISLATION. AND I'M GOING TO ASK THE, THE ADMINISTRATION TO WHILE THEY'RE THEY'RE GETTING READY TO STEP UP HERE, I'M GOING TO, GO OVER THE GROUND RULES WITH SOMEWHAT THE GROUND RULES WITH THE COMMITTEE, TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, THAT THE 4:00 COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CANCELED TODAY, SO WE HAVE UNTIL 5:00 TO TAKE THIS UP. THIS BUT WE ALSO HAVE LEGISLATION, SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO JUMP INTO THE ORDINANCE, OKAY? WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PLENTY OF QUESTIONS. I'M SURE, AND WE HAVE TO GET TO LEGISLATION, FOLKS. SO IF THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HOLD OFF IT DOES. IT'S GOING TO MEAN THAT. BUT IF WE NEED TO MOVE, IF WE NEED NO, WE'RE GOING TO WE WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT COUNCILMAN FOR A WHILE. WE WANT TO HEAR PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR FROM THIS THIS ON THIS PROJECT. MADAM [2. 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). 8/27/24 Labor, Economic Development and Appropriations Committee  Held 8/13/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held 7/30/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held Action Required By:  January 2025 7/25/24 Metro Council  Recommitted  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) ] CLERK, I'M GOING TO READ ITEM NUMBER TWO, AN ORDINANCE. OH 74 DASH 24. AN ORDINANCE AND ESTABLISHING A DEVELOPMENT AREA PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF KRS 65, 70, 41, 65, 70, 83, TO BE KNOWN AS THE URBAN URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT AREA, DESIGNATED THE METRO DEVELOPMENT AREA 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. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION IN A SECOND. AND WE WILL NOW TAKE UP THIS ORDINANCE AND WELCOME, JEFF. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN JEFF O'BRIEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, I'M JUST GOING TO, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AS A TAX INCREMENT FINANCE REQUEST, ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT FOR THE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER AT 810 BARRETT AVENUE. I'LL JUST I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE, THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. I WILL SAY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TWO CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. THE FIRST IS WE HAVE BETTER DEFINED THE MINIMUMS. SO IN THE PREVIOUS, LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE MINIMUMS WERE NOTED AS APPROXIMATE, IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE NOW CLARIFIED THAT, THERE ARE HARD NUMBERS, SO AND THERE'S, THERE'S NUMBERS AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF USES. SO THE DEVELOPER HAS LISTED SIX USES IN HIS IN HIS PROPOSAL. THAT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT YOU SAW, BUT IN THIS CASE, NOW BEFORE THEY RECEIVE ANY REIMBURSEMENT OR RELEASED AMOUNT FROM THE METRO TIF, THEY HAVE TO HAVE, THEY HAVE TO HAVE IMPLEMENTED FOUR OF THE SIX OF THESE USES. SO, THE MINIMUMS HAVE BEEN CLARIFIED. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF APARTMENTS ORIGINALLY WAS, 440. IT IS NOW AT A MINIMUM OF 225 APARTMENTS OR SENIOR HOUSING UNITS, THERE IS A MINIMUM OF 180 REQUIRED. THE USE TWO IS 225 APARTMENTS OR CONDOMINIUMS, A MINIMUM OF 180 OF THOSE, CATEGORY C IS THE, COTTAGE HOMES. AND THERE'S 20 OF THOSE WITH A MINIMUM OF 16, AND THEN ON THE COMMERCIAL SPACE, WHICH A MINIMUM OR A PROPOSAL, A MAXIMUM OF 160 500 ZERO SQUARE FEET WITH A MINIMUM OF 80 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FEET, A HOTEL WITH 100 ROOMS AND FIVE ROOFTOP CONDOMINIUMS. THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 80 ROOMS, IN THAT HOTEL THAT'S SPECIFIED IN THE IN THE AGREEMENTS. AND THEN FOR PARKING SPACES. THE PROPOSAL WAS 850 THAT WE'VE SPECIFIED THE MINIMUM OF 400 SPACES, AGAIN, THEY HAVE TO IMPLEMENT FOUR OF THOSE SIX USES, IF THEY CHOOSE ONLY ONE OF THE APARTMENT USES. SO WE'VE GOT TWO APARTMENT USES, IF THEY CHOOSE ONE OF THOSE FIRST TWO, THEY HAVE TO BUILD A MINIMUM OF 280 OR I'M SORRY, 220. EXCUSE ME, AND REGARDLESS, THEY HAVE TO BUILD A MINIMUM OF 51, AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR PEOPLE MAKING UP TO 80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SO THAT IS GREATER THAN THE 10%. AND THAT WILL VARY BASED ON THE NUMBER OF, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE BUILT, JUST AGAIN, AS WE'VE ALSO ADJUSTED THE CAPS. SO AGAIN, THE CAP, THE TOTAL CAP DOES NOT [00:30:04] CHANGE THE CAP THAT WAS PRESENTED ORIGINALLY WAS $20,316,819, HOWEVER, WE'VE ADJUSTED THE CAP BY USE, GIVEN THAT WE, THAT THE USE MIX MAY CHANGE. SO THE CAPS ARE SPECIFIED BY USE THE FOR THE APARTMENTS AND SENIOR HOUSING. THE CAP IS 5.5 MILLION $426,661. FOR THE APARTMENTS AND CONDOMINIUMS, IT IS THE SAME AMOUNT, $5,426,661 FOR THE COTTAGE HOMES. IT'S. $1,101,322 FOR THE COMMERCIAL SPACE. IT'S $3,866,151 FOR THE HOTEL. IT'S 200. 2,000,002 502,000 $469,000. EXCUSE ME. AND THEN THE PARKING GARAGE IS $1,993,000, 364, AND SO THAT THAT'S THAT IN NO CASE CAN THE CAP EXCEED THAT 20,000,316 819 NUMBER, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ABOUT THE PROJECT OR THE CHANGES. MISTER CHAIR, THIS IS SONIA, THE CLERK, I JUST WANTED TO. HE SPOKE OF AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS OR AT LEAST MAKE MOTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU DISCUSS WHAT HE JUST SPOKE ABOUT. COLLEAGUES, I'LL YIELD TO YOU WANT YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS? OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS? WELL I'LL SECOND. OKAY. BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE THE AMENDMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENTS. ARE MOVING. LET'S. SO WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE AMENDMENTS THEN. JEFF, WOULD YOU TAKE TAKE IT AWAY. YEAH, I JUST WENT I JUST WENT THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS. AGAIN, THE PROPOSAL IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS ACCEPTED IN 2021. WE HAVE JUST CLARIFIED THE MINIMUMS. BOTH THE MINIMUM TERMS, THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS, MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE. SO THE MINIMUM AMOUNT THAT CAN BE BUILT, AND THEN, SPECIFIED THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF USES THAT CAN BE ON THE SITE. SO THIS GETS US TO A MIXED USE, DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. OKAY, LET ME JUST I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION BEFORE BEFORE WE GET GET ON DOWN THE ROAD HERE, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ON THE AMENDMENTS, BUT IT'S JUST IN GENERAL, DO WE HAVE A, DO WE HAVE AN APPRAISAL ON RECORD OF WHAT THIS PROPERTY APPRAISED FO? YES. THERE WAS AN APPRAISAL DONE OF THIS PROPERTY. I CANNOT REMEMBER THE YEAR, BUT THERE WAS AN APPRAISAL DONE OF THIS PROPERTY. OKAY. BUT THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO I MEAN, WE DON'T WE THERE'S NOT AN APPRAISAL FOR US TO, TO PUT OUR HANDS ON RIGHT NOW. WHAT THIS PROPERTY IS WORTH. YES. YEAH. WE HAVE NOT DONE WE HAVE NOT UPDATED THAT APPRAISAL. WE, WE HAVE WE DO HAVE AN APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTY. SO WHAT WAS THE APPRAISAL SEVERAL YEARS AGO, FOR THIS PROPERTY. YEAH. IF YOU WANT I'LL, I WILL LOOK IT UP WHILE I'M WHILE IF YOU WANT TO ASK ME OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL GET YOU THAT NUMBER. WELL, I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. I MEAN, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR OFTEN I MEAN, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT, SIZABLE THIS IS NINE ACRES. LET ME ASK YOU, JEFF. THIS IS NINE ACRES. IS THAT IS THAT ACCURATE? NINE ACRES. YES. THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS NINE. NINE. NINE ACRES OF LAND, IN A IN A PARTICULAR VERY, VERY POPULAR AREA. AND I, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN VERY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THE VALUE OF THIS, I MEAN, TAXPAYERS, HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW AND, SO I'D LOVE TO LOVE THAT ANSWER. SURE. OKAY. I'LL HAVE TO. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT, COUNCILMAN, BECAUSE I, I ACTUALLY DON'T I THOUGHT I HAD IT HERE, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBER. IT WAS DONE IN IT WAS DONE IN 2017. THAT WAS THE DATE THAT IT WAS DONE. OKAY. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU THE WRONG NUMBER. I KNOW THE RANGE THAT WAS IN. I JUST DON'T WANT TO GIVE YOU THE WRONG NUMBER. WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THIS THIS MOVES OUT OF COMMITTEE TODAY, THAT, THAT THAT WE HAVE AN APPRAISAL IN OUR HAND BEFORE NEXT THURSDAY. YES. AND I MEAN, IT. SO LET ME, LET ME, LET ME PURSUE THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. THIS, THIS APPRAISAL THAT YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO THAT WE BELIEVE WE HAVE. DO WE HAVE AN APPROXIMATE DATE. DO YOU JUST IN GENERAL, IT'S 2017. IT IS 2017. YES. WELL THAT'S SEVEN YEARS AGO COLLEAGUES. SO ANYWAY THAT'S WHAT'S COMING AT US AS WE MOVE ON. QUESTIONS COUNCILMAN VACHON, THANK YOU, CHAIR. AND BY THE WAY. OKAY. YEP. YOU'RE REGISTERED TO SPEAK. ANYBODY INTERESTED IN SPEAKING, PLEASE. THIS IS THE TIME, THERE WAS MENTIONED, JEFF, ABOUT LAWSUITS [00:35:02] FROM THE SPEAKERS TODAY. WHAT DOES THE ADMINISTRATION TAKE OF THAT IF WE WERE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TODAY, WHAT DOES THOSE WHAT ARE THOSE LAWSUITS LOOK LIKE? AND HOW DOES THAT TRANSPIRE? IS THAT JUST, JUST HEARSAY, I'M NOT GOING TO SPECULATE ON WHAT LAWSUITS MIGHT BE COMING AT US. AGAIN. WE'VE EVALUATED THIS PROJECT WITH THE WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. THIS PROJECT IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS APPROVED AS PART OF THE REZONING PROCESS. IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE WAS SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE RFP. WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE WITH THESE CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS WE'VE CLARIFIED THE MINIMUMS. I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE WORD APPROXIMATELY IN THE IN THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, AND WE'VE CLARIFIED THOSE MINIMUMS AND PUT HARD NUMBERS IN THERE. OKAY, CHAIR, FOLLOW UP, PLEASE. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. AND THEN I WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BASED ON THE NEW AMENDMENTS THAT YOU'VE YOU'VE PLACED IN THERE TODAY, VERSUS IT BEING A $20 MILLION TIFF TOWARDS THE ENTIRE PROJECT, AND NOW IT'S BROKE DOWN INTO SEGMENTS BASED ON THE 4 TO 6 CATEGORIES. SO IF THEY COMPLETE X, THEY GET X, B THEY GET B, YOU KNOW, SO ON AND SO FORTH VERSUS THE ENTIRE PROJECT AND ALL THESE HAVE TO BE COMPLETED TO GET THAT TIFF CORRECT. YES. THAT'S CORRECT. SO AND AGAIN THAT THAT IS THOSE NUMBERS ARE CAPPED NUMBERS. THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEES. SO IF THE THAT AND AGAIN THIS IS A AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX ONLY TIFF. SO THERE'S NO LOCAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX. THERE'S NO NO OTHER TAXES THAT ARE THAT ARE PLEDGED TO THIS. IT WOULD JUST BE THE PROPERTY TAX TIFF. SO IF THE PROPERTY IS APPRAISED AT A LOWER VALUE OR THE CONSTRUCTION IS AT A LOWER VALUE THERE, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT. THAT FULL CAP AGAINST THAT'S A THAT'S A CAP, NOT A NOT A GUARANTEE. OKAY. AND THEN ONE FINAL IF THAT'S OKAY CHAIR, AS, MR. O'BRIEN AS THE AS YOU GET THE APPRAISAL, COULD WE GET THAT SUBMITTED INTO THE RECORD FOR US? AND THEN WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL FORECASTED TAX REVENUE THAT THIS PROPERTY IS GOING TO DEVELOP FOR US MOVING FORWARD IF THIS MOVES THROUGH? YEAH. SO THE TOTAL, THE TOTAL EXPECTED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE OVER THE 20 YEAR PERIOD OF THE TIFF IS $25,395,787. THE CURRENT REVENUE THAT'S COMING OFF THE URBAN GOVERNMENT CENTER PROPERTIES. AGAIN, THERE'S THE AND THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A PARKING LOT STREET ON VINE, ON VINE STREET. THAT'S PART OF THIS. IT'S, PRIVATELY HELD IS $3,042. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WANT TO RESPOND TO TWO POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP BY MY COLLEAGUES HERE. FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET'S TALK ABOUT APPRAISALS THAT APPRAISAL CAME OUT IN 2017. THAT TELLS US HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN DRAGGING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN DILAPIDATED OVER THE YEARS. IT HAS BEEN A IT'S LIKE CRAWLING THROUGH THROUGH MOLASSES FOR 100 YARDS. AND DELAY IS THE PROBLEM. AND SO WHEN I HEAR WHAT WAS IT WORTH IN 2017? THE REALITY IS THIS IF IT WAS WORTH MORE, YOU KNOW, TO WHERE SOMEONE WAS ECONOMICALLY ABLE TO BUY IT AND MAKE MONEY OFF OF IT, CONSIDERING THE FACT OF ALL THE REMEDIATION, THE DOLLARS THAT HAVE TO GO INTO IT, IT'S ECONOMICALLY UPSIDE DOWN, WHICH REQUIRES THE TIF, WHICH REQUIRES THE INVESTMENT BY THIS COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. SO IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, I DON'T CARE WHAT IT'S YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT IT'S WORTH. A I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE WORTH ANY MORE THAN WHAT IT WAS IN 2017. IT'S PROBABLY WORSE WOULD BE MY GUESS, BECAUSE IT'S GOTTEN WORSE. AND SO WE SHOULD NOT BE HELD UP BY THE FACT OF APPRAISALS AND OTHER THINGS, OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE VALUE, THE VALUE IS THE PROPERTY IS UPSIDE DOWN. IT WAS THEN IT'S PROBABLY WORSE UPSIDE DOWN TODAY. IT'S TIME TO MOVE FORWARD NOW ON THE IDEA OF LAWSUITS. THE REALITY IS, ANYTIME SOMEONE THREATENS THIS COMMUNITY WITH A LAWSUIT, IT HAPPENS ON EVERY VOTE. WE TAKE BECAUSE THERE'S NEVER A VOTE IN THIS TOWN. THERE'S 100% BEHIND IT. AND SO IF WE WERE TO SHY AWAY FROM MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE SOMEONE THREATENS US WITH A LAWSUIT, WE WOULD NEVER GET ANYWHERE EITHER. YOU KNOW, WE'D BE MAKING MORE PROGRESS THAN WE HAVE WITH THIS PRESENT BUILDING, BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE GOING THROUGH MOLASSES. WE'D BE GOING THROUGH CONCRETE. SO THE IDEA OF IF WE'RE THREATENED WITH A LAWSUIT, SO BE IT. THAT'S IT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE PROCESS. BUT WE MOVE FORWARD. AND SO I HOPE THIS BODY WON'T BE SCARED OF THE WORD LAWSUIT OR LITIGATION. AND I HOPE THAT WE WON'T BE TOO WORRIED. YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATED APPRAISAL HERE TODAY, JEFF, DOESN'T BOTHER ME ONE BIT BECAUSE I KNOW THIS PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, IS NOT WORTH IT. IT'S NOT WORTH IT FOR US TO PUT IT ON THE OPEN MARKET TO WHERE SOMEONE WOULD BUY IT. THE ONLY WAY THIS PROJECT MOVES FORWARD FROM ANY DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD [00:40:02] LOTS OF DIFFERENT DEVELOPERS WITH DIFFERENT PLANS AND ALL THOSE WERE PLANS REQUIRE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY BECAUSE IT WILL NEVER MAKE IT ON ITS OWN. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE WHITE. ENJOY DEBATING WITH OFTEN, APPRAISALS ARE IMPORTANT. MAYBE. LET'S FACE IT, WE HAVE A TRACK RECORD IN THIS TOWN. I MEAN, OUR AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE IN THIS IN THIS CHAIR. I BELIEVE IT WAS, WE HAVE A GREAT WE HAVE A GREAT SOCCER STADIUM, A GREAT SOCCER TEAM, BUT THAT I THINK THAT WAS THE LAST TIFF YOU AND I VOTED ON OR THIS BODY VOTED ON, AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN. THAT'S IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO DO WITH AN APPRAISAL, BUT IT BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH OUR ABILITY TO EXECUTE TIFS AND TO EXECUTE QUALITY PROJECTS IN THIS COMMUNITY. YES, THIS IS A ROLL OF THE DICE I THINK IS REALLY WHAT YOUR WORDS JUST SAID. IT'S A ROLL OF THE DICE AND I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE ROLLING, ROLLING THROUGH AND MOVING THIS THING ON. I DON'T I THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, COUNCILMAN, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTHY THAT WE HAVE ON THE RECORD THAT IN THE RECORD WE HAVE AN APPRAISER. AT THE VERY MINIMUM, WE HAVE AN APPRAISAL ON ON THE LEGISLATION. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON. AND SO I'M ASKING FOR IT, AND I, I TRUST JEFF IS GOING TO DELIVER IT BY NEXT THURSDAY WHEN WE VOTE ON THIS. SO, I'M, I'M A BELIEVER IN THAT. ANYWAY, COUNCILMAN BASSAN, TO THE POINT OF THE APPRAISAL, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH COUNCILMAN ACKERSON AT ALL, AND I AGREE WITH YOU AS WELL. BUT WITH THE APPRAISAL, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT IF WE COULD GET IT IN THE IN, IN SOME FACET WITH THAT APPRAISAL OF THE PROPERTY, BE AS IT IS TODAY OR WITH THE REMEDIATION, AND WHAT WOULD THE APPRAISAL BE WITH THE REMEDIATION, SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS. THERE'S A, THERE'S AN A, AN APPRAISAL. AND THEN WE ACTUALLY DID A CONDITIONS REPORT AND SORT OF FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH IT IN 2017, WITH THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY RECOMMENDED, THE REMEDIATING OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES, THE ASBESTOS, THE BLACK MOLD, THE LEAD PAINT, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, ALONG WITH SELECTIVE DEMOLITION OF PARTS OF THE BUILDING. SO THERE'S THE ORIGINAL PART OF THE BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT IN 1924. AND THEN THERE WERE ADDITIONS PUT ON THROUGH THE 60S AND 70S, AND THE 40S, TOO, SO THAT THERE THAT WHOLE PROCESS TO GET THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT READY, ACCORDING TO THAT REPORT, WAS $33 MILLION AND I CAN I CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN. DO YOU HAVE A FOLLOW UP TO THAT? THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN MADONNA FLOOD. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU. JEFF, I JUST HAVE THREE QUESTIONS. MAYBE THE REMEDIATION. WHO'S PAYING FOR THAT? THE DEVELOPER IS PAYING FOR THAT. I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT. BECAUSE I WAS TOLD JUST THE OPPOSITE. WHO'S PAYING FOR DEMOLITION? THE DEVELOPER IS PAYING FOR THAT. I WAS TOLD THE OPPOSITE OF THAT, YEARS AGO. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT JEFF? YOU MAY NOT EVEN REMEMBER THIS. WHAT YEAR METRO GOVERNMENT MOVED THEIR EMPLOYEES OUT OF THAT BUILDING? IT WAS AROUND 2017, 2016 OR 2017. I USED TO VISIT MY HUSBAND THERE WHEN HE WORKED THERE. THAT WAS THE IT WAS HIDEOUS IN THERE. IT WAS FULL OF MOLD AND JUST UNGODLY THINGS GROWING OFF THE WALLS, OUT THERE. I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE. AND I WILL CLARIFY TOO, THAT THE THERE IS A THE STATE, SO THE DEVELOPER IS WHILE THE DEVELOPER IS PAYING FOR THE DEMOLITION AND REMEDIATION OF THE BUILDING, THERE IS A STATE ENVIRONMENTAL TAX CREDIT THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR THAT. SO WHILE THEY ARE PAYING FOR IT AND THEY GET A THEY GET A TAX CREDIT FOR IT, THERE IS A PROVISION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT SAYS METRO IS GOING TO OWN THE PROPERTY THROUGHOUT DEMOLITION AND THAT'S JUST TO FACILITATE THAT TAX CREDIT TRANSFER TO THE DEVELOPE. COUNCILMAN PAUL. YEP, I JUST HAD ONE LAST QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW WHO TO ANSWER THIS. WHEN DID THE NOTICES GO OUT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEY I'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THE DATE, BUT THEY WERE, THE FOR A TIFF. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN FOR A ZONING PUBLIC HEARING. THE TIFF IS ONLY REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE ON THE AGENDA AND IN THE NEWSPAPER. I BELIEVE IT WAS PUBLISHED, THE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY BEFORE LABOR DAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY ANY OTHER MEMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK? I THINK I'VE GOT COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL'S GOT HIS HAND UP IN THERE. COUNCILMAN MULVEHILL. YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. JEFF, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT. BECAUSE WE'VE HEARD, SOME TESTIMONY. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT IT? IS THERE A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT? AND IF THERE IS, CAN YOU DESCRIBE OR TELL US WHAT'S IN IT? YES. SO THERE IS A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT FOR THIS PROJECT, THAT COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT IS LARGELY THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS [00:45:03] NEGOTIATED WITH THE PANEL THAT WAS REFERRED TO IN THE TESTIMONY IN THAT AGREEMENT. THERE ARE, I WILL GIVE THE JUST THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT AGREEMENT. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AS AS DISCUSSED, THERE IS A, A DONATION TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, THERE IS A CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PLAYGROUND ON THE GREEN SPACE ON VINE STREET THAT WILL BE COMPLETED, THAT WILL BE DESIGNED IN CONCERT WITH THE PARIS TOWN POINT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THERE IS A TEN ZERO ZERO $0 DONATION TO THE PARIS TOWN POINT COMMUNITY GARDEN, WHICH IS ALSO ON VINE STREET, THERE ARE AGREEMENTS TO USE, NATIVE PLANTINGS AND ASSESS AND SAVE HEALTHY TREES ALONG BRECKENRIDGE STREET. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEVELOPER TO COMPLETE TRAFFIC AND PARKING STUDIES AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVED TRACKING TRAFFIC. EXCUSE ME, IMPROVED TRAFFIC AND PARKING FLOW FOR EVENTS AT THE PARIS TOWN HALL, THERE IS A DESIGNING THE OR DESIGNATED A PORTION OF THIS FORMER STEAM PLANT BUILDING THAT IS THE PHYSICAL PLANT BUILDING WITH THE SMOKESTACK AT THE CORNER OF VINE AND BRECKENRIDGE. THAT WILL BE A PORTION OF THAT WILL BE USED FOR AS A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEN THE THERE IS ALSO GOING TO BE A REQUIREMENT WHEN THE PROPERTY DOES TRANSFER, IF AND WHEN THE PROPERTY DOES TRANSFER, THAT PROHIBITS STANDALONE PACKAGED LIQUOR STORES AND SHORT TERM RENTALS. THANK YOU. AND IN TERMS OF IS THERE ANY ABILITY THEY'RE GOING TO BE SIDEWALKS OR THINGS TO GET TO A PLAYGROUND SAFELY THROUGH THE PROPERTY? YES, THERE ARE THERE ARE SIDEWALKS THERE. AND AGAIN, THEY WILL BE DESIGNING THAT THAT PLAYGROUND IS NOT YET DESIGNED. THEY'LL BE DESIGNING THAT WITH THE PARIS TOWN POINT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. SO THAT'LL BE THE TIME TO IMPLEMENT PROPER CONNECTIONS TO THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK, IN THAT SENSE, FROM EVERYBODY HERE, INCLUDING ME, WHO'S BEEN ON THE COUNCIL OF GOING OVER NINE YEARS, THAT WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT A PROJECT. SO AND I THINK THE DEVELOPER CAME IN, SEVERAL MEETINGS AGO. WE HAVE BENCHMARKS ON WHEN THINGS HAVE TO BE COMPLETED. I'M ASSUMING IN TERMS OF DEMOLITIONS PROGRESS AND, YOU KNOW, STARTING TO SEE CHANGE THERE BECAUSE I THINK EVERYBODY SEES SOMETHING THERE THAT'S AN EYESORE AND WANTS IT CHANGED. SO THERE ARE THOSE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, TIMETABLES IN ORDER TO, YOU KNOW, EFFECTUATE AND BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT. YEAH. COUNCILMAN, THERE'S A SO THE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO IMPLEMENT, DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDINGS UPON APPROVAL, AND THAT'S INCLUDING ANY, ANY NECESSARY COUNCIL APPROVALS AND, AND THE PERMITS PERMIT APPROVALS, AS TERMS OF THE TIMETABLES, FOR DEVELOPMENT THERE THERE AREN'T ANY SPECIFIC TIMETABLES THAT WERE ADDED TO THE AGREEMENTS. THERE'S THE STANDARD, TIFF TIMELINES UNDER STATUTE, WHICH IS THEY'VE GOT FOUR YEARS TO ACTIVATE THE TIFF BEFORE, BEFORE IT GOES AWAY, AND I WILL I WILL STRESS THERE'S ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT IS YET TO COME IN FRONT OF METRO COUNCIL. THEY WILL WE WILL NEED TO SURPLUS THE PROPERTY THAT WILL CONTAIN PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND MORE MILESTONES THAN THAT. SO AGAIN THE FIRST PHASE FOR THEM IS TO GET THE BUILDING DOWN. AND AS I SAID A MINUTE AGO, THE, THE CITY WILL METRO WILL CONTINUE TO OWN THE PROPERTY THROUGH THE DEMOLITION OF THE OF THE SITE. THANK YOU. AND JUST ONE OTHER POINT OF CLARIFICATION. AND MISTER CHAIR, IN TERMS OF LITIGATION, WE HAVE ALREADY HAD LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS DEVELOPMENT. WE HAD LITIGATION OVER THE PARKING LOT THAT I GUESS NOW WE MENTIONED THAT HAS CONTRIBUTES $3,000 ANNUALLY IN REVENUE. THAT WAS A POINT OF CONTENTION WITH, THE INITIAL DEVELOPER OF THIS PROPERTY AND THEN OF PARIS TOWN POINT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN, OUR COUNCILMAN, A QUICK QUESTION ON THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT IS THAT REQUIRED, BY THE RFP. SO WE COMMITTED TO A WE COMMITTED TO A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT, AND THAT IS PART OF THE SOY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER, THE THAT IS THE PARTIES THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNATORY TO THAT HAVE CHANGED. AND IT'S A CONDITION PRECEDENT OF OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. SO, SO IT WAS REALLY WITH THE PREVIOUS THAT THE, THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS WAS WITH THE PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT. IS THAT. NO, NO, NO, NO, THE COMMUNITY THIS DEVELOPER IS COMMITTED TO A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT. WHAT'S CHANGED IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT ARE THE SIGNATORIES TO THAT COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT, ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED AS ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED BY THE SOY AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IT WAS THE FIVE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT THAT IS IN YOUR ONLINE AND ON YOUR SYSTEM. THERE BATES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND HIGHLAND [00:50:02] COMMUNITY MINISTRIES. COUNCILMAN BASH ON I THINK WE JUST ANSWERED THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO JUST FOR CLARITY, THE FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS DID NOT SIGN OFF ON THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT, BUT THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT IS IN AND GUARANTEED TO BE DONE FOR, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE OTHER SIGNATURES THAT YOU GOT. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. OTHER ANY MEMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK? COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL, WAS THAT A OR WAS THAT JUST A PASSING HAND? NO. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY, OTHER OTHER MEMBERS. OKAY, BEFORE WE GO TO THE VOTE, I JUST WANT TO. I KNOW SOME OF OUR SPEAKERS. IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU MAY HEAR, YOU MAY HEAR OF A MEETING. YOU MAY NOT HEAR OF A MEETING. YOU WERE MAYBE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CHAIRMAN IS NOT HERE. YOU MIGHT NOT. YOU MIGHT BE HAPPY THAT HE'S NOT. FOLKS, THIS IS A VERY CONVOLUTED VOTE THAT THESE THAT WE MEMBERS ARE TAKING. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE FOR 21, 20 YEARS AND IT SEEMS LIKE FOR 20 YEARS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT. NOT THAT LONG. WE FEEL FOR YOU ALL YOU ARE. YOU ARE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. JUST LIKE ALL THAT WE REPRESENT. WHEN WE TOOK THIS JOB, I REMEMBER MAYOR ABRAMSON SAID WE WERE GOING TO REPRESENT THE ENTIRE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S OUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS. SO WE DO NOT TAKE THIS VOTE LIGHTLY. AND THE CHAIRMAN DOESN'T EITHER. HE'S OUT OF TOWN, BUT WE HAVE TO CARRY ON. WE HAVE CONSTITUENTS. WE HAVE TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF THIS CITY. AND SO THIS IS OUR COMMITTEE TIME, AND IT IS TIME TO WE HAVE TO TAKE UP THE CITY'S BUSINESS. AND SO WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU COMING. 3:00 MAY NOT BE IDEAL. 3:00 MAY BE VERY IDEAL. THERE'S NEVER A TIME THAT'S GOING TO BE IDEAL. BUT WE THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME TO THIS COMMITTEE. AND AT THIS POINT, I SEE NO OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE. AND, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCILMAN SIM. YES COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL. YES SIR. COUNCILMAN ANDERSON. WE DON'T SEE IT. CAN YOU SEE IT? HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE, COUNCILMAN ACKERSON? HE. I THINK HE WANTS TO VOTE YES. YOU HAVE, SIX? YES VOTES? SIX YES VOTES. THIS ITEM PASSES. THIS ITEM WILL MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS OF THE METRO COUNCIL NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR A FULL COUNCIL VOTE. WE NOW ARE GOING TO MOVE INTO LEGISLATION ON THIS COMMITTEE, THE FIRST ITEM ON THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER THREE. OUR 96. WE'RE SKIPPING THAT. WE'RE SKIPPING THAT ONE TO ITEM NUMBER [4. CIF091024PW03     APPROPRIATING $8,920 FROM DISTRICT 3 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO SPEED HUMPS AND TWO SPEED HUMP SIGNS ON THORNBERRY AVENUE BETWEEN PHYLLIS AVENUE AND COLORADO AVENUE. Sponsors: Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3) ] FOUR. CIF ZERO NINE 1024 P-W THREE APPROPRIATING $8,920 FROM DISTRICT THREE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO SPEED HUMPS AND TWO SPEED HUMPS SIGNS ON THORNBURY AVENUE BETWEEN PHYLLIS AVENUE AND COLORADO AVENUE. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY TO SPEAK TO? THIS ITEM? WE DO. BEN HARLAN, LEGISLATIVE AID, DISTRICT THREE, WE'RE JUST APPROPRIATING THIS MONEY BECAUSE PEOPLE, CONSTITUENTS REACHED OUT ASKING FOR SPEED HUMPS FOR SAFETY OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE THIS REQUIRES A THIS IS A ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. IT IS. IT IS A VOICE VOTE. IT'S A I'M SORRY. OKAY. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S YEAH IT IS. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ITEM CARRIES. THANK YOU, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CIF09 [5. CIF091024PW04     APPROPRIATING $120,112 FROM DISTRICT 4 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 1731 WEST OAK STREET; 1544 WEST BRECKINRIDGE STREET; 729 FRANKLIN STREET; 511 SOUTH 5TH STREET; 101 WEST MAIN STREET; 201 EAST MARKET STREET; 423 WEST CHESTNUT STREET; 619 EDITH STREET; 849 SOUTH 3RD STREET; KENTUCKY AND 26TH STREET; 1155 EAST BROADWAY; 1916 MAGAZINE STREET; 313 EAST KENTUCKY STREET; AND 931 HANCOCK STREET. Sponsors: Jecorey Arthur (I-4) ] 1024 P-W FOR APPROPRIATING $120,112 FROM DISTRICT FOR CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS 1731 WEST OAK STREET, 1544 WEST BRECKENRIDGE STREET. 729 FRANKLIN STREET. 511 SOUTH FIFTH STREET, 111 WEST MAIN STREET, 211 EAST MARKET STREET 423 WEST CHESTNUT STREET 619 EDITH STREET 849. SOUTH STREET. SOUTH THIRD STREET. EXCUSE ME, KENTUCKY AND 26TH STREET ONE 1155 EAST BROADWAY 1916. [00:55:02] MAGAZINE 313 EAST KENTUCKY STREET AND 931 HANCOCK STREET. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN. DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER? SHE IS ONLINE. TAKE IT AWAY, PLEASE. HI. YOU ALL. I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL. I'M THE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT FOR METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR. WE ARE REQUESTING FUNDING FOR 14 DIFFERENT SIDEWALK REPAIRS. I KNOW THAT WAS A LENGTHY LIST, BUT WE TRY TO BATCH DO THEM AFTER THE BUDGET IS APPROVED IN JULY. THESE REPAIR RECOMMENDATIONS CAME FROM PUBLIC WORKS. THEY GAVE US AN UNFUNDED SIDEWALK LIST. SOME OF THE SIDEWALKS ON THIS LIST WERE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BACK IN 2020, BUT AT THIS TIME THEY JUST DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDING. IF YOU GUYS DO APPROVE THIS, WE'RE HOPING TO MAKE THE SIDEWALKS MORE SAFE FOR THE CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT FOUR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT EXPLANATION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING NONE. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ITEM CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP OVER NUMBER SIX. CORRECT YES. IT'S BEEN WITHDRAWN. NUMBER 7609 1024 [7. CIF091024PW07     APPROPRIATING $500,000 FROM DISTRICT 7 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE HUBBARDS LANE/BROWNSBORO ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT. Sponsors: Paula McCraney (D-7) ] SEVEN. APPROPRIATING $500,000 FROM DISTRICT SEVEN CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CONTINUED FUNDING OF THE HUBBARDS LANE, BROWNSBORO ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL THOSE. ALL THOSE. IS THERE SOMEBODY TO SPEAK TO THIS? THERE SHE IS. COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANIE, COME ON IN. HELLO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CHAIRPERSON TODAY. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THIS IS SUCH A SMALL INVESTMENT FOR MY AREA, BUT I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A HUGE INVESTMENT. AND IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN SAVING FOR EVERY YEAR THAT I HAVE BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL. SO I'M ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE SOME OF THE FUNDING AND I AM ABLE TO ALSO REQUEST SOME FROM OUR BUDGET. AND I AM SO DELIGHTED THAT THIS IS FINALLY AT THE FOREFRONT FOR US TO GET STARTED, TO CONTINUE THIS PROJECT, TO MAKE THE DISTRICT SEVEN IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA AND THAT STRETCH OF THE HUBBARD'S LANE BROWNSBORO ROAD SAFER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE AND YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS FUNDING REQUEST. I THINK $500,000 IS A HECK OF A LOT OF MONEY, AND YOU'RE GOING TO ENJOY THOSE SIDEWALKS. SO CONGRATULATIONS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR COLLEAGUE? SEEING NONE. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE [8. NDF091024LMPD07     APPROPRIATING $500 FROM DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT’S 8TH DIVISION FOR CANDY FOR THE FUN FAMILY EVENT TRUNK OR TREAT ON OCTOBER 26, 2024. Sponsors: Paula McCraney (D-7) ] OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ITEM CARRIES ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. NFH. THANK YOU. ZERO NINE 1024 LMPD ZERO SEVEN APPROPRIATING $500 FROM DISTRICT SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT EIGHTH DIVISION FOR CANDY FOR THE FUN FAMILY EVENT TRUNK OR TREAT ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2024. MOTION. SECOND. BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND. I THINK THIS IS PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, AND OUR COLLEAGUE HAS JUST DISAPPEARED, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. ITEM CARRIES ITEM NUMBER NINE. NDF09 [9. NDF091024JFCSL08     APPROPRIATING $1,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 8; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE JEWISH FAMILY AND CAREER SERVICES OF LOUISVILLE, INC. (”JFCS”) FOR THE JFCS COMMUNITY CHAT: MAKING DREAMS A REALITY TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2024. Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ] 1024 JFC SL ZERO EIGHT. APPROPRIATING $1,000 FROM DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $1,000 FROM DISTRICT EIGHT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE JEWISH FAMILY AND CAREER SERVICES OF LOUISVILLE. JFCS FOR THE JFCS COMMUNITY CHAT. COMMUNITY CHAT MAKING DREAMS A REALITY TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2024. MOTION THIS MOTION AND A SECOND, AND WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER TO THIS. AND THIS EVENT IS JUST HAPPENS TO BE TODAY. WELCOME THANK YOU. I'M BETSY FOSTER I'M THE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT FOR A COUNCILMAN. BEN WEBER. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY TODAY IT WAS A SHORT NOTICE US GETTING IT. AND THEN THERE WAS HAD TO BE SOME CHANGES MADE. SO THEY HAVE TOTALLY ASKED FOR 3000. WE ARE GIVING A THOUSAND. AND WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN GET SOME MORE SUPPORT FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. IN FACT, I HAVE TWO WHO HAVE ALREADY PROMISED TO DO THAT, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU WILL ALLOW THIS TO GO THROUGH. IT WILL FUND CHILD CARE FOR IMMIGRANTS WHO CANNOT NORMALLY AFFORD CHILD CARE. IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE INTERPRETATION SERVICES AS WELL AS THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING. THAT WAS DONE BY JFS. YEAH DID YOU WANT ME TO TELL IT? TELL HIM WHO IT IS. COUNCILMAN, COUNCILWOMAN BETSY RILEY AND COUNCILWOMAN SHAMIKA PARISH, RIGHT. A THOUSAND EACH. SO YOU ASKED FOR THREE AND YOU GET THREE. WE GOT THREE. OKAY SO THAT IS A THAT IS A I WILL MOVE THAT AMENDMENT. SECOND SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE AMENDMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE AMENDMENT CARRIES [01:00:03] ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. THAT'S IT I THINK WE'RE OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT THAT ITEM CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ITEM [10. NDF091024PW09     APPROPRIATING $632 FROM DISTRICT 9 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF A STREETLIGHT AT 227 SOUTH JANE STREET, INCLUDING A FIVE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY. Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ] NUMBER TEN ND F09 1024 P-W NINE. APPROPRIATING $632 FROM DISTRICT NINE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIGHT OF A STREETLIGHT. EXCUSE ME, AT 227 SOUTH JANE STREET, INCLUDING A FIVE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY. MOTION THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? AND DO WE NEED. I FIGURED, COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL. THERE HE IS. COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL, TAKE IT AWAY. YEAH, I'M GOING TO NEED TO ABSTAIN ON THIS ITEM DUE TO MY WIFE'S EMPLOYMENT WITH LGA. SO I WILL ASK FOR COBALT. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE ARE GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL TO, TO TAKE IN, COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL'S, ABSTENTION. SO, WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING? VOTING IS OPEN. COUNCILMAN SIM. YES. I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO. I MEAN, YES, BOTH ON THE COMPUTER AND OVER THE MIC. COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL, ABSTENTION OR ABSTAIN FOR THE REASONS ALREADY GIVEN. THANK YOU. CHAIR, YOU HAVE FIVE YES VOTES AND ONE ABSTENTION. THANK YOU. AND THIS WILL GO TO OLD BUSINESS ONCE AGAIN. NO, IT'S A IT'S OKAY. WE DON'T TAKE HIS TAKE HIS, ABSTENTION. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. [11. NDF091024ZOO10     APPROPRIATING $4,000 FROM DISTRICT 10 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE ZOO FOR TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF CANDY FOR THE BOO AT THE ZOO EVENT FROM SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 27, 2024. Sponsors: Pat Mulvihill (D-10) ] ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 11, NFS ZERO NINE 1024, ZOO TEN APPROPRIATING $4,000 FROM DISTRICT TEN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE ZOO FOR THE ASSIST FOR TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF CANDY FOR THE BOO AT THE ZOO EVENT FROM SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2024 THROUGH OCTOBER 27TH, 2024. MOTION ONLY IF THEY HAVE EXTRA TOOTSIE ROLLS. THERE IS A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND MOTION IN A SECOND. COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL, COULD IT BE POSSIBLY HALLOWEEN TIME AGAIN ALREADY? IT IT IT IS INDEED. AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TAKE KIDS OR GRANDKIDS, NEIGHBORS, COUSINS, WHOEVER THEY CAN FIND TO GO OUT TO THE ZOO. IT'S A GOOD EVENT. AND, DISTRICT TEN IS PROUD TO BE A SPONSOR AS IT AS IT'S BEEN GOING WAY, WAY BACK BEFORE I SAT IN THIS SEAT AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT EVENT, AND WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE THE ZOO IN DISTRICT TEN, SO THANK YOU. YES. VOTE PLEASE. THANKS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTION? COMMENTS. SEEING NONE. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE [12. NDF091024MP15     APPROPRIATING $1,685 FROM DISTRICT 15 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH METRO PARKS, TO LUV-IT LANDSCAPING FOR LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF 3332 TAYLOR BOULEVARD. Sponsors: Jennifer Chappell (D-15) ] IT. THE ITEM CARRIES ITEM NUMBER 12 NFS ZERO NINE 1024 MP 15. APPROPRIATING $1,685 FROM DISTRICT 15 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH METRO PARKS TO LOVE IT. LANDSCAPING FOR LANDSCAPING, MAINTENANCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF 3332 TAYLOR BOULEVARD. MOTION IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. YES, MA'AM. TAKE IT AWAY. HI. AMY LEGGETT, DISTRICT 15 LEGISLATIVE AIDE, WE ARE ASKING TODAY FOR YOU TO APPROVE THIS APPROPRIATION. A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION ON MY PART. WE HAVE A COUPLE MEDIANS THAT ARE MAINTAINED BY LOVETT, AND WE ARE ADDING THIS TO THAT, AND WE DID GIVE THEM THE APPROVAL WRONGLY TO GO AHEAD AND START THE WORK BEFORE THE APPROPRIATION PROCESS. SO I AM HERE, ADMITTING MY FAULTS, AND I SPOKE WITH LATONYA, AND IT'S IN HER NOTES AS WELL, BUT, THIS IS A MEDIAN, MAINTENANCE FOR A YEAR FOR THAT LOCATION. WE PLACED A GAL APPALOOSA HORSE THERE. WE PUT SOME BOULDERS THERE, THAT WOULD PROTECT THE GAL APPALOOSA HORSE, AS WELL AS JUST, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINING GENERAL LANDSCAPING AND WEEDS AND WHATNOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IT HAS CLEARED OUT FOR YOUR APPROVAL. EXCELLENT, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY [13. O-153-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,650 FROM DISTRICT 20 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ONE FLOCK CAMERA TO BE PLACED AT THE ENTRANCE TO NOTTING HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. 8/27/24 Labor, Economic Development and Appropriations Committee  Held 8/13/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held 7/30/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held Action Required By:  January 2025 Sponsors: Stuart Benson (R-20) ] AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 13 ZERO 153 DASH 24. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,650 FROM DISTRICT 20. NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ONE FLOCK CAMERA TO BE PLACED AT THE ENTRANCE TO NOTTING HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. IS THERE A MOTION? THEIR MOTION AND A SECOND, I'LL SPEAK TO THIS FOR COUNCILMAN BENSEN, FOLKS, THIS THESE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE BECOMING VERY POPULAR. AND THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS FOR THE NOTTING HILL HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO BE OVERSEEN BY LMPD. THE NOTTING HILL HOA PURCHASED A FLOCK CAMERA SUBSCRIPTION AT ONE OF THEIR [01:05:03] ENTRANCES. AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE DISTRICT 20 OFFICE AGREED TO MATCH THE COST OF THE OTHER FLOCK CAMERA AT THE OTHER ENTRANCE OF THAT SUBDIVISION FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. THE COST FOR A TWO YEAR SUBSCRIPTION, IN CASE YOU'RE INTERESTED, IS $5,656 $5,650. SO THE NEED FOR CAMERAS AROSE AFTER A STRING OF STRING A STRING OF BREAK INS IN THE AREA, ACCORDING TO COUNCILMAN BENSON'S OFFICE. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR. AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO ASK OR COMMENTS. SEEING NONE. THIS IS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE. VOTING IS OPEN. COUNCILMAN SYME. YES, COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL. YES COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO I THINK YOU'RE LOGGED IN AS HIM ON THERE. I THINK YOU'RE LOGGED IN AS INGLEWOOD. CHAIR. YOU HAVE SIX YES VOTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS ITEM CARRIES, WE ARE MOVING ON TO [14. CIF091024PW25     APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 25 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED REDUCTION MARKINGS ON DEERING ROAD. Sponsors: Khalil Batshon (R-25) ] ITEM NUMBER 14 CIF09 TEN 2425 APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 25 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED REDUCTION MARKINGS ON DEERING ROAD. NO. SECOND MOTION. A SECOND, COUNCILMAN BASTIAN TO TELL US ABOUT THE YES REDUCTION MARKINGS. THANK YOU. CHAIR, YES, WE DEFINITELY ARE MUCH NEEDED FOR THESE MARKINGS ON DEERING ROAD. AS IT IS A SPEED ROAD, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THEM EVEN ON MORE ROADS MOVING FORWARD, WE WERE WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS EARLY IN THE YEAR TO GET THE PRICING ON THIS. UNFORTUNATELY RECENTLY, IN BETWEEN GETTING THE PRICING AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY, WE HAVE HAD A FATALITY ON DEERING ROAD DUE TO SPEEDING, SO THIS IS MUCH APPRECIATED FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY, FOLKS, AS WE CAN GET THIS MOVING FORWARD AND WE CAN GET THEM MOVING FORWARD IN THE DISTRICT AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE DISTRICT AS WELL. PLEASE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR COLLEAGUE SEEING NONE. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. [15. CONDF091024KHS25     APPROPRIATING $2,500 FROM DISTRICT 25 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO KENTUCKY HUMANE SOCIETY TO COVER THE COST OF THE MOBILE VACCINATION CLINIC HELD ON AUGUST 2, 2024. Sponsors: Khalil Batshon (R-25) ] ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. ITEM CARRIES ITEM NUMBER 15. C O N D F NINE 1020 4KHS 25. APPROPRIATING $2,500 FROM DISTRICT 25. NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE KENTUCKY HUMANE SOCIETY TO COVER THE COST OF THE MOBILE VACCINATION CLINIC HELD ON AUGUST 2ND, 2024. MOTION A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCILMAN BUCKHORN. I WILL GO AND FIRST OF ALL, SINCERELY APOLOGIZE TO MISS LATONYA BELL FOR GETTING US IN LATE. WE THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY TO DO IT AFTER THE FACT, BUT WE HAD A HUMANE SOCIETY SET UP AT THE VALLEY DAIRY FREEZE ON VALLEY STATION ROAD. BACK AT THAT DATE AND SOLD OUT IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY POSTED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE THERE DOING VACCINATIONS FOR OUR OUR LITTLE BITTY LOVED ONES ON FOUR LEGS. AND SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR APPROVAL ON MOVING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND YOU CONTINUE TO STAY IN GOOD STANDING WITH OUR LATONYA BELL. OKAY I DON'T WANT YOU DON'T WANT YOU TO GET TOO MUCH TROUBLE THERE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR OUR COLLEAGUE SEEING NONE. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. [16. CONDF091024SCMm     APPROPRIATING $3,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 25; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 12 AND 14; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY MINISTRIES FOR COSTS RELATED TO TEACHING SUPPLY GIVEAWAY EVENT HELD ON AUGUST 3, 2024. Sponsors: Khalil Batshon (R-25), Rick Blackwell (D-12), Cindi Fowler (D-14)] AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED THE AYES HAVE IT. ITEM NUMBER 16 CONDF09 1024 CM. APPROPRIATING $3,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 25, 500 EACH FROM DISTRICT 12 AND 14 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE SOUTHWEST. COMMUNITY MINISTERS MINISTRIES FOR COSTS RELATED TO TEACHING, SUPPLY GIVEAWAY EVENT HELD ON AUGUST 3RD, 2024. MOTION. MOTION AND A SECOND, COUNCILMAN BOUCHON AND I WILL TAKE IT AWAY TO CLOSE THE EVENING OUT TODAY, ONCE AGAIN, SINCERELY APOLOGIZE TO MISS LATONYA BELL, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AND DO BETTER, BUT THANK YOU, WE PARTNERED WITH COUNCILWOMAN FOWLER, COUNCILWOMAN BLACKWELL TO PUT ON A SUCCESSFUL EVENT OF TEACHER GIVEAWAY PRODUCTS FOR THE TEACHERS. RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTED, FOR THINGS THAT THEY NEEDED IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND TO ACCOMMODATE THE STUDENTS MOVING BACK AS THEY GOT BACK TO SCHOOL THIS YEAR, IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HOPEFULLY MOVE THIS FORWARD, IN THE YEARS TO COME AND MAKE IT BIGGER AND BETTER. SO THANK YOU ALL. WE APPRECIATE YOUR APPROVAL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE ITEM CARRIES. THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THAT'S BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE. AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS MEETING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.