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BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826. AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE EIGHT. FIRST ITEM NUMBER 1092424 GB. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF GLENDA BERRY TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? I WAS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. ALTHEA JACKSON, MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF GLENDA BERRY. MISS BERRY WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2021.SHE HAS BEEN A DEDICATED BOARD MEMBER AND IS CURRENTLY THE CHAIR. SHE HAS 40 PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR AND A MANAGER OF PROCUREMENT DIVERSITY PROGRAMS GEARED TOWARD INCLUSION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES. WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS REAPPOINTMENT. SHE IS HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU. MISS BERRY, IF YOU'LL INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. GOOD AFTERNOON. GLENDA BERRY, SO NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.
AS ALTHEA SAID, I DO HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. I'VE WORKED IN PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS, CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS OVER THE YEARS, AND I DO SO ENJOY WORKING WITH THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION. AS SHE STATED, I AM CURRENTLY THE ENFORCEMENT BOARD CHAIR, AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THE STAFF AND ITS LEADERSHIP ARE VERY WELL TRAINED AND ARE PROFESSIONAL. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THE REALITY IS THIS WHEN IT COMES TO DISCRIMINATION IN THE EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE, THERE'S A FEDERAL LAWS. TITLE SEVEN. THERE IS STATE LAWS. KRS 344 AND THEN THERE'S OUR HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION. THE DIFFERENCE IS THIS. THIS FEDERAL LAW SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE 15 OR MORE EMPLOYEES. OTHERWISE, YOU FALL INTO A SMALL BUSINESS EXCEPTION, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN DISCRIMINAT. IT'S NOT RIGHT. STATE WISE, IT'S EIGHT OR MORE CALENDAR EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEAR. SO AGAIN, THE POINT IS, IS THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION IS TWO OR MORE. AND SO IT IS THE FALLBACK AS THE MAGINOT LINE FOR THOSE FOLKS OUT THERE THAT ARE DISCRIMINATORY WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICES, BUT THEY FALL WITHIN THOSE BUSINESS EXCEPTIONS. OTHERWISE THIS BECOMES OUR LAST LINE OF DEFENSE TO ADDRESS THAT. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, MISTER CHAIR? YES, MA'AM. I APOLOGIZE, I'M LATE. I AM SHAMIKA PARISH, RIGHT? I JUST WANT TO SAY I. I'VE READ YOUR INFORMATION AND BIO, AND I WAS ON THE ADVOCACY BOARD FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND SO I WENT THROUGH THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP. IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE CHAIR HAS SAID, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. AND WE ALSO NEED TO GET MORE YOUNGER PEOPLE ENGAGED AND INVOLVED AND TO UNDERSTAND THE, THE, THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND WHY WE HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE SERVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I, I ANY OPPOSITION. HEARING NO OPPOSITION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MADAM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM, NUMBER 2092424 CR. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF CHARLES ROGERS TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEM WAS PROPERLY ENFORCED. MISS JACKS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MR. CHARLES ROGERS.
WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2021. IS A CIRCUIT COURT STAFF ATTORNEY WITH T KENCKY URT JUSTICE. HE IS VERY CONNECTED WITH THE DISILITS COUNIT AND ABLE TO GUIDE THE ENFORCEMENT COMMISSI WHEN ISSU RTO THEALL TONIGHT AND HEAN INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND SPEAK TO WHY HE WANTS TO CONTINUE ON THIS BOARD. MISTER ROGERS, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SIR. YES, SIR. MY NAME IS CHARLES ROGERS, AND I'VE BEEN WITH THE ENFORCEMENT BOARD FOR A TERM AND HAVE REALLY ENJOYED IT. WE'VE PROVIDED GOOD OVERSIGHT AND ADVICE TO THE BOARD. AS MISS BERRY SAID, THE STAFF THERE IS REALLY ON TOP OF THINGS AND THEY'RE WELL TRAINED AND THEY KEEP US APPRIZED OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BOARD. I'VE SERVED ON THE CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO RECONSIDER RECONSIDERATION, REVIEW PANEL,
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DISABILITY RIGHTS AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION COMMITTEE. I'VE BEEN A STAFF ATTORNEY FOR MORE THAN 27 YEARS IN CIRCUIT COURT HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, AND HAVE USED MANY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS IN LOOKING AT THIS, AND I APPRECIATE YOU POINTING OUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOCAL LAW VERSUS THE STATE VERSUS THE FEDERAL, BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE WITH THAT HAVE PROTECTED CLASSES, THAT THEY BE GIVEN ASSISTANCE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE NOT ABRIDGED AND THAT THEY HAVE YOU KNOW, A PLACE TO GO TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE CIVIL RIGHTS BECAUSE WE ALL DESERVE EQUAL RIGHTS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE HAVE A DISABILITY OR WHETHER WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A MINORITY STATUS TO RACE, RELIGION OR COLOR. SO I DO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY HERE. AND DO YOU HOPE THAT YOU WILL REAPPOINT ME FOR THE SECOND TERM? ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? MY ONLY QUESTION, MISTER ROGERS, IS WHAT DIVISION ARE YOU IN? I'M IN DIVISION 12 WITH SUSAN GIBSON. THERE WE GO. 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 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MISTER ROGERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 3AP09242 FOUR KILOGRAMS. THE APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN GIBSON TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT 109 BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 22ND, 2026. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION HEARD SECOND SECONDS BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO EXCUSE ME. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF KEVIN GIBSON. HE WOULD BE REPLACING A INDIVIDUAL THAT COULD NOT BE REAPPOINTED.THE PURPOSE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT 109 BOARD IS TO MANAGE, CONTROL AND CONDUCT THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND AFFAIRS OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. ONE SEAT IS FOR WASTE INDUSTRY REP. ONE SEAT IS FOR THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITY REP. REP ONE CITY IS FOR THE URBAN SERVICE DISTRICT REP ONE. THERE IS AN AT LARGE MEMBER FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA. THERE'S A DISTRICT A, DISTRICT B, AND DISTRICT C WE ARE THIS SEAT. WE ARE FILLING TODAY IS FOR DISTRICT C, THESE THEY SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM. MR. GIBSON IS A REGIONALIZATION DIRECTOR. HE HAS PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION, CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. HE'S HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU ALL. MR. MR. GIBSON, IF YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. H. GIBSON. I USE THE AGE BECAUSE I'M A THIRD GENERATION HOWARD, AND THERE'S ALSO A KEVIN GIBSON AROUND WHO I THINK HE WRITES FOR LEO WEEKLY, SO WE GET CONFUSED AT TIMES. I APPRECIATE THE NOMINATION TO BE ON THE SOLID WASTE BOARD. I AM HONORED, I AM I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE, SO I'M GLAD TO SEE MY COUNCIL MEMBER HERE. I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. MORE OF A REQUEST AS YOU GET ON TO THE BOARD. SURE THERE IS. THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THERE WAS A PROPOSAL TO POTENTIALLY SUPERSEDE THE DECISIONS OF SUBURBAN CITIES RELATED TO WHO THEY SELECT FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT COLLECTORS, FOR THOSE SUBURBAN CITIES. OKAY. I WOULD ASK THAT THAT WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH SUBURBAN CITIES. AND CERTAINLY IF THERE'S AREAS OF MUTUAL AGREEMENT, LET'S LET'S DO THAT.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY CONCERN. AND AS YOU'RE ENTERING TO WORK WITH 109 BOARD TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE CAREFUL ABOUT SUPERSEDING THE AUTHORITY THAT THESE SUBURBAN CITIES HAVE RELATED TO DECISIONS THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE ON WHO THEIR CARRIER IS. RIGHT. SO REALLY, JUST MORE OF A MAYBE ADVOCATING A LITTLE BIT FOR THAT POSITION, BUT APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE, YOUR RESUME IS TERRIFIC. GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. WELL THANK YOU, BUT JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TOPIC UP. SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR A PARTNERSHIP. YES. AND ALSO JUST TO ENSURE THAT THE 109 BOARD DOESN'T DOESN'T TAKE POSITIONS THAT FORCE OR USURP AUTHORITY OVER DECISIONS THAT THOSE SUBURBAN CITIES SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THEMSELVES. OKAY. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
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REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? NO CONCERNS. JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING YOUR NAME IN HERE AGAIN, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU.THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, MR. PURVIS? THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICES AND KEEP WORKING ON KEEPING THE SMELLS DOWN WITH MSD. THANK YOU. WE DO OUR BEST. ANYONE ELSE HEARING NOTHING ELSE? THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT. REQUIRES 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. MR. GIBSON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, A P092424JW EX-OFFICIO APPOINTMENT OF JULIA WILLIAMS TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY DISTRICT BOARD. NO TERM. SECOND TERM. SO, MISS. EXCUSE ME. SO THIS IS FOR THE BARDSTOWN ROAD OVERLAY. THIS IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE REVIEWS DECISIONS OF THE URBAN URBAN DESIGN ADMINISTRATOR. THEY REVIEW DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY, REFERRED TO THIS COMMITTEE BY BOSA, AND THEY MEET WITH APPLICANTS FOR NON EXPEDITED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THERE ARE EIGHT MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THERE ARE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. THIS APPOINTMENT TODAY. MISS JULIA WILLIAMS AGAIN WILL WILL BE IN THE EX-OFFICIO SEAT. SHE IS THE PLANNING MANAGER WITH PLANNING AND DESIGN. AND THAT'S WHAT THE STATUTE CALLS FOR. MY ONLY QUESTION IS THIS. LOOKING AT MY AGENDA FOR THE DAY, EVERY OTHER BOARD HAS A TERM THAT EXPIRES AND THERE'S NO TERM THAT EXPIRES ON MY SHEET. DO WE HAVE A TERM ON THIS? BECAUSE SHE IS SHE IS SERVING BY VIRTUE OF HER POSITION. SO SHE DOES. SO IT'S UNLIMITED, RIGHT? AS LONG AS SHE'S IN THAT POSITION IN PERPETUITY. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? I PRESUME SHE'S NOT HERE. NO, SHE'S NOT HERE. ANY REASON TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING? NONE. THIS IS 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. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, AP09242 FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF TANISHA MARSHALL TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES ON MARCH 25TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND, THE ITEMS PROPERLY FOR MISS JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD IS TO INCREASE CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN THE INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW OF ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE MISCONDUCT WITHIN LMPD. AND IT'S ALSO TO GUIDE AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT TO THE INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL IN REVIEWING AND INVESTIGATING POLICE CONDUCT TO PROMOTE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REDUCE CIVILIAN COMPLAINTS. THERE ARE 11 MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. MEMBERS SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. ALL ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR WITH APPROVAL BY METRO COUNCIL. PER THE STATUTE, THE METRO COUNCIL CHOOSES THREE SEATS. THE MAYOR HAS FOUR SEATS.
FOUR SEATS ARE CHOSEN FROM A LIST OF ENTITIES. THIS PARTICULAR SEAT IS A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT AND WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF TANISHA MARSHALL. SHE IS A JCPS SCHOOL COUNSELOR. SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 16. SHE IS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR WITH THE SPALDING UNIVERSITY. SHE HAS HER MASTER'S IN COUNSELING AND MULTIPLE CERTIFICATIONS. SHE IS HERE THIS EVENING TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
TANISHA. MISS MARSHALL, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TANISHA MARSHALL. AND I'M BORN AND RAISED IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. A PROUD LOUISVILLIAN. I'VE BEEN IN EDUCATION FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AND I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. I TAKE PRIDE IN MY COMMUNITY AND THE WORK THAT WE DO, AND I HOPE THAT I CAN BE APPOINTED FOR THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD COMMITTEE. I'M READY TO SERVE AND SERVE MY COMMUNITY AND BRIDGE THOSE GAPS AND BRING THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS BOARD, COUNCILMAN? PATIENTLY, NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. IN ADDITION TO YOUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS. I'M JUST BREEZING THROUGH YOUR RESUME HERE. KENTUCKY STATE CHAMPION TRACK AND FIELD 92 9394. GATORADE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 9394 KENTUCKY FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 1994. AMONGST MANY, MANY OTHER THINGS. YES, SIR. SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SUPER IMPRESSED. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND I LOVE ALL OF THE YOUR ATHLETIC WORK. THE OTHER ONE THAT JUMPS
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OUT AT ME IS TOP 100 FOOTBALL MOMS IN THE USA 2015. SOME OF YOU WILL HAVE TO EXPLAIN ONE DAY HOW YOU GET ON THAT LIST. YES, IT WAS ACTUALLY VOTED BY MY TEAM AND IT WAS A NATIONAL RECOGNITION. AND AGAIN, I ALWAYS SERVED IN MY COMMUNITY, MY BOYS WERE INVOLVED IN SPORTS AND WHATEVER THEY HAD, I WAS THERE WITH BELLS ON. WELL, I LOVE IT. I LOVE THE ACADEMIC RATE WITHOUT THE ATHLETIC STUFF TOO. I LOVE BOTH SIDES OF IT. SO AND TODAY IS MY 49TH BIRTHDAY. OH HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THANK YOU SO I HOPE YOU ALL WILL HAVE ME, MISTER CHAIR. MADAM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD. THANK YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. AND YOU'VE ALREADY SHOWN US YOUR IMPRESSIVE MISTER.MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. MUST BE THE SPORTS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN BE OF SERVICE TO YOU AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. YEAH. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT HIGH SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO? I'M A PROUD VALLEY VIKING CLASS OF 1994. GOOD FOR YOU.
JUST WANTED TO BE FOR THE RECORD, THAT SACRED HEART IS NOT THE ONLY SCHOOL THAT PRODUCES GOOD ATHLETES. THANK YOU. I DID WANT TO. I DID WANT TO SAY THAT YOU ARE NOT A STRANGER TO THE COMMUNITY. I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU ON THIS BOARD. I'M SURE THAT YOU WILL DO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN OPPONENT THAT 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. MISS MARSHALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, MR. CHAIR. YEP. CAN I ASK A QUICK POINT? MAYBE A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE? CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION OF MISS JACKSON ABOUT THE WITHDRAWAL OF NUMBER SIX? GO AHEAD. JUST CURIOUS AS TO THE REASON. IF ANY, THAT YOU CAN DISCUSS TODAY REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL OF MR. SPENCER. SO EXCUSE ME. MR. SPENCER WITHDREW HIMSELF. HE WITHDREW HIMSELF. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUC.
NEXT ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PP 0101524 GC. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR JEFFREY COBURN. COBURN TO THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES AUGUST 31ST, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND ITEM BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD IS A REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN LOUISVILLE, METRO JEFFERSON COUNTY. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRIVATE CITIZENS. THE BOARD THE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD.
THEY SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. DOCTOR COBURN WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT HOWEVER, WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE IS A PROFESSOR EMERITUS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE. THIS IS HIS LAST TERM THAT HE CAN SERVE. HE IS CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE VICE CHAIR, BUT WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS REAPPOINTMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR REASONS TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT? COUNCILMAN HUTSON, I BELIEVE HAS AN ISSUE OR QUESTION. THANK YOU. CHAIR. NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION, BUT JUST A COMMENT OF DOCTOR COBURN GAINED MY ADMIRATION WHEN HE WAS MY PROFESSOR AT SPEED SCHOOL IN HIS FIRST YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, AND GAVE ME THE WORST GRADE I HAD IN MY ENTIRE CAREER AT UOFL, HAD TO TAKE HIS CLASS TWICE. SO I RESPECT HIM A LOT. YES I DID. I WILL BE VOTING YES. SO. SO YOU'RE ADVOCATING A NO VOTE HERE, OR THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS TO DOWNGRADE COUNCILMAN HUDSON AND UPGRADE YOURSELF WITHIN HIS VIEW, HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? HEARING. NO. OPPOSITION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IT SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, NUMBER 8RP101015248G. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MARY GRAINGER TO THE CEMETERY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES APRIL 13TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION.
SECOND, I WAS PROPERLY FOREST. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF AMYRA GRAINGER. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED AND APPOINTED IN 2022. SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. SHE IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH SOCIAL WORKER WITH J-C-P-S. SHE HAS HER MASTER'S OF ART AND MULTIPLE CIVIC RECOGNITIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE PURPOSE OF LET ME GO BACK. THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD IS TO FACILITATE THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NONPROFIT AND INDIGENT CEMETERIES THAT DO NOT RECEIVE
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PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS PURSUANT TO KRS 367.952. THIS BOARD HAS FIVE MEMBERS AND THEY DO SERVE THREE YEAR TERM. WE ARE ASKING FOR HER REAPPOINTMENT. SHE IS ON THIS CALL TO INTRODUCE HERSELF. COULD I ASK A QUESTION? I UNDERSTAND THIS IS HER THIRD TERM. THEY ARE THREE YEAR TERMS CORRECT. NOW.THIS IS HER SECOND TERM. HER SECOND YEAR, I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY WAS YOUR THIRD TERM.
THIS IS HER SECOND. OKAY. THEY SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS, BUT SHE CAME ON IN 2012, 2222 I'M CLEARED UP. THANK YOU. MISS GRANGER. IF YOU WANTED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS AMARA GRANGER. I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT ONE, AND I REALLY HAVE HAD A VERY SHORT TERM. MY FIRST TERM, I REALLY ONLY SERVED A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE DIDN'T MEET. BUT I AM EXCITED TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATING. IF YOU ALL WILL HAVE ME JUST LEARNING MORE ABOUT CEMETERIES. DEFINITELY WANTING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SOME OF THE CEMETERIES THAT HAVE A PARTICULAR HISTORY, BUT THEN ALSO JUST ALL CEMETERIES AND HOW TO CARE FOR THEM AND MAKE SURE WE HONOR THOSE SPACES WHERE WE'VE LAID FOLKS TO REST. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? NO, I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO IT. I THINK THAT SHE WOULD BE PHENOMENAL FOR THIS BOARD. SHE IS A HUGE ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY AND SHE'S A CONSTITUENT OF MINE AND A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SHE'D BE GREAT. I SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
STARTED MY MORNING OFF AT CHARDON CEMETERY WHILE THERE WAS A CLEANUP. THANKS TO THE PEOPLE OF PLANET FITNESS AND ALL THE AMAZING VOLUNTEERS TODAY, THEY NEED HELP AND WE NEED TO PAY REALLY CLOSE ATTENTION. I KNOW THERE'S THREE THAT'S BEEN RECENTLY IN THE NEWS AND UNDER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CARE, BUT WE REALLY GOT TO DO SOME WORK ON OUR CEMETERIES. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION. THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. GRANGER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER NINE, AP101524S THE APPOINTMENT OF AMINA SHALE TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS BROUGHT BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY COMMISSION HAS ABOUT HAS TEN MEMBERS ON THIS COMMITTEE. THE MEMBERS SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM AND THEIR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND SECURE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT AMONG ALL ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC AND SOCIAL GROUPS IN THIS AREA. AND THEY SHALL ACT AS A CONCILIATOR IN CONTROVERSIES, INCLUDING INTERGROUP AND INTERRACIAL RELATIONS. ALSO, THEY WILL ENLIST THE SUPPORT OF CIVIC RELIGION, LABOR, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL GROUPS TO HELP WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF HUMAN RELATIONS AND ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES. MISS SHELL HAS LIVED IN LOUISVILLE FOR ABOUT 17 YEARS. SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE. SHE IS WITH THE UNIVERSITY WITH THE EQUITY AND DIVERSITY SPECIA. SHE IS A EQUITY AND DIVERSITY SPECIALIST WITH LMPD. SHE HAS HER MASTER'S IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RESOURCES AND ALONG WITH MULTIPLE CERTIFICATIONS, SHE IS REPLACING A MEMBER THAT DID NOT WANT TO BE REAPPOINTED AGAIN. SHE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE HERSELF. MICHELLE, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
MADAM. USE YOURSELF. OH, THANK YOU. WELL, MY NAME IS AMINA SHELL. I AM A REFUGEE WHO WAS BORN IN KENYA, ETHNICALLY SOMALI. HOWEVER, WHEN I FIRST APPLIED FOR THIS ROLE, I WAS WORKING AT LMPD AS AN EQUITY AND DIVERSITY SPECIALIST. SO THAT IS CORRECT. ON THE APPLICATION.
HOWEVER, I AM NOT AT LMPD. I CURRENTLY AM WORKING FULL TIME WITH A NONPROFIT THAT DOES ADVOCATE AND ESSENTIALLY TRYING TO BRING THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO TYPICALLY DON'T HAVE VOICES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. SO THAT IS THE WORK THAT I CURRENTLY DO. AND I'M HAPPY THAT I WAS SELECTED.
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE
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A COMMENT. MISS SHELL AND I, WE TALK A LOT AND SHE IS REALLY, REALLY EDUCATED ME ON THE CULTURE OF THE SOMALIAN PEOPLE SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN COME CITIZENS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. AND SHE'S PROVIDED ME WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT OF. SO I THINK SHE WILL BE GREAT FOR THIS BOARD, AND I KNOW THAT SHE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND SHE'S A SMART LITTLE COOKIE. SHE DOESN'T SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW THAT. BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. YOU REPRESENT YOUR COMMUNITY WELL. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NOTHING ELSE. THIS IS AN APPOINTMENT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? ANY OPPOSITION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MICHELLE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THE LAST ITEM ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN, PP 101524 MD.THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MARIE DEAVER TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO MISS DEAVER IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT. SHE IS.
ORIGINALLY SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2021. SHE IS A CO-OWNER AND CONSULTANT, AS WELL AS AN ATTORNEY WITH DATA DRIVEN SOLUTIONS. SHE HAS HER MASTER'S IN PUBLIC HEALTH, HER JURIS DOCTOR FROM AND HER JURIS DOCTOR FROM U OF L. SHE IS ON THE CALL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, BUT WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS REAPPOINTMENT. MISS DEBORAH, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF. FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM. THANK YOU. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING THERE IN PERSON. I HAVE SERVED ON THE ADVOCACY BOARD FOR ONE TERM, BUT BEFORE THAT I WAS ON THE ENFORCEMENT BOARD FOR MANY TERMS. I SERVED AS CHAIR. I'M CURRENTLY CHAIR OF THE ADVOCACY BOARD. I'M EXCITED ABOUT MICHELLE JOINING US ON THAT BOARD. I SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THE ADVOCACY BOARD, I DID AN INITIATIVE TO REACH OUT TO DIFFERENT ETHNIC AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOUISVILLE TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE PROTECTIONS PROVIDED BY THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AND JUST SORT OF EDUCATING. SO I WENT TO THE AMERICANA CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND THEN REACHED OUT TO A BUNCH OF OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH THE DOCUMENT I CREATED, ALONG WITH THE STAFF OF THE HRC. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT CHAIR BERRY SAID ABOUT THE HRC STAFF. REALLY WONDERFUL PEOPLE TO WORK WITH AND SUCH PROFESSIONALS. I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM AND I HOPE YOU WILL REAPPOINT M.
ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION, ANY OPPOSITION TO PASS UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MISS DEAVER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. WITH THAT. THANK YOU. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE STAND ADJOURNED.
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