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GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE MEETING ON THE. I'M SORRY. WELCOME TO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS. I'M YOUR CHAIRPERSON, COUNCILWOMAN DONNA PURVIS. TODAY I'M JOINED IN COUNCIL BY
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COUNCILMAN ENGEL. COUNCILWOMAN RUIZ, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL WILL JOIN VIRTUALLY BY COUNCILMAN ACKERSON AND COUNCILMAN BENSON. WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER? THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD. RETURN TO CARE, 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE, A READ IN FULL. THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE RESOLUTION R11824, A RESOLUTION[1. R-118-24 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO CODES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OF RENTAL REGISTRATION SOFTWARE – OPPORTUNITY SPACE, LLC. DBA TOLEMI - $76,000.00). Action Required By: April 24, 2025 Sponsors: Donna Purvis (D-5) ]
PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NON-COMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO CODES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OF RENTAL REGISTRATION, REGISTRATION SOFTWARE. OPPORTUNITY SPACE, LL, DBA PTOLEMY IN THE AMOUNT OF $76,000. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND? IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. WHO DO WE HAVE TO SPEAK ON THIS? MISTER PRICE, THE DIRECTOR OF CODES AND REGULATIONS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF. I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO APPROVE THIS. THIS RESOLUTION. WHEN I CAME TO CODES AND REGULATIONS AND WE GOT THE RENTAL REGISTRY STARTED, I FOUND MYSELF IN A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION WITH THE CURRENT ONE OF OUR CURRENT SOFTWARE AS A SELLER. IT MADE THE REGISTERING OF THE PROPERTIES THAT IS REQUIRED UNDER THE ORDINANCE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SUCH THAT I WAS REALLY JUST BRINGING THESE PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGISTRANTS IN SO MY TEAM COULD MANUALLY DO THIS. SO IT CAUSED ME TO SEEK OUT AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND, SOMETHING THAT COULD HELP US WITH THIS. AND I DID FIND PTOLEMY, WHICH I KNEW THROUGH BUILDING BLOCKS THAT WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH THEM. SO I CONTRACTED WITH THEM. I WAS A LITTLE IGNORANT TO THE PROCESS OF I UNDERSTOOD THAT ANYTHING OVER 40,000 NEEDS TO BE PROCURED, AND SO ON AND SO FORT.BUT TWO THINGS REGARDING THAT. FIRST OF ALL, IT STARTED UNDER 40,000 BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I NEEDED TO INCLUDE THE RENTAL, THE LAND REGISTRY THAT WAS PART OF THE RENTAL REGISTRY.
AND ONCE I GOT THAT INTEGRATED WITH THAT, IT BLOOMED TO $76,000. HOWEVER, I HAD ALREADY SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH PTOLEMY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS. SO IT WAS SOMETHING THAT UNDER THE SENSE OF URGENCY OF TRYING TO JUST GET THIS THING DONE, SIGN THE CONTRACT BEFORE I ADD IT TO THE LAND REGISTRY. AND HERE WE ARE. GREAT. OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HE DOES NOT HAVE AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FOR THIS. BY THE WAY. I'M A DIVERSE COUNCIL PERSON. I CARE MORE ABOUT ABOUT OTHER THINGS OTHER THAN ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS AND TREES. THAT'S GOOD. SORRY. THEY THEY LIKE POKING FUN AT ME FOR THINGS I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT. SO WE HAD RECEIVED AN EMAIL THIS MORNING AND I THINK IT WENT OUT TO ALL METRO COUNCIL PERSONNEL FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TALKING ABOUT THE NEW SOFTWARE AND THE APPLICATION THAT OUR RESIDENTS IN LOUISVILLE METRO WON'T KNOW IT BY THE NAME PTOLEMY, BUT IT WILL BE KNOWN AS SLATE. CORRECT? CORRECT. AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING, I THINK, THAT THE RENTAL REGISTRY PREDATED ME AS A COUNCIL PERSON. AND SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A QUESTION THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER OR ANYBODY ELSE IN THE ROOM WHEN THAT LEGISLATION WAS PUSHED FORWARD, AND WE KNEW THAT THERE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BE AN UPDATE TO SLA AND THOSE UPDATES COST A LOT. WAS $40,000. WHAT YOU HAD BUDGETED FOR, WHAT WAS BUDGETED IN THERE FOR THESE UPDATES? OR, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS THE $73,000 COMING FROM? AND OBVIOUSLY IT EXCEEDED OUR INITIAL EXPECTATIONS. AND SO WHERE IS, YOU KNOW, THAT PADDED FUNDING COMING FROM? YEAH. SO
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THE RENTAL REGISTRY PROCESS APPROVAL DID PREDATE ME. ALSO WE IMPLEMENTED MAYBE A MONTH AFTER I STARTED. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY OTHER FUNDS TO UPDATE A SELLER. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT AT ALL. I DO KNOW THAT I DID HAVE SOME MONEY IN MY OVERALL BUDGET THAT I WAS WANTING TO MOVE AROUND BECAUSE THIS WAS SO NECESSARY, SO I FOUND THE MONEY TO DO THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST OUT OF MY OVERALL BUDGET TO GET IT DONE AND THAT'S IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY UPDATES RELATING TO THE RENTAL REGISTRY THAT THE MONIES THAT CAME FROM THE, FROM THE RENTAL REGISTRY AND COME CAME OVER. THIS IS TOTALLY A SOFTWARE THAT I FOUND MONEY WITHIN MY BUDGET TO PAY FOR TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AND YOU DID SAY SLATE. I NEED TO REFER REFERENCE THAT THAT IS THE NAME OF THE SOFTWARE SLATE. BUT THE COMPANY PTOLEMY OWNS THAT SOFTWARE AND THEY WANT TO WORK IN THE PROGRAM. CORRECT. AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE THIS INFORMATION AND I DON'T KNOW WHO CREATED IT. BUT THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING A GRAPHIC. SO WE CAN INCLUDE THAT IN OUR NEWSLETTERS AS WELL. SPEAKING OF THE CURRENT RENTAL REGISTRY, SINCE IT IS OPEN, WILL EVERYONE THAT IS ON THAT CURRENT REGISTRY BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED INTO SLATE, OR DO THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH ADDITIONAL PROCESSES, FILL OUT ADDITIONAL FORMS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT ONLY SIGNED UP, BUT NOW THAT THEY'RE IN THIS NEW SYSTEM. RIGHT. SO THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO DO THAT, THEY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED OVER. THIS IS GOING TO BE APPLIED STRICTLY. THE ONLY INDIVIDUALS THAT GOT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT IS THE ONES THAT HAVE NOT SIGNED UP THEIR THEIR PROPERTIES, WHICH NOT MAKING EXCUSES FOR THEM. IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT. IT JUST HAS. AND SO THIS WILL MAKE IT A LOT EASIER TO STREAMLINE THINGS. IT WILL JUST MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT EASIER FOR US TO DO THAT. ABSOLUTELY. AND I'M SURE ADMINISTRATIVELY YOUR STAFF IS SAYING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. THEY ARE JUMPING THROUGH THE ROOF. YES.WELL, TELL THEM NOT TO BUST THROUGH THE ROOF BECAUSE WE PROBABLY CAN'T PAY FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, I GET ENOUGH, I GET THEIR EXCITEMENT, I GOT ENOUGH, I GOT ENOUGH PLYWOOD. I DO BOARDING AROUND METRO THAT I CAN USE IT TO FIX THAT ROOF. RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF MENTIONED IT. CAN YOU, WHILE YOU'RE HERE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE RENTAL REGISTRY, CAN YOU KIND OF GIVE AN UPDATE ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING, HOW MANY UNITS YOU HAVE REGISTERED AND HOW MANY YOU ANTICIPATE THAT THERE'S OUT THERE THAT STILL NEED TO BE REGISTERED? WELL, I KNOW THAT THOSE ARE EXACT NUMBERS. AND YOU WERE NOT PREPARED. YEAH, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER EXPECTING THEM. YEAH. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS. I WOULD HATE TO TRY TO THROW A NUMBER OUT THERE.
THE GUEST WE HAVE SIGNED UP A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROPERTIES. HOWEVER THERE HUGE AMOUNTS I MEAN ALMOST DOUBLE THE AMOUNT. THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE SIGNED UP, PROBABLY A DOUBLE AMOUNT. WE STILL HAVEN'T GOT REGISTERED. AND SO WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO, A LOT OF WORK TO DO. SO HOPEFULLY THIS PROCESS WAS GOING TO HELP THIS PROCESS. WE GOT CAMPAIGN SET UP TO NOTIFY PEOPLE, PUT SOME THINGS ON OUR WEBSITE, PUT IT OUT THERE LIKE, HEY, WE GOT THIS NEW SOFTWARE, PLEASE GO DO IT. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE GET THEM ALL SIGNED UP. BUT IF YOU LIKE, I CAN GIVE YOU THE EXACT NUMBER, EMAIL IT TO YOU A LITTLE LATER. SURE. AND I'M JUST INTERESTED IN WHAT THAT'S LOOKING LIKE. I THINK THE RENTAL REGISTRY IS WONDERFUL. AND I KNOW THAT YOUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM WORKS REALLY HARD. I JUST WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP GET MORE PEOPLE REGISTERED. AND BEYOND JUST SHARING IN OUR NEWSLETTER. AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE BILLBOARDS AND STUFF GOING UP, SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT. YEAH, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ENGAGE PROPERTY OWNERS AND SPEAK WITH THEM. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING YOU ALL NEED TO DO AT THIS TIME. WE JUST GOT TO GET THIS SOFTWARE GOING, GET THINGS IN PLACE AND GET THESE INSPECTIONS OUT THERE. I PROBABLY WILL HAVE A REPORT MAYBE EARLY. PART OF THE YEAR THAT MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE TO GIVE A TOTAL UPDATE OF WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE AND WHAT WE HAVE FOUND. SO THERE'S NOTHING WE NEED MORE OTHER THAN THE SOFTWARE TO HELP STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO REGISTER PROPERTY AGAIN. YEAH, WE'RE PUTTING INFORMATION EVERYWHERE THAT WE CAN ABOUT RENTAL PROPERTY AND A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS OUT THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR GUYS IN THE FIELD, KNOCKING ON DOORS AND LEAVING DOOR HANGERS ABOUT IT. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BECAUSE WE KNOW WHEN IT'S BEEN OUR MY SHORT TIME HERE HAVE SHOWN THAT WHEN PEOPLE KNOW BETTER, THEY'RE DOING BETTER. SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
ABSOLUTELY. AND I'M A PATIENT PERSON. SO I DON'T WANT TO PUT ONE MORE THING IN YOUR PLATE AND
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ASKING YOU FOR THOSE NUMBERS. SO I CAN WAIT FOR THAT UPDATE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, IF THAT'S OKAY. NO. YEAH, I GET YOU. I GET YOU AN UPDATE WHERE WE ARE NOW, AND THEN WE CAN AND I PLAN TO UPDATE EVERYBODY FIRST PART OF THE YEAR. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS YOU'LL GIVE US A TEASER.YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'LL DO. THANK YOU ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PRICE? THANK YOU, MR. PRICE. THANK YOU ALL I APPRECIATE IT. LET ME SAY I DID RECEIVE THAT REPORT YOU SENT ME. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. MORE TO COME. AND I KNOW I GOTTA GET THEM OUT TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. I USE THAT AS A TEST. I DON'T LIKE IT EMBEDDED IN THE EMAIL, YOU KNOW, AND THROUGH GOVDELIVERY THAT'S THE ONLY WAY. SO I'M LOOKING AT WAYS TO DO IT DIFFERENT AND THEN I'LL GET IT OUT TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE. VERY EXCITING REPORT. AS THE CHAIR LADY CAN TELL YOU, IT'S A VERY EXCITING NEWS THAT YOU ALL HAVE FROM US ABOUT OUR UPDATES AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE COMING ALONG. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE NOT USED TO THAT. YOU'RE SPOILING US.
THANK YOU. HEY, INFORMATION IS POWER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND, CHAIR, IF YOU STARTED IN DISTRICT FIVE, THAT'S LIKE STARTING PROBABLY WITH THE MOTHER LOAD OF CODE VIOLATION DISTRICTS. AND SO THEY DIDN'T GO FOR A SOFT DISTRICT WHEN THEY STARTED GATHERING THIS DATA. HE TOOK ON A CHALLENGE. YES. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, THIS IS THIS CALLS FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. I ALL THOSE OPPOSED THE AYES HAVE IT.
THIS WILL GO ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OUR NEXT AND OUR LAST PIECE OF BUSINESS IS R12224. A
[2. R-122-24 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $70,000 FROM THE BLUEGRASS LAWN AND GARDEN, INC. FOR THE BLEVINS GAP SIDEWALK INSTALLATION TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSETS. Action Required By: April 24, 2025 Sponsors: Cindi Fowler (D-14) ]
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT 70,000 FROM THE BLUEGRASS LAWN AND GARDEN INCORPORATION FOR THE BLEVINS GAP SIDEWALK INSTALLATION, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSETS. CAN I GET A MOTION? OKAY. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. WHO'S HERE TO SPEAK FOR THIS? I'M STEVE KOWALSKI, ENGINEERING SUPERVISOR FOR PUBLIC WORKS, AND I CAN SPEAK TO THIS PROJECT. IT'S PRETTY BASIC. SIDEWALK INSTALLATION. WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT IS A PRIVATE, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY IS FUNDING THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. IT THIS PHASE OF IT GOES FROM DIXIE HIGHWAY TO THE RAILROAD TRACK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF WE DO A GOOD JOB FOR THE PERSON PAYING FOR THIS, THEY'D LIKE TO ADD ANOTHER PHASE TO IT. AFTER THE RAILROAD TRACK GOING UP TO EAST OR RAIL. SO I, I HAVE TALKED TO THIS PERSON AND DEALT WITH THEM FOR A LOT, AND I KNOW THEY WANT TO DO THE SECOND PHASE. IT IS A TOUGHER PHASE. SO WE'RE JUST JUMPING IN WITH THE SO-CALLED EASY PART. FIRST. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, THIS CALLS FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION PASSES AND IT WILL GO ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YO* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.