[1. RP111224LH REAPPOINTMENT OF LORETTA HAYDEN TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE EIGHT. FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER ONE, ARP 111224 LH.

THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LORETTA HAYDEN TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVISORY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION THAT IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. SO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD PROMOTES AND SECURES MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT AMONG ALL ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC AND SOCIAL GROUPS IN THIS AREA. THERE ARE TEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LORETTA HAYDEN.

SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2021. SHE'S AT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 20. SHE IS AN ATTORNEY.

SHE RECEIVED HER JURIS DOCTOR FROM RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL. SHE'S BEEN A DEDICATED AND COMMITTED BOARD MEMBER, AND WE ARE ASKING FOR HER REAPPOINTMENT. SHE WAS GOING TO BE ON THE CALL. MISS HAYDEN, ARE YOU ON THE CALL? WE HAVE. SO WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER REAPPOINTMENT.

SHE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE, FOLKS. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO HOLD THIS APPOINTMENT? AT THE MOMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE

[2. AP111224EE APPOINTMENT OF ERIK ELZY TO THE KENTUCKIANAWORKS – GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 13, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER TWO, AP 111224E. THE APPOINTMENT OF ERIC LC LC TO THE KENTUCKY WORKS GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES DECEMBER 13TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO, AS WE KNOW, KENTUCKIANA WORKS IS OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. AND IT IT COMPRISES OF COUNTIES FROM JEFFERSON, BULLITT, HENRY, TRIMBLE, OLDHAM, SPENCER AND SHELBY. THERE ARE UP TO 26 MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. THE BOARD HAS PRESCRIBED SEATS, MR. LC. IS REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE UNION. LOCAL UNION 502. HE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL 21. HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH TRAINING. HE IS A CERTIFIED APPRENTICE INSTRUCTOR. WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS APPOINTMENT. HE IS ON THE CALL. HE CAN INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. MISTER ELLZEY, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. YES, SIR.

MY NAME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE. I HAD A I HAD A SCHEDULING CONFLICT.

AS SHE SAID, MY NAME IS ERIC ELLZEY. I'M.

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A 28 YEAR MEMBER OF PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 502. I HAVE BEEN A PREVIOUS COORDINATOR, A TRAINING COORDINATOR FOR OUR APPRENTICESHIP SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR AT OUR APPRENTICESHIP SCHOOL. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER FOR OUR UNION, AND I'LL BE WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE FOR ME. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. THANK YOU. FULLY IN SUPPORT OF MISTER ELLZEY. YOUR YOUR NOMINATION HERE. GOING TO VOTE FOR IT. I DO WANT TO BRING UP THAT I'M REVIEWING THE CURRENT BOARD.

OKAY. THE BOARD'S RATHER BIG AN. SORRY. THIS IS FOR MISS JACKSON. MISTER ELLZEY, I APOLOGIZE.

YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW I WAS ADDRESSING MISS JACKSON IN THE GROUP. HE'S GREENLIGHTED YOU. HE'S GOT QUESTIONS ELSEWHERE. YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE ALL GOOD. I'M VOTING FOR YOU. I THINK THIS HELPS. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A PRESCRIBED POSITION, I THINK. I DON'T SEE DISTRICT 21 ON HERE. GLAD TO SEE SOME SOME GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY COMING UP. THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS AS THE NEXT APPOINTMENTS COME IN, I'M SEEING A COUPLE TRENDS HERE, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH THERE'S A TON OF PEOPLE FROM DISTRICT 19, WHICH I LOVE, BUT I'M SURE WE

[3. RP111224RR REAPPOINTMENT OF ROCKI ROCKINGHAM TO THE KENTUCKIANAWORKS – GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 10, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

WANT TO SEE MORE DIVERSITY ON THE BOARD GEOGRAPHICALLY. BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANT. I SEE A FAIRLY LARGE BOARD WITH PRECISELY ONE REPUBLICAN ON IT, AND THAT REPUBLICAN IS THE PRESIDENT OF GLEE. SO THAT'S A PRESCRIBED POSITION THAT THE MAYOR DOESN'T NOMINATE. AND PARTICULARLY, AND I'LL BE BLUNT ABOUT WHY I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BOARD, BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT OF KENTUCKIANA WORKS SAID TO A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR METRO COUNCIL THAT HE DISLIKED REPUBLICANS SO MUCH THAT HE, QUOTE, COULD NEVER SUPPORT A REPUBLICAN, AND SAID THAT TO HER FACE. SO WE HAVE A PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THIS ORGANIZATION WHO HAS VOICED THEIR DISLIKE FOR REPUBLICANS BROADLY, YOU KNOW, UNIVERSALLY. AND THEN WE ONLY HAVE ONE REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD. AND THAT IS A THAT IS A BY RIGHT POSITION BECAUSE OF HER JOB WITH GLEE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE NEXT CANDIDATES THAT ARE COMING IN BECAUSE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE MOST BIPARTISAN ISSUES IN THE CITY. AND THAT SHOULD BE REFLECTED HERE. AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS IN IN FUTURE APPOINTMENTS. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. APPRECIATE YOU, MISTER JACKSON. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE.

THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ANY OPPOSITION WHO IN OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO CONSENT. CALENDAR. MISTER LC, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

LOOK FORWARD TO IT. THE NEXT ITEM. ITEM NUMBER THREE PP. 111224 RR. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ROCKY ROCKINGHAM TO THE KENTUCKY WORKS GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND. THE ITEM IS BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO, MISS ROCKINGHAM COULD NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING. BUT WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER REAPPOINTMENT. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2021. SHE IS THE CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER WITH GE. SHE HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE. SHE HAS PROVIDED MENTORSHIP AND LOTS OF PROBLEM SOLVING AND CREATIVE THINKING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.

[4. RP111224EF REAPPOINTMENT OF ERIC FRIGGLE TO THE KENTUCKIANAWORKS – GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 8, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

EXPERIENCE. WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER REAPPOINTMENT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING REQUIRING US TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PP. 111224F THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ERIC FRIGGLE TO THE KENTUCKY WORKS, GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES OCTOBER 8TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? I WAS PROBABLY FORCED. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MR. FRIGO WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2020. HE IS A NATIONAL REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR CONTACT CENTER OPERATIONS WITH COMPUTERSHARE. HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH WORK WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE, EFFICIENCIES, PROCESS REENGINEERING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT. HE IS WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT, BUT HE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. MR. FRIEDEL, IF YOU WANT TO APPROACH, IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. ERIC FOGEL FROM COMPUTERSHARE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? COUNCILMAN GENIE. FIRST OF ALL, THANKS FOR COMING. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE ON THE BOARD. AND LET ME JUST ASK, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOUR I MEAN, YOU'VE SERVED ON THE BOARD. NOW YOU'RE GETTING REAPPOINTED. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FOCUS AREAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS FOR KENTUCKY AND WORKS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT? I THINK WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS GREAT FOR THE LOUISVILLE AREA. WE DO A LOT OF FOCUS ON MINORITIES. WHICH I THINK IS A HIGH, HIGH RATE IN THIS AREA. THEY WE'VE DONE SOME GOOD WORK. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY COVID KIND OF THREW A WRENCH INTO A LOT OF WHAT WE WERE DOING. BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE GOOD JOB. GREAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING COUNCILMAN REED? THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. I'M JUST CURIOUS IN THESE MEETINGS THAT YOU HAVE, DO YOU HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES? RUN US THROUGH WHAT A TYPICAL MEETING MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR THE KENTUCKIANA WORKFORCE? YES. SO WE DO HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES BASED

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ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO. GENERALLY, OUR MEETINGS ARE UPDATES ON WHAT'S GOING ON LOCALLY. WHAT AND WHAT WE CAN DO AS A BOARD TO HELP WITH GETTING JOBS FOR PEOPLE IN THE AREA. WE WE'VE GONE TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS LIKE THE SPOT OVER. I THINK IT'S ON BROADWAY. TO SEE SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS WHERE THEY'RE DOING SOME SORT OF SOME OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S ABOUT IT. SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE SUCCESSES THAT YOU CAN SORT OF POINT TO? JUST CURIOUS. I LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SPOT. I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED THE SPOT OVER IN ON BROADWAY. I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SUCCESSES OF JOB PLACEMENTS AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT OFFHAND. SORRY.

THANK YOU. THANK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE.

THIS IS A POINT THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. I ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR. FRIGO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR

[5. RP111224LC REAPPOINTMENT OF LAMONT COLLINS TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES NOVEMBER 11, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, SIR. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PP.

111224 LC. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LAMONT COLLINS TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES NOVEMBER 11TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND. I WAS PROBABLY FORCED. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO EXCUSE ME. THERE CAN BE UP TO 45 MEMBERS ON THE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE AROUND 20. THERE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD NOMINATES INDIVIDUAL FOR INDIVIDUALS FOR MEMBERSHIP AND SUBMITS THEM TO THE MAYOR FOR APPOINTMENT. APPOINTMENTS THEY HAVE TO AT LEAST BE A PERSON WHO IS AN OWNER OR A MANAGER OF A RETAIL BUSINESS, OWNER OR MANAGER OF A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. AN OFFICE BUILDING OWNER OR OWNER OR TENANT PARKING FACILITY OWNER OR MANAGER, OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A RESTAURANT OR FOOD SERVICE FACILITY OR OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A HOTEL. LODGING FACILITY. MR. COLLINS WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2021. HE IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF ROUTES 101, WHICH IS A MUSEUM DEDICATED TO AFRICAN AMERICANS. HE IS A LIFELONG LOUISVILLIAN. HE'S A GRADUATE OF UOFL. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE DO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS REAPPOINTMENT.

I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS. WHEN I HEAR A BOARD THAT HAS 45 MEMBERS, I HAVE CAUSE FOR PAUSE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT, COLLEAGUES IS THIS IS THE MORE MEMBERS OF A BOARD, THE MORE DILUTES OPINIONS AND THE LARGER THE BOARD, THE MORE YOU GET A STATUS QUO OR THOSE WHO WANT TO STAY THE COURSE. AND SO SMALLER BOARDS ARE ACTUALLY BETTER BOARDS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET NEW IDEAS, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE RISK. AND SO I CAN'T CHANGE THIS. I DO APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S ONLY 20 PEOPLE, THOUGH. I STILL THINK THAT 20 PEOPLE ON A BOARD IS EXCESSIVE.

BUT NONETHELESS, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS TONIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK THANK YOU. CHAIR. AS A FELLOW FERN CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI AND FELLOW HALL OF FAME MEMBER, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER PERSON TO APPOINT TO THIS BOARD. YOU PICKED A GOOD ONE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? YEAH, SOME OF THAT TWO, TWO. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. IS AN APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? OPPOSITION IS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO

[6. RP111224DB REAPPOINTMENT OF DEBORAH BILITISKI TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON WILL BE ITEM NUMBER SIX, PP. 11122 DB. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DEBORAH PULASKI TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND ITEM BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MISS POLSKI IS HERE. SHE IS SO THE REDEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS BETWEEN 6 AND 16 MEMBERS. THEY HAVE.

EXCUSE ME. THERE ARE EX-OFFICIO TO SIT ON THIS BOARD. THE MAYOR OR MAYOR'S REP. METRO COUNCIL REP, WHICH IS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. DEBORAH BILINSKI, WE'RE ASKING FOR HER REAPPOINTMENT. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2018. DEBORAH, AS WE KNOW, IS THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WATERFRONT PARK. SHE IS AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS WAS A PARTNER WITH WYATT TARRANT AND COMBS. SHE WORKED WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SHE'S

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HAD MULTIPLE RECOGNITIONS AND HONORS. WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS REAPPOINTMENT.

SHE IS HERE TO REINTRODUCE HERSELF TO WHOEVER THAT DOESN'T KNOW. DON'T KNOW. DEBORAH, YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. THIS IS THE QUEEN OF THE RIVERFRONT WHO VACATIONS AND DINES WITH THE ANTHONY BOURDAIN OF LOUISVILLE FOLKS. SO, DEBORAH, YOU'VE GOT THE MIC. IF YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD. DEBORAH BIELICKI AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WATERFRONT PARK, AND IT WOULD BE MY HONOR TO SERVE AS IN MY THIRD AND PRESUMABLY FINAL TERM ON THE LOUISVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD. AND I CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE CHAIR, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE WORK WITH THAT SMALL BOARD, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE 40 MEMBERS. AND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE COUNCIL MEMBER, ON ALL MANNER OF THINGS IN THAT VICINITY. ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING? NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? NO OPPOSITION. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DEBORAH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR

[7. RP111224MB REAPPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL BATEMAN TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

CONTINUED SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PP. 111222 OR THAT'S ONE 222 PP. 11122 AND BE THE REAPPOINTED MICHAEL BATEMAN TO THE REGIONAL REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO MR. BATEMAN IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 19. HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2018. HE'S RETIRED. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL. HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MEDIA RELATIONS MANAGEMENT. WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE IS ON THE CALL. HE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. MR. BATEMAN, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF. FOR THE RECORD, SIR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU, SIR. OKAY, GREAT. YES. AS MENTIONED, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS ACTUALLY FOR OVER 40 YEARS, BEGINNING AS A REPORTER WITH THE WAS AND THE COURIER JOURNAL. AND THEN MOVING ON TO CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. PUBLIC RELATIONS. ALSO WAS A VICE PRESIDENT OF GLE WORKING IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN MOVED ON TO FINANCIAL SERVICES. IN COMMUNICATIONS. AND CURRENTLY AM THE TREASURER OF THE HOA ASSOCIATION OF MY COMMUNITY. I'VE ENJOYED MY TIME ON THE BOARD AND LOOK FORWARD TO BEING REAPPOINTED TO THIS PRESTIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. MR. BATEMAN, ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT 19, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND LET ME ALSO SAY, JUST BLOWING THROUGH YOUR YOUR RESUME THERE. HAPPY BELATED VETERANS DAY AS WELL. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU. AND I WILL SAY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE ON THE HOA BOARD. I TELL EVERY TIME I MEET WITH HOA'S, I TELL THEM IT'S THE MOST THANKLESS DIFFICULT. I MEAN, YOU THINK THIS IS TOUGH? GO, GO RUN ON AN HOA BOARD. SO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING YOUR COMMUNITY BOTH LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE CITY. APPRECIATE YOU SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING OPPOSITION IS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MR.

[8. AP111224SD APPOINTMENT OF SHERYL DUFF TO THE RIVERPORT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

BATEMAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS OUR NEXT ONE. AP 111224 SD. THE APPOINTMENT OF CHERYL DUFF TO THE RIVER RIVER PORT AUTHORITY BOARD A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION ITEMS BEFORE US.

MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY IS TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, OPERATE AND EXPAND PROPER RIVER PORT AND RIVER NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP PROPERTY WITHIN THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONS OF THE RIVER PORT AREA. THERE ARE SIX MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THEY SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. CHERYL, WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF CHERYL DUFF. SHE WOULD BE REPLACING A MEMBER THAT WHOSE TERM HAS EXPIRED AND WE COULD NOT REAPPOINT HER. MISS DUFF IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 12. SHE IS THE PRINCIPAL OF PRP. SHE HAS STRONG TIES IN SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY. SHE HAS THE ABILITY

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TO MAKE DECISIONS. SHE HAS GOOD GOVERNING SKILLS. AND WE ARE ASKING FOR HER APPOINTMENT TO THIS BOARD. I BELIEVE SHE WAS GOING TO BE ON THE CALL. MISS DUFF, ARE YOU ON THE CALL? IT WOULD APPEAR NOT. WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS APPOINTMENT. ANYONE HAVE A REASON OR CONCERN TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. IN OPPOSITION. IN OPPOSITION THAT PASSES

[9. RP111224DW REAPPOINTMENT OF DAVID WASKEY TO THE RIVERPORT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO CONSENT. CALENDAR. NEXT ITEM. AGENDA NUMBER NINE, R P 111224DW. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DAVID LASKY TO THE RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION THAT WAS PROPERLY FORCED? MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND MR. HE'S ALREADY HEADED FORWARD FOR US. SO MR. WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2022. HE IS A RETIRED ATTORNEY. HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING, PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. HE'S HERE. I'LL LET HIM ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. MISS KOWALSKI, IF YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. GOOD EVENING, DAVE WASKEY. I'D LIKE TO THANK FIRST THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR OWN SERVICE, AND ALSO FOR MY RECONSIDERATION OF THE BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, COUNCILMAN PETTINE AND COUNCILMAN REED, YOU ARE NEXT. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE, SIR. AGAIN, IF YOU'RE HERE, I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ON. I'VE TOURED RIVER PORT BEFORE. I THINK IT'S A VERY INTERESTING AREA. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME EXPANSION THERE.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON OR WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT? WELL, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. STEVE MILLER WAS JUST APPOINTED IN AUGUST. STEVE AND I HAVE MET. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL THINGS ON THE THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING. ONE, WE'VE ESTABLISHED SOME COMMITTEES, ESPECIALLY A FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH WE HAVEN'T HAD IN THE PAST. WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER A NEW STRATEG PLAN.

WE ALSO HAVE A THANKS TO CONGRESSMAN MCGARVEY. WE HAVE A $1 MILLION GRANT THAT WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE, AND WE MATCH THAT WITH 250,000 FROM THE AUTHORITY. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ENGAGE MORE IN THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH WITH THE STATE OFFICIALS AND ALSO THE NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE AND WE GOT PUT AND WE'VE GOT SOME LITIGATION TO SETTLE, TOO.

SURE. NO. EXCELLENT ANSWERS. LOVE. LOVE IT ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPREATE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN REED, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. SO, ALONG THE LINES OF COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI QUESTIONS, I'M ALWAYS INTRIGUED ABOUT BOARDS, AND I SERVE ON THE PERSONS OF COMMISSION AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITY. WE HAVE OUR AGENDA.

RIGHT. SO WHAT IS TYPICALLY AN AGENDA? AND HOW OFTEN DO YOU GUYS MEET? AND YOU SAID YOU'RE JUST NOW STARTING TO ESTABLISH A SUBCOMMITTEES, CORRECT? CORRECT. FRANKLY. WELL, WE'RE WE'RE GETTING TWO NEW ONE NEW PERSON AT LEAST TONIGHT. AND WE'VE WE'VE MET AS THINGS ARISE, WE GO THROUGH THE AGENDA. THAT'S ONE THING WE'RE GOING TO GET TOGETHER AS HAVE A MORE STRUCTURED AGENDA THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD. BASICALLY, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, TALKING ABOUT THE ONGOING LITIGATION, WHICH IS USUALLY DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. ANY PERSONNEL PROBLEMS? RIGHT NOW, THERE'S ONLY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ONE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND ONE STAFF MEMBER. SO WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BRING ON ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER. JUST YOUR NORMAL AGENDA. ANY NEW ITEMS THAT COME UP, ANY BUSINESS THAT COMES UP IN THE GENERAL COURSE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? HEARING NONE.

THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SHELBY. THANK YOU. ENCOUNTER. MISTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER TEN, PP. 1112 2:04 P.M. THE

[10. RP111224BM REAPPOINTMENT OF BONNIE MICHAEL TO THE RIVERPORT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

REAPPOINTMENT OF BONNIE MICHAEL TO THE RIVER POINT RIVER PORT AUTHORITY BOARD, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JULY 31ST, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? ITEMS BEFORE US. MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO, MISS BONNIE MICHAEL WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2021. SHE IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE TRANSPORTATION WITH UPS. SO SHE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH PROJECT PLANNING, NAVIGATING BARRIERS AND ALL SORTS OF TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCE. WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER REAPPOINTMENT. MISS MICHAELS, ARE YOU ON THE CALL? SHE WAS GOING TO BE ON THE CALL

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TONIGHT, BUT I GUESS SHE HAD NO WORRIES. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? REASON TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT. HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYEANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SHALL BE SENT TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 11, PP. 111224 CM. THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KRISTY MCCRAVY TO THE URBAN RENEWAL COMMISSION, A TERM THAT

[11. RP111224CM REAPPOINTMENT OF CHRISTIE MCCRAVY TO THE URBAN RENEWAL COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION IS PROPERLY BEFORE US, MISS JACKSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO THE URBAN RENEWAL COMMISSION MISSION IS TO PREPARE PLANS FOR IMPROVEMENT AND REHABILITATION OF SLUM AND BLIGHTED AREAS. TO INVEST ANY FUNDS HELD IN RESERVE OR SINKING FUNDS. FOR IMMEDIATE DISBURSEMENT. THEY HAVE EXECUTING THE POWERS OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR MIXED INCOME HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THEY SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF KRISTY MCGREEVY. SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LOUISVILLE OF THE LOUISVILLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. SHE'S AT A METRO COUNL DISTRICT NUMBE 12. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2019. SHE IS AN AFFORBLE HOUSING ADVOCATE. SHE WAS A FORMEREC CTE FO HSIITE SV E IS ON THEALL TONIGHT AND SO SHE CAN REINTRODUCE HERSELF OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. MISS MCCRACKEN, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM. YES. HELLO. MY NAME IS CHRISTY MCCRAVEY, AND. OH, YOU JUST FROZE UP ON US, MADAM. TO BE REAPPOINTED. I LOVE MY COMMUNITY AND AMPY WILLING TO SERVE IF REAPPOD. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT? COUNCILWOMAN. CHAPEL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.

SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS ARE FOR CHRISTY, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE JUST MORE GENERAL QUESTIONS.

WHEN I HEAR URBAN RENEWAL, THAT AUTOMATICALLY MAKES MY EARS KIND OF PERK UP, BECAUSE URBAN RENEWAL, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WAS NOT A VERY DESIRABLE THING THAT HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY IN THE 1970S IN LOUISVILLE. AND IT WAS A REALLY DETRIMENTAL TIME FOR OUR CITIES. IN TERMS OF DEVELOPMENT. I'M SURE THAT PEOPLE COULD SAY THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING, BUT I WAS. THAT LEADS ME TO MY FIRST QUESTION. WHEN WAS THIS BOARD STARTED? LET ME SEE. I AM NOT ACTUALLY SURE I CAN FIND OUT FOR YOU THOUGH. AND WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT ON THE PAGE THAT WE HAVE ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS OUTDATED BECAUSE IT REFERS TO THE STAFF OF DEVELOPED LOUISVILLE'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE. ALL OF THAT WAS RESTRUCTURED. SO NONE OF THAT MAKES ANY REAL SENSE ANYMORE. BUT IT REFERS TO DESIGNATED URBAN RENEWAL AREAS. THERE ARE NO MAPS THAT I CAN FIND ONLINE THAT SHOW WHAT THESE AREAS ARE. DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE MAPS OR KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE? THE PEOPLE WHO OVERSEE THE BOARD LIAISON WOULD. I'M NOT THE BOARD LIAISON FOR THEM. SO THAT WOULD BE LAURA GRABOWSKI WOULD HAVE THAT. CHRISTY, ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT AREAS YOUR BOARD HAS THE PURVIEW OVER, PRIMARILY THE RUSSELL NEIGHBORHOOD? IS YOU HEAR ME? YES. THANK YOU. I'M JUST CONFUSED THAT IT SHOULD SAY THAT THIS IS A BOARD NOT FOR URBAN RENEWAL, BUT FOR THE RUSSELL NEIGHBORHOOD. SO MAYBE WHEN IT THE ONLY PART OF THE DISTRICT LEFT. BUT IT MAY HAVE IT MAY HAVE SOME MAPS SLIGHTLY OUTSIDE OF THE RUSSELL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT'S WHY I SAID PRIMARILY IT'S PRIMARILY SO PROBABLY WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED, IT IT WENT BEYOND RUSSELL. NOW THEY ARE LIKELY IS WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING FOCUSING ON THE RUSSELL AT THIS POINT ON THE SAME WEBSITE IT SAYS THE MEETING, JOINT MEETINGS, MEETINGS AND MEETING MATERIALS.

THAT'S VERBATIM. ARE ON THE CITY'S PRIME GOV PUBLIC PORTAL. SO YOU GO IN THERE AND IF YOU TYPE INTO THE SEARCH BAR URBAN RENEWAL COMMISSION, NOTHING COMES UP. THEN IF YOU GO TO THAT STAT JOINT MEETINGS, THOSE ARE SCHEDULED MEETINGS OF THE LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON COUNTY LAND BANK, LAND BANK AUTHORITY, URBAN RENEWAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF LOUISVILLE, WHICH I'M ASSUMING IS THE BOARD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. AND THE VACANT

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PROPERTY REVIEW COMMISSION ON THAT SITE. THERE'S 11 DATES FOR MEETINGS. I'VE PULLED MOST OF THE MEETING MINUTES FOR THE STAT JOINT COMMITTEE, AND THE ONLY TIME THAT I CAN SEE ANY OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS SHOWING UP FOR A MEETING WAS IN MARCH OF 2024. SO HOW OFTEN DOES THIS BOARD MEET I DON'T OVERSEE THEIR WEBSITE, SO YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THEIR I MEAN, LAURA CAN GIVE YOU ALL THAT INFORMATION. MY ROLE IS TO GET THE MEMBERS THROUGH THE PROCESS. I DON'T OVERSEE THEIR RIGHT IN ORDER FOR ME TO MAKE A GOOD DECISION. AND THIS IS NO OFFENSE TO CHRISTY, BUT FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND, ARE WE PUTTING GOOD PEOPLE ON THESE BOARDS? I HAVE TO UNDERSTAND. WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS BOARD? AND THERE'S NO INFORMATION ONLINE. THERE'S NO MAPS TO SHOW ME WHAT THESE AREAS ARE. THERE'S NO INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A JOINT COMMITTEE WHERE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AREN'T SHOWING UP. AND IT SEEMS LIKE A REDUNDANCY IN COMMISSIONS. AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT IS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS FIVE PERSON BOARD. SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR ROLE COMPLETELY, BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M SEEING AS VERY SUPERFLUOUS TO CITY GOVERNMENT. AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE THAT THIS NEEDS TO EXIST OR BE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT. SO THE URBAN RENEWAL BOARD ONLY MEETS AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE ABILITY TO BE JOINT OR WHAT HAVE YOU. WE ARE SENT EMAILS WHEN THERE ARE ITEMS THAT PERTAIN TO AN A PROPERTY IN THE URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT. IF THERE IS NOT A PROPERTY OR A REQUEST FOR A PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT, THEN WE ARE TOLD NOT TO COME TO THE MEETING. SO IN RUSSELL, MOST OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT HAVE BEEN IN RUSSELL. SOME IN PORTLAND AND SOME IN NO. THAT'S IT FOR US, FOR THE URBAN RENEWAL, PRIMARILY IN THE RUSSELL NEIGHBORHOOD. AND HOW OFTEN FROM I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW OFTEN DO THESE EMAILS GO OUT AND ARE THEY FROM THE LAND BANK AUTHORITY OR THE HOUSE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT? WHO'S SENDING YOU THESE EMAILS AND GETTING YOUR OPINION, AND YOU'RE GIVING AN OPINION? AND HOW MUCH OF THAT OPINION DO THEY CARE ABOUT? WELL, WE GET THE EMAILS MONTHLY. WE USED TO BE UNDER THE COMMISSION. EMILY LOU'S AREA WOULD SEND OUT THAT INFORMATION. I HAVE TO ADMIT, I HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY BUSINESS IN A LITTLE BIT. AND THUS THAT'S WHY YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANY MEETINGS. WE WERE VERY ACTIVE WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD. EXCUSE ME. SURE ABOUT. AM I ALLOWED TO SPEAK TO MY COLLEAGUE? JENNIFER? ARE YOU RECOMMENDING THAT THIS BOARD BE DISSOLVED? GIVEN THE LACK OF INFORMATION AT THIS POINT IN TIME, YES, BUT IT'S NOT A MOTION I'M MAKING ON THE FLOOR, OKAY? IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE COULD DO AT THIS TIME. YOU WOULD NEED AN ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO POTENTIALLY OR SOME SORT OF LEGISLATION TO DISSOLVE IT. SO IT'S A MOOT POINT IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE GOING AT WITH THIS? YOU DON'T SEE THE NEED FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS FOR THIS BOARD. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES.

AND IT'S IN NO, NO OFFENSE TO THE MEMBERS ON WHICH ON THE CURRENT BOARD, IT'S SHOWING THREE INDIVIDUALS. THERE'S A MAXIMUM OF FIVE ON THIS BOARD. MISS MCCREEVY IS ONE OF THE CURRENT MEMBERS WHO'S SEEKING REELECTION OR REAPPOINTMENT. SO AS IT STANDS, THERE'S ONLY AS I'M READING IT, THERE'S ONLY THREE PEOPLE OUT OF FIVE ON THAT ARE SERVING ON THIS BOARD. AND I AM WONDERING LIKE, WHAT IS WHAT IS THE POINT? I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE GET SOME TYPE OF A REPORT SHOWING THE ACTIVITIES OF THIS BOARD FOR THE LAST, I WOULD SAY, 12 MONTHS BEFORE WE EVEN GO IN THAT DIRECTION OF ENTERTAINING THE THOUGHT OF THIS DISBANDING IT, OR WE NEED TO SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THIS BOARD HAS BEEN AND WHAT THEIR NEED HAS BEEN BEFORE EVEN RECOMMENDING THAT. SO ABSOLUTELY. BUT AT THE AT THE TIME, THEY THEY NEED TWO MORE BOARD MEMBERS. SO YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T APPROVE FOR MISS MCCREEVY TO BE REAPPOINTED, THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO BE HAVE

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TWO BOARD MEMBERS. SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEING INEFFECTIVE, THAT THERE'S NO WAY THEY CAN BE EFFECTIVE WITH ONLY TWO BOARD MEMBERS. BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THEY HAVE ANY WORK OR THEY EVEN MEET AT ALL AT THIS POINT. AND I ALSO AM NOT AWARE OF THE WORK THAT OTHER EXTERNAL AGENCIES ARE DEDICATING TO THIS SPACE. SO IF THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT ONLY WORKS IN RUSSELL, THAT NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED, AT LEAST ON OUR WEBSITE AND WHATEVER MATERIALS ALTHEA HAS IN THE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS BOARD, THAT NEEDS TO BE POINTED OUT. BUT LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE EXTERNAL AGENCIES IN THIS AREA, WHICH IS IT SOUNDS LIKE KIND OF MOSTLY IN YOUR DISTRICT AND DISTRICT. YEAH. I DON'T THINK THEY ONLY WORK IN RUSSELL. THEY WORK WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED. AND THAT COULD BE RUSSELL PORTLAND, PARKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SHAWNEE, CHICKASAW.

THEN I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED A CURRENT SITTING MEMBER TO HAVE MENTIONED THOSE COMMUNITIES. SAY THAT AGAIN. THE MEMBER WHO IDENTIFIED RUSSELL AS THEIR PRIMARY FOCUS. WELL, THEY WERE YOU. YOU ASKED HER. WELL, YOU ASKED HER THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT HER RESPONSE HAS BEEN. YEAH.

MISS MCCREEVY, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THIS BOARD? I WAS APPOINTED IN 19. I CAME ON AND STARTED SERVING AT THAT TIME AGAIN. I SAID PRIMARILY THEY'RE IN. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN JUST A MINUTE AGO THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROJECTS AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY APPLICATIONS FOR PROPERTIES OUTSIDE OF RUSSELL AT THIS TIME, BUT PRIMARILY THE URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT HAS BEEN RUSSELL BECAUSE RUSSELL RUSSELL'S EXCLUSIVE. RUSSELL'S BEEN BEEN REALLY HOT LATELY WITH DEVELOPMENT. RIGHT. SO THAT'S WHY THE NEED HAS BEEN FOR YOU TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN RUSSELL. AM I CORRECT IN SAYING SO? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF MOVEMENT IN RUSSELL RIGHT OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. RIGHT. SO I, I UNDERSTAND THE NEED AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BOARD AND MORE. SO WITH YOU BEING INVOLVED WITH YOUR BACKGROUND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? HEARING NONE. THIS APPOINTMENT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A ROLL CALL VOTE HAS BEEN CALLED MR. CLERK. ROLL CAL.

504. BECAUSE WE GOT ONE MORE AFTER THIS. I MEAN. YES, ALSO, ONE MORE THING TO THE. BABUSHKA.

MISTER CHAIR, YOU GOT FIVE. YES. AND ONCE THIS PASSES AND SHALL BE SENT TO OLD BUSINESS. MR. MCCREEVY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING IS ITEM NUMBER 12,

[12. RP111224DS REAPPOINTMENT OF DANA SPENCER TO THE URBAN RENEWAL COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2027) Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: ]

PP 111224 DS THREE APPOINTMENT OF DANA SPENCER TO THE URBAN RENEWAL COMMISSION, A TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. TONY. TONY. I LOSE MY QUORUM WITHOUT YOU. I'M BEING SERIOUS. OKAY, THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE LAST ONE. SORRY, I'VE READ IT. AND DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION OF MISS JACKSON ON THE FLOOR. SO, MISS SPENCER, IS THAT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE? SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2019 AS WELL. SHE IS AN ESTATE AGENT WITH FOR REAL ESTATE. SHE WAS FORMERLY A EMPLOYEE WITH HUMANA, WHERE SHE WAS A BUSINESS CONSULTANT AND ANALYST, AS WELL AS A PROJECT MANAGER. SHE VOLUNTEERS IN HER COMMUNITY. SHE'S BEEN A DEDICATED MEMBER TO THIS BOARD. SHE IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAL IN TONIGHT, BUT WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THIS REQUIRING US TO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT. THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REQUIRED, SO HOLD UP THIS APPOINTMENT.

THEREFORE, WE SHALL GO TO A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL, PLEASE. I HEAR I MEAN, YE, YES, THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE FIVE. YEAH. FIVE. YES. AND ONE PRESENT VOTE. ALL RIGHT.

THAT PASSES AND SHALL BE SENT TO OLD BUSINESS. IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE ON THOSE PRESENT VOTES. AS OF LATELY WE'VE HAD YES VOTES FROM YOU AT THE COUNCIL FLOOR. SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW WE VOTE THIS ONE. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REACH THE WHOLE OF THIS

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

COMMITTEE MEETING CLOSING? NONE. WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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