Nov 12, 2024 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee (trimmed)

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS A REGULAR LABOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

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[Roll Call]

THIS IS LATONYA BELL, THE COUNCIL FINANCIAL ANALYST FOR METRO COUNCIL. YES. THE FIRST ONE DOES NEED TO BE HELD THERE IS A CONTRACT THAT IS IN PLACE, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN EXECUTED AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. TO FIND OUR NHF 1029240 LNC OH SIX APPROPRIATING $1,000 FROM

[2. NDF102924OLNC06     APPROPRIATING $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE OLD LOUISVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, INC. FOR THE OLD LOUISVILLE HOLIDAY HOME TOUR 2024. 10/29/24 Labor, Economic Development, and Appropriations Committee  Held Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

[3. NDF111224GGA06     APPROPRIATING $4,000 FROM DISTRICT 6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO GARVIN GATE ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR THE 2024 GARVIN GATE BLUES FESTIVAL. Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

[5. O-241-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $50,000 FROM DISTRICT 6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE JACKET NATION, INC. FOR GYM EQUIPMENT FOR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN FOR A ROLL CALL? VOTE. MR. LOGAN YES. YES. COUNCILMAN ACKERSON, CAN YOU TURN ON YOUR CAMERA, PLEASE? THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO VOTE. I'M SORRY. YOU SAID IT.

YES. OKAY. COUNCILMAN, SIGN. YES. OKAY. IT JUST WASN'T POPPING UP HERE. MORNING. I DID, IT'S JUST CIRCLING. SIX CHAIR BAKER, YOU HAVE SIX YES VOTES. THANK YOU. ITEM SIX WILL BE

[7. O-254-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $6,025 FROM DISTRICT 6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO OFFICE OF ARTS + CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FOR A PUBLIC ART MURAL AT THE THREE POINTS INTERSECTION OF GERMANTOWN, SHELBY PARK, AND SCHNITZELBURG. Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

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[8. NDF111224MUWm     APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 6 AND 8; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO METRO UNITED WAY, INC. FOR THEIR BIKES OR BUST PROGRAM AND BOXES OF LOVE PROGRAM. Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Phillip T. Baker (D-6)]

FOR THEIR BIKES OR BUS PROGRAM AND BOXES OF LOVE PROGRAM, WE HAVE. CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? SECOND PROPERLY MOVED? OH, WE HAVE BETSY FOSTER HERE TO SPEAK TO IT. GOOD AFTERNOON.

FROM DISTRICT SIX AND DISTRICT EIGHT, WE'RE ASKING FOR $2,500 EACH FROM OUR NHF FUNDS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BICYCLES AND HELMETS, FOR TOYS, FOR TOTS, AS WELL AS BOXES OF LOVE, WHICH WILL FURNISH DINNER FOR EACH BOX, WILL FURNISH DINNER FOR 4 TO 6 PEOPLE FOR CHRISTMAS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SEEING THERE'S NO OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU. OH, THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. WE'RE GOING TO

[15. O-247-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 22; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF KENTUCKIANA, INC. FOR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT’S CURRICULUM MATERIALS. Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: Robin Engel (R-22) ]

ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 22 TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF KENTUCKIANA, INC. FOR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT CURRICULUM MATERIALS. TODAY'S SPEAKERS WILL BE OH, I'M SORRY, CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? SECOND? PROPERLY MOVED. SORRY. THE LATE MEETING GOT ME THROWN OFF A LITTLE BIT. WE HAVE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS JARED TOWNS AND THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL.

HELLO. YES JARED TOWNS, DISTRICT 16 LA I'M HERE FOR DISTRICT 22 TODAY. JUST TO INTRODUCE JENNIFER EGGLESTON, PRESIDENT OF JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT. THANK YOU. HI JENNIFER HALVERSON PRESIDENT OF JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF KENTUCKIANA I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PAST SUPPORT. MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO GEORGIA TO SEE BIZTOWN OR FINANCE PARK IN ACTION. MANY OF YOU HAVE KIDS, GRANDKIDS, NIECES, NEPHEWS AND HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. YOU'VE HELPED TO SUPPORT PROGRAM KITS AND ENSURING THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE PROGRAMS IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL AND AROUND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. LAST YEAR, OUR GOAL WAS 50,000 STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE SURPASSED THAT SERVING 54,000 STUDENTS. WE AND YOUR PACKETS, HOPEFULLY, YES, THAT YOU HAVE IT WILL ACTUALLY GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF STUDENTS AND NOT ONLY SCHOOLS THAT WERE IN COLLABORATION WITH J.R, BUT WE HAVE STARTED A PROCESS OF SERVING DIFFERENT NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL. WE'VE NOTED THOSE ON YOUR PACKETS. WE PILOTED LAST YEAR, OUR NEWEST INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON EMERGING LEADERS. THIS IS OUR 16 TO 25 YEAR OLD PROGRAMING. IT WAS STARTED OUT BEING FOCUSED ON DISCONNECTED YOUTH AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE, AGING OUT. THIS PROGRAM IS NOW SERVING ALL ALL TYPES OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. VOA RECOVERY HOUSES GOODWILL. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH OVER 25 ORGANIZATIONS ALREADY. IT'S CONTINUING TO GROW THIS PAST SUMMER, WE SERVED OVER 1500 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH COMMUNITY BASED SITES INCLUDING BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, CABBAGE PATCH, YOU NAME IT. THEY WERE ALL COMING IN TO BIZTOWN AND FINANCE PARK TO HAVE AN EXPERIENCE. WE ARE PROUDLY CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR WE HAVE SERVED OVER 1.5 MILLION STUDENTS ON RECORD AND THAT IS SUPER IMPRESSIVE. SO JUST AGAIN, TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE PROGRAMING AND YOUR SUPPORT HELPS TO COVER THE COST OF THOSE MATERIALS AND THANKS FOR HELPING US WITH THE PAST 75 YEARS AND THE CONTINUING 75 YEARS TO ENSURE OUR KIDS HAVE THE WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I WANT TO SAY I KNOW COUNCILMAN ENGEL IS GOING TO CHIME IN HERE, BUT I JUST WANT TO IF YOU ALL HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT BUILDING, I HAVE A PAST MAYOR, PHILIP BAKER JR, WHO IS A PART OF THAT PROGRAM. BUT THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING, IF YOU GO IN THERE IS PHENOMENAL. AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND, COMMEND YOU, I'LL JUMP BACK IN THE QUEUE, BUT I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO MY VICE CHAIR, COUNCILMAN ENGEL. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY TO I KNOW THIS COUNCIL SUPPORTS YOUR ORGANIZATION IN A BIG WAY. AND THEY WILL THEY WILL COME THROUGH BIG TIME. SO YOU'RE OVER 54,000.

YOU'RE TOUCHING 54,000. SO WE PASSED ABOUT $47,000 OR SOMETHING. COLLEAGUES LAST YEAR.

SO ROUGHLY ABOUT A DOLLAR A STUDENT, IF YOU TAKE A LOOK, IF YOU COMPARE WHAT WE INVEST IN THIS ORGANIZATION PER STUDENT. SO YOUR GOAL AGAIN THIS YEAR FROM 54 TO WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU COULD HIT. WHERE WHERE ARE WE GOING TO HERE. WHERE YOU HOW MANY. THE GOAL IS 60,000. 60,000

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DISTRICT SIX WOULD LIKE MADAM CLERK TO ADD ON $5,000 TO THAT REQUEST. I WOULD LIKE TO MATCH COUNCILMAN INGLES. COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD 5000 FROM DISTRICT 24. 500 FROM DISTRICT FIVE. ANY COUNCILMAN MOBILE. OH, I'M SORRY. DISTRICT TEN WILL CONTRIBUTE $1,000. COUNCILMAN HUDSON AND I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING YOU. THANK YOU. I COULDN'T COULDN'T GET INTO THE QUEUE, SO I HAD TO. I HAD TO GIVE YOU THE. SPEAKER 5000 FROM DISTRICT 23, PLEASE. COUNCILMAN SAM. THANK YOU. CHAIR $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 13, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. AND ONE. OH, GO AHEAD. I HAVE FOUR ADDITIONAL SPONSORS AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO MR. TOWNS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. FOR DISTRICT FOUR WE HAVE $5,000 FOR DISTRICT 12. WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 2000 FOR DISTRICT 15. WE HAVE 750 AND THEN 1000 FROM DISTRICT 17. ALL RIGHT. SO I, MADAM CLERK, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ENTER THAT INTO THE RECORD SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. AND NOW WE HAVE THE.

OH, WHAT IS THE TOTAL? WE ARE A, MADAM CLERK. I'M SORRY, SONNY CLARK. WE ARE TOTALLY. OR WE'RE CURRENTLY AT $31,250 AND, OH, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M SORRY. WHAT IS THE. I'M ON THE WRONG ITEM.

THAT'S WHY WE ARE AT 31,250. OKAY, CAN I TELL YOU ON THE FLOOR AT THE COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE ARE? ABSOLUTELY. AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOES TO OLD BUSINESS AS WELL, SO WE CAN OPEN IT UP TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AS WELL. SO NOW WE HAVE THE ITEM IN FRONT OF US. AND SO MADAM CLERK, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN UP FOR A ROLL CALL? VOTE. ON THE ADOPTION OF COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL. YES. IT I. CHAIR BAKER, YOU HAVE SIX YES VOTES. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP BACK TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. CRF 11122409. APPROPRIATING $11,120. OH I'M SORRY. ITEM NINE IS BEING HELD. ITEM TEN NHF 111224 LAPDM. APPROPRIATING

[10. NDF111224LMPDm     APPROPRIATING $4,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 7; $750 FROM DISTRICT 20; $625 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 17 AND 19; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 16 AND 18; TO LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT’S 8TH DIVISION FOR THEIR 2024 SHOP WITH A COP PROGRAM AND EVENT. Sponsors: Markus Winkler (D-17), Stuart Benson (R-20), Paula McCraney (D-7), Marilyn Parker (R-18), Scott Reed (R-16), Anthony Piagentini (R-19)]

[11. CONDF111224BLC15     APPROPRIATING $1,500 FROM DISTRICT 15 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER, INC. FOR THEIR 18TH ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR THE BACKSIDE. Sponsors: Jennifer Chappell (D-15) ]

MAY I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? SECOND? PROPERLY MOVED, SEEING THERE'S NO OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE. Y'ALL NEED SOME MORE BUDDY. I GOT YOU NOW WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT OVER TO. I APOLOGIZE ON RECORD, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT OVER TO YOU. COUNCILMAN CHAPEL, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT LOOKING FOR ANY ANY MORE MONEY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. IT IS THE 18TH ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR THE BACKSIDE FOR THE BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER. AND THIS ORGANIZATION IS IN ITS 20TH YEAR. SO IT'S A REALLY BIG YEAR FOR THEM. AND THEY SERVE OUR BACKSIDE WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND SO THEY'RE AN

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COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL, THIS REQUIRING A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I DID, I DO.

EXCUSE ME, I JUST NEED TO MAKE ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT. I DID. THIS IS LATONYA BELL, THE COUNCIL FINANCIAL ANALYST. I DID SEND UP SEND OUT UPDATED COMMENTS BECAUSE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN AS FAR AS RELATING TO PUBLIC PURPOSE, THE INTENTION OF THE OF THE FUNDRAISER EVENT IS AN EXCELLENT FUNDRAISER EVENT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW THE FUNDRAISER FUNDS WILL BE USED TO MAKE SURE THEY STILL COMPLY WITH OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SO THE OFFICE OF EXCUSE ME, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THIS, AND THEY DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE PUBLIC PURPOSE PIECE BECAUSE THE FUNDRAISER FUNDS WILL ONLY BENEFIT THE EMPLOYEES OF CHURCHILL'S DOWNS BACKSIDE AND THEIR FAMILY. SO AGAIN, YOU STILL CAN VOTE ON IT AS A WHOLE, AS A COMMUNITY, AS A COMMITTEE. BUT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THE LANGUAGE FROM THE COUNTY'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SO AND WE'VE HAD SIMILAR THINGS LIKE THIS BEFORE IN THE COMMITTEE HAS SOMETIMES VOTED TO MOVE IT ON THROUGH. SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRANSPARENT.

AND, CATHERINE, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE, PLEASE DO. I'M GOING TO PUNT IT OVER TO COUNCILWOMAN. WELL, CATHERINE, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE? CATHERINE, WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? I DID MAKE THE ANALYSIS ON PUBLIC PURPOSE. I BELIEVE LATONYA INCLUDED IT IN THOSE UPDATED COMMENTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM, BUT I DON'T. I DON'T WANT TO READ IT TO YOU ALL. IT'S KIND OF LONG, ALL RIGHT? I DON'T SEE ANY SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE, BUT I AM GOING TO I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND A COUPLE POINTS OF CLARIFICATION. METRO COUNCIL HAS GIVEN TO BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER IN THE PAST. I DO CHALLENGE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OPINION ABOUT PUBLIC USE. I THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY VITAL AND INTEGRAL GROUP OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE BEFORE US, BECAUSE THIS IS MONEY THAT IS WELL DESERVED FOR ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ABLE TO GO INTO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL'S GYM AND USE THEIR EQUIPMENT. I'M NOT A STUDENT. I DON'T GO TO JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT, SO I AM THE PUBLIC THAT DOESN'T SERVE ME. SO THE IDEA THAT THIS IS A POINTED MONEY THAT'S GOING TO A POINTED GROUP, I'M GOING TO PERSONALLY DISMISS THAT. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE THE CLARIFICATION THAT CHURCHILL DOWNS DOES NOT RUN THIS ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS ON CHURCHILL DOWNS PROPERTY, WHICH, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, AND I BELIEVE LAST TIME THAT I WAS THERE, THEY SAID THAT THAT PROPERTY IS RENT FREE FOR THE BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CHURCHILL DOWNS IS ORGANIZING OR REALLY HAS ANY HAND IN. AND I WOULD NOT GIVE ANY OF MY MONEY TO CHURCHILL DOWNS IF THAT MAKES ANYBODY FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER ABOUT THIS MONEY. NO, THIS IS GOING TO THE BACKSIDE WORKERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPLANATION. THIS ITEM IS REQUIRING A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MR. CHAIR, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THIS ONE? BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN OF THE PUBLIC PURPOSE, DID YOU, COUNCILMAN, I'M GOING TO CALL ON COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. GO AHEAD. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WOULD REQUEST A ROLL CALL. VOTE ON THIS BASED UPON MY LIMITED UNDERSTANDING HERE.

BASED UPON WHAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DOESN'T BELIEVE THIS MEETS THE PUBLIC PURPOSE. AND I HEARD MY COLLEAGUE SAY THAT SHE'S GOING TO DISREGARD THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OPINION. SHE HAS THAT RIGHT. BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONCERN OVER THIS, I WOULD ASK THAT WE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE A NO VOTE BASED UPON THE POTENTIAL MISUSE OF PUBLIC PURPOSE. BY ARE WE STILL IN DISCUSSION, VICE CHAIR? THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. DID WE TECHNICALLY NOT. YEAH, I WAS GOING TO AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO CLARIFY. WE TECHNICALLY JUST VOTED. WE DIDN'T GET IT ALL THE WAY OUT. I JUST WANT OKAY. SO TO YOUR POINT. SO THAT DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. ARE WE IN DISCUSSION STAGE. SO I BELIEVE

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WE'RE ON NUMBER 11. YES, IT'S THE $1,500. THANK YOU. YEAH. FROM DISTRICT 15. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? OKAY. SO. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT OVER TO COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. GO AHEAD. YES, A QUICK QUESTION. REAL QUICK. SO DID YOU KNOW IT'S NOT ON CHURCHILL DOWNS PROPERTY? SO CHURCHILL DOWNS YOU KNOW, ALLOWS THEM TO USE THIS FOR FREE. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING? THAT WHAT'S BEING SAID. RIGHT. I GUESS I'M ASKING JENNIFER A QUESTION AND THEN AFTER SHE RESPONDS AND I JUST WANT. CAN CAN YOU REPEAT IT AGAIN? OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO HEAR FROM JENNIFER. SO THIS GROUP IS NOT IT'S NOT CHURCHILL DOWNS, BUT THEY'RE ON CHURCHILL DOWNS PROPERTY RIGHT? YES. OKAY. THE ISSUE THE QUESTION IS IT'S FOR THE BACK SIDE WORKERS. BUT COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL AFTER YOU IS IN THE QUEUE NEXT TO SPEAK TO RESPOND TO EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID. OKAY. SO ONCE SHE SPEAKS I GOT A QUESTION. JUST DEPENDING ON WHAT SHE SAYS, I GOT SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY. AFTER SHE SPEAKS, SHE CAN GO AHEAD AND EXPLORE. THANK YOU CHAIR OKAY, SO NEXT WE'LL HAVE COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL AND THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT TO YOU NEXT COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. SURE. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS RUN BY CHURCHILL DOWNS, BUT IT IS ON THEIR PROPERTY. AND THE FACILITY THAT THEY HAVE IS A IS A SMALL BUILDING, JUST A SMALL CINDERBLOCK BUILDING ON THE BACK SIDE BETWEEN THE STABLES. AND THEY ALSO DO WORK AT THE BEACHMONT COMMUNITY CENTER BECAUSE THEY THEY DO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS ON THE BACK SIDE AND IT IS A FENCED AREA. AND SO JUST TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE NOT ALL BACK SIDE WORKERS LIVE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS, MANY OF THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVE AROUND THE TRACK. AND SO BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER HELPS CHILDREN AND ADULTS NOT ONLY WITH EDUCATION, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMING, TUTORING, BUT ALSO HELPS WITH A LOT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO GETTING THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO. NAVIGATING THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY AS AN ESL MEMBER OF OUR SOCIETY AND CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THAT, ACCLIMATING TO A DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE WORKERS SOMETIMES ARE VERY TRANSIENT. AND SO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT COMMUNITY FOR THE BACKSIDE WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE BRINGING THEM INTO THE FOLD OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND IF MY COLLEAGUES CHOOSE NOT TO SUPPORT THIS, BASED ON THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OPINION, WHICH I DISAGREE WITH, THEN THAT IS ON THEM. BUT I AM SORRY. TO THE BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER. I'M SORRY. SO NOW WE'LL GO. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO COUNCILMAN BRETT ACKERSON, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO TO COUNCILWOMAN MADONNA. OKAY. THANK YOU. CHAIR. SO I'M JUST SO THERE ON CHURCHILL DOWNS PROPERTY. EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID THAT THEY ARE DOING, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL, I THINK THAT IS GREAT. I WOULD I'M DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF THIS GROUP. BUT IF THEY'RE ON CHURCHILL DOWNS PROPERTY OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, CHURCHILL DOWNS DON'T PAY NO TAXES AND I DON'T SEE THEM OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY HELPING NOBODY. I SEE THEM STOPPING OTHER GAMING PLACES THAT DO HELP PEOPLE, BUT I DON'T SEE CHURCHILL DOWNS. THEY DON'T PAY NO TAXES, THEY DON'T DO NOTHING. I AIN'T SEEN THEM GIVE IT BACK TO NOTHING. SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE CHURCHILL DOWNS, YOU KNOW, PUT THIS GROUP UNDER THEIR UMBRELLA AND HELP THEM OUT, YOU KNOW, NOT TO SAY THAT THAT WE CAN'T, BUT I JUST WOULD LOVE TO

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BUT IF ANYBODY'S DONE A HOME REPAIR, $100,000 ISN'T NECESSARILY A LOT IN THE SCOPE OF HELPING A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH LARGE REPAIRS, WHETHER IT BE SIDING NEW FURNACES, NEW WATER HEATERS. ET CETERA. I'VE BEEN IN TALKS WITH THEM TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT. SO I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. MAYBE NOT AS MUCH AS WE WOULD LIKE, BUT I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I HAVE MY BUILDING, OUR BLOCKS EVENT, BOB. AND THIS IS OUR SECOND ONE, AND BOTH TIMES CHURCHILL DOWNS HAS GIVEN US MONEY, I THINK $2,000 AND $3,000. AND THAT WAS COMPLETELY SOMETHING THAT WAS UP TO THEM TO DONATE. AND WE'RE VERY, VERY THANKFUL. SO I'M NOT TRYING TO BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ME, BUT I DO ALSO THINK THAT WE DESERVE MORE FOOD. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY CODE. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF MY COLLEUES TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER. I THINK OUT OF RESPECT FOR THEM. I'M TRYING NOT TO TALK ABOUT HOW TERRIBLE THEIR FACILITY IS, HOW UNUSABLE THE SPACE IS, HOW THE ROOF IS LEAKING, HOW THEIR IS NOT FUNCTIONAL SPACE, HOW PLUMBING IS AN ISSUE, HOW IT'S NOT A GLAMOR, IT'S NOT THE PADDOCK THAT WE SEE OUT THERE.

SO WHILE YES, $200 MILLION FOR A PADDOCK RENOVATION, $90 MILLION FOR A FIRST TERM, NEW FIRST TERM CLUB, YOU KNOW THAT THOSE ARE LARGE SUMS OF MONEY. AND SO CAN CHURCHILL DOWNS BE MORE PHILANTHROPICALLY INCLINED? ABSOLUTELY. BUT I DON'T WANT THE ACTIONS OR LACK THEREOF, OF CHURCHILL DOWNS TO BE IMPACTING THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH I'M GOING TO REMIND PEOPLE WHETHER METRO COUNCIL GIVES TO IT OR NOT. THIS IS THE 18TH ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR THE BACKSIDE, AND THIS IS THE ORGANIZATION'S 20TH YEAR. SO WHETHER OR NOT LOUISVILLE METRO SUPPORTS THIS, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SEES THIS AS A VITAL ORGANIZATION. COUNCILMAN ACKERSON, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS DISCUSSION HAS GOTTEN VERY COMPLICATED. AND FRANKLY, IT'S GONE. AND DIRECTIONS THAT DON'T BEAR UPON OUR VOTE. I HEAR THE BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER DOES GREAT WORK, AND I HEAR THAT IT HELPS PEOPLE. I'M HEARING THAT CHURCHILL DOWNS COULD DO MORE. THESE ARE THOSE ARGUMENTS AFFECT MY VOTE? MY VOTE. IS THIS MY LIMITED UNDERSTANDING, BASED UPON WHAT I'VE HEARD HERE, IS THAT WE HAVE A LEGAL OPINION THAT SAYS IT DOES NOT MEET THE PUBLIC PURPOSE. THERE'S CONCERN OF THAT. AND AS SUCH, THIS BODY OPERATES BASED UPON THE LAW AND RULES. IF WE THROW THE LAW AND WE THROW RULES OUT, THEN WE HAVE NOTHING TO, TO CLAIM LEGITIMACY AND HOW WE ACT. I'VE NOT HEARD ANYONE BRING FORTH A LEGAL OPINION TELLING US WHY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OPINION IS WRONG. AND SO UNTIL I HEAR A POTENTIAL LEGAL ARGUMENT OTHERWISE OTHER THAN I JUST DISAGREE WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OPINION, NOT BEING A LAWYER, I THINK MY JOB AS A COUNCIL PERSON, I'M REQUIRED TO UPHOLD THE LAW AND UPHOLD OUR RULES, AND THEREFORE I HAVE TO BE A NO VOTE. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN FLED. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I GUESS I'M KIND OF CONFUSED OVER THIS. THE WHOLE THING THIS IS FOR A TABLE AT THE EVENT. IS THAT CORRECT? AND HAVE WE APPROVED TABLES AT OTHER EVENTS, LIKE FOR THE. AND I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE, SO DON'T I DON'T NEED A THOUSAND CALLS ABOUT THIS. THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, THE DIABETES.

HAVE WE NOT DONE THAT BEFORE CATHERINE GOODWIN I JUST NEED TO. SORRY I SAID MY NAME WRONG THE FIRST TIME. I COMPLETELY FORGOT THAT I CHANGED MY NAME. THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES. YOU

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AND THEN THE THREE QUESTIONS THAT OUR OFFICE PROVIDES TO HELP METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS DETERMINE PUBLIC PURPOSE ARE ONE. WHETHER THE APPROPRIATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE GENERAL GOOD OF ALL INHABITANTS OF THE CITY. TWO DOES IT PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, GENERAL WELFARE, SECURITY, PROSPERITY AND CONTENTMENT OF ALL OR AT LEAST A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF THE INHABITANTS OR RESIDENTS AND NUMBER THREE, WHETHER THE EXPENDITURE CONFERS A DIRECT BENEFIT OF REASONABLY GENERAL CHARACTER TO A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE PUBLIC, AS DISTINGUISHED FROM A REMOTE OR THEORETICAL BENEFIT. IF YOU CAN ANSWER YES TO ALL THREE QUESTIONS, THEN A PUBLIC PURPOSE SHOULD EXIST FOR THE JUSTIFICATION OF SPENDING AND APPROPRIATING PUBLIC FUNDS.

UNDER KENTUCKY LAW. I'M GOING TO GO COUNCILMAN INGLE, AND THEN I'M GOING TO GO COUNCILMAN

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IF THIS THING IS LEGITIMATE AND WE CAN FIND A WAY THAT THIS FOLKS THE PACKET, THE FRONT END OF THESE I WAS THE APPROPRIATION, FOR WHATEVER IT'S WORTH, I WAS THE APPROPRIATION CHAIR FOR SEVERAL YEARS BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS, AND WE TIGHTENED THIS THING UP REALLY WELL. I THINK TIGHTEN IT UP. AND WE GAVE WE YIELD OUR AUTHORITY A LOT TO OUR FINANCIAL ANALYSTS TO REALLY ZERO IN ON THIS THING FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO CLEAR THE HURDLE OF OUR FINANCIAL ANALYST AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. AND I'M NOT SURE WE'VE GOT EITHER ONE OF THEM. FOLKS, I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY NECESSARILY. SO AND I DON'T WANT TO THROW THE I DON'T WANT TO BRING THE FINANCIAL ANALYSTS IN HERE TOO FAR. BUT HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY FIND A WAY TO MAKE TO REDO, TO BE SPOT ON SO IT CAN SAIL THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW, THIS THING'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I DON'T THINK, BECAUSE WHAT I WANTED TO ADD BEFORE I MOTION TO TABLE COLLEAGUES, THE NEXT DEAD DEAD, DEAD END AND DEAD LINE IS THE FACT THAT OUR COLLEAGUE IS UP AGAINST THE CLOCK. I THINK THIS ORGANIZATION IS HAS THE EVENT ON THE 22ND OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO WHILE I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO TABLE, LET'S GET THIS PACKET TOGETHER AND SAIL THIS THING OUT IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH IS WE HAVE ONE MORE LEFT. I'M NOT SURE WE CAN DO THAT EITHER. SO SOMEBODY ELSE IS GOING TO HAVE TO SORT OF GET SOME OTHER IDEAS HERE. FOLKS. OTHERWISE, I'M PROBABLY HEADED TOWARD A NO VOTE HERE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. CAN I JUST SAY FOR A TIMELINE, IF WE DID SEND IT TO EVEN OR YOU COULD HAVE A DETERMINATION BY THE FULL COUNCIL AS IF THAT'S NECESSARY AS WELL. I'M GOING TO PUT IT OVER TO COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL, AND HAVE A QUICK CONVERSATION WITH MY COLLEAGUE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I WAS LEANING TOWARDS WHERE ROBIN IS IN THIS, BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY JUST BRIEFLY. THIS IS A LEGITIMATE 500 AND 1C3 AND A NOT FOR PROFIT. CORRECT. COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL, I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. LATONYA MIGHT. THIS IS LATONYA BELL, THE COUNCIL FINANCIAL ANALYST. YES. THIS IS A 500 AND 1C3 ORGANIZATION. AND THAT'S THE FIRST HURDLE YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO GIVE THE FUNDS TO AN AGENCY.

IT'S GOT TO BE A 500 AND 1C3 AND 50501C3 COULD BE A 500 AND 1C4 AND SOME OTHERS. SO IT'S IT MEETS THAT CRITERIA. AND SO YOU DO GET INTO THE PUBLIC PURPOSE. AND SO I'VE GOT TO ASK A QUESTION. ARE THE BACKSIDE EMPLOYEES THE WAY I UNDERSTAND THE BACKSIDE EMPLOYEES. THEY DON'T WORK FOR CHURCHILL DOWNS. THEY WORK FOR INDIVIDUAL FARMS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. THEY TYPICALLY WORK FOR A FARM IN DIFFERENT FARMS. RENT OUT THE DIFFERENT STABLES. SO OR TRAINERS. FARM TRAINERS HAVE INDIVIDUAL FOLKS. SO AGAIN THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF ANALOGOUS TO ME FOR WHEN WE GIVE TO LIKE PRAIRIE VILLAGE OR CERTAIN CERTAIN PLACES. AND I UNDERSTAND KATHRYN'S CONCERN IS IT JUST GOES TO THE EMPLOYEES. HOWEVER HAD THIS JUST BEEN GONE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE BUILD SHELVING FOR THE LEARNING CENTER OR SOMETHING ELSE, WE WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE TALKING TODAY. SO I THINK IT WAS INTERESTING TO ME THAT ROBIN BROUGHT UP, WELL, MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO DO THIS. THERE SEEMS TO ME A WAY TO DO THIS BECAUSE THE ULTIMATE RECIPIENT IS AT PRAIRIE VILLAGE. ANYBODY THEORETICALLY CAN GO TO PRAIRIE VILLAGE, BUT NOT NOT ANYBODY THEORETICALLY DOES. SO ANYBODY THEORETICALLY COULD GO AND START AND BE A BACKSIDE EMPLOYEE TOMORROW, AND THEN THEY COULD USE THIS LEARNING CENTER THAT'S IN THEORY. AND THAT IS THE THEORY BY WHICH WE DO GIVE TO MANY ORGANIZATIONS. IT'S THE THEORY THAT IT CAN BE, NOT THAT IT IS, BUT I UNDERSTAND HER CONCERN IS THAT IT IMMEDIATELY IMPACTS THOSE FOLKS. SO I DO THINK IF YOU DO SWITCH THIS MORE TO A CAPITAL INTENSIVE USE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS WOULD BE PERMISSIBLE. SO MY THINKING IS YOU TABLE IT AND DO THAT AND NOT SO THAT THEY INDIRECTLY BENEFIT. BUT IT'S THE ORGANIZATION THAT GETS IT AND IT DOESN'T GO DIRECTLY TO SOMEBODY GETTING A BLANKET OR A PRESENT OR A MEAL. SO TO TABLE SO THAT THIS APPLICATION IF, IF, IF NEED BE CAN BE CORRECTED. SECOND. HOSTING TABLES. ALL THOSE IN

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WE MAY HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION. BUT BEFORE I SPEAK, I PROMISE YOU I'LL RESCIND MY MOTION TO TABLE IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT SOLUTION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND IF AND IF IT IF IT'S NOT A CONSENSUS, WE CAN WE CAN PUT THAT MOTION BACK ON THE FLOOR. BUT WITH SPEAKING WITH INTERESTED PARTIES, WE'LL SAY WE ARE ABLE FROM A COMMITTEE STANDPOINT TO MAKE A MOTION TO SUBMIT IT TO OLD BUSINESS WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION. THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON IT AT THIS TIME. THAT GIVES YOU TIME TO GET THEM COMPLIANT. AND THEN WE CAN ALL VOTE IT AT GENERAL COUNCIL. COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT? YEAH, I'M I FIRST AND FOREMOST WANT TO SAY A LOT OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE GIVE TO ARE VERY POINTED TO PEOPLE WITH DIABETES, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PEOPLE THAT ARE POPULATIONS THAT DON'T INCLUDE ME. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T THINK THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE THAT MONEY.

AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT LIKE WE'RE MAKING WHOLE HUMANS THAT ARE PART OF OUR GENERAL SOCIETY, OUR GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE AREN'T JUST PEOPLE THAT ARE LIMITED TO THE BACKSID, THAT DON'T GO OFF OF THE PROPERTY AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT WE EXPECT TO BE PRODUCTIVE, HAPPY AND EFFICIENT PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY. I WANT TO GET THAT CLEAR. I'M ALSO NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ALL WANT ME TO PRODUCE BY THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR DECISION. THERE IS NOTHING OUT OF COMPLIANCE IN MY EYES ABOUT THIS AND I CAN'T CHANGE IT IN A WEEK TO A CAPITAL PROJECT THAT I JUST DREAM UP FOR THE BACKSIDE LEARNING CENTER.

WELL, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL, I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT. I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THEM RESUBMITTING AND WORKING WITH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO MAKING SURE THAT THE FUNDS THAT THEY ARE, THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING IS ALLOCATED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE. I CAN WORK WITH THEM OFFLINE IF THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO SEND THAT TO OLD BUSINESS, BECAUSE I'M STILL AT A LOSS ON WHAT YOU WANT ME TO PROVIDE IT. BUT BUT IT KEEPS IT KEEPS THIS ALIVE. I GUESS. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THE ONLY THING THAT THIS IS HURTING IS THE BACKSIDE WORKERS, WHICH ARE PRIMARILY BROWN PEOPLE ON OUR BACKSIDE. SO WITH THAT VOTES THIS DOWN, THEN THE COUNCIL VOTES IT DOWN AND WE'LL TRY AGAIN ANOTHER DAY. BUT I HOPE THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GIVING UP ON THEM. THEY ARE VERY VITAL TO OUR COMMUNITY AND I AND OUR HORSE RACING INDUSTRY THAT WE LOVE IT. AND I COMPLETELY AGREE, WHICH IS WHY I WANT TO KEEP THIS ALIVE AND SO I'M MAKING AN OFFICIAL MOTION TO SEND THIS OUT OF COMMITTEE WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION AND SENDING IT TO OLD BUSINESS FOR A GENERAL COUNCIL VOTE. NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT MOTION ON THE FLOOR, THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE JUST A FEW MINUTES. SO WE'RE GOING TO RUN THROUGH THESE NEXT APPROPRIATION PRETTY QUICK. SO I APOLOGIZE IF I'M GOING TO BE

[14. O-243-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $63,250 FROM DISTRICT 22 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF 10 FLOCK CAMERAS IN DISTRICT 22. Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: Robin Engel (R-22) ]

COUNCILMAN. THIS IS THE FLAT CAMERA. I'M SORRY. SORRY I GOT THAT LAST ONE. GOT ME. GOT ME RILED UP. OKAY, COLLEAGUES, FLOCK, CAMERAS. WE'VE HEARD WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF THESE. THIS THING IS REALLY TAKING OFF. BIG TIME. THESE FLOCK CAMERAS. SO WE HAD SOME, YOU KNOW, THE GOOD.

THE BEST THING ABOUT FLOCK CAMERAS IN MY OPINION, ON ON WHAT I'M DOING HERE. AND I THINK SOME OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES ARE TOO IS IT'S NOT IT'S NOT JUST COUNCILMAN ANGLE GOING OUT IN STYLE. AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE FLOCK CAMERAS OVER HERE, OVER HERE, OVER THERE, OVER HER.

NO, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION BY LMPD ON WHERE IN THE HELL WE SHOULD HAVE FLOCK CAMERAS. OKAY, SO I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU FOLKS ARE HEADED DOWN THAT WAY. NOT GOING TO TRY TO TELL YOU HOW TO DO YOUR, YOUR YOUR, YOUR BUSINESS. BUT METRO POLICE HAS FOUND THE AREA FOR FLOCK CAMERAS HERE. SO I WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT AND I HOPE THE I REALLY HOPE THESE THINGS WORK. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT. THANK YOU. GREAT. THIS SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN FOR A ROLL CALL? VOTE. COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL. HE VOTED YES. COUNCILMAN ACKERSON.

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[16. CIF111224PW22     APPROPRIATING $24,660 FROM DISTRICT 22 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SPEED HUMPS AND SPEED HUMP SIGNS IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: FOUR SPEED HUMPS AND SIX SPEED HUMP SIGNS ON WINDGATE DRIVE BETWEEN BRENTLINGER LANE AND WIND HAVEN WAY; TWO SPEED HUMPS AND TWO SPEED HUMP SIGNS ON MEADOW BREEZE LANE BETWEEN SEWELL DRIVE AND WINDGATE DRIVE; TWO SPEED HUMPS AND TWO SPEED HUMP SIGNS ON HORNBECK FARM ROAD BETWEEN SEATONVILLE ROAD AND WIND HAVEN WAY; AND THREE SPEED HUMPS AND TWO SPEED HUMP SIGNS ON WIND HAVEN WAY BETWEEN WINDGATE DRIVE AND HORNBECK FARM ROAD; WITH THE WINDGATE MEADOWS HOA FUNDING THE OTHER HALF OF THE PROJECT TOTALING $49,320. Sponsors: Robin Engel (R-22) ]

SIGNS ON WINDHAVEN WAY BETWEEN WINGATE DRIVE AND HORNBECK. HORNBECK FARM ROAD WITH THE WINGATE MEADOWS HOA FUNDING THE OTHER HALF OF THE PROJECT, TOTALING $49,320. CAN I GET A MOTION A SECOND? SECOND, PROPERLY MOVED. WE'RE GOING TO COUNCILMAN INGLEWOOD. SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. YEAH. PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY FOLKS. SPEED HUMPS. VERY, VERY WELL. SOMEWHAT POPULAR. DISTRICT 22 POSITION HAS BEEN TO SUPPORT SPEED HUMPS AT A 50% LEVEL, WITH SOME CERTAINLY SKIN IN THE GAME FOR THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WANT SPEED HUMPS. SO I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT HERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS ITEM IS REQUIRED A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

[17. CIF111224LMPD22     APPROPRIATING $4,443.76 FROM DISTRICT 22 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ITEMS TO USE WITHIN THE 7TH DIVISION TO INCLUDE: FOUR PORTABLE JUMP BOXES FOR PATROL CARS; A 60 GALLON AIR COMPRESSOR AND HOSE; LAMINATION MACHINE AND MATERIALS; CUSTOM TABLE CLOTH AND STAND-UP BANNER FOR EVENTS; ROWING MACHINE FOR EXERCISE ROOM; NINE TELEPHONE CONNECTION DEVICE RECORDERS AND NINE PAIRS OF HEADPHONES FOR DETECTIVES TO LISTEN TO BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE AND PHONE RECORDINGS; AND MATCHING POLO SHIRTS FOR ALL NINE DETECTIVES. Sponsors: Robin Engel (R-22) ]

[19. CIF111224MP23a     APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 23; TO METRO PARKS TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DISC GOLF COURSE AT HIGHVIEW PARK. Sponsors: Jeff Hudson (R-23) ]

ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN. OH, SORRY. COUNCILMAN ENGEL, DISTRICT 22, $1,000. COUNCILMAN.

COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD. YES. THIS PARK IS RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF MY DISTRICT WITH COUNCILMAN HUDSON AND I'M SO GLAD TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT, BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT PARK. WE DO THE FRIDAY FEST OUT THERE, AND THERE'S JUST THE POLICE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USE IT FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE $15,000 TO THAT PROJECT. ABSOLUTELY. I HAVE MONEY RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. NO OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE. GO AHEAD. COUNCILMAN HUDSON, I THINK THAT GETS US TO NIGHT.

WHAT'S WHAT'S THE TOTAL CLERK 21. CAN I HAVE IN MIND FOR $4,000 MORE, FOR A TOTAL OF 9000 TO CLOSE IT OUT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE THAT AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR THAT. MAY I GET A MOTION A SECOND MOTION SECOND PROPERLY MOVED. THIS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT NOW. WE HAVE THE NEW ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF US.

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[20. O-251-24     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $15,000 FROM DISTRICT 24 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT’S 7TH DIVISION FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SHOP WITH A COP. Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: Madonna Flood (D-24) ]

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LOOKED AT DIVISION SEVEN'S MAP, BUT IT ENTAILS A LOT OF SCHOOLS IN THE AREA THAT ACTUALLY THESE CHILDREN NEED SOME HELP. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. COUNCILWOMAN FLOOD SHOP WITH A COP IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM. MADAM CLERK, SEEING THERE'S ANOTHER SPEAKER IN THE QUEUE, PLEASE OPEN UP FOR A ROLL CALL. VOTE. COUNCILMAN MULVIHILL. YES. CHAIR BECKER, YOU HAVE SIX. YES VOTES. NO PROBLEM. ITEM NUMBER 21. GNF 111224FHC25. APPROPRIATING 1025

[21. NDF111224FHC25     APPROPRIATING $1,020 FROM DISTRICT 25 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO FOREST HILLS COMMUNITY, INC. TO ASSIST WITH LIGHTING COSTS ON THE PUBLIC ROADS THAT ACCOUNT FOR FOREST HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD. Sponsors: Khalil Batshon (R-25) ]

[23. R-127-24     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONCERNING FINANCIAL ADVICE AND COUNSELING ON COMPLEX FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, DEAL STRUCTURES, AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING – (COMMONWEALTH ECONOMICS PARTNERS, LLC - $108,000). Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: Phillip T. Baker (D-6) ]

[24. R-129-24     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $1,000,000 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY BUILD AMERICA BUREAU FOR THE INNOVATIVE FINANCE AND ASSET CONCESSION GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Action Required By: May 7, 2025 Sponsors: Donna L. Purvis (D-5) ]

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[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.]

MY. A HEADACHE? YEAH, YEAH.

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