[Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance]
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GOOD AFTERNOON. THE SPECIAL LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF JANUARY 9TH, 2025 WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 4:08 P.M. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO CR 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE A.
COLLEAGUES, BEFORE WE BEGIN, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME TONIGHT. AND AS WE PREPARE TO RECOGNIZE OUR NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE MUST ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY HAS BEEN NAMED A NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING FOR PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. PRESIDENT CARTER PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 29TH AT 100 YEARS OLD. AND ALTHOUGH HE'S REMEMBERED DURING HIS PRESIDENCY FOR THE CAMP DAVID ACCORDS, THE CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, HE'S PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK. AFTER LEAVING OFFICE IN 2002, HE BECAME THE THIRD PRESIDENT TO WIN THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE IN RECOGNITION OF HIS WORK ADVANCING DEMOCRACY, SEEKING PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS TO INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS, AND FOR HIS HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVES THROUGH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. HE WAS A MAN OF FAITH, SERVING AS A CHAMPION OF HUMAN RIGHTS EVEN THROUGH HIS 90S. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AS WE REMEMBER THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. THANK YOU. WE'LL RECOGNIZE THE PAGE IN JUST A MINUTE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT COUNCILMAN BENSON'S PAGE. SO WE'LL SHIFT THE ORDER.
JUST A SECOND. COLLEAGUES, OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS READING OF THE CERTIFICATES OF
[Reading of Certificates of Election]
ELECTION. ONE OF ONE ELECTION CERTIFICATE WILL BE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. AND THEN THE RESULTS OF EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT WILL BE READ. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE CERTIFICATE? BOARD OF ELECTIONS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, DULY AUTHORIZED TO CANVASS THE RETURNS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN JEFFERSON COUNTY ON NOVEMBER THE 5TH, 2020. FOR BARBARA E SHANKLIN, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL SECOND DISTRICT, WILL WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. WITNESS OUR HANDS THIS 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2024. AT JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, BOBBY HOLSCLAW CHAIRPERSON. COLONEL JOHN AVERY, SHERIFF. LINDA HUBER, REPUBLICAN MEMBER. AND CARL BENZINGER, DEMOCRATIC MEMBER. THE REMAINING SERVING CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION CERTIFYING THE FOLLOWING KEN HARDIN, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT FOURTH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. J.P. LEININGER WAS HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL. SIXTH DISTRICT WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. BEN RENO WEBBER, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL EIGHTH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. JOSIE RAYMOND, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL 10TH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. JONATHAN JJ JOSEPH, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL, 12TH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. CRYSTAL BASS, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL, 14TH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. SCOTT W REED, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL, 16TH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. MARILYN PARKER PARKER, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL, 18TH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. STUART BENSON, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL, 20TH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. KEVIN D BRATCHER, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL 22ND DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. JENNY MULVEY WOOLRIDGE, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL 24TH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. BRANT T ACKERSON, HAVING RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF METRO COUNCIL 26TH DISTRICT, WAS DULY ELECTED TO FILL SAID OFFICE. READ IN FULL. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO WELCOME[Ceremonial Oath of Office by Honorable Judge Eric Haner]
DIVISION ONE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE ERIC HAYNER TO CONDUCT THE OATH OF OFFICE.FOR METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS. ARE YOU PREPARED TO TAKE THE OATH? YES. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT
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HAND. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS COMMONWEALTH AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT, AND BE FAITHFUL AND TRUE TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. SO LONG AS YOU CONTINUE A CITIZEN THEREOF, AND THAT YOU WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL PERSON ACCORDING TO LAW AND ORDINANCE. AND DO YOU FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE PRESENT CONSTITUTION, THAT YOU, BEING A CITIZEN OF THIS COMMONWEALTH, HAVE NOT FOUGHT A DUEL WITH DEADLY WEAPONS WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH, NOR OUT OF IT, NOR HAVE YOU SENT OR ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT A DUEL WITH DEADLY WEAPONS. NOR HAVE YOU ACTED AS A SECOND IN CARRYING A CHALLENGE, NOR AIDED OR ASSISTED ANY PERSON THUS OFFENDING. AND DO YOU FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND ARE FREE OF THE DISQUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 67.143 OF THE KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES? YES.CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. AT THAT TIME. PROP UP THE LOCAL PROPERTY TAX. NO, IT LOOKS GOOD.
YEAH. THEY'RE GREAT. SCOTT. OH. THANK YOU. CONGRATS, SIR. YES, SIR. ANOTHER YEAR. YES, SIR.
YEAH. CAN YOU. KNOW I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE ARCHBISHOP. HE'S GOING TO STAND UP FRONT.
YOU CAN TURN IT TO HIM. YES. COLLEAGUES, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND
[Blessing by Archbishop Shelton Fabre]
INTRODUCE ARCHBISHOP SHELTON TO BLESS THE SEATING OF OUR NEW METRO COUNCIL. ARCHBISHOP, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. TOGETHER, LET US PRAY. OH, GOD OF POWER AND MIGHT. GOD OF WISDOM AND JUSTICE IN YOU. MERCY WE RECEIVE, AND YOU GOVERN AND DIRECT ALL THINGS, AND THROUGH YOU AUTHORITY IS RIGHTLY ADMINISTERED. LAWS ARE ENACTED, AND JUDGMENT IS DECREED.GRACIOUSLY RECEIVE THE PRAYERS WE NOW OFFER TO YOU. FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL. GRANT THEM SUCCESS IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICES. MAY THEY BE KEENLY ATTENTIVE TO THE VOICES AND AWARE OF THE NEEDS OF THEIR NEIGHBORS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. STRENGTHEN IN THEM THE RESOLVE TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. MAY THE DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATIONS AMONG THEM BE RESPECTFUL. AND MAY THEIR CONCERN BE FOR THE COMMON GOOD AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE. KEEP THEM EVER MINDFUL OF YOUR DESIRE TO ASSIST THEM IN FORGING A WAY FORWARD. IN SPITE OF CHALLENGES. GOOD AND GRACIOUS GOD, HEAR OUR PRAYERS FOR THESE NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL. AND GRANT THAT THEY MAY BE ENABLED BY YOUR WISDOM AND BY YOUR GUIDANCE TO LEAD WITH HONESTY AND WITH INTEGRITY, FOR THE GOOD OF ALL PEOPLE. FOR YOU ARE THE ONE GOD, LIVING AND TRUE, NOW AND FOREVER. AND TO YOU WE MAKE THIS PRAYER. AMEN. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. BE ASSURED OF MY PRAYERS. THANK YOU. ARCHBISHOP. MADAM CLERK, A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
[Member Roll Call]
COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN. COUNCIL MEMBER. WRIGHT. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON. SO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. PERVIS. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. LEININGER.PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCRANEY. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WEBER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
OWEN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. RAYMOND. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAMER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
JOSEPH. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SIMON. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.
CHAPPELL. COUNCIL MEMBER. REED. HERE. PRESIDENT. WINKLER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER. PIAGENTINI. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BENSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. ROY.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRATCHER. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WOOLRIDGE.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BATSON. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. ATKINSON. HERE. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 25
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AND A QUORUM. THANK YOU. PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT. WILL BE JOINED MOMENTARILY BY COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. SHE JUST STEPPED OUT FOR A MOMENT. COLLEAGUES, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS. AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE OUR RETURNING COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY WILL ENJOY IT, WILL JOIN ME IN WELCOMING ALL OF OUR NEW, NEW FOLKS. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS SPECIAL LEGISLATION PURSUANT OR. I'M SORRY, I LEFT[Introduction of Page(s)]
ONE THING OFF. COUNCILMAN BENSON, I'M SO SORRY. COUNCILMAN BENSON, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST. I DO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. GUNNERS, THIS IS MY GRANDSON, GUNNER DEHART. HE GOES TO ECHO TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL. HE'S A TREMENDOUS ATHLETE. HE. HE'S A HECK OF A BASEBALL PLAYER. HE PLAYS THE SAX. I MEAN, HE'S GOING TO GIVE BOOTS RANDOLPH A CHALLENGE, I THINK. BUT HE'S MY YOUNGEST OF ALL MY GRANDSONS. AND HE LIGHTS UP THE ROOM WHEN HE WALKS IN, YOU KNOW. AND NOT THAT ALL MY GRANDSONS, BUT HE'S JUST A SPECIAL KID. I LOVE HIM DEARLY. AND I'VE GOT A COUPLE JUST FOR A MOMENT. I MEAN, USUALLY I DON'T SAY MUCH, BUT.ASHER. ASHER. LYNN, STAND UP HERE. IN THE LAST 22 YEARS, I'VE HAD ALL MY GRANDSONS AND GRANDDAUGHTER AS PAGES. AND THEY, THEY THEY LOVE ME. I'M REALLY BLESSED. ASHER LYNN, HE GRADUATED UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE. HE'S A GREAT KID. AS WILL YOU. BESIDE HIM WILL STAND UP. WILL DEHART. HE'S A FRESHMAN AT UK. GRADUATED FROM EASTERN. HE GOT HIS PILOT'S LICENSE AT STEWART. MY DAUGHTER, SHE'S HARD UP FOR NAMES. SHE. STEWART. HE'S A HE'S A JUNIOR AT AT EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL. GREAT KID. WILL. WILLIAM. WILLIAM. HE'S A SOPHOMORE AT SAINT X STRAIGHT A STUDENTS GOING TO GO TO ANNAPOLIS. ANYWAY, I'M JUST REALLY BLESSED. THANK YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU, MISTER PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. YEAH.
SO, COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE AN INTERPRETER HERE TONIGHT. HE'S GOING TO JUST KIND OF. THERE'S A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HE WANTS TO GET INTO THE SAME PLACE SO THAT HE CAN INTERPRET IN A CONCISE MANNER. SO IF YOU COULD JUST BEAR WITH US FOR JUST A SECOND. OKAY. LA PERSONA EN ESPANOL, POR FAVOR, SE PUEDEN ESTAR EN LA PARTE DE MAS ATRAS EN LAS ULTIMAS DOS DIAS PARA PODER INTERPRETAR PARA USTEDES. DO YOU WANT ME TO LET EVERYBODY ELSE MOVE A COUPLE OF ROWS FORWARD? YES. WE HAVE AN INTERPRETER, SO. YEAH. SO MAYBE YOU CAN. YEAH, JUST I THINK YOU JUST WANT THEM ALL IN THE SAME SECTION. RIGHT. SO YOU CAN SPEAK TO THEM. YES. SO I THINK THEY'RE. YEAH. OH THANK YOU. YEAH. SO IF WE CAN JUST HELP PLAY SOME MUSICAL CHAIRS AND LET EVERYBODY KIND OF SIT TOGETHER. SO THE IT'S. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR.
AND DANIEL, WHEN YOU'RE READY, IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE ME A THUMBS UP. OKAY. LET'S LET'S
[Special Legislation]
STAY ON COLLEAGUES. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS SPECIAL LEGISLATION PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RULE 7.01 A, WE NEED A TWO THIRDS VOTE TO CONSIDER. NUMBER ONE, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS AN EMERGENCY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NO QUESTIONS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? PROPERLY MOVED BY COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN SAM. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM ONE, AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 8107 THROUGH 8119 MINOR LANE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 97 ACRES AND BEING IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO. CASE NUMBER 24, ZONE 0110. READ IN FULL. CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND MOTION? SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN SIM. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BACHON. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILMAN REED, I'M GOING TO CALL ON YOU AS THE RETURNING VICE CHAIR OF PLANNING AND ZONING. IF YOU WANT TO SET THIS UP, OR IF YOU JUST WANT TO KICK IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN SIM. THANK YOU, MISTER PRESIDENT. I THINK I'LL DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUE. COUNCILMAN TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SIM.THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN REED. THIS IS A CASE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH ONE, A TOUGH VOTE. BUT FIRST, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR COMING TO THE AID AND PLEDGING THEIR SUPPORT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANTS, CORE FIVE AND ATTORNEY CLIFF ARZBERGER, FOR TRYING TO WORK THIS THROUGH AND HELP THESE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVING. AGAIN, IT
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WAS A TOUGH CASE. WE HAD 56 FAMILIES THAT ARE BEING RELOCATED IN THIS PROCESS. WE DO HAVE SOME CONTEXT TO THE CASE AND AMENDMENT, AND I'D LIKE FOR TRAVIS SCHUSTER TO EXPLAIN FOR YOU, TRAVIS, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE. THANK YOU. CHAIR. SPEAKERS AT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.SO THE AMENDMENT IS ON THE SYSTEM. IT WOULD BE ADDED TO THE END OF SECTION OF BINDING ELEMENT NUMBER SIX, SUBSECTION B, BINDING ELEMENT SIX WAS AMENDED LAST TIME WE WERE HERE.
JUST AS A BRIEF BACKGROUND, ESPECIALLY FOR THE NEW MEMBERS. THIS WAS INTRODUCED AT THE LAST MEETING. IT WAS TABLED. SO IT'S COMING UP AGAIN. BUT THE PREVIOUS SPONSOR, COUNCILMAN FLOOD, RETIRED. AND SO THE ITEM TECHNICALLY DIED. THAT'S WHY THE EMERGENCY LEGISLATION IS BACK IN FRONT OF US. I'VE GOT THE LANGUAGE HERE ALREADY THAT COUNCIL ADDED LAST TIME, AND NOW THERE WOULD BE THIS ADDITIONAL SENTENCE ADDED TO THE END OF BINDING ELEMENT SIX, BE IT WOULD READ AS FOLLOWS. THE HOUSING COUNSELOR SHALL ALSO HAVE A FUND OF $56,000 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO RESIDENTS FOR RELOCATION EXPENSES, INCLUDING TEMPORARY LODGING, FOOD OR OTHER EXPENSES RESIDENTS WOULD NOT HAVE INCURRED BUT FOR THE RELOCATION. AND SO, UNLIKE THE EXISTING FUNDS OF $6,000 FOR OWNERS AND 2400 FOR RENTERS. THIS NEW FUNDING WOULD BE FOR THE SORT OF OTHER RELATED EXPENSES THAT OCCUR IN A MOVE AND ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS. OBVIOUSLY, SOME PEOPLE WILL BE IMPACTED MORE SIGNIFICANTLY THAN OTHERS, JUST DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE, WHAT THE CONDITION OF THE TRAILER IS, ETC. SO THIS FUNDING WOULD NOW ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON DISCRETIONARY BASIS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE HOUSING COUNSELOR. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK THAT'S SORT OF THE BACKGROUND AND WHAT THIS NEW LANGUAGE PROPOSES. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE. YES. COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL, YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE. SORRY. I LOOKED AWAY. PERFECTLY FINE. PRESIDENT. I WAS JUST WONDERING, WHO IS THE HOUSING COUNSELOR? MAYBE THAT WAS OUTLINED. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THIS WAS HANDLED. BECAUSE IT'S INTERESTING. I'M NOT SAYING I'M AGAINST IT, BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW THAT'S DEFINED AND WHO THAT'S IDENTIFIED AS. SO THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF THIS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I KNOW AT THE TIME THERE WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE APPLICANT WHO WAS GOING TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE. I BELIEVE THAT THEY MAY HAVE SINCE CONTRACTED OUT THIS SERVICE WITH SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE MORE PROFESSIONAL HOUSING EXPERIENCE THAN SORT OF A DEDICATED FIRM, BUT I DON'T HAVE THOSE EXACT DETAILS. BUT THEY'RE WORKING ON AN ASSOCIATED WITH WITH PDS STAFF TO MAKE SURE THE BINDING ELEMENTS ARE BEING ADHERED TO AND PROCEED SMOOTHLY, AS SMOOTHLY AS POSSIBLE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. YES, SIR. COUNCILWOMAN SCHENK. OKAY. MADAM CLERK, DO WE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT? I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SORRY, SIR, WE HAVE NOT VOTED ON THE AMENDMENT. CAN WE HOLD THE. IS IT A. I'M SORRY. THE WHOLE ORDINANCE IS NOT THE. SO THIS IS A NEW A NEW AMENDMENT THAT THEY'VE ADDED. OKAY. YES. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. SO DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. NOW, THE AMENDED ORDINANCE IS BEFORE US. IT'S AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU HELP THE TRANSLATOR? LET HIM HAVE THE FLOOR, PLEASE. THE. I CAN ONLY CLARIFY ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID. I MEAN, I CAN'T REALLY ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARRISH. RIGHT? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS. THANK YOU. MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER MCCRANIE. YES. THANK YOU. MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER WEBER. YES. WHAT ARE YOU UP TO OVER THERE? COUNCIL MEMBER. ACKERSON. YES. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES, ONE NO VOTE AND ONE PRESENT VOTE. THANK YOU. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CAUSE THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT PRESIDENT PRO TEM HAWKINS WILL ASSUME THE CHAIR TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION OF THE METRO COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. MR.
[Election of 2025 Metro Council President ]
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ARE YOU READY? ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE ELECTION OF THE METRO COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IN JUST A MOMENT, I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. NOMINATIONS DOES NOT REQUIRE A SECOND. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE NOMINATED TO RECEIVE A VOTE. ONE NOMINATION. ONCE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED, THE CLERK WILL CONDUCT A VOICE ROLL CALL VOTE. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE BY STATING THE NAME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER YOU ARE VOTING FOR. FIRST CANDIDATE TO WIN A SIMPLE MAJORITY. 14 VOTES WILL BE OUR 2025 METRO COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IN THE EVENT NO CANDIDATE RECEIVES THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF VOTES, WE WILL REOPEN THE NOMINATIONS AND CONTINUE TO VOTE UNTIL ONE CANDIDATE HAS RECEIVED A MINIMUM OF 14 VOTES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. MADAM PRO TEM, IT'S MY HONOR TO NOMINATE A PERSON WHO HAS EXTENSIVE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO HELP GUIDE US INTO THIS NEW YEAR AND WHO HAD THE RESPECT OF EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL TO CALL THEM AND DISCUSS HIS IDEAS FOR LEADING THIS COUNCIL IN 2025. SO IT'S MY HONOR TO NOMINATE MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN KEVIN CRAMER. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE? MARCUS WINKLER. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ARE THERE ANY MORE NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS, MARCUS. WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN, MARCUS. WINKLER. ONE MOMENT. I'M SORRY. I DID MY THING. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER PARRISH. WRIGHT. MARCUS. WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER.HERNDON. MARCUS. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER.
LINENGER MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCRANIE MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. RENA WEBBER, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER OWEN MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER RAYMOND MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CRAMER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER.
CHAPPELL. YOU SKIPPED TWO PEOPLE. OH, HOLD ON, I'M AT THE VERY BOTTOM. SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER. JOSEPH. COUNCILMAN CRAMER. SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN CRAMER. NOW, LET ME GO BACK UP HERE. COUNCILMAN BASS I HAVE YOURS. COUNCIL MEMBER CHAPPELL MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER REED KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. WINKLER MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PIAGENTINI KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BENSON, KEVIN. CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER MARCUS WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRASHER, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. MULVEY. WOOLDRIDGE, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BATSON,
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COUNCILMAN. CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. ACKERSON. I VOTE PRESENT. YES, SIR. MADAM PRO TEM, YOU HAVE PRESIDENT PRO TEM. YOU HAVE 12 VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN CRAMER AND 13 VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN WINKLER. AND ONE PRESENT VOTE. NO CANDIDATE HAS. NO CANDIDATE HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY 14 VOTES. WE MUST NOW NOMINATE. RE-OPEN NOMINATIONS. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. I NOMINATE MARCUS WINKLER. I NOMINATE KEVIN CRAMER. AT THIS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER NOMINATIONS? HOLD ON ONE SECOND FOR ME. ARE THERE ANY MORE FURTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS, MARCUS. WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN, MORGA.WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. WRIGHT, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON, MARCUS. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PERVIS HAWKINS, WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. LEHNINGER, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER, MCCRANIE MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. RENA WEBBER, PRESIDENT MARCOS WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER OWEN MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER RAYMOND MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CRAMER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSEPH KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL. OKAY, THAT'S OKAY. I COULD DO IT ANY DAY. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL MARCUS. WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. REED, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. WINKLER, MARCUS. WINKLER. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER.
PARKER, KEVIN. CRAMER. COUNCIL MEMBER. PIAGENTINI KEVIN CRAMER. COUNCIL MEMBER BENSON. MOORE, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. I HEARD YOU. DID YOU SAY COUNCILMAN WINKLER? NO, NO I'M SORRY. KEVIN CRAMER KEVIN CRAMER I'M TALKING ABOUT COUNCILWOMAN RUBY. THANK YOU I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BRATCHER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON. COUNCILMAN CRAMER.
COUNCIL MEMBER. MULVEY. WOOLRIDGE KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. VACHON, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. ACKERSON. I PRESENT MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM. YOU HAVE 12 VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN CRAMER. 13 VOTES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER WINKLER. STILL NO CANDIDATE. STILL NO CANDIDATE HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY 14 VOTES. WE MUST NOW REOPEN. NOMINATIONS. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I NOMINATE KEVIN CRAMER. I NOMINATE MARCUS WINKLER. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, MARCUS. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARISH. WRIGHT, MARCUS. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS. COUNCIL MEMBER. LINENGER, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER, MCCRANEY MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. RENA WEBBER MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER OWEN MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER RAYMOND MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CRAMER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSEPH KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. REED, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER.
WINKLER, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PIAGENTINI KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BENSON, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BRATCHER, KEVIN
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CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON, COUNCILMAN. CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. MULVEY. WOOLRIDGE, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BATSON, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. ACKERSON, PRESENT. MADAM PRO TEM PRESIDENT. PRO TEM. WE HAVE 12 VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN CRAMER AND 13 VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN WINKLER.AGAIN, NO CANDIDATE HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY 14 VOTES. WE MUST REOPEN THE NOMINATION.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. ARE THERE ANY? CALL THE ROLL. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE. WE WANT TO TAKE THE NOMINATIONS. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? I NOMINATE MARCUS WINKLER. I NOMINATE KEVIN CRAMER. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? LAST TIME? ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS HEARING? NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARISH RIGHT.
MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS, MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. LINENGER MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER, MCCRANEY MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. RENA WEBBER. MARCUS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER OWEN MARCUS, COUNCIL MEMBER RAYMOND MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CRAMER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSEPH KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. REED KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. WINKLER, WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER COUNCIL MEMBER. PIAGENTINI KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. VINSON CRAMER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BRASHER, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL.
COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON, COUNCILMAN. BRANT NICKERSON. ONE MOMENT. LET ME ADD THAT IN THERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MULVEY. WOOLRIDGE. KEVIN. CRAMER. COUNCIL MEMBER. BATSON. BRANT.
ACKERSON. AND COUNCIL MEMBER ACKERSON. ACKERSON. MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM, WE HAVE 13 VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN WINKLER, TEN VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN CRAMER, AND THREE VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. AGAIN, NO CANDIDATE HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY 14 VOTES. WE MUST NOW REOPEN.
NOMINATIONS. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? MARCUS WINKLER? NO.
I NOMINATE KEVIN CRAMER, PLEASE. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? I NOMINATE BRANT ANDERSON. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING? NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS.
MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN. RYAN ANDERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARISH RIGHT. MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON, MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. LINENGER MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCRANEY, COUNCILMAN. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. RENA WEBBER MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER OWEN WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER RAYMOND MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER CRAMER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSEPH KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. REED KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. WINKLER, MARKUS WINKLER,
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COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. COUNCIL MEMBER. PIAGENTINI KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BENSON, KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BRASHER CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON, COUNCILMAN. BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. MULVEY. WOOLDRIDGE KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BATSON. BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. ACKERSON WARREN ACKERSON, MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM. YOU HAVE 12 VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN WINKLER, TEN VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN CRAMER AND FOUR VOTES FOR COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. NO CANDIDATE HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY 14. WE MUST NOW REOPEN THE NOMINATION. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? I NOMINATE KEVIN CRAMER. I NOMINATE MARKUS WINKLER. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? ARE THERE ANY MORE NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.MADAM CLERK, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. COUNCILMAN CRAMER I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN. LET ME JUST START. IT'S A LOT TO KEEP TRACK OF. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS, MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER.
SHANKLIN MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARISH. WRIGHT, MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER.
HERNDON, MARKUS. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. LINENGER, MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCRANEY, COUNCILMAN. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. RENA WEBBER, MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER OWEN MARKUS, COUNCIL MEMBER RAYMOND MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CRAMER KEVIN KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSEPH KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. REED V KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. WINKLER. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER COUNCIL MEMBER. PIAGENTINI CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER BENSON CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. WINKLER COUNCIL MEMBER. BRASHER CRAMER COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON BRANT ACKERSON. COUNCILEMBER.
MULVEY. WOOLRIDGE KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BATSON. BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER.
ACKERSON. BRANT ACKERSON, MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM. YOU HAVE TEN VOTES FOR CRAMER. COUNCIL MEMBER CRAMER. 13 VOTES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER WINKLER AND THREE VOTES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER ACKERSON. NO CANDIDATE HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY 14. WE MUST NOW REOPEN. NOMINATIONS. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? MARKUS WINKLER. KEVIN CRAMER. HELD ON MAY. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS, MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN, ALLISON. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARISH. WRIGHT, MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON, MARKUS. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. LINENGER WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER MCCRANEY, COUNCILMAN. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. RENA WEBBER, COUNCILMAN MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER OWEN MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER RAYMOND MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER CRAMER. BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER JOSEPH BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. SYME KEVIN CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BAST.
BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. REED CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. WINKLER. WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. WILL YOU DO ME ONE FAVOR AND SAY THAT
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INTO YOUR OPEN? THANK YOU. SO I HAVE A DICKERSON. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER PIAGENTINI. BRANT DICKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. BENSON. BRETT DICKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER MARKUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BRASHER CRAMER, COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON. BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. MULVEY.WOOLRIDGE. BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. BATSON. BRANT. ACKERSON. COUNCIL MEMBER.
ACKERSON. BRANT ACKERSON, MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM, YOU HAVE 13 VOTES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER WINKLER, TWO VOTES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER CRAMER, AND 11 VOTES. ONE MOMENT. I'M SORRY. THAT WAS THREE FOR COUNCIL MEMBER KRAMER AND 11 VOTES FOR COUNCIL MEMBER ACKERSON. NO CANDIDATE HAS RECEIVED THE NECESSARY 14 VOTES. WE MUST NOW REOPEN THE NOMINATIONS. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT. IT'S 27 VOTES. MARKUS WINKLER, MOTION TO RECESS. MADAM CLERK, DO I NEED A SECOND? YES. ALL RIGHT. SECOND. OKAY, I NEED A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NO. BENOQUIN. I'D LIKE TO REQUEST A ROLL CALL.
VOTE? YES. OKAY. YES. YEAH. OKAY. WHICH BRINGS US. TO COUNCIL MEMBER PARRISH.
RIGHT. THE VOTE IS FOR TO RECESS. YES, YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ACKERSON. NO. MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU RECORD MY VOTE? BECAUSE I'M SIGNED IN? YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. I'M SO SORRY, SIR. YES, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE YOU AS A YES. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, YOU'D LIKE TO BE A YES AS WELL. YES. YES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCILMAN VINCENZINO, MAKE SURE I'VE GOT THEM ALL RECORDED.
COUNCIL MEMBER HERNDON. YES. MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM, YOU HAVE A 13 TO 13 VOTE, WHICH MEANS THIS FAILS. SO WE AREN'T GOING TO READ THIS. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? MARCUS? I'M. I'M READY FOR. OKAY. I'M READY. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? DID YOU HEAR MY MARCUS WINKLER? I DID NOT. I'M SORRY. WE DIDN'T. THANK YOU. I HAVE COUNCILMAN ACKERSON AND COUNCILMAN WINKLER. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HERNAN? WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS, MARCUS. WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN. ROWAN. ATKINSON. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARRISH. RIGHT.
MARCUS. WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON. MARCUS. WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS. COUNCIL.
YES, MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER. LEHNINGER MARCUS. WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCRANIE WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER RENA WEBBER. OH, SUGAR. COUNCIL MEMBER. OWEN WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER RAYMOND MARCUS. WINKLER. THAT WAS WINKLER, OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KRAMER. BRANT DICKERSON.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOSEPH AKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. BRANT AKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS. BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. REED ACKERSON, COUNCIL
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MEMBER. WINKLER. WINKLER. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER DICKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER.PIAGENTINI. BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER BENSON. BRANT. ACKERSON. COUNCIL MEMBER. ROWLEY MARCUS WINKLER, COUNCIL MEMBER. BRASHER. ACKERSON. I'M SORRY, COUNCILWOMAN. YOU SAID WINKLER.
YES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. MULVEY. WOOLRIDGE. BRANT ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. BATSON. BRANT. ACKERSON, COUNCIL MEMBER. ACKERSON. BRANT.
ACKERSON, MADAM PRESIDENT. PRO TEM. COUNCIL MEMBER. ONE MOMENT. COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS. YES? I'M BACK TO YOU FOR YOUR VOTE, MA'AM. YOU CAN VOTE PRESENT IF YOU GO TO. I'M SORRY. NO, ACTUALLY. YOU DON'T NEED TO. CAN YOU GIVE ME THE NUMBER? OKAY, SO. SO THAT'S OKAY. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER. RENA WEBBER, MARTIN WINKLER, AND NOW COUNCIL MEMBER PURVIS. CAN YOU GIVE ME THE TOTAL, PLEASE? YES, MA'AM. COUNCIL MEMBER ACKERSON HAS 14 VOTES AND COUNCIL MEMBER WINKLER HAS 11 VOTES. IS THAT WHAT YOU HAVE, SIR? YES. MADAM PRESIDENT, PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBER ACKERSON HAS 15 VOTES AND COUNCIL MEMBER WINKLER HAS 11 VOTES. CONGRATULATIONS. OUR NEW PRESIDENT FOR 2025 IS BRANT ACKERSON. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. SINCE I AM NOT PRESENT, I'M GOING TO ASK THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM TO CONTINUE TO CONTROL THIS MEETING. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CAUSE THE RECORD TO REFLECT THAT. WELL, I DON'T HAVE TO RELINQUISH THE SEAT.
I GET IT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAJORITY CAUCUS CHAIR AND MINORITY CAUCUS CHAIR. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING, WILL YOU PLEASE GO OVER TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ALERT HIM? THE METRO COUNCIL HAS BEEN ORGANIZED AND IS IN SESSION FOR 2025. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS
[Election and Swearing In of 2025 Metro Council Clerk ]
IS THE ELECTION OF THE METRO COUNCIL CLERK. NOMINATIONS CAN BE MADE FROM THE FLOOR AND DO NOT REQUIRE A SECOND. ONCE NOMINATIONS ARE CLOSED, THE CLERK WILL CONDUCT A VOICE VOTE.THE FIRST CANDIDATE TO WIN A SIMPLE MAJORITY, 14 VOTES WILL BE OUR 2025 METRO COUNCIL CLERK.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER. MADAM PRO TEM, NOMINATE SONIA HARWARD. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? HEARING NONE. WITH THAT OBJECTION, THE NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED WITH ONLY ONE NOMINATION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SONIA HOWARD SERVING AS THE 2025 METRO COUNCIL CLERK. PLEASE SAY YES. YES. YES. YES. CONGRATULATIONS, SONIA. YOU ARE A 2025 METRO COUNCIL CLERK. PLEASE COME FORWARD. SONIA. SO YOU CAN BE SWORN IN BY ASSISTANT JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK HOLLY HOPKINS. OKAY. YOU MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. OH, NO. YOU'RE NOT. OKAY. SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS COMMONWEALTH AND THE ORDINANCES OF THE LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT, AND BE FAITHFUL AND TRUE TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY. SO LONG AS YOU CAN. CITIZEN, CONTINUE A CITIZEN THEREOF. AND DO YOU FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY THE OFFICE OF CLERK, ACCORDING TO LAW AND ORDINANCE, AND FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE PRESENT
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CONSTITUTION, YOU, BEING A CITIZEN OF THIS COMMONWEALTH, HAVE NOT FOUGHT A DUEL WITH DEADLY WEAPONS WITHIN THIS COMMONWEALTH, NOR OUT OF IT, NOR SENT OR ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT A DUEL WITH DEADLY WEAPONS. NOR HAVE YOU ACTED AS A SECOND IN CARING A CHALLENGE, NOR AIDED OR ASSISTED ANY PERSON THUS OFFENDING. AND DO YOU FURTHER SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT YOU HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS AND ARE FREE OF THE DISQUALIFICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 60 SEVEN, C 143, AND OF THE KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES? DO YOU SWEAR? THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT WE GET. NEXT, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES FOR THE[Council Minutes]
REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER THE 12TH, 2024. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL? THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND THE SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE[Committee Minutes]
FOLLOWING COMMITTEE MEETING. THE COMMITTEE MINUTES. REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DECEMBER 12TH, 2004. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS? MAY I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE APPROVAL? SECOND. THE MINUTES HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS NEW BUSINESS. AS[New Business]
YOU LEAVE THE CHAMBERS, PLEASE DO SO QUIETLY. SO THE CLERK MAY READ NEW BUSINESS. I WOULD ASK THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WISH TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS. PLEASE REMAIN IN THE CHAMBERS AND REQUEST TO SPEAK ON YOUR SYSTEM UNDER ANNOUNCEMENTS. NEW BUSINESS CONFERENCE ITEMS 6 TO 12. WILL THE CLERK READ THOSE ITEMS AND THEIR ASSIGNMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE? THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION IS ASSIGNED TO LABOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEMS. ITEM SIX AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 21 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY DESIGN CENTER, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LUCILLE LEGGETT NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE. ITEM SEVEN AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $11,000 600 FROM DISTRICT 21 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH BRIGHTSIDE, INC. TO ACTION LANDSCAPE, INC. FOR BEAUTIFICATION AND LANDSCAPING ON LUCAS AVENUE AND DIRT LANE. ITEM A THE RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL OF THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL TO JUNE 30TH, 2026 RELATING TO WAGES, BENEFITS, AND OTHER ITEMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION NUMBER 783, AFFILIATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS CONCERNING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSETS. THE DEPARTMENT OF CODES AND REGULATIONS, METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, FACILITIES AND FLEET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, AND PARKING AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY DEPARTMENT. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. ITEM NUMBER NINE, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 11 .4.7 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE LDC REGARDING NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING REQUIREMENTS FOR REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLANS. CASE NUMBER 24 DASH LDC, DASH 0009, ITEM TEN. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE METRO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE LDC REGARDING ZONING ENFORCEMENT. CASE NUMBER 24. DASH DASH 0011. ITEM 11, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3338 NORTH 25TH STREET, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.44 ACRES AND B IN LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 24, ZONE 0085. ITEM 12 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT FOUR 4217 TAYLOR BOULEVARD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.334 ACRES AND B AND LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 24, ZONE 0117 READ IN FULL.NEXT, WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS. THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY THE 30TH, 2025 AT 6 P.M. WITH NO FURTHER
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