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OKAY, WE WILL BEGIN THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
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MEETING. I AM YOUR CHAIR, COUNCILWOMAN PARKER. AND I'M A LITTLE BIT NEW AT THAT. THIS THIS IS MY FIRST MEETING, SO BEAR WITH ME. AND I AM JOINED BY COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND, WHO'S SITTING NEXT TO ME. AND WE ARE ALSO JOINED IN CHAMBERS BY. LOOKS LIKE PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY IS HERE. COUNCILWOMAN BARBARA SHANKLIN, COUNCILMAN JOSEPH, COUNCILMAN DAN SEIM, COUNCILWOMAN JENNIFER CHAPPELL, AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. SO THIS IS JANUARY 22ND, AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY 3:05 P.M. SO THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826. AND. COUNCIL RULE FIVE DOT A. AND DO WE NEED TO READ THE VIRTUAL DISCLAIMER? OKAY, SO. CLERK, WOULD YOU LIKE[2. NDF012225BS05 APPROPRIATING $3,000 FROM DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO BRIGHTSIDE TO HIRE A LANDSCAPER TO PROVIDE PLANTINGS AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE PORTLAND GATEWAY C/O PORTLAND NOW, INC. AT 22ND STREET AND PORTLAND AVENUE. Sponsors: Donna Purvis (D-5) ]
TO READ THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS? ITEM TWO APPROPRIATING $3,000 FROM DISTRICT FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO BRIGHTSIDE TO HIRE A LANDSCAPER TO PROVIDE PLANTINGS AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE PORTLAND GATEWAY CARE OF PORTLAND, NOW INCORPORATED AT 22ND STREET AND PORTLAND AVENUE. READ IN FULL. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION? NO ONE, IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT, LOOKING AT THE NOTES, IT SAID IT WAS BEEN HELD OR WAS IT HELD BEFORE? I DON'T THINK SHE READ THAT ONE. SHE SKIPPED NUMBER TWO. I WENT TO THE SECOND. YEAH, BECAUSE I CAN SEE IT ON SCREEN. OKAY. SORRY. WOULD EVERYONE CAN WE HAVE AYES AND NAYS? OKAY. IT'S A MOTION. OH, EXCUSE ME, I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. I MOVE TO AMOUNTED TO. SECOND. OH, PERFECT. NOW WE CAN DO AYES AND NAYS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY.ANY NAYS? THE EYES HAVE IT, SO IT'LL GO TO CONSENT. JUST TO PUT IT INTO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT
[4. CIF012225PW09 APPROPRIATING $1,500 FROM DISTRICT 9 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 36 EASTOVER COURT. Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
ITEM PLEASE. ITEM FOUR APPROPRIATING $1,500 FROM DISTRICT NINE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 36 EAST DOVER COURT. READ IN FULL.SECOND. IS THERE ANYONE TO SPEAK TO IT? THERE'S NO ONE TO SPEAK TO THAT. SO CAN WE HAVE AYES.
ANY NAYS? OKAY. THIS ITEM PASSES FOR JUST A SECOND. WE NEED A SPEAKER AND SHE'S NOT IN HERE.
SO IF YOU COULD SKIP OVER AND COME BACK TO ME. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO SKIP ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
SINCE THE APPROPRIATION IS OVER 5000. AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET A SPEAKER. ITEM SEVEN
[7. NDF012225MP15 APPROPRIATING $280 FROM DISTRICT 15 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS TO COVER THE COST FOR SEVEN PARTICIPANTS AT A RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP AS PART OF DISTRICT 15’S BUILD OUR BLOCKS EVENT. Sponsors: Jennifer Chappell (D-15) ]
APPROPRIATING $280 FROM DISTRICT 15 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS TO COVER THE COST FOR SEVEN PARTICIPANTS AT A RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP AS PART OF DISTRICT 15 BUILD OUR BLOCKS EVENT, READ IN FULL MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS? YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THIS IS FOR MONEY. THE COST. SORRY. MONEY TO COVER RAIN BARRELS THAT WE HAD IN A WORKSHOP FOR OUR BUILDING OUR BLOCKS EVENT, BOB EVENT. AND THAT EVENT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 16TH. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THIS IS AFTER THE FACT ONLY BECAUSE THESE ARE PARTICIPANTS WHO SIGNED UP AT THE BOB EVENT, AND WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING THIS MUCH OF A NEED FOR THE RAIN BARRELS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET THESE RAIN BARRELS OUT INTO THE WORLD AND CONSERVING WATER. BUT THIS IS A COST THAT WE WERE NOT ANTICIPATING INCURRING DURING THE EVENT. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT COST COVERED WITH OUR MNRF. AND JUST FOR ANY[00:05:01]
CLARIFICATION PURPOSES, AND ALSO IN GRATITUDE, I WANT TO THANK THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR HOLDING THAT WORKSHOP AND PROVIDING THE RAIN BARRELS.OKAY. JUST A FEW COMMENTS HERE. TYPICALLY, PER OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, WE DO NOT DO REIMBURSEMENTS. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY REPRESENTATIVE TO WEIGH IN JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS. I'M CATHERINE GOODWIN, ASSISTANT JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY. PER YOUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, YOU MAY. IT'S UP TO YOUR DISCRETION, THE COMMITTEE'S DISCRETION ON WHETHER YOU WANT TO HEAR REIMBURSEMENTS. THE LANGUAGE OF THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES STATES THAT THE COUNCIL DISTRICT SHOULD SUBMIT THE REQUEST BEFORE COMMITMENT OF THE FUNDS, AND BEFORE THE EVENT TAKES PLACE, IF POSSIBLE. OKAY, I WASN'T REMEMBERING THE IF POSSIBLE PART, BUT I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH THESE TYPE PROBLEMS WITH REIMBURSEMENTS IN THE PAST. AND SO ONE WAY FOR ALL COUNCIL PEOPLE OR ANYBODY THAT'S WATCHING TO REMEDY THAT SITUATION IS TO GO AHEAD AND ASK BEFORE THE EVENT, PUT IN AN AMOUNT, AND IF YOU NEED TO REDUCE THAT AMOUNT, THEN YOU CAN DO THAT GOING FORWARD SO THAT WE'RE NOT BREAKING OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SO SINCE THIS IS A SMALL AMOUNT, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD. I'LL VOTE FOR IT. BUT I WILL SAY THAT IN THE FUTURE FOR ANY OTHER REIMBURSEMENTS THAT COME FORTH LIKE THIS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE, IF YOU DON'T GET IT ADDRESSED BEFOREHAND, THEN I WILL BE A NO VOTE AND I WILL PUT IT OUT TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL TO LET YOU DECIDE IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO AGAINST OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SO. WITH THAT BEING SAID, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT NEEDS TO MAKE A COMMENT? OKAY, SO DO WE HAVE AYES? DO WE HAVE NAYS? OKAY.
THIS LEGISLATION PASSES. READING. OKAY. PARDON. SHE'S HERE NOW IF YOU WANT TO GO.
[5. CIF012225PW09a APPROPRIATING $5,380 FROM DISTRICT 9 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 134 STOLL AVENUE. Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
OKAY. SO CAN WE ADDRESS ITEM NUMBER FIVE. YES. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JASMINE PRESLEY. OH, SORRY. ITEM FIVE. APPROPRIATING $5,380 FROM DISTRICT NINE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT 134 STOLL AVENUE. READ IN FULL MOTION. SECOND. OKAY.YOU'RE ON. OKAY. THANK YOU. HI. MY NAME IS JASMINE PRESLEY, LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT TO COUNCILMAN ON DISTRICT NINE. THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO REPAIR A CRACKED AND UNEVEN SIDEWALK AT 134 STOLL AVENUE. IT'S BEEN RAISED DUE TO TREE ROOTS AND CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. AND SO FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS? ALL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. DISFAVOR. SAY NAY. OKAY. IT
[8. O-020-25 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 THE LUCILLE LEGGETT NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE. Sponsors: Betsy Ruhe (D-21) ]
PASSES. NEXT ITEM. ITEM EIGHT. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER 2000 FROM DISTRICT 21 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY DESIGN CENTER, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LUCILLE LEGGETT NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE, READ IN FULL MOTION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THAT? YES. HELLO. MY NAME IS ASHKAN REZAI. I'M A LEGISLATIVE AIDE FOR DISTRICT 21. THE LUCILLE LEGGETT NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE IS ALL ABOUT TEAMING UP WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SPARK POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS APRIL, THEY ARE STARTING THEIR 12 WEEK ANNUAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT DESIGNED TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO ENHANCE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS TO GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING TOGETHER AND PARTNERING WITH THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO MAKE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS BETTER. THEIR FOCUS IS MAKING CHANGE AT AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, RATHER THAN RELYING ON TOP DOWN APPROACH. TOPICS THAT THEY COVER INCLUDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SPREADING YOUR MESSAGE, BUILDING CONSENSUS, NAVIGATING POWER STRUCTURES. DEALING WITH PUBLIC SECTOR ISSUES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, ZONING, AND LAND USE. WHILE THEY FOCUS ON SOUTH AND WEST LOUISVILLE, THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN FACING LONG DISINVESTMENT, THEY WILL HAVE[00:10:01]
PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL 26 DISTRICTS. AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO MENTOR GRADUATES FROM THEIR PROGRAM THAT I THINK SPEAKS TO THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AS COUNCILWOMAN JENNIFER CHAPPLE AND COUNCILOR BETSY ROWLEY. THEY HAVE REQUESTED $11,800 TO COVER PERSONNEL COSTS, PROGRAM MATERIALS AND MEALS FOR THEIR WORKSHOP. OUR OFFICE IS GIVING $2,000, AND DISTRICT 15 ALSO HAS GENEROUSLY, GENEROUSLY AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE $2,000. SO WE WILL ASK FOR THE REMAINING. WE WILL.I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO COVER THE REST. THANK YOU. OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. OKAY. BECAUSE I KNOW THAT DISTRICT 15 WANTED TO ADD. BUT IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO ADD WE APPRECIATE THAT. I MEAN SINCE THEY'RE GOING TO COVER FOR ALL 26 DISTRICTS. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT. ANY NAYS? OKAY. OKAY. THE AMENDMENT PASSES. NOW, DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE WHOLE PIECE OF. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW, MY SCREEN'S OFF.
YEAH. AS A GRADUATE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD INSTITUTE THROUGH THE CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND I ALSO KNOW, I THINK THAT I COULD SPEAK ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL. COUNCILOR ROWLEY. THAT IT IS A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM. AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE IT HERE. AND JUST ENGAGING CITIZENS AND CREATING PUBLIC SERVANTS AND LIKE PLUGGING THEM IN, BECAUSE IT'S THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND THAT ARE DOING THE REAL WORK. AND SO I REALLY LOVE THIS PROGRAM. AND MOST OF THE REASON THAT I'M TALKING RIGHT NOW IS BECAUSE I LOVE THIS PROGRAM SO MUCH. I DO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOODS. AND I'M LETTING THAT KNOWN. BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT I AM ALLOWED TO VOTE ON THIS MATTER. BUT I DID WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE READY TO VOTE ON THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE. OKAY. SO CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE. I HOPE NOBODY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. OKAY.
YOU CAN JUST. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. WE'RE. YEAH. YEAH, I WAS. OKAY. COUNCILMAN. CAN YOU CALL THE TEMPLATE? COUNCIL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOTE? BARBARA. IS THAT. WILL YOU TURN ON YOUR MIC FOR US? SORRY. I SAID, CAN YOU VOTE IF SHE'S ON THE BOARD? OR IS THE BOARD ON A DIFFERENT IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS? BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT. JENNIFER, CAN YOU EXPLAIN YOUR RATIONALE FOR BEING WHAT YOU WERE TOLD, THAT YOU WERE ALLOWED TO VOTE ONE MORE TIME? I THINK IT'S A MATTER PROBABLY BETTER ADDRESSED BY THE CLERK OR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. I, INSTEAD OF BEING THE MIDDLE MAN IN THIS, MAYBE THEY COULD ADDRESS IT. CATHERINE GOODWIN, ASSISTANT JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY. YOU CAN STILL VOTE IN ON THE ITEM, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE ON A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, BECAUSE YOU'VE DISCLOSED IT. OKAY. AND THERE'S NO FINANCIAL INCENTIVE THERE. SO I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT, RIGHT. SO AND THIS IS LATONYA BELL, THE COUNCIL FINANCIAL ANALYST. IT'S DISCLOSED IN THE IN THE APPLICATION. IT'S ALSO DISCLOSED IN OUR COMMENTS THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SO THEY HAVE THAT UPFRONT. SO. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BARBARA HAVE YOU VOTED? BARBARA VOTED. OKAY. YOU DON'T SEE IT. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. CHAIR. PARKER, YOU HAVE. SIX YES, SEVEN VOTES. SIX? YES. VOTES. I'M SORRY. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEARING WITH ME FOR THE VERY FIRST MEETING.
AND ALSO, SINCE I'M NEW TO APPROPRIATIONS, I AM HOPING THAT THE PARTIES THAT BE WORKING
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TOGETHER, THAT WE CAN KIND OF STREAMLINE THIS PROCESS. AND WHEN WE DO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER, WE'RE ALL COMMUNICATING AT THE SAME TIME. SO WE CAN TRY TO REDUCE MAYBE THE NUMBER OF EMAILS GOING BACK AND FORTH, AND THEN ALSO. THERE'S BEEN SOME TALK OF TRYING TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS FOR APPROPRIATIONS AND MAKING IT EASIER FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE, AND THEN ALSO GRANT APPLICANTS POSSIBLY WORKING WITH IT TO TRY TO PUT THE PROCESS ONLINE SO THAT IT CAN GO THROUGH. AND THE EASE OF TECHNOLOGY A LITTLE BIT BEFOREHAND. AND SO THE APPLICANT, INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE WE GET IT RIGHT, THEY CAN ACTUALLY SEE FOR THEMSELVES ONLINE WHAT THEY NEED TO UPLOAD AND WHERE THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS. SO. I THINK WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'VE GONE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.