[00:00:15] SPACES AT THE END OF THE LANE. AND THEY PUSHED IT OVER. THEY'RE KIND OF BACKED UP, RIGHT? YEAH. OUT OF MY. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT. I AM [Call to Order] [Roll Call] CHAIRPERSON, COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS. I AM JOINED VIRTUALLY BY MY CO-CHAIR. COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI. WE HAVE IN THE CHAMBERS TODAY, COUNCILMAN LEHNINGER, COUNCILMAN RENO WEBER. COUNCILMAN KRAMER, COUNCILMAN. JOSEPH, COUNCILWOMAN BASS AND COUNCILWOMAN PAULA MCCRANEY. DO NOT HAVE. OH, OKAY. NO. OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO READ THE DISCLAIMER. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO CR 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE, A READ IN FULL. THANK YOU SIR. TODAY WE HAVE SOME APPOINTMENTS. MISS JACKSON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED. ALTHEA JACKSON, MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. LET ME GO AHEAD WITH THE FIRST ONE. FIRST, WE HAVE A. YES. I'M NEW TO THIS COMMITTEE AS CHAIRPERSON. PLEASE FORGIVE [1. RP020425JW     REAPPOINTMENT OF JOHN CHRIS WANTLAND TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 9, 2028) Action Required By: July 30, 2025] ME. FIRST, WE WILL HAVE THE APARTMENT RE OF JOHN CHRIS WANTLAND TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. MISS JACKSON, YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS DEPARTMENT. OKAY. THIS APPOINTMENT. THIS. MOTION. SECOND. READY? SO THIS REAPPOINTMENT IS FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. AND JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD HAS JURISDICTION TO ISSUE REMEDIAL ORDERS AND IMPOSE CIVIL FINES AS A METHOD OF ENFORCING A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE WHEN A VIOLATION OF THAT ORDINANCE HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A CIVIL OFFENSE. AND THAT'S IN ACCORDANCE TO THAT SECTION. WE THIS BOARD HAS FIVE MEMBERS ON IT. IT IS. AND THOSE MEMBERS SERVED A THREE YEAR TERM. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPROVAL TO HAVE MR. JOHN CHRIS WANTLAND REAPPOINTED. HE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT EIGHT, WHITE MALE DEMOCRAT. SIMPSON AS A SERE CENTER MANAGER. HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2022. HE IS A FORMER DEPUTY SHERIFF. HE RETIRED FROM THERE IN 2010. HE ALSO WORKED AS A MILITARY POLICE COMMANDER AND CAPTAIN. HE IS ON THE CALL TONIGHT AND HE WILL CONTINUE TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND. GREAT. MISTER WANTLAND, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION WITH US? YES, MA'AM. AS MISS JACKSON STATED, I HAVE SERVED ONE TERM ON THE BOARD ALREADY. IT'S BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE I HAVE. I'VE SEEN A LOT. I'VE HEARD A LOT, AND I'VE LEARNED A LOT. AS MR. HENDERSON AND MISTER PRICE CAN CONTEST. MY BASIC PHILOSOPHY IS I TELL LITIGANTS THEY'RE IN APPELLANTS THAT I'M NOT HERE TO TAKE YOUR MONEY. I'M HERE TO GET YOUR COMPLIANCE. BUT IF I CAN'T GET YOUR COMPLIANCE, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE YOUR MONEY. AND I'VE SEEN A LOT OF RESOLUTION HAPPEN. WE'VE WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD CASES, AND WE'VE STILL GOT SOME ONGOING BAD CASES THAT WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK WITH. THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE SOME GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH MAKING SURE THAT COLLECTIONS ARE PROPER. AS I SAW THAT YOU WERE A SEGREGATION ANALYST WITH ROLLINS AND ASSOCIATES, SO I'M SURE THAT WAS A CHALLENGE RIGHT THERE. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR SIGNING UP AGAIN FOR ANOTHER TERM. GLAD TO DO IT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? [00:05:04] IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING MISTER WANTLAND, THIS CALLS FOR VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, MISTER WANTLAND. THANK YOU FOLKS, YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING. OUR NEXT REAPPOINTMENT IS PAMELA WALTER TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT [2. RP020425PW     REAPPOINTMENT OF PAMELA WADDLE TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 9, 2028) Action Required By: July 30, 2025] BOARD. MISS JACKSON. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MISS PAMELA WALTER. EXCUSE ME. I NEED A MOTION. SECOND. THANK YOU. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF PAM WADDELL. SHE. MISS WADDELL IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 14. WHITE FEMALE. REPUBLICAN. SHE IS A PROGRAM MANAGER WITH VISTA INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS. AND THIS IS FOR THE US ARMY AIR COMMAND. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED LAST YEAR, 2024, TO FILL A VACANCY. PAM HAS WORKED AS A PROJECT MANAGER WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WITH A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS. SHE IS A LEADER WITH EXPERIENCE WITH PROBLEM SOLVING, DECISION MAKING, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION. SHE HAS ENJOYED WORKING VOLUNTEERING ON THIS BOARD AND WANTS TO BE REAPPOINTED AGAIN. SHE IS ON THE CALL TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MISS WADDELL, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US THIS EVENING? THANK YOU. YEAH, I WILL AGREE WITH CHRIS WANTLAND THAT I'VE LEARNED A LOT IN THIS FIRST YEAR. SO IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN VERY INTERESTING. I KNOW DAVID PERLMAN AND AARON COLE HAVE DEFINITELY CONTRIBUTED IN HELPING TO BRING ME UP TO SPEED ON THE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES AND EVERYTHING IN THE PROCESS. SO STILL LEARNING. I HAVE A LOT TO DO TO CATCH UP WITH THEM, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE LEARNED A LOT THIS PAST YEAR AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD. I DO THINK THAT MY BACKGROUND, AGAIN WITH THE WITH THE WORKING ON AS A PROGRAM MANAGER AND HAVING TO ENFORCE GOVERNANCE AND DIFFERENT THINGS WITH SECURITY AND MAKING SURE THE DATA AND SO FORTH IS SECURE, HELPS WITH MAKING SURE THAT THE REGULATIONS AND EVERYTHING ARE ENFORCED. BUT I ALSO KNOW AS A REAL ESTATE INVESTOR, SOMETIMES THINGS PLAY A ROLE LIKE WEATHER AND DIFFERENT THINGS. SO I LIKE BEING IN A POSITION WHERE I CAN KIND OF UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THAT IT IS THERE'S DIFFERENT THINGS THAT OBSTACLES THAT COME UP THAT, YOU KNOW, INTERFERE WITH COMPLIANCE WHEN YOU WANT TO BE COMPLIANT. SO I SEEING THAT AND UNDERSTANDING THAT GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN, SEEKING COMPLIANCE, I, YOU KNOW, WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS. I THINK IT'S A VERY WORTHWHILE CAUSE. AND I AND I REALLY ENJOY THE EFFORTS THAT TAKE PLACE THERE. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS WADDELL? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, MISS WADDELL. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS TIME THAT WE'VE ALSO BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS [3. AP020425CB     APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTOPHER BURCKLE TO THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2026) Action Required By: July 30, 2025] CHRISTOPHER BURCHELL. I NEED A MOTION. THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON. SO, MSD, THE PURPOSE OF MSD IS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SEWER AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES. THERE ARE EIGHT MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. MR. CHRISTOPHER BURCHELL IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER NINE. WHITE MALE REPUBLICAN. HE IS THE OWNER OF CLUB MANAGEMENT GROUP OF LOUISVILLE. HE HAS HIS MBA FROM IU. HE IS A LONG TIME COMMUNITY MEMBER THAT WANTS TO VOLUNTEER HIS TIME. ALTHOUGH HE'S NOT A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, BUT HE HAS EXTENSIVE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE. HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH COMPLICATED PROJECTS, AND MOST OF ALL, HE'S WILLING TO SERVE. HE IS HERE IN THE CHAMBERS TONIGHT JUST TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU. MR. BUCKLER. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS CHRIS BURCHELL. I APPRECIATE BEING CONSIDERED FOR THIS AND HONORED. I NOT ONLY WENT TO IU FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL, BUT I'M A LOUISVILLE NATIVE. BEEN HERE MY WHOLE LIFE. I WENT TO TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE AND MY BUSINESS BACKGROUND IN THE 80S AND 90S. I WORKED AT PNC BANK IN COMMERCIAL LENDING. I ALSO THEN GOT IN THE MIDNIGHT IN THE 80S. I BOUGHT SEVERAL BUSINESSES AND HAVE BEEN A BUSINESS OWNER FOR 4050 YEARS AND HAVE LEARNED A LOT AND SOLD A FEW OF THE BUSINESSES. WE STILL HAVE SOME GOING. YOU KNOW, I'M MARRIED. I'M MARRIED. BEEN [00:10:01] MARRIED FOR 40 YEARS TO MY WIFE. I HAVE THREE GROWN CHILDREN. I'M INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE MSD BOARD JUST TO KIND OF GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. I'M. I'M A LITTLE BIT OLDER, RETIRED TO SOME DEGREE, AND JUST REALLY WANT TO TRY TO BE HELPFUL IN MSD. SEEMED LIKE A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CITY. SO I'M OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. WELL THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ALL OF YOUR LIFE, AND YOU STILL HAVE A FULL HEAD OF HAIR, SO IT'S GREAT THOUGH. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. BUT THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME. I'M SURE THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU SAY YOU'RE OLD, I WILL SAY THAT YOU'RE WISE. SO I'M SURE THAT YOU CAN HELP THEM OUT OVER THERE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? A LOT OF MISTAKES, RIGHT? DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES, SIR. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. IN CHAMBERS. YES, SIR. YES. OKAY. SO. SO, MR. BURKLE, REALLY JUST TO SAY AT THIS POINT. APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. APPRECIATE YOU JOINING. MAYBE MORE OF A STATEMENT. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED VERY CLOSE SUPERVISION OF WHAT'S GOING ON AT MSD. YOU KNOW, THE STATE AUDITOR IS WORKING ON AN AUDIT RIGHT NOW. WHICH WAS INITIATED BY MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN REED, OR AT LEAST AT HIS REQUEST. AND WE NEED TO TAKE A VERY DEEP LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. SO I WOULD JUST ADVOCATE THAT YOU AND YOUR BOARD MEMBERS APPRECIATE THIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, THAT THIS IS A VERY, VERY CRITICAL BOARD, BOTH FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE BUT ALSO RELATED TO THE INCREASING COSTS TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. AND THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREASING ISSUE AROUND THE COMMUNITY. SO I JUST ASK, AS YOU JOIN THE BOARD AND I'M VOTING FOR YOU TODAY TO MAKE SURE YOU REALLY HOLD THE LEADERSHIP OF MSD ACCOUNTABLE. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PIAGENTINI. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN. OH YES, SIR. YEAH. AND NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, MAKE OR BREAK, BUT JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CAPITAL PROJECTS COMING THROUGH MSD IN THE NEXT LONG PERIOD OF YEARS. DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING A CAPITAL EXPANSION PROJECT OR ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE AND PRIVATE BUSINESS? WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF PROJECTS. FROM CONSTRUCTING A 50 METER SWIMMING POOL AT BLAIR WOOD, WHICH WAS PRETTY INVOLVED. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST OWNING THE PROPERTIES WE OWNED AND THE CLUBS, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, NOT TO THE SCALE OF AN MSD, YOU KNOW, 100 PLUS MILLION PROJECT. BUT I'VE DONE A LOT OF PROJECTS AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE A BACKGROUND IN FINANCE AND RUNNING, YOU KNOW, RUNNING ACTUALLY WE TOOK OVER SEVERAL BUSINESSES THAT WERE NEAR BANKRUPTCY AND MADE THEM PROFITABLE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I HOPE THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION. YEAH. WELL, I'M PRETTY COMFORTABLE IN KNOWING THAT YOU PROBABLY HAVE AN EXCELLENT BUDGET BACKGROUND. SO I'M SURE THAT YOUR EXPERIENCE WILL BE HELPFUL TO THEM OVER THERE. I SURE HOPE THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS DOCTOR RICK BLACKWELL TO THE RIVER PORT [4. AP020425RB     APPOINTMENT OF DR. RICK BLACKWELL TO THE RIVERPORT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2027) Action Required By: July 30, 2025] AUTHORITY BOARD. NEED A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND. MISS JACKSON. SO THE PURPOSE OF RIVER PORT AUTHORITY IS TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, OPERATE, AND EXPAND NECESSARY AND PROPER RIVER PORT AND RIVER NAVIGATION FACILITIES, AND TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP PROPERTY WITHIN THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONS OF THE RIVER PORT AREA. TO ATTRACT RIVER ORIENTED INDUSTRY. THERE ARE SIX MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. ALL ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. APPOINTMENTS SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. DOCTOR RICK BLACKWELL IS FILLING A VACANCY THAT WAS VACATED BY JAMAAL BOWMAN. DOCTOR BLACKWELL IS AT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 WHITE MALE DEMOCRAT. YOU ALL KNOW HIM. I SHOULDN'T I DON'T HAVE TO GO ON. HE'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE. DOCTOR BLACKWELL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? SURE. THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION. A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW ME WELL KNOW THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PUSHED FOR YEARS WAS FOR FOLKS IN OUR DISTRICTS [00:15:03] TO STEP UP AND VOLUNTEER TO WORK IN OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AND SO YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH. AND THEN SECOND, WITH THE WITH RESPECT TO THE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY. EARLY ON, I HAD ASKED FOR WE WERE STRUGGLING AT ONE POINT WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD SOUTH END PEOPLE ON RIVER PORT AUTHORITY, AND SO I TRIED TO GET ON THE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY AS A COUNCIL PERSON, AND THEN ACTUALLY HAD A LEGAL OPINION THAT SAID, YEAH, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. SO NOW I CAN OR AT LEAST I CAN BE CONSIDERED. AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT THE THREE THINGS I THINK THEY'RE WORKING ON, SOME THINGS THAT I THINK ARE BRING SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO, THEY'RE WORKING ON A MASTER PLAN. AND BOTH OF MY WORK AT SCHOOLS AND IN NON-PROFITS, I'VE WORKED ON A NUMBER OF THOSE. SO WORKING ON A STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH I ALSO HAVE BOTH WORKED WITH AND LED. AND THEN COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WHICH I'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF OVER THE YEARS. SO I'D APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. GOOD. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR BLACKWELL? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. AYE AYE AYE. OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT APPOINTEE IS MAYOR BRANT HAGAN TO THE TREE ADVISORY [5. AP020425BH     APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR BRENT HAGAN TO THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (TERM EXPIRES NOVEMBER 29, 2026) Action Required By: July 30, 2025] COMMITTEE. I NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE ADVISE ON ISSUES AFFECTING LOUISVILLE METRO'S PROTECTION OF TREES AND APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF THE TREE CANOPY. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE BOTTOM LINE. THE. THERE ARE UP TO 15 MEMBERS ON THIS COMMITTEE THAT THE MEMBERS SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. THIS BOARD HAS A LOT OF PRESCRIBED SEATS. AND WHAT WE ARE PUTTING BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE OUR PRESCRIBED SEATS. THE FIRST ONE IS FOR MAYOR BRANT HAGAN. HE IS REPRESENTING THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LEAGUES OF CITY. HE WOULD BE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE. HE IS HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU. I WON'T GO IN TO DETAILS ABOUT HIM. HE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS. HELLO, FOLKS. AGAIN, BRANT HAGAN. JUST APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. I LOVE TREES. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO NOT. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I DO KNOW MAYOR HAGAN QUITE A BIT. AND WE WORK TOGETHER REAL WELL IN DISTRICT SEVEN. HE REPRESENTS THE LINDEN AREA VERY WELL. THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL TREES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. ARE YOU DOING ALL THAT WORK ON YOUR OWN? PRUNING AND TRIMMING THE TREES? ACTUALLY, YES, QUITE A BIT OF IT. OH, WOW. I'M IMPRESSED. I MOW GRASS, I PLOWED SNOW, I SPENT 90 HOURS IN OUR LAST SNOWSTORM IN A PLOW TRUCK. SO I'M A I'M A WORKING MAN. CAN I GET YOUR NUMBER? DO YOU HAVE A CARD? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I THINK WE'RE READY TO TAKE A VOTE. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE EYES HAVE IT. WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE. OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. OUR NEXT APPOINTEE IS CINDY FOWLER TO THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I NEED [6. AP020425CF     APPOINTMENT OF CINDI FOWLER TO THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (TERM EXPIRES NOVEMBER 29, 2026) Action Required By: July 30, 2025] A MOTION. AND SECOND. THANK YOU. ARE YOU READY, MISS JACKSON? SO, OF COURSE, MISS FOWLER IS A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, AND SHE WAS ACTUALLY A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR METRO COUNCIL, WHICH IS WHY WE WANTED FOR HER TO CONTINUE WITH HER SERVICE ON THAT COMMITTEE FOR CONTINUITY'S SAKE. SHE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH THAT COMMITTEE. SHE'S IN CHAMBERS, AND SHE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. HI. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. GOOD TO SEE YOU. I APPRECIATE BEING CONSIDERED FOR THIS APPOINTMENT. AND I'M A TREE HUGGER FROM WAY BACK. I'VE ENJOYED SERVING ON THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH COUNCILMAN BILL HOLLANDER. WHEN THE TREE ORDINANCE WAS WRITTEN. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME [00:20:02] CHANGES COMING TO THAT. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME OF THOSE NEEDED CHANGES. GOOD, GOOD EXPERIENCE. SO I'M SURE THAT'LL BE A BIG HELP TO THEM. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT APPOINTEE IS LORI RAFFERTY TO THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I NEED A MOTION. [7. AP020425LR     APPOINTMENT OF LORI RAFFERTY TO THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (TERM EXPIRES NOVEMBER 29, 2026) Action Required By: July 30, 2025] SECOND. THANK YOU. SO, LORI RAFFERTY IS FILLING THE PRESCRIBED SEAT FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITY FOR UNDERGROUND FACILITIES. MISS RAFFERTY IS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE STORMWATER SERVICES WITH MSD. SHE HAS HER MASTER'S OF ENGINEERING. SHE MANAGES THE SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM PROGRAM. SHE IS ON THE CALL TONIGHT, AND SHE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT HER SEAT ON THIS BOARD. HELLO, MISS RAFFERTY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, MA'AM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE ANY INFORMATION WITH US? SURE. I AM A CIVIL ENGINEER. I'VE BEEN A DENTIST FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS. SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR UTILITY. I WORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT GROUP. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WATER QUALITY PROGRAM AND THE FLOODPLAIN PROGRAM. SO I HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN TREES AND KEEPING OUR TREES. AND BECAUSE THEY HELP WITH FLOODPLAIN AND WATER QUALITY. SO YEAH, I LOVE TREES TOO. I GUESS I'LL ECHO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER? OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF HER SAY I, I, I OPPOSE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, MISS RAFFERTY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT AND LAST APPOINTEE IS DIANE TEMPLETON TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. MISS JACKSON. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOTION. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THIS MEETING HAS BEEN [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.] ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.