[Call to Order] [00:00:09] ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A MEETING OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON FEBRUARY 4TH. IT IS 3:06 P.M. [Roll Call] I AM JOINED BY. I AM RINA WEBBER AND I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES CRYSTAL BASS AND HERNDON. ANDREW OWEN, DOCTOR. PAULA MCCRANIE. PAULA, COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS AND COUNCILMAN JOHN. WE ARE WE HAVE NOBODY JOINING US VIRTUALLY. AND DO YOU WANT TO BRING US TO ORDER HERE BY MAKING US LEGAL? YOU DON'T HAVE TO BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A VIRTUAL MEETING. OH, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. THAT'S [1. R-003-25     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESSS (“LMPHW”) CONCERNING SERVICE AS THE LMPHW MEDICAL DIRECTOR - (NORTON HEALTHCARE, INC. - $60,000.00). Action Required By: July 30, 2025 Sponsors: Barbara Shanklin (D-2) ] VERY EXCITING. ALL RIGHT. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN R00325. A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NON-COMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONCERNING SERVICE AS THE LNP, LNP H W MEDICAL DIRECTOR. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? HELLO. CONNIE MENDEL, CHIEF HEALTH STRATEGIST FOR LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. EXCELLENT. YEAH, YEAH. SO I AM HERE TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH NORTON HEALTHCARE IN THE AMOUNT OF $60,000 FOR OUR ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, DOCTOR CHRISTINA BRYANT. SHE IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST, ALSO A PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST. WE'VE HAD A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME THE LAST FEW YEARS HIRING A MEDICAL DIRECTOR. SO THIS CONTRACT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE FORWARD. SHE PROVIDES HUGELY CRITICAL SERVICES TO OUR DISEASE INVESTIGATION TEAM, PARTICULARLY OUR TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC, BUT ALSO OUR SPECIALTY OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED ILLNESSES CLINIC AND OTHER AREAS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT, ALSO PROVIDING A DIRECT LINK TO HEALTH CARE BASED SYSTEMS. THE GREATER LOUISVILLE MEDICAL SOCIETY AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR. MOTION. SECOND. THAT'S ONE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VACHON. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN OWEN. WE'LL NOW OPEN THE VOTING. I DID. IS THERE ANY. OH, SORRY. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? IF THERE'S NOT, THEN THIS IS AN ITEM THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO DUB A VOTE? OH, BRILLIANT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED BY SAYING NAY. THE EYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER R00425. BUDGET ORDINANCE IS APPROVING THE [2. R-004-25     BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR HEALTHY START PARTICIPANTS - (DR. ANA’NEICIA WILLIAMS - $61,000.00).  Action Required By: July 30, 2025 Sponsors: Barbara Shanklin (D-2) ] APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NON-COMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE LOUISVILLE METRO. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING FOR THE HEALTHY START PARTICIPANTS. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? OKAY, JUST WE'RE GOING TO DO THE MOTION IN A SECOND NOW. GREAT. CAN I GET A MOTION SECOND? OH, CONNIE MENDEL, LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS AGAIN. THIS IS FOR A CONTRACT THAT DIRECTLY WORKS WITH OUR HEALTHY START CLIENTS. HOPEFULLY YOU'RE AWARE OF HEALTHY START AND THAT WE WORK TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR MOTHERS AND NEWBORN INFANTS. UNFORTUNATELY, WE STILL SEE ENTIRELY TOO HIGH OF INFANT MORTALITY. REDUCED WEIGHTS FOR INFANTS, AND MATERNAL MORTALITY. SO THIS IS SPECIFICALLY WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR HEALTHY START PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR 27 YEARS, AND WE HAVE SEEN DEFINITE HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS, DATA AND EVIDENCE FOR THE FAMILIES THAT WE WORK WITH IN THE ZIP CODES. COMPARED TO FAMILIES IN THOSE ZIP CODES THAT ARE NOT IN OUR PROGRAM. SO AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE. SO THIS IS $61,000 CONTRACT FOR DOCTOR ANISHA WILLIAMS. SHE HAS PROVIDED CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS SINCE 2020. SHE IS AN APPROVED VENDOR FOR THIS FEDERAL CONTRACT. SHE'S FULLY LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, DOCTORATE IN SOCIAL WORK AND HOLDS CERTIFICATIONS BOTH PERINATAL AND POSTNATAL, POSTNATAL MOOD DISORDERS. I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE, HOW MANY FAMILIES WE'RE ABLE TO SERVE THROUGH THIS CONTRACT. DID YOU SAY THAT AND I [00:05:05] MISSED NO, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T. SO THE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR FAMILIES, AND I THINK THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 182 FAMILIES IN ZIP CODES, 402 0308, 15, 18, 19, 58, AND 72. AND THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE HIGHEST MATERNAL MORTALITY AND INFANT MORTALITY AND REDUCED BIRTH RATES. IT'S WITHIN THAT POPULATION THAT WE SERVE THAT WE'RE SEEING IMPROVED RATES OVER AND AGAINST THOSE ZIP CODES THAT ARE NOT IN THE PROGRAM. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WITHIN THOSE ZIP CODES WE HAVE WE HAVE IMPROVED RATES WITH FAMILIES THAT ARE IN OUR PROGRAM AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT. COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. PART OF THE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO HAVE WAS ANSWERED IN IN WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THE DOCTOR IN HOW IS THAT WHEN THIS CONTRACT COMES UP, IS ARE THEY REISSUING A NEW RFP OR ARE THEY JUST STAYING WITH THE CURRENT DOCTOR? HOW ARE WE CHOOSING THIS DOCTOR? I DON'T KNOW THIS DOCTOR. I'M NOT SAYING GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT. I'M JUST SAYING, HOW DO WE KNOW WE HAVE THE BEST FOR THIS THIS CONTRACT? AND WHAT OTHER METRICS ARE WE LOOKING AT TO IDENTIFY WHO ARE THE PATIENTS OR RECIPIENTS OF THIS SERVICE? SO AS FAR AS THOSE RECEIVING THE SERVICE, ANYONE LIVING IN THOSE ZIP CODES THAT SOMEONE THAT'S EXPECTING OR WITH A CHILD UNDER TWO YEARS OF AGE QUALIFY, THERE IS NO INCOME BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING ON THE DATA THAT THESE ARE THE AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY AND LOW BIRTH RATES, AND THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE RECEIVE. IT IS A FEDERAL GRANT. OTHER METRICS WE LOOK AT AND HOW THIS PROGRAM HAS IMPACTED. SO 95% OF OUR PARTICIPANTS HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, 80% HAVE A USUAL REGULAR SOURCE OF MEDICAL CARE NOT BEING THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, BUT AN ACTUAL PEDIATRIC OR OBGYN PRACTICE. 99% HAVE BEEN SCREENED FOR DEPRESSION AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. INNER PARTNER VIOLENCE. OVER 75% HAVE REPORTED DUAL PARTNER INVOLVEMENT IN RAISING THE CHILDREN, AND 80% ARE REPORT BREASTFEEDING THEIR CHILD. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THEM. THERE ARE MORE, BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE METRICS WE LOOK AT. IS IT IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN SEND SOME OF THOSE ABSTRACTS OVER TO US? AND THEN JUST BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED ONE OF MY ZIP CODES, AND I JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE RATE OR PERCENTAGE OF THE OF THE AMOUNT OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM COMING FROM 472? I DON'T HAVE A LET ME SEE IF I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF I HAVE A BREAKDOWN BY ZIP CODE. I DON'T, BUT I CAN PROVIDE THAT. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. 72 CORRECT. YEAH. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU. SEEING NONE. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANTED TO SAY THAT. ALL RIGHT. [3. R-010-25     AN RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A LETTER AGREEMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL BY THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL FOR THE DURATION OF THE CURRENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT (“CBA”) BETWEEN LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “METRO GOVERNMENT”) AND THE CENTRAL MIDWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “UNION”) ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS IN THE CODES AND REGULATIONS DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND DESIGN, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL, AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WHICH HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE OF JUNE 30, 2028. Action Required By: July 30, 2025 Sponsors: Paula McCraney (D-7) ] THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM R 1025. RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING A LETTER OF AGREEMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL BY THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL FOR THE DURATION OF THE CURRENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND THE CENTRAL MIDWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS IN THE CODES AND REGULATIONS DEPARTMENT. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND DESIGN, ABC AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WHICH HAS AN EXPIRATION DATE OF JUNE 30TH, 2028. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS MOTION? SECOND. GOOD AFTERNOON. ANGELA DUNN, CFO WITH OMB. THE SIDE LETTER YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU PROVIDES FOR WAGE INCREASES FOR THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL OFFICERS. THAT SPECIFIC GROUP WITHIN THIS CONTRACT, THE AVERAGE INCREASE OF ACROSS ALL OF THE STEPS IN THE PAY SCALE AMOUNTS TO 28.5%. THE OVERALL COST OF THE CONTRACT OVER THE OVER THE LIFE IS ESTIMATED TO BE $155,500. THAT'S BASED ON SIX FILLED POSITIONS AND FOUR VACANCIES. AND THAT'S WHAT. ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY. THANK YOU. SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'M NOT IN THERE. DO WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE? IN A SCALE? CAN I ASSUME THAT THE CONTRACT WAS NEGOTIATED BASED ON COMPARABLE CITIES AND WHERE WE STOOD WITHIN THAT? YEAH. DO WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THAT? SO THIS IS A SIDE LETTER THAT IS [00:10:04] ATTACHED TO AN EXISTING CONTRACT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE FALL, BUT THAT IT WAS NEGOTIATED TO MOVE TO MARKET. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S SOMEONE HERE THAT CAN ANSWER MORE PRECISELY. HELLO, EVERYBODY. BRAD CHAVARRIA, DIRECTOR OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL. SO TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, THE SIDE LETTER BRINGS US UP TO A COMPARABLE LEVEL WHERE WE CAN RECRUIT AND RETAIN PEOPLE. SO WE'VE OPERATED ESSENTIALLY HALF OUR ENFORCEMENT TEAM FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF. AND IT'S BECAUSE WE WERE NOT COMPETITIVE IN WAGES. AND THE CURRENT CBA, WHILE IT'S BETTER, IT STILL DIDN'T MEET OUR NEEDS. AND THIS GETS US IN LINE WHERE I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY RECRUIT BUT RETAIN PEOPLE HERE FOR HOPEFULLY A CAREER. AND THAT'S MY THAT'S MY STRONGEST DESIRE. AND I TELL YOU THAT IT'S BEEN TOUGH. AND THIS TEAM OF THE ENFORCEMENT TEAM, IF YOU ALL WOULD STAND UP PLEASE. SO THANK YOU. SO DETECTIVE RULE JUST WENT THROUGH THE POLICE ACADEMY. WE HAVE AN OFFICER THAT'S ABOUT TO BEGIN THE ACADEMY, JESSICA GOODMAN, OVER HERE. AND THEN WE'VE HIRED CHIEF INVESTIGATOR RON FAY. THIS IS OUR TEAM. AND THEN WE. I'M REALLY INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THEM. AND A LOT OF THEM, HONESTLY, COULD HAVE LEFT AND WENT ELSEWHERE AND MADE MORE MONEY, AND THEY DIDN'T. THEY STUCK WITH US. AND WE'VE TRIAGED EVERY SITUATION TO TRY TO ADDRESS EVERY SINGLE NEED THAT WE'VE HAD. AND THEY'VE THEY'VE STUCK AROUND AND I'M, I'M, I'M BEYOND PROUD OF THEM. AND THIS WILL DO NOTHING BUT HELP US ATTRACT THE KEEP THEM AND GET MORE PEOPLE TO COME HELP THEM DO THEIR JOBS. I'M SO HAPPY THAT I ASKED THAT QUESTION, AND IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ANYBODY WHO STAYED STAYING WAITING UNTIL WE GOT TO THIS POINT. AND I REALLY DO HOPE IT DOES HELP RECRUITMENT. I MEAN, I THINK GETTING TO FULL STAFF WOULD BE BE FANTASTIC. I DID HEAR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT, 155 OR WHATEVER THAT WAS. THAT'S ASSUMING THAT WE GET TO FULL TO FULL EMPLOYMENT OR TEN OUT OF TEN, OR I WAS KIND OF GOT LOST A LITTLE BIT THERE. THAT ESTIMATE IS BASED ON WHAT'S CURRENTLY FILLED. OKAY. THANKS. THANK YOU BRAD. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN VACHON. THANK YOU CHAIR. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO START OFF WITH A TESTIMONIAL. THE WORK THAT BRAD AND HIS TEAM ARE DOING IS JUST AMAZING. I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE. I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT HIM EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE TIME HE GAVE ME A CITATION. JUST KIDDING. SO, NO, THEIR WORK IS AMAZING. AND IF WE CAN HAVE 100 BRAD'S THEN I THINK WE WOULD THE CITY WOULD BE BETTER OFF. WHICH LEADS ME TO HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE WE STILL SHORT IN YOUR DEPARTMENT? MR. WE FILLED THE CHIEF'S POSITION YESTERDAY. WE'RE DOWN FOUR VACANCIES CURRENTLY, SO WE'VE GOT JESSICA STARTING THE ACADEMY. WE HIRED HER AND DETECTIVE RAUL FROM ANIMAL CONTROL. AND I'M SORRY TO ANIMAL CONTROL, BUT I'M REALLY THANKFUL THAT WE GOT THEM. RIGHT NOW. IF THIS WERE TO GO THROUGH, WE STILL HAVE FOUR VACANCIES. AND WHAT I BELIEVE WILL HAPPEN WITH THE COMPETITIVE PAY IS WHAT WE'LL HAVE TO SEND LESS PEOPLE TO. THE POLICE ACADEMY WILL ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE PROFESSION FOR A LITTLE LONGER, AND THEN THAT WAY WE CAN HIT THE GROUND A LITTLE FASTER, HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. IF HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO FOLLOW UP, IF THAT'S OKAY, MR. CHAIR, GIVEN THOSE GREAT CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE'RE BRINGING EVERYBODY UP TO PAR AND IT COVERS THE CURRENT AMOUNT OF STAFF THAT WE HAVE, ARE WE STILL GOING TO BE RUNNING A FALL SHORT WHEN IT COMES TO BEING ABLE TO RETAIN THOSE NEXT FOUR? ARE WE GOING TO BE OKAY THROUGH OMB? AND I GUESS IT'S JUST IN OUR IN OUR BUDGET TO PAY THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO BE PAID TO KEEP THEM AND RETAIN THEM FOR A GOOD CAREER. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'M GOING TO SAY IF THIS DOESN'T ATTRACT AND RETAIN PEOPLE, THEN I'M GOING TO RETIRE. I'M READY. BUT HONESTLY, I, I GENUINELY BELIEVE IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR METRO AND IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR THE INVESTIGATORS. IT'S COMPETITIVE. WHAT I'M SEEING IN THE IN THE MARKET FOR INVESTIGATORS BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING FOR LONG TERM CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS, PEOPLE THAT KNOW HOW TO RUN LONG TERM INVESTIGATIONS. WE RECENTLY ADDED A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM TO BECOME A TASK FORCE OFFICER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY. SO WE'RE WE'RE STARTING TO BRANCH OUT INTO MORE COMPLEX CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. AND A LOT OF OUR A LOT OF OUR WORK. WHEN YOU [00:15:07] START PAYING THE WAGES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY, WE'RE RECEIVING CURRENTLY, IT'S JUST NOT AN ATTRACTIVE NUMBER. AND THAT'S JUST WHEN YOU CAN GO TO, FOR EXAMPLE, I'M GOING TO THROW OUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WALK IN THE DOOR AND MAKE 70 PLUS A YEAR. IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT TO RECRUIT SOMEBODY FOR A LOT LESS THAN THAT. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK AND EVERYTHING AND ALL THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK YOU PUT IN FOR THIS CITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. IF I CAN JUST ECHO MY THANKS, DIRECTOR SILVERA, YOU HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL AND YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN AMAZING. AND WE DEFINITELY BELIEVE THAT PAYING YOU WHAT YOU DESERVE WOULD NOT, OR AT LEAST AS CLOSE AS WE CAN GET TO THAT IS AN INVESTMENT FOR OUR CITY. SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TEAM AND ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS AN ITEM REQUIRING A VOICE VOTE. COUNCILMAN OWEN. BRAD, SORRY, I YOU ALLUDED TO IT, BUT WE YOU AND I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE THAT YOUR OFFICERS ARE FULLY TRAINED POLICE OFFICERS WITH ARREST POWERS. YES, SIR. SO, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POLICE ACADEMY AND SO THIS IS I JUST THINK I DIDN'T KNOW THAT BEFORE YOU BEFORE YOU TOLD ME THAT. AND SO I WANTED TO SAY THAT PUBLICLY THAT THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN THROUGH THE POLICE ACADEMY AND HAVE FULL ARREST POWERS. SO THANK YOU. AND THE SCOPE OF WHAT YOU DO IS WIDE. IT'S NOT JUST THE IMMEDIATE, ACTUALLY, YOU WANT TO TAKE 30S. MOST PEOPLE ARE KIND OF SURPRISED BY THE THINGS THAT WE INVESTIGATE AND THAT WE WORK ON. I'M JUST WHEN I SEND I GUESS WE HAD A MEETING WITH SOME INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBERS. I DIDN'T HAVE THE PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, AND I'VE KNOWN COUNCILMAN HERNDON FOR A LONG TIME. WE BROUGHT SOME PACKETS FOR THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS. BUT WHAT WE DO PACKET FROM EVERYTHING FROM, LIKE I SAID, HOMELAND SECURITY DOING FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS TO PAWNSHOPS, TAXI CABS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, I MEAN, YOU NAME IT, DUMPSTER NOISE INVESTIGATION. DUMPSTER NOISE INVESTIGATION. I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS OUR GUY RIGHT HERE, LIKE MY PEOPLE. THIS GUY. I'D LIKE YOU TO NOT ADVERTISE THAT. SO. BUT OTHERWISE, WE DO TAKE EVERYTHING WE DO VERY SERIOUSLY. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, I'VE TOLD COUNCILMAN MARINO WEBER WE'RE WE'VE HONESTLY BEEN WORKING WITH ABOUT HALF OF OUR PEOPLE. SO SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH US. AND IT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT WHEN I, I GET A CALL SAYING, HEY, WHERE ARE WE WITH SOMETHING? BUT HONESTLY, EVERYBODY SITTING BEHIND ME WORKS THEIR TAIL OFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THE COMPLAINTS ARE WORKED AND THEIR WORK PROPERLY. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, IT REQUIRES A FOLLOW UP PHONE CALL. BUT I'M TELLING YOU, WE GET ON IT. EVERYBODY ON MY TEAM WILL ADDRESS ONE PROBLEM AND BRING IT ON. THIS NEW CHIEF INVESTIGATOR. YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET, MR. CHAIRMAN. I JUST WANT TO SAY I. 25 YEARS AGO, I SAT IN A CAR WITH MR. WATKINS AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING, MONITORING BAR NOISE BEHIND PHOENIXVILLE TAVERN. SO YOU'RE NOT JUST 9 TO 5. I KNOW THAT FOR A FACT. I DID. SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO VOTE IN YOUR FAVOR TODAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY. COUNCILMAN PURVIS, ARE YOU. OH, OKAY. OH, GOTCHA. OKAY. THIS IS THE ITEM REQUIRING A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THIS ITEM PASSES. MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? LOOK AT THAT. WE'RE LEARNING. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ITEM R 1225. RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE [4. R-012-25     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT (“LMPD”) CONCERNING ANALYSIS OF POLICE INTERACTIONS TO IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS AND EQUITY – (SIGMA SQUARED, INC. – $350,000.00).  Action Required By: July 30, 2025 Sponsors: Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13) ] CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NON-COMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING ANALYSIS OF POLICE INTERACTIONS TO IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS AND EQUITY. CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND MOTION SECOND. THANK YOU. SO MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? I DON'T SEE HER. WELL, COUNCILMAN STEIN WROTE IN SAYING HE WAS THE INITIAL SPONSOR, THAT HE COULDN'T BE HERE. YEAH. SO IS SONIA THE CLERK. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PASS IT BECAUSE HE IS SUPPORTIVE OF IT, WE CAN MOVE IT TO OLD BUSINESS THAT WAY. HE COULD SPEAK TO IT IF HE'D LIKE TO. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW THAT HE NEEDS TO SPEAK TO IT. OKAY, SO THERE'S ITEMS IN EVIDENCE HERE AND I'M HAPPY TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO IT, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS A CONTRACT TO DO ANALYSIS AROUND THE EQUITY OF THE INTERACTIONS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS IT'S A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT BECAUSE THIS IS BASICALLY THE ONLY PERSON, THE ONLY ORGANIZATION THAT DOES THIS. IT'S HARVARD. AND I ASKED [00:20:03] SOME QUESTIONS AROUND WHY WE WERE SOLE SOURCING THIS. AND THEY SENT ME OVER A SORT OF THIS IS THIS IS THE BEST SYSTEM THAT EXISTS IN THE WORLD. SO IF WE WANT TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME SPEAK TO IT BEFORE WE CAN, IF WE WANT TO PUT IT ON OLD BUSINESS, HAPPY TO. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT MY TEENAGERS HEARD ME GOING THROUGH THE AGENDA LAST NIGHT, AND THEY WERE LIKE SOMEONE NAMED SOMETHING SIGMA, AND THAT'S GOOD. SIGMA SQUARED IS APPARENTLY DOUBLE GOOD INTO LIKE CHECK INTO THAT. BUT DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AROUND THIS COUNCILWOMAN? ANY I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT WE SEND IT TO OLD BUSINESS SO THAT HE CAN SPEAK TO IT, AND THAT THE PUBLIC CAN BE AWARE THAT THE SOLE SOURCING ISSUE IS A APPROPRIATE. WE ALSO HAVE THE ATTORNEY. WOULD THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY? I DON'T SPOTLESS. ALL RIGHT. WELL IT'S NOT A MATTER OF HAPPY OR NOT. I'M SAYING THAT FOR THE PUBLIC, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SOLE SOURCING IN A GOVERNMENT, PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S APPROPRIATE. AND I JUST THINK THAT SPEAKING TO IT IN THE COUNCIL MEETING, IT WOULD BE REALLY WISE. ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR THAT? TO SEE? OKAY. THEN WE'LL STILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE AND WE'LL SEND IT TO OLD BUSINESS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND WE'LL SEND IT TO OLD BUSINESS. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. I LIKE IT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. YOU HAVE TO GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT. 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