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OKAY, NOW THAT WE HAVE. THAT. GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENT
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OVERSIGHT. I AM YOUR CHAIR, COUNCILWOMAN DONNA PURVIS, AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY MY VICE[Roll Call]
CHAIR, COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI. AND HERE IN THE CHAMBERS, WE HAVE COUNCILMAN REID, COUNCILMAN KRAMER, COUNCILMAN J.J, COUNCILWOMAN BAZE, COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, AND COUNCILMAN LINENGER. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMER? THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO. SORRY. EXCUSE ME. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO A 61.826 IN COUNCIL. RULE FIVE, A GRATEFUL. THANK YOU. WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF NARNIA. OLE, OLE OLE FOLLOWED. TO THE[1. AP030425NF APPOINTMENT OF NAYA OLIU FALOH TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 9, 2028) Action Required By: August 27, 2025]
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD.AN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND? IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED AND MOVED, MISS JACKSON. I, ALTHIA JACKSON, FROM MAYOR GREENBERG'S OFFICE. SO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD HAS JURISDICTION TO ISSUE A REMEDIAL ORDERS AND IMPOSED CIVIL FINES. THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD, AND THEY DO SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. WE ARE ASKING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MISS NIA OLOWOFELA. I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT. SHE IS REPLACING A MEMBER THAT HAS ALREADY SERVED THREE THREE YEAR TERMS, SO THEY COULD NOT BE REAPPOINTED. IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE A MORE BALANCED BOARD, WE ARE ASKING FOR THIS APPOINTMENT. MISS FALA IS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR. SHE IS ALSO AN ADVISOR TO CONTRACTORS, SO SHE HELPS THEM NAVIGATE PROJECTS. WE FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO HELP OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS, ESPECIALLY HER COMMUNITY. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF. SO SHE IS A HISPANIC. FEMALE OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 24 AND SHE IS A REPUBLICAN, AND SHE IS HERE IN THE CHAMBER TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS NIA OLIVOLO AND I'M JUST HERE. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY APPOINTMENT. AND I'M READY IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME. I'M VERY SCARED. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DON'T BE SCARED. OKAY.WE'RE VERY EASY. I, I DO WANT TO MAYBE ADVOCATE FOR SOMETHING YOU SERVED FOR. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THE WHAT? I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING YOURSELF. FOCUS ON IS COMPLIANCE OVER FINES, RIGHT. SO AGAIN, IF SOMEBODY IS NOT BEING COMPLIANT AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES AND JUST IGNORING THINGS, YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT THAT'S THE LAST RESORT. I MEAN, EVENTUALLY WE HAVE TO FIND PEOPLE. BUT I WOULD AS PARTICULARLY AS SOMEBODY LIKE YOURSELF WHO'S BEEN IN THE CONTRACTING BUSINESS, YOU UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WORKS. YOU COME FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE COMPLIANT.
AND SO IT REALLY JUST AN ADVOCACY THAT AS YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS ON THE BOARD, IF WE COULD FOCUS ON THAT, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YES. ACTUALLY, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY HAS INCREASED. SO BASICALLY WHEN WE CAME FOR OUR COUNTRY, WE ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FROM UNITED STATES. SO I DEAL A LOT WITH MANY CASES WHERE PEOPLE BUY LAND AND THEY EVEN GET GENERALLY GET GET MORE THAN THEY BASICALLY LIKE. THEY STEAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT SPACE. OKAY. SO
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THERE IS OTHER CASES WHERE PEOPLE THEY JUST INVEST IN FOR THE FLIPPING BUSINESS. THEY BUY THE PROPERTIES. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT HELP THEM WITH THE TAXES DEDUCTIONS IN THE BUSINESS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT REGULATION.SO THEY LEAVE VACANT THE PROPERTY. EVEN THEY ALREADY OWN IT. SO THOSE OF CASES THAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT ARE REAL CUSTOMERS THAT I HAVE THAT I SEE THE CIVIL SITUATIONS. SO THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT ALSO ENCOURAGED ME TO BE HERE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN IMPROVE MY KNOWLEDGE AND BE MORE HELPFUL FOR EVERYBODY. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. YES.
YES. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING. MISS. HELLO. SO I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR RESUME, AND YOU OFFER CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY SERVICES, HELPING CLIENTS NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF BUILDING PROJECTS, IDENTIFYING AND NEGOTIATING POTENTIAL RISKS BEFORE THE OBSTACLES. DOES YOUR WORK INCLUDE ADVISING CLIENTS ON CODES AND REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT? THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE VIOLATION THEY DO ABOUT THE CHAPTER. 156 THAT'S THE MORE OFTEN THAT I SEE. SO WHAT I DO WHEN I RECEIVE THOSE CUSTOMERS, I EXPLAIN THEIR EXACTLY HOW THE RULES WORKS. SOME OF THEM, THEY DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH, SO IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE DOING. AND AS I SAID BEFORE, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE RULES EITHER. SO EVEN THEY GO TO THE OFFICE, THEY RECEIVE KIND OF ADVICE FROM THE OFFICE. THEY KEEP DOING IT LIKE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE. IF THEY OWN THE PLACE, THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW SOME RULES BECAUSE IT'S WHAT THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO IN THE, THE, THE COUNTRY THEY LIVE. THEY CAME FROM MANSOURIEH. SO ALL OF THE TIME, MOST OF THE TIME, I'M SORRY. I EVEN HAD SOMETHING PRETTY SMALL BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS WORK, AND I PREPARED SOME DOCUMENTS WITH REAL CUSTOMERS, REAL SITUATION AND SOME VIOLATIONS I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING FROM CUSTOMERS THAT THE INSPECTOR FROM THE CODE HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON. SO I, I GIVE A LOT OF ADVICE ABOUT THAT. THAT'S THE POINT. SO WILL YOU CONTINUE TO SEEK CLIENTS TO ADVISE THEM THROUGH POTENTIAL CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES WHILE YOU SIT ON THE BOARD? WELL, I WAS THINKING IN WHEN I SPOKE THE FIRST TIME, IF I HAVE TO DO TO CHOOSE BETWEEN ONE OR ANOTHER IN CASE THAT CAN BRING ANY CONFLICT. YOU KNOW, IF I GET THE APPROVAL, I JUST CAN'T STOP DOING THAT BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M A GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR FOUR YEARS. BUT ANYWAYS, LIKE I CAN DO IT. JUST AN ADVISOR. I DON'T EVEN NEED TO CHARGE FOR THAT. SO YOU WOULD YOU WOULD NO LONGER SEEK THAT BUSINESS? YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. GREAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. WE'RE READY TO TAKE A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I. I. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. WE'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY IS HAS JOINED US VIRTUALLY. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS YVONNE JONES TO THE HUMAN
[2. AP030425YJ APPOINTMENT OF YVONNE JONES TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2026) Action Required By: August 27, 2025]
RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD. MAY I PLEASE GET A MOTION? SECOND. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED. AND SECOND, MISS JACKSON. SO THE AIR, THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY COMMISSION PROMOTES AND SECURES MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT AMONG ALL PEOPLE ALL ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, SOCIAL GROUPS AROUND ALL PEOPLE. THERE ARE TEN MEMBERS ON THIS ADVISORY, ON THIS ADVOCACY BOARD. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. MISS YVONNE JONES, WE'RE ASKING FOR HER APPOINTMENT. SHE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. SHE IS WITH EQUITAS WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. SHE IS PART OF THE WOMEN AMBASSADORS PROGRAM, WHICH IS THROUGH OUR OFFICE OF WOMEN APPRENTICESHIP. SHE WILL BE FILLING A VACANCY DUE TO A MEMBER THAT HAS RESIGNED. SHE IS[00:10:04]
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF SERVING ON THIS BOARD. SHE IS HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND SHE WILL INTRODUCE HERSELF AND TELL YOU MORE ABOUT HERSELF. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I AM YVONNE JONES. I'M WITH EQUITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. I DO WORK WITH THEM, BUT I'M HERE AS A SEPARATE ENTITY ON MY OWN. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS JONES? MISS.COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVEN WANTING TO SIT ON THIS BOARD. APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND I'M GOING TO APPROVE. YOU GOT MY SUPPORT.
THANKS. THANK YOU. NO ONE ELSE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
THANK YOU. I'M SO EXCITED. SO NEXT WEEK. BETTER. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. OUR NEXT APPOINTEE
[3. AP030425BM APPOINTMENT OF BILL MILLER TO THE KENTUCKIANAWORKS – GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MARCH 21, 2028) Action Required By: August 27, 2025]
IS MR. BILL MILLER TO THE KENTUCKIANA WORKS BOARD. CAN I GET A MOTION? SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTION IN SECOND, MISS JACKSON. SO THE KENTUCKY WORKS BOARD IS OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, AND THIS IS A LARGE BOARD. HOWEVER, JEFFERSON COUNTY ONLY HAS 18 MEMBERS.APPOINTMENTS TO THIS BOARD, AND THEY ARE PRESCRIBED SEATS. THIS SEAT THAT WE ARE FILLING TODAY IS A LABOR UNION SEAT. AND SO, MR. BILL MILLER, WE'RE ASKING FOR HIS APPOINTMENT. HE IS WITH THE TEAMSTER LOCAL 89. HE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT NUMBER NINE. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIRECT MEMBER ENGAGEMENT. HE REPRESENTS MEMBERS WITH EMPLOYMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
CONTRACTS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS. HE IS HERE IN THE CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF SO HE CAN TELL YOU IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, ANSWER ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS. BUT AGAIN THIS IS A. THIS IS A PRESCRIBED SEAT. IT IS A UNION SEAT. HE IS WITH TEAMSTERS LOCAL 89. THANK YOU. MR. MILLER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH UNIONS, SO I DO.
I DO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME, I'M SURE. WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE, YOU'LL BE A GREAT ASSET TO THIS BOARD. THANK YOU. GOOD. MISS. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN LINEKER HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MR. MILLER. YOU KNOW SOMETHING I'VE BROUGHT UP IN THE ANOTHER COMMITTEE RELATED TO THIS ONE THAT I'M ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE EXAMINING OUR BOARDS. I'VE BROUGHT UP THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT DIVERSITY AND IN TERMS OF GEOGRAPHIC AND PARTY AFFILIATION. BUT ONE THING THAT I'VE MENTIONED THAT I THINK IS SORELY MISSING IS DIVERSITY OF CLASS, WORKING CLASS PEOPLE ON OUR BOARDS. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT THIS BOARD HAS A PRESCRIBED POSITION FOR UNION REPRESENTATION. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LOT MORE OF THAT IN OUR BOARD. SO I'M VERY HAPPY. I'M VERY GLAD AND THAT YOU'VE APPLIED. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT ACTUALLY HAS THREE. I BELIEVE I THINK WE HAVE LABORERS AND UA 502 ON THERE AS WELL. YES, BUT TWO BUILDING TRADES. AND THEN WE DO PRIVATE SECTOR BARGAINING. SO YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. MILLER? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE READY TO TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I. HEY, GUYS, CAN YOU ALL PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTE, PLEASE? OKAY. ANY ANYONE OPPOSE MR. MILLER? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE IN TOUCH. THERE ARE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ON. NO, NO. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS TODD WARREN TO THE LOUISVILLE
[4. AP030425TW REAPPOINTMENT OF TODD WARREN TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MARCH 23, 2028) Action Required By: August 27, 2025]
DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN[00:15:04]
PROPERLY MOTION. AND SECOND. MISS JACKSON. SO MR. WARD WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.BUT THIS IS FOR REAPPOINTMENT. AGAIN. WE APPOINT MEMBERS BASED ON WHAT THE STATUTES ALLOW US TO DO. AND SO MR. WARREN HAS A PRINTING COMPANY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. IT'S A SECOND GENERATION COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL PRINTING COMPANY. HE IS A COMMITTED MEMBER TO THIS BOARD. HE HAS SERVED SINCE 2021. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THAT REAPPOINTMENT TO THIS BOARD. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS REAPPOINTMENT? YES. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I. I. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT
[5. AP030425GT APPOINTMENT OF GEORGE TIMMERING TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MARCH 23, 2028) Action Required By: August 27, 2025]
APPOINTMENT IS FOR GEORGE TIMBERING. I ALSO BEEN APPOINTED TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTION IN SECOND, MISS JACKSON. SO EXCUSE ME. MR. TIMBERING IS A PART OWNER AND OPERATOR OF BEER KNOWS BY THE BRIDGE, WHICH IS A DOWNTOWN BUSINESS. HE RECEIVED HIS JURIS DOCTOR FROM U OF L. HE GRADUATED FROM VANDERBILT. ALSO GRADUATED FROM VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY AND SAINT HIGH SCHOOL. HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN MANY COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES, FROM THE MAIN STREET ASSOCIATION TO THE HIGHLAND COMMERCE GUILD. WE ARE ASKING HIM AS A BUSINESS OWNER TO PARTICIPATE ON THIS BOARD. AND HE IS HERE. HE CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. MR. TIMMERMAN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A SPILL? WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN. WELL, I'VE BEEN DOWNTOWN A LONG TIME, AND I'M VERY VESTED IN DOWNTOWN, SO I'VE SEEN THE WORK THAT THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT DOES. AND I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THEY DO WITH THE AMBASSADORS AND SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS. AND I'D LIKE TO EVEN GET MORE INVOLVED AND SEEING WHAT THEY DO AND HELP DOWNTOWN TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE POSITIVE AND DO POSITIVE THINGS DOWNTOWN. THANK YOU. THAT THAT SPIRIT IS DEFINITELY NEEDED. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. TAMBOURINE? YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN LINEGAR IS THE MAMA BEAR KNOWS THE MOST ORDERED PIZZA AT BEARNO'S? ABSOLUTELY. WE HAVE. WE HAVE 13 LOCATIONS COVERING THE WHOLE CITY. AND SO WE HAVE THE MOST LOCATIONS OF ANY LOCAL PIZZA PLACE. AND THE MAMA BEAR KNOWS IS BY FAR OUR NUMBER ONE SELLER. DID YOU RUN AWAY? I DON'T KNOW IF I RUN ANYWHERE WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT PIZZA IN LOUISVILLE. WE'RE JUST GLAD TO HAVE OUR OUR PIECE OF THE PIE, SO TO SPEAK. OKAY.ALRIGHT. IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I THINK WE CAN TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. GO TO THE POOL. THANK. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS JOSEPH PUSATERI, WHO HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR THE
[6. AP030425JP APPOINTMENT OF JOSEPH PUSATERI TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES AUGUST 15, 2026) Action Required By: August 27, 2025]
LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING BOARD. I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION. SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTION IN SECOND, MISS JACKSON. SO THERE ARE EIGHT MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. EACH MEMBER SHALL BE AT LEAST 25 YEARS OLD. THEY HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. THEY HAVE TO AT LEAST BE 25 YEARS OF AGE. OH, I'M SORRY, I'VE ALREADY SAID THAT. AND NO CITY OFFICERS OR CITY EMPLOYEES CAN BE ON THIS BOARD. MISTER PUSATERI IS OUT OF THE COUNTRY TONIGHT, SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN US. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS APPOINTMENT. HE. MISS PUSATERI IS RETIRED. HOWEVER, HE IS THE OWNER OF THE HOMES. LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WITH CONSTRUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, MONEY MANAGEMENT. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW HIM AND KNOW OF HIS WORK. AND SO WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS APPOINTMENT. YEAH, I WAS IMPRESSED WHEN I LOOKED AT HIS RESUME EARLIER. IT'S LIKE HE'S THE BILL GATES OF BUILDING. HE WENT TO COLLEGE AND DECIDED HE DIDN'T NEED IT, AND HE DID QUITE WELL IN IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY. SO DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES,[00:20:05]
COUNCILMAN LINIGER. DOES MR. PUSATERI PLAN TO PURSUE WORK? BEFORE THE BOARD. HE'S RETIRED.HE'S RETIRED. OKAY, EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, WE'RE READY TO TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I. ANY OPPOSITION? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS REBECCA OSTRICH. REBECCA IS BEING. I'M SORRY. SHE HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR THE TREE
[7. AP030425RK APPOINTMENT OF REBECCA KOSTRACH TO THE TREE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (TERM EXPIRES NOVEMBER 29, 2025) Action Required By: August 27, 2025]
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION AND A SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTION AND SECOND, MISS JACKSON. SO THE TREE ADVISORY HAS PRESCRIBED SEATS ON THIS BOARD. AND THIS PARTICULAR ONE, THAT THERE ARE CITIZEN AT LARGE SEATS. THERE ARE ALL TYPES OF SEATS. THIS PARTICULAR SEAT IS FOR THE REAL ESTATE SEAT, THE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. AND SO I'M SORRY, THE GREATER LOUISVILLE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. AND SO WE ARE SHE IS FILLING.SHE'S TAKING THE PLACE OF SOMEONE WHO HAS RESIGNED FROM THE FROM THE BOARD. AND SO SHE IS A REALTOR AND SHE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR HER. SHE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 17. DO YOU WANNA COME UP AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? HELLO, I'M REBECCA.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY NOMINATION AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
DON'T YOU MISS SAVANNAH, GEORGIA? I MISS IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. YEAH. MY CHILDREN WOULDN'T MOVE HERE. SO HERE I AM BACK IN LOUISVILLE. SORRY. YEAH. BEAUTIFUL CITY. SO, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. WELL, I THINK WE'RE READY TO TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
THOSE IN FAVOR? AGREED TO MOVE BACK. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS KENNETH MARSHALL TO THE
[8. AP030425KM APPOINTMENT OF KENNETH MARSHALL TO THE WATER WORKS BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 30, 2029) Action Required By: August 27, 2025]
WATERWORKS BOARD. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTION AND SECOND, MR. JACKSON. SO THERE ARE SIX MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON THIS BOARD. THE MAYOR SERVES AS AN EX-OFFICIO. THIS BOARD ACCORDING TO STATUTE. THEY SERVE A FOUR YEAR TERM. MR. MARSHALL IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 17. HE IS REPLACING A MEMBER THAT COULD NOT BE REAPPOINTED AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HAVE SERVED THEIR THREE THREE YEAR TERMS. THREE FOUR YEAR TERMS. ACTUALLY, MR. MARSHALL HAS EXPERIENCE IN BOTH COMMUNITY AND ACADEMIC HEALTH CARE. HIS EXPERIENCE HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING AND EXECUTION. HE HAS HIS MBA FROM BELLARMINE, A BA FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY. HE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM. THANK YOU. HELLO, I'M KEN MARSHALL. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THEM. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE THERE. SHE WAS HIDING YOU THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY? OH, OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. IT'S ACTUALLY MORE FOR ALTHEA, ACTUALLY, THAN YOURSELF, IF YOU DON'T MIND. SORRY. YES. HERE.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO. I'LL TELL YOU MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, IS THERE A WAY THAT I KNOW THAT ON THE PRIOR. SO, YOU KNOW, AS OF TODAY, LAST THURSDAY, WE GET THE LIST OF, OF, YOU KNOW, IN THE, IN THE READING DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE, THE APPOINTEES THAT WILL COME BEFORE US THIS WEEK. RIGHT. AND SOME DON'T REQUIRE A VOTE AND SOME DO. AND THAT'S STIPULATED. IS THERE A WAY TO GET SOME OF THIS DETAIL BEFORE THEN? AND HERE'S WHY I'M GOING TO PICK ON THE WATERWORKS BOARD HERE. YOU HAVE TWO GREAT CANDIDATES. ONE IS A REAPPOINTMENT AND A NEW CANDIDATE, WHICH THEY'RE FINE FULLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE. BUT IT DOES STRIKE ME THAT, FOR
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EXAMPLE, IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, THERE'S SEVEN POSITIONS. BUT. THERE'S MULTIPLE DISTRICTS REPRESENTED IN SOME OF THE POSITIONS, RIGHT. IN SOME REGIONS THAT AREN'T. AND THAT'S WHERE WE COULD MAYBE HELP IN GETTING YOU MORE CANDIDATES. RIGHT. BUT I'D LIKE TO BRING THOSE UP TO YOU BEFORE WE'RE STANDING HERE WITH THE CANDIDATE. RIGHT. LIKE MAYBE, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE BRINGING THOSE, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE'VE GOT THE CANDIDATES STANDING WHO ARE SUPER QUALIFIED, RIGHT. IF WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT TO YOU BEFOREHAND INSTEAD OF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MEETING. DON'T ANSWER NOW IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER, THAT'S EASY. BUT I JUST WANT TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET THIS STUFF EASIER SO WE CAN ASK YOU THOSE QUESTIONS BEFOREHAND, AND THEN SEE IF WE CAN'T HELP YOU WITH GETTING MORE CANDIDATES FROM, IN THIS CASE, MORE GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OR WHATEVER, WHATEVER THE ISSUES ARE, AND HELP YOU OUT. SO BUT YEAH, BUT THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE US TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS INFORMATION EARLIER SO THAT WE CAN HELP YOU OUT INFORMATION IN TERMS OF WHAT VACANCIES ARE COMING UP. CORRECT. I CAN GIVE YOU THAT WHOLE LIST FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.I ALREADY HAVE THAT. OH, GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. IF YOU DON'T MIND, MAYBE TWO THINGS. THIS IS VERY HELPFUL. THE LIST. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. AND THEN MAYBE WE CAN WORK WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE. BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE BASED ON THOSE COMMITTEES. THEN WE'D HAVE TO SORT OF CROSS-REFERENCE IT WITH THE EXISTING BOARD AND WHO'S GOING TO BE REPLACED. SO WE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. BUT THAT'S WHAT I HAVE IS THE I HAVE A WHOLE LIST. IT'S THE ROSTER. AND WHO'S COMING UP. IS IT HIGHLIGHTED IN RED? OH THAT'S GREAT. SO I MEAN I CAN GIVE THAT TO YOU GUYS. IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. IT'S FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR I THINK THAT WILL COMPLETELY ANSWER MY QUESTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND. MR. MARSHALL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. AGAIN.
APPRECIATE YOU SIR. NOW, I WILL SAY I HAVE A CAVEAT TO THAT. DON'T HOLD ME IF THERE'S A MISSPELLING OR SOMETHING IN THAT, THAT'S GOING TO BE MINOR, BUT I'LL GET IT TO YOU. I'LL SEND IT OVER TOMORROW. COUNCILMAN J.J. YEAH. MY QUESTION IS KIND OF ALONG THE SAME LINES WITH WITH TONY. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN REGARDS TO WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME? IF THERE'S AN APPOINTMENT TODAY, PER SE IN THE COMMITTEE, WHAT? HOW MUCH WHEN IS THE CUTOFF TYPICALLY PER SAY ON THAT? LIKE IS IT LIKE 30 DAYS BEFORE THAT THAT HAS TO BE SUBMITTED OR IS THERE A I TRIED TO SUBMIT THEM BEFORE THEIR TERM EXPIRES IS WHAT IS MY GOAL IS SOMETIMES I DON'T FIND, I GUESS WHAT IS TYPICALLY THE DEADLINES FOR APPOINTMENTS OF THIS SORTS LIKE APPOINTMENTS TO REGISTER FOR CONSIDERATION. I'M WORKING ON STUFF IN MAY RIGHT NOW, SO I'M ALWAYS WORKING ON THEM SO I CAN'T GIVE YOU A DEADLINE. I JUST TRY TO GET THEM FILLED THROUGH THIS PROCESS BEFORE THEIR TERM EXPIRES. BUT I'M I'M WORKING, ALWAYS WORKING AHEAD, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT YOU THINK IT ONCE I SEND YOU THIS, THIS SPREADSHEET AND IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY THAT THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR APRIL, YOU NEED THEY NEED BECAUSE I HAVE TO VET THEM ON MY SIDE. THERE'S A WHOLE PROCESS THAT I THAT THEY GO THROUGH BEFORE THEY GET HERE. AND SO IF YOU SEE, IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE, APRIL, GET THEM TO ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN AND GIVE ME A HEADS UP. HEY, I'M, I'VE ASKED SOME FOLKS TO PUT IN AN APPLICATION SO THEREFORE I CAN BE LOOKING FOR IT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE, YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE SENT QUESTIONS.
I MEAN, I'VE SENT INQUIRIES OVER HERE. HEY, DO YOU GUYS HAVE SOMEBODY FOR THIS PARTICULAR IN YOUR DISTRICT FOR THIS PARTICULAR INTERESTED IN THIS PARTICULAR SEAT? SO JUST GIVE THEM TO ME AS SOON AS BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS WORKING AND I'M WORKING AHEAD. YES. SO COUNCILMAN JOSEPH. YEAH. AND THAT'S WHY I THINK ONCE ALTHEA SENDS US THAT INFORMATION, THEN IT WOULD BE ACTUALLY A LOT EASIER. I THINK IT RESOLVES A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON OUR END BECAUSE THEN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, LIKE SHE SAID, SHE'S WORKING ON A ROLLING CALENDAR.
SHE'S JUST MOVING NONSTOP. IT'S THEN INCUMBENT UPON US AND THEN WE CAN LOOK, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A FEW MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD AND START IDENTIFYING PEOPLE AND SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE NEED MORE CANDIDATES FROM THIS REGION OF THE CITY. I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR THE LAST YEAR, PLUS, IS GETTING MORE CANDIDATES FROM THE SOUTH END REPRESENTED ON THESE BOARDS, BUT THEN WE COULD START TO LOOK AT THE ONES THAT ARE COMING UP AND SAYING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE FEEDING THAT INFORMATION OFF THE AIR. SO I THINK ONCE WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION, IT'S GOING TO HELP US TREMENDOUSLY TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AT SHARING INFORMATION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. SO YEAH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES. COUNCILWOMAN BASS, I WAS JUST
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CURIOUS. YOU SAID HOW WHAT IS THAT VETTING PROCESS LOOK LIKE? WHAT ALL IS. SO THEY HAVE TO DO A BACKGROUND CHECK. THEY DO A PRE SCREENING. THEY WE SCREEN THEM NOT A SCREENING. BUT WE GIVE THEM THE OVERVIEW OF THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE, THE SEAT, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT THE MEETING TIMES ARE. JUST SO THAT THAT PERSON WE'RE MAKING SURE YES THEY ARE GOING TO BE COMMITTED. THEN I DO A BACKGROUND CHECK, I DO A CHECK TO THE REVENUE COMMISSION AND THEN WE GET THE BALL ROLLING. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO IF THERE ARE ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR READY TO VOTE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE EYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, MR. MILLER. THANK YOU. SORRY. SO. IT GOES TO THE PODIUM TO BE TO BE VOTED OUT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK IN. I'LL SEE YOU. THANK YOU. THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE REAPPOINTMENT FOR[9. RP030425WS REAPPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM SUMMERS IV TO THE WATER WORKS BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 30, 2029) Action Required By: August 27, 2025]
WILLIAM SUMMERS. THE FOURTH TO THE WATERWORKS BOARD. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON. SO THIS. WE'RE ASKING FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. SUMMERS. MR. SUMMERS IS A RETIRED DEPUTY MAYOR. HE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2020. HE HAS SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER LOUISVILLE. HE'S HE'S BEEN ACTIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY. HE KNOWS THIS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR BOARD INTIMATELY. WE ARE ASKING FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT. HE WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE DO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HIS REAPPOINTMENT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, COUNCILMAN REED, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FOR SOME REASON, MY REQUEST FOR SPEAK IS NOT WORKING. DISAPPOINTED? I'M NOT. OBVIOUSLY. IT PROBABLY WASN'T THEIR FAULT THAT SOME OF THE REAPPOINTMENTS COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT. BECAUSE I INTEND TO ASK A LITTLE BIT MORE POINTED QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MANY SUBCOMMITTEES ARE ON THEIR PARTICULAR BOARD. HOW OFTEN DO THEY MEET AS WE GET INTO OUR WORK WITH REGARD TO THIS AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT I'M ON AND THAT COUNCILMAN LINENGER IS ON WITH REGARD TO THE EFFICACY OF SOME OF THESE BOARDS, I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD FORUM TO ASK SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS, TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT GOES ON ACTUALLY IN THE BOARDS. SO MOVING FORWARD, I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES ALSO TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACTUAL ITINERARIES OF SOME OF THESE BOARDS. SO WE GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ACTUALLY DO. SO THAT'S THAT.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT IS A GREAT ACKNOWLEDGMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE BEING REAPPOINTED. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ONE ONE. MR. JACKSON IS MR. SUMMERS ON ANY OTHER BOARDS. NO. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. THANK YO. MR. SUMMERS IS THE FATHER NOT THE SON. AND THE SON IS ON ONE OTHER BOARD. MEMBER. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, COUNCILMAN. JJ THANK YOU. REAL QUICK TO ON THE WHEN I'M LOOKING AT, IS IT JUST, I GUESS TRYING TO GET THE LAY OF THE LAND HERE WHEN IT SAYS SUBMITTED? THE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED, BUT LIKE IT SAYS 2014. IS THAT TYPICALLY JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ON FILE OVER THE. AND IT SHOULD BE IN ARCHIVED. BUT THAT'S THE DOWNFALL OF GRANICUS. I WON'T GO INTO GRANICUS BUT SO THEY MAY HAVE ORIGINALLY PUT ONE AN APPLICATION IN TO THAT. I WASN'T HERE IN 2000. OH WELL I WAS HERE, I JUST WASN'T DOING THIS JOB. BUT THEY MAY HAVE PUT IN AN APPLICATION IN 2014. HOWEVER, IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT AN APPLICATION THAT'S BEEN ON FILE FOR THE LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THERE'S NO
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FURTHER BUSINESS. THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.