[1. CIF031925PW04 APPROPRIATING $188 FROM DISTRICT 4 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT HONORARY STREET SIGN ON THE CORNER OF 28TH STREET AND BROADWAY IN HONOR OF DR. MICHAEL PRIESTER. Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4) ]

FOUR CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT HONORARY STREET SIGN ON THE CORNER OF 28TH STREET AND BROADWAY IN HONOR OF DOCTOR MICHAEL FOSTER. OH, AND I FORGOT TO READ THE DISCLAIMER. WOULD YOU MIND READING IT FOR ME? THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO CR 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE, A READ IN FULL. ALL RIGHT. AND THE SPONSOR IS COUNCILMAN HERNDON. DO WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS? MOTION. OH. I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. YES. IS THERE NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? I'M UNAWARE OF WHO. DOCTOR MICHAEL PRIESTER IS. AND I WAS JUST HOPING THAT MAYBE SOMEONE CAN GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND INTO THIS INDIVIDUAL. I'M SURE THAT THEY'RE REMARKABLE, GIVEN THAT THEY'RE HAVING A STREET NAMED IN THEIR HONOR, BUT BE GREAT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL.

YOU ARE RECOGNIZED, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM COUNCILWOMAN JEFF NOBLE. I WEAR SEVERAL HATS. I WASN'T ACTUALLY PREPARED TO SPEAK TO THAT, BUT I'M AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THIS IS A STREET SIGN THAT HAD WAS PREVIOUSLY IN PLACE AT 28TH AND BROADWAY. AND THERE WAS A THERE WAS ANOTHER. THERE WAS ANOTHER OF THESE HONORARY STREET SIGNS THAT WAS PUT UP AT THAT LOCATION. AND THIS GENTLEMAN'S SIGN WAS TAKEN DOWN. AND NOW WE ARE PUTTING BACK UP THE SIGN THAT WAS ERRONEOUSLY TAKEN DOWN. I DO NOT KNOW THE BACKGROUND OF THE INDIVIDUAL. OBVIOUSLY YOU MIGHT, I DON'T, BUT I DO KNOW WHY THE SIGN IS BEING PUT BACK UP. THE ONE THAT REPLACED IT AND CAUSED IT TO BE TAKEN DOWN IN THE FIRST PLACE. IS THAT ALSO GOING TO BE HANGING? I DO NOT KNOW THAT. SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CORNER OF 28TH AND BROADWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THEM ON DIFFERENT CORNERS OR WHAT. THE SOUTH SIDE OF 28TH AND BROADWAY IS IN THE FOURTH. THE NORTH SIDE IS IN THE FIFTH. BUT BUT THAT IS WHAT'S CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU. AND I THIS IS A I DIDN'T REALIZE THE HISTORY ON THIS. SO I THINK THAT THIS IS AN EVEN BETTER EXAMPLE THAN I COULD HAVE CHOSEN. BUT THERE'S NO. REGULATION OR RULES BEHIND HOW YOU NAME A STREET AFTER SOMEONE. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THERE'S ANYTHING NEFARIOUS ABOUT THIS, AND I UNDERSTAND PUTTING IT BACK UP WHEN IT HAD ALREADY EXISTED. BUT I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO EXAMINE AS A COUNCIL IN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN ORDER TO DESIGNATE THIS.

IT SEEMS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PROCESS BEHIND THAT. AND I DO JUST WANT TO THANK PUBLIC WORKS, WHO HAD GIVEN US A LIST OF ALL OF THE STREET NAMES THAT ARE NAMED AFTER PEOPLE. AND SO HOPEFULLY A SITUATION LIKE THIS IN THE FUTURE CAN BE PREVENTED. AND WHERE? OH, THAT'S ALREADY BEEN NAMED. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE THIS SIGN DOWN. BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW MANY AND HOW OFTEN AND WHO IS BEING PUT UP. IN HONOR OF OUR STREETS. AGAIN, PROBABLY ALL REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS. BUT I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET TO KNOW THEM BECAUSE ALSO HISTORY CHANGES. SO ONCE A STREET SIGN GOES UP, HOW OFTEN DOES IT STAY UP IN THEIR HONOR? AND I DO JUST WANT TO MAKE THE DISTINCTION THAT THERE ARE HONORARY STREET SIGNS. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO STREET NAME CHANGES. THESE ARE HONORARY STREET SIGNS. SO THEY'RE NOT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE STREET. BUT I THINK IT'S STILL IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND AND HAVE A PROCESS FOR THE SIGN PLACEMENT. AND FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, IT DOES PUT A BURDEN ON OUR OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND PUBLIC WORKS TO TAKE THE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO PUT THESE SIGNS UP AND GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, THE

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VERY LOOSE ONE THAT WE HAVE LAID OUT SO SORRY FOR. IF IT FEELS LIKE I'M SINGLING OUT DISTRICT FOUR, THIS IS NOT THIS IS APPLY. WHAT I'M SAYING APPLIES TO ALL 26 DISTRICTS. WHETHER THEY HAVE HONORARY STREET SIGNS OR NOT, WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPELL. AND YOUR POINTS ARE WELL TAKEN. AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS. I MEAN, I'M BE CONCERNED THAT GOOGLE MAPS WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY KEEPING KEEPING UP WITH ALL THE CHANGES AS WELL.

DID WE HAVE A AND WE HAVE ALSO BEEN JOINED BY THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND, DID WE HAVE A PROPER MOTION IN A SECOND? OKAY. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE AND OPPOSE NO. HI. HI. OKAY. THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS HELD. ITEM NUMBER THREE

[3. O-065-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $28,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 15; $1,500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, AND 26; $1,250 FROM DISTRICT 22; $750 FROM DISTRICT 20; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 13, 21, 23, AND 24; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2025 SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS TOUR. Action Required By: September 13, 2025 Sponsors: JP Lyninger (D-6), Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Ken Herndon (D-4), Paula McCraney (I-7), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Andrew Owen (D-9), Josie Raymond (D-10), Kevin Kramer (R-11), Jonathan ”JJ” Joseph (R-12), Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Crystal Bast (R-14), Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Markus Winkler (D-17), Anthony Piagentini (R-19), Stuart Benson (R-20), Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Kevin Bratcher (R-22), Jeff Hudson (R-23), Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24), Brent Ackerson (D-26)]

IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $28,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. 2000 FROM DISTRICT 15. 1500 FROM DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, SIX, 789 TEN 11, 12, 14, 17, 19 AND 26. $1,250 FROM DISTRICT 22. $750 FROM DISTRICT 20. 500 EACH FROM DISTRICT 13. 21, 23 AND 24 THROUGH OMB TO KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE, INC FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2025 SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS TOUR. PROPERLY MOTION AND SECONDED.

SPONSOR IS COUNCILMAN LEININGER. AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? YES. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I UNDERSTAND THIS TOUR BEGINS APRIL 4TH, 2025. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT? YES. THIS IS FOR THE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK TOURING PROGRAM. DISTINCT FROM THE SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK IN CENTRAL PARK, WHERE THERE'S SORT OF A RESIDENCY THERE OVER THE SUMMER. THIS IS GOING TO GO TO VARIOUS PARKS AROUND THE CITY. TOURING WITH MACBETH. EACH PERFORMANCE IS $1,500, WHICH IS HONESTLY A GREAT DEAL FOR AN AWESOME CULTURAL PERFORMANCE FOR PEOPLE IN OUR CITY THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO WHAT GOES ON IN CENTRAL PARK OVER THE SUMMER. OKAY. THANK YOU MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? MAYOR. YES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY FEELS WELCOME TO COME ON MAY 10TH TO GEORGE ROGERS CLARK PARK, ACROSS FROM SAINT X ON POPLAR LEVEL ROAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. PLUG. PLUG. YEAH. WE'RE VERY EXCITED IN DISTRICT 15 TO OPEN THE SEASON AT IROQUOIS AMPHITHEATER. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS ON APRIL. FOR I THINK IT'S ON APRIL 6TH. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FOURTH IS, BUT APRIL 6TH, SHAKESPEARE IN IROQUOIS PARK. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO CLOSE OUT SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS IN DISTRICT 15 AT EMERSON PARK ON SUNDAY, MAY 25TH. SO I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US. AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO COME AND LOOK AT OUR BEAUTIFUL LOCAL PARKS. OKAY, THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE.

CHAIR BARKER, YOU HAVE FIVE YES VOTES, SIR. THANK YOU. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER

[4. CONDF031925FEFm APPROPRIATING $5000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,000 FROM DISTRICTS 3, 4, 8, 9, AND 15; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO FAIRNESS EDUCATION FUND FOR SPONSORSHIP OF A TABLE AT THEIR FAIRNESS DINNER FUNDRAISER ON MARCH 22ND WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Ken Herndon (D-4), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Jennifer Chappell (D-15)]

FOUR IS AN APPROPRIATION OF 5000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, $1,000 FROM DISTRICT THREE, FOUR, EIGHT, NINE, AND 15 THROUGH OMB TO FAIRNESS EDUCATION FUND FOR SPONSORSHIP OF A TABLE AT THEIR FAIRNESS DINNER FUNDRAISER ON MARCH 22ND, WHICH RAISES FUNDS FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, AND THIS ORIGINAL SPONSOR, I BELIEVE, IS COUNCILMAN OWEN. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? AND DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER? HELLO, CHAIR. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS REGINA, GA. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR DISTRICT NINE. AND

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AS YOU STATED, THE FAIRNESS DINNER. IS SPONSORING A TABLE WITH ALL THE DISTRICTS THAT WERE MENTIONED. AND THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THE GENERATIONAL DINNER. I'M SORRY. GENERATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL COSTS, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE COSTS AND THEIR EXISTING OFFICE SPACES. SUPPLIES COST ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITY BUILDING AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS. SO. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. AND I DID CHECK WITH OUR FINANCIAL OFFICER THAT THE DOLLARS, EVEN THE EDUCATIONAL DOLLARS WOULD BE SPENT IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, CORRECT? YES.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. THIS IS AN APPROPRIATION THAT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. I THINK IT WAS. IS IT A VOICE VOTE? IT SHOULD BE 499. 999. ANY CLEAR? YES. OKAY.

THIS CONFUSES ME. EVERY SINGLE MEETING THAT. WERE. THIS IS A VOICE VOTE. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

IF IT'S AN ORDINANCE, THAT'S THE ONLY TIME. IT'S A ROLL. THAT'S WHAT. IT'S OVER. OKAY. ANY ORDINANCE OVER 5000. OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO.

I. OKAY. AND IT PASSES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS AN F APPROPRIATING 2000 FROM DISTRICT

[5. NDF031925TL09 APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 9 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO TREESLOUISVILLE, INC. FOR PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE TREE CANOPY ALONG/ADJACENT TO THE BARDSTOWN ROAD CORRIDOR. Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]

NINE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO TREES, LOUISVILLE FOR PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE OF THE TREE CANOPY ALONG AND ADJACENT TO BARDSTOWN ROAD. QUARTERS. SPONSOR IS COUNCILMAN OWEN MOTION. PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED AND UNDERSTAND THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN AFTER THE NFE FUNDS ARE RECEIVED BY THE NONPROFIT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SIX 3025. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE AND OPPOSED? NO. I. LEGISLATION PASSES. NUMBER SIX IS NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND

[6. NDF031925LMASm APPROPRIATING $1,550 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $775 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 8 AND 9, TO LOUISVILLE METRO ANIMAL SERVICES, FOR A FREE SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC TO BE HELD ON MARCH 30, 2025 AT METRO ANIMAL SERVICES. Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8)]

APPROPRIATING $1,550 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $775 EACH FROM DISTRICT EIGHT AND NINE TO LOUISVILLE METRO ANIMAL SERVICES FOR A FREE SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC TO BE HELD ON MARCH 30TH, 2025 AT METRO ANIMAL SERVICES, AND THE SPONSOR IS COUNCILMAN OWEN. AGAIN. MOTION PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? ASK A QUESTION. YES. COUNCILWOMAN REGAN. IT'S WITH THE SPONSORS ARE NOT HERE. BUT I THINK PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. I'M INTERESTED IN HOSTING THIS SORT OF AN EVENT, AND I'M CURIOUS THE PROS AND CONS OF SORT OF HOLDING IT WITHIN ONE'S DISTRICT OR HOLDING IT AT ANIMAL SERVICES. CAN ANYONE SPEAK TO THAT? I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S JUST A LOGISTICS. ISSUE FOR THEM. YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO TRANSPORT ALL THEIR PEOPLE AND ALL THEIR EQUIPMENT WHEN THEY HAVE EVERYTHING. THEY USE A MOBILE TRUCK, DON'T THEY? COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL SEEMS TO HAVE SOME INSIGHT. THANK YOU. SO I BELIEVE THAT THESE WOULD BE FOR SPAY NEUTER VOUCHERS THAT THEY WOULD THEN TAKE AND HAVE THE ANIMAL FIXED AT THE ANIMAL HOUSE, BECAUSE THAT IS A PRETTY BIG OPERATION. KENTUCKY HUMANE SOCIETY, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM LOUISVILLE METRO ANIMAL SERVICES, HAS THEIR SNP CLINIC VAN WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO DO MOBILE SPAY AND NEUTER. BUT THIS THIS IS NOT THE CASE. AND SO I'M ASSUMING JUST VOUCHERS WOULD GO TO THESE RESIDENTS AND THEN THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHEDULING THEIR DOG WHICH IS OR PET, WHICH IS ALSO KIND OF NICE BECAUSE IT GIVES A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY TO WHEN THE ANIMALS ARE GETTING SPAYED AND NEUTERED. OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE. REGINA. NOW, I'M INTERESTED IN THIS VOUCHER PROGRAM. IS IT FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE IN YOUR NEWSLETTER OR HOW ARE YOU GETTING THESE TO THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM? IT IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. THEY ACTUALLY SIGNED UP ONLINE AND AT THE MOMENT ALL 50 SPOTS ARE FILLED. BUT IT'S LOOKING LIKE THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER POSSIBILITY. BUT LIKE SHE MENTIONED, THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION HAS MULTIPLE ROOMS TO DO MULTIPLE PROCEDURES AT ONE TIME AND ALLOW THEM TO REST FOR THE 34 HOUR PERIOD. AND

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IF ANYONE MISSES THEIR APPOINTMENT, THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PUT A PET IN THAT PLACE FROM THAT FACILITY TO BE SPAYED OR NEUTERED AS WELL. SO IT'S GROWING AND THEY'RE WORKING REALLY HARD. DISTRICT EIGHT AND NINE IS WORKING REALLY HARD ON THIS, BUT IT'S GOING VERY, VERY WELL. THANK YOU. SO THE 1550 COVERS 50 VOUCHERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

AND I KNOW MY DISTRICT AS WELL HAS WE HAVEN'T DONE THE SPAY AND NEUTER THE SNIP CLINIC. BUT WE'VE DONE LOW COST VACCINE CLINICS. AND IT'S THEY'VE BEEN VERY WELL ATTENDED. I THINK WE HAD LIKE 150 FOLKS AT THE LAST ONE. AND WE DID. WE PAID FOR MICROCHIPPING. SO IF WE CAN DO THE SPAY AND NEUTER AND THE MICROCHIPPING, MAYBE WE CAN TRY TO LESSEN THE CENSUS AT SOME OF THESE RESCUES AND LMAS AS WELL. OKAY. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. I ALL RIGHT. EYES HAVE IT. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS AN ORDINANCE

[7. O-057-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $13,300 FROM DISTRICT 20 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TWO FLOCK CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED IN THE DUNBAR SPRINGS AND SILVER OAKS SUBDIVISIONS. 3/5/25 Appropriations Committee Held Action Required By: August 27, 2025 Sponsors: Stuart Benson (R-20) ]

APPROPRIATING 13,300 FROM DISTRICT 20 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR TWO FLOCK CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED IN THE DUNBAR SPRINGS AND SILVER OAKS SUBDIVISIONS. THE SPONSOR IS COUNCILMAN BENSON. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. AND COUNCILMAN BENSON AND ANGELA HAVE ASKED ME IF I WOULD SPEAK TO THIS. THE ORDINANCE IS PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY. I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR AND PUT FLOCK CAMERAS IN OUR DISTRICTS. ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF HIGH VEHICLE CRIME AND CAR THEFTS. SO THESE FUNDS, IT WILL BE FOR TWO FLOCK CAMERAS AND A TWO YEAR SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE DUNBAR SPRINGS AND SILVER OAKS SUBDIVISIONS. THE CAMERAS WILL BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS. AND AFTER THE SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES, THEY'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE CAMERA SUBSCRIPTIONS AT THEIR OWN COST. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. BUT IS IT? DIRECTOR? YOU HAVE FOUR YES AND ONE PRESENT VOTE. THANK YOU. AND THE ITEM WITH THE PRESENT VOTE, WILL THAT GO TO OLD BUSINESS? YEAH.

[8. O-066-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $9,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $3,000 FROM DISTRICT 21; $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 15; $1,500 FROM DISTRICT 3; $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 6 AND 9; AND $500 FROM DISTRICT 24; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANNUAL FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES DINNER. Action Required By: September 13, 2025 Sponsors: Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), JP Lyninger (D-6), Andrew Owen (D-9), Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24)]

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 9000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. 3000 FROM DISTRICT 21, 2000 FROM DISTRICT 15. 1500 FROM DISTRICT THREE. 1000 EACH FROM DISTRICT SIX AND NINE. AND 500 FROM DISTRICT 24 TO OMB TO SOUTH LOUISVILLE. COMMUNITY MINISTRIES. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANNUAL FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES DINNER, SPONSOR AS COUNCILMAN ROONEY MOTION PROBABLY MOVED AND SECONDED. AND THIS DISTRICT 21. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN AMENDMENT? YES I AM. SO YEAH, I'M ASKING DISTRICT 21 LEGISLATIVE AID, AS YOU MENTIONED IT IS THAT TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES ANNUAL DINNER, FAMILIES HELPING FAMILIES AND THEIR 50TH YEAR CELEBRATE CELEBRATING THEIR ORGANIZATION AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR A COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORS IN CRISIS. YEAH. I THINK THE AMENDMENTS THAT I WANT TO MAKE IS THE DISTRICT 24. THEY WERE IN FROM 500 COMING TO 300. SO THAT WILL CHANGE THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO 8800. I THINK I'VE SENT AN EMAIL TO MADAM CLERK. RIGHT. AND ALSO I HAVE DISTRICT 13 AND DISTRICT EIGHT CONFIRMING FOR $1,000 EACH ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THIS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT AS WELL AND THANK FOR THE SUPPORT. OF COURSE. OKAY. SO IS THERE SOMEONE HERE THAT NEEDS TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT. SO IT'S A MOTION. OKAY. OKAY. PROBABLY MOTION. AND SECOND. SO THIS WILL BE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT SAY I OPPOSED NO. I. OKAY. AND SO THE AMENDMENT PASSES AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A ROLL CALL FOR THE ENTIRE. OKAY. AND IF I MAY JUST IS THAT GOOD. OKAY. WELL, I THINK WE NOW IF I

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JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AMOUNT RIGHT NOW IS $10,800 TOTAL. RIGHT. SO WE STILL NEED $1,200. YES. OKAY. YEAH. WE WOULD APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FOR THE REMAINING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CHAIR, YOU HAVE FIVE YES VOTES, AND THE ITEM PASSES. AND IT WILL GO TO OLD

[9. O-064-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM DISTRICT 26 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE TOMMY ELLIOT FUND FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE 2025 STORYTELLER EVENT. Action Required By: September 13, 2025 Sponsors: Brent Ackerson (D-26) ]

BUSINESS SINCE IT WAS AMENDED. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 10,000 FROM DISTRICT 26. NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE TOMMY ELLIOTT FUND FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE 2025. STORYTELLER EVENT. THE SPONSOR IS COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. PROBABLY MOVED AND SECONDED, AND THIS WILL BE APRIL 10TH AT THE MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER. YOU'RE ON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I KNOW COUNCILMAN ACKERSON'S OFFICE. I HAVE WITH ME MARIANNE ELLIOTT, WHO HAS A LETTER. WHO WHICH SHE WANTS TO READ, WHICH WILL PROBABLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL HAVE. OKAY. WITH YOUR PERMISSION.

OKAY. HELLO, MADAM CHAIR AND EVERYONE, MY NAME IS MARIANNE ELLIOTT. AND NEXT MONTH WILL MARK THE TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF MY HUSBAND BEING KILLED IN THE OLD NATIONAL BANK SHOOTING. AND IN THE MIDST OF THAT TRAGEDY AND THAT GRIEF, I REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO BRING LIGHT TO DARKNESS? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I WANT TO BE PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT DEFINED BY WHAT HAPPENS TO US, BUT BY HOW WE RESPOND. AND SO MY INSPIRATION WAS STORYTELLING, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT STORYTELLING, PARTICULARLY FOR NONPROFITS, HELPS TO CONNECT AND INSPIRE ACTION. SO THIS EVENT IS MEANT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF NONPROFIT LEADERS, WHICH GOES BEYOND THE EVENT. ON APRIL 10TH. STORY FEST WAS FUNDED BY THE TOMMY ELLIOTT FUND. BUT WE ARE SEEKING ADDITIONAL MONEY SO WE CAN GIVE GRANTS TO SIX NONPROFITS ON APRIL 10TH. THESE SIX NONPROFITS WERE SELECTED BY LEADERSHIP LOUISVILLE IN THEIR IGNITE PROGRAM. SO SEVEN WERE INITIALLY CHOSEN IN SEPTEMBER, AND SIX HAD THE CHOICE TO PARTICIPATE IN A STORYTELLING CURRICULUM AND COACHING SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE THEIR FIVE MINUTE STORY OF IMPACT. AND AGAIN, THE VISION IS THAT THESE STORIES ARE NOT FOR THE EVENT, BUT THE STORIES WILL THEN GO TO HELP THEM BE EMPOWERED TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION. THE SIX NONPROFITS ARE THE HEALING PLACE, THE ACE PROJECT, THE LOUISVILLE ORCHESTRA, BRIGHTSIDE FOUNDATION, THE PETE FOUNDATION, AND WILDERNESS LOUISVILLE. THERE'LL BE A FRIENDLY COMPETITION WHERE THE WINNER WILL GET $10,000, AND THE RUNNERS UP WILL EACH GET $8,000 TO SPEND TOWARD THEIR MISSION.

AND TO RECAP, THE NONPROFIT IS GOING TO RECEIVE THE TRAINING, EXPOSURE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE GRANT. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN JOHNSON? YEAH, MY QUICK QUESTION. I HAVE I'M LOOKING AT OUR DOCUMENTS RIGHT HERE. AND IT SAYS FOR TO HELP SPONSOR THAT THEY NEED TO BE ON THE FUNDRAISING LEVELS AND WHATNOT. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT SPONSORSHIP LEVELS? THE SPONSORSHIP LEVELS GO FROM 25,000 TO 1000. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE 5002 10,000 AND THEN SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE OTHER CATEGORIES. AND IF WE WISH TO SPONSOR, WE REACH OUT TO. YOU CAN ADD ON. NOW IT JUST HAS TO BE AT A SPONSORSHIP LEVEL. AND I BELIEVE IT COMES WITH TWO TICKETS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

AND YOU JUST HAVE TO LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU'LL BE USING THE TICKETS OR DONATING THEM BACK. OKAY. AND THIS WILL ALSO BE UP ON OLD BUSINESS NEXT WEEK FOR US TO. UNLESS I MEAN SOMEONE CAN PULL IT OFF LIKE COUNCILMAN ACKERSON COULD PULL IT OFF AND ASK FOR MORE FOR MORE DOLLARS. BUT IF WE DON'T AMEND IT HERE, THEN NORMALLY AND WE VOTE ON IT, IT WOULD GO JUST GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. BUT IF YOU WANT TO AMEND IT RIGHT HERE NOW, THEN IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY

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GO TO OLD BUSINESS. AND I HAVE A QUESTION. SO IF IT COMES WITH TWO TICKETS COULD TWO COUNCIL.

DISTRICTS PUT IN 500 EACH. THEY CAN'T. THEY HAVE TO PUT IN AT LEAST 1000. WELL I WAS JUST WAITING MY TURN. LATONYA, THE COUNCIL FINANCIAL ANALYST. AMY IS CORRECT. THERE IS DIFFERENT SPONSORSHIP LEVELS YOU CAN DO NOW IF YOU LIKE. YOU WOULD HAVE TO SPONSOR UP TO THOSE LEVELS, OR YOU CAN WAIT TILL IT'S AT THE METRO COUNCIL MEETING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO AFTER THIS MEETING. YOU CAN DO IT NOW. HE CAN GO AHEAD AND REQUEST THAT THIS ITEM. OH I'M SORRY. THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND REQUEST THAT THIS ITEM BE MOVED TO OLD BUSINESS SO THEY CAN DISCUSS IT MORE AND GET OTHER SPONSORSHIPS TO IT. EVEN IF THERE'S NOT AN AMENDMENT MADE TO IT, YOU CAN REQUEST THAT IT DURING THIS MEETING. AND THEN YOU ASK ABOUT THE TICKETS. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE CLERK ON THE TICKET PIECE? YOU CAN'T JUST ADD 500 BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GO AT ONE OF THE SPONSORSHIP LEVELS. BUT IF YOU GO COLLECTIVELY WITH OTHER COUNCIL DISTRICTS TO COME UP TO THAT LEVEL, THEN YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL. AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENT SPONSORSHIP LEVELS. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. SO LIKE SAY TO COUNCIL DISTRICTS WANTED TO EACH PUT IN $500, THEY COULD BUY $1,000 SPONSORSHIP. SO FOR ONE SPONSORSHIP, IF EACH OF, SAY, TWO COUNCIL DISTRICTS DO 500 EACH, IT'S GOING TO PUT YOU AT THE SUPPORTER SPONSORSHIP LEVEL OF $1,000, AND THAT WOULD RESERVE TWO SEATS. OKAY. SO THEY KIND OF HAVE TO MAYBE BUDDY UP IF THEY WANTED TO DO THAT, IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE TOTAL AMOUNT. AND THEN AS FAR AS GETTING THAT, WE WOULD NEED A LIST OF WHO IS ANTICIPATED TO USE THOSE SEATS, BUT WE WOULD NEED THAT BEFORE THE PACKET IS ACTUALLY FINALIZED TO SEND OVER TO OMB. SO IF YOU KNOW AHEAD OF TIME THIS IS SOMETHING YOU PLAN ON DOING, GO AHEAD AND KIND OF GET SOME NAMES TOGETHER. SO WHEN YOU CAN EITHER DO IT HERE OR YOU CAN DO IT AT THE COUNCIL OF METRO COUNCIL MEETING LEVEL. AND MAY I MAKE A CLARIFICATION? THERE IS NO MONEY THAT GOES TO PROGRAMING EXPENSES. 100% OF THE MONEY GOES DIRECTLY TO THE NONPROFIT. OKAY. SO WOULD THIS BE BENEFICIAL IF YOU SEND OUT ANOTHER EMAIL OR AN EMAIL SEEING IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTED TO SIGN ON, BUT THEY THEY HAD TO SIGN ON AS COUPLES OR BUDDIES. JEFF.