Apr 16, 2025 Ad Hoc Committee on Efficiency of Boards and Commissions

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METRO TV 30S.

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[Call to Order]

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WE HAVE SPEAKERS FROM THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL, THE. THE

[1. ID 25-0207     BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OVERVIEW  Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinating Council  Juneteenth Jubilee Commission Commission for Persons with Disabilities Commission on Public Art]

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AND ONCE THAT GOES UP, WE'RE JUST GOING TO ASK YOU TO WRAP UP. SO THE WAY THAT IT'S BEEN BEST IN THE PAST, MAYBE GIVE A PRESENTATION FOR FIVE TEN MINUTES. SEVEN IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT EVEN. AND THEN ALLOWING TIME FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND THEN ANYTHING ELSE, WE'LL BE SURE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO MAKE ANY ACTION ITEMS COME OUT OF THIS MEETING, BUT AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT WE CAN PRESENT A SOLID LIST OF SUGGESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR ALL OF LOUISVILLE METRO'S BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, JUST SO WE CAN MAKE THINGS OBVIOUSLY RUN MORE EFFICIENT. SO TODAY I'M GOING TO ASK FOR OR RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL TO KICK US OFF. AND WHILE THEY'RE MAKING THEIR WAY UP TO EITHER MICROPHONE. YEAH. YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION. CORRECT. OKAY. AND WE'LL PULL THAT UP FOR YOU. IT'S READY TO GO. OKAY, GREAT. AND JUST FOR A COUPLE OF A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR MY COLLEAGUES. AGAIN, THE DV, PCC IS NOT UNDER A STATUTE. IT IS UNDER A LOCAL ORDINANCE. THEY MEET QUARTERLY ON THE FOURTH THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IMMEDIATE VACANCIES, BUT THEY DO HAVE 36 MEMBERS. AND SO ONE OF THAT WAS ANOTHER OF THOSE ITEMS THAT KIND OF BROUGHT THEM TO OUR ATTENTION, BECAUSE THEY'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST BOARDS WITHIN LOUISVILLE, LOUISVILLE METRO.

AND THEN I DO JUST WANT TO MAKE MENTION THAT I BELIEVE THAT COUNCILMAN LINIGER STARTED THIS YEAR AS THE METRO COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COORDINATING COUNCIL. SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU ALL AND START YOUR 15 MINUTES. IS THAT GOOD? OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS FAITH AUGUSTINE. I SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION, WHICH IS AN AGENCY OF LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING STAFF ASSISTANCE TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL. MY ROLE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION IS TO OVERSEE THE COMMISSION STAFF. I ALSO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO OUR BOARD AND TO THE DVRPC AND ALL OF ITS COMMITTEES. I'VE BEEN WITH THE COMMISSION FOR OVER 21 YEARS, AND PRIOR TO THAT, I SERVED IN A SIMILAR ROLE AT THE STATE FOR THE KENTUCKY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COUNCIL, WHICH IS A PART OF THE KENTUCKY JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET. I'M FROM LOUISVILLE, RAISED, BORN AND RAISED IN LOUISVILLE, WENT TO U OF L, HAVE BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE IN JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION. AND I'LL LET JUDGE GOODWIN INTRODUCE HERSELF AND THEN STAFF. STACEY FARNHAM, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JUDGE LORI GOODWIN. I SERVE AS THE DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE FOR THE FAMILY COURT DIVISION OR TERM HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. I AM ONE OF THE CURRENT CO-CHAIRS FOR DVRPC. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR OTHER CO-CHAIR, MARSHA ROTH, CANNOT BE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.

BEFORE BEING APPOINTED AS THE CO-CHAIR FOR DVRPC IN 2021, I SERVED AS THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVE ON THE FATALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I ALSO SERVE AS THE CO-CHAIR FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR OUR FAMILY COURT BAR, AND I SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE EXPLOITED CHILDREN'S HELP ORGANIZATION. SO I'M SURE YOU GUYS CAN TELL THAT THE ISSUES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CHILD ABUSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. AND SO I THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION WITH YOU TONIGHT. THANKS, LORI. SO I AM STACEY FARNHAM, AND I PROVIDE THE PRIMARY STAFF SUPPORT TO THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL. I HAVE BEEN WITH LOUISVILLE METRO FOR A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS. 15 YEARS OF THAT WAS AT CORRECTIONS AS A CASE MANAGER BEFORE I MOVED OVER TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION, WHERE I'VE BEEN. JUST A LITTLE OVER FIVE YEARS NOW. SO I'M GOING TO START US OFF JUST BY GIVING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR HISTORY. GOING BACK MANY YEARS AGO, ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO, IN JANUARY OF 1996, THE JEFFERSON COUNTY FISCAL

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MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR, AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS AND THE COURTS AND OTHERS REGARDING IMPROVING THE RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. EXAMINE AND REVIEW LEGISLATION THAT RELATES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE, AND RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE ACTION TO THE MAYOR, THE PRESIDENT OF METRO COUNCIL, AND THE CHAIR OF THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. PUBLIC AWARENESS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AND ONE OF THE WAYS WE BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL CAN ASSIST BEING OF ASSISTANCE TO DVRPC SHARING INFORMATION AMONGST YOURSELVES AND SHARING INFORMATION THROUGHOUT YOUR DISTRICTS WOULD BE HELPFUL. WHAT WOULD BE A HELPFUL WAY TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES RELATING AROUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE? AND SO I ASSIST THE COUNCIL IN HIS DUTIES. AS I MENTIONED MENTIONED BEFORE, I ASSIST WITH ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH SUPPORT, DATA ANALYSIS, PREPARING MEETING AGENDAS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR CO-CHAIRS. WRITING MEETING SUMMARIES WHICH YOU CAN FIND ON OUR WEBSITE, COLLECTING OUR ANNUAL DATA SNAPSHOT, WHICH GIVES A GREAT OVERVIEW OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITHIN OUR CITY. SEEKING GRANTS, WRITING AND SUBMITTING THOSE GRANTS. AND IF WE ARE AWARDED, I WILL MANAGE THOSE GRANTS. AND SO THIS IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. TO ASSIST THE COUNCIL IN ITS WORK. AS WE KIND OF MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE ARE SOME SUBCOMMITTEES. THOSE INCLUDE THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE, THE FATALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE, AND THE DATA COMMITTEE. DVRPC INTER AGENCY AND DATA MEET QUARTERLY. AND THE FATALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETS BI MONTHLY. SO TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THESE COMMITTEES, SO MUCH

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PROJECTS INCLUDE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HANDBOOK, TRAINING INITIATIVES, ETC. THE FATALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE IS TASKED WITH REVIEWING LOCAL CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WHICH RESULT IN HOMICIDE AND OR SUICIDE, WITH THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING WAYS TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM AND TO PREVENT FUTURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITIES. BY CONDUCTING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND MULTI-AGENCY SYSTEMS REVIEW OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITIES, THE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO PINPOINT AREAS AND MEANS BY WHICH TO INCREASE AND ENHANCE COORDINATED AGENCY AND COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. INFORMATION SHARED IN THESE MEETINGS IS CONFIDENTIAL. THE FRC PRODUCES A BIENNIAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTING THE REVIEW PROCESS TO INCLUDE SYSTEMIC RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THEN LASTLY, THE DATA COMMITTEE IS A NEWLY FORMED COMMITTEE AT OUR JANUARY DVRPC MEETING, MEMBERS RECOMMENDED FORMING A DATA COMMITTEE TO HELP DRIVE THE COUNCIL'S WORK FORWARD, AND THIS COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE IN MAY FOR THEIR VERY FIRST MEETING.

AND THEN LASTLY, THIS IS JUST OUR CONTACT INFORMATION, AND I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR MEETING SUMMARIES, THOSE REPORTS, LIKE LORI MENTIONED, THE FATALITY REVIEW REPORTS. ARE ALL LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE. AND YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF OTHER INFORMATION THERE. SO I WILL LET YOU ALL ASK US ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. I SERVED IN THIS POSITION OR AS THE METRO COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE PRIOR TO COUNCILMAN LEININGER JOINING THE BOARD, AND IT THE MEETINGS OR IT WAS OVERWHELMING HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE AND A BOARD SIZE OF 36. IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET A LOT OF ACCOMPLISHED. AND, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE LOOKING OVER THE REQUIRED SEATS, I'M SURE. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THERE'S A REASON THAT THEY SHOULD, BUT MAYOR GREENBURG, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OF CORRECTIONS, PAUL, DIRECTOR, CHIEF HUMPHREY, I'M WONDERING A IS SHOULD THIS BOARD BE THIS LARGE AND BE SOME OF THOSE SEATS, ARE THOSE NECESSARY? BECAUSE IT SEEMS I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO THE MEETINGS AND EVEN BEING EFFECTIVE MEMBERS. AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO GUIDE. SO SHOULD THEY HAVE THAT SEAT AT THE TABLE? SO I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THE BOARD SIZE. YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE GREAT PARTICIPATION IN ALL OF OUR MEETINGS. A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOW UP. SO THIS COMMITTEE IS KIND OF JUST THE, YOU KNOW, THE HIGH, YOU KNOW, TOUCHES. AND SO THOSE LOWER COMMITTEES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY DOING THAT WORK. AND SO THEN WE'RE JUST TAKING IT UP TO THOSE DVRPC MEETINGS AND JUST KIND OF TELLING WHAT THOSE COMMITTEES ARE DOING, JUST LETTING THE COUNCIL GUIDE OUR WORK AND THOSE PARTNERSHIPS ARE INVALUABLE. YOU KNOW, CHIEF HUMPHREY, OF COURSE, WITH THE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, HIS DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS THAT THE OFFICERS ARE DOING THAT AT SCENE. OF COURSE, THE MAYOR ATTENDS SO HE CAN GATHER INFORMATION AS WELL. SO, YEAH, I THINK EVERY ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE GREAT. THEY PARTICIPATE. WE WORK WITH THEM IN DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, WAYS AND AREAS. WE HAVE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE HAVE STAKEHOLDERS, AND WE JUST HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH WITH EVERYONE TO HELP MOVE THIS WORK FORWARD. AND THE JAIL. YEAH. SO CORRECTIONS WE WORK WITH CORRECTIONS BECAUSE OF THE COURT MONITORING SYSTEM, THE BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAM. SO YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE AGENCIES DEFINITELY HAVE A TOUCH. AND HELPING TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SURE. AND I DO JUST WANT TO I'M SORRY. OH I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, I THINK THAT ALL THOSE ALL THOSE PLAYERS ARE IMPERATIVE ON THIS COUNCIL BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT MANY OF US REALIZE IN THIS COMMUNITY HOW BIG OF AN ISSUE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IS IN LOUISVILLE. AND THIS TAKES A COORDINATED EFFORT FOR ALL OF THESE AGENCIES TO WORK TOGETHER SO WE CAN COME UP WITH A COORDINATED EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ABSOLUTELY. AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, JUST THE PRESIDENT OF LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A REPRESENTATIVE OF METRO COUNCIL.

SO EVEN IF WE JUST CHANGE THAT LANGUAGE, I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE COUNCILMAN LEININGER ON THAT BOARD INSTEAD OF PRESIDENT ACKERSON. BUT I DO HAVE TWO MORE PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE THAT I WANT TO GET TO, AND WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE MORE MINUTES. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN SCOTT REED. SORRY. HE'S FIRST. OH, THANK YOU, MADAM

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AND THAT DATA SUBCOMMITTEE, AS IT'S GETTING READY TO START, IT'S PRETTY SMALL. I WOULD SAY RIGHT NOW WE MAY HAVE TEN PEOPLE THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED. AT THIS POINT. OKAY. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD, AND THIS IS NOT REALLY GERMANE, AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE WORKING, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND A MEETING YET. WE'RE COMING UP. WHAT? SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY TOP OF MIND RIGHT NOW IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND POLICY IS HOW UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE NON CITIZENSHIP STATUS ARE IMPACTED. WE KNOW THAT THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM IN THE COMMUNITY. IT REDUCES REPORTING. PEOPLE WILL HIDE THE INJURIES. IS YOUR ARE WE DOING ANYTHING IN THAT REGARD TO TRY TO TRACK AND THINK ABOUT WHAT OUR CITY'S RESPONSE IS GOING TO BE IN THAT AREA? ABSOLUTELY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE MENTIONED IS OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HANDBOOK. AND THAT WILL BE RELEASED HERE VERY SOON. WE'VE HAD IT. IT'S AN ENGLISH. IT'S ALSO IN SPANISH.

AND WE'RE HAVING IT TRANSLATED IN THREE OTHER LANGUAGES TO COME OUT THIS YEAR. AND THAT BOOK IS JUST A GUIDE TO INFORM SURVIVORS OF HOW TO NAVIGATE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND IT PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR THEM. WE ALSO HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVE ON OUR BOARD FROM CATHOLIC CHARITIES, FROM LA CASITA, CENTER AMERICANA, KENTUCKY REFUGEE MINISTRIES. SO WE HAVE A GREAT, YOU KNOW, GREAT TURNOUT FROM ALL OF THOSE AGENCIES AND GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AS WELL TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, AND, YOU KNOW, WE NOTICED THE TREND LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE REVIEWING OUR FATALITIES, THAT THE LATINX COMMUNITY THERE, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THOSE HOMICIDES. SO WE DEFINITELY ARE ARE REVIEWING THOSE THINGS. THAT'S WHY WE KEEP THAT DATA WITH THE WITH THE FATALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE SO WE CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. WHEN WE SEE TRENDS LIKE THAT AND AS WELL WITH OUR DATA SUBCOMMITTEE, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE JANUARY MEETING WAS ARE WE TRACKING THAT DATA? RIGHT. WITH WITH LMPD, WITH OUR SYSTEM PARTNERS OF THAT COMMUNITY AND HOW WE CAN WE CAN HELP THEM BETTER? THANK YOU.

WE'RE ALSO NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF WELL, I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF. I AM NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF REPORTING UNDOCUMENTED CITIZENS WHO ARE SEEKING PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THEY WOULD NOT BE TURNED AWAY FROM DVI, AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE OPTION TO APPEAR VIRTUALLY FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS. IF THEY HAVE THAT FEAR OF ACTUALLY COMING TO THE ACTUAL COURTHOUSE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE OUT OF TIME. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. LIKE I SAID, IT GOES REALLY, REALLY FAST. AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF US PROBABLY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS,

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THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. OUR CONTACT INFORMATION. SO JUST REACH OUT ANYTIME. ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. NEXT UP WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COPPA THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART. AND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE JESSICA KINCAID. AND I THINK KRISTEN BOOKER HERE TO ADDRESS US. SO WHILE THEY'RE MAKING THEIR WAY UP AGAIN THIS IS NOT A QUIZ BOARD THAT'S UNDER KRS STATUTE. THIS IS UNDER LOCAL ORDINANCE. THEY MEET EVERY OTHER MONTH AND THERE ARE 13 MEMBERS WITH NO VACANCIES. AND FULL DISCLOSURE, I SERVE ON THIS COMMISSION.

SORRY, THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR SERVING ON THIS COMMISSION. THANK YOU. HELLO, I AM JESSICA BENNETT KINCAID. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF METRO'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

UNDER WHICH THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART IS HOUSED. I AM JOINED TODAY WITH COMMISSIONER KRISTEN BOOKER. WE. THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART WAS ESTABLISHED VIA LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES 32.050 TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN REVIEW AND PROPOSE PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNING PUBLIC ART. ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC ART THROUGHOUT METRO.

REVIEW AND DEVELOP PLANS FOR THE INVENTORY, MAINTENANCE, ACQUISITION D ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC ART OWNED BY LOUISVILLE METRO AND REVIEW AND APPROVE GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS FROM THE LOUISVILLE PUBLIC ART FUND. COPPA IS REQUIRED TO HOLD QUARTERLY MEETINGS AT MINIMUM, BUT CURRENTLY MEETS EVERY OTHER MONTH IN THE 444 METRO DEVELOPMENT BUILDING. OUR MEMBERSHIP IS ALSO DELINEATED IN THE ORDINANCE TO CONSTITUTE EITHER THE MAYOR OR HIS DESIGNEE, A METRO COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE, AN ART DEPARTMENT FACULTY FROM A LOCAL UNIVERSITY TO CIVIC OR BUSINESS LEADERS FOR VISUAL ARTS PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC. ART ADMINISTRATOR, WHICH IS A NON-VOTING MEMBER WHICH I SERVE.

DUAL ROLES AS PUBLIC ART ADMINISTRATOR. THIS IS OUR CURRENT COMMISSION COMPOSITION.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE A FEW ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS ON THIS LIST THAN WHAT THE MEMBERSHIP OUTLINED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. THE ORDINANCE DOES PROVIDE THAT THE MAYOR MAY ELECT TO APPOINT ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. IN THE CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADER CATEGORY, AS WELL AS THE VISUAL ARTS CATEGORY, PROVIDED THAT IF ONE CATEGORY IS APPOINTED, THERE MUST BE ALSO AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER IN THE CORRESPONDING CATEGORY. I ALSO HAVE A COPA'S VISION STATEMENT LISTED HERE. WE BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC ART IS VITAL TO BUILDING A DYNAMIC AND EQUITABLE CITY FOR EVERYONE. PUBLIC ART ENCOURAGES DIALOG ACROSS ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, RACIAL, POLITICAL, HISTORICAL, HISTORIC, AND RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES THAT PUBLIC ART INSPIRES AND PROVOKES THE VIEWER, AND THAT PUBLIC ART IS NECESSARY IN ALL COMMUNITIES. THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART HAS A DEDICATED FUNDING MECHANISM THAT IS OUTLINED ALSO IN LMCO. IT IS THROUGH THE IS TIED TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IN SECTION FIVE POINT 12.2, ITEM THREE THAT PERTAINS TO OUTDOOR AMENITY REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT. IT IS ANY RETAIL, MIXED USE OR OFFICE SPACE OR ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIAL SPACES THAT ARE NEW DEVELOPMENTS OVER A CERTAIN SQUARE FOOT FOOTPRINT ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A PUBLIC OR AN OUTDOOR AMENITY. IF THE DEVELOPER ELECTS NOT TO PRODUCE THAT OUTDOOR AMENITY, THEY CAN PAY A FEE AT A FORMULAIC RATE COMMENSURATE WITH THE OUTDOOR AMENITY REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE ALSO FUNDED THROUGH FINES COLLEED TOUGH LMCO 131.16, WHICH IS RELATED TO VANDALISM, GRAFFITI, FINES, ETC. SINCE 2010, WHEN THE PUBLIC SPACE ART FUND WAS ESTABLISHED, IT HAS RECEIVED ONLY TWO DEPOSITS FROM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TOTALING $78,936.43. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY FUNDING FROM THE FINE FUNDING MECHANISM.

JUST A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMMISSION. IN 2010, THE PUBLIC ART MASTER PLAN WAS COMMISSIONED BY CREATIVE TIME. AS A CONSULTANT TO THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDINANCE. THE SAME YEAR, IN 2015, A FULL TIME PUBLIC ART ADMINISTRATOR POSITION WAS CREATED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF ADVANCED PLANNING. AND IN 2023, THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART AND ITS STAFF LIAISON WAS MOVED TO THE OFFICE OF ARTS AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, WHICH WAS A NEW OFFICE ESTABLISHED THAT YEAR. SINCE 2015, THE COMMISSION ON PUBLIC ART HAS HELPED TO PRODUCE 51 PUBLIC ART PROJECTS INVOLVING MORE THAN 69 ARTISTS. LOCALLY, WE'VE HOSTED THREE ARTIST

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I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK WHAT YEAR WE UNDERTOOK THAT WORK. I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY 2019. WE DID ASK STAFF IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO DO A REVIEW OF ALL CASES THAT WOULD HAVE MET THAT CRITERIA, TO SEE WHETHER THEY WERE EITHER SATISFYING THE OUTDOOR AMENITY REQUIREMENT THROUGH THEIR DEVELOPMENT PLAN, OR IF THERE WERE POTENTIALLY WAIVERS BEING GIVEN OR WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS THE ISSUE TO TRY TO ASCERTAIN WHY OUR FUNDING MECHANISM WAS NOT GENERATING THE SUPPORT THAT WE HAD HOPED. IT JUST AS IT TURNS OUT, A LOT OF THE DEVELOPERS ARE VERY WELL ACQUAINTED WITH, YOU KNOW, THE REQUIREMENT TO PRODUCE THE OUTDOOR PUBLIC AMENITY. THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ALSO DOES DEFINE WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC AMENITY. AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE MIGHT BE SOME ROOM TO BE A BIT MORE SPECIFIC IN THAT LANGUAGE. GREAT. DEFINITELY AN ACTION ITEM FOR US. I HAVE COUNCILMAN REID IN THE QUEUE.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'M GOING TO YIELD MY TIME TO COUNCILMAN

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ACTUALLY, YEAH. TWO MORE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT DAMAGE THAT'S DONE NOT NECESSARILY INTENTIONALLY, BUT BUT YOU KNOW, WE PUT BENCHES IN ON BRECKENRIDGE LANE. WE PAID ARTISTS TO PUT THE BENCHES IN THERE. REALLY PRETTY. I'M ALWAYS AMAZED WHAT ARTISTS CAN PULL OFF. CAR RAN OFF THE ROAD, BANGED INTO THE TO THE BENCH AND IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. WE DIDN'T BOTHER AS THE CITY GOING AFTER THE OWNER OF THE CAR. INSURANCE WOULD HAVE PAID FOR THAT BENCH. IS THAT DOES THAT FALL UNDER YOUR PURVIEW OR IS THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE? AND IF IT DOES FALL UNDER YOUR PURVIEW AND WE DO GO AFTER INSURANCE, WHAT DO YOU ALL DO WITH THE MONEY YOU GET? THAT'S ALSO A GREAT QUESTION. SO THAT WOULD BE WE DO HAVE PROTOCOLS IN PLACE FOR SORT OF CHAIN OF COMMAND OR REPORTING STRUCTURE. ESSENTIALLY IF SOMEONE IS AWARE OF DAMAGE TO PUBLIC ART, I WILL GO BACK TO THE MAPPING PLATFORM. CREATE HAS A PUBLIC COMMENT FORM BUILT INTO IT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN TELL US ABOUT PUBLIC ART IN THEIR COMMUNITY, OR IF THERE ARE ISSUES WITH PUBLIC ART, THEY'VE NOTICED SOMETHING'S BEEN DAMAGED OR MISSING OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAVE YOU. THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE, JUST AS YOU DESCRIBED, THERE WAS A PIECE OF PUBLIC ART HIT BY A CAR. MY OFFICE WORKED WITH RISK MANAGEMENT, ACTUALLY, TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM WITH THE DRIVER.

THE DRIVER'S INSURANCE. AND WE DO HAVE FUNDS ON HAND. YOU KNOW, THE SETTLEMENT THAT WE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. AND THEN MY OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EITHER WORKING WITH A CONSERVATOR OR MAYBE THE ORIGINAL ARTIST, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE NATURE OF THE DAMAGE IS TO GET THAT REPAIRED. AND CAN YOU GET AND I DON'T NEED IT TODAY, BUT CAN YOU GET US SOME SENSE OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE'VE ACTUALLY COLLECTED FROM. I'M ONLY AWARE OF RISK MANAGEMENT FOR THESE KINDS OF THINGS. I'M ONLY OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD AWARE OF THAT HAVING HAPPENED TWICE. THAT'S MY CONCERN. YEAH. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION, IF I MIGHT. THERE'S A THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION CALLED THE CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOODS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THEM. AMONG THE MANY THINGS THAT THEY DO, THEY HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED THE PAINT PROGRAM, WHICH DOES A LOT OF WORK WITH MURALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. HOW DO YOU GUYS INTERACT WITH OR OVERLAP WHAT THEY DO? WE COLLABORATE QUITE FREQUENTLY WITH CENTER FOR

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BUT I THINK THERE'S VALIDITY IN YOUR QUESTION. STILL, HOW DOES COPA WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES? AND I THINK YOU ANSWERED THAT WELL. BUT REALLY QUICK. CAN YOU GIVE A PLUG FOR YOUR APRIL 22ND EVENT WHILE YOU'VE GOT THE MICROPHONE? BECAUSE OUR CULTURAL ARTS PLAN IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO GET TO THE NEXT GROUP. ABSOLUTELY. SO THE COMPREHENSIVE CULTURAL STRATEGIC PLAN THAT THE CITY IS WORKING THROUGH, WE'VE BEEN REALLY THOROUGHLY ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY INFO SESSIONS, FEEDBACK, LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY. WE WILL BE DOING AN EVENT ON APRIL 22ND FROM 4 TO 7 P.M. AT ENCORE, WHICH IS THE OLD BROADWAY THEATER. TO RELEASE OUR INITIAL FINDINGS OF WHAT WE'VE HEARD SO FAR, MAKING SURE WE GOT THAT RIGHT, WHAT WE HAVE HEARD. SO I WILL BE SURE TO SEND A NEWSLETTER BULLETIN TO ALL THE METRO COUNCIL AGENCIES TO INCLUDE IN THEIR OWN NEWSLETTERS. I WANT TO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER, FOR BEING HERE, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T REALLY GIVE HER A CHANCE TO SPEAK MUCH. I ALWAYS VALUE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO BE HERE. OF COURSE. WELL, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GREAT JOB.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THEIR WAY UP. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT DESIGNEE, ALLISON WOOLSLEY AND DISABILITY AND ACCESS COORDINATOR GREG WILLETT. THIS IS NOT A BOARD THAT'S UNDER KRS STATUTE. THEY ARE ONLY UNDER LOUISVILLE METRO. THEY MEET ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH, AND THEY HAVE 13 MEMBERS, TWO VACANCIES CURRENTLY. AND. FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY, COUNCILMAN SCOTT REED AS WELL AS COUNCILWOMAN SHAMEKA PARRISH WRIGHT SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE.

HAND IT OVER TO YOU ALL. SO HE IS PASSING OUT SOME ONE PAGERS THAT WE PUT TOGETHER. KIND OF A SNAPSHOT OF OUR COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ALI WOOSLEY. I AM CURRENTLY THE AGING SERVICES COORDINATOR WITH THE OFFICE FOR AGING AND DISABLED CITIZENS, THAT IS A DIVISION OF THE NEWLY NAMED OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES, FORMERLY RESILIENT RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. AND I'LL LET GREG INTRODUCE HIMSELF. YEAH, I'M GREG WILLETT, AND I AM THE DISABILITY AND ACCESS COORDINATOR WITH THE OFFICE OF AGING AND DISABLED CITIZENS AND FAIRLY NEW. I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS. WORKED IN THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY 28.5 YEARS FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.

RETIRED LAST YEAR AND THEN STARTED WORK HERE. OKAY, SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS A SNAPSHOT OF OUR COMMISSION. I AM CURRENTLY THE COMMISSION LIAISON, BUT AS GREG TRANSITIONS INTO HIS ROLE, HE WILL TAKE OVER THE COMMISSION LIAISON POSITION. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE BOTH HERE.

SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US IS WE WERE FORMED AROUND 2019. THAT IS BEFORE MY TIME HERE AT METRO.

I'VE BEEN HERE ABOUT FOUR YEARS. THE FIRST MEETING WAS HAD IN FEBRUARY OF 2020. AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN MARCH OF 2020. SO THAT DELAYED THE PROGRESS OF THE COMMISSION QUITE A BIT. THE COMMISSION STILL TRIED TO MEET, BUT REALLY WE'VE JUST KIND OF STARTED TO GET A FOOTHOLD WITH OUR GOALS AND WHAT WE LIKE TO DO. SO WHO WE ARE. OUR COMMISSION SHALL CONSIST OF 13 MEMBERS. TWO OF THOSE ARE FROM METRO COUNCIL THAT ARE CHOSEN BY METRO COUNCIL PRESIDENT. FOUR MEMBERS FROM ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING A REGIONAL COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. ONE MEMBER REPRESENTING REHABILITATIVE PROFESSIONALS. TWO MEMBERS FROM EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. TWO MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WE ALSO HAVE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS WHICH ARE NON-VOTING MEMBERS. THOSE

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WE ALSO LIKE TO PROMOTE AWARENESS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE CAPABILITIES, NEEDS AND DESIRES OF CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES. WE SERVE AS AN ADVOCATE FOR ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS AND PROJECTS TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES. WE ADVISE LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS ON POLICY MATTERS WHICH AFFECT THE DAILY LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC FACILITIES. WE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN APPROPRIATE TO METRO COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR.

WE DO HAVE FOUR SUBCOMMITTEES THAT IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR ONE PAGE SNAPSHOT. OUR FOUR SUBCOMMITTEES ARE. TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT THAT GO TOGETHER, AND THEN PUBLIC SPACES, EVENTS AND AWARENESS. THOSE SUBCOMMITTEES ARE CHAIRED BY AN APPOINTED MEMBER, BUT OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALLOWED TO BE INVOLVED IN THOSE SUBCOMMITTEES. AND I HAVEN'T ALREADY MENTIONED THAT, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE THOSE 13 APPOINTED MEMBERS, THOSE FIVE METRO REPRESENTATIVES, WE DO. THIS IS AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING. SO ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS A VESTED INTEREST IN HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY CAN ATTEND THE MEETINGS. WE DO HAVE A LARGE PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AT OUR MEETINGS THAT IS CONTINUING TO GROW AS WE KIND OF GET A FOOTHOLD WITH OUR COMMISSION AND WE MOVE FORWARD. THEY I WILL SAY THAT OUR TRANSPORTATION AND OUR HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEES ARE OUR MOST POPULATED SUBCOMMITTEES. WE ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND A REPRESENTATIVE IN THAT EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT REALM. OUR PREVIOUS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR FOR THAT UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY.

SHE WAS ALSO THE CO-CHAIR OF OUR COMMISSION AS A WHOLE. SO WE ARE THAT IS ONE OF OUR VACANCIES.

AND YOU'LL SEE HER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER. THAT'S DONNA FOX. SHE PASSED AWAY TWO MONTHS AGO.

HUGE LOSS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR OUR COMMISSION, THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL FREE COMMUNITY VIEWINGS OF THE DOCUMENTARY CRIP CAMP. IF YOU'RE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE DOCUMENTARY, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU WATCH IT AT LEAST ONCE. IT FOLLOWS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS FROM IN THE 1970S AT A CAMP CALLED GEN ED, WHICH WAS A CAMP FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, WHICH WAS VERY RARE IN THE 70S. THESE INDIVIDUALS BECAME FRIENDS, AND THEY EVENTUALLY WOULD BECOME ADVOCATES IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY EVENTUALLY WERE PART OF THE GROUPS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE 504 SIT INS AND BECAME AND WHAT BECAME THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. SO THEY WERE VITAL IN THE PASSING OF THAT ACT. AND SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT DOCUMENTARY. WE HAVE SHOWN THAT TWO TIMES PUBLICLY, ONCE AT THE SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST REGIONAL LIBRARY. ONCE AT ACTORS THEATER. THANKS TO DONATIONS FROM SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND A GENEROUS OFFER FROM ACTORS THEATER TO GIVE US A NICE PRICE TO HOST THAT EVENT IN THEIR FACILITY. WE HAVE ALSO HOSTED A FAIR HOUSING SYMPOSIUM AT ONE OF THE REGIONAL LIBRARIES. WE HAVE HAD STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS WITH TARC. THEY COME PRETTY OFTEN TO GIVE US UPDATES AND ALLOW US TO VOICE OUR CONCERNS. AS SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS ON OUR COMMISSION UTILIZE TARC FOR THEIR TRANSPORTATION. WE HAVE PROVIDED LETTERS OF INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING ACCESS TO CHEROKEE PARK, AND WE ARE CONTINUING ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS WITH JCPS REGARDING ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUNDS FOR THEIR STUDENTS. SO THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR HIGHLIGHTS. AGAIN, WE DO ALL THIS WITHOUT A BUDGET LINE, WITHOUT FUNDING. WE RELY ON OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND OUR GROUP IS ONLY GROWING. AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE SIMPLE. WE HAVEN'T EXISTED THAT LONG. LIKE I SAID, WE'RE WORKING TO GAIN OUR FOOTHOLD AND REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT. I THINK WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AND GIVE MORE DETAIL OR SPECIFICS IF YOU HAVE IT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, COUNCILMAN REED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR AND I HAVE SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE SINCE ITS INCEPTION. AND I WILL SAY THAT TO ECHO WHAT ALLISON SAID, WE HAD A HARD TIME IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN FORMED AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME. BUT I DO THINK THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF, IT'S REALLY STARTED TO GAIN MOMENTUM. WE MEET REGULARLY. WE MOST OF THE TIME ACHIEVE QUORUM. THE PAST TWO MEETINGS WE'VE HAD REPRESENTATIVES IN FROM TARC TO DISCUSS TARC THREE, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL, VITAL TO THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY, DISABLED COMMUNITY. AND WE ALSO HAD JC IN, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH. TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT ADA COMPLIANT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THAT, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, FOR THE MOST

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I'M PROUD TO SERVE WITH IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND FOR TRANSPARENCY TO THE OTHER VACANCY WAS ACTUALLY GREG'S VACANCY. HE WENT IN HIS ROLE AT VOC REHAB. HE SERVED ON THE COMMISSION WHEN HE RETIRED. AND THEN EVENTUALLY CAME TO US. THAT VACANCY IS OPEN. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THAT ORGANIZATION WHO HAS PUT IN AN APPLICATION AND, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS TO MAKE OUR RECOMMENDATION, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE OTHER APPLICATIONS IN THE QUEUE FOR US TO REVIEW. SO AND I JUST WANTED, I WANTED TO ADD THAT UNDER MAYOR FISCHER, WE HAD THE MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE, AND I WAS A PART OF THAT COMMITTEE. AND THAT KIND OF WAS A PRECURSOR TO THIS. THIS IS MORE LIKE LIKE YOU SAID, WE'RE MEETING REGULARLY. WE'RE WE'RE GETTING ON THESE THINGS. WHEREAS THE ROUNDTABLE MIGHT HAVE BEEN QUARTERLY SOME YEARS AND THEN OTHER YEARS, IT WAS ONCE A YEAR. SO THIS IS DEFINITELY GETTING THAT POINT ACROSS A LOT FASTER.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I HAVE A DISABILITY, BUT LONG AGO, BEFORE I WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING, I REALIZED REAL QUICKLY THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DON'T AREN'T ALWAYS THE BEST ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES. YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS THAT LED TO ADA KIND OF CULMINATED OVER A YEARS OF PEOPLE GETTING ANGRIER AND ANGRIER AND HOPEFULLY THROUGH ADVOCACY. WE DON'T HAVE TO GET TO THAT LEVEL TO PROMOTE CHANGE. SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF MY ADDITION TO WHAT'S BEEN SAID.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN LEININGER? YEAH. SO IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, FROM PHOTOS AND WHAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED, YOU HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT WITH YOUR WORK, AND THAT'S GREAT. DO YOU FIND THAT THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE CITY? ARE YOU BRINGING PEOPLE IN AND HEARING FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, ACROSS EVERY AREA OF LOUISVILLE? YES AND NO. SO WE WORK VERY HARD ON THE BACK END AS THE COMMISSION LIAISONS TO MAKE SURE OUR BOARD IS AS VARIED AS POSSIBLE IN THEIR COUNCIL DISTRICT, THEIR GENDER, THEIR RACE AND THEIR POLITICAL PARTY. SOMETIMES WE CAN ONLY GO BASED ON WHAT THE APPLICATIONS WE HAVE FOR THOSE APPOINTED MEMBERS. I THINK OUR COMMUNITY PRESENCE IS A LITTLE STRONGER IN SOME OF THAT DIVERSITY. BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THERE ARE POCKETS OF THE DISABLED COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE STRUGGLING TO CONNECT WITH.

SPECIFICALLY, THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY HAS LOST A LITTLE BIT OF TRUST WITH THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE. WITH THE LACK OF REPRESENTATION OF INTERPRETERS AT MOST PUBLIC EVENTS. WE TRIED TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION. WE HAD A FEW INDIVIDUALS COME, BUT THE QUESTION WAS RAISED. I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE, WE DO NOT HAVE A BUDGET LINE. WHO PAYS FOR INTERPRETERS? THEY ARE WORKERS. THEY ARE THERE TO WORK AND THEY SHOULD BE PAID ACCORDINGLY. SO THE QUESTION OF WHO COVERS THE COST OF THOSE INTERPRETERS WAS BROUGHT UP. WE MADE OUR BEST ATTEMPT TO HAVE INTERPRETERS THERE, AND WE'RE STILL NAVIGATING THAT PROCESS OF DO WE GET A BUDGET EVENTUALLY TO HAVE AN INTERPRETER THERE EVERY TIME, NO MATTER WHAT? DO WE ASK FOR A REQUEST FOR INTERPRETER? SO I WILL SAY THAT I DO THINK WE ARE WELL REPRESENTED IN THE CITY, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SUBGROUPS OF THE DISABLED COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE STRUGGLING TO CONNECT WITH, AND I HOPE TO MEND THOSE BONDS AND BE THE CATALYST FOR GETTING THEIR THEIR TRUST BACK. BUT WE STARTED IT. IT WASN'T THAT THEY WERE DISSATISFIED, BUT THEY FELT LIKE THEIR ENERGY COULD BE PUT SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE HOPE TO GET THEM BACK. SO THAT'S GREAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. AND ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE EMBARKING ON THE DOT MUSEUM, AND WE'VE GOT THE KENTUCKY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND THE PUBLISHING HOUSE, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S A COMMUNITY THAT WE SHOULD CERTAINLY TRY TO ROPE BACK IN. BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT INSIGHT.

I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. YEAH. AND I THINK YOU ALL PRESENT TO US VERY

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BUT A LITTLE OVERVIEW. WHILE THEY'RE MAKING THEIR WAY UP, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE DEPARTMENT DESIGNEE, DOCTOR VANESSA MCFAIL, AND A BOARD MEMBER JOIN US. THEY ARE NOT UNDER OUR STATUTE. THEY ARE UNDER LOCAL ORDINANCE. THEY MEET ON THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. THEY HAVE 15 MEMBERS, UP TO 15 MEMBERS, AND THEY HAVE TWO VACANCIES ON THE BOARD CURRENTLY. AND THIS ONE. IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT GETS MONEY FROM THE BUDGET. AND SO I BELIEVE LAST YEAR IN THE BUDGET, THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION WAS GIVEN TEN, $10,000. SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. OKAY. MY NAME IS DOCTOR VANESSA MCPHAIL. LIKE SHE SAID. THANK YOU FOR INVITING US. I WAS APPOINTED TO METRO GOVERNMENT IN AUGUST. PRIOR TO THAT, I WAS WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE OFFICE OF EQUITY, AND I HAVE HERE TODAY WITH ME, MISTER AL CORNICHE, WHO IS OUR SECRETARY, AND I'M GOING TO LET HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF. GOOD EVENING.

I'M VERY GLAD TO BE HERE. MY NAME AGAIN IS AL CORNICHE, AND I AM ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COMMISSIONERS THAT WAS APPOINTED BY MAYOR GREG FISCHER. AND I WAS REAPPOINTED BY OUR CURRENT MAYOR. I HAVE SERVED AS THE VICE CHAIR. I'M THE ORIGINAL VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION. I'VE SERVED AS TREASURER OF THE COMMISSION AND CURRENTLY SERVE AS SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION.

SO WE JUST HAVE A SLIDE PRESENTATION TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF PRETTY MUCH THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. I'LL GET THAT UP THERE IN JUST ONE MOMENT. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO FIRST, I WANTED TO START OFF WITH WHAT IS JUNETEENTH? JUNETEENTH IS, OF COURSE, THE EMANCIPATION DAY OR FREEDOM DAY, AND IT COMMEMORATES THE DAY ON JUNE THE 19TH, 1965, WHEN GENERAL GORDON GRANGER ARRIVED IN GALVESTON, TEXAS, AND ANNOUNCED THAT ALL ENSLAVED PEOPLE WERE TO BE FREED. THIS CAME TWO AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION WAS ISSUED, AND MARKED A SIGNIFICANT TURNING POINT IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY. A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY REGARDING THE COMMISSION.

JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST HOLIDAY COMMEMORATING THE FINAL COMMUNICATION TO END SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. THE FIRST FESTIVAL ORIGINATED IN LOUISVILLE IN 2020, AND THEN IT WAS ELEVATED IN 2020. ALSO DURING THE CIVIL UNREST, THE INAUGURAL JUNETEENTH COMMISSION WAS ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY 1ST, 2021 BY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, AND THEN IT WAS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE ORDINANCE IN FEBRUARY 17TH, 2022. AND ALL OF THIS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR JUNETEENTH JUBILEE WEBSITE. THE MISSION OF OUR BOARD IS TO FACILITATE THE CREATION OF AN ANNUAL SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY WIDE EVENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF

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FIELD OF PUBLIC HEALTH. ARTS. COMMUNITY. CIVIC AND BUSINESS. COMMUNITY. MEDIA INDUSTRY. AND DIVERSITY. EQUITY AND INCLUSION. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE CATEGORIES REPRESENTED.

THE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS CONSIST OF MYSELF AS THE MAYOR'S DESIGNEE, A MEMBER OF METRO COUNCIL APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL, WHICH IS DOCTOR PAULA MCCRANEY, AND THEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WHICH IS MISS DEBORAH BILINSKI. OUR TERMS OF APPOINTMENT. THEY ARE WHAT WE CALL STAGGERED. SO ONE THIRD OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE A TERM OF ONE YEAR. THEN ONE THIRD OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE A TWO YEAR TERM. AND THEN LASTLY, ONE THIRD OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE A TERM OF THREE YEARS. AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF AN INITIAL TERM, ALL SUBSEQUENT TERMS SHALL BE FOR THE TERMS OF THREE YEARS. OUR BOARD MEETS THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, VIRTUALLY FROM 530 TO 6:30 P.M. ON A WEBEX WEBINAR WEBINAR, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD CONSISTS OF MISS CAROL JONES CLAY, WHICH IS OUR BOARD CHAIR, OUR VICE CHAIR, DOCTOR SHERRY DURRETT, OUR SECRETARY, MR. AL CORNISH, AND OUR TREASURER, DOCTOR KOFI ABASI. TO THE SIDE, YOU'LL SEE OUR REMAINING MEETING DATES, WHICH ARE ALSO LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE. AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. AL CORNISH TO ANNOUNCE OUR TWO UPCOMING EVENTS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR MCPHAIL. WE HAVE THIS YEAR PLANNED, TO WHICH WE BELIEVE ARE VERY EXCITING EVENTS. THE FIRST IS THE KENTUCKY OPERA AMPLIFIED SONGS OF JUSTICE. IT'S PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE METRO LOUISVILLE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 19TH AT 7:00 PM AT THE KENTUCKY OPERA CENTER FOR CULTURAL HEALTH. AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT, THE ADMISSION IS FREE TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. THE OTHER EVENT IS AGAPE DAY AND IT IS OUR DAY OF GIVING BACK TO THE METRO COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE AT THE COMMISSION SAY THAT AGAPE IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF LOVE AND THAT IS CHARITY. WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE DIVINE NINE, WHICH IS THE LOCAL BLACK GREEK FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES, AND WE PARTNER WITH DARE TO CARE TO DELIVER FOOD THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL BE ON JUNE THE 20TH, 2025 AT 7:30 A.M, AND WE USUALLY BY ABOUT 1030. WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO DELIVER TO FAMILIES ALL OVER METRO LOUISVILLE, AND IT'S HELD AT THE DARE TO CARE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. AND THAT'S OUR CONTACT INFORMATION.

OUR WEBSITE IS UP TO DATE WITH OUR AGENDAS AND OUR MEETING MINUTES, AND WE'LL TURN IT OVER FOR QUESTIONS. I DO WANT TO MAKE A MENTION THAT THE JUNETEENTH WEBSITE ON THE LOUISVILLE, KY GOV LOOKS TO BE UPDATED. HOWEVER, IN GRANICUS NOT IT IS NOT UPDATED FOR EXAMPLE. DOCTOR PAULA MCCRANEY IS NOT IN LISTED IN GRANICUS. AND SO THERE'S JUST THOSE HOUSEKEEPING INCONSISTENCIES THAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO MAKE UP. SO WE'LL NEED TO CHAT ABOUT THAT. BUT CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN IN GRANICUS. YES. IN GRANICUS. TWO OF THE MEMBERS ARE MISSING FROM THAT LIST. WE WILL WE WILL CONNECT YOU WITH WHO CAN CORRECT THAT FOR YOU. BUT YOUR WEBSITE

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SO CURRENTLY WE ARE AT 14 MEMBERS AND IF YOU COUNT MYSELF, THAT WILL BE 15. AND ALTHEA IS WORKING WITH FOUR PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED AND ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO WE HAVE FOUR THAT WILL BE COMING SOON. OKAY. AND THEN. WHAT WHAT KIND OF ATTENDANCE DO YOU USUALLY SEE? WE ALWAYS HAVE A QUORUM, AND WE TYPICALLY HAVE VERY GOOD ATTENDANCE. GOOD. THANK YOU.

COUNCILMAN REED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND COUNCILMAN LEININGER ASKED MY QUESTION, WHICH WAS HOW OFTEN DO YOU ACHIEVE A QUORUM? AND YOU JUST ANSWER THAT? SO THAT'S VERY GOOD. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT COMMISSION. AND TO BE MADE AWARE AND MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THIS VITALLY IMPORTANT HOLIDAY. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, I'VE LEARNED QUITE A BIT MORE ABOUT IT, AND I'VE LEARNED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC. SO WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, I THINK IS GREAT. WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU, I THINK IS FANTASTIC.

SO THANK YOU. IN LOOKING AT YOUR $10,000 BUDGET, CAN YOU KIND OF GIVE A BREAKDOWN OF HOW THAT MONEY IS USED AND WHAT EVENTS? BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S A WEEK LONG. EVENT. AND SO HOW IS THAT MONEY USED? SO LIKE ALCORN SAID, WE HAVE TWO EVENTS THIS YEAR AND IT'LL BE THE AMPLIFY AS WELL AS AGAPE DAY. SO THAT $10,000 GOES TOWARDS THOSE TWO EVENTS. AND THIS YEAR, BECAUSE JUNE 19TH IS A WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY CELEBRATE AMPLIFY ON THE HOLIDAY. WE WILL HAVE A BIT OF A HIGHER COST WITH THE KENTUCKY OPERA, BUT THE $10,000 GOES TO THE MAJORITY WILL GO TO THE KENTUCKY OPERA. AND THEN A LITTLE BIT OF IT GOES TO AGAPE DAY. WE HAVE T SHIRTS AND WE PAY FOR THE SNACKS THERE, BUT THE BULK OF THE MONEY GOES TO THE KENTUCKY OPERA.

FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALL DO, BUT JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT INFORMATION SO WE CAN SHARE IT ON OUR SOCIAL CHANNELS AND ON OUR IN OUR NEWSLETTERS. SURE, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND THE TWO FLIERS. ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO COMMITTEE MEMBERS, FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE IN THREE WEEKS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE RIGHT THE MAYOR'S BUDGET ADDRESS NEXT WEEK AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING. THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE OFF FOR A WEEK BECAUSE OF DERBY. AND THEN WE WILL BE MEETING THAT FOLLOWING WEEK. SO WOULD WE LIKE TO LOOK AT OUR LIST? I THINK THAT OF THE WE HAD 11 BOARDS THAT WERE UNDER LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES. DO WE WANT TO INVITE THOSE REMAINING GROUPS AND THEN START LOOKING AT ASSEMBLING THE NEXT. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. WELL THEN I WILL ASSEMBLE THAT AND SEND IT OUT TO YOU ALL FOR APPROVAL. AND THEN WE WILL MEET AGAIN IN MAY. ALL RIGHT. OF COURSE. MOTION TO ADJOURN.

[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.]