[1. RP050625KS REAPPOINTMENT OF KANDICE SHOBE-WHITE TO THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 25, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. MISS JACKSON JACKSON, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD IS A REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN LOUISVILLE. BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRIVATE CITIZENS. THE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR AND APPROVED BY METRO COUNCIL. THE BOARD ADOPTS REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND RESOLUTIONS AS NEEDED TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION. THERE ARE SEVEN MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD. MEMBERS SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. BETWEEN. LET'S SEE. CANDACE SHOBE HAS BEEN A COMMITTED MEMBER. SHE IS A MANAGER OF DATA ANALYTICS WITH OPTUM. OPTUM. I MAY NOT BE PRONOUNCING THAT CORRECTLY, BUT SHE HAS LIVED IN LOUISVILLE FOR 40 PLUS YEARS.

SHE'S OUT OF DISTRICT FIVE. WE ARE. WE. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN IN 2019. SHE IS. IF SHE IS APPROVED, SHE WOULD BE SERVING HER FINAL TERM. SHE IS HERE IN CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HERSELF TO YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. HELLO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS. I DON'T GET TO COME HERE OFTEN, SO THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE IS VERY INFORMATIVE AND I APPRECIATE THIS CONSIDERATION. MISS SHOBE, I HAVE A QUESTION. SO FOR YOU LIVING IN DISTRICT FIVE. YOU ARE SUBJECTED TO A LOT OF POLLUTANTS THAT TRAVEL OUR WAY FROM THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF RUBBERTOWN. AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON ADDRESSING SOME OF THOSE ISSUES? I KNOW THAT A L OF PEOPLE THINK THAT THEOURCE OF THE POLLUTION IS MS TY MAY BE ONETO WANTO GETOUR INPUT, YOUR FEEDBACK ON WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ON IF YOU ARE COURAGEOUS ENOUGH TO EVEN TRY TO PINPOINT OUT SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAUSE POLLUTION IN THAT AREA. I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES I TRAVEL THAT PATH FROM SOUTHWEST, AND AS IT TURNS INTO ALGONQUIN, AND SOMETIMES, AND THIS IS LONG AFTER I PAST MSD. AND AS I'M APPROACHING RUBBERTOWN PROPERTIES, SOMETIMES IT ACTUALLY TAKES MY BREATH AWAY. I'M SURE YOU'VE PROBABLY EXPERIENCED THAT AS WELL. BEEN IN THE AREA, AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE. DO YOU THINK THAT WE ARE DOING ENOUGH? DO YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND GO AFTER, NOT GO AFTER, BUT INQUIRE ABOUT THE LEVELS OF POLLUTION

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THAT WE'RE FACING WITHIN THAT AREA? WE HAVE SOME, FROM WHAT I'M TOLD, DATA COLLECTED HISTORICALLY OR PREVIOUSLY. WE HAVE SOME PRETTY HIGH CANCER RATES IN THAT AREA, AND A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS ARE SAYING THAT IT'S COMING FROM SOME OF THE PLANTS IN THAT INDUSTRIAL AREA.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON ON THAT, YOUR OPINION. I'VE BEEN BORN AND RAISED IN THAT AREA IN THE SHAWNEE, CHICKASAW PARK AREA AND HAVE SMELLED THE SMELLS FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE. WHAT I'VE GROWN TO UNDERSTAND WITH THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT WHEN I FIRST STARTED ON THE BOARD, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE I WAS VERY FIRST UPSET AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOICES WERE BEING HEARD. AS WE UNDERSTAND INDUSTRY AND WE UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, REVENUE, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS THE CITY IS MAKING MONEY, THESE COMPANIES ARE MAKING MONEY. BUT AS CITIZENS, WE WANT TO BE HEALTHY AND PROTECT OUR KIDS.

ONE OF THE THINGS IN SITTING ON THE BOARD, WHICH I WAS LATER, YOU KNOW, NOT REALLY, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS GOING ON PRIOR TO SITTING ON THE BOARD IS THAT THESE ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WHAT THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT HAS DONE IN THE LAST 3 TO 4 YEARS THAT I'VE NOTICED IS COLLECT MORE DATA. THE DATA THAT'S BEEN COLLECTED HAS ENABLED THE TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE NOT ONLY DETECTING THE SMELLS, BUT IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF THE SMELLS AND ALSO THE FINDING OF THOSE COMPANIES, NOT JUST MSD, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT FACTORIES WE'VE SEEN. I DON'T WANT TO JUST DROP EVERYONE'S NAME, BUT THERE'S COMPANIES ACROSS THE BOARD. THERE ARE PRIVATE AND THERE ARE PUBLIC COMPANIES. HOWEVER, THE DISTRICT HAS THE POWER TO FIND THOSE COMPANIES, TO HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE, TO BRING THEY HAVE TO BRING A REPRESENTATIVE OR AT LEAST RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS WHEN THEY DO GET FINED. AND I FEEL LIKE WHAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING IS HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE, IS MAKING THEM CLEAN UP THEIR ACT A LITTLE BIT. THEY NOW SEE THAT THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN JUST GET AWAY WITH AND THAT WILL JUST GET IGNORED, OR THEY CAN JUST PAY A FINE AND IT GOES AWAY. IT'S BEING COLLECTED. WE ALSO HAVE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S COMMUNITY MEETINGS WHERE RACHEL HAMILTON AND OTHER APCD MEMBERS ACTUALLY INFORM THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SOME OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE STUDENTS, AND BEING INCLUSIVEBOY ASPECT, NOT JUST THE TECHNICAL, FROM THE PROFESSIONALS OR FROM THE COMPANIES OR FROM THE APCD MEMBERS, BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN PERSPECTIVE, BUT THE CITIZENS COME IN, WE HAVE STUDENTS COME IN. AND TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT, FOR ME, I FIND IT SATISFYING THAT WE CAN FIND THESE PEOPLE AND THOSE FINES, THOSE MONIES THAT ARE COLLECTED, THEY'RE THEN RECYCLED BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE GRANTS AND APCD ALLOWS THE BOARD INSIGHT AND A VOICE ONTO WHO GETS WHAT AND HOW THAT MONEY IS ALLOCATED. SO I THINK FINDING THE LAST 3 OR 4 YEARS OF THE TECHNOLOGY BOOM, IT IS AS AND THE INSIGHTS HAS BEEN ABLE TO HOLD THESE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE AND KIND OF GIVE POWER BACK TO APCD TO DO SOMETHING AND NOT JUST REPORT IT. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I ONLY SEE YOU AND ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER THAT ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW CHALLENGING IS YOUR ARGUMENT WITH THE REST OF YOUR BOARD MEMBERS OF HOW THE RESIDENTS CLOSE TO RUBBERTOWN ARE AFFECTED BY THE POLLUTANTS? SO CAN YOU JUST GIVE US SOME INPUT ON THAT? SO THE INTERESTING PART ABOUT THE BOARD, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHO'S BEING AFFECTED. EVERY SINGLE BOARD MEMBER IS VERY IT'S PERSONAL TO THEM. A LOT OF THEM ARE PROFESSIONALS IN MEDICINE OR IN TECHNOLOGY. AND SO WHAT WHAT THEY DO IS THEY THEY ADVOCATE AS MUCH AS I SOMETIMES EVEN MORE COUNTERING AND QUESTIONING SOME OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE AS TO AND APCD AS WELL AS TO, OKAY, WHAT ARE WE DOING NEXT? SO IF WE HAVE THE SAME COMPANY THAT'S GETTING FINED, WHAT'S OUR NEXT RECOURSE? OR IF THERE'S A PROPOSED FINE APCD PROPOSES TO FIND, THE BOARD STILL HAS TO VOTE ON IT. WHAT POWER DO WE HAVE IF WE DON'T THINK IT'S BIG ENOUGH? OR DO WE HAVE ROOM TO, YOU KNOW, GO FURTHER THAN JUST THE FINE, WHAT'S WHAT ARE OUR NEXT STEPS? AND THOSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT THE MY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE

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BEEN PUSHING AND ADVOCATING FOR AS WELL AS MYSELF. SO I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN A DIFFERENCE INTO AS IN WHERE THEY LIVE. WE LITERALLY DON'T SPEAK ABOUT WHERE WE LIVE AND WHICH ZIP CODE EVERYONE'S IN, OR WHICH DISTRICT THEY REPRESENT. OUR PANEL USUALLY IS ALL ON THE SAME ACCOUNT AS FAR AS MAKING AND PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE COMPANIES THAT ARE CAUSING THE CITY THE AIR POLLUTION. THANK YOU. I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE YOU ARE IN THIS PROCESS, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS THAT HAS A QUESTION. OKAY. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. I HAVE A FEW THINGS. THANKS, CHAIR. THANKS FOR BEING HERE TODAY. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I NOTICED THAT YOU SAID. YOU SAID THAT YOU WISH THAT WE COULD GIVE MORE POWER TO ACPD. IS THAT CORRECT? APCD? YES. YEAH. WELL, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN MEETING WITH ANDERSON WOODS, WHO'S ALSO WITH MY CONSTITUENTS, WHO HAVE A GREAT CONCERN ABOUT ANDERSON WOODS.

AND I KNOW YOU SPOKE ON DATA. YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE REALLY BIG ON DATA WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING FOR. BUT FOR MYSELF, I'M BIG ON RESULTS. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THIS YEAR YOU'RE GOING TO BRING TO THE TABLE. AS FAR AS ENERGY, THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THERE IS A DIVERSE BOARD, BUT JUST SOMETIMES WHEN WE SIT ON THESE BOARDS, JUST LIKE WHEN WE SIT ON METRO COUNCIL, WHEN YOU SIT TOO LONG, YOU'RE NOT EFFECTIVE, RIGHT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE THAT IS ON THIS BOARD IS EFFECTIVE. RIGHT? AND NOT JUST SHOWING UP TO BE ON THE BOARD, BECAUSE I REALLY HAVE NOT SEEN. SEEN A REALLY A LOT OF ENERGY WITH THIS BOARD OR ANY RESULTS. WELL, RECENTLY, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU FOLLOWED THE CATCH BASINS THAT WERE JUST REPLACED. FOR US, THAT WAS A BIG WIN AS THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG HURDLES OF WHY DOES IT SMELL? SO IF WE IF WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE SEWAGE, WE KNOW THE MSD, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. YEAH. WE MEET WITH THEM. SO WE I MEET WITH RACHEL. I'M JUST SAYING OVERALL. RIGHT. YOU KNOW RESULTS. RIGHT. YOU KNOW LIKE WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO GET RESULTS? I'M SICK OF HEARING DATA AT THIS POINT. THE DATA ABSOLUTELY MEANS NOTHING. IT SMELLS NOT GONE. AND THAT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. LET ME MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. I JUST WANT TO KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BRING TO THE TABLE? YOU KNOW, THE TYPE OF ENERGY. IT SEEMS LIKE THAT THAT BOARD NEEDS SOME FIRE UNDERNEATH IT, RIGHT? YES. AND THE SAME WAY THAT MY CONSTITUENTS HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE, I FEEL LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONLY FAIR TO HOLD THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THAT BOARD ACCOUNTABLE, RIGHT? SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW MOVING FORWARD, AND I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO OPPOSE YOU GOING ON THIS BOARD. I DEFINITELY SUPPORT IT. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, MOVING FORWARD, EXACTLY WHAT YOU KNOW, MYSELF AND I'M SURE SOME OF MY OTHER COLLEAGUES, I THINK BY NOW, AFTER SO LONG, PEOPLE KNOW WHAT METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE LOOKING FOR, WHICH IS DATA. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THAT'S COLLECTED FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT RESULTS. ABSOLUTELY. ONE OF ONE OF THE MAIN FACTORS FOR ESPECIALLY THIS BEING MY LAST TERM, WOULD BE FOR MORE POWER AND TO PUSH FOR MORE ACTIONS. SOMETIMES WE GET, YOU KNOW, PROPOSALS AND THE THERE'S A FINE AND THEN THAT'S IT. BUT WHAT I'M MOTIVATED TO DO AND WHAT THE BOARD WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IS THAT, OKAY, SO NOW WE NEED TO GO FURTHER. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF FINES. WE'VE GOTTEN, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF COMPANIES TO EXPLAIN THEMSELVES. THE SMELL HAS GONE AWAY A LITTLE BIT. BUT YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I THAT A LITTLE BIT IS NOT ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY DON'T CARE IF THEY SMELL IT ONCE IN SIX MONTHS. IT'S STILL THAT YOU DROVE THROUGH THE SHAWNEE EXPRESSWAY AND YOU SMELLED IT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD PERSONALLY DO IS TO PUSH FOR US TO HAVE MORE POWER TO DO MORE, AND NOT JUST KIND OF SLAP A FINE AND LET THEM GO ON THEIR WAY AND DO IT AGAIN IN THREE MONTHS. AND ARE YOU GUYS LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY? I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES THAT WHEN THEY DO CALL, ACTUALLY, WHEN I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE WEST END, I THINK I SPOKE TO RACHEL HAMILTON ABOUT THIS, JUST ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS HAD EMAILS ON THE BILLBOARDS, AND I ASKED THAT THAT BE SUBSTITUTED WITH A CONTACT NUMBER BECAUSE EVERYONE DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO EMAIL. RIGHT? AS FAR AS HOW YOU MARKET, WHEN PEOPLE SMELL THAT SMELL.

BUT WHAT I'M HEARING AS OF TODAY IS THAT WHEN THEY DO CALL THAT, YOU GUYS TELL THEM, WELL, WE'LL SEND SOMEBODY OUT TOMORROW. SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT YOU MEAN YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU ALL SAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING. THAT'S HOW. ABSOLUTELY. AND I DO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS, THAT THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT, THEY MANAGE THAT PART.

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AS BOARD MEMBERS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE SO THAT WE DO HAVE A CALL LIST. WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS. IT'S A PUBLIC LIST OF PEOPLE THAT CALLED IN AND TRACKED. THE PROBLEM WITH TRACKING A SMELL IS THAT IT'S A SMELL. SO WHEN SOMEONE REPORTS IT, YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO PHYSICALLY HAS TO GO OUT AND TEST IT. AND THE TIMING THERE, WHICH WE'VE ASKED RACHEL HAMILTON AND A LOT OF THE APCD MEMBERS, WE'VE WE'VE ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED. SO WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG? SO WHAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, ARE WE ARE WE GIVING THEM FEEDBACK? ONCE WE DO COME OUT, IF SOMEONE COMES OUT AND THEY NO LONGER SMELL IT, THEN WHAT? SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OBSTACLES THAT WE HAVE THAT WE ARE PUSHING FOR THE DISTRICT TO BE A LITTLE MORE RESPONSIVE. PART OF THEIR, I BELIEVE, PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY MEETINGS IS TRYING TO HELP EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHY IT'S HAPPENING. BUT I AGREE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE BOARD IS PUSHING FOR IS FOR APCD TO, YOU KNOW, BE A LITTLE MORE. I GUESS, ACTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE BECAUSE A PERSON CAN COMPLAIN AND IT MAY BE THURSDAY THEY JUST GOT OFF WORK, THEIR KIDS ARE HOME, AND. IF AP APCD COMES OUT, ARE WE GOING BACK TO THAT PERSON? ARE WE LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEIR VOICE WAS HEARD? ARE WE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT? ARE WE INVITING THEM TO THE NEXT MEETING SO THEY CAN SEE THAT WE DO HAVE THEM LISTED ON THE REPORT? THEIR COMPLAINT WAS SENT, AND THE BOARD HAS ACCESS TO A LIST OF THEIR COMPLAINTS. AND IT'S LISTED SO THAT THEY DON'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS A WASTE OF THEIR TIME. AND THAT'S THE MAIN THING THAT I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL LIKE IT'S A WASTE OF THEIR TIME. I'VE ADVOCATED FOR MY NEIGHBORS TO USE THESE APPS, YOU KNOW, REPORT THIS INFORMATION, AND UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE RESPONDED AS IF THEY DON'T THINK THEIR VOICE MATTERS. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S DEAR TO ME, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY THEY DO, THAT THEIR VOICE DOES MATTER, THAT THEY UNDERSTAND, AND THEY FEEL THAT THE CITY IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. COUNCILMAN REED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I'M SORRY THAT I COULDN'T BE THERE IN PERSON. MISS WHITE, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. HOW OFTEN DOES THIS BOARD MEET? WE MEET THE THIRD WEDNESDAY. OKAY. SO IT'S MONTHLY. OKAY. AND WHEN YOU DO MEET, DO YOU NORMALLY HAVE A QUORUM? YES. OKAY. AND THERE'S A TYPED OUT AGENDA. SEEMS TO BE PRETTY WELL ORGANIZED AS FAR AS YOU'RE CONCERNED. YES. SO WHEN WE MEET WE USUALLY RECEIVE ANY OF THE COMPLAINTS AND ANY OF THE AGENDA FROM THE PRIOR MEETING AND THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING THAT WE'RE MEETING FOR PRIOR TO THE MEETING. SO WE HAVE TIME TO REVIEW ALL THE DOCUMENTS AND ANY COMPLAINTS. AND THEN WE DO HAVE A VERIFY THAT THERE'S A QUORUM AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETINGS. AND THEN WE PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING. YOU'RE WELCOME. I'M SORRY. MY SCREEN JUST DID SOMETHING CRAZY.

I'M TRYING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE. NO ONE ELSE. OH. OH. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO. AND I'LL BE BRIEF. YOU SPOKE TO DESIRING MORE TEETH FOR ENFORCEMENT. I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WERE CONCRETE AND YOU DISCUSSED EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. PROPOSED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE TEETH ON THAT. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HOW MUCH POWER WE HAVE WHEN WE WHEN WE GET PROPOSALS. THE DISTRICT DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF DETAILING THE ISSUE AND DETAILING THE PROBLEM AND THE PROPOSAL THAT THEY BRING TO THE BOARD. WE REVIEW.

HOWEVER, I'M NOT SURE HOW WE PUSH THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. SO ONCE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE WITH A PARTICULAR COMPANY OR OR FACTORY, AND WE GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, TO ATTEND OUR MEETINGS, TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF, AND THEN WE FIND THEM IF IT GETS TO THAT LEVEL. BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT. IN ADDITION, WE CAN BE DOING BECAUSE. WE HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THEY KNOW THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SO IF SOMEONE BREAKS ONE OF THOSE POLICIES, YOU KNOW HOW HOW MANY CHANCES DO YOU GIVE A COMPANY OR HOW MANY CHANCES DO YOU GET? SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE'RE KIND OF LIKE STUCK. WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE. AND TO SOME OF THESE COMPANIES ACTUALLY DO CARE. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY DON'T. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP THEM? POSSIBLY

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BECAUSE MAYBE THERE ARE BARRIERS WITHIN THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S CREATING THIS ISSUE. SO WE GET A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM THE DISTRICT. AND WITH THAT INFORMATION WE HAVE, WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON AND WE QUESTION THEM ON WHY SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER SO THAT IT'S PREVENTED. BUT RIGHT NOW, OUR OUR HANDS ARE KIND OF TIED. AND WHAT THE BOARD MEMBERS CAN DO OTHER THAN QUESTION AND QUESTION AND QUESTION AND PUSH TO ENFORCE MORE ON THESE COMPANIES. OKAY. THANK YOU. WOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I ALMOST FORGOT. WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THERE. ALL RIGHT. THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPOINTING. MISS SHOW WHITE TO THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD, SAY I, I ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. WELCOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS A LITTLE CONFUSING. WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF JASON SMITH TO

[2. AP050625JS APPOINTMENT OF JASON SMITH TO THE ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

THE ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT DISTRICT BOARD TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028. NO.

JUNE 2025, 2025. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE AMENDMENT. TO. OH, I NEED A MOTION TO CALL THIS MOTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOW I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. I TOLD YOU IT WAS CONFUSING. GO AHEAD. SO THIS IS FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO THE ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. AND SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD IS TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES, AND TO LEVY A TAX FOR SUCH SERVICES. THE BOARD HAS SEVEN MEMBERS. THE MAYOR APPOINTS THREE. THE BOARD ITSELF APPOINTS FOR US TODAY IS A MAYORAL APPOINTMENT. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM AGAIN IN THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE FIREFIGHTER ELECT. THEY SERVE FOUR YEAR TERMS. THIS APPOINTMENT IS FOR JASON SMITH.

HE IS THE IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FOR PROTECTION SYSTEM, INC. HE LIVES IN DISTRICT 11. HE'S AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE REPUBLICAN. HE IS FILLING A VACANCY DUE TO A RESIGNATION. HE IS ON THE CALL AND HE CAN INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT. MR. SMITH. OH, WE NEED TO MAKE AN.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, JUSTIN? SO FOR METRO COUNCIL CLERK'S OFFICE BASICALLY JUST NEEDED TO ADDRESS THAT. THERE'S A NEW LETTER, THE CORRECTED LETTER THAT IS IN THE THAT IS IN THE ATTACHMENTS AND WITH THE CORRECTED DATE. AND THEN WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE AMENDMENT ON THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THE DATE. SO YOU WANT THE FIRST ONE THE 25 AND THEN THE 20. BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAD SUBMITTED IT WE GOT IT THIS WEEK. SO NOW WE PREVIOUSLY HAD THE ORIGINAL DATE FOR 2028. NOW YOU SAID THE CORRECTED LETTER IN. SO WE NEED TO AMEND TO CHANGE THE NAME OF IT AS WELL AS AND THAT'LL BE CORRECTED AFTERWARDS ONCE YOU'VE AMENDED IT. SO THAT WAY IT'LL BE JUNE 30TH 2025. SO I NEED TO DO IT. YOU'VE ALREADY DONE IT. YEAH. SO WE NEED TO SHE CAN'T. SORRY. WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THIS. CORRECTING THE DATE ON THE LETTER. SO CAN I GET A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE THE CHANGE THAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE CLERK. CAN I THANK YOU? TOLD YOU GUYS THIS WAS CONFUSING. OKAY, NOW CAN WE GO TO MR. SMITH? OKAY. MR. SMITH, WELCOME. THANK YOU. DO YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? I APPRECIATE GO AHEAD. YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S TIME THIS EVENING, AND I APOLOGIZE. I COULDN'T BE THERE IN PERSON. I'M TRAVELING FOR WORK. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CHAIR. IF I COULD HOLD ON. COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI. SO SORRY. OKAY, SO WE NEED A VOICE VOTE ON THE AMENDED MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I'M ALSO TRAVELING ON BUSINESS, SO I CANNOT BE THERE, AND I APOLOGIZE LIVE. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU,

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MR. SMITH, FOR YOUR SERVICE. LOOKING FORWARD TO VOTING FOR YOUR NOMINATION HERE. AND THE OTHER TWO CANDIDATES THAT ARE AFTER YOU. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR MISS JACKSON. IF SHE COULD COME TO THE PODIUM REAL QUICK AND JUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND, I THINK I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY AND ENSURE WHAT'S HAPPENING, BECAUSE I KNOW THESE ARE APPOINTMENTS ADDRESSING RESIGNATIONS. SO THEREFORE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN MR. SMITH'S NOMINATION, HE MAY BE FILLING A POSITION THAT ONLY HAD, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME LEFT, BUT I ASSUME HE CAN THEN BE REAPPOINTED AFTER THAT. AND SO CAN CAN YOU TALK ABOUT JUST TO CLARIFY THAT, YES, HIS NOMINATION, ALBEIT HAS A SHORT EXPIRATION DATE ON IT. HE CAN BE RENOMINATED AFTER THAT. FOR HOW MANY TERMS AND CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY THOSE MECHANICS? AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, MISS JACKSON, IF YOU COULD DO THAT FOR MR. SMITH, BUT ALSO FOR MISS OSNER AND MR. HALL, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL THREE COMING UP. IF WE COULD JUST CLARIFY THAT FOR MYSELF AND EVERYBODY ELSE, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THE TWO MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE COMING UP ARE FILLING VACANCIES, AND THOSE TERMS WILL END JUNE 30TH, 2025. SO BY THE TIME THESE ONCE IT GOES THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IT'LL ALREADY BE JUNE. SO IT WILL BE TIME FOR THEIR TERM TO EXPIRE. SO WHAT THE CHAIR HAS ASKED ME TO DO IS THEN BRING THOSE BACK TO YOU GUYS. THEY DON'T HAVE TO SHOW UP, BUT JUST BRING THE JUST RESUBMIT A LETTER THAT SAYS THEIR TERM WILL END JUNE 30TH, 2028. SO WE'RE ASKING TODAY FOR THEM TO COMPLETE THIS TERM OF THOSE THAT WHOSE TERM HAS EXPIRED, WHO'S WHOSE POSITION THAT THEY'RE TAKING THAT WILL EXPIRE JUNE THE 30TH, 2025. AND THEN YOU WILL SEE ME AGAIN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS SAYING, HEY, I'M RESUBMITTING MR. IF THEY'RE IF THEY ARE APPROVED, I AM RESUBMITTING MR. SMITH AND MISS ULCER TO BE REAPPOINTED IN THEIR TERM WOULD THEN END JUNE 30TH, 2028. NOW ON MR. HALL.

CLINTON HALL, BECAUSE HE IS A PROPERTY OWNER, THEY ARE TYPICALLY ELECTED. SO HIS TERM BECAUSE OF CHAPTER 75 TELLS US WE HAVE TO GO BY THAT. SO HIS TERM WILL END IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEN HE WILL THEN HAVE TO RUN FOR ELECTION WITHIN THE FIRE DISTRICT, AND THEN HE WILL BE APPOINTED THROUGH THE THROUGH THE BOARD ITSELF. THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS. THANK YOU, MR. JACKSON. SO AND JUST ONE MORE POINT OF CLARITY FOCUSING, BECAUSE THE ELECTION PROCESS FOR MR. HALL IS SORT OF A DIFFERENT PROCESS DICTATED BY STATE LAW. BUT FOR MR. SMITH HERE AND MISS OSNER, BECAUSE THEY ARE FILLING A VACANCY, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT THIS DOES NOT MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THAT THEY CAN BE REAPPOINTED. CORRECT. SO BECAUSE THEY ARE FILLING A VACANCY FOR SUCH A SHORT TIME, THIS FROM NOW OR FROM NEXT THURSDAY WHEN THEY'RE APPROVED TO JUNE 30TH, WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED A TERM BECAUSE WHAT THE WHAT THE STATUTE STATES IS THAT IF LIKE IF THAT IF THAT TIME WAS HALF OF A TERM, THEN THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED ONE TERM. BUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A TERM. SO WHEN I BRING THEM BACK FOR JUNE 2025 TO JUNE 28TH, THAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THEIR FIRST TERM. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. JACKSON. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE WE WERE CLEAR ON THAT BECAUSE I DO WANT TO GIVE BOTH THESE CANDIDATES THE FULL OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUT AS MANY TERMS AS IS LEGALLY PERMITTED, BASED ON THEIR DESIRE TO WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE.

SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. SMITH, FOR BEING HERE. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THE RECORD AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOUR NOMINATION AND MISS OSCAR NOMINATION AS WELL.

THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? HI. COUNCILMAN JJ YES. MY QUESTION. NOTHING, NOTHING. WITH THIS NOMINATION, I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A YES VOTE ON MR. SMITH. IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GET THE BREAKDOWN OF NUMBER OF HOW MANY APPOINTMENTS, IF ALL THE BOARDS ARE TOGETHER,

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ALL 60 PLUS BOARDS OF HOW MANY ARE IN EACH DISTRICT, HOW MANY DIFFERENT APPOINTMENTS THAT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS PUT IN DISTRICT ONE TO DISTRICT 26. AND THEN BECAUSE WE PRINTED OFF THE LIST AND THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT SAID DISTRICT 12, BUT THEY'RE IN DISTRICT ONE NOW BECAUSE OF THE REDISTRICTING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND SO I'M NOT SO CERTAIN WITH LINES. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LAST UPDATE MAY POTENTIALLY BEEN, BUT I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT THERE'S SOMEONE IN DISTRICT ONE ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE DISTRICT 12 BORDERS. IT'S NO LONGER IN DISTRICT, SO I CAN ONLY GO BY WHAT THEY PUT ON THEIR APPLICATION. IF THEY PUT DISTRICT ONE, THAT'S WHAT WE GO BY. OKAY. SO I CAN BREAK THAT DOWN FOR THAT. BUT AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE WHAT THAT PERSON PUT ON THEIR APPLICATION OKAY. AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME WHEN THEY APPLIED. IS THERE A WAY DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SAY ALL 26 AND BEING ABLE TO ADD, I CAN, BUT IT WON'T BE TOMORROW, OKAY, OR THE NEXT DAY, BUT I CAN DO THAT. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. JUST SO THAT WE HAVE AN IDEA OF NUMBER OF, AGAIN, THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTS OF, OF THE TOWN YOU WANT IT FOR. SINCE WHEN? I MEAN WHAT'S YOUR WHAT? JUST WHERE WE'RE AT CURRENTLY, IF YOU WILL, JUST WHERE WE'RE AT CURRENTLY WHEN IT COMES TO APPOINTMENTS. I CAN DO IT.

APPRECIATE YOU, MISS JACKSON. YES. SO. SO WE MIGHT ACTUALLY LET ME DOUBLE CHECK SOMETHING. I MAY ACTUALLY HAVE THAT FOR YOU, COUNCILMAN JOSEPH. SO LET ME LET ME DOUBLE CHECK. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'LL EMAIL BOTH OF YOU WHAT WE HAVE. IT WAS SOMETHING I SENT TO THE AD HOC COMMISSION ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. MY OFFICE DID. SO I MIGHT HAVE SOME OF THE INFORMATION YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR. IF NOT, THEN WE COULD FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. BUT LET ME SEE IF I CAN SAVE EVERYBODY A LITTLE TIME AND I'LL TRY TO EMAIL THAT. OKAY. JUST LET ME KNOW, PLEASE. YEAH. THANK YOU.

ARE WE READY TO VOTE NOW? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. SMITH SAY AYE? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, MR. SMITH. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS DEPARTMENT OF ANDREA OSER TO THE

[3. AP050625AO APPOINTMENT OF ANDREA OSER TO THE ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.

[4. AP050625CH APPOINTMENT OF CLINTON HALL TO THE ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2029) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

OWNERS, BUT BECAUSE WE HAD A RESIGNATION MID TERM THAT THE STATUTE SAYS THAT THE MAYOR HAS TO APPOINT. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR THE ELECTION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF CLINTON HALL. HE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL NUMBER 20. HE IS A MARRIAGE AND HE'S A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR AND THERAPIST WITH

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CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY. AND AGAIN, HE IS FILLING A VACANCY WHERE HIS HIS TERM WILL END JUNE 30TH, 2025. BUT THEN HE WILL HAVE TO RUN AT THE DISTRICT FOR THIS POSITION. SO BEFORE YOU BRING HIM FORWARD, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE CHANGE AND THEN THE TERM 2025.

SO CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION TO AMEND AS ASKED FOR BY THE CLERK. SECOND, THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THANK YOU. THE AYES HAVE IT. GOOD EVENING. I AM CLINTON HALL AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. AND I APPRECIATE MAYOR GREENBERG AND HIS APPOINTMENT. OBVIOUSLY I WILL HAVE I'VE CURRENTLY, YOU KNOW, PUT MY NAME ON THE BALLOT.

SO I WILL BE SEEKING ELECTION IN JUNE. BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS. SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GIVING ME THIS CHANCE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING HERE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF HIS APPOINTMENT, SAY HI. HI. HI. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS MATTHEW WISEMAN TO THE CEMETERY BOARD. I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION. MOTION SECOND. THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON.

SO THE PURPOSE OF THE CEMETERY BOARD IS TO FACILITATE THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NONPROFIT AND INDIGENT CEMETERIES THAT DO NOT RECEIVE PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS. THAT IS, PURSUANT TO CRS 367 .952. THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS ON THIS BOARD, AND THEY DO SERVE A THREE YEAR

[5. AP050625MW APPOINTMENT OF MATTHEW WHISMAN TO THE CEMETERY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 13, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

TERM. MATTHEW WISEMAN IS THE DEPUTY CORONER FOR LOUISVILLE METRO. HE LIVES IN METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE. HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH INDIGENT BURIALS. AND HE IS FILLING A VACANCY. THIS BOARD HAS NEEDS SOME FIRE LIT UNDER THEM AND HAS HAS REALLY. NEEDED SOME DIRECTION FOR A WHILE. AND HOPEFULLY THESE NEW BOARD MEMBERS WILL BRING THAT FIRE. MISTER WISEMAN IS HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS MATT WISEMAN. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. AS STATED, I AM CURRENTLY A CORONER. BEFORE THIS I RAN THE COUNTY BURIAL PROGRAM FOR FIVE YEARS, SO I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR ALL FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BE BURIED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, AND ALSO KEEP UP THAT DIGNITY AND RESPECT WITH MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERIES.

DO YOU OVERSEE ALL THE CEMETERIES IN THE CITY? BEEN ON THE CEMETERY BOARD? I'M SORRY.

DO YOU, DO YOU OVERSEE ALL OF THE CEMETERIES IN THE CITY? NO. OKAY. ALL THE INDIGENT.

INDIGENT. OKAY. THAT DO NOT GET PERPETUAL CARE. OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS HAS SOME QUESTIONS. HELLO. HOW ARE. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO GREENWOOD CEMETERY? I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF CEMETERIES AROUND HERE. FROM PORTLAND TO MANSLICK TO SHARDENE TO EASTERN. I'VE SEEN QUITE A FEW. SO YOU'VE BEEN TO THAT ONE, RIGHT? OKAY. SO HOW WILL YOU HELP THOSE ABANDONED CEMETERIES LIKE GREENWOOD, CHARDON AND EASTON? SO I THINK THE FIRST THING IS START WITH EDUCATION. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UNDERSTAND THEIR VOICE IS IMPACTFUL, INVOLVING STAKEHOLDERS, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVE NEAR THE CEMETERY, BUT ALSO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS BURIED THERE. I ALWAYS TOLD OUR FAMILIES, EVEN WHEN WE BURIED AT THE COUNTY, THAT THIS IS A PLACE OF HEALING THAT CONTINUES EVEN AFTER SOMEONE'S PASSED. SO FOR A CEMETERY TO BE MISMANAGED OR RUN DOWN TO ME IS DISGRACEFUL. I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE START. I THINK OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF FUNDING INVOLVED ON WHO TAKES CARE OF THAT.

CURRENTLY, METRO PARKS TAKES CARE OF THE FIVE COUNTY CEMETERIES, AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN TALKS OF EXPANDING THAT INTO EASTERN CHARDON AND GREENWOOD. OBVIOUSLY, PART OF THE REASON I APPLIED FOR THIS WAS I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. HOW WE DO IT, OBVIOUSLY, I THINK WE TURN TO STAKEHOLDERS, BUT ALSO THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE AT SOME POINT.

LIKE I SAID AT ONE POINT, THESE WERE PEOPLE. THERE'S STILL PEOPLE EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE

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THEY'RE DECEASED. BUT OUT OF RESPECT FOR THEM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE DONE. YEAH, DEFINITELY. MY COLLEAGUES, COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN, HER PARENTS WAS BURIED THERE. SO.

AND I HAVE A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS AND REALLY JUST ALL THREE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AND DEFINITELY NEED PEOPLE. AS I SAY AGAIN, WITH FAR TO TRY TO HELP WITH THOSE THREE, ESPECIALLY BEING THAT THE CITY FUNDS THE REST OF THEM. STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY LEFT THESE THREE OUT. I ALSO WANT TO DO THAT SOMETIMES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. LET'S TAKE A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU SIR. OUR NEXT DEPARTMENT IS KATELYN KIMREY TO

[6. AP050625KK APPOINTMENT OF KATELYN KIMERY TO THE CEMETERY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 13, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

THE CEMETERY BOARD. CAN I GET A MOTION, PLEASE? MOTION? I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON. SO EXCUSE ME. KATELYN KIMREY IS A CLERK WITH THE POPE LAW FIRM. SHE LIVES OUT IN METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 22. SHE IS A CANDIDATE FOR HER JURIS DOCTOR. SHE HAS HER BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. SHE IS WILL BE FILLING A VACANCY DUE TO A RESIGNATION.

SHE IS HERE IN THE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HERSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. I KNOW THAT I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH CEMETERIES AND IN WITH THE DEAD, BUT I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT CEMETERIES ARE TO THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THIS COMMUNITY THAT IN THE WAY WE TREAT OUR DEAD. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CEMETERIES THAT AREN'T GETTING FUNDED BY THE CITY AREN'T KEEPING ASIDE WITH KRS 367952.

THEY'RE GETTING THE CARE THEY NEED IN ORDER FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL DIGNIFIED WHEN THEY'RE VISITING THEIR LOVED ONES. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS KIMBERLY? I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY AND JUST BEING STRAIGHT UP. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU SAID. OKAY, IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU, MISS KIMBERLY.

[7. AP050625NO APPOINTMENT OF NATALIE OWEN TO THE CEMETERY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 13, 2026) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

OUR NEXT DEPARTMENT IS NATALIE. ON TO THE CEMETERY BOARD. NATALIE OWEN IS AN ATTENDANCE CLERK WITH JCPS. SHE LIVES IN METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 12. SHE'S VERY INTERESTED IN BOARD MEMBERSHIP. SHE WOULD LIKE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER APPOINTMENT. SHE DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF BACKGROUND WITH CEMETERIES EITHER, BUT SHE IS VERY INTERESTED AND WOULD LOVE TO BE A PART OF THIS BOARD. SHE IS HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT AND INTRODUCE HERSELF.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. HI, HOW ARE YOU ALL? SORRY. THAT'S LOUD. MY NAME IS NATALIE OWEN AND I ACTUALLY AM NO LONGER AN ATTENDANCE CLERK, BUT I AM A SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION MANAGER AT THE SAME SCHOOL AND I'VE BEEN AT THAT SCHOOL FOR 15 YEARS. I DO NOT HAVE PREVIOUS CEMETERY BOARD EXPERIENCE, BUT I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH YOU ON THE GREENWOOD CEMETERY. I HAVE GROWN UP IN THAT AREA, SO I HAVE SEEN IT VANDALIZED FROM THE MOMENT I CAN REMEMBER, AND IT JUST KIND OF BOTHERED ME. AND WHEN I SAW THIS, I THOUGHT, MAYBE I CAN DO SOMETHING AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I HOPE YOU CAN TOO. I HAVE A LOT OF LOVED ONES BURIED THERE THAT I CAN'T FIND, SO IT'S AN EERIE THING. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY I RESPECT THAT.

I RESPECT WHAT YOU SAID. YOU'VE SEEN SOMETHING YOU WANT TO JUMP IN AND HELP, I APPRECIATE THAT, THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. DEFINITELY. WE'RE WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF HAVING YOU. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

COUNCILMAN LINEGAR. JUST JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHAT SCHOOL? TORONTO ELEMENTARY. OKAY. OKAY, WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE

[8. AP050625MP APPOINTMENT OF DR. MEGAN PAXTON TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 30, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

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IT. THANK YOU, MISS OWEN. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS DOCTOR MEGAN PAXTON TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADVOCACY BOARD. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE. MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU, MISS JACKSON. THE AIR ADVOCACY JOB IS TO PROMOTE AND SECURE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT AMONG ALL ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, AND SOCIAL GROUPS IN THE LOUISVILLE AREA. THIS THIS ADVOCACY BOARD HAS TEN MEMBERS. THEY SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM. DOCTOR MEGAN PAXTON HAD PLANNED TO BE HERE, BUT SHE HAD A FAMILY EMERGENCY THIS AFTERNOON, SO SHE'S UNABLE TO BE HERE. BUT I DO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER APPOINTMENT. SHE'S AT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 18, WHITE, FEMALE, REPUBLICAN. SHE'S A SOCIOLOGIST WITH HOME OF THE INNOCENCE. SHE WOULD BE FILLING A VACANCY DUE TO A RESIGNATION. SHE IS A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST WITH A SPECIALIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS WITH THE KENTUCKY PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, AND SHE IS THE VP OF CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS WITH HOME OF THE INNOCENCE. AGAIN, WE WOULD LIKE EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT HERE, WE DO WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER APPOINTMENT TONIGHT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HER APPOINTMENT? COUNCILMAN LINEGAR WHO WHO WAS THE RESIGNATION FROM THE HRC? HER. DOCTOR SHAWANA DESIRE. OKAY. IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF HER APPOINTMENT SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. OUR

[9. AP050625TD APPOINTMENT OF DR. TERRI DAVENPORT TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2026) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

NEXT APPOINTMENT IS TERRY DAVENPORT TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION BOARD. I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE. MADAM CLERK, IF I MAY, BEFORE I MAKE A MOTION.

I'M SORRY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TAKE THE NEXT TWO TOGETHER AND THEN TAKE THE NEXT FOUR TOGETHER. I NOTE THAT THE NEXT SIX ARE ALL BEING APPOINTED TO THE SAME BOARD. WE CAN TAKE THEM TOGETHER AS LONG AS THEIR TERM EXPIRES AT THE SAME TIME. MY FIRST GLANCE, I THOUGHT THEY ALL EXPIRED. I THOUGHT WE COULD DO ALL SIX. WE CAN'T, BUT WE COULD CERTAINLY DO THE FIRST TWO AND THEN DO THE NEXT FOUR. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TAKE THE NEXT TWO TOGETHER.

COUNCILMAN KRAMER, I THINK. OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. THE YEARS I'M LOOKING AT THE SIX AND THE EIGHTH. OKAY. THAT'S TRIPPED ME UP BEFORE. YES. OKAY. I NEED TO DO A THAT'S A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, I NEED A SECOND. OKAY. THE MOTION HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DOCTOR DAVENPORT AND MR. JOHNSON. IF THEY WOULD BOTH COME FORWARD AND JUST GIVE US A BRIEF SUMMARY. GOOD EVENING. I'M DOCTOR TERRY DAVENPORT. SUMMARY OF. DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE BOARD ITSELF? YOU CAN GO AHEAD. I HAVE TWO SO JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION IS TO IS THE PURPOSE IS TO FACILITATE THE CREATION OF AN ANNUAL SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY WIDE EVENTS. THERE ARE ANYWHERE FROM 15 TO 21 MEMBERS PER THE STATUTE, AND THEY SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. THE MAYOR HAD THE MAYOR HAS A DESIGNEE. METRO COUNCIL HAS A DESIGNEE, AND THAT'S COUNCILWOMAN PAULA MCCRANEY. AND THEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT IS ON HERE. AND THEN THERE ARE PRESCRIBED SEEDS, FIELD OF EDUCATION, FINANCIAL, COMMUNITY, PUBLIC HEALTH, ARTS, COMMUNITY, CIVIC AND BUSINESS. YOU KNOW, PUBLIC AT LARGE, MEDIA INDUSTRY AND RESIDENTS THAT ARE ENGAGED IN THE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. WORK. MISS TERRY DAVENPORT IS A RETIRED EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR. SHE LIVES IN METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 19. SHE WORKED AS A COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST. SHE IS FILLING A

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FILLING A VACANCY DUE TO A RESIGNATION OF MISS WANDA MITCHELL SMITH. AGAIN. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS APPOINTMENT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOCTOR DAVENPORT? YEAH, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS. I'M EXCITED FOR YOU TO BE ON THIS BOARD AND TO BRING YOUR EXPERTISE. THANK YOU. I HAVE. OH, YOU'RE DOING TWO TOGETHER. OKAY. THE NEXT ONE IS BENJAMIN JOHNSON. WE ALL KNOW BEN. HE IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH METRO PARKS. HE HAS OVER 20 PLUS YEARS IN

[10. AP050625BJ APPOINTMENT OF BENJAMIN JOHNSON TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2026) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IN LOCAL AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HE HAS HE SERVES THIS COMMUNITY IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. HE IS FILLING A VACANCY DUE TO A RESIGNATION, AND WE HOPE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS APPOINTMENT. I'M GETTING AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE LIKE THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

MISTER JOHNSON, PLEASE, I APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN KRAMER, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO BE CARRIED ON THIS VOTE IF I WAS BY MYSELF. BEN JOHNSON, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, LOUISVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION I OVERSEE THE COMMUNITY CENTERS, LOVE THE COMMUNITY, DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY WORK, LOVE THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND WHAT IT MEANS LOCALLY, HISTORICALLY, CURRENTLY. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME.

I KNOW WE KEEP YOU BUSY IN YOUR OTHER JOB, SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING MORE TIME WITH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. OKAY, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISTER JOHNSON? NO. OKAY, SO WE'RE VOTING ON DOCTOR DAVENPORT AND MISTER JOHNSON TO THE JUBILEE. AT JUNETEENTH. JUBILEE COMMISSION BOARD, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPOINTMENTS SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. WELCOME. THANK YOU. SO I'LL BE IN TOUCH. THAT THE FULL BOARD? MADAM CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONSIDER ALL FOUR OF THE NEXT APPOINTMENTS TOGETHER. I NEED A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. SO OUR NEXT FOUR APPOINTMENTS ARE DESHAWN PRICE TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE

[11. AP050625DP APPOINTMENT OF DESHAWN PRICE TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

COMMISSION. VENETIA GARDNER TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. REAPPOINTMENT OF DARREN WILSON TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. AND. REAPPOINTMENT OF BARBARA LYNNE JAMISON TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. ALRIGHT, I NEED TO AMEND MY MOTION. YOU CAN'T. WE CAN'T DO REAPPOINTMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS AT THE SAME TIME. OKAY, SO WE'LL DO TWO. OKAY. SO NOW TWO. OKAY. SCRATCH THAT FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. LET'S START OVER AGAIN.

I THINK Y'ALL PLAYED A LOT OF JOKES ON ME TODAY. THE OKAY. ALRIGHT. NUMBER 11 THE APPOINTMENT OF DESHAWN PRICE TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. NUMBER 12, THE APPOINTMENT OF VENETIA GARDNER TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. OKAY, MISS JACKSON.

OKAY. SO MR. DESHAWN PRICE, HIS FIRST NAME IS DOMINIQUE BUT HE GOES BY DESHAWN. SO IF YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE ON HIS RESUME VERSUS HIS APPLICATION, THAT'S WHY HE'S AT A METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 15. HE IS A CAREER COACH WITH GOODWILL OF KENTUCKY. HE'S ALSO A FACILITATOR WITH JCPS. HE IS COMPLETING THE TERM OF DON G, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE HER TERM. HE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU AND HOPEFULLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED AND DELIGHTED TO BE HERE, TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. SO ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL HAVE FOR ME, I'M READY. ARE YOU SURE? YES, MA'AM. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISTER PRICE OR ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. I THINK THAT HE'S GOING TO BRING A GREAT AMOUNT OF EXPERTISE TO THIS BOARD. I'M GLAD TO SEE HIM ON THIS BOARD. THANKS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU HAS A WEALTH OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SO I THINK THAT IT'LL BE GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU OKAY. MISS GARDNER. OH GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. SO MISS

[12. AP050625VG APPOINTMENT OF VERNISHA GARNER TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

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VENETIA GARDNER IS AT A METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT NUMBER 12. SHE'S A SENIOR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PROFESSIONAL WITH HUMANA. SHE. SHE, TOO, IS COMPLETING A TERM OF REVEREND JOSHUA HARRIS. MISS, YOU WANT TO COME UP? OKAY. HELLO, I AM VENETIA GARDNER. YOU ALL CAN CALL ME VERNON. I LIKE TO GO BY VERN. I'M SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATION TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMITTEE. I HAVE A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, SO I PLAN TO BRING A STRATEGIC VISION TO THIS COMMITTEE. AND I'M A CREATIVE VISIONARY, SO I AM SUPER EXCITED TO BRING THAT SKILL AND JUST GET OUT THERE. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND OUR HISTORY AND OUR CULTURE. I THINK WE'RE I ALWAYS SAY YOU GOT TO LEAD WITH GRACE, RIGHT? LEAD WITH GRACE, CURIOSITY AND KINDNESS. GET TO KNOW THE BACKGROUND AND HISTORY AND CULTURE OF OTHERS. THAT WAY YOU CAN CONNECT WITH THEM. WE ALL COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE BACKGROUNDS THAT WE ALL COME FROM. SO I'M SUPER EXCITED. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GARDNER? THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING OUR DISTRICT AND REPRESENTING WELL.

OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. MA'AM. WAIT. YEAH. EXCITED. IF THERE ARE ANY ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS GARDNER, WE'RE READY TO VOTE ON MISS GARDNER AND MR. PRICE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPOINTMENT SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. WELCOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OUR NEXT TWO REAPPOINTMENTS ARE DAWN WILSON TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE

[13. RP050625DW REAPPOINTMENT OF DAWN WILSON TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

COMMISSION AND BARBARA LYNNE JAMISON TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER THESE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. SECOND, SECOND. THANK YOU.

OKAY, MISS JACKSON, SO THIS IS FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF DON WILSON. DAWN IS AT A METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT NINE. SHE IS THE HEAD COACH OF LOUISVILLE FENCING CENTER. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY APPOINTED IN 2022, SO SHE WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL BOARD. THIS IS A THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW BOARD.

SO THIS WOULD BE HER FIRST REAPPOINTMENT. AND WE'RE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD. SHE IS HERE IN THE CHAMBERS TO INTRODUCE HERSELF. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU.

THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ME AGAIN TO BE ON THIS AUGUST JUNETEENTH COMMISSION. I LEARNED A LOT WORKING WITH WANDA MITCHELL SMITH, BUT I ALSO HAVE WORKED A LOT WITH COUNCILWOMAN MCLEAN. AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING FOR BIG THINGS. THE TWO THAT WERE HERE BEFORE ME ARE THE SAME VIBE THAT I AM IN RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARE GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR THIS CITY. SO I STAND OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DAWN? OKAY. WE'RE MISSING SOMEBODY. OKAY. BARBARA, LEON'S NOT HERE. OKAY. I'M SORRY. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DAWN? OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ARE WE READY TO VOTE ON DAWN?

[14. RP050625BL REAPPOINTMENT OF BARBARA LYNNE JAMISON TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

I'M SORRY. SO THE NEXT PERSON IS BARBARA LYNNE JAMISON. AND SO MISS JAMISON WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. SHE'S AT A METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT NUMBER SIX. SHE IS THE CEO OF THE KENTUCKY OPERA. SHE WAS AN ORIGINAL MEMBER AS WELL. WE ARE ASKING FOR HER REAPPOINTMENT. WE DO KNOW THAT MISS JAMISON IS LEAVING THE KENTUCKY OPERA, BUT SHE WANTS TO SERVE AS UNTIL SHE LEAVES LOUISVILLE. SO WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HER APPOINTMENT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT MISS JAMISON? YES, JUST BROUGHT UP BY THOSE COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THE TIMELINE OF WHEN MISS JAMISON WILL WILL BE FILLING THIS AS A VACANCY WHEN SHE MOVES? IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING OKAY? IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE READY TO VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPOINTMENT SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS BRIDGET HARMON TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN

[15. AP050625BH APPOINTMENT OF BRIDGET HARMON TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MARCH 23, 2028) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. I'D LIKE TO GET A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE, MISS JACKSON. SO THE

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LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY, CLEANING AND AMBASSADORS TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. DOWNTOWN. THIS THIS MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD HAS PRESCRIBED SEATS. AND THE EXECUTIVE THEIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NOMINATES INDIVIDUALS AND THEY SEND IT TO THE MAYOR FOR APPOINTMENT AND APPROVAL. ULTIMATE APPROVAL BY METRO COUNCIL BRIDGET HARMON IS WITH CHURCHILL DOWNS, WHERE SHE IS THE VP AND GENERAL MANAGER OF DERBY CITY GAMING. SHE IS OUT OF METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 11. SHE IS FILLING THE SEAT OF GARTH WILLIAMS, WHO LEFT TO GO OUT OF STATE TO WORK. HE WAS IN THE POSITION AT DERBY CITY GAMING DOWNTOWN, SO SHE'S FILLING HIS SEAT. SHE IS HERE TO INTRODUCE HERSELF AND YOU CAN ASK HER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. HELLO, I'M BRIDGET HARMON. I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY AND FOR THE REVIEW OF THE NOMINATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS HARMON? OKAY. IF THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE READY TO VOTE ON HER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF HER APPOINTMENT SAY, I, I, I NO'S. OKAY. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT IS KEITH SILLS TO THE LOUISVILLE

[16. AP050625KS APPOINTMENT OF KEITH SEALES TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 26, 2027) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. MOTION TO APPROVE. I NEED A SECOND. THANK YOU. KEITH SILLS IS WITH MIRANDA CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. HE IS TAKING THE SEAT OF DALE WOODS, WHO RESIGNED. HE IS AT A METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN. HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH DEVELOPING AND EXECUTING STRATEGIES, CONTRACTING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PROJECT PLANS, AMONGST OTHER BUSINESS DOCUMENTS. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

HELLO, MY NAME IS KEITH SEALS. I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND TO SERVE ON THE BOARD, AND I ACCEPT ANY QUESTIONS OR LOOK FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SILLS? I THINK WE'RE TIRED. SO. OKAY. WELL, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT YOU BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU'VE BEEN PATIENT. THERE AREN'T ANY QUESTIONS. ALL WE MAY AS WELL GO AHEAD AND VOTE FOR HIS APPOINTMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS IS FASCINATING.

I BET IT WAS SO THE FULL COUNCIL NEXT THURSDAY. THE CLERK SENDS ME THE PAPERWORK. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR LAST APPOINTMENT OF THE EVENING IS NONE OTHER THAN BRIAN MEYER OF THE LOUISVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE

[17. AP050625BM APPOINTMENT OF BRIAN MEURER TO THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JULY 31, 2026) Action Required By: October 24, 2025]

ON THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. MISS JACKSON, SO THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD IS TO ACT AS AN AGENCY. INSTRUMENTALLY AND CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND METRO GOVERNMENT. SO THE GOVERNOR HAS SEATS ON THIS BOARD AS WELL AS THE MAYOR. AND THEN THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE WATERFRONT. BRIAN WOULD BE REPLACING JOSHUA WATKINS ON THIS BOARD AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FRIENDS OF THE WATERFRONT. I THINK YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT BOARD, AND I WON'T GO INTO THOSE DETAILS, BUT HE IS AGAIN SETTING IN THIS PRESCRIBED SEAT. BRIAN, YOU WANT TO COME UP OKAY. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING SIR. MY NAME IS BRIAN MUIR AND HERE I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS BEING NOMINATED TO BE IN THIS SPOT. SO I'VE WORKED WITH THE FIRE, THE LOUISVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. 23 AND AROUND 21. I REALLY WANTED TO I WANTED TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH

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WATERFRONT. SO I GOT INVOLVED WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE WATERFRONT. I'M NOT A FUNDRAISER, BUT I DO LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AND DO SOME OF THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND WORK. IT'S A GREAT IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO VOLUNTEER. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIGGER BOARD AND SEE HOW THAT GOES. BEFORE DISCUSSION BEGINS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MR. MUIR. SECOND, THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. WE'RE READY TO. OH, OF COURSE, IT'S NOT QUITE A QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AS A DISTRICT SIX RESIDENT, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR NOW YOUR SECOND WAY THAT YOU ARE SERVING US. SO THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. YES, COUNCILWOMAN BEST, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR ALL THAT YOU ALL DO FOR THE CITY. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND DOING THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS, CHIEF O'NEILL, FOR BEING HERE FOR SUPPORT AS WELL. OKAY. WE'RE READY TO VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? AYE. THE AYES HAVE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[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.]

THIS CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE LEFT IN THE CITY TO APPOINT TO ANY MORE BOARDS. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO ADJOURN. THANK YOU. YOU ALREADY HAVE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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