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NEXT, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF JUNE 12TH, 2025, OR ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS. SECOND MOTIONS BEFORE US.
[Council Minutes]
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING OPPOSITION. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.NEXT, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE. MINUTES, ALL IN 2025.
[Committee Minutes]
[4. ID 25-0376 Regular: Committee of the Whole – June 12, 2025]
THE REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. JUNE 12TH. THE SPECIAL BUDGET COMMITTEE. JUNE 16TH.[5. ID 25-0371 Special: Budget Committee – June 16, 2025]
THE REGULAR PLANNING ZONING. JUNE 17TH THE REGULAR LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. JUNE 17TH THE REGULAR GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT,[6. ID 25-0378 Regular: Planning and Zoning Committee – June 17, 2025]
[7. ID 25-0372 Regular: Labor and Economic Development Committee – June 17, 2025]
AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS. JUNE 17TH THE REGULAR EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION.[8. ID 25-0368 Regular: Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee – June 17, 2025]
[9. ID 25-0377 Regular: Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee – June 18, 2025]
JUNE 18TH THE REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS. JUNE 18TH THE REGULAR PUBLIC SAFETY.[10. ID 25-0373 Regular: Appropriations Committee – June 18, 2025]
JUNE 18TH THE SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING, JUNE 23RD.[11. ID 25-0369 Regular: Public Safety Committee – June 18, 2025]
[12. ID 25-0386 Special: Budget Committee - June 23, 2025]
AND THE REGULAR COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES, JUNE 24TH. ARE ANY CORRECTIONS DELETIONS HEARING?[13. ID 25-0142 Regular: Committee on Committees – June 24, 2025]
NONE MAY HAVE A MOTION. MOST SECOND MOTION ITEMS, PROBABLY BEFORE US.ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL? YES, SIR. WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THOSE IN THE RECORD?
[Communications to the Council]
DEAR PRESIDENT ATKINSON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT ORDINANCE, I AM REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING.[14. ID 25-0380 Board of Zoning Adjustment – William Brandt Ford, Yani Vozos (Reappointments).]
WHEN BRANT FORD REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028 JOHN VASSOS REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028. YOUR PROPER ATTENTION TO ON THESE PERFORMANCES.[15. ID 25-0381 Criminal Justice Commission – Forest Clay, JoAnn James (Reappointments) and Stephen Lauyans (New Appointment).]
I APPOINTED AND REAPPOINTED THE FOLLOWING. FORD'S CLAY REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. JOANNE JAMES REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027.STEPHEN LAWRENCE NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.
YOUR PETITION ON THESE APPOINTMENTS AND PERFORMANCE IS MOST APPRECIATED.
[16. ID 25-0382 Domestic Violence Coordinating Council – Shannon Derrick, Karina Barillas (Reappointments) and Autumn Lockhart, Brittany Hill-Whitehead, Elea Fox, Brittney Doyle (New Appointments).]
I AM APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING.SHARON. DERRICK. DERRICK. REAPPOINTMENT. TERM EXPIRES APRIL 26TH, 2028.
JUANITA BREWER'S REAPPOINTMENT. TERM EXPIRES APRIL 26TH, 2028.
AUTUMN LOCKHART NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL 26TH, 2028.
BRITTANY HILL, WHITEHILL HEAD, NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL 26TH, 2028.
ELLA FOX NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL 26TH, 2028.
BRITTANY DOYLE NO APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL 26TH, 2028.
YOUR PROPER ATTENTION TO THIS APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR READING FOR THOSE APPOINTMENTS.
[Consent Calendar]
THE CONSENT CALENDAR COMPRISES ITEMS 17 THROUGH 60.ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? MR. PRESIDENT? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE ITEM NUMBER 49 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE.
ITEM NUMBER 49 WILL BE REMOVED. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
A SECOND READING OF THE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEM 17 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $12,000 FROM DISTRICT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO
[Legislation forwarded from APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE]
BRIGHTSIDE, INC. FOR 502. TREE AND LANDSCAPE TO PERFORM TREE TRIMMING SERVICES AND REMOVE DEAD TREES IN DISTRICT FOUR.ITEM 18 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 231.
SERIES 2024 APPROPRIATING $60,000 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER.
35,500 FROM DISTRICT 23. 20,000 FROM DISTRICT 24 2000.
FROM DISTRICT 22, 1000 FROM DISTRICT EIGHT, AND 500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS NINE, 17 AND 21 TO METRO PARKS FOR PRODUCTION COST OF THE 2025 FRIDAY FEST AND HIGHVIEW PARK CONCERT SERIES. ITEM 19 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $7,500 FROM DISTRICT ONE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS FOR THE SPONSORSHIP OF 15 CHILDREN TO ATTEND SOUTHWICK COMMUNITY CENTERS. 2025 SUMMER CAMP. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM BUDGET COMMITTEE ITEM 20 AND AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 100, SERIES 2024 RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 OPERATING BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $10,000 FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND DISTRICT ONE TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL.
[Legislation forwarded from BUDGET COMMITTEE]
[20. O-135-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 100, SERIES 2024, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 OPERATING BUDGET, BY TRANSFERRING $10,000 FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND (DISTRICT 1) TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL GENERAL OPERATIONS (DISTRICT 1). 6/16/25 Special Budget Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ]
GENERAL OPERATIONS DISTRICT ONE. ITEM 21 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 BUDGET FOR TOURISM.[21. O-148-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET FOR LOUISVILLE TOURISM. 6/16/25 Special Budget Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Kevin Kramer (R-11) ]
ITEM 22, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 BUDGET FOR THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY PARK.[22. O-149-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET FOR THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY (TARC). 6/16/25 Special Budget Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Kevin Kramer (R-11) ]
ITEM 23 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BUDGET AND ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE GREATER LOUISVILLE LODGING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, DBA LOUISVILLE HOTEL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PERIOD OF[23. R-048-25 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE BUDGET AND ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE GREATER LOUISVILLE LODGING MANAGEMENT DISTRICT DBA LOUISVILLE HOTEL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2026. 6/16/25 Special Budget Committee Recommended for Approval 6/5/25 Budget Committee Held 5/8/25 Budget Committee Held Action Required By: October 24, 2025 Sponsors: Kevin Kramer (R-11) ]
JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026, THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES.[Legislation forwarded from COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES]
ITEM 24 RESOLUTION AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL.[24. R-077-25 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL PERSONNEL POLICIES. 6/24/25 Committee on Committees Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
PERSONNEL POLICIES. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS,[Legislation forwarded from EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE]
HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE. ITEM 25 A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 30,[25. R-066-25 A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3021/3042 WILSON AVENUE, 3028 WILSON AVENUE, 3038 WILSON AVENUE, 3044 WILSON AVENUE, AND 3017 WYANDOTTE AVENUE AS SURPLUS AND NOT NEEDED FOR A GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THEIR TRANSFER. 06/18/25 Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ]
21 AND 3042 WILSON AVENUE AND 3028 WILSON AVENUE, 3038 WILSON AVENUE, 3044 44 WILSON AVENUE AND 3017 WYANDOTTE AVENUE AS SURPLUS AND NOT NEEDED FOR GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES AND AUTHORIZING THEIR TRANSFER.ITEM 26 A RESOLUTION HONORING THE HONORABLE J.
[26. R-067-25 A RESOLUTION HONORING THE HONORABLE J. MICHAEL BROWN BY DEDICATING THE CORNERS OF 18TH AND 19TH STREETS AT THEIR INTERSECTION WITH MADISON STREET AS “J. MICHAEL BROWN WAY” IN HIS HONOR. 06/18/25 Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4) ]
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MICHAEL BROWN BY DEDICATING THE CORNERS OF 18TH AND 19TH STREETS AT THEIR INTERSECTION WITH MADISON STREET AS J.[Legislation forwarded from GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT/AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE]
[27. AP060325ID APPOINTMENT OF DR. IDA DICKIE TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MARCH 25, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval 6/3/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Tabled Action Required By: November 15, 2025]
TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD. TERM EXPIRES MARCH 25TH, 2028.I'M 28 AND APPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR KENNETH PAGANO TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD.
[28. AP060325KP APPOINTMENT OF DR. KENNETH PAGANO TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MARCH 25, 2027) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval 6/3/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Held Action Required By: November 15, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES MARCH 25TH, 2027. ITEM 29 APPOINTMENT OF BYNUM SIMS TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD.[29. AP060325BS APPOINTMENT OF BENHAM SIMS TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MARCH 25, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval 6/3/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Held Action Required By: November 15, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES MARCH 25TH, 2028. ITEM 30 REAPPOINTMENT OF JASON SIMS.[30. RP061725JS REAPPOINTMENT OF JASON SMITH TO THE ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
JASON SMITH I'M SORRY TO THE ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD.[31. RP061725AO REAPPOINTMENT OF ANDREA OSER TO THE ANCHORAGE MIDDLETOWN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES 30TH JUNE 30TH, 2028. I AM 32 AND APPOINTMENT OF BARRY KIRSTEIN TO THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION.[32. AP061725BK APPOINTMENT OF BARRY KORNSTEIN TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26TH, 2028. ITEM 33 APPOINTMENT OF VALERIE GHOLSON DAY TO THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION.[33. AP061725VD APPOINTMENT OF VALERIE GHOLSON DAY TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26TH, 2028. ITEM 34 APPOINTMENT OF VASHTI PROCTOR TO THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION.[34. AP061725VP APPOINTMENT OF VASHTI PROCTOR TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26TH, 2028. ITEM 35 APPOINTMENT OF EVAN BRADLEY TO THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION.[35. AP061725EB APPOINTMENT OF EVAN BRADLEY TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26, 2027) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26TH, 2027. ITEM 36 AND APPOINTMENT OF DOCTOR BRANDON GRAVES TO THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION.[36. AP061725BG APPOINTMENT OF DR. BRANDON GRAVES TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26, 2027) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26TH, 2027. ITEM 37 APPOINTMENT OF BEVERLY MORTON TO THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION.[37. AP061725BM APPOINTMENT OF BEVERLY MORTON TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26, 2027) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26TH, 2027. ITEM 38 APPOINTMENT OF LASHAWN ALLEN TO THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION.[38. AP061725LA APPOINTMENT OF LASHONDA ALLEN TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26, 2026) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26TH, 2026. ITEM 39 APPOINTMENT OF MICHEL GARDINER TO THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION.[39. AP061725MG APPOINTMENT OF MICHELLE GARDNER TO THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26, 2026) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 26TH, 2026. ITEM 40. APPOINTMENT OF CORBETT MICHAEL SHULL TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD.[40. AP061725CS APPOINTMENT OF CORBET MICHAEL SHULL TO THE CIVILIAN REVIEW AND ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES MARCH 25, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES MARCH 25TH, 2028. ITEM 41 APPOINTMENT OF KRISHNA TIBBS TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION.[41. AP061725KT APPOINTMENT OF KRSNA TIBBS TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028. ITEM 42 APPOINTMENT OF CASEY HINKLE TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION.[42. AP061725CH APPOINTMENT OF CASEY HINKLE TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028. ITEM 43 APPOINTMENT OF JOHN HATFIELD TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION.[43. AP061725JH APPOINTMENT OF JOHN HATFIELD TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028. ITEM 44. APPOINTMENT OF IMRAN ASLAM TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION.[44. AP061725IA APPOINTMENT OF IMRAN ASLAM TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028. ITEM 45 APPOINTMENT OF DANNY BAILEY TO THE FERNDALE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD.[45. AP061725DB APPOINTMENT OF DANNY BALE TO THE FAIRDALE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2028. ITEM 46 APPOINTMENT OF JASMINE WIGGINS TO THE KENTUCKIANA WORKS GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD.[47. AP061725TM APPOINTMENT OF TIM MARTIN TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES JANUARY 28TH, 2028. ITEM 48 REAPPOINTMENT OF CLARA HUME TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD.[48. RP061725CP REAPPOINTMENT OF CLARA PASSAFIUME TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD. (TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28, 2028) 6/17/25 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025]
TERM EXPIRES 20TH FEBRUARY 28TH, 2028. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM LABOR, ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. ITEM 50 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE IS APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING SOLE[Legislation forwarded from LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE]
SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE ZOO CONCERNING PARTS MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND SERVICE FOR THE ZOO'S ANTIQUE CONSERVATION CAROUSEL. CAROUSELS AND CARVINGS, INC., $200,000. ITEM 51 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GRANTING OF LOCAL INCENTIVES TO E BLU SOLUTIONS,[50. R-047-25 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE ZOO CONCERNING PARTS, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND SERVICE FOR THE ZOO’S ANTIQUE CONSERVATION CAROUSEL – (CAROUSELS AND CARVINGS, INC. - $200,000.00). 6/17/25 Labor and Economic Development Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: November 15, 2025 Sponsors: Josie Raymond (D-10) ]
[51. R-059-25 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GRANTING OF LOCAL INCENTIVES TO eBLU SOLUTIONS, INC. AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNEES OR APPROVED AFFILIATES THEREOF PURSUANT TO KRS CHAPTER 154, SUBCHAPTER 32. 6/17/25 Labor and Economic Development Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: November 15, 2025 Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ]
INC. AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNS OR APPROVED AFFILIATES THEREOF PURSUANT TO KRS CHAPTER 154, SUBCHAPTER 32. ITEM 52, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $21,000 OF FUNDING FROM KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES,[52. R-061-25 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $21,000 OF FUNDING FROM KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF RECORDS COMPLIANCE. 6/17/25 Labor and Economic Development Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF RECORDS COMPLIANCE.[53. R-065-25 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSETS CONCERNING SPLIT BASES FOR LARGE, DECORATIVE LIGHT POLES LOCATED THROUGHOUT LOUISVILLE METRO CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT – (VISCO, INC. - $85,000.00). 6/17/25 Labor and Economic Development Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4) ]
CONCERNING SPLIT BASIS FOR LARGE DECORATIVE LIGHT POLES LOCATED THROUGHOUT LOUISVILLE. METRO CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT. VISCO, INC., $85,000.[54. R-068-25 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE LOUISVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS FOR ITS MENTOR/INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR JEFFERSON COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS – (JEFFERSON COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE - $140,000.00). 6/17/25 Labor and Economic Development Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Josie Raymond (D-10) ]
CONTRACT FOR THE LOUISVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.FOR ITS MENTOR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR JEFFERSON COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENTS.
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE, $140,000.
[55. R-069-25 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO REVENUE COMMISSION FOR TAX PROCESSING SERVICES (FAST ENTERPRISES, LLC. - $2,209,060.00). 6/17/25 Labor and Economic Development Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Brent Ackerson (D-26) ]
TAX PROCESSING SERVICES. FAST ENTERPRISES, LLC $2,209,060.[56. R-072-25 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A SIMTEK MODULAR TAC HOUSE MODULAR SYSTEM (SIMTEK MODULAR, INC. - $44,240.08). 6/17/25 Labor and Economic Development Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13) ]
DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A SIMTEK MODULAR TECH HOUSE MODULAR SYSTEM.[Legislation forwarded from PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE]
ITEM 57, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2004 BANK STREET,[57. O-145-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2004 BANK STREET CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.12 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 25-CAT3-0001). 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.12 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO. CASE NUMBER 20 5-830001.[58. R-073-25 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (“LDC”) TO ADOPT THE ALTERNATIVE REGULATIONS FOR ZONING MAP AMENDMENT PROCEDURES AS OUTLINED IN KRS 100.2111. 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
PROCEDURES AS OUTLINED KRS 100.2111. ITEM 59 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND[59. R-074-25 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEW AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (“LDC”) CHAPTER 1 TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION DATE OF APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO 5 YEARS. 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
DEVELOPMENT CODE, LDC CHAPTER ONE, TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION DATE OF APPROVED DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO FIVE YEARS.THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
[Legislation forwarded from PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE]
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ITEM 60 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES, SECTION 72.062 CONCERNING STOLEN VEHICLE RETRIEVAL AT THE LOUISVILLE METRO.[60. O-106-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 72.062 CONCERNING STOLEN VEHICLE RETRIEVAL AT THE METRO GOVERNMENT TOW LOT. 6/18/25 Public Safety Committee Recommended for Approval 6/4/25 Public Safety Committee Held Action Required By: November 15, 2025 Sponsors: Jeff Hudson (R-23) ]
TOTAL LOT. READ IN FULL. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ITEM FOR MADAM CLERK.THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. PLEASE OPEN THE ROLL.
COUNCILMAN. IF I'M NOT COMING ACROSS. I'M LOGGED IN TO YOU ARE I APOLOGIZE.
OH, GREAT. GREAT. I AM AN I, THOUGH. YES.
YOU NEED TO CALL. COUNCILMAN CRAMER. YES.
YES. JOSEPH. YES. COUNCILMAN. CHAPPELL.
CLOSE VOTING YOU'VE GOT 25 YES VOTES. CONSENT COUNTER PASSES.
THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS OLD BUSINESS. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM NUMBER 61.
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ITEM 61, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT,[61. O-151-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, AND FUNCTIONING OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS VARIOUS OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, AND OTHER METRO-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES (AS AMENDED). 6/23/25 Special Budget Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval 6/16/25 Special Budget Committee Held Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Kevin Kramer (R-11), Markus Winkler (D-17)]
INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, AND FUNCTION OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS VARIOUS OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS, INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES, AND OTHER SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES, AS AMENDED.READ IN FULL MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS BROUGHT BEFORE US.
THIS CAME OUT OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. SO, COUNCILMAN KRAMER, YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AS MY COLLEAGUES KNOW, AND FOR THE PUBLIC WATCHING AT HOME WE'VE HAD THIS BUDGET BEFORE US SINCE APRIL.
LOTS OF REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION CULMINATED IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF NEGOTIATIONS.
BUT I FEEL SURE THAT MOST OF US WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IF WE WROTE THE BUDGET.
THIS IS NOT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. BUT THAT'S THE WAY BUDGETS WORK.
WHEN YOU HAVE 26 COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR TOP PRIORITIES ARE.
AGAIN, AFTER A LOT OF CONVERSATION I FEEL LIKE WE'VE ARRIVED AT A BUDGET THAT THAT CAPTURES THE, THE DESIRES, THE PRIORITIES. FIRST, FOR THE MAYOR WHO SENT US A BUDGET THAT WAS, IN MY EXPERIENCE, A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO WORK WITH THAN SOME OF THE BUDGETS WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. AND HAVE COME UP WITH A BUDGET THAT I THINK IS REALLY GOOD.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THE BUDGET ITSELF.
IT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH A 10 TO 1 VOTE.
LOTS OF VERY OPEN AND SPIRITED DISCUSSION DURING THAT DURING THAT COMMITTEE MEETING.
IT'S BEEN IN THE SYSTEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME, SO THERE SHOULD BE IT SHOULD BE READILY AVAILABLE.
I WILL SAY THAT WHEN WE FINISH COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT THAT SOME EYES THAT NEED TO BE DOTTED, SOME T'S THAT NEED TO BE CROSSED. SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS OR A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL CHANGES.
CORRECT. AND A SECOND. SECOND. FANTASTIC. SO SWING AWAY.
THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY VOTE OR ANY CONSIDERATION.
THOSE KINDS OF SIMPLE CHANGES. SO REALLY HAPPY WITH WHERE WE ARE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR THE BUDGET THAT HE SENT.
I WANT TO SAY ESPECIALLY THANK YOU FOR HIS CONSISTENT AVAILABILITY.
ANYTIME I HAD A QUESTION OR CONCERN I CALLED AND HE EITHER ANSWERED OR CALLED RIGHT BACK.
THAT MAKES A LOT OF DIFFERENCE. WORKING WITH COUNCILMAN WINKLER.
AGAIN, SAME THING. MET IN PERSON SEVERAL TIMES.
I WAS TRAVELING A BIT. HE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO BE PATIENT THROUGH MY MISSING AIRPLANES.
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AND THEN HE WAS TRAVELING A BIT, AND I WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO ALLOW THAT THAT HE WAS WITH HIS DAUGHTERS AND RECOVERING FROM BUMPING INTO THINGS.AND AGAIN, IF COUNCILMAN WINKLER WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ANDERSON. AND THANK YOU, CHAIR KRAMER. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS AND YOU KNOW, I THINK AS COUNCILMAN KRAMER SAID, YOU KNOW, ANY ONE OF US WOULD WRITE A DIFFERENT BUDGET. BUT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS IS A BUDGET THAT REFLECTS THE COLLECTIVE PRIORITIES OF 26 OF US, PLUS THE FOLKS ACROSS THE STREET AT THE ADMINISTRATION.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, FUNDS THINGS THAT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT.
AND I THINK ON BALANCE IS A GOOD BUDGET. I WANT TO THANK CHAIR KRAMER FOR THE PARTNERSHIP.
I WON'T THANK EVERYBODY. I DID THAT IN COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO CAME AND SPOKE, ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHO ASKED VERY INSIGHTFUL QUESTIONS.
SO AGAIN, I WOULD ASK FOR EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT OF WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US.
AND THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ANDERSON. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, FIRST, MY CUE IS COUNCILMAN LEININGER.
DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED BUDGET.
I'LL SECOND. SECOND. YOU WANT TO READ YOUR AMENDMENT? YES, SIR. AND THIS IS IN THIS IS IN ALL OF YOUR EMAIL INBOXES.
IT'S ALSO IN THE DOCUMENTS. BUT I WILL GO OVER THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS THAT I'M OFFERING A PEOPLE'S BUDGET FOR AN AFFORDABLE LOUISVILLE. THIS PACKAGE OF BUDGET AMENDMENTS, ONE OFFERED FOR THE FY 26 OPERATING BUDGET.
AND I'LL SPEAK TO BOTH IN MY MOTIVATION HERE.
AND THEN WHEN WE COME TO THE THE CAPITAL BUDGET WE I THINK WE CAN CONSIDER IT PROPERLY MOTIVATED.
AND I DON'T THINK I'LL NEED TO RE MOTIVATE IT.
AS IT IS ALL ONE SUMMARY, BUT ONE OFFERED FOR THE FY 26 OPERATING BUDGET AND ONE OFFERED FOR THE FY 26 CAPITAL BUDGET, MAKES CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED LOUISVILLE METRO BUDGET THAT REFLECT COMMUNITY. ASK FOR A BUDGET THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF WORKING CLASS LOUISVILLE. THIS IS A PACKAGE OF AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD HELP PROTECT ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSIT, EXPAND ACCESS TO FOOD, AND LOWER THE PRICE OF GROCERIES, AND FUND A STUDY TO RESEARCH BRINGING LGB INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND PROVIDING CHEAPER, CLEANER ENERGY.
IT WOULD ALSO HELP BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR NEEDED SOCIAL SERVICES, AND STRENGTHEN METRO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS LIKE THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN OUR METRO PARKS. THIS IS A BUDGET TRULY BY AND FOR THE WORKING PEOPLE OF LOUISVILLE.
AND THE OPERATING BUDGET. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD REALLOCATE $28,557,300 FROM THE PROPOSED FY 26 BUDGET BY RESTORING LMPD APPROPRIATIONS TO THE AMENDED FY 25 BUDGET AMOUNT, AS WELL AS ELIMINATING FUNDING FOR UNSPECIFIED PROGRAMS. THE EXTERNAL LOUISVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE, AND THE THUS FAR UNFULFILLED PARK RANGER PROGRAM.
6 MILLION TO MEET THE ASKS OF THE SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING FOR ALL.
3 MILLION TO THE WEST LOUISVILLE DREAM TEAM FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE NIA CENTER, NEARLY 5 MILLION TO ADD POSITIONS AND EXPAND SERVICES FOR THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION, LOUISVILLE METRO ANIMAL SERVICES, PARKS AND RECREATION CODES AND REGULATIONS, AND ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL 350,000. THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR TAKING LAND INTO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP, AND 150,000 IN FUNDING FOR THE IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF LOUISVILLE IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD REALLOCATE $15,266,000 FROM THE PROPOSED FY 26 BUDGET BY.
THE BUDGET. I WAS ASKED TO MOTIVATE THEM ONCE.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD REALLOCATE 15,266,000 FROM THE PROPOSED FY 26 BUDGET BY REMOVING 6 MILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE LAND OF THE FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING FACILITY, 4 MILLION FOR THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS FOR THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, 3.7 MILLION FOR ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT FOR LMPD, 1 MILLION FOR THE MMI MODULAR HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT, AND 500,000 FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE LICENSE PLATE READER PROGRAM.
3 MILLION FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A NEW TRANSIT HUB.
950,000 FOR PARKS MAINTENANCE. 600,000 TO RENOVATE THE PARK HILL COMMUNITY CENTER.
500,000 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS FOR THE LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, AND 400,000 MORE FOR THE HOMELESS SHELTER. RENOVATIONS. IT GOES ON TO LIST THESE BY LINE ITEM IN THE SPREADSHEET BELOW, INCLUDING WHERE THE FUNDING SOURCES ARE FOR THE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
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I WILL. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST FURTHER SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT THIS CAME OUT OF A PROPOSAL THAT WAS OFFERED TO ALL OF US. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.AND IN MY INTERACTIONS WITH MY OWN CONSTITUENTS, I HAD MULTIPLE BUDGET TOWN HALLS.
AND FUNDAMENTALLY, THE BIGGEST CHANGE HERE IN THE OPERATING BUDGET IS THAT WE TAKE THE LMPD LINE ITEM BACK TO WHAT WE AMENDED FOR SPENDING IN THE FY 25 BUDGET. AND THE REASON THAT I DO THAT, WHICH IN MY MIND MAKES THIS FLAT SPENDING FOR LMPD NOT A CUT, BUT FLAT SPENDING FOR THEIR SPENDING IN REALITY.
AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT EVERY YEAR WHEN LOUISVILLE METRO APPROVES A BUDGET, WE INCLUDE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR LMPD THAT WE KNOW THEY WILL NOT SPEND. WE KNOW THEY WILL NOT SPEND IT.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE EVERY YEAR. AND THEN IN THE MIDYEAR ADJUSTMENT THAT MONEY HAS HANDED BACK, THIS IS MONEY THAT IS ESSENTIALLY STUFFED UNDER A MATTRESS AT LMPD, AND IT CANNOT BE PUT TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE OF LOUISVILLE IN PROGRAMS THAT ARE STARVED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN ORDER TO SERVE A FICTION THAT WE ARE INCREASING THIS POLICE SPENDING EVERY YEAR, WE HAND THIS MONEY BACK. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A HARM TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS ALSO A FACT OF THE MATTER THAT WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ASK US FOR MORE MONEY FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT, MORE MONEY FOR PARKS AND LIBRARIES, FOR CODES AND REGULATIONS, ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS THAT WE FUND IN HERE, WE HAVE ONE ITEM IN OUR BUDGET THAT FAR EXCEEDS EVERY OTHER LINE ITEM.
WHY? ROB. WHY ROB BANKS? THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY IS.
AND THAT IS WHY THAT IS WHERE THE FUNDING IS LARGELY PULLED FROM IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
AND I WILL BE SHORT BECAUSE AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE POINT.
I DON'T AGREE WITH SPENDING $6 MILLION FOR WHAT WAS CALLED IN ATLANTA, A COP CITY TRAINING FACILITY.
AND THE OTHER ITEMS LISTED BELOW. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY BELIEVE IN.
AND I ASKED MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT. I APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY SAID THEY WILL SUPPORT BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT PRIORITIES, DIFFERENT VISIONS. I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT NO CUT FROM THE AMENDED BUDGET THAT CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE COMES FROM ANYONE'S DISTRICT SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC SPENDING, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE WRONG.
EVEN IN PLACES WHERE OBVIOUSLY I DON'T AGREE WITH EVERYBODY'S PRIORITIES.
AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON. BUT I DON'T HAVE TO BUT THIS IS ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF OUR CITY AND A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE HAD SINCE MERGER. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SANTINI, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY.
IN CHAMBERS. COUNCILMAN PAGANINI, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. BARELY. I'M SORRY.
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. SO I'M SORRY THAT I COULDN'T JOIN YOU IN CHAMBERS THIS EVENING.
I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE VOICING HIS DISAGREEMENT WITH THIS CURRENT BUDGET.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS A FEW TOPICS, THOUGH, AND WHY I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES NOT SO MUCH RELATED TO THE DETAILS OF HIS AMENDMENT, ALTHOUGH I OBJECT TO THEM. BUT TO A FEW FACTS AND STATEMENTS MADE RELATED TO THIS NUMBER ONE.
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THERE HAVE BEEN YEARS IN THE PAST WHERE MAYBE A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS AND IT'S USUALLY A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR OVERALL BUDGET IS NOT SPENT FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER.THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN YEARS WHEN THEY'VE HAD TO MOVE MONEY INTO THAT BUDGET BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN OVER BUDGET, SO. SO I DISAGREE WITH THAT CHARACTERIZATION.
I ALSO DISAGREE WITH THE CHARACTERIZATION THAT THIS ISN'T DEFUNDING THE POLICE.
THE THE POLICE BUDGET GOES UP EVERY YEAR LARGELY BECAUSE OF SALARIES.
THESE ARE NEGOTIATED SALARIES AND CONTRACTS FOR RANK AND FILE POLICE OFFICERS THAT HAVE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND GET PROPERLY COMPENSATED FOR THE LIFE SAVING WORK THEY DO EVERY SINGLE DAY ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY.
AND SO IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE BUDGET FOR THOSE INCREASES.
TO NOT BUDGET FOR THOSE INCREASES. IS TO CUT POLICE OFFICERS AND DEFUND THE POLICE.
I WANT TO FUNDAMENTALLY OBJECT TO THIS CONCEPT OF USING THE WORD, THE WORDS.
THE PEOPLE'S X, Y OR Z. RIGHT. IN THIS CASE, THE WORDS WERE USED THAT THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
FIRST OF ALL, NOTHING IS THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET UNLESS IT GETS 14 VOTES ON THIS COUNCIL.
SO ANYTHING LESS THAN 14 VOTES COULD NOT BE CONSIDERED THE PEOPLE'S ANYTHING.
SECONDLY, IF WE'RE GOING TO USE A TERM AS WIDE AS, QUOTE, THE PEOPLE'S UNQUOTE, ANYTHING, WHETHER IT'S A BUDGET OR OTHER DOCUMENT, THEN IT PROBABLY SHOULD GET THE VAST MAJORITY OF VOTES 20 TO 26 VOTES IN ORDER TO EVEN HOLD SUCH A TITLE.
OTHERWISE, IT IS NOT THE PEOPLE'S ANYTHING. IT REPRESENTS SOME PEOPLE'S OPINION, MAYBE A FEW PEOPLE'S OPINION, MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN A FEW PEOPLE'S OPINION. BUT TO USE THESE, THESE WIDE TERMINOLOGIES BEFORE SOMETHING'S BEEN VOTED ON, PARTICULARLY WHEN IN MY WHAT I BELIEVE WILL HAPPEN HERE IS THIS WILL ONLY GET A FEW VOTES INCLUDING MY COLLEAGUES MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN LINARES. THEN TO TO CHARACTERIZE IT IN THIS WAY IS, IS IS JUST NOT ACCURATE.
AND I, AND I JUST OBJECT TO IT GENERALLY. AND THEN FINALLY, THIS CONCEPT THAT THIS IS NOT AFFECTING PROJECTS THAT ARE IN OUR DISTRICTS ARE SIMPLY NOT TRUE. THERE ARE SPENDING THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE CUT IN THIS THAT BOTH DIRECTLY THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS COUNCIL DISTRICTS, STARTING WITH THE LMPD OPERATING CUT.
THAT CUT WILL ABSOLUTELY REDUCE THE POLICE FORCE IN MY DISTRICT, AMONGST MANY OTHERS, I'M SURE.
OKAY. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I PRIORITIZE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY ARE YOU'RE SAFE AND HAVE ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS TO REPRESENT THEM, TO SAY IT DOES NOT CUT THAT.
YOU ARE CHARACTERIZING CERTAIN THINGS IN THE BUDGET.
AS YOU KNOW, A DISTRICT FUNDED PROJECT AND OTHER THINGS IS NOT.
WE PRIORITIZE THAT. THE THE MINORITY CAUCUS PRIORITIZED A FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING FACILITY.
IT KEEPS GETTING CHARACTERIZED AS JUST LMPD. THAT IS NOT TRUE.
IT WILL BE A FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING FACILITY.
BUT BEYOND THAT, THAT WILL BE PLACED IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THIS DISTRICT, IN THIS CITY THAT WAS PRIORITIZED BY SPECIFIC PEOPLE AND SPECIFIC REPRESENTATIVES THROUGHOUT THIS COMMUNITY. AND IT WILL AFFECT CERTAIN DISTRICTS TO NOT HAVE THAT DONE, AS WELL AS OTHER THINGS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TO BE CUT HERE.
SO TO SAY THIS IS NOT AFFECTING INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS THAT IS TO USE TERMINOLOGY THAT AGAIN, I DISAGREE WITH IS TO SAY THAT, WELL, BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIFIC DISTRICT PROJECT FOR A SPECIFIC PARK OR SOMETHING OR ROAD, IF IT'S BEYOND THAT, IT DOESN'T AFFECT INDIVIDUAL PRIORITIZED DISTRICT PROJECTS.
THAT'S NOT TRUE, BECAUSE MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES PRIORITIZED THESE THINGS AND AND SACRIFICED OTHER PRIORITIES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THESE THINGS ARE FUNDED. AND AND THAT BRINGS ME BACK, FINALLY, TO THE PROCESS.
I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN KRAMER AND COUNCILMAN WINKLER.
I THINK THEY HAVE ONCE AGAIN DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB AS CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR TO TO NAVIGATE WHAT IS HANDS DOWN THE MOST DIFFICULT DOCUMENT AND PROCESS TO NAVIGATE THAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
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NOT ONE OF US WOULD EVER DRAFT THE DOCUMENT THE WAY IT'S DRAFTED.THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. WE WOULD ALL DO THIS DIFFERENTLY.
WE HAVE ALL SACRIFICED THINGS AND AND WE HAVE ALL ALSO RECEIVED THINGS THAT WERE PRIORITIZED INDIVIDUALLY, INCLUDING SOME THAT ARE OBJECTING TO THIS BUDGET.
THEY STILL HAVE THINGS THAT WERE PRIORITIZED AND WERE PUT INTO THE BUDGET.
BUT I SEE THIS AND THE PROCESS THAT WAS DONE AS ACTUALLY REFLECTING THE PEOPLE BECAUSE IT REFLECTED THE VOICES OF 26 DISTRICT, 26 ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS COMMUNITY.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO VOTE AGAINST THIS.
ALL 26 OF US WOULD THEN BE ENTITLED TO START MAKING CHANGES TO THIS BUDGET.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT BUDGET WILL THEN NO LONGER BE WHAT I CONSIDER THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET, BECAUSE IT WENT THROUGH A PROCESS THAT REFLECTED EVERYBODY'S VOICE.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR.
WHAT'S THAT? GOT YOU. COUNCILWOMAN, ARE YOU SPEAKING TO THE AMENDMENT? I AM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO I DO ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I DO OBJECT TO THIS.
THERE'S A FEW THINGS IN HERE ON BOTH SIDES THAT I OBJECT TO.
SO, FIRST OF ALL, AS IT COMES TO YOU KNOW, THE LET ME START WITH THE OPERATING HERE TAKING TAKING AWAY MONEY FROM LMPD. HOW CAN WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY MONEY FROM LMPD AND TAKE THEM BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE? SO I BELIEVE LAST YEAR, GENERAL, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT CAME TO MID-YEAR, WE ADDED $8 MILLION.
I BELIEVE WHEN WE GO BACK TO THAT, SO TO SAY WE TOOK MONEY AWAY FROM THEM.
I JUST I JUST CAN'T SEE THAT. AND CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE ARE GROWING NUMBERS AND WE'RE ADDING TO THEIR RECRUITING CLASS, TO TAKE AWAY FROM THAT MEANS THAT WE WON'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
SO IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADD TO PARKS DOWN AS YOU AS YOU SAY, TO ADD TO PARKS AND RECREATIONS, BUT YET WE'RE GOING TO ELIMINATE FUNDING FOR PARK RANGERS.
I'M NOT SURE HOW WE CAN DO BOTH OF THOSE. SO HOW DO WE SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT? TO TAKE AWAY LMPD BUT WHO DO WE CALL FIRST? WE WE CALL THE POLICE OFFICERS.
SO I'M NOT SURE HOW HOW WE DO THAT. I KEEP HEARING COP CITY AND I SEE THINGS OUT HERE.
SAY WE'RE A COP CITY. BUT AGAIN, WE GO BACK TO THE FACT THAT WE NEED OUR COPS.
WE CALL OUR COPS, BUT WE DON'T WANT OUR COPS.
THIS ISN'T A POLICE TRAINING FACILITY. IT'S A FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING FACILITY.
AND IT'S NOT ONLY FOR LOUISVILLE. THEY SAID IT WHEN THEY CAME AND TALKED ABOUT IT.
IT'S FOR THE CITY. FOR ANYBODY TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT TO COME AND TRAIN.
WHAT'S TO BE THE BEST OF THE BEST? SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
AND I ALSO WANT TO MIMIC WHAT WHAT WAS SAID. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. AND THANK YOU FOR THE MAYOR FOR PUTTING THAT STEP FORWARD.
YEAH. COME ON, FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE. THIS IS A DEBATE HERE ON THE FLOOR.
MADAM, YOUR FLOOR CONTINUES. THANK YOU. AGAIN, I CAN'T I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS.
I CAN STAND BEHIND THE POLICE. I CAN STAND BEHIND THE PARK RANGERS.
I CAN STAND BEHIND THE MEN. WHY? AGAIN, I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT THIS.
THANK YOU. NEXT IN THE QUEUE IS COUNCILWOMAN PARISH.
RIGHT? MADAM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND I FIRST WANT TO GIVE THE DISCLAIMER THAT MY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS IS NOT AGAINST ANYONE WHO WORKED ON THIS PROCESS.
I REJECT THAT AND WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT, EACH ONE OF OUR DISTRICTS HAVE ABOUT 28 TO 30 PLUS THOUSAND PEOPLE IN IT. SO WE HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO REPRESENT THOSE PEOPLE AND TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF LOUISVILLE AND OUR MERGED GOVERNMENT WITH COUNTY.
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BUDGET COMMITTEE. I JOINED IT FOR A REASON. TWO JOBS AND ALL.I BELIEVE IN HYBRID OPTIONS, AND IT'S NICE TO SEE ALL PARTIES USE IT.
BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR, I SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE WE DID NOT DRAFT THIS BUDGET AS A COUNCIL.
I DO THINK THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCESSIONS MADE ON ALL SIDES, BUT WE ARE SIMPLY GOING OVER THE AMENDMENTS TOGETHER, THESE AMENDMENTS, THESE ADJUSTMENTS. WE ARE NOT CREATING A WHOLE NEW DOCUMENT.
WE DO GET TO SAY THE PEOPLE'S CONSENT DECREE.
WE DO GET TO SAY WE REPRESENT THE PEOPLE BECAUSE WE DO.
AND SO IF OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE ASKING US TO DO SOMETHING BIGGER, BETTER AND BOLDER, IT IS OUR JOB.
WE HAVE OVER 700,000 PEOPLE IN OUR MERGED GOVERNMENT.
ONLY 439 PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY TO CONSTITUENTS RESPONDED THROUGH OUR ONLINE PROCESS.
SO NOW WE'RE LEFT WITH EVEN THEIR PRIORITIES DID NOT GET THE PRIORITY IN THIS BUDGET.
SO IT IS OUR DUTY TO TRY TO MEET THEM WHERE WE AT AND WE SHOULD NOT BE RETALIATED AGAINST.
THAT IS VERY CHILDISH AND VERY HIGH SCHOOL, AND I REJECT ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THAT.
NOT ON MY TIME WHILE I'M ON THIS COUNCIL. I WILL NOT BE THREATENED AND TREATED DIFFERENTLY, AND I'M REPRESENTING A DISTRICT THAT TYPICALLY GETS LEFT OUT.
SO IF YOU DO TAKE WHAT YOU OFFER. DISTRICT THREE.
GUESS WHAT? WE WON'T EVEN FEEL IT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T FELT THIS BUDGET IN A VERY LONG TIME.
SO I AM SUPPORTING COUNCILMAN LEONARD'S AMENDMENTS.
NOT OUT OF DISRESPECT, NOT TO BE DISRUPTIVE, BECAUSE IN PARTS OF THIS PROCESS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS, WELL, MEANINGFUL, THINGS GOT MESSED UP, THINGS WERE LEFT OUT OF MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T GET THE FUNDING, THEY DIDN'T EVEN GET SCORED CORRECTLY IN A NEW EAF PROCESS.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT. I'M ASKING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME, AND IF WE FAIL, IT IS STILL NOT A LOSS. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, LOOKING AT THIS ORDINANCE, LOOKING AT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS, WE WILL KEEP PUSHING UNTIL WE GET A REAL PEOPLE'S BUDGET.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN LEININGER, YOU'RE NEXT IN THE QUEUE AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A FEW SHORT RESPONSES AND THEN I.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THERE'S MUCH MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES. SINCERE FORGIVENESS.
FOR MY RHETORICAL FLOURISH OF THE PEOPLE'S BUDGET LANGUAGE.
THAT WAS LANGUAGE THAT I TOOK FROM WHAT CAME OUT OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO THAT THAT'S WHERE THAT LANGUAGE COMES FROM.
THE FY 24 BUDGET IS THE LAST YEAR THAT WE HAVE THE FULL YEAR OF FISCAL SPENDING TO REVIEW.
AND IN THE FY 2425 BUDGET, LMPD BUDGET WAS AN ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION OF 220 MILLION.
LMPD SPENT 193. THAT'S TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DIFFERENCE.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE MOST RECENT NUMBER WE HAVE FOR A FULL YEAR'S APPROPRIATION.
SPECIFICALLY TO THE PARK RANGERS PROGRAM. THE REASON THAT I INCLUDED THIS.
AND IT'S NOT A LARGE AMOUNT, RIGHT? 300,000. IT'S NOT A LOT OF MONEY TO PLAY WITH IN THE BUDGET.
AND THIS WAS A LOT OF WORK. ESPECIALLY IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHERE THE SOURCES OF FUNDING ARE. MAKE SURE YOU'RE MATCHING THINGS CORRECTLY. AND WE DO NEED TO PASS A BALANCED BUDGET. AND THAT'S WHY A GREAT DEAL OF CARE WAS TAKEN ON THE CUTS, AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONS, WHICH ARE WHAT I REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON.
BUT MOST OF THE RESPONSES ARE ABOUT THE CUTS.
SO HERE I AM. THE PARK RANGERS PROGRAM IS A FICTION, AND I THINK THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT WHEN WE HAD A TESTIMONY IN PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY, MANY MEMBERS OF THE MINORITY CAUCUS ASKED, WHY AREN'T THERE PARK RANGERS IN MY PARKS? WHY AREN'T WE GOING TO SEE THEM? WE, AND EVEN PARK RANGERS PLURAL IS A FICTION.
WE HAVE ONE PARK RANGER, WE HAVE THE CHIEF, AND WE HAVE SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY AND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME REQUIRING THIS TO BE A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. WE HAVE OVER INVESTED IN THIS PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF IT BEING A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, NEEDLESSLY BECAUSE THE PARK RANGER CHIEF TESTIFIED TO THE PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CALL LMPD WHEN THERE WAS A
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PROBLEM. THERE IS INSTEAD MORE MONEY FOR PERSONNEL IN PARKS IN THIS AMENDMENT, BECAUSE THAT'S EYES AND EARS IN THE PARKS, THAT'S PEOPLE SEEING ARE THEIR KIDS THAT ARE TEARING UP THE PLAYGROUND, OR IS THERE SOMEBODY DOING, YOU KNOW, GRAFFITI IN THE DUGOUTS OF THE BASEBALL FIELD? YOU KNOW, IS THERE A SIGN THAT'S ALL MESSED UP? AND WE NEED TO REPLACE THE THINGS THAT WE HEAR ABOUT IN THE PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AND THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE HAVE ABOUT THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE IN PARKS. THIS WILL MAKE OUR PARKS MORE SAFE THAN THE PARKS RANGER PROGRAM.THIS WILL GIVE OUR PARKS A BETTER DEFENSE AGAINST VANDALISM AND AGAINST, YOU KNOW, DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT ARRIVE FROM OUR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN PARKS. WE'LL HAVE MORE METRO EMPLOYEES THAT CAN SEE WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM.
AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT AGAINST THE CHIEF OF THE PARK RANGERS PROGRAM THAT I'M SAYING THIS OR ANY FUTURE HIRES WHEN, AS I EXPECT, THIS AMENDMENT FAILS. IT'S NOT ABOUT THEM.
SO INSTEAD, LET'S HAVE MORE PEOPLE IN PARKS THAT ARE DOING WORK IN PARKS, GOING AFTER OUR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, TAKING CARE OF ISSUES, AND YES, SEEING WHEN THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEN WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM, THEY'RE GOING TO CALL LMPD INSTEAD. THANK YOU.
COUNCILMAN HAWKINS, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. YEAH.
THANK YOU. FIRST I WANT TO COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE FOR PUTTING THIS AMENDMENT TOGETHER.
BUT I'M GOING TO SAY I NEED PARK RANGERS. AS EVERYONE KNOWS.
AND MY PARK RANGER. THAT'S IN ALGONQUIN PARK.
HAS BEEN NEAR AND DEAR TO THE COMMUNITY THAT I SERVE.
SO MY COMMUNITY DISTRICT ONE, WE NEED THE POLICE AS MUCH AS WE SAY WE DON'T.
AS MUCH AS YOU KNOW, I FEEL AS IF 6 MILLION TO GO TO A TRAINING FACILITY.
YOU KNOW, IT CAN GO IN SO MANY OTHER PLACES. THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SENIORS THAT I STILL HAVE AROUND, THAT'S WHO THEY DEPEND ON. AND, YOU KNOW, I DID, AND I WANT TO SAY THIS PUBLICLY BECAUSE I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM DISTRICT ONE CALL ME WANTING ME TO SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
AND I TOLD MY COLLEAGUE THAT I WOULD, BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE LEAD PERSON THAT'S LEADING THIS NEAL CENTER AND AFTER HE AFTER SHE HAD A STRONG CONVERSATION WITH ME JUST ABOUT DO NOT BUNDLE THIS UP WITH THIS AMENDMENT, I WANT TO MAKE IT PUBLICLY KNOWN THAT I DO SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THE NEAL CENTER, BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, I BELIEVE YOU DO NOT WANT TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE FOR THE AMENDMENT.
SO THE AMENDMENT IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE.
SO THERE'S NO CLEAR, NO CONFUSION ON A VOICE VOTE.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE ROLL FOR A VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.
WHAT'S THAT? A POINT OF ORDER. WHAT POINT OF ORDER WOULD YOU LIKE? ARE WE VOTING FOR THIS AMENDMENT WITH THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL COMBINED? NO. THIS IS OPERATING ONLY BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US.
COUNCILOR MARINA WEBBER. COUNCILMAN OWEN. NO.
VOTING IS CLOSING. PRESIDENT ANDERSON, YOU HAVE 21.
NO. FOUR. YES. THE AMENDMENT FAILS. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THE UNEDITED VERSION OF THIS? WHAT'S WRONG? OKAY. I HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE.
SO WE'RE COUNCILMAN RAYMOND, YOU'RE NOT MY CUE.
WELL, THE THE ONE THAT IS PRESENTLY IN YOUR SYSTEM, NOT AMENDED BY COUNCILMAN LEININGER.
THAT FAILED. CORRECT? YES. PLEASE SPEAK AWAY.
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OKAY. ON THE LAST BUDGET THAT I VOTED ON IN FRANKFURT AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE I SAID THAT IT WAS PRETTY GOOD FOR $15 BILLION. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE PRETTY GOOD.IT HAD PLENTY OF SPENDING IN IT TO BENEFIT OUR RESIDENTS, BUT I STILL VOTED NO, BECAUSE PRETTY GOOD IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH WHEN IT COMES TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE REPRESENT.
AND JUST AS THE STATE UNDERINVESTED IN PRE-K THROUGH 12 EDUCATION AND SHORTED STATE RETIREES, I BELIEVE THAT THIS BUDGET MISPLACED PRIORITIES AS WELL.
THIS BUDGET'S ABOUT $1 BILLION. SO AGAIN, OF COURSE, THERE'S SOME GOOD STUFF IN HERE.
TO MY MOST ACTIVE BUDGET FEEDBACK GIVING CONSTITUENT.
ROGER. SOLAR FOR CITY BUILDINGS IS HERE. BUT GO WITH ME.
DO YOU EVER HAVE A HAMBURGER AND YOU EAT THE WHOLE THING? AND THEN SOMEONE SAYS, HOW WAS THAT? AND THEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT AND YOU GO, IT WAS JUST OKAY.
WOULD YOU ORDER IT AGAIN? NO. WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT TO A FRIEND? NO. AND THIS BUDGET GIVES ME THAT SAME FEELING.
AND POST ONLINE WHAT WE ARE BRINGING HOME FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS.
IT FUNDS THOSE PARK RANGERS, BUT IT DOESN'T ENSURE THAT EVERY COURT IN EVERY PARK IS PLAYABLE.
WHAT WE NEED ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE PULLING WEEDS.
WE ARE NOT FULLY FUNDING TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECTS THAT ARE READY TO BE PUT INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, TO MAKE OUR CITY AND OUR PEOPLE SAFER. HOW DOES LOUISVILLE LOOK AND FEEL DIFFERENT, BRIGHTER, BOLDER IN TEN YEARS OR FIVE OR EVEN ONE? BECAUSE OF THIS BUDGET, I DON'T THINK THAT IT DOES.
AND SO I'M VOTING NOW. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HAWKINS, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE.
CAN YOU CALL A QUESTION? CALL THE QUESTION. YEAH.
THE MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY A SECOND.
SECOND. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IN OPPOSITION.
NO NO NO. I WOULD SAY THE NO'S HAVE IT, HOWEVER.
WELL, WE COULD DO A ROLL CALL ON. THEY CALL THE QUESTION.
VOTING IS CLOSING. PERSON ACTION IS 17. YES AND EIGHT.
NO. IT FAILS. ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT IN MY QUEUE, I HAVE COUNCILMAN PIGEON.
I'M. I'M SORRY. IT PASSES. IT PASSES. IT PASSES 17 DAYS.
IT ONLY TAKES 17 MINUTES. YEAH, 17 OF THE 25.
OKAY. YEAH. BECAUSE WE'RE ONE SHORT. OKAY, WELL, THEN IT PASSES.
SO NOW THE ORDINANCE OF FORCE. OPEN THE ROLL.
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MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE VOTING ON THE BUDGET BEFORE US.COUNCIL MEMBER. VOTING IS CLOSING.
PRESIDENT NIXON. YOU HAVE 21. YES. AND FOR NOW.
[62. O-152-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATIONS OF FUNDS FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES AND ASSETS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY AND OTHER LOUISVILLE METRO-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES (AS AMENDED). 6/23/25 Special Budget Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval 6/16/25 Special Budget Committee Held Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Kevin Kramer (R-11), Markus Winkler (D-17)]
ITEM 62, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE LAW OF JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING APPROPRIATIONS. AUTHORIZATIONS OF FUNDS FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FACILITIES OF SETS OF GOVERNMENT TO LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO.SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES, AS AMENDED IN FULL MOTION.
SECOND ITEM BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN KRAMER, THIS CAME FROM YOUR COMMITTEE.
I WOULD REITERATE MUCH OF WHAT I SAID THE FIRST TIME THROUGH, SO I WOULD ASK FOR A YES VOTE.
SO THANK YOU. AND ALSO A SHOUT OUT TO OUR CAUCUS STAFF.
I'M SURE MARCUS WANTS A SHOUT OUT TO HIS CAUCUS STAFF.
AND I'LL CERTAINLY SHOUT OUT TO OURS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL.
COUNCILMAN ANYTHING TO ADD? NO, JUST I KNOW THAT LATONYA AND BETH WILL TAKE A WELL-DESERVED VACATION AFTER TONIGHT, SO TAKE THEM. COUNCILMAN LEONARD, YOU'RE NEXT IN THE QUEUE.
SECOND. OKAY, THAT'S BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN, ARE YOU SPEAKING TO THE AMENDMENT OR SPEAKING TO THE BUDGET OVERALL? NO. BUDGET OVERALL. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN MCCRAY, ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK TO THIS AMENDMENT? ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK TO THE BUDGET OVERALL? THE BUDGET OVERALL? ALL RIGHT. NO ONE ELSE IS IN THE QUEUE REGARDING THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY COUNCILMAN LEININGER.
WE'LL HAVE A ROLL CALL, VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT.
ACTUALLY. MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE STATEMENT FOR THIS AMENDMENT AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT, THEN, WE WILL HOLD OFF ON THE ROLL CALL. MADAM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MUST ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY PORTION OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET DUE TO MY PRIOR EMPLOYMENT WITH SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY AND MY INVOLVEMENT IN WRITING SOME OF THE $3 MILLION PROPOSAL FOR THE WILLIAM J.
SIMMONS FOUNDATION. SO I WILL BE ABSTAINING. THANK YOU.
FOR THE BUDGET. OKAY. THANK YOU. MADAM. NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT AT THIS POINT. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL. AND COUNCILMAN LINEKER'S AMENDMENT.
A YES VOTE IS IN FAVOR OF HIS AMENDMENT. A NO VOTE IS AGAINST HIS AMENDMENT.
VOTING IS CLOSING. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE ONE ABSTENTION.
20. NO. AND FOUR. YES. THE AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY COUNCIL MANAGER FAILS.
COUNCILMAN PICCINI, YOU'RE NEXT IN MY QUEUE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.
I DO WANT TO MAKE A GENERAL STATEMENT ABOUT THIS BUDGET AND OTHERS IS THAT I HAVE.
I WANT TO COMPLIMENT FOR A MOMENT. EVEN THOUGH I DISAGREE WITH HIS AMENDMENT COUNCILMAN LEININGER, WHO HAD PRIORITIES AT LEAST WENT THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE HE SHOWED HOW HE MIGHT FUND THOSE THINGS.
IT IS EASY. AND ANY ONE OF US CAN, I'M SURE, SAY AGAIN THAT WE WOULD DRAFT A DIFFERENT BUDGET AND MAYBE SAY, WELL, I DON'T LIKE THIS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH OR BOLD ENOUGH, OR TAKE ENOUGH ACTION ON CERTAIN TOPICS.
BUT UNLESS THAT IS BACKED UP BY HOW THAT WOULD BE PAID FOR.
THERE ARE A LOT OF IDEAS ON HOW TO SPEND LOTS OF MONEY THAT WE SHOULD BE QUITE SPECIFIC ON HOW THAT WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH TAX INCREASES OR THROUGH CUTTING OTHER PROGRAMS OR THROUGH OTHER THINGS.
SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE BUDGET IN THE FUTURE.
IF YOU THINK THOSE CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE TO THEN PROPOSE ALTERNATIVES.
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THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO CUT AND, AND I'M QUITE SPECIFIC WITH WHAT I THINK SHOULD BE DONE.SO BUT THIS CAPITAL BUDGET, AS USUAL, IS BALANCED AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WORK ON IT.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HAWKINS, YOU WERE NEXT IN MY QUEUE.
COUNCILMAN. YEAH, WE FOLLOWED IT. THANK YOU. JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY REASONS, I WANT TO MAKE IT BE KNOWN THAT I AM HIGHLY INVOLVED WITH THE YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAM THAT SERVES SEVERAL OF OUR DISTRICTS.
THAT DID RECEIVE FUNDING. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT I SERVE AS A LIAISON, ALLOWING THEM TO KNOW WHO THEIR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE.
AND WHERE THEY CAN TRY TO ADVOCATE FOR FUNDING, BUT IT IS NOT A PAID POSITION.
I'M JUST A LIAISON, SO I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.
FOR TRANSPARENCY REASONS. THANK YOU. SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR YOU TO ABSTAIN.
CORRECT? YES. COUNCILMAN PARRISH. RIGHT. YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR, MADAM.
THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A PROCESS WHERE I REMEMBER LAST YEAR I VOTED AGAINST THE OPERATING BUDGET AND FOR THE CAPITAL BUDGET. AND THIS YEAR, MY MY NO.
I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHY I'LL BE A NO VOTE IS BECAUSE THAT I AM THANKFUL THAT THERE WAS A LOT TAKEN OUT FOR SOUTH LOUISVILLE. BUT EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T REALLY FINALLY DESCRIBED ON WHAT THOSE BOUNDARIES ARE, AS A COUNCILWOMAN THAT REPRESENTS PARTS OF WEST LOUISVILLE AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE, I AM THANKFUL TO SEE SOME ATTENTION BEING PAID WITH THIS BUDGET.
MANY OF US THAT ARE ODD ARE UP NEXT YEAR FOR ELECTION ALONG WITH OUR MAYOR.
A BUDGET IS NOT MEANT TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS PARTIZAN.
A BUDGET SHOULD BE AS INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE. AND I DO THINK THAT THIS BUDGET COULD HAVE BEEN MORE INCLUSIVE, BUT THAT IT IS A BETTER ATTEMPT THAN WHAT I'VE SEEN BEFORE.
WE HAVE OUR OWN BUDGET, HAS NOT SEEN A LOT OF INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY BUDGET YET.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW COMPLICATED THIS IS? FOR SOME OF US WHO REPRESENT SMALLER CITIES? AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET, YES, WE WANT THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS, WE WANT PUBLIC WORKS.
WE WANT ALL THOSE THINGS. SO WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS THAT IT FEELS LIKE THIS IS ONE SIDED, THAT THIS, THIS, THIS BUDGET IS GUIDED BY SOME PARTIZAN AND REELECTION STRATEGIES.
AND I WILL NOT NOT MENTION THAT BECAUSE I WORK ON CAMPAIGNS, I HELP PEOPLE GET ELECTED.
AND I SEE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.
WHEN IT'S TIME FOR REELECTION, MANY OF US WILL.
OUR CONSTITUENTS WILL SAY, WHAT DID YOU DO? AND SOME FOLKS CAN SHOW THAT THEY HAD ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
THEY HAD A LOT OF INVESTMENT, AND SOME OF US WON'T BE ABLE TO.
AND I REJECT THE NOTION THAT PEOPLE AREN'T INVOLVED.
PEOPLE AREN'T LED IN EVERY PART OF THE ROOM THAT THESE DEALS ARE BEING MADE IN.
PEOPLE AREN'T BEING LET IN, AND WE HAVE BEEN ELECTED AS A REPRESENTATIVE, AND SOMETIMES WE'RE NOT.
IN EVERY PART OF THE CONVERSATION. WE WERE ASKED TO SUBMIT WHAT OUR POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS WERE.
WE WERE GROUPED IN REGIONS OF SOUTH AND WEST AND EAST AND ASKED WHAT OUR PRIORITIES WAS.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DID NOT MAKE THOSE FINAL DECISIONS AND SOME WERE MADE FOR US.
IT IS I DON'T TAKE AWAY FROM THAT. IT IS A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT CAN BE BETTER.
I APPRECIATE THAT. I HOPE THAT MY DISTRICT IS RETALIATED AGAINST BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE A NO VOTE, BUT MY NO VOTE IS IN PRINCIPLE, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AS INCLUSIVE OF A BUDGET AS IT SHOULD BE.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN OWEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU. PRESIDENT. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING UNTIL NOW, AND I.
I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO REPEAT THINGS, BUT IT IS.
THIS BUDGET IS SO HARD TO CONSTRUCT WHEN YOU HAVE 26 PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT PRIORITIES.
SO YOU CAN SAY IT'S NOT BOLD ENOUGH, BUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US SITTING HERE, WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA OF WHAT A BOLD AGENDA LOOKS LIKE.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US. IF WE HAD A VETO POWER ON A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET.
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THE THERE WOULD BE NOTHING LEFT BECAUSE SOMEBODY WOULD FIND A REASON TO VETO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THE BUDGET.WE COULD ALL WRITE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS BUDGET TO REFLECT OUR PRIORITIES.
I DON'T BEGRUDGE ANYBODY DOING THAT. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT.
BUT WE COULD ALL DO THAT AND WE WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT.
EVERY ONE OF US WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT AMENDMENT.
SO I AM, YOU KNOW, IS THE BUDGET PERFECT? NO, IT NEVER IS.
AND SO, I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I VOTED FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET.
THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I CERTAINLY SUPPORT A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE AS A BODY TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE BUDGET. THIS CAPITAL BUDGET HAS A LOT OF GREAT THINGS IN IT, OF COURSE.
HOWEVER, I WILL HAVE TO ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET DUE TO MY EMPLOYMENT PRIOR WITH SIMMONS COLLEGE OF KENTUCKY AND THE FACT THAT I WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN WRITING THE $3 MILLION GRANT FOR THE WILLIAM J.
SIMMONS FOUNDATION. THANK YOU. SEE NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE.
THIS IS A ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE.
BUT COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN. YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.
HE PUT $3 MILLION IN THE SOUTHWEST. HE PUT $3 MILLION IN THE WEST END.
WHAT DID HE PUT IN MY DISTRICT? NOTHING. AND I'VE BEEN TOLD I DIDN'T GET A LOT IN THE BUDGET.
I TOLD YOU GUYS I DIDN'T GET A LOT OF IN THE BUDGET, BUT I KNOW NEXT YEAR'S COMING, AND I EXPECT TO GET THE THINGS THAT I WANT IN NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE WE CANNOT ALL GET EVERYTHING WE WANT IN ONE BUDGET.
SO NEXT YEAR, I'LL BE SCREAMING THE TOP OF MY LUNGS THAT I WANT MY STUFF IN THE BUDGET.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT MY DISTRICT GETS LEFT OUT ALL THE TIME.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT, BUT NEWBURGH NEVER GETS NOTHING.
REALLY. THAT'S EXACTLY TRUE. I DO A LOT OF FIGHTING TO GET THE STUFF THAT I NEED IN NEWBERG.
SO I'M NOTHING. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. YEAH. SO I THINK HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY THE MAYOR'S LISTENING. AND NEXT YEAR THEN HE'LL PUT 3 MILLION OUT IN MY AREA.
THANK YOU. NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE.
REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. OPEN THE ROLL PLEASE.
MR. PRESIDENT, WHILE THE VOTING IS TAKING PLACE DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING.
JUST REAL QUICK. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I GUESS.
YOU KNOW, ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN WHO ARE IN POLITICS OR HAVE EVER BEEN IN A PLACE WHERE WE STOOD IN FRONT OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO SAY AND SAID, THANK YOU. WE GENERALLY KNOW NOT TO START THANKING INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE BECAUSE WE KNOW AS SURE AS WE DO THAT WE'LL FORGET SOMEONE.
AND SURE ENOUGH IN OUR THANK YOUS, WE FORGOT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE.
WE'VE MENTIONED OUR STAFF, AND WE MENTIONED THE GREAT WORK THE MAYOR DID.
WE INADVERTENTLY FORGOT IN OUR DISCUSSION, AND I'M SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT HOW THINGS WENT.
MARCUS. IS THAT AM I RIGHT? COUNCIL DEPUTY MAYOR GEORGE WAS HERE FOR SEVERAL.
ANGIE DUNN AND AARON JACKSON. ALL THE WORK THAT BETH AND LATONYA DID WITH PUTTING ALL THIS STUFF TOGETHER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR AARON JACKSON AND THE WORK THAT HE THAT HE DID AS WELL. SO AND, AND I'M GOING TO FINISH NOW BY SAYING, I FEEL CERTAIN I HAVE FORGOTTEN SOMEONE ELSE.
I PROMISE I DID NOT LEAVE YOU OUT ON PURPOSE.
SO THIS IS THE THANK YOU TO THE PERSON WHO I FORGOT TO THANK.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YEAH. IT APPEARS THAT THE THE ROLE IS 20 YES VOTES FOR NO VOTES AND ONE ABSTENTION. CORRECT.
[63. O-129-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $4,589 $5,089 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $4,589 FROM DISTRICT 3; AND $500 FROM DISTRICT 4; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION OF GREATER LOUISVILLE, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLACK OWNED BUSINESS AND EXCELLENCE AWARDS PROGRAM (AS AMENDED). 6/18/25 Appropriations Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Ken Herndon (D-4)]
FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $4,589 FROM DISTRICT THREE AND $500 FROM DISTRICT FOUR TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATION OF GREATER LOVE. INCORPORATE FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BLACK OWNED BUSINESS AND EXCELLENCE AWARDS PROGRAM,[01:05:06]
AS AMENDED. SECOND ITEM IS PROBABLY BEFORE US.THIS IS ON OLD BUSINESS BECAUSE IT WAS AMENDED AND THE SPONSOR IS COUNCILWOMAN COUNCILWOMAN PARISH.
RIGHT. SO I WILL LET HER SPEAK TO IT, AND IT WAS AMENDED TO ADD MONEY.
THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN PARKER IS THAT OKAY? THANK YOU.
COUNCILWOMAN PARKER, I WANT TO SAY FIRST, THANK YOU FOR MAKING AN ALLOWANCE FOR THIS.
THE DATES WERE MOVED AROUND DUE TO THE WEATHER ISSUES WE'VE HAD IN OUR CITY.
AND THERE WERE A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND CHANGES, BUT.
AND I REALLY AM THANKFUL TO WORK WITH COUNCILWOMAN PARKER.
PARKER LATONYA BELL AND OTHERS TO GET THIS THROUGH.
AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN BEN WEBBER, WHO AGREED TO HELP ME WITH THIS.
THIS IS A THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SELF-FUNDED FOR OVER FOUR YEARS.
THIS WAS THEIR FOURTH EVENT TO HONOR SMALL BUSINESSES.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE BACKBONE TO OUR CITY IN SO MANY WAYS.
AND SO WE DON'T WE CAN'T DO A LOT FOR THEM WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS AND BUDGETS.
SO THIS WAS AN AWARD TO HONOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE NOMINATED.
BUT I WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING. THE BUSINESSES THAT WERE NOMINATED THROUGH THE YMCA AND THIS PROGRAM OF HONORING BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS, OF WHICH COUNCILWOMAN TAMMY HAWKINS RECEIVED.
WHAT WAS YOUR AWARD? THE POLITICAL POLITICO POLITICAL AWESOME AWARD.
BUT OVER 876 SMALL BUSINESSES IN LOUISVILLE WERE HONORED AND NOMINATED IN THIS PROCESS.
AND THAT IS POWERFUL THAT WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE SURVIVING AND THRIVING AND GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES, EMPLOYING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, OUR SENIORS AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN.
I ASKED FOR THIS ONE TIME SPECIAL APPRECIATION AND APPROPRIATION TO BE ABLE TO COVER SOME OF THE EXPENSES FOR THAT AWARD CEREMONY, OF WHICH, BECAUSE OF WORK AND FLYING OUT OF TOWN, I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO GO TO.
BUT I AM THANKFUL TO HEAR THAT MY COLLEAGUE WAS HONORED THAT IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT, AND IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO SEE THAT WE CARE ABOUT THEM, THAT WE NOTICE THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE LOST IN MANY OF THESE CONVERSATIONS.
SO I'M ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO HELP GET THIS OVER THE LINE.
THE THE WHAT WE SAY WAS A $5,089. AND COUNCILMAN BEN RENO WEBER HAS AGREED TO PICK UP THE REAR.
SO IF YOU FEEL SORRY FOR HIM, PLEASE GIVE SOMETHING.
IT'S NOT A LOT, BUT WE WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOU ALL GIVING SOMETHING FROM YOUR BUDGET.
LITA ANNOUNCED THAT GE IS MOVING ITS GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO GET 800 JOBS A FLOOR, AND THEY'RE GOOD LIKE UNION JOBS.
SO THAT IS AWESOME. IF WE ARE GOING TO BE THE KIND OF CITY THAT WE WANT TO BE, WE NEED TO BE GROWING THE LOCAL SUPPLIERS, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO FEED INTO THAT CHAIN, THE INNOVATORS, THE ENTREPRENEURS.
AND THIS IS A PROGRAM WE WANT THEM TO RUN AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
COUNCILMAN OWEN, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY Q 250 FROM DISTRICT NINE.
SEE NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE? SURE. I WAS HOPING A FEW MORE OF MY COLLEAGUES WOULD KICK IN, BUT YES. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'VE GOT THE AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US NOW, WHICH I BELIEVE IS FULLY FUNDED. CORRECT? YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT NOW.
JUST A SECOND HERE. WE'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR THE AMENDED ORDINANCE.
SECOND. PERFECT. BEFORE US. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED ORDINANCE SAY AYE.
AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? HEARING NO OPPOSITION.
WHY DOES IT SAY FAIL UP THERE? IS THIS BILL?
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COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS. COUNCILMAN.YES. COUNCILMAN. SIGN. YES. COUNCILWOMAN. PARKER.
COUNCILMAN. BENSON. STEWART. HOW DO YOU WANT TO VOTE? AND COUNCILMAN BRATCHER. OH, YES. AND MY LITTLE CIRCLES ARE POPPING UP HERE, SO.
YEAH, VOTING IS CLOSING. PRESIDENT NIXON, YOU HAVE 25.
YES. VOTES. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP ITEM 64.
LEAVE THAT ON HOLD. WE'LL GO TO ITEM 65, A READING OF THAT ITEM, MADAM CLERK.
[65. O-133-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 90 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) REGARDING SMOKING RETAIL STORES (AS AMENDED). 06/18/25 Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Khalil Batshon (R-25), Jeff Hudson (R-23)]
ITEM 65, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 90 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCE LMC REGARDING SMOKING RETAIL STORES, AS AMENDED. MOTION. SECOND. LET'S SEE HERE. COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN, THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE.ITEM 65, MADAM. IT CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH A YES VOTE.
WHO ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS? YES. WHICH ONE OF YOU ALL WANT TO TAKE IT? I CAN TAKE IT. GET THE FINGER DOWN THERE. IT'S ALL POINTING AT ME, SO I GUESS I'LL JUMP IN.
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. THIS CAME OUT AS MY OFFICE AND OTHER COUNCIL OFFICES.
WE'VE NOTICED THAT SMOKE SHOPS WILL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET AROUND THE SMOKE THE ZONING LAWS, EITHER BY INITIALLY LYING ON THEIR APPLICATION, STATING THAT THEY SHOULD BE GRANDFATHERED IN OR THEY OPERATE AS A CONVENIENCE STORE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SET UP AS A SMOKE SHOP. WITH THIS AMENDMENT, WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES, IT CLARIFIES WHAT PRODUCTS ARE CONSIDERED SMOKE SHOP PRODUCTS.
IT ALSO KEEPS TOBACCO LICENSES LICENSE APPLICANTS MORE ACCOUNTABLE WITH THEIR FLOOR PLANS, PERCENTAGES OF SALES, ETC. IT ALSO MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PULL THE LICENSE OF ANY APPLICANT THAT APPLICANTS THAT ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE OR PUT FALSE INFORMATION ON THEIR APPLICATION.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, NOT JUST THE DIRECTOR OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN REVOKE THE LICENSE.
IT CAN BE ANY DESIGNEE THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES.
SO IT'S NOT SITTING ON A DESK FOR EVER AND EVER AND JUST FORGOTTEN ABOUT.
SO I LOOK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
SEE NO OTHER SPEAKERS IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES A. ROLL CALL VOTE.
WHAT DID YOU SAY? YES, BUT I DON'T HAVE A CIRCLE.
WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM SOON. DON'T WORRY.
IT'S BEEN A BANE PRESIDENT ERICKSON, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES.
THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. WE'RE NOW GOING TO JUMP BACKWARDS.
AND COUNCIL. I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP.
THIS IS ITEM 49 THAT YOU ASKED TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR.
[49. O-158-25 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DEVELOPMENT AREA PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF KRS 65.7041- 65.7083 TO BE KNOWN AS THE 700 EAST MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT AREA, DESIGNATING THE METRO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, INC. AS AN "AGENCY", ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN, APPROVING ENTERING INTO A LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE "RELEASED AMOUNT" PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF REGULAR REPORTS TO LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AND THE TAKING OF ANY OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY THIS ORDINANCE. 6/17/25 Labor and Economic Development Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4) ]
KRS 65.7 041-65.7083 TO BE KNOWN AS THE 700 EAST MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT AREA, DESIGNATING THE METRO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INCORPORATED AS AN AGENCY ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL.ENTERING INTO A LOCAL PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT AND THE RELEASE AMOUNT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF REGULAR REPORTS TO LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS, AND THE TAKING OF ANY OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSE AUTHORIZED BY THIS ORDINANCE. READ IN FULL ITEM BEFORE US COUNCILOR MARINO WEBER.
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COUNCILMAN HERNDON. THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT? COUNCILMAN? YOU HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS? YES. THANK YOU SIR. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS VERY MUCH SUPPORTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH IT IS RESIDES.I SUPPORT IT STRONGLY AS WELL. AND I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN LEININGER, YOU'RE NOT MY CUE.
BUT I PRESUME YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS. YES.
I THINK I'VE BEEN A BIG ENOUGH OF A PEST THIS EVENING, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE TERMS 80% AMI 10% OF UNITS, INCLUDING HALF OF THOSE, ARE GOING TO BE MEDIUM TERM RENTALS ARE OUR BUDGETS.
IF I IF I MAY SPEAK TO THE BUDGETS ARE SEVERELY CONSTRAINED BY REVENUE CHOICES.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR REVENUE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE STEWARDS OF WHAT IS A PUBLIC RESOURCE, WHICH IS OUR TAX BASE. AND THIS PROJECT DOES NOT MEET, IN MY OPINION THE THRESHOLD FOR WHAT WE SHOULD BE GIVING AWAY, A PUBLIC RESOURCE, WHICH IS OUR TAX DOLLARS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
I BELIEVE THIS DEVELOPMENT AID WOULD GO FORWARD WITHOUT THE TIF. BUT EVEN IF IT WOULDN'T, THIS ISN'T WHAT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE FUNDING AGAIN 80% AMI IN NEW LIEU FOR ONLY 10% OF UNITS. I DON'T THINK THAT MEETS MY THRESHOLD FOR SUPPORT.
C. Q THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE.
VOTING IS CLOSING. PRESIDENT NIXON 2021. YES.
VOTES TO PRESENT AND TO. DO YOU KNOW VOTES? OKAY.
THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 66.
[66. R-070-25 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (“OMB”) FOR CONSULTING SERVICES TO ASSIST ANALYZING AND REPORTING COSTS (PUBLIC CONSULTING GROUP LLC. - $360,000.00). 6/17/25 Labor and Economic Development Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Brent Ackerson (D-26) ]
FOLLOWING SOLE SOURCE. CONTRACT FOR THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.BUDGET OMB FOR CONSULTANT SERVICE TO ASSIST ANALYZING AND REPORTING COSTS.
PUBLIC CONSULTANT GROUP, LLC, $360,000. READ IN FULL MOTION FOR US COUNCILOR WEBER.
THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE, SIR. THIS IS A AN ITEM THAT IN WHICH WAS TESTIFIED THAT WE HAD A VERY LIMITED WINDOW IN WHICH TO HIT A AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE A PART OF BILLING MEDICAID FOR AN ADDITIONAL PROJECTED $2 MILLION.
I AM UNEQUIVOCALLY IN FAVOR OF US HAVING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THIS, THOUGH I CONSISTENTLY AND REGULARLY DO NOT GENERALLY APPROVE OF SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS. I THINK IN THIS INSTANCE, THE TIMING CONSTRAINTS JUSTIFIES IT.
WE WERE ABLE TO JUMP ON WITH ANOTHER SET OF KENTUCKY CITIES IN ORDER TO GET IN UNDER THE DEADLINE, AND SO I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO BE IN SUPPORT.
COUNCILMAN REED, YOU'RE IN MY QUEUE. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR.
AND TO COUNCILMAN WEBBER'S POINT. AND YOU JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACTORS.
SO THANK YOU. NO ONE ELSE. THANK YOU. THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT REQUIRES A REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE.
THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR BUSINESS WILL BE ITEM 67.
[67. O-110-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 8803-8807 OLD BARDSTOWN ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 7.02 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 24ZONE0105). (AS AMENDED) 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval 6/3/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Held Action Required By July 9, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 7.02 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO.CASE NUMBER 24 00105 READ IN FULL MOTION. ITEM IS PROPER FOR US.
COUNCILMAN OWEN, THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT NIXON. THIS IS A ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING FROM R-4 AND C-1 TO C-1 AND ONE TO ACCOMMODATE A 16,000 SQUARE FOOT GOODWILL STORE AND THREE DIFFERENT MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDINGS. IT IS ON ON THE OLD BARDSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF GLEN MARY AND NORTH OF FAIRMONT ROAD.
THERE'S A RESIDENTIAL HOME ON THE SITE NOW THAT IS SET FOR DEMOLITION.
THE THIS PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY WITH SEVEN VOTES.
IT'S IN COUNCILMAN DISTRICT. SO I'M SURE HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT.
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COUNCILMAN BRATCHER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS, UPON REFLECTION AND STUDY.THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAFFIC STUDY AS YOU DIG INTO IT.
AND IT JUST SEEMS TO ME LIKE WE'VE RUBBER STAMPED TRAFFIC.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND WHATNOT HAVE RUBBER STAMP PROJECTS.
WITHOUT LOOKING DEEPLY INTO THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, WE HAVE A SERIOUS TRAFFIC PROBLEM, BARDSTOWN ROAD.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE STRESSING OUT A LITTLE ROAD CALLED OLD BARDSTOWN ROAD, WHICH IS BARELY 18FT ACROSS. AND BUT THE PICKLE IS THAT THERE'S BINDING ELEMENTS THAT I'VE GOT TO GET PAST TONIGHT BECAUSE IT RUNS OUT OF IT'S 90 DAYS BY THE TIME WE MEET AGAIN.
I AM NEW TO THIS JOB, AND I'M KIND OF FLABBERGASTED HOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION OPERATES.
IT'S IT'S WE'VE GOT TO START LOOKING, IN MY OPINION, AT THE WAY THINGS ARE OPERATED AND SOME OF THESE STUDIES THAT ARE BEING DONE, AND DIG DEEP AND FIND OUT IF THEY'RE BEING DONE PROPERLY.
BUT WITH THAT SAID, GOODWILL IS A GREAT GROUP.
I LOVE GOODWILL, THEY DO AMAZING WORK AND THIS IS A GOODWILL STORE AS THE MAIN PROPERTY TENANT OUR BUILDER. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I WILL SAY LET'S VOTE FOR IT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF LDC NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OR WHATNOT, BUT IT'S IT'S SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF HOLES THAT NEED TO BE FIXED OR A LOT OF AREAS THAT NEED TO BE EXAMINED. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SANTINI OR NEXT TO MCHUGH.
THANK YOU. A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO COMPLIMENT COUNCILWOMAN PARKER FOR KEEPING MY SEAT WARM IN COUNCIL TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR SITTING IN MY CHAIR. SECONDLY, I WANT TO BACK UP AND GIVE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TOPIC THAT COUNCILMAN BRADSHAW HAS BROUGHT UP HERE.
MANY OF THEM ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND AS PART OF THAT, EACH OF THEM HAD TO SUBMIT TRAFFIC STUDIES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE MOST RECENT ONE, AND THIS IS OVER ABOUT A SPAN OF FIVE YEARS ACTUALLY HAD A LOWER AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC REFLECTED IN THE TRAFFIC STUDY, AFTER ALL, THE DEVELOPMENT HAS GONE ON IN THAT ROAD WITH NO OTHER MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAN THE PRIOR TWO YEARS.
IT'S ABSURD. IT MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. WE HAVE WHAT SEEMS TO BE A COMPLETELY ARBITRARY WAY THAT WE'RE EXECUTING THE THESE TRAFFIC STUDIES WITH. NO, AS MY ENGINEER FRIEND ON COUNCIL SAID RECENTLY, FEEDBACK LOOP TO DOUBLE CHECK AND VALIDATE THAT THESE ARE MAKE SENSE, THAT THEY ARE CONSISTENT OVER TIME AND THAT AND THAT THEY ACTUALLY REFLECT THE REALITY ON THE GROUND.
SO AS WELL AS PROJECTED GROWTH AND ALL OF THESE THINGS.
BUT WE ARE TALKING I'M TALKING TO SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES.
I'M GLAD TO OPEN IT UP TO ANYBODY ELSE WHO'S INTERESTED TO GET SOME MINDS WORKING ON HOW WE CLARIFY AND CHANGE THIS PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS ACCURATE, VERIFIABLE DATA ON REAL TRAFFIC CIRCUMSTANCES BEFORE THEY MAKE THEIR DECISIONS.
I'M INCREASINGLY CONVINCED THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
SO TO DEFEND THEM TO SOME DEGREE, I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY HAVE THE REAL PICTURE WHEN THEY ARE MAKING THESE DECISIONS, AND THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AT ITS ROOT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE REQUIRES.
AND ON A ROAD THAT COUNCILMAN REID AND I SHARE WHICH IS BROWNSVILLE ROAD, HIGHWAY 42.
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD A DEVELOPMENT THERE AND ASKED FOR A TRAFFIC STUDY.
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COMMONS. AND THAT SOMEHOW THROUGH THE BUILDING OF LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF HOMES SOMEHOW TRAFFIC WENT DOWN ON THAT STRETCH OF ROAD. I MEAN, IT REALLY DEFIED ALL LOGIC.NOW. COUNCILMAN BENSON, NEXT TO MY Q MCHUGH. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL FOR 22 YEARS AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE FROM DAY ONE, AND NOW WE'RE HAVING PEOPLE INTERESTED. MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING.
IT MIGHT BE A REALLY GOOD THING. THANK YOU. NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL.
CLOSING. PERSON ACTION 24. YES. VOTES ONE PRESENT.
ONE PRESENT. VOTE. OKAY. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED.
THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WE. ITEM NUMBER 68.
[68. O-120-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1325 TEXAS AVENUE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.1387 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 24ZONE0133). (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION) 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval 6/3/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Held Action Required By July 23, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9), Jennifer Chappell (D-15)]
CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.1387 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO.CASE NUMBER 24, ZONE 0133, AMENDED AS AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION RATE AND FULL.
ITEM SWAPPING BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN OWEN, THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT NICHOLSON. I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER PRETTY QUICKLY TO COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED. BUT THIS WAS AN ORDINANCE DENYING A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM OH ONE TO C1.
LOCATED IN COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL DISTRICT AT THE INTERSECTION OF TEXAS AVENUE AND ASH STREET.
THE MIXED USE STRUCTURE WAS REZONED AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
IT WAS SET UP TO BE A DELI CORNER DELI WITH OUTDOOR SEATING.
BUT A LOT OF US FELT LIKE THE REASONS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION USED TO DENY THIS WERE NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG, AND THE APPLICANT WAS KIND OF TOLD BY THE PLANNING STAFF THAT THIS WOULD SAIL THROUGH FAIRLY EASILY.
AND SO THEY WEREN'T THERE TO PRESENT THEIR CASE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL NOW SO SHE CAN SPEAK TO THE DETAILS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL, YOU GOT THE FLOOR. THANK YOU BOTH.
SURE. FEELS KIND OF ODD THAT WE'RE ALREADY TWO HOURS INTO THIS MEETING.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'M TALKING. I'M SURE THAT YOU ALL ARE KIND OF SURPRISED BY THAT MYSELF AS WELL. BUT IN 2023, WHEN I GOT ON THIS COUNCIL METRO COUNCIL REZONE THIS PROPERTY FROM R5 TO, OH ONE TO ACCOMMODATE A BARBERSHOP THAT HAD BEEN OPERATING IN THAT SPACE FOR QUITE SOME TIME JUST GETTING THEIR ZONING TO MATCH UP WITH THEIR OPERATION.
I'VE LIVED IN MY HOME FOR 15 YEARS, AND IT IS ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S 15 YEARS TODAY.
WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING. BUT THAT HOUSE IS ONE BLOCK AWAY FROM THIS LOCATION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND I'VE ONLY KNOWN THIS LOCATION TO BE A BARBER SHOP, A SNEAKER SHOP, OR VACANT MANY MOONS AGO.
FOR MANY DECADES, IT WAS A GROCERY STORE. IT IS A WONDERFUL CORNER BUILDING.
AND IT'S AT THE INTERSECTION OF ASH AND TEXAS.
IF YOU GO A BLOCK IN THE OTHER DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING TO FIND ALL ONE YARD WIDE DEMOCRATIC CLUB, JA'MARR SUSHI, AND POP'S PLACE, WHICH IS A BAR.
THIS IS A REUSE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING. THE SECOND FLOOR IS ALREADY A SHORT TERM RENTAL AND IT HAS BEEN, AND THAT WON'T CHANGE ANYTHING. THIS BUILDING SITS ON THE NUMBER 43 BUS LINE.
THE BUS LINE THAT I WOULD TAKE IF I WERE COMING TO CITY HALL AND THIS PROPERTY OWNER AND THE PROPOSED TENANTS BOTH LIVE WITHIN ABOUT A BLOCK OF THIS LOCATION. I THINK THAT IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE ORGANIC GRASSROOTS BUSINESSES STARTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STARTING THOSE BUSINESSES THAT LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY.
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AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THAT THIS PROJECT FITS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.AND AS COUNCILMAN OWEN SAID, THIS WAS APPROVED AND PASSED ALONG WITH RECOMMENDATION FROM OUR PLANNING AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS RED FLAGS, AND BECAUSE ALL OF THIS, REASONS THAT I STATED BEFORE AND BECAUSE.
MYSELF AS A RESIDENT, I SUPPORT THIS AND I'M SURE THAT MANY, MANY OTHERS WOULD.
I REALLY FAILING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE PLANNING COMMISSION GAVE THIS A 7 TO 0 DENIAL.
AND SO I'M ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE YES ON THIS AMENDED VERSION SO THAT WE CAN SEND THIS BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION SO THEY CAN CONSIDER A C R ZONING INSTEAD OF AC1. SO IT WON'T BE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A LESSER ZONING, BUT I THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO FIT IN VERY WELL AND ALL THE CONSIDERATIONS WILL BE MADE. THE APPLICANT WAS ACTUALLY THERE TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES AT THE MEETING.
I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WERE ANTICIPATING NEEDING LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR A BIG TURNOUT.
I THINK THAT THEY WERE. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO SAY MISGUIDED, BUT HAD THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY COULD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE PROVING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
COUNCILMAN, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF COUNCILMAN CHAPELS.
AND IT'S THE SORT OF THING THAT THIS IS. THIS IS WHY PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WANT TO LIVE IN THESE KIND OF, SORT OF MIXED USE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT.
COUNCILWOMAN. CHAPLAIN. COUNCILWOMAN PARISH. RIGHT.
I TO AS A BOARD OF DISTRICT WANT TO SAY I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, A LOT OF WORK, BUT I'VE.
I'VE VISITED THE NEIGHBORHOOD SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND EVEN THE BARS SOMETIME, BUT I THINK THIS FITS AND IT MAKES SENSE AND I APPRECIATE HER CHAMPIONING. SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS AN ORDER.
REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL.
I'M SORRY, MR.. MR. PRESIDENT. I APOLOGIZE. I HAVE A QUESTION I FORGOT TO DO WITH MY APOLOGIES.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU. AND I'LL ADDRESS MY QUESTION TO THE PRESIDENT.
CHAIRMAN? OWEN, I UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE SEVEN ZERO.
IT SOUNDED LIKE COUNCIL. MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT 15, COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL, DID NOT AMEND IT HERE.
IS THAT ACCURATE? NO, NO. THE THE. SO SEVEN ZERO WAS THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION AT AT COMMITTEE.
IT PASSED FOR THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED BY COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL PAST FOUR TO 3 TO 1.
I THINK IT WAS. AND THEN AS AMENDED, IT PASSED WITH FOUR YES VOTES AND THEN FOUR PRESENT VOTES.
CAN I GET ONE MORE CLARIFYING QUESTION, MR. PRESIDENT? SURE. SO, JUST TO BE SUPER CLEAR. COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL CREATED AN AMENDED VERSION TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE.
EXCUSE ME? TO SEND IT BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
PARDON ME. AND THEN THE AMENDMENT PASSED FOUR, THREE, ONE.
AND THEN THE AMENDED VERSION PASSED FOUR. YES.
AND THEN A HANDFUL OF PRESENT VOTES. IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT IS. THAT IS ACCURATE. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR HAWKINS.
ALL RIGHT. 7 TO 0 PLANNING COMMISSION. I MEAN, FOR ME, IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY YOU KNOW, SOME CASES THAT GO OVER THERE, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AT A DIFFERENT SET OF LENSES.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS.
AND WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THINGS LIKE THAT.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE ANDREW OWENS.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE NEVER GOES AGAINST THINGS LIKE THIS.
SO YOU KNOW, WHEN HE DOES, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS GOTTA LOOK AT IT RIGHT BEHIND HIM.
YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF GO, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE ON THIS.
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SO WHEN HE SAYS IT, I'M GOING TO SAY THAT THE PERSON THAT LIVES IN THAT DISTRICT THE PERSON THAT HAS TO THAT WAS ELECTED TO SERVE THAT DISTRICT SHOULD BE THE ONE MAKING THE CHOICE OF WHAT THOSE THINGS LOOK LIKE.THE PEOPLE TRUSTED. YOU KNOW, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL TO REPRESENT THEM.
SO I HOPE THAT SHE CAN GET EVERYBODY SUPPORT, BECAUSE I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HUDSON, YOU GOT THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH CONFUSION ON THIS TO GO AROUND. COULD I ASK YOU TO HAVE THE CLERK CLARIFY WHAT A YES VOTE MEANS AND WHAT A NO VOTE MEANS? PLEASE, A YES VOTE IS GOING TO SEND THIS BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT IT BE REVISITED A NO VOTE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE? SO IT'S SO, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT YOU DID NOT SAY IS IT.
IT'S SENDING IT BACK ASKING INSTEAD OF C1 ASKING TO BE CR, WHICH WAS A LESS INTENSE USE THAN C-1 IS A IT ACCOMMODATES WHAT THEY NEED TO ACCOMMODATE WITH FOR THE DELI AND THE OTHER BUSINESS USE THAT THEY NEEDED FOR IT.
BUT IT IS LESS INTENSIVE, AND I THINK IT ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE EXPRESSED BY A FEW OF THE VERY IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS, AS OPPOSED TO HOW LATE THEY CAN STAY OPEN. AND SOME OF THE THINGS AS IT RELATES TO OUTSIDE NOISE AND THAT SORT OF THING.
SO BUT THE QUESTION HERE IS ULTIMATELY IS NORMALLY IN PLANNING AND ZONING, IF WE VOTE YES, IT PASSES. IF WE VOTE NO, WE USUALLY NEED SOME SOME SORT OF FLIP OF THE SCRIPT.
YEAH, MAYBE TRAVIS TRAVIS CAN PROBABLY. WHAT THE HECK DOES A NOVO DO FOR US HERE? HI, EVERYBODY. TRAVIS, ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY.
THIS IS A WEIRD SITUATION. AS FAR AS THE SORT OF POSTURE HERE.
SO A YES VOTE WOULD SEND IT BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
A NO VOTE WOULD BE FINAL ACTION ON THE ITEM FOR COUNCIL'S PURPOSES.
SO THE ITEM WOULD, WOULD, YOU KNOW, WOULD DISAPPEAR LIKE ANY OTHER ITEM THAT'S VOTED DOWN.
THE EFFECT OF THAT WOULD BE THE 90 DAY DATE ON THIS IS JULY 23RD.
IF IF THERE IS A NO, YOU KNOW, A NO MAJORITY.
SO THE END RESULT IS A YES VOTE SENDS IT BACK FOR RECONSIDERATION.
A NO VOTE KILLS IT. YES. OKAY. IS THAT CLEAR? CLEARS MUD. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR WINKLER HERE.
MCCUE. NOPE. COUNCILMAN. READ YOUR NEXT. MCHUGH.
BACK TO TRAVIS FOR A SECOND. ARE YOU STILL THERE? YES, I AM. OKAY. SO IF IT GOES BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, DOES THAT RESET THE 90 DAYS? SO THAT IS GENERALLY OUR. IT GETS A LITTLE NUANCED HERE.
THERE'S THERE'S NOT A CRYSTAL CLEAR ANSWER FROM THE COURTS ON THIS. AND SO IF THIS WAS WE SOMETIMES GIVE ADVICE ON CASES WHERE THERE IS A YES RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND WE ADVISE AGAINST SENDING IT BACK IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES OUT OF FEAR THAT THE 90 DAYS MIGHT RUN.
AND THEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION, YOU KNOW, PASSAGE MIGHT HAPPEN.
BECAUSE THIS IS A NO. THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN IS THAT THE CASE GETS DENIED, WHICH I KNOW IS NOT NECESSARILY THE SPONSOR'S INTENT, BUT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT LESS RISK THAN A CASE PASSING WITH NO ADDITIONAL BINDING ELEMENTS. THAT'S JUST A BIT OF CONTEXT.
AND SO IF A NEW RECOMMENDATION IS ISSUED WITHIN THE 90 DAYS, WE CONSIDER THAT TO RESTART THE CLOCK.
THANK YOU. SEAN. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT LENS, I THINK, IS IF WE WERE TO IF THIS WAS TO COME OUT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AS A YES TO SEND IT BACK, WE WOULD NEED TO OVERTURN WITH FINDINGS OF FACTS CORRECT.
I UNDERSTAND IF WE'RE OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WE NEED TO HAVE FINDINGS OF FACTS.
IN THIS CASE, WE'RE SENDING IT BACK TO GET THEM TO CHANGE THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
DO WE HAVE FINDINGS OF FACTS FOR THAT? AND IF I THINK THAT WOULD NEED TO BE PRESENTED FOR US TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S WISE TO SEND IT BACK OR NOT? RIGHT ANSWER THAT. WELL, I WOULD DEFER TO TRAVIS AS WELL ON THAT.
I THINK IT'S A I THINK I CAN I CAN ADDRESS THAT AS WELL.
SO WE'RE NOT JUST SENDING IT BACK AND SAYING PLANNING COMMISSION.
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BUT THERE IS EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF C1.THE ULTIMATE ORDINANCE THAT PASSED EXCEPT ITS C1 RATHER THAN C2.
IN THIS CASE CN WAS NOT EXPLICITLY PART OF THE RECORD.
EXTENSIVELY DEBATED AT ANY. I THINK STAFF MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT IT UP IN A, IN A CONVERSATION BEFOREHAND, BUT IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECORD. AND SO THIS WOULD GO BACK DOWN FOR A NEW HEARING ON A LOWER ZONE.
IT'S MORE OF THE PROCEDURAL MOVE TO HAVE THEM HOLD THAT NEW HEARING ON A NEW LOWER ZONE.
CAN I FOLLOW UP? MR. PRESIDENT, PLEASE. TWO. TRAVIS.
TWO TO DO THAT THEN. YOU WOULD BE LIKE REZONING AND JUST REZONING THE PROCESS AGAIN.
SO THE TWO IF THIS WAS TO WE MOVE THIS WITH A NO VOTE TODAY AND IT DIES.
THEY CAN JUST REAPPLY UNDER THE CR. CORRECT. WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE TWO YEAR PROCESS.
WELL, IF IT'S A NO VOTE TODAY THEN ON THE 23RD THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RULING WOULD BECOME FINAL AND THE ZONING WOULD BE DENIED. IF THE APPLICANT THEN WANTED TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR CR, THEY COULD, BUT THEY WOULD FIRST HAVE TO GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND ASK FOR A WAIVER OF THE TWO YEAR RULE WHICH THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAY OR MAY NOT GRANT SO EFFECTIVELY COUNCIL SAVING THEM THE TIME AND PROCEDURE OF THAT BY SENDING IT DOWN DIRECTLY, RATHER THAN OUTRIGHT DENYING THEM AND HAVING THEM COME BACK AND REAPPLY FOR A LESSER ZONE.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR WINKLER.
THE OUR COLLEAGUE WHO REPRESENTS THIS AREA HAS A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID IS ASKING US NOT TO DENY THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT SIMPLY TO SEND IT BACK. LET'S VOTE YES AND MOVE ON.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN LEININGER. I'LL WITHDRAW.
I WAS JUST GOING TO PROVIDE THE SAME ANSWER TRAVIS DID. THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING. COUNCILMAN SANTINI, I'M GOING TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH MY FRIEND AND BORDERING COLLEAGUE IN DISTRICT 17.
I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT SIMPLE. IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE RARE.
I BLUNTLY CAN'T REMEMBER A TIME WHERE WE HAD A70 VOTE TO STOP A REZONING, AND THEN THIS COUNCIL OVERTURNED IT OR SENT IT BACK IN THIS WAY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE SCENARIO.
THAT'S USUALLY WHERE IT'S CLOSE VOTES OR YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME WEIRD IRREGULARITY OR THEY MADE A FUNDAMENTAL MISTAKE OR ERROR, RIGHT? AND ALL THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, TO SEND SOMETHING.
I MEAN, I MEAN, COULD YOU IMAGINE A SCENARIO IN WHICH A DEVELOPER, YOU KNOW, PROPOSED SOMETHING IN MY DISTRICT THAT PASSED SEVEN ZERO YOU KNOW, PASSED OR DENIED SEVEN ZERO AND THEN YOU KNOW, WE JUST, YOU KNOW, STARTED SENDING IT BACK BECAUSE WE BECAUSE WE DISAGREED.
AND THE AND THE JUSTIFICATION WAS THAT WE JUST TRUST PIACENTINI BECAUSE HE LIVES IN THAT DISTRICT.
THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED THAT WAY. IN MY EXPERIENCE, IN THE SEVEN YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, THERE HAVE MANY TIMES BEEN A COUNCIL MEMBER ADVOCATING FOR A CHANGE TO A DECISION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THE REST OF THE COUNCIL DIDN'T AGREE WITH, AND THAT WAS NOT OVERTURNED OR CHANGED BECAUSE OF THAT.
SO YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S I JUST WANTED TO OBJECT TO, TO IT BEING THAT SIMPLE.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COUNCILMAN REED. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND THIS WILL BE MY LAST QUESTION.
THIS ONE AGAIN IS FOR TRAVIS. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE TECHNICALITIES HERE.
SO I KEEP HEARING THAT THIS IS GOING TO GO TO A LOWER ZONING CLASSIFICATION.
CORRECT? WELL, IT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR A HEARING TO CONSIDER GOING TO A LOWER ZONING.
SO YES, THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL. OKAY. SO WHO IS MAKING THAT APPLICATION.
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IS IT THE APPLICANT FOR REZONING? OR IS IT? COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL.SO IT'LL BE THE APPLICANT WORKING WITH STAFF TO HAVE A, YOU KNOW, NEW HEARING.
GOT IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL, ANYTHING NEW TO ADD? I DON'T KNOW. I FEEL LIKE IN SOME. WHY AREN'T WE QUESTIONING THAT? THE FINDING OF FACT SHOULD BE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS ZONING AND OUR PLANNING COMMISSION GOING OPPOSITE OF THAT. WHY AREN'T WE DISSECTING THE PAID STAFF WHO ARE PROFESSIONAL IN THEIR FIELDS? WHO RECOMMENDED THIS? WHO SAID THIS CHECKS ALL OF THE BOXES FOR A YES.
AND THEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND I'M STILL FAILING TO UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DENIED IT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE NOT HAVING MORE OF AN ISSUE WITH THAT THAN THIS.
AND IN THE COMMITTEE, IT FELT LIKE THIS WAS MORE OF AN ISSUE OF.
AND NOW IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS BEING THE WHIPPING POST FOR A DISCUSSION, A LARGER DISCUSSION THAT IS NEEDED ABOUT OUR PLANNING COMMISSION. I THINK THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE EXAMINED.
AND I'LL LEAVE IT THERE. EVEN THOUGH I'M PRACTICING RESTRAINT.
THE LOWER ZONING AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE APPLICANT IS VERY OPEN TO THAT.
THEY WEREN'T PRESENTED WITH THAT OPTION AT THE BEGINNING.
HAD THEY HAD THAT OPTION, I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE GONE FOR THAT.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATION HERE.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO ONCE AGAIN SAY, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS BEING RECOMMENDED AND DENIED, THEN THAT IS A PROBLEM. COUNCILMAN. ANYTHING NEW TO ADD? YES. TO RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THAT THAT THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME OR EVEN REMOTELY THE FIRST TIME THAT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLANNING OR PLANNING AND DESIGN HAVE THEN BEEN A DIFFERENT DECISION HAS BEEN MADE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THAT IS NOT I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NORMAL. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY, BUT IT HAPPENS.
AND I'M READING THE MINUTES FROM THE MEETING FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, AND THERE'S MANY PEOPLE THAT SPOKE IN OPPOSITION OR A HANDFUL, MAYBE WE CAN DEBATE ON HOW TO QUANTIFY THAT.
AND THEY HAVE A SERIES OF WHEREAS CLAUSES STATING OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT THE PROPOSAL, YOU KNOW, USES STATEMENTS DOES NOT MEET COMMUNITY FORM GOAL ONE, POLICY SEVEN LOCATED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SEVERAL CORNER COMMERCIAL, SEVERAL CORNER COMMERCIAL USES. IT SAYS DOES NOT MEET COMMUNITY FORM GOAL ONE POLICY 18 MITIGATE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF NOISE FROM DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING COMMUNITIES. THE FIGHTS PROCESS NOT MEET COMMUNITY FORM.
THAT'S FINE. BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT I GET WHAT YOU'RE QUESTIONING.
IF IF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S JOB WAS TO APPROVE WHATEVER PLANNING AND DESIGN SAID, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WE WOULD JUST HAVE PLANNING AND DESIGN PROPOSED THINGS TO US AND THAT WOULD BE THE END OF IT. SO AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS MORE COMPLICATED. AND EVEN COMING OUT OF OUR COMMITTEE, IT WAS NOT UNANIMOUS.
SO I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE A SURPRISE THAT IT'S NOT UNANIMOUS HERE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN PURPOSE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION.
YES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT SECOND.
ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF CALLING THE QUESTION, SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY IN OPPOSITION? NO. AND THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR? THE AYES HAVE IT. THE QUESTION IS CALLED. OPEN THE.
THE ROLL, PLEASE. YES. YES. YES.
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PRESIDENT NICHOLSON, YOU HAVE 14. YES. 11. NO.THE ORDINANCE PASSES, AND I GUESS WHICH STATES SHOULD BE SENT BACK THEN FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE NEXT ITEM, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 69. A READING OF THAT, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.
ITEM 69, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 64, 22 AND 6808 BILL TOWN ROAD, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 21.5 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO.
[69. O-121-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 6422 AND 6808 BILLTOWN ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 21.5 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 24ZONE0137). (AS AMENDED) 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Amended; Recommended for Approval 6/3/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Held Action Required By July 23, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
CASE NUMBER 24 00137, AS AMENDED. READ IN FULL.SECOND ITEM. BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN OWEN, THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AGAIN, SIR. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT ANDERSON, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING FROM R4 TO R6 AND C1 TO PARCEL IS JUST NORTHWEST OF THE JEAN SCHNEIDER'S INTERSECTION WITH BILL TOWNE ROAD. THE PROPOSAL CALLS FOR TWO ABUTTING PARCELS TO BE DEVELOPED INTO A COFFEE SHOP, RESTAURANT, 240 MULTIFAMILY UNITS AND A CONVENIENCE STORE, ALL ENTERING FROM THE STOPLIGHT AT YELLOW HOUSE LANE.
PAST THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT SEVEN ZERO ALSO PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
OUT OF OUR COMMITTEE. IT IS IN COUNCILMAN DISTRICT.
I'M SURE HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.
THANK YOU. CHAIR. YEAH. THE WAWA IS WHAT THIS IS.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE HOUSE AND BUILD TOWN ROAD.
AND THEY'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THE JEAN SCHNEIDER, RIGHT WHERE A GREAT DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE, NEXT TO A GOOD ROAD THAT CAN HANDLE THE TRAFFIC. SO I SAY LET'S PASS IT. WHO DOESN'T WANT TO WALK? ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE HERE. NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE. REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL. VOTING IS OPEN.
PRESENT. THANK YOU. GOING ON. VOTE IS CLOSING.
PRESS NEXT YEAR 24. YES. AND ONE PRESENT. THE ORDINANCE PASSES.
[70. O-140-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4.3.14 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (“LDC”) REGARDING DENSITY/OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PERMITTED BY RIGHT WITH SPECIAL STANDARDS IN R-5A AND R-5B ZONING DISTRICTS (CASE NO. 24-LDC-0012). 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: December 12, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, LLC, REGARDING DENSITY OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PERMITTED BY RIGHT WITH SPECIAL STANDARDS IN ALL FIVE AND OUR DISTRICT FIVE ZONING DISTRICTS. CASE NUMBER 24 LDC 0012.READ AND FULL. ITEM IS PROPER BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN.
KNOWING THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE REPORT, SIR. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT ANDERSON. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN VACHON IN JUST A MINUTE. THIS IS IT WAS INITIATED BY RESOLUTION ONE 2624, AND THE RESOLUTION ASKED THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING REGULATIONS, SPECIFICALLY IN R5, A AND R5 B DISTRICTS, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE NUMBER OF BEDS ALLOWABLE UNDER TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.
STAFF IN THE STAFF REPORTS COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE OCCUPANCY RATES IN THESE R5 A AND R5 B WITHOUT HAVING TO GET A COPY A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. THE BUY RIGHT OCCUPANCY IS TIED WAS TIED CURRENTLY TO BOTH THE CURRENT RESIDENTIAL DENSITY ALLOWANCE FOR THE PARCEL AND THE CURRENT AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE FOR THE COUNTY. SO WHAT SPECIFICALLY HAPPENED HERE IS THIS WOULD ADJUST THE BUY RIGHT OCCUPANCY FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN R5 A AND R5 B TO THE SAME AS IS ALLOWED IN IN A SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH IS THREE PER DWELLING UNIT OR LOT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IS OBVIOUSLY A BIG TOPIC IN A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN NEED AND IN IN NEED OF RECOVERY WITH THE PROPER WAYS TO TO ADDRESS THAT. WE SENT THIS TO THE PLANNING PLANNING STAFF TO WORK ON, AND THEY CAME BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, R5 A, R5, AND R5 B PRIOR TO THIS WAS ALLOWING THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN A HOME BASED ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LAND BY CALCULATION, AND NOT BY THE SIZE OF THE THE RESIDENCE IN ITSELF.
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GIVEN GIVEN THE EXAMPLE I GAVE LAST YEAR OF LOWER RIVER ROAD, IT WAS THREE AND A HALF ACRE PROPERTY.4000 SQUARE FOOT HOME APPLIED FOR BEDS UP TO 106 BEDS IN THIS PROPERTY.
IT HAD NO AMENITIES NEAR IT. IT HAD NO TRANSIT NEAR IT.
NOTHING TO ALLOW THESE FOLKS GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR SECOND CHANCE.
THIS AMENDMENT CHANGES, THE CHANGES THE R5 A AND R5 B, TYPICALLY PATIO HOMES AND TOWNHOMES TO MORE OF LIKE A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. AND NOW INSTEAD OF R5 A AND UP BEING DETERMINED BY LOT SIZE, IT IS R6 AND UP. WE ALSO HAVE SENT OVER A BILL TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT MIRRORS WHAT THE STATE HAS PASSED REGARDING THE REGISTRATION AND REGULATIONS OF RECOVERY HOUSE AND THE ATTEMPT TO WEED OUT THE BAD ACTORS, WHILE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THOSE PEOPLE, OR THOSE WITH HELP SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET IT WITHOUT BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.
I LOOK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS, AND WE WILL HAVE THE SECOND PART OF THIS COME TO PLANNING AND ZONING SOON TO MAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS IN THE JC IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AS WELL. THANK YOU.
COUNCILOR PURVIS HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.
SOUNDS GREAT. LOVE IT. ANYBODY ELSE? SO DONE.
SIGN UP. COUNCILOR OWEN. I'D JUST LIKE TO FOLLOW UP, I KNOW THIS WAS VERY MUCH A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, AND I APPRECIATE THE THE PROCESS AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED HERE, AND I WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
I'VE GOT COUNCILWOMAN MOLLY, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR.
THAT OBJECTION. YOU ARE ADDED AS A SPONSOR. NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE.
THIS IS AN AUDIENCE THAT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. WELL, THE WHISTLING IS NOT IN THE QUEUE, BROTHER, I. WHAT? YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE QUEUE? MY QUEUE SAYS IN A MINUTE ANYWAY. MY BAD. SO I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR AS WELL.
SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. NO WHISTLES. THIS ORDINANCE REQUIRES A ROLL CALL.
VOTE. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL. VOTE IS OPEN.
SO YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES AND ONE PRESENT. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED.
MADAM CLERK, AT THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 71.
[71. O-142-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6700 STRAWBERRY LANE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.645 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 24ZONE0126). 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 27, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
CASE NUMBER 24, ZONE 0126. READ IN FULL ITEMS BEFORE US.COUNCILMAN OWEN, OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT NIXON. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING FROM C1 TO C2 FOR A PARCEL AT THE CORNER OF STRAWBERRY LANE AND ESTELL AVENUE, NEAR THE SOUTH SIDE DRIVE PICK PACK.
PROPERTY CURRENTLY FUNCTIONS AS A SMALL GROCERY OR FOOD MART.
THAT BUILDING WOULD BE DEMOLISHED AND REPLACED WITH TWO BUILDINGS, ONE SIX BY 7500 SQUARE FOOT AND ONE FOUR BAY, 40 400 SQUARE FOOT GARAGE. THIS PASSED OUT OF OUR COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY AND IS IN COUNCILMAN SEAN'S DISTRICT.
I'M SURE HE'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT. COUNCILMAN SEAN.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I JUST LOOK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS AS WE MAKE NET POSITIVE CHANGES IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO. THANK YOU. SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE.
REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL. VOTING IS OPEN.
PHONE IS CLOSED. PRESIDENT ERICKSON, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES AND ONE PRESENT.
THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. THE READING OF ITEM NUMBER 72, MADAM CLERK.
[72. O-143-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 941 EAST MAIN STREET CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.382 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 24ZONE0132). 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 27, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
ITEM 72, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 941 EAST MAIN STREET, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.382 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO.CASE NUMBER 24 00132. READY FOR SECOND BEFORE US.
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BUILDING. AND THE APPLICANT WANTS TO KEEP IT A 42 SPACE PARKING LOT.AND COUNCILMAN HERNDON'S DISTRICT. AND I'M SURE HE'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT.
AFTER I SPOKE TO COUNCILMAN HERNDON. YOU KNOW, AS WE CONTINUE TO FLOW IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH NET POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT, WE LOOK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. THANK YOU. GOT TO DO IT WITH A STRAIGHT FACE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT ARE IN OPPOSITION.
IN OPPOSITION. WE NOW HAVE THE AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US.
NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE NOW, AS AMENDED.
REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL.
AND WE. THERE WE GO. WE JUST LOST. IT.
I DID ONCE. SO NOW IT'S 1312. COUNCILMEMBER. YOU SAY? NOT MY CIRCLES, MA'AM. COUNCILMAN BENSON.
VOTE IS CLOSING. PRESIDENT ATKINSON, YOU HAVE 24? YES, AND ONE PRESENT. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED.
MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM NUMBER 73. ITEM 73, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 4201 TAYLOR BOULEVARD AND 11056 BLUEGRASS AVENUE, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.7 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO.
[73. O-144-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 4201 TAYLOR BOULEVARD AND 1056 BLUEGRASS AVENUE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.7 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 24ZONE0138). 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 13, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
CASE NUMBER 24 00138. READY FOR MOTION. SECOND ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS COUNCILMAN OWEN.THANK YOU, PRESIDENT NIXON. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING FROM R5 TO C1.
IT'S THE FORMER HAZELWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH, WHICH NOW MEETS UNDER THE NAME PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH.
BEHIND THE BMW AND LEXUS OF LOUISVILLE DEALERSHIP OFF BAKER PARKWAY.
SHE ATTENDED OUR COMMITTEE MEETING AND IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
IT PASSED OUT UNANIMOUSLY AND ALSO PASSED OUT OF PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY.
SO WE WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE.
Q THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL. VOTE IS OPEN.
VOTING IS CLOSING. PRESIDENT X 25. YES. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED.
[74. O-146-25 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 3145 R, 3147, 3151 AND 3153 SOUTH THIRD STREET CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.54 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 25ZONE0006). 6/17/25 Planning and Zoning Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: August 13, 2025 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
47, 3151 3153 SOUTH THIRD STREET, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.54 ACRES AND BEING A LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 25 00006 READ IN FULL. SECOND ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US.IT'S JUST WEST OF THE CENTRAL STATION, KROGER, AND DIRECTLY SOUTH FROM STARBUCKS.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY VACANT LOTS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS.
IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A WHILE, AND IT WILL BE REPURPOSED FOR A DRIVE THRU COFFEE SHOP WITH A WALK UP WINDOW, A DUTCH BROTHERS COFFEE SHOP. IT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY.
IT'S IN COUNCILWOMAN CHAPELS DISTRICT. I'M SURE SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT.
IT'S A DUTCH BROTHERS. COFFEE. THANK YOU. SEE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE.
THIS IS AN ORDINANCE. REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL.
PHONE IS CLOSED. PERSON 25. YES. VOTES. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED AS A FAST FLOW, FOLKS.
THAT CONCLUDES THE THE OLD BUSINESS. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS NEW BUSINESS.
AS YOU LEAVE THE CHAMBERS, PLEASE DO SO QUIETLY.
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SO THE CLERK MAY READ NEW BUSINESS. I WOULD ASK THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WISH TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PLEASE REMAIN IN THE CHAMBERS AND REQUEST TO SPEAK ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THE NEW BUSINESS. NEW BUSINESS COMPRISES ITEM 75 THROUGH 88 WITH THE CLERK.READ THOSE ITEMS AND THEIR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
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MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. TO FAIR THEIR FAIR COMMUNITY.UNITED INCORPORATE FOR SPONSORSHIP FOR THE 2025 FAIR.
THEIR FAIR TO BE HELD OCTOBER 2ND, 3 TO 4 OF 2025.
ITEM 76 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $11,491 FROM DISTRICT 21 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR CLEARING AND BEAUTIFICATION PROPERTIES ON LUCAS AVENUE AND DIRT LANE IN DISTRICT 21, THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES.
ITEM 77 THE RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE.
OFFICE OF INTERNAL AUDIT FOR WORKPLACE INVESTIGATION SERVICE $20,000.
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WAS SENT TO GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. ITEM SEVEN EIGHT THE ORDERS OF THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ACQUISITION BY THE CITY OF INDIAN HILLS TO TRACK THE LAND KNOWN AS THE OLD FEDERAL ROAD, CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT BOUNDARY AS SAID CITY, BUT NOT CONTINUOUS TO THE BOUNDARY OF THE FORMER CITY OF LOUISVILLE AND BEING AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE FORMER COUNTY OF JEFFERSON.
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF LEGISLATION WAS SENT TO THE LIBRARY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
ITEM 79 THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A DEVELOPMENT AREA PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS TO CARRY A 65.7041 THROUGH 65.7083 AND CRS 54130090 TO BE KNOWN AS DISTILLERY COMMON DEVELOPMENT ERA, DESIGNATING THE METRO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY INCORPORATED AS AN AGENCY.
ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN. APPROVING ENTERED INTO A LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF THE RELEASED AMOUNT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A LOCAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF THE REGULAR REPORTS TO LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT, AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS UNDERTAKEN OF ANY OTHER ACTIONS THAT ARE TO ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY THE ORDINANCE.
ITEM 80 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND GRANTING THE LOCAL INCENTIVE TO CERTIFY PARTNERS, LLC AND SUBSEQUENT SOCIETIES ARE APPROVED AFFILIATES THEREOF PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 154, SUBCHAPTER 32, ITEM 81 OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO REQUEST AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FROM KENTUCKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SIMPLE AND CORPORATE THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 TO ACCEPT, SAID GRANT IF AWARDED. AUTOMATED TO A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REQUESTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FROM THE KENTUCKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF N.A.
TO ENERGY INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 IN STATE GRANT IF AWARDED.
ITEM 83 A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO OBTAIN SPECIALIZED PHYSICIAN SERVICES MARKED AS MD $183,960.
ITEM 84 RESOLUTION PRESENTED CAPITAL OPERATION BUDGET ORDINANCE APPROVING APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVE, NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT CONCERNING FORENSIC MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN.
COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED, DBA NORTON CHILDREN'S MEDICAL GROUP.
$200,000. ITEM 85 RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND IMPROVING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FROM THE DATE OF ITS APPROVAL THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2029, RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO LOCAL 2629, CONCERNING EMPLOYEES OF METRO PARKS DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE AND RECREATION UNITS FOR WHOM FSM IS RECOGNIZED. THE EXCLUSIVE BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE.
ITEM 86 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FROM THE DATE OF ITS APPROVAL THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2029, BETWEEN LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO LOCAL 2629. AFSCME RELATED TO WAGES, HOURS, AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN LOUISVILLE METRO CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT. ITEM 87 A RESOLUTION RATIFYING A PROVEN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FROM THE DATE OF ITS APPROVAL THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2029, RELATING TO WAGES, HOURS AND OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT BETWEEN LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL 783, LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AND AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS OF AMERICA, REPRESENTING LOUISVILLE EMERGENCY SERVICE METRO SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCE CHAPTER 156, REQUIRING THE CLEAR BOARDING OF VACANT, AT RISK PROPERTIES READ IN FULL.
YEAH. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT I WANT TO SPEAK TO D'ANGELO RUSSELL DAY.
[Announcements]
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IT WILL BE IN ALGONQUIN PARK. AND HE WILL ALSO HAVE A FEW MORE PRO BASKETBALL PLAYERS WITH HIM ON THAT DAY. HOPEFULLY THE COMMUNITY CAN COME OUT. IT WILL BE FROM 11 A.M.TO 4 P.M. AT ALGONQUIN PARK SATURDAY. THANK YOU.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM. FOR ANYONE WHO DID NOT SEE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ABOUT GE APPLIANCES ANNOUNCING THEIR GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS BEING IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. THAT IS FAR FROM THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT SINCE THE CREATION OF ABOUT HEADQUARTERS MOVING INTO LOUISVILLE OR MOVING INTO DOWNTOWN.
BUT I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT THAT DID NOT GET MISSED.
AND NONE OF THAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. BUT FOR LIDA, THAT IS CORRECT.
WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.