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DOES. AND THEY. JUST. IT'S JUST A RACE AGAINST.
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ANOTHER ONE. HERE WE GO. I'M SO HAPPY. RIGHT?[00:35:39]
OF THAT. TIME TO REACH OVER ONE. AND THERE WAS A AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE THAT. I HAVE ONE, I[00:36:07]
HAVE ONE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE? YOU WANT TO. SO I THINK THEY TURNED.[00:36:51]
WELL THE NIGHT GIRL. SHE'S WORKING AT A PLACE WHICH IS USUALLY TWO NIGHTS.[00:37:52]
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING IN 30S. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS COUNCILWOMAN PARKER,[Call to Order]
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AND THIS IS THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING. IT IS AUGUST[00:38:17]
20TH. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 3:09 P.M. WE HAVE JUST BEEN JOINED BY MY VICE CHAIR, COUNCILWOMAN[Roll Call]
RAYMOND. AND JOINING US IN CHAMBERS IS COUNCILMAN SAM. COUNCILMAN JOSEPH ON THE COMMITTEE. AND. COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS, COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN HAS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND SO WE CAN GET STARTED. ITEM NUMBER. OH, I HAVE TO READ THAT. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO CRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE 5.8. AND THE FIRST ITEM IS BEING HELD. THE SECOND ITEM IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM DISTRICT FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD[2. O-181-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THETA OMEGA, INC. FOR FOOD AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THEIR COMMUNITY BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC ON JULY 19, 2025. 8/6/25 Appropriations Committee Held Action Required By January 31, 2026 Sponsors: Donna L. Purvis (D-5) ]
DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THETA OMEGA, INC. FOR FOOD AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THEIR COMMUNITY BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC. IT TOOK PLACE ON JULY 19TH, 2025. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS IS HERE TO SPEAK TO IT? THAYOU,A IS THE LOUISVILLE CHAPTER OF OMEGA PSI PHI, AND THEY HAVE AN ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM EVERY YEAR FOR DISADVANTAGED AND FAMILIES THAT ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THIS YEAR, THEY HAD AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO THE SUPPLIES THAT THEY WERE GIVING AWAY. AND THE REASON WHY IT IS LATE WAS THERE WERE ADDITIONAL[00:40:04]
ITEMS THAT WE NEEDED ON BEHALF OF THE NDA, AND SO WE WORKED WITH THEM UNTIL THEY COULD GET THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE THE APPLICATION. I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY DOABLE.OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. AND WE HAVE JUST BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. I WILL REMIND FOLKS MAYBE THAT YOU ALL CAN REMIND SOME OF THESE NONPROFITS THAT THEY SUBMITTED THEIR PAPERWORK JUST TEN DAYS BEFORE THEIR EVENT, AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT'S ENOUGH TIME FOR THEM TO GET THEIR PAPERWORK IN. CORRECT. IT USUALLY, WHICH NEEDS MULTIPLE CORRECTIONS. AND IF YOU HAVE AND THIS IS NOT JUST FOR YOU, COUNCILWOMAN PURPOSE, BUT EVERYONE PEOPLE THAT YOU REPEAT, YOU KNOW, FUND, JUST REMIND THEM TO GET THEIR PAPERWORK IN LIKE 5 OR 6 WEEKS AHEAD OF TIME BECAUSE IT'S GOT TO GO THROUGH NEW BUSINESS.
THEN THE THIS COMMITTEE AND THEN COUNCIL AND WELL, REALLY NOT EVEN CANCEL. BUT THIS I THINK WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS INSTANCE, I THINK EVERY YEAR THEY CHANGE OFFICERS. SO IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE TO GO TO SOMEBODY ELSE TO GET INFORMATION. AND SOMETIMES THAT INFORMATION MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO THE NEW OFFICERS OR MAY BE A NEW OR DIFFICULT PROCESS FOR THEM. SO YEAH. YEAH. WELL ACTUALLY IF YOU KNOW THAT THEY DO IT AROUND THE SAME DATE, JUST SET A REMINDER ON YOUR CALENDAR, MAYBE YOU COULD REACH OUT TO THEM AND THEN SAY, HEY, IF YOU ALL WANT THIS, YOU GOT TO GET YOUR PAPERWORK. I WOULD DEFINITELY DO THAT. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT. SO. THIS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THIS ALLOWS OR REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE.
VOTING IS OPEN. VICE CHAIR RAYMOND. YES. CHAIR. PARKER, YOU HAVE FIVE YES VOTES. OKAY.
AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. I DON'T KNOW. NUMBER THREE IS AN APPROPRIATION. APPROPRIATION?
[3. CIF082025PW05 APPROPRIATING $188 FROM DISTRICT 5 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A STREET SIGN ON THE CORNER OF FAIRLAND PLACE AND WINNROSE AVENUE IN HONOR OF ELMER LUCILLE ALLEN. Sponsors: Donna L. Purvis (D-5) ]
EXCUSE ME, IS A CIF APPROPRIATING $188 FROM DISTRICT FIVE CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF A STREET SIGN ON THE CORNER OF FAIRLAWN PLACE AND WINDROSE AVENUE IN HONOR OF ELMER LUCILLE ADAMSON. ALAN.PROBABLY MOVED ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? NO. DO. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
YEAH. IT'LL BE QUICK. OKAY. MISS ALLEN WOULD BE CELEBRATING HER 94TH BIRTHDAY THIS COMING SATURDAY. SHE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO EVER WORK FOR BROWN-FORMAN AS A CHEMIST IN THE 60S. SO THERE WAS A BIG DEAL. EVEN THOUGH AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE IN THE THE SCIENCE INDUSTRY. BUT IT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR HER TO GET HER BY SUCH A MAJOR CONGLOMERATE. SO SHE'S ALSO A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE IS AN ARTIST. SHE'S DONE A LOT OF THINGS WITH HER FREE TIME. SHE'S EVERYWHERE. SHE'S ALL OVER THE CITY. AND SO I JUST THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE RECOGNIZE HER. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARE THERE NUMBER THEN THE LEGISLATION PASSES.
[4. NDF082025PW08 APPROPRIATING $77 FROM DISTRICT 8 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A LIGHT SHIELD ON A PUBLIC LIGHT POLE NEAR 1612 SUTHERLAND DRIVE. Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS AN F APPROPRIATING $77 FROM DISTRICT EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A LIGHT SHIELD ON A PUBLIC LIGHT POLE NEAR 1612 SUTHERLAND DRIVE. THIS COUNCILMAN, RENO WEBER, SECOND, PROBABLY MOVED JUST SAYING $77. I'M JUST PUBLIC WORKS ABSORBED THAT. COST. I MEAN YEAH, NO. OKAY. SO ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? THAT WAS MY COMMENT. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I OPPOSED NO. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A CIF[5. CIF082025PW08 APPROPRIATING $27,280 FROM DISTRICT 8 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF EIGHT SPEED HUMPS AND SIX SPEED HUMP SIGNS ON HAWTHORNE AVENUE BETWEEN BARDSTOWN ROAD AND BON AIR AVENUE. Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ]
APPROPRIATING $27,280 FROM DISTRICT EIGHT CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC[00:45:03]
WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF EIGHT SPEED HUMPS AND SIX SPEED HUMPS. SIGNS ON HAWTHORNE AVENUE BETWEEN BARDSTOWN ROAD AND BON AIR AVENUE. AND THIS IS COUNCILWOMAN COUNCILMAN RENO WEBBER'S PROBABLY MOVED AND SECONDED. AND WE HAVE A SPEAKER. THANK YOU. I'M JASMINE PRESLEY, LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT FOR COUNCILMAN ANDREW OWEN, DISTRICT NINE. BUT I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF LA BETSY FOSTER IN DISTRICT EIGHT. AND THESE SPEED HUMPS WILL BE INSTALLED TO INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HAWTHORNE AVENUE IS A VERY LONG STREET.AND SO THERE'S DIFFERENT SECTIONS ALONG THAT STREET WHERE THEY REQUESTED OR CONSTITUENTS WERE REQUESTING THOSE SPEED HUMPS. THANK YOU. SPEED HUMPS ARE A HOT TOPIC THIS YEAR, SO ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? MAY I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? AND I'M ASKING BECAUSE REPRESENTATIVE SYME IS ON THIS COMMITTEE OR COUNCILMAN SIMONS ON THIS COMMITTEE. SO I WAS AT THE HEARING YESTERDAY FOR WONDERFUL EVENT AND NOTICED THAT IN THEIR PARKING LOT, RATHER THAN SPEED HUMPS THERE, THE THE PAVEMENT HAD BEEN SORT OF MILLED TO CREATE INDENTS, AND I WONDERED IF THAT MIGHT BE AN ALTERNATIVE FOR SOME OF US. DO YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN SYME? THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE LESS EXPENSIVE. THEY ARE. THEY ARE THERE. THEY ARE ALTERNATIVES. THEY'RE LESS EXPENSIVE. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT WARRANTS THOSE ON THOSE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE UP TO WORKS TO DETERMINE THAT I WOULDN'T KNOW.
OKAY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFTER. LESS EXPENSIVE. THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND, JUST WANT TO JUMP IN HERE AND SAY THAT THOSE ARE CALLED RUMBLE STRIPS. THOSE LITTLE LINES IN THE PAVEMENT, THEY AREN'T CHEAPER, NECESSARILY, THAN SPEED HUMPS.
BUT I BELIEVE OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS TO RENT THE EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO DO IT.
AND SO WHEN THEY DO THAT, BECAUSE WE JUST HAD THIS DONE IN IROQUOIS PARK AS WELL, THAT THEY LIKE TO IDENTIFY A FEW SPOTS AROUND THERE, THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE THAT EQUIPMENT AND NOT JUST FOR ONE, ONE PROJECT, BUT ONE THING TO NOTE ABOUT THEM, SINCE THEY ARE RUMBLE STRIPS THE NAME BECAUSE IT MAKES YOUR CAR RUMBLE. THEY ARE REALLY LOUD, AND SO A LOT OF RESIDENTS DON'T LIKE THEM IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS JUST BECAUSE OF THE SOUND IT MAKES, BUT TOTALLY UP TO COUNCIL PERSON AND THE RESIDENTS TO MAKE THAT DECISION. COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHEN YOU SAY INDENTATIONS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CONVEX OR CONCAVE BECAUSE THEY'RE DIFFERENT. I FINISHED MIDDLE SCHOOL SOME TIME AGO. CONN. BACKS THIS, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S RUMBLE STRIPS OR NOT. YOU'RE FALLING ASLEEP ON THE HIGHWAY, RIGHT? AND YOU START TO VEER AND YOU GET LIKE, BUM BUM BUM BUM BUM, AND IT KIND OF WAKES YOU UP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND I GUESS IT'S THE SAME CONCEPT. BUT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE PLAY AREA, THERE WERE SECTIONS, LARGE RECTANGLES, MANY FEET ACROSS, MANY FEET WIDE, WHERE YOU WOULD DRIVE THROUGH THIS MINEFIELD OF THE INDENTS. OKAY.
SO LET ME ASK YOU THE THE RUMBLE STRIPS ARE MADE FROM THERMOPLASTIC. SO IS THIS JUST LIKE A DIP IN THE CONCRETE? I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE, AND IT WOULDN'T COST VERY MUCH AT ALL TO DO THAT. THE PICTURE YOU SEND ME, OKAY, IF I IF I MADE THEIR TIRE WIDE LIKE DIVOTS AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT TITLED RUMBLE STRIPS. IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PROCEDURE THAT THEY USE. BUT THEY THESE AND COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL IS RIGHT THAT THEY THEY'LL TRY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GET THE BIG MACHINE TO TRY TO GET AS MANY, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL TO DO IN THE AREA TO SAVE MONEY. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MORE EFFECTIVE. THAT'S UP TO THE ENGINEERS. WELL, I YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE A PICTURE OF THOSE BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE. OKAY. MOVING. OH LET'S SEE IF WE VOTED ON IT YET. LET'S SEE. THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I OPPOSED. NO. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER
[7. O-198-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $5,000 FROM DISTRICT 9; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE LOUISVILLE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, INC. FOR STAFFING, GUEST ARTISTS, TRAVEL, PROGRAM EXPENSES, MARKETING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LIABILITY INSURANCE, AND FEES FOR MUSIC ARRANGEMENT. Action Required By: February 14, 2026 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
SIX IS BEING HELD. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 5000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER 5000 FROM DISTRICT NINE TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE LOUISVILLE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, INC. FOR STAFFING GUEST[00:50:02]
ARTIST TRAVEL PROGRAM EXPENSES, MARKETING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LIABILITY INSURANCE, AND FEES FOR FOR MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS. IT'S APPROPRIATING 5000 OF A $50,000.ASK DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND WE'VE GOT OUR SAME SPEAKER. YES. THANK YOU. SO THE LOUISVILLE ACADEMY OF MUSIC IS THE REGION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST NONPROFIT COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL, PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY MUSIC EDUCATION. SINCE 1954, LAMB SERVES OVER 600 LONG TERM STUDENTS ANNUALLY FOR MORE THAN 50 ZIP CODES, SO THEY HAVE PROGRAMING IN SEVERAL COUNCIL DISTRICTS. LOUISVILLE ALONE HAS 68 ZIP CODES, SO FUNDING WOULD BE USED AGAIN FOR FACULTY AND STAFF COMPENSATION. GUEST ARTIST TRAVEL PROGRAM EXPENSES, ADDITIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE, ON AND OFF SITE MARKETING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FEES FOR MUSIC ARRANGEMENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? ANY ADDITIONS? SEEING NONE. WOULD YOU LIKE FOR THIS TO GO TO OLD BUSINESS TO ASK FOR MORE FUNDING? YES, PLEASE. OKAY, SO WE WILL PUT IT ON OLD BUSINESS AND THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. VICE CHAIR CHAPPELL. I'M SORRY. VICE CHAIR. RAYMOND. YES. WHAT A COMPLIMENT. THANK YOU.
COOL. THEN THE LEGISLATION PASSES AND IT WILL GO TO OLD BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS
[9. NDF082025PW16 APPROPRIATING $2.269.80 FROM DISTRICT 16 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF ONE STREETLIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF US-42 AT SANCTUARY BLUFF LANE, INCLUDING A FIVE-YEAR LEASE WITH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC. Sponsors: Scott Reed (R-16) ]
AN NDF APPROPRIATING $2,269.80 FROM DISTRICT 16 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF ONE STREETLIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 42 AT SANCTUARY BLUFF LANE, INCLUDING A FIVE YEAR LEASE WITH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC. AND THIS IS COUNCILMAN READ MOTION OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OKAY, OKAY. DID WE SKIP A. OH, SORRY.OKAY. THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO LEGISLATION PASSES.
AND EXCUSE ME, I SKIPPED ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $9,030
[8. O-203-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $9,030 FROM DISTRICT 9 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH BRIGHTSIDE, INC., TO LUV-IT LANDSCAPING FOR LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTIFICATION AT GRINSTEAD DRIVE, LEXINGTON ROAD, PAYNE STREET, AND FRANKFORT AVENUE BUS STOPS. Action Required By: February 14, 2026 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ]
FROM DISTRICT NINE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO BRIGHTSIDE, INC, TO LOVETT LANDSCAPING FOR LANDSCAPING, MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTIFICATION AT GRINSTEAD DRIVE, LEXINGTON ROAD, PAYNE STREET AND FRANKFORT AVENUE. BUS STOPS. THIS IS ALSO COUNCILMAN OWENS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? PROBABLY MOVED. OUR SPEAKER IS HERE. THANK YOU. SO YES, WE CONTRACT WITH LOVETT LANDSCAPING ANNUALLY FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION IN OUR DISTRICT. THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB KEEPING GRINSTEAD DRIVE, LEXINGTON ROAD, THE PAYNE STREET CALMER AND THE FRANKFORT AVENUE BUS STOPS MAINTAINED AND AND BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE. THIS ALLOWS A OR REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. VICE CHAIR RAYMOND. YES. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS AN NDF APPROPRIATING $1,525.80 FROM[10. NDF082025PW16a APPROPRIATING $1,525.80 FROM DISTRICT 16 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF ONE STREETLIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF US-42 AT FALLS CREEK ROAD, INCLUDING A FIVE-YEAR LEASE WITH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC. Sponsors: Scott Reed (R-16) ]
DISTRICT 16 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF ONE STREET LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 42 AT FALLS CREEK ROAD, INCLUDING A FIVE YEAR LEASE WITH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC. WE HAVE A MOTION. PROBABLY MOVE. THIS IS COUNCILMAN REED'S. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE. THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NO. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER
[11. O-204-25 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $8,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,700 FROM DISTRICT 21; $1,300 FROM DISTRICT 3; $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 4, 13, AND 15; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICT 12, 14, AND 24; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TASTE OF SOUTH LOUISVILLE FUNDRAISER EVENT. Action Required By: February 14, 2026 Sponsors: Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Ken Herdon (D-4), Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Jonathan Joseph (R-12), Crystal Bast (R-14), Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24)]
11 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $8,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $2,700 FROM DISTRICT 21. 1300 FROM DISTRICT THREE. $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICT FOUR, 13, AND 15, AND 500 EACH FROM DISTRICT 12, 14, AND 24 TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES FOR COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE[00:55:03]
TASTE OF SOUTH LOUISVILLE FUNDRAISER EVENT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. AND I THINK THEIR FULL AMOUNT IS ACHIEVED, BUT IT'S GOING ONLINE AND HE'S OH, OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS ASH AS A LEGISLATIVE AIDE FOR DISTRICT 21. THIS COUNCIL ORIGINATED MDF IS SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, WHOSE WORK PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY TO OUR LOW INCOME NEIGHBORS. THIS EXCITING EVENING WILL FEATURE OVER 25 LOCAL RESTAURANTS SHOWING THEIR CULINARY TALENTS AND MAKING IT NOT ONLY A MEANINGFUL CAUSE, BUT ALSO A CELEBRATION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S FLAVOR AND GENEROSITY. SO WE ARE PURCHASING TWO TIGHT TWO 5000 TITLE SPONSORSHIP FOR THE UPCOMING FUNDRAISING EVENT ON AUGUST 23RD AT CHURCHILL DOWNS FIRST TERM CLUB AND I NEED TO MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS. DISTRICT NINE ALSO CONTRIBUTES $1,000 TO THIS MDF, BUT I COULDN'T GET THEIR SIGNATURE ON TIME AND I FILED IT, SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEM AS WELL AS DISTRICT 14. THEIR ORIGINAL AMOUNT THAT THEY WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE WAS $1,000, BUT IT WAS BY MISTAKE STATED AS 500. SO WE WANT TO MAKE THAT 1000. SO IT BRINGS TO A TOTAL OF $10,000 FOR THIS MDF. OKAY. AND YOU'VE GOT THE ASK. YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED, THE FUNDING THAT YOU NEEDED. YES. I MEAN THEY THEY WANTED $10,000. WE GOT $10,000. BUT SINCE THIS IS A COUNCIL ORIGINATED MDF, ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL SPONSORSHIP THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE FLIER TO THIS PACKET, IF THEY WANT TO JOIN, I WOULD ASK MADAM CLERK IF THEY WANT, THEY CAN JOIN WITH THIS NDA SO THEY DON'T NEED TO FILE ADDITIONAL PAPERWORK. SO I WOULD THINK THAT'S AN OPTION, BUT THAT'S UP TO COUNCIL IF THEY WANT TO DO THAT. AT SOME LEVEL. YEAH. SO IT'S. OKAY. THIS IS THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY AND IT'S AT CHURCHILL DOWNS.AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD IT WAS AUGUST 23RD. SO. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. AND SINCE CAN WE HAVE A VOICE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OH EXCUSE ME.
MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT. SECOND. THAT'S MY TEAM OVER THERE. Y'ALL GOTTA PAY ATTENTION. SO OKAY. SO OKAY. PROPERLY MOVED ON THE AMENDMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO.
AYES HAVE IT. AND SO THE AMENDMENT PASSES, AND THEN WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL ON THE WHOLE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR RAYMOND. YES. CHAIR. PARKER, YOU HAVE FIVE YES VOTES.
AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 12 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. ITEM NUMBER 13 IS AN
[13. NDF082025GRCNA10 APPROPRIATING $4,050 FROM DISTRICT 10 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO GEORGE ROGERS CLARK PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO HELP COVER THE COST OF THE FOLLOWING ANNUAL EVENTS: MULBERRY HILL FALL FESTIVAL ON 10/12/25, BRUNCH WITH SANTA ON 12/6/25, EASTER BUNNY BASH ON 3/28/26, AND BAND IN THE PARK ON 6/12/26. Sponsors: Josie Raymond (D-10) ]
NDF APPROPRIATING $4,050 FROM DISTRICT TEN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO GEORGE ROGERS CLARK PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO HELP COVER THE COST OF THE FOLLOWING ANNUAL EVENTS. MULBERRY HILL FALL FESTIVAL ON TEN, 1225. BRUNCH WITH SANTA ON 12 625. EASTER BUNNY BASH ON THREE 2826, AND BAND IN THE PARK ON SIX, 1226. AND THIS IS COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COUNCILMAN RAYMOND, SINCE YOU'RE HERE, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? YES.I JUST ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AS WE CONTINUE TO LIFT UP ONE OF OUR STRONGEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS FOR FOR REALLY FUN EVENTS IN THE PARK. AND KIDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS EASTER EGG HUNT IS SPECIAL BECAUSE THERE'S CHOCOLATE IN THE EGGS. IT SOUNDS FUN. AND WHERE TO GO ON GETTING STUFF IN AHEAD OF TIME. ALL THOSE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AND OPPOSED NO. AYES HAVE IT. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 14 IS. HELD. YES. ITEM NUMBER 15 IS A C O N D F APPROPRIATING $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 15
[15. CONDF082025FLS15 APPROPRIATING $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 15 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO FOR LADY’S SAKE FOR A MODERATE FLOW SPONSORSHIP AT THEIR DINING FOR DIGNITY BREAKFAST EVENT ON OCTOBER 19, 2025. Sponsors: Jennifer Chappell (D-15) ]
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NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. FOR LADIES SAKE, FOR A MODERATE FLOW SPONSORSHIP AT THEIR DINING FOR DIGNITY BREAKFAST EVENT ON OCTOBER 19TH, 2025. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND THIS IS COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. PROBABLY MOVED. COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL SURE. THIS IS A FUNDRAISER FOR LADIES SAKE. AND A WONDERFUL PARTNER FOR MY DISTRICT. THIS PAST WEEKEND WE ACTUALLY UNVEILED OUR PERIOD POD, WHICH HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF THIS COMMITTEE BEFORE, WHICH OFFERS FREE PERIOD PRODUCTS TO ANYONE, KIND OF LIKE A LITTLE LIBRARY, BUT INSTEAD OF BOOKS, YOU'LL SEE TAMPONS AND PADS. AND SO I WOULD LOVE FOR THIS TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. AND THEN I WOULD ALSO ASK FOR IT TO GO ON TO OLD BUSINESS SO MORE PEOPLE COULD SPONSOR. BUT SINCE THIS IS AN EVENT, YOU WILL HAVE TO DO THAT AT THE SPONSORSHIP LEVELS. AND I DON'T HAVE THOSE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I CAN BRING THEM UP AT THE MEETING ON NEXT THURSDAY. BUT IF LATONYA HAS THEM, SHE'LL ALSO HAVE TO SAY THE NAMES OF THE LEVELS. YES. WHAT YOU COULD. ALSO, IF YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IT ON OLD BUSINESS, JUST GIVE PEOPLE A HEADS UP AND SEND AN EMAIL OUT WITH THE LEVELS SO THEY KNOW AHEAD OF TIME. WE DID THAT A FEW WEEKS AGO, SO IF YOU WANT TO LOOK, SEARCH FOR LADIES SAKE IN YOUR INBOX. AND DID I READ THAT RIGHT? YOU GET TWO FREE MIMOSAS. MIMOSAS, APPARENTLY TWO FREE BOTTOMLESS MIMOSAS. AND THERE'S ALSO DANCING, LINE DANCING. IT'S A FUN EVENT. OKAY, WELL, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. PARDON? OH, AYE. OH. WERE YOU GOING TO READ. ARE YOU ALL GOING TO DONATE? IF NOT, THEN WE CAN JUST SAVE IT FOR THE COUNCIL FLOOR. OKAY. WE'LL WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. ALRIGHT. OKAY. AND THIS ALLOWS FOR A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. AND ITEM NUMBER 16 IS MINE. AND IT'S HELD. AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR MEETING WITH NO FURTHER LEGISLATION. CAN I JUST SAY ONE QUICK THING? I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE. I'M LATONYA BELL, THE COUNCIL FINANCIAL ANALYST. THIS IS MY LAST TIME WITH THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE AND IT'S BEEN AWESOME. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST EIGHT, EIGHT ISH EIGHT YEARS, I GUESS, AND THIS HAS BEEN ONE COMMITTEE THAT I'VE ACTUALLY SUPPORTED ALONG THE WAY WITH BUDGET. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN CHAIR, FOR YOUR CHAIR, PARKER, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE, I APPRECIATE IT. WELL, THANK YOU, TANYA, AND YOU HAVE BEEN AN AWESOME FINANCIAL ANALYST FOR US. I MEAN, YOU JUST DO ALL THE HARD WORK AND MAKE IT EASY FOR THE REST OF US AND WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU VERY.