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GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KEVIN CRAMER. I'M CHAIR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. IT IS 433[00:31:23]
ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 18TH. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE[Roll Call]
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MEETING. I'M JOINED IN CHAMBERS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS. HUDSON, LEININGER AND WINKLER, JOINED[00:31:35]
ONLINE BY COUNCILWOMAN WOOLRIDGE. COUNCILWOMAN PARKER AND COUNCILMAN OWEN. I BELIEVE[00:31:43]
THAT GIVES ME A QUORUM. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. COUNCILMAN MARINO WEBER HAS AN[00:31:49]
EXCUSED ABSENCE. MADAM CLERK, IF YOU PLEASE READ INTO THE RERD THE THE MEETING NOTES.THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE, A READ IN FULL. GREAT. THANK YOU. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILWOMAN PARISH WRIGHT, WHO I DO NOT SEE PRESENT. OH, GOOD. SO I'LL HAVE HER SPEAK TO IT. SO IT IS AN ORDINANCE. TWO 2625 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 91, SERIES 2025,
[1. O-226-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 091, SERIES 2025, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 OPERATING BUDGET, BY TRANSFERRING $30,000 FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND (DISTRICT 03) TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL GENERAL OPERATIONS (DISTRICT 03). Action Required By: March 11, 2026 Sponsors: Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3) ]
RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 OPERATING BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $30,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DELOPMENT FUND DISTRICT THREE TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUIL.NERAL OPERATIONS. DISTRICT THREE.OTIO. MOON PRORLY BEFORE US. IF YOU'LL INTRODUC LFSE UNCILWOMAN,HAMIKA PARISH. GHTDISTRICT THREE. WE ARE PROPOSING TO MOVE THIS FUNDING AS WE HAVE SEVERAL UPCOMING FALL EVENTS THAT NEED FINANCIAL SUPPORT. I BELIEVE THE FINANCIAL ANALYST HAS LISTED OUT HOW THIS WILL BE BROKEN DOWN FOR PUBLIC MEETING EXPENSES. WE HAVE A MAILER COMING OUT, PRINTING AND COPYING AND MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES FOR THESE EVENTS AND WE HOPE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES? TAKE A LOOK AT YOU HERE. THERE'S NO ONES IN THE QUEUE.
NO ONE'S SEEKING RECOGNITION. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. VOTING IS OPEN. COUNCIL? YES, PLEASE. YES, MISTER. COUNCILMAN.
OWEN. YES. COUNCILWOMAN. WOOLRIDGE? YES. CHAIR. KRAMER, YOU HAVE SEVEN YES VOTES. OKAY.
[2. O-231-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 074, SERIES 2024, RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY AWARDED TO LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT FROM THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT PAYOUTS. Action Required By: March 11, 2026 Sponsors: Jeff Hudson (R-23) ]
THAT'S UNANIMOUS. SO IT WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS ORDINANCE TWO 3125. IT IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 74, SERIES 2024, RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY AWARDED TO LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT FROM THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT PAYOUTS. SECOND. IT'S PROPERLY BEFORE US. I BELIEVE, COUNCILMAN HUDSON, YOU'RE LISTED AS A SPONSOR. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS. THANK YOU. CHAIR. YEAH. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS WHERE THERE WAS ENOUGH CONFUSION TO GO AROUND. BUT I THINK WE HAVE FINALLY GOT GOTTEN IT STRAIGHTENED OUT. THERE WAS JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND, THERE WAS A GRANT THAT WAS AWARDED TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS FOR 40 SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS. SUBSEQUENT TO THE AWARD OF THE GRANT, THE LOUISVILLE METRO HOUSING AUTHORITY PUT A FREEZE ON THE NUMBER OF SECTION EIGHT VOUCHERS. AT THAT POINT, ABOUT 20 HAD BEEN ALREADY AWARDED. THAT FREEZE IS STILL IN PLACE, AND THERE'S THERE'S NO LINE OF SIGHT TO WHEN THAT FREEZE MIGHT, MIGHT THAW. SO. SO WELL, I THINK IS THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION. CHOOSE WELL. CHOOSE WELL HAS ASKED TO REALLOCATE THE WAY THAT THE[00:35:03]
FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT. AND WHERE THE CONFUSION CAME IN IS INITIALLY, THE MONEY WAS GOING TO BE SHIFTED AROUND TO PROVIDE AN INCREASE IN SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING AT CHOOSE. WELL, I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A RUB WITH THAT. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WERE TWO PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE. WE GOT IT ALL IRONED OUT. THE WHAT IS BEFORE US TODAY TAKES THE EXISTING MONEY AND APPLIES IT TO THE EXISTING AWARD RECIPIENTS THAT WERE THERE BEFORE THE FREEZE WAS PUT IN. SO IT IT IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WERE RECEIVING THOSE VOUCHERS. DOES NOT JUST FOR CLARITY, DOES NOT INCREASE SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR STAFF. AND WE HAVE KALISHA CONLEY FROM PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHERE I MAY HAVE GONE OFF THE RAILS. GREAT. IF THE CHAIR WOULD RECOGNIZE HER. IF YOU'LL INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. HI. KALISHA CONLEY, OPIOID ABATEMENT SETTLEMENT COORDINATOR, LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESSANAGER. YEAH. SO LOOKING HERE AT THE SCHEDULE OF THE BUDGET CHANGES, IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS IN THE RECORD THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING TOWARDS THE OTHER CATEGORY. THE REDUCTIONS ARE ALL IN THE OTHER CATEGORIES INCLUDING THE SALARIES. DO WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE IN THE OTHER CATEGORY BECAUSE THAT THAT INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, THE HOUSING DEPOSITS, EMERGENCY STIPENDS, TRANSPORTATION, CHILD CARE AND THEN OFFICE SPACE. SO DO WE HAVE THE BREAKDOWN OF THOSE NOT WITHIN THAT BUDGET CATEGORY? NO. THEY'RE SORT OF ALL LUMPED TOGETHER THERE OKAY. IT SEEMS WEIRD THAT WE ARE INCREASING THE OFFICE SPACE IN ANY WAY WHEN WE ARE REDUCING THE PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE OVERHEAD, INCLUDING PERSONNEL.AND SO SORRY, THOSE THE FUNDS THAT WILL BE REALLOCATED WILL BE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR HOUSING STABILIZATION SUPPORTS. SO THOSE WILL BE USED FOR, YOU KNOW, RENT PAYMENTS, UTILITY SUPPORT, THINGS LIKE THAT WON'T BE USED FOR ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE. JUST THE WAY THE BUDGET WAS WRITTEN. THEY'RE ALL SORT OF GROUPED IN THAT CATEGORY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. THEN THAT THAT SETTLES MY ONLY QUESTION. GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM FOLKS ONLINE. WE ARE JOINED ONLINE BY COUNCILWOMAN PARISH. RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COLLEAGUES. SEEING NONE. THIS ALSO CALLS FOR ROLL CALL VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE VOTING. COUNCILMAN PIERCE. RIGHT. YES.
COUNCILMAN. OWEN. YES, COUNCILMAN. PARKER. YES. COUNCILWOMAN. WOOLRIDGE. YES.
CHAIR. KRAMER. YOU HAVE EIGHT YES VOTES. AGAIN WITH UNANIMOUS SUPPORT. THIS WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. COLLEAGUES, THAT WAS THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY. AND SO,
[Adjournment Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.]
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.