[Call to Order] [00:28:52] AFTERNOON. THIS IS THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE [00:28:56] MEETING. IT IS OCTOBER 9TH, 2025. I'M COUNCILWOMAN PARKER. IT'S APPROXIMATELY. I DON'T [Roll Call] [00:29:06] HAVE A CLOCK HERE, BUT IT'S PROBABLY 305. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO CRS [00:29:14] 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE 5.8, IN CHAMBERS IS COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL, [00:29:23] COUNCILMAN JOSEPH MYSELF. JOINING US VIRTUALLY IS MY VICE CHAIR, COUNCILWOMAN JOSE [00:29:32] RAYMOND. AND COUNCILMAN LINENGER IS HERE AS WELL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. SO THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS SCIF APPROPRIATING $55,808.09 FROM DISTRICT THREE CAPITAL [1. CIF100825PW03     APPROPRIATING $55,808.09 FROM DISTRICT 3 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FENCE IN THE NICHOL’S MEADOW NEIGHBORHOOD, ALONG MANSLICK ROAD IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. Sponsors: Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3) ] INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FENCE IN THE NICHOLS MEDAL MEADOW NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG MANSLICK ROAD AND THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND THE SPONSOR [00:30:08] IS COUNCILWOMAN PARISH. RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION. OH, SECOND. ALL RIGHT. PROPERLY MOVED. AND WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER. YOU'RE ON. FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE FOR COUNCILWOMAN SHAMEKA PARRISH. WRIGHT. THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING DAY FOR US. THERE IS A FENCE ALONG MANSLICK ROAD JUST SOUTH OF BERRY BOULEVARD THAT HAS BEEN DILAPIDATED FOR SOME YEARS NOW. PRIOR TO THE COUNCILWOMAN TAKING OFFICE, AND I'VE BEEN THERE SEVERAL TIMES. I'VE SEEN PICTURES. THERE ARE SECTIONS OF THE FENCE THAT ARE GONE, AND THE NEIGHBORS HAVE REALLY WANTED THIS FOR A LONG TIME, ANIT HAS BEEN OR A YEAR IN THE MAKING TO WORK WITH KYTC, TH PUBLIC WORK, WITH THE NEW DEPARTME OF TRANSPORTATION TO ENSURE THIS HAPPE. SO BLIC WORKS DID WORK WITH WHEN MIKE NON WSSL DOHIS. AND WE ARE HAPPY TO APPROPRIATE THIS MONEY TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE REMOVAL. I DON'T THINK THIS COVERS THE REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING FENCE. THAT'S SOMETHING PUBLIC WORKS WILL DO. BUT THIS COVERS THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW FENCE FOR THE ENTIRE SECTION THAT IT WAS THERE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE. THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER 2000 FROM DISTRICT FOUR THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO SAINT GEORGE'S SCHOLAR INSTITUTE, INC. FOR COST ASSOCIATED. WITH THE. CAN WE HOLD ON THIS ONE FOR A SECOND? LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND SOMEONE THAT'S GOING TO COME IN AND SPEAK TO IT. YES. YEAH, WE'LL HOLD ON THIS ONE BECAUSE THEY MAY NEED TO WANT TO ASK FOR MORE DOLLARS. SO. ITEM NUMBER THREE IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 15,000 FROM DISTRICT FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT SECOND DIVISION TO FUND ADDITIONAL PATROLLING OF THE WESTOVER, LAKEWOOD, CHICKASAW AND SHAWNEE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY OF FISCAL YEAR 26. THIS IS COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS, AND DO WE HAVE A SPEAKER FOR. SO DON'T TAKE A MOTION ON THAT. WE'LL SKIP THAT ONE. AND FOUR BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME THING OKAY. OKAY. SO WE'RE SKIPPING FOUR AS WELL. I EMAILED THEIR OFFICES. SO WE'RE ON FIVE CORRECT. DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. SO DIFFERENT OKAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO JUST JUMP [5. NDF100825MP06     APPROPRIATING $750 FROM DISTRICT 6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS TO COVER THE PERMIT FEES FOR THE VICTORIAN GHOST WALK IN CENTRAL PARK ON OCTOBER 17-19, 2025. Sponsors: JP Lyninger (D-6) ] AHEAD A LITTLE BIT TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE WHICH IS A NEFF APPROPRIATING $750 FROM DISTRICT SIX NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS TO COVER THE PERMIT FEES FOR THE VICTORIAN GHOST WALK IN CENTRAL PARK ON OCTOBER 17TH THROUGH THE 19TH, 2025. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? THIS IS COUNCILMAN SECOND, SECOND. OKAY. COUNCIL, I KNOW WE'RE OUT OF THE ROUTINE. COUNCILMAN LEININGER, THIS IS YOURS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT SINCE YOU'RE HERE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO AS IT OUTLINES, THIS IS JUST TO COVER THE PERMIT FEES FOR THE VICTORIAN GHOST WALK. THEY OCCUPY A PORTION OF CENTRAL PARK FOR THE TOUR. IT'S A REALLY EXCELLENT LITTLE EVENT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE WE HAVE A LOT OF THE WALKING TOURS IN OLD LOUISVILLE. AND THIS ONE IS UNIQUE. INSTEAD OF JUST LOOKING AT THE VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE AND LEARNING ABOUT THE VICTORIAN HISTORY IN OLD LOUISVILLE, THIS ONE HAS ACTORS. AND IT'S IT'S A REALLY FUN TOUR. I TOOK IT LAST YEAR AND I'LL BE BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND I URGE YOUR APPROVAL. I WILL SAY MY DAUGHTER IS AN UNPAID ACTOR IN THIS. SHE'S GOING TO SHE'S GOING TO JUMP OUT AND SCARE PEOPLE AT THE CHURCH AT FOURTH AND MAGNOLIA. SO, SO IS IT THE PARISHIONERS THAT ARE THE ACTORS? NO, THIS IS THE ALL OF THE OLD HISTORIC TOURS IN OLD LOUISVILLE ALSO PUTS THIS ON AND JUST GETS ACTORS FROM PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, DIFFERENT ACTING TROUPES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR [00:35:06] CONCERNS? SEEING NONE. THIS WAS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER SIX. IS IT ON THAT ONE TOO? BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO REACH COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO NUMBER TWO, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO SEND THESE ELEVATIONS. IF YOU DON'T MIND. OKAY. YOU KNOW, I EMAILED ALL OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE. I DID NOT EMAIL THEIR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANTS. SO MAYBE I NEED TO DO THAT WHEN I COME. SHE'S ABOUT TO RESPOND TO THEM. SO OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY. OKAY OKAY. SO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS AN NDEF APPROPRIATING $4,840 FROM DISTRICT NINE NEIGHBORHOOD [7. NDF100825BS09     APPROPRIATING $4,840 FROM DISTRICT 9 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH BRIGHTSIDE, INC., TO LUV-IT LANDSCAPING FOR BEAUTIFICATION OF THE LAND NEXT TO THE CHICKEN STEPS THAT CONNECTS FRANKFORT AVENUE AND BROWNSBORO ROAD. Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ] DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE BRIGHTSIDE, INC TO LOVETT LANDSCAPING FOR BEAUTIFICATION OF THE LAND NEXT TO THE CHICKEN STEPS THAT CONNECTS FRANKFORT AVENUE AND BARDSTOWN ROAD. THIS IS COUNCILMAN OWENS, AND THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK TO IT ANYWAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND, PROBABLY MOVED. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT, AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. DO YOU NEED ME TO READ SLOWER? NO. OKAY. YEAH. NO, I MEAN. TO WAIT ON PEOPLE. YEAH. THE ONLY ONES I'M TRYING TO GET TO DISTRICT FIVE AND SEVEN. SO THE REST OF THEM CAN DO ALL THE REST. SO TRANSACTION NUMBER TWO. YEAH. EIGHT THROUGH 12 AND TWO WOULD DO OKAY. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A [8. CIF080323PW22     REPEALING AN APPROPRIATION FOR $30,000 FROM DISTRICT 22 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE AT THE INTERSECTION OF FERNDALE ROAD AND FERN CREEK ROAD. Sponsors: Kevin Bratcher (R-22) ] SCIF REPEALING AN APPROPRIATION FOR 30,000 FROM DISTRICT 22 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADE AT THE INTERSECTION OF FERNDALE ROAD AND FERN CREEK ROAD. AND THIS IS COUNCILMAN BRATCHER, 22. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND. WE NEED A SPEAKER FOR THIS ONE. CHRISTINA SCOTLAND FINANCIAL ANALYST I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF D 22. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? OH, WE GOT IT OKAY. ALREADY DID THAT. OKAY I GOT IT ON MY OKAY. YOU'RE ON THE CFO WAS APPROVED AUGUST 3RD OF 2000, 2023 UNDER THE FORMER COUNCIL PERSON. THE PROJECT WAS NEVER STARTED. SO COUNCILMAN BRADSHAW WANTS TO CANCEL THE PROJECT AND HAVE THE FUNDS RETURNED BACK TO D22. CIF OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? I'LL JUST PUT IT OUT THERE. I'M JUST WONDERING, I MEAN A FEW THINGS. IT'S PROBLEMATIC THAT THIS WASN'T DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND GOOD ON COUNCILMAN BRATCHER FOR FINDING IT. BUT. $30,000 FOR A SIGNAL UPGRADE? THAT SEEMS LIKE A HEFTY AMOUNT. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD, LIKE, SPEAK TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. LIKE, IS IT JUST UPGRADING TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR WAS THAT MORE? AND THEN ALSO, WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT THE NEED FOR ROADWAY PROJECTS, ESPECIALLY IN COUNCILMAN BRASHER'S DISTRICT. SO WILL THIS HAVE AN IMPACT ON SAFETY OR WOULD IT JUST BE THE SAME WHETHER IT HAD AN OLD LIGHT OR A NEW LIGHT? I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE PROJECT. NOT GOING AGAINST IT, JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IT. CHRISTINA SCOTT, ONE FINANCIAL ANALYST ON BEHALF OF D22. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE THOSE ANSWERS FOR YOU, BUT I CAN REACH OUT TO DISTRICT 22 AND PROVIDE THOSE FOR YOU. AND AND THIS IS ON YOUR THE CLERK IT IN THE IN THE IN THE THE ATTACHMENTS. THE PACKET WHICH IS TITLED REPEALING CIF AND IT HAS THE NUMBER THAT'S THE ACTUAL ORIGINAL PACKET. AND IT TELLS YOU THAT IT WAS AT A SCHOOL. UPGRADES TO THE CROSSWALK AND IT TELLS YOU THE DETAILS IN THERE IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT THE PACKET. AND I ACTUALLY RECALL THIS ONE BEING PASSED, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE REASON FOR THE COST. YEAH, SURE. THANK YOU. OKAY, THIS ALLOWS OH, COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN, [00:40:08] COUNCILWOMAN COUNCILOR. PASTOR MIKE, IT'S IF THE COUNCIL PERSON WANTS TO CANCEL THE PROJECT, IS HE ENTITLED TO CANCEL THE PROJECT? YES. I THINK COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL WAS JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONING. WHY? YOU KNOW, SO, I MEAN, HE'S DECIDED HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT. MAYBE HE'S GOT SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT JUST RIGHT. ALLOCATE THE FUNDS FOR. SO THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A CIF REPEALING AN APPROPRIATION [9. CIF090325PW10     REPEALING AN APPROPRIATION FOR $20,163 FROM DISTRICT 10 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SIDEWALK SEGMENTS WITHIN THE BUECHEL TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ON CAREY AVENUE AND GRANVIL DRIVE. Sponsors: Josie Raymond (D-10) ] FOR $20,163 FROM DISTRICT TEN CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SIDEWALK SEGMENTS WITHIN THE BEAUTIFUL TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ON CAREY AVENUE AND GRANVILLE DRIVE. THIS IS COUNCILMAN JOSE RAYMOND, AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND, PROPERLY MOVED. AND, COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT IT? YES. I'M SORRY TO CREATE MORE WORK FOR ALL OF US. SO WE HAD DONE A CIF APPROPRIATION FOR SOME SIDEWALKS IN THE TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN OUR FINANCIAL ANALYST, BETH, DEFTLY TOLD US THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD A POOL OF FUNDS FROM THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL PERSON THAT HAD NOT BEEN SPENT DOWN. SO WE'RE JUST PULLING BACK THE CIF SPENDING, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT SAME SIDEWALK PROJECT OUT OF FUNDS, WHICH IS THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. ISN'T SHE AMAZING? ALRIGHT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. THIS ALLOWS THE VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED NAY. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS MAP [10. MAP100825PW10     APPROPRIATING $20,163 FROM DISTRICT 10 MUNICIPAL AID PROGRAM FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SIDEWALK SEGMENTS WITHIN THE BUECHEL TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ON CAREY AVENUE AND GRANVIL DRIVE. Sponsors: Josie Raymond (D-10) ] APPROPRIATING $20,163 FROM DISTRICT TEN MUNICIPAL AID PROGRAM FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SIDEWALK SEGMENTS WITHIN THE MUTUAL TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ON CAREY AVENUE AND GREENVILLE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. SECOND. YEAH, IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A DUPLICATE. THIS IS THE. SO WE JUST PULLED BACK THE CIF AND THEN THIS ONE IS APPROPRIATE OKAY. GOT IT OKAY. YEAH. DID WE ALREADY DO A MOTION. NO OKAY OKAY. MOTION AND SECOND COUNCILMAN RAYMOND. DO YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS ONE. BECAUSE YOU ALREADY WE ALREADY DID. OKAY. THIS ALLOWS THE VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I OPPOSED. NAY, THE AYES HAVE IT, AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 11 IS AN NDEF APPROPRIATING $250 FROM [11. NDF100825MP15     APPROPRIATING $250 FROM DISTRICT 15 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS FOR THE PERMIT COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE IROQUOIS HILL RUNNERS THANKSGIVING RUN HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 2025. Sponsors: Jennifer Chappell (D-15) ] DISTRICT 15 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS FOR THE PERMIT COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE IROQUOIS HILL RUNNERS THANKSGIVING RUN, HELD ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2025. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND COUNCILMAN, DO YOU NEED TO TELL US ABOUT YOUR $250? SURE. THIS IS THE LAST RACE OF THE IROQUOIS RUNNING CLUB, AND THIS IS TO COVER THE PARKS FEES. BUT THIS IS A RACE THAT'S ON THANKSGIVING DAY. THEY JUST FINISHED THEIR SUMMER SERIES, AND THEY RAISED OVER $5,000 FOR TOYS FOR TOTS AND HAD OVER 200 BRAND NEW TOY DONATIONS. THEIR PIZZA RUN THIS YEAR FED 900 PEOPLE. EVERYONE EATS NOT JUST THE RUNNERS. AND EVEN THOUGH THEIR FIRST RACE THIS YEAR WAS CANCELED, THEY STILL RAISED $3,000 FOR A LOCAL CHARITY. THEY'VE ALSO AWARDED $4,000 IN GRANTS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS. SO THIS IS A REALLY GREAT ORGANIZATION. SO THEY'RE NOT JUST RUNNING AROUND THE PARK, BUT THEY'RE RUNNING FOR A GOOD CAUSE. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? NO. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS AN NDEF APPROPRIATING $1,050.60 FROM DISTRICT 18 [12. NDF100825PW18     APPROPRIATING $1,050.60 FROM DISTRICT 18 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE DORSEY LANE STREETLIGHT INSTALLATION, WHICH INCLUDES SIX STREETLIGHTS AND A FIVE-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC. Sponsors: Marilyn Parker (R-18) ] NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE DORSEY LANE STREET LIGHT INSTALLATION, WHICH INCLUDES SIX STREETLIGHTS AND A FIVE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. PROBABLY [00:45:09] MOVED. THIS IS MINE. WE WERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST ROADS IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, AND WE'RE JUST DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE DRIVER SAFETY ALONG THE ROAD. AND THE LIGHTING CAME IN WHERE THEY NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS THOUSAND DOLLARS IS FOR. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE. THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. NOW WE'RE GOING BACK TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. AND. DO WE HAVE SOMEONE TO SPEAK TO THAT. NO, IT'S JUST GOING TO OLD BUSINESS BECAUSE IT'S UNDER 5000 OKAY OKAY. SO I JUST NEED TO READ IT AGAIN AND THEN OKAY OKAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING [2. O-236-25     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 4; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO ST. GEORGE’S SCHOLAR INSTITUTE, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSSIBILITY CAMPUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. Action Required By: March 25, 2026 Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4) ] 2000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER 2000 FROM DISTRICT FOUR TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO SAINT GEORGES SCHOLAR INSTITUTE, INC. FOR COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSSIBILITY CAMPUS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND. SECOND. PROPERLY MOVED. SO THIS. WE WILL PUT THIS ON OLD BUSINESS SO THAT WE CAN INCREASE THE THE ASK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL. VOTING IS OPEN. VICE CHAIR RAYMOND. YES. COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN. I'M SORRY. I CAN'T REMEMBER. OH, IT'S NOT SHOWING UP. I'M SORRY. WHAT DID YOU SAY? HOW DID YOU WANT TO VOTE? I VOTED ONCE, OH, I DIDN'T, I SAID, YEAH, BUT I DIDN'T PUT IT ON THERE CHAIR. PARKER, YOU HAVE FIVE YES VOTES. OKAY. AND THIS WILL GO TO OLD BUSINESS. AND THEN THREE. AND WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR SPEAKER FOR ITEM THREE. OH, SWEET. OKAY, [3. O-239-25     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $15,000 FROM DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, 2ND DIVISION, TO FUND ADDITIONAL PATROLLING OF THE WESTOVER, LARKWOOD, CHICKASAW, AND SHAWNEE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY OF FY26. Action Required By: March 25, 2026 Sponsors: Donna L. Purvis (D-5) ] OKAY. SO ITEM NUMBER THREE IS AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 15,000 FROM DISTRICT FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT SECOND DIVISION TO FUND ADDITIONAL PATROLLING OF THE WEST OVER LAKEWOOD, CHICKASAW AND SHAWNEE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY OF FISCAL YEAR 26. THIS IS COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND, PROPERLY MOVED, AND NOW WE HAVE A SPEAKER. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. CARMEN WASHINGTON FROM COUNCILWOMAN DONNA PURVIS. SORRY I HAD TO RUSH UP HERE. COUNCILWOMAN DONNA PURVIS, OFFICE DISTRICT FIVE. AND WE ARE APPROPRIATING $15,000 TO THE SECOND DIVISION OF LMPD FOR ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. OVERTIME FOR THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER THROUGH JANUARY. AND WE HAVE LEFT IT UP, GIVEN THE LATITUDE TO THE DIVISION AND THEIR COMMANDERS, TO DETERMINE WHERE THEY NEEDED TO PLACE THOSE OFFICERS FOR THAT ADDITIONAL TIME. OKAY. I WILL JUST SAY, COUNCILMAN KRAMER, HE ALWAYS SAYS, WHY ARE WE PAYING THE OFFICERS EXTRA MONEY TO TO DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO? BUT I GET IT. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU JUST YOU NEED THAT EXTRA HELP, AND WE DO. IT MIGHT BE IDEAL. NOT IDEAL. IT'S, YOU KNOW, ALL YOU'VE GOT IN YOUR TOOLBOX. SO PRETTY MUCH IS THE LAST THING WE HAVE IN OUR TOOLBOX. AND WE'VE, YOU KNOW, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE WE HAD A LOT OF VERY PUBLIC MURDERS. AND, AND SO WE'RE TRYING THIS OUT. SO THIS WILL BE A PILOT FOR BOTH FIRST AND SECOND DIVISION. OKAY. DO YOU THINK YOU WILL YOU'LL JUST IT'S A PILOT. SO YOU MAY NOT BE DOING THIS EVERY QUARTER. MAY NOT. SO RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS MAY I ASK. 15,000 IN OUR DISTRICT FOR OVERTIME. THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DO IT. SO WOW. WHAT DIVISION WAS THAT? DIVISION SIX. ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THEY SENT IT BACK AND SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEY [00:50:01] DIDN'T HAVE TIME FOR THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS PUT IT THAT WAY TO DO OVERTIME. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS OUR CONSTITUENTS ASK A LOT. THEY SAY WE JUST DON'T SEE OFFICERS ON OUR STREETS. WE JUST DON'T SEE ANY PATROLS. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS WILL GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE VISIBILITY. OKAY. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? YES. YOU'RE ON. GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN RAYMOND. THANK YOU. I WAS GOING TO ASK CARMEN. IS THERE A FORMULA FOR HOW DISTRICTS THINK ABOUT THIS? DOES THE DIVISION SAY, OKAY, IT'LL BE $50 PER HOUR, AND SO $3,000 WILL GET YOU THIS MANY HOURS. AND SO THEN YOU'LL KNOW HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK, THAT KIND OF THING. THEY LED ON THAT. AND AND THEN THEY WORKED WITH THE COUNCILWOMAN, BOTH MAJOR EVELYN AND. DIVISION TWO. I'VE FORGOTTEN HIS NAME. IT JUST SHOT OUT OF MY HEAD. BUT YES, THEY LED ON THAT. THEY HAD A FORMULA FOR THE NUMBER OF HOURS AND THE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS. DO WE KNOW THE HOURLY RATE? IT IS IN THE PACKET AND I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T COMMITTED IT TO MEMORY. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT YOU ALL ACTUALLY HAVE. AND SOME OF THESE DIVISIONS HAVE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE OFFICERS. I BELIEVE, BECAUSE THEY ARE ALLOCATED DEPENDING UPON WHERE THE HIGH CRIME AREAS ARE. I BELIEVE THE THE FIRST EVER. DO YOU KNOW IF THEY'LL BE PULLING MORE OFFICERS FROM SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS? WE JUST NEED MORE OFFICERS. PERIOD. SO OKAY, SO ENOUGH SAID. THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. VICE CHAIR RAYMOND. YES. CHAIR. PARKER, YOU HAVE FOUR YES VOTES AND ONE PRESENT VOTE. ALL RIGHT. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. DID YOU SAY? OH, YES. IT'LL GO TO OLD BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS [4. O-241-25     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $15,000 FROM DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT, 1ST DIVISION, TO FUND ADDITIONAL PATROLLING OF THE PORTLAND AND RUSSELL NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY OF FY26. Action Required By: March 25, 2026 Sponsors: Donna L. Purvis (D-5) ] AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING 15,000 FROM DISTRICT FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRST DIVISION TO FUND ADDITIONAL PATROLLING OF THE PORTLAND AND RUSSELL NEIGHBORHOODS FOR THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY OF FISCAL YEAR 26. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND, PROPERLY MOVED? JUST DITTO. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. PORTLAND AND PART OF RUSSELL. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OKAY. YES, COUNCILWOMAN JABOR, I'M JUST WONDERING. IT SAYS 112 HOURS AND 188 HOURS. SO THAT'S 300 HOURS ALTOGETHER. AND SO AT $30,000, THAT'S $100 AN HOUR IS WHAT THE LMPD IS CHARGING, CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO, OKAY. THERE'S NOT LIKE A NUMBER IN HERE. THERE'S JUST TALK ABOUT HOURS AND LUMP SUMS AND THAT'S NOT CLEARLY OUTLINED. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING BUT I WAS HOPING TO POSSIBLY ANSWER COUNCILMAN RAYMOND'S QUESTION. WHAT I CAN DO IS I DON'T KNOW IF THE ACTUAL NUMBERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE, I CAN'T. I'VE SLEPT SINCE THEN, SO I CAN'T REMEMBER. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE ONE OF THE MEMOS FROM MAJOR MILLER AND MAJOR MAJOR EVELYN. COUNCILWOMAN JOSEPH, IF I'VE MISSED THE DETAIL ON THIS AND I APOLOGIZE. SO APPROXIMATELY HOW HOW MANY? IT'S IT'S WHAT THREE. HOW MUCH IS IT? WHAT IS HOW MUCH IS BEING ALLOCATED? 15,000. YES, SIR. WHAT'S THAT. WHAT'S THAT BREAKDOWN TO. AND ROUGHLY LIKE HOW MANY HOW MANY HOURS, HOURS AND WHATNOT DOES THAT COVER? COUNCILMAN? JJ, YOU'RE ASKING ME A QUESTION. WELL, I'M JUST THINKING JUST OUTSIDE IN A PRECEDENT BEING SET IN THE FUTURE, I MEAN, I, I, I HAVE NO ISSUE IN REGARDS, BUT JUST CURIOUS OF WHAT THAT HOW MUCH THAT COVERS SPAN WISE, AND I APOLOGIZE THAT IT YOU KNOW, WE SUBMITTED THIS A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND AGAIN, I'VE SLEPT SINCE THEN AND SO I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER WHAT THE I KNOW THE FIGURES WERE DIFFERENT FOR EACH DIVISION, BUT I CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT THE CALCULATION WAS FOR EITHER ONE OF THEM. COUNCILWOMAN. CHAPEL. IT IS JUST A SO IN THE PACKET IT DOES SAY THAT THERE'S SECOND [00:55:01] DIVISION FOR WEEKS AT 28 HOURS PER WEEK, TOTALING 120 112 HOURS FIRST DIVISION FOR WEEKS. IT'S 47 WEEKS. SORRY. FIRST DIVISION FOR WEEKS AT 47 HOURS A WEEK, FOR A TOTAL OF 188 HOURS. EACH DIVISION IS GETTING THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT THE NUMBER OF HOURS IS DIFFERENT. THAT MEANS THAT THE FIRST DIVISION OR THE SECOND DIVISION, THEIR OFFICERS WORK FOR $133.92 AN HOUR, AND THAT MEANS THE FIRST DIVISION. THOSE OFFICERS WORK FOR $79.78 PER HOUR. SO THERE'S A $50 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT EACH DIVISION IS PAYING THEIR OFFICERS. THAT SHOULD NOT BE, BUT I AGREE ONE ONE METRO, ONE LOUISVILLE ONE THAT THAT THAT'S THEIR MARKETING CAMPAIGN. I MEAN, LIKE, SHOULDN'T ALL OF OUR OFFICERS GET PAID THE SAME? I AGREE, BUT WHEN WE REACHED OUT TO EACH OF THE DIVISIONS, WE DID THIS IN TANDEM. BOTH OF THE DIVISIONS COUNCILWOMAN SAT DOWN WITH BOTH OF THEM, AND SHE GAVE THEM SUGGESTIONS ON SOME OF OUR HOT SPOTS. 26TH STREET, YOU KNOW, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AND AND IT TOOK THEM A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO COME BACK WITH DATA WHEN THE THEIR PATROLS WOULD BEST BE UTILIZED. AND AND SO SHE I BELIEVE IF MY MEMORY SERVES THAT SHE SAID THIS IS HOW MUCH I'M GOING TO SPEND THIS ROUND. THE REST WAS FOR EACH MAJOR TO COME UP WITH HOW THEY PLUGGED IN, THEIR NUMBERS AND THEIR HOURS. SO YES, I BELIEVE ON ITS FACE IT SHOULD. THEY SHOULD BE MAKING THE SAME AMOUNT, BUT THEY BOTH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. I'M SURE WE COULD DO WAS SAY, HEY, LOOK, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $15,000. HERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT WE REALLY NEED YOU TO CONCENTRATE ON. AND THEN THE MAJORS CAME BACK TO US AND THEY FILLED IN THOSE BLANKS. SURE. AND I CAN READ ALL OF THE EMAILS HERE, BUT IT JUST IT'S FOR LMPD TO TAKE UP WITH WHAT EACH DIVISION IS PAYING THEIR OFFICERS. BUT ALSO IF THIS ISN'T THE FULL, THE $15,000 FOR EACH DIVISION DOESN'T COVER THE EXTRA COVERAGE. IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE MAJORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FILLING THAT IN? HOW ARE THEY FILLING THAT IN IF THEY'RE ALREADY HAVING TO RELY ON YOUR. SEFF MONEY TO MAKE THAT MAKE THAT HAPPEN? WELL, I'M NOT CERTAIN MONEY, BUT I'M NOT CERTAIN IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A NEED FOR THEM TO FILL ANYTHING ELSE IN. THIS IS JUST ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THE OFFICERS WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOING. THESE ARE JUST EXTRA PATROLS. SURE. IT JUST MAKES, AGAIN, COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND'S QUESTION MURKIER. AND WHAT'S THE FORMULA FOR THIS? BECAUSE IF I'M GOING OFF OF WHAT I HAVE, WE'RE PAYING SOME OFFICERS $133 AND SOME OFFICERS $79. OKAY, THAT'S THE INFORMATION I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME. BUT IF $15,000 ONLY COVERS DOESN'T COVER ALL OF THE 300 HOURS, THEN HOW? WHAT IS THAT GAP? AND THEN HOW CAN WE CALCULATE TIME PER HOUR PER OFFICER? AND THOSE ARE QUESTIONS I'M SURE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER IN THE FUTURE AS BECAUSE THIS IS A PILOT, WE WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WORKED, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE BOTH MAJOR, BOTH EXCUSE ME, BOTH MAJORS, THEIR COMMANDERS SAT DOWN WITH THE COUNCILWOMAN, AND SO IT'S NOT LIKE THEY WERE IN SILOS WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH THESE FIGURES. THEY WERE WORKING TOGETHER. SO BOTH MAJORS KNOW THERE'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE A DIFFERENCE OF $79 VERSUS $100 FOR EACH FOR EACH DIVISION. AND AND THEY WERE OKAY WITH THAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY WE'D HAVE TO ADDRESS IF WE DECIDE WE DO THIS AGAIN. SURE. THEN IF YOU'RE A FIRST DIVISION OFFICER, MAYBE YOU WANT TO GO WORK FOR THE SECOND DIVISION BECAUSE THEY PAY THEIR PEOPLE MORE, WHICH THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I WOULDN'T ARGUE WITH THAT. HOWEVER, WE'RE SIMPLY TRYING TO GET SOME MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. AND SO THOSE THOSE MAJORS CAN, I'M SURE, HANDLE THEIR OWN BUSINESS. SURE. AND WHEN YOU SAY PILOT PROGRAM, NOT PILOT PROGRAM FOR LMPD, SINCE COUNCILWOMAN SHANNON, JUST FOR OUR DIVISION. FOR YOUR DIVISIONS. YES. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE OR NOT, BUT I WOULD THINK COMING FROM THE EDUCATION WORLD, THAT CERTAIN SCHOOL I'M, I'M CONFIDENT IN CERTAIN SCHOOLS LIKE WITHIN JCPS, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE YOUNGER TEACHERS AND THEIR SALARY IS LESS. AND THEN YOU HAVE CERTAIN SCHOOLS THAT YOUR ELDERLY TEACHERS WANT TO GET INTO, AND THEIR SALARIES, ON AVERAGE WOULD BE MORE. I DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE AT ALL. WITH THIS, I'M WONDERING [01:00:04] IF DIVISIONS THAT THERE MAY BE A GAP IN SALARY, BECAUSE ONE DIVISION IS A YOUNGER GROUP, THAT THEY CAN PAY LESS ON THE HOUR BECAUSE THEY'RE THEY'RE NEW. I DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE AT ALL. I'M JUST I GUESS I'M THINKING IN THE EDUCATION WORLD THAT SOME SCHOOL SALARIES WOULD LOOK LIKE THEY'RE MORE BECAUSE THERE'S THEY'RE OLDER STAFF THAT HAVE BEEN THERE LONGER, THEY GET PAID MORE. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE. THAT WAS JUST WHEN I WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO YOU SAY THAT AND LOOKING. THAT'S MY FIRST THOUGHT. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE, BUT YEAH, THERE'S PROBABLY SO MANY VARIABLES THAT WE AREN'T THE EXPERTS THAT, YOU KNOW, DIVISIONS ARE DIFFERENT, THE CRIME RATES DIFFERENT. THEY MIGHT IT MIGHT BE WEAKENED SHIFTS MORE IN 1 TO 1 DISTRICT THAN THE OTHER, WHICH IS GOING TO PAY MORE OR MORE NIGHT SHIFT, WHICH IS GOING TO PAY MORE, I DON'T KNOW. SURE. THE CLERK IS GOING TO GIVE US SOME INSIGHT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PACKET. SO IT STARTS OUT, IT STARTS, IT TELLS YOU THERE ARE CERTAIN HOURS AND CERTAIN LOCATIONS LIKE 6 TO 9. RIGHT. AND SO THOSE NUMBERS WERE CAME UP FROM 6 TO 9. LET'S SAY ONE OF THEM CAME UP TO 112 HOURS. ONE OF THEM CAME UP TO 188 HOURS. THEN SHE SAID, I UNDERSTAND THAT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU EACH $15,000, $3,000 A MONTH. YOU USE IT AS YOU NEED TO TO COVER WHATEVER HOURS YOU CAN. SO THERE IS NO DISCREPANCY IN THE PAY. SHE'S JUST SAYING YOU EACH GET 15,000, 3000 A MONTH. DO WHAT YOU CAN. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE 112 HOURS, AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET 188 HOURS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HOURS YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF IT. IS THAT TO ALSO ASSUME MAYBE YOU GET MONEY BACK DOWN THE WAY? IS THERE ANY MONEY THAT'S NOT USED WOULD BE RETURNED AS INDIA? THAT'S THE PROCESS. BY THE END OF FEBRUARY. THAT IS THE PROBLEM. YES. THAT IS OUR REFUSE IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. COUNCIL. VICE CHAIR RAYMOND. YES. CHAIR. PARKER, YOU HAVE FOUR YES VOTES AND ONE PRESENT VOTE. OKAY. AND OBEISANCE TO. OKAY. AND THIS WILL GO TO ALL BUSINESS. ITEM SIX. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. [6. CIF100825PW07     APPROPRIATING $27,549.41 FROM DISTRICT 7 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS TO INCREASE FUNDING TO COVER THE FULL COST OF DISTRICT 7‘S EAST END RECYCLING CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. Sponsors: Paula McCraney (I-7) ] ITEM SIX IS A CI OF APPROPRIATING $27,549.41 FROM DISTRICT SEVEN CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS TO INCREASE FUNDING TO COVER THE FULL COST OF DISTRICT SEVEN. EASTON RECYCLING CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THIS IS COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SECOND, PROPERLY MOVED. AND COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY, YOU'RE ON. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YES. THIS IS A FIVE PLUS YEAR PROJECT OF MINE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST PRIDE AND JOYS OF THE COMMUNITY. IT IS THE RECYCLING CENTER. NO ONE WOULD SAY THAT A RECYCLING CENTER IS A PRIDE AND JOY. BUT I AM SAYING THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO BEAUTIFY IT, IT SITS IN THE PRISTINE AREA OF WINDY HILLS AND COACH GATE, AND IT NEEDS TO BE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE. AND SO WE'VE BEEN SOCKING AWAY MONEY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEAUTIFYING IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO NOW THIS MONEY WILL BE THE END OF THE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT TO WHERE WE CAN ADD A FENCE REPLACEMENT AND DO SOME MORE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND IN THE SHRUBBERY AND THE LIKE AND THE ACTUAL RECYCLING CENTER WILL BE A JEWEL IN THAT BEAUTIFUL AREA. SO I HOPE THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS TRANSFER OF MONIES IN ORDER TO GET THIS PROJECT FINISHED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. SEEING NONE. THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. OKAY. THIS ALLOWS A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? NAY. AND THE LEGISLATION PASSES. AND WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE ARE [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.] [01:05:04] ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.