[00:23:54] 60S. [00:24:44] IT'S WORKING NOW. OKAY. YOU READY? OKAY. THIS IS THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF [Call to Order] [00:25:00] LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO START HERE TO THE CLERK, [00:25:06] SONYA HARWARD. THIS IS SONYA HARWARD, THE CLERK. JUST A QUICK NOTE TO THE COMMITTEE. [00:25:11] THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR ARE NOT PRESENT. AND ACCORDING TO COUNCIL RULE 401, I THINK [00:25:18] IT'S B. I FORGOT TO LOOK IT UP. YOU ALL ARE TO CHOOSE A TO VOTE ON A COMMITTEE CHAIR. I DID ASK TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME TO SEE IF COUNCILMAN OWEN WOULD MIND CHAIRING THE MEETING. SO IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SOMEONE ELSE, OR IF WE COULD VOTE ON JUST HAVING A CHAIR, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE CHAIR, I'D BE HAPPY FOR THEM TO DO SO. IF IF NOT, I'M ALSO HAPPY TO TO CHAIR THE MEETING. WE PROBABLY SHOULD DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF OF ME CHAIRING TODAY'S MEETING, PLEASE SAY I. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. THE AYES HAVE IT. SO HERE WE GO. I HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE, SO BEAR WITH ME. ALRIGHT. SO AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE LABOR, LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND. IT'S 307CO. IS IT 21ST? MY, MY OH SHE MENTIONED THAT THAT SHE. IT IS ACTUALLY OCTOBER 21ST. SORRY ABOUT THAT. AND WE'RE ALREADY BEHIND 307 [Roll Call] MAN I'M NOT DOING MY JOB. 3:07 P.M. I'M COMMITTEE MEMBER ANDREW OWEN. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE A SO I'M JOINED IN CHAMBERS BY COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN VACHON. I'M ALSO JOINED BY COUNCILMAN HERNDON. WE'RE JOINED ONLINE BY COUNCILMAN BENSON. COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S IT FOR NOW. SO LET'S SEE [1. R-124-25     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS (“LMPHW”) TO HIRE A QUALIFIED LABORATORY DIRECTOR - (UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE D/B/A DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE - $94,819.83). Action Required By: April 16, 2026 Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ] FIRST ITEM OF AGENDA. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 1R-12425. A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO HIRE A QUALIFIED LABORATORY DIRECTOR. AND THEN WE SAY UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE DOING BUSINESS AS DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE. AND THIS IS FOR 94,008 1983. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. WHO'S HERE TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM? DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE? GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO THE CONTRACT. OKAY. SO IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF, NAME AND YOUR POSITION. AND THEN THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GREAT. MY NAME IS JENNIFER BOWMAN. I AM THE CHIEF OF STAFF WITH LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. AND THIS CONTRACT IS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE. AND IT ALLOWS US, AS THE DEPARTMENT TO RETAIN A LAB DIRECTOR WITH THE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO MEET FEDERAL CLINICAL LABORATORY REGULATIONS AND MAINTAIN CUTTING EDGE SCIENTIFIC METHODS. PARTNERING WITH LOUISVILLE ALLOWS US TO AFFORD A HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATE THAT WE OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO. DOCTOR WOLFF IS EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE AND HAS SERVED AS THE LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS LAB DIRECTOR SINCE 2013. SHE HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE NECESSARY TO MANAGE OUR LABORATORY OPERATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES HOLDING A CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF BIOANALYSIS AS A HIGH COMPLEXITY LABORATORY DIRECTOR. AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I MEAN, WE WE A LOT OF TIMES ASK WHY WE'RE DOING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS. AND YOU'VE EXPLAINED THE REASONING BEHIND THAT HERE. SO DO I HAVE ANYBODY DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ITEM? I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYBODY IN THE QUEUE. ANYBODY ONLINE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ITEM WITHOUT SEEING ANY. THIS IS A RESOLUTION. SO WE CAN DO A VOICE VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY I. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. THE AYES HAVE IT. THIS WE CAN FORWARD TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SO WE'LL BE FORWARDING THIS TO THE ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR THE METRO COUNCIL MEETING ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU PRESENTING. THANK YOU. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA IS R-1 18 DASH 25A RESOLUTION DETERMINING [2. R-118-25     A RESOLUTION DETERMINING REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 531 COURT PLACE AS SURPLUS AND NOT NEEDED FOR THE GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSES OF METRO GOVERNMENT AND AUTHORIZING ITS TRANSFER. Action Required By: April 16, 2026 Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4) ] REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 531 COURT PLACE AS SURPLUS AND NOT NEEDED FOR THE GOVERNMENTAL [00:30:01] PURPOSES OF METRO GOVERNMENT, AND AUTHORIZING ITS TRANSFER. HAVE A MOTION. MOTION PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. SO WE HAVE KATIE, DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND GIVE YOUR CAPACITY? AND THEN THE FLOOR IS YOURS. HI, EVERYONE. KATIE LITMAN I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CABINET FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH LOUISVILLE METRO. SO THIS PROJECT AT 531 COURT PLACE WAS PART OF A SOLICITATION THAT THE CABINET PUT OUT IN 2023 FOR A FOR SEVERAL UNDERUTILIZED CITY OWNED PROPERTIES DOWNTOWN, WITH THE HOPE THAT WE COULD FIND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS TO HELP US COME UP WITH IDEAS TO PUT THESE PARCELS BACK INTO PRODUCTIVE USE. SO THIS WAS PART OF THE CIVIC CENTER GROUP OF PROPERTIES THAT INCLUDED THE FISCAL COURT BUILDING, AS WELL AS THE THE PARKING LOTS BEHIND CITY HALL, THE LOT OF THE FORMER LMPD HEADQUARTERS AS WELL. AND SO THROUGH THAT SOLICITATION PROCESS AND COMPETITIVE PROCESS, THE CABINET SELECTED WHALEN VENTURES, WHO'S REPRESENTED TODAY BY MARIAH GRATZ, TO BE THE DEVELOPER WITH A LETTER WITH AN LOI FOR THE CIVIC CENTER PROPERTIES. SO FISCAL COURT IS PHASE ONE OF THAT OVERALL PROJECT. IT'S A AS YOU ALL ARE PROBABLY AWARE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A NOW COMPLETELY VACANT HISTORIC OFFICE BUILDING. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS COMPLETELY MOVED OUT OF THERE. SO NOW IT IS IT IS VACANT. AND WHALEN VENTURES HAS PUT TOGETHER THEIR ALL OF THEIR THEY'RE READY TO GO BASICALLY ON MOVING FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT. AND SO WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SURPLUS. NOW THAT WE'VE THEY'VE GOT THEIR FINANCING TOGETHER. AND SO THE HOPES IS THAT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PULL CONSTRUCTION PERMITS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DO THE SURPLUS SO WE CAN GET THAT PROCESS MOVING. OKAY. THANK YOU. KATIE. COUNCILMEMBER, DO YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU, KATIE, FOR FOR BEING HERE TO ADDRESS THAT. I THINK THERE'S A SERIES OF DISCREPANCIES, I GUESS, IN THE IN THE LANGUAGE. AND I'M JUST SORRY. ON PAGE TWO, THE RESOLUTION SAYS THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASPECTS OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO LAST A FOR A PERIOD OF, OF LESS THAN TEN YEARS. SHOULDN'T THAT BE AT LEAST AT LEAST TEN YEARS? SO I'M JUST LOOKING AT LAURA FERGUSON, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. FROM WHAT YOU'VE READ. YES, IT SHOULD SAY THAT AT MINIMUM TEN YEARS, BUT I WANT TO CHECK WITH HER. WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT ANSWER. WE JUST WANTED TO TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE'VE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS IN CHAMBERS. YES, COUNCILMEMBER. YOU'RE CORRECT. THAT IS A THAT IS AN ERROR IN THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION. SO I GUESS WE NEED TO OBVIOUSLY ADJUST THAT. AND THEN THERE ARE 106 UNITS EXPECTED WITH AT LEAST 35 BEING AFFORDABLE, HOUSING AFFORDABLE AND 80% MEDIUM INCOME. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. WHY IS 80% AND NOT 50%? SO I MEAN, I CAN I CAN ASK MARIAH TO COME HERE AND EXPLAIN MORE, BUT I THINK THAT THAT IS A STANDARD WHICH WHERE WE CONSIDER AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS 80% IS THE SORT OF THAT TOP LEVEL. AND SO BY HAVING THE THE UNITS AT 80%, WE ARE ABLE TO GET A MUCH HIGHER RATIO OF OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. SO A FULL ONE THIRD OF THE UNITS ARE GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE IN THIS PROJECT. SO WHEN YOU START TO, YOU KNOW, INCREASE THE AFFORDABILITY LEVELS, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD DECREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S ONE EXPLANATION. BUT HAPPY TO DIVE IN MORE IF THAT'S HELPFUL. SO COUNCILMEMBER I MEAN IT'S A IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, BUT IT'S THE SAME CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD WHEN WE WERE WHEN WE WERE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND. AND WE WERE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO FUND MORE UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY, OR WHETHER WE WANTED TO FUND DEEPER AFFORDABILITY UNITS. BUT IT WAS GOING TO BE FEWER UNITS BECAUSE WE HAD TO PUT MORE MONEY TOWARD IT. SO I THINK THAT'S IT'S THAT'S PART OF THE, THE THE ANSWER HERE. BUT IT'S IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I'M GONNA ASK ONE MORE QUESTION. I'M GOING TO LET SOMEBODY ELSE ASK AND THEN I'LL COME BACK IN IF NEEDED. WHAT IS PHASE TWO OF THE PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS THIS IS THAT IS THAT FOR ASPECTS OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE BUILDING OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO PHASE TWO WOULD WOULD REFERENCE THE OTHER PARCELS WITHIN THE AM I CORRECTLY THE OTHER PARCELS WITHIN WHAT OUR LOI IS COVERING, WHICH INCLUDES THE PARKING LOTS, AS WELL AS THE LOT WHERE THE [00:35:03] FORMER LMPD HEADQUARTERS IS. SO WE'RE TREATING WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND ALLOW THIS PART TO MOVE FORWARD. SO THAT WAY THE FISCAL COURT PROJECT CAN KIND OF BE A CATALYST FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE OVERALL SITE. SO PHASE TWO IS NOT PART OF THE COVERED AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THAT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. OKAY. I'M GONNA LET SOMEBODY ELSE COME IN AND I'LL COME BACK. COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE, BUT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE BUILDING DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET ON THE EAST SIDE OF SIXTH STREET? THE THE BUILDING WHERE THE SHERIFF AND EVERYBODY. YES, YES, YES. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO SURPLUS THE ENTIRE BUILDING FOR A DEVELOPMENT, CORRECT? YES. SO THIS WAS PART OF A SOLICITATION THAT WENT OUT IN 2023 WITH A NUMBER OF CITY OWNED PROPERTIES. THIS WAS ONE THAT WAS PUT OUT FOR A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION. OKAY. AND HAVE YOU ACCEPTED A PROPOSAL ALREADY FROM A DEVELOPER? YES. SO WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN PLACE WITH WHALEN VENTURES. THEY WERE THE ONES WHO WERE SELECTED THROUGH THAT SOLICITATION PROCESS WE CONDUCTED IN 2023. AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THEM ON THE DETAILS FOR THE PROJECT. AND SO NOW THE FINAL PROGRAM IS THERE'S GOING TO BE 106 RESIDENTIAL UNITS IN THE BUILDING, OF WHICH 35 WILL BE AFFORDABLE. USE IT, 35 WOULD BE AFFORDABLE. YES. SO ONE THIRD OF THE UNITS, 30, 106 AND 35 OF THOSE 106 WOULD BE 30 TO 80%, AM I CORRECT? OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RESIDENTIAL FOLKS LIVING AMONGST THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY. YES. IT'S A IT'S A IT'S THE BUILDING IS NOW COMPLETELY VACANT NOW THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS MOVED OUT. OKAY. HAS THIS DEVELOPER DONE ANY OTHER PROJECTS IN LOUISVILLE? YES. YEAH. WHALEN. SO MARIE GRATZ FROM WAYLAND IS HERE, AND SHE'S AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT I WOULD SAY, YES, THEY HAVE THEY HAVE A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF DOING ADAPTIVE REUSE IN LOUISVILLE. IN DOWNTOWN, FOR INSTANCE, THEY'RE THEY'RE FINISHING UP SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN THE NULU AREA RIGHT NOW. SO THE TEMPO HOTEL, THE NEW OFFICE BUILDING WHERE FIFTH WITH WHERE FIFTH THIRD BANK IS GOING, AND THEN AS WELL AS A RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDING RIGHT THERE IN THAT AREA. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THEIR RECENT PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE DOING AND MORE IN CLOSER PROXIMITY. THE GLASSWORKS. THE GLASSWORKS BUILDING RIGHT, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET HERE. SO THEY DEVELOPED GLASS WORKS. THEY DID THE GLASS WORKS PROPERTY MANY YEARS AGO, 2015, 20 YEARS AGO OR WHATEVER. OKAY. RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MY COLLEAGUE MAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. ONE, ANOTHER POINT THAT I WANTED TO MAKE, IF PAGE SEVEN OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IT SAYS NO LESS THAN TEN YEARS, WHICH IS SUGGESTING THE LANGUAGE OF THE RESOLUTION WAS AN ERROR. OTHERWISE THERE WOULD BE A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO ON PAGE TWO AND PAGE SEVEN. SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND THEN IF THE PARKING LOT, IF THE PARKING GARAGE, IF THE PARKING GARAGE IS IMPACTED, WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF METRO METRO AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO CURRENTLY ARE USING THE PARKING SPACES THERE IN THE PARKING LOT? AND SO THAT IS PART OF THE OF OUR WHAT WE'RE DEVELOPING, WHAT THEY HAD TO SUBMIT IN TERMS OF THEIR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IS, IS THINKING ABOUT A REPLACEMENT FOR THE PARKING. SO THAT IS A CONSIDERATION THAT'S BEING TAKEN INTO PHASE TWO. CAN CAN ANY AMENDMENT CAN ANY AMENDMENT. I'M STUMBLING ON MY WORDS TODAY FOR SOME REASON. CAN ANY AMENDMENTS BE MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEVELOPER WITHOUT METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL? ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT? YEAH. LAURA FERGUSON ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. SO TYPICALLY THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND A DEVELOPER, BUT WITHIN IT, IT WILL HAVE CERTAIN CONTINGENCIES THAT REQUIRE METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL. SO AN EXAMPLE IN THIS CASE, ONE OF THE CONTINGENCIES IS THAT A SURPLUS RESOLUTION FOR 531 COURT PLACE WOULD BE APPROVED BY METRO COUNCIL BEFORE THE OBLIGATION TO, ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER, TO START CONSTRUCTING, FOR EXAMPLE. SIMILARLY, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE MOST OF THE DETAIL ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS FOR PHASE ONE, AND THAT THERE WOULD BE A LATER DOCUMENT AMENDMENT ON PHASE TWO, WHICH WOULD HAVE ITS OWN [00:40:04] CONTINGENCIES AT THAT POINT. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF, IF AS PART OF THAT, THE CONTEMPLATION IS THAT THE PARKING LOT BEHIND CITY HALL IS TO ULTIMATELY BE CONVEYED TO THE DEVELOPER, THAT WOULD ALSO BE CONTINGENT UPON METRO COUNCIL APPROVING THAT SURPLUS RESOLUTION AT THAT LATER DATE WITH. THANK YOU. LAURA. I THINK THE FIRST STEP WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE LANGUAGE THAT SAYS AMENDING THE TEN YEAR LANGUAGE TO, YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, WE AGREE. AND AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE AS SIMPLE AS AMENDING TO INSERT THE WORD NO BETWEEN OF AND LESS. YOU KNOW, IN THAT PARAGRAPH THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE THAT. SO INSTEAD OF SAYING FOR A PERIOD OF LESS THAN TEN YEARS, IT WOULD NOW READ FOR A PERIOD OF NO LESS THAN TEN YEARS. CAN WE GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT AMENDMENT NOW AND THEN? I'LL ASK A FEW MORE QUESTIONS. SURE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT, PLEASE. SECOND, SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT AMENDMENT, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED HEARING NONE OPPOSED. THE AMENDMENT IS PASSED. YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE, COUNCILMAN. LET'S LET COUNCILWOMAN GO. OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN PURPOSE, I APOLOGIZE TO PLEASE BREAK UP THE MONOTONY IN HERE. I WASN'T PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO YOU, SO I'M SORRY. WELL, TURN YOUR HEARING AIDS ON. DON'T TAKE IT PERSONAL. I DO WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AFFORDABILITY. IS THIS PERMANENT, OR IS IT ONLY FOR A TIME PERIOD? SO WE HAVE STIPULATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THERE WOULD BE A THERE'S A DRAFT DEED RESTRICTION THAT ACCOMPANIES THE AS AN EXHIBIT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE AFFORDABILITY WOULD BE FOR NO LESS THAN TEN YEARS. OKAY. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT OTHER PLANS IN THE BUILDING, LIKE WITH THE FIRST FLOOR, HAVE RETAIL. CAN YOU TELL ME SOME MORE ABOUT THIS PROPOSED BUILDING? I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE DEVELOPER, IF I MAY. IS THAT OKAY? I THINK THAT'S WHY SHE CAME, SO I THINK THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND WHO YOU'RE WITH, AND THEN THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MARIAH GRATZ WITH WHALEN VENTURES. SO THE THE PLANS FOR THE FISCAL COURT BUILDING ARE 106 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. WE DID LOOK AT THE OPTIONS TO POTENTIALLY PUT RETAIL THERE, BUT IT'S REALLY NOT A GOOD LOCATION FOR RETAIL FROM A STREET PERSPECTIVE. WE ARE PLANNING ON USING HISTORIC TAX CREDITS FOR THIS BUILDING, SO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING PRETTY MUCH REMAINS AS IS. SO WE CAN'T REALLY BLOW OUT, YOU KNOW, PARTS OF THAT FIRST FLOOR TO MAKE THE STOREFRONT AND THE OTHER PIECES THAT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR RETAIL TO BE SUCCESSFUL THERE. SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH A FULL RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BRING 106 RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN. I THINK IT'S A YOU KNOW, WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT DOWNTOWN IS UNDERSERVED FROM A RESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE, AND BEING ABLE TO BRING MORE UNITS ONLINE WILL ONLY HELP WITH THE VIBRANCY OF DOWNTOWN. SO. YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT PUTTING ANY RETAIL SPACE LIKE ON THE MAIN FLOOR WHERE YOU HAVE ANY COMMON AREAS. WILL THIS BE A MULTI-PURPOSE USE BUILDING? WILL YOU HAVE CONFERENCE ROOMS FOR PEOPLE TO TO RENT USE FOR BUSINESS, OR WILL IT 100% BE IT'S 100% RESIDENTIAL? THERE WILL BE SOME AMENITIES IN THE BUILDING, LIKE A LOUNGE SPACE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND POTENTIALLY A SOME STORAGE AREAS IN THE BASEMENT AND A FITNESS CENTER IN THE BASEMENT. BUT IT IS IT IS TURNING IT INTO A RESIDENTIAL USE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR VACHON. I'M BACK IN THERE. BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR DEVELOPMENT AND YOUR BENSON. WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU NEXT TIME. I WANT TO FIRST AND FOREMOST SAY THAT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING AND THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN DOWNTOWN AND ACROSS THE COUNTY. AND I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, EXCEPTIONAL WORK AND YOU HAVE A GO PRODUCT. BUT I WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK, AS IS THERE A DEADLINE TO GET THIS ADDRESSED AND PASSED TODAY? AND IF SO, WHY? SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE THE MAYOR AND THE CITY FOR CLOSE TO A YEAR NOW. AT THIS POINT, I'M MOVING THIS FORWARD SO WE'RE READY TO GET IN THE BUILDING, GET SOME SELECTED DEMO GOING. WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR DESIGN DONE. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS, YOU KNOW, STARTED BY THE END OF THE YEAR, BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR. SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, I BELIEVE AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED FOR US TO REALLY DIG IN AND GET THAT GOING. OKAY, KATE, THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR YOU. AND WHAT IMPACT WOULD WE BE LOSING IN THE PARKING? WHAT IMPACT WOULD WE BE LOSING IN THE PARKING ON ON PARK? WOULD WE HAVE TO BE PAYING THE SPACES THAT WE CURRENTLY USE? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE PARKING LOT OR PARKING LOT? YEAH. THE GARAGE. SO THE GARAGE IS [00:45:06] STAYING WITH PARK. WE'RE NEGOTIATING WITH PARK TO BE ABLE TO USE SOME OF THOSE SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANTS. OKAY. WHAT PROTECTIONS ARE THERE TO ENSURE THAT THE THE DEVELOPMENT LIVES UP TO THE GOAL, UP TO ITS GOALS, AND THAT WE AREN'T LEFT WITH SOMETHING ELSE TAKING OVER OWNERSHIP WITHIN THE FOLLOWING FOLLOWING THE AGREEMENT. SO I'LL LET KATIE TAKE THAT. BUT I'M GOING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT OTHER USES. SO ONE OF THE ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THE PHASE TWO WITH THE PARKING LOT AND THE THE RESIDUAL LAND THAT'S THERE. THAT'S REALLY WHERE WE SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT THAT WHOLE BLOCK WILL OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR RETAIL, FOR OFFICE, FOR HOTEL, FOR MORE RESIDENTIAL. WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO PUT ALL OF THOSE PIECES TOGETHER IN THAT, IN THAT PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE CAN REALLY ADDRESS THE STREET TRAFFIC. WE CAN MAKE THE BUILDINGS WORK BETTER SINCE THEY'RE NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR THOSE PURPOSES. SO I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK TO THAT FROM YOUR PREVIOUS QUESTION. I'LL LET YOU, KATIE, TALK NOW. COUNCILMAN, I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS WHAT PROTECTIONS ARE THERE IN PLACE FOR METRO IF THE DEVELOPER DOES NOT LIVE UP TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT? IS THAT THE QUESTION? THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. YES. OKAY. MAYBE I'LL TURN IT TO LAURA TO TAKE THAT ONE. SO THERE ARE SPECIFIC GUARDRAILS BUILT IN AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS EARLY ON, YOU KNOW THAT WE DON'T CONVEY THE PROPERTY UNTIL CERTAIN BENCHMARKS ARE MET BY BOTH THE DEVELOPER AND METRO. SO IF YOU DON'T GET TO THOSE BENCHMARKS, EVEN THOUGH THE SURPLUS RESOLUTION IS MADE, THE DEED ITSELF AND THE CLOSING ON THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY IS NOT MADE, THEN THERE WOULD BE THE DEED RESTRICTION AND THAT WOULD GIVE YOU SOME ENFORCEMENT POWERS FOR THE LIFE OF THAT DEED RESTRICTION. THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE A DEED RESTRICTION IN AN AFFORDABLE LIKE A AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT. SO IT'S NOT UNUSUAL. SO THAT WOULD GIVE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS. AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW IS REALLY FOCUSED ON PHASE ONE. YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S PROBLEMS WITH PHASE ONE THEN THEN OBVIOUSLY YOU WOULDN'T MOVE TO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ON PHASE TWO. SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF CONTRACTUAL BENCHMARKS AT DIFFERENT POINTS DEPENDING WHERE A PROBLEM COULD ARISE. THANK YOU LAURA. COUNCILMEMBER. ACTUALLY, COUNCILMEMBER BENSON, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WAS JUST WONDERING, IS THERE ANY MONETARY VALUE OF THIS? DO WE RECEIVE ANYTHING OR IS THIS THAT WE JUST WE'RE GIVING THEM THE PROPERTY, HOPING THAT SOMETHING TURNS OUT WELL FROM THE SITUATION. SO THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE WE ARE PROVIDING THE THE BUILDING TO THE DEVELOPER. AND IT'S A IT'S A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WHERE THEY'RE TAKING ON A LOT OF LIABILITY WITH THIS OLD BUILDING THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, NEEDS A LOT OF REPAIR, NEEDS A LOT OF WORK. AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING, YOU KNOW, INVESTING THEIR TIME AND CAPITAL INTO IT IN ORDER TO CREATE A NEW PROJECT THAT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, ADDING THESE 106 NEW RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. SO THAT IS WHERE WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF BENEFIT OUT OF THE ARRANGEMENT AND WAS PART OF HOW WE STCTUR THAT SOLICITATION OF LIKE, HOW CAN WE STRUCTURE THIS PARTNERSHIP IN AAY TT WORKS FOR THE CITY AND WE GET SOMETHING GOOD DELOPE WHO'S ALSO TAKI ON SIGNIFANT SK, CAN BE ABLE IS REALLY WORTHLESSR THATNG WE'REAVING TO WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO TEAR IT DOWN. I MEAN, WE WENT THROUGH YEARS AGO WITH A COMPANY CALLED CORDISH. WE ENDED UP GIVING HALF AWAY OUR CITY BECAUSE THEY HAD SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS. AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE REALLY DONE VERY WELL. AND SO IF SOMEBODY CAN MAKE A BAD DEAL, IT'S USUAL GOVENT AND SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S NICE. I LIKE TO SEE SOMEBODY MAKE A LOT OF MONEY. AND WE HAVE PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO BE. BUT ALSO WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHFUL FOR THE TAXPAYER THAT MAKE SURE THAT WE WE DO OKAY. AS LONG AS THEY DO OKAY TOO. SO SO I'M JUST UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE JUST WE'RE GIVING THE PROPERTY AWAY, HOPING THAT THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A POSITIVE THING. THANK YOU. SO I'M I DON'T WANT TO STEP OUTSIDE MY BOUNDS HERE. I'M I'M BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR YEARS HERE ON COUNCIL ABOUT HOW WE WANT ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL DOWNTOWN. MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES ON METRO COUNCIL ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DENSITY AND RESIDENTIAL BEING, NOT BEING OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M A LITTLE I MEAN, I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY TO SIT HERE AND ANSWER AS MANY QUESTIONS, HAVE KATIE, AND ANSWER AS MANY QUESTIONS AS POSSIBLE. I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED, THOUGH, BECAUSE I [00:50:03] THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH OUR DOWNTOWN, WHICH IS TO REINVIGORATE IT BY MAKING IT A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROJECT IS SUPPOSED TO DO, WHICH IS TO BRING 106 RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO A A HISTORIC BUILDING THAT'S IN, IN SOME WAYS, FALLING DOWN. AND SO WE'RE KIND OF CREATING A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP HERE TO TRY TO INCENTIVIZE THAT DEVELOPMENT TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE DEVELOPMENTS IN OLD BUILDINGS, ADAPTIVE REUSE ARE EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO DO. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. SO WE JUST WANTED TO KIND OF BRING THAT TO THE CONVERSATION. AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILMAN HERNDON. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WAS GOING TO ANSWER. I'M SORRY IF YOU HAD ANOTHER QUESTION, COUNCILMAN BENSON. THEN GO. RIGHT. I JUST YOU'RE MAKING A STATEMENT THAT, HEY, WE'RE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING, AND IT'S OKAY. SOMETIMES WHEN EVERYBODY THINKS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A HOSPITAL THAT WE'RE GOING TO TEAR DOWN. AND AND TO ME, IF SOMEBODY ASKED ME HOW HOW TO MAKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THERE'S A BUNCH OF ROOMS THAT COULD BE REALLY AN EASY WAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT THEY DIDN'T ASK MY OPINION OTHER THAN I GET A VOTE. AND SO I JUST SEE SOME THINGS WE DO. YOU KNOW, THAT BUILDING IS IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S NOT ALL THAT OLD, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S IN THE SPACE OF TIME. WHAT HAPPENED? WELL, GOVERNMENT HAD A CONTRACTOR, SOMEBODY BUILD IT AND DID A POOR JOB. SO NOW WE GOT TO TEAR IT DOWN OR GET SOMEBODY ELSE TO FIX IT UP FOR US, BECAUSE WE JUST DIDN'T DO THE RIGHT TIME, RIGHT THING AT THE TIME. AND SO I'M NOT HEY, IT'S OKAY. I, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF WASTE AND IT'S JUST AND I WORKED IN THE SCHOOL BOARD AND UNDERSTAND HOW THAT HAPPENS. WHEN YOU GET BIG ORGANIZATIONS, YOU GET A FEW PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING. THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES. AND SO YOU'RE RIGHT, LET'S DO IT. WELL. AND I WOULD JUST I WOULD ADD, I TOTALLY HEAR YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOVERNMENT OWNED ASSET AND THAT WE'RE PUTTING IT TO GOOD USE. BUT I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, THE INVESTORS, I THINK THE PROJECT IS 27 OR $28 MILLION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE INVESTING BACK INTO THIS BUILDING, THAT OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY WOULD BE POTENTIALLY INVESTING OR FIGURING OUT SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, JUST TO GET THE BUILDING, WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT JUST TO REPAIR THE BUILDING. SO I THINK WE DO SEE IT AS THIS, THIS PARTNERSHIP TO TRY TO GET THESE UNDERUTILIZED ASSETS BACK WITH THE PHASING, THAT'S ANOTHER SAFEGUARD. SO WE'RE NOT YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE TRANSFERRING ALL OF THE PROPERTY AT ONCE BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO SEE PERFORMANCE ON THIS FIRST PHASE. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN HERNDON, THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS THE COUNCILMAN WHO REPRESENTS THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN. BE THE FIRST OF HOPEFULLY MANY. WE ARE JUST WE WE ARE IN NEED OF MANY, MANY, MANY MORE HOUSING OPTIONS DOWN HERE. AND THIS IS STICKING OUR TOE IN THE WATER OF A VERY BIG POND. SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE IT HAPPENING. THE HISTORY OF OF WEYLAND VENTURES GOES WAY, WAY BACK. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY, I BELIEVE YOU WERE THE ONES WHO BROUGHT LOUISVILLE SLUGGER BACK INTO KENTUCKY FROM INDIANA, REHABBED THE THE GLASSWORKS BUILDING, REHABBED THE LONG, EMPTY HENRY CLAY BUILDING, WHICH WAS WAS ON THE VERGE OF OF BEING NEEDING TO BE TORN DOWN, BUT IT WAS SAVED ALSO ADDITIONAL HOUSING UNITS BUILT AND HOTELS BUILT IN. THE LIBERTY FORMER NOW KNOWN AS LIBERTY GREEN AREA. SO THERE'S A LONG TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESSFUL NEW BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABBING OF OLDER BUILDINGS BY THIS BY THIS LOCALLY GROWN COMPANY. AND I'M PROUD TO TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT REGARDING THE SURPLUS FURNITURE AS A BRAND NEW COUNCIL PERSON, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO OUTFIT MY OFFICE A FEW MONTHS AGO, I WENT INTO THAT BUILDING AND LOOKED THROUGH SOME SEVERAL ROOMS AND THERE WAS NOT A WHOLE. IT WAS PRETTY SLIM PICKINGS AS FAR AS ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO USE OR REHAB, SO I WOULD MUCH RATHER THAT'S THE REASON I'M SUPPORTING THIS. WE DON'T NEED TO PAY FOLKS TO HAUL THAT OFF TO ANOTHER SITE, THEN HAUL IT OFF AGAIN. WE NEED TO MOVE ON AND LET THEM START ON THIS PROJECT AND GET THAT, GET THOSE UNITS ONLINE. WE NEED THEM. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THE DEVELOPER. I'M NOT REALLY FEELING COMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW AT THIS POINT AND MOVING FORWARD, SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HOLD THIS. ALL RIGHT, SO THERE'S BEEN A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. THIS MOTION REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO DO A VOICE VOTE WITH HALF THE GROUP. SO CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? YES. YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN BENSON, I GOT YOU. [00:55:13] YES, COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. NO. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE TWO YES VOTES, THREE NO VOTES AND ONE PRESENT VOTE. IT FAILS. SO THE MOTION FAILS. I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE. ANYBODY ELSE ONLINE HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS SURPLUS? RESOLUTION? ANYBODY IN CHAMBERS HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS SURPLUS? COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. THANK YOU, MR. ACTING CHAIRMAN. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, BUT I DID WANT TO WEIGH IN AND SAY I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT OF THIS PROCESS. NOT ONLY AM I IN AGREEMENT WITH IT, BUT I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT IT BECAUSE, AS COUNCILMAN OWEN SAID, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEN IT GOES INTO RESIDENTIAL AREAS, IT SEEMS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM. IF IT GOES DOWNTOWN, IT SEEMS NOW THERE'S A PROBLEM. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO BE REALLY FAST FORWARD OR FORWARD THINKING IN HOW WE DO DEVELOPMENT? I THINK SMART DEVELOPMENT IS WHAT WE OUGHT TO BE SUPPORTING, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF THE PARTS THAT REALLY WE CAN BE PROUD OF, BECAUSE IF WE JUST LET THAT BUILDING SIT THE WAY IT IS TODAY, IT'S GOING TO COST US EVEN MORE AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LIABILITY. SO I AM CERTAINLY THINKING THAT THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE CAN ALL SUPPORT AND BE SO VERY PROUD OF. IN THE END, THE ONLY THING I WOULD SUGGEST TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE IS LET'S FOLLOW THE PROCESS. LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENT AS IT PROGRESSES. AND IF WE SEE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, IF WE IF IF THEY'RE VEERING AWAY FROM THE AGREEMENT, THEN WE SPEAK UP. THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO AS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. AND SO WITH THAT SAID, I JUST WANT TO MAKE EVERYBODY FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE POWER THAT WE DO HAVE. AND SUPPORTING THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT WE JUST SHOULD NOT GO TO SLEEP ON THIS. AND IN, IN, IN DOING SO, JUST MAKE SURE THAT THERE WORKING THE AGREEMENT AS WE ARE VOTING ON IT AND MAKE SURE THAT IN THE FUTURE, IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WORKS, THEN WE CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES JUST LIKE THIS ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS, DID YOU I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY, IF I COULD. YES. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DOWNTOWN, BUT I AM CONCERNED WITH THE BUILDING ITSELF, WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF. I WAS HOPING THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME NEWS SHARED ABOUT WHAT'S ON THE FIRST FLOOR THAT WOULD BE MORE INVITING TO THE BUILDING. SO THIS IS NOT AGAINST THE PROJECT ITSELF, BUT FROM WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE DEVELOPER, THE BUILDING DOES NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING THAT'S POP UP POPPING OFF. THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING EXCITING ABOUT THE BUILDING. THE BUILDING SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE JUST ONE BIG BLOB OF RESIDENTS. NOTHING ON THE FIRST FLOOR, NOTHING LIKE I'VE SEEN IN OTHER CITIES. THAT'S INVITING TO A BUILDING. YOU SEE THESE TYPES OF BUILDINGS, YOU SEE A COFFEE SHOP, YOU SEE A BARBER SHOP, YOU SEE A GROCERY STORE. IT'S JUST BLAH, JUST RESIDENTIAL. AND SO THIS IS WHY I WAS WANTING TO TABLE IT, TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THE DEVELOPER ABOUT THEIR PLANS. COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. THANK YOU. OKAY. I HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. OH, NO, I DO HAVE A HAND WAVED COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I RESPECT THAT, AND I THANK EVERYONE WHO IS VERY CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S REALLY MY STATEMENT, US BEING VERY AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND STAYING ON TOP OF [01:00:03] IT. AND AS WE GET SMART DEVELOPMENT, WE SUPPORT IT AND WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT. SO I RESPECT EVERYONE'S OPINION AND THEIR VOICES. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. THIS IS MY OPINION AND MY VOICE TODAY. THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN. LET'S SEE I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE. SO I THINK WE ARE. THIS IS A RESOLUTION THOUGH. SO WE I THINK WE STILL NEED TO OPEN THE ROLL THOUGH, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS HARD TO DO A VOICE VOTE WHEN YOU HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE DO OUTSIDE OF THE CHAMBERS. SO CAN YOU OPEN THE ROLL, PLEASE? COUNCILWOMAN MCCRANEY? YES. COUNCILMAN BENSON, PRESENT. MR. CHAIR, YOU HAVE THREE YES VOTES AND THREE PRESENT VOTES, ALL WITH THREE YES VOTES AND THREE PRESENT VOTES. IT PASSES. DO WE? THIS IS A RESOLUTION, DO WE GOT AMENDED. AND SO IT HAS TO GO TO OLD BUSINESS ON THE NEXT COUNCIL AGENDA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU KATIE. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT ITEM OF [3. R-119-25     A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GRANTING OF LOCAL INCENTIVES TO HEALTHTRACKRX INDIANA, INC. AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNEES OR APPROVED AFFILIATES THEREOF PURSUANT TO KRS CHAPTER 154, SUBCHAPTER 32. Action Required By: April 16, 2026 Sponsors: Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13) ] BUSINESS WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US. ITEM NUMBER 3R-1 19 DASH 25A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GRANTING OF LOCAL INCENTIVES TO HEAL. TO HEAL. HEALTH TRAX INDIANA INC. SORRY, I JUST GOT MY MY EYES BLURRED OVER A LITTLE BIT, AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNEES OR APPROVED AFFILIATES THEREOF PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 154, SUBCHAPTER 32, I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE JOSH HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS. PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR ROLE. AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS. SURE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF METRO COUNCIL, JOSHUA MCKEE, CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR THE LOUISVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE HEALTH TRACK, IS A PREMIER PCR BASED INFECTIOUS DISEASE LABORATORY DELIVERING INDUSTRY LEADING NEXT MORNING TESTING RESULTS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NATIONWIDE. LOCATED AT 2425 UNIVERSAL WAY AND UPS LAB REPORT IN DISTRICT 13, HEALTH TRACK HAS INVESTED $45.5 MILLION IN A STATE OF THE ART LAB FACILITY THAT CREATED 230 NEW JOBS, WITH AN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGE OF MORE THAN $33 PER HOUR. THE COMPANY IS REQUESTING KENTUCKY BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT PARTICIPATION AT 1% OF THE LOCAL OCCUPATIONAL WAGE ASSESSMENT, AND MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED AND MONITORED BY THE KENTUCKY CABINET FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT AND THE LOUISVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO ITS APPROVAL. THANK YOU JOSH. APPRECIATE IT. LET'S SEE HERE. DON'T SEEM TO HAVE ANYBODY IN THE QUEUE. ANYBODY ONLINE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. WE DO HAVE COUNCILMAN VACHON, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD HATE TO NOT HAVE SOMEONE IN THE QUEUE. DON'T. YES, I APPRECIATE IT. WE'D HATE FOR ME NOT TO SAY ANYTHING TODAY. I'VE BEEN FULL OF WORK. THAT'S REALLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY. YEAH, I'M TRYING TO TAKE ONE OUT OF YOU AND TONY'S BOOK. RIGHT. SO THIS ISN'T COUNCILMAN SAM'S DISTRICT, AND I'M. HE IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS. AND I THINK 200 PLUS JOBS INTO THE AREA IS DEFINITELY A NET POSITIVE, ESPECIALLY WITH A WORLD STANDING, WORLD RENOWNED UPS OPERATION. AND WE APPRECIATE THE $45.5 MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. SO SO THANK YOU. AND JOSH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM AND LET'S KEEP IT COMING. APPRECIATE IT. GREAT. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS ANYTHING THEY WANT TO ADD TO THIS BEFORE WE DO A VOICE VOTE. WELL I'D STILL RATHER DO A ROLL CALL VOTE BECAUSE I THINK WELL ACTUALLY ON THIS ONE LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO IT. LET'S GO DO IT. GO AHEAD AND DO A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. POINT OF ORDER, MR. CHAIR. YES, SIR. IF COUNCILMAN OWEN WAS HERE, WE'D HAVE BEEN DONE 30 MINUTES AGO. JUST. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT COMMENTARY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE ON THE AGENDA. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS BEFORE WE ADJOURN THIS MEETING? [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.] ALL RIGHT. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS IN FRONT OF US, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.