Nov 19, 2025 Ad Hoc Committee on Efficiency of Boards and Commissions

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[1. ID 25-0537     BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OVERVIEW Parking Authority of River City (PARC) Science Center Board of Directors Zoo Foundation Board Riverside, Farnsley-Moreman Landing]

GOOD TO SEE YOU. OH, I GUESS YOU'RE WITH FARMS AND WARM. OKAY. THESE BOARDS ARE JUST SO.

COMPLICATED, I GUESS. AND THEY THEY THEY'VE BEEN BUILD, BUILT THROUGH THE YEARS PIECEMEAL.

AND THEY SERVE A GREAT, GREAT, GREAT CAPACITY FOR OUR CITY. HOWEVER, WE WERE WANTING TO GET A GRIP ON IT. SO THIS COMMITTEE IS A YEAR LONG OPERATION AD HOC COMMITTEE TO MEET PERSONALLY WITH EACH BOARD, EITHER THE BOARD OR THE REPRESENTATIVE. GET A GET A IDEA OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING. IF THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO AT OUR LEVEL, THE METRO LEVEL, YOU KNOW, SO MANY TIMES THE CRS, WHICH IS THE STATE AND THE LOCAL METRO, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY, THOSE RULES KIND OF OVERLAP ON THESE BOARDS. AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW WHO CREATED THE BOARD AND WHO WHO APPOINTS THE BOARD. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET A GRIP ON THAT. THERE'S NO NO BEING CALLED TO THE CARPET. AS ONE SAID A FEW MONTHS AGO, IT WAS LIKE, THIS IS JUST NOTHING MORE THAN INFORMATION AND A CHANCE FOR YOU GUYS AND US AT THE METRO COUNCIL LEVEL TO BECAUSE THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WATCHING THIS. IT'S ALL ON METRO TV, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW.

SO THERE WILL BE A FEW PEOPLE WATCH THIS LATER AND IT'S JUST GOOD INFO AND JUST SO WE'LL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. WE, WE PUT DOWN A 15 MINUTE. TOTAL TIME FRAME FOR QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN AND THEN QUESTIONS THAT WE MAY HAVE FOR YOU. BUT IF WE GO OVER THAT 15 MINUTES OR IF WE ARE LESS THAN THAT 15 MINUTES, THAT'S FINE. SO WE HAVE THE RIVERSIDE, THE FARM, FARNSLEY MORMON LANDING, WHICH IS ONE OF THE JEWELS OF SOUTHWEST JEFFERSON COUNTY. I GREW UP THERE, AND WE'VE ALWAYS WE'VE HAD THAT PROBABLY FOR MY LIFETIME. AND I KNOW MISS CARMEN IS IS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS, MAYBE. OR SHE CAN TELL US. BUT IF YOU WOULD IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND THEN JUST BRIEFLY, BEFORE YOU GET STARTED, TELL ME HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON YOUR BOARD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO NAME THE NAMES IF YOU IF YOU KNOW. BUT GO AHEAD. THERE. OKAY? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? YES. OKAY. MY NAME IS CARMEN MILLER, AND AS COUNCILMAN BRATCHER SAID, I AM A LONG TIME VOLUNTEER AT RIVERSIDE. I'M THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN, AND I HAVE TODAY PATTY LYNN, OUR SITE MANAGER HERE WITH US. AND WE HAVE 15 PEOPLE CURRENTLY SERVING ON OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD. OKAY. WE HAVE I WANT YEAH, I WANT IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU, BUT OUR HUSBAND SERVED TOGETHER IN THE LEGISLATURE. ABSOLUTELY.

CHARLIE MILLER, NOT ONLY WAS HE A GREAT COLLEAGUE AND A MENTOR, REALLY, I GREW UP. HE PADDLED ME ONE TIME. THAT'S THE STORY. IT'S BACK IN THE DAY. YOU KNOW, WHEN CHILDREN ACTED UP, YOU COULD PADDLE. AND. BUT CHARLIE MILLER, WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, WAS JUST A PHENOMENAL KENTUCKIAN. HE'S ALWAYS MEANT A LOT TO MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY ME. HE WAS MY PRINCIPAL OR VICE

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READY? OKAY. RIVERSIDE IS LOCATED LOCATED ON THE OHIO RIVER IN SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE.

IT IS. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 300 ACRE PARK IN THE LOUISVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEM, WITH ALMOST TWO MILES OF RIVERFRONT. THE PROJECT TO TURN THIS INTO A HISTORIC SITE STARTED IN THE LATE 1980S, WHEN A GROUP OF CITIZENS BECAME INTERESTED IN RESTORING WHAT WE CALL THE FARNSLEY MOORMAN HOUSE, WHICH DATES BACK TO 1837. AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE, HAD FALLEN INTO SERIOUS DISREPAIR. BY OCTOBER OF 1993. THE HOUSE WAS NOW LOOKED LIKE THIS AND WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THIS PHOTO IS TAKEN FROM THE INDIANA SIDE OF THE RIVER AND GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE PROXIMAL, APPROXIMATE, APPROXIMATE PROXIMITY TO THE OHIO. TODAY, THE SITE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC YEAR ROUND FOR GUIDED HISTORIC HOUSE TOURS AND SCHOOL FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS, LIKE OUR POPULAR AND AWARD WINNING BUILDING BLOCKS OF HISTORY FIELD TRIPS. THESE FIELD TRIPS INVOLVE A LOT OF HANDS ON HISTORY HISTORY EXPERIENCES. LIKE GETTING TO TAKE PART IN REAL ARCHEOLOGICAL DIGS WITH PROFESSIONAL ARCHEOLOGICAL ARCHEOLOGISTS. AND ACTUALLY TOUCHING THE PAST. WE ALSO HOST A SEASONAL FARMERS MARKET. WE JUST FINISHED UP THE FOURTH SEASON OF THE FARMER'S MARKET. IT HAS ALLOWED US TO SUPPORT SMALL LOCAL FARMERS AND LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS, WHILE GIVING MORE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. SINCE THE HOUSE EVEN OPENED, WE HAVE HAD A COMMUNITY GARDEN ON THE SITE. APPROXIMATELY 60 PLOTS ARE RENTED TO AREA RESIDENTS TO GROW THEIR OWN GARDENS HERE. OUR BOARD HOSTS AN ANNUAL KENTUCKY DERBY FESTIVAL EVENT CALLED THE MAYOR'S DERBY BRUNCH ON THE RIVER, WHICH BEGAN ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE'S JOHN G IS OUR LONG TIME MASTERS OF CEREMONY FOR THE BRUNCH. IT'S A FUN, FESTIVE COMMUNITY GATHERING AND RAISES SIGNIFICANT FUNDS TO BENEFIT

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ONE OF THE MUSIC IN THE PARKS FREE. SENIOR. CONCERTS. USUALLY A HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT EVENT. BUT BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR WE WERE NOT ABLE TO HOST THAT. BUT WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT NEXT YEAR. IT DRAWS A GOOD CROWD, AS YOU CAN SEE. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO CONSTRUCTION ON SITE, WE HAVE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR TO DO THE TRICK OR TREAT EVENT AGAIN. WE ALSO DO SEASONAL MONTHLY COMMUNITY MUSICAL CONCERTS IN A VARIETY OF GENRES. HERE'S THE RON JONES JAZZ QUARTET THIS SUMMER. IT'S VERY NICE AFTERNOON. HERE ARE A FEW OF THE PERFORMERS WE HAD LAST YEAR. SEVERAL OF THESE CONCERTS TAKE PLACE IN THE HISTORIC CHAPEL ON ON THE PARK PROPERTY. THE CHAPEL OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 2013 AFTER BEING MOVED TO OUR SITE FROM DIXIE HIGHWAY, AND IT HAS A HISTORIC CONNECTION TO THE PROPERTY.

ALSO, IN ADDITION TO BRING A. IN ADDITION TO BEING A PUBLIC PROGRAM SPACE, IT IS RENTED FOR WEDDINGS AND OTHER FAMILY GATHERINGS. THIS SUMMER WE WERE EXCITED TO OPEN A BRAND NEW OPEN AIR PAVILION. AFTER OUR OTHER PAVILION WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 2023. YOU CAN SEE IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE METRO COUNCIL HOLD ITS ANNUAL PICNIC HERE SOMEDAY. WE ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN THE FIRST EVER EXPANSION OF THE RIVERSIDE VISITOR CENTER, WHICH WAS FIRST OPENED IN 1993. THIS IS THE ARCHITECT'S RENDERING OF THE EXTERIOR. HERE IS THE DRAWING OF THE VIEW FROM THE INSIDE.

AND IT'S ALMOST WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED WITH THIS. THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE WONDERFUL.

WE BROKE GROUND ON THE $2.5 MILLION PROJECT IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. OUR BOARD RAISED 1 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT, AND THE CITY APPROPRIATED 1.5 MILLION. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN JULY. HERE'S A VIEW FROM A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. CONTRACTORS ARE HOPING TO FINISH UP BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, AND IF THERE ARE DELAYS, WE'RE EXPECTED TO OPEN IN EARLY 2026 FOR SURE. SO THAT'S A BIG OVERVIEW OF WHAT RIVERSIDE THE FARNSLEY MORMON LANDING IS. OUR BOARD IS A 500 ONE C, THREE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. LIKE MANY OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS, WE ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING RIVERSIDE'S MISSIONS AND OPERATIONS. ACCORDING TO OUR MOU, WE HAVE WITH THE CITY THROUGH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WE ARE THE PRIMARY OPERATING PARTNER OF RIVERSIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOUISVILLE METRO AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE CAN WE CAN DO. WE CANNOT WE? WHAT WE DO CONTACT REVENUE GENERATING ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT THE SITE OUR NONPROFIT OWNS AND MAINTAINS THE MUSEUM COLLECTION OF FURNISHINGS TO THE HISTORIC HOUSE. OUR BOARD MEMBERS SUPPORT THE SITE BY RAISING FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND

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WE ALSO EMPLOY A RESIDENT CARETAKER FOR THE END OF FOR THE END OF THE PROPERTY NEAR THE HOUSE NEAR THE CHAPEL. HE LIVES IN A MOBILE HOME WE OWN AND HAS BEEN PLACED ON SITE WITH THE CITY'S PERMISSION. OUR MOU STATES THAT WE SHARE RESPONSIBILITY WITH PARKS TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. TO THAT END, OUR BOARD RECENTLY WORKED WITH THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE TO DO A THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE GOALS AS WE LEAVE YOU WITH SOME OF THE SIDES OF OUR BEAUTIFUL SIDES OF OUR BEAUTIFUL SITE, I ADD THAT OUR BOARD WAS INCORPORATED IN 1992 WHEN THE SITE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. WE SELF-NOMINATE OUR MEMBERSHIP FROM THE COMMUNITY. OUR BYLAWS GIVE THE MAYOR FOUR APPOINTMENTS TO OUR BOARD, AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. OH, THAT WAS VERY THOROUGH BECAUSE I HAD ONE, 234, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN QUESTIONS AND YOU ANSWERED EVERY ONE OF THEM. OH WELL THAT'S GOOD. THEN I WAS GOING TO SAY OWNERSHIP. AND YOU'VE COVERED THAT YOUR REVENUE STREAMS THAT WAS COVERED. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS THERE LIKE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR. WELL, PATTY, I'D SAY YOU'RE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SHE'S OUR SITE MANAGER AND SHE IS IN CHARGE OF DAY BY DAY OPERATIONS. EMPLOYEES. YOU COVERED THAT.

HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS? 15. 15. AND HOW ARE THEY? WHAT ARE THEIR TERMS FOR THREE YEARS.

THREE YEARS. AND AND THERE. IS THERE ANY PROBLEM WITH RE RE-UPPING THEM LIKE REAPPOINTING THEM. THAT'S OKAY. RIGHT. SOME LIKE YOU DID THIS FOR THREE YEARS SAY YOU CAN DO THREE MORE. THERE'S NO LIKE TERM LIMIT I GUESS. YEAH. THERE. NO NO THERE ISN'T. AND EVENTS I'VE BEEN OUT TO MANY EVENTS AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL BUT CHAPEL I WENT TO A WEDDING THERE ONCE.

IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL. WELL, JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THESE NEW ADDITIONS. IT'S GOING TO BE ALL. IT'S ALL. THE AREA FACING THE RIVER IS GOING TO BE GLASSED IN, AND WE HAVE BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS FOR WEDDINGS. YEAH, AND WE HAVE A WARMING KITCHEN AND. WE WANT TO START ON PHASE TWO, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A FEW MORE MILLION DOLLARS. YEAH, YEAH. BUT IN THAT PHASE WE WANT TO WE CALL THAT OUR EDUCATION WING BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE CLASSROOMS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY BRING CHILDREN IN AND LET THEM DISCUSS AND ACTUALLY EXAMINE SPECIMENS AND ARTIFACTS THAT THEY FIND. YEAH, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF FOSSILS DOWN THROUGH THERE, ISN'T THERE? YEAH. AND WE WANT TO HAVE A RIVER GALLERY ON THE, ON THE FAR END AND A NEW. EXTERIOR SPACE. YEAH, YEAH. SO THERE WE HAVE A LOT WE HAVE A LOT. BIG WISH LIST. THE LANDING IS MEANS IT'S LIKE THE BELL LOUISVILLE COULD PULL UP TO IT. WELL, HEY, IF YOU WANT ME TO ADDRESS THAT, HISTORICALLY, THERE WAS A RIVERBOAT LANDING THERE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE. YOU NEED TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF, MA'AM. I'M SORRY. MY NAME IS PATTY LYNN, AND AS CARMEN SAID, I'M THE HISTORIC SITE MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY. SO, YES, HISTORICALLY, THERE WAS A RIVERBOAT LANDING THERE. SO WHEN THEY NAMED THE PROPERTY, THEY GAVE US A MOUTHFUL. THE HOUSE WAS NAMED THE FARNSLEY MORMON HOUSE FOR THE TWO FAMILIES THAT HAD THE LONGEST HISTORY OF OWNERSHIP. THEY WANTED TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS ON THE RIVER, AND THE MORMON FAMILY HAD ACTUALLY NAMED THE FARM RIVERSIDE. SO THEY RIVERSIDE THE FARNSLEY MORMON LANDING, BECAUSE THERE HISTORICALLY WAS A RIVERBOAT LANDING THERE THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE 1800S INTO THE EARLY PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY. THERE WAS THEN IS A RIVERBOAT LANDING THERE THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR THE SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON, AND IT OPERATED THERE FOR ABOUT IN THE EARLY 2000, FOR MAYBE ABOUT SIX YEARS.

AND THEN SOMETIME SOON AFTER MERGER, THE THREAD WAS LOST. THERE WERE LOTS OF CHANGES AT THE BELLE OF LOUISVILLE AND IN OUR OPERATION, AND IT'S STILL THERE WAITING FOR SOME INVESTMENT, AND IT HASN'T BEEN USED IN SOME TIME. YEAH. WHAT IS THE ADDRESS OF? I MEAN, WHAT

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WELL, IT'S RIGHT OFF THE GREEN BELT. GREEN BELT? IT'S REAL CLOSE TO WHERE THE GREEN BELT AND THE GENE SNYDER MEET. YEAH, WELL, IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, YOU GUYS GAVE A VERY THOROUGH. PRESENTATION FOR A VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE. AND IT'S SUCH A THANK YOU. IT'S A JEWEL OF THAT SOUTHWEST JEFFERSON, FOR SURE. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THE FUN ONE. ZOO FOUNDATION BOARD. ALRIGHT.

GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. AND THEN PRESENTATION OF ANOTHER JEWEL OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. CERTAINLY. SO MY NAME IS DAVID CUMMINS. I'M THE LOUISVILLE ZOO FOUNDATION BOARD CHAIR. I BECAME CHAIR JUST THIS LAST JULY. I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD SINCE 2018. I THINK EVERYONE IN THE ROOM KNOWS DAN MALONEY, THE ZOO DIRECTOR. EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM. WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION, WHICH IS SOMEWHAT BY DESIGN. I THINK IF YOU SEE PICTURES OF THE ZOO, YOU GET THE THOUGHTS OF THE OPERATION OF THE ZOO. THAT'S ALL DAN'S DEPARTMENT. WHAT WE DO IS MORE BEHIND THE SCENES. AND I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT HERE JUST A LITTLE BIT. OKAY. SO TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, MR. VICE CHAIR, THE BOARD CONSISTS CURRENTLY OF 26 TRUSTEES. WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE 37 BOARD MEMBERS BY BYLAWS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO MORE AWAITING MAYOR. WOULD YOU SAY YOUR NAME AGAIN? I'M SURE. DAVID THOMAS.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. T U M O N S. OKAY. THANK YOU. NOPE. NO PROBLEM. IT. FEEL FREE TO ASK ME TO REPEAT THINGS I USED TO HAVE TO IN THE MILITARY SPEAK VERY QUICKLY, SO IT BECAME A BIT OF A BAD HABIT GOING INTO ADULTHOOD. WE, BY BYLAWS, CAN HAVE 37 BOARD MEMBERS, CURRENTLY 26, WITH TWO MORE AWAITING MAYORAL APPROVAL. SO WE THINK WE'LL BE AT 28 IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. WE ARE ALSO A 500 1C3. OUR PURPOSE IS TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN METRO GOVERNMENT, THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON THE ZOO'S COMMITMENT AND MISSION TO BETTER THE BOND BETWEEN PEOPLE AND OUR PLANET. THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOUISVILLE ZOO IS FAIRLY UNCOMPLICATED. THE LOUISVILLE THE ZOO FOUNDATION BOARD DOES NOT OVERSEE ZOO STAFF OR THE OPERATING BUDGET, BUT RATHER WE WORK ALONGSIDE THE ZOO DIRECTOR AND HIS STAFF AND OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM TO INTRODUCE AND ADVANCE RELATIONSHIPS, OFFER GUIDANCE OR ADVICE AS NEEDED. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THAT OUR TRUSTEES OF THE LOUISVILLE ZOO FOUNDATION BOARD HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ESTABLISH, STEWARD AND CULTIVATE KEY STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP THE ZOO ACHIEVE ITS VISION AND GOALS. OUR BOARD MEMBERS, ALONG WITH ZOO STAFF, SOLICIT AND RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS. METRO GOVERNMENT, THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ZOO. THOSE ARE PRIMARILY LARGER PROJECTS. THE PERSONAL EXPECTATIONS OF EACH TRUSTEE. WE EXPECT ALL TO CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY ANNUALLY. PARTICIPATE ON AT LEAST ONE COMMITTEE, AND ATTEND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AS NECESSARY. ATTEND THE BI MONTHLY BOARD MEETINGS, AND I'LL GET TO THE DETAIL OF THOSE IN A SECOND. PARTICIPATE IN PARTICIPATE IN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. AND LASTLY, ADVOCATE FOR THE ZOO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION. I COVERED THE THE MEMBERS AND WHERE WE CURRENTLY STAND. OF COURSE, NO MEMBERS ARE PAID FOR THEIR SERVICE. AND TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE TERMS, OUR OUR TRUSTEES SERVE THREE YEAR TERMS. THEY CAN RENEW THREE TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF NINE YEARS. TO ANSWER A DETAILED QUESTION YOU ASKED. RARELY DO WE HAVE ANY PROBLEM. FOR THE MOST PART, PEOPLE DO RENEW FOR THE TOTAL OF THOSE NINE YEARS. THE BIGGEST EXCEPTION IS WHEN PEOPLE MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA AND WHAT WE ACTUALLY FIND, AND I FIND THIS IMPRESSIVE, IS THAT MOST MEMBERS CONTINUE TO STAY ON FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THEY'VE MOVED AWAY. THERE IS AN EXCEPTION FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVING IN LEADERSHIP ROLES, WHICH CAN BE GRANTED BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR. OF COURSE, THERE'S A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ZOO DIRECTOR, AS I ALLUDED TO BEFORE, AND MEMBERS OF HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM. THE WAY THE NOMINATIONS WORK, THE ZOO FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE FOUNDATION'S FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE COMMITTEES IN A MOMENT. AND UPON THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE BOARD

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THEY PROVIDE INSIGHTS, CONNECTIONS, AND ADVICE ON STRATEGIES TO EXPLORE, EVALUATE EXHIBITS AND FACILITIES. THEY DISCUSS CAPITAL PROJECTS AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NEEDS OF THE ZOO, ESPECIALLY AS IT CONCERNS AZA ACCREDITATION STANDARDS, PROVIDE INSIGHTS, CONNECTIONS, AND ADVICE ON THE STRATEGIES THAT I DISCUSSED BEFORE CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND COLLECTIONS. THIS IS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE TO THE ZOO. THIS IS WHERE WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE ANIMALS AND AND KIND OF PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE THAT THAT WE FEEL THE RIGHT THINGS ARE BEING DONE STRATEGICALLY THERE, DISCUSS EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND STRATEGY, CONSERVATION INITIATIVES, AND ANIMAL WELFARE AND HUSBANDRY. THE THIS THIS COMMITTEE ALSO OVERSEES A LOT OF A BURGEONING AREA IN THE IN THE ZOO INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW THAT BEING ANIMAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAMS LAST COMMITTEE IS MARKETING. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK IT IS. DISCUSS MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS INITIATIVES OF THE LOUISVILLE ZOO AND PROVIDE THE INSIGHTS I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. THEY ARE ALSO DOING A GREAT JOB. GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE COMMITTEES, THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND THE FULL BOARD MEETING DATES ARE LISTED ON THE ZOO'S WEBSITE AND THERE ARE OPEN MEETINGS. THE BI MONTHLY FULL BOARD MEETINGS OCCUR ON THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF ALL EVEN MONTHS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DECEMBER, WHICH IS HELD EARLY IN THE MONTH FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. HISTORICAL FUNDRAISING ADVOCACY AND THIS IS THE LAST YOU'LL HAVE TO HEAR THE MELLOW TONES OF DAVE THOMAS. THIS IS WHERE WE DO SOME EXCITING THINGS. THE ZOO FOUNDATION HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN RAISING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AT THE ZOO OVER THE YEARS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE REPLACED OR ELIMINATED DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NEEDS FOR METRO LOUISVILLE. PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED AWARD WINNING HABITATS SUCH AS ISLANDS, GORILLA FOREST, GLACIER RUN. OTHER HABITATS INCLUDE SNOW LEOPARD PASS, COLOBUS CROSSING, LORIKEET LANDING, HERB AQUARIUM, MET, THE ZOO DISCOVERY CENTER, AND ANIMAL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. ALL EFFORTS OF THE BOARD SUPPORT THE CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT OF THE ZOO. AS THE NUMBER ONE NONPROFIT PAID ATTRACTION IN THE STATE, DRAWING CLOSE TO 1 MILLION TOURISTS, LOCAL VISITORS AND REGIONAL GUESTS ANNUALLY. LASTLY, THE ZOO FOUNDATION BOARD IS ACTIVELY DRIVING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR THE ZOO'S NEXT MAJOR HABITAT PROJECT, THE COMMON WILD AT KENTUCKY TRAILS. THIS PROJECT FOCUSED ON NATIVE WILDLIFE BASED ON DATA COLLECTED FROM ROBUST PATRON FEEDBACK, IT WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, INTERACTIVE, IMMERSIVE ANIMAL EXPERIENCE, ALLOWING LOUISVILLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA TO BRAG ABOUT OFFERING AN EXPERIENCE FOUND NOWHERE ELSE. WE EXPECT THIS WILL INCREASE ANNUAL ATTENDANCE TO WELL OVER 1 MILLION ANNUALLY. WE'RE READY FOR YOUR QUESTIONS, SIR. WELL, THANK YOU. 1 MILLION VISITORS, CLOSE TO A MILLION NOW. WE'VE BEEN MAKING STEADY PROGRESS SINCE DAN CAME ON BOARD. DID YOU WANT TO OFFER SPECIFICS? YEAH. WE WE WE GET ABOUT 900,000 AT THIS POINT. I'LL TAKE CLOSE TO A MILLION. DAVE WANTS TO ROUND IT UP, BUT I. I KNOW THAT KENTUCKY TRAILS WILL TAKE US, WILL TAKE US OVER OVER THAT MARK. I JUST CHECKED OUR ATTENDANCE NUMBERS FROM TODAY.

EVEN WITH THIS WEATHER, WE ARE WE'RE STILL 14,000 GUESTS AHEAD IN OUR ATTENDANCE. PROJECTED NUMBERS. IS THAT I THINK STEPHEN FOSTER STORY IS NUMBER ONE. RIGHT. AND THEN Y'ALL ARE NUMBER TWO IS THAT THAT'S BACK WHEN I WORKED IN THE STATE. THAT'S WHAT THEY ALWAYS SAID. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE OR NOT, BUT AS FAR AS ATTENDANCE, THE THEY GET OVER A MILLION.

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YEAH. SO. BUT IT HAS STRICT STRINGS ATTACHED, I GUESS. WELL, OUR WE RAISE THE FUNDS AND PROVIDE INSIGHT. BUT FOR INSTANCE, IN TERMS OF DAN'S OPERATING BUDGET AND DAN'S OVERSIGHT OF HIS STAFF, WE HAVE NO DIRECT SAY THERE. YEAH. I MEAN, AS A FULL METRO AGENCY, I REPORT TO DEPUTY MAYOR NICOLE GEORGE'S PORTFOLIO. MISSUS, TAMMY HAWKINS, ONLINE. OKAY, MARK. GO AHEAD. SIR. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, I WAS JUST GOING TO KID AND SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR A LONG TIME, AND MY FAVORITE PRESENTATION IS ALWAYS WHEN THE ZOO COMES. I'M DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR FROM THE ZOO BOARD THAT WE DIDN'T GET ANY ANIMAL VISITORS. IN ADDITION TO THE BOARD TODAY, THOSE ARE USUALLY ACCOMPANIED WHEN DAN COMES AND VISITS. SO IF YOU GUYS IF EACH CHECK UNDER YOUR SEATS, YOU KNOW, I, I IT WAS IT WAS MAINLY BECAUSE IT WAS MAINLY BECAUSE THE WE WERE COMING STRAIGHT DOWN HERE. SO I DIDN'T WANT TO I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE AN ANIMAL HAVE TO COME AND THEN GO BACK TO THE AREA. SO MAKE SURE HE BRINGS TWO BEARDED DRAGONS NEXT TIME. COUNCILMAN LINENGER. YES. THANK YOU, CHAIR PRO TEM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DO I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY FROM YOUR PRESENTATION THAT FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE SEAT ON THE BOARD? WE EXPECT IT. YES. AND THAT'S DIRECT FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION. NOT NOT YOU KNOW, BEING ENGAGED IN FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. CORRECT. HOW MUCH? WELL I DON'T KNOW IT IT VARIES WIDELY. THERE'S A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS. IT CERTAINLY INVOLVES AN ANNUAL ZOO MEMBERSHIP. AND THEN THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO AND MOST OF THESE ALIGN VERY CLOSELY WITH WHAT YOU CAN FIND ON THE WEBSITE. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC AMOUNTS TO SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC GOALS AT THE ZOO. A GOOD EXAMPLE THAT ACTUALLY IS AN ANOMALY COMPARED TO THE ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS THAT, FOR INSTANCE, I'VE ENJOYED OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS. EXCUSE ME, SEVEN YEARS IS OUR ONGOING OUR ONGOING CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE KENTUCKY TRAILS PROJECT THAT I MENTIONED THAT HAS, I WOULDN'T CALL IT A STEEP EXPECTATION, BUT IT CERTAINLY, I THINK FOR MOST BOARD MEMBERS WILL NOTE THAT IT IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER COMPARED TO THEIR THEIR NORMAL ANNUAL GIVING. I THINK IT WOULD BE SAFE TO SAY FOR MOST IT'S A 4 OR 5 FIGURE AMOUNT ANNUALLY. YEAH, BUT I THINK WHAT WE I THERE'S YOU CAN BE A SUSTAINING MEMBER BUT IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT GIVING TO THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WHILE WE WERE WERE VERY HOPEFUL THAT EVERYONE WILL CONTRIBUTE IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. AND RIGHT NOW I THINK THE MINIMUM IS 250. AND USUALLY THE WITH COMBINING WITH AN ANNUAL GIFT, IT COMES OUT TO ABOUT $500. BUT THERE THERE IS, IT'S IT'S THESE OTHER THINGS. I THINK MOST OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS DO STEP UP AND HELP US WITH THOSE THINGS. BUT BUT OUR REQUIREMENTS ARE FAIRLY MODEST. THANK YOU. DAN, YOU WORK FOR THE ZOO. YOU DON'T WORK FOR THE ZOO FOUNDATION. THAT IS CORRECT. DAVE AND I ARE PARTNERS ON THIS.

I'M. I'M AN AD HOC MEMBER, NON-VOTING MEMBER ON THE ZOO FOUNDATION, ON THE ZOO FOUNDATIONS BOARD. BUT I AGAIN, I'M I'M AS A FULL METRO AGENCY. THE ZOO IS A FULL METRO AGENCY.

ALL THE STAFF ARE METRO EMPLOYEES. THE ONLY STAFF MEMBER IS A PART TIME, PART TIME BOOKKEEPER FOR THE FOUNDATION. OTHERWISE. OTHERWISE IT'S ALL VOLUNTEER.

AND AND MY MY IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR IS THE DEPUTY MAYOR. HOW DO WE STACK UP WITH OTHER ZOOS AROUND IN TERMS OF BEING YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT'S A HARD QUESTION, BUT IT'S ALWAYS, YOU

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YOU KNOW, I THINK WE WE STARTED THE I REMEMBER WHEN IT OPENED. YEAH. IT'S WE'RE RELATIVELY YOUNG AND I'M ONLY THE FIFTH DIRECTOR IN OUR, IN OUR HISTORY. I, I WOULDN'T I THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL YOU IS I WOULDN'T HAVE COME HERE I PAID I PAID ATTENTION TO ZOO SINCE THE LATE 90S. I, I WOULD HAVE COME HERE IF I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A GREAT PLACE TO BE. I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR ZOO. WE'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB AT DISGUISING OURSELVES AS A AS A NEIGHBORHOOD MENAGERIE. BUT WE'RE A WORLD CLASS ZOO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE VERY CONSCIOUS OF OUR NEIGHBORS. IT'S WHY WE DON'T DO A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION. I KNOW WE COULD DO A GREAT JOB AT A HOLIDAY CELEBRATION, BUT WE WOULD OVERLOAD THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE LOUISVILLE UNDERGROUND DOES THEIR LIGHTS UNDER LOUISVILLE, AND I THINK THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE WOULD BE VERY UPSET IF THEY HAD THAT MUCH TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW, OURS. PLUS LOUISVILLE UNDERGROUND OUR OUR BOO AT THE ZOO THIS YEAR DID JUST UNDER 93,000 PEOPLE. WE ATTRACTED 93,000 PEOPLE. AND WE'RE HOPING I WE ALWAYS CROSS OUR FINGERS. WE'RE ALWAYS HOPING THAT WE'LL GET TO OVER 500,000 BY THE TURN OF THE YEAR. IT'LL PROBABLY JUST BE BELOW THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPING THIS WILL BE ANOTHER ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR US. LAST QUESTION AND ONE MORE POINT ON THAT. SO WHEN I WHEN I TOOK AQUARIUMS OUT OF THE MIX AND I DID A DID A QUICK AND DIRTY ANALYSIS LAST YEAR, WE ARE IN THE 17TH OR 18TH PERCENTILE WHEN IT COMES TO ZOO ATTENDANCE IN THE COUNTRY. AND THAT'S ALL ZOOS, RIGHT? THAT'S THAT'S ALL ACCREDITED ZOOS. AND BY THE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS. LAST QUESTION. ARE YOU GETTING EVERYTHING YOU NEED FROM THE METRO COUNCIL? THAT'S ALWAYS OTHER THAN MONEY. I GUESS YOU COULD ALWAYS SAY MONEY. YEAH. EVERYTHING ELSE. I FEEL LIKE WE GET GREAT SUPPORT. WE HAVE WE HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH WITH METRO COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, AND WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY MAYOR AND MARIANA BARZUN. AND THE MAYOR IS ALSO INVITED TO THESE EVERY THIRD FRIDAY MEETINGS WE HAVE JAY, WHO'S THE MANAGEMENT FIRM THAT HAS BEEN CONTRACTED BY THE CITY. THEY'RE HELPING US WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, COMMON WILD AT KENTUCKY TRAILS PROJECT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE PEOPLE FROM SCHMIDT ASSOCIATES THERE. SO WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING HARD WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE WE HAVE A COMMITMENT IN TERMS OF SUPPORT FOR KENTUCKY TRAILS. TO YOUR QUESTION, THOUGH, SIR, AND I'M NOT GOING TO CONTRADICT WHAT DAN SAID AT ALL. I THINK IT'S JUST IT'S PROPER TO POINT OUT THAT THE NEXT 12, 18 MONTHS AHEAD, AS WE ENDEAVOR FOR THE THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY TRAILS, THAT'S GOING TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY TO REALLY TAKE A PULSE CHECK ON HOW WELL EVERYBODY'S WORKING TOGETHER AND HOW WELL WE ALL PULL THIS OFF. AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE EVERYBODY INVOLVED TO DO THIS REALLY, REALLY WELL TO MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY. I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS AN EXCELLENT ONE, AND WE SHOULD BE ASKING IT REGULARLY OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 18 MONTHS. WELL THANKS GUYS.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ANIMALS. NEXT UP I PROMISED COME VISIT WHOEVER HASN'T VISITED US. COME OUT. COME ON OUT. WE WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT. AND YOUR NIECE NEEDS TO GET THERE AS WELL. YEAH, WELL, SHE'S BEEN THERE. SHE'S JUST. SHE WANTS TO SEE A REAL PANDA. YOU KNOW, A BLACK AND WHITE PANDA. SCIENCE CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALRIGHT. GOOD TO SEE YOU. IF YOU WOULD INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THEN THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU FOR COMING. SOME PACKETS TO HAND OUT, IF THAT'S OKAY. YES. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. PLEASE. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. I'M MIKE NORMAN. I'M PRESIDENT AND CEO OF KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER. THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US COME OVER AND SPEND A FEW MINUTES WITH YOU.

WITH ME IS JULIE KIMBROUGH. JULIE IS OUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. SHE ALSO IS OUR

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SO WE BELIEVE SCIENCE MATTERS FOR SOCIETY, FOR OUR WORKFORCE, FOR OUR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. I LOVE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MAKE IT PERSONAL. WE MAKE IT FUN AND PARTICIPATORY AND RELEVANT. THAT'S WHAT THE SCIENCE CENTER IS ALL ABOUT. WE OPERATE UNDER A STRATEGIC PLAN.

WE CALL IT POWERING CURIOSITY AS OUR LATEST PLAN. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES DO. THEY HELPED US CRAFT THIS AND THEY APPROVED IT. SO IT STARTED JULY OF THIS YEAR. THIS IS ABOUT A FIVE YEAR PLAN. WE HAVE UP THERE OUR MISSION AND VISION AND CORE VALUES. BUT THEN THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS YOU WHAT ARE THOSE PILLARS. WHAT ARE WE FOCUSED ON.

FOUR PILLARS THAT WE FIND HELPS US REALLY OPERATE THE BEST. IT'S ALL ABOUT TEAMS. WE CAN'T DO WHAT WE DO WITHOUT HAVING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN PLACE. SO WE REALLY FOCUS ON OUR TEAMS, OUR SPACES. WE'RE OVER HERE. ONE OF THE ANCHORS OF MUSEUM ROW ON MAIN IS 727 WEST MAIN, SO KEEPING EXHIBITS AND THE FACILITY UPDATED IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AS AN ATTRACTION, YOU GOT TO KEEP THOSE THINGS FRESH AND GET PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT IT. THE STEAM EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE. WE ARE AN INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION INSTITUTION. TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THAT. AND THEN OUR OUR STAKEHOLDER IMPACT. WE REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, INCLUDING METRO. GOVERNMENT IS A GREAT PARTNER FOR US. AND AND YOU SEE, UNDER OUR BUILD STRONG TEAMS, WE EVEN CALL OUT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SO OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL IN THE WORK WITH OUR BOARD. ACTUALLY, YESTERDAY WE DID A TWO HOUR TRAINING WITH OUR BOARD, BROUGHT IN A CONSULTANT TO HELP US REALLY TRYING TO BE A BOARD OF CHOICE THAT WE WANT IT TO BE A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR OUR BOARD MEMBERS, THAT THEY'RE STRATEGIC, GENERATIVE THINKING IDEATION PARTNERS WITH US, AND IT'S NOT A GOVERNANCE POLICING TYPE BOARD, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DO. WE ARE THE STATE SCIENCE CENTER OF KENTUCKY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER AS A REPRESENTATIVE, YOU MAY HAVE BEEN THERE WHEN THE STATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BESTOWED THAT ON US BACK IN THE EARLY 2000.

SO THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW ME, I'M A KENTUCKY BOY. SO THE FACT THAT I CAN SHOW YOU THIS AND SAY WE HAVE IMPACT IN 120 COUNTIES EVERY YEAR IS A GREAT THING FOR ME. I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN SAYING THAT. AND THEN THE FACT THAT WE SERVE, WE HAVE SOME IMPACT ON 93% OF INDIANA COUNTIES. SO THAT'S FOLKS COMING TO VISIT US HERE AND IN DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE. IT'S US GOING TO THEM. IT'S US DOING VIRTUAL PROGRAMS HAVE MEMBERS ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO THAT'S THE BROAD OVERVIEW. AND THEN IN LOUISVILLE METRO ALONE, AND THIS IS IN THE FOLDER THAT I HANDED OUT FOR Y'ALL. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, BREAKING OUT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY ALONE BY METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT. WHAT'S OUR IMPACT. WHAT ARE WE DOING? SO IN THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, FISCAL 25, ABOUT A, WE SAW ABOUT 310,000. WE SERVED ABOUT 310,000. ABOUT 120,000 OF THOSE ARE STRICTLY JUST JEFFERSON COUNTY. SO TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THAT. WE ALL 26 COUNCIL DISTRICTS, WE'RE IN ALL OF THEM. AND WE WE SERVE FOLKS FROM EVERYWHERE. ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT THE COMMUNITY ACCESS COLUMN, AND WE HAVE A SLIDE ON THIS. THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY ACCESS MEMBERSHIP. WHEN WE STARTED THIS DURING COVID, AGAIN, WE'RE AN EDUCATIONAL ATTRACTION. WE'RE NOT A SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY. SO DURING COVID, IN THE MIDST

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I DON'T WANT COST OR GEOGRAPHY TO BE A BARRIER TO DOING SCIENCE WITH US, SO I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THIS PROGRAM. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CORPORATE SUPPORT OUT OF THIS NOW. THE BUSINESS PARTNERS REALLY LIKE THIS ASPECT OF IT, AND WE DID NOT LAUNCH IT WITH THAT IN MIND.

BUT THEY JUST STEPPED IN. IT FELT RIGHT FOR THEM. AND SO IF YOU PUT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE ON THAT, OF HOW MANY MEMBERSHIPS WE'VE GIVEN, IT'S 2.7 MILLION ROUGHLY. SO AND THEN DAN MENTIONED THE TOURISM IMPACT. SO HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT STUDY FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT LOUISVILLE TOURISM DID A CASE STUDY WITH US. SO THEY HAD PEOPLE COME IN AND INTERVIEW OUR GUESTS TO DO THE STUDY. SO THEY PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR US. THOSE NUMBERS THERE, THAT MILLION TOTAL VISITORS, THAT WAS OVER A SEVERAL YEAR PERIOD WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE STUDY. BUT I'D LOVE TO POINT OUT THE NUMBER OF OUT-OF-STATE VISITORS UNDISCLOSED. SOME PEOPLE, WHEN THEY CHECK IN, THEY MAY NOT WANT TO DISCLOSE WHAT THEY ARE, BUT THE FACT THAT THEY'RE SPENDING THOSE THAT COME WITH US OR SPEND $168 PER VISITOR, THEIR AVERAGE SIZE IS 3.9. AND THEN WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, THE REASON A LOT OF FOLKS COME INTO LOUISVILLE ARE TO VISIT FAMILY OR FRIENDS, WHICH TIES GREATLY INTO THE KENTUCKY SCIENCE CENTER AND WHY THEY COME DOWN AND SEE US. YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT ATTRACTION FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, WE SEE VISITORS FROM ALL 50 STATES EVERY YEAR. AND BEING THAT THIS IS RECORDED, I'D LOVE TO PLUG MUSEUM ROW ON MAIN. I THINK IT'S ONE OF OUR GREATEST HIDDEN ASSETS IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT YOU CAN COME DOWN AND THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO DOWNTOWN ON MAIN STREET. WE'RE ONE OF THE FEW LOCAL ATTRACTIONS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES THAT WE SEE REPEAT VISITATION. AND FOLKS COME, YOU KNOW, HOLIDAYS ARE COMING UP. WE'D BE WE'LL BE REALLY BUSY. A LOT OF OUT-OF-TOWN GUESTS COME AND VISIT WITH US. SO SHARING A LITTLE BIT OF OUR BUDGET WITH YOU, WE OPERATE IN ABOUT A $6.4 MILLION BUDGET, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO BREAK EVEN EVERY YEAR IS WHAT WHAT OUR GOAL IS. AND THEN TYING IN THIS OUR EXPENSES OF REVENUE. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT LOUISVILLE METRO SUPPORT PART THERE ON THE REVENUE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THAT'S 16%. SO I WANT TO COME BACK TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND. IT TIES INTO UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP AND AND WHY YOU ALL HAVE ARE APPOINTING OUR BOARD, REVIEWING OUR BOARD. SO SO FORGIVE ME IF I GO INTO TOO MUCH DEPTH HERE, BUT WE'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG, LONG TIME. AND AT ONE POINT BACK IN THE LATE 70S, WE WERE PART OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE GOVERNMENT. AND SO WE SPUN OUT INTO 500 1C3 BACK IN 1984. SO WE'RE CONSIDERED A COMPONENT UNIT OF METRO GOVERNMENT. WE ARE NOT METRO EMPLOYEES. OUR WORK FOR OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT WE HAVE THIS UNIQUE AGREEMENT AS A COMPONENT UNIT. THEN LIKE OUR FINANCIALS ARE AUDITED AND ROLLED INTO LOUISVILLE METRO'S FINANCIAL REPORT. SO IT'S KIND OF UNIQUE.

BUT WE'RE NOT LIKE DAN AND HIS GROUP. THAT'S A TRUE CITY AGENCY OR OR PATTY, THAT'S PARKS EMPLOYEE. WE ARE TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THAT. SO WE OPERATE WE HAVE A 99 YEAR OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH METRO GOVERNMENT. SO THIS WAS THE 1984 IS WHEN IT STARTED. IT WAS LAST AMENDED IN 2010. IT'S A 99 YEAR TERM, YOU KNOW. SO ONE OF THOSE $1 ANNUAL LEASES. SO OUR FACILITY OVER HERE, OUR FIVE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE OVER ON WEST MAIN, WE DON'T OWN THEM.

YOU ALL DO. SO THAT'S A GREAT BENEFIT FOR US TO BE THERE. BUT WE'RE WE'RE SHORING UP THAT PART OF MAIN STREET. WE DO GET UNDER THE OPERATING AGREEMENT THEN DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

THERE'S AN APPROPRIATION BUILT IN EVERY YEAR. AND THEN THE PARKING BEHIND US, THE SCIENCE CENTER PARKING LOT, PART OF THAT, THAT REVENUE. YOU ALL OWN THE LOT, BUT YOU LET THE

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THE IT SUPPORT. WE'RE ON METRO'S NETWORK AND WE GET I LOVE THIS CYBER SECURITY AND ALL THAT. THAT'S PROVIDED THAT WE WE DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO DO THAT IN-HOUSE OURSELVES THROUGH.

WE PARTICIPATE IN LOGIT AND LOGIT FOR SELF-INSURANCE. AND SO THROUGH THAT WE GET THE SERVICES OF RISK MANAGEMENT OF METRO'S RISK MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS IN THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HELPS US OUT AS WE NEED. SO IT'S REALLY UNIQUE. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANOTHER AGENCY LIKE THIS, ANOTHER COMPONENT UNIT THAT HAS QUITE THIS RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE. SO SO THAT LEADS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS IS FROM THE OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT THE TENANT THAT'S US IS GOVERNED BY THE BOARD, THAT'S APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. YOU KNOW, LONG HISTORY GOING BACK AT ONE TIME IT WAS THE OLD COUNTY JUDGE APPOINTED PART OF HIM. THE CITY MAYOR APPOINTED HIM THROUGH COMPACT THAT CHANGED AND THEN THROUGH MERGER CHANGED AGAIN.

AND SO SOMEHOW NOW WE ARE AT THIS WHERE IT'S ALL 40 MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR. AND I KNOW THAT'S QUITE A BURDEN FOR ALTHEA TO, TO WORK THROUGH. SO THE OTHER PART OF OUR BOARD THEN WANT TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU ABOUT THEM. THE SIZE UNDER OUR BYLAWS, IT'S A MINIMUM OF TEN, NO MORE THAN 40. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WAITING LIST OF FOLKS THAT WANT TO SERVE ON OUR BOARD. SO GETTING FOLKS TO COME IN FOR THOSE FROM THOSE TERMS ARE OVER. HAS IT BEEN A PROBLEM THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS? SO WE ALSO HAVE SIX EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS, SO THAT WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, JC BOARD OF EDUCATION, KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AND THEN WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GOVERNOR AND FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES WITH US. SO OUR EXPECTATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS ARE THEIR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER IRS REGULATIONS. SO BEING A 500 1C3, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO. SO IT'S THE GOVERNANCE IS BOARD AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. AND BEING THAT COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY ASK THEM TO HELP US MAKE THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS AND KNOW THE RIGHT PEOPLE. COUNCILMAN ELIJAH, TO YOUR POINT ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, WE HAVE NEVER SAID GIVE OR GET. WHAT WE HAVE SAID IS, CAN YOUR COMPANY HELP US? CAN YOU MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS FOR US PERSONALLY? ASK THEM, CAN WE BE IN YOUR TOP THREE OF YOUR GIVING, WHATEVER LEVEL THAT MEANS FOR YOU? EVERYBODY'S DIFFERENT AND THAT'S HOW WE'VE DONE IT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THE REASON WE PUSH IT A LITTLE BIT MORE IS SOME OF OUR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. ASK FOR THE INDIVIDUAL PERCENTAGE OF BOARD MEMBERS GIVING PERSONALLY AFTER COMPANIES. SO BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WE DON'T RECRUIT BASED ON THAT BY ANY MEANS. SO IT'S A GREAT QUESTION THOUGH. SO IT COMES UP A LOT. SO THEN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR BOARD, THE DEMOGRAPHICS. WE DO A SURVEY EVERY EVERY DECEMBER. SO WE HAVEN'T DONE IT THIS YEAR. BUT KIND OF A NICE SPECTRUM OF THE AGE THERE. FEW YEARS AGO WE WERE A LITTLE BIT HEAVY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND SO WE'VE MOVED THAT MORE TO THE MIDDLE AND LEFT. SO CONTINUE TO WANT TO HEAR THE VARIETY OF AGES AND VOICES. GENDER. WE'VE MOVED A LITTLE BIT HEAVY ON THE MALE SIDE THIS YEAR, BUT WE GENERALLY IT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO MORE OF A 50, 50, 55, 45 SPLIT AND THEN ETHNICITY. WE DO PRETTY WELL THERE. MOVED DOWN A LITTLE BIT IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, BUT PICKED UP IN SOME OF THE OTHER CATEGORIES. SO WE'RE REALLY COGNIZANT OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR BOARD IS REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR AUDIENCE AND WHO WE'RE SERVING. AND THEN LASTLY, I THINK I POINTED OUT IN THE THE BYLAWS THAT OUR BYLAWS REQUIRE AT LEAST 10% OF OUR MEMBERS TO LIVE OUTSIDE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, BECAUSE WE ARE THE STATEWIDE SCIENCE CENTER. SO IT BREAKS IT OUT, SHOWING YOU A COUPLE WAYS HERE, LIKE THOSE THAT ARE HAVE THEIR COMPANIES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THEN THOSE THAT LIVE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. SO THOSE WITH COMPANIES IS ABOUT 70% OF THE BOARD. BUT THOSE THAT LIVE HERE, IT DROPS DOWN TO ABOUT 55%. SO AND YOU CAN SEE THEN IT'S OUTSIDE OF JEFFERSON, OUTSIDE JEFFERSON. SO IT'S THE REST OF KENTUCKY. A LOT OF FOLKS THAT WORK IN LOUISVILLE LIVE OUTSIDE IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES.

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SO DOCTOR RONDO IS WITH CENTERWELL. SHE'S OUR BOARD CHAIR. DOCTOR KRISTEN COOK IS PROFESSOR AT BELLARMINE. SHE'S THE VICE CHAIR. SAM ELLINGTON IS OUR TREASURER WITH BARE TRUST. MELISSA WHITEHEAD IS WITH CHURCHILL DOWNS INC. SHE'S OUR SECRETARY GENERAL COUNSEL.

AND THEN DAVID TANDY SERVES AS IN OUR IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR. SO THAT'S OUR FIVE OFFICERS FOR OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEN I TOOK THE LIBERTY AND I HOPE I DON'T OVERSTEP HERE, CHAIRMAN, BUT TO JUST OFFER UP JUST MY THOUGHTS ON A COUPLE IDEAS OF MAYBE THIS WOULD HELP MAKE THIS MORE EFFICIENT FOR YOU GUYS. YEAH. THE OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT'S SO SPECIAL. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT BY ANY MEANS. THAT RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD BE THE SAME ORGANIZATION WITHOUT THAT LEVEL OF SUPPORT WE HAVE. BUT DO WE LOOK AT WOULD IT MAKE SENSE FOR THE MAYOR TO APPOINT AND YOU ALL APPROVE? OUR FIVE OFFICERS, OR DO WE TIE IT IN TO OUR THE OPERATING BUDGET SUPPORT? SO WHAT I MENTIONED BEFORE THAT WAS 16% OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET COMES FROM METRO GOVERNMENT. DOES IT MAKE SENSE THAT YOU ALL HAVE, YOU KNOW, 16, 20%. SO THAT'S 6 OR 8 PEOPLE. SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME IDEAS I HAD. OBVIOUSLY I DON'T WANT TO OVERSTEP AND AND TAKE LIBERTIES WITH YOU BY ANY MEANS, BUT JUST THROWING OUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE OR I, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD BE STILL MAINTAIN THAT RELATIONSHIP WITHOUT BEING SO BURDENSOME. YOU KNOW, 40 NAMES IS A LOT FOR ALTHEA AND JULIA TO TRACK DOWN. WHO SITS, WHO SETS THE RULES THAT THERE'S 40, IT'S 10 TO 40. THAT'S IN THE BYLAWS. SO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THAT THEMSELVES, WHICH IS A GREAT POINT, BECAUSE WE TWO YEARS AGO, 18 MONTHS AGO, WE HAD THE CONVERSATION WAS LIKE, THIS IS A BIG BOARD. IS IT REALLY NEED TO BE THIS? WHY DO YOU WANT IT TO BE THAT BIG THAT THEY FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THAT SIZE, THAT THAT BECAUSE OF THE REPRESENTATION THEY WANT BROAD REPRESENTATION OF INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS GEOGRAPHY. BUT THEN YESTERDAY IN OUR BOARD TRAINING I MENTIONED THAT CAME UP. THAT IS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO CONNECT AND KNOW EACH OTHER. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO BE A REALLY EFFECTIVE BOARD WHEN THEY KNOW EACH OTHER AND THEY TRUST EACH OTHER, THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE GREAT DECISIONS THAT WAY. YOU KNOW, WE HAD A GROUP IN HERE LAST MEETING, JP, THAT WHERE THERE WAS AN OPERATING BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THEN A CONSULTING. WHO WAS THAT? YOU REMEMBER THAT JENNIFER WAS ASKING, WHY DO YOU HAVE TWO SEPARATE? I FORGOT WHO IT WAS. BUT ANYWAY, LIKE, YEAH, IT'S ONE BOARD IS LIKE A CONSULTING BOARD AND THE OTHER IS THE THE OPERATIONS. RIGHT. WE TRIED A FEW YEARS AGO IN A, A YOUTH, A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD SEPARATE. AND IT WAS KIND OF A TRAINING GROUND FOR THEM. BUT IT WE NEVER REALLY GOT IT TO FUNCTION. NOT REALLY. NEVER GOT OFF THE GROUND. SO YOU KNOW, THESE WERE JUST IDEAS TRYING TO MAKE IT IF THAT HELPS. IT MAY NOT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S 4 OR 40, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL THE SAME PROCESS. SO FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AGAIN, WE WE HAVE THIS WAITING LIST NOW OF FOLKS THAT WANT TO JOIN OUR BOARD. SO WHICH IS IT'S A NICE POSITION TO BE IN. SO AND AND THEY'RE ALL ENGAGED AND THEY REPRESENT SO MANY INDUSTRIES IN SO MANY THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TOO HEAVY IN ANY ONE PLACE. SO SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE NOT A METRO LOUISVILLE ENTITY, RIGHT? YEAH. WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT 500 1C3. BUT YOU USED TO BE WAY BACK IN THE LATE 70S AND EARLY 80S, AND THAT'S WHEN THEY SPUN OUT. SO WAY BEFORE MY TIME TOO. SO YEAH.

YEAH, THERE WAS A POINT I WAS GOING TO MAKE TO YOU ABOUT THAT, BUT IT TOTALLY SLIPPED. I'M SORRY. SO WHAT'S THE FUTURE MAN OF KENTUCKY, CENTER OF SCIENCE IN TERMS OF WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS? I THINK THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS ARE GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. AS WE LOOK TO ALL THE CHILDREN THAT ARE COMING OUT OF COVID AND THE LACK OF READINESS THAT THEY FEEL IN TERMS OF BOTH THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING, AS WELL AS THEIR INTEREST IN LOOKING LONG TERM TO WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ACTIVE KENTUCKIAN AND A FUNCTIONING AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF SOCIETY. SO I THINK AS WE LOOK TO PRIME THE STEAM WORKFORCE PIPELINE WITH A RENOVATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO TO REALLY SORT OF HELP KIDS IN THAT 9 TO

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YOU KNOW THAT MODEL THAT WE'VE RUN WE WOULD BE A WHOLE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION WITHOUT THE METRO AGREEMENT WITHOUT THAT SUPPORT. SO AND THAT'S WHAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REALLY COGNIZANT OF, WHAT IS THAT RETURN THAT WE PROVIDE FOR FOR METRO COUNCIL, FOR OUR GOVERNMENT HERE. AND SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT MILLION DOLLARS AND THE NUMBER OF KIDS WE SERVE AND THE FAMILIES WE IMPACT, DAN DIDN'T MENTIONED, BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR JOINT MEMBERSHIP THAT WE OFFER BETWEEN THE SCIENCE CENTER AND THE ZOO, YOU GET BOTH. THERE'S A LOT THAT A LOT OF COMMUNITY TRUST AND GOODWILL. AND I LOVE THAT YOU ASK JULIA ABOUT THE FUTURE BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM. JULIA HAS YOUNGER CHILDREN, SO IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR HER OPTIMISM ABOUT THAT. AND WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, FOLKS, MY KIDS ARE A LITTLE BIT OLDER BUT STILL VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHAT'S COMING. WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE YOURSELF. I NEVER SEEN HIM.

WELL, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO THERE WAS A FLARE UP SOMEWHERE. MY COLLEAGUES AND FRANK, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANY RED FLAGS, SO IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE SELF-GOVERNING. OKAY TO ME. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS.

WE'RE WORKING HARD TO WITH TO DIVERSIFY THAT. SO WE'RE IN FRANKFORT A LOT TRYING TO WORK THE PROJECT JULIUS TALKING ABOUT WE'VE BEEN UP THERE TALKING TO A LOT OF LEGISLATORS BECAUSE IT CHECKS THE BOXES FOR ALL OF OUR COMMONWEALTH, ITS WORKFORCE AND ITS EDUCATION.

AND HONESTLY, IT'S TOURISM. SO IT'S ALL THOSE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO RISE THE COMMONWEALTH FOR ALL OF US. SO I'M SORRY. I DON'T MEAN TO PREACH. NO, NO. THANK YOU FOR VISITING I APPRECIATE IT. YEAH. THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE YOU LETTING US COME OVER AND SEE YOU. P A R NOT T A R C. THANK YOU GUYS FOR VISITING US TODAY. AND IF YOU SAY YOUR NAME AND AND THEN ANY YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION, RIGHT. NO WE DO NOT AT PRESENTATION I SENT OVER SOME DOCUMENTATION TO THE PRESENTATION. I SEE A PARK PRESENTATION ON HERE. YEAH OKAY. WELL GO AHEAD. I'M GERALD HOWELL, AN INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY. I'VE BEEN WITH PARK NOW. THIS APRIL WILL BE 29 YEARS. I'M SEAN LITTLETON, THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR, THE PARKING AUTHORITY, AND I'M THE BOARD LIAISON THAT WORKS WITH ALTHEA. OKAY. JUST LIKE WHEN WERE YOU CREATED? WHO OWNS YOU? WHAT'S YOUR REVENUE STREAMS, ETC. PARK WAS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

WAS 1966 WHAT THE STARTED OFF AS THE LOCAL RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THE RIVERFRONT GARAGE WAS THE BELVEDERE SITS ON AND THE WEST TOWER, GAULT HOUSE. THAT'S WHERE PARK ORIGINALLY STARTED AT. IN 1980, THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT CHANGING FROM THE RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY. KIND OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE STRUCTURED. WE ARE A QUASI GOVERNMENT AGENCY, SO MEANS WE'RE SELF-SUPPORTING. WE GET NO GENERAL FUNDS TO OPERATE. WE HAVE 27 METRO PERSONNEL. WE SUPPORT AND PAY FOR THEM. PERSONNEL, ESSENTIALLY, WE REIMBURSE METRO FOR ALL PAYROLL AND PENSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 27 METRO EMPLOYEES. CONTRACT WISE, WE HAVE BETWEEN 50 TO 80 EMPLOYEES BASED ON SEASONS AND SO FORTH, YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE A FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT WITH CERTAIN AGENCIES LIKE CITY. WE PAY FOR THAT SERVICES. JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE PAY FOR THEM SERVICES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WE HAVE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS. THE CHAIR IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. JEFF O'BRIEN, OUR

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WE'RE QUASI GOVERNMENT QUASI OKAY. AND IT WAS CREATED THROUGH ORDINANCE OR KENTUCKY STATUTE STARTED OFF AS THE LOUISVILLE RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU SAID THAT. RIGHT. OKAY. AS THAT AS THAT RIVERFRONT. THEY STARTED WORKING ON REDEVELOPING DURING THE LATE 60S, REDEVELOPING THAT MID 80S. IT WAS AMENDED TO THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY. AND HOW MANY BOARD MEMBERS DO YOU HAVE? SEVEN. AND HOW ARE THEY APPOINTED? THE CHAIR IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE TREASURER IS THE. IS THAT O'BRIEN? JEFF O'BRIEN. YEAH. AND THE CFO IS THE LOUISVILLE METRO. OUR TREASURER IS THE CFO OF LOUISVILLE METRO. ANGIE DUNN, SECRETARY IS THE REBECCA FLEISCHAKER OF DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP. AND WE HAVE FOUR CITIZENS THAT ARE APPOINTED AND APPROVED BY METRO COUNCIL. WHAT? SO THE METRO COUNCIL APPOINTS ALL OF THEM, THE THE MAYOR APPOINTS THE MAYOR. YES. AND THIS RATIFIED BY THE. YES. YES. OKAY. WHAT'S WHAT DO YOU ALL BRING IN? LIKE A YEAR? ANNUAL BUDGETS JUST SHORT OF $20 MILLION. AND THAT'S ALL PARKING.

IT'S ALL PARKING THAT SUPPORTS THE 15 GARAGES, FOUR SERVICE LOTS AND THE 4500 SPACES. AND ALSO ALL CAPITAL PROJECTS JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE EARMARKED ABOUT $35 MILLION IN CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE EXISTING STRUCTURES. THAT'S NOT NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS OR ANYTHING. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH. SO GO AHEAD. YEAH. WE'RE WE COMING TO WE FOLLOW THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS OUR PARENT AGENCY. AND SINCE MY TIME HERE WE HAVE BEEN PART OF LIKE JUST GIVE YOU LIKE THE ARENA YOU KNOW IT'S A STATE PROJECT IN METRO WORK WITH IT. WE BUILT THE PARKING GARAGE. RIGHT. BECAUSE PARKING GARAGE IS A GOOD ONE. STARTS TO OPERATE IN THE BLACK IN ABOUT 15 YEARS, GIVE OR TAKE. DEPENDS ON WHAT TYPE OF STRUCTURE IT IS. SO IT'S A LONG TERM INVESTMENT. THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN. WE USE REVENUE GENERATING BONDS TO THEIR TAX EXEMPT. SO THE GENERAL FUNDS DOESN'T HAVE TO SUPPORT OR PAY FOR THE PARKING GARAGE. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE COME INTO PLAY. THE OMNI GARAGE ALI CENTER SLUGGER MUSEUM, WE NINE OF OUR GARAGES SUPPORT HOTELS NOW. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT OUR ROLE IN IN GOVERNMENT. THAT'S WHY WE FOLLOW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO WHEN YOU WANT TO BUILD A PARKING A NEW PARKING GARAGE, YOU GO YOU GO BORROW THE MONEY THROUGH A BOND. AND WHO APPROVES THAT LOAN? IS IT METRO COUNCIL OR DOES YOUR BOARD DO THAT? OUR BOARD DOES IT BECAUSE SINCE WE DON'T USE ANY GENERAL FUNDS, OUR BOARD APPROVES IT.

NOW IF YOU DEFAULT ON IT, WHO PAYS IT? METRO IS OUR BACKUP. OKAY. YEAH. SO HOW MANY BONDS YOU GOT OUT THERE RIGHT NOW? OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, THERE'S PROBABLY $70 MILLION WORTH.

GIVE OR TAKE. IS THAT MUNICIPAL BONDS? REVENUE? REVENUE? BONDS? REVENUE BONDS. MOST OF THEM ARE TAX EXEMPT. THEY OMNI OMNI. WE DID TAXABLE BECAUSE OF THE PROJECT. YEAH. SO YOU SEE ANY HEADACHES IN THE FUTURE. OBVIOUSLY COVID AND HUMANA MOVING OUT. WE'RE WE'RE TOUGH HIT TO US BECAUSE SINCE WE'RE SELF-SUPPORTING BUT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE AN UPTICK IN ACTIVITY. WE TRACK TYPES OF ACTIVITY. RIGHT. KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA. RIGHT NOW WE'RE PARKING SOUTH OF 200,000 CARS A MONTH. BEFORE COVID, WE WERE OVER 250,000. WOW. JP YES.

THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR PRO TEM, HOW OFTEN DO YOU. DOES THE BOARD MEET? FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

ANY PROBLEMS MAKING QUORUM? NO, NO, NO, WE HAVE WE HAVE A REALLY ACTIVE BOARD. WE GO OVER OUR FINANCIALS EVERY QUARTER. THEY APPROVE OUR BUDGET. WE UPDATE THEM ON CAPITAL PROJECTS

[01:40:01]

OKAY. THANK YOU. WHAT. TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO? THE CITY OF CHICAGO DOES NOT RUN ITS OWN PARKING. THEY THERE IS A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT HAS AN EXTREMELY LONG TERM CONTRACT FOR THE COLLECTION OF PARKING FEES. AND THEY THIRD THIRD PARTY CONTRACT ACTUALLY SOLD IT. THEY THEY PRIVATIZED THEIR PARKING AND THE THE PRICING, THE PRICE OF PARKING HAS SKYROCKETED. AND IT'S COMPLETELY OUTSIDE OF CITY CONTROL. AND THE REVENUES DON'T BELONG TO THE CITY. YEAH. AND THE CITY ITSELF. SAY, IF YOU WANTED TO HOLD A PARADE, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR NOW THAT TO USE THAT STREET, IT'S VERY BAD. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. WELL, NO CONTROLS AT ALL. ZERO. WHO MADE THAT BAD DEAL? IT WAS A LARGE MONEY SUM UP FRONT, BUT I THINK THAT MONEY WENT AWAY FOR. SOUNDS LIKE SOME BRIDGES HAVE BEEN SOLD OR SOMETHING FOR TOLLS. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO ON OUR SIDE TO. NO. JUST CONTINUE THE GOOD SUPPORT THAT WE GET. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PRETTY FORTUNATE TO BE WITH THE SAME AGENCY ALMOST 29 YEARS NOW AND GOT TO SEE A LOT OF COOL PROJECTS, SOME GOOD DEVELOPMENTS. YOU KNOW, I WAS IN LEXINGTON AND I PARKED DOWNTOWN AND I HAD A QR CODE ON THE THING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL DO THAT. YES. AND THEN YOU CAN JUST PAY RIGHT THERE, BE DONE WITH IT AND THEN PAY, SAY $10. BUT IF YOU ONLY USE SEVEN, THEY GIVE YOU THE THREE BACK.

IT'S ONLY SO YOU'RE ON THE STREET. OR WAS YOU IN THE GARAGE? IT WAS A STREET. YEAH.

YEAH. WE HAVE MULTIPLE APP PROVIDERS. WE WERE ONE OF THE FEW CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA TO KIND OF ROLL OUT A MULTIPLE APP, AND IT GIVES US A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

ON THE APP SIDE, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE PROBABLY AT ABOUT 60% OF REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH THE APPS. PEOPLE. THEY USE THEIR THEIR TELEPHONES FOR EVERYTHING NOW. SO THE ADOPTION RATES BEEN PRETTY GOOD. YOU KNOW IT'S REALLY CONVENIENT. YES. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING.

[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.]