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YOU. ONE. TWO. THREE FOUR EXCLAMATION POINT. THAT'S WHEN I GOT UPSTATE AND I GOT SEVEN, 
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          YOU GET IT. SHOULD I GO AHEAD AND GO? CAN YOU ALL HEAR THEM? BECAUSE I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING. YOU CAN HEAR THEM. I DON'T HEAR IT. WE'VE NOT STARTED YET. OH, I'M TALKING RIGHT NOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE 
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TIME IS 4:04 P.M. THIS IS THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR 
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COMMITTEE. I PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I'M YOUR CHAIR, COUNCILMAN DAN SIMON. I'M JOINED BY VICE CHAIR COUNCILWOMAN TAMMY HAWKINS. TODAY WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE. COMMITTEE MEMBER ANDREW OWN, COMMITTEE MEMBER JONATHAN 
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JOSEPH. SCOTT REED IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE. IS HE VIRTUAL? OH, SORRY. WE HAVE SCOTT REED VIRTUAL AND SHAMEKA PARRISH WRIGHT IS VIRTUAL. MARCUS WINKLER IS VIRTUAL COUNCIL MEMBER. BETSY RUBY IS HERE. KEVIN BRATCHER IS HERE. JENNY WOOLDRIDGE, IS SHE? SHE'S NOT HERE AND IN ATTENDANCE, COUNCILWOMAN JENNIFER CHAPPELL. PLEASED TO HAVE YOU HERE. CLERK WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE VIRTUAL MEETING LANGUAGE? THIS MEETING IS. JP I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN JP LINEGAR. I'M VERY SORRY, BUT WE HAVE HIM IN HERE. THANK YOU. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO CARE 61, 22 SIX AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE A READ IN FULL. THANK YOU, MR. CLARK. WE GOT SIX ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT INCLUDE ONE ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND FIVE ORDINANCES. PLEASE NOTE ITEM NUMBER TWO AND ITEM NUMBER THREE WILL BE HELD IN COMMITTEE PER THE SPONSOR'S REQUEST, WE WILL HEAR NUMBER. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ITEM FIVE AND ITEM SIX. 
          FOLLOWING THE SPECIAL DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA TODAY, SO I WOULD REQUEST THAT GUESTS KEEP THEIR OPENING COMMENTS TO UNDER TEN MINUTES, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PLEASE LIMIT YOURSELF TO TWO QUESTIONS AT A TIME BEFORE REJOINING THE QUEUE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A PACKED AGENDA, SO WE MAY NOT GET TO EVERY ITEM, BUT WE WILL TRY TO. WE WILL TRY IF WE CAN. TODAY WE'RE JOINED BY ASHLEY WEBB 
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WITH THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR AN UPDATE ON YOUTH VIOLENCE. ALSO JOINING HER IS DAVID WILLIAMS WITH OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION. BEVERLY DRAKE WITH GOODWILL VIOLENCE INTERVENTIONIST AND DOCTOR RYAN MCCOY WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          MISS WEBB YES. DO WE HAVE YOU HERE? YOU DO. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR TITLE FOR THE RECORD AND YOU MAY BEGIN, PLEASE. IT IS ASHLEY WEBB AND I AM THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION. AND TODAY WE ARE JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING AS IT PERTAINS TO YOUTH VIOLENCE IN THE CITY. SO I'M GOING TO START OFF BY SAYING THAT ANY TIME WE SEE AN INCIDENT OF VIOLENCE AND IT AFFECTS A YOUTH IN THIS CITY, IT AFFECTS ALL OF US. IT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND WE TAKE EVERY SINGLE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY ONE OF THOSE IS HANDLED WITH CARE. AND THAT STARTS WITH CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO WE HAVE HAD A HARD COUPLE OF COUPLE OF MONTHS IN REGARDS TO THAT, AND OUR OFFICE IS INTENTIONALLY FOCUSED IN THIS AREA. SO I'VE BROUGHT SOME GUESTS WITH ME. BUT FIRST, I DO WANT TO BRING A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE TO, TO A CONVERSATION THAT CAN BE EXTREMELY HEAVY AND HARD. SO FAR, YEAR TO DATE, WITH THE AGES BETWEEN 11 AND 17. 
          WHILE IT DOES NOT FEEL THAT WAY IN THIS CITY, CURRENTLY WE ARE DOWN BY 36% IN YOUTH VIOLENCE FROM THE AGES OF 11 TO 17. WHEN IT COMES TO VICTIMIZATIONS, THAT IS A VERY HARD THING TO SAY OUT LOUD BECAUSE IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE IMPACT OF EVERY LIFE THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED UP TO THIS POINT. BUT ALL OF OUR HARD WORK IS IMPACTING AND SHIFTING. WE JUST HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO IT. AND SO THERE'S SOME EMERGING RESEARCH THAT'S COME OUT AND A LOT OF TIMES WE TALK ABOUT STATS AND WE TALK ABOUT STATISTICS, BUT THESE ARE KIDS. 
          THEY ARE NOT NUMBERS. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY INVESTING IN THESE PROGRAMS AND WHY THESE PROGRAMS WORK. SO ANNIE E CASEY IS A VERY WELL KNOWN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, AND THEY HAVE COME OUT WITH EMERGING RESEARCH THAT STATES THAT HOPE AND ACTUALLY PROTECTIVE FACTORS IS IN FACT, MORE IMPORTANT AND MORE IMPACTFUL THAN. THE THE ACES THAT WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT. SO ACES, WHICH ARE THOSE THAT IF YOU WILL CREATE TRAUMA AND PEOPLE HAVE CONTINUOUSLY STATED, CREATE POOR OUTCOMES, THEY CAN BE OVERCOME BY PROTECTIVE FACTORS. AND THOSE PROTECTIVE FACTORS ARE SEEN EVERY DAY WITH THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR OFFICE. AND SO SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT I HAVE WITH ME TODAY ARE WHO IS DOING THIS WORK EVERY DAY, AND THAT IS ADDING THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS TO OUR HIGH RISK YOUTH, THAT IS INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEM HAVING HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE TRAJECTORIES THAT LOOKS LIKE CONNECTING THEM TO EDUCATION, CONNECTING THEM TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, 
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SPECIFICALLY MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT. SO I AM TALKING WAY TOO LONG, AND I AM GOING TO FIRST INTRODUCE BEVERLY DRAKE AND DAVID WILLIAMS. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WONDER HOW THIS COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOODWILL, WHO WAS A WONDERFUL PARTNER OF OURS AND OUR OUTREACH, GO HAND IN HAND, AND GOODWILL INDUSTRIES HAS VIOLENCE INTERVENTIONISTS THAT ARE LOCATED IN SPECIFIC HIGH CRIME AREAS, AND THEY WORK ON THE GROUND EVERY SINGLE DAY, REDUCING CONFLICT WHEN IT IS TAKING PLACE. THEY WORK HAND IN HAND WITH OUR OUTREACH, AND WHEN THEY IDENTIFY SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS LONG TERM SUPPORTS, THEY WORK ALONGSIDE OUR OUTREACH AT OUR OFFICE. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO HEAR FROM THEM HOW THAT LOOKS AND HOW THAT WORKS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO COME ON UP AND KIND OF SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE, THE WORK THAT THEY DO. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS A PLEASURE TO STAND BEFORE YOU. MY NAME IS BEVERLY DRAKE. I AM A TEAM LEAD WITH THE PIVOT TO PEACE WORKING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES, MYSELF AND MY TEAM ARE OFTEN ASKED, WHAT IS IT THAT WE DO AND WHAT IS. AND WHAT WE DO IS WE RESOLVE WHERE WE TRY OUR BEST TO RESOLVE CONFLICT, WHICH THAT COULD MEAN A YOUNG PARTICIPANT WITH A HANDGUN. THAT COULD MEAN A FIGHT BREAK OUT IN ONE OF OUR CVS SITES. SO WHAT WE DO IS TRY TO GET HANDS ON BEFORE SOMEONE IS SHOT. WE TRY TO ENSURE OUR YOUTH THAT ONE WRONG MOVE WITH A HANDGUN COULD COST YOU THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. OUR MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO MEDIATE THE CONFLICTS TO WHERE NO ONE IS HURT. WE WALK WITH THESE. WE WALK IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS NOT JUST AS TEAM LEADS, BUT WE WALK WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. EVERY DAY WE CONNECT WITH HIGH RISK WHO ARE CARRYING GUNS AND INVOLVED IN TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CONFLICTS. DESPITE THE RISK OF US SHOWING UP DAILY, OUR MISSION IS DRIVEN FULL OF HOPE AND DETERMINATION FOR OUR YOUTH, AND OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO TRY TO GET OUR CITY BACK IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO WHERE THEY ARE SAFE. WHEN SITTING ON THEIR PORCHES, WHEN THEY ARE SAFE, TRYING TO WALK TO THE STORES. SO THAT IS OUR MAIN GOAL, IS TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE ARE AT OUR DAILY BOOTS ON THE GROUND. AROUND. WE HAVE FOUND POSITIVE WAYS TO REACH OUT TO THE PARENTS, TO ASK FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE, TO HELP US WHILE WE ARE HELPING THEM, TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE. AND A PERSON LIKE MYSELF THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE COMMUNITY. I COME BACK TO LET THESE YOUTH KNOW THAT I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE AT, BUT IT'S IT'S PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF THAT HAS BEEN WHERE YOU ARE AT. THIS WORK ISN'T EASY, BUT IT'S MOST DEFINITELY NECESSARY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL FOR GIVING US THE CHANCE TO TRUST US WITH DOING THE WORK, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK AND STRIVE EVERY DAY WITH PIVOTED TO PEACE. TO TRY AGAIN TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY AS SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE. AND WE WILL STAY BOOTS ON THE GROUND. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DAVID WILLIAMS. I'M A COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR FOR THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF SPEAK TO THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT COMES TOGETHER. LIKE SHE SAID, THAT BOOTS ON THE GROUND EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO THEY'RE IN THE COMMUNITY'S BOOTS ON THE GROUND, MAKING THESE CONNECTIONS AND BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. ONCE THEY IDENTIFY A YOUNG PERSON WHO NEEDS WHO THEY FEEL NEEDS LONG TERM SUPPORT, HOW WE COLLABORATE IS WE SET UP A SOFT HANDOFF. AND SO THAT WHAT THAT IS, IS A TIME BECAUSE THE CLIENTS FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THEM AT THE BEGINNING BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW US. AND SO WE SET UP A TIME WHERE WE ALL CAN MEET TOGETHER, AND WE HAVE THAT SOFT HANDOFF AND WE BUILD OUR RELATIONSHIP FROM THERE. IT WAS A YOUNG MAN WHO I RECEIVED FROM BEVERLY DRAKE'S TEAM. HE WAS UNDER THE AGE OF 18. AND SO WE DID THIS OFF HANDOFF. THIS WAS A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS CAUSING A LOT OF TROUBLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HE'S COME FROM A TOUGH BACKGROUND. AFTER THE SOFT HANDOFF, HE WAS UNDER 18, SO I HAD TO MEET HIS PARENTS. AND AFTER GETTING THE BLESSINGS FROM HIS PARENTS, HE WAS WILLING TO SIGN UP FOR THE PROGRAM. AND THE PARENTS GAVE ME THE BLESSING TO SIGN HIM UP FROM THAT PROGRAM. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IS SINCE THAT MOMENT, THIS YOUNG MAN, WHEN I MET HIM, HE HAD TRUANCY ISSUES. SINCE THAT MOMENT, HE NOW GOES TO SCHOOL 99% OF THE TIME. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET HIM A FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT. HE WORKS AT WHITE CASTLE, SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET HIM FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT. HE'S ALSO A FATHER, A YOUNG FATHER, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO ENCOURAGE HIM AND GIVE HIM SOME LIFE SKILLS SO HE CAN BE PREPARED TO BE THE BEST FATHER THAT HE CAN BE. AND THEN LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT HIM WITH MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND GET HIM EVALUATED. AND NOW HE'S GOING TO THERAPY SESSIONS REGULARLY. SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN A, IN A QUICK VERSION OF HOW 
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IT COMES TOGETHER, WE LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE FOR THE PEOPLE, WE ARE WITH THE PEOPLE, BUT ULTIMATELY WE ARE THE PEOPLE. IT'S VERY PERSONAL FOR US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS KNOW EVERY TIME THAT THEY COME UP HERE. THIS IS NOT JUST THE WORK THAT THEY DO. 
          THIS IS THEIR ENTIRE LIFE IS SERVING, SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND BEING A PART OF SEEING OUR KIDS HAVE A GOOD FUTURE. SO WE HAVE SO MANY PARTNERS, AND WE COULD NOT DO THIS WORK WITHOUT THE IMPORTANT PARTNERS. DOCTOR RYAN MCCOY IS THE DIRECTOR OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION AT JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE THAT THEY SERVE ALL OF OUR KIDS, AND OUR GOAL IS TO ALSO WALK ALONGSIDE THEM AS THEY'RE DOING IT. AND THEY HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL PARTNERS. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT TOGETHER AT ONE OF THE FIRST JUVENILE CALL INS, AND THEIR HOURS DON'T STOP WHEN THE SCHOOL DAY STOPS. 
          THEY'RE HOURS. A LOT OF TIMES THEY GO ON AND ON. ALL OF THEM THEY COORDINATE. AND THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WRAPPING THEIR ARMS AROUND OUR KIDS IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. AND SO WE WANT TO BRING UP DOCTOR MCCOY SO HE CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OVP AND JC. 
          THANK YOU. MY NAME IS RYAN MCCOY. AND SHE SAID I'M THE DIRECTOR OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND SO OUR TEAM WORKS WITH SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE, AT RISK STUDENTS IN THE CITY, THOSE THAT ARE JUSTICE INVOLVED, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE. AND ONE THING I'LL SAY IS, I FEEL LIKE MY TEAM DOES A GREAT JOB OF GOING INTO SCHOOLS, WORKING WITH STUDENTS, TRYING TO GET THEM GRADUATED, MAKING SURE THEY'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH. HOWEVER, THERE'S MUCH MORE THESE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES NEED BESIDES JUST THAT SUPPORT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. SO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH OVP HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL. WE USE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION AS OUR PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR REFERRALS. 
          WHEN FAMILIES NEED RESOURCES OR HELP REMOVING BARRIERS FROM THEIR LIVES. AND SO AGAIN, THE PARTNERSHIPS BEEN GREAT BECAUSE IT PROVIDES SUPPORT LAYERS OF SUPPORT BEYOND JUST THE SCHOOL DAY. SO AGAIN, THIS PARTNERSHIP HELPS ENSURE WE RESPOND TO STUDENTS NEEDS IN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE WAY THAN WHAT WE CAN JUST GIVE THEM DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. SO AGAIN, I TRULY VALUE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH OVP TO HELP SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE BEEN JOINED BY COUNCILWOMAN JENNY MULVEY. WOOLRIDGE. MISS WEBB, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP FOR SOME QUESTIONS, IF THAT'S OKAY. YES. CAN I SAY ONE MORE THING REALLY QUICK? THIS IS JUST A FEW OF OUR PARTNERS. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CLEARLY GV AND GVI TO RECEIVE REFERRALS AS THEY ARE FOCUSED ON INCREASING THEIR TOUCHPOINTS WITH JUVENILES. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PARKS AND RECREATION TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE HAVE RECENTLY, YOU KNOW, FINISHED. BUT WE I'M SURE WE'LL START BACK UP A COLLABORATION WITH THE LIBRARIES SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DEPLOY OUTREACH WHENEVER THERE ARE SITUATIONS THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR US TO BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY BEFORE SOMETHING ELEVATES. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HERE KNOWS IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS TAKING PLACE INSIDE OF YOUR DISTRICT, AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF OUR CBI AREAS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE. 
          VIOLENCE INTERVENTION IS LIKE BEV FROM GOODWILL. CONTACT OUR OFFICE. DIRECTOR TATUM IS SITTING RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN REACH HIM. YOU CAN REACH MYSELF. PLEASE REACH OUT TO STARKS. YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ANY OF US AND LET US KNOW THAT YOUR DISTRICT HAS A NEED AND KNOW THAT OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE WE GET THERE BEFORE SOMETHING ESCALATES AND THAT WE WE HAVE A PRESENCE. SO GO AHEAD WITH QUESTIONS. SORRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A LIST OF QUESTIONNAIRES. 
          AND THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE MY CO CHAIR, TAMMY HAWKINS. THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE I ASK THE QUESTIONS. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THAT Y'ALL STOLE MY THUNDER. I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY. I CAN ADD ON TO ANY OF IT. IT'S OKAY. MY COLLEAGUES ALWAYS KNOW THAT I TALK ABOUT BEING BOOTS ON THE GROUND BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO ME. SO FOR YOU ALL TO LEAD WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, ALLOWS ME TO KNOW THAT YOU ALL HAVE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY BEEN PUSHING. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I BELIEVE THAT ALL MY COLLEAGUES ON METRO COUNCIL, ALL MY COLLEAGUES THAT SIT ON THIS COMMITTEE, KNOW THAT VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN OUR CITY IS A TRUE PASSION OF MINE. BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, YOU HAVE ONE OF THE WOMEN, STRONG BLACK WOMEN THAT I GREW UP WITH ON YOUR 
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FRONT LINE, AND THAT'S BEVERLY DRAKE. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT SPEAKS VOLUME TO ME. I'VE ALWAYS ASKED SINCE I GOT ON METRO COUNCIL, I'VE ALWAYS ASKED FOR YOU ALL TO BRING IN. 
          I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE THE PEOPLE IN THE SUITS. I WANTED TO SEE THE PEOPLE THAT WAS ALWAYS ON THE FRONT LINE, THE PEOPLE THAT WAS BOOTS TO THE GROUND. AND YOU DID THAT TODAY SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK, NOT THE PEOPLE THAT'S PUSHING THE PEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S PUSHING THE CALCULATOR, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY DAY. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN HAWKINS. SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT I WANT TO KNOW IS, ARE YOU ALL PARTNERING WITH DJ? SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU ASKED BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE IS CLEARLY MOVING TOWARDS COMING HERE. AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO COMMISSIONER WHITE TODAY AT AN EARLIER MEETING. AND I HAVE BEEN TO FRANKFURT AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH HIM AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH HIS TEAM HERE DILIGENTLY TO IDENTIFY THE BEST WAYS THAT THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION CAN ENSURE THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THEM, AS THEY WILL HAVE A STRONGER PRESENCE HERE WITH THE DETENTION CENTER. 
          WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THAT TAKES PLACE TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT WE ARE STRONGLY COLLABORATING. AND SO THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS ABSOLUTELY. WE KNOW THAT PARTNERSHIP IS KEY WHEN IT COMES TO SERVING. GREAT. MY NEXT QUESTION, AND THEN I'LL GET BACK IN THE QUEUE. HOW ARE YOU LISTENING TO OUR YOUTH? SO WE HAVE MADE IT ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES IN OUR OFFICE TO ELEVATE YOUTH VOICE ALL THE WAY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS. SO NGONET DICK'S IS THE A D IN THAT DIVISION, AND SHE IS ACTUALLY PUTTING TOGETHER A PILOT WHERE YOUTH ARE HIGH RISK, YOUTH ARE COMING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT THEY WANT TO SEE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WILL HAVE A YOUTH SUMMIT JUNE THE 20TH, AND WE WILL HAVE KENTUCKY YOUTH ADVOCATES COMING IN TO WORK WITH OUR YOUTH TO TEACH THEM HOW TO ADVOCATE TO THEIR LEGISLATURE, STATE, FEDERAL AND COUNCIL. WE WILL THEN HAVE A LEGISLATIVE PANEL THAT WILL BE COMING IN. DON'T WORRY, I HAVEN'T SENT OUT THE INVITES YET. WE WILL HAVE A LEGISLATIVE PANEL, AND WE WANT OUR YOUTH TO NOT ONLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO DECISION MAKERS, BUT BE PREPARED TO DO SO. AND SOMETHING THAT WE LEARNED LAST YEAR, AND, YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL, LIKE YOU SAID, THAT WE'VE BEEN PUSHING, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LISTEN AND MAKE CHANGES. AND IF YOU DON'T SEE US CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY WAYS THAT WE CAN GET BETTER, LET US KNOW BECAUSE THAT IS OUR GOAL. AND SO THIS YEAR AT OUR YOUTH SUMMIT, WE ARE GOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR YOUTH ARE PREPARED WHEN WE HAVE A ROUNDTABLE, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HOLD EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE. PEOPLE SAY THEY WANT TO HEAR YOUTH VOICE. IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO US TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE LISTENING AND THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT THEY HEAR. THANK YOU. NEXT IN QUEUE WOULD BE COUNCILMAN KEVIN BRADSHAW. 
          PLEASE. THANK YOU CHAIR, MA'AM. THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. YOU WOULD SAY THAT YOUR JOB IS PREVENTATIVE, RIGHT? YOU DO YOU TRY TO CATCH THEM BEFORE A CRIME IS THEY COMMITTED. ABSOLUTELY. SO I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON THIS IN TWO PARTS. WE HAVE. WE OPERATE UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MAYOR'S SAFE LOUISVILLE PLAN, WHICH IS PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND ENFORCEMENT. ALL THREE OF THOSE COMPONENTS ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. THE IDEAL SITUATION IS THAT IT STOPS AT PREVENTION 100%. SO WORKING AS FAR BACK AS WE CAN, AND I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON PARTNERSHIPS BECAUSE WHILE WE TALKED TO DOCTOR MCCOY AND VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, THAT'S WHEN WE REACHED INTERVENTION. WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS TO TALK TO DOCTOR YEARWOOD AND THE CHIEF OF STAFF OVER AT JCPS, AND WE ALREADY HAVE COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS ON THE BOOKS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE IDENTIFYING GAPS AND FIGURE OUT AS A CITY AND A SCHOOL DISTRICT, HOW WE CAN COME TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE REACHING KIDS BEFORE IT MAKES IT TO THE POINT OF NEEDING VIOLENCE INTERVENTION. SO YES, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE HOPE AND THE GOAL THAT WE ARE WE ARE WAY UPSTREAM. THE WHEN THE WHEN THE THE FACILITY IS BUILT, WILL YOU BE OPERATING IN THERE? SO NOTHING IS AT THIS POINT, SOMETHING THAT I COULD DISCUSS IN A PUBLIC FORUM. 
          CONVERSATIONS ARE BEING HAD AND I WILL TELL YOU THERE IS EXTREME GOODWILL TOWARDS THE 
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CITY AND THE STATE IN A VERY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT THAT IS NOT DONE IN SILOS. 
          YEAH. AND ALSO, HOW IS GOODWILL OVERLAP? I KNOW GOODWILL GOT THE CONTRACT OR THE AGREEMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR. NOW WHERE WHERE DO YOU WORK WITH FOR GOODWILL? I DO NOT SO I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION. AND YOU WORK FOR THE CITY. YES. OKAY. 
          AND TO COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS POINT, MY ROLE DIRECTOR TATUM'S ROLE IS TO SUPPORT THOSE THAT ARE DOING THE HARDEST WORK. AND THAT'S THE FOLKS THAT ARE STANDING ALONGSIDE OF ME. SO GOODWILL HAS OUR CVI CONTRACT, WHICH MEANS THAT IN THE CVI AREAS WHERE WE HAVE VIOLENCE INTERVENTIONIST, THAT MEANS THEY ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF VIOLENCE. CURRENTLY, THAT DATA SHOWS IT'S ACTUALLY REDUCED SINCE THEY'VE BEEN THERE, BUT THEY ARE THERE DAY IN, DAY OUT, AND THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH FOLKS TO REDUCE AND MEDIATE CONFLICT AS IT'S TAKEN LITERALLY AS IT'S TAKING PLACE. THEY HAVE TRAINING IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION BECAUSE THEY ARE TRUSTED MESSENGERS IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          THEY KNOW THE INS AND OUTS, THE COMINGS AND GOINGS AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. AND WE WILL BE GETTING TO EACH OF YOU AN ANNUAL REPORT FROM 2025. I GOT REALLY EXCITED AND TOLD A FEW PEOPLE THAT I WOULD HAVE IT READY TODAY. I GOT TOO EXCITED. YOU WILL EACH HAVE IT, AND IT'S GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW MANY CONFLICT MEDIATIONS WERE TAKING PLACE IN THESE AREAS. 
          AND WHEN YOU SEE THAT, THAT IS THE GOOD WORK OF THE FOLKS AT GOODWILL. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH VOA, AND SO I WANT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION THEM. THEY ARE WHO WE REFER WHEN IT COMES TO SOMEONE THAT NEEDS REFERRALS TO DIFFERENT RESOURCES, SOMEONE THAT MIGHT NOT NEED TO HAVE LONG TERM SUPPORT WITH OUTREACH, BUT IS HIGH RISK AND A SENSE THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS WITH THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT BE WORKFORCE EDUCATION OR ANY OTHER TYPES OF ASSISTANCE THAT VOA CAN CONNECT THEM TO. AND LAST QUESTION, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR SO MANY. I'M TRYING TO GET, YOU KNOW, GRIP, GRIP. THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT PLAYERS IN THIS. AND WHEN I, I, I WAS IN THE LEGISLATURE AND I PASSED HOUSE BILL 318 AND HOUSE BILL THREE, AND THAT BASICALLY STARTED THAT DJ WILL OPEN UP THE CENTER HERE IN IN LOUISVILLE. AND DURING THOSE HEARINGS AND WHATNOT, I HAD MANY FOLKS COME AND SAY THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE THE SERVICES NEEDED TO REACH THESE KIDS AND LIKE YOUR PREVENTION AND A LOT OF THEM, I THINK VOA VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA HAVE THEY WERE WRITTEN, SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMS WERE WRITTEN INTO THE LEGISLATION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HELP ONCE THIS CENTER GETS GOING. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT. AND THEN THE CITY, OF COURSE, HAS UNDER IT WAS UNDER GREG FISHER WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, AND THEN GREEN MAYOR GREENBERG, WHEN IT ACTUALLY PASSED. IT TOOK 2 OR 3 YEARS TO GET THIS ROLLING, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SUPPLY MANY SERVICES FOR THESE TROUBLED TEENS AND KIDS. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S AN UMBRELLA WHERE WE'RE ALL WORKING ON THE SAME TEAM, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PLAYERS THAT I'M STARTING TO GET CONFUSED. AND JUST AS WE END, YOU WORK FOR THE CITY AND I KNOW YOU WORK FOR THE THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          WHO DO YOU WHO DO YOU WORK FOR? I WORK FOR PEACE AND GOODWILL. GOODWILL, GOODWILL, AND I WORK FOR OFFICES, VIRUS PREVENTION UNDER THE CITY. OKAY. SO THERE'S JUST A LOT OF PLAYERS AND LET'S ALL SAY, COME TO US EVERY NOW AND THEN, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME. AND I KNOW WE ARE. I'M JUST, I'M, I'M OLD MAN. I GET CONFUSED SOMETIMES. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EMAIL IN YOUR INBOX AND IT'S GOING TO BE ME ASKING IF WE CAN SIT DOWN AND KIND OF GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT. I THINK THE THING THAT'S POSITIVE AND HEARTENING IS THAT WE HAVE SO MANY PARTNERS, AND WE ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER BECAUSE WE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS NOT A THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WE CAN DO IN SILOS. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN SHAMEKA PARRISH WRIGHT, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT QUICK BECAUSE I REALLY WANT US TO BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE AGENDA. I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY, BUT I FIRST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING AND GIVING US THIS REPORT AND TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE KNOW MATTER AND PREVENTS VIOLENCE AND YOUTH VIOLENCE IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US, BUT WE NEED TO BE CLEAR THAT NOT ALL YOUTH ARE VIOLENT AND THAT YOU ARE IN THE OFFICE OF PREVENTION. YOU SHOULD NOT BE IN JUVENILE DETENTION, THAT I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE A LIAISON TO MAKE SURE COMMUNICATIONS ARE HAPPENING. 
          BUT I WOULD BE DISHEARTENED IF YOU ALL WERE LOCATED INSIDE THAT, YOU KNOW, MOST YOUTH DO 
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NOT COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES, BUT MOST YOUTH ARE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF INTIMIDATION FOR THE PEOPLE THAT FROM THE PEOPLE THAT DO, THERE'S A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS BEING MADE. SO I LIKE WHAT I HEARD ABOUT TOUCH POINTS. I LIKE WHAT I HEARD ABOUT COALITION, BUT AND I LIKE WHAT YOU STARTED OFF WITH. WE CANNOT LOSE HOPE FOR OUR YOUTH. THEY FEEL IT. THEY PICK UP ON IT. THEY THEY CAN TELL IF WE'RE AFRAID OF THEM. THEY CAN TELL IF WE'RE AVOIDING THEM. THEY ARE PEOPLE THAT. WE HOPE TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE ADULTS. BUT HOW ARE WE AS ADULTS ADDRESSING THEM? WE NEED TO GIVE THEM JOBS. I'VE HEARD THAT THE RESOURCES. MOST TIMES, MOST PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS COULD BE SOLVED WITH MONEY THAT IS INCLUDED WITH YOUTH. AND MOST YOUTH ARE NOT VIOLENT. THEY'RE IN VIOLENT ENVIRONMENTS DUE TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACTORS. SO HAVING THOSE RESOURCES ARE IMPORTANT. MY QUESTION IS, EVERY DAY I GET MY OFFICE GETS CALLS ABOUT WHERE TO GO TO. AND BECAUSE YOU ARE BUILDING THIS AMAZING, INTERCONNECTED WEB, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY OFFICE IS SHARING GOOD INFORMATION. AND IF YOU HAVE LIKE A ONE PAGER THAT TALKS TO, IF YOU'RE HAVING. SO LIKE YESTERDAY, SOMEONE CALLED ME, THEIR PARTNER'S WIFE DIED. AND THEY ARE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE'S A FUNERAL AND THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THERE MAY BE VIOLENCE AND THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHO DO THEY CALL TO HAVE SECURITY OR POLICE PRESENCE AT THE FUNERAL. SO THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, VIOLENCE THAT IS THAT THEY KNOW WILL HAPPEN, BUT THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT IT COULD HAPPEN. SO WHO SHOULD THEY CALL TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YOU KNOW, WHO SHOULD BE THE FIRST CALL THEY SHOULD MAKE FIRST? I WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR FIRST COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THE FACT THAT WE ARE AN OFFICE OF PREVENTION, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE REDUCTION. AND THAT, TO YOUR POINT, THE THE MAJORITY, LARGE MAJORITY OF OUR YOUTH, THEY'RE JUST KIDS BEING KIDS. THEY JUST NEED MORE ACCESS TO MORE THINGS. TO YOUR SECOND POINT, WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COORDINATING MY CONVERSATIONS, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ANYONE ELSE. MY CONVERSATIONS CURRENTLY WITH JJ HAVE HAVE USED THE EXACT WORD LIAISON. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A WARM HANDOFF BETWEEN CITY AND STATE. SO YES, NUMBER THREE, WHEN IT COMES TO WHERE TO GO FOR RESOURCES, THE NEXT AREA THAT OUR OFFICE HAS COMMITTED TO GROWING IN IS ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE DIRECTORY, AND THAT IS BEING PUT TOGETHER CURRENTLY. I WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE INFORMATION ON THAT AND GET IT SENT OUT TO EVERYONE AT COUNCIL. BUT THAT IS, TO YOUR POINT, THE NEXT AREA OF GROWTH THAT WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU ARE ALWAYS ABLE TO CONTACT OUR OFFICE, BUT I WILL SEND OUT TO YOU ALL WHERE OUR DIRECTORY CAN BE FOUND, WHERE ALL OF THE SERVICES CAN BE FOUND. BUT IF YOU NEED SOMEONE THAT IS ABLE TO HELP DIRECT FOR A SPECIFIC NEED, CONTACT US AND WE WILL BE HAPPY TO BE THAT LIAISON FOR THAT. THANK YOU. AND I, THE LAST QUESTION, THANK YOU FOR BREAKING IT UP IN FOUR PARTS. I DON'T WANT TO STEAL TOO MANY QUESTIONS, BUT MY LAST QUESTION WAS, IS ABOUT CAREER OPTIONS. I KNOW THAT TRADES ARE GOOD AND THINGS LIKE THAT. ARE YOU ALL BUILDING? I KNOW THAT HE TALKED ABOUT THE YOUNG PERSON GETTING A JOB AT WHITE CASTLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I KNOW THAT WORK AND PROGRAMS HELP SAVE ME FROM VIOLENCE. AND SO I KNOW THAT WE HAVE UNIONS THAT HAVE APPRENTICESHIPS. I KNOW THAT WE USED TO HAVE REVEREND LOUIS COLEMAN JR, WHO DID GREAT WORK AT CONNECTING SOME YOUNG PEOPLE TO THAT AND DOING GUN BUYBACKS AND ALL OF THAT. I DO THINK THAT THE YOUTH NEED MORE INCENTIVES AROUND TRAVEL, AROUND STUDIO TIME, AROUND ALL KINDS OF ART MAKING AND AROUND CAREER GOALS. AND I LIKE THAT YOU HAVE THE PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO CONNECT THEM TO ELECTED PEOPLE LIKE OUR LIKE US. BUT WE ALL KNOW MOST PEOPLE DON'T GO INTO POLITICS. AND I UNDERSTAND WHY. SO IS THERE A WAY, IS THERE A WAY THAT YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, JOB CORPS OR OTHER LOCAL COMPANIES? THERE'S NIGHTS WELDING, THERE'S ALL THESE OTHER PLACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET CAREERS AND THEY CAN START YOUNG. YES. SO AGAIN, COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. CONNECTING OUR YOUTH TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY HAVE JOBS BUT ALSO INCREASE THEIR SKILL SETS IS SOMETHING ON OUR PRIORITY LIST. IF I'M BEING COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT, I MEAN, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR CAPACITY AND WHERE THE BUDGET LIES FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          I WILL TELL YOU, INSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, WE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD OUT OUR REFERRALS. WE ARE CONTINUING TO I MEAN, THAT'S ONE OF MY ENTIRE ROLES AT THIS POINT, IS BRINGING BACK TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE GOOD WORK, PLACES THAT THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR YOUTH THAT THEY'RE SERVING, CONNECTED TO. IT IS VERY HIGH ON THE PRIORITY LIST. AND WE DO CURRENTLY. I MEAN, I'M GOING TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO GOODWILL. LIKE THEY HAVE THE SPOT. THEY HAVE BEEN A WONDERFUL RESOURCE FOR US. VOA HAS PROGRAMS AND WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT WHEN FUNDING 
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OPPORTUNITIES. AGAIN, I CAN'T SPEAK TO ANYTHING PERMANENTLY. WE ARE LOOKING AT STIPENDS WHEN IT COMES TO BRINGING YOUTH INTO PROGRAMS THAT WOULD INCREASE THEIR SKILL SET. WE FUNDED A FEW THINGS LAST YEAR THAT DID THAT, AND THE ROI DOES NOT LOOK THE SAME. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO REALLY KEEP IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT RETURN ON INVESTMENT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BUILT IN STIPEND. BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE CAPTURING OUR HIGHEST, HIGHEST RISK, HIGHEST NEEDS JUVENILES. THANK YOU. IF WE CAN, COULD WE LIMIT THE RESPONSES TO TO JUST ONE QUESTION AND KIND OF LIMIT THE COMMENTS SO WE CAN GET THROUGH? WE GOT FOUR MORE IN THE QUEUE AND PLENTY MORE AGENDA LEFT. SO NEXT IS JONATHAN JOSEPH. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE BOUNDARY LINE OF WHERE YOUR WORK IS? I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY, I CAN TELL YOU OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AS FAR AS BOUNDARY LINES GO IS. THAT IS THAT. DOCTOR BENITEZ? CAN YOU COME ON UP AND TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE BOUNDARY LINES? THIS IS DOCTOR IVAN BENITEZ. AND WHEN IT COMES TO CREATING THE BOUNDARY LINES HE WORKS DIRECTLY WITH OUR DIRECTOR WITH. WELL I'LL LET HIM TELL YOU HOW HE COMES UP WITH IT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE FOLLOWED CONSISTENTLY WITH WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE LITERATURE. SO EACH CVI SITE IS ROUGHLY ABOUT 4/10 OF A SQUARE MILE, NO MORE THAN ABOUT 6/10 OF A SQUARE MILE. BUT FOR THE EAST RUSSELL SITE, IT RUNS FROM ABOUT NINTH STREET TO ABOUT 18TH STREET, AND IT GOES FROM BROADWAY TO MARKET. THE CBI WEST RUSSELL SITE FALLS FROM, I WANT TO SAY, 22ND STREET TO ABOUT 28TH STREET, ALSO FROM BROADWAY TO MARKET STREET. THE CALIFORNIA SITE RUNS ROUGHLY FROM, I WANT TO SAY, ON THE LOWER END, I WANT TO SAY IT'S LIKE OAK STREET UP TO ABOUT KENTUCKY. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE WYANDOTTE JAMES OR THE JACOB'S WYANDOTTE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A NEWER ONE, SO I'M NOT TOO FAMILIAR WITH IT. BUT THE ONE IN NEWBURGH, IT RUNS FROM JANINE ROUGHLY TO ABOUT POPLAR LEVEL ROAD, AND THEN IT GOES CLOSER TOWARDS LIKE THE BLACK MUD PARK AREA. SO AGAIN, ALL OF THOSE MAKE UP ABOUT HALF A SQUARE MILE. SO WITHIN ALL OF THOSE AREAS, THEY MAKE UP ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THREE SQUARE MILES. AND IN THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN 2020, 2024, THEY MADE UP ABOUT 12% OF THE GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMIZATIONS AS OPPOSED TO THE REST OF THE CITY. 
          SO THEY ARE AREAS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED HIGH RISK IN GUN VIOLENCE. AND WE HAVE SEEN A TREMENDOUS REDUCTION IN JUST THE LAST YEAR. THIS YEAR TO DATE, WE'RE ABOUT A 58% REDUCTION IN THOSE AREAS ALONE, COMPARED TO ABOUT 12% CITYWIDE. SO IS THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO WITH GPS? I'M A GPS TEACHER. IS THE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH GPS, WITH GPS SCHOOLS THAT ARE WITHIN THAT BOUNDS TOO, OR LIKE HOW WE WILL SERVE ANY CHILD IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. THOSE CVI SITES ARE INTENDED FOR OUR CONTRACT WITH GOODWILL. AND THAT'S YOU HEARD FROM BEVERLEY DRAKE. THEY ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN OUR HIGHEST NEEDS AREAS. WE SERVE THE ENTIRE CITY OF LOUISVILLE. WHEN GPS CALLS US AND THEY HAVE A STUDENT THAT NEEDS TO UTILIZE OUR OUTREACH IN COLLABORATION WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING THE KIDS IN THE SCHOOL SAFE AND ALSO SERVING THE KIDDO THAT NEEDS THE HELP. YES, WE ARE THERE WHEN WE GET A CALL FROM JCVI OR JCVI AND THEY HAVE A CLIENT THAT IS WHEREVER THE CASE MAY BE. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO LIST A SPECIFIC AREA OF TOWN WHEREVER IT IS WE SERVE THEM. SO THAT IS WHY WE HAVE OUTREACH INSIDE OF THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THERE IS NOT A CORNER OF THIS CITY THAT THEY WILL NOT GO TO, AND THERE IS NOT A YOUTH OR ADULT INSIDE OF THE AGE RANGE WE SERVE THAT WE WILL NOT SERVE. I WANT TO QUICKLY SAY, LAST YEAR, WHEN YOU ALL WERE HERE, I BELIEVE WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH BOARD AND. RIGHT. AND THAT'S STILL ACTIVE. SO WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ACTUAL. WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH BOARD, WE HAVE ONE NYP THAT IS INSIDE OF THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT IN TERMS OF CAPACITY AND BUDGET. SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE UP FOR FOR DISCUSSION. AND I WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING REAL QUICK. WHEN I SAID WE WILL SERVE ANYONE, ANYWHERE IN THE CITY AS LONG AS THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR OUR PROGRAM. SO THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE GROUP OR GANG INVOLVED. IT MEANS THAT THEIR FAMILY HAS DEEP GENERATIONAL TIES, THAT THEY HAVE AN INCARCERATED SIBLING. 
          IT THERE IS HIGH RISK CRITERIA THAT YOU HAVE TO MEET IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE SERVICES OF OUTREACH. HOWEVER, IF YOU DON'T MEET THOSE, WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO SAY BYE. SEE YOU LATER. 
          WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT YOU TO VOA FOR RESOURCES. WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY WHAT PROGRAMS MAKE SENSE. THANK YOU. NEXT IN QUEUE WOULD BE COUNCILMAN ANDREW OWEN, PLEASE. THANK YOU CHAIR. WE 
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WENT TO BOSTON A COUPLE YEARS AGO TO VISIT THEIR VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM THERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND IT'S KIND OF SEEN AS ONE OF THE FIRST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS. AND THE THING THAT I TOOK AWAY FROM IT WAS IF THIS HAS BEEN AROUND AND SO SUCCESSFUL FOR SO LONG, WHY HAVEN'T OTHER CITIES, WHY HAVEN'T HASN'T LOUISVILLE BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THIS? AND WHAT I TOOK FROM THEM WAS THEY SAID, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH, BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME SITTING HERE THAT YOU TWO ARE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND KEEPING YOU, KEEPING YOUR SPIRITS UP, KEEPING YOU. I IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR BEING THOSE PEOPLE. AND IT'S HARD TO IDENTIFY THE RIGHT PEOPLE, BUT THEN TO KEEP YOU MOTIVATED AND KEEP YOU GOING, I HOPE YOU CAN STAY MOTIVATED AND, AND ALL OF THAT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. SO QUICK QUESTION THOUGH. SO OTHER THAN JC, JCVI IDENTIFYING KIDS SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, ESPECIALLY IN PREVENTION. RIGHT? YOU WANT TO GET THEM UP HERE. 
          ONCE YOU SEE THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF THREATS THAT GO AROUND ON. 
          SO IS IT TOO LATE AT THAT POINT? WHAT ARE THE OTHER WAYS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY KIDS OTHER THAN THE THREE WAYS YOU MENTIONED THROUGH GPS, GV AND JCVI? OKAY, FIRST I'M GOING TO START WITH SAYING THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE HEARTBEAT OF THE WORK THAT TAKES PLACE. AND WE HAVE AN ENTIRE OUTREACH TEAM. THEY HAVE AN ENTIRE TEAM OF VIOLENCE INTERVENTIONISTS, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT MESSAGE IS TAKEN BACK TO THEM. NUMBER TWO, WHEN IT COMES TO REFERRAL SOURCES AND WHERE WE GET THOSE JCVI, JCVI, DJ, WE WILL BE COLLABORATIVELY WORKING. JC THOSE RIGHT NOW ARE TYPICALLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND YOUR HIGHEST RISK. IN ORDER FOR US TO MEET THOSE SEVEN CRITERIA. YES, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS. A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE YOUTH THAT ARE IN THE PROGRAM OR YOUNG ADULTS IN THE PROGRAM, AND THEY IDENTIFY TRUSTED PEOPLE THAT THEY KNOW AND THEY REFER. AND THAT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO HAVE AN INFLUX OF REFERRALS. BEVERLEY DRAKE AND HER TEAM, THEY ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. 
          THEY ARE THEY ARE GETTING INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT TOUCHED A SINGLE SYSTEM THAT'S IDEAL. BEFORE SYSTEM, SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW IS IF YOU HAVE A CHILD IN YOUR HOME AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, CALL US IF YOU KNOW YOUR KID MEETS THESE CRITERIA, WHICH MAKES THEM EXTREMELY HIGH RISK. AND YOU KNOW THAT WHEN THEY LEAVE YOUR HOME, YOU KNOW WHAT IS TAKING PLACE. WE WANT TO CONNECT THEM AND WE WANT TO CONNECT YOUR ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD TO RESOURCES TO TURN THE PATH. SO THERE IS NOT A PLACE THAT WE WILL NOT TAKE COMMUNITY CENTERS IF THEY HAVE A KIDDO THAT THEY KNOW COMES IN THERE AND THEY KNOW WHAT'S TAKING PLACE WHEN THEY LEAVE OR HAVE A FEELING THEY CALL US, AND THAT THERE'S NOWHERE THAT WE WON'T TAKE A REFERRAL FROM. THANK YOU. ONE MORE QUESTION, AND THAT WILL BE FROM COUNCILWOMAN JENNY MARIE WOOLDRIDGE. MAY I ASK A QUESTION REAL QUICK? MISS BEVERLY DRAKE WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER DIRECTLY TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTION IF YOU WOULD LIKE HER. OKAY. WE DO MONITOR A LOT PEACE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY RESOLVED A LOT OF CONFLICT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. SO WHAT WE DO IS WITH OUR TEAMS, I'M QUITE KNOWN WHO THE YOUTH ARE THAT ARE BEEFING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE WILL REACH OUT TO ONE ANOTHER. WE WILL SPEAK WITH, SAY THAT YOUNG MEN IN THAT AREA THAT'S BEEFING. 
          WE'LL SPEAK WITH THIS ONE AND WE'LL TRY TO MEDIATE AND COME TOGETHER. AND PROBABLY 90%, WE DO HAVE A SUCCESS WITH MEETING THE CONFLICT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, BECAUSE SOCIAL MEDIA HAS ALSO BROUGHT TROUBLES TO THE STREETS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO STOP THE TROUBLE FROM GETTING TO THE STREETS. SO WE MONITOR A LOT OF THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR. AGAIN, I WANT TO MIMIC WHAT COUNCILMAN OWEN SAID. SO I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF THAT I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE. AND SO THAT COMES FROM THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND. AND LIKE MISS HAWKINS SAID, IT'S A BOOTS ON THE GROUND. MY QUESTION IS, ARE THERE MODELS OF OTHER CITIES THAT YOU'VE LOOKED AT, AND IF SO, WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST GAPS THAT YOU SEE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO FULFILL? I'M GOING TO SAY THIS, AND OUR CITY IS VERY STRONG IN OUR WORK. WE HAVE BEEN TO AND I'M GOING TO, YOU KNOW, POINT BACK HERE TO OUR DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR TATUM AND. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARVIN STARKS AND IVAN BENITEZ. THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME ENSURING THAT OUR MODEL IS STRONG. AND ONE OF THAT WHAT MAKES A MODEL 
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STRONG IS STRONG PARTNERSHIPS. WHAT MAKES A MODEL STRONG IS KNOWING THAT IT IS NOT JUST YOU WORKING IN A SILO, BUT THAT YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE NETWORK AND ECOSYSTEM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO GO TO OTHER CITIES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES. SOME OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LOVE TO IDENTIFY ARE BARRIERS, THINGS LIKE WORKFORCE, THINGS LIKE TRANSPORTATION. 
          WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THINGS THAT CAN IMPROVE. BUT AS FAR AS WHAT ARE WE DOING THAT WE THINK WE COULD MODEL DIFFERENT OUR TRAINING. WE JUST WE JUST SIGNED A CONTRACT AND WE ARE GETTING TRAINING THAT IS FROM CHICAGO AND OUR OUTREACH AND ALL OF OUR VIOLENCE INTERVENTIONISTS ARE GOING THROUGH VERY RIGOROUS TRAINING MODEL. AND THAT WAS AFTER IT WAS VETTED THROUGH MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TRAINING ORGANIZATIONS. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OTHER CITIES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER CITIES, SOMETHING THAT WE DO THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT, THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE MODEL IS WE WILL GO ANYWHERE. WE WE DON'T JUST STICK INSIDE OF THOSE CBI SITES. 
          I WILL SAY THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE TRICKY R US, BECAUSE ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE FUND CVI IS TO SHOWCASTHAT THE VIENCE REDUCTION RESULTS INSIDE OF THOSE AREAS IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER, WHICH MES TT IF YOU ARE PROVIDING THE SAME SERVI ACROSS THE CITY, BUT WE  W A TH B TT  WT I AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR ALLOUO. 
          THANK YOU. ONE LAST QUESTION FROM MY VICE CHAIR, MISS HAWKINS. THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING HERE. I WANT TO ALSO SAY I WANT TO ECHO OFF MY COLLEAGUE FIRST, YOU KNOW, SAYING COUNCILMAN BRADSHAW BASICALLY SAYING THAT YOU ALL KIND OF NEEDED TO BE IN. JC WAS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY DO GET IT BUILT, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A LOCATIO AND A SITE FOR YOU ALL AS WELL, BUT NOT LIMITED TO FERN CREEK, FERNDALE AND PRP, THOSE THREE SITES. BUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT TOOLS, WHAT OTHER TOOLS. AND MISS ASHLEY, IF YOU WOULD JUST STEP ASIDE, I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ALL THREE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO IS ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK. WHAT TOOLS DO YOU ALL NEED FOR METRO COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN YOUR ROLES AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR CITY A SAFER LOUISVILLE? WHAT TOOLS, YOU KNOW, WOULD YOU ALL NEED FROM US? EACH ONE OF YOU ALL? I WOULD JUST SAY TO, TO, TO JUST CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US IN OUR EFFORTS TO, TO ALLOW US TO GROW AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LIKE JOB CORPS OR A WELDING PLACE OR SOMETHING LIKE A CDL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE WE HAVE A GREAT FOUNDATION WHERE WE JUST ALREADY HAVE THAT CONNECTION FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY THE SAME THING. 
          SUPPORT US AND JUST KEEP UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE OUT HERE AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP KEEP YOU GUYS PROUD OF US, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THE WORK. AND WE ARE MOST DEFINITELY GOING TO BE BOOTS ON THE GROUND 24 HOURS IF NECESSARY. BECAUSE IF I GET A CALL SAYING SOMETHING'S THAT HAPPENED IN MY AREA, NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN, I'M GOING BEFORE, YOU KNOW, OUR 72 HOURS IS UP TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY IS SAFE AGAIN. AND ALL WE WANT Y'ALL TO DO IS JUST BELIEVE IN US. AND WE ARE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP MAKING OUR PRAYER. AND I WOULD I WOULD ECHO THAT AS WELL. THE SUPPORT FUNDING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 
          YOU KNOW, MAJORITY OF THE YOUTH THAT ARE IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE IN THE CITY ARE GPS STUDENTS. 
          AS I SAID, OVP OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS OUR PRIMARY RESOURCE OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO JUST CONTINUE TO TO SUPPORT THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO, TO HELP IMPROVE THE CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO THANK ASHLEY WEBB AND DAVID WILLIAMS, BEVERLY DRAKE AND RYAN MCCOY FOR THIS PRESENTATION. YOU GUYS ARE YOU GUYS ARE DOING A HECK OF A JOB. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY AND FOR OUR KIDS. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WISH WE HAD MORE TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CLARK. REMEMBER ITEM NUMBER FOUR INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE. AN 
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 O-062-26     AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF CHAPTER 39 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) REGARDING MAPPING AND LISTING THE LOCATION OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERAS.
Action Required By:  September 12, 2026
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ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF CHAPTER 39 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING MAPPING AND LISTING THE LOCATION OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERAS. BENTONVILLE. GET A MOTION. MOTION. SECOND, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOVED. COUNCILMAN LINEAR, THIS IS YOUR BILL. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM? YES. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. THIS IS A SIMPLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE CITY TO MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF WHERE OUR LICENSE PLATE READER CAMERAS THAT THE 
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CITY OWNS OR LEASES ARE LOCATED. THIS DATABASE WOULD BE SEARCHABLE AND A MAP WOULD BE PRODUCED TO SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE CAMERAS, AN IT WOULD BE PUBLISHED SO THAT IT WAS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS A PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT LICENSE PLATE R CAMERAS ARE PUBLIC INFORMATION. THEY DON'T HIDE THE LOCATION OF THESE. AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE HAVE THE SAME RIGHT TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE BEING OBSERVED, RECORDED, AND BEING USED FOR DATA COLLECTION BY THEIR GOVERNMENT THAT THE PEOPLE OF LEXINGTON HAVE. WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE QUEUE WOULD BE COUNCILWOMAN JENNY MULVEY. 
          WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND? I WOULD I WOULD I WOULD VOTE AGAINST THIS. THE FACT THAT IF IF WE MAKE THIS PUBLIC, IT JUST GIVES THE THE OUR CRIMINALS A WAY TO JUST AVOID THOSE LOCATIONS. I MEAN, LICENSE PLATE READERS, THEY HELP OUR OFFICERS HELP FIGHT CRIMES. AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE NO TO THIS. THANK YOU. NEXT WOULD BE COUNCIL CHAIR TAMMY HAWKINS, PLEASE. YES, I DID, AND THIS QUESTION MAY BE FOR JB. DID WE GET ANY DATA FROM LMPD ON THE LICENSE PLATE READERS THAT'S BEEN IN LOCATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED? I THINK THAT SOME CAMERAS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. BUT AS I THINK WOULD MAKE WOULD BE OBVIOUS BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE ALPERS. THE DATA IS NOT STORED LOCALLY, IT'S STORED IN THE CLOUD. THAT'S A CRIME. AND IN FACT, I THINK THAT PERHAPS THE LEAST ADVISABLE CRIME THAT I CAN IMAGINE IS TO DESTROY A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT IS RECORDING YOU COMMITTING THAT CRIME. I WOULDN'T DO IT KIND OF ALSO SPEAKS TO IF I MIGHT EXTEND AN ANSWER TO A PREVIOUS COMMENT. COUNCILWOMAN MULVEY WOOLDRIDGE'S POINT I DON'T THINK THAT WE'VE GOT A CITY FULL OF MORIARTY'S. I DON'T THINK THAT WHEN PEOPLE COMMIT CRIMES IN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, THEY'VE GOT A DETAILED PLAN TO FOR THEIR ESCAPE, PLOTTING OUT, GOING THROUGH A DATABASE, LOOKING THROUGH A MAP, THROUGH THE HUNDREDS OF ALPR CAMERAS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I DON'T THINK THAT'S REALISTIC, AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S HONESTLY THE BIGGEST CONCERN HERE. RIGHT. I WAS JUST ASKING BECAUSE I DID GET AN EMAIL STATING THAT THERE WERE SOME THAT WAS DAMAGED. AND THOUGH, YOU KNOW, THAT IS TAXPAYERS DOLLARS. SO THAT WAS A CONCERN. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT KEPT ME IN BETWEEN. SURE. I WAS AGAIN, IT'S A CRIME. THE AND THAT DATA IS BEING RECORDED UPLOADED BEING USED FOR FACIAL RECOGNITION. THIS IS POSSIBLY THE LEAST ADVISABLE CRIME I COULD IMAGINE. AND AGAIN THIS IS IT. FACIAL OR IS IT LICENSE TAG. THERE IS A GREAT DEAL MORE DATA COLLECTED BY ALPR THAN PEOPLE REALIZE. IT'S NOT JUST LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE AI THAT IS BEING TRAINED ON THE INFORMATION IS ABLE TO IDENTIFY CARS BASED ON DAMAGE TO CARS, BASED ON LIKE SCRATCHES AND DINGS THAT'S BEEN SHOWN IN THE DATA, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, AND AGAIN, I THINK THAT IT'S, IT'S WORTH MENTIONING AGAIN, LEXINGTON MAKES THIS INFORMATION PUBLIC. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE OF LOUISVILLE ARE MORE LAWLESS. I DON'T THINK THAT THE PEOPLE OF LOUISVILLE ARE WORSE PEOPLE, WORSE PUBLIC CITIZENS THAN PEOPLE IN LEXINGTON. AND LAST I CHECKED, LEXINGTON HAS NOT DESCENDED INTO CHAOS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS INFORMATION IS PUBLIC. THANK YOU. NEXT IN QUEUE WOULD BE COUNCILMAN ANDREW OWEN, PLEASE. THANK YOU. CHAIR. WE HAD A REALLY EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. I CAN'T REMEMBER MAYBE A WEEK OR TWO AGO, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO BY DEPUTY CHIEF MCKINLEY ABOUT HOW THEY USE THIS TECHNOLOGY, WHAT IT CAN AND CAN'T DO. SOME EXAMPLES OF OF CRIMES THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO, TO HELP SOLVE USING THIS TECHNOLOGY. THERE'S ALWAYS A CONVERSATION TO BE HAD BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND SURVEILLANCE CONSTANT. THAT IS A CONSTANT CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD FOR ME. AS FAR AS THESE CAMERAS GO, BASED ON THE CONVERSATION THAT I HEARD FROM DEPUTY CHIEF MCKINLEY AND AND, AND THE CHIEF. MAYBE THEY ARE CAPABLE OF DOING MORE THAN 
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WHAT OUR LEADERSHIP IN LMPD SAID THEY WERE ABLE TO DO. BUT BASED ON WHAT I HEARD, BASED ON HOW USEFUL THESE CAMERAS ARE, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS. HAVING THE LOCATION DOESN'T SEEM ALL THAT IMPORTANT TO ME LIKE I. SO I'M GOING TO FALL. AT THIS POINT IN THIS CONSTANT CONVERSATION, I'M GOING TO FALL ON THE SIDE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND NOT HAVING THE DAMAGE POTENTIAL TO THE CAMERAS. I JUST DON'T SEE THAT IT'S THAT IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO KNOW WHERE THE CAMERAS ARE. AND SO I'LL BE VOTING NO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. OWEN. NEXT IN QUEUE WOULD BE COUNCILMAN SCOTT REID. PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN MY NO VOTE WITH RESPECT TO LEXINGTON. YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T CARE WHAT LEXINGTON IS DOING. I THINK THIS IS JUST INSANE. YOU DON'T TELL CRIMINALS WHERE TO GO TO TO TO TO TO TO SHOW WHERE THEY'RE BEING SURVEILLED OR TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGE THE CAMERAS AS IT IS. SO I'VE LISTENED TO MY CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE FIRMLY AGAINST THIS, AND I WILL BE A NO, THANK YOU. NEXT IN QUEUE WOULD BE COUNCILWOMAN BETSY RUBY, PLEASE. THANK YOU. BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN OF THE AVERAGE CONSTITUENT, ESPECIALLY CRIMINALS, I DO NOT SEE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GO LOOKING AND FINDING OUT WHERE THESE CAMERAS ARE AND AVOID THOSE AREAS. THAT REQUIRES MUCH MORE FORETHOUGHT THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON, THAN THE AVERAGE CRIMINAL IS GOING TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO DO. I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SURVEILLANCE STATE, AND THIS IS ALSO ONLY 30% OF THE CAMERAS THAT ARE OUT THERE. SO I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS. NEXT IN QUEUE WOULD BE SHAMIKA PEREZ, RIGHT? PLEASE. THANK YOU, MISTER CHAIR. I ACTUALLY THINK IT IS CRIMINAL NOT TO GIVE TAXPAYERS WHO PAID FOR THESE DEVICES THE THE OPTION TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. AND AS SOMEONE WHO LIVED IN CITIES THAT HAVE THESE. AND ALSO, I THINK LEXINGTON SET A MODEL FOR KENTUCKY THAT MAKES SENSE. THE PEOPLE OF LEXINGTON HAVE DECIDED THAT THEY WANT TO KNOW WHERE THOSE THINGS ARE. I AM CONCERNED WITH OVER SURVEILLANCE, AND I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES MY ADVOCACY LOOKS LIKE CRIMINALITY, BUT IT'S NOT. I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR CRIMINALS. THE THING IS, IS THAT MOST THINGS THAT WE DO, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO RIGHT NOW, EVEN WITH THE SECURITY GUARDS DOWNSTAIRS, AND WHEN WE CALL THEM IN THERE, ALL OF THAT STUFF IS A DETERRENT. IF SOMEBODY IS GOING TO COMMIT A CRIME, MOST TIMES THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CHECK FOR A CAMERA, AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO GO AND DESTROY A BUNCH OF CAMERAS BEFORE THEY DO IT, OR LICENSE PLATES READERS BEFORE THEY DO THAT. WE ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO'VE BEEN ELECTED BY OUR THE BODIES OF THE PEOPLE THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS TO GET TO BE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE. AND WE ARE USING THEIR TAX DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THINGS THAT WE HAVE MADE A DECISION THAT WE NEED. IT IS TO ME TO DO JUSTICE OF THE PEOPLE BY GIVING THEM THE ACCESS THAT THEY DESERVE. WE KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH POLICE OFFICERS USING SURVEILLANCE OPTIONS TO SURVEIL PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO CHECK, SHARE OUR PASSWORDS WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT SO THEY GET THE FULL ACCESS AND SHARE THEIR PASSWORDS AND ALL OF THAT. I KNOW THEY'VE TRIED TO RECTIFY THAT, BUT THAT'S BEEN A PROBLEM. SO THE POLICE OFFICERS GET ALL THE RESOURCES AND THE THINGS THEY NEED, AND WE'RE ASKING THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS WHAT'S OUT THERE. I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY, HAVE YOU ALL EVEN SEEN THOSE THINGS FOR YOURSELF? I'VE MET WITH METRO STAFF AND TO SEE WHERE ALL THE CAMERAS ARE LOCATED. AND LIKE COUNCILWOMAN RUIZ SAID, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 30% OF WHERE THE OF THE OF THOSE LICENSE PLATES READERS. AND, AND THIS SURVEILLANCE TOOL. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THAT? AND MOST PEOPLE CAN LOOK UP POLLS AND ON BUILDINGS TO SEE SURVEILLANCE. SO I THINK THAT WE OWE IT TO THE PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR PART WITH THIS TRANSPARENCY. AND IF WE WANT TO HAVE THE MOST TRUSTED, TRANSPARENT POLICE FORCE, THEN WHY WOULD WE HOLD THIS OPTION BACK? PUBLIC SAFETY IS MORE THAN ENFORCEMENT. IT'S ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BEING TRANSPARENT AND GIVING PEOPLE THE OPTIONS THEY DESERVE. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE HAVE ASKED US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE MAKING THE BEST DECISION FOR THEM. THANK YOU. NEXT IN QUEUE. MARCUS WINKLER, PLEASE. THANK YOU. CHAIR SIMON THANK YOU. COMMITTEE. I LIKE COUNCILMAN OWEN WILL BE A NO. BUT I MEAN I'VE HEARD CLEARLY FROM MY CONSTITUENTS THAT THEY DO NOT WANT THIS TO DISCLOSE PUBLICLY. I THINK WE'VE HEARD CLEARLY FROM LMPD THAT THERE ARE RISKS TO DISCLOSING IT PUBLICLY. AND WHILE I RESPECT THE DESIRE FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW AND NO ONE TO BE OVER SURVEILLED, I THINK WE'VE GOT 
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AN OBLIGATION TO BALANCE THAT AGAINST THE OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY NEED, WHICH IS OUR ABILITY TO CATCH PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES. CLEARLY, THE STRATEGY WE'RE DEPLOYING IS WORKING, AND WE'VE SEEN YEAR OVER YEAR, TWO SUCCESSIVE YEARS OF RECORD DROPS IN VIOLENT CRIME ACROSS THE COUNTY. AND I THINK THAT DOING SOMETHING THAT RISKS REVERSING THAT TREND IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, I WILL SAY SOMETHING FOR FLOCK. CAMERAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WERE DESTROYED AT $5,000 A PIECE. YOU GIVE THEM 30%, THEY'RE GOING TO GET DESTROYED AT $5,000 A PIECE. SO WITH THAT SAID, THIS, THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE A A ROLL CALL VOTE BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE IS IN THE QUEUE. SO CLERK, WOULD YOU OPEN UP THE ROLLS PLEASE? VOTING IS OPEN. COMMITTEE MEMBER PERISH RIGHT? YES. BUT IN CLOSE. MISTER CHAIR, YOU HAVE TWO. YES, SIX. NO. AND ONE PRESENT. VOTE. 
          OH. COUNCILWOMAN. THANK. IN FAVOR. JERRY, YOU NOW HAVE TWO. YES, SEVEN. NO. AND ONE PRESENT. 
          VOTE. THE MEASURE FAILS, BUT GOES TO OLD BUSINESS WITH AN UNFAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION. 
          WE'RE AT 5:00. IT'S BEEN AN HOUR. I AM SORRY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE 
          [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.]
REST OF THE AGENDA. I KNOW THERE'S FOLKS HERE THAT WANTED TO HEAR IT, BUT WE HAVE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH TODAY AFTER THIS MEETING. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HOLD THESE NEXT ITEMS TILL THE NEXT THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE LET ME FIND OUT HERE. OUR NEXT REGULARLY COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH AT 4 P.M. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER MATTERS, THE COMMITTEE NOW STANDS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.