[00:02:57] WELCOME TO OUR KIDS, SPONSORED BY JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I'M PRP'S CORRESPONDENT MAKENNA SCOTT. THIS MONTH, WE'LL MEET SOME IMPRESSIVE STUDENT ATHLETES. WE'LL SEE HOW STUDENTS ARE LEARNING NEW SKILLS, AND WE'LL MEET SOME SPECIAL DOGS. JCPS CELEBRATED A GROUNDBREAKING AT SENECA HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY FOR A BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART BUILDING, SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 2028. THREE, TWO, ONE, RED HAWKS! AS WE BREAK GROUND ON THE FUTURE OF SENECA HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. IT REALLY REFLECTS OUR DISTRICT'S TRUE COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE VALUE, IMPROVING THE IMPACT OF EVERY DOLLAR WE SPEND AT JCPS. WITH FOUR DISTINCT AREAS DEDICATED TO THE ACADEMIES OF AGRO SCIENCE AND LEADERSHIP, INNOVATE, FRESHMEN AND HEALTH SCIENCE, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE A GREENHOUSE AND BARN. THIS BUILDING WILL PROVIDE THE MODERN, HANDS ON LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS OUR STUDENTS RICHLY DESERVE. OUR SCHOOL WILL SOON HAVE STATE OF THE ART, AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING A BARN, A FULL WORKSHOP, AND A GREENHOUSE, EVEN A FLORAL SHOP WHERE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITIES CAN DRIVE UP THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO ORDER FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS FROM OUR STUDENTS DIRECTLY. THIS BUILDING IS A PROMISE, A PROMISE THAT FUTURE RED HAWKS WILL HAVE THE TOOLS, SPACES, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE CAREERS LONG BEFORE THEY GRADUATE. A PROMISE THAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN BY DOING, NOT JUST BY READING. A PROMISE THAT OUR PATHWAYS WILL BE STRENGTHENED, OUR PATH PROGRAMS EXPANDED, AND OUR IMPACT MULTIPLIED. THIS BUILDING WILL BE A MOMENT WHERE EVERYTHING BECOMES POSSIBLE. THIS NEW BUILDING IS MORE THAN A PHYSICAL SPACE. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY. FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS, THIS BUILDING WILL BE A PLACE WHERE POTENTIAL IS RECOGNIZED AND SKILLS ARE STRENGTHENED. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US AND INVESTING IN OUR FUTURES, AND HELPING RAISE THE NEXT GENERATION. EVERY CLASSROOM AND COLLABORATIVE SPACE WAS CREATED WITH OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF IN MIND, HELPING US EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES, STRENGTH, AND CAREER, CONNECTED LEARNING AND CONTINUE THE WORK THAT MAKES SENECA SPECIAL. [00:05:01] THE NEW BUILDING WILL HELP ENSURE SENECA REMAINS A DESTINATION SCHOOL, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CHOOSE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN OUR MISSION, IN THE RED HAWK WAY. THESE ARE EXCITING TIMES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE DON'T JUST BREAK GROUND ON A BUILDING. WE BREAK GROUND IN THE NEXT CHAPTER OF SENECA'S STORY. STUDENTS FROM CHURCHILL PARK SCHOOL BROUGHT THEIR SCHOOL BUSINESS, CHURCHILL PERK, TO CARTER TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO GET OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND PRACTICE THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS. HEY, HOW YOU DOING? WE ARE AT CARTER TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND RIGHT NOW, CHURCHILL PERK. THERE ARE PROGRAM AT CHURCHILL PARK SCHOOL, WHERE THEY COME IN. HI, WE ALSO HAVE T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE FOR $20. SO, WE BRING COFFEE AND COOKIES AND MERCH TO VARIOUS SCHOOLS AROUND THE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KIDS TO GET OUT, AND SEE NEW PEOPLE, AND WORK ON THEIR JOB SKILLS. WE ARE SO HAPPY WHENEVER THEY COME IN. IT'S WONDERFUL ON BOTH PARTS, BECAUSE WE GET THE COMMUNITY OF HAVING THEM COME TO US, SO THAT'S CONVENIENT AND WONDERFUL. THEY GET THE WONDERFUL BENEFIT OF HOW TO MARKET, SELL, YOU KNOW, PRODUCE ITEMS, SO THEY GET A LOT OF THE LEARNING, AND US TEACHERS, WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT WE CAN HELP OUT ANY WAY WE CAN. ARE YOU GONNA GET YOU A COOKIE, TOO? SO WE HAVE OUR STUDENTS COMMUNICATING. THEY USE VARIOUS COMMUNICATION DEVICES TO COMMUNICATE, 'CAUSE MOST OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NON VERBAL. DONATION IS A DONATION. THEY SAID DONATION. A DOLLAR IS SUGGESTED. AND THEN WE HAVE A STUDENT WHO IS OUR CASHIER, SO HE IS WORKING ON MONEY MANAGEMENT, FINE MOTOR SKILLS OF TAKING THE MONEY, PUTTING IT IN THE TILL... THAT ONE? THEN WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE SELLING OUR MERCH, AND THEY TIE DYE OUR MERCH AT SCHOOL, SO THAT'S ANOTHER ART ACTIVITY THAT WE GET TO DO. OUR SCHOOL IS A SELF CONTAINED SCHOOL, SO THEY NEED TO BE AROUND PEERS THAT ARE DIFFERENT, AND THEY GET TO MEET NEW PEOPLE. THEY GET TO COMMUNICATE WITH NOVEL COMMUNICATORS, SO THEY GET TO PRACTICE WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE. I HOPE THAT MY STAFF TAKES AWAY THE INCLUSION ASPECT OF IT, AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYBODY CAN BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, FROM THEM COMING IN, AND THEM HELPING US OUT, US HELPING THEM OUT. AND I REALLY WANT THAT COMMUNITY. IT DEFINITELY KEEPS THEM ACTIVE AND SEE NEW ENVIRONMENTS, SO IT REALLY FILLS THEIR DAY AND MAKES THEM FEEL PROUD OF WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND, YEAH, WE JUST GENERALLY HAVE A LOT OF FUN AND MEET A LOT OF FUN PEOPLE. YES! FAIRDALE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR BRAYDEN TIERNAN HAS SIGNED TO PLAY WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY. HE'S THE 1ST LOUISVILLE LIGHTNING ATHLETE TO SIGN TO A SCHOOL TO COMPETE IN WHEELCHAIR ATHLETICS. HI, I'M BRAYDEN TIERNAN. I'M A SENIOR AT FAIRDALE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M A LOUISVILLE LIGHTNING ATHLETE. THE BIGGEST THING THAT LOUISVILLE LIGHTING HAS DONE IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, AND NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR OTHERS TO SHOWCASE THEIR ABILITIES AT A NATIONAL LEVEL, AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND JUST BEING ABLE TO COMPETE WITH THIS TEAM HAS REALLY HELPED ME DEVELOP TO THAT NEXT LEVEL PLAYER AND GET DISCOVERED BY AUBURN'S HEAD COACH AND OTHER HEAD COACHES. IT'S GREAT. A BIG PART OF THIS PROGRAM WAS SHOWING THAT ADAPTIVE SPORTS CAN HAVE COLLEGE ATHLETES, AND THEY NEED THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHOW IT. SO, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO BE THE FIRST TO GO TO A PLAY AT A COLLEGE TEAM, THE FIRST TO BE ABLE TO GET A SCHOLARSHIP, IT JUST MEANS A LOT. I'M GLAD I CAN BE KIND OF, LIKE, THE BLUEPRINT FOR FUTURE ATHLETES TO SEE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO GO PLAY COLLEGE ATHLETICS IN A WHEELCHAIR. THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY ATHLETES TO GO, AND I THINK ANYONE THAT'S QUESTIONING, JOINING. DONT BE AFRAID TO TRY WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL. DON'T BE AFRAID TO TRY. WHEELCHAIR TRACK, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE IT CAN TAKE YOU. ATTHERTON CORRESPONDENTS LACEY JONES AND OLIVIA WATHEN INTRODUCED US TO THE ART CLASSES AT ST. MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY. ART IS POWERFUL FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM A VOICE. NOT EVERY STUDENT EXPRESSES THEMSELVES THE SAME WAY AND ART CREATES SPACE FOR CREATIVITY, CONFIDENCE, AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION. JCPS HIGHLIGHTS THIS BECAUSE THEY INCLUDE AN ART CLASS IN ALL OF THEIR SCHOOLS. BUT SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW MELISSA JONES USES ART IN A POSITIVE LIGHT FOR HER STUDENTS AT ST. MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY. ART GIVES STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE CREATIVE, TO EXPLORE CREATIVITY IN OUR ART CLASSES. THEY LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT ART SKILLS, DIFFERENT ARTISTS, DIFFERENT STYLES, BUT WE ALSO SUPPORT OUR EL LEARNING THEMES, AND WE SUPPORT OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL TOPICS, LIKE OUR SME TIGER TOPICS OF THE MONTH, WHICH WE HAVE ONE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL TOPIC EVERY MONTH. THIS MONTH, WE'RE WORKING ON HONESTY. ACROSS JCPS, ART IS BEING USED AS A TOOL FOR CONNECTION. THESE ARTISTIC SPACES HELP MAKE SCHOOLS FEEL WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE. THEY CELEBRATE DIVERSITY, ENCOURAGE POSITIVITY, AND REMIND STUDENTS THAT THEIR IDEAS AND IDENTITIES MATTER. MR. COLLIER, THE PRINCIPAL AT ST. [00:10:02] MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY, TELLS US HIS VIEW ON HOW ART HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS. I THINK BY THEM, THE DISTRICT BEING ABLE TO HAVE ART IN EVERY SCHOOL SETTING IS GOOD. THAT'S POSITIVE, ALL THE KIDS, ALL THE STUDENTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT ARE GETTING THAT OPPORTUNITY. THERE'S ALSO SOME COMPETITIONS AMONG THE SCHOOLS, AND OUR CITY, THAT JCPS REALLY ENCOURAGES OUR ART TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE WITH. I CAN THINK OF, LIKE, THE DERBY ART CONTEST, IS ONE THAT WE ALWAYS PARTICIPATE WITH, AND IT GIVES ALL THE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE. AND JCPS DOES A GREAT JOB ENCOURAGING THAT. THE KIDS AT ST. MATTHEWS LOVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO DO ART AT SCHOOL BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THEM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES IN MULTIPLE WAYS. ART REALLY BRINGS OUT OUR CREATIVITY, WHICH ALSO BRINGS OUT OUR OURSELVES, SO I THINK THAT'LL MAKE EVERYBODY REALLY POSITIVE. OH, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE MAKING PLANTS, LIKE, I MADE THIS, SO WE'RE MAKING A COLLAGE WITH IT, SO WE'RE DOING OIL PASTEL WITH A PAINTED, SEEING THAT HAS TEXTURES ON IT, JUST TO SHOW THAT HOPE IS GROWING OUT OF OUR PLANT. BY SUPPORTING CREATIVITY. JCBS IS HELPING STUDENTS GROW NOT ONLY ACADEMICALLY, BUT EMOTIONALLY, PROVING THAT ART ISN'T JUST DECORATION. IT IS A POSITIVE FORCE THAT SHAPES INTO BRIGHTER FUTURES. WE LOVE ART. IDENTICAL TWINS STARTED WRESTLING FOR DUPONT MANUAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR. NOW, THEY'RE SENIORS WITH THE GOAL OF WINNING A STATE TITLE. WHAT COULD BE SEEN AS A SIBLING RIVALRY? I THINK, I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS, LIKE, IF YOU SHOW UP TO ONE OF OUR PRACTICES, YOU'LL SEE ME WINNING MOST OF THE TIME. THE ALLEN TWINS OF DUPONT MANUAL HIGH SCHOOL ACTUALLY PUSH EACH OTHER TO BE THE BEST DEVIN AND DARIEN, THEY CAN BE. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, WHEN I HAD WEIGHT TO LOSE, YOU KNOW, HE WAS THE ONE THAT WAS PUSHING ME IN PRACTICE, HE WAS THE ONE TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE ME THE EXTRA ENCOURAGEMENT TO PUSH, AND STRIDE TO MY GOAL. THE TWINS STARTED WRESTLING THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR ON THE MAT, BUT OFF THE MAT. WE USED TO WRESTLE A LOT AND BREAK EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE. INSTEAD OF BREAKING STUFF, LIKE, IN OUR HOUSE, I GUESS YOU WANTED US TO COME AND ACTUALLY TRY TO DO IT FOR OTHER PEOPLE ON A MAT WHERE WE COULDN'T BREAK STUFF AT HOME. SOON, THE TWINS WOULD GO FROM BREAKING THINGS TO BREAKING IN THEIR SKILLS. LAST YEAR, THE OLDER TWIN, DEVIN, PLACED FOURTH IN THE 2025 KHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT, AND DARIEN PLACED SECOND. COMING INTO THIS SEASON, THEY RANKED AMONG THE BEST IN THEIR RESPECTIVE WEIGHT CLASSES. JUST TO BE WITH MY BROTHER, AT THE TOP, AND JUST TO KNOW WHERE WE CAME FROM, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW REALLY ANYTHING ABOUT THE SPORTS OR WHERE WE ARE NOW. IT JUST SHOWS, LIKE, THAT, TO ME, ANYTHING THAT WE PUT OUR MIND TO, WE CAN ACHIEVE. WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER. WHEN YOU, LIKE, SEE YOUR BROTHER, LIKE, CLIMBING THE RANKINGS AND BEATING EVERYBODY GOOD AND DOING GOOD, LIKE, IT'S ONLY RIGHT FOR ME TO, LIKE, HOLD UP TO, LIKE, TO HIS STANDARD, BASICALLY, AND, LIKE, MATCH WHAT HE'S DOING. THE TWINS WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR WRESTLING CAREERS IN COLLEGE, WHERE THEY PLAN TO ATTEND THE SAME WRESTLING PROGRAM. BUT AS THE 2026 SEASON WINDS DOWN, THEY WANT TO END THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS TOGETHER AS STATE CHAMPIONS. WHAT WOULD BE EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE LIKE THE CHERRY ON TOP BASICALLY, WITH OUR HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING SEASON. GOING ON TO COLLEGE. IT WOULD BE ALL, LIKE, WORTH IT AT THE END BECAUSE WE ACCOMPLISHED WHAT WE CAME HERE TO DO FROM THE START. AND IF THEY BOTH WIN THE STATE TITLE IN THEIR WEIGHT CLASSES, WELL, THEY'RE PROMISING A BONUS MATCH FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT TITLE OF ALL. IF YOU GUYS GET THAT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL, ARE YOU GOING TO WRESTLE TO SEE WHO'S THE BEST? YEAH, RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE BEFORE THEY ROLL UP THE MATS. EVERYBODY, THE CHERRY ON TOP, THE GRAND FINALE OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT WILL BE, LIKE ME BEATING HIM, PINNING HIM IN 30 SECONDS. YEAH, HE'S GETTING AHEAD OF HIMSELF NOW. I JUST FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, HE KNOWS THAT IF HE WRESTLED ME, HE WOULD BE NERVOUS, LIKE, MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE BECAUSE I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE'S GONNA DO BEFORE HE'S GONNA DO IT. A SOPHOMORE AT IROQUOIS HIGH SCHOOL DECIDED TO TURN HER ANXIETY INTO EMPOWERMENT ON THIS SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM. RIGHTS ARE THREATENED WHEN LIFE IS THREATENED FOR WHAT? MY NAME IS IMA ALI. I'M A SOPHOMORE, AND I GO TO IROQUOIS HIGH SCHOOL. IF CREATORS AND MILITARY ARE AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS, WHY USE THAT? I WANTED TO JOIN SPEECH AND DEBATE TEAM BECAUSE I FELT VERY INSECURE OF HOW I SPOKE, AND I JUST WANTED TO FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN THE WAY I SPOKE TO OTHERS. THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR, AND I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR, AND I WOULD SAY IT'S QUITE AMAZING. TO BRIEFLY MENTION, MY OPPONENT WILL SPEAK ON HOW NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACT AS DETERRENTS OF NUCLEAR WAR. IT MADE ME GET MORE CONFIDENT, BECAUSE NOW I FEEL LIKE THE WORDS THAT I SAY ARE ACTUALLY IMPORTANT THAN PRIOR. I JUST GO OVER MY ANXIETY WHEN SPEAKING TO OTHERS. HOW WOULD YOU, AGAIN, PREDICT THOSE ENCOUNTERS, BUT THEN REACT TO, AND STILL? PEOPLE WOULD STUTTER, PEOPLE WITH LACK OF SELF CONFIDENCE IN HOW THEY WOULD SPEAK LIKE ME. I WOULD VERY MUCH RECOMMEND IT, BECAUSE THEY CAN HONESTLY REALLY CHANGE HOW YOU SPEAK [00:15:03] WE'VE GOT MORE OF OUR FAVORITE JCPS STORIES COMING UP. STAY TUNED. WELCOME BACK TO OUR KIDS. I'M PRP HIGH SCHOOL CORRESPONDENT MAKENNA SCOTT. COLERIDGE-TAYLOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL RECEIVED 25 BIKES, HELMETS, AND A FULL CURRICULUM TO TEACH EVERY KINDERGARTNER HOW TO RIDE A BIKE. THANKS TO HDR'S ALL KIDS BIKE GRANT. TWO, ONE. THIS IS COLERIDGE-TAYLOR MONTESSORI, AND WE ARE HAVING A BIG CELEBRATION WITH OUR KINDERGARTEN AND PRE-PRIMARY STUDENTS, BECAUSE WE GOT THIS COLOSSAL GIFT, MORE THAN A CLASSROOM SET, WORTH OF BICYCLES, PEDALLESS BICYCLES, COURTESY OF HDR ENGINEERING. THE FOUNDATION GAVE ALL KIDS BIKE GRAND OPPORTUNITY, WHICH PROVIDES BIKES FOR STUDENTS TO HELP THEM LEARN INDEPENDENCE, ACTIVE LIVING, AND WE LEARN THOSE SKILLS AT AN EARLY AGE. THE FOCUS IS, ROAD SAFETY, SAFETY ON BIKES, MAKING SURE THAT YOU WEAR A HELMET. THERE WE GO. HOW DOES THAT FEEL? GOOD. ALL RIGHT. READY? YOU READY FOR TO GO AGAIN? KINDERGARTNERS RECEIVED BICYCLES TODAY. AND YOU SHOULD SEE THE SMILING FACES, THE EXCITEMENT, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT SCHOOL IS ABOUT, IS, SEEING KIDS EXCITED, SEEING KIDS, JUST SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR. IDEALLY, WE'RE GONNA BE SETTING THE STAGE FOR SOME LIFELONG PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH FITS WITH OUR MONTESSORI PROGRAM VERY NICELY. ALL RIGHT, YOU READY? RIGHT. A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO IS MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER. SO, AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS KIND OF MARRIES THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER, INDEPENDENCE FOR KIDS, LEARNING, AND THEN ALSO JUST IMPROVING THE SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IT IS AMAZING TO HAVE A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. LIKE HDR TO COME IN AND PROVIDE SOME RESOURCES FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD OTHERWISE. THANK YOU. THE J. GRAHAM BROWN SCHOOL BLACK EXPO HELPED STUDENTS CONNECT REAL WORLD OPPORTUNITIES TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL LEARNING PLANS. WE ARE AT THE J. GRAHAM BROWN SCHOOL FOR OUR THIRD ANNUAL BLACK EXPO CAREER AND COLLEGE FAIR, AND IT'S A GREAT EVENT. WE HAVE ABOUT 20 DIFFERENT VENDORS AND BOOTHS AND COLLEGES REPRESENTED, PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY, KIDS AND GRADES K THROUGH 12 WILL BE CHECKING OUT ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS. PASSIONS CAN MAKE US FEEL ALIVE. OKAY? SO SOMEONE ELSE, TELL ME, WHAT'S YOUR PASSION? SO WHEN WE HAD OUR BIG SNOWSTORM, I WAS COOKING SOME GREAT CHICKEN WINGS AND BRISKETS... BREATHE IN. BREATHE OUT. IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THIS EXPO, SO THAT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HERE FEEL REPRESENTED, AND SO THAT, AND NOT ONLY DO WE FEEL REPRESENTED, WE GET TO LEARN ABOUT OTHER CULTURES AS WELL. SO KIDS ARE COMING IN WITH THEIR TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO ENGAGE AND INTERACT WITH DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS. WE HAVE OUR JUNIOR CLASS. [00:20:02] UM, RESEARCHED AND MADE POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS ABOUT HISTORICAL BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. I FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE REPRESENTATIONS OF DIFFERENT CAREER FIELDS, AND ESPECIALLY FOR, LIKE, OUR BLACK STUDENT POPULATION TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOURSELF IN THOSE FIELDS CAN DEFINITELY INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE YOU. KIDS ARE THE FUTURE. AND I REMEMBER BEING ONE OF THOSE KIDS, NOT KNOWING WHAT I WANTED TO DO, BUT I LOVE THAT THE SCHOOL IS EXPOSING THEM TO THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES, INCLUDING BEING A JOURNALIST. YOU GOT ONE? ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB. I THINK THE BIGGEST THING I WANTED TO TAKE AWAY IS JUST THE JOY, THE JOY OF LEARNING, THE JOY OF INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT, ENJOY, AND OPENING UP THEIR MINDS TO DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES, JUST LEARNING WHAT'S OUT THERE, AND MAYBE EVEN, LIKE, PROFESSIONS THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT, LIKE, DOCTORS AND LAWYERS, KNOWING THAT MAYBE THEY DO SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY THOUGHT THEY DID, OR SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN EXCEL IN LIFE. THAT'S MY BIGGEST THING I WANT THEM TO TAKE AWAY. AMPED IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE. THEY PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN MUSIC FOR FREE. THAT'S MY FAVORITE THING I'VE SEEN TODAY, 'CAUSE THEY ALSO, OVER AT THEIR STAND, THEY HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT KIDS CAN USE TO PRACTICE AND LEARN ABOUT, AND I LOVE MUSIC MYSELF. I THINK MUSIC CONNECTS EVERYBODY. IMMENSELY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND ADULTS TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN BECOME OUR BEST SELVES IN ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITIES. AVIATION IS ONE OF YOUR PASSIONS, RIGHT? MEET THE SPECIAL DOGS THAT ARE A PART OF THE JCPS K-9 UNIT. IT'S A GOOD THING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT REASONS. THIS IS CANINE ONYX, TRAINED IN WEAPONS DETECTION. HALO IS AN EXPLOSIVE DETECTION CANINE. THIS IS K9 CALI. SHE'S A NARCOTICS DOLL. THIS IS OUR THERAPY DOG, DAISY. WHEN WE'RE SELECTING THESE DOGS, PRIMARILY, WE NEED THEM TO DO THEIR JOB OF FINDING WHATEVER IT IS THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND. SO SHE IS A PLUS ON THAT, AND ALWAYS READY TO GO AND SEARCH. I WAS A PATROL DOG HANDLER BEFORE, AND SO, WHEN WE WERE THERE, WE WERE THERE TO WORK TO CATCH BAD PEOPLE, AND DAISY IS HERE FOR THE TOTAL OPPOSITE. OH, LOOK AT THAT. SO... THEY SAY, IF I CAN JUST LEAVE HER AND THEN COME BACK AND GET HER LATER, THEY WOULD RATHER JUST BE DROP OFF. PEOPLE LOVE SEEING THE DOG WHEN WE BRING HER IN THERE. IT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT BRIDGE FROM BRIDGE AND FROM HER INTO THE POLICE. IT'S A GREAT BRIDGE TOOL, BECAUSE EVERYBODY LOVES DOGS. WANTS TO PET DOGS, I SAID, NOW IT'S ATTACHED TO A POLICE OFFICER, AND, HEY, NOW I WANT, I MEAN, I'LL START TALKING TO HIM AND FIND OUT THAT WE'RE JUST AS HUMAN AS THEY ARE. SHE DOES A GOOD JOB AT HER JOB, BUT SHE'S ALSO GOOD AT MAKING FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE AND TEACHERS, KIDS. IT'S AWESOME. WE GET TO MEET PEOPLE AND SEE THINGS. WE GO AROUND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING ALL OVER TO ALL SCHOOLS. I'VE INTERACTED WITH A TON OF KIDS BEFORE BECAUSE OF HER. I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NEVER INTERACTED WITH, RIGHT? IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE KIDS HAVE A POSITIVE INTERACTION WITH THE POLICE. THE LOUISVILLE METRO OFFICE FOR IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS AND FERN CREEK HIGH SCHOOL INVITED FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO COME TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY. WE ARE CELEBRATING MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY HERE AT FERN CREEK IN COOPERATION WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. WELL, TODAY WAS A MOTHER LANGUAGE NIGHT. WE JUST CELEBRATED A CULTURE THAT'S FROM AROUND THE WORLD. SO A MOTHER LANGUAGE IS THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU SPEAK WHEN YOU ARE BORN. SO THE VERY FIRST LANGUAGE THAT YOU HEAR, THINKING, THINKING, THIS LANGUAGE, WHEN THEY'RE DREAMING, OR WHEN THEY'RE SINGING. SO THAT'S THE LANGUAGE THAT KIND OF COMES NATURALLY TO YOU. WE HAVE 659 STUDENTS WHO SPEAK SOMETHING OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. WE HAVE 369 STUDENTS WHO ARE DESIGNATED AS MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, SO THEY RECEIVE SPECIFIC MULTILINGUAL SERVICES HERE AT FERN CREEK. WE HAVE 34 LANGUAGES SPOKEN JUST IN OUR SCHOOL ALONE. WE DO DANCES, WE DO CHOREOGRAPHIES, WE DANCE FOR THE SCHOOL AT PEP RALLIES, AND LIKE WE DID TODAY FOR THIS PERFORMANCE. TONIGHT, WE DANCED A BUNCH OF DANCES, MANY FROM MEXICO, WE DID ALSO CELEBRATE NICARAGUA. SOME OF OUR DANCERS WERE ALSO FROM CUBA, NICARAGUA, AND EL SALVADOR, AND MEXICO, OF COURSE. TONIGHT, EVERYBODY WAS GONNA EXPRESS THEIR DIFFERENT CULTURES, THEIR CULTURE DANCES, CULTURE FOODS, OR JUST THEIR CULTURE ATTIRES. AND YOU CAN TELL, I'M A REPRESENTING SUDAN. WE GOT TO SEE THEM. SHARE POETRY, STORIES, DANCE, SONGS, AND IT'S JUST REALLY A TESTAMENT TO THAT BEAUTIFUL TAPESTRY THAT IS FERN CREEK. YOUTH WILL CARRY THAT LANGUAGE, AND THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO PRESERVE AND TO PROTECT THEIR MOTHER'S TONGUE. OVER 25% OF OUR STUDENTS NOW ARE MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS, AND THEY'VE REALLY JUST ENRICHED OUR SCHOOL. THEY HAVE MADE IT JUST A REALLY COOL PLACE TO LEARN, TO TEACH, TO WORK. [00:25:02] WHEN I GRADUATE, I'M GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE, TO STUDY AEROSPACE ENGINEERING. GETTING TO SHOW MY CULTURE IS, LIKE, VERY HARDWORKING, AND TO SHOW OFF, MORE PEOPLE FROM MY CULTURE CAN DO STUFF. THEY LOVE. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I STAND OUT AS MUCH BECAUSE EVERYONE ELSE FROM DIFFERENT PLACES. SO IT'S LIKE, IF I WALKED IN A ROOM, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M LEFT OUT BECAUSE EVERYONE'S FROM ONE PLACE WHILE I'M FROM ANOTHER. AND WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND JUST A CELEBRATION OF ALL OF THOSE WAS REALLY IN ORDER FOR OUR KIDS. IT WAS A GREAT DAY. I REALLY LOVED IT, AND I HOPE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. AT CARTER TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL SPIRIT IS ABOUT MAKING SURE EVERYONE HAS A PLACE. WE ARE... CARTER! THE CHEER TEAM ISN'T JUST ABOUT SHOUTING OUT THE BLUE AND GOLD. BLUE, BLUE, GOLD GOLD WHILE FIFTH GRADER KHLOEE ISN'T NEW TO CHEERLEADING. ONE OF HER TEAMMATES IS NEW TO THE SPORT. I HAVE FRIENDS AND STUFF, AND IT HELPS ME TO BE MORE CONFIDENT IN MYSELF. DEFENSE, CARTER, DEFENSE. DEFENSE! FOURTH GRADER PAISLEY HAS DOWN SYNDROME, AND THIS YEAR, SHE JOINED THE CARTER CHEER TEAM. WE WERE JUST AT TRYOUTS, AND SHE CAME TO THE TRYOUTS AND DID IT. SHE DID EVERYTHING THAT WE NEEDED HER TO DO. AND QUICKLY BECAME PART OF THE FAMILY WITH PAISLEY BEING A PART OF THE CHEER TEAM. R, E, B, O, U, N, D, QUICKLY BECAME PART OF THE FAMILY. SHE'S VERY GOOFY, A STRONG PERSONALITY. SHE STANDS HER GROUND, AND SHE SAYS NO, SHE MEANS NO, SHE LEARNS CHEERS VERY QUICKLY, SO I PRACTICE, SHE'LL LEARN, AND ONCE SHE LEARNS, SHE'LL GO SIT DOWN. AND THEN AT THE GAME, SHE'LL KILL EVERY TREE THAT SHE DOES, FACIALS, ENERGY THE WHOLE TIME. SO, I THINK SHE LOVES IT, AND I LOVE SEEING HER PASSION FOR CHEER SEE, NOW, ON THAT... WITH PAISLEY BEING A PART OF THE CHEER TEAM. IS JUST ANOTHER REASON FOR THEM TO CELEBRATE. I THINK IT SHOWS THAT THE TEAM WILL INCLUDE EVERYBODY, NO MATTER, LIKE, THEIR SKIN, CULTURE, DISABILITY. I FEEL LIKE AT CARTER, THIS SCHOOL IS VERY INCLUSIVE. IT DOESN'T MATTER WITH YOUR BACKGROUND. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE THIS REALLY, LIKE, EVERYBODY HERE IS TREATED AS IF THEY'RE NOT SEEING THEIR OUTER APPEARANCE ISN'T WHAT YOU'RE ONLY SEEN FOR. YOU'RE SEEING FOR ACTUALLY WHO YOU ARE ON THE INSIDE OF WHO YOU ARE AS A PERSON. LET'S MEET ATHERTON'S LACROSSE TEAM. EXPECTATIONS ARE ALWAYS TO GET BETTER. THAT'S MY MAIN GOAL, EXPECTATION EVERY SEASON. I WANT EVERYBODY TO IMPROVE, EVERYBODY FEEL MORE CONFIDENT, OUT IN THE FIELD, EVERYBODY MORE CONFIDENT IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING. I DON'T CARE IF WE WIN OR LOSE. I WANT TO SEE THEM IMPROVE. I WANT TO SEE US GET BETTER. I WANNA SEE US GROW AS A TEAM. WELL, WE JUST GOT, LIKE, A WHOLE NEW COACHING CHANGE, SO I'M REALLY HOPING FOR, LIKE, JUST WORKING TOGETHER TO KEEP IT, LIKE, AS A GOOD TEAM, LIKE, CULTURE AND STUFF, AND JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER AND LEARN WITH THE NEW COACH. THE TEAM'S, LIKE, REALLY WELCOMING EVERYONE'S SUPER NICE, AND IT'S REALLY NICE FOR A FRESHMAN WHO'S, LIKE, WHO JUST GOT HERE. UM, I THINK WE'VE DEFINITELY OBVIOUSLY GOTTEN CLOSER WITH EACH OTHER. WE'VE DEFINITELY BEEN WORKING HARDER TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY. I FEEL LIKE THIS PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AS WE'VE STARTED LACROSSE, I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN, LIKE, A BIGGER CHALLENGE FOR US TO GROW TOGETHER. I GRADUATED HERE IN 2015. SO I, WHEN I CAME HERE, WE STARTED THE TEAM. SO, FOR ME, THIS IS MY FULL CIRCLE MOMENT. I CAME IN AS A FRESHMAN, STARTED THE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM, AND NOW I'M BACK HEAD COACHING THE GIRLS LACROSSE TEAM. SO THAT JUST IS REALLY NICE FOR ME. WHO SAYS YOU SHOULD NEVER MEET YOUR HEROES? PORTLAND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS RESEARCHED INFLUENTIAL BLACK LEADERS IN PREPARATION FOR A LIVING WAX MUSEUM. I WANNA SAY THAT, LIKE, I'M GRATEFUL TO MEET YOU BECAUSE, LIKE, I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING YOU ALMOST EVERY DAY AFTER SCHOOL FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT THIS MOMENT WILL HAPPEN. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. HI, I'M JESSE OWENS. PEOPLE SAY I'M THE BEST IN THE 1936 OLYMPICS, AND THIS IS WHY. I FEEL THAT NO MATTER WHAT COLOR YOU ARE. YOU CAN STILL BE ATHLETIC. NOT ONLY ARE STUDENTS RESEARCHING VARIOUS AFRICAN AMERICAN INFLUENTIAL LEADERS. THEY ARE USING THAT RESEARCH TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TIMELINE AND THE HISTORICAL PERIOD IN WHICH THEY LIVED, AS WELL AS MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE FACTORS THAT LED TO THEIR SUCCESS. MY NAME IS MACI JIMSON, 1992. I WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO HAVE TRAVELED TO SPACE IN THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOR. ONE THING I SAID WAS, FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY AND STING LIKE A BEE. ANOTHER THING I SAID WAS, I AM THE GREATEST. I WANT TO BE A WRITER AND AN ACTIVIST LIKE HER, AND I WANT TO FOLLOW IN HER FOOTSTEPS AND TO MAKE HER PROUD. I MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR MOST AFRICAN AMERICANS BY BECOMING ONE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICANS TO GET A DOCTORATE DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THIS WAY, MANY YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICANS THINK THAT THEY COULD DO ANYTHING THEY WANTED, EVEN IF THEY WERE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. I LOVE IT, KIDS. THE MORNINGS WITH MOM'S GROUP BROUGHT LOTS OF JOY TO STUDENTS AT KENNEDY MONTESSORI. YOU'RE GOING TO SMILE HARD, OK? [MUSIC] [00:30:05] [MUSIC] HAVE A GREAT DAY! [CHEERING] STUDENTS FROM IROQUOIS HIGH SCHOOL'S ACADEMY OF LOUISVILLE HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM VISITED HAZELWOOD ELEMENTARY FOR A TEDDY BEAR CLINIC. IT WAS A CHANCE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO TEACH THE YOUNGER KIDS ABOUT CPR, HEARTBEATS AND HEALTHCARE. IT WAS A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR ALL. THANKS FOR WATCHING OUR SHOW. YOU CAN FIND ENTIRE EPISODES ON OUR JCPS YOUTUBE CHANNEL. UNTIL NEXT TIME, KEEP SUPPORTING OUR KIDS. [Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance] [00:35:17] ALRIGHT, THIS IS THE REGULAR LITTLE METRO COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 23RD, 2026 WILL COME TO ORDER. THE TIME IS CURRENTLY FIVE MINUTES AFTER 4 P.M. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THIS MEETING TO BE HELD PURSUANT TO KRS 61.826 AND COUNCIL RULE FIVE A [Member Roll Call] MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER. HAWKINS. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHANKLIN COUNCIL MEMBER. PARRISH WRIGHT. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER. HERNDON. COUNCIL MEMBER. PURVIS. PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. MCCRANEY HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. RENO WEBER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. OWEN. COUNCIL MEMBER. RAYMOND HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAMER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. JOSEPH HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SIM HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHAPPELL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MEAD. COUNCIL MEMBER. WINKLER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PARKER. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL MEMBER. BENSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. RUI HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRATCHER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HUDSON HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WOOLDRIDGE HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BACHON. PRESIDENT. AKESSON PRESENT. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 26 AND A QUORUM. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. EACH YEAR BY ORDINANCE, THE MAYOR PRESENTS HIS BUDGET NO [Mayor Craig Greenberg's FY 2026-2027 Budget Address] LATER THAN THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING IN APRIL. THE METRO COUNCIL THEN HAS UNTIL THE LAST DAY IN JUNE TO REVIEW AND PASS A BALANCED BUDGET. WE'RE HONORED TODAY TO WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT, DIRECTORS OF METRO GOVERNMENT, THE MEDIA AND OUR CONSTITUENTS. MAYOR GREENBERG, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THE BUDGET, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO PRESENT MY BUDGET. PRESIDENT ACKERSON, I PROMISE YOU IT WILL BE THE MOST EXCITING BUDGET PRESENTED TO YOU ALL DAY. I DON'T THINK SO. BUT FIRST, I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT A PHONE CALL. A PHONE CALL THAT MEANS MORE THAN ANY NUMBER IN THIS BUDGET EVER COULD. AND A PHONE CALL THAT REFLECTS WHY I THINK ALL OF US ARE IN PUBLIC SERVICE. LAST WEEK, LEE ANN FRENCH, A MEMBER OF MY TEAM, PICKED UP HER PHONE TO FOLLOW UP WITH FAMILIES WHO HAD STARTED BUT NOT YET FINISHED AN APPLICATION FOR A THRIVE BY FIVE EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP. WE HAD JUST LAUNCHED A PILOT PROGRAM WHICH WILL COVER ALL OR A PART OF THE EARLY LEARNING COSTS FOR 225 LOUISVILLE CHILDREN. ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE WAS A GRANDMOTHER WHOSE FOUR YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD HAD COME TO LIVE WITH HER AT THE SAME TIME THAT SHE WAS PURSUING HER COLLEGE DEGREE AND WITH HER NEW RESPONSIBILITIES AS A FULL TIME CAREGIVER. SHE WAS FALLING BEHIND. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW SHE COULD KEEP GOING, HOW SHE COULD AFFORD PRE-K FOR HER GRANDCHILD AND HER OWN EDUCATION EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE SHE WAS BUILDING. SHE DIDN'T THINK THRIVE BY FIVE. LOUISVILLE WAS FOR HER, BUT GAVE IT A TRY, ONLY TO GET STUCK TRYING TO UPLOAD A DOCUMENT. THEN SHE RECEIVED LIANE'S CALL TO WALK HER THROUGH THE PROCESS, AND NOW SHE IS ON HER WAY TO RECEIVING SUPPORT FROM THRIVE. BY FIVE, SHE. SHE ENDED HER PHONE CALL BY TELLING LIANE, THANK YOU. THIS IS GOING TO BE SO GOOD FOR US. THAT IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. THAT IS WHY I RAN FOR MAYOR, AND I IMAGINE WHY ALL OF YOU RAN FOR OFFICE. ALSO, BECAUSE WITH EVERY INVESTMENT, EVERY DECISION, EVERY LINE IN THIS BUDGET, THERE'S SOMEONE WE CAN HELP, A GRANDMOTHER WHO GETS A CHANCE TO KEEP GOING. THIS WORK STARTED WITH A SIMPLE BUT URGENT PROMISE. IF WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT CHANGING LOUISVILLE'S TRAJECTORY, WE MUST START AT THE BEGINNING WITH METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERTS. WE MADE CLEAR COMMITMENTS TO GROW AND SUPPORT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE, TO INVEST IN THE [00:40:02] QUALITY OF PROVIDERS AND TO EXPAND ACCESS SO FAMILIES CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD CHILD CARE. AND IN JUST THREE AND A HALF YEARS, WE ARE CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THRIVE BY FIVE. THIS BUDGET BUILDS ON THAT MOMENTUM. IT INVESTS IN WHAT'S WORKING WITH THRIVE BY FIVE AND SCALES IT. IT LEVERAGES THE MONEY THE CITY HAS ALREADY INVESTED WITH, THE $5 MILLION IT HAS PRIVATELY RAISED TO STRENGTHEN THIS IMPORTANT WORK. SO EVERY CHILD WALKS INTO KINDERGARTEN READY TO THRIVE. SO NO PARENT OR GRANDPARENT HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEMSELVES OR OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR CHILD. AND WE BUILD A CITY WHERE OPPORTUNITY EXISTS FOR EVERYONE. THAT'S WHAT THIS BUDGET DOES IN SO MANY WAYS. NOW THE. NOW, THE BUDGET I'M PROPOSING TODAY WAS NOT PREPARED IN A VACUUM. THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY RIGHT NOW. RISING COSTS, DIVISION CHALLENGES. FAMILIES FEEL EVERY DAY. WE FEEL IT IN THIS BUDGET ALSO. HOWEVER, HERE IN LOUISVILLE, WE'RE NOT LETTING THAT UNCERTAINTY STOP US FROM DOING WHAT MATTERS. LET'S START WITH THE BASICS. FOOD ON THE TABLE. LAST YEAR, WHEN FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS THREATENED MEALS FOR 900 OF OUR SENIORS, I FOUND FUNDING TO KEEP THE MEALS BEING DELIVERED. THAT FEDERAL FUNDING STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED. SO WITH THIS BUDGET, WE'RE STEPPING UP AGAIN TO MAKE SURE SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE SENIORS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE MEALS THEY DEPEND ON. AND WE'RE NOT STOPPING THERE. I'M PROPOSING A $3 MILLION INVESTMENT IN DARE TO CARE, NEW DARE TO CARES, NEW HUNGER RELIEF CENTER, A GENERATIONAL PROJECT IN WEST LOUISVILLE THAT WILL EXPAND THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE FAMILIES ALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY. BECAUSE MAKING SURE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE FOOD ON THE TABLE, ESPECIALLY IN A TIME WHEN COSTS ARE RISING, IS NOT OPTIONAL. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. IT ALSO MEANS MAKING SURE THAT OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE ACCESS TO THE HEALTH CARE THEY NEED. BECAUSE OF CHANGES TO MEDICAID AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, MORE THAN 50,000 ADULTS AND 10,000 CHILDREN IN JEFFERSON COUNTY HAVE LOST THEIR HEALTH COVERAGE. THAT MEANS THOUSANDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOW AT RISK OF GOING WITHOUT EVEN THE MOST BASIC CARE, WITHOUT A CHECKUP, A PRESCRIPTION, A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR. SO AGAIN, WE'RE STEPPING UP. THIS BUDGET CONTINUES OUR SUPPORT FOR FAMILY HEALTH CLINICS, INCLUDING CLINICS AT SOME OF OUR JCPS SCHOOLS, MAKING CARE EASIER TO ACCESS FOR THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT FUNDS POP UP CLINICS THAT WILL REACH NEIGHBORHOODS WITHOUT ENOUGH ACCESS TO CARE, AND IT STRENGTHENS THE ORGANIZATIONS DOING CRITICAL WORK ON THE GROUND, INCLUDING A $1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN HOME OF THE INNOCENTS, AS THEY NEARLY DOUBLED THEIR CAPACITY TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX NEEDS. AND IT CONTINUES SUPPORT FOR OUR 13 COMMUNITY MINISTRIES SERVING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF FAMILIES ALL ACROSS LOUISVILLE. NOW LET. NOW, LET'S BE CLEAR THESE ARE NOT ALL PERMANENT SOLUTIONS. WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT. BUT WHEN DECISIONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL LEAVE OUR NEIGHBORS WITHOUT CARE, WE RISE TO THE OCCASION. AND JUST LIKE ACCESS TO MEALS AND TO HEALTH CARE, HAVING A SAFE, QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE IS ESSENTIAL. WHEN I TOOK OFFICE, I SET AN AMBITIOUS GOAL TO CREATE 50 5000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY 2027. SO FAR, WE'VE INVESTED $40 MILLION THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND, SUPPORTING PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY CREATED MORE THAN 7000 UNITS. BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. SO THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO SLOW DOWN. THIS IS THE TIME TO DOUBLE DOWN. IN THIS BUDGET, WE'LL INVEST MORE THAN $20 MILLION TO HELP NEIGHBORS FIND AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE, SUPPORTING NEW CONSTRUCTION, HELPING FAMILIES WITH DOWN PAYMENTS, REPAIRING EXISTING HOMES, AND BACKING SMALL DEVELOPERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO TRANSFORM NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE ON HEMLOCK STREET. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, THERE YOU ARE. I WAS LOOKING [00:45:04] FOR YOU AND AND WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO TEAR DOWN AND REPLACE IT WITH NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE NUMBER OF UNITS. IT'S ABOUT EVERYONE HAVING A SAFE, AFFORDABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME AND A STRONG FOUNDATION TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE. AND FOR THOSE FACING THE GREATEST CHALLENGES, WE'RE GOING EVEN FURTHER THROUGH OUR RECENTLY ANNOUNCED HOME FOR GOOD INITIATIVE. WE'RE BRINGING PARTNERS TOGETHER TO EXPAND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY THAT PAIRS HOUSING WITH SERVICES. IN LOUISVILLE, 98% OF PEOPLE PLACED INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING HAVE FOUND STABILITY. SO I PROPOSED ANOTHER AMBITIOUS GOAL TO PLACE AT LEAST 250 MORE OF OUR NEIGHBORS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BY THE END OF 2027. AND THE GOOD NEWS IS, WE'RE ALREADY MAKING PROGRESS TRAINING PROVIDERS, RECRUITING LANDLORDS, AND MOVING PEOPLE INTO STABLE HOUSING. OUR COMMUNITY IS ONCE AGAIN STEPPING UP IN JUST THE FIRST MONTH OF OUR PUBLIC CAMPAIGN, MORE THAN $1 MILLION OF PRIVATE FUNDS HAVE BEEN RAISED TO SUPPORT HOME FOR GOOD. AND DESPITE OUR FISCAL CHALLENGES, THIS BUDGET BUILDS ON THAT MOMENTUM SO WE CAN KEEP GOING, KEEP GROWING, AND KEEP DELIVERING RESULTS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. AT A TIME WHEN FAMILIES ARE CUTTING BACK, WHEN EVERY DOLLAR MATTERS, OUR PARKS AND LIBRARIES CAN BE A LIFELINE. PLACES WHERE KIDS CAN PLAY OR LEARN FOR FREE, AND WHERE A FAMILY CAN SPEND TIME TOGETHER WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT THE BILL. THAT'S WHY, EVEN IN A TOUGH BUDGET, WE ARE AGAIN INVESTING IN OUR PARKS AND LIBRARIES TO MAKE THEM MORE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. LAST YEAR, I WAS PROUD TO JOIN COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS TO OPEN A NEWLY RENOVATED AND EXPANDED PORTLAND LIBRARY. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, WE OPENED THE PARKLAND LIBRARY IN YOUR DISTRICT THAT WAS CLOSED SINCE 1986 AFTER NEARLY 40 YEARS WITHOUT A BRANCH, PARKLAND WELCOMED MORE THAN 4000 VISITS IN JUST ITS FIRST YEAR BACK. AND. IN THE NEXT YEAR, WE'LL OPEN A BRAND NEW FERN CREEK LIBRARY, COUNCILMAN BRATCHER, AND SOON AFTER, WE'LL REOPEN THE MAIN LIBRARY DOWNTOWN. FOLLOWING LONG OVERDUE RENOVATIONS AND. AND THROUGH THIS BUDGET, WE'LL GIVE THE HIGHLAND SHELBY PARK LIBRARY A NEW PERMANENT HOME IN THE NEW MID-CITY MARKET. TAKE A FIRST LOOK. THIS BUDGET ALSO ENSURES THAT WE HAVE THE STAFF TO SUPPORT THESE EXPANDED SERVICES, AND INCLUDES 500 ZERO ZERO $0 FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, ACCESS AND REDUCE WAIT TIMES BECAUSE GREAT LIBRARIES SHOULD BE WITHIN REACH FOR EVERY LOUISVILLE FAMILY, AND EVERY PERSON WHO WALKS THROUGH THOSE DOORS DESERVES A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. I HEAR ABOUT THOSE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WEEKLY. AS ONE OF THE LIBRARY'S BIGGEST FANS AND USERS IS NONE OTHER THAN RACHEL GREENBERG. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, SUPPORTING ALL LOUISVILLE FAMILIES AND THAT SAME COMMITMENT TO ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, TO QUALITY OF LIFE DOESN'T STOP AT OUR LIBRARIES. WE'RE BUILDING ON THE HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN OUR PARKS, AND FAMILIES ARE ALREADY SEEING THE RESULTS. DURING MY ADMINISTRATION, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION OPERATING BUDGET HAS INCREASED 25%. AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS BUDGET, WE'RE ON TRACK TO EXCEED $100 MILLION IN PARKS CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, SOMETHING NO ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. AND I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO METRO COUNCIL SUPPORT OF THESE INVESTMENTS AND YOUR OWN COUNCIL DESIGNATED INVESTMENTS IN OUR LOCAL PARKS. JUST. JUST LAST YEAR, WE COMPLETED A RECORD $34 MILLION IN PROJECTS [00:50:01] OPENING NEW SPACES LIKE LU MED COMMONS PLAY PORT AT RIVERFRONT PARK, NICK RODMAN, LEGACY PARK, COUNCILMAN BATSON AND THE NEW WALNUT STREET PARK, RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE REOPENED BAXTER COMMUNITY CENTER AND NEW AMENITIES LIKE THE BRAND NEW WATER PARK WE OPENED AT ALGONQUIN PARK, THE BEST POOL IN THE REGION LAST SUMMER. THIS POOL HOSTED NEARLY 10,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ONE VERY COLD CANNONBALL IN. IN JUST A FEW WEEKS, ON A DAY THAT I SURE HOPE IS 85 DEGREES AND SUNNY, WE'LL OPEN THE BRAND NEW WATER PARK AT CAMP TAYLOR PARK IN COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND'S DISTRICT. AND WITH YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS BUDGET, WILL SOON BE OPENING A NEWLY RENOVATED WATER PARK WITH COUNCILWOMAN BASS AT THE SUN VALLEY POOL IN THE SOUTH END. TO KEEP THESE IMPROVEMENTS GOING. THIS BUDGET SUPPORTS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AT BINGHAM PARK, GIGI MOORE PARK, BEN WASHER PARK, HOUNDS LANE PARK, SYLVANIA PARK AND SHAWNEE PARK. AND TO THE HOPEFUL DELIGHT OF COUNCILMAN KRAMER, $3 MILLION IN PARKS, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE INVESTMENTS. PLUS A NEW PLAYGROUND TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED AT WATERFRONT PARK. OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS ARE ANCHORS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, GIVING OUR RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE CONNECTION AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED. THIS BUDGET ACCELERATES THE PLANNING FOR A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER IN SOUTHWEST LOUISVILLE. AND, COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN, YOUR LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN OF NEWBURGH HAS NEVER WAVERED, AND THANKS TO YOUR DEDICATION AND DETERMINATION, THIS BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR A NEW GYM AT THE NEWBURGH COMMUNITY CENTER. ON TOP OF ALL OF THIS, WE'RE MAKING OUR PARKS SAFER FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY BY CONTINUING THE EXPANSION OF OUR PARK RANGER PROGRAM. BEYOND LOUISVILLE METRO PARKS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. THIS BUDGET ALSO SUPPORTS THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SPORTS FIELDS AT THE LOUISVILLE URBAN LEAGUE SPORTS AND LEARNING COMPLEX. AND FOR ANOTHER OUTDOOR, AMAZING EXPERIENCE THAT'S NOT A PARK, BUT IS A FAMILY FAVORITE, WILL MATCH THE STATE'S $5 MILLION CONTRIBUTION FOR THE LOUISVILLE ZOO'S NEW KENTUCKY TRAILS EXPANSION. LET'S GET THAT PROJECT UNDER CONSTRUCTION NOW. WE KNOW THAT GREEN SPACES CREATE INCREDIBLE BENEFITS FOR OUR CITY, OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR HEALTH. SO JUST IMAGINE THE BENEFITS THAT WE'LL CREATE WITH OUR FOCUS ON IMPROVING JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FOREST, THE LARGEST CITY MANAGED URBAN FOREST IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. THROUGH OUR PAST BUDGETS, WE'VE PRIORITIZED MEANINGFUL INITIAL INVESTMENTS IN THE FOREST, INCLUDING A NEW PLAYGROUND AND OTHER LONG OVERDUE IMPROVEMENTS AT TOM WALLACE PARK. BUT WE ARE JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE OF ITS POTENTIAL. TWO WEEKS AGO, I WAS JOINED BY COUNCILMAN AND COUNCILWOMAN BASS TO UNVEIL A BRAND NEW MASTER FOR JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FOREST. IT LAYS THE GROUNDWORK NATURE DESTINATIONS IN THE COUNTRY, ONE THAT ATTRACTS NEW VISITORS AND LIFTS UP LOCAL BUSINESSES IN FAIRDALE VALLEY STATION AND OTHER NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS IS A MASSIVE PLAN CREATED WITH OUR COMMUNITY, ONE THAT WILL BE DONE IN PHASES OVER THE COMING YEARS. WE HEARD FROM OVER 2000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SO AS PART OF THIS PROPOSED BUDGET, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD ONE OF THE COMMUNITY'S FAVORITE PARTS OF THE PLAN THE LONGEST CANOPY WALK IN THE COUNTRY AND GET TO WORK ON THE SUSPENSION BRIDGES. THIS WILL BE A ONE OF A KIND EXPERIENCE THAT WILL CONNECT MORE TRAILS, GIVE US MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE THE FOREST, AND LET US SEE THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE IN A WAY THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE NOW. WE'RE SPRINGING BIG TO CREATE SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC GREEN SPACES IN THE COUNTRY, WHETHER THAT'S IN THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST URBAN FOREST OR RIGHT HERE IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN. AT LOUISVILLE'S MOST OVERLOOKED [00:55:01] OVERLOOK, THE BELVEDERE, WE HAVE RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM OUR FEDERAL AND STATE PARTNERS TO BRING NEW LIFE TO THE BELVEDERE, WHICH WILL HELP LEVERAGE LOCAL SUPPORT TO CREATE THE NEW GREEN, WELCOMING AND BEAUTIFUL SPACE WHERE REIMAGINING IN THE HEART OF OUR CITY. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF THE KIND OF PROGRESS THAT THIS BUDGET MAKES POSSIBLE. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. THIS BUDGET INVESTS IN THE FOUNDATION THAT KEEPS OUR CITY MOVING AND GROWING. THIS BUDGET IS HEAVILY FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OUR ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THANKS TO THE MORE THAN $700 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS YEAR TO FUND NEW ROAD PROJECTS PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY, THIS BUDGET FOCUSES ON COMPLETING ONGOING AND LONG OVERDUE PROJECTS, AS WELL AS PAVING OUR ROADS AND REPAIRING OUR SIDEWALKS. WE'RE ALSO CONVERTING MORE OF OUR ONE WAY STREETS INTO IMPROVED TWO WAY STREETS, MAKING DOWNTOWN AND NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE SHELBY PARK SAFER AND MORE VIBRANT FOR RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES ALIKE. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTED $1 BILLION TO LOUISVILLE, INCLUDING $90 MILLION TO SUPPORT OUR INCREDIBLE PROGRESS REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN. IN ADDITION. IN ADDITION TO MAKING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS TO THE BELVEDERE, THESE FUNDS ALSO SUPPORT THE COMPLETION OF COMMUNITY CARE CAMPUS. CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS IN LOOMED DISTRICT AND THE CREATION OF A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT FUND, AND SO MUCH MORE. THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY HAS MADE CLEAR THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE IS A KEY ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH. AND AS WE INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF OUR DOWNTOWN, WE'RE ALSO INVESTING IN HOW WE TELL OUR STORY. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE STATE, WE'RE SEEING A MAJOR EXPANSION AT THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET, TELLING THE STORY OF OUR NATION'S FOUNDING. AND WITH THIS BUDGET, WE'RE SHARING MORE OF OUR HISTORY IN ALL OF ITS DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY. WITH A $1 MILLION INVESTMENT IN ROUTES 101 AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM TO HELP SECURE THEIR PERMANENT HOME ON FIRST STREET. ROUTES 101 IS A PLACE DEDICATED TO SHOWCASING AFRICAN AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND EXPERIENCES FROM SLAVERY TO THE PRESENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY OF THIS PROJECT. COUNCILMAN HERNDON. THERE YOU ARE SHARING OUR HISTORY, REVITALIZING OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AND SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN ARE SO IMPORTANT AS WE WORK TO BUILD MORE HOUSING IN OUR URBAN CORE. AND AS WE WELCOME THE WORLD TO OUR CITY, THE WORK WE'RE DOING LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR LOUISVILLE TO BECOME AN OLYMPIC CITY IN 2028. WE'LL WELCOME THE TWO WEEK USA GYMNASTICS OLYMPIC TRIALS TO DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE, AND THIS BUDGET SUPPORTS THAT EFFORT. I'M PROUD OF THE TRANSFORMATION THAT'S HAPPENING DOWNTOWN. AND AT THE SAME TIME, THIS BUDGET CONTINUES. MY ADMINISTRATION'S INVESTMENTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS ALL ACROSS OUR CITY. LOUISVILLE IS THE HOME OF GREAT NEIGHBORHOODS, EACH WHICH HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE CHARACTER AND NEEDS. WHERE ELSE IN THE UNITED STATES COULD YOU SMACK A DAINTY. ATTEND THE DIRT BOWL FOLLOWED BY THE JUICE BOWL AND WATCH BABY GOATS RACE DOWN MARKET STREET? I KID YOU NOT. THANKS TO THE INVESTMENTS WE'VE MADE IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, WE'RE ALREADY SEEING NEW RESTAURANTS COME TO SOUTH LOUISVILLE, NEW COMMUNITY SPACES IN WEST LOUISVILLE AND COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI LONG OVERDUE AND MUCH NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BEING BUILT IN EAST LOUISVILLE. IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WE'LL BRING NEW INVESTMENT AND RECOGNITION TO THE PRESTON HIGHWAY NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH OUR HISPANIC HERITAGE APPRECIATION INITIATIVES. WE'LL LAUNCH THE BIG STREETS SMALL BUSINESS FUND TO BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO SOME OF OUR CITY'S MOST ICONIC COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS LIKE BARDSTOWN ROAD, PRESTON AND THE STREETS SURROUNDING CHURCHILL DOWNS. BY SUPPORTING NEW AND EXPANDING LOCAL BUSINESSES WHILE ALSO CREATING HOUSING THROUGH UPGRADED SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR SPACES IN EXISTING BUILDINGS I WANT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN RENO WEBER FOR [01:00:09] THIS IDEA AND HIS ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT OF THIS PILOT PROGRAM, THESE INVESTMENTS AND THOSE MADE IN OUR PREVIOUS BUDGETS HAVE CREATED GROWING CONFIDENCE IN OUR CITY AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. THAT'S WHY IN 2025, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES LIKE FORD, GE APPLIANCES, FOXCONN, TEXAS ROADHOUSE AND SO MANY OTHERS, LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES INVESTED MORE THAN $3 BILLION IN LOUISVILLE AND CREATED NEARLY 2800 JOBS AND EVEN BETTER WAGES FOR THESE NEW JOBS ARE NEARLY 24% HIGHER THAN THE JOBS WE CREATED THE YEAR BEFORE. IN TOTAL, OVER 9000 NEW JOBS DURING MY ADMINISTRATION SO FAR, AND THROUGH THE LAUNCH AND SUPPORT OF ONE LOUISVILLE, OUR NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW LOCAL AND NEW BUSINESSES THAT THEY CAN GROW, INNOVATE AND GENERATE GOOD JOBS RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY. WE'LL CONTINUE OUR INVESTMENT IN RIVER PORT, WHERE A NEW ERA IS UNDERWAY, AND STRATEGIC GROWTH WILL FINALLY MATCH THE POTENTIAL OF THIS SOUTH END ANCHOR, DRIVING NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION. AND WE'LL EXPAND OUR SUPPORT FOR SUMMER WORKS, KENTUCKIANA WORKS, OTHER PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON YOUNG ADULTS. SO MORE OF OUR LOCAL STUDENTS ARE CAREER READY RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. THESE INVESTMENTS MEAN MORE JOBS, MORE PAY, AND MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY PERSON WHO CALLS LOUISVILLE HOME. THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, WE'VE MADE AMAZING PROGRESS, AND THIS BUDGET IS FILLED WITH INVESTMENTS THAT SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN, OUR FAMILIES, AND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS PROJECT AND THESE INVESTMENTS ARE ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE ARE LASER FOCUSED ON IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY. EVERY PERSON IN LOUISVILLE SHOULD FEEL SAFE AND SHOULD BE SAFE IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, AT EVERY HOUR, IN EVERYTHING THEY DO. THIS IS NOT A GOAL. IT'S OUR STANDARD. AND AS LONG AS I'M MAYOR, I'LL CONTINUE TO BE A DRIVING PRINCIPLE THAT DRIVES EVERYTHING WE DO. THANKS TO NEW INVESTMENTS, NEW RESOURCES, AND SAFE LOUISVILLE, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY FROM EVERY ANGLE, WE'RE SEEING ENCOURAGING RESULTS. IN 2025, WE SAW FEWER SHOOTINGS THAN IN ANY YEAR IN THE PAST DECADE, DOWN 40% IN THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN MAYOR. HOMICIDES, ROBBERIES, CARJACKINGS, STREET RACING AND TAKEOVERS ARE ALL DOWN TO. BUT THIS IS NOT PROGRESS. WE CELEBRATE. WE MUST DO BETTER. THAT'S WHY THIS PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES INVESTMENTS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN OUR PROGRAMS THAT ARE WORKING, WHILE ALSO INVESTING IN NEW STRATEGIES. WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR WORK TO INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN SUPPORT OF PEOPLE IN CRISIS. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, THE CRISIS CENTER THAT YOU CHAMPIONED LAST YEAR, WILL OPEN IN THE COMING MONTHS, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY EXPLORING CO-RESPONSE MODELS WITH LMPD METROSAFE, OUR OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH OUR. THROUGH OUR SUSTAINED FOCUSED IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE WILL CONTINUE INVESTING IN THE AREAS THAT ARE HARDEST HIT BY CRIME AND THAT NEED OUR SUPPORT THE MOST IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE'VE IMPLEMENTED COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, GUN VIOLENCE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY 50% SO FAR THIS YEAR. AND WITH FEDERAL FUNDING EXPIRING, THIS PROPOSED BUDGET ENSURES THESE SITES REMAIN OPEN AND THE PROGRAM CONTINUES SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES WHILE MAKING NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER. ONE OF THE MOST HEART WRENCHING MOMENTS I FACED AS MAYOR CAME JUST OVER A MONTH AGO, WHEN I WATCHED THE SECURITY FOOTAGE OF A 13 YEAR OLD SHOOTING TWO PEOPLE AT POINT BLANK RANGE, 13 YEARS OLD. LET THAT SINK IN. TWO OF THE VICTIMS DIED, AND A THIRD VICTIM WILL BE FOREVER CHANGED, ALONG WITH FAMILIES SHAKEN AND A COMMUNITY IMPACTED IN WAYS THAT CAN'T BE UNDONE. [01:05:01] FRIENDS, WE HAVE TO DO MORE. WE HAVE TO REACH THESE KIDS BEFORE THEY EVER GET THEIR HANDS ON A GUN. AND THAT MEANS INVESTING MORE ON THE FRONT END, SUPPORTING PARTNERS WHO ARE ALREADY MAKING A DIFFERENCE, LIKE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA THROUGH THEIR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM. IT MEANS BUILDING ON PROGRESS, INCLUDING A NEARLY 50% YEAR TO DATE DROP IN SHOOTING WITH YOUTH VICTIMS AND EXPANDING YOUTH INTERVENTION EFFORTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS. WE MUST ALSO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE SWORN TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY HAVE THE TOOLS, THE TRAINING AND THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. THAT'S WHY OUR SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS WILL ALWAYS BE STRONG. THIS BUDGET CONTINUES TO INVEST IN THEM, MATCHING RECENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY FUNDING FOR A NEW FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING FACILITY IN SOUTH LOUISVILLE AND ENSURING THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROTECT BOTH OUR COMMUNITY AND THEMSELVES. WE'LL REPLACE EQUIPMENT LIKE THE BREATHING APPARATUS THAT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RELYING ON FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS, AND IS FAST APPROACHING THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE, BECAUSE WE OWE IT TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LOUISVILLE FIRE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE LATEST SAFETY EQUIPMENT. WELL. WE'LL EXPAND OUR DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM COUNTY WIDE. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS MAP, BUILDING ON AN EXCITING INNOVATION THAT WE LAUNCHED LAST YEAR, WHICH HAS ALREADY HELPED LMPD SOLVE CRIMES AND ALLOWED LOUISVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND MORE EFFICIENTLY TO FIRES. AND WE'LL INVEST IN A PILOT PROGRAM FOR A NEW TECHNOLOGY CALLED STAR CHASE THAT WILL HELP OUR OFFICERS TRACK CRIMINALS ON THE RUN AND LIMIT PURSUITS THAT CREATE DANGER FOR OUR OFFICERS AND OUR COMMUNITY. AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, AS WE OFFER MORE SUPPORT TO OUR POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDERS, WE EXPECT MORE FROM THEM. SO THIS PROPOSED BUDGET CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALL OUR INDEPENDENT MONITORS SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR COMMUNITY COMMITMENT. TOGETHER, THIS BUDGET WILL MAKE LOUISVILLE SAFER. IT WILL LIFT UP OUR FAMILIES AND KIDS. IT WILL IMPROVE LIVES IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE WORK WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS TO PUT OUR CITY GOVERNMENT IN THE BEST POSSIBLE FINANCIAL POSITION TO MAKE TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS. AS WE CONTINUE TO FACE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES, FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS AND A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD, WE'RE CONSTANTLY REFLECTING ON THE WAYS WE CAN BE BETTER. JUST LIKE ANY FAMILY SITS DOWN TO LOOK AT THEIR BUDGET, WE SCOUR OUR CITY BUDGET FOR ITEMS THAT NO LONGER SEEM TO BE HELPING US ACHIEVE OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES. I CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE EVERY METRO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCY, LIKE ELIMINATING VACANT STAFF POSITIONS, AND THEY HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP US SAVE MONEY AND IMPROVE OUR SERVICE DELIVERY. OUR HARD WORKING LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT COLLEAGUES DO INCREDIBLE, IMPACTFUL WORK EVERY DAY IN SO MANY WAYS, REFLECTED IN ALL OF THE PROGRESS THAT I'VE HIGHLIGHTED TODAY IN THIS BUDGET CONTINUES OUR INVESTMENT IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. WE'VE INCREASED WAGES, AND DESPITE A $13 MILLION JUMP IN THE COST OF PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO OUR EMPLOYEES, THIS BUDGET DOES NOT REDUCE ANY BENEFIT, AND IT DOES NOT RAISE HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS, IN FACT. IN FACT, WE'VE INCREASED BENEFITS BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE METRO EMPLOYEE IN THEIR FAMILIES FROM DAY ONE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO USE OUR WELLNESS CENTER. I'VE PERSONALLY RECEIVED FANTASTIC TREATMENT THERE, AND I KNOW ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES WILL AS WELL. THAT'S MY REMINDER TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH. AND LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT WILL NOW BE DEPLOYING FUNDS TO MATCH EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CHILD CARE COSTS, SOMETHING WE MADE POSSIBLE IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. AS WE TAKE CARE OF THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE OUR CITY, WE'RE ALSO TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE WHO FUND IT, OUR TAXPAYERS, BECAUSE BETTER PAY AND BENEFITS DON'T COME FROM SPENDING RECKLESSLY. THEY COME FROM MANAGING OUR CITY'S DOLLARS MORE RESPONSIBLY, ON TOP OF OUR SAVINGS. OUR REVENUES ALSO CONTINUE TO RISE [01:10:09] ALL ONCE AGAIN WITHOUT RAISING TAXES. WE'VE IMPROVED HOW WE MANAGE OUR MONEY. WE'RE REALLOCATING FUNDS FROM PROJECTS THAT WERE NEVER STARTED, AND LEFTOVER FUNDS FROM PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY FINISHED. AND AS INTEREST RATES COME BACK DOWN A BIT AND THE CITY'S BOND RATINGS REMAIN STRONG, THANKS TO OUR SOLID FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP, WE'RE LEVERAGING OUR BONDING AUTHORITY BECAUSE NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE THESE PROJECTS THAT WE ALL KNOW WILL MAKE LIVES BETTER FOR LOUISVILLE FAMILIES. WE'LL ALSO KEEP CREATING PARTNERSHIPS TO LEVERAGE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING FROM LOCAL FOUNDATIONS WHO ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS LIKE THRIVE BY FIVE, LOUISVILLE AND HOME FOR GOOD, AND WITH FUNDING FROM FEDERAL AND STATE PARTNERS. AS I ALREADY MENTIONED, JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINALIZED THE STATE BUDGET THAT WILL DELIVER A TRANSFORMATIVE $1 BILLION INVESTMENT INTO LOUISVILLE. THESE INVESTMENTS WILL HELP SUPPORT OUR LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EXPAND EARLY LEARNING, IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY, CREATE JOBS, ATTRACT MORE NONSTOP FLIGHTS TO OUR AIRPORT, STRENGTHEN OUR PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATION, EXPAND OUR ZOO, IMPROVE OUR ROADS, AND SO MUCH MORE. BEFORE I TOOK OFFICE, THE CITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH FRANKFORT WAS DESCRIBED AS A WAR ON LOUISVILLE AND THE URBAN RURAL DIVIDE, ONE THAT COULD NOT BE BRIDGED. SURE, MANY OF US COME FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, AND THERE ARE TIMES WE DISAGREE ON POLICY. YET IN WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN FRANKFORT, I'VE LEARNED THAT DESPITE OUR DIFFERENCES, THERE IS COMMON GROUND TO BE FOUND THAT BY AND LARGE, WE ALL WANT THE BEST FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY AND OUR COMMONWEALTH. THAT'S THE KIND OF COLLABORATION THAT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN WASHINGTON. YET IT'S HAPPENING HERE IN KENTUCKY, HERE IN LOUISVILLE, RIGHT HERE IN THIS CHAMBER. PRESIDENT ACKERSON, AND RIGHT HERE WITH MY ADMINISTRATION, THANKS TO YOU AND ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES ACROSS LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT. I'M ALSO EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR, SENATE PRESIDENT STIVERS, SENATORS ROCKY ADAMS AND NEEL, HOUSE SPEAKER OSBORNE AND REPRESENTATIVES NEMUS AND STEVENSON AND SO MANY OTHERS, STATE LEGISLATORS FOR THEIR EFFORTS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND THIS BUDGET GIVE ALL OF US AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN THE ESSENTIALS FOR LOUISVILLE FAMILIES AND MAKE OUR CITY STRONGER. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. NOT JUST THE BUDGET, NOT JUST NUMBERS ON A PAGE. IT'S ABOUT THAT PHONE CALL. IT'S ABOUT A GRANDMOTHER WHO JUST NEEDED SOMEONE TO MEET HER, WHERE SHE WAS, TO HELP HER TAKE THE NEXT STEP. IT'S ABOUT A FOUR YEAR OLD WHO WILL NOW WALK INTO A CLASSROOM FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, READY TO LEARN, READY TO GROW, READY TO THRIVE. EVERY INVESTMENT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY, EVERY DOLLAR FOR EARLY LEARNING, EVERY MEAL DELIVERED, EVERY CLINIC OPENED, EVERY HOME BUILT, EVERY PARK IMPROVED, EVERY STREET REPAIRED, EVERY JOB CREATED. IT ALL COMES BACK TO THAT SAMEDEA. DO PEOPLE IN THIS CITY REALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO ME FORRD? BEUSE IF TY DO, LVILL MOS F TE T WHEN NO CHALLENGES EXIST. THEY DO. THE CHOICE IS WHETHER WE MEET THIS MOMENT WITH HESITATION OR WITH PURPOSE. THIS BUDGET CHOOSES PURPOSE. IT CHOOSES TO STEP UP. WHEN OTHERS STEP BACK, IT CHOOSES TO INVEST IN PEOPLE WHEN IT MATTERS THE MOST. IT CHOOSES TO BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU START. WHERE YOU START IN LOUISVILLE SHOULD NEVER DETERMINE HOW FAR YOU GO. THAT'S THE CITY WE'RE BUILDING. THAT'S THE WORK WE'RE DOING, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS BUDGET DELIVERS. SO NOW. SO NOW IT'S UP TO ALL OF US TO CARRY IT FORWARD. THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES ON METRO COUNCIL FOR YOUR SERVICE, YOUR FRIENDSHIP, AND WORKING HARD TOGETHER. I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE AS COMMITTED AS I AM TO OUR CITY'S FUTURE. SO LET'S GET GOING. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. [Recess] [01:16:06] HE'S DONE. I LIKE IT. THIS MEETING IS BEING TRANSCRIBED AND SUMMARIZED. COLLEAGUES. FIRST OF ALL, MAYOR, MAYOR, WE WANT TO THANK YOU. YOU BRING ENERGY, YOU BRING IDEAS, HOPE, AND YOU BRING RESULTS TO LOUISVILLE. WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH YOU. AT THIS TIME. IS THERE A MOTION FOR RECESS? WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO A 20 MINUTE RECESS. WE'LL COME BACK AT FIVE AFTER FIVE. [01:46:24] COLLEAGUES. I AM TEN MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONVENE [01:46:29] TOMORROW? SECOND MOTION. ANY OBJECTION? HEARING? NO OBJECTION. WE ARE BACK IN [Council Minutes] [01:46:34] SESSION. NEXT, WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL. MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR [1. ID 26-0177     Regular:  Metro Council – March 26, 2026] [01:46:38] MEETINGS MEETING OF MARCH 26TH, 2026. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS? MOTION. I HAVE A [01:46:44] MOTION ITEMS BEFORE US. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? NO OPPOSITION. [01:46:52] THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. NEXT WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE [Committee Minutes] [2. ID 26-0178     Regular:  Committee of the Whole – March 26, 2026] MINUTES, ALL IN 2026. THE REGULAR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MARCH 26TH. REGULAR PLANNING [3. ID 26-0166     Regular:  Planning and Zoning Committee - April 14, 2026] [4. ID 26-0167     Regular:  Labor and Economic Development Committee - April 14, 2026] AND ZONING, APRIL 14TH. REGULAR LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. APRIL 14TH. REGULAR PUBLIC [5. ID 26-0168     Regular:  Public Works Committee - April 14, 2026] [6. ID 26-0175     Regular:  Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee – April 14, 2026] WORKS. APRIL 14TH. REGULAR GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS. APRIL 14TH. THE [7. ID 26-0169     Regular:  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee - April 15, 2026] [8. ID 26-0176     Regular:  Appropriations Committee – April 15, 2026] REGULAR EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION. APRIL 15TH. THE [9. ID 26-0170     Regular:  Public Safety Committee - April 15, 2026] REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS. APRIL 15TH. THE REGULAR PUBLIC SAFETY. APRIL 15TH. THE SPECIAL [10. ID 26-0174     Special:  Committee of the Whole – April 16, 2026] [11. ID 26-0171     Regular:  Budget Committee - April 16, 2026] COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. APRIL 16TH. THE REGULAR BUDGET COMMITTEE. APRIL 16TH. THE [12. ID 26-0179     Regular:  Committee on Committees – April 21, 2026] REGULAR COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES. APRIL 21ST OR THE CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS MOTION. SECOND ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION. THESE [Communications to the Council] MINUTES ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COUNCIL? YES, SIR. WE DO. PLEASE READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD. DEAR PRESIDENT ACKERSON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOUISVILLE METRO'S COMPLETE STREETS ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 61, SERIES 22, I AM APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THE COMPLETE STREETS COALITION FOR APPOINTMENTS THAT EXPIRE THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION BY THE COUNCIL ARE CHRISTY ASHBY, ADAM STEGMAN, BRAD HESSLER, AND MARY SULLIVAN. LUCAS FRAZIER. APPOINTMENT RENEWAL EXPIRES OCTOBER 31ST, 2027. ANITA HALL AN APPOINTMENT RENEWAL OCTOBER 31ST, 2027. JANET HESTON APPOINTMENT RENEWAL OCTOBER 31ST, 2027 PATRICK SMITH APPOINTMENT RENEWAL OCTOBER 31ST 2027 JOSEPH B SPENCER APPOINTMENT RENEWAL OCTOBER 31ST, 2028 KENNETH THOMPSON APPOINTMENT RENEWAL OCTOBER 31ST 2028 ESTELLA VALDEZ AN APPOINTMENT RENEWAL OCTOBER 31ST, 2028. BILL WRIGHT APPOINTMENT RENEWAL OCTOBER 31ST, 2027. PURSUANT TO SECTION 5A2C3A OF THE COMPLETE STREETS ORDINANCE APPOINTMENT SHALL BE REVIEWED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND AFFIRMED BY THE METRO COUNCIL. YOUR PROMPT ACTION MUST APPRECIATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE NO LONGER MEMBERS JASPER JESSE BRAY, EMILY COLEMAN, ALETHA FIELDS, DINO. JOHNSON, ELIJAH LACY, SANDRA MAYS, DAVID M OROZCO, SANDRA R PEREZ, AND BENJAMIN PUTMAN. SINCERELY, WESLEY SYDNOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS HERE. PRESENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BUDGET, THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING KEON SCOTT. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH, 2027. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS APPOINTMENT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG. MAYOR, DEAR PRESIDENT ATKINSON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY EXTENSION BOARD, I AM REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING. MATTHEW MCCORD REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2028. YOUR PROMPT ACTION. THIS REAPPOINTMENT IS MUCH APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG. MAYOR, DEAR PRESIDENT ATKINSON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE JUNETEENTH JUBILEE COMMISSION, BRIAN BRIAN KELLY A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL THE 29TH, 2029 DOCTOR TERRY DAVENPORT A REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL 29TH, 2029. YOUR PROMPT ACTION THIS APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT MUST APPRECIATE. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG, MAYOR. TO PRESENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE KENTUCKY GREATER LOUISVILLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TREVOR PAUL. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28TH, 2028. DOCTOR NICOLE COBB A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JULY [01:50:04] THE 28TH. 28 TIMOTHY HOOVER A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30TH 28, 2028 GAIL DICKERSON A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2028. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THESE APPOINTMENTS IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG. MAYOR, DEAR PRESIDENT ATKINSON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU ORDINANCE, I'M REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING. CHRISTY ROBINSON REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES FEBRUARY 28TH, 2029. YOUR PROMPT ACTION ON THIS REAPPOINTMENT IS APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, MAYOR. DEAR PRESIDENT ATKINSON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING AND REAPPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE LOUISVILLE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD. OPERATE. GREGORY. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 2ND, 2027. ANDY TRAIN TRAINING APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES MARCH 23RD, 2029. YOUR PROMPT ACTION APPOINTMENT REAPPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG. MAYOR, DEAR PRESIDENT ATKINSON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REVENUE COMMISSION ORDINANCE, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING CAROL TIMMONS. A NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES OCTOBER 1ST, 2028. YOUR PROMPT ACTION REGARDING THIS APPOINTMENT IS MOST APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG. MAYOR, DEAR PRESIDENT ATKINSON, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 273 OR ON NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MATTHEW PHILLIPS NEW APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2029. THIS HAS BEEN READ INTO THE RECORD ONLY METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT IS NOT REQUIRED. SINCERELY, CRAIG GREENBERG. MAYOR, DEAR PRESIDENT ATKINSON, I'M APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING TO THE ZOO FOUNDATION BOARD. ERICA TAYLOR APPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL 30TH, 2029. JEFFREY NALLEY REAPPOINTMENT TERM EXPIRES APRIL 30TH, 2029. THIS BE READ IN THE RECORD ONLY. NO APPROVAL NEEDED. SINCERELY, CRAIG. MAYOR. READ FOR THOSE APPOINTMENTS NEED COUNCIL APPROVAL WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AUDIT APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OR THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. NOW, PRIOR TO GOING ANY FURTHER ON THIS, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS AGREEMENT THAT ITEMS NUMBER 43, 46, 48 AND 51 WILL BE REMOVED FROM OLD BUSINESS AND PUT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE REMOVAL OF THOSE FOUR ITEMS FROM OLD BUSINESS AND BEING PLACED ON CONSENT? HEARING NO OBJECTION, THE CONSENT CALENDAR NOW COMPRISES OF ITEMS 23 THROUGH 40, 43, 46, [Consent Calendar] 48 AND 51. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS THAT YOU WANT TO ALSO MOVE THE PLEDGE FROM BUSINESS ON OR FROM CONSENT TO BUSINESS? WHICH ITEM IS THAT? 30 OR 33? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING ITEM 33 TO OLD BUSINESS. YES. ALL RIGHT. ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? NONE. MADAM CLERK, [Legislation forwarded from APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE] THE SECOND READING OF THOSE ITEMS, THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS REPORTED FROM THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEM 23, AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $13,500 FROM [23. O-048-26     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $13,500 FROM DISTRICT 4 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE KENTUCKY CHESS AMBASSADORS, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHESS LEAGUE BEING PRODUCED AS PART OF DISTRICT 4’S “LIFE SKILLS FOR YOUTH” INITIATIVE TO BE HELD IN SPRING OF 2026. 4/15/26 Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4) ] DISTRICT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT BUDGET TO THE KENTUCKY CHESS AMBASSADORS, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHESS LEAGUE BEING PRODUCED AS PART OF DISTRICT FOUR LIFE SKILLS FOR YOUTH INITIATIVE TO BE HELD IN SPRING OF 2026. ITEM [24. O-083-26     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $14,272.20 FROM DISTRICT 1 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STREET LIGHTS AND A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: FIVE NEW STREETLIGHTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AT TEANECK LANE AND ROCKAWAY DRIVE IN RELATION TO THE ROCKAWAY DRIVE PROJECT, FOUR NEW STREETLIGHTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF SUNFLOWER AVENUE IN RELATION TO THE 4506 SUNFLOWER PROJECT, AND SIX NEW STREET LIGHTS AND THREE UPGRADED LIGHTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF CANE RUN ROAD IN RELATION TO THE CANE RUN ROAD PROJECT. 4/15/26 Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ] 24 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $14,272.20 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF STREETLIGHTS AND FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. FIVE NEW STREETLIGHTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AT TEANECK LANE IN ROCKAWAY DRIVE IN RELATION TO THE ROCKAWAY DRIVE PROJECT FOR NEW STREETLIGHTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF SUNFLOWER AVENUE IN RELATION TO THE 4506 SUNFLOWER PROJECT AND SIX NEW STREET LIGHTS IN THREE UPGRADE LIGHTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF CANE RUN [25. O-085-26     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM DISTRICT 26 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE TOMMY ELLIOTT FUND, INC. FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE 2026 TOMMY ELLIOTT FUND FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP STORYFEST TO BE HELD APRIL 2, 2026. 4/15/26 Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Brent Ackerson (D-26) ] ROAD IN RELATION TO THE CANE RUN ROAD. PROJECT ITEM 25, AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM DISTRICT 26 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO THE TOMMY ELLIOT FUND, INC. FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THE 2026 TOMMY ELLIOT FUND FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. STORY HAS TO BE HELD APRIL THE 2ND, 2026. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. ITEM 26 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER. OH, [48. O-070-26     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 $15,000 FROM DISTRICT 10 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS TO FUND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS EVENTS IN DISTRICT 10 PARKS, INCLUDING THE 2026 SLABFEST TO BE HELD JUNE 6, 2026 IN JOE CREASON PARK AND OPENING DAY OF THE WATERPARK IN CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR MEMORIAL PARK ON MAY 23, 2026 (AS AMENDED).   4/15/26 Appropriations Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Josie Raymond (D-10) ] I'M SORRY, LET ME GO BACK. ITEM 48, AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $15,000 FROM DISTRICT TEN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO METRO PARKS TO FUND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS EVENTS IN DISTRICT TEN PARKS, INCLUDING THE 2026 FEST, TO BE HELD JUNE 6TH, 2026, AND CRESCENT PARK, AN OPENING DAY OF THE WATER PARK IN CAMP TAYLOR CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR [51. O-086-26     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $34,000 FROM DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE METRO PARKS AND RECREATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING 2026 EVENTS: CHICKASAW DAY IN CHICKASAW PARK ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2026; WINTER WONDERLAND IN SHAWNEE PARK IN DECEMBER 2026; WEST LOUISVILLE SPORTS LEAGUE IN SHAWNEE PARK; AND THE PORTLAND YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE IN LANNEN PARK. 4/15/26 Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Donna L. Purvis (D-5) ] MEMORIAL PARK ON MAY 23RD, 2026, AS AMENDED. ITEM 51 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $34,000 FROM DISTRICT EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDS NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE METRO PARKS AND RECREATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING 2026 EVENTS. CHICKASAW DAY IN CHICKASAW PARK ON SEPTEMBER THE 12TH, 2026 WINTER WONDERLAND AND SHAWNEE PARK IN DECEMBER 2026, WEST LOUISVILLE SPORTS LEAGUE IN SHAWNEE PARK AND THE PORTLAND YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE IN LANDON PARK. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS REPORTED FROM THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. ITEM 26 AN ORDINANCE [Legislation forwarded from BUDGET COMMITTEE] [26. O-076-26     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 135, SERIES 2016, ORDINANCE NO. 109, SERIES 2018, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 082, SERIES 2019, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 072, SERIES 2020, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 088, SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 084, SERIES 2022, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 080, SERIES 2023, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 101, SERIES 2024, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 240, SERIES 2024, ORDINANCE NO. 070, SERIES 2025, AND ORDINANCE NO. 092, SERIES 2025, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 CAPITAL BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $360,000 FROM EXISTING PROJECTS TO ESTABLISH NEW PROJECTS, AND A PROJECT NAME CHANGE. 4/16/26  Budget Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026   Sponsors: Anthony Piagentini (R-19) ] AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 135, SERIES 2026. ORDINANCE NUMBER 109 SERIES 20 2018 RELATING TO THE FISCAL 2018 2019 CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE NUMBER 082 SERIES 2019 RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 2020. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE NUMBER 072. SERIES 2020. FISCAL YEAR 2020 2021. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE NUMBER 084. SERIES 2021 RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR 2021 2022. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE NUMBER 084 SERIES 2020 RELATED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023. [01:55:02] CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE NUMBER 080 SERIES 2023 RELATED TO FISCAL YEAR CAPITAL 2023 2024. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE NUMBER 101 SERIES 2024 RELATED TO FISCAL YEAR 2425. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE NUMBER 240. SERIES 2024. ORDINANCE NUMBER 070 2025. ORDINANCE NUMBER 092. SERIES 2025 RELATED TO FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. CAPITAL BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $360,000 FROM EXISTING PROJECTS TO ESTABLISH NEW PROJECTS UNDER PROJECT NAME CHANGE. ITEM 27 ORDINANCE [27. O-077-26     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 072, SERIES 2020, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 CAPITAL BUDGET, AND ORDINANCE NO. 092, SERIES 2025, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 CAPITAL BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $48,821.22 FROM EXISTING DISTRICT 08 PROJECTS AND ESTABLISHING NEW DISTRICT 08 PROJECTS. 4/16/26  Budget Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026   Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ] AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 072. SERIES 2022. FISCAL YEAR 2020 2021 CAPITAL BUDGET AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 092. SERIES 2025. RELATED FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. CAPITAL BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $48,821.22 FROM EXISTING DISTRICT EIGHT PROJECTS AND ESTABLISHING NEW [28. O-078-26     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 092, SERIES 2025, AND ORDINANCE NO. 091, SERIES 2025, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 CAPITAL BUDGET AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 OPERATING BUDGET, RESPECTIVELY, BY TRANSFERRING $100,000 FROM THE DISTRICT 07 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TO THE DISTRICT 07 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND. 4/16/26  Budget Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026   Sponsors: Paula McCraney (I-7) ] DISTRICT EIGHT PROJECTS. ITEM 28 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 092. SERIES 2025. AN ORDINANCE 091 SERIES 2025. RELATED FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET AND FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 OPERATING BUDGET, RESPECTIVELY, BY TRANSFERRING $100,000 FROM DISTRICT SEVEN CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TO DISTRICT SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND. ITEM 29, AN [29. O-079-26     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 102, SERIES 2016, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 088, SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 CAPITAL BUDGET, ORDINANCE NO. 080, SERIES 2023, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 CAPITAL BUDGET, AND ORDINANCE NO. 091, SERIES 2025, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 OPERATING BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $95,524.43 FROM EXISTING PROJECTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE USA 250 COMMISSION. 4/16/26  Budget Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026   Sponsors: Anthony Piagentini (R-19), Josie Raymond (D-10), Jonathan Joseph (R-12), Andrew Owen (D-9), Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24), Kevin Kramer (R-11), Marilyn Parker (R-18)] ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 102 2026 TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2017. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE 088 SERIES 2021. RELATED FISCAL YEAR 2021 2022 CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE NUMBER 080 SERIES 2023 RELATED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024. CAPITAL BUDGET AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 091. SERIES 2025 RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 OPERATING BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $95,524.43 FROM EXISTING PROJECTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE US 82 250 COMMISSION. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE EQUITY, [Legislation forwarded from EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE] [30. R-029-26     A RESOLUTION HONORING MS. ROBERT MAE GLENN BY NAMING THE CORNER OF S. 29TH STREET AND DIVINITY LANE AS “ROBERT MAE GLENN WAY” IN HER HONOR. 4/15/26  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026   Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4) ] COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE. ITEM 30 A RESOLUTION HONORING MRS. ROBERT MCGLYNN BY NAMING THE CORNER OF SOUTH 29TH STREET IN DIGNITY DIVINITY LANE, AS ROBERT MCGLYNN WAY IN HER HONOR. ITEM 31, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT [31. R-038-26     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT AS A DONATION OF PUBLIC ART A SCULPTURE OF ALBERTA JONES FROM FINER PEARLS FOUNDATION, INC. WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $200,000 TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF ARTS + CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. 4/15/26  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026   Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4) ] THE DONATION OF PUBLIC ART AS ART. A SCULPTURE OF ALBERTA JONES FROM FINER PEARLS FOUNDATION, INC. WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $200,000, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE [Legislation forwarded from GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT/AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE] OF ARTS AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE GOVERNMENT [32. R-036-26     A RESOLUTION URGING INDEPENDENT MONITOR TO PRESENT SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON PROGRESS TO METRO COUNCIL VIA THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. 4/14/26 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1) ] OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE. ITEM 32 A RESOLUTION URGING INDEPENDENT MONITOR TO PRESENT SEMIANNUAL REPORTS ON PROGRESS TO METRO COUNCIL VIA THE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. ITEM 34 APPOINTMENT OF TAMARA REEVE TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE [34. AP041426TR     APPOINTMENT OF TAMARA REIF TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2027) 4/14/26 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: ] [35. AP041426NM     APPOINTMENT OF NORMA MOLESTINA TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2026) 4/14/26 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: ] COMMISSION TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2027. I'M 35. APPOINTMENT OF NORMAN MOLESTINA TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. ITEM 36 [36. AP041426CB     APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTEN BYRNE TO THE COMMISSIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 12, 2027) 4/14/26 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: ] APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTINE BRYAN TO THE COMMISSIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TERM EXPIRES [37. AP041426RH     APPOINTMENT OF REBECCA HOFFMAN TO THE COMMISSIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 12, 2027) 4/14/26 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: ] DECEMBER 12TH, 2027. I'M 37. APPOINTMENT OF REBECCA HOFFMAN TO THE COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 12TH, 2027. ITEM 46 REAPPOINTMENT OF TAUSHA RAWLINS [46. RP041426TR     REAPPOINTMENT OF TIHISHA RAWLINS TO THE COMMISSIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 12, 20289) (AS AMENDED) 4/14/26 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: ] TO THE COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TERM EXPIRES DECEMBER 12TH, 20, 2029, AS AMENDED. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE LABOR AND ECONOMIC [Legislation forwarded from LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE] [38. R-027-26     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONCERNING HIV TESTING EQUIPMENT AND RELATED KITS – (ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION – $87,519.00). 4/14/26 Labor and Economic Development Recommended for Approval Action Required By:  September 12, 2026  Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ] DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. ITEM 38, A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVE NEGOTIATE AND SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS CONCERNING HIV TESTING EQUIPMENT AND RELATED KITS. ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION [43. R-031-26     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR A FAITH-BASED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND SMALL DEVELOPER TRAINING CONSULTANT (JOY SPACES, LLC - $127,000) (AS AMENDED). 4/14/26 Labor and Economic Development Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026   Sponsors: Ben Reno-Weber (D-8) ] $87,519 ITEM 43 RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE IS APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION FUND. THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR A FAITH BASED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND SMALLER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CONSULTANT. JOYCE SPACES, LLC, $127,000, AS AMENDED. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM [Legislation forwarded from PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE] [39. O-072-26     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CLOSURE OF THE PORTION OF WILSON AVENUE WEST OF SOUTH 12TH STREET BETWEEN WEST ORMSBY AVENUE AND ST. LOUIS AVENUE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 9,475 SQUARE FEET AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 23STRCLOSURE0032). 4/14/26 Planning and Zoning Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By:  September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ] THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. ITEM 39 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CLOSURE OF THE PORTION OF WILSON AVENUE WEST OF SOUTH 12TH STREET BETWEEN WEST ORMSBY AVENUE AND SAINT LOUIS STREET, CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 9475FT■!S, AND BEING A RURAL METRO. CASE [Legislation forwarded from PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE] NUMBER 23 STREET CLOSURE 0032. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS FORWARDED FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS [40. R-035-26     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT UP TO $2,400,000 FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET FOR THE SHELBY PARK & SMOKETOWN TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSETS. 4/14/26 Public Works Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By:  September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Jeff Hudson (R-23) ] COMMITTEE. ITEM 40 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT UP TO $2,400,000 FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET FOR THE SHELBY PARK AND SMOKETOWN TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSETS. SECOND ITEM BEFORE US, THE CONSENT CALENDAR REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HOPKINS. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 26 YES VOTES. THE [Old Business] CONSENT CALENDAR PASSES. THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE OLD BUSINESS. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM NUMBER 33, PLEASE. A RESOLUTION URGING LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE A DIGNITY [33. R-037-26     A RESOLUTION URGING LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE A “DIGNITY PLEDGE.” 4/14/26 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Khalil Batshon (R-25), Kevin Kramer (R-11), Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge (R-24), Ken Herndon (D-4), Andrew Owen (D-9), Josie Raymond (D-10), Tammy Hawkins (D-1)] PLEDGE. I BROUGHT BEFORE US. COUNCILWOMAN PURPOSES CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE. AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO YIELD THE FLOOR TO COUNCILMAN [02:00:06] KRAMER. THANK YOU. SO I APPRECIATE THIS BEING BEFORE US TONIGHT. TO GIVE FOLKS A CHANCE, YOU'LL NOTICE THERE ARE SEVERAL SPONSORS. I'M HOPING THAT BEFORE THE NIGHT'S OVER, WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY. COUNCILMAN STOPPED ME ON THE STEPS MONTHS AGO AND ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT BRAVER ANGELS. IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS FACILITATE CONVERSATION BETWEEN FOLKS WHO ARE ON VERY DIFFERENT SIDES OF POLITICAL ISSUES AND ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE POLITICAL AISLE. I AGREED RIGHT AWAY TO DO THAT. I THOUGHT BETSY'S PRESENTATION OF IT WAS INCREDIBLE AND WAS ANXIOUS TO DO THAT. I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS SHORT, BUT AS I GOT DEEPER AND DEEPER IN THAT CONVERSATION, I BECAME MORE AND MORE INVOLVED IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR TIM SHRIVER AND TAMMY PIFER BOTH SPEAK ABOUT THE DIGNITY INDEX AND THE WAY THAT POLITICAL LEADERS IN THE COUNTRY ARE TALKING TO AND ABOUT EACH OTHER, AND HOW THAT HOW THERE IS A LACK OF RESPECT THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SHOW UP, ESPECIALLY IN SOCIAL MEDIA CIRCLES. AND SO I STARTED THINKING ABOUT HOW DO I PUT THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER AND REACHED OUT TO BETSY AND SAID, CAN YOU HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT? AND TOGETHER WE WERE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BRAVERY ANGELS PROJECT THAT BETSY HAD ALREADY INVITED TO COME TO LOUISVILLE AND MERGE THAT TOGETHER WITH A CONVERSATION AROUND THE DIGNITY INDEX AND THE WAY THAT WE TALK TO EACH OTHER. AND SO WE HAD A REALLY GOOD MEETING WITH BRAVER ANGELS ABOUT THAT KIND OF CONVERSATION AND THE OUTCOME. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GREW OUT OF THAT CONVERSATION WAS A CONVERSATION AROUND DIGNITY PLEDGES AND CIVILITY PLEDGES THAT YOU'RE SEEING CITIES ACROSS CITIES AND STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ENGAGE IN. AT THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES IN DECEMBER, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED A CIVILITY PLEDGE THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES SIGNED OFF ON. I WAS PROUD TO BE ABLE TO STAND ON STAGE ON THAT SAME WEEKEND AND POINT OUT THAT LOUISVILLE HAD COMPLETED THE WORK ON ITS OWN DIGNITY PLEDGE, AND THAT WE WOULD BE VOTING ON IT SOON. THAT DIGNITY PLEDGE IS BEFORE US TONIGHT. SO BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT, I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCILMAN TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WORK THAT SHE DID TO MAKE ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE. AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO MONTHS AGO WHEN SHE STOPPED ME ON THE STEPS AND SAID, HEY, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOUISVILLE. AND SO I'M EVER SO GRATEFUL FOR HER WORK, FOR THE WORK OF THE GROUP THAT CAME TOGETHER WITH BRAVER ANGELS, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WORK THAT WAS DONE TO ACTUALLY GET THE DIGNITY PLEDGE BEFORE US TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COUNCILWOMAN ROUX, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR OVER TWO YEARS, AND I WAS SO GRATEFUL WHEN I FOUND AL KLEIN OF INTERFAITH PATHS TO PEACE AS SOMEBODY OUTSIDE COUNCIL WHO COULD HELP US MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AND THEN I BROUGHT KEVIN KRAMER ON, AND I KNEW VERY EARLY ON THAT WE GET TO GET WE WORK PRETTY WELL TOGETHER, DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, WE TALK TO EACH OTHER. WE HAVE AMICABLE RELATIONSHIPS. BUT I KNOW IF WE TALK TO EACH OTHER MORE OFTEN, WE COULD COME UP WITH BETTER LEGISLATION THAT MORE PEOPLE COULD AGREE ON. JUST FOR AN EXAMPLE, I HAD AN IDEA TONIGHT. THE FIRST PERSON THAT I TALKED TO ABOUT IT IS KEVIN BRATCHER, BECAUSE I KNOW IF I WANT TO MAKE THIS WORK, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M TALKING ACROSS THE AISLE TO PEOPLE. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE DOING AND DO MORE AND MORE PURPOSEFULLY, NOT JUST WAIT FOR THE LEGISLATION IS WRITTEN, BUT TO TALK TO PEOPLE AT THE BEGINNING AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE CREATING SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY CAN SUPPORT. SO I AM HONORED TO HAVE THIS BEFORE US TONIGHT. AND I YIELD THE FLOOR. COUNCILWOMAN PARISH, RIGHT. YOUR NEXT IN THE QUEUE AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO BETSY. I DIDN'T LEARN ABOUT IT UNTIL WE WERE IN OUR CAUCUS, AND SHE BROUGHT IT UP, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER. I ENCOURAGE US NOT ONLY TO SAY THE WORDS, BUT TO PRACTICE EVERY WORD OF IT AT EVERY GIVEN MOMENT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I TAKE SERIOUSLY AND I WOULD WANT TO. I WILL HAVE A REMINDER HERE TO REMIND ME OF THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW WE GET REALLY PASSIONATE, BUT SOME OF US DON'T PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH AND WHAT WE PUT ON PAPER. SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD REMINDER OF THAT. AND THEN I DID GET TO GO TO NLC THE FIRST TIME AND REALLY WAS GREAT TO SEE COUNCILMAN KRAMER SHINE THERE AND DO AMAZING THINGS. HE'S USUALLY SO RESERVED, BUT SEEING HIM THERE AND THEN HEARING ABOUT THE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE DONE IT, BEING THERE WITH ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES JUST REMINDED ME IT WAS THE IT WAS A GREAT NEXT STEP AFTER WE CAME [02:05:05] TOGETHER AND WE SPENT, WHAT, FOUR HOURS IN THAT LIBRARY? THAT'S A LOT FOR ME ON THREE WORKING THREE JOBS AND. BUT IT. BUT IT REALLY MEANT A LOT. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M MOVING FORWARD WITH IT. EVEN THOUGH I AM. I AM CONCERNED THAT WE NEED TO PRACTICE THIS BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE IT. BUT IF WE'RE NOT PRACTICING IT, IT WON'T HAVE THE REAL PURPOSE AS SUPPOSED TO HAVE. BUT COMMENDING BETSY RUI ON GETTING ME ENGAGED AND, AND REALLY BRINGING THIS UP AND, AND WANT TO COMMEND COUNCILMAN KRAMER, WHO IT WAS. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE HIM IN THIS LIGHT, Y'ALL. HE WAS WALKING AND DANCING AND SHINING AND REALLY GET TO SEE ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE. AND I WAS LIKE, WHO IS THIS GUY? BUT BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD. SO THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN BASS. YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. MADAM, I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE THAT HAD ANY HAND IN WORKING ON THIS. AND AND I'M GOING TO ECHO HER THAT IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE EVERYONE IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT THROUGH ALL OF THIS. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF TOUGH CONVERSATIONS AND WORKING ACROSS THE AISLE, BUT WE ALL HAVE COMMON GROUND THAT WE CAN COME TO TERMS ON AND WORKING TOGETHER. AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE A SPONSOR ON THIS AND THANK EVERYONE THAT HAD ANY PART IN THIS. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH ADDING SPONSORS? OKAY. ALRIGHT, COUNCILMAN HUDSON, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WAS INVITED TO BE A PART OF THAT GROUP AND HAD A HEALTH CHALLENGE THAT DAY THAT I WAS UNABLE TO TO MAKE IT. AND I REGRET THAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS. PLEASE. COUNCILMAN BATSON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN BASS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN CRAMER, FOR PUTTING THIS ON. AND I THINK THERE'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF US TO TO SIT IN THAT ROOM AND WORK TOGETHER. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THAT WE WE ALL SIGN ON AS A SPONSOR. I THINK THIS IS A, A, A MESSAGE THAT WE CAN SEND ACROSS THE BOARD THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER, EVEN ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. WE WE CAN DO IT WITH DIGNITY. WE CAN DO IT WITH WITH GRACE AND, AND STILL RESPECT ONE ANOTHER. SO PLEASE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN ON AS A SPONSOR. COUNCILMAN REED, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO BE ADDED, PLEASE, AS A SPONSOR AS WELL. AND I GET ASKED A LOT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S IT LIKE BEING ON COUNCIL? DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES? DO YOU GET ALONG WITH DEMOCRATS? I ALWAYS TELL THEM, YES. I MEAN, WE'VE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, ONE OF THE STRIKING THINGS TO ME IS HOW COURTEOUS EVERYONE REALLY IS. AND I TRULY WISH THAT THOSE AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL SHOWED THE SAME SORT OF COURTESY TO EACH OTHER THAT WE DO. AND IT BOTHERS ME TREMENDOUSLY THAT THEY DON'T IN MANY CASES. SO I'M PROUD TO BE A SUPPORTER OF THIS. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HERNDON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I ALSO WAS PART OF THE GROUP THAT SATURDAY AND WENT TO DC. AND I SAID WHEN HE WASN'T HERE AND I'LL SAY IT WHEN HE IS I. COUNCILMAN. HE REPRESENTED US WELL AS PRESIDENT. HE REPRESENTS LOUISVILLE WELL AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF CITIES. I WAS SO PROUD TO HAVE HIM TO BE PART OF THE GROUP HERE. AND COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH WRIGHT MENTIONED PASSION. WE'RE ALL HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE PASSION FOR MANY THINGS. I'LL SPEAK FOR MYSELF THAT SOMETIMES I CAN LET MY PASSION GET THE BEST OF ME AND GET OVER MY SKIS. AND WHEN I TRY TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND AND CORRECT IT. BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD EVER APOLOGIZE FOR OUR PASSION, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT LEADS US TO DO WHAT WE DO. AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING PART OF THIS. AND I'M GLAD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILWOMAN MULVEY WARD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THANK YOU FOR COUNCILWOMAN RUIZ, COUNCILMAN CRAMER, FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, GETTING THE ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER, GETTING THE GROUP TOGETHER. I'M GLAD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR ON THIS AND AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH WRIGHT SAID, THAT LOOKING FORWARD TO PRACTICING WHAT'S ON THE PAPER, NOT JUST THE WORDS IN FRONT OF US, HOPEFULLY AT EACH OF OUR TABLES, BUT PRACTICING THAT TOGETHER. YOU KNOW, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OVER THIS LAST WEEK TO WORK WITH THOSE ACROSS THE BOARD. AND ACTUALLY MANY SITTING HERE TODAY ON, ON SOME STUFF THAT IS ACTUALLY WORKING ACROSS THAT TABLE AND HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT MOVING FORWARD. COUNCILMAN WEBBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I WANT TO ECHO MY THANKS TO COUNCILWOMAN RUBY FOR REALLY DRIVING THE INITIATIVE OF THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, WE'RE TO COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH WRIGHT'S POINT OF SEEING IT IN ACTION. I THINK WE'VE ALREADY STARTED TO SEE SOME OF IT IN ACTION. AND COUNCILWOMAN BACHON AND I GOT TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE SOME REAL CONVERSATIONS IN THAT LIBRARY ROOM. COUNCILWOMAN PARKER AND I GOT TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS, AND I HAD MORE UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE SHE WAS COMING FROM AT THE END OF THAT THAN I EVER HAD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GLAD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILMAN HAWKINS, [02:10:01] YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I WANT TO COMMEND MY COLLEAGUE. YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN ROY, FOR SPEARHEADING THIS. AND COUNCILMAN CRAMER, SORRY THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO SEE YOU SHINE. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE THAT SOME THINGS WAS GOING ON HERE TO WHERE I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT. I AM GLAD TO BE A PART OF THE DIGNITY PLEDGE. BASICALLY, JUST HOLDING ONE ANOTHER ACCOUNTABLE. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE ALL PASSIONATE ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE TRULY BELIEVE IN. YOU KNOW, WE ALL REPRESENT DIFFERENT AREAS. WITH DIFFERENT LOGICS. AND I THINK THAT WE ALL CAN FIND COMMON GROUND TO AGREE, TO DISAGREE, YOU KNOW, TO AGREE, TO DISAGREE RESPECTFULLY. SO I APPRECIATE THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF HOLDS ME ACCOUNTABLE SOMETIMES BECAUSE EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL KNOWS THAT I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THINGS. AND SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, YOUR PASSION CAN SOMETIMES JUST TAKE YOU OUT OF CARE TO ONLY BECAUSE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THINGS IN A DIFFERENT SET OF LENSES. BUT THAT ALSO COMES WITH REALLY GETTING TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER, LIKE ON PLATFORMS, YOU KNOW, LIKE GOING TO NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND GETTING OUTSIDE OF METRO COUNCIL AS WELL, REALLY GETTING TO KNOW YOUR COLLEAGUES AND GETTING TO UNDERSTAND THEIR AREAS AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMAN PARRISH. RIGHT. YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE FOR A SECOND TIME. NO, NO, I WANTED TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR, BUT SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. NEXT MY QUEUE IS COUNCILMAN JJ JOSEPH. THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID ABOUT COUNCILWOMAN RUBY. COUNCILMAN CRAMER, WHAT I THINK OF WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS IS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO WHEN WE HAD A FIELD TRIP WITH MY STUDENTS FROM BUTLER HERE AND COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH, RIGHT, AND COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI AND COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS SPENT SOME TIME WITH MY STUDENTS. AND AFTER IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE WITH MY STUDENTS ASKING WHAT I HAD A COUPLE STUDENTS THAT ASKED ME, THEY SAID, ARE, ARE, ARE THEY ALL IN THE SAME POLITICAL PARTY? AND THEN I HAD TO HAVE THAT WHOLE DISCUSSION AND WHATNOT ABOUT POLITICS AND WHAT NOT. BUT WHAT WAS COOL IS THAT AFTER THE END OF THE DAY, THEY DIDN'T KNOW AND THEY DIDN'T CARE. AND FOR SOME OF THESE STUDENTS THAT ARE THESE YOUTH, THIS MIGHT BE THE CLOSEST THING THEY EVER GET TO THE TEXTBOOKS THAT THEY'RE READING, THE LECTURES THAT THEY'RE LEARNING IS HANDS ON WITH MEMBERS IN THIS, IN THIS BODY. AND SO JUST REALLY, REALLY THANKFUL THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, MY STUDENTS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO DIDN'T KNOW. AND IT REALLY DIDN'T MATTER THAT THEY WERE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. THEY JUST CARED THAT THOSE PEOPLE CARED ABOUT THEM. AND SO I'D ALSO LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR. PLEASE, COUNCILMAN PEACH, YOUR NEXT TO MCHUGH. YES. NOTHING. NOTHING SUBSTANTIVE ADDED. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT WORKED ON IT. I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR, PLEASE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN WINKLER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO START BY ADMITTING I. I OVERLOOKED THIS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, AND I HAD COME IN HERE TODAY PREPARED. I HAD FOR TWO YEARS, SEVEN YEARS. I'VE SAT TWO SEATS DOWN FROM COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI, HAD A WHOLE LIST OF DEROGATORY THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO SHARE ABOUT HIM TONIGHT THAT FEELS TERRIBLY MISPLACED, GIVEN THAT THIS IS ON THE AGENDA. SO I'M GOING TO SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY. AND INSTEAD, I WANT TO THANK THE FOLKS THAT WORKED ON THIS AND WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR. PLEASE, COUNCILWOMAN RUHI, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO AL KALINE OUT THERE WHO WALKED IN. HE WAS OUR OTHER PARTNER ON THIS, AND I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR ALL HIS WORK ALSO. COUNCILMAN SIME, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. PLEASE ADD ME AS A CO-SPONSOR. ONE THING I LEARNED ABOUT COUNCIL. WE HAVE 26 MEMBERS WITH 26 DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, AND THEY'RE ALL TRYING TO MAKE THEIR DISTRICT DISTRICT BETTER, WHICH MAKES A BETTER LOUISVILLE. AND I I'M ALL ON BOARD WITH THAT. AND I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY ON THE OTHER AISLE AND AGAIN, ACROSS THE AISLE. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EACH OTHER, ABOUT HUMANITY. AND ONE THING YOU KNOW, I SAID, I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE ALL BLEED RED. AND HE SAID, YEAH, AND OUR TEARS ARE CLEAR. WE ALL HAVE EMOTIONS AND WE ALL CRY FOR THE DISPARITIES AND STUFF. AND, AND I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE'RE ALL COMING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER LOUISVILLE. AND PLEASE ADD ME FOR A CO-SPONSOR. COUNCILMAN PURVIS. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. WE CANNOT HAVE A BETTER LOUISVILLE IF WE ARE NOT A BETTER COUNCIL. SO I THINK THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK THE FEW THINGS WE SHOULD TAKE AWAY FROM THIS IS RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER, NOT TO HAVE ANY HIDDEN AGENDAS [02:15:02] TO HURT EACH OTHER. BECAUSE WHEN WE ALL, WHEN WE HURT EACH OTHER, WE ALL HURT. AND ONE THING I. I WANT TO MENTION MY RELATIONSHIP WITH COUNCILMAN JJ, OUR FRIENDSHIP IS SO UNIQUE. YOU WOULD NOT KNOW THAT WE ARE DIFFERENT PARTIES. WE DON'T LOOK AT PARTIES, WE LOOK AT FRIENDSHIP. WE LOOK AT THE HEART. AND I THINK HIS STUDENTS RECOGNIZE THAT. I HAVE ONE. ONE OF HIS STUDENTS WERE ACTUALLY TWO OF THEM. NOW I CAN'T GET AWAY FROM US, BUT I LOVE IT. YOU ALL KNOW THAT I, I LOVE KIDS, SPENDING TIME WITH JC IS SOMETHING THAT I CHOOSE TO DO. YES, THE MONEY DOES HELP, BUT LATELY I SPEND A LOT OF TIME AT BRECKENRIDGE METRO WITH CHILDREN THAT THAT DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE IN LIFE, BUT IF THEY FELT LIKE WHAT I DO HERE ON THE COUNCIL, THEY FELT LIKE THAT I WAS HERE TO FIGHT WITH MY COLLEAGUES. I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE THEIR LIFE AND UNDERSTANDING LIFE WOULD BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT. SO I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE ARE UNITED. WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS A BETTER CITY FOR EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN SHANKLIN. YES, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY I HOPE TO THINK THAT I GET ALONG WITH EVERYBODY. SOMETIMES I DON'T, BUT ANYWAY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE CO-SPONSOR AND BE A PART OF IT. OKAY. COUNCILMAN BRATCHER, I'D LIKE TO BE CO-SPONSOR WITH. THANK YOU TO MY SEATMATE HERE FOR AND KEVIN CRAMER FOR DOING THAT. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT NO ONE ELSE. AND I WILL SAY THIS, I'M THE BIGGEST BENEFICIARY OF THIS BECAUSE I MAKE YOU ALL MAD. AND NOW YOU'VE GOT TO BE NICE TO ME, OR AT LEAST PRETEND TO BE NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE. THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY IN OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION. THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, READING OF ITEM 41, A RESOLUTION AMENDING RULE 7.03 OF THE RULES [41. R-034-26     A RESOLUTION AMENDING RULE 7.03 OF THE RULES OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT REGARDING REINTRODUCTION OF REFILING FAILED LEGISLATION (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION). 4/21/26  Committee on Committees  Amended; Recommended for Approval 3/26/26 Legislation assigned to COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES Action Required By:  September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Anthony Piagentini (R-19) ] OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO METRO GOVERNMENT REGARDING RE FILING FAILED LEGISLATION. AMENDMENT BY. SUBSTITUTION. READING. FOR ITEMS BROUGHT BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN PECINI, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO FIRST OF ALL, IT'S AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION HERE. ALTHOUGH IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY OUT OF COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES BECAUSE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY DID DID A GREAT JOB OF AMENDING THE LANGUAGE, ALBEIT KEEPING ALL THE INTENT IN THERE AND WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WHILE KEEPING IT COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAW AND OTHER THINGS AS FAR AS VERBIAGE AND TERMINOLOGY. SO TO BE CLEAR ABOUT OR TO ATTEMPT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THIS DOES, IF THERE IS FAILED THERE, I THINK WE CAN ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RULES WERE NOT CLEAR ABOUT WHAT TO DO. WHEN SOMEBODY BRINGS UP LEGISLATION THAT HAS FAILED. AND WITHIN THE SAME COUNCIL, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DEBATE AND EVERYBODY HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS. THE FACT IS, THE REASON THAT HAPPENED IS BECAUSE THE RULES WERE NOT CLEAR. SO MY ATTEMPT HERE IS TO CLARIFY THE RULES AND LAY OUT A PROCESS THAT SEEMS TO BE AS FAIR AS POSSIBLE TO ALL PARTIES, TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO BRING UP LEGISLATION, BUT ALSO OR TO REINTRODUCE IT, BUT ALSO TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS THAT THEY DO. SO BEFORE IT COMES TO THE FLOOR. AND WE'RE TAKING TIME ON THE FLOOR. SO THE WAY THIS WORKS IS IF YOU I MEAN, FEEL FREE TO OPEN IT OR NOT, THERE'S ESSENTIALLY A TWO STEP PROCESS. STEP ONE HAS TO DO WITH THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES. RIGHT? YOU SEE THAT IN LETTER B HERE. SO ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES. SO LEGISLATION WILL BE FILED, YOU KNOW, BY MONDAY AT NOON THAT TUESDAY COMES THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEE MEETING. AT THAT MEETING, ANY ONE OF THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES OR ANY MEMBER OF LEADERSHIP CAN SAY, HEY, I BELIEVE THAT THIS LEGISLATION IS A REPEAT OF SOMETHING THAT HAS FAILED. OKAY. ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THERE NEEDS TO BE A MAJORITY OF COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES. NOW, TO BE CLEAR, THAT MEANS THREE OF THE FIVE DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP TO THAT MEETING, EVEN IF THEY HAVE QUORUM, THEY NEED THREE MEMBERS TO TO AGREE THAT THAT LEGISLATION IS THIS IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO LEGISLATION THAT ALREADY FAILED DURING THAT COUNCIL. SO YOU NEED THREE OF THE FIVE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO VOTE IN THAT MANNER. ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THEN THE SPONSOR NEEDS A THIS IS STEP TWO. RIGHT? SO AT THAT POINT, ONCE THAT HAPPENS, THEN THE SPONSOR NEEDS 14 SIGNATURES. NOW, TO BE CLEAR, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY NEED 14 VOTES OR 14. YES. OR THIS. AND THE OTHER THING, IT JUST MEANS THEY NEED A PETITION WITH 14 SIGNATURES. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO HOW WE DO DISCHARGE PETITIONS, RIGHT? IF SOMEBODY'S HANGING UP YOUR LEGISLATION IN A COMMITTEE AND WE WE ACTUALLY DID THIS WITH SOMETHING, COUNCILMAN WINKLER MOVED FORWARD. AND YOU NEED TO MOVE IT FORWARD. YOU GET 14 [02:20:01] SIGNATURES AND BOOM, IT'S ON OLD BUSINESS. THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. SIMILAR CONCEPT HERE. GET IT. GET A PETITION WITH 14 SIGNATURES AND THAT WILL PUT IT ON NEW BUSINESS FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY. SO FRANKLY, YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO IT AS QUICKLY AS WHEN COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES HAPPENS ON TUESDAY. IF BY WEDNESDAY AT NOON. YEAH. IF BY WEDNESDAY AT NOON YOU HAVE THE PETITION, IT'S STILL ON NEW BUSINESS THAT THURSDAY. AND THEN IT JUST GOES THROUGH THE PROPER ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE. FROM THERE IT GETS DEBATED AND THEN MOVE FORWARD AS USUAL. SO SO THAT'S THE PROCESS THAT'S LAID OUT HERE. HOPEFULLY THAT'S CLEARER. IT ELIMINATES NO OFFENSE TO OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT OR ANY PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL, BUT ELIMINATES THE PRESIDENT BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE IT BY THEMSELVES. IT ELIMINATES, YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE A MAJORITY OF COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES TO DESIGNATE IT SUCH. AND THEN IT REQUIRES 14 SIGNATURES, AND THEN IT GOES THROUGH THE REGULAR PROCESS. I HOPE THAT'S CLEAR. GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SUPPORT TO CLARIFY THE RULES. OH, AND BECAUSE THIS IS A RULE CHANGE, WE WOULD NEED TWO THIRDS OF THE. I'M RIGHT ABOUT THAT. RIGHT. WE NEED TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNCIL IN ORDER TO UPDATE THE RULES. SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE 18 VOTES TODAY TO AMEND THE RULES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. COUNCILMAN, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY. Q THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO APPLAUD COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI FOR THIS EFFORT TO UPDATE THE RULES AND REMOVE THE AMBIGUITY. I THINK THIS BRINGS A LOT OF STRUCTURE TO THIS PROCESS THAT WAS SORELY LACKING IN CREATING SORT OF AN ARBITRARY PROCESS BY WHICH LEGISLATION WAS BEING EVALUATED OR REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. I REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS AN IMPROVEMENT. ONE OF THE TEXTS THAT I ALWAYS RECOMMEND TO NEW ORGANIZERS IS JO FREEMAN'S 1971 ESSAY, THE TYRANNY OF STRUCTURAL LOOSENESS, WHICH IS A REALLY FANTASTIC WORK ON HOW INFORMAL AND PROCEDURALIST GROUPS TEND TO LEAD TO DECISIONS WHICH ARE NOT DEMOCRATIC. I THINK THIS MOVES US IN AN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS RULE CHANGE. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN, YOUR NEXT TO MY QUEUE. I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I'M NOT. I DIDN'T HAVE COUNCILMAN SHANKLIN NO I DIDN'T. OKAY. COUNCILMAN RENO WEBBER AND THEN IT WILL BE HAWKINS AND THEN PARRISH. RIGHT. LOOK AT THAT DIGNITY PLEDGE AT WORK. DIGNITY, PLEASURE. COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH. RIGHT. OH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I, I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I DID WANTED TO CHECK WITH SOME FOLKS TO SEE HOW THEY WERE FEELING ABOUT IT. BUT MY ONLY THING IS, WHAT IF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES DOESN'T MEET? IS THERE A PROCESS FOR THAT PART? DID YOU COVER THAT? BECAUSE I WATCHED, I WATCHED YOUR I WATCHED THE COMMITTEE ONLINE AND I, I WOULD HAVE ASKED THAT QUESTION, BUT I DIDN'T LOG IN. SO JUST WHAT'S THE PROCESS IF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES DOESN'T MEET. OKAY. YOU ANSWER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO ESSENTIALLY, IF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES DOESN'T MEET AND DOESN'T RULE ON IT, IT STAYS ON NEW BUSINESS. OKAY. SO YEAH, SO, SO, SO THAT'S THE TRICK HERE. LIKE IF SOMEBODY THINKS THAT SOMETHING IS A DUPLICATE, FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO GET IT TO YOUR LEADERSHIP. YOU COULD DO THAT THROUGH THE PRESIDENT. YOU COULD DO THAT THROUGH THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR OF YOUR CAUCUS OR YOUR CAUCUS. IT DOESN'T MATTER. ANY ONE OF THE FIVE CAN BRING IT UP AND, AND CAN BRING IT UP FOR THAT COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEE, AND THEN THREE, HAVE TO VOTE ON IT. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE THREE MEMBERS OF IF THREE MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE SHOW UP, YOU'LL HAVE THE COMMITTEE MEETING. THAT'S FIRST OF ALL. SO IF YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT. BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SUPPORT, IF IF YOU KNOW PEOPLE AREN'T SHOWING UP AND THAT CAN BE CANCELED, THEN IT STAYS ON THE AGENDA. SO YOU HAVE TO. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE STRUCTURE THAT'S BE SOME PROACTIVITY TO CALL OUT SOMETHING AS A DUPLICATE. IT'S NOT JUST LIKE, AGAIN, SORT OF RANDOMLY, ANYBODY MAKING THAT CALL BEHIND THE SCENES. AND IT'S DURING A PUBLIC MEETING WHERE ANY MEMBER OF US CAN COME UP AND MAKE THE CASE THAT, NO, NO, THIS IS WHY IT'S NOT THE SAME. RIGHT? I HOPE THAT HELPS. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE, THIS IS A RESOLUTION THAT REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSITION HEARING? NO OPPOSITION. IT'S THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR THAT THE TWO THIRDS MAJORITY HAS BEEN MET AND THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED. MADAM [42. O-058-26     AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING AND GENERAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 12302, 12312, 12400, 12404 AND 12406 TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND 3800 AND 3830 SWEENEY LANE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 22.6 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 25ZONE0099). 4/14/26 Planning and Zoning Committee  Recommended for Approval 3/17/26 Planning and Zoning Committee  Held Action Required By:  May 20, 2026 Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9) ] CLERK, A READING BY NUMBER 42, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING IN GENERAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 1230212312124001240412406 TYPEKIT ROAD AND 3838 30 SWEENEY LANE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 22.6 ACRES AND BEING A LOUISVILLE METRO CASE NUMBER 250099 READING FOR ITEMS BROUGHT BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN OWEN, THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT [02:25:02] ATKINSON. SO THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED. MANY OF THE ONES THAT WE DISCUSS ARE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING FROM R4 TO C1 AT THE ADDRESSES THAT SONIA JUST MENTIONED. AND SO I DON'T NEED TO GO BACK THROUGH THAT PROPOSAL. CALLS FOR 5400 ZERO SQUARE FOOT GROCERY STORE AND 273 PARKING SPACES. IT IS JUST SOUTH AND WEST OF TYLER RURAL SETTLEMENT DISTRICT ON TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND SWEENEY. IT'S IN COUNCILMAN BENSON'S DISTRICT AND I KNOW HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO IT. IT CAME TO US FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON A SPLIT VOTE. AND SO IT THE THE COMPLEXITY IS ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHICKEN AND EGG SCENARIO HERE WHERE KYTC DOES NOT LIKE TO COMMIT TO CERTAIN THINGS UNTIL THEY SEE COMMITMENT FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FOR EXAMPLE. SO THERE IS A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION OR A SIGNAL THAT THAT WOULD GO IN AT THE ENTRANCE TO THIS THIS PROJECT THAT THEY HAVEN'T FULLY COMMITTED TO BECAUSE THEY'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE AT METRO GOVERNMENT. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHICKEN AND EGG. SO THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE THERE. AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHETHER THERE WAS A WAY TO HOLD OFF ON APPROVING AND TRYING TO GET TO KYTC TO COMMIT. BUT ALL OF US WHO HAVE WORKED WITH KYTC KNOWS THAT THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A WISE ROUTE TO GO. SO DURING THE COMMITTEE MEETING, COUNCILMAN BENSON PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD, BASED ON FINDINGS OF FACT, THAT WOULD OVERTURN THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S 4 TO 3 RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE. THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH AT THE COMMITTEE AND THE AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION FAILED ON A TWO TO 3 TO 1 VOTE. WE THEN WENT BACK. AND SO THE THE THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WAS NOT AMENDED. AND THAT ORDINANCE, I THINK, PASSED THREE TO 2 TO 1. SO THIS WAS ALL VERY SOME KIND OF MOVING TARGETS AND A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. SO I KNOW COUNCILMAN BENSON WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FURTHER TO IT. SO I WILL YIELD THE FLOOR TO HIM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING, IT WAS REALLY FOR ME PERSONALLY, HEARING PEOPLE TALK ABOUT PEOPLE WORKING WITH PEOPLE YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IN THE LAST 23 YEARS, HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE SAY, HOW DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO? I SAID, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? SAYS, GET ALONG WITH THOSE PEOPLE DOWN THERE? I SAID, I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THEM PERSONALLY. I MEAN, I DON'T Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME, BUT I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE I CAN GO UP TO ANYBODY AND TALK TO THEM. AND WHETHER ONE OF THE PROBLEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE, THEY TALK TO SOMEBODY AND THEY THINK THEY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO TELL A PERSON WHAT TO DO. THEY GO WITH THEM. AND TO ME, I WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE FACTS AND HOPE THAT MY FACTS ARE THE WAY I PRESENT THE FACTS. THEY'RE THEY'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH ME. BUT I THINK EVERYBODY HAS BEEN ELECTED. THE VOTE HAVE. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO. GEORGE, UNTIL YEARS AGO, USED TO ALWAYS TELL ME. HE SAID, STUART, IF YOU WANT ME TO VOTE YES, I'LL VOTE YES. I SAID, GEORGE, YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN'T. YOU KNOW, I REALLY LOOK AT ALL THIS INFORMATION AND VOTE HOWEVER YOU THINK. HE SAID, IF YOU TELL ME TO VOTE YES, I'LL VOTE YES. I MEAN, IT WAS A GREAT GUY. I MEAN. YEAH, SORRY. OKAY. THIS PROPOSAL IS LOCATED WITHIN DISTRICT 20, BUT WILL WILL AFFECT RESIDENTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET WHO LIVE WITHIN DISTRICT 11. I HAVE REVIEWED THIS CASE AND THE RECORD RECORDINGS AND HAVE HAVE WORKED WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO ESTABLISH NEW FINDINGS OF FACTS THAT ADDRESS MY CONCERNS AND IRREFUTABLE HARM THAT WILL BE INFLICTED ON SOME HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE NEAR THIS PROPOSED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THESE FINDINGS SEEK TO OVERTURN THE 4 TO 3 DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO ALLOW. THESE FINDINGS OUTLINED NINE WAYS IN WHICH WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE PROPOSAL LIVE UP TO OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND EXPLAIN THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON RESIDENTIAL HOMES ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. THAT WILL BE SEVERELY HURT BY THE FACT THAT THE ENTRANCE, AND ESPECIALLY EGRESS FROM THEIR DRIVEWAYS, WILL MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT RELIANCE ON TWO EXITS, AS WELL AS THE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ALL PARTIES AGREE ARE NEEDED, SUCH AS TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND OTHER ENHANCEMENTS. DISTRICT 20 I HAVE. I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE OF. WE HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE TWO FASTEST GROWING DISTRICTS SINCE 2003. I DO NOT COME TO THIS [02:30:03] GROUP WITH THE REQUEST TO STOP DEVELOPMENT UNLESS I FIND THEM TO BE UNFAIR AND OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CLEARLY STATED POLICIES. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THESE FINDINGS BECAUSE THERE IS EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN SHOULD THIS CASE PASS AS FORWARD BY SUCH CLOSE MARGIN AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION. AND JUST FOR FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW, THIS WAS A NIGHT HEARING AND TO HAVE A NIGHT HEARING IN YOUR DISTRICT, YOU GOTTA HAVE A PETITION WITH OVER 300 PEOPLE SIGNED A PETITION. AND THE NIGHT OF THE OF OF THE HEARING, IT WAS PACKED. AND ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE MUMBLING, WELL, GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, BLAH, BLAH. AND THEY DON'T MATTER WHAT WE DO. YOU KNOW, I, I KIND OF HEAR THIS STUFF ALL THE KIND OF ALL THE TIME. AND, AND I SAY, LISTEN, WE, WE LISTEN AND WE TRY TO BEST WE THINK IS GOING TO BE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BUT IF YOU WAS OUT THERE AND THAT ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST TOLD COUNCILMAN KRAMER, I SAID, IF THIS DON'T PASS, IT'S BECAUSE OF ME, EVEN THOUGH I, I, I KNOW IT'S WRONG. I'VE NOT EXPLAINED IT WELL ENOUGH TO MAKE PEOPLE BELIEVE ME THAT I KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG. I DO KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG, THOUGH. AND AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO THE MR. PRESIDENT, TO LET KEVIN KRAMER, BECAUSE THIS THIS THIS WILL HAVE EQUAL IMPACT ON HIM. THIS THIS ZONING CASE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GO OUT OF ORDER. I KNOW I'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE IN THE QUEUE, BUT I'M GOING TO TENDER THE FLOOR TO COUNCILMAN KRAMER BECAUSE HE'S ALSO HIS DISTRICT IS IMPACTED BY THIS. COUNCILMAN KRAMER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'LL START BY ASKING YOU TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR. AS MENTIONED, THIS THIS WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT RESIDENTS OF MAN. THE THE CUT OFF BETWEEN COUNCILMAN BENSON AND MYSELF IS ACTUALLY TAYLORSVILLE ROAD. AND SO THIS WILL BE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM RESIDENTS OF MAN I. THOSE WHO HAVE WATCHED ME IN THESE KINDS OF MEETINGS BEFORE HAVE HEARD ME TRADITIONALLY AND TYPICALLY BE IN LINE WITH THE ZONING COMMISSION AND DEVOTE THE WAY THAT THEY SEND THINGS OVER. I'M ALWAYS HESITANT TO OVERTURN THE WORK THAT THEY DO. THAT SAID, I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THE REASON WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS IS BECAUSE SOMETIMES, QUITE BLUNTLY, THEY JUST GET IT WRONG. IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, UNFOUNATELY, THEY'VE GOTTEN IT WRONG THERE. IT IS A FAIRLY BUSY STRETCH OF ROAD ALREADY. THERE ARE FOLKS WHO'S WHO AS RESIDENTS. THEIR MAILBOXES ARE LITERALLY ON THE ROAD. AND SO JUSTO GET IN AND OUT OF THEIR MAIL, THEY'VE GOT A THEY'VE GOT TO GET OUT THERE. GETTING IN AND OUT THE DRIVEWAYS HAS BECOME MUCH MORE DIFFICULT OVER THE LAST X NUMBER YEARS. THIS WL COMICAT THA EN CATIONUSTOESN'TAKESARTICULAR SENSE. AND SO WHEN IT FIRST CAME TO OUR ATTENTION AGAIN, IN LIGHT OF COUNCILMAN BENSON'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND IF YOU LISTEN TO WHAT FOLKS WERE SAYING THAT NIGHT, WE ASKED IF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD TAKE A LOOK. THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT GOALS THAT ARE NOT NOT WELL REPRESENTED IN THE IN THE WHAT CAME OVER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION? THERE ARE NINE DIFFERENT POLICY ISSUES THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC IN HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO EVERYONE THIS ISN'T A QUESTION OF PREFERENCE. IT'S WE'RE WE'RE NOT RECOGNIZING THE, THE, THE PLANNING DOCUMENTS, THE, THE GOALS AND, AND POLICIES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE. IT WAS A VERY CLOSE VOTE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IT WAS 4 TO 3. AND SO I'D ASK IF TRAVIS FEASTER FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WOULD WOULDN'T MIND JUST DOING A KIND OF A SUMMARY. I'M NOT ASKING FOR SPECIFICS ON ANY OF THE. BUT JUST A SUMMARY OF WHERE WE SEE THIS AS AN ISSUE. TRAVIS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. MR. COUNTY ATTORNEY. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. INTRODUCED. TYPICALLY, I READ THEM ALL. THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF WORDS AND COMPLICATIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT HERE. I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE SORT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. THE FIRST AT THE TOP IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION, WHICH WAS SUBSTANTIAL. AS COUNCILMAN BENSON INDICATED, IT WAS A NIGHT HEARING. THERE WERE A BUNCH OF EMAILS AND LETTERS SUBMITTED HIGHLIGHTING ISSUES LIKE TRAFFIC, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS, LIGHTS, NOISE, DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. ALSO, AS HAS BEEN NOTED, THIS WAS A FOUR THREE VOTE. A TIGHT VOTE BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THE NEIGHBORHOOD OPPOSITION ALSO INCLUDED A PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS AND TRAFFIC STUDY THAT CALLED INTO DISPUTE SOME OF THOSE PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER. OFTENTIMES WE HAVE GENERAL CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC BUT NOT SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, AND THAT WAS PROVIDED HERE. AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FINDINGS, THERE ARE REALLY TWO MAIN POINTS THAT VIOLATE A NUMBER OF ISSUES ACCORDING TO THIS ORDINANCE. THE FIRST IS THE [02:35:02] SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE MOVEMENT OF SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING ACROSS TAYLORSVILLE ROAD FROM THE DEVELOPMENT. SO, AS COUNCILMAN KRAMER JUST ALLUDED TO, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DIRECT DRIVEWAY ACCESS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS, THERE IS ONE INDIVIDUAL WHOSE DRIVEWAY ALIGNS WITH A PROPOSED LIGHT. SO IF THAT LIGHT WERE TO BE APPROVED BY THAT INDIVIDUAL, MIGHT BE OKAY. THE OTHER DRIVEWAYS DON'T HAVE THAT SORT OF RELIEF. IN FACT, THEY WOULD NOW NEED TO INTERFERE WITH THE CARS QUEUING FOR THE LIGHTS ON EITHER SIDE. THERE'S ALSO A SUBDIVISION, DOVE POINT, THAT ENDS ON SWEENEY LANE, WHICH THIS DEVELOPER WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO, AS WELL AS A HANDFUL OF LARGE SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND OTHERWISE. SWEENEY LANE IS REALLY NOT WELL TRAVERSED AT THE MOMENT. THIS WOULD BE A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC COMING TO AND FROM THIS. SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WOULD BE IMPACTED, JUST NOT AS BADLY AS THE ONES ACROSS TAYLORSVILLE ROAD. FINALLY, THE OTHER POINT IS REGARDING KYTC APPROVALS, THAT THERE ARE CONCERNS ON KYTC REGARDING PRIMARY ACCESS ALONG TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND THE EXISTING LOWER INTENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE NORTH ACROSS CHARLES ROAD, WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED, AND BECAUSE METRO PUBLIC WORKS TRANSPORTATION PLANNING APPROVAL HINGES ON KYTC APPROVAL OF A SIGNAL BEING INSTALLED AT THE ENTRANCE ROAD AND TAYLORSVILLE ROAD. BUT SUCH APPROVAL WAS NOT GRANTED AT THE TIME OF THE HEARING. SO THIS WAS THE CHICKEN AND EGG WHICH CHAIR OWEN ALLUDED TO KYC. HE JUST DOESN'T GIVE HARD AND FAST APPROVALS UNTIL WE GET TO THE BUILDING BUILDING PLANS, AND THAT TENDS TO COME AFTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN GETS APPROVED SO THAT THE PROCESS IS WHAT IT IS. BUT WE DON'T HAVE A HARD AND FAST. YES, THESE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IF THIS PLAN IS APPROVED. IT'S WHAT'S BEEN PROPOSED BY THE DEVELOPER. BUT ULTIMATELY, WITHOUT THOSE HARD APPROVALS, IT CAUSED SOME OF THESE PLAN ELEMENTS INTO QUESTION. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? YES. I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND BY SUBSTITUTION. OKAY, FOLKS, I'VE GOT FOLKS IN THE QUEUE. HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO AMEND BY SUBSTITUTION BEFORE US. SO THE QUEUE IS GOING TO TAKE A HOLD FOR A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND COUNCILMAN WINKLER? YEAH, SO THANK YOU. AND I GUESS I'VE GOT TWO QUESTIONS OR A QUESTION, EITHER FOR COUNCILMAN KRAMER OR TRAVIS. RIGHT. SO I UNDERSTAND THE AMENDMENT. I, I COMPLETELY AND I GUESS IT'S PROBABLY MORE TO COUNCILMAN KRAMER, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS. I'LL TELL YOU, THE ONE THAT SPEAKS MOST TO ME IS THE DRIVEWAYS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET. AND I THINK THAT IS IS PROBLEMATIC. I GUESS THE QUESTION I WOULD ASK AND JUST TO CONTEMPLATE, RIGHT, AND THIS IS NOT DOESN'T NECESSARILY REQUIRE AN ANSWER. IT'S SORT OF A PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, APPARENTLY THESE PEOPLE WANT TO SELL THEIR LAND, RIGHT? SOMEBODY WANTS TO DEVELOP IT. A LOT OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES THAT WE RAISED, YOU KNOW, IS IT BETTER TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, RIGHT, THAT GENERALLY CONSUMES THE TRAFFIC OR TO HAVE IT DEVELOPED INTO ANOTHER SUBDIVISION OR APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT CREATES THE TRAFFIC? AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE THAT THAT QUESTION HAS AN ANSWER, JUST SOMETHING TO CONTEMPLATE IN, IN OUR OPPOSITION THAT, YOU KNOW, WHILE PEOPLE MIGHT NOT LIKE THIS PROJECT, THEY MIGHT LIKE WHATEVER COMES NEXT EVEN LESS. RIGHT? AND I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS, ALWAYS A RISK. AGAIN, THAT SAID, I'M MOSTLY SYMPATHETIC, YOU KNOW, THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES. I THINK THAT'S A COMMON ISSUE. AND I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, BOTH THE PUBLIX AND KROGER IN MY DISTRICT HAVE, YOU KNOW, APARTMENTS AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AS SIDE AND BACK NEIGHBORS. THAT TO ME IS NOT PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC, BUT I WAS TRYING TO THINK THROUGH EVERY GROCERY STORE IN MY DISTRICT, AND I CAN'T THINK OF A SINGLE ONE WHOSE INGRESS AND EGRESS, YOU KNOW, EITHER IS DIRECTLY OPPOSITE OR CATTY CORNER TO PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ASIDE FROM JUST THE ACCESS, I MEAN, YOU CAN ENVISION PEOPLE PULLING INTO THEIR DRIVEWAYS AND ALL SORTS OF, OF NUISANCE TYPE THINGS THAT, THAT COME ALONG WITH THAT. SO I'M CERTAINLY SYMPATHETIC TO THAT. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A DIRECT QUESTION THERE OTHER THAN JUST SORT OF THE RHETORICAL QUESTION OF WHAT ELSE COULD BE THERE, AND IS THAT WORSE? I DIDN'T TAKE THAT AS A QUESTION. I WOULD I WOULD CONCUR WITH THIS THOUGHT PROCESS. OKAY. A RAISING OF THE HANDS. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION, I SEE NO ONE. ANYONE. NOPE. I SEE NO ONE. AND THIS IS REQUIRES A VOICE VOTE TO AMEND BY SUBSTITUTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I ANY ANY OPPOSITION. OKAY. WHAT'S THAT NATE? I HEAR ONE NAY. AND IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE AYES HAVE IT. SO NOW WE HAVE THE AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION BEFORE US. I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE QUEUE. COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPELL, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE, SO I WILL MAKE THIS SHORT. I AGREE WITH A LOT OF THE POINTS COUNCILMAN WINKLER MADE, BUT I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO MY OFFICE IN OPPOSITION OF THIS PROJECT AND ALSO RAISING CONCERNS THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICE [02:40:04] WAS HEARD IN THE PROCESS. THIS ISN'T MY DISTRICT. I WASN'T FOLLOWING IT CLOSELY, BUT ON BEHALF OF THEM, I WILL BE SUPPORTING OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT. COUNCILMAN OWEN, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE, I WITHDRAW. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN PARRISH. RIGHT. YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE. I THOUGHT COUNCILMAN OWEN WAS GOING TO COVER ME. I WAS GOING TO WITHDRAW, BUT THIS WHEN WE WERE WHEN WE WERE IN COMMITTEE, MY. I WAS JUST TORN BECAUSE OF WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING EVEN ALONG DIXIE AND AND AND THREE OF OUR DISTRICTS AND HOW THAT KROGER'S AND HOW TRAFFIC IS STOPPED UP. BUT AFTER HEARING WHAT SOME PEOPLE WERE SAYING, I'M, I'M TRYING TO REALLY CONSIDER BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A GROCERY STORE, RIGHT. AND A LOT OF OUR DISTRICTS WOULD LOVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT PRESENTS. I JUST THINK I THOUGHT THAT DURING THIS BUILD OUT, THOSE TRAFFIC CONCERNS WOULD BE ADDRESSED AND WORKED OUT, BUT NOW I'M JUST NOT SURE. SO JUST SITTING WITH IT, NO QUESTION. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, YOU'RE NEXT TO MY QUEUE. OKAY, SO WE'RE OUT. NO ONE ELSE IS IN MY QUEUE. AS SUCH, WE NOW HAVE THE AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTION. SO LET'S BE CLEAR ON THIS. A YES VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION OVERTURNS THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SUPPORTS COUNCILMAN BENSON AND COUNCILMAN. KRAMER. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY FOR ME, LONG DAY FOR ME. BUT THE END RESULT IS IT SUPPORTS THEIR DESIRE TO OVERTURN THE PLANNING COMMISSION. A NO VOTE MEANS THAT YOU DO NOT SUPPORT THE OVERTURNING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND WE MAY HAVE ONE NO VOTE, IT SOUNDS LIKE. BUT THE END RESULT IS THIS. MADAM CLERK, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL. COUNCILMEMBER HAWKINS, FRANKLIN. YES, COUNCILMAN SHANKLIN, I'M TRYING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT. YOU HAVE 23 YES VOTES, TWO NO VOTES AND ONE PRESENT VOTE. THE AMENDED ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YES, SIR. CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YOU CAN. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL I. I HAD A LITTLE, LITTLE CONFIDENCE, BUT I SHOULDN'T. PEOPLE ARE NICE TO ME. AND AND AND I THINK SOMETIMES MY PASSION DOESN'T REALLY TELL THE STORY, BUT ANDREW, I ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE OF ALL THE STREETS, YOU KNOW, SHELBYVILLE ROAD, IF YOU MADE IT A TWO LANE HIGHWAY SOMEWHERE, THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM. YOU MAKE BARDSTOWN ROAD A TWO LANE HIGHWAY, TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, WHERE THEY WANT TO DO THIS IS A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. WE'VE MADE APARTMENTS AND ALL. ON THE OTHER SIDE THERE'S A FOUR LANE AND WE APPROVED THEM TWO LANE HIGHWAY. YOU TALK ABOUT A NIGHTMARE DOWN THERE. I MEAN, I SIT IN TRAFFIC EVERY DAY AND AND AND THEN COUNCILMAN BENSON, I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU, SIR. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO DO A LITTLE GLOATING. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT. WE'RE DONE EXPLAINING YOU YOU CARRIED THE DAY. OKAY, SO BUT FOR THE FACT THAT MAYBE THANKING EVERYBODY FOR SUPPORTING YOU, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. OKAY. MADAM CLERK, [44. O-043-26     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 112 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) REGARDING THE POSTING OF HANDBILLS OR SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. 4/14/26 Public Works Committee  Recommended for Approval 3/3/26 Public Works Committee  Tabled Action Required By:  August 26, 2026 Sponsors: Scott Reed (R-16), Markus Winkler (D-17), Anthony Piagentini (R-19)] READING ITEM NUMBER 44, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 112 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING THE POSTING OF HANDBILLS OR SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. READ IN FULL MOTION. CHAIR, I MR. PROPERLY BEFORE US COUNCILMAN HUDSON, THIS CAME OUT OF PUBLIC WORKS. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SORRY, I DIDN'T HAVE A MIC ON. THANK YOU. YEAH. CAME OUT OF PUBLIC WORKS. I BELIEVE THIS WAS. WHAT. YEAH. BECAUSE I HAD ONE PRESENT VOTE. OKAY. AND I APOLOGIZE. I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT COUNCILMAN HERNDON ACTUALLY CHAIRED THIS THIS THIS. YES. THANK YOU. THIS ITEM. AND SO IF YOU START WITH YOU, I'M GOING TO HAND THE FLOOR TO HIM. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMAN HERNDON. COUNCILMAN HERNDON, AM I GOING TO CATCH YOU OFF GUARD NOW TO SAY AGAIN. NO, JUST ROLL WITH IT. GO. YOU GOT IT. OKAY. AND COUNCILMAN READ, PLEASE EXPLAIN THE LEGISLATION. IF YOU DON'T MIND. IT'S YOURS. OVER TO ME. YES. OKAY. WELL. THANK YOU MR. MR. PRESIDENT, MR. CHAIR, MR. CO-CHAIR. SO THIS IS A STATEMENT THAT I READ INTO THE RECORD AT COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO READ IT AGAIN. I WANT TO THANK DEPUTY MAYOR NICOLE GEORGE WEST SYDNOR WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS CODES AND [02:45:02] REGULATIONS, THE ALL IN ON CLEAN TASK FORCE, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND COUNCILMAN COUNCIL MEMBERS WINKLER AND PIACENTINI FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING THIS LEGISLATION THAT TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS ORDINANCE SEEKS TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS ALMOST EVERY STREET IN LOUISVILLE. ILLEGALLY PLACED SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY CREATE ROADWAY CLUTTER THAT DISRUPTS OUR CORRIDORS AND CREATES SAFETY HAZARDS THAT BLOCK SIGHT LINES FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. UNDER CURRENT LAW, PLACING SIGNS ILLEGALLY IN THE RIGHT OF WAY IS A CRIMINAL VIOLATION. AND THIS, TO BE CLEAR, GOES BACK TO MERGER. THIS HAS BEEN THE LAW. IT'S NEVER REALLY BEEN ENFORCED IN PRACTICE. THIS MAKES ENFORCEMENT DIFFICULT AS IT REQUIRES CATCHING SOMEONE IN THE ACT OF PLACING THE SIGN. THIS LEGISLATION CHANGE CHANGES THE OFFENSE TO A CIVIL VIOLATION, ENABLING A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO ENFORCE A PENALTY ON THE OWNER OF THE SIGN, RATHER THAN THE PERSON PLACING THE SIGN. THE ORDINANCE WILL ALSO RAISE THE PENALTY FROM 10 TO $50 AND $250 TO $500. THIS PRICE WILL HELP COVER METRO'S LIABILITY IN REMOVING THE SIGN. NOW THE FINES WENT BACK TO MERGER. SO INFLATION KIND OF TAKES CARE OF THAT. WE'VE ALSO CHANGED SECTION 11202 TO ALLOW PUBLIC WORKS OR ANY METRO AGENCY TO REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF THE SIGN MATERIALS. PENALTIES ARE ENFORCED BY CODES AND REGULATIONS. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ON SOMETHING BEFORE I READ THE REST OF THIS. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE PUNITIVE AND PUNISH PEOPLE FOR PLACING SIGNS. OKAY? I THINK PEOPLE LEGITIMATELY BELIEVE THAT PLACING SIGNS IN PUBLIC SPACES IS IS LEGAL. THE TRUTH IS, IT'S NOT LEGAL. IT NEVER HAS BEEN. SO WE WANT TO START A ROBUST PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR, HEADED UP BY COUNCIL, BY DEPUTY MAYOR GEORGE AND HER TEAM. WE DON'T WANT TO JUST START CITING PEOPLE AND FINDING PEOPLE. WE WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND FIRST THAT IT IS ILLEGAL, AND I KNOW THAT THIS AFFECTS JUST ABOUT EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT. IF YOU GO UP WESTPORT ROAD, WHICH IS NOT IN MY DISTRICT, THESE SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE. IF YOU GO TO THE CORNER OF GOOSE CREEK AND WESTPORT ROAD, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. IF YOU GO UP 42, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. SO WE PLAN AN INFORMATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO EDUCATE LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND ESPECIALLY THE PRINT SHOPS THAT SELL THESE SIGNS. THIS WILL SERVE TO RAISE AWARENESS BEFORE THE ACTUAL ENFORCEMENT BEGINS. AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT RESIDENTS BY REDUCING DANGEROUS CLUTTER AROUND THE INTERSECTIONS AND CORRIDORS. AND I AGAIN, THANK THOSE THAT CO-SPONSORED THIS AND ALL THE WORK THAT WENT INTO IT FROM COUNCIL, FROM DEPUTY MAYOR GEORGE'S OFFICE, AND WES AND PUBLIC WORKS, AND WOULD HOPE TO GET YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. YOUR. I BELIEVE YOUR NEXT TO MY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YEAH, THIS IS EXPLODED. FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILMAN READ. I WANT TO THANK DEPUTY MAYOR GEORGE FOR HER WORK, AND I FULLY SUPPORT THE. START KICKING OFF THE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. ALL OF US IN OUR NEWSLETTERS, BUT I, I MEAN, I GOTTA TELL YOU, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST BECAUSE WE STARTED DISCUSSING THIS RECENTLY AND I'M PAYING ATTENTION MORE. IT'S LIKE YOU BUY A NEW CAR AND NOW YOU SEE THAT CAR FLIPPING EVERY PLACE. I'M SEEING THIS STUFF EVERYWHERE. AND I'LL NEVER FORGET, IN ADDITION TO THE CLUTTER AND ALL THAT STUFF, IT WAS COUNCILMAN COHEN WHEN HE WAS HERE, WHEN HE WAS ON COUNCIL, USED TO RAIL AGAINST LITTER. AND AND I MEAN, AGAIN, ANOTHER THING THAT I'M SEEING EVERYWHERE AGAIN, AND WE NEED TO TACKLE IS JUST THE DISORDER AND TRASH AND LITTER EVERYWHERE. AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF THIS WAS LEGAL, I CAN TELL YOU PEOPLE DON'T THEY DON'T CLEAN UP THESE SIGNS. THEY LEAVE THEM THERE UNTIL THEY DISINTEGRATE AND THEN THEY BECOME TRASH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THROUGH THE, THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION PART OF THIS. I DO THINK THE PRINT SHOPS WILL BE CRITICAL IN THIS AND SAYING, HEY, WE'LL DO THIS FOR YOU, BUT KNOW THAT YOU CANNOT PUT THESE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. THEY'LL BE CRITICAL. BUT YEAH, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET EXECUTED ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS, IT IS JUST I'VE SEEN IT EVERYWHERE, NOT JUST IN MY DISTRICT, EVERYWHERE I DRIVE IN THE CITY. BUT YEAH, I CAN'T ESCAPE ALMOST ONE CORNER IN MY DISTRICT THAT ISN'T IMPACTED BY THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS, COUNCILMAN REED. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I'M ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT FAIRNESS AND EQUITY AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION ON WHAT'S ALLOWED AND WHAT'S NOT. SO JUST PIGGYBACKING COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S A REAL EDUCATION PIECE AROUND THIS, BECAUSE WE HAVE A HUGE CITY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ALLOWED. AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL I'VE HAD ALL KINDS OF JOBS BEFORE. ONE OF MY JOBS WAS TO STAPLE SIGNS ON POLES AND TO GET PEOPLE OUT TO EVENTS. AND I JUST WANT TO BE REAL. THAT THAT WAS MY JOB TO GET THE WORD OUT FOR OUTREACH. SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE BEFORE WE START ANYTHING PUNITIVE, THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING, HOW PEOPLE FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS AND THAT THESE THINGS ARE CHANGING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WHOLE EDUCATION PIECE TO THIS, BUT THANKS FOR I DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE LITTER AND THE THINGS DISINTEGRATING AND ALL OF THAT, THAT THAT IS JUST [02:50:02] AS IMPORTANT. BUT I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE WHO JUST DON'T KNOW BECAUSE OF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ALLOWED OR NOT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN, YOUR NEXT IN MY QUEUE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I UNDERSTAND THIS LEGISLATION THAT IS BEFORE US. THIS WOULD MAKE IT SO THAT WE ARE NO LONGER TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUALS PLACING ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, OR TO LIGHT POLES, OR FIXING THEM TO THE POWER LINES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO BE STARTING, OR WE'RE GOING TO START HOLDING ORGANIZATIONS ACCOUNTABLE. IS THAT CORRECT? SO I WANT TO ANSWER THAT. THIS IS LAURA FERGUSON, ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. SO WHAT IT DOES IS IT ALLOWS A TWO PRONGED PROCESS. YOU CAN EITHER STILL, IF A PERSON IS CAUGHT POSTING IT, THEY'RE CAUSING IT TO BE POSTED. SO AN INDIVIDUAL POSTING COULD STILL TECHNICALLY BE CITED UNDER THIS, BUT IT WOULD BE A CIVIL VIOLATION RATHER THAN A CRIMINAL. OR IT COULD BE IF IT'S TRACED BACK TO, YOU KNOW, A THE NAME OF A COMPANY OR THE NAME OF SOMETHING IS ON IT. YOU COULD GO BACK AND THEN INQUIRE ABOUT HOW THEY'RE RELATED TO IT. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EDUCATION PIECE TO THIS, BUT THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, THEY STILL HAVE TO DOCUMENT A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO. SO I GUESS MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO THAT WOULD BE FOR FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED SPEECH FOR POLITICAL SPEECH, AN ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW, CREATES SIGNS THEY'RE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY. IF INDIVIDUALS THEN PLACE THE SIGNS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE ORGAN, YOU KNOW, EVEN AGAINST THE DIRECTIVE OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOW CIVILLY LIABLE ACCORDING TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW. I THINK THERE WOULD BE A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THEM AND THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE ORGANIZATION COULD PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION SAYING THAT THEY HAD SHOWING THAT THEY HAD INSTRUCTED THEM NOT TO DO THAT. I THINK THAT'S A THAT'S A DISCUSSION POINT. AND AGAIN, THERE'S GOING TO BE A PUBLIC EDUCATION LEADING UP TO IT. BUT YEAH, IF YOU HAD AN OVEREAGER PERSON, THERE'S STILL A CONVERSATION BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A LINK BETWEEN THE SIGN THAT'S THERE AND THE ORGANIZATION, AND THAT THERE'S A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO. OKAY. I GUESS THAT I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT DISFAVORED POLITICAL SPEECH BEING TARGETED. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, GOING BACK TO CONCERNS ABOUT STRUCTURE, THERE'S THERE'S NO FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS IN HERE. THERE ARE NO GUARDRAILS ABOUT HOW ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO BE DEEMED RESPONSIBLE OR NOT RESPONSIBLE. SO IT'S SORT OF UP TO THE WHIMS OF ANY PARTICULAR ADMINISTRATION. I HAVE CONCERNS WITH THIS. WHEREAS I THINK THE WAY THAT THE LAW WAS PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN, WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUALS DOING SOMETHING WRONG, YOU CATCH AN INDIVIDUAL, THE INDIVIDUAL IS STOPPED. TO ME, THAT IS PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE BECAUSE THERE'S AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE IS DISFAVORED POLITICAL SPEECH. THERE'S POLITICAL SPEECH THAT ANY ADMINISTRATION WOULDN'T BE FOND OF. THERE'S POLITICAL SPEECH I WOULDN'T BE FOND OF, AND I THINK THERE WOULD BE A TEMPTATION FROM AN ADMINISTRATION TO TARGET THAT DISFAVORED POLITICAL SPEECH. SO THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION. SO I JUST WANTED THAT ON THE RECORD. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TIME. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE HAVE THIS ISSUE IN SOUTH LOUISVILLE. PEOPLE PUTTING THESE SIGNS UP. I'VE SEEN CAMPAIGN SIGNS LAST FOR A YEAR IN SPOTS. ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE, THOUGH, IS THESE SIGNS ARE PUT UP WITH THESE WIRES. AND IT'S, IT'S IT'S INEVITABLE. THOSE SIGNS ARE LEFT. AND WHEN OUR GROUNDS CREW HAS TO COME AND MOW, THEN THE WIRES GET WRAPPED UP IN, IN THE IN THE MECHANISMS AND IT DESTROYS EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE BILLBOARDS. YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT. WE CAN'T JUST GO STICK A SIGN UP WHEREVER WE WANT. AND IT'S, IT'S UNSIGHTLY, BUT I, I, I APPROVE. I MEAN, I, I, I APPLAUD COUNCILMAN REED FOR THIS AND I'LL DEFINITELY BE A YES VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN OWEN. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THIS UNTIL I REALIZED THERE ARE CARVE OUTS FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. THAT'S A THAT'S A JOKE. NO, BUT I REALLY YOU KNOW, IT IS AN INTERESTING BASED ON PART OF WHAT COUNCILMAN LINIGER WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW, IT IS IT IS INTERESTING THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IF IF SOMEONE GETS A HOLD OF YOUR POLITICAL SIGNS AND, YOU KNOW, OR YOU HAVE CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE AND PUT THEM IN IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, IT COULD CREATE PROBLEMS. AGAIN, THOSE ARE ALL WHAT IFS AND ALL THAT. SO I THINK IT'S A VERY MUCH AN IMPROVEMENT TO WHERE WE WERE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE LEADERSHIP ON IT. THANKS. LET THE RECORD REFLECT. I'M GOING TO GIVE THE CHAIR TO THE PRO TEM BECAUSE I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS. YEAH. SO HOW ARE POLITICAL SIGNS HANDLED UNDER [02:55:07] THIS? ARE THEY HANDLED THE SAME AS, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE PUTTING OUT A YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SELL HOUSES OR. I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ALL THE SAME. I'M GOING TO DOUBLE CHECK THERE WAS AN EXCEPTION FOR SOMETHING. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I SAY THAT CORRECTLY, BUT IT'S MOSTLY BASED ON JUST LOCATION OF THE SIGN. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN POST THE SIGN. YEAH, I DON'T NEED THAT. THANK YOU THOUGH. LET'S SEE. TWO RIGHT. SO. 11203 YEAH. THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS EXEMPTIONS ARE IN 11203 AND ONE SAYS NOTHING IN THE SUBCHAPTER SHALL APPLY THE INSTALLATION OF A METAL PLAQUE OR PLATE OR INDIVIDUAL LETTERS OR FIGURES IN A SIDEWALK OR ANOTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY COMMEMORATING A HISTORIC, CULTURAL OR ARTISTIC EVENT, LOCATION OR PERSONALITY FOR WHICH LOUISVILLE-JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT, THE LOUISVILLE METRO, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR LAWFUL AUTHORITY OR EMPOWERED BY STATE STATUTE, ORDINANCE OR REGULATION TO MAINTAIN AND THEN B IS NOTHING IN THIS SUBCHAPTER SHALL PROHIBIT THE PAINTING OF HOUSE NUMBERS ON CURBS. SO THIS IS ALL TIED TO THE LOCATION. YOU CAN HAVE POLITICAL SIGNS. YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE THEM IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. AND THERE'S A SIMILAR THING AT THE STATE LEVEL. IF YOU'RE POSTING ON STATE ROADS THAT THEY WILL REMOVE THEM. THEY USUALLY POST A KIND OF A REMINDER AROUND ELECTION TIME THAT YOU'RE NOT TO PUT THEM IN THE RIGHT OF WAY BY THE STATE ROADS, AND THAT THEY WILL REMOVE THEM. UNLIKE METRO, WHEN THEY REMOVE THE SIGNS, THEY HOLD THEM FOR 30 DAYS BEFORE DESTROYING THEM. OKAY, SO IT'S ABOUT THE LOCATION. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE CONTENT. YEAH. AND GET READY, FOLKS, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN LINIGER. I, YOU KNOW, I RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM THAT'S OUT THERE WITH PEOPLE THROWING UP SIGNS. YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY HAMMER THEM TO A POLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND IT'S RIDICULOUS. THEY STICK THEM IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND IT'S RIDICULOUS. HOWEVER, MY CONCERN IS THIS IS. IN THIS INSTANCE, EVERY PERSON IN HERE, ALL 38 MEMBERS OF OUR STATE SENATE, ALL 100 MEMBERS OF OUR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WELL, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT THE ONES THAT ARE HERE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THE PROBLEM IS THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE DISLIKES THEIR OPPONENT, THEY GRAB SOME OF THEIR SIGNS AND GO STICK IT SOMEWHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE. AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, THAT CAMPAIGN IS GETTING HIT WITH A FINE. IT BECOMES, YOU KNOW, AN ECONOMIC PENALTY. AND FOR CAMPAIGNS THAT THAT DON'T RAISE A LOT OF MONEY, YOU COULD POTENTIALLY CRIPPLE THEM WITH THE AMOUNT OF FINES AND THINGS. AND SO I HAVE A REAL CONCERN WHY RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM, THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CARVE OUT FOR POLITICAL SPEECH, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT CONCERNS. AND IF THIS HAS TO GO FORWARD TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO BE A NO VOTE BECAUSE OF THOSE CONCERNS. AND I THINK EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM SHOULD HAVE THOSE CONCERNS. YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT THOSE OF YOU HERE WHO HAVE A HAVE A RACE THIS YEAR. VERY SIMPLE FOR YOUR OPPONENT OR SOME ZEALOT OF YOUR OPPONENT OR SOMEONE WHO'S NOT A ZEALOT FOR YOU OR YOUR OPPONENT, BUT THEY'RE MAD AT YOU BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T PASS AN ORDINANCE OR, OR YOU PASSED AN ORDINANCE THEY DISAGREED WITH. IT'S VERY EASY FOR THEM TO SAY, WELL, HERE WE GO. I'M GOING TO GRAB A COUPLE OF OF JP SIGNS. I'M GOING TO STICK THEM RIGHT IN THE, IN THE, IN THE, IN THE MEDIAN. AND I'M GOING TO CALL IT, YOU KNOW, MAKE AN ANONYMOUS CALL TO 311. HA HA HA. I'LL SHOW HIM FOR THAT VOTE ON THE MASSAGE PARLOR ORDINANCES OR THE ZONING MATTER THAT WE JUST TURNED DOWN. THAT GIVES ME GREAT CAUSE FOR PAUSE. AND IT SHOULD GIVE ALL OF YOU IN THIS ROOM TREMENDOUS COST FOR PAUSE. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE SEND THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE TO HAVE SOME FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AND POTENTIALLY SOME EXEMPTION LANGUAGE ADDED TO THIS. I'M MAKING THAT MOTION TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? [03:00:09] SO IT IS DEBATABLE. ALRIGHT, COUNCILMAN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I'LL TRY TO STICK TO THE ISSUE, WHICH IS SHOULD WE REFER BACK OR NOT. BUT THE REASONING FOR SENDING IT BACK HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP AS PART OF THE MOTION. SO THE REASON FOR SENDING IT BACK IS, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MY COLLEAGUE, I BELIEVE TO BE QUITE SELF-SERVING, I HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH WHAT WAS JUST BROUGHT UP, BECAUSE THAT SAME CONCERN COULD BE APPLIED TO ANY BUSINESS, ANYBODY ELSE. MY COMPETITOR COULD PICK UP MY YARDS. MY THE SIGN THAT I PUT OUT ON MY PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR MY LANDSCAPING BUSINESS AND MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT AWAY AND CALL 311. RIGHT. WE CANNOT THAT BY IT'S A CONCERN ABOUT POLITICAL SIGNS ALONE IN THIS ONE CIRCUMSTANCE TO ME DOES NOT JUSTIFY. WE NEED STANDARD RULES. POLITICAL SIGNS ARE NOT TREATED ANY DIFFERENTLY HERE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. AND I DON'T SEE THAT AS BY ITSELF BEING A REASON TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. WE HAVE GOOD STANDARD LANGUAGE HERE. POLITICAL SCIENCE HAVE BEEN TREATED LIKE EVERY OTHER SIGN, LIKE EVERY OTHER BUSINESS, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, AS THEY SHOULD BE, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SPECIAL. WE ARE NOT BETTER THAN PEOPLE WHO HAVE A BUSINESS AND WANT TO PUT SIGN OUT FOR IT. WE HAVE CONSISTENT LANGUAGE HERE AND I'D HOPE WE KEEP IT HERE ON THE FLOOR. VOTE ON THE FLOOR TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE GOOD, CONSISTENT LANGUAGE. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. PRO TEM. YEAH, THANK YOU. AND I DO THINK COUNCILMAN ACKERSON AND COUNCILMAN LINDER MAKE VERY GOOD POINTS. AND I THINK PARTICULARLY BECAUSE AND I CAN'T REMEMBER IF THIS CAME UP IN THE COMMITTEE TESTIMONY OR JUST IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. BUT WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN SIGNS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO REMOVE. RIGHT. OR THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO PENALIZE IF IF A KID PUTS A SIGN ON THE BACK OF A STOP SIGN ABOUT THEIR MISSING CAT, RIGHT? PUBLIC WORKS IS NOT GOING TO GO FIND, YOU KNOW, THAT CHILD $250 FOR FOR POSTING THAT SIGN. AND I WORRY. AND SO CERTAINLY PRESIDENT ACKERSON'S CONCERN WHETHER AND TO COUNCILMAN POINT, WHETHER THAT'S POLITICAL SIGNS OR BUSINESS SIGNS THAT ARE BEING MOVED INTO THE RIGHT OF WAY, I WORRY THAT WE'RE POTENTIALLY PASSING SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE ALREADY SAYING WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT THE ENFORCEMENT BASED ON IF WE AGREE WITH, YOU KNOW, IF WE THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL OR NOT. AND AND TO COUNCILMAN LEONARD'S POINT, HOW THAT COULD PARTICULARLY BE USED IN A WAY TO MONITOR SPEECH, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY THINKS, YOU KNOW, FINDING A KID FOR LOOKING FOR THEIR LOST PET IS ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO DO. RIGHT. AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO DO. WE WANT TO GET RID OF THE WE BUY HOUSES, WE HANG CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, YOU KNOW, WE SELL MATTRESSES. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. BUT I THINK THAT'S A CONCERN. AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN, I KNOW IN YOUR DISTRICT, ONE OF THE CONCERNS PARTICULARLY IS LOVER'S LANE, RIGHT. AND THAT THOSE ARE NOT REMOVED EITHER. AND SO PERHAPS IT DOES MAKE SENSE TO GO BACK AND, YOU KNOW, LET IT SIMMER A LITTLE BIT AND THINK THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE APPROPRIATE WAY FORWARD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE DEBATING ON THE MOTION TO COMMIT. SO. ALRIGHT, COUNCILMAN WEBBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI, BECAUSE I COULD NOT DISAGREE WITH HIM MORE. AND THE FAR MORE IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS TO ME IS THAT IN AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT SUPER TIME URGENT, ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAS ASKED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND THIS BACK, TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS EXACTLY RIGHT. AND REGARDLESS OF YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT THE ACTUAL THING, I ACTUALLY THINK THAT IS THE FAR MORE IMPORTANT THING AT STAKE HERE. THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE URGENCY FOR US TO PASS THIS, UNLIKE ZONING CASES. AND ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAS SAID, I THINK THIS IS WORTHY OF MORE TIME AND DEBATE. AND IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT URGENCY, I'M GOING TO URGE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO GIVE US THE TIME TO GET THIS RIGHT, BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET IT RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON. WE'RE NOT USING THAT ON THIS. THIS IS A WHOLE NOTHER I GOT YOU. PLEASE. NEXT TIME, ASK FOR POINT OF PRIVILEGE. DON'T PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU, MR. [03:05:04] PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO SAY THIS. YEAH. IN DISTRICT FIVE. AND I'M SURE DISTRICT ONE AND THREE AND FOUR AND SIX, THESE DISTRICTS ARE FLOODED WITH ALL OF THESE SIGNS. AS COUNCILMAN WINKLER REFERENCED, I BUY YOUR HOUSE. I HAVE NEW MATTRESSES, GUITARS FROM ME. WE BUY DIABETIC STRIPS ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY. I'VE HAD CALLS TO OUR OFFICE IN REGARDS TO CAMPAIGN SIGNS BEING PUT UP SINCE CHRISTMAS IN PUBLIC EASEMENT. THEY'VE ASKED US TO COME AND GET THEM. WE DON'T TOUCH CAMPAIGN SIGNS. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE CALLING US TO COME GET CAMPAIGN SIGNS OUT OF THE YARDS. WE DEFINITELY WON'T DO THAT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I UNDERSTAND WE MAY NOT HAVE THE ANSWER TONIGHT, AND I APPRECIATE THIS LEGISLATION. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE ONE CONCERN THAT I'M HAVING IS, IS WHO WILL ENFORCE IT. YOU CAN CALL 311 WHOEVER WHO'S GOING TO ENFORCE IT IF IT'S ENFORCED AND THEY REMOVE THESE SIGNS, DO THESE SIGNS GO BACK TO THE PEOPLE THAT PUT THEM UP? I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE THOUGHT ANY OF THIS THROUGH, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE MANPOWER INVOLVED AS TO COLLECTING THE SIGNS, TAKING THE SIGNS BACK WHERE THEY BELONG IN ADDITION TO FINES. SO I AGREE THAT WE DO NEED TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION. SOMETHING DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE CAMPAIGN SIGNS PUT UP SIX MONTHS BEFORE AN ELECTION AND ON PUBLIC EASEMENT, THAT'S A PROBLEM. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN ACKERSON. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, RESPOND THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S BEEN APPROPRIATELY SAID THAT THIS IS NOT AT THE MOMENT A RUSH. AND I HEAR THAT THERE ARE SOME POLITICAL SIGNS OUT THERE, BUT THERE'S STILL NOT A REASON TO RUSH AT THIS TIME. WE NEED TO BE THINKING THIS THROUGH. AND SOMEONE MIGHT SAY, WELL, ACCURACY, YOU'RE BEING SELF-SERVING. WELL, I THINK I'M I'M SPEAKING OUT SELF-SERVING FOR EVERY POLITICIAN, NOT JUST ME. I KNOW THIS, I'M THE BUSINESS OF MAKING PEOPLE MAD. ALL OF YOU HERE ARE BECAUSE TO BE A GOOD LEGISLATOR, HALF THE PEOPLE GET AT AT YOUR DECISIONS AND HALF OF THEM LOVE YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, AND SO I'M A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN, THAN THE HOUSE REPAIR BUSINESS OR THE NAIL SALON OR WHATEVER ELSE, OR, OR THE LAWN CARE BUSINESS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEIR COMPETITOR WANTS TO, TO, TO DING THEM. WE PUT OUT HUNDREDS OF SIGNS, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. POLITICIANS DO WE KNOCK ON DOORS AND WE PUT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OUT AND WE MAKE, YOU KNOW, I REPRESENT 30,000 PEOPLE AND PROBABLY 14 OF THOUSAND OF THEM HATE MY GUTS. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER 16 LOVE ME. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THOSE 14,000 FOLKS THAT DISLIKE ME THAT MUCH BECAUSE OF MY VOTES AND THE NUMBER OF SIGNS THAT I PUT OUT THERE THAT THIS IS, IS WORTHY. I THINK OF GOING BACK TO COMMITTEE FOR MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU, MADAM PRO TEM. I WANT TO JUST CLARIFY THAT WHILE I. I DO AGREE WITH PRESIDENT ACKERSON'S CONCERNS BROADLY, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT POLITICAL SPEECH, I WASN'T EVEN SPEAKING ABOUT ELECTORAL POLITICAL SPEECH. I WAS TALKING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICAL SPEECH AGAIN, SOME OF WHICH IS DISFAVORED. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT POLITICAL SPEECH THAT YOU DON'T LIKE. YOU'VE GOT POLITICAL SPEECH THAT YOU FIND BEYOND THE PALE OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION. YOU KNOW, I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT CERTAIN POLITICAL SPEECH. AND I DO WORRY ABOUT THIS BEING USED, THESE BEING EITHER WEAPONIZED AGAINST DISFAVORED POLITICAL SPEECH. YOU KNOW, I WORRY ABOUT SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DISFAVORED POLITICAL SPEECH. I AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE INTENT OF THIS LEGISLATION, I ABSOLUTELY APPLAUD IT. THE WE BUY HOUSES, BUSINESSES ARE EXTREMELY PREDATORY, EXTREMELY PREDATORY, HARM THE WORKING CLASS SUBSTANTIALLY, YOU KNOW, GIVE ME THE POWER TO OUTLAW THEM. I'LL OUTLAW THEM. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR SIGNS. BUT WITH THE ISSUE BEFORE US TODAY ABOUT THE SIGNS. YEAH, GET RID OF THOSE SIGNS. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. BUT I REALLY WORRY ABOUT THIS. THIS THE DISFAVORED POLITICAL SPEECH. AND SO I JUST URGE EVERYONE, PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING THIS BACK. LET'S FIGURE OUT SOME LANGUAGE SO WE CAN GO AFTER WHAT WE ALL WANT TO GO AFTER AND LEAVE OUT WHAT WE'RE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET'S BE MINDFUL THAT THIS IS A MOTION TO RECOMMIT. COUNCILMAN CHAPPELL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HOPKINS. THIS IS A RARE MOMENT IN WHICH [03:10:08] I FEEL VERY VALIDATED, BECAUSE I BROUGHT UP A LOT OF THESE ISSUES IN THE COMMITTEE. AND IF I RECALL, I WAS THE ONLY PRESENT VOTE AND HAD THAT PRESENT VOTE NOT HAPPEN, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN PUT ONTO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SO YOU'RE ALL WELCOME. BUT I ALSO HAVE A BIG ISSUE WITH SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT. AND AND I'VE, I TALKED ABOUT THIS AND I UNDERSTAND THE PLAYERS THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER. AND IT'S NOT ONLY CAMPAIGN SIGNS OR POLITICAL SIGNS, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A NONPROFIT PUTS UP A SIGN OR SOMEBODY HAS A BAND OR A COMMUNITY EVENT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WILL NOT TARGET THOSE INDIVIDUALS, BUT IT THEN AGAIN, IS THE ISSUE IN BEING SELECTIVE WITH ENFORCEMENT. IT SHOULD EITHER APPLY TO ALL OR NONE. AND LIKE COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH, RIGHT, I HAVE BEEN THE ONE THAT'S PUTTING UP A LOT OF THESE FLIERS, JUST STARTING TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T ONLINE. AND SO WE WE HEAR THAT A LOT. I, I'M NOT ONLINE. I, I DON'T GET YOUR NEWSLETTER. I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT WAYS TO PUT UP MORE SIGNAGE TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARDS ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND SO WHILE I APPLAUD CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THIS, FOR EXAMPLE, ALLOWING ANY METRO AGENT TO TAKE DOWN THE SIGNS, I THINK THAT THAT IS A IS A REDEEMING QUALITY OF THIS LEGISLATION. BUT I THINK THAT WE CAN TAKE MORE TIME IN, IN MAKING SURE IT'S BAKED TO A PLACE THAT WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT. AND IF I CAN CALL THE QUESTION ON THAT MOTION. ALRIGHTY THEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? CALL THE QUESTION. YES. SO WE ARE ON POINT. ALL THOSE IN QUESTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO CALL THE QUESTION SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? YEAH. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT EITHER WAY. YEAH. GO GET IT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER OR PRESIDENT ACKERSON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HOLD ON. I'M JUST MAKING SURE WE GOT KRAMER. NO. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM, YOU HAVE 15 YES VOTES AND 11 NO VOTES. ITEM FAILS. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, YOU HAVE FOUR. HIM THAN YOU. OH, YEAH. YEAH. SO, COLLEAGUES, I JUST REMIND US, THE ONLY QUESTION BEFORE US RIGHT NOW IS DO WE SEND IT TO COMMITTEE OR NOT? NOT. DO WE AGREE WITH THE MERITS OF THE DECISION? RIGHT. I THINK THE FACT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE VOICED THIS DEBATE SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS MORE DISCUSSION THAT'S NEEDED, AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. I MEAN, AGAIN, THE ONLY THING WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING AT THIS POINT IS SHOULD IT GO TO COMMITTEE OR NOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WAS TRYING TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO REGARDING THAT QUESTION, IT'S BEEN POSED THAT, YOU KNOW, IF ONE PERSON, IF IT'S NOT A RUSH, WANTS TO HOLD ON TO IT, THEN WE SHOULD ALL GO TO IT. I FIRMLY REJECT THAT IDEA. THE THE AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE THE CONCEPT, RIGHT, I GET THE CONCEPT, BUT THIS ACTUALLY WAS HELD IN COMMITTEE. HAD THE EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEBATE THIS. I HAVE A COLLEAGUE WHO JUST ADMITTED THAT SHE DID DEBATE SOME OF THE TOPICS, HAD THE, YOU KNOW, PLANNED FOR IT, BROUGHT THOSE IDEAS TO COMMITTEE, DEBATED THEM, VOICED HER CONCERNS VIA DEBATE AND VOTE. EVERYBODY HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY. AND I AM NOT INTERESTED IN ALLOWING FOLKS WHO HAVE LET THAT PROCESS GO THROUGH. PLUS, IT WASN'T FAST TRACKED. THIS WASN'T JUST ONE COMMITTEE HEARING. IT SAT THERE FOR MULTIPLE COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND THEN WAIT UNTIL THE COUNCIL MEETING AND SAY, WELL, I GOT A BUNCH OF CONCERNS AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEND IT BACK JUST BECAUSE OF THAT, RIGHT? IF IT'S FAST TRACKED AND AND COUNCIL MEMBERS DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND THIS TYPE OF THING, THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT'S BEING ALLEGED HERE. EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO COMMITTEE AND DEBATE IT. SO SENDING IT BACK, I THINK, IS DOING INJUSTICE TO THE PROCESS THAT EVERYBODY HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THEY CAN POSE AN AMENDMENT TO IT TOMORROW AND PUT IT IN THE NEXT FILING DEADLINE. SO THAT WOULD BE WHAT [03:15:06] WHY I THINK WE SHOULD VOTE ON IT NOW AND THEN PEOPLE CAN AMEND IT. FEEL FREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN PARKER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF SENDING IT BACK BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEND IT BACK FOR. I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DEBATE ABOUT THIS? IT'S EITHER YOU ALLOW SIGNS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, OR YOU DON'T ALLOW SIGNS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND YOU CAN'T CARVE OUT. AN EXEMPTION JUST FOR POLITICAL SIGNS. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT FAIR TO EVERYONE ELSE. AND IF SOMEONE DOES TAKE OTHER PEOPLE'S SIGNS, I MEAN, THAT'S STEALING. AND THEN IF THEY'RE WALKING ON SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY, THAT'S TRESPASSING. AND SO AND PEOPLE HAVE CAMERAS ON THEIR HOMES. SO AND JUST LOOK AT IT THIS WAY. IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE RUNNING AN ELECTION, YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE A LOT OF MONEY THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND ON POLITICAL SIGNS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. COUNCILMAN SIMS. I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF SENDING IT BACK. ABOUT THAT. COUNCILMAN REED, I DIDN'T SEE YOU APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SO I'M REALLY SURPRISED THAT PRESIDENT ACKERSON WOULD WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE PROTECTED CLASS, WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT HE SAID. ANYONE THAT'S IN POLITICS. AND HE'S BEEN THROUGH MANY, MANY, MANY CAMPAIGNS, KNOWS THAT PLACING SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY IS ILLEGAL. POLITICIANS KNOW THAT. YOU KNOW THAT. SO WHY SHOULD WE BE ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE MOM AND POP APARTMENT COMPLEX OR ANYONE ELSE THAT PUTS THEM THERE? I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE CARVED OUT AT ALL. SO I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I'M INVOLVED IN THIS, BUT I'M I'M REALLY SHOCKED THAT YOU WOULD SAY THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, PRESIDENT NIXON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES. WELL, I'M SORRY I SHOCKED YOU, BUT THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION IS WE'RE NOT A PROTECTED CLASS, BUT WE CAN BE AN EXEMPTION. POLITICAL SIGNS CAN BE AN EXEMPTION TO THIS. POLITICAL SPEECH COULD BE AN EXEMPTION TO THIS. THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL EXEMPTIONS WITHOUT BEING A PROTECTED CLASS. IT'S RECOGNIZING, ESSENTIALLY THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED, I THINK I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU, JP AND IF I MISSPEAK, PLEASE CORRECT ME. BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT THE POLITICAL ASPECT AS FAR AS CANDIDACY, HE'S TALKING MORE ABOUT THE PUBLIC ADVOCACY. YEAH, OF ISSUES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE REGULARLY SEE PEOPLE IN HERE ALL THE TIME. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD TO GAVEL THEM DOWN BECAUSE ONE PERSON SPEAKING, THE OTHER PARTY'S YELLING AT THEM. THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN HERE THAT THAT WAS YELLING AT PJ OR COUNCILMAN LINIGER, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WHEN HE'S SPEAKING, THERE'S THAT SORT OF PASSIONATE, YOU KNOW, THE HELL WITH YOU. I'M GOING TO DO ALL I CAN TO THWART YOU. AND THAT HAPPENS BOTH WITH WITH POLITICAL IDEAS AND WITH POLITICIANS. AND SO WE'RE NOT PROTECTED CLASSES, BUT IT RECOGNIZES THAT WE CAN CREATE AN EXEMPTION FOR WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN GENERAL HERE TODAY BEING POLITICAL SPEECH, WHICH WOULD ALSO INCLUDE POLITICAL SIGNS SAYING VOTE YES FOR THIS, VOTE NO FOR THAT. THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS BODY PUTTING A REFERENDUM FOR A NEW TAX TO FUND PARKS. YOU'RE TELLING ME A TAX VOTE, IS IT GOING TO BE AS CONTROVERSIAL AS IT COMES? AND THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT WILL THAT OUT OF MALICE AND OUT OF HATRED, THE SAME WAY THEY YELL IN HERE, DISRUPT THESE MEETINGS RATHER THAN BEING RESPECTFUL, THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DO THE WRONG THING TO STICK IT TO THE SIDE THAT DON'T AGREE WITH. WE PASSED A DECENCY PLEDGE TONIGHT AND THERE WAS TALKING HERE ABOUT HOW WE HATE WASHINGTON AND WE HATE FRANKFURT THAT THEY CAN'T DEAL WITH WITH WITH BEING DIGNIFIED TO EACH OTHER. WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FACED WITH HERE ALSO IS, YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS NOT SIGNING A DECENCY PLEDGE NOT TO, TO, TO TRY TO DO WRONG BY THEIR THAT'S TRUE BY THEIR ADVERSARIES. AND AS SUCH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE IF I SHOCK YOU THAT I WANT TO MAKE MYSELF A PROTECTED CLASS. THAT'S NOT THE CASE. BUT I DO WANT AN EXEMPTION FOR POLITICAL SPEECH, NOT JUST FOR YARD SIGNS AND POLITICAL CANDIDATES, BUT FOR WHAT COUNCILMAN LEONARD WAS TALKING ABOUT. YOU KNOW, ORGANIZERS, ANY TIME THERE'S A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE, THOSE PEOPLE OUGHT TO ALSO BE PROTECTED. THEY'RE STILL BE COVERED POTENTIALLY BY THE OLD LAW, YOU KNOW, BEING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CATCH SOMEBODY DOING IT, YOU CAN FIND THEM OR [03:20:05] CRIMINALIZE IT. BUT THIS WHOLE IDEA OF NOW SOME, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU OWN THE SIGN THAT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S BAD ACTIVITY, WE NEED TO THINK A LITTLE MORE. AND THAT'S I JUST THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN WEBER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR. I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT IF ONE PERSON REQUESTS THIS AND THERE'S NOT CLEARLY DEEPER ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED DURING THE COURSE OF DISCUSSION, THAT WE SHOULD SEND THINGS BACK WILLY NILLY. BUT I DO THINK THAT PART OF WHAT HAPPENED HERE TONIGHT IS I WAS FOLLOWING THIS. I TALKED TO COUNCILMAN, READ ABOUT IT. I THOUGHT I WAS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS WELL INFORMED AND SHOCKINGLY TO ME AND PROBABLY EVERYBODY ELSE, COUNCILMAN ACKERSON SAID SOMETHING THAT I WAS LIKE, OH, I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AT ALL. AND I THINK WHAT WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT IS THAT THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT IS WORTHY OF DISCUSSION. AND I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FLOOR, WE'RE TRYING TO GET SMART AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLEX, THAT IS WORTHY OF DISCUSSION LIKE THIS. I THINK THIS IS WORTHY OF DISCUSSION. IS THIS A PROTECTED CLASS? IS IT JUST THIS? HOW DO WE DO THIS? HOW DO WE PROTECT AGAINST THOSE THINGS THAT THAT KIND OF COMPLEXITY, IN THE ABSENCE OF URGENCY, IS WORTHY OF OUR SLOW CONSIDERATION? I THINK THAT IS WHAT OUR CONSTITUENTS EXPECT OF US. THEY DON'T EXPECT US TO PASS THINGS, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A REALLY WELL CONSTRUCTED BILL. WE JUST RAISED AN ISSUE WE HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT AS PART OF IT. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE OVERALL INITIATIVE. I JUST WANT US TO, AND I BELIEVE OUR CONSTITUENTS WANT US TO TAKE THE TIME TO GET THIS RIGHT. SO. COUNCILMAN HUDSON. I JUST WANT TO BRING A LOGISTICAL ISSUE UP HERE. IF IT DOES GO BACK TO COMMITTEE, THE I 65 CLOSURE IS THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HEAR THIS AT THAT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEETING. SO IT WOULD GO AT LEAST A MONTH OUT, JUST LOGISTICALLY, FOOD FOR THOUGHT. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE COUNCILMAN WINKLER? NOT TO BELABOR THE POINT. I MEAN, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THE ALTERNATIVE IS WE'RE GOING TO. SO LET'S SAY COUNCILMAN ACKERSON'S REQUEST TO REMIT FAILS. WE'RE GOING TO START ON THE FLY TRYING TO CRAFT AMENDMENTS HERE THAT WE'VE NOT TALKED TO THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT, TO UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICALITY AND ENFORCEABILITY, WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO DECIDE, YOU KNOW, ON THE FLY THE LEGALITY OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING. AND WE'RE GOING TO CRAFT LANGUAGE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE VERY GOOD. I DON'T THINK THAT IS A GOOD WAY TO CRAFT LEGISLATION. SO AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR THE POINT ANY FURTHER. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN COMMITTEE. ALRIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? OH GOSH. OH, ALRIGHT. COUNCILMAN ROY, EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO GET IN WITH YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY. HAVING READ THE LEGISLATION, YOU'RE GIVEN A NOTICE OF VIOLATION BEFORE YOU INCUR A FINE. NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT I THINK I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO GRAB THAT SIGN AND GET IT OUT OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY BEFORE I INCUR A FINE. SO I DO NOT REALLY SEE HOW THIS IS AN ISSUE. YES, SOMEBODY MIGHT DO THAT TO ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO BE REALLY ANNOYING, BUT I DON'T SEE, AS LONG AS I'M DOING WHAT I NEED TO DO TO REMOVE THE SIGN FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY THAT I'M GOING TO GET A FINE. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN REED, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM. SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IF WE VOTE TO SEND THIS BACK TO COMMITTEE, WE'RE BASICALLY SAYING WE'RE VOTING FOR A PROTECTED CLASS AND THAT'S US. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD LOOK AT ALL. AND I WOULD LIKE THE VIEWING PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT BEFORE WE MAKE THE VOTE, THAT BASICALLY OUR BODY IS SAYING THAT WE ARE EXEMPT FROM THE LAWS THAT WE ARE APPLYING. AND BY THE WAY, THEY ARE CRIMINAL LAWS RIGHT NOW. THIS THIS HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE MERGER. IT JUST HASN'T BEEN ENFORCEABLE YET. WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT ENFORCEABLE IN A PALATABLE WAY. SO MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE VOTING FOR SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY PROTECTING THEMSELVES. I KNOW EVERYONE HERE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO PLACE SIGNS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. I KNOW YOU KNOW BETTER. SO THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN. RIGHT, RIGHT. COUNCILMAN SIMS, THANK YOU. PRESIDENT PRO TEM, WE HAVE BILLBOARDS. WE HAVE ADVERTISEMENTS, WE HAVE MAGAZINES. THE REASON WHY WE PUT THESE SIGNS UP ALL OVER IS [03:25:05] BECAUSE. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR BILLBOARDS. THE REASON WHY THIS IS BROUGHT UP IS BECAUSE IT'S GOTTEN OUT OF HAND. SO WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO CONTROL IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO GO BACK. I, I, I'M A, I'M A NO. BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT MEMORIALS. IS THAT CONSIDERED IN THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN OWENS. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO I I'M VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THE THE GOAL HERE VERY, VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THE GOAL HERE. AND AND IN FACT, I THINK MANY OF THE COMPLICATED ISSUES. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT CARVE OUTS AND PROBABLY HAVING HAVE A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT ENFORCEMENT AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS. SO, I MEAN, I WOULD ANTICIPATE PERHAPS THAT WE MIGHT END UP BACK WHERE WE ARE NOW AFTER A MONTH. WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, I AM WILLING TO SEND IT BACK TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION. I ABSOLUTELY DON'T WANT TO BE A PROTECTED CLASS, DON'T REALLY WANT TO CARVE OUT, DON'T THINK I WANT TO CARVE OUT FOR FOR POLITICS OR POLITICAL SPEECH, BUT I'M CERTAINLY WILLING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION BY RECOMMITTING IT. THANKS. ALRIGHT, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPELL, THANK YOU. I WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF CLARIFICATIONS. ONE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT OF WAY. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PRIVATE PROPERTY. IF SOMEBODY PUTS A SIGN ON YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY, YOU CAN TAKE THAT SUCKER OUT. POLITICAL SIGNS. I THINK THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE, EVEN THOUGH I'M SURE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME OFFENDERS, THAT WHEN PEOPLE PUT POLITICAL SIGNS ON THE RIGHT OF WAY, OR WHEN THEY EVEN PUT THEM IN THE YARDS OF VACANT PROPERTIES, THAT'S ANNOYING AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT. SO I DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD SUPPORT A CARVE OUT CARVE OUT FOR POLITICIANS, BUT I DO THINK THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DISCUSSION OF THE VALIDITY OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, I THINK ARE TOP OF MIND FOR MYSELF. AND THEN COUNCILOR RUDY BROUGHT UP ANOTHER POINT THAT I BROUGHT UP IN THE COMMITTEE, AND THAT'S ENFORCEMENT. WE'RE TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE UNDERSTAFFED AND OVERWORKED. AND I QUESTION THE ENFORCEMENT OF OF THIS LAW, EVEN JUST A SMALL TASK FORCE TO GO AFTER THE BAD PLAYERS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET AND. THERE IS A NET DECREASE OF 54 POSITIONS IN LOUISVILLE METRO. THAT INCLUDES 20 FROM CODES AND REGULATIONS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE DEPARTMENT THAT WILL BE OVERSEEING THIS. WE'VE ALSO GOT DECREASES IN PUBLIC WORKS. ANOTHER DEPARTMENT THAT I THINK THAT WOULD BE CRITICAL IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS. SO WE HAVE A LARGE BUDGET TO DIGEST. AND SO THAT ALONE, I HOPE, IS SOMETHING THAT'S PERSUASIVE ENOUGH FOR MY COLLEAGUES TO CONSIDER. DO WE EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE THIS? AND YES, THIS IS ALREADY A LAW AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHANGES TO MAKING THIS CRIMINAL INCREASING THE PENALTY. BUT AGAIN, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE PASSING SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AT A PLACE THAT WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE WITH AND THAT'S FULLY BAKED. AND SO THAT'S MY PIECE. GREAT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN SHANKLIN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. RIGHT NOW, THIS LAW IS ALREADY ALONE. AND IF THEY'RE OUT IN IN IN THE NEWBURGH AREA ON INDIAN TRAIL PUBLIC WORKS COMES THROUGH THERE AND PICKS THOSE SIGNS UP AND THEY'RE GONE. AND SO IF YOU LOSE THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PUT THEM OUT THERE NO MORE BECAUSE THEY COST MONEY. BUT IN SOME AREAS THEY PICK THEM UP, SOME AREAS THEY DON'T. IF THEY'RE COMING DOWN INDIAN TRAIL, CUTTING THAT GRASS OR WHATEVER, THEY GET RID OF EVERY SIGN OUT THERE. SO IT'S ALREADY A LAW, PUBLIC WORKS AND REST OF THEM, THEY NEED TO ENFORCE THE LAW. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN REED. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM. SO TO DOCTOR SHANKLIN'S POINT, YES, THEY ARE PICKING THEM UP. AND IT'S A COST TO THE CITY THAT THEY ARE PICKING THEM UP. SO WE LOSE MONEY IN THAT. AND I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A ROBUST PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN BEFORE ANY OF THIS ENFORCEMENT EVEN STARTS. SO I WOULD THINK THAT BY THE TIME PEOPLE START EVEN THINKING ABOUT PUTTING SIGNS OUT, THEY WILL KNOW THAT IT'S ILLEGAL. AND I KNOW ALSO IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MAYOR'S TEAM THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO START CITING IMMEDIATELY. THEY'RE GOING TO START WARNING FIRST, AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO START CITING. SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THE THE PROBLEM EXISTS. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT ANY BETTER. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT. AND REMEMBER, AGAIN, A VERY ROBUST PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE THAT [03:30:04] THE MAYOR'S TEAM HAS BEEN VERY, VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T COUNCILMAN WINKLER, I'M SORRY. AND I WILL JUST MAKE THIS LAST POINT, WHICH IS SO FORGETTING ABOUT POLITICIAN SIGNS, RIGHT. AND JUST THINKING POLITICAL SIGNS. OKAY. SO IF WE USE AN EXAMPLE OF THE, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR THERE WAS AN EFFORT TO CREATE A SUBURBAN CITY IN EASTWOOD. THERE WERE SIGNS FOR THERE WERE SIGNS AGAINST. OKAY. THE CONCERN THAT I THINK COUNCILMAN LINENGER RAISED THAT. I DON'T THINK WE'VE SORT OF FULLY TALKED THROUGH AND WHY THIS MERITS DISCUSSION IS, AGAIN, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SAID THEY WILL SELECTIVELY ENFORCE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FORCE THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, LOST CAT. OKAY. SO LET'S FAST FORWARD TO SOME FUTURE ADMINISTRATION THAT IS 100% PRO CITY OF EASTWOOD INCORPORATION OR AGAINST EASTWOOD INCORPORATION, RIGHT? IT DOESN'T MATTER. PICK YOUR PICK YOUR SIDE. AND THEY SELECTIVELY REMOVE THE SIGNS OF ONLY ONE SIDE BECAUSE THEY'VE CHOSEN TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE. I THINK THAT'S THE ESSENCE OF OF COUNCILMAN LINDA'S CONCERN. I THINK IT IS A VALID ONE. AND I THINK IT IS ONE THAT MERITS DISCUSSION TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY THEN. THERE'S NO MORE DEBATE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD TO VOTE ON TO RECOMMIT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? NO. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER HOPKINS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER OR PRESIDENT AKERSON. YES. ALL RIGHT. OH. MADAM PRESIDENT PRO TEM, YOU HAVE 13 YES VOTES AND 13 NO VOTES. SO IT FAILS. ITEM FAILS. ALRIGHTY THEN. OKAY, ALRIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE FIRST ONE. OKAY? ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. PRESIDENT NIXON, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES, I WOULD SAY THIS. THE FACT THAT 13 SAID SEND IT BACK AND 13 SAID NO, THAT FAILS. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER 13 THAT SAID YES, LET'S SEND THIS BACK. I'M GOING TO BE A NO VOTE. I'D RATHER KILL IT THAN GET IT WRONG. RATHER KILL IT THAN THAN NOT FULLY CONSIDER EVERYTHING. AND SO I ENCOURAGE THE OTHER 12 PEOPLE THAT VOTED YES TO SEND THIS BACK TO JOIN ME. AND LET'S HAVE 13 VOTES THAT PUT THIS TO BED. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN REED. OKAY. WHERE ARE WE? COUNCILMAN WINKLER, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND. YOU KNOW, I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SLOPPY, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. SO I AM GOING TO ASK BECAUSE I THINK THE PRIMARY CONCERN PEOPLE HAVE IS WITH COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. AND SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT ON PAGE ONE, NO PERSON SHALL CAUSE DIRECTLY PAINT, MARK, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, AFFIX ANY HANDBILL OR SIGN AND THEN INSERT FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IN A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND SO MY MOTION IS TO TO ADD THE WORDS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, SECOND, SECOND, THIRD FOR. OH, RIGHT. I'M GOING TO YIELD THE FLOOR BACK TO PRESIDENT ACKERSON. OKAY. YES. OKAY. ON THE MOTION TO AMEND, WHICH WE'VE HAD A SECOND ON, I'M GOING TO RUN WITH HANDS. OKAY. AND SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT OF METHOD TO THE MADNESS. COUNCILMAN KRAMER. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO AMENDING OUR POLITICIANS. I THINK THAT DOES EXACTLY WHAT SO MANY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IN THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATION. AND ALSO, LET'S BE, YOU KNOW, QUITE TRUTHFUL. POLITICAL SIGNS ARE TYPICALLY DURING CERTAIN SEASONS OF THE YEAR, THE WORST OFFENDERS. SO, YOU KNOW, TAKING THAT, THAT OUT, IT, IT BASICALLY SAYS TO PEOPLE, WE WILL ALLOW POLITICIANS TO LITTER YOUR RIGHT OF WAY, BUT WE WON'T ALLOW ANYBODY ELSE TO THAT THAT TO ME IS PROBLEMATIC. I WILL SAY I STAYED OUT OF THE DEBATE WHETHER TO SEND IT BACK OR NOT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A POSITION ON SENDING IT BACK. BUT NOW THAT WE'RE IN THE ACTUAL DEBATE OF IT, I APPRECIATE WHAT COUNCILMAN WINKLER IS TRYING TO DO. THE PROBLEM AS I SEE IT, THE PROBLEM ISN'T WHETHER IT'S A [03:35:07] POLITICAL SIGN OR NOT OR IF IT'S POLITICAL SPEECH OR NOT. I HEAR WHAT COUNCILMAN LINIGER IS SAYING. I THINK THERE IS MERIT TO THE ARGUMENT THAT AN ENEMY OF YOURS COULD USE THIS ORDINANCE TO THEIR ADVANTAGE, I GET THAT I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT THE INTENT IS TO KEEP LITTER OUT OF THE RIGHT OF WAYS, WHICH WE ARE DEFINING SIGNS AS LITTER. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN AMENDMENT TO BE MADE. I'M SPEAKING AGAINST THE CURRENT ONE TO EXEMPT POLITICIANS. I THINK THAT'S A HUGE MISTAKE. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN AMENDMENT BE MADE. I'M WILLING TO CARRY ON THE CONVERSATION TO SUGGEST THAT WE DO SOMETHING MORE SIMILAR TO WHAT THE STATE WAS DOING BEFORE, AND THAT IS ALLOW POLITICIANS WHO SIGNS ARE BEING PLACED AFTER THEY'VE BEEN REMOVED TO RECLAIM THOSE SIGNS AND THEN PUT THEM IN IN PLACES WHERE THEY BELONG WITHOUT NECESSARILY HOLDING THE THE CANDIDATE RESPONSIBLE. I THINK THE SAME IS TRUE FOR COUNCILMAN LINDA'S POINT. IF SOMEONE DISAGREES WITH YOUR POLITICAL SPEECH, AND I'LL USE AGAIN THE EXAMPLE COUNCILMAN WINKLER USED. YOU KNOW, IF THE. IT WAS EASTWOOD, RIGHT? IF AN OPPONENT OF THE EASTWOOD VILLAGE SAYS, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE FOUR SIGNS AND PUT THEM IN PLACES WHERE IT'S ILLEGAL SO THAT I CAN CAUSE THEM A FINE. THAT SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED. SO I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. I THINK EXCLUDING FOLKS IS A HUGE MISTAKE. AND THE SECOND THING, YOU KNOW, I, I ROUNDLY REJECT THE IDEA THAT WE SHOULD NOT PASS ORDINANCES BECAUSE THERE IS A FEAR OF SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT. THAT ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE FOR EVERY SINGLE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION THAT THIS COUNCIL PASSES TONIGHT GOING FORWARD AND LOOKING BACKWARDS, THAT'S A DANGEROUS ROAD TO GO DOWN. IF ANYTHING, I THINK THE OPPOSITE ARGUMENT SHOULD BE MADE THAT REGARDLESS OF YOUR PREFERENCE OF THE ORDINANCE, IF YOU ARE ELECTED MAYOR, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FOLLOW THE ORDINANCE, WHICH MEANS YOU'VE GOT TO REMOVE THOSE SIGNS FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY, EVEN IF THE SIGN IS FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL CAMPAIGN AND YOUR ENEMY PUT IT THERE TO MAKE YOU LOOK BAD, THEN YOU SHOULD REMOVE IT. IF IT'S FOR YOUR PERSONAL CAMPAIGN AND YOU LOVE THIS ON BEING THERE AND IT'S IN AN ILLEGAL LOCATION, IT SHOULD BE REMOVED. I, I JUST THINK IT'S A HUGE MISTAKE FOR US TO SUGGEST THAT SOMEHOW POLITICIANS GET A SPECIAL BREAK ON THIS OR SPECIAL PASS ON THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, BUT I REJECT COUNCILMAN WINKLER'S SUGGESTION THAT POLITICIANS GET SPECIAL TREATMENT. I JUST THINK THAT'S A HUGE MISTAKE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO AGAIN SAY THAT MY CONCERN IS NOT ABOUT POLITICIANS, AND MY CONCERN IS ABOUT POLITICAL SPEECH. AND I THINK THAT THERE IS A HIGHER STANDARD THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICAL SPEECH, BECAUSE IT DOES HAPPEN. THAT IS JUST A FACT OF LIFE. WE'VE SEEN SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF POLITICAL SPEECH HERE IN LOUISVILLE BEFORE. COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI OFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO WHAT HE SAW AS SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF POLITICAL SPEECH BY VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING AT A HIGHER STANDARD. AND AGAIN, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT POLITICIANS. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS. I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT AN EFFORT TO ASK THEM TO COME COLLECT THE SIGNS. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE EFFORT TO CAUSE FINES TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD WIPE THESE ORGANIZATIONS OUT, THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY SILENCE DISFAVORED POLITICAL SPEECH. WITHOUT THIS AMENDMENT, I AM ABSOLUTELY, CERTAINLY A NO VOTE. I THINK THAT WAS CLEAR WHEN I KICKED THIS OFF. I APPLAUD COUNCILMAN WINKLER FOR BRINGING THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD. I THINK THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE IT A LITTLE MORE SURGICALLY AT COMMITTEE, BUT THAT'S THAT AVENUE IS CLOSED TO US NOW. SO NOW THIS IS SORT OF A BROADER EXEMPTION THAT IS NOT JUST ABOUT POLITICAL SPEECH OR POLITICIANS. IT'S ABOUT SAYING OUR CONCERN IS ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE ALL MENTIONED, ABOUT COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY BEING DONE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. THAT IS OBSTRUCTING, OBSTRUCTING VIEW, CAUSING A DANGER. TALKING ABOUT THOSE WE BUY HOUSES, THE MATTRESSES, THE TIRES, WHICH, YES, IS A PROBLEM IN MY DISTRICT, JUST LIKE IT IS IN COUNCILWOMAN PURVIS'S DISTRICT. LET'S GO AFTER THOSE. AND THIS IS BEFORE US THE BEST OPTION FOR US TO GO AFTER WHAT WE HAVE INTENDED TO GO AFTER IN THIS LEGISLATION. WHILE ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS, I URGE THE MEMBERS OF THE BODY VOTE YES ON THE AMENDMENT. THE AMENDMENT FAILS. I WILL BE VOTING NO. AND I URGE YOU, JUST LIKE PRESIDENT ACKERSON, TO VOTE NO ON THE MAIN MOTION WITHOUT THE AMENDMENT, AND THEN WE CAN TRY TO REVISIT THIS AT A LATER DATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, [03:40:08] MR. PRESIDENT. SO SO A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I REALIZE IT DOES MORE THAN JUST EXEMPT POLITICIANS AND, AND, AND OUR SIGNAGE, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT DOES. IT IT SO IT DOES THAT AND THEN SOME. OKAY. AND I'M THE WE HAVE TO ASK WHAT WE ARE ADDRESSING HERE. WE ARE SAYING WE ARE NOT SAYING THAT PEOPLE CAN'T STAND IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR POSITION, THAT THEY CAN'T VOCALIZE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEIR POSITION. BUT WHAT ARE WE SAYING? AS A SOCIETY, WE EITHER HAVE TO ALLOW THESE SIGNS OR NOT ALLOW THESE SIGNS, RIGHT? IF YOU LEAVE, IF YOU OPEN UP THE DOOR RIGHT NOW, WE'RE OPENING UP THE DOOR FOR FOR POLITICIANS TO USE THEM FOR ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, TO USE THEM. ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS SAYING, IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY, YOU CAN FLOOD THE ZONE. SO TAKE THE TAKE. POLITICIANS. IF I RAISE MORE MONEY THAN MY OPPONENT, I CAN FLOOD THE ZONE IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND THEY WOULD BE HOSED. THEY WOULD HAVE NO CHANCE TO KEEP UP WITH ME. BUT THE CURRENT WAY, IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE LAW, WHICH IS YOU HAVE TO GET PEOPLE TO SAY, ON MY PRIVATE PROPERTY, I WILL PUT A SIGN FOR YOU. AND THEN I HAVE TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO ALLOW ME TO DO THAT. RIGHT? SAME THING WITH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, I ENCOURAGE THEM. EASTWOOD IS A PERFECT. EASTWOOD IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. THAT WAS AN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION TRYING TO MAKE MAKE A MOVE. AND THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT WERE AGAINST THE MOVE. THEY WENT AROUND LITERALLY DOOR TO DOOR AND ASKED PEOPLE TO PUT SIGNS TO ADVOCATE FOR OR AGAINST THE POSITION ON THEIR PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE MOMENT WE START MAKING PROVISIONS FOR EXCEPTIONS TO THIS, IT IS A THE FIELD DAY IS OFFICIALLY OPEN AND WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT YOU WILL HAVE IS TOTAL CHAOS. AND I NOT ONLY HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENT WITH EXEMPTING POLITICIANS, BUT I. BUT I THINK I FORGET WHO SAID IT. WE ALL THE POLITICIANS ARE THE WORST, SOME OF THE WORST OFFENDERS OF THIS. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A HUGE MISTAKE. IF WE WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING AROUND, YOU KNOW, THE MISSING CAT OR WHATEVER, I'M FINE WITH THAT. AND I. AND TO BE CLEAR ABOUT MY COLLEAGUE WHO IS CONCERNED ABOUT ENFORCEMENT, THAT'S SOMETHING TO TAKE UP AT GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OR IN AND THEN AMEND AS NECESSARY. WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE GOING OUTSIDE OF THE PROCESS, WHICH IS WHAT I DID, I THINK RIGHTFULLY POINTED OUT IN AMENDING THE LAW. AND THEN THE FINAL THING I'LL SAY IS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS BROUGHT UP. THE SAME GROUP THAT IS AMENDING IT ON THE FLY WAS SAYING, THERE'S NO RUSH. WELL, THEN, GREAT, THEN PASS IT OR DON'T PASS IT AND AMEND IT AFTERWARDS. IF THERE'S NO RUSH, WHY DO WE HAVE TO AMEND IT HERE ON THE FLOOR? WHETHER THIS PASSES OR DOESN'T ON ITS OWN MERITS. RIGHT. AND MAYBE IT DOESN'T. MAYBE THERE'S ENOUGH VOTES AGAINST, I DON'T KNOW. RIGHT. BUT IF YOU LIKE THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF IT, BUT WANT TO SEE SOME TWEAKS, THERE IS. ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU WANT TO TAKE TWO MONTHS TO FIGURE OUT THOSE TWEAKS. THERE IS NOTHING STOPPING YOU. AS WE, AS COUNCILMAN REED HAS SAID, THE ADMINISTRATION HAS NO INTENTION ON TRULY ENFORCING THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME UNTIL THEY FINISH A PR CAMPAIGN TO PASSING IT TONIGHT AND AMENDING IT IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING BY PRESENTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS A IT WAS A, A OR B WHEN THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS CALLED C, WHICH IS FEEL FREE NEXT FILING DEADLINE TO FILE YOUR AMENDMENT AND DEBATE IT IN COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT COUNCILMAN CRAMER MADE. AGAIN. FIRST, START BY SAYING THE POINT HERE IS NOT TO EXEMPT POLITICIANS, RIGHT? IT IS TO EXEMPT POLITICAL SPEECH. AND REALLY EVEN LESS SO ABOUT EXEMPTING POLITICAL SPEECH. BUT IT'S PARTICULARLY THE FACT THAT WE'RE FRAMING THIS IN TWO PARTS, RIGHT? WE'RE SAYING WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE EXEMPTIONS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE ADMINISTRATION TO SELECTIVELY FORCE BECAUSE THERE'S A BUNCH OF STUFF WE REALLY DON'T WANT THEM TO ENFORCE ABOUT. AND, AND IT'S THAT COMBINATION OF THINGS THAT IS PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE ASKING THEM TO ENFORCE A NON ENFORCE IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. AND I THINK VERY REAL CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED THAT. AN ADMINISTRATION CAN CHOOSE TO SQUELCH SPEECH THAT THEY ARE ARE OPPOSED TO AND TO [03:45:06] COUNCILMAN KRAMER'S POINT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT WITH ANY LAW THAT WE PASS. THAT'S TRUE. BUT NOT EVERY LAW THAT WE PASS DEALS DIRECTLY WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT IN AMERICA, WHICH IS PROTECTED SPEECH, RIGHT? IT'S ONE THING TO SELECTIVELY ENFORCE. SOMEBODY'S GOING 36 MILES AN HOUR IN A 35 MILE AN HOUR ZONE. I THINK THAT IS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ENFORCEMENT THAN SPECIFICALLY WHERE GOVERNMENT IS INFRINGING UPON SPEECH. AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT DOES BEAR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION, PARTICULARLY THE RISKS RELATED TO THE MISUSE OF OF THAT POWER. I WOULD ARGUE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PRIMARY ISSUE WE SEE IS WITH COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT THIS, YOU KNOW, ONE WAY IS TO SAY, WELL, YOU COULD COME BACK SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE AND AMEND IT. WE ALL KNOW THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. I MEAN, WE SEE THIS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A WOMAN JUST LEFT WITH A MASSAGE ORDINANCE, RIGHT? THAT WAS IMMEDIATELY GOING TO HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT WORKS ON IMPROVING IT. IT'S JUST NOT THE WAY THAT COUNCIL WORKS. OKAY. SO LET'S BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES. YOU KNOW, I WOULD MAKE THE THE OPPOSITE INCREMENTALIST ARGUMENT HERE AND SAY, YOU KNOW, IF WE PASS THIS WITH THE, THE LANGUAGE THAT I ADDED, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS, MAYBE WE'LL SEE DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT IN, IN OUR MEDIANS. AND IF WE DON'T THINK IT'S ENOUGH, WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND AMEND MORE IN LATER. AND SO THAT WOULD BE MY ARGUMENT FOR KEEPING THE AMENDMENT THAT I'VE MADE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH I DO THINK WE'RE HEADING DOWN A POTENTIAL SLIPPERY SLOPE BY PASSING THIS AND EXEMPTING US POLITICIANS, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT COUNCILMAN WINKLER'S AMENDMENT BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, RONALD REAGAN TOLD ME ONCE THAT IF YOU CAN GET 70% OR SAID ONCE, YOU CAN GET 70% OF A DEAL, IT'S A GOOD DEAL. SO WE HAVE A REAL PROBLEM IN THE CITY WITH COMMERCIAL SIGNS. IT'S BAD. AS I SAID EARLIER, JUST DRIVE UP 42 OR 22 OR WESTPORT ROAD OR ANYWHERE IN THE CITY FOR THAT MATTER. THERE IS A REAL COST TO THE TO THE CITY TO EXTRACT THESE SIGNS, AND WE HAVE TO RECOVER THAT COST SOMEWHERE. SO IT'S IS THIS WHAT I REALLY IS? IS THIS MY PERFECT SOLUTION? NO, BUT I THINK IT'S BETTER THAN THAN DEFEATING THE BILL ALTOGETHER. SO I'LL BE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN. YEAH, I WOULD AGREE THAT I THINK I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT. I DON'T HEAR IT SAY THAT WE'RE CARVING OUT POLITICIANS. I AGREE THAT I THINK THE OFFENDERS THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER ARE THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE PUTTING THESE ON CORNERS. I DO WANT TO ASK FOR A POINT OF CLARIFICATION IS I THINK I HEARD ON SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS, AND I'M COMPLETELY MIGHT BE MISSING SOMETHING, IS THAT AN ORGANIZATION IS NOW GOING TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. AND THAT WAS PART OF THE CONCERNS. I'M NOT SEEING WHERE THAT'S BEEN ADDED. I SEE THAT ORGANIZATIONS AND EMPLOYERS AND ARE ALREADY LISTED AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE. SO AGAIN, IF I'M MISSING IT AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT'S ADDED AND NOW IT'S IT'S A CONCERN OF OTHERS. AGAIN, I'M SORRY IF I'M MISSING THAT. AND SECOND, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING THAT I'VE HEARD IS THAT WHEN CODE ENFORCEMENT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN MAKE A CHOICE AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE SAYING, I'M GOING TO ENFORCE THIS OR NOT. I ALSO DON'T SEE THAT WHERE I SEE IS THEY'RE GIVEN THE OPTION TO EITHER GIVE A CITATION OR NOTICE OF VIOLATION. I THINK COUNCILWOMAN RUBY MENTIONED THAT EARLIER OF THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT IMMEDIATELY SAYING YOU'RE GETTING A VIOLATION. THAT OR GETTING A CITATION, SORRY, THAT IT IS IT IS AMENDING THAT AND ACTUALLY GIVEN THE OPTION TO GIVE A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FIRST FOR AN OPTION TO REMOVE THAT. SO AGAIN, I WILL SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. COUNCILMAN KRAMER THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IT'S A QUESTION FOR THE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE ATTORNEY OR THE SPONSOR, BUT. I KNOW CURRENTLY IT'S ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE TO PLACE A SIGN IN A RIGHT OF WAY AND LEAVE IT THERE. I KNOW THAT THE POLICY WAS THAT THOSE SIGNS WOULD BE REMOVED IF THEY WERE POLITICAL SIGNS. THE CANDIDATE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE SIGNS WERE ACTUALLY, I THINK IT WAS ANY SIGN THE OWNER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GIVEN NOTICE THAT THE SIGN WAS IN SOMEONE'S POSSESSION AND THEY WERE TO COME GET IT OR WHATEVER. MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS ORDINANCE REPLACING THAT ENTIRELY? SO WOULD THE AMENDMENT BEFORE US MEAN THAT POLITICAL SPEECH, WHETHER THAT BE POLITICAL SIGNS OR JUST POLITICAL SPEECH, IS NOW ALLOWED TO PUT BE PUT FREELY IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, OR DOES THE CURRENT DOES THE PREVIOUS RULE STAY IN PLACE? AND NOW WE'VE ADDED TO THAT THAT THERE'S A FINE FOR CORPORATION FOR FOR THE COMMERCIAL, IF THERE'S AN ADDED FINE FOR COMMERCIAL. BUT THE PREVIOUS RULE STANDS, I COULD SEE MYSELF VOTING YES. IF THIS [03:50:07] DOES AWAY WITH THE PREVIOUS RULE, THEN I'M A HARD NO. WE'RE GOING TO DIRECT THAT QUESTION TO LAUREN. I THINK, LAURA, WHAT HE'S ASKING IS THIS IS, IS IN ADDITION TO THE, THE THIS NEW PENALTIES FOR COMMERCIAL STUFF. I THINK HE'S ASKING BECAUSE THE CITY AND THE STATE STILL OWN THE RIGHT OF WAYS. AND IT'S STATE, CITY AND STATE PROPERTY. THEY COULD STILL REMOVE THOSE SIGNS FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY. IS THAT YOUR QUESTION? YES. AND I BELIEVE THEY CURRENTLY ALERT THE OWNER OF THE SIGN THAT THEY HAVE IT IN THEIR POSSESSION. I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT. THAT'S NOT AS IMPORTANT TO ME. WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS WE HAVE THE ABILITY RIGHT NOW TO REMOVE THOSE SIGNS. WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE DOING IT, BUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY, IF WE PASS THE THE AMENDMENT THAT COUNCILMAN WINKLER HAS PUT FORWARD, WOULD IT ROB US OF THAT OPPORTUNITY? BECAUSE IF THAT'S THE CASE, I THINK WE HAVE A I'M A HARD NO. BUT SO THERE'S A SEPARATE SET OF GUIDELINES FOR STATE RIGHT OF WAY THAT THIS WOULD NOT IMPACT. AND THE STATE COLLECTS THEM AND HOLDS THEM FOR 30 DAYS AND NOTICES THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN IS TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE COUNCILWOMAN THE COUNCILMAN'S QUESTION. WHAT WE'VE ADDED IS TO CAUSE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. SO PRIOR TO THIS, IT WOULD BE CRIMINAL, BUT YOU WOULD CATCH THE PERSON POSTING IT. THE INDIRECTLY IS, IS THE ORGANIZATION CAUSING ITS EMPLOYEES OR ITS VOLUNTEERS OR WHATEVER TO POST IN THE RIGHT OF WAY? THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD TAKE OUT IF YOU AS AS CURRENTLY PROPOSED, YOU COULD PUT SOMETHING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, AND THEN THAT WOULD TAKE COMPLETELY. OUTSIDE OF ALL THIS, YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY AUTHORIZINGHOSE TO BE PLACED BECAUSE THE. IT'S THE NOERSO SHA. AND IF YOU'RE GETTING INTO THE F AL PURSES, T OKAY. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE WOULD DO TONIGHT, I THINK INADVERTENTLY IS WE WOULD CREATE A SITUATION WHERE WE WANTED TO GET RID OF TRASH IN THE RIGHTS OF WAY, AND WE'RE CREATING AN ORDINANCE, A CHANGE THAT SAYS, NOW YOU ARE FREE TO PUT TRASH ON THE RIGHTS OF WAY. YEAH. AND IT ALSO GETS INTO THE CONTENT, WHICH CAN GET A LITTLE TRICKY WHEN YOU'RE DOING SIGNS. GENERALLY, YOU DO SIGNS BASED ON LOCATION AND OBJECTIVE CRITERIA RATHER THAN CONTENT. ONCE YOU GET INTO CONTENT, YO START HAVING A FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUE. I SUPER APPRECIATE THE DEPTH OF THIS DISCUSSION WITH NOVEL IDEAS THAT WE HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT BEFORE, AND PROBABLY ARE WORTHY OF OUR TIME TO BE DONE. THAT SAID, I APPRECIATE THE THE OFFERING OF COUNCILMAN WINKLER AND READ BECAUSE IT IS THE NARROWEST POSSIBLE WAY FOR US TO DO THIS, AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE DOING THIS AS NARROWLY AS POSSIBLE. SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THAT AMENDMENT. AND IF WE WANT TO GO BACK AND DO IT LATER TO BROADEN IT OUT, I SUPPOSE WE COULD, AND I GUESS I WILL BE A PART OF THAT INITIATIVE IF WE NEED TO, THEN GO BACK. BUT TONIGHT I'M GOING TO BE IN FAVOR OF AS NARROW AS POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT? LET ME SEE YOUR HAND. NO HANDS. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT BEFORE US. NORMALLY IT WOULD BE A VOICE VOTE. HOWEVER, I THINK A ROLL CALL VOTE IS APPROPRIATE IN THIS SITUATION. A YES VOTE IS FOR COUNCILMAN WINKLER'S AMENDMENT. A NO VOTE IS AGAINST THAT AMENDMENT. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL. NO NO NO NO NO. THERE WE GO. ONE SECOND. OKAY, MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 16 YES VOTES AND TEN NO VOTES. THE AMENDMENT PASSES. WE NOW HAVE THE AMENDED VERSION BEFORE US. AND AS SUCH, I'M GOING TO GO BACK INTO MY QUEUE UP HERE. AND I HAVE COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPELL FIRST IN MY QUEUE TO SPEAK NOW TO THE AMENDED ORDINANCE. I'LL HOLD SOME OF MY THOUGHTS, BUT I WILL SAY THAT MAYBE IF THIS WERE SENT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ISN'T ON THE TABLE ANYMORE, THOSE POLICIES SURROUNDING ISSUING NOTICES COULD BE DEVELOPED ALONGSIDE BETTER LEGISLATION. BUT MOOT POINT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PETE, YOU'RE NEXT IN MY QUEUE TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDED ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, JUST TO POINT OUT TO THE SPECIFIC SPOT. SO NOW THIS SECTION WILL READ FIRST PARAGRAPH, THE FIX A HANDBILL OR SIGN OF A COMMERCIAL NATURE THAT WAS JUST [03:55:02] AMENDED IN. AND I WANT TO ADD QUOTE OR PAID FOR BY A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, END QUOTE. OKAY. CAN I MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION? I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO SAY THIS RIGHT NOW. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO GET A COPY OF THIS, AND EVERYONE'S GOT A PEN. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN WRITE DOWN WHAT SOMEONE SAID AND WHERE IT'S GOING SO YOU FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. DOES ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? OKAY. WOULD ANYONE ELSE. IS EVERYONE OKAY WITH GETTING A COPY OF THIS? BRIAN SHOULD BE GETTING THAT RIGHT NOW. YEAH, JUST TO JUST BE WE START DEBATING IT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO HOLD FOR JUST A SECOND. OH, WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE COPIES. AND SO WHEN AS YOU'RE TELLING US WHAT THAT AMENDMENT IS, WE CAN WRITE THAT IN AND THEN WE'LL BE IN AN EDUCATED POSITION. WELL, THEN TO THEN CAN I EXPLAIN IT WHILE WE'RE WAITING? SURE. YEAH. JUST FOR TIME EFFICIENCY, SIR. IF YOU WANT ME TO WAIT, I'LL WAIT. MR. PRESIDENT. NO, I'M JUST THINKING. I CAN EXPLAIN NOW. YOU'RE GOING TO WHAT? OKAY. YEP. I CAN EXPLAIN NOW, OR I CAN. I CAN WAIT JUST FOR TIME EFFICIENCY. WELL, GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN. OKAY. SO YEAH, JUST SO I ADDED. SO THE ADDING OF THIS LANGUAGE IS TO BE CLEAR THAT WHILE I'M FINE WITH BEING SPECIFIC ABOUT COMMERCIAL, I DO PASSIONATELY BELIEVE NOT. I WOULD I WOULD SAY I'M NOT INCLUDING ACTUALLY WHAT WHAT MY COLLEAGUE FROM DISTRICT SIX TALKED ABOUT, RIGHT. WHICH IS MORE BROADLY LIKE, QUOTE, POLITICAL SPEECH, BUT I AM INCLUDING PAID CAMPAIGN SIGNS. I DO PASSIONATELY BELIEVE THAT IF YOU'RE RUNNING A PAID CAMPAIGN, THAT THOSE PAID CAMPAIGN SIGNS SHOULD NOT USE THE RIGHT OF WAY, THEY SHOULD USE PRIVATE PROPERTY ONLY, AND THEY SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION SO THAT IT WAS INCLUDED ALONG WITH COMMERCIAL SIGNS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I THINK BRIAN HOPEFULLY IS COMING WITH. GOOD. THANK YOU. SO, COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI, WHEN YOU SAY PAID CAMPAIGNS, OBVIOUSLY ALL OF US RUN CAMPAIGNS AND KNOW WHAT THAT IS. BUT AGAIN, I'LL USE COUNCILMAN WINKLER'S EXAMPLE OF HOPING IT'S NOT TREADING ON HIS FEET. YOU KNOW, THE THE EASTWOOD FISHERVILLE DISCUSSION THAT I WOULD WAGER THAT WAS A PAID CAMPAIGN. I MEAN, THEY RAISED SOME MONEY TO MAKE THAT ARGUMENT. THOSE SIGNS WERE PAID FOR BY THE CAMPAIGN, I THINK, ON ONE SIDE. BUT THE FLIP SIDE, I THINK ON THE OPPOSING SIDE, I'M NOT SURE THERE WAS A PAID CAMPAIGN. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION. YEAH. SO THAT'S WHY I USED THE WORDS PAID FOR BY POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. THOSE WEREN'T POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. THAT WAS AN ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN, RIGHT. LIKE THEY YEAH, THEY WERE ADVOCATING FOR POLICY OR ADVOCATING FOR THINGS RELATED TO SUCH AND SUCH POSITION. OKAY. THEY, THEY, IT WAS NOT A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN SPECIFICALLY, SPECIFICALLY FOR YEAH, PAID FOR BY A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, WHICH, BY THE WAY, BY USING THIS LANGUAGE, I'M NOT EVEN SAYING I'M NOT EVEN INCLUDING SOMEBODY THAT, HEY, I SUPPORT ANDREW OWEN AND I CREATED MY OWN SIGN AND I SAID, I SUPPORT ANDREW OWEN. AND I PUT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY BECAUSE THAT WASN'T PAID FOR BY THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN. BUT I AM SAYING THAT THE PAID POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, I'M USING IT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT RUNNING. SO BUT BUT IF IF HIS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN PAID FOR IT, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE INCLUDING IN THIS ALONG WITH COMMERCIAL SIGNS. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN KRAMER. COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO I'M GATHERING HERE THAT THE THE BODY REALLY WOULD LIKE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT'S COMPREHENSIVE AND TAKES EVERYBODY EVERYTHING INTO ACCOUNT. I WAS VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE COULD GET SOMETHING PASSED OUT TONIGHT. BUT AS THE SPONSOR, I'M GOING TO MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO COMMITTEE. OKAY. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. RECONSIDER. I SECOND THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER SENDING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. ALRIGHT, WELL, WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM, FOLKS. WE'VE GOT A WE GOT COUNCILMAN TINY'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT, WHICH WE HAVEN'T WRITTEN OUT YET, AND IT GOT A SECOND. I'LL WITHDRAW MY AMENDMENT. ALRIGHT, SO NOW WE HAVE COUNCILMAN REED'S MOTION TO MOTION. YES. MOTION TO RECONSIDER SENDING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. YEP. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? COUNCILMAN, I AM SO SORRY TO BRING UP THE POINT OF ORDER, BUT I. WHAT'S THE RULE ON IT MUST BE BROUGHT UP. THANK YOU. BECAUSE IT USUALLY MUST BE BROUGHT UP BY THE SIDE THAT WON. THAT IS RIGHT. AND HE IS ON THE SIDE THAT WON, COUNCILMAN, AS WAS I, BECAUSE IT WAS THE SECOND DOES [04:00:02] NOT HAVE TO BE ON THE SIDE. SECOND. OKAY, SO NOW, MADAM CLERK, IS WE HAVE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER SENDING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER. SO IT'S GOING TO BE ONE VOTE TO RECONSIDER. AND THEN IF THAT PASSES, THEN WE HAVE A VOTE TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY A DOUBLE VOTE HERE. ALRIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE MOTION TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE, SAY AYE. I ANY OPPOSITION PASSES NOW WE HAVE THE MOTION TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE BEFORE US. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO SEND IT BACK? NO MOTION. THERE WE GO. OKAY. NOW WE'VE GOT THAT BEFORE US. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? IT'S GOING BACK TO COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 40. ITEM 45. A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE [45. R-019-26     A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CREATE “KIDS OVER GUNS” COMMONSENSE GUN LEGISLATION IN THE JURISDICTION AND TERRITORY OF LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT. 3/26/26 Metro Council  Held 3/17/26 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Forwarded Without Recommendation 3/3/2026 Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee  Held Action Required By: August 26, 2026 Sponsors: Ken Herndon (D-4), Andrew Owen (D-9), Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Tammy Hawkins (D-1), JP Lyninger (D-6), Josie Raymond (D-10), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Markus Winkler (D-17), Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Donna L. Purvis (D-5), Barbara Shanklin (D-2)] KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CREATE KIDS OVER GUNS. COMMON SENSE GUN LEGISLATION IN THE JURISDICTION AND TERRITORY OF LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY. METRO. GOVERNMENT. REGIONAL IS THERE. IT'S BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN HERNDON, I BELIEVE YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS. I DO THANK YOU, SIR. I SUSPECT THAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE GOING TO BE VERY ARE VERY, VERY HAPPY THAT I'M ABOUT TO WITHDRAW MY RESOLUTION AFTER WHAT WE JUST WENT THROUGH. SO BUT GETTING BACK TO THAT THREE WEEKS AGO, SEVERAL COLLEAGUES EXPRESSED THE DESIRE TO LOOK INTO COMPOSING A LETTER TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN LIEU OF MY KIDS OVER GUNS RESOLUTION, AND I AGREE TO PUT IT ON HOLD TO SEE IF WE COULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT, IF NOT UNANIMOUS, AT LEAST COULD GET A SUBSTANTIAL BIPARTISAN MAJORITY OF MEMBERS. COUNCILMAN OWENS STEPPED FORWARD AND VOLUNTEERED TO LEAD THIS EFFORT, AND IT SUCCEEDED. SO THEREFORE, AS PROMISED, MADAM CLERK, I'M I AS THEREFORE, MADAM CLERK, I'M OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWING MY LEGISLATION. EARLIER TONIGHT, 22 OR 26 MEMBERS SIGNED THAT LETTER. FOUR COLLEAGUES CHOSE NOT TO SIGN FOR PERSONAL, THOUGHTFUL REASONS. EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. FOR PERSONAL, THOUGHTFUL REASONS OF THEIR OWN. BUT EVEN SO, I KNOW THAT THEY, LIKE THE REST OF US, WANT OUR COMMUNITY TO BE SAFER FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS AND ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS, ESPECIALLY OUR COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN. AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT THIS LETTER AND THE EFFORT THAT LED TO IT CAN SET THE STAGE FOR OTHER COOPERATIVE EFFORTS IN THE FUTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN OWEN AND COUNCILWOMAN MULVEY WOOLDRIDGE, WHO I KNOW, I KNOW IN PARTICULAR FOR DOING THE HEAVY LIFTING TO GET THIS DONE. THANK YOU BOTH. THANK YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THE SPONSORSHIP BEING PULLED. THE ITEM WILL. NOW, WHAT POINT OF ORDER I. I BELIEVE THAT BEFORE COUNCIL NIGHT, THE PRIMARY SPONSOR CAN WITHDRAW AND THEN THAT KILLS THE LEGISLATION. BUT ONCE IT'S ON THE FLOOR, IT IS NO LONGER THE SOLE. IT. HE HAS SPONSORS. YEAH. HE HAD BEEN TOLD BY THE CLERK THAT UNTIL THERE'S A VOTE, A FINAL VOTE ON THIS, HE CAN PULL HIS SPONSORSHIP, WHICH WOULD KILL THE THE THE, THE, THE RESOLUTION. IF THERE WERE A CO-SPONSOR ON THERE RIGHT NOW, IT WOULD TAKE BOTH SPONSORS. I BELIEVE IT IS SPONSORS, PRIMARY SPONSOR. THAT WAS THE ONLY PRIMARY SPONSOR THAT I DID. SAME THING IN DECEMBER. I MADE I MADE SURE I WAS THE ONLY PRIMARY SPONSOR SO THAT I COULD CONTROL IT. SO IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS TO CHALLENGE THE CHAIR, I'M GOING TO CALL IT, OH, A ALRIGHT, WE'RE MOVING ON. MADAM CLERK. MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I HAVE A QUICK POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE? SURE. I JUST WANT TO SAY, BECAUSE IT WAS COMMITTED TO THAT, I WILL BE NOTIFYING THE CLERK OF PULLING OTHER RESOLUTIONS AS WELL THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, IF I MAY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M ON RECORD AND THAT IT'S IN THE RECORD. MY GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMAN HERNDON. WHEN THIS FIRST BECAME AN ISSUE. HE WAS RESPONDING TO SOMETHING IN HIS DISTRICT THAT WAS HEART WRENCHING, THAT I CAN'T IMAGINE ANY OF US HAVING TO DEAL WITH IN AN EFFORT TO TRY AND FIND A WAY TO DEAL WITH THAT. HE CAME UP WITH THIS LEGISLATION. I THINK IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE TO THINK THAT THIS WAS ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN IMPASSIONED EFFORT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND I, I TOLD HIM WHEN I TALKED TO HIM THE FIRST TIME, HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE POSITION HE WAS IN. I ALSO ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD PLEASE CONSIDER OTHER ALTERNATIVES, BECAUSE I WASN'T CONVINCED THAT THIS WAS A WAY THAT WAS GOING TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT HE HAD HOPED FOR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HEAR HOW SINCERE COUNCILMAN HERNDON IS AND ACTUALLY MAKING AN [04:05:03] IMPACT HERE. THE CHANGE TO THE LETTER WAS NOT SIMPLY A CONCESSION. I WAS HAPPY TO SIGN THE LETTER, BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS LETTER HAS A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE GOAL THAT HE WAS THAT HE WAS SETTING OUT FOR. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE HIS WILLINGNESS TO STAY FOCUSED HERE. THIS ISN'T ABOUT BEING HAPPY. HE'S JOINED ME IN THIS. I'M GRATEFUL THAT WE'RE MOVING IN A DIRECTION I THINK THAT CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THE IMPACT. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU DID. AND TO COUNCILMAN OWEN AND COUNCILMAN WOOLDRIDGE, THANKS FOR INCLUDING ME IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS. I WAS HAPPY TO SIGN ON AS A SPONSOR. MADAM [47. O-024-26     AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION OF LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 35 TO OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO NEW EMPLOYEES BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT (AS AMENDED). 4/15/26  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval 3/18/26  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee  Held 3/04/26  Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health and Education Committee Motion for Financial Impact Statement; Tabled Action Required By: August 12, 2026 Sponsors: Josie Raymond (D-10), Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Ken Herndon (D-4), JP Lyninger (D-6), Andrew Owen (D-9), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Barbara Shanklin (D-2)] CLERK READING ITEM 47, AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION OF LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES. CHAPTER 35 TO OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO NEW EMPLOYEES BEGINNING THE FIRST DAY OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT, AS AMENDED. READ IN FULL. ITEM. TROPICAL FOREST. COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN THAT CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE. I WANT TO DEFER IT TO JOSE WROTE. YES, THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE FAMILIAR TO EVERYBODY. SO THIS ORDINANCE WILL PROVIDE FIRST DAY HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR OUR COLLEAGUES ACROSS LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT, INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM WAIT UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEXT MONTH FOR THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE TO KICK IN. IT'LL ALSO INCLUDE OTHER IMPORTANT BENEFITS LIKE HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNTS, FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS, THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, LIFE INSURANCE, ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE, AND LONG TERM DISABILITY. SO THIS THIS WILL MAKE IT SO THAT OUR SNOW PLOW DRIVERS, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, EMTS, AND ZOOKEEPERS CAN BREATHE A BIG SIGH OF RELIEF ON THEIR FIRST DAY ON THE JOB, THE INTERNAL AUDITORS TEAM PRODUCED A FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR US IN COLLABORATION WITH METRO HR, OMB AND OUR INSURANCE BROKER. THEY SHARE THAT WITH ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE PROJECTED COST IS JUST A HAIR OVER $1 MILLION, NOT THE 1.74 MILLION INITIALLY PROJECTED. AND MAKING THIS CHANGE WILL PUT US IN LINE WITH STATE EMPLOYEE POLICIES ENACTED BY GOVERNOR BESHEAR. LAST YEAR. WE AMENDED THIS IN COMMITTEE SO THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE IS NOT UNTIL JULY 1ST, 2028, GIVING US TIME TO GET OUR FINANCES IN ORDER AND TO GET OUR TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS CHANGE. NOW, WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF MAYOR GREENBERG AND HIS ADMINISTRATION. WE ALSO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL UNIONS THAT SUPPORT OUR CITY WORKERS, INCLUDING FEMA LOCAL 3425, WHICH SUPPORTS OUR LIBRARIANS, THE LOUISVILLE PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, TEAMSTERS 783, IBEW LOCAL 369 AND RIVER CITY FOP NUMBER 614. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT COUNCIL. YOUR FIRST IN MY QUEUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I BELIEVE WHAT WAS THE DATE, COUNCILWOMAN, THAT THIS IS GOING INTO EFFECT AND APOLOGIZE MAKE YOU REPEAT YOURSELF. SO WITH THE AMENDMENT IN COMMITTEE IT WILL GO INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST, 2028. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO REPEAT THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND FOR THE THOUGHTFULNESS THAT SHE WENT THROUGH THIS. THIS IS A VERY HEALTH INSURANCE. I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS AT LENGTH, GOT ALL THE BACKGROUND ON THIS EXTREMELY COMPLICATED AND AND I THINK THERE ARE WAYS IN THE SHORT TERM, I KNOW THE MAYOR BROUGHT UP DAY ONE ACCESS TO THE. I FORGET WHAT IT'S CALLED NOW, THE WELLNESS CENTER. YEAH. SO SO I THINK THERE ARE STEPS IN THE INTERIM AND I'M GOING TO BE ADVOCATING WITH HR THAT THEY CREATE A PROCESS DURING THIS INTERIM, BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES WHEN PEOPLE ARE COVERED THROUGH THAT PERIOD OF TIME AND WHEN. BUT WHEN THEY'RE NOT. I TOTALLY APPRECIATE WHAT THIS ACCOMPLISHES BECAUSE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE IN LIMBO DURING THAT TIME DUE TO, YOU KNOW, THESE ISSUES AND ALL OF THAT. SO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS AND ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK THROUGH A PROCESS BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY COMPLICATED, BUT I THINK YOU CAME TO A GREAT SOLUTION, AND I'M GLAD THE ADMINISTRATION WILL ALSO HAVE THE TIME TO INSTITUTE THIS IN THE RIGHT WAY. SO JUST KUDOS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. COUNCILWOMAN PARISH, RIGHT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN PIACENTINI. I THINK I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THIS. I WANT TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR, AND I DO THINK THAT IT ALIGNS WITH THE BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED WITH THE ACCESS TO THE WELLNESS CENTER. AND I DEFINITELY SUPPORT FAMILY PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR METRO GOVERNMENT GETTING THOSE BENEFITS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WAS HOPING IT WOULD BE SOONER THAN 28, BUT I THINK YOU ALL HAVE SET A TIMELINE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THIS GOES. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN PARKER. YES. THANK YOU. I'LL REITERATE MY COMMENTS THAT I MADE DURING COMMITTEE A FEW TIMES. I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN HEALTH CARE AND ALL THE YEARS THAT I WORKED IN HEALTH CARE, WE NEVER GOT FIRST DAY HEALTH INSURANCE. IT WAS ALWAYS A 30 DAY OR A 90 DAY PROBATIONARY PERIOD, BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE FIRST HIRED, YOU'RE HIRED ON A TRIAL BASIS. YOU ARE YOU GO THROUGH ORIENTATION, YOU'RE SORT OF ON PROBATION TO SEE IF YOU WORK OUT. AND THEN ALSO WORKING IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY. I ALSO, I'M GOING TO [04:10:07] KIND OF DEPICT A PICTURE THAT'S KIND OF ALONG THE SAME LINES. WE WOULD HAVE FOLKS COME IN. AND THEY WOULD COME INTO THE HOSPITAL, NOT HAVE INSURANCE, OR THEY LET THEIR INSURANCE LAPSE. THEN THE SOCIAL WORKER WOULD COME AND SIGN THEM BACK UP FOR IT. THEY'D GET THE PROCEDURE DONE THAT THEY NEEDED TO GET DONE, AND THEN THEY WOULD GO HOME AND LET THEIR INSURANCE LAPSE, AND THEN THEY'D COME BACK IN AND DO THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. SO I'M I DON'T THINK THERE'S A BIG. SCENARIO FOR ABUSE WITH THIS, BUT I DO THINK THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY EXIST. SO I WAS A, I WAS I'M THE REASON THAT THIS IS ON OLD BUSINESS BECAUSE I WAS A NO VOTE FOR THIS. AND NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT OUR HEALTH CARE COSTS HAVE GONE UP. AND THIS WILL ADD ANOTHER MILLION OR SO AS WELL. AND TWO YEARS FROM NOW IT MIGHT BE MORE THAN THAT. SO. I JUST WANTED TO PUT MY COMMENTS ON RECORD AND EXPLAIN MY VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MARINO WEBER. I LOVE SO MUCH ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT INTO THIS FROM MINUTE ONE, THE PASSION, THE INDIVIDUAL STORIES, AND THEN THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CARRY THIS OVER THE LINE WITH BY HAVING THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR COLLEAGUES. I JUST, I JUST WANT TO HATS OFF TO YOU. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A REAL IMPACT AND MAKE METRO AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. I MEAN, IN A COMPETITIVE HIRING ENVIRONMENT FOR TOP TIER TALENT, THIS PUTS US IN A MUCH BETTER SPOT THAN WE WOULD HAVE BEEN WITHOUT YOUR ADVOCACY HERE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SUCCESS HAS MANY MOTHERS. I WOULD SAY THAT COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND'S WORK ON THIS ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE COMMENDED. WE'VE TALKED SEVERAL TIMES NOW IN THIS CHAMBER ABOUT THE GENESIS OF THE CONCERN FOR OUR FAMILIES AS WE WERE ONBOARDED TO LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT, AND WHY COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND AND I WANTED TO PUSH FOR THIS POLICY. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH FIRST DAY HEALTH INSURANCE, AND THE DIFFERENCE IT CAN MAKE FOR FAMILIES. WHEN MY WIFE WAS HIRED BY NORTON HEALTHCARE AS A GENETIC COUNSELOR IN THE FALL OF 2019, SHE RECEIVED FIRST DAY COVERAGE. AND IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THAT FACT, MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE SUFFERED EXTREME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. MY SON, ON A CAMPING TRIP, STEPPED ON A BAT AND WAS BAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PATH. I WAS BUSY SETTING UP OUR TENTS AND EVERYTHING AND HE STEPPED ON THIS BAT. WE HAD TO GO BACK AND FIND THE BAT IN THE DARK, WRAPPED IT UP IN A TOWEL. IT'S A HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE CLOSEST CDC WAS IN NASHVILLE. THEY SAID, PUT IT IN A COOLER, DRIVE IT BACK TO LOUISVILLE, TAKE IT BACK TO LOUISVILLE, TAKE IT TO THE HEALTH CENTER. I APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE ON GRACE STREET. WHEN I UNWRAPPED THAT TOWEL IN THE BAT WAS STILL ALIVE. I WAS NOT POPULAR IN THAT ROOM, BUT THAT BAT CAME BACK POSITIVE FOR RABIES. MY SON NEEDED THE ENTIRE PROPHYLACTIC RABIES COURSE. I NEEDED THE ENTIRE PROPHYLACTIC RABIES COURSE. MY WIFE NEEDED THE ENTIRE PROPHYLACTIC RABIES COURSE. THAT WAS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A PIECE IF WE WERE NOT INSURED BY NORTON WITH HER HEALTH FIRST, A HEALTH INSURANCE FOR HER AND OUR FAMILY. THIS DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE A IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE. SO I REALLY URGE YOU ALL TO SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID, COUNCILMAN RAYMOND, TO PROTECT WORKERS IN LOUISVILLE. COUNCILWOMAN. I AGREE, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN RAYMOND, FOR PUTTING ALL THIS WORK TOGETHER. AND ALSO AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCILMAN WEBER SAID, THAT IT'LL MAKE LOUISVILLE AND METRO AND ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS RIGHT. AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE, NOT JUST AN EMPLOYER TO GO TO AND MAYBE APPLY TO. SO I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR, PLEASE. ANYONE ELSE IS A CO-SPONSOR? NOPE. COUNCILWOMAN BASS. SORRY. MAYBE THE FINGERS ARE GOING UP. HOW ABOUT THIS? ADD EVERYBODY AS A CO-SPONSOR UNLESS THEY DON'T WANT TO BE A CO-SPONSOR. DOES ANYONE HERE NOT WANT TO BE A CO-SPONSOR? MARYLAND DOES NOT. EVERYBODY BUT MARYLAND IS ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR. ALRIGHT. NOBODY. COUNCILMAN OWEN, YOU'RE MY CUE. YEAH. VERY QUICKLY. WE CAN'T COMPETE WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE FIRST DAY HEALTH INSURANCE ON SALARY. A LOT OF TIMES THIS IS ONE PLACE WHERE WE CAN SET OURSELVES APART AND BE MORE COMPETITIVE. AND YOU CANNOT SAY [04:15:02] IT ENOUGH BECAUSE WE DON'T GET MUCH. POSITIVE FEEDBACK. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THIS AND FOR ALL THE WORK AND FOR STICKING WITH IT. IT'S IT'S VERY WELL DONE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BAST. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. COMING FROM A HEALTH CARE BACKGROUND, YOU WOULD THINK BEING IN HEALTH CARE THAT WE WOULD HAVE GREAT BENEFITS. BUT TYPICALLY WE DON'T. AND THIS PUTS US KIND OF IN ANOTHER LEVEL AND HOPEFUL, HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL HELP US RETAIN AND PICK UP THE THE BODIES THAT WE NEED IN METRO. SEE NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES A ROLL CALL. VOTE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE OPEN THE ROLL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. HOPKINS. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 23 YES VOTES AND ONE NO VOTE. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MADAM CLERK. READING OF ITEM NUMBER 49. AN ORDINANCE [49. O-071-26     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,500 FROM DISTRICT 2; TO THE OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES – FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE FOR BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT THEIR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD JULY 18, 2026. 4/15/26 Appropriations Committee  Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Barbara Shanklin (D-2) ] APPROPRIATING $1,500 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. $1,500 FROM DISTRICT TWO TO THE OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES. FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE FOR BACKPACKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THEIR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD JULY 18TH, 2026. SECOND ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE COUNCILMAN JOSEPH. YES, I'M TURNING THIS OVER TO COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN. COUNCILWOMAN. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, DOES EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THERE'S EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD PLACES IN THE CITY? SO THIS IS EIGHT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE. THEY'RE HAVING A BACKPACK GIVEAWAY, AND THEY'RE ASKING THAT EVERY COUNCIL PERSON GIVE $1,500. BECAUSE WHAT IT IS, THE EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD PLACES ALL COME TOGETHER, AND THEY HAVE PEOPLE FROM 2 OR 3000 PEOPLE OUT THERE GETTING BACKPACKS. AND SO THEY'RE ASKING FOR 1500 FROM EACH PERSON IF YOU CAN GIVE. BUT IF YOU CAN'T GIVE WHAT YOU CAN. SO THEY WANT 1500 BECAUSE NOW I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS A NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE IN THEIR DISTRICT. I JUST KNOW THE ONE, THE FIRST ONE. SO ALL RIGHT, I'M LOOKING IN MY QUEUE AND I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE QUEUE. HERE WE GO. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, YOU'RE FIRST. 500 FROM 17TH. COUNCILMAN OWEN. I'LL DO 1500. THANKS, COUNCILWOMAN PARISH. RIGHT. SORRY. 1700 FROM DISTRICT THREE. COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. I'M SURE IT'S IN THE POCKET. WHERE IS THIS BEING HELD? AT THE FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE. THAT'S THE FIRST ONE THEY HAD, WHICH IS? LET ME SEE. WHERE IS IT? ON RANGELAND ROAD. IT'S IN THE NEWBERRY AREA, BUT IT'S THE KIDS. THEY COME FROM EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE TO THAT ONE SITE, AND THEY HAVE ABOUT 3000 PEOPLE THAT ONE DAY THEY FEED THEM. YEAH, THEY FEED THEM. THEY GIVE THEM GIFTS. THEY HAD HOSPITALS THERE. THEY IT, THEY DO WELL. THEY GIVE SHOPS. THEY DO ALL THAT 500 FROM 15. OKAY. YOU GOT ALL OF THAT. AND THEN YOU SAY FIVE 500 FROM 12, 500 FROM 14. COUNCILMAN, 500 FROM EIGHT. COUNCILMAN RUDY 500 FROM 21. COUNCILWOMAN RAYMOND 500. FROM TEN. COUNCILMAN BENSON 500. FROM DISTRICT 20. OH COUNCILMAN REED 500 FROM DISTRICT 16. COUNCILMAN SIMON 500. DISTRICT 13, PLEASE. COUNCILWOMAN WARD 524. ALRIGHT. I'VE GOT NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE. OKAY. GO AHEAD. NO, I DIDN'T SAY NO. 34,000. 1000 FROM DISTRICT ONE. ALRIGHT. HAVING NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE. IS THERE A MOTION FOR THE AMENDED ORDINANCE? AND SECOND. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? WE NOW HAVE THE AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US, MADAM CLERK, LET'S OPEN IT UP FOR A ROLL CALL. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. OKAY. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, MADAM CLERK. READING ITEM NUMBER 50, PLEASE. YES. ONE SECOND. IT IS TOTAL. TOTAL APPROPRIATED WAS [04:20:03] $7,000. ITEM 50, PLEASE. IN ORDER TO $7,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. $6,000 FROM DISTRICT 12 AND $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 18 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO HARBOR HOUSE OF LOUISVILLE, INC. FOR PAYMENT OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE EVENT, GAME CONTRACT AND MARKETING COSTS FOR THE 23RD ANNUAL KENTUCKY KENTUCKY DERBY FUNDRAISING EVENT TO BE HELD APRIL 25TH, 2026, AS AMENDED. COUNCILMAN JOSEPH. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS FOR THE HARBOR HOUSE, WHICH AGAIN, THE HARBOR HOUSE IS A ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN DISTRICT 12 BUT SERVES THE RESIDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY, PLUS SEVEN SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THEY'RE THE ONLY MULTI-GENERATIONAL FACILITY FOR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDES JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULT PARTICIPANTS. RECENTLY, THEY OPENED UP A FACILITY FOR FOR YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS AND PARTICIPANTS AS WELL. HARBOR HOUSE HAS A DENTIST, A PHARMACY ON SITE. THEY ASSIST ELDERLY PARTICIPANTS AND SO ON. AND SO THEY HAVE THEIR KENTUCKY DERBY THAT'S TAKING PLACE ACTUALLY THIS SATURDAY ON ON THE RIVER. WHERE THEY DROP OVER 50,000 DUCKS INTO THE OHIO RIVER, RUBBER DUCKS INTO THE OHIO RIVER, AND AND THEN THEY HAVE PRIZES FOR THE FIRST ONES THAT ARE DRAWN. AND SO WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP AND SUPPORT TOWARDS THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND THE HARBOR HOUSE. ALL PROCEEDS GO BACK TO THE HARBOR HOUSE. COUNCILMAN WINKLER, YOUR FIRST 250 FOR DISTRICT 17, COUNCILMAN RUDY. 500 FROM D-21 COUNCILWOMAN CHAPPEL, SATURDAY IS GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY DAY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ONLY THE KENTUCKY DERBY, BUT WE'VE GOT THE MINI MARATHON AND THE MARATHON AND OPENING DAY FOR CHURCHILL DOWNS. SO THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN LOUISVILLE METRO. AND FOR ALL THE COUNCIL PEOPLE, THERE ARE TEAMS SET UP, SO EVERYONE HAS A TEAM. IF YOU GO AND DONATE OR PURCHASE DUCKS, SO YOU CAN ENCOURAGE ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO BUY DUCKS. TRANSCRIBED AND SUMMARIZED. AND WHAT I'M HAVING, WHAT I HAD TO SAY IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO YOU WOULD LIKE TO JUST TRANSCRIBE IT? I UNDERSTAND, BUT YEAH, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE BEYOND WHAT YOU'RE GIVING TODAY TO, TO ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO BUY DUCKS ON YOUR TEAM, BUT I'LL GIVE 250 FROM DISTRICT 15. I'M GOING TO SAY THERE WAS ALSO WE HAD EMAILS FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALSO SPONSORED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS THE TIME TO SAY AT THE BEGINNING OR NOT. WELL, HOLD ON, WE'LL HIT OKAY. OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN PARRISH RIGHT. 1300 AND CAN I GET A DUCK? TAKE SOME OF THAT BACK OUT OF THE WATER. I WOULD LOVE A DUCK. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILWOMAN WOOLRIDGE, I'M ONE OF THOSE EMAILS WITH $500 FROM 24. OKAY. COUNCILMAN BEN WEBBER, 500 FROM 24. COUNCILMAN MARINA WEBBER, 500 FROM COUNCILMAN BENSON, 500 FOR DISTRICT 20. LET'S SEE IF I'VE GOT ANYBODY ELSE IN THE QUEUE. 500, DISTRICT ONE. ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT SURE. I HAD DISTRICT 13 FOR 500. I HAD DISTRICT 14 FOR 1000. AND THEN. DISTRICT TWO 500. OKAY. DID YOU CATCH THAT, MADAM CLERK OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? SO THAT WAS DISTRICT TWO 500 500 FROM NINE. ANYONE ELSE? I'M NOT SEEING ANYONE ELSE. AND CAN I GET A TOTAL BEFORE I MAYBE DON'T GET MORE? YOU'RE AT 13,550. AND GO AHEAD AND PUT ME FOR 1500 MORE, IF YOU WILL. COUNCILWOMAN BASS IS NOW IN THE QUEUE. I'LL ADD ADDITIONAL 1000. SO YOUR TOTAL IS NOW 2000. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, I'VE GOT NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE AMENDED ITEMS BEFORE US? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED ORDINANCE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY IN OPPOSITION? WE NOW HAVE THE AMENDED ORDINANCE BEFORE US. MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL. YEAH. THAT'S OKAY. NO THAT'S OKAY. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 24 YES VOTES. ALL RIGHT. THE [52. 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. 4/15/26 Public Safety Committee  Recommended for Disapproval Action Required By:  September 12, 2026 Sponsors: JP Lyninger (D-6) ] ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. MADAM CLERK, A READING OF ITEM 52. AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF CHAPTER 39, THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING MAPPING AND LISTING THE LOCATION OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERAS. SECOND ITEM IS PROPERLY BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN, SINE THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS MOTION WAS BROUGHT BY COUNCILMAN LININGER. I YIELD THE FLOOR. COUNCILMAN WENINGER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS IS, AS I MENTIONED IN COMMITTEE, A VERY SIMPLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION. [04:25:05] ALL IT DEALS WITH IS THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THE LOCATION OF CAMERAS THAT ARE RECORDING THEM WITH DATA THAT IS BEING ANALYZED, SHARED BETWEEN AGENCIES, SOMETIMES WITHIN THE LAW, SOMETIMES OUTSIDE OF THE LAW, AND THAT THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE PUBLIC AND THAT IT SHOULD BE EASILY SEARCHABLE AND FOUND BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT SURVEILLANCE BY THE STATE. THIS IS LEGISLATION THAT BRINGS US IN LINE WITH OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF LEXINGTON, WHICH DOES MAKE THIS INFORMATION PUBLIC. THIS IS NOT FOR EVERY FLOCK CAMERA. WHICH IS THE BRAND NAME THAT WE'RE MOST FAMILIAR WITH WITH ALPERS. THIS DOES NOT MAKE IT THE CASE FOR ALL OF THESE, JUST THE ONES THAT ARE OWNED OR LEASED BY LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT. SO JUST THE CAMERAS THAT WE AS SERVANTS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE PUT FORWARD TO SURVEIL THE PUBLIC, I THINK THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S THE WHOLE CONCERN WITH THIS LEGISLATION. LIKE I SAID, THIS IS HOW IT WORKS IN LEXINGTON. LEXINGTON HAS NOT SUFFERED MASSIVE DELETERIOUS EFFECTS TO THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, TO THEIR ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE CRIME, TO APPREHEND PEOPLE. I THINK THAT PEOPLE IN LOUISVILLE CAN LIKEWISE BE TRUSTED WITH THIS INFORMATION THAT I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO. SO I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. COUNCILMAN HOPKINS, YOUR FIRST. MCHUGH. NOPE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN SANTINI, YOUR NEXT TO MY. Q THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE AGAINST THIS. THIS. ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE THE INTENT, I UNDERSTAND IT. AND WE WE WE HAVE BEEN TRANSPARENT WITH HOW MANY OF THESE WHAT THEY DO. ANYBODY THAT'S USED THIS OUTSIDE OF THE LAW HAS AND SHOULD BE PUNISHED. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE IN THE PAST RELEASED A FEW LOCATIONS, EITHER INTENTIONALLY OR INADVERTENTLY. AND ALL THOSE CAMERAS WHERE WE DID RELEASE THAT INFORMATION WERE DESTROYED, AND THEN WE HAD TO PAY FOR THEM TO BE MOVED AND REPLACED. UNLIKE, I WOULD SAY, THINGS THAT ARE TRULY SECRETIVE. THESE CAN BE SEEN WHEN YOU WALK AROUND. SO IT IS NOT AS THOUGH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE USING TECHNOLOGY THAT IS THAT IS COMPLETELY UNSEEN BY THE PUBLIC. RIGHT? SO THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE NOT HIDING IT IN THAT RESPECT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON. IT'S QUITE WELL ESTABLISHED LAW THAT GOVERNMENTS ARE ALLOWED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LATITUDE RELATED TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW RELATED TO WHAT IS RELEASED PUBLICLY AND WHAT IS NOT RELEASED PUBLICLY. AND I THINK THIS IS A A REASONABLE EXEMPTION TO THAT, OR A REASONABLE THING TO SAY THAT THE PRECISE LOCATIONS WE'VE SAID BY DISTRICT HOW MANY THERE ARE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THEM BROADLY. I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE DOING THAT. BUT BUT TO ACTUALLY RELEASE A MAP OF THEM, I THINK IS A HUGE MISTAKE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO TO VOTE AGAINST THIS. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COUNCILWOMAN WOODBRIDGE, I WOULD AGREE THAT I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO NOT VOTE FOR THIS AS WELL. AS. COUNCILMAN SANTINI SAID THAT THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED IN THE PAST, YES, THEY CAN BE SEEN, BUT THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED AND DESTROYED ARE COSTING US UPWARDS OF $6,000 TO REPLACE. THAT'S FUNDS COMING OUT OF OUR BUDGETS, OUT OF NOT ONLY WITHIN OUR DISTRICTS, BUT WITHOUT BUDGET THAT WE JUST HEARD TODAY THAT CAN BE USED ELSEWHERE. SO I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR THIS, COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'LL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS BILL LIKE LIKE MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AT $6,000 APIECE. THE GOOD OUTWEIGHS THE BAD. WE HAVE FOUND ALZHEIMER PATIENTS WITH THESE CAMERAS. WE'VE FOUND STOLEN CARS. WE'VE FOUND KIDNAPED PEOPLE. THIS IS A A NO BRAINER WHEN IT COMES TO PASSING, NOT PASSING THIS LEGISLATION. THE BAD GUYS ARE OUT THERE AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE BEING WATCHED FROM, AND THEY'LL DO ANYTHING THEY CAN TO DESTROY THOSE THAT PIECE, THAT EQUIPMENT. SO I'M A A NO VOTE ON THIS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN PARRISH. RIGHT. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG NIGHT. I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT I SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT ACTUALLY MAPPING AND LISTENING LOCATIONS WILL ALSO HELP IN HELP THEM BE BETTER. THIS THIS IS NOT TAKING AWAY THEM FROM BEING A RESOURCE FOR OUR OFFICERS. IT'S ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TALK ABOUT THIS AS MONEY TO REPLACE IF YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. BUT THESE [04:30:04] ARE TAX DOLLARS. THESE ARE THESE ARE NOT OUR DOLLARS. THESE ARE THE TAX DOLLARS THE PEOPLE PAID FOR THESE CAMERAS. AND SO TO HAVE A MAP AND A LISTING OF LOCATIONS TO ME IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR TRANSPARENCY, WHICH WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BUILDING THAT WITH LMPD, THE MOST TRUSTED, TRAINED POLICE FORCE. AND IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HELPS GIVE PEOPLE THAT AND HELPS CONNECT PEOPLE TO WHAT THE WORK IS LIKE, WE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE NEWS, THEY'LL SHOW IT ANYWAY, RIGHT? THEY'LL SHOW THEY'LL LIKE WHEN THEY FOUND PEOPLE, THEY SHOW THAT ANGLE WHERE IT WAS AT. IF SOMEBODY WAS OUT TRYING TO BE REALLY TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE, IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND THEM. AS COUNCILMAN SAID, PEOPLE HAVE WALKED BY THEM, PEOPLE NOTICED THEM. THIS IS JUST SHOWING THAT WE ARE GIVING AN EFFORT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE OUR COMMUNITY, SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE ASKED FOR THESE. I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S A HARD ASK TO ASK FOR THE MAPPING AND LOCATION OF THOSE. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE. I DO. WELL. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT MY QUEUE. OH NO, HE'S TOTALLY RIGHT. SO IT'S ONLY HOW ABOUT THIS. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE. COUNCILMAN OWEN, YOU'RE NEXT IN MY QUEUE. THANK YOU. PRESIDENT, I, I SAID THIS DURING COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT AGAIN. I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS. FOR ME, IT'S AN ONGOING KIND OF CALCULATION OF, YOU KNOW, PRIORITIZING, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY OVER THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW. SO I'M NOT I'M NOT A HARD YES OR A HARD NO ON THIS FOR ME AT THIS POINT. I VOTED NO IN COMMITTEE. I'M GOING TO VOTE NO HERE AS WELL. THE I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE PUBLIC, AT THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS MADE BY CHIEF HUMPHREY AND OR ACTUALLY DEPUTY CHIEF MCKINLEY ON THESE AND THE PICTURES THAT THAT THEY GET THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT THEY GET FROM THESE CAMERAS THAT WAS SHOWN IN THAT PRESENTATION FOR ME WAS VERY NONINVASIVE. AND SO FOR ME, I'M, I FALL ON THE SIDE OF KEEPING THE EXACT LOCATIONS PRIVATE FOR THE REASONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SAID. BUT I'M OPEN TO CONTINUED CONVERSATION ABOUT THE KIND OF THE, THE BALANCE BETWEEN SAFETY AND SURVEILLANCE. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN CHAPEL. SURE. MINE IS JUST MORE OR LESS. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE ON OUR ON OUR POLES, NOT JUST FLOCK CAMERAS. SO AS PEOPLE HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING AND YOU ASSUME IT'S A FLOCK CAMERA, I JUST WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE'S THINGS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN MY DISTRICT THAT ARE PART OF THE GREEN HEART PROJECT, AND THEY MONITOR THINGS LIKE AIR POLLUTION, SUNLIGHT, LIGHT POLLUTION, BAT POPULATIONS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS A TOPIC OF INTEREST FOR FOLKS. MAKE SURE AS YOU'RE BEING A CITIZEN, THAT IF YOU IDENTIFY SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK IS A FLAWED CAMERA, MAKE SURE THAT IT IS A CAMERA AND YOU'RE NOT DESTROYING SOMETHING FOR SCIENCE OR OTHERWISE, OR JUST NOT DESTROYING, BUT TAKING NOTE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESPOND THAT, BUT OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO ONE ELSE IN IN THE QUEUE AT THE MOMENT, I SEE NO ONE ELSE. MADAM CLERK, LET'S OPEN THIS FOR ROLL CALL. VOTE, PLEASE. IF YOU VOTE YES, VOTE IS IN FAVOR OF THE DISCLOSURE, AND A NO VOTE IS TO LEAVE THINGS AS IS. COUNCIL MEMBER HAWKINS AND SHANKLIN. OH, THERE WE GO. EVERYONE HAS. THEY VOTE. OH, YOURS IS NOT YOUR OWN. OH, WHAT'S UP WITH YOU TWO? AND HUDSON? NO. OKAY, SO COUNCILMAN WINKLER, NO, NO. DID YOU SAY HUDSON GOT HIS NAME? COUNCILMAN HUDSON, IS IT? NO. OKAY. ONE SECOND. LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I GOT EVERYONE ALL RIGHT. FOUR. YES, 20. NO. AND ONE PRESENT. THE ORDINANCE FAILS. MADAM CLERK, ITEM 53. OH, I THOUGHT [53. O-069-26     AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 033, SERIES 2025, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 091, SERIES 2025, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 OPERATING BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES (AS AMENDED). 4/16/26 Budget Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026   Sponsors: Kevin Kramer (R-11), Markus Winkler (D-17)] HE WAS TALKING TO ME. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 033. SERIES 2025, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 091, SERIES 2025 RELATED TO FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 OPERATING BUDGET [04:35:03] BY TRANSFERRING OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, AS AMENDED. READ AND FULL MOTION ITEMS PROPERLY BEFORE US. COUNCILMAN KRAMER, THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT MOVES OPIOID MONEY FROM TWO DEPARTMENTS INTO A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT. IT MOVES THE MONEY TO, I BELIEVE IT MOVES IT INTO. AND MOVES IT OUT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND IT MOVES IT OUT OF. I FORGET WHERE. SO IT MOVES IT INTO ONE. IT TAKES MONEY FROM THREE DIFFERENT TWO DIFFERENT POTS, MOVES IT INTO A DIFFERENT ONE. IT'S OPIOID MONEY. AND THE WAY THAT IT WAS INTENDED TO BE SPENT DOESN'T CHANGE ALL THE CHANGES IS THE AGENCY THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THOSE THOSE PLANS. WE DID ASK IN COMMITTEE FOR SOME CLARIFICATION ON SOME MORE SPECIFICITY ON HOW IT WOULD BE SPENT, AND THE FOLKS WERE SATISFIED WITH THAT. IT IS BEFORE US BECAUSE THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT. THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THAT THERE WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND BY MOVING THE MONEY OUT OF THERE TO SOMEWHERE ELSE, IT RISK THAT THAT THAT IT WASN'T CLEAR THAT THAT PROJECT WOULD NEED TO GO FORWARD. AND SO. COUNCILMAN RENO WEBER PROFFERED AN AMENDMENT TO BE SURE THAT THAT CONTRACT WAS STILL GOING TO BE IN FORCE. SO I'D THROW THE FLOOR TO THE COUNCILMAN IF HE WANTS TO ADD TO THAT. OTHERWISE, I THINK THAT'S NO, WE DID IT. AND IT'S GREAT. OKAY. AND AGAIN, IT'S ONCE THAT AMENDMENT WAS MADE, IT WAS UNANIMOUS. I THINK WE WERE UNANIMOUS BEFORE, BUT THE CLARIFICATION JUST SOLIDIFIED ANY ANY CONCERNS. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR A YES VOTE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN PIERCE. RIGHT. YOU'RE NEXT TO MY YOU ARE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE IN MY QUEUE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN KRAMER, FOR BREAKING IT DOWN. I WAS CONCERNED THAT IT JUST SAYS VARIOUS PURPOSES. I ALSO WORRY ABOUT SUPPLEMENTATION. BUT THIS ISN'T IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE EITHER ONE OF THOSE. I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT AROUND HOW THIS MONEY IS MOVING. THIS IS ONE TIME MONEY THAT WE GET OVER THIS AMOUNT OF TIME. AND SO I WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW IT'S MOVING. BUT THE HOUSING, THE CASE MANAGEMENT, THE THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED IN COMMITTEE SEEM TO BE RELEVANT. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE EXTRA. THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRA DETAILS IN THIS, BECAUSE MY WORRY IS THAT WE RUSH THROUGH AND SPEND THIS AND THEN WE LOOKING BACK AND SAY, DID IT REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE ACTUALLY IMPACTED BY THE OPIOID CRISIS? NOT ALL HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE USING DRUGS AND NOT ALL PEOPLE USING DRUGS ARE HOMELESS. SO IT'S ALWAYS IT'S GOOD TO BE DISTINCTIVE IN HOW WE'RE MOVING THIS. BUT THIS I CAN AGREE WITH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN MY QUEUE. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL. MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 25 YES VOTES. THE ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED. COLLEAGUES, BEFORE WE LEAVE. EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY, MR. PRESIDENT. BEFORE WE DISMISS, I WOULD LIKE TO [50. O-084-26     AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $6,000 $7,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $6,000 FROM DISTRICT 12; AND $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 18; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO HARBOR HOUSE OF LOUISVILLE, INC. FOR PAYMENT OF THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE EVENT (GAME) CONTRACT AND MARKETING COSTS FOR THE 23RD ANNUAL KEN-DUCKY DERBY FUNDRAISING EVENT TO BE HELD APRIL 25, 2026 (AS AMENDED). 4/15/26 Appropriations Committee  Amended; Recommended for Approval Action Required By: September 26, 2026 Sponsors: Jonathan ”JJ” Joseph (R-12), Marilyn Parker (R-18)] RECONSIDER ITEM 50 ON THE AGENDA SO THAT I CAN CONTRIBUTE. PLEASE. I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT. SO MOTION SECOND, THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. THE COUNCIL WANTS TO RECONSIDER ITEM 50 SO SHE CAN CONTRIBUTE. I ANY IN OPPOSITION. ITEM 50 IS BEFORE US. THANK YOU SIR. NO, WE'RE GOING TO GET A MOTION IN A SECOND TO GET IT BEFORE US. MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. THE ITEM IS NOW BEFORE US. MADAM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE 500. 500. ANYTHING ELSE REGARDING THAT? WE NOW HAVE THE AMENDED AMENDED ORDINANCE FOR US. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. I HAVE NO CLUE WHERE I AM. SHE GETS 500, RIGHT. THE TOTAL THE TOTAL RIGHT NOW IS 165 50. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDED THE NEW AMENDED VERSION, SAY AYE. ALL RIGHT. DO WE NEED TO DO A ROLL CALL ON THAT OR CAN I DECLARE THAT. NO, WE GOTTA DO A ROLL CALL BECAUSE [04:40:02] IT'S AN ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL, ROLL CALL. POINT OF PRIVILEGE. I WHAT I JUST HEARD ABOUT IS STARTING TO WALK OUT AND YOU'RE NOT DONE. AND COUNCILMAN SHANKLIN DID HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. COLLEAGUES, FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU WALK OUT, YOU'RE WALKING OUT. BUT COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN WANTED TO A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THIS, TO SAY SOMETHING TO THE COUNCIL. OKAY, OKAY. SO IF YOU COULD STICK AROUND, IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. LET'S DO A ROLL CALL ON THIS AMENDED KENTUCKY DUCK. DUCK, DUCKY. COUNCILWOMAN HOPKINS. OKAY. COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. OKAY. COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN SYME. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. OKAY. COUNCILMAN. PIACENTINI. COUNCILMAN. BENSON. YES. DID YOU SAY BENSON. YES. JUST WONDERING IF FRACTURES HERE. HUDSON. COUNCILMAN HUDSON. ALL RIGHT, MR. PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 25 YES VOTES. ALL RIGHT. THE ORDINANCE IS NOW AGAIN ADOPTED. YES. COUNCILWOMAN SHANKLIN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MADAM. YES. THANK YOU. MIGHT WANT TO TURN YOUR MIC. ON. WHAT I'M GONNA SAY. I'M SAYING IT FROM MY HEART. I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME, AND I WATCH HOW PEOPLE VOTE EVERY TIME. IT'S A VOTE. COMING FROM AN AFRICAN AMERICAN AREA, THERE'S NO MONEY COMING. BUT AS SOON AS IT'S A DIFFERENT ONE, EVERYBODY GIVES. AND I MEAN, WHEN I SAY IT, AND I TOLD THESE PEOPLE THE THE LAST BUNCH OF PEOPLE THE SAME THING. RICK BLACKWELL AND ALL OF THEM, THEY WANT TO GIVE A PENNY TO A BLACK AREA. BUT WHEN IT COME, JUST LIKE WITH THIS BACKPACK THING, IT'S EIGHT, IT'S EIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD PLACES. AND THEY IN Y'ALL'S DISTRICT AND THESE KIDS COME FROM YOUR AREA, THEY. MARCUS, YOU BEEN THERE? YOU KNOW HOW MANY NOT AFRICAN AMERICAN KIDS. THEY'RE WAITING TO GET A BACKPACK, BUT THEN YOU TURN AROUND AND YOU WENT RIGHT WITH THE DUCK THING AND DOUBLED THE MONEY. AND IT JUST PISSES ME OFF WHEN YOU SIT HERE. AS MANY YEARS AS I'VE HAD AND SEEN YOU GUYS DO THAT. AND SO WHEN IT COMES TO ME VOTING FOR CUTTING DOWN ON THE SOUTH END OR WHATEVER, I WILL BE PUTTING AS LITTLE MONEY AS I CAN. SINCE YOU GUYS PUT SO MUCH MONEY IN THESE OTHER AREAS. AND I MEAN IT FROM MY HEART BECAUSE I WATCH IT EVERY EVERY TIME WE COME IN HERE, $7,000 FOR ALL OF THESE KIDS COMING FROM ALL OF Y'ALL'S AREAS. AND THEN YOU TURN AROUND AND WITH THAT DUCK THING AND GAVE 14 OR 15,000. SO, I MEAN, I HAVE TO SAY WHAT'S ON MY HEART. YOU CAN GET MAD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO ME NO MORE. I DON'T GIVE A DAMN. I WORK FOR THE KIDS, SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. SO Y'ALL CAN EARN OR DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO THE NEXT. I WANT TO BE QUICK ON THAT. OF THE 16,000, HALF OF IT CAME FROM MY DISTRICT ALONE OF THAT NUMBER, AND I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOURS. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, BECAUSE I SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE AND WHAT IT WHAT IT ENTAILS. I JUST I APPRECIATE YOU, BUT I ALSO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT NUMBER WISE, AND I APPRECIATE YOU EVERY TIME. [New Business] ALRIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS NEW BUSINESS. IF YOU LEAVE THE CHAMBERS, PLEASE DO SO QUIETLY SO THE BUSINESS CAN BE READ AND NEW BUSINESS COMPRISES OF ITEMS 54 THROUGH 69. MADAM CLERK, CAN WE GET A READING OF THOSE AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEES? ITEM 54 AN ORDINANCE. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEM 54. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $26,600 FROM DISTRICT 26 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A TWO YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF FOUR FLOCK CAMERAS TO BE INSTALLED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 26, ITEM 55 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM DISTRICT SIX NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE KENTUCKY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL IN CENTRAL PARK, TO BE HELD MAY 27TH THROUGH AUGUST 9TH, 2026. ITEM 56 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,000 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $1,000 FROM DISTRICT SIX THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA MIDSTATES, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS 2026 HERO RUN TO BE HELD MAY 30TH, 2026. ITEM 57. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $6,550 FROM DISTRICT SIX NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO OLD LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY COALITION, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2026 OLD LOUISVILLE FARMER'S MARKET TO BE HELD IN CENTRAL PARK, MAY 9TH, 2026 THROUGH NOVEMBER 14TH, 2026. ITEM 58 AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING $2,000 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $2,000 FROM DISTRICT SIX THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT BUDGET TO FOR CASTLE FESTIVAL, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2026 POOR CASTLE FESTIVAL TO BE HELD MAY 15TH TO 17TH, 2026. ITEM 59 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $6,650 [04:45:01] FROM DISTRICT 20 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A TWO YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF ONE PLOT CAMERA TO BE INSTALLED NEAR THE GRAND LAKE SUBDIVISION IN DISTRICT 20. ITEM 60, AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $39,650 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER $9,912.50 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 12, 13, 14 AND 25 TO METRO PARKS. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOUTHWEST MUSIC SERIES TO BE HELD JUNE 13TH, AUGUST 1ST AND SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2026. ITEM 61. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $3,250 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER. FIVE $1,500 FROM DISTRICT NINE, $1,000 FROM DISTRICT EIGHT AND $750 FOR DISTRICT 15 THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO LOUISVILLE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ALLIANCE, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2026 BY LOCAL FARE TO BE HELD MAY 31ST, 2026. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION IS ASSIGNED TO BUDGET COMMITTEE. ITEM 62 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 091, SERIES 2025 RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 OPERATING BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $4,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS. DISTRICT FIVE TO LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL GENERAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT FIVE, ITEM 63, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 072 2020 RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 2021. CAPITAL BUDGET ORDINANCE NUMBER 088. SERIES 2021 RELATING TO FISCAL YEAR 2021 2022 CAPITAL BUDGET AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 084. SERIES 2022 RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING $24,550 BETWEEN EXISTING DISTRICT SIX PROJECTS AND LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE. ITEM 64, A RESOLUTION HONORING MISTER FRED T STONER SENIOR BY NAMING THE CORNER OF ROSE LANE STREET AND SOUTH HANCOCK STREET AS FRED T STONER SENIOR WAY IN HIS HONOR. THE FINAL LEGISLATION IS ASSIGNED TO GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, AUDIT AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE, ITEM 65, AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE, LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF GLENVIEW OF A PORTION OF ORION ROAD, EAST OF LIMEKILN LANE, AND THE LOTS LOCATED THEREON CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY, BUT NOT CONTIGUOUS TO THE BOUNDARY OF THE FORMER CITY OF LOUISVILLE, AND BEING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE FORMER COUNTY OF JEFFERSON. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION IS ASSIGNED TO THE LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. ITEM 66, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GRANTING OF LOCAL INCENTIVES TO WAYLAND, NORTH AMERICAN INC. AND ANY SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNEES OR AFFILIATES THEREOF PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 154, SUBCHAPTER 32, THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO PARKS AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. ITEM 67 RESOLUTION RENAMING BALLARD PARK TO SMOKETOWN BALLARD PARK. ITEM 68. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT A TOTAL OF $6,500 FROM HUMANA LOUISVILLE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT AND THE BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION FOR THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE EARTH FEST, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY. THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION WAS ASSIGNED TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ITEM 69 FOR REINTRODUCTION. AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER OF TITLE 11 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO IN-PERSON SECURITY AT LATE NIGHT BUSINESSES. READ IN FULL. ALRIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, SO THIS CONCLUDES OUR MEETING. OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. WITH NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE STAND ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.