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[0:03] Good afternoon. I'm Kevin Kramer. It is Thursday, August 20th. It's about 4.35, we're few minutes late
[0:10] getting started, sorry. I'm chair of the budget committee. I'm joined by my Vice Chair,
[0:15] Councilman Winkler. Also, in chambers, our Councilwoman Paris Wright, Councilman
[0:19] Herndon, Councilman Piaugentini, Councilwoman Parker, Councilwoman Chappel, and Councilwoman
[0:25] Hawkins. I'm joined online, or at least I'm told. They'll be joined online by Councilman
[0:31] you know, Weber, the screens are not showing so I can't tell for sure.
[0:37] And Jenny Mulberry, Wolveridge, has an excuse to absence.
[0:42] She's coming to grips with being becoming an empty nest or so.
[0:50] So, Madam Clerk, if you could please read into the record.
[0:54] This meeting is being held pursuant to KRS 61.826 in Councilor Wolf 5A, red and full.
[0:58] Here we go, thank you.
[1:00] So I'm going to take the items in order on the agenda.
[1:04] And the first item on the agenda is a special discussion.
[1:07] Some may remember that during the budget discussions, Joshua Community Connectors was
[1:14] in a contract with Metraloval and when the department head where the contract was housed
[1:21] was asked some questions, the department head wasn't as comfortable answering the questions
[1:25] As we would like for them to have been, as it happens, the mayor had recently moved the account from one department to another department.
[1:33] The contract itself was the same contract. The work being done was the same work.
[1:39] The difference was the department through which it was going.
[1:43] And so that created some question among some of our colleagues and some folks that asked if once the budget was passed and we were a little bit into it.
[1:51] If Joshua Community Connectors would be willing to come in and share the work that they're doing through this contract, and then also
[1:58] If we could have the mayor's office come and give us some sense of of where we are in the process today. I think that captures the discussion
[2:07] Councilman is that a fairly accurate accurate capture of
[2:12] Okay, so I think that captures where we are and so with that we'll go ahead and start with a special item
[2:19] So I will turn it over then to Mr. Tatum from the Office of Violence Prevention to kick it off and then so if you'll introduce yourself and then go ahead and get us started.
[2:38] There we go.
[2:39] Sorry.
[2:40] I'm James Tatum of the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention.
[2:43] Great. Thank you.
[2:44] And you're joined by?
[2:45] Kimberly Morris, CEO of Joshua, welcome you into connectors.
[2:48] Great.
[2:49] Do you all want to just jump in with a brief introduction or do you want to move right into questions?
[2:54] So since you all report and it shows the $100,000 that Metro government gave us, which is
[3:02] 23% of our budget, and we have 12 families relocated three, and we have three individuals
[3:09] there in college. We have a case manager with the masters degree that carries a case load
[3:14] of 25 people, and so our budget is $460,000 and your $100,000 of it is 23%. And so we just
[3:25] and how we do it, you know, some of our partners are sitting behind us and we discuss relocations and a lot of the relocations come to me through LNPD and you know everybody whose house is shut up cannot be relocated which makes people mad sometimes.
[3:41] And so sometimes we get relocations and I call LNPD and they tell me to fall back because it may be a dangerous situation and so that's it for me.
[3:52] Great, thank you.
[3:55] And to clarify some of the questions that we had from the budget hearing previously, so working with Ms. Moore.
[4:02] So, OVP's predecessor, Ocean, did have a fiscal year 24 contract with Joshua Community Connectors to perform a lot of the same services.
[4:10] So, using that previous contract and then also what JCC had done last year for group violence intervention, we did develop this year's grant contract.
[4:20] that is fully written. The last thing that we had done, which actually was just confirmed
[4:26] earlier this week, by Ms. Moore, was developing their KPIs and their survey, so we can
[4:31] track their progress as the year goes on. Now that those have been approved, we can probably
[4:37] execute that contract either tomorrow or next week.
[4:41] Okay, great. Thank you. Are there any questions from colleagues? Councilwoman Hawkins.
[4:46] Thank you. Thanks again every day. So, GDI had your contract from last year, right? Yes,
[4:55] that's correct. Okay, did we ever come up with what that contract looked like? Because
[5:03] I remember when I asked Mr. Tangdom what that contract looked like or what the contract looked
[5:11] like for this year, when he was in the budget, he said he didn't know.
[5:16] So are we going off, you said you didn't know.
[5:19] So for last year, when I advocated for the funding in the budget, I had specific things
[5:29] that I wanted to see, which was relocation, right?
[5:33] And it's not many council members that even have constituents or families that even really need to be relocated, right?
[5:45] Some of my colleagues, their areas more or less deal with suicides and overdoses and things like that.
[5:55] They don't really have those type of needs in their areas.
[5:59] Um, unfortunately, I'm one of the ones they do.
[6:04] Um, so how are you tracking outside of getting calls from, uh, myself or my colleague, I'm going to use for an example.
[6:13] Councilwoman Shankwen, she's not able to be here today.
[6:17] Um, she, uh, contacted me and said she tried to contact you about a relocation of a family and you told her you was out of town.
[6:27] One of the things that I want to know does the book stop with you.
[6:31] If you're not in town, how will somebody supposed to get relocated?
[6:37] That was the first question that she wanted me to ask, but I want to know what the contract
[6:41] consists of.
[6:43] So we can know as council members, how we can utilize your services as needed and not so much
[6:54] to what you think the money should be spent for,
[6:59] but what we feel like that the community needs.
[7:02] I just want to correct you,
[7:03] because this money's not spent on what I think
[7:05] it should be spent on.
[7:06] First of all, I want to say that.
[7:08] When it comes to Councilwoman Shanklin,
[7:10] by the time she had called me about relocating that person,
[7:14] they were already relocated and moved.
[7:16] In GVI, I sit in behind me
[7:17] and they could have tested that.
[7:18] And I don't think she was in the loop
[7:20] when I was working with the family,
[7:22] but she never called my office.
[7:23] And so it doesn't stop with me.
[7:26] If I'm out of town, I have an executive assistant who will get up at 2 o'clock in the morning
[7:30] as you saw when I was in Chicago and you needed somebody housed and she got up at 2 o'clock
[7:34] in the morning and went to a hotel.
[7:36] So it doesn't stop with me.
[7:38] And so the guy that's shankling is talking about is already relocated and a nice house fully
[7:43] furnished in an undisclosed location.
[7:46] He's moved.
[7:52] Thank you.
[7:53] Madam Clerk, please call the record reflect that we've been joined by our Councilman Joseph
[7:56] and Councilor Reno Weber is, in fact, online, as is Councilman Purvis.
[8:02] Did I, were you finished at a meeting?
[8:04] I'm sorry.
[8:06] Are we good?
[8:08] Do you have a follow-up?
[8:12] So, they contract.
[8:14] What, um, Mr. James, I think this is for you.
[8:17] So, the contract from last year, um, because when I asked, you know,
[8:21] what were the details of the contract that was placed with G.D.
[8:24] last year, that contract from what I was told, that OVP, that GVL was a small entity
[8:34] and that they didn't really know how to handle contracts like that.
[8:40] That's what I was told.
[8:41] So now it's placed under OVP, right?
[8:46] It's what I'm going to say, I'm going to say that the capacity for like fiscal and programmatic
[8:51] compliance. I mean, we have two separate teams of people that actually follow those things.
[8:55] So that's what I meant by capacity. So yes, now it is over with us. So, you know, the quarterly
[9:00] fiscal reports will be coming in. They'll be verified by our fiscal compliance team. Only then
[9:05] will the reimbursements be made. And then the programmatic success will be reviewed by our programmatic
[9:10] team, including the KPIs and the surveys that we have sent out. So then in the required
[9:15] quarterly reporting, you can see not only the fiscal expenses, but then also the programmatic
[9:20] success that they're having as well.
[9:22] Great, so that's for the new contract, this coming up, right?
[9:25] Correct.
[9:25] That's not for the old contract from last year with GVAT.
[9:29] I'm not sure what, you're not sure what we're going to do with that.
[9:32] So I can think, I could speak to that, which we tracked last year and on the back page
[9:38] of what's on the screen is the number of families that we assisted.
[9:43] And so with the $50,000, I want to be clear that it was $50,000 left over in yours budget
[9:49] after we've had a case manager and did therapy.
[9:52] We had 12 families where we kept them with their basic needs.
[9:55] We have three people in college.
[9:57] And we have three local relocations.
[9:59] And we're doing relocations locally with a document
[10:03] that people have to sign off on saying,
[10:05] if you remain in Jefferson County,
[10:07] and we relocate to that you will not hold any of us
[10:10] or any of our partners liable for anything that happens
[10:14] if you reside in Jefferson County.
[10:16] And so that document is in the County Attorney's Office
[10:19] right now, where they're looking over it, to see anything that we need to change.
[10:23] So if someone plans, your house gets shot up in Newburg, you plan to move to 44th and
[10:27] Broadway.
[10:28] You sign off on a document saying, if we assist you in the move and you move to 44th and
[10:32] Broadway, and something else tragic happens, we're not responsible for that.
[10:36] Everybody cannot up and leave Louisville, and that's just the fact.
[10:39] And that's what Councilwoman Hawkins and I talked about, everybody can't leave Louisville.
[10:43] So we have to see what it looks like for people to stay here and be relocated within a
[10:48] where the life is on the line. So is that one month, six months, how do they become
[10:55] sustainable? What should we do? So, if you're not getting a matter for writing, they need
[11:00] to move, like, so how long is your service? It just varies. I mean, we've tracked people six
[11:06] months. We got a family that moved to another state, the family of the people that were
[11:11] killed at the NV. They haven't been back. And we've been tracking them for 20 months. And so
[11:15] I'm flying to see them in November to close off that case.
[11:19] It just varies, you know, if they stay here,
[11:21] if they stay here in a city locally and we relocate them,
[11:24] we have a case manager with the Office of Violence Prevention
[11:27] that will work with GBF families locally.
[11:31] So, and they'll be tracked.
[11:33] So, if you stay in one year,
[11:35] how many families have you relocated?
[11:37] And what districts, if you know, if you can speak off the top of your head,
[11:40] I can speak up to talk to my head.
[11:42] So, one person who's located in your district,
[11:44] one person's located in Councilwoman Shanklin's district,
[11:48] and one person is out at Think of Paul McCrain's district.
[11:52] That's locally.
[11:53] And so I think all together we have,
[11:56] we've located 11 or 12 families,
[11:58] but this year, physical year as of July one,
[12:01] we've done three families already.
[12:04] Okay, so last year, from the money, you did three.
[12:07] Last year from the money,
[12:08] we relocated like four different families,
[12:10] two out of state,
[12:12] and GVI ate a lot of the cost for the children's family.
[12:16] So some families, we look, we're not disclosing names.
[12:18] Okay.
[12:19] We relocate one person.
[12:20] It might be $3,000.
[12:22] We relocate somebody with six kids.
[12:24] It might be $18,000.
[12:25] We just recently did a relocation and spent $22,000 on my family.
[12:30] So would you say that would you need more money to relocate people?
[12:35] Is it not enough?
[12:37] $50,000 probably could relocate five to six families.
[12:40] And so more money would mean that more families could be helped.
[12:44] So you said that your employee takes $8,000,000, $50,000 right.
[12:52] My employee ended up $27,000, $30,000, $12,000,
[12:56] and office supplies and travel aid up $10,000.
[12:59] I have a report you want to copy of it?
[13:00] I gave it in front of me.
[13:02] So how many did you relocate with what was left?
[13:05] Left with $50,000 with $100,000.
[13:09] We didn't have 100,000 after we pay a case manager in a therapist and office supplies
[13:14] We had $51,000 left. Okay, so basically majority of those funds went towards
[13:22] Steffy is it which is the end? $27,000 went towards Steffy and $12,000 went toward Therapy
[13:27] $5,000 went toward office supplies and $5,000 went toward travel. Okay. Thank you. I'll give back to you. Thank you. Council and Parker
[13:36] Yes. Thank you. You had 21 clients and 23 families, were the 21 clients within the 23 families.
[13:44] Yes. Okay. And how do you get your referrals?
[13:52] You know, partnering agency, citizens, you know, council people, you know, sometimes, you know,
[13:59] a council person called us. And so when you call us, we're going to say who's district you live in.
[14:03] if you're eligible for services when I give it to you,
[14:05] but when they lead, telling me where they live
[14:07] and who their councilperson is,
[14:09] that doesn't mean that we can help them.
[14:12] Yeah, LPD.
[14:12] Yeah, LPD, OVP.
[14:14] What is the criteria for you helping them?
[14:17] Impacted by gun violence?
[14:20] Survivors of gun violence, a referral from a partnering agency
[14:23] and youth exposed to community violence
[14:25] and families impacted by gun violence.
[14:28] So it varies and so when it comes to the relocations,
[14:31] everybody that wants to be relocated,
[14:33] cannot be relocated.
[14:34] Sometimes, some of these situations are such a hotbed that L&PD tells me to fall all the way back
[14:39] and I can't be part of anything where there's a relocation or conversation because it puts
[14:45] my life in danger.
[14:46] So I don't think sometimes people understand the danger that goes along with this work.
[14:51] Thank you.
[14:51] Thank you.
[14:51] You're welcome.
[14:53] Councillor Herndon.
[14:55] Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
[14:55] Just a question about the case manager, is that a degree position?
[15:00] She has a master's for $27,000 a year. She's a part-time case manager.
[15:07] Oh, I said full time. She's part of the show. She's part-time. Okay. All right. Just checking out that
[15:12] seemed a little... No, okay. Okay.
[15:17] Councilman Page right. Thank you, Mr. Chair. First
[15:22] want to say I know that this is dangerous work and I really commend the work that you all are doing.
[15:28] everyone that is sitting with you as well.
[15:30] It does take a connection, a multifaceted approach.
[15:34] I do appreciate this report.
[15:36] I think it's well done.
[15:37] And as somebody who has to navigate as a non-profit
[15:40] and raise money to take care of things,
[15:43] you're going to a lot done with your budget.
[15:48] My question is around, have you done,
[15:52] and I know it's a case by case basis,
[15:54] and thank you for giving those examples
[15:56] if it's a family of six that takes a different amount
[15:59] if they can stay local if they have to travel.
[16:02] And I appreciate the follow-up and the KPIs you're building.
[16:07] Have you been asked around like the cost per family
[16:13] in a way that you could, I love the general,
[16:16] the whole numbers have you been able to break that down per family?
[16:20] And what can we do?
[16:23] Like how much more money do you need
[16:25] to be able to handle more of this.
[16:28] You know, I think that, you know, you all said at home,
[16:30] you see the gun violence that's going on
[16:32] and so every time somebody gets shot
[16:33] and get murdered, we get a phone call
[16:34] and we can't move everybody.
[16:36] So you look at $50,000 and $55,000 left
[16:39] after we do therapy.
[16:41] So you got to think about what that looks like.
[16:44] So it varies family to family.
[16:46] Like I said, some families, we've been $22,000,
[16:49] and we spent three to think about,
[16:51] like, Councilwoman Hawkins says,
[16:53] how did they stay sustainable?
[16:54] So once we've moved them, we don't just take them to another state and drop them off.
[16:58] If they still need help with granite stuff, we help two, three, sometime we help one family
[17:03] up to a year.
[17:05] It varies.
[17:05] We want to make sure that they're okay.
[17:08] The good thing is when we relocate, we try to relocate to a state that has a good will close
[17:13] vibe that does similar work where we could do a soft hand off and we've been blessed to
[17:18] be able to move to some states that know what we do and they're willing to jump in and try
[17:23] do some of the word with us?
[17:26] I also wanted to add some of the KPIs that we have included as well is the number of unique
[17:32] individuals and the total number of safety checks conducted.
[17:36] So with the quarterly reporting, you can see actually how many of those check-ins after
[17:40] a family or an individual has been moved, how many times they've been checked in afterwards.
[17:47] Thank you.
[17:48] Councillor Minkler.
[17:49] Thank you.
[17:50] Thanks for being here.
[17:51] I just have two questions.
[17:53] The first is, and you alluded to this a little bit with Councilman Perich writes question, but I don't think it was exactly, at least what I was looking for.
[18:02] Which is, so I understand, you know, theoretically anybody who is affected by gun violence could be a candidate for relocation, but probably not everybody who is impacted by gun violence needs to be relocated.
[18:14] Do you have any sense for, like, what is the actual, in, I don't know why we have this echo.
[18:21] But what is the actual demand, or are there 10 that you got asked that you weren't able to serve?
[18:32] Or the 30 that you weren't at, that you weren't, like, give me some sort of scale.
[18:38] Last year, we probably were asked by 20 people that we were not able to serve.
[18:42] And a lot of times when it comes to the relocation, we don't relocate because the people impacted my gun violence
[18:48] to play the part in the gun, violence themselves.
[18:51] And so you've done something that brought violence to your family and then all of a sudden
[18:54] after you didn't repercussions for that, you want us to up and relocate you and spend a lot
[18:59] of money.
[19:00] And so I'll say this, I take a lot of heat for asking people what they do with their money
[19:04] because you can't use your money for what you want and use our money for what you need.
[19:08] We need to know what you're bringing to the table and what kind of scandal you have in
[19:12] the game.
[19:13] Perfect.
[19:14] I think the 20 is exactly what I was looking for.
[19:15] And so the second verse I have is, when you do one of these out of state relocations, who
[19:22] handles like employment services, is that the hand off then to the local goodwill, where
[19:27] you're trying to then connect them with an employer so that, you know, because eventually
[19:31] your money runs out, right?
[19:33] And so, you know, how do these people get into the workforce and whatever city they move to,
[19:39] who sort of is that the case manager, the case manager, the case manager, the case manager,
[19:45] with the goodwill of the South of state.
[19:47] That goodwill sometimes have funding where they can help a rent.
[19:51] You know, you know how goodwill operates state to state.
[19:53] So out of 152 goodwills, they only have like 15 across the country.
[19:57] That will even entertain something like this.
[19:59] Thank you.
[20:02] That's one purpose.
[20:07] Thank you, Mr. Chair.
[20:09] Ms. Moore, thank you for being here.
[20:12] I'm a comment and then I'm going to ask something.
[20:14] You said there are some cases that you can.
[20:16] I get involved in and I think the police may
[20:22] with you as two dangerous, is too risky.
[20:25] For those cases, are you able to provide any services such as counseling?
[20:32] You know, somebody isn't a violent case where I cannot get involved in.
[20:38] They could be referred to therapy where there's through me, OVP, VOA.
[20:43] You know, it's a lot of partner, I just see them all.
[20:45] You know, and so I just think that I don't think council was aware, you know, when it comes to this work
[20:50] It's really dangerous, you know my life's been threatened a few times
[20:52] LNPD had to get involved the detective sin behind me had to go talk to my son and it was dangerous
[20:58] And so when they tell me to fall back regardless to who's district somebody lives in
[21:03] I'm not gonna be involved after LNPD says no
[21:07] Right, right, so I and I did want to point out
[21:09] I don't know you may have forgotten because you're so busy with what you do
[21:13] I did call on you once in the evening. Probably I would say between four and six,
[21:20] after there was shooting in my district, and fortunately I got you. You were able to
[21:28] have right away. Until this day every time I talk to the mother of that victim, she is very,
[21:33] very appreciative of the help that you were able to provide for them and get their loved one,
[21:40] and relocate it to a safe area, so for that, I don't know if I was sharing with you, Robert.
[21:45] Told you, thank you for the work that you did.
[21:48] And for the work that you do, I appreciate it.
[21:50] Thank you.
[21:51] And I was going to tell you that he's doing well,
[21:53] and he just had twin daughters, and he's working to jobs,
[21:56] and he's all of the streets.
[21:58] Thank you.
[21:58] Thank you.
[21:59] We would not have happened without you.
[22:01] Thank you.
[22:02] You're welcome.
[22:03] That's been heard, did.
[22:04] Yes, thank you, sir.
[22:05] One quick question, and you may have answered this before,
[22:07] and I wasn't writing a note to distract it myself.
[22:08] You mentioned working with Goodwill, did they provide any funding or staffing
[22:13] direct staffing support here?
[22:14] If we don't have the funding and we need Goodwill to fund something green to shop,
[22:19] but let me swipe for credit card four o'clock in the morning to fund you too.
[22:26] Councillor Hawkins.
[22:28] Are you funding back at Goodwill as well?
[22:30] Are you contracted with him?
[22:32] I am contracted with him as a part-time basis for my own job.
[22:36] I have two jobs.
[22:43] I'm sorry.
[22:43] Could I add one point as well?
[22:44] Just for Councilwoman Purvis's question when we're talking about mental health services.
[22:51] So actually another portion of our funding that was sent over to us in this year's budget is for
[22:58] Mary Hearst. Not only their mental health hotline, which is usable by anybody in the city who's
[23:03] undergone any kind of trauma, but that also helps fund several positions where we actually have people
[23:09] set up in neighborhoods and anyone who is experienced trauma can go to that person for mental health
[23:16] services there and then also referrals to longer term treatment. So there are resources
[23:21] outside of this grant contract that are available to people who have undergone trauma.
[23:27] Thank you. Seeing no one else in the queue, this will conclude our special discussion.
[23:33] Thank you both for being here. We really appreciate it for having us.
[23:36] And I appreciate the information.
[23:39] Thank you again.
[23:41] Moving right along then, again, keeping in order.
[23:45] Number two is ordinance 2326.
[23:48] It is an ordinance amending ordinance number 11,
[23:51] series 2026 and ordinance 110,
[23:53] series 2026 relating to fiscal year 2026,
[23:56] 2027 operating budget, respectively,
[23:59] by transferring $70,000 from the district nine,
[24:02] capital infrastructure fund to district nine,
[24:04] at Neighbor Development Fund.
[24:06] Second.
[24:07] It is properly before us if you please introduce yourself for the record.
[24:10] Thank you, Chair.
[24:11] I am Regina Garda, the legislative assistant for Councilman Andrew Owen District 9.
[24:16] As stated,
[24:17] Technically two and three work in tandem,
[24:19] but I know we have to speak to the item at hand.
[24:21] We are requesting to move 70,000 total for CIFs to India
[24:25] to take care of Indians that will cover the rest of the year.
[24:28] And then I'll get to three when we get to that point.
[24:31] So, great. I respect it. Any questions, colleagues?
[24:37] Seeing none, this is Nornin's calling for a roll crowd vote.
[24:40] Madam Clerk, please open the voting.
[24:44] Councilman Rina Weber.
[24:46] Hi. Can you guys see my video now or now?
[24:52] I can't see yours.
[24:53] Unfortunately.
[24:55] Easy killer.
[24:57] Chair Cramer, you have nine. Yes, vote.
[24:59] The item is unanimous. We'll go to consent calendar.
[25:01] Item number three is ordinance 23426.
[25:04] It is an ordinance and many ordinance number one, 10, 0.026 relating to the fiscal year,
[25:09] 2026, 2027 operating budget by transferring 50,000 from the neighbor development fund,
[25:13] District 9, to Louisville Metro Council General Operations District 9.
[25:19] It's properly before us.
[25:21] Thank you, Chair.
[25:22] Regina Gaire, legislative assistant, House of an Andrew Owen, District 9.
[25:26] We are removing 50,000 of that 70,000 to our call center for operational budget.
[25:33] questions, colleagues. Seeing none, this is
[25:36] an order calling for a roll call vote. Madam Clark,
[25:38] please open the voting.
[25:41] Committee member, you know, whoever?
[25:44] Aye.
[25:58] Chair, can we have that guest vote?
[25:59] Thank you.
[26:00] We're concerned with unanimous vote. It goes to consent calendar.
[26:04] Item number four is ordinance 21326.
[26:07] It is an ordinance and mending ordinance number 110.
[26:09] Series 26 relating to fiscal year 2026.
[26:12] 2027 operating budget by transferring 35,000
[26:15] the Naval Development Fund of District 3 to the Louisville Metro Council General Operations District 3.
[26:22] Second.
[26:23] It's probably before us. Councilman Paris Wright.
[26:27] Thank you. This is the follow-up we had some funding move from CIF to India.
[26:33] And this has given us the opportunity to move it so that we can have operations throughout the rest of the year.
[26:41] Questions?
[26:43] Seeing none, this is an ordinance calling for a roll call vote, and I'm Clark, please open the voting.
[26:48] Committee member Reno Wiver?
[26:50] Aye.
[26:57] Chair, can you read you have nine guests?
[26:59] Thank you.
[27:00] Again, with the unanimous consent, it goes to the consent calendar.
[27:02] Item number five is ordinance 2226.
[27:05] It isn't 2226, I'm sorry.
[27:08] It is an ordinance emitting ordinance number 163, series 22 and ordinance number 1111.
[27:13] series 2026 relating to fiscal year 2026 2027 capital budget by transferring 136,336,499 cents from the unallocated by part as an infrastructure law grants project to emergency services for the USDA stream bank stabilization project.
[27:30] Second.
[27:31] Thank you.
[27:32] Probably before us.
[27:34] And then Christine DeBritz is here to speak to.
[27:36] So if you would just introduce yourself please.
[27:37] Of course, Christina Barrett's Executive Director of Accounting and Business Operations in OMB.
[27:45] This, we had, there was an emergency project related to flooding, where some houses were going to fall into.
[27:52] I think the Herds Creek was $2.6 million project.
[27:57] We received almost 2 million from the federal government, 500 in state.
[28:05] This is the remaining amount that Metro is covering.
[28:09] It's BIL eligible, so we're pulling it from the unallocated fund,
[28:16] which is currently in public works.
[28:18] This was managed by EMA.
[28:21] Thank you.
[28:22] Councilman Winkler.
[28:23] Yeah, I'll just say I'm having driven by here.
[28:25] I mean, it's shocking to see, you know,
[28:28] essentially, I mean, these houses are now hanging on a cliff
[28:31] because the entire back of their properties washed away with the flooding.
[28:36] I think it was two years ago now.
[28:38] I might be run maybe it was a year ago in Council and Reed's district.
[28:42] And really hats off to EMA.
[28:44] I'm sure I don't know what other engineering,
[28:47] whether it's the core of engineers or whoever else was involved.
[28:50] But hats off to all these organizations that, you know,
[28:52] hope to save these people's houses.
[28:56] Yeah.
[28:56] And I'll certainly pass that along.
[28:58] This was, but I'm here more from the administrative standpoint, but
[29:04] I haven't got it done.
[29:05] Thank you.
[29:06] Anyone else?
[29:06] Questions or comments?
[29:08] Seeing none, again, this is Nornin's calling for a roll call for a vote.
[29:11] Madam Clerk, please open the voting.
[29:18] Committee member Reno Weber.
[29:21] Aye.
[29:24] Chair Cramer, you have nine yes votes.
[29:27] Thank you again with the unanimous consent.
[29:28] That goes like consent calendar.
[29:30] The next item on the agenda is ordinance 2226.
[29:32] 26, it is an ordinance amending ordinance number 126 series 2007, relating to fiscal year
[29:38] 2007 2008 capital budget ordinance 90 series 2009 relating to fiscal year 2009 2010 capital
[29:46] budget ordinance number 919 series 2012 relating to fiscal year 2012 to 2013 capital budget
[29:54] ordinance number 88 series 2021 relating to the fiscal year 2021
[30:01] Contrary The Result,
[30:29] June 2019, churches.
[30:29] So this is really an administrative change in how we track and report our metco-product
[30:40] lines.
[30:41] For years, we have worked with economic development to determine where we can solidate,
[30:50] but also maintain tracking for each business line.
[30:53] And this ordinance gives us the authority to handle those administrative adjustments.
[31:00] Thank you.
[31:02] So as I understand this, we got a grant from the federal government a bunch of years ago to
[31:09] offer as loans for small business.
[31:12] We did that.
[31:13] Those loans have got repaid.
[31:14] The federal money was gone because we dispersed it, but he came back to us and then we
[31:18] loaned it again and it came back to us and we loaned it again.
[31:20] And so these monies are out there, and we know where they are, but they're out there.
[31:27] What this does is it makes it easier for us when it comes back in to go back out from
[31:32] that one account.
[31:33] So it's actually not one, it's actually four, but it'll come into four pots and it'll go back
[31:37] out of those four pots.
[31:38] It'll be a lot easier for us to keep track of where that money is.
[31:41] And it's a great program because there are a lot of things that get done and it gets done
[31:46] as a loan instead of a grant.
[31:47] And so we're really grateful that it works as well as it does.
[31:50] We're just trying to make it easier for the people who try to keep track that that's correct
[31:54] And I think there is a total of I don't know 15 different product lines, but we're trying to get them
[32:01] Consolidated just for tracking and managing the budget. Great. Thanks and there is an amendment so I'm going to throw it to Councilman Winkler
[32:07] Yeah, so two things one
[32:09] Unless the chair of Jecks, I'd love to be out of as a co-sponsor for absolutely, okay, and then I think there is an amendment in the system better. Are you going to speak to it or
[32:19] So if you want to speak to it and then I'll make the amendment.
[32:22] Yes.
[32:23] Best December.
[32:23] You have the amendment before you.
[32:25] What we noticed, we've been working on this for an over a year now.
[32:31] Yes.
[32:31] And so trying to figure out how to do it appropriately.
[32:34] It doesn't fit in an ordinance very well.
[32:37] And so when talking with the county attorney's office and Aaron and I today,
[32:41] we've decided that what you have in front of you will do what they need to do
[32:45] because we couldn't move budgets like we normally do,
[32:49] we're moving balances.
[32:51] And so the where as is, I'll read those in if you need.
[32:55] Whereas, little of a matter of government has existed
[32:57] both before and after merger has been awarded
[33:00] federal and agency funds for various revolving loan programs,
[33:03] and where is the original appropriations from those awards
[33:06] have been dispersed in repayments made,
[33:08] and where, as additional subsequent loans have been made,
[33:11] with those repayments consistent with the intended
[33:13] the original awards and repayments in subsequent loans will continue to be made on an ongoing
[33:18] basis and whereas the balances in the various accounts in which these loans are made could
[33:23] change on a daily basis and whereas Metro Government would like to consolidate all the loan
[33:28] programs from the loan programs listed in sections two through four below into four categories
[33:34] for ease of administration of the loans and whereas the Office of Management and the Budget
[33:43] at loan balances as of June 30, 2026 from these various loan programs to the accounts identified
[33:49] in Section 5, and I believe that is, no, and then we added Section 1.
[33:56] The Office of Management and Budget has the authority to establish the following accounts
[33:59] and to transfer the current loan balances as of June 30 for these various loan programs
[34:04] to the accounts identified in Section 5.
[34:07] And the rest is from the original except in Section 5.
[34:13] When we added ordinance number 095 series 2025, because these accounts will be set up with
[34:18] the FY26 budget, not the FY27.
[34:22] So, I'll make that as a motion.
[34:24] Second,
[34:26] questions from colleagues.
[34:29] Okay.
[34:32] All right.
[34:35] Or we can encourage you to stop by the office.
[34:37] Okay, it is an ordinance for crying voice I'm sorry we need a amendment first so can we get a voice vote on the amendment
[34:45] The amendment carries we now have the ordinance before us the ordinance calls for a roll call vote
[34:50] And I'll clerk please help in the voting
[34:53] Committee member Reno whoever
[34:58] chair. Can we have nine yes those?
[35:00] Thank you. This one was amended and therefore will go to old business
[35:04] Next item of legend is item number seven. This is ordinance 2316
[35:09] It is an ordinance of mending ordinance number 84, series 2022, rating the fiscal year 2022 2023 capital budget,
[35:17] or December 92, series 2025, relating to the fiscal year 2025, 2016 capital budget,
[35:22] and ordinance number 1111, series 26, relating to fiscal year 2022, 26, 27 capital budget,
[35:28] by transferring 83,555 dollars and 70 cents from two existing projects and establishing two new
[35:35] district 15 projects second probably before us council mjappel this is from your district
[35:42] yeah okay yeah so we had a sidewalk project that was funded on bluegrass avenue that came in
[35:51] wonderfully under budget and the sidewalk is absolutely beautiful and is a great connector
[35:56] and then we also had the earthquake amphitheater I think roof installation I'm sorry I'm not like
[36:05] I'm being my notes very well and that came in under budget and so we're taking both of those
[36:12] amounts and funding to new projects, one of which is going to be a sidewalk connection that
[36:19] we're really excited about. It's going to be a part of our next Bob program in the Saint Joseph
[36:25] neighborhood and this is connecting a sidewalk to a sidewalk so we're really excited for that
[36:32] connection to be made next to a space that we
[36:36] indiringly called Barbie Island, but not that kind of Barbie.
[36:41] And then we also have another project that we're
[36:47] looking to fund various projects through our building or
[36:50] blocks or Bob initiative, and then having a pot of money
[36:53] to fund those improvements as they come in.
[36:56] So happy they answer any questions, but looking forward
[36:58] to your support.
[37:01] Colleagues, questions?
[37:02] Cedox, Cedox, Cedox, Cedox.
[37:04] Seeing none, this is Norton's calling for roll call vote.
[37:06] Madam Clark, if you'll piece out with the voting.
[37:09] Committee member Reno Wivers?
[37:12] Aye.
[37:15] Chair, Kramer, you have nine yes, don'ts.
[37:16] Great.
[37:17] With Yam's consent, that will go because any calendar.
[37:19] I don't know number eight is ordinance 2326.
[37:21] It is an ordinance and mending ordinance number 11,
[37:24] series 2026 relating to the fiscal year 2026,
[37:27] 2027 capital budget by changing the names of three capital
[37:30] project titles.
[37:33] So, I can't.
[37:33] It's properly before us.
[37:35] This ordinance is a cleanup of the recently approved FY27 budget.
[37:40] Mr. Murray, if you don't mind explaining a cleanup language here.
[37:44] I will try.
[37:44] What it does, actually.
[37:46] There are three different changes.
[37:48] All of which are just total changes.
[37:50] The intent of the money has not changed at all.
[37:54] When we approve project number 30 in the capital budget,
[37:57] It read district 12, 14, 15, Parkland acquisition in Southwest.
[38:02] It should have and always intended to include all of the Republican Southwest districts
[38:07] of the project name now is district 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, Parkland acquisition in Southwest.
[38:16] The other is Project number 51.
[38:19] It became over in the mayor's proposed budget as district 26 sidewalk repair, but the description
[38:25] was describing sidewalk construction and repairs and so we're changing that to
[38:31] district 26 sidewalk improvement projects so the construction can be done and
[38:35] the third one is project 53 lease lane sidewalk repair district one we have
[38:41] changed in that to district one lease lane sidewalk project in the FY 27 capital
[38:46] budget the mayor recommended some funding be given to what district one had
[38:52] already committed their fee in lieu of sidewalk account and huge CIF account to be able to get
[38:58] this project done. So it's just total changes, no change to the descriptions.
[39:04] Great, thank you. Questions from colleagues? Madam Clerk with Vice Chair's consent I'd like
[39:10] to add to him as a sponsor.
[39:13] Thank you. This calls for a roll call vote, all those in favour? I'm sorry,
[39:16] Madam Clerk, please open the voting.
[39:19] All right.
[39:20] Next one.
[39:21] Yeah, then I'm getting confused.
[39:23] There we go.
[39:24] I got you as a guest.
[39:26] Councilman.
[39:26] Reno over.
[39:27] Thank you.
[39:31] Chirch and Re at nine.
[39:32] Thanks.
[39:32] Thank you.
[39:32] And with the end of the conference.
[39:33] The last item on the agenda is a resolution.
[39:37] This is resolution one 1026.
[39:39] It is a resolution authorizing the mayor to accept up to 13,470,000 dollars of funding.
[39:44] through the HR-698, the Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy, and Water Development, and Interior
[39:51] and Environment, Appropriations Act HR-7148.
[39:55] The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1226, and HR-4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act
[40:02] 2020-24, authorizing and directing little metro government to execute any documents which
[40:08] are deemed necessary by HR6938, HR7148, HR4366, to carry out various projects and authorizing
[40:17] the mayor to act as the author asks corresponded for these projects.
[40:23] And Madam Clerk, if you don't mind, again, with the consent of the Vice Chair,
[40:26] would you please add on this sponsor? Thank you. Okay, and believe Seth is here to speak to
[40:31] this. I'm sorry. If you would please introduce yourself for the record. Sure. Hi, everybody.
[40:38] Seth
[40:38] long title, but essentially this is just the resolution
[40:41] authorizing us to accept our bipartisan earmarks from
[40:45] Senator McConnell and Congressman MacGarvey.
[40:48] There's a range of projects that are included in the
[40:51] resolution ranging from behavioral health to traditional
[40:53] transportation projects.
[40:55] The title is rather long because as you probably know,
[40:58] the federal government approved a various different packages
[41:02] of appropriations in 2026.
[41:04] And then one of these is also for 2024 because of some of the
[41:08] pro-longed issues with HUD, they had some changes in how they're processing a community project funding
[41:14] and then we had to make some changes according to the executive orders to make it compliant as well.
[41:20] But just would appreciate your support.
[41:25] Questions?
[41:25] Councilman Weakler.
[41:28] Great.
[41:28] Such a small question.
[41:29] Is this the entirety of the grant or is this a trunch of multiple?
[41:35] So this is the entirety of the appropriation from that cycle whether or not these projects need additional funding as you'll see I mean the velvet ears a part of it
[41:46] Center McConnell allocated 7 million for it Congressman already 250,000 and then as you know there's other funding sources, but for these particular pieces of legislation's all of it.
[41:56] Yeah, but in terms of the money coming in from the federal it's 13 million.
[42:00] Yes, thank you.
[42:03] Anyone else?
[42:04] So, you know, when else this is a resolution, we need to talk about technical change.
[42:10] Okay.
[42:11] Mr. Inberg.
[42:12] Yes. And one of the whereas, and one of the whereas paragraphs, it lists the departments
[42:17] that each of these funds are going to. I gave you a list of how much each of them are.
[42:22] They forgot facilities and fleet, so we're going to add that as a technical amendment.
[42:27] Okay. Thank you. So, from the clerks perspective, does that need to be an amendment
[42:31] that we vote on, or can we just add that as a detective?
[42:35] Typically, we would add that as a detective.
[42:37] It's a story of your Harvard, the clerk, and if there was something totally left out,
[42:41] I think we should ask the county attorney, but I think that that would actually have to be a real amendment.
[42:50] That's cleaner. If it's totally left out of the, yes, I would.
[42:54] Right. So we haven't moved. We haven't moved. We haven't moved. We haven't moved. We haven't motioned a second.
[42:56] It's properly before us. All those in favor of the amendment, seeking to have us saying aye.
[42:59] Any opposed? I've seen none. Any conversation about the resolution itself?
[43:03] See, not this is a resolution calling for a voice fault,
[43:06] all those in favor, signify by saying aye.
[43:08] Aye.
[43:08] Any opposed?
[43:09] Any opposed?
[43:10] No.
[43:10] Chair says this and aye.
[43:12] So I'd get you the anonymous vote.
[43:13] But because it was amended,
[43:15] it will go to all businesses.
[43:16] There you go.
[43:18] Thank you.
[43:18] That's the last item on the agenda.
[43:20] So I will see you guys next week.
[43:22] Thank you.
[43:23] We are adjourned.