Budget Committee
Regular MeetingLouisville, KY · October 15, 2015
Minutes
601 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville Metro Government Louisville, KY 40202
Action Summary - Final
Budget Committee
Chair Person Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5)
Vice Chair Kelly Downard (R-16)
Council Member Mary C. Woolridge (D-3)
Council Member David James (D-6)
Council Member Angela Leet (R-7)
Council Member Kevin Kramer (R-11)
Council Member Rick Blackwell (D-12)
Council Member Marianne Butler (D-15)
Council Member Marilyn Parker (R-18)
Council Member Dan Johnson (D-21)
Council Member Brent Ackerson (D-26)
Thursday, October 15, 2015 5:00 PM Council Chambers
Call to Order
Chair Person Hamilton called the meeting to order at 5:06 p.m.
Roll Call
Chair Person Hamilton introduced the members and non-members present. A
quorum was established.
Council Member Marianne Butler arrived at 5:08 p.m.
Present: 9- Council Member Mary C. Woolridge (D-3), Chair Person Cheri Bryant Hamilton
(D-5), Council Member David James (D-6), Council Member Angela Leet (R-7),
Council Member Marianne Butler (D-15), Vice Chair Kelly Downard (R-16),
Council Member Marilyn Parker (R-18), Council Member Dan Johnson (D-21),
and Council Member Brent Ackerson (D-26)
Excused: 2- Council Member Kevin Kramer (R-11), and Council Member Rick Blackwell (D-12)
Non-Committee Members
Council Member Barbara Shanklin (D-2)
Council Member Bill Hollander (D-9)
Supporting Staff
Deborah Bilitski, Jefferson County Attorney's Office
Beth Stenberg, Metro Council Finance
Clerk
H. Stephen Ott, CKMC
David B. Wagner, Assistant Clerk
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Pending Legislation
1. O-297-15
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 104, SERIES 2015 PERTAINING TO THE
2015-2016 CAPITAL BUDGET APPROPRIATING $225,000 METRO LOUISVILLE PARKS
AGENCY RECEIPTS RECEIVED PER A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF THE
SANITARY SEWER PROJECT ON MCNEELY LAKE PARK. (Action Required By: March
2016)
Sponsors:James Peden (R-23)
Attachments: 2014 PARKS MOU MSD $225K mitigation
This item has been held.
2. O-334-15
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 104, SERIES 2015, RELATING TO THE
FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 CAPITAL BUDGET BY CHANGING A CAPITAL PROJECT NAME
FROM D15 PAVING PROJECTS TO D15 PAVING AND SIDEWALK PROJECTS. (Action
Required By: April 2016)
Sponsors:Marianne Butler (D-15)
A motion was made by Council Member Woolridge, seconded by Council
Member James, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.
The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to the
Consent Calendar:
Yes: 8- Woolridge, Hamilton, James, Leet, Downard, Parker, Johnson, and Ackerson
Excused: 2- Kramer, and Blackwell
Absent: 1- Butler
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3. O-341-15
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT,
PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE METRO GOVERNMENT IN ONE OR MORE SERIES TO
FINANCE THE COSTS OF THE PUBLIC PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED THEREIN; SETTING
FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH THE BONDS ARE TO BE ISSUED
AND PROVIDING FOR A COMPETITIVE, ADVERTISED SALE THEREOF; DEFINING AND
PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF THE BONDS AND PROVIDING
FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF; AND TAKING OTHER
RELATED ACTION RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE BONDS. (Action
Required By: April 2016)
Sponsors:Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5)
A motion was made by Council Member Woolridge, seconded by Council
Member James, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.
Daniel Frockt, Office of Management and Budget, spoke to
the item.
Beth Stenberg, Metro Council Finance, spoke to the item.
The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to the
Consent Calendar:
Yes: 9- Woolridge, Hamilton, James, Leet, Butler, Downard, Parker, Johnson, and
Ackerson
Excused: 2- Kramer, and Blackwell
4. O-350-15
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 103, SERIES 2015 RELATING TO THE
FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 OPERATING BUDGET, RESTRICTING CHANGES TO THE
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE.
(Action Required By: April 2016)
Sponsors:Kelly Downard (R-16) and Barbara Shanklin (D-2)
A motion was made by Council Member Woolridge, seconded by Council
Member James, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.
Kellie R. Watson, General Counsel for the Mayor's Office, spoke to
the item.
The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to Old
Business:
Yes: 8- Woolridge, Hamilton, James, Leet, Butler, Downard, Parker, and Johnson
No: 1- Ackerson
Excused: 2- Kramer, and Blackwell
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Adjournment
Without objection, the meeting adjourned at 5:34 p.m.
*NOTE: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard
before the full Council at the Metro Council Meeting on October 22, 2015.
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Agenda
601 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville Metro Government Louisville, KY 40202
Meeting Agenda - Final
Budget Committee
Chair Person Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5)
Vice Chair Kelly Downard (R-16)
Council Member Mary C. Woolridge (D-3)
Council Member David James (D-6)
Council Member Angela Leet (R-7)
Council Member Kevin Kramer (R-11)
Council Member Rick Blackwell (D-12)
Council Member Marianne Butler (D-15)
Council Member Marilyn Parker (R-18)
Council Member Dan Johnson (D-21)
Council Member Brent Ackerson (D-26)
Thursday, October 15, 2015 5:00 PM Council Chambers
Call to Order
Roll Call
Pending Legislation
1. O-297-15 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 104, SERIES 2015
PERTAINING TO THE 2015-2016 CAPITAL BUDGET
APPROPRIATING $225,000 METRO LOUISVILLE PARKS AGENCY
RECEIPTS RECEIVED PER A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT TO MITIGATE THE
IMPACTS OF THE SANITARY SEWER PROJECT ON MCNEELY
LAKE PARK. (Action Required By: March 2016)
Sponsors: James Peden (R-23)
Attachments: 2014 PARKS MOU MSD $225K mitigation
2. O-334-15 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 104, SERIES 2015,
RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 CAPITAL BUDGET BY
CHANGING A CAPITAL PROJECT NAME FROM D15 PAVING
PROJECTS TO D15 PAVING AND SIDEWALK PROJECTS. (Action
Required By: April 2016)
Sponsors: Marianne Butler (D-15)
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3. O-341-15 AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY
METRO GOVERNMENT, PROVIDING FOR AND AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE
METRO GOVERNMENT IN ONE OR MORE SERIES TO FINANCE
THE COSTS OF THE PUBLIC PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED THEREIN;
SETTING FORTH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH THE
BONDS ARE TO BE ISSUED AND PROVIDING FOR A
COMPETITIVE, ADVERTISED SALE THEREOF; DEFINING AND
PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF THE BONDS
AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PROCEEDS
THEREOF; AND TAKING OTHER RELATED ACTION RELATING TO
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE BONDS. (Action Required By:
April 2016)
Sponsors: Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5)
4. O-350-15 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 103, SERIES 2015
RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 OPERATING BUDGET,
RESTRICTING CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
AND FUNCTIONS OF NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE. (Action Required By:
April 2016)
Sponsors: Kelly Downard (R-16) and Barbara Shanklin (D-2)
Adjournment
Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair Person. While an item may be
listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.
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