Committee of the Whole

Louisville Metro Government 601 W. Jefferson Street Louisville, KY 40202 Action Summary - Final Thursday, March 5, 2020 5:15 PM First Floor Conference Room Committee of the Whole Jessica Green (D-1), Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Keisha Dorsey (D-3), Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4), Donna L. Purvis (D-5), David James (D-6)*, Paula McCraney (R-7), Brandon Coan (D-8), Bill Hollander (D-9), Pat Mulvihill (D-10), Kevin Kramer (R-11), Rick Blackwell (D-12), Mark H. Fox (D-13), Cindi Fowler (D-14), Kevin Triplett (D-15), Scott Reed (R-16), Markus B. Winkler (R-17), Marilyn Parker (R-18), Anthony Piagentini (R-19), Stuart Benson (R-20), Nicole George (D-21), Robin Engel (R-22), James Peden (R-23), Madonna Flood (D-24), David Yates (D-25), Brent Ackerson (D-26) * Denotes the Committee Chair(s) Committee of the Whole Action Summary - Final March 5, 2020 Call to Order Council President James called the meeting to order at 5:21 p.m. Roll Call A quorum was established. Council Member Winkler arrived at 5:35 p.m. Council Member Reed arrived at 5:36 p.m. Present: 21 - Jessica Green (D-1), Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Keisha Dorsey (D-3), Barbara Sexton Smith (D-4), Donna L. Purvis (D-5), David James (D-6), Bill Hollander (D-9), Kevin Kramer (R-11), Rick Blackwell (D-12), Mark H. Fox (D-13), Kevin Triplett (D-15), Scott Reed (R-16), Markus Winkler (D-17), Marilyn Parker (R-18), Stuart Benson (R-20), Nicole George (D-21), Robin Engel (R-22), James Peden (R-23), Madonna Flood (D-24), David Yates (D-25), and Brent Ackerson (D-26) Excused: 3- Paula McCraney (D-7), Brandon Coan (D-8), and Anthony Piagentini (R-19) Absent: 2- Pat Mulvihill (D-10), and Cindi Fowler (D-14) Support Staff Laura Ferguson, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office Joan Sheffer, Department of Information Technology Teresa Lajara, Mayor’s Office Clerk(s) Sonya Harward, Clerk David Wagner, Assistant Clerk Lisa Franklin-Gray, Assistant Clerk Connie Dearing, Assistant Clerk Louisville Metro Government Page 1 Committee of the Whole Action Summary - Final March 5, 2020 Special Discussion ID 20-0353 Neighborhood Development Fund/Capital Infrastructure Fund Issues - Office of Management and Budget, Daniel Frockt, Monica Harmon, and Aaron Jackson Council President James explained that some Council Members had questions about how Neighborhood Development Funds ("NDF") were handled at the end of the year, and how money is carried forward. Daniel Frockt, Office of Management and Budget, explained that if the NDFs were provided to a Metro Government agency, such as Metro Parks or Public Works, the funds remain in the agency's accounts and carry forward to the next year. He stated that when NDFs were provided to external agencies the accounts get closed out after a certain period of time, and he suggested a few ways in which to close out those accounts in a more timely fashion. He suggested that the Council also consider addressing how funds are returned when an account is closed out and funds were contributed by several Council Members. Daniel Frockt suggested that the Council Members contact Monica Harmon for help with the NDF accounts. Council Member Shanklin asked about funds she had provided to Metro Parks for various activities and how those funds were handled, and Daniel Frockt clarified that the funds she was discussing were different from NDFs. Council Member Peden asked about adding additional NDFs to unused funds from the previous year and Daniel Frockt stated that is was possible to do this but he suggested it not be done in this manner because it was not as clean and may cause problems. Council Member Blackwell asked some clarifying questions about closing out the accounts. Review of Metro Council Agenda ID 20-0351 Metro Council Agenda - March 5, 2020 Attachments: FINAL Metro Council Agenda for 3-5-20.pdf Council President James briefly reviewed the Metro Council agenda. Council Member Benson spoke about his guest, Kurt Mason. Council Member Peden requested that item 31 [O-073-20] be removed from the Consent Calendar and added to Old Business. Council Member Ackerson explained that there were three Appointments on Old Business so that Council Member Purvis could abstain. Council Member Blackwell briefly spoke about the Appropriation items on Old Business. Council Member Flood briefly spoke about the two items on Old Business from the Planning and Zoning Committee. Louisville Metro Government Page 2 Committee of the Whole Action Summary - Final March 5, 2020 ID 20-0350 Addresses to Council - March 5, 2020 Attachments: Addresses to Council 3-5-20.pdf Handout - Deborah O'Gorman.pdf Handout - Daniel Cobble.pdf The Clerk briefly reviewed the list of Addresses to Council. Announcements Council President James announced the following: -Tours of the new soccer stadium are scheduled for March 11, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. and March 19, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. -CPR training was held on March 4, 2020 -The Stop the Bleed training is on April 8, 2020 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. -WFPL's next Louisville Community Conversations are: Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Northeast Library from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the Southwest Library from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2020 at the Main Library from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at the South Central Library from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Council President James and Council Member Shanklin announced that there would be a special discussion about the Coronavirus at the Community Affairs, Health and Education Committee on March 11, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. Adjournment Without objection, Council President James adjourned the meeting at 5:37 p.m. Louisville Metro Government Page 3