Public Safety Committee

601 W. Jefferson Street Louisville Metro Government Louisville, KY 40202 Action Summary - Final Public Safety Committee Chair Person David Yates (D-25) Vice Chair James Peden (R-23) Council Member Jessica Green (D-1) Council Member David James (D-6) Council Member Julie Denton (R-19) Wednesday, April 1, 2015 3:30 PM Council Chambers Call to Order Chair Person Yates called the meeting to order at 3:36 p.m. and introduced the members and non-members that were present. A quorum was established. Roll Call Council Member David James (D-6) arrived at 3:43 p.m. Present: 6- Council Member David James (D-6), Committee Member Julie Denton (R-19), Vice Chair James Peden (R-23), Council Member Jessica Green (D-1), Committee Member Jessica Green (D-1), and Chair Person David Yates (D-25) Also Present Council Member Marianne Butler (D-15) Sarah Martin, Assistant County Attorney Clerk Jess Helton, CKMC Pending Legislation 1. R-072-15 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT A STATE GRANT OF $25,000 FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, TRANSPORTATION CABINET, OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY TO BE USED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ROADSIDE DRUG TESTING PILOT PROGRAM. (Action Required By: September 2015) Sponsors:James Peden (R-23) A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Council Member Denton, that this Resolution be recommended for approval. Major Kelly Jones, Louisville Metro Police Department and Sergeant Kevin Hamlin, Louisville Metro Police Department, spoke to the item. The motion carried by a voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent Calendar. Louisville Metro Government Page 1 Public Safety Committee Action Summary - Final April 1, 2015 2. O-066-15 AN ORDINANCE CREATING CHAPTER_OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES [LMCO] RELATING TO PUBLIC “POP-UP” PARTIES. (Action Required By: September 2015) Sponsors:Marianne Butler (D-15), Vicki Aubrey Welch (D-13), Mary C. Woolridge (D-3) and David Yates (D-25) A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Council Member James, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval. A motion was made by Chair Person Yates, seconded by Council Member James, that this Ordinance be amended by changing the language in section 5 to read "To comply with curfew laws public entertainment gatherings may not operate past midnight on Friday and Saturday and 10:00pm Sunday through Monday". The motion carried by a voice vote. The following people spoke to the item: Major Jimmy Harper, 3rd Division, Louisville Metro Police Department Lieutenant Josh Judah, 4th Division, Louisville Metro Police Department Robert Kirchdorfer, Codes and Regulations Sarah Martin, Assistant County Attorney Council Member Butler stated that Council Member Johnson would like to be added as a co-sponsor. Council Member James asked to be added as co-sponsor. The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the Ordinance as amended was sent to Old Business: Yes: 6- James, Denton, Peden, Green, Green, and Yates 3. R-043-15 A RESOLUTION URGING THE KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PASS THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO MERGE THE SUBURBAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY WITH THE LOUISVILLE DIVISION OF FIRE. (Action Required By: August 2015) Sponsors:Dan Johnson (D-21) This item remained tabled. Adjournment Without objection the meeting adjourned at 4:39 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 April 16, 2015. Louisville Metro Government Page 2