Public Safety Committee

Louisville Metro Government 601 W. Jefferson Street Louisville, KY 40202 Action Summary - Final Tuesday, April 21, 2015 3:00 PM THIS IS CONSIDERED A SPECIAL MEETING Council Chambers 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) Public Safety Committee Action Summary - Final April 21, 2015 Call to Order Chair Person Yates called the meeting to order at 3:06 p.m. and introduced the members and non-members that were present. A quorum was established. Roll Call Present: 6- Council Member Jessica Green (D-1), Committee Member Jessica Green (D-1), Council Member David James (D-6), Committee Member Julie Denton (R-19), Vice Chair James Peden (R-23), and Chair Person David Yates (D-25) Also Present Council Member Bill Hollander (D-9), Council Member Rick Blackwell (D-12), Council Member Vicki Aubrey Welch (D-13), Council Member Marianne Butler (D-15), Council Member Kelly Downard (R-16) and Council Member Marilyn Parker (R-18). Sarah Martin, Assistant County Attorney. Clerk H. Stephen Ott, CKMC Pending Legislation 1. 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 (Action Required By: August 2015) Sponsorship withdrawn. The Resolution dies in Committee. Louisville Metro Government Page 1 Public Safety Committee Action Summary - Final April 21, 2015 2. O-090-15 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAM TO BE CREATED BY LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS. (Action Required By: October 2015) Sponsors:Rick Blackwell (D-12), Marianne Butler (D-15), David James (D-6), Vicki Aubrey Welch (D-13), Bill Hollander (D-9) and David Yates (D-25) Attachments: 2015 Pub Safety REV Needle Exchange Program14-15ODdata-0421-2015 04-21-15 Pub Safety Syringe Exch Fact Sheet A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Council Member Green, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval. The following representatives spoke to this item: State Representatives, John Tilley, Joni Jenkins and Denver Butler; Dr. Sarah S. Moyer, Interim Director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness; LMPD Chief Steve Conrad. The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to the Consent Calendar: Yes: 6- Green, Green, James, Denton, Peden, and Yates Adjournment A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Committee Member Denton, that the meeting be adjourned. Without objection Chair Person Yates adjourned at 3:52pm. *NOTE: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at the Metro Council Meeting on April 23, 2015. Louisville Metro Government Page 2