Metro Council Meetings for the Week of November 10th

Planning & Zoning – Tuesday, November 10th 1:30pm

This is the regular meeting of the Committee. The agenda is pending.

While items may be on the agenda for this Committee, this does not mean all items will be acted upon or discussed.  Please check with the Committee Chair prior to the beginning of the meeting.

Public Works, Bridges, and Transportation – Tuesday, November 10th 3:00pm

The Committee will hear from Jeffrey Brown and Dan O’Dea from Metro Public Works and Assets on the progress for adopting a new road scoring system for paving.  The Committee also has on its agenda:

• A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to accept $44,535 of additional funding from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for continuation of the design and construction phase for the Portland Elementary Safe Routes to School Project
• An Ordinance regarding parking for veterans who have been issued a Purple Heart license plate
• An Ordinance amending the Metro Code of Ordinances relating to flood plain management
• A Resolution requesting MSD to create a flood plain buyout program.
• An Ordinance amending the Metro Code of Ordinances regarding historical landmarks and preservation districts as it relates to the salvage and preservation of brick pavers removed from streets and alleys

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Labor & Economic Development – Tuesday, November 10th 4:00pm

The Committee has the following items under review

• A Resolution encouraging the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to pass legislation during the 2016 Legislative Session to increase the minimum wage for the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky consistent with the increases made in Louisville.
• A Resolution involving two parcels of property at the intersection of Muhammad Ali Blvd., 30th Street and West Market Street

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Appropriations NDF’s CIF’s – Tuesday, November 10th 5:00pm

The Committee will review grant requests for Neighborhood Development Funds and Capital Infrastructure Funds of the 26 districts of the Louisville Metro Council.

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Community Affairs – Wednesday, November 11th 1:30pm

The Committee will hear from Jeana Dunlap for a discussion of vacant and abandoned properties and Metro Housing Issues

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Health, Education & Housing – Wednesday, November 11th 2:30pm

The Committee will review a resolution authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant of $271,534 from the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to be administered by the Department of Public Health and Wellness Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods.

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Public Safety – Wednesday, November 11th 3:30pm

The Committee will continue its review of an ordinance dealing with Short Term Rentals.  The agenda is pending.

Government Accountability & Ethics – Wednesday, November 11th 4:30pm

The Committee will hear from Debbie Fox of EMA and Metro Safe to discuss present and future plans and receive an update on projects and processes.

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Committee on Contracts/ Appointments – Thursday, November 12th 3:00pm

The Committee will review pending contracts and appointments to Boards and Commissions of Metro Government.

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Budget – Thursday, November 12th 5:00pm

The Committee has three ordinances for review dealing with budget amendments including:

• Transfer of capital cumulative reserve funds to the project titled Zoo Beautification
• Appropriating $260,000 Metro Parks Agency receipts to be received per a Memorandum of Agreement with the Olmsted Parks Conservancy towards the Boone Square Park Renovations Project
• Appropriating $225,000 Metro Parks Agency receipts to be received per a Memorandum of Agreement with the Metropolitan Sewer District to mitigate the impacts of the sanitary sewer project on McNeely Lake Park

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Meeting times are subject to change.  Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair of each Committee.  While an item may be listed, it does not mean a committee will act upon all items.

To review all agendas of the committees of the Louisville Metro Council, go to the Metro Council Clerk’s web page at: http://louisvilleky.gov/government/metro-council/metro-council-clerk

All meetings are aired live on Metro TV Insight cable Channel 25 and Channel 99 for UVERSE Subscribers.  Meetings are also streamed live on the Metro Council’s website.  Go to:http://louisvilleky.gov/government/metro-council  and click on the “Watch Meetings Online” icon.