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Appropriations Committee

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 3:00 PM AM · Council Chambers/Virtual

TL;DR

The Appropriations Committee considered 17 appropriation items totaling approximately $276,000 from various district capital infrastructure and neighborhood development funds. Most appropriations funded public works projects including sidewalk repairs, speed humps/tables for traffic safety, and pedestrian improvements, along with some community event sponsorships and honorary street signs. The agenda note indicates items were considered at the Chair's discretion, though specific voting records and final outcomes were not documented in the provided materials.

Key Decisions

  • District 5 sidewalk repairs - $58,522 Appropriated
  • District 5 speed hump installations (11 total) - $56,400 Appropriated
  • District 26 pedestrian safety projects on Goldsmith Lane - $95,000 Appropriated
  • Community event funding (Wreaths Across America, Junior Achievement, Forest Fest, etc.) - $38,750 Appropriated
  • District 22 speed humps with cost-sharing by homeowners association - $15,032 Appropriated

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Pending Legislation
  4. 1. APPROPRIATING $188 FROM DISTRICT 1 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF AN HONORARY STREET SIGN FOR ROSE SMITH AND WALTER SMITH TO BE PLACED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GREENWOOD AVENUE AND THE UNNAMED ALLEY LEADING TO TRINITY HOUSE CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  5. 2. APPROPRIATING $58,522 FROM DISTRICT 5 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 4617 BREWSTER AVENUE, 2517-2523 MONTGOMERY STREET, 2536 JEFFERSON STREET, 3909 WEST MARKET STREET, AND 3119 PORTLAND AVENUE.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  6. 3. APPROPRIATING $56,400 FROM DISTRICT 5 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR SPEED HUMP INSTALLATION AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: FOUR SPEED HUMPS ON ALFORD AVENUE BETWEEN 26TH STREET AND 30TH STREET, THREE SPEED HUMPS ON WEST MAIN STREET BETWEEN 26TH STREET AND 29TH STREET, AND FOUR SPEED HUMPS ON SOUTH 44TH STREET BETWEEN BROADWAY AND RIVER PARK DRIVE. Appropriation to Public Works for $56,400 to fund speed hump projects in District 5. Locations- Alford Avenue/W. Main Street/ S. 44th Street
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  7. 4. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $10,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $10,000 FROM DISTRICT 7; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE SAR FOUNDATION, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA.
    Ordinance
  8. 5. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $7,250 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $3,000 FROM DISTRICT 9; $2,500 FROM 24; $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 14; AND $750 FROM DISTRICT 15; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF KENTUCKIANA, INC. FOR JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT’S CURRICULUM MATERIALS.
    Ordinance
  9. 6. APPROPRIATING $9,096 FROM DISTRICT 9 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF TWO SPEED HUMPS AND THREE SPEED HUMP POSTS (SIX SIGNS) ON WILLIAMS STREET FROM FRANKFORT AVENUE TO BROWNSBORO ROAD.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  10. 7. APPROPRIATING $3,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 3, 15, AND 25; AND $500 FROM DISTRICT 12; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO I WOULD RATHER BE READING CORPORATION FOR SPONSORSHIP AT THE PAR TEE GOLF SCRAMBLE.
    Neighborhood Development Fund
  11. 8. APPROPRIATING $376 FROM DISTRICT 21 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF TWO HONORARY STREET SIGNS FOR KIMBERLY ASA AND LOU FEDON, ONE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL, TO BE PLACED AT THE CORNER OF WEST AMHERST AVENUE AND SOUTH 3RD STREET.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  12. 9. APPROPRIATING $15,032 FROM DISTRICT 22 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF NINE SPEED HUMPS AND TWO SPEED HUMP SIGN POSTS (FOUR SIGNS) ON GLENMARY FARM DRIVE FROM BARDSTOWN ROAD TO COLONEL HANCOCK DRIVE; GLENMARY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO COVER HALF OF THE $30,064 TOTAL.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  13. 10. APPROPRIATING $150 FROM DISTRICT 23 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE COST OF PICNIC TABLES FOR THE HIGHVIEW FALL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 10, 2026.
    Neighborhood Development Fund
  14. 11. APPROPRIATING $497.20 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $246.60 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 23 AND 24; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT 7TH DIVISION TO RENT GOLF CARTS TO BE USED AT THE HALLOWEEN IN HIGHVIEW PARK EVENT ON OCTOBER 18, 2026.
    Neighborhood Development Fund
  15. 12. APPROPRIATING $65,000 FROM DISTRICT 26 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF A SIDEWALK EXTENSION FROM 3500 - 3510 GOLDSMITH LANE COMPLETING THE SIDEWALK TO SENECA HIGH SCHOOL.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  16. 13. APPROPRIATING $30,000 FROM DISTRICT 26 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF SPEED TABLES, SIGNAGE, LED CROSSING SIGNS, AND SIDEWALK CONSOLIDATION TO INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ON GOLDSMITH LANE AT MEADOW DRIVE.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  17. 14. APPROPRIATING $4,800 FROM DISTRICT 26 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR REPAIR OF TWO HISTORIC STONE COLUMNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF BARDSTOWN ROAD AND BASHFORD MANOR LANE LOCATED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  18. 15. APPROPRIATING $188 FROM DISTRICT 4 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF AN HONORARY STREET SIGN FOR HARRY JOHNSON JR. AT THE CORNER OF 26TH STREET AND BROADWAY.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  19. 16. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $18,250 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $15,000 FROM DISTRICT 13; $1,500 FROM DISTRICT 14; $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 24; AND $750 FROM DISTRICT 15; TO LOUISVILLE METRO PARKS AND RECREATION FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANNUAL FOREST FEST TO BE HELD MAY 15, 2027.
    Ordinance
  20. 17. APPROPRIATING $3,500 FROM DISTRICT 18 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO PUBLIC WORKS FOR INSTALLATION OF A SAFETY ISLAND AND STOP SIGN FOR MOSER ROAD AT WATTERSON TRAIL.
    Capital Infrastructure Fund
  21. Adjournment
  22. Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.