Metro Council

Agenda

1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
2. Members Roll Call
3. Introduction of Page(s)
4. Special Recognitions and Proclamations
5. 1. Council Member Piagentini will recognize Chairman Ben Gies and the America250KY Committee for their work in setting up the celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
   Proclamation
6. Addresses to the Council
7. 2. Addresses to Council - November 12, 2026
   Discussion Item
8. Council Minutes
9. 3. Regular: Metro Council - October 29, 2026
   Minutes
10. Committee Minutes
11. 4. Regular: Committee of the Whole - October 29, 2026
    Minutes
12. 5. Regular: Planning and Zoning Committee - November 3, 2026
    Minutes
13. 6. Regular: Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee - November 4, 2026
    Minutes
14. 7. Special: Public Safety Committee - November 4, 2026
    Minutes
15. 8. Regular: Appropriations Committee - November 4, 2026
    Minutes
16. 9. Regular: Budget Committee - November 5, 2026
    Minutes
17. Communications to the Council
18. 10. Cemetery Board - Tamara Fletcher (New Appointment).
    Discussion Item
19. 11. Civil Service Board - Robert Wiggins (New Appointment). Metro Council approval is not required.
    Discussion Item
20. 12. Greater Louisville Lodging Management District Board - Andrew Carter (New Appointment).
    Discussion Item
21. 13. Air Pollution Control District Board - Tyler Himes (New Appointment).
    Discussion Item
22. Consent Calendar
23. Legislation forwarded from APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
24. 14. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $8,840 FROM DISTRICT 10 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE PETERSBURG ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPGRADING OF 34 LED COBRA LIGHTS IN THE PETERSBURG ESTATES THROUGH LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC.
    Ordinance
25. 15. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $8,600 FROM DISTRICT 1 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO A-ONE ALL STARS, INC. TO FUND PUMPKINS IN THE PARK HELD OCTOBER 17, 2026 AT PARKLAND PLAZA.
    Ordinance
26. 16. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $25,730 FROM DISTRICT 8 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL DIVISION TO REIMBURSE COSTS FOR THE RENTAL OF 9 MOBILE STREET LIGHTS AND 2 SIGN BOARDS ON BARDSTOWN ROAD BETWEEN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER 2026.
    Ordinance
27. 17. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $9,000 FROM DISTRICT 10 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO OFFICE OF ARTS AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TO FUND A PUBLIC MURAL ON THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 1026 CLARKS LANE WITHIN DISTRICT 10.
    Ordinance
28. 18. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $5,990 FROM DISTRICT 9 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH BRIGHTSIDE, INC., TO LUV-IT LANDSCAPING FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE AND BEAUTIFICATION ALONG GRINSTEAD DRIVE.
    Ordinance
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30. Legislation forwarded from BUDGET COMMITTEE
31. 19. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 110, SERIES 2026, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 OPERATING BUDGET, BY TRANSFERRING $10,000 FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND (DISTRICT 01) TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL GENERAL OPERATIONS (DISTRICT 01).
    Ordinance
32. 20. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCE (“LMCO”) SECTION 110 TO FACILITATE THE LOUISVILLE METRO REVENUE COMMISSION’S (‘LMRC”) TRANSITION TO THE ELECTRONIC FILING OF FORMS AND REFUND REQUESTS AND TO CLARIFY PROVISIONS.
    Ordinance
33. Legislation forwarded from EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE
34. 21. A RESOLUTION HONORING KEVENS LEEMAR DAWSON, JR, AUSTIN JAGGERS, AND LOUIS PERRY BY DESIGNATING THE INTERSECTION OF THE UNNAMED ALLEY AND 1955 SOUTH BELLAIRE IN THEIR HONOR.
    Resolution
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36. Special Legislation
37. 22. A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SCHEDULE OF THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (“COUNCIL”) FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2027.
    Resolution
38. Old Business
39. 23. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1715 BOLLING AVENUE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 0.07 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 26ZONE0079).
    Ordinance
40. 24. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,500 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,500 FROM DISTRICT 10; AND $1,000 FROM DISTRICT 8; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, INC. FOR ITS INDIVIDUAL FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
    Ordinance
41. 25. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,500 $3,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,000 FROM DISTRICT 12; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 13 AND 20; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO FHGR, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND OUTREACH INITIATIVES FROM JULY 1, 2026 TO JUNE 30, 2027 (AS AMENDED).
    Ordinance
42. 26. APPROPRIATING [$2,500] $3,000 IN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 10 AND 13; AND $500 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 4 AND 24; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE PRISONER’S HOPE, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR SAFE REENTRY AND FAMILY STABILIZATION PROGRAM ACTIVE THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2026 (AS AMENDED).
    Neighborhood Development Fund
43. 27. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 168, SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDING AND AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 075, SERIES 2022, RELATING TO THE FOURTH ROUND OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (ARP) LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDING TO VARIOUS LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO ADDRESS THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ECONOMY, PUBLIC HEALTH, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, INDIVIDUALS, AND BUSINESSES (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION).
    Ordinance
44. New Business
45. Legislation assigned to APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
46. 28. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $3,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,500 FROM DISTRICT 3; AND $500 FROM DISTRICT 24; THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF LOUISVILLE, INC. FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UTILITIES, RENTAL COSTS, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, AND INTERPRETER SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE COMMON EARTH GARDENS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
    Ordinance
47. 29. AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $90,080.50 FROM DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC WORKS FOR HALF THE COST OF THE REPAVING OF FIVE PUBLIC STREETS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY OF WOODLAWN PARK; THE OTHER HALF OF THE PROJECT COST IS BEING PAID BY THE CITY OF WOODLAWN PARK.
    Ordinance
48. Legislation assigned to BUDGET COMMITTEE
49. 30. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 111, SERIES 2026, AND ORDINANCE NO. 110, SERIES 2026, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 CAPITAL BUDGET AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 OPERATING BUDGET, RESPECTIVELY, BY TRANSFERRING $100,000 FROM THE DISTRICT 8 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND TO THE DISTRICT 8 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND.
    Ordinance
50. 31. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING YEAR-END OPERATING BUDGET TRANSFERS BETWEEN VARIOUS AGENCIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 AND TO PROVIDE VARIOUS TRANSFERS AS DETAILED HEREIN.
    Ordinance
51. 32. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 092, SERIES 2025, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 CAPITAL BUDGET AND ORDINANCE NO. 111, SERIES 2026, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 CAPITAL BUDGET, BY REAPPROPRIATING FUNDS AND ESTABLISHING A NEW CAPITAL PROJECT.
    Ordinance
52. 33. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 110, SERIES 2026, AND ORDINANCE NO. 111, SERIES 2026, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 OPERATING BUDGET AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 CAPITAL BUDGET, RESPECTIVELY, BY TRANSFERRING $28,000 FROM THE DISTRICT 05 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND TO THE DISTRICT 05 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
    Ordinance
53. 34. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 110, SERIES 2026, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 OPERATING BUDGET, BY TRANSFERRING $5,000 FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND (DISTRICT 05) TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL GENERAL OPERATIONS (DISTRICT 05).
    Ordinance
54. 35. A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK’S 2027 BUDGET.
    Resolution
55. 36. A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S 2027 BUDGET.
    Resolution
56. Legislation assigned to COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
57. 37. A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, SECTIONS 3.1.A. AND 3.1.B., REGARDING SUBMISSION OF APPROPRIATION REQUESTS AFTER THE EVENT OR PROJECT HAS OCCURRED.
    Resolution
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59. Legislation assigned to EQUITY, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, HOUSING, HEALTH AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE
60. 38. A RESOLUTION HONORING JANUARY 12TH AS LABOR TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY.
    Resolution
61. Legislation assigned to LABOR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
62. 39. A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT A PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEDICATED PARK FUND TO FUND PUBLIC PARKS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, TO BE FINANCED BY THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL TWO AND ONE-QUARTER CENTS ($0.0225) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) VALUATION ON ALL TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY IN A PUBLIC REFERENDUM AT THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION PURSUANT TO KRS 97.590 AND KRS 83A.120 WITH THE LANGUAGE OF THE BALLOT QUESTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS: “ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEDICATED PUBLIC “PARK FUND” TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PUBLIC PARKS, WALKING AND HIKING TRAILS, BIKE PATHS, SWIMMING POOLS, PLAYGROUNDS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND OTHER PARK AMENITIES FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS, TO BE FINANCED BY THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL TWO AND ONE-QUARTER CENTS ($0.0225) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) ON ALL TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2028?”; AND AUTHORIZING TAKING ANY RELATED NECESSARY ACTIONS.
    Resolution
63. Legislation assigned to PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE
64. 40. AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE STREET NAME OF THE STUB PORTION OF IDLEWOOD LANE TO HINES MILL WAY AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 26STRNAME0001).
    Ordinance
65. 41. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GUIDELINES FOR THE BARDSTOWN ROAD/BAXTER AVENUE CORRIDOR REVIEW OVERLAY DISTRICT AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 162 IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”).
    Ordinance
66. 42. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GUIDELINES FOR THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW OVERLAY DISTRICT AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 162 IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”).
    Ordinance
67. 43. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE GUIDELINES FOR THE NULU REVIEW OVERLAY DISTRICT AS SET FORTH IN CHAPTER 162 IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”).
    Ordinance
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69. Legislation assigned to PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
70. 44. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT UP TO $1,200,000 FROM THE KENTUCKY HERITAGE COUNCIL (STATE OF KY) FOR THE SALE OF KENTUCKY HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS TO SUPPORT GENERAL REPAIRS, INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, MAINTENANCE, RENOVATION, AND CONSTRUCTION ACROSS LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT (LMG) OWNED PROPERTIES TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES AND FLEET MANAGEMENT.
    Resolution
71. Announcements
72. Adjournment