Parks and Sustainability Committee

Agenda

1. Call to Order

   Chair Fowler called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.

2. Roll Call

   Chair Fowler introduced the committee and non-committee members present. A quorum was established. *NOTE: All committee members present attended virtually, except Chair Fowler, who attended in Chambers.

3. Pending Legislation
4. 1. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING USE OF METRO OWNED PARKS. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
   Ordinance

   A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Committee Member Holton Stewart, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval. The following spoke to this item: - Committee Member Holton Stewart - Monica Haromn, Office of Management and Budget - Vice Chair Peden - Chair Fowler - Committee Member Parker The following was discussed: - Questions and concerns about not charging fees to use the parks - In the absence of fees, there are questions and concerns about how to offset the budget - Questions and concerns about what is considered official Metro Government events - Concerns about how to evaluate the impact on the budget and the agencies in the absence of fees - Question and concerns about whether the benefits would benefit only the district and not the entire community - Question about whether all sponsorships should be managed - Questions about the payment of security for large events - Agency receipts are used to determine agency budgets - Question about whether there is a charge for labor - Concerns about overtime being charging for after-hours employees - Question about whether Neighborhood Development Funds can be used for overtime and security - Question about what Metro Parks returns to the general funds

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6. 2. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 42 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") RELATING TO THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ("RFP") PROCESS FOR GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT AND TO THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO CLOSE, REPURPOSE, LEASE, OR SELL A METRO-OWNED GOLF COURSE.
   Ordinance
   Action: recommended for approval Passed

   A motion was made by Committee Member Parker, seconded by Vice Chair Peden, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval. Chair Fowler read the amendments to the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinance into the record. The following spoke to this item: - Chair Fowler - Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney's Office - Committee Member Mulvihill - Paul Rutherford, Jefferson County Attorney's Office The following was discussed: - Question and concerns about the length of the contracts - Questions about contract termination - A contract may be terminated early if both parties agree, or there are other termination provisions that may apply - The contracts are for four years and can be extended for an additional year - There will be a Request for Proposal for golf course management The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to the Consent Calendar.

7. Adjournment

   Without objection, Chair Fowler adjourned the meeting at 3:41 p.m.

8. Note: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at the Metro Council meeting on July 28, 2022.
9. Clerk(s)

   Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk Olivia Bennett, Assistant Clerk

10. 1. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING USE OF METRO OWNED PARKS. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
    Ordinance
    Action: tabled

    A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Committee Member Holton Stewart, that this Ordinance be tabled. The motion to table carried by a voice vote.

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12. Support Staff

    Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney's Office Paul Rutherford, Jefferson County Attorney's Office