Parks and Sustainability Committee
TL;DR
The Parks and Sustainability Committee met to discuss the Louisville Loop project with Public Works and Metro Parks staff, and considered two pieces of pending legislation regarding foraging in metro parks and implementation of an Urban Forest Master Plan. The meeting agenda indicates these items were up for discussion and potential action, though the summary notes that not all listed items were necessarily heard or acted upon.
Key Decisions
- Louisville Loop Project Discussion Discussed
- Ordinance to Permit Foraging of Plant Material in Metro Parks Pending - no outcome recorded
- Urban Forest Master Plan Implementation Resolution Pending - no outcome recorded
Agenda
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Special Discussion
- 1. LOUISVILLE LOOP: Kristal Atkinson, Public Works and Mike King, Public Works; Michelle King, Metro Parks; Christie Batista Choate, Metro Parks; and John Studer, Metro Parks.Discussion Item
- Pending Legislation
- 2. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) SECTION 42.31 TO PERMIT THE FORAGING OF CERTAIN PLANT MATERIAL IN LOUISVILLE METRO PARKS.Ordinance
- 3. A RESOLUTION URGING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN STRATEGIES/ACTIONS TO ENSURE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT’S TREE CANOPY IS RESILIENT, PROTECTED, AND SUSTAINABLE.Resolution
- Adjournment
- 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.