Public Works, Facilities, Transportation and Accessibility Committee

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 · 3:00 PM AM · Council Chambers

TL;DR

The Public Works Committee met to discuss construction debris pick-ups and smart city technologies. They recommended approval of a communications services franchise for Charter Communications, which will expand local cable and internet services.

Key Decisions

  • Charter Communications Franchise Ordinance Passed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. Call to Order

    Chair Person Mulvihill called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM.

  2. Roll Call

    Chair Person Mulvihill introduced the committee members present. A quorum was established.

  3. Special Discussion
  4. 1. CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AND JUNK PICK-UPS - KEITH HACKETT, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
    Discussion Item

    Mr. Hackett gave a presentation and answered questions. Pete Flood, Solid Waste Management Services, also spoke to the item.

  5. 2. SMART CITIES - GRACE SIMRALL, OFFICE OF CIVIC INNOVATION AND CHRIS SEIDT, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    Discussion Item

    Mr. Seidt gave a presentation and answered questions.

  6. Pending Legislation
  7. 3. AN ORDINANCE AWARDING A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FRANCHISE TO INSIGHT KENTUCKY PARTNERS II, L.P., LOCALLY KNOWN AS CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN CHAPTER 116 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES.
    Ordinance
    Action: recommended for approval Passed

    A motion was made by Committee Member Butler, seconded by Committee Member Stuckel, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval. Jeff Derouen, Jefferson County Attorney's Office, and Ellen Call, Charter Communications, spoke to the item. The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to the Consent Calendar:

  8. Adjournment

    Without objection, Chair Person Mulvihill adjourned the meeting at 4:00 PM. *NOTE: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at the Metro Council Meeting on September 13, 2018.

  9. Note: Agendas are followed at the discretion of the Chair Person. While an item may be listed, it does not mean all items will be heard and/or acted upon by the Committee.
  10. Clerk(s)

    Jess Helton, CKMC

  11. Support Staff

    Jeff Derouen and Dee Baltimore, Jefferson County Attorney's Office