RESOLUTION NO. ______, SERIES 2022
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A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE PLAN FOR USE OF $3.5 MILLION IN BOND FUNDS FOR A COMMUNITY GROCERY.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBERS JECOREY ARTHUR
AND BILL HOLLANDER
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identified Smoketown as a "food desert;" and
WHEREAS, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Atlas, a food desert is an area where a significant number or share of residents lives more than a mile from the nearest supermarket; and
WHEREAS, the State of Food study by the University of Louisville found this problem is compounded by the fact that a striking 51% of households in East Downtown lack vehicle access; and
WHEREAS, the Vision Smoketown survey report showed participants identified vacant/abandoned structures and lots as the top problem in the Smoketown neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Vision Smoketown survey report showed that a grocery store was the top business and community resource that residents said they would like to see in Smoketown; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 072, Series 2020 appropriated $3,500,000.00 in bond funds for a community grocery in an underserved area of Louisville Metro, contingent upon approval of the plan for the grocery by Metro Council; and
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness issued a Request for Proposal on March 10, 2022, and thereafter selected Louisville Association for Community Economics, Inc. and Louisville Community Grocery, L.C.A. for further negotiation; and
WHEREAS, Louisville Association for Community Economics has obtained ownership and possession of the real property located at 400 Finzer Street, Louisville, Kentucky, as the site of the community grocery; and
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, Louisville Association for Community Economics, Inc., and Louisville Community Grocery, L.C.A. have negotiated a Letter of Intent setting ...
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