Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Tentative  
Parks and Sustainability Committee  
Chair Khalil Batshon (R-25)  
Vice Chair Paula McCraney (I-7)  
Committee Member Crystal Bast (R-14)  
Committee Member Jennifer Chappell (D-15)  
Committee Member Anthony Piagentini (R-19)  
Committee Member Betsy Ruhe (D-21)  
Thursday, July 23, 2026  
3:00 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Vice Chair McCraney called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.  
Vice Chair McCraney introduced the committee members present. A quorum  
was established.  
Note: All committee members present attended in Chambers, except  
Committee Member Chappell and Chair Batshon, who attended virtually.  
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Present:  
Chair Khalil Batshon (R-25), Vice Chair Paula McCraney (I-7), Vice Chair Crystal  
Bast (R-14), Vice Chair Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Vice Chair Anthony Piagentini  
(R-19), and Vice Chair Betsy Ruhe (D-21)  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Nicole Pang, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Laura Ferguson, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Mary Willis, Assistant Clerk  
Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
O-108-26  
1.  
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.  
Primary JP Lyninger (D-6)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
O-108-26 V.1 051426 Amend LMCO 42.31 RE Foraging in Metro  
Parks.pdf  
This item remained held in committee.  
R-080-26  
2.  
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING 2.966 ACRES OF OTTER CREEK PARK LOCATED IN  
MEADE COUNTY, KENTUCKY, AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND  
OWNED BY LOUISVILLE/ JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (“METRO  
GOVERNMENT”), THE GOVERNMENTAL SUCCSSOR TO THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE,  
AS NO LONGER NEEDED AND NO LONGER PRACTICAL FOR A GOVERNMENTAL  
PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING ITS TRANSFER TO MEADE COUNTY.  
Primary Crystal Bast (R-14)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
R-080-26 V.1 062526 Tranfer of Portion of Otter Creek Park Property  
to Meade Co.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Piagentini, seconded by  
Committee Member Bast, that this Resolution be recommended for approval.  
Committee Member Bast spoke to this item.  
The motion carried by voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent  
Calendar.  
R-142-25  
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.  
Sponsors:Primary Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Additional Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Additional Ben  
Reno-Weber (D-8), Additional Andrew Owen (D-9) and Additional JP Lyninger (D-6)  
Attachments:  
R-142-25 V.1 111325 Encouraging Louisville Tree Plan.pdf  
This item remained held in committee.  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Vice Chair McCraney adjourned the meeting at 3:04 p.m.  
Note: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at  
the Metro Council meeting on July 30, 2026  
Transcript  
ID 26-0940  
[See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Parks and Sustainability Committee  
Meeting - July 23, 2026.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding  
discussion of each item.]  
Attachments:  
Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Parks and Sustainability  
Committee - July 23, 2026.pdf