Louisville Metro Government  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
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, October 8, 2026  
3:00 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Special Discussion  
ID 26-1487  
1.  
COOL ROOF AND SOLARIZE WORKSHOPS: Jake Medley, Katie Halpin,  
and Heather Wright, Office of Sustainability  
Attachments:  
Office of Sustainability Presentation 10.8.26.pdf  
Pending Legislation  
O-108-26  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Primary JP Lyninger (D-6)  
Attachments:  
O-108-26 V.1 051426 Amend LMCO 42.31 RE Foraging in Metro Parks.pdf  
Legislative History  
5/14/26  
Metro Council  
assigned to the Parks and Sustainability  
Committee  
Action Required By: November 14, 2026  
6/4/26  
6/18/26  
7/23/26  
8/6/26  
held  
held  
held  
held  
Parks and Sustainability  
Committee  
Parks and Sustainability  
Committee  
Parks and Sustainability  
Committee  
Parks and Sustainability  
Committee  
8/20/26  
9/3/26  
held  
held  
Parks and Sustainability  
Committee  
Parks and Sustainability  
Committee  
R-134-26  
3.  
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LIGHTS OUT LOUISVILLE AND  
VOLUNTARY REDUCTIONS IN UNNECESSARY NIGHTTIME LIGHTING  
DURING BIRD MIGRATION SEASONS.  
Sponsors:  
Primary JP Lyninger (D-6), Additional Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Additional Betsy Ruhe  
(D-21) and Additional Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3)  
Attachments:  
R-134-26 V.1 092426 Lights Out Louisville .pdf  
Legislative History  
9/24/26  
Metro Council  
assigned to the Parks and Sustainability  
Committee  
Action Required By: March 24, 2027  
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.