Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Final  
Parks and Sustainability Committee  
Chair Cindi Fowler (D-14)  
Vice Chair James Peden (R-23)  
Committee Member Donna L. Purvis (D-5)  
Committee Member Pat Mulvihill (D-10)  
Committee Member Rick Blackwell (D-12)  
Committee Member Marilyn Parker (R-18)  
Committee Member Amy Holton Stewart (D-25)  
Thursday, December 8, 2022  
3:00 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Fowler called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.  
Chair Fowler introduced the committee members and non-committee  
members present. A quorum was established.  
*NOTE: All committee members and non-committee members present  
attended in Chambers, except Committee Member Purvis, Committee Member  
Mulvihill, Committee Member Blackwell, Committee Member Parker,  
Committee Member Holton Stewart and Council Member Hollander, who  
attend virtually  
7 -  
Present:  
Committee Member Donna L. Purvis (D-5), Committee Member Pat Mulvihill (D-10),  
Committee Member Rick Blackwell (D-12), Chair Cindi Fowler (D-14), Committee  
Member Marilyn Parker (R-18), Committee Member Amy Holton Stewart (D-25),  
and Vice Chair James Peden (R-23)  
Non-Committee Member(s)  
Council Member Jecorey Arthur (D-4), Council President David James (D-6),  
Council Member Bill Hollander (D-9) and Council Member Nicole George (D-21)  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk  
Olivia Bennett, Assistant Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
[See the "Captioning Transcript of Parks and Sustainability Committee Meeting  
- December 8, 2022.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding  
discussion of each item.]  
ID 22-1780  
Captioning Transcript of Parks and Sustainability Committee Meeting - December 8,  
2022  
Attachments:  
Captioning Transcript of Parks and Sustainability Committee Meeting  
- December 8, 2022.pdf  
O-263-22  
1.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 131.01, 131.02, AND 131.03 OF THE  
LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) RELATING TO CAMPING ON  
METRO PROPERTY, AND SECTIONS 42.31, 42.32, AND 42.99 OF THE LMCO RELATING  
TO CAMPING IN METRO PARKS, AND SECTIONS 97.072 AND 97.999 OF THE LMCO  
REGARDING OBSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC WAYS. (AMENDMENT BY  
SUBSTITUTION) (AS AMENDED)  
Sponsors:Primary Nicole George (D-21), Primary Pat Mulvihill (D-10) and Primary David James  
(D-6)  
Attachments:  
O-263-22 V.2 CABS-CAM 120822 Amend LMCO RE Camping and  
Obstruction of Public Ways.pdf  
O-263-22 V.1 090822 Amend LMCO RE Camping and Obstruction of  
Public Ways.pdf  
O-263-22 PROPOSED CABS 111722 Amend LMCO RE Camping and  
Obstruction of Public Ways.pdf  
O-263-22 PROPOSED CABS 110322 Amend LMCO RE Camping and  
Obstruction of Public Ways.pdf  
O-263-22 PROPOSED CABS 091422 Amend LMCO RE Camping and  
Obstruction of Public Ways.pdf  
Presentation Administering LMCO 131.01_131.03.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Holton Stewart, seconded by Vice  
Chair Peden, that this Ordinance be untabled.  
Council Member George spoke to the item and read into the record a  
proposed amendment by substitution (see attached).  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Council Member Hollander  
- Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
- Council Member George  
- Chair Fowler  
- Vice Chair Peden  
- Council President James  
- Committee Member Mulvihill  
- Council Member Arthur  
- Committee Member Purvis  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Committee Member  
Mulvihill, that this Ordinance be amended by substitution with the attached  
document titled, "O-263-22 PROPOSED CABS 111722 Amend LMCO RE  
Camping and Obstruction of Public Ways.pdf."  
The motion to amend by substitution carried by the following vote.  
6 - Mulvihill, Blackwell, Fowler, Parker, Holton Stewart, and Peden  
Yes:  
1 - Purvis  
Present:  
Committee Member Mulvihill proposed an amendment to remove "occupation  
or" from the definition of "Camping" in Section 42.31(D)(1).  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Council Member George  
- Committee Member Mulvihill  
A motion was made by Committee Member Mulvihill, seconded by Committee  
Member Blackwell, that this Ordinance be amended to delete "occupation or"  
from the definition of "Camping" in Section 42.31(D)(1).  
The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.  
Committee Member Mulvihill proposed an amendment to delete SECTION VIII  
(Section 97.02) and SECTION Capital1X (Section 97.999).  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Vice Chair Peden  
- Council Member Arthur  
- Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
- Council Member George  
A motion was made by Committee Member Mulvihill, seconded by Committee  
Member Blackwell, that this Ordinance be amended to delete Sections 97.072  
and 97.999.  
The motion to amend failed by a voice vote.  
Council Member Arthur read a proposed amendment to replace Section  
42.99(c): "When 42.31(D) is violated and the violation is observed by Louisville  
Metro, the person camping at the facility is present when the violation is  
observed, Metro shall issue a verbal warning to the person camping, and if the  
person continues camping or preventing the shared use of park, facilities, and  
assets which are otherwise open to the public from being used for the facilities  
intended purpose, the person camping may be civilly fined not less than $1 nor  
more than $5 for each offense.  
A motion was made by Committee Member Purvis, that this Ordinance be  
amended as read into the record.  
Due to the lack of a second, the motion to amend failed.  
Council Member George proposed an amendment to Section 42.31(D)(2) to  
add "or assets" as follows:  
Facilities. Except when park facilities have been expressly reserved through  
the Parks Department, no person shall prevent the shared use of park facilities  
or assets which are otherwise open to the public from being used for the  
facility’s intended purpose. For the purposes of this subsection, “facilities”  
include athletic fields, athletic structures, lodges, restrooms, community  
rooms, picnic shelters, clubhouses, and other permanent structures.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Committee Member  
Mulvihill, that this Ordinance be amended as read into the record.  
The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.  
The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the  
amended Ordinance was sent to Old Business:  
7 - Purvis, Mulvihill, Blackwell, Fowler, Parker, Holton Stewart, and Peden  
Yes:  
R-189-22  
2.  
A RESOLUTION URGING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARKS FOR ALL ACTION  
PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS TO EQUITABLY INVEST IN AND ADVANCE THE  
LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC PARKS SYSTEM AND THE LOUISVILLE PARKS AND  
RECREATION DEPARTMENT. (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)  
Sponsors:Primary Cindi Fowler (D-14), Primary Jecorey Arthur (D-4), Primary David James (D-6)  
and Additional Anthony Piagentini (R-19)  
Attachments:  
R-189-22 V.2 CABS 120822 Parks for All Action Plan  
Recommendations to Equitably invest in Louisville Metro Parks.pdf  
R-189-22 ATTACH Amended Exhibit A - Parks For AllAction Plan.pdf  
Changes to Plan in CABS 120822.pdf  
R-189-22 V.1 120122 Parks for All Action Plan Recommendations to  
Equitably invest in Louisville Metro Parks.pdf  
R-189-22 ATTACH Exhibit A - Parks For All Action Plan.pdf  
Board of Health's Public Policy Statement to Metro Council  
12-5-22.pdf  
Presentation Parks for All 12-8-2022 LoRes.pdf  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Committee Member  
Blackwell that this Resolution be recommended for approval.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Chair Fowler that this  
Resolution be amended by substitution by replacing Exhibit A with the attach  
document titled "R-189-22 Amended Exhibit A - Parks For All Action Plan.pdf."  
The motion to amend by substitution carried by a voice vote.  
Jayne Miller, for Parks Alliance, gave a presentation (see attached).  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Chair Fowler  
- Council Member Hollander  
- Jayne Miller  
- Brooke Pardue, Parks Alliance  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the amended Resolution was sent to  
Old Business.  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Fowler adjourned the meeting at 4:22 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 December 15, 2022.