Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Final  
Public Safety Committee  
Chair Brent Ackerson (D-26)  
Vice Chair Scott Reed (R-16)  
Committee Member Tammy Hawkins (D-1)  
Committee Member Kumar Rashad (D-3)  
Committee Member Andrew Owen (D-9)  
Committee Member Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13)  
Committee Member Jeff Hudson (R-23)  
Committee Member Madonna Flood (D-24)  
Tuesday, March 21, 2023  
5:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Ackerson called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.  
Chair Ackerson introduced the committee and non-committee members  
present. A quorum was established.  
*NOTE: All committee and non-committee members present attended in  
Chambers, except for Council Member Reno-Weber and Council Member  
McCraney, who attended virtually.  
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Present:  
Committee Member Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Committee Member Kumar Rashad  
(D-3), Committee Member Andrew Owen (D-9), Council Member Dan Seum, Jr.  
(R-13), Vice Chair Scott Reed (R-16), Committee Member Jeff Hudson (R-23),  
Committee Member Madonna Flood (D-24), and Chair Brent Ackerson (D-26)  
Non-Committee Member(s)  
Council Member Phillip T. Baker (D-6), Council Member Paula McCraney (D-7),  
Council Member Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), and Council Member Kevin Kramer  
(R-11)  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Paul Rutherford, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Marissa Brown, Assistant Clerk  
Sonya Harward, Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
[See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of Public Safety Committee Meeting - March  
21, 2023.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding discussion of each  
item.]  
Attachments:  
1.  
A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET  
ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING  
NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE  
OFFICE FOR SAFE AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS CONCERNING TRAINING AND  
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP ALLEVIATE VIOLENCE IN METRO LOUISVILLE -  
(CURE VIOLENCE GLOBAL - $200,000.00).  
Primary Phillip T. Baker (D-6)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Flood, seconded by Committee  
Member Seum, that this Resolution be recommended for approval.  
Paul Callanan, Office of Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods, spoke to this item.  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent  
Calendar.  
Special Discussion  
2.  
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FINDINGS:  
David Kaplan, Office of Mayor Craig Greenberg  
Attachments:  
David Kaplan, Mayor's Office, gave a presentation (see attached).  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Chair Ackerson  
- Vice Chair Reed  
- Committee Member Rashad  
- Committee Member Hudson  
- Council Member Baker  
- Committee Member Hawkins  
- Committee Member Seum  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Ackerson adjourned the meeting at 6:37 p.m.  
Note: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at  
the Metro Council meeting April 13, 2023.