Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Tentative  
Public Works Committee  
Chair Donna L. Purvis (D-5)  
Vice Chair Robin Engel (R-22)  
Committee Member Kumar Rashad (D-3)  
Committee Member Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13)  
Committee Member Jennifer Chappell (D-15)  
Committee Member Stuart Benson (R-20)  
Committee Member Madonna Flood (D-24)  
Committee Member Brent Ackerson (D-26)  
Tuesday, March 21, 2023  
4:00 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Purvis called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.  
Chair Purvis introduced the committee members present. A quorum was  
established.  
*NOTE: All committee members present attended in Chambers.  
7 - Committee Member Kumar Rashad (D-3), Chair Donna L. Purvis (D-5),  
Committee Member Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Committee Member Jennifer Chappell  
(D-15), Committee Member Stuart Benson (R-20), Committee Member Madonna  
Flood (D-24), and Committee Member Brent Ackerson (D-26)  
Present:  
1 - Vice Chair Robin Engel (R-22)  
Excused:  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Anne Scholtz, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk  
Marissa Brown, Assistant Clerk  
ID 23-0365  
[See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of Public Works Committee Meeting -  
March21, 2023.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding discussion of  
each item.]  
Attachments:  
Unedited Captioning Transcript of Public Works Committee Meeting  
- March 21, 2023.pdf  
Special Discussion  
ID 23-0298  
Vision Zero Louisville 2022 Annual Report - Jeff Brown, Public Works  
1.  
Attachments:  
Vision Zero Louisville Annual Report Presentation-030723.pdf  
Claire Yates, Advanced Planning and Sustainability, gave a presentation (see  
attached).  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Chair Purvis  
- Claire Yates  
- Committee Member Flood  
- Committee Member Chappell  
Pending Legislation  
R-026-23  
2.  
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING A PORTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AT 10122  
WHIPPS MILL ROAD (PARCEL ID NO. 014300450024) AS SURPLUS AND NOT NEEDED  
FOR A GOVERNMENTAL PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING ITS TRANSFER.  
Sponsors:Primary Markus Winkler (D-17)  
Attachments:  
R-026-23 V.1 031623 Surplus Resolution for a portion of 10122  
Whipps Mill Road.pdf  
R-026-23 ATTACH Exhibit A - Plat.pdf  
R-026-23 ATTACH Exhibit B - Map.pdf  
R-026-23 ATTACH Exhibit C - Certification.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Flood, seconded by Committee  
Member Seum, that this Resolution be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Jeff Brown, Public Works  
- Committee Member Ackerson  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent  
Calendar.  
R-030-23  
3.  
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PETITION FOR WIDENING RIVER ROAD FROM ZORN  
AVENUE TO EDITH AVENUE BROUGHT PURSUANT TO K.R.S CHAPTER 178.080,  
AGREEING TO ACCEPT EIGHTEEN PARCELS OF REALTY ABUTTING RIVER ROAD  
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY FOR THE RIVER ROAD WIDENING AND  
APPROVING THE DEDICATION OF TWENTY-SEVEN PARCELS OF REALTY LOCATED  
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RIVER ROAD FOR THE ABOVE REFERENCED WIDENING OF  
RIVER ROAD BY LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (“METRO  
GOVERNMENT”) SUCCESSOR TO THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.  
Sponsors:  
Primary Andrew Owen (D-9)  
Attachments:  
R-030-23 V.1 031623 River Road widening acceptance and  
dedication.pdf  
R-030-23 ATTACH Exhibit A- Plans.pdf  
R-030-23 ATTACH Exhibit B - 23 Tracts.pdf  
R-030-23 ATTACH Exhibit C - 4 Tracts.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Chappell, seconded by Committee  
Member Flood, that this Resolution be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Chair Purvis  
- Jeff Brown, Public Works  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent  
Calendar.  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Purvis adjourned the meeting at 4:30 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 April 13, 2023.