Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Final  
Budget and Appropriations Committee  
Chair Rick Blackwell (D-12)  
Vice Chair Kevin Kramer (R-11)  
Committee Member Jecorey Arthur (D-4)  
Committee Member Paula McCraney (D-7)  
Vacant (D-8)  
Committee Member Andrew Owen (D-9)  
Committee Member Pat Mulvihill (D-10)  
Committee Member Cindi Fowler (D-14)  
Committee Member Marilyn Parker (R-18)  
Committee Member Anthony Piagentini (R-19)  
Committee Member Jeff Hudson (R-23)  
Thursday, February 23, 2023  
4:30 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Vice Chair Kramer called the meeting to order at 4:31 p.m.  
Vice Chair Kramer introduced the committee and non-committee members  
present. A quorum was established.  
*NOTE: All committee members present attended in Chambers, except for  
Council Member Hawkins, Committee Member Mulvihill, and Committee  
Member Fowler, who attended virtually.  
10 - Committee Member Jecorey Arthur (D-4), Committee Member Paula McCraney  
(D-7), Council Member Andrew Owen (D-9), Committee Member Pat Mulvihill  
(D-10), Vice Chair Kevin Kramer (R-11), Chair Rick Blackwell (D-12), Committee  
Member Cindi Fowler (D-14), Committee Member Marilyn Parker (R-18),  
Committee Member Anthony Piagentini (R-19), and Committee Member Jeff  
Hudson (R-23)  
Present:  
Non-Committee Member(s)  
Council Member Tammy Hawkins (D-1) and Council Member Barbara Shanklin  
(D-2)  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
LaTonya Bell, Council Financial Analyst  
Beth Stenberg, Council Financial Analyst  
Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Kathryn Meador, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Sonya Harward, Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
ID 23-0259  
[See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of Budget and Appropriations Committee  
Meeting - February 23, 2023.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding  
discussion of each item.]  
Attachments:  
Unedited Captioning Transcript of Budget and Appropropriations  
Committee Meeting - February 23, 2023.pdf  
O-028-23  
1.  
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING [$2,000] [$5,250] $10,000 FROM NEIGHBORHOOD  
DEVELOPMENT FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: $2,000 FROM DISTRICTS 2,  
[AND] 4, AND 25; $1,000 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 17, 19, AND 20; $500 FROM DISTRICT  
18; AND $250 EACH FROM DISTRICTS 16 AND 19, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF  
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO MENTAL HEALTH LOU & YOU, INC. FOR SPEAKERS  
AND PERSONNEL COSTS FOR ITS MENTAL HEALTH SERIES HELD IN LIBRARIES  
WITHIN LOUISVILLE METRO (AS AMENDED).  
Sponsors:  
Primary Barbara Shanklin (D-2)  
Attachments:  
O-028-23 V.3 FAM 030223 D-2 NDF to Mental Health Lou & You.pdf  
O-028-23 Supporting Documents MHLY (as amended).pdf  
O-028-23 V.2 CAM 022323 D-2 NDF to Mental Health Lou & You.pdf  
O-028-23 V.1 021623 D-2 NDF to Mental Health Lou & You.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Hudson, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.  
Caleb Howard, District 2 Legislative Aide, spoke to this item.  
A motion was made by Committee Member Piagentini, seconded by Committee  
Member Arthur, that this Ordinance be amended as follows:  
- add $2,000 from District 4  
- add $1,000 from District 19  
- add $250 from District 14  
The motion to amend carried by a voice vote for a new total appropriation of  
$5,250.  
Enactment No: Ordinance 023-2023  
The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the  
amended Ordinance was sent to Old Business:  
9 - Arthur, McCraney, Owen, Mulvihill, Kramer, Fowler, Parker, Piagentini, and  
Hudson  
Yes:  
1 - Blackwell  
Absent:  
Enactment No: Ordinance 023-2023  
O-029-23  
2.  
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $50,000 FROM DISTRICT 2 NEIGHBORHOOD  
DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO  
THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE REPAIR  
OF THE NEWBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD.  
Sponsors:  
Primary Barbara Shanklin (D-2)  
Attachments:  
O-029-23 V.1 021623 D-2 NDF to JCPEF for Middle School Football  
Field Repairs.pdf  
O-029-23 Supporting Documents JCPEF.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Caleb Howard, District 2 Legislative Aide  
- Steven Seagal, Newburg Middle School  
- Council Member Shanklin  
- Vice Chair Kramer  
- Committee Member Hudson  
- Committee Member McCraney  
The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to the  
Consent Calendar:  
9 - Arthur, McCraney, Owen, Mulvihill, Kramer, Fowler, Parker, Piagentini, and  
Hudson  
Yes:  
1 - Blackwell  
Absent:  
Enactment No: Ordinance 019-2023  
CIF022323PW06  
3.  
APPROPRIATING $8,000 FROM DISTRICT 6 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO  
PUBLIC WORKS TO REPAIR THE SIDEWALK AT 710 BARONESS AVENUE.  
Sponsors:  
Primary Phillip T. Baker (D-6)  
Attachments:  
CIF022323PW06.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Capital Infrastructure Fund be approved.  
Shalanna Taylor, District 6 Legislative Aide, spoke to this item.  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Capital Infrastructure Fund was  
approved.  
NDF022323PPNA06  
4.  
APPROPRIATING $1,200 FROM DISTRICT 6 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS,  
THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT BUDGET, TO PARISTOWN POINTE  
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC. TO PAY FOR VENDOR SERVICES FOR A  
DRONE TO CONDUCT TRAFFIC STUDIES DURING EVENTS THAT WERE HELD  
BETWEEN AUGUST 26, 2022 AND SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 AT PARISTOWN HALL.  
Sponsors:Primary Phillip T. Baker (D-6)  
Attachments:  
NDF022323PPNA06.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Neighborhood Development Fund be approved.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Shalanna Taylor, District 6 Legislative Aide  
- Committee Member Piagentini  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Neighborhood Development Fund  
was approved.  
CIF022323PW16  
5.  
APPROPRIATING $454.53 FROM DISTRICT 16 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO  
PUBLIC WORKS FOR A PEDESTRIAN/TRAFFIC STUDY AT THE INTERSECTION OF  
BARBOUR LANE AND TRAIL RIDGE ROAD TO DETERMINE IF A PEDESTRIAN  
CROSSING IS RECOMMENDED.  
Sponsors:Primary Scott Reed (R-16)  
Attachments:  
CIF022323PW16.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Capital Infrastructure Fund be approved.  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Capital Infrastructure Fund was  
approved.  
NDF022323WPPA16  
6.  
APPROPRIATING [$2,470] $2,696.50 FROM DISTRICT 16 NEIGHBORHOOD  
DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO  
WOLF PEN PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR THE WOLF PEN SPRINGDALE  
LANDSCAPING PROJECT (AS AMENDED).  
Sponsors:  
Primary Scott Reed (R-16)  
Attachments:  
NDF022323WPPA16 (as amended).pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Piagentini, seconded by Committee  
Member Hudson, that this Neighborhood Development Fund be approved.  
Vice Chair Kramer spoke to this item.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Kramer, seconded by Committee Member  
Arthur, that this Neighborhood Development Fund be amended to change the  
amount appropriated from $2,470 to $2,696.50.  
The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.  
The motion to approve carried by a voice vote and the amended Neighborhood  
Development Fund was approved.  
CIF022323PW20  
7.  
APPROPRIATING $12,325.75 FROM DISTRICT 20 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS  
TO PUBLIC WORKS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AT THE ENTRANCE OF FARMER  
ELEMENTARY AND RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOLS BY RETROFITTING THE SOLAR  
STREET LIGHT AND ADDING A RECTANGULAR RAPID-FLASHING BEACON  
CROSSWALK.  
Sponsors:  
Primary Stuart Benson (R-20)  
Attachments:  
CIF022323PW20.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Capital Infrastructure Fund be approved.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Vice Chair Kramer  
- Committee Member Piagentini  
- Committee Member Owen  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Capital Infrastructure Fund was  
approved.  
[Clerk's Note: The description of this item in the title was changed as a  
technical correction.]  
O-025-23  
8.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 083, SERIES 2022, AND ORDINANCE  
NO. 084, SERIES 2022, RELATING TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 OPERATING AND  
CAPITAL BUDGETS, RESPECTIVELY, BY TRANSFERRING $100,000.00 FROM THE  
DISTRICT 7 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUND TO THE DISTRICT 7 CAPITAL  
INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.  
Sponsors:Primary Paula McCraney (D-7)  
Attachments:  
O-025-23 V.1 021623 D-7 Transfer of Funds from NDF to CIF.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.  
Council Member McCraney spoke to this item.  
The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to the  
Consent Calendar:  
9 - Arthur, McCraney, Owen, Mulvihill, Kramer, Fowler, Parker, Piagentini, and  
Hudson  
Yes:  
1 - Blackwell  
Absent:  
Enactment No: Ordinance 018-2023  
CIF022323WDC12  
9.  
APPROPRIATING $300,000 FROM DISTRICT 12 CAPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS  
TO WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF  
PICKLEBALL COURTS AT RIVERVIEW PARK.  
Sponsors:Primary Rick Blackwell (D-12)  
Attachments:  
CIF022323WDC12.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Capital Infrastructure Fund be approved.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Heather Blazis, District 12 Legislative Aide  
- Vice Chair Kramer  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Capital Infrastructure Fund was  
approved.  
NDF080322YMCA05  
10.  
APPROPRIATING $1,100 FROM DISTRICT 5 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT FUNDS,  
THROUGH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, TO THE YOUNG MEN'S  
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (YMCA) OF GREATER LOUISVILLE FOR 22 YOUTH FROM  
DISTRICT 5 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SAFETY AROUND WATER PROGRAM.  
Sponsors:Primary Donna L. Purvis (D-5)  
Attachments:  
NDF080322YMCA05.pdf  
This item was held and will expire on February 28, 2023.  
O-374-22  
11.  
AN ORDINANCE TO ADDRESS UNDERBUDGET COUNCIL-APPROVED AMERICAN  
RESCUE PLAN (“ARP”) PROJECTS THROUGH REAPPROPRIATIONS OF ARP  
FUNDING.  
Sponsors:Primary Kevin Kramer (R-11), Primary Robin Engel (R-22), Additional Rick Blackwell  
(D-12) and Additional Cindi Fowler (D-14)  
Attachments:  
O-374-22 V.1 121522 Addressing Underbudget Council-Approved  
ARP Projects.pdf  
20033 - Starks HUD Storyboard - 2022-04-05 (002).pdf  
This item was held.  
O-030-23  
12.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 168, SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE  
SECOND ROUND OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (“ARP”) LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY  
BY EXTENDING THE TIMEFRAME FOR THE OUTDOOR SAFE SPACE (LAT-0050),  
EXPANDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS FOR RESOURCES FOR THOSE  
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (LAT-0053) TO INCLUDE A COMMUNITY CARE  
CAMPUS, AND BY EXTENDING THE DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN  
PUBLIC SAFETY REFORMS (LAT-0061), AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 197,  
SERIES 2021, RELATING TO THE THIRD ROUND OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN  
LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY BY ACCELERATING THE DATE FOR FULL PAYMENT OF  
PUBLIC SAFETY HIRING INCENTIVE (LAT-0069) (AS AMENDED) .  
Sponsors:  
Primary Markus Winkler (D-17)  
Attachments:  
O-030-23 V.2 CAM 022323 Amending ARP Round 2 and Round 3  
Projects.pdf  
O-030-23 ATTACH Amended Schedule A (2-23-23).pdf  
O-030-23 V.1 021623 Amending ARP Round 2 and Round 3  
Projects.pdf  
O-030-23 ATTACH Schedule A.pdf  
O-030-23 PROPOSED CAM 022323 Amending ARP Round 2 and  
Round 3 Projects.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Vice Chair Kramer  
- Committee Member Fowler  
- Ken Hillebrand, Louisville Accelerator Team  
*Vice Chair Kramer relinquished the chair to Chair Blackwell  
- Chair Blackwell  
- Committee Member Arthur  
- Committee Member Piagentini  
The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote:  
10 - Arthur, McCraney, Owen, Mulvihill, Kramer, Blackwell, Fowler, Parker, Piagentini,  
and Hudson  
Yes:  
Enactment No: Ordinance 022-2023  
A motion was made by Committee Member Arthur, seconded by Committee  
Member Piagentini, that this Ordinance be reconsidered.  
The motion carried by a voice vote.  
Enactment No: Ordinance 022-2023  
A motion was made by Committee Member Piagentini, seconded by Committee  
Member Arthur, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Kramer, seconded by Committee Member  
Arthur, that this Ordinance be amended as shown in the attached documents  
titled "O-030-23 V.2 CAM 022323 Amending ARP Round 2 and Round 3  
Projects.pdf" and "O-030-23 ATTACH Amended Schedule A (2-23-23).pdf."  
The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.  
Enactment No: Ordinance 022-2023  
The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the  
amended Ordinance was sent to Old Business:  
10 - Arthur, McCraney, Owen, Mulvihill, Kramer, Blackwell, Fowler, Parker, Piagentini,  
and Hudson  
Yes:  
Enactment No: Ordinance 022-2023  
Special Discussion  
ID 23-0170  
13.  
UPDATE ON WORKDAY SYSTEM AND DELAYED PAYMENTS  
Angela Dunn and Richard Champion, Office of Management and Budget  
Attachments:  
Presentation - Workday Invoicing Process Update (2-23-23).pdf  
Richard Champion, Office of Management and Budget, gave a presentation  
(attached hereto).  
The following also spoke to this item:  
- Chair Blackwell  
- Committee Member Piagentini  
- Committee Member Arthur  
- Committee Member Hudson  
- Committee Member Owen  
- Committee Member Fowler  
- Vice Chair Kramer  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Blackwell adjourned the meeting at 5:35 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 March 2, 2023.