Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Tentative  
Parks and Sustainability Committee  
Chair Jecorey Arthur (D-4)  
Vice Chair Marilyn Parker (R-18)  
Committee Member Phillip T. Baker (D-6)  
Committee Member Pat Mulvihill (D-10)  
Committee Member Cindi Fowler (D-14)  
Committee Member Betsy Ruhe (D-21)  
Committee Member Jeff Hudson (R-23)  
Committee Member Khalil Batshon (R-25)  
Thursday, March 23, 2023  
3:00 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Arthur called the meeting to order at 3:09 p.m.  
Chair Arthur 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 Vice Chair Parker, Committee Member Mulvihill  
and Council Member Seum, who attended virtually.  
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Present:  
Chair Jecorey Arthur (D-4), Committee Member Phillip T. Baker (D-6), Committee  
Member Pat Mulvihill (D-10), Committee Member Cindi Fowler (D-14), Vice Chair  
Marilyn Parker (R-18), Committee Member Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Committee  
Member Jeff Hudson (R-23), and Committee Member Khalil Batshon (R-25)  
Non-Committee Member(s)  
Council Member Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Council Member Paula McCraney (D-7),  
Council Member Andrew Owen (D-9), Council Member Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13)  
and Council Member Jennifer Chappell (D-15)  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Jason Fowler, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Paul Rutherford, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk  
Sonya Harward, Clerk  
Special Discussion  
[See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of Parks and Sustainability Committee  
Meeting - March 23, 2023.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding  
discussion of each item.]  
Attachments:  
Metro Parks Golf Contracts - Nathan Maiwald, Metro Parks  
1.  
Attachments:  
Nathan Maiwald, Metro Parks, gave an overview of the proposals for the golf  
contracts for Cherokee and Sun Valley Parks.  
Committee Member Fowler also spoke to this item.  
Pending Legislation  
2.  
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE SEIZURE OF CONSERVATION LAND FOR THE  
PURPOSE OF BUILDING A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE THROUGH BERNHEIM  
ARBORETUM AND RESEARCH FOREST.  
Primary Betsy Ruhe (D-21)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Baker, seconded by Committee  
Member Batshon, that this Resolution be untabled.  
Andrew Berry, Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, gave an overview  
on the opposition to the natural gas pipeline construction through Bernheim  
Arboretum and Research Forest.  
The following also spoke to this item:  
- Committee Member Fowler  
- Committee Member Batshon  
- Committee Member Ruhe  
- Chair Arthur  
- Committee Member Owen  
- Vice Chair Parker  
[During the discussion, portions of the attached letter titled "Letter from LG&E  
032323.pdf" were read into the record by Committee Member Ruhe and  
Committee Member Batshon.]  
Deborah Potts Novgorodoff, Kentucky Student Environmental Coalition, gave a  
presentation (see attached).  
A motion was made by Committee Member Baker, seconded by Committee  
Member Hudson, to call the question.  
The motion to call the question carried by a voice vote.  
The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the  
Resolution was sent to Old Business:  
3 - Arthur, Baker, and Ruhe  
2 - Hudson, and Batshon  
2 - Fowler, and Parker  
1 - Mulvihill  
Yes:  
No:  
Present:  
Abstain:  
3.  
A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET  
ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING SOLE  
SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE ZOO CONCERNING PARTS, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR  
AND SERVICE FOR THE ZOO’S ANTIQUE CONSERVATION CAROUSEL - (CAROUSELS  
AND CARVINGS, INC. - $100,000.00).  
Primary Pat Mulvihill (D-10)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Mulvihill, seconded by Committee  
Member Fowler, that this Resolution be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- John Bechter, Louisville Zoo  
- Committee Member Fowler  
- Committee Member Batshon  
- Committee Member Chappell  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent  
Calendar.  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Arthur adjourned the meeting at 4:14 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.