Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Tentative  
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, July 21, 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 and non-committee members present.  
A quorum was established.  
*NOTE: All committee members present attended virtually, except Chair  
Fowler, who attended in Chambers.  
5 -  
Present:  
Committee Member Pat Mulvihill (D-10), 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)  
1 - Committee Member Rick Blackwell (D-12)  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - Committee Member Donna L. Purvis (D-5)  
Support Staff  
Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Paul Rutherford, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Clerk(s)  
Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk  
Olivia Bennett, Assistant Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
O-183-22  
1.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF  
ORDINANCES REGARDING USE OF METRO OWNED PARKS.  
Sponsors:Primary David James (D-6), Primary Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Primary Cindi Fowler  
(D-14), Primary Nicole George (D-21) and Additional Amy Holton Stewart (D-25)  
Attachments:  
O-183-22 V.1 060922 Amend LMCO Chp 42 RE Parks Fees.pdf  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Committee Member  
Holton Stewart, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Committee Member Holton Stewart  
- Monica Haromn, Office of Management and Budget  
- Vice Chair Peden  
- Chair Fowler  
- Committee Member Parker  
The following was discussed:  
- Questions and concerns about not charging fees to use the parks  
- In the absence of fees, there are questions and concerns about how to offset  
the budget  
- Questions and concerns about what is considered official Metro Government  
events  
- Concerns about how to evaluate the impact on the budget and the agencies  
in the absence of fees  
- Question and concerns about whether the benefits would benefit only the  
district and not the entire community  
- Question about whether all sponsorships should be managed  
- Questions about the payment of security for large events  
- Agency receipts are used to determine agency budgets  
- Question about whether there is a charge for labor  
- Concerns about overtime being charging for after-hours employees  
- Question about whether Neighborhood Development Funds can be used for  
overtime and security  
- Question about what Metro Parks returns to the general funds  
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peden, seconded by Committee Member  
Holton Stewart, that this Ordinance be tabled.  
The motion to table carried by a voice vote.  
O-208-22  
2.  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 42 OF THE LOUISVILLE  
METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") RELATING TO THE REQUEST FOR  
PROPOSAL ("RFP") PROCESS FOR GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT AND TO THE  
PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES NECESSARY TO CLOSE, REPURPOSE, LEASE, OR  
SELL A METRO-OWNED GOLF COURSE.  
Primary Cindi Fowler (D-14)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
O-208-22 V.1 062322 Amend LMCO Chp 42 RE Golf RFP and  
Repurposing Courses.pdf  
A motion was made by Committee Member Parker, seconded by Vice Chair  
Peden, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.  
Chair Fowler read the amendments to the Louisville Metro Code of Ordinance  
into the record.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Chair Fowler  
- Hollie Hopkins, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
- Committee Member Mulvihill  
- Paul Rutherford, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
The following was discussed:  
- Question and concerns about the length of the contracts  
- Questions about contract termination  
- A contract may be terminated early if both parties agree, or there are other  
termination provisions that may apply  
- The contracts are for four years and can be extended for an additional year  
- There will be a Request for Proposal for golf course management  
The motion to recommend for approval carried by the following vote and the  
Ordinance was sent to the Consent Calendar.  
5 - Mulvihill, Fowler, Parker, Holton Stewart, and Peden  
Yes:  
Excused:  
Absent:  
1 - Blackwell  
1 - Purvis  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Fowler adjourned the meeting at 3:41 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 July 28, 2022.