While we are following the CDC directive of social distancing, the Clerk's Office will remain open. We will have at least one person in the office each weekday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and the others will be available to help remotely. Please let us know if we can be of assistance to you. If you are having trouble accessing Granicus while working from home, we can assist you with initiating new legislation, importing/attaching documents, approving legislation, etc.
When contacting us, it is best if you do so by email at metrocouncilclerk@louisvilleky.gov so that the request is received by all of our staff. Requests to approve legislation on your behalf should be in writing so that we can keep track of such permissions. We are also available by phone at 502-574-3902.
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 With the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been much emphasis placed on preventive actions, such as frequent handwashing, social distancing, staying home and cleaning commonly touched surfaces often.
Numerous studies have found that our cellphones can be carriers of microbial life forms, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to clean commonly touched surfaces. One type of surface that we touch frequently is our phone touch screen. Phone touch screens can usually be cleaned using disinfecting wipes, but check with the maker of your phone first. The frequency of cleaning will vary depending on your habits and the likelihood of exposure.
“Touch screens on our devices are an often-overlooked source of microbes that can be brought into our personal space,” said Dr. David Westenberg, associate professor of biological sciences at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
While many of these are harmless, according to Westenberg, there are also disease-causing organisms like the coronavirus that can survive on surfaces long enough to be transmitted to you or another person.
According to Professor Donald Schaffner, a specialist in food science at Rutgers University, the most likely way that your device would become contaminated with high levels of the virus is for someone to sneeze or cough near it. Microscopic droplets containing the virus could then settle on the phone, he explained. So, if you have been near anyone who is coughing or sneezing, it would be a good idea to clean your phone.
Westenberg recommends cleaning your cell phone on a regular basis, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
 SOPHIA WHITE MAY 4
DAVID WAGNER MAY 9
JEAN TAYLOR MAY 22
KYLE ETHRIDGE MAY 23
LISA FRANKLIN GRAY MAY 23
The modern holiday of Mother's Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis
held a memorial for her mother at St Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West
Virginia. In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day,
held on the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS!
CINCO DE MAYO TUESDAY, MAY 5TH
MOTHER’S DAY SUNDAY, MAY 10TH
ARMED FORCES DAY SATURDAY, MAY 16TH
MEMORIAL DAY MONDAY, MAY 25TH
Our featured employee offspring in this edition of the Kid's Korner is Councilman
Scott Reed's son, Zachary. This young man is a 16-year old high school sophomore at
Christian Academy. He's a great student and an exceptional singer. Zachary is a
member of the Christian Academy Show Chorale. He is very tall for his age, standing
at 6'4". His favorite foods are cheeseburgers and pizza.
JAMES PEDEN MAY 7
MARKUS WINKLER MAY 8
BARBARA SHANKLIN MAY 24
DAVID WAGNER MAY 28
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
 Walmart has a lower acceptance rate than Harvard.
Applesauce was the first food eaten in space by astronauts.
The average person spends two weeks of their life waiting at traffic lights.
The smallest country in the world takes up .2 square miles, it is the Vatican City.
A snail can have about 25,000 teeth.
The oceans contain almost 200,000 different kinds of viruses.
All the ants on Earth weigh about as much as all the humans.
Tokyo is the world's largest city with 37 million inhabitants.
Interpol began in 1914 when legal professionals from 24 countries got together to discuss catching fugitives.
All pandas in zoos around the world are on loan from China.
THERE ARE 27 FIGURES OF SPEECH IN THE PICTURE BELOW. THE FIRST TWO ARE 'IN A NUTSHELL" AND "A PIECE OF CAKE". HOW MANY CAN YOU FIND? THE ANSWERS WILL BE IN THE JUNE NEWSLETTER. GOOD LUCK!
Exercise is a great stress reliever and a good way to keep your immune system in excellent shape.
Besides the health benefits, it’s also good to stay active to ward off going stir crazy from being cooped up for an extended period of time, like eight weeks of isolation due to the current COVID-19 pandemic!
Alexandra Ellis, creator of AE Wellness and host of The Body Nerd Show, says there’s a lot you can do at home that requires no equipment.
“Focus on the basics such as planks, pushups, squats, leg lifts, or bicycles and burpees for an easy workout that will build strength and get your heart rate up. My favorite way to build a workout is to do 4 rounds of 5 exercises for 45 seconds of work, followed by 15 seconds of rest,” Ellis said.
“Choose exercises that target different areas of your body and you’ll have a full-body workout in less than 20 minutes,” she said.
For people looking for more guidance during their home exercise, there are plenty of tutorials available online, whether on YouTube or other websites.
One such example is the online yoga website EkhartYoga.com, which is offering free gentle yoga and meditation classes online to people during the outbreak to help counteract the escalation of stress and anxiety that comes with it.
We all know the stress of being in isolation during this worldwide pandemic. Esther Ekhart, the owner and a yoga teacher, said. “While, thankfully, the majority of us aren’t in physical danger, we can’t fail to escape the news, which in itself can cause worry and anxiety.”
Exercise to stay healthy, physically and mentally, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Have your kids and pets join in to make it a fun family activity.
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