District 25 eNews, July 2, 2020

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Happy 4th of July!

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Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grants - Applications Open

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Saving Jobs  •  Providing Relief  •  Restoring Businesses

The application opened for Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grants on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Applicants must have a business located within Louisville/Jefferson County. At least 50 percent of the funds will be spent in low-to-moderate income census tracts.

https://louisvilleky.gov/government/louisville-forward/small-business-covid-19-relief-grants

Purpose of the Fund

The Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grants program is designed to help prevent business closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to preserve the hundreds of fun and funky businesses that make Louisville unique.

Grant Program Funding

Louisville Metro Government’s FY21 operating budget includes up to $21 million in federal CARES funding for Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grants.

Amount of Grants

The program will provide eligible businesses with grants up to $50,000 based on demonstrated impact from COVID-19.

Eligible Business Criteria

Businesses meeting the following criteria will be eligible for a grant:

  • Businesses with 20 full-time employees or fewer as of March 16, 2020
  • Non-retail businesses with 50 full-time employees or fewer that have remained closed or whose business activity have been severely restricted under state executive order dated March 25, 2020 
  • Businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Businesses must be located in Louisville/Jefferson County
  • Businesses must be in good standing with Louisville Metro Revenue Commission

Industries of focus include retail (including direct services), food service, arts & entertainment, recreation, and childcare.

Grant Use

The funds may only be used for the following business expenses:

  • Payroll
  • Utilities
  • Lease/mortgage assistance
  • Fixed cost support – to include debt service (interest only), business insurance, other fixed costs
  • Technology for online platform to allow online sales

Learn how to apply here: https://louisvilleky.gov/government/louisville-forward/small-business-covid-19-relief-grants


Fireworks Safety for Pets

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Fireworks and pets don’t mix! While many look forward to the traditional celebratory sights and sounds of fireworks in the sky, it can be a scary experience for pets. The loud noises associated with the 4th of July often result in frightened pets running off, and a spike in stray animals entering local animal shelters. The best way to keep your pets safe this 4th of July weekend is to leave them at home while you enjoy the festivities. Follow these safety tips and more info about keeping pets calm during fireworks, click here (https://louisvilleky.gov/news/lmas-urges-pet-owners-take-extra-precautions-during-july-4th-celebrations-0) .

If your pet does become frightened by fireworks and runs off, make sure you file an online (https://louisvilleky.gov/government/animal-services/services/report-or-search-lost-and-found-animals) missing pet report with Louisville Metro Animal Services (LMAS). You’ll also want to visit the LMAS shelter, located at 3528 Newburg Road, to search our kennels for your furry friend. Business hours are from 12-6pm, Monday-Saturday. Contact LMAS lost and found services at animals@louisvilleky.gov, or 502-473-PETS.


COVID-19 Eviction Prevention

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Eviction Prevention COVID-19 Relief Fund aims to aid low-to-moderate income households that are delinquent on rent payments as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will pay for up to three months of rent for households facing COVID-related delinquencies.

Individual households may begin applying for rental assistance through the Office of Resilience and Community Services immediately. To be eligible, households must earn at or below 60 percent of the area median income ($45,840 annually for a family of four) and have had their income impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Households can begin the application process here: https://louisvilleky.wufoo.com/forms/one-louisville-fund-online-application.

Beginning July 1, Landlords may apply for assistance on behalf of their tenants to the Office of Housing. To be eligible, the landlord must:

  • Be currently registered on the Rental Registry.
  • Have no outstanding code violations for the property for which rent is being paid.
  • Waive all late fees, fines, and penalties.
  • Forgo evictions for assisted tenants for 60 days after assistance is provided.
  • Provide pre-COVID-19 rent rolls to document delinquency rates before and after the pandemic.

Funding will be prioritized for affordable housing units (households at or below 60% of area median income) or properties with more than 50% of their units in the Housing Choice Vouchers Program.

Landlords will be required to submit the following documentation:

  • Information about the property, including its tax ID number, ownership and delinquency rates
  • W-9
  • An eviction prevention application worksheet
  • Certification of non-payment of rent signed by each tenant for whom assistance is requested
  • Copy of each tenant’s ledger for whom you are claiming to be reimbursed for delinquencies
  • Copy of Recorded LURA or Recorded Deed Restriction
  • Accounts Receivable Report for period January 1, 2020 to current
  • Copy of Final 8609 (if a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit project)
  • Executed and Notarized Landlord Tenant Rental Assistance Certification

To find out more information and apply, visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/develop-louisville/eviction-prevention.


Louisville Metro Council approves 2020-2021 Capital and Operating Budgets

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The Louisville Metro Council approved the 2020-2021 Capital and Operating Budgets for Metro Government for the coming Fiscal Year. Here are the highlights:

  • $5 million in additional funding for the Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund (LAHTF) and its partners to address vacant and abandoned properties through the creation of direct purchase or lease-to-purchase opportunities.
  • $2.5 million for programs that support home repair, address vacant and abandoned properties, and increase home ownership.
  • $1 million is allocated for a new Homeowner and Rental Repair Loan Fund to support improvement of residences
  • $413,400 will put a Metro Public Works crew into neighborhoods, and particularly alleys, to clean areas which have a high level of illegal dumping.
  • $170,000 to hire two additional Code Enforcement Officers working with Develop Louisville to revitalize disadvantaged neighborhoods.
  • $21.2 million, supported by the federal CARES Act, for rent assistance needed to prevent evictions as a result of coronavirus-related financial issues.
  • $21.2 million, supported by the federal CARES Act, for small business assistance needed as a result of coronavirus-related financial issues.
  • $3.5 million to help build and support a community grocery.
  • $1 million is appropriated for youth and young adult programs, to be approved by Metro Council.
  • $763,500 in funding for a civilian oversight system.
  • $1.2 million in state LMPD funds for exploration and implementation in deflection along with co-responder approaches which place behavioral health specialists with police to offer case management connections to treatment, housing, and services
  • $1.6 million in federal funds redirected to recruitment efforts for a police force which more closely looks like and lives in the community; and training, including use of force, de-escalation, and implicit bias.
  • $14.3 million for infrastructure improvements such paving and includes $700,000 for a study of all Louisville Metro road conditions. The sidewalk repair budget is increased by $500,000 and additional funds are appropriated for facilities, parks and library maintenance and repairs $700,000 for a required dry-dock inspection and repair and $500,000 in operating funds for the Belle of Louisville.

Juneteenth Jubilee Video Series

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As we celebrate Juneteenth, a day of freedom commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, we invite you to join our 2020 Juneteenth Jubilee!

We encourage you to watch the first of seven episodes of our educational video series by following this link.

A new episode of the seven part series will premier each Friday beginning June 19th through July 31st. It will be broadcast at noon on Wave Country with Dawne Gee on WAVE 3.


Share Your Priorities for the Next LMPD Chief on this Survey!

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Louisville residents are encouraged to participate in a survey to share their priorities for Louisville’s next permanent chief of police. The Mayor relieved former Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) Chief Steve Conrad of his duties on June 1, and named Robert Schroeder as LMPD’s acting chief, pending the hiring of a permanent chief.

On June 3 the City hired the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), a non-profit Washington, D.C.-based police research organization to lead the search, noting that PERF has identified best practices for cities across the country on fundamental issues such as reducing police use of force; developing community policing and problem-oriented policing; using technology to deliver police services to the community; and evaluating crime reduction strategies.

Please take the below survey to share your priorities for the next permanent chief of police.

LMPD Chief of Police Survey

Please share the following:

  • The three most important qualities or skills you would like to see in the next police chief;
  • Your suggestions for improving police services; and
  • What a new chief must accomplish immediately, and over the next 2-3 years.

At the same time, PERF will survey LMPD employees by asking similar questions. The input of both the public and the department are important.

The community survey will be up for at least three weeks and is available online here. Metro is working to set up a phone line for those without access to a computer.

In addition to the survey, PERF will hold listening sessions over the next month, with various focus groups being held across the community. After that, PERF will review and analyze all the information residents provide to help pinpoint the qualities and characteristics needed for the city’s next police chief. They will use that information to conduct a national search and create a list of qualified candidates.

Next steps include convening a small group of community and Louisville Metro representatives to review the list, narrow it, conduct interviews, and send the Mayor their final recommendations. The entire process is expected to take 4 to 6 months.


Grant-Funded Riverport Circulator Route to be Discontinued on August 9th

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TARC Seeking Public Comment

TARC is notifying the public and seeking comment on the discontinuation of the Riverport Circulator (Route 20)—operated with limited funds awarded by a CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality) grant.

The Riverport Circulator serving the Riverport area, JCTC Southwest, Park Place Mall and the Greenbelt Market Center was funded through a CMAQ grant, awarded to TARC in 2017 for a limited three years of service. Due to grant funding expiration and its consistently low ridership, the circulator will discontinue service on August 9th, 2020.

Alternate routes available in this area include Route 10 (Dixie BRT), 18 (the Dixie Highway corridor), 19 (Muhammad Ali Blvd), and 63 (Crums Ln). Additionally, the Riverport Employment Center will continue to be served on weekdays by Route 19 for both morning and evening trips.

Public Comments Accepted: July 6th to July 14th

To allow for public review prior to the public comment period, detailed information concerning this change will be posted to the TARC website and displayed in the Union Station (1000 West Broadway) lobby by June 30, 2020. Comments regarding this change may be submitted in person at Union Station, by phone at 502-585-1234 (TARC Customer Service) or by email to PublicComment@ridetarc.org.


JCPS Updates - Virtual Summer Programming and Meal Sites

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You and your child made it! Yesterday was the last day of school for the 2019-20 school year.  While this wasn’t the end of the school year we’ve all come to expect, it is certainly one for the history books, and we’ve been constantly amazed at how our students, staff and families created innovative ways to keep learning.

Now that school is out for summer break, JCPS is offering multiple summer learning opportunities to continue engaging and supporting students.  The programs are being held as virtual experiences, although the district will make every effort to host face-to-face learning late in the summer if circumstances change:

  • Summer League, June 22-July 31, is open to students in grades 1-12 and is designed with the appeal of video game-based learning in mind.
  • Lit & Camps, beginning mid-June, are designed for third-, fourth- and fifth-graders, offering campers the opportunity to learn about chess, yoga, karate, hip hop and fencing.
  • AMPED, beginning mid-June, is designed for students in grade 6 and up and will teach students how to download and install audio production and editing software and how to make, edit and publish beats.

To learn more about the programs, go to our website. We’ll be posting updates and ways to access the experiences on this site.

In order to support these learning opportunities, students who received Chromebooks and/or hotspots from the district will keep those throughout the summer.

Meal sites will continue to be open throughout the summer on the same Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule, with additional mobile sites starting Monday, June 1.  A couple other changes to note: Wilt Elementary’s food site will be closed after today but Laukhuf Elementary will open for meals beginning Friday, May 29, and the Community Connections mobile stop will have its last day on May 29.  For a list of sites and times, click here.



Southwest Community Ministries Needs your Help

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COVID-19 Testing Locations

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Who should get tested for COVID-19? 

HIGH PRIORITY 

  • Hospitalized patients with symptoms
  • Healthcare facility workers, workers in congregate living settings, and first responders with symptoms
  • Residents in long-term care facilities or other congregate living settings, including prisons and shelters, with symptoms

PRIORITY

  • Persons with symptoms of potential COVID-19 infection, including: fever, cough, shortness of breath, chills, muscle pain, new loss of taste or smell, vomiting or diarrhea, and/or sore throat.
  • Persons without symptoms who have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive
  • People without symptoms who have been in large gatherings where social distancing was difficult

Mobile Testing Sites

Bashford Manor

Walmart is partnering to offer drive-thru testing located at Bashford Manor. Testing will be offered Mondays-Fridays from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. to those who qualify.

First responders, healthcare workers without symptoms, and anyone older than 18 with symptoms qualify at this location.

To register to be tested, please click HERE.

Southern High School

Kroger Health is offering a mobile testing site at Southern High School. Services will be open from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and open to everyone.

To register to be tested at this location, please click HERE or call1-888-852-2567and select option 3.

Seven Counties 

These testing sites are open to anyone, Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Appointments are required and can be scheduled by calling (502) 538-2980.

  • ​4710 Champions Trace, Louisville, 40218
  • 2650 West Broadway, Louisville, 40211
  • 920 Blankenbaker Pkwy, Louisville, 40243
  • 8301 Saint Andrews Church Rd, Louisville, 40258

CVS

These testing sites are open to anyone and utilize the weld-swab test. To schedule and appointment, visit minuteclinic.com

  • 2311 Lime Kiln Road 
  • 10490 Shelbyville Road

Walgreens 

To schedule an appointment to be tested at any of the sites listed below, visit Norton Prompt Care 

  • ​5100 Dixie Hwy 
  • 2021 Hikes Lane 
  • 12101 Shelbyville Road 
  • 4240 Shelbyville Road
  • 1360 Stony Brooke

Family Health Centers

  • Portland, 2215 Portland Ave.
    • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    • Tests will be open to the general public.
    • Call : 502-772-8301 or Click to self-schedule.
  • Fairdale, 1000 Neighborhood Place
    • Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    • Tests will be open to the general public.
    • Call : 502-772-8301 or Click to self-schedule.

Shawnee Christian Healthcare

This testing site will be operating Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. To reserve a spot, please call 502-778-0001.

Norton Respiratory Illness Center

This testing center is operation by appointment only. In order to schedule, please call 502-861-4611, and press option 1.

St. Stephen Church

This testing site will be open Saturday, July 11th for drive through appointments. Drive through-thru testing available by appointment only. Register here. 

To see a complete list of testing sites throughout Jefferson County, follow this link.


St. Anthony Church Road Landslide Reconstruction Plan

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Public Works intends to contract Guardian Retention Systems, who currently has a contract with KYTC, to build and install a barrier wall to mitigate the reoccurring landslides on St. Anthony's Church Road. The barrier will be constructed of trapezoidal concrete bags that are 2-4' in height. This will serve as the most cost-effective and timely solution. Construction of the barrier is expect to cost $152,000 and last one-week (weather permitting). Councilman Yates secured funding from this project this week in the Budget Committee and final approval will occur next Thursday at the Louisville Metro Council Meeting. Construction can be scheduled once the funds have officially appropriated. 

The concrete bags are intended to absorb the lateral earth pressures caused by landslides and shift the pressures downward due to the unique trapezoidal shape of the concrete bags. 

Once the concrete cures the bags can be removed to provide an aesthetically more appealing exposed surface. Councilman Yates is working directly with Public Works to find the most appealing solution. 

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KentuckianaWorks New Job Listing Site - In Response to COVID-19

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You can see which companies are hiring right now in the Louisville area and how you can apply at our new online Job Board, created in partnership with Greater Louisville Inc. in response to COVID-19.

Job listings are based on information submitted from employers and are updated daily. Click the link below to see avaliable job opportunities!


Take Advantage of the Kentucky Youth Career Center

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We offer free virtual career services and guidance for youth ages 16-24.

We are here to help during this challenging time.

Although the KYCC locations in downtown Louisville (4th St. and Nia Center) are currently closed to the public, we are still providing many services online:

  • Career guidance and support
  • GED prep (18+)
  • Paid internship opportunities (Internship Academy)
  • Basic job readiness workshops and skills training programs that award nationally-recognized career credentials
  • Earn incentives for completing program goals

https://www.wearekycc.org/




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Metro Call: 311 or 574-5000

Air Pollution: 574-6000

Animal Services: 473-7387 or 361-1318

Economic Development: 574-4140

Planning & Design Services: 574-6230

Community Services & Revitalization: 574-4377

County Attorney (Child Support): 574-8300

Public Works: 574-5810

TARC: 585-1234

PARC: 569-6222

Legal Aid: 584-1254

IPL (Code Enforcement): 574-3321

Congressman John Yarmuth: 582-5129

Solid Waste Management (SWMS): 574-3571

Metro Parks: 574-7275

Metro Police: (Non Emergency)574-7111 or 574-2111

Metropolitan Sewer District(MSD): 540-6000

Louisville Water Company: 583-6610

LMPD 3rd Division: 574-2135

Anonymous Tipline:574-LMPD (5673)

Metro Safe: 572-3460 or 574-7111