District 12 eNewsletter - June 12, 2024

Louisville Metro Government sent this bulletin at 06/12/2024 02:00 PM EDT

Councilman Rick Blackwell

601 West Jefferson Street

(502) 574-1112

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Heather Blazis

Legislative Assistant

(502) 574-1112

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS:

LMPD 3rd Division: 574-2135

LMPD Non-emergency: 574- 2111

Shively Police Dept.: 448-6181

PRP Fire Dept.: 935-3878

Shively Fire Dept.: 449-5025

Metro Call: 311 or 574-5000

Metro Animal Services: 473-7387

Metro Codes & Regulations: 574-2508

Metro Public Works: 574-5810

Metro Parks: 574-7275

Louisville Water Company: 583-6610

MSD: 540-6000

LG&E: 589-1444

TARC: 585-1234

Southwest Regional Library: 933-0029

In this edition...

UPCOMING EVENTS
HEADLINES

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please join us for our next Coffee With Your Councilman this Saturday, June 15, 10:00am - 12:00pm at Panera Bread (6900 Dixie Highway).

Metro Council Air Conditioner Relief Program

Metro Council Districts 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 15, and 21 are working with the Community Ministries to provide a limited number of portable AC units to neighbors without functioning air conditioning. Applications will open at 8am on Tuesday, June 11th and will close Thursday June 13 at 4pm.

Here is a link: tinyurl.com/LvilleMCACProgram. To qualify you must must:

live in one of the relevant districts (Note: If you need to look up a client's Metro Council District you can use this map.)
be at or under 150% of federal poverty*,
have a window that opens and a grounded outlet (this is not a window unit, it is a portable unit that rolls but is vented out a window),
not have functional AC, and
be able to pick the unit up if they are selected.
have permission from their landlord to install the unit

All a/c units will be distributed at South Louisville Community Ministries on Friday, June 21.

*Total gross monthly household income must be at or below 150% of the federal poverty level to qualify for this program, currently $1883.00 for a single person, add $673 for each additional person.

Enjoy one of the restaurants and listen to free live music on the patio this summer and fall at Colonial Gardens.

Headlines

District 12 Highlight Video

MetroTV is working on highlight videos for each of the Districts. Check out the District 12 video https://youtu.be/0T5AHxJyjzY. We are proud to focus on one of our many great locations, Riverview Park!

Louisville Free Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program

LFPL’s Summer Reading Program has been a Louisville tradition for nearly a century, helping children and teens avoid summer learning loss by encouraging them to read for fun by offering prizes and incentives.

To complete the program, school-aged children need to read ten books, teens read six books, and preschool-aged children and younger need to read, or have read to them, 20 books. Everyone who completes the program will receive an alien pencil pouch (kids) or tech bag (teens), as well as coupons for free treats from Ehrler’s Ice Cream and Fazoli’s, and free passes to area attractions like Kentucky Science Center, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, Squire Boone Caverns, Louisville Bats Baseball, Racing Louisville FC, select UofL sports, and more.

LFPL’s Summer Reading Program is presented by the Library Foundation and is absolutely FREE. Participants can register online at LFPL.org/SummerReading, or stop by any Louisville Free Public Library location between now and August 3.

Metro Council Meeting Summary

The Louisville Metro Council held their regularly scheduled Council meeting 6/6/24. Here are some of the highlights from the meeting.

Old Business

O-103.24: an ordinance amending ARP funds by reallocating select ARP projects to fund final audited expenditures for the Healthcare Workforce Innovation Coalition Projects.
R-048-24: a resolution ratifying and approving a collective bargaining agreement relating to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Corrections Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 77, concerning certain sworn employees of Metro Corrections in the classifications of Corrections Captain and Lieutenant.
O-064-24: an ordinance amending LMCO Section 92.02 to gain conformity with state law precluding protections around lawful source of income discrimination.
District Appropriations for Annual Dirt Bowl Basketball Tournament, 2024 Mosaic Awards, 2024 Buy Local Fair, Annual Back to School Festival, and portable a/c units for low-income residents.

Special Recognitions and Proclamations

Councilman Ben Reno-Weber recognized the District 8 Page, Kyler Jayden.
Councilman Engel recognized Dawn Lee and Kevin Adams for their work on Crusade for Children campaign.

Consent Calendar – all items passed unanimously

O-096-24: an ordinance approving the distribution of money awarded to Louisville Metro Government from the Opioid settlement payouts.
O-049-24: an ordinance approving the distribution of money awarded to Louisville Metro Government from the tobacco and vaping settlement payouts from JUUL.
R-044-24: a resolution approving a noncompetitively negotiated sole source contract for Public Health & Wellness concerning HIV testing equipment and related kits.
R-049-24: a resolution honoring DeVone Holt by dedicating the corner of South 28^th Street and West Broadway with a street name sign.
R-047-24: a resolution requesting the Office of Internal Audit to conduct an audit of Louisville Metro Government’s System Development Charges for Roadways Program.
O-083-24: an ordinance adopting the revisions to the Executive Summary of the Downtown Louisville Master Plan.
O-093-24: an ordinance amending 71.01, 42.31, 42.99, 74.08, 157.21, 157.99, 71.05 and 71.99 and repealing 71.02 of the LMCO regarding the use of vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles on public roadways.
R-050-24: a resolution ratifying and approving a collective bargaining agreement relating to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment between Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Professional Firefighters Association, Local Union 54, IAFF, AFL-CIO-CLC, Majors Bargaining Unit.

Special Legislation

R-057-24: an emergency resolution approving an amended and restated interlocal cooperation agreement among the Board of Water Works of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, Kentucky, and the Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District relating to the One Water Partnership.

Held at Council

O-099-24: an ordinance relating to the zoning of properties located at 12515 Taylorsville Road and 3505, 3507, 3509 and 3511 Tucker Station Road.
R-007-24: resolution urging the United States Congress and President to facilitate a ceasefire in Palestine and Israel.

The Council meeting and attachments may be viewed online here: https://louisvilleky.primegov.com/public/portal, and on the Louisville Metro Council Facebook Page here: https://www.facebook.com/LouisvilleMetroCouncil/.

The next regularly scheduled Council meeting is on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 6:00pm.

24-CAT2-0024

Project Location: 7400 Distribution Drive

Project Description: Metal Storage Building. A category 2 plan to construct a 5,000 sq. ft. storage building on 1.42 acres in the PEC zoning district.

24-ZONE-0009

Project Location: 6801 Dixie Highway

Project Description: Dixie Legacy Center. A change in zoning from C1 to CM for 3.67 acres of 23.70 acre parcel for use as contractor's shop/flex space.

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