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Peace. A few dozen citizens spoke at today's special hearing regarding the FOP/LMPD contract(s). There was overwhelming opposition. You can watch the hearing here.
The Homeless Task Force had a meeting last Thursday. To volunteer with any of the task force's participating organizations email karen.boykins-mcghee@louisvilleky.gov. You can watch the meeting here. Regarding the upcoming encampment clearings — Wayside Christian Mission will help make sure people have shelter. Our office has committed Neighborhood Development Funds for displaced residents but will likely not need to disperse funds until the winter. We're working closely with the Office of Resilience and Community Services on this.
Over the weekend, our buffer zone ordinance was supposed to be enforced, but was not. Since we passed this in May, there has plenty of time for LMPD to create a plan for enforcement but based on this email from Chief Erika Shields, they are still 'working on the logistics.'
LMPD is currently working on the logistics of tracking the written warnings as well as a training and enforcement plan. We have been in communication with the County Attorney’s office regarding the enforcement of the ordinance as well as with the EMW staff. Given the department’s current staffing issues and other priorities, it is neither feasible nor prudent to post officers outside EMW for the purpose of witnessing an infraction. We will continue to be responsive when contacted via 911. Thank you, Chief Shields
We'll monitor the process to share upon its availability.
THANK YOU,
Councilman Jecorey Arthur
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Legislation
- Homeless Protection Ordinance — This is on the agenda for the Public Safety Committee, Wednesday, September 29th.
- Houseless Hate Crime Ordinance — This ordinance adds housing status to our bias-related crime (hate crime) ordinance. We tabled this ordinance last week to have more time to work with the Human Relations Commission. We'll hear it again in the Community Affairs Committee on Wednesday, September 29th. You can learn more about hate crimes here.
- Reparations Resolution — This resolution supporting a federal reparations program barely made it out of committee. It goes to the full council this Thursday, September 23rd.
- Credit Discrimination Ordinance — This has been introduced by Councilwoman Paula McCraney and Councilman Bill Hollander to ban employment discrimination based on credit history. We are co-sponsoring. It will be heard again in the Equity & Inclusion Committee on Thursday, September 30th.
- Historically Black Neighborhoods Ordinance — We had one of many future community meetings about this. We'll share news about the next one soon. Thank you Ms. Yalonda, the California Neighborhood, and all of our attendees. You can get updates about the HBN Assembly here.
All of our sponsored legislation can be viewed here.
Upcoming Council Meetings
You can watch council meetings on Facebook, Metro TV, Spectrum Cable Channel 184, or AT&T U-Verse Channel 9. The agendas can be found here.
Louisville Grows is Hiring!
Louisville Grows is hiring field workers this fall. For more information click here.
Council Seeks Public Comment on Redistricting
The Metro Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Redistricting will hear public comments on Wednesday, September 22 at 5 p.m. Registration is open on the Metro Council Clerk’s website. For more information click here.
Planning Commission
There will be a meeting to review for a closure of public right-of-way. For more information click here
There will be a meeting to review of a proposed change in zoning from R-6, multi-family residential to CR, commercial-residential with detailed plan and waiver. For more information click here.
Board of Zoning Adjustment
There will be a meeting to review of a conditional use permit to allow a short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the host. For more information click here.
Downtown Development Review Overlay District
There will be a meeting to review of an Overlay Permit for the construction of a 960 sq. ft. outdoor patio with a second story covered deck (960 sq. ft.) on the side of the building. For more information click here.
Butchertown, Phoenix Hill, and NuLu Neighborhood Plan
The Butchertown, Phoenix Hill, and NuLu Neighborhood Plan will look at these three communities to create a guiding document for future growth. Just east of downtown, the 6.3-square-mile study area includes some of the most vibrant and unique communities in Louisville. Historic homes, vibrant corridors, hospital campuses, social services, and world-class parks all come together to create one of the most livable parts of the city. To learn more and give feed back click here.
Broadway All The Way
Our city is planning to create a safe, vibrant, multimodal corridor that meets the needs of all citizens, especially those that live along Broadway, and that will serve as a robust catalyst for economic development throughout Louisville. Please click here to provide feedback.
Department of Justice Announces Investigation of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department
The investigation will be led by the department’s Civil Rights Division and conducted by career attorneys and staff in the Civil Rights Division and in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky. Individuals with relevant information are encouraged to contact the Department of Justice via email at Community.Louisville@usdoj.gov or by phone at 1-844-920-1460. Individuals can also report civil rights violations regarding this or other matters using the Civil Rights Division’s reporting portal, available at www.civilrights.justice.gov.
To learn more about the investigation go here.
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