Louisville Metro Government

Action Summary Final

 

Public Safety Committee

 

 


Chair Tammy Hawkins (D-1)

Vice Chair Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13)

Committee Member Barbara Shanklin (D-2)

Committee Member Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3)

Committee Member Pat Mulvihill (D-10)

Committee Member Rick Blackwell (D-12)

Committee Member Scott Reed (R-16)

Committee Member Stuart Benson (R-20)

 

 

Wednesday, March 06, 2024

 

4:00 PM

 

Council Chambers/Virtual

 

THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE

 

Call to Order

 

Chair Hawkins called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m.

 

Roll Call

 

Chair Hawkins introduced the committee members and non-committee members present. A quorum was established.

 

Note: All committee members and non-committee members present attended in Chambers except for Committee Member Shanklin, Committee Member Parrish-Wright, Committee Member Mulvihill, Committee Member Reed, and Committee Member Benson, who attended virtually.

 

       Present:

8 –

Chair Tammy Hawkins (D-1), Vice Chair Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Committee Member Barbara Shanklin (D-2), Committee Member Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Committee Member Pat Mulvihill (D-10), Committee Member Rick Blackwell (D-12), Committee Member Scott Reed (R-16), Committee Member Stuart Benson (R-20)

 

Non-Committee Members(s)

 

Council Member Jennifer Chappell (D-15)

 

Support Staff

 

Alice Lyon, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office

Paul Rutherford, Jefferson County Attorney’s Office

 

 

Clerk(s)

 

Justin Soforo, Assistant Clerk

Sonya Harward, Clerk

 

Pending Legislation

 

1.

O-023-24     ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) CHAPTER 115 REGULATING POP UP PARTIES.

 

3/6/24 Public Safety Committee Recommended for Approval

Action Required By: August 2024

 

Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12)

 

A motion was made by Vice Chair Seum, seconded by Chair Hawkins, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.

 

The following spoke to this item:

 

- Brad Silveria, Louisville Metro Alcohol Beverage Control

- Chair Hawkins

- Committee Member Blackwell

- Vice Chair Seum

- Committee Member Parrish-Wright

- Committee Member Mulvihill

 

The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to Old Business:

 

Yes: 7 – Hawkins (D-1), Parrish-Wright (D-3), Mulvihill (D-10), Blackwell (D-12), Reed (R-16), Benson (R-20), Seum, Jr. (R-13) 

Absent: 1 – Shanklin (D-2)

 

2.

R-010-24     A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO THE CAPITAL AND OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCES APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION TO FUND THE FOLLOWING NONCOMPETITIVELY NEGOTIATED SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR FIRE CONCERNING STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE RESCUE TRAINING (SPEC RESCUE INTERNATIONAL - $78,000.00).

 

3/6/24 Public Safety Committee Recommended for Approval

Action Required By: August 2024

 

Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1)

 

A motion was made by Vice Chair Seum, seconded by Chair Hawkins, that this Resolution be recommended for approval.

 

The following spoke to this item:

 

- Chief Brian O’Neill, Louisville Fire Department

- Chair Hawkins

- Committee Member Parrish-Wright

 

The motion carried by a voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent Calendar.

 

3.

R-018-24     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $30,000 OF FUNDING FROM THE MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (“MCSAP”) THROUGH THE INTERSTATE EMPHASIS GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

 

3/6/24 Public Safety Committee Recommended for Approval

Action Required By: August 2024

 

Sponsors: Tammy Hawkins (D-1)

 

A motion was made by Vice Chair Seum, seconded by Committee Member Parrish-Wright, that this Resolution be recommended for approval.

 

The following spoke to this item:

 

- Sergeant Ron Fey, Louisville Metro Police Department

- Committee Member Parrish-Wright

 

The motion carried by a voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent Calendar.

 

4.

O-022-24     ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) CHAPTER 113 REGULATING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (AS AMENDED).

 

3/6/24 Public Safety Committee Amended

3/6/24 Public Safety Committee Recommended for Approval

Action Required By: August 2024

 

Sponsors: Rick Blackwell (D-12), Ben Reno-Weber (D-8), Phillip T. Baker (D-6)

 

A motion was made by Vice Chair Seum, seconded by Chair Hawkins, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.

 

A motion was made by Committee Member Blackwell, seconded by Vice Chair Seum, that this Ordinance be amended as shown in the attached document titled “O-022-24 V.2 CAM 030624 Amend LMCO Chp 113 RE ABC Regulation.pdf.”

 

The motion to amend carried by a voice vote.

 

The following spoke to this amended item:

 

- Brad Silveria, Alcohol Beverage Control

- Chair Hawkins

- Committee Member Parrish-Wright

- Committee Member Shanklin

- Committee Member Blackwell

 

The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to Old Business:

 

Yes: 8 – Hawkins (D-1), Seum, Jr. (R-13), Shanklin (D-2), Parrish-Wright (D-3), Mulvihill (D-10), Blackwell (D-12), Reed (R-16), Benson (R-20) 

 

5.

R-019-24     A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT $54,879 OF FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE THROUGH THE JOINT LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS (“JLEO”) GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

 

3/1/24  SPONSORSHIP WITHDRAWN

 

Sponsors: WITHDRAWN

 

Special Discussion

 

6.

ID 24-0117     SUBURBAN FIRE AND EMS UPDATES – James Peden, Jefferson County Fire Chiefs Association.

 

James Peden and Chief Sean Dreisbach, Jefferson County Fire Chiefs Association, gave a presentation (attached).

 

The following also spoke to this item:

 

- Chair Hawkins

- Committee Member Parrish-Wright

- Council Member Chappell

- Vice Chair Seum

 

Adjournment

 

Without objection, Chair Hawkins adjourned the meeting at 5:10 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 March 14, 2024.