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21st Annual Black History Month Program – February 23, 2023 (Special Meeting) – Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee

Metro Council & Committees — Thursday, February 23, 2023
BodyLouisville, Kentucky
SessionMetro Council & Committees
DateThursday, February 23, 2023
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Pop a program.

0:01

Get them out of homelessness and prevent them to go back into homelessness.

0:04

Try to create stability for these individuals.

0:07

They will be required to do quarterly reports to report on the success of their programs.

0:12

And we have a very set guidelines for HUD on the things that they need to do, what they can apply for.

0:19

We also have strict regulations, so they do need to know those in order to be administered these grants.

1:06

And Mrs.

1:07

Warwick made me earn my spot.

1:11

But in working for it, it taught me how to be the councilwoman who could then fight for this district.

1:18

Today we honor you not just for your fight, but as sitting in this seat, I realized very few people will ever understand what it costs you to do what you do.

1:29

It's a small token.

1:37

But it's the least that we can do to say thank you.

1:40

We appreciate you.

1:42

We are grateful for you.

1:45

Whether you're pan frying bacon, beef, or pork, or deep frying potatoes, chicken, or your holiday turkey.

1:52

There will be leftover fat or used cooking oil to dispose of.

1:57

Never pour that fat, oil, or grease into a sink, toilet, or storm drain.

2:02

It creates a buildup that can cause costly backups and overflows in plumbing and sewer systems.

2:08

And it can pollute our local waterways.

2:18

Then put the container of cooled fat into your garbage to keep it out of plumbing in local waterways.

2:25

That cooking oil left over from Deep Frying should be recycled.

2:29

First, let the oil cool down, strain out any food particles, and pour the oil into a container.

2:35

Then drop off the container at the nearest full service recycling center.

2:39

The used cooking oil will be converted into biodiesel fuel.

2:43

For more information, go to Louisville MSD.org slash at home.

2:52

Louisville Metro has contracted with Pacific Coast Conservation to clean.

2:56

Is it okay if I get in there?

2:58

And restore nine pieces in the city's public art collection.

3:01

I'm just worried about that one ledge.

3:03

They're going to be using um tool to cut the bolt.

3:08

We are removing pan off of the top of Hogan's Fountain in Cherokee Park.

3:13

We'll just see what comes up.

3:14

It's just gonna take it off the top of the fountain so we can deal with the sculptural piece of it and um clean and restore.

3:20

Enid Yandel is one of Louisville's most famous and celebrated sculptors.

3:26

It's a fixture in the park.

3:27

You know, Hogan's Fountain is um it's iconic.

3:31

I've been coming up here since um, how's this?

4:55

No, but uh I forced his name and I kind of messed up at least it didn't say Anthony P.

5:01

Hashini underneath the I left the chaos.

5:05

Oh so I just kind of wrote it in.

5:07

I thought I don't want to go too crazy because it's not the obvious thing.

5:16

Oh, I think that's a good question.

6:12

Can we find our pleats?

6:16

Can everybody get in their seats, please?

6:19

Hey, ladies.

6:20

Hey.

6:21

Hey, you guys, we ready.

6:23

Hey.

6:28

Yeah, I'll see that.

6:43

Stuart.

6:45

Stuart.

6:52

Stuart.

6:57

Stick this under here.

7:16

This is our annual, our annual Black History Program.

7:21

Um, I am Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin.

7:24

Uh, this is part of our community affairs, equity health, an education program.

7:32

I had to thank the name is so long.

7:34

So but uh we have our president that's gonna do the welcome.

7:46

Thank you, madam chair, and welcome everybody.

7:49

Uh good afternoon, and and welcome to the 2023 Black History Month recognition, where we celebrate the work of residents across our community and their contributions to our city.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Community Engagement█████████████████████████████████████████████64%
Public Safety███████10%
Education Funding███4%
Procedural███4%
Homelessness██3%
Arts And Culture██3%
Environmental Protection█2%
Veterans Support█2%
Historic Preservation█2%
Summary of Proceedings

21st Annual Black History Month Program – February 23, 2023

The Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee held a special meeting on Thursday, February 23, 2023, from 12:03 PM to 1:17 PM in the Council Chambers to conduct its 21st Annual Black History Month Program under the theme "Reaffirming Our Diverse Culture." Chair Barbara Shanklin (D-2) presided. All eight committee members were present, along with nine non-committee council members. The program honored 25 district honorees and 5 special community honorees, plus a special recognition to Edwin Ernest, Director of Metro Council Services.

Consent Calendar

  • None. The meeting was entirely ceremonial.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public testimony was taken. Remarks were made by council members introducing their district honorees and by special guests.

Black History Month Program

  • Call to Order & Welcome: Chair Shanklin called the meeting to order. Council President Markus Winkler welcomed attendees and thanked Chair Shanklin for starting and continuing the program for 21 years.
  • Invocation: Pastor Nathaniel Bishop Jr. (Forest Baptist Church, Newburgh) delivered a prayer and scripture reading.
  • Negro National Anthem: Deputy Chief of Staff Keisha Dorsey led the singing of "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
  • District Honorees (25 individuals): Caleb Howard (Legislative Assistant to Chair Shanklin) read biographies for each honoree, and the sponsoring council member presented the award. Honorees included:
    • District 1: Judge Jessica Green (Councilwoman Tammy Hawkins)
    • District 2: Derwin Ford (Chair Shanklin)
    • District 3: Charles McBroom (Councilman Kumar Rashad)
    • District 4: Shannon Floyd (Councilman Jecorey Arthur)
    • District 5: Theo Hamilton (Councilwoman Donna Purvis)
    • District 6: Deputy Mayor David James (Councilman Phillip T. Baker)
    • District 7: Joyce Marie Redd (Councilwoman Paula McCraney)
    • District 8: Ladonna Johnson (Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong – not present, bio read)
    • District 9: Dr. Dewey Clayton (Councilman Andrew Owen – award accepted by councilman)
    • District 10: Tamika Laird (Councilman Pat Mulvihill)
    • District 11: Percy Black (Councilman Kevin Kramer’s office)
    • District 12: Barbara Ayers Thompson (Councilman Rick Blackwell’s office)
    • District 13: Mary Spencer Owen (Councilman Dan Seum Jr.)
    • District 14: Yvette Norsworthy (Councilwoman Cindi Fowler)
    • District 15: Diane Algemani (Councilwoman Jennifer Chappell)
    • District 16: Patricia Ann Huggins (Councilman Scott Reed)
    • District 17: Dabana Dow (Council President Markus Winkler)
    • District 18: Tindai Karasika (Councilwoman Marilyn Parker)
    • District 19: Todd Moore (Councilman Anthony Piagentini’s office)
    • District 20: Roberto Grider (Councilman Stuart Benson)
    • District 21: Sonny and Annette Woodard (Councilwoman Betsy Ruhe)
    • District 22: Patricia Beckham (Councilman Robin Engel’s office)
    • District 23: Larnell Harris (Councilman Jeff Hudson)
    • District 24: Jonah Balance (Councilwoman Madonna Flood)
    • District 25: Bond Graves (Councilman Khalil Batshon)
    • District 26: Nina Reed (Councilman Brent Ackerson’s office)
  • Musical Selection: Keisha Dorsey performed "Go Down Moses," explaining its meaning as a call to be modern-day Moses figures.
  • Special Community Honorees (5 African American women): Chair Shanklin recognized five women who have reached leadership positions:
    1. Beverly Edwards – Vice President of Residential Health Care, Episcopal Retirement Services
    2. Interim Police Chief Jacqueline Gwinn-Villaroel – Louisville Metro Police Department
    3. Dr. Carla Smalley Houston – Director of Radiation Oncology, UofL Health/Brown Cancer Center
    4. Tracy Johnson – Brand Director, Woodford Reserve
    5. Sadiqua Reynolds – CEO, Perception Institute; former President/CEO of Louisville Urban League
  • Special Recognition: Chair Shanklin surprised Edwin Ernest, Director of Metro Council Services, with an award, praising his tireless support of the council.
  • Benediction: Pastor Nathaniel Bishop Jr. closed with a prayer and blessing of the food.
  • Adjournment: Chair Shanklin adjourned the meeting at 1:17 PM without objection.

Key Outcomes

  • All 30 honorees (25 district, 5 special) were publicly recognized and presented with awards.
  • Edwin Ernest received a special appreciation award.
  • Attendees were invited to a reception with food on the first floor.
  • No legislation was introduced, no votes were taken, and no future meetings were scheduled.

Meeting Transcript

Pop a program. Get them out of homelessness and prevent them to go back into homelessness. Try to create stability for these individuals. They will be required to do quarterly reports to report on the success of their programs. And we have a very set guidelines for HUD on the things that they need to do, what they can apply for. We also have strict regulations, so they do need to know those in order to be administered these grants. And Mrs. Warwick made me earn my spot. But in working for it, it taught me how to be the councilwoman who could then fight for this district. Today we honor you not just for your fight, but as sitting in this seat, I realized very few people will ever understand what it costs you to do what you do. It's a small token. But it's the least that we can do to say thank you. We appreciate you. We are grateful for you. Whether you're pan frying bacon, beef, or pork, or deep frying potatoes, chicken, or your holiday turkey. There will be leftover fat or used cooking oil to dispose of. Never pour that fat, oil, or grease into a sink, toilet, or storm drain. It creates a buildup that can cause costly backups and overflows in plumbing and sewer systems. And it can pollute our local waterways. Then put the container of cooled fat into your garbage to keep it out of plumbing in local waterways. That cooking oil left over from Deep Frying should be recycled. First, let the oil cool down, strain out any food particles, and pour the oil into a container. Then drop off the container at the nearest full service recycling center. The used cooking oil will be converted into biodiesel fuel. For more information, go to Louisville MSD.org slash at home. Louisville Metro has contracted with Pacific Coast Conservation to clean. Is it okay if I get in there? And restore nine pieces in the city's public art collection. I'm just worried about that one ledge. They're going to be using um tool to cut the bolt. We are removing pan off of the top of Hogan's Fountain in Cherokee Park. We'll just see what comes up. It's just gonna take it off the top of the fountain so we can deal with the sculptural piece of it and um clean and restore. Enid Yandel is one of Louisville's most famous and celebrated sculptors. It's a fixture in the park. You know, Hogan's Fountain is um it's iconic. I've been coming up here since um, how's this? No, but uh I forced his name and I kind of messed up at least it didn't say Anthony P. Hashini underneath the I left the chaos. Oh so I just kind of wrote it in. I thought I don't want to go too crazy because it's not the obvious thing. Oh, I think that's a good question. Can we find our pleats? Can everybody get in their seats, please? Hey, ladies. Hey. Hey, you guys, we ready. Hey. Yeah, I'll see that. Stuart.

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