The Budget Committee met on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM in Council Chambers and virtually. Vice Chair Markus Winkler presided due to Chair Kevin Kramer's excused absence. Eight members were present (Winkler, Parrish-Wright, Herndon, Joseph, Chappell, Parker, Piagentini, Mulvey-Woolridge); two were excused (Kramer, Reno-Weber). The committee heard a special discussion on the charitable nonprofit sector and considered pending legislation authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds. The meeting adjourned at 5:12 PM.
Their score did get below the 85. Now, also a facility might get a C if we had to close them because of an imminent health hazard, such as no electricity, no water, um, infestation of insects and rodents, so facilities might have to close and they will get a C placard posted because of that closure. So if they come in and you see a C, um, that means the facility um had does have some problems and we are working um with that facility to make the necessary corrections, but they do have to post that C. If they have corrected um the violations that we saw on the routine inspection, then they could be eligible to get an A. Now, a facility that fails two routine inspections. Um, of course, each of those inspections gives them a C placard. But if they do fail two routine inspections, then we have another placard, which would be the B placard. If you're curious about any restaurant's scores, there is a link on our website available to find that information. Yes, a professional such as an architect or engineer or a property owner can apply for the permit without selecting a contractor. However, the permit won't be issued by our department until a licensed contractor is selected and verified. We can only issue permits to contractors who are licensed or verified property owners. So it's a good idea to have some research before applying for a permit and find a contractor who is licensed by searching online. Hi, I'm Althea Jackson, the director of Louisville Metro's boards and commissions. Today we're gonna learn about one of our many boards and commissions. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund board is made up of stakeholders and Louisville who evaluate projects and ensure that those that are chosen will make the greatest impact on the loyal community. We also work to evaluate programs and new and innovative ways to impact the lives of low to moderate income residents in Louisville, Kentucky. Hi, I'm Kayla with Louisville Water. Welcome to Above the Dirt Garden Shop. We're here today to see how this amazing local business is using Louisville PureTap in their daily operations. We're honored to be at the heart of their local business. Let's head inside to learn more. So I've been dreaming of being a crazy plant lady for years. And on the same day, my husband and I both drove by this empty gas station and thought this could be it. This could be the plant store. And that night he came up with the name Above the Dirt, and we've been here ever since. So I'm what I call an enthusiastic hobbyist when it comes to plants. This is intended to be a very safe place for everyone to learn together. Maybe we'll even Google it alongside you. So caring for plants comes to a few things. One, the best light possible, great water, and humidity. So making sure each plant, whether it's inside the store or outside in the lot, is getting the light, the water, and the humidity it desires to thrive. We use Louisville Puritap literally all day, every day. Whether it be our native plants, our house plants, the veggie garden that we grow here, we are watering one, two, maybe even three times daily, and we use PureTap to do it. The quality of water that we have here on Louisville is actually a rather big deal because you know we're buddies with other plant stores around the country, and not everybody is able to simply use their tap water. They have to do these crazy reverse osmosis things to just water their plants. Where here I can just pick up a hose or a watering can. It's actually quite nice! One minute Metro TV, one minute. Good afternoon, and welcome to the uh July 23rd meeting of the budget committee. I'm the Vice Chair Marcus Winkler, uh, taking the place of the chair, Councilman Kramer who has an excused absence today. I'm currently joined in chambers by Councilman Joseph, Councilman Herndon, and online by Councilman Wolvery Woolrich. Uh, and we expect uh multiple others to join us here momentarily. Uh we're just joined by Councilman Parish. Right. Uh the first item uh on today's agenda is a special discussion uh with representatives from uh Louisville's nonprofit sector. And so I will uh do we clerk we don't have to call the item, right? I just we're gonna have to read the item. Yeah, so um and uh it is titled Louisville's charitable nonprofit sector navigating uncertainty strengthening our community. Uh I will turn the floor over to you if you could introduce yourself for the record uh and welcome the floor is yours. Great, thank you so much.