The Louisville Metro Council met on July 30, 2026, at 6:12 PM in Council Chambers with a virtual option. The meeting included addresses from the public, approval of a consent calendar, several old business items, and first reading of new legislation. Key actions included passage of the late-night business security ordinance (O-280-25) with amendments, approval of the Landmark Building development area TIF, and postponement of the LGE gas franchise renewal. Council President Brent Ackerson presided with 25 members present and one excused.
A junkyard is a place where people keep, buy, or sell junk wrecked, and broken cars. Machines, appliances, or other scrap materials like metal, batteries, rubber. This can include businesses that sell used car parts. Junkyards are not allowed in residential areas where people live. They can only be set up in special areas zoned for heavy industrial use, and the owner must obtain a conditional use permit specifically for junkyard use in order to run one. Hi, I'm Kayla with Louisville Water, and this is Made with Pure Tap, a special segment where we're highlighting some amazing local businesses that use water to make their products. Here in Louisville, we're proud of our water. Louisville Pure Tap is an anchor for the small business community and an important ingredient in some delicious products. Today we're here at Elixir Kombucha. Let's go talk to Corey and learn more about how this local business is using Louisville Pure Tap. Hey, I'm Corey Wood, co-founder of Elixir Kombucha. Danielle, my wife and I launched Elixir in 2016. We make a bubbly probiotic beverage here in the Portland neighborhood of Louisville. We became fascinated with gut health and its impact on overall health and kombucha is like the ultimate gut health beverage. So kombucha is it starts as a batch of sweet tea. So we have loose leaf organic tea and organic cane sugar. We brew that and after we chill the tea, we introduce a live culture called a scoby, and that's what makes kombucha special. So this SCOBY ferments the tea and it turns it into a bubbly probiotic, organic acid rich product that's great for gut health. And making great kombucha starts with having a great source of water. So we are lucky to be in the city with the nation's best water, Louisville PureTap. Today we're brewing tea and we're canning our award-winning grapefruit hibiscus and orange peel kombucha. You can find Elixir at over 200 retailers across Kentucky, Southern Indiana, and Cincinnati. And we also ship nationwide through our website, elixirkombucha dot com. Thanks, Corey, for that amazing behind the scenes look, and for using Louisville Pure Tap. We're proud to give Elixir Kombucha the made with pure tap seal of approval. Cheers, common problems found during electrical inspections include missing GFCI or AFCI protections. These are special outlets and breakers that help prevent shocks and fires. GFCIs are usually needed in places like kitchens, bathrooms, and outdoor areas, while AFCI helps catch dangerous sparks and is often required in bedrooms and living areas. Inspectors also check for open junction boxes where wires connect. If the box is left uncovered, it can expose live wires, which is unsafe and could cause a fire. Finally, using wires that are too small for the amount of electricity they carry is dangerous. Or when too many devices are plugged into one circuit, can trip breakers or damage equipment. Metro TV, we will start in thirty seconds. The regular Louisville Metro Council meeting of July 30th, two thousand twenty six, will come to order. The time is currently twelve minutes after six PM. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. Councilmember Hawkins. President. Councilmember Shanklin. Councilmember Parrish Wright. Council Member Herman. Present. Councilmember Harden. Present. Council Member Paris. Present. Council Member Leninger. Present. Councilmember McCraney? Here.