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Louisville Metro Appropriations Committee Meeting – August 5, 2026

Metro Council & Committees — Wednesday, August 5, 2026
BodyLouisville, Kentucky
SessionMetro Council & Committees
DateWednesday, August 5, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:03

We have a cast iron pan full of canola oil that's heated up to three fifty.

0:08

It's really helpful to have a deep fryer candy thermometer to make sure how hot your oil is.

0:15

You can also kind of tell when it starts to smoke up a little bit like that.

0:18

And then we're just gonna add our dredged chicken livers.

0:22

And we're gonna cook these for about two to three minutes on this side.

0:27

Flip them.

0:41

So this hot grease can get pretty unruly.

0:43

It's really great if you have a protective screen that you can put over the pan while it fries.

1:09

Since we're having fried chicken livers, I wanted to do something light and refreshing for our cocktail today.

1:15

So this is actually a recipe from a legendary Louvre bartender, Joy Purini, and it's called a burrito.

1:21

So it's a riff on a mojito butt with bourbon, of course.

1:24

So naturally, we're using new riff bourbon.

1:27

We've got simple syrup, club soda, bloncello, fresh mint, and some fresh lemons as well.

1:35

So all we're gonna do is in a cocktail shaker without any ice, we're gonna do an ounce of the lemon cello.

1:46

We're gonna do uh an ounce of the simple syrup as well.

1:54

And we're gonna take uh six of our mint leaves.

2:12

So squeeze the juice in and then drop the whole lemon wedge into the shaker.

2:42

And now we're gonna go ahead and add two ounces of our bourbon.

2:53

Oops.

2:54

It'll be a little extra, so that was gonna be kind of strong.

2:57

Then we go ahead and put ice in our shaker, and we're gonna get this a quick little shake to mix everything up.

3:12

All right, we're gonna go ahead and strain this in a top glass with the same thing.

5:35

Hello, I'm Councilman Jonathan Joseph, Chair of the Appropriations Committee.

5:38

This is a regular meeting of the Appropriations Committee on August 5th, 2026.

5:43

It is currently 3 p.m.

5:46

This meeting is being held pursuant to KRA sixty-one eight two six in Council Rule 5.a.

5:52

With me is my vice chair, Marilyn Parker.

5:54

And joining us in chambers are committee members.

5:56

Uh Councilman Herndon and Councilman Sign.

6:03

And Councilman Lininger.

6:06

Um we have members, enough members, uh, which constitutes a quorum.

6:11

The first item of business is an ordinance appropriating four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars from neighborhood development funds in the following manner.

6:17

Three thousand dollars from district three, one thousand dollars from district fifteen, and two hundred and fifty dollars from district twenty-four through the office of management and budget to feed little inc for costs associated with rent, personnel, and program materials.

6:29

This comes from councilwoman parish right.

6:31

Do we have a motion?

6:32

Okay, properly moved.

6:35

Okay.

6:43

Their um original ask was 78,000, so we are still looking for support.

6:48

We have committed three thousand dollars, um, district fifteen one thousand and district twenty-four two hundred and fifty.

6:55

Um, this like that says, is here for their operational support to be able to continue to recover unused food and then deliver it and make meals for those who do not have any.

7:08

Okay, are there any questions or concerns?

7:10

Councilman.

7:11

We should let you know we are able to secure ten thousand dollars for feed Louisville through a TIFF agreement.

7:16

Well, we would not be part of this, but we're getting in some money down the road.

7:19

Excellent, thank you.

7:21

Thank you.

7:21

Are there any other questions or concerns?

7:25

Seeing none, this item requires a roll call vote.

7:32

Voting is open.

7:39

Chair Joseph, yeah, five yes votes.

7:42

Legislation passes and will be sent to old business.

7:45

Thank you.

7:45

Item number two is an NDF appropriating five thousand dollars from District Five Neighborhood Development Fund for the Office of Management and Budget to the Theta Omega Inc.

7:54

for the Men of Quality Community Health Affair and backpack giveaway on July 18th, 2026.

7:59

This item comes to us from Councilwoman Purvis.

8:02

Do we have a motion?

8:04

Properly moved.

8:05

Hello.

8:06

Hello.

8:06

Good afternoon, Chair JJ and uh Vice Chair Parker.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural███████████████████████████27%
Budget Equity Analysis███████████████████19%
Parks and Recreation█████████████████17%
Public Safety███████████11%
Engineering And Infrastructure█████████9%
Miscellaneous████████8%
Youth Programs█████5%
Homelessness████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Louisville Metro Appropriations Committee Meeting – August 5, 2026

The Louisville Metro Appropriations Committee met on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at 3:00 PM in Council Chambers (hybrid virtual). Chair Jonathan "JJ" Joseph presided with a quorum of five members present (Vice Chair Marilyn Parker, Committee Members Ken Herndon, JP Lyninger, Dan Seum Jr.), while Barbara Shanklin and Markus Winkler were excused. The committee approved all 26 agenda items, including several ordinances and neighborhood development fund (NDF) appropriations, many with amendments to increase funding or add contributing districts. The meeting adjourned at 3:32 PM.

Discussion Items

  • O-194-26 (Feed Louisville, Inc.): Original appropriation of $4,250 was amended to $9,750, with contributions from multiple districts (2, 3, 9, 15, 21, 1, 10, 17, 20, 13, 14, 24). Ben Harlan (District 3 Legislative Assistant) and Council Member Herndon spoke. The ordinance was recommended for approval and sent to Old Business. (Vote: 5-0)
  • NDF080526TO05 & NDF080526TO05a (Theta Omega, Inc.): Two appropriations—$5,000 for a community health fair and backpack giveaway (July 18, 2026) and $2,000 for school workshops (June 1–Dec 30, 2026). Both approved by voice vote. Carmen Washington (District 5 Legislative Assistant) spoke. The health fair event had already occurred; late submission was acknowledged.
  • NDF080526MP05 (Shawnee Golf Course Centennial): $5,000 to Metro Parks for a July 31, 2026 celebration. Approved by voice vote.
  • CIF080526PW05a, b, c (District 5 Sidewalk Repairs): Three capital infrastructure appropriations totaling $139,510 ($36,070, $41,800, $61,640) to repair 26 sidewalk segments (8, 6, and 12 locations) addressing a backlog from 2021. All approved by voice vote.
  • O-195-26 (Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana – Via Colori Festival): Original $1,500 amended to $3,300 with additional contributions from Districts 3, 2, and 15. Regina Garr (District 9 Legislative Assistant) noted the festival will be held Oct 24–25, 2026 at Waterfront Park's Big Four Bridge. Sent to Old Business. (Vote: 5-0)
  • O-206-26 (Graffiti Abatement): $19,250 ($9,625 each from Districts 8 and 9) to Codes and Regulations for graffiti removal identified by the Highland Commerce Guild. Sent to Consent Calendar. (Vote: 5-0)
  • NDF080526BS09 (Heart of St. Matthews Beautification): $5,000 to Brightside, Inc. Approved by voice vote.
  • NDF080526MP09 (Lady Bird Johnson Land Appraisal): $3,000 to Chapman Appraisals LLC to assess land adjacent to Seneca Park, with KYTC agreeing to deed parcels to Metro. Council Member Lyninger asked for details. Approved by voice vote.
  • NDF080526LMPDm (National Night Out): $1,000 ($500 each from Districts 8 and 9) to LMPD 5th Division for food and vendor costs. Approved by voice vote.
  • O-203-26 (Louisville Nature Center Boardwalk): $6,500 ($4,000 from District 10, $2,000 from District 8, $500 from District 15) for boardwalk replacement in Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve. Justin Soforo (District 10 Legislative Assistant) spoke. Sent to Consent Calendar. (Vote: 5-0)
  • NDF080526MP10 (Tennis Equipment): $1,997.24 for 55 tennis rackets and 195 tennis balls to be retained by Metro Parks for public use. Approved by voice vote.
  • NDF080526MP15 & NDF080526PW15 (Dainty Events): Two appropriations for the 56th Annual World Championship Dainty (July 27, 2026) and its fundraiser (July 25): $840 to Metro Parks for picnic tables/portable toilets, and $81.32 to Public Works for trash/recycling boxes. Both approved by voice vote. Discussion included the nature of the Dainty event (street festival benefiting Little Sisters of the Poor) and the late submission due to waiting for invoices.
  • NDF080526FSH15 (Family Scholar House – Pack a Backpack Bash): Original $750 from District 15 was amended to $1,250 by adding $500 from District 21. Amy Luckett (District 15 Legislative Assistant) spoke. Sent to Old Business. (Voice vote)
  • CIF080526PW16 (Sidewalk Repair, 10908 Kings Crown Dr.): $5,000 to Public Works. Jared Townes (District 16 Legislative Assistant) noted repair of a tree-root-damaged sidewalk. Approved by voice vote.
  • CIF072226PW18 (Sidewalk Drainage and New Sidewalk, Lowe Road): $60,000 from District 18 capital infrastructure funds for drainage at 4704 Lowe Road and new sidewalk at 4408 Lowe Road. Vice Chair Parker spoke. Approved by voice vote.
  • CIF080526PW02 (New Curb, Kilmer Blvd. & East Indian Trail): $10,000 to Public Works to install a curb at the median to deter vehicle damage. Christina Scotland (Council Financial Analyst) spoke on behalf of District 2. Approved by voice vote.
  • O-200-26 (Tree Maintenance, District 4): $10,000 to 502 Tree and Landscape via Brightside, Inc. Council Member Herndon spoke. Sent to Consent Calendar. (Vote: 5-0)
  • O-201-26 (District 4 Park Activities Account): $20,000 to Metro Parks for community events. Council Member Herndon spoke. Sent to Consent Calendar. (Vote: 5-0)
  • CIF080526PW04 (Honorary Street Sign, Deacon James and Annette Turner): $188 for fabrication and installation at 32nd and West Broadway. Council Member Herndon spoke. Approved by voice vote.
  • O-202-26 (Bridge Kids International – African Heritage Festival): Original $4,000 from District 6 was amended to $6,550 with additional contributions from Districts 3, 21, and 2. Dates amended to August 21-22 and October 16-17, 2026. Council Member Lyninger spoke. Sent to Old Business. (Vote: 5-0)
  • O-207-26 (Celebrate Recovery Fairdale Corporation): Original $12,500 was amended to $22,000 after multiple additions (including $250 from District 24 via motion). Council Member Seum spoke, noting the program serves 200-250 people every Friday. Sent to Old Business. (Vote: 5-0)
  • CIF080526PW17 (Enhanced Stop Signs, Goose Creek Rd. & Blossom Ln.): $3,000 from District 17 capital infrastructure funds for two LED-enhanced stop signs to address documented crashes. Kip Eatherly (District 17 Legislative Assistant) spoke. Approved by voice vote.

Key Outcomes

  • All 26 items were approved, either by voice vote or roll call (5-0).
  • Several ordinances were amended to increase total funding and add contributing districts.
  • Items sent to Old Business (for full Council on Aug 13): O-194-26, O-195-26, O-202-26, O-207-26, NDF080526FSH15.
  • Items sent to Consent Calendar (for full Council on Aug 13): O-206-26, O-203-26, O-200-26, O-201-26.
  • Chair Joseph reminded committee members to submit NDF requests proactively (before events) rather than retroactively, and noted he would send a follow-up email.
  • The meeting adjourned at 3:32 PM without objection.

Meeting Transcript

We have a cast iron pan full of canola oil that's heated up to three fifty. It's really helpful to have a deep fryer candy thermometer to make sure how hot your oil is. You can also kind of tell when it starts to smoke up a little bit like that. And then we're just gonna add our dredged chicken livers. And we're gonna cook these for about two to three minutes on this side. Flip them. So this hot grease can get pretty unruly. It's really great if you have a protective screen that you can put over the pan while it fries. Since we're having fried chicken livers, I wanted to do something light and refreshing for our cocktail today. So this is actually a recipe from a legendary Louvre bartender, Joy Purini, and it's called a burrito. So it's a riff on a mojito butt with bourbon, of course. So naturally, we're using new riff bourbon. We've got simple syrup, club soda, bloncello, fresh mint, and some fresh lemons as well. So all we're gonna do is in a cocktail shaker without any ice, we're gonna do an ounce of the lemon cello. We're gonna do uh an ounce of the simple syrup as well. And we're gonna take uh six of our mint leaves. So squeeze the juice in and then drop the whole lemon wedge into the shaker. And now we're gonna go ahead and add two ounces of our bourbon. Oops. It'll be a little extra, so that was gonna be kind of strong. Then we go ahead and put ice in our shaker, and we're gonna get this a quick little shake to mix everything up. All right, we're gonna go ahead and strain this in a top glass with the same thing. Hello, I'm Councilman Jonathan Joseph, Chair of the Appropriations Committee. This is a regular meeting of the Appropriations Committee on August 5th, 2026. It is currently 3 p.m. This meeting is being held pursuant to KRA sixty-one eight two six in Council Rule 5.a. With me is my vice chair, Marilyn Parker. And joining us in chambers are committee members. Uh Councilman Herndon and Councilman Sign. And Councilman Lininger. Um we have members, enough members, uh, which constitutes a quorum. The first item of business is an ordinance appropriating four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars from neighborhood development funds in the following manner. Three thousand dollars from district three, one thousand dollars from district fifteen, and two hundred and fifty dollars from district twenty-four through the office of management and budget to feed little inc for costs associated with rent, personnel, and program materials. This comes from councilwoman parish right. Do we have a motion? Okay, properly moved. Okay. Their um original ask was 78,000, so we are still looking for support. We have committed three thousand dollars, um, district fifteen one thousand and district twenty-four two hundred and fifty. Um, this like that says, is here for their operational support to be able to continue to recover unused food and then deliver it and make meals for those who do not have any. Okay, are there any questions or concerns? Councilman. We should let you know we are able to secure ten thousand dollars for feed Louisville through a TIFF agreement. Well, we would not be part of this, but we're getting in some money down the road. Excellent, thank you. Thank you. Are there any other questions or concerns? Seeing none, this item requires a roll call vote. Voting is open. Chair Joseph, yeah, five yes votes.

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