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Louisville Metro Council Equity Committee Meeting - November 4, 2026

Metro Council & Committees — Wednesday, November 4, 2026
BodyLouisville, Kentucky
SessionMetro Council & Committees
DateWednesday, November 4, 2026
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording. Names come from transcript evidence. “Possibly” marks uncertain attribution.

Speaker 1

0:46

We will be starting in about thirty seconds.

Unassigned speaker

1:02

I

Speaker 1

1:02

know 30 seconds should be up.

1:07

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

1:09

I

Speaker 1

1:09

got it back on.

1:11

This is the equity community affairs, housing health and education committee.

1:16

I'm the chair, Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin.

1:19

With me is the vice chair.

1:25

JP Leninger.

1:27

Councilman Dan Sim.

1:29

And

Unassigned speaker

1:31

I

Speaker 1

1:31

don't know, do they either one of them have excused absence?

Speaker 2

1:35

Um Councilman Um Hawkins just joined, so um

Speaker 1

1:40

I'm here.

Unassigned speaker

1:41

Uh huh.

Speaker 1

1:43

Uh and there's councilwoman Tammy Hopkins is here.

1:47

Okay.

1:48

We have only one piece of legislation today.

1:52

And uh Madam Clerk, can you read the legislation so we can get started?

2:00

Number two.

Speaker 3

2:01

This meeting is being held pursuant to KRS six one dot eight two six and council rule five A read in full.

2:08

A resolution honoring Kevin's Lamar Dawson Junior, Austin Jaggers, and Lewis Perry by designating the intersection of a the unnamed alley and one nine five five South Bel Air in their honor, right in full.

Unassigned speaker

2:24

Okay,

Speaker 1

2:24

do we have anybody here and just want to discuss it?

2:30

No.

Speaker 2

2:32

They

Speaker 4

2:32

did

Speaker 2

2:32

not.

2:33

Oh, well I don't know what we probably get.

2:35

Hold on.

2:36

And your own.

2:37

Yeah, let me just call that off.

Unassigned speaker

2:43

Hold on one second.

Speaker 1

2:44

Okay.

2:45

Councilwoman Marilyn Parker is also here today.

3:17

I talked to Regina is it Regina?

3:20

I did talk to her about it.

3:22

That was last week.

Speaker 2

3:34

Yeah.

3:42

She's not in the office.

3:43

She says she's gonna try to each other.

3:51

Um I'll tell you if we call it um

Unassigned speaker

4:03

yet.

Speaker 2

4:19

Oh, November the twelfth.

4:21

So yeah, it's uh that's the next council meeting.

4:25

So we really need to pass it.

4:26

She's trying to make it all online.

4:27

So we can give her just a second.

Speaker 4

4:30

That's probably better.

4:32

Andrew is in their office.

Unassigned speaker

4:33

Andrew would be able to do that.

Speaker 4

4:34

Yeah, she

Speaker 2

4:34

said that she's not in there.

4:35

She's trying to draw online.

Speaker 5

5:05

Yep, there we go.

5:06

She's up

Unassigned speaker

5:07

there.

Speaker 2

5:09

Oh look at that.

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Summary of Proceedings

Louisville Metro Council Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee Meeting - November 4, 2026

The Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee met on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 1:30 PM in Council Chambers and via video teleconference, chaired by Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin (D-2). The committee considered one piece of pending legislation: R-151-26, a resolution to honor three victims of the Gibbon explosion by designating an honorary street name. The other listed item (R-142-26, endorsing the Plant Based Treaty) had been held from the previous meeting and was not discussed.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Regina Garrett, legislative assistant for Councilman Andrew Owen (D-9), presented R-151-26. She explained that the resolution honors Kevens Leemar Dawson, Jr., Austin Jaggers, and Louis Perry by designating the intersection of the unnamed alley and 1955 South Bellaire with honorary street signs. Garrett noted that the second anniversary of the Gibbon explosion is next Thursday (November 12, 2026), and the resolution aims to uplift the families and victims.

Discussion Items

  • Councilwoman Shanklin asked for clarification about which explosion was referenced. Garrett replied that there were two explosions: one in 2003 under the previous facility operator (Didi Williamson) and another more recent explosion two years ago (in 2024) under Givaudan, which caused the three fatalities honored by this resolution.
  • No other committee members raised questions or concerns. The committee unanimously agreed to advance R-151-26 to the consent calendar.

Key Outcomes

  • R-151-26 was moved to the consent calendar by unanimous consent of the committee members present (Chair Shanklin, Vice Chair JP Lyninger, Councilman Dan Seum, Councilwoman Tammy Hawkins, and Councilwoman Marilyn Parker). This means the resolution will be approved without separate debate at the next full Metro Council meeting on November 12, 2026, pending passage through the appropriations process.
  • The committee adjourned at approximately 1:50 PM, with a reminder that the next committee (Public Safety) would begin at 2:00 PM.

Meeting Transcript

We will be starting in about thirty seconds. I know 30 seconds should be up. Okay. I got it back on. This is the equity community affairs, housing health and education committee. I'm the chair, Councilwoman Barbara Shanklin. With me is the vice chair. JP Leninger. Councilman Dan Sim. And I don't know, do they either one of them have excused absence? Um Councilman Um Hawkins just joined, so um I'm here. Uh huh. Uh and there's councilwoman Tammy Hopkins is here. Okay. We have only one piece of legislation today. And uh Madam Clerk, can you read the legislation so we can get started? Number two. This meeting is being held pursuant to KRS six one dot eight two six and council rule five A read in full. A resolution honoring Kevin's Lamar Dawson Junior, Austin Jaggers, and Lewis Perry by designating the intersection of a the unnamed alley and one nine five five South Bel Air in their honor, right in full. Okay, do we have anybody here and just want to discuss it? No. They did not. Oh, well I don't know what we probably get. Hold on. And your own. Yeah, let me just call that off. Hold on one second. Okay. Councilwoman Marilyn Parker is also here today. I talked to Regina is it Regina? I did talk to her about it. That was last week. Yeah. She's not in the office. She says she's gonna try to each other. Um I'll tell you if we call it um yet. Oh, November the twelfth. So yeah, it's uh that's the next council meeting. So we really need to pass it. She's trying to make it all online. So we can give her just a second.

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