Parks and Sustainability Committee

Council Chambers/Virtual

Agenda — 13 items

1. 1 Call to Order ▶ jump to 7:18
2. 2 Roll Call ▶ jump to 7:49
3. 3 Pending Legislation
4. 3 Support Staff
5. 1. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) SECTION 42.31 TO PERMIT THE FORAGING OF CERTAIN PLANT MATERIAL IN LOUISVILLE METRO PARKS. O-108-26 held ▶ jump to 7:41
6. 4 Clerk(s)
7. 2. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD OF $75,000 FROM THE KENTUCKY ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET, DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FOR THE IROQUOIS PARK PLAYGROUND RUBBER MULCH PROJECT TO BE ADMNISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. R-091-26 recommended for approval ▶ jump to 12:14
8. 3. A RESOLUTION URGING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN STRATEGIES/ACTIONS TO ENSURE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT’S TREE CANOPY IS RESILIENT, PROTECTED, AND SUSTAINABLE. R-142-25 return to the table ▶ jump to 13:19
9. 7 Adjournment ▶ jump to 33:16
10. 8 Note: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at the Metro Council meeting August 13, 2026.
11. 3. A RESOLUTION URGING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE URBAN FOREST MASTER PLAN STRATEGIES/ACTIONS TO ENSURE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT’S TREE CANOPY IS RESILIENT, PROTECTED, AND SUSTAINABLE. R-142-25 postponed ▶ jump to 32:59
12. 12 Transcript
13. 13 [See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Parks and Sustainability Committee Meeting - August 7, 2026.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding discussion of each item.] ID 26-1059