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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />September 28, 2021 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />Councilmember Brown stated he wants to make sure that dedicated funding is getting <br />spent as has been directed. He would like regular progress reports on how this is being <br />addressed. <br />Councilmember Dickinson noted hiring staff in this market is very difficult and that may <br />impact what this costs. <br />The consensus was to add a place holder in the budget for a parks, open space, and <br />streetscapes booster program. <br />Mayor Stolzmann noted Council will still want to see a plan for spending and addressing <br />issues. The place holder should not be considered a minimum or maximum amount to <br />spend, staff should create a plan with what is needed to make it work. <br />Interim City Manager Davis stated staff will come back with more detailed information and <br />a plan on how to address this. <br />Mayor Stolzmann stated she is seeing many other agencies losing staff and not being <br />able to replace them in this labor market. She asked if the Council was interested in <br />including money in the budget for a bonus for those employees who had to come in <br />during the lockdown. She also suggested adding funds for employee retention in the <br />budget. <br />Members liked the idea and asked staff to come back with a funding plan for <br />consideration. <br />MUSEUM EXPANSION DESIGN FUNDING <br />Bridget Bacon, Museum Services Supervisor, gave the history of this project to possibly <br />expand the museum. She noted a recommendation from 2004 from a museum <br />assessment for a new facility to be added to the site for a collections center. A conceptual <br />design was done in 2017 including cost estimates. The plan includes a community <br />meeting space, storage for collections, exhibit space, and work space. <br />Jennifer Henderson, Louisville History Foundation, noted the museum is continually <br />ranked very high in citizen surveys. Studies show museums contribute greatly to <br />economic vitality and it is a gathering place for everybody. She reviewed the funds <br />already spent on this project both from the City and the History Foundation. <br />Sharon Nemechek, Library and Museum Services director, noted staff is requesting <br />funding be included in the 2022 budget for schematic designs to be completed so we <br />have a better understanding of the costs to do the expansion. <br />Public Comments <br />