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2017 | P R O G R E S S R E P O R T |

SHOW ME A COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS TODAY’S WORLDAND IS WORKING TOGETHER TO THRIVE WITHIN IT, AND I’LL SHOW YOU A COMMUNITY ON THE RISE.”New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, after visiting Louisville and interviewing Mayor Fischer for a March 2017 piece on the state of our nation’s cities.

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Nearly 6,000 people turned out in support of immigrants during our Jan. 30 Rally for American Values at the Ali Center. Photo provided by Sam Upshaw, photographer with Courier Journal

2017

2017 PROGRESS REPORT | 1

Our city is going through a tremendous renaissance in job growth,

construction and educational attainment. We have earned a host of

accolades from around the world as a city on the move, because we

offer a unique combination of economic opportunity, great quality of life,

signature tourist attractions and the zeal to create a community where

everyone in every neighborhood has a positive and hopeful future.

Our global brand is a city with a distinct culture of innovation,

collaboration and compassion.

This report tells the story of our city’s achievements in the last year.

Our successes are the result of years of hard work by people both in

and outside Metro government; people who are dedicated to ensuring

that all residents of Louisville have the opportunity to reach their full

human potential.

Like every community, we have opportunities and challenges. My team

and I will continue to work with our local and national partners to fight

for our citizens so that their opportunities become limitless.

We do so because, in our great city, we believe in the future, we know

our job is never done, and most importantly -- we believe in each other.

Thank you.

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer

Nearly 6,000 people turned out in support of immigrants during our Jan. 30 Rally for American Values at the Ali Center.

2 | LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT

Since 2011, Louisville has added 71,000 new jobs from new businesses, expansion of existing firms and relocations.

In 2017 alone, the Louisville Forward economic development team helped with 56 projects representing nearly

$1.7 billion in investments and the creation of 5,400 jobs.

A JOBS PROGRAM IN LOUISVILLE IS FILLING A SKILLS GAP AND PUTTING AMERICANS BACK TO WORK.” — From a Bloomberg Businessweek profile of KMCC.

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2,500Diversified Consultants Inc.’s $19 million facility; more

than 1,000 new jobs.

EY’s new $4.35 million national executive support

center; 125 new jobs.

With nearly 30,000 open jobs in the city, we’re working

with partners like KentuckianaWorks to provide 21st

Century workforce training. In 2017, the Kentucky

Manufacturing Career Center made its 1,000th job

placement, and the Kentucky Health Career Center

earned the Medistar Award for connecting people to

healthcare jobs.

2017 EXAMPLES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: JOBS

71,000

ON THE MOVE!FORBES RANKS LOUISVILLE THE NO. 1 CITY FOR MANUFACTURING IN THE U.S.

LUMINA FOUNDATION DESIGNATES LOUISVILLE AS A ‘TALENT HUB’

TOP 10 JOB RANKINGS FROM GLASSDOOR AND ZIPRECRUITER.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: BUSINESSES

A JOBS PROGRAM IN LOUISVILLE IS FILLING A SKILLS GAP AND PUTTING AMERICANS BACK TO WORK.” – From a Bloomberg Businessweek profile of KMCC.

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Kentucky Manufacturing Career Center

2,500From local restaurants and breweries to larger businesses in key sectors of advanced manufacturing, business services,

food and beverage, lifelong wellness and aging care, and logistics and e-Commerce, Louisville Metro has gained 2,500

businesses since 2011, including a number of small businesses – the heart and soul of a local economy.

2017 HIGHLIGHTSMETCO loans supported store openings in the Butcher

Block development in Butchertown.

Louisville’s first music brewery, Gravely Brewing Co.,

opened in the Highlands.

Locally owned Altitude Trampoline Park opened to

great fanfare in Shively.

Local startup The Bacon launched its online service

connecting businesses and customers.

Louisville Bespoke, a fashion incubator space, is

supporting fashion designers and creative entrepreneurs.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GAVE LOUISVILLE AN A GRADE THROUGH THUMBTACK’S 2017 SMALL BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS SURVEY.

ON THE MOVE!

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: JOBS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: BUSINESSES

Scoppechio Advertising new headquarters Gravely Brewing Co.


24M$12BECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INVESTMENT

As evidenced by a sky of construction cranes, major employer expansions and redevelopment of historic properties, Louisville

has more than $12 billion in capital investment announced, completed or underway, just since 2014.

2017 EXAMPLES$5 million redevelopment of historic Colonial Gardens

in south Louisville is under way.

Plans announced for $200 million Butchertown Soccer

Stadium District on 35 underutilized acres in Butchertown.

Ford Motor Co. invested $900 million at the Kentucky

Truck Plant for its new Expedition and Lincoln Navigator

lines.

LINAK broke ground on its new $33 million manufactur-

ing facility, creating more than 400 full-time jobs.

ResCare is investing $34 million in its new headquarters.

Churchill Downs plans a $60 million Historical Racing

Machine Facility on Poplar Level Road, and $32 million

in improvements around the historic Churchill Downs

race track.

CBRE RESEARCH ENDORSED LOUISVILLE’S COMPETITIVE COST OF DOING BUSINESS BY RANKING OUR OFFICE MARKET RATES IN THE TOP 10 FOR AFFORDABILITY.

SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE RANKED LOUISVILLE AS A TOP METRO FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST NORTH CENTRAL REGIONS.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: TOURISM

ON THE MOVE!

Kentucky Truck Plant


Louisville hosts more than 24 million tourist visits annually, for an estimated economic impact of $1.32 billion, supporting 26,000 tourism-related jobs.

24M$12BECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: INVESTMENT

SEEING THE IMPACT

More than two dozen hotels recently opened,

are under construction or planned, including the

$320 million Omni Louisville Hotel.

The Kentucky Derby Museum is planning a

$6.5 million renovation and expansion.

Bourbonism – the act of enjoying Louisville’s unique

local food and bourbon scene – is the city’s first

365-day-a-year tourism experience, resulting in nearly

$160 million in related investment in recent years.

This year, we added the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Gateway at the Frazier Museum, and celebrated the

new Bourbon & Beyond Festival.

The Louisville Zoo again celebrated being the

region’s No. 1 non-profit attraction, hosting over

860,000 guests and visitors from 41 states.

PASTE LISTED LOUISVILLE AMONG THE BEST CITIES FOR THEATER.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NAMED LOUISVILLE A TOP 10 FOOD CITY.

WORLD FOOD TRAVEL ASSOCIATION AWARDED LOUISVILLE ITS GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST DESTINATION EXPERIENCE.

REALTOR.COM LISTED LOUISVILLE’S 40217 ZIP CODE (GERMANTOWN, SCHNITZELBURG, SHELBY PARK AND SMOKETOWN) AMONG TOP 10 HIPSTER MARKETS.

TRAVEL + LEISURE NAMED LOUISVILLE ONE OF AMERICA’S FRIENDLIEST CITIES.

ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS/AQUARIUMS NAMED LOUISVILLE ZOO DIRECTOR JOHN WALCZAK AS ITS 2017 INSPECTOR OF THE YEAR.

ON THE MOVE!

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: TOURISM

Kentucky Truck Plant Bourbon & Beyond


Louisville was among the first dozen cities in America to

get Google Fiber’s superfast internet access, leading

other providers to also begin offering super-fast options

to their customers.

PART OF THE REASON THAT WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS FASTER IS BECAUSE OF A REALLY FOR-WARD-THINKING CITY GOVERNMENT.” - Ashley Kroh, a Louisville native working as Google Fiber’s east region network deployment and operations lead.

The PNC Gigabit Experience Center opened in the

Louisville Central Community Center in Russell, allowing

free access to superfast gigabit speed Internet.

The Office for Civic Innovation has partnered with

Internet service providers to expand Internet access in

low-income neighborhoods, and planning has begun for

a $5.4 million project to build a new fiber optic network

through the city, including neighborhoods where ultra

high-speed internet is unavailable.

The Civic Innovation team helped coordinate a project

in which Fern Creek High students refurbished donated laptops, then provided them to low-income

families, creating greater access to online education

and job opportunities.

INNOVATION: DIGITAL INCLUSIONBRINGING HIGH-SPEED GIGABIT INTERNET TO ALL OF LOUISVILLE, AND WORKING TOWARD MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO EVERY CITIZEN IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IS CENTRAL TO OUR DIGITAL INCLUSION STRATEGY.”

– Mayor Fischer“

ON THE MOVE!AMAZON WEB SERVICES HONORED LOUISVILLE AS A 2017 CITY ON A CLOUD INNOVATION CHALLENGE WINNER.

THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED THE CITY AS A LEADER IN DIGITAL AND INNOVATION EFFORTS.

2017 HIGHLIGHTS

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Fern Creek High students


INNOVATION: DIGITAL INCLUSION

Louisville is a national leader in collecting and leveraging data to improve city services and create opportunities. And

because we know government can’t do it alone, we’re partnering with citizen hackers, makers, businesses and nonprofits

to put our data to work for all.

2017 EXAMPLES

The Code Louisville training program graduated

353 people and placed nearly 100 in jobs. And in

partnership with Jefferson Community & Technical

College, Code Louisville courses are now eligible for

credit hours toward a certificate/degree in Computer

and Information Technology.

Over two years, Air Louisville enlisted 1,147 asthma

patients to use sensors on medication inhalers,

collecting data that’s now being analyzed and used

to improve our community’s health and sustainability.

We began a new Smart City partnership with

IFTTT, a web and mobile platform that allows users

to transform how they experience and manage their

homes and habits.

The Office for Civic Innovation is partnering with the

American Printing House for the Blind on the Indoor

Explorer program, which uses low-power beacons to

feed information to an app that helps guide people who

are visually impaired.

LouieLab Hackathon


COMPASSION

$14MBUDGETED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

212,442FOSTER GRANDPARENT AND

RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM VOLUNTEER HOURS.

180,000VOLUNTEERS AND ACTS OF

COMPASSION DURING THE 2017 GIVE A DAY WEEK OF SERVICE.

110,850MEALS PROVIDED TO SENIOR

CITIZENS VIA MEALS ON WHEELS AND SENIOR NUTRITION

PROGRAM.

102,000MEALS SERVED TO YOUTHS

AND ADULTS AT METRO PARKS & RECREATION COMMUNITY

CENTERS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DARE TO CARE.

5300+JCPS STUDENTS RECEIVING

BACKPACKS AND OTHER RESOURCES TO PREPARE FOR THE

SCHOOL YEAR AT NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE-SPONSORED EVENTS.

112NUMBER OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS

HOUSED DURING A NATIONAL CHALLENGE TO HOUSE 100

HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS IN 100 DAYS.

9PERCENT DECLINE IN HOMELESSNESS SINCE 2016,

THANKS TO COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH MULTIPLE

AGENCIES, ACCORDING TO THE CONTINUUM OF CARE

POINT-IN-TIME COUNT.

Dr. Barry Kerzin, the Dalai Lama’s personal physician, joined the Mayor in a Give A Day cleanup at Eastern Cemetery on Baxter Avenue.


COMPASSION

REMOVING BARRIERS In partnership with Kentuckiana-

Works and others, we expanded initiatives to help individuals

overcome barriers to employment and education, including:

Manufacturing Training for English Language Learners: Intensive, 3-week program to help individuals

start a career as a supervisor in manufacturing.

Shelter Works: Provides manufacturing training for

people experiencing homelessness.

Project CASE: Helps people with disabilities access

training and jobs in high-demand areas.

Honoring Veterans: In 2017, the Mayor’s Week of

Valor expanded to 18 events across three weeks. Also

this year, we established an Office for Veterans to help

connect veterans with resources they need.

Pay It Forward: In January, the non-profit Friends of

Metro Animal Services partnered with Louisville Metro

Animal Services to cover free adoptions. LMAS then

began asking every free adoption event participant to

make a donation so the Pay It Forward chain continues.

Since then, more than 680 animals have been adopted,

and thousands of dollars have been donated to continue

the initiative.

ON THE MOVE!THREE-PEAT! LOUISVILLE EARNED 100 ON HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN SCORECARD FOR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW.

LOUISVILLE NAMED AMONG BEST CITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY WALLETHUB.COM.


LIFELONG LEARNINGMY DREAM IS TO OWN MY OWN STORE, AND THIS JOB HAS PREPARED ME FOR A LOT OF THE SKILLS I WILL NEED TO DO THAT. SUMMERWORKS GAVE ME REAL WORK EXPERIENCE.”

– Jon Russell, 18, Fourth Street Live!“

OTHER 2017 HIGHLIGHTS

Cradle to Career has evolved into Louisville Promise,

an effort to strengthen wrap-around supports to ensure

students get the skills they need, from pre-K to college

and career readiness.

The groundbreaking Compassionate Schools Project, which cultivates focus, resilience, empathy, connection

and wellbeing as the basis for academic and personal

success, was fully implemented in 25 Jefferson County

Public elementary schools this year.

KentuckianaWorks programs helped 4,000 people

start or return to college by removing barriers to

higher education.

JCPS opened a West Louisville Satellite Office in the

California Community Center, providing west Louisville

families with greater access to services needed to ensure

a quality education for their children.

Clariant Corporation made a three-year grant to create

a new STEM program at the California Community

Center, in partnership with Wheatley Elementary.

KentuckianaWorks is among partners creating the

Academies of Louisville, small learning communities

within 11 JCPS high schools that allow students to

connect what they’re learning in the classroom to

careers.

LIFELONG LEARNING: LIBRARIES

5,200NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGES

16-21 PLACED IN JOBS WITH SUMMERWORKS EMPLOYERS.

36,250NUMBER OF CULTURAL PASSES

DISTRIBUTED THIS SUMMER, PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH

FREE ACCESS TO MANY OF THE LOUISVILLE AREA’S ARTS AND

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS.

130,653NUMBER OF YOUNGSTERS

COMPLETING THE LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY’S

SUMMER READING PROGRAM.


2017 was a big year for Louisville Free Public Libraries, with the opening of one regional library and groundbreaking for

another, which, when opened, will complete our commitment under the Library Master Plan to provide a full-service

library within five miles of 90 percent of Louisville residents.

2017 HIGHLIGHTS

South Central Regional Library: This 40,000-square-

foot facility opened July 21, enhancing service for more

than 160,000 people in the area. Door count: Up 93

percent over the Okolona branch it replaced. Materials

checked out: 183 percent increase.

Northeast Regional Library: We broke ground Sept.

21 on this nearly 40,000-square-foot facility, which will

more than double the per-person square footage of the

much-smaller Westport branch it replaces, enhancing

service for 170,000 people in the area. Opens in 2019.

St. Matthews-Eline branch library: We are partnering

with St. Matthews on a $4 million expansion of this

popular branch, growing it by nearly 8,000 square feet.

LIFELONG LEARNING LIFELONG LEARNING: LIBRARIESI EMPHASIZE LIFELONG LEARNING BECAUSE IN A WORLD THAT’S CHANGING AS RAPIDLY AS OUR WORLD TODAY, THE LIFELONG LEARNERS ARE THE ONES BEST EQUIPPED TO ANTICIPATE, ADAPT AND THRIVE.“ – Mayor Fischer

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The new state-of-the-art Northeast Regional Library will feature an expanded collection, comfortable, quiet spaces for reading and studying, meeting rooms, an auditorium, a large children’s area, and a separate teen space. It also will have an innovative, hands-on “makerspace” with audio/visual lab and demonstration kitchen, plus outdoor teaching and programming space.


2017 HIGHLIGHTS

A rebirth at the intersection of 18th Street and

Broadway, with plans for a $130 million Passport

Health Plan headquarters (500 jobs), and $28 million

Republic Bank Foundation YMCA.

$1.5 million in major road and sidewalk improve-

ments are under way near 18th and Broadway, which

will be a key stop on our city’s first Bus Rapid Transit

service, via Dixie Highway.

Construction has begun on enhancements at

Sheppard Park, the first project of the $30 million

Choice Neighborhood initiative; to be leveraged into

a more than $200 million transformation of Russell.

Louisville Urban League is partnering with the city to

develop a $30 million, state-of-the-art sports facility

anchored by an indoor track and field facility at

Heritage West.

We expanded resources at the Nia Center, a

one-stop workforce and entrepreneurial development

center on West Broadway.

Metro’s Office of Redevelopment Strategies, in

partnership with urban planner Joshua Poe and local

community groups, released a redlining story map

to show how historic inequitable practices impact

our current neighborhood landscape. We’re working

now with community and industry leaders to reverse

that impact.

WEST LOUISVILLEOUR CITY IS EXPERIENCING OUTSTANDING ECONOMIC MOMENTUM, BUT WE KNOW WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE PROSPERITY AND OPPORTUNITY IS HAPPENING IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.”

– Mayor Fischer“

WEST LOUISVILLE: NEIGHBORHOODS

$800MWEST LOUISVILLE HAS SEEN MORE THAN $800 MILLION OF INVESTMENT COMPLETED,

ANNOUNCED OR STARTED SINCE 2014 – PROJECTS THAT HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES, INCREASE SAFETY, BOOST

NEIGHBORHOOD AMENITIES AND PROVIDE AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE TO DO BUSINESS.


2017 HIGHLIGHTS

RussellWork begun on neighborhood transformation

kick-started by $30 million Choice Neighborhood

Implementation Grant. / PNC Gigabit Experience

Center opened at Louisville Central Community Center. /

Streetscape improvements completed for Cedar Street

/ Quinn Gardens; market-rate housing units under

construction; first family moved in.

ParklandParkland Neighborhood Plan adopted in August. / City

purchased the former Parkland grocery store; working

with community stakeholders on redevelopment plans.

ShawneeNew Dirt Bowl basketball courts, scoreboard and

bleachers at Shawnee Park. / MSD basin project

includes $3 million in improvements to the lily pond,

ball house and Paul Hornung Field.

CaliforniaKickoff for neighborhood plan under way. / Partnering

with Simmons College of Kentucky on a campus master

plan and student housing strategy.

AlgonquinSixty volunteers participated in a Building Our Blocks

event in July, engaging 320 residents and working to

make the neighborhood cleaner, greener, safer and

more inclusive.

ChickasawMetro Parks invested $40,000 to renovate

Chickasaw Park tennis and basketball courts. /

Chickasaw and Parkland saw highest number of

Cultural Passes distributed to children from all west

Louisville neighborhoods, with more than 3,000

participants.

Park DuValleLouisville Forward worked with developer and former

operator of the Park DuValle grocery to ensure

continuous service and quality groceries for the

neighborhood during ownership transition. /

Purchased property at 3052 Wilson Ave. to keep

it from being converted into a liquor store; the city

is marketing the property for small business

development.

Park HillMajor expansions at Clariant and Great Northern

led to more than $100 million in investment and

the creation of more than 60 new jobs.

PortlandHeine Brothers’ Coffee relocated its headquarters;

$1 million investment in a historic building. /

Announced fourth phase of Waterfront Park,

encompassing 22 acres between 9th and 13th streets.

WEST LOUISVILLE WEST LOUISVILLE: NEIGHBORHOODS


14 | ANNUAL REPORT 2016

PUBLIC SAFETY

With violent crime rising in cities across the U.S., Mayor Fischer introduced a six-point plan for violence

prevention in Louisville, with a shared focus on enforcement and prevention – attacking root causes

of crime. “ JUST HIRING MORE OFFICERS AND MAKING MORE ARRESTS WILL NOT GET THE JOB DONE ALONE,” he said.

1 ENFORCEMENTIN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, LMPD KEYS

ON HOT-SPOT POLICING THAT FOCUSES ON NARCOTICS

TRAFFICKING, ILLEGAL GUN USE AND THE SMALL

PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE COMMITTING VIOLENCE.

2 INTERVENTIONSTOPPING VIOLENCE BEFORE IT STARTS; LED BY THE OF-

FICE FOR SAFE AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS (OSHN).

SUCH EFFORTS AS ZONES OF HOPE, NO MORE RED DOTS,

TRAUMA RESPONSE COLLABORATION, PIVOT TO PEACE,

CLERGY RESOURCE TEAM.

3 PREVENTIONPARTNERING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD POSITIVE

CAPACITY, WITH PROGRAMS LIKE SUMMERWORKS, RIGHT

TURN AND REIMAGE, METRO MENTORS.

4 COMMUNITY MOBILIZATIONGETTING EVERYONE INVOLVED THROUGH SUCH EFFORTS

AS CURE VIOLENCE, ONE LOVE LOUISVILLE AMBASSADORS,

OSHN ADVISORY COUNCIL AND EXTERNAL AGENCY FUND,

BLOCK WATCH AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.

5 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENTPARTNERING WITH AGENCIES LIKE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE,

CARDINAL SUCCESS, 21ST CENTURY POLICING TO ASK, “ARE

OUR POLICIES, PRACTICES AND SYSTEMS WORKING?”

6 RE-ENTRYPREVENTING RECIDIVISM WITH SMOOTH TRANSITIONS.

PROGRAMS INCLUDE FACT (2), REIMAGE, SECOND CHANCE

EMPLOYMENT.

INVESTMENTS TO KEEP US SAFER


PUBLIC SAFETY

LMPD

Body Cameras: All officers now outfitted with body

cameras, allowing for accurate, transparent documenta-

tion of interactions between police and the community.

ShotSpotter: Gunshots pinpointed in real time, allowing

officers to respond more quickly to shooting scenes.

Real Time Crime Center: Using technology to provide

intelligence and quick support to police in the field.

LOUISVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE

Unveiled new state-of-the-art apparatus to modernize

firefighting ability.

YOUTH DETENTION SERVICES

Received a near perfect score — 99.45 — on its latest

American Correctional Association audit.

CORRECTIONS

Metro Corrections met and exceeded the rigorous

American Correctional Association Core Jail Standards;

recognized as a best in class local detention system -

only jail in Kentucky to hold such distinction.

METROSAFE

Implemented Smart911 program to enhance emergency

response to citizen calls.

OFFICE FOR SAFE AND HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS

Kenan Charitable Trust: Investing more than $5

million in Louisville/Lexington partnership to boost life

outcomes for young black men impacted by violence.

Cure Violence: Three new outreach workers are

being trained in this public health approach to stop the

spread of violence by using strategies associated with

disease control.

Youth Engagement: From an Idea Challenge inviting

young people to offer anti-violence projects, to out-

reach teams at YDS and JCPS, to poetry slams and

gardening projects, we’re giving voice, guidance and

support to our community’s young people.

One Love Louisville Ambassadors: Hosted nearly

200 people at five Ambassador Institute Trainings this

year, modeling a public health approach to violence

interruption.

External agencies: Distributed nearly $150,000 to

19 community partners working to support youth and

families in west Louisville and decrease exposure to

violence. These groups have engaged over 700 people,

reducing truancy, recidivism and risk-taking among

participants.

Faith Directory: A new database designed to improve

faith-based engagement.

INVESTMENTS TO KEEP US SAFER


THE LOUISVILLE WELCOME ACADEMY HELPS INCREASE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CIVIC ASSIMILATION OF LOUISVILLE’S IMMIGRANT POPULATION. THE PROGRAM HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE AND ENABLED THEM THE REALIZATION OF THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM.” – Mary Niang, Louisville Welcome Academy graduate

GLOBALIZATION

“Louisville is proudly home to more than 160 international communities, and our Office for Globalization

consistently implements new strategies to empower our international population.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2017

Thirty foreign-born community leaders graduated

from the Louisville Welcome Academy, a 6-month

free leadership program that helps immigrants and

refugees understand and participate in city leader-

ship. A new group begins in January.

City leaders are partnering with local healthcare

and education organizations to recruit a talented

and diverse global workforce, many of whom have

come from Puerto Rico.

100,000 visitors enjoyed food, dance and music

from more than 100 vendors and 70 entertainers

at WorldFest, one of the region’s largest

international festivals.

Metro Parks and the Office for Globalization

partnered to host an Inter-Neighborhood

Bhutanese soccer tournament and to create Sunil

Gavaskar Cricket Field at Hays Kennedy Park.

Louisville hosted an Importer/Exporter Boot

Camp, sponsored by the World Trade Center

Kentucky, to assist entrepreneurs and established

businesses interested in buying and selling in

international markets.

HEALTH

More than 1,300 people of different beliefs and backgrounds came to Iroquois Park in October to share food, space and conversation at the inaugural The Big Table, a potluck-style event hosted by We Are Louisville and our Office for Globalization.


GLOBALIZATION HEALTHIMPROVING HEALTH IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS, SO WE WORK TO CONVENE, CONNECT AND COMMUNICATE TO ESTABLISH HEALTHIER PLACES, PROGRAMS AND POLICIES TOWARD MAKING LOUISVILLE ONE OF THE HEALTHIEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY.” – Mayor Fischer

A HEALTHY TOP 5 FROM THE LOUISVILLE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Reduced the rate of uninsured from 18 percent

to 5.8 percent, improving health outcomes and

reducing mortality rates.

Created an Office of Addiction Services to better

coordinate resources to attack the opioid epidemic.

Also filed a federal lawsuit against the three largest

wholesale opioid distributors for dumping millions of

pills into Louisville neighborhoods while refusing to

fulfill their obligations to monitor, identify, report and

halt suspicious shipments of opioids. Any damages

awarded will go toward the cost of treatment for

addiction, education and law enforcement.

Exceeded 13,000 participants in syringe exchange

program, which leads to care for more people with

HIV and Hepatitis C and referrals for treatment

services.

Added e-cigs and hookah to the city’s

comprehensive smoking ban.

Celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Center

for Health Equity, which was the first of its kind in

the nation when it opened, and the release of the

2017 Health Equity Report.

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We are building our resilience strategy as part of the 100 Resilient Cities initiative, a Rockefeller Foundation effort

dedicated to helping 100 cities around the world better prepare for the physical, social and economic challenges that

are a growing part of the 21st century.

2017 HIGHLIGHTS

Hired our first Chief Resilience Officer, and Chief Equity Officer.

Identified education, racial equity, economic

development and sustainability as the initial focus

of our resilience efforts during a workshop that

included city leaders and dozens of local agencies,

nonprofits and businesses.

Launched the “Am I Eligible?” online tool that helps

residents see which programs and services may fit

their needs.

Enhanced service delivery by expanding the new Low

Income Home Energy Assistance Program automated

appointment system to include Volunteer Income Tax

Assistance.

Formed an advisory board and work groups, and

created new social media tools for the AARP Age

Friendly City Initiative.

Opened a Financial Empowerment Center at the Nia

Center and expanded our Microbusiness Development

Program, which assists low- to moderate-income

entrepreneurs in starting or expanding a business.

RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICESWE ARE DEVELOPING A STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN OUR CITY AGAINST THE STRESSES AND SHOCKS THAT COULD SLOW OR EVEN HALT OUR MOMENTUM – BE IT A NATURAL DISASTER, LIKE A FLOOD, OR ECONOMIC DISTRESS, LIKE A RECESSION.” – Mayor Fischer

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Eric Friedlander, the city’s first Chief Resilience Officer, celebrates with Brown School students who created handmade Valentine’s Day cards that were shared with our Meals on Wheels recipients in February. Photo provided by Michael Clevenger, photographer with Courier Journal

SUSTAINABILITY


RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SUSTAINABILITY


The Office of Sustainability provided financial

incentives that encouraged installation of 60 cool

roofs at homes and businesses here this year; one

strategy to combat our urban heat island.

In partnership with local businesses, The Nature

Conservancy, Trees Louisville and others, Metro

planted about 7,500 trees.

The Office of Sustainability completed a

community-wide greenhouse gas inventory that

showed the city reduced its emissions by 17 percent

between 2010 and 2016.

With support from the Office of Sustainability, the

University of Louisville, the Institute for Healthy Air

Water and Soil, The Nature Conservancy, and Hyphae

Design Laboratory, we launched the Green Heart Proj-

ect, a five-year study to examine the link between human

health and the amount of greenery in a neighborhood.

The Office of Sustainability partnered with the

Louisville Sustainability Council to host the 4th annual

Sustainability Summit, attended by nearly 300

people; focus was on preparing our city for the impacts

of a changing climate.

The Office of Sustainability worked with community

partners to implement urban heat management pilot

projects, such as a cool coating added to a parking lot

in SoBro and planting trees in a downtown parking lot

using pervious pavement.

In May, the city launched a bike share program, LouVelo, making more than 300 bicycles available for short-term rentals at 27 stations in and around downtown.

ON THE MOVE!SOLSMART, A PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AWARDED LOUISVILLE A GOLD DESIGNATION FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO PRACTICES MAKING IT EASIER TO USE SOLAR ENERGY.

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS PRESENTED ITS 2017 SPECIAL AWARD FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR THE ARTISTIC BUS SHELTERS INSTALLED IN SOBRO AND IN SHELBY PARK.


In December, Mayor Fischer helped celebrate Oxmoor Center’s completion of the largest retail solar installation in Kentucky, with 2,400 panels that will produce 40 percent of the electricity needed to operate the mall.

PAVING/SIDEWALKS/INFRASTRUCTURE

Over the past three years, Louisville Metro has spent $40 million to pave more than 300 miles of roads in the city, including

more than 100 in 2017.


Completed design and began construction on the $50

million Dixie Highway Corridor project. The work, being

funded in part by a $16.9 million federal TIGER grant, will

improve safety and mobility on Dixie between the Snyder

Freeway and downtown, including new sidewalks, bus

stops and landscaping, as well as technology upgrades

and the city’s first Bus Rapid Transit line to improve traf-

fic flow and reduce travel times.

Opened a new Roads Division District operations

and snow command center, creating efficiencies in Snow

Team operations and expanding capacity for salt storage.

Spent more than $2.3 million to repair sidewalks,

and launched a Sidewalk Inventory program to track

maintenance needs throughout the city.

Introduced electronic alert systems to notify citizens

of street sweeping and remind them of junk pickup time.

Developed new programs to make it easier for

residents to buy and redevelop vacant properties in

their neighborhoods.

Conducted Building Our Blocks events in seven

neighborhoods, with city agencies, community leaders

and partner organizations taking services directly to

citizens’ doorsteps.

$40M

ON THE MOVE!GOVERNING MAGAZINE REPORT LISTED LOUISVILLE AMONG THE TOP 10 BEST PERFORMING GOVERNMENTS.

THE REPORT DEFINES A CITY AS HIGH-PERFORMING IF IT’S DYNAMICALLY PLANNED, BROADLY PARTNERED, RESIDENT-INVOLVED, RACE-INFORMED, SMARTLY RESOURCED, EMPLOYEE-ENGAGED AND DATA-DRIVEN.” – Governing Magazine

WALLETHUB INCLUDED LOUISVILLE IN ITS LIST OF BEST-RUN CITIES.

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATORS NAMED CHRIS POYNTER, MAYOR FISCHER’S DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, WITH

ITS COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD.

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PARKS


PAVING/SIDEWALKS/INFRASTRUCTURE

$40MPARKS

From a legacy of 18 Olmsted-designed parks to the newer Parklands at Floyds Fork and Waterfront Park downtown,

Louisville continues to improve our greenspaces and expand programming that draws people to our parks.

2017 HIGHLIGHTS

Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation opened three

new, state-of-the-art basketball courts: the Dream Court

at Russell Lee Park, sponsored by Nancy Lieberman

Charities and WorldVentures Foundation; a court at

Wyandotte, donated by Nike and recording artist Bryson

Tiller; and new Dirt Bowl courts at Shawnee.

Dedicated Sunil Gavaskar Cricket Field at Hays

Kennedy Park near Anchorage.

Unveiled ECHO Mobile, which takes the Louisville is

Engaging Children Outdoors program at Jefferson

Memorial Forest on the road.

Unveiled a new mobile application making it easier

for golfers to access nine Parks courses, and revived

long-dormant youth baseball and softball leagues.

Hosted new events at Riverside, the Farnsley-

Moremen Landing, drawing 5,000 citizens to the

southwest Louisville historic home.

Established Champions Park on River Road as a

regional music festival destination with the new Bourbon

and Beyond Festival and the returning Louder than Life

festival.

Expanded partnerships with JCPS, resulting in a new

recreation facility at the Ernest Camp Edwards complex

in Smoketown.

Restored pergola and restrooms at Central Park. Ren-

ovated Victory Park. Dedicated modern picnic shelter at

Charlie Vettiner Park. Opened a new sprayground and

restroom facility at Huston Quin Park.

The Parklands at Floyds Fork opened a new BMX

course this year.

Waterfront Development Corp. announced plans for a

$35 million expansion of the park into west Louisville.

ON THE MOVE!LOUISVILLE METRO PARKS AND RECREATION AWARDED “BEST OF THE BEST” DESIGNATION AFTER RECEIVING RE-ACCREDITATION FROM THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION.


MONEY MATTERS OVERVIEW

QUICK FACTS

Strong Budget – The enacted budget for 2017-18

focuses heavily on public safety and builds on

momentum to repair roads and sidewalks, increase

affordable housing and complete a network of regional

libraries. Investments in technology funded in the budget

will expand the city’s high-speed fiber infrastructure

and enhance delivery of city services to Metro residents.

Sustained Financial Strength – Three nationally

recognized credit rating services – Fitch, Moody’s, and

Standard & Poor’s – cited Metro’s strong economy,

sound management, and budgetary flexibility as basis

for again granting positive bond ratings. Fitch assigned

and affirmed its highest rating of AAA; Moody’s affirmed

its Aa1 rating; and S&P affirmed its AA+ rating. Metro’s

rainy day fund was increased by $1 million in FY17,

bringing the funding level to a new historical high of

$68.9 million.

Continued Excellence in Financial Reporting –

Metro received its seventh consecutive “Certificate of

Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting” for

its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report from the

Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S.

and Canada. The association also presented Metro’s

fourth straight “Distinguished Budget Presentation

Award” for the 2016-17 budget.

THE ‘AAA’ RATINGS REFLECT THE METRO GOVERNMENT’S … STRONG REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FRAMEWORKS, AND FITCH’S EXPECTATION THAT THE METRO GOVERNMENT WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY THROUGHOUT ECONOMIC CYCLES.” – Fitch Ratings, Inc.

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MONEY MATTERS OVERVIEW

QUICK FACTSWhere the Money Comes From (percentage)

Where the Money Goes (percentage)


Occupational taxes 56.8%

Property taxes 25.5%

Payments made to city for various services 3.4%

Dividend payment from Louisville Water Co. 3.2%

Intergovernmental revenue 3.0%

Fees from permits, licenses issued by the city 2.8%

State municipal aid/road aid 2.0%

Federal Community Development Block Grants 1.7%

Other 1.6%

Public Safety 54.2%

Community Building Agencies 12.0%

Central Government Services 11.3%

Public Services 9.4%

Offices of Mayor, Metro Council, County Attorneyand other elected officials 4.8%

Economic, real estate and workforce development 4.2%

Capital/Building Projects and annual Debt Payment 4.1%

GET INVOLVEDIN LOUISVILLE, WE DEFINE COMPASSION AS PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITIES NECESSARY FOR EVERYONE TO REACH THEIR FULL HUMAN POTENTIAL. SO WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU, AND WE’VE GOT MANY WAYS THAT YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF AND YOUR NEIGHBORS. PLEASE, #BETHE1 TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.” – Mayor Fischer

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HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

Finish your degree: Join the 55K Degrees movement, 55000degrees.org

Earn a credential or trade certificate for a good job or career; go to kentuckiana-works.org for information about training, referrals

Summer jobs: Connecting young people with summer employment, summerworks.org

HOW YOU CAN HELP US

Volunteer for Give A Day: The 2018 dates are April 14-22. Go to mygiveaday.com for more information.

Apply for a board or commission: louisvilleky.gov/boards

Become a One Love Louisville Ambassador: Contact Maryam Ahmed, 502-574-1903

Become a REimage mentor: Call 574-4115 or apply online at kentuckianaworks.org

Hire a young person for the summer: [email protected]

Plant a tree: louisvilleky.gov/Brightside

Other: https://louisvilleky.gov/city-services/volunteer-donate

FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.louisvilleky.gov / 502.574.2003

FOLLOW OUR PROGRESS on Twitter (@louisvillemayor) or Facebook (facebook.com/MayorGregFischer)

Listen to the Mayor Greg Fischer Podcast at louisvilleky.gov/mayorgregfischerpodcast

GET INVOLVED


#BE THE 1LOUISVILLEKY.GOV/BETHE1

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