CITY OF ST. MATTHEWS
Council Meeting Minutes
May 27, 2025
A meeting of the St. Matthews City Council was held in-person on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Bernie Bowling Jr. The following people were present:
MAYOR
Richard J. Tonini (absent)
CITY COUNCIL
Councilmember Bernie Bowling Councilmember Tim Holland
Councilmember Sarah Landes (absent) Councilmember Mary Jo Nay
Councilmember Frank Flynn Councilmember Amy Olson
Councilmember Nathan Hernandez Councilmember Jackie Vanetti
OTHER OFFICIALS
John Singler – St. Matthews City Attorney
Judi Kassebaum – St. Matthews City Clerk
Chief Barry Wilkerson – St. Matthews Police Department
Sargeant George Jetter – St. Matthews Police Department
Officer Billy Cundiff – St. Matthews Police Department
Officer Dexter Pitts – St. Matthews Police Department
Officer Adam Huber – St. Matthews Police Department
Officer Ronnie Long – St. Matthews Police Department
Officer Sean Hayden – St. Matthews Police Department
OTHER ATTENDEES
Trevor Cravens – HB Productions
John Grantz – Media Events
Bob Klein – Resident
Davis Jefferies – Resident
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was accomplished followed by the roll call of attendance. Mayor Tonini and Councilmember Landes were absent.
John Singler asked for a motion to select a Mayor Pro Tem. Councilmember Nay nominated Councilmember Bowling, and the motion was seconded by Councilmember Holland. The motion carried 6-0.
A motion was made by Councilmember Olson to approve the minutes from the May 13, 2025, council meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Nay. Upon Voice Vote: (5-0-1 abstain) the motion carried.
PUBLIC MEETING COMMENTS
Bob Klein a resident on Marquette, asked about the water for the restrooms at Warwick Park. The City is still waiting for the Water Company to turn on the water.
Davis Jefferies a resident on Chenoweth, talked about the traffic signal at Shelbyville Rd and Breckenridge Ln not turning green in a timely manner. Drivers are running the light and making U-turns. Sargeant Jetter said the police received numerous complaints about the light and have asked Louisville Metro traffic to look at it. It was decided to have Traffic Engineer Jim Birch call the state regarding the traffic signal. Mr. Jefferies gave the clerk his contact information to be kept informed of the progress.
PENDING BUSINESS
Trevor Cravens, of HB Productions, gave the council an update on the progress of the 75th Anniversary Celebration. Banners were put up over the weekend. Trevor met with Public Works, SMPD, and EMT’s to coordinate for the celebration. Promoting the event is in full swing. He has applied for a permit to close part of east bound Kresge Lane in front of Brown Park. No volunteers are needed for the event. Anyone wanting a booth should be directed to the Street Festival, as there are no booths/vendors at the 75th celebration. John Gratz, of Media Events, said the fire department will help with the stage Thursday morning.
NEW BUSINESS
The council was given copies of the proposed budget. There was discussion over Waggener and whether the tennis court project would move forward if JCPS canceled its funding. Councilmember Holland was reaching out to Waggener to see where the project stood.
Mayor Pro Tem Bowling went over the costs of capital projects.
The Chief Wilkerson talked about incentives to entice more applicants with a well-rounded benefit and work schedule package. SMPD has a great retention rate of officers and wants to continue to be competitive with surrounding cities. A member from the audience asked about the size of St. Matthews compared to the size of Jeffersontown. Chief Wilkerson said St. Matthews is smaller in every aspect. The audience and council agreed SMPD is impressive and has the best officers.
The first reading of the budget will take place June 10, and the second reading will be June 24. Any requests to change the proposed budget should be sent to May Pro Tem Bowling.
EXPENDITURES
Councilmember Nay made a motion to approve the expenditures listed and have checks drawn on the city’s treasury in the amount of $98,438.23 . The motion was seconded by Councilmember Flynn.
Upon Roll Call Vote: (6-0) the motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
There were no Committee reports.
CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
There was no City Attorney report.
MAYOR’S REPORT
There was no Mayor’s report.
ADJOURNMENT
Councilmember Holland made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Nay. Upon Voice Vote: (6-0) the motion carried, and the meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard Tonini, Mayor
Judi Kassebaum, City Clerk
| May 27, 2025 | |||
| BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR DRAW WARRANTS on the City Treasury, | |||
| counter-signed by the City Clerk or Assistant City Clerk authorizing payment of the below listed invoices: | |||
| AT&T | All – Telephone Service | $1,491.84 | |
| Best-One Kentuckiana | Works – Tires | Works – Tires | $1,264.44 |
| Blackburn & Davis | Parks-Repairs and Maintenance-C. Center | $1,260.02 | |
| BMS, LLC | All – Insurance Addendum | $173.25 | |
| Cintas | Works – Supplies & Materials | $2,322.33 | |
| CivicPlus, LLC | IT – Contracted Services – Archiving Media | $7,924.77 | |
| Clifford Distributing Co., Inc | Works – Supplies & Materials | $588.06 | |
| Effective Fitness Combatives LLC | Police – Training-Course & Materials | $2,498.00 | |
| Fitzsimmons Awnings | Police – Vehicle Maintenance – Body | $1,485.00 | |
| Gannett Indiana-Kentucky LocaliQ | Admin. – Advertising Ordinance | $192.40 | |
| Great American Financial Services | Police – Service Contract/Copies | $97.13 | |
| Galls | Police – Uniforms | $95.12 | |
| Guardian Insurance Company | Police – Long/Short/Life Insurance | $11,066.73 | |
| HB Productions, LLC | Admin. – 75th Anniversary Celebration | $7,500.00 | |
| Louisville Water Company | Parks-Capital Improvements-Warwick Park | $3,450.00 | |
| Miller Company | Admin./Police – Service Contract – Copies | $381.60 | |
| Security Pros, LLC | Works – Monitoring | $1,215.46 | |
| Site One Landscape Supply | Works – Supplies & Materials | $119.64 | |
| St. Matthews Fire Protection District | Police – 1-1-25/3-31-25 Training/OT | $1,534.10 | |
| Studio Kremer Architects | Works – Capital Improvements – Arterburn | $1,925.00 | |
| Tires Plus Total Car Care | Police – Vehicle Maintenance – Routine | $171.65 | |
| Total Office Products & Service | Police – Office Supplies | $102.97 | |
| Trace3, LLC | IT – Capital Improvements-CH Access Control | $8,378.00 | |
| Valvoline | Police/Works – Vehicle Main. – Preventative | $455.89 | |
| Verizon Wireless | All – Telephone Service | $3,343.02 | |
| Wex Bank | All – Gasoline (2 Months) | $36,060.77 | |
| MAPS | |||
| Flynn Brothers | Works – Cold Patch | $90.85 | |
| Reimbursements and Payments | |||
| Huber, Adam | Police – Reimbursement Training/Travel | $250.00 | |
| Lanning, Glenn | Works – Trinity Hills Ditch Project (Fence) | $2,644.00 | |
| Smith, Jonathan | Police – Reimbursement Uniform Expenses | $356.19 | |
| TOTAL | $98,438.23 | ||
