The contract now goes to the full Metro Council for a final vote.
"The neighbors call it murder alley and won’t walk through there."
Nuisance and Abatement signs were posted Tuesday night at Afrokanza and Café 360.
The ordinance would give Alcohol Beverage Control the authority to suspend a liquor license immediately after a shooting at a business.
Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong, D-8, said the focus on late-night safety came after a string of incidents last summer on Bardstown Road.
The meeting was heated at times, as Lauder defended her department's work and alleged that a report by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting was "disingenuous" and "manipulated" statistics.
The new ordinance Metro Council is now debating isn't just about eliminating some roadside panhandling. Sponsors say there's a bigger goal.