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AND EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE MARCH MEETING OF THE CITY PARISH PLANNING COMMISSION.
[ROLL CALL]
I'VE JUST TIME.MR. HOLDEN HERE, MR. ADDISON, HERE, HERE, ELEANOR.
MR. HALL, MR. HILL, MR. STERLING, HERE, WE HAVE ONLY, WE HAVE ONLY SIX.
IS THAT CORRECT DIRECTOR? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND, UM, WITH ONLY SIX, WE WOULD BE OFFERING AN AUTOMATIC DEFERRAL TO ANY OF THE APPLICANTS, UH, IF, UH, IF THEY WISH TO DO SO AT THE BEGINNING, IS THAT CORRECT? PAST PRACTICE WHEN WE'VE ONLY HAD SIX COMMISSIONERS PRESENT, WE'VE OFFERED AN AUTOMATIC DEFERRAL TO ANY APPLICANTS, WISHING TO TAKE US UP ON THAT.
UM, WHEN YOUR ITEM IS CALLED, ONCE WE GET TO THE REGULAR AGENDA ORDER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE A DEFERRAL, PLEASE.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
OF THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 22ND 21 MEETING.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY MEETING MOTION BY COMMISSIONER OUTLANDER ALLEN SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE.
THOSE ITEMS HAD BEEN APPROVED,
[RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC HEARINGS]
READING THE RULES FOR THE CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARINGS, ANY INTERESTED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA? MAY COMMENT IN PERSON AT THE RIVER CENTER BRANCH LIBRARY, TWO 15 NORTH BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA SEVEN OH EIGHT OH TWO BOTH FLOOR MEETING ROOM.DURING THE MEETING, ALL PERSONS ENTERING THE LIBRARY MUST WEAR A MASK.
ALL COMMENTS WILL BE STREAMED LIVE TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN BROADCAST ON WWW.LA.GOV AND METRIC METRO 21 COX CHANNEL 21 AND 18 AND T CHANNEL 99.
AND ON THE CITY PARISH, CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, FACEBOOK PAGE VIA FACEBOOK LIVE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WILL ALSO BE STREAMED LIVE TO THE RIVER CENTER.
BRANCH LIBRARY MEETING ROOM COMMENTS SUBMITTED PRIOR TO 4:00 PM ON THE MEETING.
DATE WILL BE COMPLETED, WILL BE COMPILED BY POSITION FOR AND AGAINST.
AND THE TOTAL NUMBER WILL BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE THE ITEMS, PUBLIC HEARING, ANY INTERESTED PERSON WHO DOES NOT WISH TO COMMENT IN PERSON MAY USE THE FORM FOUND AT WWW DOT
AND APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PROPOSAL WILL SPEAK FIRST FOR A PERIOD OF NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.
THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESIRING TO SPEAK ON A PARTICULAR ITEM SHOULD REFER TO THE MEETING AGENDA AND FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK THEM.
ONCE THE ITEM IS ANNOUNCED, EACH PERSON'S NAME WHO HAS FILLED OUT A FORM WILL BE CALLED ON TO SPEAK.
PROPONENTS WILL SPEAK THAN THE OPPONENTS.
EACH SPEAKER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.
THE SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS AND TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF THEIR PRESENTATIONS.
APPLICANT APPLICANT WILL BE ALLOWED A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL
[CONSENT AGENDA]
CAN NOW MOVE ON WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA, MR. MORIN CONSENT AGENDA.WE'VE GOT NO ITEMS FOR WITHDRAWAL ITEMS FOR DEFERRAL ITEM 13 SS THREE DASH 21 LOUDEN PLANTATION PROPOSED SMALL SUBDIVISION WITH A PRIVATE STREET LOCATED NORTH OF
ITEM NUMBER 14, SS FOUR 21 FOSTER PLACE PROPOSED SMALL SUBDIVISION WITH A PRIVATE STREET LOCATED NORTH OF HOOPER ROAD.
AT THE END OF HIGHLAND GARDENS ROAD.
BOTH THESE ITEMS ARE DEFERRED TO APRIL THE 19TH BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR CONSENT ITEMS FOR APPROVAL ITEM SIX K SEVEN DASH 21 T 1340 1300 THROUGH 1400 O'NEAL LANE TO REZONE FROM LIMITED RESIDENTIAL, A 3.1 TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO LLC TO ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF O'NEAL LANE, SOUTH OF RIVERDALE AVENUE, EAST ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CASE EIGHT 21 NINE NINE FOUR FIVE AIRLINE HIGHWAY, SUITE C TO REZONE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL C2 TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE.
YOU HAVE HEARD ALL THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WILL BE TAKEN WITH ONE VOTE.
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ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO HAVE HAD HAVE AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD AS PART OF THE REGULAR AGENDA.DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF THE TWO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ADDISON SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO ACCEPTING THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE, THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
[Items 2 & 3]
MR. VICE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION AND THE NEXT TWO ITEMS MAY BE TAKEN TOGETHER OR THEY READ UP ITEM TWO PA THREE 21 AND ITEM THREE K SIX 2190 200 TO 9,300 PICU LANE.AND +1 620-021-6300 OLD PERKINS ROAD, 9,316, 200 THROUGH 16, 300 RELATED TO CASE SIX 21.
THE PROPERTIES LOCATED EAST OF PQ LANE, NORTH OF ITIN CONCEALED.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED A COMPREHENSIVE USE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM COMMERCIAL TO EMPLOYMENT CENTER RELATED CASE SIX 21.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING EVERY SONG FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL C2 TO COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSING THREE FOR A PROPOSED USE WAREHOUSING PA THREE 2190 200 THROUGH 9,300 PQ LANE AND 16 200 THROUGH 16, 300 OLD PERKINS ROAD STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT BASED UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AREA AT A FURTHER LEVEL OF DETAIL AND COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING USES AND STAFF ALSO CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING.
IF THE COMPANION PLAN AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.
FINALLY, COMMISSION STAFF ATTENDED A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ON MARCH 10, ORGANIZED BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON.
AND WE HAVE SINCE RECEIVED TWO MESSAGES OF SUPPORT ON THESE ITEMS SINCE THAT MEETING FROM ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND ALSO FROM THE WOODRIDGE SUBDIVISION, THANK YOU.
THESE TWO ITEMS CAN BE TAKEN TOGETHER.
HOWEVER, THE VOTES FOR EACH ITEM WILL BE SEPARATE.
THESE ITEMS WERE DEFERRED AS YOU KNOW, FROM THE LAST MEETING FOR 30 DAYS FOR THIS MEETING THAT HAPPENED ON MARCH 10TH TO HAPPEN.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANYONE, UH, IN THE, UH, IN THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO SAY EITHER, UH, FROM, FROM EITHER SIDE AND, UH, JUST LIMIT IT TO WHAT IS, WHAT WE'VE HAD SINCE THE PUBLIC MEETING.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS SINCE THE, UH, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING SINCE WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE PUBLIC MEETING.
SO, UH, THE APPLICANT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, GO RIGHT AHEAD TO THE COMMISSION.
I REPRESENT THE APPLICANT AS MR. HALL SAID, UH, LAST WEEK IT WAS A MEETING HOSTED BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON THAT INCLUDED THE NEIGHBORS ALONG WITH THE APPLICANT AND PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF, UH, BASED ON THE LAST MEETING AND THE DEFERRAL, WHICH WAS GIVEN IN ORDER FOR THE NEIGHBORS TO HAVE ADDITIONAL TIME TO MEET AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS HAVE NOW SENT SUPPORT LETTERS AND THAT THERE'S NO OPPOSITION.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE, UH, IN ATTENDANCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK OF FOR THE, UH, FOR THE ITEMS, THERE ARE NO MEMBERS OF THE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THE TWO ITEMS. WE HAVE TWO CARDS IN SUPPORT.
WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, ASK FOR, UH, DISCUSSIONS OR EMOTIONS.
UH, THERE'S A MOVE FOR APPROVAL FROM A COMMISSIONER STERLING SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
DO ANY OBJECTION? IS THIS FOR THE FIRST ITEM ONLY WE HAVE TO DO THE SECOND SOFA.
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THE FIRST ITEM IS APPROVED.TAKE THE SECOND ITEM, WHICH IS K SIX 21.
DO WE HAVE ANY MOTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS? COMMISSIONER ADDISON MOTION TO, UH, IS THAT TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER? OKAY.
MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER STERLING? DO WE HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT MOTION HEARING? NONE.
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I'M SORRY.GO AHEAD, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN, THE NEXT TWO ITEMS MAY ALSO BE TAKEN TOGETHER.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PA FOUR 21, ONE SIX FOUR SIX FIVE, BABE.
PRIDE BAYWOOD ROAD AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CASE 10 21 ONE ONE SIX FOUR SIX FIVE PRIDE BAY WOOD ROAD, BA FOUR 2116 FOUR 65 PRIME BANK GROWTH RELATED TO CASE 10 21.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH SIZE OF BRIBE BAY WITH ROAD EAST OF RALEIGH ROAD, CONSTANTLY DISTRICT ONE, NORMAL.
THE APPLICANT HAS PROPOSED THE COMPREHENSIVE USE PLAN AMENDMENT FROM AGRICULTURE, RURAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER RELATED CASE 10 21.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO RESIGN FROM PORTAL TO LION COMMERCIAL ONE, LLC.
THE PROPOSED USES RYDALE SALES BA FOUR 2116 FOUR 65 PRIME BANK GROWTH RELATED TO CASE 10 21 SNAP RECOMMEND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT BASED UPON EXAMINATION OF THE AREA AT A FURTHER LEVEL OF DETAIL AND COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING USES IT STAFF ALSO THAT THE, THAT THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING.
IF THE COMPANION PLAN AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS, WE RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE IN OPPOSITION AND ALSO ONE MESSAGE TAKING A NEUTRAL POSITION ON THESE ITEMS, WHICH RAISED THE QUESTION ON THE REQUIRED BUFFER IN THEIR COMMENT FORM.
IF THESE ITEMS WERE TO BE APPROVED, A 20 FOOT PLANTED LANDSCAPE BAR FOR YARD WOULD BE REQUIRED TO VISUALLY SEPARATE AND SCREEN THESE USES.
UM, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND IF THE APPLICANT COULD COME FORWARD, DO WE HAVE, YES, SIR.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR 15 MINUTES.
JAMES WOULD HAVE BEEN REPRESENTING JET ENTERPRISES, BASICALLY.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN HIS CORNER OUT IN PRIDE IS THEY CURRENTLY OCCUPIED THE PRIDE ONE-STOP STORE, WHICH IS ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THIS LOCATION IT'S BEEN THERE PROBABLY SINCE THE LATE 1950S, 1960S.
AND IT'S LIMITED TO SPACE JET ENTERPRISE ENTERPRISES TO EXPAND THE STORE FOR USE.
YOU'RE LOOKING INTO MOVING NEXT DOOR TO THIS LOCATION AND BEING ABLE TO, TO SUPPLY NOT ONLY A DELI FOOD IN A CONVENIENCE STORE, BUT ALSO FUEL TO THIS LOCATION AS WELL.
UM, AS FAR AS THE QUESTION ON THE BUFFER ZONE, CERTAINLY WE WOULD NATURALLY HAVE A BUFFER ZONE AS TO WHATEVER IS REQUIRED.
UM, AS WELL AS, UM, I KNOW THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT CAME ABOUT EARLIER TO US WHEN WE WERE LOOKING INTO IT ABOUT DELIVERIES AND LIGHTING AND THOSE TYPE THINGS, BECAUSE WE ARE IN A GOOD NATURAL SETTING AND PRIDE, AND WE NATURALLY WANT TO TRY TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
HOWEVER, TO BE ABLE TO BRING SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY, THAT EVERYBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROFIT AND ENJOY FROM.
UM, WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GOOD LOCATION AND WE WOULD ASK FOR APPROVAL.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UM, ANY OTHER PEOPLE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT? THAT'S ONE MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
IF WE CAN HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE, UH, SOMEONE IN THE OPPOSITION.
UM, MY PRIMARY CONCERN AT THE TIME IS I LIVE ACROSS FROM THE PROPOSED, UH, STORE.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER RUNOFF, EXCESSIVE LIGHTING.
I MOVED OUT TO THE COUNTRY BECAUSE I LIKE IT DARK.
AND I DON'T LIKE CONVENIENCE STORES WITH THE LIGHTS.
UM, IT KIND, IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE AMBIANCE OF THE AREA.
WE DID MOVE TO THE, UM, COUNTRY BECAUSE IT'S QUIET.
UM, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS A PRIDE ONE-STOP AND A DOLLAR GENERAL, ALL WITHIN A HALF A MILE OF THE PROPOSED LOCATION.
WHAT IS THIS ACTUALLY GOING TO BRING? WHAT, YOU KNOW, UH, WHAT, WHAT GOOD IS IT GOING TO BRING THE COMMUNITY? THE OTHER THING IS A SEVERE FLOODING THAT
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HAPPENS WITH SANDY CREEK AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A YEAR, WHERE A WATER GOES ACROSS PRIDE, BUT HE WOULD AND RALLY ROAD, HOW WAS THIS, ALL THIS CONCRETE THAT IMPACT OUR, OUR FLOODING.WE'RE KIND OF FORGOTTEN OUT THERE.
AND I KNOW IT TOOK ME TWO, THREE YEARS TO GET CITY PARISH, TO COME, TO GET A DRAINAGE DITCH THAT IS ON THE SIDE OF MY PROPERTY TO BE, HAVE HANDLED THAT WATER.
WHERE'S THAT WATER GOING TO GO FROM THE CONCRETE WHEN THERE'S THE WATER'S FOUR FEET HIGH IN THE PASTURE ACROSS THE STREET.
SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE CONCERNING ME.
UM, AGAIN, THE LIGHTING, THE, THE TRAFFIC, THE LITTER, UH, WHERE'S THE WATER GOING TO GO? IF YOU CAN NO LONGER SOAK INTO THE GROUND, ALL THIS CONCRETE AGAIN, WHERE'S THIS GOING TO GO? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO, UM, BENEFIT US AND THE COMMUNITY BY BUILDING THIS NEW STORE AT THAT CORNER? AT THIS POINT, I'M NOT FOR IT UNLESS I, YOU KNOW, CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT HAPPENING.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION? THERE ARE NO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON HIS ITEMS. THEY ALL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL.
I CAN REMEMBER, AS I SAID, THIS IS GOING TO BRING A NEW STORE TO PRIDE.
WE'LL HAVE A FULL DELL IN IT, FULL CONVENIENCE, FUEL THAT'S AVAILABLE LOCALLY TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH NOW YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL VIRTUALLY TO ZACHARY TO GET, UM, WE WILL BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
JET ENTERPRISES HAS 10 OTHER STORES.
FOUR OF THEM BEING IN ZACHARY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS VISIT THEM AND YOU CAN SEE THE LOCATIONS AND WHAT THEY DO.
THERE WILL BE NO DELIVERIES MADE AFTER REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AFTER FOUR AND AFTERNOON AND NOTHING EARLY IN THE MORNING, WE WILL CERTAINLY BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
I'LL NOT CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, ASK FOR ANY COMMENTS OR EMOTIONS, COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE, UH, THAT WAS AGAINST IT.
AND I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE, WHERE IN PROXIMITY SHE DIDN'T STAY HER NAME OR WHERE IT SPLIT THAT, UH, WHAT'S MY FAULT.
UM, YEAH, I GUESS SHE LIVES NEXT TO ON THE NORTH END OR NO? YES.
IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND, UH, TELL US WHERE, WHERE YOU LIVE IN A APPROXIMATE TO THIS, THIS BUILDING.
MY NAME IS MY NAME IS RENTA SIMPSON.
UM, I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET, MY ZONE, OR MY LOT IS X DASH ONE DASH A DASH FIVE DASH ONE A I HAVE 14.5 ACRES.
IT'S ACROSS THE STREET INTO THE SIDE.
MY, UM, EASTERN PROPERTY LINE IS A CITY PARISH DRAINAGE CANAL.
SO I'M DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS, THIS, UH, THIS.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER HOFFMAN? YES.
UM, UM, HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE APPLICANT, UM, MR. WHITAKER OR DAVID JETT PRIOR? UM, HAVE YOU HAD ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THEM, BUT YOU CAN HAVE CLARITY BECAUSE I AM.
AND SO, UM, WITHIN RELATIONS TO ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS THAT YOU WERE ASKING, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO ASK YOU, UH, ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED US TONIGHT.
THEY WEREN'T SPECIFICALLY ANSWERED.
I WAS ASKED ABOUT MY CONCERNS.
IT WAS MORE ON AN INFORMAL, UM, PROCESS, AND I DID TALK ABOUT THE LIGHTING AND I DID TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT THEY WEREN'T DIRECTLY ADDRESSED AND BECAUSE IT IS COMING UP AND THIS WAS LAST YEAR WHEN I KNEW IT WAS COMING.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY COMMENTS WERE KNOWN PUBLICLY AS OPPOSED TO, UM, AN INFORMAL CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD AT, AT A LOCAL STORE AS A MATTER OF FACT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, I, I WOULD JUST HAVE TO SAY, I MEAN, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE ZACHARY AREA AND GOING UP RIDE, UH, FORT HUDSON, ESPECIALLY IF I GO TO THE LIBRARY SOMETIMES THAT WAY.
UM, AND I DO KNOW THAT THE DEAD, UH, ENTERPRISES AS, UM, WHO OTHERS DOORS, ANOTHER ONE DOWN THE STREET, AND I THINK THEY ARE WILLING TO, UM, TO DO WHAT'S NEEDED, BUT I KNOW TONIGHT IS
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JUST THE ZONING AND A PLAN AMENDMENT.UM, AND IT'S NOT AN EXPO SITE PLAN FOR IT.
SO I MEAN, EVERYTHING WHEN SHE'S TALKING ABOUT, AS IT RELATES TO LIGHTING, UM, I MEAN THAT WE CAN'T JUDGE IT ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A, UM, A MOTION TO APPROVE.
THERE'S A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION ON THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE APPROVED AND AGAIN, FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S HERE ON THIS ITEM? UM, AS COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE STATED, THIS IS JUST A REZONING AND A PLAN AMENDMENT.
UM, THIS SITE WOULD HAVE TO BE, UM, THE SITE PLAN WOULD HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PERMIT OFFICE IN MEET ALL CURRENT LIGHTING ORDINANCES AND THE DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY PARISH.
THEY CANNOT INCREASE SITE RUNOFF FROM THE SIDE ONTO ADJACENT PROPERTIES.
SO THAT WOULD BE MONITORED AS, AS THIS PROJECT POTENTIALLY MOVES FORWARD.
[8. Case 9-21 17487 Florida Boulevard]
UH, MOVING ON CASE NUMBER EIGHT, CASE NINE 20, OR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CASE NINE 2117 FOUR 87, FLORIDA BOULEVARD, GAYS NINE 2117 FOUR 87 FLORIDA BOULEVARD.THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH SIDE OF FLORIDA BOULEVARD, WEST OF RIVERSIDE PARK DRIVE CONSTANT THESE THREE FOUR MOCK APPLICANT, CLAIRE DUPONT.
THE THIRD, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO RESOLVE FROM RULE TO HAVE IN COMMERCIAL ONE H C1.
THE PROPOSED USES RETAIL SALES WITHOUT DOOR STORAGE.
THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS COMMERCIAL CASE NINE 2117 FOUR 87 FLORIDA BOULEVARD.
STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE HAS PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED ONE MESSAGE OF OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST.
HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT HAS OFFICIALLY AMENDED THEIR APPLICATION THE DAY TO A MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONING CATEGORY OR LLC THREE LIGHT COMMERCIAL THREE.
UM, TWO QUESTIONS THE, BEFORE WE START JUST TO BEGIN, GET IT ON THE RECORD, THIS MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONING CATEGORY, WHAT TYPE OF OUTDOOR STORAGE WOULD IT ALLOW? THERE WERE CONCERNS, UH, WITH THE ORIGINAL REQUEST TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL, WHICH WOULD ALLOW LIMITED OUTDOOR STORAGE.
THE, UH, AMENDED REQUEST TO LC THREE WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY OUTDOOR STORAGE AT ALL ON THE SITE, NOR WOULD IT ALLOW ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, UH, SALES OR SERVICE ON THE PROPERTY.
I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD.
UH, I AM THE APPLICANT FOR THE PROJECT AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD A MEETING WITH THE LOCAL NEIGHBORS AROUND US TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME PAGE.
UM, THAT'S WHY WE MOVED IT TO L THREE, UH, LIKE COMMERCIAL THREE, SO THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH WHAT EVERYBODY, UH, FIELD WANTS TO DO IN THAT COMMUNITY, IN THAT AREA.
AND, UH, THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ON BOARD WITH AND WE JUST WANT TO BE GOOD CITIZENS TO HELP THE LOCALS THRIVE AND GROW.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT TO BE SOME GREAT QUOTES ON THE PROPERTY OWNER? CAN YOU, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? YEAH.
MY ADDRESS IS ONE SIX EIGHT FOUR EIGHT JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, BATON ROUGE, SEVEN OH EIGHT ONE SEVEN.
WE ALSO OWN THE PROPERTY BEHIND THIS LOT, A 40 AND 50 ACRES, INCLUDING A HOME.
AND WE HAVE A PRETTY UNIQUE SITUATION HERE IN SOME RESPECTS.
THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT HAD BEEN USED FOR MANY YEARS AS A FENCE COMPANY, SINCE BACK IN THE EARLY SIXTIES AND AS SUCH, THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THE SAME SORTS OF THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH FIRE, WITH COMPANY A LEASE.
HOWEVER, IT LOOKS LIKE RULES HAVE CHANGED, AND WE CANNOT DO ANY SORT OF GRANDFATHERING WITHIN THE RURAL DISTRICT.
SO THIS ZONING IS A BIT FORCED AS IT WERE IN ORDER TO KEEP THIS PROPERTY FROM FALLING
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THE BLIGHT.AND NON-USE HOWEVER, WE'RE STILL FACING.
THIS CHALLENGE OF HAVING COMMERCIAL IS ALLOWING TOO MANY THINGS TO HAPPEN, SUCH AS NAMELY THE USED CAR, LOTS THAT WE DON'T WANT IN THE AREA.
AND THE SECOND THING MEAN LC THREE, BEING LIMITED TO OUR TENANT.
NOW HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THE OUTDOOR STORAGE WITHOUT SOME, UH, PROVISIONS, BUT WE'RE WILLING TO MAKE THAT COMPROMISE.
I JUST STILL WANTED TO GET ON THE RECORD HERE.
THIS IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR SOME OF THESE OLDER PROPERTIES THAT HAVE FALLEN OUT OF USE, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE FLOOD TIME.
AND THERE'S NO PROVISION LEFT FOR ANY COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS ON RURAL LAND.
AND THIS WON'T BE THE FIRST TIME THAT'S COME UP.
I'M SURE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE LAST WITH OTHER PROPERTIES.
SO SHORT OF SUBMITTING AN ICE BUD, WHICH SEEMS A BIT EXCESSIVE FOR WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO JUST DOVETAIL WITH THE PREVIOUS OPERATIONS, BUT SHORT OF THAT, UH, EL C3 AND HD ONE SEEM TO BE THE OPTIONS WHERE HD ONE IS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR ANYONE IN THE AREA, GIVEN THE ALLOWANCES THAT IT HAS.
SO LC THREE IS OUR COMPROMISE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR TODAY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT? GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY ESTIMATION, MY NAME IS CHAD COOPER AT ONE 75 75 RIVERSIDE PARK DRIVE, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO CRAIG MOPES AND BONNIE MOTES, HIS WIFE.
AND, UM, ANYWAY, WE'VE BEEN TALKING TOGETHER FOR THE LAST, I GUESS, COUPLE OF WEEKS HERE TRYING TO GET THIS, UH, TAKEN CARE OF.
AND SO, UM, AFTER MEETING WITH OUR NEIGHBOR, CRAIG AND MANI AND COMING TO A COMPROMISE TO EL C3, UM, THE ONLY THING THAT GREG MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE EMAIL THAT HE SENT Y'ALL WAS THE ART BUFFERS MAY NEED TO BE ADDED AS CREDIT CRAIG MENTIONED IN THE EMAIL.
SO, UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK LC THREE WORKS FOR US.
UM, AND WE'D LIKE TO GIVE OUR SUPPORT TO CRAIG AND, UM, HIS WIFE, BONNIE, THEIR SUPPORT TO RESOLVE THE EL C3.
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT? THERE ARE NO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, ANY IN OPPOSITION? NO, THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OR EMOTIONS.
I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE AS EL C3.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I HAD A QUESTION.
UM, MY QUESTION, UM, WHEN DID YOU SAY THAT THEY REQUESTED FOR THE EL C3 TODAY? RIGHT TODAY WAS AMENDED.
UM, THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, ALONG WITH THE COUNCILMAN IN THIS AREA.
UM, I BELIEVE TO GET THE REQUEST THAT, THAT EVERYONE THE WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH.
I JUST, I JUST I'M ASKING BECAUSE HOW DOES, UM, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT WHEN I KNOW THERE'S NO RESIDENTIAL, I DON'T HAVE TO PAY AGAIN, BUT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF WE HAVE A APPLICANT THAT CHANGES THEIR ZONING THE DAY OF
I GET IT, BUT I JUST, ONE DAY COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE, AS LONG AS THEY GO DOWN AND MORE RESTRICTIVE, UM, IT IS FINE.
THEY, THEY CERTAINLY COULD NOT CHANGE YOUR APPLICATION AND REQUEST A MORE INTENSE ZONING DISTRICT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE RE ADVERTISED AND REQUIRE A NEW APPLICATION AT THESE.
BUT IN THIS CASE, SINCE THEY TOOK A STEP DOWN TO A MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONING CATEGORY IT'S OKAY.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE THERE, ANY OBJECTIONS? SO YOU KNOWN THAT MOTION IS APPROVED.
[9. HL-1-21 1344 Terrace Avenue]
MOVE ON TO CASE NUMBER OR ITEM NUMBER NINE H L ONE 21 ONE THREE FOUR FOUR TERRANCE AVENUE, PROPOSED DESIGNATION OF HISTORIC LANDMARK, H L ONE 21 1344[00:30:01]
TERRACE AVENUE.THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH SIDE OF DALLAS AVENUE.
EAST OFFICE MEETS THE STREET CONCEALED.
THE APPLICANT IS FAIRLY JACKSON ON BEHALF OF PRE-SURGERY SIENNA, PROPOSED LANDMARK, NEW ART BAPTIST CHURCH, H A L ONE 21 1344.
THERE IS AVENUE STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.
I DO NEED TO POINT OUT THAT THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT HAVE THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND WOULD REQUIRE A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE AT THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
UH, WE HAVE THE APPLICANT COME FORWARD, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I AM ACTING AS APPLICANT OF PRESERVING OUR WORK ADDRESS AS APPLICANT IS FIVE ZERO TWO NORTH BOULEVARD.
I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND DEFER TO THE PASTOR WHO IS ACTUALLY HERE ON BEHALF OF SPEAK FOR THE CHURCH.
UH, GOOD EVENING TO ALL OF YOU HELPED ME TO VIEW AS WELL.
LET ME START BY SAYING, UH, THERE WAS JUST SOME SLIGHT, UH, OH, I'M SORRY.
MY NAME IS DEVIN WRIGHT RESIDE AT 24 18 TENNESSEE STREET.
AND, UH, CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE SENIOR PASTOR OF THE NEW ARC BAPTIST CHURCH.
AND THAT'S THE PROPERTY AND THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
I WANT TO START BY SAYING BECAUSE OF SOME, UH, SLIGHT MISCOMMUNICATION THERE, UM, WAS NOT A LETTER ALREADY A PART OF THE, UH, APPLICATION, UM, BECAUSE OF CERTAIN THINGS AROUND COVID OUR CHURCHES KIND OF RESTRICTED IN TERMS OF OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, BUT I DO HAVE A LETTER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO READ INTO THE RECORD IN TERMS OF OUR SUPPORT, AND THEN TAKE A FEW MOMENTS JUST TO SPEAK, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, IN, IN DEPTH ABOUT WHY I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS, UH, CRITICAL FOR YOU ALL TO, UH, GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE.
AND THEN FROM IT AFFIRMATIVE, UH, TONIGHT.
SO, UH, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EBR, UH, CITY PARIS PLANNING COMMISSION, IT DOES MY HEART WELL TO BE ABLE TO RENDER A LETTER OF SUPPORT AS OUR CHURCH'S CONSIDERED FOR DESIGNATION AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 1909, NEW ORLEANS BAPTIST CHURCH HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF THE LIFE OF, UH, WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS OLD SOUTH BATON ROUGE, UH, MORE THAN A PLACE OF WORSHIP.
IT HAS BEEN A CATALYST FOR TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY OVER THE COURSE OF OUR NEARLY NOW 112 YEAR HISTORY.
UH, AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE HAD SEVEN PASTORS, UH, MOST NOTABLY DR.
CUTESY ELLIS, WHO IS A HISTORIC FIGURE, UH, WITHIN HIS OWN RIGHT, HAVING SERVED OUR CHURCH FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS, UH, BEFORE HIS RETIREMENT, UH, PASTOR ELLIS WAS AN OLD FRIEND.
TJ JIM HANSON WAS A PROMINENT LEADER.
UH, BATON ROUGE IS 1953 BUS BOYCOTT.
AND SO LIKE MANY BLACK CHURCHES, UH, DURING THE HEIGHT OF OUR NATION'S CIVIL RIGHTS ERA, NEWARK WAS A SAFE HAVEN AND A PLACE OF RESTORATION FOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR A MORE JUST SOCIETY.
UH, MANY OF OUR MEMBERS HAVE ALSO LEFT INDELIBLE MARKS OUT WITH THEM, THE HISTORY AND THE, UH, FOOTPRINT OF OUR, OUR CITY, OUR STATE, UH, ONE IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE I SAW HER SWEET FACE ON SUNDAY MORNING, STANDS OUT TO ME, A SISTER NAMED JOSEPH, WHO WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BLACK NURSES HERE IN BATON ROUGE.
AND SHE AND HER FAMILY, UH, HAVE WORSENED FOR DECADES NOW, UH, AND CONTINUE TO DO SO.
AND SO, UH, MEMBERS OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE HAVE FOUND REFUGE AND INSPIRATION AT NEWARK FOR GENERATIONS.
UH, WHEN I BECAME THE PASTOR IN JANUARY OF 2017, I WAS ONLY 28 YEARS OLD.
I WAS THE YOUNGEST PASTOR IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH, EXCUSE ME.
AND THE POWER OF ITS HISTORY HAS NEVER BEEN LOST ON ME.
I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO HEAR SO MANY FIRSTHAND, UH, STORIES AND EXPERIENCES FROM MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 60 YEARS OR MORE.
SO I'M EXCITED THAT YOUR VOTE TONIGHT FOR APPROVAL, UM, WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE THROUGHOUT GENERATIONS TO BE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT AND CONNECT WITH
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THE RICH HISTORY, UH, IN THE PAST OF HOW WE'RE A SACRED PLACE.AND, UH, AND SO THAT IS A SIGNED YOURS IN PROGRESS, UH, DEVIN, RIGHT? BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT, UH, YOU SAW THE PICTURES OF KIND OF THE AREA AROUND, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE FIGHTING NOW TO REALLY RESTORE THE VIBRANCE OF, OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, OUR CHURCH HOLDS A VERY PARTICULAR PLACE, UH, AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THAT THERE'S TRANSFORMATION, AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY.
UH, AND, AND SO, UH, ALLOWING THE HISTORIC DESIGNATION, UH, WITHOUT ONE MORE PILLAR, UH, WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT ANCHORS OF COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT, UM, SO OFTEN, BECAUSE WE'RE SANDWICHED BETWEEN LSU AND DOWNTOWN ARE, ARE FORGOTTEN ABOUT, UH, BUT THIS GIVES PEOPLE A PLACE TO PUT THEIR HEADS UP HIGH, TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT, UM, BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN A PART OF THE LIFEBLOOD OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THAT THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY TO YOU ALL BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR VOTE IS, IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, UH, I'VE HAD THE UNFORTUNATE RESPONSIBILITY OF PRESIDING OVER 30 FUNERALS.
SO I'M AWARE KEENLY THAT THERE'S A GENERATION THAT'S LEAVING US.
UM, AND, AND SO WHAT YOU DO TONIGHT, UH, IS NOT JUST ABOUT HISTORIC PRESERVATION, BUT IT REALLY ALLOWS A PORTION OF THESE PEOPLE'S LIVES, UH, TO LIVE ON FOR ALL OF POSTERITY.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S SO KEEN AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
UM, THOSE 30 FUNERALS HAVE HIT US HARD.
UM, BUT WHEN PEOPLE COME NOW, AGAIN FOR AGES TO COME, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS.
AND IN THAT RICH ORAL HISTORY PASSING TRADITIONALLY A TRADITION OF BLACK FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO KNOW, UM, THAT PEOPLE LIVED, PEOPLE, WORSHIPED, PEOPLE WORKED, UH, PEOPLE HAD HIGHS AND LOWS, PEOPLE DEVELOP, PEOPLE, GREW BAD INS AND OUTS RIGHT HERE.
UH, AND, AND THIS PLACE OF A SIGNIFICANT ON ALL OF THAT.
I WANT TO THANK, UH, FAILING THOSE THAT ARE HAPPEN.
UH, LOUISIANA PRESERVATION, I WANT THANK, UH, PUBLICLY, UM, UH, BRITTANY XENO.
WHO'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OLD SOUTH VENDOR'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR PUSHING US, UH, TO THIS POINT.
AND AGAIN, I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN THIS CURRENT PLACE OF HISTORY.
UH, AS IN SEPTEMBER, WE TURN 112 YEARS AND CONTINUE TO DO A WORK OF SERVING PEOPLE, UH, AND SERVING GOD.
I, I DO NEED TO EMPHASIZE THAT WITHOUT THE OWNER'S SIGNATURE.
UM, UH, THERE, THERE IS SOME CONCERN WE DO NOT SAY WE DO NOT HAVE IT.
AND THE, UH, THE, THE COUNCIL PERSON FOR THIS DISTRICT HAS, HAS ASKED FOR US TO MAKE A DEFERRAL.
AND WITHOUT THE OWNER'S SIGNATURE, I, I WOULD HAVE BE HAVE A, I WOULD HAVE A VERY HARD TIME, UH, SUPPORTING THIS, EVEN THOUGH I WANT TO SUPPORT IT VERY MUCH, BUT WE NEED TO GET THAT DONE.
AND, UH, SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF WE SHOULD CONTINUE THIS, BUT, UH, THE LOCAL COUNT AND THE LOCAL COUNCIL PERSON HAS ASKED FOR A DEFERRAL.
SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE CAN CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING, OR WE CAN DEFER THIS FOR 30 DAYS TO GET THE SIGNATURE FOR THE OWNER.
SO I'LL LEAVE THAT TO, TO THE APPLICANT TO DECIDE, HI, UM, I AM THE APPLICANT AGAIN, FAIRLY DAPPEN WITH PRESERVED LOUISIANA.
UM, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY AS FAR AS LEGALLY, WE DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE THE SIGNATURE, ALL THAT YOU'VE JUST HEARD.
HAVE YOU ALREADY BEEN PASSION SUPPORT FROM, UM, THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH, BUT IF THE COUNCIL WOMAN HAS REQUESTED THIS TO BE DEFERRED, UM, BY ALL MEANS WE WILL HAVE NOT MISS RESPECT FOR THE COMPETENT WOMAN.
CAN YOU, SO YOU WOULD BE, YOU WOULD BE OKAY FOR DEFERRAL FOR 30 DAYS.
CAN WE DO THAT DIRECTOR? OKAY.
YOU WOULD BE OKAY WITH 30 DAY DEFERRAL TO GET ALL THAT IN ORDER YOU OKAY WITH THAT? ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? WE DO.
UM, IF WE DID NOT OBTAIN ALL SIX DATES HERE, UM, COMMISSIONER, UH, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCESS THEN? WILL WE BE ABLE TO APPEAL TO BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA? WELL, AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF WE, IF WE PASS THIS OUT, IT WOULD NEED A SUPER MAJORITY AT COUNCIL TO PASS BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE THE OWNER'S APPROVAL.
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IT GOES TO COUNCIL, THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT IT COULD BE, IT COULD BE KILLED.SO I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S 30 DAYS TO GET, TO GET THE PAPERWORK IN ORDER, I THINK IS, UM, I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THIS, THIS HAPPENS.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS, I UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF THIS BUILDING.
SO I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T END UP GETTING HUNG UP ON A TECHNICALITY.
AND THE REQUEST FROM THE COUNCIL PERSON WAS THE FURTHEST ITEM FOR 30 DAYS.
HEY, UM, THE APPLICANT REQUESTED A BARLOW, PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT, THERE IS A, THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A DEFERRAL FOR 30 DAYS.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION FOR DEFERRAL FOR 30 DAYS.
IS THERE A SECOND? CAN YOU SAY AGAIN? AND THE REQUEST BY THE COUNCIL PERSON IN THIS DISTRICT WAS TO DEFER THIS ITEM.
THAT WAS A REQUEST MADE BY THE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 TO THIS COMMISSION, UH, AS IT SITS WITHOUT AN APPLICANT WITHOUT THE PROPERTY OWNER'S SIGNATURE.
IF YOU WERE TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM, UM, IN AN EFFORT TO SEND IT TO COUNCIL AGAINST THE COUNCIL PERSON'S REQUEST, IT WOULD NEED A SUPER MAJORITY WITHOUT THE SIGNATURE INCENTING FROM THE PROPERTY.
EXCUSE ME, WE CAN'T HEAR ANY REQUESTS.
UM, ANY COMMENTS MADE BY COUNCIL WOMAN THOUGH? THAT'S GOOD.
COULD YOU, COULD YOU JUST REPEAT ONCE YOU CAN JUST REPEAT YOUR REQUEST.
I MEAN, MY ONLY QUESTION THAT I ASKED WAS IF IN 30 DAYS, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO HEAR MY QUESTION.
WELL, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THAT WAS MY QUESTION? LEGALLY, THE APPLICATION CAN MOVE FORWARD TO COUNSEL.
HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT WAS TOLD MONTHS AGO, UH, IT WAS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST TO GET THE APPLICANTS, THE PROPERTY OWNER'S SIGNATURE, UM, BEFORE PROCESSING THESE APPLICATIONS.
I, UH, I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT KELVIN HILL SPEAKING, BUT, UM, HE'S, HE'S, HE'S A TAD INVISIBLE TONIGHT.
SO, UH, THERE SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF A MIX UP ON THAT.
WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, SO I KNOW WE'RE KIND OF SHORTCHANGING THIS A TAD.
UM, AND SO, I MEAN, DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE? SHOULD WE CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR OPPOSITION, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS ANY? OR SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND LET'S, LET'S VOTE FOR THE DEFERRAL.
WE HAVE TO, IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS.
SO, SO W W BUT THE MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR.
SO, UH, COMMENTS ON, UM, YEAH, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE, BUT, UH, THERE ARE COMMENTS AND SO, UH, COMMISSIONER BANKS, DO YOU HAVE, UH, DO YOU WANNA, IS THE PATH OKAY.
LET'S LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THE PUBLIC HEARING WRAPPED UP.
ARE THERE ANY, UH, SPEAKERS IN ANY FURTHER SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OR SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION WITH THREE MINUTES OR SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT FIRST? EXCUSE ME, THE PUBLIC HERE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF THIS ITEM.
AT THIS POINT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL MOVE ON WITH THERE'S A MOTION FROM A PERMISSION OR ADDISON.
WHAT WAS IT? THE ORIGINAL MOTION.
I'M GOING BACK AND FORTH HERE.
COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE, UH, SECONDED.
UH, ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS, DID YOU WISH TO, UH, YES, SIR.
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YES.HOW ARE YOU? ARE YOU THE, UM, THE LEO LEGAL AUTHORITY AT THE CHURCH TO SIGN ON, UM, BUSINESS PAPERS? I AM I REPRESENT, UH, STAN AS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR FOR ALL OF OUR WORK.
THAT'S WHY THAT LETTER OF SUPPORT WAS THE REASON I ASKED IS BECAUSE, UM, HAD YOU BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN? UH, I HAVE NOT.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT SHE HAD ASKED FOR, UH, THE, THE DEFERRAL.
THE QUESTION IS, HAD YOU SPOKEN WITH HER PRIOR TO TODAY? YES.
PRIOR TO TODAY IN TERMS OF, DID SHE LET YOU KNOW THAT, DID SHE KNOW, DID SHE ADVISE THAT IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST TO GET THE SIGNATURE, YOUR SIGNATURE? SHE ASKED FOR A LETTER OF SUPPORT, WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE RENDERED TODAY.
NOT JUST VERBAL, BUT I HAVE A PHYSICAL COPY OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT.
YOU WEREN'T AWARE, YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF THE SIGNAL.
I'M JUST TRYING TO KNOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOU TO COME BACK IN 30 DAYS AND WE'RE STILL HERE ARE, SO I FEEL LIKE AN ATTORNEY YOU ASK ME, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YES, SIR.
ARE YOU, UH, ARE YOU CLEAR NOW THAT YOU JUST NEED TO SIGN THE APPLICATION? YES.
IF THAT'S ALL IT TAKES, WE GOT, YEAH.
BECAUSE I'M THE REASON I'M SO FAMILIAR BECAUSE I RECEIVED THE SAME CALL, UM, FROM PLANNING BASE FOR NUMBER 10.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE PASTOR SIGNED OR WHOEVER THAT, UH, DESIGNATED AUTHORITY AND THE REASON MOSTLY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A PRACTICE NOT TO CHANGE, MAKE CHANGES TO OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY.
CAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM LATER ON.
AND THE FACT THAT EACH TIME YOU MAKE A CHANGE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK TO PLANNING.
SO ONCE YOU JUST SIGNED THAT YOU W I THINK, UH, WHEN AGAINST NEXT TIME IN 30 DAYS IT WILL BE READY TO GO, OKAY.
I DO WHAT, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A QUESTION OR A POINT OF CLARITY ON THAT BECAUSE OKAY.
BARELY JACKSON REPRESENTING THE PRESERVED.
LOUISIANA IS ESSENTIALLY THE APPLICANT THEY HAVE SIGNED.
SO A LETTER OF SUPPORT, WHICH WE HAVE, I WANT TO MAKE IT, SO THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT I'M LEGALLY BOUND TO JUST THAT LETTER.
WELL, NO, I'LL, I'LL RE I'LL DEFER THAT TO MR. UM, MR. HOLCOMB, BUT IT IS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.
IF ONE OF YOUR MEMBERS COME BACK AND SAY, WHO GAVE FAIRLY JACKSON THE AUTHORITY TO DO THIS, THEN SHE'S ON HER OWN.
SO IT JUST MAKES IT NICE AND CLEAN AND, AND, AND NO PROBLEM.
AND IF YOU'RE FULLY SUPPORT, THEN YOU WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM PUTTING IT IN PUTTING THAT SUPPORT IN A SIGNATURE ON THE APPLICATION.
BUT I'M GONNA LET MR. HOLCOMB IN CASE I DIDN'T, I MISSED SOMETHING.
THE BEST, THE BEST PRACTICE IS TO SIGN THE APPLICATION BECAUSE THIS APPLICATION LIKE ANY OTHER APPLICATION TONIGHT, UH, IT IS, IS EITHER ASKING TO CHANGE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTY OR ASKING TO FURTHER RESTRICT THE PROPERTY ALONG WITH THE HISTORICAL DESIGNATION.
UH, IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED BY THIS BODY AND SENT ON TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL APPROVED IT, UM, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE HBC, THE HISTORIC HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION, UM, FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.
SO WE WANT THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE, UH, THE OWNERSHIP MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH TO BE WELL AWARE OF THAT, UM, THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL STEPS FOR ANY EXTERIOR RENOVATION, SUCH AS CHANGING OUT A DOOR, A WINDOW OF THE CHURCH.
IT WOULD NOT BE AS SIMPLE AS, AS GOING, UH, YOU KNOW, TO A HARDWARE STORE AND GETTING THAT MATERIAL AND MAKING THAT CHANGE YOURSELF.
THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL STEPS AND MEASURES THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN, UH, IN APPLICATIONS, FILED WITH ANOTHER BODY.
AND WE WANT THE CHURCH AND THE OWNERS TO BE WELL AWARE OF THAT BEFORE ANOTHER PARTY FILES AN APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF, UM, OF THE OWNERS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS,
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ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO A 30 DAY DEFERRAL COMMISSIONER BANKS? ANY OBJECTION? THANK YOU.AND TH THERE IS A DEFERRAL FOR 30 DAYS ON THIS CASE.
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HL TWO DASH 21, 1565 CURTIS STREET, ONE 1565 CORDIS STREET.THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NOT SIDE OF CORY STREET, WEST OF ILENE STREET, CONSTANT.
THE APPLICANT IS FAIRLY JACKSON ON BEHALF OF PRESERVE LOUISIANA PROPOSED LANDMARK IN MACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH, H L TWO 21 1565 CORDIS STREET STAFF CERTIFIES.
THE REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE ANNOUNCED.
WE DO HAVE THE PROPERTY OWNERS CONSENT ON THIS ITEM.
THE APPLICANT CAN COME FORWARD FOR 15 MINUTES OR FOR A MAXIMUM OF 15 MINUTES.
AGAIN, NEARLY TOXIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THURBER LOUISIANA APPLICANT FOR THIS LIKE LOCAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION.
AND I THINK YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION REGARDING, UM, THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE ARCHITECTUALLY AND CULTURALLY, AND, UM, I BELIEVE, UM, COUNCILMAN BANKS IS FAMILIAR WITH THE APPLICANT AND, UM, A PROCESS THAT WE'VE GONE FOR YOU.
I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UH, PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT? THERE ARE NO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE TO, TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF THIS ITEM.
UH, WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YES.
QUESTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ON THE FLOOR ON THE FLOOR.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BANKS.
ANY OPPOSITION SAYING ON THAT MOTION CARRIES
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ITEM NUMBER 11, HL THREE DASH 21 FIVE OH TWO NORTH BOULEVARD, H L THREE 21 FIVE OH TWO NORTH BOULEVARD.THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH SIDE OF NORTH BOULEVARD, EAST OF ST.
CHARLES STREET, CONCEAL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.
THE APPLICANT IS FAIRLY JACKSON ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN WITH SIENNA, THE PROPOSED LANDMARK OR GOBER MARKS MENTION H L THREE 21 FIVE OH TWO NORTH STAFF CERTIFIES.
THE REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION, A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK.
AND ON THIS PROPERTY, WE DO HAVE CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
IF THE APPLICANT CAN COME FORWARD, YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES, HOPEFULLY LESS, HOPEFULLY.
I DON'T THINK THAT, UM, MAX NEEDS TO BE SAID ABOUT, UH, THE HISTORIC PROPERTY.
UM, WE DO HAVE AN EMAIL IN SUPPORT OF THIS FROM, UM, COMMISSIONER DARDEN ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO, UM, COMMIT THIS FINALLY LONG OVERDUE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UM, CONSIDERING SUPPORT OF THIS LOCAL LANDMARK AT THE NATION OF THE OLD GOVERNOR'S MANSION.
DO WE HAVE ANOTHER SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OR AN OPPOSITION MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SINCE WE HAVE NO OTHER MEMBERS TO SPEAK, I'LL CLOSE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ASKED FOR COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS, MOTIONS.
I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT WHEN SHE, IF SHE COULD COME BACK FORWARD, IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT SINCE COMMISSIONER DARDEN SIGNED IT, THIS IS A STATE PROPERTY.
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OKAY.SO THIS DESIGNATION WOULD NOT, IT IS A FORMALITY, BUT IT, IT WOULD NOT, THE STATE WOULD NOT HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS IF THEY DID NOT WANT TO.
THEY WOULD HAVE THE END ALL BE ALL, BUT, UM, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS PROPERTY WILL BE IN THE HANDS OF THE STATE FOR PURPOSES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING WAS CLEAR.
MOTIONS, COMMISSIONER, ADDISON, MOTION TO APPROVE.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN? DO YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING NO.
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12.ITEM NUMBER 12, C S TWO DASH 21 S E COOPER PROPERTY, C S S E COOPER PROPERTY FLAT LOAD THE PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING FIVE RESIDENTIAL LORDS ACCESS BY POVERTY.
THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION LIST C S 21 S E COOPER PROPERTY FLAT, LOT STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.
I DID ANY DUTY TO ACKNOWLEDGE.
WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO MESSAGES OF OPPOSITION ON THIS ITEM.
AND AGAIN, WE, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE SIX MEMBERS PRESENT ANY, UH, APPROVAL WOULD REQUIRE FIVE OF THE SIX MEMBERS TO PASS THIS ITEM.
SO KEEPING WITH PAST PRACTICE, IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE A DEFERRAL, YOU NEED TO STATE THAT, UH, AN ASSET BEFORE THE COMMISSION.
NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD.
YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE.
MY NAME'S JACK HARRINGTON, UM, AT SOME 47 ST.
CHARLES STREET, BATON ROUGE, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR 15 MINUTES.
I'M A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE BUYER.
UM, I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE SURVEYOR WAS GOING TO BE SPEAKING SO I WASN'T PREPARED, BUT, UM, IT'S JUST THE OWNER OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY SAW THIS, THIS PROPERTY COME UP FOR THEM, UM, ON MARKET AND RATHER THAN ALLOW ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, 30, 30 HOUSE SUBDIVISION COME IN.
UM, HE WANTED TO PRESERVE THE, UH, THE WOODS AND THE PALMS AND ALL THAT FOR HIS CHILDREN.
SO HE'S DOING A COUPLE OF FLAG LOFTS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES BUILD THEIR HOUSES OWN AND, UM, KEEP WHO'S TOO NICE AND BEAUTIFUL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS IN SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION? YEAH, NO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF THIS ITEM.
UH, IS IT THAT HAVE TO DO IF THE APPLICANT WISHES TO COME BACK AND SAY ANYTHING ELSE? I GUESS THERE'S REALLY NO, THERE'S REALLY NO POINT IN A REBUTTAL.
SO UNLESS THEY WANT TO SAY SOMETHING FURTHER, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING APPLICANT DOES NOT WISH TO THANK YOU.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COMMISSIONER COMMENTS OR MOTIONS, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN? DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO APPROVING THIS MOTION? SEEING NONE? THIS MOTION IS APPROVED.
[COMMUNICATIONS]
TO COMMUNICATIONS AND DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS.THANK YOU, MR. VICE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, I WOULD DO A FEW THINGS TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECENTLY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS TO THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR TARGETED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS TO SITES ON PLANK ROAD, WHICH ARE CALLED OUT IN THE IMAGINED PLANK ROAD.
MASTER PLAN WERE SELECTED FOR PHASE ONE FUNDING OR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, AND WILL, WILL BE COMPLETED ON THESE SITES IN MID APRIL.
ALSO, THE STAFF MET WITH CATS THAT THEIR NEW DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT TO DISCUSS FUTURE BR TRANSIT ACTION ITEMS AND COMPLETE STREET INITIATIVES ALSO RESULTS
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FROM THE BOULEVARD, TOWN QUESTIONNAIRE, OR BECOMING ON BECOMING A POTENTIAL LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT WILL BE FINALIZED LATER THIS WEEK.AND THE FINDINGS WILL BE SHARED AT AN OPEN HOUSE WITH THE COMMUNITY IN APRIL.
UM, I'M OPEN UP TO COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, UH, RECOGNIZE, UH, BLANCA TO HEDA PLANNING MANAGER OF THE SITE PLAN AND PLATTE DIVISION, WHO WAS SELECTED AS THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
BLANCA WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO MANAGER IN JANUARY AND IS EMBRACED THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
SHE HAS LEARNED MUCH MORE ABOUT THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND OUTSIDE AGENCIES IN HER NEW POSITION.
BLANCA IS PROACTIVE APPROACH IN HER PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES THAT MOTIVATES OTHERS.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY AS A PERSONAL NOTE, I'VE KNOWN BLANCA FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND I HAVE SEEN HER GROW.
AND THIS IS, THIS IS A WELL-DESERVED HONOR.
SO CONGRATULATIONS BLANCA AFTER THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? UM, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS A NEXT DOOR.
UM, IS IT AN APP OR, UM, IS THAT FOR COMMUNICATION? HOW DOES THAT WORK AND HOW DOES, HOW DOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD AT WORK? SO WE JUST USED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE BOGART TOWN NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE LOCAL HISTORIC, UM, DISTRICT DISCUSSION THERE, BUT THE CITY PARISH HAS AN OFFICIAL NEXT DOOR APP.
UM, THEY SET UP EACH DEPARTMENT.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WITH PRIVILEGES TO ALSO POST ON THAT WITH, UM, THIRD AND, UH, PERMISSIONS THROUGH THE ISS DEPARTMENT.
SO WE COORDINATE THROUGH THEM, UM, AND IN AN EFFORT TO GET OUT INFORMATION TO CERTAIN NEIGHBOR, ARGUE HEAD TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, FOR PLANNING PURPOSES WITHIN HOURS, I LIKED THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE, WILL WE HAVE ACCESS TO IT? THE, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR WE CAN CONNECT WITH IT OR NO, I CAN LOOK INTO THAT.
UM, LET ME GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT.
OTHER COMMENTS I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MR. HAWTHORNE TO ADJOURN.
IS THERE A SECOND COMMISSIONER STERLING? WE ARE ADJOURNED.