I'M GOING TO SAY THAT'S AN ODD,
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OKAY.[CALL TO ORDER]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ALL WOULD TAKE YOUR SEATS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST START IT.I WOULD LIKE TO CALL JUST METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ZONING MEETING TO ORDER ON WEDNESDAY, MAY, 1920 21.
I ASKED ACTUALLY, DO WE HAVE A FORM? WE HAVE A QUORUM ITEM,
[1. 21-00525 RV-5-21 Kleinert Terrace Revocation]
ONE RV, FIVE DEATHS, 21 KLEINERT TERRORISTS REVOCATION.THAT REQUESTS TO REVOKE A 30 FOOT BY 30 FOOT PORTION OF AN EXISTING RIGHT AWAY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SOUTH EUGENE STREET AND SOUTH MURDER AVENUE.
NO HEARING BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS REQUIRED PER THE UDC CODE.
IS ANYONE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE, SHOWING NONE MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE CHAIR.
SECOND BY DONE MOTION APPROVE.
[Items 2 & 3]
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS TWO AND THREE TOGETHER, PA FIVE DASH TWO ONE ONE OH THREE ONE NINE MAMMOTH AVENUE TO A MINUTE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN FROM INDUSTRIAL TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN NORTH MAMMON AVENUE, EAST OF PURDUE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE GREEN MOTION TO APPROVE NINE ZERO.GOT THE COMMISSION ITEM NUMBER THREE, CASE 12 DASH 21 ONE OH THREE ONE NINE MAMMOTH AVENUE TO REZONE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH MAMET AVENUE EAST TO PURDUE DRIVE COUNSEL, JUST TO FIREPOINT MOTION TO APPROVE NINE ZERO BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WE NEED TO SPEAK ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE.
ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS TWO AND THREE SHOWING NOT A COUNCIL MEMBERS MOST TO APPROVE BY GREEN SECONDED BY HUSTLING THAT'S MOTION.
TWO MOTION THREE MOTION BY GREEN.
SECOND BY NO I HAVEN'T CARRIES
[4. 21-00530 Case 14-21 11135 Airline Highway]
ITEM FOUR, CASE ONE FOUR DASH TWO ONE ONE ONE THREE FIVE AIRLINE HIGHWAY TO REZONE RURAL TO EVERY COMMERCIAL WARRANT ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY WEST OF SHERWOOD BOULEVARD, COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT MRL.SO MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED NINE ZERO PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE HAS TO ITEM FOUR AND READY TO SPEAK ON ITEM FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS MOST TO APPROVE BY MOLD SETTING BY NO ITEM CARES.
[5. 21-00531 Case 19-21 16560 and 16590 Commercial Avenue]
FIVE, CASE ONE NINE DASH TWO ONE ONE SIX FIVE ZERO SIX ZERO AND ONE SIX FIVE NINE ZERO COMMERCIAL AVENUE TO REZONE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO HAVE YOUR COMMERCIAL TWO ON PROPERTIES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF COMMERCIAL AVENUE USED TO VOTE ME A LAND COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE HUSTLING PLANNING STAFF WAS APPROVED AND ONE TONIGHT PUBLIC HEARING WHEN HE DID SPEAK ON 98 ON ITEM FIVE, BACK TO COUNCIL AND MOTION TO APPROVE BY HUSTON.SECONDLY, BY ADAMS MOTION CARRIES ITEM
[6. 21-00532 Case 25-21 2834 Greenwood Drive]
SIX 25 DASH 21 TWO EIGHT THREE FOUR GREENWOOD DRIVE TO REZONE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LOUNGE ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GREENWOOD DRIVE WESTERN CHRISTIAN STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 ROCCO.I WANT TO REVISE THE REQUESTS FROM CA MEAN ONE ON APRIL 28 MOTION TO APPROVE TO CAV ONE PUBLIC AREA.
WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING ON ITEM SIX, I SEE ME HAVE SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN GOING TO HIM SIX, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR.
LESLIE BRATTON, 28 34 GREENWOOD DRIVE.
I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF BOBO PARK BEING OPENED UP AGAIN FOR LIVE MUSIC.
UM, OH, PARK IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE PURPOSE AND OVERPASS AND UH, THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND THAT TRACT OF LAND THAT'S BEEN INDUSTRIAL FOR THE LAST 70 YEARS.
WE'VE TRANSFORMED IT INTO A MAGICAL LANDSCAPE, UM, PARK THAT IS COMMUNITY FRIENDLY, FAMILY FRIENDLY, UH, ALL FRIENDLY.
UH, WE HAVE LIVE MUSIC THERE AND UH, WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE IT.
LIKE YOU SAID, ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX? ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS? I'M SORRY.
STATE'S NAME? AND MY NAME IS JAMES SILVER, EIGHT EIGHT NINE BLANCHARD STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA SEVEN OH EIGHT OH SIX.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO TELL A QUICK STORY.
I'M HERE IN FAVOR OF BEAUVOIR PARK, REZONING.
UM, A LITTLE STORY JUST TO HELP EMBODY WHAT WE'RE ABOUT AND WHAT WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO DO.
UH, WE PUT TOGETHER THIS GREAT EVENT CALLED SOULFUL SUNDAY EACH, UH, EACH WEEK, UH, SUNDAY AFTERNOONS FAMILY-FRIENDLY DOG-FRIENDLY, UH, WE'D HAVE VENDORS SET UP SELLING THEIR
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LITTLE TRINKETS ART, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.WE'D HAVE RESTAURANTS COMING OUT, UH, TO SELL SOME FOOD AND HELP SUPPORT THEM.
UH, WE HAD A FAMOUS BATON ROUGE BLUES GROUP, SMOKEHOUSE PORTER, AND MS. MAMIE PORTER AFTER ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
UM, THIS WAS PROBABLY THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME, UH, FOR THEM TO PLAY, UH, DURING THE PANDEMIC WE PUT ON SAFE AND SOCIALLY DISTANCE CONCERTS.
UM, BUT THIS, THIS ONE PARTICULAR EVENT, UH, WE HAD STARTED TO DO VERY WELL ON SUNDAYS AND, UH, I WAS ABLE TO COOK, CUT SMOKEHOUSE, A CHECK FOR 1200 BUCKS, WHICH I GET PUT IN HIS HANDS ON ONSTAGE AND I'M NO LIE.
HE BEGAN TO TEAR UP AND, UH, THAT'S KINDA WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT THE ARTS SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC.
WE'D LOVE TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX.
UH, TWO, TWO ZERO FIVE FERNDALE AVENUE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, SEVEN OH EIGHT OH EIGHT TWO EIGHT THREE ONE.
I BELIEVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE, FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS SINCE ATTENDING LSU GRADUATE SCHOOL AND LATERALLY UNIVERSITY GARDENS ALL THE DEALS FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS AFTER ASKING MY REAL ESTATE AGENT TO FIND ME A PLACE WHERE I COULD WALK TO BETTER HAVING A LIVE MUSIC VENUE, AUCTION AND VENDORS AND OUTDOOR SUNDAY IN THE PARKS, JJ SAID WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF MY HOUSE IS AN ABSOLUTE ASSET TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY.
IT'S FAMILY FRIENDLY, IT'S WALKABLE IT'S BIKE-FRIENDLY, IT'S PET PET-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY ASSET TO ALL PEOPLE, ALL COLORS, ALL CREEDS AND ALL AGES DURING COVID.
THIS IS A PLACE OF OUTDOOR CONGREGATION WHERE AUDIENCES COULD SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC AND NAZIS PLY THEIR TRADE IN THE COMMUNITY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.
EVERY SINGLE BAR RESTAURANT, A NON-LOCAL BIG BOX BUSINESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFITED FROM THE EXTRA FOOT TRAFFIC IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALL OF THEM, MY FRIENDS WHO BOUGHT SENT LOCALLY OLD WELCOME THERE, ADDITIONAL PRE AND POST SHOW SEARCH IN TRADE OF A COMMUNITY FRIENDLY, RESPECTFUL CUSTOMER BASE DURING WHAT WAS AN HISTORICAL DIFFICULT TIME.
I LOST COUNT OF PEOPLE SHOWING UP WITH, TO GO BOXES FROM SHIT SLIPS AND GIGGLES.
DID YOU KNOW, WAS ABOUT TO GO THROUGH FROM THE MERCHANT OR BUILDING FIVE ALL CLEARLY BENEFITED FROM THE NATIONAL ADDITIONAL FOOT TRAFFIC AND INCREASED REVENUE WHILE NOT TAKING BUMS ON SEATS.
AND THEY'RE ALREADY COVID CAPACITY LIMITED RESTAURANTS.
CERTAINLY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AGEE GROCERY STORE BED IS A KEY BENEFICIARY OF THE ADDITIONAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE DRINKS.
AS PEOPLE SPEND IN OUR LOCAL STORE BEFORE WALKING OVER TO BATTER, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MR. CLIFF'S PRE AND POST MARCH 20, MARCH 23, 2020 BEER SALES OVERALL PARK HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A LIFELINE FOR OUR LIVE MUSIC COMMUNITY RAILING FROM NEARLY OVER A YEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY REELING FROM A YEAR OF ZERO INCOME, NOT PROMOTING THIS COMMUNITY BASED GRASSROOTS VENUE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS REALLY MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY TO REZONE THIS INDUSTRIAL ZONE PROPERTY TO A NEIGHBORHOOD IMMUNITY.
WE CAN ALL ENJOY HOW CAN BATON ROUGE EVER EXPECT TO BECOME THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN CITY.
IF WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE SHORTSIGHTED SOLUTIONS TO LONG-TERM ISSUES, TO THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS REJECTING THIS ZONING REQUEST WILL BE A SHORT-SIGHTED APPROACH TO TRY AND ADDRESS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT OF AVAILABLE PARKING IN THE PERKINS ROAD.
MERCHANT DISTRICT, AN OVERPASS AREA IS PARKING IS A PROBLEM.
THEN LET'S EXPLORE SALUTE, EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO THAT PROBLEM.
LET'S DEVELOP A NEIGHBORHOOD STRATEGY, BUSINESS CENTRIC, MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL SOLUTION TO NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING SIMPLY JUST MARKING OUT SPACES CANNOT UP TO 30 MORE CAPACITY OF A RANDOM PARKING ARRANGEMENTS.
LET'S CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS LITTLE CORNER OF BATON ROUGE CONTINUED TO EVOLVE AS THE HOME OF LIVE MUSIC AND THE ARTS FOR THE ENTIRE CROSS-SECTION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE BUSINESS WHO BENEFIT FROM TRADITIONAL INCOME AND REVENUE, UNLESS ADDRESS THE PROPERTY BLIGHT IN THE AIR WHILE WE'RE OUT AT TWO, I CAN HEAR THE LSU BAND PRACTICE FROM MY HOUSE ON THE FIELD.
I CAN BARELY HEAR RIGHT 10, BUT I CAN NOT HEAR THE MUSIC FROM BOTH OUR PARK LESS THAN 400 YARDS AWAY.
DO NOT LET DO NOT LET PUSH FOR A SHORT TERM FIX TO A LOCALIZED POCKET CONFIGURATION ISSUE.
COME AT THE EXPENSE OF LOW TEMP COMMUNITY.
I FULLY SUPPORT THIS UP AGAIN TO REZONE BOTH OF OUR PARK INTO SOMETHING EVERYONE CAN ENJOY.
AND ANYONE COMMITTED TO THE EVOLUTION OF OUR BELOVED TRADITIONAL BATON ROUGE NEIGHBORHOODS SHOULD SUPPORT THIS TOO.
ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE MS. ROCKER.
I WAS TRYING TO BREAK A RECORD, MS. ROCKWELL, GO AHEAD.
WE HAD OVER 200 COMMENTS SUBMITTED.
SO IF I COULD ADDRESS THIS BRIEFLY, I CAN PERSONALLY ATTEST TO THE MAJESTIC NATURE OF BEAUVOIR PARK.
I'VE BEEN THERE SEVERAL TIMES.
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NICE ADDITION TO DISTRICT 12, BUT, UM, I MUST ASK THE PATRONS AND THE PEOPLE THAT SENT THE EMAILS TO CONTINUE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND REMEMBER THE BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE HOMEOWNERS.SO IF YOU ARE VISITING BEAUVOIR PARK, PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF THEIR HOMES ARE BLOCKING THEIR DRIVEWAYS, OUR CALLS, HOMEOWNERS STAFF TO CALL TOW TRUCKS TO REMOVE YOU FROM THERE.
AND THAT'S MY ONLY ASK, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE TWO APPROVED BY ROCCO SECONDED BY DONE COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE PLANNING.
LOOKS LIKE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE CAV ONE.
MOTION SEVEN, ANY OPPOSITION HAVING NONE MOTION CARRIES? I DO WANT TO SAY MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR PARISH WHO SUFFERED, UH, FROM THE FLOODING ON YESTERDAY.
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WHICH YOU AND I DO WANT TO COMMEND THOSE MEMBERS OF DPW WHO ARE OUT, UH, LATE MONDAY EVENING AND ALL DAY YESTERDAY, HELPING ME, UH, RESCUE SOME FOLK, HELPING TO CLEAR THE STREETS OF DEBRIS AND TREES.
AND, UH, I WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT THIS ISSUE OF FLOODING IN OUR PARISH IS A OF GRAVE CONCERN OF ALL OF US WHO SERVE ON THIS COUNCIL.
AND WE ARE WORKING VERY, VERY DILIGENTLY WITH OUR MAYOR'S OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT WE DEVELOP A PLAN, UH, THAT WILL CREATE SOME RELIEF OF MANY OF YOU WHO MAY BE SUFFERING FROM FLOODING HERE IN THE PARISH.
AND SO, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ARE WANTING TO MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT, UH, THE WEATHER WE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS WEEK, BUT IF SO, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO NOW, IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOTION TO ADJOURN BOUGHT MOST SECONDED BY LOCKER MEETING ADJOURN.