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YEAH.

OKAY.

WE'LL GO AHEAD

[CALL TO ORDER]

AND GET STARTED.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR REGULAR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 26TH.

UH, COUNCILWOMAN GREEN IS GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS WHO ARE GOING TO LEAD US IN INVOCATION AT A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE COUNCIL ON THE GREEN GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR BRANDON BUCKLEY.

HE'S THE SENIOR PASTOR OF VOICES OF FAITH MINISTRIES IN DISTRICT FIVE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 35 15 NORTH SHERWOOD FOREST.

YOU CAN VISIT ANYTIME HE WON'T APOSTLE BUCKLEY.

UM, AND WE HAVE SWEET INYA PORTER.

SHE IS THE 2021 GLENOAKS MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN.

SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF SARAH AND MARCUS SQUARE, MY CLASSMATES AND SHE PLANS TO ATTEND RIDGEPORT TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO BECOME A LICENSED AESTHETICIAN IN PURSUIT OF HER DREAM OF BECOMING A MAKEUP ARTIST.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE I JUST INFORMED HER THAT I WILL BE PRESENTING HER WITH A BOOK STIPEND TODAY TO BE USED IN OUR FUTURE ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS.

AND SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR WELCOME BOTH OF DISTRICT FIVE AND LEADERS, UM, TO OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS TODAY, PASTOR BUCK, LET US PRAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE HONORABLE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY CITY COUNCIL.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE HEART OF THE PEACEMAKERS THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL CARRIERS, WE PRAY FOR WISDOM LIKE SOLOMON FOR DECISIONS ON THE BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, WE PRAY FOR UNITY LIKE THE DAY OF PENTECOST FOR POWER AND PROGRESSION IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.

WE PRAY FOR VISION LIKE NEHEMIAH FOR THE PRESIDENT AND FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE HEAL OUR CITY.

AND THE BEST IS STILL YET TO COME ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD, IT'S IN JESUS'S NAME.

WE PRAY AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE PLAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY.

THANK YOU.

PASSED THE BUCKLEY.

THANK YOU.

AND I RE JOB HAVE TO DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM ITEM, TWO ONE ZERO

[ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

ZERO SEVEN TWO ZERO APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 28, 2021 BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? SO MOVED BY AMAROSA SECONDED BY HUSSON

[INTRODUCTIONS]

ASHLEY, PLEASE READ THE INTRODUCTIONS.

2.12 INTRODUCTIONS.

NUMBER TWO, AMENDING THE 2021 CURRENT EXPENSE BUDGET FOR THE PROD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.

SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $341,927 FROM THE DISTRICT'S FUND BALANCE ON ASSIGNED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPLACING A 1996 PUMPER TRUCK BY COUNCILMAN BRANDON KNOLL AND THE PROUD FIRE, CHIEF NUMBER THREE, AUTHORIZED AND APPROVING THE CALLING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION BY THE EAST SIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.

NUMBER FIVE OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF THE LOVEY AND COLLECTION OF A SERVICE CHARGE OF $32 PER YEAR FOR 10 YEARS COMMENCING IN THE YEAR 2022 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 2031 FOR EACH RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE TO BE ASSESSED UPON PERSONS OWNING EACH SUCH STRUCTURE, BUT THEY'RE OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED LOCATED WHOLLY, OR PARTLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT AND THE PERSON OWNING THE GROUND UPON WHICH EACH SUCH STRUCTURE IS SITUATION SITUATED AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH BABA AND COUNCIL, NUMBER FOUR, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CALLING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION BY THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.

NUMBER SIX OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF THE LOVEY AND COLLECTION OF A SERVICE CHARGE OF $32 PER YEAR FOR 10 YEARS COMMITTING IN THE YEAR 2022 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER TO, AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 2031 FOR EACH RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE TO BE ASSESSED UPON EACH PERSON OWNING SUCH STRUCTURE, WHETHER OCCUPIED OR UNOCCUPIED LOCATED WHOLLY OR PARTLY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT AND THE PERSON OWNING THE GROUND UPON WHICH EACH SUCH STRUCTURE IS SITUATED AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH BOND COUNCIL, NUMBER FIVE, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CALLING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION BY THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.

NUMBER SIX, PARISHES BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF THE AD ALARM PROPERTY TAX AT 15 MILS IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR ON ALL PROPERTY, SUBJECT TO TAXATION IN THE DISTRICT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS COMMENCING IN AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 2022 AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 2031 WITH THE AVAILS OF THE PROCEEDS OF SAID TAX

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TO BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT SIX, PURCHASING FIRE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAINING AND OPERATING THE FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES OF THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH BOB BOND COUNSEL, NUMBER SIX, APPROPRIATING THE BOND PROCEEDS OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, TAXABLE REFUNDING BOND ISSUE SERIES 2021 IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $31 MILLION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO ADVANCE A REFUND PORTION OF THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SERIES 2012 TAXABLE REFUNDING BONDS AND PAYING ALL THE ASSOCIATED COST OF ISSUANCE BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.

NUMBER SEVEN, AUTHORIZED THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO ACQUIRE THROUGH PURCHASE EXCHANGE OR INSTITUTION OF EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS, AND TO TAKE OTHER SUCH ACTIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND NECESSARY FOR LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 64, REGIONAL PUMP STATION ENFORCED MAIN PROJECT BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, NUMBER EIGHT, AUTHORIZING THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO ACQUIRE THROUGH PURCHASE EXCHANGE IN OR INSTITUTION OF EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS, AND TO TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION NECESSARILY UNNECESSARY PUMP FOUR PUMP STATION 45 STORAGE FACILITY PROJECT BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR.

SURE.

NUMBER NINE, AUTHORIZING THE PARISH CHINESE OFFICE TO ACQUIRE THROUGH PURCHASE EXCHANGE OR INSTITUTION OF EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS AND TO TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND NECESSARY FOR PUMP STATION TWO 99 SYSTEM CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, A NUMBER 10 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO SUBMIT SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY PARISH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 19 AND 18, AND THE ASSOCIATED 2015 TO 2019 CITY PARISH FIVE-YEAR CONSULT PLAN, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE PLAN TO REALLOCATE HUD FUNDING FOR CITY PARISH, TIERRA STREET PUMPING REPLACEMENT PROJECT BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, NUMBER 11, AUTHORIZE IT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF TAXABLE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2020, ONE OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA PRESCRIBING THE FORM, FIXING THE DETAILS, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON SUCH 2021 REFUNDING BOND.

AND FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE REGISTERED OWNERS THEREOF, AWARDING SUCH SERIES 2021 REFUNDING BONDS, THE PURCHASE THEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS AND CONNECTION THERE WITH, BY THE BOND COUNCIL, NUMBER 12 AUTHORIZED PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE LINE ITEM BUDGET AND ENTER INTO AN EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR SUB-RECIPIENT PROJECTS AWARDED UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 ACTION PLAN TO THE U S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR FUNDS RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,000,930, 2030.

YEAH.

DOLLARS THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 955, $1,859.

AND THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES WITH AIDS IN THE AMOUNT OF 300, $70,057 TOTALING, APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION, $257,964 BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

NUMBER 13, AND THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE LINE ITEM BUDGET AND ENTER INTO AN EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR SUB-RECIPIENT PROJECTS AWARDED UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 ACTION PLAN TO THE U S DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR FUND RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A SECOND ALLOCATION OF FUNDING THROUGH A SECOND ALLOCATION OF FUNDING THROUGH THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,654,719 BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

NUMBER 14, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO AN EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR SUB-RECIPIENT PROJECTS AWARDED UNDER THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF LED HAZARD CONTROL AND HEALTHY HOMES FOR FUNDS RELATED TO THE LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION GRANT PROGRAM AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $3,400,000 BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

NUMBER 15, AMENDING THE 2021 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET.

SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $317,000 FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGN TO PROVIDE WARNINGS AND GUIDANCE ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS FUNDS THROUGH FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER 16, DIANE LEBRON ONE SIX ZERO FIVE ZERO PLANK ROAD, HOUSE POOL, HOUSE AND ATTACHED BUILDING COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE, KNOLL NUMBER 17, JEFFREY HERON, BELLA SIX ONE FIVE SIX CLIMB PETER ROAD, HOUSE AND ATTACHMENT COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 18, MADONNA JONES, SIX ONE SEVEN ZERO DUTTON AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE GREEN NUMBER 19 MARIE LAVERNE, SEVEN ZERO SEVEN SIX PERIMETER DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, GREEN NUMBER 20 WILLIE BYRD ONE ONE TWO, TWO NORTH 49TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 21, LEONARD MARSHALL AND GEORGE MARSHALL, TWO FIVE 33 NORTH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, COLE NUMBER 22, KIMBERLY KELLY BOARD ZERO SIX SIX NORTH FOSTER DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, COLE NUMBER 23, PASSION NORMAN EIGHT SIX TWO EAST BUCHANAN STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 24, MARION LEE TWO ZERO TWO FIVE SCENIC HIGHWAY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN JUDICATED PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER 25 LOT 27 PLUS SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION MONTICELLO, HIGHLAND FARMS, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE GREEN NUMBER 26, LOT SIX SUBDIVISION PLUM BROKE.

METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, ROCCA

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NUMBER 27 LOT 28, 29, 30 AND SQUARE FOUR SUBDIVISION SCOTLAND HEIGHTS, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 28, LOT 83 SUBDIVISION VICTORIA FARMS, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, GRAIN NUMBER 29 LOT ONE 53 SUBDIVISION GREENDALE METRO METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE GREEN NUMBER 30 LOT 25 EIGHT 27, EIGHT 28, EIGHT 31 EIGHT 32 AND 34 SUBDIVISION FOUR, A SQUARE COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX DUNN JR.

NUMBER 31 LOT 27 SQUARE 24 SUBDIVISION EDEN PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 32 LOT 20 AND 21 SQUARE AT 36 SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 33 LOT EIGHT SQUARE 16 SUBDIVISION ABRAMSON COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 34 LOT 25 SQUARE 23 SUBDIVISION EDEN PARK, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 35 LOT 22 SQUARE 23 SUBDIVISION EDEN PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 36, LOT 78 PART COUNCIL.

I'M SORRY.

SUBDIVISION KENNEDY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS, NUMBER 37 LOT THREE SQUARE, ONE SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 38 LOT ONE SQUARE TWO 54.

COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO IN COLEMAN SUBDIVISION, SWART NUMBER 39, LOT 24 SUBDIVISION SABLE CHASE COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE GO DAY NUMBER 40 LOT D ONE SQUARE 98.

SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 41 LOT TWO SQUARE SIX SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS.

NUMBER 42 LOT T DASH ONE DASH EIGHT DASH THREE SUBDIVISION SOUTH PARK FOREST COUNCIL TOOK FIVE GREEN.

ALL ITEMS ARE PART READING, BEEN READ AND EMOTION INTRODUCED ALL ITEMS. IS THERE A MOTION TO DO A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE INTRODUCTIONS MOTION BY HUDSON TO SECONDED BY ITEMS. ALL ITEMS HAVE

[Additional Item]

BEEN APPROVED BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER.

AS ALWAYS.

I LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR CITY PARISH EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE JOINED US HERE THIS EVENING.

WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR WORK.

AND TONIGHT I'D LIKE TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE FEE OFFICE.

IT IS THE OFFICE WHERE ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF BATON ROUGE REPORT TO PAY THEIR FEES, UH, FOR BEVERAGES AND FEES HERE IN BATON ROUGE.

IT IS A THANKLESS JOB, BUT WE THANK YOU TODAY FOR RECEIVING THOSE FEES FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS THAT WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

I WORK FOR THE CITY OF PARIS.

WE SEE YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE WORK.

LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

WE'LL NEVER CELEBRATE THEM ENOUGH FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IF YOU WERE REFERRED

[CONDEMNATIONS]

TO AS SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATIONS, I'M GOING TO READ A DPW RECOMMENDATIONS AS STATED THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 73 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 81 82 83.

AND TO DELETE ITEM 85, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? I KNOW WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 81.

MS. COLEMAN, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, WOULD YOU TELL ME WHEN I SHOULD BEGIN? 30 SECONDS AGO? YOU MAY BEGIN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL I'M SENATOR RETIRED, ROBERT ASHLEY.

I SPENT TWO YEARS ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN BOSER CITY, 16 YEARS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

UH, IN 2003, I MOVED TO SPANISH TOWN WHEN I WAS ELECTED TO THE SENATE.

AND AFTER 13 YEARS IN THE LOUISIANA SENATE AND FOUR YEARS WORKING FOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS, ADVISING HIM ON BUDGET AND TAX POLICY.

MY WIFE AND I RETIRED AND MADE OUR HOME IN SPANISH TOWN IN THE 18 YEARS THAT WE HAVE LIVED THERE.

NO ONE HAS EVER LIVED IN THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM US IS BECOME A BREEDING ENVIRONMENT FOR VARMINTS AND PESTS.

AND WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO PROTECT OUR HOME.

UH, UH, WE PUT IN EVERY DEVICE, YOU KNOW, TO STOP THE MICE AND RATS AND SO FORTH IN 2019, THE CITY INSPECTOR RECOMMENDED DEMOLISHED ALL OF THAT PARTICULAR STRUCTURE ACROSS THE STREET.

SO I CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN 2019, AND WE WERE SENT THEN TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, UH, TO THE HPC.

AND SO I WENT TO THE HPC IN 2020 WHEN I WAS THERE.

I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEMOLITION WAS APPROVED FIVE YEARS AGO AND 2015.

SO HERE'S THE, UH, HPC ONCE AGAIN, APPROVED THE DEMOLITION, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE COUNCIL LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR CHOSE TO TAKE NO ACTION.

I AM TOLD THAT IS BECAUSE THE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, CAN SUGGEST THAT THE, THAT THE FACILITY NOT BE TORN DOWN.

AND APPARENTLY THERE WAS ONE THAT DID.

SO HERE I AM, I'M BACK AGAIN.

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I'M ASKING YOU TO LOOK AT THE PICTURES THAT WERE EMAILED TO ALL OF YOU.

THE PICTURES CLEARLY SHOW THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXABLE.

AND SO I WOULD PLEAD WITH YOU TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE FACILITY DEMOLISHED.

NOW FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS, THE OWNERS OF THE FACILITY HAVE BEEN TOLD TO FIX OR DEMOLISHED THE BUILDING.

AND FOR SIX YEARS THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING.

AND WE CITIZENS.

WE CONTINUE TO RUN IN CIRCLES FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT FOLLOWING, WHATEVER DIRECTION THAT YOU MIGHT GIVE US.

SO I'M HERE TODAY TO SAY THAT IF BY CHANCE, JUST IF BY CHANCE THE OWNERS WANT MORE TIME, UH, TO DEMOLISH OR REPAIR OR FIX THE STRUCTURE, I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT IT HAS BEEN SIX YEARS NOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT TIME AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED.

AND SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM TIME, I MEAN, I GET IT.

I UNDERSTAND.

WHAT I DO ASK YOU TO DO IS TO PUT DEADLINES IN PLACE SO THAT THIS TIME WHEN THEY ASK THAT YOU OVERSEE THE PERMITS AND ENSURE THAT THEY GET THE PERMITS TO DO THE DEMOLITION AND THAT IT DONE IN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME, AND WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO COME BACK HERE AGAIN A YEAR FROM NOW, UH, SIMPLY BECAUSE THE OWNER SAYS, I WANT TO DO IT MYSELF AND REFUSES TO DO IT.

SO IF YOU WOULD DO THAT, WE WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE.

AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

JUST TO BE MY NEIGHBOR.

HE WAS A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

ANYONE ELSE SAID HIS TANK ON ME, ALL RIGHT, SENATOR.

AND THE REST OF THE FOLKS, FORMER SENATOR ROBERT ATHLETE, THE, UH, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PROPERTY THAT YOU ARE ALLUDING TO, I SPOKE WITH THE OWNER.

I HAVE GIVEN THE OWNER 90 DAYS, 90 DAYS TO MOVE IT TEARING DOWN OR AFTER THOSE 90 DAYS, THEN THE CITY WILL DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

I EVEN TOOK, UH, ONE STEP FARTHER.

I, UH, CONTACTED BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING ISSUES THAT, UH, WITH GETTING SOMEONE TO TEAR DOWN.

AND SO I'VE SENT TO, IF THERE'S SUCH A WORD, TEAR, DOWNERS THEIR WAY.

AND SO I THINK THAT WE, UM, I ASKED THAT YOU NOT HOLD ME HOSTAGE ON THESE OTHER YEARS, 2015 OR WHATEVER, BUT I HAVE, I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER AND SAID THE SAME THING THAT I'VE SAID WITH THE REST OF THE OWNERS, WHOSE PROPERTY IS ON THE LIST.

AND THAT IS I'VE GIVEN THEM THE 90 DAYS THAT YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE YOU LADY HOPE SENATOR, I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND AND TELL YOU, COUNCIL LADY, HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THAT.

I CLEARLY UNDERSTAND IT.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE DEADLINE.

I THINK THAT'S FAIR AND REASONABLE, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR INSPECTOR WHO HAS SAID IT IS A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC AND TO OUR WELFARE, YOU KNOW, 90 DAYS I THINK IS REASONABLE.

AND THANK YOU.

MA'AM THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND HAVING THE FORESIGHT TO SET THE DEADLINE.

THANK YOU.

YES.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? I THOUGHT WE HAD ONE OTHER YOUNG LADY HERE TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS SHOWING NONE BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

OH, THERE SHE IS.

BUT PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

UM, MY NAME IS MORGAN COOVIAN AND MY ADDRESS IS SIX THREE ONE UNIVERSITY WALK.

AND I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO DOOR TO SIX, THREE, THREE OF THE HOUSE THAT NEEDS TO BE CONDEMNED.

UM, I'VE OWNED THIS HOUSE FOR THREE YEARS AND I DO HAVE KIDS.

AND I WILL SAY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I MEAN FOR THE HEALTH OF MY KIDS, FOR ME, FOR MY OTHER TENANTS, UM, YOU KNOW, I I'VE SEEN RODENTS COME IN AND OUT SQUATTERS.

UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY DEPRESSING TO SEE A HOUSE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RESTORED SIX YEARS AGO AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO IT.

AND, UM, I'D REALLY LIKE THAT YOU DID A 90 DAY DEADLINE.

UM, AND I DO HOPE THAT THEY ADHERE TO IT, BUT, UM,

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YOU KNOW, I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS AROUND THIS HOUSE BECAUSE WE'VE DEFINITELY SEEN, UM, A LOT OF RODENTS.

UM, ALSO I READ IT AND BIT MY NEIGHBOR'S DOG THAT CAME FROM THAT HOUSE.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT, UM, DEFINITELY GO IN TO KNOWING THAT THIS HOUSE NEEDS TO BE CONDEMNED.

BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AND HEARING ME.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? WE HAVE AN EMAIL COMMENT ON ITEM 81 COUNCIL MEMBERS EMAIL FROM CLAUDIA ADLEY SIX 33 UNIVERSITY WALK IS DILAPIDATED AND THEN DANGEROUS CAUSE CONDITION, A BREEDING GROUND FOR RODENTS AND A DANGER TO US AS NEIGHBORS.

PLEASE TEAR IT DOWN.

IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR DEMOLITION AS FAR BACK AS 2015 AND REPORTED ON THE HPC AGENDA OF MARCH, 2020, PLEASE APPROVE CONDEMNATION AND DEMOLISHED THE STRENGTH, DANGEROUS PROPERTY CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CONDEMNATIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, ANY CHANGES COUNCIL MEMBERS I'M GOING TO READ TO THE STATE OF CHANGES.

THERE OUGHT TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 73 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 82 AND 83 TO LEAVE 75 AND 90 DAYS ON 81.

ANY CHANGES, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.

SO I HAVE A CHANGE MAYOR PRO TEM ON 82.

UM, THE OWNER THERE WILL BE GIVEN 60 DAYS AND ON 83, THE OWNER WILL BE GIVEN 30 DAYS, 30 DAYS ON 83.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M GOING TO READ THAT AGAIN IS TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 73 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 DELETE ITEM 75, 30 DAYS ON ITEM 83, 60 DAYS ON ITEM, 80 TO 90 DAYS ON ITEM 81 TO A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO MOVED BY ROCCO SEVEN-DAY BY COLEMAN, ALL CONDEMNATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

COUNCIL MEMBERS

[84. 21-00583]

ITEM 84 WAS SENDING IN RECORD THE CLERK OF COURT.

THE COUNCIL DECISION TO ORDER RECORDING ON JANUARY 21ST, 2021 IN THE MATTER OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS NEB, RIGHT? TWO, ONE, THREE EAST WASHINGTON STREET.

REASON FOR RESCISSION, THE HOMEOWNER HAS SOLD A PROPERTY.

A NEW OWNER HAS COMMITTED TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY AND MOVE IN READY, BUT THEN SIX MONTHS BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, ANYONE HAD TO SPEAK ALL AUTOMATED FOR BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE BY DON SECONDED BY GO DAY

[85. 21-00609]

ITEM 85 BRANDING A FIVE-YEAR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT AT $5,216 PER YEAR FOR MERCANTILE HOLDINGS, LLC, LOCATED AT THREE SIX TWO TWO GOVERNMENT STREET FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN RESTORATION OF THE PROPERTY BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 85 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY DONE SECONDED BY ADAMS ITEM 86,

[86. 21-00582]

AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH EXPONENT INC OF DELAWARE, TO AMEND THE SCOPE OF WORK AND INCREASED THE MAXIMUM COMPENSATION UNDER CONTRACT FOR $262,500 FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED BY PARIS ATTORNEY AND THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

ANYONE WHO TO SPEAK TO ITEM 86 OR BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE BY HUSSON SECOND BY THE CHAIR, ITEM

[87. 21-00585]

87, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT 10, 10 TO A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WITH KELLER AND HECKMAN LLP TO ADVISE THE CITY PARIS ON COMMUNICATION MATTERS, INCLUDING SMALL CELL WIRELESS ISSUES.

COMMUNICATION MATTERS IN THE SOME NOT TO EXCEED $42,712 AND 50 CENTS AND APPROPRIATE AND $42,712 AND 50 CENTS FACILITY PURPOSE.

THIS MATTER MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE PARIS ATTORNEY.

AND YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK ON ITEM 87 BACK TO COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOST TO APPROVE BY HUDSON'S SECONDED BY DONE ITEM

[88. 21-00586]

88 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND A CERTAIN CONCEPT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WAS STEVEN CELL CALLED TIM WHERE REGARDLESS OF REPRESENTATION FOR D FOUR OF OFFICER BLAMED SALAMONI IN THE MATTER OF THAILAND, VIKA WILLIAMS AT ALL THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARIS OF EAST BATON ROUGE.

SO AS TO INCREASE THE LABRAL COMPENSATION BY 133,800, $5 AND 50 CENTS TO SOME NOT TO EXCEED $333,805 AND 50 CENTS INAPPROPRIATELY, $133,805 AND 50 CENTS FOR SAID, PURPOSE.

THIS MATTER MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 88, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON A BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY DON SECOND ABOUT HUSTLING ITEM 89

[89. 21-00652]

AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT TO INTERVENE AND EXECUTE THAT ACT OF QUITCLAIM DEED AND ADJUDICATED PROPERTY SALE AND PROPERTY TORONTO JOHNSTON'S RENTAL PROPERTY LLC, AND AUTHORIZED THE REEF

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POINT OF SALE SPICES ORIGINALLY PAID BY RONALD JOHNSON, THE RENTAL PROPERTIES, LLC.

WE PAID THEM TO ALAN WG, JUDAH, JUDAH, JOHN, AND CONSIDERATION, AND ENACT OF QUITCLAIM DEED ON BEHALF OF RONALD JOHNSON'S RENTAL PROPERTIES, BYPASS ATTORNEY, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 89 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOST TO APPROVE ITEMS. SECOND ABOUT HUSTLING ITEM 90, EXCUSE ME.

I DON'T MEAN IT'S LIKE YELP, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT, WHAT A, WHAT HAPPENED IN 89? JUST MY MOM AND YOU'RE NOT IN JOURNEY.

IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PARISH RETURNING? OKAY.

BILLY IS COMING.

THERE'S NOT PAIN AND JOB LOSS.

WE SOLD A PIECE OF PROPERTY TO RONALD JOHNSON LLC YEARS AGO.

AND THIS IS A SUIT THAT'S BEEN PENDING BETWEEN THOSE TWO PARTIES, THE TITLED OWNER AND THE ADJUDICATED PROPERTY BUYER FOR YEARS, THE CITY'S POSITION HAS ALWAYS BEEN, WE DON'T CARE IF YOU WANT US TO RESCIND THE SALE OR TOO QUICKLY.

WE'LL JUST REFUND.

THE PROCEEDS WE RECEIVED FROM THE SALE TAXES HAVE BEEN PAID.

SO IT'S UP TO DATE.

THERE'S NO CLAIMS FOR THAT.

THEY HAVE JUST COME TO A SETTLEMENT NOW AND WERE INTERVENING ON THAT SALE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE SAY WHATEVER INTERESTS WE HAVE OR SO WHO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHO'S GOING TO HAVE THE PROPERTY.

YEAH, IT'S AN LLC.

HE'S HAD IT FOR YEARS AND HAD BEEN PAYING THE TAXES ON IT.

THE SUITS JUST BEEN PENDING.

UM, SEVERAL OF THE ATTORNEYS HAVE COME AND GONE IN THROUGH DEATH OR OTHERWISE.

RIGHT? THIS WAS ADJUDICATED PROPERTY WAS IN JUDICATED PROPERTY BY JUDY JOHN.

OKAY.

JUDAH, JOHN.

OKAY.

THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THERE WAS, HE RECEIVED PROPER NOTICE OF THE JUDICATED PROPERTY SALE.

AND IT'S JUST, IT'S WE'VE ALWAYS SAID WHENEVER Y'ALL READY TO SETTLE, WE'RE READY TO BE AFFORDED, BUT WE'RE NOT LOSING ANY MONEY.

WE'RE JUST GIVING BACK WHAT WE RECEIVED.

OKAY.

SO NOW IT'S BACK WITH THE JOHN W WITH THE JOHNSON, CORRECT.

AND HE'S BEEN TAKING CARE OF AND PAYING THE TAXES SINCE 13.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

NOW YOU'RE VERY MUCH, WE'RE MOVING

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TO ITEM 90 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE BATHROOM'S POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE AN ACT OF DONATION OF SIGNAL 63, INC FOR 431 BALLISTIC VEST.

DO YOU HAVE PERMITS AND BEST HAVE NO VALUE BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPIRED AND THEREFORE HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE BY THE BATMANS POLICE DEPARTMENT SAID ACTIVE DONATION SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PARA FOR TONY AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY BY POLICE CHIEF.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 90 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE BY ROCCA SECONDED BY DONE

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ITEM 91 AUTHORIZATION.

THE MAYOR PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIRMAN OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONER ISSUED A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH EASTBOUND PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO LEASE A 3.379 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED AT LIEUTENANT GENERAL BENJAMIN DAVIS JUNIOR AVENUE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS WITH TWO, FIVE YEAR OPTIONS TO RENEW AT THE RENTAL RATE OF $27,965 AND 52 CENTS PER YEAR OR $2,330 AND 46 CENTS PER MONTH BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 91 TO ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 91, COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION BY DON SECOND BY HUSSON ITEM

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92 AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO A MINNESOTA CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WAS CIT CELIA YELLOW IN REGARDS TO THE REPRESENTATION OF SCOTT WILSON THAT MATTER ENTITLED MICHAEL MCKELLAR HAD AT ALL AND SCOTT WILSON AT ALL.

SO AS TO INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE COMPENSATION BY 30,000 TO A, SOME NOT TO EXCEED 115,000 AND APPROPRIATE AND 30,000 FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, THIS MATTER MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE PARIS, TINY ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 92 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, I'LL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

SURE.

CAN SOMEBODY FROM THE PARENT'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE COME UP AND GIVE ME A PARTNER CLARITY AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE, BATON ROUGE UPON THE CLARITY OF WHAT THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT SAYS AS IT RELATES TO OUR FINANCIAL LIABILITY OF REPRESENTING A PAST REPRESENTATIVES OF CITY PARISH.

AND IF I CAN'T SUBMIT MY NAME'S LISA SMITH AND I WORK FOR THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UM, I SPECIFICALLY WORKED FOR BOB ABBOTT.

UNFORTUNATELY HE'S NOT HERE TODAY.

I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION AT THIS TIME.

I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON IT.

UM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY I JUST DON'T, I CAN'T SATISFY YOU TODAY.

THAT'S FINE.

I UNDERSTAND.

CAN JUST GET SOMEBODY TO GIVE US A POINT OF CLARITY.

I LIKE TO KNOW, I'M SURE IT'S IN A PLAN OF GOVERNMENT.

I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE INTERPRETATION IS AND WHAT THE FINANCIAL LIABILITY IS.

IS THIS IN PERPETUITY? UH, YOU KNOW, AT WHAT POINT DOES THE INDIVIDUAL HAVE TO STEP UP AND COVER IT ON A LEGAL LIABILITY? YES, SIR.

I WILL GET BACK WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE ALL ITEM 92.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR IS THERE A MOTION, A MOTION TO APPROVE BY ROCCA SECONDED BY HUSBAND, ANY OPPOSITION OPPOSITION? LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THE RECORD REFLECT COUNSEL MEMBER

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DONE IS OBJECTS.

ANY OTHER OPPOSITION TO DO ANY OPPOSITIONS? WE'RE GOING TO VOTE A MACHINE.

IF COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN IS THE ONLY OPPOSITION MOTION CARRIES,

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WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 93 AUTHORIZED AND MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE PARIS OF EAST BATON ROUGE, THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN PROPERTIES WITH MONIES PROVIDED TO FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE, 2019 GRANT PROGRAM FOR EASTBOUND, WITH PARIS AND TO EXECUTE ALL SUCH SALES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE SET OF PROPERTIES AND TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS REQUIRED ON THE AFRICAN MENTIONED GRANT BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 93 COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 93 MOTION BY ROCCA SECOND BY HUSSON

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WE'LL GO TO ITEM 94 AUTHORIZED AND SEDIMENT AND CLAIM OF KIM WIN FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE BATTLE'S FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE TRUCK IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,500, WHICH AMOUNTS SHALL BE PAID FROM AN ACCOUNT DESIGNATE INSURANCE AUTO LIABILITY.

THIS MATTER MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.

ANYONE WHO WOULD SPEAK ON ITEM 94 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE BY SECONDED BY DUNN

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WHO MOVED ITEM 95 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTED CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BALI ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING AND LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH FEMA SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE EVALUATIONS FROM THE 2016 FLOOD EVENT AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000 BY THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 95 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE BY HUDSON SECONDED BY ADAMS

[96. 21-00634]

REMOVED ITEM 96 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE EXECUTED CONTRACT WITH BOND TOWN ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTH HARRIS FERRY ROAD MULTI-USE PATH, PROJECT AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $136,712 AND 35 CENTS BY THE DRINK, TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON 96 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEIR MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY ADAMS SECOND BY US.

AND WE'LL

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GO TO ITEM 97 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT THE EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES WITH MAIL INC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOOD BRR ENHANCEMENT PROJECT AND AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $205,000 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 97, WE MOVED BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY DON SECOND? AND BY ADAMS

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ITEM 98, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT.

NUMBER ONE TO A CONTRACT WITH PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CORPORATION TO INCLUDE THE COLLECTIONS OF ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC COUNTS TO THE EXISTING MOVE BR ENHANCEMENT PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $26,938 AND 37 CENTS BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTORS.

AND ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 98 BACK TO COUNCIL MOTION BY ROCCO SEDNA BY ADAMS

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AND MOVED TO NINE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT'S EXECUTED CONTRACT OR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH LOWERY ENTERPRISES OF SOUTH INC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BEYOND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $54,120 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 99.

ANYONE HAD TO SPEAK ON IT IN MY MIND, BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION BY ROCCO.

SECOND BY ADAMS

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TO MOVE TO 100 AUTHORIZED.

YEAH.

MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT OF APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH JAMES G LIPSCOMB APPRAISAL COMPANY, LLC, FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH BR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $91,080 A TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 100.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 100 BACK TO COUNTY MOTION BY NOAH SECOND BY DONE

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ITEM ONE OH ONE ON AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH BRIAN DAVID SEMINOLE ENTERPRISES FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOOD BR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $91,080 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINS DIRECT ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 100, THE ONE BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE BY DONE.

SECONDLY, BY THE CHAIR

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ITEM ONE OH TWO AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT OF APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH JAMES INC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH BR ENHANCEMENT PROJECT MAC HOST ROAD IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $92,510 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND JOINING US DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ONE OH TWO, MOVING BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS MOST APPROVED BY DONE 70 BOB CHAIR

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ITEM ONE OH THREE AUTHORIZED AS A MAYOR.

PRESIDENT ASKS YOU TO CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES, DESIGN STUDY.

WOULD YOU OAK ASSOCIATES FOR LIGHTING DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOOD VR ENHANCEMENT AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $67,869 AND 3 CENTS BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND CHINESE DIRECTOR.

ANYWAY, HE WAS SPEAKING ON ITEM ONE OH THREE BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION BY ROCCA SECONDED BY DONE.

[104. 21-00642]

I DON'T WANT TO AFORE AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH ROBINSON APPRAISAL SERVICES, LLC, FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED, WHEN WILL BE OUR CAPACITY PROJECT AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $174,240.

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MY TRANSPORTATION DRAINS DIRECTOR, ANYONE HAD TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE OH FOUR BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION BY GO DAY, SECOND AND BUYER DONE.

[105. 21-00643]

I HAD ONE TO FIVE AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION SERVICES WITH RICK, BUT BA ON A WHY CAN'T PRONOUNCE THAT WORD TONIGHT BY GENRE AND ASSOCIATES, LLC FOR SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH WILL BE OUR CAPACITY PROJECT AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $70,080 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.

ANYWAY, TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE OH FIVE BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION BY SECOND BY HUDSON.

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I DON'T WANT TO SIX AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT THAT SHE CONTRACT FOR ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION SERVICES WITH LAND TITLE INVESTIGATIONS, LLC, FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH WILL BE ALL CAPACITY PROJECT PERKINS ROAD, EAST BATON ROUGE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $73,080 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECT ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ONE OH SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION BY DONES.

HAVE A QUESTION BY A COUNCIL MEMBER GO.

THEY APOLOGIZE.

NOPE.

LET'S KEEP GOING.

I'LL SPONSOR THE MEASURE MOTION BY DOES SECONDARY BAR GO DAY CARRIES

[107. 21-00646]

ITEM ONE ZERO SEVEN, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT'S EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION COST SERVICES WITH GM GEM, DEZ J K M CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANT, LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE CAPACITY PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $109,120 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE, ZERO SEVEN BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION BY GO.

THEY SECONDED BY ROCCO

[108. 21-00647]

ITEM ONE ZERO EIGHT AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ACTUALLY THE CONTRACT FOR ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION SERVICES, BUT MICRO FREEMAN FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BR CAPACITY PROJECT PERKINS ROAD IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $142,670 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE ZERO EIGHT COUNSEL REMEMBERS MOTION BY LOCKER.

SECOND BY DONE,

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I HAD ONE ZERO NINE AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT TEXTS.

YOU CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL REVIEW SERVICES.

WHAT THE LAKE BOLD GROUP, LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BR AND PASS THE PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $251,900 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINS DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ONE ZERO NINE BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION BY SECOND BY ADAMS

[110. 21-00654]

ITEM ONE 10 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR.

PRESIDENT EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH BRUCE E. BRITT FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BR CAPACITY PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $174,240 BY TRANSPORTATION AND JOINING US DIRECTOR.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO COULD SPEAK ON? I HAD A ONE 10 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION BY ADAMS SECONDED BY GO DAY ITEM

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ONE 11, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH JAMES BRANTLEY FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE VR CAPACITY, PROJECT AND AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $174,240 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND JOINING US DIRECTOR.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS? ONE 11 COUNCIL MEMBERS MOST APPROVED BY ADAMS SECONDED BY DONE

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ITEM ONE TO 12, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR.

PRESIDENT EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH DAVID W VALENTIN.

WE MAY OFFER SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE YOUR CAPACITY PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED.

ONE WAS $74,240, PROBABLY TRANSPORTATION TRAINEES DIRECTOR.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 12 COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION BY ADAM SECOND BY GO.

THEY MOVED

[113. 21-00648]

ITEM ONE 13, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT AN AMENDMENT TO THE LOAN INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE CONTRACT WITH LOUISIANA HOUSING CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 7,300, $1,865 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $622,248 AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS AND CONDUCTION DEALT WITH BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR IS ANYONE HE IS SPEAKING ON ITEM ONE 13, ANY WAY TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 30 TEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION BY ADAMS. SECOND BY COLEMAN

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ITEM ONE 14 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND A SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH OUR LADY OF THE LAKE, INC, FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $375,423 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $481,311 OR WATER UNDER THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECT TO ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 104 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION BY ROCCO SECONDED BY THE CHAIR

[115. 21-00651]

ITEM ONE, ONE FIVE AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO A MINISTER OF RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH OUR LADY OF THE LAKE, INC, FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,890 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $68,269 BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, EXCUSE ME, AWARD UNDER THE RYAN WHITE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECT TO ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ONE, ONE, ONE BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ONE, ONE BY ADAM SECONDED BY HUSSON.

WE MOVED TO ONE,

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ONE SIX AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENCY

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TO AMEND A SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH NO WAY HE'S TASKFORCE PULLING INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF $72,813 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $89,500 BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.

SO ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ONE-ON-ONE SIX BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOST TO APPROVE BY HUDSON.

SECOND ABOUT COLEMAN.

WE'LL GO TO ONE

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17, THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO A MINUTE SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER BATON ROUGE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $667,462 AND TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $874,900 AWARDED UNDER THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.

ANYONE WHO'S SPEAKING, I HAD A ONE-ON-ONE SEVEN BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY HUDSON SECOND BY COLEMAN ITEM ONE,

[118. 21-00656]

ONE EIGHT AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR, PRESIDENTS AND MEN, THE SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH CAPITOL CITY FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF 80,000 HOURS AND $28 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $100,410 UNDER THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS MINORITIES INITIATIVE PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON EITHER ONE? OKAY.

BACK TO COUNCIL MOTION BY DONE SECOND BY HUSBAND,

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I HAD ONE, ONE NINE AND AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND THAT SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH HIV AND AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO, FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF 149,000 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF 203,000 HOURS AND $87.

THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE PROGRAM BY HIM SERVICES DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE, ONE NINE BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A QUESTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONE MR. PEARL TIN, LET THE RECORD REFLECT FOR ONE 19 AND ONE 20.

OUTSTANDING.

YES, SIR.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON TO APPROVE SECONDED BY COLEMAN WITH ATTENTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DONE THE MOVE TO ITEM

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ONE 20, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT HIV AND AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $903,364 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF 1,165,000.

NOW UNDER A SIX $50 UNDER THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE TO ZERO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE BY GO SECOND AND BY COLEMAN EXTENSION BY DONE AND MOVE

[121. 21-00662]

TO ITEM ONE 21, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO A MINI SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH CAPITOL CITY FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $628,158 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $818,868 AWARDED UNDER THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.

SO ANYONE WHO WOULD SPEAK ON, I HAD A ONE-TO-ONE BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE, THEIR MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO MOVED BY ADAMS SECOND BY ROCCO.

[122. 21-00661]

LET ME GO TO ITEM ONE TO TWO, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO PUBLISH AND TO GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE TO ALL BANKS IN THE CITY OF BAT AND PARISH OF THE INTENTION OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE TO SELECT A FISCAL AGENCY FOR TWO YEARS, 2022 THROUGH 2026, AND TO INVITE BANKS TO RESPOND ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS ALL IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTES, 1950, TITLE 39 BY THE COUNSELOR, ADMINISTRATOR AND TREASURER.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE TO TWO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOTION TO APPROVE BY ROCCO SECONDED BY ADAMS

[123. 21-00666]

ITEMS. ONE, TWO, THREE, APPROVING THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THE PARISH TRANSPORTATION FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT PROTEIN PRODUCT SINUS CERTIFICATION BY FINANCE DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE, TWO, THREE BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS MOVED BY ADAMS SECOND, AND BY GO DAY

[124. 21-00669]

ITEM ONE, TWO, FOUR, AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HARVEST AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CHANGE INTO A COOPERATIVE, A DEVIN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, KIND OF DEVELOP ALL THE PROPERTY AND THE DISTRICT TO MAKE APPLICATION TO LOUISIANA STATE BOND COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL OF COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROWDY, GO DAY.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ONE TO FOUR BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE DO HAVE AN EMAIL COMMENT.

COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE AN EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENT FROM PHILLIP LILLARD.

I WAS AGAINST THE ITEM PREVIOUSLY BEING INTRODUCED ON MAY 12TH AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER ITEM.

I SAW NO REAL REASON TO BE FOR THIS TO BE RUSHED THROUGH THE NORMAL INTRODUCTION PROCESS.

I AM AGAINST THIS EA AGREEMENT.

I BELIEVE CERTAIN PEOPLE AND HE'S FOUNDER'S PARISH ARE GETTING SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AND TREATMENT WITH THE CREATION OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING TIF DISTRICTS.

IF THIS CA IS APPROVED, IT APPEARS THAT THE TAXPAYERS WILL BASICALLY END UP PAYING FOR MUCH OF THE PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENT AND NOT THE ACTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND DEVELOPER.

I WAS ALSO AGAINST THE CREATION OF THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND AGAINST THE HARVEST AND ROAD LIGHTING DISTRICT THAT WERE RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE METRO COUNCIL AND ALSO AGAINST THE HARVEST AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT DISTRICT THAT WAS APPROVED IN 2016.

IN ADDITION, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA COULD CAUSE MORE WATER RUNOFF AND FLOODING.

AND THESE BURNERS PERISH, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE HARVEST

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AND AREA IS VERY NEAR TO A LARGE SWAMP AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST AND TO BAYOU MANSHACK SOUTH OF BLUEBONNET BOULEVARD.

I DO NOT THINK TAXPAYERS SHOULD BE PAYING TIFF TAXES TO FINANCE A NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT CAN CAUSE MORE FLOODING AND HE'S BATON ROUGE PARISH AND A NEIGHBORING PARISHES IN SUMMARY, I'M AGAINST THE CA BECAUSE THE TIF FINANCING AND ASSOCIATED REVENUE BONDS THAT WOULD POSSIBLY BE OBTAINED TO FINANCE THIS PROJECT AND THE POSSIBLE TERM OF 25 YEARS AND THE LARGE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THE AGREEMENT THAT STATES IT SHALL NOT EXCEED $25 MILLION IN THE AGGREGATE.

I'M ALSO AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL THE DEVELOPMENT CREATE FOR EVEN MORE FLOODING IN THESE BANNERS.

PARISH CONCLUDES THE COMMENTS OF ITEM ONE OF 24.

WE HAD A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR GO DAY AND THE SECOND BAR ROCKER,

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ONE TO FIVE APPOINTED DIRECTOR FOR THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT ROAD AND CONTROL DISTRICT FROM THE LIST OF THREE QUALIFIED AT TAMALA JUST SUBMITTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT AND ROTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BY DIRECTOR MARK 71 HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 25.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE, TWO, FIVE, BACK TO THE COUNCIL BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE DO HAVE AN INTERIM.

THE INTERIM DIRECTOR IS HERE AND A BOARD MEMBER.

UH, I DON'T KNOW IF EITHER OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IF YOU WOULD, WE'D WELCOME YOU TO DO SO AT THIS TIME.

YEAH.

I'M RANDY VASE, THE INTERIM DIRECTOR.

I'M HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON FIRST, BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING, I JUST WANT TO THANK RANDY FOR HIS LEADERSHIP DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD, RANDY, HE DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB.

SO JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND FOR THE CITY PARISH REALLY IT'S, IT'S BEEN A BANG UP JOB.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR MOSQUITO ABATEMENT WROTE A CONTROL.

IT WAS A LONG PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THIS AND I'VE KIND OF HEARD FEEDBACK AND THE DUE DILIGENCE THAT THEY'VE PUT INTO THIS.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT DR.

MICHAEL BECKER, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TO SET THE STEP APPROVED THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT ROAD CONTROL BOARD.

THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION TO APPOINT.

IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO APPOINT MICHAEL BECKER.

THERE IS A SECOND BUYER COUNCIL MEMBER GO DAY.

WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER SPEAKERS COUNCIL NUMBER DONE, ASHLEY AND, AND ABANDON THE PARIS ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

UH, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

UH, MOSQUITO, A BABY WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO SUBMIT THREE NAMES TO US FOR US TO VET I'VE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THE RESUME AND THE INTERVIEW.

SO I CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.

I DON'T, I DID NOT RECEIVE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS SENT THAT TO SOMEONE ELSE, BUT YOU'RE ASKING US TO SUPPORT YOUR RECOMMENDATION WITHOUT ANY BEDDING OF THE PROCESS.

WHEN WE, WHEN I SAY SERVE IT ON AN APP WE'LL COMMISSION, WE DID A NATIONAL SEARCH.

WE SUBMITTED THE THREAT TOP THREE CANDIDATES TO THIS BODY, BUT HIS BODY TO DO ITS OWN INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION OF THESE CANDIDATES, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH ME.

AND AT THIS POINT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH SUPPORT AND ANY RECOMMENDATION WITHOUT READING RESUMES, LOOKING AT INTERVIEWS AND HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO VET THE CANDIDATES, MYSELF, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS, UH, RANDY, DID YOU ALL, UM, VIDEO THE INTERVIEW? NO, WE DIDN'T.

IT, UH, WE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME, UH, WITH THE INTERVIEWS BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 AND WE ACTUALLY LOST THREE CANDIDATES BECAUSE OF THE DURATION THAT, UH, THAT PROCESS TOOK, BUT WE DIDN'T INTERVIEW THEM.

WE JUST, UH, ASKED THEM THE SAME SERIES OF QUESTIONS, CONCENTRATING ON, UH, THEIR BACKGROUNDS IN ACADEMIC AND HOW THAT WOULD TRANSLATE INTO ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT MOSQUITO CONTROL IS FACING IN THE FUTURE.

UH, HAVE THE MEETING NOTES FROM THE INTERVIEWS, RIGHT? WE HAVE, UH, WE HAD THREE SEPARATE BOARD MEETINGS, SPECIAL BOARD MEETINGS INTERVIEWING EACH OF THOSE CANDIDATES.

SO YOU, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE MEETING, UM, YOU HAVE THE MEETING NOTES, THEN WE HAVE THE MINUTES OF THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING.

RIGHT.

AND SO DID YOU HAVE IN THE MEETING MINUTES, ARE THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS INCLUDED? UM, THE FUNDAMENTAL SUMMARIES ARE IN THERE AS WELL AS THE FINAL MEETING ON MAY 7TH WHERE THE BOARD VOTED TO SELECT ONE OF THE CANDIDATES.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO IT, HOW DID THE BOARD ENVISION THIS GOVERNMENTAL

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AGENCY TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE FINAL THAT THE APPLICANT? I DON'T THINK THEY EXPECTED ANYONE HERE TO HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A VETERINARIAN, A MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGIST, AND A SANITARY ON, YEAH.

THAT'S WE HAVE EXPERTISE ON OUR BOARD SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT.

OKAY.

SO, UM, SO YOU ALL HAVE THE EXPERTISE, BUT WE HAVE THE POWER, RIGHT? SO WHAT AGAIN, WHAT DID, HOW DID THEY EQUATE THAT INTO THIS PROCESS? I'M RODERICK WELLS.

I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MOSQUITO CONTROL, RODRICK WELLS I'M CHAIRMAN OF THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT ROAD AND CONTROL AS WE UNDERSTOOD IT.

UH, WHAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU, UH, WAS A NOMINATION, UH, THAT WE ACTUALLY VETTED AND, AND SENT TO YOU BASICALLY TO RATIFY.

NOW, MAYBE THE AIRPORT COMMISSION, YOU GUYS DID IT DIFFERENTLY.

IF YOU WISH FOR US TO GO BACK AND START ALL OVER AGAIN, WE CAN DO THAT.

BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS THAT YOU SHOULD BE DETERMINING WHO IS THE NEW DIRECTOR, WHAT A PLAN OF GOVERNMENTS, BUT CHARLOTTE, EXCUSE ME, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER DONE.

SHOULD I DO, UH, MR. WELLS? CAUSE I KNOW WHEN WE DID THE SHREDDER, YOU WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROCESS AND IT WAS THE SAME THING WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL DON'T, Y'ALL JUST GO WITH IT.

UM, AND YOU ARE MY CONSTITUENT BY THE WAY.

SO I DO UNDERSTAND YOU HAVING, AND I THINK I MAY HAVE ASKED TO MEET WITH YOU AND THAT COULD HAVE HELPED TOO.

BUT, UM, SO YEAH, THE WAY IT WORKS IS YOU ARE, WE ARE THE GOVERNING BODY THAT, THAT SEALS THE DEAL AS IT RELATES TO THAT, THE THING.

SO IN RESPECT FOR THAT, WE SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF THE PROCESS.

YES.

YOU MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON WHAT RANDY SAID, YOUR EXPERTISE, BUT WE CAN REJECT OUR, WE CONNECT YOU TO GO BACK.

YES MA'AM AND TO AVOID DELAYING IT, IF YOU KEEP US ABREAST OF IT IN, IN THE TIME AND MR. COUNCILMAN DONE ACT FOR THE INFORMATION.

SO EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, WERE YOU AWARE THAT HE HAD ASKED BRANDY THAT HE WANTED THE RESUMES? YEAH.

I THOUGHT THE GUNS, I THOUGHT YOU GOT THEM.

YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL GOTTEN, I DIDN'T ASK FOR IT THOUGH.

WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER, ARE YOU FINISHED SPEAKING? SO YEAH, JUST I'D LIKE TO, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS MADE A MOTION.

UM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER FOR TWO WEEKS.

THAT WOULD BE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO A POINT.

SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION PLEASE, AS A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DEFER THIS ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS 70 BY DONE, I STILL HAVE SOME SPEAKERS COUNCIL MEMBER GREENER.

I THINK IT WAS JUST SAID, BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD FOR THE PUBLIC, I DID, I HAD MY ASSISTANT PRINT, THE THREE RESUMES, UM, OUT, AND I JUST, I, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I GOT, I KNOW THEY WERE EMAILED AND I BOUGHT IT TO HER TO PRINT.

SO, UM, WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

UM, BUT THAT WAS THE THING, LIKE A LENGTHY PROCESS DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC.

UM, BUT, UM, WITH THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO, UH, TWO MORE WEEKS.

I'M FINE WITH THAT AS WELL.

I JUST, I WANTED TO SAY THAT I, I, I KNOW THAT MOST OF US RECEIVED UP, IT WAS THICK PACKET THOUGH.

I DIDN'T READ THEM ALL.

I JUST COUNCILMEMBER NO COUNCIL NUMBER MOKE.

YEAH.

UM, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE, SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT ITEM, THE WAY IT'S WORDED, UM, THE RECORD FROM THE LIST OF THREE QUALIFIED, I CAN'T EVEN READ THE WORD THAT'S HOW, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I GET WHAT YOU WERE SAYING AS FAR AS QUALIFICATIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND I DO AGREE WITH THAT.

I MEAN, IT, FIRST, I, THERE WAS NOTHING ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO IF YOU SEND ME A RECOMMENDATION, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY VETTED IT AND IGNORING IT, YOU KNOW, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GO WITH THAT.

UM, I DID GET THE EMAIL AND EVERYTHING ALSO.

UM, UH, I'D BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I DID NOT REVIEW EVERY ONE OF THEM BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY SEND ME THE RECOMMENDATION.

THAT'S WHAT THEIR JOB IS TO DO AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TWO WEEKS WOULD DO.

UM, I RESPECT THE FACT THAT YOU WANTED, YOU DIDN'T GET IT AND IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW

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IT OR WHATEVER, I'LL GO ALONG WITH THE TWO WEEKS.

BUT YOU KNOW, TH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT COME FROM THEM, YOU KNOW, W WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT ALSO.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE, AND I DON'T WANT TO START THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN.

WELL, WE, WE WORKED FOR YOU OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, COUNCIL, NOR THE COUNCIL, MY COUNCIL NUMBER DONE, I CUT YOU OFF.

DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, I WAS JUST CLARIFYING TO HIM THAT THAT'S WHAT THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT SAYS.

AND I DO AGREE THAT THERE IS A SPECIFIC SKILL SET AND KNOWLEDGE TO WHAT YOU GUYS DO AS IN AVIATION AND MANY OF OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT EXPERTISE THAT YOU HAVE, BUT AS COUNCILWOMAN BANK SAID, WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE DECISION, AND WE SHOULD ACT IN CONCERT WITH ONE ANOTHER TO MAKE THIS DECISION.

DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO RUBBER STAMP A RECOMMENDATION WHERE I'M NOT GOING TO RUBBER STAMP A RECOMMENDATION.

WOULD I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THAT INFORMATION, MYSELF COUNSELING? I'M GONNA GO THERE.

YEAH.

JUST TO READ FOR THE RECORD, THE IT'S ACTUALLY AN ORDINANCE THAT OUTLINES THE, UH, THE PROCESS, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, REFERRING TO THE MARC BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SHALL SUBMIT, SHALL SUBMIT A LIST OF THREE NAMES OF QUALIFIED ENTOMOLOGISTS WHO SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST A MASTER'S DEGREE IN THE FIELD FROM A FULLY ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE TO THE COUNCIL METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, WHO SHALL HAVE THE FINAL AUTHORITY TO HIRE THE DIRECTOR FROM SUCH LIST.

SO I BELIEVE THE PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED.

UM, I THINK THERE WAS JUST MAYBE A MISCOMMUNICATION IN, IN WHAT SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE RECEIVED IN ADVANCE.

THANK YOU.

SO DO WE HAVE THREE NAMES THEN? SO LET ME STAY FOR THE RECORD WHERE WE ARE.

THREE NAMES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION COUNCIL MEMBER.

HUSSON MADE A MOTION TO APPOINT, UH, IS IT MARK HURT? MICHAEL MICHAEL, MICHAEL BECKER.

HE HAS A SECOND FROM MR. GOLDIE AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS.

YOU MADE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DEFER, DECIDE THEM FOR TWO WEEKS WITH A SECOND BY COUNCIL NUMBER DONE.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION.

FIRST, WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE MACHINES WE'RE GOING TO GIVE, OR WE'RE READY.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE MACHINES ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DEFER THE ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS.

WE'RE VOTING ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DEFER THE ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS.

QUESTION BY COUNSELING NUMBER MODE.

SURE.

THERE WERE SUBMITTED, CORRECT? CORRECT? CORRECT.

CORRECT.

CORRECT.

MAY I GET A CLARIFICATION? WOULD MR. UM, GO TO, WHAT DID IT SAID TO GIVE A RECOMMENDATION? I'LL JUST SAID TO SUBMIT THREE NAMES REREAD IT.

IT DOES NOT SAY, UH, THE BOARD SHALL SUBMIT A LIST OF THREE NAMES OF QUALIFIED ENTOMOLOGIST, UH, SKIP THROUGH THE DEGREES THAT THEY MUST HAVE TO THE COUNCIL, TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL WHO SHALL HAVE FINAL AUTHORITY TO HIRE THE DIRECTOR FROM SUCH LIST.

OKAY.

SO I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION.

SO THE EMAIL THAT WE GOT ON THE 13TH, IS IT THE THREE NAMES OR IS IT THE FIVE CANDIDATES THAT APPLY? THERE'S THREE.

THREE.

ALL RIGHT.

ONE LAST QUESTION.

WHY CAME FROM COURTNEY? IT WAS, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE ALL THAT PART OUT.

YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW WHO HE, SHE'S THE ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD.

SO, UH, CLI COUNCILMAN DOUG, YOU ASKED BOOP, WHAT DID YOU MAKE YOUR REQUEST TO? HUH? YEAH.

I JUST WANT, WHY MISSED IT? YEAH.

YEAH.

I DUNNO.

I THINK, OKAY.

I GOT THE EMAIL FROM MR. WELLS, UM, ON EMAIL TO ALL OF Y'ALL.

SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FOR WHICH FIRST, WHICH IS TO DEFER THE ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS, ONE VOTE ON THE MACHINES AND THE THIRD ITEM FOR TWO, YOU ARE NOT OPEN MOTION FAILS.

WE'RE NOW GOING TO VOTE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL BECKER.

WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE APPOINTMENT.

AND JUST TO CLARIFY, MR. HUDSON'S MOTION WAS TO APPOINT MICHAEL BECKER AND AUTHORIZED THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TO SET THE PAY AT THE AMOUNT RECOMMENDED BY THE MARK BOARD.

OH, OKAY.

YOU MAY SAY THAT AGAIN.

OKAY.

THE MOTION BY MR. HUDSON WAS TO APPOINT MICHAEL BECKER AND AUTHORIZED THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TO SET THE PAY AT THE AMOUNT RECOMMENDED BY THE MART BOARD.

SO THERE IS A PAY SCALE THAT I EMAILED TO ALL OF YOU FOR

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THIS POSITION.

SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ONE OF THOSE STEPS THAT THE MARK BOARD WOULD THEN RECOMMEND.

AND FOR CLARITY IS MICHAEL BECKER WHO YOU ARE RECOMMENDED.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

JUST FOR CLARITY MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO APPOINT MICHAEL BECKER.

YES.

MOTION CARRIES.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. BECCA.

GOOD LUCK.

WE GOT A LOT OF, FOR MOST PROMOTES OF TERMITES SWARMING AROUND THE BATHROOMS NEEDS SOME HELP OUT HERE.

WHEN YOU SUBMIT A BECKY GENTLEMEN ITEM ONE 26, 10, SIR,

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ITEM ONE 26, CONCURRENT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION TO APPOINT GABRIEL VIC NAIR AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BY THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE EFFECTIVE JUNE 5TH, 2021 BY THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION AND COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 26? YOU GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND BY CALLING.

LET ME JUST PUT IT WAIT, WE ALSO NEED A MOTION TO APPOINT MR. VICK NARROWED A STEP.

I THINK WHAT I EMAILED Y'ALL WAS THAT, UM, BASED ON CITY PARISH PRACTICE, UH, THE STEP WOULD BE STEP EIGHT.

IS MR. MCNAIR HERE TO EVENING HERE? LET ME JUST SAY THIS.

UH, I LIKE MR. VIGNERON.

HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXTREMELY ACCOMMODATING WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, MAKING SURE THINGS HAPPEN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA IN A WAY THAT IS RESPECTABLE.

UH, MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER DONE, UH, CONTACTED HIM, UH, LAST MINUTE TO HOST AN EVENT.

AND WHEN, I MEAN, LAST MINUTE, ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AFTER WE HAD ALREADY SET UP TO HOST THE EVENT, UH, WE CONTACTED MR. BIG NEAR.

HE WAS EXTREMELY ACCOMMODATING AND MAKING SURE, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY.

I AM NOT CERTAIN IF HE IS INTERESTED IN THE PERMANENT POSITION, BUT IF HE IS, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE MAKE HIM THE PERMANENT DOWNTOWN, UH, DIRECTOR, AS HE'S WORKED WITH DAVIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, UH, UNDERSTANDING HIS DIVISION HAS WORKED WITH HIM SIDE BY SIDE AND IS A REALLY INFORMED, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A PERMANENT POSITION, SIR, BUT IF YOU ARE AUGMENT THE MOTION THAT WE MAKE HIM THE PERMANENT DOWNTOWN DIRECTOR, UH, AT THIS TIME SECOND BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL, BUT YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.

SECOND ABOUT DONALD.

GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN BUSTER.

I'M ALL FOR THAT TOO.

I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE SERVED PROPER PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THAT.

SO I'LL LET ASHLEY CHIME IT.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY I AGREE.

UM, I THINK, I THINK WE HAVE A PUBLIC NOTICE PROBLEM, UM, BUT YOU CAN CERTAINLY PUT ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

THAT'S WHY I MISSED IT.

WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK, BUT THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOKE ALSO APPROVED ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO SEE ANY SECONDED BY DOUG, PUT IT AT COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DO THIS.

OKAY, GO AHEAD.

SO FRIENDLY AMENDMENT WOULD BE A MOTION TO APPOINT GABRIEL MCNAIR AS THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AT STEP EIGHT OF PAY GRADE 2360.

THAT IS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.

MOST TO APPROVE A MOAT, SETTING IT BY DONE.

AND YOUR OPPOSITION MOTION CARRIES.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. VIGNA, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

OUR COUNCIL MEMBER.

MULTIPLE.

WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY A QUICK THING AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORDS THAT YOU SAID AND EVERYTHING.

AND I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH HIM ALSO.

AND, UM, AGAIN, I HOPE YOU DO, UH, STEP UP AND TAKE THE PERMANENT POSITION TO THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AND THE TALKS ABOUT THE VISIONS AND GOALS THAT HE'S HAD.

UM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT, AND I'D LOVE TO WORK WITH THEM ON MOVING THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STEPPING UP.

CONGRATULATIONS THE BIG

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NIGHT AND ONE TO SEVEN A MINUTE, THE RESOLUTION FIVE, FIVE 41 ADOPTED FEBRUARY 21ST, 2021 TO UPDATE THE BUDGET INTO APPROPRIATE AND ALLOCATE GRANT FUNDS OF UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS FACT RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY CARES.

ZACK MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE THIRD ALLOCATION OF FUNDING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAMMING IN THE AMOUNT OF 10 MILLION, $18,024 APPROVAL IS CONTINGENT UPON A POOL OF THE GRADS FOR REVIEW AND CONTRACTS.

REVIEW COMMITTEE.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE TO SEVEN, BACK TO COUNCIL NUMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COLEMAN? SETTING IT BY A TON? I'M CARRIE,

[ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES]

LET'S GO TO ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

I'M GOING TO TAKE ITEMS ONE 28 THROUGH ONE 47 TOGETHER, AND I'M GOING TO READ THEM RELATIVELY QUICKLY.

ITEM ONE 28, LIVE FIVE SQUARE, THREE SUBDIVISION LORENTE TOWN DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HABIT OF ROBBINS RENTAL LLC, 26,501 29.

LINE FOUR SUBDIVISION SCORED ADDITION DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.

I BETTER RESONANT BROOMFIELD.

$100 ITEM ONE 30 LOTS 21 SUBDIVISION INGLEWOOD DISTRICT THREE GO DAY HIGH BID, A GYM PROPERTIES LLC.

$100, ONE 31 LOT 23 SUBDIVISION INGLEWOOD DISTRICT 10 VOTE DISTRICT THREE, GO TO AI.

BETTER GYM PROPERTIES, LLC.

$100,

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ONE 32 BY 10, 11 SUBDIVISION PITCHER PLACE DISTRICT 12 ROCKER HIGH BETTER.

JEN BROOMFIELD, JED BROOMFIELD, $7,000.

I HAD A ONE 23 BLOCK ASKED FOR TRACK SUBDIVISION ADS FOR TRACK DISTRICT ONE, NO ARBITER, FDR INVESTMENTS, $35,000, ONE 34, A LOT OUTS AND OWN NOBLE TRACKS, SOME DIVISION OUTS AND THE OLD NOBLE TRACK DISTRICT ONE, NO FDR INVESTMENT OF 17,000 WITH THE HIGH BIDDER, ONE 35, LOT A SUBDIVISION GREEN FRANKLIN DISTRICT ONE, NO, HAVE A REAL ESTATE REFERRAL SERVICES OF LOUISIANA.

$100, ONE 36 LOC THREE DASH EIGHT.

SUBDIVISION WILLIE JAIL STATE, METRO DISTRICT ONE, NO HIGH BIDDER, FDR INVESTMENTS, $8,000, ONE 37 LOT FULL SUBDIVISION, GB ANUS AND TRACK DISTRICT ONE KNOLL HIGH BIDDER, FDR INVESTMENT, $17,000, ONE 38, RIGHT? NONPLUS SQUARE, 10 SUBDIVISION GREEN RAIL EXTENSION DISTRICT SEVEN COLE HABIT OF THE WARNER GROUP, LLC.

$100, ONE 39, LOT 31 SUBDIVISION PARK, ADDITION TO SIX, SEVEN COLE.

I'VE GOT A FRANKIE HARDY $100, ONE 40 LOTS OF ONE, 1245.

SO DIVISION GREENVILLE, EXTENSION DISTRICT SEVEN COLE.

I BID A ELLA AND MORGAN, $100, ONE 41, A LOT OF M PART SQUARE TO SQUARE.

12 SUBDIVISION BALANCE DISTRICT 12 ROCCA HIGH BETTER JED BROOMFIELD, $10,000 LOT ZERO DASH ONE POINT SQUARE 12 SUBDIVISION BALANCE DISTRICT 12 BROCKA DARREN JORDAN.

$7,000 IS THE HIGH BIDDER, ONE 43, LOT 35 34 AND 35 SQUARE AT 38 GREENVILLE EXTENSION AS A SUBDIVISION, JUST ACTS SEVEN COLE HIGH BIDDER, JACQUELINE L. JONES, $500, ONE 44, LOT 28 PLUS SUBDIVISION.

FAREWELL IS METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN.

CO-OP BETTER HAYES INVESTMENT GROUP, $33,000.

I HAD A ONE 45, A LOT.

ONE DESK X SUBDIVISION, ABUNDANCE PLACE DISTRICT ONE, NO HIGH BIT OF BRANDON CHARLES GRIFFIN, $17,000.

I HAD ONE 46, LOT 31 SUBDIVISION, SHADY ACRES DISTRICT, TWO BANKS, HIGH BIDDER ADMIN ARE MCCASTLE $2,400, ONE 47.

I DASH ONE SUBDIVISION ITEMS TO ATTRACT METRO DISTRICT ONE, NO HABIT OF FDR INVESTMENTS.

$25,200.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS ONE 28 TO ONE 47.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS? ONE 28, 2147.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY MARK SECONDED BY ADAMS

[ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS]

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE HAVE ONE, A 21 DASH ZERO SEVEN FIVE ONE ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BID DETAILS.

EMS HEADQUARTERS, PHASE TWO VEHICLES, STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE BUILDING SIANNA CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

TO ME, $882,592.

I NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES.

MOTION BY AMAROSA, SECONDED BY MOKE.

WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RULES.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO BREAK THE RULES? WE WILL NOW VOTE ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY HUDSON.

SECOND ABOUT A CHAIR ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER HAS BEEN APPROVED

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TO GO TO CHANGE ORDERS, PUMP STATION ONE 41 IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACTED BONE SERVICES, LLC, CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $1,436 AND 85 CENTS.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 48 COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER SET MOTION BY HUDSON.

SECOND BY MO

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I HAD A ONE 49 NORTH HOUSE FAIR PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS, CONTRACT AND WARNER TRUCKING, INC CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $21,140 AND 47 CENTS.

ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 49 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO OUR MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE 49.

MOVED BY THE CHAIR.

SECOND ABOUT HER SON.

MOVE TO FINAL ACCEPTANCES.

ONE

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50 PUMP STATION ONE 41 CONTRACTOR BONE SERVICES, LLC.

FINAL COSTS $445,136 AND 85 CENTS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON? EXCUSE ME, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 41 50.

IS THAT ONE 50? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION BY ADAMS, 70 BY COLEMAN MOVED ITEM ONE

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51 NORTH HOUSE PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS.

CONTRACTOR WANT A TRUCKING INCORPORATED.

FINAL COSTS, $412,951 AND 40 CENTS.

ANYONE HAD TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 51 BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOST TO APPROVAL BY ADAMS. SECOND ABOUT A CHAIR, NO ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BIDS.

WE GO TO

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ONE 52.

WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ON COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS

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PLANS OF EAST BATON ROUGE, PEARS AND ADVANCE OF THE UPCOMING 2021 HURRICANE SEASON BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

GO TO ALSO, IF WE COULD.

AND IF ANY, ONE OF YOU WOULD, I DON'T KNOW WHERE DARRELL IS DURING THIS PRESENTATION.

TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, OUR RECOVERY FROM THE MOST RECENT STORM WE HAD.

OH, YOU NEED TO SPEAK ON THAT QUOTING.

THANK YOU.

UH, SO WE'RE HERE WITH D A REPORT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME'S CLAY REEVES.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH MAYOR'S OFFICE, HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUT TOGETHER A FEW SLIDES TONIGHT, UM, TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON ON GOING TO MERCHANT PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS THAT WE'RE DOING IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.

SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND, LOUISIANA, HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER ACTS UNDER LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE.

TITLE 29 REQUIRES THAT EACH PARISH HAVE A PARISH OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BY STATUTE.

MOST UP IS THE COORDINATING AGENCY FOR EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS IN THE PARISH.

MOST EPIC'S RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FIVE PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WHICH ARE PREPAREDNESS PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND RECOVERY.

WE BASICALLY COORDINATE ALL OPERATIONS AND THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER AND ON HARDING BOULEVARD, THE EOC SERVES AS A COMMAND CENTER AND INFORMATION SHARING FACILITY DURING DISASTERS AND DURING DISASTERS, WHICH WE CALL GRAY SKY DAYS, ALL DECISIONS, PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY COME FROM THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND MOST HUB DIRECTOR.

SO OVER 50 AGENCIES ARE REPRESENTED IN THE PARISH GOC TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO EACH MUNICIPALITY BAKER CENTRAL AND ZACHARY CITY PARISH DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS, UTILITY COMPANIES, HOSPITALS, INDUSTRY, TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION PARTNERS, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS, STATE, FEDERAL, AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AS NEEDED.

WE CAN SCALE UP OR WE CAN SCALE DOWN DEPENDING ON THE EMERGENCY.

AND IT'S ALL DISASTER SPECIFIC.

OUR OFFICE ALSO TRAINS AND DOES EXERCISES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON ALL HAZARDS, WHICH WE CALL BLUE SKY DAYS.

SO THOSE AGENCIES, UH, WHERE WE TRAIN WITH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE REVIEW AND UPDATE OUR EMERGENCY PLANS ANNUALLY.

AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITY PARISH DEPARTMENTS TO UPDATE THEIR CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANS, TO ENSURE WHERE THE DAILY OPERATIONS CAN CONTINUE DURING AN EMERGENCY.

I THINK WE ALL SAW THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SO, UM, THE FIRST SLIDE, THE PRESENTATION IS DESIGNED TO REALLY BE STANDALONE, EMAIL THIS TO MS. BECK.

SO Y'ALL HAVE A COPY OF THIS, WHICH HAS ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

SO THE OFFICIAL ATLANTA HURRICANE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 1ST AND IT GOES THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH.

HOWEVER WE HAVE WE'VE EXPERIENCED AND WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THIS YEAR, THAT HURRICANE IN STARK, BEFORE AND IN PAST CAN GO AFTER THE HURRICANE SEASON.

SO IN 2020, THE PARISH UFC WAS ACTIVATED FOR A TOTAL OF 95 DAYS IN RESPONSE TO 14 SEPARATE EVENTS TO INCLUDE SEVERE WEATHER FLOODING, HAZMAT EVENTS, INCIDENTS, TROPICAL STORM, CRYSTAL, HER CRYSTAL BALL, AND KNOW HOW YOU WERE GOING TO PRONOUNCE IT.

UM, HURRICANES, MARCO, LAURA, SALLY DELTA, AND ZETA.

AND OF COURSE, AS I MENTIONED, COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

SO THE PARISH COC WAS ACTIVATED 77 DAYS DURING THE PANDEMIC, AND THAT'S THE LONGEST ACTIVATION OF PARISH HISTORY.

SO, UM, AS THE PRESENTATION SHOWS 2020 WAS THE MOST ACTIVE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON ON RECORD.

IT WAS THE FIFTH COSTLIEST IN FIFTH CONSECUTIVE ABOVE AVERAGE SEASON, BUT FROM 2016 TO DATE, THE 2020 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE MOST NAMED STORMS AND SEASON HOW WITH A TOTAL OF 30 NAME STORMS, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SLIDE AS THE 2020 HURRICANE SEASON IS ALSO FORECASTED TO BE AN ABOVE AVERAGE SEASON, UH, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS FORECASTING ON AVERAGE 17 NAMED STORMS, EIGHT HURRICANES AND FOUR MAJOR HURRICANES.

OBVIOUSLY WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE MAY MAY WIND UP, BUT CERTAINLY THE GULF OF MEXICO IS, IS A, UM, A WARMER, UM, CLIMATE THAT THEY LOVE TO SPIN UP.

SO I WANT TO STRESS THAT ALL DISASTER PASTORS BEGIN LOCAL AND THEY END LEVEL FROM THE BLUE LIGHTS COMING ON TO THE RECOVERY.

SO WE ALL HAVE TO BE EXTREMELY PREPARED HERE IN AN EMERGENCY.

HOW DO WE PREPARE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE? NO BATON ROUGE, FRENCH TRANSLATION FOR RED STICK.

WE ENCOURAGE OUR PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS, ALL HAZARDS THROUGH.

I READ STICK, READY CAMPAIGN.

SO ON OUR ARRESTED READY CAMPAIGN, WE, UH, ADD THE LOCAL FLAVOR AND SPARE PAIR OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION.

IT COORDINATES

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DIRECTLY WITH THE FEDERAL AND STATE MESSAGING FROM THE NATIONAL READY CAMPAIGN AND THE STATES GET A GAME PLAN AND CAMPAIGN.

THERE'S SEVERAL WAYS TO PREPARE YOURSELF AND LOVED ONES, UM, AROUND HURRICANE SEASON.

OUR OUTWARD REACH CAMPAIGN FOCUSES ON ALL HAZARDS, BUT OBVIOUSLY, UM, HURRICANES ARE SPECIFIC, UH, TO, TO PREPAREDNESS.

SO WE COMPARE YOUR FAMILY AND BUSINESS.

WE HAVE PLAN.

WE, IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, WE HAVE WHERE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PLAN, A PET PLAN, A FAMILY PLAN, AND KIDS' PLANS.

UM, WE DISCUSSED AND DEVELOP, UH, WHAT HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS NEED TO DO AND COMMUNICATE HERE.

AND WHEN HURRICANE STRIKES, UM, IT ALSO HAS, AGAIN, REFERENCED TO A PET PLAN, GATHER SUPPLIES AND DISASTER KITS, UH, AT LEAST THREE DAYS, A SUPPLY OF WATER AND FOOD FOR EACH PERSON.

UM, THE, THE MOTTO IS THE FIRST 72 IS ON YOU.

SO EACH FAMILY NEEDS TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

PREPARE YOUR HOME.

OBVIOUSLY, DURING HURRICANE SEASON, WE WANT TO TRIM, UH, REMOVE DEAD, UH, TRENT TREES AND LIMBS.

NORMALLY WE HAVE A LOT ADVANCED NOTICE DURING HURRICANES, BUT CERTAINLY IT'S NOT TIME TO GO OUT AND START PREPARING YOUR HOME PRIOR TO A STORM.

SO YOU WANT TO TRY TO KEEP THAT AT LEAST HERE IN, UH, JUNE THROUGH NOVEMBER, UP-TO-DATE SECURELY SIDE ITEMS, UH, GUTTERS, UH, FUEL YOUR VEHICLES, GENERATORS GAS CANS PRIOR TO HER TO A STORM.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ALWAYS THAT, UM, SCARE.

WE SAW THAT RECENTLY DURING THE COLONIAL PIPELINE WHERE THERE WAS, UH, A FEAR OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.

SO YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED AHEAD OF TIME, CHECK YOUR INSURANCE COVERAGE.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO TALK LATER, COURTNEY'S GOING TO GET UP AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S CURRENTLY GOING ON IN THE PARISH, BUT REALLY NOW'S THE TIME TO LOOK AT FLOOD INSURANCE PRIOR TO HURRICANE SEASON HOPE WE HAD IT BEFORE THE LAST EVENT, BUT, UM, THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN SOUTH LOUISIANA, STAY INFORMED, UH, FOLLOW OUR RED STICK, READY ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TWITTER.

AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FREE BREADSTICK READY APP ON YOUR SMARTPHONE.

SO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL, UM, WHETHER THROUGH DIFFERENT MEDIA OUTLETS, THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS I WOULD TELL YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

THE MEDIA OUTLETS ARE OUR PARTNERS.

THEY'RE GETTING INFORMATION WITH AN ATHLETE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, JUST LIKE WE GET, BUT THEY HAVE METEOROLOGISTS THAT CAN LOOK AT IT AND, AND ACTUALLY, UM, PROVIDE THAT, UM, IN A VERY EASY, UM, WAY TO OUR, TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.

SO AGAIN, IF YOU VISIT RUSTIC RAY.COM, B R L A.GOV, UH, FORD SLASH AMERICAN, UH, HURRICANE PREP, YOU CAN SEE ALL THESE PARENTS TIPS I'M TALKING ABOUT, AND Y'ALL HAVE THE SLIDES THAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS AS WELL.

UM, COMMUNICATIONS IS KEY DURING ALL DISASTERS.

COMMUNICATION IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE, WHETHER IT'S INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL, AND WE TRY TO DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ENSURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR PUBLIC AS WELL AS WITH EACH OTHER.

UM, THE GOOD PART ABOUT, UH, THE INFORMATION SERVICES, UH, ERIC ROMERO, AND I ALWAYS SAY THE HARDEST WORKING PERSON IN STATE GOVERNMENT AND PARISH, GOVERNMENT, EXCUSE ME.

UM, HE KEEPS BR LA.GOV/EMERGENCY AND HIS STAFF UP TO DATE WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW DURING THE EMERGENCY.

UM, WE USE THAT IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER THE, UH, WHERE TO GO, IF YOU GO ON ANY WEBSITE THAT BELONGS TO THE CITY PARISH, YOU'LL SEE AT THE TOP EMERGENCY BANNER, AND YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT AND IT WILL TAKE YOU TO THIS, THIS PAGE FOLLOW AT STICK AT RED STICK, READY ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. AGAIN, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE REST AT READY APP, OR YOU CAN TEXT RED STICK READY TO TWO, TWO FIVE, TWO FOUR, THREE NINE, NINE 91.

AND WE SENT UPDATES ON THAT.

UM, SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE AGAIN, HAVE A WEATHER RADIO, STAY INFORMED OF LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES.

UM, STAY INFORMED BECAUSE INFORMED DECISIONS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND IT'S HARD TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS IF YOU'RE NOT PLUGGED IN TO SOME MEDIA OUTLET, UM, TOGETHER, WE CAN ALL MAKE OUR PERSONAL PREPARATIONS KEYS TO KEEP EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH A RESILIENT AND ARISTOCRATIC COMMUNITY.

SO BRADLEY, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

I TRY TO BE BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW SOME FOLKS WANT TO FINISH UP, BUT CERTAINLY PENDING ANY QUESTIONS.

THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.

WE SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND KEEPING US INFORMED DURING THOSE TUMULTUOUS TIMES.

AND HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE ANY HURRICANES IN 2021.

THANK YOU.

AND WAITING FOR YOU TO ADD MOST UP TO YOUR LIST OF IT'S KIND OF LIKE JUST COMING, YOU KNOW, WE, I GET YOUR NEXT MEETING.

FISHER IS COMING.

YOU GOT ALONG WITH COUNCILWOMAN GREEN.

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THANK YOU AGAIN, YOU ARE ALWAYS RESPONSIVE AND, UM, DEFINITELY DETAILED IN YOUR REPORTS TO US.

UM, I DID WANT TO, UM, ASK THE QUESTION.

I ASKED YOU KIND OF OFFLINE A WEEK AGO, UM, JUST FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE THOSE COMMUNITY CENTERS.

UM, I GUESS THE QUESTION IS MORE SO A NOTICE TO THE COUNSELORS THAT WE, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A GENERATOR, UM, FOR OUR, UM, COMMUNITY CENTERS, BECAUSE WE SERVE SOMETIMES AS SHELTERS DURING THESE TIMES.

RIGHT.

UM, AND WHAT IS THE TIMELINE LOOKING LIKE? BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE ARE APPROVED AT THIS POINT ALREADY FOR THE GENERATORS.

WHAT'S OUR TIMELINE FOR GETTING THEM? YEAH, SO WE, UH, NOT ONLY DO, ARE WE ADDING GENERATORS, WE'RE ADDING TRANSFER SWITCHES AND I BELIEVE BUBBA HAS TIMEFRAME THAT THAT WILL BE A STALL.

HI COUNCILMAN.

WE WENT TO THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SELECTION BOARD TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN WE, THEY SELECTED A ENGINEER FOR IT, AND WE'RE PREPARING THE CONTRACT YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE AT THE NEXT MEETING TO APPROVE.

AND FROM THERE ON, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE ABOUT SIX MONTHS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES.

ARE YOU LOOKING PROBABLY WITHIN A YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF, YOU'LL HAVE THE GENERATORS AND TRANSFER SWITCHES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

THANK YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU.

UM, MAYOR PROTIUM CLAY, THANK YOU.

AND THE STAFF, UM, TO HEAR THAT NEARLY ONE THIRD OF THE YEAR, LAST YEAR, YOU GUYS WERE ACTIVATED ALMOST A HUNDRED DAYS OUT OF THE WHOLE YEAR IS UNBELIEVABLE.

UM, TRULY FOR THE, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU STAFF DOES, I WOULD ONLY ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, FIRST TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE INFORMATION THAT CLAY HAS SHARED, AND THEN WEAVE THAT INTO, UH, WHEN YOU'RE VISITING WITH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS OR OTHER GROUPS, ENCOURAGE THEM.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S NOT JUST A TAGLINE TO SAY, HAVE YOUR PERSONAL FAMILY PLAN TOGETHER WELL IN ADVANCE.

IN FACT, UH, THE LINE THAT, UH, CLAY GAVE TO ME SEVERAL YEARS AGO WAS YOU DON'T WANT TO FIGURE THAT OUT WHEN THE IS COMING IN SIDEWAYS.

YOU WANT TO FIGURE THAT OUT NOW.

AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST A TAGLINE.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY LAST NIGHT TO DELIVER THAT MESSAGE TO A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MEETING, UH, BECAUSE THEY WERE INQUIRING, WHAT CAN WE DO IN ADVANCE OF HURRICANE SEASON? THE SECOND THING I'D SAY IS VISIT THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER, UM, GO AND GET FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA UP WITH THAT BUILDING RATHER, AND KNOW THAT, UM, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF, IF WEATHER TURNS SOUR, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY GET PHONE CALLS, BUT THERE IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED, UH, COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL THAT TAKES PLACE AT MOST STEPS.

SO THE TEMPTATION FOR US IS ALWAYS TO TRY TO PULL STRINGS AND, AND, UH, GET THINGS, MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.

UM, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU GO THROUGH THE DESIGNATED CHANNELS THAT CLAY AND HIS TEAM HAVE ESTABLISHED, UH, THINGS WILL FLOW MUCH SMOOTHER, UH, AND, AND HAPPEN ON A MORE EXPEDITED BASIS.

UM, I THINK WE'LL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL REPORT ON THE, ON THE WEATHER WE EXPERIENCED LAST WEEK.

SO MAYBE I'LL RESERVE SOME FURTHER COMMENTS ON THOSE, UH, TILL AFTER THAT REPORT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM.

THANK YOU.

SO I WILL ADD THAT.

UM, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO HAVE SOME OF THE BEST FIRST RESPONDERS ALWAYS SAY THIS IN THE WORLD, NOT JUST IN THE NATION, WE JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY WHERE WE'RE LOCATED.

WE HAVE RESPOND TO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING AND WHEN WE'RE NOT RESPONDING HERE, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS GET EMACS UPSET, MARCHING, MAYORS MANAGEMENT, ASSISTANT, COMPACT, WHERE THEY GO TO OTHER STATES AND HELP.

WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE LAST YEAR DURING THE FIVE HURRICANES THAT WE RECEIVED HERE, THEY WERE ABLE TO DEPLOY TO OTHER PARISHES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.

AND CERTAINLY IF WE EVER NEED SOMETHING HERE, THOSE PARISHES WILL RETURN THE FAVOR IN OTHER STATES AS WELL.

BUT CERTAINLY IT'S, UM, IT'S REALLY FROM THE DIRECTION FROM THE MAYOR PRESENT, THAT DRIVES ME.

SHE CONSTANTLY TELLS ME WE'RE HERE TO PROTECT THE HEALTH SECTOR AND WELFARE OF OUR CITIZENS.

AND WE TAKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY.

IS COURTNEY GOING TO GIVE ME A LITTLE UPDATE ON THE RECENT STORM WEATHER WE HAD AND WHERE WE ARE? YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

EVERYONE.

I'M GOING TO PASS AROUND SOME SHEETS.

YOU RECEIVED AN MEMO PACKET, BUT THESE SHEETS WERE JUST PRODUCED.

UM, YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE THEM IN AN EMAIL AND TO ALL OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, MAYOR BROOME HAS ASKED THAT WE HAVE SOME CANVASSING TEAMS TO GO OUT TO SOME OF OUR KEY AREAS WHERE WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN FLOODING, BUT WE ARE NOT SEEING AS MANY DAMAGE REPORTS COME INTO THOSE AREAS.

MANY OF THESE AREAS, UM, OF COURSE, YOU ALL HAVE SHARED WITH US AS WELL.

SO INSIDE OF THE MEMO THAT YOU RECEIVED TODAY IN YOUR PACKET, IT GOES THROUGH THE NUMBER OF DAMAGE REPORTS THAT WENT THROUGH.

THIS IS IN COLLABORATION WITH GOSSIP.

AND WE'VE BEEN ASKING ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO VISIT VR LA.GOV FORWARD SLASH EMERGENCY TO FILL OUT THESE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS.

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THIS IS NOT IN LIEU OF THEM FILLING OUT THEIR INSURANCE CLAIMS, BUT THIS IS FOR THE PARENTS AND THE STATE TO ROLL UP INFORMATION, TO ASSESS IT ON THE SECOND PAGE.

IT HAS A LIST BY EACH OF YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICTS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE AS OF, PROBABLY ABOUT TWO O'CLOCK TODAY.

THESE ARE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE UPDATED.

AND THE DEADLINE FOR THAT IS ON JUNE 1ST, BY JUNE 1ST, WE NEED AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO FILL OUT THE ASSESSMENTS.

WE ALSO HAVE INFORMATION ON THE SHEET THAT I PROVIDED TO YOU ABOUT DEBRIS REMOVAL.

WE KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO.

UH, RICK SBIR AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES HAS ACTIVATED THAT.

UH, MAYOR ALSO REQUESTED THAT WE ADVANCE THAT AS SWIFTLY AS POSSIBLE.

SO WE COULD DO OUR PART, A CITY PARISH TO SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS AND MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING TO THE ROAD TO RECOVERY.

THERE'S A LIST OF PLACES THAT WILL START TO RECEIVE IT.

AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK, THEY WILL GO OUT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING THE WEEKENDS.

AND THAT DOES START TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

UM, WE DO HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS THAT WE'LL BE SHARING.

WE'LL PROVIDE THOSE TO YOU ALL AS WELL ON HOW PEOPLE CAN SEPARATE THE DEBRIS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN YOUR STANDARD TRASH PICKUP.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE.

WE HAVE ABOUT 30 PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN SHELTERS THAT WERE RESCUED OR CAME IN BECAUSE THEY WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO STAY IN THEIR HOME.

WE HAVE CONNECTED THEM WITH OUR EMERGENCY RENTAL SERVICES IF THEY QUALIFY.

AND WE ARE REPEAT IF THEY QUALIFY, BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE INCOME QUALIFICATIONS BASED UPON THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM GET BACK IN ANOTHER HOME OR BACK INTO THE PLACE WHERE THEY ARE.

AND WE'RE WORKING WITH LANDLORDS ON THAT AS WELL.

AND OF COURSE WE'RE ASSESSING THOSE SITUATIONS, CASE BY CASE AND RED CROSS IS SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS THERE.

WE OPENED UP A SHELTER AT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AMAZING PARTNERS TO US RESPONDING RAPIDLY EVEN THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO SET THAT UP.

AND THEN WE'VE RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH TEAM RUBICON, WHICH IS GOING TO SUPPORT US IN GUTTING HOMES.

IT'S A VOLUNTEER SERVICE.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET HOMES AND HELP PEOPLE THERE.

THAT INFORMATION IS ALSO ON THE SITE AND PEOPLE CAN ALWAYS CALL TWO, ONE, ONE.

WE KNOW THAT UNITED WAY TWO, ONE, ONE IS ALWAYS THE BEST NUMBER TO CALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES WHEN PEOPLE CALL FOR THEIR OWN CASES.

ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? THANK YOU ALL, KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK.

I WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE TIME.

BE UPDATES WE RECEIVED FROM HIM SPECIFICALLY COURTNEY, DURING A CHALLENGING WEATHER MOMENTS, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

YEAH.

UH, I'D LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT BOTH OF Y'ALL SAID EARLIER.

I, UH, JUST, I SPENT MANY A TIME DOWN AT, UH, THE, UH, EMERGENCY EMC CENTER AND I WAS DOWN THERE, UH, AND DID IT DURING THIS PAST EVENT AND THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU ALL, UM, AS FAR AS INFORMATION AND QUICKLY ACCESS AND THAT IF YOU GET A CHANCE, PLEASE GO DOWN AND TAKE A TOUR OF THE FACILITY, GET FAMILIAR WITH IT.

UH, LIKE COUNCILMAN WOULD GO.

THEY SAID, AND, UM, AND JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT ONE OF THESE EVENTS I WAS OUT DURING THAT DAY.

AND I TELL YOU, ANOTHER THING I DO APPRECIATE IS THE INFORMATION THAT, UH, WE SHARED AMONG EACH OTHER, AMONG OUR DISTRICTS.

YOU KNOW, I GOT SOME TEXTS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE ABOUT THINGS THAT WERE GOING ON IN MY DISTRICT.

MAYBE THEY WERE PASSING THROUGH AND I HOPE I WAS ABLE TO PASS THAT INFORMATION ALONG TO Y'ALL.

BUT, UH, AGAIN, JUST A THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THANK YOU TO THE, UH, EOC CENTER AND EVERYONE ELSE, AS FAR AS THE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GET OUT TO EVERYONE AND THE INFORMATION WE CAN GET OUT TO EACH OTHER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I SEE YOU HAVE RACIST AGAIN.

YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING STRONG WHEELHOUSE.

UH, THANK YOU.

MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, I WANTED TO COME OUT AND SHARE WITH YOU BECAUSE USUALLY YOU DON'T SEE ME OVER HERE, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT THAT I FEEL I NEED TO COME AND SPEAK ON.

AND, UM, I FELT THAT WAY TODAY AS WE ARE IN RECOVERY FROM OUR LATEST WEATHER EVENT, UH, FIRST OF ALL, I TOO WANT TO COMMEND OUR STAFF, UH, FOR OFFERING A RESPONSE DURING THIS LAST WEATHER EVENT, EVERY DEPARTMENT PRACTICALLY IN CITY PARISH, GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED WHEN WE HAVE AND MAJOR EVENT LIKE WE DID.

AND I JUST WANT TO CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THEM AS I KNOW YOU DO TOO.

UM, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A LOT SAID OVER THE PAST WEEK, UH, REGARDING PROJECTS, AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION OF CITIZENS.

UH, I'VE BEEN IN PUBLIC SERVICE NOW FOR SEVERAL DECADES AND, UM, I WOULDN'T TAKE ANYTHING FOR

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THE WORK THAT WE DO TO SERVE AND TRY TO IT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS AND OFFER A RESPONSE.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WANT TO ASSURE YOU AS COUNSEL, THE MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC, THAT THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE A SLATE, IT TO HELP WITH DRAINAGE, I BELIEVE, UH, YOU WILL SEE PROGRESS WARTS THESE, AND I SAY, I BELIEVE BECAUSE MANY OF THEM, UH, MANY OF THESE PROJECTS ARE ALREADY IN THE WORKS.

UH, BUT SECONDLY, I WILL SAY THIS, UM, WE HAVE A STORMWATER MASTER PLAN AS YOU KNOW, THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTED, UH, WHICH IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND HERE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.

UM, THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO EXAMINE, UH, DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ACROSS THE PARISH, UH, SCAN THOUSANDS OF MILES OF CREEKS, DITCHES, AND CANALS.

AND, UM, CERTAINLY GIVE US THE ABILITY TO DO COMPUTER MODELING RESOURCES, TO SHOW US WHERE RAIN WATER GOES.

THE MINUTE IT ENTERS OUR PARISH, UH, AND THE MINUTE IT LEAVES, UH, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE WILL BE COMING TO YOU, OFFER SOME GUIDANCE AND TO REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT, UH, FOR MOVING FORWARD ON, UH, ISSUES SURROUNDING STORM WATER DRAINAGE.

I BELIEVE WE IN A POSITION NOW THAT WE CAN MOVE SOME OF THIS FORWARD AND EXAMINE MANY OF THOSE, UM, DRAINAGE AREAS IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.

BUT I WILL SAY THIS, UM, AS YOU JUST BEEN TOLD, HURRICANE SEASON IS UPON US.

AND I THINK EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM IS IN AGREEMENT THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HURRICANE.

I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE OR ANY HURRICANES PLURAL, UM, BUT WE ARE PREPARED AS A TEAM AND WE ARE INTENSELY FOCUSED ON THE EVERY DAY SCHEDULED WORK OF PULLING DEBRIS OUT OF CREEKS AND BY HUGHES AND CLEANING LIMBS OFF CULVERTS AND BRIDGES.

UM, I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE ARE SEEING MORE INTENSE RAIN SHOWERS ON A REGULAR BASIS, DROPPING MORE WATER TO OUR COMMUNITY, UH, THAN HAS EVER HAPPENED IN THE HISTORY OF BATON ROUGE.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, HOWEVER, WE'RE NOT USING THAT AS AN EXCUSE.

WE'RE JUST STATING THE FACTS OF WHAT IS GOING ON.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON ALL OF OUR DRAINAGE CANALS, UH, AND EVERY ASPECT OF DRAINAGE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO, UH, MOVING OUR CITY FORWARD AND CERTAINLY MITIGATING EXPERIENCES LIKE OUR CONSTITUENTS WENT THROUGH THIS PAST WEEK.

UM, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED YOUR CONCERN AND YOUR RESPONSIVENESS TO THE CITIZENS.

AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS CITY PARISH GOVERNMENT, UH, IS NOT STANDING STILL, THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO ALLEVIATING DRAINAGE AS OUR NUMBER ONE ISSUE FOR THIS CITY AND PARISH.

SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND NOT LIVE IN FEAR EVERY TIME IT RAINS.

SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND ASK YOU TO LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, OUR PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE COMING TO YOU VERY SOON IN TERMS OF, UH, MOVING FORWARD ON SOME VERY IMMINENT ISSUES THAT WE FEEL WE CAN TAKE CARE OF AND CITY PARISH, GOVERNMENT, AS IT RELATES TO DRAINAGE.

BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK TO INDIVIDUALLY, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS IN YOUR AREAS.

AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE.

YEAH.

FOR ME, KIND OF GIVE ME A PRESIDENT OR ANY QUESTIONS.

YOU NAILED IT BETTER, PRESIDENT.

I APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US ANYTIME YOU SHOULD CHOOSE TO DURATION OF THE MEETING.

YES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INVITATION, BUT I'VE LEARNED SOME LESSONS OVER THE YEARS, TOO.

YEAH.

MAYOR, AND MAYBE IT WAS FRED CAN ANSWER THIS.

UM, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU GET QUESTIONS ABOUT IS, IS THAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE MONEY THAT'S COMING DOWN FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE AND WHEREVER IT'S COMING FROM AND WHY HAVEN'T WE SPENT THAT MONEY AND SO ON.

AND I AGREE WITH YOU.

I KNOW WE'VE GOT STUFF GOING ON.

I KNOW WE'RE WORKING OUR TAILS OFF TRYING TO GET THIS DONE, BUT ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING HELD UP FROM FURTHER STUDIES OR THE SPECIFIC CORE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND I'LL GIVE YOU ONE OF THE BIG EXAMPLES THAT EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT IS OF COURSE, TO BUY NEW PROJECTS.

AND IF WE CAN, I WOULD LIKE IF WE CAN GET A LITTLE PUBLIC UPDATE KNOW SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE WHERE WE ARE WITH CLEANING OUT THE BAYOU PROJECTS.

AND I KNOW WE NEED TO DO A ROADSIDE DITCHES AND CULVERTS AND

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THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT THE PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT IS WHERE WE STAND WITH THE BAYOU PROJECTS AND WORKING WITH THE CORPS.

I FEEL LIKE I'LL FIND THE ANSWER TO THAT TOO, CAUSE I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH IT SO MUCH, BUT HE HAD, I'M GONNA LET HIM ANSWER THAT.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.

AND CERTAINLY I THINK THIS IMPACTS THE ENTIRE PARISH BECAUSE YES, WE DO HAVE THE TRIBUTARIES PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SOME TIME.

IN FACT, MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THIS PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED IN 1992.

AND WHEN WE ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR THOSE FUNDS TO TRY TO GET THROUGH, WE HAD OUR MATCH FUNDS, RARELY READY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DIDN'T HAVE THEIR PORT READY.

SO IT CAME BACK AROUND.

WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE FEDERAL FUNDS TO DO THE TRIBUTARIES PROJECT, WHICH IS $255 MILLION.

AND THAT'S THE CANDLE FIVE PROJECTS BY, UM, BY YOU FOUNTAIN WATCH CREEK JOHN'S CREEK AND THE TWO IN THE CENTRAL BEAVER BY YOUR, IN BLACKWATER, BY WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, WITH, UH, THE WAR.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE POINTING FINGERS, BUT WHEN PEOPLE GET CONCERNED, LIKE WHAT HAPPENED, CERTAINLY IT'S NOT AN EASY, SIMPLE PROCESS TO GO THROUGH AND GET PERMITS THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE TO SECURE THE WORK THEY MOVE FORWARD.

UH, WE HAD TO HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS.

WE'VE HAD CULTURAL SURVEY PERMITS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

WHAT YOU'RE HANDLED PRETTY MUCH BY THE CORPS, BUT THERE'S A PROCESS THAT YOU HAVE TO FILE OR NOT STATED AT MANY TIMES AT MANY MEETINGS THAT IT'S A PROCESS AND WE DON'T FOLLOW THAT PROCESS.

WE LOSE THE FUNDING.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT.

AND I, NOBODY IS MORE FRUSTRATED ABOUT IT THAN ME BECAUSE I, AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE WATER IN THE HOUSE.

I'VE HAD IT TWICE AND IT'S NOT FUN, BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT AND WE'RE PUSHING EVERY DAY.

AND THE MAYOR IS RIGHT ON MY NECK ALL THE TIME SAYING, LET'S GET THIS THING MOVING, TELL ME WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

AND WE'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.

I THINK YOU'LL SEE SOME SUCCESS FOR THREE OF THE CHANNELS.

THE NO, EXCUSE ME, NOT BEING, BUT BY YOUR FOUNTAIN WATER CREEK AND JOHN'S CREEK, WE'RE GOING TO LET OUT THE FIRST PHASE, HOPEFULLY, AND THE END OF JULY TO GET THAT PROJECT OUT.

A PHASE OF IT THERE'S OTHER PHASES STILL HAVE TO BE DONE.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, THE COMING PHASES ARE ALL GOING TO REQUIRE MORE AND MORE AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

AND I GET IT.

AND I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY IT.

I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE SITES, BUT IT TAKES A LONG TIME SOMETIMES TO GET THERE YOUR TWO PROJECTS AND BE RIBEYE YOU AND BLACK WATER, WE CAN'T EVEN TOUCH IT UNTIL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES GOING ON.

HOWEVER, I WILL TELL YOU, WE COULD SPEND MONEY AT OUR RISK AND I DON'T BELIEVE I WANT TO WASTE TAXPAYER'S MONEY.

IN CASE SOMEBODY FINDS SOME OF ISSUE ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND WE BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY, BUT WE DON'T PAID FOR, AND WE CAN'T USE IT.

AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I DON'T.

I KNOW THE PUBLIC DOESN'T UNDERSTAND, BUT I CERTAINLY, THAT IS A CHALLENGE THAT WE WILL DEAL WITH, BUT WE'RE PUSHING EVERY DAY AND TO GET THESE PROJECTS OUT, BUT THERE IS A PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW AND THAT DOES, THAT HOLDS TRUE FOR THE HAZARD MITIGATION FUNDS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, I JUST, WE PUT IN FOR HAZARD MITIGATION FUNDS TWO YEARS AGO, TWO YEARS, THREE MONTHS AND 17 DAYS.

CAUSE I WENT BACK AND COUNTED THE DAYS WE JUST GOT APPROVAL FOR ONE OF THE PROJECTS ON WHAT'S CREEK TODAY, JUST TO GET STARTED JUST TO GET STARTED.

NOW, I DON'T LIKE POINTING FINGERS, BUT THAT'S REALITY BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT WE HAVE ALL THIS MONEY, WE MAY HAVE THAT MONEY.

IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN APPROPRIATED, BUT WE CAN'T GET THROUGH THE PROCESS TO ACTUALLY SPEND IT.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PUSHING VERY HARD TO DO.

I CAN ASSURE YOU WITHIN MY DEPARTMENT AND WHAT MAINTENANCE, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR MAINTENANCE DIVISION.

WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY ON HOW WE CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THE THINGS AS THE MAYOR ASKED US TO DO PUT PLANS TOGETHER.

WE HAVE PLANS.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THAT.

AND NEXT WEEK I THINK THIS IS WHAT SHE'S ASKED FOR, BUT I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT A JUST CUT AND DRY, GET THE MONEY AND RUN BECAUSE IT'S NOT THAT WAY.

WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE FEDERAL PROCESS, I'M THANKFUL FOR THE FEDERAL DOLLARS.

I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO MISSILE THE FACT THAT WE'RE NOT, BUT WHEN YOU DID IT, IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS.

AND IF YOU DON'T, YOU, YOU LOSE YOUR FUNDING AND I'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN.

AND I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

I DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE OUR, OUR DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND, AND I'VE CHATTED WITH THE MAYOR.

AND SHE SAYS, YOU DO WHAT WE GOTTA DO TO GET THING AND ADVANCES AS QUICKLY AS CAN, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE $255 MILLION.

YES, SIR.

AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.

I'M LIKE, Y'ALL NOT POINTING FINGERS, ANYTHING IT'S MAINLY,

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WE WANTED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING EVERY WAY THAT WE CAN TO MOVE THESE PROJECTS FORWARD.

UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, AS FAR AS MOVING PROJECTS FORWARD.

AND UM, IF WE WANT TO DISCUSS THIS LATER, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU.

IS THERE ANY PROJECTS IN CONJUNCTION TO, I GUESS, PUSHING UP TO THE EDGE AND I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE IS OF COURSE, ONE OF THE THINGS IN OUR MATCHING FUND AND THE 12 MILLION AND THE 4 MILLION FROM MY DISTRICT AND EVERYTHING BEFORE I BECAME ON THE METRO COUNCIL AND EVERYTHING, WE KNEW THAT WE WOULD HAVE THAT MATCHING FUND.

BUT THEN WE ALSO KNEW THAT WE HAD TO COME UP WITH FUNDS FOR WHICH NONE OF THOSE INCLUDED RIGHT AWAY, ACQUISITION OR EQUITY, LAND ACQUISITION AND EVERYTHING.

UM, WHAT WE DID BEFORE I CAME OVER TO HIS COUNCIL IS WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THE PROCESS, EVEN THOUGH EITHER BY USE, AREN'T APPROVED YET TO MOVE FORWARD IN PHYSICAL WORK AND EVERYTHING.

WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THE PROCESS OF STUDYING WHAT LAND ACQUISITIONS WE MAY HAVE TO ACQUIRE AND, AND BUDGETING STARTING TO BUDGET THAT AHEAD.

SO WHEN, WHEN ONE DOES COME TO FRUITION, WE'RE READY TO GO WITH THAT INSTEAD OF THEM SAYING, OKAY, WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

NOW WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT LANES ACTIVITIES.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THOSE UP TOGETHER.

UM, WHILE WE KIND OF ON THAT SAME PAGE, AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO IS TURN UP TO THAT LINE.

OKAY.

ABSOLUTELY.

YOUR TIME RAN OUT, SORRY.

UH, FIVE MINUTES AGO.

SO YOU'RE INTO YOUR THIRD FIVE MINUTES.

SO FRED, I'LL BE GLAD TO RESPOND, BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBER GO THERE.

OKAY.

I WOULD JUST SAY THAT WE DON'T DRAG OUR FEET AND HE ASKED HIM WHERE TO TAKE THE SAME STEPS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES BECAUSE I USED TO BE A AWAY AGENT.

I STARTED IN THAT ERA.

I KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS.

I KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

I ALSO KNOW THAT WE, WE, WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE I KNOW THAT I HAVEN'T CROSSED THAT LINE, BUT IF YOU CROSSED THE LINE, YOU COULD BE LOSE THOSE FUNDS, BUT I PUSH IT RIGHT TO THAT LINE.

BUT WHEN EVERY DAY WE'RE HERE, THAT'S A FACT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER.

GO THERE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM MAYOR, PRESIDENT.

I WANT TO BE ON RECORD SAYING TO THE EXTENT THIS BODY CAN EXPEDITE CONTRACTS, THE ABILITY FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO MOVE THINGS, UM, I'LL TAKE THE FRONT SEAT AT THE TABLE AND HELP YOU OUT.

HOWEVER WE CAN.

UM, YOU KNOW, MY, MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO WERE IMPACTED LAST WEEK.

WE WERE REMINDED THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE A HURRICANE, UH, FOR US TO EXPERIENCE THAT.

AND SO I'VE BEEN EXPLORING, YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT, EXPEDITED PROCUREMENT, UM, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE LIKE A DRC, THAT'S A DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTRACT IN PLACE.

IF THERE ARE OTHER AREAS WHERE WE CAN DO THAT AND HAVE A LIST, LET'S DO THAT.

I'M OFFERING MY FULL THROATED SUPPORT FOR IT.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.

UH, I I'M SURE EVERYBODY SHARES AND ECHOES YOUR SENTIMENTS AND, UH, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS, BUT CERTAINLY WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, IT HELPS US ADVANCE THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE AND GETTING BAD.

UH, DEBRIS PICKED UP.

MY TEAM WILL TELL YOU I WAS ON THEM.

I'M ON IT TOMORROW, DON.

AND SO THEY HAVE WORKED WITH THE COMPANY AND INDEED IT IS HAPPENING TOMORROW.

SO WE WILL, UH, THAT'S I KNOW THAT DOESN'T SOLVE ALL THE ISSUES, BUT THAT'S THE PROCESS.

AND IN CLOSING, LET ME SAY THIS UNLESS ANY, OKAY.

I'LL TELL HIM ABOUT ADAMS MAYOR.

UM, A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN MY AREA.

YOU'RE ASKING WHEN WE'LL FIND OUT, IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THERE'LL BE DECLARED A FEDERAL DISASTER AREA? I'M GOING TO LET CLAY SHARE THAT? SO, UM, I SPOKE TO THIS MORNING, THE DOCUMENTATION HAS GONE TO THE GOVERNOR UNDER THE GOVERNANCE REVIEW.

HE'LL SUBMIT THAT THROUGH FEMA REGION SIX, UH, TO THE, UM, PRESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT'S REVIEW.

SO WE'RE THINKING PROBABLY ANOTHER WEEK, UM, UH, PROCESS AND WE'LL KNOW.

OKAY.

RIGHT.

RUSSIAN, UH, MAY I KNOW YOU ALL RELEASED A NOTICE TODAY ABOUT DEBRIS REMOVAL.

SO I WAS JUST HOPING THAT POSSIBLY RICK COULD COME UP AND WALK US THROUGH THE SPECIFICS OF DEBRIS REMOVAL WHEN IT'S GOING TO START TIMELINE AND THAT SORT OF THING.

IT'S GONNA START TOMORROW AND IT'S GONNA CONTINUE.

IT'S GONNA CONTINUE UNTIL WE'RE FINISHED.

HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A TIMELINE, BUT I I'LL LET RICK COME UP.

OKAY.

YES, MA'AM.

YEAH.

SO WE'RE HAVING THREE TRUCKS AND CREWS AND INSPECTION CREWS ARE GOING TO CHECK IN THE TRUCKS TOMORROW AND BEGIN PICKING UP IN MORNING, GLEN TOMORROW AFTERNOON,

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WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL TRUCKS ARRIVING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

GET THOSE CHECKED IN AND START, UH, DESPOILING THOSE INTO DIFFERENT ZONES TO TRY TO GET ALL THE DEBRIS IS PICKED UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

EMERGING EVERYBODY OUT IN THE PUBLIC TO PICK THE, GET THE DEBRIS OUT TO THE CURB AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE WON'T MAKE MULTIPLE PASSES LIKE WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, BUT WE'D LIKE TO TRY TO GET AS MUCH PICKED UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE FIRST PASS.

SO ARE WE, ARE WE COMMITTED TO AT LEAST TWO PASSES, AT LEAST TWO PASSES.

IF THERE'S A THIRD ONE THAT IS NECESSARY BECAUSE WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR INSURANCE ADJUSTERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO COME IN, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THEM.

I DID HAVE ONE, THERE ARE JUST MANY MORE QUESTIONS.

I DO HAVE ONE CLOSING COMMENT.

AND THAT IS, UM, THIS IS, THIS IS CERTAINLY, UH, BEEN A TEAM EFFORT.

UH, WHEN YOU WORK THROUGH ISSUES LIKE THIS, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.

I WANT TO THANK OUR STATE LEGISLATORS.

I WANT TO THANK THE GOVERNOR AND EVERYBODY WHO WORKS TOGETHER TO HELP US ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT WE NEED IN RECOVERY FROM AN, UH, SITUATION LIKE THIS.

SO, UM, WE WORK TOGETHER.

THAT'S THE PLAN TEAM EFFORT, AND WE WANT TO HELP OUR CITIZENS.

THAT IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL IN RECOVERY.

THANK YOU ALL OTHER ITEMS TO BE ADOPTED.

ITEM

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ONE 40 53 AMENDING ORDINANCE ONE 71, FIVE SEVEN.

IN ORDER TO CLARIFY THE INTENTION OF THE ALPHABETICAL SPLITS FOR PRECINCT.

ONE DASH 1281 DASH 12 B ONE DASH 69, EIGHT ONE DASH 69, ONE DASH 98, ONE AND ONE DASH ONE ZERO THREE EIGHT AND ONE DASH ZERO THREE B BY REGISTERED OR BOTH AS READING FOR EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS RECORD CLARIFY BEFORE JUNE 1ST, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 53 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ON THIS ONE, 6.4 TO DECIDE IT MUST BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BY TWO THIRDS, VOTE OF THE METROPOLITAN, THE COUNCIL MOTION TO DECLARE THIS ITEM EMERGENCY REQUIRES A SECOND.

IS THERE A MOTION TO DECLARE THIS ITEM AND EMERGENCY MOTION BY HUDSON SECOND? AND BY MOKE, THE VOTE ON THE MOTION MUST RECEIVE AT LEAST EIGHT VOLTS.

ANY OBJECTIONS SHOWING NONE MOTION CARRIES ITEM ONE 54 AUTHORIZED, OR I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM MOTION.

BY MOST SECOND OF I GO THERE.

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ITEM ONE 54, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE LINE ITEM BUDGET AND INTEND TO AN EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENTS CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE UNABLE TO PAY RENT AND UTILITIES DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WITH FUNDS AWARDED UNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY TOTALING, APPROXIMATELY $29,159,566 AND 77 CENTS BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

THE REASON FOR EMERGENCY EXPEDITING CONTINUE PROGRAM ROLLOUT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE? OH, AND NICOLE IS WHAT ON IS ONE SIX, FOUR, FOUR TO DECIDE A MUST BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BY TWO THIRD VERDICT.

THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.

IS THERE A MOTION TO DECLARE THE ITEM AND EMERGENCY MOTION BY MOST 70 BY GO DAY? IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? IS THERE, IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 54, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 54 BACK TO COUNCIL, THEIR MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM MOTION.

MY GO SECOND.

AND BY MO MOTION CARES.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOTION BY COLEMAN SECOND AND BY AMOROSA? ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? I JUST LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK SHOUT OUT BY SUN, WHICH Y'ALL SEE OVER THERE ALL THE TIME WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE MAYOR'S YOUTH WORKER PROGRAM.

SO HE'S WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, EITHER GOING WITH EMS OR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OR POSSIBLY THE COUNCIL'S OFFICE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE OFF, WHATEVER IT, THEY JUST KEPT TO THE PROGRAM.

SO IF HE ENDS UP WORKING FOR ONE OF Y'ALL, MAKE SURE Y'ALL WORKING AND WORKING GOOD FOR HIM TO WORK.

HE CAN'T WORK FOR ME, WHICH YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A BLESSING FOR HIM OR NOT, BUT I LIKE TO ANNOUNCE OUR SENIORS ARE BACK IN OUR CENTER.

SO WE HAD A GRAND OPENING AND IT WAS GREAT.

IT WAS ALSO, I'D LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO GO IN THE BACK END.

HE DON'T LEAVE, GO IN THE BACK END.

HE BROUGHT THEM RUSHED BACK FAT YET.

GOOD FOOD IS BACK THERE.

DISTRICT 10 IS RESPONSIBLE TONIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY TO ALL THE FAMILIES OUT THERE READ TO YOUR CHILDREN AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE READING TO THEM, THEY SHOW THEY READ BACK.

AND WE HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS

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ON JUNE 10TH, 2021 AT 6:00 PM AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER.

WE WERE HAVING A WORKSHOP ON HOW TO PURCHASE ADJUDICATED PROPERTY, THE MOTOR HOME PROGRAM, AND IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE PROGRAM AGAIN, THAT'S, UH, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2021, 6:00 PM AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER LOCATED AT 4,000, UH, GUS YOUNG AVENUE.

AND THEN ON JUNE 25TH, 2021 AT 6:00 PM, WE WILL HAVE OUR ANNUAL PEDDLING FOR PEACE BIKE RIDE.

UH, FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH AT 6:00 PM, WHO ARRIVED FROM THE SHOP IS VALUED ON GOVERNMENT STREET TO HOWARD PARK AND BACK.

IT'S ALWAYS A FUN EVENT, UH, WHERE WE RECOGNIZE AND PRAY FOR THOSE WE'VE LOST IN OUR CITY OVER THE LAST YEAR.

UH, SO IT IS A WONDERFUL EVENT.

HOPE YOU ALL WILL COME ON IN AND JOIN US.

AND THEN ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2021 AT 10:00 AM, WE WILL HAVE A MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR DAY AND BLOCK PARTY, UH, THE GOCHUJANG COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, FOR THOSE THAT LIVE IN THE AREA.

AND FOR ANYONE WHO LIVES IN DISTRICT SEVEN FROM 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM, UH, WE WILL HAVE A BLOCK PARTY AND MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR DAY 4,000.

GOCHUJANG AN AVENUE FROM 10:00 PM TO 1:00 PM ON SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021.

THANK YOU.

VERY PEACE BIKE RIDE WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2021 AT 6:00 PM WOULD MEET AT THE SHOP WAS VALUE LOCATED AT 3,500 CUP.

AND MS. STREET AT THE SHOP WAS VALUED WITHOUT A SPECIAL BIKE FOR MISS AMARILLO.

SO THIS YEAR, AND SO WE WOULD MAKE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU COMING OUT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING.