* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. HELLO, [00:00:01] EVERYONE OUT THERE. WELCOME TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING. JANUARY 12TH, 2022 AT 4:00 PM. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK THE GENTLEMEN FROM DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, BRANDON KNOLL, TO INTRODUCE THE GENTLEMEN WHO WILL LEAD US IN A PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU, SIR. SO, UH, FOR THE INVOCATION TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UH, BATON ROUGE, FIRE, CHIEF MICHAEL KIMBALL, AND FOR THE PLEDGE, HIS FATHER FIRE CHIEF OF ZACHARY, DANNY KIMBALL, WHEREVER WILL PLEASE STAND. LET US PRAY, DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT DAY. YOU GIVEN US. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OVER PROTECTING THE PEOPLE THAT PROTECT THE CITY DAY IN AND DAY OUT. LORD, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US A GROUP OF PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE DECISIONS, TO MAKE THIS CITY BETTER AND WATCH THEM WATCH AND PROTECT ALL OF US. AS WE LEAVE THIS BUILDING. AS WE GO ON ABOUT OUR BUSINESS, LORD, YOUR NAME, WE PRAY. AMEN. IF YOU JOIN WITH ME, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, BRO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LIKE TO CALL JUST [CALL TO ORDER] BEING TAUGHT OR ASHLEY, DO WE HAVE A FORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME BACK TO 2022. I WANT TO WELCOME ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES FROM CITY PARIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GOING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND RETURNING BACK TO WORK. WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU THIS TIME. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE FRED RAY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, FRED AND YOUR DEPARTMENT AND EVERYTHING YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU FRED, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TILL FALL DURING THE HOLIDAYS, YOU AFTER TILL FALL AND DURING THE HOLIDAYS WHEN YOU WERE ON VACATION. I SINCERELY APPRECIATE THAT. AND I KNOW YOU DON'T JUST DO THAT FOR ME. YOU DO THAT FOR EVERYONE. ULTIMATELY, AS WE BEGIN AS COUNSELING, AND I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE WITH THE CHANGES WE ARE EXPERIENCING IN OUR COUNTRY, PROTECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, BUT THOSE OF YOU HERE AND THOSE OF YOU OUT THERE AND LISTENING AND VIEWING AUDIENCE, IF YOU NEED HELP, SEEK HELP. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF GOOD THERAPISTS OUT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND IF YOU NEED HELP PROTECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, THAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING AS A RESULT OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, NOT JUST IN BATON ROUGE, BUT ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. AT THIS TIME, [ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES] I'M GOING TO READ ITEM ONE APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL METROPOLITAN COUNCIL BUDGET APPROVAL MEETING OF DECEMBER 7TH, 2021. THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 8TH, 2021, THE SPECIAL METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 22ND, 2021 AND A GREATER BANDWIDTH AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF DECEMBER 7TH, 2021 AND A JANUARY 4TH, 2022 BACH COUNSELOR ADMINISTRATIVE TREASURER. UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE A, IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO APPROVE ITEM ONE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, ROCKET ITEM ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED AS SOON AS YOU [INTRODUCTIONS] PLEASE READ INTRODUCTIONS, SECTION 2.1, TWO INTRODUCTIONS. NUMBER TWO, GREENING, A SALES TAX REBATE ESTIMATED AT, BUT NOT MORE THAN $498,883 TO LA HERMANA MAYOR LLC LOCATED AT 4 51 FLORIDA STREET WHERE THE INTENT OF STIMULATING SEVEN NEW FULL-TIME JOBS CREATED IN DESIGNATED AREAS OF THE PARISH BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, NUMBER THREE, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND OFFICE OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY LORD, ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL TO TAKE SUCH ACTION AS MAYBE NECESSARY TO RECONFIGURED TRACK R Z DASH THREE DASH THREE DASH ONE OF THE RALPH PROPERTY, BATON ROUGE CONSISTING OF TWO ACRES, SOCIAL RELOCATE THE LIBRARY MAIN ENTRANCE ON ROSEANNE SQUARE AVENUE AND AN EXCHANGE AND RESUB DIVIDE OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTY BY THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR, NUMBER FOUR, A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION HELD IN THE CHAIN OF ELLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZED AND THE RENEWAL OF THE LOVEY AND COLLECTION OF A 10 MIL AD VALOREM TAX TO BE USED ENTIRELY AND EXCLUSIVELY TO ACQUIRE CONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, MAINTAIN, AND OR OPERATE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES AND FOR THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF FIRETRUCKS AND OTHER FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND TO PAY THE COST OF OBTAINING A WATER WATER FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, INCLUDING HYDRANT RENTALS AND SERVICE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS COMMENCING WITH THE TAX COLLECTION NEAR 2022 AND ANNUALLY THERE TO, AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 2031 AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH, BY BOND COUNSEL, NUMBER FIVE, AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO REFUND AND AMMONIA ERRONEOUS REMITTANCE OF SALES AND USE TAX TO GALENA EQUIPMENT RENTAL LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF 100, $14,382 AND 99 CENTS REMITTING SALES AND USE TAX AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON EQUIPMENT DELIVERED OUTSIDE THE PARISH FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST 1ST, 2020 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2020 WITH THE COST OF SUCH REFUND TO BE CHARGED AGAINST SALES TAX REVENUES BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. NUMBER SIX, AMEND THE 2022 ALLOTMENT OF POSITIONS FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 1 8 3 7 4. [00:05:01] SO AS TO CHANGE THE ALLOTMENT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS FOLLOWS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1ST, 2022, AND TO BE FUNDED WITH EXISTING APPROPRIATIONS AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET POLICE ADD ONE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER BY THE POLICE CHIEF AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR NUMBER SEVEN, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGE OWNERSHIP BY THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE OF ONE HEAD OF OLIVER, POLLOCK, AND MARCHED A GALVEZ BY FRANK HAYDEN TO RECAST OF HEME BY BARTELLE THIRD MADISON THREE PHI BY IVAN MIST. AUVIK FOR MIGRATING PEOPLE, UH, BY IVAN MS. TOBIN FIVE DESTINY FOR CHILDREN BY EMERSON BELL SIX DOLPHINS IN THE PARK BY EMERSON BELL SEVEN MONUMENT TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BY ARTHUR SILVERMAN HERE TO REFER TO AS QUOTE WORKS BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER EIGHT, THE ESTATE OF AUBREY CHUB HASTINGS 9 0 3 PROGRESS STREET 9 0 2 PROGRESS STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, COLE NUMBER NINE, THE ESTATE OF JOHN AND TONY SHAY, AMBER D 2 7 4 5 AND 2 7 5 7 CHOCTAW DRIVE COUNSEL DISTRICT SEVEN, COLE, NUMBER 10, TERRENCE CONNOR AND CONNER 7 0 1 NORTH ACADIAN FREEWAY WEST COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 11, DEXTER DARYL NEWMAN AND DONNA ONE AT NEWMAN THREE FIVE, EXCUSE ME. 6, 5 3 NORTH 31ST STREET HOUSE IN REAR SHED BY COUNCIL AND COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, COLE NUMBER 12, CARRIE M DIXON 1 2 6 2 ASTRO STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 13, MARLENE DOMAIN, ET AL 7 1 2 EAST BOULEVARD, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 14, PHYLLIS OPEC PATTERSON AT OUT 3, 1 8 SOUTH 18TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 15, MICHAEL LEWIS ANDERSON AND JUDY LYNN DECK HOARD ANDERSON 2 3, 4 SOUTH 17TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 16, PAULA MARIE HARRIS, 5 33 WEST BUCHANAN STREET, HOUSE AND REAR SHED COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 17, ALEX BANKS AND BESSIE WHITFIELD BANKS. 1-855-ARKANSAS STREET COUNSEL, KEN COLEMAN, NUMBER 18, SAMUEL HENRY BECKNELL AND REBECCA ELLIS BACK NOW 1 3 6 BRYCE STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 19 LAMONT, J TURNER THREE TO SIX BRYCE STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 20, THE ESTATE OF JOHN OF JAMES, A HOPKINS 1-835-MISSOURI STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 PULLMAN NUMBER 21, THE ESTATE OF CHARLOTTE, MICHELLE WILSON, 1 5 2 3 GAZE DISTRICT COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 22 BOND FANNY INVESTMENTS, LLC. 2 3 5 3 HOLLAND ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 23, KEVIN DOUGLAS NITIN 2 3 8 7 VIRGINIA STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 24, EDWARD R BEAU CHAMP 1 7 4 0 WISTERIA STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE LAWRENCE SPIRO AND RUTH SMITH. SPAREROOM 2 8 6, 7 GEORGIA STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 26, CLIFFORD WARREN SMITH JR. AND THEDA D SMITH WILLIAMS 2 0 9 8 STORING LAND COUNCIL, DISTRICT 12 ROCCA, ALL ITEMS REQUIRE READING AND THEN READING A MOTION. INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS AS AN ORDER. IS THERE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS SYSTEM SOLD BY MONKS, SECONDED BY ROCKERS, ANY THE OPPOSITION HAVING NONE MOTION CARRIES. UH, [CONDEMNATIONS] LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WOULD YOU REFER TO YOUR SECOND SHEET, YOUR SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATIONS? I'M GOING TO READ THE DPW, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS AS STATED, UH, THEY ARE TO PROCEED. WHAT ITEMS? 58 59, 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69, 70 71 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 AND 81. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A CONDEMNATION? ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A CONDEMNATION. ANYONE HERE? WE NOW WILL GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A CONDEMNATION AND IT COUNCIL MEMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK ON A CONDEMNATION. I HAVE, UH, SOME CHANGES. ANYONE ELSE HERE? ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO READ COUNSEL MEMBER COLEMAN. ANY CHANGES ON NO, I'M TALKING TO CHAMBERS. ALL CONDEMNATIONS. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO 3,069. ANYONE ELSE I'M GONNA READ? I'M GONNA READ, UH, JONAH 30 DAYS ON 63 COUNCIL MEMBERS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO DEFER ANY OF YOUR ITEMS SINCE YOU KNEW TO? I GOT THAT ONE. THAT'S IT. I I'M GOING TO READ THE CHANGES AND THE RECOMMENDATION. THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS. 58 61 65 71 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79. THEY OUGHT TO DEFER FOR 30 DAYS [00:10:01] ITEMS, 60 62 63, 68, 78, 80 AND 69. DEFER FOR 45 DAYS, ITEM 64, DEFER FOR 60 DAYS ITEMS 66, 81 AND 70. AND TO DEFER FOR 90 DAYS, ITEM 59. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING ANYTHING ELSE? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE LAWS? SO MOVED BY DOES SECONDED BY ROCCO. WE NOW GO TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD YOU TURN TO PAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS TURN TO PAGE 11 I'LL BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH OUR PUBLIC HERE ITEMS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HERTZ. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE HER SAY A FEW WORDS? FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR VOTING ME IN TODAY TO SIT AS THE INTERIM COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT FIVE. I WANT TO THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY. WHO'S HERE TO SUPPORT ME TODAY. CONSTITUENTS WHO SHOWED UP IN SUPPORT OF ME FOR THIS, UM, FOR THIS APPOINTMENT. AND, UH, I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING EVERYONE WELL AND MAKING THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE BETTER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO [82. 21-01554] COUNCIL MEMBER, WE NOW GO TO ITEM 82, AMENDING TITLE 15 CHAPTER FOUR. SO AS TO PART FIVE MULTIMODAL ACCESS BY COUNCIL MEMBER, LORI ADAMS, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 82? ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 82. COME ON DOWN. SO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. UH, HI, MY NAME IS DOUG MOORE. I'M AT THREE-WAY WILLED STRIVE, BATON ROUGE, UH, 7 0 6. UM, HI EVERYBODY. UM, SIMPLY PUT, UH, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR PARACHUTE DON'T DRIVE. UH, SOME CHOOSE NOT TO SOME DON'T BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO SOME BECAUSE THEY HAVE DISABILITIES AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS PREVENTING THEM FROM DOING SO. SOME ARE ELDERLY AND CAN NO LONGER DRIVE SAFELY. NEEDLESS TO SAVE LIFE CAN BE UNNECESSARILY DIFFICULT FOR THESE PEOPLE, UH, BEING DENIED SERVICE AT A BUSINESS, UH, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T DRIVE. THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INCONVENIENCE, UM, AND AN INDIGNITY, BUT, UH, WITH THE COVID EPIDEMIC, IT'S BECOME MUCH, MUCH WORSE. MANY BUSINESSES HAVE SHIFTED OPERATIONS INCREASINGLY TO DRIVE THROUGHS. MANY HAVE GONE TO DRIVE THROUGH ONLY, UH, MANY WILL KEEP THIS MODEL GOING FORWARD. SOME FOREVER. UH, MOST OF THESE BUSINESSES WILL DENY YOU SERVICE. IF YOU DO NOT ARRIVE IN A VEHICLE AND WE'LL MAKE NO EXCEPTION OR ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE WHO ARRIVE ON FOOT OR ON BIKES OR IN WHEELCHAIRS IN A CITY LIKE BATON ROUGE WITH ITS TRAFFIC CONGESTION, HIGH POVERTY RATE, OUR CITIZENS STRUGGLED FROM HEALTH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, AND DIABETES. SHOULD WE ALLOW BUSINESSES TO REQUIRE PEOPLE TO DRIVE THERE IN ORDER TO BE SERVED? THIS IS NOT SOMETHING A CITY PARISH STRIVING TO BECOME A HEALTHIER PLACE SHOULD CONTINUE TO ALLOW. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SAY, WELL, IF THEY DON'T LIKE IT, THEY CAN JUST VOTE WITH THEIR FEET AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE WHEN YOU'RE ON FOOT ON A BIKE OR IN A WHEELCHAIR, YOUR OPTIONS ARE LIMITED. THE NEXT CLOSEST OPTION COULD BE MILES AWAY MIGHT HAVE TO CROSS A BUSY HIGH-SPEED ROAD THAT HAS NO SAFE CROSSINGS IN ORDER TO REACH THE NEXT CLOSEST BANK OR PHARMACY EVER TRIED TO CROSS FLORIDA BOULEVARD ON FOOT OR AIRLINE HIGHWAY SIEGEN LANE. MANY OTHERS CONSIDER TRYING TO DO THAT IN A WHEELCHAIR EVERY YEAR. A FEW PEOPLE TRY AND TRAGICALLY DON'T MAKE IT. THEY CAN JUST GET A RIDE FROM SOMEONE ELSE. PEOPLE SAY, WELL, MAYBE SO, BUT SHOULDN'T THESE PEOPLE HAVE A MODICUM OF INDEPENDENCE. SHOULDN'T YOU AS PUBLIC SERVICE LIKE PUBLIC SERVANTS AND SHARED THAT THEY HAVE AT LEAST THAT THIS IS ABOUT A BASIC DEGREE OF EQUITY AND ACCESS. THIS IS ABOUT IMPROVING PEOPLE'S LIVES. WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT US AS A COMMUNITY? IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEAR DOWN BARRIERS FOR VULNERABLE, VULNERABLE PEOPLE TRYING TO ACCESS BASIC SERVICES, BUT CHOOSE NOT TO 15 SECONDS. SO I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL BE COMMONPLACE IN ALL AMERICAN CITIES IN THE FUTURE. AND WHEN TOLD IT, WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL SHAKE THEIR HEAD IN DISBELIEF. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LAST AND EVERYTHING. WE CAN BE LEADERS. AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS. UM, BASICALLY THIS IS AN INJUSTICE. THIS IS A WAY TO CORRECT THAT INJUSTICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MOORE, DID ANYONE ELSE HEAR WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 82? YOU CAN COME BEHIND JENNIFER, IF YOU WANT TO SIR BLADES. HI JENNIFER CAR WHILE 1855 OLD CARRIAGE LANE. UM, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, [00:15:01] UH, THE CITY WAS THINKING ABOUT GETTING A RENTAL BICYCLES AND, UH, THERE WERE SOME FOLKS WHO CAME UP, UH, SOME OLDER GUYS WHO SAID, PEOPLE DON'T RIDE BIKES IN BATON ROUGE. WE DRIVE OLDER PEOPLE, DON'T RIDE BIKES AND BATON ROUGE. THEY DRIVE YOUNGER PEOPLE, RIDE BIKES. UH, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE CARS. AND I THINK, UM, AS WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD, I WAS JUST READING, UH, UH, BATON ROUGE, UH, CHAMBER REPORT ABOUT YOUNGER PEOPLE WANTING TO BE HERE. YOUNGER PEOPLE THINK DIFFERENTLY THAN OLDER PEOPLE. I'M ONLY 52, BUT SOMETIMES I'M AN OLDER PERSON. UH, AND WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT HOW YOUNGER FOLKS AND HOW, UH, UM, UH, I WAS VERY MOVED ABOUT THE GENTLEMEN, SPEAKING ABOUT FOLKS IN WHEELCHAIRS THAT DIDN'T EVEN COME TO MY MIND. I WAS THINKING ABOUT FOLKS WHO ARE BEING MORE, UM, UH, UH, UH, ECOLOGICALLY MINDED, NOT DRIVING. WE'VE GOT THE WHEELCHAIR FOLKS. YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS, THIS IS IMPORTANT. SO I HOPE THAT WE'RE, UH, BEING FORWARD-THINKING AS WE DISCUSS THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ONE. NOW, SO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. OKAY. HI, MY NAME IS CONNOR GRAHAM. I'M LIVE AT 6 35 FINCHLEY AVENUE, 7 0 6. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ORDINANCE, NOT QUITE ON THE HUMANITARIAN AIR, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN WONDERFULLY, UH, SPOKEN ABOUT BY, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO CAME UP AND SPOKE. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK I WOULD LIKE TO ARGUE IN BEHALF, ON BEHALF OF THIS, ON A LOGIC BASIS. NOW THIS, THIS IS VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO ME BECAUSE WHEN I WAS A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I RODE A BIKE EVERYWHERE, I HAD MANY, MANY INSTANCES WHEN I WAS DENIED THE ABILITY TO PATRONIZE CERTAIN BUSINESSES AT NIGHT WHEN I WAS HUNGRY, BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A BIKE. I MEAN, SO, CAUSE I WAS ONLY HAD A BIKE AND I DID NOT HAVE A CAR. AND I THOUGHT, OKAY, THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. A BIKE IS NOT A CAR. RIGHT? WELL, TURNS OUT UNDER LOUISIANA LAW, I DISCOVERED IN THE YEAR 2012, THAT A BIKE IS A CAR. AND IN FACT, IN ORDER TO OPERATE A BIKE ON ANY LOUISIANA ROAD, YOU ARE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THE SAME REQUIREMENTS AS A MOTOR VEHICLE, AS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT I HAD TO PAY A TICKET WHEN I PLED DOWN TO RIDING WITHOUT A SEATBELT AND I WAS ON A BICYCLE. NOW, THAT SEEMS ALL HILARIOUS AND SILLY. AND IT REALLY IS. I MEAN, IF IT, IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY PAY THAT FINE TOO AT THE 19TH JDC, BUT IF, UH, IF A BIKE IS A CAR AND WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE BIKES ARE ALSO NOT ALLOWED ON THE IRONICALLY NAMED BIKE PATH, THE TOP OF THE LEVY, WHICH CAUSED THE CITY TO HAVE TO REPAY SOME MONEY TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT WAS GRANTED FOR BUILDING BIKE PATHS, THEN WHY CAN'T A BIKE USE A DRIVE-THRU BECAUSE IF A BIKE IS A CAR AND A DRIVE-THRU IS FOR CARS, THEN I'M PRETTY SURE A DRIVE-THRU IS ALSO FOR A BIKE. SO I URGED THE YELLOW VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS TO JUST CLEAR UP ANY OF THAT LOGICAL NONSENSE THAT I'VE JUST BEEN SPOUTING. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, COME ON DOWN, SIR. UH, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS EDGAR CAGE. I RESIDE AT 4 3 0 2 MELBOURNE STREET IN BAKER, LOUISIANA, AND I'M WOULD LIKE TO COME FROM A LOGICAL STANDPOINT. ALSO WE ARE ENCOURAGING BIKE USAGE BY THE INCREASE BIKE PATHS AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE'RE DOING. WHAT IF THESE PEOPLE RIDING BIKES GET HUNGRY? WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO? AND IN THE AIR OF COVID RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN'T GO IN SIDE OF A LOT OF THE RESTAURANTS, FAST FOOD. THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE SALES, INCREASE SALES TAX, TO HELP THIS CITY WITH MONEY BY EXPANDING COMMERCE AND NOT RESTRICTING COMMERCE. IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE AT ALL THE BICYCLES IN THE DRIVE THROUGH ON NOT IMPEDING TRAFFIC ON THE ROADS OR HIGHWAYS IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO THEY SHOULD BE AFFORDED THE FULL ACCESS AS SOMEONE IN THE, IN A VEHICLE WHERE WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN ENCOURAGE AND BENEFIT FROM THEM BUYING FOOD OR WHATEVER IT IS. SO PLEASE LET'S INCREASE THE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ON ONE HAND, BUILD ALL THESE BIKE LANES AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS Y'ALL SUPPORT. AND AN INCIDENTALLY OLD PEOPLE RIDE BIKES TOO. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, NOT JUST YOUNG PEOPLE, OLD PEOPLE, WE MAY HAVE A THREE-WHEEL, BUT IT'S A BIKE AND WE STILL NEED TO GO HAVE ACCESS TO GO THROUGH THE, THE DRIVE THROUGHS AND EVERYTHING. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 82, WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS THAT WERE EMAILED [00:20:01] COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED 22 COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM. 20 WERE IN FAVOR AND TWO WERE A POST. YES. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST OF ALL. YES, I AM SUPPORTED THIS ITEM, BUT I DO HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS. UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BIKES, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT PEDESTRIANS WALKING AND THINGS, AND THOSE ARE EASY TO WALK UP TO A DRIVE THROUGH. I MEAN, I'VE, I'VE DONE IT BEFORE, UM, WALKED UP TO ONE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO I DO THINK, AND WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THE CITY BACON FRIENDLY AND, AND PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH, THE ONLY THING I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT, AND MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION IS WE MENTIONED WHEELCHAIRS SEVERAL TIMES AND A LOT OF THE FOCUS WAS ON WHEELCHAIRS AND THINGS. AND AT EACH LOCATION, WHERE IS, UH, WHETHER SOMEONE IN A WHEELCHAIR IS CROSSING THE ROAD, HOPEFULLY THERE'S A CROSS-WALK AVAILABLE. IF WE NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU TALK ABOUT THE MAJOR ROADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE NEED TO GET CROSS WALKS. BUT FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT, IF SOMEBODY DOES APPROACH ON A WHEELCHAIR, UM, IS THERE PROVISIONS IN PLACE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN GUIDELINES FOR THESE DRIVE-THROUGHS? ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE TO, UM, ADJUST THEIR DRIVE-THROUGHS? ARE WE PUTTING A UNDUE BURDEN ON THEM? AND AGAIN, I AM TOTALLY IN SUPPORT OF A PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY CITY AND MOVING FORWARD AND PROGRESSIVE AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. BUT IT'S A CONCERN THAT I HAVE ON THE POSSIBLE BURDENS THAT WE MAY RUN INTO LATER ON. UM, AND IF ANYBODY CAN ANSWER THAT OR IF THEY'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT AND LOOKED INTO IT, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LISTEN. SO THAT'S JUST, I WANTED TO NOTE THAT AS A CONCERN, UH, FOR THIS THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. NO, THANK YOU. SO BEFORE YOU GO, COUNCIL MEMBER COURTNEY, YOU'RE COMING TO EXPLAIN, COME ON DOWN THE PRICES, RIGHT. VERY QUICKLY, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, WOMAN ADAMS, WHO I BELIEVE IS GOING TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TONIGHT THAT WILL ADDRESS, UM, UH, THE LANGUAGE IN THE, IN THE ITEM. IF THE SECOND REFERENCE TO DRIVE THROUGH, IF THAT IS ELIMINATED COUNCILMAN, THEN THAT MEANS THAT OPENS IT UP FOR THE BUSINESS TO PROVIDE OTHER MODES FOR, UM, FOR PEOPLE TO, UM, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST SOLELY BE THROUGH THE DRIVE-THROUGH. THEY CAN ACTUALLY PUT IN A WALK-IN WINDOW, THEY CAN PUT A DOORBELL ON THERE. SO IF SOMEBODY NEEDS SERVICE OUTSIDE, AN EMPLOYEE CAN GO OUTSIDE AND SERVE. SO IT IT'LL OPEN IT UP FOR THE BUSINESSES TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY WANT TO SERVE, WALK UP OR BICYCLE PEDESTRIANS. BUT I GUESS THE BIG QUESTION IS, WILL THEY BE PENALIZED FOR NOT MEETING CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR ADA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THAT'S UM, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY GOES THROUGH, WHETHER IT'S OUT BY THE SIDE DOOR OR DO THE DRIVE THROUGH, OR DO THEY FEEL LIKE THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE REQUIRED TO PUT IN A, UM, A RAMP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT INTO THE DRIVE-THROUGH FOR, UH, AGAIN, IT IT'S, UH, IT'S NOT ABOUT WHETHER I THINK THEY SHOULD BE SERVED. I DO THINK THEY SHOULD BE SERVED SOMEHOW. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IF, IF, IF I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR AND I GO UP AND THEY CAN'T ACCOMMODATE ME, WHAT RIGHTS DO I HAVE TO GO TO THIS CORPORATE OR SOMETHING ELSE AND SAY, HEY, YOUR BUSINESS, WANTING TO GO OUT TO ACCOMMODATE ME IN A WHEELCHAIR. SO I I'M JUST, I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE BUSINESSES BEING PENALIZED OR BEING MET WITH, TO DO ALL THIS WORK, ESPECIALLY A SMALL BUSINESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT IS JUST A CONCERN. AGAIN, I'M SUPPORTING THIS, BUT IT'S A CONCERN I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT. SO THERE IS NO PENALTY PROVISION. UM, AS FAR AS ADA COMPLIANCE, WE, WE DON'T SPEAK TO THAT IN HERE BECAUSE BUSINESSES HAVE TO DO THAT REGARDLESS. THEY HAVE TO COMPLY FOR WALK IN OR, YOU KNOW, OPEN THE FRONT DOOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT. YOUR HAND FOR HANDICAP PATRONS, CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT THE ADA COVERS. SO THEY HAVE TO DO THAT REGARDLESS. AS FAR AS THE DRIVE-THROUGH IS CONCERNED. AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TELLING BUSINESSES HOW THEY HAVE TO SERVE THE CUSTOMERS. WE'RE LITERALLY SAYING YOU HAVE TO SERVE THESE PEOPLE. THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT. SO WE'RE NOT BOXING THEM IN TO SAY, THIS IS HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, I BELIEVE I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON HER BEHALF AGAIN, BUT REALIZES THAT IT COULD BE A BURDEN FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HAVE TO MAKE CERTAIN ACCOMMODATIONS. SO WHERE, SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SHE'S SAYING THIS IS HOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT, FIND A WAY TO DO IT. WE'RE LEAVING IT, OPEN IT. I COUNSEL THEM TO AVID ACADEMY IS LEAVING IT OPEN FOR TWO BUSINESSES TO FIGURE OUT A WAY. OKAY, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE ELSE? WISHING TO SPEAK COUNCIL MEMBER? [00:25:01] NO. COURTNEY, IF YOU DON'T MIND. SO, UH, AND I'VE KIND OF ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN MO I DO SUPPORT, UH, THIS APPROACH, UM, AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND I THINK IT'S WELL SOUGHT AFTER, UH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT UNDERSTAND THERE'S NO ENFORCEMENT OR NO PENALTY MECHANISM, WHICH I GUESS ENFORCEMENT WOULD BE MY PENALTY. IS THERE A BLANKET? UH, AND FORGIVE ME FOR NOT KNOWING, BUT IS THERE A BLANKET ORDINANCE SOMEWHERE THAT SAYS, IF YOU ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH ANY ORDINANCE, THERE'S A, THIS MUCH OF A FINE, AND YOU'VE GOT TO REMEDY IT IN SO MANY DAYS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? NO, BECAUSE EACH ORDINANCE WILL HAVE, ITS USUALLY HAVE ITS OWN PENALTY PROVISIONS AND THAT'S THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY CODE. SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE CHAPTER IS ABOUT OR WHAT THE ORDINANCES ABOUT, UH, IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A PENALTY PROVISION, USUALLY FIND IT IN THAT SECTION. OKAY. THIS DOES NOT HAVE ONE AND THAT'S ON PURPOSE AS A STANDARD, RIGHT. TO NOT HAVE A PENALTY. AND I CAN'T ANSWER THAT CAUSE COUNCILWOMAN COUNCILMAN ADAMS. SO I KIND OF STATED THIS LAST TIME. UM, I LIKE THE IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. I DO THINK IT COULD PUT A UNDUE BURDEN ON BUSINESSES, UH, IF THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT THERE'S NO PENALTY. UM, I THINK IT'S THE WRONG MECHANISM. I THINK A RESOLUTION WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. I THINK PUTTING ANOTHER ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS THAT SPECIFICALLY, UH, THAT, THAT HAS NO ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM IS, IS PROBABLY THE WRONG APPROACH. I THINK, UH, THERE'S PROBABLY FAR TOO MANY ORDINANCES THAT EITHER HAVE NO TEETH, UH, OR NO LONGER NEEDED OR ARE NOT ENFORCED THAT WE COULD PROBABLY A LOOK AT IT AND REALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, PUT A HATCHET TO QUITE, UH, QUITE A FEW. AND I WOULDN'T WANT TO ADD TO THAT. UH, THAT'S WHY I SAID LAST TIME, I REALLY THINK A RESOLUTION IS PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES TO DO THIS. I THINK A LITTLE BIT, WE'RE GETTING INTO PERSONAL BUSINESSES CHOICES ON HOW THEY WANT TO OPERATE, UH, TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT TALKED ABOUT SALES TAX. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT, BUT I THINK AS MUCH AS WE WANT SALES TAX, I THINK THOSE BUSINESSES WANT DOLLAR. SO IF THEY SEE THAT THEY'RE LOSING BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT CAPTURING, UH, THE PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO USE THEIR DRIVE THROUGH WITHOUT A CAR, I THINK THEY'LL PROBABLY MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS THEMSELVES. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE MARKET CAN PROBABLY, UH, TAKE CARE OF ON ITS OWN. UM, AND WE DO HAVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THERE'S A BUNCH OF OTHER MODES TO GET AROUND IF THERE ARE OTHER PLACES THAT SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY AND OTHERS DON'T. UM, HOWEVER, AND I THINK I STATED THIS LAST TIME TOO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A CONSIDERATION OR CAN BE ADJUSTED AT THIS TIME, BUT FOR ME I COULD SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE IF INSTEAD OF MUST, IT WAS SHOULD, YOU KNOW, A THROUGH FACILITY SHOULD SERVE CUSTOMERS WHO ARRIVE ON MODES OTHER THAN AUTOMOBILE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S AN OPTION. I DON'T KNOW IF THE AUTHOR WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE A BETTER APPROACH BECAUSE I THINK I'M PASSING AN ORDINANCE THAT TELLS BUSINESSES WOULD THEY MUST DO IN THEIR PRIVATE BUSINESS WITHOUT ANY TEETH IN IT, UH, IS JUST THE WRONG APPROACH. ALTHOUGH I DO APPLAUD THE EFFORT AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS APPROPRIATE. I JUST THINK THIS MECHANISM IS INCORRECT. COUNSEL, MELANOMA. MY MADAMS I'D LIKE TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO THIS ORDINANCE. UM, WE I'D LIKE TO STRIKE THROUGH THE SECOND, UM, DERIVE, MENTION OF DRIVE-THROUGH, UM, IN THE WORDING. SO SUCH THAT WOULD READ THIS WAY FOR ANY AND ALL BUSINESSES OPERATING DRIVE THROUGH FACILITIES. WHEN A DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY IS OPEN AND CUSTOMER ENTRANCES TO THE BUSINESS ARE UNAVAILABLE OR LOCKED. THE FACILITY MUST SERVE CUSTOMERS WHO ARRIVE IN MODES OTHER THAN AN AUTOMOBILE, SUCH AS PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLE BICYCLISTS, AND THOSE USING MOBILITY AIDS SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS. SO I'M SORRY. IT'S THE THIRD REFERENCE TO DRIVE THE RING. THAT'S THE ONLY AMENDMENT. YES, SIR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS? YES. MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER DONE. UH, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM? UH, ITEM PASSES, CONGRATULATIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER RAN UP OBJECTIONS TO LET'S VOTE ON THE MACHINES. EVERYONE IS GOING TO MACHINES. COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID THE MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED WITH ME. MR. WHAT'D YOU GOT THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. WE NOW GO TO [83. 21-01598] ITEM 83 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR. PRESIDENT'S EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT. NUMBER WANTS TO CONTRACT WITH EMERGING METHOD, LLC, FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR A FEE NOT TO [00:30:01] EXCEED $100,000 BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER GO, THEY WILL ABSTAIN ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE'LL NOW GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WHO MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNOLL. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? ANY OBJECTION. ITEM MADE THREE PASSES. WE NOW GO TO ITEM 84 AUTHORIZED [84. 21-01577] THE MAYOR. PRESIDENT'S EXECUTED CONTRACT WITH BUTLER, SNOW LLP FOR BOND COUNCIL SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2022 BUCK FOREIGN COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE TREASURER. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON AUTOMATING FOR ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 84, BUT NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHAT SHE PLEASURED EXECUTE MOTION TO EXECUTE MOTION TO APPROVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBER COMA SECONDARY BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION HAVING NONE ITEM CARRIES? WE NOW MOVE [85. 21-01644] TO ITEM 85 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT THE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 FROM THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND A FOLLY. THE FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT WOULD ALLOW THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONTINUE BROWNFIELD STUDIES AND THE PLANK ROAD CORRIDOR BY PLANNING DIRECTORS, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 85, NO ONE. WE GO NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN. ANY OBJECTIONS SHOWING. NOW WE GO DOWN TO ITEM 86. [Items 86 - 89] WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 86 THROUGH 89 TOGETHER AUTHORIZING THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO ANSWER TO EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS AND OR TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND NECESSARILY FOR THE MOVIE, OUR CAPACITY PROJECT, CONSTANTINE DIJON AVENUE, PHASE TWO, MIDWAY TO BLUE BOND AND BOULEVARD BY PARIS ATTORNEY ITEM 87, AUTHORIZING THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO INSTITUTE EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS AND OR TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITIONS OF LAND NECESSARY FOR THE MOVE BR CAPACITY PROJECT MIDWAY BACARDI TO DIJON MY PARENT'S ATTORNEY ITEM 88, AUTHORIZING THE PARENT'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO INSTITUTE EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS AND OR TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND NECESSARY FOR MOVIE ALL CAPACITY PROJECT OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY ITEM 89, AUTHORIZING PARIS ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO INSTITUTE EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS AND OR TAKE SUCH ACTIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND NECESSARY FOR THE MOVIE OFF CAPACITY PROJECT PARKING GROWS. SECOND ONE BY PARENTS. ATTORNEY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 86 TO 89. WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? WHAT IS THE PLEASURE? SO MOVED BY ADAM, SECONDED BY SOMEBODY WHO WANTED TO SPEAK COUNCILOR MOCHA. IT COULD HAVE THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. COME UP, PLEASE. WHILE YOU'RE COMING. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOPE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCCO. I WAS ASKING TO SPEAK NOT MO I'M SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER. UH, GO DAY SECONDED BY COUNCIL NUMBER ROCCO, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU ALL GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M ROBIN. YES, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES SIR. SO WE'VE HAD FOUR PARCELS OF PROPERTY THAT ARE UP FOR TAKING, COULD YOU GIVE THE HISTORY OR THE BACKGROUND OF THIS? UM, EXPROPRIATION AND I'M TAKING IT. WE'RE JUST GETTING THINGS IN PLACE FOR A PARTICULAR REASON. OR HAVE WE HAVE LANDOWNERS THAT HAVE DECIDED TO POSSIBLY NOT SELL THIS IS A, UH, A NORMAL ITEM FOR ANY PROJECT THAT REQUIRES ACQUISITION OF LAND. THESE ARE ALL FOUR DIFFERENT PROJECTS, NOT FOUR DIFFERENT PARCELS. THERE ARE MULTITUDE OF PARCELS DEPENDING ON HOW THE RIGHT OF WAY IS DESIGNED BY THE, UH, ENGINEERS. SO, UH, IT JUST AUTHORIZES THE PAIR OF SHIRT, ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PAY ACTION TO COMPLETE THE SALE, OR IF WE CAN'T COME TO A SALE OR DONATION, UH, TAKE WHATEVER ACTION IT TAKES TO GET THAT TO THE FINAL POINT WHERE WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT, WE OWN ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE NEED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. SO WE'RE APPROVING A POSSIBLE FUTURE EX APPROPRIATION OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY. WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO NEGOTIATE. WE HAVEN'T BEEN THROUGH THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS OR ANYTHING YET, OR OFFERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT YET. ACTUALLY SOME OF THESE ARE BEHIND THE WINE AND THAT THE, UH, PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE OWNER, APPRAISING THE PROPERTY AND MAKING OFFERS HAS STARTED TO TAKE PLACE. IT'S JUST THAT WE FAILED TO GET THESE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AT THE RIGHT TIME. SO THE NORMAL PROCESS IS BE YOU GET YOUR 80% PLANTS ON THE PROJECT. YOU KNOW, YOU, AT THAT POINT IN TIME, YOU'VE NOTICED, DECIDED HOW MANY PARCELS ARE YOU ASSIGN APPRAISERS. YOU ASSIGNED RIGHT [00:35:01] AWAY AGENTS AND YOU GET THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AUTHORIZED TO FINISH THE DEAL AS A, THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. WE CONTACT THEM, TELL THEM THE APPRAISERS ARE COMING OUT. THEY GET THE APPRAISALS. THEN WE MAKE THEM AN OFFER, WHICH IS ALWAYS THE HIGHEST OFFER THE, OF THE TWO APPRAISALS. AND THEN WE GO THROUGH A NEGOTIATION PROCESS. WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT'S SET UP BETWEEN THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE WHICHEVER AGENCY, UH, AND THE PROJECT. ENGINEER'S USUALLY THAT IF THERE'S A COUNTER-OFFER WE CONSIDER THE COUNTER OFFER, WE MAY COUNTER, OR WE MAY REFUSE IT. AND IF AT THE POINT WHERE WE CAN'T REACH AN AGREEMENT, THEN WE WOULD GO TO THE EXPROPRIATION. WE STILL NEGOTIATE AFTER THAT. WE PROBABLY PRIME MAYBE OF THE ONES WE BUY OR FOR A PROJECT IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF 90% THAT WE BUY OR, YOU KNOW, ARM'S LENGTH TRANSACTION AND SOMETHING LIKE 10% THAT MAYBE GO TO THE EXPROPRIATION. AND THEN OF THOSE THAT GO TO EXPROPRIATION HARDLY THEM RARELY GO TO TRIAL. WE PUT THE MONEY IN THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT, THE, AND THE, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS ABLE TO GET THE MONEY OUT AND THEN MAKE A DECISION IF HE WANTS TO GO FORWARD. SO, UH, OKAY. I'M JUST, WE'RE THERE I'VE CAUGHT THEM BEFORE OR NOT. I'M JUST, I DON'T KNOW WHY THESE POPPED INTO MY HEAD AS FAR AS WHERE WE'RE BASICALLY PRE AUTHORIZING OR EXPROPRIATION IF NEEDED, RIGHT. YOU'VE AUTHORIZED THE PROJECTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE GOT TO GET THE RIGHT OF WAY AND YOU CAN'T LET THE PROJECT UNTIL WE GET THE RIGHT OF WAY IT HAPPENS ON ANY PROJECT. SO BRIDGE PROJECT, A ROAD FIVE WALK THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS LEO DE ALBAN. HE SAID OF THE PROPERTY IS FIXED IN OUR OBJECTS. THANKS FOR COMING UP THERE. AND IN HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB. UH, ITEM HAS BEEN MOTIONED BY GO SECONDED BY ROCKET ART. IS THERE, ARE THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM OR IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION HAVING NONE ITEM 86 THROUGH 89 CARRY, WE NOW GO TO [90. 21-01702] ITEM 82, ITEM 90 AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED VONDA BROWN VERSUS CALVIN HANDS AT ALL IN AN AMOUNT OF 48,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $289 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $48,289 BY PARIS ATTORNEY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE GO NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT IS YOUR PLEASANT? SO MOBILE COUNCIL MEMBER DONE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKER. WE [91. 21-01704] NOW GO TO ITEM 91, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF DOUGLAS SOLD, AND THE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ALL OF A SUDDEN IN THE AMOUNT OF 35,000 PAID TO DOUGLAS SOUL BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY, IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 91, COME ON DOWN REVEREND ANDERSON, GOOD EVENING AGAIN. AND ACTUALLY THIS QUESTION HAS TO DO GENERICALLY WITH ALL OF THE SETTLEMENTS THAT ON THE DOCKET, EVERY SINGLE MEETING, DO WE ANYWHERE PUT THESE NUMBERS FOR THE PUBLIC SO THAT WE ARE CUMULATIVELY LOOKING AT HOW MUCH WE ARE PAYING FOR THESE THINGS. I'M JUST REALLY CURIOUS BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE MEETING THERE ARE SETTLEMENTS FOR WHETHER IT'S A LAWSUIT ON THE, UH, THE ADVOCATE YESTERDAY WAS A JUDGMENT BY THE FEDERAL COURT, AGAINST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR A, A FOOLISH LAWSUIT. I'M JUST WONDERING, DO WE NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW CUMULATIVELY? HOW MUCH ALL OF THESE INCIDENTS ARE COSTING US BACK CATEGORY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, REVEREND ANDERSON. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM? UH, MR. DOTSON, IF YOU WOULD GET US THAT INFORMATION, I'M SURE YOU DON'T HAVE IT AT THE MOMENT AND WE CAN MAKE SURE WE MAKE IT AVAILABLE, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC TO, TO KNOW. UH, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM AS A COUNCIL MEMBER DONE? YES. FOR REVEREND ANDERSON AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION YOU REFERENCED CAN BE GIVEN TO YOU JUST BY DOING A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST TO THE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH YOU DESIRE TO GET THE INFORMATION FROM IN THIS CASE, WITH YOUR QUESTION, YOUR INQUIRY, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU DO A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST TO THE PARENT'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THAT'LL GET YOU THOSE NUMBERS. THANK YOU. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 91 MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 91. SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, ADAM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCCA. WE [92. 21-01683] NOW MOVE TO ITEM 92 AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT EXECUTE A [00:40:01] SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT. NUMBER TWO TO THE CONTRACT OR REMSEN HAILEY AND ARCHITECTS, APAC FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR CONTRACT, BUT THE NEW D S D S ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000 BY THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 92? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 92? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GO THAT SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS ITEM 92 HAS, UH, BEEN APPROVED, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HEARST. BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, YOU DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE GUEST YOU HAVE WITH YOU. WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND DO THAT NOW, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOUR MOM TO BE MAD AT ME. SO GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZE ALL YOUR GUESS YOU HAVE, WHICH BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN IS A GREAT WOMAN. SO FIRST I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE. DID YOU STAND UP? AND, UM, MY, MY FATHER IS DECEASED, BUT THE LADY THAT MADE ME WHO I AM AND MY MOTHER, UH, LORETTA ELBERT I HAVE KIDS AND EXTENDED KIDS HERE. SO I WILL RECOGNIZE MY SON DOWN HERE IS THE SECOND. AND MY DAUGHTER HALEY HERS TO BE ON STAND UP. IT'D BE GREAT. MY BONE IS BABIES. MY GOD KIDS ARE HERE. UM, UH, CASSIDY AND, AND, AND, UH, CODY WASHINGTON IS AND MY OTHER KID'S MOTHER, UH, CRITICAL CRYSTAL MARKETS MAKE YOU STAND UP TOO AS WELL. AND, UH, BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT, BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AND I DO SEE SOME CONSTITUENTS OF A DISTRICT FIVE AND RECOGNIZE A VERY ACTIVE PERSON IN THE DISTRICT. MS. TANYA JONES, WOULD YOU STAND UP, PLEASE? YOU GOT THE HEAD, YOU GOT DEAN DECENT AND AUTUMN, MAN. YOU GOT TO GO HOME TONIGHT, UH, BACK TO COUNCIL AGENDA. WE'RE NOW GOING TO [93. 21-01703] ITEM 93, AUTHORIZED A MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT NEXT, EXECUTE A GRANT AWARD AND ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR THE 2021 VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE GRANT FROM THE US FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTERED BY LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 BY THE FIRE CHIEF PRIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. HAS ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 93? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 93, WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT IS YOUR PLEASURE COUNCIL MEMBERS? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOLA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOLT. ANY OBJECTIONS KILLING? NO. WE GO NOW TO COUNCIL ITEM [94. 21-01646] 94, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT CHANCE INTO A CONTRACTOR WITH RAYMOND ON BEHALF OF DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES, OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES WITH CAPITA UNITED WAY FOR THE VITA PROGRAM AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 10,500 FALL INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARATION DURING THE 2222 TAX SEASON BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR DIRECTLY WITH ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK LINE ITEM 94, WE GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER GOATEE. I WAS GOING TO ASK MS. BERNADINE TO COME UP. UM, SHE HAD, IS SHE HERE? OKAY. SHE AND I HAD AN INFORMATION EXCHANGE, AN EMAIL EXCHANGE ABOUT THIS ITEM. CAUSE I WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHAT IT WAS. I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT SERVICE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PROVIDES. AND SO THIS WOULD BE IN A PUBLIC MEETING. I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE THE PROGRAM, MAYBE HOW FOLKS, IF THEY ARE ABLE TO QUALIFY, CAN GET IN TOUCH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE HAPPY NEW YEAR. SO EVERY YEAR, EH, COLLABORATION WITH THE UNITED WAY, THE OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDE TAX PREPARATION, ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT, UH, UH, CONSTITUENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. OF COURSE THEY HAVE TO MEET INCOME GUIDELINES, BUT UNITED WAY WILL REIMBURSE US UP TO $10,500. BUT UP TO 1300 PROTECTION ELIGIBLE RETURNS THAT ARE ACCEPTED BY THE IRS. UM, SO THE MONEY WE RECEIVED HELPLESS OFFSET OVERTIME FOR STAFF. THIS IS THE FREE SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY, UM, USES IT TO STAFF UP EPISODES OF OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES AS WELL AS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MS. MAYOR. I APPRECIATE YOU. AND I APPRECIATE YOU PASSING THE PHONE TO WHEN I CALL YOU. UH, WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 94? WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL. SO MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER, GO DATE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER. MOROSA ANY OBJECTIONS SHOWING NONE. WE GO NOW TO [Items 95 - 100] ITEMS 90, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 95 TO 100 TOGETHER. ITEM 95 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT. OUR LADY OF THE LAKE FOR AN INCREASE FOR $121,726 ON OF THAT RYAN WHITE ENDING HIV DEPENDENT MC PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, ITEM 96, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT TO HIM A MINUTE SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, GREATER BATON ROUGE FOR AN INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF $21,803 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF A $141,803 [00:45:01] ON THE RYAN WHITE END OF THE HIV EPIDEMIC PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECT ITEM 97, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF PRESIDENT TO A MINNESOTA RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH CAPITOL CITY FAMILY. HER CLINIC POINT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $95,062 AND 50 CENTS UNDER THE RYAN WHITE ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC PROGRAM BY HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR ITEM 98, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT TO HIM TO AMEND A SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH HIV AND AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO, FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,644 UNDER THE ROUND WHITE ENDING HIV EPIDEMIC PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, ITEM 99, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO A MINNESOTA RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH NO WAYS TAX FORCE, NO AIDS TASK FORCE BOONE INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,805 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT. EXCUSE ME. UNDER THE RYAN WHITE ENDED HIV EPIDEMIC PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR AND ITEM 100 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO A SUB RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER BATON ROUGE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,332 ON AND AROUND WHITE IN AN HIV EPIDEMIC BY HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 95 THROUGH 100, ANYONE HERE WITHOUT GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU WANT TO SPEAK? IS I, A COUNCIL MEMBER DONE IS ABSTAINING FROM ITEMS 95 TO 100 AT ANYONE HERE WISHING ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO MOVED BY COUNCIL ONLY 98, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DONE AT THINGS FROM ITEM 98. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS. YOU WANT TO HAVE STAIN ITEM? WHAT ITEM 98 SHOW? I'M SORRY. CAN, CAN WE GIVE OUR REASONS FOR ABSTAINING? I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S APPROPRIATE, BUT WHEN THESE ABSTENTIONS HAPPEN, I'M JUST CURIOUS WHILE WE'RE THINKING. UH, SO THE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON ITEM, DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE A REASON FOR ABSTAINING. IF A COUNCIL MEMBER PARTICIPATES IN DISCUSSION AND DEBATE ON THE ITEM, HE OR SHE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE A REASON FOR ABSTAINING, BUT, UM, BY LAW, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO JUST KNOW THAT THEY ABSTAIN. IF THEY'RE NOT DISCUSSION, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION, YOU STILL WANT, YOU STILL WANT TO GO COUNCIL MEMBER MODE. YEAH. I MEAN, I I'LL EXPLAIN. I DO WORK FOR, UH, HEART OPEN HEALTH, DO SOME, IT WORK FOR THEM. UM, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I HAVE A CONCERN NOW I'D BE MORE TO GET WITH THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR AND, AND SEE IF I NEED TO ABSTAIN OR NOT FROM EACH ONE OF THESE. BUT I JUST HAD A CONCERN THAT, UH, WITH ETHICALLY OR WHATEVER ELSE THAT IF I'M GOING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM, AND I'M ALSO SITTING HERE AND VOTING FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE, THE CITY PARISH IS APPROVING, THEN I WOULD RATHER JUST ABSTAIN AND Y'ALL CARRY IT THROUGH. SO, SO ON, ON YOUR ATTENTION, YOUR WORK IS NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFICALLY CONNECTED TO THE GRANT OR ANYTHING. NO, IT IS NOT. IT'S JUST A PERSONAL CONCERN OF MINE THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU ANY KIND OF A WHATEVER. NOW, IF IT'S, IF IT'S DIFFERENT OR IF IT'S, IF I DON'T NEED TO ABSTAIN BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING ON HIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP APPROVE IT OR MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT. BUT, UH, IT WAS JUST A CONCERN THAT I HAD IN A PRODUCT ISSUE IT'S BEEN DONE THE SAME WAY. JUST KEEP IT CLEAN. SAME THING. UH, WE'VE HAD EXTENSIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH AIDS AND HIV ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO, FOR MANY YEARS, ANYTIME ANYTHING COMES UP WHERE THEY HAVE ANY RESOURCES OR REVENUE ON A COUNCIL AGENDA PLANNED TO ABSTAIN WITH THEM. I, ANYBODY ELSE THAT WE DO BUSINESS WITH. GOTCHA. BUT, BUT AGAIN, NOTHING CONNECTED TO THE GRANT, NOTHING CONNECTED TO BLESS YOU TO APPROVE MOTION, TO APPROVE BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, HUDSON SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCCA. AND I WANT TO THANK THE TWO OF YOU FOR BEING EXTREMELY TRANSPARENT WHEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. UH, WE NOW GO TO ITEMS 95 THROUGH 100 HAVE BEEN APPROVED. PLEASE SHOW COUNCIL MEMBER MOLT AND COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN JR. ABSTAINING FROM ITEM 98. WE NOW GO TO [101. 21-01712] ITEM 1 0 1, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND CERTAIN CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WILL WALTER'S POPPING ON THOMAS COLLINS, LLC, FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY PARISH LITIGATION REGARDING THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY TO INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE COMPENSATION TO A SOME NOT TO EXCEED $550,000. THIS ITEM MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1, 0 1, ANYONE HERE WHILE WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, NOW I'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, ADAM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKA. YOU WANT, OKAY. ANY OBJECTIONS? COUNCIL ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED. WE NOW GO TO [102. 21-01713] ITEM 1, 0 2, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH STANTEC CONSULTING GROUP, INC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BEYOND CAPACITY PROJECT PERKINS ROAD, SIEGEN LANE TO PICO LANE AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $47,879 [00:50:01] AND 8 CENTS BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRYNESS DIRECTOR. IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK BY THE 1 0 2, ANYONE. HERE WE GO NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? SO MO ROCCA SECONDED BY, UH, ITEM. ANY OPPOSITION I DON'T WANT TO, ZERO TWO HAS BEEN APPROVED. [103. 21-01716] WE GO NOW TO ITEM 1, 0 3, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN ENTITY STATE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF AND DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTION WITH HANKS DRIVE LANDIS DRIVE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT PED STENT OLD PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS. THANK YOU, ASHLEY FOR COST UP UP TO 1,000,009 AND $31,360 AND 14 CENTS BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTORS. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1, 0 3 OH, ANYONE. HERE WE GO. NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? SO MOVED BY ROCCO, SECONDED BY ADAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS WE GO NOW TO ITEM [104. 21-01722] 1, 0 4 AUTHORIZED MERE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH GRESHAM SMITH SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVING BEYOND BLUE MOUNTAIN BOULEVARD, SIDEWALKS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $55,942 AND 33 CENTS BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRYNESS DIRECTORS. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1, 0 4. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1, 0 4. UH, WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL. SO MOVED BY ADAMS, SECONDED BY ROCCO. NO OBJECTIONS. WE [105. 21-01725] GO TO ITEM 1 0 5 AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR. PRESIDENT EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR LIGHTING DESIGN SERVICES WITH MARRERO, KULEANA, AND ASSOCIATES, LLC, FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVIO ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, NORTH BOULEVARD, CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENT. I WOULDN'T TEND TO FOSTER IN FLORIDA IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $97,540 AND 47 CENTS BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND JOINING US DIRECTORS. ANYONE HERE TO WISH YOU MISSPEAK LINE AND 1 0 5. WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? SO MOVED BY ADAM SECONDED BY ROCCO. WHEN I GO TO ITEM 1 0 6, [106. 21-01729] IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR. PRESIDENT EXECUTED SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT. NUMBER ONE FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH EVAN'S GRADES, AND THEN IT IS INCORPORATED FOR A PARTIAL ALLOWANCE TO INITIATE FINAL DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH ON HAVING PROJECT NORTH BOULEVARD. I TEND TO FOSTER FLORIDA IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTORS. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1, 0 6, ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS? I MEAN, EXCUSE ME ANYWAY, TO SPEAK ON. I AM NOT A COUNCIL MEMBER. SO MOVE ITEM. SECOND ABOUT ROCCO. ANY OBJECTIONS WE GO [107. 21-01733] NOW TO ITEM 1 0 7, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE CORONER'S OFFICE TAPS INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT, ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 FROM THE IRENE W AND CB PENNINGTON FOUNDATION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE SALARY AND BENEFITS SPOILED PATHOLOGY TECHNICIAN BY THE CORONER'S OFFICE IS ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 7. WE GO BACK TO COUNCIL. SO MOVED BY ADAM, SECONDED BY ROCCO. ANY OBJECTION WE GO NOW [108. 21-01734] TO ITEM 1, 0 8, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR. PRESIDENT'S EXECUTED A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT. NUMBER ONE FOR A PARTIAL ALLOWANCE TO INITIATE FINAL DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH GO CHECK INCORPORATED FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BEYOND CAPACITY PROJECT, SENIOR HIGHWAY HARDING BOULEVARD, SWAN AVENUE AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $88,000 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND JANIE'S DIRECTOR IS ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1, 0 8. WE GO NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO MOVED BY ROCKER, SECONDED BY ADAMS. ANYONE OBJECTIONS SHOWN NONE. AND WE GO NOW [109. 21-01735] TO ITEM 1, 0 9, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT'S EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT. NUMBER ONE FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH GRESHAM SMITH AND DESIGN SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH WILL BE OUR CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENT PROJECT PLANK ROAD CORRIDOR AND HASSMAN SEGMENT, AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,000 ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINING AS DIRECTORS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1, 0 9 SHOWING NONE. WE GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO MOVED BY ADAM SECONDED BY ROB COOK. ANYONE OBJECTING SHOWING NONE. WE GO [110. 21-01742] TO ITEM ONE 10, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE BATTLEFORDS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH LEXISNEXIS COPA LOGIC SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $78,600 PER TWO YEAR TERM UNDER YOUR WATER GRANT BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, 2020 CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING PROGRAM BY POLICE CHIEF. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 10. I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 10. WE GO BACK NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER. ROPPER SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS, NONE ITEM PASSES, NO ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES. IF [ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS] YOU WOULD GO TO YOUR SEPARATE SHEET FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ITEM, A AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO AMEND A PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES CONTRACT ENTERED INTO AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE OF EAST BANDWIDTH AND PARIS OF EAST BARRELS. ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY WITH TIMOTHY W. HARDY OR BRAZIL, SAXON WILSON, THE AMENDMENT WOULD INCREASE THE MAXIMUM COMPENSATION EFFECTIVE MARCH 19TH, 2020 BY $80,000 FROM 150,000 TO $230,000. [00:55:01] ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THE CONTRACT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT, INCLUDING OPTION TO AMENDED SCOPE AND TERM. I LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING. IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? NO, NO INCORRECT. I APOLOGIZE. THE REASON, MOTION, EXCUSE ME. MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES TO ALLOW THIS ITEM TO BE INTRODUCED. IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER. GO THERE. WE WILL NOT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MOTION TO WHETHER THE RULES ARE THERE. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WEIGH THE RULES. NOW WE WILL VOTE ON THE MOTION TO WHERE THE RULE IN ANY SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK IS JUST ON, JUST ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. NO ONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE A VOTE. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? ALL RIGHT. WE NEED A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONE A SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER. COLON TO ITEM HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. WE NOW WILL GO TO ITEMS ONE 11 THROUGH ITEMS, ONE 15, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I HAVE A REQUEST FROM LEADERSHIP AT KATZ TO DEFER ITEM ONE 15 TO THE NEXT MEETING. THEY WOULD LIKE US TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 1 11 1 12 1 13 1 14, BUT WANT US TO DEFER ITEMS ONE 15. WE [112. 22-00008] ARE GOING TO TAKE ITEM 12. FIRST CONSIDERATION OF REPLACING ERIC OR GREEN. THIS ITEM EXPIRES ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31ST, 2023. THE APPOINTMENT MUST BE A COUNCIL MEMBER. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 12. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 12? WE NOW GO BACK TO THE COUNCIL. I AM NOT REQUESTING TO SERVE ON THE CASP BOARD COUNCIL COUNCIL NUMBER, DONE MOTION TO APPOINT COUNCILWOMAN CATALAN COLEMAN TO THE CAST CASEBOOK. THERE'S A MOTION TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN. SECOND, SECONDED BY AMARILLO OSA. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL NUMBER COLBY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I'VE JUST BEEN NOTIFIED. [Items 111 & 113 - 115] WE NEED TO DEFER ITEMS 1 11, 1 13, 1 14 AND ONE 15. IS THERE A MOTION TO DEFER THOSE ITEMS? I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. MAY I ASK, DID ANYBODY PUT IN A REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL? SO THESE ITEMS, UM, ALL CATS APPOINTMENTS HAVE TO BE REVIEWED BY THE QUALIFICATION REVIEW COMMITTEE AND WE DON'T HAVE A REPORT FROM THE QUALIFICATION REVIEW COMMITTEE. SO, UM, JUST FOR CLARITY, ALL CURRENT MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL THEIR REPLACEMENTS ARE APPOINTED. SO, UM, IF THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT A MEMBER WHO HAS, UM, WHO IS NOT SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT, THAT MEMBER WOULD STILL SERVE ON THE BOARD UNTIL HIS OR HER REPLACEMENT IS APPOINTED. UM, AND BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE REPORT FROM THE QUALIFICATION REVIEW COMMITTEE, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR Y'ALL TO DEFER THESE TO JANUARY 26TH. NOW, DEREK, THAT YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THESE ITEMS BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING AGORA BY LIKE YOU LIKE, YOU KNOW, AND I LIKE YOU TOO. YES, SIR. BUT THE POINT IS I'M CHAIR OF THE CLOCK CASE REVIEW COMMITTEE. UH, DAVID DID SUBMIT VIA EMAIL OR REPORT AND W WITH THE LINK TO THE VIDEOS THAT, THAT WE RECORDED. SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. I GOT A COPY OF IT. I WAS ON THE DISTRIBUTION, SO I DON'T KNOW. BUT I JUST WANT, DON'T WANT THE COUNCIL THINK THE QUALIFICATION REVIEW COMMITTEE DID NOT DO THAT JOB. WE DID OUR JOB AND WE SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION. WHAT HAPPENED? I CAN'T SPEAK. AND I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE THEN FOR THOSE CANDIDATES THAT WE ENCOURAGED THEM TO BE HERE TONIGHT, IN CASE IT WAS TAKEN UP THAT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE IT UP, THEN THAT'S FINE. BUT I JUST WANT, FOR THE RECORD, WE DID DO OUR JOB. I DIDN'T RECEIVE THE REPORT FROM THE QUALIFICATION REVIEW COMMITTEE. SO IF IT WAS SUBMITTED THAT'S AND, AND IT'S BEEN DONE AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF IT, THAT'S FINE. I DON'T HAVE IT. AND SO, UM, THAT WAS MY CONCERN THAT THEY WOULD BE APPOINTING PEOPLE WHEN THE COMMITTEE'S WORK HADN'T BEEN DONE. UM, AND SO NO, NOTHING AGAINST THE COMMITTEE. IT'S DIFFICULT TO MEET AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. SO, UM, BUT IF, IF THAT'S THE CASE AND THE COUNCIL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD, THAT'S PERFECTLY OKAY. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBERS, I THINK, UH, WITH THE REQUEST TO DEFER ITEM ONE 15 AND OUR COUNSELOR ADMINISTRATOR, NOT HAVING A REPORT, I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE TO DEFER THESE, ALL OF THESE ITEMS TO FOR TWO WEEKS. AND SO, UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER SECONDED BY HUDSON. WE'RE GOING TO DEFER ITEMS 1 15, 1 13, 1 14, [01:00:02] AND ONE 15. THAT'S THE MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON ONE 11, EXCUSE ME, 1 11, 1 13, 1 14 AND ONE 15. CORRECT? WE DID ONE 12, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER GO DAY. THANK YOU, SIR. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING EITHER, BUT I ALSO DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE FROM THE QUALIFICATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE. ARE THEY, ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO SUBMIT INFORMATION THROUGH THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OR DOES IT, SHOULD THAT INFORMATION COME DIRECTLY TO US? USUALLY IT COMES TO ALL OF US AT ONE TIME. UM, BUT I, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO BE DONE THAT WAY. UM, I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY THAT THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD RE RECEIVED SOMETHING. SO IT'S IT. I CERTAINLY AM NOT THE PERSON MAKING THESE CHOICES. IT'S UP TO Y'ALL. SO IF Y'ALL HAVE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION AND HAVE IT, THAT'S Y'ALL ARE THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO HAVE THE INFORMATION YOU'RE EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT. UM, MS. BECK DON'T MISTAKE. UH, OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT, EDGAR, SINCE YOU'RE STANDING, THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE. UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE TO REVIEW THE PROCESS FOR HOW YOU ALL SUBMIT THE INFORMATION THAT THIS IS NOT A NEGATIVE INTENDED ON AGAINST ANYONE. WE RUN INTO A SITUATION WHERE THE INFORMATION WAS HELD SOMEWHERE, BUT, UM, BUT I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMITTEE OR THE PROCESS. SO MAYBE THAT COULD BE OUTLINED AS WELL. YEAH. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE WE, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GET WITH THE, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM OF IN, IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS AND MAYBE WAYS THAT WE CAN, WE CAN IMPROVE IT AND BE MORE EFFICIENT BECAUSE THE TIMELINES ARE SHORT. WE HAVE TO SCHEDULE PEOPLE. IN FACT, WE RECEIVED AN APPLICATION AFTER WE HAD COMPLETED THE INTERVIEW. SO THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT I THINK WE NEED TO TIGHTEN UP AND, AND, AND TO TWEAK. BUT I DO HAVE WHERE THE, UM, INFORMATION WAS SENT TO, UM, SHARIKA, LAURIE. I WAS COPIED IN ON THAT. SO, UH, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WE'LL, WE, WE CAN STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT BY JUST LIKE, SAY FOR THE RECORD, WE DID OUR JOB AND WE ATTEMPTED TO SUBMIT INFORMATION. SHE IS IN MY OFFICE. SO IF, IF THERE'S, UH, UH, UM, IF I DID NOT TAKE THE PROPER STEP, I APOLOGIZE. I CERTAINLY DID NOT MEAN TO IMPLY THAT Y'ALL HAD NOT GOTTEN YOUR WORK. I JUST THOUGHT THAT IT JUST HADN'T BEEN DONE. AND SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS MOSTLY TO DEFER BY THE CHAIR, SECONDED BY HUSTON. IS THERE, ARE THERE ANY PROJECTIONS TO THE MOTION TO DEFER THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN DEFERRED TO OUR NEXT MEETING, OUR JANUARY 26 MEETING. [116. 22-00012 ] WE NOW GO TO ITEM ONE 16 GAS UTILITY DISTRICT. NUMBER ONE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CONSIDERATION FOR REAPPOINTING AND REPLACING DIANE FLETCHER, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON JANUARY 12TH, 2022, DIANE FLETCHER RECEIVED A LETTER REQUESTING REAPPOINTMENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM IS DIANE FLETCHER HERE. WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNOLL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKET. CONGRATULATIONS, MS. FLETCHER, [117. 22-00013] COMPLETE STREETS, CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, CONSIDERATION OF REPLACEMENT. THERE'S A BIT OF WALKER WHO HAS RESIGNED MUST BE NOMINATED BY THE BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER. A CURRENT BATTLE IS KAIA MASELLI LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE BATON ROUGE AREA. CHAMBER IS KAIA HERE, OR IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE KIRA MASELLI MOTION TO APPROVE KAYLA, KAYLA, KAYLA MOSETTA KAYLA MASELLI. UH, SO MOOD. AND IS THERE A SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN? KAYLA MASELLI HAS BEEN APPOINTED. CONGRATULATIONS, KAYLA, I, WE, I THINK WE GOT TO DUPLICATE A 17 AND 18 [118. 22-00014 ] DELETE UP 17 AND 18. SO WE'RE GOING TO DELETE ITEM 18, WHICH IS A DUPLICATE OF, UH, 17. I'LL READ IT BECAUSE IT IS ON THE AGENDA CONSIDERATION OF REPLACING ELIZABETH WALTON, WHO HAS RESIGNED, UH, CAITLIN MASELLI LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE BARREL'S AREA CHAIN AND MUST BE APPOINTMENT. WE NEED TO DELETE THIS ITEM BECAUSE WE JUST VOTED ON THAT VERY SAME ITEM AND THEIR MOTION. FIRST OF ALL, PUBLIC AREA, ANYONE WANTS YOU TO SPEAK ON A DUPLICATE ITEM? NO ONE HERE, COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO MOVED BY DON SECONDED BY ADAM'S ITEM HAS BEEN DELETED. [119. 22-00046] NOW GO TO ITEM ONE 19 HE'S MARRIED PARIS COMMUNICATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMISSIONERS, ONE APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES, FIRE DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH'S INSTRUMENT, CURRENT BALANCE, CHIEF MICHAEL KIMBLE. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 19 WHEN I WOULD HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER, SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GO DAY SECOND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNOLL. CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF, MORE WORK, MORE WORK FOR YOU. [Items 120 - 122] ITEM ONE 20. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS ONE 20 AND 1 22. TOGETHER. THESE ARE CHANGE ORDERS. RUNWAY 13 THROUGH 31 SAFETY AREA. RPZ IMPROVEMENTS [01:05:01] CONTRACT THE BOOM SERVICES, LLC CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $35,151 AND 28 CENTS. ITEM 1 21 DEPARTMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, RENOVATION CONTRACT, A BLUNT GENERAL CONTRACTORS, LLC CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, 100, $3,802. ITEM 1 22 CONGRESS BOULEVARD, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT CONTRACT AGAIN, CONSTRUCTIONS LLC CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $51,487 AND 10 CENTS. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEMS? 1 23, 1 22. WHEN OUR BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS ON 22, 1 22? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, ADAM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MRO. ALSO, WE NOW GO TO FINAL ACCEPTANCES ITEM 1 23, [123. 21-01775] RUNAWAY 13 DASH 31 SAFETY AREA, RPZ IMPROVEMENTS, CONTRACT TO BONE SERVICES, LLC. FINAL CALL IS $1,348,988 AND 37 CENTS. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 23? WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 1 23 MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY AMAROSA SECOND TO BY ADAMS, [124. 22-00058] NO OBJECTIONS. WE GO TO ITEM 1 24 CONGRESS BOULEVARD, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT CONTRACT AGAIN, CONSTRUCTION LLC. FINAL COST, $1,849,465 AND 65 CENTS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 24. WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MADAM SECOND BY AMAROSA, ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW [125. 22-00067] GO TO ITEM 1 25 ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BEADS NICHOLSON DRIVE AT BEN HUR ROAD, OR MAKE A FOUNDATION SERVICES INCORPORATED. 1 MILLION, $295,139 AND 60 CENTS. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 25? WHEN I GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'M SO MOVED BY ADAM'S SECOND ABOUT CHAIR. ANY OBJECTION SHOWING NONE. UH, WE NOW GO TO OTHER ITEMS TO BE ADOPTED AS EMERGENCY [126. 22-00024] ITEM, A 1 26 AMENDING. AND RE-ENACT AN ORDINANCE 1 8 0 0 4, ADOPTED JANUARY 13TH, 2021, WHICH ESTABLISHED VOTING PRECINCTS WITHIN WARDS ONE, TWO AND THREE IN EAST BANDWIDTH, PARIS AND DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES. SO AS TO CHANGE THE POLLING LOCATION, FORD ONE, PRECINCT 46 AND REESTABLISH DESIGNATED POLLING LOCATIONS FOR ALL OTHER PRECINCTS WITHIN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE BY THE REGISTER OR BOLDNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE 1 6, 4 4, 2. THIS ITEM MUST BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ABOUT TWO THIRD VOTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. IS THERE A MOTION TO DECLARE THIS ITEM EMERGENCY? SO MOBILE BY ROCCA SECONDED BY ADAMS. WE'RE GOING TO THE BOAT ON THE MOTION TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. IS THERE AN OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO DECLARE THIS ITEM, THEM EMERGENCY SHOWING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ITEM. IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE EMERGENCY ITEM? SHOWING NONE MOTION TO APPROVE HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED, AND I THINK A MOTION TO APPROVE OR NOT. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. IS THERE A MOTION BY ADAM SECOND AND BY ROCCA, ANY OBJECTION ITEM PASSES. WE NOW [127. 22-00066 ] ARE GOING TO GO TO ITEM 1 27 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO APPROVE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CENTRAL PARIS GOVERNMENT. HE'S BOUND WITH PARIS TO EXPAND AND CLEARING AND GRUBBING AND BAYOU MANSHACK BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR REASON FOR EMERGENCY TIME SENSITIVE IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEADLINES FOR CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH ASCENSION PARISH, GOVERNMENT AND THE QUARTERS OF 1 6 4 4 2. THIS ITEM MUST BE DECLARED EMERGENCY BY TWO THIRD BRODER METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. IS THERE A MOTION TO DECLARE THIS ITEM EMERGENCY? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DOES SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER HUSSON UH, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO IT BEING DECLARED AN EMERGENCY? WE NOW HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEMS. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 27, BUT NOW I'LL GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS SUBMITTED BY DONE SEVEN AND BY AMAROSA TITUM HAS BEEN APPROVED. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOTION TO ADJOURN BY AMAUROSIS SECONDED BY EVERYONE ELSE? AS ALWAYS, I SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, PLEASE, EVERYONE PROTECT YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AND ALWAYS READ TO YOUR CHILDREN. AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE READING TO YOUR CHILDREN, HAVE THEM READ BACK TO YOU, HAVE THEM READ BACK TO YOU, HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. THANK YOU. OUR RECEPTION IS GOING TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO IT. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.