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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU TUNED IN FOR OUR MEETING THIS AFTERNOON, AND JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU CAN SEE US LIVE ON COX.
SO THEY T AND T OR IN A STREAMING VIDEO ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND ON FACEBOOK LIVE.
NOW, AS WE START OUR MEETING TONIGHT, WE'D LIKE TO FEATURE ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND TONIGHT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT COUNCILWOMAN SEAN BAGS, WHO REPRESENTS DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.
AND IF YOU LOOK UP AT THE MAP, YOU CAN SEE DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, RIGHT UNDER NUMBER ONE IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE PARISH.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE GEOGRAPHY, THAT'S, UH, ALLISON BAKER AND ALSO BEACHWOOD BROWNSVILLE NORTH OF PIPPA ROAD TO THE COLUMBIA RIVER AND SCOTLANDVILLE.
NOW, MS. BANKS WAS FAMILY, VERY PROMINENT IN SCALLOP HILLS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE A PICTURE OF HER PICTURED IN THE HISTORY AND I DON'T HAVE IT WITH ME, SHAWNA.
I PUT IT UP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I LOANED THE BOOK TO MAYOR HOLDEN.
AND WHEN I GET IT BACK, WE'LL PUT IT UP.
BUT SHE WAS A VERY YOUNG LADY.
NOT, SHE'S NOT THAT SHE'S NOT A YOUNG LADY NOW, BUT SHE WAS VERY, VERY, VERY YOUNG IN THE BOOK.
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE IT, BUT, UH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SHAUNA.
SHE'S A NATIVE OF BATON ROUGE.
SHAWNA GRADUATED FROM SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL AND RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE AT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, FURTHER GRADUATING FROM SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL WITH A MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND COUNSELING FROM SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, SHE WAS EMPLOYED WITH THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHERE A COUNCIL WOMAN NIKES HAS MADE A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO MOVE HER COMMUNITY FORWARD AND WILL ALWAYS WORK TO FOSTER AN END TO JOBLESSNESS NEIGHBORHOOD BLIGHT, ALSO POOR PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH USING THE TOOLS OF PUBLIC POLICY LEGISLATION, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, AND HER OVERALL VISION IS TO IMPROVE HER CONSTITUENTS QUALITY OF LIFE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, CLASS, GENDER, OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
SHE CONTINUES TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SOLUTION TO EVERY PROBLEM.
AND THAT IS WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.
EVERYBODY WINS AND SHE'S OUR COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL, WOMAN, SHAWNA BANKS AND THANK YOU.
AND NOW IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT PROTIUM OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, THE LARGEST POPULATED PARISH IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HERE IS OUR MAYOR, PRESIDENT PRO TEM, COUNCILMAN LEMONT COLE.
LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR THIS GREAT JOB, DENNIS, UH, TODAY WILL BE WELCOME TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
MEET ON THIS MARCH 9TH, 2022 AT 4:00 PM.
TODAY, OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LAID BY YOLANDA BATTISTA AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE DAY.
AGAIN, DAYLA HEART DID EUREKA WAGNER, ELENA MARIE AND CLAY ROHELIO.
WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND WHERE'S BACK TO EAST.
HOW EXCELLENT IS OUR NAME AND ALL THE EARTH? OH GOD.
WE COME TODAY ASKING THAT YOU WOULD JUST ALLOW YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO BE IN THE MIDST OF THIS MEETING TODAY.
DEAR GOD, WE ASK LORD GOD THAT YOU WOULD LEAVE BATON ROUGE, LORD, LIKE ONLY YOU CAN LEAD US.
LORD, SHOW US WHAT WE NEED TO DO, LORD GOD, TO BE ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
LORD, WE ASK FOR A SPECIAL BLESSING ON OUR MAYOR, MAYOR PROTIUM AND ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, LORD, AND JUST THE CITY ITSELF THERE.
GOD, ONCE AGAIN, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD JUST BE IN THE MIDST OF THIS MEETING, THAT WE MAY BE PRODUCTIVE LORD FOR YOUR GLORY IN JESUS CHRIST NAME, WE PRAY.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU, YOUNG PEOPLE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER ASKED.
DO WE HAVE A FORM? WE HAVE A QUORUM
[ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
ITEM.WANT TO PROVE AN ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL IN A FEBRUARY 23RD, 2022 BY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR.
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IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? MOTION APPROVED BY COUNCIL NUMBER? MOROSA SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOLT ITEM ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED ASKING, COULD YOU PLEASE[INTRODUCTIONS]
READ THE INTRODUCTIONS SECTION 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER TWO, AMENDING AND REENACTING TITLE ONE CHAPTER THREE, PART FOUR.SO IT WAS TO PROVIDE FOR REEMPLOYMENT OF SYSTEM RETIREES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND TO FURTHER ALIGN LANGUAGE, TO MEET INTERNAL REVENUE CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED PLANS EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE OF THIS AMENDMENT.
BUT FOR PAYROLL IMPACTING PROVISIONS WOULD SHALL BE EFFECTIVE ON THE NEXT PAYROLL PERIOD, BEGINNING ON A DATE ON OR AFTER THE QUARTER, BEGINNING THE DATE AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE AMENDMENT BY THE RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATOR, NUMBER THREE, AMENDING TITLE NINE CHAPTER 18, SECTION NINE, COLON 10 13.
SO AS TO ADD NOISE AS A PROHIBITED ACT BY COUNCILWOMAN DENISE MRO.
SO NUMBER FOUR, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF JR RENTALS FOR DAMAGES RESULTING A SEWER BACKUP AND A FOURPLEX TOTALING $90,733 AND 41 CENTS AND APPROPRIATE.
AND THAT SOME FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS, NUMBER FIVE, BRANDON DWAYNE JOHNSON, 1 0 6 0 4 CATHERINE STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS, NUMBER SIX, RUSSELL POLIO AND HAZEL PALETES 5, 2 1 0 TAULBERT DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, HEARST NUMBER SEVEN, ALONZO JOHNSON AND LATER LAXMAN JOHNSON, 6 1 7 0 BUCKEYE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, HEARST NUMBER EIGHT, THE ESTATE OF WOODROW HARRELL 6 7 5 5 BUTTONWOOD DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, HEARST NUMBER NINE, BRIBIE LEE RUFFIN, 5 9 1 7 ROBERTSON AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 10, CHRISTOPHER DARRELL TAYLOR, 3 7 4 8 SYCAMORE STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HURST NUMBER 11 LEVY BARROW 5 8, 6 3 STERN STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HURST NUMBER 12, THE ESTATE OF AMOR KELLY CYRUS 4 5 5 4 PACKARD STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HURST NUMBER 13, JOHN LEE, HARDENED JUNIOR AND SHANNON HARDEN.
1 2 0 2 3 DAWN AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX GUN JR.
NUMBER 14, RONALD DUANE STEVENSON, 708 NORTH DONMORE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX DONE UNION NUMBER 15, RALPH THOMAS DAVIS AND RALPH TENNESSEE DAVIS OR 8 6 5 GENE STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, COLE NUMBER 16, HARRISON MORRIS CALLAHAN, MARQUEES ZARA WILLIAMS AND TYLER DALON WILLIAMS 5 1 7 5 UNDERWOOD AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN POLE NUMBER 17, ANTONIO GARCIA FIVE THREE FIVE TWO OSBORNE AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, COLE NUMBER 18 BINNING PROPERTIES LLC.
3 6 0 0 PRESCOTT ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLD NUMBER 1980 AND T ACQUISITIONS LLC.
3 4 2 3 ANA STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, COLE NUMBER 20 GEORGE FRANKLIN WOOTTON 4 3 2 5 MAPLE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN POLE NUMBER 22, PETER LP, AIR AND SODA.
A HENRY 735 CALUMET STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 22, KIMBERLY MAGAZINE, AKA KIMBERLEY MAGAZINE BROWN 3 5 2 4 HARRIS DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT MRIS.
SO NUMBER 23, ROBERT MELON AND TANGIE MELLON 8 5 0 SENATE STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN, ALL ITEMS PRIOR TO REMOVING AND RUBBED ALL ITEMS REQUIRING READING.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? UH, CONDEMNATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, BUT MOTION TO, UH, SUBSTITUTE MOTION, SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM TWO.
THE SECOND SETTING ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER GO DAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE COUNCIL MEMBER AMARILLO? SO SINCE YOU SECOND, WOULD YOU LIKE TO WITHDRAW YOUR SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER? COLEMAN MOTION IS TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION, THE ITEM TWO SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GO DAY.
WAS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THAT MOTION? WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS, RIGHT? COUNCIL MEMBERS JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THIS DISMISS PRODUCTION ITEM.
WE CAN'T DISCUSS THE ITEM ITSELF.
SO YOU OBJECTED TO THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER.
UH, I OBJECT TO ONLY, CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DOING IT.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S BEEN, THE REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO DELETE.
YEAH, YOU CAN GO FOR THE RECORDS.
YOU CAN STAY WHILE YOU'RE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO DELETE THE ITEM.
YOU JUST CAN'T DISCUSS THE SUBSTANCE OF THE ITEM.
I JUST WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE RETIREMENT BOARD BEFORE IT'S INTRODUCED TO, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BUILD SOME CONSENSUS AROUND IT.
I'M WORRIED THAT IF WE TRY AND WORK ON THIS ONE FROM THE FLOOR, THAT IT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC FOR US.
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TALKED TO THE, UH, TO THE CHAIR AND HE'S OKAY WITH NOT INTRODUCING TONIGHT.AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD.
DOES ANYONE FROM, WE CAN DISCUSS THE ITEM? I DID SPEAK WITH JAY DANIELS.
HE WAS OKAY WITH THE ITEM BEING DELETED AND REINTRODUCED AT A LATER TIME.
IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE REQUEST TO DELETE? ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THAT ITEM.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO DELETE ANY ITEMS, ANY OPPOSITION TO DELETE IN THE ITEM? NO OPPOSITION, THE MOTION PASSES.
ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM TWO.
[CONDEMNATIONS]
MOVE TO CONDEMNATION, WHICH YOU PULL OUT YOURSELF TO SEAT FOR CONDEMNATIONS, PULL OUT YOUR SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATION.I'M GOING TO READ THE STATE OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
WHAT ITEMS? 42 43 44 45, 46, 48, 49, 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59, 60 61 62 63 64 65 AND 66.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? OH, EXCUSE ME.
RECOMMENDATION IS DELETE ITEMS 41 AND 47 AND CONDUCT THIS CONDEMNATION ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER A IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS.
COME TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHICH ITEM IT IS.
DO YOU KNOW WHICH ITEM ON THE AGENDA HAS THE LAST ONE? 66, 1 ITEM 66, 66 DISTRICT 12.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO RESTORE THIS PROPERTY BEFORE IT BECOMES CONDEMNED, UM, AND SEE WHERE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT I NEED TO DO TO DO.
HOW MUCH TIME WOULD YOU? WELL IT'S COUNCIL MEMBER ROCK HAS DISTRICT.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKER, SIR.
SO IT'S WE WENT OUT AND TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS.
UM, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE PROPERTY THAT WAS REPAIRED, UM, OR ILL REPAIR, NOT REALLY REPAIRED AT ALL.
I THINK, UM, A TRASH RECEPTACLE WAS PLACED IN WHERE THE HOLE WAS AT.
UM, WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM THE NEIGHBORS.
SO CAN YOU GIVE ME A TIMELINE OR TIMEFRAME AS TO WHEN YOU THINK YOU CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING TO MAKE IT PRESENTABLE? NOT SO MUCH THAT IT'S NOT AN EYESORE, UH, 90 TO 120 DAYS.
UM, AND THEN WHAT ABOUT THE INTERIOR? CAUSE WE HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOW START ON THAT ONCE I GET THE OUTSIDE DONE, LET'S GET RID OF THE ICE.
WELL, UM, WE TECHNICALLY DON'T HAVE, UH, 90 TO 120 DAYS.
HOW ABOUT I GIVE YOU 60 DAYS AND IN 60 DAYS WE NEED TO SEE, CAN I COME UP THERE AND I CAN'T HEAR YOU.
HOW ABOUT WE'LL GIVE YOU 60 DAYS.
AND WITHIN THAT 60 DAYS, 60 DAYS, WE NEED TO SEE CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXTERIOR.
UH, WE'LL DO 60 DAYS THEN, BUT WE WERE DEFINITELY HAVE TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THAT TIME.
SO THAT STOPS IT THEN OR WE'VE AGREED AND TAKING, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE RIGHT HERE.
AND JUST STAY, PLEASE STAY IN CONTACT WITH MY OFFICE.
UM, UP UNTIL TODAY, WE HADN'T HEARD FROM YOU, UM, BEFORE THIS, THIS HEARING.
SO IT WAS JUST STAY IN CONTACT MY OFFICE.
MY AIDE GOES OUT FREQUENTLY TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS.
SO, UM, SHE WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT LOOKING AT THE PROPERTY, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT COMES UP, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
60 DAYS IS THE DATE IS MAY 11TH.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK ON THAT DAY.
SHOULD IMPROVEMENTS BE MADE AND BE SATISFACTORY TO MY OFFICE.
I THOUGHT YOU WENT TO A DIXON.
THE APPLICATION GOT APPROVED YESTERDAY IN THE PROVOST OFFICE WENT TO PAY FOR IT TODAY, BUT THERE WAS A GLISTEN COMPUTER SYSTEM AND I COULDN'T PAY FOR IT.
SO HOPEFULLY THE MORE THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE IN THE PROCESS COUNCIL MEMBER THERE, UH, DID TO CLARIFY THE APPLICATION IS NOT APPROVED.
THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, BUT IT'S NOT APPROVED.
SO I DEFERRED THIS 90 DAYS FROM DECEMBER, UM, AND MARK PROGRESS, UH, WAS NOT MADE, BUT MR. ANDRE AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS THIS WEEK, HE'S SHOWING THIS WEEK MARKED PROGRESS.
AND SO I'M GOING TO SEEK 30 DAY DEFERRAL AND WE'LL KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT.
I'M ALSO IN VERY CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE PERMIT OFFICE FOR THE
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PROCESS.AND I DO APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN IT AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO ANY, ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? EURO DIXON.
YOU WANT TO, YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON ONE? MA'AM COME ON DOWN.
WHAT ITEM ARE YOU HERE FOR? YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ON THE AGENDA? UM, NO GERALD DICKSON ON BRIGHTSIDE 34 91.
YEAH, NO MA'AM I DO WANT TO TELL YOU A COUNCIL MEMBER GO.
THEY JUST EXTENDED THE TIME ON THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY ITEM.
HE'S IN A MENTAL HOME, BUT WE ALREADY STARTED WORKING ON REPAIRING ALL THE BUILDINGS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WHAT HAVE YOU STARTED DOING? OH, SHOULD WE HAVE STARTED TAKING OUT THE, UM, THE STUFF ON THE TOP OF THE HOUSE, THE ROOFING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND HE STARTED ON THAT ALREADY, YOU KNOW, FOR REPAIRING AND WE'RE GOING, GONNA DO THE PULLOVER AND IT IS NOT, IT'S NOT A HOME TO LIVE IN.
IT'S MORE LIKE A STORAGE AREA.
HE USED THAT'S WHERE WE STORE STOLEN STUFF.
HAVE YOU ALL SOUGHT OUT PERMITS TO START DOING THE WORK? UH, WE Y'ALL KNOW.
WE WENT TO THE PERMIT OFFICE, BUT UM, WE DIDN'T GET THE KIDS SPEAK TO ANYONE ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS, BUT UH, WE HAD SOME KIND TO WORK ON IT.
WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIMEFRAME FOR YOU TO SHOW SOME MARKED PROGRESS ON THE UM, WELL, UM, HOPEFULLY, UM, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT, LIKE I SAID, SO WE HOPE IT MAY BE WITHIN A MONTH'S TIME OR TWO MONTHS.
YOU KNOW, MY DOG HAD WANTED ME TO GET ADVICE FROM YOU.
CAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HOW TO DO THIS NOW THOUGH.
HE ASKED ME TO TELL YOU, UM, HE DIDN'T WANT US TO SIGN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
HE JUST WANTED US TO TRY TO LOOK INTO WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO.
I'LL ASK, UM, MS. DANIELLE, WHO'S SITTING OVER THERE JUST TO SHARE CONTACT INFORMATION WITH YOU AND IF YOU WILL KEEP, KEEP OUR OFFICE UPDATED ON THE PROGRESS YOU'RE MAKING AND WE'LL DO 60 DAYS, UM, BEFORE YOU HAVE TO COME BACK AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT, UH, 30 DAYS ON NUMBER 45, 30 DAYS ON NUMBER 49.
THAT WAS REQUEST AND TO, UH, DEFER NUMBER 9 89 99.
ALRIGHT, JEFF, WHAT YOU GOT MISSING HERE? ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE GOT 45, 30 DAYS, 49, 30 DAYS, AND DELETE A NUMBER 63.
AND SO MAYOR PRO TEM, IT IS EVIDENT THAT A LOT OF THE CONSTITUENTS DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE DO SOMETHING WITH MAKING SURE THAT, THAT THEY THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND THE STEPS IN THIS PROCESS.
I KNOW THAT WE DO NOT WANT ANYTHING JUST TORN DOWN TO BE TORN DOWN, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE EXPLAIN IT IN A UNDERSTANDABLE WAY.
I'M HERE FOR TIM NUMBER 50 FOR 30 DAYS PLEASE.
AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW UP, UH, WITH COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN STATEMENT IS, AND JUST LIKE WITH THIS ONE RIGHT HERE AND I HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT'S BEING INTRODUCED SOON, UM, IS WHAT OUR OFFICE DOES.
AND I WOULD THINK IN THE KIND OF FOLLOWERS, ONE OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS LEADS THAT I HEARD FROM BEFORE I EXPLAINED TO EACH ONE OF THEM, IF I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS DEFERRAL, THEN WHEN IT COMES UP, I'M REQUESTING IT.
YOU HAVE A PERMIT THAT'S EITHER APPLIED FOR OR RECEIVED AND THAT,
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UM, THEY SHOWED THAT TO US.AND THEN ALSO A CONTRACTOR, UH, SELECTED AND YOU KNOW, BIDS OR WHATEVER THEY NEED DONE TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD.
UM, AND AGAIN, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
UH, WE TELL THEM THAT IF THEY NEED ANY ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL OUR OFFICE.
AND I'M SURE EACH ONE OF Y'ALL WORK WITH CHARLES ALSO.
BUT, UH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I THINK WE'VE ALREADY COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF INDIRECT PROCESS THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM ON THESE DEFERRALS.
ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER ON COMBINATIONS? I'M GOING TO READ THE STATE OF RECOMMENDATION THEN CHANGES.
THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 43 44 48, 50 52 53, EXCUSE ME.
53 58 61 62 64 65 DELETE ITEMS, 41 AND 47 CONDEMNATION ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER, A, AN ITEM 63 EXTEND THE FIRE FOR 30 DAYS ITEMS 46, 56, 42 45, 49 AND 54 FOR 60 DAYS.
ITEM 51 59, 66, 53 52 AND 66 DEFERRED FOR 90 DAYS ITEMS 57 AND 60 AND 45 30 DAYS OR 45.
ANYONE ELSE IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOKE SECOND AND BY HERS, ALL CONDEMNATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WOULD YOU PLEASE GO TO PAGE NINE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING
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ITEM 67, KATHLEEN AND RESCHEDULING, A CERTAIN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL MEETING IN 2022 CASLIN WAS JULY 13TH, 2022.METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING WAS SCHEDULED NOVEMBER 23RD, 2022 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MINUTES, A TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND, 2022 AND THE DECEMBER 21ST, 2022 METROPOLITAN COUNCILS ZONING MEETING TO DECEMBER 7TH, 2020 TO COUNSELING CANCELING TO DECEMBER 28TH, 2022 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING ON DECEMBER 6TH, 2022.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE 2023 CITY PARISH ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND ITEMS RELATED TO THE 2023 BUDGET BY COUNCIL MINISTER OF TREASURE.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 67, ANYONE HERE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
HARD ON, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ANY OBJECTIONS ITEM IS APPROVED BEFORE WE GO FURTHER AGAIN, AS ALWAYS, I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY OF PARIS EMPLOYEES PULL UP WITH US IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY.
WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH BUBBA, BUBBA, YOU RETIRED.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AGAIN, AND ALSO THERE A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE.
MS. WANDA MUSES IS RETIRING NEXT WEEK.
I KNOW SHE'S NOT IN HERE, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON THAT.
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ITEM 68 FOR SENDING IN THE RECORD IN THE CLERK OF COURT, THE COUNCIL DECISION ORDER RECORDING ON JANUARY 14TH, 2022, THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS RRC INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, LLC, 25, 24, 25 WROTE A ROLE DID THAT.IT IS A REASON FOR A RESCISSION.
THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD AND WE'RE HAVING NEW OWNERSHIP.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 68, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 68, MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE CHAIR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONE.
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NOW GO TO ITEM 69.WE'RE SITTING IN THE REC AND THE CLERK COURT.
THE COUNCIL DECISION IN ORDER RECORDED ON JANUARY 14TH, 2022 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS MARINA, VILLA LOBOS, AND RAISE OVER THE LOBOS.
1, 1 3 0 7 0 EAST BLACK OAK DRIVE HOUSE IN THE REAL SHIT AND REASON FOR RESCISSION.
THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS STARTED TO CLEAR THE PROPERTY BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 69.
WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER DONE SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONE SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.
ANY OPPOSITION HAVING NONE ITEM 70
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AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF GREGORY FLINT.ONE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A MISTAKEN DEMOLITION OF A PROPERTY SITE BY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DIVISION FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $36,819 AND 44 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 70 WHEN I'LL GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, NOT EVERYBODY AT ONE MOTION BALL BY LANE ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL NUMBER ROCKETS THERE A SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL.
I MEAN SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUSSON ANY OPPOSITION SHOWING AN ITEM 70 PASSES ITEM 71
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AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED TRAVIS DAY VS CITY OF BATON ROUGE AT ALL IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,000 AND APPROPRIATING $70,000[00:25:01]
FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 71? WE NOW GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ALISON NUMBER MOVED BY SECONDED BY A CHAIR AND THE OPPOSITION SHOWING NONE.
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72 AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM OF DAVID FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A SEWER BACKUP AND SIX SEPARATE FOURPLEXES FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $143,842 AND 20 CENTS FOR A 2346 GUARDIAN LANE FOR 2356 GUARDIAN LANE.AND FOR 2358 GO THERE LANE 2360 GARDERE LANE, 2362 QUARTER LANE, 2364 GUARDIAN LANE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 72? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER.
SECONDED BY THE CHAIRS AND THE OPPOSITION ITEM.
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AUTHORIZED SETTLEMENT APPOINTMENT PREMIERE.THE EQUIPMENT CORPORATION INCORPORATED FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, DPW INSPECTION DIVISION IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,936 AND 38 CENT PAID TO FAMILIAR EQUIPMENT CORPORATION BY PARISH ATTORNEYS.
ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 73.
WE NOW GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, DON.
SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS ITEM PASSES.
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AUTHORIZED SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER AND TITLE ROBERT SULLIVAN JUNIOR UNIVERSITY.HE'S PAIRING WITH PARISH AT ALL IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $454 AND 90 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $35,454 AND 90 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 74 SHOWING NONE? AND WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER, SOME OLD BY ADAM.
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75 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO APPLY FOR A NATIONALLY COMPETITIVE FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM OF PER YEAR, 2021 BY HOMELAND SECURITY, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORS.ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ITEM 75 WE'RE.
NOW I'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO MOVED BY DONE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
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TO ITEM 76, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT XQ TO SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT.NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT WITH BRADLEY BOOSTER AND ASSOCIATES APAC FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR CONTRACT FOR RENOVATIONS OF THE SCHOLAR VEER BRANCH LIBRARY IN THE MOUNTAIN, NOT TO EXCEED $29,800.
I'M ASSUMING THAT'S WHAT IT SAID IS IT'S NOT WRITTEN CORRECTLY, BUT THAT'S CORRECT.
$29,800 BY THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ITEM 76 MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANK? SECOND OF OUR COUNCIL, AMANDA'S NO OPPOSITION.
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WE GO NOW TO ITEM 77, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT TO ENTER INTO A THREE-YEAR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $549,427 AND 89 CENTS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO MAINTENANCE INTO A MEN, THE AMENDED AND RESTATED INTO GOVERNMENT OR AGREEMENT WITH THESE BANDWIDTH PARIS COMMUNICATION DISTRICT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FROM THE DISTRICT FOR YOU.ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT, INAPPROPRIATE $183,142 AND 63 CENTS FOR SAID PURPOSE BY THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES DIRECTOR.
IS ANYONE HERE AND WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 77 COUNCIL MEMBER HERTZ.
SO, UH, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 77, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I SEE YOU TO SAY JUST FOR THE RECORD, I ENDED UP STAYING FROM THIS ONE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHAT SHOULD PLEASURE ON ITEM 77? SO MOVED BY DONE SECONDED BY, WELL HELIO'S ON THE BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS ITEM 77 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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ITEM 78, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH TRANSFORMERS, LLC, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $87,000 BY THE INFORMATION SERVICES DIRECTOR.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 78, WE'D HAVE GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS WAS SHEER PLEASURE.
SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN SECONDED COUNCIL MEMBERS AND NEEDED TO STAY ON THIS ONE AS WELL.
I SHOWED COUNCIL MEMBER HERSELF STANDING ON 77 AND 78.
SO MOVED BY GO TO THE SECOND ABOUT ADAMS ITEM 78 HAS PASSED WITH NO OBJECTIONS, ONLY ONE EXTENSION 79,
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AUTHORIZING THEIR PRESIDENT'S EXECUTED A CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES, MAJORITY USB WALLS FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BEYOND CAPACITY PROJECT HOOPER ROAD, BLACKWATER ROAD TO JEWELL ROAD AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $112,320 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTORS.ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 79, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK.
WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOLT SECOND, AND BY ARTISTS, WE NOW GO TO ITEM 80, AUTHORIZING
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THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO REFUND AND ERRONEOUS REMITTANCE OF SALES AND USE TAXES TO CON APPLIANCES INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF 250, $2,448 AND 33 CENTS FOR BAD DEPTHS WRITTEN OFF ANNUALLY FOR THE PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 1ST, 2016 TO JANUARY 31ST, 2019 WITH THE COST OF SUCH REFUND TO BE CHARGED AGAINST SALES TAX REVENUES[00:30:01]
BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 80? NOW I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO MOVE BY GOING A SECOND.
AND BY ADAMS PASSES, WE GO NOW TO 81, AUTHORIZING
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THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH JAMES AND LOON JUNIOR FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVIE OR CAPACITY PROJECT POOPER ROLL BLACKWATER ROAD TO JUROR ROAD IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $112,320 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 81? WE NOW MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SOMEONE WILL BUY MOST SECOND TO BUY ITEMS. NO OPPOSITION.
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TO 82 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH MILWAUKEE REAL ESTATE COMPANY FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVIE ART CAPACITY PROJECT WHO PAROLED BLACKWATER ROAD TO JAIL ROAD AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 112,320 ALL BY TRANSPORTATION AND JANIE'S DIRECTOR.ANYONE WHO TO SPEAK ON ITEM 82.
WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? SO MOVED BY MARK SECONDED BY HERS.
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AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR.PRESIDENT SEE THE CONTRACT FOR ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION SERVICES WOULD GO TO ENTERPRISES, LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVIE OR CAPACITY PROJECT COOPER ROAD, BLACKWATER ROAD TO JUROR ROAD, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $124,300 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECT ANYWAY, TO SPEAK ON ITEM 83, WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER BLUSHER.
SECOND ABOUT GO DAY ITEM 83 HAS PASSED.
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84 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT XQ TO CONTRACT FOR ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION SERVICES WITH CONSULTANT BY RBM, LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH WILL BE OUR CAPACITY PROJECT HOOPER ROAD BACKWATER ROAD THAT YOU ARE ROLLING AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $124,300 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTORS.SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOKE.
SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL PART LAST NAME HART ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEM.
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NOW GO TO ITEM 85, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENCE, EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL REVIEW SERVICES WITH JAMES PAT, ROY FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH WILL BE OUR CAPACITY PROJECT HOOPER ROAD, BLACKWATER ROADS AT YOUR ROAD AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $157,960 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECT ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 85.ANYONE NEED TO SPEAK ITEM 85, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MILK.
UM, WELL OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE SEES ALL THESE RUNNING DOWN THE LIST HERE.
SO I WAS GOING TO GET FRED REAL QUICK, JUST A QUICK SYNOPSIS OF WHERE THIS PUTS US ON THIS PROJECT.
THIS IS THE, UH, OBVIOUSLY WILL BE OUR WIDENING OF HOOPER ROAD, UH, IN DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT FOR, I WILL NOT MAKE ANY COMMENT ABOUT THAT STUFF.
SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ACQUISITION PHASE.
UH, WE'VE GOT ONE OTHER AGREEMENT THAT WE'LL BE SIGNING WITH DOTD TO GET THIS UNDERWAY FROM A CONSTRUCTION THEY'RE STILL CAPITAL OUTLAY FUNDS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE PROGRAMMED, BUT WE NEED TO DO THE ACQUISITION.
AND IF THERE ARE ANY RELOCATIONS, THAT'S WHY THAT THESE CONTRACTS ARE PREPARED AND, AND NOT ONLY TO RE UH, TO RELOCATE PEOPLE, BUT ALSO THE ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY ITSELF IN GENERAL.
I CAN'T TELL YOU FROM A CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT, BUT IN REALITY, ONCE YOU DO THE ACQUISITION AND YOU BUY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, YOU STILL HAVE UTILITY RELOCATES THAT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE.
IT'LL PROBABLY BE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF FOR SURE.
AND WITH THAT, SO MOVE TO APPROVE MORE BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
MOST SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER DONE ITEM 85 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENTS EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT.NUMBER THREE, TO CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH SIGMA CONSULTING GROUP INCORPORATED FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH CAPACITY PROJECT JONES CREEK ROAD, JEFFERSON TO AIRLINE AND AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $59,706 AND 44 CENTS BY TRANSPORTATION AND JOURNEYS DIRECT TO ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
AND WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. IS THERE A SECOND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MRO SELECT TO SPEAK.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS ONE FOR US PLEASE? YES.
THIS IS ON THE ACTUAL PROJECT FOR THE WIDENING OF JONES GRAPE FROM TIGER BAND, ALL THE WAY TO AIRLINES, UH, THERE.
SO MOVEMENT THAT WE HAVE TO, UH, RELOCATION OF AROUND ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT BETWEEN JEFFERSON HIGHWAY AND ALSO, UH, AIRLINE HIGHWAY.
THIS IS FEDERAL SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE FINALIZED SO WE CAN THEN START DOING THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY.
SO MOODLE BY COUNCIL MEMBER, ADAM SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOLT, NO OPPOSITION ITEM 86
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PASSES.WE NOW GO TO ITEM 87, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT A GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD 21 FROM LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ADMINISTER THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT PROGRAM EMPLOYED BR HURRICANE IDA DISASTER RECOVERY AND DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $277,268.
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NEXT $2 DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH, BY THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT DIRECTORS, ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 87, WHEN NOW GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.WHAT COUNCIL SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CULT.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WAGNER FROM MADISON PREPARATORY ACADEMY, SECONDARY BY FROM DISTRICT TEN SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER MOAK IS DANNY OPPOSITION.
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WE GO NOW TO ITEM 88, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENCE EXCEPT FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH RESOURCES, AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES PART A, THE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE AND AN AMOUNT OF $1,487,305 BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 88? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOKE.
SECONDLY, BY THE CHAIR, NO OPPOSITION ITEM PASSES.
[Items 89 - 98]
ARE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 89 THROUGH 98 TOGETHER, AND WE'LL READ THEM PRETTY FAST.SO SLOW ME DOWN IF NECESSARY ITEM 89 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PREGNANCY ITSELF FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH RESOURCES, AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES AN HIV EPIDEMIC, A PLAN FOR GOVERNMENT AND AMOUNT OF $236,250 ITEM 90 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND A CONTRACT WITH THE HEALTH ACCESS LLC, ADA HEALTH ACCESS AND THE AMOUNT OF $3,000 FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $50,750 TO COMPLETE THE TARGET NEEDS.
ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR POPULATION NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV FOR THE RYAN WHITE ENDING HIV EPIDEMIC PROGRAM PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
ITEM 91 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ADMIT A SUB RECIPIENT CONTRACT FOR THE CAPITOL CITY FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $327,547 AND 20 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,146,415 AND 20 CENTS BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, ITEM 92 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO A MINUTE RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH FAMILY SERVICES FOR GREATER BATON ROUGE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF 271,400, $2 AND 16 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,194,182 AND 16 CENTS A WATER UNDER THE RYAN WHITE HIV AIDS PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, ITEM 93, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ADMINISTER A RECIPIENT OF CONTRACT WHEN HIV AND AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO, FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $67,315 AND 71 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $294,618 AND 71 CENTS ON THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, ITEM 94, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT I'VE MADE A SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH HIV AND AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $249,788 AND 90 CENTS.
BUT TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1,000,500, $15,751 AND 90 CENTS ON THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS PROGRAM.
PART OF HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR ITEM 95, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ADMINISTER A RECIPIENT CONTRACT.
WHEN WE KNOW WHERE HE STANDS FOR, FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,535 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $119, $119,035 BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, ITEM 96, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND A SUBSIDIARY CONTRACT WITH OUR LADY OF THE LAKE INCORPORATED FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,645 74 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $644,956 AND 74 CENTS AWARDED ON THAT RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS PROGRAM BY HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTIVE ITEM 97, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO A MINUTE SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH OUR LADY OF THE LAKE INCORPORATED FOR AN INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,528 77 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $90,797 AND 77 CENTS AWARDED UNDER THE RYAN WHITE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, ITEM 98, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT TO A MINUTE SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH CAPITOL CITY FAMILY HEALTH CLINIC WHEN INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF $33,040 AND 92 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $133,164 AND 92 CENTS OF WATER UNDER THE RYAN WHITE HIV AND AIDS MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE PROGRAM BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.
IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 89 THROUGH 98, GO BACK TO COUNCIL.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE COUNCIL NUMBER DONE? LET THE RECORD REFLECT ABSTAINING FROM ITEM NUMBER 94, COUNCIL NUMBER MO OUR COUNCIL MEMBER DONE ABSTAINING FROM ITEM 94.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL 93 IS THE SAME COUNCIL MEMBER DONE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ABSTAIN FROM THAT ONE AS WELL? YES, I'M SORRY.
I HOPE THAT WAS ALL THE SITE THREE AND 94 SHOW COUNCIL NUMBER DONE.
UPSTANDING MOVE TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL.
HAVE A MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MA'AM OR ALSO ANY OBJECTION ITEMS. 89 THROUGH 98 HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
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WE NOW GO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER, BE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE[00:40:01]
OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO AMEND IN A PROGRAM YEAR BUDGETS FOR 20 17, 20 18, 20 19 AND 2022, THE CITY PARISH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, AND FURTHER AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO SUBMIT SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY PARISH.ANYWAY, ACTION PLANS FOR FISCAL YEARS, 20 17, 20 18, 20 19 AND 2020.
DO YOU ASSOCIATE AT 2015 THROUGH 2019 AND 20 23, 20 24 CITY PARISH FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLANS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVISING THE BUDGET IS TO REALLOCATE HUD FUNDING TO THE CITY PARISH, CHERISH STREET PUMP AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE CITY PARISH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE.
THE REASON THIS ITEM IS BEING REQUESTED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER, EXPEDITING THE PROCESS IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TARA STREET PUMP STATION PROJECT, WE NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE ROUTES.
IS THERE A MOTION TO WEIGH THE RULES? THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO READY TO MOVE ANYONE.
WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER B MAY DO SO NOW WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES NOW THAT I HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM AT ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM B ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM B.
NOW WE OPEN THE FLOOR FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DOES SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER B HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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TO APPOINTMENTS ITEM 99, WHOSE BEAR WAS PARIS MOSQUITO AND ABATEMENT WROTE A CONTROL CONSIDERATION OF REPLACING CHANCE ARM SAW WHO HAS RESIGNED.CHARLES CHUCK MCCAULEY DVM BESIDE HIM WAS DEFERRED FROM FEBRUARY 9TH.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ITEM 99 WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTE.
I HAVE A QUESTION HERE ABOUT, UH, YEP.
THIS WAS 99 WHEN I MENTIONED IT EARLIER AND WANTED TO KNOW IF BY ANY CHANCE THIS COULD BE DEFERRED.
I DID GET IN TOUCH WITH A DOCTOR, CANDACE CAVALIER.
WHO'S AN TRISTAN, BUT SHE NEEDS TO PUT HER INFORMATION IN.
WE'RE TOO LATE TO NOMINATE HER FROM THE FLOOR.
CAN I DO THAT FROM THE FLOOR? ALL RIGHT.
CANDACE CAVALIER, I'M GOING TO VOTE ON THE MACHINES.
THEN WE HAVE TWO NAMES ON A BALLOT.
WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE MACHINES FOR DR.
CHUCK MCCAULEY MACHINES ARE UP AND ON DR.
YOU'LL HAVE TO VOTE AGAINST IT.
IF YOU'RE NOT VOTING FOR CHUCK DON'T VOTE AT ALL.
MCCALL HAS BEEN APPOINTED ITEM 100
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CAPITOL REGION PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF ERICA GREEN WAS EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 MUST BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.THERE WAS NO ONE ON A CURRENT BALLOT.
LET'S SEE WHO I WANT TO NOMINATE FROM THIS COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS TO THE CAPITOL.
I NOMINATE COUNCIL NUMBER MODE.
I WAS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARK SERVING ON THE CAPITOL REGION PLANNING COMMISSION COUNCIL MEMO.
YOU ARE NOW A MEMBER OF THE CAPITOL READING PLANNING COMMISSION.
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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING JASON EDEN, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 2022.J CONNOR SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION AND JASON, IAN REQUESTED REAPPOINTMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM OR ANY OF THOSE GENTLEMEN HERE? ALL RIGHT.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW THE CURRENT PERSON HAS BEEN DOING ON THE BOARD FOR SIX YEARS? HE'S BEEN DOING GOOD.
MOTION TO REAPPOINT, JASON, EGAN BY COUNCIL.
UH, IS THERE A SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER? MULKEY ANY OPPOSITION? JASON IGA.
YOU'VE BEEN REAPPOINTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD TEAM.
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BATON ROUGE IS ITEM 1 0 2 CONSIDERATION FOR REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING JEN ROCCO, WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE ON MARCH 14TH AND MAY BEING MAY NOT BE HERE MARCH 26TH, JUDGE.UH, WE GO NOW, NO BALLOT UNTIL THEN.
UH, THEN ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ITEM MOTION TO APPOINT? WHO? JEN, JEN, YOU'RE GOING BACK.
WELL, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT A 26.
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NO, I'M JUST JOKING.UH, ANY OPPOSITION TO JEN GOING BACK ON THE BOARD, ANY OPPOSITION, JEN, YOU'VE BEEN REAPPOINTED FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS TEAM.
BATON ROUGE IS A, UH, TEAM BATON ROUGE IS A, UM, CITY PARISH BOARD THAT HAS WORKED IN THE PAST TO ATTRACT, UH, SPORTING EVENTS TO BATON ROUGE.
THE ALL THOSE BOWLING CONVENTIONS THAT WERE HERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THERE WAS A REGIONAL SOCCER TOURNAMENT HERE.
UM, THERE'VE BEEN SOME CHEERLEADING COMPETITIONS.
THOSE, THIS, THIS GROUP WORKS TO ATTRACT THOSE EVENTS TO, TO, UM, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
SO IF, UH, VISIT BATON ROUGE WORKS CLOSELY WITH THEM, OUR LEADS IT, BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS WITH PAST TWO YEARS IN THE PANDEMIC, WE HAVE HAD LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT.
Y'ALL HAVE A HUGE SOCCER TOURNAMENT COMING INTO TO BATON ROUGE.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON DOING THAT.
AND YOUR COMMITTEE DID A GREAT JOB THOUGH, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE CAPITOL REGION PLANNING COMMISSION WHILE YOU'RE AT IT? THE ONE YOU GOT APPOINTED, THE CAPITAL REGION PLANNING COMMISSION IS MADE UP OF, I THINK THE 11 PARISH AREA.
UM, IT'S THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR THAT AREA.
IT RECEIVES AND HELPS, UM, DISTRIBUTE FEDERAL MONEY FOR HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION, UM, AND COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AMONGST THOSE 11 PARISHES.
I LIKE TO SAY ONE THING AFTER THE 26, I'LL TAKE JAN'S POSITION ON THAT TEAM BOARD.
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CHANGE ORDER ITEM 1 0 3 TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONNECTION.THAT COMMUNICATION INSTALLATION CONTRACT TO ERNEST P BRO ELECTRICAL INCORPORATED CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT.
ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 3 WEEKS.
WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MOST TO APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOKE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS.
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WHEN I GO TO ITEMS 1 0 4 SALES TAX STREET AND WROTE A RE REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROJECT 17 TO SIX STREETS AND OTTOMAN TERRORISTS AND MORNING GLENN COUNTRY CLUB, WEST HIGHLAND, CROSS AND HIGHLAND RIDGE FAIR OAKS.THE STEAKS AZALEA LAKES, PARTERRE LAKE AT WHITE OAK SUBDIVISION.
BEN HUR, WHO SHOULD TOO SEVEN POUNDS AND WOMACK CONTRACT TO RG DAIGLE.
GEORGE VERMONT AS A CREDIT OF $155,872 AND 37 CENTS A CREDIT.
UH, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK? I HAD A 1 0 4 WITH ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON, NO OPPOSITION ITEM 1 0 4 PASSES.
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WE KNOW TO 1 0 5 SALES TAX STREET AND ROAD REHABILITATION, CORPORATE COLLEGE TOLL HAM AND CONTRACTED KCR CONTRACTORS, LLC CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT.ONE OF THE $71,727 AND 47 CENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1, 0 5.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONE.
SECOND TO BUYER'S CHAIR ITEM 1 0 5 PASSES WITH NO OPPOSITION.
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SALES TAX STREET AND ROLL REHABILITATION PROGRAM STREETS IN OTTOMAN TERRORISTS AND MORNING GLEN COUNTRY CLUB WEST HIGHLAND CROSSING HIGHLAND RIDGE FELL TO STEAKS AZALEA LAKES, PARTERRE LAKE AT WHITE OAK SUBDIVISION AND BEN HUR, WHO SHOULD TWO SEVEN POUNDS WOMACK CONTRACT TO RJ DATE ON THE SON'S CONTRACT AND INCORPORATED FINAL COST 3 MILLION, $213,266 AND 66 CENTS.LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE NOW ON FINAL ACCEPTANCES.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 6.
WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
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1 0 7 SALES TAX STREET AND ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM CORPORATE COLLEGE TO OLD HAMMOND CONTRACTOR, KCR CONTRACTORS, LLC.FINAL COSTS $968,894 AND 92 CENTS.
IS THERE ANY WAY HE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 7.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER, VIRGINIA BY COUNCIL MEMBER BY KA COUNCILOR? MALANOE ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKET.
IS THERE A SECOND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER? HUSSON I HAD A 1 0 7 PASSES.
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WE NOW GO TO ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BEERS, MAN CUSO LANE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES, $203,432 AND 25 CENTS.IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON LINE 1, 0 8, NOT GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, A COUNCIL MEMBER DONE FREE.
CAN YOU SPEAK ON THIS OR DOES THIS SOMEBODY ELSE? CAN YOU TELL US WHY? I WENT SO MUCH OVER THE ESTIMATES WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE OVERALL BID ON THIS, UH, IT WAS NOT ANTICIPATED TO DO TOO MUCH EXCAVATION
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AS WE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED ALONG THE BACK PORTION OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THESE, UH, UH, BUSINESSES WERE LOCATED THAT HAD CONTRIBUTE TO IT.AND ALSO WE UP-SIZED THE PIPE FROM A 48 INCH TO A 54 INCH.
THAT WAS GOING FROM UNDERNEATH MANCUSO AT THE TIME TODAY, ALPHA, THAT WAS ONE OF THE, THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP.
IT IS PART OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE ACT PROGRAM.
IT WAS, UH, IT WAS, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE FROM, UH, PROBABLY ABOUT 30 BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN ABOUT IT.
AND NOW WE'RE TRYING TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE DRAIN SYSTEM.
YOU, FOR THAT INFORMATION, IT WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE SO MUCH OVER THE, OVER THE ESTIMATES.
I THOUGHT IT HAD TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT THE SAME QUESTION.
MOST OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONE SECONDARY BY COUNCIL MEMBER OR ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS ITEM 1 0 8 HAS
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PASSED.WE NOW GO TO ITEM 1 0 9 BATTLED WITH METROPOLITAN AIRPORT TERMINAL BIDDING FLOOR CARE ENTERPRISES, LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS JANA KING OF BATON ROUGE, WATER AND $26,367 AND 14 CENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1, 0 9.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION TO APPROVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBER WAGON ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL NUMBER COLEMAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HART ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL MEMBER, PERSE OF DISTRICT FIVE, ANY OPPOSITION ITEM 1 0 9
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PASSES.WE NOW GO TO COUNT ITEM OTHER ITEMS, ITEM ONE 10 AT A DISCUSSION ON GENERAL SECURITY MEASURES FOR CITY PARISH, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING OUTSIDE THREATS, INTEREST SECURITY, INTERNAL SECURITY SECURE LOCATIONS HAD ALARMED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, SHAUNA BANKS.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE 10? COME ON DOWN MR. GIBSON.
I THINK I'M HERE TO DO A PRESENTATION.
UM, JUST TO EXPLAIN TWO YEARS AGO, COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY REMEMBER THAT THE MAYOR DID REQUEST US TO WORK ON A REDESIGN FOR THE LOBBY AND CITY HALL.
AND PART OF THAT WAS TO IMPROVE HANDICAP ACCESS.
RIGHT NOW, HANDICAP ACCESS IS AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING WITH THE RIVER CENTER REDESIGN THAT THE THEATER REDESIGN, WE WERE ABLE TO TWEAK THE DESIGN.
SO THAT PART OF THIS WORK IS BEING DONE WITH THE THEATER PROJECT WHERE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE NAIL COME IN FROM THE FRONT.
SO REALLY THE ST LOUIS STREET SIDE WILL BECOME THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING, WHICH GREATLY HELPS US WITH ACCESS SECURITY, ET CETERA.
UM, THE, DURING THE PANDEMIC, WELL, TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, ARP FUNDING WAS PROVIDED $1.4 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE RENOVATION WORK OF THE LOBBY, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE HANDICAP ACCESS.
UM, MORE SECURITY, INCLUDING METAL DETECTORS FOR ENTRANCE.
THE DOORS ON THE BUILDING WILL BE CHANGED.
A LOT OF THINGS WILL, WILL COME INTO THE LOBBY PER SE.
UM, DURING THE PANDEMIC, YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT WE DID ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES IN THE LOBBY TO HELP THROUGH THE PANDEMIC PROTOCOL, UM, POSTS THAT WE HAVE ACTUALLY DONE A LOT OF WORK IN DOING ADDITIONAL CAMERAS IN THE BUILDING.
WE'VE DONE EXTRA SECURITY POINTS, SO THAT IN MANY CASES, IF YOU ATTEMPT TO GO BEYOND A CERTAIN POINT IN THE BUILDING, YOU HAVE A STOP POINT WHERE YOU HAVE TO USE A SWIPE CARD, OR YOU HAVE TO GO TO A CHECK-IN POINT.
UM, POST PANDEMIC, THE, UH, CITY CONSTABLE HAS ACTUALLY MOVED INTO CITY HALL WITH HER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES WITH THAT MOVE.
THE AGREEMENT WAS THAT THEY WOULD TAKE OVER SECURITY IN THE BUILDING SINCE THEY'RE HERE.
AND THEY HAVE A COMPLETE PRESENCE IN THE BUILDING, MUCH EASIER FOR THEM TO SWAP PEOPLE OUT AT SHIFT CHANGE THAN IT WAS FOR WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH BRP D.
UM, SO THAT HAS BEEN A BIG CHANGE.
CURRENTLY WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING IN AN OUTSIDE SECURITY PERSON, WHO'S GOING TO WORK WITH US ON THE METAL DETECTORS.
WE WERE ACTUALLY FORTUNATE TO GET SOME PORTABLE METAL DETECTORS THAT ARE ON LOAN FROM THE RIVER CENTER.
UM, AND THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO SET UP THE PROTOCOL FOR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET THE REAL EQUIPMENT IN PERMANENTLY.
AND, UM, ONE THING WE DISCOVERED DURING THE PANDEMIC IS OUR BUILDING IS A LITTLE BIT UNUSUAL SINCE IT'S NOT ALL OCCUPIED JUST BY CITY PARISH.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES, THE DA, THE SHERIFF, WE HAVE OTHER AGENCIES LIKE THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS, UM, THE, UM, PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, ET CETERA.
SO IT TAKES A LOT OF COORDINATION SINCE THEY'RE NOT CITY EMPLOYEES IN MANY CASES OR THEIR, THEIR EMPLOYMENT IS CONTROLLED BY A DIFFERENT GROUP.
UM, SO WE'VE WORKED WITH ASHLEY, I THINK IN TRYING TO MOVE TO HAVE THE COUNCIL DEPARTMENTS COME IN UNDER MOST THAT WHERE WE CAN DO, UM, COOP PLANS, WHICH ARE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS WITH THEY'RE GOING TO START DOING THAT.
ASHLEY, I THINK, WITH THE DIFFERENT COUNCIL DEPARTMENTS.
AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE DOING THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTERS AND WITH THE COMMUNITY CENTERS.
WE SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY WE DO THOSE COOP PLANS TO WORK WITH YOU ALL, TO SEE IF
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WE WANT TO DO MORE DEFINED, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNING IN THE CENTERS.AND THEN ALSO WITH THE CONSULTANT WE'RE BRINGING IN, WE HOPE TO DO A VIDEO WILL THAT, THAT WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE SOME TRAINING TO THE EMPLOYEES ON WHAT TO DO.
SHOULD YOU FACE CERTAIN SITUATIONS? WE DO THAT WITH SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO ACTUALLY SIGN ONCE A YEAR THAT THEY REVIEWED THE VIDEO AND THAT'S REALLY A GOOD MOVE FOR US TO DO SO ANYWAY.
UM, AND I DO KNOW THAT THIS, UM, HAVING A SET, UH, SAFETY MEASURES IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I BOUGHT AN ITEM BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
UM, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS IS, IS, HAS TO DO WITH, YES, WE KNOW THE SECURITY, BUT I THINK THERE'S A DISCONNECT AS IT RELATES TO THE OCCUPANTS, KNOWING WHAT TO DO WHEN, UM, THERE APPEARS TO BE A CRISIS SITUATION, OR IT APPEARS HAVE SOMEONE SUSPICIOUS IN THE BUILDING.
AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT EVEN IN MY, AT MY COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, YOU KNOW, WE TOO HAVE MULTIPLE OFFICES AND THEY ARE ALL CITY PARISH, BUT IT'S LIKE, HOW DO YOU, UH, HOW WOULD WE GET A LOCKDOWN? FOR INSTANCE, LIKE AT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS ON THE END, THE CAR TO LOCK DOWN.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, I KNOW AT MY COMMUNITY CENTER AND RECENTLY I WAS AT, UH, COUNCILMAN COLE AND THE FIRST PERSON THAT THEY SEE IS, YOU KNOW, WIDE OPEN, THERE IS NO PANIC BUTTON, YOU KNOW, SO ALL OF THOSE, AND I GUESS THESE ARE ANSWERS THAT THE CONSULTANT WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH, BUT I HOPE THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD BECAUSE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ARE DIFFERENT.
AND I DO HOPE THAT, UM, OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS HAVE, I MEAN, THIS BUILDING AS WELL, BUT OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS HAVE PRIORITY BECAUSE WE REALLY ARE.
WE'RE A COMMUNITY CENTER, SO, AND IT IS OPEN AND WE CANNOT STOP PEOPLE FROM COMING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH, UM, PERSONS THAT COME THROUGH OUR PANTRY.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU, YOU KNOW, TELL THEM THEY HAVE TO FILL OUT PAPERWORK OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, THEY GET, YOU KNOW, UPSET.
WE DON'T WANT TO CALL POLICE WHEN IT'S, UH, 25 DEGREES IN THERE SLEEPING, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE, UM, THE WALKWAY OF OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT DURING THE DAY, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL LET PEOPLE STAY THERE.
BUT DURING, DURING THE DAY, WHEN WE OPEN UP AS A FULL BUSINESS, THAT'S AN ISSUE.
SO ALL OF THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE JUST, I FIND, UM, OUR, UM, EMPLOYEES BEING UNPREPARED, UM, THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED WITH THE, UM, SHERIFF DEPUTY, I CAN ONLY SEE THAT AS BEING SCARY, THAT YOU WALK OUT THE BATHROOM AND THERE SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, IS HE GONNA, IS HE TRYING TO TARGET US? AND THEN WE HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, THAT CAN EASILY BE TARGETED.
AND SO IT'S NOT TO, UM, PROHIBIT ANYONE AS IT RELATES TO THEIR RIGHTS, BUT WE ALL NEED TO BE EDUCATED ON HOW TO RESPOND.
AND ONE THING WE'VE DONE IN THAT NOTE, WE HAVE A TASK FORCE SET UP WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE IN THIS BUILDING FROM EACH OF THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES, SO THAT WE CAN COORDINATE TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE POLICIES PUT IN PLACE WORK FOR EVERYBODY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
WE HAD REALLY ISSUES WITH THAT, UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WORK SCHEDULES OF ALL THE OFFICES ARE VERY DIFFERENT.
UM, I THINK YOU HAD A QUESTION ONCE CONSOLING BANKS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE AN ACCESS TO THE BUILDING DURING A COUNCIL MEETING TO MAKE SURE THE DOORS ROPE, AND THEN PEOPLE COULD COME IN.
THOSE ARE ALL THE LITTLE TECHNICAL THINGS THAT WE, WE DON'T ALWAYS THINK ABOUT.
AND IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS AND WE HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SORRY, NOT REALLY A QUESTION.
I JUST WANTED TO VOICE THAT SAME CONCERN ABOUT PUBLIC ACCESS TO CITY HALL.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO REALLY WELL HERE IS YOU FOLKS CAN GET IN THIS BUILDING, TALK WITH THEIR ELECTED OFFICIAL AND USUALLY GET OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY.
UM, WE DO HAVE PARKING ISSUES, DOWNTOWN, OTHER ACCESS, OTHER ACCESS ISSUES TO GET IN TO THE BUILDING.
UM, I GUESS MY CONCERN IS ONE.
I RECOGNIZE THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
IT'S THE WORLD WE LIVE IN RIGHT NOW.
UM, HOWEVER, I JUST WANT US TO BE CONSCIOUS WHEN IT COMES TO STAFFING, WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING THE LAYOUT THAT, UM, OUR PRIORITY IS TO LET FOLKS IN PARTICULARLY ON COUNCIL MEETING AND PLANNING COMMISSION DAYS, UH, SEE THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS, SEE THE REPRESENTATIVE AND GET BACK OUT QUICKLY.
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JOB? SO WITH THOSE REPORTS, NEXT TIME WE NEED A POWER POINT, SIR, COUNCIL MEMBER MRLS MOST TO TERM BY COUNCIL MEMBER.AMOROSO SECONDED BY, UH, EVERYONE.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR COUNCIL KIDS FOR BEING HERE TODAY, MAN.
YOU ALL DID A GOOD JOB AND THANK EVERYBODY FOR VIEWING AT HOME AND WATCHING AND AS ALWAYS READ TO YOUR CHILDREN.
AND WHEN YOU WERE DONE READING, HAVE THEM READ BACK TO YOU.