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3, 2, 1.GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO OUR PRESENTATION PORTION OF OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, EXCUSE ME, APRIL 12TH, 2023 AT 3:30 PM FIRST UP, WE'LL HAVE MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTERN BROOM TO RECOGNIZE THE GREATER BATON ROUGE ASSOCIATION, THE REALTOR PRESIDENT KENDRA NOVAK OF NOVAK REALTY, L L C AND THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AREA REALTORS, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, KENNETH EED DESMOINES, AND THE GREATER BATON ROUGE REALTOR ASSOCIATION.
GREATER BATON ROUGE AREA REALTOR ASSOCIATION COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR ANDRE D SMITH, JR.
PROCLAMATION FAIR HOUSING ONE.
THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, TODAY WE ARE INDEED, UH, CELEBRATING A LOT OF, UH, THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
UH, WE'LL START FIRST WITH, UH, PRESIDENT KENDRA NOVA OF NOVA REALTY.
AND I THINK YOU HAVE SOME OTHER MEMBERS HERE WITH YOU.
WE MAY, BUT I'M THE ONE PRESENT OKAY.
AND I'M GONNA SAIL A BIT, THEN I'M GONNA LET YOU SAY A LITTLE BIT.
WE WANNA, UM, HONOR YOU TODAY AND WE ALSO WANT TO BRING ATTENTION, UH, TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS FAIR HOUSING MONTH, FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
AND SO, UM, YOU ARE HERE, UM, WITH THE GREATER BATON ROUGE YES.
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AS WE PROCLAIM APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
AND OF COURSE, IT IS CERTAINLY A TIME FOR US TO CELEBRATE AND RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF FAIR HOUSING FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.
AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, THE FAIR HOUSING ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN 1968, MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY PERSON BASED ON RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, FAMILIAL STATUS, OR DISABILITY IN THE SALE, RENTAL OR FINANCING OF HOUSING.
THIS LAW HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING TO PROMOTE EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AMERICANS.
HOWEVER, THE FIGHT FOR FAIR HOUSING IS FAR FROM OVER DISCRIMINATION STILL EXISTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS IT.
AND SO THAT'S WHY EVENTS LIKE FAIR HOUSING MONTH ARE SO IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE AWARENESS AND TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING FAIR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, UH, FOR ALL.
SO I'M GLAD TO STAND HERE TODAY WITH, UH, KENDRA NOVAK, WHO IS REPRESENTING THE GREATER BATON ROUGE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR FAIR HOUSING.
AND SO LET'S ALL TAKE A MOMENT, MOMENT, UH, THIS MONTH TO ENCOURAGE OUR CONSTITUENTS, UH, TO ELEVATE AWARENESS WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO REFLECT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FAIR HOUSING AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO PRESENT TO YOU, KENDRA, A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THIS MONTH.
AND I THINK YOU HAVE A FRIEND WITH YOU.
ARE YOU MR WE ALL KNOW HERB GOMEZ.
YOU COULD YOU TAKE A PHOTO WITH US, PLEASE? AND SO THIS IS A PROCLAMATION, UH, DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRIL AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
AS OUTSPOKEN SUPPORTERS FOR FAIR HOUSING ISSUES AND HOME OWNERSHIP, THE GREATER BATON ROUGE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS JOINS THE NATION AS IT HONORS FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
THIS APRIL, SINCE 1908, REALTORS HAVE PROMOTED AND PROTECTED THE DREAM OF PROPERTY OWNERSHIP FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
THIS YEAR IS THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDMARK 1968 FAIR HOUSING ACT, WHICH PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, CALLER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, FAMILIAL STATUS, OR DISABILITY.
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REALTORS ARE PROUD TO ABIDE BY THE REALTORS CODE OF ETHICS, WHICH GOES EVEN FURTHER THAN THE FAIR HOUSING ACT IN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTIONS TO CONSUMERS, INCLUDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS A PROTECTED CLASS.AS LEADING ADVOCATES FOR HOME OWNERSHIP, REALTORS STRIVE TO PROMOTE INCLUSION, DIVERSITY, AND FAIRNESS.
IN TODAY'S HOUSING INDUSTRY, WE WORK HARD TO BUILD COMMUNITIES AND AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN CHOOSE WHERE THEY WANT TO LIVE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE TIME TO RECOGNIZE FAIR HOUSING MONTH IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AWARENESS ABOUT FAIR HOUSING LAWS REFLECT ON WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO WIPE OUT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AND CONSIDER WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, THE GREATER BATON ROUGE ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.
THANKS, MAYOR, PRESIDENT BROOM AND THE METRO COUNCIL FOR TAKING TIME TODAY TO MARK FAIR HOUSING MONTH.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTERN ROOM TO RECOGNIZE FRANKIE ROBERTSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE AMAL GROUP PROCLAMATION, BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK APRIL 11TH THROUGH THE 17TH 2023.
MAYOR, PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO ASK, UM, MEMBERS OF THE, UH, BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION TO COME ON UP.
SO, UM, THIS WEEK, APRIL THE 11TH THROUGH APRIL 17TH IS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, MATERNAL HEALTH IS A CRITICAL ISSUE IN OUR COUNTRY, AND IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TO FOCUS ON THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOTHERS WHO ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND UNDERSERVED IN OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
THIS YEAR'S THEME FOR BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK IS OUR BODIES BELONG TO US RESTORING BLACK AUTONOMY AND JOY.
THE THEME IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT RECOGNIZES THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY BLACK WOMEN IN OUR SOCIETY.
CHALLENGES THAT ARE OFTEN ROOTED IN SYSTEMIC RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION.
BLACK WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE COMPLICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH, AND THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM PREGNANCY RELATED CAUSES THAT WOMEN OF ANY OTHER RACE OR ETHNICITY FACTS.
THESE DISPARITIES ARE UNACCEPTABLE AND WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THEM.
AS WE OBSERVE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK, LET US REMEMBER THAT EVERY WOMAN DESERVES ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF HER RACE OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS.
LET US ALSO REMEMBER THAT BLACK WOMEN ARE NOT JUST STATISTICS.
THEY ARE OUR MOTHERS, OUR SISTERS, OUR DAUGHTERS AND FRIENDS.
THEY DESERVE TO BE HEARD, SUPPORTED AND CELEBRATED.
SO LET US COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO WORK TOWARDS A FUTURE WHERE EVERY WOMAN HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SAFE AND JOYFUL PREGNANCY AND CHILD BIRTH.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK.
UM, FRANKIE, I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS AND WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS, UH, AROUND THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS, UH, VERY, UH, RELEVANT AND IS THE TOPIC OF A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH WOMEN'S HEALTH.
AND SO IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO, UM, PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION AND TO PROCLAIM APRIL 11TH THROUGH 17TH AS BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK.
AND BEFORE WE, UH, TAKE A PICTURE, FRANKIE, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP AND JUST ADD A LITTLE BIT TO WHAT I SHARED.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRESIDENT BROOM.
UH, UM, AND THANK YOU METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING US TO COME TODAY TO HAVE THIS PLATFORM TO HIGHLIGHT BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK EACH YEAR.
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK IS A WEEK OF AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY TO CENTER THE VOICES OF BLACK LED, UM, MATERNAL HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS.
THE GOAL IS TO ELEVATE CENTER OUR VOICES TO CALL ATTENTION TO BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH
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NEEDS AND DISPARITIES IN MATERNITY AND INFANT CARE.UM, STANDING HERE WITH ME TODAY ARE, UH, SEVERAL, UH, MATERNAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS.
I'D LIKE TO JUST RECOGNIZE EACH BY NAME.
SO I'M GONNA TURN AROUND HAVE, UM, PORSCHE HENDERSON WITH PROGRESS BY PORSCHE.
WE HAVE COURTNEY ANDERSON WITH MY MOMMY, MY BABY.
VICTORIA WILLIAMS WITH BIRTHMARK DOULA COLLECTIVE.
WE HAVE NANCY DAVIS WITH THE NANCY DAVIS FOUNDATION, AND WE HAVE STEPH STEPH'S YOUR LAST NAME AGAIN, VISCO WITH BIRTHMARK DOULA COLLECTIVE.
AND WE HAVE SEVERAL AMAZING MEMBERS, UH, WITH DINA CHRISTIE, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF FAMILY ROAD OF GREATER BATON ROUGE, INCLUDING MS. LEVETTE MATTHEWS AND THIS AMAZING TEAM OF PEOPLE HERE, UH, PART OF FAMILY ROAD WHO ALWAYS SHOWS UP AND SHOWS OUT THROUGH THEIR HEALTHY START PROGRAM THAT THEY RUN IN BATON ROUGE AND THEIR FATHERHOOD PROGRAMS. AND WE HAVE ALREADY VARNADO, UM, WHO IS FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF CONSCIOUS MOMS. AND WE HAVE MS. NANETTE MCCANN, WHO IS WITH THE CARING SEASON DOULA.
DINA, YOU WOULD HAVE TO INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM BECAUSE I'M NOT, UH, FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE NAMES AND I DON'T WANT TO CALL OUR NAMES AND NOT THERE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, FRANKIE, YOU'RE SO THOUGHTFUL.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ROCHELLE LITTLETON.
SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE FAMILY ROAD HEALTHY START PROGRAM, DR.
SHE IS THE NURSE PRACTITIONER FOR THE FAMILY ROAD HEALTHY START PROGRAM.
SHANNON CHERRY, SHE IS THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND PARENTING LATASHA DUCE.
SHE IS THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE HEALTHY START CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT FROM THE TIME A MOTHER AND FATHER ARE PREGNANT UP TO 18 MONTHS OF AGE OF THE CHILD DOING HOME VISITATION.
UM,
AND WE HAVE A HOST OF PARTNERS WHO WERE WORKING WITH US AS A PART OF BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH ADVOCACY TODAY WHO ARE NOT WITH US, BUT WE DO WANNA THANK YOU MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTON BROOM, AND TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND LEADERSHIP, UM, PRO, UH, COLE PROTON MEMBER COLE.
WELL, LAMONT COLE FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY AND CALLING ATTENTION TO THIS VERY SERIOUS MATTER OF BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH AND INFANT DISPARITIES.
YOU EVERYONE GET CLOSE TOGETHER AND LET'S GET A LITTLE MORE SYMMETRY.
THIS IS GONNA WORK, RIGHT? EVERYONE? LOOK AT THIS GENTLEMAN RIGHT HERE.
I'VE GOT ONE RIGHT HERE, Y'ALL.
KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK LADIES.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL NUMBER DARYL HURST TO RECOGNIZE CHARLENE'S ANGELS, CHARLENE BROWN, CHARLIE, NANCY, TURNER JONES, DORIS ALLMAN, KATHY HILL, CAROLYN AND CAROLYN.
AND CALL TERRELL, COUNCIL MEMBER HERST.
UM, SO IN, IN IN LIFE YOU MEET SOME EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE AND SOME UNEX EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.
I'M GONNA TELL A SMALL STORY HOW ELSIE'S PLATON PIE HAS THE BEST PORK CHOP IN BATON ROUGE, UH, WITH THAT GLAZE ON TOP OF IT, BY THE WAY.
AND, UH, THE RED BEANS THAT I GET ON A REGULAR BASIS, UH, I'M OFF THAT DIET RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M GONNA GET BACK ON IT SOON.
BUT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT THERE AND HAVE SOME DIALOGUE WITH SOME AMAZING WOMEN WHO DO SOME AMAZING THINGS.
AND THROUGH CONVERSATION AND THOUGHT PROVOKING, UH, THOUGHT PROVOKING IDEAS THAT THEY HAD ABOUT HOW TO MAKE BATON ROUGE A BETTER PLACE, HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THESE AMAZING SET OF WOMEN IN THEIR AMAZING HATS AND OUTFITS GO TO NURSING HOMES ALL AROUND OUR CITY JUST TO SPREAD JOY AND LOVE AND, AND, AND DO GOD'S WILL IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO, I, THEY'RE FROM MULTIPLE DISTRICTS.
I'M NOT GONNA CLAIM DISTRICT FIVE FOR ANY OF 'EM OR ALL OF THEM, BUT ANYBODY WHO'S DOING SOMETHING GREAT, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE
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ACKNOWLEDGE THEM IN THE CITY COUNCIL, IN THE CITY OF PARISH.AND SO, UH, THIS CERTIFICATE READS, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AS CHARLIE'S ANGEL VISITOR.
THE VISITS, HUGS, GIFTS, AND DANCING, BRING JOY AND HAPPINESS TO THE LIVES OF MANY.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO.
AND GIVEN THIS DAY, APRIL 12TH, 2023 WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND TESTIMONY, AWARE OF OUR HEARING, TO SET MY HAND AS THE OFFICIAL SIGNATURE AND CAUSE TO BE AFFIX THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARIS JAVI, BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DARYL HURST.
AND I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE OF, OF, OF CERTAIN STATURE IN, IN THEIR LIFE, THEY COULD JUST SAY, I'VE DONE MY JOB, MY JOB IS OVER.
IT'S TIME FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO TAKE THE REINS.
THEY DIDN'T DO THAT UNTIL TODAY.
OUR FIRST BRING UP CAROLYN AND CARL TERRELL.
IT IS OKAY TO CLAP BY THE WAY,
YOU'RE ALMOST AS WELL DRESSED.
WE'LL TAKE A CREW PICK IN A SECOND.
UH, MS. DORIS ALMAN, MS. NANCY TURNER JONES, YOU DESERVE IT.
AND FINALLY, MISS CHARLENE BOLTON, ALSO KNOWN AS CHARLIE.
UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THREE MINUTES.
THEY'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE TUNE TO SHOW YOU WHAT THEY DO TO BRING JOY TO BATON ROUGE.
Y'ALL GIVE HIM THE FLOOR RIGHT UP HERE.
WE PLUG IT IN, NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE READY.
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THANK YOU.Y'ALL GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
NEXT WE HAVE THANK YOU METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER SHAWN BANKS TO RECOGNIZE THE SCOTLAND BILL MAGNA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK TEAM CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, ATHLETIC INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS.
YAY THAT IT'S HARD TO COME BEHIND THAT, UH, THAT ACT.
BUT, UM, I'M GOING TO, THIS IS GONNA BE USED FOR MY AUDITION TO ESPN AND SO, UM, LET'S HOPE I DO WELL.
SO, UH, THE SCOTT, BOTH THE SCOTLANDVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR BOYS TRACK TEAM AND INDOOR GIRLS TRACK TEAM ARE THE DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONS FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
WE COULD JUST CLAP RIGHT THERE.
SO THERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS I WANT TO MENTION.
I'M GONNA TRY MY BEST TO ACT LIKE I KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS, BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD.
SO, SCOTLANDVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL SWEPT THE DIVISION ONE BOYS AND GIRLS TITLE AT THE LH S AA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AT LSU.
CARL MADDOX FIELDHOUSE SCOTLANDVILLE BRO DAVIS.
DAVIS SET A COMPOSITE IN PHIL HOUSE RECORD TO PUNCTUATE AN EPIC DAY.
HE WON THREE EVENTS, THE LONG JUMP, TRIPLE JUMP, AND 60 METER HURDLES AS IMPRESSIVE AS SETTING A PHIL RECORD.
PHIL HOUSE RECORD IN THE 60 METER HURDLES WAS DAVIS CALLED A LONG JUMP OF 24 FEET, THREE FOURTH INCH.
WHAT'S THE BEST? THE HORNETS BOYS SCORED 62 POINTS TO WIN THE BOYS TITLE.
THE SCOTLANDVILLE GIRLS TALLIED 71 POINTS AND KEPT THEIR EFFORT BY WINNING THE LAST EVENT, THE FOUR BY 400 METER RELAY IN A COMPOSITE RECORD.
TIME OF THREE MINUTES, 55.74 SECONDS, GIVE 'EM A HAND.
SO I HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO SCOTLANDVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL, DIVISION ONE GIRLS TRACK TEAM LH, S A A INDOOR CHAMPION.
BEST WISHES AND CONGRATULATIONS.
I'LL ASK COACH URSULA HARRIS TO BRING HER GIRLS UP TO RECEIVE
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THEIR CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION AND IF YOU WOULD GIVE US SOME COMMENTS, BUT I'M NOT GONNA STAY WITH YOU.SHE'S ALSO THE 5 0 4 COORDINATOR AT SCOTLANDVILLE MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL.
SO YOU ARE WORKING DOUBLE DUTY, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, DON'T EVEN MENTION THAT.
SO, UM, I'M GONNA BRING THE YOUNG LADIES UP AND THEN IS EVERYBODY THAT YOU SENT ME HERE? YES, MA'AM.
THEY COULD, THEY THEY CAN GET IT WITH JUST, JUST HIS HAND.
UM, COACH THEO JORDAN, COME ON.
WHAT YOU TRYING TO GET AWAY AND NOT ALL RIGHT, COACH.
CALVIN WILLIAMS. GIRL, SPRINT COACH.
COACH THEO IS THE GIRL DISTANCE UHOH, DID THEY RUN OVER YOU ON THE TRACK? THEY DID.
STUDENT ATHLETE, SINCERE WILSON.
YOU GOTTA GET TWO PICTURES, HUH?
YOU, YOU PRONOUNCE THIS PERSON.
LAUREN MARTIN, STUDENT ATHLETE.
MADISON KENT, CONGRATULATIONS.
FATIMA BANKS MY COUSIN RIGHT HERE.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, CULTURE.
UM, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF SCOTLANDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS, UM, TRACK AND FIELD HEAD COACH, WE JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR RECOGNIZING US AND JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW PROUD I AM OF THESE GIRLS BECAUSE THEY WORK REALLY HARD, SO THEY DESERVE ALL THE ACCOLADES.
BOYS UP, COACH ALLEN WHITAKER.
OH, THAT WAS A PICTURE THAT WASN'T A PICTURE.
COACH, WHERE YOU AT COACH? RIGHT HERE.
IF YOU'LL JUST HOLD ON IT FOR ONE MINUTE.
WE FOLLOWED, WE FOLLOWED MY COUSIN AS WELL.
OKAY, NOW Y'ALL HAVE ME INTIMIDATED WITH THE NAME ALL DIDN'T DUPREE.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.
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COME CLOSER.WOULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK FOR 30 SECONDS? AND WE GONE.
ON BEHALF OF UM, SCOTLANDVILLE TRACK AND FIELD TEAM, I'M THE BOYS HEAD COACH.
I WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR INVITING US OUT AND, UM, I AND US THESE KIDS HAVE WORKED HARD THIS, UM, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SEASON, SO WE'RE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.
JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR SCHOLARSHIP MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL COACH SAMPLE, AND UM, COACH RECARD, THE SIBLING TO ASSISTANT CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR LESLIE RECARD CHAMBERS.
COUNCIL MEMBER, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FEW MINUTES, TWO MINUTES FOR EVERYONE TO CLEAR THE ROOM.
WE'LL NOT STAND FOR THE ENTIRE MEETING AND THEN WE'LL START.
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HIT ME REAL HARD.COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLEASE TAKE A SEATS.
WELL, WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE CAPITOL CITY OF LOUISIANA.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU IN TO OUR COUNCIL CHAMBER.
THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF EAST PAT ROUGE PARISH ALWAYS WELCOMES YOU TO OUR BROADCAST BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO BE A PART OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
AND YOU CAN SEE OUR BROADCAST ON METRO 21 ON AT AND TN ON CODS CABLE.
AND YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE@BRLA.GOV, SEE THE STREAMING VIDEO ALL THE TIME.
AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE IT ARCHIVED.
JUST GO TO GOVERNMENT AND PULL UP ANY MEETING YOU WANT FROM YEARS PAST.
HERE IS THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT PRO 10 OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12TH, 2023 AT 4:00 PM AT THIS TIME, I'D ACT PASTOR RALPH MOORE OF VICTORY AND POWER MINISTRIES TO COME FORWARD.
HE'S GONNA LEAD US IN OUR PRAYER AS IN THE INVOCATION, AS WELL AS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
COUNCIL MCC COLE, WOULD YOU STAND? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
I HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN
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FOR WHILE YOU ARE STANDING, JUST BY YOUR HEADS FOR A SECOND.FATHER GOD, I JUST THANK YOU TODAY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE BEFORE ONE OF THE GREATEST CITY COUNCILS IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES, THE BATON ROUGE CITY COUNCIL.
FATHER, I PRAY FOR EACH COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU MAKE THIS COUNCIL A GROUP THAT'S MOVING IN A SYMPHONY OF LOVE.
BUT YOU SAID IN YOUR WORD GOD, IF A MAN KNOW GOD, HE KNOW HIS LOVE.
IF HE KNOW IT'S NOT LOVE, HE KNOW IT'S NOT GOD.
I PRAY TODAY THAT THIS EXECUTION FROM THE COUNCIL, THE ARTICLES, THE LAWS, WE JUST PRAY THAT THEY BE DONE IN THE SPIRIT OF LOVE.
AND WE ALL FORM A BEAUTIFUL SYMPHONY TO MAKE BATON ROUGE A BETTER PLACE.
AND WE ASK THESE BLESSEDS YOUR SON JESUS NAME AND EVERYONE SAY AMEN.
WE'VE ALREADY CALLED A MEETING TO ORDER.
PASTOR, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM ITEM
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ONE, APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE AMENDS OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 22ND, 2023 IN THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF APRIL 4TH, 2023 BY THE COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATIVE TREASURER.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE? COUNCIL MEMBERS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE? SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MOR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN
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ASKED, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE INTRODUCTIONS? SECTION 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS AMENDING ORDINANCE 9 4 90, PARTICULARLY THE LIST OF EXCEPTIONS TO THE REQUIRED PARKING FEE TO ADD DISCOUNTED RAID FOR VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES BY COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN COUNCILWOMAN, JENNIFER ROCKA AND COUNCILMAN AARON MOK.NUMBER THREE, AMENDING TITLE 10, SECTION TEN FOUR FIFTEEN, FAIR CHARGE OR FEE FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.
SO AS TO AMEND THE FEE SCHEDULE, ESTABLISHED PARAMETERS FOR BILLING USER CHARGES, AND ESTABLISH A SPECIAL EVENTS FEE SCHEDULED BY DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
NUMBER FOUR, A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 14TH, 2023 UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SIX, SECTION 26 AND ARTICLE 32 OF THE LOUISIANA CONSTITUTION OF 1974 IS AMENDED AND OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING THE RENEWABLE OF THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF AN AD VALOR TAX OF 3.13 MILLS ON THE DOLLAR OF ASSESSED VALUATION ON ALL PROPERTIES SUBJECT TO TAXATION WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE, LOUISIANA FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS COMMENCING WITH THE TAX COLLECTION FOR THE YEAR 2025 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, TWO.
AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 2034, THE PROCEEDS OF SAID TAX AFTER PAYING THE REASONABLE AND NECESSARY EXPENSES OF COLLECTING AND ADMINISTERING THE TAX, IF ANY, AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA TO BE USED ENTIRELY AND EXCLUSIVELY TO PAY FOR THE OPERATION MAINTENANCE COSTS IN EXPENSE OF PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITHIN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA, MAKING APPLICATION TO THE LOUISIANA STATE BOND COMMISSION, PROVIDING THEN A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION BY THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
SHALL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 10TH, 2023 AT 4:00 PM AT THE REGULAR MEETING PLACE OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, THIRD FLOOR, CITY HALL ROOM 3 48.
LOUIS STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH BY BOND COUNCIL CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER FIVE, LARRY LYNN PIERCE.
19 2 25 NORTH JAW ROAD COUNCIL, DISTRICT ONE NOEL NUMBER SIX, WADE HAMPTON CURRY AND EMMA JEANETTE BROWN CURRY 90 26 WHITFIELD STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS, NUMBER SEVEN, MARQUITA GUIDRY AND BRYANT GUIDRY, SR.
24 15 DESOTO STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO BANKS, NUMBER EIGHT, JAMES EDWARD ROSS JR.
NOW FATIE DE PLUS ROSS, 41 31 CLAYTON STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT FIVE HURST.
NUMBER NINE, LEVY LUTHA, BOLDEN WICKER, 82 4.
COLUMBUS DUNN DRIVE COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 10, THE ESTATE OF MYRTLE HAMILTON 70 85 COLUMBUS DUNN DRIVE COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 11, ROBERT SANDERS, SR 14, 1 20 OLDHAM HIGHWAY COUNCIL, DISTRICT EIGHT OSA NUMBER 12, HUNTER RYAN LEE ATAL.
76 MAINWOOD AVENUE COUNCIL, DISTRICT NINE HUDSON NUMBER 13.
7 54 EAST MCKINLEY STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 14, ANTHONY B. BROWN, 28 52.
BYRON STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.
ALL ITEMS THAT REQUIRE READING HAVE BEEN READ.
AND A MOTION TO DELETE ITEM TWO AND INTRODUCE ALL OTHER ITEMS IS AN ORDER.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION? SO BY COUNCIL MEMBER MO SECOND.
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I'D LIKE TO ASK THAT.I MAKE MOTION TO MOTION TO DELETE TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM TWO, EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 13, TWO AND 13.
IS THERE, IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S MOTION TO SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE MOTION TO SECOND? YES.
UH, TWO WAS, UM, THE LANGUAGE IS ACTUALLY INCORRECT.
UM, AND THAT NEEDS TO BE REINTRODUCED.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ALL ITEMS REQUIRED INTRODUCTION HAVE BEEN READ IN MOTION TO BE INTRODUCED WITH THE EXCEPTION ITEMS TWO
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AND 13.WE'LL GO TO YOUR SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATIONS.
I'LL READ THE D P W RECOMMENDATIONS AS IT FOLLOWS.
THERE ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, AND 57.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? WE GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
NOW WE'LL HAVE 90 COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT THERE IS NO MEETING IN 90 DAYS.
ANYONE ELSE, MS. ADAMS? UM, 51, 30 DAYS.
ANYONE ELSE? 53 2 WEEKS AND THEN 56, 30 DAYS.
56 IS ALREADY ON THERE FOR 60.
YOU WANT TO REMOVE IT TO 30? I'M SORRY, SAY THAT AGAIN.
56 IS ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR 60 DAYS ALREADY.
ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA READ THE CHANGES AND RECOMMENDATION.
THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 49, 50, 54 AND 57.
THEY ARE TO DEFER FOR TWO WEEKS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER CHANGES TO BE MADE? ALL RIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL CONDEMNATIONS? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA.
ALL CONDEMNATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ITEM 58 IS, THERE'S A REQUEST TO DEFER FOR
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TWO WEEKS.ITEM 58 IN ORDINANCE, REQUIRING A FAIR CHANCE HIRING STANDARDS FOR PERSONS AND CORPORATIONS OF ENTITIES THAT HAVE THE CONTACT OR COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH, BEACH PARISH BY LIMITING CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY OR ANY APPLICANT TO PROVIDE OTHERWISE.
WITH RESPECT THERE TOO, THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST TO DELETE THIS ITEM.
EXCUSE ME, DEFER THIS ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 58? IS THERE A MOTION? SO I MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER THIS ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
ITEM 58 HAS BEEN DEFERRED FOR TWO WEEKS.
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ITEM 61, COUNCIL MEMBERS AMENDING TITLE A BUILDING REGULATIONS SECTION A CODE 8 0 1 AS TO SO AS TO ADD AND PROVIDE FOR REGULATIONS TO BE COM COMPREHENSIVELY ALIGNED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE INTERNATIONAL SISTANT BUILDING CODE AS NATIONAL PLUMBING CO INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE AND NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE.AND RENU ALL CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS FOR THE NUMERICAL CONSISTENCY BY DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT.
THERE IS A REQUEST TO DELETE THIS ITEM.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 61? WE'RE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THERE A MOTION TO DELETE THIS ITEM.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
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WE GO NOW TO 91 91 AS A DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER ENTITLED MIKE MCCLANAHAN VERSUS SCOTT WILSON ON THE DOCKET OF THE US DISTRICT COURT, MIDDLE OF DISTRICT LOUISIANA.THIS MATTER MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE IS A MO REQUEST OF THE FURTHEST ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MOTION TO DEFER FOR TWO WEEKS.
IS THERE A SECOND? SO MOVE BY SECOND.
SECOND, AND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
I MAKE A HAS BEEN SUB SUBSTITUTE.
THERE'S A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DELETE.
IS THERE A SECOND ON DELETION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ON DELETION.
WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FIRST, THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS TO DELETE THE ITEM.
WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES.
WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES.
THE THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS TO DELETE THE ITEM.
THE ORIGINAL MOTION WAS TO DEFER FOR TWO WEEKS.
WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DELETE THE ITEM.
MACHINES ARE OPEN WHAT YOU WANT?
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MOTION FAILS.ALL RIGHT, WE'RE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION, WHICH IS TO DEFERRED FOR TWO WEEKS.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO DEFER FOR TWO WEEKS.
ITEM, WE HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO, THERE'S A MOTION TO GO INTO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
YEAH, LET'S COME BACK TO THAT ONE.
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ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM 92, RECEIVING A REPORT FROM TURNKEY HEALTH CLINICS LLC REGARDING OPERATIONS OF PRISON MEDICAL SERVICES AND EAST BARRON PARISH PRISON.UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE REPORT FIRST, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FIRST, AND THEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, ALSO, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO ARE HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE MEETING.
WE APPRECIATE YOU TURNKEY ON YOU.
THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU.
I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE THE PACKETS IN FRONT OF YOU, I HOPE.
AND SO THE PUBLIC CAN SEE WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION ON HERE.
I I, I KNOW YOUR TIME IS VALUABLE.
I'M GONNA GO THROUGH, HOPEFULLY IN ONLY ABOUT FIVE OR 10 MINUTES, CUZ A LOT MORE TIME FOR QUESTIONS.
I ALWAYS THINK THAT'S MORE PRODUCTIVE.
I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE MY TEAM THAT WE HAVE HERE.
OUR DEPUTY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, UH, DANNY HONEYCUTT, OUR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, UH, MAGDA SIMPSON, WHO IS BOTH A CLIENT LIAISON AND OUR RYAN WHITE COORDINATOR.
JORDAN, THE, UH, HSA AT THE FACILITY AND SEQUESTER BOWIE, THE ASSISTANT HSA, UH, AT THE FACILITY.
WE TRIED TO BRING PEOPLE HERE.
NO MATTER WHAT QUESTION YOU HAVE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE ANSWERS.
UM, THIS IS JUST SOME INITIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
THERE'S A FEW THAT I REALLY WANT TO HIT THAT WE'RE PROUD OF.
WE'VE REDUCED PATIENT GRIEVANCES BY 50% IN THE YEAR 2022 SINCE WE TOOK OVER.
WE, WE MEASURE PATIENT GRIEVANCES AND HOW MANY HAVE COME THROUGH THAT REDUCTION WHILE OBVIOUSLY IS NOT PERFECT, SHOWS THE INCREASE IN SERVICES AND THE PATIENT SATISFACTIONS WE'RE RECEIVING.
ADDITIONALLY, WHAT YOU SEE, WE'VE TABLE WE WE'RE GONNA TALK MORE ABOUT THE STABILIZATION OF THE ONSITE HEALTH SERVICES TEAM AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CORE EMR OR SOME REALLY KEY THINGS.
UH, THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS WAS CRITICAL AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND SUPPORTING THOSE.
IF WE GO TO THE SECOND PAGE, THE FIRST YEAR SERVICES, ACHIEVEMENTS WITH PERSONNEL, UM, COUNSEL, NONE OF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR HELP.
UH, WE INCREASED STAFFING LEVELS WHEN WE TOOK OVER THE CONTRACT BY 2.4%.
UH, WHAT I THINK THE PUBLIC WOULD WANT TO KNOW IS WE'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLIANT WITH 14 DAY ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS.
WE IMPLEMENTED A COMMUNITY COORDINATOR, THAT'S CRITICAL.
SO PATIENTS CAN GET COMMUNITY SERVICES OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WASN'T THERE.
THE OTHER CRITICAL, WE INHERITED A PROGRAM THAT HAD A 73% NURSING VACANCY AND A 100% CMA VACANCY.
WHEN WE INHERITED THE PROGRAM, I, I, I CAN'T STRESS THAT ENOUGH, THERE WERE 73% VACANCY IN OPEN POSITIONS, 100% VACANCY IN CMAS.
UM, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FILL ALMOST THE ENTIRETY OF THAT VACANCY.
WE DO HAVE SOME CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST MONTH, BUT WE ARE ALL U WE ARE LOSING LOCAL PROVIDERS.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT AN ONSITE HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, AN ONSITE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, AND AN ONSITE PSYCHIATRIC COORDINATOR.
THE KEY THING TO POINT OUT, COUNSEL, WITHOUT YOUR INVESTMENT, THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
THE, THOSE ARE INVESTMENTS THAT THIS COUNCIL MADE THAT WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN IMPLEMENTING.
ON THE THIRD PAGE, THIS IS WHAT I KIND OF LIKE TO CALL BY THE NUMBERS.
I WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE VOLUME THAT GOES THROUGH THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH PRISON.
WE HAD 9,280 INITIAL HEALTHCARE SCREENINGS.
I DON'T HAVE THE STATISTICS FOR YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL.
I WOULD BE SHOCKED IF THEY HAD THAT MANY INITIAL INPATIENT SCREENINGS.
IT IS THE LARGEST HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN THE PATIENT IN THE PARISH.
14 PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS, 4,699.
YOU CAN READ THESE, YOU CAN READ THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, WE HAVE A FOUNDED GRIEVANCES RATE OF LESS THAN 1%.
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YOU THEY HAVE A FOU, A FOUNDED GRIEVANCE MEANS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GRIEVANCE.ANY PROBLEM THAT TELLS YOU I HAVE A FOUNDED GRIEVANCE RATE OF 0%.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY LOOKING INTO THE GRIEVANCES.
WE'RE NEVER GONNA LOOK IN AND SAY, HEALTHCARE IS HUMAN.
BUT WHAT WE HAVE FOUND INSIDE OUR GRIEVANCE RATES IN ADDITIONING TO LOWER IT, LOWERING IT COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE, PATIENT SATISFACTION IS HIGHER.
THE GRIEVANCE RATES ARE MUCH LOWER.
IF WE GO TO THE NEXT STAT, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COUNCIL WHEN WE TOOK THIS OVER.
VERY IMPORTANT TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WE HAVE INCREASED PSYCHIATRIC COVERAGE FROM 16 HOURS TO 40 HOURS.
WE HAVE INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL COVERAGE FROM 40 HOURS TO 80 HOURS.
WE HAVE HAD MORE THAN 22,000 MENTAL HEALTH ENCOUNTERS SINCE WE HAVE TAKEN OVER.
OR I'M SORRY, THIS IS JUST 2022 STATS.
AND WE HAVE A 63% POPU, UH, PRISON POPULATION IS ON MENTAL HEALTH.
THAT'S A GOOD STAT THAT HELPS INSIDE YOUR COMMUNITY.
THE OTHER THING WE WILL POINT OUT, ONE OF THE, ONE OF OUR OBJECTIVES WHEN WE TOOK OVER SUICIDES WERE AN ISSUE AT EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
WE HAVE HAD ZERO COMPLETED SUICIDES SINCE WE HAVE TAKEN OVER.
IT IS A DIRECT RESULT OF BOTH THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT, THAT, I CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR THAT.
IT'S THE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
BUT ADDITIONALLY, IT'S THE INVESTMENT BY THE COUNCIL, WHICH WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, ON THE NEXT PAGE, WE HAVE INSTITUTED A MEDICAID ASSISTANT TREATMENT PROGRAM THAT DIDN'T EXIST.
THIS IS SUBOXONE, METHADONE, OR, UH, TH THESE ARE THOSE MEDICATIONS.
WE'RE TAKING PEOPLE MOSTLY WITH OPIOID DEPENDENCIES.
AND I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT INSIDE THAT PROGRAM.
AND WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STATS.
AS THIS COUNCIL'S WHERE AND HAS BEEN WORKING ON, WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FENTANYL EPIDEMIC.
AND BATON ROUGE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTION TO THAT EPIDEMIC.
THE MEDICAID ASSISTED PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE STARTED, AND WE ARE TRYING TO WORK TO KEEP PEOPLE ON THAT WHEN THEY LEAVE, IS GONNA GO A LONG WAY TO KEEPING YOUR COMMUNITY SAFER.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO CONTINUE INSIDE THE FACILITY.
YOU WILL NOTICE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM WE HAVE GIVEN 58 PATIENTS NARCAN IN 2022 AND 145 TOTAL DOSES.
I WILL TELL YOU OUT OF OUR A HUNDRED FACILITIES, THAT IS A, THAT IS A VERY, VERY HIGH NUMBER.
UM, FENTANYL INSIDE THE COMMUNITY IS AN ISSUE OF THE SIX SENTINEL EVENTS THAT WE'VE HAD.
AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS TRAGIC.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO, AND ONE OF THE SUGGESTIONS WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO MAKE IS TO INCLUDE FENTANYL, INCLUDE NARCAN EDUCATION ON HOW WE CAN HELP TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY CONTINUE THAT INVESTMENT WITH YOUR SUPPORT IN THE FUTURE IN YOUR MAP PROGRAM, WHICH WILL HELP BRING SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS DOWN.
THE CONTINUED CHALLENGES WE SEE COUNCIL, UM, IS THE SAME CHALLENGES WE SEE EVERYWHERE, BUT THEY'RE WORTH TALKING ABOUT, UH, CONTINUING VACANCIES AND SECURITY STAFFING LEVELS.
UH, YOUR, YOUR WARDEN DOES AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
CAN'T SAY ENOUGH GREAT THINGS ABOUT WHAT A GREAT PARTNER IT IS TO WORK INSIDE YOUR FACILITY.
UM, BUT THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES LIKE EVERYONE RIGHT NOW.
FINDING PEOPLE WHO WORK INSIDE COR CORRECTIONS IS A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT JOB.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AS, AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, UH, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS ON PRE-TRIAL, PRE-TRIAL DETENTION.
FOR THE MOST PART, THESE ARE VI INDIVIDUALS.
THEY'RE CONSTITUTIONALLY PRESUMED INNOCENT, BUT IT'S STILL DIFFICULT TO FIND THOSE.
AND YOUR SHERIFF'S DOING A GREAT JOB AT TRYING THE OTHER.
THE OTHER ISSUE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL IS AWARE OF IS THE EXPLOSION OF THE HIV POPULATION INSIDE THE PRISON.
AND I, WHEN I SAY EXPLOSION, IT IS EXPLODED FOUR X SINCE WE TOOK OVER IN 2022.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I JUST WANNA SHOW THE PERSON'S LIVING WITH H HIV INSIDE THE COMMUNITY.
SO THE COUNCIL GETS AN, A VIEW OF THE INCREASE THAT IS GOING ON INSIDE THE COMMUNITY.
UH, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT FOR YOURSELVES.
BUT ON THE PAGE AFTER THAT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME TRENDS AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON.
PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV INSIDE YOUR FACILITY.
WHEN WE TOOK OVER, THERE WERE 10 PERSONS LIVING WITH H HIV INSIDE THE BATON ROUGE PRISON.
EVERY ONE OF THESE IS AN INDIVIDUAL, THEY'RE NOT A STATISTIC.
SO THE REASON WE PUT THE GRAFT WITH THE WAY WE DID ON THE SECOND PAGE ON THE, I'M SORRY, THE SECOND GRAPH ON YOUR LEFT.
WELL THAT IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO READ.
THE REASON WE DID THAT IS CUZ EVERY ONE OF THOSE 177 LINES REPRESENTS A PATIENT AND HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE FACILITY ON HIV MEDICATION.
THERE ARE TWO PATIENTS THAT BY THE WAY, HAVE BEEN THERE OVER A THOUSAND DAYS ON HIV MEDICATION.
YOUR HIV EXPENSE INSIDE THE FACILITY IS ABSOLUTELY EXPLODING AND IT IS EXPLODING ON A, ON A RATE, ON A RATE THAT IS UNSUSTAINABLE WHEN YOU'RE MOVING FROM 10
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TO 40.REALLY 30 TO BE, TO BE ACTUALLY CORRECT, 39.
BUT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL WAS AWARE OF.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL, NEITHER YOU NOR I CARE DETERMINE WHO COMES INSIDE THAT FACILITY.
BUT WE SEE THE TWO BIGGEST CHALLENGES MOVING FORWARD.
UH, WE FEEL LIKE IT'S OUR JOB TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE SEE ON, ON THE LOCAL LEVEL.
SO YOU CAN SEE, WE SEE THE TWO BIGGEST CHALLENGES MOVING FORWARD IS THE FENTANYL EPIDEMIC AND MAKING SURE WE ARE CARING FOR PATIENTS AS BEST WE CAN AND THE H HIV VPL PERSON'S LIVING WITH HIV EXPLODING INSIDE THE FACILITY.
UM, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST SLIDE, THAT'S JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THIS IS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ON THE 39 PEOPLE THAT WHEN I, WHEN I MADE THESE, THESE ARE REALTIME STATISTICS THAT OBVIOUSLY CAN CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
BUT WHEN I MADE THESE SLIDES TWO DAYS AGO AND I'M USING I VERY, VERY LOOSELY WHEN MY GREAT TEAM ON SITE GAVE ME THESE STATISTICS AND I PUT THEM INTO THE SLIDE, UM, THE, THOSE WERE THERE.
SO I KNOW THERE'S MORE INFORMATION THAT WHAT I'VE COVERED YOUR TIME IS JUST VALUABLE.
UM, I'LL, I'LL YIELD FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO DO AT THIS POINT.
THANK YOU MR. UH, MAYOR PROTE AND THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST.
AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE HAVE MS. SANDERSON COMING DOWN.
REVEREND HENSON, FIRST OF ALL, GOOD AFTERNOON TO THE COUNCIL AND PARTICULARLY TO, UH, THE COUNCIL.
PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VERY FAITHFUL ABOUT KEEPING THIS ITEM, UM, AVAILABLE.
I WILL START WHERE WE STARTED ALMOST FOUR YEARS AGO WITHOUT A HEALTH MONITOR.
I HAVE COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE IS THAT WE DO NOT RESPOND TO CRISES IN REAL TIME WITH REAL DATA AND REAL ANALYSIS.
THE JAIL IS LIKE MOST JAILS, PROBABLY THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
IT IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF WHERE WE ARE HOUSING PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLE WITH ADDICTION.
AND MANY TIMES WE ARE NOT CONNECTING THE DOTS.
WE ARE NOT MAKING THE KIND OF ANALYSIS THAT A HEALTH MONITOR WHO IS QUALIFIED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE NUMBERS MEAN.
THERE ARE PEOPLE SITTING IN THAT FACILITY TODAY WHO DO NOT BELONG THERE.
BUT CONTINUALLY, WE'RE NOT COMPARING WHAT WE ARE SPENDING ON WHAT WE ARE CHOOSING TO CRIMINALIZE.
AND SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO EXASPERATE A PROBLEM.
MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE, BECAUSE I'VE SAID IT TO YOU DOZENS OF TIMES, FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COME TO THE JAIL.
SO ISSUES AROUND DRUGS COMING IN ARE NOT ABOUT FAMILY MEMBERS.
THEY'RE ABOUT CONDITIONS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH ANALYSIS.
THERE IS STILL AN ONGOING CRISIS ABOUT DEATHS.
80% OF ALL JAILS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY HAVE NO DEATH PERIOD.
AND I BEGGED THIS COUNCIL, IT IS TIME FOR THIS PARISH TO PUT A HEALTH MONITOR IN PLACE TO DO THE ANALYSIS THAT ANY HOSPITAL, ANY CLINIC WOULD DO TO MAKE GOOD FINANCIAL DECISIONS.
BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL STILL HAS LAWSUITS BACKED UP COMING DOWN THE PIKE.
AND HOW DO I KNOW THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW WHO'S DYING.
AND OFTEN IT IS THE ONLY WAY THEY GET ANSWERS.
WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT.
THESE ARE OUR FRIENDS, OUR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND OUR LOVED ONES.
AND IT IS A PRETRIAL FACILITY.
40% OF ALL CASES ARE NOT PROSECUTED.
THAT MEANS INSTEAD OF PUTTING DOLLARS INTO COUNSELING, DRUG TREATMENT AND OTHER PROGRAMS, WHAT WE ARE DOING IS PUTTING PEOPLE IN A PLACE WHERE 40% OF THEM OR GOING TO LOSE THEIR RIGHT TO THEIR MEDICAID, THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE THEIR RIGHT TO THEIR HOUSING.
THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE THEIR JOBS.
SOME OF THEM ARE GONNA LOSE THEIR CHILDREN.
AND GUESS WHAT? ALL THOSE SAME ISSUES THAT THEY HAD BEFORE THEY WENT IN THE ADDICTION, THE UNSHELTERED JUST GETS MAGNIFIED BECAUSE THEY SPENT TIME IN THAT FACILITY.
SO WHILE I AM GRATEFUL FOR A REPORT,
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THIS COALITION ASKED IMMEDIATELY AND COMPLETELY THAT THIS PARISH DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND PLEASE HIRE A HEALTH MONITOR.IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 92? ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM? WE GO BACK TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT? COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS? TURN YOUR MIC ON PLEASE.
SO YOU HAVE ASKED FOR A, UM, AND YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT YOU, UM, HEALTH MONITOR AND WHAT I'VE ASKED EACH TIME IS TO SEND ME THE VERBIAGE WHAT THEY WOULD DO AND I WOULD, I WOULD GET WITH, UM, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OR WHOEVER, BUT I'VE NEVER GOTTEN THAT.
YOU KNOW, UM, I KNOW ONE THING THAT TURNKEY HAD WAS VERY, UM, TOOK TREMENDOUS INITIATIVE TO TALK WITH YOU, TO GET WITH YOU.
UM, THE REPORT, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS MORE SO WHAT YOU DO.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN THIS REPORT, AGAIN, AS I ALWAYS SAY, IF YOU ALL AREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT, IF YOU NEED ME TO COME IN YEAH.
YOU ARE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT IT, THEN WE COULD DEAL WITH THOSE SPECIFIC THINGS.
BUT AGAIN, WHEN YOU COME TO THE COUNCIL, WE ARE LOOKING AT THINGS HOLISTICALLY.
AND SO WE, WE ARE AT A DI COULD POSSIBLY BE AT A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE, UM, THE INFORMATION SOUNDS LEGIT TO THE DEGREE THAT WE CAN INVESTIGATE.
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY REALLY GIVING CONTRARY TO THE DETAILS OF THE REPORT.
SO THE ISSUES THAT ARE SO CREDIBLE THAT, UM, COME UP EACH TIME WE DO PRISON MEDICAL SERVICES, A LOT OF THAT WOULD BE BETTER HANDLED WITH A, UH, WITH A HEALTH, A PRISON HEALTHCARE MONITOR BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO PROVIDE SO THAT WE CAN FIND OUT, UH, WHAT WE, WHAT IT IS, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, AND POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, THAT'S IT.
AND COUNCILWOMAN, I WILL SAY, AND, AND IT HAS BEEN MANY YEARS, SO YOU MIGHT NOT REMEMBER WHEN WE DID THE INITIAL PRESENTATION ON THE CHALLENGES WITH CORRECT HEALTH MM-HMM.
WHEN THE R F P COMMITTEE WAS FIRST PUT TOGETHER, WE HAD A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE WHO VERY SPECIFICALLY LAID I REMEMBER THAT, THAT OUT.
AND SO WE CAN GET THAT, THAT DOCUMENT BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
CAUSE I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WERE NOT HERE WHEN THAT INITIAL CONVERSATION HAPPENED.
BUT THE TRUTH IS, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, CONTRARY TO WHO THE PROVIDER WAS, UH, WE HAD OUTLINED WHAT THAT ROLE WAS.
THAT IS NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
FOR IT TO GET TO THE COUNCIL, WE HAVE TO HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM TO APPROVE IT.
THE, EVEN IF WE ARE, IF THAT WAS SOMETHING IN THE R FP, WE STILL AS A COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
BUT THESE ARE THE MISSTEPS I GUESS.
I KNOW, UM, SHARI WAS VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN IT, BUT TO THE, IT'S A MONUMENTAL TASK.
IF, IF, IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND SAY, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, THESE ARE THE THINGS AND THEN WE GO TALK TO PURCHASING OR WHOEVER TO SEE IF IT'S, IT'S DONE.
YOU KNOW? UM, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
ONCE WE GET TO THIS, IT'S NO, AND, AND, AND I WILL SAY THIS, I'M, WELL, THIS REPORT IS OBVIOUSLY SEVERAL MONTHS BEHIND FROM THE, THE END OF THE 2022 MM-HMM.
AND THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF MY CONCERNS, THAT IT IS NOT JUST WHAT TURNKEY IS DOING.
IT IS THE MATCHING UP OF THE INVOICES THAT COME TO THIS PARISH EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
BUT I'M SAYING THE PARISH ALREADY CONTROLS THAT INFORMATION.
BUT WE STILL, WE, BUT WE DON'T, YOU HAVE, YOU ARE THE EXPERT LOOKING AT THAT.
WE LOOK AT A BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET.
IF THERE'S A INVOICE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY THAT YOU SEE A DISCREPANCY, THEN COME AND SAY, THIS IS THE MONTH OF MAY BREAK DOWN WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THAT IS WHAT, THAT'S WHAT OUR LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO BE EFFECTIVE.
BUT AT WHEN YOU GET HERE, IT'S A VOLUME OF INFORMATION WE ARE RECEIVING.
BUT YOU HAVE TO JUST, DAVID, FEED US WHAT YOU
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WANT.AND WE MIGHT RE THEY SAY, HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU, UM, EAT A ELEPHANT ONE BITE AT A TIME.
SO IF YOU WANNA JUST DEAL WITH BILLING, WE'LL DEAL WITH BILLING.
ONCE WE GET BILLING, THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH SOMETHING ELSE.
BUT THAT IS WHAT HAS ALL HAS BEEN MISSING, UM, FOR THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SO PASSIONATE IN ME FOR 10 YEARS.
BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE GONE FROM THE STAFFING ISSUES TO NOW PRIVATE PROVIDER ISSUES WHERE THAT THAT WAS EXASPERATED.
NOW WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S TRYING, I THINK THIS IS THE TIME WHERE WE START EATING OFF THAT ELEPHANT.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON HONOR, COUNCIL MEMBER CALL ME.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR TURNKEY.
SO TURNKEY SINCE, LET ME TELL YOU, YOU'D BE TRANSPARENT AS TO WHY I'M ASKING QUESTIONS.
BECAUSE SOME OF YOUR EMPLOYEES HAVE CONCERNS UP THERE.
AND SO WHAT I'M ASKING, THEY, AND, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GRIEVANCES ARE LESS THAN 1%.
AND SO YEAH, THAT, THAT RIGHT THERE IS A CONCERN FOR ME.
AND IS THAT FROM EMPLOYEES OR IS THAT FROM THE INMATES, OR IS THAT FROM EVERYBODY OR WHAT IS THAT? AND THE REASON I'M ASKING THIS IS BECAUSE THE EMAILS AND INFORMATION THAT I'VE RECEIVED IS TALKING ABOUT HOW HOSTILE THAT ENVIRONMENT IS UP THERE.
HOW THE STAFF DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE EMPLOYEES, HOW THE EMPLOYEES ARE BEING DISRESPECTED.
AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, AS WE SIT UP HERE, THE LAST TIME TURNKEY CAME BEFORE US, TURNKEY WAS A BIT DISRESPECTFUL IN THIS COUNCIL.
SO, YOU KNOW, I I CAN'T SAY THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THE EMPLOYEES.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I'D WANT TO KNOW IS HOW MANY DEATHS BEEN THERE SINCE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN THERE? AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS THAT YOU ALL ARE AWARE, I AM TOLD OF THE MISTREATMENT OF STAFF AND THAT YOU ALL ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE A PUSH TO QUIT AND THERE'S PLENTY FEAR RETALIATION.
AND SO ANOTHER THING IS THAT THEY'RE FORCED TO PASS OUT MEDS OUT OF THE TIMEFRAME.
ONE HOUR BEFORE OR HOUR AFTER, WHICH IS ILLEGAL.
I AM TOLD PRIVACY IS A CONCERN WITH THE NURSES.
AND SO IT, IT, IT'S JUST NOT GOOD JUST FOR A LACK OF A BETTER TERM.
JUST A BUNCH OF MESS UP THERE.
AND SO I NEED TO KNOW, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT THE TURNOVER THAT'S THERE.
UH, AND THE REASON FOR ALL THE TURNOVER AND WHY THE RUDENESS TO THE STAFF AND THE BULLYING AND ALL OF THIS AND THE, UM, AND THE DEATH NUMBERS AND THE TREATMENT IS HORRIBLE BY YOUR DIRECTOR OF NURSING AND YOUR HSA.
AND THAT, UH, EVEN WHEN E EMS COME IN, THEY HAVE AN ISSUE, UH, WITH SCREAMING, UH, SAYING THAT THEY RUN THIS PLACE AND THE HSA AND ALL OF THAT.
SO COUNCILWOMAN, I WANNA START OFF BY APOLOGIZING FOR WHAT HAPPENED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.
UM, THERE'S A REASON I'M HERE AND, UH, COUNCILWOMAN, THEY'RE, I'M NOT GONNA MAKE AN EXCUSE, UH, FOR THE OUTBURST.
UM, YOU WERE KINDER TO ME AND I APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS THAN YOU COULD HAVE BEEN.
YOU COULD HAVE COUNCILWOMAN REALLY CHEWED ON ME AND I HAD WOULD'VE HAD IT COMING AND I WOULD'VE TAKEN IT.
SO I, I I WANNA START OFF BY APOLOGIZING COUNCILWOMAN.
I THINK YOU DESERVE THAT TO, TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.
AND I FULLY ANTICIPATE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
I'LL ANSWER THOSE AND ALL I CAN SAY IS I APOLOGIZE, SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
UM, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S PERMISSION.
DO YOU MIND IF I TALK? OH, THANK YOU COUNCIL.
UM, I WAS ABLE TO RUN INTO COUNCILMAN DUNN ON THE WAY IN HERE TODAY.
AND, UH, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'D BEEN MADE AWARE OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
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TO AN INDIVIDUAL THAT ASKED NOT TO BE NAMED.UM, AND, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH COUNSEL MADONNA.
I WILL TELL YOU, I'M GONNA GO PERSONALLY IN A COUPLE WEEKS TO LOOK INTO THE ISSUES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I, FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE, THE INDIVIDUAL I TALKED TO, UH, ACTUALLY HAD NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT CORPORATE.
I THINK COUNCILMAN DUN HEARD THAT THE, THE REQUEST ACTUALLY WAS THAT CORPORATE BE MORE PRESENT.
SO, UM, I'M GOING TO UM, COUNCILWOMAN, I'M GONNA PAUSE A LITTLE BIT ON ANSWERING IT CAUSE I WAS JUST MADE AWARE OF IT TODAY.
UH, THE COMMITMENT I MADE TO COUNCILMAN DUNN AND I WILL MAKE THE SAME COMMITMENT TO YOU, IS THAT I WILL GIVE YOU A REPORT.
I'M HAPPY TO GIVE IT PUBLICLY.
I'M HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO YOU PERSONALLY BEFORE WE DO SO.
BUT WE WE'RE CONCERNED OF TWO THINGS AT TURNKEY.
NUMBER ONE, UH, WE EXIST FOR PATIENTS.
AND BY THE WAY, I SHOULD HAVE INTRODUCED MYSELF.
UH, I'M NOT CEO OF TURNKEY, BUT I AM THE PRESIDENT.
WHEN THIS, WHEN THIS COMPANY WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED, UH, I WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER.
UH, THEREFORE I TAKE A LOT OF, UM, I TAKE A LOT OF PERSONAL PRIDE IN TRYING TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.
NOW TURNKEY HAS OVER A HUNDRED SITES.
IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHEN I STARTED IT.
AND I'M, I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU HISTORY THAT'S, I'M GONNA SCOOP, I'M GONNA MOVE IT TO ALONG COUNCIL, WE'RE NOT A MA'AM.
SO TELL ME THIS, IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION, WHO'S YOUR LOCAL PERSON THERE? WHO CAN, IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER THEM, YEAH, IT'S NO NEED OF US GOING ROUND AND ROUND.
WHO IS YOUR LOCAL PERSON THERE AT THAT FACILITY THAT YOU, MA'AM, THAT CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? COUNCILWOMAN, WE HAVE OUR HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, TALITHA ROBERTSON JORDAN, AND OUR ASSISTANT ASSISTANT HEALTH SERVICES MEMBER.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD ASK CUZ WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN INTERNAL POLICY ISSUE AND AN INTERNAL EMPLOYEE ISSUE, IS THAT YOU LET US LOOK INTO IT.
UH, BEFORE WE TALK TO THE HSA, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN BRIEFED AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK INTO IT PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY.
FIRST, IF YOU COUNCILWOMAN, THIS IS YOUR WORLD AND I WILL DO WHAT YOU TELL ME TO DO.
AND I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME.
SO LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYEES THAT ARE THERE.
SO MAYOR PRO TEM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT TURNKEY COMES BACK AND DO ANOTHER PRESENTATION IN ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO ANSWER 'EM JUST TO ME, BECAUSE I AM SURE THAT THE PUBLIC AND THE REST OF THESE COUNCILPERSONS ARE INTERESTED IN THIS INFORMATION AND YOUR EMPLOYEES.
AND BY THEN, I AM SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES WOULD'VE REACHED OUT TO SOME OF US, ME INCLUDED BEFORE YOU COME BACK.
AND THEN WE WILL SEE IF ANY DIFFERENCE HAS BEEN MADE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT IN ORDER THAT WE CAN ADEQUATELY SERVE THE, YOUR, YOUR, THE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THERE.
I'M, I'M OFFERING, UH, THE, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO INVESTIGATE CARRIE AND GET, LET'S GET WITH US AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL BRING IT BACK, REINTRODUCE IT AND, AND BRING IT BACK IN A TIMELY FASHION SO WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE AT THE COUNCIL WISHING TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY CONCERNS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REPORT.
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GO NOW TO ITEM, UH, 91.WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT ONE AGAIN.
ITEM 91, I'M GONNA READ IT A DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER TITLE.
MIKE MCCLANAHAN ET ALL VERSUS SCOTT WILSON ET ALL ON THE DOCKET OF THE US DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
THE MATTER MAY BE DISCUSSING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ATTORNEY OF RECORD IS WILLIAM MOST OR MOTION ASSOCIATES BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS.
THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST TO DEF FURTHER ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE DEFER ITEM FOR ONE MONTH, 30 DAYS? UH, SAY IT AGAIN.
MAY 10TH, 30 DAYS TO MAY 10TH.
UH, IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? THERE IS A MOTION TO DEFER BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS TO MAY 10TH.
SECONDED BY THE CHAIR IS ANY OBJECTIONS TO DEFER FOR 30 DAYS? ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED FOR 30 DAYS.
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MEMBERS, IF YOU WOULD GO BACK TO ITEM 59, A RESOLUTION APPROVING ANNUAL PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAX, THE SHERIFF OF LIVINGSTON PARISH IN THE MOUNT TIC EXCEED CURRENT PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT OF 1040 2090 2 CENT.IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CAPITAL AREA FINANCE AUTHORITY AND THE MILLENNIUM PROPERTIES INCORPORATED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS SMOOTHS BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS SECONDED BY THE CHAIR OF ANY OBJECTIONS.
[60. 23-00395 (Part 1 of 2)]
APPROVED.WE GO TO 60 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBSTITUTION OF AMAZON.COM SERVICES, LLC FOR CFRI INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES AND MODIFYING THE DETERMINATION, DATE AND CONNECTION WITH AN ANNUAL PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAX TO THE EAST BARRETT ROUGE PARISH IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS OF $35,461,626.
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CAPITAL AREA FINANCE AUTHORITY AND AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC AND RATIFYING THE APPROVAL OF SUCH MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 60? WE NOW GO TO THE COUNCIL.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKA.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 60 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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UH, ITEM 62 RESIN.THE DIRECTING THE CLERK COURT.
THE DECISION TO ORDER RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2023 IN THE MATTER OF BATON ROAD VERSUS KYLE P. WASHINGTON.
LISA HIGH TOWER WASHINGTON 1350 SO STREET.
THE NEW PROPERTY OWNER INTENDS TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE PROPERTY BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS SECONDED BY THE CHAIR AND THE OBJECTIONS.
[63. 23-00337]
THAT WAS 62.AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT TO ACCEPT AN ADDITIONAL AWARD UNDER THE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT HURRICANE CREEK TO PLAN ROSE STEAM BANK STABILIZATION PHASE ONE IN AMOUNT OF $23,100 AND BRINGING THE TOTAL AWARD TO $228,055 BY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR, ANYONE HE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 63 WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY THE CHAIRS THAT SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ITEM 63 WITH NO OBJECTIONS HAS BEEN
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APPROVED.WE GO TO ITEM 64, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT TO ACCEPT AN ADDITIONAL AWARD UNDER THE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM.
ROSE STEAMBOAT STABILIZATION PHASE ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $68,629, BRINGING A TOTAL AWARD TO $485,941.
HOMELAND SECURITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 64? ANY, COME ON DOWN, SIR.
STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE.
JOHN DAY AND I'M A PRO, UH, LANDOWNER AT 1 18 4 3 FORT HUDSON BROAD ROAD.
AND I'VE HAD PROPERTY OUT THERE FOR OVER 40 YEARS.
AND, UH, I WENT THROUGH THE FLOOD AND I, I, MY REQUEST HERE IS THAT, UH, MR. STEVENS AND, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORK ENGAGE US IN THE, THE ONGOING TO, TO PUT THE ROCKS ON, ON UH, PORT HUDSON PRIDE ROAD.
FOR THE FIRST TIME AS THE ROAD, THE RIVER WAS ERODING INTO THE ROAD BED AND WE WERE THERE WATCHING IT HAPPEN.
THEN THEY, NOW THEY'VE COME BACK, THEY'RE GONNA PUT MORE ROCKS AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE ROCKS ARE ONLY GONNA BE ON THE RIVER, ON THE ROAD, ON, ON PUBLIC PROPERTY BECAUSE THE, THIS IS LEADING TO MASSIVE EROSION ON OUR PROPERTY AND IT'S THREATENING HOMES OUT THERE.
THERE ARE FIVE OR SIX HOMES THAT THERE'S EROSION TAKING PLACE ON THE PROPERTY.
AND IF, IF IT'S NOT DONE CORRECTLY, THE, THE RIVER, THE FIRST TIME THEY PUT ROCKS THERE, THE RIVER JUST IMMEDIATELY STARTED ERODING BEHIND THE ROCKS.
AND IT'S ERODED 15 TO 10 TO 15 FEET A A YEAR.
AND SO THERE'S THIS BIG AREA AND THE, AND THE, THE, UH, ROAD IS JUST ABOUT TO COLLECT INTO THE RIVER.
I WANT TO KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING.
CUZ IF IT'S ONLY ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, THE RIVER WILL AGAIN BEGIN TO ERODE RIGHT INTO THE ROAD BED.
AND IT'S A, IT'S AN ONGOING THING AND IT'S CAUSING THIS MASSIVE EROSION.
AND I'VE SEEN REPORTS OUT, UH, ALONG WITH THE O OTHER PROPERTY, UH, OWNERS OUT THERE.
I'VE ASKED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE, IN THE PLANNING FOR HOW, HOW THIS PROJECT IS GONNA WORK.
THE OTHER THING IS, IS THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHANNELS CUTTING TOWARD THE, UH, PORT HUDSON PRIDE ROAD THAT IS GONNA CONTINUE TO CAUSE THE CITY PARISH PROBLEMS. AND THERE, THERE'S A GLOBAL SOLUTION FOR OUR PROPERTIES WHERE OUR HOMES ARE BEING THREATENED.
AND THE, THAT THE ROAD THAT PORTS AND PRIDE ROAD WILL CONTINUE TO BE THREATENED BECAUSE IT'S NOT, IT'S A PARTIAL SOLUTION AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN IT.
UH, MR. STEVENS, THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE STATE, I'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH HIM, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE OUT THERE TO LOOK AT IT AND I'VE ASKED TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS ALONG WITH SOME OF MY LAND, MY LAND FELLOW LANDOWNERS, BUT WE'RE GETTING NO FEEDBACK ON IT.
SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL IS TO INSTRUCT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO MEET WITH US AND TELL US EXACTLY WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, UH, SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND IT AND WORK WITH THE, UH, WITH THE PARISH AND TRY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
I MEAN, WE HAVE HOUSES THAT ARE ABOUT TO BE COL UH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE THREATENED AND, UH, COLLAPSING INTO SOME OF THESE CHANNELS THAT ARE ERODING OUT THERE.
WE WANT, WE WANT THEM TO ENGAGE US IN THIS PROCESS.
AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I THINK FRED'S GONNA COME UP AND SPEAK FOR A SECOND.
HEY, HEY, HOW YOU DOING? COUNCIL MEMBERS? CERTAINLY OUR GOAL AND OBJECTIVE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO, TO
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MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF ANY IMPROVEMENT THAT WE DO AND, UH, UH, THIS WILL PROJECT WILL ALSO FIT THOSE SAME MODES.I AM AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE OUT THERE.
I'VE ASKED MR. STEVENS TO LOOK AT IT AND BEFORE WE HAVE TO HIRE A CONSULTANT, I NEED TO BIT THEM ON BOARD FIRST AND WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS, UH, THANKS TO TO, TO EP IN REFERENCE TO ASKING FOR THAT REQUEST.
UH, I'M NOT SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL THE, THE LATERALS THAT HE'S MAKING REFERENCE TO, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN AT LEAST LOOK AT WHILE WE OUT THERE.
BUT OUR INTENT IS TO TRY TO, TO GET PUBLIC INPUT ON WHAT THEY SEE.
ALSO FROM A TECHNICAL AND THE ENGINEERING ASPECTS ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO ADDRESS THAT.
BEING IN THE RIVER THERE, QUITE FRANKLY IT'S, IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING PRETTY SOON, IT'S GONNA GO STRAIGHT ACROSS AND WON'T BE A BRIDGE AT THE LOCATION.
SO, UH, WE CERTAINLY HAVE NO OBJECTIONS INVITING, UH, THE PUBLIC TO OUR, UH, MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE IN REGARDS TO THAT.
AND WE WILL MAKE, TRY TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE BEST FOR EVERYBODY TO ADDRESS FROM A DRAINAGE ASPECT, BUT ALSO WE GOTTA BE SURE THAT, UH, WE KEEP THE, THE ROAD AND THE BRIDGE OPEN AS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
CAN I ASK MR RIGHT THE QUESTION? NO, YOU CAN ASK HIM OFFLINE, BUT NOT DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING.
Y'ALL CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION OFFLINE.
HE'S SITTING RIGHT THERE IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO 'EM.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS? COUNCIL MEMBER DUN MAYOR PRO TEMP COLE FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THIS ISSUE KINDA, UH, REINFORCES A CONVERSATION OR SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD, UH, THIS WEEK CONCERNING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, WHETHER IT'S ROADS AND BRIDGES, WHETHER IT'S OTHER PROJECTS AND THE NEED FOR MORE AND NOT LESS OUTREACH.
I KNOW WE DO HAVE SOME OUTREACH ON SOME OF OUR PROJECTS, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO INCREASE THE OUTREACH THAT WE HAVE ON MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THE PROJECTS.
SO SITUATIONS LIKE THIS DON'T ARISE, FRED.
I KNOW YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE MEETINGS AND DO THINGS, BUT I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT ON US TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S AN OUTREACH COMPONENT IN ALL OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
SO SOMEONE ON THE CITY OF PARIS'S BEHALF CAN INTERFACE WITH WITH RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO STATE ON THESE PROJECTS, THESE ARE FAIRLY FUNDED.
THEY'RE MANDATED TO HAVE THAT.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO ADD, THIS IS JUST PHASE ONE.
THIS IS JUST TO ACCEPT THE FUNDING FOR PHASE ONE, WHICH DOES THE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ALL THE STUDIES AND THAT IS WHAT FRED SAID WOULD BE REQUIRED IN THAT.
SO ACCEPTING THIS FUNDING WOULD MOVE US FORWARD, UH, INTO THAT PROCESS.
ALL RIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSONS.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
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AUTHORIZING AMERIC PRESIDENT TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION EXCEPT THE GRANT AWARD ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $922,000 BY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 65? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR AND THE OBJECTIONS WE GO
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NOW.ITEM 66, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT.
SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION EXCEPT THE GRANT AWARD ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY OF THE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $941,300 TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENT AND CONNECTION THERE WITH BY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPARED AND DIRECTORS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 66? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 66.
NO OBJECTIONS HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[67. 23-00359]
67.AUTHORIZED AND MAYOR, PRESIDENT SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION.
ACCEPT THE GRANT AWARD ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM IN THEIR AMOUNT UP TO $867,433 IN UNAUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS AND CONNECTION THERE WITH BY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON 67.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS REGARD TO ITEM 68
[68. 23-00391]
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT NEXT YOU THE CONTRACT WITH FRANKLIN ASSOCIATES LLC FOR PUBLIC OUTREACH DURING THE FUTURE BUREAU'S FIVE YEAR UPDATE IN THE CITY PARISHES COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN GOING AMOUNT NOW TO EXCEED $100,000.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 68 WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL? MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCC COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 68 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[69. 23-00393]
GO TO NINE ITEM 69 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, EAST BARREN PARISH HEADSTART PROGRAM TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT INCREASE THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILY OFFICER HEAD STARTED IN THE AMOUNT OF $649,367 AND $341,606 BY HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 69? WHEN NOW GO TO COUNCILORS THERE.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM SECONDED
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BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.[70. 23-00398]
70, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE A HOUSING GRANT SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND HABITAT HUMANITY FOR THE GREATER BATON ROUGE.INCORPORATING THE USE OF HOME INVESTMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM FUNDS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.
THREE BEDROOM UNITS ON VACANT RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON PROGRESS STREET AND NORTH 31ST STREET BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IN AN AMOUNT OF $388,500.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 70 WHEN NOW GO TO COUNCIL.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCC COLEMAN.
ITEM 70 HAS BEEN APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTIONS.
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TO ITEM 71.AUTHORIZED IN THE MAYOR PRESENT ATTENTION TO AN EXECUTED GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR SUBRECIPIENT AND DEVELOPER'S AWARDED ON THE FISCALS YEAR 2022 ACTION PLAN TO THE LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IN AN AMOUNT OF $1,034,126 AND IN AN AMOUNT OF $696,801 BY MAYOR, BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 6 71? WILL NOW GO TO COUNCIL.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY ADAMS. SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.
[72. 23-00406 (Part 1 of 2)]
GO TO 72.AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT EXECUTED UTILITY RELOCATION AGREEMENT WITH AT AND T LOUISIANA FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BUREAU CAPACITY PROJECT PERKINS ROAD, SEING LANE OF PICO LANE IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,269,239 AND 97 CENTS BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 72? WE GO TO COUNCIL.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOK.
IN THE OBJECTIONS WE GO TO ITEM 73
[73. 23-00408]
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER TWO TO A CONTRACT OF MAIL INC.AND ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVER ENHANCEMENT PROJECT TRAFFIC, SIGNAL CONNECTION AND COMMUNICATIONS INSTALLATION AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 440,000 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 73? WHEN NOW GO TO COUNCIL.
SOME MOVED BY COUNCILMAN ADAM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
[74. 23-00409]
TO ITEM 74 AUTHORIZING AMER PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH TREMBLE NAVIGATION L T D, DOING BUSINESS AS EIL INCORPORATED TO OBTAIN TREMBLE EIL TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MOBILE CAPACITY, EXCUSE ME, MOBILE PROGRAM AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE PROJECTS AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $181,500 BY TRANSPORTATION DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 74? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE.
SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN ADAM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MCC COLEMAN.
[75. 23-00410]
WE GO NOW TO 75.UH, CONTENDED ON GRANTS AND CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTION THERE WITH MADDEN ROUGE, MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVY MULTIUSE PATH PHASE FIVE, PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS TO A MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE.
TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTORS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON 75? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL SOME MORE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GO SECONDARY BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS? WE GO
[76. 23-00412]
TO ITEM 76.AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT TAKES YOU TO SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER FIVE IS THE CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR SUPPORT SERVICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS PROCESSES IN EAST BARR PARISH STORMWATER PLAN WITH H AND T B CORPORATION IN THE MOUNT NOW TO EXCEED $377,588 BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAIN DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 76 WILL NOW GO TO COUNCIL MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS WE GO TO ITEM 77
[77. 23-00418]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESENT TO ACCEPT AN AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES OF OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES WITH LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK.RAN AMOUNT OF $1,405,068 BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 77 WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCK.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ITEM 77 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[78. 23-00425]
NOW GO TO ITEM 78, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT TO APPLY IT.ACCEPT, EXECUTE THE GRANT GRIEVANCE FOR FISCALS YEAR 24 PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION GRANT WITH FEMA ADMINISTERED BY SCEP IN AN AMOUNT OF $4,694,600 FOR THE SOUTH FLANNERY ROAD BRIDGE.
APPROPRIATING 1.2 MILLION FOR THE LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT BY TRANSPORTATION AND DANISH DIRECTOR.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 78? APPROVAL IS CONTENTION UPON GRANTS AND CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE.
IS ANYONE HERE? COUNCIL MEMBERS? WHAT IS PLEASURE? SO MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.
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AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO APPLY, ACCEPT AND EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24 PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION GRANT WITH FEMA ADMINISTERED BY CEP IN AMOUNT OF $7,067,532 FOR THE NORTH NOTIFY FOUND DETENTION AND PUMP STATION PROJECT APPROPRIATE $1.8 MILLION[01:30:01]
FOR THE LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR APPROVAL CONTINGENT UPON GRANTS AND CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON 80 ITEM 79 WE NOW GO TO.SO MOVE BY ADAM, SECONDED BY ROCKER.
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NOW GO TO ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES.UH, LOT SIX SQUARE 13 SUBDIVISION PROSPERITY DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN ASSESSED VALUE MOTOR OWN.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 80? WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU GO TO THE
[ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS]
SEPARATE SHEET FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS, A AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH I CAN'T PRONOUNCE THAT MOATS ARCHITECTURE LLC FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, SERVICE AND CONNECTION WITH CITY HALL SECURITY UPGRADES AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $87,000.THE REASON THIS ITEM IS BEING REQUESTED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER TO EXPEDITE THE CONTRACT WITH TIME SENSITIVE SECURITY MATTERS FOR CITY HALL, NEED A MOTION AWAIT THE RULES TO ALLOW THE ITEM TO BE INTRODUCED.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, SECONDED BY ADAM.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WEIGH THE RULES? IS THERE ANY OBJECTIONS ON THE MOTION TO WEIGH THE RULES? EXCUSE ME.
UH, THE ITEM NEED A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKER ITEM HAS BEEN INTRODUCED, UH, I ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER BE AUTHORIZED IN THE MAYOR PRESENT TO DRAFT A LETTER OF INTENT TO APPLY FOR THE COASTAL POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANT, C P R G IN AN AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION.
THE REASON THIS ITEM IS BEING REQUESTED AS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER, CITY OF BATON ROUGE IN EASTBOUND ROUGE LEAD ORGANIZATION APPLYING FOR THE CLIMATE POLLUTION REDUCTION GRANT, THE MOTIONAL WAY.
THE RULES SOME MORE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKER.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION AWAY? THE RULES ARE THERE.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION ON THE MOTIONAL AWAY THE RULES? WELL, IS THERE ANYONE WISH HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM NOW OPEN THE FLOOR.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HER SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKA ADMINISTRATOR MADAM B HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[Items 81-84]
UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE ITEMS 81 THROUGH 84 TOGETHER, ELM GROVE GARDENS, UH, IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACTOR, TRIUMPH CONSTRUCTION, LLL C, CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, 79,005 $567 73 CENTS.EXTENDED CONTRACT FOR 127 DAYS.
ITEM 82 PERMANENT COUNT STATION INSTALLATIONS CONTRACT JB GROUP OF LOUISIANA LLC.
DOING BUSINESS AT INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTION GROUP LLC.
CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $72,710 AND 90 CENTS.
ITEM AUTOMATED THREE SCHOOL FLASHER INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR, DIAMOND ELECTRIC COMPANY CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $371,413 56 CENTS, WHICH IS A CREDIT AND ITEM 84.
SALES TAX AND ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
PROJECT 17 DASH FIVE STREETS AND NEW DATE IN FAIRWOOD BA LAKES AT STONEGATE SHERWOOD WITH MANOR BO CARS, FOX CROSS, SUBDIVISION, ADAMS AND ST.
JOSEPH PONDEROSA CONTRACTOR, RJ DAYLE AND SONS CONTRACTOR.
CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $30,837 AND 84 CENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 81 THROUGH 84? WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS? 81 THROUGH 84.
SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN MA, SECONDED BY COUNSEL MEMBER ROCKER.
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TO 85 SALES TAX STREET AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM.PROJECT 17 DASH FIVE STREETS IN NEW DAYTON FAIR WITH BADMAN, THE LAKE STONE GATE SHARE WITH MAN OF BOTH CARS.
FOX CROSS SUBDIVISION ADAMS ST.
JOSEPH PONDEROSA CONTRACT, RJ DAYONE, SONS CONTRACTOR'S.
FINAL COST 4,000,004 4,167,000, $90 AND 98 CENTS.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 85? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? HUH? I'M NOT SURE.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS SECONDED BY THE CHAIR AND ANY OBJECTIONS? HUH? SHOW COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, HUDSON AS OBJECTING TO ITEM 85.
ANY OTHER OBJECTIONS? ITEM 85 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[Items 86-89]
GO TO ITEM 86.WE'RE GONNA TAKE 86 TO 89 TOGETHER.
JANITORIAL SERVICE IN 19 J D C, ELITE PROFESSIONAL CLEANING SERVICE LLC, $227,842 95 CENTS.
ITEM 87 ANNUAL CONTRACT LEAD JANITORIAL SERVICE FOR EBR R MAIN LIBRARY OF GOODWOOD, BETTY SD CLEANING SERVICES, $109,000 AND 4 CENTS.
ITEM 88 B STREET AREA 88 TRANSITION PROJECT TO HOLLYWOOD STREET AREA 88 TRANSITION PROJECT, THE LUSTER GROUP.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DISASTER RECOVERY, BRIDGE REPLACEMENT AND FRATERNITY
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STREET BRIDGE AGAIN CONSTRUCTION, LLC.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 86 2 89? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS? 86,289.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OMAR, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR ITEM.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 86 89 HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
WE NOW GO TO ITEM 90, RECEIVING THE FIRST QUARTER 2023 REPORT FROM DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.
PERFORMANCE OF GARBAGE TRASH, BULKY ITEM WOODY WASTE AND RECYCLE PICKUP BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON.
BEFORE WE GO THAT I HAVE A, CAN WE SHOW COUNCIL NUMBER DUN ABSTAINING FROM ITEM SIX? DO WE NEED TO RECONSIDER IT? RE I NEED TO HAVE A REQUEST TO RECONSIDER EM.
ITEM 60 BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
ITEM 60 BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN AND SECOND 60 AND 72 BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH,
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COLEMAN.WE NOW ITEM 60, COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, SHOW YOU ABSTAINING.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN ABSTAIN FROM 60, WE, WE GO TO ITEM 60.
ITEM 60 A RESOLUTION, APPROVAL, AND SUBSTITUTION OF AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC FOR THE SEAL FREE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES AND MODIFYING THE TERMINATION DAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAX OF EACH VAN ROUGE.
AND THE AMOUNT NOW TO EXCEED THE PROPERTY TAX.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CAPITAL AREA FINANCE STORE AND AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC AND RATIFYING IMPROVING YOUR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY MAYOR'S OFFICE.
ANYONE HE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 60, THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BY THE CHAIR.
AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROTOR.
UH, SHOW COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN ABSTAINING.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO ITEM 60? WE
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NOW GO TO ITEM 72 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESENT, EXECUTE UTILITY RELOCATION AGREEMENT WITH AT AND T LOUISIANA FOR SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH MOBILE CAPACITY PROJECT PER ROAD LANE OF PICO LANDING AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,269,239 97 CENTS.TRANSPORTATION AND ANG DIRECTOR.
THE MOTION WAS, UH, MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOK.
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TO ITEM 90.THERE HAS BEEN A REQUEST TO DEFER THE REPORT FOR TWO WEEKS.
RECEIVING THE FIRST QUARTER 2023 REPORT FROM DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE AND PERFORMANCE OF GARBAGE TRASH, BULK ITEM WOODY WASTE AND RECYCLE PICKUP BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM? COUNCILMAN HUDSON IS MOTION TO DEFER THIS ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS.
IS THERE A SECOND? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HU SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAK.
ANY OBJECTION ITEM HAS BEEN DEFERRED FOR TWO WEEKS.
THERE'S A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE SECOND BY EVERYONE.
AS ALWAYS, WANNA THANK OUR CITY PARISH EMPLOYEES BEING HERE WITH US THIS EVENING.
GLAD WE COULD GET Y'ALL HALFWAY EARLY, UH, THIS EVENING.
AND AS ALWAYS, READ TO YOUR CHILDREN AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE READING THEM, HAVE 'EM READ BACK TO YOU.
BEST WAY TO INCREASE READING COMPREHENSION.