Jun 14, 2023 Metropolitan Council

AND ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 24TH, 2023 BY COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATIVE TREASURER.

ITEM NUMBER ONE, APPROVAL

[ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE? COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OSA SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOELL.

ASHLEY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ

[INTRODUCTIONS]

THE INTRODUCTIONS? SECTION 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER TWO, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER MATTER ENTITLED BRIANNA GOLDEN VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND COX COMMUNICATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $135,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $551 AND 42 CENTS BY PARISH ATTORNEY.

NUMBER THREE, AMENDING THE 2023 CURRENT EXPENSE AND CAPITAL BUDGET SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $3,681,000 FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RAISING CANNES RIVER CENTER, FUNDED THROUGH REVENUES DEDICATED FOR SAID PURPOSE BY THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT NUMBER FOUR, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, OR DESIGNATED AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE TO FILE AN APPLICATION AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR GRANT ASSISTANCE UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $509,000 BY THE MAYOR PRESIDENT.

NUMBER FIVE, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EAST BATTER PARISH SEWAGE COMMISSION TO PROCEED WITH A NOT TO EXCEED $361,325,000 FINANCING THROUGH THE LOUISIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REQUESTING THE LOUISIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $361,325,000 SUBORDINATE LIEN REVENUE, REFUNDING BONDS, AND ONE OR MORE SERIES AND AUTHORIZING THE BORROWING BY THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SEWAGE COMMISSION FROM THE SALE THEREOF TO ALLOW THE AUTHORITY TO CURRENTLY REFUND ALL OR APPORTION OF THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE SUBORDINATE LIEN REVENUE.

REFUNDING BONDS FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SEWAGE COMMISSION PROJECTS AND PAY THE COST OF ISSUANCE THEREOF AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO BY THE BOND COUNSEL.

NUMBER SIX, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED RENEE SIMON VERSUS STATE OF LOUISIANA ATAL IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $326 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER

[CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS]

SEVEN, LEONARD A ROBINSON AND PEGGY ROBINSON.

2 8 5 0 70 SEVENTH AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS, NUMBER EIGHT, DOROTHY MAY WASHINGTON COLLINS, THE ESTATE OF FUJI COLLINS AND THE ESTATE OF ELNORA COLLINS 8 83 GOOSE STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO BANKS, NUMBER EIGHT, CHRISTOPHER DARRELL TAYLOR, 37 44 SYCAMORE STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT FIVE HURST, NUMBER 10, PETER L PIERRE AND ZEDA HENRY 71 35 CALUMET STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 11, DAVID EVERETT AND KATIE EVERETT.

42 31 PROVO STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 12, GENE THOMAS LEWIS AND LYNN ABBOTT LEWIS, 1 58 77 TEEM AVENUE COUNCIL, DISTRICT NINE HUDSON NUMBER 13, WINSTON ADDIE WISDOM, ADDIE KIMMA AND CAPRICIA AIMA, 6 1 11 WEST GARFIELD STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 14, LULA V COATES, ETAL 21 0 5 KANSAS STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 15, THE ESTATE OF MARY JANE TEMPLE HATCHETT 25 10 KENTUCKY STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 16, IRMA O JOYA, 28 66 SHERWOOD STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 17, MILLENNIUM HOME SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED.

6 44 TERRACE STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 18, SONYA TUCKER BAZIEL AND DWIGHT LC.

BILE 6 45 TERRACE STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.

ALL ITEMS THAT REQUIRE READING HAVE BEEN READ IN A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS AS AN ORDER THERE, A MOTION TO INTRODUCE.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA.

ALL ITEMS REQUIRE INTRODUCTION, HAVE BEEN READ AND BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW GO

[CONDEMNATIONS (Part 1 of 2)]

TO YOUR SEPARATE CHIEF OF CONDEMNATION COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'LL READ THE RECOMMENDATION AS THEY ARE HAVE BEEN WRITTEN.

THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 50 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, AND 62.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A CONDEMNATION? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A COUN CONDEMNATION? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN? UH, I'D LIKE TO GIVE, UH, NUMBER 61 90 DAYS PLEASE.

61 90 DAYS.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA READ THE RECOMMENDATION AND CHANGES.

THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 50 52, 53, 56, 58, 60

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AND 62.

THEY ARE TO DEFER FOR 45 DAYS.

ITEM 59 TO DEFER FOR 90 DAYS.

ITEM 51, 54, 57, AND 61 AND TO DELETE ITEM 65.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON IT? EXCUSE ME.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, DELETE, DELETE.

55.

UH, WE HAVE TO CALL SOMEONE UP AND ASK THEM FROM NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, CAN SOMEBODY COME TALK TO ME ABOUT WHY THE RECOMMENDATION ARE DELETE 55? RACHEL, RACHEL, OWNER OF BETA THAT SAYS BLAKE IS COMING.

OH, WELL BLAKE IS GOING TO GET RACHEL.

THEY HAVE TWO IMAGES IN THE SUPPORT DOCUMENTS.

ONE SHOWS A CLEAR LIGHT, THE OTHER ONE SHOWS A STRUCTURE THAT'S BURNED.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IS ACCURATE.

HERE SHE IS.

APOLOGIES.

I WAS HELPING A CONSTITUENT OUT IN THE LOBBY.

UM, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ADDRESSES WE TALKING ABOUT? ITEM NUMBER 55.

RACHEL.

UM, SOMEONE PUT IN A RECOMMENDATION TO DELETE THE ITEM FROM CONDEMNATIONS.

THERE'S TWO PICTURES IN THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

ONE IS A STRUCTURE THAT'S SEVERELY BURNED AND THE OTHER ONE IS A, IS A CLEAR LOT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS? COULD YOU TELL ME THE ADDRESS THAT'S LISTED WITH THAT? UH, 35 26 PLAT? YEAH, PLAT 35, 26 PLAT DRIVE.

COUNCIL MCDON.

THE, THE FINAL REPORT TIME LOG SHOWS ON, UH, JUNE 6TH THAT HAD BEEN SAYS FIRE DAMAGE, DWELLING AND DEBRIS HAD BEEN REMOVED.

PICTURE AND FILE.

I I'M ASSUMING THAT'S WHY SIX SIX? YEAH, I HOPE THAT HELPS.

THAT THAT WOULD BE IT.

THAT WOULD BE DEFINITELY BE A GOOD REASON TO TO, TO DELETE IT.

3 5 2 IF THAT'S THE CASE, I'M, I'M FINE WITH THE LEGION.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE AND IF WE NEED TO COME BACK, WE CAN COME BACK.

YEAH, I'M LOOKING AT A BLANK SLAB ON A, ON A PICTURE FROM SIX SET.

SO YEAH, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

UH, PAGE 11, LOOK AT, WE'LL TAKE ITEM 78, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IN PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE TO ENTER TO A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH FRANK MAURICE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL CONDEMNATIONS? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOLL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST CONDEMNATION HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU GO TO THE,

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PITCH TO GRANT UNTIL FRANK MAURICE PITCH THE RIGHT OF USE TO REMAINING PORTION OF LOT 1 3 12 IN THIS WORLD ESTATES BY PARISH ATTORNEY.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 78? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND IF OUR COUNCIL MEMBER HURST ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 78 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF

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YOU WILL GO NOW.

ITEM 70 ON PAGE 10 AUTHORIZING FOR MAYOR, PRESIDENT DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RECREATION AND TOURISM OFFICE OF CULTURE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGNATE WEST, WEST CHIME STREET, NORTHERN BORDER RUMPLE DRIVE, WESTLAND LAKESHORE DRIVE, EAST PARKER BOULEVARD, WEST PARKER BOULEVARD, NICHOLSON DRIVE, PUBLIC DRIVE, AND BRIGHTSIDE DRIVE SOUTHERN BORDER OF RIVER ROAD AND RIVER ROAD, SOUTH WESTERN BORDER FOR THE CREATION OF STATE CERTIFIED CULTURE.

DISTRICT DELEGATION OF ITS AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT SAID APPLICATION, ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, REPORTS, AND OTHER FORMS REQUIRED FOR CREATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND REPORTING THE LSU CULTURAL DISTRICT BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 70? MR. LANDRY, UH, CHARLES LANDRY, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE DO HAVE SOME EMAIL COMMENTS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT, OPPOSITION TO ITEM 70.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MC COLEMAN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.

ITEM 70 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE GO BACK NOW

[Items 63 & 64]

TO PAGE NINE.

ITEM 63 OF 64, WE WILL TAKE TOGETHER FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY.

ITEM 63, AMENDING TITLE 14, SECTION 14 1 12.

SO AS DELETE LANGUAGE, WHICH LIMITED COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE VETERINARIAN SERVICES BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

ITEM 64, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO, TO AMEND THE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE COMPANION ANIMAL ALLIANCE TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF SERVICES TO ALLOW THE PROVISION OF VETERINARIAN CARE TO CITY PARISH RESIDENCE AT CA'S DISCRETION AS PART OF THE PROGRAM OF SUBSIDIZED ANIMAL CARE TO THE NEEDY CITY PARISH RESIDENCE, AND ALLOW FOR THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY HOLDING ENCLOSURES FOR ANIMALS RECEIVING SAID ANIMAL CARE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 63 AND 64? WE WILL BEGIN WITH TANNER HERNANDEZ

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ON ITEM 63.

TANNER.

TANNER MAY BE IN THE LOCK.

ALL RIGHT, OLIVER DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK.

MY APOLOGIES.

TANNER AND GREGORY PAY IS HERE BUT DOES NOT WISH TO SPEAK, BUT THEY'RE BOTH IN FAVOR.

ITEM 64, TANNER HERNANDEZ AND GREGORY PAY ARE BOTH IN FAVOR, BUT DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK AGAIN.

MY APOLOGIES.

WE NOW GO.

ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 63 AND 64, MEMBER, PUBLIC MEMBER, GENERAL PUBLIC.

WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS REAL QUICK.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED 27 COMMENTS ON ITEM 63 AND 64.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURT.

APPRO ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THE PARISH TRANSPORTATION FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TEMPO TO SIGN SUCH CERTIFICATION BY FINANCE DIRECTORS.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 63 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MC COLEMAN.

ITEM 64.

ANY OBJECTIONS? THE ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED 63 AND 64.

WE NOW GO TO

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ITEM 65.

A RESOLUTION APPROACHING ANNUAL PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAX TO THE SHERIFF OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AND AN AMOUNT NOTCH EXCEED $100 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CAP AREA FINANCE AUTHORITY AND THE CAP AREA DEVELOPMENT BY THE CHAIRS.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 65? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 65? COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 65.

WE NOW GO BACK TO COUNCIL MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE CHAIR.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 65 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE GO TO ITEM 66,

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ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 66? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE CHAIR SINCE I GOT ASSIGNED IT.

67, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO ITEM

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TITLE 19, CHAPTER 18, WINE, BEER, AND LIQUOR.

SO AS TO AMEND SECTION NINE, CODE 1 0 0 4.

ORGANIZATION, THE BUSINESS EXEMPTED FROM LICENSE REQUIREMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

UH, IS COUNCIL MEMBER HURST IN THE ROOM? UH, WE GONNA GO, WE GONNA SKIP THAT ONE? IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM? IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THAT? UH, DOES ANY COUNCIL MEMBER HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT ITEM? OKAY, WELL, WE'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST IS THERE ARE SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

ITEM 67 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW GO TO ITEM 68

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AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER OF JAMIE MCCABE VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE IN AN AMOUNT NOT OF $10,700 AND COURT COSTS A $527 50 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $11,227 AND 50 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 68? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 68? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 68? MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO ITEM 69.

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AMEND THE 2023 PAY PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED FIRING POLICE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARIS OF EAST BATON ROUGE.

TO ASK SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES EFFECTIVE JUNE 17TH, 2023, AMENDMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL POLICE APPENDIX ADD ITEM 14, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INCENTIVE PAY FOR NEW HIRE, POLICE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS, NEWLY HIRED POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO COMPLETE TRAINING ARE CONFIRMED IN THE POSITION AND MAINTAIN ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING THE DATE OF CONFIRMATION WILL RECEIVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, INCENTIVE PAY, AND INCREMENTAL PAYMENTS TOTALING $8,000 BY THE POLICE CHIEF AND HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 69? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL.

COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. I JUST, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

ANYONE HERE FROM FINANCE? I JUST HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS FROM, UM, CONSTITUENTS A, UM, A POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICER, IS THAT A DIS, IS THAT A DISPATCHER OR WHAT'S THE ROLE OF A POLICE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER? SO I'M GONNA GET NEIL TO ANSWER THE QUESTION AS THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON WHAT THE POLICE PEOPLE DO.

USE THE WORD EXPERT LOOSELY, BUT SUBJECT EXPERT? YEAH.

MAY MAYBE, MAYBE IT IS A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT DISPATCH POLICE UNITS, UH, TAKE CALLS FROM 9 1 1, UH, FROM THE 9 1 1 OPERATIONS AND ALSO ANSWER OUR EMERGENCY LINES.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND, AND SO IS THIS JUST KIND OF BRINGING THEM IN LINE WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY? WERE THEY EXCLUDED FROM OUR, SO, SO, SO THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY A RAISE AND PAY, THIS IS A BONUS

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TO ENCOURAGE, UH, PEOPLE A HIRING BONUS.

SORRY, HIRING BONUS.

SO IT'S A ONE TIME PAYMENT.

UM, INCENTIVE TO, TO COME TO WORK AS A COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, POLICE.

AND, UM, HOW MANY POSITIONS DO WE HAVE OPEN RIGHT NOW? YOU KNOW, 16 OUT OF 50, 52.

SO A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER THAT WE, WE WE NEED TO LOOK, IT'LL HELP, RIGHT? SURE.

YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.

THANK, THANK YOU.

THOSE WERE, THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS.

I WANTED TO, I WANTED TO CLARIFY COUNCILWOMAN THAT THIS IS BEING FUNDED THROUGH THE, UM, RECRUITING AND RETENTION FUNDS SO THAT THE COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED THROUGH, UM, ARPA FUNDING.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER THIS TYPE OF INCENTIVE RECRUITING AND RETENTION INCENTIVE TO THESE EMPLOYEES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

GOT IT.

COUNCIL MEMBER NOEL NEIL? YES, SIR.

UH, JUST, I JUST WANTED TO A POINT OF CLARITY HERE.

SO, UH, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT RECRUITMENT AND HOW TO HELP FILL THOSE VACANCIES, BUT, UM, READING IT HERE, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR TO THE PUBLIC THIS IS ALSO FOR RETENTION FOR EXISTING EMPLOYEES AS WELL, CORRECT? IT, IT IS NOT, NO, IT IS NOT.

IT IS THIS, THIS PARTICULAR, UH, INCENTIVE IS SIMPLY FOR HIRING.

UM, WE ALL WORKING, AND I I KNOW THE CHIEF IS WORKING PRIMARILY DILIGENTLY WITH, WITH FINANCE AND AS WELL AS HUMAN RESOURCES TO SEE HOW WE CAN USE THOSE A A R P DOLLARS FOR RETENTION SPECIFIC.

I MEAN, WHEN THIS SAYS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, IT WOULD SEEM PRETTY OBVIOUS.

RECRUIT, BE ABLE TO USE IT, IT FOR RETENTION TOO, RIGHT? NO, THAT, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING HOW IS THAT SITTING WITH THE EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION? I THINK THAT THE EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS, UH, DIVISION PERSONNEL ARE EAGERLY AWAITING SOME TYPE OF, OF, UH, SIGNAL FROM US ABOUT WHAT THE RETENTION WOULD BE AS WELL AS ANY TYPE OF, OF PAY INCREASE.

THEY CERTAINLY DESERVE IT AND THEY CERTAINLY, UH, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK THERE HAS TO BE SOME MORE PLANNING, UH, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

THIS, UH, IS HOPEFULLY TO ATTRACT NEW HIRES SURE.

AND WHICH THEY EQUALLY WANT THAT AS WELL.

71, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION EXECUTE SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE WITH COLEMAN AND LOGIC FOR THE BATON RIDGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MARKETING ADVERTISING SERVICES AND AMOUNT NOT TO SEE $100,000.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S, UH, AND LOOK, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING AND I THINK RECRUITMENT IS GREAT, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO THINK, UH, ALSO BE COGNIZANT OF HOW THE EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION'S GONNA FEEL.

UH, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS SAYS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

I, I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY TO EXPLORE THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THOSE THAT ARE THERE NOW, UH, FROM THE RETENTION STANDPOINT, I THINK THAT'S WORTHWHILE.

AND WHEN WE, WHEN WE INITIALLY ASKED FOR A R P DOLLARS FOR RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, THE, THE, THE PLAN IS TO ALSO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS FOR SOME TYPE OF RETENTION PROGRAM.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW, NOT IDENTIFY WHAT THAT LOOKS, WHAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.

THAT LOOKS LIKE WITH IN DISCUSSIONS WITH FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES AND THAT'LL LIKELY BE HOLISTIC WITH THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT.

IT NOT BE JUST COMMUNICATIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ASK YOUR PLEASURE, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH ITEM 70 69? EXCUSE ME.

IS THERE A MORE SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

ITEM 69 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE GO NOW TO ITEM

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IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 71? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CODAY.

ITEM 71 HAS BEEN APPROVED WHEN I OWE ITEM

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72.

AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTED DONATION OF SIGNALS 63 INCORPORATED FOR 215 BALLISTIC VESTS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, 128 VESTS MANUFACTURED BY SECOND CHANCE 18 VESTS MANUFACTURED BY POINT BLANK.

68 VESTS MANUFACTURED BY SAFARI LAND AND ONE VEST MANUFACTURED BY ANGEL ARMOR.

THE AFOREMENTIONED VESTS HAVE NO VALUE BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPIRED AND THEREFORE HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE SERVICE BY THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SAID ACTIVE DONATION SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY AS TO INFORM THE LEGALITY BY POLICE CHIEF.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 72? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITY SOUTHERN CITY'S ECONOMIC INCLUSION INITIATIVE.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO ITEM 73.

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GRANT AN AMOUNT OF 30.

IS THAT $30 MILLION? 30 MILLION TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND $30,000 TO SUPPORT.

THAT'S THREE ZEROS BEHIND THE DOT.

NOW I ALWAYS THOUGHT TWO ZEROS.

NOW.

I MEAN, I MEAN TWO ZEROS IS, YOU KNOW, IS WHERE THE NUMBER ME IN.

OKAY, SOMEBODY HELP ME.

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I I READ THAT REAL FAST.

AND, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION AS PERFORMED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND SUPPLY DIVERSITY BY MAYOR'S OFFICE.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 73? WE'RE NOT GONNA TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

COUNCIL, I MAKE AN AMENDMENT FROM THE FLOOR THAT WE, UH, CHANGE THIS TO 30 MINUTES, SIR.

WHAT IT SAYS, CORRECT.

I SECOND THAT IS THERE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.

ITEM SEVEN.

ANY OBJECTIONS AS WRITTEN, 73 HAS BEEN APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

WE NOW GO TO ITEM 74,

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AUTHORIZED AM MAYOR, PRESIDENT EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR RMS AND SCHEDULING SERVICES FOR FIRST DUE FOR THE BAT RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,000 FOR 2023 AND RENEW ANNUAL WITH NO MORE THAN A 5% INCREASE FOR YEARS 25, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, AND 2029.

THIS IS TO BE PAID OUTTA BATON RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S EXISTING BUDGET BY THE FIRE CHIEF.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 74? WHEN OUT WITH THE COUNCIL? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

MAY I PROAM OBJECTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN FIRE CHIEF TO COME UP PLEASE.

AND TALK TO US ABOUT THAT COMMUNITY CONNECT PROJECT THAT THAT'S A PART OF AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT.

UH, WE'RE VERY PROUD AND VERY EXCITED THAT YESTERDAY WE RELEASED A, UH, PROGRAM CALLED COMMUNITY CONNECT.

THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S TIED INTO OUR FIRE SERVICE THAT ALLOWS THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY TO GO IN AND PUT IN INFORMATION THAT'S VERY VALID TO US AND OUR RESPONSE, UH, HOMEOWNERS CAN PUT IN WHERE ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS LIVE INSIDE OF A HOUSE WHERE THEIR KIDS SLEEP AT NIGHT.

UH, BLOCK BOX CODES TO WHERE WHEN WE GET THERE, WE CAN GET INTO THOSE LOCATIONS QUICKER.

WE DON'T HAVE TO TEAR UP A DOOR.

IF SOMEBODY, ELDERLY LADY FALLS, WE CAN GET IN THERE.

UM, IT LETS US HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE WHILE WE'RE RESPONDING TO THIS.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING BLIND.

WE GET A CALL, WE RESPOND, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA GET THERE.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA SEE WHEN WE GET THERE WITH THIS, WE HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAYOUT, THE VARYING KEY THINGS THAT HELPS US SAVE LIVES AND PROTECT PROPERTY AS WELL AS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IT PLAYS.

IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER THAT LIVES IN A CITY THAT'S ELDERLY AND YOU WANNA KNOW IF THEY CALL 9 1 1 WHEN A FIRETRUCK IS DISPATCHED, YOU YOURSELF WILL BE NOTIFIED AT THE EXACT SAME TIME THROUGH THE APP OR A TELEPHONE CALL SAYING THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONDING TO YOUR LOVED ONE'S RESIDENCE.

UH, THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAS SAVED LIVES AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BRING THAT TO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.

GOOD STUFF, CHIEF.

GOOD STUFF.

MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $160,000 FOR COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY SOCIAL WORK SERVICES AT THE EAST BARWICK PARISH LIBRARY, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT FOR CONTRACT WORKERS BY THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER MOORE? YEAH.

UH, LOVE THIS PROGRAM.

SO Y'ALL, DO Y'ALL HAVE CERTAIN PROGRAMS WHERE YOU DO AUTOMATIC MUTUAL AID WITH OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE PARISH AND EVERYTHING? DO THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THIS ALSO OR IS THIS A, A PARISH WIDE INITIATIVE THAT WILL BE ROLLED OUT OR IS IT JUST FOR THAT ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS IT IS NOW? COUNCILMAN'S FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TIED INTO OUR, UH, OUR DATA ENTRY.

IT'S A PROGRAM THROUGH A COMPANY CALLED FIRST DO.

IT'S A A SOFTWARE THAT WE PURCHASED AND THAT'S JUST A, A TOOL THEY HAVE PART OF THAT.

WE'RE CURRENTLY THE ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT HAS THAT PROGRAM.

OTHER AGENCIES USE DIFFERENT, UH, RMS SYSTEMS FIREHOUSE.

UH, WE DID HAVE COLEMAN AND HER SO MOVED, MOVED BY COLEMAN SECOND BY HER.

ANY OBJECTION? ITEM 74 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

ITEM 75, AUTHORIZE

[75. 23-00678]

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 75? COUNCIL MEMBERS? WHAT IT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS? WE'RE GONNA JUMP DOWN TO

[83. 23-00708]

ITEM 70 83.

EXCUSE ME.

AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE TO ENTER TO A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT REGARDING THE FACILITATION OF THE COLLECTIVE PROJECTS OF THE ELLA LOUISIANA DOT D'S I 10 WIDENING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OVER THE CITY PARK LAKES AND THE CITY PARISH DREDGING PROJECT OF THE CITY PARK LAKES BY PARISH ATTORNEY.

DOES ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 83? ASHLEY COUNCIL MEMBERS? YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 83.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HIRST.

AUTHORIZED THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO REFUND AN ERRONEOUS REMITTANCE OF USE TAX TO LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY AND AN AMOUNT OF $556,471 AND 77 CENTS FOR REMITTING USE TAX TO EAST RIDGE PARISH ON MATERIALS DELIVERED OUTSIDE THE PARISH FOR THE AUDIT PERIOD OF APRIL 1ST, 2022 THROUGH APRIL 30TH, 2022 WITH THE COST OF SUCH REFUND TO BE CHARGED AGAINST SALES TAX REVENUES BY FINANCE DIRECTORS.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 83 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW GO BACK

[76. 23-00688]

TO ITEM 76.

AUTHORIZED AND FINANCE DIRECTOR TO REBATE.

LUNAR ROVER PRODUCTION INCORPORATED AN AMOUNT OF 64,000, $30 AND 15 CENTS FOR THE FILM MINISTRY TAX REBATE PROGRAM ON A PERIOD OF MAY 11TH, 2021 THROUGH FEBRUARY 15TH, 2022 WITH THE COST OF SUCH REBATE TO BE CHARGED AND SALES AND TAX REVENUES BY FINANCE DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 76? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[00:30:02]

SO MOVED BY THE CHAIRS.

THEY'RE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 76 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

[77. 23-00691]

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 77? COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, ANGIE, UH, THE ONE OF YOU GUYS GONNA TELL US WHAT, WHAT WENT WRONG HERE? YES, SIR.

SO WHENEVER THE, THE SALES TAXES ARE DUE AT THE POINT OF DELIVERY, WHEN YOU DELIVER SOMETHING, IT'S THE PARISH THAT THE DELIVERY, THE, THE, THE MATERIALS ARE DELIVERED TO.

IN THIS CASE, THEY WERE NOT DELIVERED AT EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, BUT THE ACCOUNTING SECTION OF THE COMPANY WERE REMITTED, ERRONEOUSLY REMITTED THE TAXES TO US.

THEY, THEY MISTAKE.

THEY COME, THEY SAY WE, WE MESSED UP.

WE DID IT WRONG.

WE CONFIRM IT IN FINANCE AND SO WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE THEM THEIR MONEY BACK SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE IT TO THE RIGHT PARISH.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION MOVED BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

ITEM 77 HAS BEEN APPROVED WITH NO OBJECTIONS.

WE GO TO ITEM

[79. 23-00704]

79, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF LIBRARY BOARD AND CONTROL TO EXECUTE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH SENDER CONSULTING AND COMPREHENSIVE WEB WEBSITE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, HOSTING AND UPDATE SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $389,774 78 CENTS BY LIBRARY DIRECTORS.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 79? WE NOW WITH THE COUNCIL, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HER SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCCOY.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE GO NOW TO ITEM 80.

[80. 23-00705 ]

AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO INSTITUTE AGREEMENT WITH THE CAPITAL REGION PLANNING COMMISSION TO PROVIDE THESE PARENTS PARISH PRORATED PORTION OF THE LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF SIXTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND SEVENTY TWO CENTS FOR THE SAFE ROUTE FOR ALL ACTION PLAN GRANT AWARDED TO C R P C AND APPROPRIATE FUNDING FROM GENERAL FUND BALANCE ON ASSIGNED BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 80 WHEN I WROTE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY THE CHAIRS THERE.

SECOND ON ITEM 80.

AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE AMOUNT OF 150,000 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR AN EASTBOUND PARISH ENTREPRENEUR AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND FURTHER AUTHORIZE THE REALLOCATION OF THE 2023 GENERAL FUND BY MAYOR'S OFFICE.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE GO TO ITEM ITEM 81,

[81. 23-00706]

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 81? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS.

YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 81.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN SECOND BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE GO NOW TO ITEM 82.

AUTHORIZED

[82. 23-00707]

THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY IN THE AMOUNT OF 150,000 TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THESE PARENTS.

PARISH ENTREPRENEURIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BY MAYOR'S OFFICE.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 82? ASHLEY COUNCIL MEMBER RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 82.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN SECOND AND BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO ITEM

[84. 23-00718 ]

84.

AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE BATTER CITY COURT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH GINA B LEE.

THE CONTRACT IS NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF 72,000 FOR TERM OF THE CONTRACT SERVICES PROVIDED OR THE PERFORMANCE OF HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE COURT REPORTING ACTIVITIES, WHICH INCLUDE TAKING VERBATIM TESTIMONY DURING COURT PROCEEDINGS AND TRANSCRIBING BY CLERK RECORDING.

JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATOR.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 84? COUNSEL? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO ITEM 85.

[85. 23-00722]

AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE UP TO FOUR OPTIONAL RENEWALS OF CONTRACT WITH THE ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, LAFAYETTE, L L C FOR ANALYTICAL LABORATORY SERVICES AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.

SAMPLING FOR A FEE NOT TO EXCEED $300,000 BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 85? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO ITEM 86.

[86. 23-00724]

AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WITH GRADY CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INCORPORATED FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICE AND CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL ROADSIDE DRAINAGE REPAIR PROJECT RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN THE CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT OF $250,000 BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR.

ANYONE HERE FOR ITEM 86 WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS SECOND IT BY

[00:35:01]

COUNCIL MEMBER HAM COLEMAN.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 86 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WHEN I GO TO ITEM 87,

[87. 23-00725]

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTING SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISHES, EAST BATON ROUGE AND THE STITCHES FOR LIFE TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 WITH HOME HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING IN THE TURN COMMENCEMENT.

JANUARY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH THE COMPLETED, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1ST, 2023 BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 87? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

ANY OBJECTIONS? AND ITEM 87 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

ITEM 88 AUTHORIZE

[88. 23-00727]

THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF SUBJECT RECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND LAROU L L C DURING BUSINESS AS BRIGHTSIDE CLINIC TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES TO THE BRIGHTSIDE CLINIC FOR HOP HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSONS WITH AIDS FOR THE CITY PARISH OPERATING YEAR 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $181,248 BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 88 WHEN I'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE SOME MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE SECOND BY THE CHAIR? ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 88 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

ITEM 89,

[89. 23-00728]

AUTHORIZE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA DOING BUSINESS AS V O EIGHT TO PROVIDE ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $440,587 WITH THE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IF WE APPROVE THIS ITEM.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE MOTION WILL BE FOR $419,755.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE SOME MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MO SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

ANY OBJECTIONS WE REGARD?

[90. 23-00730]

GO TO ITEM 90.

AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT.

THE CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH H AND T B COOPERATION FOR THE BUS, RAPID TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $516,276 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 90? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 90.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOELL AND WANTS TO SPEAK ON COUNCIL MEMBER.

NO APOLOGIES.

COUNCIL MEMBER NOLAN.

FRED, CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A RUNDOWN OF WHAT THIS IS ABOUT? YES, SIR.

NUMBER ONE, UH, WHEN WE WERE MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS, PARTICULARLY WITH ON PLANK ROAD AND MOST OF THE STATE ROUTES, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT BE ABLE TO GET THE ACTUAL BUS PAD LOCATIONS IN.

WE MADE A NEED TO ACQUIRE SOME ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY AT THE FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A LITTLE SMALL STRIPS, BUT WE WANT TO BE SURE WE WERE IN COMPLIANCE.

SO WE HAD TO FOLLOW THROUGH THE STEPS AND MAKE SURE WE MEET THE, THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE, UH, THE RAILROAD COMPANY, NOT, EXCUSE ME, THE, UH, FEDERATION GROUP AND ALSO WITH THE APPRAISERS THAT WE MET WITH.

AND A LOT OF THIS IS TO DO THE PAPERWORK THAT'S NECESSARY BY THE AC, THE ACTUAL TAKINGS AS NEEDED.

IT'S ABOUT 30 LOCATIONS WE NEED AND THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME REDESIGN CHANGES THAT'S GONNA TAKE FOR THE PADS AT THE LEASE LOCATIONS.

SO WE'RE, UH, WE'RE EXP APPROPRIATING PROPERTIES OR WE'RE, UH, WE'RE OFFERING OR, UH, WE'RE NOT HAVING TO EXPROPRIATE.

WE, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, MAKING THE AGREEMENTS PREPARED SO WE CAN MAKE THE OFFERS.

BUT I DIDN'T, DIDN'T WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE OFFICE UNTIL I KNEW I HAD COUNCIL APPROVAL ON IT, SO, OKAY.

THANK YOU FRED? YES, SIR.

COUNCIL MEMBER MO.

MR. FRED? YES, SIR.

THE, THE PAD, THESE ARE THE, LIKE WERE THE, THE BUS STOP PADS, BUS BENCH PADS AND STUFF LIKE THAT? YES SIR.

YES SIR.

SOME'S GONNA BE ON NICHOLSON TOO ALSO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS.

SO KAT IS DISCUSSING THAT THEY, THEY'RE TAKING OVER ALL THAT OR THEY NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THESE IN? OR WILL WE, WE'RE GONNA MAKE THE INITIAL INVESTMENT.

IS IT JUST FOR PLANK ROAD OR IS THIS NO.

SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE DOING BECAUSE THEY JUST HAD ARTICLES AND EVERYTHING ABOUT HOW THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO CERTAIN THINGS AND SO ON.

YES.

BY A CERTAIN TIME IS WOULD THIS NOT BE COVERED UNDER THAT PROGRAM? THE, THE ISSUE IN, IN UNDER THIS PROGRAM, THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT, WE ARE GOING TO INSTALL THOSE LOCATIONS WHERE WE'VE GOTTEN 'EM APPROVED.

THAT WAS THE OVERALL INTENT AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE, UH, FEDERAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY REALLY WANTED US TO DO, TO BE SURE EVERYBODY WAS ON THE SAME PAGE.

ONCE THEY'RE COMPLETED, THEN THE, THE CATS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THOSE.

BUT WE'RE GONNA PUT THE, MAKE THE INITIAL INVESTMENT, GET 'EM IN PLACE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AND MAKE 'EM FUNCTIONAL.

LIKE THE OVERALL PLAN IS.

IT'S NOT JUST FOR PLANK ROAD.

SOME WILL BE ON, UH, UM, FLORIDA.

[00:40:01]

IT'S GONNA RUN AROUND THE, THE ENTIRE LOCATION WHERE THE, UH, BUS RAPID TRANSIT, UH, PROGRAM IS GONNA BE SET UP AT.

SO, BUT, BUT IT'S STRICTLY FOR THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT ROUTES? YES, SIR.

THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED? YES SIR.

THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YES SIR.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBER KNOWLES SECOND AND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

ITEM 90 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

ANY OBJECTIONS IN ARROW 91

[91. 23-00731]

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN ENTITY STATE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTORS.

THERE? ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 91? ASHTON COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 91.

IS THERE A SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE? ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 92 HAS BEEN APPROVED NOW GO TO 91.

NOW TO 92.

[92. 23-00733]

AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH A HUNDRED BLACK MEN IN THE AMOUNT OF 150,000 FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED 300,000 TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN TO ACT FUNDING DEDICATED TO COMBAT THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 92? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN ASHLEY COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD RECEIVE ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 92.

ANY OBJECTIONS ON ITEM 92? IF NOT, IT HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW GO TO ITEM 93.

[93. 23-00735]

AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH THE WALLS PROJECT AND THE AMOUNT OF 144,000 TO INCREASE COORDINATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM, LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVING NONPROFITS THROUGH THE, THROUGH THE ONE ROUGE COALITION BY MAYOR'S OFFICE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 93? ASHLEY COUNCIL MEMBERS? YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 93.

WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SOMO BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

GO.

THEY SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN AND OBJECTIONS 93 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

ITEM 94

[94. 23-00739]

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO AUTHORIZE AND EXECUTING A SUBJECT SHIPPING AGREEMENT WITH OUR LAKE, OUR LADY OF THE LAKE.

THE LAKE HOSPITAL INCORPORATED FOR HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSON WITH AIDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $112,500 BY MAYOR'S OFFICE.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 94? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 94 HAS BEEN APPROVED.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF

[CONDEMNATIONS (Part 2 of 2)]

YOU WOULD ENTERTAIN ME, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, REVISIT ITEM 58.

MOTION TO TAKE UP ITEM 58, WHICH IS A CONDEMNATION SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? WE GO BACK TO ITEM 58, WHICH IS, UH, AN, UH, CONDEMNATION IN MY DISTRICT AND I'M MADE A MISTAKE.

WE WANT TO DELETE ITEM 58.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUSTON TO TAKE UP ITEM 53.

ANY OBJECTIONS? NO.

NO.

58 FOR ME.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO 53.

YEAH.

AND WE TAKE 53.

COUNCIL MEMBER HUSTON.

60 DAYS ON THAT ONE PLEASE.

SO MOTION FOR 60 DAYS ON ITEM 53.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NO.

AND THE MOTION FOR DELETION ON ITEM 58.

GO TO ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES.

ANY OBJECTIONS? 53 60 DAYS AND 58 HAS BEEN DELETED.

WE NOW COUNCIL MEMBER

[Items 95 - 98]

WE'RE GONNA TAKE 95 THROUGH 98 TOGETHER.

95 LOT ONE PLUS SQUARE, 2113 LOT SUBDIVISION OF STREAMER DISTRICT 10 MITCHELL WILLIAMS, $10,000 ITEM 96 LOT THREE FOUR AND FIVE SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION ELLERS LEE, DISTRICT 10 TTA MITCHELL WILLIAMS, $5,000 ITEM 97 LOT EIGHT SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION LEY DISTRICT 10 TTA MITCHELL WILLIAMS, $2,800.

ITEM 98, LOT NINE THROUGH 12 SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION ELLERS LEE, DISTRICT 10 HYBRID OF MITCH WILLIAMS. $5,000.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES? 95 THROUGH 98.

WILL NOW GO TO ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.

I SO MOVE.

MR. MITCHELL IS HERE TODAY AND WE DID GO OVER PLAN AND SO HE SHALL MOVE FORWARD.

A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OSA.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEMS 95 THROUGH 98 HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

COUNCIL MEMBERS

[ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS]

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

EMERGENCY ITEM.

AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT

[00:45:01]

ENTERED INTO A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH THE MAYOR'S HEALTH CITY INITIATIVE AND AN AMOUNT OF $800,000 THROUGH AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

AND TO ADMINISTER AND OPERATE COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS THROUGH SUPPORTING A SAFE HOPE FOR HEALTHY INITIATIVE.

A REASON FOR EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE ACCESSIBILITY AND NECESSARY RESOURCE TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING AS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE REDUCTION.

PARTNER WITH IMMEDIATE FUNDING.

IS THERE EMOTIONAL TO WAIVE THE RULES? MOTION TO WEIGH THE RULES.

MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.

ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION APPEALS COMMITTEE.

IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM ITSELF? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR ITEM MAY HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW GO TO ITEM B, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH URBAN RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT CORPORATION AND AN AMOUNT OF 75,000 FOR THE 2023 SUMMER YOUTH LITERACY PROGRAM IS AN EIGHT WEEK INTENSIVE LITERACY INSTITUTE FOR 50 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY OFFICER MAYOR.

PRESIDENT.

THE REASON THIS ITEM IS BEING REQUESTED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER IN ORDER TO BY ACCESSIBILITY TO NECESSARY RESOURCE TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION OPERATING AS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE REDUCTION PARTNERS WITH IMMEDIATE FUNDING.

IS THERE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES ON ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN SECOND ABOUT THE CHAIR.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SOMO BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN SECOND BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM B HAS BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW GO TO APPOINTMENTS.

[99. 23-00770]

ONE APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THOMAS SIBLEY MUST BE A MEMBER OF THE BATON POLICE DEPARTMENT.

CURRENT BALLOT IS LIEUTENANT LAU ANDRE.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 99? THERE'S LIEUTENANT ANDRE HERE.

MAD'S FILM COMMISSION CONCURRING IN THE MAYOR'S PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO REAPPOINT DONNIE MILLER.

MOTION TO APPOINT LIEUTENANT LA LAU ANDRE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.

ANY OBJECTIONS? WE MOVE NOW TO ITEM 100

[100. 23-00808]

THIS IS A FOUR YEAR TERM.

DONNIE MILLER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 100? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NODE TO APPOINT DONNIE MILLER.

EAST RIDGE PARISH COMMUNICATION DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OBJECTIONS? DONNIE MILLER HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE FILM COMMISSION.

ITEM 1 0 1

[101. 23-00809]

CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTED BAKER MAYOR DARNELL WAITS, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON JUNE 30TH, 2023.

EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2023.

THE APPOINTMENT IS A FOUR YEAR TERM.

CURRENT BALLOT IS MAYOR WAITS.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 1? I DON'T SEE MAYOR WAITS, BUT I SEE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNOWLES.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE MAYOR WAITS HAS BEEN APPOINTED.

WE GO TO ITEM 1 0 2, VOLUNTEER

[102. 23-00810]

FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT SINCE ST.

IRMA LEE.

CONSIDERATION OF REPLACING BRENDAN CHANEY WHO HAS RESIGNED THE APPOINTMENT WITH EXPIRE ON JUNE.

EXCUSE ME.

JANUARY 1ST, 2024.

MUST LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.

CURRENT BALLOT IS WE SHALL REED JONES APPLICATION SUBMITTED.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MOTION TO APPOINT BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

CONGRATULATIONS MS. REED JONES.

YOU'VE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE FIRE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE NOW GONNA TAKE

[Items 103 & 104]

CHANGE ORDERS.

ITEM 1 0 3 AND 1 0 4 TOGETHER.

1 0 3 FLORIDA STREET, AREA 88.

COMPLIANCE PROJECT CONTRACTOR, TRIUMPH CONSTRUCTION LLC.

CHANGE ORDER MOUNT $188,091 AND 64 CENTS.

ITEM 1 0 4 M GROVE GARDENS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACTED TRIUMPH CONSTRUCTION LLC.

CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $24,820 AND 38 CENTS.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 1 0 3 AND 1 0 4.

SOME MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.

BRADY CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY $5,318,193.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEMS 1 0 3 AND 1 0 4 HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

WE GO TO ACCEPTANCE OF LOW

[Items 105 & 106]

BIDS.

GONNA TAKE 1 0 5 AND 1 0 6 TOGETHER.

SUPPLEMENTAL PARISH WIDE SEWER REPAIR REPLACEMENT ALLEN AND THE BLOWN L L C $2,477,324.

ITEM 1 0 6 SULLIVAN ROAD, SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 1 0 5 AND 1 0 6? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL.

SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MO SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.

ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEMS 1 0 5 AND 1 0 6 HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

WE NOW GO TO ITEM 1 0 7,

[107. 22-01759]

RECEIVING A QUARTERLY REPORT FROM THE EAST BAT PARISH COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT BY COUNCIL MEMBER CODAY.

WE'LL HAVE THE REPORT FIRST, THEN WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

JENNIFER LANDER WITH THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH COMMUNICATION DISTRICT,

[00:50:02]

SO TO SPEAK, ON WHAT'S TRANSPIRED SINCE OUR LAST, UH, QUARTERLY REPORT, UH, WE DID END UP PRESENTING TO THE BOARD, UM, A NEED FOR A INCREASE IN OUR FEES, UH, THAT HADN'T BEEN INCREASED SINCE, UH, 2005.

SO IT'S BEEN 18 YEARS SINCE THE LAST FEE INCREASE.

UH, WE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.

THE BOARD ASKED FOR SOME TIME TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL REFLECTION ON IT.

WE DID IT.

WE HAD AT ANOTHER BOARD MEETING, THEY AGREED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY, BUT THEY ASKED FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW THE INFORMATION THAT I PRESENTED TO 'EM.

SO THEN WE HELD A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING ON THE 31ST, ON MAY 31ST.

AND AT THAT BOARD MEETING, UH, THEY DID APPROVE THE INCREASE IN THE 9 1 1 FEES.

SO THE FEE INCREASE FOR RESIDENTIAL LINES WENT FROM 63 CENTS TO 99 CENTS PER MONTH.

UH, THE BUSINESS LINES WENT FROM A DOLLAR 50 TO A DOLLAR 99 PER MONTH.

AND THEN THE WIRELESS WENT FROM 85 CENTS TO A DOLLAR 25 PER MONTH.

SO FOR AVERAGE CONSUMER, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LESS THAN $5 A YEAR, UH, IN INCREASE OF THE 9 1 1 FEE.

SO, UH, WE ARE ALSO WORKING, UH, CONTINUOUSLY ON THE BACKUP CENTER.

I KNOW THAT I'VE SPOKE TO Y'ALL PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THAT.

WE'VE ALREADY CON STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THAT.

UH, DEMO HAS TAKEN PLACE.

NOW WE'RE STARTING THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION SITE ON IT.

IT'S THE REMODELING OF A, UH, SPACE OVER AT BON CARE E.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE A FULL CONSTRUCTION LAND SLAB OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S JUST A REMODEL.

NEW CARPET, NEW PAINT, FRESHENING UP THE SPACE.

AND THEN WE, UH, ARE ALSO IN THE FIRST, UH, PROCESS OF PURCHASING THE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL ACTUALLY GO IN THERE, INCLUDING BATTERY BACKUPS AND AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, AND THEN WE ALSO, UH, I PREVIOUSLY SPOKE ABOUT THE NEW 9 1 1 SYSTEM THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THE PARISH, WHICH IS NG 9 1 1.

SO WE HAVE, UH, A LOT OF THE THINGS BUILT INTO THE BACK OFFICE NOW.

WE HAVE THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS.

WE HAVE FOUR AT EACH ONE OF OUR PSAPS, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS, UH, WHERE THE 9 1 1 CALLS ACTUALLY COME IN.

SO WE HAVE THE BACK OFFICE SIDE OF THAT IN PLACE.

AND THEN NOW WE'RE WORKING ON THE FRONT OFFICE SIDE, PUTTING THE COMPUTERS IN PLACE IN FRONT OF WHERE THE ACTUAL DISPATCHERS AND CALL TAKERS ACTUALLY SIT.

UH, WE LOOK AT, UH, STARTING SOME TRAINING, UH, PROBABLY IN MID JULY WE'LL PROBABLY START DOING SOME TRAINING ON THE ACTUAL EQUIPMENT ITSELF.

AND THEN THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY START USING THE EQUIPMENT RIGHT AFTER THAT CUZ YOU DON'T WANNA WAIT IN BETWEEN THE TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION.

UM, THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT WILL THEN BE MOVING THE, UH, PHONE CARRIERS OFF OF AT AND T, WHICH, UH, AT AND T IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU HAVE PHONE SERVICE WITH, IF YOU DIAL NINE ONE ONE, THAT CALL GETS ROUTED TO AT AND T THROUGH AT T TO THE PSAP.

WELL, THAT WILL BE CHANGING.

IT'LL BE GOING FROM YOUR, FROM YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER TO NGA TO THE PSAP.

SO WE'RE, UH, WE, WHEN WE DID THE RFP, WE PARTNERED WITH LIVINGSTON PARISH AND TERREBONE PARISH ON THIS.

ALSO, WE ALLOWED LIVINGSTON PARISH TO ACTUALLY GO FIRST.

THEY WERE A LOT SMALLER OF AN AGENCY SO THEY COULD WORK OUT ANY BUGS OR HICCUPS THAT THAT MIGHT HAPPEN BECAUSE THIS IS A FIRST IN LOUISIANA.

SO IT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, A DECISION THAT WE ALL MADE AS A GROUP AND IT'S BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL FOR US IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME, SOME MINOR, UH, HICCUPS THAT WE HAD TO GET THROUGH.

UH, NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH IS TRANSITIONING THE PHONE CARRIERS TO NGA.

SO, AND IN FACT TODAY, I THINK, UH, ONE OF THE LARGER ONES WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TRANSITIONING TODAY.

SO AS THEY COMPLETE THAT, THEIR TRANSITION, WE WILL BE MOVING INTO OUR TRAINING AND GETTING READY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION.

SO, AND THEN SOON AS THAT HAPPENS, THEN WE'LL BE TRANSITIONING THE BACKSIDE FROM THE AT AND T INTO 9 1 1 WHERE THE ACTUAL CALLS ARE ROUTED THROUGH.

SO, UM, BASICALLY THAT'S ABOUT IT.

SO IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARING.

IS ANYONE ELSE, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE REPORT? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON? I'M JUST CURIOUS WHICH PROVIDER WAS, WHICH PROVIDER , WHICH PROVIDER WAS TRANSITIONING TODAY? UH, I BELIEVE IT'S AT T MOBILITY.

DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHY AT T HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS? IN, IN MY DISTRICT.

I'M SURE IT'S NOT JUST MY

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DISTRICT, BUT I LIVE IN THAT AREA ALSO.

UH, THANK GOODNESS IT HAS NOT AFFECTED 9 1 1 IN ANY WAY.

SO, BUT AT AND T WAS, UH, EXPERIENCING SOME, UH, IT WAS AFFECTING BOTH INTERNET AND CELLULAR.

SO IT'S, IT'S NOT JUST, BUT NOT, IT WASN'T A CELLULAR ISSUE.