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[CALL TO ORDER]
AND GENTLEMEN.WELCOME TO THE PRESENT PORTION PRESENTATION PORTION OF OUR MEETING ON THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH AT 3:30 PM FIRST UP, WE'LL HAVE MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON RESTON BROOM, AND MYSELF TO RECOGNIZE DERRICK BRIGGS OF FIVE STAR AUTO DETAILING OF 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR PROTI AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UM, IT IS CERTAINLY WITH GREAT PLEASURE TO EXTEND HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO DEREK BRIGGS.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO COME UP MR. BRIGGS.
UM, MR. BRIGGS IS THE OWNER OF FIVE STAR MOBILE DETAILING.
UM, HE HAS REACHED AN EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE, AND THAT'S 30 YEARS IN BUSINESS.
AND OF COURSE, WE ARE ALL FOR PROMOTING, UH, AND HIGHLIGHTING AND SPOTLIGHTING OUR, UM, BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY THOSE, UH, THAT STARTED OUT AS SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, THAT MAKE UP THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND MR. BRIGG'S DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING TOP-NOTCH SERVICES TO OUR RESIDENTS HAVE NOT GONE UNNOTICED FOR THREE DECADES.
HE HAS BEEN A SHINING EXAMPLE OF HARD WORK PROFESSIONALISM AND A TRUE PASSION FOR HIS CRAFT.
HE IS INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, IN ADDITION TO BEING A DOTTING AND CARING FATHER, HE'S, UM, ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES AT, UH, DROCK WHERE HIS SON GOES TO SCHOOL.
UM, HE HAS BEEN VERY GENEROUS IN TERMS OF CON CONTRIBUTING TO BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS.
HE'S ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN HIS, UH, CHURCH.
AND WE JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENT, UH, MR. BRIGGS, UH, AND RECOGNIZE YOUR SUCCESS OF 30 YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR DEMONSTRATING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT HERE IN OUR GREAT CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY, I WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTIES CONGRATULATIONS IN THE FORM OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION, UH, TO DERRICK BRIGGS FOR FIVE STAR MOBILE, UH, DETAILING IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR, UH, 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY.
AS AN ENTREPRENEUR GENEROUS SUPPORTER OF LOCAL INITIATIVES AND HOMETOWN AMBASSADOR, CONGRATULATIONS.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE, TAKING OUR PICTURE, JUST LITTLE TO THE LEFT.
LEMME HOLD THIS BACK, GENTLEMEN.
AND I THINK THE MAYOR PRO TIMM HAS SOMETHING ELSE HE WANTS TO ADD AS WELL.
JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.
THIS IS A GREAT MOMENT FOR ME 'CAUSE, UH, DERRICK IS A FRIEND AND, UH, NOT ONLY DOES HE DO ALL THE THINGS, UH, THAT MAYOR BROOM TALKED ABOUT IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE FAMILY, UH, DOES A GREAT DEAL AND IS A FAMILY OF ENTREPRENEURS.
I THINK MANY OF YOU IN HERE PERHAPS KNOW HIS BROTHER WHO OWNS PAPA SOUL FOOD, UH, ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY.
IF YOU'VE NEVER EATEN THERE, UH, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT YOUR BUSINESS TO GET OVER THERE AND HAVE, HAVE A, A MEAL, UH, BECAUSE THE FAMILY DOES A LOT HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND DERRICK, DID YOU BRING ANYBODY WITH YOU TODAY, TELL YOUR FAMILY TO STAYING AND BE RECOGNIZED AT THE TIME?
AND ON BEHALF OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, THE CELEBRATION OF YOUR 30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO SERVE THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY.
PLEASE, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE FOR THIS AWARD.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO HAVE MY FAMILY HERE WITH ME, AND THEY'RE EXCITED TOO.
SO, JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU OUT TO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
LET'S TAKE THE RIGHT HERE, EVERYONE.
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YES.NEXT, WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER DARRYL HURST, UH, TO RECOGNIZE CITY, PARISH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES, COUNCIL MEMBER HERST.
SO, I WISH ALL MY COLLEAGUES WERE HERE FOR THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT WE FIGHT FOR PACE STUDY, UH, STUFF.
WE FIGHT FOR, UH, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
WE TALK ABOUT THE, THE SHINY OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND HOW GREAT IT LOOKS WHEN IT ROLLS DOWN THE STREET.
BUT WHAT REALLY MAKES THAT, THAT, THAT CAR GO IS THE ENGINE INSIDE OF IT.
AND THE ENGINE INSIDE CITY PARISH IS THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
AND SO WHAT I WANT THEM TO KNOW TODAY IS THEIR HARD WORK DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.
THAT WE RECOGNIZE WHAT THEY DO, BUT MORE SO WE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO.
AND TODAY, UM, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, DISTRICT FIVE, EVERY DISTRICT UP HERE, AS WE HAVE EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE GO OUT AND WE TELL THE PUBLIC THAT WE CARE.
THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT HELP US MAKE THESE EVENTS COME TO LIFE.
AND A LOT OF TIMES, THE WHITE TRUCK WITH A GOLD SEAL AND A BLUE, UH, OR A GRAY SUIT THAT'S OUT THERE THAT SOMETIMES JUST GETS OVERLOOKED, BUT TODAY THEY WON'T BE.
AND SO I HAVE A FEW CER, UH, CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS PRESENTED TO CARL THEORY.
I'M GONNA READ ONE, BUT THEN CALL THE NAMES FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND BEING A VITAL PART OF THE DAY-TO-DAY FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING MAINTAINING AND REPAIRING STRUCTURES ON CITY, PARISH, PROPERTY, BUILDINGS, YARDS, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, AND HELPING MY CREW AND I WITH EVENTS, UH, WE HAD ORGANIZED THESE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
YOUR WORK DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED MR. CARL THEORY.
MR. JEREMY KIRKWOOD, YOU WILL, MR. MELVIN HARRIS, MR. PHILLIP JARMAN, MR. ANTHONY CUOMO, HE HAS THE FLYEST TRUCK IN CITY PARISH.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT I WILL, UH, BE REMISS IF I DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, THE MAN THAT MAKES ALL OF THIS HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES, MR. JOSEPH.
BUT LOOK, WE'RE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
Y'ALL WILL TAKE A PICTURE OF THAT.
MAYOR, IF YOU MIND COMING UP WITH US.
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HI, EVERYBODY.I'M GONNA DO ONE MORE ON THE CAMERA HERE.
NEXT WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER DARRYL HURST TO RECOGNIZE BREX, LOUISIANA YOUTH BASEBALL TEAM.
MONSTAR WINNING FIRST PLACE IN THE EIGHT U DIVISION, COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.
SO I WOULD TELL TO TALK TO THE KIDS IN THE BACK.
UM, MY, MY COLLEAGUES GET TIRED OF ME HERE AND TALK, HEAR ME TALK ABOUT SPORTS AND YOUTH, BUT I TRULY THINK THAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, YOU DON'T REALIZE IT NOW OR YOUR AGE, BUT IT'LL PROBABLY HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE, EVEN THOUGH WITH SCHOOL, NOW SCHOOL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND YOU MUST DO WELL.
BUT THE PRINCIPLES THAT YOU LEARN IN SPORTS WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH LIFE.
MR. REED HAS BEEN AROUND ME MY ENTIRE LIFE, UH, PLAYING BALL.
I'VE, I'VE, I'VE RECOGNIZED SEVERAL COACHES THAT COACH ME THAT ARE STILL DOING IT BECAUSE OF THE SACRIFICE YOUR COACHES ARE DOING.
I WILL TELL YOU THIS, KIDS, I WANT YOU TO GIVE YOUR COACHES ROUND OF APPLAUSE RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE WHAT YOU DON'T REALIZE IS THE TRUCK RIDES, THE FEEDING THE TIME AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILY, THE SACRIFICES THAT DO FOR, THAT THEY DO FOR YOU THAT AREN'T REQUIRED.
SO EVERY OPPORTUNITY YOU GET, BE RESPECTFUL TO YOUR PARENTS, BUT ALSO APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE WHO INVEST IN YOU.
AND TODAY WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT YOUR COACHES.
UM, AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH THE COACH OF THE MONSTARS BASEBALL TEAM.
THEY HAD A BUNCH OF TOUGH GAMES, BUT THEY STOOD THE TEST OF TIME AND BECAME THE TO, UH, THE, THE TOURNAMENT AND SEASON CHAMPIONS.
LET'S GIVE, UH, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE COACH, THE MAN THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN, MR. JOSEPH BRADY.
WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER COACH WHO'S INVESTED IN THESE AMAZING KIDS FOR WINNING FIRST PLACE IN BREX, LOUISIANA.
YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE AU DIVISION COACH LATRELL DOSS, A K A FATTY OFFICER.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE COACH DARIUS.
OKAY, WE'LL PUT IT ASIDE FOR HIM.
UH, WELL, MALCOLM REED IS NOT HERE, BUT I SEE HIS DADDY, SO YOU WANT, YOU WANT TO GET IT ON HIS BEHALF, MR. REED? COME ON.
UH, MR. TERRANCE WASHINGTON, COACH AT TIME.
ALRIGHT, COMING TO THE STAGE NUMBER 11, MR. CADENCE COLE.
NEXT WE HAVE COMING TO THE PLATE.
NUMBER SEVEN HENDRICKS STEWART, HE'S AT THE PLATE AT HOME, THE DINNER PLATE.
NEXT WE HAVE MR. DARIUS OLA CAM,
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YOU WANNA TAKE A PICTURE? OKAY, NUMBER 65, CARSON ADAMS, NUMBER 24, CLAYTON BANKS NUMBER 38.DENNIS, I THINK I'M GONNA STEAL YOUR JOB, MAN.
UH, OH, WATCH NUMBER 16 WAYNE DOWNS.
NOW THIS GUY ACTUALLY PLAYED WITH ME, SO I'M GONNA SAY THIS NAME REAL GOOD.
Y'ALL GIVE IT UP FOR NUMBER 12.
ENRICO SMITH, NUMBER 22, MR. DAYLON WILLIAMS. AND WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA ANNOUNCE NUMBER FOUR, MR. JACKSON WASHINGTON, WHO WASN'T HERE.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL YOU DID THIS SEASON, AND LET THIS BE THE STAR TO YOU BEING CHAMPIONS IN LIFE.
ALL RIGHT, GET A BIG SMILE FROM EVERYBODY.
ALRIGHT, LOOK STRAIGHT HERE FOR ME.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER LAURIE ADAMS TO RECOGNIZE LAVAR ROBINSON, FOUNDER OF FATHERS ON A MISSION COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. THANK YOU.
SO DATA FROM THE US CENSUS BUREAU SHOWS THAT NEARLY ONE POINT 18.5 MILLION CHILDREN GROW UP WITHOUT FATHERS,
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WHICH HAS LED TO THE UNITED STATES BECOMING THE WORLD'S LEADER IN FATHERLESSNESS.ACCORDING, UM, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH, UH, CHILDREN WHO GROW UP IN A HOME WITHOUT A FATHER, UM, ARE AFFECTED IN A LOT OF WAYS.
THEY ARE AT A FOUR TIMES GREATER RISK OF GROWING UP IN POVERTY.
THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. UM, BABIES, UH, HAVE A, A TWO TIME, UM, GREATER RISK OF INFANT MORTALITY.
UH, CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE A FATHER ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO TO GO TO PRISON, MORE LIKELY TO COMMIT A CRIME, MORE LIKELY TO, UM, TO BECOME PREGNANT AS A TEENAGER.
UM, CHILDREN WITHOUT A FATHER IN THE HOME ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO FACE ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO ABUSE DRUG AND ALCOHOL.
SO IT'S OBVIOUS, UM, FROM THE RESEARCH, FROM THE DATA THAT FATHERS ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, UM, TO OUR COMMUNITIES, TO OUR CHILDREN.
UM, AND CERTAINLY AS A MOTHER, I CAN TELL YOU, UM, FATHERS ARE IMPORTANT TO MOTHERS.
SO I'D LIKE TO ASK, UM, MR. LAVAR ROBINSON TO COME UP HERE.
LAVAR HAS STARTED AN ORGANIZATION CALLED FATHERS ON A MISSION FOAM.
UM, LAMAR IS, UM, DEEPLY INVESTED, DEEPLY ENGAGED IN ENCOURAGING AND EQUIPPING THE FATHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BE THE VERY BEST DADS THEY CAN BE.
UM, THROUGH HIS ORGANIZATION OF FOAM AND THROUGH THEIR PROGRAMS, HE AND, UM, THE GENTLEMAN WHO WORK WITH HIM ARE SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING ALL THE MEN IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BE THE VERY BEST FATHERS THEY CAN BE.
AND I KNOW THAT THIS WORK, UM, IS GOING TO HAVE A LONG LASTING AND IMPACTFUL EFFECT, UM, ON THE FAMILIES OF OUR, OUR CITY, ON THE CHILDREN OF OUR CITY, AND REALLY, I THINK ON THE ENTIRE TRAJECTORY OF OUR CITY PARISH.
SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, AS, UH, DISTRICT 11 COUNCILWOMAN, UM, RECOGNIZE MR. LAVAR ROBINSON, WHO IS A DISTRICT 11 RESIDENT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL WE MET IN AN H O A MEETING
UM, LAVAR, WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WORK AND, UM, WE JUST WANNA HONOR YOU AND LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
AND, UM, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, UH, THE IMPACT THAT YOU HAVE ON, UH, THE FAMILIES OF THIS CITY.
SO I, LET'S GET A PICTURE AND WILL WE SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER WE GRAB A PICTURE REAL QUICK? OKAY.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, ADAMS, I DEFINITELY WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS I THINK ONCE WE ALL, AS A RACE, AS A HUMAN BEING, AS A SPECIES UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF A RESPONSIBLE FATHER, UH, WE ARE STARTING TO MAKE THINGS A LOT BETTER IN OUR CITY.
STATING EVERYWHERE THAT WE CAN LAY OUR HANDS.
UM, I THINK THERE'S A HUGE MISCONCEPTION WHEN IT COMES TO FATHERHOOD.
THERE ARE A LOT OF FATHERS THAT REALLY WANT TO BE INVOLVED, BUT SOME JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE INVOLVED.
AND I CAN SAY I WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THOSE FATHERS MYSELF, RIGHT? UM, BUT IT'S AMAZING HOW WE TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF GUYS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THEIR KIDS' LIVES AND GUYS WHO ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THEIR KIDS' LIFE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER ABOUT RACE, IT DOESN'T MATTER ABOUT STATUS, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ONE COMMON TERM OF FATHERHOOD.
SO WE DEFINITELY ENJOY WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE FATHERHOOD MEETINGS.
THE FATHERHOOD CLASS IS THE FATHERHOOD EVENTS.
UM, IT ALL MAKES SENSE WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTING THE TOTAL FAMILY TO START FROM THE TOP AND ENHANCE FATHERHOOD.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE OUR MONTHLY MEETING TOMORROW EVENING.
UH, AND THE TOP IS WHAT A FATHER NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT INSURANCE.
IF WE DO A POLL IN THIS ROOM AND ASK HOW MANY OF US WERE TAUGHT AS KIDS, AS TEENAGERS ABOUT INSURANCE, WHETHER IT'S AUTOMOBILE, FAMILY LIFE, AND THAT I CAN PRETTY MUCH IT BE LESS THAN 1%.
WELL, TOMORROW WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE COMING AND EDUCATING US ON THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSURANCE POLICIES, EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW FROM A TO Z, YOU KNOW, SO THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF CONVERSATIONS WE BRING TO THE TABLE OF PILLAR TOPICS THAT FATHERS NEED TO KNOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN RAISING THEIR FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF THEIR STATUS OR RACE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR EDUCATIONAL CLASSES ON TUESDAYS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I INVITE EVERYONE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE@FOAMLA.ORG.
UM, AND COME AND CHECK US OUT.
YOU KNOW, FATHERS ON THE MISSION IS ON THE MOVE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO ANNOUNCE OUR SECOND LOCATION, UM, THIS FALL.
SO WE'RE DOING SOME GREAT THINGS FOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
UM, ENHANCING FAMILIES TO STRENGTHEN
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FAMILIES.EN ENHANCING FATHERS TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES.
NEXT WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER CLEVE DUNN TO RECOGNIZE DARIEN MARTIN, HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER COLVILLE MAGNUM MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SEVENTH GRADE COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE HERE IN THE CHAMBER.
GOOD EVENING TO THOSE WATCHING AND LISTENING TO US, UH, OUT IN THE PUBLIC.
I WANNA RECOGNIZE DARIEN TODAY.
UH, IRONICALLY, DARIEN AND HIS FATHER, WELL, DARIEN'S FATHER, BJ AND I, AS WELL AS LAVAR, ACTUALLY WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER, CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL AND PLAYED A LITTLE BASKETBALL, UH, TOGETHER.
UH, BJ CALLED ME AND SAID DARIEN WAS OBSERVING, UH, SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SOME OF THE STORIES THAT HE SAW ON TV AND HE WAS INTERESTED ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND WHAT COUNCIL MEMBERS DO.
AND, UH, I TOLD BJ TO BRING HIM ON UP AND WE'LL SHOW HIM AROUND AND GIVE HIM SOME EXPOSURE.
SO I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR HIS INTEREST IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND, UH, HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPACT HIS LIFE AND THE LIFE OF, UH, HIS FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND, UH, HIS NEIGHBOR.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER TODO, I'LL READ IT.
IT SAYS, DARREN MARTIN, UH, SCOTLANDVILLE MIDDLE MAGNET SEVENTH GRADER, FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE GOVERNMENT AND YOUR YA, THIS TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND YOU IN LEGISLATION LAWS, AND A RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITIZEN AND AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, THEN WE'LL GET STARTED.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE TAKE A SEAT.
COURTNEY HAS SOMEWHERE SUPPOSED TO.
I HAVE SOMEWHERE HE NEEDS TO BE.
CAN WE BRING HIM UP? I ALREADY TALKED TO HIM.
WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU BACK FOR THE MEETING TODAY.
IT'S THE 26TH OF, UH, JULY, 2023.
AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ALWAYS ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU A PART OF OUR BROADCAST AND ALSO A PART OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING.
AND TODAY WE HAVE DARIEN MARTIN, AN HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER WITH US.
HE'S FROM SCOTLANDVILLE MIDDLE MAGNET AND A GUEST OF DISTRICT SIX COUNCIL MEMBER CLEVE DUNN AND, UH, DARIEN.
AND, UH, HOPE YOU VOTE, UH, RIGHT, UH, EVERY TIME TODAY.
HERE IS THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
COUNCILMAN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DENNIS.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND WELCOME TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH, 2023.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
ASHLEY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM TODAY.
COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE LED BY REVEREND LINWOOD SPELL, SENIOR PASTOR AT STARHILL BAPTIST CHURCH FOR OUR INVOCATION.
AND WE WILL HAVE NICOLE TERRELL, A SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT AT PERHAPS THE BEST SCHOOL, SCHOOL IN ALL OF THE WORLD SEA SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, UH, TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PASTOR MAN, LET US PRAY ALL WISE.
GOD, OUR FATHER, THE MAKER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, COMING BEFORE BY HEAVENLY THRONE THIS DAY, FIRST GIVING YOU THANKS.
NOW, GOD, WE ASK YOU, LOOK DOWN UPON THESE MEETINGS, PLEASE PROVIDE DEAR GOD AND DO US WITH KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, FOR INDEED THE WHOLE WORLD.
ALL THAT ELDER CALL THE GOD WE COME, GIVE OUR TALENT, RESOURCES, ECT WISDOM ASKING.
GOD IS LEADING, GOD IS BEST CHOICE.
WE NEED TO GLORIFY YOU AND HONOR YOU.
HELP US WORK TOGETHER FOR GOD HELP US.
COME ON ONE WAY, UNIFY, UPLIFTING OF OUR KINGDOM.
AND THESE OUR PEOPLE HERE IN BATON, ROU PROBLEMS. DEAR GOD, NOT MEASURED BY MIKE NOR POWER HELP ALL CHALLENGES FOR YOUR GLORY.
PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, A UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH
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LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.UH, COREY, WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU
[ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.ITEM 1 2 3 DASH 0 9 7 7 APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 28TH, 2023, AND A METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ZONING MEETING OF JUNE, JULY 19TH, 2023 AND THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 18TH, 2023 BY COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATIVE TREASURER.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO PROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[INTRODUCTIONS]
WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE INTRODUCTIONS? SECTION 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS.NUMBER TWO, GRANTING A FIVE YEAR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT ESTIMATED AT $17,910 PER YEAR FOR HIGHLAND MOON PROPERTIES.
L L C LOCATED AT 1109 HIGHLAND ROAD FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND RESTORATION OF PROPERTY BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.
NUMBER THREE, FIXING AND ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE MAYOR PRESIDENT FOR THE TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2025 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4.02 OF THE PLANNING GOVERNMENT BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TREASURER.
NUMBER FOUR, FIXING AND ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE CONSTABLE FOR THE TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2025 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 11.05 OF THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TREASURER.
NUMBER FIVE, GRANTING A FIVE-YEAR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT ESTIMATED AT $3,128 PER YEAR.
BATON ROUGE, I'M SORRY, BATES REAL ESTATE L L C LOCATED AT 3 0 4 4 2 3 0 7 0 MONTEREY DRIVE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND RESTORATION OF PROPERTY BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.
NUMBER SIX, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE SALE AND DELIVERY OF A NOT TO EXCEED $15 MILLION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE SERIES 2023 OF THE ST.
GEORGE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER TWO OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE BY THE ST.
GEORGE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDERATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL TAX EXEMPTION PROGRAM.
APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL MESO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TREASURER NUMBER EIGHT, FIXING AND ESTABLISHING THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE CITY JUDGES FOR THE TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2025 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 11 OH 0.04 OF THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT BY THE CLERK OF COURT JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATOR NUMBER NINE, AMENDING THE 2023 CURRENT EXP EXPENSE BUDGET SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND AND APPROPRIATE SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS AND THE AMOUNT OF $3,050,658 AND 72 CENTS BY THE MAYOR PRESIDENT NUMBER 10, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE PLAN OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $990,428 AND 34 CENTS AND APPROPRIATING THAT SUM FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
NUMBER 11, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TWO EXCEED $20,776 AND 38 CENTS BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR
[CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS]
CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER 12, ISAAC RANDALL JR.AND WANDA TATE RANDALL 2 1 0 2 GROVE ROAD COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 13, THE P B SS PINCH BACK LODGE THREE NUMBER 3 7 7 8 7 0 0 BOOKER STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO BANKS, NUMBER 14, CHARLES HERNDON, JR.
1 2 2 6 7 BUCKINGHAM AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR MOOCH NUMBER 15, SECOND CHANCE ACADEMY, INC.
3 6 1 7 LINEAR DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST.
NUMBER 16, BATON ROUGE MULTIFAMILY HOLDING L L C 6 8 0 0.
UH, CEZANNE AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX DUNN JR.
L L C 3 3 2 1 NORTH STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN COLE.
NUMBER 18, THE INTERNATIONAL PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH EXTENSION LOAN FUND, INC.
1 3 8 5 NORTH 46TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 19, JERRY HURST AND JONATHAN ROBINSON.
9 7 7 0 HORSESHOE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE HUDSON NUMBER 20, ULA MYERS CREDIT 2 5 6 0 CABLE STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 21 KENYATTA M WEST AND DOT LATHAN 2 1 2 9 TEMSA STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 22, TRI-STATE ROAD ROADING BORING.
2 4 9 3 BAYWOOD AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 ROCA ADJUDICATED
[ADJUDICATED PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS]
PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER 23 LOT 1 35 AND 36 SUBDIVISION HIGHLAND GARDENS COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 24 LOT 12 SUBDIVISION BATES TRACK COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 25 LOT FIVE PART SQUARE TWO 50 SUBDIVISION SWART COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 26 LOT 18 SQUARE 30 SUBDIVISION SWART COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 27 LOT 23 SUBDIVISION TAYLOR TRACK COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 28 LOT 2 67 A SUBDIVISION, HIGHLAND CREEK COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 ROCA NUMBER 29 LOT 21 PLUS SQUARE 39[00:35:01]
SUBDIVISION BANK COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 30 LOT 37 SQUARE 16 SUBDIVISION EDEN PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 31 LOT 62 SQUARE 35 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 32 LOT 30 SQUARE RUN SUB SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION DAYTON COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 33 LOT 1 42 SUBDIVISION BEACHWOOD COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 34 LOT ONE PLUS SQUARE 23.SUBDIVISION BANK COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 35 LOT 10 SQUARE 27 SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 36, LOT FIVE SUBDIVISION CREST WORTH COUNCIL.
DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 40 LOT 1 42.
SUBDIVISION SEGAN VILLAGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 38, LOT A SQUARE 20 SUBDIVISION PROSPERITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 39, LOT SUB LOT 17 AND 18 SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION, NORTH HIGHLAND COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, HEARST NUMBER 40 LOT FIVE SQUARE EIGHT SUBDIVISION NORTHDALE, SECTION TWO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 41 LOT SEVEN SQUARE EIGHT SUBDIVISION, NORTHDALE, SECTION TWO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 42 LOT 28 SQUARE NINE.
SUBDIVISION NORTHDALE, SECTION TWO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 43 LOT NINE SQUARE SEVEN.
SUBDIVISION NORTHDALE, SECTION TWO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 44 LOT 300 SUBDIVISION BYD STATION COUNCIL DISTRICT TEN SEVEN COLE.
ALL ITEMS THAT REQUIRE READING HAVE BEEN READ.
AND A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS WITH AMENDMENTS.
UM, MINOR AMENDMENTS REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO NUMBERS 56 AND 65 IS AN ORDER.
WHAT ABOUT 37? OH, IT'S AN ADJUDICATED PROPERTY.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS? CAN YOU OUTLINE THE AMENDMENTS? DID I MISS? NO, I CAN.
UM, ARE THEY SUBSTANTIVE? HANG ON, I JUST WASN'T AWARE OF THE REQUEST BEFORE.
LET, LET ME PULL IT UP, RODDY.
THERE'S GONNA BE AN AMENDMENT TO ITEM 37.
IT'S AN ADJUDICATED PROPERTY, BUT IT IS NOT IN COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN'S DISTRICT, BUT IT SAYS COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN'S DISTRICT.
BUT, BUT SHE REFERENCED NUMBER 56.
SO 56 IS THE AMOUNT IS AS LISTED IN YOUR AGENDA IS $224,129 AND 85 CENTS.
THE REQUESTED CHANGE IS $243,000.
THE CHANGE TO 65 IS INCREASE THE CONTRACT BY $80,000 AND ADD A DOING BUSINESS AS NOTATION TO, UM, GLENNA, ER D B A, GAUCHER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STAFF.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL INTRODUCTIONS? A AS AMENDED.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBERS
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INTRODUCTIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.IF YOU WILL GO TO YOUR SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATIONS.
84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, AND 95.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS WHEN I OWE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? I HAVE YOURS.
ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
I'LL READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND CHANGES.
THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 86, 88, 89, 92, AND 93.
THEY ARE TO DEFER FOR TWO WEEKS.
ITEMS 84, 85, 87, 90 AND 91 DEFER FOR 60 DAYS.
ITEM 90 IS TO TO BE DEFERRED FOR 90 DAYS.
ITEM 90 IS TO BE DEFERRED FOR 90 DAYS AND IS DELETE.
ITEM 94 AGAIN, PROCEED WITH ITEMS 86, 88, 89, 92, AND 93.
ITEMS 84, 85, 87, AND 91 DEFER FOR 60 DAYS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL CONDEMNATIONS? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCKER.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS, I THINK 93.
ALSO ASKING FOR 60 DAYS TO SELF DEMOLITION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL
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MOROCCO.SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. ALL CONDEMNATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU WOULD GO TO PAGE ONE TO PAGE 32, WE'RE GONNA DEFER A COUPLE OF REPORTS AND TAKE ONE, UH, EARLY AT, AT THE REQUEST OF OUR, UH, WHAT IS IT? A GOLD STAR BREX PARK.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO DEFER, UH, ITEM 51 55, RECEIVING A SECOND QUARTER OF 2023 REPORTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND THE PERFORMANCE OF GARBAGE TRASH.
BULKY ITEM WOODY WASTE AND RECYCLE PICKUP BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
IS ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 55? MOTION TO DEFER FOR HOW LONG, SIR? TWO WEEKS.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ADAMS TO DEFER ITEM 1 55, UH, FOR TWO WEEKS.
COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS, ARE WE DEFERRING YOUR ITEM OR IS THAT PERSON GONNA COME TO GIVE THE REPORT? ITEM 1 56, WHICH IS RECEIVING A REPORT FROM THE SET FREE DEED DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
ITEM 1 56, RECEIVING A REPORT FROM THE SET FREE DEED IN EAST PARENT PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT WHEN YOU'RE READY, BE OUR DRUG OVERDOSE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN ON OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE EASTBOUND PARISH BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 56? THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS TO DELETE.
SECONDED BY THE COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 1 56 HAS BEEN DELETED.
WE NOW GO TO ITEM 1 57, RECEIVING A REPORT FROM CORY WILSON, SUPERINTENDENT OF BRETT TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON CURRENT PLANS AND WORK HAPPENING NOW TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE PLANS OF THE RECREATION OF THE PARK COMMISSION IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE BY COUNCIL MEMBER AARON, SUPERINTENDENT WILSON.
MAYOR PROTI AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ALLOWING US A FEW MINUTES.
UM, I KNOW YOU HAVE IMPORTANT COUNCIL BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF, AND SO WE WON'T STAY IN YOUR HAIR TOO LONG.
WE, WE DID HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION.
ARE WE ABLE TO LOAD THAT? IF NOT, GOT IT UP, BUDDY.
I WAS JUST MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT PRESENTATION UP.
SO, UM, AGAIN, WE, WE WE'RE STILL CELEBRATING, AS YOU CAN SEE, UM, ON THE, ON THE SLIDE, THAT, THAT WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE PARK SYSTEM IN THE NATION.
BUT PART OF THAT, PART OF WHAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS, IS HOW WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.
UM, BUT ALSO HOW, HOW WE CAN DO THAT AGAIN.
UM, WANT TO RECOGNIZE ANDREA ROBERTS, OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, WHO HELPED PUT THE PRESENTATION TOGETHER AND HELP HAND OUT, UM, THE PACKETS THAT YOU HAVE.
SHE'S IN CHARGE OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WHICH BOTH ARE PRETTY VITAL TO, TO WHAT WE DO.
AND SO WE ALWAYS START OFF WITH OUR MISSION.
UM, OUR MISSION TALKS ABOUT HOW WE CONTRIBUTE, UH, CONTRIBUTE MEANS WE'RE ONE OF MANY, UH, TO A HEALTHIER, MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL PARKS, OPEN SPACES, AND RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR ALL OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
WE, WE LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE WORDS EXCEPTIONAL, UH, AS WELL AS THE WORD ALL, UH, AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR MISSION.
UM, WE JUST TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING IN OUR SYSTEM, OBVIOUSLY, UH, FOUR CITIES INCLUDING, UH, A CITY HERE IN BATON ROUGE, THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, AND OVER 450,000 PEOPLE.
WE TALK ABOUT THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE.
A LOT OF FOLKS LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE MONEY THAT WE RECEIVE.
UH, BUT THAT, AS YOU KNOW, AS, AS AS PUBLIC GOVERNMENT, THAT OFTEN FALLS SHORT IN TERMS OF THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF MAINTAINING, TAKING CARE OF THE LARGE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO WE DO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FUNDING STRUCTURE.
UH, WAY BACK IN 1947 WHEN WE STARTED, UM, SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE HAD, WE HAD TWO PERMANENT MEALS, ONE IN 47, AND I GUESS SEVEN YEARS LATER, THEY REALIZED THAT WASN'T ENOUGH.
AND SO, UH, FROM 54 UP UNTIL 1964, WE ONLY WERE OPERATING ON ONE MILL.
UH, IN 64 WE ADDED ANOTHER 6.2.
UM, AND IN 66, ANOTHER THREE POINT, UH, 96.
AND SO THAT BROUGHT US UP TO AROUND 10 OR 11.
AND SO FROM 66 UNTIL 2004, WHEN WE BROUGHT THE NEW TAX ON, WE OPERATED AT THE SAME LEVEL.
AND PART OF THE REASON WE HAD TO BRING THE NEW TAX ON IN 2004 IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU OPERATE WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF REVENUE
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FROM 66 TO 2004, THE SYSTEM BECOMES, YOU KNOW, IT STARTS TO LOOK LIKE IT NEEDS A INJECTION OF, OF NEW FUNDING.AND SO THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY, WE WERE ABLE TO PASS THAT.
IMAGINE YOUR PARKS TAX IN 2004, WHICH BROUGHT US TO OUR CURRENT MILLAGES, A 4.463, UH, INTEREST.
IN FACT, EVEN WHEN WE CREATED IN 1947, UH, THE AUTHORIZATION FROM THE STATE SAID WE CAN, UM, UM, UM, TAX AS MUCH AS 18 MILLAGES.
AND SO HATS OFF TO THE COMMISSION FOR NOT COMING RIGHT OUT THE BOX TO SAY, OKAY, 18 MILLAGES, WE DID ONE, AND THEN WE DID.
AND SO WHEN YOU SEE THOSE NUMBER OF MILLAGES ON YOUR BILL, IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THAT PERIODICALLY.
IT WASN'T A BIG ONE-TIME DEAL.
UM, AND SO THAT'S SORT OF, AND THEN YOU SEE WE HAVE, WE GENERATE ABOUT $10 MILLION IN ADMISSIONS TO THE ZOO AND GOLF COURSES.
ALL OF THAT HELPS OFFSET OUR COSTS, AND WE'RE ALWAYS WORKING TO GET MORE GRANTS, UM, PRIVATE FUNDING AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS AS WELL.
HERE WE ARE CELEBRATING LAST SEPTEMBER, UM, AS THE NATIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARD WINNER.
SEVERAL OF OUR, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, SIX OF WHICH IS APPOINTED BY THIS BODY.
AND, UH, ALL SIX OF THEM ARE WORKING GREAT.
SO THANKS FOR APPOINTING A GREAT BOARD.
UH, BUT YEAH, HERE WE ARE CELEBRATING.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2022.
WE'VE BEEN, THE PARADES BEEN A LOT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS ALL OVER FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH.
UH, BECAUSE IT IS A COMMUNITY AWARD, WE, WE DO NOT WIN THAT AWARD, CERTAINLY WITHOUT THE VOTE OF THE TAXPAYERS, BUT ALSO WITHOUT THE SUPPORT.
UM, YOU GUYS KNOW, FOLKS CALL YOU ALL THE TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR PARKS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
AND SO WE DON'T GET THERE WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING WITH THE COMMUNITY SINCE WE'VE WON THE AWARD.
WE'RE PROHIBITED FROM APPLYING FOR THE AWARD FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
AND SO IT WON'T BE UNTIL 2027, UH, WHEN WE CAN APPLY AGAIN.
BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPENING BETWEEN NOW AND 27.
WE SHOULD BE IN A GREAT PLACE TO, TO WIN IT AGAIN IN 27.
UH, THIS IS OUR MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT.
UH, WE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND I KNOW THE PUBLIC LIKES TO SEE WHAT'S BEING BUILT.
UH, BUT EVERY MONTH WE REPORT TO THE COMMISSION HOW MANY PEOPLE WE ARE SERVING.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE JUDGED ON, HOW MANY PEOPLE WE'RE SERVING AND THE QUALITY OF THAT SERVICE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT MAKING A PROFIT OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT.
AND SO WE LIKE TO REPORT HOW WE'RE DOING.
COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, UH, I SEE BOTH THE GULF AND RECREATION DOING EXTREMELY WELL.
OVERALL, WE'RE 25% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.
UH, AND AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT WE CAN COUNT COMING THROUGH THE DOORS AT RECREATION, GOLF AND ZOO RECREATION CENTERS, GOLF COURSES IN THE ZOO.
IT DOESN'T COUNT THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST WALKING IN THE PARKS, UH, PLAYING BASKETBALL AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS.
WE'RE WORKING ON TECHNOLOGY TO HELP US COUNT THOSE SORT OF THINGS.
UH, BUT WE KNOW AT A MINIMUM WE'RE SERVING ONE AND A HALF MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR WITH THE SAME STAFF THAT WE HAD THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SO I ALWAYS TELL THE STAFF, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ASK ABOUT IF EFFICIENCIES AND HOW ARE YOU, IF WE'RE SERVING MORE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAN, THAN WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB.
JUST MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE HAVING.
AND SO WHERE WE ARE NOW, UM, WE HAD A MAT UH, NEXT SLIDE.
PLEASE IMAGINE YOUR PARKS 2004.
AMBITIOUS VOTER APPROVED BY JUST A COUPLE OF VOTES BACK IN 2004, AS I UNDERSTAND, UH, 20 YEAR TAX.
AND SO IT COVERED TWO 10 YEAR CONSTRUCTION PERIODS.
OUR NORMAL CONSTRUCTION TAX IS EVERY 10 YEARS.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT 2004 TAX, UH, 120 MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
ALL THE COMMUNITY PARKS, UH, THAT'S IN EVERYONE'S DISTRICT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE SPLASH PADS FOR 2004 DOG PARK.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE THEM, SOME PEOPLE DON'T.
LIBERTY LAGOON WATERPARK THAT, THAT'S A GREAT ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY AS A RESULT OF THAT NEW TAX.
UH, AND YOU SEE A COUPLE OTHER THINGS, BRECK ON A GO.
OUR MOBILE RECREATION UNIT, WHICH IS A BIG SUCCESS AS WELL.
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SOME OF THOSE ITEMS I JUST MENTIONED.AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT IMAGINING PARKS TWO.
THAT WAS IN 2014 WHEN WE HAD OUR LAST, UH, MAJOR PROGRAM.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THAT EXPANDED AND AIR CONDITION RECREATION CENTERS, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A SERIOUS CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE MORE RECREATION CENTERS PER CAPITA THAN ANY OTHER CITY IN THE NATION.
UM, WE HAVE OVER 50 RECREATION CENTERS AND AS MOST OF YOU GUYS KNOW, THEY'RE OWED AND OUTDATED.
AND SO, UM, WE DID ADD AIR CONDITION TO 10 OF THEM AND HAD LEFT 40 OF 'EM STILL WITHOUT AIR CONDITION.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE MOVED THE NEEDLE WITH THAT, BUT WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE IT, WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON DO WE SPEND A MILLION DOLLARS PUTTING IN AIR CONDITION OR DO WE JUST TEAR IT DOWN AND BUILD A NEW ONE FOR A MILLION AND A HALF.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE'RE GONNA HAVE MOVING FORWARD.
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN.
LOOK, I'LL BE SITTING IN THESE SEATS TOMORROW TALKING ABOUT STORM WATER.
UM, UH, AS PART OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, UH, THAT'S A BIG FOCUS OF OURS IN TERMS OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INCREASED AUTOMATION, MORE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
AND SO WHAT'S NEXT? THE NEXT 10 YEARS, UM, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A 10 YEAR PLAN, BUT WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE A MORE FOCUSED THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE BROUGHT IN A CONSULTANT AFTER HAVING AN R F P, UH, ISSUED, WHO WILL BE LEADING.
THE NAME OF THAT AGENCY IS AGENCY, ACTUALLY.
UM, IT WILL INCLUDE AN INVENTORY ASSESSMENT.
UH, OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
UH, YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE THERE IN CAPS AND NO NEW TAXES.
AND WE DON'T, WE DON'T PLAN ON ISSUING ANY NEW TAXES.
AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO TO THAT WEBSITE TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION.
UH, PART OF THAT PHASE ONE IS INPUT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS.
YOU GUYS ARE OBVIOUSLY STAKEHOLDERS, SO YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR A CALL FROM US IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT DO YOU WANNA SEE FROM YOUR RECREATION PROGRAMS IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
HOW CAN YOU HELP? UH, MOST IMPORTANT SLIDE HERE.
WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
UM, AGAIN, PART OF THE REASON WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE PARK SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY IS BECAUSE WE GET INPUT FROM OUR CITIZENS.
AND SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE IF YOU GUYS ARE HAVING, UH, DISTRICT MEETINGS, UH, BRE FIRST OF ALL, BRECK SHOULD BE ON THE AGENDA AT EVERY DISTRICT MEETING THAT YOU HAVE.
BUT CERTAINLY YOUR NEXT DISTRICT MEETING, UH, HAVE BRECK ON THE AGENDA.
WE'LL COME OUT AND TRY AND GET AS MUCH INPUT, UH, FROM THE FOLKS IN YOUR DISTRICT TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE FROM THEIR PARK SYSTEM.
AND SO, PLEASE, UH, TAKE THE SURVEY YOURSELVES.
IT'S ONLY TAKES ABOUT FIVE MINUTES ACTUALLY WHAT YOUR FAVORITE PARK IS.
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE CHALLENGES? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE? YOU KNOW, IT'S HIGH LEVEL AS WE GO.
IT'S GONNA BE A 12 MONTH PROCESS.
WE'LL HAVE MORE SPECIFIC SURVEYS THROUGHOUT THE PRO PROCESS, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE VERY HIGH LEVEL.
TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO FINISH THE SURVEY.
JUST SOME ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN THE NEXT MONTH.
UH, YOU COULD SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER BREAK.ORG AT THIS MONTH TO FIND OUT EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN AND AROUND THE PARISH.
I CAN CERTAINLY ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I TRIED TO GO LONG SO YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO ASK ME QUESTIONS.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? ANYONE IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
JUST WANT TO, UM, MONDAY MORNING IS, UH, THE OPENING OF THE NEW, UH, THE JACKSON COMMUNITY PARK.
WE'VE JUST BEEN REDONE SPLASH PAD, EVERYTHING THAT HE TALKED ABOUT IN HIS PRESENTATION.
AND WE'RE DOING OUR GRAND OPENING RIBBON CUTTING.
AND I JUST WANNA INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT FOR THAT MONDAY MORNING.
I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE DIRECT TIME, BUT I'LL POST IT TO EVERYONE.
WE ALSO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING SATURDAY MORNING.
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE? NO, GO AHEAD.
I'M TALKING ABOUT FRIDAY, THE ONE IN DISTRICT SEVEN.
THAT'S THE ONE I'M REFERENCING.
DISTRICT SEVEN, WE'RE, WE'RE RIBBON CUTTING AT GUS YOUNG PARK.
WE ARE, WE'RE PARTNERING, AGAIN, PART, PART OF WHAT WE TRY AND DO, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS TALK ABOUT WHERE INDEPENDENT, WHICH, WHICH IS SOMETIMES GOOD,
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BUT IS OFTENTIMES BAD.AND I ALWAYS ENCOURAGE OUR TEAM TO PARTNER.
SO WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE LANGSTON GALLOWAY FOUNDATION.
UH, AND WE ARE REFURBISHING THE COURTS AT GUS YOUNG.
UM, AND THEN COUNCILMAN HER, THE DISTRICT, AND NOW WE'RE DOING IT, UM, IN DISTRICT, UM, COLES DISTRICT.
SO, YOU KNOW, SEVEN STANDS FOR IN THE BIBLE, RIGHT.
COMPLETION, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE THE MISSION.
THANK YOU CORY, FOR COMING OUT.
COULD YOU JUST GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE ON THE ZOO, WHERE WE ARE ON THAT AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE AND ALL? YES.
SO ON MARCH 31ST, UM, WE OPENED OUR FIRST EXHIBIT, UH, AT THE ZOO.
THAT WAS THE UNDERWATER HIPPO VIEWING EXHIBIT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER WAY, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE DECIDED TO KEEP THE ZOO AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE FIRST PHASE AND WHAT WE WOULD DELIVER, WHICH WAS THAT UNDERWATER HIPPO VIEWING CHECK.
THE, THE GIRAFFE FEEDING EXHIBIT, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW SHOULD BE FINISHED, UH, VERY SHORTLY.
UH, THE NEW ENTRANCE TO THE ZOO, WHICH IS REALLY THE BIG FEATURE THAT'LL BE FINISHED, UM, SOMETIME IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2024.
'CAUSE AGAIN, THE ZOO'S ENTRANCE IS GONNA BE IN GREENWOOD PARK.
AND SO YOU'LL HAVE TO COME OFF OF HIGHWAY 19.
UH, AND SO THERE'LL BE A NEW PARKING LOT THERE WHERE YOU PARK AND DECIDE WHETHER YOU GO TO THE PARK OR THE ZOO.
IF YOU SAW IN THE NEWS RECENTLY, WE HAVE THE TWO BEARS THERE.
WE HAVE A BIG MAMA BEAR AND A, A BABY BEAR.
BLACK BEARS TRYING TO KEEP, UH, WITH LOUISIANA HERITAGE THERE.
AND SO, UH, THAT'S THERE AS WELL.
UM, YOU KNOW, I GET THAT QUESTION ALL THE TIME.
WHEN IS IT GONNA BE COMPLETE? ONE OF THE BENEFITS I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE OF HAVING THE ZOO AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION IS IT SORT OF FORCES US TO DO WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING EV 50 YEARS AGO, WHICH MEANS FROM NOW ON EVERY THREE TO FIVE YEARS, YOU'LL BE SEEING SOMETHING NEW HAPPENING AT THE ZOO.
UH, ALWAYS COMPARE IT TO DISNEY, RIGHT? DISNEY HAS ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD.
THEY CAN BILL WHATEVER THEY WANT TO BILL, BUT EVEN DISNEY, EVERY THREE TO FIVE YEARS IS DOING SOMETHING NEW.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AT THESE FAMILY ATTRACTIONS.
WHETHER IT'S LIBERTY LAGOON, WHETHER IT'S THE ZOO, WE HAVE TO KEEP IT FRESH.
AND SO THERE IS NO COMPLETION DATE.
WE HOPE TO HAVE A GRAND, UM, RIBBON CUTTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WHERE WE'LL HAVE THE NEW ENTRANCE, WE'LL HAVE THE NEW PLAYGROUND, UH, THE NEW GOLF COURSES OPEN, UH, AND A LOT MORE NEW EXHIBITS.
BUT, AND SO WE'LL GIVE THE PUBLIC A LITTLE TIME THAT WE WON'T HAVE CONSTRUCTION FOR A COUPLE YEARS AFTER THAT.
BUT CERTAINLY TWO OR THREE YEARS LATER, WE'LL BE DOING IT AGAIN.
CORY, YOU REFERENCED THE NEW ENTRANCE ON HIGHWAY 19.
COULD YOU ELABORATE ON THE, UH, REPURPOSING OF WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THE THOMAS ROAD? OLD ENTRIES AND OLD PARKING LOT? YEAH, SO THAT WILL BE OUR MAINTENANCE ENTRANCE NOW.
AND, AND SO, UH, CITY PARISH, PART OF THE BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN, UH, IS PLANNING TO PUT SIDEWALKS ALONG THOMAS ROAD.
AND SO THAT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO WALK SAFELY FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, TO JS CLARK PARK INTO THE ZOO.
UH, BUT THAT'LL BE OUR, OUR, OUR MAINTENANCE INTERESTS.
AND, UM, HOPEFULLY WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE CITY, THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE DOING AT JSS CLARK MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST A TWO LANE ROAD WITH TWO DITCHES ON THE END.
WE HAVE BIG ACTIVITIES AND THERE'S LINES ON BOTH SIDES.
EMERGENCY VEHICLES CAN'T GET THAT WAY.
AND SO THE COMMUNITY REQUESTED, UH, TO ENTER OFF A HIGHWAY 19.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? YES, GO AHEAD.
UM, Q CORY FOR THE PRESENTATION, UM, AARON MO STOLE MY OPPORTUNITY TO PRES PRESENT YOU TODAY.
UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I KIND OF THINK THAT, UH, YOU, YOU'RE JUST LIKE REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY IN MAKING SURE THAT, UM, EVERY PART OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IS, UM, GETTING A ACT, WHAT I CALL EQUITABLE CONSIDERATION.
'CAUSE NO COMMUNITY IS ALIKE, BUT YOUR ABILITY, AND I THINK A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE SURVEYS AND BEING ABLE TO, UM, REACH THE, UM, TEMPERATURE OF THOSE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
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UM, YOU KNOW, I I, WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES, UH, WITHIN CITY PARISH, I, I ALWAYS SAY THAT BRECK AND THE LIBRARY ARE THE MOST EQUITABLE AND THEY ARE THE FLAGSHIP ON HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERY COMMUNITY IS TOUCHED.SO FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE, UM, THE INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND THE ZOO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GREENWOOD PARK, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GS CLARK, WHICH IS A HISTORICAL SITE, UH, AS THE FIRST, UM, BLACK GOLF COURSE, CORRECT? YES.
AND YOU HAVE T T ONE FIRST T FIRST T, YES.
ISN'T THAT THE ONLY LOCATION? THAT IS THE HOME COURSE, BUT THEY MOVE AROUND.
BUT YEAH, THAT IS THE HOME COURSE.
SO, AND, AND, UM, AS YOU INDICATED, LIKE DISNEY, I BELIEVE THAT THAT ENHA THAT ENTIRE CORRIDOR SHOULD BE A DESTINATION.
UM, AND IT IS LONG-TERM, JUST AS YOU INDICATED, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO ADD, UM, I MEAN THE AMENITIES AS IT RELATES TO THE DISTANCE FROM, UM, THE BATON ROUGE AIRPORT, YOU KNOW, UM, THE HOTEL POSSIBILITY CONVENTION.
AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A LOT OF, I'M NOT VERY EXT STUDENT ABOUT THESE ECONOMIC DISTRICTS MM-HMM.
UH, WE DID, AS IT RELATES TO THOMAS ROAD, WE DID APPLY FOR A FEDERAL GRANT, UM, THAT WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL.
LAVY LANE PLANK ROAD, UH, THOMAS ROAD AND, AND HIGHWAY 19 ARE ALL STATE ROADS.
UM, I WOULDN'T, I WOULDN'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY AS THE NEXT, UH, STATE REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT 360 3.
THOSE WOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR ME.
AND, UM, BECAUSE IT IS, IT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED.
AND AT OUR LEVEL, EVEN THOUGH WE PARTNER WITH FRED PARTNERS WITH D O T D AND EVERYTHING, UM, WE STILL NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS THE LEAD, UH, IN GETTING THE FUNDING.
AND THAT IS PART OF A CAPITAL, UM, OUTLAY, UH, ACTIVITY.
BECAUSE I MEAN, THERE'S SO MUCH POSSIBILITY THERE.
UM, SUPERINTENDENT WILSON, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND COMING HERE AND SHARON WITH US ON TODAY.
SEE, THE DISTRICT 10 EMPLOYEES AND LEADERS ARE EXCEPTIONAL.
AND I INTERACT WITH THESE PEOPLE ONGOING.
THEY, I MEAN, BROOKS PARK IS A PLACE THAT WE HOLD DEAR TO OUR HEART BECAUSE ALL OF YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE ONLY PLACE THAT WE COULD SWIM.
AND SO THE GRASS IS ALWAYS CUT AND THE WHOLE NINE YARDS AND EVEN THE UPGRADES THAT ARE BEING DONE ON THE INSIDE.
NOW, WE APPRECIATE YOUR ALSO AND, AND YOUR TEAM BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S NOT JUST YOU.
BUT YOUR TEAM, AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE UPGRADING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING.
AND WE ARE OPEN FOR KER WARREN TO BE TORN DOWN AND REBUILD AND WITH AIR IN IT, BECAUSE THAT IS DEFINITELY AN AREA OF DISTRICT 10 THAT IS IN NEED OF SOME SERVICES.
AND SO GRATEFUL FOR THE UPCOMING CONVERSATIONS, GRATEFUL FOR THE CHANGES THAT WILL BE MADE.
JUST GRATEFUL ALL THE WAY AROUND IN ORDER THAT THE CHILDREN, AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THE LITTLE CHILDREN, 'CAUSE WE HAVE SOME BIG CHILDREN WILL ENJOY THE USE OF THESE FACILITIES.
IT ALL, IT ALL STARTS WITH THE, THE SIX COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU APPOINT.
THAT'S WHO I GET MY ORDERS FROM.
SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR APPOINTING, UH, A A A GREAT BOARD WHO, UH, HAS, HAS THE COMMUNITY IN MIND.
ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE NOW GO TO ITEM 1 58, RECEIVING AN UPDATE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE CS BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE FISCAL AND OPERATIONAL HEALTH OF THE CAPITAL AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, ADAMS, COLEMAN, MOOCH, AND RAA.
Y'ALL PUT ME RIGHT AFTER BREAK.
UM, I KIND OF WANTED TO LITTLE MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE EXCITING.
AND, UM, MR. PROTI, CAN WE HAVE QUESTIONS AFTER THE SLIDES IF THERE'RE ALREADY? OR DO YOU WANNA WAIT
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UNTIL THE END? LET'S DO THE WHOLE PRESENTATION FIRST.'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE CONFUSING AT SOME POINT.
SO I KNOW THAT IF COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT PARTICULAR SLIDES, PLEASE WRITE 'EM DOWN SO SHE CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDES DURING THE, THE ANSWER SESSION.
UM, MY THEME FOR THIS WAS WESTERN.
COULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF SO WE KNOW WHO YOU'RE YES.
I'M SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE CAT SPORT THIS TERM, ONE YEAR TERM.
UH, THE THEME IS WESTERN MOVIES AND, UM, I PICKED IT BECAUSE MY FATHER IS MY INSPIRATION FOR OUR APPLYING TO BE ON THE CAT SPORT.
SO, AND HE LOVED HIS WESTERN AND IT'S KIND OF COVERED UP, BUT THE, THE THEME OF THIS, UH, SLIDE IS CALLED, UH, THEY CALL ME TRINITY.
AND I THINK OF KATZ AS A TRINITY.
WE HAVE OUR COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE OUR MANAGEMENT STAFF, AND WE HAVE OUR UNION AND NON-UNION EMPLOYEES.
WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT I COULD DISCERN IS THAT THESE LINES WERE BLURRING WHERE GOVERNANCE WAS GETTING INVOLVED IN MANAGEMENT.
THE UNION WAS GOING TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WITH UNION ISSUES.
IT IS IN OUR BYLAWS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE ANY INTERACTION WITH ANY BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
SO ALL THAT HAS TO BE BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO STOOLS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE EMPLOYEES.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT OUR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND I SEE THAT OUR JOB IS TO GOVERN.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE EMPLOYEE, THE C E O, AND WE APPROVE THE BUDGET.
WE, UH, HIRE THE AUDITOR AND WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR 'EM.
THE OTHER AREAS, YOU KNOW, MANAGEMENT IS TO HIRE FIRE, INSPIRE, YOU KNOW, HAVE SAFETY, ALL THOSE THINGS.
SO WHAT WE'VE REALLY BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS YEAR IS MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THREE LEGS ARE SEPARATE BUT STRONG.
AND IF THEY ARE, THEN YOU HAVE A FUNCTIONING OPERATION BETWEEN THE THREE.
THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN AND THE PICTURES COVERING UP.
SO HOPEFULLY I CAN REMEMBER WHAT I'VE WRITTEN HERE.
UH, WE ARE WORKING ON OUR BYLAWS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE MATCHING WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UH, WE ARE, I HAVE TO USE MY SCALE VISION PROBLEMS PEOPLE.
UM, WE HAVE STACKED OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS TO ALL BE ON THURSDAY.
AND WHAT THAT IS DONE IS PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS.
SO I WENT BACK OVER THE MINUTES, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, A LOT OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS DID NOT MEET THE COMMITTEES, DID NOT HAVE MEETINGS, NO MEETING HELD, NO MEETING HELD.
I SAID THAT THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.
UH, WE REWORKED OUR POLICY FOR BUDGET.
IT DID NOT MEET THE NEEDS OF REALLY WHAT WE NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH.
SO THEY HAD A POLICY WHICH WE ARE REWORKING, AND THEN THEY WILL DO PROCEDURES TO MEET OUR POLICY.
WE IMPLEMENTED A POLICY FOR THE C E O EVALUATION.
WE ALREADY HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE POLICY FOR THE C E O SEARCH, WHICH WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE BEGINNING TO WORK ON A CHARTER FOR OUR BOARD.
SO IT'S JUST ANOTHER LEVEL AFTER THAT.
UM, BYLAWS, WE'RE GONNA PERFORM A SELF-EVALUATION AT THE END