[Presentations and Special Recognitions]
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GETTING READY TO START.
WE CAN WE, CAN WE BEGIN, SIR, IS IT ALREADY? YES, SIR.
WAIT, I JUST WANNA CHECK WITH YOU, SIR.
COUNCIL, WE'RE LIVE IN FIVE SECONDS.
GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE PRESENTATION PORTION OF OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING.
I WANNA WELCOME EVERYONE WHO IS, WHO IS HERE, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE AT HOME.
UH, FIRST UP IS GOING TO BE MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTERN BROOME TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD AWARENESS MONTH, CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
I DO NOT SEE MAYOR BROOM AS OF YET.
WE GOT, BUT I DO SEE, WE GOT BAKER IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT.
WAIT, WE HERE FROM THE, THE METROPOLIS OF BAKER AND WE GOT THE CHIEF, THE CHIEF OF BAKER, CHIEF CARL DUNN, MY MENTOR HERE IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND, AND, AND I'M JUST FILIBUSTERING UNTIL MAYOR BROOM WALKS IN.
I GOT A LOT MORE MATERIAL, BUT I HAVE TO GOVERN MYSELF ACCORDINGLY 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE ON TV SAYING SOME STUFF.
I AIN'T GOT NO BUSINESS SAYING, YOU KNOW, I COULD TELL Y'ALL THE ONE ABOUT THE TWO DOGS, BUT
SO WE'RE GONNA HOLD FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WAIT FOR MAYOR BROOM TO WALK IN.
UH, BUT IT IS THREE 30 AND I LIKE TO START ON TIME.
I DON'T LIKE TO WASTE PEOPLE TIME.
I TELL THE KIDS BEING EARLY AS BEING ON TIME AND BEING ON TIME IS BEING LATE AND BEING LATE.
IT'S LIKE NEVER SHOWING UP AT ALL.
SO, AND, AND I CAN'T EVEN MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE MAYOR BROOM HAS ALL THE PRESENTATIONS.
NO, DENNIS, DID YOU CHECK WITH HER? I'M GONNA GO OVER THERE, COUNCILMAN.
WHY DON'T Y'ALL, UH, FIND SOMEONE IN THE CHAMBER YOU DON'T KNOW AND MAKE YOU A NEW FRIEND WHILE WE WAIT FOR, UH, MAYOR BROOM AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL COME BACK TO IT.
I ALWAYS HATE WHEN THE PASTORS TELL US THAT I MIGHT NOT, MY NEIGHBOR MIGHT NOT BE THE, WE'RE GONNA BE SET TO START IN ABOUT ONE MINUTE.
MY NEIGHBOR MIGHT NOT BE THE PRETTIEST ON.
LOOK AT, LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR TO YOUR RIGHT AND SAY, WELCOME TO THE METRO COUNCIL.
I PUT SOME ON, I BOUGHT THINGS JUST SO WE COULD ALWAYS HAVE, BECAUSE I ALWAYS GET EATING AT DINNER.
SMOKE SOME FOOD AND STUFF ON YOUR FINGERS.
WHY? SHE'LL BE HERE IN, UH, 15 SECONDS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO OPEN IT THOUGH.
AND HERE'S AND HERE'S MAYOR BROOM TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD AWARENESS MONTH.
CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
READING, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS I, IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY, UH, WE HAVE KNOWN THE DEVASTATION AND THE IMPACT, THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF FLOODS.
UH, WE'VE SEEN THE IMPACT THAT THEY CAN HAVE ON OUR HOMES, ON OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR LIVES.
AND SO IT IS A REMINDER OF THE RISK WE FACE AND THE RESPONSIBILITY WE SHARE IN SAFEGUARDING OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING MARCH AS FLOOD AWARENESS MONTH IN THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO COMMEND THE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS AT THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SUBDIVISION ENGINEERING OFFICE.
THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR FLOOD PREVENTION AND MITIGATION EFFORTS, WORKING TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND RESILIENCE OF BATON ROUGE FLOOD AWARENESS MONTH IS NOT ONLY A TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES WE CONFRONT, BUT ALSO TO CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY'S RESILIENCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS.
BATON ROUGE HAS SHOWN REMARKABLE STRENGTH COMING
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TOGETHER TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER DURING THIS MONTH.LET'S CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS ABOUT FLOOD RISKS, PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE STRATEGIES.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS TO FLOOD INSURANCE OPTIONS.
SO I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT OUR COMMUNITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM PROGRAM HAS EARNED US A CURRENT CRS CLASS SEVEN RATING.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THIS ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS IN 15% REDUCTION IN FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
AND THAT PLACES US AMONG THE TOP COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE OF FLOOD RESILIENCE.
AND SO BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN ENSURE THAT BATON ROUGE REMAINS RED STICK READY, PREPARED TO FACE ANY CHALLENGES, UM, THAT COME OUR WAY.
AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE FROM OUR ENGINEERING, UH, DEPARTMENT THAT ARE HERE.
FRED, YOU REPRESENTING FLOOD AWARENESS MONTH? OH, TRINA, THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
THIS IS A PROCLAMATION, UM, UM, WHERE WE STATE THAT MARCH IS BLOOD AWARENESS MONTH AND WE RECOGNIZE THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE MAYORS OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
SO YOU CAN RECEIVE THIS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS? YES.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTE, YOU READY FOR ME TO DO THE NEXT ONE? YOU READY TO GO AGAIN? THAT'S IT.
MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WINSTON BROOM TO RECOGNIZE ZURI WATTS 2024 ENGINEERING STUDENT OF THE YEAR AND CIVIL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING SENIOR OF THE YEAR, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY A AND M COLLEGE.
SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PROUDLY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS YOUNG WOMAN AND CELEBRATE ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES WHO'S ALSO A DEDICATED ENGINEERING STUDENT FROM THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.
ZURI WATTS ZURI IS A STUDENT INTERN IN THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE.
ZURI HAS BEEN NAMED THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING STUDENT OF THE YEAR FOR 2024 AND THE CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SENIOR OF THE YEAR.
THAT IS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AND THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS NOT ONLY HER PERSONAL EXCELLENCE, BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE CALIBER OF TALENT NURTURED WITHIN OUR CITY.
ZURI IS AN ASSET TO OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION, SHOWCASING EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND EXPERTISE.
SO WE WANT TO CELEBRATE Z'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS SHE IS MAKING TO OUR CITY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, ZURI, ON THIS WELL DESERVED, UH, RECOGNITION.
DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE, UM, FOR THE SUPPORT, SPECIFICALLY CINDY AND TREVOR.
THEY'RE THE REASON I'M STANDING HERE.
UM, I WANNA THANK THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY ALL THE WAY FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AND TO CONTINUE DOING THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING HERE.
ARE YOU GONNA STAY IN BATON ROUGE
YET I'M STILL WEIGHING CAN FIND A JOB FOR YOU.
WHAT'D YOU SAY BACK? SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T STAY.
OH, NEXT MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON.
WE ROOM TO RECOGNIZE MANISHA PATEL.
RUBIN PATEL, TI PATEL, PEYTON DEF FALCO AND MORGAN MOON.
THAT'S THE EASIEST NAME IN THE LIST.
UH, 2024 ALI FESTIVAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
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COME ON DOWN.ALL THE ORGANIZERS OF THE HOLY FESTIVAL.
SO I AM SO THRILLED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO THE ORGANIZERS OF THE UPCOMING HOLY FEST IN OUR VIBRANT CITY.
HOLY, OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE FESTIVAL OF COLORS OR THE FESTIVAL OF LOVE, IS ONE OF THE MOST REVERED AND JOYOUS CELEBRATIONS IN INDIA, SYMBOLIZING THE VICTORY OF GOOD OVER EVIL AND THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING.
THE HOLY FESTIVAL OF BATON ROUGE HAS REALLY BECOME A UNIQUE CHERISHED EVENT GROWING IN POPULARITY EACH YEAR.
IT GOES BEYOND CULTURAL BOUNDARIES.
IT EMBODIES VALUES OF HARMONY AND FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE.
AND THIS FESTIVAL PROVIDES A BEAUTIFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR, UH, DIVERSE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER, CASTING ASIDE RESENTMENTS AND EMBRACING THE SPIRIT OF UNITY.
IT IS SET TO TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 9TH AT REPENTANCE PARK.
HOLY FEST PROMISES TO BE A DAY FILLED WITH VIBRANT COLORS, JOY, AND A CELEBRATION OF THE TIDES THAT BIND US AS A COMMUNITY.
SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF YOUR CULTURAL BACKGROUND, TO REALLY, UM, BE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL EVENT AND EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF UNITY AND DIVERSITY.
I WANT TO THANK THE ORGANIZERS FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS, UH, IN BRINGING THE CELEBRATION TO BATON ROUGE AND IT IS TRULY COMMENDABLE.
SO THANK YOU FOR FOSTERING AN ATMOSPHERE OF INCLUSIVITY AND JOY IN OUR CITY.
AND MAY HOLY FEST 2024 BE A RESOUNDING SUCCESS, FOSTERING CONNECTIONS AND SPREADING THE SPIRIT OF LOVE AND COMRADERY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
I JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY WHO COMES.
IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO HOLY FEST, DON'T WEAR YOUR BEST CLOTHES, WEAR YOUR JEANS, WEAR YOUR SHIRT.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UM, WHEN I FIRST BECAME MAYOR, I HAD A TRADITIONAL, UH, PORTRAIT IN MY, UH, WHEN YOU COME IN THE OFFICE, BUT IF ANYBODY HAS BEEN IN THE OFFICE, THEY WILL SEE.
THE PICTURE THAT IS IN MY OFFICE IS FROM HOLY FEST AND EVERYBODY LOVES IT.
AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST JOYOUS, UH, EVENTS THAT I HAVE EVER PARTICIPATED IN.
SO I CERTAINLY, UH, WANT TO GIVE THE ORGANIZERS A COMMENDATION AND ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY HERE, EVERYBODY WHO'S WATCHING TO PARTICIPATE.
SO BEFORE I GIVE YOU THE COMMENDATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE, FREE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS.
UH, IT'S SUCH AN HONOR AND YOUR SUPPORT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS FESTIVAL HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
MAYOR, PRESIDENT WAS SAYING, WE'VE BEEN GROWING EVERY YEAR SINCE, SINCE THE FIRST YEAR.
THIS IS OUR FOURTH, UM, ANNUAL YEAR AND WE JUST CONTINUE TO GROW.
BUT IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS YOU GO EXPERIENCE IF YOU COME AND JUST SMILES EVERYWHERE AND JUST EVERYBODY'S HAPPY FACES.
YEAH, I DON'T GET IN THAT TIGHT.
AND NEXT UP, COUNCIL MEMBER CLEVE DUNN JR.
AND MAYOR PRESIDENT SHARON WINSTON BROOM TO RECOGNIZE LATOYA JOHNSON RICHARDSON, OWNER OF BR SOCIALITES AND STAFF.
THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE WITH US AND THOSE VIEWING, I WANNA, UH, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY AND IT IS AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE, UH, A YOUNG LADY, A BUSINESS OWNER IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT'S MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
UH, SOME TWO WEEKS AGO THERE WAS THE ANNUAL BR MASQUERADE BALL PUT ON BY LATOYA AND HER TEAM AND HER BUSINESS, THE BR SOCIALITE.
UH, SOME 3000 INDIVIDUALS CAME TO THE RIVER CENTER AND ENJOYED OUR MARDI GRAS SEASON, OUR CARNIVAL TIME, AND JUST A GOOD OLD BATON ROUGE TIME.
AND I WANNA RECOGNIZE AND HONOR HER AND HER TEAM.
UH, I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION OF THE CERTIFICATE.
IT SAYS, YOUR HARD WORK AS A BUSINESS WOMAN WATCHING YOU WORK FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS AND STILL BREAKING BARRIERS,
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CREATING A PLATFORM FOR BATON ROUGE RESIDENTS TO DRESS UP IN THEIR BEST ATTIRE, TO FEEL A SENSE OF PRIDE, CELEBRATE THEIR CITY IS NOTHING SHORT OF ADMIRABLE.YOUR CREATION OF THE BR MASQUERADE BALL GIVES OUR CITY SOMETHING SPECIAL TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
AND WATCHING IT GROW FROM 2018 CONTINUOUSLY GROW BIGGER AND BIGGER EACH YEAR IS REMARKABLE.
I WANT TO, UH, ECHO WHAT, UM, COUNCILMAN DUNN SHARED.
UH, ALTHOUGH I DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO ATTEND AFTER I SAW THOSE PICTURES ON INSTAGRAM, I'M LIKE, WHAT I THINK I REALLY MISSED, UH, THIS EVENT.
BUT JUST HEARING ABOUT YOUR VISION FOR WANTING TO HAVE THIS EVENT, HOW YOU'VE CERTAINLY BEEN STEADFAST AND HAVING IT EVERY YEAR, AND I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN IT GROW AS WELL.
SO I TOO, UH, WANT TO CELEBRATE YOU AND COMMEND YOU, UH, FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND COMMITMENT IN HOSTING THE ANNUAL MARDI GRAS BALL.
AND, UM, THIS, OF COURSE, IS NOW BECOMING A CHERISHED TRADITION IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU, UH, HAVE DONE, UH, AS THE OWNER OF BR SOCIALITES AND ENTREPRENEUR AND CREATOR OF THE BR MASQUERADE BALL.
WE GONNA GIVE HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING FIRST.
I WANNA RECOGNIZE HER TEAM BECAUSE LIKE ANYTHING, THERE'S A LEADER, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT HELP THE LEADER MAKE THINGS HAPPEN AND MAKE THINGS GO.
WE ALL KNOW THAT IN OUR CAPACITIES, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THE THINGS WE DO AS COUNCIL PEOPLE AND AS A MAYOR WITHOUT OUR TEAM.
AND SHE HAS A MAGNIFICENT TEAM AND THEY'RE ALL HERE WITH HER.
ROBB, IF YOU WOULD COME UP AND RECOGNIZE MY FRIEND ROBIN.
SHE'S THE, UH, SHE'S KINDA LIKE THE SHERIFF FOR THE WHOLE OPERATION
SO I WANNA RECOGNIZE ROBIN AND CONGRATULATE HER.
AND I'M NOT GONNA READ ALL OF THEM, BUT WE'RE GONNA CALL EVERYBODY'S NAME.
COUNCILMAN COLE SO I DON'T BUTCHER NOBODY'S NAME.
I NEED TO KNOW WHY I WASN'T INVITED TO PERFORM THIS YEAR.
I'M LOCAL SO HE WANNA REPLACE PLY NEXT YEAR.
GIVE BRITTANY A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
AMBER, NORTHERN ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
DERRICK RICHARDSON, ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
CHAKA COLLINS, ROUND OF HIGHLANDS.
SO WE'LL TURN IT OVER AND AS I TURN IT OVER TO HER, I THINK IT IS, IT IS, IT IS, UH, RIGHT TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF BAKER WITH THE MAYOR BEING HERE AND THE CHIEF BEING HERE.
THE BR UH, SOCIAL BR SOCIALITE MASQUERADE BALL ACTUALLY STARTED AT THE BAKER MUNICIPAL CENTER, BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HER.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THIS BUSINESS.
IT WAS A DREAM AND REALITY NOW IT WAS IN HONOR OF MY GRANDMOTHER AND I'M JUST HAPPY.
I'LL PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH MY MANAGER FOR NEXT YEAR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'LL BE IN RECESS AFTER THIS PHOTO UNTIL FOUR O'CLOCK.
YEAH, WE HAVE A MEETING AFTER.
GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO
[CALL TO ORDER]
OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED A METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING, UH, THIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024.UH, I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
ASK YOU DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WE WILL BE LED THIS AFTERNOON IN OUR INVOCATION BY THE MAYOR OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAKER DARNELL WAITS AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY THE POLICE CHIEF
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OF THE CITY OF BAKER, OR MR. CHIEF CALLED DON DON.AND I WAS JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE INVITE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, BANKS, THANK YOU ALWAYS FOR, FOR JUST THINKING OF US THIS BOW HERE, YOU GUYS, LORD, HEAVENLY FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY.
AND GOD WE PRAY RIGHT NOW FOR EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, EVERYONE LISTENING, UH, ON THE TV OR ON THE RADIO.
WE PRAY FOR THEIR FAMILIES, GOD, THAT YOU JUST CONTINUE TO BLESS THEM AND LIFT THEM UP.
AND GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS GREAT CITY, EAST BATON ROUGE, THE CITY AND THE PARISH.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL, LORD AND GOD RIGHT NOW WE ASK YOU TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM OUR HEART THAT IS NOT OF YOU.
AND PLEASE FORGIVE US FOR OUR SIN.
A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STAND.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
DO WE HAVE, UH, WELL WE GOT THREE MINUTES.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO PICTURES, DO I? DO YOU STEP OUT AND DO PICTURES IF YOU WANT.
Y'ALL ALL PICTURES, HUH? THEY WON'T.
WHO THE CHIEF IN THE MAYOR WANT US TO.
THE MAYOR OF OF THE GREAT CITY OF BAKER AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE COUNCIL.
IS TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE MAYOR.
DID HE, HE TOOK HIS CAMERA MAN.
HE MUST HAVE LOOK OUT ON, READY TO GO.
YOU GET YOUR YES SIR MAN, FOR REAL.
[ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
ONE, APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ZONING OF FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024, THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ZONING MEETING OF FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024 BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATORS.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM COUNCIL MEMBERS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE? SO MOVED.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ASHLEY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE
[INTRODUCTIONS]
INTRODUCTIONS SECTION 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER TWO AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HYBRID CONTINGENCY CONTRACT WITH DREW M TALBOT AND ALEJANDRO R PERKINS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES REGARDING THE ELIGIBILITY TO COLLECT TAXES ON COMPLIMENTARY HOTEL ROOMS LOCATED IN CASINOS IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.SO AS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT FROM $50,000 TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN APPROPRIATING $50,000 PER SUB PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY AND FINANCE DIRECTOR.
NUMBER THREE, AMEND THE 2024 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT.
FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH SHOULD EAST BATON ROUGE SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AMENDMENT TO MUNICIPAL POLICE.
APPENDIX ITEM 19, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INCENTIVE PAY FOR NEW HIRE POLICE OFFICERS, NEWLY HIRED POLICE OFFICERS WHO COMPLETE THE 2023 POLICE ACADEMY OR 2024 POLICE ACADEMY AND RECEIVE A SATISFACTORY REVIEW FROM THEIR SUPERVISOR BY NOVEMBER 15TH, 2024, WE'LL RECEIVE A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INCENTIVE.
PAY IN INCREMENTAL PAYMENTS TOTALING $10,000 FOR NON POST CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICERS AND TOTALING $15,000 FOR POST CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICERS.
ITEM 14, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INCENTIVE PAY FOR NEW HIRE POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICER ONE NEWLY HIRED POLICE
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COMMUNICATION OFFICER ONE EMPLOYEES WHO COMPLETE THE INITIAL TRAINING AND RECEIVE A SATISFACTORY REVIEW FROM THEIR SUPERVISOR BY NOVEMBER FOUR, 15.2024 WILL RECEIVE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, INCENTIVE PAY IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,000.
POLICE COMMUNICATION OFFICER ONE EMPLOYEES MUST BE HIRED ON OR AFTER JUNE 17TH, 2023 BY POLICE CHIEF AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.
NUMBER FOUR, AMEND THE 2024 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED, NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT, FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEES AT THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES EFFECTIVE MARCH 23RD, 2024 AMENDMENT TO CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED.
APPENDIX ONE, ADD ITEM 28, CRITICAL RETENTION HIRING OF JUVENILE SERVICES EMPLOYEES TO ADD OPTIONAL SPECIAL RECRUITING RATE IS ALLOWABLE UP TO STEP 14 FOR JUVENILE SERVICES DETENTION SERIES.
JUVENILE DETENTION CLASSIFIED ARE IDENTIFIED.
CLASSIFICATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS.
DETENTION, COOK LAUNDRY WORKERS DETENTION FACILITY COUNSELOR, DETENTION FACILITY MANAGER DETENTION FACILITY, SENIOR SHIFT SHIFT SUPERVISOR DETENTION FACILITY SHIFT SUPERVISOR, FOOD AND LAUNDRY SERVICE SUPERVISOR, JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER ONE, JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER 20 HOURS A WEEK.
AND JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER TWO BY MAYOR, PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, DIRECTOR OF JUVENILE SERVICES AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR NUMBER FIVE, AMEND THE 2024 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT.
FIRE POLICE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES EFFECTIVE MARCH 23RD, 2024, AMENDMENT TO THE CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX ADD ITEM 29, CRITICAL RETENTION HIRING OF DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYEES.
AN OPTIONAL SPECIAL RECRUITING RATE IS ALLOWED UP TO STEP 14 FOR DEVELOPMENT CLASSIFICATIONS.
THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS.
CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER BY MAYOR PRESIDENT'S OFFICES AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR NUMBER SIX, AN ORDINANCE ACKNOWLEDGING AND RECOGNIZING THE BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED TIGER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION PROJECT TO BUILD AN LSU ARENA AND THEREBY RESTRICTING CERTAIN USES BY CITY PARISH OWNED BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE RAISING CANES RIVER CENTER AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO IDENTIFY ONE OR MORE STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING ADDITIONAL CONVENTION CAPACITY AND SOLICITING A DEVELOPER DEVELOP A CON CONVENTION HOTEL BY MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTON BROOME COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN R. COLEMAN COUNCILWOMAN JEN ROCKA, COUNCILMAN DWIGHT HUDSON.
COUNCILMAN ROWDY GODDE AND COUNCILMAN AARON MO.
NUMBER SEVEN, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR.
PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH SHOULD EAST BATON ROUGE TO EXECUTE A CEA WITH THE EAST BATON ROUGE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE LEVY COLLECTION USE AND APPLICATION OF SALES AND USE TAX COLLECTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXXONMOBIL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND FUNDING OF DEDICATED TAX PROJECTS BY MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTON BROOME COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN R. COLEMAN.
COUNCILMAN ROWDY GODDE CONDEMNATION.
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INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER EIGHT, JOHN CARTER JUNIOR.4 2 8 9 PRESCOTT COURT COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER NINE, LEON JOHNSON AND TANA JOHNSON.
3 3 5 3 PRESCOTT ROAD COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 10, THOMAS DANGERFIELD AT AL 1 4 9 EAST WASHINGTON STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN ADJUDICATED
[ADJUDICATED PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS]
PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER 11 LOT 13 SQUARE THREE SUBDIVISION MAGNOLIA PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 12 LOT FIVE SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION PARK VIEW COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 13 LOT 22 SQUARE 43 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 14 LOT 16 PLUS AND 18 SQUARE 43 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 15 LOT 20 AND A SQUARE 43 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 16 LOT 49 A SQUARE 17 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 PULLMAN NUMBER 17 LOT 12 B SUBDIVISION SOUTH HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, GOD A NUMBER 18 LOT NINE SQUARE 27 SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 19 LOT 18 SUBDIVISION LANG LAW PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 20 LOT 11 SUBDIVISION ROSEBERRY COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 21 LOT ONE SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SCOTLAND EDITION COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 22 LOT TWO SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SCOTLAND EDITION COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 23 LOT EIGHT LOT THREE SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SCOTLAND EDITION COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 24 LOT 34 SQUARE 26 SUBDIVISION EDEN PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 25 LOT 29 SQUARE 35 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 26 LOT 13 SQUARE 13 SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 27 LOT 14 SQUARE 13 SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN NUMBER 28 LOT 12 SUBDIVISION SORT EDITION COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 29 LOT 12 SUBDIVISION GUARD VIEW COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE GODDE NUMBER 30 LOT NINE SUBDIVISION RIVERLAND COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, GODDE NUMBER 31 LOT 12 SUBDIVISION RIVERLAND COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, GODDE NUMBER 32 LOT 35 B SUBDIVISION SOUTH[00:30:01]
HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT THREEALL ITEMS REQUIRE READING HAVE BEEN READ.
AND A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS AS AN ORDER.
IS THERE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE? SO MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU WOULD GO TO YOUR
[CONDEMNATIONS]
SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATIONS.I'M GONNA READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY'VE BEEN SENT TO US.
THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 54 56, 61, 62, 63 65, DEFER FOR 90 DAYS ITEMS 53, 58, 59, AND 66.
AND DELETE ITEMS 55, 57, 60 AND 64.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A CONDEMNATION? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS NUMBER.
LEMME READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE CHANGES.
THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 62 AND 65, DEFER FOR 30 DAYS.
ITEMS 54, 56, 61 AND 63 DEFER FOR 90 DAYS.
AND DELETE ITEMS 55, 57, 58 60 AND 64.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL CONDEMNATIONS? SO MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER A SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN CONDEMNATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, LET'S GO TO PAGE 16.
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AM MAYOR PRESENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT OF THE MUGU ARCHITECTURE LLC FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR CONTRACT FOR THE PRIDE FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT IN ENDING AMOUNT STATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $108,666 BY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS DIRECTORS.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 67? COUNCIL MEMBERS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 67, THE MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOLL.
ANY OBJECTIONS WE REGARD TO ITEM 68?
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AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR OF PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITH BAKER TEXACO NOT TO EXCEED 200 $200,000 BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 68? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOR SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.
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TO ITEM 69.AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER TO A CONTRACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITH SOLUTIONS GROUP.
NOT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KODY.
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NOW GO TO ITEM 70, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR.PRESENT ATTENTION TO A CONTRACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WITH SOLUTIONS GROUP IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $420,000 AND APPROPRIATING $420,000 FOR SET PURPOSE BY THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 70? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER OSA.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 70 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU RETURN TO PAGE 17, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM 78,
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AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO, TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF THE E-S-R-I-G-I-S SOFTWARE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $98,000.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOEY.
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NOW GO TO ITEM SEVEN NINE.AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO ACCEPT AND EXECUTE A STATE SPONSOR AGREEMENT FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT AND AIR SERVICE PLAN PROGRAM.
AND AN AMOUNT NOT, AND AN AMOUNT OF $30,000 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTORS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN, TAKING IT BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO ITEM 80.
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AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNITY WELLNESS VENTURE IN AN AMOUNT OF $90,000 TO ADMINISTER AND OPERATE COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION.TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM? SO MOVED.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE MAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 80.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
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ITEM 81.AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BROAD INNOVATION MARKET AFFIRM IN AMOUNT OF $75,000 TO ADMINISTER AND OPERATE COMMUNITY-BASED ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC MEETINGS BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 81 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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GO NOW.TITLE 82 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENCE.
EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND TRANSFER A GRANT RECEIVED BY THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR AIR SUPPORT UNIT, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN DISBANDED TO THE EAST BATON RIDGE PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE OFFICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 BY POLICE CHIEF.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 82? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE GO NOW TO ITEM 83.
CAN I GET SOMEBODY FROM BRPD OR THE ADMINISTRATION ON 82? ON 82 WE ARE BACK TO 82.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, BOTH VERSED ON THIS, YOU CAN GET, GET BACK TO ME.
I JUST WANT TO GET A, SOME CLARITY ON THE DISBANDING OF IT AND TRANSFERRING THE UNIT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO IN 2022 FOLLOWING A, A PRETTY TRAUMATIC INCIDENT WITH THE BPDS AVIATION UNIT, A DECISION WAS MADE, UM, TO DISBAND BPDS UNIT AND CONSOLIDATE WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE THAT AERIAL SUPPORT FOR THE ENTIRE PARISH VERSUS JUST BEING HOUSED IN PD AND CITY LIMITS.
UM, SO WITH THAT, UH, CONSOLIDATION, WE'RE JUST PROVIDING THIS FUNDING THAT WOULD'VE OTHERWISE GONE TO THIS UNIT, TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH OUR UNIT OR THE UNIT WE HAD, WAS THAT OWNED BY THE CITY? WAS IT LEASED? YEAH, I BELIEVE WE, UM, AND APOLOGIES FOR NOT HAVING ALL OF THIS OFFHAND, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE DID OWN THE ACTUAL HELICOPTERS AND THOSE HAVE BEEN SOLD TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, IS THAT CORRECT? I GOT DEPUTY CHIEF NOELLE COMING UP AS WELL.
UM, SO, SO THE SECOND HELICOPTER, BRPD HAD, WAS PART OF THE 10 33 PROGRAM, WHICH IS A FEDERAL ASSET SHARING PROGRAM.
SO WE ONLY PAID A FEE FOR IT, BUT IT WAS NEVER REALLY THE DEPARTMENTS.
ONCE WE DECIDED TO, TO MAKE THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE MOVES, WE THOUGHT IT PRUDENT, UH, TO SUGGEST TO THE 10 33 PROGRAM.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS LOOKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL HELICOPTER, WE HAD TO RETURN IT 'CAUSE WE WERE NO LONGER GONNA USE IT.
SO THEY SIMPLY TRANSFERRED OWNERSHIP, UM, IN THE FEDERAL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO TRANSFER, UM, THAT 10 33, UH, PIECE OF PROPERTY TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT OF CLARITY.
BUT AS A FOLLOW UP, NEIL, IF YOU REMEMBER, UM, WITH ALL OF THESE AS ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE WITH, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, SPECIFICALLY BRPD RESPONDING TO, UM, SERVICE CALLS OR, OR CHASES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THAT THE, UM, THE OFFICERS WOULD, WOULD GET MORE GUIDANCE FROM SUPERVISORS TO DETERMINE DO THEY PURSUE OR DO THEY NOT PURSUE.
BUT ONE OF THEM WAS ALSO THAT YOU WOULD UTILIZE THE AERIAL UNITS AND HELICOPTERS TO TRACK A MONITOR OR FOLLOW, UH, VEHICLES VERSUS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER AND, AND RACING OR FOLLOWING ON THE STREETS.
SO HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THAT RECOMMENDATION OR THAT BEST PRACTICE THAT CAME OUT OF THOSE FINDINGS? SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING TO SUPPLEMENT THAT IS TO, UH, LOOK AT OUR DRONE PROGRAM.
UH, WE ARE PROBABLY A FEW MONTHS AWAY FROM, UH, A PILOT TO HAVE, UH, DRONES IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY THAT COULD MANAGE THAT.
I THINK BY EARLY SUMMER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE, WE'RE GONNA ENGAGE A COMPANY TO HAVE ONE IN, UM, IN A STRATEGICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS PLACE THAT WILL HAVE A FIVE MILE RADIUS.
IF, IF, IF THAT WORKS WELL FOR US, WE THINK WE CAN COVER THE CITY WITH FOUR ADDITIONAL.
AND FROM A SERVICE STANDPOINT, WE, WE, THE COST BENEFIT IS, IS THERE TO HAVE THAT AS OPPOSED TO AN AVIATION UNIT.
AND UM, WHEN IS THIS PROGRAM GONNA BE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN? HOPEFULLY WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
NOW WE, WE DO HAVE A DRONE PROGRAM.
WE ARE RUNNING DRONES, UH, QUITE A FEW.
UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THEM STRATEGICALLY LOCATED AT
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THE READY THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED OR MANNED FROM THE CRIME CENTER OR AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.THEY ARE MISSION DIRECTED AT THIS MOMENT.
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NOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ITEM 83 AMENDING THE 2024 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE ALLISON SAINT ER LEE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $16,070 ON ALLISON'S FUND BALANCE UNASSIGNED FOR THE PURCHASE OF A MOTOROLA RADIO UPGRADE AND PRESSURE WASHER BY ALLISON SAINT ERMAN LEE, FIRE CHIEF.
IS THERE ANYONE YOU WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER'S? MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUTCHINS.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BATES.
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NOW GO TO ITEM 84, AMENDED TO 2024 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE BROWNSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $89,700 FROM THE BROWNSVILLE'S FUND BALANCE UNASSIGNED TO FUND THE EXPENSE OF THE BROWNFIELDS FIRE STATION.
NUMBER 72 BY BROWNSFIELD FIRE CHIEF.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS SECONDED BY THE CHARITY OBJECTIONS WE OWE.
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85.AMEND THE 2024 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT.
FIRE POLICE EMPLOYEES FROM THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARIS OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES, ADD NEW CLASSIFICATION, CHIEF PROGRAM ANALYST AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER $52,473 TO $88,604 BY HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY THE CHAIR.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
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ITEM 86, AMENDED 2024 ALLOTMENT OF POSITIONS FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.SO HAS TO CHANGE THE ALLOTMENT OF THE MAYOR PRESIDENT'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEAD ONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.
ADD ONE ASSISTANT URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, CHIEF PROGRAM ANALYST, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER.
ONE PROGRAM ANALYST AND TWO SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST BY HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS'.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BANK.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO ITEM 87,
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AMEND THE 2024 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CHARGE KELLY COMMUNITY CENTER.SO AS TO APPROPRIATE 25,000 FROM THE ANTICIPATED RENT OF REVENUES GENERATED BY THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR EVENTS AND EQUIPMENT AT THE CENTER BY CHARLES KELLY COMMUNITY CENTER.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WE NOW WITH TO COUNCIL MEMBER? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL.
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AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE LSU FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 TO ASSIST WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE BURTON WELCOME CENTER AND PLAN MULTI-USE SPACE THAT WILL SERVE AS THE GATEWAY TO THE BURTON MUSEUM GARDEN BY MAYOR, PRESIDENT.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 88.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCK.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW VOTE 89
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AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT TEXAS.THE CONTRACT WITH BEN INFORM LLC AND THE AMOUNT EXCEED 77,500 FOR DATA ANALYTICS SUPPORT SERVICES AND ENHANCES THE TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF UTILIZATION OF FUNDS RECEIVED THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 BY MAYOR, PRESIDENT.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 89 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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GONNA TAKE A REPORT.WE'RE GONNA TAKE A REPORT ON PAGE ON PAGE 1 23, RECEIVING AN ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE BRIDGE CENTER OF HOPE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DENISE OSA.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE REPORT FIRST, THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL COME TO COUNCIL.
UH, IS THE BRIDGE CENTER READY? COME ON DOWN ON YOU.
IT'S BEEN ABOUT SIX MONTHS SINCE I LAST ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL, SO, UM, GIVE ME JUST A FEW SECONDS.
I WANNA DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THIS TIME.
A LOT OF TIMES WHEN, UM, I'M HERE OR I ENCOUNTER INDIVIDUALS, THEY WANT TO KNOW THE OUTCOMES OF THE CENTER.
THEY WANNA KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING, HOW IS THE FACILITY OPERATING, WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE PEOPLE WHO COME THERE.
SO I THINK THE BEST WAY FOR ME TO DO THAT IS I WOULD LIKE TO READ A LETTER THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE BRIDGE CENTER, UM, BY A PARENT.
IT SAYS, MS. CLAYBORNE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BRIDGE CENTER FOR HOPE.
WE ARE WRITING A LETTER OF THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR EXCEPTIONAL CARE YOU PROVIDED TO OUR 27-YEAR-OLD SON WHO STRUGGLES WITH PARANOIA.
SCHIZOPHRENIA, IT IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT THE CARE AT
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THE BRIDGE SAVED OUR SON'S LIFE AS WELL AS LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR SON TO BE WILLING TO RECONNECT WITH THIS FAMILY AFTER TWO AND A HALF YEARS OF SILENCE, BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN INVOLUNTARILY HOSPITALIZED SIX TIMES PRIOR TO ENTERING THE BRIDGE CENTER, HE AND OUR FAMILY HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH ACUTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND UNTIL THE BRIDGE, OUR EXPERIENCE WITH CARE HAS ALL BEEN POOR.THE STAFF AT THE BRIDGE CENTER, PARTICULAR SOCIAL WORKER, SHAVAN DE POINDEXTER NURSE ASHLEY CROSBY, WERE THE FIRST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO GIVE NOT JUST OUTSTANDING MEDICAL CARE, BUT ALSO COMPASSIONATE CARE DURING HOSPITALIZATION AND AFTERWARDS, THROUGH AFTERCARE PLANS, WHICH THEY SUPPORTED THE BRIDGE STAFF, TREATED OUR SON WITH HIM AS A HUMAN BEING STRUGGLING WITH AN ILLNESS THAT IS NOT HIS FAULT.
MET HIM WHERE HE WAS, GAINED HIS TRUST.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS ILLNESS TOOK OVER WHEN HE WAS 22-YEAR-OLD, 22 YEARS OF AGE, GOT HIM TO TAKE MEDICATION, ACCEPT HELP.
IN ADDITION, BRIDGE STAFF GOT HIM TO AGREE TO CUT HIS LONG HAIR BEHIND WHICH HE HID FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
PRIOR ACUTE CARE CENTERS HAD GROWN FRUSTRATED WITH THE LACK OF INSIGHT ABOUT HIS MENTAL ILLNESS AND THUS HIS UNWILLINGNESS TO AGREE AND PARTICIPATE IN HIS HEALTH, IN HIS CARE AND GIVEN UP ON HIM.
THEIR AFTERCARE PLANS CONSISTED OF RELEASING HIM WITH A SHORT PERIOD OF MEDICINE, A PRESCRIPTION, A MEETING WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, A BUS TICKET, AND NO COMMUNICATION WITH HIS FAMILY.
THIS RESULTED IN ONE CASE OF FOUR MONTHS OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER PRIOR TO THE BRIDGE CENTER'S.
EXCEPTIONAL CARE, OUR SON HAS BEEN HOMELESS FOR THREE SEPARATE STRETCHES TOTAL IN A YEAR.
RATHER THAN RELEASE HIM BACK TO INTO HOMELESSNESS.
BRIDGE STAFF PARTICULARLY MS. POINDEXTER WORKED TO FIND HIM A STABLE HOUSING SITUATION AND COMMUNICATED CLOSELY WITH US ABOUT THE CARE NEEDED.
MS. POINDEXTER FOUND OUR SON A SUPPORTED GROUP HOME.
THESE STEPS HELPED HIM TO BEGIN TO RECOVER FROM HIS ILLNESS AND A BRUTAL SEVEN MONTHS OF HOMELESSNESS AND BETTER CONNECT TO OTHERS A VITAL PART OF HIS RECOVERY.
HIS HOSPITALIZATION AT THE BRIDGE CENTER WAS UNFORTUNATELY NOT HIS LAST.
DURING THE TWO YEARS THAT HE WAS IN BATON ROUGE, OUR SON HAD NINE TOTAL INTERACTIONS WITH THE BRIDGE CENTER.
DUE TO HIS STRUGGLES WITH THIS DEVASTATING MENTAL DEVASTATING SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.
EACH TIME THE BRIDGE TEAM TREATED HIM WITH EXPERTISE AND COMPASSION AND EACH TIME THEY COMMUNICATED TO US ABOUT HIS CARE AND WORK TO FIND STABLE HOUSING OPTIONS THAT WOULD REDUCE HIS PARANOIA AND WOULD ALLOW HIM TO ALLOW HIM CARE AND SUPPORT TO ASSIST HIM WITH HIS ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING.
MIRACULOUSLY, AT ONE TIME OUR SON WALKED OUT OF THE GROUP HOME IN WHICH HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE.
HE VOLUNTARILY RETURNED TO THE BRIDGE CENTER TO THE ONLY HUMAN BEINGS.
HE TRUSTED HIS CARE PROVIDERS PRIOR TO THIS TIME.
HE HAS NEVER VOLUNTARILY ENTERED INTO A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY AND HAS NEVER RETURNED TO PEOPLE WHO ASSISTED WITH HIS PRIOR CARE.
THIS IS THE TESTAMENT TO THE TRUSTED RELATIONSHIP THAT THE BRIDGE CENTER STAFF HAS BUILT WITH SOMEONE STRUGGLING WITH PARANOIA STEMMING FROM ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESSES AS HIS PARENTS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT A MOMENTUM WHAT A MONUMENTAL ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS IS.
NOT ONLY DID THE BRIDGE CENTER TEAM NOT GIVE UP ON OUR SON THE FIRST TIME THEY TREAT HIM, BUT THEY DID NOT ALSO GIVE UP ON OUR SON THE NINTH TIME THEY TREATED HIM.
OUR SON CALLED US SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THANKSGIVING 2022 AFTER THREE YEARS OF SILENCE TO ASK US TO PICK HIM UP AND BRING HIM TO HIS HOME IN WILLIAMSBURG V VIRGINIA.
PLEADING FOR US TO PLEADING WITH PLEADING FOR US THE FIRST TIME THAT HE WOULD ENGAGE IN TREATMENT.
WHEN HE CALLED US BAREFOOT FROM A PARK IN BATON ROUGE AND KNOWING THAT IT WOULD TAKE US 48 HOURS TO GET TO HIM, WE CALLED SHAVONDA ON A SATURDAY MORNING, ASKED HER TO PICK UP OUR SON AND TAKE HIM TO A HOTEL.
SHE DID SO IMMEDIATELY, ALWAYS PRIORITIZING OUR SON'S HEALTH AND SAFETY WHETHER SHE WAS WORKING THAT DAY OR NOT.
AS SOON AS WE ARRIVED IN BATON ROUGE, MS. POINDEXTER WAS ON THE PHONE ARRANGING HIS INTAKE AT A COMMUNITY BASE HEALTH SERVICE BACK IN WILLIAMSBURG.
ONE OF OUR PRIORITIES WAS TO MEET IN PERSON HIS EXCEPTIONAL CARE TEAM AT THE BRIDGE CENTER TO THANK THEM IN PERSON FOR THEIR CARE OF OUR SON.
WE DID SO ONE AFTERNOON WITH THE MANY HUGS AND TEARS AND HAPPINESS IN THE LOBBY OF THE BRIDGE CENTER FOR HOPE AND EXPERIENCE.
WE WILL ALWAYS TREASURE OUR SON EVEN ALLOWED US TO TAKE PICTURES WITH HIM AND SU HIS SUPPORT HEROES AND SOME WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE BRIDGE CENTER CARE OF OUR SON AND THE CARE PROVIDED TO SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THOUGH STRUGGLING WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS, THE BRIDGE CENTER IS A, A SHOOTING STAR IN A GALAXY FACILITY THAT TOO OFTEN FAIL TO TREAT PEOPLE STRUGGLING THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS.
AS HUMAN BEINGS DESERVING THE LIFE DESERVING TO LIVE THE BEST LIFE THEY ARE POSSIBLE FOR THEM RATHER THAN TREAT THEM LIKE A PROBLEM TO BE TOSSED OFF TO SOMEONE OR ANYONE ELSE.
THE BRIDGE CENTER HAS TREATED HIM LIKE HUMAN, LIKE A HUMAN WITH A POTENTIAL AND HAS DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO SUPPORT HIM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY CARE.
WE'LL BE WILLING TO PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED BY CALLING OR EMAILING US.
WE FEEL PRIVILEGED TO HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION AND ONLY HOPE YOUR INNOVATIVE MODEL WILL MAKE IT TO VIRGINIA SOMEDAY IN THE FUTURE.
THE MENZIES, I READ THAT BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE FEW TESTIMONIES THAT WE GET.
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PEOPLE COME UP TO US A LOT OF TIMES TELLING US THAT THEY EITHER HAVE GONE THROUGH THE BRIDGE CENTER FOR HOPE OR THEY HAVE A LOVED ONE THAT HAS GONE THROUGH IT.NOT EVERY OP, NOT EVERYONE THAT COMES THROUGH THE FACILITY IS GOING TO HAVE THAT OUTCOME.
LIKE YOU, LIKE THE LETTER STATES, IT TOOK NINE TIMES.
WE KNOW THAT MENTAL HEALTH DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANYONE AND THEREFORE WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE WHEN WE PROVIDE CHAIR TREATMENT.
THE BRIDGE CENTER IS STILL LOUISIANA'S ONLY CRISIS RECEIVING CENTER.
DESPITE OUR MANY OBSTACLES, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE UH, MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES.
TO DATE, THE CENTER HAS PROVIDED CARE TO OVER 8,000 INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS AND WE'RE STILL COUNTING.
JANUARY 31ST IS 8,304 TO BE EXACT.
WE ARE A SUB-RECIPIENT OF A SAMHSA GRANT WORKING WITH CAPITAL AREA HUMAN SERVICES AS THEIR CRISIS PROVIDER FOR THEIR C-C-B-H-C, WHICH STANDS FOR THEIR CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC.
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE AGENCIES FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO ENTRUST US WITH THEIR RECOVERY.
AND UPON DISCHARGE, WE HAVE STILL HAVE A LOT MORE TO DO.
FUNDING FOR THE BRIDGE CENTER STILL REMAINS ONE OF THE GREATEST CHALLENGES IN ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOUISIANA, WHICH INHIBITS THE PARTICIPATION OF MANY PROVIDERS.
BUT YET WE STILL FORGE AHEAD, HOPING TO CREATE A PATHWAY FOR MANY TO FOLLOW.
IN LIGHT OF THIS PLIGHT, WE HAVE MET WITH SENATORS CASSIDY CARTER, CONGRESSMAN GRAVES SECRETARY ABRAHAM, AND PRESENTED BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MENTAL HEALTH OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE.
AT PRESENT OUR FOCUS IS EXPANDING OUR MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM BY ESTABLISHING A PARTNERSHIP WITH EMS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PARAMEDICS TO BE DISPATCHED IN RESPONSE TO 9 1 1 EMOTIONAL DISTURB PERSONS CALLS.
WE ARE ALSO HOSTING OUR FOURTH ANNUAL BRIDGING THE GAP COMMUNITY EVENT.
THIS MAY 21ST, WHICH WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES NOT ONLY TO THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, BUT TO THE PROVIDERS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT SERVICES WE HAVE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
AND THEN THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WHERE WE WILL BE GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTERS 'CAUSE I'VE SENT YOU ALL EMAILS AND ALSO WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH BRECK PARK TO GO TO THE LOCATIONS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THERE SO THAT WE KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE CAN'T COME TO THE GOODWILL LIBRARY.
SO WE'RE GONNA COME TO THEM THIS YEAR TO DATE.
UM, THE BRIDGE CENTER CELEBRATED ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY ON FEBRUARY THE 11TH.
WE HAVE HAD 8,304 PRESENTATIONS, 7,000 890 95 EMISSIONS, 409 RESOURCE INFORMATIONS.
77% OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT COME TO THE BRIDGE CENTER ARE MALE.
72% OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME TO THE BRIDGE CENTER IN THE LAST THREE YEARS WERE INDEPENDENT.
28% WERE SCORED BY FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND IF YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN ON THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS, I CAN.
UM, BUT THE AVERAGE HANDLE TIME WITH FIRST RESPONDERS STILL REMAINS UNDER FIVE MINUTES, WHICH IS 3.14 MINUTES.
60% OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME TO THE FACILITY HAVE BEEN TREATED FOR MENTAL ILLNESS.
WHILE 40% HAVE COME IN EITHER WITH A SUBSTANCE USE OR A CO-OCCURRING DISORDER, WHICH MEANS SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH.
37% OF THE PATIENTS THAT COME TO THE FACILITY ARE TRANSFERRED TO OUR IN PSYCHIATRIC.
OUR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC CARE UNIT, 27% ARE STABILIZED AND THEN THEY ARE TRANSFERRED TO A 28 RESIDENTIAL DETOXIFICATION PROGRAM AND 36% ARE STABILIZED WITHIN THE FIRST 23 HOURS.
AND THEN, UM, GIVEN OUTPATIENT REFERRAL CARE, EITHER WITH A IOP OR WITH UM, JUST A REGULAR APPOINTMENT.
ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I KEEP GOING? OKAY, I'M ALMOST FINISHED.
UM, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS, IS THAT 79% OF LOUISIANA IS WITHOUT ENOUGH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH IS 3.6 MILLION, WHICH SHINES A LIGHT ON THE CRISIS SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
UM, BEING THE ONLY STATE CRISIS SERVICE PROVIDER, WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE WE'VE SELL, WE'VE SERVED AS 51 OF THE 64 PARISHES.
UM, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT COME THROUGHOUT OUR PASSING THROUGH EBR, SOME NOT NECESSARILY, BUT THEY HAVE COME BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE THE ONLY CRISIS PROVIDER IN THE STATE.
IN RESPONSE TO THAT, UM, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS PROGRESSING WITH THEIR LOUISIANA CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM, BUT IT'S STILL IN ITS INFANCY STAGES, WHICH IS TRYING TO EXPAND CRISIS SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
AND RECENTLY GOVERNOR LANDRY, UM, ANNOUNCED HIS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE HEALTHCARE AND HOSPITAL POLICY.
AND IN THAT NUMBERS THREE AND FOUR OUTLINED WITH WHAT THE BRIEF CENTER IS ALREADY DOING.
AND THAT IS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE MASTER PLAN FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY, RESULTING IN A SHORTER STAY OPTIONS FOR, UM, THE URBAN AND THE RURAL AREAS.
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ALSO TO INCREASE ER DIVERSIONS FROM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ACCESS WRAPAROUND SERVICES.AGAIN, THAT IS WHAT THE PARISH CENTER IS ALREADY DOING.
SO IN STATE OF ALL OF THAT I WANT TO STOP AND JUST SAY THANK TO THE RESIDENTS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR BEING ABLE TO ALLOW THE BREW CENTER FOR HOPE TO, TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION.
WE STILL HAVE A LOT MORE TO GO, BUT CONSIDERING WE'VE ONLY BEEN OPEN THREE YEARS, WE HAVE FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR HAVE, UM, TREATED OR ADMITTED MORE.
WELL LEMME SAY THIS, WE HAVE, WE ARE THE SECOND HIGHEST ADMISSION FOR PSYCHIATRIC AMONG THE HOSPITALS.
WHY YOU DID THAT? QUESTIONS? WELL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE WE GO TO COUNCIL.
CAN I, UM, HAVE ONE PERSON COME UP AND SPEAK REAL QUICK IF POSSIBLE.
FROM THE BRIDGE CENTER OR JUST FROM THE BRIDGE CENTER? IT'S UH, IT'S THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER FOR RA INTERNATIONAL.
THIS IS FIRST METRO COUNCIL MEETING, SO BE EASY.
NO, FIRST ONE IS ALWAYS CHALLENGING.
I'M NOT FROM HERE, BUT I LOVE TO COME VISIT SO I CAN EAT YOUR WONDERFUL FOOD, UM, HERE.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME TO SPEAK.
I'LL BE VERY BRIEF, BUT I ALSO WANT TO ECHO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M ONE OF THE MAIN WRITERS OF, OF CRISIS NOW IN SAN GUIDELINES FOR HOW TO DO CRISIS CARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT'S DESIGNED TO HELP CREATE AN EQUIVALENT PARODY SYSTEM LIKE WE HAVE FOR EMERGENCY PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE FOR, UH, FOLKS IN CRISIS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES.
AND SO THE CONGRATULATIONS AND UM, AND GRATITUDE THAT WE HAVE AT RECOVERY INNOVATIONS AS BEING THOUGHT LEADERS IN HOW TO DO THIS IN THE COLLABORATION WITH THE BRIDGE CENTER FOR HOPE AND EAST BATON ROUGE AND WORKING US BEING ABLE TO DO THIS CENTER HERE, UM, IS JUST THE IMPACT OF IT.
JUST THOSE STORIES, BUT THE NUMBERS AND THE THINGS THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING COMPARED TO WHEN IT'S NOT EVEN BEING DONE STATEWIDE YET AND IT'S NOT BEING DONE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SO FOR MY GENUINE THANKS TO YOU AS SOMEBODY WHO TRAVELS AND SPEAKS INTERNATIONALLY AND AROUND THE COUNTRY AND CONSULTING WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT STATES ABOUT HOW TO DO THIS AND THEN THEM WANTING TO COME VISIT THIS SITE TO SEE HOW IT'S DONE AND HOW TO DO IT RIGHT.
AND THE LAST THING AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, I ALWAYS, THE OTHER LEADERS ACROSS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY FROM SOME OF OUR SITES GET TIRED OF ME ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THIS.
BUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT SERVE IN, UH, IN, IN THIS AREA FOR THE BRIDGE CENTER FOR HOPE, OUR STAFF ARE SO MUCH ENGAGED AND CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S PART OF THAT REASON WHY THEY HAVE THAT CARE PIECE.
AND SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR AREA AND THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY DO AND THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.
COUNCILMAN MADISON, COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON.
ALRIGHT, FIRST OF ALL, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYBODY.
UM, AS USUAL, I HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS.
THERE ARE TWO REPORTS THAT COME OUT EVERY YEAR THAT TO ME ARE THE BENCHMARKS OF WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY ARE.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE REPORTS WE RECEIVE EVERY YEAR FROM THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY.
THE SECOND ONE IS THE REPORTS WE RECEIVE FROM THE EAST BATON ROUGE COUNCIL ON AGING, DOWN TO HOW MANY MEALS, DOWN TO COSTS, METRICS, OUTCOMES.
AND I HAVE NOTHING, NOTHING AGAINST THE WONDERFUL STORYTELLING THAT GOES WITH EVERY PROGRAM, BUT I HAVE ASKED SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL AND THIS WASN'T THE ONLY WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE, COULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE COUNT, THE CAPITAL AREA HUMAN SERVICES COULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.
BUT WHAT WAS SOLD WAS THIS WOULD BE A DIVERSION TO KEEP PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH OUT OF THE JAIL.
I WANT TO KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WE ARE KEEPING OUT OF THE JAIL.
I WANT THE DEMOGRAPHICS BY BOTH DISTRICT AS WELL AS ZIP CODE.
WE HEARD FOR MANY, MANY YEARS ABOUT HOW THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY.
AND NOW IN THIS LATEST REPORT WE ARE SERVING 61 OUTTA 64 PARISHES.
BUT WHO IS PAYING FOR THAT? AND IT MAY SOUND LIKE IT IS NITPICKING, IT IS TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
AND WE HAVE A RIGHT TO AN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT STARTS AT THE BASE AND COMPARE SAME DATA EACH SINGLE
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YEAR SO THAT WE KNOW WHETHER WE'RE GETTING WHAT WE ACTUALLY AGREED TO.AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S ASKING MUCH, NOT VERY LONG AGO ON THIS AGENDA WAS THE PARISH DONATING A VAN TO THE BRIDGE CENTER.
BUT THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT, THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS ABOUT MOBILE OUTREACH.
SO AGAIN, I WOULD ASK THIS COUNCIL IF WE CAN COME UP WITH A STANDARDIZED REPORT AND THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER, I THINK CAN BE MORE THAN HELPFUL IN CREATING THAT TEMPLATE.
BUT I WOULD HONESTLY LIKE TO SEE A VERY OBJECTIVE METRIC.
I WANNA KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
IT IS WONDERFUL THAT 8,304 PEOPLE GOT SERVED, BUT THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS PARISH HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW IF THE THING THEY SIGNED OFF TO IS BEING DONE.
AND THOSE METRICS ARE NOT HARD TO COME UP WITH.
I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF CHARLOTTE AND SHE KNOWS THAT.
BUT THE REALITY IS, I HAVE MENTIONED I AM ON THE LOUISIANA BEHAVIORAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.
I KNOW THE BED COUNT ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEDS IN THIS STATE.
I KNOW WHAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS.
SO DON'T ASK THESE QUESTIONS TO BE RUDE.
I ASK THEM BECAUSE TAXPAYERS LEGITIMATELY HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW IF THE THING THAT THEY AGREED TO IS ACTUALLY BEING DONE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM NOW? GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNCIL MEMBER HURST, UM, CHARLOTTE AND RI.
THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
UH, I I WILL SAY THIS, I'VE HAD A LOT OF INTERACTION WITH CHARLOTTE.
OUR, OUR RELATIONSHIP STARTED OFF KIND OF ROUGH 'CAUSE I WAS LIKE, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON BACK THERE.
AND ONCE I STOPPED BARKING, UM, AND STARTED DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE LISTENING, I SAT DOWN WITH HER.
SHE SENT ME THE SAME REPORTS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR AND I DO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A QUARTERLY PUBLIC REPORT THAT COMES OUT TO KNOW WHAT THE DOLLARS ARE, HAVE NO PROBLEM OR, OR SEND ME NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
SO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON, I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM BECAUSE I DID SIT DOWN IN CHARLOTTE'S OFFICE WITH OTHER PEOPLE BEING THERE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH INDUSTRY.
SHE WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE AT, UM, ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT RESPOND TO ME BETTER, MEET THE NEEDS OF OF MY CONSTITUENTS IN DISTRICT FIVE.
ADDITIONALLY, I PUT SEVERAL PEOPLE IN AMBULANCES, UH, WHO WERE DRUG ADDICTED AND SAID, I'M READY TO STOP.
OR WHO HAVING PSYCH, UH, PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES.
AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY WERE BROUGHT TO THE BRIDGE CENTER.
I'VE SEEN SOMEBODY BE COMPLETELY DEAD ON SIDE OF THE STREET.
ONE OF THE SCARIEST EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE.
TAKE TWO DOSES OF NARCAN, COME BACK AND THEN GO TO THE BRIDGE CENTER.
SO, UM, WE CAN ALWAYS TALK ABOUT WHAT'S NOT BEING DONE, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING.
UM, YOU WERE THE FIRST OF YOUR KIND IN THE STATE.
SO I TELL PEOPLE IN ANY BUSINESS, AS YOU FIGURE IT OUT FOR YOURSELF, YOU ALSO FIGURE OUT THAT YOU'RE NEVER GONNA BE A HUNDRED PERCENT PERFECT.
RIGHT? AND SO YOU STRIVE FOR PERFECTION TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN THE PROCESS.
AND THE WAY YOU ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IS CONTINUE TO UNDERSTAND THOSE GAPS, CONTINUE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE, WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS OUT THAT PROCESS AND CONTINUE TO PUT AGAIN, PLAN TOGETHER TO CLOSE THOSE GAPS.
SO I SUPPORT COUNCILWOMAN ANDERSON AND, UH, WILL REQUEST A QUARTERLY REPORT OR CIVIC ANNUAL.
BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO THUS FAR.
AND MY COMMENT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT SHE BROUGHT UP.
I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THANK YOU FOR THE TIME YOU SPENT WITH ME TO BETTER SERVE MY DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. HI, CHARLOTTE.
UM, I REMEMBER AT ONE POINT THAT THAT NOT ALL THE BEDS WERE BEING UTILIZED.
UM, SO WHERE ARE WE NOW WITH THE NUMBER OF BEDS, UM, THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND OUR, OUR UTILIZATION OF THE FACILITY, WE'RE STILL WITH THE SAME NUMBER, WHICH IS 16 BEDS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE 16 CRISIS CHAIRS, SO WE HAVE THE CAPACITY OF 32.
I ALSO REMEMBER, UM, THAT Y'ALL WERE WORKING TO BECOME AUTHORIZED PROVIDERS WITH A NUMBER OF INSURANCE PLANS.
UM, HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH INSURANCE ARE PRESENTING AT THE BRIDGE CENTER AND HOW IS IT GOING WITH GETTING, UM, REIMBURSEMENTS FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES TO GO MORE IN DETAIL? I'M GOING TO CALL IN THE STATE DIRECTOR SEAN, UM, LANE FAMILY TO ANSWER THAT.
BUT AS FAR AS THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, WE ARE PER, WE ARE, UM, LICENSED WITH ALL, WELL, I, OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS LICENSED WITH ALL FIVE, SIX PLANS.
UM, OVERALL SPEAKING, ABOUT 68%
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OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT COME TO THE BREW CENTER HAVE MEDICARE, ME HAS MEDICAID.ABOUT 20% OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT COME TO THE FACILITY ARE THROUGH, ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE BRIDGE CENTER FOR HOPE.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE REMAINING, OR EITHER THROUGH A COMMERCIAL INSURANCE PLAN OR THROUGH MEDICARE.
AND SO HOW ARE WE DOING ON THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS? WHAT THAT WOULD BE RI INTERNATIONAL, WHO'S THE SERVICE PROVIDER.
SO THE CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY WITH THEM.
UM, WE ARE, WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH ALL OF THE MCOS.
WE ARE CONTRACTED AND CREDENTIALED, UH, WITH, UM, ALL OF THE, WELL, ALL OF THE, THE, THE SIX.
AND, UH, WE ARE STILL, WE ARE STILL WORKING WITH THEM TO, UM, TO RECEIVE THE PROPER COMPENSATION.
UH, AND UH, SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THEM AND, UH, THE, UH, THE PERCENTAGES VARY, BUT I WOULD SAY, UM, IT'S ANYWHERE FROM THE LOW END OF US RECEIVING MAYBE IF YOU WERE TO AVERAGE IT, UH, MAYBE ABOUT 50%, LIKE 49 TO 50%.
AND DO YOU ANTICIPATE THAT GROWING AS YOU MATURE THESE RELATIONSHIPS, OR YOU'RE YES, WE DO.
AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH LDH AS WELL, AND THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE MCOS.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE MEETING WITH THEM AND, UH, AND OF COURSE WE ARE, WE ARE MEETING, AND AS THEY SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST CRISIS RECEIVING CENTER AND OUR LICENSE IS 0 0 1.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, JUST SETTING UP, THEY WERE SETTING UP OF COURSE, FEE SCHEDULES AND, AND THE SERVICE DELIVERY.
SO WE ARE, WE, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED AT 100% BECAUSE WE HAVE PROVIDED THE SERVICES AND WE WOULD LOVE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE.
WE, I I THINK WE PROBABLY APPRECIATED A REPORT IN MAYBE SIX MONTHS TO FIND OUT HOW THAT'S GOING.
I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S UNCHARTED TERRITORY.
UM, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, CRITICAL 'CAUSE THAT, THAT EXPANDS THE AMOUNT OF SERVICES THAT Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO OFFER.
IT, IT ABSOLUTELY, IT MULTIPLIES YES.
THE TAXPAYERS DOLLAR FOR A BETTER, A BETTER RETURN.
WE ARE DITO, WE, WE YEAH, I KNOW.
COUNCIL MEMBER MAR ALSO, UM, CHARLOTTE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
I DO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SITTING IN ON THESE MEETINGS AND THEY ARE PUBLIC MEETINGS, SO IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO GET ONLINE OR, UH, BE AT THE MEETING, YOU ARE CERTAINLY INVITED.
SO JUST A COUPLE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT, UM, COUNCIL PERSON ANDERSON HAD.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, CAN YOU ADDRESS ABOUT THE VAN? SO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE VAN, THE VAN WAS NOT, THE VAN WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A COMMUNITY OUTREACH VAN.
I AM STILL WAITING ON, UM, CITY PARISH TO FINALIZE THE PAPERWORK.
I JUST SIGNED THE TITLE OVER YESTERDAY, SO I STILL DON'T HAVE COMPLETE ACCESS TO THE VAN TO HAVE IT, UM, REGISTERED IN THE BRIDGE CENTER'S NAME.
SO WHERE EXACTLY DID YOU GET THE VAN FROM? BRPD, VANDER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, THIS IS NOT A NEW VAN? NO, THIS IS A 2012, UH, FORD EXPEDITION.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A 12-YEAR-OLD VAN.
UM, SHE ALSO, HER CONCERN IN ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT WAS KEEPING SOME OF OUR, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING OUT OF JAIL, ARE WE KEEPING THEM OUT OF JAIL? WE ARE, BUT LET ME EXPLAIN THAT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, IT IS SUBJECTIVE.
UM, WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER FIR WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER SOMEONE HAVING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS, IT IS UP TO THEM TO DECIDE WHERE THEY WANT TO GO.
WE HAVE PROVIDED CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING TO BRPD, TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE DECISION TO WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO IS ULTIMATELY THEIRS IN SPITE OF ALL OF THE TRAINING AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE PROVIDE.
SO WE CAN'T TELL YOU IF THAT PERSON WAS GOING TO GO TO JAIL OR NOT.
WE CAN ONLY ACCOUNT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ESCORTED TO THE FACILITY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UM, SO ALSO, UM, ONE, ANOTHER ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT SHE BROUGHT UP WAS THAT WE ARE SERVICING PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT OF THE PARISH.
HOW DO WE PAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN FROM OUT OF THE PARISH? SO IN ORDER TO BE LICENSED AS A CRISIS RECEIVING CENTER, WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS ACCORDING TO THEIR STANDARDS.
YOU HAVE TO BE A REGIONAL PROVIDER, MEANING YOU CANNOT PROVIDE SERVICES JUST FOR EBR
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WITHOUT DOING THE ENTIRE REGION.WE ARE, OH, WHEN I SAY WE, I MEAN RI, OUR SERVICE PROVIDER IS THE REGION TWO SERVICE PROVIDER FOR CRISIS SERVICES, WHICH MEANS THEY SERVE THE SEVEN PARISHES.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE PARISH MONEY OR THE MILLAGE ONLY APPLIES TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH RESIDENTS.
EVERYONE ELSE OUT OF THE PARISH IS FUNDED EITHER THROUGH THEIR MEDICAID PLAN OR THROUGH THEIR COMMERCIAL PAYER.
NONE OF THE TAX DOLLARS THAT WE ACCUMULATE FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IS SPENT ON ANYONE OUTSIDE OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
SO REALLY, ACCORDING TO LOUISIANA LAW, YOU HAVE TO SERVICE ANYONE THAT COMES IN ACCORDING TO, IN ORDER TO BE LICENSED TO PROVIDE SERVICES WITH LOUISIANA STATE, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
UM, THERE, THERE ARE 10 IS BROKEN INTO 10 REGIONS.
THERE'S, UM, AND, AND EBR FALLS UNDER REGION TWO.
SO LET ME SEE IF I HAD OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
UM, SO I KNOW THAT WE WERE STRUGGLING WITH THE MEDICAID SITUATION.
HAS THAT PRETTY MUCH GOTTEN STRAIGHTENED OUT? NO.
AS SEAN WAS REPORTING, I THINK PART OF IT IS, IS THAT, UM, LOUISIANA ONLY IMPLEMENTED CRISIS SERVICES IN MARCH OF 2022.
SO IT'S A, IT IS A LEARNING CURVE FOR NOT ONLY FOR LOUISIANA, BUT IT'S ALSO A LEARNING CURVE FOR THE MCOS, THE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.
SO THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE SERVICES AND CARVE OUT HOW TO PAY AND, AND NOT DENY.
SO THEY'RE STILL WORKING WITH, UM, LDH AND THE MCOS TO GET THAT RECTIFIED.
SO REALLY AND TRULY, AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE STILL THE ONLY CRISIS PROVIDER STILL.
AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
SO Y'ALL ARE REALLY TRAILBLAZERS CORRECT.
IS WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO FIGURE SOME OF THIS OUT.
SO IF THERE ARE OTHER CRISIS, UM, CENTERS THAT DO WANNA OPEN THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THEN YOU HAVE, WE'VE PRETTY MUCH SOLVED A LOT OF THE ISSUES.
ABSOLUTELY FACED A LOT OF THE ISSUES.
UM, AS I SAID, I DO SERVE ON THIS, UH, BOARD AND THESE ARE REALLY GREAT PEOPLE THAT REALLY HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN FOR OUR CITIZENS THAT ARE FACING CRISIS ISSUES AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS, COUNCIL MEMBER.
CHARLIE, I NEED YOU TO STAY THERE.
I GOT ONE QUESTION THAT I THINK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND EVEN SOME OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS WANNA KNOW THE ANSWER TO.
UH, COUNCILMAN HUR SAID YOU GOT HIM TO STOP BARKING AND START LISTENING.
WE WANNA KNOW WHAT THE SECRET WAS TO DO THAT.
WHEN I THINK OF CHARLOTTE, I THINK OF MY GRANDDAUGHTER, CHARLOTTE.
UM, SO, UM, MS. UM, CON, UH, REVEREND ANDERSON.
REVEREND ANDERSON, Y'ALL HAVE ME MESSED UP CALLING HER, UH, COUNCILWOMAN REVEREND ANDERSON.
YOU MIND COMING UP PLEASE? I SURE.
UH, IN YOUR COMMENTS, YOU MENTIONED ANOTHER ORGANIZATION AND THE, THE KIND OF REPORT THAT THEY GIVE.
UH, DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THAT? YEAH, UH, BOTH THE COUNCIL ON AGING AND THE, UH, LIBRARIES PRODUCE THEIR REPORTS.
AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO, NO, WHEN YOU MENTION ABOUT A BEHAVIORAL SOMETHING, OH, THE, UH, LOUISIANA BEHAVIORAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THAT, UH, COUNCIL ACTUALLY, UM, INFORMS THE STATE ON THE SAMHSA THE MAJOR GRANTS THAT WE GET.
THE REPORTS ARE ACTUALLY AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY FROM, FROM THE PUBLIC.
SO WHAT INFORMATION ARE INCLUDED ON THOSE REPORTS? UH, LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE, UH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BED WE HAVE IN THE STATE.
SO THAT, AS IT RELATES TO THE STAKEHOLDERS, DOES IT, DOES IT GIVE, LIKE THE INFORMATION YOU INDICATED, UM, THAT THE BRIDGE CITY, LIKE THE NUMBER OF BEDS, WHO USES ZIP CODE? IS THAT PART OF THE REPORT THAT YOU ARE GETTING? IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHICH, WHICH, UH, PROVIDER YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
SO, YEAH, I MEAN, DO, I MEAN THAT'S WHAT I'M, WHAT I WAS HOPING I WAS GETTING IS, UM, WHERE YOU WERE ABLE TO INDICATE WHAT YOU THINK THE REPORT SHOULD HAVE.
AND I ASSUME THAT WAS BECAUSE YOU HAD SEEN THE REPORT AND I WAS THINKING THAT WOULD BE A GREAT REFERENCE.
UM, FOR, UM, CHARLOTTE TO KNOW GAN THIS IS AS FAR AS THEY KNOW, WHERE, OBVIOUSLY IF YOU'RE PART OF A, A STATEWIDE, THERE ARE SOME SIMILAR PROGRAMS. BUT OUR, WHAT I WANTED TO OFFER IS WHERE THE THREE OF US MEET, WE GO
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THROUGH THIS EXAMPLE OF A REPORT THAT, UM, YOU HAVE REFERRED TO AS SO THAT WE CAN KNOW.'CAUSE YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE, YOU COME UP EVERY, YOU KNOW, EVERY QUARTER WITH THE SAME, AND I DON'T WANT US TO KEEP KICKING THE CAN, IGNORING IT, GLOSSING OVER IT.
WE NEED, YOU'VE BEEN VERY SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT YOU THINK AND I THINK IS ADVANTAGEOUS AS, YOU KNOW, I LIKE POWERPOINT, YOU KNOW, SO THIS IS IN LINE WITH HOW I AM ABLE TO, UM, CONSUME KNOWLEDGE AND UH, UH, DATA.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, CHARLOTTE, IF YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, SCHEDULE ME, YOU'VE BEEN WANTING ME TO COME TO THE BRIDGE CENTER OF HOPE FOR THREE YEARS AND I'VE NEVER MADE IT.
UM, AND SO THAT WE COULD JUST SEE WHAT, UM, REVEREND ANDERSON IS TALKING ABOUT.
I THINK IT WOULD HELP ALL OF US TO, UM, BETTER GET THE, WE DO KNOW YOU ARE DOING GREAT WORK.
WE DO KNOW, AND WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UM, PEOPLE ARE BEING HELPED REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DOLLARS AND CENTS.
AND SO THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF DOLLARS, UM, SPENT SHOULD ALWAYS BE ABLE TO LEAD BACK TO AN INDIVIDUAL THAT RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES.
SO MY, MY THING IS THIS, IF WE COULD HAVE A MEETING, THE THREE OF US, YOU SHOW US WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT REVEREND ANDERSON, JUST LIKE I'M TALKING NOW, I NEED IT IN WRITING FROM YOU.
I NEED YOU TO LIST WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE AND, AND, BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE MY ONLY TIME DOING THIS, SO IF YOU COULD BE VERY SPECIFIC, THEN YOU COULD GET SPECIFIC INFORMATION.
CAN, CAN I RESPOND REAL QUICK? SURE.
SO IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBPAGE, WE, I I PRODUCE A MONTHLY REPORT.
I DON'T DO QUARTERLY, I DO MONTHLY.
AND IT LISTS EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW ON IT WITH, WITHOUT GETTING INTO PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION.
THERE'S ALSO A QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT THAT WE ARE OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE EVERY SINGLE, UM, EVERY YEAR.
SO THERE'S A QUARTERLY FINANCIAL, I'M SORRY, IT'S MY SON
WELL, THERE'S A QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT THAT THAT GIVES, UH, EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS SPENT.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A MONTHLY REPORT THAT TALKS ABOUT EVERYONE IN THE FACILITY WITHOUT INVADING ANY OF THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION.
ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WOULD, THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT.
WE'RE GONNA GO BACK NOW, UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO PAGE 16, ITEM 71,
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AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER ENTITLED NIA THORN VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND JERRY BONNET IN AMOUNT OF $500,000 PLUS COURT COST IN AMOUNT OF $44 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.THERE'S ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS. CAN SOMEONE FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY COME UP AND AND GIVE US THE FACTS OF THIS CASE? HI, HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? COULD, UM, FOR THE, FOR THE FOLKS WATCHING AT HOME WHO, UH, HAVE, ARE GONNA, YOU KNOW, PAY PAYOUT IN TAXES $500,000, COULD YOU GIVE US JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THIS, THIS CASE? SURE.
THIS IS A, UH, OH, AND I'M SORRY.
JIM MOORE ON BEHALF OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UH, THIS IS A, UH, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CASE, UH, INVOLVING BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, AND THEY, WE, WE HAVE A, UM, A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S VERY, A LOT OF MEDICAL SPECIALS, A LOT OF, UH, INJURIES INVOLVED.
AND WE HAVE TAKEN IT VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY INTO CONSIDERATION AND THINK THAT, THAT THAT IS A, A REASONABLE AMOUNT AND IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY PARISH TO, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
AND SO WE WERE AT FAULT THE OFFICER WAS AT FAULT FOR THE, FOR REC.
IS THAT, I GUESS YOU PROBABLY CAN'T SAY THAT.
DO YOU WANNA INTRODUCE YOURSELF, SIR? YEAH.
DAVID LAFE ON BEHALF OF THE, UH, PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON HEAD OF LITIGATION NOW.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS WHEN I GO TO ITEM
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72? AUTHORIZED THE SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER ENTITLED RAVEN PATAN VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT, MICHAEL RICHARDSON IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 FOR A COURSE PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $369 AND 44 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $75,369 AND 44 CENTS AND APPROPRIATING, AND $75,369[01:20:01]
AND 44 CENTS FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO ITEM 73, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER ENTITLED STATE FARM VERSUS LATTIE OSBY AND BRPD, EXCUSE ME, 72.
I ASK, WAS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM? 72? MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GODA.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO 73
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AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER ENTITLED STATE FARM VERSUS LAIE OSBY AND BRPD CONSOLIDATED WITH WILLIAM MCOWEN AND LAIE OSBY AND THE BRPD THROUGH THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.CONSOLIDATED WITH DONALD AND WANDA SANDERS VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
BRPD AND LAIE OSBY IN AMOUNT OF $82,500 PLUS COURT COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,040 AND 96 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $83,540 AND 96 CENTS IN APPROPRIATING SET AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM? SO MOVED BY THE CHAIR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAG GODDE.
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GO TO ITEM 74, AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER ENTITLED RASHIDA S.LITTLE VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AT ALL IN THE AMOUNT OF 65,000 BUCKS PLUS COURT COST IN THE AMOUNT OF $521 76 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $65,521 AND 76 CENTS AND APPROPRIATING $65,521 76 CENTS FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY AS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WE NOT GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCC COLEMAN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE AND THE OBJECTIONS WE GO TO 75
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AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF MONICA HADDOCK AND THE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE BATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICER IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,697 78 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEYS.ANYONE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WHEN OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE, MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO MOVED BY THE CHAIR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOLDADE IS THEN THEIR OBJECTION.
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WE GO TO ITEM 76, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER ENTITLED TO MARCUS WELLS, MR. VERSUS MARTY DUKE ETAL IN AN AMOUNT OF $80,000 PLUS COURT COST IN AMOUNT OF $989 AND 2 CENTS FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $80,000.I, EXCUSE ME, $80,989 AND 2 CENTS IN APPROPRIATING SUCH AMOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE BY PARISH ATTORNEY.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THERE ARE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 76.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CODAY.
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77 AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT AND THE CLAIM OF KO LAB BOARD A BOLY INJURY RESULTING IN THE SLIP AND FALL AT THE GOODWILL LIBRARY IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,000.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBERS? WE'RE
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NOW GONNA GO TO ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS VERY QUICKLY.A AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ROSEBUD HEALTHCARE LLC TO PROVIDE SCHOOL-BASED WORKSHOPS RELATIVE TO THE OPR PREVENTION EDUCATION INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT NOT TO EXCEED $98,010.
UH, THE REASON SCHEDULED, THE COMMENTS UPON THE COUNCIL APPROVAL OF MARCH 13TH, 2024.
NEED A MOTION TO WAIT TO DO I NEED TO READ 'EM ALL? YEP.
ITEM B THAT'S ITEM MAY AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT THAT THE CONTRACT WITH INTERNAL CRISIS OUTREACH IN TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE PERSON WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER AND OTHER CONCURRING SUBSTANCE USE ORDER DISORDERS.
AND ARE THE RISKS OF BECOMING INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND NOT TO EXCEED $150,000.
ITEM C AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT THE CONTRACT WITH EC COLLECTED COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR CENTER TO PERFORM INTERVENTIONS AND TREATMENT OF FAMILIES DEALING WITH THE OPIOID USE DISORDERS AND THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER.
MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY SUPPORT MANAGEMENT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000 IN MOTIONAL WAY.
SO THE ITEMS CAN BE INTRODUCED THERE.
SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN HUANG, BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A MOTIONAL WAY? THE RULES.
UH, ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE MOTION? AWAY THE RULES? I NEED A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE ITEMS. SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ITEMS A THROUGH C HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED.
WE NOW GO TO ADMINISTRATIVE EMERGENCY ITEM CHANGE ORDER.
B, METRO AIRPORT CONCOURSE A ROOF REPLACEMENT CONTRACT, LAKE SHORE ROOFING CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT.
ALRIGHT, NEED A MOTION TO AWAY THE RULES.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTIONAL AWAY OF THE RULES? ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE MOTIONAL AWAY THE RULES? IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL? WE NOW GO BACK TO, HUH? NOW WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO CHANGE YOUR ORDER.
EVR, LIBRARY OUTREACH RENOVATION CONTRACT.
THE CI CONSTRUCTION LLC, CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT,
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$114,547 BY BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTION.SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
IS ANYONE HERE WISH YOU TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION WAY OF THE RULES? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE, EXCUSE ME FIRST, WAS ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTIONAL WAY? THE RULES? ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTIONAL WAY OF THE RULES? NOW? IS ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WHEN I GO TO COUNCIL? THERE ARE MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL, UH, FROM COACH SEAN WALLACE.
UH, HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, SO WE DO NOT NEED TO TAKE ITEM F.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU WILL, WILL NOW GO TO PAGE 19.
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RESOLUTION.ONE ONE, WHICH AUTHORIZED MAYOR, PRESIDENT, ACTUALLY THE CONTRACT WITH LAZ PARKING TO PROVIDE PARKING GARAGE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN AN ANNUAL AMOUNT OF $764,920 AND 28 CENTS TO $845,920.
28 CENTS OF 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIT'S, COST, ACTIVITY, PRICING AND RATES DEFINED IN THE CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZED ADJUSTMENTS IN THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS PAYABLE IN FUTURE YEARS BY DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS.
ANYONE HERE WISHES YOU TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 90? SO MOVED BY THE CHAIR THERE.
ANY OBJECTIONS? I MEAN, SECOND.
ANY OBJECTIONS? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON COUNCIL MEMBERS? WE'RE
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NOW GONNA GO TO 92.BEFORE 91, AMENDING THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AS TO REALLOCATE $4,263,695 75 CENTS OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS AND INITIATIVE AS FOLLOWS, 1 MILLION FOR THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING STABILITY.
1 MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM.
$560 FOR SENIOR MEALS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE COUNCIL ON AGENT 600,000 FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND FOR THE BAKER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
100,000 FOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS IN HUMAN RESOURCE BUILDING.
ASSIST THE HOMELESSNESS THROUGH THE CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS.
200,000 FOR THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO OUTSOURCE AND EXPEDIT IDNA TESTING ON GUN RELATED CASES, $103,695 75 CENTS FOR POLICE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES.
500,000 FOR THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS BY MAYOR.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? COUNCIL? UH, MAYOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST OR? OKAY.
UH, MAYOR PROTI AND MEMBERS OF, UH, THE COUNCIL.
I I CAME THIS EVENING BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO, UM, REAFFIRM THE, THIS FUNDING IS EXTREMELY, UH, IMPORTANT.
UM, THESE PROJECTS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS WE ALL HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO THE WELLBEING AND, UH, SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE DOLLARS THAT WE WILL SPEND IN THIS, UH, ITEM, I BELIEVE ADDS TO THE RESILIENCY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE COVERING A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPACES, INCLUDING, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPABILITIES, UH, ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS LIKE HOMELESSNESS, UH, PREVENTION, UH, RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE STRENGTHENING, UM, OUR CITY WITH THESE INITIATIVES, UH, THAT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO REAFFIRM, UM, THE IMPORTANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE ITEMS TONIGHT.
PRESIDENT, WE NOW GO TO JENNIFER CALWELL.
UM, YOU USUALLY SEE ME HERE TALKING ON BEHALF OF TOGETHER BATON ROUGE.
UM, BUT I AM ALSO, UM, THE CHAIRPERSON OF METHODIST FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE FROM MY CHURCH, UH, FOR METHODIST.
AND ONE OF OUR MAJOR INITIATIVES THAT WE WORK ON IS HOMELESSNESS.
UM, SO I WAS REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR HOMELESSNESS, UH, AND HOMELESS SERVICES IN THIS MONEY.
UM, I WAS A LITTLE SAD BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY 200,000 FOR CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS, AND THAT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT WE WORK WITH A LOT.
I WANNA SHARE A QUICK STORY OF A DAY THAT I WAS THERE, YOU KNOW, VOLUNTEERING, PLAYING UNO WITH PEOPLE OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, NOT IN THE PARKING LOT IN THE YARD.
UH, AND ONE GUY CAME UP AND HE HAD BEEN LET OUT OF BATON ROUGE GENERAL.
HE WAS A HOMELESS GUY AND GOT INTO SOME PROBLEM.
UH, HE WAS LET OUTTA BATON ROUGE GENERAL IN A HOSPITAL GOWN.
SO HE WALKED UP IN A HOSPITAL GOWN AND WAS DISTRAUGHT.
AND I SAID, WHAT YOU NEED? AND HE WAS LIKE, MAN, I DON'T KNOW.
SO THE MAN WENT INSIDE, HE TOOK A SHOWER,
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HE CAME OUT MAYBE 30 MINUTES LATER, SHOWERED WITH A CLOTHING ON AND HE SAID, MAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER NOW.I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT FOLKS BEING LET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND HOSPITAL GOWNS,
SO THESE FOLKS NEED TO BE THERE, UH, UH, DOING THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING.
UM, WE TALK ABOUT HOMELESS A LOT.
Y'ALL HAVE TALKED ABOUT HOMELESS A LOT, UH, UH, IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE, OF THE PARISH.
IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO HAVE A CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE, YOU KNOW, LOCATION OFF OF SEGAN OR BLUE BONNET OR WHEREVER THE ENCAMPMENTS KEEP SHOWING UP TO SERVICE THOSE FOLKS.
UM, AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO, UM, TO BRING UP, UH, A MEMORY OF YEARS AGO, A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN COUNCIL ON AGING KEPT COMING UP AND, UM, THERE WAS ISSUES IN THE COUNCIL ABOUT ARE WE FUNDING THEM? ARE WE NOT FUNDING THEM? UM, 'CAUSE THERE WAS SOME ISSUE WITH HOW THINGS WERE BEING RUN.
AND I KNOW THAT THE CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS HAS GONE THROUGH SOME DIRECTORS.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME TURNOVER AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ON PEOPLE'S MIND, BUT, UM, THESE FOLKS DO IMPORTANT WORK.
AND IT WOULD BE VERY BAD TO THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER.
IF, IF THERE IS ANYONE WITH A CONCERN, I HOPE THAT YOU HELP FIX THE CONCERN AS OPPOSED TO NOT FUNDING THE PROJECT.
'CAUSE THESE FOLKS ARE NEEDED.
AND THEN WE'LL GO TO MS. MARK ANDELL.
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON, PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME BRING MY GRAND BABIES UP IN HERE TO HANDLE SOME BUSINESS
UH, I ACTUALLY JUST HAD A COUPLE OF OF QUESTIONS.
ONE OF THEM IS, IT SAYS THAT THIS IS AMENDING THE BUDGET AND THIS IS THE SAME BUDGET THAT JUST GOT APPROVED IN DECEMBER.
IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S A DIFFERENT BUDGET.
THIS IS NOT AN AMENDMENT TO THAT BUDGET.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, UH, WHERE THESE FUNDS WERE PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED SINCE IT'S AN AMENDMENT WHERE THEY, THEY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS OR ARE THEY ACTUAL DIFFERENT ITEMS AND THE MONEY'S BEING MOVED INTO A DIFFERENT, UH, PLACE.
SO THAT WAS REALLY MY ONE QUESTION IS WHERE, WHERE THE PREVIOUS FUNDING WAS FROM.
I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION COMING, BUT, BUT I'LL RESPOND IF THEY'RE NOT COMING TO RESPOND AND THEY CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
YOU COMING? OKAY, WELL HOLD UP.
LET'S FINISH THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST BEFORE WE GO TO COUNCIL.
WE'LL PUT A PIN IN THAT QUESTION.
DANTE, REMEMBER THAT? IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM MS. MARKEL? I KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT THIS IS GOING TO PASS, AND I'M NOT HERE TO OBJECT TO IT.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE HOMELESS FOR A LOT OF YEARS.
UH, MY DEAL IS THE SAME AS REVEREND ANDERSON IS ACCOUNTABILITY.
I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE, OR I HAVE ASKED THAT WE FIND OUT HOW THIS MONEY IS BEING SPENT.
I KNOW IT'S $200,000, BUT I ALSO KNOW, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THIS, THAT THE CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS SERVICES, ASCENSION EAST FELICIANA, IBERVILLE POINT, KAE WEST, BATON ROUGE, WEST FELICIANA.
BUT WE ARE THE ONLY PARISH THAT GIVES ANY MONEY FOR THE SERVICES THAT THEY GIVE THERE.
UH, WE'VE GIVEN HALF MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
UM, COUNCILMAN COLEMAN AND I, WE WENT OVER AND VISITED WITH THE PRIOR PERSON THAT WAS RUNNING THE FACILITY.
SHE SAID SOME THINGS TO US WHEN WE WERE THERE, AND I TOLD COUNCILMAN COLEMAN WHEN WE WALKED OUT, I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT SHE WAS GOING TO SURVIVE BECAUSE HER ATTITUDE ABOUT WHAT SHE WANTED DONE IS TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET FIRST AND THEN GIVE THEM THE SERVICES.
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
HER LAST DAY WAS DECEMBER THE 31ST, AND WE NOW HAVE A NEW PERSON OVER THERE.
I BELIEVE WE GOT TO HAVE SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS PEOPLE, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE INCESTUOUS RELATIONSHIP THAT IS EXISTING WITH GIVING THE MONEY TO CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS, WHICH BASICALLY THEY BECOME A PROPERTY MANAGER AS WHAT WE WERE TOLD WHEN WE WERE THERE FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE WORK, WHICH IS START IN THE OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE THERE.
STARK CORPORATION IS THERE TO GO OUT INTO THE STREETS AND DEAL WITH THE,
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IS TO GO OUT AND DEAL WITH THE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM AND GET OFF THE STREETS FROM THE WEBSITE OF, OF CAPILLARY ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS.THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR GOAL IS TO GET HOUSING FOR PEOPLE.
I AGREE WITH IT, BUT I ALSO KNOW FROM WHAT I AM DOING FROM BEING ON THE STREETS, WE ARE ACTUALLY SOLICITING PEOPLE FROM NOT ONLY OTHER PARISHES, BUT OTHER STATES.
AND WE'RE BRINGING THEM HERE TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE PEOPLE HERE IN BATON ROUGE.
I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER WE ARE FUNDING IT NEEDS TO GO FOR THE PEOPLE HERE IN BATON ROUGE AND NOT FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING SOLICITED AND BROUGHT HERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE WORKING OUT OF THAT BUILDING.
WE JUST NEED SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.
I AGREE WITH REVEREND ANDERSON ON THIS.
I WAS HERE A YEAR OR SO AGO ASKING THE SAME QUESTION.
WE STILL DON'T HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? DANTE, GO AHEAD AND, AND AND, AND RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION.
UM, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT, UH, THROUGH REALLY SOLID FISCAL MANAGEMENT ON THE PART OF THE ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS OUR DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, THE LION'S SHARE OF THIS MONEY IS ACTUALLY BEING REALLOCATED FROM ADMINISTRATION TO DIRECT SERVICES.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THERE WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS SET ASIDE FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
WE, I'M SURE ALL OF YOU KNOW, WE HAD ENGAGED WITH CSRS TO HELP US MANAGE AMERICAN RESCUE FUNDS.
UM, HOWEVER, THROUGH STRATEGIC USE OF THAT CONTRACT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
SO I WANNA SAY OUT OF THE 4.2, $4.3 MILLION THAT WE ARE REALLOCATING, ABOUT 3 MILLION OF THAT IS FROM, UH, MANAGEMENT OF THAT CONTRACT.
UH, TO ANSWER THE INITIAL QUESTION, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS STATE, O DANTE, UM, DANTE AND I MET AND TALKED, UM, THROUGH ALL THIS.
AND SO, UH, HE, HE KNEW I HAD SOME QUESTIONS THAT I, THAT I WANTED, UM, ANSWER TODAY.
SO 1 MILLION IN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING STABILITY.
EXPLAIN TO US WHAT THAT, WHAT THAT MONEY'S GONNA LOOK LIKE DEPLOYED IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WE ANTICIPATE HELPING, UM, THROUGH THE USE OF THESE FUNDS.
UM, AND IT'S REALLY GONNA BE THE LION SHARE.
THIS IS GOING TO TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, NUMBER ONE IS EXACTLY WHAT THE TWO LADIES CAME UP AND TALKED ABOUT, BUT ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND HOMELESS, UH, SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA BE USING A LOT OF THIS MONEY TO MATCH MONEY COMING FROM THE LOUISIANA HOUSING CORPORATION TO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
WE DO HAVE SOME AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS, UM, I WANNA SAY MAYBE $4 MILLION SET ASIDE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DEPLOY TO PROVIDE UP TO 11 MONTHS OF HOUSING SUPPORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
ANOTHER BIG PART THAT'S GONNA FALL UNDER THIS IS INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.
UM, SO I'LL USE A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE OF PARENTS THAT HAVE LOST CHILDREN TO GUN VIOLENCE.
WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS HELP SOME OF THEM FIND ADDITIONAL, TO FIND NEW HOUSING SO THAT THEY ARE NOT LIVING IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY'VE LOST A CHILD OR LOST A SPOUSE OR A FAMILY MEMBER.
RIGHT? BECAUSE IF THE PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU LIVE, THEY CAN COME BACK AND INFLICT VIOLENCE ON YOU AGAIN.
SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP A NUMBER OF PEOPLE MOVE INTO DIFFERENT HOUSING USING THIS EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE MONEY.
IS, IS THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR THREE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS? I MEAN, IS THERE A TIME LIMIT WHEN WE, WHEN WE HELP SOMEONE? SO HISTORICALLY, I BELIEVE, UM, AND PLEASE DO TELL ME IF I'M WRONG, I THINK WE'VE, UH, TYPICALLY DONE ABOUT THREE MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS.
HOWEVER, ON THE HOMELESSNESS SIDE, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GONNA BE MATCHING SOME FUNDS WITH THE HOUSING CORPORATION TO PROVIDE UP TO A YEAR OF, UH, HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
AND WILL Y'ALL REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON HOW, HOW THIS MONEY IS USED? ABSOLUTELY.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I BELIEVE WAS APPROVED EARLIER TONIGHT WAS A CONTRACT WITH, UM, INFORMATICS WAS GONNA COME IN AND DO A COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF HOW EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS HAVE BEEN SPENT UP TO THIS POINT.
SO WE CAN COME BACK LATER IN THE YEAR AND PROVIDE THAT UPDATE TO YOU.
UM, MOVING TO THE, UM, MILLION DOLLARS FOR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, HOW MUCH MONEY, UH, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE SEEN THINGS COME THROUGH THE COUNCIL.
I KNOW WE'VE SEEN THINGS COME THROUGH THE COUNCIL OVER THE PAST, YOU KNOW, YEAR AND A HALF, TWO YEARS, UM, THAT ARE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PROGRAMMING.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE'VE INVESTED IN THE PAST, SAY YEAR TO TWO YEARS ON, ON COMMUNITY, UM, VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS? DO YOU HAVE A A SENSE OF THAT? UH, I WANNA SAY WHEN LOOKING BACK AT 2022
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WHEN WE ALLOCATED THE LAST TRANCHE OF A RP MONEY BEFORE THIS PERIOD, I THINK ABOUT $5 MILLION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN DOLLARS HAVE GONE TOWARD COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION.AND HOW ARE WE MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE FUNDS DEPLOYED IN THE COMMUNITY? SO MOST OF THIS IS GETTING DEPLOYED THROUGH OUR SAFE HOPE FOR HEALTHY PROGRAM.
AND YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THEY ASSISTANT CAO SCOTT AND HER TEAM HAVE COME AND PROVIDED, UM, YEAR-END REPORTS CONSISTENTLY THAT DOCUMENT WHAT WE'VE DONE DURING SUMMER OF HOPE, WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR THE MAYOR'S YOUTH WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE AND ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'VE DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UM, IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC QUESTION I'D ASK A CAO SCOTT TO COME UP AND TALK TO THAT SPECIFICALLY, BUT WE DO PROVIDE ANNUAL REPORTS AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED, UH, IN MORE FREQUENT INTERVALS, I THINK WE CAN DO THAT AS WELL.
SO, UM, FOR, FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T D DEAL IN THIS OR UNDERSTAND THIS WORLD, WHAT, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION DEPLOYED IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, BOOTS ON THE GROUND, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? ABSOLUTELY.
I SEE COURTNEY WALKING UP TO THE PODIUM NOW, AS DANTE SHARED, THE FIVE, UH, MILLION IS CORRECT THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, BUT THE FUNDING THAT YOU'RE ALLOCATING NOW, IF APPROVED, WILL SPECIFICALLY GO TO JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH.
SO REFERRALS TO AN AGENCY THAT IS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE COURT SYSTEM.
YOU'VE HEARD US TALK TIME AND TIME AGAIN ABOUT THESE REPEAT OFFENDERS OR PEOPLE WHO MAY ALREADY BE JUSTICE INVOLVED.
WE ALSO HAVE AN ALLOCATION FOR THE SAFE, HOPEFUL HEALTHY CLASSROOM, WHICH IS FUNDING THAT, UH, WORKS IN FIVE KEY SCHOOLS.
AND, UH, OUR WELLNESS TEAM TO WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH REFERRED STUDENTS WHO ARE HAVING DISCIPLINARY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES WITHIN SCHOOLS.
SO THAT WAY THEY'RE HAVING MANAGEMENT PROACTIVELY TO BEING CONNECTED TO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
AND THEN THE LAST PIECE IS FOR, UH, INCREASED DATA AND ANALYSIS, EXCUSE ME, FROM INFORMATICS AS WELL, WHICH IS OUR AGENCY.
WE'LL HAVE TO BRING THAT AGREEMENT BACK BEFORE YOU THAT DOES THE DATA.
OUR YEARLY REPORTS LIVE ON SAFE HOPEFUL HEALTHY BR.COM.
THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023 IS NOT UPLOADED YET, BUT THE LAST TIME I CAME TO SPEAK, WHICH I COULDN'T REMEMBER IS THE REPORT THAT I OFFERED TO YOU ALL THAT'S ON THERE.
SO WE DO QUARTERLY REPORTS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, MONTHLY, AND THEN THE ANNUAL REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED ONLINE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT, UM, JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH AND, AND WITH THIS PROGRAM, WHAT IS THE UNIVERSE? IS IT, IS IT 25 KIDS? IS IT 500 KIDS? IS IT 1500 KIDS? WHAT ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THAT LOOK LIKE? UM, THAT'S, THAT'S A ROUGH ESTIMATE TO GIVE TO EACH PIECE.
WE CAN ALWAYS TALK TO OUR COURT SYSTEMS TO GET SPECIFIC DATA.
HOWEVER, UH, THERE'S A COLLABORATIVE REPORT THAT WE'VE DONE WITH, UH, BRA.
THEY HAVE A COMMUNITY SAFETY REPORT THAT THEY'VE PUT OUT@OPPORTUNITYBTR.ORG AND THERE'S AN ESTIMATE THAT THE HIGHEST RISK CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 250 TO 300 YOUTH.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN JUSTICE INVOLVED.
THAT MEANS YOUTH THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AT THE MOST HIGHEST RISK OF POTENTIALLY BEING VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE.
AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT OUR COURT DATA TO UNDERSTAND HOW MANY JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH WE HAVE IN EBR.
I THINK IT'S HELPFUL JUST TO UNDER UNDERSTAND.
AND DANTE, I'VE GOT MORE QUESTIONS.
I WANNA ASK YOU ABOUT THE 560,000, UM, SENIOR MEALS, UM, THROUGH COUNCIL ON AGING.
UM, WHAT'S, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? 'CAUSE WE DO HAVE A MILLAGE THAT SUPPORTS, UM, MEALS FOR SENIORS.
AND, UH, I HAVE ASKED SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM COUNCIL ON AGING TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
UH, BUT TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A PREVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED, I BELIEVE DURING COVID-19, UH, THEIR MEAL DELIVERY SERVICE SAW ABOUT A 31% INCREASE IN DEMAND.
UM, AND WE KNOW THAT'S FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, AND WHAT THEY DID WAS GO TO THE STATE TO ASK FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO HELP, UH, BRIDGE THAT GAP FOR THE 31% OF EXTRA PEOPLE THAT, UH, WERE NEEDING ASSISTANCE.
I THINK THAT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE REALM OF ABOUT 1200, UH, NEW MILES TO FEED.
PLEASE DO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON ANY OF THESE POINTS.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT, UH, IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE STATE IS GOING TO BE DRYING UP OR GOING TO, OR BEING REALLOCATED ELSEWHERE.
SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WHILE COUNCIL ON AGING IDENTIFIES A LONG-TERM FUNDING STRATEGY FOR THIS MM-HMM.
IS TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ADDITIONAL 1200 SENIORS ARE NOT GONNA GET CUT OFF ABRUPTLY IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE MONTHS.
AND SO THESE SENIORS CAME ONTO THE PROGRAM DURING COVID-19.
IS THERE, UM, ARE THEY RE-CERTIFIED? IS THERE, OR DO WE THINK THEY'RE PERMANENTLY GONNA NEED MEALS? I MEAN, WHAT'S WAS, WAS THIS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC? UM, I I, THAT'S GOOD.
YOU KNOW, OR IS THIS, WE JUST THINK THE
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PROGRAM IS GONNA BE THIS SIZE MOVING FORWARD POTENTIALLY, BUT I'LL LET MS. AMAR COME UP AND GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.HOW'S EVERYONE? UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT WAS ABOUT 2,500 SENIORS THAT WERE ADDED DURING, UH, CO OF THOSE 25 WE'RE IN THE A HUNDRED, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF REASSESSING EACH ONE OF THOSE.
AND SO AS THEY CAME IN DURING COVI, THEY JUST TOLD US, PUT EVERYBODY ON THE PROGRAM MM-HMM.
AND SO THEY'RE CURRENTLY ON, ON THE PROGRAM.
AND SO THE CHARGE HAS COME FROM THE FEDS OR THE STATE THAT WE ARE TO GO AHEAD AND START MOVING THEM OFF THE PROGRAM.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW, WE ARE REASSESSING THEM TO SEE IF THEY ACTUALLY FIT, UM, OR MEET THE FOUR STANDARD CRITERIA.
AND I BROUGHT THEM WITH ME SO THAT YOU ALL CAN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
UM, FIRST ONE IS PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO PROVIDING SERVICES TO OLDER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE GREATEST ECONOMIC, AN OLDER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE GREATEST SOCIAL NEED WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO LOW INCOME MINORITY INDIVIDUALS.
UH, NUMBER TWO, THE TERM GREATEST ECONOMIC NEED IS DEFINED AS THE NEED RESULTING FROM AN INCOME AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY THRESHOLD.
ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF CENSUS, THE TERM GREATEST SOCIAL NEED MEANS THE NEED CAUSED BY NON-ECONOMIC FACTORS, WHICH INCLUDE PHYSICAL, MENTAL DISABILITIES, LANGUAGE BARRIERS, CULTURAL SOCIAL ISOLATION, INCLUDING THAT CAUSED BY RACIAL OR ETHNIC STATUS, WHICH RESTRICTS AN INDIVIDUAL'S ABILITY, ABILITY TO PERFORM DAILY TASKS OR THREATEN HIS CAPACITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.
AND THE LAST ONE IS, FULL SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME MINORITY INDIVIDUALS, AT LEAST IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF LOW INCOME MINORITY OLDER PERSONS IN THE POPULATION.
SO WHAT I CAN SAY TO YOU IS THAT THOSE THAT JOINED DURING COVI DO NOT MEET THESE CRITERIA.
THEY'RE IN YOUR AREAS THAT YOU NEVER REALLY SEE THEM.
THEY DON'T COME TO THE SENIOR CENTERS.
THEY ARE IN THEIR HOMES AND THEY ARE IN, UM, SOME AFFLUENT AREAS.
SO WE GONNA, WE ARE REASSESSING SOME OF THEM.
AND ONE, WHAT I MEAN BY REASSESSMENT, THERE'S A FORM THAT ALL COUNCILS USE ACROSS THE STATE CALLED THE LOUISIANA INDEPENDENT LIVING ASSESSMENT.
WE GO IN AND THEY GET A SCORE AND BASED ON THEIR SCORE THAT WILL DETERMINE IF THEY STAY ON THE PROGRAM.
AND OUR REQUEST AND ASK OF THE CITY WAS, INSTEAD OF JUST PUTTING THEM OFF BY NEXT MONTH, ALLOW US THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THEM ON THE PROGRAM UNTIL, UH, THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR, THE 560,000 ONLY PAYS FOR A LITTLE BIT, WE WILL MATCH, UM, THOSE FUNDS AS WELL.
SO THAT'S ABOUT 75 TO 80,000 ADDITIONAL MEALS BETWEEN NOW AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR.
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE ASSESSING.
AND SO WHEN WE GET TO NEXT YEAR, YES, YOU MAY FIND THAT YOUR, YOUR POPULATION THAT YOU'RE SERVING IS, HAS, HAS COME BACK DOWN TO WHAT YOU'RE USED TO.
AND I ALSO FIND OUT IS WHAT WE, WHAT HAPPENS, COUNCIL, THAT'S YOUR TIME.
WHAT HAPPENS AHEAD? YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WHAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES IS ONCE THEY REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT, THEY DECIDE THEY DON'T WANT IT.
SO SOMETIMES THEY, THEY SELF REMOVE.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA GO OUT TO THESE TWO TO 3000 PEOPLE'S HOMES.
IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME, AND WE SIT WITH THEM, THEIR CAREGIVER, AND GO THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT TOOL.
MS. OMAR, YOU CAN STAY RIGHT THERE.
COMMENTS OR A COMMENT WAS MADE EARLIER ABOUT WHAT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL DID AND THOUGHT ABOUT FUNDING THAT WAS GOING TO THE COUNCIL ON AGENT.
AND, AND I SAY THIS WITH LOVE, JENNIFER, I THINK YOU REFERENCED SAYING BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT THE, UH, COUNCIL AGENT WAS NOT MANAGED WELL OR OPERATED WELL OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.
I MEAN, I HAVE THE QUOTE DIRECTLY RIGHT, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN ANY DATA OR FACTS OR INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL AGENT HAS BEEN MANAGED, UH, INCORRECTLY OR NOT WELL, ON THE CONTRARY, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DATA INFORMATION AND PROOF THAT THE COUNCIL AGENT HAS BEEN MANAGED AND OPERATED, UH, PROPERLY.
AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE, UH, MS I APPRECIATE THAT, MARK A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THAT AND I'LL MOVE ON.
AS, AS, UH, REVEREND ANDERSON MENTIONED, UH, WE HAVE, WE DO MONTHLY REPORTS TO, UH, OUR FISCAL AGENT AS WELL AS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
WE SEND YOU ALL QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS.
WE DO AN ANNUAL REPORT, IT'S ALL ONLINE.
WE'VE INVITED YOU ALL TO THE FACILITY.
AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS TWO THINGS.
WE HAVE SOME TANGIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE, UM, IN THIS PARISH AND IN THIS STATE, WHICH HAS PROPELLED US TO THE SECOND LARGEST COUNCIL ON AGENT IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ARE ASKING US TO COME OUT AND SHARE OUR MODEL.
SO I WOULD SAY THAT, UM, EVEN THOUGH IN IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS SOME TUMULTUOUS TIMES, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING FOUNDED.
AND BRIEFLY, COULD YOU JUST KINDA SPEAK TO SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS YOU GUYS HAVE MADE IN, INTO INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES? SURE.
YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU WERE ON FLORIDA BOULEVARD AND WHERE YOU ARE NOW.
WE, WELL, OF COURSE WE HAVE A BRAND
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NEW ADMINISTRATIVE AND, UH, COMMERCIAL KITCHEN WHERE WE CAN, UM, MAKE ANYWHERE FROM, UH, 2000 TO 50,000 MEALS AT ONE TIME.WE HAVE A BRAND NEW, UH, INCORPORATION, UH, CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY PARISH, A BRAND NEW, WHAT WE CALL OUR SUPERSIZED SENIOR CENTER ON MAIN STREET, WHERE WE TOOK A PIECE OF ADJUDICATED PROPERTY USE GRANT FUNDS, SOME CITY PARISH FUNDS, SOME MILLAGE FUNDS FROM US, AND CREATED A BRAND NEW, UM, CENTER WHERE WE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO 300 SENIORS THERE DAILY PARTICIPATING IN ACTIVITIES.
WE'VE GROWN FROM EIGHT SENIOR CENTERS TO CURRENTLY 23 SENIOR CENTERS.
WE HAVE TWO HOUSING COMPLEXES.
WE JUST FINISHED A $32 MILLION 116 UNIT AGENT IN PLACE FACILITY THAT IS FORTIFIED SILVER, THE ONLY ONE IN THIS STATE.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING GROUND IN MARCH WITH CARESOFT WHERE WE'LL BE DOING A, THE FIRST EVER GERIATRIC HEALTHCARE FACILITY IN THIS PARISH AND IN THIS STATE.
UH, ON TOP OF THAT, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING ANOTHER HOUSING, UM, PROJECT UP IN BAKER LOTUS VILLAGE TWO, WHICH ARE INDIVIDUAL COTTAGES.
WE ARE ALSO IN TALKS OF DOING A PROJECT, UH, UP IN, UM, HOWELL PARK, HOWELL PLACE WHERE WE'RE GONNA DO, UH, HOUSING FOR GRANDPARENTS, RAISING GRANDCHILDREN AND THOSE CHILDREN THAT ARE ADJUDICATED THAT LIVE WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS.
SO WE ARE, WE'RE, WE'RE TOTALLY, WE WORKING, WE GRINDING.
AND, AND SO THAT'S, AND LASTLY, MS. AMMAR, THE INTERGENERATIONAL INTERGENERATIONAL CENTER.
I'M SORRY, I FORGOT THAT PIECE.
IT'S ON, UH, GUS YOUNG OLD FIRE STATION, THE CORNER OF 38TH AND, AND GU GUS, CAN YOU EDUCATE THIS COUNCIL ON WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY OLD FIRE STATION? WHAT TOOK PLACE? HOW DID THAT IT USED TO BE THE, UH, UH, FIRE STATION THAT WAS LEFT ADJUDICATED.
UM, THE CITY, UH, GAVE IT TO US.
WE REHABILITATED IT AND, AND NOW WE ARE, WE DO INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMS WITH THE SENIORS AND THE YOUTH.
UM, THE SENIORS KIND OF ADOPT THE KIDS AS THEIR MENTORS AND WE, THEY, THEY TEACH THE SENIORS, UH, TECHNOLOGY.
THE SENIORS TEACH THE, UH, YOUTH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING AND ETIQUETTE AND DECORUM.
AND SO WE DO ACTIVITIES ALL DAY THERE.
SO AGAIN, PLENTY OF INFORMATION, DATA PROOF THAT THE COUNCIL ON IS ISRAEL MANAGE AND RUN.
UH, COUNCILMAN COLE, I'M ANITA DOUBLE NICKEL ON THIS ONE.
UH, I WANNA SPEAK TO MS. MARKEL'S COMMENTS ABOUT CAPITAL AREA AND THEIR, UH, SERVICE FOOTPRINT OF SERVICING MULTIPLE PARISHES, BUT EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH BEING THE ONLY PARISH THAT SHE'S AWARE OF THAT'S, THAT'S GIVING THEM FUNDING.
UH, I REMEMBER THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE, THE BRIDGE AGENCY WHEN, WHEN THE TAX WAS UP AND THAT WAS A CONVERSATION ABOUT, ABOUT THEIR SERVICES SERVICING PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
I ACTUALLY SUPPORT THAT THINKING AND THAT MINDSET THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR FUNDS SERVICE PEOPLE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE TO THE ADMINISTRATION, CAN WE ADD SOME LANGUAGE THAT THESE FUNDS THAT WE GIVE TO CAPITAL AREA FOR THIS HOMELESSNESS BE SPENT ON, UH, RESIDENTS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH? UM, DOES SOMEBODY WANNA SPEAK TO THAT? YEAH, I'M NOT SURE THAT IT IS, UH, CURRENTLY WRITTEN IN A WAY THAT THESE DOLLARS ARE SPECIFICALLY SAVED.
MY, MY QUESTION IS, CAN WE WRITE IT THAT WAY? UH, YEAH, I BELIEVE, I MEAN, I'M GONNA HAVE TO QUOTE OUR, GET WITH OUR PARISH ATTORNEY ON WHAT THAT CONTRACT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE DRAFT IT UP.
BUT, UM, IF THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED, UH, I WOULD HAVE TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEYS TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
ANYBODY FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY WANNA SPEAK TO THAT? CAN YOU COME SPEAK TO THAT? HE DOESN'T WANT TO
BUT I'LL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS WE DO.
I JUST, I JUST HADN'T MET WITH THEM ON IT YET.
UM, SO LOOK INTO THAT AND GET BACK TO US.
UM, CHIEF MOS AND COURTNEY, PLEASE.
SO QUESTIONS WERE RAISED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDING, HOW MUCH FUNDING, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES BOOTS ON THE GROUND LOOK LIKE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE IN, IN MY OPINION, UM, I DON'T THINK WE'VE GIVEN ENOUGH MONEY TO THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND, AND, AND BASICALLY WHAT THIS WORK IS DOING IS TREATING CRIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, UM, AND ADDRESSING THINGS PROACTIVELY.
AND, AND ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS, UH, CITIES UNITED WITH THE CITY IS, IS IN PARTNERSHIP.
SAFE HEALTH IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, AND THE SLOGAN IS APPROACHING, UH, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE CRIME ISSUE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE, CREATING A BETTER, BETTER LIFESTYLE FOR YOUNG BLACK MEN AND BOYS.
AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE HAVING AN ISSUE WITH VIOLENCE WITH YOUNG BLACK MEN AND BOYS.
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AND I'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES, WE WON'T POLICE OUR WAY OUT OF IT.WE WON'T JAIL OUR WAY OUT IT, BUT WE WILL EDUCATE, CREATE JOBS AND INCOME OPPORTUNITIES OUT OF IT THAT WILL STOP PEOPLE FROM TURNING TO CRIME.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM GIVING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MORE POLICE, MORE, UH, EQUIPMENT, MORE UNITS, MORE JAILS, ALL OF THIS STUFF.
WE NEED TO MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS ON THE FRONT END BECAUSE THESE INVESTMENTS ON THE FRONT END IS WHAT REDUCED THE NEED FOR POLICE ON THE BACK END.
I CONTINUE TO SAY POLICE ARE CRIME RESPONDERS.
THE CRIME STOPPERS OR JOBS, EDUCATION, MENTORING, TUTORING, AND THESE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE THE RATE OF CRIME, THAT STOP YOUNG MEN AND BOYS FROM TURNING THE CRIME.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE DATA IS THERE, THE, THE NUMBERS ARE THERE.
AND I WANT COURTNEY TO, TO, TO GIVE US THOSE STATISTICS OF, OF, OF THE DECREASES IN SOME OF THE VIOLENT CRIME AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE BASED ON THESE APPROACHES.
AND THEN I'LL COME TO YOU CHIEF.
UM, IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE SEEN A REDUCTION OF 34 POINT 15%, UM, IN OUR HOMICIDES OVER THE COURSE OF THE TWO YEARS.
AND THEN FROM 20 23, 20 22, EXCUSE ME, TO 2023, WE SAW A REDUCTION OF 8.57% AND HOMICIDES.
AND THEN NON-FATAL ARE 24.57%.
AND THESE ARE INCIDENTS RELATED TO GUN INVOLVED HOMICIDES.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS LOOK AT IS YOU CAN'T COUNT THE INCIDENTS THAT DON'T HAPPEN.
SO I WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT INTERVENTION OR PREVENTION LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE THIS IS COMPLIMENTARY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONDS TO AN INCIDENT THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED, SOMEONE HAS BEEN SHOT, VIOLENCE HAS HAPPENED.
IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE SHOT IN THAT INCIDENT, UH, WE SOMETIMES GO TO THE HOSPITAL, TRY TO CATCH A PERSON BEDSIDE.
THAT VULNERABLE MOMENT WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR LIFE IN FRONT OF YOU MAY BE A MOMENT THAT WE CAN TRY TO GET SOMEONE TO MAKE A CHANGE WITHIN THEIR LIFE.
ALSO AT THE SITE OF THE INCIDENT, THERE ARE PEOPLE SOMETIMES THAT ARE OUT AND ABOUT THAT MAY HAVE INFORMATION TO SHARE, TO PREVENT, WHEN I MEAN SHARE TO PREVENT, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY VICTIMS HAVE, UM, FAMILY MEMBERS, SIBLINGS, FRIENDS THAT MAY BE VERY UNHAPPY THAT SOMEONE'S LIFE WAS LOST.
WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE HAVING CONVERSATIONS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT RETALIATION OR GET BACK IS NOT THE WAY TO GO.
WHEN YOU'RE ASKING A PERSON TO CHANGE A LIFESTYLE THAT THEY OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN IN.
AND THAT IS ALL THEY KNOW AND CAN'T JUST SAY STOP, PUT THE GUN DOWN.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM OTHER REHABILITATIVE MEASURES TO BE ABLE TO DO.
SO THAT'S EDUCATION, JOB PLACEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH.
UM, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN HURST HAD A PROGRAM THAT HE WAS DOING WITH BRCC WHERE PEOPLE WERE DECIDING TO, TO KIND OF GIVE UP NEGATIVE LIFESTYLES TO GO TO BRCC TO DO THOSE THINGS, JOBS, EDUCATIONS AND PLACEMENT.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE OFFERING.
SO WE HAD 153 SCHOOL INTERVENTIONS BECAUSE I TALKED ABOUT THE ST.
THAT'S THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING INSIDE OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS.
57 REFERRALS TO EDUCATION, JOB PLACEMENT, AND MENTAL HEALTH.
AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE 141 PARTICIPANTS IN CASE MANAGEMENT.
SO THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN GUN VIOLENCE IN SOME WAY, SHAPE, FORM OR FASHION OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE WE LOOK AT FAMILY MEMBERS AS VICTIMS AS WELL THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON OUR CASELOAD THAT WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET A POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT, WHETHER THAT BE A JOB, MENTAL HEALTH, SUPPORTING THAT RELOCATION.
UH, THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING IN WITHIN THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU, COURTNEY, BEFORE YOU LEAVE AND, AND COUNCILMAN MO IS GONNA GIMME SOME OF HIS TIME.
YOU, YOU DON'T NEED TO USE, COULD YOU, COULD YOU INDICATE CITYWIDE PARISH WIDE ON YOUR NUMBERS JUST FOR A POINT OF CLARITY.
UH, THE REDUCTIONS ARE PARISH WIDE.
YOU GUYS OFTEN HEAR ME TALK ABOUT PSP, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP.
UH, ONCE A MONTH OUR TEAM SITS WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND V INFORMATICS AND WE REVIEW ALL OF THIS DATA, UH, THAT COMES IN.
AND V INFORMATICS WORKS WITH, UM, THE CRIME STRATEGIES UNIT FROM THE DA'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS THE DATA TEAM FROM BRPD TO ANALYZE THESE NUMBERS AND LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE.
THAT DATA THAT THEY ANALYZE ALSO IN FORMS US, US OF WHERE WE NEED TO BE CANVASSING, WHERE WE'RE SEEING AREAS BEING HIGH RISK AT RISK, AND AGES OF, UH, PARTNERS.
SO WE KNOW WHERE WE NEED TO ENGAGE.
AND AGAIN, COUNCILMAN MO, UH, PARIS WHITE, UH, CHIEF MO? YES.
I KNOW YOU, UH, INHERITED MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS, BUT YOU'VE BEEN ON THE FORCE, UM, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, INVOLVED IN SOME OF 'EM AND NOW YOU'RE IN A
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DIFFERENT CAPACITY.BUT JUST KIND OF WANTED YOU TO SPEAK TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAMS AND WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE APPROACH.
I THINK YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD COUNCILMAN, AND IT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN KIND OF SAYING ALL THE COMMUNITY MEANS I GO TO IS THAT, UM, CRIME ESPECIALLY VIOLENT CRIME IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN POLICE OUR WAY OUT OF, WE'RE GONNA DO OUR PART AND RESPOND AND INVESTIGATE AND PUT THE BAD ACTORS IN JAIL.
BUT WE ALSO NEED TO FRONT LOAD FOR SUCCESS AND GIVE, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG PEOPLE DIFFERENT AVENUES TO GO TO.
UM, SO I THINK YOU PUT IT PERFECT AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS PREACH TO IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN JUST POLICE OUR WAY OUT OF.
WE GOTTA HAVE THAT BALANCE ON BOTH ENDS.
I THINK CLEVE TOOK FOUR NICHOLS ON THAT ONE, BUT, UM, COUPLE THINGS.
THAT'S WHY I DON'T LIKE HIM TALKING BEFORE ME.
'CAUSE HE TAKES ALL MY TALKING POINTS.
I MIGHT HUM FOR THE NEXT 10 MINUTES, BUT Y'ALL GONNA LISTEN.
BUT AS IT RELATES TO THE COUNCIL ON AGING, UH, YOU GOOD I SHOULD SAY THAT, BUT, UM, OH, EXCUSE ME, DIRECTOR OMAR, BE RESPECTFUL IN THE CHAMBERS.
BUT I HAVE SEEN HER BE A, A, A RED OF SUNSHINE IN MY COMMUNITY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE AND HER, HER AMAZING STAFF THAT, THAT'S EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE.
SO WHILE THE LOTUS CENTER, AM I SAYING THAT THAT'S THE ONE THAT'S THE MAIN CENTER, RIGHT? IS THE LARGEST, THE CHARLES R. KELLY CENTER IS NUMBER TWO IN THE PARISH.
RIGHT? THAT, THAT'S NOT DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH A BUILDING THAT THEY CONSTRUCTED.
AND WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS THAT OUR NUMBERS HAVE GROWN TREMENDOUSLY.
WE ARE BUSTING AT THE SEAMS TO THE POINT WHERE YOU TALK TO DIRECTOR MORE ABOUT DONATING SOME AND CREATING SURPLUS PROPERTY IN THE BACK OF OUR FACILITY BECAUSE THE SENIORS DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.
THEY SO YOU SO ROUTINE BASED HAD TO LEARN THAT EARLY ON.
YOU CAN'T JUST SHOCK 'EM WITH CHANGE.
BUT WE HAVE THE, THE, UH, SPACE AND, AND, AND THE ABILITY TO CREATE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT SENIORS AT 7 0 8 0 5.
AND SO I'M GONNA OFFER THAT TO YOU AGAIN PUBLICLY.
BUT, UM, THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB AT CLOSING THAT GAP.
AND AGAIN, WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU IS, IS ONE THING AS I GO TO THE TASK FORCE, WE HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE'RE GONNA PRESENT AT SOME POINT ABOUT HOW BAD THE, THE PARISH JAIL IS.
BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, YOU'RE NOT SEEING IT.
YOU'RE NOT EXPERIENCING IT, RIGHT? AND SO IT'S THE SAME THING WITH YOUR FACILITY IN YOUR HEADQUARTERS.
IT SOUNDS GREAT, RIGHT? BUT WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH OR YOU LITERALLY WALK THROUGH YOUR MOUTH OPEN AND DROP, LIKE, MAN, ARE Y'ALL REALLY DOING THIS IN BATON ROUGE? AND SO I WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU TO CONTACT THE METRO COUNCIL EMAIL WITH DATES AND TIMES THAT WE CAN COME TO YOUR FACILITY AS A GROUP.
BECAUSE THE SAME WAY WE ALL NEED TO, UM, TOUR THE JAIL IS THE SAME WAY.
WE NEED TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING EVERY DAY FOR THESE SENIORS.
'CAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE MAKING THIRD PARTY DECISIONS FOR SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO ON A DAILY BASIS.
SO THAT, THAT'S MY CHARGE TO YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND YOU HAVE MY APPROVAL ON THAT.
'CAUSE I SEE THE WORK EVERY DAY.
UM, I'M GONNA CALL ON, NOT TO STAND UP, BUT JUST TALK ABOUT A MEMBER OF THE CROWD WHO'S ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH MR. DON LUTHER.
SO HE BROUGHT SOMEBODY FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT.
'CAUSE EVERYBODY HAS TO HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND THIS GOES BACK TO SOME OF THE HOUSING MONEY AND THIS SPECIFICALLY TO ANSWER SOME OF LAURA'S QUESTIONS, UH, ABOUT WHERE THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE GOES.
SO WE USE A-Y-W-C-A, WE USE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES OF WHERE THAT MONEY GOES.
BUT HE SPECIFICALLY CALLED ME BECAUSE THE PARTICULAR PERSON HE WAS DEALING WITH DOESN'T HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER IN THAT DISTRICT.
AND THEY SAID, WE SEE ALL THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT YOU OFFER.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU HELP WITH? I'M ON THE LIBRARY BOARD WITH DON.
SO HE HAS A GENTLEMAN, I DON'T KNOW THE AGE.
I'M GONNA SAY SOMEWHERE AROUND 80 YEARS OLD.
IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? WHO HAS SOME HEALTH ISSUES? HAS INFLATION HAS IMPACTED HIM? HE'S GOTTEN BEHIND ON HIS RENT.
DIDN'T KNOW THAT TILL THE DAY ACTUALLY TEXTED DON WASN'T THINKING ABOUT THIS ITEM SAYING, WE TOOK CARE OF YOUR GUY.
WE GOT HIS BACK RENT UP HIS, HIS 90 DAYS.
HE WAS IN ARREARS, BUT WE ALSO PAID 30 DAYS AHEAD TO MAKE SURE THAT HE CAN CATCH UP IN THOSE AREAS WHILE WE ALSO TRY TO FACILITATE OTHER RESOURCES FOR HIM.
SO THAT RENTAL ASSISTANCE GOES A LONG WAY.
BUT I PROMISE YOU, IF I DIDN'T USE 33% OF THAT MONEY ALLOCATED LAST YEAR, WOULD PEOPLE COMING FROM 7 8 0 5 TO MY COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE MY DISTRICT OFFICE OFFICES PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES? I DON'T KNOW WHO DID.
AND I WOULD TELL YOU THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF, UH, LAST 60 DAYS, I PROBABLY MADE FIVE OR SIX CALLS TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO DO THE SAME THING.
AND WE'VE HAD PEOPLE, UM, CAUGHT UP ON THEIR RENT WHO
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WERE ABOUT TO BE EVICTED, THAT WOULD'VE CREATED ANOTHER HOMELESS ISSUE TO BEING CAUGHT UP AND THEN PAYING IN ADVANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO ADJUST THEIR, THEIR, UH, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, INCOME TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DOES NOT, UM, PERPETUATE IN THE FUTURE.AND THEN THE FINAL THING IS WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS HOMELESS AND YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER, THEY WILL HOUSE THAT PERSON IN A HOTEL FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OFF THE STREETS THROUGHOUT THAT PERIOD.
THEY DO REQUIRE THE INDIVIDUAL TO FIND THEIR OWN HOUSING, BUT ONCE THEY FIND THE HOUSING, THEY WILL PAY THE DEPOSIT PLUS THREE MONTHS RENT, RENT IN ADVANCE.
SO THAT SERVICE HAS BEEN USED A NUMBER OF TIMES BY ME, THE PEOPLE IN MY OFFICE, AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITY CENTERS AROUND HERE.
SO THIS ITEM DEFINITELY GETS MY SUPPORT.
I THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING TODAY.
DANTE, CAN YOU COME UP PLEASE? SO GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BEGINNING OF THIS DISCUSSION, UM, PEOPLE HAD ASKED ABOUT THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND UH, WE GET THAT QUITE A BIT.
BUT WITH THIS PARTICULAR FUND, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, UM, THERE'S TIME LIMITS AND THERE'S ALLOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE SET THAT THEY'RE EITHER NOT GONNA MEET THE TIME LIMIT OR THEY'VE GIVEN UP ON THE PROJECT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THESE FUNDS ARE JUST LIKE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION THAT YOU HAD SAID, GREAT JOB, THE CSRS FOR, UH, SAVING THE CITY MONEY, BUT THOSE FUNDS ARE STILL THERE AND NEED TO BE REALLOCATED AT THE PLACE.
SO ITEMS LIKE THIS ARE NOT GONNA BE THE FIRST THING.
THIS PROBABLY WON'T BE THE LAST THING THAT COMES UP.
UH, I GUESS I JUST WANTED YOU TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC A LITTLE BIT AND, AND LET THEM KNOW, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THESE, THESE FUNDS IN 2026 AND YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS THAT MAY BE COMING UP.
I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND AND SEE IF Y'ALL COULD JUST KINDA GIVE A BRIEF, UH, RUNDOWN OF WHAT MAY HAPPEN WITH THESE FUNDS AND EVERYTHING AS FAR AS IF THEY EITHER NOT SPENT OR NOT REALLOCATED TO OTHER PROJECTS LIKE THESE, WHICH ARE GREAT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE DOING.
YEAH, NO, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP.
UM, SO UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF AMERICAN RESCUE, UH, PLANNED BY THE END OF 2024, EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR THAT WE HAVE HAS TO BE ALLOCATED TOWARDS SOMETHING OR WE WILL BE AT RISK OF LOSING THAT MONEY.
ADDITIONALLY, NOT ONLY DOES IT HAVE TO BE ALLOCATED, BUT BY THE END OF 2026, ALL OF THESE DOLLARS HAVE TO BE SPENT DOWN.
IF THESE DOLLARS ARE NOT SPENT DOWN BY THE END OF 2026, THEY WILL GO BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, IF WE SPEND THIS MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AN ELIGIBLE USE PER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT CAN GO BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
SO I BELIEVE THAT, UM, MOST OF THIS MONEY WAS ALLOCATED, I BELIEVE IN THREE SEPARATE TRANCHES BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022.
UH, NOW THAT WE'RE RUNNING UP AGAINST THAT 2024 DEADLINE TO HAVE EVERYTHING ALLOCATED, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REVIEW THINGS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON TRACK TO BE EXPENDED BY THE DEADLINE.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING BACK IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL TO POTENTIALLY REALLOCATE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO, THE PLAN IS TO REALLOCATE THESE DOLLARS.
BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE COMING BACK TO YOU ALL IN THE COMING MONTHS WITH PROPOSALS TO REALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
UM, AND AS I'VE MENTIONED TO YOU AND OTHER COUNCIL PEOPLE, WE ARE GONNA BE LOOKING FOR YOUR INPUT AND SUPPORT AS WE DO FURTHER REALLOCATION THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THIS YEAR.
RIGHT? SO, SO I MEAN, BASICALLY LIKE YOU JUST SAID, IT'S TWO DIF TWO DEADLINES, 2024 TO HAVE IT ALLOCATED PROJECTS ON THE BOOKS, UM, ALLOCATED AND ENCUMBERED.
I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M BEING CLEAR ON THAT.
AND THEN 2026 TO BE SPENT, CORRECT.
AND THAT, THAT COMES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS PART OF THE ALLOCATION AND, AND THROUGH THEM AND SO ON.
UM, AS FAR THIS IS, THIS COULD JUST BE THE BEGINNING OF IT, BUT, UM, ANY OTHER SAVINGS OR ANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT, THAT COME ALONG, UM, WE'RE GONNA WORK TOGETHER TO POSSIBLY MOVE THESE TO OTHER AREAS AND WE APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH THAT.
I THINK IT, UH, SHOWS A GREAT AS FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATION AND, AND ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE MONIES HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO US.
SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE WE GET 'EM ALLOCATED AND AND USED IN OUR AREA.
AND JUST TO TAKE 10 MORE SECONDS, I DO WANNA CLARIFY SOMETHING.
UH, COUNCILMAN DUNN, I WAS ABLE TO STEP ASIDE AND TALK TO A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS.
UH, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE DOLLARS ARE NOT GOING TO DIRECT SERVICES.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO THE FACILITY.
SO THERE'S, UM, MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT, UM, THEY HAVE NOT HAD THE FUNDING FOR, INCLUDING RESTROOMS, SHOWERS.
THEY'RE ALSO GONNA BE PUTTING THE REST OF THIS MONEY INTO BUILDING SECURITY.
SO THESE DOLLARS ARE NOT GOING TO DIRECT SERVICES.
THE FUNDING FOR DIRECT SERVICES IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE STATE.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT POINT.
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YOU.I BELIEVE, I THINK COURTNEY WAS THE EXPERT ON THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM.
SO, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME YOU SAY SCHOOL SYSTEM YEP.
UM, I, I LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS.
UM, I, I THINK IT'S, UM, SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY FOR US TO GET A HANDLE ON, IT NEEDS TO ALWAYS BE PART OF OUR MAJOR PLAN FOR OUR CITY.
AND, UM, SO I I'M REALLY GLAD, UH, ABOUT THAT.
UM, BUT ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT COULD HELP, AND IT, IT, IT IS THE FACT THAT HOMELESSNESS IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM.
UH, MANY OF THE, AND WE, I KNOW THEY HAVE OASIS, DID I SEE WHERE WE GAVE O YOUTH OASIS? THAT'S CORRECT.
UM, BUT I THINK THEIR CAPACITY MAY BE ABOUT 50, BUT, AND THE KIND OF HOMELESSNESS THAT CHILDREN IN, UH, EAST REDWOOD SCHOOL SYSTEM HAVE IS, UM, NOT WHAT WE TRADITIONALLY SEE.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY COULD BE PUT OUT FOR THREE DAYS, THREE MONTHS LIVING.
AND THE REASON IT GOES UNDERCOVER IS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE SOMEBODY, THEY DOUBLE WITH SOMEBODY.
BUT EVEN IN THOSE TIMES, I HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE STATE OF NIGHT WITH SOMEBODY AND THEY WAKE UP WITH SOMEBODY RAPING THEM AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S RAPE.
THEY WAS LIKE, AND HE WAS HAVING SEX WITH ME.
AND SO A LOT OF THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT, UM, UH, CAUSE OUR STUDENTS TO BE YOUTH, UH, JUSTICE INVOLVED.
AND I, UM, YOU KNOW, I SEE THE CAREER, I MEAN, LITERALLY WE WE'RE DOING WELL AS IT RELATES TO CAREER, UM, COUNSELING IN OUR SCHOOL.
THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE BEING, UH, EXPOSED.
UM, AND I THINK THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN ALREADY ARE GOOD.
MY QUESTION IS, WITH THIS 1 MILLION, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ADDRESS, UM, HOMELESSNESS, UM, WHERE PEOPLE CAN ASK YOU SEE ARE, ARE THERE CAN, CAN, CAN THERE BE SUB-RECIPIENTS TO THIS 1 MILLION? WHAT IS THE PLAN? BECAUSE I, I REALLY AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH US JUST SAYING WE PARTNER WITH EBR WITH THESE FIVE SCHOOLS.
'CAUSE THAT IS NOT THE ANSWER.
UM, SO THERE'S TWO LAYERS TO THAT.
NUMBER ONE, YOU ARE VERY ON POINT ABOUT THE COMPLEXITY OF ALL THESE CHALLENGES.
AND WHAT I DO BELIEVE YOU'RE SEEING IN THIS SPECIFIC POT OF RESOURCES, ALONG WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IS MARRY RESOURCES TOGETHER TO MAKE MORE COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS.
SO THE MILLION DOLLARS FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS ADMINISTRATIVE DOLLARS TO DO PART OF WHAT YOU SAID.
THAT'S VERY SEPARATE FROM THE PIECE WITH FIVE SCHOOLS.
SO THERE'S A MILLION FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION.
AND THERE'S A MILLION FOR COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE MILLION FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE DOES CREATE A SPACE FOR PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS A REFERRAL AND APPLICATION PORTAL TO CONNECT THEM TO THOSE EXACT SERVICES THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO FOR THE, FOR THE EAP PROGRAM, SINCE 2021, WE'VE DONE ABOUT 30% OF TRANSITIONAL OR HOMELESS.
THAT'S WHY WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH THIS PROGRAM.
SO THE ANSWER IS YES, IT'S GOING TO CONNECT THE DOTS, NOT JUST FOR SCHOOLS, IT'S GONNA CONNECT THE DOTS FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING, UM, JUST REALLY COMPLEX SITUATIONS, CHALLENGE SITUATIONS WHERE THEY NEED TO MARRY WRAPAROUND SERVICES.
AND IT REALLY HELPS TO KEEP THEM OFF OF THE STREETS AND IN A CASE MANAGEMENT WITH THE CURRENT AGENCY THAT THEY'RE WITH.
THE OTHER QUESTION IS, DO WILL THIS, DO YOU KNOW WHEN WE GO TO SCHOOL, PART OF IT, THEY DON'T HAVE UNIFORMS, SCHOOL UNIFORMS, AND I KNOW ST.
VINCENT NEPAL HAS BEEN WHO WE'VE WORKED WITH, BUT AGAIN, EVEN WITH THEM RESOURCES ARE, UM, BEING REDUCED.
CAN ANY OF THESE FUNDS BE TOWARDS SCHOOL UNIFORMS FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE HOMELESS? NOT THIS PARTICULAR TRANCHE.
BUT THE PREVIOUS COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE OFFERED DO HAVE HARDSHIPS.
HOW ABOUT RE ARE THESE ALL THESE FUNDS RE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OR, YOU KNOW, YOU DO ARE FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES, DO THEY HAVE TO, IS IT ON A REIMBURSEMENT?
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WHATEVER YOU, I'D HAVE TO YIELD TO FINANCE BECAUSE EVERY CONTRACT IS, IS, UM, DIFFERENT.BUT IT'S EITHER REIMBURSEMENT OR DISBURSEMENT FOR MOST OF THEM.
BUT I HAVE TO YIELD TO FINANCE ON THE ANATOMY OF THESE.
CAN YOU FINANCE TELL US ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE? I DO NEED MY FIVE MINUTES AS YOU.
I DON'T, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF IT NOW.
SO BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, I, THERE IS NO AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.
IF THERE'S A CONTRACT THAT WILL BE AUTHORIZED OVER 50, IT WILL COME BEFORE YOU.
SO AT THIS POINT, I DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT TO COMMENT ON.
'CAUSE THERE, THERE IS NOT ONE WITH THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR AT THIS POINT.
SO WHEN THEY SAY COUNCIL ON AGING OH, THE COUNCIL ON AGING, YES.
THAT WILL BE REIMBURSEMENT FIVE 60 AND BAKER POLICE, Y'ALL HAVE $600,000 TO SPEND ON EQUIPMENT TO GET REIMBURSED.
UH, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A CHALLENGE FOR A SMALL DEPARTMENT.
SO HOW WOULD THEY, SO CURRENTLY WE, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH BAKER FIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND WE DO IT ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS.
SO THEY, THEY PROCURE AND ORDER THE EQUIPMENT AND THEN WE THEN REIMBURSE 'EM.
SO THIS IS BAKER POLICE DEPARTMENT? YES.
AND THE FIRST, REMEMBER IN, UH, I THINK IT WAS THE SECOND ROUND MM-HMM.
WE DID A BUNCH OF FIRE DISTRICTS.
NO, THIS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I KNOW, BUT I, IT'LL BE WRITTEN SIMILAR, SO IT WILL BE ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS.
AND MY LAST QUESTION IS, UM, ONE OF THE QUESTION, AND I THOUGHT WE HAD KIND OF DEALT WITH, UM, AS IT RELATES TO THE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION, AND THAT IS WHEN, FIRST OF ALL, IF FOUR, SOMEBODY SAYS 400, $4 MILLION PLUS IS AVAILABLE, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE INFORMATION THAT THE COUNCIL KNOWS UPFRONT.
AND THIS PLAN, WHICH IS HOW YOU ALL DID IT THE VERY FIRST TIME WE, UM, WHEN WE, UH, GOT ARPA MONEY, WE WERE ABLE TO COME TO A CON, UH, A BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT TO THE COUNCIL, WE KIND OF KNEW WHERE EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE.
UM, SO WITH THIS THOUGH, ALL OF THESE ARE GOOD.
I, I THINK OF PHONE CALLS THAT I GET AS A COUNCIL MEMBER FROM PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH HOMELESSNESS AND SAY, I'M NOT PART OF THE STAR, BUT I'M DOING EVERYTHING I'M DOING.
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COME TO ME.
I SERVICE MORE, BUT WE CAN NEVER GET MONEY FROM THE CITY.
OR I PUT IN AN APPLICATION TO OCD AND I'VE, IT IS, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY MONEY FOR IT.
OR THEY'RE LOSING THE LAND TO BUILD HOUSING, UM, FOR HOMELESSNESS.
SO TO ME, I'M, I'M AT A, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW MONEY'S AVAILABLE.
BUT HAD I KNOWN THEN THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED SO THAT THE MONEY IS ALLOCATED IN A WAY WHERE THOSE, UM, COMPLAINTS AND THOSE STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE ALREADY INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT OUR SUPPORT COULD ALSO BE A PART OF THIS.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY THING.
I DON'T, YOU KNOW, AND HEARING THAT IT MAY BE OTHER IS GOOD, BUT I'M ON, I WANNA GO ON RECORD TO SAY THAT IF MONEY COMES OUT IS AVAILABLE AND THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN, I'M NOT GONNA SUPPORT IT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S NOT FAIR.
I THINK IT, UH, THE WAY THIS MONEY'S PUTTING IT, YOU WOULD LOOK LIKE A ANIMAL OR SOMEONE HEARTLESS TO NOT APPROVE IT WHEN WE KNOW THE GOOD WORK THAT EACH ONE OF THESE ARE DOING IT.
BUT YOU PUT US IN A PROCURIOUS, UM, SITUATION WHERE WE ARE HAVING TO APPROVE SOMETHING WHERE IN OUR MINDS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE CALLED US AND THEY'RE DOING THESE SAME WORK.
I, FOOD BANK JUST SENT US A LETTER, UM, AT MY COMMUNITY CENTER SAYING THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE GETTING, GET, BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE US FOOD, MEAT FOR THREE MONTHS, PROTEIN FOR THREE MONTHS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING.
SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT A CONVERSATION COULD HELP, YOU KNOW? AND YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY, I SERVE FOUR TO 500 PEOPLE A MONTH THROUGHOUT FOOD BANK, YOU KNOW, AND SO JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION COULD HAVE SAID, WELL, LOOK, THE FOOD BANK CAN'T, CAN'T DO PROTEIN.
YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
AND IT SERVES, SERVE ALL OF US PARISH WIDE.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, UM, ALL OF THESE ARE GREAT AGENCIES.
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THERE ARE OTHER NEEDS AND SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA SPREAD IT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND BE MORE THOUGHTFUL.THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT IS THAT THERE IS A COMMUNICATION WITH US THAT ARE RIGHT HERE IN THE GRIND WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLING US, MEETING US, TELLING US THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR AGENCY.
HOW CAN YOU HELP? AND I'M ABLE TO SAY NO BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
COUNCILMAN BANKS, I THINK A LOT OF WHAT YOU SAID IS FAIR AND UM, I THINK I MENTIONED IT EARLIER, BUT UH, AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT ROUND OF DOING THIS, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY GONNA BE SOLICITING COUNCIL INPUT.
SO, UM, MYSELF AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ARE GONNA BE SITTING DOWN WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE WEEKS, UH, TO REVIEW THESE BUDGETS TO SEE WHICH OF THESE FUNDS HAVE NOT YET BEEN ENCUMBERED, TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THAT TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE AND THE, TO FIND OUT WHAT ADDITIONAL MONEY MIGHT, MIGHT NEED TO BE REALLOCATED.
AND BEFORE WE MAKE A DECISION, I'LL COMMIT TO MAKING SURE THAT WE CHECK IN WITH COUNCIL PEOPLE BEFORE WE PUT SOMETHING BACK ON THE AGENDA.
COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, JUST WANT TO SAY HERE, I WANT TO GO BACK TO, A LOT HAVE BEEN SAID, A LOT OF NUMBERS HAVE BEEN SPEWED OUT, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WHAT MARY JANE, MARK INTEL SPOKE ON AND THAT'S ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY IS GOING TO BE STRONG WITH EVERY ENTITY HERE.
AND ALSO, AND THAT WILL, THAT MEAN THERE HAS TO BE A PLAN.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS, THERE'S NO DIRECT SERVICES, BUT IT'S FOR MAINTENANCE AND THAT'S A DROP IN CENTER WHERE A LOT OF MEN ARE.
BUT WHEN WE VISITED OVER THERE, THOSE MEN WEREN'T DOING ANYTHING BUT SITTING AROUND WATCHING TV, SMOKING AND ALL OF THAT.
SO THEY OUGHT TO HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITIES THERE.
THEY SHOULD HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITIES THERE SO THAT THIS MONEY CAN GO TO DIRECT SERVICES AND NOT JUST TO MAINTENANCE.
AND THEN THERE SHOULD BE A PLAN.
I WENT THERE, SHE'S CORRECT, WE WENT THERE AND THERE SHOULD EVERY PERSON, THERE OUGHT TO HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE A SPOT WHERE THERE IS NOTHING FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO VACATE OR GO ON TO SOMETHING ELSE INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING AROUND WATCHING TV ALL DAY.
I WORK HARD AND I EXPECT THEM TO NOW THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE OVER AT OUR CENTER, OUR PEOPLE COME THERE AND GET THAT.
SO IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO THEM AS WELL.
AND, AND I MEAN IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
THE SENIOR MEALS, MY SENIORS, YES INDEED, UH, COUNCIL AGENT, UH, AGENT TAKE CARE OF THE SENIORS.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A NUMBER ON A BILLBOARD OVER THERE, WHICH WAS A MILLION AND WHATEVER, WHATEVER.
IT'S ABOUT 1,000,500 MEALS OR PEOPLE THAT HAD BEEN SERVED.
I'M GLAD THAT BAKER POLICE THAT.
PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT, SAFETY, SAFETY, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THAT ENOUGH.
AND THAT HOMELESSNESS, I CAN SPEAK ABOUT DISTRICT 10.
WE CLEAN UP, IF YOU GO BACK OVER THERE UNDER THAT INTERSTATE WHERE WE'VE CLEANED UP, THEY HAVE COME BACK WITH MATTRESSES AND WITH, THEY'VE EVEN BOUGHT SOME TENTS.
AND SO HERE AGAIN, OPPORTUNITIES AND A PLAN FOR THESE PEOPLE.
AND OF COURSE WE RUN 'EM OUT OF 10, BUT IF WE RUN 'EM TO TWO, THREE OR NINE OR WHATEVER, STILL NOT DOING ANYTHING.
SO THERE HAS TO BE A PLAN THERE.
BUT WHO'S HERE FROM CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELAND, BUT ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE HAVE A A TIME WHERE THEY COME BACK AND GIVE A REPORT SO THAT WE WILL KNOW HOW MANY HAVE BEEN SERVED, WHAT HAS HAPPENED, WHAT'S GOING ON, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS WHEN THIS KIND OF MONEY IS BEING PUT OUT.
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ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS? COME ON.SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT JUST THE MAINTENANCE AND NO DIRECT SERVICES, TALK TO ME ABOUT WHERE YOU DIRECT, WHAT YOU DIRECT, SIR.
TELL US ABOUT WHAT Y'ALL DOING OVER THERE.
SO MY NAME IS PAM WALL AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD.
AND I'VE BEEN THERE ALMOST EVERY DAY.
SO WE'VE HAD TWO DIRECTORS IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
AND SO, UM, WE'RE LUCKY WHAT WE DO, WHAT THE CAPITAL AREA ALLIANCE FOR THE HOMELESS DOES.
WE PROVIDE A BUILDING, WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT NONPROFITS THAT PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES.
THEY JUST, IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WHICH WAS VERY RECENTLY, WE HAD 3,565 DIRECT SERVICES OFFERED TO THE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN JANUARY.
NOW THAT'S NOT 3,600 PEOPLE BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY NEED TWO OR THREE THINGS.
BUT THOSE WERE DIRECT SERVICES THAT OUR TENANT RESIDENTS PROVIDE.
TALK TO US ABOUT DIRECT SERVICES.
IT'S A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC WITH A NURSE PRACTITIONER THAT DOES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
SO THAT'S A BIG THING BECAUSE IF YOU UNDERSTAND HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE TERRIBLE HEALTH.
WE HAVE 9 1 1 CALLS, SOMETIMES FOUR OR FIVE TIMES A WEEK.
SO WE'VE JUST STARTED WORKING WITH THE SIX MEDICAID HEALTH PROVIDERS TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING ON THE STREET.
WE HAVE A, UH, SINCE YOU CAME AND VISITED, WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP NOW WITH LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION.
THEY SPENT A FULL DAY, THEY'RE COMING BACK.
WE DID A WALKTHROUGH JUST 10 DAYS AGO FOR THEM TO DECIDE WHO WAS GONNA SIT WHERE AND WHAT THEY WERE GONNA DO.
BUT THE PROBLEM WITH PUTTING PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS TO WORK IS, AND WE HAVE LOTS OF EXAMPLES WHERE THEY, A LOT OF 'EM WANNA WORK.
WHAT THEY REALLY WANT IS MONEY
AND THEY REALIZE THIS IS AN AVENUE.
SO THEY KEEP SAYING, MS. PAM, CAN YOU FIND ME A JOB? BUT WE HAVE INCIDENCES WHERE THEY HAVE A JOB AND THEY MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A BED TO SLEEP IN THAT NIGHT.
WHEN THEY GET OFF, IF THEIR BOSS SAYS, I NEED YOU TO DO THIS ONE MORE THING.
AND THEN THEY GO AND THE SHELTER'S CLOSED AND THEY CAN'T GET THE BED TO SLEEP IN.
SO THE NEXT DAY THEY HAVE TO GO TO WORK DIRTY.
OUR NUMBER ONE, OUR MOST REQUESTED SERVICES THAT THIS MONEY WOULD HELP US PAY FOR ARE SHOWERS AND LAUNDRY.
NOW WE HAVE THE CLINIC, WE HAVE CASE MANAGERS.
IF THEY, IF THEY'RE NOT ALREADY DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, THEY'RE TRAUMATIZED.
IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN HOMELESS BEFORE, WITHIN SIX MONTHS, YOU'RE NOT THE PERSON YOU WERE WHEN YOU BECAME HOMELESS.
WE ARE THE LARGEST DAY SHELTER IN THIS BALANCE OF STATE 22 PARISHES.
WE WERE ONE OF THE LARGEST DAY SHELTERS IN THE STATE.
WE HAVE HAD AS MANY AS 150 PEOPLE BACK WHEN IT WAS, YOU KNOW, 110 DEGREES.
WE HAD AS MANY AS 150 PEOPLE COMING.
I LOOK OUT ON THEM AND I'M THINKING, THEY'RE NOT ON SEA AND LANE HOLD THEM SIGN.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WE HAVE 2.5 FTES.
SO WE HAVE A DIRECTOR AND, AND WE DON'T HAVE A DIRECTOR RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE AN INTERIM, BUT WE ARE, DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH MAINTENANCE.
SO OUR BUILDING IS 12 YEARS OLD.
IT HAS BEEN USED FOR 52 WEEKS AS HEAVILY AS YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE BY HOMELESS PEOPLE.
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 40 HOURS A WEEK.
WE HAVE DELAYED OUR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
MY HUSBAND, WHO'S HAPPENS TO BE SITTING THERE, PROBABLY SLEEPING IN THAT CHAIR.
'CAUSE HE CAME WITH ME TONIGHT.
WE CALL, I GET TELEPHONE CALLS THREE OR FOUR TIMES A MONTH.
IS MR. MIKE THERE? HE HAS UNSTOP TOILETS, HE HAS USED AN AU OTTER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
JUST 'CAUSE I, WE HAD, UH, DOORS THAT STUCK.
WE HAVE NOT PREPARED, KEPT OUR SHOWERS UP.
WE HAVE NOT KEPT, WE HAVE WOODWORK WHERE THE SHOWERS HAVE LEAKED AND WE'VE CAULKED IT.
BUT WE NEED THIS MONEY, FOR INSTANCE, TO MAKE OUR OUR BUILDING SAFE.
WE ARE PERFECTLY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM ST.
SO WE PROVIDE 40 HOURS A WEEK OF DAY SHELTER.
AND AGAIN, WHEN THEY'RE THERE, THEY'RE NOT IN FRONT OF
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A BUSINESS.THEY'RE NOT ON SEA LANE HOLDING A SIGN.
AND THEY'RE THERE A HUNDRED ALMOST EVERY DAY, EITHER ON THE CAMPUS OR INSIDE.
WHEN IT'S NICE WEATHER LIKE THIS TODAY, THEY'RE KIND OF OUT EVERYWHERE.
BUT AT FOUR O'CLOCK THEY START SIGNING UP.
IF THEY AREN'T ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR NIGHT BEDS AT ST.
VINCENT DE PAUL, WE HAVE A DAY SHELTER.
THE SAD THING IS THAT MANY OF THESE PEOPLE, THAT IS THEIR LIFE BECAUSE THERE'S NO PLACE, THERE'S NO HOUSING TO PUT THEM.
ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HOUSED MORE PEOPLE IN THE LAST TWO OR THREE MONTHS THAN WE HAVE.
IT'S START, WE HAVE THE ATTORNEYS THAT HELP PEOPLE.
THEY TELL ME ALL THE TIME, MISS PAM, SOMEBODY STOLE MY WALLET.
I DON'T HAVE A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD ANYMORE.
AND, AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE SOCIAL SECURITY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT THEY CAN'T AFFORD A PLACE TO LIVE.
I REALLY THINK A LOT OF THEM, THEY CARRY EVERYTHING IN THESE BIG BLACK GARBAGE CANS.
SO WHAT'S YOUR PLAN, PAM? WELL, WHEN YOU MAKE SOME OF THESE THINGS A REALITY, WHAT, WHAT YOU SEE, WHAT DO YOU SEE? DO YOU MEAN A PLAN FOR THE BUILDING AND THE $200,000 MM-HMM.
YOU'VE ALREADY SAID YOU WAS GONNA USE THAT FOR THAT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT TO GET BEYOND THAT, THE PLAN FOR THE FOLK TO BE ABLE TO BE, UH, IF NOT SELF-SUFFICIENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, NOBODY PUT ME IN CHARGE OF MAKING THAT PLAN.
BUT, BUT WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
BRECK HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THEIR PARKS.
SO LHC HAS COME WITH US AND WE'VE MET WITH BRE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING THE FIRST PHASE AFTER THAT.
WE NEED TO TRAIN PARK STAFF HOW TO INTERFACE WITH THE HOMELESS PEOPLE.
AND WE NEED ALL THOSE GOOD PEOPLE TO WORK FOR.
FOR BRE, YOU GOTTA HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH THAT POPULATION.
CAN SOMEONE FROM FINANCE PLEASE COME UP ACTUALLY.
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY ARBIT DOLLARS WERE AWARDED TO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE? THE PARISH OF BATON ROUGE 165 MILLION.
HOW MANY DO WE HAVE LEFT? UH, I THINK WE HAVE 25% BASICALLY LEFT.
UM, I HAVE TO COMMEND COUNCILWOMAN SHAUNA BANKS, AND I AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT SHE SAID TONIGHT.
AND THEN, UM, SOMETHING THAT WAS ALARMING TO ME AND STRUCK A NERVE WAS ADMINISTRATION SAID, WE'LL CONSIDER WHAT THE COUNCIL PEOPLE WANT NEXT GO ROUND.
UM, WE HAVE 25% LEFT AND IT'S, IT IS NOTHING TO OUR VENDORS CURRENTLY HERE, AND I'M NOT CRITICIZING THEM, BUT I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE DISTRICT NUMBERS ONE THROUGH 12, THERE'S NOT A PERSON IN THIS CITY THAT KNOWS THE PEOPLE BETTER THAN THOSE PEOPLE THAT REPRESENT THOSE DISTRICTS FROM PEOPLE THAT RIDE AROUND, PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMMUNITY CENTERS.
UM, I VISITED WITH COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, WHO HOSTED AN EXPUNGEMENT, UM, EVENT AT HER, HER CENTER.
AND THE WAY THAT SHE, UH, TALKED TO HER PEOPLE, RESONATED WITH THEM, OFFERED HELP AND GUIDANCE.
IT WAS JUST REMARK, ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE.
THE ONLY PERSON THAT MAY KNOW ANYTHING BETTER ABOUT OUR INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS WOULD BE FRED RAYFORD.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE HE COULD TELL US EXACTLY WHERE EVERY POTHOLE IS.
BUT, UM, JUST MOVING FORWARD, I HOPE THAT SOME CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN AND TO US WITH THE REMAINING AS TO HOW WE WANT TO SEE THESE THINGS.
GIVEN OBVIOUSLY ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING AT THE CITY AS A WHOLE, WHICH IS WHAT THEIR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THE CITY OF THE WHOLE IS FUNCTIONING.
THE PARISH AS A WHOLE IS FUNCTIONING.
BUT, UM, I I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND RECEIVED, EXCUSE ME, AND RECEIVED A LOT OF EMAIL, UH, ABOUT WHERE ARE THESE DOLLARS GOING, WHAT ARE THESE FOR, WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? AND EVERYONE'S DONE A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THAT TONIGHT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED WITH THE, THE LA THE LAST BIT.
I SAW YOU GETTING UP AND, AND JUSTIN, WHOEVER'S OVER THERE.
I HAVE, UH, BEEN LISTENING TO A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE TONIGHT.
I FIRST WANT TO ADD CLARIFICATION THAT ALL OF THE DOLLARS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED FOR AR ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED.
UH, I SECONDLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT INCLUSIVITY IN TERMS OF, UH, ISSUES AND
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PROJECTS AND NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.UH, AS OUR ADMINISTRATION LOOKED AT, UH, THE EXPENDITURES OF ARPA DOLLARS, WE CONSIDERED A LOT OF THE COMMENTS, A LOT OF THE ISSUES, A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ON WHAT IS GOING ON.
I THINK THAT I HAVE HEARD FROM MOSTLY, IF NOT EVERYBODY, A LOT OF YOU ALL ON THIS WHOLE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS THAT'S IMPACTING, UH, NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST, UM, COUNCILMAN HUDSON, AMER PRO TEM.
UM, I KNOW I'VE HEARD FROM YOU ABOUT, AND YOU'VE BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GOING OUT, LOOKING AT THE ENCAMPMENTS, ET CETERA.
SO I WOULD THINK THAT ALL OF US AGREE THAT WE HAVE AN EMERGING, UH, HOMELESSNESS ISSUE.
AND WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT HOMELESSNESS IS A VERY, VERY COMPLEX ISSUE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VETERANS, SOMETIMES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FAMILIES WHO JUST HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES.
SO WHEN WE DID, AND I, I DID HEAR EVERYONE SAID THAT THEY REALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE CURRENT EXPENDITURES.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT OUR APPROACH HAS ALWAYS BEEN INCLUSIVITY OF WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR COMMUNITY, UH, AS IT RELATES TO NEEDS.
WE HAVE, UH, AN OPEN DOOR, UH, POLICY.
WE TRY TO KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN.
WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE PROPOSALS AND WHO HAVE PRESENTED THEM NOT ONLY TO YOU ALL, BUT TO, TO US AS WELL.
AND SO, UH, I ASSURE YOU THAT OUR MOTIVATION, AND I BELIEVE YOU KNOW, THIS, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS WITH THE, WITH THESE DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN COMING FROM THE, UH, UH, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
BUT I LOOK FORWARD PERSONALLY TO HEARING FROM YOU ALL AS WE MOVE FORWARD ABOUT SOME OTHER AREAS PERHAPS, UH, THAT NEED TO BE, UH, TOUCHED.
AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, WE, WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN BEING TRANSPARENT.
ALL OF THE DOLLARS THAT WE SPEND ARE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, UH, THROUGH OUR OPEN CHECK CHECKBOOK OR OPEN DATA.
SO YOU CAN SEE EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS SPENT, UH, BY THE CITY, PARISH, GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THESE DOLLARS, UH, ON OUR, UH, INTERNET.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, OUR GOAL IS TO HELP EVERYONE, HELP THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY, UH, WITH THE NEEDS THAT WE SEE THAT ARE IN MANY INSTANCES EMERGING.
UM, AND ACTUALLY I WANTED TO SAY THAT I ASKED, UH, TO COME, UH, FIRST BEFORE ITEM 91, MR. PROTE.
AND ITEM NUMBER 1 91 IS ACTUALLY, UM, THE APPROVAL OF, UH, OUR HOMELESSNESS COORDINATOR WHO WILL BE HONING IN SPECIFICALLY ON ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS IN BATON ROUGE AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
I ASKED TO COME AHEAD, BUT I JUST WANTED TO, UH, ADD THAT TO THE CONVERSATION.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR, UH, BEING VERY ATTENTIVE AND, UH, BEING SHOWING YOU KNOW, WHAT PUBLIC SERVANTS DO AND THAT IS TO, UH, WANT THE BEST AND MAXIMIZE THE BEST, UH, WITH THESE DOLLARS FOR THE CITIZENS THAT WE SERVE.
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA TAKE THAT LONG, BUT, UH,
YOU, YOU DO HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
I'VE ONLY SPOKEN ONCE TO BE CLEAR.
THIS, THIS IS MY SECOND TIME SPEAKING.
THANK YOU JUSTIN, FOR RECOGNIZING ME PROPERLY.
UM, I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES ON THAT.
UM, IN TERMS OF KNOWING THE DISTRICT, KNOWING THE, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WITH COMMUNITY CENTERS, THEY COME IN WITH NEEDS EVERY DAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE DOORS OPEN AND PEOPLE TO TALK TO.
A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THE ADMINISTRATION.
IT'S LITERALLY JUST GOOGLING THE PHONE NUMBER.
AND I WANNA, LET ME BRING THE MIC TO Y'ALL'S CONVERSATION BEHIND ME WHILE I'M ON THE MIC.
SO, UM, BUT I DID WANT TO TAKE A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE.
WELL, LET ME ADDRESS ONE QUICK THING.
THE LADY FROM HOMELESS ALLIANCE
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EMPLOY PR DR REQUIRES THAT YOU WORK IN MOST CASES BETWEEN EIGHT 30 AND 4:30 PM SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHALLENGES WITH ACCESSING, UH, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THAT CLOSE THE GAP IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE, I BELIEVE, I'LL TELL PEOPLE EVERY MEETING, I BELIEVE EMPLOYEE VR IS THE KEY TO TAKING US FROM WHERE WE ARE AS A CITY TO WHERE WE COULD BE FOR BOTH EDUCATIONAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS CONTINUOUS LIFE SKILL TRAINING, OTHER THINGS.SO IF YOU AREN'T UTILIZING THAT AND FOCUSING EVERY DAY ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, THEN WE'RE NOT FOCUSING ON THE RIGHT THINGS THAT RELATES TO HOMELESSNESS.
SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A JOB BETWEEN EIGHT 30 AND FOUR 30.
THE, THE PROCESS IS CHALLENGING.
THEY'RE WORKING ON IMPROVING THAT PART, BUT THE END RESULTS ARE GREAT.
AND I'M GONNA TAKE A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE TODAY TO, UH, REPRESENT, UH, MR. EARL THE PEARL MARCEL, WHO IS A, UH, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS LEGEND.
WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, YOU HEAR ABOUT THREE PEOPLE, WHICH IS DEAN ANDREWS, MR. TREATS ALBERT, AND THEN EARL, THE PEARL MARCEL MAN.
SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR VISITING WITH US TODAY AND STAYING BEYOND YOUR TIME ON THE CLOCK TO SEE ONE OF YOUR STUDENTS DO THE WORK.
AND THAT'S WHO ALL OF US AT, AT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY MADE SURE WE TOOK MR. MARCEL 'CAUSE HE WAS SO FUNNY.
UH, UM, MAYOR, YOU KNOW, DAWN MARCEL, THAT'S HER FATHER, YOU KNOW, DAWN MARCEL.
I'LL JUST ADD BRIEFLY, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE COUNCIL ON AGING, BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS I LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THE COUNCIL ON AGING.
YOU FORGOT TO ADD THAT YOU WON A GOOD GROWTH AWARD THIS YEAR.
UH, AND, AND AS FAR AS FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL IN REGARDS TO DISTRICT NINE, UH, I DO APPRECIATE THE ALLOCATION FOR HOMELESSNESS.
THAT IS AN ISSUE ON O'NEAL LANE THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH.
AND, UM, IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE.
UM, BEYOND THAT, FOR FUTURE INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED OUT THERE AT THE SOUTHEAST PART OF THE PARISH.
YES, YOU DO HAVE SOME MONEY FOR DRAINAGE AND WE'D LOVE A LOT MORE.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION ON FROM THE COUNCIL MOTION BY COLEMAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HURST? ANY OPPOSITION, PLEASE SHOW COUNCILMAN NOEL AS ABSTAINING, UH, SEEING NO OPPOSITION.
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MEMBERS TO ITEM 91.AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND JESSICA LEWIS.
FOR LEWIS, UH, FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN SUPPORT OF THE HOME AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $90,000 BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 91.
ANY ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 91? SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MOTION BY, OH, COUNCILMAN DUNN.
COUNCILMAN HUDSON SAYS, WE ARE DOING POINTS OF PERSONAL PRIVACY BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.
UH, IN COUNT IN MAYOR PRO, TIM COLE'S.
ABSENT, I WANT TO ASK, UH, THE MEMBERS OF, UH, IS IT KATE, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY TRAINING ORGANIZATION TO STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED? UH, EUGENE COLLINS AND, UH, MS. CHAMBER STARTED THIS ORGANIZATION.
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S ABOUT FIVE OR 600 INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LEARNING TO ADVOCATE FOR THINGS THAT MATTER TO THEM IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
SO IF Y'ALL GIVE 'EM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
I MAY, COUNCILMAN HIRSH, UH, THIS IS DIRECTLY, UH, ABOUT, AND I'M GONNA MAKE HER COME TO THE MIC AND COME UP.
UM, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT SHE'S AMAZING.
I MET HER A WHILE BACK WORKING WITH CHRISTIAN OUTREACH.
UM, HER BREATH AND WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN THIS SPACE, THE ECOSYSTEM THAT SHE HAS OF HOW TO DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS.
AND I WILL TELL YOU, WHILE WORKING WITH CHRISTIAN OUTREACH, SHE'S HELPED ME SERVICE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM U2 ADULTS PROVIDING RESOURCES, ACCESSING THE PURPLE COFFEE, THAT PROGRAM AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE FURNITURE FOR PEOPLE.
SO I'M GONNA TIE TWO PROGRAMS TOGETHER.
SO WHEN WE'RE TAKING PEOPLE FROM HOMELESSNESS TO HOMES THROUGH THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, THE MAYOR HAS, I WOULD CALL ON JESSICA AND SAY, MS. LEWIS, CAN YOU HELP ME WITH SOME FURNITURE OR RESOURCES? 'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
SO I WOULD GET VOUCHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FURNISH THOSE HOMES.
SO IT'S TWO PROGRAMS WORKING TOGETHER.
AND ADDITIONALLY FOR THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF AT THE CHARLES KELLER COMMUNITY CENTER, SHE'S HAD A PROGRAM WHERE SHE'S TAUGHT PEOPLE LIFE SKILLS, WORKED ON UTILITY PROGRAMS AND OTHER THINGS.
SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY PARISH NOW, AND NOT JUST PART OF OUR, OUR
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ECOSYSTEM AROUND IT.SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE FLOOR IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING TO THE PEOPLE.
WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS EVENING.
I JUST WANNA SAY I'M SUPER, SUPER EXCITED WITH BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL.
I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER IN ORDER TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AGAINST HOMELESSNESS.
AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME, I WOULD LOVE TO SET UP MEETINGS WITH YOU GUYS SO WE CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD IN REGARDS TO THAT.
THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA, STAY AT THE MICROPHONE FOR ME.
SO I KNOW I HEAR FROM A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS AND OTHERS PROBABLY DO IS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, NOBODY WANTS HOMELESSNESS IN THEIR BACKYARD.
IN FACT, WE ACTUALLY, I DID HAVE A SITUATION THAT IT WAS IN ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS BACKYARDS AND IT WAS A TOUGH SITUATION AND THEY COME UP AND SAY, WELL JUST MOVE 'EM, JUST, JUST PUT 'EM ON A BUS, JUST SHIP 'EM OUTTA HERE, YOU KNOW, IN THAT KIND OF THING.
UM, AND THE MAYOR HIT ON AN ISSUE, AND I TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS TO MY CONSTITUENTS AS WELL, THAT IT IS A VERY DIFFICULT ISSUE.
IT'S NOT JUST LOADING THEM ON A BUS OR LOADING THEM ON A TRAIN AND SHIPPING 'EM OUT OF TOWN.
UM, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SITUATIONS WHERE THEY DO HAVE ADVOCATES COME IN AND UM, AND SPEAK FOR THEM.
AND ALSO IF YOU WOULD JUST SPEAK TO SOME OF THE VERY DIFFICULT ISSUES OF DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS, EXPLAINING TO SOME OF OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT IT'S NOT AS EASY AS JUST, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THEM ON A BUS OR FIND A PLACE TO LIVE OR SOME OF THOSE THINGS IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU WOULD.
SO TAKE ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT AT THIS TIME, UM, WITH BEING NEW TO THIS ROLE IS SOME THINGS THAT I'M GONNA NEED TO LEARN IN REGARDS TO THAT.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT ARE DIFFICULT IN REGARDS TO INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HOMELESS.
IT CAN GO FROM AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS OVERDOSED ON SOME SORT OF DRUG.
IT CAN ALSO GO FROM SOMEONE, UH, POSSIBLY GETTING HIT BY A CAR TRYING TO PANHANDLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
IT CAN BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, BUT WHAT WE'RE, WHAT I AM PLANNING ON DOING IS TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF STRATEGIC PLAN WITHIN THE NEXT TWO, TWO MONTHS, UM, IN REGARDS TO HOW WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO, TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE.
UM, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT HARD ISSUES THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO FACE IN REGARDS TO HOMELESSNESS.
SO YOU ARE CORRECT ON WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ON THAT.
I MEAN, SO, AND I TRY TO EXPLAIN TO MY CONSTITUENTS AS WELL IS THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE WANT TO BE HOMELESS AND I KNOW I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT AND OTHER PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT CONSTITUENTS DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A PLAN
BUT THAT, I KNOW THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES AND IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE THAT THEY DON'T, THEY, THEY WANNA LIVE OUTDOORS.
THEY ENJOY IT FOR SOME REASON, YOU KNOW? ANYWAY, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT ISSUE AS WELL, BUT I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO FOR US.
I I WAS JUST GONNA SAY A, UM, WHEN A LOT OF TIMES YOU MAY RECOGNIZE WHEN, UM, PEOPLE ARE HOMELESSNESS AND THEY SEEM LIKE THEY DON'T WANT THE HELP, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S THE TRAUMA THAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED THAT MAKES LIFE HARD.
AND SO THE UM, THE THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY DO LIFE IS SOMETHING THEY CANNOT PHANTOM, UM, BECAUSE OF THE TRAUMA THAT IF THEY EXPERIENCE.
SO IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO US.
'CAUSE, AND, AND IT WOULDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, BUT YOU COULD ACTUALLY, IT'S THE SAME THING WITH FOSTER KIDS.
IF THEY'RE MOVED INTO A GOOD LOCATION BECAUSE OF THE TRAUMA, THEY CAN'T EVEN ACCEPT THE GOOD.
AND SO IT, IT'S, IT IS STILL MENTAL HEALTH.
SO, UM, HOPEFULLY THAT CAN, YOU CAN EXPLAIN LIKE THAT.
MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCILMAN HURST.
ANY OPPOSITION? SEEING NO OPPOSITION.
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93 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE NC ENTITY STATE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN LOUISIANA.4 0 8 HOOVER ROAD, JEWEL ROAD TO SULLIVAN ROAD BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 93.
SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH.
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AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A JOINT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IN CONNECTION WITH WATER RESOURCE INVESTIGATIONS[02:50:01]
BEING THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF STREAM GAUGE STATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL FEE OF $200,200 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 94.SEEING AND NONE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ADAMS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HURST.
ANY OPPOSITION SEEING AND NONE ITEM 94 CARRIES.
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95, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLE AGREEMENT NUMBER TWO FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH EVANS GRAVES ENGINEERS INC.FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE, MOVE, EVR CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENT PROJECT NORTH BOULEVARD I ONE 10.
TO FOSTER FLORIDA IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $637,286 74 CENTS BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 95.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 95.
SEE AND NONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 95 AND MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH.
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AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AUTHORIZE RECORDING THE FDA FUNDING AND TWO GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,013,493 AND $7,212,606 TOTALING $13,251,684 UPON RECEIPT OF AWARD NOTIFICATION AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE AND TO RECORD THE FUNDS.2,309,400 $548 RECEIVED FROM DOTD AS RELATED TO THE NICHOLSON PLANK BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 96.
COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 96.
SEEING AND NONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST TO APPROVE.
SECOND AND BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH.
WE'LL MOVE TO ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES.
[Items 97 - 120]
THROUGH ONE 20.TOGETHER ITEM 97 LOT 44 SQUARE 15 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER WHITAKER INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC $300.
ITEM 98 LOT 56 SQUARE 15 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER WHITAKER INVESTMENT LLC $300.
ITEM 99 LOT 67 SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER WHITAKER INVESTMENT LLC $300.
ITEM 100 LOT 65 SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER WHITAKER INVESTMENT LLC $300.
ITEM 1 0 1 LOT 55 SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER.
ITEM 1 0 2 LOT ONE A SQUARE 12 SUBDIVISION BANK, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER KEVIN COOK, $4,800.
LOT SEVEN AND NINE SQUARE 47 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER.
CHARLIE CHARLIE FISHER, $16,000 ITEM 1 0 4 LOT 24 SQUARE 1 0 2 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER.
ITEM 1 0 5 LOT FOUR SQUARE FOUR SUBDIVISION NORTH DALE AND ADDITION METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS HIGH BIDDER COURTNEY ROBINSON.
$500 ITEM 1 0 6 LOT 45 SQUARE THREE SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EDITION METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE HIGH BIDDER ACTS NATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES $1,100.
ITEM 1 0 7 LOT 44 SQUARE THREE SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EDITION METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE HIGH BIDDER ACTS NATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES $1,100.
ITEM 1 0 8 LOT 12 SQUARE 28 SUBDIVISION FAIRFIELDS METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE HIGH BIDDER ACTS NATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES $7,900.
ITEM 1 0 9 LOT 11 SQUARE NINE SUBDIVISION STANDARD HEIGHTS METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER COURTNEY DAVENPORT.
$500 ITEM ONE 10 LOT 22 SQUARE 39 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.
ITEM ONE 11 LOT 59 SQUARE 15 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER REDEEMED.
ITEM ONE 12 LOT 14 SQUARE FOUR SUBDIVISION VALLEY PARK ANNEX METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 ROCKA.
WILFORD WILFRED L BEAL $30,100.
ITEM ONE 13 LOT 10 SQUARE 35 SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE.
$500 ITEM ONE 14 LOT 14 SUBDIVISION FAIRLANE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST HIGH BIDDER VAST $600 ITEM ONE 15 LOT NINE SQUARE EIGHT
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SUBDIVISION FORTUNE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST HIGH BIDDER EMILY DRURY $100 ITEM ONE 16 LOT 14 POINT SQUARE 36 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER CLAUDIA MIA.$500 ITEM ONE 17 LOT THREE SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER A-S-S-S-K-L-L-C $1,000.
ITEM 1 1 18 LOT 24 SQUARE FOUR SUBDIVISION BOGAN METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE HIGH BIDDER ACTS NATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES $9,900.
ITEM ONE 19 LOT 35 SQUARE TWO.
SUBDIVISION KOMBU ZOO METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER M TWO BROKERAGE LLC $8,500.
ITEM ONE 20 LOT QUA LOT 30 SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION DAYTON METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER KENKO, LLC $3,000.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEMS 97 THROUGH ONE 20.
ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK, SEE? AND NONE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 97 THROUGH ONE 20 IS AN ORDER MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE THOSE ITEMS. 97 THROUGH ONE 20.
CARRIE, WE'VE DONE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS SO WE'LL MOVE TO APPOINTMENTS.
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ORDERS AND WE'LL TAKE ITEMS 1 21 AND 1 22 TOGETHER.ITEM 1 21, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES RENOVATION CONTRACTOR, BLUNT GENERAL CONTRACTORS.
CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, A CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000.
ITEM 1 22, TRAFFIC, SIGNAL CONNECTION AND COMMUNICATION INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR EARNEST P BRO.
ELECTRICAL CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $21,518 AND 6 CENTS.
WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEMS 1 21 THROUGH 1 22.
SEE AND NONE WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN NOEL FOR ITEMS 1 21 AND 1 22.
ANY OPPOSITION? SEE? AND NONE ITEMS 1 21 AND 1 22.
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ITEM 1 24.IS THAT THE LAST ONE? ALRIGHT, UH, A REVIEW OF THE PARKING CO GARAGE CONTRACT AND A DISCUSSION ON OPTIONS TO TERMINATE SAID PARKING GARAGE CONTRACT WITH LAZ.
PARKING BY COUNCILMAN CLEVE DUNN JR.
COUNCILMAN JEN ROCKA AND COUNCILMAN AARON MOOCH.
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 1 24.
ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 24.
SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE, WELL I WAS GONNA PULL THAT ITEM.
SO MOTION TO WE CAN HAVE A MOTION TO DELETE.
MOTION TO DELETE BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH.
WE DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE MS. WHITNEY HOFFMAN SALE, UH, HER HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, MA'AM.
SO EVERYBODY GIVE MS. MS. WHITNEY A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND SEEING THAT THERE'S NO OTHER ITEMS. WE'LL NOT MOVE NOW TO COUNCILMAN AMAROSA.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WITH A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
ANY OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED.