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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE PRESENTATION PORTION OF OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND, 2024 AT 3:00 PM FIRST UP IS MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTERN BROOM TO RECOGNIZE CORPORAL JASON LEE, OFFICER JAKAY JONES, CORPORAL CHARLES CAMBRA, OFFICER GERMAINE J OF THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT.THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UH, TODAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING FOUR BATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICERS WHO DEMONSTRATED BRAVERY AND HEROISM WHILE PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES.
JOINING ME IS, UH, CHIEF TJ MORRIS, UH, WHO LAST WEEK DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, REPRESENTED OUR COMMUNITY WITH SEVERAL OTHER, UH, BRPD OFFICERS IN WASHINGTON DC.
NOW I'M GONNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OFFICERS.
WE ARE RECOGNIZING FIRST CORPORAL, UH, JASON LEE ON MAY 4TH WHILE WORKING EXTRA DUTY.
WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM, I WAS LIKE, OH, I KNOW YOU, YOU DELIVERED THE BABY.
UH, HE WAS FLAGGED DOWN BY A PASSING VEHICLE ON GREENWELL SPRINGS ROAD, NOT TOO FAR FROM MY HOUSE.
THE DRIVER INFORMED HIM THAT HER PREGNANT DAUGHTER WAS IN LABOR AND THEY NEEDED A POLICE ESCORT TO THE HOSPITAL.
HOWEVER, THEY HADN'T MADE IT VERY FAR.
WHEN THEY PULLED OVER AGAIN IN FLORIDA BOULEVARD AND CENTRAL THROUGHWAY DEMONSTRATING REMARKABLE COMPOSURE AND CARE, CORPORAL LEE ASSISTED IN SAFELY DELIVERING A BABY BOY RIGHT THERE.
THE MOTHER WAS PROFOUNDLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS PRESENCE AND ASSISTANCE.
CORPORAL LEE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ACTIONS, UH, BECAUSE YOUR ACTIONS THAT DAY WENT BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY.
UH, OBVIOUSLY YOUR CALM AND DECISIVE RESPONSE ENSURED THE SAFE DELIVERY OF A NEW LIFE.
AND FOR THAT, WE ARE DEEPLY THANKFUL YOU WERE CALM RIGHT DURING THAT
SO, I WANT YOU ALL TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING CORPORAL JASON LEE FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AND DEDICATION.
THE, THE MOTHER, THE MOTHER NEEDS TO MAKE YOU THE GODFATHER OF THAT CHILD.
NEXT WE HAVE, UH, AND I'M GOING TO GIVE ALL OF THE, UM, WELL, LET ME GIVE YOU, GIVE ME, LET ME GIVE YOU YOUR, UH, CERTIFICATE NOW AND WE'LL TAKE, UH, PICTURES IN.
CORPORAL LEE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THEN AFTER, UH, EVERYBODY GETS, THERES, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A GROUP PICTURE.
NEXT WE HAVE OFFICER JAKAY JONES.
UM, ON THE EVENING OF MAY 6TH, UH, SHE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE INTERSTATE FOR SOMEONE ATTEMPTING TO JUMP FROM A BRIDGE AND END THEIR LIFE.
UPON ARRIVING, OFFICER JONES BEGAN SPEAKING WITH THE PERSON AND WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH A RAPPORT WHILE SLOWLY MOVING TOWARDS THEM.
WHEN SHE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY, SHE GRABBED THE PERSON, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHERS AT THE SCENE, SHE PULLED THE INDIVIDUAL OVER THE GUARDRAIL AND AWAY FROM THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE.
I THINK OFFICER JONES, YOU CAN TELL BY THE REACTIONS OF THE ALL OF US HERE THAT, UM, HOW WE FEEL ABOUT YOUR ABILITY TO SAVE THAT PERSON'S, UH, LIFE THAT NIGHT.
AND WE THANK YOU AND WE SALUTE YOU FOR, UH, YOUR SERVICE IN HEROISM AS WELL.
NEXT WE HAVE CORPORAL CHARLES CAMRY.
ON MAY 7TH, CORPORAL CAMRY RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A SHOOTING ON AVENUE A, WHERE HE FOUND A MAN WITH MULTIPLE GUNSHOT WOUNDS AND BEGAN RENDERING AID WHILE WAITING FOR EMS TO ARRIVE.
THE SHOOTING VICTIM BECAME VISIBLY WEAK AND AFRAID, ASKING THE CORPORAL TO HOLD HIS HAND.
THE CORPORAL DID JUST THAT, HOLDING HIS HAND TIGHT, EXPRESSING COMPASSION TO THE MAN AND HELPING TO CALM HIM WHILE WAITING FOR THE AMBULANCE.
CORPORAL AS MAYOR, PRESIDENT, UM, WE WANT TO EXPRESS, AND I WANT TO EXPRESS MY PROFOUND GRATITUDE FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID.
UH, YOUR ACT OF HUMANITY THAT DAY IS CERTAINLY IS NOT GOING UNNOTICED.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DID.
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE OFFICER JERMAINE JAUS ON
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MAY 15TH WHILE OFF DUTY AT A LOCAL POLICE, UH, I'M SORRY, AT A LOCAL POST OFFICE OFFICER JAUS WITNESSED AN ELDERLY LADY SUFFER A SERIOUS FALL WITHOUT HESITATION.HE RUSHED TO HER AID PROVIDING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE AND COMFORT UNTIL EMS ARRIVED.
WITNESSES ON THE SCENE OBSERVED THIS OFFICER'S COMMITMENT AS HE STAYED BY THE WOMAN'S SIDE OFFERING RESPECT, COMPASSION, AND EMPATHY.
HIS REFUSAL TO LEAVE HER EVEN AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF EMS SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND DEDICATION TO HIS OATH OF SERVICE OFFICER JAB, YOUR ACTIONS REFLECT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING OFFICER JERMAINE, JVS FOR HIS REMARKABLE SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS OF BATON ROUGE.
UM, CHIEF, YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOUR OFFICER? UM, I WOULD LOVE TO.
SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE HERE, UM, CELEBRATING THESE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND AS CHIEF I'VE MADE IT A POINT THAT WE WANT TO DEFINITELY SPOTLIGHT OUR OFFICERS FOR ALL THESE SPECIAL THINGS THEY DO.
AS YOU CAN SEE, JUST FROM THIS SMALL EXAMPLE, OUR OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A LOT OF DIFFERENT HATS FROM DELIVERING BABIES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, UM, TO TALKING, UH, UM, PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH EMOTIONAL, UM, EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PEOPLE GOING THROUGH A MENTAL CRISIS ABOUT TO JUMP OFF THE BRIDGE AND PUTTING THEIR OWN LIFE AT RISK TO SAVE THAT PERSON TO APPLYING TOURNIQUETS AND CHEST SEALS AND GETTING SOMEONE ELSE'S BLOOD ON THEM TO SAVE THEIR LIFE.
AND THEN EVEN OFF DUTY, UM, WITNESSING SOMETHING AND THEN SPRING INTO ACTION AND JUST SHOWING THAT COMPASSION.
SO VERY PROUD OF THIS GROUP OF OFFICERS AND IT JUST KIND OF SHOWS A SAMPLE OF WHAT OUR OFFICERS ARE REQUESTED TO DO AND WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY FOR THE SYSTEMS, AND I APPRECIATE THEM VERY MUCH.
THE FIRST PHOTO WE'RE GONNA DO IS GONNA BE RIGHT HERE, THE MAN OF THE YELLOW.
EVERYONE BACK ON IT JUST A LITTLE BIT.
SO THIS GENTLEMAN GET A NICE GOOD SHOT HERE.
EVERYBODY LOOK THIS WAY? YEAH.
EVERYBODY LOOK THIS WAY RIGHT THERE.
PULL THAT FROM, I'M GONNA TAKE IT RIGHT HERE.
YOU SEE THERE'S ONE RIGHT HERE.
EVERYONE LOOK TOWARDS THE CENTER BEFORE I CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO RECOGNIZE KELSEY JOHNSON, LSU STUDENT, ST.
SO, UM, IT IS MY REALLY DISTINCT HONOR TO ACKNOWLEDGE A REMARKABLE YOUNG SCHOLAR KELSEY JOHNSON, UH, WHO JUST COMPLETED HER FRESHMAN YEAR AT LSU OGDEN HONORS COLLEGE.
SHE'S ALREADY MADE EXTRAORDINARY STRIDES IN THE FIELD OF MATHEMATICS,
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UH, WHILE STILL A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AT ST.MARY'S ACADEMY IN NEW ORLEANS.
KELSEY, ALONGSIDE HER CLASSMATE, NIKIA JACKSON, ACCOMPLISHED A FEAT THAT HAS CAPTURED THE ATTENTION OF THE GLOBAL MATHEMATICAL COMMUNITY.
THESE TWO BRILLIANT MINDS SUCCESSFULLY PROVED THE 2000 YEAR OLD THANK YOU
PYTHAGOREAN THEUM USED IN TRIGONOMETRY.
I WAS NOT GREAT WITH MATH, BUT THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS THEORY, IT STATES THAT IN A RIGHT ANGLE TRIANGLE, THE SQUARE OF THE HYPO IS EQUAL TO THE SUM OF THE SQUARES OF THE OTHER TWO SIDES.
THIS THEORY IS A CORNERSTONE OF GEOMETRY AND HAS BEEN STUDIED FOR CENTURIES.
KELSEY AND IKEA'S GROUNDBREAKING WORK WAS PRESENTED AT THE AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY SEMI-ANNUAL CONFERENCE, AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR PUBLICATION IN A LEADING MATHEMATICAL JOURNAL.
IF ACCEPTED, IT WILL SIGNIFY A ROBUST VALIDATION OF THEIR PROOF BY THE MATHEMATICAL COMMUNITY.
THEIR STORY, AND I WAS PROUD TO SIT AND WATCH THIS, WAS FEATURED ON 60 MINUTES ON SUNDAY, MAY 5TH, WHERE THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR DISCOVERY WITH CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT BILL WHITAKER.
THIS INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT NOT ONLY SHOWCASES KELSEY'S INTELLECT AND HER DEDICATION, BUT ALSO SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO YOUNG SCHOLARS EVERYWHERE.
WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU, KELSEY, AND WE, UM, ARE GLAD THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY NOW BECAUSE YOU ARE HERE AT LSU AND YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS REMIND US ALL OF THE BOUNDLESS POTENTIALS WITHIN OUR YOUTH.
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE FUTURE SUCCESSES THAT WE YOU WILL HAVE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING FOR YOU.
SO IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO MAKE THIS, UH, PRESENTATION TO YOU IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT.
YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT DEMONSTRATES A REMARKABLE APTITUDE FOR MATHEMATICAL THINKING AND A DEDICATION, UH, TO PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF KNOWLEDGE.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT NOT ONLY REFLECT WELL ON YOU, BUT ALSO BRINGS DISTINCTION TO ST.
MARY'S ACADEMY AND LSU AND OUR ENTIRE COMMUNION.
YOU WANNA GET ONE MORE CIRCLE? YEAH, ONE, ONE MORE.
I JUST WANNA, UH, SHOW, SHARE MY APPRECIATION TO THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT OF BATON ROUGE FOR INVITING ME HERE AND RECOGNIZING ME.
AND I THINK IT IS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE WANTING TO SHOWCASE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING, UM, THINGS THAT ARE, SHOULD BE AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS.
SO I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT BATON ROUGE IS HIGHLIGHTING YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS OTHER ACCOMPLISHED PEOPLE.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY AMAZING.
IT'S REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU AS WELL.
NEXT MAYOR PRESIDENT WILL RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARIS OF EAST BATON ROUGE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
IT IS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, AND IT'S A TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR PUBLIC WORK PROFESSIONALS.
WE KNOW THE PUBLIC WORK, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS THE HUB OF REALLY WHAT GOES ON WITH BASIC SERVICES, WHICH IS WHAT OUR CITIZENS WANT IN THIS CITY.
UH, FROM ENSURING OUR ROADS ARE SAFE TO MAINTAINING OUR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND MANAGING WASTE SERVICES.
THEIR WORK IS FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR DAILY LIVES.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, I WANT TO
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EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE APPROXIMATELY 600 HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS.NOW, THIS INCLUDES MAINTAINING 3,600 LANE MILES OF ROADWAY WHERE MAINTENANCE WORKERS USED 1,800 TONS OF ASPHALT LAST YEAR TO FILL POTHOLES.
THEY ALSO DUG 73,000 FEET OF DRAINAGE DISH DITCHES, WHICH IS THE LENGTH OF 240 FOOTBALL FIELDS.
I WISH WE HAD TIME TO REALLY TALK ABOUT ALL THEIR EXTENSIVE WORK, BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO TELL OUR PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES THAT YOUR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY IS TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING, UH, US RUN THINGS SMOOTHLY IN THIS CITY.
AND I KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS APPRECIATE OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
NEXT MAYOR PRESIDENT WILL RECOGNIZE BENJAMIN PENNINGTON, MAGGIE SHIN, DANIELLE KENNEDY AND TRENT MCKINNEY, 2024 A PWA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.
IF YOU ALL WOULD COME UP, I AM DELIGHTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE 2024 A PWA SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING.
WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR HAND AS I CALL YOUR NAME? BENJAMIN PENNINGTON, MAGGIE SHANE, DANIELLE KENNEDY AND TRENT MCKINNEY.
THESE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS AND A PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO THE FIELD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION HAVE EARNED THEM THIS PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH SERVES AS A TESTAMENT TO THEIR POTENTIAL TO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, BENJAMIN, MAGGIE? UM, I THINK WE'RE MISSING, DANIELLE, ARE WE
UH, WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND EAGER TO SEE HOW YOUR TALENTS AND SKILLS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.
UM, AND SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SCHOLARSHIP, BENJAMIN.
AND WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PICTURE, MAGGIE, AND THANK YOU ALL.
OUR ENGINEERING STUDENT, AND SHE'S TAKING THE FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGINEERING EXAM TODAY.
GIVE THAT TO YOU TO GET HIRED ON.
SO DANIELLE IS TAKING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAM TODAY, SO THAT'S WHY SHE'S NOT HERE.
AND THE OTHER PART OF THAT IS SHE'S HOPING TO GET HIRED ON BY TAKING THAT TEST WITH CITY PARISH.
NEXT MAYOR PRESIDENT WILL RECOGNIZE EAST RIDGE PARISH EMS FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK.
IT IS NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK.
AND WE WANNA THANK THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN OUR EMS DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES TO ALL EMTS, PARAMEDICS AND SUPPORT STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND DEDICATION TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.
UH, THANK YOU MR. COLA FOR YOUR, UH, LEADERSHIP AS WELL.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, MR. COLA? SURE.
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THANK YOU MAYOR BROOM.IN NINE FEBRUARY, 1980, A PROMINENT ATTORNEY, MR. DREW MCKENNA, UH, SUCCUMBEDED TO A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK.
THIS IS WHAT STARTED THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR EAST BATON RIDGE PARISH.
HIS WIFE, JOY MCKENNA, MET WITH, UH, HER FRIEND, THEN MAYOR PAT SCREEN TO, UH, GET WITH THE COUNCIL AND TRY TO GET SOMETHING STARTED FOR THEM TO HAVE PRE-HOSPITAL CARE, WHICH HE KNOW TAKES A LONG TIME TO DO.
BUT A GENTLEMAN IN THIS ROOM, MR. DENNIS MCCAIN, WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN DOING THIS.
HE WAS ABLE TO HELP GET FUNDS TO START THIS $250,000 AND NOT ONE PERSON TOLD HIM NO.
AND AS WE ALL KNOW, MR. MCCAIN CAN TALK YOUR EARS OFF
SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY HAS DONE.
THE DEPARTMENT OF EMS WAS STARTED AUGUST 10TH, 1982.
WE STARTED OFF WITH FOUR EMS UNIT 19 MEDICS, ONE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR AT THAT TIME, UH, MS. PAM PORTER, UH, THEY RAN 700 CALLS THAT YEAR.
THIS LAST YEAR WE RAN 70 2040 CALLS.
SO WE'RE GROWING THESE PEOPLE HERE THAT I WORK WITH EVERY DAY.
UH, WE'VE CRIED ON EACH OTHER'S SHOULDERS.
WE'VE DONE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN THINK OF TOGETHER.
AS FAR AS PRE-HOSPITAL CARE GOES, I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
ALL OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER THAT WORKS IN COMMUNICATIONS IS A VERY UNIQUE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER COMPARED TO EVERYBODY ELSE IN IN THE NATION.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR RECOGNIZING THIS.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTERN BROOM AND METROPOLITAN COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN TO RECOGNIZE ER JENKINS, A LS ASSOCIATION, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER FOR AMIO ATROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, A LS AWARENESS MONTH.
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COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL, DETECTIVE SEATS, PLEASE.WELCOME TO COUNCIL CHAMBER OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AND ON BEHALF OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, WELCOME TO OUR MEETING TODAY.
AND IF YOU'RE WATCHING ON YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK COX ON AT AND T ARE ON OUR STREAMING VIDEO@BRLA.GOV.
AND AT THIS TIME HERE IS THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF EAST BATON ROU PARISH, COUNCILMAN LAMONT COLOR.
AND WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED A METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING AT FOUR O'CLOCK ON THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND, 2024.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR GUEST, BISHOP CURTIS SHEPHERD OF PHILADELPHIA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES TO LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION.
AND JALEN BUTLER WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
HEAVENLY FATHER, CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, CREATOR OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH, WE KNOW THAT THE CLOUDS ARE THE DUST OF YOUR FEET.
AND WE CALL YOU ANCIENT OF DAYS.
AND NOW, LORD, AS WE COME INTO YOUR PRESENCE, WE ASK THAT YOU, YOUR SPIRIT, YOUR DETERMINATE WILL, WOULD MOVE IN THIS ROOM.
WE ASK NOW THAT YOU WOULD BLESS ALL OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT BLESS THOSE THAT ARE HERE AND WATCHING ONLINE, ALLOW YOUR WILL TO BE DONE.
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BLESS EVERYTHING THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, THAT IT IS BECOMES KINGDOM AGENDA.LET US COME TOGETHER, UNIFIED UNDER ONE, ONE.
CAUSE WE THANK YOU FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE ASK THAT YOU FORTIFY OUR COMMUNITIES.
WE GIVE YOU GLORY, HONOR, AND PRAISE.
IT'S IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
IF JAYLEN'S NOT HERE, I'M GONNA ASK RODNEY BRAXTON TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
YOU CAN STAND RIGHT THERE, BUDDY.
I PUT TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR WIED ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INVISIBLE AND LIBERTY JUSTICE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ALL DON'T MIND, WE'LL TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE ALONG WITH MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTON BROOME.
UH, BRIAN BERNARD, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR HIS 50 70 YEARS OF SERVICE.
THIS IS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT FOR ME.
UM, AS YOU PROBABLY ARE AWARE, BRIAN BERNARD, OUR ESTEEMED DIRECTOR OF HUMAN SERVICES, IS RETIRING AFTER 30, 32 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR BELOVED CITY.
UM, I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS TO SAY THE LEAST, UH, WITH BRIAN SINCE I FIRST STARTED, UH, IN THIS ROLE.
AND, UH, HE'S OFTEN TOLD ME HOW, UH, JIM LORENZ WAS ONE OF HIS MENTORS IN THIS, UH, PROCESS.
UM, HE ALSO GAVE ME SOME WISE COUNSEL THAT AFTER MAKING ONE MISTAKE AS MAYOR, PRESIDENT, THAT, UM, I ADHERE TO FOREVER
UH, BUT HE'S ALSO GIVEN ME A LOT OF WISE COUNSEL ON HOW TO NAVIGATE, UM, ARE OVER 4,000 EMPLOYEES AND THE ISSUES THAT SOMETIMES ARISE.
AND SO I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO BRIAN FOR HIS, UH, COMMITMENT, HIS LEADERSHIP, AND HIS UNWAVERING DEDICATION, WHICH OF COURSE HAS LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON OUR COMMUNITY AND CITY GOVERNMENT.
UM, HE HAS EXEMPLIFIED THROUGHOUT HIS TIME HERE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND INTEGRITY.
HIS EFFORTS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, ENSURING THAT IT FUNCTIONS EFFICIENTLY AND SUPPORTS OUR CITY'S WORKFORCE EFFECTIVELY.
HIS PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND HIS GENUINE CARE FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF BATON ROUGE HAVE MADE HIM A TREASURED MEMBER OF OUR TEAM TODAY.
WE CELEBRATE NOT JUST HIS RETIREMENT, BUT THE LASTING LEGACY HE LEAVES BEHIND.
I PROMISE YOU, I HAVE ASKED HIM SEVERAL TIMES NOT TO DO THIS
BUT I DO, UM, I DO UNDERSTAND THERE FOR EVERYTHING, THERE'S A SEASON.
AND, UM, BRIAN, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I CERTAINLY WISH YOU THE BEST IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
AND, UM, SAY THAT ON THE MIC
AND THANK YOU BRIAN, FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO OUR CITY.
I SEE MAYOR PRO TIM, WHO HAS, UH, SOMETHING ELSE IN COMMON WITH YOU AS WELL IS HERE TO CELEBRATE YOU.
SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE, BUT, OH, LET ME JUST SAY IT IS BRIAN K. BERNARD DAY IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
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EVERYBODY GETS A RAISE.MR. BERNARD, ON BEHALF OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, UH, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.
UH, BRIAN BERNARD, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR YOUR 31 YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
YOUR CHARACTER, HARD WORK, AND OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THOSE YOU SERVE WILL GREATLY BE MISSED.
THANK YOU AND ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR MENTORSHIP, YOUR SUPPORT, UH, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.
I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
ENJOY RETIREMENT AND, UH, I'LL BE OVER THERE TO GET SOME OF THAT FISH.
YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING, BRIAN? YEAH, I GOTTA SAY SOMETHING.
WELL, I DEFINITELY AM HUMBLED AND, UH, APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY THE MAYOR GAVE ME.
UM, I REMEMBER, UH, THE FIRST DAY THAT THE MAYOR WALKED INTO HER OFFICE.
I WAS WAITING FOR HER, UM, TO GET HER STARTED ON HER JOURNEY.
UH, I TELL HER THAT, UH, SHE'S BEEN THE BEST BOSS I'VE EVER HAD, AND SHE HAS, SHE'S DEFINITELY THE MOST COMPASSIONATE, UM, HAS THE HEART OF HER EMPLOYEES AND THE PEOPLE.
AND, UM, I DON'T THINK YOU'LL EVER BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM HER.
UM, I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOMEONE TAKE A CHANCE ON ME SOME 32 YEARS AGO AS A STUDENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
UM, AND I'VE WORKED MY WAY FROM A STUDENT TO THE DIRECTOR, UM, BY THE GRACE OF GOD.
AND SO I JUST ASK THAT WHOEVER FOLLOWS ME, UM, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL HAVE THE SAME COMMITMENT AND COMPASSION, UH, FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE CITY THAT I HAVE AND THAT YOU ALL WILL BE KIND TO THEM.
PASTOR, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM ITEM ONE APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 8TH, 2024, THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ZONING MEETING OF MAY 15TH, 2024 IN THE GREATER OF BATON ROUGE.
YOU JUST GONNA CUT ME OFF WHILE I'M READING? ALL RIGHT, LET'S RIGHT HERE.
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ITEM ONE, APPROVING AND ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 8TH, 2024, THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S ZONING MEETING OF MAY 15TH, 2024 IN THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 7TH, 2024 BY COUNCIL, ADMINISTRATIVE TREASURER.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM COUNCIL MEMBERS? MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR MOROSA, SECONDED BY DUN COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE INTRODUCTIONS? SECTION 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER TWO, AMENDING THE 2024 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE MELROSE CRIME PREVENTION DISTRICT.SO TO APPROPRIATE, $95,800 FROM THE COLLECTION OF 2024 PARCEL
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FEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIDING IN CRIME PREVENTION AND ADDING SECURITY TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT BY THE MELROSE CRIME PREVENTION DISTRICT.NUMBER THREE, AMENDING THE 2024 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE ALLISON SAN ARMEE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.
SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $58,580 FROM THE DISTRICT'S FUND BALANCE UNASSIGNED TO PURCHASE A NEW PUMPER TRUCK AND REPLACE THE DISTRICT'S RADIO SERVER BY THE ALLISON SAN LEE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED MICHAEL HARBOR AND TASMAN HOLDINGS LLC VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 PLUS COURT COSTS ANY AMOUNT OF $944 AND 50 CENTS IN APPROPRIATING THAT SUM FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
NUMBER FIVE, EXPRESSING THE METROPOLITAN COUNSEL'S INTENTION TO REMOVE WALTER GINO MCLAUGHLIN FROM THE A BC BOARD FOR FAILURE TO MEET THE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS AND DIRECTING THE COUNSEL ADMINISTRATOR, TREASURER AND PARISH ATTORNEY TO GIVE OFFICIAL NOTICE OF A HEARING TO BE HELD AT THE REGULAR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING ON JUNE 26TH, 2024 AT 4:00 PM IN THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS ROOM 3 48 OF THE CITY HALL BUILDING 2 2 2 ST.
LOUIS STREET TO WALTER GINO MCLAUGHLIN.
ALL IN ACCORDANCE IN SECTION 2.17 OF THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TREASURER.
NUMBER SIX, AMEND THE 2024 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT, FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES EFFECTIVE JUNE 29TH, 2024 IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OVERTIME PAYROLL CHANGE, WHICH INCREASES THE ANNUAL SALARY THRESHOLD FROM $35,568 TO $43,888.
DELETE PAY GRADES 21 80 21 90 2222 0 1 22.
TEN TWENTY TWO ELEVEN TWENTY TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO TWENTY ONE.
CHANGE THE PAY GRADE FOR ALL IMPACTED CLASSIFICATIONS FROM EXEMPT TO NON-EXEMPT AND REMOVE THE EXECUTIVE EXEMPT STATUS FROM IMPACTED CLASSIFICATIONS BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.
NUMBER SEVEN, AMEND THE 2024 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT, FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH EAST BATON ROUGE.
SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES EFFECTIVE JUNE 13TH, 2024 AND APPROPRIATING $733,700 FOR SUB PURPOSE AMENDMENT TO THE CLASSIFIED AND UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX ONE, ADD ITEM 31 A 2024 NON PENSIONABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND GEAR ALLOWANCE OF $3,200 WILL BE PAID ON THE PAYCHECK DATED JUNE 21ST, 2024 TO ACTIVE ELIGIBLE FULL-TIME FRONTLINE MEDICAL SERVICE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE PASSED THEIR INITIAL WORKING TEST PERIOD BEFORE OR DURING THE PAY PERIOD.
BEGINNING JUNE 1ST, 2024 BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR CONDEMNATION
[CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS]
INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER EIGHT, THE ESTATE OF IDA LEWIS SCOTT.9 0 8 WOODHILL DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX DUNN JR.
TENOR 1 1 6 4 6 CATALPA DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX DUNN JR.
NUMBER 10, MARY LEE WASHINGTON.
4 1 0 8 PROVO STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN COLE.
NUMBER 11, THE ESTATE OF JOHNNY PENN AND THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY MALONE PENN.
COLUMBUS DUNN DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 12.
ED EDNA MCGOWAN AND CANDACE MCGOWAN.
5 7 2 1 BYRON STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN NUMBER 13, JUAN WINDEY AND ANNETTE WINDEY.
4 7 6 7 ANNETTE STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 14, THE HARMONY CENTER, INC 2 2 3 ATKINSON STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 15, ABDULLAH SHIHA AND AHMED SHIHAD.
1 4 3 3 SOUTH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 16, THE ESTATE OF RICHARD WALLS AND THE ESTATE OF GLADYS TAYLOR.
WALLS 2 5 3 6 DAYTON STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN ADJUDICATED
[ADJUDICATED PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS]
PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER 17 LOT 51 SQUARE EIGHT SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 18 LOT 29 SQUARE 10 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 19 LOT 31 SQUARE 10 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 20 LOT FIVE SQUARE 37 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 21 LOT 66 SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 22 LOT 48 SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 23 LOT 51 PARTS SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 24 LOT 21 SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 25 LOT 23 SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 26 LOT 25 SQUARE NINE.SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 27 LOT ONE SQUARE 54 SUBDIVISION FORTUNE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 28, LOT TWO AND THREE SQUARE 54 SUBDIVISION FORTUNE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 29 LOT EIGHT NINE AND 10 SQUARE 54 SUBDIVISION FORTUNE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 30 LOT 22 PLUS SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION BOGAN COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER
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31 LOT ONE PART FIVE AND SIX SQUARE 29 SUBDIVISION BAKER TOWNSIDE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 32 LOT ONE PART SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION ROSEDALE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 33 LOT ONE PART THREE, PART 42 AND 43 SQUARE EIGHT SUBDIVISION DELMONT PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 34 LOT OH DASH ONE PART SQUARE 12 SUBDIVISION BAYLESS COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 RACA NUMBER 35 LOT SIX SQUARE 13 SUBDIVISION.NEW DAYTON COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE NUMBER 36 LOT 26 SQUARE 37 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 37 LOT 65 SQUARE 10 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 38 LOT 18 SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 39 LOT 21 SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 40 LOT 24 SQUARE, 42 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.
ALL OF THESE ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES NEED TO BE INTRODUCED FOR A PUBLIC AUCTION ON JUNE 12TH, 2024 RATHER THAN THE PUBLISHED DATE ON THE AGENDA.
ALL ITEMS THAT REQUIRE READING HAVE BEEN READ.
UM, GREGGER KIM, I UNDERSTAND WE MAY HAVE SOME DIRECTION ON ITEM FIVE.
NO, I GUESS I'LL BE DOING THIS.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
IF, IF THOSE NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO, WE CAN DELETE ITEM FIVE OR IF WE NEED JUST NEED TO GO FORWARD, WE CAN.
I'M NOT AWARE THAT WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM MS. MCLAUGHLIN.
IF YOU WANNA COME BACK TO IT, INTRODUCE THE ITEMS AND IF WE NEED TO COME BACK AND DELETE ITEM FIVE LATER IN THE MEETING, WE CAN.
SO, UM, A MOTION WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS, NOTING THAT THE ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ON JUNE 12TH.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ALL ITEMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED AND THOSE ADJUDICATED PROPERTY ITEMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED FOR JUNE 12TH.
[CONDEMNATIONS]
WOULD YOU GO TO YOUR SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATIONS? I'LL READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY WERE SENT TO US.THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 84, 85, AND 86.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATIONS? WE NOW GO BACK.
WHAT NUMBER ARE YOU HERE FOR? 81.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU NEED ON IT? UH, NOT MUCH.
I DON'T IMAGINE YOU CAN GIVE 30, 60, OR 90 DAYS.
ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A CONDEMNATION? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON CONDEMNATION? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER? YES, SIR.
GIVE, UH, EARL MARCEL 30 DAYS ON NUMBER 71.
UM, CHARMAINE CARROLL, 30 DAYS ON 72, 30 DAYS ON 73, 30 DAYS ON 75 2 WEEKS.
THAT'S THE NEXT TIME THAT WE'LL BE MEETING ON 86.
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ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.I'M GONNA READ THE RECOMMENDATION AND CHANGE.
THEY ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 67, 84, 85 AND TO DEFER FOR TWO WEEKS.
ITEM 70, 71, 72, 73 80 AND 86 DEFER FOR 60 DAYS.
ITEM 74 AND 76 DEFER FOR 90 DAYS.
ITEM 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, AND 83.
IS THERE A MOTION? TWO WEEKS ON 75? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GOEY.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOLL.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ALL CONDEMNATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
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MEMBERS, IF YOU WILL GO TO OUR LAST SHEET, PAGE 32.WE'RE GONNA TAKE ITEM 1 43, INTRODUCTION OF MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTON BROOM'S, STRATEGIC PLAN FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE RIVER CENTER AND NEW HEADQUARTER HOTEL.
UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE PRESENTATION FIRST AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AFTER THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU MAYOR PROTI AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UH, TODAY I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A PROJECT, BUT EVEN BROADER THAN THAT, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A VISION, A VISION FOR REVITALIZATION, UH, FOR OUR RIVER CENTER, WHICH HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF BATON ROUGE'S IDENTITY AND POTENTIAL.
YOU SEE, THE RIVER CENTER JUST ISN'T A VENUE.
IT'S A SYMBOL OF OUR CITY'S VIBRANCY, CULTURE, AND FUTURE.
AND IT IS TIME THAT WE UNLOCK THE FULL POTENTIAL THAT IT HAS.
SO AS WE EMBARK ON THIS JOURNEY, IT'S CRUCIAL TO ADDRESS THE MURMURS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY REGARDING THE PATH FORWARD.
THE TRUTH IS, WE ARE NOT BEHOLDEN TO ANY PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OR PREDETERMINED OUTCOMES.
WE WANT TO USHER IN A NEW ERA OF POSSIBILITY FOR THE RIVER CENTER.
ONE THAT TRANSCENDS, UH, CONVENTIONS AND TRANSFORMS OUR DOWNTOWN INTO A THRIVING EPICENTER OF ACTIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMERCE.
NOT ONLY FOR VISITORS, BUT FOR EVERY RESIDENT OF BATON ROUGE.
NOW, SEVERAL OF YOU ALL ATTENDED THE VISIT BATON ROUGE LUNCHEON TODAY IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK.
IF YOU DID, WHICH I SEE MANY OF YOU HERE WHO WERE THERE, YOU HEARD THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION AND VISITORS CORPORATION, AND ALSO THE FORMER BATON ROUGE TOURISM DIRECTOR, BUTCH SPIRITING.
SPEAK ABOUT WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS I HEARD HIM, UH, TALK, THE ROLE THAT TOURISM PLAYS IN MAKING A GREAT CITY.
HE ALSO SHARED HIS VIEWS OF PRIORITIES TO MAKE A POSITIVE TRANSFORMATIVE SHIFT FOR BATON ROUGE.
AND BASICALLY, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I FEEL LIKE HE QUEUED IT UP FOR ME.
HE CONFIRMED THE VISION THAT I HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THIS CITY.
AND THAT IS A VISION THAT WE THINK OF BUILDING NOT JUST ONE AREA OF OUR TOWN, BUT MAXIMIZING ALL OF OUR TOWN.
FOR EXAMPLE, HE TALKED ABOUT THE RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT.
JUST LAST WEEK, WE, UH, HEARD A PRESENTATION AND SAW, UH, POTENTIAL RENDERINGS OF THE RIVERFRONT, THANKS TO THE HELP OF DDD AND SOME LSU STUDENTS.
AND THE PUBLIC WAS ENGAGED WITH THAT.
I HAVE BEEN SAYING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT A RIVERFRONT THAT STARTS ALL THE WAY AT THE BLUFFS OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS THE MOST SCENIC ROUTE, SCENIC VIEW, I SHOULD SAY, OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, ONE OF OUR GREATEST ASSETS.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE RIVERFRONT, I THINK THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SEE THE POTENTIAL OF DRAWING PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD TO COME SPEND TIME HERE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
THAT WAS REITERATED DURING TODAY'S SESSION.
AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE RIVER CENTER, I BELIEVE THAT WE MUST HAVE A HEADQUARTERS HOTEL, AND WE MUST LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES IN TERMS OF WHAT THE RIVER CENTER, UH, WILL LOOK LIKE AS IT RELATES TO EXHIBITION HALLS, BALLROOMS AND CONVENTION MEETING ROOM SPACE.
AND THE GOAL IS WE WANT THIS TO BE A CAPITAL REGION STAR THAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER.
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NOW, ON APRIL 12TH, MEMBERS, I PROVIDED YOU AND THE COMMUNITY, UH, WITH THE PROPOSED STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE RIVER CENTRAL COMPLEX AND DEVELOPMENT OF A HEADQUARTERS HOTEL.SO TODAY WHAT I'M ASKING, YOU'VE HEARD THE VISION AND I'M ASKING YOU TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
AND HERE ARE THE ITEMS THAT I NEED YOUR SUPPORT ON.
I NEED YOU TO APPROVE THE CREATION OF A PROJECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
NOW, THIS PROJECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE MADE UP OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS.
YOU READ IT HERE IN OUR PRESENTATION IS GONNA INCLUDE THE ARTS COUNCIL, UH, THE BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER, THE BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION, BILL BATON ROUGE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, NORTH BATON ROUGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT VISIT BATON ROUGE, AND ALSO A COUNCIL MEMBER AND A MAYOR'S OFFICE.
DESIGNEE SERVING AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE THE METRO COUNCIL MEMBER FROM DISTRICT 10.
I'M ALSO ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE CREATION OF A PROJECT MANAGER TEAM, WHICH IS CONSISTING OF DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE PROFESSIONALS TO ASSIST YOU, THE COUNCIL AND THE PROJECT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WITH PREPARING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, WHICH WILL GO OUT FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES OF THIS PROJECT.
AND LASTLY, I'M ASKING, UH, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS THAT EACH PHASE AND DETAIL OF THE PROPOSAL WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AND INCLUDE PUBLIC INPUT AT EVERY PHASE IN EVERY STAGE.
THE PROPOSED RIVER CENTER DESIGNS WILL INTEGRATE WITH EVERY AREA OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OUR DOWNTOWN, AND WILL SERVE AS A VITAL LINK BETWEEN OUR DOWNTOWN AND OUR RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT BATON ROUGE, ULTIMATELY.
AND YOU HEARD THESE NUMBERS THAT WERE TOUTED TODAY DURING THE PRESENTATION IS GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY BOOST OUR ECONOMY.
IT'S GOING TO PROMISE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR PARISH.
SO I AM ASKING YOU ALL TO EMBRACE ON EMBRACE THIS VISION, UH, WITH THE SAME PASSION AND DEDICATION, UH, THAT DEFINES OUR GREAT CITY.
SO WE WANNA BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO THE RIVER CENTER AND WE USHER AND USHER IN AN ERA OF UNPARALLELED POSSIBILITY FOR BATON ROUGE.
JUST AS, UH, BEFORE I CLOSE, I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU THAT THIS YEAR WE ARE, WE HAVE INVITED, UH, THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CITIES AND TOWNS INITIATIVE TO BRING MAYORS FROM ALL OVER TO HAVE THEIR CONVENTION HERE IN BATON ROUGE.
NOW THEY'RE COMING AND IT'S A SMALLER CONFERENCE, BUT MY GOAL IS TO SEE BIGGER CONFERENCES COME TO BATON ROUGE AS WELL.
UH, IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR, I WILL MOVE INTO THE ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES.
EVERY PRESIDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING A BIG LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE TO THEIR CITY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT CONFERENCE TO BATON ROUGE NEXT YEAR.
I USE THOSE AS EXAMPLES TO SAY HOW ALL OF US IN OUR RESPECTIVE ROLES WANT TO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS TO BRING MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES TO OUR TOWN, WHICH CERTAINLY IMPACTS ALL OF OUR CITY, UH, AND HELPS US TO THRIVE AND PROSPER.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON THIS ITEM.
FIRST UP, WE'LL HAVE, UH, GEO CHITTER.
THANK YOU MAYOR, UH, AND, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME.
I, I JUST WALKED BY THE MAYOR AND I SAID, I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN APPROVE ON THAT.
THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY, UM, MY SPEECH IN TOTAL.
BUT ON HA ON BEHALF OF VISIT BATON ROUGE AND OUR BOARD, AND OUR CHAIRMAN IS HERE, MARY STEIN AS WELL.
UH, WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S PLAN FOR REDEVELOPING THE RIVER CENTER AND DETERMINING THE, UH, NEED FOR THE HOTEL HEADQUARTERS HOTEL AS WELL.
AND WE HAVE BEEN PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN ASKED ALL ALONG THE WAY DURING HER, THE PLAN, HER PLAN, THE PREPARATION OF HER PLAN TO HAVE INPUT INTO IT.
AND WE ARE COMMITTED AS VISIT BATON ROUGE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK WITH WHOMEVER IS CHOSEN AS, AS THE DEVELOPER OF THIS FACILITY TO SELL
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IT AND MARKET IT AND MARKET OUR COMMUNITY TO ALL THOSE CONVENTIONS THAT THE MAYOR HAS, UM, STATED WE WANT TO BRING HERE.UM, FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS, AS THE MAYOR SAID, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, MR. BUTCH SPIRITAN, WHO SPOKE TODAY AT OUR NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM, UH, WEEK CELEBRATION.
UM, HE IS THE RETIRED PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL CDV AND HAS OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DOING JUST THIS.
ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS THAT HE TOOK OVER, UH, OUR UNDERTOOK AS HE TOOK THAT JOB IN NASHVILLE WAS THE REDEVELOPMENT OF HIS CONVENTION CENTER.
HE STATES THAT THAT WAS THE CATALYST FOR MAKING NASHVILLE WHAT IT IS TODAY.
SO I REALLY AM EXCITED, UH, BY THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I, I KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU ARE AS WELL, AND THAT WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU TO MAKE BATON ROUGE EVEN BETTER.
SO I AM NOT JUST ASKING, I AM BEGGING FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS PLAN THAT OUTLINES AN INCLUSIVE AND OPEN PROCESS FOR ONE OF OUR GREATEST COMMUNITY ASSETS.
NEXT UP, UH, BRACE TRADE GODFREY.
UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR PROTI, UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL.
UH, MY NAME IS BRACE TRE GODFREY.
UH, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO SERVE AS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY AT THE BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER.
UH, SO JUST SHARING A FEW WORDS ON BEHALF OF OUR ORGANIZATION, UH, AND OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
WE LIKE JILL AND VISIT BATON ROUGE WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
UM, IT IS EXCITING, UH, THE LEVEL OF COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT RIGHT NOW.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AS THIS PROJECT MOVES FORWARD.
UH, THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT STRUNG SOME WORDS TOGETHER THAT I TRIED TO WRITE DOWN, BUT COULDN'T DO IT QUICKLY ENOUGH.
BUT THE THRIVING EPICENTER OF COMMUNITY COMMERCE AND SOMETHING ELSE, UM,
UH, AND WHAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE, UH, WORLD CLASS DOWNTOWNS HAVE WORLD CLASS FACILITIES LIKE THIS, UH, WORLD, WORLD-CLASS, FACILITIES LIKE THIS CREATE WORLD-CLASS DOWNTOWNS.
UH, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE COUNCIL, UH, THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, THE ADMINISTRATION, AND ALL OF THE FOLKS ON THAT STEERING COMMITTEE TOWARD MAKING THIS A REALITY FOR, UH, THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND FOR THIS REGION.
THANK YOU MAYOR PROTO, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THIS GROUP, TO REIMAGINE WHAT THE RIVER CENTER LOOKS LIKE, TO REINVEST IN OUR DOWNTOWN.
UH, THANK THE MAYOR FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND PUTTING THIS VISION AND THIS PROCESS TOGETHER.
UM, WE AT BRA WANT TO CONTRIBUTE, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE DEEP RESEARCH WE'VE DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR OTHER PARTNERS TO LOOK AT HOW CAN WE AS A CITY REALLY THRIVE AND BE COLLABORATIVE, BE COMPLIMENTARY WITH THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS WE'RE PULLING TOGETHER.
AS WE'VE LOOKED AT CITIES ACROSS THE SOUTH AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, UH, NONE OF THEM ARE STANDING STILL.
UH, THEY'RE ALL INVESTING IN BIG WAYS, UH, IN TOURISM, IN THEIR DOWNTOWNS.
UH, AND WE THINK THIS IS PART OF A BOLD PLAN TO TAKE US TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND SOMETHING THAT WE WANNA DO COLLABORATIVELY WITH YOU.
SO, UH, AGAIN, JUST COMMEND YOU ON, UH, TAKING THIS NEXT STEP FORWARD.
AND WE OFFER OURSELVES TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP IN ANY WAY WE CAN.
REPRESENTING THE THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS WHO ARE PART OF BRA THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, WE WANNA PROPEL THIS COMMUNITY FORWARD WITH YOU.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
HERE, UH, IN FAVOR OF BUT NOT WISHING TO SPEAK IS ANN TRAPPE, RODNEY BRAXTON AND ERIC DEXTER.
IS ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM COUNCIL MEMBERS? YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1 43.
I APOLOGIZE, MR. MR. PROAM, I'M NOT GOOD WITH TECHNOLOGY.
UM, BUT IN RETROSPECT, UH, UH, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE WROTE SOMETHING DOWN 'CAUSE I SEE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BUT I'M NOT GOOD AT THAT.
I LIKE TO JUST TALK ABOUT THINGS I BELIEVE IN, UM, MR. PROTE, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UH, MY NAME IS RODNEY BRAXTON.
I CHAIR THE, UH, I CHAIR BILL BATON ROUGE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, UM, WITH THIS PROCESS.
AND WE ARE HAPPY TO CONTINUE, UH, ALONG WITH THIS ROLE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY EXCITING, VERY WORTHWHILE AND IMPORTANT PROJECT.
IT WILL HELP TRANSFORM DOWNTOWN, IN MY OPINION.
IN OUR OPINION, IT FALLS SQUARELY WITHIN WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, UM, OVERALL FOR PARISH WIRE WITH, WITH BILL BATON ROUGE.
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THAT IS TO REVITALIZE AREAS.UM, YOU KNOW, THE WORD CATALYST WAS USED AND I THINK THE LAST TIME WAS BEFORE YOU.
I TALKED ABOUT CATALYTIC INVESTMENTS.
AND IT IS TIME FOR US TO, UH, MAKE SUCH AN INVESTMENT AGAIN.
AND THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO.
AND SO I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THIS PROCESS AND WORKING ON THE, THE TASK FORCE THAT'S SET UP TO, UH, EXAMINE THE OPPORTUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT IT COMES TO PASS.
AND SO, UM, WITH THAT, I THANK YOU.
I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS, UH, INITIATIVE.
HI, MR.
UM, AS CAOI HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT ON MANY MEETINGS ABOUT THE RIVER CENTER.
UM, PROUDLY WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THE CONTRIBUTION THAT WE MAKE TO RUN THE RIVER CENTER BECAUSE WE INCREASED REVENUES.
BUT IN ONE OF THE MEETINGS THAT I ATTENDED WITH A CONSULTANT WHO DID THE FIRST STUDY FOR VISIT BATON ROUGE, HE EXPLAINED, WHILE YOUR REVENUE IS DOING GOOD AND YOU'RE IMPROVING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, HE EXPLAINED THAT IF YOU DON'T MAKE MAJOR CHANGES WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, YOU WON'T HAVE A MARKET LEFT.
SO NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND I THINK IT'S A FINANCIALLY PRUDENT MOVE TO DO SO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND DEFINITELY WHEN I, UM, LOOK AT THIS AND HAVE HEARD FROM EVERYONE, YOU HEAR TRANSFORMATION.
AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME, AND I BELIEVE TO MANY OTHERS THAT ARE IN HERE, BUT NOT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE UP HERE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE WHAT DOWNTOWN ONCE WAS LIKE.
BUT MAYBE SOME WERE NOT ABLE TO PARTAKE.
THIS WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL BE INCLUSIVE FOR ALL.
AND I WANT YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND THIS.
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AS THE MAYOR HAS SAID, ON THE RIVER, ON THE RIVER AND INCLUSIVENESS AND INVOLVING IN YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND YOU'VE HEARD ALL OF THE, UH, OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SO YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE MEETINGS.
YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS GOTTA HAVE A CORE TO START WITH ANYTHING, BUT THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THIS IS WHERE IT'S GOING TO STOP.
AND THIS WILL BE ALL OF THE FOLK THAT WILL BE MAKING THE DECISIONS.
AND SO UNDERSTAND TOO THAT THIS IS ONE, THIS IS PART OF THAT STRING OF PEARLS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE AT LSU AND THEN THE RIVER CENTER AND THEN TO COME WOULD BE MEMORIAL PARK.
AND I, I ASKED THE QUESTION, IF NOT NOW, WHEN AND IF, UH, UH, AND SOME MAY ASK WHY, AND THEN I ASK THE QUESTION, WHY NOT? SO IT IS TIME FOR US TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE DOWNTOWN, BUT MAKE SURE THAT IT IS INCLUSIVE OF ALL.
AND SO I, UH, ASK MY COUNTERPARTS APPEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY VOTE RIGHT AND THAT IS TO VOTE YES FOR THIS, THIS EVENING.
AND ON THAT NOTE, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THAT HAPPENS RIGHT NOW.
WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE FOR IT 'CAUSE IT WAS JUST A PRESENTATION.
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GO TO THE VISIT VR LUNCHEON TODAY AND LISTEN TO SOME OF THE COMMENTARY, UM, FROM MR. BUSH SPIRIT AND IN, UM, IN THE SENSE OF HOW HE HELPED BUILD NASHVILLE INTO WHAT IT IS.
AND IT WAS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION THAT HE HAD INTERESTING DIALOGUE FROM SEVERAL FOLKS.
BUT WHAT I FOUND THE MOST FASCINATING WAS THAT HE SAID IT TOOK COLLABORATION FROM ALL OF AGENCIES AND ENTITIES WITHIN THE CITY TO COME TOGETHER AND SAY, THIS IS THE VISION THAT WE HAVE AND THIS IS HOW WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD.
THE SECOND PIECE THAT I THOUGHT WAS VERY INTERESTING IS HE BASICALLY SAID, IF YOU DON'T DECIDE TO MOVE ON THIS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A VISION AND YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN BE DONE, THEN WHEN WILL IT BE DONE? IT WILL NEVER BE DONE.
AND I THINK WE'VE HAD SOME CONSTITUENTS REACH OUT THAT HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT THIS IS GONNA LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THE VISION IS AND HOW THIS IS GONNA MOVE FORWARD AND WHO THE CONTRACTORS ARE.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT CURRENTLY AT
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THIS STAGE, IT IS A VISION.IT IS A PLAN TO MAKE BATON ROUGE DOWNTOWN OUR PARISH BETTER, TO HAVE A HUB TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND HAVE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES THAT ARE MODERNIZED AND THAT WE CAN ATTRACT TOURISTS, WHETHER IT BE FOR SOCCER TOURNAMENTS, BOWLING TOURNAMENTS, UM, WHETHER IT COULD BE FOR LARGE CONVENTION CENTERS, WHATEVER SPACE IT CAN BE, THEY HAVE A PLACE TO COME THAT WE'RE PROUD TO SAY.
UM, THE NEXT PIECE THAT I THOUGHT WAS SUPER IMPORTANT, SITTING HERE, LISTENING TO EVERYONE TODAY, WE HAVE THOSE AGENCIES INVOLVED.
WE HAVE THOSE FOLKS READY TO INVEST IN THAT VISION AND TO MOVE BATON ROUGE FORWARD.
THINK BACK 15 YEARS AGO WHAT DOWNTOWN LOOKED LIKE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY UNDER THE OAKS, UM, AT CHRISTMAS TIME WITH THE STARS LIT UP.
THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT VISION LOOKS LIKE AND HOW PROUD YOU ARE TO SAY THAT BAT DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE IS WHERE WE ARE TO GO AND SEE THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND SEE ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND THEN ENVISION A RIVER WALK AND SEEING WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITH A HOTEL AND WITH ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE DOWNTOWN ENJOYING THIS SPACE IN OUR CAPITAL CITY IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK WE HAVE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS TO TAKE THIS VISION AND MOVE IT TO THE NEXT STEP, BUT WE ALL HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN BE DONE.
AND THEN WE ALL NEED TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS.
AND LIKE COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN SAID, MOVING FORWARD, WHAT THIS COMMITTEE IS AIMED AND DESIGNED TO DO IS TO BE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT WE CAN HAVE INPUT SO THAT YOU CAN BE INVOLVED AND YOU CAN BE A PIECE OF THAT HISTORY MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE BETTER FOR THE ENTIRE PARISH.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
I HOPE TO BE A PART OF THAT HISTORY, AND I THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME TODAY AND EVERYONE THAT IS SUPPORTING THIS TO MAKE OUR CITY A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER.
COUNCILMAN
AND YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE THE VISION OF THE FUTURE AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN AND SO ON.
BUT YOU, AS PEOPLE START TALKING ABOUT THIS, YOU GET ALL THE EMAILS, YOU GET ALL THE WHY, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? YOU'VE GOT SO MUCH MORE TO DO.
Y'ALL SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON SOMETHING ELSE.
GEORGE PULLING OUT, WORRY ABOUT DRAINAGE, WORRY ABOUT ROADS, WORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, I'VE SEEN THIS COUNCIL WORK VERY HARD OVER THESE LAST SEVERAL YEARS WORKING ON EVERY BIT OF THAT.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT I KNOW THAT THIS COUNCIL CAN DO, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, IS IT CAN WALK AND CHEW BUBBLE GUM AT THE SAME TIME.
WE CAN GET THIS DONE, WE CAN MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD, WE CAN KEEP IT WORKING FORWARD.
WE CAN, WE CAN CONTINUE TO TACKLE THE ISSUES THAT ARE HERE WITH THE CITY.
ALSO ALONG WITH THIS, IF YOU SIT HERE AND YOU CAN'T WORK ON MULTIPLE THINGS AT ONE TIME, ONE OR THE OTHER'S GONNA FAIL.
YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN BEING HERE, AND IT'S NOT JUST THIS ADMINISTRATION, IT'S NOT ANY ONE PERSON, WHATEVER ELSE I'VE SEEN THE UPS AND DOWNS OF DOWNTOWN.
WHENEVER YOU DON'T STAY FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE IN THE LONG RUN, THIS RIGHT HERE IS A PLAN TO BRING THAT FUTURE PLATE BACK INTO BATON ROUGE BACK INTO DOWNTOWN.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST A, IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING FOR DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE, THIS IS FOR THE PARISH.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT EARLIER AROUND HERE WAS ABOUT LOCAL PEOPLE NOT COMING DOWNTOWN.
WELL, WHY ARE THEY NOT COMING DOWNTOWN? BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T FOCUSED ON THE STUFF THAT CHANGES OVER TIME, WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE IN THEIR DOWNTOWN.
WELL NOW WE'RE DOING THAT AND I WANT THIS COMMITTEE TO HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY.
I WANT ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY, NOT JUST TO GET THE NEGATIVE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT LET'S GET TOGETHER AS A PUBLIC AND BRING THE POSITIVE OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE, WHERE YOU WANT IT TO GO FOR NOT JUST YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT YOUR KIDS, PEOPLE COMING IN TO VISIT YOU.
WHERE WHAT DO YOU WANNA SEE WITH THAT? THAT IS WHY NOW IS THE TIME TO MOVE ON THIS.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ARENA, WITH THE RIVER CENTER, WITH THE SPORTS COMPLEX.
THESE ARE THINGS NOT ONLY WITH THAT AS FAR AS THE RIVER CENTER, SO IF THAT'S THE CATALYST, BUT THE AMENITIES THAT NEED TO GO WITH IT FOR DOWNTOWN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN TO LAFAYETTE LATELY.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST ANOTHER SMALL CITY LIKE US, MID-SIZE CITY, SMALL CITY, LARGE CITY, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CLASSIFY IT AS.
I GO DOWN THERE TO VISIT FRIENDS AND YOU GO UNDER THIS OVER, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT
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ONE OF THE ROADS AND YOU HAVE TO DIP DOWN AND GO UNDER, YOU COME UP AND YOU'RE IN DOWNTOWN AND IT'S JUST GOT THIS HUGE SIGN THAT SAYS LAFAYETTE DOWNTOWN STREET OR DOWNTOWN BOULEVARD.ONCE YOU CROSS THAT AREA, YOU'RE IN DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE, THEY'VE CONVERTED THE AREA.
THE RESTAURANTS HAVE GUARANTEED SEATING AND STUFF ON THE SIDEWALKS AND IN CERTAIN STREET AREAS, THEY CLOSE OFF CERTAIN AREAS AT THEIR CERTAIN TIME FOR DRIVING TO WELCOME PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN.
THAT'S THE KIND OF THINGS THAT THIS CATALYST WITH THE RIVER CENTER IS GOING TO DO FOR DOWNTOWN AS A WHOLE.
THE RIVER CENTER IS GOING TO BRING PEOPLE IN AND VISITORS FOR WEEKS, MULTIPLE WEEKS FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND.
OUR ARENA THAT WE'RE GETTING IS GONNA BRING PEOPLE IN FOR A NIGHT FOR A CONCERT, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA GET IT WITH WHAT WE HAVE HERE RIGHT NOW.
DO I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN RUNNING IT, THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH WHAT THEY HAVE.
BUT WHAT CAN THEY DO WITH SOMETHING THAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON FOR THE FUTURE AND A LARGER COMPATIBILITY? SO I ASK NOT JUST THE COLLEAGUES, BUT I'M ASKING THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC CALL MY COLLEAGUES, GIVE THEM YOUR SUPPORT.
CALL THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.
CALL THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, GIVE THEM YOUR SUPPORT THAT YOU WANT TO SEE THIS AND GET INVOLVED WITH WHAT YOU WANNA SEE.
COUNSELING BANKS, I TELL YOU, UH, WHEN THEY, WHEN THE, UH, THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT, UH, CAN THESE DEAD BONES LIVE.
UH, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MEETING WE HAD, UH, REGARDING LSU AND THE RIVER CENTER, UM, FROM TODAY, I CAN ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT OBVIOUSLY DEAD BONES DO LIVE.
UM, UH, AFTER WE, UH, I HAD A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION WITH, UH, MR. CHARLES LANDRY REGARDING, UH, THE RIVER CENTER AND IT BEING A PRIORITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IT BEING A PRIORITY FOR THE MAYOR, IT BEING, UH, A VERY MUCH RESPONSIBLE AND THAT ANY, ANY CITY, UH, THAT IS BOOMING HAS A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN.
AND SO FOR ME TO HEAR THIS 365, 180, I'M VERY EXCITED.
UM, I THINK THAT DOWNTOWN, FROM DOWNTOWN YOU SPREAD ABROAD.
UH, OF COURSE I AM FOREVER CHAMPION THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARISH, UH, ZACHARY BAKER CENTRAL, UH, AND ALL OF THOSE AREAS, UH, TODAY AT THE I TOO WAS AT THE LUNCHEON.
AND WHEN WE BROUGHT UP HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE INCLUSIVE FROM ONE PART OF THE CITY TO THE OTHER, UM, THE GENTLEMAN ABSOLUTELY AGREED.
BUT WHAT I THINK IS THAT, AND HE SAYS, KEEP PUSHING AND KEEP ADVOCATING.
AND THOUGH I I AM COMMITTED TO DOING THAT, IT'S, I I NEED, I NEED PEOPLE LIKE BREATH TO ADVOCATE.
I NEED PEOPLE LIKE THE CHAMBER TO ADVOCATE.
I NEED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO ADVOCATE AND SAY THAT THIS IS WHERE WE START AND THAT WE DON'T START FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OR DOWNTOWN.
LIKE, UM, OUR COUNCILMAN, UM, JUST SAID, MO, WE CAN DO ALL THIS TOGETHER, BUT EVERY PART OF OUR US BEING EQUITABLE, EVERYONE DOES NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR THE SUPPORT, BUT EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS.
I DON'T EXPECT, UH, DOWNTOWN, UH, TO GROW TO THE SAME DEGREE OF EVERYTHING BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND SAY SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.
I DON'T EXPECT EVERYTHING BETWEEN DOWNTOWN AND LSU TO GROW.
BUT WHAT EQUITABLE MEANS IS THAT TO THE FULLEST DEGREE THAT YOU CAN, THAT THERE IS A PLAN AND EVERYBODY, AS EVERYONE HAS SAID HERE, IS WORKING TOGETHER.
SO, UM, I WOULD, I AM AGAIN, UH, DELIGHTED THAT DEAD BONES DO LIVE.
UM, I LOOK FORWARD TO DOWNTOWN.
I'VE SEEN IT UP AND DOWN, UM, BEING 62 WHERE IT WAS THE PLACE WHERE WE ALL WENT, THEN IT DIED AND NOW IT'S BACK AGAIN.
UM, AND UM, THIS, THIS IS A GOOD DAY.
UM, RECENTLY WE ENTERED INTO THIS GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT OF NON-COMPETE WITH LSU FOR THE ARENA THAT, UH, COUNCILWOMAN BANKS REFERENCED A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND, AND, UH, CRITICISM THAT I GOT ABOUT IT WAS, UM, ABOUT THE RIVER CENTER AND WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR THE RIVER CENTER.
YOU KNOW, CAN WE HEAR MORE ABOUT THE RIVER CENTER? IS THIS GONNA CANNIBALIZE THE RIVER CENTER? UH, ARE WE FORGETTING ABOUT THE RIVER CENTER? UH, LSU IS NOT A CITY PARISH ASSET.
UH, THE RIVER CENTER IS, AND ALL OF US UP HERE, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, UNDERSTOOD AND KNEW THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME WORK GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND A PLAN AND A
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VISION FOR THE RIVER CENTER.IT'S JUST AT THAT TIME, IT WASN'T READY TO PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, AND I'M HAPPY ABOUT TODAY BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO UNVEIL THE WORK THAT HAS GONE ON BY THIS MAYOR, THIS ADMINISTRATION, BY THIS COUNCILWOMAN WHO HAS KEPT BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS ALIVE, SPEAKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DOING MULTIPLE THINGS AT ONE TIME.
YOU KNOW, PUSHING FORTH THE LSU ARENA AND ALSO PUSHING FOR THE RIVER CENTER.
SO I TIPPED MY HAT TO COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN TIPPED MY HAT TO MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND HER TEAM, AND EVEN ALL MY COLLEAGUES AS WE EXPLORED, YOU KNOW, EVALUATING THESE OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE US.
YOU KNOW, THOSE WERE JOINT, UH, CONVERSATIONS AND, AND, AND DUAL CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE ENTERED INTO THESE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAD A PLAN FOR THE RIVER CENTER.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THIS VISION, WHETHER IT'S THE EDD THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN GOING ON.
THOSE PLANS HAVE BEEN GOING ON.
SO I'M JUST GLAD WE'VE REACHED THIS DAY WHERE WE ARE ABLE TO UNVEIL IT TO THE PUBLIC.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK.
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UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL NOW GO TO ITEM 87.THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, MAYOR, PRESIDENT ITEM 87, WHICH HAS BEEN A REQUEST BY THE DEPARTMENT TO DEFER THIS ITEM.
UH, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTERN BROOM TO AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ST.
VINCENT DE PAUL FOR CONSTRUCTION, A NON CONGREGATE HOMELESS SHELTER FOR A PERIOD OF JANUARY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH JANUARY 30TH, 2026, FOR SOME NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION IN AUTHORIZED AND EXCUSE TO ALL DOCUMENT CONNECTION THEIR WIT.
AGAIN, THERE'S A REQUESTED DEFER THIS ITEM.
UH, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS, THERE'S A REQUEST TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 87.
UM, I WANNA SPEAK BECAUSE I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COME SPEAK THE NEXT TIME, SO I WANNA BE HEARD, BUT, UM, I'M THE CHAIRPERSON OF METHOD.
OH, I'M JENNIFER CARIS, 18, UH, 55 OLD CARRIAGE LANE.
UM, NICE TO SEE YOU ALL THIS AFTERNOON.
UM, I'M THE CHAIRPERSON OF METHODIST FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SINCE 2020 WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN, UM, HOMELESS ISSUES, UM, AND HOUSING ISSUES.
AND, UH, I HOPE THIS GETS APPROVED.
UM, THIS IS GOING TO BE A SHELTER THAT'S CALLED A NON CONGREGANT SHELTER.
THAT MEANS THAT THERE WILL BE ROOMS, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS OR NOT, YOU PROBABLY DO, BUT IF YOU DON'T, YOU NEED TO.
UM, DADS WITH KIDS CANNOT GO INTO A NON CONGREGANT SHELTER.
MEANING IF A, A BIG GYM OR A BIG ROOM WHERE THERE'S JUST A WHOLE BUNCH OF BEDS.
IF YOU'RE A DAD WITH KIDS, YOU CAN'T GO.
IF YOU'RE A MOM WITH BOYS OVER 12, THEY CAN'T COME WITH YOU.
UM, IF YOU'RE AN L-G-B-T-Q PERSON WHO HAS BEEN HARASSED, YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THAT SITUATION.
UM, SO HAVING A, ONE THING COVID TAUGHT US IS THAT BEING ABLE TO PUT PEOPLE IN PRIVATE ROOMS IS CAN, CAN BE VERY IMPORTANT.
UM, WE THINK OF HOMELESS AS WELL.
THEY DESERVE TO BE COMFORTABLE AND, AND SAFE.
UM, THE OTHER THING IS, I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO BE A 24 HOUR SHELTER.
UM, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN LIKE FOLKS GET OUT OF THE PRISON OR FOLKS GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AT FOUR OR FIVE O'CLOCK.
THERE NEEDS TO BE COORDINATION, BUT IF THE SHELTER'S ALREADY DONE WITH THEIR INTAKE, PEOPLE ARE OUTTA LUCK.
THIS IS GONNA BE A 24 HOUR SITUATION SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND DISCOVER THEY NEED A PLACE THEY CAN COME.
SO THIS IS IMPORTANT, AND WHEN IT DOES COME UP, UM, I HOPE IT PASSES.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
I WAS JUST HOPING WE COULD GET A QUICK UPDATE ON THE REASON FOR THE DEFERRAL.
I THINK WE DEFERRED IT ALREADY ON MAY 8TH, SO I'M JUST HOPING WE CAN GET JUST A QUICK UPDATE.
UM, WE, WE DEFERRED IT BECAUSE WE WANTED TO LEAVE TIME FOR A COMMUNITY MEETING TO OCCUR.
AND WE DID THAT COORDINATION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN AS THE PROJECT IS IN HER DISTRICT.
UH, WE HOSTED THAT COMMUNITY MEETING.
MAYOR WAS THERE AND, AND THE FEEDBACK FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S GONNA BE AROUND THIS SHELTER, UH, REALLY CREATED A, A, A CALL TO OUR OFFICE TO CONSIDER, UH, DIFFERENT WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT WHILE STILL ACHIEVING THESE GOALS.
SO WE WANNA LEAVE TIME FOR THAT PROCESS IN COURT.
WE'VE GOT A NONPROFIT PARTNERS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COORDINATE ALL OF THAT TO SEE WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE TO, TO BOTH MEET THE COMMUNITY NEED AROUND HOMELESSNESS WHILE ALSO MEETING THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEED, UH, TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE PROTECTED AND SAFE.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO DEFER THE ITEM TO JULY 24TH MEETING TO MOVED BY COUNCIL EG.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO
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TO ITEM 88, CONSIDERATION OF THE IAP APPLICATION FROM HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED FOR A PROJECT LO LOCATED IN EAST BARR PARISH BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TREASURER.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? UH, HERE BUT NOT WISHING TO SPEAK IS CLARK VEGA.
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YES.UH, JOSHUA COMBS, BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER LEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
I'VE COME BEFORE, UH, MANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WE PRESENTED ALONG WITH HONEYWELL.
UH, THIS IS A COOL PROJECT, UH, AT LEAST IN MY PURVIEW, PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE, UH, MANUFACTURING FOR AS ASTHMA INHALERS.
AND IT'LL BE A PRODUCT THAT IS HOMEGROWN AND GOING OUT GLOBALLY, UH, ACROSS EUROPE AS WELL.
AND IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD.
UH, SO IT, RIGHT NOW THEY ALREADY HAVE 13 JOBS AND ARE LOOKING TO ADD OVER.
IT'S UP TO 20, WHICH EXCEEDS THEIR, UH, CURRENT ITEP APPLICATION, UH, WHICH IS NORMALLY PRETTY CONSERVATIVE.
SO WE DO SUPPORT THE PROJECT AND WE ASK THAT YOU ALSO APPROVE IT AS WELL.
I'LL NOW ENTERTAIN COUNCIL, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, NOR SOMO.
REAL QUICKLY, COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU SAID HAVE RECEIVED ONE COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 88.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOR SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 88 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
IS ANYONE, MAY I SPEAK WITH SOMEONE FROM HONEYWELL, PLEASE? SO IS THERE SOMEONE FROM HONEYWELL HERE, THE MANAGER, CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER'S REQUESTING TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE FROM HONEYWELL? YES, SIR.
HOW ARE YOU? STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, SIR.
I'M THE SITE DIRECTOR THERE AT THE SITE OF BATON ROUGE.
I'M NOT, SOMEONE REACHED OUT TO ME, I BELIEVE THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK.
AND, UM, I'VE BEEN IN THIS LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT, UH, I TESTED WAS GONNA BE, UM, UH, IT'S, IT'S A PART OF WHAT'S GONNA ALWAYS BE AND THERE'S GONNA BE LESS, UM, CONCERN REGARDING WHAT THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY GETS BACK.
THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEES.
SO I I I'VE HEARD OF HONEYWELL, BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN IT.
DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THEY WERE IN 7 0 8, 0 5.
AND SO THE QUESTION, AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ON MY EMAIL, SO YOU MAY HAVE ANSWERED, I JUST WANT TO KNOW OF SOME OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE IN THAT AREA THAT IS A VERY DISTRESSED AREA.
UM, AND IT DOES, UH, INCORPORATE MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PARISH.
SO I WAS, I JUST WAS NOT FAMILIAR AND I WAS JUST GONNA GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS YOU ALL HAVE DONE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE 1945 IN THAT AREA.
UH, THROUGH THE YEARS WE'VE INVESTED, UH, HIRED MANY PEOPLE FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA.
UH, THIS OPPORTUNITY IS ACTUALLY BRINGING ABOUT 20 JOBS, UH, HIGH PAYING JOBS, 65,000 BASE.
SO WHEN YOU FACTOR IN THE, UM, OVERTIME FRINGE BENEFITS, WHICH IS HEALTH INSURANCE AND 401K MATCHING, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 80,000, $85,000 JOBS FOR THIS PARTICULAR INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE DOING.
CAN YOU TELL ME SOME HISTORIC, I MEAN SOME OF THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE FROM 1945 TO 19? SO THROUGH THE YEARS WE'VE BEEN DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS, OUR PRODUCTS ARE VERY ENVIRONMENTAL, NO COMMUNITY WISE.
SO AGAIN, AS EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED AROUND COVID RIGHT, THINGS OUT, OUTREACH INTO THE COMMUNITY HAS STOPPED.
AND SO WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
WE WENT TO VISIT HER CENTER THE OTHER DAY, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO PARTNER AND PARTICIPATE MORE IN THE COMMUNITY NOW THAT THINGS HAVE GOTTEN BETTER.
UM, WE CAN OBVIOUSLY INVEST, UH, MANPOWER, WOMEN POWER IN CREATING AND DOING COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS.
WE'RE GONNA BE HERE AND, UH, WE JUST LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
UM, JUST LEAVE A CARD BECAUSE YES MA'AM.
I DEFINITELY HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU.
COUNCILMAN COLEMAN HAS MY CARD.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I MIGHT ENTERTAIN? NOT AT THIS TIME, I DON'T THINK.
UH, THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND IT AND WE VOTED ON IT.
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NOW TO ITEM 89.AMEND THE 2024 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT, FIREARM AND POLICE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IN PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE EFFECTIVE MAY 23RD, 2024, ADD NEW CLASSIFICATION, COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT MANAGER AMENDMENT TO THE CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED APPENDIX AMEND.
ITEM 14, CRITICAL RETENTION, HIRING ENGINEERING APPLICANT'S EMPLOYEE SECTION A AND B.
ITEM 22, CRITICAL RETENTION HIRING OF ARCHITECT EMPLOYEES TO ADD NEW CLASSIFICATION OF COMPLETE STREETS.
PROJECT MANAGER BY TRANSPORTATION, DRAINAGE DIRECTOR AND HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTORS.
ANYONE HERE? HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR? ANYONE HERE? WE SHOULD SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 89.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR AND THE OBJECTION.
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WE GO NOW TO ITEM 90.AMEND THE 2024 ALLOTMENT OF POSITION FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
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SO HAS TO CHANGE THE ALLOTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE.TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING.
DELETE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND ADD ONE COMPLETE STREETS.
PROJECT MANAGER BY TRANSPORTATION.
DRAINAGE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS? YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 90.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 90? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO GO? ITEM 91.
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AUTHORIZING THE PARISH ATTORNEY OFFICE TO INSTITUTE A APPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS AND ORDER TO TAKE SUCH ACTIONS, OTHER ACTIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND NECESSARY FOR THE EAST RIDGE PARISH WATERSHED, FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT, PROJECT CREEK CLEARING AND SNAGGING AND LIVELY BAYOU TRIBUTARY CLEARING AND SNAGGING BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ADAM, SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM NINE ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THERE IS A REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
TO RECONSIDER, UH, INTRODUCTIONS.
UH, SO THE REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW
[INTRODUCTIONS (Part 2 of 2)]
RECONSIDER INTRODUCTIONS.YOU WANNA MAKE THAT MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR I KNOW THERE WERE SEVERAL EXCEPTIONS, UH, AMENDMENTS ASHLEY HAD, SO I DON'T WANNA UNDO THAT.
UM, MY GOAL IS ONLY TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS, UH, APPLY WHATEVER EXCEPTIONS YOU HAD AND NOT INTRODUCE ITEM FIVE BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN DELETE.
SO THE MOTION WOULD BE TO DELETE ITEM FIVE, INTRODUCE ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES FOR AUCTION ON JUNE 12TH.
AND INTRODUCE ALL OTHER ITEMS. YES.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? THOSE INTRODUCTIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
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92, AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT INTO A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH THE BATON ROUGE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION RELATED COST CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMPLETION OF AN INSPIRATION CENTER BY THE POLICE CHIEF.UH, IS THERE 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 COUNCILMAN COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO GO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THERE WAS ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 92.
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WE GO NOW TO ITEM 93.WE'RE SENDING IN RECORDING CLERK OF COURT.
THE COUNCIL NOTICE ATTEND, RECORDED ON AUGUST 10TH, 2023 AND THE DECISION TO ORDER RECORD ON AUGUST 28, 23.
THREE IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE, V JUDY EVENING, COBB WHITAKER, AND WILLIAM JOSEPH COBB.
REASON FOR RESCISSION OF PROPERTY ONLY IS BRINGING THE PROPERTY BACK INTO COMMERCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HURST.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE GO NOW TO COUNCIL MEMBER.
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GO NOW TO 94 RESCINDING AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO COUNSEL.NOTICE TO ATTEND RECORD ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2023 AND THE DECISION TO ORDER RECORD ON MARCH 4TH, 2024 IN THE MATTER OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE OF M EMILY L. MARTIN MAR A MARTIN REASON FOR RESCISSION THE SUCCESSION IS IN THE PROCESS AND THE FAMILY INTENDS TO REPAIR THE HOME BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN, SECONDED BY THE COUNCILMAN ADAMS. ANY OBJECTIONS? WE GO NOW
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TO ITEM 95, AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER OF TAMIKA PAGE.INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR CHARGE OF WARREN SCOTT, CITY PARISH AND OFFICER ANTHONY LEE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 PLUS COURT COSTING THE AMOUNT OF $439 AND 39 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $100,439 AND 39 CENTS AND APPROPRIATING $100,439 39 CENTS FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY PARISH ATTORNEY.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WE NOT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 95? SO MOVED BY THE CHAIR, THEN SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
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WE NOW GO TO ITEM 95 6, EXCUSE ME, AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER ENTITLED LAUREN OBERT AND AARON LASAGE.I THINK THAT'S THE SIGNE LAE IN THE AMOUNT OF $71,000 PLUS COURT COST IN THE AMOUNT OF 632012 CENTS, OR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY TWO THOUSAND TWELVE CENTS INAPPROPRIATE AND SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED THIRTY TWO THOUSAND TWELVE CENTS FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
IS ANYONE HERE? WISH YOU TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER'S.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLMAN SECONDED ABOUT THE CHARITY OBJECTIONS.
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WE NOW GO TO ITEM 97 AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT.THE MATTER OF ENTITLED JERRY RON VERSUS ALKINS HOLLANDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $271 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $70,271 AND APPROPRIATE AND $70,271 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
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WE GO NOW ON ITEM 98, AUTHORING A SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER OF ENTITLED SEAN GOODMAN AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $170,000 FOR A COURSE CALLED IN THE AMOUNT[01:30:01]
OF $346 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 170,346,000 APPROPRIATED $170 $346 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
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COUNCIL MEMBERS? VERY QUICKLY, PLEASE.IF YOU REFER TO ITEM 1 0 6, BEFORE WE TAKE ITEM 99, AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT EXECUTE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EASTBOUND RIDGE MAYOR OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITH THE EASTBOUND ROU PARISH HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR SOME NOT TO EXCEED, UH, $1,500,000 BY THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1 0 6.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODA.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE'LL SHOW COUNCIL MEMBER NOEL AS ABSTAINING COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE, THE DATES.
THIS AGREEMENT STARTS JANUARY 1ST, 2023 AND ENDS IN A FEW MONTHS.
SO WHY ARE WE, WHY ARE WE JUST GETTING IT? YEAH, SO, UH, THERE'S, UH, HAPPY TO HAVE A LONGER FORM CONVERSATION, BUT IN, UH, LATE APRIL, WE LEARNED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING URBAN DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THESE FUNDS BEFORE THEY EXPIRE.
SO WE WERE LOOKING AROUND AT PROJECTS THAT WERE RUN BY CO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT WERE ENVIRONMENTALLY CLEARED IN THESE TYPES OF THINGS AND WERE, WE WERE LUCKY THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAD A REALLY GREAT PROJECT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MAYOR PER UH, KOHL'S DISTRICT ACTUALLY, YEAH.
UH, SO THIS IS FOR SITE ACQUISITION THAT HAPPENED IN, IN EARLY JANUARY.
SO ONCE WE REIMBURSE FOR SITE ACQUISITION, THE CONTRACT IS GONNA BE DONE.
WON'T TAKE US THAT LONG TO PROCESS IT.
SO WE CAN DO IT IN TIME FOR THE DEADLINE, BUT THAT'S WHY THE, THE FUNNY DATES FOR IT.
AND ONCE THE CONTRACT IS CLOSED, THAT STARTS THE, THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD AND, AND ALL THAT OTHER MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB EXPLAINING THAT.
UH, ITEM 1 0 6 HAS BEEN MOTIONED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE.
ANY OBJECTION? ITEM 1 0 6 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
SHOW COUNCIL MEMBER NO ABSTAINING FROM 1 0 6 ITEM 99,
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AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER ENTITLED, UNFILTERED WITH KAREN, LLC AT ALL IN VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS ONE HUNDRED AND ONE OH ONE TOGETHER AND ITEM ONE, EXCUSE ME, ITEM 99.
IS ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE'RE ON 99.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE ONE HUNDRED AND ONE OH ONE TOGETHER, BUT WE'RE ON 99.
I GOT MY NOTES WRITTEN IN THE WRONG PLACE.
ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOEL.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 99 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[Items 100 & 101]
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE ZERO ONE TOGETHER AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESENT TO AMEND CERTAIN CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WITH STEVEN C CARLTON IN THE MATTER ENTITLED TO MARK AS WELL VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.SO AS TO INCREASE LIABLE COMPENSATION BY $8,000 $8,734 AND 9 CENTS.
SOME NOT TO EXCEED $56,234 AND 9 CENTS.
ITEM 1 0 1 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WITH STEVEN C CARLTON OF DEGAN BLANC AND NASH, CONCLUDING THE REPRESENTATION OF OFFICER MAURICE STOOP IN THE MATTER ENTITLED TO MARCUS WELLS VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AT ALL IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $21,213 53 CENTS BY PARISH ATTORNEY.
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 ADAMS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEMS ONE HUNDRED AND ONE ZERO ONE HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
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TO ITEM 1 0 2 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT.EXECUTE THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT WITH DNA WORKSHOP FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,761 AND THE GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $80,566.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WE OWE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE.
SECONDED BY THE CHAIR AND ANY OBJECTIONS WE GO TO ITEM 1 0 3
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AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION SERVICES WITH ECM CONSULTANTS INCORPORATED FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BEYOND CAPACITY PROJECT CONSTANTINE MIDWAY BLUE BOND AND AMOUNT NOT EXCEED, $207,180 AND 36 CENTS BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 3? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN ADAM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GODDY.
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ITEM 1 0 4.AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR OF PRESENCE ACTUALLY TO CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVER WITH PAST LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE LLC AND SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOBILE VR ENHANCEMENT PROJECT.
SCOTLANDVILLE PLAZA ENHANCEMENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT NOT EXCEED $133,000 BY TRANSPORTATION DRAINAGE DIRECTOR, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 0 4.
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MEMBER BANKS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.[105. 24-00510]
WE GO TO ITEM 1 0 5, AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR RFP LEAD CERTIFIED JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR EAST BAY PARISH MAIN LIBRARY AT GOODWOOD TO THE SELECTED VENDOR, LEY JANITORIAL SERVICE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $305,515 AND 18 CENTS BY LIBRARY DIRECTOR.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER'S MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN MADAY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILOR COLEMAN.
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MEMBERS WILL GO TO ITEM 1 0 7, AUTHORIZATION OF THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO ACCEPT BIDS AND RECEIVE THE OPERATION OF AUTOMOBILE RENTAL CONCESSIONS FOR THE BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT BY AVIATION DIRECTORS.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WE GO TO? COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
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NOW GO TO ITEM 1 0 8 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GRACE ABERT CURTIS IN THE AMOUNT OF $142,800 TO PROVIDE EAST PAR PARISH JAIL, EAST BATON ROUGE JAIL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE COMPLEX PROGRAM AND MASTER PLAN PROPOSAL BY MAYOR, PRESIDENT.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? REVEREND ALEXIS ANDERSON, 2 48 STEEL BOULEVARD.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS ITEM DEFERRED.
NO, I'M SORRY, NOT DEFERRED DELETED.
UH, I WOULD PREFER TO SEE IF THIS COUNCIL EVER DECIDES TO PUT A BALLOT INITIATIVE BEFORE THE VOTERS TO DECIDE WHAT AND IF THEY WANT TO FUND, THEN AND ONLY THEN SHOULD THERE BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPETITIVE BIDS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY, UH, INPUT ON WHAT WE WANNA DO.
AND I THINK THIS IS AN INAPPROPRIATE, UH, ITEM TO HAVE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME PRIOR TO AN ELECTION THAT INVOLVES EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE DECIDING BODY.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? ALICE WASHINGTON.
I AM DR. ALICE WASHINGTON AND AS I HEARD A COMMENT, I, SHE MADE SOME VALID POINTS IN TERMS OF WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED IN HERE.
BUT I AM STANDING HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS ORDINANCE.
UM, I AM A SOCIAL WORKER, UH, CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERT AND A SPECIALIST IN JAILS AND PRISON SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND REFORM.
PREVIOUSLY I WAS INVOLVED IN A LARGE STUDY AND AN IN-DEPTH NEEDS OF ANALYSIS OF SUCH A NEED AS THIS IN THE ANTIQUATED WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SYSTEM SOME YEARS AGO.
AND SUBSEQUENTLY, I LED THE CHARGE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING IN THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED JAIL FACILITY.
THERE I FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE CULTURE OF THE FACILITY WAS RITUALLY GREATLY ENHANCED, AS WAS THE SPECTRUM OF SERVICES.
THERE WAS OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN IN TRIAG AGENCY COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS, INMATE RELATIONS AND ACTIVITIES, JAIL, STAFFING RELATIONS, FOOD SERVICES, DELIVERY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SECURITY, SAFETY, AND OVERALL MORALE AS A RESULT OF MOVING TO A NEW FACILITY.
TO ME, THIS REPRESENTS FORWARD LOOKING PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT FOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
AND IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION, I THINK WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
UM, I'M ALSO ON THE BOARD, UH, OF THE CJCC AND, UH, WITH THE CJCC COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GROUP.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, WARDEN AU TOOK US ON A VERY IN-DEPTH TOUR OF THE PRISON.
I'D BEEN ON TOURS BEFORE WHERE WE WERE KIND OF IN THE FRONT ROOMS AND EH, IT WASN'T SO HOT.
IT WASN'T, EH, WHAT I SAW A FEW WEEKS AGO WAS APPALLING.
I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR WARDEN AU FOR BEING OPEN AND LETTING US SEE.
UM, AND AS A, I TOLD YOU BEFORE, I'M, UH, THE CHAIRPERSON OF METHODIST FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AS A METHODIST, AS A CHRISTIAN, THAT WAS, THAT WE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO, THAT IS NOT HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
SO, UM, I, WE, WE CLEARLY NEED A NEW FACILITY AND I HOPE THAT WE PASS THIS.
UM, I DID LOOK THROUGH, UH, GRACE AND A BEAR'S, UM, WEBSITE AND THEY HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE THINGS THAT THEY DO.
AND SOME OF 'EM LOOK LIKE PLAIN OLD JAILS.
AND LAFOURCHE PARISH LOOKED LIKE IT HAD SERVICES AND THINGS THAT ARE, UH, IMPORTANT.
I KNOW, UH, WARDEN FAU IS VERY PROGRESSIVE ABOUT THE SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED SO THAT WE REHABILITATE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING BACK OUT ON OUR STREETS.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S A TASK FORCE, SO I'M ASSUMING THAT THE TASK FORCE IS GONNA BE ON TOP OF THIS.
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BE MY ONLY REQUEST, IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT JUST BUILDING A BIG OLD JAIL, BUT WE'RE BUILDING A FACILITY THAT'S GOING TO DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO.AND WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO GET THAT AND JUST MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS.
AND IF Y'ALL HAVE NOT BEEN THE WARDEN WOULD LOVE TO TAKE Y'ALL.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE DEPTHS OF THAT JAIL, YOU NEED TO GO.
IT WILL, IT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? WE'RE NOT ABLE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS? I THINK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
JULIE BAXTER, PAYER CHIEF OF STAFF FOR MAYOR BROOM.
JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THIS, UM, COMES RECOMMENDED WITH A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FROM THE JUVENILE AND JAIL TASK FORCE YESTERDAY.
UH, SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY DID ENDORSE THIS PROPOSAL.
AND I WANNA MAKE SURE IN CASE THERE'S ANY CONFUSION, THIS IS A, UM, AN AGREEMENT TO ALLOW LOOKING AT ALL OPTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY TO THEN COME BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS WILL NOT DECIDE THE SITE, THIS WILL NOT DECIDE THE TYPE OF JAIL.
THIS WILL NOT DECIDE THE LOCATION OR HOW BIG IT IS OR WHAT IT'S GOING GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
THIS WILL PROVIDE THE EXPERT INFORMATION UP TO DATE ON WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF LOCATION, WHAT SIZE DO WE NEED, WHAT POSSIBLE COSTS, WHAT POSSIBLE FUNDING OPTIONS SO THAT THEN WE CAN ALL GO TO THE COMMUNITY AND SAY, WHAT DO YOU WANT AS A COMMUNITY? UH, BOTH FOR THE PARISH, UH, ADULT JAIL, UH, ADULT PRISON, AND ALSO FOR THE JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY AND THE JUVENILE COURT FACILITIES AS WELL.
AND SO, UM, JERRY ABERT FROM GRACE ABERT IS HERE.
SHOULD YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR THE COUNCIL.
THANK YOU COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1 0 8.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS, DEFINITELY A MOTION TO APPROVE.
UM, THIS IS, UH, PROGRESS, UH, DEAR, HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
AND, UM, I'M EXCITED, UH, UH, ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A HOLISTIC FOUNDATIONAL LOOK AT, UM, BOTH THE DETENTION CENTER AND PARISH PRISON.
YOU KNOW, UM, I HEARD JULIE SAY A LOT OF THE, THE SITE IS AND ALL THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK I WANNA MAKE IT PLAIN THAT, UM, DEFINITELY IT NEEDS TO MOVE OFF VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD ACROSS FROM OUR AIRPORT.
UM, I ALSO WANNA SOW THE SEED BECAUSE I THINK IT IS EASIER TO MOVE, UM, FROM ONE GOVERNMENTAL BUILDING OR AGENCY TO ANOTHER.
SO, UH, OTHER THAN THE FACT, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY, UH, COLLEAGUE OVER HERE WOULD SAY, I DEFINITELY SAY, UH, WOULD, WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT ALONG JETSON, UH, BUT MAYBE CHANGING THE ENTRANCE AWAY FROM WHERE THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF HOUSING FOR 9 64.
UM, BUT, UH, SO, YOU KNOW, I, THOSE ARE MY, MY, UH, HOPES AND, UM, UH, MR. UM, SO, AND YOU KNOW, I'VE, I'VE NOTED, I'VE KNOWN THE EXPERIENCE THAT, UM, JERRY HAS HAD IN BUILDING THESE FACILITIES.
JUST LIKE, AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, I THINK, UM, JULIE NEEDS TO GET WITH DR. WILLIAMS AND DR. WILLIAMS NEEDS TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE, UH, WITH HER EXPERTISE, BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS PHENOMENAL.
UH, WITH ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES TO, TO VISIT, UM, TO VISIT, UH, JET, I MEAN, UH, PARISH PRISON, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ON MANY OF THEM.
I'VE ALSO, UH, WORKED WITH, UH, DR. ANDERSON AND HER GROUP AS IT RELATES TO WHEN IT'S HOT.
UM, PERSONS HAVING HEAT STROKES AND ALL KIND OF OTHER MEDICAL AILMENTS.
AND WHEN IT'S COLD, UM, INMATES DIE A HYPOTHERMIA, UH, FROM A POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE POINT OF VIEW, I REALLY DON'T LIKE THE IDEA THAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BUILDING AND FOR THE MEDICAL CARE, BUT THEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF INMATES BECAUSE I THINK THAT, AND IT, IT COULD GET BETTER, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S PROLONGED ANYONE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE CONDITIONS, UH, AS IT RELATES TO PARISH PRISON.
SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY THAT DIED AT PARISH PRISON DID NOT DIE BECAUSE OF THE FACILITY.
AND EVERYTHING ABOUT THE FACILITY DOES NOT DICTATE IS NOT BECAUSE OF, UM, UH, EVERY, EVERYTHING THAT YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE ARE TWO PARTS.
SO THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I ALSO HOPE THAT WE GO BACK TO IN-HOUSE MEDICAL.
UM, BECAUSE THE PRICE FOR IT BEING, UM, UH, WHAT IS IT CONTRACTED OUT? UH, IT STARTED OUT
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WHERE WE HAD A $3 MILLION BUDGET, THEN IT MOVED TO FIVE, AND NOW IT'S SEVEN OR EIGHT.SO THERE ARE A LOT OF HOPES AND DREAMS THAT I HAVE THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THIS JULIE.
UM, AND, BUT AGAIN, I AM VERY HAPPY, UH, THAT IT'S MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION INTO, UM, UH, REVEREND ANDERSON.
THE ONLY WAY WE COULD COME TO THE COMMUNITY IS THAT WE HAVE A PLAN.
AND SO I, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, COME TO THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT SAYING, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
THIS IS THE MASTER PLAN, THIS IS THE PROPOSAL BECAUSE, UM, THAT'S WHY NOTHING HAS MOVED BEFORE BECAUSE WE NEVER HAD A PLAN.
BUT WE HAVE A, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PLAN NOW.
SO, CONGRATULATIONS COUNCIL MEMBER NOLL.
UH, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE PLAN FOR, FOR SO MANY OF THE REASONS SPOKEN.
UM, BUT I FIGURED SINCE COUNCILWOMAN BANKS AND VOTE MY NAME HERE, UH, I, I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT I DO SUPPORT THAT LOCATION.
UM, AND I WOULD THINK THE ENTRANCE OR THE YARD OR ANYTHING CAN BE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF WAVING SETBACKS AND PUT IT DIRECTLY ON THE CURB TOO.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER NOLL.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 1 0 8 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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GO NOW TO ITEM 1 0 9, AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE RFQ, CITY OF BATON ROU PARISH OF EAST BAT RIDGE CORRIDOR, CLEANING TO VINTAGE JW CONTRACTORS GROUP LLC ELITE WASTE AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC, SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT LLC AND AUTHORIZING EXCUSE OF THE CONTRACT, SLOWING AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $450,000 BY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM WE GO TO? COUNSEL, ARE THERE ANY, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 1 0 9? SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN ADAMS. SECONDED BY, THERE'S A QUESTION BY COUNCIL MAG GODDE.
COUNCILMAN MAG GODDE IS THIS, THIS IS DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT SPONSORED THIS ITEM.
AREN'T YOU EXCITED TO BE BACK AT THAT MICROPHONE? UM, JUST TALK TO ME.
THIS IS A BATON ROUGE CORRIDOR CLEANING IN SEVERAL VENDORS WHO ARE BEING CONTRACTED WITH.
WILL YOU JUST OUTLINED WHAT IT IS, PLEASE.
UM, IN AN EFFORT TO HELP CLEAN UP OUR CORRIDORS IN THE PARISH, UM, WE'D LIKE TO PICK UP SOME LITTER AND DEBRIS AT EACH ONE OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS.
UM, AND WE'VE OUTLINED SOME DIFFERENT CORRIDORS TO HIGHLIGHT AND WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THIS APPROVED BY CORRIDORS.
YOU ARE REFERRING TO MAJOR INTERSECTIONS? YES.
HIGHLY TRAVELED AREAS, HIGHLY VISIBLE AREAS.
IS THERE A SUCH A LIST OF THESE SAID CORRIDORS? I, I WOULD LOVE I COULD SEND YOU ONE.
YES, THAT, UH, THAT, THAT IS WHAT WOULD INTEREST ME IS TO SEE THE LIST OF CORRIDORS.
THANK AND I THINK THIS IS WONDERFUL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR RACHEL? LET'S JUST TALK TO US SINCE SHE NO, I'M JUST JOKING.
UH, THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS SECONDED BY COUNCILOR COLEMAN.
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WE MOVE NOW TO ITEM ONE 10, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENT INTO A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE MAYOR'S HEALTH TO CITY INITIATIVE IN AN AMOUNT OF $100,000 FOR EDUCATIONAL TUTORING, OUTREACH FUNCTIONS, AND FOOD ACCESS IN LOW SOCIO ECONOMIC AREAS.IN THE EASTBOUND RIDGE PARISH BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS YOU WANTED TO SPEAK? GO AHEAD.
WAS THERE A SPECIFIC QUESTION? MIKE, TURN YOUR MIC ON PLEASE, MA'AM.
SO YEAH, SO ACTUALLY THIS IS, UH, PRIMARILY GONNA BE REIMBURSEMENTS.
UM, THIS IS WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE THROUGH OUR, UH, SAFE HOPE FOR HEALTHY AS WELL AS OUR HEALTHY BR INITIATIVES.
UM, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH, UH, SENATOR REGINA BARROW, THE STATE IS GONNA BE, UH, KIND OF RE REIMBURSING US FOR SOME WORK THAT'S ALREADY GONE OUT.
OH, SO THIS ISN'T REALLY NEW MONEY.
THIS IS JUST US ACCEPTING THAT STATE MONEY TO REIMBURSE FOR SERVICES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RENDERED.
SO MOVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCC COLEMAN.
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WE GO NOW TO ITEM ONE 11, AUTHORIZING AUTHORIZATION OF THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO CONSENT TO AN ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE AGREEMENT FROM BTR JET CENTER, LLC TO BTR HANGER PROPERTIES LLC TO CONSENT TO MORTGAGE LEASEHOLD[01:50:02]
INTEREST BY AVIATION DIRECTORS.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
[Items 112 - 130]
GO TO ITEMS ONE 12 TO ONE 30, WHICH ARE ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES.ITEM ONE 12 LOT 26 SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE, DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID OF POTENTIAL ASSETS $1,800.
ITEM ONE 13 LOT 29 SQUARE, 41 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID OF POTENTIAL ASSETS.
ITEM ONE 14 LOT 30 SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID OF HDH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC $200.
ITEM ONE 15 LOT 32 PLUS SQUARE 37 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID ACCORDING TO COLLINS, 10,500.
ITEM ONE 16 LOT 12 SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID OF SDH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC $200.
ITEM ONE 17 LOT 25 SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID OF PRESTIGE PAINTING AND REMODELING LLC $4,500.
ITEM ONE 18 LOT 19 SQUARE 41 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID OF SDH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC $200.
ITEM ONE 19 LOT THREE SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT TWO BANKS HIGH BID OF STEVEN FISHER, $2,100.
ITEM ONE 20 LOT SIX SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT TWO REMAINS HIGH BID OF STEVEN FISHER.
ITEM 1 21 LOT 17 SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT TWO HIGH BID OF STEVEN FISHER $5,600.
ITEM 1 22 LOT 14 PLUS SQUARE 17 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID.
SDH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC $6,000.
ITEM 1 23 LOT EIGHT SQUARE TWO.
SUBDIVISION PLAN ROAD DISTRICT SEVEN HIGH BID.
SDH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC $2,000.
ITEM 1 24, LOT 23 AND 24 SQUARE 24 SUBDIVISION 14.
SDH PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC $6,000.
ITEM 1 25 LOT 32 A AND 36 A SQUARE 50 SUBDIVISION 14.
DISTRICT FIVE HIGH BID OF ELLIOT DRURY 2,100.
ITEM 1 26 LOT 1 43 SUBDIVISION WOODLAWN.
DISTRICT FIVE HIGH BID OF KENDRICK 30 ON $16,800.
ITEM 1 27 LOT 1 65 SUBDIVISION WOODLAWN.
DISTRICT FIVE HIGH BID OF CHARLES WARD, $20,100.
ITEM 1 28 LOT 23 SQUARE 1 79 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID OF DEL MCKAY JONES $8,200.
ITEM 1 29 LOT 10 11 SUBDIVISION MAGENTA.
DISTRICT 10 HIGH BID OF KATHLEEN HASTINGS, $2,000.
ITEM ONE 30 LOT THREE SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE DISTRICT 12 HIGH BIDDER WHITAKER INVESTMENT COMPANY LLC $97,000.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING SPEAK ON ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES AT THIS TIME? I INTERATION THE MOTION ON TO APPROVE ITEMS ONE 12 AND ONE 30.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN SECONDED BY THE CHAIR.
ANY OBJECTIONS? WE NOW GO TO CHANGE ORDERS.
[Items 131 - 135]
WE'RE GONNA TAKE ITEMS 1 31 THROUGH 1 35 TO GET A JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER UPGRADE.PHASE ONE PERIMETER FENCE REPLACEMENT, CHANGE YOUR ORDER AMOUNT.
1 32 RENOVATION TO THE SKYVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY CONTRACTOR, RATLIFF CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
ITEM 1 33 SOUTH CHOCTAW DRIVE, FLANNERY ROAD TO CENTRAL THREEWAY CONTRACTOR.
RJ DAGENS SON'S CONTRACT IS INCORPORATED.
CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, $96,464 AND 92 CENTS.
ITEM 1 34 FAIRFIELD AVENUE, AREA 88.
TRANSITION PROJECT CONTRACTOR HONOREE COMPANY'S CHANGE ORDER $21,707 36 CENTS, WHICH WAS A CREDIT ITEM.
TRANSITION PROJECT CONTRACT HONORARY COMPANY'S LLC CHANGE ORDER $30,709 AND 79 CENTS, WHICH WAS A CREDIT.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEMS? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 1 31 THROUGH 1 35 HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
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WILL TAKE ITEM 1 36 1 38 JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER UPGRADES, PHASE ONE PERIMETER OFFENSE REPLACEMENT CONTRACTORITEM 1 37 FAIRFIELDS AVENUE, AREA 88, TRANSITION PROJECT.
CONTRACT HONOREE COMPANY LLC FINAL COST FIVE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY TWO THOUSAND SEVENTY SIX CENTS.
ITEM 1 38 CLAYTON STREET, AREA 88, TRANSITION PROJECT.
CONTRACT HONOREE COMPANY'S LLC FINAL COST $287,607 42 CENTS.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS? 1 36 TO 1 38? WE NOW GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER SOMO BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
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NOW GO TO ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BIDS.ITEMS 1 39 AND 1 42 WE'LL TAKE TOGETHER AND 1 4 2 8, UPGRADE TO HUMAN RESOURCES BUILD AND AC SYSTEM.
CORPORATE MECHANICAL $92,000 IS ITEM 1 39 ITEM ONE 40.
CITY OF BATON ROUGE HUMAN RESOURCES INTERIOR PAINTING, MEMORIAL INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, $164,948.
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ITEM 1 41 PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX CHILLER REPLACEMENT.BOB BERNARD AND ASSOCIATES MECHANICAL LLC $604,675.
ITEM 1 42 NORTH BOULEVARD AREA 88, TRANSITION PROJECT HONOREE COMPANY'S $331,721.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 1 39 THROUGH 1 42? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GODA.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEMS 1 39 AND 1 42 HAVE BEEN APPROVED, OTHER ITEMS
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TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN EMERGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITEM 1 44 IN ACCORDANCE WITH, LEMME READ IT.FIRST AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTER OF MIKE MCCLANNAHAN ETAL AND SCOTT WILSON IN AMOUNT OF $30,000 BY COUNCILMAN CLEVE DUN JR.
REASON FOR EMERGENCY REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN.
AND ACCORDING WITH ORDINANCE 1 6 4 4 2, THIS ITEM MUST BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BY TWO THIRD VERDICT OF METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
IS THERE A MOTION TO DECLARE THE ITEM IN EMERGENCY? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
IS, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO DECLARING THE ITEM IN EMERGENCY 'CAUSE? COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? ALRIGHT, THE ITEM.
WHAT DO I DO NEXT? UM, IF YOU CAN VOTE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO DECLARE THE ITEM IN EMERGENCY? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUN JR.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAR.
THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES.
WE ON ITEM 1 44 AND WE'RE DECLARING THE ITEM IN EMERGENCY COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTE YES.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DECLARE THIS ITEM AN EMERGENCY SO THAT IT CAN BE, UM, CONSIDERED AND VOTED ON TONIGHT.
IT'S, UH, THIS REQUIRES EIGHT VOTES TO BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.
EIGHT PLEASE IF YOU DON'T MIND, MOTION FAILS.
SO THE ITEM CANNOT BE CONSIDERED.
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WE NOT GO TO ITEM ONE.WE NOT GONNA TO ITEM 1 45 AUTHORIZING A MERIT METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE ON BEHALF OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH MAIN LIBRARY IN GOODWOOD AND LK JANITORIAL SERVICE TO FROM NOT TO EXCEED $49,010 TO NOT TO EXCEED $72,914 AND 12 CENTS BY LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
THIS AMOUNT FOR THE CLERICAL ERROR THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED SO THE VENDOR CAN BE PAID FOR SERVICES PERFORMED AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITEM 1 6 4 4 2.
THIS ITEM MUST BE DECLARED IN EMERGENCY BY TWO THIRD VOTE OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
IS THERE A MOTION TO DECLARE THE ITEM IN EMERGENCY? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KNOWLES.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS DECLARING ITEM IN EMERGENCY? IS ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS? YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1 45.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION NOW ON 1 45.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MOR ROCKA.
ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM 1 45 HAS BEEN DECLARED EMERGENCY COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN JR.
YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING? OH, OKAY.
AARON WAS MESSING WITH MY MACHINE ON THE LAST VOTE, SO I WAS JUST LETTING THE RECORD REFLECT THAT I DID VOTE TO HEAR THE EMERGENCY ITEM.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER AMAROSA.
MOTION BEEN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DID WE DO ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCILMAN ITEMS? WE GOT ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. YEAH.
DID WE DO ADMINISTRATOR? WHERE IS IT? I DON'T HAVE IT.
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MATTERS ITEM.ARE WE NOT DONE? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE MIGHT NEED YOU.
ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BID BARR FOREMAN ROAD BRIDGE REPAIRS.
BROWN INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION LLC $484,671.
THE REASON THIS ITEM IS BEING REQUESTED AS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER EMERGENCY ITEM RECEIVE BIDS FROM THE EMERGENCY REPAIR TO AVOID ANY FURTHER THE DAMAGE CAUSES DELAY.
ANY MOTION TO WEIGH THE RULES? SO MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER COLEMAN.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WEIGH THE RULES? ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE MOTIONAL? WEIGH THE RULES.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? IS ANYONE WISHING TO APPROVE? SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN COLEMAN.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED.
I I JUST WANNA GIVE MY SINCERE THANKS TO FRED FOR, UH, EXPEDIT EXPEDITIOUSLY WORKING ON THIS ITEM.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THOROUGHFARE IN DISTRICT NINE AND, UH, I JUST APPRECIATE YOU.
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DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF POSSIBLE TIMELINE ON THIS? WHEN THE PUBLIC STARTS ASKING, I'VE EVEN, I'VE BEEN GETTING CALLS ON IT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THIS BRIDGE? WELL, ONCE IT'S APPROVED, IT TAKES ABOUT 30 TO TO 45 DAYS TO GET THE CONTRACT SIGNED WITH INSURANCE PROVISIONS.ONCE THAT'S DONE, WE'LL BE ISSUED A NOTICE OF PROCEED.
PROBABLY GONNA BE SOMETIME IN, UH, JULY BEFORE YOU SEE WORK.
AND IT'S GONNA BE FOUR MONTHS WORTH OF WORK.
SO WE HOPE TO HAVE IT FINISHED UP BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, IF NOT BE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR.
MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER MONROE.
JUST WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE EVERYONE OUT ON JUNE 7TH FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL APP, PANELING FOR PEACE.
JUNE 7TH, 6:00 PM AT THE SHOPPER VALUE.
UH, THIS YEAR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON'S DAUGHTER IS GONNA KICK IT OFF.
SHE'S GONNA BE LEADING THE RIDE, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU TOLD ME? SURE.
WE HOPE TO HAVE BOTH OF THEM THIS YEAR,
STAY AT SCHOOL FOR A LOT OF STUDENTS LAST DAY TOMORROW.
AND ZACHARY YOUNG PEOPLE READ, READ, READ AND BE SAFE THIS SUMMER.