* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. TWO, [00:00:01] ONE. [Presentations and Special Recognitions] GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE PRESENTATION PORTION OF OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING THIS DECEMBER 11TH, 2024. WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, PRESENTATIONS BY MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTER BROOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR PROTI. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TODAY TO HONOR TWO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO RICHLY DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MR. MR. MARIO LEE. HE HAS DEDICATED MORE THAN 33 YEARS TO COCA-COLA UNITED BOTTLING COMPANY. HIS HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT HAVE BEEN THE KEYS TO HIS SUCCESS THERE. UH, BUT MR. LEE IS ALSO A PASSIONATE COMMUNITY LEADER AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND THE LOUISIANA RETAILERS ASSOCIATION. HIS DEDICATION TO SERVING BATON ROUGE HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED THROUGH HIS INVOLVEMENT WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING A HUNDRED BLACK MEN, THE HISPANIC CHAMBER, EAST BATON ROUGE CLEANUP PROJECTS, TWO FIVE FEST, BIG BUDDY, OUR LOCAL FOOD BANK'S RED BAG BOOK BAG GIVEAWAYS AMONG OTHERS. AND MR. MARIO LEE HAS LED KOCH UNITED'S PLAY IT PAY IT FORWARD INTERN PROGRAM FOR EIGHT YEARS. HIS COMMITMENT TO HIS COMMUNITY AND HIS PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE MAKE HIM A VALUABLE PRESENCE IN BOTH THE CORPORATE AND CIVIC LANDSCAPES OF BATON ROUGE. I WANT TO THANK YOU, UM, MR. MAR. I WAS GONNA SAY, MR. LEE, FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND STILL DO FOR OUR CITY AND PARISH. AND SO WE ARE BLESSED BY ALL OF YOUR WORK AND YOUR DEDICATION, AND IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE, UH, TO PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION, UH, FOR ALL OF THE WORK AND SERVICE YOU HAVE DONE WITH GREAT GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION. DID YOU WANT TO SAY? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. . NEXT I'M GOING TO ASK SKYLER ELISE SMITH OF BATON ROUGE TO COME ON UP SO THEY CAN SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. MS. SMITH SKYLER, WHO IS NOW 11 YEARS OLD, IS A PROMISING YOUNG ACTRESS WHO IS PRESENTLY IN THE MOVIE THE PIANO LESSON, NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX. THE CAST INCLUDES SAMUEL JACKSON, DANIELLE DEAD, WEILER, ANN JOHN, DAVID WASHINGTON. DENZEL WASHINGTON IS THE PRODUCER OF THE MOVIE, WHICH IS BASED ON THE PLAY BY THE LATE AUGUST WILSON THAT WON THE PULITZER PRIZE AND FIVE TONY NOMINATIONS. SKYLER HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF A CAMERA FOR YEARS. SHE ALSO PLAYED THE ROLE OF YOUNG GIRL IN THE BET MOVIE CHRISTMAS BELLS WHEN SHE WAS JUST FIVE YEARS OLD. SHE MODELED FOR CREATIVE SOUL PHOTOGRAPHY AND WAS FEATURED IN THE BOOK THE ME I CHOOSE TO BE, AND WAS ALSO FEATURED IN MOCHA MAGAZINE. SHE ENJOYS CHEERLEADING, SWIMMING, AND HER DOG BELLA. AND HER FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL IS MATH. SKYLAR WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A PASTOR WHEN SHE GROWS UP. I WOULD SAY THAT SKYLAR ELISE SMITH IS A MULTI-TALENTED YOUNG WOMAN AND SOMEONE WHICH, UM, WE ALL SHOULD KEEP OUR EYES OUT FOR HER AND HER FUTURE. I THINK HER FUTURE IS SO BRIGHT THAT WE'LL HAVE TO PUT SUNGLASSES ON TO WATCH HER BECAUSE SHE IS HEADING FOR STARDOM FULL SPEED AHEAD. SO IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE, SKYLER, AS MAYOR, PRESIDENT, TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN ACTING AND MODELING AND THE ARTS, AND FOR ALL THE ROLES THAT YOU'VE PLAYED. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTINUED JOURNEY TO GREATNESS. THANK YOU. [00:05:11] WOULD YOU LIKE OKAY, EVERYBODY'S SPEECHLESS TODAY. OKAY. SHE'S READY TO HEAR. I DON'T SEE HER . OH, GET HER BACK IN HERE THEN. , HOW YOU DOING? REALLY WELL, WE ARE PRESENTING YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION, UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE ON THE OTHER SIDE REAL SOON. THE CELEBRATION OF YOUR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, RECOGNIZING YOUR UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND IMPACTFUL SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A PROMINENT ADVOCATE FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BUTTERFLY SOCIETY, YOUR COMMITMENT, COMPASSION, AND LEADERSHIP HAVE MADE A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS. YOUR ADVOCACY HAS INSPIRED CHANGE, FOSTERED HOPE, AND STRENGTHEN THE FIGHT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND THIS RECOGNITION IS SIGNED BY MYSELF AND ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU. YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? NOBODY WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS. MR. PROTE, YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS? YES, YES, YES. I AM REALLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD, AS YOU CAN SEE. UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MAYOR SHARON WESTON BROOME FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING THE BUTTERFLY SOCIETY AND BELIEVING IN IT FROM DAY ONE. AND THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK THAT WE DO FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NOT ONLY IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, BUT FOR SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS WORK IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME. IT IS REALLY, UH, CALLING AND IT'S MY PASSION BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE AND, UH, BECAUSE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND THOSE WHO LOVE ME. I WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY AND HERE I AM TODAY. SO I COMMITTED MYSELF TO THIS WORK A LONG TIME AGO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I HELLO EVERYONE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE HERE WITH THIS PRESENTATION, BUT I THANK YOU MAYOR FOR COOPERATING . I'M TRYING TO DO TOO MUCH TODAY, TEAM TOO MUCH. UM, LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO YOU EVERYONE. WE WANT TO DO THIS PRESENTATION TO TIJUANA BECAUSE I WANTED TO DO IT BACK IN OCTOBER, BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO MIX UP ANYTHING WITH THE, UM, I BEEN, I'VE BEEN RUNNING WITH THE, UH, WITH THE ELECTION. SO I GOT ONE ON HER. WE GOT ONE ON HER. AND WE WOULD JUST, LIKE, WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND ALL THAT YOU DO, AND I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME. YOU MADE ME LOOK GOOD, , AND WE'VE HAD A GOOD TIME DOING THAT. SO I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU. UM, COUNCILWOMAN PAT , ABOUT 30 MORE DAYS, 29 SECONDS, ONE MINUTE, AND TELL YOU HOW. I APPRECIATE YOU, APPRECIATE AND CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. YOU GOT ONE ON ME. THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. NEXT, WE'LL HAVE PRESENTATION BY COUNCILMAN DARL HURST. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. UH, TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY, LIKE WE'VE SEEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CHAMBER, AND I TELL EVERYBODY IT'S, IT'S TWO [00:10:01] PROGRAMS THAT WE CONTINUALLY HONOR BECAUSE THEY ARE AMAZING IN WHAT THEY DO IN TERMS OF PREPARING THEIR KIDS FOR BATTLE AND THEN COMPETING ON THE FIELD OR COURT. AND GLEN OAKS PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS DONE IT AGAIN, Y'ALL, SEVERAL YEARS IN A ROW. WE'VE INVITED THEIR SPORTS TEAMS AND PROGRAMS DOWN TO ENSURE THAT THESE KIDS KNOW HOW IMPORTANT SPORTS IS, ALONG WITH ACADEMICS, BECAUSE THE INTANGIBLES THAT YOU GET FROM SPORTS PREPARES YOU NOT JUST FOR THE WORKING WORLD, FOR FAMILY. IT PREPARES YOU FOR LIFE. THE THING ABOUT SPORTS IS THAT YOU CAN PLAY IN A PLAY. WHEN YOU ARE ON THE FIELD, SOMETHING CHANGES AND YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN AUDIBLE. SAME THING HAPPENS IN LIFE. YOU CAN WORK ALL WEEK, AND THEN THINGS THAT ARE UNEXPECTED HAPPEN ON GAME DAY. UM, AND THE BIGGEST THING THAT YOU LEARN HOW TO DO IS TAKE A LOSS. AND BEING ABLE TO ACCEPT REJECTION IN LIFE, WHICH IS WHAT SPORTS TEACHES FROM AN INTANGIBLE STANDPOINT, IS SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BOUNCE BACK. BECAUSE FAILURE IS NOT A PART OF FAILING. IT'S A PART OF SUCCESS, OF TEACHING YOU HOW TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT GOOD AT AND BECOME BETTER AT IT. SO TODAY, THESE FOLKS HAVE LEARNED HOW TO BECOME WINNERS. THEY'VE TAKEN IT ON THE CHIN, AND THEY'VE RISEN TO THE TOP AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. AND I'M SO EXCITED TO HONOR, UM, ONE OF THE HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS IN NORTH BATON ROUGE ACADEMICALLY, BUT ALSO THE HIGHEST ATHLETICALLY, UH, GUN OAK PARK ELEMENTARY. SO NORMALLY I START OFF WITH THE PLAYERS, BUT TODAY, UM, BEHIND EVERY MAN IS A GREAT WOMAN. BEHIND EVERY TEAM IS A GREAT COACH, OR COACH IS. AND SO TODAY WE HONOR GRIN OAKS PARK ELEMENTARY. I WANNA START OFF WITH COACH EDMUND WEBER. COACH EDMUND WEBER HAS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE LIVES OF HIS PLAYERS BY FOSTERING TEAMWORK, DISCIPLINE, AND A PERSONAL GROWTH. AND WHEREAS HE HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE AND AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, INSTILLING VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS IN HIS PLAYERS, AND HELPING THEM STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, BOTH ON AND OFF OF THE FIELD. AND WHEREAS HIS DEDICATION, HARD WORK, AND PASSION HAVE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM AS THE EBR PARISH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS INSPIRING HIS PLAYERS TO ACHIEVE GREATNESS. COACH EDMOND WEBER, Y'ALL. NEXT WE HAVE COACH DANIEL FISHER. I'M GONNA READ ONE PROCLAMATION FOR THE KIDS, AND I'M GONNA CALL 'EM BY NAME. THIS FIRST ONE GOES TO COLBY ABBOTT, WHEREAS HE HAS SHOWN REMARKABLE SKILL DETERMINATION OF SPORTSMANSHIP AS A MEMBER OF THE OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM. AND WHEREAS HIS EXEMPLIFIED THE VALUES OF HARD WORK, TEAMWORK, AND DEDICATION, SERVING AS A ROLE MODEL FOR HIS PEERS IN DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD AND RAEZ, HIS INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TEAM SUCCESS AS EBR FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM CHAMPION MR. COLBY ABBOTT. COME ON AND STOP. NEXT UP IS KYLE ABBOTT. ARE Y'ALL BROTHERS? WHO'S THE BEST OUT OF THE TWO RECEIVER? MR. LADEN BROWN, MR. AUSTIN DILL. MR. TRISTAN EUBANKS. MR. TREVOR JONES. MR. BRAYLAN KINISON. MR. ANTOINE MCCLURE. [00:15:14] MR. DEMARCUS MOORE. MR. ADRIAN REHAN. WE'RE GONNA CALL HIM MR. SMILEY AND, UH, MR. JAYDEN WARNER. ALL RIGHT, LOOK THIS WAY FOR ME. THANKS. WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION BY COUNCILMAN RODDY GODDE DANIELLE. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, Y'ALL GONNA HAVE TO FORGIVE ME IF I SHOW A LITTLE EMOTION TODAY. UH, GOTTA BE SO GLAD , YOU HOLD THOSE. IT'LL BE, UH, IT'S WITH MIXED EMOTIONS, UH, THAT I BRING DANIELLE UP, UH, BECAUSE SHE'S RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, NOT TODAY, AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. UM, SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M, I'M GONNA SPEAK TO AN AUDIENCE WHO KNOWS, UH, WHAT A LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT MEANS, UH, TO, TO US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO THE RESIDENTS OF OUR PARISH, OF OUR DISTRICTS, AND OUR, AND OUR PARISHES. UH, DANIELLE HAS OVER 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE SERVICE TO THIS CITY PARISH. AND I WILL SAY VERY SELFISHLY, ONE OF THE SMARTEST MOVES I MADE WHEN I, UH, FIRST GOT ELECTED WAS TO BEG HER TO STAY, UH, AND CONTINUE TO HELP THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT THREE. UH, AND I GOT MANY COMPLIMENTS ON THAT DECISION FROM THE RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT THREE. UH, NOT ONLY, UH, DOES SHE RUN THE OFFICE WITH EXCELLENCE IN PROFESSIONALISM, UH, NOT ONLY DOES SHE HANDLE THE CALLS THAT COME IN, THE EMAILS THAT COME IN WITH, UH, EFFICIENCY AND WITH COMPASSION. UM, MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHE, SHE FACILITATES AND STRENGTHENS THE CONNECTIONS WITH RESIDENTS. UH, SHE HELPS RESIDENTS TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF THIS LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SHE HELPS RESIDENTS TO GET ANSWERS WITHIN THIS LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UH, AND, AND THAT GOES A VERY LONG WAY, UH, WHEN SOMEONE REACHES OUT TO A COUNCIL MEMBER'S OFFICE. AND SO, UM, SO I HAVE VERY MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT THE END OF THIS YEAR. UH, BUT I'M THRILLED FOR HER PERSONALLY. SEE WHAT YOU DO. . I'M THRILLED FOR HER PERSONALLY, UH, FOR WHAT IT MEANS FOR HER AND HER FAMILY. AND WE LOVE HER VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL YOU COMING UP. RIGHT? NEXT, WE'LL HAVE PRESENTATIONS BY COUNCILWOMAN SHAUNA BANKS. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. TODAY, UM, I WANNA MAKE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO TWO YOUNG LADIES THAT, [00:20:01] UM, FOR THE LAST 12 WEEKS HAVE, UH, THOROUGHLY IMPACTED MY LIFE AS IT RELATES TO MY TRANSITIONING TO THE WORLD OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND WHAT HAVE YOU. UM, THE FIRST PERSON THAT I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS JILL ROSTA, IF YOU'LL COME UP. JILL. JILL IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LOUISIANA ALLIANCE FOR NONPROFITS. AND, UM, I HAVE MET WITH HER EVERY WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH, WAS IT 20 OTHER? 25, 25 OTHER NONPROFITS RECEIVING, UH, VERY IN DEPTH TRAINING IN, AGAIN, UH, NONPROFIT GOVERNANCE, UH, BOARD TRAINING, UH, FUNDRAISING. JUST YOU WOULD NEVER BELIEVE. YOU KNOW, MOST OF US THINK IN TERMS OF NONPROFIT IS JUST BEING FREE WORK. BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE WORK IS, UM, REALLY SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT EVERYONE THAT IS, ARE EVEN CONTEMPLATING IN BEGINNING OR SERVING ON A BOARD SHOULD REALLY TAKE SERIOUS. AND I HOPE YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, BE A PART OF SUCH A TRAINING. BUT I DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AND IT SAYS, PRESENT IT TO JILL ROSOW, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LOUISIANA ALLIANCE FOR NONPROFITS, FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP TO PROVIDE STATEWIDE TRAINING AND CONSULTING SERVICES FOR NONPROFITS IN NEED OF CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT ON SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES. YOUR WORK WITH MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A SPECIALIZED SCOPE OF WORK TO ACCELERATE CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I HAVE THIS CERTIFICATE, AND THEN I, WE'RE GONNA DO A PICTURE, AND IF YOU WOULD TELL EVERYONE ABOUT, UM, LOVE TO THE CAPACITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE. UM, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR PROGRAM, A CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM THAT WE DO. AS, UH, COUNCILWOMAN BANK SAID, PUT 25 ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH EVERY FALL. THEY HAVE ONE OR TWO ATTENDEES FROM THEIR ORGANIZATION COME. AND IT'S REALLY A CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM. SHE'S DOING GREAT WORK WITH THE SCOTLANDVILLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. OUR NONPROFITS AND OUR COMMUNITY ARE SO IMPORTANT. THEY'RE FILLING IN THOSE GAPS. THEY'RE DOING GREAT WORK. WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF, OF, A LOT OF GOOD WORK THAT'S NEEDED. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT A LOT OF CAUSES TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE TRYING TO BE A PART OF HELPING SOME OF THESE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT'S A BUSINESS. 5 0 1 C THREE'S JUST A TAX STATUS. THESE ARE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE TO BE RUN, THAT HAVE, UM, WITH FINANCIAL TRAINING AND GOVERNANCE AND BOARDS, AND REALLY BEING ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THEIR RESOURCES TO PROVIDE GREAT WORK TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE PROUD OF THE PROGRAM. PROUD SHE'S BEEN A PART OF IT, AND GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY. THANKS. SO THIS, UM, CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE, WHICH IS WHAT IT'S CALLED, COST A LOT OF MONEY TO WE, IT COST A LOT OF MONEY. AND WE HEARD THAT EVERY SESSION, A LOT OF MONEY IS BEING INVESTED FOR YOU ALL TO BE A PART OF THIS. SO THAT WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNEW THAT, UM, THIS WAS NO, UH, SMALL INVESTMENT INTO OUR COMMUNITY. AND THE 25 NONPROFITS. AND I THINK THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR, UM, THE FUNDER OF THIS IS THE HU AND ANGELINA WILSON FOUNDATION, AND IT'S UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF JAN S ROSS, WHO, THAT IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY. IF JAN WOULD COME UP, PLEASE. THANK YOU. AND SO I HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION PRESENTED TO JAN S ROSS, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPY, HUEY AND ANGELINA WILSON FOUNDATION FOR PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE, WHERE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN GREATER BATON ROUGE GAIN EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND CONNECTIONS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IN COMMUNITIES AND TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS GROW. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JAN. ALLOW ME TO BE A PART OF IT. [00:25:02] AND SHE KNOWS I DON'T LIKE TO DO THIS TALKING, BUT AS A REPRESENTATIVE, AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WILSON FOUNDATION, OF THE WILSON FAMILY, UH, WE, UM, OUR PURPOSE IS TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY TO REALLY UPLIFT THOSE THAT ARE DISADVANTAGED. UM, AND SO WE WORK ALONG WITH YOU ALL, UM, AS THE CITY COUNCIL IN REALLY INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY. UM, AND FOR THE FOUNDATION, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WITHOUT STRONG NONPROFITS, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO. AND SO, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE FOUNDATION REALLY WORKS TO INVEST IN OUR NONPROFITS. AND THAT IS HOW WE HAD CREATED THE CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE FOR JUST THAT REASON. AND SO, VERY THANKFULLY, THAT SHAUNA AND HER FOUNDATION HAS BECOME A PART OF THE, UM, INSTITUTE, AND SHE HAS COMPLETED THE FIRST 13 WEEKS. UM, SHE STILL HAS ANOTHER FEW MONTHS. IT'S A YEAR LONG COMMITMENT. AND SO SHE HAS, UH, A NUMBER OF MONTHS LEFT IN THE COMMITMENT. UM, BUT IT IS ALL WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE FOUNDATION THAT SHE HAS, AS WELL AS THE OTHER PARTICIPANTS, UH, REALLY WORKING TO, UH, TO STRENGTHEN THEIR FOUNDATION. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL HAVE PRESENTATIONS BY COUNCILMAN CLE DUN JR. COME ON, GENTLEMEN. GOOD EVENING. THOSE OF YOU HERE IN THE CHAMBER, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ALL ARE WATCHING, UH, BACK AT HOME, UM, I'M COUNCILMAN CLEVE DUNN JUNIOR COUNCIL PERSON FOR DISTRICT SIX. UH, THE GENTLEMAN YOU SEE BEHIND ME ARE, UH, WT WINFIELD, WHO IS A CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1962, CAPITAL HIGH, FORMER CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT, FORMER DISTRICT SEVEN, UH, METRO COUNCIL PERSON, AND ALSO A FORMER DISTRICT SIX SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. SHERMAN ROOF IS A CLASS OF 1989, CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL, UH, 1989 SGA PRESIDENT AT CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL. ALSO, BRADLEY BROWN IS CLASS OF 2009, CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL, CURRENT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT. I'M THE CLASS OF 1995, OUR FORMER CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT. WE ARE HERE TOGETHER TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR ONE OF OUR OWN, UH, JUDGE WILSON FIELDS. AND IF YOU CAN COME BEFORE US, JUDGE, HE WAS HERE FOR ITEM ON AGENDA, BUT WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE HIM, UH, TODAY. YOU KNOW, FOR SOME REASON WE ARE IN A, UH, WORLD WHERE, UH, SOME, UH, EITHER ARE NOT AWARE OF HISTORY OR MAYBE OVERLOOK HISTORY WHERE WE WANTED TO, UH, FROM THE CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI FAMILY WANT TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR OWN. UH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, AND, UH, JUSTIN IS GONNA SHOW YOU SOME HIGHLIGHTS. UH, JUDGE WILSON FIELDS WAS THEN, UH, WILSON FIELDS, THE YOUNGEST PERSON ELECTED TO THE METRO COUNCIL AT THE AGE OF 23, AND STILL THE YOUNGEST PERSON ELECTED TO THE METRO COUNCIL AT AGE 23. UH, NOBODY HAS BEEN ELECTED TO THE METRO COUNCIL TON THAN JUDGE WILSON FIELDS. UH, ALSO WE HAD, UH, GEORGE DOBBS, NOT A CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI REC, UH, ELECTED AT AGE 27. WT WINFIELD WAS ELECTED TO THE METRO COUNCIL AT AGE 28. JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT HISTORY OUT THERE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE IMAGES OF JUDGE FIELDS, UH, AND AS HE ENTERED INTO THE CHAMBER AND, AND WORK WITH THE MAYOR AT THE TIME, MR. EW AND OTHERS. BUT WE WANTED TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE HIM FOR HIS SERVICE, NOT ONLY IN THIS CAPACITY, BUT JUDGE FIELDS WENT ON TO SERVE, UH, AFTER BEING DISTRICT FIVE COUNCIL PERSON, ALSO A SENATOR IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN DISTRICT 15. AND HE NOW SERVES IN THE 19TH JDC. SO WE WANNA HONOR AND RECOGNIZE HIM AND GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE FOR HIM, WHICH I WILL NOT READ IN THE SAKE OF TIME, BUT I WANNA GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY. AND WE WANNA GIVE HIM, MS. FLOWERS WISE, HE'S HERE. [00:30:02] WELL, UM, FIRST GIVEN OBEDIENCE TO GOD, THE LEADER AND S SAVIOR OF MY LIFE, UM, TO THIS DISTINGUISHED BODY. UM, AND, AND TO MY COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, CLE DUNN, CERTAINLY I WASN'T EXPECTING ALL THIS, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW, I STAND HERE BECAUSE I STAND ON SHOULDERS OF INDIVIDUALS LIKE, UM, THEN COUNCIL MEMBER W2 WINFIELD. 'CAUSE WHEN I CAME HERE, HE WAS ALREADY HERE AND SHOWED ME THE WAY IN TERMS OF HOW THIS, UM, SYSTEM, UM, MANEUVERS. SO, BUT THAT, UM, MR. WINFIELD, I THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME IN AT THE TENDER AGE OF 23 AND NAVIGATING ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND MY FAMILY AS WELL. I THANK THEM. BUT, YOU KNOW, I, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS HONOR. AND WASN'T, DIDN'T WAKE UP A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, A COUPLE DAYS AGO, THINKING ABOUT BEING THE YOUNGEST TO EVER SERVE IN HIS BODY, BUT CERTAINLY I APPRECIATE IT AND ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. AND I, I DON'T SEE HIM HERE, BUT COUNCILMAN HERZ, UM, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, UH, RECOGNIZED ME AT THE, UM, CHARGE R KELLY, UM, COMMUNITY CENTER AND NAME THE, UM, THE FOUR YEAR AFTER ME. SO I TELL YOU, SERVING ON THIS COUNCIL REALLY GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, TO DO SOME GOOD THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND, AND, AND THAT'S THE THING THAT, UM, WE ARE ALL ABOUT AS I LOOK AT ALL THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE. UM, SO I THANK YOU AND TO MY GOOD FRIEND SHERMAN RUTH. 'CAUSE HE WAS MY LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT WHEN I FIRST STARTED ON THE COUNCIL. AND HEY, DENNIS, AND YOU STILL PUBLIC STILL HERE, . YEAH. RIGHT, RIGHT. I SAW FRED RAFFORD OVER THERE. AND LIKE YOU SAY, SOMETHING DOESN'T CHANGE. BUT, UM, CERTAINLY I, I FORMED THOSE BONDS WITH THOSE GUYS AND I APPRECIATE HERE ON THE COUNCIL. BUT SHERMAN RUTH, UM, HELPED GUIDE ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS AS WELL. SO I THANK HIM AS A LONG TIME FRIEND. AND ONCE AGAIN, UM, COUNCILMAN DUNN, YOU KNOW, CAPITAL HIGH, THAT WHAT THE FIVE OF US ARE ALL UP HERE ALL ABOUT. SO, UM, WITH CAPITAL HIGH PRIDE, I THANK THIS AND I ACCEPT THIS IN A MANNER IN WHICH IT WAS GIVEN INTO OUR NEW ALUMNI PRESIDENT, WHO I SEE EVERY THIRD MONDAY. UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL. ALRIGHT, GET A BIG SMILE FROM EVERYBODY. ALRIGHT, GOOD. LOOK STRAIGHT THIS WAY. ALRIGHT, BIG SMILES. HOLD THAT. GOOD. 3, 2, 1. ALRIGHT, COUPLE MORE LIKE THAT. ALRIGHT. GOT COLEMAN. OH, MAYBE LIKE HIM. YEAH, I WANT, I APPRECIATE IT. I'M GONNA ASK ALL MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES THAT WANT TO JOIN ME DOWN HERE FOR THIS ONE. UM, COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN IS HERE. OH, YEAH. GET THAT. I'M SORRY. IS THERE A FLOWER? YEAH. AND ROD'S, COUNCILMAN GDAY IS GONNA HELP ME BRING SOME OTHER TRINKETS HERE. AS WE ENTERED THIS PERIOD OF TRANSITION, UM, I DIDN'T THINK WE NEEDED TO GO WITHOUT RECOGNIZING HONOR IN THE JEWEL THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THIS OFFICE AND HAVE SERVED THIS PARISH IN MULTIPLE CAPACITIES FOR SOME 30 PLUS YEARS. STARTING HERE, FIRST AT THE METRO COUNCIL, THEN GOING ON TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE AS A, UH, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, STATE SENATOR, AND ASSUMING LEADERSHIP ROLES IN BOTH HOUSES OF BOTH CHAMBERS, THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE AS THE PRO TEM. AND THEN COMING BACK HOME TO CITY HALL AND SERVING AS OUR MAYOR, PRESIDENT FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW, I'M TALKING ABOUT OUR CURRENT MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON RESTON BROOM, WHO HAS BEEN A STALWORTH AND A JEWEL FOR THIS PARISH, UH, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND HAS BEEN AN EXAMPLE OF LEADERSHIP, UH, IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENT IN IN, IN GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL. AND I WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THEIR PIECE, BUT WE WANNA HONOR AND RECOGNIZE MAYOR, PRESIDENT SHARON WESTERN BROOM. I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILWOMAN, CAROLYN COLEMAN AND JEN AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. 'CAUSE EACH OF THEM HAVE SOMETHING THAT THEY WANNA SAY OR SOMETHING THEY WANT TO GIVE TO THE MAYOR. PRESIDENT, [00:35:01] I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO YOU FIRST. ALL RIGHT? AND SO, MAYOR, COME ON UP. IT'S NO NEED OF YOU SITTING AND WE ARE STANDING, AND THIS IS DEFINITELY ALL ABOUT YOU. YES. ALL ABOUT YOU. AND SO ON BEHALF OF ME AND MINE MM-HMM . LOOK AROUND. LOOK AROUND. YES. AND ON BEHALF OF ME AND MINE, YOU HAVE BEEN APPRECIATED. UHHUH, , YOU'VE DONE MUCH. AND GUESS WHAT? YOU'RE NOT FINISHED EITHER. AND SO THE BEST IS YET TO COME. YEAH. THERE'S SOME BEST. AND SO WE JUST ASK THAT YOU JUST, UM, THRIVE ON WHAT YOU'VE DONE HERE, WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED HERE, WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE, AND GO FORWARD AND DO MORE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHEN, COME ON. LET'S YEAH. THEM FLOWERS. YEAH. YOU WANT ME TO WAIT TILL LET END? YES. THANK YOU. THIS IS ALL MY . OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? I MEAN, LET'S NOT YEAH. ACT LIKE . . THANK YOU, MAYOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR INVESTMENT INTO OUR CITY, SPECIFICALLY DISTRICT TWO. UM, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY MORE THAN ONCE TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT BUDGETS, AND IT SEEMED LIKE WE GOT MORE MONEY OUTTA YOU THAN ANYBODY. UH, AS IT RELATES TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT. UM, I, I DON'T HAVE TO BEGIN TO, UH, TO, UH, READ ANY SCRIPTURE BECAUSE YOU ARE WELL VERSED IN THEM. BUT I DO KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THOSE WHO TRUST AND BELIEVE IN THE LORD. AND NOTHING HAPPENS WITH, WHEN YOU'RE A BELIEVER, NOTHING HAPPENS WITHOUT GOING THROUGH HIM. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN REJOICE. I KNOW YOUR HUSBAND WILL ABSOLUTELY RELISH IN HAVING YOU BACK, YOU KNOW? UM, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND YOU'VE GONE DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE FIRST IN SO MANY CAPACITIES. THANK YOU. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. I MAY, I, WELL, I WOULD BE REMISS. I'M GONNA FACE YOU. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, UH, NEARLY THREE YEARS OF WORKING, UH, FOUR, WORKING WITH, UH, AND WORKING ALONGSIDE THE LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATED BY MAYOR, PRESIDENT BROOME, UH, PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE PATH THAT I'M CURRENTLY ON. MY MEMORIES ARE, UH, SITTING ACROSS THE TABLE, UH, AT MOAP, UH, WHEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE WEATHER'S COMING IN SIDEWAYS. AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS, UH, SITTING ACROSS THE TABLE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ACROSS THE HALL IN NUMEROUS MEETINGS WHEN, UH, ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS WERE, WE'RE LOOKING TO HER, UH, FOR GUIDANCE AND ANSWERS. UH, AND, AND ONE PARTICULAR MEMORY SITTING ACROSS A BREAKFAST TABLE. UH, WHEN I ASKED HER HER THOUGHTS ON LEAVING HER OFFICE, BOY, THIS IS TWICE IN A DAY, LEAVING HER OFFICE AND PURSUING, UH, PUBLIC OFFICE AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT SHE GAVE ME THAT DAY. SO, SO I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND WHAT SHE MEANS TO THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. HELLO, MA'AM. FROM THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK. I THANK GOD FOR YOU. I'VE BEEN KNOWING YOU A LONG TIME WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING A PIANO AT A CHURCH. I MET YOU IN THE EIGHTIES, AND I THANK GOD FOR YOU. YOU'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS WORK AND YOU'VE SET SOME THINGS IN PLACE THAT WE WILL ALL BENEFIT FROM IN THE FUTURE, NOT JUST NOW, BUT IN TIMES TO COME. AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR RESTORATION. AND YOU'LL BE ON SOME PRIVATE BEACH, AND I'LL TRY AND FIND YOU . GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU IS MY PRAYER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. SIGNAL MAYOR, I'LL JUST TELL YOU THE, THE THING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS MOST ADMIRED ABOUT YOU IS YOUR FAITH AND, AND HOW IT GUIDES YOU AND YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE. YOU KNOW, WE STARTED BOTH TERMS TOGETHER, UH, AND WE STARTED BOTH OF THOSE TERMS BY GOING TO CHURCH TOGETHER. UH, AND THEN AS WE MOVE FORWARD FROM ONE ISSUE TO THE NEXT, UM, I COULD ALWAYS SEE WHERE YOU WENT TO YOUR FAITH FIRST FOR GUIDANCE. UH, AND I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THAT ABOUT YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. WELL, MAYOR, UM, I FIRST MET YOU AS A YOUNG COUNCILMAN IN ZACHARY WHEN I CAME TO, UH, CAME TO THE CAPITOL FOR THE FIRST TIME AND [00:40:01] HAD LUNCH WITH YOU AND SOME OF THE, SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES. UH, I WASN'T 23, I THINK I WAS 27 AT THE TIME, . BUT, UM, I, I, I RECOGNIZE WHAT A STRONG LEADER YOU WERE THEN, UM, AND WAS SO VERY IMPRESSED. UM, AND, AND YOU'RE STILL A VERY STRONG LEADER TODAY. AND, UH, YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY. IT SHOWS THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND HAVE DONE. AND, UM, I, I'M BLESSED TO HAVE SERVED WITH YOU AND, AND TO KNOW YOU AND I WISH YOU THE BEST. GOD BLESS. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. MAYOR BROOM, I, UM, YOU GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE MY DISTRICT. I DILIGENTLY, UM, I CAME TO YOU WITH ONE IDEA THAT TURNED INTO A THOUSAND IDEAS AND A THOUSAND MORE. AND, UM, THROUGH LONG CONVERSATIONS, SOMETIMES SHORT, YOU ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE THE IDEA, BUT AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD, YOU FOUND A WAY TO HELP MY VISION COME TO FRUITION. MY DISTRICT IS BETTER BECAUSE OF YOU. MY, UM, NORTH BATON ROUGE AS A WHOLE HAS, HAS DEVELOPED, UM, UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, ESPECIALLY PLANK ROAD. A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST, JUST PUBLICLY SAY, HEY, WHY DON'T WE GET IT DONE? I WAS LIKE, 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T OWN IT. BUT YOU FOUGHT DILIGENTLY UNTIL WE DID AGAINST THE POWERS THAT BE TO, TO START A STRATEGIC CHANGE THAT WILL, UH, MAKE A LONG LEGACY, UH, FOR YOU AND THEN MOVE BEYOND. WHEN WE LOOK AT GREAT CITIES AND, AND, AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, IT'S ALL ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION. AND, UM, WHILE WE ARE NOT THE EDUCATION FOLKS, UM, MINUS HEAD START FROM WHAT YOU COULD DO FROM AN INFRASTRUCTURE STANDPOINT, YOU SET US OFF IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO WE DEFINITELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, WHAT YOU DO, AND YOUR IMPACT WILL LAST A LONG TIME. THANK YOU. UM, I'D LIKE, UH, TO ASK EVERYBODY TO JOIN ME IN PRAYER. I'D LIKE TO SAY A PRAYER FOR YOU AS, UM, AND AS WE CLOSE THIS CHAPTER AND, AND WANNA PRAY FOR THE NEXT CHAPTERS. UM, LORD, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, FATHER, THAT YOU, YOU ALLOW US, YOU CALL US TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR WORK. YOU CALL US TO FELLOWSHIP, TO FRIENDSHIP, AND TO SERVICE, UM, WITH ONE ANOTHER. AND SO, LORD, UM, I THANK YOU THAT YOU CALLED, UM, MAYOR BROOM, THAT YOU CALLED SHARON, UM, TO YOUR SERVICE, LORD. AND, UM, AND I, I THINK SHE HAS MANY TIMES, SAID, UM, YOU KNOW, SPEAK LORD, YOUR SERVANT IS LISTENING. AND SO FATHER, WE LIFT HER UP TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF HER SERVICE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF HER HEART, FOR THIS COMMUNITY, UM, AND FOR FOR THE RESIDENTS, FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR, OUR CITY PARISH, LORD. AND WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO GUIDE HER. YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO BLESS HER, YOU WOULD CONTINUE, UM, WHEN SHE OFFERS YOU HER HANDS AND HER FEET YES. THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO SEND HER, UM, DOWN YOUR PATH YES. ON YOUR MISSION. YES. AND THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THE WORK OF HER HANDS. AND THANK YOU FOR THE, THE GIFT OF ALL OF US BEING ABLE TO WORK ALONGSIDE OF HER. AND LORD, WE JUST, UM, WE KNOW THAT MORE, UH, IS GOOD TO COME, FATHER, BECAUSE OUR HOPE IS IN YOU. YES. AND LORD, YOU HAVE NEVER ONCE DISAPPOINTED US. YES. SO, UM, IN JESUS' NAME, WE ASK ALL OF THIS. UM, AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, MAN. IT SURE IS. UM, WELL, I, MY HEART IS OVERWHELMED. UM, I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS. UM, I MIGHT HAVE DRESSED UP A LITTLE BIT MORE. UM, BUT YEAH. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS. UH, I AM SO THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, NAME BY NAME, PERSON BY PERSON. I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL OF YOU ALL WHO ARE HERE IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WHETHER YOU'RE STAFF OR, UH, WHETHER YOU'RE HERE AS AN, UH, A CITIZEN. UH, LET ME JUST SAY THIS. I AM A BLESSED WOMAN, AND I HAVE HAD A BLESSED LIFE. I CAME TO BATON ROUGE 45 YEARS AGO WITH MY PARENTS WHO WERE SENIOR CITIZENS. AND MY DAD WANTED TO RELOCATE HERE. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS CITY, WITH THE WEATHER. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS, UH, CITY WITH THE FOOD. AND OF COURSE, THE MOST OUTSTANDING ASPECT THAT I FELL IN LOVE WITH WERE THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT CITY AND PARISH. 10 YEARS AFTER BEING HERE AT THE AGE OF 31 , I, UM, I RAN FOR, UM, THE METRO COUNCIL. YOU'LL SEE A YOUNG PICTURE OF ME OVER THERE ON THE WALL. AND, UH, [00:45:02] I HAD NO IDEA, UH, THAT GOD HAD, UH, A LONG PATH FOR ME IN PUBLIC SERVICE. AND YOU'VE HEARD THAT PATH. UM, I BELIEVE, AND I'VE, UH, LIVED BY THIS, THAT, UH, MY LIFE IS IN GOD'S HANDS. AND SO, UH, MY GOAL NOW IS TO, UH, BE STILL TO LISTEN AND SEE WHAT THE NEXT ASSIGNMENT AND JOURNEY WILL BE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I WANT NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR THE MAYOR ELECT SID EDWARDS, FOR YOU ALL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FOR THIS GREAT CITY AND PARISH. I WILL CONTINUE TO, UH, WORK HARD IN WHATEVER CAPACITY, UH, THAT HE LEADS ME IN. BUT PLEASE KNOW, UH, THAT I LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AND I LOVE THIS CITY WITH ALL OF MY HEART. AND I WISH NOTHING BUT THE BEST MOVING FORWARD FOR THIS GREAT CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE. GOD BLESS YOU. GET A GROUP AND HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION. YOU MIGHT WANNA STICK. DENNIS. DENNIS, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'S WISHING TO SPEAK OR DO A PRESENTATION? YEAH, WE HAVE SOMEBODY. OKAY. I THOUGHT WE MIGHT, I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE. YEAH. YOUR MOUTH. ME. NO, THEY'RE NOT. OKAY. UH, WE NEED THE COUNCIL. BE SEATED. COUNCIL SEATED. EVERYBODY TO BE SEATED. OKAY. GET THE PICTURE. A I THINK WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE AFTERWARDS. WE'LL TAKE IT AFTERWARDS. SO HE WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO BE SEATED. OKAY. OKAY. UH, 13, ONE. GOOD AFTERNOON. METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING FOR Y'ALL TODAY, BUT I PULLED UP HERE. I'VE GOT ALL THESE REINDEER TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK. THERE'S SOME GUY IN THE RV OUT FRONT EMPTYING IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I FELT LIKE COUSIN EDDIE WAS HERE EARLIER. BUT ANYWAY, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL. I HOPE IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL YEAR WATCHING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. I KNOW WHAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL DID. TRUST ME. I'VE BEEN REPORTING ON IT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE Y'ALL AND THANK Y'ALL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT Y'ALL DONE FOR, FOR THESE CITIZENS OUT HERE, FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE GOOD LIST. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE EACH AND ONE, EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL, BECAUSE EVERY YEAR Y'ALL RECOGNIZE THESE FINE CITIZENS OUT HERE. BUT THIS IS YOUR TIME FOR YOU. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS YEAR, METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER MAYOR PRO TEM BRANDON NOLL, DISTRICT ONE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, MEMBER DISTRICT TWO, SHAUNA BANKS AND SHAWNA FROM SANTA CLAUS. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 12 YEARS OF SERVICE AND THANK YOU FOR SERVICING THE CITIZENS OF YOUR COMMUNITY. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO DISTRICT THREE. COUNCILMAN ROWDY GOD DAY. WELL, I FEEL LIKE I NEED A COOKIE. OKAY. [00:50:01] ALL ALSO, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER AARON MOOCH. DOES HE EVER SHOW UP FOR ANYTHING? NOT ON TIME. YEAH. DEFINITELY GONNA RECHECK THAT LIST. , MERRY CHRISTMAS TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT FIVE, DARRELL HURST. I'M JUST GLAD I HAD ENOUGH CERTIFICATES TO FRIEND 'EM ALL. , MERRY CHRISTMAS TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT SIX, PLEAD DUN JR. WE SHOULD BE GETTING A SPECIAL GIFT FROM SANTA WITH A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER. WE IS A LOT OF Y'ALL. WE'RE ONLY UP TO NUMBER SEVEN. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER PATRICIA DEANNE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER DEANNE. I KNOW IT'S BEEN SHORT LIVED, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN STEPPING INTO THE ROLE AS WE FILL THIS PHYSICIAN FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER THAT COMES IN. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MERRY CHRISTMAS TWO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT EIGHT, MS. DENISE AROSO, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND METRO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER, THE DISTRICT NINE DWIGHT HUDSON. OH, WAIT, I'M SORRY. IT WASN'T THE DISTRICT NINE. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE DISTRICT 10. THE CAROLYN COLEMAN MERRY CHRISTMAS TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER OF DISTRICT 11, WHICH I THINK SHE KIND OF FLEW RIGHT PAST ME GETTING HERE. MS. LAURIE ADAMS. UGH. YEAH. CONGRATULATIONS. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 12, MS. JEN BARAKA, AKA AND OF COURSE, OUR LAST RECOGNITION, RECOGNITION FROM THE NORTH POLE FROM SANTA HIMSELF. WE WANT TO WISH A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO OUR MAYOR, PRESIDENT, MS. SHARON WESTON BROOM. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MAYOR ROOM OVER ALL THESE YEARS, SANTA WATCHES. ANYONE AND EVERYONE, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, YOU HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL AND AMAZING JOB, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AND ALL THE KIDS. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND SANTA. THANK YOU SANTA. [00:56:20] WE'LL HAVE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS. YOU READY? I'M READY AT ANY TIME, POP. [CALL TO ORDER] HELLO EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO OUR FESTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THANKS TO MS. MARTHA IN DPW. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU. IT'S DECEMBER THE 11TH, 2024, AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, JUST TWO WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY. GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US. THANKS FOR WATCHING ALL YEAR AT THIS TIME. HERE IS THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT PROTE OF EAST BATON RIDGE PARISH. COUNCILMAN BRANDON NOAH. THANK YOU DENNIS. WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2024. WE'RE GONNA CALL A MEETING TO ORDER. ASHLEY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN INVOCATION AND PLEDGE BY THE PELICANS WHO ARE GONNA BE ESCORTED BY COUNCILWOMAN. JEN ROCCA . THANK YOU SO MUCH, PELICANS . OKAY, UH, NEXT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE BY COUNCILMAN DWIGHT HUDSON. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE FRONT PODIUM FOR A SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF OUR ESTEEMED OUTGOING COLLEAGUES, COUNCILMAN SHAUNA BANKS AND COUNCILMAN PAT DRAZAN. SO WE'RE GONNA DO A PRESENTATION. YEAH, MS. PAT, WE'RE GONNA CALL YOU UP FIRST. [01:00:01] , I KNOW THAT OUR TIME WITH YOU HAS BEEN SHORT-LIVED. YOU HAD BIG SHOES TO FILL, FILL IN THE SHOES OF COUNCILMAN THE LOCK COAL, BUT YOU DID IT WITH GREAT, UH, ESTEEM. YOU REPRESENTED YOUR DISTRICT WELL. YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AND YOU'VE ADDED TO THE, TO THE CULTURE AND THE, AND THE GOOD SPIRIT WITH WHICH THIS COUNCIL HAS OPERATED WITH. SO, UH, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, AND I THINK SOME OF OUR OTHER COLLEAGUES ARE GONNA JOIN IN HERE, BUT, UM, YOU'VE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. YOU'VE REPRESENTED YOUR CONSTITUENCY. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH, LEMME TELL Y'ALL SOMETHING, SHE IS NOT GONNA STOP BECAUSE SHE WASN'T SITTING STILL BEFORE SHE GOT HERE. IF YOU GO ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE, SHE SHOWS UP AND SHE'S ALWAYS INVOLVED AND ACTIVE. AND SHE SPENDS HER TIME AT THE BEST COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE BEST DISTRICT IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, THE CHARLES R. KELLY COMMUNITY CENTER. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HER IN THE NEAR FUTURE, ALONG WITH HER SISTER AS A SPEND TIME IN THE BEST DISTRICT. THANK YOU, MS. PAT FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. WE'VE ENJOYED SERVING WITH YOU, AND WE KNOW YOUR SERVICE WON'T STOP HERE. BE BLESSED. I'M, I'M GOING. THANK YOU, MS. PAT. LISTEN, UH, YOU, YOU OFFERED YOURSELF UP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND, AND NOT MANY ARE WILLING TO TAKE THAT LEAP. AND SO I, I PRAISE YOU FOR IT. THERE WAS ONE ISSUE THAT WE PRIMARILY INTERACTED ON. SOMEONE I KNEW REACHED OUT TO ME. IT HAPPENED TO BE A BUSINESS LOCATION IN DISTRICT SEVEN, AND YOU WERE IMMEDIATE, LET'S COME TO THE MEETING TOGETHER. AND, AND I WAS SO GLAD WE GOT A CHANCE TO WORK TOGETHER ON THAT. ALTHOUGH VERY SHORTLY IT WAS HANDED TO YOU AND THEY CALLED ME. VERY PLEASED, OBVIOUSLY THAT IT, IT WORKED OUT IN THEIR FAVOR. SO IT'S A CREDIT TO, UH, HOW INVOLVED YOU WANTED TO BE AND A CREDIT TO YOU PERSONALLY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. PAT. SO SHAUNA, IF YOU WOULD JOIN US. THANK YOU, MR. GARY . I'M HAVING SOME TROUBLE HERE. THANK YOU. MR. TAYLOR. THANK, OOH, THAT'S PRETTY SHAUNA. UH, THEODORE ROOSEVELT ONCE GAVE A SPEECH CALLED THE MAN IN THE ARENA. I'M GONNA MODIFY THIS A LITTLE BIT FOR YOU. UH, BUT, UH, IT IS NOT THE CRITIC WHO COUNTS, NOT THE MAN WHO POINTS OUT HOW STRONG THE WOMAN STUMBLES OR WHERE THE DOER OF DEEDS COULD HAVE DONE BETTER. THE CREDIT BELONGS TO THE WOMAN WHO IS ACTUALLY IN THE ARENA, WHOSE FACE IS MARRED BY DUST AND SWEAT AND BLOOD WHO STRIVES VALIANTLY, WHO AIRS, WHO COMES UP SHORT AGAIN AND AGAIN. BUT THERE IS NO EFFORT WITHOUT ERROR IN SHORTCOMING. BUT WHO DOES ACTUALLY STRIVE TO DO THE DEEDS? WHO KNOWS? GREAT ENTHUSIASMS, THE GREAT DEVOTIONS WHO SPINS HERSELF IN A WORTHY CAUSE, WHO AT THE BEST KNOWS IN THE END, THE TRIUMPH OF HIGH ACHIEVEMENT AND YOU HAVE ACHIEVED HIGH ACHIEVEMENT. UH, AND WHO AT THE WORST, IF SHE FAILS, AT LEAST FAILS WHILE DARTING, WHILE DARING GREATLY. SO THAT HER PLACE SHALL NEVER BE WITH THOSE COLD AND TIMID SOULS WHO NEITHER KNOW VICTORY NOR DEFEAT. OH, WOW. THANK YOU SHAUNA. BANKS, YOU KNOW, VICTORY. YES. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, VICTORY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UH, YOU'VE DONE AN EXTREMELY GOOD JOB. AND, AND AS A COUNCIL, WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH, I WANNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THOUGH, SERIOUSLY. LEMME TELL Y'ALL SOMETHING. I HAD NO CLUE WHAT A COUNCIL MEMBER DID. TRUTHFULLY, I MOVED BACK TO BATON ROUGE. I WANTED TO SERVE EVERYBODY. KNOW I LOVE ESPORTS. GREW UP IN THE JEWEL NORMAL COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH WAS THE NORTH BAT ROUGE COMMUNITY CENTER AT THE TIME. AND I CAME TO COUNCILWOMAN BANKS AND I SAID, LISTEN, THIS IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD I GREW UP. IT'S THE GYM I GREW UP IN WHERE YOU WORK WITH ME TO MAKE IMPACT. THE ANSWER WAS IMMEDIATELY YES, BEFORE I EVER TOUCHED THE COUNCIL. WE SERVED TOGETHER FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS, MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I TOLD HER THAT, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A GLIMPSE INTO WHAT PUBLIC SERVICE LOOKS LIKE. AND I SAID, YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON I'VE EVER REALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET CLOSE TO LIKE THIS. AND BECAUSE OF YOU, I WANNA DO THE SAME THING. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I'M HERE SERVING THE COMMUNITY. AND ALTHOUGH PEOPLE MAY NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING WE DO, UM, PUBLIC SCRUTINY IS HARD. IT IS EXTREMELY HARD. YOU KNOW, AND YOU HAVE DONE IT WITH GRACE. UM, YOU HAVE SET THE BAR IN CERTAIN PLACES AND OTHER ONES YOU SAID, QUESTION MARKS . BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU SERVED. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME THE WAY, AND I PRAY TO GOD LIFE YOUR PATH IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. SO, SO OFTEN PEOPLE ASK, WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BE A COUNCILWOMAN? AND [01:05:01] THE ANSWER IS, I DIDN'T DECIDE. I HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT A COUNCIL PERSON DOES. I'M LIKE YOU, I HAD NO INTENTIONS TO RUN. I ACTUALLY COULD NOT SPEAK IN PUBLIC. I BASICALLY, WHEN I WOULD SPEAK IN PUBLIC, EVERYTHING GOT DARK AND I WOULD SEE NOTHING BUT LIGHTS. AND ONE DAY I WAS AT CHURCH AND I WENT TO THE ALTAR AND THE LORD SAID, I WANNA MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOU. AND IF ANYBODY GREW UP WITH A BLACK MAMA, THEY SAY, DON'T GO OUT THERE AND MAKE A SPECTACLE OF YOURSELF. AND SO I DID NOT UNDERSTAND. I'M LIKE, THE LORD LOVES ME. WHY WOULD HE MAKE, WANNA MAKE A SPECTACLE OF ME? AND ON MY WAY HOME, I EVEN CALLED SOMEBODY ON MY WAY HOME. I MEAN, WHEN I GOT HOME, I GOOGLED SPECTACLE. AND THE SPECTACLE IS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. AND I SAY, I'M ALL RIGHT. NOW, , THERE IS, THERE IS NO PATH THAT ANY OF US, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF RACISM, INJUSTICES, AND JUST PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE OF OUR DIFFERENCES. AND SOMETIMES IT'S A FIGHT, AM OFTEN REMINDED ABOUT JESUS. HOW THEY SAID ON THE PSALM PALM SUNDAY, HOSANNA HOSANNA. AND TWO CHAPTERS LATER THEY SAID, CRUCIFY HIM. CRUCIFY HIM. AND IT'S THOSE KIND OF BIBLE STUDIES AND THOSE KIND OF STORIES THAT LET ME KNOW THAT I WAS STILL IN HIS HAND. I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT. I DID NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW INNER POLITICAL AGENDA. I JUST, I WAS 50 WHEN I GOT IN THIS. I WAS ALREADY GONNA BE WHO I WAS GONNA BE. SO I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY AS A THIRD GENERATION RESIDENT OF SCOTLANDVILLE THINKING IN DISTRICT TWO WAS NOTHING BUT SCOTLANDVILLE DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS A SUCH THING AS A 7 0 8 11. DID NOT KNOW THAT I WOULD REPRESENT THE CI. 80% OF THE CITY OF BAKER, 7 0 7 1 4 DID NOT KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE A STAFF DID NOT KNOW THAT I GET PAID FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, DID NOT KNOW THAT I WOULD BECOME A DEPARTMENT HEAD OF THE GEORGIA NEWMAN COMMUNITY CENTER. YOU SEE, I'VE NEVER EVER WANTED TO BE A LEADER. I ALWAYS WANTED TO PUSH OTHER PEOPLE. BUT OUT OF 500,000 PERSONS IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, I WANT YOU ALL TO ALL KNOW THAT HE CHOSE 12 LIKE JESUS DID AS A DISCIPLE. THAT IS NO EASY THING. IT IS NOT EASE OUT OF 500,000 THAT GOD CHOSE A MAYOR, THAT HE CHOOSES 12 DISCIPLES. SO DON'T TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED. AND WHEN PEOPLE SAY YOU THINK YOU ARE, THAT YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU WERE CHOSEN AND YOU DECIDED TO SERVE. I WANT TO THANK EACH ONE OF YOU ALL. WE FUSS AND FIGHT. AND I KNOW I PROBABLY TEXT EVERYBODY SOMETHING UGLY. AND I, I CALL PEOPLE AT FOUR IN THE MORNING. AM I LYING? TWO IN THE MORNING, TWO IN THE MORNING, FOUR EVEN LAMONT SAID, THAT'S LAMONT SAID, I'M SORRY. NO, NO MORE. FOUR, 4:00 AM BUT WHEN I WAKE AFTER I, WHEN I GO TO BED AND I PRAY AND I WAKE UP, WHATEVER IS ON ME, THAT'S WHAT I GOTTA TALK ABOUT. I GOTTA GET IT OUT. BUT I WANNA SAY THANK YOU, GOD, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO ALLOWED ME IN DISTRICT TWO TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY. IT WAS BASICALLY BECAUSE I BORN IN 1961, HAVING PARENTS BORN IN 1936 AND 1736 AND 37, AND GRANDPARENTS ON BOTH SIDES, BORN IN 1919 AND 1920, ALL LIVING IN SCOTLANDVILLE. AND ME SEEING THE CHANGE AND WANTING MY SON, MY ONLY SON, WHO I REARED IN THE COMMUNITY OF SKYVILLE AND GRADUATED IN 2007 TO CHOOSE TO WANT TO LIVE HERE. MY WORK IS NOT DONE. IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO HAVE A TITLE. AND I'M A WATCHMAN FOR MY COMMUNITY. I'VE CALLED, BEEN CALLED TO DO THAT. SO WHEN I PRAY, THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. AND I THANK GOD FOR GIVING ME AND TRUSTING ME WITH THE, THE, THE ABILITY TO HAVE VISION [01:10:01] FOR MY COMMUNITY. AND NO MATTER WHERE I AM, IT, TITLE DON'T MEAN NOTHING. A CALLING IS A CALLING. SO THANK YOU ALL. ASHLEY, I LOVE YOU. THANK YOU JUSTIN. I, I I I, ME TRAVEL ONE DAY AND CANCEL THE NEXT ALL THAT. BUT THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU EVERYONE THAT IS IN THIS ROOM THAT I HAVE MET FRIENDS THAT I WILL HAVE A LIFETIME AND, UH, SEE Y'ALL SOON. WELL, I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO RIGHT BEFORE COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I'LL GO NOW SINCE WE ARE HERE AND, AND IN THIS, IN THIS, UM, SITUATION HERE. UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADDRESS EVERYONE AND TELL EVERYONE I THANK THEM FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, FROM WITHIN ALL THAT I HAVE. UM, I'M NOT GONNA KEEP YOU LONG, BUT THESE THINGS ARE, ARE NEEDED AT THIS TIME. I WAS JUST GOING ABOUT MY BUSINESS ONE DAY, GOING TO GET ME SOME FUCHSIA AND SOME ORANGE MAC LIPSTICK. AND A CALL CAME IN. I WAS AT DI'S, I HAD JUST LEFT THE DERMATOLOGIST. I WAS TRYING TO GO GET ME SOME LIPSTICK. I WAS OUT. I HAD THE EMPTY TUBES IN MY HAND ABOUT TO GET OUT MY CAR. AND THE CALLING, THE CALL CAME AND I SAID, WELL, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I'M GONNA DO. I'M GONNA GO AND DO WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. AND WHEN I COME BACK, I, I WANT YOU TO SAY WHAT YOU JUST TOLD ME AGAIN. AND THE REST IS HISTORY. I THANK GOD FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. I'M NOT GONNA HOLD YOU ON. I JUST WANNA BE, UM, THANKFUL. THAT LITTLE RED BAG THAT I GAVE ALL THE COUNCIL PEOPLE AND SOME OTHER FOLKS, UM, THAT'S FROM ME AND, AND A WHITE ENVELOPE WITH SOME INFORMATION, SOME VERBIAGE ON IT THAT I WANT YOU TO TAKE UP AND READ FROM TIME TO TIME. I THANK GOD FOR ALL THINGS. I THANK MY PARENTS. I THANK MY NEIGHBORHOOD EDEN PARK. I THANK MY SCHOOL. I AM VERY GRATEFUL. I NEVER WANTED TO BE INTO, UM, THIS, THIS ARENA OF POLITICS. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. I HAD A CAREER, A GOOD ONE. I THANK MY FAMILY AND MY SISTERS FOR SUPPORTING ME. I THANK YOU MAYOR. I THANK THE CONS AGAIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, LETTING ME COME IN AND BE ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES AS IF I HAD BEEN HERE FOR MANY OF YEARS. I LIKE THE TEAMWORK. TEAMWORK CAN MAKE THE GREEN DREAM WORK AND COME ALIVE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. I THANK THE FACT FINDERS OVER THERE, THE HIDDEN FIGURES, THE STAFF WHO WILL BRING THE FACTS HERE TO THESE FOLKS TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS BASED ON THE FACTS. I THANK GOD FOR Y'ALL. I THANK THE STAFF OF EACH COUNCIL PERSON FOR ALL OF THEIR RESEARCH AND THE INFORMATION THAT THEY GIVE. AND I'M LIKE A PREACHER. BEAR WITH ME. THIS WON'T TAKE LONG. KEEP SMILING. THIS WON'T TAKE LONG. YOU DON'T SMILE, YOU DON'T COME WITH ME THEN IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A MINUTE. 'CAUSE I'M GONNA GET NERVOUS. OKAY? . HOWEVER, I THANK EVERYONE. I THANK ALL OF THE SUPPORT PERSONNEL, THE SECURITY, UM, I THINK THE PEOPLE WHO PLAN MENUS. AND I JUST THANK EVERYBODY. THIS IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS. YEAH, THIS IS NO GAME. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR DREAMS, THEIR LIVELIHOOD, THEIR SECURITY, THEIR RIGHT TO THRIVE, THEIR RIGHT TO HAVE A LIFE IN THIS CITY. TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM COME, COME ALIVE. I'M GONNA CUT THIS SHORT. I I HAD THREE THINGS THAT JUST STAYED WITH ME DURING MY TENURE HERE. UM, SOME, UM, ITEMS, YOU KNOW, AGENDA ITEMS, I GOT SOME NEW WORDS AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF. I CAN TALK REAL INTELLIGENT. LIKE I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. YOU THE COUNCIL AND, AND THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY AND EVERYBODY'S WORKING TOGETHER. YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN THE, THE, THE ATTORNEY GAVE ME THE OATH OF OFFICE AND HE, I STARTED REPEATING THOSE. IS HE HERE? I STARTED REPEATING THOSE WORDS BACK TO HIM. AND ANOTHER LADY I BROKE DOWN AND STARTED CRYING. I SAID, OH, WAIT A MINUTE. I GOTTA GET MYSELF TOGETHER. BUT THOSE WORDS WERE COMING AT ME AND THEY HAD MEANING. SO WE HAVE, I I CHARGE YOU TO THE CALL OF YOUR OATH THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN CAUSE YOU TO THE CHARGE OF REPRESENTING ALL CITIZENS. WE TALK ABOUT, WE HAD AN ITEM ABOUT THE HEAD STARTER. THE, THE UM, I MAY NOT SAY ALL OF THIS, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, THE HEAD START, THE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ALL OF THAT. [01:15:01] AND WE HAD TO FIND FUNDING AND UNDERSTAND FUNDING AND GET THE FACT FINDERS. THE PEOPLE THAT THEY SHOW UP AT THE END OF THE YEAR ON THE TODAY SHOW, THE PEOPLE WHO GET ALL THE INFORMATION THEY HAD TO COME UP AND THEY CAME UP MORE THAN ONE TIME, A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE MIDDLE CLASS OR WHAT HAVE YOU. THAT MIDDLE SECTOR OF SOCIETY, THE WORKING CLASS, YOU GOT A RESPONSIBILITY TO THEM AS WELL. YOU GOT A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE DISABLED, THE IMPAIRED. THERE'S A RESPONSIBILITY. YOU GOT A LOT ON YOUR SHOULDER. AND Y'ALL PRAY AND WE PRAY AND WE SAY ON ALLEGIANCE AND WE PRAY. SO I DON'T FEEL BAD AND I DON'T HAVE TO SAY MY VIEWS ARE NOT THE VIEWS OF, YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY SAY ON TELEVISION, NOT THE VIEWS OF THIS ORGANIZATION OR WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT THEY ARE. 'CAUSE YOU PRAY AND YOU SAY, AMEN, I WATCH YOU. AND THEN WE'VE BEEN PRAYING ALREADY. SO I DON'T FEEL BAD ANYMORE. I FELT A LITTLE BAD AND UM, I DIDN'T WANNA IMPOSE ANYTHING AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT. SEE, I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT BEFORE AUGUST THE 14TH. BUT YOU HAVE A, FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS, THE, THE CONSTANT ON AGENT HAD AN ITEM WHERE THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN PRODUCTIVE. THEY HAVE WORKED, THEY'RE RETIRED NOW. THEY NEED SOME SUPPORT AND SERVICE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL. YOU GOT A RESPONSIBILITY TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE. SO YOU ALMOST GOT A RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERYBODY FROM THE CRADLE RIGHT BEFORE THE GRAVE . I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT THIS WEEK RIGHT BEFORE THE GRAVE. AND THAT'S JUST THE TRUTH. THAT'S THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER. I THANK GOD FOR YOUR CITIZENS AND ALL OF THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE COME OUT DURING THIS TENURE OF MINE, FIVE MONTHS. AND THEY HAVE SHOWN CONCERN. THEY HAVE COME UP TO THIS MIC, NOT UNDERSTANDING IT ALL, BUT HAD THE COURAGE TO COME UP AND FACE THIS BODY WHO COULD HELP THEM OR WHO CAN TRY TO HELP THEM OR DEFER TO THE NEXT MEETING TILL WE GET SOME MORE INFORMATION, THEN WE CAN HELP YOU. I GOT ALL KIND OF NEW WORDS. I GOT SOME STUFF FROM MY , OKAY? BUT ONE DAY, AND I'M GONNA BRING IT TO A CLOSE. AND, AND I'M FROM A OLD BAPTIST FAMILY. MY MOTHER WAS A BAPTIST MINISTER AND I, I SHARED SOME THINGS WITH MY SISTER THIS WEEKEND. SO I STARTED ACTING LIKE MY PASTOR. I'M JUST GONNA SAY THIS, WE ARE JOURNEY, JOURNEY JOURNEYING THROUGH THIS LAND. THIS IS NOT PERMANENT. THIS GONNA COME TO AN END ONE DAY. YEAH. WE HAVE TO REMAIN PASSIONATE, COMPASSIONATE, MEEK AND HUMBLE TO SERVE. THE GREATEST AMONG YOU ARE THE PEOPLE WHO SERVE. THAT'S WHAT JESUS SAID. Y'ALL TALK ABOUT JESUS EARLIER. SO Y'ALL MADE MY WAY. Y'ALL OPENED THE DOOR FOR ME. I SAID, OH HALLELUJAH. I BEEN PRAYING ABOUT IT. BUT ONE DAY THERE WILL BE NO MORE INTRODUCTIONS. THERE'LL BE NO MORE ADJUDICATIONS. THERE'LL BE NO MORE CONDEMNATIONS. THERE'LL BE NO MORE CHANGE ORDERS. THERE'LL BE NO MORE APPOINTMENTS. THERE'LL BE EVEN NO MORE ADJOINING AS WE SPEAK. BUT WHEN WE HAVE TO GIVE IN ACCOUNT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WE WANT TO HEAR THE MASTER SAY, WELL DONE ON NOW THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT. SO IT'S NO GAME. IT'S NO PLAY. AND IT'S NO PLAY. THEY DON'T PLAY. THEY SOME STUFF GOING ON UP HERE. THEY DON'T PLAY. BUT IT'S NO GAME FOR A LACK OF BETTER WORD ON MY END. COME TOGETHER AND SERVE THE PEOPLE. CONTINUE. I WOULD SAY CONTINUE. AND I WANNA SAY PREFACE THAT TO SERVE ALL OF THE PEOPLE FROM THE INFANT TO RIGHT BEFORE WHATEVER YOU HAVE. YOU WANNA PRE IT UP. I COULDN'T PRE IT UP. I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW YOU CAN PRE IT UP RIGHT BEFORE THE GRAVE. AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH ETERNAL LIFE 'CAUSE THIS WILL BE OVER WITH ONE DAY. AND WE GOING GIVE IN ACCOUNT WHATEVER, WHATEVER YOU BELIEVE I SAW YOU SAY. AMEN. SO YOU BELIEVE I SAW IT. 12. I SAW Y'ALL. GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU IS MY PRAYER. KENNY, YOU ALL KNOW TAWANA, WHO IS ONE OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE METRO COUNCIL. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY AND A PLEASURE TO MEET ANTHONY KENNY AS THE OLDEST COUNCIL MEMBER ON THE METRO COUNCIL AT A RIP OLD AGE OF 63. I INTRODUCE YOU THE NEWEST YOUNGEST COUNCIL MEMBER. SECOND. SECOND. NO THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR CURRENT, CURRENT WHO WILL BE, WHO WOULD SERVE AS THE YOUNGEST METRO COUNCIL FOR THE 25 2 6 7 8 29. ANTHONY KENNY, YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? OKAY. ALRIGHT, FIRST OFF, I JUST WANNA GIVE, UH, COUNCILMAN MS. SHAUNA BANKS HER FLY. LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF [01:20:01] APPLAUSE. A CHAMPION IN OUR COMMUNITY, A CHAMPION ADVOCATE WHO HAS DONE SO MANY AMAZING THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, COUNCILWOMAN BANKS. I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY. UM, JUST LIKE MR. HURST SAID A LOT OF THINGS. YOU DID AMAZING, A LOT OF THINGS YOU MAY SAY AS A QUESTION MARK, BUT EVERYTHING IN DISTRICT TWO PEOPLE KNOW YOU AS A CHAMPION FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND SO I WANT TO TELL YOU IN FRONT OF A PUBLIC AUDIENCE THAT I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. UM, I ALWAYS LOOKED AT YOUR LEADERSHIP AS SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS NEEDED AND WE HAVE BENEFITED FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND I CONTINUE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE THE, THE, THE INITIATIVES, THE PROJECTS, AND AMAZING THINGS YOU CHAMPION FOR DISTRICT TWO. SO WE MOVE DISTRICT TWO FORWARD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES MA'AM, I APPRECIATE IT. TO MY FUTURE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING YOU ALL JANUARY 2ND. UM, IT'S SUCH AN AMAZING BLESSING TO BE VOTED UPON, UM, TO THIS VERY SEAT. UM, I TELL A LOT OF PEOPLE, YES, I'M 27 YEARS OLD, BUT I DO THIS FOR EVERY SINGLE YOUNG PERSON. FROM THE TIME THEY'RE ELIGIBLE AT 18 YEARS OLD TO 30 YEARS OLD, THAT YOU CAN BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN BATON ROUGE. YOU CAN BE A LEADER AND YOU CAN GET INTO THE FIGHT. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT DOES NOT STOP AT VOTING. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS AN EXAMPLE OF RUNNING FOR OFFER IN BATON ROUGE PARISH. AND I'M EXCITED TO SAY I WILL NOT BE THE LAST ONE. AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE A BEACON OF LIGHT FOR SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT THEY CAN BE A COUNCIL MEMBER, A MAYOR, A GOVERNOR, ANYTHING THAT THEY PUT THEIR MIND TO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN BANKS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SUCCEEDING YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL BODY ON JANUARY 2ND. SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. OKAY, ITEM ONE, [ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES] APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024, AND THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ZONING MEETING OF DECEMBER 4TH, 2024 BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TREASURER. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE [ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS] GONNA GO TO OUR, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. SEPARATE PAGE. WE'RE GONNA TAKE ITEMS A, B, AND C TOGETHER A AMENDING THE 2025 CURRENT EXPENSE BUDGET SO AS TO INCREASE ESTIMATE ESTIMATED REVENUES IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,210,000 FOR GROSS RECEIPTS BUSINESS TAX, AND TO RESTORE AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND BY THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. AND COUNCILWOMAN ROA TO INTRODUCE FOR PUBLIC HEARING MEETING ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2024. ITEM B AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO APPROPRIATE STATE FUNDS FROM ACT FOUR OF 2024. REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN THE AMOUNT OF $850,000 FOR TARGETED SERVICES AND INTERVENTIONS DESIGNATED TO ADDRESS YOUTH INCARCERATION, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, PUBLIC HEALTH AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT BY THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO INTRODUCE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING MEETING ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2024. ITEM C AMENDING THE 2024 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE BUILDING AND SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $150,000 FROM THE FUND BALANCE ASSIGNED TO JEWEL J NEWMAN COMMUNITY CENTER GENERATED THROUGH PRIOR YEAR RENTAL REVENUES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR BUILDING REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN DISTRICT TWO BY COUNCILWOMAN SHAUNA BANKS INTRODUCED FOR PUBLIC HEARING MEETING AT DECEMBER 18TH, 2024. DO WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, TO WAIVE THE RULES FOR ITEMS A, B, AND C MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? SEEN NONE. I'M GONNA HAVE A VOTE. DOES ANYBODY OBJECT TO ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? SEEN NONE. NEED A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE ITEMS? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCKA. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER. EMERGENCY ITEM D, ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BID BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING FACILITY PRO PRODIGY GROUP LLC $1,372,215 BY THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR. THIS ITEM IS A CORRECTION TO RESOLUTION 5 8 3 1 2 ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024. THIS ITEM WILL ALSO RESCIND RESOLUTION 5 8 3 1 2. I NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN COLEMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH PUBLIC HEARING ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? SEEN NONE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A VOTE ON THE MOTION. ANY OBJECTIONS TO WAIVING THE RULES? SEEING NONE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. UH, F. UH, MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAM. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURST. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM E, ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BID RIVER CENTER EXHIBITION HALL ELECTRICAL FEEDER, BUFFALO ELECTRIC $464,725 BY THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR. WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN HAVE A MOTION, UH, TO WAIVE THE RULES. MOTION BY [01:25:01] COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURST. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? SEE NONE. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO WAIVING THE RULES? NO OBJECTION. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? SEE NONE. WE'RE GONNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM F TO URGE AND REQUEST, CITY, PARISH, GOVERNMENT OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO NAME A PORTION OF THE BUILDING OR A ROOM AT THE JEWEL J NEWMAN COMMUNITY CENTER, LOCATED AT 2 0 1 3 CENTRAL ROAD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 7 0 8 0 7 IN HONOR OF CARL E. SLAUGHTER BY COUNCILWOMAN SHAWNA BANKS AND COUNCILMAN DARRELL HURST. I NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? SCENE? NONE. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? NO OBJECTIONS. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM F? WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. ADMIT ADAM G. ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BID SCO NORTH REGIONAL WASTEWATER CONSOLIDATION. HIGHMARK CONSTRUCTION LLC $4,600,690 BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO WAIVING THE RULES? NO OBJECTIONS. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM G? HMM. . OKAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MOTION ON THE ITEM. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT YOU TO SAY SHE'S HERE. DID SHE LEAVE? I THINK SENATOR REGINA BARROW IS WITH US. IS SHE STILL HERE? OH, STEPPED OUT WITH THE MAYOR. OKAY. ALL [INTRODUCTIONS] RIGHT. ASHLEY, CAN YOU READ INTRODUCTIONS PLEASE? SECTION 2.12. INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER TWO, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED MICHAEL PETRI AT AL VERSUS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $70,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $402 AND 78 CENTS AND APPROPRIATING $70,402 AND 78 CENTS FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. NUMBER THREE, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD FROM THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $33,910 WITH IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS OF $26,865 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $60,775 AND TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR. NUMBER FOUR, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SUB OF RPM PISA BATON ROUGE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,880 AND 54 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. NUMBER FIVE, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE COMPANY A SUB OF DEON MITCHELL FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,404 AND 48 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. NUMBER SIX, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY ON BEHALF OF WILLIAM AND STEPHANIE LANDRY FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A SEWER BACKUP IN THEIR RESIDENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,198 AND 69 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS ODESSA DUNN, 1 0 5 5 1 BERTHA STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS, NUMBER EIGHT, ROAD OL LLC 8 1 3 8 SKY SALE AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE, GOD DAY NUMBER NINE, SMAR BAN 1 0 3 6 ROSEDALE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX DUN JR. NUMBER 10 JUSTIN MAN JUSTIN MANZ, 7 8 5 NORTH 25TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN DEANNE. NUMBER 11 DERE LONDON 4 6 1 1 FROST STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN DEANNE NUMBER 12, BERNADINE WRIGHT 2 6 1 8 DUKE STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN DEANNE NUMBER 13, THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL STEVEN BRYANT. 1 4 7 0 1 AVALON AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT AMAROSA NUMBER 14, THE ESTATE OF YVONNE THOMAS. 1 6 0 8 THOMAS HPET DRIVE COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 15, PELICAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC 1 7 1 9 SPAIN STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN [01:30:01] NUMBER 16, THE ESTATE OF MOSES WRIGHT SENIOR AND THE ESTATE OF BERNICE WRIGHT. 2 6 4 2 ERIE STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN ADJUDICATED PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER 17 LOT 35 PART AND 36 SQUARE 15 SUBDIVISION BANKS COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 18 LOT 13 SQUARE 27 SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN ANNE NUMBER 19 LOT SEVEN SQUARE 51 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 20 LOT EIGHT SUBDIVISION MAMIE LUDO ROAD TRACK COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE NOEL NUMBER 21 LOT SIX SQUARE FOUR SUBDIVISION WHITE PLAINS COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 22 LOT 20 A AND 20 B SUBDIVISION. BRIAN ESTATES COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 23 LOT 23 PLUS SQUARE 49 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 24 LOT 16 SUBDIVISION BROOKSTOWN COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN ANNE NUMBER 25 LOT 19 SQUARE 1 62 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 26 LOT SEVEN SQUARE SIX SUBDIVISION NORTHDALE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 27 LOT FOUR SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION SCOTLANDVILLE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 28 LOT 1 53 SUBDIVISION EAST DAYTON COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN DEANNE NUMBER 29 LOT ONE SQUARE THREE SUBDIVISION NEW DAYTON COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN DEANNE NUMBER 30 LOT 11 SQUARE NINE SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 31 LOT THREE 16 SUBDIVISION GLEN OAKS COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 32 LOT 30 SQUARE EAST, UH, SUBDIVISION EAST GLEN COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 33 LOT THREE 12 SUBDIVISION EASTGATE COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT, AMAROSA NUMBER 34 LOT TWO SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION HERO PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 35 LOT 22 SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION HERO PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 36 LOT 61 AND 62 SUBDIVISION GREENRIDGE COUNCIL DISTRICT BOB HURST. ALL ITEMS REQUIRE READING. HAVE BEEN READ IN A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS AS AN ORDER. OKAY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCKA? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, WE'RE [CONDEMNATIONS (Part 1 of 2)] GONNA GO TO OUR SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATIONS. DPW RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, AND 81 TO EXTEND 90 DAYS ON ITEM 65 AND TO DELETE ITEM 59, 62, 72, 73, 75 AND 80. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? I HAVE MITCHELL, CONNOR WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 58 MITCHELL. GOOD AFTERNOON, ATTORNEY MITCHELL CONNOR ON BEHALF OF MR. GREGORY DONNELL WILLIAMS, WHO IS ABSENT TODAY DUE TO HIS EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS. UM, I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT MR. WILLIAMS IS A TRUCK DRIVER WHO DRIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IS FREQUENTLY IN AND OUT OF TOWN. MR. WILLIAMS HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE HOMES AND THE PROPERTIES, UM, IN QUESTIONS, BUT THE BUILDING MATERIALS WERE ACTUALLY STOLEN. UM, MR. WILLIAMS IS ALSO TRYING TO REGAIN HIS FINANCIAL FOOTING IN THE ECONOMY LIKE THE REST OF US. AND MR. WILLIAMS ALSO INHERITED THIS PROPERTY FROM HIS FATHER, UM, WHO IS NOW DECEASED. AND HIS GOAL IS TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE LOW INCOME HOUSING, UM, FOR DISTRICT TWO. THE DISTRICT IN WHICH HE WAS REARED. MR. WILLIAMS WAS ALSO JUST ABLE TO GET MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE, EXCUSE ME, SUCCESSIONS COMPLETED TO GET THE PROPERTY INTO HIS NAME. SO THIS WAS SO RECENTLY THAT MR. WILLIAMS'S SIBLINGS ARE STILL ON THE AGENDA HERE TODAY. UH, MR. WILLIAMS ALSO HAD A BROTHER TO BE BORN IN, IN THIS HOUSE, WHICH MAKES THIS HOME HISTORIC TO HIS FAMILY. AND I PRAY THAT THE COUNCIL WILL NOT CONDEMN MR. WILLIAMS' HOME AND ALLOW HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR HIS FATHER'S LEGACY IN REVITALIZING HIS PROPERTY AND GIVING HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP THIS FAMILY HEIRLOOM AND HISTORIC STRUCTURE IN THE FAMILY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? SEE NO ONE GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCIL ONE BANKS. SO I KNOW WE HAD DEFERRED IT ON THE 58 AND LOOK, I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND, [01:35:01] UM, HOW THIS GO WITH THE SUCCESSION AFTER FOUR YEARS. MY MOM'S HOUSE LOOKS LIKE THE DAY SHE DIED, UM, INSIDE. UM, SO THE, BUT I KNOW AND I AND AND HIM WORKING AND HIM BEING A TRUCK DRIVER. UH, WE DID DEFER FROM THE 25TH, SO THAT'S, UH, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, I THINK WE DID 90 DAYS, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY IT'S COMING UP. SO NO, WE DID 60 DAYS. I BE, IT WAS 90. IT WAS 90. YES MA'AM. SO ACTUALLY WE DEFERRED IT ON THE 25TH. WHY'S COMING UP? UM, THIS IS THE LAST MEETING THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEFERRED TO THIS YEAR. OKAY. SO WE DID, WE DIDN'T HAVE IT. SO WE CUT YOU. SO WE, WE WE SHORTED YOU. DEFINITELY. OKAY. SO, UM, BASED ON ALL THE DYNAMICS THAT ARE GOING ON, WHAT REALISTICALLY, UM, DO YOU THINK BEFORE THE LEGAL ISSUES BEING ABLE TO WORK, GET EVERYTHING SETTLED WOULD TAKE, UM, WHAT'S THE LONGEST YOU ? WHAT'S THE LONGEST YOU COULD GIVE? I HAVE TO, UM, ASK THE SIX MONTHS. NO, I, I, I CAN'T DO THAT TO THE, THE INCOMING COUNCIL MEMBER. OKAY. HE NEEDS TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE. OKAY. UM, THE MOST THAT I'M THINKING, UM, I, I, I'M, I'M BETWEEN 60 AND 90. OKAY. WE, WE CAN 90 90 SHOULD BE A GOOD START FOR US. OKAY. UM, I'M PRESENT MORE, UH, IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA MM-HMM . UM, NOW GOING FORWARD. AND, UM, I WOULD LIKELY BE ASSISTING MR. WILLIAMS, UH, WITH THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. SO I'M HOPING, UH, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE SOME THINGS ALONG AND MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED, UM, BASED ON MR. WILLIAMS' FINANCIAL ABILITY. UM, SO, SO DOES HE PLAN TO GET A, A LOAN FOR THIS OR HE IS TRYING TO DO IT, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT. UM, SO AS OF AS OF LATE, HE'S BEEN TRYING TO DO IT HIMSELF. MM-HMM . UM, AS I STATED, MR. WILLIAMS DID PURCHASE THE MATERIALS TO MAKE THE NECESSARY, UH, IMPROVEMENTS ON THE HOME. MM-HMM . WITH HIM TRAVELING FOR WORK AND BEING IN AND OUT OF TOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BE AT THE HOME EVERY DAY. UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UH, THE AREA THAT THE HOME IS IN, IT WAS STOLEN. YOU KNOW, IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. CREATED AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM. SO THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA SAY. YES. AND, AND WHEN THIS COMES UP AGAIN IN 90 DAYS. YES MA'AM. FIRST OF ALL, I SUGGEST IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PERMIT, I SUGGEST YOU GET ONE. HE DOES HAVE A PERMIT. OKAY? YES, MA'AM. AND YOU NEED TO LOOK AT HOW LONG THE TIMELINE FOR THAT. YES MA'AM. THE OTHER THING THAT FOR ANYBODY THAT'S DOING, UM, WORK IN AN AREA THAT IS SUSPECT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, IF YOU CAN'T GET IT ALL DONE, AT LEAST EXTERIOR, YOU GONNA BE ROLLING AROUND BECAUSE THE WINDOWS GONNA GET BROKEN, THE DOORS ARE GONNA DIE. I SEE IT ALL THE TIME. SO, AND YOU, WITH YOU BEING HERE, YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO ASSIST HIM IN TRYING TO DO IT. BUT 90 DAYS IS WHAT I CAN GIVE. DEFINITELY. AND OF COURSE YOU'LL BE BEGIN WITH THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER AFTER THAT. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN BANKS. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. BOARD. THANK YOU. SEAT MOTION TO, UM, DEFER FOR 90 DAYS. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? COUNCIL MEMBER DARAN? DID YOU HAVE ANY? 66. 60 DAYS? 60. 66. ALL RIGHT. YOU WANNA READ THOSE? COUNCILMAN FOR YOU? WE HAVE 62 FOR 30 DAYS. UM, DPW HAS RECOMMENDED DELETING THE ITEM. SOMEBODY ELSE CALLED ME. DO YOU WANNA GO FORWARD WITH, UM, HAVING THE ITEM BE DELETED OR WOULD YOU LIKE 30 DAYS? 62. YOU WERE ASKING FOR 30 DAYS, BUT IT WAS DPW RECOMMENDED DELETING IT. YOU WANT TO KEEP IT AS 30 DAYS AND KEEP IT ON THE LIST. DP W'S NOTE SAYS, UH, IT JUST SAYS DELETE 30 DAYS. 30 DAYS. OKAY. NEXT ONE. MM-HMM . WE GOT 63 FOR 30 DAYS. 70 PROCEED 75, DELETE 76 30 DAYS, 77 30 DAYS, 78 30 DAYS, AND 79, 30 DAYS. YES MA'AM. I MISSED THOSE ONES AT THE END. I GOT 'EM. 64, DELETE 73. UM, THEY ACT, I DON'T KNOW. UM, SO THIS [01:40:01] PERSON CALLED AND THEY HAVE A PERMIT TO CONDEMN THEMSELVES. IS IS ANYONE HERE FROM, UM, PUBLIC WORKS TO KNOW IF THIS IS A REASON TO DELETE OR DEFER? WHICH ITEM ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? 73. THEY DID PRESENT, UM, A PERMIT TO DELETE, I MEAN A PERMIT TO CONDEMN THEMSELF. IS IT CONDEMNED? SO THEY HAVE A DEMOLITION PERMIT IT LOOKS LIKE. YES, MA'AM. UM, AND IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY BEGAN, LET ME SEE. I I'M SURE THAT THAT'S WHY WE'RE, YOU KNOW, MOVING TO DELETE AS THEY HAVE BEEN GRANTED AS MALICIOUS PERMIT PHARMACY. MAKE SURE? YES, YOUR HONOR. ALRIGHT. DELETE 73. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, I'M GONNA READ THROUGH 'EM AGAIN. WE ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 60, 61, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, AND 74 AND 81 30 DAYS. ITEM 62, 63, 76, 77, 78, AND 79 60 DAYS. ON ITEM 66, 90 DAYS ON ITEM 58, 65, WE'RE GONNA DELETE ITEMS. 59, 64, 72, 73, 75, AND 80. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. FOR SIX 60? YES. UH, WAIT A MINUTE. YES. WAIT A MINUTE. UH, SO AGAIN, WE'LL DO 90 ON THIS ONE. I THINK THEY ARE ALSO, UM, YOU WANNA MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION ON FOR 60? WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT 60 PROCEEDING? WWW WE MADE, WE, WE PASSED PROCEEDING WITH 60. YOU WANNA MAKE A SO HOLD, HOLD ONE MINUTE NOW. DO HAVE YOU ALL HAD GOTTEN A PERMIT YET? NO, MA'AM. WE, UM, WE'RE, WE HAD THE, THE 90 DAYS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND CLEAN UP THE, UH, AREA. RIGHT? THAT'S DUE TODAY. YES, MA'AM. AND WE CLEANED UP THE AREA. UM, AND I NEED TO EMAIL THOSE PHOTOS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DO SO SHAUNA, YOU WANNA MEET WITH HER? WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON. OKAY. AND MEET WITH HER AND THEN WE CAN JUST RECONSIDER THE ITEM IF Y'ALL WANNA CHANGE IT. LET'S DO THAT. MA'AM, IF YOU WANT HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CO I WAS GONNA HAVE HER GO OVER THE PERFECT ITEM 82 [82. 24-01420 ] AUTHORIZING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LIVE 48 AND 50 BLOCK 12 SOUTH BATON ROUGE SUBDIVISION MUNICIPAL ADDRESSES 2 0 3 7 THOMAS H DEPI DRIVE AND 2 0 5 1 THOMAS H DEPI DRIVE AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND NOT NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE IN AUTHORIZING SALE OF THE SAME PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 33 47 12 UN ZERO POINT SOUTHERN INC. FOR THE SELMA OF 14,400 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. IN THE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES ITEM 83, [83. 24-01425 ] AUTHORIZING THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO INSTITUTE EXP APPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS AND OR TO TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND NECESSARY FOR THE MOVE BEYOND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT LA 42 HIGHLAND ROAD AT PICO LANE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODDE TO DEFER. I'M SORRY TO DEFER FOR JANUARY, JANUARY 8TH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER TO THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. 30, 30 DAYS. YEAH. THE SECOND MEETING IN JANUARY. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GDAY. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM MEETING FOUR. [84. 24-01455 ] MANY. TITLE ONE, CHAPTER FOUR, PART THREE. DIVISION OF PURCHASING SECTION 1 7 0 1. SO AS TO ADD SUBSECTION J TO PROVIDE FOR AGREEMENTS WITH QUALIFIED GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATIONS FOR PURCHASES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS BY PAUL NARCIS, PURCHASING DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. YES. CHIEF [01:45:01] UH, IS CHIEF IN. WE HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ITEM AT THE LAST, LAST COUNCIL MEETING. I KNOW YOU HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH US, BUT I WANT YOU TO BRING SOME CLARITY TO WHAT THIS DOES, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, ITEMS YOU'LL PURCHASED. UM, THE, THE AVAILABILITY AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, JUST TO CLEAR THINGS UP FOR THE PUBLIC. YES, SIR. THANK YOU COUNCILMAN. APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY. BY DOING THIS ALLOWS US TO REACH OUT TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS OR DIFFERENT BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT ALREADY HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE TO ALLOW US TO GET SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED WITHIN THE BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FOR UNFORTUNATELY HERE IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, NOT A LOT OF STUFF THAT WE NEED FROM OUR APPARATUS. WE DO BUY HERE FROM LOUISIANA, BUT OPPORTUNITIES IS OTHER PLACES. OUR FIRE GEAR RADIOS POSE THE STUFF WE USE EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET RIGHT HERE IN LOUISIANA. AND IT TAKES US EXTRA TIME AND MORE MONEY TO GO GET THAT IN ANOTHER CONTRACT. THIS WILL HELP SPEED UP THAT PROCESS OF GETTING MORE EQUIPMENT MORE EFFICIENT AND CHEAPER FOR OUR TAXPAYERS. AND JUST TO ADD FURTHER CLARITY, SOME OF THE CONCERNS BROUGHT UP BY MYSELF, COUNCILMAN BANKS, UM, COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS WHITE WAS, UH, HOW WOULD THIS BE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON LOCAL AND SMALL BUSINESSES? IN MY CONVERSATION WITH YOU, YOU TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE, UH, LIMITED, UH, UH, VENDORS, NOT ONLY IN THE CITY, BUT IN THE STATE FOR SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS THAT YOU'RE BUYING. SO CAN YOU TOUCH ON THAT, HOW, YOU KNOW, MANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT YOU'LL BE BUYING THROUGH THIS ARE NOT EVEN AVAILABLE IN THE STATE? CAN YOU TOUCH ON THAT? THAT'S CORRECT. UH, WE TRY TO DO AS MUCH BUSINESS AS WE CAN HERE IN THE CITY LIMITS AND THE PARISH. UM, A LOT OF, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, THE STUFF WE'RE HAVING TO GET FOR OUR BREATHING APPARATUS, OUR FIREFIGHTING GEAR WE USE EVERY SINGLE DAY, UH, WE HAVE TO GO OUTTA STATE TO GET THAT. AND THOSE DON'T HAVE NO LOCAL VENDORS HERE IN THIS REGION THAT'S ABLE TO CUSTO, UH, ACCOMMODATE WHAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT WE DO. THANK YOU. IF A MOTION HADN'T BEEN GIVEN TO APPROVE OR SECOND, I I'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN BANKS, UH, MR. NARCISS WOULD COME UP, PLEASE. NARCISSIST, NOT NARCISS, NARCISSIST. RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. YOU STILL LOOKING GOOD. THANK YOU MA'AM. APPRECIATE THAT. THIS IS MY LAST THOMPSON. NO . OKAY. I KNEW THAT WAS COMING. . LET'S KEEP IT, KEEP IT FRIENDLY. WO GOTTA GET IT IN WHEN YOU CAN GET IT IN. BUT ANYWAY, MR. THIS IS A FAMILY. THERE IS A FAMILY PROGRAM. WOM MR. UH, CY. SO THE, UH, YOU WERE HERE, BUT WE TALKED, KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS 'CAUSE OF COURSE THAT LED ME TO THE SITUATION WITH THE LIMITED BRPD VEHICLES. UH, YOU KNOW, AND THE DIFFICULTY IN GETTING THOSE VEHICLES HERE. AND IF THERE'S A VENDOR, AS YOU MAY, YOU, YOU, YOU, UH, CLICK COUNCILMAN DUNNER FAMILIAR WITH THIS. THEN THERE'S STATE STATUTE THAT INDICATED THAT WE, THEY HAD TO USE A VENDOR WITHIN THE STATE, BUT THEN THERE'S A LIMITATION COVID, WHATEVER. AND I WAS WONDERING HAD THAT BEEN RESOLVED? UM, THAT WAS THE QUESTION YOU YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH. I'M SPEAKING OF, AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THAT, WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD ASSIST IN THE BRPD IN AUTOMOBILES FOR ALL OF THE, UM, FIRST RESPONDERS. YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? YES. COUNCILWOMAN BANKS. IT, IT WOULD ASSIST IN SOME POINT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN GENERAL, WHEN WE HAD COVID THE EMERGENCY PURCHASE JUSTIFICATION ACT WITH, WHICH ALLOWS US TO GO OUTSIDE PUBLIC BID LAW BASED ON A CERTAIN NATURE OF, UM, THE, UM, THE EMERGENCY ALLOWS US TO PROCURE THE CARS. BUT THIS HERE, THIS GROUP PURCHASING S UM, YOU KNOW, THEY, UH, THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH JUST LIKE WE TAKE A LOOK AT OUR STATE CONTRACTS MM-HMM . IT'S VERY ADVANTAGEOUS TO US. THEY GOT ALREADY SET PRICING AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, BUT TO ALLUDE BACK TO WHAT, UM, MR. KIMBALL JUST MENTIONED, IT DOES GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY. IF THERE'S NOTHING HERE, WE LOOK HERE FIRST, THEN WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE WE CAN REACH OUT AND, UM, PROCURE FROM THERE. SO IS THAT WRITTEN IN THE PROTOCOLS WHERE YOU, YOU HAVE TO KIND OF LIKE WHAT THEY DO WITH DBE E YOU SATISFY, YOU, YOU SHOW, UM, YOU SHOW EVIDENCE THAT YOU'VE DONE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND CAME UP WITH NOTHING. 'CAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT THE, UH, VENDOR IN CALIFORNIA WHO WANT TO GET TO BRPD, BUT THAT, IF I RECALL AT THE END, THAT STILL WAS NOT POSSIBLE. IS THAT ACCURATE? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT IN REGARDS TO THE DEALER LICENSE, THE DISTRIBUTION, UM, IN SELLING THESE CARS, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A [01:50:01] STATE LICENSE BASED ON THE STATE STATUTE. IS THAT WHAT VENDOR? THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. YES. YES. SO IF THERE IS NO VENDOR IN LOUISIANA MM-HMM . THAT CAN SUPPLY THE CARS, HOW, HOW, WHAT, WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THEY AREN'T ABLE, THE, THE, THE DEPARTMENTS AREN'T ABLE TO GET WHAT THEY NEED. SO WHAT WE DO IN GENERAL, FROM, FROM A PURCHASE PURCHASING PERSPECTIVE, WE REACH OUT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, WE PRESENT THE CASE. WE ALLOW THEM TO KNOW, HEY, LISTEN, BASED ON THE STATE STATUTE, WE CAN'T, WE NEED THIS. WHAT CAN THEY DO TO AMEND IT? SO HAS THAT BEEN DONE? UH, WE'VE ACTUALLY SENT SOME NOTES OUT TO THE PERSON I MENTIONED TO YOU AS WELL. MM-HMM . UM, NOT YET TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SO DOES THE, DO YOU AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD HAVE TO SEND THAT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL? WE, UH, THE ADMINISTRATION IN GENERAL, YEAH. IT OKAY. BUT IT JUST HASN'T BEEN DONE. NOT YET. OKAY. AND IS THAT IN ANY WAY, CAN THIS KIND OF LEGISLATURE BE, FIRST OF ALL, DO YOU HAVE TO GET APPROVED BY, DOES IT HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE STATE? YES, MA'AM. UM, THAT IS THE ANSWER. THAT'S CORRECT. OR JUST AN ATTORNEY GENERAL GIVING A WAIVER, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT HAS TO GO BACK TO THE STATE. OKAY. MM-HMM . SO FIRST THEY NEED, SO THE NEXT STEP, 'CAUSE IT IS BEEN A WHILE, THEY NEED, YOU ALL NEED TO SEND A LETTER, ATTORNEY GENERAL, GENERAL THING AND THEN FIND SOMEONE TO SPONSOR IT. IS THAT CORRECT? PRESENT OUR CASE. CORRECT. GOT YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE WELCOME. COUNCILMAN MO. THANK YOU. UH, CHIEF, CAN YOU COME UP, YOU CAN STAY THERE FOR A SECOND ALSO, PLEASE, MR. WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING, UH, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THE OTHER DAY AND, AND KIND OF GOING OVER THIS WITH ME, BUT JUST ONE REAL QUICKLY. WHEN WE'RE STU DISCUSSING PROCUREMENT FROM LOCAL VENDORS, ARE THESE VENDORS THAT, THAT WE USE ON THE CONTRACT AND EVERYTHING, ARE THESE JUST PARTS ON THE CONTRACT THAT LOCAL VENDORS DOESN'T HAVE OR THEY CANNOT ORDER THEMSELVES? FOR EXAMPLE, WITH AN IT COMPANY, SOMEBODY CALLS ME UP AND THEY SAY, HEY, WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THIS, THIS, AND THIS AND THIS. AND FIRST THING OUTTA MY MIND IS, YEAH, YEAH, I CAN DO THAT. I'LL GET THAT ORDERED FOR YOU. AND SO ON. AND THAT'S NOT CONTRACT WISE, BUT, UM, TAKE THE FIRE GEAR FOR INSTANCE. UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN WHEN WE GOT SIZED UP AND MEASURED OR SCBAS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, A A VENDOR WOULD COME IN AND MEASURE US UP AND ALL THAT. IS THAT FROM A LOCAL COMPANY OR WOULD YOU GO DIRECTLY TO THE GEAR MAKER? SO MY UNDERSTANDING, COUNCILMAN, IS WE GO THROUGH THE, THE LOUISIANA CONTRACT LAMAS, THERE'S A THREE QUARTER OF A PERCENT INCREASE OFF THE TOP THAT'S ADDED TO WHATEVER OUR COST IS. 'CAUSE WE COULD BE, WE COULD PURCHASE SOME EQUIPMENT FROM TEXAS AND THEY'RE UNDER THE LOUISIANA CONTRACT. OKAY. AND, AND WE'RE GETTING THAT, THAT THREE QUARTER OF A PERCENT INCREASE ON TOP OF THAT, RIGHT OFF THE TOP. SO IT'S AN INCREASE THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO SPEND IF WE CAN GET IT CHEAPER GOING THROUGH ANOTHER CONTRACT AND GET THE SAME ITEM, SAME EVERYTHING. IT'S JUST NOT GOING THROUGH LA MOSS, IT'S GOING THROUGH ANOTHER CONTRACT. OKAY. SO IT'S ALREADY COMING FROM OUTTA STATE. YES, SIR. IT IS JUST, YOU NOW HAVE THE OPTION TO LOOK AT OTHER STATES OR OTHER CONTRACTORS OUTSIDE OF THE LOUISIANA CONTRACT TO GO TO THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. YOU GOOD? COUNCILMAN MO? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, SECOND BY CO. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUN, JR. IN THE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES, WE'RE GONNA TAKE [Items 85 - 86] ITEMS 85 AND 86 TOGETHER, THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO DELETE THESE ITEMS IN ENACT IN ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT GRANTING TO ENTER G LOUISIANA, LLC, THE RIGHT PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE FOR A PERIOD OF 41 YEARS TO LAY, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE MAINS AND PIPES IN UNDER, ALONG AND THROUGHOUT THE PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF, AND WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH FOR THE TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION, SALE OF GAS, PROVIDING REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXERCISE OF SAIDRIGHT PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION BY OFFICE OF THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ITEM 86, IN ACTING AN ORDINANCE IN AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT GRANTING TO ENERGY LOUISIANA, LLC, THE RIGHT PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE FOR A PERIOD OF 18 YEARS TO LAY, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE MAIN AND PIPES IN UNDER, ALONG AND THROUGH THE PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF, AND WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH FOR THE TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF ELECTRICITY, AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXERCISE OF SAIDRIGHT PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION BY THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR PRESIDENT. AS I SAID AT THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR, THERE'S A MOTION, THERE'S A REQUEST TO DELETE THESE ITEMS. DOES ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 85 AND 86? PLEASE COME UP AND STATE YOUR [01:55:01] NAME. GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. MY NAME IS MICHELLE BERG. I SERVE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR ENTERGY, LOUISIANA. THREE. YEP. NOW, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND CERTAINLY DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED. UM, BY NO MEANS THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE PRIVILEGE THAT IT IS TO SERVE YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR, OUR CUSTOMERS ELECTRIC AND GAS SERVICE HERE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. UM, WE'VE BEEN A VERY PROUD MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY, UH, FOR THE BETTER PART OF A CENTURY. UM, YOU KNOW, GULF STATE UTILITIES, THE PREDECESSOR COMPANIES TO GULF STATE UTILITIES. NOW ENTERGY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE WE STRIVE VERY, VERY HARD TO BE SEEN AND TO BE A VERY GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER HERE IN THIS PARISH. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS INTO THE FUTURE, UM, IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF. UM, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE CERTAINLY THE ROLE THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE, YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF, UH, TOUGH CHALLENGES. YOU'VE GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES, BALANCED BUDGET. THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES THAT ARE AHEAD FOR, FOR ALL OF US. UM, AND, AND I WANNA SPEAK DIRECTLY ON, ON THESE TWO ITEMS. AND IF I CAN, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM ITEMS THAT ARE FURTHER ALONG IN THE AGENDA, IF, OKAY. UM, SO AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THIS COUNCIL, WHILE I KNOW THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DELETE THESE TWO ITEMS. UH, YOU WERE, WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH, UH, MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION, UM, CERTAINLY PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OTHERS, UM, TO CREATE TWO NEW ORDINANCES, UM, TO REPLACE EXPIRED ORDINANCES, UH, THAT ALLOW US THE PRIVILEGE TO HAVE ELECTRIC AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE RIGHTS OF WAY IN THIS GREAT PARISH. UH, THOSE TWO ORDINANCES THAT ARE IN QUESTION ARE SPECIFICALLY PERTAINING TO THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE PARISH. THERE ARE SEPARATE FRANCHISES THAT GOVERN THE INCORPORATED AREAS OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, AND THEN THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE HERE IN THE PARISH. SO REALLY, I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE THIS COUNCIL, WHILE I KNOW THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO DELETE THESE TWO ITEMS, TO ASK FOR THIS COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION, UM, TO MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT THESE TWO ITEMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND TO PROVIDE CLARITY, THERE'S A REQUEST AT THE MAYOR'S REQUEST TO DELETE THE ITEMS. NOT A MOTION YET. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ON THESE ITEMS? TEAM. NOW I'LL GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION TO DELETE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR. TO THE LEAD SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCKA. ANY OPPOSED? OH, COUNCILMAN GOEY. THANKS. UH, YEAH, I APPRECIATE IT. SO IF WE WERE TO DEFER THESE UNTIL THE JANUARY MEETING, I'M NOT SURE IF I'M ASKING THIS TO AN ATTORNEY OR TO ENTERGY, BUT IF WE DEFER THESE AND THEY COME UP AGAIN IN JANUARY, UH, IS THERE ANY HINDRANCE FROM DOING THAT? APOLOGIES THAT THAT MAY BE A PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE QUESTION. MAY BE A MAYOR'S OFFICE QUESTION. UH, AND ENTER, YOU MAY KNOW THE ANSWER, SO I DON'T, DOES THE CURRENT AGREEMENT EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR? AND IF WE DEFER THESE TWO ITEMS UNTIL JANUARY THE EIGHTH, DO WE GO EIGHT DAYS WITHOUT AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE? WHO, WHOEVER FEELS LIKE COMING UP TO THE MICROPHONE AT THIS POINT? , I, I'LL JUST, I'LL SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ENTERGY, LOUISIANA. UM, IF I'M ALLOWED TO COME BACK TO THE PODIUM AND SAY THAT, THAT THE TERMS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN ITEMS, UM, 85 AND 86, UM, ARE VERY AGREEABLE TO, TO THE, TO THE COMPANY. AND, AND FROM ENERGY LOUISIANA'S PERSPECTIVE, UM, ANY MOTION TO DEFER THIS TO A FUTURE MEETING FOR ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION WOULD BE AGREEABLE FROM THE COMPANY'S PERSPECTIVE. OKAY. THANKS. PLEASE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN TO ANSWER YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. THERE IS NOT CURRENTLY, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. CURRENT A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, UM, OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS OR ENTERGY ELECTRIC OR GAS. UM, AND, UM, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? IT, IT DOES. THANK YOU. OKAY. JUST A, IF YOU'LL STAY, PLEASE A, A DIFFERENT SCENARIO IF WE WERE TO PASS THESE TWO ITEMS TONIGHT. UH, THERE ARE SOME ITEMS FURTHER DOWN THE AGENDA, IF I CAN HAVE A LITTLE DISCRETION ASK ABOUT THOSE, AND THEN WE PASS HYPOTHETICALLY THE, THE TWO ITEMS LATER. WOULD THE TWO SECONDARY ITEMS TAKE PRECEDENCE? THEY WOULD CONFLICT AND, OKAY. THE, THE AGREEMENTS ARE PRINTED, PRESENTED TO YOU TO, TO REVIEW, BUT NEITHER HAVE BEEN SIGNED, OF COURSE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. ITEMS 85 AND 86 HAVE BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED AND SECONDED TO DELETE. DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION? I I'LL MAKE A SUBSTITUTE TO DEFER THESE ITEMS. WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DEFER TO THREE WEEKS FOR THREE WEEKS TO THE JANUARY 8TH TO THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING. DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION? SECOND, [02:00:01] I, I THINK IT BEHOOVES US COUNCIL MEMBERS TO, TO DEFER IT. AND IN JANUARY, IF OTHER ITEMS LATER IN THE AGENDA ARE ADOPTED, THEN WE JUST DELETE IT IN JANUARY. I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S THE, THE SMARTEST MOVE WE CAN MAKE. OKAY. WE HAVE A, A SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED AND SECONDED. WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FIRST, WHICH IS TO DEFER. MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DEFER TO JANUARY 8TH. MOTION FAIL. AND WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION. WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES. MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO DELETE ITEMS 85 AND 86 MOTION. OKAY, WE'RE [Items 138 - 139] GONNA JUMP TO ITEMS 1 38 AND 1 39 DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WE'RE GONNA TAKE 'EM TOGETHER. ITEM 1 38, ENACT AN ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT GRANTING TO ENERGY LOUISIANA, LLC, THE RIGHT PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE FOR A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS TO LAY, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE MAINS AND PIPES IN UNDER, ALONG AND THROUGH THE PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF, AND WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH FOR THE TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF GAS, AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXERCISE OF SAIDRIGHT PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT INTO LOUISIANA, LLC SHALL PAY TO THE CITY PARISH HAS COMPENSATION FOR THE CITY PARISH RIGHT AWAY, A FRANCHISE FEE EQUAL TO 5% OF THE GROSS REVENUES. FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY TO FORM AND LEGALITY BY COUNCILMAN CLEVE DUN JR. AND COUNCILWOMAN JEN ROA. ITEM 1 38, ENACT AN ORDINANCE AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT GRANTING TO ENERGY LOUISIANA, LLC, THE RIGHT PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE FOR A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS TO LAY, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE MAINS AND PIPES IN UNDER, ALONG AND THROUGH THE PUBLIC STREETS, AVENUES, ALLEYS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES OF, AND WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH FOR THE TRANSMISSION DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF ELECTRICITY, AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXERCISE OF SAIDRIGHT PRIVILEGE AND FRANCHISE THROUGHOUT THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT. ENERGY, LOUISIANA, LLC SHALL PAY THE CITY PARISH AS COMPENSATION FOR THE USE OF THE CITY PARISH RIGHT OF WAY, A FRANCHISE FEE EQUAL TO 5% OF THE GROSS REVENUES FRANCHISE AGREEMENT SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY AS THE FOREMAN AND LEGALITY BY COUNCILMAN CLE DUN JR. AND COUNCILWOMAN JEN ROCKA. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 1 38 AND 1 39? YES, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. THAT'S GREAT. UM, GOOD EVENING ONCE AGAIN. MICHELLE BERG, UH, VICE PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH ENTERGY, LOUISIANA. AND AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. ALL THE THINGS I SAID EARLIER STILL STAND. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR ELECTRIC AND GAS CUSTOMERS HERE, UM, IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, BOTH WITHIN THE INCORPORATED AND WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED LIMITS. UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE COMPARE AND CONTRAST BETWEEN THE EARLIER AGENDA ITEMS AND THESE AGENDA ITEMS, JUST FOR, FOR THE RECORD, UM, IS A 5% FRANCHISE FEE. UM, THAT DOES NOT CURRENTLY GET APPLIED TO CUSTOMERS THAT LIVE, UM, IN AND DO BUSINESS. OUR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED LIMITS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. UM, IF THIS COUNCIL MOVES TO, UM, INTRODUCE, UM, OR TO, TO, TO PUT INTO EFFECT A 5% FRANCHISE FEE, UM, THIS CERTAINLY WILL COME AT A TIME, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NEVER A GOOD TIME. THERE'S ALWAYS BILL PRESSURES AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR CUSTOMERS CERTAINLY HAVE CHALLENGES AND HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS, KEEPING BILLS AFFORDABLE, UM, AND PROVIDING RELIABLE SERVICE IS WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE FOCUS ON DAY IN AND DAY OUT. SO THIS 5% FEE WILL BE A NEW FEE, UM, THAT GETS ADDED TO, UM, CUSTOMER BILLS HERE IN UNINCORPORATED, UM, AREAS OF THE PARISH. UM, FOR THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER, JUST FOR REFERENCE, THIS WILL BE ABOUT A $4 A MONTH, ADD A LINE ITEM, ADD TO CUSTOMER BILLS, UM, AND FOR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, UH, THAT CERTAINLY MANY OF WHICH CONSUME MORE ELECTRIC SERVICE, UH, ELECTRICITY THAN OUR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, THAT NUMBER WILL GROW FROM THERE. UM, THERE ARE RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT GOVERN HOW FRANCHISE FEES CAN BE, UM, APPROVED AND APPLIED. YOU KNOW, ENTERGY AS A REGULATED UTILITY, UM, OPERATES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DICTATES HOW ANY SAID FRANCHISE FEES THAT ARE LEVIED BY LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITIES, WHETHER THAT BE A PARISH OR A MUNICIPALITY, HOW THOSE APPEAR ON BILLS. SO WE DO OPERATE, AGAIN, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE LPSC. THERE'S ALSO A LOUISIANA STATE STATUTE, UH, 33 43 68, UH, THAT APPLIES TO [02:05:01] PARISHES AND ALSO, UM, IN OUR INTERPRETATION, UM, APPLIES ANY REVENUES THAT ARE GARNERED OR THAT ARE GENERATED BY UTILITY FRANCHISES THAT ARE PAID TO, TO PARISHES. IT'S SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THOSE PROCEEDS WILL BE APPLIED. I'M QUOTING TO THE MAINTAINING, IMPROVING AND REPAIRING OF PUBLIC ROADS, UH, WITHIN THE PARISH. AND SO THAT'S THE LOUISIANA STATE STATUTE, UH, THAT IS APPLICABLE HERE. UM, AGAIN, IN, IN THE EVENT THAT THE COUNCIL DOES MOVE FORWARD, UH, TO APPROVE THESE EMERGENCY ORDINANCES THAT WERE, UM, THAT WERE INTRODUCED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ENTER G LOUISIANA DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THAT EMERGENCY ORDINANCE. AND AS WRITTEN, THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT INCLUDE IN ENTERGY LOUISIANA'S OPINION, THE NECESSARY LANGUAGE TO PROTECT ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, WHICH INCLUDES OUR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF THE PARISH, THE COMPANY ENTERGY, LOUISIANA, AND THE PARISH ITSELF. THANK YOU MS. BERG. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE COMMENTS. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NO. GO TO COUNCIL COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. THANK YOU. LET ME FIRST START BY SAYING THE FIRST ITEM, WHICH WE DELETED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DID NOT HAVE THE FRANCHISEE ON IT. UH, THIS ITEM DOES HAVE THE FRANCHISE FEE ON IT. ENERGY. MICHELLE AND THE REPRESENTATIVES ON THE WALL DID NOT WANT US TO PUT A FRANCHISE FEE ON THEM. UH, LEMME JUST GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS. IN 2021, ENERGY REVENUE WAS $11 BILLION IN 2022, THEIR REVENUES WAS $13 BILLION. IN 2023, THEIR REVENUES WAS $12 BILLION AT A TIME THAT WE HAVING BUDGET CUTS, BREAKAWAYS LOSING $50 MILLION FROM ST. GEORGE AND OTHER THINGS. EVERY BUDGET IN CITY, PARISH, GOVERNMENT, AND QUASI GOVERNMENT AGENCY BUDGET HAS BEEN CUT. MYSELF AND COUNCILWOMAN ROCKER SAID IN A CURRENT ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS, WE'RE NOT GONNA LET A BILLION AND TRILLION DOLLAR COMPANY GO AWAY WITHOUT A FRANCHISE FEE. THIS FRANCHISE FEE IS GONNA GENERATE $3.5 MILLION OR SO. THEY CAN AFFORD THAT. AND WE'RE PUTTING A FRANCHISE FEE ON THEM. ON ENTERGY ENTITY DOES NOT HAVE TO PASS THAT FEE ON TO THE CUSTOMER. IF THEY CHOOSE TO PASS THE FEE ON TO THE CUSTOMER, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DO IT. WE WILL NOT SIT BY WHILE OUR SERVICES ARE CUT, OUR BUDGETS ARE CUT, AND WE LET BILLION, A TRILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES OFF THE HOOK. SO THAT'S WHY THIS FRANCHISE FEE IS HERE. THANK YOU ALL. COUNCILMAN GODDA. OH, THANK YOU. LISA, ARE YOU HANDLING THIS MATTER AS WELL FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? YOU'RE HANDLING THESE CONTRACTS AS WELL? YES, SIR. UH, THANK YOU. UM, MS. BERG OUTLINED IT, BUT CAN YOU SORT OF TALK THROUGH THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO ITEMS AND THE PREVIOUS TWO ITEMS THAT WERE JUST DELETED? YES, SIR. THE, UH, FIRST TWO ITEMS THAT WERE DELETED, UH, INSTITUTE FRANCHISE FEES THAT WILL BE RESPECTIVELY ENERGY AND GAS ALIGNED WITH THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. WITH ENTERGY, THEY WILL NOT, UH, UPON PASSAGE SHOULD THEY HAVE PASSED AND NOT BEEN DELETED, UH, INSTITUTED A FRANCHISE FEE IMMEDIATELY. THEY WOULD ALLOW FOR, UH, THE POSSIBILITY OF INSTITUTING A FRANCHISE FEE OF UP TO 5% IF THE COMPANY WAS PROVIDED WITH SIX MONTHS NOTICE. SO THEY HAD A ME THE PREVIOUS TWO ITEMS HAD A MECHANISM FOR A FRANCHISE FEE TO BE INSTITUTED? YES, THAT'S CORRECT. IT WAS NOT ONE PASSAGE OF THIS BODY. UH, IT, IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE THERE WOULD BE NO FRANCHISE FEE, BUT THERE WOULD BE A PATH TOWARDS A FRANCHISE FEE. OKAY. WHEREAS THE TWO ITEMS THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING NOW, THE FRANCHISE FEE WOULD BE INSTITUTED, UH, AS IS COMMON. UM, 30 DAYS AFTER THE ORDINANCE PASSES, PASSES AND, UH, MS. BUR STARTED TO EXPRESS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE. DO YOU SHARE ANY OF THOSE CONCERNS? THE, UM, COMMUNICATION THAT I HAVE, I FORWARDED ON, UH, OUR LAST DRAFT. I DON'T BELIEVE I HEARD ANYTHING IN RESPONSE FROM ENTERGY. SO I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO, TO THEIR POSITION. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS SPOKEN TO THEIR POSITION. OKAY. MS. BERG, DO YOU NEED TO FINISH ANY, UH, I'VE GOT THREE MINUTES AND 12 SECONDS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK AGAIN? YES, THANK YOU. WORST STEPS [02:10:01] I'M GETTING IN TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER GODDE. YEAH, AS IT AS IT RELATES TO THE CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE, UM, WE DID NOT RECEIVE A COPY OF THE, OF THE EMERGENCY VERSION THAT WAS INTRODUCED UNTIL AFTER IT WAS INTRODUCED. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY INTRODUCED. UM, AND, AND ON THE RECORD, UH, SPECIFICALLY TO, TO, UM, TO THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S POINT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A PROVISION, UM, FOR AN ESCALATION AND INTRODUCTION OF A FRANCHISE FEE AND THE ORIGINAL VERSION THAT WAS, UM, THAT WAS DELETED. AND SO I JUST WANNA BE VERY CLEAR, IT IS NOT, UM, NECESSARILY AT THIS POINT THE CONCERN AROUND THE FEE. WE WANNA BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT WE HAVE A OBLIGATION TO OUR CUSTOMERS. AND JUST TO, TO CORRECT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN SAID, YOU KNOW, HOW WE VISUALIZE AND REPRESENT FRANCHISE FEES ON BILLS IS VERY MUCH GOVERNED BY THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. WE ARE A COLLECTOR OF A FEE AND A REMITTER OF A FEE. AND THAT'S THE WAY THAT THE, THE COMPACT OR THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IS, IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE DISCRETION OVER. JUST WANNA BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. SO SPECIFICALLY NOW, OUR CONCERN IS AROUND THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE. UM, SPECIFICALLY OUR ABILITY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ORDER OR THIS DIRECTIVE IN 30 DAYS. UH, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF PROGRAMMING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN AND, UM, YOU KNOW, NOTIFICATION TO CUSTOMERS VISUALIZATION ON BILLS AND THE WAY THAT THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE EMERGENCY ORDER READS, IT WILL BE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE REVIEWED THE LANGUAGE AND PROVIDED COMMENTS ON THAT. UH, THE SECOND THING IS THAT IN OTHER AREAS WHERE WE HAVE, UM, PAID FRANCHISES, THERE'S SOME OTHER LANGUAGE THAT'S USUALLY INCLUDED IN THESE AGREEMENTS THAT TALKS ABOUT THE, UM, THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY AROUND HOW TO VISUALIZE AND HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE AREA, WHETHER IT BE UNINCORPORATED OR INCORPORATED. AND FOR US, WE NEED SOME GUIDANCE AND COUNSEL ON THE CURRENT UNINCORPORATED BOUNDARIES OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, WHICH CONSIDERING SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE AT PLAY RIGHT NOW, UM, ARE, WE NEED SOME GUIDANCE ON THAT. SO THOSE ARE SPECIFICALLY ENTRY TO LOUISIANA'S CONCERNS. AGAIN, WE ARE A COLLECTOR AND A, AND A PAYER OF THIS FEE. AND SO AT THIS POINT, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE ALL THE RIGHT LANGUAGES IN PLACE TO PROTECT ALL THE PARTIES, INCLUDING OUR CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU. THANKS. DOES THE, DOES THE DEFINITION HERE OF UNINCORPORATED INCLUDE WHAT IS, UH, BEEN DEEMED A CITY OF ST. GEORGE? NO, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCILMAN BANKS? YES. UM, MS. MS. MS. ENERGY? YES. ENTERGY. ? YES MA'AM. MISS ENTERGY, THAT'S A NEW TITLE FOR ME. TELL MY BOSS THAT. NO, I'M JUST WONDER. OKAY. THAT'LL MAKE YOU A BILLIONAIRE. I KNOW. UM, SO YOU MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT, UM, UH, I MEAN, UH, COUNCILMAN DUNN MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT YOU ALL HAVING THE OPTION TO PASS THAT FEE ON TO THE CUSTOMERS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS NOT CORRECT. OKAY. SO YOU'RE SAYING IT'S WHAT THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REQUIRES US TO SHOW IT AS A LINE ITEM ON OUR BILLS. OKAY. SO YOU DON'T HAVE, SO NO MATTER WHAT CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE THIS ON THEIR BILL. CORRECT. YOU ALSO INDICATED, UM, THAT THE 30 DAYS IS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR NOTIFICATION TO, FOR THE CUSTOMERS TO GET THE BILLING, UM, AUTOMATED TO INCLUDE THE LINE ITEM AND THE OTHER LANGUAGE. HAD YOU BEEN IN ANY CONVERSATION WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY IN THE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT? UH, YES. WITH RESPECT TO THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WERE DELETED, NO. WITH RESPECT TO THE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE UP FOR DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW. OKAY. AND IS THAT, DID, DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE OTHER TWO? WEREN'T THEY INTRODUCED WHAT TWO WEEKS DID WE LEARNED ABOUT THEM THE DAY OF INTRODUCTION. OKAY. UM, TWO WEEKS AGO. SO HAD TUESDAY, UM, LISA, HAD YOU ALL REACHED OUT TO THEM OR HAVE THEY REACHED OUT TO YOU? COULD I, I HATE DO OVERS AND I, UM, DID SHE, DID YOU SHARE THE DRAFT COUNCILWOMAN? WE, WE DID SHARE THE DRAFT MM-HMM . UM, I DON'T WANT TO, AS THE CITY PARISH'S PARISH ATTORNEY GO INTO THE ACTUAL NEGOTIATIONS THAT WE HAVE MM-HMM . 'CAUSE THAT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE. BUT, UM, YES, THE DRAFT WAS SHARED WOULD DAY. UM, IT IS CORRECT THAT IT WAS THE DAY THAT IT WAS PLACED ON, UH, THE AGENDA. RIGHT. UM, TWO WEEKS AGO. SO, UM, SO IN TWO, SO DID YOU RESPOND TO HER THE DRAFT FOR TWO WEEKS ON WHAT CHANGES, LIKE THE LANGUAGE THAT NEEDED [02:15:01] TO BE ASKED OR ADDED? SO, SO WE WERE INFORMED THAT IT WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA, AND I THINK WE HAD QUESTIONS, BUT AT THAT POINT IT WAS REALLY TOO LATE 'CAUSE IT WAS ALREADY INTRODUCED. AND I, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS THEN, BUT SOMETIME THE, AND YOU COULD CORRECT ME SOMETIME, THE ITEM IS ON, BUT THE WORDING IS STILL, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S STILL FLUID UNTIL THE SIGNATURES. HOW DOES, SO WHAT SHE'S SAYING IS THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS RE THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY. TYPICALLY ANYTHING THAT IS NON-SUBSTANTIVE ON AN AGREEMENT CAN BE UPDATED. MM-HMM . UM, PRIOR TO COMING BEFORE THIS BODY, SO DID YOU, SINCE SHE DOESN'T WORK FOR US, DID YOU COMMUNICATE THAT OR, SO WHEN YOU SENT THE DRAFT, THIS IS ALL I'M ASKING, WHEN YOU SENT HER THE DRAFT, DID YOU SAY, PLEASE RESPOND AND LET ME KNOW IF THIS LINES UP TO BE CLEAR? I DID NOT, UH, SEND THE DRAFT, UH, OH TO THIS, UM, LADY MS. ENTERGY. MS. ENTERGY, YES. CORRECT. , UM, TO THE TEAM. YES. UM, AND AGAIN, I WOULD PREFER NOT TO TELL YOU THE DETAILS OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WERE NO NEGOTIATIONS. I, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THE ENTERGY AGREEMENTS FOR OVER A YEAR. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING, IS THAT CORRECT? WE, WE HAVE BEEN IN THIS, I DON'T, I DON'T WANNA SOUND LIKE A LAWYER, LIKE YEAH, NO, NO. WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH CERTAINLY CITY PARISH ATTORNEY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ADMINISTRATION FOR MANY MONTHS NOW, UH, THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR MM-HMM . AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HAD, HAD REACHED I GUESS A CONCLUSION OF, OF NEGOTIATIONS AND THOSE WERE THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WERE OKAY. DELETED. SO THIS, THIS IS WHERE THE, AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY, REGARDLESS, THIS IS WHAT, WHERE, WHAT IT CAME DOWN TO. I CAN, I CAN APPRECIATE THAT. BUT THE OTHER LANGUAGE THAT SHE MENTIONED, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ABSOLUTELY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT? UM, I, I MAY KNOW WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT. OKAY. AGAIN, UM, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE NEGOTIATION. I DON'T WANT US TO APPROVE SOMETHING IF THE LANGUAGE, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. UNDERSTOOD. IF IT, IF IT'S OKAY, IT IS OKAY TO CLARIFY. OKAY. A DRAFT WAS SENT TO ENTERGY, UM, AND, AND IT'S ALL LEGAL AND BUYING. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW. THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE, THEY COOL WITH IT. I MEAN, THAT'S NOT GONNA COME BACK, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I, I WOULD APPROACH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ON. THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE SOMETHING THAT ENTERGY, UH, WOULD VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT THE, THE AGREEMENT MEETS THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REQUIREMENT. SO YOU DID DO THAT? UH, I, I THINK AT, AT THIS POINT, UM, IT'S REALLY NOT, OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF IT WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REQUIRES OF US. OKAY. THAT'S NON-NEGOTIABLE. OKAY. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS MAYBE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, UM, TO THE EXISTING VERSION. UM, THAT'S UP FOR VOTE RIGHT NOW. AND ALL I COULD SAY IS I WOULD'VE SENT THAT TO HER AND SAID LIKE I DO AGAIN. YES. NO, I, AND I APPRECIATE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BANKS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MO. YEAH. SO TO THE ENTERGY REPRESENTATIVE, MS. ENTERGY, PLEASE STEP FORWARD UP. I DIDN'T WANNA, IT'S ALL YOU NOW YOU ARE ENTERGY. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE THE NEW OWNER. THANK YOU. UM, TELL ME WHO AGAIN, TELL ME WHO PAYS THE FRANCHISE FEE. OUR, OUR CUSTOMERS PAY THE FRANCHISE FEE AS A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR BILL, THE ELECTRICITY THAT THEY UP TO 5%. UP TO FIVE OF THEIR BILL. CORRECT. OKAY. AND Y'ALL ADMINISTER THOSE FEES THROUGH THE BILL CORRECT. WHEN YOU SEND THEM OUT? CORRECT. NOW, YOU'VE BEEN ASKED A COUPLE TIMES ABOUT WHETHER YOU ARE, YOU PASSED THIS ALONG TO THE CUST, YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF PASSING THIS ALONG TO THE CUSTOMER OR NOT. NOW YOU'VE ANSWERED A COUPLE TIMES YES. THAT YOU MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PUTS ON YOU AND YOU HAVE TO PUT IT AS A LINE ITEM ON THE BILL. UNDERSTOOD. YES. I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT AND AGREE WITH THAT. MY QUESTION IS, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TO PUT IT AS A LINE ITEM ON THE BILL, DOES THAT MEAN THE CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY THAT AS FAR AS IT PASSED ON TO THEM? OR DO Y'ALL HAVE THE OPTION TO PAY IT ALL YOURSELF? SO AS THE PROCESS WORKS, THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REQUIRES US TO SHOW IT AS A LINE ITEM ON THE BILL. UNDERSTOOD. IT IS A TAX, I'M GONNA USE THE WORD TAX EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT A TAX, BUT JUST LIKE WE PAY PROPERTY TAX, UM, OTHER TYPES OF TAXES, OUR CUSTOMERS, THIS IS A COST OF DOING BUSINESS. WE COLLECT THOSE REVENUES AND [02:20:01] WE REMIT THEM BACK TO YOU. THIS IS NOT A COST THAT OUR SHAREHOLDERS WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. OKAY. AND THAT'S STATED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION THAT THIS FEE MUST BE PASSED ALONG TO THE END USER CUSTOMER? THAT IS CORRECT. IT IS A, IT IS A PRUDENT OPERATING EXPENSE FOR US, AS DETERMINED BY THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. THAT MUST BE PASSED ALONG TO THE CUSTOMER AS IT IS IN ALL THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT WE SERVE. CORRECT. OKAY. IT'S A 5% FEE. ALL THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, HOW MUCH DOES THE CUSTOMER PAY? SO THE, UM, GOVERNING AUTHORITY, THE LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITY, WHETHER IT BE A TOWN COUNCIL, A CITY PARISH, GOVERNMENT, ALL ACROSS THE STATE, HOW MUCH DOES THE CUSTOMER PAY? HAS THE, HAS THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH THAT AMOUNT IS? SOME MUNICIPALITIES CHARGE 2%, SOME CHARGE 2.5%, SOME CHARGE 5%. OKAY. AND THAT'S A DECISION THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS. WHAT, WHAT IS THE FEE FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE? THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IS 5%. 5% AND THE CUSTOMER PAYS THE WHOLE 5%. OR DOES ENTERGY PAY X AMOUNT AND THE CUSTOMER PAYS X AMOUNT? NONE OF NONE OF THE FRANCHISE FEES WITHIN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA FOR ENTERGY, LOUISIANA. CUSTOMERS ARE BORN BY SHAREHOLDERS. BY ENTERGY THEMSELVES. BY ENTERGY THEMSELVES. CORRECT. SO THE COMPANY PAYS NO PART OF THE FRANCHISE FEE. IT STRICTLY GOES TO THE END USER, IF YOU WANNA PHRASE IT THAT WAY. THAT'S CORRECT. BUT IT'S A COST OF DOING BUSINESS. IT'S A COST OF DOING BUSINESS AS A COST OF DOING BUSINESS. OKAY. UM, NOW THE, EVERY MUNICIPALITY, INCLUDING THE NEW MUNICIPALITY OF THE CITY OF ST. GEORGE, IS NOW PAYING THIS FEE. THEY HAVE SET UP AGREEMENTS WITH ENTERGY FOR THE FRANCHISE FEE. IT IS THE DECISION OF EVERY GOVERNING, LOCAL GOVERNING BODY WITHIN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA TO LEVY THESE FEES. UM, SPECIFICALLY WITH RESPECT TO ST. GEORGE, WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. UM, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THERE IS NO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT CURRENTLY SET, BUT YOU ARE IN TALKS WITH THEM ABOUT ESTABLISHING A FRANCHISE FEE AS THIS CONVERSATION PROGRESSES. THAT'S A NATURAL PLACE IT COULD GO. CORRECT. OKAY. BUT WE ARE NOT HERE YET. SO I, I'M GONNA FEEL AS THE SAME THAT WE DID WITH THE CITY OF CENTRAL WITHIN THE FIRST TERM THAT WE WERE THERE. ST. GEORGE WILL HAVE A FRANCHISE FEE. I'M GONNA, I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER THAT YES OR NO, BUT I'M GOING TO PRETTY MUCH PUT IT ON THERE. THAT LEAVES A, JUST A SMALL PORTION OF EAST BAT ROUGE PARISH LEFT. THAT'S NOT PUTTING THIS BILL OR NOT PAYING THEIR PART OF THE FRANCHISE FEE. SO WE HAVE A EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH WITH ALL THESE AREAS SUPPORTING WHAT'S LEFT OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS IN NOT PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE OF FRANCHISE FEES. AGAIN, THAT'S A DECISION THAT THIS BODY CAN MAKE. ENTERGY, LOUISIANA JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE REQUISITE LANGUAGE IS INCLUDED. THAT PROVIDES PROTECTIONS FOR EVERYBODY. OKAY. SO BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN A MUNICIPALITY, THEY HAVE TO PAY A FEE. AND THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE OUTSIDE IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, THEY JUST DON'T HAVE TO. AGAIN, THAT'S A DECISION THAT EVERY LOCAL GOVERNING AUTHORITY HAS TO MAKE YEAH. COUNCILWOMAN MCC COLEMAN. YES. YES, SIR. AND YES MA'AM. AND MY, MY QUESTIONS IS TO ENTER JAIL, LOUISIANA. AND SO WHAT I, THIS CONVERSATION YOU SAID HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. AM I CORRECT? THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR? YES. MORE THAN YEAR, MORE THAN SEVERAL MONTHS. YEAR. MORE THAN YEAR. NOT MORE THAN A YEAR. YEAR. NOT MORE THAN A YEAR. NO. THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR. OKAY. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A YEAR. AND SO, SEE, AND, AND WHAT REALLY IRKS ME IS THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON THIS LONG AS A CONVERSATION. I KNOW THAT AT ONE POINT THAT, UH, WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH ENTERGY ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT YOU ALL WEREN'T ADEQUATELY DOING IN OUR DISTRICT, SPECIFICALLY 10. 'CAUSE I STAYED ON YOU ALL. AND WITH THE, UH, LIGHTS OUT AND JUST THE BOTTOM LINE SERVICE IN OUR DISTRICTS. AND SO MY CONCERN HERE IS, AND THEN YOU ARE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND SO CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AN INTRICATE PART OF ANYWHERE, EVEN HERE IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE. AND SO BEING THERE, HAVING A CUSTOMER SERVICE ATTITUDE IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. AND I DON'T SEE THAT. AND SO MY QUESTION HERE IS JUST THE BOTTOM LINE [02:25:01] THAT WHICH YOU SAID WOULD BE A CHARGE ENTERGY CAN ABSORB THAT CHARGE AND NOT PASS ON TO US. I'M GONNA SAY US AS CUSTOMERS, YES OR NO. I, I, I APPRECIATE THE CHALLENGE, CHALLENGE, AGAIN, GOING BACK, NO CHALLENGE, JUST QUESTIONS. GOING BACK TO WHAT THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DETERMINES TO BE PRUDENT OPERATING EXPENSES. AND THAT IS ONE THAT IS DEEMED A PRUDENT OPERATING EXPENSE. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT'S A LOT OF TALK. I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE SAYING. IT'S EITHER YES OR NO. SO THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. IF APPROVED, THIS ADDITIONAL FRANCHISE FEE WILL BE BECOME A LINE ITEM ON CUSTOMER BILLS AND UNINCORPORATED EAST BATON ROUGE BRANCH. SO THE BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY CANNOT ABSORB THIS, THIS MONEY. IT CANNOT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME? IT WILL. IT WILL NOT. IT WILL NOT. IT WILL NOT. OKAY. SO YOU ALL WILL NOT. ALRIGHT. YES, BECAUSE IT'S A PRUDENTLY INCURRED OPERATING EXPENSE, A PRUDENTLY INCURRED. I CORRECT ALL THAT SOUNDS GOOD. BUT ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS ALL THAT MONEY YOU ALL MAKE OFF OF US AND YOU CANNOT ABSORB THIS AND YOU'RE GONNA STILL PASS ON TO CUSTOMERS. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. WE'RE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE RULES OF THE LOUISIANA PUBLIC SERVICE. ALRIGHT, WE GONNA FOLLOW THE RULES TOO? YES. COUNCILMAN DUN JR. THANK YOU. AS WE CAN CLEARLY SEE, UH, AS Y'ALL CALL HER, MS. INGEN MICHELLE IS, IS, IS, UH, SKATING AND DANCING ALL AROUND THE TRUTH. UH, LET ME FIRST START WITH THIS. UH, THESE NEGOTIATIONS BEEN GOING ON FOR NEARLY A YEAR. AND SPECIFICALLY, UH, MYSELF, THE ADMINISTRATION, THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS NOT ONLY MET WITH THEM, WITH THE ITEM THAT WE DELETED, BUT THIS ITEM AS WELL, EITHER SHE HAS BEEN MISINFORMED, NOT INFORMED, MIS MISREMEMBERED, OR SHE'S SITTING HERE LYING BECAUSE HER TEAM KNOWS THAT WE HAVE SPECIFICALLY MET AND TALKED ABOUT THIS ITEM. NOW, I CAN'T SPEAK TO HER 'CAUSE SHE WAS NOT IN THOSE MEETINGS, BUT THOSE FOLKS ON THE WALL BACK THERE, THOSE ENERGY REPRESENTATIVES WAVE YOUR HAND, THE REPRESENTATIVE BACK THERE, ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN MEETINGS ABOUT THIS ITEM, HAVE TALKED IN DETAIL ABOUT THIS ITEM. NOW AS IT RELATES TO THEM RECEIVING A EMAIL TWO WEEKS AGO AND BEING NOTIFIED, AND IF THEY REVIEWED IT, WE CAN'T SPEAK TO IF THEY REVIEWED IT. BUT IN A NEGOTIATION, ALL THE PARTNERS NEED TO DO IS SUBMIT YOU THE COUNTER OFFER OR THE OFFER. IT'S UP TO YOU TO REVIEW IT. IT'S, IT IS NOT UP TO US TO, TO REVIEW IT FOR YOU. YOU GOT IT TWO WEEKS AGO. SO YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT. UM, I HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS NOT ONLY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION, NOT ONLY WITH MY COLLEAGUES, NOT ONLY WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY, BUT I ALSO HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH, UH, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER DEVONTE LEWIS. AND WHAT I THINK SHE'S NOT TELLING YOU IS IF THAT FEE IS PASSED ON OR NOT IS A CONVERSATION AND NEGOTIATION WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND THEM. BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE THE DECISION THAT THEY WILL PASS IT ON. BUT SHE WILL NOT SAY TO MIKE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PASS IT ON. THEY CAN ABSORB THIS AND THEY SHOULD ABSORB IT. THEY SHOULD NOT PASS IT ON TO THE CUSTOMER. I DON'T NEED YOU TO SPEAK SELF, I JUST NEED YOU TO RAISE YOUR HAND. YOU CAN GO BACK, BACK THERE. THANK YOU. SO I'M GONNA COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT MAYBE YOU HADN'T BEEN INFORMED BY YOUR TEAM. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. BUT THEY KNOW THAT YOUR TEAM HAS REVIEWED THIS SEVERAL TIMES, HAVE HAD CH CHANCE TO SCAN THIS ITEM SEVERAL TIMES, AND YOU JUST CONFIRMED YOU GOT IT TWO WEEKS AGO. SO THAT'S PLENTY ENOUGH TIME FOR A BILLION TRILLION DOLLAR COMPANY TO GET THE STAFF TO REVIEW A, A, A, A ITEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE. THANK YOU. I DON'T, I DON'T NEED NO RESPONSE. NO, THIS IS MY TIME. I NO SIR. NO SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEP. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. COUNCILMAN HUDSON. ALRIGHT. UM, IF MR. ROME AND MS. SMITH WOULD, UH, COME. SO MY QUESTION, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION TONIGHT AROUND THE FEE AND, AND, UH, WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN BE PASSED ON. I GUESS I'M LOOKING FOR AN INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION HERE. I MEAN, WE'VE HEARD FROM, UH, ENERGY REPRESENTATIVES, WE'VE HEARD FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. I, I RECOGNIZE Y'ALL AREN'T PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION LAWYERS, YOUR CITY PARISH LAWYERS. BUT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, DOES ENERGY HAVE THE RIGHT OR THE ABILITY TO ABSORB THE FEE? ARE THEY OBLIGATED TO PASS IT ON? [02:30:02] I DON'T THINK THAT'S FOR US TO COMMENT. I MEAN, THAT'S UP TO ENERGY. Y'ALL. DON'T Y'ALL HAVE Y NOT NOT VERIFIED OR LOOKED INTO THAT QUESTION AT ALL? SHE STOOD UP HERE AND TOLD YOU IT WAS A BUSINESS EXPENSE. I CAN'T, I CAN'T COMMENT ON THAT. GRAB THE MIC, GREG. OH, I CAN'T COMMENT ON WHETHER IT'S A BUSINESS EXPENSE OR NOT. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHETHER THEY CAN PASS IT ON OR NOT. GOTCHA. SO YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE JUST NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION LAW? OH, I'M NOT AT ALL. NOT KIND OF AT ALL. AND LISA AND, AND Y'ALL'S NEGOTIATIONS HAVE AT, I'M ASSUMING THEY'VE MADE THOSE CLAIMS AND, AND Y'ALL'S NEGOTIATIONS. DID YOU VERIFY THAT, UH, THROUGH SEARCHING THE STATE LAW ON THE ISSUE? I HAVE NOT RESEARCHED WHETHER OR NOT, UH, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WOULD ALLOW WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF ENTERED YOU THIS EVENING. GOTCHA. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT, THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD FOR Y'ALL. UM, MS. BORG, AND, AND MAYBE IF SETH WANTS TO, AND MR. SCHILLING WANTS TO ANSWER THIS AS WELL, UM, YOU'VE MADE MENTION TONIGHT OF SOME LANGUAGE THAT MAY BE MISSING, UH, TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT YOUR, UH, YOUR CUSTOMERS AND OR YOUR SHAREHOLDERS. UH, CAN YOU TALK TO WHAT EXACT LANGUAGE IS MISSING? UH, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO ITEMS REALLY IS JUST THE FEE. AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE, THE LANG THE OTHERWISE THE LANGUAGE WAS PRETTY SIMILAR. SO, YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER HUDSON. SO, UM, THE, THE LANGUAGE AS PRESENTED IN THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE, UM, AGAIN INCLUDED THE ESCALATION PROVISION SO THAT THIS COUNCIL, AGAIN, IT IS YOUR AUTHORITY TO LEVY, UM, THE FRANCHISE FEE. AND IT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. WHAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE, UM, IN THE ORIGINAL AND DOES NOT INCLUDE IN THIS REVISED VERSION, IS SOME BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE THAT WE TYPICALLY INCLUDE IN FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WHERE THERE IS A FEE LEVIED, UM, THAT SETS FORWARD THE, THE, UM, THE TIMING WITH WHICH THE PAYMENTS ARE MADE. SO THE START DATE FOR THOSE PAYMENTS, UM, IN ADDITION TO SOME LANGUAGE THAT TALKS ABOUT KIND OF THE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE TO DEFINE THOSE MUNICIPAL, OR IN THIS CASE, UNINCORPORATED BOUNDARIES. SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT VERY COMPLICATED LANGUAGE THAT WE, THAT WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK TO BE INCLUDED. UM, BUT IT IS LANGUAGE THAT AGAIN, I THINK PROTECTS, UM, ALL OF THE, THE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN, IN THE COMPANY AND CERTAINLY THE PARISH AS WELL. AND SO THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT'S MISSING, WOULD THAT DELAY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEE OR, OR ALLOW TO SERVE Y'ALL NOTICE, IS THAT, IS THAT BASICALLY WHAT, WHAT IT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO DO? I, I THINK ONCE, IF WE CAN COME TO TERMS ON, ON WHAT THE, THAT LANGUAGE SHOULD LOOK LIKE. UM, AGAIN, I THINK PROTECTING EVERYBODY INVOLVED TO SET FORWARD, UM, THE, THE TIMING SO THAT EVERYBODY HAS CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF, OF WHEN THOSE FEES WOULD START TO BE COLLECTED, GIVING US TIME TO, TO NOTIFY OUR CUSTOMERS AND TO CHANGE THE BILL PRESENTATION FOR THEM. OKAY. UM, LISA AND GREG, IF Y'ALL WOULD COME BACK UP ONE MORE TIME AND, AND PROBABLY JUST LISA, ACTUALLY, COUNCILMAN HUDSON, IF I CAN JUST ADD TO THAT? SURE. UM, THE EMERGENCY INTRODUCED ITEM, AGAIN, WE RECEIVED THAT AFTER IT WAS INTRODUCED WHEN WE ASKED TO INCLUDE OR REVISE AND INCLUDE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, WE WERE TOLD, AND, AND LISA, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO, UH, EXPLAIN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THAT WAS A CONSIDERED A SUBSTANENT CHA CHANGE AND THAT WE COULD NOT AMEND THAT, THAT THAT INTRODUCED AGREEMENT. SO THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S EXPLAINS WHY WE WOULD DIDN'T ADD THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AT THE TIME 'CAUSE IT WAS ALREADY INTRODUCED. OKAY, LISA? UM, SO THE QUESTION IS, MAY I ADDRESS WHAT SETH JUST SAID? I GUESS , SORRY. I'M SORRY, COUNSELOR. YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD. GO AHEAD. UM, UH, WE DID FORWARD IT ON, UM, I DID, UM, FORWARD ON, UH, DISCUSS ANY OF HIS CONCERNS AND I, I RECEIVED NOTHING IN RESPONSE. UH, SO WE DID DISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT A CHANGE COULD BE MADE THAT WAS SUBSTANTIVE OR NOT. SO I DON'T THINK THAT THE CHANGES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR HERE ARE NON SUBSTANTIVE. SO, UH, JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, THAT THAT DISCUSSION WA WAS, UH, DID TAKE PLACE AND THAT IT WAS THE SAME DAY, BUT THEY ACTUALLY DID GET THE, UH, DRAFT OF IT BEFORE IT WAS PLACED ON THE AGENDA. OKAY. SO, SO MY, MY MAIN QUESTION TO YOU IS, IS THERE A REASON WHY THAT PARTICULAR BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE THAT MS. BORG DISCUSSED WASN'T INCLUDED IN IN THIS? UM, OBVIOUSLY WE, WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH WITH, UH, SEVERAL PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. UM, I THINK THAT ANY CHANGE THAT THEY PROVIDED TO US, AGAIN, THAT WAS NON-SUBSTANTIVE, THAT DID NOT CHANGE THE OUTLINE OF THE AGENDA ITEM, THAT'S BEFORE YOU COULD STILL BE, UH, CONSIDERED. BUT THAT OF ORDER, BUT THAT POINT OF ORDER, IF IT'S NOT A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE, THEN WE CAN MAKE A MOTION FROM THE FLOOR TO ADD THOSE CHANGES. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE NOTE MOTION NOW TO ADD WHATEVER CHANGES FROM NECESSARY FROM THE FLOOR. SO, I MEAN, DO [02:35:01] WE, DO WE Y'ALL HAVE THE LANGUAGE WITH YOU THAT, THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO ADD? ARE YOU, ARE YOU ASKING IF WE HAD THE LANGUAGE TO INCORPORATE INTO THE, I MEAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE THAT AND WORK WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO INCLUDE THAT. UH, WE, WE'VE, WE'VE ITEMIZED WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, THOSE ITEMS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT. AND AGAIN, IF IT WASN'T DEEMED SUBSTANT, THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD IT TWO WEEKS AGO. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY WORK WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THAT UPDATED VERBIAGE INCLUDED. SHOULD THE COUNCIL DECIDE, I CAN FORWARD THAT ITEM. YOU'RE ASKING HIM FOR THE LANGUAGE NOW? I'M ASKING HIM FOR THE LANGUAGE NOW. OR I'M ASKING YOU, GREG, WHETHER OR NOT, UM, LANGUAGE HE WANTS. HE NEVER SAID IT. ASK HIM, WHAT DO YOU WANT? THERE, THERE'S LANGUAGE AS MR. STEP UP. STEP UP, MR. SHELLEY, STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE THERE. THERE'S LANGUAGE THAT MICHELLE JUST, UH, MS. BERG JUST OUTLINED THAT KIND OF OUTLINES THE TIMELINE AND THE MACHINERY AND THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO TAKE PLACE. THAT VERBIAGE WAS NOT ORIGINALLY INCLUDED BECAUSE THE ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED ITEM THAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER DID NOT HAVE A FEE INCLUDED. THAT VERBIAGE IS APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN A FEE IS ADDED. WHICH WAS WHAT? THE SUB WHICH WAS WHAT? THE, THAT'S THE, THAT THE REASON WHY IT WASN'T IN THE, IN THE, THAT THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S WHY IT NEVER EXISTED IN THE AGREEMENT. CORRECT. OKAY. SO AGAIN, SORRY, DWIGHT, I'LL GIVE YOU WHATEVER TIME YOU NEED. I, I, YOU CAN HAVE THE REST OF MY THREE MINUTES. , POINT OF POINT OF ORDER. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO GIVE THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DISCRETION TO MAKE THE CHANGES TO THE ITEM THAT ARE NOT SUBSTANTIVE ALONG WITH AN APPROVAL. SECOND, COUNCILMAN GOEY. THANKS, SETH. DID YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS YOU NEEDED TO MAKE? YEAH, NO, BUT CERTAINLY WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THAT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THE, UH, UH, COUNCIL DECIDES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ORDINANCE CERTAINLY WOULD APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE PARISH, WORK WITH THE COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ENSURE THAT BOTH PARTIES HAVE THAT PROTECTION BUILT INTO THE AGREEMENT. SO APPRECIATE THAT OPPORTUNITY, ROCCO. THANK YOU. I, MY, MY ONLY, I GUESS, REMARKS HERE. THANK Y'ALL FOR, UH, PROVIDING ALL OF THE INFORMATION. UH, AND FOR CLARITY, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE PARISH. UM, I, I'M, I'M FAILING TO SEE THE SENSE OF URGENCY TO, TO GET THE FRANCHISE FEE ON AN IMMEDIATE BASIS. THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT HAD LANGUAGE, AND, AND IF I'M BEING TOTALLY TRANSPARENT, I WOULD SEE THAT A FRANCHISE FEE IS APPROPRIATE FOR UNINCORPORATED AREAS AS IT'S, UH, CURRENTLY IMPLEMENTED WITHIN INCORPORATED AREAS. UM, BUT IF I'M BEING HONEST, UH, IN, IN DISTRICT THREE THAT I REPRESENT, UH, THE GARDENIER COMMUNITY IS AN UNINCORPORATED AREA, AND I WOULD BE VERY COMFORTABLE SAYING, I THINK MANY RESIDENTS IN THAT, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD AND AREA, UH, WOULD APPRECIATE SOME TIME TO ABSORB A 5% INCREASE ON A BILL. UH, WHICH I BELIEVE UNDER THE, UH, DELETED ITEMS COULD HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. I GET A SHAKE OF THE HEAD. YES. UM, INSTEAD OF AN IMMEDIATE, UH, 5% INCREASE. I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE, THE CARROT ON THIS $3.5 MILLION IS ATTRACTIVE AT A, AT A POINT IN TIME RIGHT NOW, UH, TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT. UM, BUT I SEE THIS AS THE SECOND KNEE JERK REACTION FOR ADDITIONAL DOLLARS, UH, BY A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY. UM, AND AND I, I CAUTION US FROM DOING THAT. UH, OUR RESIDENTS WILL WITHSTAND ONLY SO MUCH, UH, OF, OF DOING THAT. UH, AND SO I JUST, I I WILL CAUTION THIS BODY AND OTHER BODIES FROM, UM, HAVING A KNEE-JERK REACTION TO BUDGET CONCERNS. UM, WHEN I DO THAT WITH MY FAMILY, I SURE AS HECK WISH ADDITIONAL DOLLARS CAME IN THE DOOR, UH, IMMEDIATELY. UH, BUT THE REALITY IS, UH, WE'RE SEARCHING COUCH CUSHIONS OR WE'RE CUTTING BACK COSTS. AND I THINK AS A GOVERNMENT BODY, WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND DO THE SAME. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HURST. I'M GONNA SWITCH WITH JEN AND I'LL GO NEXT. JUST, YOU KNOW, GUYS, YOU TALK ABOUT THE IMMEDIACY OF ALL OF THIS, AND, UM, PERHAPS FOLKS DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW LONG COUNCILMAN DUNN AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, AND IT'S, IT IS BEEN WEEKS, IT'S NOT JUST BEEN THE TWO WEEKS, IT'S BEEN WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS GOING ON THE AGENDA ITEM. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS, NOT ONLY WITH ENTERGY THEMSELVES AND, AND NOT THIS LOVELY LADY WHO'S EVIDENTLY REALLY GOOD AT HER JOB, BUT ALSO WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. UM, SO THIS IS NOT A KNEE-JERK REACTION. WE'VE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS. I HAVE TO COMMEND MY COUNCIL PERSON, MY CO-COUNSEL PERSON, CLEVE DUNN, FOR GETTING, GETTING OUT THERE, GETTING THIS DONE, FINDING THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEEDED TO FIND TO GET THIS MOVING AND FOR MAKING FOR DOING GREAT TONIGHT. UM, LISA, WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MS. COURTNEY HUMPHREYS, GREG ROME, THANK Y'ALL. SO VERY, VERY MUCH. UM, I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME ISSUES THAT WE HAD BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME MISCOMMUNICATION AND, UM, [02:40:01] MISREPRESENTATIONS FROM SOME OUTSIDE AGENCIES WHERE WE ALL HAD TO CALL A GROUP MEETING BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD THAT YOU GUYS WEREN'T ACTING IN A CERTAIN MANNER, AND WE FOUND OUT THAT ACTUALLY Y'ALL WERE, AND THAT THERE ARE EMAILS TO PROVE THAT Y'ALL WERE. SO THANK Y'ALL FOR BEING TRANSPARENT IN THIS PROCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR LISTENING TO US. WHEN WE TALKED TO YOU AFTER WE CALLED YOU, AFTER WE MET WITH THIS COMPANY, THEY BEGAN CALLING YOU WITH A DIFFERENT NARRATIVE AND WITH SOME OTHER, SOME OTHER CONCERNS THAT THEY HAD. AND ULTIMATELY WHAT WE FOUND OUT WAS IT WAS REALLY ABOUT AN IMPLE IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE AND ABOUT REALLY JUST NOT WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD AND GETTING THIS DONE IN THE TIMELINE THAT WE HAD REQUESTED. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NEW YORK JERK REACTIONS AND WE TALK ABOUT BUDGET, AND WE TALK ABOUT MONEY BEING LEFT ON THE TABLE, THE BUDGET IS COMING. WE'VE KNOWN THAT WE ARE HAVING CUTS THAT'S COMING. WE KNOW THAT OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE GETTING CUT. THAT'S COMING. THIS ISN'T A KNEE JERK REACTION. WE MOVED FORWARD, WE WORKED ON HARD ON THIS POSITION, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME AND HELPED US DO THAT. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH. COUNCIL COUNCILMAN HURST, UH, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, A LOT OF TIMES THEY SAY YOU MAKE DECISIONS FOR EVERYBODY THAT DOESN'T AFFECT YOU. I LIVE IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA, SO THIS FRANCHISE FEE, IF IT WERE PASSED ON TO THE CUSTOMER, WOULD DIRECTLY AFFECT ME. AND SO IS BRANDON. THAT'S RIGHT. AND, AND I'M 110% FORWARD. UH, I BELIEVE THAT THE RESOURCES THAT WE CAN GAIN FROM THIS CAN MAKE A, AN EVEN GREATER IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, AND CLOSE SOME OF THE GAPS THAT WE HAVE, UH, INCURRED THROUGH ST. GEORGE. BUT, WELL, ONE THING THAT, YEAH, I'M GONNA TELL YOU ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, Y'ALL HAVE BEEN A VERY GOOD PARTNER IN TERMS OF SERVICING OUR CUSTOMERS. WHEN WE ASK YOU TO IMPROVE, IMPROVE YOUR LEVEL OF SERVICE, UH, YOU GUYS MET US WITH A SMILE, SET UP SEVERAL MEETINGS, AND, UM, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ENSURED THAT, UM, YOU FOLLOWED THROUGH AND OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE WAS A LOT GREATER. BUT TODAY I'VE BEEN DEALING THROUGH MY COLLEAGUES AND PARISH ATTORNEY, UM, KIND OF TAKING A BACK SEAT ON THIS ONE JUST TO LET THEM DO THE WORK. BUT AS I HEAR YOU ALL TALK ABOUT THE LACK OF INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU, AND THEN YOU COME BACK AND EXPLAIN EVERY DETAIL THAT WAS MISSING IN THE CONTRACT, THERE'S SOME CONFLICTING INFORMATION. SO EITHER YOU DID GET IT IN TIME OR YOU DIDN'T GET IT IN TIME. WHEN YOU TELL ME YOU HAD NO KNOWLEDGE, BUT THEN YOU BREAK DOWN THE ENTIRE CONTRACT AND EVERY DETAIL AND WHAT YOU WANT TO PUT IN THERE, IT TELLS ME THAT YOUR FIRST SEGMENT WAS NOT A TRUTH. AND, AND SO THAT AT THAT POINT STARTS TO CHALLENGE THE RELATIONSHIP AND A LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY THAT YOU HAVE FROM ENERGY TO YOUR CUSTOMER BASE. AND SO WHAT I URGE THAT YOU DO IS FOR THE REST OF THIS MEETING AND ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS, JUST ANSWER IT IN THE FULL TRUTH. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU'RE TOGGLING BACK. YOU SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE TWO TONGUES AT ONE POINT YOU DIDN'T GET IT, AND THE NEXT POINT YOU DID. AND SO BASED ON WHAT I GATHER FROM MY COLLEAGUES AND FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY WHO'S OUR EMPLOYEE THAT WE HIRED TO MAKE SURE WHERE WE ARE PROTECTED, THEY DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAD THE INFORMATION AND TIME TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND. YES. AND YOU GUYS, AT THAT POINT, I DON'T CONVERSATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, YOU GUYS AT THAT POINT CHOSE TO DO WHATEVER YOUR INTERNAL PROCESS IS AND NOT PROVIDE THE LANGUAGE SO THAT IT COULD BE INCLUDED. AND IF WE CAN INCLUDE IT TODAY, UM, THAT'S FINE. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU THOUGH, FOR THE PARISH ATTORNEY IS IF IT'S APPROVED TODAY, WHICH I, I DON'T KNOW IF, IF, IF IT CAN BE, I DON'T THINK SO, BUT CAN WE ADD NON SUBSTANCE LA UH, LANGUAGE LATER? YES, SIR. LATER NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMAN MOOCH. YEAH. SO, UH, QUICK QUESTION TO ANDREW G. WILL, BY PASSING THIS INTO UNINCORPORATED AREAS, WILL THIS AFFECT ANY OF THE REST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE INCORPORATED AREAS THAT ALREADY HAVE A FEE IN NO WAY WHATSOEVER? NOPE. OKAY. YEP. YOU WANNA STATE THAT ON THE MIC? YES. NO, THIS, THIS ONLY IMPACTS, THIS AGREEMENT'S ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE UNINCORPORATED PORTIONS OF THE PARISH. SO DOES IT EXCLUDES CITY OF BATON ROUGE INCORPORATED? ZACHARY BAKER CENTRAL AND WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE ST. GEORGE. OKAY. NOW AM AM I UNDERSTAND THE TOTAL FEE AS FAR AS THIS IMPACT FEE, THE TOTAL FEE OF THIS IS ON A LINE ITEM IN THE BILL? SO, OR DOES ANY OF IT GET INCORPORATED INTO THE REGULAR BILL ITSELF? YES. SO IT, IT LOOKS VERY, YOU KNOW, SPEAKING, WE HAVE TWO PARALLEL AGREEMENTS. WE HAVE ELECTRIC AND GAS. IT LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EACH. SO THE GENERAL ORDER THAT, UH, MICHELLE REFERENCED OUT THE, THE GENERAL ORDER FROM THE LPSC, WHICH DICTATES HOW FRANCHISE FEE SHALL BE COLLECTED AND [02:45:01] ASSESSED, IT DICTATES HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE FOR ELECTRIC, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN IT SHOULD BE FOR GAS. SO FOR ELECTRIC 50% IS LINE ITEMED. THE OTHER 50% IS IN THE BASE RATE FOR GAS. ALL OF IT, 100% IS IN THE BASE RATE. OKAY. SO IT DOESN'T SHOW UP AS A FEE FOR GAS. THAT'S CORRECT. CURRENTLY, TODAY, YES, THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PASS THE FEE, ACCORDING TO YOUR STATEMENT EARLIER, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO PASS THE FEE ALONG TO THE CUSTOMERS ACCORDING TO THE PCS. BUT 50, WHAT'S IT? BUT 50% IS THE FEE IN THE LINE ITEM. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE ELECTRIC SIDE. 50% IS THE LINE ITEM. THE REST OF IT IS PUT INTO THE BILL ITSELF. SO WHY IS IT SEPARATED AND WHY, WHY WOULD IT SHOW UP LIKE THAT? IS IT A REQUIREMENT TO DO IT LIKE THAT? YEAH, THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY ON THIS. AGAIN, THE LPSE GENERAL ORDER, WHICH WE, WE CAN PROVIDE AND WE PROVIDED BEFORE REALLY OUTLINES THE HISTORY OF THIS. IN 2007, THE COMMISSION CAME BACK AND THEY CLARIFIED HOW FEES SHOULD BE COLLECTED AND ASSESSED AND HOW THEY SHOULD SHOW UP ON A CUSTOMER'S BILL. SO IN 2007, THEY CLARIFIED THAT FOR ELECTRIC SPECIFICALLY, UM, AGAIN, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT, I CAN PROVIDE THAT GENERAL ORDER TO YOU, THAT SAME GENERAL ORDER ASKED THE LPSC TO CLEAR, UH, IT BASICALLY LEFT SEWER WATER AND GAS OPEN ENDED AND BASICALLY SAID HOW YOU ASSESS IT TODAY, HOW YOU INCORPORATE INTO YOUR RATES TODAY CAN REMAIN AS IS. THEY CAME BACK AGAIN AND PROVIDED A REC STAFF PROVIDED A RECOMMENDATION. WHEN I SAY STAFF LPSC STAFF PROVIDED A RECOMMENDATION, WHICH THEN SAID YOU CAN MAINTAIN HOW YOU'RE DOING IT TODAY. THEY DIDN'T COME BACK AND CLARIFY LIKE, LIKE, LIKE THEY DID ELECTRIC. OKAY. SO TECHNICALLY THE PART THAT GETS INCORPORATED INTO THE BILL, THAT COULD BE REDUCED BECAUSE IF Y'ALL GO THROUGH A RATE REDUCTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THE OVERALL BILL IS GOING TO BE REDUCED. WOULDN'T THAT REDUCE THE INCORPORATED INTO THE BILL PART OF THE FRANCHISE FEE? I'M NOT SURE I'M FOLLOWING YOUR QUESTION. IF YOU'RE REQUIRED TO LOWER RATES BY X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS OKAY. WHICH HAPPENS EVERY SO OFTEN BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, THE PERCENTAGE, THE PERCENTAGE OF THAT FEE THAT'S INCORPORATED INTO THE BILL, TECHNICALLY, WOULD THAT NOT GET LOWERED ALSO? WELL, THE, THE, THE, THE FRANCHISE WOULD BE, WELL, I GUESS THROUGH OUR ANNUAL FILING, IF COSTS GO DOWN, THEN CER CERTAINLY THE COST COST OF DOING BUSINESS, WHICH IS WHAT AN SO 50% OF THE FRANCHISE FEE, WHICH IS INCORPORATED INTO THE BILL, WOULD TECHNICALLY BE REDUCED AS THE BILL ITSELF, IF YOU INCORPORATE IT INTO THE BILL ITSELF IS REDUCED. THE, THE BASE RATE IS A CULMINATION OF A LOT OF DIFFERENT CHARGES. SO I GUESS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, IF YES, FEE GETS REDUCED, COULD POTENTIALLY GO DOWN. THAT'S CORRECT. AND, AND THAT'S WHERE THE ABSORPTION COMES IN BY Y'ALL, THAT'S WHERE THE ABSORPTION COMES IN BY ENTERGY ITSELF AS FAR AS THE FEE GOES. I, I, THAT'S, I I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S SEPARATED, WHETHER PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REQUIRES THAT OR WHATEVER, OR IF THAT'S JUST A WAY THAT, I MEAN, TECHNICALLY ALSO, IF THEIR BILL GOES UP HIGHER, THEY'RE GONNA BE PAYING MORE IN THE FEE ALSO. SO THEY MIGHT BE PAYING MORE THAN 5% TOTAL. THE LINE ITEM OF THE FEE, UH, THAT Y'ALL HAVE TO SHOW AS A LINE ITEM, WHICH IS 50%, THE REST THAT'S INCORPORATED INTO THE BILL, TECHNICALLY, JUST LIKE IF IT GOES DOWN, THEY'RE PAYING LESS. IF THE BILL GOES UP, THEY'RE PAYING MORE IN FRANCHISE FEE. IS THAT CORRECT? NO, THE, THE RATE OF FRANCHISE FEES REMAINS THE SAME. SO THE LOT, UNLESS THE GENERAL ORDER WERE TO CHANGE AND THE, THE COMMISSION TELLS US TO ASSESS IT ANOTHER WAY, IT WILL ALWAYS BE FOR ELECTRIC 50% WITHIN THE LINE ITEM 50% IS BUILT IN TO BASE RATES. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCK, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. TO APPROVE AND TO ALLOW ANY NON-SUBSTANTIVE EDIT TO THE AGREEMENT TO REACH A RESOLUTION WITH ENTITY WITHOUT ALTERING THE ORDINANCE. FOR ITEMS 1 38 AND 1 39 HAVE ANY OPPOSITION? I WE HAVE TWO. WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES. WHAT ARE WE DOING? MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION. THERE'S, THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE MOTION. IT'S JUST A MOTION TO APPROVE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. OH, WE OKAY. OH, YOU SEE HOW Y'ALL GOT ME TALKING? DID YOU HAVE A YES. AND, AND BANKS AND PA AND ARE, YES. GOT IT. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. UH, WE'RE GONNA JUMP AROUND A LITTLE BIT. WE HAVE, UH, THANK YOU. ENTER G WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL. UM, WE HAVE SENATOR BARROW WITH US THIS EVENING. SENATOR BARROW, I APOLOGIZE I WOULD'VE TAKEN YOU SOONER. SHE IS HERE FOR ONE SPECIFIC ITEM, [02:50:01] SO WE'RE GONNA JUMP TO THAT ITEM. UH, YOU DO SUCH GREAT WORK AS A PART OF OUR DELEGATION AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. [104. 24-01543] ITEM 1 0 4, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA TO PROVIDE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $850,000 FUNDING PROVIDED IN ACT FOUR OF THE 2024 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ELLE NORMAN? NO. ADAM, WHAT? ONE, FOUR. OKAY. NO. ALRIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1 0 4. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. EVERYBODY HAS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE FOR YOU. SENATOR BARROW, PLEASE. SURE. SENATOR, PLEASE. , GOOD AFTERNOON. FROM ONE PUBLIC SERVANT TO THE, UH, MY COLLEAGUES HERE TO THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO. I JUST, FIRST OF ALL, WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE, UH, ARE IN OUR OWN LIT BUBBLE AND OUR WORLDS ARE PRETTY, PRETTY SIMILAR, BUT THEY ARE NOT EXACTLY THE SAME. AND SO I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY WITNESS KINDA, UM, YOU GUYS KIND OF GOING THROUGH YOUR CYCLE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I'VE HAD A WONDERFUL WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH, UH, MANY OF YOU OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, UH, FOR THAT RELATIONSHIP AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO COLLECTIVELY. I, I THINK I'M THE MOST BLESSED SENATOR, UH, IN THE SENATE. I HAVE SEVEN OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THAT I ACTUALLY WORK DIRECTLY WITH BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY SHARE SOME OF THE SAME DISTRICTS. UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH COUNCILMAN HURST AND DON, AND WITH, LET ME SEE, LOOK, GOT MY LIST HERE WITH BANKS, COLEMAN, AND OSA. UH, BECAUSE ALL, WE ALL HAVE PART, YOU GUYS PART, PART OF MY DISTRICT AND WITH AARON MOS. SO I, I WANNA THANK ALL OF YOU 'CAUSE I CALL YOU AT A DROP OF A DIME. YOU ALWAYS RESPOND AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN I WORK WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I REPRESENT SENATE DISTRICT 15, I REPRESENT THIS ENTIRE PARISH AND WHAT HAPPENED IN ONE PART OF THIS PARISH AFFECT THE REST OF THE PARISH. AND BRANDON, HOW COULD I MISS THE PRESIDENT PRO TEM ? I CERTAINLY WORK WITH HIM, UM, A LOT. BUT AGAIN, I WANNA THANK EACH OF YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO DO GREAT WORK, TO DO PREVENTATIVE WORK, INTER PREVENT WORK, INTERVENTION WORK TO HELP FAMILIES, TO HELP OUR CHILDREN TO REALLY LIFT UP OUR COMMUNITIES. I WANNA THANK EACH OF YOU FOR WORKING WITH ME TO CONTINUE THAT GREAT WORK. WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO DO. WE'VE HAVE MADE A GREAT, A LOT OF GREAT TRACTION. THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT PROVIDERS THAT I WORK WITH IN THIS, UM, CROWD WHO ARE HELPING US ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. AND WE CAN'T DO IT BY OURSELVES. WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER. AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS AGENDA ITEM ALONG. UH, IF THERE'S ANY TIME THAT YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT'S BEING DONE IN THE AREA, I WELCOME YOU TO GIVE ME A CALL. AND I WELCOME YOU TO COME OUT. MANY OF YOU DO SHOW UP TO MANY OF THE EVENTS WHERE WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. AND AGAIN, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO SERVE AS YOUR SENATOR AND TO WORK ALONG WITH YOU AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK TO MOVE OUR CITIZENS AND OUR PARISH FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR. THANK SENATOR BAR. IF YOU COULD STAY THERE. UH, MAYOR BROOM, IF YOU'LL COME UP, PLEASE. AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE TWO WOMEN WHO HAVE A LONG HISTORY THAT MANY OF US ARE AWARE OF AND KNOW, UH, THEY WORKED IN THEIR, UH, OWN CAPACITY AS MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND AS A SENATOR TO IDENTIFY THESE RESOURCES AND PUT THOSE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY FOR MUCH OF THIS PREVENTATIVE WORK. AND I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS, SPECIFICALLY THOSE DRESSED IN BLACK AND THOSE NOT DRESSED IN BLACK, WHO CAME DOWN TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR THOSE RESOURCES. THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DEFERRING THIS ITEM OR TAKING THESE RESOURCES AND DOING SOMETHING ELSE WITH 'EM. AND YOU HEARD THE CALL AND YOU CAME OUT TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THESE RESOURCES, THESE DOLLARS IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY. THEY SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES. THEY WORK ON CRIME INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION. AND IT'S THAT PROACTIVE WORK THAT EACH OF YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER, THAT REDUCE CRIME. AND WE MUST CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS IN YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE MAKING THESE INVESTMENTS [02:55:01] IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE THANK YOU YOU FOR COMING OUT AND DOING YOUR CIVIC DUTY AND FIGHTING TO KEEP THIS WORK ALIVE. THANK EACH OF YOU. IF I JUST MAY SAY I, I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR MAYOR, PRESIDENT. I JUST WANNA THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE, ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT YOU MAKE THIS PARISH A PRIORITY. OUR CITIZEN A PRIORITY IN WORKING WITH ME TO GET THESE THINGS DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO [87. 24-01536 ] ITEM 87, AMENDING THE 2024 CURRENT EXPENSE BUDGET AND CAPITAL BUDGET SO AS TO ADJUST ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS. AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO MAKE CERTAIN INTERDEPARTMENTAL INTER FUND TRANSFERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET ACT AND THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT BY THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND FINANCE DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NOW GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DARAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 88, [88. 24-01539] AMENDED TO 2025 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. SO AS TO APPROPRIATE, $682,110 FROM INTEREST EARNINGS OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FOR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL EVENT OVERTIME TRAVEL ALONG IS AUTHORIZED IN LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTES. 33 12 33 B, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR JUVENILE COURT AND COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS IN THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, COUNCILWOMAN ROCCA, COUNCILMAN MOOCH AND THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER? YES, MA'AM. SORRY, GO AHEAD JUDGE GROVER, PLEASE. YES, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. JUDGE GROVER JUVENILE COURT. UM, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND JUDGE HANEY. HE WAS HERE AND HAD TO STEP AWAY BEFORE THIS ITEM WAS CALLED. AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE A CONCERN, WE HAVE NO HESITATION TO COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL IN ORDER TO BRING THOSE CONCERNS BEFORE YOU. BUT WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO, ESPECIALLY THEN THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE IS TO COME AND TO SAY THANK YOU. AND THAT IS WHAT I AM DOING TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF JUVENILE COURT. IN THE JUVENILE COMPLEX, THERE IS STILL SO MUCH THAT IS NEEDED. BUT FOR TONIGHT, SIMPLY JUDGE HANEY. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HEARING US, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO CAME TO THE TABLE IN ORDER TO FIND THE FUNDS TO RESTORE US. THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND HER STAFF, AND THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU. UM, WE APPRECIATE THAT. I'M SURE WE WILL BE BACK IN THE FUTURE EITHER TO VOICE OUR NEEDS OR TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE COUNCILMAN HURST. UH, REAL QUICK, COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEMS 88 THROUGH NINE TWO. HEY, I JUST WANT TO, UM, THANK MY FRIEND AND I JUDGE GAIL GROVER. SHE HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR OUR YOUTH FOR AN EXTREMELY LONG TIME, FROM JUVENILE SERVICES TO THE, TO THE BENCH. AND SHE CAME IN HERE WITH A HEART POURING GUY ALONG WITH JUDGE HANEY, WHO SAT HERE THROUGH MULTIPLE MEETINGS TO PUT A PRESENTATION ON TO SHOW US HOW WE ARE UNDERSERVING OUR KIDS WITH IMPROPER PROGRAMMING AND HOW WE ARE ADDING TO RECIDIVISM INSTEAD OF DETRACTING FROM IT BY PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT ALLOW THEM TO LEAVE BETTER THAN WHEN THEY COME TO THE JUVENILE SERVICES PROGRAM. AND THROUGH HER ENGAGEMENT, THROUGH HER PICTURES, THROUGH HER TIRELESS EFFORTS AND HER TRAVELS AROUND THE STATE AND AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SEE WHAT A GOOD FACILITY LOOKS LIKE, SHE WAS A CATALYST THAT SPARKED THE FIRE THAT IS NOW THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH JUVENILE DETENTION AND JAIL TASK FORCE. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK HER FOR BEING A CONTINUED, CONTINUED ADVOCATE TO FIGHT FOR OUR BABIES AND, UM, WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT YOU, WE'RE DEFINITELY GLAD TO THIS ONE OF THE REASONS. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN DRAZAN. OKAY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE JUDGE I WAS HERE ON THE LAST TIME WHEN SHE CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT SHE AND DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF HER STAFF AND OF THIS PROGRAM WILL DO. AND, UM, ONE DAY I HAD A, A, A VISION OF A CHA, AND I WANT TO LEAVE THIS WITH THE CONS. A CHAMPAGNE GLASS WITH THE STEM IN THE BASE. AND WHEN THE JUDGE WAS TALKING AT THE LAST MEETING SHE WAS HERE, I WAS THINKING ABOUT FILLING THAT CUP UP WITH WATER AND SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT IDENTIFYING THE YOUTH, GIVING THEM THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS TO HELP TURN THEM AROUND. AND EVEN IF THEY'RE IN THAT CUP, IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FLOOR OF THE WATER IN A CUP, THAT WATER WILL COME OUT OF THAT CUP AND IT WILL SPREAD. I WANTED TO DO A DEMO HERE, JUST FILLING IT UP. AND IF WE DON'T CONTROL US IN THAT [03:00:01] CAMPAIGN CUP, THEN WHEN IT BECOMES THE, EXCUSE ME, BEGIN TO SPREAD, IT SPREADS ALL OVER. IT'S OUT CONTROL AND IT HITS OTHER PLACES THAT YOU WOULDN'T THINK IT WOULD HIT, BUT IT CONCERNS ALL OF US. MM-HMM . SO THAT IS GOOD. AND I REMEMBER, UM, COUNCILMAN HUDSON WAS TRYING TO SAY AND ASK THE FINANCE PEOPLE THE HIDDEN FIGURES OVER THERE, WHERE COULD WE FIND IT? SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT GETS US EXCITED. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? YEAH. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HIRT. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. 88 AT 89 [89. 24-01505] AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT AND EXECUTE THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2024. LEAD HAZARD CONTROL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT FUNDED THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMOUNT $1,500,000 TO ENHANCE THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS LEAD-BASED PAIN HAZARDS BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE YOU NUMBER. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAM, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ADAM [90. 24-01506] 90 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE CONTRACT WITH GRACE ABERT CURTIS, LLC FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR CONTRACT FOR THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. UPGRADES IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $154,110 BY THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SCENE NUMBER, GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN? SECOND BY THE CHAIR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 91, [91. 24-01423] AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MS. BENBO AND ASSOCIATES ENGINEERING CORPORATION OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE GLEN OAK SUBSTATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $68,850 BY THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY? COUNCILMAN HUDSON? I DID HAVE A QUESTION IF, UH, JOE IS HERE. MY QUESTION WAS, UH, I DIDN'T, I HAVEN'T SEEN WHERE WE HAVE DONE WORK ON A SHERIFF'S SUBSTATION BEFORE. SO I I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHY THIS IS CONSIDERED A CITY PARISH BUILDING. BUT DO I WOULD I'LL WITHDRAW MY QUESTION. OH, THAT'S ABOUT THEM CHILDREN. COME ON. COME ON UP. ANGIE. WE'RE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO PROVIDE THEIR, UH, BUILDING OKAY, SO SIMILAR TO THE GRIT, LIKE THE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE, WITH THE JAIL. YES SIR. WE, WE DO THE SUBSTATIONS? YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES A ITEM [92. 24-01582] NINE TWO AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH SCOTLANDVILLE AREA FOUNDATION, GRANTING THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF CITY PARISH MOVABLE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE OLD FIRE STATION NUMBER 16 ON OR ABOVE THE 1200 BLOCK OF ROSENWALD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND GROUNDS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD EVENING. METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JOSHUA COMBS. I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF SCOTLANDVILLE AREA FOUNDATION. AND I WANNA SPEAK TO AND URGE YOU TO APPROVE THE CEA AGREEMENT. UH, THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT AN UNDERUTILIZED CITY PARISH PROPERTY, UM, BACK INTO USE. AND IT WILL BE A COMMUNITY ASSET, RIGHT? IT WILL TRANSFORM SOMETHING THAT'S NOT BEING USED AT THIS PRESENT TIME TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. UH, SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT WE WOULD LIKE THIS BUILDING TO SERVE, UH, IT WILL BE A COMMUNITY HUB. IT WILL ALSO SERVE A SAFE DEDICATED SPACE FOR OUR YOUTH, UH, WITH PROGRAMMING WHERE WE HAVE BEEN IN TALKS WITH PROGRESS ELEMENTARY TO PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL AND TUTORING PROGRAMS. IT ALSO WILL BE, UH, COMMUNITY HELP FOR FAMILIES AS WELL TO PROVIDE SERVICES. AND WE'RE IN THE PLANS OF, UH, FINALIZING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE SCOTLANDVILLE AREA. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN CONSIDERATION. HELLO, MY NAME IS ERIC PORTER AND, UH, RESIDE IN BATON ROUGE. I HAVE A FIRM, UH, COMMON NET LLC WITH DESIGN BUILD PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FIRM. ALSO SERVE AS A A BOARD MEMBER IN THE SKYVILLE AREA FOUNDATION. [03:05:01] AND ONE THING MY COMPANY, UH, DOES WITH SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS IS WE EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON BECOMING THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPERS. WE WOULD LIKE TO IMMEDIATELY, UH, UH, IMPOSE OR, OR ADD THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM THROUGH THE, UH, FOUNDATION AS WELL AS, UH, THIS PARTICULAR UNIT OVER IN SCOTLANDVILLE TO EXPOSE THE YOUTH TO AND THE COMMUNITY TO, UM, ACQUIRING PROPERTIES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, OBTAINING, UH, INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET FUNDING AND HOW TO, UH, ACTUALLY BUILD AND, UH, WE WOULD BE MENTORS TO THEM AS WELL AS, UH, PROVIDING ALL TYPE OF SERVICES, UH, HANDS ON. SO I URGE THE COUNCIL, UH, FROM A RESPECTFULLY TO, UH, YOU KNOW, APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM. GOOD EVENING, HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS VICKI. I'M WITH ROSEBUD HEALTHCARE AND TRAINING, ROSEBUD HEALTHCARE AND TRAINING, UM, PLANS TO PARTNER WITH SKYVILLE AREA FOUNDATION. WHAT MY FOUNDA UH, WHAT MY COMPANY DOES IS WE HAVE A CNA SCHOOL. WE ARE A CPR TRAINING SITE. I TRAIN CPR INSTRUCTORS AS WELL AS WE TRAIN LARGE FACILITIES. WE ALSO HAVE A MENTORING PROGRAM. WE, UM, PARTNER WITH THE BIG BUDDY PROGRAM AS WELL AS WE'VE HAD A BATON ROUGE AREA HEALTH LITERACY PROGRAM AND WE GRADUATED 20 STUDENTS FROM THAT, UH, WITH THAT GRANT. AND WE ALSO PARTNER WITH EMPLOYEE B AND WE WILL TRAIN, CONTINUE TO TRAIN, AND WE WILL USE THE SITE TO TRAIN CPR HEALTHCARE, UM, PERSONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HANG ON. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. SO I AM VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE SKEL AREA FOUNDATION, UM, POTENTIALLY TAKING OVER THE FIRE STATION. UM, I KNOW RECENTLY I WAS AN ADVOCATE WITH THE SKEL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. SO AS AN INCOMING COUNCILMAN, UM, COUNCILWOMAN BANKS, I DEFINITELY WANT TO HAVE SOME CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AREA FOUNDATION TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND SOME UNITY AND SOME SYNERGY, UH, WITH THE AREA FOUNDATION AND THE FIRE STATION. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT TRANSITIONAL MEETING SO WE CAN SEE, UM, HOW THE FIRE STATION WILL BENEFIT AND ALSO HOW CAN WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER LOCAL, UH, ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTH BAT ROUGE AND DISTRICT TWO. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NO, GO TO COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. OKAY. I'M NOT SURE WHO TO ADDRESS MY QUESTIONS TO. MAYBE, MAYBE JOSHUA IS, ARE YOU STILL HERE? COMBS? UM, OR ONE OF THE OTHER, ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SCOTLANDVILLE FOUNDATION. UH, WE HEARD A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN THIS CHAMBER ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING AND THE, THE WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. AND SO, UM, I WANTED, WANTED TO ASK SOMEONE WITH THE SCOTLANDVILLE FOUNDATION ABOUT, UM, FUNDING SOURCES, HOW MUCH, WHAT, WHAT KIND OF FUNDING THE FOUNDATION HAS AT THIS POINT, WHAT THEY ESTIMATE THE COST OF RENOVATING THE BUILDING TO BE. HEY, DO JOSH, SORRY, . THANK YOU TO WHOEVER GOT HIM OUT OF THE, UH, PROBABLY OFF THE ELEVATOR. THEY PULLED YOU UP THE ELEVATOR. NO, NO, NO, NO. I WAS RETURNING THE CALL. SORRY ABOUT THAT. NO WORRIES. NO WORRIES. SO WE, WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF TESTIMONY OR, OR YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TALKING IN THIS CHAMBER ABOUT THIS BUILDING AND THE SHAPE THAT IT'S IN AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. WHAT ARE Y'ALL'S FUNDING SOURCES? HOW MUCH HAS THE, THE, THE, UM, THE, THE FOUNDATION RAISED ALREADY? WHAT, WHAT ARE YOUR, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AND WHAT HAVE YOU ALREADY PUT IN PLACE? JUST WE DON'T WANNA END UP IN THE SAME PLACE. RIGHT? RIGHT. WE DON'T WANNA BE BACK HERE IN, YOU KNOW, 3, 4, 5 YEARS WITH, WITH THE BUILDING NOT MOVING FORWARD. YEAH, 100%. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY STILL DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE, RIGHT. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS ANY NEEDS, UH, THAT THE BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS TO MAKE THE BUILDING OPERATIONAL RIGHT. AND AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THAT, UH, WE CAN SHARE THAT BUDGET. I DON'T HAVE THE PARTICULAR NUMBERS RIGHT NOW AT THIS POINT THOUGH, BUT IT IS OUR GOAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDING IS FULLY OPERATIONAL TO MAKE SURE, AS YOU SAID, THAT WE'RE NOT BACK IN THIS POSITION WHERE IT'S CONDEMNED AND NOT IN USE. SO WE PROBABLY NEED TO PUT SOME TIMELINES IN THE CEA SO THAT WE CAN STAY IN CONSTANT CONVERSATION. UM, WHAT, WHAT KIND OF A BUILDING LIKE THIS NEEDS STAFF, FULL-TIME STAFF, PART-TIME STAFF, WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR STAFFING? UM, STAFFING THE BUILDING? YEAH, SO, UH, WE PLAN ON NOT ONLY THROUGH OUR BOARD AND THE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH OUR FOUNDATION, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY PARTNERS, RIGHT? SO I'LL MENTIONED PROGRESS ELEMENTARY. THEY HAVE AGREED TO HAVE SOME VOLUNTEER, UH, TEACHERS TO HAVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. AND AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT I MENTIONED, UH, WE'LL [03:10:01] CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY OUR PARTNERSHIPS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A STAFF TO FULFILL THE PROGRAMS THAT WE WANT TO RUN THERE. AND, AND SO WHAT, WHAT ELSE IS THE SCOTLAND FOUND, UH, SCOTLANDVILLE FOUNDATION INVOLVED IN? ARE THERE ANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE RECENTLY? WELL, SO WE'RE IN OUR INAUGURAL YEAR, RIGHT? SO WE'RE IDENTIFYING, SO, UH, A FEW OF THE AREAS THAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS IN SCOTLANDVILLE, RIGHT? IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. UH, WHEN I MOVED TO BATON ROUGE, I MOVED TO THE SCOTLANDVILLE AREA. I STILL GET MY HAIR CUT THERE, UH, IN SCOTLANDVILLE. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF NEED, RIGHT? SO I MENTIONED YOUTH SERVICES MM-HMM . UM, AS WELL AS WE WANT TO ADDRESS BLIGHT. SO WE ALSO HAVE, UH, SOME POTENTIAL BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING AS WELL. AND SO I MENTIONED THE STRATEGIC PLAN. ALL OF THIS WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THERE. AND I THINK ERIC ALSO WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL. SO AS I SAID, I SERVE ON THE BOARD. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS, UH, BUT IF HE WANTS TO SPEAK TO IT, I'LL DEFINITELY, UH, YIELD TO HIM AS WELL. RIGHT. THANK YOU ERIC? YEAH, WE ALSO PARTNER WITH, UH, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS. UM, IN TERMS OF EDUCATING INDIVIDUALS, YOU'VE MENTIONED THE WORD BLIGHT, UM, SORT OF MARVEL, A PROJECT THEY HAD IN MONROE WHERE THE INDIVIDUALS PICK UP ALL THE PAPER IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. LITTER. LITTER IS PRETTY BIG. MM-HMM . UH, WE WOULD USE THOSE TYPE OF PROGRAMS, UH, PARTNER WITH, UH, CERTAIN ENTITIES THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE FUNDING AND THE VOLUNTEERS, UH, TO DO THOSE, UH, TYPE OF ACTIVITIES. HAVE Y'ALL SECURED ANY FUNDING AT THIS TIME? WE ARE LOOKING AT THE FUNDING RIGHT NOW, PARTICULARLY ON THE BEING A CONTRACT AND ALL ON THE, UH, THE REPAIRS FOR PARTICULAR BUILT FOR THAT PARTICULAR BUILDING. UH, ROOFING HAS, UH, ANY CONCERN. RIGHT. BUT THEN ONCE I THINK WE ADDRESS THAT, EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD BE, UH, EASY TO ADDRESS. SO YOU YOU HAVE ANY, ANY GUT FEELINGS ABOUT WHAT THE, THE COST IN THE BUILDING IS GONNA BE? WHEN I, WHEN I DO MUNICIPALITIES, I USE ONE FIGURE $150,000. YEAH, . OKAY. BUT, UH, BUT I WOULD SAY, UH, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE HAVE TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE IN TERMS OF DOING A, UH, FULL INSPECTION SCOPE OF WORK AND PROVIDE THE, UH, THE COST TO THAT PARTICULAR SCOPE. OKAY. UM, ANOTHER QUESTION, AND EITHER ONE OF Y'ALL CAN, CAN ANSWER THIS. SO AS Y'ALL KNOW, OF COURSE, THE SCOTLAND SCOTLANDVILLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, YOU KNOW, HAD HAD, UM, AN AGREEMENT WITH THIS BUILDING FOR 10 YEARS AND, AND HAVING WORKED IN THE NONPROFIT WORLD, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK I WAS TOLD OVER THE YEARS THAT MADE THINGS MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR FUNDING AND GRANTORS WAS COLLABORATIONS. HAVE Y'ALL REACHED OUT TO THE SCOTLANDVILLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION? IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR COLLABORATION? UM, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOUR Y'ALL'S PLANS ARE STILL COUNCIL ME WANT EXTRA TIME? PLEASE. UM, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE, LIKE YOUR PLANS ARE STILL FORMING AND THAT THERE MIGHT BE, UM, A, A, SOME, A REAL GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME SYNERGY, UM, AND TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS AND, AND HAVE THE, THE SCOTLANDVILLE ALUMNI STATION ASSOCIATION BE ABLE TO COME IN AS A PARTNER AND, AND USE THE BUILDING, WHICH REALLY SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS GONNA BE IN MANY WAYS OVERLAPPING. I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TEACHERS, YOU KNOW, DOING TUTORING IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT AN ARTS PROGRAM. I MEAN, THAT THERE'S GREAT, THERE'S GREAT SYNERGY THERE FOR, FOR CHILDREN IN THE AFTERNOON. SO HAVE Y'ALL, HAVE Y'ALL STARTED THOSE CONVERSATIONS? UH, YES. THERE HAS BEEN SOME PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS. UH, AS YOU MENTIONED, THEY DID HAVE THE BUILDING FOR 10 YEARS. SO, UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MOVE THE IDEAS TO ACTUAL ACTION, RIGHT? SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. AS ERIC MENTIONED, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY IS ALSO ON BOARD AS WELL. SO AS WE CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT OUT THERE DEFINITELY ONE OF THE CONTEXTS THAT WE WILL STAY ABREAST AND KEEP THEM INFORMED AND SEE WHAT SYNERGISTIC OPPORTUNITIES EXIST. SURE. AND WHAT, SO YOU SAID, UM, SOUTHERN AND SCOTLANDVILLE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, WHAT OTHER, WHAT OTHER PROGRESS ELEMENTARY AS WELL. PROGRESS ELEMENTARY. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO REACH OUT TO SCOTLANDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL. AND ALSO SOME OF THE COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AS WELL. RIGHT. SO ONCE YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT A BUILDING BACK IN COMMERCE, THERE'S SOME POTENTIAL, WELL, NOT COMMERCE, BUT BACK INTO USE AND OCCUPANCY. THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER BUSINESSES TO GET INVOLVED AND DONATE THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES AS WELL. OKAY, THANK YOU. WE WANNA BE AN ANCHOR IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN MOOCH. THANK YOU. UM, LOOK, I, I HOPE THIS IS TOTALLY SUCCESSFUL. I HOPE, AND I WISH Y'ALL THE BEST OF LUCK. I, THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY WITH Y'ALL, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOMEBODY WHO HAD, UH, SOME DEALINGS IN WITH THIS, WITH THIS CEA IN WRITING IT UP CAN COME FORWARD, PAST ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR GROUNDS. YEAH. THANK YOU. UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP WHEN, WITH THE SCOTLANDVILLE, UH, THE PREVIOUS, [03:15:01] UH, CONTRACT HOLDERS WITH THIS BUILDING, IT WAS ABOUT TIME AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE WITH THE TIME, WHAT THEY, NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT WHAT IT'S BEEN ABOUT. IT WAS THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING, WHAT THE USABILITY, THE TIME THAT THEY'VE HAD IT AND WHAT THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN THAT TIME. AND SOME OF THE DISCUSSION THAT CAME UP WAS METRICS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HAVING A BUILDING BACK IN USE WHEN WE LAST DISCUSSED THIS. AND WE WERE VOTING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE, THE PREVIOUS, UH, CONTRACT HOLDERS. YOU KNOW, WE WERE LOOKING AT A BUILDING THAT THEY'D HAD FOR 10 YEARS THAT STILL HAD BOARDED UP WINDOWS, UH, CERTAIN AREAS OF BUILDING THAT COULDN'T BE USED IN SUCH, IN THIS AGREEMENT HERE. IS THERE METRICS ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND, AND THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE SO THAT WE'RE NOT BACK IN THAT SAME SITUATION TO WHERE MAYBE MR. ANTHONY COMES UP IN FIVE YEARS AND SAYS, WELL, NOTHING'S BEEN DONE. AND I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. I REALLY, I, I DON'T THINK IT WILL HAPPEN WITH THIS. I THINK WE'VE ALL LEARNED A LESSON WITH IT, BUT IS THERE ANY METRICS IN THERE TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING WHERE THE CURRENT NEXT COUNCIL MEMBER SAYS, YOU KNOW, IT IS JUST NOTHING GETTING DONE. THEY COULDN'T GET THE FUNDING, THEY COULDN'T DO WHATEVER, BUT YET THE FOUNDATION SAYS, WELL, WE HAVE THE BUILDING FOR 10 YEARS, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO SIT HERE WITH IT AGAIN. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT. I THINK THEY'VE FORMED A GREAT COALITION. I THINK SHAUNA HAS PROBABLY HELPED PUT THIS GROUP TOGETHER AS FAR AS THE COALITION AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA RUN WITH IT. BUT JUST FROM THE FACT OF THE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT ARE, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THERE TO KEEP FROM HAPPENING? WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME? I, SO WE REDUCED THE, UH, YEARLY ON THIS THING FROM 99 YEARS TO 10. WE HAVE THE SAME PROVISIONS ABOUT DEFAULT AND SENDING NOTICE TO REMOVE THE FOLKS. AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE DID, WE PUT A 30 DAY LIMIT, 30 DAYS AFTER THIS IS SIGNED, THEY HAVE TO SECURE THE BUILDING AND MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE AND SECURE. DEFINE SECURING WELL, MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO OPEN, IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IT'S BOARDED UP AND SAFE. SO EVERYTHING'S BOARDED UP. THEY CAN, THEY CAN GO IN AND BOARDED UP AND, AND WHATEVER AREAS ARE STILL, AREN'T USED. I MEAN, I THINK IT'S ALREADY IN THAT CONDITION. SO THAT HAP THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IN 30 DAYS AND 90 DAYS AFTER THAT, AFTER THE EXECUTION, THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT A PLAN AND EVALUATION OF WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO WITH THE PROPERTY THAT COMES TO DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS TO LOOK AT ANY OF THIS CAN BE OF COURSE, LOOKED AT BY THE COUNCIL TOO, BUT DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND GROUNDS IS GONNA LOOK AT THEIR IMMEDIATE PLAN TO DEVELOP EVERYTHING. UM, OF COURSE IT HAS TO BE USED FOR CHARITABLE AND PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES. UNDERSTOOD. UM, BUT, AND, AND AGAIN, THERE'S A TWO YEAR WINDOW THAT IF THINGS, THINGS AREN'T DONE, YOU CAN ASK THEM TO LEAVE. BUT WE STILL HAVE A 30 DAY PROMISE IF THEY DEFAULT. UM, THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ALL REPAIRS. ANY, ANY MAJOR ALTERNATION ALTERATIONS TO THE BUILDING OR REPAIRS HAVE TO BE RUN THROUGH BUILDING AND GROUNDS TO APPROVE WITHIN TWO YEARS? NO, I MEAN, ANYTHING THEY HAVE TO, ANYTHING THEY WANT TO REPAIR HAS TO BE APPROVED. OKAY. I I, I UNDERSTAND THAT. WHAT, WHAT I'M SAYING IS I, I THINK THE USE OF THIS BUILDING, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO USE IT FOR, THE DIFFERENT GROUPS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE USING IT FOR, AND EVERYTHING THAT'S STATED ON, UH, THAT, THAT WE JUST HEARD HERE, IT'S WONDERFUL. I I REALLY DO. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND I, THE NEXT PICTURE I SEE OF IT, I'D LOVE TO SEE WINDOWS IN THERE INSTEAD OF BOARDS. SURE. UH, YOU KNOW, I, I GET IT THAT 90 DAYS HAVE TO SECURE IT. I GUESS WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE CEA IS, YOU KNOW, UH, DOES THE, DOES THE BUILDING NEED TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONABLE WITHIN X AMOUNT OF TIME? YES. THERE'S A TWO YEAR WINDOW THAT THEY WILL BE UP AND RUNNING WITH THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY ENVISION. THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT THE PLAN FOR WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITHIN 90 DAYS. WITHIN 90 DAYS. GOT IT. AND THEN WITHIN TWO YEARS, THE PLAN HAS TO COME TO FRUITION. OKAY. SO YOU, IS THE WAY I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WHAT'S IN THE CEA? YES, SIR. WITHIN TWO YEARS. THE, THE, THE, THE BUILDING HAS TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONING IN WHAT THEY PLAN ON USING IT FOR. CORRECT. AND IF ANY, AND AGAIN, SAME PROVISION BEFORE, IF THERE'S ANY DEFAULT, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEND THEM A NOTICE LIKE WE DID WITH THE LAST GROUP TO PUT 'EM OUT. AND OF COURSE, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT PAYING THE UTILITIES, KEEPING YOUR INSURANCE. RIGHT. THE SAME STUFF WE HAD BEFORE. BUT WHEN THE COUNCIL HAD THIS ISSUE COME UP BEFORE COUNCILMAN, UH, DUNN AND SEVERAL OTHER FOLKS WHO LIKE YOURSELF, CAME UP WITH SOME METRICS AS THEY SUGGEST SUGGESTION, COUNCILMAN MAYOR PROTE DID AS WELL. WE TRIED TO INCORPORATE THE SUGGESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL INTO THIS COUNCIL, YOU WANT EXTRA TIME? YES, PLEASE. YEAH. SO, OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. AND, AND COUNCILWOMAN BANKS JUST SAID WITHIN TWO YEARS, FULLY FUNCTIONAL, WHATEVER. BUT WHEN WE SAY FULLY FUNCTIONAL, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST SECURED, BUT STILL BOARD OF THAT WINDOW STUFF TALKING, FULLY FUNCTIONING. CORRECT. HERE'S OUR BUILDING. IT'S, IT'S READY TO GO. EVERY USAGE OF IT THAT CAN BE USED CORRECT. IS, IS READY NOW. THAT'S MY INTERPRETATION FOR SURE. AND THAT'S IN THE CEA. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, BE MORE THAN HAPPY IF IT HADN'T ALREADY BEEN DONE. MOTION TO APPROVE COUNCILWOMAN [03:20:01] BANKS. MIKE, MIKE. MIKE. MIKE. MIKE, MIKE. BYE. SO, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD, UM, COUNCILMAN ELECT, UM, ANTHONY KENNY IS HERE BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE THIS REALLY IMPORTANT TO DEDICATE AS A SPACE FOR OUR YOUTH IS WHEN WE FIRST, UM, ACQUIRED THE GEORGE J. NEWMAN COMMUNITY CENTER. AS YOU KNOW, THE NAMESAKE THAT WE JUST APPROVED FOR CARL SLAUGHTER WAS KNOWN. YOU HEARD IS THE, THE, THE SUMMER CAMP. ALL OF OUR KIDS IN SCOTLANDVILLE WENT TO. AND BASICALLY AS, UM, MORE AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS WERE BEING PROVIDED BY THE YWCA AND BRE AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE OUR SCHOOLS WEREN'T DOING WELL. SO THE, AND EVEN BIG BUDDY THEN OUR ABILITY TO, UM, ACQUIRE REVENUE THROUGH THE GEORGE J. NEWMAN COMMUNITY CENTER, UM, BECAME ALMOST NONEXISTENT. AND SO SINCE THEN, OF COURSE, UH, WE STILL HAD TO BUILD REVENUE. SO WE HAVE THE, WE HAVE THE, UM, THE EBR COUNSELOR ON AGENT THERE, AND OUR RENTALS. I MEAN, BECAUSE THERE WERE, SO, THERE ARE SO FEW PLACES TO RENT IN THE SCOTLANDVILLE COMMUNITY. WE ARE BOOKED JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEKEND. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE PARTNER WITH SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL TEAM, UM, HELIX. BEFORE THEY MOVED, THEY DID NOT HAVE A, A LOCATION, SO OUR GYMNASIUM BASICALLY IS SERVING SKYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. IF THIS IS THERE BETWEEN RAIN AND UM, FOOTBALL SEASON, THEN THEY MAY NEED ANOTHER PLACE. IF, WHEN HELIX WAS AT SOME PLACE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A GYM, WE HAD TO, WE RENTED OUR GYM OUT FOR THAT. MY WHOLE POINT IS WE LIMITED THE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE CENTER. SO WHAT MADE THIS ATTRACTIVE TO THE SKYVILLE AREA, UH, FOUNDATION IS, UM, JUST LOOKING AT THE, THE, THE PROGRESS OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WE WERE SERVING WITHOUT WHICH THAN 10 MILES WITH THE THREE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS. CRESTWOOD PROGRESS AND RYAN PROGRESS IS THE ATTENDANCE SCHOOL, UM, IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THERE'S ALSO AN EBR HOUSING AUTHORITY RIGHT NEXT DOOR. WE'VE TALKED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY ABOUT NOT ON OFFERING FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS, BUT OFFERING THOSE WRAPAROUND SERVICES. UH, WHEN YOU, AT SCOTLANDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, RYAN ELEMENTARY AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, WE ARE BASICALLY AROUND 50% OR LESS AS IT RELATES TO THE AVERAGE PERCENTILE. SO BEING ABLE TO OFFER SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS YEAR ROUND. UM, IN ADDITION, UM, WE HAVE SOME ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE, UH, FOOD BANK, WHICH IS EXPANDING, UH, THEIR SERVICES. THEY TOOK OVER CATHOLIC CHARITIES. WE JUST SEE THIS AS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO SERVE OUR YOUTH. AND I SEE IT AS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNCILMAN SO THAT WE HAVE, UH, JUST AS, UM, COUNCILMAN DO, UH, ANNE SAID, WHETHER WE DEALING WITH SENIORS THAT ARE 99 OR BABIES THAT ARE NINE MONTHS, WE HAVE FACILITIES IN PLACE TO SERVE MULTI-GENERATIONAL, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT EVERY COMMUNITY DOESN'T HAVE. AND SO THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT. AND, UH, I WOULD APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL, UM, APPROVING. I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW EMOTION. I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID WHAT I I'M DONE . I'M SECONDING. I'M SECONDING . I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO. HUH? OKAY. SO I DON'T MIND NOT VOTING, BUT I DO HAVE A ETHICS THAT SAYS I CAN, BUT I DON'T MIND IF THAT MAKE ALL Y'ALL COMFORTABLE. AND Y'ALL COULD GET ME IN. I'M GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MO. WE HAVE A SECOND. I WANTED TO, UM, ALSO MENTION, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. UM, YOU MENTIONED THE HANG ON, SHAUNA. WHAT? OH, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING? NONE OF Y'ALL. NOBODY CAN SECOND. YOU WANT YOUR SECOND TIME? NO, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DOING. WELL, YOU STARTED TALKING. YOU YOU WANT A SECOND TIME? OH, YEAH, BECAUSE I THOUGHT, I DON'T KNOW. ARE WE SECOND OR NO, WE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SECOND. OKAY. I'M SURE. [03:25:01] WELL, I WAS JUST WONDER, UH, COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS MADE A, HAD A, A VERY GOOD, UM, WHEN SHE TALKED ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION. SO ONE OF THE THINGS AND COLLABORATION, I THINK COUNCILMAN MOOCH INDICATED, AND WE DID DO A SURVEY WHERE WE SENT OUT TO, UM, ALL LOCAL OUR, UM, NONPROFITS IN THE AREA TO COLLABORATE WITH US, UH, INCLUDING THE SCOTLANDVILLE AREA FOUNDATION, I MEAN THE, UH, SCOTLANDVILLE ALUMNI. AND, UM, SO ALL OF THE PROGRAMMING THAT YOU'VE HEARD IS AS A RESULT OF THAT. WE DID NOT SPECIFICALLY HEAR FROM THE SCOTLANDVILLE, UM, ALUMNI PERSON, I GUESS THE MANAGEMENT, BUT I'M SURE WITH COUNCILMAN ELECT, UM, ANTHONY KENNY BEING A, AN ALUMNI, WE'LL BE, WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE, UM, HIS REPRESENTATION IN WHATEVER HE WOULD LIKE TO ADD. SO WE ARE GOOD, BUT THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE OPEN TO THAT. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOAT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM? WE HAVE AN ABSTENTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. AND GIMME ONE SECOND. MS. ASHLEY, I THINK WE'RE GONNA NEED, UM, COUNCILMAN BANKS ACCORDING TO THE OPINION WE HAVE, UH, FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE NEED, BECAUSE YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM, YOU NEED JUST NEED TO DISCLOSE THE NATURE OF YOUR, UH, INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS ORGANIZATION. AND, AND, AND THAT'S THE REASON THAT YOU NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM THE ITEM FROM VOTING ON THE ITEM. I'M JUST GOING ON WHAT I HAVE FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. BUT EVEN IF I WAS, THIS IS A LETTER THAT I RECEIVED AN ADVISORY OPINION FROM THE BOARD OF ETHICS. SO I GO, I THINK I'M PROBABLY GONNA NEED, UH, SOMEBODY FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT WELL, I THINK REVIEW, IF WE HAVE A SECOND FROM YOU. IF, IF MS. BANKS IS WILLING TO SAY THAT SHE'S ABSTAINING FROM THE ITEM AND THE NATURE OF HER, WHICH WASN'T PROVIDED TO OUR OFFICE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT SAYS. IT WASN'T PROVIDED TO OUR OFFICE. YOU DIDN'T ASK ME FOR AN OPINION. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU HAD THAT BECAUSE NO ONE SHARED IT WITH ME. I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO READ IT AND SEE IF IT'S DIFFERENT FROM MY OPINION, BUT NO ONE SHARED THAT WITH ME. OKAY, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. COME THERE, SHAUNA. LET'S, LET'S, WE'RE GONNA COME BACK TO THE ITEM. Y'ALL. I, I WANT, HOW ABOUT THEY REVIEW THIS AND Y'ALL DISCUSS IT? SEE HOW YOU NEED TO, I I IT'S STILL TIME. HE IT'S STILL OUR TIME. I'M NOT COMING. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? YOU CALLED ME LAST NIGHT ABOUT NINE. YEAH, BUT I YOU NEVER GAVE ME THAT. WELL, I, WHAT I'M TELLING YOU, WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS THIS HAS NOT CHANGED. IF YOU GOT SOME LETTER THAT SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENTLY, GIVE IT TO US. WE'LL LOOK AT IT. CAN YOU TURN YOUR MIC ON, PLEASE? THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. I, I IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT. I AGREE WITH THAT. THAT'S ALL IT'S ABOUT. THAT'S ALL IT'S ABOUT. I AGREE WITH THAT. I JU I WORK A FULL-TIME JOB DEALING WITH ADJUDICATED YOUTH THAT HAVE ISSUES EVERY DAY. THANK, SO THAT'S I YOU FOR DOING THAT FROM 6 45 TO 2 45 THIS MORNING. OKAY. YOU ARE GETTING A FULL-TIME JOB JUST LIKE I AM. AND I TOOK CARE OF CHILDREN TODAY THAT NEED THESE KIND OF SERVICES THAT DO WHAT? 'CAUSE THEY NEED THESE KIND OF SERVICES, OKAY? BECAUSE SOME OF THEM [03:30:01] HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE MALL OF LOUISIANA. SOME OF THEM HAVE NEVER GONE TO A MOVIE, AND THEY NEED TO BE EXPOSED SO THAT THEY CAN ONE DAY BE A PARISH ATTORNEY. SO IF I CALL YOU AND YOU WORK FOR ME, AND I CALL YOU TO GIVE, TO ADVISE YOU AT NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AFTER I LEFT A COUNCIL MEETING TO HELP CHILDREN, WHERE WE HAVE, LET, LET ME GO THROUGH THE PERCENTILE OF WHERE CHILDREN IN THE SCOTLANDVILLE COMMUNITY, HOW THEY'RE DOING ACADEMICALLY AT SCOTLANDVILLE HIGH. THE STUDENT PROGRESS IS IN THE NINTH PERCENTILE. THAT MEANS 91% OF THE STUDENTS ARE IN THIS ENTIRE STATE, ARE DOING BETTER THAN THE CHILDREN AT SCOTLANDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S WHO I'M TRYING TO HELP. TESTING 49 PERCENTILE. THAT MEANS 51 PERCENTILE OF CHILDREN AT SCOTLANDVILLE MAG OF OTHER AREAS ARE DOING BETTER THAN THE CHILDREN AT SCOTLAND MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL. SHANA, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE FOUNDATION? THIS ITEM? YES. I'M TALKING ABOUT HOW I'M, THIS WAS SO IMPORTANT TO THE CHILDREN, THEN LET'S MOVE IT FORWARD. IT'S JUST, IT, IT IS JUST, I, I, I UNDERSTAND. SO HERE, LOOK, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE ETHICS OPINION YOU HAVE IT, IT'LL ONLY BE ON YOU REGARDLESS. SO YOU CAN, YOU CAN GIVE THEM TIME TO REVIEW. IT ALWAYS CAN MOVE FORWARD. I, I KNOW, BUT I HATE WHEN PEOPLE ARE INCOMPETENT. I, I UNDERSTAND. AND THAT JUST BOTHERS ME. NO, SAME HERE. OKAY. COUNCILMAN HURST. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOGUE. SECOND BY THE CHAIR. ANYONE OPPOSED TO THE ITEM? WE HAVE COUNCIL COUNCILMAN HUDSON ABSTAINING. ANYONE OPPOSED? NOT THIS ITEM. OKAY. COUNCILMAN BANKS, ARE YOU VOTING IN, IN FAVOR OR ARE YOU ABSTAINING? I, I'M VOTING. OKAY. YOU'RE VOTING IN FAVOR. OKAY. WE HAVE ONE ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM [93. 24-01515 ] 93, AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH A ONE ELEVATOR LLC FOR THE CITY HALL ELEVATOR MODIFICATION AND UPGRADE RFP IN THE AMOUNT OF $385,400 BY THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEAT NUMBER? GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS? SECOND BY CHAIR. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 94, AUTHORIZATION [94. 24-01510] FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH STAR SERVICES INC. TO PROVIDE HVAC SYSTEM AND EMS MAINTENANCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $288,504 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAM? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURST. HE OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 95, [95. 24-01511] AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH MAYOR PLEX SOLUTIONS LLC IN THE AMOUNT I TO EXCEED $80,000 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN NONE. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL RECEIVED ONE COMMENT, NOT POSITION TO ITEM 95. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. [96. 24-01512] ITEM 96, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH MMR COMMUNICATIONS INC. TO PROVIDE THE CLOSED CIRCUIT TV, A CS, AND PA SYSTEMS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $180,000 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAM? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. [97. 24-01513] ITEM 97, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER TWO WITH EL LOS ENVIRONMENTAL LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $83,000 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HER SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 98, [98. 24-01518] AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH CENTRAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT IN OUR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $338,000 BY THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED EMAIL, COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO ITEMS 98 THROUGH 1 0 1. SEE NOW WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. RACHEL, WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING WHAT, WHAT THIS ITEM IS AND WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE? AS PART OF OUR NEW SUBMITTAL FOR OUR MS FOUR PERMIT FOR THE PARISH, UM, WE INCLUDED RAMPED AN [03:35:01] ENHANCED, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT INSPECTION, UM, PROTOCOLS. AND THIS CONTRACT WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THAT NEW MS FOUR. IN, IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT KIND OF, WHAT KIND OF ENFORCEMENT? ENFORCEMENT? SO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT IS, UH, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED MS FOUR, UM, REQUIREMENTS. AKA, LIKE, UH, MOST PEOPLE WOULD THINK OF LIKE A SW OR SILT FENCE OR JUST EROSION CONTROL MEASURES DURING CONSTRUCTION RIGHT. IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS. SO, UM, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE AS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT, AS THE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT PORTION OF THE MS FOUR PERMIT. I MEAN, THERE ARE, I THINK 1215 CHAPTERS. RIGHT? RIGHT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE CHAPTERS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. AND, UM, PART OF THE, THE NEW SUBMITTAL FOR THE MS FOUR PERMIT WAS ENHANCED INSPECTION SERVICES. AND, AND THIS CONTRACT WILL ALLOW US TO DO THAT. OKAY. WELL, I'M, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. AND, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. YES, SIR. AND I'D LIKE TO, UM, UM, MOVE WE APPROVE, PLEASE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE CONTINGENT ON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS REVIEW. CORRECT. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ADAM 100, [100. 24-01517 ] AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH 100 BLACK MEN OF METRO BATON ROUGE IN AN AMOUNT OF $186,250 FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $507,500 TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION IN LAUNCHING HIGH RISK INTERVENTION EFFORTS BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THIS REQUIRES A MOTION CONTINGENT ON GRANTS AND CONTRACT REVIEW. NOPE, I DID, I APOLOGIZE. I'M GONNA GO BACK TO IT. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 100? WE'RE ON A HUNDRED. WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO NINE NINE. MY FAULT. YES SIR. THIS IS, UH, I'M SORRY. FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I'M DARIUS SLANER SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE 100. THIS IS A SIMPLE MODIFICATION ON THE CONTRACT THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING WITH THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE. UH, THIS HAS BEEN A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD THIS MODIFICATION CALLS FOR THE CONSOLIDATION FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. ALSO THAT WE ASK THAT THE MODIFICATION ALLOW US TO RETROACTIVELY BE ABLE TO GET, RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR COSTS THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE THUS FAR. ALRIGHT, THAT'S, SIR. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, SIR? STATE NUMBER? GO TO COUNCIL. EH, WE'RE GOOD. GO AHEAD. MOTION COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN HURST. UH, I WANT TO ABSTAIN FOR THE REASON I'M A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO SHOW COUNCILMAN HURST AS ABSTAIN AND COUNCILMAN GODDE. YOU COME UP GREEN. DEREK? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. WHAT IS THE 100 BLACK MEN 100 BLACK MEN HAS BEEN IN? UH, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE A MENTORING ORGANIZATION. UH, WE WORKED WITH OVER 10,000 STUDENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 32, UH, YEARS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CAPITAL REGION. WORKED WITH, UH, ABOUT 52 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, OUTSIDE OF OUR MENTORING PROGRAM, WE HAVE, UH, 140 TO 150 STUDENTS ALL ACROSS THE PARISH. AND, UH, WE ALSO HAVE TWO DIVERGENT PROGRAMS, ONE OF WHICH IS CALLED NOT FROM THIS HOUSE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CREATED WITH, UH, OUR DA HILL MOORE, AS WELL AS OUR, UH, JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM HERE. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE O THE SECOND, UH, ONE OF THE ONE OF TWO DIVERSION PROGRAMS THAT WORKS DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS TO NOT ONLY GET THEM BACK INSIDE OF THEIR HOME SCHOOLS, WE ALSO HELP TO CLEAN THEIR RECORDS BY EXPUNGING THEIR RECORDS AS WELL AS GET THEM, UH, TUTORING AND ALSO MENTORING AS WELL AS GET THEM, UH, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A TREMENDOUS ORGANIZATION. SIR, DO YOU HAVE A LOCATION IN BATON ROUGE? YES, SIR. WE ARE LOCATED RIGHT OFF NORTH FOSTER DRIVE, 2050 NORTH FOSTER DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 7 0 8 0 6. IF YOU NEED TO CALL US (225) 356-9444. THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. COUNCILMAN DUN, JR THE 100 BLACK MEN PREPARES YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO CAN LEAD THE WAY TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. WHAT IS THE MISSION STATEMENT OF ONE OH APPROVE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MY APOLOGIES. [99. 24-01516 ] WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO ITEM 99. WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM 99. BUT GOING BACKWARDS TO AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH A GALVANIZED INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LEADING EXCELLENT PLANNING SOLUTIONS, INC. AGILE PLANNING SOLUTIONS IN THE AMOUNT DO BUSINESS AS AGILE PLANNING SOLUTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF 388,500 FOR A TOTAL OF NOT TO EXCEED $949,765 TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF HIGH RISK INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, THE SAFE PASSAGE SCHOOL BASED INITIATIVE AND THE OVERALL ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT OF BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY STREET TEAM BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. APPROVAL ON THIS IS CONTINGENT UPON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? [03:40:01] YES, MA'AM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. I FORGOT. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS TER TATE. I AM THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AGILE PLANNING SOLUTIONS. UM, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE KIND OF COMING UP BEHIND ME, THIS IS OUR SMALL BUT MIGHT TEAM, UH, WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS THAT WE WORK WITH AS WELL AS, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UM, I WANNA FIRST THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. UH, THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US HAS GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH VARIOUS WAYS. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, UM, WHICH WE HAVE OUR HIGH RISK INTERVENTIONISTS UP HERE. WE ALSO HAVE OUR COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS SAFE PASSAGE, WHICH IS ALL, UM, IN THE AGENDA. BUT WHAT I ALSO WANT TO, TO SAY, OH, I ALSO WANNA BACK UP A LITTLE BIT AND KINDA SAY THE SAME THING THAT, UM, MR. LANDIS SAID, THIS ISN'T NEW FUNDS THAT WE ARE REQUESTING. THESE ARE FUNDS THAT WE APPLY FOR, UH, WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO, UM, ALLOW US TO WE, AND WE PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE TO ALLOW US TO CON, EXCUSE ME, TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY. I WANNA, AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. UM, WHAT YOU'VE DONE HAS ALLOWED US TO SERVE SO MANY FAMILIES IN THIS CITY. IT HAS ALSO ALLOWED US TO PERFORM MEDIATIONS, INTERVENTIONS, PREVENTIONS. UH, THIS YEAR ALONE, WE'VE SOUGHT, WE'VE DONE ALMOST 120 INTERVENTIONS, MEDIATIONS. WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THIS CITY IS THAT THESE ARE POTENTIAL ACTS. THESE ARE POTENTIAL SITUATIONS THAT COULD HAVE ESCALATED TO VIOLENCE, IT COULD HAVE ESCALATED TO THE LOSS OF LIFE, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING, IT ALLOWED THESE FOLKS TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY AND TO MAKE DIFFERENT DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES. SO I, I JUST WANNA IMPRESS UPON YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AGAIN FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU CAN. YEAH, GO AHEAD. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY ONE THING ABOUT THOSE INTERVENTIONS. YOUR NAME. MY NAME IS RASHIE GIBBONS, AND I WORK WITH THE HRI TEAM WITH BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY STREET TEAM. SO I GO INTO THE SCHOOLS AND I BUILD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE VERY KIDS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE. SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE HAVE THE INTERVENTIONS AND THESE THINGS GO ON, IF WE BUILD THESE RELATIONSHIP WITH THESE KIDS AND THEN THEY GO OUT AND GET INTO THE STREETS AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPEN, THEY CAN STILL CALL ON US AND SAY, HEY MAN, I GOT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON. RIGHT? AND WE CAN GET IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT AND WE CAN STOP JUST WHAT SHE'S SAYING THAT HAPPENED. SO WE IN THE STREETS AROUND HERE, WE GO UP AND DOWN THE STREETS AND IT, UM, 7 0 8, 7 0 5, AND 7 0 8 0 2. AND SO WHAT WE DO, WE CANVAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WE GO INTO, UM, STORES AND UP AND DOWN THE STREETS WHERE THE SHOOTINGS HAPPEN THAT LIKE, IF A SHOOTING HAPPENED TODAY, WE'LL GO BACK OVER THERE TOMORROW AND WE WALK THROUGH THERE AND IT'S JUST TO SHOW A SIGN OF SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT YOUR VOICE CAN BE HEARD, YOU CAN COME OUT, YOU CAN WALK WITH US THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AFTER A CRIME HAS HAPPENED, RIGHT? AND SO WHAT THAT DOES IS IT JUST LET YOUR COMMUNITY KNOW, WE STANDING ON BUSINESS, WE GONNA BE HERE WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENED, RIGHT? AND THOSE RESOURCES AND ALL THOSE THINGS GOES INTO, UM, GOING TO HOUSES, TALKING WITH KIDS, AND, AND GETTING THE THINGS THEY NEED, LIKE GEDS IF THEY DON'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL, RIGHT? SO WE SIT DOWN AND WE BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND CONVINCE THEM TO GO GET A TRADE. SO ALL THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING DAILY. THAT'S WHAT WE DO EVEN RIGHT NOW UNTIL THIS VERY MOMENT COMING DOWN HERE AND SPEAKING WITH Y'ALL, WHICH I APPRECIATE. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. HOW Y'ALL DOING? MY NAME IS COREY BROWN. UM, I DON'T GOT A LOT TO SAY. I JUST WANT TO PUT THIS IMPACT ON Y'ALL. THIS WORK, UH, CHANGED MY LIFE, SAVED MY LIFE. I STAYED ON THE STREET FROM, UH, WHERE I STAYED DOWN 44 37, WHICH DRIVE MY MAMA THAT. UM, I GREW UP THERE AND I'M A, UH, KNOWN ARTIST IN THE BATON ROUGE AREA. I WENT BY GO YELLOW, UM, G-E-A-U-X. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS GO TIGER. SO, BUT, UM, I DID A LOT FOR THE CITY. UM, I REMEMBER PROTESTING WHEN OUT IN STERLING WAS HAPPENING AND A LOT OF THINGS WAS GOING. I GOT 32 PEOPLE OUTTA JAIL, DIDN'T WANT NO FLOWERS FOR IT OR NOTHING. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW MY PURPOSE AT THE TIME. UM, I WENT ON TOUR WITH KEVIN GATES, WENT OVER 32 TO 33 CITIES AND I CAME BACK AND I'M JUST TELLING Y'ALL, I'M A WALKING TESTIMONY. THIS, THIS WORK REALLY SAVED MY LIFE. I REALLY DON'T GOT NOTHING ELSE TO SAY. I HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL AT 14, I WAS A VEGETABLE. I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE STANDING BEFORE Y'ALL TODAY. UM, SORRY IF I GET EMOTIONAL, I WAKE, I WAKE UP TO SAVE PEOPLE. UM, MR. , I ALWAYS TELL, I CALL HER MY MOMMA. UM, I'M SORRY Y'ALL, UH, , YOU GOT IT. YOU'RE DOING GOOD. SINCE WORK, JUST GIVE ME PURPOSE. A LOT OF MORNINGS I WAKE UP AND I ASK GOD, WHY YOU GOT ME HERE? AND JOSH, ONE OF MY MENTEES BEHIND ME IS A REASON THAT I'M HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK Y'ALL FOR PUTTING THIS IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK [03:45:01] YOU MS. SAT FOR GOING OUT AND GETTING THE FUNDS AND TALKING TO THE PEOPLE THAT YOU NEED TO TALK TO. BUT I JUST WANT SAY THIS, THE IMPACT THAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN DOING THE WORK AND TO ALSO SEE THE IMPACT THAT I GIVE. I'M STUCK HERE. I WON'T DO THIS EVERY DAY TILL I LEAVE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I, I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY DIRECTION. I AIN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT THIS VERY WORK SAVED MY LIFE AND I'M DEDICATED TO SAVING OTHERS. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT TESTIMONY. ANYONE ELSE WISHES KNOWN EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JACQUELINE GERMANY. I LOST A CHILD 27 YEARS AGO. THE GUN VIOLENCE. SO ANY PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN PUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE THAT AND BRING SOME SENSE OF BEING THE SENSE OF WARMING. 'CAUSE AS A MOTHER, I WEAR IT EVERY DAY AND THE HOLIDAYS ARE EXTREMELY HARD FOR ANYBODY THAT'S LOST SOMEONE. BUT WHEN YOU'VE LOST SOMEONE FROM GUN VIOLENCE THAT WAS KILLED AND MURDERED LY, WE CAN'T DO ENOUGH IN THE COMMUNITY, IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN BECAUSE IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO BRING ABOUT CHANGE TO ENSURE THAT WE MAKE AN EFFECTIVE DIFFERENCE TO OUR CHILDREN, TO OUR FAMILIES, TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO I ASK YOU TO PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO SUPPORT THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, TO GO ABOUT THE BUSINESS, ABOUT BRINGING ABOUT CHANGE, ABOUT MAKING A DIFFERENCE. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE TITLE? YEAH, HOW YOU DOING? UH, MY NAME DARIUS CROCKETT. I'M THE COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR FOR THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY STREET TEAM. AND TO KIND OF BRING Y'ALL INTO THE PROFESSIONAL ASPECT OF WHAT WE DO, WE ACTUALLY GOT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN WHAT WE DO. SO WHEN WE GO OUT, WE AIN'T JUST GOING OUT RANDOMLY JUST GOING OUT, WALKING AROUND. THEN WE GOT PROTOCOLS THAT WE FOLLOW, JUST LIKE THE POLICE GOT PROTOCOLS THEY FOLLOW. WE GOT SIMILAR, WE JUST NOT THE POLICE. UM, AND WE ALSO GOT A CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WE USE SO WE NOT JUST GRABBING PEOPLE AND JUST HELPING THEM ON THE STREET WITHOUT GETTING A DOCUMENTATION. WE ALSO GOT A, A CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LIKE I JUST SAID, THAT WE GET OUR KIDS AND WE HELP 'EM FOR THREE MONTHS AND THEN WE GOTTA ROLL EM MOW FOR ANOTHER THREE MONTHS. WE HELP 'EM FOR THE 90 DAYS. THEY NEED ANOTHER 90 DAYS. WE HELP 'EM FOR ANOTHER, FOR MORE 90 DAYS. BUT WITHIN THOSE 90 DAYS WE HELPING THEM WITH JOBS, WE HELPING THEM WITH, WITH GETTING RESOURCES, WITH LIKE IDS AND DRIVER LICENSE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO A PROGRAM LIKE THIS IS REALLY HELPING THOSE KIDS THAT USUALLY WOULDN'T GET THAT OPPORTUNITY, THEY GETTING THAT HELP. SO I WOULD SAY IF Y'ALL COULD SUPPORT US, WE'LL REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. HEY, HOW Y'ALL DOING? MY NAME IS JOANNA FILLMORE. UM, I CAME TO THIS ORGANIZATION ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO BECAUSE MY SON WAS MURDERED DECEMBER THE 30TH OF 2023. HE WAS THE LAST MURDER OF, UM, BATON ROUGE. AND AT A POINT OF TIME THEY WERE COMING OUT AND THEY WAS JUST ASKING ME WHAT ME AND MY FAMILY NEEDED. AND IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE MY HUSBAND SAID, OH, SHE HAVEN'T WENT BACK TO WORK. SHE NEEDS A JOB. AND MS. LIZ SAY, I GOT A JOB FOR, AND SHE BROUGHT ME ONTO THIS TEAM AT A POINT IN MY LIFE WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GONNA STILL BE HERE BECAUSE I WANTED TO TAKE MY LIFE. 'CAUSE SOMEONE TOOK MY CHILD HIGH. YOU KNOW? SO THIS ORGANIZATION AND THIS LINE OF WORK HELPS A LOT OF US MOTHERS, THEY HAVE LOST OUR CHILDREN TO VIOLENCE. SO WE NEED THIS, WE NEED THIS BECAUSE SOMETIME WE DON'T KNOW IF WE ARE COMING OUT OF THIS. SO I THINK THIS ORGANIZATION AND THE MONEY THAT Y'ALL FUND FOR THEM, 'CAUSE IT HELPED ME BE HERE FOR MY LITTLE ONES AND MY GRANDKIDS. 'CAUSE WITHOUT THIS, I WANTED TO TAKE MY LIFE. SO THANK Y'ALL FOR GIVING THEM PURPOSE, TO GIVE ME PURPOSE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND BE YOUR, BECAUSE THIS IS HARD. IT'S ONLY COMING UP ON A YEAR AND MY SON HAS NOT, HE'S NOT HERE TO BE WITH ME FOR C AND THIS TEAM HAS BECAME MY SECOND FAMILY. SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO FUND US SO WE CAN CONTINUE DOING THIS WORK. THANK Y'ALL. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AARON BANKS. I'M ALSO PART OF BANDERS COMMUNITY STREET TEAM, BUT I KIND OF WANT TO BRING IT TO A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE HEAR A LOT OF VIOLENCE THAT'S GOING ON IN BATON ROUGE, A LOT OF TIMES WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT LIKE, WELL, UM, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TYPE OF CHANGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME TYPE OF RESOURCES. WE TALK ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS THAT'S PART OF BATON ROUGE THAT WE HEAR ABOUT, BUT WE DON'T SEE [03:50:01] 'EM DOING THE WORK. I CAN STAND BEFORE YOU RIGHT NOW AND TELL YOU THAT THIS ORGANIZATION ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK. SO THE MORE THIS ORGANIZATION IS BEING SUPPORTED, THE BIGGER THIS ORGANIZATION CAN BE AND EXPAND OUT AND PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES THAT THESE, UH, I WOULD SAY UNDERPRIVILEGED, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, AREAS NEED RESOURCES AT. UM, I'VE BEEN KNOWING TER FOR A LONG TIME AND SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN STEADFAST WITH HIGH INTEGRITY ON TRYING TO DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY WORK AND, AND, AND JUST MAKE CHANGE. SO I WOULD ASK YOU GUYS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT, WE ARE NOT ALL TALK LIKE SOME AS YOU CAN, AS YOU JUST HEARD, THEY REALLY DO MEAN WHAT THEY TALKING ABOUT. AND SO I PERSONALLY ASK THAT YOU ALL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. NOW ONE, GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN HUDSON. I HAVE A QUICK, QUICK QUESTION FOR THE DIRECTOR, OR ARE YOU, ARE YOU GUYS CONSIDERED A, A NONPROFIT OR WE ARE. YOU ARE. OKAY. SO AS I SEE IT, YOU'RE, ARE YOU TOTALLY FUNDED BY THIS GRANT OR DO Y'ALL HAVE OUTSIDE FUNDING AS WELL? WE, WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE OUTSIDE FUNDING. UM, WE DIVERSIFY OUR FUNDING. OKAY. WE HAVE NATIONAL PARTNERS. WE ARE PART OF CITY UNITED. UH, WE ARE PART OF THE CAPS PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN INITIATIVE. IT CAME FROM AN INITIATIVE THAT WAS STARTED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, UM, SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SO WE, WE ABSOLUTELY DO, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY FUNDING THAT WE HAVE. YEAH, I I JUST SAY I, I'VE BEEN INTERESTED, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M A CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR MM-HMM . AND, AND SO I, I REMEMBER ABOUT BROKEN WINDOWS THERE AND I'VE HEARD THIS IDEA PROPOSED A SORT OF BROKEN WINDOWS 2.0 WHERE THE, THE, THE TRUE PART OF BROKEN WINDOWS THAT WORKS IS ACTUALLY GETTING INTO THE SOCIAL NETWORK AND, AND FINDING OUT THE CONNECTIONS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S THIS IDEA THAT TODAY'S VICTIM IS TOMORROW'S SHOOTER. AND, AND THAT'S A, THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM'S, ALWAYS THE POTENTIAL, RIGHT? AND SO, UM, YEAH, THIS IS GREAT. I RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, AND IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THIS PLAYING OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY TOO. I WOULD LIKE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SAY THIS, UM, AS MS. JACKIE STATED EARLIER, IT IS GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US, RIGHT? THERE'S NO ONE ORGANIZATION UNDER THIS RULE FOR IN THIS CITY OR IN THIS COUNTRY THAT CAN DO EVERYTHING THAT'S NEEDED. SO IT'S GONNA TAKE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS, IT'S GONNA TAKE ORGANIZATIONS AND TEAMS LIKE THE PEACE BROKERS. IT'S GONNA TAKE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE 100 TO COME TOGETHER AND TRULY GIVE OUR COMMUNITY THE STEP UP, THE HAND UP THAT'S NEEDED. BUT I ALSO WANNA SAY THIS TO EVERY SINGLE MEMBER THAT IS ON THIS COUNCIL TODAY, IT'S GONNA TAKE MORE INVESTMENT AS WELL. BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE SEE WHEN WE WALK INTO OUR COMMUNITIES, OR WE KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE FROM THE VERY COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. IN FACT, I GREW UP IN EDEN PARK. I ACTUALLY GREW UP RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM, UM, MS. JACKIE. THE LACK OF RESOURCES, OR THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESOURCES IS A HUGE DEFICIT. SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO TRULY SEE THINGS TURNED AROUND WHEN WE WORK WITH FAMILIES. THESE ARE NOT PEOPLE THAT JUST WAKE UP EVERY MORNING WANNA DO SOMETHING BAD. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEIR BACKS UP AGAINST THE WALL BECAUSE THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED ARE THE THINGS THAT IS MISSING FROM THEIR LIVES. SO I AM THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO HELP US, HELP OUR COMMUNITY, BUT I ALSO WANT TO EXPLORE WITH YOU ALL HOW WE CAN MAKE BATON ROUGE A BETTER CITY BY INVESTING PROPERLY AND EQUITABLY TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES IN OUR SYSTEM. THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN BANKS. UH, SATTER, PLEASE. SO, UM, I CAME TO KNOW DURING THE, THE TIME WHERE WE WERE DOING THE NBR NOW, BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION. COUNCILMAN, UM, DUNN WAS PART OF THE EUGENE COLLINS AND GARY CHAMBERS, AND MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE OUT TO REALLY EXPAND AS IT RELATES TO ADVOCACY, UM, BASED ON WHATEVER THEIR TALENTS AND CALLINGS. SO I I I, I, I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU, YOU'RE SO SMART, BUT YOU CAME ACROSS MY PATH. BUT WHAT I WANNA TALK ABOUT NOW, WHEN I SEE THE FUNDING THAT NOT ONLY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FUNDING, BIG BUDDY HAS SOMEBODY JUST CAME BEFORE ABOUT REIMBURSEMENTS. I CAN TELL YOU NOW, TER HAS GONE INTO HER OWN POCKETBOOK TO FUND PAYROLL, HER OWN POCKETBOOK. AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT 100 THOU, I MEAN, UH, 10,000. I'M TALKING ABOUT UP TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. SHE IS A IBM PROFESSIONAL AND SHE WAS WORKING ONLY TO [03:55:01] SUBSIDIZE BECAUSE SHE HAD TO RE WORK ON REIMBURSEMENT AND THE FAMILIES THAT SHE WAS WORKING WITH COULD NOT WAIT. SO SHE WOULD FRONT THE MONEY TO KEEP PEOPLE WORKING. I THINK YOU JUST QUIT WHEN? APRIL, SHE JUST QUIT IN APRIL. YOU'VE BEEN WORKING THIS PROGRAM, HOW LONG THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN UP AND OPERATING SINCE 2021. SO FROM 2021 TO NOW WHERE THIS HAS BEEN, SHE WAS WORKING AT IBM ONLY, ONLY TO SUBSIDIZE. NOT ONLY THAT, HER AND HER HUSBAND HAD A BUSINESS WHERE THEY, I'M TELLING ALL YOUR BUSINESS, YOU TELLING ALL MY BUSINESS . IT'S REAL TO ME. SHE HAD A TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS WITH A VAN AND A LIMOUSINE OR WHAT ELSE? BUS. AND A BUS. BUT BECAUSE OF THE TIME THAT IT WAS TAKEN AWAY, BECAUSE THEY WOULD TAKE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. THEY SOLD 'EM ALL. YEAH. BECAUSE IT TOOK 'EM AWAY FROM THIS. SO WHEN SHE'S ASKING FOR THAT MONEY, SHE'S NOT ASKING JUST BECAUSE SHE MADE A PERSONAL INVESTMENT. AND I ALWAYS ADMIRE PEOPLE THAT DO PERSONAL. I COULD GO ON AND TALK ABOUT A MAMA BEING SICK AND LOSING HER HOUSE. I CAN GO ON AND TALK ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN SHE HAS THAT TIME IS BEING TAKEN AWAY. AND HER, HER HUSBAND FROM TEENAGERS. THAT'S HOW MUCH I KNOW ABOUT 'EM. SO I'M GOING TO, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE, BUT I'LL SECOND IT. BUT I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. THAT THIS IS NOT A GAME. WE CAN'T PLAY GAMES, WE CAN'T GET MAD AT PEOPLE WALK OUT, DO ALL THAT STUFF. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LIVES. JUST LIKE MS. PAT SAID, WE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH EVERY DAY WITH THESE PEOPLE. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. LIZ. POOR MS. LIZ. JUST BE ROLLING. BUT I, I, I IDENTIFIED WITH THIS 'CAUSE I HAD A BROTHER MURDERED BY A 16-YEAR-OLD AND MY PARENTS DEDICATED THEIR WHOLE LIFE TO YOUTH. SO THEY DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE PORTRAYAL OF WHAT THEY THOUGHT. THEY, THEY THINK I'M SO SEE SAVING CHILDREN. HOW DO YOU TAKE MY CHILD? SO I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT, YOU KNOW, MY MAMA WOULD BALL WITHIN 30 DAYS OF MY BROTHER GETTING KILLED. THAT'S MINE FROM A HEAD FULL OF HAIR TO BALL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, I DO HOPE THIS IS APPROVED BECAUSE IT IS NEEDED AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO OB A WORK WITH YOU ALL. WHAT'S IT CALLED? AN INSTIGATE OR INATE? WHAT IS, WHAT'S THAT? INTERVENTIONIST. INTERVENTIONIST. WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE WHERE YOU INTERRUPT YOU INTERVENTION AND WHAT'S THE OTHER INTERRUPTION? WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE? YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD IT RIGHT, COUNCILWOMAN. I'M READY, I'M READY TO WALK THE STREETS. COME ON. I KNOW ABOUT WALKING THE STREET. NO, COME ON. BECAUSE WE ABOUT IT. WE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH . YOU, YOU SO MUCH. AND NEXT TIME, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GONNA TELL MY BUSINESS. THANK YOU. I'LL GIVE YOU NOTICE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 0 1, [101. 24-01534 ] AUTHORIZING, AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE CONTRACT WITH MAXIMUS CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. FOR INDIRECT COST ALLOCATION SERVICES FOR THE CFR PART 200 PLAN AND THE FULL COST PLAN BY $36,000 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 135,500 BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SAME NUMBER. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES [102. 24-01542] ITEM 1 0 2, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH NMAP US INC. FOR SERVICES TO PROVIDE AERIAL I IMAGERY IN THE AMOUNT AND I TO EXCEED $85,000 FOR BY INFORMATION SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 0 3 [103. 24-01558] AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND AN AGREEMENT WITH BANIER MAYOR AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR CYBERSECURITY SERVICES, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT BY $197,666 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $1,075,565 BY THE INFORMATION SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1 0 3. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GOEY. IN THE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES ITEM [105. 24-01553] 1 0 5 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES HEAD START PROGRAM TO APPLY AND RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PROVISION OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE FOR ELIGIBLE HEAD [04:00:01] START CHILDREN WITH PARENTS WORKING OR ATTENDING SCHOOL, AND TO SIGN ALL DOCUMENT CONNECTED HERE WITH BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR. APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM IS CONTINGENT ON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST. SECOND BY COUNCIL MADERA. AND ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM [106. 24-01554] 1 0 6 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES WITH CAPITAL AREA, UNITED WAY FOR THE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,500 BY THE HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR. THIS ITEM IS CONTINGENT ON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEMS 1 0 6 THROUGH ONE 30. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 0 7 [107. 24-01556] AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO AN AND EXECUTE A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND LOUISIANA HOUSING CORPORATION TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PRE-APPROVED PROJECTS. THE AGREEMENT ALLOCATES UP TO 4 MILLION IN EA HOUSING FUNDS AND $360,000 IN HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FUNDS BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE? NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. THIS IS CONTINGENT ON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS REVIEW AS WELL. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURST. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 0 8 [108. 24-01559] AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR BRASCO TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN TO THE CONTRACT WITH K THREE BLLC FOR PUMP STATION LAWN MAINTENANCE EAST SITE GROUP FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $175,000 BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS IN THE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES ITEM [109. 24-01560] 1 0 9, AUTHORIZED MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR BRASCO TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT TO THE CONTRACT WITH WP ENTERPRISE, LLC FOR PUMP STATION LAWN MAINTENANCE NORTH SITE GROUP. PART OF MINE NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 IN EXTENDING CONTRACT THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE [110. 24-01561 ] 10. AUTHORIZED MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR BRASCO TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN TO THE CONTRACT WITH CARRUTH HOLDINGS. LLC FOR PUMP STATION LAWN MAINTENANCE SOUTHSIDE GROUP. FAR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODDE. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE 11. AUTHORIZED [111. 24-01562] MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR BRASCO TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 12 WITH ECM CONSULT, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SUPPORT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SUPPORT FIRM. ONE. THE CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $600,000 BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? . GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE 12. [112. 24-01563] AUTHORIZED MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR BRASCO TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER 19 TO THE CONTRACT WITH ARCO COMPANY SERVICES, INC. FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, INSTALLATION AND STORAGE OF GENERATORS FOR PUMP STATION SITES FOR A FEE NOT TO EXCEED $2,500,000 BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE [113. 24-01564] 13, AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER 22 TO THE CONTRACT WITH CH TWO M HILL ENGINEERS INC. FORMERLY CH TWO M HILL, INC. FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR PHASE TWO OF THE BATON ROUGE SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOW CONTROL AND WASTEWATER FACILITY PROGRAM CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,250,000 BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. GIMME SOME HISTORY ON THIS ITEM. THIS IS THE, THE CONTRACT THAT WAS, IT'S CH TWO M HILL. IT'S NOW JACOBS, THE CONTRACT THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FOR THE SSO PROGRAM. AND WE ARE NOW USING IT FOR, UH, A LOT OF EXTENSION OF STAFF SERVICES ON THE SEWER SIDE AND THEN ALSO, UH, CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THE, UH, THE CONSENT, UH, CONSENT DECREE ON THE, UH, SEWER PROGRAM. IS THERE DBE PARTICIPATION ON THIS? YES SIR. THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR. THERE IS, UH, 12% DBE PARTICIPATION. UH, THERE'S BOND TIME ASSOCIATES IS 375,000 AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN SOLUTIONS [04:05:01] IS 30,000. IT IS JUST AN EXTENSION. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO OUT FOR BID FOR THIS. IT'S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO, WE DON'T BID IT 3 MILLION. YES SIR. WE DON'T HAVE TO GO OFF A BID FOR 3 MILLION. IT NOT, IF IT'S PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, WE DON'T HAVE TO BID IT. OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES HAD A CAP ON IT WITH NO BID. IT'S LIKE 150 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE CAN NO BID A $3 MILLION CONTRACT. A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. THAT'S CORRECT. YES SIR. WHEN DID WE DO THAT? YES. IF THE, OF COURSE THAT'S, IF THE, THE COUNCIL APPROVES THAT COME UP. WHOEVER'S GIVING CLARITY. I NEED TO HEAR IT ON THE MIC. SOMEBODY'S GIVING CLARITY. I NEED TO HEAR IT ON THE MIC. FEDERAL FUNDS HAVE A SIMPLIFIED, UM, LIMITED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD OF 250,000 WHERE YOU HAVE TO PROCURE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. THE LOCAL ORDINANCES FOR PROCUREMENT DO NOT REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROCUREMENT FOR IF AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL. SO OFTENTIMES WE WILL CHOOSE, EVEN IF IT'S GENERAL FUND, TO PROCURE IT FOR COMPETITIVE PROCESSES OR TO MEET THE, THE PRIORITIES OF COUNCIL OR MAYOR, BUT IT'S NOT LEGALLY REQUIRED TO MY KNOWLEDGE. AND WHO MADE THE DISCRE DISCRETIONARY DECISION TO NOT TO PUT THESE OFF A BIT. THANK YOU MARLEY FOR THE, UH, CLARIFICATION. NO, THAT WAS ON, ON MY END. I I MEAN I, YOU KNOW, I THINK JACOBS IS DOING A GOOD JOB. WE GOT A GOOD, UH, GOOD THING GOING. WE'VE, UH, AND ACROSS THE, THE BOARD WE'VE GOT, UM, A LOT OF CONTINUITY. SO THAT WAS, YOU GOT SOMETHING ELSE TO ADD, MARTIN? SO YOU SAID IT WAS COUNCIL DISCRETION OR ADMINISTRATION DISCRETION? WELL, YOU, IT, IT IS COUNCIL'S DISCRETION TO, TO APPROVE THE ITEM. I MEAN, IF, IF Y'ALL DON'T APPROVE IT, THEN IT, YEAH. OKAY. WELL I OBJECT ITEM 'CAUSE IT WAS NOT, DIDN'T GO OUT FOR BID, BUT I MEAN THE COUNCIL, MY COLLEAGUES CAN DECIDE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUR? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS? COUNCILWOMAN DEZA. I JUST HAD A, A CONTRACT. DO YOU GET AN RFP? DO YOU GET ANYTHING THAT YOU GRADE OR THIS THIS ONE WAS ORIGINALLY THE, THE SELECTED THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS. AN RFQ PROCESS, BUT YES MA'AM. REQUEST FOR, OKAY. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION? COUNCILMAN DUNGY OPPOSITION? ANYBODY ELSE? MOTION CARRIES. [114. 24-01565] ITEM ONE 14, AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT FISCAL YEAR 2024 ACTION PLAN AND ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,316,455 HOME INVESTMENT AND PARTNERSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,333,446 47 CENTS. HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS IN AN AMOUNT OF $2,268,697 IN EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $280,646 BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. GOD BLESS YOU. ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODDE. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE 15, [115. 24-01566] AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE CONTRACT WITH JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC. FARM CH TWO M HILL FOR STORMWATER DIVISION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $400,000 BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. ADAM, IS THIS ONE YOURS? AND PAUL, YOU COME UP AS WELL. IS THIS ANOTHER NO BID OPPORTUNITY FOR JACOB'S ENGINEER? SO THIS ONE WAS, WE DID A SELECTION ON THIS ONE ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO FOR, FOR THE STORMWATER PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES. SO IT IS JU IT IS A CONTINUATION OF THE, SO WE DID DO A, UH, COMPETITIVE BID OPPORTUNITY ON THIS ONE. IT IT WAS AN RFQ? YES SIR. OKAY. WHAT'S THE UH, DBE PERCENTAGE ON THIS? 85%. OKAY. NAME THEM TO ME. BONTON ASSOCIATES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCK. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE [116. 24-01567] 16, AWARDING CONTRACT FOR ANNUAL PARISH WIDE SEWER CLEANING AND PHYSICAL INSPECTION SERVICES TO THE SELECTED VENDOR COMPLIANCE AND VIRAL SYSTEMS LLC IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6.5 MILLION BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. WILL GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN [04:10:01] DDAY. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM [117. 24-01568] ONE 17, WARDEN CONTRACT FOR ANNUAL PARISH WIDE WASTEWATER VALVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO THE SELECTED VENDOR, GRADY CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GO DAY. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE [118. 24-01576] 18 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE EXISTING COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2025 WITH BIG BUDDY PROGRAM FOR THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM AND AMOUNT AN AMOUNT OF $400,000 BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. NEW ONE HERE. WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. YES MA'AM. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS GALEN MACK. I AM THE PROUD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BIG BUDDY PROGRAM. UH, WE ARE THE OPERATION BEHIND THE MAYOR'S YOUTH WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE SPEND EIGHT WEEKS IN AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHERE THEY HAVE A MENTOR, THEY HAVE WORK EXPERIENCE AND THEY ALSO HAVE LESSONS AND SESSIONS WHERE THEY EARN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS. UM, LAST YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 488 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. THIS WAS UP FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. UM, THEY EARNED 250 WORK, UM, BASED CERTIFICATIONS THAT ARE UM, USED TOWARDS THEIR ON TIME GRADUATION. WE ADDED ADDITIONAL PARTNERS OF BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHO WANTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED THIS YEAR AND ALSO RIVER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE. UM, BIG BUDDY DOES NOT DO THIS ALONE. UM, AND I HEARD A QUESTION EARLIER ABOUT THE FUNDING. IS IT THE ONLY FUNDING? WE ARE OUT FUNDRAISING FOR THIS PROGRAM AS WELL. SO THE FUNDS WE GET FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS LEVERAGED WITH COMMUNITY FUNDING. UM, WE WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH, UM, EMPLOY BEYOND AS WELL. UM, TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR THE UH, STUDENTS IN THE CITY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO, YOU KNOW, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO, UM, MAKE SURE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED DURING THE SUMMER AND HAVE POSITIVE ACTIVITIES. AND SO WE'RE ASKING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT FOR THE 2025 YEAR. THANK YOU. MM-HMM . ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SAY NO, I'M GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN HEARST. I JUST WANT TO, UH, THANK YOU DIRECTOR MACK. FOLLOWING YOU DO FOR OUR YOUTH. UM, I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT'S REALLY GONNA TRANSFORM MY CITY FROM WHERE WE ARE TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE IS EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THAT RAISES OUR HOUSEHOLD MEDIAN INCOMES AND MAKES BATON ROUGE INVESTIBLE FOR BUSINESSES AROUND THE COUNTRY. SO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND TAKING THE CHARGE, NOT JUST WITH CITY DOLLARS, BUT GOING SOURCE OTHER DOLLARS TO MAKE OUR YOUTH AND OUR COMMUNITY BETTER. SO I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. YES. AND THANK YOU. AND I THANK YOU PASSION, THIS PASSION WORK. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE THIS YEAR WAS THE YEAR WE ALL WORKED REALLY TOGETHER, THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM, UM, OF SAFE, HOPEFUL, HEALTHY WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE IT ALL HAPPEN. SO IT'S NOT JUST POCKETS, IT'S EVERYBODY BEING ON THE SAME PAGE. AND I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A MAP THAT WE WORK FROM AND THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THEIR STRENGTHS, THEIR WEAKNESSES, AND WE OPERATE IN OUR STRENGTHS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR THE CITY OF, UM, BATON ROUGE. SO THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION. MS. SPOONER, DID YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING ON MY TIME? SORRY. YOU'RE WELCOME TO, I'M SORRY. WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS CHERYL SPOONER. I'M A LOCAL SOCIAL WORKER AND MOST RECENTLY I'VE BEEN, UH, DOING SOME WORK WITH BIG BUDDY AND I'M OVERWHELMED BY THE NEED THAT'S IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR OUR YOUTH. AND ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT BIG BUDDY HAS REALLY BEEN WORKING WITH IS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING. WHERE RIGHT NOW WE ARE INTO GLEN OAKS HIGH SCHOOL AND MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL, PROVIDING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING, UH, SKILLS, WHICH INVOLVES UNDERSTANDING SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-MANAGEMENT, UH, SOCIAL AWARENESS, RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, AND DECISION MAKING. SO WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE GET THIS, UH, AS A PREVENTIVE METH METHOD AGAINST VIOLENCE, THEN UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REALLY PROMOTE IN THE COMMUNITY EVEN MORE. SO I JUST APPLAUD, UH, THE COUNCIL FOR FUNDING BIG BUDDY. AND IF YOU CAN DO ANYTHING TO HELP BIG BUDDY DO EVEN MORE OF THIS IN THE COMMUNITY IS SO NEEDED. IT'S NOT ENOUGH OF IT GOING ON. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT THE YOUTH ARE REALLY AFFECTED BY IT. THEY FIND THAT IT'S VERY HELPFUL. THEY'RE SAYING THAT SOMEONE IS LISTENING, SOMEONE IS UNDERSTANDING 'CAUSE SOMEONE IS PROVIDING THE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND LISTENING TO WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE. SO IF WE CAN DO MORE OF THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE [04:15:01] IT THROUGH BIG BUDDY AND THROUGH THE SERVICES THAT, UH, DIRECTOR GAYLEN MACK IS PROVIDING IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. THANK YOU. TAKE A TWO MINUTE BREAK. WE NEED A MOTION ON THE ITEM. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DEZA. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. CALL A MEETING BACK TO ORDER ITEM [119. 24-01585] ONE 19, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL. EVERYBODY LET'S QUIET DOWN. AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH JAZZY SOLUTIONS IN AN AMOUNT OF $150,000 TO PROVIDE GRANT COORDINATION FUNDED BY THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY-BASED CRIME REDUCTION GRANT, THE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT, AND THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THIS, THIS ITEM'S CONTINGENT UPON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SCENE NUMBER, GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM ONE 20, [120. 24-01586] AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH FOUR MP CONSULTING LLC IN AN AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO PROVIDE GRANT COORDINATION FUNDED BY THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY BASED REDUCTION GRANT, NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP, CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT, AND THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. DISTRICT TWO, ITEM 1 21 [121. 24-01587 ] AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH JEWEL OF HOPE COUNSELING SERVICES LLC IN AN AMOUNT OF 75,000 TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED WELLNESS COACHING BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THIS ITEM'S CONTINGENT ON GRANT AND CONTRACT REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GOLDEY. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 22, AUTHORIZED [122. 24-01588] MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH RODERICK GYRO AND AN AMOUNT OF $70,000 TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BASED WELLNESS COACHING BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS CONTINGENT ON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODDE. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DON, JR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 23 [123. 24-01591] AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BRIDGE THERAPY LLC IN AN AMOUNT OF $80,000 TO PROVIDE SUPERVISION, OVERSIGHT, COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION TEAMS ON BEHALF OF SAFE, HOPEFUL, HEALTHY BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. CONTINUING ON GRANT AND CONTRACT REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NOW GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES MATTER. [124. 24-01592] 1 24 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AMEND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH MATICS FOR FROM 180,000 TO NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF 275,000 TO FUND DATA ANALYTICS SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. ITEMS CONTINGENT ON GRANT AND CONTRACT REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODES. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUN, JR. ANY THE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM [125. 24-01593] 1 25 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT. NUMBER SIX, FOR ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AND RIGHT OF WAY SERVICES AND LIMITED CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WITH HNTB INC. ASSOCIATED WITH NICHOLSON PLANK BUS RAPID TRANSIT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $565,198 AND 50 CENTS BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN, KNOWN. GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUN, JR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 26 [126. 24-01594] AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A SUB-RECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH SOMEONE ALWAYS CARES. FOUNDATION IN OUR AMOUNT OF $75,000 TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMMING GEARED TOWARDS REDUCING DELINQUENCY AND RECIDIVISM OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? TEAM NUMBER WILL GO TO COUNCILMAN. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GOEY. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 27 [127. 24-01595] AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER BATON ROUGE IN AN AMOUNT OF $87,000 TO DELIVER SURVIVOR SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THIS IS CONTINGENT UPON GRANTING CONTRACT REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM NUMBER? GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DEANNE. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 28 [128. 24-01596] AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH TEMPLE INC. FOR GLANCE SUBORDINATE CONNECTIVITY RENEWAL AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONNECTION OF EMERGENCY PREEMPTION SERVICES AND VEHICLE DEVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $566,022 AND 97 CENTS BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? STATE NUMBER WILL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN MC COLEMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUN, JR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 29, [129. 24-01597] AUTHORIZED MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A SUB RECIPIENT AND AGREEMENT WITH BIG BUDDY AND ON AMOUNT OF $220,000 BY [04:20:01] WAY OF SAFE HOPE FOR HEALTHY TO PROVIDE PLANNING, COORDINATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MAYOR'S SCHOOL-BASED OUTREACH DREAM ACADEMY BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THIS IS CONTINGENT ON GRANT AND CONTRACT REVIEW. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO GO TO COUNCIL? WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM [130. 24-01598 ] ONE 30. THANK YOU . BIG BUDDY. ITEM ONE 30 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOSQUITO AND ROAD AND CONTROL WITH SAFFRON HELICOPTER ENGINES. USA INC. FOR ENGINE SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE OF MARK'S HELICOPTER, AERIAL 2D ENGINE FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS AT $50,000 PER YEAR AND AN AMOUNT I TO EXCEED $250,000 BY THE DIRECTOR. MOSQUITO ABANDONMENT, ROAD AND CONTROL. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 31, [131. 24-01602] AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 5 7 9 5 9 TO CORRECT A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR. ERROR IN THE HEAD START LEASE CONTRACT WITH M AND J PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC CONTRACT NUMBER EIGHT DASH 5 8 3 4. FROM A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 62,000 TO A TOTAL AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED 62,400 BY THE SUM HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SAME. NONE. GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAM. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 32, [132. 24-01549] RESENDING AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL THE NOTICE. TO ATTEND RECORDED JANUARY 12TH, 2024 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE, V CHARLES RAY ANDERSON TRUST AND GLENDA FAYE JOHNSON. 1 4 4 5 DANIEL WEBSTER STREET, PROPERTY OWNER. REASON FOR RESCISSION PROPERTY OWNER HAS ACQUIRED A REMODEL, PERMANENT HAS BEGUN REPAIRS BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. ONE. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN M. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 33, [133. 24-01557] RESCINDING AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL THE NOTICE TO ATTEND RECORDED ON MAY 31ST, 2024. THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS LEONARD. A BROWN AND GERALDINE S. BROWN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST. 5 6 9 EAST BUCHANAN STREET. REASON FOR EXCISION. PROPERTY OWNER HAS SECURED AND BOARDED UP THE PROPERTY BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. [134. 24-01569] ITEM 1 34, RESCIND AND DIRECT AND CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL A NOTICE TO ATTEND RECORDED ON JUNE 10TH, 2024 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS STATE PETER CHAMBERS IN THE STATE OF FLORENCE FISHER CHAMBERS, 1900 NORTH 38TH STREET. REASON FOR RESCISSION PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED THROUGH THE ADJUDICATED PROPERTY AUCTION. A NEW OWNER WOULD LIKE SOME TIME TO REHAB THE PROPERTY BY COUNCILWOMAN. AND ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCIL MADE AND SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 35, [135. 24-01573 ] RESEND AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL A NOTICE TO ATTEND. RECORDED ON JULY 22ND, 2024. MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE V DOLL, A BAYES REASON FOR EXCISION PROPERTY OWNER IS HELD THE PROPERTY AND NEW OWNER WILL REPAIR THE PROPERTY BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THEME NONE. GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 1 36 [136. 24-01583] FOR SENDING A DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL A NOTICE TO ATTEND RECORDED ON JULY 22ND, 2024. MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE, VPDB, REALTY AND INVESTMENTS LLC 97 32 AVENUE B. REASON FOR SION PROPERTY OWNERS REPAIRING THE PROPERTY BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM [137. 24-01590 ] 1 37, RESCINDING AND DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL A NOTICE TO ATTEND. RECORDED ON JULY 2ND, 2024 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE V ELMA ALEXANDER IN THE STATE OF DIXIE ALEXANDER 2 8 4 6 60 NINTH AVENUE. REASON FOR RESCISSION PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD AND A NEW OWNER IS REPAIRING THE PROPERTY BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. ITEM ONE [140. 24-01684] 40, WE'RE GONNA GO TO APPOINTMENTS HERE. RECREATION PARK COMMISSION BRAT. CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING JASON HUGHES. JASON HUGHES, CURRENT VALLEY. JASON HUGHES. PENNY WATERS. WHITNEY LAA. MICHAEL POLITO. JOSEPH ROBBINS COLLEGE TEMPLE JR. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. JENNY PETERS. DID I SKIP THAT? SORRY. YEAH. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES SIR. YES. GOOD. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM AUTHOR DUB, UH, ART SHORT FOR ARTHUR. I AM A 1983 GRADUATE OF CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL OF 1988, GRADUATE OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY. I AM A COMMUNITY SERVANT AND I AM AN ADVOCATE FOR BRECK. APPROXIMATELY THE PAST 10 YEARS, I HAVE SERVED ON, UH, TWO BRECK ADVISORY COUNCILS, COMMITTEES RATHER, THE ZOO [04:25:01] ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE GOLF ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I, UH, CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE STATE BOARD FOR, UM, MARCH OF DIMES, UH, FOR THE PA. PRIOR TO THAT I SERVED ON THE CITY, UH, BATON ROUGE, UH, MARKET BOARD FOR MARCH OF DIMES. I CURRENTLY SERVE ON CHARTER SCHOOLS, USA BOARD FOR SOUTH BATON ROUGE CHARTER. AND UM, I AM HERE TODAY TO OFFER MY, MY SERVICE, MY EXPERIENCE, AND MY TIME. UH, AS, AS A COMMISSIONER FOR THE, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. THANK YOU SIR. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN, KNOWN? GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN DUN JR. I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE COLLEGE TEMPLE JR. THE THIRD FROM THE FLOOR. THE THIRD FOR THIS ONE? FOR THIS ONE OR THE NEXT ONE? FOR THIS ONE. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? SORRY. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO, UH, ON RECORD, UH, TO REMOVE COLLEGE TEMPLE JR. UH, FROM HERE I GOT A CALL AND HE IS ON SOME OTHER BOARDS. IT'S REALLY TAKEN A LOT OF HIS TIME. MM-HMM . AND SO HE WAS ASKED TO BE REMOVED. COUNCILMAN HUDSON? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. MIKE POLITO. OKAY. VOTE. WE CAN VOTE THE BALLOT. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'M GONNA, UH, THE MACHINES ARE FIRST GONNA BE OPEN. I DIDN'T TAKE THEM. READ FOR JASON HUGHES. MACHINES ARE OPEN. YOU ONLY NEED TO VOTE. YES IF YOU WANNA VOTE FOR MR. HUGHES. CT THREE. WAIT, CLARIFICATION. HOLD ON. YEAH, SORRY. APOLOGIES. WE'RE WE'RE TAKING UP ITEM ONE 40. THIS IS ITEM ONE 40. CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING JASON HUGHES. THANK YOU. WE HAD A GENTLEMAN COME TO THE MICROPHONE. MR. ART, I DON'T SEE HIS NAME. UH, SOMEONE CAN NOMINATE HIM FROM THE FLOOR IF THEY'D LIKE. AND THEN WE HAD A NOMINATION OF COLLEGE TEMPLE III ON ITEM ONE 40. DO I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? YES. CORRECT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M GONNA OPEN THE MACHINES. THE MACHINES ARE FIRST GONNA BE OPEN. I WANTED TO NOMINATE, UM, ART RELE. JUST ADD HIM TO IT AS WELL. ART RELE. OKAY. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS MACHINES ARE NOW OPEN WITH JC CLARIFICATION BEFORE YOU, BEFORE YOU, UH, CAN WE DO ONE 40 AND 1 41 TOGETHER JUST TO CLEAR THINGS? UM, I PREFER, I DON'T RECOMMEND THAT BECAUSE YOU, MS. UH, COLEMAN JUST SUGGESTED THAT COLLEGE TEMPLE JR. WANTED TO REMOVE, REMOVE HIS NAME FROM APPOINTMENT. UM, SO WELL THIS, THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA DO. I'M GONNA REMOVE MY, UH, NOMINATION FROM THE FLOOR OF, OF COLLEGE TEMPLE THE THIRD FROM THIS ONE. AND I'LL, I'LL DO IT ON THE NEXT ONE. YES, SIR. JUST TO MAKE IT EASIER. I HAVE A QUESTION. WE COULD DO IT. WE COULD NOMINATE FOR EACH ONE THOUGH. MM-HMM. YES. SO WE'LL CONSIDER 1 41 NEXT. OKAY. OKAY. MACHINES ARE NOW OPEN FOR JASON HUGHES. YOU CAN VOTE YES IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOTE FOR MR. HUGHES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE IF YOU DON'T WANNA VOTE FOR MR. HUGHES. CLEAR YEAR. AND YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE AND CLARIFY. YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE ON THIS ROUND. I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. TWO VOTES. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE MACHINES ARE NEXT. GONNA BE OPEN FOR JENNY PETERS AND THE MACHINES ARE OPEN. PETER NO VOTES. MACHINES ARE NOW OPEN FOR WHITNEY LANSA MACHINES ARE NOW OPEN FOR MICHAEL POLITO. SEVEN VOTES. MR. POLITO HAS BEEN APPOINTED. CONGRATULATIONS MR. POLITO. [141. 24-01685] ITEM 1 41, RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION. CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING COLLEGE TEMPLE JUNIOR CURRENT BALLOT. JASON HUGHES. JENNY PETERS. WHITNEY LANSA. JOSEPH ROBBINS COLLEGE TEMPLE JUNIOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NOW GO TO COUNCIL COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. ON THIS ONE, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO NOMINATE COLLEGE TEMPLE III FROM THE FLOOR. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS AND COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN? DO YOU WANNA REMOVE COLLEGE TEMPLE JR. FROM THIS ONE? YES. UH, LET GET ON. [04:30:01] YES. I'D LIKE TO, UH, REMOVE COLLEGE TEMPLE JR. FROM THIS ONE. ANY OPPOSITION TO THE MOTION? MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS. CT THREE. UH, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPOINT COLLEGE TEMPLE. I THIRD TO THIS POST. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. I APOLOGIZE. ANY OPPOSED TO THE MOTION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM [142. 24-01686] 1 42, VISIT BATON ROUGE CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTING JANICE DENO TO REPLACE SCOTT MIC KERN BALLOT. JANICE DE DENO. UH, APPLICATION SUBMITTED. SEE LETTER FOR EMAIL BATON ROUGE LODGED ASSOCIATION AND VISIT BATON ROUGE. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ANY? NONE. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS MS. DENO. ITEM 1 43, [143. 24-01687] VISIT BATON ROUGE, CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING GARY JUPITER CURRENT BALLOT. GARY JUPITER. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE YOU KNOWN. GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GODDE. ANY OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS MR. JUPITER. WE'RE [Items 144 - 145] GONNA TAKE ITEMS 1 44 AND 1 45 TOGETHER. VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, NUMBER FIVE, EAST SIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING JOHN VALICK, WHOSE TERM, UH, I APOLOGIZE. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. . DECEMBER 31ST, 2024. CURRENT BALL, HIM AND CHARLES STREET, VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF COMMISSIONS. NUMBER FIVE, EAST SIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT. CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTMENT OR REPLACING CHARLES STREET CURRENT BALLOT. JOHN AGAIN AND CHARLES STREET. JOHN . YEAH. HIM. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEE NUMBER? I'M GO TO COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT MR. JOHN ICK AND UM, CHARLES STREET TO THESE TWO POSITIONS. ANYONE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM [Items 146 - 147] 1 46 THROUGH 1 47. I'M GONNA TAKE TOGETHER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT, PRIOR CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING PAUL VILLE. ITEM 1 47. CONSIDERATION OF RE OF, OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING VAN RADCLIFFE CURRENT BALLOT FOR THESE TWO OF PAUL VILLE AND VAN RADCLIFFE. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? ANY? NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UM, REAPPOINT PAUL VILLE VAN RATCLIFFE AND, UH, REGINALD HIGGINS TO THESE, UM, THREE SEATS. UH, WE'LL TAKE 1 48 NEXT. THIS IS JUST 1 46. 1 47. I'M SORRY. I'LL SECOND A MOTION. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEMS 1 48 [Items 148 - 150] THROUGH ONE 50. WE'RE GONNA TAKE TOGETHER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DISTRICT SIX HOOPER ROAD CONSIDERATION, REAPPOINTED OR REPLACING REGINALD HIGGINS, CHARLES MAY AND REPLACING STANLEY PULLMAN. THE CURRENT BALLOT IS REGINALD HIGGINS. CHARLES MAY AND TOMMY STOUT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MO. SECOND BY THE CHAIR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE TIME. A ITEM 1 41. ITEM 1 51. WAIT, WAIT. WE, WE WE HAVE ONE ARPA. DO THAT ONE DO THE, WE GOTTA GET THROUGH 1 60, 1 51 [151. 24-01702] COMPLETE STREET CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION TO REPLACE REED ARD WHO HAS RESIGNED CURRENT BALLOT. MARK HEEE APPLICATION. SUBMITTED EMAIL HERE, WHICH SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. I GO TO COUNSEL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION TO APPOINT MR. MARKY. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MO. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. CHANGE ORDERS. WE TAKE ITEMS [Items 152 - 153] 1 52 1 53 TOGETHER, OH, SORRY. 1 52. RENOVATIONS OF THE SCOTLANDVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY RESTART. PHASE ONE ARCH ARCHIVE BUILDING CONTRACTOR RADCLIFF CONSTRUCTION COMPANY CHANGE ORDER ON $27,404 AND 23 CENTS. ITEM 1 53. PERMANENT ACCOUNT STATION INSTALLATIONS. PROJECT CONTRACTOR JB GROUP OF L LA LLC. INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS GROUP. CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT. CREDIT OF $35,238 AND 50 CENTS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS NOW? GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCIL MO, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION [04:35:01] CARRIES. [Items 154 - 157] FINAL ACCEPTANCE IS 1 54 THROUGH 1 57. WE'LL TAKE TOGETHER RENOVATIONS TO SCOTLANDVILLE BRANCH LIBRARY CONTRACTOR, RADCLIFFE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FINAL COST $3,507,720 81 CENTS. 1 55 HVAC EQUIPMENT AT MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER CONTRACTOR TRANE, US INC. FINAL COST, $238,568 AND 2 CENTS. ITEM 1 56. UPGRADE TO EXISTING AIR HANDLING UNIT AT THE A-T-M-E-O-C CONTRACTOR, CORPORATE MECHANICAL CONTRACTOR. FINAL COST, $117,800. ITEM 1 57 PERMANENT COUNT STATION INSTALLATIONS CONTRACTOR, JB GROUP OF LA LLC INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS GROUP. FINAL COST $1,052,355 AND 19 CENTS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 1 54 THROUGH 1 57? GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MO, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ACCEPTANCE [Items 158 - 160] OF LOW BIDS. I'M GONNA TAKE ITEMS 1 58 THROUGH ONE 60 TOGETHER. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY CENTER RENO RENOVATION TO UPGRADE THE CENTER. CURTIS CONSTRUCTION, $128,242. ITEM 1 59 TO SUPPLY MEALS, BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND SNACK AND BULK QUANTITY TO HEAD START PROGRAM LOCATED AT SIX SEPARATE LOCATIONS. TRIO COMMUNITY MEALS LLC $849,933 AND 84 CENTS. ITEM ONE 60, HIDDEN BIKE PATH COLLEGE DRIVE, COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, TRIUMPH CONSTRUCTION, LLC $278,690. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN DARAN. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. RECONSIDER. [CONDEMNATIONS (Part 2 of 2)] ITEM 74, WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. ITEM 74 I. MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM 74. SECOND. THANK YOU. WAIT, WAIT. YEAH. AND I WANT TO ASK FOR, UH, 90 DAY DEFERRAL. 90 DAY DEFERRAL ON ITEM 74. YEAH. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUR. SECOND BY CHAIR. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. DID DID YOU GET THAT? WE'RE GONNA DO YOURS RIGHT NOW. WHICH ONE WAS IT? UH, MOTION TO RECONSIDER. ITEM 60 BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS, SECOND BY CHARITY. OPPOSED? HOW LONG ARE WE GIVEN? 90, 90 DAYS ON, UH, WHAT, WHAT WAS THE MO WHAT WAS THE NUMBER AGAIN? 60, UH, 90 DAYS ON, ON ITEM 60 BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS, SECOND BY THE CHARITY. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE 90 DAYS ON THAT ONE. OKAY, LET'S GO TO [Items 163 - 167] THE LAST PAGE OF THE EMERGENCY ITEMS. WE'RE GONNA TAKE ITEMS 1 63 TO 1 67 TOGETHER. THESE ARE EMS AUTHORIZING MAIL PR ITEM 1 63 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR 2 0 2 5 BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OH 2025 BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND DR. DAN GOBY TO SERVE AS A DEPARTMENT MEDICAL DIRECTOR NOT EXCEEDING $208,000 BY THE EMS DIRECTOR. ITEM 1 64 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMS AND SOLUTIONS GROUP AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $285,000 BY EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR. ITEM 1 65 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IN NEY AND STREGER LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000 BY THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ITEM 1 66 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND INSIGHT BILLING CORPORATION ON AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION BY THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ITEM 1 67, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND ITG STRATEGIES, LLC AND AMONG IT EXCEED $200,000 BY THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE 1 6 4 4 2. THIS ITEM MUST BE DECLARED. THESE ITEMS MUST BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BY TWO THIRD VOTE OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE YEAH, YOU HAVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOGUE. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED TO DECLAR AN ITEM EMERGENCY? SEEING NONE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEMS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEE NO ONE. GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MO? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. [04:40:08] MOTION [Additional item] TO DEFER TO REMAINING ITEMS TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON TO DEFER REMAINING ITEMS TO THE NEXT MEETING. ANY OPPOSED? THAT'D BE THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING. NO. NO. EMERGENCY MEETING. THE EMERGENCY MEETING THE EMERGENCY? YEAH. Y'ALL WOULD'VE TO ADD TO THAT? WE'D HAVE TO MAKE HIM. YEAH. WE GOOD. HER PERSON COME? YEAH. WELL, BUT I, THE GENTLEMAN IS WAITED. I I WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. DO WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE? WELL, I OBJECT. MOTION DOES NOT CARRY . ITEM ONE 60. ITEM 1 62. [162. 24-01508] RECEIVING A REPORT FROM DAVID BRIAN, A CONSTITUENT OF DISTRICT 10. MR. BRIAN APPLIED TO THE HPC TO PAINT HIS ROOF WHITE IN JANUARY OF 2024 AND WAS DENIED. HE SUBSEQUENTLY APPEALED TO THE METRO COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL OVERTURNED THE HPC DECISION, ALLOWING MR. BRYANT TO PAINT THE ROOF. HE WILL REPORT THE RESULTS OF, AT THE PAINTING OF THE ROOF. HAD AN INTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF HIS HOME BY COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN. WE'RE GONNA RECEIVE THE REPORT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REPORT. AND I, UH, I ALSO PROVIDED A POWERPOINT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S APPLICABLE OR, UH, NOT. I MEAN, I ONLY SAY THAT MOSTLY BECAUSE THERE'S SOME GRAPHS ON THERE. UH, DID YOU, DID YOU GET IT? DON'T. OH, YOU DON'T BECAUSE HE HUNG OH, YOU HAVE THE HARD COPY. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE. ALRIGHT, SO, UH, YES. THANK YOU METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THANK YOU FOR HEARING MY REPORT. AS, UH, YOU SAID, I AM HERE AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN TO REPORT ON THE OUTCOME OF OUR COA. IN SUMMARY, MY REPORT WILL SHOW THAT METRO COUNCIL MADE THE CORRECT DECISION AS OUR COOL ROOF HAS EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. CRITICALLY OUR COOL ROOF HAS ALLOWED US TO COOL OUR HOUSE ADEQUATELY. WITHOUT IT, WE COULD NOT COOL OUR HOUSE BELOW 90 DEGREES DURING THE SUMMER. NEXT SLIDE. UM, SO, UH, NOT THE COVER PAGE, BUT, UH, YEAH. UM, SHOULD BE A PHOTO OF MY THERMOSTAT THERE. THAT'S, UH, THE NEXT SLIDE. ORIGINALLY, I IMAGINED THAT OUR COOL ROOF WOULD HAVE A GRADUAL EFFECT AND THAT I WOULD NOTICE THE AIR CONDITIONER BETTER ABLE TO KEEP UP. I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR HOW IMMEDIATE AND DRAMATIC THE EFFECT OF THE COOL ROOF WOULD BE. OUR ROOF WAS PAINTED ON A WARM, SUNNY DAY MARCH 29TH. AS SOON AS THE FIRST COAT OF PAINT WAS APPLIED, MY WIFE AND I WERE SHOCKED BY HOW MUCH COOLER THE HOUSE BECAME. THE PAINTER ON THE ROOF ALSO COMMENTED ON HOW MUCH COOLER IT WAS ON THE ROOF. I CAPTURED THIS DRAMATIC COOLING AND INFORMATION PRESENTED ON THIS SLIDE ON APRIL 12TH. IT WAS A SUNNY 79 DEGREES. WAIT A MINUTE, MR. IT'S GOT TO BE SOME RESPECT IN NOW. IF Y'ALL GONNA BE IN HERE, BE IN HERE. IF YOU'RE NOT, GET OUTTA HERE. OKAY, NOW THIS IS RIDICULOUS. OKAY. UH, ON APRIL 12TH, IT WAS A SUNNY 79 DEGREES. NORMALLY OUR INTEN INTERIOR TEMPERATURE WOULD BE ABOVE 79 WITHOUT THE AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING YET. WITH OUR COOL ROOF, OUR HOUSE WAS ONLY 70 DEGREES EVEN THOUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD NOT RUN AT ALL THAT DAY. NEXT SLIDE. COMPARING OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION OVER THE NEXT TWO SUMMERS ILLUSTRATES THE IMPROVED EFFICIENCY AFFORDED BY OUR COOL ROOF. IN THE GRAPH, YOU CAN SEE OUR DAILY CONSUMPTION IN 2024, CONSISTENTLY BELOW OURS IN 2023. GRANTED, THIS COMPARISON HAS ITS LIMITATIONS AS THIS CONSUMPTION IS FOR THE ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD, NOT JUST THE AIR CONDITIONING. KEEP IN MIND THAT ALL OF THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN 2023 WAS INSUFFICIENT TO MEET OUR NEEDS WHILE THE ENERGY CONSUMED IN 2024 DID MEET OUR NEEDS. NEXT SLIDE. ANOTHER LIMITATION IN THAT COMPARISON IS THAT IT WAS MADE OVER TWO DIFFERENT YEARS WITH DIFFERENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THIS SLIDE ACCOUNTS FOR SOME OF THE INTER YEAR VARIABILITY. 2023 WAS THE HOTTEST SUMMER ON RECORD IN BATON ROUGE WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 87.5. 2024 WAS THE SECOND HOTTEST TEMPERATURE WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 85.6 DEGREES. A 2.2 DEGREE, UH, PERCENT DECREASE IN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. IN 2023, OUR TOTAL SUMMER ENERGY CONSUMPTION WAS 5,922 KILOWATT HOURS. IN 2024, IT WAS 4,941 KILOWATT HOURS, A REDUCTION OF 16.6%. NOTE THAT OUR REDUCTION IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION IS DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE RED REDUCTION IN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. IN OTHER WORDS, IT APPEARS THAT OUR REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION IS DRIVEN BY OUR COOL ROOF AND NOT THE REDUCED AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. [04:45:01] WHEN I IMPLEMENTED OUR COOL ROOF, I CONSIDERED SUCCESS JUST BEING ABLE TO ADEQUATELY COOL OUR HOUSE. SO THIS IMPROVED EFFICIENCY IS SOME WELCOME . NEXT SLIDE. HERE'S HOW THE HOUSE LOOKS. NOW, GENERALLY, THE FEEDBACK WE'VE GOTTEN FROM OUR NEIGHBORS HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE. AND WHILE OUR HOUSE CURRENTLY COULD BE CALLED A VISION IN WHITE, HAVING THIS WHITE ROOF HAS FREED US TO CONSIDER PAINTING THE REST OF THE HOUSE OTHER COLORS WHEN WE DO REPAINT IT. NEXT AND LAST SLIDE. NOW THAT I'VE LIVED UNDER A COOL ROOF, I WOULD NEVER ACCEPT ANOTHER KIND OF ROOF SIMPLY BECAUSE SUCH A PRACTICAL, EFFECTIVE WAY TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF A BUILDING. I CANNOT RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC APPLICATIONS. I PROVIDED A QR CODE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S GUIDE TO COOL ROOFS. THE GUIDE POINTS OUT THAT COOL ROOFS DO NOT HAVE TO BE WHITE, UH, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO USE PAINT. REFLECTIVE ROOFING MATERIALS CAN COME IN ANY COLOR. THE WHITE MATERIALS WILL BE MOST REFLECTIVE AND COOL. ROOF IMPLEMENTATION DOES NOT HAVE, UH, DOES NOT HAVE TO INVOLVE PAINT. A VARIETY OF PREFABRICATED REFLECTIVE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, PAINTING DOES ALLOW AN EASY WAY TO RETROFIT AN EXISTING ROOF INTO A COOL ROOF. SO, IN CONCLUSION, AS A CITIZEN, I WOULD LIKE ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT COOL ROOFS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. IT AND I THANK YOU AND SORRY FOR THE RUSH, BUT THIS IS INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO HEAR. AND I ASK, HOW'S YOUR WIFE? OH, SHE'S DOING GREAT. DOING GREAT. AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE DOCTOR RECOMMENDED. THAT'S RIGHT. BE DONE. AND I THANK AND I'LL BE BACK AGAIN FOR SOME OF THAT. GOOD COFFEE IN. ALRIGHT. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC. NOW WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. ANYTHING ELSE? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO ADJOURN. I'M SORRY. TIRED. DAMN. YOU WANNA SECOND THE MOTION FOR RECEIVED? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. ANY OPPOSED ME? MOTION? ONE. OPPOSITION. MOTION CARRIES. WOW. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? YEAH, IT'S UH, TWO BLOCKS DOWN THERE. MERRY CHRISTMAS. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. CONTINUE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE YOUR FAMILIES, YOUR COMMUNITIES, BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, SERVE GOD. GOD BLESS. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.