NOW. TWO. TWO ONE. WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ZONING MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY,
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JULY 16TH, 2025. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.ASHLEY DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM.
[Items 1 & 2]
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS ONE AND TWO TOGETHER.OUR REQUEST IS TO DEFER THESE ITEMS TO THE AUGUST ZONING MEETING ONE PA-1-25 18510 SAMUELS ROAD TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN FROM AGRICULTURAL, RURAL TO EMPLOYMENT CENTER, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAMUELS ROAD, SOUTH OF MOUNT PLEASANT ZACHARY ROAD.
COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE NOEL COMMISSION ACTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7-0.
2 CASE 7-25 18510 SAMUELS ROAD TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM RURAL TO LIGHT INDUSTRIAL M-1 LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAMUELS ROAD, SOUTH OF MOUNT PLEASANT ZACHARY ROAD COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE NOEL COMMISSION ACTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 7 TO 0. AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS TO DEFER THIS UNTIL THE AUGUST MEETING.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS. SEEING NONE GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY THE CHAIR. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM THREE. PA-3-25 2024 EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN
[3. 25-00719 PA 3-25 2024 East Baton Rouge Parish Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan Update]
MASTER PLAN UPDATE TO AMEND THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO INCLUDE THE 2024 BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN UPDATE COMMISSION ACTION.MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 9 TO 0. THIS DOES REQUIRE EIGHT VOTES.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, MISTER MARK MARTIN OR RYAN? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN UPDATE.
SPECIFICALLY, THIS IS A REQUEST TO UPDATE AND AMEND THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF FUTURE BR.
THE PROPOSED UPDATE BEFORE YOU INCLUDES REVISED DATA, AN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT CONDITIONS, UPDATED POLICIES, AND REFRESHED IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES.
THIS PROJECT WAS INITIATED BY BREC IN LATE 2023 AS PART OF A SCHEDULED FOUR YEAR UPDATE CYCLE.
AN THIS EFFORT ALIGNS WITH RECENT POLICY ADVANCEMENTS.
NOTABLY, THE CITY PARISH COMPLETE STREET ORDINANCE UPDATE ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN JUNE 2024 IDENTIFIED THIS SPECIFIC UPDATE AS A KEY PROJECT TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE COMPLETE STREET IMPLEMENTATION.
THE COMPLETE STREET CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS UPDATE.
THE COMMISSION VOTED IN FAVOR OF THIS UPDATE AT THEIR APRIL 2025 MEETING.
BREC ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER CITY PARISH, STATE, LOCAL ENTITIES AND ASSISTANCE WITH HMTV, LED PUBLIC OUTREACH FOR THIS PLAN, CONDUCTING MULTIPLE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS THIS UPDATE IS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH GOAL FIVE OF THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT TO ENHANCE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE PARISH AND ACCOMPLISH. ACTION ITEM 2.1.1 UNDER THE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL ELEMENT.
THANK YOU, MR. HOLCOMB. WE HAVE MARK MARTIN WISHING TO SPEAK.
MR. MARTIN. GOOD AFTERNOON, FRIENDS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME UP TO TALK TO THIS.
IT'S A MUCH IMPROVED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN THAT RECOGNIZES THINGS AS THEY ARE ON THE GROUND, AS FOCUSED ON THE THINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, LOOKING AT THE THINGS THAT ARE FUNDED AND ARE ALREADY MOVING FORWARD AND SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. BY THE TIME THOSE THINGS ARE ACCOMPLISHED, THEN WE'LL BE READY FOR THE NEXT SET OF INCREMENTAL GROWTH.
IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY GOOD PROGRAM. IT'S GOING TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE PARISH.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY IN TOWN HAS A CAR.
AND SO THE MORE PEOPLE CAN GET AROUND SAFER BY WALKING AND BICYCLING, THE BETTER OFF WILL ALL BE.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK THEM.
IF NOT, I'LL GO. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED TWO EMAIL COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF ITEM THREE.
GIVE A COMMENT TO MR. MARTIN. TO MR. MARTIN. YOU'VE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT.
NO, NOTHING. JUST A COMPLIMENT, MAN. YOU LITERALLY HAVE SPOKEN WHAT YOU WANTED, BEEN CONSISTENT, SHOWN UP, VOLUNTEERED YOUR TIME, AND WHAT HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO YOU.
SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE CARRYING TO THE FINISH LINE.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
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REALLY BEEN WHEN OTHER COMMITTEES DON'T MEET, COMPLETE STREETS MEET.AND SO THEY ARE CONSISTENT AND DELIBERATE WITH THAT WHICH THEY WANT.
SO YOU ALL ARE TO BE COMMENDED ON WHAT YOU DO.
AND YES, I SAY TO ALL OUT HERE, IF YOU'RE NOT BIKE RIDING YOU NEED TO GET YOU ONE.
AND THE GURU OF BIKE RIDING IS THE GENTLEMAN THAT JUST SPOKE.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THIS IS PASSED.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSA, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 4 CASE 16-25 2609 AND 2623 CORK STREET TO
[4. 25-00720 Case 16-25 2609 and 2623 Cork Street]
REZONE PROPERTY FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL A 2 TO 2 FAMILY A 2.9 LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CORK STREET, EAST OF LAVINIA STREET. COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS COMMISSION ACTION.MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIED 9 TO 0. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSA. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
[5. 25-00722 Case 18-25 8689 Siegen Lane]
LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SIEGEN LANE, NORTH OF PERKINS ROAD. COUNCIL DISTRICT 11.ADAMS. COMMISSION ACTION. MOTION TO APPROVE CARRY 9 TO 0.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.
WE HAVE A MOTION. WE KNOW MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSA.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MOAK. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
[6. 25-00747 RV-3-25 Spanish Town Revocation]
CAPITOL AVENUE, EAST OF NORTH SEVENTH STREET.COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN. COMMISSION ACTION.
NO HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION REQUIRED PER UDC SECTION 3.63.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HELLO.
WE HAVE MET WITH COUNCILMAN COLEMAN, AND THIS IS.
IT WAS DONE IN, LIKE, 1935. IT REALLY DOESN'T CROSS OVER ANY PUBLIC.
JEFF [INAUDIBLE] HAS ALREADY APPROVED IT. THE COMMUNITY FROM SPANISH TOWN PRESIDENT IS IN WITH IT, AND FRED HAS ALSO APPROVED IT. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? VANESSA COURSEY. VANESSA. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE GO TO COUNCIL? YES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT THIS BE APPROVED.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN RACCA. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. GOOD MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.