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          >> WELCOME, EVERYBODY TO THE PRESENTATION PORTION OF 
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OUR METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 27, 2025. 
          WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH COUNCILMAN AARON MOAK TO RECOGNIZE COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM, LSU DIVISION, FOR YOUR WORK ON PREVENTION AND RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR LSU STUDENTS AND CITIZENS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, COUNCILMAN. 
          >> METRO COUNCIL MEMBERS AUDIENCE. 
          THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU'LL WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME. 
          I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ALL TODAY ABOUT A CRUCIAL YET OFTEN OVERLOOKED PART OF CREATING A TRULY SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT, TALKING ABOUT THE COLLEGIATE RECOVERY AND THE INCREDIBLE ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS IN THEIR JOURNEY TO SOBRIETY AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. 
          TODAY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE AMAZING WORK OF THE COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM AND COMMUNITIES AND SHOW YOU WHY THEY ARE SO VITAL FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR INSTITUTIONS. 
          WHAT EXACTLY IS COLLEGIATE RECOVERY? THE VISION IS SIMPLE, YET POWERFUL TO CREATE A CAMPUS CULTURE THAT NOT ONLY EMBRACES, BUT ACTIVELY SUPPORT STUDENTS IN RECOVERY. 
          A COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM OR CRP IS A DEDICATED, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT RIGHT HERE ON OUR CAMPUSES IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. 
          IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT'S DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS WHO ARE IN RECOVERY FROM ANY SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER. 
          THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT JUST ABOUT PROVIDING INFORMATION. 
          THEY ARE ABOUT PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. 
          THEY OFFER PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, CREATING A SPACE WHERE STUDENTS CAN REINFORCE THEIR DECISION TO A LIFELONG RECOVERY. 
          WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? STATISTICS TELL A STARK STORY. 
          STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE ARE MORE LIKELY TO FACE SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES. 
          THEY ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF DROPPING OUT AND FAILING TO GRADUATE. 
          THIS ISN'T JUST A PERSONAL STRUGGLE; IT'S A CHALLENGE TO THE VERY INSTITUTION OF OUR EDUCATION. 
          HOWEVER, THE SOLUTION IS CLEAR. 
          PROVIDING THE RECOVERY SUPPORT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. 
          BY OFFERING THESE SERVICES, WE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES. 
          IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION. 
          WE SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND AS THEY STAY ON THEIR PATH TOWARD A BRIGHTER FUTURE. 
          ORGANIZATIONS LIKE COLLEGIATE RECOVERY ARE KEEPING STUDENTS ENGAGED ON A PATH THAT CAN TRULY CHANGE THEIR LIVES. 
          THEY ARE INTERVENING AT A CRUCIAL STAGE, PROVIDING A LIFELINE THAT HELPS STUDENTS ACHIEVE NOT ONLY THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, BUT A PERSONAL WELL-BEING. 
          COLLEGIATE RECOVERY IS MORE THAN JUST A SERVICE. 
          IT'S A VITAL PART OF BUILDING AN ACCESSIBLE AND COMPASSIONATE CAMPUS. 
          BY RECOGNIZING AND SUPPORTING THESE PROGRAMS, WE ARE INVESTING IN OUR STUDENT'S HEALTH, THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND THEIR FUTURES. 
          ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THIS ORGANIZATION IS I FEEL LIKE ALMOST LIKE I HAVE A PERSONAL CONTACT WITH A YOUNG GENTLEMAN IN THIS ORGANIZATION I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME, BUT HE'S CONTACTED ME SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I GUESS ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, ABOUT LIGHTING UP THE STATE CAPITOL, AND COULD I HELP LIGHT UP THE STATE CAPITOL? FOR DIFFERENT THINGS, THEY LIGHT UP. 
          WELL, COME THIS SUNDAY, I THINK IT'S SUNDAY, THE 31ST, WE ARE LIGHTING UP THE STATE CAPITOL, AND WITH THE HELP OF THIS GENTLEMAN HERE, MR. JAMES, WE ARE LIGHTING UP TIGER STADIUM, ALSO, ALL IN PURPLE IN RECOGNITION OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RECOGNITION. 
          >> INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY. 
          >> INTERNATIONAL OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY. 
          IF YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT, YOU SEE THE CAPITOL LIT UP, THAT'S THE REASON. 
          LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WAS IT TWO SOMETHING MILLION DOLLAR THAT WE PASSED FOR DIFFERENT OPIOID ABUSE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP OUT PEOPLE AND PUT THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH. 
          I REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THIS GROUP, AND I'VE SEEN THE SUCCESS THAT MR. JAMES HAS HAD, AND I'VE SEEN WHAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH IN HIS UPS AND DOWNS PERSONALLY. 
          I CONGRATULATE NOT ONLY HIM BUT THIS WHOLE ORGANIZATION, AND I SEE WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE STUDENTS AT LSU. 
          I WILL LET MR. ADAMS SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT AND TELL WHAT THEY DO ON CAMPUS AND ALL, BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT, CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM, LSU DIVISION TO YOUR OUTSTANDING WORK AND PREVENTION AND RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR LSU STUDENTS IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, AND GIVEN THIS DAY, AUGUST 27, 2025, WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE. 
          I RECOGNIZE THIS CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT, 
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AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> HEY, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS ADAM SINGER. 
          I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS LSU COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM MANAGER. 
          I HAVE JUST THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD. 
          I'VE BEEN A SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELOR FOR A LONG TIME. 
          I'M A SOCIAL WORKER, AND I'VE WORKED MOSTLY WITH FOLKS IN TREATMENT CENTERS WHO STRUGGLED WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER. 
          NOW FOR THE LAST 2.5 YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING FOR LSU, AND WE GET TO BE PREVENTATIVE IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING RESOURCES TO FOLKS WHO ARE ACTIVELY STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION. 
          WE CAN HELP TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THE RELAPSE CYCLE FOR STUDENTS. 
          MOST OF MY CAREER, I WOULD WORK WITH SOMEONE WHO MAYBE WAS AN LSU STUDENT 15 YEARS PRIOR TO MEETING SOMEONE LIKE ME, AND NO ONE HELPED TO INTERRUPT THAT CYCLE OF SUBSTANCE USE. 
          NOW, WE'RE ABLE TO GET FOLKS INTO RECOVERY ACTIVELY DECADES YOUNGER THAN WE USED TO BE ABLE TO. 
          I'VE SEEN WE HAVE JUST THE MOST AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE UP HERE WITH US TODAY. 
          THESE FOLKS UP HERE HAVE MOVED FAR MORE MOUNTAINS THAN I HAVE. 
          I'VE HELPED TO CREATE A SPACE WHERE THEY CAN DO IT, AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ONE ANOTHER, AND PROVIDE MEETINGS AND DIRECT SUPPORT TO FOLKS WHO STRUGGLE. 
          BUT WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS, AGAIN, THEY'VE GOTTEN THE CAPITOL LIT UP IN PURPLE. 
          THEY'VE GOTTEN TIGER STADIUM LIT UP IN PURPLE. 
          THEY'VE BEEN WILLING TO REACH OUT TO ONE ANOTHER AT TWO OR THREE IN THE MORNING IF SOMEONE'S HAVING A THOUGHT OF USING OR DRINKING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IF THEY'RE HAVING A BAD TIME, IF THEY'RE FACING STRESSORS, THEY SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER IN THE MOST DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THEY DO BEAUTIFUL WORK. 
          THEY TRULY DO. AGAIN, BEST JOB I'VE EVER HAD. 
          IT'S AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE. 
          IF WE HAVE JUST A MOMENT OR TWO, I'D LOVE TO HEAR DOCTOR ALLISON SMITH, IF WE HAVE JUST A FEW MOMENTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU, ADAM. 
          MY NAME IS DR. ALLISON SMITH. 
          I AM THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS AT THE LOUISIANA BORDER REGIONS. 
          WE HAVE THE INCREDIBLE PLEASURE OF HELPING TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM IN THE STATE. 
          BUT I WILL SAY, I AM A LITTLE BIT BIASED AS A LSU ALUM AND A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN TRYING TO HELP LSU START A COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM SINCE 2013. 
          WE ARE INCREDIBLY EXCITED AT THE SUCCESS AND THE GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM. 
          THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WE ARE ABLE TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR NOT JUST THE COLLEGIATE PROGRAM AT LSU, ALSO, BUT AT SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY AT GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY AT NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY, AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE. 
          AT SOUTH LOUISIANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT NOR SHORE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND IT BASED ON THE SUCCESS OF THESE STUDENTS BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HELPING MAINTAIN THEIR PERSONAL RECOVERY, BUT WHAT WE ALSO SEE, SEVERAL OF THE STUDENTS FROM THIS PROGRAM HAVE GONE BACK INTO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO BE SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS. 
          ARE THEY'RE IN GRADUATE SCHOOL TO BECOME SOCIAL WORKERS? THEY'RE IN CYBERSECURITY. 
          WE'RE GROWING THE NEEDS OF LOUISIANA'S WORKFORCE, MAKING SURE WE GET TO 60% OF ALL WORKING-AGE ADULTS WITH A HIGH-VALUE CREDENTIAL BY 2030. 
          WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO ADAM, LSU, THE STAFF, ALL OF THE MATS AND STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM LS SHOT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THEM, PARTICULARLY ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, WHERE THERE WILL BE A TAILGATE HOSTED BY THE LSU COLLEGIATE RECOVERY COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH STUDENTS FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA COLLEGIATE RECOVERY COMMUNITY, WHEN THOSE TWO TEAMS PLAYED AT LSU. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> I WOULD ALSO BE REMISS IF I DID NOT INTRODUCE MISS BATON ROUGE USA, IF SHE WANTED TO COME UP AND SPEAK. 
          I READ MISS MEGAN. HANNAH. I'M SORRY. 
          I READ MISS HANNAH'S STORY WHEN JAMES INTRODUCED ME TO HER AND TOLD ME SHE WAS A SUPPORT OF THE THING, AND I READ YOUR STORY. 
          IT'S AMAZING THAT THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN, AND MAKING THIS PART OF YOUR CALLS IF YOU WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> I DID NOT KNOW I WAS GOING TO SPEAK, BUT MY NAME IS HANNAH PETTIGO. 
          I WAS CROWNED MISS BATTEN ROUGE, 2025 IN JULY, AND MY PLATFORM IS SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH IS SUPER CLOSE TO ME BECAUSE I LOST MY FATHER TO A FENTANYL OVERDOSE IN JULY OF 2023. 
          THAT HAS BEEN MY DRIVING FACTOR, AND THE COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE. 
          IT SHOWED ME THAT BEING SOBER ISN'T ABOUT JUST NOT USING, IT'S ABOUT ACTIVELY BUILDING A LIFE FOR YOURSELF THAT YOU ENJOY. 
          I THINK THAT'S THE MOST SPECIAL THING THAT LSU HAS GIVEN ME IS THE COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM. 
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I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S RECOGNITION. THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN TO RECOGNIZE CITY YEAR AMERICORPS MEMBERS AND CITY YEAR STAFF FOR 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF CITY YEAR OF BATON ROUGE. COUNCILWOMAN? 
          >> YES, SIR. TODAY MUST BE YOUNG FOLK DAY. 
          TODAY, I HAVE COME ON, CITY YEAR MER CORP MEMBERS, AND THE CITY YEAR STAFF. 
          GIVE IT UP FOR THEM AS THEY COME UP, YOU ALL. 
          [APPLAUSE] COME ON, YOU ALL CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. 
          [APPLAUSE] YES. 
          THIS DAY, WHEN WE LOOK AT CITY YEAR, AMERICA CORP, THESE MEMBERS AND THE STAFF, WE'RE THINKING OF IN TALKING ABOUT A 20-YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR CITY YEAR, WORKING WITH OUR YOUTH, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 
          IT HAS BECOME A NATIONAL LEADER AND INNOVATOR IN THE FIELDS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL SKILLS, COACHING, AND EDUCATION, USING THE WHOLE SCHOOL, WHOLE CHILD APPROACH. 
          TO BEGIN HERE, I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STAFF, AND WE HAVE LAURIE HALVERSON, AND LAURIE IS A NEW ONE HERE AT CITY YEAR. 
          SHE'S THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 
          WE SAY TO YOU IN HONOR OF YOUR SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. 
          WE APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL THAT YOU MUST BE DOING AND SHALL DO WITH THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION. 
          CITY. [APPLAUSE] ALSO, ROUSHANNA HUNTER. 
          WHERE IS ROSHANA R. [APPLAUSE] RIGHT HERE, AND RASHANA'S FACE IS NOT ONE THAT WOULD BE NOT ONE THAT YOU ALL HAVE NOT SEEN AND KNOWN. 
          THEN QUADS GORDON, DID I DO THAT? DID I DO IT? [APPLAUSE] YES, INDEED. THAT'S RIGHT. 
          WE ALSO HAVE DAKOTA WILLIAMS, WHO'S THE IMPACT DIRECTOR. 
          [APPLAUSE] COME ON CODA. 
          MARIE VALENTINE. 
          SHE'S THE SENIOR DONOR RELATION MANAGER. 
          [APPLAUSE] COME ON UP. YES, INDEED. 
          YES. [LAUGHTER] Y'ALL. 
          COME ON UP, DARLING. 
          THEN THESE AMERICAN MEMBERS, EVERYONE, I HAVE ALEX JAMES. 
          [APPLAUSE] ALEX, I HAVE CALEB FENICE. 
          [APPLAUSE] DID I DO IT? ALL RIGHT, GREAT. 
          I'M SMART, GIFTED, AND TALENTED. 
          [LAUGHTER] I HAVE ESTA CLEMENTI. 
          COME ON. GRACE, WALLS WORTH. 
          GRACE. JALA HUBBARD. 
          SEE, THEY GOT ME TURNING. 
          JOE MARIA TAP. 
          MACAYA JALA. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> WELCOME. LADSIA GAINES. 
          [APPLAUSE] THAT'S RIGHT, LADSIA. 
          STEPHANIE GEORGE, [APPLAUSE] TAMIA HENRY. 
          [APPLAUSE] DECOR TAMAYO TAMAYO. 
          EVEN THE GIFTED INTELLIG MISSED SOMETIMES. 
          [LAUGHTER] BUT I GOT IT. 
          TAYA, HELP ME TAY TAY PATTON, RIGHT HERE, FRONT AND CENTER. YES, INDEED. 
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HERE WE HAVE IT, AND YOU ALL DO WELL, AND ALL OF THE SCHOOLS AND ALL OF THE PLACES THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN. 
          WITH THAT BEING SAID, MARA MELIAN, YOU'RE SO WELCOME. 
          [APPLAUSE] AS YOU ALL GO OUT TO THESE SCHOOLS AND WORK WITH THESE CHILDREN, UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE CHILDREN, AND YOU ALL ARE A BIT OLDER. 
          MAKE SURE THAT YOU POUR INTO THEM ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT'S IN ALL OF YOU. 
          LEADERS, SO COME RIGHT ON. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. 
          WE'RE SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. 
          AS CITY OF BATON ROUGE IS CELEBRATING ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY, WE HAVE A LOT OF EMOTIONS. 
          WE ARE REFLECTIVE AS WE THINK BACK ON THE 20TH ANNIVERSARIES OF HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA, AS WELL. 
          THE IMPETUS FOR US STARTING OUR SERVICE HERE IN BATON ROUGE. 
          WE'RE GRATEFUL WHEN WE THINK OF THE INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIPS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FORM WITH THE CITY, WITH THE SCHOOLS, AND WITH THE COMMUNITY. 
          WE'RE PROUD OF THE OVER 1,000 ALUMNI AND SOON TO BE MORE ALUMNI WHO HAVE BEEN GIVING OF THEIR OWN TIME, ENERGY, AND PASSION FOR 20 YEARS. 
          REALLY, THEY'RE THE SHINING STARS, SO IF I CAN ONE MORE TIME. 
          [APPLAUSE] WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE. WE'RE STILL HERE. 
          WE'RE STILL GROWING STRONG. WE LOOK FOR THE DAY WHEN CITY OR DOESN'T NEED TO EXIST BECAUSE ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO AN INCREDIBLE EDUCATION. 
          BUT UNTIL THAT TIME, WE ARE PROUD AND HUMBLE TO BE HERE AND TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION. 
          WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL. 
          THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] 
          >> EVERYBODY LOOK MY WAY. BIG SMILE FROM EVERYBODY. I AGREE TO ONE. 
          ONE MORE LIKE THAT. 
          THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION PORTION OF OUR MEETING. 
          OUR REGULAR MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 4:00. [BACKGROUND] 
          >> HELLO, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. 
          [CALL TO ORDER]
GOOD TO HAVE ALL OF YOU TUNED IN. 
          I'VE GOT MY PURPLE TIE ON, AND YOU KNOW WHY, BECAUSE THE TIGERS OF LSU WILL BE TAKING ON CLEMSON ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
          WELL, BOTH THE STADIUMS ARE KNOWN AS DEATH VALLEY. 
          WELL, WE KNOW WHY LSU IS KNOWN AS DEATH VALLEY BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST INTIMIDATING PLACE TO PLAY IN ALL OF THE US. 
          I'M GOING TO TELL YOU HOW THAT CLEMSON GOT THE NAME DEATH VALLEY. 
          BACK IN 1948, THAT WAS WAY BEFORE US. 
          THEY WERE PLAYING A TEAM BY THE NAME OF PRESBYTERIAN, AND SO THE COACH OF PRESBYTERIAN, THERE WAS A CEMETERY UP ON A HILL, HE SAID, "WE GOT TO GO TO CLEMSON TO PLAY THOSE TIGERS IN DEATH VALLEY." THAT'S HOW THEY GOT THEIR NAME. 
          THEY DIDN'T EVEN NAME THE STADIUM. 
          PRESBYTERIAN NAMED THE STADIUM. 
          THEN GUESS WHAT PRESBYTERIAN NAMED HIS TEAM? THE BLUE HOSE. 
          THAT'S THE NAME OF PRESBYTERIAN. 
          BUT ANYWAY, IT IS AN INTIMIDATING PLACE TO BLOOD. 
          ONE OF THE ALUMNUS FROM CLEMSON WENT TO DEATH VALLEY, WHICH IS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA, BROUGHT A ROCK BACK TO CLEMSON. 
          THE PLAYERS TOUCH THAT ROCK AND THEN COME DOWN THE HILL, SO IT'S GOING TO BE WILD THAT NIGHT. 
          THE CLEMSON COACH HAS TOLD EVERYBODY DO NOT WEAR PURPLE; YOU COME TO THE GAME IN ORANGE. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE A SEA OF ORANGE, AND IT SHOULD BE AN EXCITING NIGHT. 
          CLEMSON IS LOCATED ON LAKE HARTWELL, WHICH SEPARATES GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THAT'S A MANMADE LAKE. 
          THEY DAMMED OFF THE SAVANNAH RIVER. 
          IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LAKE, ABOUT 56,000 ACRES, AND OUR ASSISTANT COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR, TREASURER JUSTIN MYERS, WHO IS AN ACCOMPLISHED FISHERMAN, HE FISHED A TOURNAMENT UP THERE LAST YEAR AND TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT, SO JUSTIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          ANYWAY, IF YOU'RE WATCHING IN LSU, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A FEW VIEWERS AT LSU TONIGHT. 
          GOOD LUCK TO THE TIGERS, AND MAYOR PRESIDENT SID EDWARDS IN THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL SAYS, GO TIGERS, AS WE TAKE ON THE CLEMSON TIGERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. 
          WELCOME TO THE MEETING AT THIS TIME. 
          HERE IS THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT BOARD CHAIRMAN OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, COUNCILMAN BRANDON NOEL COUNCILMAN? 
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          >> THANK YOU, DENNIS. I THINK THE 2019 SEASON IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN JANUARY OF 2020 DECIDED WHERE THE REAL DEATH VALLEY IS, AND THAT'S RIGHT HERE IN BATON ROUGE. 
          >> AND LSU FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, THEY BEAT CLEMSON OF ALL IN 1958, ACTUALLY, JANUARY 1ST '59. 
          >> WHICH WE DON'T SAY. 
          >> WE SANDWICHED THEM IN, WE SANDWICHED OKLAHOMA IN OHIO STATE. 
          >> FOR MORE COMMENTARY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN INVOCATION AND PLEDGE BY MONIQUE PINE, ASSISTANT CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR MAYOR-PRESIDENT EDWARDS. 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON. LET'S BOW OUR HEADS. 
          OUR GOD, WE THANK YOU. WE GIVE YOU THE PRAISE, GLORY, AND HONOR. 
          WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TODAY. 
          LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO TODAY WILL GIVE YOU HONOR, LORD GOD. 
          WE THANK YOU FOR OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. 
          WE THANK YOU, LORD GOD, FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TODAY, AND WE THANK YOU THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO WOULD GIVE YOU PRAISE GLORY, AND HONOR, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, AMEN. 
          >> LET'S PLEDGE. 
          >> THANK YOU, MS. PINE. WE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. ASHLEY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? 
          >> WE HAVE A QUORUM. 
          >> WE HAVE ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, 
          [ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 13, 2025, IN THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ZONING MEETING, AUGUST 20, 2025, AND THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF AUGUST 5TH, 2025, BY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE TREASURER. 
          DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ASHLEY, CAN YOU READ THE INTRODUCTIONS? 
          [INTRODUCTIONS]
          >> SECTION 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS, NUMBER TWO, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED "CHEQUETTA JAMES ET AL VERSUS PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,651.55 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $602,651.55, AND AUTHORIZED ON BUDGET TRANSFER FROM THE COMPROMISED JUDGMENT ACCOUNT TO THE INSURANCE GENERAL LIABILITY ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 IN APPROPRIATING $100,000 FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. 
          NUMBER 3, AMENDING THE 2025 ALLOTMENT OF POSITIONS FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, SO AS TO CHANGE THE ALLOTMENT OF PURCHASING, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 11, 2025. 
          PURCHASING, ADD (1) PURCHASING ANALYST II, AND (1) SENIOR PURCHASING ANALYST, AND DELETE (1) ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1, FINANCE ACCOUNTING, DELETE (1) SENIOR FISCAL SPECIALIST BY PURCHASING DIRECTOR, FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR. 
          NUMBER 4, AMENDING THE 2025 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $825,800 FROM GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE ON ASSIGNED TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BY THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT. 
          NUMBER 5, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAIR SHOULD BE SPOTTERS TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE STATE BOND COMMISSION FOR CONSENT AND AUTHORITY TO ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING 52 MILLION DOLLAR ROAD AND STREET, IMPROVEMENT SALES TAX REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO CURRENTLY REFUND A, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $59,430,000 ROAD AND STREET IMPROVEMENT SALES TAX REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS SERIES 2015 AND B, THE OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THE $34,415,000 LOUISIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SUBORDINATE LIEN REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, PARISH STOTT AND ROUGE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, SERIES 2015, AND PAY THE COST OF ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2025 REFUNDING BONDS, AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF A SOLICITATION FOR OFFERS FROM DIRECT PURCHASERS OF THE SERIES 2025 REFUNDING BONDS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES 2025 REFUNDING BONDS, AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH BY BOND COUNSEL. 
          CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS. NUMBER 6, DAVID GLENN PECK AND STEPHANIE BAPTIST PECK, 6435 KLEINPETER ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, KENNEY. 
          NUMBER 7, ALAINA WRIGHT, 5192 BYRON STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 5, HURST. 
          NUMBER 8, SHERROD TODD, 6057 ST. CATHERINE AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 5, HURST. 
          NUMBER 9, TYRON JEROME ROBERTSON, 4715 FORD STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 5, HURST. 
          NUMBER 10, TOM DREW WAFER JUNIOR, 1834 WIMPOLE STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 6, DUNN JR. 
          NUMBER 11, KINETIC STATES, LLC, 6907 GOYA AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 6, DUNN JR, NUMBER 12, 
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JULIE AND NEIL MERRIMAN, 377 NORTH WAVERLY AND DRIVE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 6, DUNN JR. 
          NUMBER 13, ROBINS REYNOLDS, LLC, 1277 NORTH 37TH STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 HARRIS. 
          NUMBER 14, TOMMY DYER JUNIOR AND FELICIA DYER, 1731 NORTH 38TH STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, HARRIS. 
          NUMBER 15, KENDRA LATRELL JOSEPH, 6438 CONCADE AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, HARRIS. 
          NUMBER 16 DK FASHION, LLC 4472 CLAYTON STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, HARRIS. 
          NUMBER 17, RYAN ANTONIO STARKS, 4662 UNDERWOOD AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, HARRIS. 
          NUMBER 18, MATTHEW W BENNING, 1334 JULIA STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN. 
          NUMBER 19, JOHN HALBERT, GEORGIA LEE HALBERT, AND GEORGE MILLER 3RD, 2400 WILLOW STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN. 
          NUMBER 20, ROBIN OCLAIR TOLER, 717 ASTOR STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN. 
          NUMBER 21, CARL JOSEPH ARMSTRONG, 2088 TENNESSEE STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN. 
          NUMBER 22, GREGORY LATHAN, 118, NORTH 26 STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN. 
          NUMBER 23, MAC F PALMER, THIRD AND AVET, R PALMER, 1322 JULIA STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN. 
          ADJUDICATED PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS. 
          NUMBER 24, LOT 24, SQUARE 5, SUBDIVISION VALLEY PARK, ANNE COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, HARRIS. 
          NUMBER 25, LOT 7+ SQUARE 12, SUBDIVISION ZION CITY, COUNCIL DISTRICT 5, HURST. 
          NUMBER 26, LOT 63, SUBDIVISION WHISPERING OATS, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, KENNEY, ALL ITEMS OR REQUIRE READING AND BEEN READ IN A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS AS IN ORDER. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. 
          COLEMAN, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? 
          >> MOTION CARRIES. 
          [CONDEMNATIONS]
          >> I'M GOING TO MOVE TO CONDEMNATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          AS FOLLOWS, TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, AND 83, AND TO DELETE ITEMS 59, 65, AND 74. 
          I HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITEM 63 FOR 30 DAYS, ITEM 78, 30 DAYS, 79, 60 DAYS, 77 TO DELETE. 
          HURTS COUNCILMAN HURST? ANYBODY ELSE? YES, MA'AM? 
          >> YES, 60 DAYS FOR 62, 60 DAYS FOR 80, 60 DAYS FOR 81, AND 90 DAYS FOR 82. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. THAT'S 60 DAYS FOR ITEM 62, 80, 81. 
          THEN WE HAVE A NOVEMBER 25TH MEETING FOR ITEM 82. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> 90 ON 74? RECOMMENDATION IS TO BE DELETED. 
          YOU WANT IT TO GO TO 90 DAYS? 74. 
          >> [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> ANYBODY ELSE? GET UP. 
          >> 60 DAYS FOR 67, 30 FOR 69, 30 FOR 71, AND 30 FOR 72. 
          >> HANG ON. 
          >> I'M SORRY. 
          >> ALL RIGHT. 60 DAYS FOR 67. 
          >> 60 DAYS FOR 67. 
          >> 30 FOR 69. 
          I MISSED YOU AFTER THAT. \. 
          >> 30 FOR 71 AND 30 FOR 71. 
          >> 30 FOR 72. OKAY. 
          >> MAKING CERTAIN THAT YOU HAVE 83 FOR 60 DAYS. THANK YOU. 
          >> 30 DAYS FOR 76? 
          >> 76, 30 DAYS. ALL RIGHT. 
          ANYBODY ELSE GOOD? IS ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? 
          [00:30:01]
SEE NONE. I'M GOING TO READ THEM BACK. 
          WE ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 60, 61, 64, 66, 68, 70, 73, 75, 30 DAYS ON ITEM 63, 69, 71, 72, 76, AND 78, 60 DAYS ON ITEM 62, 67, 79, 80, 81, AND 83, THE NOVEMBER 25TH MEETING FOR ITEM 82, AND TO DELETE ITEMS 59, 65, 74, AND 77. 
          DO WE HAVE A MOTION IN THAT REGARD? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. 
          ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 84. 
          [84. 25-00918 ]
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING OFFICIAL NOTICE OF THE INTENT TO INCORPORATE THE BATON ROUGE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF THE BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT NUMBER 118 OF THE 2025 REGULAR SESSION AND ADOPTING ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF FORM AND INCORPORATES AT AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THE ACT AT A PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR 4:00 PM ON AUGUST 27TH, 2025 BY COUNCILMAN CLEVE DUNN JR AND COUNCILMAN AARON MOAK. 
          THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NO, GO TO COUNSEL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MOAK, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES? 
          [85. 25-00941 ]
ITEM 85, APPROVING THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 339,038.76E2B OF THE SALES AND USE TAX AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX WITHIN THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, BY COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HAVE MR. CHARLES LANDRY, 100 NORTH BATON ROUGE? 
          >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. 
          I THINK THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PATH GETTING HERE THIS EVENING THAT STARTED OVER EIGHT YEARS AGO. 
          I THOUGHT A LITTLE HISTORY WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE WE WERE DOING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE STATE WHEN BILL JENKINS WAS PRESIDENT OF VU AS A VOLUNTEER. 
          I'M HERE, A VOLUNTEER. 
          I'M NOT BEING PAID. 
          I DON'T REPRESENT THE EDD. 
          I HAVE AN INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND A BIG INTEREST IN WHAT HAPPENS AT LSU. 
          AND I NOTICED THAT LSU COULD HAVE BEEN THE BENEFICIARY OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND STARTED WITH PRESIDENT JENKINS WAY BACK WHEN TO SUGGEST THAT WE DO THAT, AND IT BLED INTO PRESIDENT KING ALEXANDER, WHO DECIDED AT THE PREDECESSOR OF MISS COLEMAN, THAT HE WOULD GO FORWARD WITH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO COME BEFORE YOU TO BE SET UP BY THE COUNCIL. 
          BECAUSE I WAS DOING THIS PRO BONO, AND I WAS GOING TO DO THE DOCUMENTS. 
          IT WAS EASY TO TAKE THE L OFF OF LSU AND HAVE SU, AND HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS FOR SOUTHERN. 
          I WENT TO SENATOR CLEO FIELD AND I SAID, I'M HAPPY TO DO THIS FOR SOUTHERN TOO, AND HE SAID, NO, I'D RATHER HAVE THIS DONE BY THE LEGISLATURE. 
          FOUR YEARS AGO, THIS WAS A BILL THAT I PREPARED AT HIS REQUEST, BUT NOT FOR LSU OR SOUTHERN. 
          IT WAS FOR ALL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN THE STATE. 
          IF WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE TROUBLE, LET EVERYBODY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS FOR ALL THE UNIVERSITIES. 
          IT RAN INTO SOME HEADWINDS, AND HE DECIDED FOUR YEARS AGO TO PULL THAT LEGISLATION. 
          LSU THEN DECIDED TO GO FORWARD AGAIN, COMING BEFORE YOU. 
          I THINK AT THAT TIME, WE WERE DEALING WITH MS. COLEMAN THREE YEARS AGO, AND CALL SENATOR BACK AND SAID, SENATOR, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK ON TO THE COUNCIL. HE SAID, NO, SIR. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION. 
          THIS IS BEFORE ANY THOUGHT OF ANYTHING OTHER THAN AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO LIFT A DISTRICT AROUND LSU AND A DISTRICT AROUND SOUTHERN. 
          NO PROJECTS, JUST GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET FUNDING TO ELEVATE THESE WHOLE DISTRICTS. 
          HE AGAIN SAID, I WANT TO DO THIS ONLY FOR LSU AND SOUTHERN. 
          THAT'S IT. AND SO WE REDRAFTED THE LEGISLATION. 
          IT WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE LEGISLATURE. 
          WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE COUNCIL, THERE'S A LOT MORE NOTORIETY AND ATTENTION TO MATTERS THAT ARE BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE, INCLUDING SOME BUSINESSES THAT WERE INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES THAT SENATOR FIELD WANTED TO INCLUDE IN THAT LEGISLATION TO CAUSE SOME ISSUES. 
          >> MR. L, YOU'VE 50 SECONDS 
          >> WE RESOLVED IT. NOW YOU HAVE THE LEGISLATION IN FRONT OF YOU, JUST LIKE SOUTHERN CAME BEFORE YOU TO GET THEIR $0.01 APPROVE, WHICH HAPPENED A MONTH AGO. 
          [00:35:01]
WE'RE HERE SIMPLY TO CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK OF SENATOR FIELD TO GET THIS EDD IN PLACE. 
          IT IS FORMED, AND WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE $0.01 APPROVAL IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AS A WHOLE. 
          YOU MAY HEAR THAT THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THERE'S ANY RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. 
          HERE IS AN UPDATED CERTIFICATION FROM THE REGISTERED VOTER THAT CAN'T BE BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION PROHIBITS IT. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. NEXT, I WISHING TO SPEAK IS MR. DARRYL BLASPER. 
          >> MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'M IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. 
          SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU TALK ABOUT SOUTHERN AND I KNOW A LOT ABOUT SOUTHERN. 
          I SPENT A LOT OF YEARS UP AT SOUTHERN. 
          I HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS AND I ISSUE THOSE QUESTIONS TO YOU. 
          YOU ABOUT TO APPROVE SOMETHING WHERE THE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD BY THE PRESIDENT OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HAS NOT EVEN BEEN FORMED YET. 
          YOU'RE GIVEN THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO FORWARD FOR THE TAX. 
          WHAT IS THE TAX GOING TO BE USED FOR? THE QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK YOUR LEGAL COUNCIL, AS A FORMER ELECTED OFFICIAL. 
          YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO VOTE. 
          THE REASON I BROUGHT THIS ALL OF THIS UP HERE, I'VE READ DOCUMENT AFTER DOCUMENT ABOUT THE SUB- DISTRICT, ABOUT THE DISTRICT ITSELF, ABOUT THE CREATION OF THE DISTRICT, AND I'M SAYING TO YOU ALL, IN MY OPINION, AS A FORMER ELECTED OFFICIAL, IT WASN'T WRITTEN HERE. 
          MR. LANDRY, AND I LIKE AND RESPECT YOU A LOT. 
          BUT I KNEW THAT IT DIDN'T COME OUT OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. 
          LET ME TELL YOU WHY, BECAUSE THIS DOES NOT PROTECT THE INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS OWNERS IN THAT DISTRICT. 
          THAT'S ACCORDING TO MY OPINION. 
          OF COURSE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION. YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THAT. 
          SERIOUSLY. I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY IT WITH ANY FACETIOUS, IT JUST THE FACT THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, WHY WAIT? ASK THE QUESTIONS. 
          THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ASKING THE QUESTIONS. 
          THE QUESTIONS ARE VERY DIFFICULT QUESTIONS TO A GROUP OUT OF LSU. 
          NOW, IN MY OPINION, I CAN STAND HERE VERY CONFIDENTLY SAY THIS WHOLE TAX IS TO PROP UP THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          IT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN CREATED FOR THAT, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS CREATED, IT'S GOING TO BE USED. 
          IT'S GOING TO PROP UP THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SINKING. 
          OAK VIEW IS SINKING. 
          YOU'RE PROPING THEM UP, AND THIS IS THE FIRST STEP. 
          THE NEXT STEP IS COME BEFORE YOU AND ASK YOU FOR $0.02. 
          NOW, COUNCIL MCCOBB, I DON'T DISLIKE YOU AT ALL. 
          BUT I'M GOING TO SAY TO YOU AND I'LL SAY IT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY. 
          I SERVED THAT DISTRICT. 
          I KNOW THAT DISTRICT LIKE THE BACK OF MY HAND. 
          LOOK AT THE DISTRICT ITSELF AND WHAT IT NEEDS. 
          IT DOESN'T NEED A $400 MILLION ARENA. 
          YOU CAN'T BUY A CHAMPIONSHIP, AND I PLAYED ON MANY CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM, NOT TALKING ABOUT ME. 
          IT'S ALL ABOUT TEAM. 
          YOU CAN'T BUY A CHAMPIONSHIP. 
          YOU MAY LOVE LSU, BUT THE GOING ABOUT IT THE WRONG WAY. 
          NOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY IS GOING TO GENERATE, YOU HAVE OUR LADY LAKE CAN PUT UP 50 MILLION. 
          THEY CAN'T PUT UP THIS MILLION OR WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE. 
          YOU HAVE THE ALL THE BOOSTERS, YOU HAVE THE TAF, YOU HAVE A JOHN IN QUEST, EVERYBODY WHO'S SUPPORTING IT, BATON ROUGE AREA FOUNDATION. 
          WHY CAN'T THEY COME UP AND TAKE THE POSITION OF THE. [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> YOU GOT ABOUT 15 SECONDS. 
          >> I'M JUST SAYING. I WANT TO SAY AN APPEAL TO YOU ALL. 
          SEE THAT WHITE BUTTON, IT'S THE BEST FRIEND YOU EVER HAD. 
          >> WE HAVE, MR. WOODY JENKINS, 910 OFF AUSTER. 
          >> MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS, A PLEASURE TO BE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY. 
          BEFORE I DISCUSS REALLY THE CONCERNS AND PROBLEMS I HAVE WITH THE PROPOSAL. 
          I WANT TO JUST SAY SOMETHING THAT MAYBE THE PARISH ATTORNEY COULD TAKE A LOOK AT WHILE WE'RE DISCUSSING THIS MATTER, AND THAT IS THE CLEAR PROVISIONS OF STATE CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 629 PREVENT THE IMPOSITION OF MORE THAN $0.03 SALES TAX WITHIN A PARISH. 
          I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROPOSAL WOULD VIOLATE THAT AND GO BEYOND IT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE IN ARTICLE 6, SECTION 29, IT SAYS THAT YOU CAN'T GO BEYOND 3% THOSE LEVIED BY YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND YOUR SCHOOL BOARD AND IN ANY GOVERNMENTAL UNIT. 
          NOW, IT SAYS THERE IS AN EXCEPTION TO THAT, AND THAT IS, THAT IF AUTHORIZED BY THE LEGISLATURE, A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A CITY COUNCIL OR A PARISH OR A SCHOOL BOARD CAN LEVY ADDITIONAL. 
          BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE. 
          THE LEVY WOULD BE BY THIS POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. 
          WHILE YOU'RE DEBATING THIS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO ASK YOUR PARISH ATTORNEY TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF YOU ARE WITH THIS PROPOSAL VIOLATING ARTICLE 1 SECTION 29 OF THE CONSTITUTION. 
          [00:40:03]
LET ME SAY TOO, IF I PASSED OUT A MAP, AND IF YOU TAKE A LOOK IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP, IT IS IMPORTANT. 
          I WANT TO ASK YOU TO LOOK I THINK MOST EVERYBODY WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH WHERE TIGER TOWN IS. 
          YOU'LL SEE TIGER TOWN IS TO BE TAXED. 
          IF YOU LOOK DOWN HIGHLAND ROAD AT THE SHOPPING CENTER THERE AND DOWN BURBANK AND DOWN NICHOLSON. 
          ACCORDING TO LSU, THE RECORDS I SAW YESTERDAY, THERE ARE 109 BUSINESSES THAT WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO THIS ADDITIONAL SALES TAX, WHICH WOULD MAKE THEM THE HIGHEST TAXED PEOPLE IN LOUISIANA. 
          IT WOULD ALL BE DONE WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. 
          I'D LIKE YOU TO LOOK AT A PASS OUT THAT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU. 
          FIRST ON THE LEFT IS THE ORDINANCE YOU'RE CONSIDERING. 
          IT'S TO AUTHORIZE THE LEVY OF A 1% SALES TAX. 
          YOU'LL NOTICE THAT IT'S UNENCUMBERED. 
          IT DOESN'T SAY FOR HOW LONG. 
          IT DOESN'T SAY FOR WHAT PURPOSE, IT'S GIVING A BLANK CHECK FOR I GUESS, IN PERPETUITY FOR THIS 1% SALES TAX TO BE LEVIED, NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE METRO COUNCIL OR THE MAYOR. 
          WE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT BRAC AND KATZ AND OTHERS WHO HAVE LIKE THESE INDEPENDENT GOVERNORS, GOVERNMENTS THAT TAX, BUT ALL OF THOSE WERE WITH A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. 
          THIS IS WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, WHICH IS ANOTHER INTERESTING PART OF THE BILL. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THE PASS OUT, IT SAYS, RIGHT TO VOTE IS PROTECTED, THAT IS, IT SAYS [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> MR. DENGISH, YOU GOT 15 SECONDS. 
          >> HAVE TO BE LEVIED BY THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. 
          BUT THEN TO THE RIGHT, IT SAYS, NO, IN THIS BILL, WE DON'T ALLOW THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE BECAUSE EVERY RESIDENCE IS EXCLUDED. 
          THIS IS A SCAM. 
          ON THE BACK, YOU'LL SEE THIS WAS ALL PLANNED. 
          THIS IS FROM LSU. I GOT THE DOCUMENT. 
          THERE WILL BE NO REGISTERED VOTERS RESIDING IN THE PROPOSED DISTRICT. 
          THIS WAS BEFORE IT WAS EVER PASSED. 
          IMPORTANTLY, THE NEW TAX CAN BE LEVIED AGAINST EXISTING BUSINESSES IN THE EDD BECAUSE A BUSINESS IS NOT A VOTER. 
          PLEASE VOTE NO, OR AT LEAST DELAY IT TIL YOU CAN STUDY MORE, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES IN THIS. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. DENGISH. 
          >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE SHERLEY BOLER, 705 MAXIMILLIAN. THANK YOU, SHERYL. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, MR. MAYOR PRO TEM, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. 
          I'M HERE BECAUSE, I ALSO I'M OPPOSED TO THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. 
          THE REASON I WOULD LIKE YOU TO DELAY ANY VOTE ON IMPOSING THE SALES TAX IS I BELIEVE THAT SALES TAXES SHOULD BE IMPOSED WITH A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. 
          THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT WAS DRAWN WITH A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF EXCLUDING ANYBODY WHO WAS A POTENTIAL VOTER. 
          NOW, WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? I REVIEWED THE COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND THE FLOOR DEBATE ON THE BILL THAT AUTHORIZED THIS. 
          I WAS QUITE DISMAYED TO FIND THAT WHILE THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL CLEARLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION ON THE SENATE FLOOR, IT WAS A SENATE BILL STARTED IN THE SENATE, ANSWERS THE QUESTION ON THE SENATE FLOOR. 
          WILL THERE BE AN ELECTION FOR THE TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS? HE SAID, NO, THERE ARE NO REGISTERED VOTERS OR THERE ARE NO ELECTORS IN THE DISTRICT. 
          THEN THE BILL GOES OVER TO THE HOUSE. 
          IN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARING, THE AUTHOR MAKES NO COMMENT OTHER THAN THAT HE DOES NOT OBJECT TO AN AMENDMENT. 
          THE AMENDMENT THAT WAS OFFERED BY THE HOUSE MUNICIPAL AND PAROCHIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WAS THAT THE ELECTION FOR THE TAX OF THIS DISTRICT BE CONDUCTED DURING AN ELECTION FOR THE GOVERNOR OR CONGRESS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS A HIGH TURNOUT ELECTION. 
          ALL THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL DOES IS SAY, "I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT," WHEN HE COULD HAVE SAID, "I DON'T HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE THERE REALLY WON'T BE AN ELECTION BECAUSE THERE ARE NO REGISTERED VOTERS IN THIS DISTRICT." IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP THAT MR. JENKINS PASSED OUT, YOU'LL SEE THAT ALL THE RESIDENCES ARE ISLANDS THROUGHOUT THIS, THE VOTERS WERE DELIBERATELY CARVED OUT. 
          BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PAYING THE $0.01 EXTRA WHEN THEY MAKE A PURCHASE. 
          WHEN THESE STUDENTS WALK TO THE RESTAURANTS, OR THE LAUNDROMATS, OR THE GROCERY STORES OR THE BOOKSTORES IN THE DISTRICT, THEY'LL BE PAYING THE EXTRA 1%. 
          THEY GOT NO VOICE IN THIS. 
          NOW, I THINK THERE'S A WAY. 
          FOR LSU, THEY CONDUCT ELECTIONS FOR STUDENT COUNCIL, THEY COULD CERTAINLY HOLD AN ELECTION OVER THIS TAX AND FIND OUT IF THE STUDENTS THAT I ALSO HEARD IN THE TESTIMONY 
          [00:45:01]
BY PRESIDENT TATE THAT IT WOULD BE 85% OF THE REVENUE WOULD BE COMING FROM LSU IN ORDER FOR THIS FUNDING. 
          >> FIFTEEN SECONDS MRS. SHERYL. 
          >> THERE IS A WAY TO FIND OUT IF THE STUDENTS SUPPORT PAYING THE EXTRA PENNY WHEN THEY BUY AND PURSUE SERVICES THAT THEY CAN WALK TO. 
          I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU DELAY A VOTE ON THIS UNTIL YOU FIND OUT IF THE STUDENTS ARE OKAY WITH THAT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MR. RYAN CROSS. 
          >> MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, RYAN CROSS HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HEALTH. 
          OUR LADY OF THE LAKE, AS MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW, AND HAVE VISITED US AS LOUISIANA'S LARGEST HOSPITAL, WE EMPLOY ACROSS OUR HEALTH SYSTEM, ALMOST 20,000 EMPLOYEES OF WHICH ALMOST 10,000 OF THEM ARE HERE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. 
          WE'RE ALSO THE PROUD HEALTHCARE PARTNERS FOR LSU. 
          WE PROVIDE HEALTHCARE TO ALL 30,000 PLUS STUDENTS ON LSU CAMPUS THROUGH THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER. 
          WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR STUDENT ATHLETES, AND WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE LSU FOR INNOVATIVE MEDICAL RESEARCH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINES. 
          WHAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON RIGHT NOW IS ENSURING THAT THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST THAT GRADUATE FROM LSU, THOSE THAT GRADUATE FROM SOUTHERN, THAT THOSE THAT GRADUATE FROM BRCC ARE ABLE TO GRADUATE, GET THEIR DEGREES AND WORK AND STAY HERE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. 
          IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG UNIVERSITY ECOSYSTEM, WE HAVE TO HAVE STRONG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE A QUALITY AND VITALITY OF LIFE HERE THAT MAKES THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WANT TO STAY. 
          IT'S FOR THAT REASON THAT WE ARE VERY STRONG PROPONENTS OF THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SO THAT THE DOLLARS THAT ARE GENERATED ON CAMPUS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE DISTRICT CAN BE REINVESTED IN THE DISTRICT. 
          WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON THE CAMPUS. 
          OUR LADY OF THE LAKE IS LOOKING FORWARD IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, BUILDING A BRAND NEW SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE ON CAMPUS, THAT'S GOING TO COST BE AN INVESTMENT ON OUR BEHALF OF BETWEEN $50-100 MILLION, THAT WILL BE A DESTINATION CARE WHERE PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE GULF SOUTH WILL COME SEEK ELITE CARE, WHETHER YOU'RE IN THE COMMUNITY OR YOUR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE FROM THE EXPERTS HERE IN BATON ROUGE. 
          IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT WHETHER SPORTS MEDICINE, CARDIOVASCULAR CARE, ELITE CANCER CARE. 
          WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST CLINICIANS FROM ACROSS AMERICA. 
          IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN LSU TO INVEST IN OUR QUALITY OF LIFE HERE, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE IN THE ORDINANCE, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS WHO ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY EVERY DAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE, MR. JOHN ENGQUIST. 
          >> THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME. 
          I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE LSU EDD, AND THIS HAS BEEN FORMED TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AROUND LSU. 
          IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE, AND THERE IS NO USE BEEN DETERMINED RIGHT NOW. 
          THAT WILL HAPPEN AT A FUTURE MEETING, AND IT WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING AND WE WILL NOTICE EVERYBODY ON IT. 
          BUT THIS IS FOR THE OVERALL GOOD OF LSU, AND I WOULD REMIND THE COUNCIL AS MR. LANDRY DID. 
          SOUTHERN WAS APPROVED FOR A $0.01 SALES TAX WITH THE LAST FEW WEEKS HERE. 
          I DON'T SEE WHY THIS IS ANY DIFFERENT, BUT I HOPE YOU'LL VOTE YES ON THIS. 
          IT'S IMPORTANT TO LSU AND THE COMMUNITY. 
          >> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM. 
          >> HELLO, PENNIE MAY LANDRY, AND I'M HERE AT THE REQUEST OF AARON MOAK WHO POSTED ON FACEBOOK RECENTLY THAT I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF MY BACKYARD ON WEST CONTOUR AND COME TO A MEETING. 
          HERE I AM. HEY, AARON. 
          HOW DID YOU KNOW I HAVE A HOT TUB? ANYWAY. 
          I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ITEM. 
          AS J R BALL SAID TODAY, IT'S SHROUDED IN SECRECY. 
          THERE ARE SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS THAT I BEG OF YOU TO PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT WAS SAID TONIGHT BY BOTH SIDES, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE REPUBLICANS, THE I'M NO PARTY. 
          THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF EAST BATON ROUGE STRONGLY IS OPPOSING THIS. 
          HOW YOU VOTE TONIGHT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON YOU GETTING REINDORSED IN 3.5 YEARS. 
          [00:50:04]
HAVING PLAYED THIS POLITICAL GAME ONCE, I UNDERSTAND IT. 
          THE TAX ISSUE IS MAJOR. 
          PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING. 
          WE NEED NO MORE TAXES. 
          WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF EDDS ALREADY. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED OUT OF THOSE, FOR INSTANCE, CORTANA, IT'S NOMINAL. 
          I LIVE EIGHT MILES FROM HERE. 
          IT TOOK ME 35 MINUTES TO GET HERE. 
          THE INTERSTATE IS BACKED UP ALMOST TO LIVINGSTON. 
          PEOPLE ARE NOT COMING HERE UNTIL WE DEAL WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. 
          THERE ARE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES AT LSU. 
          RIGHT NOW AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE'S POTENTIAL LEGISLATION FOR LSU TO HAVE ITS OWN ZIP CODE. 
          NOW, HOW WILL THAT GIVE THIS EDD BE IMPACTED BY THAT? MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT I'M GOING TO USE A WORD AND I MAY GET SHOT DOWN FOR THIS. 
          NO PUN INTENDED. 
          BUT MY CONCERN IS ABOUT WHITE COLLAR CRIME, CARTELS, CABALS AKA NONPROFITS. 
          WE HAVE A BUDGET DEFICIT. 
          OUR CITY, OUR PARISH IS IN A WORLD HURT. 
          WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THOSE ISSUES FIRST. 
          NO MORE TAXES. 
          VOTE AGAINST THIS, PLEASE, OR AT LEAST LEARN WHAT THE REAL DETAILS ARE. 
          >> MRS. LANDRY, YOU'VE GOT 15 SECONDS. 
          >> I GOT IT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S HERE. 
          I'M ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO THIS, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK EACH OF YOU TO VOTE NO. THANK YOU. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE. 
          >> YES. I'M COLEMAN BROWN. 
          I LIVE AT 836 MOUTON STREET. 
          I'M A LIFELONG BATON ROUGE RESIDENT ARCHITECT, AND I'VE BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE NOW FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. 
          I'VE WORKED ON EVERYTHING FROM THE INTERSTATE AND I'VE BEEN ASKED TO WORK ON BLIGHT IN NORTH BATON ROUGE. 
          WE HAVE LOTS OF PROBLEMS. ALL OF YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEMS. I DON'T NEED TO GO INTO THEM. 
          I WAS UP AT SOUTHERN SUNDAY LOOKING AT ALL THE CHAOS THAT'S UP THERE. 
          CITY NATIONAL BANK GAVE THEM A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING ON SCENIC HIGHWAY YEARS AND YEARS AGO, AND IT'S JUST FULL OF HOMELESS PEOPLE. 
          WE REALLY DON'T NEED TO SUPPORT LSU. 
          THEY HAVE PLENTY OF FUNDS ALREADY. 
          WE HAVE A DIRE LACK OF FUNDS, APPARENTLY, WITH THIS UPCOMING ELECTION WITH THE THRIVE THAT YOU-ALL ARE TRYING TO SOLVE. 
          I JUST IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE STOP SPENDING CITY PARISH FUNDS ON STATE AND FEDERAL PROJECTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 
          >> GO ONCE. THEN WE'LL GO TO COUNSEL, COUNSEL MOROCCO. 
          >> HI. CAN SOMEBODY FROM FINANCE, FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, FROM OUR TAXING DISTRICT FOLKS, CAN YOU ALL COME UP, PLEASE? I ONLY HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME, AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY THE FOLKS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT I THINK WE NEED A BASIC UNDERSTANDING FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S WATCHING AT HOME. 
          CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW EDDS ARE FORMED AND BY WHO? 
          >> I'M TIFFANY DAL PASO WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. 
          THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS THAT EDDS ARE FORMED. 
          ONE IS THROUGH A GENERAL STATUTE THAT ALLOWS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CREATE AN EDD. 
          THAT'S IN 339-03-832. 
          THAT'S ONE WAY THAT'S FORMED. 
          ANOTHER WAY IS THROUGH LEGISLATIVE ITEMS. THE ITEM TONIGHT WAS FORMED THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE BILL 339-03-876, AND IT CREATES COLLEGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS, WHICH INCLUDE THE LSU EDD, AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN EDD. 
          WHEN IT HAPPENS THAT WAY, THE LEGISLATIVE ITEM DOES THE BOUNDARIES. 
          IT DETERMINES THE BOARD. 
          IT DETERMINES THE AUTHORITY OF THE DISTRICT. 
          >> ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE EDDS CURRENTLY HERE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH? 
          >> YES. 
          >> CURRENTLY IN BATON RIDGE, WE HAVE CAPITOL HOUSE, KING HOTEL, BLUEBONNET, LAPETT, MAINE, E. BRATZ, OLD L&B, THIRD IN FLORIDA, CORTANA CORRIDOR, RIVER CENTER, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, 
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LSU, HARVESTON, AMERICANA, AND BAKER. 
          IS THAT ACCURATE? OF THOSE, THE LEGISLATOR FORMED LSU, CAPITOL HOUSE, BLUEBONNET, OLD L&B, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, AMERICANA AND BAKER, CORRECT? 
          >> YES. 
          >> THEN METRO COUNCIL FORMED KING HOTEL, LAPETT AND MAINE, E BRATZ, THIRD IN FLORIDA, CORTANA CORRIDOR, RIVER CENTER, HARVESTON IN AMERICANA. IS THAT ACCURATE? 
          >> OUR METRO COUNCIL DIDN'T FORM AMERICANA. 
          THAT WAS ZACHARY [OVERLAPPING] METRO COUNCIL, BUT THE REST OF THEM WERE BY COUNSEL. 
          >> BUT IT WAS FORMED BY METRO COUNCIL. 
          >> YES. 
          >> THANK YOU. OF THESE EDDS, HOW MANY RESIDENTS LIVED IN THE EDD AT THE TIME OF FORMATION? 
          >> NONE OF THOSE HAD RESIDENTS IN THEM AT THE TIME OF FORMATION. 
          >> WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT IF THIS COUNCIL APPROVES THE LEVYING OF TAXES THROUGH THIS EDD? 
          >> THERE IS A RATIFICATION THAT HAS TO BE DONE BY THE LSU EDD, AND THEN THOSE TAXES WOULD GO INTO EFFECT ON OCTOBER 1ST. 
          >> AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONEY? 
          >> IT WOULD BE COLLECTED BY EAST BANGE PARISH AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE DISTRICT. 
          >> WHO DECIDES HOW IT'S BEEN? 
          >> THE DISTRICT? 
          >> MS. COURTNEY HUMPHREYS, MS. KING. 
          I'M SORRY. I KNEW YOU FROM WAY BACK WHEN. 
          LAW INDICATES HOW MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT FROM THE COLLECTION. 
          CAN YOU TELL ME, BASICALLY, HOW THE LAW DICTATES OR MANDATES THAT THE FUNDS CAN BE USED? 
          >> WHEN WE REVIEWED THE STATUTE, ONLY ONE THING THAT WE THAT WE COULD FIND AS FAR AS USE OF FUNDS ARE CONCERNED IS UNDER SUBSECTION D9 OF THIS PARTICULAR STATUTE, WHICH IS TO DEVELOP PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESPECTIVE COLLEGE. 
          >> BUT ULTIMATELY, HOW THEY'RE SPENT WILL GO BACK TO THAT BOARD, IT WILL NOT COME TO THIS COUNCIL CORRECT? 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> AND IT'S BEEN SAID THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE AMOUNT OF SALES TAX THAT CAN BE LEVIED, THAT IT'S KEPT IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DOES THIS APPLY TO THE LSU EDD? IF SO, TELL US HOW AND WHY, IF NOT, PLEASE TELL US HOW AND WHY. 
          >> AGAIN, REVIEWING THE STATUTE THAT'S BEEN PASSED YEARS AGO, IT LOOKS LIKE IN THIS PARTICULAR STATUTE, IT WAS WRITTEN IN THAT SALES AND USE TAX LEVIED BY THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT MAY EXCEED THE LIMITATION THAT SET FORTH IN THE LOUISIANA CONSTITUTION. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. FINALLY, I THINK MY LAST QUESTION, LOOK, OUR DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN REDRAWN. 
          I HAD TIGERN, I HAD ALL KINDS OF GREAT PLACES, AND LAURI ADAMS STOLE MY HOSPITAL FROM ME AND COUNCILMAN COLEMAN STOLE A LOT OF MY LSU AND TIGER LAND AREA FROM ME. 
          COUNCILMAN COLEMAN, I'M GOING TO YIELD MY NEXT 33 SECONDS TO YOU, BUT HAVE BUSINESS OWNERS FROM MY DISTRICT NOR YOUR DISTRICT REACHED OUT TO YOU? I CAN PERSONALLY STATE THAT NO ONE HAS REACHED OUT TO ME, BUT THAT MAY BE BECAUSE WE'VE CHANGED. 
          I KNOW THAT TIGER LAND FOLKS HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN COMMUNICATING WITH ME PRIOR TO THAT EXCHANGE, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANY OF THEM. 
          I JUST WANT TO KNOW, JUST FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, IF ANYONE'S REACHED OUT TO YOU. 
          >> NO ONE HAS REACHED OUT TO ME. 
          NO ONE HAS EVEN VOICED ANY OPPOSITION TO THIS, AND I HAVE BEEN IN THE PRESENCE OF SOME OF THE BUSINESSES. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS. 
          IS THERE A MOTION? 
          >> A MOTION THAT THIS PASS. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, WE HAVE A SECOND? 
          >> SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? NONE, MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 85 86, 
          [86. 25-00985 ]
RETURNING THE NEGOTIATED CONTRACT TO METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH HUNTON PARTNERS TO SERVE AS THE CITY PARISH OWNERS ADVISOR FOR THE BATON ROUGE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION AND HEADQUARTERS HOTEL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, DURING THE CONTRACT TERM TWO YEARS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1.16 MILLION POWERS BY OFFICE OF THE MAYOR PRESIDENT. 
          IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE MR. DOWER GLASBER. 
          >> ONCE AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. 
          I'M IN OPPOSITION TO THIS CONTRACT, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. 
          THIRTY SIX YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A 2.5 CENT SALES TAX ON THE RIVER BOATS TO BUILD A CONVENTION HOTEL. IT NEVER HAPPENED. 
          YOU'RE TRYING TO CHANGE LAWS THAT YOU CAN'T CHANGE, AND THAT IS THE CHANGE OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 
          IF THERE WAS A NEED FOR A CONVENTION HOTEL IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, 
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THEY WOULD BE LINING UP TO FUND IT. 
          YOU'RE SPENDING 1.1 MILLION DOLLAR TO GIVE IT TO A COMPANY WHERE IN THAT BRIEFCASE, I HAVE A STUDY THAT SAID THAT YOU CAN REDO YOURS FOR I THINK $154 MILLION. 
          THEY PUT IT IN THE TRASH CAN. 
          THEY CAME BACK AND TOLD YOU IT CAN'T WORK. 
          CENTRAL PLEX, IT'S NOW IN THE BLACK, THEY'RE TELLING YOU IT'S NO GOOD, BUT LET ME ASK YOU THIS, SINCE YOU ALL JUST PASSED THE SALES TAX, AND LET ME TELL YOU I DID TALK TO A NUMBER OF BUSINESS PEOPLE IN THE AREA. 
          YOU'LL HEAR FROM THEM. YOU PROBABLY WON'T HEAR FROM THEM NOW, BUT YOU'LL HEAR FROM THEM LATER. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO DO. 
          I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PARTICIPATE. 
          THE TAXPAYERS JUST PARTICIPATED. 
          LET'S TAKE $100,000 FROM EACH ONE OF YOUR COMMUNITY CENTERS, THAT'S $500,000 THAT LEAVES $600,000, SO IF YOU TAKE $600,000 YOU DIVIDED IT BY 12, THAT'S $55,000. 
          EACH ONE OF YOUR DISTRICTS, ONCE YOU GIVE A $55,000 TO PAY THIS MAN, THIS HUNTINGTON GROUP, NOW, THAT'S TAKEN OUT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTERS. 
          BUT IF YOU WANT TO DO IT ALL 12 OF YOU ALL AND YOU WANT TO PAY THE $1.1 MILLION, I THINK YOU DIVIDE THAT INTO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY. 
          IT'S GOING TO COME OUT TO EITHER $91,666 OR IF IT'S $1,160,000, IT'S GOING TO BE $96,000 OUT OF YOU ALL'S BUDGET. 
          WON'T YOU ALL STEP UP TO THE PLATE? I ALWAYS STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE. 
          IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU SUPPOSED TO DO, GO AND I'LL WRITE IT UP RIGHT NOW SITTING THERE, AND I'LL TAKE IT OUT OF THE COMMUNITY CENTERS AND THEN OUT OF YOUR POCKETS, OR YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO ENOUGH TO THE TAXPAYERS, WRITE THE CHECK, 96,000 OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT, TELL THE MAYOR I WANT TO PARTICIPATE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM. 
          >> PENNY MAY LANDRY WEST CONTOUR. 
          I KEEP LOOKING AT THRIVE AND HOW WE HAVE ALL THESE BUDGET PROBLEMS, AND I LOOK AROUND THIS ROOM AND I SAY, DAMN, I WONDER WHO CREATED THAT BUDGET DEFICIT. 
          I'M AGAINST THIS CONTRACT FOR A MULTITUDE OF REASONS. 
          AGAIN, THERE ARE MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. 
          THIS NEEDS TO BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THIS LSU ARENA DEBACLE IS DECIDED BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY HOTEL DOWNTOWN, WHICH YOU TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUT YET YOU WANT TO COMPETE WITH THE EXISTING HOTELS? REALLY? SEEMS A LITTLE WISHY WASHY, TO ME. 
          I'M AGAINST GIVING HYDEN PARTNERS ANOTHER DIME. 
          IF YOU'LL THINK THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB MANAGING THE RIVER CENTER, THINK AGAIN. 
          THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONES CREATING THE RIVER CENTER IS A GREAT THING. 
          OH, AND BY THE WAY, I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, Y'ALL SIGNED TO A NON-COMPETE, THAT THE RIVER CENTER WOULD NOT COMPETE WITH THE NEW LSU ARENA. 
          Y'ALL THINK THIS THING THROUGH A LITTLE BETTER. 
          Y'ALL ARE GIVING THE PEOPLE, THE TAXPAYERS I'M TALKING TO, THEY'RE THINKING, WOW, MAYBE WE NEED A NEW FORM OF GOVERNMENT. 
          PLEASE VOTE NO. THANK YOU. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR. 
          >> COLEMAN BROWN AGAIN, 836 MOUTON, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, LIFELONG RESIDENT AND ARCHITECT. 
          I HAVE ASKED THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IN A REQUEST, AND I'VE ASKED Y'ALL, I THOUGHT TO OTHER PEOPLE HAD, FOR A FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE RIVER CENTER IN THE ARENA, AND I DON'T THINK I'VE RECEIVED IT. 
          NOT MUCH OF A PHONE CALL OR ANYTHING. 
          HAVE ANY OF YOU RECEIVED A GOOD FINANCIAL REPORT? I GUESS IT'S BAD POLICY TO ASK YOU A QUESTION, BUT IF THERE IS ONE, MAYBE YOU COULD SEND IT TO US OR WHATEVER. 
          WE HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS HERE AGAIN WITH BLIGHT AND EACH ONE OF YOUR DISTRICTS. 
          DARRYL, I MET WITH YOU FOR LUNCH. 
          I WENT OVER AGAIN THIS LAST SUNDAY AND I WENT OVER AND TALKED TO YOU AT THE PRESS CLUB TOO, MR. KENNEY, ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS WITH SOUTHERN, AND THERE ARE JUST ENORMOUS PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND HERE WE ARE SUBSIDIZING LSU, WHICH I REALLY DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 
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          >> MY NAME IS ROSALIE WASHINGTON. 
          I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF NO TAXES. 
          IT'S 10% TAXES, AND WHEN IT FIRST STARTED, I THINK LAST JANUARY, I WAS, HEY, LOOK YOU CHARGE ME $1 MORE. NO, IT'S NOT 9.5%. 
          IT'S 10% ON $1 NOW. 
          WITH MINIMUM WAGE, LIKE FIRST 725, NINE AND PAYING 10, WE STILL A PERSON DON'T TAKE HOME ABOUT 650 AFTER THEY FINISHED PAYING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, EVERYTHING YOU CAN NAME, TAXES AND EVERYTHING. 
          HOW WOULD THE MINIMUM WAGE OR PEOPLE WORKING OR TRYING TO WORK TO MAKE MONEY, WE'RE GOING TO GO UP ANOTHER CENT ON TAXES? 
          >> MISS ROSE, THE TAX ITEM WAS THE PREVIOUS ITEM, THE EDD WHERE THEY'RE ADDING A PERCENT ON TOP. 
          WERE ARE ON ITEM 86 [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> BUT I'M STILL SAYING ANOTHER THING, MUSIC. 
          WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE FROM THE GREAT, BIG, BEAUTIFUL ARENA AT LOCATED LSU WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH, FIRST MUSIC AFTER THAT. 
          ONE THING ABOUT NEW ORLEANS, WHEN THEY LEAVE THE SUPERDOME, THEY CAN STILL GO LISTEN TO SOME MORE MUSIC, SIT DOWN AND ENJOY ITSELF. 
          THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE THE MUSIC DOWN THERE ON THIRD STREET ANYMORE. 
          IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MUSIC, WHAT WE JUST GOT TO PICK OLD BEAUTIFUL SUPERDOME, AND NOW YOU GO BACK TO YOUR HOTEL BECAUSE IN BATON ROUGE YOU IN YOUR HOUSE AT 9:00, AND YOU BETTER BE SLEEP AT 10:00 SO YOU COULD GET UP AT 6:00. 
          >> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 
          >> PROTEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU. 
          I'M JILL KIDDER WITH VISIT BATON ROUGE. 
          I KNOW I'VE BEEN IN FRONT OF YOU SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE RIVER CENTER AND THE SITUATION THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN AS BEING JUST NOT COMPETITIVE, EVEN IN OUR OWN STATE, MUCH LESS THE REGION THAT WE HAVE TO COMPETE IN. 
          IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE MOVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OTHER STATES AND OTHER CITIES ARE MOVING AND OUR COMPETITORS ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 
          I WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HERE TONIGHT IS THE COMMITTEE THAT YOU SET UP, THE MAYOR'S OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, TO REVIEW THIS WHOLE PROCESS. 
          COUNCILMAN COLEMAN IS OUR CHAIRMAN, AND I WOULD ASK THAT THE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE STAND, IF YOU DON'T MIND. 
          THEY REPRESENT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. 
          YOU DECIDED WHO WAS GOING TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE AND WHO THEY REPRESENTED. 
          WE HAVE BEEN MEETING DILIGENTLY OVER THE LAST, HOW LONG? I THINK PROBABLY A YEAR AND A HALF. 
          WHAT WE CAME TO WAS THE REALIZATION THAT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THIS COUNCIL WITH A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE SO THAT THEY COULD GO AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS PLAN NEEDED TO BE FOR THE RIVER CENTER, THEN GO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH THAT PLAN MAY COST US, AND THEN GO FIND A DEVELOPER WHO WOULD ENTER INTO A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. 
          BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES AS A COMMUNITY TO DO SUCH A BIG PROJECT BY OURSELVES, AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT IS APPROVING THE CONTRACT FOR WHAT WE CALL THE OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE. 
          WE WOULD ASK YOU SINCERELY TO LET US GET STARTED WITH THIS. 
          WE ARE SO FAR BEHIND AND THAT FACILITY NEEDS SO MUCH WORK NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY, INCLUDING THAT HEADQUARTER HOTEL. 
          WITHOUT IT NOW, AND WE KNOW THIS FOR A FACT, WITHOUT A HEADQUARTER HOTEL ATTACHED TO YOUR CENTER, YOU ARE JUST NOT COMPETITIVE ANY LONGER. 
          WHY WE DO OUR JOB AT THE CONVENTION OF VISITORS BUREAU AND AT THE RIVER CENTER IS TO BRING PEOPLE HERE TO SPEND THEIR MONEY, TO SAVE OUR PEOPLE TAXES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO SPEND. 
          IT JUST CAME OUT WITH THE STATE THAT VISITORS COMING TO OUR STATE SAVE US, ON AVERAGE, $1,134 A YEAR BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING TO SPEND THEIR TAX DOLLARS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS BRING MORE PEOPLE HERE. 
          I'M ASKING YOU SINCERELY, PLEASE ALLOW US TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THIS EXCELLENT COMPANY THAT HAS GONE THROUGH THIS RFP PROCESS. THANK YOU. 
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          >> ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 
          >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED TWO EMAIL COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 86. 
          >> I'M GOING TO GO TO COUNCILMAN MO. 
          >> MISS KIDDER, COULD YOU COME BACK UP? I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN IS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT I'M GOING TO LET HER SPEAK AND EVERYTHING, BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU. 
          ON THIS SELECTION WITH THE HUNTON GROUP, HOW MANY APPLICATIONS DID WE GET IN AND HOW MANY PEOPLE DID WE INTERVIEW? 
          >> I THINK THERE WERE 13 PROPOSALS, AS I REMEMBER, CORRECTLY, AND WE INTERVIEWED FIVE. 
          >> FIVE OF THEM. 
          >> THAT WAS THE COMMITTEE. 
          THEN AT THE ACTUAL INTERVIEW PROCESS WAS DONE BY A SELECT COMMITTEE IN THE OPENING BID PROCESS AND THE SCORING PROCESS, CORRECT? 
          >> YES. 
          >> EVERYTHING HAS BEEN OPEN IN PUBLIC ABOVE BOARD, RIGHT? 
          >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          >> WE PICKED THE HUNTING GROUP AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE OWNER REPRESENTATIVE IF THE CONTRACTS APPROVED AND THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO NOT ONLY THE VIABILITY OF WHAT THE RIVER CENTER COULD BECOME BUT WHAT THE RIVER CENTER COULD BECOME AND REPRESENT FOR CITY OF BATON ROUGE, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE, AND GROWTH AND EXPANSION. 
          AS SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN DOWNTOWN AND GOES DOWNTOWN QUITE A BIT. 
          I DARE SAY, I'VE DONE IT MOST OF MY LIFE, THE LATE 20S, 30S. 
          I STILL GO DOWNTOWN NOW, AND I'VE SEEN THE UPS AND DOWNS AND THE FLUCTUATIONS AND DIFFERENT TIMES REPRESENT DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED. 
          WITH THE RIVER CENTER WHERE IT'S AT AND WHAT IT IS, WHAT IS YOUR INTERPRETATION OF WHAT DOWNTOWN IS RIGHT NOW? 
          >> AS FAR AS THE DOWNTOWN IS CONCERNED, I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD DOWNTOWN, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE UNLESS WE TAKE SOME ACTION. 
          I THINK WITH PLAN BATON ROUGE 3, WITH THE REVITALIZATION OF THE RIVER CENTER, THESE THINGS CAN BE CATALYSTS FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE, NOT JUST FOR DOWNTOWN, BUT FOR THIS ENTIRE REGION. 
          >> CORRECT. I AGREE. IS MISS WHITNEY HERE? 
          >> THERE SHE IS. 
          >> CAN YOU COME UP, PLEASE? I'M ASKING Y'ALL TOO BECAUSE YOU'RE DDD AND VISIT BATON ROUGE AND THE OTHER GROUPS. 
          Y'ALL ARE DOWNTOWN ALL THE TIME. 
          AGAIN, WHAT I'D LIKE IS YOUR INTERPRETATION OF WHERE DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE IS RIGHT NOW. 
          >> WELL, WE ALWAYS PROMOTE DOWNTOWN. 
          I THINK DOWNTOWN IS GREAT, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. 
          RIGHT NOW WE ARE DOING WELL IN TERMS OF OCCUPANCY RATES FOR OUR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT RESIDENCY. 
          ALSO OUR HOTEL OCCUPANCIES AND OUR BUSINESS OFFICE OCCUPANCY RATES BUT WE CAN ALWAYS DO BETTER. 
          WE HAVE NOT YET REACHED THE CRITICAL MASS TO ATTRACT THE TYPE OF RETAIL THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ATTRACT. 
          I THINK THAT HAVING MORE CONVENTIONS AND EVENTS DOWNTOWN OBVIOUSLY BRING MORE PEOPLE, CREATE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE WORK AND PLAY AND ALL OF THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THE ECOSYSTEM. 
          >> THANK YOU, AND I WOULD AGREE WITH BOTH OF YOU ALL ON THAT. 
          MY VISION OF DOWNTOWN RIGHT NOW IS GREAT BUSINESSES. 
          I THINK THERE'S GREAT BUSINESSES DOWN THERE. 
          I VISIT SOME OFTEN. 
          WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT RESTAURANTS AND STUFF, BUT I HAVE SEEN IT MORE. 
          I'VE SEEN IT WHEN EVERY PLACE IS FULL. 
          I'VE SEEN IT WHEN EVERY PLACE IS ACTIVE ON THIRD STREET, AND EVEN ALL STREETS AND EVERYTHING BACK WHEN LITTLE VILLAGE WAS EVEN OVER WHERE AZTECA IS NOW BEFORE THEY MOVED UP. 
          I CORRELATE THAT WITH THOSE TIMES WERE ALSO AT A TIME WHEN THE RIVER CENTER WOULD HOST PEOPLE LIKE REBA MCENTIRE, GARTH BROOKS, THE ACTUAL EAGLES, THOSE TYPE OF CONCERTS. 
          IT CORRELATED WITH WHAT THEY COULD DO, WHAT THE RIVER CENTER COULD DO, WHAT CONVENTIONS COULD BE BROUGHT IN AND BACK THEN, THE CONVENTION CENTER WAS NEW. 
          WE DON'T SEE THAT NOW BECAUSE THOSE TYPE OF HEADLINER ACTS AND EVERYTHING DO NOT COME TO THE RIVER CENTER. 
          THEREFORE, WITHOUT THE HEADLINER ACTS, 
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THE ENTERTAINMENT, THE VENUE, THE EXTRA CONVENTIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT ARE COMING IN, IT AFFECTS THE REST OF DOWNTOWN, AM I CORRECT? 
          >> COUNSEL, [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THE RIVER CENTER. 
          I'M FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT GETS PROMOTED THERE. 
          WE DO HAVE SOME ACTS BUT I DON'T HAVE A COMPARISON TO 10, 20 YEARS AGO. 
          I WILL SAY THAT THE BOWLERS CONVENTION THAT WE JUST HAD FOR FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS, I'VE HEARD REALLY GREAT THINGS FROM ALL THE BUSINESSES ABOUT THAT CONVENTION AND THE BUSINESS IT BROUGHT TO THEM. 
          >> YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          WITH THAT BEING SAID, I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTION FOR YOU. THANK YOU. 
          WE'RE LOOKING TO CONVERT TO A CONVICTION HERE. 
          PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HOW WE GAVE UP THE RIGHTS TO THE 3,500 LIMIT AND WE GAVE UP RIGHTS TO THE ARENA AND EVERYTHING. 
          THE NON COMPETE. THAT'S A BETTER TERM. THANK YOU. 
          I DON'T SEE IT AS THAT BECAUSE WITH THE ARENA AT LSU AND WHAT IT CAN BRING IN, PEOPLE COME IN FOR ONE DAY. 
          I'VE SAID THIS OVER AND OVER AT COUNCIL MEETINGS. 
          WE CONVERT TO A CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL TYPE SYSTEM. 
          THE SMOOTHIE KING ARENA AND THE NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION CENTER TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATE THINGS. 
          I CAN GUARANTEE YOU I'M DOWN THERE AT THAT CONVENTION CENTER A WHOLE LOT MORE AND STAYING IN NEW ORLEANS THAN I AM AT THE ARENA. 
          I WILL GO IN FOR A CONCERT. 
          I MIGHT GO OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS AFTERWARDS AND THEN I'M COMING HOME. 
          I'M NOT STAYING DOWN THERE. 
          WITH THE ARENA AND WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER, I'M STAYING DOWN THERE AND I'M SPENDING MONEY, AND I'M STAYING THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. 
          THAT'S WHERE I'M SAYING, AND WE CAN BRING IN MORE BY DOING THIS. 
          WE CAN'T STAY STAGNANT WHERE WE'RE AT. 
          WE CAN'T KEEP SOMETHING THAT'S NOT BRINGING IN ANYTHING. 
          IS HUNTING GROUP HERE? COULD YOU COME UP? BASED ON LIGHT CITIES AND SIZE OF THE ARENA, AND I ONLY GOT THREE MINUTES LEFT, DO YOU SEE BRINGING IN ANY MORE THAN WHAT WE'VE ALREADY HAD? I MEAN, MICHELLE HAD TO STUDY WHAT WE'RE BRINGING IN NOW. 
          DO YOU SEE ANYTHING BRINGING IN ANY BETTER IF WE STAYED WHERE WE'RE AT? 
          >> NO. FRANKLY, THE CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED OVER TIME. 
          A COUPLE OF DECADES AGO, HAVING A DECENT CONVENTION OR MEETING FACILITY WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH. 
          TODAY, THE COMPETITION THEY ALL HAVE ATTACHED HEADQUARTERS HOTELS. 
          THERE ARE COMPETITIVE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE TRYING TO DO THAT. 
          SO IN ORDER TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE, YOU NEED TO CHANGE. 
          >> TO BE COMPETITIVE, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BRING IN THE CONVENTIONS OR THEY'RE GOING TO OVERLOOK YOU. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO GO SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE'S A VIBRANT LIFE OUTSIDE LIFE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, SO WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED FOR THE DAY, THEY CAN GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. 
          BASED ON WHAT WE CAN ATTRACT NOW, AND THE BOWLING THING WAS GREAT. 
          IT WAS A LONG TERM THING. 
          IT WAS VERY GOOD. WHAT TYPES OF CONVENTIONS? IF WE GO WITH THIS PLAN AND WE'RE LOOKING AT REALLY CREATING A VISION AND WHAT WE WANT TO BRING IN, WHAT SIZE AND CAPACITY ARE WE LOOKING AT IN THE TYPES OF CONVENTIONS THAT WE COULD BRING IN? 
          >> WELL, SO WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO IS ATTRACT WHAT'S CONSIDERED TO BE A HIGHER RATED BUSINESS BUSINESS WHERE THERE ARE MORE OVERNIGHT VISITS. 
          YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE MULTIPLE EVENTS, AND JUST THAT IN AND OF ITSELF WILL CREATE A LOT OF ADDITIONAL VIBRANCY IN DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE. 
          >> DO YOU SEE LARGER CONVENTIONS THAN THE BOWLING LEAGUE THAT WE'VE BROUGHT IN? I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE CONVENTION CENTER AT ONE TIME. 
          SOMEBODY CAN ANSWER TO THIS. 
          I KNOW I'M ABOUT OUT OF TIME BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE STAYING IN THE CONVENTION CENTER DURING THE BOWLING THING OTHER THAN THE BOWLERS AND COMING IN. 
          BUT I GO TO ONE HALL IN NEW ORLEANS, LET'S SAY HALL A, AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THAT HALL AT ANY ONE GIVEN TIME FOR A CONVENTION. 
          THEY'RE IN AND OUT ALL DAY. 
          WHETHER WE GO ACROSS THE STREET TO A RESTAURANT OR WE'RE STAYING AT A HOTEL ACROSS THE STREET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          THAT'S THE THING THAT YOU SEE US ATTRACTING IS CAPACITY WISE. 
          >> YES. THE OTHER POINT TO MAKE IS THE HEADQUARTERS HOTEL COME WITH MEETING FACILITIES AS WELL. 
          THAT IN AND OF ITSELF WILL BE ALSO PURSUING THAT KIND OF BUSINESS. 
          IT ALLOWS THE FACILITY TO OPERATE IN MULTIPLE VENUES AND TO MAINTAIN A HIGHER LEVEL OF OCCUPANCY WITH A HIGHER RATED LEVEL OF BUSINESS. THANK YOU. 
          >> COUNCILMAN HUDSON. 
          >> YEAH. I JUST THINK MISS WASHINGTON PROBABLY PUT IT THE BEST WHEN SHE TALKED ABOUT THE MUSIC, PARTICULARLY THE MUSIC ON THIRD STREET. 
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AT FIRST I THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING A LITTLE BIT OFF TRACK BUT AS I LISTENED TO HER, I THOUGHT SHE REALLY GETS IT. 
          SHE HAS THE RIGHT IDEA. 
          THIS AND REALLY THE PREVIOUS ITEM AS WELL, AS I SEE IT, ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN GO AFTER THESE, WHAT I CALL BIG HAIRY AUDACIOUS GOALS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH WITHOUT PUTTING THE TAXPAYERS ON THE HOOK. 
          AS WE TALK ABOUT TRYING TO DEVELOP AND BRING IN A HEADQUARTERS HOTEL, WE COULD GO THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. 
          WE COULD JUST PASS A NEW TAX AND HAVE EVERYBODY PAY IT AND ACROSS THE WHOLE PARISH AND FINANCE IT THAT WAY, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS. 
          I THINK OUR COMMUNITY WANTS US TO BE MORE CREATIVE. 
          I THINK THEY WANT US TO LOOK AT WAYS TO INCENTIVIZE AND BRING IN PRIVATE DEVELOPERS TO DO THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. 
          I WILL SAY TO THE SPECIFICS OF THIS ITEM WHEN IT COMES TO HUNTON, THEY'VE BEEN A FANTASTIC PARTNER THUS FAR. 
          I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ITEM AND THE PREVIOUS ONE AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          >> COUNCILWOMAN RACCA. 
          >> HI. CAN I SPEAK TO SOMEONE FROM FINANCE, PLEASE? HI. THERE'S BEEN A LOT SAID HERE TONIGHT AND I LOVE THAT I HAVE ALL OF YOU ALL HERE TO CLEAR THINGS UP AND MAKE SURE THERE'S NO MISCONCEPTIONS OR MISINFORMATION BEING CIRCULATED ON FACEBOOK, ON THE NEWS OR ANYWHERE OR OTHERWISE. 
          CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHERE DOES THE $1.16 MILLION COME FROM? IS THAT GENERAL FUND DOLLARS OR NOT? 
          >> IT IS NOT GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. 
          IT IS FROM DEDICATED STATE SALES TAX REBATE DOLLARS THAT WE GET FROM THE STATE THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RIVER CENTER OR RIVERFRONT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. 
          >> CLEARING UP FOR YOU, COUNCILMAN? 
          >> SINCE WE WANT TO JUST GIVE ME MY FIVE MINUTES, I'M GOING TO TAKE THEM. 
          BUT JEN ASKED MY QUESTION. 
          I TALKED TO ANGIE AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THESE DOLLARS ARE PURPOSED FOR A SPECIFIC REASON. 
          EVERYBODY KNOW THAT KNOWS HOW I FELT THAT WE NEED IMPROVEMENT IN CITY. 
          I JUST HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OVERSIGHT FOR THE PROCESS IN WAYS THAT OTHER FOLKS HAVEN'T. 
          I BELIEVE IN GOOD GROWTH. 
          I WOULD HAVE HAD THINGS DONE A DIFFERENT WAY, BUT GUESS WHAT? THE MAJORITY WINS. 
          IN THIS CASE, THE DOLLARS THAT ARE BEING ALLOCATED TOWARDS THIS COULDN'T BE USED TOWARDS ANYTHING ELSE. 
          A LOT OF TIMES LIKE JEN SAID, THE STREET COMMITTEE GETS ON FACEBOOK, ILL INFORMED, AND THEN YOU HAVE OTHER PEOPLE THAT LISTEN TO THAT ILL INFORMED INFORMATION AND THEN IT TAKES A LIFE OF ITS OWN, AND THEN YOU JUST HAVE CRAPPY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ARE TAKING THE TAX DOLLARS AND DOING THE WRONG THINGS WITH THEM WHEN WE HAVE NO OTHER ABILITY TO USE THOSE DOLLARS BUT FOR WHAT THEY WERE INTENDED FOR. 
          IN THIS CASE, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED, ARE THEY COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND? IF SO, I WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONE WHO SAID MOTION TO DENY OR MOTION TO DEFER UNTIL AFTER [INAUDIBLE]. 
          BUT IN THIS CASE, WE CAN'T USE THEM FOR ANYTHING ELSE. 
          MORE SECOND TO MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. 
          >> WE'VE ALREADY GOT A SECOND. I'M GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. 
          I JUST WANT TO SAY PIGGYBACK A LITTLE BIT ON THAT. 
          LOOK, I APPRECIATE PEOPLE WATCHING WHAT WE DOING BEING FISCAL HAWKS. 
          I THINK THAT'S A VALID THING. IT'S A GOOD THING. 
          BUT MISINFORMATION SOMETIMES DOES GET SPREAD AND IT DOES MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE TRUTH TO COME OUT ON FUNDING SOURCES AND WHERE THINGS ARE. 
          THE REALITY IS, WHEN YOU BREAK DOWN CITY PASH BUDGET, OFTENTIMES, THE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING AND WHAT PEOPLE CONSIDER WASTE AND WHERE IT COMES FROM IS NOT NEAR WHAT PEOPLE THINK. 
          I LOOK AT, WE TALK ABOUT THRIVE AND THAT'S GIVEN THE VOTERS AN ABILITY TO RE-PRIORITIZE SOME OF THE FUNDS AND SOME OF THE DEDICATED SOURCES. 
          WE TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, WE SPEND ABOUT $19 MILLION A YEAR ON TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE. 
          I THINK WE ALL WISH THAT WOULD BE MORE. 
          JUST FOR CONTEXT, LIBRARY IS ABOUT $60 MILLION A YEAR. 
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THAT'S WHAT THE VOTERS APPROVED AND OFTENTIMES WE HEAR VOTERS SAYING, HEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO RE-PRIORITIZE SOME OF THAT. 
          THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. 
          BUT THE REALITY IS SOME OF THESE DOLLARS ARE FIXED AND JUST LIKE COUNCILWOMAN RACCA ASKED AND WAS ANSWERED, IS THESE DOLLARS ARE DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY FOR RIVER CENTER MAINTENANCE AND OR IMPROVEMENTS. 
          THIS IS THE KIND OF THING, AND I'VE DEALT WITH THIS FOR A LONG TIME BEING IN PUBLIC OFFICE FOR 15 YEARS. 
          WE SEE WHY ARE THEY PLANTING PLANTS IN THE MEDIAN OR DOING THE SIDEWALK, THERE'S A PORTION THAT IS A BEAUTIFICATION AND IT HAS TO BE SPENT ON BEAUTIFICATION. 
          YOU TRY TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN WITH THOSE DOLLARS BUT THEY REALLY ARE. 
          SOME OF IT IS VERY RIGID. 
          WE HEAR PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING FUNDED HERE, A LOT OF TIMES IT'S GRAND DOLLARS. 
          AGAIN, IT'S VERY RIGID AND WE TRY TO DO THE BEST WITH DOLLARS THAT COME IN BUT DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT'S FEDERAL OR STATE, WHEREVER THESE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM, OFTENTIMES, IT'S NOT A GENERAL FUND, AND IT'S VERY RIGID ON HOW THEY NEED TO BE SPENT AND WHERE. 
          I THINK BEFORE STONES ARE THROWN, SOMETIMES ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AND SOME OF THE THINGS YOU MAY READ ON THE AGENDA, AND YOU SAY, WELL, THAT'S A WASTE. 
          FIND OUT EXACTLY WHERE IT'S BEING FUNDED FROM, WHERE THE SOURCE IS, AND HOW IT CAME TO BE. I AGREE. 
          I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF [INAUDIBLE] KING FOR A DAY AND I HAD A STAFF THAT WAS WRITING FOR GRANTS, EVERYTHING THAT WOULD BE WRITTEN WOULD BE INFRASTRUCTURE BASED. 
          WHEN I WAS ON THE ZACHARY COUNCIL AND WE DID COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS, IT WAS ALWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE BASE THAT WE WERE REPLACING PIPE IN UNINVESTED AREAS OR UNDERINVESTED AREAS, AND WE WERE DOING A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WORK, AND IT WAS FAR LESS SOCIAL PROGRAMMING, GRANTS BEING WRITTEN. 
          AGAIN, SOMETIMES IT'S A PRIORITIZATION OF STAFF, WRITING FOR RESOURCES BUT REGARDLESS, WHEN DOLLARS COME INTO THIS COMMUNITY, THEY NEED TO BE SPENT IN A PARTICULAR MANNER THAT THEY WERE REQUESTED AND THAT THEY WERE GIVEN FOR AND WE CAN'T REALLY DEVIATE A LOT. 
          WHEN SOMEBODY LOOKS AT DOLLARS BEING SPENT FOR A STUDY FOR HEADQUARTER HOTEL WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THE REASONING BEHIND THAT, YOU HEARD GREAT COMMENTARY ON THAT ALREADY ON WHY IT'S NEEDED. 
          BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THESE DOLLARS BEING SPENT IN A PARTICULAR MANNER, IT CAN BE USED TO FILL YOUR POTHOLE OR TO FIX YOUR DRAINAGE DITCH OR OTHER THINGS THAT WE AGREE NEED TO BE DONE AND WE WANT TO FUND, AND I PROMISE EVERYBODY HERE IS TRYING TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO FUND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND WE ALL HAVE THEM IN ALL 12 DISTRICTS, I GUARANTEE YOU AND FRED IS TIRED OF HEARING FROM US AND REGINALD AND EVERYBODY ELSE BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE THE PROBLEMS AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND THEM AND WE WANT TO FIND IT. 
          BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE WAY OUR FUNDING SOURCES COME, IT'S VERY DEDICATED AND VERY STRUCTURED AND VERY RIGID ON WHERE IT CAN BE SPENT. 
          SO ALL I HAVE TO SAY. 
          ANYBODY ELSE? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUTTON, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 87, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE SALE AND 
          [87. 25-00914]
DELIVERY OF THE NOT TO EXCEED $12.5 MILLION REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE SERIES 2025 OF THE ST. 
          GEORGE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER 2 OF THE PARISH OF EAST BOUND ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERE TO BY ST. GEORGE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER 2. 
          IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 
          >> SEE NO WE GO TO COUNSEL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. SORRY. JASON,. 
          >> I'M SORRY. 
          >> I SAW PEOPLE MOVING. I COULD. 
          >> SORRY. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF THE COUNSEL. 
          JASON TURNER, PRESIDENT FOR ST. GEORGE FIREFIGHTERS. 
          JUST WANT TO GET UP HERE TO TELL YOU, WE'RE SUPPORTING AND WE'RE BACK IN THE. 
          I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG ISSUE. 
          LET YOU KNOW THAT, WE'VE BEEN IN A LEGAL ISSUE FOR FOUR YEARS PLUS NOW, WHATEVER IT IS, AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRYING TO RESOLVE IT. 
          HOPEFULLY SOME OF THIS WILL HELP CLEAR UP SOME OF THAT. 
          LIKE I SAID, WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS, AND HOPEFULLY ALL OF THAT WILL BE DONE AND TAKEN CARE OF, BUT WE JUST WANT TO STAND AND SUPPORT IT. 
          THAT'S ALL I WANT TO GET UP HERE AND SAY. 
          AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE JOB Y'ALL DO. 
          >> HEY, MR. TUNER. IS ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM PLEASE? 
          >> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. MAYOR PRO TEM. 
          MY NAME IS JIM MORGAN. 
          I'M A COMMISSIONER FOR THE ST. GEORGE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. 
          AND I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY CONCERN FOR THE BOND THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW. 
          FIRST, I'D LIKE TO FOR US TO TAKE ABOUT 15 OR 20 MINUTES. 
          REALIZING I ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SIT HERE AND 
          [01:30:04]
CONTEMPLATE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE AT YOUR HOME. 
          15 OR 20 MINUTES. 
          THAT'S THE AVERAGE CALL TIME RIGHT NOW FOR THE ST. GEORGE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH THE STATION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT'S STILL NOT BUILT ON BLUEBONNET. 
          WE HAVE A HEART ATTACK VICTIM, BROKEN LEG WITH A LITTLE CHILD, SOMEBODY HAVING A STROKE, AND YOU'RE WAITING DESPERATELY FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. 
          OBVIOUSLY YOU GET MY POINT. 
          I'D LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE FOLLOWING. 
          IT'S VERY DISTURBING. 
          FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE NO HELP. 
          MY BOARD MEMBERS TURN A BLIND EYE TO WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          I VOICED MANY TIMES VIA EMAIL FROM THE CHIEF, HENRY, THE ATTORNEY, EVERY NOW WE HAVE THE CHIEF SENDING EMAILS TO THE ST. GEORGES COUNSELMAN AS TO OUR DISCUSSIONS, AND I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING. 
          THE RESPONSE TIME IS WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW, 15-20 MINUTES. 
          NOTHING'S BEEN DONE ABOUT THAT. 
          IT WAS PROMISED IN 2015 FOR A PROPERTY TAX. 
          WE NEED A STATION OUT ON BLUEBONNET. 
          I NEED PROPERTY TAX MONEY. 
          WHERE DID THAT PROPERTY TAX MONEY GO? HOWEVER, IN THE MILLAGE, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO VERBIAGE STATING ANYTHING ABOUT THE BLUEBONNET FIRE STATION. 
          WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM HAVING TO BUILD THAT. 
          HOWEVER, IN 2018, THERE WAS $16.5 MILLION LOAN SECURED MENTIONING THE CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER OPERATIONAL EXPENSES AS WELL AS THE BLUEBONNET FIRE STATION. 
          NOW I'M IN A PROCESS TO FIND OUT WITH LOAN PAPERS, IF THAT WAS SOME TYPE OF COLLATERAL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE OR NOT. 
          BUT IT IS MENTIONED, IT IS THERE. 
          THERE'S ABOUT $20 MILLION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COLLECTED BETWEEN 2015 AND PRESENT. 
          I DON'T KNOW. 
          I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR MONTHS. 
          I HAVE NO ANSWERS. 
          IN FACT, I GET SIX-WORD ANSWER FROM [OVERLAPPING] SIR? 
          >> YOU GOT ABOUT ABOUT 10 SECONDS LEFT. 
          >> BOTTOM LINE IS ST. GEORGE IS IN A WORLD OF HURT. 
          WE HAVE A CHIEF THAT IS TURNING TO A FUNNY GUY TELLING ME THAT YOU NEED TO BE MORE EXACT AND WHAT I'M ASKING FOR FROM HIM. 
          I GET NO INFORMATION FROM THE CHIEF, AND I HAVE NO HELP FROM MY BOARD. THANK YOU. 
          >> ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS SIDE. 
          >> JERRY CARLTON, CHIEF OF ST. GEORGE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. 
          THIS IS SIMPLY A REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE. 
          OUR FISCAL YEAR IS OCTOBER, SEPTEMBER, MOST OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES COME IN IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF OUR FISCAL YEAR OR THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. 
          THINGS THAT MR. MORGAN IS TALKING ABOUT, I HATE TO PUT THIS OUT IN THE PUBLIC PURVIEW? NONE OF IT'S TRUE. ABSOLUTELY WRONG. 
          WE HAVE BATTLED HIM SINCE HE'S BEEN ON THE BOARD. 
          HE REFUSES TO COMMUNICATE WITH US. 
          HE SENDS EMAILS SPORADICALLY, HE HAS THREATENED ME. 
          ALL OF THIS IS JUST BIZARRE. 
          SO I HOPE YOU WOULD PROVE THIS BECAUSE OUR FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR, WE'RE CASH FLOW, THIS PROVIDES OPERATIONAL FUNDS TO SIMPLY PAY PEOPLE. 
          AND I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY HAS. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS SIDE. 
          SAY NOT GO TO COUNSEL. COUNCIL DUNN JR. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> FINANCE, PLEASE. 
          >> YES, SIR. 
          >> AS WAS MENTIONED ON THE PREVIOUS ITEM, OFTENTIMES, PEOPLE SEE NUMBERS AND HEAR THINGS, AND THEY ASSUME CERTAIN THINGS ABOUT A ITEM. 
          THIS ITEM READS $12.5 MILLION TO ST. GEORGE. 
          CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN IN LAYMAN TERMS EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS? WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHAT'S THE PROCESS? WHAT'S THE IMPACT TO THE CITY PARIS, IF ANY, JUST TO CLEAR EVERYTHING UP FOR THE RECORD. 
          >> I THINK THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED AS A SEPARATE PUBLIC SUBDIVISION UNDER THE GOVERNING BODY IF THEY ISSUE ANY DEBT TO GET THAT GOVERNING BODY'S APPROVAL, JUST LIKE WE HAVE TO DO A CITY PARISH. 
          HOWEVER, THE DEBT WILL BE ISSUED BY THEM AND HAVE TO BE PAID BY THEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY PARISH. 
          [01:35:01]
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNSELMAN HUDSON TO APPROVE, THERE A SECOND. 
          SECOND BY COUNSELMAN HURT. 
          IS THERE ANY COUNCILMAN MO. 
          >> CHIEF, COULD YOU COME UP FOR A MOMENT? THIS REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE. 
          SO I'M JUST BASING THIS OFF OF WHAT YOU HAD MENTIONED ABOUT REVENUE IS LOW? 
          >> OUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS IN OCTOBER. 
          OUR REVENUE IS COLLECTED JANUARY THROUGH MARCH, EVERY YEAR. 
          THE LEVY YEAR FOR 24, WE COLLECT IN 25 OR 25, WE'LL COLLECT IN 26. 
          ESSENTIALLY, WHEN WE START A FISCAL YEAR, WE DON'T HAVE THE CASH TO OPERATE. 
          >> BECAUSE OF WHEN YOUR FISCAL YEAR STARTS, THIS IS A NORMAL THING? 
          >> YES, SIR. 
          >> YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE? 
          >> 25 YEARS, PROBABLY OR AT LEAST. 
          IT'S NORMAL NOTHING OUT OF THE USUAL. 
          IT'S BEEN MORE THAN LAST YEAR. 
          IT'S BEEN LESS. IT'S BEEN A LOT MORE THAN THIS. 
          >> IS IT STRICTLY FOR OPERATIONAL EXPENSE OR IS IT FOR PRE-PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT OR ANYTHING? 
          >> OPERATIONAL. 
          >> OPERATIONAL EXPENSE. 
          >> YES. 
          >> THANK YOU, CHIEF. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNSELMAN HUDSON. 
          SECOND, BY COUNSELMAN HURT DON JUNIOR? HURT. SORRY. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. THE MEDIATE, 
          [88. 25-00872]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE FULL SIGNALS MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 BETWEEN PARISH EAST BATON ROUGE AND STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT 162 TRAFFIC SIGNALS, 2440 PER SIGNAL BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNSEL. MOTION APPROVED BY COUNSELMAN HURT, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          [89. 25-00910]
89, AUTHORIZATION OF MAYOR PRESIDENT AND/OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER 1 WITH MARRERO, CUVION ASSOCIATES, LLC FOR ADDITIONAL BIDDING SERVICES OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL, HVAC UPGRADES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,278 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NOW WE WILL GO TO COUNSEL. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. SECOND BY COUNSEL MCKENNEY, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 90, 
          [90. 25-00911]
AUTHORIZATION FROM MAYOR PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER 4 WITH STANLEY CONSULTANT TINK TO PROVIDE DESIGN, SURVEYING, AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR TAX EVAIL EXTENSION, AND DECOMMISSIONING OF RUNWAY 4R 22L AND TAXIWAY E. THE AMOUNT I TAKE $741,197.06 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NO WE GO TO COUNSEL. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR., SECOND BY COUNSELMAN HARRIS, IS IN THE OPPOSITION. MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 91, AUTHORIZATION OF THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, 
          [91. 25-00912 ]
AND CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 WITH WHLC, ARCHITECTURE FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR ENTRANCE DOORS AT THE BTR METROPOLITAN AIRPORT IN THE AMOUNT [INAUDIBLE] 222,500 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NO, WE GO TO COUNSEL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND, MY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR.. 
          IS ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          [92. 25-00913 ]
ITEM 92, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR PRESIDENT, AND/OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNITED CAJUN NAVY LEASE AGREEMENT TO ADD 29,204 SQUARE FEET TO THEIR EXISTING LEASE OF 26,000 SQUARE FEET FOR A TOTAL OF 55,204 SQUARE FEET AT A RENTAL RATE OF $25,301.83 PER MONTH THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025 WITH A ONE YEAR MUTUAL OPTION TO RENEW BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO, I'LL GO TO COUNSEL. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNSELWOMAN HARRIS, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 93, AUTHORIZATION TO APPROPRIATE $1.3 MILLION FROM 
          [93. 25-00916]
THE AIRPORT'S CASH ACCOUNT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE PLACED IN THE TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS TO FUND TERMINAL PAGING SYSTEM AND TICKET COUNTERS, FURNITURE, BAGGAGE BELT RENOVATIONS PROJECT BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO I'LL GO TO COUNSEL. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 94, AUTHORIZATION TO APPROPRIATE $1.9 MILLION FROM 
          [94. 25-00917 ]
THE AIRPORT'S CASH ACCOUNT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO BE PLACED IN THE AIRFIELD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO FUND TAXI-LANE WIDENING, NORTHWEST, 22R APPROACH THRESHOLD REPAIRS, TAXIWAY, LMA, PH2, RADAR BUILDING DEMOLITION AND NORTH AIRPARK UTILITY CORRIDOR, PROJECT BS 008927 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? TAKE NON GO TO COUNSEL. 
          [01:40:03]
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. SECOND BY COUNSELWOMAN HARRIS. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 95 THROUGH 97 TOGETHER. 
          [Items 95 - 97]
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO SUBMIT AND EXECUTE A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR RUNWAY 22R THRESHOLD LIGHT REHABILITATION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,050,000 AND AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT AND EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ITEM 96, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO SUBMIT AND EXECUTE A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE RUNWAY 22R THRESHOLD LIGHT REHABILITATION REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 AND AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT AND EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ITEM 97, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO SUBMIT AND EXECUTE A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE NEW TAXIWAY AL CONSTRUCTION PHASE 2 PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,301,197 AND AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT AND EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME BY AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEE NO, AND GO TO COUNSEL. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. SECOND BY COUNSELWOMAN AMOROSO. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 98, 
          [98. 25-00936]
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR PRESIDENT AND/OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH FIRST CHOICE CURIS LLC TO LEASE 3,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING LOCATED AT 9210CE WOMAN DRIVE FOR THE WAREHOUSE SPACE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, AT A RENTAL RATE OF $1650 PER MONTH, 19,800 PER YEAR BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEM? SEE NO, GO TO COUNSEL, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR., SECOND BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION?MOTION CARRIES ITEM 99, 
          [99. 25-00937 ]
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR PRESIDENT AND/OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO ENTER INTO A PARKING AGREEMENT WITH OFFICE OF STATE TRAVEL FOR STATE EMPLOYEES AT A RATE OF $8 PER DAY FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS BEGINNING AUGUST, 01, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2030 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NO, GO TO COUNSEL. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR., SECOND BY COUNSELWOMAN AMOROSO. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. READY FOR ALL TO TAKE IT OVER. 
          ITEM 100, THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO DEFER THIS TO SEPTEMBER 10, 
          [100. 25-00915]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARIS SCHOOL SYSTEM. 
          THE CEA ESTABLISHES TERMS FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF BRPD PERSONNEL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FURNISHING A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER TO THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARIS SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR A SCHOOL YEAR OF 2025, 2026 BY THE POLICE CHIEF. 
          IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NO AND GO TO COUNSEL AGAIN AS REQUESTED DELETE. 
          I MEAN TO DEFER TO SEPTEMBER 10, MOTION BY COUNSELMAN [INAUDIBLE]. 
          SECOND BY COUNSELMAN HURT, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 101, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF 
          [101. 25-00952]
THE BANDAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT REIMBURSEMENT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $134,223 FOR OFFICER OVERTIME AND VEHICLE UNIT AGES FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, STATE OF LOUISIANA GULF COAST HIDTA GRANT FUNDS BY THE POLICE CHIEF. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. 
          SEE NO GO TO COUNSEL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNSELMAN HARRIS, SECOND, MY COUNSELWOMAN AMOROSO. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES, AND 102, 
          [102. 25-00998]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO AN OPERATING SERVICE CONTRACT WITH MDE INC TO PROVIDE SOFTWARE SERVICES FOR PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT FOR THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          WITHIN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND EAST BAY ROUGE PARISH, THE ESTIMATED COMPENSATION OF THE AGREEMENT WILL BE $130,800 BY THE POLICE CHIEF. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NO AND GO TO COUNSEL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO, SECOND BY COUNSEL MCKENNEY, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 103 AUTHORIZING CITY CONSTABLE TO 
          [103. 25-00931]
ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SHERIFF FOR A SUB GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,030. 
          THROUGH THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM BRIAN JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM JAG GRANT FOR THE EBR JOINT WARRANT TASK FORCE BY THE CONSTABLE. 
          DO ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NO AND GO TO COUNSEL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNSELWOMAN HARRIS. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 104, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED KENYA, 
          [104. 25-00932 (Part 1 of 2)]
MESSER GEICO AT ALL, CONSOLIDATED WITH MELISSA DAGO VERSUS WESLEY HOLTON, 
          [01:45:01]
AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND NIKKI PACE VERSUS WESLEY HOLTON AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,184.64 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $252,184.64 AND APPROPRIATING $252,184.64 FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. 
          IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? [NOISE] SEE NOW WE'LL GO TO COUNSEL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNSELMAN HURT. 
          IS THERE ANY SECOND? SECOND BY COUNSELMAN GORED. I OPPOSE. 
          IS THERE ANY OTHER OPPOSITION? COUNSELMAN, WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE MACHINES. 
          >> WE CAN IF YOU REQUESTED, SURE. 
          >> SORRY. SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          [Executive Session]
          >> YOU NEED TO STATE THAT THE REASON YOU WANT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IS BECAUSE DISCUSSION IN PUBLIC MIGHT BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE CITY PARISHES POSITION AND LITIGATION. 
          >> THANKS, ASHA. 
          >> THAT'S YOUR MOTION. SECONDED BY THE CHAIR. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? WE HAVE ONE OPPOSITION. 
          ANYONE ELSE? MEANS WE NEED RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          >> WE'RE GOING TO CALL A MEETING BACK TO ORDER. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET TO APPROVE. 
          [104. 25-00932 (Part 2 of 2)]
DO ALL STILL HOLD BY YOUR MOTIONS? 
          >> YES. 
          >> IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? I'M SHOWING OPPOSED. 
          ANY OTHER OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 105, COUNCILWOMAN RACCA ABSTAINING. 
          STILL EIGHT. ITEM 105, 
          [105. 25-00964]
AMENDING TITLE 9, LICENSING AND REGULATION OF TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS, AS TO ADD CHAPTER 25, PRIVATE BOOTING AND IMMOBILIZATION, BY COUNCILMAN ROWDY GAUDET, COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN, AND COUNCILWOMAN JEN RACCA. 
          IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO SPEAK. [LAUGHTER] WE'LL GO TO COUNCILMAN GAUDET. 
          >> THANK YOU. SHORT STORY IS GOING TO ASK TO DELETE THIS ITEM; I WORKED WITH MY CO-AUTHORS, THE CO-AUTHORS ON THIS. 
          THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE. 
          I'VE ENGAGED WITH SOME FOLKS FROM THE INDUSTRY. 
          I FELT WITH THE CHANGES, THOSE WOULDN'T BE PRUDENT TO DO ON THE FLOOR, THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO REMOVE THIS AND THEN COME BACK IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE WITH A REVISED. 
          YOU'LL SEE THIS AGAIN IN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FORMAT. 
          THE MOTION, MS. CHAIR, IS TO DELETE THIS ITEM. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET TO DELETE. WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          [106. 25-00967]
ITEM 106, AMENDING TITLE 9, LICENSING AND REGULATION OF TRADES, AND OCCUPATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE TO ADD CHAPTER 25 TIRE BUSINESS TO BE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND TO PROVIDE THE EFFECT THEREOF BY COUNCILMAN DARRYL HURST, BRANDON NOEL, ROWDY GAUDET, ANTHONY KENNEY, AND MAYOR-PRESIDENT EDWARDS. 
          DID ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 
          >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I'M EDGAR CAGE WITH TOGETHER BATON ROUGE, AND I'M HERE TO STRONGLY SUPPORT AND ENDORSE THIS ORDINANCE. 
          OUR BLACK COMMITTEE TOGETHER BATON ROUGE HAS REALLY LOOKED INTO IT, GOT IN THE WEEDS, PARDON THE EXPRESSION OF IT, AND IT'S A REAL GOOD FIRST STEP IN US CLEANING UP OUR COMMUNITY. 
          BY DOING SO, BY LOOKING AT THE SOURCES OF THE PROBLEM AND PUTTING SOME CONTROLS AND GUARD RAILS, WHERE THE SOURCES OF THE PROBLEM COME FROM, I THINK IS A REALLY GOOD FIRST STEP AND HOPE THAT THIS MAY BE PRESENT FOR OTHER AREAS TOO. 
          WE CAN LOOK ON HOW WE CAN TAKE CARE OF BLIGHT AND TRASH IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 
          I JUST HOPE THAT I TALKED TO COUNCIL PERSON HURST THAT WE DO 
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NEED THIS ORDINANCE TO HAVE SOME TEETH AND THE TEETH BE ENFORCED BECAUSE IF THE NOT ENFORCED, THEN WE HAVEN'T SOLVED ANYTHING. 
          WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING A GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU, MR. CAGE. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO MORE. GO TO COUNCIL ADAM, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO PRESENT? NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME. 
          >> I DIDN'T KNOW IF I HAD TO WAIT TILL AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 
          I'VE GOT A PRESENTATION THAT GOES OVER THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ORDINANCE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          IT COVERS STORAGE AND DISPLAY OF TIRES, RECORD KEEPING, PERMIT AND THEN THE VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE THE ITEM. 
          THE FIRST ONE IS THE STORAGE OF TIRES. 
          IT ALLOWS NO MORE THAN 500 USED TIRES AND OR 150 WASTE TIRES. 
          IT REQUIRES THEM TO EITHER STORE THE TIRES IN AN ENCLOSED AREA OR BEHIND A FENCE AND SCREEN IT FROM FROM THE PUBLIC'S VIEW. 
          THEY CAN'T PUT IT WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE. 
          THEN THEY ALSO HAVE TO SECURE IT FROM THEFT, AND WE'LL GET INTO THAT IN A MINUTE. 
          BUT YOU CAN SEE THE THREE PICTURES HERE, THIS IS THE SAME BUSINESS AND IT'S TAKEN AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. 
          A LOT OF THESE PICTURES, SOME OF THEM WERE SENT TO ME, OTHERS CAME OUT OF QALERT, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR IS THE SAME SPOT, AND IT'S GOT VARIOUS SIZES OF MOUNTAINS OF TIRES BACK THERE. 
          WHAT THIS ORDINANCE IS GOING TO DO IS GOING TO HELP US REGULATE THE AMOUNT OF TIRES THAT ARE STORED. 
          THEN ALSO AND PREVENT THEM FROM BEING SEEN FROM THE PUBLIC BUT ALSO STORED PROPERLY. 
          THE NEXT ONE IS DISPLAYING OF TIRES. 
          YOU CAN SEE AND YOU RIDE UP AND DOWN FLORIDA BOULEVARD, AND YOU JUST SEE ALL THESE TIRES THAT ARE STORED OUT IN FRONT OF THE BUSINESSES. 
          WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS IT'S GOING TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TIRES TO FIVE TIRES AT ANY ONE TIME THAT ARE BEING OUT FOR DISPLAY. 
          IT'S ALSO GOING TO REQUIRE THE TIRES TO BE STORED OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY. 
          THAT'S ACTUALLY IN ORDINANCES AND TYPES OF THINGS NOW, BUT IT PUTS IT IN THIS ONE CENTRAL LOCATION. 
          THEN IT ALSO SAYS THAT THE TIRES HAVE TO BE UPFRONT, THEY CAN'T BE OFF TO THE SIDE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 
          THAT GETS BACK INTO THE REDUCING THE BLIGHT COMPONENT AS WELL. 
          THE NEXT ONE IS THE RECORD KEEPING. 
          ONE THING THAT WE'RE DOING, WE'RE NOT ASKING THE TIRE BUSINESSES TO KEEP ANY MORE RECORDS THAN THEY'RE ALREADY REQUIRED TO DO BY DEQ. 
          THOUGH, IT'S REALLY JUST AN ACCOUNTING OF HOW MANY TIRES THEY BOUGHT, HOW MANY TIRES THEY SOLD, HOW MANY TIRES THEY HAVE ON SITE, WHETHER THEY ARE WASTE TIRES OR USED TIRES. 
          THEN THEY HAVE TO GIVE US RECORDS OF WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE TIRES HAULED OFF. 
          THE TIRES HAVE TO BE HAULED OFF BY A LICENSED HAULER, IF IT'S 20 OR MORE, THAT'S AN LDEQ REGULATION. 
          THEY HAVE TO GO TO A FACILITY THAT IS PERMITTED TO HANDLE THESE TIRES. 
          AGAIN, THIS ORDINANCE IS GOING TO GIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES THE ABILITY TO GO AND AUDIT THE TIRE BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE MAINTAINING AND DISPOSING OF THE TIRES PROPERLY. 
          BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, AND AS OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, THEY END UP ALL OVER THE PLACE. 
          YOU CAN SEE IN THESE PICTURES HERE, TWO OF THEM ARE FROM A BRECK PARK AND ANOTHER ONE IS JUST THEY BACKED INTO A DRIVEWAY ON A VACANT LOT RIGHT NEXT TO A NO DUMPING SIGN, I MIGHT ADD, AND JUST DUMPED TIRES. 
          THAT'S NOT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S GOT JUST TIRES AT THEIR HOUSE. 
          THAT IS A TIRE BUSINESS THAT IS ILLEGALLY DUMPING THEIR TIRES ON EITHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY. 
          THE NEXT ONE IS THE PERMITTING COMPONENT. 
          EVERY TIRE BUSINESS WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A PERMIT IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO OPERATE AND TO SELL TIRES. 
          THE $100 ANNUALLY MATCHES WHAT WE CHARGE FOR OUR PRE-TREATMENT PERMITS ON THE PRE-TREATMENT SIDE. 
          A LOT OF THIS, FROM THE PERMITTING PERSPECTIVE, IS MIRRORED AROUND THE PRE-TREATMENT PROGRAM. 
          [01:55:03]
IT'S $100 A YEAR. 
          THE ORDINANCE WILL GO INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1ST, WHICH IS ACTUALLY MONDAY, LABOR DAY, BUT THE TIRE BUSINESSES WILL THEN HAVE SIX MONTHS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE GOT RIGHT HERE, WE'VE GOT A BROCHURE. 
          THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS GO OUT AND HAND THIS BROCHURE TO ALL THE TIRE BUSINESSES AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO COME IN COMPLIANCE, THE PERMIT WILL GO THROUGH MPN, WHICH IS THE SAME SYSTEM THAT WE USE FOR BUILDING PERMITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT COMES OUT OF RACHEL'S OFFICE. 
          WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THAT SET UP. 
          IT'S NOT QUITE SET UP YET, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE. 
          BUT ONCE THEY DO THAT, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO AND PAY ONLINE. 
          LET'S SAY THEY GET IT IN NOVEMBER. 
          IT'S AN ANNUAL PERMIT, BUT SINCE WE'RE IN THIS FIRST INITIAL PHASE OF IT, THEY GET IT IN NOVEMBER; IT'S STILL GOOD THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF NEXT YEAR, SO THEY'LL HAVE 14 MONTHS. 
          WHETHER THEY SIGN UP IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR OR THEY WAIT UNTIL FEBRUARY 28 OF NEXT YEAR, EITHER WAY, THAT PERMIT OF THE INITIAL YEAR IS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. 
          AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO SELL TIRES IN THE PARISH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PERMIT. 
          THEN IT WILL ALSO GIVE US THE ABILITY. 
          WE CAN EITHER SUSPEND, REVOKE, OR REFUSE A PERMIT IF THE BUSINESSES ARE NON-COMPLIANT. 
          A COUPLE OF THINGS: IF THEY IMPROPERLY STORE OR DISPLAY TIRES, IT'S $50 PER TIRE PER DAY, IS THE FINE OR THE PENALTY. 
          TRANSPORTING A TIRE WITHOUT A PERMIT IS $50 PER TIRE. 
          IF WE CATCH THEM ILLEGALLY DUMPING THE TIRE, IT'S A SEPARATE FEE OF $50 PER TIRE, WHICH YOU WOULD PAY ON TOP OF THE TRANSPORTING A TIRE WITHOUT A PERMIT, IT WOULD THEN BE WHEN YOU COMBINE THEM, IT'LL BE $100 PER TIRE. 
          THEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE RECORDS, THERE'S PENALTIES FOR THAT. 
          GOING BACK TO THE ONE EARLIER OF MAKING SURE YOUR SITE IS SECURE, MAKING SURE THAT THE TIRES ARE ARE IN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN'T BE STOLEN. 
          WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS IS WE SHOW UP TO A PLACE AND THEY SAY, "WELL, I DON'T HAVE A RECORD FOR THOSE 50 TIRES BECAUSE SOMEBODY STOLE THEM." WELL, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LOCK THEM UP. 
          EITHER WAY, IT'S THAT PERSON'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THOSE TIRES PROPERLY. 
          THERE'S ALSO VIOLATIONS IF THEY DON'T GET A PERMIT, AND THEN THERE'S PENALTIES FOR THAT. 
          THEN ALSO THERE'S A HANDFUL OF TIRE BUSINESSES RIGHT NOW; THEY'VE GOT SOME CONSENT ORDERS WITH DEQ THAT HAVE BEEN PENDING FOR A WHILE, WHERE THEY HAVEN'T DONE WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT DEQ HAS ASKED THEM TO DO. 
          THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO NOT PERMIT THEM GOING FORWARD IF THEY CONTINUE TO BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE IN EXCESS OF 90 DAYS. THAT'S IT. 
          >> THANK YOU, ADAM. COUNCILMAN [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> YOU JUST HAVE TO STAY UP UP, PLEASE. 
          CAN YOU PULL UP THE FIRST SLIDE? GO DOWN. THERE. YOU GET A MULTI-STORY BUILDING RIGHT BEHIND THAT. 
          I DEFINE HOW THEY WOULD STORE THOSE TIRES AND MEET THE VISIBILITY REQUIREMENT. QUICKLY. 
          >> WELL, I GUESS IT'S NOT MEANT FOR FROM A MULTI-STORY ONE, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST A MINIMUM OF A FENCE THAT IS A MINIMUM OF SIX FEET HIGH, BUT NO GREATER THAN EIGHT FEET TALL. 
          IT'S ALSO GOT TO BE A PROPERLY PERMITTED [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> IT'S BASICALLY VISIBILITY FROM ROAD ONLY? 
          >> RIGHT. 
          >> THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE COVERED. 
          IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE THEM OUT LIKE THAT, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, YOU STILL HAVE TO COVER THE TIRES TO PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING RAINWATER IN ON THAT TYPE OF THING, SO YOU'RE NOT BREEDING MOSQUITOES IN THE. 
          >> REAL QUICK, LET'S WALK ME THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          I'M A TIRE BUSINESS OWNER. 
          WHAT'S GOING TO CHANGE FOR ME, I PURCHASE THE TIRES FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR. 
          DO I REPORT THOSE TO YOU? WHEN I PURCHASE THEM FROM THE DISTRIBUTOR, DO YOU COME IN AND CHECK MY INVOICES THAT I BUY FOR WHOLESALE? 
          [02:00:04]
          >> WE WOULD BE ABLE TO AUDIT THE RECORDS. 
          >> WE DON'T DO THAT NOW? 
          >> WE DON'T DO THAT NOW. THE DEQ DOES THAT NOW. 
          >> THE DEQ DOES THAT NOW? 
          >> CORRECT. WE GET THE RECORDS FROM THEM, OR WE'RE GOING TO START DOING IT OURSELVES? 
          >> WE'RE GOING TO START DOING IT OURSELVES. 
          >> INSTEAD OF DEQ DOING IT. 
          >> IN ADDITION TO DEQ. 
          >> IN ADDITION TO DEQ DOING IT. 
          >> THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN HERE. 
          DEQ IS ONLY INTERESTED IN THE WASTE TIRES. 
          DEQ DOESN'T REGULATE THE USED TIRES. 
          >> WE'RE REGULATING THEM ALL? 
          >> WE'RE REGULATING THEM ALL, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT IT FROM A BLIGHT STANDPOINT IN ADDITION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT. 
          >> HOW MANY TIRE PLACES DO WE HAVE ROUGHLY IN EAST [OVERLAPPING] TIRES? 
          >> I'VE SEEN THE 300 RANGE. 
          >> WHO IS GOING TO GO INTO THESE PLACES AND CHECK ALL THESE PAPERWORK AND EVERYTHING? 
          >> WE HAVE SOME INSPECTORS THAT WORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, AND THAT'LL BE ONE OF THEIR TASKS. 
          >> WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW? 
          >> THEY'RE DOING STORMWATER WORK, STORMWATER INSPECTIONS. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO TRANSITION OVER. 
          SOME OF THE WORK THAT THEY WERE DOING, IT'S RECENTLY BEEN CONTRACTED OUT TO SOUTH CENTRAL PLANNING. 
          THOUGH, THEIR TASK WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE ANYWAY, TO GO FROM THE STORMWATER CONSTRUCTION SITE INSPECTIONS, WHICH THEY WERE DOING. 
          NOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO THIS. IN ADDITION TO SOME OTHER TASKS. 
          >> YOU COME IN AND YOU CHECK MY RECORDS THAT WHAT I BOUGHT FROM WHOLESALE, AND EACH TIRE IS IDENTIFIABLE. 
          >> WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ULTIMATELY IS JUST NUMBERS OF TIRES, HOW MANY DID YOU BUY? HOW MANY DID YOU? WE'RE NOT IDENTIFYING EACH INDIVIDUAL TIRE? 
          >> IS THERE A WAY TO IDENTIFY EACH INDIVIDUAL TIRE? 
          >> I DON'T KNOW THAT. 
          >> YOU SHOWED A PICTURE OF THE BRECK PARK AND TIRES OUT THERE? 
          >> YES. 
          >> WE PICK UP TIRES FROM BRECK PARK IF SOMEBODY LEGALLY DUMPED THEM. 
          WE HAVE TO PICK THEM UP WE'RE GOING TO PICK THEM UP EVENTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM AND WE'RE GOING TO HAUL THEM OFF AND SO ON. 
          ARE WE GOING TO DO SOMETHING EXTRA FROM THAT POINT FORWARD? NOW IF WE PASS THIS WE GO TO BRECK PARK, AND WE PICK UP THESE TIRES. 
          WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE TIRES OTHER THAN GETTING HAULED OFF. 
          >> WELL, THE INTENT OF THIS IS TO PREVENT THOSE TIRES FROM BEING ILLEGALLY DUMPED. 
          >> WHAT EXTRA ARE WE DOING TO PREVENT THOSE TIRES FROM BEING ILLEGALLY DUMPED? 
          >> WHENEVER WE CAN AUDIT THE RECORDS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT, HEY, YOU BOUGHT 1,000 TIRES, YOU SOLD X AMOUNT OF TIRES, YOU HAVE X AMOUNT OF TIRES REMAINING THE INVENTORY. 
          >> BUT WE HAVE 300 TIRE PLACES THAT HAVE INVENTORY, AND THEN 200 OF THEM MIGHT FALL SHORT ON THEIR INVENTORY OR WHETHER THEY'RE USED TIRES OR WHATEVER. 
          WHO DUMPED THEM IN BRECK PARK? ARE WE GOING TO INVESTIGATE THAT? ARE WE JUST GO TO PICK THE TIRES UP AND HAUL THEM OFF LIKE WE DO NOW. 
          >> WHAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN ABLE TO DO BY LOOKING AT PUBLIC RECORDS IN LDQ IS WE KNOW WHO IS NOT USING TIRE HAULERS TO HAUL OFF ALL OF THEIR TIRES. 
          WE'VE ALREADY GOT A SHORT LIST OF FOLKS THAT WE CAN TELL WHERE THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST GROUP THAT WE CAN GO TO FIRST. 
          I CAN'T TRACK A TIRE FROM. 
          >> I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO. 
          >> WE'RE GOING TO TRY. 
          >> WE ARE GOING TO TRY AND TRACK A TIRE DOWN FROM BRECK PARK TO WHERE IT CAME FROM? 
          >> THE IDEA IS THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING NOT GOOD ACTORS, AND THESE ORDINANCES WILL HOPEFULLY SWAY THEM TO STOP ILLEGALLY DISPOSING OF THEIR TIRES AND START BRINGING THEM TO LEGAL PLACES TO DISPOSE OF INSTEAD OF JUST GIVING THEM TO JOE SCHMO, WHO'S GOING TO GO DUMP THEM WHEREVER THEY WANT. 
          >> BEFORE EVERYBODY STARTS RUNNING UP TO THE MIC I'M VOTING FOR THIS. 
          DON'T RUN UP TO THE MIC AND USE TIME. 
          I JUST HAVE QUESTIONS OF THE PROCESS. 
          I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND AND THE TIRE PLACES TO UNDERSTAND, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND NOT GOING TO DO. 
          MR. WILLIAM, I APPRECIATE YOU FIX AND MAKE SOME COMMENTS, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO INVESTIGATE TIRES THAT ARE DUMPED AT A BRECK PARK FOR THE NEXT. 
          >> WE HAVE NO WAY TO TRACK [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> FOR THE NEXT SIX OR EIGHT WEEKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WE'RE FINDING OTHER THINGS AND WE'RE POLICE ARE HAVING IN INVESTIGATOR. 
          >> YOU'RE INTO YOUR NEXT FIVE, JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. 
          >> I KNOW. THANK YOU. HAVE HAVE ANY [INAUDIBLE] THINGS AFTER THIS. 
          >> WE HAVE NO WAY TO TRACK AN INDIVIDUAL TIRE, COUNCILMAN. 
          >> WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DISPOSE OF THEIR TIRES PROPERLY AND USE THE CORRECT MEANS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. 
          WHAT FACILITIES ARE WE PROVIDING DOES THE CITY PARISH 
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PROVIDE FOR THEM TO DO THAT AT THE MOMENT RIGHT NOW? 
          >> THE CITY PARISH DOES NOT PROVIDE A PLACE [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> WHAT PRIVATE BUSINESS, WHAT ANY ENTITY DO WE HAVE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH RIGHT NOW TO PROVIDE THE LEGAL DISPOSAL OF TIRES? 
          >> THERE'S ONE RIGHT ACROSS THE RIVER. 
          IT'S IT'S CALLED EMR. 
          >> IF TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS, THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT THEY CAN DO. 
          >>THERE THERE'S OTHERS. I CAN. 
          >> I DON'T WANT TO GO FURTHER OUT. 
          THERE'S OBVIOUSLY OTHERS. 
          ARE THEIR PLANS, HAVE SOMEONE ALREADY SUBMITTED TO DO IT HERE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TO COME ONLINE ANYTIME SOON THAT WE KNOW OF? 
          >> NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE NEW. 
          >> I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PROPER DISPOSAL OF TIRES. 
          DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT'S COMING ONLINE KNOWN TO COME ONLINE SOON THAT HAS ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS? 
          >> THERE'S NO ONE. 
          >> NO ONE'S DISCUSSED WITH YOUR OFFICE ABOUT OPENING UP A PROPER TIRE DISPOSAL PLACE OR ANYONE WITH US? 
          >> THE TIRE DISPOSAL FACILITY IS NOT WHERE THE ISSUE IS. 
          THE ISSUE IS IS THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST CHOOSING NOT TO DISPOSE OF THEM PROPERLY. 
          >> HOW MUCH IS $100 PER? YES, SIR. 
          >> THERE IS SOMEONE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT WILL BE STARTING A TIRE DISPOSAL FACILITY. 
          >> THAT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THESE TIRE PLACES MUST USE? 
          >> YES. 
          >> NOW, IT HASN'T STARTED [INAUDIBLE]. 
          >> UNDERSTAND. THERE IS SOMEBODY THAT IS DISCUSSING DOING ONE? 
          >> I DON'T MAKE IT IS IT FOR THEM TO [OVERLAPPING]. 
          >> BEFORE THIS ORDINANCE STARTS. THANK YOU. 
          THE HUNDRED DOLLAR FEE, HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING TO GENERATE? 
          >> $30,0000. IF WE'RE AT 300 TIRE SHOP. 
          >> IS THAT ENOUGH TO COVER THE COST? 
          >> IT'S NOT. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO BE COST NEUTRAL WITH IT. 
          >> LAST THING, AND I KNOW IT WAS REQUESTED FROM ALL THE OTHER MAYORS TO SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT AND ASK US TO EITHER SUPPORT OR NOT SUPPORT THIS. 
          I HAD QUITE A BIT OF CONTACT WITH THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL. 
          THIS WILL START OFF AS A CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND UNINCORPORATED AREA ONLY ORDINANCE? 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> IT IS UP TO THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT THIS. 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. 
          GO AHEAD. SURE. 
          >> I THINK I'LL KNOW WHO I AM. 
          I'M JENNIFER RICHARDSON WITH KEEP TIGER TOWN, BEAUTIFUL. 
          WE ALL THOSE TIRES YOU'VE SEEN UP THERE, THE FIRST LITTLE SLIDE, WE PHOTOGRAPH THOSE. 
          I HAVE A SUGGESTION. 
          SO TO THE TIRE HAULERS, THIS IS THE PROBLEM. 
          THEY'RE PICKING UP THE TIRES AND THEY'RE GETTING PAID UP FRONT AND THEN THEY NEED TO BE PAID ON THE OTHER END. 
          WHERE ARE THE TIRES GOING YOU DON'T GET PAID UNTIL THOSE TIRES ARE DELIVERED. 
          THE EXACT AMOUNT, YOU DON'T GIVE THEM A CHECK FOR PICKING UP THE TIRES, YOU PAY IT WHEN THEY'RE DELIVERED. 
          BECAUSE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE TAKING THE MONEY AND THEY'RE DUMPING TIRES ALL OVER THE CITY. 
          >> THANK YOU, MS JENNIFER. I'M SORRY 42 SECONDS LEFT. 
          THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO PUT THAT IN THERE OR ADD THAT INTO THE POLICY PART OF THE ORDINANCE AND SUCH, BECAUSE THAT'S A PRIVATE INDUSTRY DOING THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT'S BETWEEN THE TWO BUSINESSES, THE TIRE HAULL OR IN THE TIRE PLACE. 
          I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. 
          WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THE ORDINANCE IS GOOD. 
          I THINK YOU HAVE WORKED REALLY WELL ON IT. 
          I THINK IT'S GOT ITS POTENTIAL. 
          I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND, AND ESPECIALLY THE TIRE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE EXACT PROCESS. 
          HOW MUCH MORE ARE WE GOING TO BE DIGGING INTO THEIR BUSINESS? HOW MUCH MORE ARE WE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT? HOW MUCH MORE RESOURCES ARE WE LOOKING TO INVESTIGATE THESE THINGS? THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I WANTED TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. 
          >> THAT'S THE INTENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL PERIOD UP FRONT. 
          THERE'S THAT SIX MONTH TRANSITION PERIOD IS THE EDUCATION. 
          >> WE'VE BEEN EDUCATING PEOPLE ON HOW TO TAKE THEIR OUT OF CART STUFF TO THE ROAD FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS ALSO. HOW'S THAT WORKING? 
          >> COUNSEL MCKENNEY. 
          >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN MOAK FOR THOSE COMMENTS. 
          JUST ABOUT TO BRING UP SLIDE 1 ONCE AGAIN. 
          I THINK THIS ORDINANCE IS ALSO IS A GOOD FIRST STEP OF CLEANING UP OUR COMMUNITIES AS WELL. 
          I KNOW THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE CLEANING UP BLIGHT. 
          I COULD TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY IN MY DISTRICT, I'VE SEEN SIMILAR TIRE WALLS LIKE THIS GOING UP. 
          [02:10:04]
YOU'RE SEEING TIRE SHOPS GO INTO STOREFRONT SLANDLY NOW, LIKE POP UP SHOPS, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE EMPOWER OUR BUSINESS OWNERS, BUT ALSO WHERE WE CANNOT DEVALUE THE VALUE OF OUR COMMUNITY, HAVING TIRE WALLS LIKE THAT. 
          I CANNOT IMAGINE LOOKING OUT A APARTMENT COMPLEX AND I SEE A TIRE WALL OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE OR APARTMENT COMPLEX. 
          THIS IS STEP 1. 
          I KNOW MYSELF AND OTHER CO AUTHORS SEE THIS AS A FIRST PHASE 1, MAKING SURE WE'RE ENFORCING THIS. 
          BUT WE DO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY AND KNOW AS WELL, THIS IS OUR FIRST STEP TRYING TO CLEAN UP OUR COMMUNITIES AND ENSURE THESE TIRE SHOPS ARE NOT. 
          LEAVING THIS TIRE JUST AS IF IT'S JUST THERE. 
          DUMPING GROUND OUTSIDE THAT BUSINESS. 
          I KNOW THERE'S ONE IN MY DISTRICT WHERE SOMEBODY LILY MADE A TIRE WALL TO BLOCK OFF A PARKING LOT AND SO THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS THAT COULD PRODUCE A LOT OF FLIES, A LOT OF WATER TRAPPURS. 
          WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR COMMUNITIES KNOW, ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PAIRS THAT THESE TIRE SHOPS CANNOT DO THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE CO AUTHORS. 
          COUNCILMAN HURST FOR LEADING THE WAY ON IT. 
          MAYOR PROTON WILL HAVE MOVED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE. 
          >> COUNCILMAN HURST. 
          >> TRY TO MAKE IT FAST. ADAM, YOU CAN STEP DOWN IF YOU DON'T MIND. 
          I'M GOING TO CALL BOSS LADY TO THE MIC. 
          COME ON, SHARE, MAN, JUST TO TELL YOU A STORY, MAN, BECAUSE I THINK THIS SPEAKS VOLUMES WHEN A TRASH PERSON THINKS AS A LEADER AS A CONSTITUENT. 
          >> I REACHED OUT TO DARRYL AND HIS TRASH PERSON HAD REACHED OUT TO HIM BECAUSE IN HIS DISTRICT, WE HAD A SPOT OVER THERE OFF A HANKS DRIVE THAT EVERY DAY I WAS COMING DOWN THE AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS A LOAD OF A VOLUME OF TIRES THAT KEPT IT. 
          WE'D PICK IT UP. I'D SENT CALL EVERY DAY. 
          HEY, GUYS, COME PICK THIS UP. 
          IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 30 TIRES OR 50 TIRES EVERY DAY. 
          EVERY MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, WE'D CONTINUE TO PICK IT UP. 
          SOMEBODY WAS DUMPING THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. 
          ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY, AND THEN ON FLORIDA BOULEVARD, THERE WAS A WALL OF TIRES I'D SEE, AND IT JUST KEPT MOUNTING AND MOUNTING. 
          IT WAS PROBABLY UP TO 1,000 TIRES IN CLEVES AREA GOING DOWN FLORIDA BOULEVARD, I TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT. 
          THEN WE'D START PICKING ALL THESE TIRES UP AND ADAM AND I TALKED ABOUT IT AND WE CONTINUED TO JUST PICK UP 200 AT A TIME, BUT WE CAN ONLY BRING SO MANY AND TO THE LANDFILL AT A TIME BECAUSE YOU CAN ONLY BRING SO MANY UP TO COACH AND BRING IT UP TO SHREVEPORT. 
          WELL, AT THAT POINT, YOU CAN ONLY IT BECOMES YOU START THINKING ABOUT IT, LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? ALL THESE TIRE SHOPS ARE BRINGING THEY JUST TAKING THEY'RE SELLING THESE TIRES, AND THEN THEY'RE DUMPING THEM OUT. 
          ONE DAY, I WAS TRAVELING OVER THE INTERSTATE RIGHT OVER AIRLINE HIGHWAY, ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO THE AIRPORT. 
          THERE'S A BRECK PARK, IF YOU NEVER NOTICED IT RIGHT UNDERNEATH RIGHT THERE, RIGHT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO THE AIRPORT THERE WERE 100 TIRES THAT SOMEBODY HAD JUST DUMPED RIGHT THERE. 
          I COULD SEE IT AS I WAS TURNING GETTING ON THAT OVERPASS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO THE AIRPORT. 
          I CALLED MY GUYS AND SAID, GUYS, GO PICK UP ALL THOSE TIRES, AND IT TOOK THEM HALF OF THE DAY TO GET ALL THAT UP. 
          THE NEXT MORNING, I COME RIGHT BACK IN THAT SAME AREA AND THERE WAS 100 MORE TIRES RIGHT THERE. 
          IT WAS CONSTANTLY. 
          WE JUST KEPT DOING THAT SAME THING. 
          ONE DAY, I HAD TO GO WE HAD SAFETY MEETINGS ONE MORNING AND IT WAS AT 3:00 AM SO IT WAS ABOUT 2:15 AND I'M COMING, AND IT JUST HAPPENED I'M GOING THE SAME WAY AND I SAID, I'M GOING TO LOOK. 
          I LOOKED AND THERE WAS A TRUCK AND A TRAILER AND THEY WERE RIGHT THERE AND I CALLED THE POLICE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO CATCH THEM. 
          WE GOT LUCKY JUST BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAFETY MEETINGS THAT MORNING. 
          BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE TIRE SHOPS CHARGE THE $2. 
          THEY CHARGE IT. I PROMISE YOU, IF YOU GO THERE AND YOU ASK THEM BECAUSE I'VE STOPPED AT A FEW, THEY CHARGE THE $2, WHICH IS THE DISPOSAL FEE. 
          THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THE $2. 
          AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WENT TO DEQ AND AT THE TIME IT WAS DR. BROWN, AND DOCTOR BROWN TALKED TO ME AND HE SAID, LOOK, SHARON, THE BOTTOM LINE IS, WE DON'T HAVE THE MANPOWER TO POLICE IT. 
          I'M JUST TELLING YOU IN THE ENTIRE STATE, WE CANNOT POLICE IT. 
          WE WOULD LOVE TO, BUT WE CAN'T AND WE CAN'T EVEN POLICE THEM PAYING US THE $2. 
          IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT GOING TO THE TIRE SHOP TO POLICE IT, IT'S ABOUT DOING THAT. 
          IT'S A PROBLEM. 
          WE WERE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE COULD AS A COMPANY, JUST DOING THE RIGHT THING, TRYING TO HELP WITH BLIGHT. 
          BUT AS A CONSTITUENT, I WAS GETTING MAD, JUST KNOWING THAT WE CLEANED UP ONE DAY AND LITERALLY WITHIN 12 HOURS OF GOING HOME, WAKING UP, AND HERE WE ARE. 
          I WOULD CALL DARRYL AND I'VE TALKED TO CLEVE ABOUT IT AND JUST TRYING TO DO SOMETHING. 
          BUT IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING THAT THE NEXT MORNING YOU WAKE UP AND IT'S 
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LIKE FERRIS PULLERS THAT YOU WAKE UP GROUNDHOG DAY IS THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. 
          THANK Y'ALL FOR DOING THIS. 
          I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE EVEN IF IT MAKES A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENCE AND IT MAKES ONE TIRE SHOP DO THE RIGHT THING, YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          >> THANK YOU. I NEED MY TIME ON THIS ONE. 
          BUT I DO WANT TO THANK IT STARTED OFF FOR A CONVERSATION WITH SHARON TO TURN INTO A WORKING GROUP THAT TURN INTO THE PARISH ATTORNEY WORKING WITH LDQ TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LAWS DIDN'T CONFLICT FROM STATE AND LOCAL. 
          BUT LDQ BEING TRANSPARENT AND SAYING, HEY, AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BACK YARD, WE CAN. 
          YOU GOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN. 
          COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO GET IT DONE. 
          THE GROUP OF FOLKS DID IT. I WANT TO THANK MR. WILLIAM DANIEL, ALL OF RACHEL, ADAM, SHARON, COUNSEL COLLEAGUES AND THE CONSTITUENTS ALONG WITH JENNIFER RICHARDSON, PAT DUFF, MR. AER CAGE AND TOGETHER BATON ROUGE CREW, BUT EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN A BLIGHT WARRIOR FOR A LONG TIME. 
          MS. ANGELA WHITE WITH FEDERATION OF CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS. 
          BUT THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF FOLKS THAT HAD INPUT ON THIS. 
          THIS IS TRULY A COMMUNITY ORDINANCE. 
          I THINK I DID SECOND ALREADY, THE MOTION TO APPROVE, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO BE TRANSFORMATIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES TO ALLOW US TO HOLD THE TIRE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING WHERE WE LIVE WORKING PLACE. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 
          >> COUNCILMAN ADAMS. 
          >> I'M GOING TO YIELD MY TIME TO COUNCILMAN MOAK. 
          >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO FOLLOW UP REAL QUICK. 
          ADAM, IF YOU CAN COME UP ON MISS RICHARDSON'S QUESTION. 
          IS THERE LOUISIANA DEQ RULE THAT THEY MUST SHOW PROOF OF THAT THE TIRE DISPOSAL PLACE PICKS UP THE TIRES, WHICH TIRE PLACES ARE REQUIRED TO USE THE TIRE DISPOSAL COMPANY, CORRECT? 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> A LICENSED DISPOSAL COMPANY. 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> IS THE STATE LAW OR LDQ, DO THEY HAVE TO SHOW PROOF OF DELIVERY TO THE PROPER DISPOSAL PLACE? 
          >> YES. THEY DO. 
          >> IS THAT ALSO IN THIS ORDINANCE? 
          >> IT IS. IT'S ONE OF THE RECORDS THAT DEQ REQUIRES, SO IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE RECORDS THAT. 
          >> SPECIFICALLY IN OUR ORDINANCES IT MUST SHOW PROOF OF DELIVERY TO THE PLACE? 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> COUNCILMAN HURST. 
          >> I WANTED TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE YOU COULD BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT WOULD TAKE A CHANGE IN LEGISLATION AT THE STATE LEVEL. 
          THIS IS TAKING THE BULL BOTTLE HORNS AND DOING IT, BUT I DO AGREE WITH WHAT JENNIFER RICHARDSON SAID, AND THAT WE HAD THE ABILITY TO DO THAT WE WOULD. 
          UNFORTUNATELY, STATE STATUTE FOR THOSE OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE, TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER OUR LOCAL LAWS. 
          WHILE THERE'S AN AMAZING IDEA, THIS IS NOT THE BODY THAT CAN ENFORCE IT. 
          I DO WANT TO MAKE ONE FINAL STATEMENT. 
          THERE WERE SOME OTHER SUPPORTERS. 
          IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS A DELAY IN PRESENTING IT TO THE COUNCIL BECAUSE WE DIDN'T JUST WANT TO DO THE CITY OF BAN ROUGE AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS. 
          THEY WANTED TO DO THE ENTIRE PARISH. 
          I GOT WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM HE SAID, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WORK. 
          YOU HAVE TO GET WITH ALL THE MAYORS INDEPENDENTLY AND SEE WHERE THEY STAND ON IT. 
          AT HIS REQUEST, I SENT IT OUT TO THE OTHER FOUR MAYORS ON BEHALF OF ADAM AND MR. DANIEL AND RACHEL FROM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND ALL FOUR OF THEM HAVE STATED THAT THEY WANT TO ADOPT IT. 
          I ALWAYS SAY THIS ENDS UP IN WOODS AND HOODS, AND BRANDON HAS THE WOODS, WE HAVE THE HOODS, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO PROTECT BOTH OF THEM, AS WELL AS AARON AND CENTRAL. 
          MAYOR EVANS, MAYOR YATES, MARY MCDAVID, AND MAYOR YATES, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PARTNER IN THIS AND BEING WILLING TO ADOPT THIS IN THEIR MUNICIPALITY, AND THEN THROUGH MOU OR CEA, DES WILL BE ABLE TO ENFORCE IT PARISH WIDE, NOT JUST IN THE CITY OF PAD. 
          THIS WILL TRULY BE A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO MAKE OUR PARISH CLEANER SAFER. 
          I SAY CRIME FREE BECAUSE BLIGHT BREEDS CRIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNSEL MCKENNEY, SECOND, BY COUNCILMAN HURST? IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. [APPLAUSE] ITEM 107. 
          [107. 25-00978 ]
RESINING AND DIRECTING CLERK COURT TO CANCEL THE NOTICE TO ATTEND RECORDED ON DECEMBER 30TH, 2024, AND DECISION AND ORDER RECORDED ON MAY 20TH, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE JASON WARREN MURRAY, 8045 BRANDON DRIVE. 
          REASON FOR RECISION, THE OWNER IS CLEARING THE VIOLATIONS BY COUNSEL FOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 
          >> SE, NOW WE GO TO COUNSEL. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. 
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WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND BY THE CHAIR, IS ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIS, AND 108, 
          [108. 25-00934]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT AN AWARD UNDER HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM, HURRICANE IDA, AND THE AMOUNT OF $250,600, AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH MY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR. 
          IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SE NOW, GO TO COUNSEL, ANY MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS. 
          SECOND, BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES, ITEM 109, 
          [109. 25-00935]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT THE FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,443,720 AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH UNDER FMA PROGRAM TO RETROFIT LSU LAKES, MCKINLEY DIVERSION IN INCORPORATION CANAL BY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR. 
          IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GO TO COUNSEL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODELL, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 110 AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO AND 
          [110. 25-00938 ]
EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR SUB RECIPIENTS AND DEVELOPERS AWARDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO THE US HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND AN AMOUNT OF $3,313,007 HOME INVESTMENT AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND THE AMOUNT OF $1,268,060, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,254,865 AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS AND IN THE AMOUNT OF $291,476 TOTALING $7,127,408 PLUS $570,000 ESTIMATED PROGRAM INCOME BY MAYOR PRESIDENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU KNOW AND GO TO COUNSEL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODELL, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 111, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF 
          [111. 25-00942]
THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION INC BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY 83,000 FOR A NEW TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $514,250 BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SE YOU NOW, GO TO COUNSEL. 
          MOTION. MOTION MY COUNCILMAN GODELL, TO COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCKINNEY. 
          >> KENNEY LA DEF, CAN YOU COME SPEAK ON THIS FOR JUST A MINUTE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR EMAIL, EXPLAINING THIS. 
          BUT WOULD YOU MIND FOR THE PUBLIC JUST EXPLAINING WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE DOLLARS? I'VE JUST GOTTEN SOME QUESTIONS. 
          >> THIS IS OUR HOME REHAB PROGRAM. 
          WE'VE DONE 53 HOUSES TO DATE THIS YEAR. 
          ITEM 111, 112, 113 ALLOWS US TO DO ANOTHER 10-12 ROOFS, AND POSSIBLY SOME RAMPS WERE STARTING TO GO THAT WAY A LITTLE BIT MORE TOO, PARTICULARLY WHEN OUR FIVE YEAR STARTS IN SEPTEMBER, BUT THIS GETS US ANOTHER 10-12 ROOFS IMMEDIATELY. THAT'S IN THE PIPELINE. 
          >> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO, AND YOU DESCRIBE IN HERE HOW THE PROCESS IS WORKING SUCH THAT A REQUEST TO FIX A LEAKY ROOF CAN HAPPEN. 
          THE THE PERSON IS QUALIFIED, AND THEN THE CONTRACTOR CAN BE OUT THERE WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS. 
          CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LONG TERM BENEFIT OF THAT EARLY AND QUICK INVESTMENT IN REPAIRING A ROOF? 
          >> I WISH WE COULD GET THAT FAR AHEAD. 
          RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN HOMES. 
          ME AND COUNCILMAN HUCH JUST DEALT WITH ONE. 
          THIS GENTLEMAN HAS BEEN SITTING IN A HOME ON GRAYSON STREET WITH BLIGHT MOLDING AND FROM THE STORM. 
          WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BLIGHT, WE OFTENTIMES FORGET THAT MOST PEOPLE LIVE IN BLIGHTED HOMES. 
          IF I EVER HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE, I'M GOING TO TAKE CARE OF GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER FIRST. 
          THESE RULES THEY'RE DOING MORE THAN LEAKING. IT'S BAD OFF. 
          WE'RE DOING A RESOURCE FAIR COMING UP TO TRY TO GET MORE CONTRACTORS INVOLVED WITH UNDERSTANDING HOW TO DO OUR WORK AND BUILD OUR CAPACITY. 
          RIGHT NOW, THESE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN CONTRACTED PHASE, AND IT'S EASIER TO MOVE THOSE FUNDS AND GET THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR 24, SO WE CAN START 25. 
          >> ARE THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS OR GENERAL FUND DOLLARS? 
          >> ALL FEDERAL. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> NO PROBLEM. 
          >> WE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODELL, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCKINNEY. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 112, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF 
          [112. 25-00944]
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH PENN CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY 83,000 FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT, $514,250 BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
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ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SE, NOW, GO TO COUNSEL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNSELWOMAN HARRIS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCKINNEY, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 113, 
          [113. 25-00945]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EXECUTE AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH EDR CONSTRUCTION, LLC BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY 83,000 FOR NEW TOTAL NATI ED AMOUNT, $614,250 BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL GO TO COUNSEL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCKINNEY, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, IS ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES, 114, 
          [114. 25-00963 ]
IN AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH HOUSING AUTHORITY BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT, $4 MILLION FOR THE NEW TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $4,716,200 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GO TO COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. 
          >> KENNEY, COULD YOU COME SPEAK ABOUT THESE FUNDS AS WELL. 
          CAN YOU TELL US HOW THESE $4 MILLION ARE GOING TO BE DEPLOYED IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          >> I'M GOING TO LET JAY SPEAK ABOUT IT, AND ME AND COUNCILMAN DUNN TALKED ABOUT THIS. 
          THIS IS ONE OF OUR SHINING STARS. 
          I SHOULD SEND YOU ALL THE PICTURES OF IT IS BLOCKED OFF SO YOU CAN'T SEE IT. 
          GETTING A HUD CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE IS A HUGE DEAL. 
          WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE HEAD PER NATIONALLY FOR HUD COMING DOWN. 
          WE'RE WORKING ON SOME DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THAT. 
          I'LL INVOLVE ALL OF YOU ON THAT, THERE WAS A $15 MILLION COMMITMENT. 
          TOTAL ON THIS PROJECT IS 400 MILLION, 166 MILLION IN HOUSE? I'LL LET JAY GIVE THE DETAILS, BUT THESE WERE ERAP DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE ENCUMBERED BY SEPTEMBER OR WE LOSE AND HAVE TO USE BY JANUARY OR WE LOSE THEM. 
          THE JOBS THAT WERE LINED UP PREVIOUSLY BEFORE I GOT INTO MY POSITION, OVERSATURATED TAX CREDITS. 
          HALF OF THEM DIDN'T HAPPEN. 
          I STARTED LOOKING AT WHAT WE COULD DO TO NOT LOSE THESE FUNDS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, PUSH SOMETHING REAL TRANSFORMATIONAL. 
          IF I HAD TO PICK ONE THING, THIS IS DEFINITELY TRANSFORMATIONAL, SO I'LL LET JAY SPEAK TO IT. 
          >> JAY COULD YOU TELL US WHAT ERAP STANDS FOR? 
          >> ERAP. 
          >> EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, BUT IT COULD BE USED FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
          ERAP-1 WAS RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
          ERAP-2 WAS FOR HOUSING LOW INCOME HOUSING. 
          >> GREAT. THANK YOU. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL, JAY DANIELS, THE CEO EAST BAY ROUGE PARISH HOUSING AUTHORITY. 
          ONE, JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS TO START IN 2013 WITH A $500,000 SEED GRANT TO CREATE THE STRUCTURE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF A NORTH BATON ROUGE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN 2018, WE FOLLOWED WITH A GRANT APPLICATION TO HUD, WE WERE AWARDED $30 MILLION. 
          WE'VE BEEN AWARDED SUPPLEMENTAL DOLLARS AND AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL 2.5 MILLION BRINGING THAT HUD INVESTMENT TO 32 MILLION. 
          WE'VE LEVERAGED THAT $32 MILLION TO CLOSE TO $400 MILLION. 
          THAT INCLUDES $225,000 EXISTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN THE NORTH BATON ROUGE AREA AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL $166 MILLION ON THE HOUSING SIDE. 
          WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE THAT THROUGH SECURING LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS FROM LOUISIANA HOUSING CORPORATION, USING THE C DOLLARS FROM THE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FROM OUR PRIVATE INVESTORS, FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BEING HOME BANK IN REGIONS AS WELL. 
          WHAT YOU SEE IS THE TRUE LEVERAGE OF THE DOLLAR. 
          WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE STRETCH OUR DOLLARS? HOW DO WE BECOME GREAT STEWARDS OF DOLLARS? THIS PARTICULAR INITIATIVE, AGAIN, PROFFERED AND SUPPORTED BY THIS VERY COUNSEL, IS SHOWING SOME GRATE FRUIT. 
          WE'VE JUST DELIVERED THE FIRST UNITS. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT, YOU GO DOWN ARDEN WOOD DRIVE, OUR FIRST PHASE IS BEING COMPLETED. 
          A 170 UNIT HOMES BY OUR FAMILIES IN NORTH BATON ROUGE, JUST A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY. 
          PHASE 2 IS GOING TO CLOSE, WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, THAT IS A 70 UNIT SENIOR DEAL. 
          THEN WE HAVE TWO MORE PHASES ARE GOING TO CLOSE SOMETIME AT THE BEGINNING OF 2026. 
          TRULY A COMMITMENT FROM THIS COUNSEL FROM THIS STATE, AND ALSO FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL. 
          WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LEVERAGING DOLLARS, ALIGNING INTERESTS, BEING GOOD STORES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DOLLARS, THIS IS JUST A GRAY SHINING EXAMPLE OF THESE USES OF DOLLARS. 
          WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. 
          >> DO YOU FEEL LIKE THESE PROJECTS HELP LIFT THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD UP OR PEOPLE MORE LIKELY TO MAKE INVESTMENT IN PRIVATE HOMES IN THE AREA? 
          >> WHENEVER IT GOES BACK TO SOME OF THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD ABOUT BLIGHT REMOVAL. 
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WE'RE MAKING STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          EVERY DOLLAR MATTERS. 
          WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING COMMUNITIES. 
          IT'S JUST NOT ABOUT THE STICKS AND BRICKS, BUT IT'S ABOUT THE ACCESS TO EDUCATION. 
          IT'S ABOUT THE ACCESS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. 
          IT'S ABOUT THE ACCESS TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS ASSETS THAT RIPPLE OUT FROM JUST NOT ABOUT THIS ONE COMMUNITY, IT RIPPLES OUT TO ALL COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE ALL CAN BENEFIT. 
          THIS IS A SCALABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT. 
          WHEN WE TALK ABOUT JUST THIS ONE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA, WHAT WE'RE DEMONSTRATING IS WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO BACK AND DO IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROOF OF CONCEPT. 
          >> GREAT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOOD. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN DUNN JR.. 
          >> JAY. COME BACK FOR A MINUTE. 
          >> WE OBVIOUSLY KNOW THE DIRECT IMPACT FROM THE HOUSING STANDPOINT WITH THE CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT WITH WHAT COUNSELWOMAN WHITE ACTS. 
          WHEN YOU'RE MAKING THESE TYPE OF INVESTMENTS, IT DOES UPLIFT THE OVERALL COMMUNITY AND INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUES ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT'S GOING ON IN THE ECOSYSTEM IN THAT AREA. 
          THIS PROPERTY IS NOT FAR FROM THE AMAZON INVESTMENT, WHICH YOU KNOW WE ALSO ATTRACTED THE ROUSE AND AUDIS AND STARBUCKS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. 
          NOT ONLY HOUSING BUT RETAIL AND BUSINESS EVOLUTION HAPPENING IN THIS AREA. 
          BUT JAY, ALSO SPEAK TO THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE MADE COLLECTIVELY, CITY PARIS AND YOU GUYS FROM AN INFRASTRUCTURE STANDPOINT, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY SEE, BUT WE KNOW THOSE WHO ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT. 
          NO. TALK TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS. 
          >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT, FORGIVE ME FOR NOT BRINGING THAT UP. 
          THAT WAS EXPRESSED COMMITMENT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING ON THE CITY COUNSEL AND THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION. 
          THAT HAS NOW EXTENDED OVER THREE ADMINISTRATIONS. 
          ONE BEGINNING WITH THE MOVE EBR COMMITMENT OF CREATING A CONNECTOR ROW FROM GLENDALE TO NORTH ARDENWOOD DRIVE. 
          IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONNECTING OUR EDUCATIONAL ASSETS TO THE 434 HOMES THAT WE'RE BUILDING, WE'RE CONNECTING OUR EDUCATIONAL ASSETS WITH BRCC, YWCA, CAPITAL MIDDLE SCHOOL AND NOW CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL CO-LOCATED AT THE AREA, AS WELL AS MERROS ELEMENTARY, CREATING AN EDUCATIONAL SPINE THAT WILL CONNECT ALL THOSE DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL ASSETS. 
          SECONDLY, WITH THE MOVIE BR, WE ALSO HAVE THE MOVIE BR ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS THAT CREATE GREATER CONNECTIVITY. 
          AS WE KNOW WE'VE CREATED A SOLUTION FOR THE FOOD THERE, SO ROUSE SITS AT THE MAJOR INTERSECTION OF NORTH ARDENWOOD DRIVE AND FLORIDA BOULEVARD. 
          NOW WE'RE CREATING GREATER PEDESTRIAN ACCESS VIA THE SIDEWALK ENHANCEMENT PROJECT THAT COUNCILMAN DOES SPECIFICALLY SET ASIDE TO CREATE THOSE ACCESS POINTS WITH THIS NEW COMMUNITY. 
          WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING A GRANT FROM THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN AMOUNT OF $2.2 MILLION. 
          THIS PARTICULAR COUNSEL ACTUALLY COMMITTED THE MATCH DOLLARS, $435,000 IN SUPPORT OF THAT GRANT. 
          AGAIN, WE CREATED GREATER CONNECTIVITY WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL ASSETS, WITH OUR COMMERCIAL ASSETS, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT EXIST. 
          FRIDAH THERE'S ONE MORE I MISSING. 
          WAS THAT IT? YOU SURE? WE JUST HAD A MEETING ABOUT THE STATUS OF ALL THIS. 
          I FEEL AS THOUGH I'M MISSING ONE MORE, BUT. [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> THERE WAS SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY. 
          FRIDAH, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO HIM OR DO YOU WANT TO LET ME SPEAK TO HIM? [LAUGHTER] 
          >> THE PRESERVING OF A TREE. 
          >> THAT'S RIGHT. YOU BRING UP THE NEW COMMUNITY PARK THAT'S BEING CREATED WITH BRACK THAT'S GOING TO SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW COMMUNITY. 
          AGAIN, THIS IS JUST NOT A DESTINATION FOR THOSE RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE THERE, BUT IT ALSO BE A DESTINATION FOR THE GREATER COMMUNITY TO REALLY ENJOY SOME OF THE ASSETS IN WHICH WE'RE CREATING. 
          >> THANK YOU, JAY. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> COUNCILMAN MCCOLLAN. 
          >> YES. I TELL YOU, I'D BE REMISSIVE, NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN 10, MAKING IT REAL ON THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE, THOUGH, THE NICE HOUSING PROJECTS AND SERVICES THAT YOU'VE DONE. 
          YOU TO BE COMMENDED FOR YOUR WORK AND JUST KEEP ON DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING OR EITHER GET BETTER. 
          >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF COUNSEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MCCOLLAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCKINNEY. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 115. 
          [115. 25-00946]
IN THE CASE OF PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION OF MAJOR DISASTER OR EMERGENCY OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNSEL, THE METROPOLITAN COUNSEL OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, 
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PARISH EAST BATON ROUGE HEREBY AUTHORIZES A WAIVER OF THE LAND USE REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, AS WELL AS ENFORCEMENT OF ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 8A OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE IN ORDER TO ALLOW TEMPORARY HOUSING IN THE FORM OF MOBILE HOMES, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, AND OTHER TEMPORARY HOUSING FOLLOWED AND DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY BY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU NOW GO TO COUNSEL, COUNCILMAN GODELL. 
          >> I WAS GOING TO ASK CLAY TO COME UP. 
          >> MR. REEVES. 
          >> CLAY, CAN YOU EXPLAIN IN FOURTH GRADE TERMINOLOGY THAT I'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS DOING? 
          >> SURE. FOURTH GRADE OR. 
          >> LOWER IT DOWN FOR ME, PLEASE. 
          >> THIS IS EVERY YEAR I COME BEFORE THE COUNSEL. 
          THIS IS A STATE PROJECT THAT WAS CREATED AFTER HURRICANE IDA. 
          IN 2001, HURRICANE IDA COMES IN, AND IF YOU REMEMBER BACK IN '16, HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET THE FMA DIRECT HOUSING, WHERE WE BACK THEN, WE DID SOME OTHER PROJECT SHELTER AT HOME AND STUFF. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO GET BETTER AT RECOVERY FASTER AT RECOVERY. 
          HOUSING IS OUR NUMBER ONE ISSUE. 
          WHEN SOMEONE LOSES THEIR HOME, WHICH WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT. 
          THIS WAIVER PROCESS ONLY ADDRESSES THE LAND REGULATIONS. 
          THERE'S THREE THINGS THAT HAS TO BE IN PLAY. 
          FIRST, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION. 
          SECOND IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE STATE FUNDED PROGRAM. 
          RIGHT NOW, THE PROGRAM EXISTS, BUT THERE'S NO FUNDING DOLLARS TO IT. 
          THAT I'M GOING TO ADDRESS THAT IN A SECOND. 
          THEN THERE'S YOU HAVE TO REQUEST IT. 
          EVEN IF EVEN IF WE SAY, YES, WE APPROVE THIS, METRO COUNCIL APPROVED IT, I WOULD NEED TO COME BACK TO YOU TO SAY, WE WANT TO IMPLEMENT. 
          WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER OPTION THERE. 
          BUT WHAT THIS DOES, IT PROVIDES A GO STEP WHO OVERSEES THE PROJECT A PLANNING NUMBER. 
          THEY SAY, THIS MANY PARISHES HAVE OPTED IN, AND MUNICIPALITIES HAVE TO OPT IN AS WELL. 
          SO FAR, CENTRAL AND ST. GEORGE HAVE OPTED IN, ZACHARY AND AND BAKER HAVE TO GO TO THEIR COUNSEL. THE MAYORS HAVEN'T DONE THAT. 
          LAST YEAR WE OPTED IN. 
          I THINK WE'VE OPTED IN EVERY YEAR SINCE 2002. 
          BUT IT PROVIDES A PLANNING NUMBER FOR THE STATE. 
          IT ALSO PRIORITIZES FOLKS THAT OPT IN FIRST OR OPT IN BECAUSE WE CAN OPT OUT AND THEN OPT IN DURING A DISASTER. 
          WE WON'T BE PRIORITY. THEN IT SPEEDS UP RECOVERY. 
          >> VERY GOOD. THIS IS PART OF YOUR PROACTIVE MEASURES IN PREPARATION FOR WHAT COULD COME, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS HURRICANE? 
          >> BECAUSE WE'D RATHER BE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE. 
          >> ROGER THAT. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? 
          >> YEAH, I DID. COUNCILMAN MOAK, IS THIS FOR PRE APPROVED LAND? DESCRIBE THE PMA HOUSING COMES IN AND BACK WHEN WE FIRST USED THIS, IT WAS A WHOLE THING ABOUT WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO. 
          WE CREATED THESE CAMPS WITH THESE TRAILERS ON THEM. THEN THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH. 
          THEN THEY STARTED HAULING THEM OUT OF THE CAMPS INTO THE PERSONAL PIECE OF PROPERTY. 
          IT BASICALLY SETS IT TEMPORARILY THAT THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERSONAL PIECE OF PROPERTY COULD HAVE A TRAILER PUT ON IT? 
          >> CORRECT. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THAT. 
          BASICALLY THE WAIVER PROCESS ONLY ADDRESSES THE LAND USE REGULATIONS WHICH RACHEL CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT. 
          THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE INSTALLATION OF A TEMPORARY HOUSING UNIT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE SURVIVORS DAMAGED DWELLING. 
          >> THIS IS NOT OPEN LAND THAT THE CITY CAN GO DESIGNATE AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO PUT 400 TRAILERS HERE? 
          >> NO. 
          >> GREAT. THANK YOU. 
          >> ANY OTHER QUESTION? > DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOAK, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. 
          ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 116, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT 
          [116. 25-00962]
NUMBER 2 TO THE CONTRACT WITH WTD ARCHITECTURE, LLC FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR CONTRACT FOR THE NEW EMS STATION NUMBER 9, AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,400 BY BUILDING A GROUNDS DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 117, 
          [117. 25-00965]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT AND OR BRASCO TO EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH BONTON ASSOCIATES LLC, ASSOCIATED WITH LS REGIONAL PUMP STATION, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 
          [02:40:01]
SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 118, 
          [118. 25-00966]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT AND OR BRASCO TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH FORT DE BATA INC, ASSOCIATED WITH LA HIGHWAY 34TH MAIN RELOCATION, AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 119, 
          [119. 25-00972]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES HEAD START PROGRAMS TO AMEND THE CONTRACT WITH CLAY YOUNG ENTERPRISES IN THE AMOUNT OF 33,000 AND NOT TO EXCEED 66,000 PER PROVISION OF ALL MEDIA BUYS AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILMAN COLEMAN, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 120-122 TOGETHER, 120, 
          [Items 120 - 122]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES FOR THE RYAN WHITE HIV/ AIDS PROGRAM. 
          AN AMOUNT OF $2,486,318 FIRST ALLOCATION, $805,746 SECOND ALLOCATION, $1,229,369 THIRD ALLOCATION CARRY OVER $132,161, FOURTH ALLOCATION $2,486,318 TOTAL FEDERAL AWARD, $4,683,594 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          ITEM 121, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION. 
          HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES FOR THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM INITIATIVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $132,161, FIRST ALLOCATION, $835,746, SECOND ALLOCATION, $1,229,369, THIRD ALLOCATION, CARRY OVER $132,161. 
          TOTAL FEDERAL AWARD $2,197,276 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR, 122 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES FOR THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM, FUNDING AMOUNT OF $740,446, FIRST ALLOCATION 841,600, SECOND ALLOCATION, $740,446. 
          FOR TOTAL FEDERAL AWARD, $1,582,046 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MOAK. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 123, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT 
          [123. 25-00979 ]
TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND GRACE HOUSE OF BATON ROUGE INC, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $70,000 BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ONE TWENTY FOUR, 
          [124. 25-00981 ]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH VS BATON ROUGE ON BEHALF OF OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ONE TOUCH MINISTER INC. 
          AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $70,000 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. 
          SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS. 
          COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. DID I PASS YOU UP ON ONE? > NO, IT'S GOOD. MS. FERNET, SINCE YOU'RE HERE. 
          YOU WANT TO COME TO THE MIC AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR GOOD WORK. 
          YOU JUST MAKE MY HEART GLAD FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          >> GOOD EVENING. I'M VERNA BARNA JACKSON WITH ONE TOUCH MINISTRY. 
          THE WORK THAT WE'LL BE DOING WITH THIS POT OF MONEY IS TO DO JOB READINESS ONE ON ONE WHERE PEOPLE THAT'S EXITING INCARCERATION WILL GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO DO THE ATTITUDE, THE DRESSING, AND ALSO HOW TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATIONS ONLINE BASED ON JUST MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE ONLINE COMPONENT, AND ALSO THE HOUSING PIECE THAT WOULD ALSO HELP THEM WHEN THEY FIRST GET OUT AS WELL. 
          >> YOU SPECIFICALLY WORK WITH RE ENTRANCE. 
          >> YES. 
          >> COMING OUT OF PRISON AND RESTARTING THEIR LIFE? 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. YES, MA'AM. 
          >> ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU WORK WITH A YEAR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS? 
          >> A YEAR. ON THE HOUSING PIECE. 
          THERE'S 87 THAT GOES THROUGH THE HOUSING CYCLE, BUT THAT'S ABOUT 250 THAT WE TOUCH WITH OTHER VARIOUS SERVICES, 
          [02:45:02]
AND THAT'S CONSIDERED AS WRAP AROUND SERVICE THAT'S ANYWHERE FROM TAKING THEM TO THE DOCTOR OR FILLING OUT SOME OF THE PAPERWORK THAT'S NECESSARY THAT THEY MAY HAVE TO GO TO SHERIFF OR THE PROBATION AND PRO OFFICE. 
          >> TERRIFIC. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          I KNOW IT'S A WORK AT THE HEART, AND I KNOW YOU'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. 
          >> YES. THANK YOU ALL, COUNCIL. THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR THE WORK. 
          >> WAS THERE ANY OPPOSITION ON THAT? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 125, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN 
          [125. 25-00983]
CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND COMET, LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $70,000 BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS. WE HAVE A SECOND. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 126, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY 
          [126. 25-00993 ]
OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND GROVE CARES, LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $70,000 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 127, 
          [127. 25-00982]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SERVITUDE AGREEMENT, LEASE/CLOSING DOCUMENTS, AND ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH 2493B WOOD, LLC, THIS TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION SERVITUDE IS ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BR ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, PERKIN DROVE OVERPASS ENHANCEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED, $24,116 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 128, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF 
          [128. 25-00984]
$37,256,968 UNDER THE NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT MULTI MODAL FREIGHT AND HIGHWAY PROJECTS PROGRAM BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. 
          >> COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 128. 
          >> SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 129, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE ENTITY STATE AGREEMENT 
          [129. 25-00986]
WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE STATE, US 90 AT SHARP ROAD PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT BY THE TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 130, AUTHORIZING MY PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN ENTITY STATE AGREEMENT WITH 
          [130. 25-00987]
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN CONNECTION WITH STATE PROJECT, COMMUNITY COLLEGE DRIVE, SUPBR, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 131, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO 
          [131. 25-00988]
EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES OF THE GROOM ROAD, PHASE 1, MACCEE ROAD, PLANK ROAD, FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BR PROJECT, AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $615,372 BY TRANSPORTATION DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 
          I THINK THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO DELETE THIS ITEM. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMAN KENNEY. 
          >> HEY, MR. EVER JUST SAY FOR THE RECORD WHY IT'S WAS BEING CANCELED. 
          > IN THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT THAT WE WERE EXECUTING, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE NAME OF THE VENDOR, AND THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I'VE ASKED TO DELETE THE ITEM, AND I WAS GOING TO PUT AT A REQUEST TO PUT IT ON AN EMERGENCY REQUEST FOR NEXT MEETING TO GET THIS APPROVED. 
          I'LL HAVE ALL THE OWNERSHIP AND EVERYTHING CORRECTLY INVOLVED ON IT. 
          >> APPRECIATE IT. 
          >> YES, SIR. 
          > WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 132, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO CONTRACT 
          [132. 25-00991 ]
NUMBER 800-000-3533 FOR CONSTRUCTION COST SERVICES WITH GEM, JKM, CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS, LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BR CAPACITY PROJECT, HOOPER ROAD, GEORGIA SULLIVAN ROAD, LA 408, AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED, $18,400 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOAK, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 133, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE LEO BUTLER COMMUNITY CENTER 
          [133. 25-00994]
          [02:50:03]
TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH EMPOWER PHYSICAL THERAPY AND WELLNESS, TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF AREA RESIDENTS, INCLUDING PHYSICAL THERAPY CARE TO THE CITIZENRY OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE. 
          EMPOWER PHYSICAL THERAPY AND WELLNESS IS TO PAY $500 PER MONTH TO LEO BUTLER COMMUNITY CENTER FOR THE USE OF 760 SQUARE FEET OF COMMUNITY CENTER SPACE BY COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          ITEM 134, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO 
          [134. 25-00995]
CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH THE AGUILAR CONSULTANTS LLC, FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BR CAPACITY PROJECT HOOPER ROAD GEORGE SALMAN ROAD, LA 408, AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $23,200 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS SIDE? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. 
          MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 135, 
          [135. 25-00997]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION TESTING AND LABORATORY SERVICES WITH SOUTHERN EARTH SCIENCES INC. FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BR PROJECT GROOM ROAD, PHASE 1, MACCEE ROAD, PLANK ROAD, AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $70,000 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, IS ANY OPPOSITION. 
          MOTION CARRIES. WE TAKE 136-150 TOGETHER, 
          [ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES]
ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES, 136, LOT 17, 18, 19 AND 20 SQUARE 5, SUBDIVISION BANKS, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY, HIGH BIDDER, CONSTANCE SAMBO, $100. 
          ONE THIRTY SEVEN, LOT 45 A4, SUBDIVISION GIBBONS PLACE, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY, HIGH BIDDER, DIEDRE COATES, $100, 138 LOT 19 SQUARE 48. 
          SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS, HIGH BIDDER, GWENDOLEN AND MATTHEWS, $200, 139. 
          LOT 129, SUBDIVISION FAIR LANE, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 HIGH BIDDER WHITMORE, WHITMORE ENTERPRISES, LLC, $3,000, 140, LOT 85, SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY, HIGH BIDDER, JABARI M GREEN, $6,100, 141, LOT 86B, SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY, HIGH BIDDER, FAROE JOHNSON THIRD, $6,200, 142, LOT 189, SUBDIVISION BAKER ESTATES, METRO COUNCEL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY, HIGH BIDDER, ANTHONY J BIRD, $6,100. LOT 143, LOT 6 SQUARE 240 SUBDIVISION FAVOR METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN, HIGH BIDDER, WHITMORE WHITEMORE ENTERPRISES, LLC, $4,600, 144, LOT 4 SQUARE 241 SUBDIVISION FAVOR, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN, HIGH BIDDER, BEACH AND PROPERTY, INVESTMENT, LLC, $2,800. 
          145, LOT 62 SQUARE 1 SUBDIVISION RICHMOND PARK, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN, HIGH BIDDER ERIC JAMES, $100. 
          146, LOT SECTION FIVE, WD TWO, SUBDIVISION GC MILLS TRACT, METRO COASTAL DISTRICT 1, NO HIGH BIDDER WHITMORE WHITMORE ENTERPRISES, $5,000, 147, LOT 48 SUBDIVISION DONWOOD, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 4, MOT HIGH BIDDER WHITMORE WHITMORE ENTERPRISES, $3,200, 148, LOT 78 SQUARE 30 SUBDIVISION, UNIVERSITY PLACE, METRO COSTAL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY, HIGH BIDDER CONNOR PROPERTIES AND INVESTMENTS, $21,700, 149, LOT 16 SQUARE 163, SUBDIVISION, SOUTH BATON ROUGE, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT, 10 COLEMAN, HIGH BIDDER FAROE JOHNSON III $100. 
          ITEM 150, LOT J SQUARE 92 SUBDIVISION OF STROMA METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER, BARROW INNOVATIONS LLC $200. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE I'M GOING TO GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCIL MCKINNEY, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. 
          [A. 25-00796]
GRAB YOUR SEPARATE SHEET. 
          A 250-0796, ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BID PRIDE FIRE DISTRICT, NML STATION RESTART, LOW BID HOPKINS CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE LLC 2,763,000, NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. 
          IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? ANY OPPOSITION TO THE WAIVE IN THE RULES? SEEING NONE TO CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM. 
          ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? SEEING NONE THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO COUNCIL. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. WE HAVE A SECOND. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCCOMAN, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          B, RECEIVING A REPORT FROM DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES AND 
          [B. 25-01092]
          [02:55:03]
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE 19543, REGARDING UPDATED PAY PLAN FOR HEAD START EMPLOYEES BY COUNCILWOMAN MCCARROLL AND COLEMAN AND COUNCILMAN ANTHONY MCKINNEY. 
          REASON ITEMS BEING REQUESTED AS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS TO RECEIVE THE REPORT THIS EVENING. 
          NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MOTION AND WAIVE THE RULES. 
          ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION AND WAIVE THE RULES? SEEING NONE I'M GOING TO GO TO A VOTE. 
          IS ANY OPPOSITION ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? NO OPPOSITION. I'M GOING TO CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM. 
          >> YEAH, LET'S GET THE REPORT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          >> THE SPECIFIC ORDINANCE IN QUESTION APPROVED RETROACTIVE SALARY INCREASES FOR SPECIFIC POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES. 
          THOSE SALARY INCREASES WERE PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES DURING THE MONTHS OF THE END OF JUNE AND EARLY JULY. 
          THAT ORDINANCE AND THE SALARY CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ORDINANCE WAS IMPLEMENTED. 
          >> WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REPORT, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM. 
          SAY NOW WE GO TO COUNCIL. 
          OPEN FLOOR OR COUNCIL. COUNCIL MCCOMAN? OH, SORRY. I APOLOGIZE. YES, SIR. 
          >> YES. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. 
          MY NAME IS JAMES GRAYSON. 
          I'M EMPLOYEE OF DHDS WITH HEAD START, AND WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR APPROVAL OF THE RAISES THAT WERE LONG OVERDUE. 
          ALSO, THAT WAS A RETROACTIVE PAY THAT WAS GRANTED. 
          AS THIS DAY, BUILDING ATTENDANTS/KITCHEN SUPPORT WORKERS, COOKS, AND CLERICALS HAVE NOT RECEIVED RETRO PAY. 
          I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS A STIPULATION THAT BECAUSE WE GOT A CHANGE OF TITLE THAT WE WERE NOT ENTITLED TO RETRO PAY. 
          IT'S BEEN SIX PAY DAYS, AND WE STILL HAVEN'T GOT IT. 
          WE TOLD A BE PATIENT. 
          I DO REALIZE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE UPSET ABOUT IT AND THEY WENT OUT OF PROTOCOL CALLING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND NOT GOING THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS, AND THEY KEPT COMING BACK AND COMING BACK. 
          WE DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL GIVE US THIS TIME TO SEE HOW WE STAND AS FOR THE RETRO PAY DURING COVID BECAUSE WE HAD THE SAME TITLES AS OTHER MEMBERS IN THE CITY. 
          WE WERE NOT GRANTED THAT NOW THAT TITLES HAVE BEEN CHANGED, CLERICALS ARE STILL WAITING FOR THAT TITLE CHANGE. 
          HUMAN RESOURCES CITY WOULDN'T TAKE AS LONG. 
          THEY HAVE BEEN PATIENT AND WE JUST WANT TO KNOW, ARE WE GOING TO BE GRANTED THE RETRO PAGES LIKE OTHER COUNTERPARTS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN, DO THE SAME THING? THEY HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN THERE. 
          THERE ARE SOME THAT BECAUSE THEIR TITLES HAD NOT CHANGED, THEY HAVE GOTTEN IT. 
          WE WANT TO BE TREATED JUST AS FAIRLY. 
          WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ENTITLED TO THE RETRO PAY. 
          WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT IN THE PROCESS THAT JUNE 30TH IS THE END OF THE PHYSICAL YEAR FOR HEAD START, SO MONIES THAT WERE NOT USED WENT BACK. 
          THEREFORE THOSE FUNDS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO US FOR OUR RETRO PAY. 
          EVIDENTLY MAY HAVE BEEN SENT BACK. 
          NOW WE HAVE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET IT. 
          YOU ALL APPROVED IT AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S FAIR THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN IT AND WE'VE BEEN LEFT AGAIN, WITHOUT RECEIVING WHAT I BELIEVE IS JUST OURS. 
          ALL WE WANT IS JUST FAIRNESS AS WELL. 
          >> SIR, YOU'VE GOT 10 SECONDS LEFT. 
          >> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE STANDING. WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO SAY WE VOTED FOR THEM NOT WITH A STIPULATION THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE TITLE CHAIN, THAT THEY DON'T GET RETRO MONEY. 
          WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ENTITLED TO IT, AND WE'RE ASKING YOU ALL TO HAVE HUMAN RESOURCE DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. 
          >> THANK YOU SIR. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? 
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SAY NOW, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCIL MCCOMAN. 
          >> ALL RIGHT, ALL I KNOW IS LATOYA, DR. ZENO WHICH WAY I WANT TO COME UP IN RESPONSE TO THAT GENTLEMAN. 
          BUT AS AS YOU ALL COME UP, AND TRANSPARENT THE REASON WHY COUNCIL MCCOMAN AND I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA. 
          I DID HAVE THE CONSTITUENTS WHO DO WORK IN HEAD START AND DHDS EXPRESSED THOSE CONCERNS TO ME, AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IN FOLLOW UP TO THE PREVIOUS COMPENSATION TO OUR PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS, IT WAS ADDRESSED AND GOING FORWARD, THERE'S NO GAPS OF INFORMATION, SO LATOYA. 
          >> ON THE PREVIOUS STATEMENTS ABOUT THE RETROACTIVE PAY, THE ORDINANCE APPROVED RETROACTIVE PAY FOR EXISTING DHDS POSITIONS THAT WERE IN THE PAY PLAN. 
          THE POSITION THAT WAS JUST STATED, THE BUILDING ATTENDANCE, I BELIEVE. 
          THAT POSITION, THE TITLE WAS CHANGED FROM JUST A BUILDING ATTENDANT AND IT WAS MERGED INTO HEAD START BUILDING SUPPORT CLASSIFICATION. 
          I MAY BE SEEING THE NAME WRONG. 
          BUT THAT NEW CLASSIFICATION DID NOT EXIST IN THE PAY PLAN PRIOR TO THE COUNCIL APPROVING THAT ORDINANCE. 
          WE CANNOT ISSUE RETROACTIVE PAY TO A CLASSIFICATION THAT DID NOT EXIST LIKE THE OTHER CLASSES EXISTED IN THE PAY PLAN BACK TO JANUARY 11. 
          THAT WAS THE REASONS REGARDING THE LIMITATIONS ON THE RETROACTIVE PAY. 
          >> GOT YOU. FOR THE CLERICAL STAFF, IS THERE NO MORE GAPS FOR GETTING THE RETRO PAY OR A PAYMENT FALL ON THE SAME BALLPARK. 
          >> THAT ORDINANCE ALSO DID NOT ADDRESS THE CLERICAL POSITIONS. 
          WE WERE ASKED ON THAT SAME DAY TO EXPLORE IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT A NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR THE CLERICAL POSITIONS TO ALLOW FOR A SALARY INCREASE. 
          WE WORKED WITH DHDS ON THAT MATTER. 
          THEY PROVIDED US A JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND INFORMATION. 
          BASED ON OUR EVALUATION AND TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION OF PAST LEGAL PRECEDENCE, WE DID NOT DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANCE IN THE JOB DUTIES BETWEEN THE POSITIONS AT DHDS, THE CLERICAL POSITIONS AT DHDS AND THEIR JOB DUTIES OF OTHER CLERICAL POSITIONS PERFORM CITYWIDE. 
          THE JOB DUTIES AT DHDS AND OTHER CITY PH DEPARTMENTS ARE STILL SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR. 
          THERE'S NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE THAT JUSTIFIES CREATING A NEW CLASS. 
          >> THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN HURST. 
          >> MS. KING TO THE MIKE, PLEASE. 
          STEP THAT TO JUST IN CASE. 
          ARE YOU SMILING, MAN? 
          >> I DON'T KNOW. 
          >> INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. 
          FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES, PLEASE GIVE THE HISTORY OF THE AIRPORT WITH THE TITLE CHANGES. 
          ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THAT? 
          >> FINISH IT. LET ME [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> JUST THE TITLE CHANGES AND THE LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED THAT MADE THEM GO BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE. 
          IF LATOYA WANTS TO ANSWER, SHE CAN, BUT THAT SET THE LEGAL PRECEDENTS FOR US NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THIS IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS. 
          >> I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT. 
          >> THAT'S A LAWSUIT THAT HAPPENED AGAINST THE AIRPORT? 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> OKAY. BUT I CAN FIND OUT. 
          >> SHE MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER FOR YOU. 
          >> I CAN GET THE HIGH LEVEL ABOUT IT. 
          >> THIS WAS BROUGHT UP A WHILE BACK, AND AT THE TIME BRIAN WAS HERE, BUT I'D RATHER IT COME FROM YOU ALL INSTEAD OF COMING FROM ME. 
          >> ESSENTIALLY IN 1993, THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS SETTLED BY THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE. 
          AT THAT TIME, THE AIRPORT HAD A CLASSIFICATION CALLED AIRPORT CUSTODIAL WORKER, AND THEN THERE WAS A CITY WIDE CLASSIFICATION CALLED CUSTODIAL WORKER. 
          THE SUIT WAS FILED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THOSE POSITIONS ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AND THE CITY PARISH HAD TO SETTLE AND MAKE THOSE EMPLOYEES WHOLE. 
          >> ESSENTIALLY, WHAT HAPPENED HISTORICALLY IS WE TRIED THIS. 
          >> EXACTLY. 
          >> WE KNOW THAT CIVIL SERVICE IS, IN MY OPINION, HORRIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING THE ABILITY TO PROPERLY FUND OUR EMPLOYEES WHEN THE MONIES ARE AVAILABLE. 
          WHAT YOU DO FOR ONE, YOU HAVE TO DO FOR ALL. 
          NOT IN EVERY POSITION LIKE HEAD START HAS SPECIFIED POSITIONS, THE AIRPORT HAS SPECIFIED POSITIONS THAT DON'T CONFLICT WITH OTHER ONES BECAUSE THEY'RE UNIQUE TO THE RESPECT OF WHAT THEY DO IN GOVERNMENT. 
          BUT THE LEGAL PRECEDENT SAYS THAT IF WE DO IT FOR YOU ALL, WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR EVERYBODY. 
          I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE BEEN THE NUMBER ONE FIGHTER FOR PAY IMPROVEMENT IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE. 
          I HATE THAT THE LEGAL PRECEDENTS WERE SET THERE. 
          I WORKED WITH SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES TO PUSH THE MAG STUDY TO GET THE NUMBERS THAT WE NEED TO BE TO MAKE PAY IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE BOARD FOR CITY PARISH. 
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AS MUCH AS I'M NORMALLY THE ONE THAT'S FIGHTING AND TRYING TO BE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP TO GET STUFF DONE, IN THIS CASE, THERE'S NOTHING THAT I FEEL LIKE I CAN DO TO FIGHT FOR. 
          NOW, I BELIEVE SOME STUFF CAN BE DONE ON THE FRONT END AS WE GO FOR SOME OF THESE MONIES TO MAKE SURE THAT, EXCUSE ME, THAT IT'S DONE THE RIGHT WAY. 
          BUT IN THIS CASE, I HAVE TO LEAN TO THE PARISH ATTORNEY, HAVE TO LEAN TO HR DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT SETTING A LEGAL PRECEDENTS TODAY. 
          THOUGH WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING TODAY THAT CONFLICTS WITH LEGAL PRECEDENTS, KNOWING THAT WE WOULD END UP IN LITIGATION, AND THAT THE CITY WOULD LOSE AND WE'D END UP IN THE SAME PLACE WE WERE BEFORE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FINANCIAL STATE OF THE CITY WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW. 
          I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M STILL FIGHTING FOR YOU. 
          I'M STILL FIGHTING WITH YOU. 
          BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE BATTLES WHERE WE MADE UP TAKING OUR LEAD NOW, BUT THEN BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE TO HELP YOU GUYS WITH THAT PARTICULAR ONE. 
          >> COUNCIL MAN MCCOMAN? 
          >> YES. MY REASON, AS WAS STATED EARLIER, WAS BECAUSE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE HEAD START EMPLOYEES, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT WHAT I PERCEIVED AS BEING THE RIGHT THING TO DO. 
          DR. SANDERS, COME ON UP, YOU OVER THIS. 
          I WANT TO KNOW. 
          I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. 
          THESE ARE YOUR EMPLOYEES. 
          YOU HAD THE TEACHERS THAT RECEIVED THEIR MONEY. 
          YOU HAD THE TEACHER AS THAT RECEIVED THEIR MONEY. 
          YOU HAD THE WHO ELSE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT RECEIVED MONEY. 
          >> CASE MANAGERS RECEIVE MONEY ALSO. 
          >> CASE MANAGERS AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER ENTITIES THAT HAVE CASE MANAGERS. 
          I KNOW THAT AS WELL AS HEAD START, THE OCS CASE MANAGERS RECEIVED A RAISE. 
          THAT PART RIGHT THERE, I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THERE. 
          THEN JUST TO GO IN AND PICK AND CHOOSE WHO'S GOING TO GET MONEY CAUSES THE MORALE OF EMPLOYEES JUST TO BE TERRIBLE. 
          IT'S JUST A BAD THING TO DO. 
          IN CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU AND WITH DR KATINA THERE, YOU ALL SAID THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THIS IS FEDERAL MONEY. 
          JUST AS WE TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THIS STUFF WAS FEDERAL MONEY THAT WE DID JUST NOT EVEN 10 MINUTES AGO. 
          THIS IS FEDERAL MONEY, AND YOU SAID THAT FEDERAL SAID THAT THESE FOLKS SHOULD RECEIVE THEIR RAISE, AM I CORRECT? 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> I NEED YOU TO EXPOUND ON THAT SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN HEAR THIS. 
          >> THE OFFICE OF HEAD START OR AT DHDS HAS GOT TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OFFICE OF HEAD START IN DC. 
          THE DIRECTIVE IS THAT ALL HEAD START EMPLOYEES ARE TO RECEIVE A RAISE. 
          IF WE'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE. 
          >> NOT IN COMPLIANCE, AND THOSE ARE SOME TOUGH AND HEAVY WORDS. 
          NOT BEING IN COMPLIANCE. 
          IF WE PAY THESE PEOPLE, WE STAY IN COMPLIANCE, ISN'T THAT CORRECT? 
          >> ACCORDING TO THE HEAD STARTS POLICY. 
          >> THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. 
          I AIN'T TALKING ABOUT NO OTHER NOTHING, JUST REAL STRAIGHT UP POLICY. 
          HR, COME AND TELL ME WHAT YOU DON'T GET, WHAT YOU DON'T SEE WITH THAT. 
          >> ALONG WITH DHDS, HR REQUESTED A MEETING OR A CALL WITH THE OHS OR THE OFFICE OF HEAD START FUNDING AGENCY TO GET CLARITY ON THAT REQUIREMENT OF WHAT SPECIFICALLY ALL HEAD START POSITIONS MEAN. 
          SOME OF THE GUIDANCE THAT WE HAVE READ IN OUR OPINION, IT STATES EDUCATIONAL POSITIONS WITHIN THE HEAD START PROGRAM. 
          THE CLERICAL POSITIONS, THE ACCOUNTANTS, THE BUILDING ATTENDANT POSITIONS, THOSE ARE NOT CONSIDERED EDUCATIONAL POSITIONS. 
          WE DO HAVE A UPCOMING CALL IN SEPTEMBER TO GET CLARITY AND TO ASK QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ON WHAT THAT MANDATE APPLIES TO FOR POSITIONS WITHIN OUR HEAD STATE PROGRAM, OUR HEAD START PROGRAM. 
          >> WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT CLERICAL 
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FOLK AND THE FOLK THAT FEED THE CHILDREN AND WHATEVER IS. 
          IF WE REMOVE ALL OF THEM, THEN WE CAN STILL HAVE HEAD START. 
          I DON'T THINK SO. DR. ROBERTS, COME ON, PLEASE AND GIVE ME SOMETHING. 
          COME ON UP. I KNOW THAT YOU WORK WITH HEAD START. 
          I WANT THIS TO BE ON RECORD BECAUSE THOSE FOLKS WORK HARD UP THERE. 
          THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF NOTHING, AND YES, I'M UP MY OTHER TIME. 
          THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF NOTHING, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE TEACHERS AND THE POWERS WERE ABLE TO GET MORE MONEY, BUT JUST AS THAT GENTLEMAN STATED THERE. 
          TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW AND WHAT YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS WHOLE THING BECAUSE CALLS HAVE BEEN COMING TO ME. 
          I GO OUT, THE HEAD START FOLK ASKING, IF YOU WILL, IF I WILL, IF I WILL. 
          HERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, AND I WANT THE RECORD TO REFLECT WHERE I AM ON THIS AND THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR THESE PEOPLE. 
          >> YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. 
          YOU ARE CORRECT THAT THE OFFICE OF HEAD START REQUIRED US BACK IN MARCH OF 2024 TO EXPLAIN HOW WE WERE GOING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR PROGRAM. 
          THAT IS WHERE WE REQUESTED THAT THEY NOT REDUCE THE GRANT, BUT ALLOW US TO INCREASE OUR COMPENSATION SO THAT WE COULD NOT ONLY RETAIN STAFF BUT ATTRACT STAFF. 
          IN THAT APPROVED PROPOSAL, IT STIPULATED THAT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES WOULD RECEIVE THOSE INCREASES BASED UPON THE WAGE STUDY THAT WE WERE MANDATED TO DO. 
          YES, WHILE HR IS SPECIFYING THAT THE POLICY STIPULATED EDUCATION, THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE POST-COVID ISSUES, BUT OCTOBER OF 2024, THE STANDARDS CHANGED TO SAY ALL HEAD START STAFF ARE TO RECEIVE THESE INCREASES. 
          OUR APPROVED APPLICATION HAS ALL OF THAT LISTED. 
          IF WE DON'T DO THAT, THEN AS DR. SANDERS SAID, WE ARE NON-COMPLIANT. 
          >> HAVE YOU SHARED THIS WITH HR? 
          >> YES, MA'AM. 
          >> HAVE YOU SHARED YOUR INFORMATION, ALL OF THIS WITH HR? 
          >> YES, MA'AM. 
          >> HR, DO YOU HAVE THIS? COME TO THE MIC. 
          >> WE RECEIVED THE POLICY DOCUMENTS FROM DHDS, AND THEN THAT WAS THE RESULTING CALL THAT WAS ASKED FOR THE MEETING WITH OHS TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS TO GAIN CLARITY. 
          >> WHEN THIS CALL WAS ASKED FOR? 
          >> THE CALL WAS ASKED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IT'S SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 10. 
          >> DO THAT CALL? 
          >> YES, MA'AM. THERE WERE SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR PHONE CALLS TO TAKE PLACE SINCE THE MAY MEETING, AND WE WAITED TO HEAR FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND WE HAD NOT. 
          THE OFFICE OF HEAD START STATED THAT ANYBODY COULD COME TO THE MONTHLY MEETINGS THAT WE HAD SCHEDULED IN JUNE AND JULY, AND AGAIN IN AUGUST. 
          WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM HR ON 14TH OF AUGUST, AND WE SUBMITTED THOSE TO THE OFFICE OF HEAD START. 
          THE RESPONSE THAT I RECEIVED FROM THEM WAS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A SIT DOWN INTERNALLY, THAT THEY NEED TO SIT WITH US AND GO THROUGH OUR APPROVED PROPOSAL, WHICH STIPULATES EXACTLY EVERYTHING THAT I'M SHARING. 
          THEY ALSO NEED TO READ THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS WHICH STIPULATE WHAT I'VE SHARED, AND THEY NEED TO READ THE HEAD START ACT THAT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE CITY IS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE OTHERS IN THE CITY. 
          THE FUNDS ARE THERE, AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR THIS COMPENSATION PURPOSE. 
          I THINK THE CHALLENGE THAT I UNDERSTAND WE'RE HAVING INTERNALLY IS A CIVIL SERVICE ISSUE, AND THAT'S WHERE HR HAS HAD THE CONCERN AND WANTED TO HAVE OTHER DIALOGUE. AM I CORRECT? 
          >> BUT THE FEDERAL FOLKS HAVE PAID PEOPLE. 
          >> YES, MA'AM. 
          >> MY QUESTION IS THIS. 
          IF THIS IS NOT DONE, WHAT HAPPENS TO THIS MONEY? 
          >> IT GOES BACK, AND THEN WE RUN THE RISK OF OUR GRANT BEING REDUCED AND THAT WAS WHERE WE WERE BACK IN 2024. 
          WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE BEEN CUT IN HALF BECAUSE WE WERE NOT AT FULL CAPACITY. 
          WHEN WE LOOKED AT WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WAS BEING PAID IN THE CITY ACROSS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE FROM ZACHARY TO BAKER TO EBR, WE'RE STILL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POLE. 
          SINCE WE'VE DONE THESE INCREASES, EBR HAS RAISED THEIRS TO 52,000 JUST FOR THEIR TEACHERS ALONE. WE JUST GOT TO 48. 
          HERE WE ARE AGAIN, STILL TRYING TO BRING EVERYBODY UP 
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TO RETAIN AND COMPENSATE THOSE THAT WE HAVE, BUT ALSO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT THE QUALITY OF STAFF THAT WE WANT TO HAVE. 
          SINCE WE'VE DONE THESE INCEPTIONS, I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF APPLICANTS COMING TO US NOW, BUT THEN WHEN THEY COME AND APPLY. 
          THEY WANT NOT ONLY THE MINIMUM, BUT THEY WANT WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE WORTH BECAUSE OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS THEIR MASTER'S DEGREES, AND SOME WITH PHDS, AND WE ARE STILL HAVING CHALLENGES WITH HR SAYING WE HAVE TO HOLD THEM AT THIS MINIMUM STANDARD. 
          WE'RE GOING TO EVENTUALLY HAVE TO COME TO SOME CONSENSUS ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD TO MAINTAIN THIS LEVEL OF QUALITY THAT WE MUST MAINTAIN TO KEEP THIS GRANT BECAUSE EVERY DOLLAR WE SEND BACK, THEY ARE NOW TELLING US YOU WILL POTENTIALLY BE CUT. 
          THAT FOR THAT NEXT YEAR. 
          >> I'LL HAVE BUT A FEW MORE SECONDS HERE, BUT I THANK YOU. 
          >> YES MA'AM. 
          >> IT WOULD BE LUDICROUS FOR US TO EVEN LOSE A DIME. 
          WHERE ARE WE WITH ENROLLMENT, DOCTOR, WHERE ARE WE? 
          >> WE ARE AT 657, WHICH IS 100% ENROLLMENT. 
          >> THE JOB HAS BEEN DONE, SO IT'S TIME FOR THE PEOPLE TO BE PAID? 
          >> YES, MA'AM. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> COUNCILWOMAN. COUNCILMAN DUNN JR.. 
          >> THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS VERY MUCH GERMANE TO THE AIRPORT SITUATION AND WHAT THE AIRPORT JUST RECENTLY DID WITH THE HELP OF THE COUNCIL AND THE LEGISLATURE. 
          AS WAS MENTIONED, THE LITIGATION WITH THE AIRPORT STAFF AS IT RELATES TO PAY AND HOW POSITIONS WERE THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO OTHER POSITIONS IN CITY PARISH GOVERNMENT. 
          THIS ISSUE, AS THE DOCTOR REFERENCED, IS A DIRECT IMPACT AND NEGATIVE IMPACT ON ENTITIES ABILITY TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND ATTRACT TALENT OR STAFF. 
          I THINK THE CHALLENGE WE'RE HAVING HERE IS WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THESE POSITIONS AND ACTING AS IF MAKING DECISIONS AS IF ALL OF THEM ARE EQUAL. 
          I DON'T THINK THEY'RE ALL EQUAL. 
          IF YOU CAN COME UP, MISS PEARSON, JUST TO POINT FOR CLARIFICATION ON A FEW THINGS. 
          AS IT RELATES TO DHDS, IS ALL DHDS JOBS FEDERALLY FUNDED? 
          >> NO. HOWEVER, THE HEAD START PROGRAM IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED GRANT PROGRAM. 
          THE CLERICAL POSITIONS IN QUESTION ARE NOT ONLY LOCATED AT DHDS, THEY ARE LOCATED IN MULTIPLE GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS AND MULTIPLE SPECIAL FUND DEPARTMENTS. 
          IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SALARY INCREASE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR FUNDING SOURCE, THAT THEY CAN SUSTAIN THAT SALARY INCREASE. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEAD START, BUT A HEAD START, ALL OF THEIR JOBS ARE FEDERALLY FUNDED RIGHT? 
          >> YEAH. THEY'RE GRANT FUNDED, YES. 
          >> YOU MENTIONED IN JUST THE OVERALL CITY PARISH, THERE ARE OTHER JOBS THAT ARE SIMILAR, SOME OF THEM SPECIALLY FUNDED, SOME OF THEM GENERAL FUND FUNDED, SOME OF THEM FEDERALLY FUNDED, RIGHT? 
          >> THAT'S CORRECT. 
          >> THAT'S THE ISSUE I'M TALKING ABOUT. 
          I KNOW THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME TITLE, BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO OR WHAT WE CAN DO FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE OR ORDINANCE PERSPECTIVE. 
          I THINK WE NEED TO ADD SOME LANGUAGE TO GIVE SOME WIGGLE ROOM BECAUSE IN THIS INSTANCE, WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SAYING, WE'RE SENDING THIS MONEY DOWN AND YOU GOT TO STAND COMPLIANCE TO DO THIS, AND WHEN THEY SAY ALL, I THINK ALL MEANS ALL, I DO THINK WE ARE IN CONFLICT WITH WHAT THE LOCAL ORDINANCE OR CIVIL SERVICE IS SAYING, COMPARED TO FEDERAL. 
          WHEN WE BRING ORDINANCE, WE'RE MEETING WITH THE PARIS ATTORNEY, WE'RE LOOKING AT STATE LAW, WE'RE LOOKING AT FEDERAL LAW, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IN CONCERT. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO NOT MAKE THINGS BE IN CONFLICT. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARRIVE AT THIS CONFLICT WITH THIS SITUATION. 
          I'M OPEN TO ENTERTAINING SOME SORT OF CHANGE, WHETHER THAT'S CIVIL SERVICE, WHETHER THERE'S A LOCAL ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITIES, THE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES, WE'RE NOT TREATING EVERY POSITION, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME TITLE AS THE SAME BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES, THERE ARE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS ATTACHED TO THOSE FUNDING SOURCES. 
          I THINK YOU'RE TYING YOUR HANDS TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, WHETHER IT'S FEDERAL, SPECIAL FUND, OR GENERAL FUND. 
          I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT THESE CLERICAL STAFF THAT WAS REFERENCED AND HE STARTS THEIR CLERICAL STAFF, IF YOU MENTIONED IN OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PARISH, BUT YOUR POSITION IS LOOKING AT THE LOCAL, SAYING YOU GOT TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE MONEY, BUT THE FEDERAL IS SAYING THEY'RE NOT CONCERNED WITH THAT. 
          YOU GOT TO GIVE THEIR FOLKS THE MONEY. 
          I THINK THAT'S AN ISSUE WE GOT TO LOOK AT. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ADDRESS IT. 
          CAN SOMEBODY FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY COME UP AND TELL ME, 
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IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THAT THAT KNOW YOU'RE NOT COMING UP, I KNOW WE CAN'T ADDRESS IT. 
          CAN SOMEBODY COME TO THE MICE AND TELL ME GIVE ME SOME INSIGHT ON THIS? 
          >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMAN, AND. WHAT'S THE QUESTION WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS? 
          >> TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE ANY LANGUAGE FROM AN ORDINANCE PERSPECTIVE OR EVEN THE CIVIL SERVICE PERSPECTIVE THAT WILL STOP US FROM BEING IN CONFLICT WITH THE FEDERAL? BECAUSE THERE'S OBVIOUSLY HRS LOOKING AT LOCAL LAW OR LOCAL ORDINANCE OR CIVIL SERVICE, AND EMPLOYEES AND THE DIRECTOR IS LOOKING AT WHAT THE FEDERAL LAW IS SAYING. 
          WE'VE BEEN IN MANY ROOMS DRAFTING ORDINANCE LEGISLATION TOGETHER. 
          I THINK YOU WOULD ADMIT THAT OFTENTIMES THE ATTEMPT IS NOT TO BE IN A CONFLICT LIKE THAT. AM I RIGHT? OR AM I WRONG? 
          >> YOU'RE CORRECT. 
          >> HOW ARE WE IN CONFLICT HERE AND BECAUSE WE'RE IN CONFLICT, HOW DO WE GET OUT OF THIS CONFLICT LEGALLY? 
          >> ONE SECOND. I'M SORRY. COUNCILMAN, YOU WANT TO EXTRA TIME? 
          >> YES, SIR. 
          >> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE THAT ALREADY EXISTS AND THEN LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE THAT'S BEING PROPOSED SO THAT I COULD SEE WHAT YOU WHERE THE CONFLICT EXISTS. 
          I'M SORRY, I'M NOT ABLE TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR TONIGHT, BUT IF WE WOULD HAVE TO GET WITH HR AND LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE, AND THEN WE COULD SEE, WHAT CAN BE WORKED OUT SO THAT WE CAN FIND A MIDDLE GROUND. 
          >> THAT FINE. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. 
          I DON'T BLAME MISS PEARSON FOR ADHERING TO LOCAL LAW, BUT I THINK WE GOT TO RECOGNIZE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, AGAIN, AS WE ALWAYS DO WHEN WE'RE DRAFTING ORDINATES AND LAW AND POLICY, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. 
          I'M SURPRISED THAT WE'RE AT THIS CONFLICT WITH THIS BECAUSE THE FEDS ARE SAYING THEY'RE NOT CONCERNED WITH WHAT THE CITY OF PARIS IS AVAILABLE TO DO AS IT RELATES TO OTHER EMPLOYEES. 
          THAT'S NOT THE EMPLOYEES. 
          THEY WANT EVERYBODY TO GET THIS RAISE. 
          I'D LIKE US TO EXPLORE HOW DO WE GET OUT OF THIS SITUATION. 
          >> OH, YEAH. I WOULD AGREE IT'S RARE THAT THE FEDS ARE IN SUPPORT OF ANYTHING, THAT LOCAL LEVEL IS DOING TO THIS EXTENT, FOR SURE. 
          YEAH, WE'LL DEFINITELY LOOK AT IT, FOR SURE. 
          WE'LL GET WITH TRY. 
          >> JUST WORK WITH BOTH PARTIES BECAUSE I THINK WE CAN IF THERE'S A LEGAL REMEDY FORWARD, A PATH FORWARD, LET'S ADDRESS THAT SOONER THAN LATER, SO WE DON'T HAVE THIS CONFLICT. 
          >> YES SIR. 
          >> THANK YOU. THE OTHER THING WAS MENTIONED, TO ME, I THOUGHT WAS CHALLENGING. 
          THE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED ABOUT AND THIS MAY NOT BE YOU COURT. 
          THIS MAY BE MISS PEARSON. 
          AGAIN, ABOUT THE CHANGE IN TITLE THAT WAS DONE. 
          AT THE TIME, THE ITEM WAS APPROVED AND RECEIVED. 
          WORKERS HAD ONE JOB TITLE AND THEN IT CHANGED ANOTHER JOB TITLE FOR WHATEVER REASON, BUT BECAUSE THE JOB TITLE WAS CHANGED, THEY DON'T GET THE BENEFIT OF THE RAISE, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF A JOB TITLE CHANGE, WHICH THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH. 
          I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ADDRESS THAT. 
          DO WE BRING IT BACK BEFORE US TO APPROVE IT WITH THAT IN THERE? IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD CHANGE ACCORDING TO, THAT MAY BE YOU, BUT THAT ISSUE SPECIFICALLY, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PENALIZING THEM BECAUSE WE CHANGED THE JOB DESCRIPTION TITLE. 
          GREG ACCORDING, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO? DO WE NEED TO MEND THE ITEM, BRING IT BACK BEFORE US TO ADD THOSE NEW JOB DESCRIPTIONS IN BECAUSE AT THE TIME THIS WAS DONE, IT WAS INTENDED TO IMPACT THEM. 
          IT JUST FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU CHANGED THE JOB DESCRIPTION. 
          LOOK LIKE THAT CHANGE ELIMINATES THEM NOW. 
          DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT ON WHAT WE COULD DO TO ADDRESS THAT? 
          >> I SOUND LIKE A BROKER RECORD. 
          I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. 
          I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. 
          BUT WE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT LANGUAGE, TOO. 
          I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN, I'M OVER THERE, JUST TRYING TO GET EDUCATED SOME BY FINANCE, THEY GIVEN ME SOME POINTERS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE I NEED TO GET WITH MY COUNSEL AND PERSONNEL, PERSONNEL COUNSEL IN OUR OFFICE AND HAVE A DISCUSSION TO GET CAUGHT UP ON THIS, BUT JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, AGAIN, I THINK IT'S JUST A LANGUAGE THING TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO SO THAT WE'RE NOT IN CONFLICT WITH ANYTHING ELSE. 
          >> YES. 
          >> ONCE WE REACH THAT POINT, DEFINITELY LET YOU KNOW AND MOVE FORWARD. 
          >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW, THIS IS ON THE FLY, BUT I'M OFFERING THESE THINGS UP. 
          I WOULD RATHER GET THIS DONE RATHER SWIFTLY. 
          THEY'VE WAITED FOR QUITE A WHILE. 
          WE NEED TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING TO ADDRESS THESE CHANGES ONCE YOU FIND OUT A LEGAL PATH FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THESE CONFLICTS. 
          WE DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE A JOB TITLE CHANGE HAS ELIMINATED THEM. 
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I THINK THOSE ARE SOME SIMPLE FIXES IF THERE'S A LEGAL PATH FORWARD? 
          >> YES SIR. 
          >> JUST EXPLORE THOSE, GET BACK TO US AND LET US LOOK WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO RESOLVE IT. 
          >> WE'LL MAKE IT PRIORITY. 
          >> THANK YOU. 
          >> COFFMAN HARRIS? 
          >> YES. MISS PIERCE, CAN YOU COME UP, PLEASE? YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S A MEETING THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER, CORRECT? CAN YOU SHARE WITH US WHAT THAT MEETING WILL ENTAIL IN SEPTEMBER? 
          >> THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO GET CLARITY ON SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE SALARY MANDATE FROM OHS. 
          SPECIFICALLY, WHAT IS THE DEADLINE ON IMPLEMENTING THE SALARY INCREASES? WHAT POSITIONS DOES THAT APPLY TO? 
          >> LET ME ALSO ASK THIS QUESTION. 
          DID IT TAKE WAITING UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO DO THIS? COULD WE HAVE OR COULD YOU HAVE GOTTEN AHEAD OF THIS AND REQUEST A MEETING EARLY ON? WE COULD HAVE SOLVED THIS AND PREVENT US FROM BEING WHERE WE ARE TODAY, IS THAT POSSIBLE? 
          >> ARE YOU SPEAKING TO BACK IN MAY WHEN THIS ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WAS DONE? BACK IN MAY, THERE WAS A TIME CRUNCH WITH GETTING THIS DONE TO MEET THE FUNDING REQUIREMENTS THAT I BELIEVE AT THAT TIME WAS MAYBE JUNE 30TH OR JULY 1, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ALSO RELIED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT. 
          THE REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE CLERICALS WAS NOT PROVIDED TO HR UNTIL THE WEEK. 
          OF THIS AGENDA ITEM BEING SUBMITTED. 
          THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIME FOR A THOROUGH EVALUATION TO DETERMINE IF WE COULD INCLUDE THE CLERICAL POSITIONS IN THIS PACKAGE. 
          >> DEPARTMENT, DHDS WAS LATE GETTING YOU THE INFORMATION. 
          THAT'S WHAT YOU JUST STATED. 
          >> WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT WE DIDN'T RECEIVE THE REQUEST TO EVALUATE THE CLERICALS UNTIL MUCH TOO CLOSE TO THE DEADLINE OF SUBMITTING THIS AGENDA ITEM IN ORDER TO USE THE FUNDS BEFORE THEY EXPIRED, I BELIEVE IN THE END OF JUNE OR EARLY JULY. 
          >> WHEN DID YOU RECEIVE THE INFORMATION FROM THEM? 
          >> THE AGENDA ITEM, I BELIEVE, WAS SUBMITTED TO COUNSEL, AND THE INTRODUCTION DATE WAS MAY 14TH, SO WE MAY HAVE RECEIVED THE REQUEST REGARDING THE CLERICALS, MAYBE A WEEK OR TWO PRIOR. 
          >> THANK YOU, MISS PIERCE. 
          DR. SANDERS, DR. ROBERTS, CAN YOU COME UP, PLEASE? YOU BOTH CAN COME UP. 
          >> MISS PEARSON JUST STATED THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE INFORMATION BACK ON MAY 14, 2025. 
          WHY WAS THERE A DELAY OF TWO WEEKS PRIOR BEFORE THEM RECEIVING THE INFORMATION? WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE? 
          >> NOW, THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT MY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR CAN ANSWER BETTER THAN I CAN BECAUSE I WAS JUST COMING INTO THE DIVISION AT THAT TIME. 
          >> THANKS. DR. ROBERTS, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT FOR US, PLEASE? 
          >> YES, MA'AM. ACTUALLY, THE INCREASES FOR EVERYBODY WAS BROUGHT TO HR WHEN WE RECEIVED THE APPROVAL ON 9.30.2024. 
          IT INCLUDED EVERYONE. 
          WE ATTEMPTED TO GET THIS IMPLEMENTED AT THAT TIME, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS THAT RESULTED IN OUR FORMER DIRECTOR AND MISS PEARSON'S CONVERSATIONS RESULTING IN THE TIMELINE, NOT BEING ABLE TO BE DONE. 
          >> WHY WAS THAT YOU DO, YOU KNOW WHY? 
          >> I WILL HAVE TO [OVERLAPPING] 
          >> MISS PEARSON, CAN YOU COME UP, PLEASE? DO YOU RECALL THAT CONVERSATION? 
          >> NO, I DON'T. 
          THERE WASN'T ANY DELAYS IN TERMS OF HR MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ITEM. 
          WELL YOU ACTED ON THE INFORMATION AS IT WAS PRESENTED TO US FROM DHDS. 
          IF THERE WERE DELAYS, THERE WERE SOMETIMES DELAYS AND RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION ASKED, BUT ONCE WE GOT READY TO SUBMIT THE AGENDA ITEM, HR DID WHAT WAS REQUESTED AND EVALUATED AND THE PREPARING THE INFORMATION BASED OFF WHAT WAS REQUESTED. 
          >> DR. ROBERTSON WHO WAS SIT OVER ON SEPTEMBER 30TH 2024. 
          DID YOU RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION THEN? 
          >> I CAN'T SPEAK TO SEPTEMBER 2024. 
          I BELIEVE IT WAS STATED THAT THE AWARDING FOR THE INFORMATION WAS MAYBE IN OCTOBER. 
          >> IT WAS IT WAS APPROVED 9.30.2024. 
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I DO KNOW THAT COMMUNICATION WAS SHARED WITH HR FROM THE PREVIOUS DHDS DIRECTOR. 
          >> COME FROM [INAUDIBLE] 
          >> PLEASE. 
          >> I DO KNOW THAT WE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS THROUGH DECEMBER AND THEN IN JANUARY, WE CONTINUED THOSE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE ATTEMPTED TO GIVE THE FUNDS. 
          THERE WAS FINAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PREDECESSOR BEFORE DR. SANDERS AND HR THAT SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE TO GET IT DONE, IT WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. 
          THAT'S WHY THAT MONEY WENT BACK. 
          >> I'M SORRY, DR. ROBERTS. 
          AT THAT TIME, IT WAS STATED THAT ACROSS THE BOARD, EVERY EMPLOYEE WAS SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE A RAISE AT THAT TIME? 
          >> THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE FACT THAT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. 
          THE TIERS WERE GOING TO BE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO EDUCATION FIRST, AND THEN WE WERE LOOKING AT DOING THE OTHER STAFF. 
          WE ADDED THE BUILDING ATTENDANCE AND THE COOKS BECAUSE WE HAD A CONTRACT WHERE WE HAD OUTSOURCED THE FOOD. 
          BUT WE HAD TO CANCEL THAT CONTRACT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND BRING IT BACK IN HOUSE. 
          IN ORDER FOR US TO AGAIN ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE STAFF THAT WE HAD, WE ASKED HR, WHAT COULD WE DO AND THAT'S HOW THE TITLE CAME UP OF THE BUILDING SUPPORT/KITCHEN. 
          BUT AT NO POINT IN TIME, WAS IT DISCUSSED WITH US THAT IF WE CHANGED THEIR TITLE, THAT THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THEM FROM GETTING THE BACKPACK. 
          >> YOU HE WAS NEVER TOLD THAT? 
          >> NO, MA'AM. NOT UNTIL AFTER EVERYTHING WAS APPROVED IN MAY, AND THEN IT CAME OUT THAT THAT WAS THE REASON WHY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. 
          >> WHEN WERE YOU TOLD THAT? 
          >> AFTER THE APPROVAL IN MAY, AND THEN THE STAFF DIDN'T GET IT, AND THEN WE ASKED HR WHY, AND THEN WE WERE TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE THAT TITLE DIDN'T EXIST FROM JANUARY TO MAY. 
          ACCORDING TO HR STANDARDS, WE COULD NOT GO BACK AND GIVE THE RETRO. 
          HOWEVER, BUILDING ATTENDANT AND COOK DID EXIST, AND ACCORDING TO OUR APPROVED PROPOSAL, THEY WERE TO GET THOSE INCREASES FOR THAT TIME. 
          >> MISS PEARSON AND TO MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMAN DUNN, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE SUGGESTION. 
          WE NEED TO CORRECT THIS, AND WE NEED TO CORRECT IT THE RIGHT WAY, BUT QUICKLY BECAUSE FROM ALL THAT'S BEEN SHARED TONIGHT, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF THIS LONG TIME AGO. 
          THE GENTLEMAN THAT CAME UP TONIGHT WHO WORKS FOR YOUR AGENCY, HAVE YOU HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH YOUR EMPLOYEES ABOUT WHY THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RAISE AND A BONUS? BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THEM HEARING IT SECOND HAND FROM THE COMMUNITY OR WHAT'S BEING PUT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          HAVE YOU GUYS SAT AND HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM? HAVE YOU DR. SANDERS? 
          >> YES. 
          >> OKAY. WHEN DID YOU DO THAT? 
          >> LAST WEEK. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, BUT WE HAD A FOLLOW UP WHEN ALL THE STAFF CAME BACK. 
          TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE HAD BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH HR. 
          WE HAD BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR POLICY COUNCIL. 
          WE HAD BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH OUR GOVERNING BODY BECAUSE FOR HEAD START, THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT IS THAT THE DHDS DIRECTOR, THE HEAD START DIRECTOR, AND THE GOVERNING BODY, ALONG WITH THE POLICY COUNCIL, MAKE OUR DECISION. 
          THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE SEPARATED. 
          WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW IS OUR PLAN OF GOVERNMENT IS CREATING AN IMPASSE WHERE WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE UNTIL THE END OF THAT MATTER. 
          >> MISS PEARSON LET'S WORK WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO GET THIS CORRECTED AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN SO WE CAN KEEP GOOD EMPLOYEES WITH THIS AGENCY, AND WE DEFINITELY DON'T NEED THE MORALE TO DROP BECAUSE YOU HAVE 657 KIDS, AND I GIVE YOU A HAND FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE YOU WERE EVERYWHERE THESE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AT OUR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT, COUNCILWOMAN, YOU WERE EVERYWHERE PROMOTING, RECRUITING, AND YOU GUYS DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB, SO HEADS OFF TO YOU. 
          LET'S MAKE THIS WRONG RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          >> COUNCILMAN HURST. 
          >> I THINK MISS ROBERTS KNOWS THAT I'M A FAN OF A WORK JUST IN PRIVATE PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS, WHATEVER IT IS. 
          I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN. 
          WE'VE DONE SOME I GIVE AN EXAMPLE. 
          WE'VE DONE SOME THINGS CLERICALLY, ALONG WITH MISS MABRY HISTORICALLY, CHANGE CLERICAL POSITIONS, PAY REQUIREMENTS. 
          WE WERE LOOKING AT PAYING A CLERICAL PERSON, $26,000, BUT THEY WERE SORRY, FAMILY SERVICE WORKER. 
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TWENTY SIX, $27,000 BUT REQUIRED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. 
          JUST MAKING THE ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THE RIGHT HIRES PARISH WIDE. 
          A LOT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE. 
          I THINK THE ONE THING THAT WE'RE LEAVING OFF IS THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN IN MAY. 
          THIS HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR. 
          YOU ALL KEEP DON'T FORGET THE DATES. 
          THIS WAS NOT THIS ADMINISTRATION, AND SO I WAS IN MISS MABRY OFFICE WHEN SHE SENT THE LETTER TO THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION SAYING THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FUNDS BECAUSE I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PAY STUDY. 
          I WAS GOING DIRECTOR ROBERTS CAN TELL YOU, I WENT FROM OFFICE TO OFFICE TELLING THE PEOPLE IF YOU I CAN'T FIGHT FOR YOU IF YOU CAN'T FIGHT FOR YOURSELF. 
          TO EVERY OFFICE IN DHDS, EMPLOYEE BR, ALL THE MAINTENANCE WORKERS, EVERYBODY. 
          MISS MABRY TURNED AROUND AND I READ AN EMAIL FROM THEM DIRECTLY TO THE ADMINISTRATION SAYING, HURST, I WANT TO SUPPORT IT, BUT WE ALREADY HAVE OUR MONEY. 
          GO FIGHT FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. 
          WE CAN'T BLAME THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION AND THE TIMELINE WHEN THIS WAS DONE LAST YEAR BECAUSE WHAT THEY LOST WAS HALF OF THAT GRANT. 
          THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE NOT SAYING PUBLICLY RIGHT NOW. 
          COME TO THE MIKE RIGHT QUICK. 
          I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS IT FOUR POINT. 
          I'M JUST GETTING LATE, AND I'M CHECKING OUT. 
          BUT WHAT WERE THE EXACT NUMBERS FOR THE GRANT? 
          >> WE RETURNED 1.7 MILLION DOLLAR. 
          >> BECAUSE IT WAS 3.5 TOTAL. 
          >> FIRST HALF. 
          >> HALF OF IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LAST THING ABOUT SEMESTERS, FALL SEMESTER, ANOTHER HALF WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SPRING SEMESTER, OR THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION MADE NO CHANGES WHATSOEVER AND ALLOW THAT MONEY TO GO BACK TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          YOU CAN'T BLAME THE TWO MINUTE OPPORTUNITY THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAD TO FIGURE OUT COME INTO OFFICE, FIGURE OUT AND GET IT DONE BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU, IT BECAME A SCRAMBLE. 
          IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE LAST FALL WHEN YOU ORIGINALLY ORIGINALLY GOT THE MONEY. 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> COUNCIL MEMBER DUNN AND I SIT ON THE DHDS BOARD, AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WE RECEIVED THE MONEY, SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN BACK THEN. 
          >> CORRECT. 
          >> WE CAN PLAY THE BLAME GAME ALL THE WAY AROUND. 
          I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WE WANT TO DO IS FIGURE OUT WORK WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY AND KELLY, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING TO THE MIC. 
          I KNOW THAT THIS ALL FALLS UNDER YOU. 
          TALK ABOUT YOUR PLAN AND HOW YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. 
          >> FIRST OF ALL, AND I SPOKE TO BOTH OF YOU, YOU'RE ON THE ADVOCACY COUNCIL, ON HURST THAT'S THE FIRST FIX. 
          THEY WILL NEVER EVER HERE AGAIN IN HERE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEIR JOBS. 
          IF THERE'S A WAY TO DO IT, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. 
          WE'RE GOING TO GET PAST ATTORNEYS INVOLVED, WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW LEGAL. 
          IF THERE'S A WAY TO DO IT, WE'LL DO IT, THERE'S DOZENS OF FEDERAL GRANTS. 
          I TALKED TO EIGHT FEDERAL HEADS A DAY. 
          THERE'S OPTIONS, BUT WE WANT TO GET THEM THE MONEY. 
          THIS ADMINISTRATION, WE DON'T DRIVE LOOKING IN THE REVIEW. 
          WHEN JUNE 30TH CAME, WE DID IT. 
          WE TOOK IT IS WHAT IT IS. 
          THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO AWARE OF, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE IT, AND WE NEED Y'ALL HELP. 
          IT WON'T BE MY DECISION. 
          IT'LL BE OUR DECISION. NEEDS YOUR HELP, NEEDS YOUR HELP. 
          GIVE US 30 DAYS, LET US TALK TO HIM. 
          WE'LL COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF, COMMUNICATE WITH A AND FIND A SOLUTION. 
          THERE IS A SOLUTION HERE. 
          WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE PREPARED SELF INFLICTED WOUNDS ALL OVER THE PLACE. 
          BUT FOR THE PEOPLE, WE'LL FIX IT. 
          >> THERE'S NO VOTE NEEDED ON THAT. WE ACCEPT THE REPORT. 
          A 151 APPOINTMENTS, 
          [151. 25-00989]
BOARD OF APPEAL CONCURRING WITH THE MAYOR PRESIDENT'S RE-APPOINTMENT OR REPLACEMENT OF GREG FLORES. 
          THIS IS A FOUR YEAR TERM HOME-BUILDER ASSOCIATION NOMINEE KAREN BALLARD BALLOT GREG GORMAN. 
          ANYONE WHO WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE GO TO COUNCIL. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST. 
          WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET. ANY OPPOSITION? CONGRATULATIONS, GREG GORMAN. DOES IT HAVE TO BE GREG? I DON'T KNOW. ITEMS 152-154. 
          [Items 152 - 154]
CHANGE ORDERS, NORTH BOULEVARD AREA, ADA TRANSITION CONTRACTOR HONOR COMPANY, LLC CHANGE AUTO AMOUNT, $80,782.37, 153 SALES TAX STREET AND ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROJECT 1933 STREETS IN HERMITAGE AND LEXINGTON STATE NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS, CONTRACTOR AJ DAGO AND SONS CONTRACTORS CHANGE AUTO AMOUNT, $11,690.22. 
          ITEM 154, A 2291873 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY PARISH, OWN LOTS AND FMA PROPERTIES, CONTRACTOR K3B, LLC, CHANGE AUTO AMOUNT $4,800. 
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ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE, GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST. 
          SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. FINAL ACCEPTANCES, 155, 
          [Items 155 & 156]
156 TAKEN TOGETHER, SWWTP, SOLIDS HANDLING GRADE CONTRACTOR TA SERVICES LLC, FINAL COST 4,750,001 56 SALES TAX STREET AND ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROJECT 193, STREETS IN HERMITAGE, LEXINGTON STATES. 
          NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS CONTRACTOR RJ DAIGO, SUNS CONTRACTOR ZINC FINAL COST $2,177,882.47. 
          ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEE NONE GO TO COUNCIL, WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO, SECOND, BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, ANY OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. 
          THESE ITEMS 157-164 ARE TO BE TAKEN AS EMERGENCY. 
          [Items 157 - 164]
WE'RE GOING TO EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THESE ALL TOGETHER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE 16442. 
          THESE ITEMS MUST BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BY TWO THIRD VOTE OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. 
          I NEED A MOTION TO DECLARE THESE ITEMS IN EMERGENCY. 
          MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST SECOND BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO DECLARE EMERGENCY. 
          IS THERE ANY ONE IN OPPOSITION TO DECLARING THESE ITEMS IN EMERGENCY. 
          SEEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEMS NOW. 
          WE'RE GOING TO START WITH 157 RESOLUTION OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. 
          IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 38.222P CERTIFYING THAT PUBLIC EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND EXIST IN CONNECTION WITH THE FAILURE OF THE AC UNIT SERVICING SOUTH SIDE OF THE EIGHTH FLOOR AND CITY HALL, BY BUILDING GROUNDS DIRECTOR REASON FOR THE EMERGENCY OF THE SOUTH HVAC AIR HANDLER UNIT LOCATED ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR OF CITY HALL, EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED FAILURE TO ENSURE TIMELY RESTORATION OF SERVICE, REPLACEMENT PORTS WERE ORDERED IMMEDIATELY SO THAT REPAIRS COULD BE COMPLETED AND UNIT RETURNED TO OPERATION. 
          IF THAT'S NOT AN EMERGENCY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. 
          ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, GO TO COUNCIL, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 
          REST OF THEM 158-164 WE CAN TAKE TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL SIMILARLY RELATED, ALTHOUGH THERE IS GOING TO BE A REQUEST TO DELETE ITEMS 160, 161 AND 162, SO BEAR WITH ME. 
          158, REVISING RESOLUTION 58765 AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO SUB RECIPIENT CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND HIV AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION 2, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION BY 600,000 FOR A REVISED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,053,288 AND EXTENDING THE CONTRACT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, 159, REVISING RESOLUTION 58766, AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO SUB RECIPIENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH AT BATON ROUGE AND LAROQUE LLC DOING BUSINESS AS BRIGHTY CLINIC, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION BY 125,000 FOR A REVISED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $275,000, AND EXTENDING CONTRACT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, 160, REVISING RESOLUTION 58767, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1, SUB RECIPIENT CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION. 
          $485,000 FOR REVISED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $904,755 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, 161, REVISING RESOLUTION 58768 AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE NUMBER 1 TO SUB RECIPIENT CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH, EAST BATON ROUGE STAR CORPORATION, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION BY $355,990.50 FOR REVISED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $655,990.50 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          162, REVISING RESOLUTION 58769 AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1, TO THE SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH, EAST BATON ROUGE AND BATON ROUGE, BLACK ALCOHOLISM COUNCIL DOING BUSINESS AS METRO HEALTH, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION BY 310,000 FOR REVISED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $600,258.83 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          ITEM 163, REVISING RESOLUTION 58762 AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1, SUB RECIPIENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH, EAST BATON ROUGE AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES, JOSEPH HOLMES, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION BY $33,750 FOR REVISED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $83,757 AND EXTENDING THE CONTRACT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          ITEM 164, REVISING RESOLUTION 58763 AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO 
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SUB RECIPIENT CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES, SANCTUARY FOR LIFE, INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION BY $42,175 FOR REVISED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $105,631 AND EXTENDING THE CONTRACT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
          ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS WITH THE 158-164 WITH DELETION OF ITEMS 160,161 AND 162. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOAK. 
          SECOND, BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. MEETING ADJOURNED.
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