Nov 25, 2025 Metropolitan Council

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YOU GOT IT YOU KNOW. YOU READY? YEAH. FRIENDS, ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN.

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WELCOME TO THE HOME OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.

GOOD TO HAVE ALL OF YOU WATCHING, BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO BE A PART OF OUR GOVERNMENT.

WE ARE STREAMING AT BURLEIGH.GOV. WE'RE ON WE'RE ON AT&T, WE'RE ON YOUTUBE, WE'RE ON FACEBOOK WE'RE ALL OVER.

AND WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE WITH US. AND AT THIS TIME HERE IS THE MAYOR PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH FROM DISTRICT 1, COUNCILMAN NOEL COUNCILMAN. THANK YOU, DENNIS.

COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, YOU'RE INTRODUCING OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE.

I AM I'D LIKE TO ASK DOCTOR GABRIELLE SWAGGART PASTOR OF FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER RIGHT IN THE HEART OF DISTRICT 11, TO OPEN US UP IN OUR INVOCATION THIS AFTERNOON, DOCTOR SWAGGART.

THERE YOU GO. SEEING THAT IT IS OUR THANKSGIVING WEEK, I THINK ALL OF US IN HERE COULD SAY THAT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR. HOW MANY IN HERE WOULD SAY, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR? COME ON, RAISE YOUR HAND. AND I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR.

WE'RE HERE IN A GREAT CITY AND A GREAT STATE.

AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.

BUT I WANT ALL OF US TO BOW OUR HEADS, PLEASE.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.

FATHER, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL AND WE ARE THANKFUL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO YOUR WORK.

WE ASK, LORD THAT YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR BLESSINGS UPON OUR COUNCIL LEADERS.

BLESS EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT IS IN THIS ROOM.

BLESS OUR MAYOR, HIS STAFF, HIS TEAM. LORD, EACH ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS NEED YOUR PROVISION AND DIRECTION.

AND WE'RE ASKING LORD THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE YOUR DIRECTION FOR THESE MEETINGS.

LET YOUR WILL BE DONE FOR OUR GREAT CITY AND OUR GREAT STATE.

AND FATHER, ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT WE CAN CALL YOU SAVIOR.

WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT WE CAN CALL YOU LORD, AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL THAT WE CAN CALL YOU FATHER, FOR YOU ARE A GOOD, GOOD FATHER, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL AND WE ARE THANKFUL.

LORD BLESS THESE MEETINGS. WE ASK IT IN JESUS MIGHTY NAME AND EVERYONE SAID AMEN.

AMEN. NOW, I'D LIKE TO ASK AMELIA AND ARLO TO COME OFFER OUR PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[APPLAUSE] GREAT JOB GUYS. AND MAYOR, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

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I HAVE A SPECIAL RESOLUTION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF THE DAY, MS. JULIET, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME JOIN ME.

MS. JULIET HAS BEEN JOINED WITH MAYOR SID EDWARDS OFFICE ALL DAY AS MAYOR OF THE DAY.

AND IN TALKING TO SOME OF US THROUGHOUT THE DAY WE WERE ASKING HER WHAT HER INITIATIVE MIGHT BE.

AND SHE IS VERY PASSIONATE AND WILLING AND WANTING TO DO MANY, MANY THINGS WITH OUR HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE. SO SHE'S ASKED THAT THE COUNCIL JOINED WITH THE MAYOR OF THE DAY IN A SPECIAL RESOLUTION.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR OF THE DAY, I'LL READ THIS BY THE MAYOR, BY THE MAYOR OF THE DAY CALLING FOR COUNCIL SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN SERVICES FOR OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY. WHEREAS THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING A COMMUNITY WHERE ALL RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY, SAFETY AND HOPE. AND WHEREAS OUR HOMELESS POPULATION CONTINUES TO FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES INCLUDING FOOD INSECURITY, LACK OF STABLE HOUSING, LIMITED ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING LONG TERM STABILITY.

AND WHEREAS MAYOR FOR THE DAY, I RECOGNIZE THE URGENT NEED TO EXPAND OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITHIN OUR CITY. AND WHEREAS PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE ASSISTANCE INCLUDING MEALS,

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AND WHEREAS COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MAYOR FOR THE DAY, THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ESTABLISHING A SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE SUPPORT NETWORK FOR OUR HOMELESS POPULATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, JULIET MAYOR FOR THE DAY, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO JOIN ME IN PRIORITIZING AND EXPANDING EFFORTS TO CARE FOR OUR HOMELESS POPULATION.

THIS DAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, 2025. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I AS COUNCILMAN MOAK MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION FOR MAYOR OF THE DAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOAK AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.

THAT'S A GREAT RESOLUTION, MAYOR JULIET. ANY OPPOSITION? THE MOTION CARRIES. MAYOR JULIET, YOU HAVE YOUR RESOLUTION PASSED FOR THE [APPLAUSE] SUPPORT OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, IF YOU WILL, IF YOU WILL SIGN RIGHT HERE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT HAS PASSED AND BEEN SIGNED THIS DAY [APPLAUSE].

Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US FOR A PICTURE? SURE.

WELL MAYOR JULIET EASY [LAUGHTER].

MIC] ALRIGHT.

BIG SMILE FROM EVERYBODY. ALRIGHT. OH! BIG SMILE. ALL RIGHT, HOLD THAT FOR ME, THREE, TWO, ONE ALL RIGHT BIG SMILE [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU I ASKED FOR A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE BECAUSE I WASN'T PREPARED DOING THE RECOGNITION PERIOD.

ALREADY? ALRIGHT SO TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY IN DISTRICT 5 BECAUSE IT IS MY LEGISLATIVE AIDES BIRTHDAY, Y'ALL. [APPLAUSE] AND SO I WANTED TO SHAME HER IN FRONT OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND ON TV AND FACEBOOK AND JUST TELL HER HOW SPECIAL SHE IS TO US. I MEAN, I MEAN, IT'S FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

I'VE HAD SOME AMAZING STAFF MEMBERS, BUT SHE LITERALLY SITS UP AT MIDNIGHT TRYING TO FIND THINGS TO DO FOR OUR DISTRICT, EMAILING ME, TRYING TO ORGANIZE THE OFFICE, AND JUST MAKING IT A PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR HER TO BE HER BEST EVERY DAY.

AND SO TODAY I PROVIDE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO COMIC FOLDING.

HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY ON THIS JOYOUS OCCASION OF YOUR 22ND BIRTHDAY.

THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR CONTINUED GROWTH, YOUR BRIGHT SPIRIT AND YOUR UNIQUE LIGHT YOU BRING TO THOSE AROUND YOU.

MAY YOUR DAY BE FILLED WITH LOVE, LAUGHTER, AND THE COMPANY OF THOSE WHO APPRECIATE THE TREASURE YOU ARE TO US ALL, COUNCILMAN DARRYL HURST. Y'ALL GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU

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[ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ASHLEY CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE INTRODUCTIONS?

[INTRODUCTIONS]

NUMBER 3, AMENDING THE 2025 CURRENT EXPENSE AND CAPITAL BUDGET SO AS TO ADJUST ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO MAKE CERTAIN INTERDEPARTMENTAL INTERFUND TRANSFERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE BUDGET ACT AND THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. NUMBER 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, CREATING THE DELMONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE ON THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A, DEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY FROM WHICH NEW AREA SALES AND USE TAX AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX MAY BE LEVIED BY THE DISTRICT USED TO FUND ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COST OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 27 OF TITLE 33 OF THE LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTES OF 1950, AS AMENDED, AND DESIGNATING THE PARISH GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE DISTRICT, ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR AUTHORITY TO LEVY SALES AND USE TAX AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING. BY COUNCILMAN DARRYL HURST. NUMBER 5.

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN CRUISE LINES, PROVIDING FOR A 20 YEAR EXCLUSIVE DOCKING ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CITY PARISH PAPERCLIP DOCK AND CONSIDERATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DOCKING FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE AND OR RENTAL PAYMENTS, AND DOCKING FEES AS DICTATED BY CITY PARISH ORDINANCE.

TITLE 10, CHAPTER 5, SECTION 10:300. IN ORDER TO GROW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE VIA THE PAPERCLIP DOCK BY COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN. NUMBER 6, ADOPTING THE REVISED 2026 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT, FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SAID PLAN AS DECEMBER 27TH, 2025, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.

NUMBER 7, FIXING THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, AND AGENCIES TO WHICH APPROPRIATIONS ARE MADE, AND ESTABLISHING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECEMBER 27TH, 2025, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT HEREWITH BY HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.

NUMBER 8, APPROVING THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 33.9038.76 E (2)(B) OF THE SALES AND USE TAX AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX WITHIN THE LSU ATHLETIC SUBDISTRICT AS ESTABLISHED BY THE DISTRICT SUBDISTRICTS.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS BY COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN. CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS. NUMBER 9.

SELENE FINANCE LP 23434 CHUCK WAGON DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 NOEL.

NUMBER 10 CHUQING HE. 2131 MARINER DRIVE. COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 GAUDET.

NUMBER 11 KATIE CHARLET EVERITT 5169 ANNETTE STREET.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 HURST. NUMBER 12 JOSEPH COLLINS 4836 JEAN STREET.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 HARRIS. NUMBER 13 LIONEL WILLIAMS AND CHARLENE WHITE WILLIAMS. 1532 NORTH 23RD STREET. COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 HARRIS.

NUMBER 14 DIANA MARIE LEBRETON. 2484 COLLEGE DRIVE.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 HARRIS. NUMBER 15 THEODORE L ELLIS, IN THE ESTATE OF LOUISE FARRINGTON ELLIS.

11922 AUBURN DRIVE, COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8 AMOROSO.

NUMBER 16, RIDDICK INVESTMENTS LLC IN THE ESTATE OF EDWARD KNOX JUNIOR.

903 NORTH 17TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.

NUMBER 17 ANNA F TURNER, ET AL. 1320 DOT STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN.

NUMBER 18 HARRIET THOMAS. 2386 CAROLINA STREET.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN. NUMBER 19 HOLLY HINGLE.

6710 HIGHLAND ROAD. COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 RACCA.

ALL ITEMS REQUIRE READING HAVE BEEN READ. WE NEED A MOTION TO AMEND ITEM 35 TO CHANGE THE START DATE TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2025. AMEND ITEM 34 TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT TO $4,915,204 AND INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS. A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 4.

COUNCILWOMAN IS THAT WITH THE AMENDMENTS MENTIONED? ALL RIGHT WE HAVE A MOTION. YES. DO WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 4 AND WITH ITEM AND WITH THE ITEM 35 AND 34 AMENDED AS READ.

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WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE ITEM WILL BE VOTED ON FIRST, WHICH IS TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS WITH THE AMENDED AMENDMENTS TO 34 AND 35. MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO ITEMS 34 AND 35.

YES OR NO? BUT ITEM FOUR AND THE AMENDMENTS ON ITEM 34 AND 35.

AS VOTED FOR YES ON THE FIRST. OKAY. SO THAT WAS THE BELMONT EBD WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE. MACHINES? WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION? ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION. MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS EXCEPT ITEM 4, WITH THE AMENDMENTS TO ITEM 34 AND 35. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATIONS. REQUESTS FROM DPW

[CONDEMNATIONS]

IN TWO WEEKS ON ITEM 83, 90 DAYS ON ITEM 7796 102, 103, 104 AND TO DELETE ITEM 76, 97 AND 99.

I HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 60 DAYS. THIS IS FROM THE COUNCIL I'VE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 60 DAYS ON ITEM 78, 82, 90 AND 109. 90 DAYS ON ITEM 107 AND TO DELETE ITEM 93.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADJUSTMENTS? COUNCILMAN KENNEY.

30 DAYS FOR 79. WE DON'T HAVE A 30-DAY OPTION.

SO IT'S 60? 60, DELETE 85, DELETE 97. OKAY. DELETE 85 AND DELETE 97? YES CORRECT YES OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. YEAH YOU'RE READING REAL FAST.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE 78? YES, ON 78 AND WE ARE DELETING 93 THERE'S A PURCHASE AGREEMENT THERE.

LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT. AND ON 109, 60 DAYS.

GOT IT. YEP. 99 60 DAYS UNTIL MIC]. 99 WAS RECOMMENDED TO BE DELETED. DO YOU WANT A? HUNDREDS BEING DELETED AS WELL? 100. ALL RIGHT.

EVERYBODY ELSE GOOD? OKAY. OKAY, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? BRANDON? YEAH. OH 60 ON 101 HANG ON. 60 ON 101. 84, 87 AND 89 60. 84, 87, 89.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY WE HAVE MAYA WISEMAN WISHING TO SPEAK.

THIS IS ON ITEM 76. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO DELETE THAT ONE.

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I'VE BEEN LIVING IN BATON ROUGE FOR A YEAR. I'M JUST GLAD THAT THIS IS BEING TALKED ABOUT ON A PUBLIC FORUM THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? PLEASE. JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING ON.

NAME IS NICK MILLER. I'M THE OWNER OF ITEM NUMBER 110.

THAT ITEM IS BEING DONATED TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

SO I'M ASKING THAT IT BE REMOVED. OKAY.

COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN? ALL RIGHT, SO YOU'RE DONATING.

YOU HAVE SOME DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU'RE DONATING THAT WE INITIATED? WE ISSUED THE INITIAL CONVERSATION LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO, IMMEDIATELY BEFORE GETTING THE LETTER TO OR I SAY TWO WEEKS RECENTLY, RIGHT BEFORE GETTING THE LETTER TO APPEAR. OKAY. SO WE KIND OF PAUSED TO COME TO THIS MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. SO I DON'T HAVE A DOCUMENT. NO, MA'AM.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU OUGHT TO HAVE THAT LETTER WHEN? I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR HABITAT, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE SOON.

I'M NOT I'M NOT POSITIVE. ALRIGHT.

OKAY. SO. YES THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO IS DEFER IT AND THEY'LL COME BACK WITH THEIR DOCUMENTATION.

WE'LL DO 60 DAYS ON 110. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? OKAY, I'M GOING TO READ THEM BACK ONE TIME.

WE'RE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 80, 81, 86, 88, 91, 92, 94, 95, 98, 105, 106, AND 108. TWO WEEKS ON ITEM 83. 60 DAYS ON ITEM 78, 79, 82, 84, 87, 89, 90, 101, 109 AND ONE 110. 90 DAYS ON ITEMS 77, 96, 102, 103, 104, 107 AND TO DELETE ITEMS 85, 76, 85, 93, 97, 99 AND 100.

WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

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TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT BY $30,000 FOR TOTAL COMPENSATION NOT TO EXCEED $130,000 BY THE OFFICE OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY.

THIS WAS DEFERRED FROM OCTOBER 22ND. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JUNIOR. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ITEM 112.

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I'M SORRY. AN ORDINANCE OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, CREATING THE DELMONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, ON PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS EXHIBIT A, DEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY FROM WHICH AREA NEW SALES AND USE TAXES MAY BE LEVIED BY THE DISTRICT AND USED TO FUND ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COST OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 27 OF TITLE 33, LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTES OF 1950, AS AMENDED, ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT.

ACKNOWLEDGING THE DISTRICT BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO LEVY SALES AND USE TAXES AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, BY COUNCILMAN DARRYL HURST.

THIS WAS DEFERRED ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2025. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN HURST. SO I DO HAVE A MOTION TO DELETE THIS ITEM AND REINTRODUCE THE OTHER ONE NEXT MEETING THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO DELETE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 113 AMENDING TITLE 1 CHAPTER 3 PART 4.

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RATHER, ALL REQUIREMENTS OF RETIREMENT HAVE BEEN MET AND AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN SIGNED AND SUBMITTED TO THE TO CLEAN LANGUAGE TO REFLECT THAT

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ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IF Y'ALL DEFER THIS, I'M GONNA BE MAD. I DON'T WANT TO READ IT AGAIN. OKAY MACK, WILL YOU COME UP? THANK YOU FOR AS YOU'RE WALKING UP.

THANK YOU FOR SENDING THIS IN ADVANCE. WILL YOU JUST EXPLAIN THIS ITEM WHERE I CAN UNDERSTAND IT? SO IN FOURTH GRADE TERMINOLOGY, PLEASE? ABSOLUTELY.

JAMES MACK RETIREMENT DIRECTOR. SO THIS IS LARGELY JUST CLEAN UP LANGUAGE.

THERE ARE A FEW PARTS OF THE ORDINANCE THAT REFER TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM THAT ARE A LITTLE EITHER VAGUE OR CONTRADICTORY.

AND THERE ARE SEVEN KEY POINTS THAT WERE CHANGING.

NUMBER ONE, THE PART OF THE ORDINANCE TALKS ABOUT THE PRUDENT MAN RULE, AND IT JUST TALKS ABOUT THE FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AND IT REFERS TO RS 9, WHICH IS A STATE REVISED STATUTE.

BUT THAT STATUTE ACTUALLY REFERS TO TRUST ACCOUNTS AND NOT PENSION PLANS.

SO THERE IS A STATUTE THAT'S RS 11. SO THE POINT OF THAT LANGUAGE IS JUST TO DIRECT US TOWARDS RS 11 INSTEAD OF RS 9.

SECOND POINT. THE LANGUAGE STATES THAT A QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER AND ACTUALLY THE LANGUAGE SHOULD READ DIVISION OF BENEFITS ORDER.

QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER REFERRED TO PRIVATE PENSION PLANS, THOSE THAT ARE GOVERNED BY ERISA.

WE ARE A PUBLIC PENSION PLAN. WE'RE NOT GOVERNED BY ERISA.

SO IT SHOULD READ DIVISION OF BENEFITS ORDER.

NEXT IS THE LANGUAGE JUST STATES 60 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF SPECIFIED PERIODS OF PARTICIPATION.

THE BOARD APPROVES AN APPLICATION FOR RETIREMENT.

AND REALLY, IN ACTUALITY WE'RE CHANGING THAT LANGUAGE BECAUSE ONCE A MEMBER MEETS ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS OF RETIREMENT, THERE'S NOT REALLY ANY DECISION TO BE MADE [LAUGHTER] AT THAT POINT.

THEY, ONCE THEY ARE ELIGIBLE. AND SO THE REASON FOR CHANGING THAT LANGUAGE.

IF THERE IS EVER AN INSTANCE WHERE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE UNABLE TO MEET, WE CAN STILL HAVE THOSE APPLICATIONS FILED AND THOSE PEOPLE CAN RETIRE ON TIME. THE OTHER THING WAS THE PROVISION ABOUT USING CERTIFIED MAIL INSTEAD OF JUST REGULAR MAIL.

AND SO AS MY OUR STAFF ATTORNEY POINTED OUT TO ME LEGALLY, IF YOU SEND IT BY REGULAR MAIL, THEN THE PRESUMPTION IN THE COURT OF LAW IS THAT THAT PERSON HAS RECEIVED THAT WITHIN SEVEN DAYS.

BUT IF YOU ISSUE IT CERTIFIED MAIL AND THEY DECIDE NOT TO SIGN FOR IT AND NOT ACCEPT IT, THEN TECHNICALLY THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT NOTICE.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, SIR. AND YOUR BOARD APPROVED THESE CHANGES TO COME BEFORE THE METRO COUNCIL, CORRECT? YES UNANIMOUSLY. UNANIMOUSLY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR, I APPRECIATE IT.

COUNCILWOMAN RACCA. HEY, MR. MACK. SO I WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW ALONG, AND I WAS WRITING SOME NOTES, BUT ANY OF THESE CHANGES. AND SINCE YOU'RE HERE, THE CURRENT, THE CURRENT RETIREMENT SYSTEM, I'M SURE YOU'RE HEARING A LOT ABOUT LAYOFFS. AND THE OTHER WORD THAT WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT IS PRIVATIZATION.

WITH REGARD TO YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THAT AREA, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE IMPACT OF THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE ON OUR RETIREMENT SYSTEM, OUR UNFUNDED LIABILITY? AND IF YOU GUYS ARE DOING ANYTHING TO ADDRESS THAT POTENTIALLY COMING FORWARD? SURE. SO THE WAY IT WORKS WITH, LET'S SAY YOU HAVE REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE AND A PENSION PLAN, SO IT WON'T AFFECT THE DOLLARS OF THE UAL, FOR INSTANCE.

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AND SO THE MORE PEOPLE YOU HAVE IN A PENSION PLAN, THE MORE YOU CAN SPREAD OUT THE COST OF THAT UAL.

SO AS THAT WORKFORCE SHRINKS, THEN THOSE COSTS ARE ABSORBED BY THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE LEFT FUNDING THE PLAN.

AND SO WHENEVER YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THAT AN INCREASE IN AN AMOUNT BY A PERCENTAGE, OR HOW DOES THAT HOW DOES THAT INCREASE LOOK LEFT UPON THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE HERE AND STILL CURRENTLY WORKING TO FUND THAT UAL? YEAH SO WHAT IT WOULD DO IS THERE'S TWO PARTS OF THE COST TO A PENSION PLAN.

THERE'S THE NORMAL COST, WHICH IS THE COST TO FUND THE PLAN FOR THOSE WORKERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY WORKING.

AND THEN THERE'S THE UAL THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY COST OF THE PLAN.

AND THAT IS WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN ACCRUED BUT NOT YET FUNDED.

AND SO IT WOULD INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE ON THE UAL AGAIN.

SO WHAT IT WOULD DO IS IN FUTURE YEARS IT MAY CAUSE THE EMPLOYER COSTS TO RISE TO TAKE UP THE SLACK ON INCREASING ON MEETING THE INCREASE IN THE USUAL PERCENT.

SO ONE OF THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF MASS LAYOFFS AND POTENTIAL PRIVATIZATION COULD BE GREATLY IMPACTFUL TOWARDS OUR RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE UAL COSTS? IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? IT'S FAIR TO SAY, I WOULDN'T SAY IN ITS CURRENT ITERATION THAT IT WOULD BE GREATLY IMPACTFUL, BUT IT WOULD BE IMPACTFUL. SO WHAT ITERATION WOULD IT BE GREATLY IMPACTFUL? WELL, I'M ASSUMING IF WHAT I WHAT I HEAR AND WHAT [LAUGHTER] I READ IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF THE REDUCTION IN WORKFORCE IT WOULDN'T HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE EMPLOYER COST, JUST THAT ONE LEVER.

GOT IT. WHAT ABOUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEWEST MUNICIPALITY PAYING INTO THAT UAL? WHEN EXACTLY DO THEY BEGIN MAKING THOSE PAYMENTS TO YOU GUYS, AND WHAT STEPS NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE TO ENSURE THOSE PAYMENTS ARE RECEIVED? SURE AND SO I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE NEW MUNICIPALITY AS WELL AS THEIR MAYOR.

AND WE'VE ALSO SENT THEM SOME INFORMATION THAT THEY REQUESTED.

THEY ARE NOT YET IN ARREARS ON THOSE PAYMENTS.

SO THERE'S REALLY NOT ANY DIRECT ACTION TO TAKE AT THIS VERY MOMENT.

AND I THINK THE DIFFICULT THING FOR US IS THE WAY THE LANGUAGE READS, IT'S ALL TIED TO AN INCORPORATION DATE, WHICH. SO WITHOUT AS YOU KNOW, SO THE WAY THE LANGUAGE IS, IT WOULD BE THE JANUARY AFTER TWO YEARS OF THE INCORPORATION DATE.

AND SO IT'S HARD TO SAY. THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO BE DECIDED BY THE COURTS, MAYBE, I THINK, AT SOME POINT. IS THERE AN APPROXIMATE CALCULATION OF WHAT THEIR MONTHLY COST WOULD LOOK LIKE IF WE DID HAVE, LET'S SAY WE DID HAVE AN INCORPORATION DATE AND WE WERE TWO YEARS PAST, WHAT WOULD THAT NUMBER BE? I DO HAVE SOME ESTIMATES THAT WE'VE SENT THEM THAT OUR ACTUARY PROVIDED.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION [LAUGHTER] ON ME. I DID NOT EXPECT TO.

I DID NOT ANTICIPATE DISCUSSING THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC.

I UNDERSTAND AND I'M SORRY I GOT YOU OFF GUARD IF YOU GUYS WANT, AND I CAN ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYONE HAS.

SURE THANK YOU SO MUCH APPRECIATE YOU. SURE, ANY TIME.

COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS. YES, SIR. CAN YOU EMAIL US THAT INFORMATION THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED? CAN YOU SEND IT OUT TO US IN AN EMAIL? ABSOLUTELY.

INSTEAD OF HAVING ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET.

SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 114 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE,

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NEWMAN COMMUNITY CENTER AND SCOTLANDVILLE HIGH SCHOOL HORNETS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, FOR A 12 MONTH TERM FROM NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025 TO NOVEMBER 30TH, 2026, AT A RATE OF $350 A MONTH BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL, COUNCILMAN KENNEY.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, I KNOW THIS TIME LAST YEAR I WAS NOT AMONGST Y'ALL RANKS.

I KNOW WE HAD AN INTERESTING SAGA WITH THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WORK WITH THEM WITH THIS PAST YEAR, WITH MY STAFF AT THE JEWEL NEWMAN CENTER IN MY DISTRICT 2 OFFICE, IS FIND A HOME FOR THEM IN THE MEANTIME.

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LET'S GIVE MR. DOUGLAS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE]. NO COUNCIL MEMBERS I WAS SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE THIS TIME LAST YEAR, BUT WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HAD A HOME TO GO TO DO THEIR PROGRAMING FOR STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO, PRESIDENT DOUGLAS. I JUST WANT TO SAY, IN THIS SEASON OF THANKSGIVING, WE ARE THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR OUR COUNCILMAN KENNEY, COMMUNICATION IS A GREAT ACTION VERB WHEN IT'S USED THE RIGHT WAY.

AND ALSO THANKS TO THE COUNCIL FOR ALL YOU DOING FOR US THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DOUGLAS, CALL FOR A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND LOOK, I'LL TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE HERE TO SAY YOU WERE NOT JUST SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE WITH THAT SAGA LAST TIME YOU STOOD AT THE PODIUM AND YOU SHINED.

AND I KNOW I'M NOT SPEAKING JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL.

WE WERE ALL VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOU. THEN, JUST AS IMPRESSED AS WE ARE NOW.

AND YOU AND I THINK YOU, YOU SHOWED YOURSELF TO YOUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE SITTING HERE. SO WELL DONE. [APPLAUSE]. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

WELL

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GORDON ADJUDICATED. THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE IS NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN ACT DECLARING TAKING OF SAID PROPERTY BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 115.

SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.

SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN RACCA. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 116 RESCINDING THE DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL THE DECISION AND ORDER RECORDED ON OCTOBER 27TH,

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THIS IS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. 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 COUNCILMAN KINNEY.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 117 AUTHORIZING METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT 62,

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AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND NOT NEEDED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF THE SAME PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 33 4712 UNTO ERIC JAMES SENIOR AND DARREN DEMBY, FOR THE SUM OF $8,000 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE GO TO COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

118 AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE TO ENTER INTO AN INTERAGENCY CONTRACT WITH THE BAYOU AFFECT,

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JUVENILE SERVICES, DETENTION FACILITY FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 BY JUVENILE SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCILWOMAN RACCA. THANK YOU SO MUCH DOCTOR WADE IS HERE.

SHE'S ALWAYS PRESENT. REPRESENTING THE JUVENILE SERVICES.

AND SHE DOES A GREAT JOB AND IS AN INCREDIBLE ADVOCATE.

SO I'D LIKE FOR HER TO COME FORWARD TO RECOGNIZE HER HERE TONIGHT.

AND I'D LIKE TO ASK HER A FEW QUESTIONS SO YOU CAN SEE HOW WELL THESE DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

I SEE THAT YOU HAVE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $480,000.

BASICALLY A YEAR. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY JUVENILES Y'ALL REGULARLY SERVE APPROXIMATELY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR EACH DAY AND I'M ASSUMING THAT'S BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER? AND APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU FEED A DAY? SO WE FEED ALL OF THE YOUTH AS WELL AS THE STAFF, OF COURSE, BECAUSE JUVENILE DETENTION, WE SEE DIFFERENT INTAKE NUMBERS ON A DAILY BASIS.

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SO WE CAN SEE AS MANY AS 45, 46, 47. TODAY WE HAVE A TOTAL COUNT OF ABOUT 25, BUT TOMORROW IT COULD BE 35, OR BY THE WEEKEND IT COULD BE 40.

SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE LEVEL OF ARRESTS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITH THE JUVENILES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THAT'S THREE MEALS A DAY. CORRECT? RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. IT'S BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER.

AND IT'S ALSO INCLUSIVE OF A SNACK. AND IF I CAN ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, WHEN I STOOD BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND ANGIE, FINANCE DIRECTOR, CAN TESTIFY THE CITY WAS PAYING MORE THAN $600,000 FOR THE STAFF.

OF COURSE, SALARY, FRINGE BENEFITS, AND THE ACTUAL FOOD PREPARATION.

WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE. THE $480,000 REPRESENT THE MAXIMUM THAT CAN BE AWARDED BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT IF EVERY BED IS FILLED EVERY DAY. BUT I CAN SHARE THAT.

SO FAR FOR THIS YEAR, WE'VE ONLY EXPENDED ON $233,000 OF THE $480,000 ONLY WITH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER LEFT TO GO.

PRIOR TO THAT, ON LAST YEAR, WE EXPENDED $308,000.

SO WE HAVE SEEN NEARLY A 50% COST SAVINGS. THAT IS INCREDIBLE.

I HAVE TWO MINUTES LEFT OF MY TIME. I YIELD ANYTIME TO YOU IF YOU NEED TO MAKE A STATEMENT OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH US.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CERTAINLY THIS WAS A TEAM EFFORT. I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE PHILIP GORE WITH THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, WHO WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH US FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROCESS.

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE ACTUALLY DID THE RFP, IF YOU GUYS WILL REMEMBER, BEFORE IT CAME UNDER AN URGENCY NEED FOR URGENT EMERGENCY FUNDING. AND SO AS WE SEE THE CURRENT PROVIDER GETTING READY TO EXPIRE IN DECEMBER, WE ACTED AS EARLY AS APRIL OR MAY IN ORDER TO ENSURE OUR YOUTH THAT IS IN OUR CARE AND OUR CUSTODY WILL NOT HAVE ANY GAP IN SERVICES.

THANK YOU SO INCREDIBLY MUCH. THANK YOU.

DOCTOR WADE. QUICK QUESTION. YES SIR. THERE'S A BAYOU AFFECT ON O'NEILL LANE BRICK AND MORTAR ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN KINNEY. DOCTOR WADE, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE YOU BRING US A TO GO PLATE FOR ALL 12 COUNCIL MEMBERS [LAUGHTER]. THEY'RE PRETTY.

THEY'RE PRETTY. THAT MAY VIOLATE ETHICAL VIOLATIONS MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 119 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT AN ADDITIONAL $110,000 REGIONAL AWARD UNDER THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023

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ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOAK.

SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

120 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE STAR SERVICES CONTRACT.

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ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JUNIOR SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MOAK. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

[121. 25-01468]

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, GO TO COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN KINNEY. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

122 AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH TRUEPOINT SOLUTIONS,

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ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. MR. SMITH, WOULD YOU COME AND TALK ABOUT THIS TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS SYSTEM AND HOW IT'S GOING TO HELP US? YES SO THIS IS A SOFTWARE THAT IS USED TO TRACK WORK ORDERS, TRACK WORK ON ASSETS.

SO WHAT CAN WHAT WE CAN DO IS IS LIKE FOR A PUMP STATION, FOR INSTANCE, WE CAN THEN THAT'LL BE AN ASSET EVERY TIME WE DO WORK FOR THAT ON THAT PUMP STATION, THAT WORK WILL BE TIED TO THAT PUMP STATION.

AT THE END OF THE YEAR. WE CAN SAY, HEY, WE WE SPENT X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS FIXING THIS PUMP THIS MANY TIMES.

WE NEED TO BUY A NEW PUMP INSTEAD OF JUST FIXING THE PUMP, THAT TYPE OF THING.

THIS IS GOING TO BE, I GUESS, A FEW THINGS WITH THIS.

THIS IS A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT. IT'S ALSO YOU DON'T REALLY BUY SOFTWARE ANYMORE.

THE WAY THE WAY SOFTWARE WORKS. IT USED TO BE LIKE AUTOCAD, ADOBE, ANY OF THOSE YOU'D BUY A LICENSE.

WELL NOW YOU BUY A SUBSCRIPTION AND YOU PAY AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEE.

SO THIS IS A FIVE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION FEE. THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE WAY IT'S WORKING IS IS THERE IT'S POPULATION BASED WITH THIS COMPANY.

AND THEN IT'S ALSO GOING TO RAMP UP OVER THE FIVE YEARS THE WAY THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE HANDLING THIS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE THREE DEPARTMENTS.

I THINK REGINALD TALKED ABOUT THIS AT HIS BUDGET HEARING LAST NIGHT.

SO AND THEY'VE GOT THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF USERS.

SO 69% OF THE FEE IS GOING TO BE FOR DRAINAGE.

20% OF THE FEE IS GOING TO BE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, AND THEN 11% OF THE FEE IS GOING TO BE FOR FRED'S GROUP AND TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPLIT IT UP THE THEN THERE'S IMPLEMENTATION ON THIS AS WELL, BECAUSE IT IS AN OUT OF THE BOX SOFTWARE. BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO SOME SETUP FOR CUSTOMIZED REPORTS, THAT TYPE OF THING. SO THAT'S $250,000 OF THIS.

THAT'LL WILL SPEND IT IF WE NEED IT. AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF IT IS THE SUBSCRIPTION OVER THE FIVE YEARS.

GREAT SO IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO ALLOW YOU ALL TO BE MORE STRATEGIC.

ABSOLUTELY. WHICH IS WONDERFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 123 THROUGH 129 TOGETHER.

[Items 123 - 129]

124 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, RYAN WHITE. PROGRAM TO AMEND THE SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA, AN AMOUNT OF $214,828 FOR TOTAL AWARDED AMOUNT OF $1,621,003 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR.

ITEM 125 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, RYAN WHITE. PROGRAM TO AMEND A SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH CAPITAL CITY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER AND AN AMOUNT OF $141,533 FOR TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT OF $1,188,561 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

126 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, RYAN WHITE. PROGRAM TO AMEND THE SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH HIV/AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,737, FOR A TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT OF $242,327 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. 127 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, RYAN WHITE. PROGRAM TO AMEND THE SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER BATON ROUGE AND THE AMOUNT OF $154,324, FOR A TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT OF $1,110,647 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

128 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, RYAN WHITE. PROGRAM TO AMEND A SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH HIV/AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $198,574 FOR TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT OF $1,504,015 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. 129 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES,

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ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO ITEMS 123 TO 129.

SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION.

MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOAK. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 130 RESCINDING AND DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL NOTICE TO ATTEND RECORDED ON FEBRUARY 19TH,

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REASON FOR RESCISSION THE PROPERTY IS UNDER BAKER'S JURISDICTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 131 THROUGH 134 TOGETHER.

[Items 131 - 134]

132 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION, TESTING AND LABORATORY SERVICES WITH FOURRIER AND ABREU, LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT MOVEBR, LOUISIANA.

PERKINS TO PICARDY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.

AUTHORIZING. 133 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH GREY ENGINEERING, LLC. FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS MOVEBR ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000.

TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. 134 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES WITH THE BETA GROUP ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVEBR CAPACITY PROJECT MIDWAY DRIVE, PICARDY AVENUE TO CONSTANTINE BOULEVARD, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $82,242.

BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM ON THESE ITEMS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

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PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE. PROPOSED FEDERAL OFF HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

OFF-SYSTEM HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM FOR THE 2025-2027 FEDERAL FISCAL YEARS, AND TO AGREE TO CERTAIN STIPULATIONS REQUIRED BY LADOTD BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. FRED, DO YOU WANT TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THIS IS A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT THAT WE EXECUTE WITH LADOTD THROUGH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. IT ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO SECURE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF THE BRIDGES TO THROUGHOUT OUR PARISH, AND PARTICULARLY WITHIN OUR PARISH AT THIS POINT.

AND WHAT THIS SERVICE DOES IS ULTIMATELY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE GOVERNMENT PAYS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND THE DESIGN OF THE BRIDGES THAT WE LOOK TO, THE LIST THAT WE TRIED TO TRY TO INCLUDE, AND THAT THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY RIGHT OF WAY COSTS OR UTILITY RELOCATIONS ON THE BRIDGE. IT'S A STANDARD AGREEMENT. WE HAVE TWO BRIDGES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TO TRY TO TO INCLUDE UNDER THE PROGRAM THAT MET THE STANDARDS, AND IT'S NOT AN EASY THING. WE CAN'T JUST GO PICK WE MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND GIVE THEM THE EVALUATIONS, AND THEN THEY LOOK AT WHERE WE NEED TO GO FROM THAT POINT.

I THINK ON THE AGREEMENT, IT STATED THAT ONE OF THEM IS THE HURRICANE CREEK LANIER DRIVE AND ALSO THE ONE ON THE EAST STATE COURT ROADWAY.

THANK YOU FRED. YES, SIR. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES WILL TAKE 136 THROUGH 170 TOGETHER,

[ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES]

MOW TO OWN. 137 LOT 8 SQUARE 12 SUBDIVISION SCOTLAND ADDITION, MOW TO OWN.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY MOW TO OWN. 138, LOT 74, SUBDIVISION.

SHADY ACRES, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY MOW TO OWN.

139 LOT F-1-A-2 SUBDIVISION, NORTH BATON ROUGE.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 KENNEY MOW TO OWN. 140. LOT 9, SQUARE 6 SUBDIVISION FAVROT, METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN MOW TO OWN. 141 LOT 12, SQUARE 268, SUBDIVISION SWART.

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142 LOT 2 SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION, SOUTH BATON ROUGE.

METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN MOW TO OWN.

143, LOT 35, SQUARE 2 SUBDIVISION, NORTH HIGHLANDS ADDITION.

METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 5. HARRIS MOW TO OWN. 144 LOT 9.A SQUARE 54 SUBDIVISION ISTROUMA COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN MOW TO OWN. 145, LOT 23 SQUARE 19 SUBDIVISION, GREENVILLE EXTENSION.

METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 HARRIS MOW TO OWN. 146, LOT 9, SQUARE THREE, SUBDIVISION FAIRFIELDS.

METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 HARRIS MOW TO OWN. 147.

LOT 17 SQUARE 18. SUBDIVISION EAST FAIRFIELDS COUNCIL, DISTRICT 7 HARRIS HIGH BIDDER ANDREW J.

SCOTT, $300. 148, LOT 4, SQUARE 13 SUBDIVISION, GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL, DISTRICT 7, HARRIS HIGH BIDDER HERSHELL DECAY, $100. 149, LOT 5, SQUARE 13 SUBDIVISION, GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL, DISTRICT 7, HARRIS HIGH BIDDER HERSHELL DECAY, $800.

150, LOT 26 SQUARE EIGHT SUBDIVISION, GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL, DISTRICT 7, HARRIS HIGH BIDDER FLOYD JACKSON, 1501. 151, LOT 11 SQUARE EIGHT SUBDIVISION, GREENVILLE EXTENSION.

METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 HARRIS. HIGH BIDDER FLOYD JACKSON, $100.

152, LOT SIX AND 23 SQUARE SEVEN SUBDIVISION, ROOSEVELT PLACE.

COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2 KENNY HIGH BIDDER DAVID THOMAS, THE THIRD, $100.

153, LOT 57 SQUARE THREE SUBDIVISION, FORTUNE COUNCIL, DISTRICT 5, HURST HIGH BIDDER PHARAOH JOHNSON, III, $100. 154, LOT 9 AND 10 SQUARE 20 SUBDIVISION, SCOTLAND ADDITION, METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2 KENNY HIGH BIDDER NAKEYA WHITE, $5,000. 155 LOT 10, SQUARE 33 SUBDIVISION, PROSPERITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER, REBUILDING TOGETHER, BATON ROUGE, $7,500. 156, LOT FOUR, SQUARE 30, SUBDIVISION ADDITION.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER DILLON HOLDINGS, $100.

157 LOT 17 SQUARE 30 SUBDIVISION, DISTRICT COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER DYLAN HOLDINGS $100.

158 LOT 51 SUBDIVISION CYPRESS HEIGHTS COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2 KENNY.

HIGH BIDDER HORACE AND DIANE CLARK, $45,000. 159, LOT 227 SUBDIVISION COLONIAL HILL COUNCIL, DISTRICT 7 HARRIS. HIGH BIDDER ANTHONY READ $10,000.

160, LOT 74, SUBDIVISION, CASTLE PLACE, COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2 KENNY HIGH, BIDDER, WHITMORE ENTERPRISES, $5,500. 161, LOT 57 SUBDIVISION, KEENE PLACE.

METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, HARRIS HIGH BIDDER 17TH AND BANKS LLC, $10,100.

162 LOT THREE, SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION, DUSHANE PLACE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER, CLAY ENTERPRISES, $8,900. 163 LOT D SUBDIVISION, GREEN, FRANKLIN COUNCIL, DISTRICT ONE NOEL HIGH BIDDER.

NAKEYA WHITE, $100. 164, LOT 17 AND 18, SQUARE SIX SUBDIVISION, NORTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2 KENNY HIGH BIDDER BLUE BRUSHES LLC $2,100 .165, LOT FOUR, SQUARE 11 SUBDIVISION, NORTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2 KENNY HIGH, BIDDER NAKEYA WHITE, $5,000.

166, LOT 22, SQUARE TEN SUBDIVISION, SKYLAND HEIGHTS COUNCIL, DISTRICT 2 KENNY HIGH, BIDDER NAKEYA WHITE, $100. 167, LOT 11, SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION, ABRAMSON, METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER CHARLES WARD, $11,500. 168, LOT TWO, SQUARE 16 SUBDIVISION, ABRAMSON COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN, HIGH BIDDER.

BEVERLY'S LOVING HANDS, $11,500. 169, LOT 5, SQUARE 12 SUBDIVISION, GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL, DISTRICT 7, HARRIS HIGH BIDDER. PENELOPE'S GRACE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, $100.

170 LOT 44 SQUARE TEN SUBDIVISION, SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER, NOIR ENTERPRISES, $100. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 136 THROUGH 170? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL COUNCILMAN KENNEY. WE'LL CALL FOR A MOTION TO DEFER ONE ON 152, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RAFT AND DEFER 152 DEFERRED TO JANUARY? TO JANUARY YES. JANUARY 14TH WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JUNIOR TO APPROVE ALL AND DEFER 152 TO JANUARY 14TH.

ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT, ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

[ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS]

WE'LL TAKE THOSE TOGETHER. A AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE RFP 2025-22-5400.

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B AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESIDENT TO AND THE DIRECTOR OF JUVENILE SERVICES TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CONVENIENT CARE LAKE AFTER HOURS DOING BUSINESS AS TOTAL OCCUPATIONAL TO PROVIDE JUVENILE ACCESS AND CONTINUUM HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000 BY JUVENILE SERVICES DIRECTOR.

WE NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES TO ALLOW THE ITEMS TO BE INTRODUCED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JUNIOR, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSA.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. SEEING NONE, WE'LL HAVE A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? NOW WE'RE GOING TO OH, NEED A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ITEMS. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? ITEMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER.

EMERGENCY ITEM C. AMEND THE 2025 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT.

FIRE AND POLICE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE SO AS TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 29TH, 2025. A ONE TIME NON-PENSIONABLE RETENTION ALLOWANCE OF $5,000 WILL BE PAID TO CURRENT ACTIVE EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING SUBSTITUTES IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, HEAD START AND CHILD CARE, FOOD PROGRAMS, SPECIFIC CLASSIFICATIONS. NEW EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING SUBSTITUTES HIRED IN ELIGIBLE CLASSIFICATIONS BY DECEMBER 5TH, 2025, WILL RECEIVE THE SAME ALLOWANCE. ELIGIBLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES HEAD START AND CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM CLASSIFICATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS. ASSISTANT.

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. HEAD START. CASE MANAGER.

CASE MANAGER NINE AND A HALF MONTHS CONTENT SPECIALIST.

DISABILITY CONTENT SPECIALIST. EDUCATION CONTENT SPECIALIST.

ERSEA CONTENT SPECIALIST. NUTRITION AND HEALTH HEAD START CENTER SUPERVISOR HEAD START CENTER SUPERVISOR NINE AND A HALF MONTHS HEAD START KITCHEN BUILDING SUPPORT. HEAD START KITCHEN BUILDING SUPPORT NINE AND A HALF MONTHS HEAD START PRACTICE BASED COACH, KITCHEN SUPERVISOR, KITCHEN SUPERVISOR, NINE AND A HALF MONTHS.

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR. HEAD START TEACHER ADVANCED TEACHER ADVANCED NINE AND A HALF MONTHS.

TEACHER A. TEACHER A NINE AND A HALF MONTHS. TEACHER NINE AND A HALF MONTH.

CLASSIFICATIONS THAT HAVE SUBSTITUTE WORKER CLASSIFICATIONS WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY BY THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR.

RECENT ITEMS BEING REQUESTED IS TO ALLOW FOR PAYMENT FOR ONE-TIME NON-PENSIONABLE ALLOWANCE ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2025. NO IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND PAYMENT USING FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING ALLOCATED TO THE HEAD START PROGRAM.

NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? REQUIRES A SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VOTE ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? NO OPPOSITION? WE'RE GOING TO CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO THE COUNCIL. MOTION SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS COUNCILMAN DUNN JUNIOR.

IF I CAN GET STAFF TO COME UP JUST TO. WE HAD SOME HEAVY DISCUSSION ON THIS, AND A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT ADVOCATING FOR THESE RACES.

IF YOU CAN JUST BRING SOME CLARITY TO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. SO WE'RE DOING A SECOND ROUND OF RETENTION ALLOWANCE BECAUSE THE BUDGET IS HEALTHY ENOUGH FOR THAT, AND WE HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST TO ACTUALLY EXHAUST THOSE FUNDS.

AND SO WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER ROUND OF RETENTION ALLOWANCE.

THANK YOU SIR. JUST WANTED EVERYBODY TO BE AWARE WE HAD HEAVY DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS STAFF COMING OUT, MAKING AN APPEAL FOR US TO MAKE SURE THEY GOT THESE RAISES.

AND THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE BALL ALONG AND GET THIS DONE.

YES, SIR. COUNCILMAN HUDSON. JUST IF YOU WOULD JUST REMIND US REAL QUICK FOR THE PUBLIC WATCH AND THE FUNDING SOURCE AND THEN THE IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND, JUST SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS BUDGET CYCLE.

SO THERE'LL BE NO IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND, BECAUSE THIS IS A 100% FUNDED, FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM FROM THE OFFICE OF HEAD START.

VERY GOOD THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THE ITEM HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOTION AND SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

CHANGE ORDERS. 171 SOUTH BOULEVARD AREA ADA TRANSITION PROJECT CONTRACTOR GRADY CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION.

[171. 25-01596]

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ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, GO TO COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOAK. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. FINAL ACCEPTANCES.

[172. 25-01597]

BATON ROUGE FINAL COST $261,272.54. 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 COUNCILMAN GAUDET.

ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ACCEPTANCE OF LOW BIDS.

[173. 25-01505]

ITEM 173 IS LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE ON LOTS AND FEMA PROPERTIES.

THE LOW BID WAS TWO MEN AND A MOWER $82,200. IT WAS DEFERRED PREVIOUSLY ON NOVEMBER 12TH.

AGAIN, THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO DELETE THIS ITEM.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, GO TO COUNCIL.

MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSO TO DELETE.

IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 174 JONES CREEK REGIONAL LIBRARY ENFRA MCC LLC $93,935.

[174. 25-01531]

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET.

SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

NO

[175. 25-01563]

WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP LOOKING AT YOU.

176 MAINTENANCE OF DETENTION EQUIPMENT LABOR ONLY FOR EBR PARISH PRISON, JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY,

[176. 25-01567]

INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE AND CONSULTANTS LLC, $150,000 ONLY VENDOR TO SUBMIT A BID AS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.

ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GAUDET. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

177. PS 299 REGIONAL PUMP STATION COMMAND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, LLC.

[177. 25-01601]

[178. 25-01492]

VOTED. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH HNTB CORPORATION FOR CONTINUED ENGINEERING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH STORMWATER MASTER PLAN, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $160,000.

BY THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. REASON FOR THE EMERGENCY IS TO BE APPROVED PRIOR TO THE END OF THE CURRENT YEAR.

I NEED A MOTION TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JUNIOR.

ANY OPPOSITION TO DECLARING THIS ITEM AN EMERGENCY? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, GO TO COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JUNIOR. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.

YEAH COUNCILMAN HUDSON A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.

HEY. [APPLAUSE] MOTION TO ADJOURN AND HAVE EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING.

[Adjournment and Announcements]

GOD BLESS HAPPY THANKSGIVING. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE.

EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.