[Presentations and Special Recognitions]
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WELCOME TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED METROPOLITAN COUNCIL RECOGNITION MEETING.
UH, WE'LL START OFF TODAY WITH OUR RECOGNITIONS.
FIRST OFF, WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR MAYOR, PRESIDENT, SAID EDWARDS ARE RECOGNIZED TODAY.
UH, TODAY IS THE DAY WE HONOR BATON ROUGE, THE CULTURE, THE TRADITIONS, THE PRIDE, AND MOST OF ALL THE LOVE.
EVERY YEAR ON FEBRUARY 25TH, WE CELEBRATE 2, 2 5 DAY.
YOU MAY SEE PEOPLE ACROSS THE CITY SHARING OLD MEMORIES, DANCING AND CELEBRATING A PLACE THAT SHAPED THEM.
ORIGINALLY, BATON ROUGE AND THE SURROUNDING REGION USED AREA CODE 5 0 4, BUT AS MORE PEOPLE GOT CELL PHONES, FAX MACHINES, PAGERS AND INTERNET DIAL UP CONNECTIONS, THEY STARTED RUNNING OUT OF AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBERS.
IN 1998, THE PHONE SYSTEM CREATED A NEW AREA CODE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
AREA CODE 2 2 5 WAS OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED ON AUGUST 1ST, 1998, AND IT HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR IDENTITY EVER SINCE.
BATON ROUGE IS HOME TO THE LSU TIGERS, THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY HUMAN JUKEBOX, AND THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
IT IS HOME TO FAMOUS ARTISTS, ACTORS, AND POLITICIANS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, BATON ROUGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY HOME.
IT IS THE PLACE WHERE I SHARE MY MOST BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES.
TODAY IS NOT ONLY A CELEBRATION, IS THE DAY OF BATON ROUGE PRIDE.
THERE IS NO PLACE ON THIS PLANET WITH A CULTURE AND PEOPLE LIKE BATON ROUGE.
THE OBSERVANCE OF 2 2 5 DAY PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE, NEIGHBORHOODS, TRADITIONS, MUSIC, CUISINE, AND CULTURAL HERITAGE THAT DEFINE BATON ROUGE WHILE UPLIFTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LEADERS WHOSE DEDICATION STRENGTHENS THE FABRIC OF OUR CITY.
RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 25TH, AS 2 25 DAY AFFIRMS THE UNITY AND CREATIVITY OF BATON ROUGE CITIZENS.
SO TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, MAYOR, PRESIDENT, SAID EDWARD, EDWARD PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026, AS 2, 2, 5 DAY.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE COUNT, UH, COUNCILMAN ANTHONY KENNY, RECOGNIZE AMAYA NUNBERG.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
TODAY I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE, UM, A BRIGHT LIGHT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, THIS YOUNG LADY IS MISS AMAYA NUNBERG.
SHE IS, UM, CURRENTLY THE MISS LOUISIANA ELEMENTARY.
UM, SHE IS CURRENTLY REPRESENTING BATON ROUGE, HER PEERS AND HER FAMILY.
AND TODAY WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE HER LEADERSHIP AND THE WORK SHE'S TRYING TO DO IN THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO FOR HER TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THAT SHE'S DOING UNDER HER RANK IN MISS LOUISIANA ELEMENTARY.
LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, STEP STOOL.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
I ATTEND MCKINLEY ELEMENTARY, AND I AM MISS LOUISIANA ELEMENTARY.
THIS SUMMER I'LL BE TRAVELING TO LITTLE ROCK TO COMPETE FOR MISS ELEMENTARY AMERICA.
AND MISS ELEMENTARY AMERICA PLATFORM IS BRAVE, WHICH STANDS FOR BUILDING RESPECT AND VALUES FOR EVERYONE.
I'M HONORED TO REPRESENT NOT ONLY THE GREAT STATE OF LOUISIANA, BUT ESPECIALLY MY HOMETOWN OF BATON ROUGE RIGHT HERE.
SO ALSO, COME ON, COME ON, STAND RIGHT HERE.
SO ALSO AM MAYA, UH, SHE CAME TO MY OFFICE, HER AND HER MOM, UM, MS. JORDAN, RIGHT HERE TALKING ABOUT, UH, BRINGING AWARENESS FOR ALLERGIES FOR KIDS.
AND WHEN WE GO TO DIFFERENT PARKS, UM, MANY DIFFERENT PUBLIC PLACES, UH, WE MAY NOT THINK ABOUT THAT MANY.
UM, CHILDREN MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT ALLERGIES SUCH AS GARLIC, UM, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, RIGHT? AND SO AMAYA WANNA ENSURE DURING HER REIGN, UM, SHE BRINGS EXPOSURE, UM, ABOUT ALLERGIES IN PUBLIC SPACES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE BE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND GOOD FRIENDS FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE A LARGE RARE ALLERGY.
SO, AMAYA, I HAVE A SPECIAL CERTIFICATE FOR YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
IN, IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING POISE, LEADERSHIP, CONFIDENCE, AND EXCELLENCE, DEMONSTRATED THROUGHOUT THE 2026 MISS LOUISIANA ELEMENTARY PAGEANT, YOUR DEDICATION, GRACE, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE BY THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THE TITLE THAT YOU CURRENTLY HOLD, MADE ITS ACCOMPLISHMENT, MARK, THE BEGINNING OF CONTINUED SUCCESS AND INSPIRATION TO OTHERS.
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A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, EVERYBODY.ALRIGHT, AND, AND WOULD LIKE TO INVITE HER MOM UP TO TAKE A PICTURE AS WELL.
HEY, I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WHAT I SEE AS A FUTURE LEADER, LIKE ANYTIME I SEE SOMEBODY YOUR AGE SPEAK SO WELL ON THEIR MICROPHONE, WHAT YOUR MOM IS DOING FOR YOU IS AMAZING BY ALLOWING YOU TO PIN THESE PAGEANTS AND REALLY JUST EXUDE THE, THE, THE REAL INNER BEAUTY, WHICH IS A BOLDNESS FOR YOUR SPEECH.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE METROPOLITAN COUNCILMAN ANTHONY CUNY RECOGNIZED REVEREND DR. GREGORY V. WHITE BEACH GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH FOR SERVICE TO DISTRICT TWO COMMUNITY THROUGH MINISTRY AND THE BEACH GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FIVE.
THANK YOU
UM, TODAY I'D LIKE TO ALL RECOGNIZE A MAN AMONGST MEN, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CLERGY AND LEADERSHIP IN DISTRICT TWO IN NORTH BATON ROUGE.
UH, REVEREND DR. GREGORY WRIGHT, UH, I MET MR. WRIGHT AND HIS FAMILY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, UH, FOR MITCHELL COUNCIL, BUT I COULD DEFINITELY SAY WHEN I VISITED HIS CHURCH, I FELT LIKE I WAS AT HOME.
AND SO, UH, REVEREND WHITE, I WANNA MAKE SURE I RECOGNIZE FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN DISTRICT TWO IN THE NORTH BATON ROUGE AND SCOVILLE COMMUNITY, BRING HIM ON UP.
UH, REVEREND DR. GREGORY WRIGHT, LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
EVERYBODY, GO AHEAD, SAY YOUR REMARKS.
WE ARE HONORED HERE TODAY, GIVING GOD GLORY AND PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING.
UM, COUNCILMAN KEN, YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN SUCH A SHORT TIME, AND WE ARE PROUD AMEN.
AND TO ALL OF YOU THAT ARE HERE, I WANNA SAY THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
WE'LL NEVER FORGET THIS DAY, AND I ACCEPT THIS HONOR IN CHRIST'S NAME.
ALRIGHT, STAY UP HERE, UH, REVEREND PASTOR WHITE.
AND SO YOUR RECOGNITION, YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE NORTH BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY THROUGH FAITHFUL MINISTRY AND STEADFAST LEADERSHIP AT BEACH GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH IN DISTRICT TWO, YOUR COMMITMENT TO SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, COMMUNITY UPLIFT AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICE HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
YOUR LEADERSHIP REFLECTS INTEGRITY, FAITH, AND A GENUINE HEART FOR SERVICE.
IT WAS SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION AND MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISTRICT TWO OF NOR BATON ROUGE TO COMMUNITY GIVEN ON THIS DAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026.
LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE EVERYBODY.
ALSO, WE WANNA RECOGNIZE, UM, BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN IS A GREATER WOMAN, HIS WIFE, UM, LADY WHITE.
LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS WELL IF YOU WANNA COME ON UP AND TAKE A PICTURE FOR PASTOR AS WELL.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY, ANYTIME, IF YOU ARE IN THE NORTH BATON ROUGE AREA COMMUNITY, UH, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY, UH, GARDEN, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WHERE WE WANT TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO EAT BETTER, TO GROW BETTER, SUSTAIN LIFE.
IT IS A, UH, FOOD PLACE WHERE YOU CAN JUST LEARN AND GROW ELDERLY, ANYBODY.
SO THAT'S ON THOMAS ROAD, THE BEACH GROVE ABOUT YOUR SEED TIME AND HARVEST COMMUNITY GARDEN.
OKAY, NEXT WE'LL HAVE COUNCILMAN DARL HURST, RECOGNIZING SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LABORATORY VARSITY CHEER COMPETITION TEAM.
FIRST OF ALL, ANYTIME YOU SEE YOUR SCHOOL WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS IS TO BE EXPECTED.
NORMALLY WE DON'T CHEER FOR THOSE THINGS, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST CHEER, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THAT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL HAS PARTICIPATED.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS, I REMEMBER ONE TIME IN BATON ROUGE MINORITY, DR.
MY HEAVILY MINORITY POPULATED SCHOOLS DID NOT DO COMPETITIVE CHEER.
AND I'M SO PROUD TO SEE, UM, EVEN AT THIS LATE DAY AND AGE IN BATON ROUGE INTEGRATION AND GROWTH OF YOUNG BLACK GIRLS HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, AND ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT COME FROM AN ALMA MATER, THE GREATEST SCHOOL ON EARTH, SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL.
AND SO TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR SUCCESS.
UM, I HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION THAT SAYS, WHERE IS A SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LABORATORY VARSITY COMPETITION CHEER TEAM ACHIEVED A HISTORIC MILESTONE BY WINNING THE FIRST NATIONAL CHEERLEADERS ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP IN SU LAB HISTORY.
Y'ALL GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT PLACING FIRST IN THEIR
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DIVISION AND OUTSCORING MORE THAN 150 TEAMS ACROSS ALL DIVISIONS WITH THE HIGHEST VIRTUAL SCORE OF THE COMP OF THE COMPETITION.AND WHEREAS UNDER THE EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP OF COACH BRITT BAWSON, THE LAB LADY, SUCCESSFULLY ADAPTED TO VIRTUAL COMPETITION FOLLOWING THE ICE CREAM, THE ICE STORM IN TEXAS AND DELIVERED A CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE.
SO I'M GONNA STOP RIGHT THERE.
SO THE SHOW, AND WHAT, WHAT I, WHAT I LOVE AND I HOPE IT TAUGHT Y'ALL, IS THAT YOU WON'T FACE MOUNTAINS AND HURDLES IN LIFE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN HURDLE YOU FACE, IT'S HOW YOU THINK ABOUT GETTING OVER IT UNDER IT, OR ROUNDED.
AND WHEN THE ICE STORM HITTING, THEY COULDN'T TRAVEL.
THEY HAD TO COMPETE ONLINE AGAINST THE OTHER KIDS, AND WHICH MADE THE COMPETITION EVEN GREATER THAN THEY OUTSCORE THOSE.
BUT WHEREAS COACH DAWSON'S DEDICATION, THE MENTORSHIP, DISCIPLINE AND ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN TEAM'S HISTORIC SUCCESS.
NOW THEREFORE, IT BE A PROCLAIMED THAT WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE COACH BRITT DAWSON FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND FOR GUIDING THE ISSUE, LAB VARSITY COMPETITION, CHEER TEAM TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS, BRINGING PRIDE TO THE JAGUAR KIDDEN FAMILY.
SO FIRST I'LL CALL UP COACH BRITT DAWSON, GIVE HER HERS, AND THEN I'LL BRING THE REST OF THE TEAM UP.
I JUST WANNA SAY WE LITERALLY CAME HERE STRAIGHT FROM SCHOOL, SO WE'RE STILL IN EDUCATIONAL CAPACITIES.
UM, BUT ON BEHALF OF SOUTHERN LAB UNIVERSITY, UM, EXCUSE ME.
ON BEHALF OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOLS VARSITY CHEER AND COMPETITION TEAM, WE SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR HONORING OUR ATHLETES AND RECOGNIZING THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
YOUR SUPPORT MEANS MORE TO OUR STUDENTS THAN YOU COULD UNDERSTAND.
I'M A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN HURST, AS HE STATED, A PROUD ISSUE LAB ALUM, UM, FOR ALWAYS POURING BACK INTO THE SCHOOL THAT YOU HELPED SHAPE.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN OUR SCHOLARS AND ATHLETES BECAUSE IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.
UH, WE WOULD BE REMISS TO NOT GIVE A MOMENT OF GRATITUDE TO COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN AS WELL, WHO SERVES IN DISTRICT 10, WHERE SOUTHERN LAB IS LOCATED, AND THANK HER FOR HER STEADFAST COMMITMENT AS WELL.
I ALSO WANNA, UM, THANK OUR CO-COACH, COACH DAQUAN MARK WHO SERVES TIRELESSLY WITH OUR TEAM AND PROGRAM AND ALSO TO OUR COMPETITION TEAM.
BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU ALL TRULY ARE TRAILBLAZERS.
YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING THAT NO ONE ELSE IN SOUTHERN LAP HISTORY HAS DONE, AND I'M PROUD OF YOU.
JOSEPH'S BOO WAS ALWAYS AROUND SOUTHERN LABS, SO SHE IS HONORARY TOO.
AND NOW SHE TEACHES THERE BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING.
BUT LET ME CALL OUT HER ENTIRE TEAM.
SO WE'LL PUT THAT TO THE SIDE.
NEXT WE'LL HAVE DYLAN ROBERTSON, BAILEY HILTON, THAT'S HER LITTLE COUSIN.
WAYLON, MCCASTLE, BROOKE, PETRI, RIHANNA, HENDRICKS.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MADISON STAMPLEY.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET A BIG SMILE FROM EVERYBODY.
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ALRIGHT.LET'S GIVE A LADIES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
UH, SO THAT WRAPS UP OUR RECOGNITION FOR TODAY'S METROPOLITAN MEETING.
UH, WE'LL BRIEF BRIEFLY RECESS AND WE'LL COME BACK FOR, UM, TODAY'S REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING AT 4:00 PM THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
[CALL TO ORDER]
HELLO EVERYBODY.WELCOME TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, THE HOME OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE HERE, THE MONTH IS FLYING ALREADY.
OUR LAST MEETING THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY.
AND AT THIS TIME HERE IS THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT PRO TEM OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
COUNCILMAN BRANDON? NO, COUNCILMAN.
WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING, UH, THIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 2026.
WE'RE CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
ASHLEY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN INVOCATION BY REVEREND DR. GREGORY WHITE OF BEACH GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE PLEDGE BY AMAYA NURNBERG.
THE EARTH IS THE LORD AND THE FULL AND THE THEREOF.
WE COME AT THIS HOUR TODAY WITH THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE WITH THE MEETING THAT HAS HAND.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL.
WE FLOW UPON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AS AGENDA.
BUT WE ASK YOU, OH LORD, THAT YOU WILL GRANT THEM WISDOM, GIVE THEM KNOWLEDGE, GIVE THEM UNDERSTANDING, AND THEN FATHER GOD, AS WE COME DOWN, WE GIVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE FOR THIS MEETING.
AND THEN MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A SAFER COMMUNITY.
THESE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO SERVE AND AS WE COME DOWN, WE ARE SERVANTS OF THE MOST HIGH.
WE GIVE YOU PRAISE AND GLORY IN CHRIST'S NAME.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND THE VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
OKAY, ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026.METROPOLITAN COUNCIL'S ZONING MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026 BY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR, TREASURER.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GOEY.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[INTRODUCTIONS]
CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE INTRODUCTIONS SECTION 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER TWO, AMENDING THE 2026 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $1,350,000 FROM GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE UNASSIGNED TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE AMOUNT OF $850,000 IN PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 BY THE MAYOR PRESIDENT.NUMBER THREE, AMENDING TITLE EIGHT BUILDING REGULATIONS CHAPTER EIGHT FEES SECTION 8 8 0 1 SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES.
SO IS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE OF CERTAIN PERMITTING FEES AND ADD SUBSECTION 33, FIRE PREVENTION FEES BY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND FIRE CHIEF.
NUMBER FOUR, ESTABLISHING A NEW FEE SCHEDULE FOR INSPECTION AND TESTING FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR SUBDIVISIONS AND RE SUBDIVISIONS BY THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
NUMBER FIVE, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ST.
GEORGE FOR THE PROVISION OF ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES IN THE CITY OF ST.
GEORGE AT A COST OF $405,170 PAID TO THE CITY PARISH FOR THE YEAR 2026.
AND CONTINUING YEAR TO YEAR AFTER THAT UPON MUTUAL CONSENT OF THE PARTIES AND SIGN OFF DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH BY THE ANIMAL CONTROL DIRECTOR.
NUMBER SIX, AMENDING ORDINANCE 8 3 6 7 ADOPTED MARCH 11TH, 1987, WHICH PROVIDED FOR A FIRE SAFETY FEE AND SERVICE FEE SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
SO AS TO DELETE AND OR INCREASE CERTAIN FEES AND ADDRESS OTHER RELATED MATTERS BY FIRE CHIEF MICHAEL KIMBALL, MAYOR EDWARDS AND COUNCILMAN DARRELL HURST.
CONDEMNATION INSTRUCTIONS NUMBER SEVEN, NETTY B WILLIAMS NICHOLS, 1 0 6 0 OSPREY AVENUE COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO KENNY, NUMBER EIGHT, DOGE ENTERPRISES.
LLC 2 4 0 6 BRADLEY ROAD COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER NINE.
LLC 5 5 7 3 DOUGLAS AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST.
NUMBER 10 ELM GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH.
8 5 7 3 GR SPRINGS ROAD COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST.
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COOLEY FOSTER.2 4 3 5 EAST SMILEY AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX DUNN JUNIOR NUMBER 12 SQUARE TWO INC.
FOUR SIX TWO ONE OSBORNE AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS, NUMBER 13.
MAMIE TATE MCCARDLE 8 7 2 5 ST.
G WILBER STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO KENNY NUMBER 14, PRUDENT ACQUISITIONS LLC 5 0 5 6 CLAYTON STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 15, JAMESON DUNBAR 1 2 0 2 NORTH 43RD STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 16.
CEDRIC JAMES PITCHER 1 6 1 8 NORTH 23RD STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 17.
KATIE, CHARLOTTE, EVERETT AND DAVID EVERETT.
1 0 3 1 NORTH 47TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 18, VALERIE F SELLS IN GUARANTEE ACCEPTANCE COURT 3 7 0 4 NORTH FOSTER DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 19.
JEREMY JEROME WILLIAMS AND LASHANDA GED.
ONE CALUMET STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 20, THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN COLLINS WILSON.
6 3 8 NORTH 38TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS, NUMBER 21, ALBERT COLEMAN AND THELMA PERKINS.
6 5 5 NORTH 28TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLEMAN ADJUDICATED PROPERTY INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER 24, LOT THREE, UH, PART PLUS SQUARE 16 WITH DIVISION ARUA COUNCIL.
DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 23 LOT 32 AND 34 SQUARE 42 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 24 LOT NINE AND 10 SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION ENTERPRISE COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 25 LOT 28 SUBDIVISION KELLY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER 26, LOT THREE.
DISTRICT NINE, HUDSON NUMBER 27 LOT NINE SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION LINEMAN.
PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 28 LOT 31 SQUARE 11 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 29 LOT 25 SUBDIVISION CYPRESS PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE HUDSON NUMBER 30 LOT 21 SQUARE B SUBDIVISION CRAWFORD EDITION COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 31 LOT 21 SQUARE TWO.
SUBDIVISION VICTORY PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 32.
LOT K SUBDIVISION UNIVERSITY PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER 33 LOT.
SUBDIVISION ONE ACRES COUNCIL, DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER 34, LOT D SUBDIVISION.
A BRIAN TRACK COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR, MO NUMBER 35 LOT 21 SQUARE 23 SUBDIVISION HICKEY TOWN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 36 LOT EIGHT SQUARE 89 SUBDIVISION REMA COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 17 LOT 17 PARK SUBDIVISION CLARK COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 38 LOT SECTION ZERO WARD THREE.
COUNCIL, UH, COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR MO NUMBER 39 LOT FIVE SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION NORTH HIGHLANDS EDITION COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 40 LOT 56 PART SQUARE NINE SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 41 LOT H PART SQUARE SEVEN SUBDIVISION ABRAMSON COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 42 LOT ONE SQUARE NINE SUBDIVISION WILSON PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 43 LOT EIGHT PLUS SQUARE TWO.
SUBDIVISION EDGEWOOD LAWN COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN NUMBER 44 LOT 61 SQUARE 17 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 45 LOT 31 3 34 SQUARE 11 SUBDIVISION BANKS COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER 46, LOT SIX AND SEVEN SQUARE 52 SUBDIVISION BANKS COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER 47 LOT FOUR PLUS SQUARE 52.
SUBDIVISION BANKS COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER 48 LOT 17 SUBDIVISION.
ALLISON HEIGHTS COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER 49 LOT 52 AND 53 SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION VICTORY PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 50 LOT 13 SQUARE A SUBDIVISION VICTORY PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 51 LOT THREE SQUARE 52 SUBDIVISION FORTUNE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, HEARST NUMBER 52 LOT SQUARE LOT FOUR SQUARE 52 SUBDIVISION FORTUNE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, HEARST NUMBER 53 LOT 41 SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 54 LOT 26 SQUARE 1 63 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN NUMBER 55 LOT SEVEN THROUGH 10 SQUARE SIX.
SUBDIVISION PARADISE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER 56 LOT EIGHT PLUS SQUARE 28 SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 57 LOT 2 59 PLUS SUBDIVISION BELL FAIR HOMES COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 58 LOT 51 SUBDIVISION GREENWAY PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 59 LOTS 12 SQUARE L SUBDIVISION FAIRFIELD COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS NUMBER 60 LOT NINE SCHOOL SUBDIVISION EAST FAIR LANE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 61 LOT 62 SUBDIVISION GREENWAY PLACE COUNCIL
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DISTRICT FIVE HEARST NUMBER 62 LOT 12 SQUARE 44 SUBDIVISION UNIVERSITY PLACE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, KENNY NUMBER 63.LOT 38 SUBDIVISION FAIRLANE COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE, HEARST NUMBER 64.
LOT 30 SUBDIVISION FAIRWOOD COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS.
ALL LINES ARE CAR READING HAVE BEEN READ.
AND A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS AS AN ORDER.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[CONDEMNATIONS (Part 1 of 2)]
SEPARATE SHEETS FOR CONDEMNATIONS.I'M GONNA READ THESE AS PRESENTED.
FIRST RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEM 85, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 1 0 1, 1 0 2, AND 1 0 3, UH, 30 DAYS ON ITEMS 86 AND 89.
AND TO DELETE ITEMS 83, 84, 93 AND 100.
I DO HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DISTRICT SEVEN ON 30 DAYS FOR 85, 87, 95, AND FROM DISTRICT FIVE FOR 30 DAYS.
ON ITEM 94, UH, 60 DAYS ON ITEM 1 0 3, 1 0 360 DAYS.
HEY, DID YOU SAY, UM, DE DELETE 84? YOU HAD THAT ON YOUR LIST? 84 IS THE DELETION.
ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, I'M GONNA READ 'EM BACK.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? YES, PLEASE.
JUST, JUST COME ON UP AND GIVE, GIVE YOU, UH, NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND WHICH ITEM YOU'RE SPEAKING ON.
MY ADDRESS IS 64 0 5 VINEYARD AND I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 93 THAT YOU SAID DELETE UHHUH
I WAS TOLD TO BE HERE TODAY, SO I'M JUST, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.
MY COUSIN AND I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO DELETE IT OFF OF THE CONDEMNATION LIST.
SO IT'S, UH, MY, MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT YOU OR SOMEONE HAS ALREADY REMEDIED THE PROPERTY TO THE POINT WHERE THEY'RE NOT RECOMMEND RECOMMENDING CONDEMNATION ANY FURTHER.
YOU'RE ALWAYS FREE TO GO, BUT I THINK, I THINK I THINK YOU'D BE MOST PLEASED WITH THAT SCENARIO.
I KNOW MS. PARKER HAS TALKED TO YOUR FAMILY AT THE STATE, SO IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS GOING FORWARD, FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW UP HER.
ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR.
ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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1 0 4.THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO THE MARCH 11TH MEETING.
AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH BURVILLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND SLP DEVELOPMENT LLC OUTLINING THE TERMS OF THE TRANSFER OF $1.2 MILLION IN TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A ROUNDABOUT ON W BONNET AND HARVEST AND WAIVE BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEAT NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1 0 4.
AGAIN, THERE'S A REQUEST TO DEFER TO MARCH 11TH.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ITEM
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1 0 5, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AT ST.
VINCENT DEPAUL IN AN AMOUNT I TAKE EXCEED $250,000 FOR THE TERM BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1ST, 2026, AND ENDING JANUARY 31ST, 2027 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM NOW GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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ITEM 1 0 6 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO AMEND THE CONTRACT WITH AC SII, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS TO EXPAND SCOPE OF WORK AND INCREASE COMPENSATION BY $4,125[00:30:01]
BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN NOW GO TO COUNCIL.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT AN AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES WITH THE LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT IN AN AMOUNT OF $1,523,028 BY THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SCENE? NONE WILL GO TO COUNSEL.
WHO IS, UH, OVERSEEING THIS ITEM? ITEM NUMBER 1 0 7, SOMEBODY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
IT'S A, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOUISIANA WORKFORCE.
DO YOU KNOW DETAILS ON IT, COUNCILMAN? I DON'T.
AND I'M NOT SEEING THE DIRECTOR HERE.
I JUST GUESS A, I'D ASK Y'ALL DEFER THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING.
UH, UH, I'M NOT OH, OH, NEVERMIND.
I HAD A EMERGENCY ON THE FIRST.
WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? WORKFORCE GROUP? UH, NO, NO, NO.
ITEM 1 0 7 IS THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT.
I DON'T, I DIDN'T THINK THAT FELL UNDER YOU.
IT'S IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION.
I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE FUNDS WOULD BE UTILIZED FOR.
THERE'S ANOTHER PORTION THAT COMES THROUGH OSS ON THE CSBG GRANT THAT HANDLES OTHER QUALIFICATIONS.
A LOT OF ACRONYMS THERE, RIGHT? YEAH, I KNOW.
LOOK, I I SAID THE SAME THING YESTERDAY.
SERVICES? OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
THIS IS WITH LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION? YES.
IT'S NOT, UH, WORKFORCE TRAINING DOLLARS.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN HUDSON.
I WAS MAKING ONE MORE CLICK, BUT I'M GOOD.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ITEM
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1 0 8 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, RYAN WHITE PROGRAM TO AMEND THE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE, SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITHOUT LADY OF THE LAKE IN THE AMOUNT OF $62,659 FOR A TOTAL AWARDED AMOUNT, $75,390 BY HU HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOGUE? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURST.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ITEM
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1 0 9 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ROSE FLORES.POSTER LLC FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE BAKER BRANCH LIBRARY RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $635,093 AND 78 CENTS BY BUILDING THE GROUNDS DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ONE
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10 AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH CENTRAL PLANNING DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO PROVIDE MY PROJECT NOW SOFTWARE FOR THE THREE ONE ONE CALL CENTER BY OFFICE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES MA'AM.
HELLO, MY NAME IS SHAWANDA DUCHE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK FOR A MOMENT.
ONE IS THIS SOFTWARE GONNA IMPROVE THE, UH, THE, THE, THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS BECAUSE, UH, I'VE SUBMITTED OVER 30 RIGHT AT RIGHT AT 33 1 1 REQUEST SINCE 2020 4, 25, I HAVE THE PAPERWORK HERE AND, UM, MANY OF THE TICKETS ARE CLOSED.
THEY'RE OPENED AND THEN THEY'RE CLOSED.
THEY'RE OPENED, AND THEN THEY'RE CLOSED.
AND THEN THE PROBLEM IS NEVER RESOLVED.
I JUST WANNA KNOW IF IT'S GONNA IMPROVE EFFICIENCY.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO, GO TO COUNCIL.
COUNCILMAN GOEY? I'LL LET, I GUESS IT'S TRINA THAT, UH, THIS IS OUT OF THE OFFICE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
OH, I DON'T THINK SHE'S UP HERE, BUT I HELPED HER DO THIS, THIS, UM, THIS ITEM AND
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PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.UM, SO THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING CONTRACT.
UM, AND, AND IT'S JUST TO BASICALLY IT'S OUR ANNUAL FEE FOR USING THIS SOFTWARE.
SO THERE'S NO, IT'S NOT CHANGING IT, IT'S JUST THE FEE THAT IT COSTS FOR THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE EVERY YEAR.
YOUR AGENCY HAS THE CONTRACT WITH SOUTH CENTRAL, CORRECT? YEAH.
AND WE, WE HAVE A SOFTWARE AGREEMENT WITH THEM AS WELL, BUT THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO, TO PROVIDE MY PROJECT NOW SOFTWARE.
SO WE'VE PAID THIS AMOUNT SINCE 2011, 2009, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THIS HAS BEEN AN, AN ANNUAL CONTRACT THAT'S ALWAYS RENEWED.
SO THE Q ALERT SYSTEM, UM, MY PROJECT NOW IS ONLY THE Q ALERT SYSTEM THAT THE WORK, WORK ORDERS GO INTO.
AND SO WITH THIS, UM, FOR THE PAST, UM, 14 YEARS, THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN IN PLACE.
THE AMOUNT HAS BEEN ENFORCED, BUT IT'S BEEN PLACED IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.
THE NAME OF THE, UM, VENDOR WAS NOT IN THE BUDGET, SO WE HAD TO BRING IT TO COUNCIL BECAUSE IT'S $70,000.
UM, THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLANNING NAME.
SO WE USED TO, UM, AND ANGIE CAN ATTEST TO THIS OVER THE YEARS, UM, WE'VE PUT THE NAMES OF THE VENDORS IN THE BUDGET BOOK.
AND, UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE CHANGED THAT.
SO I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD, UH, MS. PONCHE, I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT IN THE, WELL I HEARD AT THE BEGINNING, SO I DIDN'T, UM, IS IT, IS, IS IT ACCENTING THE SOFTWARE? IS IT PROVIDING ADDITIONAL, UH, ULTIMATE AND THAT WAS THE ULTIMATE QUESTION I HAD TOO.
SO IT WAS AN AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE MY PROJECT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT SOFTWARE, MY PROJECT NOW IS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED WITH 3 1 1 IS NO CHANGE CHANGE.
THIS IS, IT'S ALREADY BEEN IN PLACE.
UM, THIS IS JUST THE AMOUNT THAT WE PAY FOR THE, THE SYSTEM ITSELF.
AND SO, UM, THE AMOUNT HAS BEEN $70,000 FOR YEAH.
THE LAST, UM, PROBABLY SEVEN TO EIGHT YEARS.
BUT IT'S BEEN IN THE BUDGET BOOK.
SO WHEN YOU ALL APPROVE THE BUDGET IN DECEMBER, IT'S BEEN IN THE BUDGET.
THIS YEAR, THE NAME OF THE, THE VENDOR IS NOT IN THE BUDGET.
SO WE HAD TO BRING IT TO COUNCIL, BUT THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS MUCH LESS.
IT WAS LIKE $58,000 FOR THE YEAR.
UM, AND BECAUSE WE HAVE GOTTEN IT APPROVED IN THE BUDGET, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL BEFORE.
UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
THE INFORMATION SHE PROVIDED, I THINK SATISFIED WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
WHAT I WOULD SAY TO YOU IS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE, BUT WHICHEVER COUNCIL DISTRICT, I'M CONFIDENT THEY'D BE WILLING TO ASSIST YOU WITH RESEARCHING THOSE 3 1 1 TICKETS.
WELL, AS FAR AS 3 1 1 TICKETS THEMSELVES, UM, ONCE THE TICKETS ARE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM THAT GOES TO THE DEPARTMENTS YES.
AND THE DEPARTMENTS THEMSELVES ADDRESS THE ACTUAL WORK, UM, CORRECT.
AND SO IF THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING SERVICE REQUEST, WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME BACK PLEASE.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO RUN AWAY TOO FAST.
SO, UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE MAYOR'S TEAM AND HE SENT FOLKS OUT TO A BUNCH OF MY HOA MEETINGS AND CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEETINGS WITH REGARDS TO 3 1 1.
AND IN PARTICULAR TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS BEING ENTERED, IT MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME OF HER QUESTIONS.
UM, MR. LON BITNER HAS DONE IN A VERY EFFECTIVE JOB OF EXPLAINING, EXPLAINING TO MY CONSTITUENTS WHENEVER A 3 1 1 REQUEST IS PUT IN, SOMETIMES THEY'RE DUPLICATED, UM, SOMETIMES BECAUSE OF DUPLICATION EFFORTS THAT ARE, THAT ARE PUT IN BY SEVERAL CONSTITUENTS IN THE AREA.
SOME ARE DELETED, OTHERS ARE KEPT.
UM, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE, BUT YET IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE.
AND THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO, UM, TO ASSIST WITH AND HAVE THE SOFTWARE CHANGED TO WHERE THE CONSTITUENT CAN SEE WHETHER OR NOT THE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED OTHER THAN JUST SAYING THAT THEIR, THEIR SERVICE REQUEST HAS BEEN DELETED.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT AT ALL OR IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT CAN HELP, UM, EXPLAIN THE REVAMPING OF THE 3 1 1 PROCESS AND WHAT'S GOING ON TO BE ABLE TO, UM, HAVE THE PUBLIC BETTER UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR EFFORTS ARE, ARE BEING RECOGNIZED? IT'S JUST TAKING A MINUTE.
THANK YOU MS. RACHEL, IF YOU, SO I CAN EXPLAIN THE WORKFLOW OF, UM, QQ ALERT AND 3 1 1.
SO WHEN THE WORK ORDERS ARE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM, THEY FLOW TO WHATEVER DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORK.
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UM, THERE ARE WHAT WE CALL WORKFLOWS THAT HAVE, UM, EMAIL ADDRESSES THAT'S TIED TO SERVICE REQUEST TYPES.AND THOSE ACTUALLY FLOW TO THE DEPARTMENTS.
NOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL METHODS OF ENTERING INFORMATION INTO THE THREE ONE ONE CALL SYSTEM.
THAT'S ALSO BY SOMEONE GOING ONLINE AND ENTERING A REQUEST.
THAT COULD, THAT COULD BE A REASON FOR A DUPLICATION BECAUSE IF A PERSON GOES ONTO THE SYSTEM, THE, THE APP, AND THEY ENTER IT THERE, UM, THEY COULD HAVE ENTERED THAT AFTER THEY'VE CALLED IT INTO THE CALL CENTER.
UM, THERE'S ALSO SITUATIONS WHERE IF THEY, THEY, THEY GO TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE INVESTIGATOR GROWS OUT THERE AND THEY CLOSE THE REQUEST, THEY MAY NOT HAVE PUT IN WHAT THE AC ENOUGH ACCURATE INFORMATION SO THAT THE CONSTITUENT WOULD KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
BECAUSE WHEN A CALL IS ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM, THERE'S A CHECKBOX WHERE THAT CONSTITUENT CAN GET AN EMAIL EVERY TIME AN ACTION OCCURS WITHIN THE SYSTEM.
AND, UM, SOME CONSTITUENTS WANT EMAIL RESPONSES, SOME DON'T.
AND SO WHEN THAT INFORMATION IS SENT BACK TO THE CONSTITUENT, IT COULD BE COMPREHENSIVE OF WHAT'S HAPPENED OR NOT NECESSARILY BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEING WORKED ON WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS OF PUTTING MORE DETAILED INFORMATION INTO THE WORK ORDERS SO THAT THE CONSTITUENTS HAVE A, A GOOD OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THEIR SERVICE REQUEST.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INFORMATION.
UM, I HAVE VERY ACTIVE ENGAGED HOA PRESIDENTS IN DISTRICT 12 AND MR. FRED RAYFORD, ISS SHAKING HIS HEAD YES.
SO OFTENTIMES WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS IF THEY SEE A POTHOLE OR SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, THEY'LL ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THE DISTRICT TO SEND AN EMAIL OR PUT A 3 1 1 REQUEST IN.
AND, UM, I THINK YOU GUYS WILL GET FLOODED WITH THAT.
SO FOR THE FOLKS AT HOME, CAN YOU, MS. RACHEL OR WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO, COULD YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT WORKS AND WHAT THE EFFECT THAT HAS ON YOUR SYSTEM AND WHAT AND WHAT THE, THE BEST, UM, COURSE OF ACTION MOVING FORWARD? AND LET'S JUST USE THIS AS A TEACHING PIECE FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE LISTENING AT HOME, UM, TO MAYBE HELP OUR SYSTEMS MOVE MORE EFFICIENTLY.
BECAUSE PEOPLE ACTUALLY LOVE 3 1 1 WHENEVER IT IS WORKING PROPERLY.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND, SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH AS FAR AS, UM, THREE ONE ONE CALL CENTER IS CONCERNED.
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR IS TEAM AS WE SPEAK, TRYING TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE AI TECHNOLOGY TO WHERE, UM, INDIVIDUALS CAN CALL IN THE AI.
UM, I, AI WOULD ACTUALLY CAPTURE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION BASED ON WORKFLOWS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT'S IN PLACE.
SO, UM, AI IS ONE OF OUR
AND SO, UM, MR. LON, HE'S COME TO US FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND HE'S VERY, VERY VERSED ON, UM, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
AND SO WHAT THAT'LL DO FOR US, OF COURSE, IS ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO, UM, ENTER INFORMATION JUST BY SPEAKING INTO THE, THE, THE PHONE.
THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO, UH, SPEAK TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND IT WOULD, UM, JUST ALLOW THEM SOME MORE, UH, WAYS OF GETTING INFORMATION WITHOUT GOING THROUGH AN INDIVIDUAL.
AS WE KNOW, AI DOES NOT HAVE A BAD DAY.
SO SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS CALL IN AND IT, IT'S BEEN A DAY OF INDIVIDUALS CALLING IN AND SCREAMING AT THE, UM, AT THE REPS.
AND SO WE SEE THAT AI WILL BE BENEFICIAL IN TRYING TO ASSIST IN THAT MANNER.
I THINK MR. DANIELS HAS SOMETHING ELSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION.
UH, COUNCILWOMAN, UH, SO 3 1 1 IS A GREAT SYSTEM.
IT'S, AND ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE DRAWBACKS WITH 3 1 1 SINCE WE WE PURCHASED IT AND WE KNEW IT WAS A DRAWBACK, WAS IT DOESN'T CREATE A WORK ORDER.
AND SO WE HAVE RECENTLY RECTIFIED THAT WE ARE GETTING A WORK ORDER SYSTEM, WHICH SPEAKS TO
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Q ALERT.AND SO THE Q ALERT INFORMATION WILL FLOW TO THE WORK ORDER SYSTEM, IT'LL CREATE A WORK ORDER.
WHEN OUR GUYS GO AND RESPOND, UH, THAT INFORMATION WILL BE CAPTURED.
WE'LL KNOW HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO DO THINGS, HOW MUCH, HOW LONG THEY WERE IN OUT THERE.
THEN IT WILL, WHEN THE WORK ORDER'S COMPLETED, THEN IT WILL THEN TALK BACK TO Q ALERT AND POST IT IN THE SYSTEM THAT IT'S BEEN, UH, COMPLETED.
THE IDEA IS, IS THAT SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO, TO FIND THE, THE COMPLETED PROJECT IN Q ALERT, BUT THIS SHOULD MAKE THAT A LOT EASIER.
AND Q ALERT WILL HAVE THE UPDATED, UH, WORK ORDER, UH, INFORMATION THAT IT'S BEEN COMPLETED.
NOW ADMITTEDLY, SOME WORK ORDERS TAKE LONGER TO DO THAN OTHERS.
SO SOME PEOPLE CHECK IN AND WE HAVEN'T GOT IT DONE YET AND THEY'RE FRUSTRATED, BUT WE ARE GETTING TO THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
CAN YOU SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO, UM, YOU HAVE A WORK ORDER AND MAYBE THAT WORK ORDER IS STILL PENDING, BUT ANOTHER NEIGHBOR MAY HAVE THE SAME WORK ORDER, BUT IT APPEARS CLOSE TO THAT NEIGHBOR.
UM, AND WHAT THE, THE HICCUPS WITH THAT ARE LIKE? WELL, IT, WHAT, AND WE'RE TRYING, ACTUALLY WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU, I THINK YOU, UH, ARTICULATED IT VERY WELL IF THERE'S 10 CALLS COMING IN AND THEY'RE DUPLICATES, UH, THE OTHER NINE GET CLOSED AND THE ONE, BUT WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH Q ALERT ABOUT IS IT WILL SHOW UP NOT AS A CLOSED CALL, BUT THE ONE THAT SURVIVES SHOULD SHOW UP AS PERFECT STILL BEING OPEN.
I THINK THAT'LL ELIMINATE A LOT OF CONFUSION AND FRUSTRATION THAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS DISTRICT 12 SPECIFICALLY, BUT MAYBE SOME OTHERS AS WELL.
UH, WILLIAM, YOU MAY MAYBE THE BEST TO ANSWER THIS QUICK, QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE WORKFLOW AND HOW IT WORKS FOR GARBAGE COMPLAINTS.
I KNOW THAT, UM, IN THE PREVIOUS GARBAGE CONTRACT WHEN REPUBLIC HAD IT, ALL, ALL OF THE GARBAGE COMPLAINTS WENT TO THEM.
THEY WOULD SERVICE, THEY WOULD CLOSE IT OUT IMMEDIATELY, UH, AND THEN SERVICE 'EM.
NOW THAT IT'S SEPARATED BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT VENDORS, IS EVERYTHING STILL GOING TO REPUBLIC OR DOES IT GO TO RICHARD'S AS WELL? OR HOW, HOW IS THAT WORKING? I DO BELIEVE THAT IT GOES TO RICHARD'S, UH, AS WELL.
UH, BUT I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT CLEAR ON THAT.
WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THAT THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
UM, YOU'VE BEEN IN SOME OF THE MEETINGS, BUT, UM, I WILL FIND OUT AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW THAT WORKS.
BUT I DO BELIEVE IT GOES TO RICHARDS.
I I DO BELIEVE THEY HAVE CAMERAS AS WELL.
SO, SO REPUBLIC IS NOT CHECKING RICHARD'S, UH, COMPLAINTS.
THOSE ARE TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS.
AND MY QUESTION TO YOU WERE, YOUR QUESTION, WAS YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED? NO, MA'AM.
AND SO YOU ASKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT, WELL, LET ME LET YOU RESTATE YOUR QUESTION.
I ASKED IF THE, UM, IF IT WOULD BE, IF THIS IS GONNA ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE SYSTEM.
UH, 3 1 1 WORKS VERY WELL IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.
THAT'S WHERE I'M ACTUALLY A RESIDENT.
I OWN PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA AS WELL.
UM, IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF, UH, EITHER GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM AND I SAY IT'S A GLITCH AND OR, UM, NOT HIRING THE APPROPRIATE CONTRACTORS.
I HAD A SERIOUS DUMPING PROBLEM IN COUNCILMAN HIRSCH DISTRICT, UM, TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS PRETTY MUCH FORCED TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY BECAUSE I COULD NOT RENT IT OUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO MY, UM, TO, TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
'CAUSE I'M NOT ALLOWED TO VOTE HERE BECAUSE I'M A RESIDENT OF NEW ORLEANS.
I PROVIDE QUALITY HOUSING AND QUALITY LIVING, UM, FOUR PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
UM, BUT WHEN I HAVE CALLED, THE PEOPLE ARE VERY NICE PROFESSIONAL, BUT THERE IS A LEVEL OF, UM, IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU NICE UNTIL YOU HANG UP THE PHONE.
UM, I'VE HAD 14, THERE WERE 14 CASES, UM, THAT WERE ACTUALLY CLOSED WITHOUT ACTION FROM THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
UM, I'VE NEVER, I HAVEN'T HAD ONE CLOSED ON THE ONE OVER 7 0 8, 0 8, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT, UH, DISTRICT THAT IS.
THANK YOU, UM, FOR TAKING CARE OF THOSE ISSUES.
BUT I'VE HAD 30 CALLS, OVER 30 CALLS TO DIFFERENT OFFICES TO INCLUDE THE BLIGHT AREA TO, TO INCLUDE BLIGHT, REFERENCE DUMPING.
I HAVE PICTURES OF THESE THINGS.
I'VE REPORTED THEM TO MY COUNCILMAN TO THE COUNCILMAN OF THAT AREA.
UM, HE OFFERED TO ASSIST, UH, AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE.
IT ENDED UP COSTING ME ABOUT $30,000 TO CLEAR A LOT WHERE THAT WAS, THAT I HAVE THE PHOTOS.
I'M NOT GONNA WASTE YOUR TIME.
I CAN PASS, I CAN GIVE THEM TO THE, TO
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THE COUNCIL.MY ONLY REQUEST, I'M NOT TRYING TO BASH 3 1 1.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THIS, IN THIS CITY IS, IS, IS PRETTY MUCH NON-EXISTENT.
AND THERE WAS ALSO A, UH, MURDER ON THE STREET THAT, UH, THAT, THAT I ALSO RENT THAT PROPERTY ON.
I THINK IF THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THIS AND WE, WE ACTUALLY TOOK CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR, AND OUR, UM, CONSTITUENTS, THE WAY WE LIVE IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITIES, I THINK BATON ROUGE WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE.
I AM GOING TO TAKE THE TIME TO ASK THIS QUESTION OF MY COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN HURST BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO HIM FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND HE HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ME.
I DO HAVE, UM, COMMUNICATIONS, LIKE I SAID, WHERE HE OFFERED HELP VIA FACEBOOK AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE.
COUNCILMAN COLEMAN ASK YOU TO ANSWER HER QUESTION.
SO THE ANSWER IS, IS THEY'RE DUMPING THE DEBRIS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CLEAN UP PRIVATE PROPERTY.
SO WHAT WE DO IS WE SEND A VIOLATION LETTER TO THE, TO WHO WE THINK THE OWNER OF THE PRIVATE PROPERTY IS.
IF IT'S ON THE SERVITUDE, WE CAN CLEAN IT UP, BUT IF IT'S ON, IF IT'S UP IN THE LOT, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CLEAN IT.
HER QUESTION WAS, WILL THIS SOFTWARE THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED WILL PERFECT THE THREE ONE ONE, UM, CALL CENTER.
THERE, THERE, THERE, THE, THE 3 1 1 COMPLAINTS ARE BEING CLOSED BECAUSE WHEN WE GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE, IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY JURISDICTION.
SO WE CLOSE IT SO WE RESPOND BACK.
DO WE PUT THAT IN THE 3 1 1 INFORMATION? WHAT DO WE DO? THAT'S THE QUESTION.
EXPLAIN, I ONLY LOOKED AT A FEW, UM, BUT SHE DID CONTACT, UM, SOMEONE IN OUR OFFICE, UH, YESTERDAY AND I HAD A, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO LOOK AT IT, LOOK AT IT, UM, JUST WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS.
BUT, UM, SOME OF IT APPEARED THAT SHE CALLED IN SOME, UM, SOMETHING TO WHERE MAYBE REPUBLIC OR RICHARDS WOULD'VE GOTTEN THE REQUEST AND THEN IT WAS DEEMED THAT IT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY TO SO THAT IT WAS CLOSED.
SOME OF IT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE SENT HER A VIOLATION LETTER.
UM, I SPOKE WITH SOME OF MY TEAM YESTERDAY, UM, FOR THE, THE DEBRIS THAT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
LIKE WILLIAM SAID, WE CAN'T GO ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT A COURT ORDER.
UM, BUT THERE IS INFORMATION THAT'S INPUT INTO THREE.
I I SAW A COMMENT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THEN CLOSED.
BASICALLY YOU WANT OBJECT NOT ON THIS.
SO SOME OF THOSE 3 0 1 TICKETS WERE PICKED UP.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IN URBAN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE HEAVILY BLIGHTED IS, UM, YOU PICK IT UP TODAY AND THEY PUT IT BACK DOWN TOMORROW.
SO ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS THE SAME, IT WAS PICKED UP A NUMBER OF TIMES TO WHERE IT WAS VERIFIED THROUGH RACHEL'S APARTMENT THAT THE BLIGHT WAS ABATED.
EITHER BECAUSE IT WAS ADJUDICATED AND WE HAD THE ABILITY TO GO ON THE PROPERTY OR, UM, TO THE EVEN POINT WHERE I REACHED OUT TO ADAM SMITH TO PUT CAMERAS OUT THERE.
BUT THE ONE THING THAT I WILL NOT ACCEPT FROM ANYBODY IS DISRESPECT.
AND I WILL SET BOUNDARIES AND I WON'T TAKE YOUR PHONE CALLS ANYMORE.
SO I'VE INTENTIONALLY TOLD MY STAFF NOT TO TAKE HER CALLS BECAUSE SHE CALLS VERY DISRESPECTFUL.
AND I WOULD GO FOR ANYBODY IN THIS AUDIENCE OR ON THE LISTENING TELEVISION.
SO YES, NO, I'VE NOT ANSWERED THE CALLS FOR TWO YEARS AND I WON'T ANSWER THEM.
UH, JUST, JUST TO NOTE, I GUESS FOR STAFF AND THE, THE ADMINISTRATION, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAD, UH, PREVIOUSLY WITH 3 1 1, UH, AND THAT WE REQUESTED HELP FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON WAS ADDING NOTES TO 3 1 1.
AND THAT REALLY IS, IS WHAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS, RIGHT? TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR COMPLAINT.
UM, IT'S A, IT'S A STAFFING ISSUE, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO CONSTANTLY DRIVE THAT MESSAGE HOME TO STAFF, UH, AND LET STAFF KNOW THAT THAT IS THE EXPECTATION, UH, THAT WE ARE UPDATING AND, AND PUTTING GOOD NOTES IN 3 1 1.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY.
UM, DANIEL, WHOEVER ELSE NEEDS TO COME UP.
WE, WE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS 3 1 1 AND CLOSING TICKETS FOREVER FOR MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TIMES AND EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD A POSS, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD POSSIBLY A SOLUTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ALREADY IN THERE.
I GET THAT YOU GO OUT TO THE PROPERTY, YOU SEE IT'S ON PRIVATE, I'M JUST USING THIS ONE FOR AN EXAMPLE.
YOU SEE IT'S OWN PRIVATE PROPERTY.
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YOU PUT IT INTO NOTES.THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS OR WHATEVER THE NOTES SAY.
YOU CLOSE THE TICKET, THE CONSTITUENT GETS THE INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE, UH, WHETHER IT'S AUTOMATICALLY RESPONDS TO THEM OR WHATEVER, THEY GET THE INFORMATION THAT SAYS TICKET CLOSED.
WOULD IT POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO PUT THE NOTES IN THE SYSTEM AND SET IT TO CLOSE WITHIN SO MANY DAYS TO GIVE THE CONSTITUENT TIME TO RESPOND TO THE NOTE, UM, AFTER IT CLOSES? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAN RESPOND TO IT ANYMORE OR IF THEY HAVE TO REOPEN A NEW TICKET.
BUT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, AND A LOT OF TIMES WITH MY TECH SUPPORT STUFF, I'LL SEND CLIENTS AND IF THEY DON'T RESPOND TO WHAT I'VE TOLD THEM, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE AT, WE LEAVE THE TICKET OPEN AND, BUT IT'S AUTOMATICALLY SET TO CLOSE AND IT SENDS A NOTIFICATION.
UM, WE ARE CLOSING THIS TICKET AT THIS TIME OR WHATEVER, IT'LL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE IT.
WOULD THAT BE AN OPTION IN THE SYSTEM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? 'CAUSE AT LEAST YOU GIVE THE CONSTITUENT TIME TO RESPOND TO YOU OR GIVE A REASON TO POSSIBLY KEEP THE TICKET OPEN OR MEET ONE-ON-ONE FACE TO FACE INSTEAD OF JUST CLOSING THE TICKET ON THEIR FACE.
SO I, I BELIEVE THAT MAY BE SOME PROGRAMMING, UM, THAT WE CAN SPEAK WITH Q ALERT ON AND ALSO SOME THINGS THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED WITH THE AI.
BUT, UM, WHAT I THINK IN THE WORK ORDER SYSTEM AS WELL, I BELIEVE ONE, ONE IMPORTANT THING THAT NEEDS TO BE NOTED IS THAT 3 1 1 ITSELF, THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY'RE SPEAKING TO WHEN THEY CALL IN, THOSE ARE NOT THE INDIVIDUALS THAT'S DOING THE WORK.
SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY THAT 3 1 1 IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB, THEY ARE, THEY'RE ANSWERING THE CALLS, THEY'RE A CALL CENTER, THEY'RE ANSWERING THE CALLS AND THEY'RE SENDING IT OUT.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAD AT THE BEGINNING, 3 1 1.
BUT ANSWER THE CALL, THEY INPUT THE SYSTEM, THEY, THEY DO THEIR JOB, THEY GET IT TO THE CORRECT PLACE MM-HMM
BUT 3 1 1 IS THEN CLOSING BECAUSE THEY 3 1 1 DOESN'T CLOSE ORDER.
IT USED TO BE THEY WOULD, WHEN THEY SENT IT OFF TO WHATEVER DEPARTMENT IT NEEDED TO BE, THEY WOULD CLOSE THEIR PART OR DO WHATEVER NOTED THAT, HEY, WE SENT THIS TO DPW, WE SENT THIS HERE, WE SENT THAT THERE, AND THEY WOULD CLOSE IT.
IF THAT'S GONNA BE THE DESIGNATED SPOT THAT THE, THE CITIZENS ARE GONNA GO TO, THEN IT SEEMS 3 1 1 SHOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY GET A RESPONSE BACK OR THEY GET WHATEVER THEY DO.
AND I THINK IT'S LIKE THAT NOW.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE STILL GETTING TICKETS THAT ARE BEING, WHEN THEY'RE DONE, THEY CLOSE THE TICKET.
COUNCILMAN MOOCH, UM, ONCE 3 1 1 ENTERS THE SERVICE REQUEST, IT'S ROUTED TO THE DEPARTMENTS AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE THE ONES THAT'S CLOSING IT.
THE THREE ONE ONE CALL CENTER REPS DO NOT CLOSE WORK ORDERS AT ALL.
AND THE SYSTEM HAS NEVER BEEN DESIGNED FOR THEM TO DO THAT.
SO AS FAR AS THE UM, AS FAR AS WORKFLOW, THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THEMSELVES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WORK, IT HAS BEEN, UM, COMMUNICATED AND ALSO TRAINING DONE WITH THEM TO TRY AND PUT IN BETTER NOTES SO THAT WHEN THE, THE WORK ORDER IS CLOSED, THOSE CITIZENS ARE RECEIVING GOOD INFORMATION.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S STILL SOMETHING THAT WE HEAR THAT THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH INFORMATION WHEN THEY, WHEN THE, UM, SERVICE REQUESTS ARE CLOSED.
I GET SOME SPECIFIC IF YOU WANT.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WORK ORDER SYSTEM.
WE USE MY PERMIT NOW, AND IT, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO 3 1 1 COMES IN AND CREATES A PROJECT.
AND WE'RE WORKING OUT OF THAT.
I LOOKED AT SEVERAL OF HERS, JUST SOME MORE AS I WENT AND SAT DOWN, A LOT OF THEM HAD THE NOTE THAT THIS IS A DUPLICATE AND TO SEE X, Y, Z AND THAT'S, IT'S IN 3 1 1.
NOW IF SHE'S CALLING, YOU KNOW, SHE WOULD HAVE TO CALL BACK TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT UPDATE.
NOW IF SHE'S USING HER APP OR THE WEB, SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT UPDATE WHEN SHE GOES BACK INTO HER HISTORY.
AND THEN THERE ARE SOME WHERE IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS THE ONE THAT THE, THAT THE DUPLICATES THAT WE WERE REFERENCED WHERE WE WERE GOING THROUGH AND DOING THE PROCESS, THERE ARE STILL, THERE'S STILL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, AT LEAST FOUR OF HER.
UM, I DON'T KNOW, I'D SAY 15 REQUESTS THAT ARE, THAT ARE STILL OPEN AND, AND, AND POTENTIALLY ACTIVE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO THERE'S SOME TALL GRASS, SOME JUNK TRASH AND DEBRIS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, SOME DEBRIS REMOVAL, SOME TIRE DUMPING.
UM, AND THEN SOME ILLEGAL DUMPING ON PRIVATE, ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
SO THERE'S A MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT REQUESTS AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW DUPLICATES.
UM, AGAIN, ONCE THE TICKET'S CLOSED MM-HMM
WHOEVER CLOSES IT, WHAT RESPONSE DOES THE CONSTITUENT HAVE ONCE IT'S CLOSED? UM, THEY CAN CALL OUR OFFICE BACK.
UM, TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE REFERENCING A DUPLICATE, THEN WE'RE GONNA PUT THE NOTES ARE BEING PUT IN.
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WHETHER IT'S ACTUAL WORK THAT WAS DONE, WHETHER IT WAS WORK THAT WAS DEEMED THAT IT DIDN'T NEED TO BE DUE YEAH.ONCE THE TICKET'S CLOSED IN THE SYSTEM.
OTHER THAN CALLING BACK, WHAT HAPPENS ON THE CONSTITUENT END IF THEY GO TO CHECK ON THAT TICKET? IS IT CLOSED? THEY CAN SEE OUR NOTES.
THEY, THEY CAN, THEY CAN SEE YOUR NOTES? YES.
CAN THEY MAKE ANY RESPONSE TO IT? CAN THEY CONTINUE FORWARD WITH IT? THAT TICKET ONCE IT'S CLOSED BY CITY PARISH? NO, SIR.
NOT UNLESS THEY CALL THE OFFICE AND WE REOPEN IT.
AND MOST LIKELY WHEN THEY CALL THE OFFICE, THEY'LL GO WIND UP HAVING TO REOPEN A NEW TICKET BECAUSE THAT ONE'S BEEN CLOSED.
OR CAN Y'ALL REOPEN IT? WE CAN REOPEN IT.
BUT THEY HAVE TO CALL THE OFFICE, GET THROUGH TO EVERYBODY AND DO ALL THAT PROCESS.
AGAIN, I GO BACK TO I, I, WHETHER IT'S JUST, I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST IT THAT DOES THIS.
WHEN I SEND A TICKET OUT TO A CLIENT OR THEY, THEY CALL IN A TICKET ON MY SYSTEM AND I RESPOND TO IT, WE LOGGED INTO THE SYSTEM, WE MOVE THE ICON FROM ONE SIDE OF THE SCREEN TO THE OTHER, SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
AND WE TELL 'EM THAT THE JOB IS FINISHED, IT'S DONE, IT RES SENDS IT OUT TO 'EM AND WE WAIT FOR THEIR RESPONSE.
EITHER THEY RESPOND TO US SAYING, THANK YOU, WONDERFUL JOB MOVING THAT ICON ACROSS THE SCREEN.
OR THEY JUST DON'T RESPOND AT ALL.
BUT THEN THEY GET A NOTIFICATION THAT SAYS, WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU.
THIS TICKET IS GOING TO CLOSE IN X AMOUNT OF DAYS.
SO WE ARE WORKING AS PART OF A BIGGER SCHEME, UM, WHICH IS WHY I CAME UP TO TALK ABOUT THE AI STUFF, IS THAT WE WERE GONNA USE BLIGHT AS A, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A TEST PILOT AS, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO HAVE MORE EXPLANATION SO THAT WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, HEY, WE FOUND THAT THIS WAS A DUPLICATE.
YOU KNOW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUBSCRIBE TO UPDATES ABOUT THE, DO THE, THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT? OR, YOU KNOW, WE COULD TAKE YOUR SUGGESTION AND UM, YOU KNOW, SAY WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THIS IF WE DON'T HEAR BACK FROM YOU, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
AND THEN BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE, THE THOUGHT PROCESSES BE, AND THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS AI AS WELL.
THAT, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ASK.
'CAUSE THEN YOU PUT THE ONUS ON THEM YES.
AND YOU HAD THE AUTO RESPONSES THAT HEY, HADN'T HEARD FROM YOU.
TICKET'S CLOSED, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S, I UNDERSTAND.
WE DO HAVE CHALLENGES WITH VOLUME, BUT WE, WE, WE STRIVE TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE EVER, YOU KNOW, BETTER INFORMATION.
ALSO, COUNSEL, NOT EVERY, NOT EVERYBODY LEAVES CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN THEY ENTER A TICKET THOUGH.
SOMETIMES WE CAN'T RECONTACT THEM.
SO, BUT IF THEY'RE ENTERING TICKET INFORMATION ONLINE, OR EVEN IF THEY CALL, THEY, IF THEY CALL BACK TO CHECK ON A TICKET, THEY JUST HAVE TO GIVE THE TICKET NUMBER AND NOBODY ASKS.
IF YOU'RE THE COMPLAINANT, YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE WHATEVER, I CAN JUST CALL IN AND CHECK ON ANY TICKET.
IF THEY KNOW THE TICKET NUMBER, YOU CAN CALL, YOU CAN GET ONLINE AND CHECK ON ANY TICKET.
SO THERE HAS, YOU CAN INPUT TICKETS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF CONTACT INFORMATION.
SO THEY CALL IN, THEY SAY THERE'S A POTHOLE.
I DON'T WANNA LEAVE MY NAME AND NUMBER.
AND SO WE HAVE THE, THE INFORMATION, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE WHO TO CONTACT.
BUT THE ONES THAT ARE COMPLAINING TO US THAT WE GO TO CHECK ON OUR TICKETS AND WE GO TO CHECK ON THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER.
I HAVE A FEELING THOSE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING CONTACT INFORMATION IN AND THEY MAY BE, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE COMPLAINING AND THEY MAY BE, AND LIKE I SAY, THERE ARE NOTES IN THERE.
I DON'T THINK THE NOTES ARE SUFFICIENT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE, WE THINK THE WORK ORDER SYSTEM WILL SOLVE A LOT OF THIS.
WE THINK SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING ARE GONNA SOLVE IT.
BUT I LIKE YOUR IDEA ABOUT NOT CLOSING IT UNTIL, UM, YOU KNOW, MAYBE FIVE DAYS GOES BY AFTER WE'VE PUT THE NOTES IN AND THEN WE'LL SEE.
I'LL, WE'LL HAVE TO TALK TO Q ALERT AND SEE IF THEY CAN DO THAT.
YEAH, I MEAN, WE JUST GOT TO THE POINT.
IT, IT WAS, IT IS BASICALLY A CYA THING AND WE'RE GIVING THEM THE, HEY, YOU HAVE TO CLOSE THIS.
THANK YOU WILLIAM TRINA,
COUPLE THINGS I HEARD, UH, THAT I WANNA REINFORCE AND JUST WALK THROUGH WITH YOU GUYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING THIS OR I INSTITUTING THESE THINGS.
I HEARD YOU GUYS ADMIT THAT IN YOUR OPINION, THE NOTES IN THE PAST HAVE NOT EITHER BEEN PUT ON THE FILE OR HADN'T BEEN SUFFICIENT ENOUGH.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT STAFF KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF PUTTING THE NOTES THERE? CAN WE MANDATE THAT IF YOU TAKE A THREE ONE ONE CALL OR IF YOU AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD
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RECEIVE A 3 1 1 FILE, THAT WHATEVER ACTION YOU TAKE OR WHATEVER RESEARCH OR YOU DO TO LOOK INTO IT, THAT YOU MANDATORY THAT YOU PUT NOTES IN THERE.CAN WE DO THAT? I'VE TALKED TO THREE OF THEM IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES.
THE SECOND THING, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE NOTES WAS JUST THERE OR DID THE, UH, CONSTITUENT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE NOTES IF THEY WENT BACK? YOU GUYS SAID THEY CAN SEE THE NOTES WHEN THEY GO BACK, RIGHT? THEY CAN SEE THE NOTES.
TO COUNCILMAN MO'S POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOT CLOSE THE TICKET.
'CAUSE WE GET A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT CONSTITUENTS BEING UPSET THAT THE TICKET WAS CLOSED.
SO DO NOT CLOSE THE TICKET UNTIL WE VERIFY THAT THE PERSON WHO MADE THE COMPLAINT WAS ABLE TO GO BACK AND REVIEW THE NOTES.
CAN WE CONFIRM? WE'LL NEVER CONFIRM THAT.
WE CANNOT, WE GET 10,000 CALLS A MONTH, COUNCILMAN, THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN CONFIRM EVERY SINGLE, LET ME LEMME TELL YOU HOW THAT CAN BE DONE.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU SAID WAS SOME PEOPLE DON'T GIVE CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN YOU MAKE THE REPORT.
YOU CAN MAKE CONTACT INFORMATION OR REQUIRE REQUIRED FIELD.
BUT YOU CAN WE ASK THE CONTACT INFORMATION, CAN WE STRESS TO THEM BECAUSE WE GETTING THESE CALLS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEY BEING CLOSED OUT.
AND TO COUNCILMAN MO'S POINT, I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT'S CALLING US, THEY WANNA STAY IN CONTACT.
THEY WANT TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION.
I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE SOME WHO WON'T DO THAT, BUT FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO DO THAT, THEY WANT TO BE KEPT IN CONTACT WITH THEY REACHING OUT TO US FOR UPDATES, ASKING US TO INTERVENE.
SO CAN WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THOSE TO LEAVE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION AND SHARE WITH THEM THE DOWNFALLS WHEN THEY DON'T GIVE THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE UPDATED ADEQUATELY.
BECAUSE WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, PRIOR TO CLOSING IT OUT, YOU MAY DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE IT OPEN, UH, FOR TWO WEEKS, THREE WEEKS, A MONTH.
BUT GIVE IT A TIMELINE THREE DAYS, FIVE DAYS A WEEK OR WHATEVER THAT IS, AND SAY, WE'RE GONNA KEEP THIS OPEN UNTIL WE CONFIRM THAT A EMAIL, A CALL HAS WENT BACK TO THE PERSON WHO LEFT THEIR CONTACT INFORMATION AND BEEN ABLE TO REVIEW WHATEVER THE FINDINGS WERE BEFORE WE CLOSE IT.
WE, WE CAN EMAIL THEM BACK, COUNCILMAN, THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN CALL, BUT WE CAN EMAIL THEM OR MAYBE EVEN TEXT MESSAGE.
BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WITH AI TO SEE IF, IF AI CAN AND AI CAN CALL THEM BACK, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO CALL BACK ALL THOSE, JUST SOME POINT OF CONTACT I THINK WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
OR EMAIL OR CALL OR TEXT, ANY OF THAT.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING.
THEY JUST GO IN THERE AND SEE THE TICKET IS CLOSED AND OFTENTIMES THERE ARE NO NOTES.
THERE ARE NO REASON THEY'RE EITHER REOPENING THE TICKET OR FILING A D UH, A DUPLICATE TICKET, WHICH IS CREATING MORE BACKLOG AND TIME AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
ONE MORE THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON.
I THINK THE CHALLENGE IS, AS IT RELATES TO THE DUMPING AND THE TRASH, MANY OF US COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CONSTITUENTS ALIKE ARE OPERATING ON THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WHEN REPUBLIC HAD EVERYTHING.
NOW THAT WE HAVE TWO CONTRACTS, REPUBLIC AND, UH, RICHARDS, THERE'S A DIFFERENT STANDARD, THERE'S A DIFFERENT EXPECTATION.
SO SOME OF THE FRUSTRATION IS, HEY, FOR THE PAST YEAR, TWO YEARS, FIVE YEARS, YOU PICKED THIS UP, BUT NOW I PUT THE TICKET IN AND THE TICKET IS CLOSED.
YOU, YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU DON'T.
SO SOME OF THAT IS OUTREACH MESSAGING AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THE NEW STANDARD AND NEW EXPECTATION.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF OUTREACH.
SO TOM, THE, Y'ALL CAN STAY THERE.
UH, SO COUNCILMAN DUNN GAVE A BIG POINT OF THIS IS A ISSUE IN CITY PARISH IN GENERAL IS THAT PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY WHEN I GOT IN, IN GOVERNMENT THAT GOVERNMENT RUNS SLOW.
AND SOME OF IT IS CHECKS AND BALANCES, BUT SOME OF IT IS LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
EVEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH Y'ALL, IT'LL SEND SOMEBODY'S QUEUE TO GET APPROVED FOR A WEEK, DOESN'T GET REMINDED TO APPROVE IT.
AND UNLESS YOU CALL 'EM AND SIT, GO TO THEIR DESK AND ASK THEM, LOOK OVER THE SHOULDER AND GET IT DONE, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
AND I TALKED TO ERIC ABOUT THAT BEFORE HE LEFT, ABOUT HOW DO WE GET ALERTS FOR THAT SYSTEM AS WELL.
BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS THAT RECENTLY BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO ATTAIN A CUSTOMER, THEY USED SOMETHING CALLED SESAME AI.
I NEED TO GO BACK AND LISTEN TO THIS RECORDING AND LOOK AT IT.
IT WAS A ROLE PLAY FOR AI FREAKED ME OUT.
I HAD TO CONVINCE THE AI, UM, APP WHY I SHOULD GET THE BUSINESS FROM THIS CUSTOMER.
AND HE GRILLED ME BETTER THAN THE CUSTOMER WOULD'VE GRILLED ME, FREAKED ME OUT.
BUT WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT ROLE PLAY SCENARIOS, 4, 3 1 1 CALLERS, YOU CAN KIND OF STAGE IT SO THEY GET SOME OF THE WORST CALLS EVER AND THAT THEIR ROLE PLAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS AT A LEVEL AND THEY CREATE EMOTION.
THEY THAT, THAT THEY SUSTAIN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
'CAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT'S HUMANS
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ON THE PHONE.AND JUST BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER GETS LOUD DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY SHOULD.
RIGHT? AND THEY MAY HAVE HAD A BAD MORNING, BUT WHEN THEY CROSS THAT, THAT THRESHOLD AT WORK, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO GO AWAY.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU THAT AS YOU EXPLORE AI SESAME BE ONE TO WORK ON MODELING HOW TO CREATE BEST PRACTICES FOR INTERACTING WITH CONSTITUENTS WHO MAY BE FRUSTRATED.
SO THAT WAS MY ONLY COMMENT WHEN YOU SAID I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, AND THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.
UH, WE DO ENDEAVOR TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, UH, CALL CENTER AGENTS, UH, TREAT ALL THE CUSTOMERS WITH RESPECT.
IF SOMEONE HAS A, UH, ISSUE AND THEY BELIEVES THAT THE, THE AGENT HAS DISRESPECTED THEM, WE CAN LISTEN TO THE RECORDING AND SEE.
BUT AT THAT POINT, IT'S TOO LATE.
THEY'VE ALREADY, IT IS LEVELLED THE FEATHERS.
I'M SAYING IT'S, BUT IT ALLOWS US TO, TO E YOU KNOW, TRAIN AND DISCIPLINE THE EMPLOYEE.
AND JUST SAYING ONGOING TRAINING, QUARTERLY TRAINING, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOING INTO THE WORKING WORLD IN CORPORATE AMERICA, IT'S ANNUAL TRAININGS.
I THINK THAT THAT PART OF IT, ROLE PLAYING BEST PRACTICES, THAT SHOULD BE A PART OF IT AS WELL FOR CITY PARISH.
'CAUSE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS WHAT WE PROVIDE IN THAT AREA TO THE PEOPLE WHO PAY TAX DOLLARS.
CUSTOMER SERVICE IS OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE Y'ALL AN OPPORTUNITY.
SO I ENTER A NUMBER OF 3 1 1 REQUESTS FROM MY, MY PERSONAL AND MY GMAIL ACCOUNT.
AND I JUST WENT AND CHECKED MY DELETED ITEMS. WHEN, WHEN THEY ARE CLOSED, THERE ARE CLOSING COMMENTS THAT ARE ENTERED.
SO FOR INSTANCE, THIS ONE, FEBRUARY 9TH, I SAID THERE WAS SOME, UH, ILLEGALLY DUMPED TIRES.
AND THE CLOSING COMMENTS ARE TIRES WERE REMOVED PER INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 6TH.
I HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT JUST SAID JOSHUA SERVICED, WHICH DOESN'T TELL ME A WHOLE LOT, BUT IT TELLS ME AT LEAST IT WAS SERVICED.
SO, SO THE FOLKS IN THE FIELD ARE ENTERING COMMENTS AND I, AS OF A USER OF THE APP, MY, THAT COMES TO MY EMAIL AND TELLS ME WHAT ACTION HAS TAKEN PLACE.
I MEAN, I JUST WANTED YOU TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
YES, AS LONG AS THERE'S AN EMAIL PROVIDED TO THE CITIZEN, UM, TO THE CENTER REPS, OR EVEN IN THE APP, AS LONG AS THERE'S AN EMAIL ASSIGNED TO THAT ACCOUNT OR THAT SERVICE REPORT, THEN THEY'LL GET AN AUTOMATIC, UM, RESPONSE.
I'VE ALREADY SPOKE TWICE WHEN IT'S CLOSED.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE APP PLEASE? JUST 'CAUSE THERE'S FOLKS WATCHING AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL INFORMATION.
UM, IT'S THE REDICK 3 1 1 APP.
IT IS, UM, FOR ANDROIDS, IPHONE, IPHONE, APPLE PRODUCTS AS WELL.
SO YOU CAN ENROLL, UM, SET UP AN ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACCOUNTS.
COUNCILMAN HUDSON MEMBERS, I'M GONNA ASK THAT WE DEFER THIS ITEM SO WE CAN CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION NEXT TIME, NEXT WEEK.
UM, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURST.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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ITEM ONE 11, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE LEADS ONLINE, LLC TO PROVIDE THE POWER PLUS INVESTIGATION SYSTEM AND CELL HAWK CELL PHONE MAPPING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM SUBSCRIPTION SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES.TOTAL COMPENSATION OF THE AGREEMENT IS NOT TO EXCEED 180,003 $30 BY THE POLICE CHIEF.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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ITEM ONE 12, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATION.AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB REUNITE NINE AN AMOUNT OF 7,500 BY THE POLICE CHIEF.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NOW I'LL GO TO COUNCIL.
COUNCILMAN GOEY? THANK YOU, SIR.
IS, UH, NEIL YOU HANDLING THIS ONE OR IS THE CHIEF? THANK YOU, CHIEF.
GIVE US A LITTLE INFORMATION PLEASE, ABOUT A CANINE OFFICER COMING TO YOUR DEPARTMENT.
SO, UH, UNITED PEACE POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT REGULATES THE TRAINING, UM, AND CERTIFICATION OF, UH, POLICE DOGS.
UM, FUN FACT, WE ARE ACTUALLY THE VERY FIRST AGENCY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY BACK IN THE SIXTIES THAT HAD OUR OWN TRAINING FACILITY THAT WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATION RIGHT HERE IN BATON ROUGE, BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, SO THEY HAVE AN AWARD PROGRAM, THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US $7,500, WHICH WE THEN, UM, PUT UP THE REST ABOUT $5,500 TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER PATROL DOG.
OUR, UH, DOGS, UM, RETIRE USUALLY,
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UH, AFTER ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS OF WORKING THEM, UM, IN THE FIELD.AND SO WE HAVE DOG RETIRING AND WE'RE LOOKING AT REPLACING THAT DOG AND PURCHASING ANOTHER ONE.
ARE THEY DEDICATED TO CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY? UM, NO SIR.
SO, UH, WE HAVE USUALLY ABOUT THREE OR FOUR, UM, CANINES PER SHIFT AT NIGHT, AND SO THEY KIND OF JUST SPREAD OUT, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT ROTATE.
ONE WILL WORK FIRST DISTRICT ONE NIGHT WHILE ANOTHER ONE WORKS.
SECOND DISTRICT KIND OF MOVE OUT TO CITY, MAINLY FOCUSED ON, UM, VIOLENT CRIMES IN PROGRESS, UM, RESPONDING TO ALARMS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND BACKING UP OFFICERS IN THE FIELD.
UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS IN CANINE FOR SEVEN YEARS MYSELF, SO IT'S DEFINITELY, UM, A GOOD DIVISION AND SOMETHING VERY WORTHWHILE.
WE USUALLY CALL TO HELP OTHER AGENCIES AS WELL.
EVERYTHING FROM LOCATING, MISSING PEOPLE TO EVIDENCE, RECOVERY AND THEN SUSPECT APPREHENSION.
CHIEF MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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ITEM ONE 13, AMENDING THE 2026 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, SO HAS TO TRANSFER FUNDING AND THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 FROM POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING SALARY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS WITHIN THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BY THE POLICE CHIEF.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM ONE 13.
SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS DISCUSSION DURING THE BUDGETARY UH, PROCESS, I MADE THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE CHIEF THAT HE NEEDED TO HELP THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OUT COVER THE EXPENSE FOR THE ATTORNEYS THAT'S DEDICATED OVER AT, UH, BRPD.
AT THAT MEETING, HE HAD STRONG OPPOSITION TOWARDS THAT RECOMMENDATION, BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE HE'S BEEN ENLIGHTENED AND TRANSFERRED SOME MONEY OVER THERE TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THE PAY FOR THIS, UH, PARISH ATTORNEY THAT'S STATIONED OVER AT HIS, AT HIS DEPARTMENT.
COMMENTS? UM, I MET WITH THE PARISH ATTORNEY, MR. ROME, UH, SALARY OF THE, UM, PARISH ATTORNEY THAT IS ASSIGNED TO OUR OFFICE.
UM, I THINK HE SAID WITH BENEFITS EVERYTHING IS ABOUT $200,000.
SO I AGREED TO HELP PAY PART OF THAT, UM, TO HELP OUT WITH THEIR, YOU KNOW, EVERY, EVERY DIVISION INSIDE THE CITY PARISH HAS TAKEN MASSIVE CUTS AND SO WE AGREED TO HELP OUT A LITTLE BIT THERE.
AND SECOND, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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ITEM ONE 14, AUTHORIZED MAYOR, MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WITH THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 TO, TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ITEMS TO MAINTAIN LOUISIANA USAR TASK FORCE TOO BY THE FIRE CHIEF.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HURST.
I'D LIKE TO ASK CHIEF TO COME UP AND TELL US WHAT THEY SEE IS PLEASE.
WHAT THIS IS, IS, IN 2005, THE EAST BANNERS PARISH FORMED A GROUP OF MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE TRAINED TO HANDLE SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL RESCUES FROM BUILDING COLLAPSES, WATER RESCUES, TRENCH, COL, UH, RESCUES, ALL KIND OF DIFFERENT SPECIALIZED EVENTS.
UH, AFTER KATRINA HAPPENED, THE STATE OF LOUISIANA NOTICED THAT WE NEEDED TO HAVE SOME FORMALIZED TEAMS PLACED ACROSS THE STATE.
WE RECEIVED SOME FUNDING FROM THE STATE AT THAT TIME.
SINCE THEN, WE'VE RECEIVED NO FUNDING.
UM, THIS FIRE MARSHAL BRIAN ADAMS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATION AND THE GOVERNOR TO GET SOME FUNDING FOR US.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS FUNDING SINCE 2005.
UM, THIS TEAM IS MADE UP OF MOST OF THE FIRE SERVICE AND EMS SERVICES ACROSS THIS PARISH.
WE HAVE RESPONDED TO EVERY NATURAL, NATURAL DISASTER IN THIS COUNTRY, FROM TEXAS ACROSS THE GULF, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE CAROLINAS, UH, SOME OF THE 80 MEN AND WOMEN OF HIGHLY TECHNICALLY TRAINED PERSONNEL.
THIS MONEY WILL HELP BRING OUR EQUIPMENT TO WHERE WE NEED IT TO BE AND AND REPLACE SOME THINGS.
OKAY, IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTION.
AND SECOND, UH, COUNCILMAN MOAT? NO, PROBABLY MOTION AND SECOND.
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ITEM ONE 15, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE A BUILDING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ANNA JONES[01:20:01]
STATE FARM INSURANCE AGENT FOR 47 18 4 4,718 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE SPACE LOCATED ON HARDIN BOULEVARD FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 AT A RENTAL RATE OF $3,315 PER MONTH BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM BEING KNOWN? GO TO COUNCIL.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? COUNCILMAN HURST? I DON'T KNOW, UM, ABOUT THIS, BUT IF THIS IS A CURRENT STATE FARM BUILDING, I'M A TENANT.
SO FOR THAT REASON, I, UM, ASK THAT I ABSTAIN FROM ABSTAIN.
SHALL COUNCILMAN HURST ABSTAIN? ANY OBJECTION? MOTION CARRIES.
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ITEM ONE 16, AUTHOR, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT, AND OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE WITH WHLC, ARCHITECTURE FOR CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION AT THE PTR METROPOLITAN AIRPORT AND AMOUNT I TO EXCEED $320,817 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SAME.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES
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ONE 17 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH CORPORATE GREEN LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS GREEN SEASONS TO PROVIDE FULL SERVICE, LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE FOR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN, KNOWN? GO TO COUNCIL.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ONE
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18.AWARDING THE CONTRACT, UH, FOR RFP NUMBER 2025 DASH 11 DASH 1200 INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH INNOVATIVE INTERFACES INC.
FOR INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY IN AN AMOUNT OF $623,797 BY THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM ONE 18.
NOW WILL GO TO COUNCIL COUNCILMAN GO DAY.
THANK YOU KATRINA OR, UH, MS. STEIN, WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO EDUCATE US ON THE SYSTEM THAT YOU'RE IMPLEMENTING AND HOW IT BENEFITS THE PUBLIC.
AN INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM IS A COLLECTION, IT IS A DATABASE SYSTEM, UH, SPECIFICALLY CREATED FOUR LIBRARIES.
IT COMBINES A NUMBER OF SYSTEMS INCLUDING, UH, FRONT END, UH, TASKS, USER TASKS SPECIFICALLY FOR PATRONS SUCH AS THE ONLINE COMPUTER CATALOG, UH, MATERIALS REQUESTS, WHAT AM I MISSING? THE RESERVATION RESERVATIONS, THE BOOK ORDERING.
THE CATALOGING IS THE BRAIN OUTGOING AND INCOMING OF THE ENTIRE LIBRARY SYSTEM.
IT'S AN UPDATE TO YOUR CURRENT SYSTEM? THAT'S CORRECT.
THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS FROM 2009.
SO THIS WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT SYSTEM IN TECHNOLOGY TERMS. THAT'S A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
AGAIN, TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE OWNER OF THE PRE CURRENT SYSTEM IS NOT BASED IN THE US YES.
THE OWNER OF OUR CURRENT SYSTEM ACTUALLY DATES.
IT'S A LEGACY DATING BACK TO 1987.
WE UPDATED IN 2009, UPDATED A LITTLE BIT MORE IN 2015, BUT IT CANNOT BE UPDATED ANYMORE.
AND IT IS NOT EVEN A SYSTEM BASED IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
SO WE NOW HAVE A NEW VENDOR WE WORKED WITH PURCHASING AND IS THEY WERE SO HELPFUL TO THE RFQ PROCESS AND THEY TESTED ALL THE APPLICANTS FOR THIS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED PROPRIETARY SYSTEM AND COMMITTEES.
AND PURCHASING AGAIN WAS SO HELPFUL FOR OUR IS STAFF AND, UH, THE COMMITTEE AND THEY EVEN SANDBOXED IT.
THEY PLAYED WITH THE VARIOUS, UH, PROPRIETARY SYSTEMS THAT WERE OFFERING THEIR SERVICES AND SELECTED ONE, WHICH WERE VERY PLEASED.
WILL LIBRARY USERS AND PATRONS NOTICE A DIFFERENCE? YES.
IN TERMS OF THE, THE VISUALS OR HOW THEY INTERACT WITH IT? YES, IT WILL BE TOTALLY IN ABOUT A YEAR LIKE AN ELEPHANT BABY.
IT'LL TAKE A LONG TIME TO MAP OVER MILLIONS OF RECORDS, THOUSANDS OF PATRONS, AND THEN ALL THE OTHER BACK OF HOUSE SYSTEMS. BUT YOU WILL SEE A DIFFERENCE AND IT WILL BE GOOD.
A SYSTEM THAT WAS MORE USER FRIENDLY TO BOTH STAFF AND PATRONS WAS, WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONSIDERATIONS? VERY GOOD.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
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OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.[119. 26-00182 ]
ITEM ONE 19, THE RESOLUTION OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF ST.GEORGE CONCERNING HIGHLAND ROAD AND PICO LANE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND PROVIDING FOR THE COUNCIL DETERMINATION TO PROCEED WITH THE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED SIGNALIZE INTERSECTION BASED ON SAFETY, OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL ANALYSIS BY COUNCILMAN ROWDY GODDE AND COUNCILMAN DWIGHT HUDSON.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE? EXCUSE ME.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE COUNCIL, UM, I I I HAVE TO MAKE A STATEMENT AS IT PERTAINS TO THE INFLAMMATORY REMARKS OF ME BEING DISRESPECTFUL.
ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SCENE? NO.
I'M SEEING THIS RESOLUTION IS ABOUT A, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN ST.
GEORGE WITH, UM, SIGNALIZE INTERSECTIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
TELL ME WHY THIS RESOLUTION IS NEEDED.
WHY, WHY, WHY DO WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE RECEIPT OF THE RESOLUTION FROM THE ST.
GEORGE COUNCIL? TALK TO ME ABOUT IT.
WELL, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS WHEN I ATTENDED A MEETING AT ST.
GEORGE TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, THE ROUNDABOUT OR THE THREE ALTERNATIVES THAT WERE BEING CONSIDERED, UH, AS PART OF THE, UH, OVERALL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.
THERE WERE THREE ALIGNMENTS THAT WE LOOKED AT.
ONE WAS AN EXISTING SIGNAL, SIGNAL, EYES INTERSECTION WHERE IT WAS PLACED, WHERE CURRENTLY WITH PQ LANE, THERE WAS ONE THAT ACTUALLY MOVED, MOVED THE RIGHT AWAY ORIGINAL DESIGN.
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL ORIGINAL DESIGN? YES.
WELL, WE HAD MEETINGS ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT AND THEN FROM THE PUBLIC MEETING, THE ROUNDABOUT WAS BASICALLY DISCARDED BECAUSE THE PUBLIC DID NOT WANT AT, AT THAT MEETING OR, UM, RESPONSES BACK DID NOT WANT THE ROUNDABOUT.
SO WE LOOKED AT THE SIGNAL LINES, UH, INTERSECTION IS WAS OUR NUMBER ONE OPTION.
AND THEN THE OTHER WAS TO LOOK AT DOING THE REALIGNMENT OF PQ, SHIFTING IT MORE TO THE, UH, TO THE WEST.
IS THAT THE SIGNALIZE INTERSECTION? ALTERNATIVE TWO? YES, SIR.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE WAS TO LOOK AT MAYBE SHIFTING IT A LITTLE BIT FROM WHERE WE HAD TO THE EAST, BUT IT HAD SOME, SOME ISSUES DEALING WITH THE DRAINAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE ADDITIONAL COSTS.
AND IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO GO WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, OUR RECOMMENDATION AND, UH, WAS TO LOOK AT ALTERNATE, I MEAN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, WHICH IS THE SIGNALIZE INTERSECTION AT THE LOCATION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED? YES.
AND, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THEIR RESOLUTION IS SAYING THAT THEY SUPPORT THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.
SO CAN YOU GO BACK TO MY ORIGINAL QUESTION? WHY, WHY DO WE NEED TO DO THIS? I, I THINK NUMBER ONE, WHEN, WHEN NOT THE PROJECT ITSELF, WHY DO WE NEED THE, THE RESOLUTION? WELL, I CERTAINLY WOULD PROBABLY LET THE COUNCIL PERSON RESPOND TO THAT, BUT THAT BEING SAID, I THINK THE FACT THAT THEY PUT THIS IN WRITING TO US, I WHAT THEIR POSITION WAS, I THINK OUR COUNCIL WANTED TO BE SURE THEY KNEW THAT WE SUPPORT THAT DECISION.
AND THIS IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY IS MO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CITY OR THE PARISH? PARISH.
AND THIS IS A MOVE VR PROJECT? YES, SIR.
COUNCILMAN HUDSON OR COUNCILMAN GODA? Y'ALL WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TO WHY YOU FELT THE NEED TO BRING THE RESOLUTION? YEAH, SO, SO MY APPRECIATION IS, UH, THEY ACTUALLY, THEIR RESPONSE WAS REQUESTING THE ROUNDABOUT, RIGHT? AM I INCORRECT? IN THAT COUNCIL GOODE, SO THAT YEAH.
THEIR, THEIR, UH, RESOLUTION WAS SUPPORTING EITHER A ROUNDABOUT OR TO LOOK AT AN ALTERNATIVE FROM THE ORIGINALLY APPROVED, UH, ITEM.
SO HE, FRED MISSPOKE WHEN HE REFERENCED THAT.
SO BEFORE THEY HAD ALL THE ANALYSIS, THEY BE IN CITY OF ST.
GEORGE HAD ALL THE ANALYSIS AND COST ESTIMATIONS.
THEY PASSED THEIR RESOLUTION, WHICH REFERENCED A ROUNDABOUT OR AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED BY DOTD.
THE, THE DESIGN RECOMMENDED BY MOVE VR IS THE MOST COST EFFICIENT AND SAFEST ROUTE.
AND SO THIS RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ST.
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AS A BODY PASSED A RESOLUTION AND SUBMITTED IT TO THIS BODY.AND SO WE ARE ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF THAT AND SAYING, BASED ON UPDATED INFORMATION, WE ARE GOING WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN AS PROPOSED BY THE MOVE BR TEAM.
THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT OF CLARITY.
COUNCIL MO? NO, YEAH, NO, I'M JUST GONNA REITERATE THAT WHEN THERE WAS DEAD SILENCE AFTER ASKING WHY THE RESOLUTION, UH, AND WE'VE DONE THAT THROUGH THE CITY OF CENTRAL, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO PARISH DECISIONS AND WORKING TOGETHER, WE SUBMIT RESOLUTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE, WE'D LIKE TO SEE.
WE ASK Y'ALL TO KIND OF LOOK AT IT AND GO FROM THERE.
ANYBODY ELSE NEED A MOTION? MOTION OF PROOF.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ITEM
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ONE 20 AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF THE COMPROMISE JUDGMENT IN THE MATTER ENTITLED HORTON VERSUS BATON ROUGE CITY POLICE AT ALL ON DOCKET OF 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AN AMOUNT OF $325,000 PLUS COURT COSTING AMOUNT OF $9,224 AND 46 CENTS FOR AN AMOUNT OF $334,224 AND 46 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN? NO.
[Executive Session]
MO, I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM IN PRIVATE THAT MAY AFFECT ANY OUTCOME.SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING? BE REACHED OUT.
CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER
[120. 26-00134 (Part 2 of 3)]
ITEM ONE 20.DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO DENY? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN? GDAY.
DO WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION? I'LL MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DENY TO DELETE.
WE HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DELETE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS, WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FIRST WE VOTE ON MACHINES.
WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES JUDGMENT PAYMENT POLICY? YES.
MAYBE CLARIFY THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THE, WELL THE MOTION, HANG ON, I, LET ME CLARIFY THE MOTION.
THE ORIGINAL MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT ACCORDING TO THE, UM, THE JUDGMENT PAYMENT POLICY.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS TO DELETE THE ITEM.
IS EVERYBODY CLEAR? MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DELETE.
DID YOU NOT WANT TO VOTE? OKAY, WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION, WHICH IS TO APPROVE.
MACHINES ARE NOW OPEN ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM.
TIM, WANNA TRY AGAIN? YOU CAN JUST MOVE ON.
WHAT I WANTED, YOU KNOW WHAT I WANTED, MAKE A NEW MOTION.
IF I COULD GET A QUESTION OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND MAYBE FINANCE IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE AS WELL.
UM, SO THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO THE JUDGMENT PAYMENT POLICY.
UM, IF THE TWO OF YOU AND WHOEVER'S MOST APPROPRIATE IS FINE, UH, JUST CAN EXPLAIN HOW THE JUDGMENT PAYMENT POLICY WORKS SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND.
AND THEN, BUT GREG, DON'T GO FAR.
I'M NOT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION THOUGH, THAT'S WHAT THE ITEM IS, IS TO VOTE TO PAY IT PURSUANT TO THE JUDGMENT PAYMENT.
SO THE PAYMENT POLICY APPROVED BY THIS COUNSEL, UM, IS TO ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR SETTLEMENTS THAT Y'ALL HAVE APPROVED QUARTERLY.
THEY WILL BE PAID OUT BASED ON THE BUDGET.
SO THE BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE 26TH BUDGET WAS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
SO THIS WILL BE PAID OUT SINCE THIS IS ENOUGH TO,
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FORGIVE ME.YOU SAID SETTLEMENTS? THE SETTLEMENTS OR JUDGE? SHE SAID SETTLEMENT.
SHE DID IT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE JUDGMENT PROCESS.
AND THEY WAIVE ALL INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY.
SO GREG, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, OR STATEMENT AND THEN A QUESTION.
YOU'VE RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM THIS COUNCIL THAT WE WANT YOU TO, WE WANNA SEE YOU TRY MORE CASES.
WE WANNA SEE YOU FIGHT FOR THE CITY PARISH, FIGHT FOR OUR PUBLIC TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
UH, TAKE THINGS AS FAR AS YOU CAN.
AND YOU HAVE IN THIS CASE, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
SO I'LL MAKE ANOTHER MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON TO APPROVE THE ITEM SECOND BY CHAIR.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? ONE OBJECTION COUNCILMAN MOCHAS VOTE ON THE MACHINES.
MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
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ON TO ITEM 1 21.AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE PRE-LITIGATION CLAIM OF SIDNEY AND CRYSTAL PORE FOR DAMAGES RESULTED FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A BATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICER IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,367 AND 15 CENTS BY THE PAST ATTORNEY.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NOW GO TO COUNCIL.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[122. 26-00184]
AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF PRE-LITIGATION CLAIM OF SAMUEL MONER FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A SEWER BACKUP IN THE CLAIMANT HOME FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $14,567 AND 45 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN, KNOWN? GO TO COUNSEL.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION, COUNCILMAN ADE, OPPOSITION, OR? OKAY.
[123. 26-00185 ]
AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED BEVERLY HEMEL RAFFERTY VERSUS BRADLEY BENNETT IN AN AMOUNT OF $50,000 PLUS COURT COSTING THE AMOUNT OF $2,411 AND 64 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $52,411 AND 64 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ONE.
SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUSS TO DELETE.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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ITEM 1 24, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE PRE-LITIGATION CLAIM OF JOHN PARKER FOR DAMAGES RESULTED FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A PUBLIC WORKS STREET MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,500 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GOEY, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES 1 25
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AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE PRE-LITIGATION CLAIM OF CAROLYN SMITH FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY A BATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICER IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,500 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SCENE KNOWN.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES 1 26
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AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE PRE-LITIGATION CLAIM OF LORRAINE MAYOR FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A BACKUP IN THE CLAIMANT HOME, I'M ASSUMING A SEWER BACKUP FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 13,860 $76 AND 67 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM NUMBER? GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAM.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES
[127. 26-00203]
1 27 AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED APPRENTICE HAWKINS VERSUS CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND BELFORT JOHNSON IN AN AMOUNT OF $300,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN AN AMOUNT OF $6,170 AND 66 CENTS BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SCENE I GO TO COUNSEL.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GOEY.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? OPPOSITION? COUNCILMAN OGLES VOTE ON THE MACHINES.
MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 1 47.
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OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE ITEMS,[Items 128 - 130]
UH, 1 28 THROUGH ONE 30 TOGETHER AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LUSTER GROUP LLC FOR DEMOLITION AND ABATEMENT SERVICES PACKAGE A 18 AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $79,235 BY THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CALDWELL ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, LLC FOR DEMOLITION AND ABATEMENT SERVICES.PACKAGE A 19 AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,852 BY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CAPITAL AREA CONSTRUCTION, LLC FOR DEMOLITION AND ABATEMENT SERVICES.
PACKAGE A 20 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $69 AND $524 BY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? SEE NONE.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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URGE AND REQUEST THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT TO RENAME THE CITY PARISH BUILDING LOCATED AT 3 7 7 3 HARDING BOULEVARD, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, MELVIN, KIPP HOLDEN ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER IN HONOR OF FORMER MAYOR MELVIN KIPP HOLDEN.AND TO WAIVE THE TWO YEAR WAITING PERIOD AS MANDATED UNDER RESOLUTION 3 0 1 4 7 BY MAYOR EDWARDS AND COUNCILMAN ANTHONY KINNEY.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MAYOR.
UH, THIS ITEM HERE IS PERSONALLY VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR, THE GREAT CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT OF THINGS TO CELEBRATE, BUT TO CELEBRATE THIS MAN, UH, WE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HIM BEFORE, TRANSFORMATIONAL, HOW MUCH DOES OUR PARISH NEED TRANSFORMATIONAL PEOPLE? AND THIS MAN LIVED IT FOR 12 YEARS.
I THINK THIS IS A, A TREMENDOUS HONOR AND, UM, IT'S GOT MY 100% SUPPORT AND I'M EXCITED FOR IT.
AND, UH, I WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR EVERYTHING Y'ALL HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO FOR OUR PARISH.
AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT HONOR, AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT IT WON'T BE THE LAST HONOR FOR MAYOR, PRESIDENT KIPP HOLDEN.
I THINK THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN FOR HIM TO BE RECOGNIZED AND BE SEEN.
HIS FOOTPRINTS, UH, ARE ALL OVER BATON ROUGE.
I JUST WANTED TO COME UP AND, UH, GIVE MY, UH, MY HUGE SUPPORT FOR THIS.
UM, I THINK THIS IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO A GREAT MAYOR AND A GREAT MAN.
AND, UM, THE MAYOR THANKED THE FAMILY.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE FAMILY FOR ALL THE SACRIFICES THEY MADE WHILE MAYOR HOLDEN WAS UP HERE AT THESE COUNCIL MEETINGS.
SO, UH, I HOPE THAT, UM, Y'ALL LOOK AT THIS FAVORABLY.
IF YOU NOTICE, I DON'T STAND VERY OFTEN TO SPEAK IN THIS CHAMBER.
I HAD MY TIME BACK IN THE DAY.
I TRY TO AVOID THIS MIC LIKE THE PLAGUE, RIGHT? COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS, REMEMBER? YES.
UH, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A TIMELINE.
I'M GONNA TAKE YOU BACK TO AUGUST OF 2005 WHEN COUNCIL MCKINNEY SAID HE WAS GONNA PROPOSE RENAMING THE ATM AFTER KIPP HOLDING.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE RIGHT PLACE.
I THINK BATON ROUGE WOULD LOOK DIFFERENT IF IT WASN'T FOR MELVIN HOLDEN.
I THINK IT WOULD LOOK DIFFERENT.
SOME OF YOU WERE KIDS 20 YEARS AGO, CHILDREN, WHEN, ON THAT FRIDAY THE 26TH, WE REPORTED TO THE ATM AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A STORM THAT WAS GROWING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
AND BY THE 29TH, WE HAD A CITY MUCH LARGER THAN OURS, MOVING INTO OUR CITY BY AIR, BY LAND, AND BY SEA.
THEY CAME UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON S AND WE COULD HAVE THROWN OUR HANDS UP.
I WAS READY TO, I WAS A YOUNG CHIEF.
WE WERE JUST ON THE HEELS OF THREE OFFICERS BEING SHOT.
THAT YOUNG MAN RIGHT THERE SUFFERING IN THE HOSPITAL.
AND ANOTHER GUY DENNIS SMITH WITH A BULLET IN HIS HEAD IN THE HOSPITAL.
KIP HELD ALL THAT TOGETHER AND CHANGED OUR CITY.
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HE CHANGED OUR CITY.I WOULD BE HONORED IF YOU HONOR THIS FAMILY IN HIS MEMORY BY NAMING THAT BUILDING AFTER HIM.
BUT I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO PASS ON SOMETHING TO THE NEXT GENERATION BECAUSE I HOPE THAT OTHER BUILDING THAT THEY BUILT NEXT TO IT, THAT NEW BUILDING, THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER NAME ON THAT BUILDING ONE DAY NO TIME SOON.
I HOPE THE NAME OF THAT BUILDING IS NAMED AFTER WALTER MONSOUR BECAUSE THOSE TWO, TWO PEOPLE TOGETHER HELD THIS CITY TOGETHER.
PLEASE CONSIDER PASSING THIS AND NAME THAT BUILDING AFTER MY FRIEND.
ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SENIOR.
THIS, UM, I THANK MAYOR, MAYOR EDWARDS.
UM, MR. UFF AND MR. BILL, UM, DEFINITELY SAID A LOT OF GREAT POINTS.
UH, I THINK WHEN LAST YEAR WHEN MAYOR HOEN HAD PASSED AWAY, I THINK IT WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION AROUND CITY HALL AND OTHER PARTICULAR BUILDINGS WE WERE TRYING TO NOTIFY, UH, WHERE WE CAN HONOR HIM AND HIS NAME.
UM, WHEN I PROPOSED THIS, UM, I TALKED TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ABOUT IT.
UM, KIPP WAS A FORMER COUNSELOR IN THE SAME SEAT I SIT IN, UH, FROM SCOTLANDVILLE, LOUISIANA.
UM, AND WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT A FACILITY THAT, UM, THAT'S PEOPLE IN SCOTLANDVILLE AND BATON ROUGE BENEFIT THAT SITS IN MY DISTRICT, UM, I THOUGHT ABOUT MOST OF, AND I THINK WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MAYOR HOLDING'S, UH, CONTRIBUTION DURING THE MOST, UM, HISTORICAL, NATURAL DISASTER IN BATON ROUGE FROM HURRICANE KATRINA GUSTAV AND BEYOND, UM, HE LED THE CITY WITH LEADERSHIP.
AND SO I DEFINITELY THOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR BUILDING, UM, IS A NO-BRAINER.
AND SO I ASKED FOR Y'ALL'S FAVORABLE SUPPORT ON THIS.
UH, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO TOOK MY CALL AND DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, EXPRESSED THEIR POSITION ON IT.
UM, MORE SO NOT AGAINST IT, NOT HONORING HIM, BUT THE TECHNICALITY PART OF IT.
I'LL, YOU KNOW, ENSURE ANY OF YOU WANT TO SAY ANY WORDS ABOUT IT.
UM, BUT MORE SO LOOK AT THIS AS SOME KIND OF WAY, UM, THAT WE ARE HONOR A MAN WHO, THAT ALLOW FOR THIS CITY, UH, WHO DID A LOT FOR SCOTLANDVILLE, LOUISIANA, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHO IMPACTED ALL OF OUR LIVES AND PAVED THE WAY, UH, FOR THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.
AND SO, UM, MAYOR PRO TEMP, I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
UM, I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY, UM, COUNCIL MCKINNEY, I APPRECIATE YOU REACHING OUT ON THIS AND, AND TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS.
AND, UH, I, I CAN APPRECIATE THE PASSION BEHIND IT.
AND, UH, I WANT TO THANK THE FAMILY FOR BEING HERE.
AND I, AND FOR EVERYBODY WHO SPOKE, UM, I, I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, I I LOVE TO SEE THE PASSION BEHIND THAT AND, AND WHAT A GREAT LEGACY TO LEAVE BEHIND.
UM, AS I SHARED WITH YOU, COUNCIL MCKINNEY, UH, MY ISSUE WITH THIS ISN'T WITH, UH, WHAT IT'S BEING PROPOSED TO DO.
UM, IT'S THE, IT IS THE WAITING PERIOD FOR ME.
I, I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S A RULE THAT'S BEEN STANDING AND I, I DON'T WANT TO, UH, I I THINK EVERYBODY WILL SEE A REASON TO UTILIZE WAIVING THAT RULE GOING FORWARD.
IF WE WAIVE IT NOW, I WOULD PREFER TO WAIT.
UH, AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PREMISE.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH, UH, ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID, AND I THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE.
I JUST THINK THE TWO YEAR PERIOD IS IMPORTANT.
UM, I THINK THAT WAS, IT WAS PUT IN PLACE FOR A REASON, AND I DON'T THINK WE'D BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY WHY TO DO IT IN ONE INSTANCE AND MAYBE NOT ANOTHER SHOULD THAT ARISE.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
AND I THINK ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMEONE, OF COURSE DOES HAVE TO PASS AWAY, UH, FOR THIS NAMING, UH, FOR NAMING OF A BUILDING.
UM, BUT EVEN BEYOND THAT, I THINK THE SOONER THAT THAT HAS OCCURRED, THE HIGHER EMOTIONS ARE, AND PROBABLY, UH, THE MORE DIFFICULT SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECOMES, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED, THAT WAITING PERIOD.
SO, UM, WHILE I SUPPORT, UH, THE INTENT HERE, UH, I, I WON'T SUPPORT IT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE WAITING PERIOD.
I'D PREFER TO JUST WAIT UNTIL THAT POINT.
SO, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU UNDERSTANDING THAT AND HAVING A CONVERSATION.
AND AGAIN, UH, I AGREE WITH ALL THE SENTIMENTS.
I I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING, UH, MAYOR HOLDEN, UH, WHEN I WAS SERVING ON ZACHARY COUNCIL, UH, WHEN HE CAME FOR A GROUNDBREAKING PROJECT THERE.
AND I WAS, UH, AMAZED THAT, UH, JUST HIS PRESENCE AND THE WAY HE WAS ABLE TO JOKE.
AND HE HAD A, UH, HE BROUGHT A PAIR OF BOOTS WITH HIM AND JUST EVERYTHING ABOUT, UH, HOW HE OPERATED WAS INSPIRING AND, AND INCREDIBLE.
AND SO, UH, AGAIN, I SUPPORT THE INTENT.
UM, AND IF IT'S JUST, UH, A FEW MONTHS BEYOND, I, I WOULD SUPPORT THE, THE EMOTION AS WELL.
BUT I AM GONNA BE IN OPPOSITION FOR, FOR THAT REASON.
UM, ONE, ONE, THE RULE TWO, COUNCILMAN KENNEDY, THANK YOU FOR CALLING AND, AND GIVING MY OPINION ON IT.
UM, I, I AM JUST NOT ONE AS FAR AS NAMING BUILDINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE, WE, WE
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DID IN CENTRAL WHERE WE SAID WE WEREN'T GONNA NAME BUILDINGS AT THE PEOPLE AND SO ON.BUT, BUT THAT'S NOT THE THING HERE WITH, WITH MAYOR HOLDEN.
I AGREE WITH WHAT EVERYBODY SAID.
I, I, I WORKED WITH THE GENTLEMAN, UM, MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN DURING THE, WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT WITH THE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND EVERYTHING COMING ON AND WORKING AT THE EMERGENCY CENTER AND ALL THAT.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYOR HOLDEN LOOKED OVER THIS CITY AND TOOK CARE OF THIS CITY AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH.
I THINK LIKE NO ONE ELSE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO DO.
HIS ENTHUSIASM, HIS TENACITY TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC, TO BE WITH THE PUBLIC, TO BE ONE WITH THE PUBLIC.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO MANY EVENTS THAT I WENT TO AND HE WOULD RECOGNIZE ME.
AND I REMEMBER ONE SPECIAL TIME, IT WAS WHEN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH FIRST, FIRST BROUGHT UP THE FAIRNESS ORDINANCE.
AND IT WAS DISCUSSED RIGHT HERE IN EAST COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD EVER SPOKE AS MYSELF.
AND SCOTT WAS MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, SCOTT WILSON DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT ME OR WHATEVER ELSE, BUT I STOOD UP THERE AND SPOKE.
AND I REMEMBER TALKING TO MAYOR HOLDEN BEFORE AND AFTER, AND HIS SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING OF ME WHERE I WAS GOING, WHAT I WAS LOOKING TO DO, WHAT I WAS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AS THAT PERSON, AND DO WHATEVER.
SO, LOOK, I TOTALLY LOVE MAYOR KIPP HOLDEN.
I'M JUST NOT ONE NAMING THE BUILDING, BUT I WOULD TELL YOU THIS, SITTING RIGHT OUTSIDE BY THIS OTHER STATUE, LOOKING OVER CITY HALL OR THE RIVERFRONT, WHICH HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT, PUTTING A STATUE UP THERE OF MAYOR KIP HOLDEN AND HONORING HIM, LOOKING OVER THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IN, IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIKE HE DID, I WOULD GO FOR THAT IN A HEARTBEAT AND WORK WITH AGENCIES, THE ART COUNCIL OR WHATEVER, TO POSSIBLY HELP FUND THAT, GIVE THEM SPACE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I I JUST LIKE I EXPLAINED TO YOU THE NAMING THE BUILDING THING, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S 10 YEARS FROM NOW, A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW OR WHATEVER, I WOULDN'T WANT ANYTHING NAMED AFTER ME.
'CAUSE SOMEBODY COMES UP WITH SOMETHING THAT SAYS SOMETHING LATER ON, IT BECOMES A BIG DEBACLE AND YOU START RENAMING 'EM.
LIKE, WE'RE DOING ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS NOW, AND I GET, IT'S NOT THE SAME SITUATION, BUT I THINK THERE'S OTHER WAYS TO HONOR HIM THAT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT I THINK WOULD REPRESENT EVEN MORE TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH THAN JUST NAMING A BUILDING AFTER HIM.
I JUST WANNA ALSO THANK COUNCILMAN KENNEY, UH, FOR THE WAY YOU'VE HANDLED THIS ITEM, UH, THE CALLS AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAD ALL YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW.
UM, YOU KNOW, MY, MY HISTORY WITH MAYOR HOLDEN, I WAS A COLLEGE KID INTERESTED IN POLITICS AND, AND GOT INVOLVED IN THE CAMPAIGN TO OPPOSE HIS BOND PROPOSAL.
UH, AND I REMEMBER MY FIRST FORAY INTO POLITICS.
THE, THE COOLEST THING WAS THAT A, AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WITH AS MUCH PROFILE AS HE HAD, WAS STILL WILLING TO ENGAGE AND DEBATE WITH ME A YOUNG GUY WHO DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT
UM, AND, AND SO I ALWAYS RESPECTED THAT ABOUT HIM IN THAT, UH, HE REALLY CARED ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION.
HE REALLY CARED ABOUT ENGAGING WITH CONSTITUENTS, UM, TO THE POINT THAT HE'D MIX IT UP WITH YOU OUT AND ABOUT IN THE TOWN AND, AND THEN HE'D ENGAGE WITH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE BIG BUSINESS OFFICIALS AND EVERYTHING.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, TO SOME OF THE POINTS MADE HERE TONIGHT, I'LL SAY, LOOK, WHEN YOU HONOR SOMEONE WITH, UH, UH, NAMING A BUILDING AFTER 'EM, OR NAMING A STREET AFTER 'EM OR WHATEVER, UH, YOU DO THAT WITH THEIR ENTIRETY, RIGHT? YOU DO IT WITH, UH, THE GOOD THINGS THAT THEY DID.
YOU DID IT WITH THE FLAWS, WHICH WE ALL HAVE FLAWS.
UM, AND SO, LOOK, I I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM.
I THINK THAT WHEN WE'VE HAD TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS LIKE MAYOR HOLDEN, UH, WE NEED TO PUT UP THOSE, THOSE PILLARS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO SET UP THOSE, UM, WE NEED TO SET UP THOSE STONES, RIGHT? PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE, IN, IN ISRAEL, THEY USED TO MAKE PILLARS OF STONES AS AS, AS AN EXAMPLE TO TEACH THE NEXT GENERATION.
UM, I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S OUR CHANCE TO DO THIS HERE WITH THIS ITEM.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT.
LIKE THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MCKINNEY FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM.
I HEAR A COUPLE CONCERNS FROM, FROM, UH, COUNCILMAN KNOW COUNCILMAN MOOCH ABOUT THE TWO YEARS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE, UH, WITH THE VOTE ON THIS THING.
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ARE THERE TO PASS IT AS IS, BUT IF THEY ARE NOT, UH, I OFFER A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO PASS IT CONTINGENT ON THAT IS NAMED AFTER THE TWO YEAR PERIOD.HOPEFULLY WE DON'T NEED THAT COUNCIL MCKINNEY.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN PASS IT AS IS AND, AND DO IT RIGHT NOW IN REAL TIME.
BUT, UM, I JUST OFFERED THAT UP TO YOU TO CONSIDER IF WE DON'T HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS IT AS IS.
UM, MY THOUGHT ON THE SPOT OF THAT IS THAT IF THE, IF THE ACTUAL ACTION IS BEING TAKEN TONIGHT TO RENAME IT, I DON'T THINK THAT, UM, DELAYING PUTTING THE NAME ON THE BUILDING WOULD, UM, CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU STILL NEED TO WAIVE THE TWO YEAR PERIOD.
I GUESS THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION, UH, FOR COUNCILMAN NO AND COUNCILMAN MOOCH.
DO, DO, WOULD YOU HAVE OPPOSITION WITH THAT? Y YEAH, I THINK FOR THE SAME REASON.
I THINK IT'S PREMATURE BECAUSE IN THAT SAME VEIN, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS KIND OF THE, THE SLIPPERY SLOPE ARGUMENT.
SHOULD ANOTHER SCENARIO ARISE WHERE SOMEBODY WANTS TO NAME A BUILDING AFTER SOMEONE WHO MAYBE JUST PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK, THAT SAME HIGH LEVEL OF EMOTION AND EMOTIONALLY CHARGED SITUATION, WHICH IS I THINK THE INTENT BEHIND THE TWO YEAR PERIOD, UM, WOULD BE PRESENT FOR THE SAME THING TO SAY, WELL, EVEN IF WE'RE SAYING, NO, NO, NO, DO IT TWO YEARS FROM NOW, BUT WE WANT A DECISION NOW, IT, IT PRESENTS THE SAME ISSUE.
LET'S NOT GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF OURSELVES.
I JUST WANTED TO OFFER THAT UP AS AN OPTION.
AGAIN, HOPEFULLY THE OPTION IS NOT NEEDED.
SO IF KEN AND COUNCILMAN KENNEY COULD CALL FOR THE QUESTION, I MAKE A MOTION.
I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNY AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
NOW, WELL HOPEFULLY WE DON'T NEED THAT.
AND THE REST OF YOU, I WANTED TO BE KNOWN MS. LO, IF I COULD PUT YOUR NAME UP THERE, I WOULD.
AND, AND SO AS I SIT HERE, YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED TO A POINT WHEREBY YOU WOULD ALL, YOU ALL WOULD NOT HAVE COME HERE TONIGHT TO GET A NO.
IN SUPPORT OF THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, I, WE COULD VERY WELL SAY SOMETHING, MAKE A MOTION THAT THIS BE, UM, AND THIS BE THE ONE OR SOMETHING.
BUT I, I JUST WOULD'VE HOPED THAT YOU ALL WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO COME OUT HERE TONIGHT TO GET A NOLL COMES FROM MO.
I, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S, LOOK, I, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.
I, I JUST FEEL LIKE ONE AGAIN.
YOU, YOU OPEN THAT DOOR, YOU, YOU START WAIVING THE RULES FOR EVERYTHING.
AS FAR AS BUILDINGS GO, IT'S A PERSONAL THING, BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE THERE'S MORE WE CAN DO.
THERE'S BETTER THAT WE CAN DO.
I, I RESPECT THE, I I RENAME YOUR COMMUNITY CENTER.
THEY'RE DATING UP THE PEOPLE OR WHATEVER ELSE IF, IF YOU CHOOSE THAT AS FAR AS CITY PARISH BUILDING AND STUFF.
BUT I, I WAS JUST HOPING THE FACT FOR, AND MAYBE IT WILL COME FORWARD LATER ON MM-HMM
WE'RE DOING A LOT TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BUT THAT WAS HIS PASSION AND EVERYTHING ALSO.
AND I, I DO FEEL LIKE THERE'S MORE, SO PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT AS SIGN OF DISRESPECT TO YOU OR YOUR FAMILY AND, AND TO, TO PEOPLE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LISTENING.
IT, IT IS JUST A, AGAIN, WE, WE TALK ABOUT THE RULES THAT WAS PUT THERE FOR A REASON AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD ONE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT TRIED TO RENAME THINGS AND WE PASSED ON THAT.
UM, SO AGAIN, I FEEL LIKE THAT WE SHOULD DO MORE, ESPECIALLY HERE DOWNTOWN.
AND I'M HOPING THAT MAYBE WE CAN ONE DAY.
UH, BUT PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT AS A DISRESPECT TO THE FAMILY, UM, WHERE I'M GOING TO STICK TO MY PART HERE.
AND I JUST WANTED Y'ALL TO KNOW THAT.
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HERE NOW.COUNCILMAN MCKINNEY, JUST REAL BRIEFLY.
NO, THANK YOU COUNCILMAN MO FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND ABSOLUTELY REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE RESULT IS TONIGHT, WE COULD DEFINITELY EXPLORE, UM, MANY OTHER OPTIONS.
BUT I DEFINITELY THINK FOR THIS ONE, UM, THIS VERY SAME BUILDING SITTING IN THE VERY SAME COMMUNITY HE'S FROM.
AND SO IF WE HAD TO SIT DOWN AND MAKE A LIST, RIGHT, I THINK MOST IT WOULD PROBABLY COME IN AT NUMBER ONE IF, IF IT WASN'T CITY HALL.
SO NO, IT'S NOT AS THE TWO AN ARGUMENT PUSHBACK, BUT I DO THINK ULTIMATELY IF WE WAS TO CIRCLE THE WAGON BACK ON IT, I THINK MOST THAT WILL COME BACK AS THIS PARTICULAR OPTION FOR IT.
AND SECOND, AND WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES.
MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
I'M GONNA DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
COUNCILMAN HUDSON? AN ENTHUSIASTIC YES.
WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO ON ORDER, UM, POINT ON ORDER? MAYOR PRO, MAYOR PROTO.
I WOULD LIKE MS. HOLDEN TO MAKE, UM, A COUPLE COMMENTS IF SHE WOULD LIKE.
MY NAME IS LOIS HOLDEN AND I'M HERE WITH MY FAMILY JUST TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMAN ANTHONY KENNEDY AND THE BATON ROUGE METRO COUNCIL, AS WELL AS MAYOR PRESIDENTS THAT AT FOR COMMEMORATING MY LATE HUSBAND, MELVIN L KIPP HOLDEN, HONORING HIS LEGACY BY RENAMING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BUILDING ON HARDING BOULEVARD IS DEEPLY MEANINGFUL FOR ME, MY FAMILY, AND THE COMMUNITY.
IT IS A PROFOUND HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY, AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING ME.
KIPP WAS TRULY A SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE DEDICATING 12 YEARS AS MAYOR OF THIS CITY.
AND I BELIEVE IT IS MOST FITTING THAT HIS NAME IS PLACED ON A BUILDING THAT HOUSES OFFICIALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING AND ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
IF HE WERE HERE TODAY, I AM CERTAIN HE WOULD BE THRILLED.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL HONOR AND FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR OTHER FAMILY, UH, MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE, OUR SON MELVIN L KIPP HOLDEN, UH, JUNIOR, THANK YOU, KIPP, OUR DAUGHTER ANGELA JACKSON, AND KIM SISTER EVELYN HOLDEN.
WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THERE WERE MANY HOURS THAT KI SPENT WORKING WITH THIS COUNCIL TO MAKE BATON ROUGE A BETTER PLACE.
AND I AM JUST ELATED THAT YOU THOUGHT ENOUGH OF HIM TO BESTOW THIS WONDERFUL HONOR.
UM, HOLDEN FAMILY DON'T LEAVE YET.
UM, FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS LOST, UH, AN IMPORTANT PERSON, UM, THAT WAS PART OF THIS CITY, AND MY HUSBAND WORKED UNDER UNIT, UH, MERRICK HOLDEN.
I KNOW THAT THE IMPORTANT, IT WASN'T LONG AFTER I LOST MY HUSBAND, THEY NAMED A BUILDING AFTER HIM.
I KNOW ONE OF MY FEARS, AND PROBABLY YOURS IS THAT WHEN YOU LOSE SOMEBODY, VERY IMPORTANT, THEY'RE GONNA BE FORGOTTEN.
BUT YOU CAN KNOW NOW THAT YOUR HUSBAND WILL NEVER BE BEFORE.
THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING.
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THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I SUPPORTED THIS.AND NOT ONLY THAT, HE WAS A, HE WAS A GREAT MAN.
THE TIMES THAT I GOT TO MEET WITH HIM, WITH MY HUSBAND AND I'LL, I DON'T THINK I EVER SAW THAT MAN WITHOUT A SMILE ON HIS FACE,
HE WAS JUST, HE WAS SO PERSONABLE AND, YOU KNOW, PAID ATTENTION AND, AND EVERYTHING.
AND I KNOW THAT HE LOVED HIS JOB HERE AS BEING MAYOR.
SO ANYWAY, THIS ASSURES HIM THAT HE WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
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1 32, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, RYAN WHITE PROGRAM TO AMEND PART A SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH OUR LADY OF THE LAKE AND AN AMOUNT OF $299,381 FOR A TOTAL AWARDED AMOUNT OF $382,898, WHICH INCLUDES ALL FUNDING UNDER THE RYAN WHITE PART A HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH BOTH HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SCENE? NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MO, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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EXCUSE ME.PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, RYAN WHITE PROGRAM TO AMEND PART A SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH FAMILY SERVICES OF GREATER BATON ROUGE IN AN AMOUNT OF 75,000 FOR A TOTAL AWARDED AMOUNT OF $993,184 WHICH INCLUDES ALL FUNDING UNDER THE RYAN WHITE, PART A HIV, EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, HEAD START PROGRAMS TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CLAY YOUNG ENTERPRISES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 77,000 FOR PROVISION OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT FOR PERIOD OF FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEEN? NOW I'LL GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES
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1 35 AMENDING ORDINANCE 1 8 5 0 4 OR BRASCO ORDINANCE 86 14.SO AS TO ADD A SEWER USER FEE FOR A WHOLESALE CUSTOMER CLASS BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1 35.
THE SEE NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES AUTHORIZING
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THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE CONTRACT WITH HNTB FOR PROFESSIONAL GRANT MANAGEMENT SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE, PROJECT IDENTIFICATION, DEVELOPMENT GRANT SUBMITTAL AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT, AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $350,000 BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I WILL.MOTION BY COUNCILMAN COLEMAN, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT WITH ENTITY LOUISIANA, LLC FOR PURCHASING RIGHT OF WAY FOR NEW POWER LINE SERVICES, TOTALING 1.701 ACRES AT A COST OF $20,412 FROM CITY PARISH BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESENT TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR, WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, PHASE TWO.ROUTES BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN? NO GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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AUTHORIZED MALE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CORPORATION FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOVE BEYOND PROJECT GROOM ROAD LA 19.THE PLAN ROAD AND AN AMOUNT I TAKE EXCEED $10,047 AND 87 CENTS AND 8 CENTS BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? TEAM NOW WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNEY, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN
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40 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH RCL ARCHITECTURE FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MARK CHEMICAL MIXING SERVICE AND STORAGE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $216,441 BY BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? STEVEN LONG THANK YOU FOR FOR ALLOWING, UH, A CHANCE FOR ME TO SPEAK ON THIS.
I'M, UH, I'M A SENIOR ARCHITECT, UH, WITH THE CITY PARISH FOR 10 YEARS.
AND, UH, I'VE BEEN, UH, WORKING WITH MARK AND HAVE EXPERIENCE, UH, WITH, WITH THAT ORGANIZATION AND, AND, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR NEW HEADQUARTERS.
AND, UH, THIS, THIS NEW PROPOSED CHEMICAL MIXING SERVICE AND STORAGE PROJECT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO THEM.
THEY'VE BEEN, UH, KIND OF PLANNING IT ABOUT SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS AND IT WOULD PROVIDE A VALUABLE SERVICE, CONVENIENCE AND SAVINGS FOR THE AGENCY'S OPERATIONS.
UH, THE OLD, UH, CHEMICAL TANKS AT MARK'S FORMER SITE ARE RUSTED.
THEY'RE PATCHED UP AND HAVE REACHED THE END OF, UH, THEIR USEFULNESS.
UH, ONCE THE NEW CHEMICAL SERVICE IS CONSTRUCTED, UH, PROJECT WILL DEMOLISH THE OLD TANKS AND REMEDIATE ANY POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION THERE.
UH, THE EBRP SHERIFF IS INTERESTED IN EXPANDING INTO THAT OLD CHEMICAL TANK SPACE TO BETTER SERVE THEIR TRAINING CENTER.
UM, THE ENGINEER, UH, RCL ARCHITECTURE, LLC IS INTERESTED AND CAPABLE OF DOING THE WORK OF COMMITTED TIME AND WORK INTO A VIABLE PROPOSAL.
A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT HAS BEEN FOUND MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE BY MARK AND RCL ARCHITECTURE, LLC.
THE COMPENSATION IS FAIR AND CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL FEE MODEL.
UH, I HAVE DEVELOPED A PSA PERSONALLY AND WILL PROVIDE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS PART OF, UH, MY TYPICAL DUTIES FOR CITY PARISH ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES AND, UH, MARK'S TRUCKS, PLANE AND HELICOPTER WOULD BE SERVICED MORE EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY WITH CHEMICAL STORAGE, MIXING AND DISTRIBUTION ON SITE.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NO, GO, GO TO COUNCIL.
MR. LONG, IF YOU WOULD COME BACK UP PLEASE.
WHEN THE MARKED BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED, WHY, WHY WASN'T A CHEMICAL MIXING FACILITY INCLUDED IN THAT? UM, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I, I THINK IT WAS, UH, AND THAT WAS PART OF SOMETHING THAT I WASN'T A PART OF INITIALLY, BUT, UH, THAT WAS KIND OF, THEY NEEDED TO CREATE THE, UH, THE BUILDING ENCLOSURE FIRST AND THEY WERE GOING TO INSTALL THE CHEMICAL SERVICE IN, IT WAS A, HAD A DESIGNATED SPACE IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS AND THERE ARE THREE MAIN BUILDINGS.
IT WAS IN THE MAINTENANCE BUILDING THERE, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROCEED AT THE TIME.
THERE WERE SOME COMPLICATIONS AND SOME, UH, SLIGHT COST OVERRUNS, I THINK.
UH, BUT THEY WOULD, UH, THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE FINALLY KIND OF IMPLEMENTING THAT, GETTING IT ON SITE TO, TO HELP MAKE THEIR OPERATIONS MORE SAFE AND EFFICIENT.
YOU MENTIONED COST OVERRUNS WITH THAT PROJECT.
UM, I THINK YOU'RE WELL AWARE, UM, THE, WHEN, WHEN THEY BUILT THE HEADQUARTERS, THEIR OLD HEADQUARTERS, UM, WERE THEIR, THEIR MINI KIND OF METAL BUILDINGS AND, AND THEIR TRAILER WHERE THEY HAD THEIR, THEIR CHEMICAL, UH, KIND OF CHEMISTRY PLACE.
UH, THEY, THEY WERE WELL MOTORED AT THE TIME AND, AND THEY DESERVED, THEY CERTAINLY MERITED A NEW, UH, KIND OF HEADQUARTERS.
UH, THEY INITIALLY HAD PLANNED, UH, A HEADQUARTERS THAT WAS MAYBE ABOUT $6 MILLION TOTAL.
AND, AND THERE WERE SOME OVERRUNS, UH, THAT, THAT GREW IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
I THINK ONE MAIN CONTRIBUTING REASON, UH, WAS THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT WAS NOT DONE WITHIN THE CITY PARISH, UH, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE.
NORMALLY THAT WOULD GO THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES.
THAT'S THE AGENCY WHERE I WORK AND WE HAVE REGISTERED ARCHITECTS LIKE MYSELF ON STAFF THAT TRY TO, UH, SAFEGUARD, UH, THE CITY PARISHES AND CITIZENS' INTEREST BY, UH, MINDING, UH, THAT PROJECTS DON'T HAVE UNREASONABLE COST OVERRUNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND WHEN THEY WENT WITH AN OUTSIDE PROJECT MANAGER, UH, THAT, THAT KIND OF DUTY I THINK WAS NOT PERCEIVED BY THEM AND, AND, UH, THE EXPENSES THROUGH.
LET ME, LET ME ASK THIS AS WE AND IF MICHAEL,
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DR. BECKER, IF, IF YOU WANT TO CHIME IN ON THIS AS WELL, WHICHEVER ONE OF YOU IS MOST APPROPRIATE, Y'ALL DECIDE, UM, EXPLAIN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ITEM IS JUST FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL PIECE OF IT, FOR THE DESIGN PIECE OF IT.EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT WE IMAGINE FOR THIS FACILITY.
I MEAN, THE, THE BUILDING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE NOW IS, IS FANTASTIC.
I MEAN, IT'S A, IT'S A VERY NICE BUILDING.
WHAT SORT OF BUILDING DO WE NEED FOR A CHEMICAL MIXING FACILITY AND, AND, AND WHAT, WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE? SO BASICALLY THE CHEMICAL MIXING SYSTEM ARE LARGE BULK STORAGE TANK.
SO, YOU KNOW, SOME OF 'EM ARE UP TO 600 GALLONS.
THEY CAN HOLD UP TO 600 GALLONS.
SO THESE TANKS WERE NEVER INSTALLED IN THE NEW BUILDING.
WHEN YOU FIND THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, I'D LIKE TO KNOW ALSO, I, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WEREN'T INSTALLED, BUT I'M THE DIRECTOR AND I'VE BEEN THERE FIVE YEARS.
SO SINCE I STARTED, PEOPLE TOLD ME, BY THE WAY, THEY DIDN'T INSTALL THE NEW TANKS.
THE TANKS IN THEIR CURRENT CONDITION, THEY'VE U THEY'VE REACHED THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE.
UM, SOME OF 'EM ARE 50 YEARS OLD, ONE OF 'EM CAN'T EVEN BE UTILIZED.
SO, SO, SO OUR UM, OUR VISION IS TO HAVE THE TANKS, YOU KNOW, UM, THE CHEMICAL MIXING TANKS AT OUR NEW FACILITY, EXACT, THE EXACT DETAILS ARE YET TO BE WORKING OUT.
BUT JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY'S CLEAR, I I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH YOU GUYS MOVING OUT OF THE OLD, MOVING THE TANKS OUTTA THE OLD FACILITY, GETTING 'EM OVER TO THE NEW I I THINK THE SHERIFF WANTS THAT AS WELL.
FROM WHAT I I, MY, MY CONVERSATION WITH HIM, I'M ALL FOR THAT.
UM, THIS ITEM, ARE WE DESIGNING A BUILDING HERE OR ARE WE JUST PUTTING TANKS IN IN AN EXISTING BUILDING? MY MY APPRECIATION WAS THAT Y'ALL'S PLANS ARE TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING OUT THERE.
IF I'M WRONG ON THAT, THEN, THEN PLEASE CORRECT ME.
UH, IF YOU LIKE, I, I HAVE, I HAVE A KIND OF A BRIEF PAMPHLET THAT KIND OF DESCRIBES WHAT'S INVOLVED.
I'D BE GLAD TO SHARE THIS, THIS WITH YOU.
ANY OTHER, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL.
SO IT'S A, IS IT, IT IS AN ADDITION TO THE BILL.
YOU, YOU ARE ADDING SQUARE FOOTAGE TO YOUR STRUCTURE SQUARE TO YOUR STRUCTURE.
UM, MY QUESTION WOULD BE, LOOK, IS THIS JUST SHOOT ME STRAIGHT.
IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITH A METAL BUILDING? DO WE HAVE TO BUILD SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT BUILDING THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE NOW? OR, OR IS THERE A WAY TO DO THIS CHEAPER THAN, THAN THE, WHAT WAS THE MARK BUILDING? NINE, $9 MILLION.
ME? YOU WANT YOUR EXTRA TIME? YES, PLEASE.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY, BUT IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECT, THE ORIGINAL MARK BUILDING WAS ABOUT 5 MILLION WAS WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, MAYBE 5.5.
UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, SO I WANNA AVOID THAT
UM, I WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE A NICE FACILITY.
I WANT YOU TO HAVE OPERATIONALLY EVERYTHING YOU NEED ON SITE.
UH, BUT IF A TYPICAL INDUSTRIAL METAL BUILDING CAN SUFFICE, DO WE HAVE TO BUILD SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS MY, IS MY CONCERN.
UH, AND THE REASON, AGAIN, WHY I BRING THIS UP IS BECAUSE WHEN WE DEAL WITH DEDICATED TAXING AGENCIES, SOMETIMES WE GET INTO THIS MINDSET OF THEY HAVE THE MONEY, IT DOESN'T MATTER, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE MONEY.
LOOK, I, I JUST THINK THESE ARE TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH 'EM REGARDLESS OF, OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT BUCKET THEY'RE IN.
SO IS THERE, WHAT, WHAT KIND OF BUILDING ARE WE GONNA BUILD AND, AND CAN IT BE DONE FOR CHEAPER THAN WHAT Y'ALL IMAGINE? YOUR, YOUR POINTS ARE APPRECIATED.
AND, UH, THE, THE ENGINEERING FIRM, OUR C ARCHITECTURE, LLC, THEY'VE DEVELOPED, UH, PLANS AND YOU'VE, YOU'VE GOT A COPY OF, OF THEM THERE.
UH, THE, THEY WILL MOSTLY FIT IN THE EXISTING, UH, FACILITY THAT IS THERE ALREADY BECAUSE THEIR OPERATIONS HAVE SLIGHTLY EXPANDED OVER THE YEARS.
THEY'RE GONNA BE A, A, JUST A SMALL ADDITIONAL, UH, IT'LL BE, UH, STEEL, RIGID FRAME, METAL SIDING, CLAD BUILDING.
IT'LL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT IS THERE ALREADY.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE KIND OF BUILDING TYPES.
AND IT'S, IT'S BASICALLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE CHEMICAL SERVICE MIXING AND STORAGE.
THAT'LL, THAT'LL BE WITHIN ALSO, UH, THEY HAVE MORE, THEY HAVE MORE AIRCRAFT THAN THEY USED TO.
THEY'VE GOT A HELICOPTER NOW MM-HMM
AND THE, THEY NEED TO HAVE, UH, STUFF THAT CAN SERVICE THOSE NEW, NEW VEHICLES.
SO DO YOU GUYS HAVE AN OVERALL BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT? I MEAN, ARE WE, UH, YOU, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS JUST THE DESIGN PIECE, $200,000, BUT THE ENGINEER HAS ESTIMATED, AND IT'S PRODUCED AN EXTENSIVE COST ESTIMATE OVER MANY ITEMIZED OVER MANY PAGES.
UH, THEY'VE ESTIMATED ABOUT $2.2 MILLION.
UH, JUST THIS IS MY FEEDBACK AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
THAT'S, THAT'S A HARD PILL FOR ME TO SWALLOW.
UM, I, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD STORE CHEMICAL MIXING TANKS FOR CHEAPER.
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THIS ITEM MOVING FORWARD, UM, SO THAT WE COULD LOOK AT DESIGN.UM, BUT I WILL TELL YOU IF, IF WE'RE GONNA BUILD AN ANOTHER $2 MILLION ADDITION, I, I HAVE CONCERNS.
COUNCILMAN MO, YOU BRING UP CHEMICAL MIXING FACILITY.
ARE WE LIKE PROCESSING HERE, PROCESSING CHEMICALS? YOU GET THIS ONE, YOU GET THAT ONE, YOU GET THIS ONE, YOU'RE PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND MAKING MOSQUITO SPRAY.
YEAH, SO IT'S, IT'S BULK STORAGE TANKS, LIKE I SAID.
SO A LOT OF THE CHEMICALS HAVE TO BE MIXED WITH A DILUENT.
AND SO, WE'LL WE CALL IT MIXING BECAUSE WE MIX IN THE TANKS WITH THE OIL AND DILUTED.
AND SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT JUST PUTTING LIKE GAS TANKS IN THE GROUND RIGHT.
AND ORDERING 8,000 GALLONS OF OFF AND PUTTING IT IN THE GROUND.
YOU ARE ACTUALLY CREATING A FACILITY TO WHERE YOU GET X, Y, Z DIFFERENT CHEMICALS AND THEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE CHEMICALS THAT YOU NEED TO PUT IN A HELICOPTER.
DO YOU MIX EVERYTHING THERE? IT'S LIKE A PROCESSING PLAN.
UM, AND THEN YOU STORE IT IN THE TANKS, RIGHT? WE MIX IT IN THE, IN THE TANKS AND THEN THEY'RE STORED IN THERE.
AND I CAN I SEE THOSE PLANS? OH, IF YOU GOT SOME FOR EVERYBODY, MIGHT AS WELL GO AHEAD AND GIVE 'EM OUT.
SO THIS IS JUST THE ADD-ON RIGHT HERE? YEAH, THAT SHOULD BE THE PLAN.
THE, THE FRONT PAGE IS JUST THE ADD-ON OR THAT'S JUST A PICTURE OF THE CIVIL IT IS EXHIBIT C.
IS THAT WHAT IT, YOU GOT EXHIBIT C ON THIS PAGE RIGHT HERE? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE BUILDING? UM, DID I SEE THE AIRCRAFT HANGERS? I ASSUME THOSE ARE ALREADY THERE.
THE ABOUT THE, THE TWO THIRDS ON THE, THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT DRAWING ARE WHAT ARE EXISTING.
AND THEN THE, THE RIGHT THIRD IS, IS THE PROPOSED NEW PART.
AND THE STUFF NORTH ARE KINDA LIKE THE DARK OUTLINE IS WHERE THE, THE NEW PART WILL BE.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE TALKING NOW WE'RE TALKING CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS AND EVERYTHING.
SO WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT BUILDING THE BUILDING, PUTTING A TANK IN IT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTAINMENT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT UH, ACTUAL MIXING AND PROCESSING.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CERTAIN TYPE STRUCTURE.
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE MEET FEDERAL GUIDELINES.
SO WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT BUILDING AN ADD-ON METAL BUILDING ON THE SIDE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT COULD CONTAIN WHETHER IT BE FIRE RELATED, UM, CHEMICAL RELATED.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING A STRUCTURE THAT DOES ALL OF THAT MEETING GUIDELINES FOR THESE CHEMICALS.
THERE WILL BE CERTAIN, UM, FIRE RESISTANCE REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD BE KIND OF ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, APPLIED TO THIS KIND OF FACILITY.
BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST NORMAL FIRE BLOCKS IN A BUILDING.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CHEMICAL RESISTANT, ALL, EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT, I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS THE ONE I'M OKAY WITH THE EXISTING, THE BUILDING LOOKING LIKE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
I COULD IMAGINE IF THEY, THEY REDID BATON ROUGE HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY JUST SAID, OH, WE JUST NEED A REGULAR SCHOOL AND THEY TORE DOWN THIS GREAT STRUCTURE OR WHATEVER.
UH, TWO IS THE ADD-ON TO THE STRUCTURE IS WE'RE NOT JUST DESIGNING A BUILDING THAT IS JUST GONNA HOUSE A COUPLE TANKS IN IT.
YOU HAVE TO DESIGN THE BUILDING TO BE ABLE TO CONTAIN CHEMICAL FIRE, UH, LEAKAGE, UM, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MEETS ENVIRONMENTAL OR WOULD PROBABLY PAY MORE THAN THE 2.2 MILLION IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAVE.
WE HAVE TO HAVE, UH, FIRE RATED FACILITY, UM, DUE TO FIRE MARSHAL CODES, UH, EPA, UH, REGULATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
SO ALL THAT HAS TO BE DESIGNED.
IT, IT WOULDN'T BE AS SIMPLE AS US PUTTING UP A, UM, A BARN.
UH, AND, AND JUST THROWING THE CHEMICALS THERE.
WE HAVE TO MEET THOSE REGULAR REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO, UH, TO STORE THOSE CHEMICALS BECAUSE THAT'S CORRECT.
COUNCILMAN HUDSON, YOU HAD BOTH OF YOUR TIMES.
BUT IF YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO TAKE THE REST OF MINE IF YOU'D LIKE THE REST OF MINE.
UH, SO JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION.
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I WON'T NEED THE REST OF THIS TIME.UH, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE COULD DO THIS FOR CHEAPER THAN $2 MILLION? IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE COULD STORE THESE CHEMICAL TANKS FOR LESS THAN $2 MILLION? SO WE, WE WILL BE DILIGENT IN MAKING CERTAIN THAT THE DESIGNS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, BUT ALSO, UH, TO, UH, MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE COST LOW AS POSSIBLE.
SO THIS IS A PUBLIC BID, SO BASED OFF THE DESIGNS AND THE REQUIREMENTS THAT'S THERE, UH, THOSE BIDS WILL COME BACK.
UH, BASED OFF OF THE CON THE CONSTRUCTION, UH, CONTRACTORS ARE BID BACK.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE GUIDELINES THAT Y'ALL ARE SENDING FOR THE RP.
WE, WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOGUE, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUN, JR.
ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH, FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH MY ENGINEERS FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MO VR PROJECT FOUR, DRIVE SIDEWALKS JEFFERSON TO ENNIS WALDEN, AND THE MILE EXCEED $19,473 AND 69 CENTS BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? CITY? GO TO COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. HI.
IS ANYONE FROM MEYERS ENGINEERING HERE TONIGHT? PROBABLY NOT.
I JUST WANTED TO, UM, SAY, UM, 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD A MEYERS ENGINEERING, UM, ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UM, IN THE LAST MONTH OR TWO.
BUT, UM, OUR FRIEND RAY HARTLEY, WHO WAS ALWAYS HERE, UM, REPRESENTING MEYERS ENGINEERING, PASSED AWAY A FEW WEEKS AGO.
UM, A HE HAD A STROKE, HE FOUGHT VALIANTLY TO RECOVER FROM THAT STROKE, AND IT JUST WASN'T TO BE.
SO, I JUST WANNA OFFER, UM, MY CONDOLENCES AND I'M, I'M SURE THE WHOLE COUNCIL'S CONDOLENCES TO MEYERS ENGINEERING ON THE LOSS OF THEIR DEAR FRIEND AND OUR FRIEND RAY, AND ALSO OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES TO, UM, TO HIS WIFE DARLA AND HIS TWO SONS.
SO HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN WHO DID GOOD WORK FOR US, AND WE, UM, WE WILL MISS HIM.
AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
COUNCILWOMAN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ADAMS. COUNCILWOMAN ROCKA NO SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES 1 42
[142. 26-00207]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH INFINITY ENGINEERING CO CONSULTANTS, LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVE BEYOND PROJECT BLUEGRASS DRIVE, IMPROVEMENTS IN SIDEWALKS CADILLAC STREET, FORTUNE EDITION PARK IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $26,994 BY TRANSPORTATION DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN NOW GO TO COUNCIL.
YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED ONE EMAIL, COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO ITEM 1 42.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH? SECOND.
YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[143. 26-00208]
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE IDENTIFIED PROJECTS FROM THE CALL FOR PROJECTS PROGRAM PHASE TWO AS PART OF THE 3% BEAUTIFICATION PORTION OF THE ONE HALF CENT SALES AND USE TAX FOR STREET AND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR.ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SCENE? NO.
I KNOW WE'RE FIXING TO GET INTO IT AND THE ACCOLADES AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU FROM THE GET GO, I'M ACTUALLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS PAMPHLET AND SHAUNA WOULD PROBABLY BE IMPRESSED WITH YOU AND EVERYTHING ALSO, BUT
YOU, YOU CAN LEAST SEE IT, THAT'S FOR SURE.
YEAH, YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE IT.
BUT I, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU FROM THE GET GO, UM, WHEN YOU FIRST CAME TO US WITH THIS, UM, WITH THIS INITIATIVE AND WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO WITH EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, I HAVE NEVER BEEN OFFERED SOMETHING LIKE THIS AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
UM, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT YOU, UM, WORKING WITH MY OFFICE AND HE PROBABLY DID THE SAME THING WITH ALL OF Y'ALL IN SITTING DOWN AND, AND GOING OVER EVERY SINGLE THING, WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE DONE, WHERE IT CAN BE DONE, WHERE IT NOT, AND TAILORING SOMETHING TO MY DISTRICT AND ALSO THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUT ANOTHER DISTRICT.
UM, FRED, UH, TO YOU, YOUR OFFICE AND EVERYTHING, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR THIS AND TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ALSO.
UH, FOR ALLOWING THIS AND WHAT Y'ALL HAVE PUT INTO EVERYTHING.
I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE ALSO, BUT, UH, I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT OFF THE BAT 'CAUSE I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT THING, UM, FOR CITY PARISH AND FOR EACH
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COUNCIL PERSON'S DISTRICT.I, SO MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[144. 26-00209 ]
ALL VERY MUCH.TO APPROVE THE ASSISTANT CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DRAINAGE TO INCREASE THE PAY OF AKI WILLIAMS SENIOR CLERICAL SPECIALIST FROM STEP NINE $29,002 TO STEP 1530 $4,630 BY TRANSPORTATION DRAINAGE DIRECTOR AND HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR, ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE YOU NOTE, GO TO COUNCIL.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES 1 45
[145. 26-00215]
AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACTUAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, OFFICE OF SOCIAL SERVICES WITH CAPITAL AREA, UNITED WAY FOR THE VIDA PROGRAM.AMOUNT I TO EXCEED $10,500 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEEN NUMBER? GO TO COUNCIL.
WE HAVE A MOTION? DO WE HAVE ONE? FIVE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES
[146. 26-00211]
1 46 RE SENDING AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL NOTICE.RECORDED ON JUNE 4TH, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
VERSE E ASANTE PECO AND JOSH MARIA HENDERSON.
REASON FOR DECISION IS THE PROPERTY IS BEING RENOVATED BY THE OWNER.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN, KNOWN? GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES 1 47
[147. 26-00216]
RESCINDING AND DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL NOTICE.TO ATTEND RECORDED ON MAY 8TH, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS THE STATE OF MARY WOODS EARLS.
REASON FOR RESCISSION PROPERTY IS BEING RENOVATED BY THE OWNER, BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SCENE KNOWN.
I'M MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[148. 26-00219]
RESEND AND DIRECTING CLERK COURT TO CANCEL NOTICE.TO ATTEND RECORDED ON MAY 21ST, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS KATIE CHARLA EVERETT.
REASON FOR RESCISSION THE PROPERTY IS BEING RENOVATED BY THE OWNERS, BY COUNCILMAN HURST.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE.
SO, UH, CAN SOMEBODY COME UP?
ARE THEY ALL LEFT? OKAY, WELL, I'LL GO FORWARD WITH IT.
I'VE, I LOOKED OVER EACH ONE OF THESE CONDEMNATIONS.
I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THE PICTURES AND EVERYTHING.
EVERY OTHER ONE OF THE CONDEMNATIONS HAVE STRUCTURES THAT I LOOK OVER THE TIME AND THEY'VE BEEN DONE AND I DIDN'T OBJECT TO ANY OF THOSE.
I LOOK AT THE LATEST ON THIS CONDEMNATION AND HALF THE HOUSE IS GONE.
WHAT ARE WE RESCINDING? AND I KNOW COUNCILMAN HURST HAS LEFT, WHICH NOT MY PROBLEM OR MY FAULT, BUT THAT'S, I'M DISCUSSING THIS ONE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE THING, THAT'S WHY I WAS HOPING SOMEBODY OF THE LAST PEOPLE THAT HAD BEEN OUT THERE TO LOOK AT THIS, I'D LIKE TO KNOW THE CONDITION THAT THE LAST THING I SAW WAS HALF OF A HOUSE.
HOW DO YOU FIX THAT? HOW DO YOU PULL THAT OFF? THE CONDEMNATION.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO DEFER TO MARCH 11TH.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES 1 49 RESCIND DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT.
ALRIGHT, LET'S VOTE ON MACHINES.
ITEM 1 48 TO THE MARCH 11TH MEETING.
MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO DEFER.
1 49 RESENDING DIRECTING CLERK COURT TO CANCEL NOTICE.
TO ATTEND RECORDED ON JUNE 30TH, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE V ADESA JONES.
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ABSTAIN.COUNCILMAN TWAN? UH, HARRIS WAS NOT IN THE ROOM.
[149. 26-00220]
SENDING DIRECT AND CLERK COURT TO COUNSEL.NOTICE TO ATTEND RECORDER ON JUNE 30TH, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS ADESA JONES LAWSON AND MARK JEROME LAWSON.
REASON FOR EXCISION PROPERTY IS BEING RENOVATED BY THE OWNERS BY COUNCIL MCKINNEY.
ANYONE HA, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM WILL GO TO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCIL MCKINNEY.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS IS ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ONE 50 RESENDING DIRECTING
[150. 26-00221]
CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL NOTICE.TO ATTEND RECORDER ON MAY 14TH, 2025 IN THE MATTER.
CITY OF BATON ROUGE BY BRITTANY WASHINGTON AND SHANNON WASHINGTON.
THE REASON FOR RESCISSION THE PROPERTY IS BEING RENOVATED BY THE OWNERS BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES ]
PROPERTIES 1 51 THROUGH ONE 70.TOGETHER ABOUT FIVE SQUARE 45 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER MARVIN VESSEL $1,800 LOT 14 SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION BATON ROUGE TERRACE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS HIGH BIDDER KEN TILLAGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC 39,000 LOT 12 SQUARE TWO SUBDIVISION BATON ROUGE TERRACE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS HIGH BIDDER KEN TILLAGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY $10,000 LOT 38 SUBDIVISION GREENVILLE EXTENSION COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS HIGH BIDDER.
ELEANOR HUBERT A HUNDRED DOLLARS LOT 12 SUBDIVISION PARK HILLS COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS HIGH BIDDER WHITMORE WHITMORE ENTERPRISES LLC $2,900 LOT SECTION ONE WAR TWO.
SUBDIVISION DRAINER COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE KNOLL HIGH BIDDER AKIA WHITE $20,000 LOT EIGHT SQUARE 1 0 6 B SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO KENNY HIGH BIDDER PHARAOH JOHNSON.
THE THIRD $15,100 LOT THREE SQUARE THREE SUBDIVISION SCOTT COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER JUAN ACCORD PROPERTY SOLUTIONS A HUNDRED DOLLARS LOT FOUR SQUARE THREE.
SUBDIVISION SCOTT COUNCIL DISTRICT TIM COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER ONE ACCORD PROPERTY SOLUTIONS A HUNDRED DOLLARS LOT EIGHT SQUARE THREE SUBDIVISION SCOTT COUNCIL DISTRICT TIM COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER ONE ACCORD PROPERTY SOLUTIONS.
$100 LOT ONE 16 SUBDIVISION DEER PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT JUAN NOEL HIGH BIDDER JEROME WILLIAMS, 14,500 LOT 11 SUBDIVISION VILLE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN HARRIS HIGH BIDDER URBAN CULTURE REAL ESTATE LLC 16,500 LOT 67 SUBDIVISION MCCUE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
KENNY HIGH BIDDER CLARENCE GORAN.
$3,000 LOT 33 SUBDIVISION LELAND COLLEGE ANNEX COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO KENNY HIGH BIDDER CLARENCE GORAN $5,500 LOT TWO SQUARE ONE SUBDIVISION O'CONNOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER CHELSEA MURRAY.
2 51 SUBDIVISION SWART COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER BRYANT KEITH $10,500 LOT 14 SQUARE 3 48 SUBDIVISION POWERS COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER TOLTON AND LATOYA JET $6,500 LOT NINE SQUARE 2 0 7 SUBDIVISION IS STRE OF COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER ALEXIS MITCHELL AND ANTONIO HARRIS.
$25,200 LOT ONE SQUARE 14 SUBDIVISION FUQUA LAMONT TOWN METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BIDDER ROOSEVELT WILLIAMS THIRD A HUNDRED DOLLARS LOT SEVEN SQUARE 1 0 6 B SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
KENNY HIGH BIDDER AT THE KIA WHITE.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK FROM ITEMS 1 51 THROUGH ONE 70? GO TO COUNCIL.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ADMINISTRATIVE
[ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS]
MATTERS.WE ARE GONNA TAKE A AND B TOGETHER.
I NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES FOR THE ITEMS TO BE INTRODUCED.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? TWO.
I'M GONNA HAVE A VOTE ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES.
ANY OPPOSITION ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? A AUTHORIZING PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO INSTITUTE EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS
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AND ARE TAKES OTHER SUCH ACTIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF LAND NECESSARY FOR THE MOVE BEYOND ENHANCEMENT.PROJECT LA 42 HIGHLAND ROAD AT PICO LANE BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY AND BE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES, RYAN WHITE PROGRAM TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION FOR THE RYAN WHITE HIV AIDS PROGRAM AND AN AMOUNT OF $1,243,770 BY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES DIRECTOR.
NEED A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ITEMS A AND B.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
ANY OPPOSITION ITEMS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED? ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER.
ITEM C, RESCINDING DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL NOTICE TO ATTEND.
RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2025.
ORIGINAL 1 79 BUNDLE 1 3 3 9 3 IN DECISION AND ORDER RECORDED ON OCTOBER 13TH, 2025 AT ORIGINAL 71 BUNDLE.
1 3 3 9 9 MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS KENDRICK JACKSON CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS SOUTH HIGHLAND INDUSTRIAL PARK LOT 12 B.
REASON FOR RESCISSION OWNER IS IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING THE PROPERTY AND THE NEW OWNER INTENDS TO BRING THE PROPERTY BACK INTO COMMERCE.
I NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A MOTION TO WA THE RULES? SEE NONE.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION ON THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES? ITEMS INTRODUCED? WE'RE GONNA, UH, HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM NOW.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM? SEE, NONE WILL GO TO COUNCIL.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES APPOINTMENTS.
[171. 26-00086]
HOSPITAL DISTRICT NUMBER ONE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.CONSIDERATION OF REPLACING DAVID BOWMAN, WHO HAS RESIGNED CURRENT BALLOT AS ELIZABETH BENOR.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE GO TO COUNCIL.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[172. 26-00244 ]
RDA APPOINTED METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL, DISTRICT, DISTRICT 2, 5, 6, 7 OR 10? ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN? SEE NOW WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL.MOTION TO APPOINT COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCKA TO APPOINT COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[173. 26-00245 ]
RDA APPOINTED ONE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL, DISTRICT.DISTRICT 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11 OR 12.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN? NO.
COUNCILMAN AKA EXCUSE ME, I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPOINT COUNCILPERSON FROM DISTRICT 11, LAURIE WHITE.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCKA.
SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GOE TO APPOINT COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[174. 26-00322 ]
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH MOSQUITO ABATEMENT, DISTRICT CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING KENNETH PER CURRENT BALLOTS.KENNETH BARRETT REQUESTING REAPPOINTMENT.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEN, KNOWN.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[175. 26-00322 ]
1 75 EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH MOSQUITO ABATEMENT.DISTRICT CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTMENT OR REPLACING STEVEN WHITER.
ANYONE? WE NEED TO DEFER THIS.
WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE, UH, AN IDEA OF WHETHER OR NOT MR. STEVEN IS REQUESTING REAPPOINTMENT.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? STEVEN.
YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE, NOT YOU WANT US TO PUT YOU ON IT.
IS THERE A REQUEST TO DEFER? YOU HAVE A MOTION.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS TO DEFER THE SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GOEY.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES ACCEPTANCE
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OF LOW BIDS.1 76 TERRACE AVENUE HIGHLAND ROAD TO PER CONTROL PROJECT.
LOW BID TRIUMPH CONSTRUCTION, LLC $4,108,688 AND 10 CENTS.
ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? TEAM KNOWN.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES 1 77
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RECEIVING FOURTH QUARTER 2025.REPORT FROM EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH COMMUNICATIONS
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DISTRICT BY COUNCILMAN GOEY.WE RECEIVED THE REPORT ALREADY.
UM, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A REPORT.
WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
JUST A REMINDER, THESE REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED IN ADVANCE VIA EMAIL.
ANYTIME ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE THE, UH, DIRECTOR TO COME MAKE A PRESENTATION, HE WILL ABSOLUTELY DO THAT.
OTHERWISE, THE REPORT IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA AND I MOVE THAT BE RECEIVED.
ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES 1 78,
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RECEIVING A REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES ON THE PROGRESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION CITY PARISH OPEN DATA POLICY BY INFORMATION SERVICES DIRECTOR.WE'RE GONNA HEAR THE REPORT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AFTER THE REPORT'S COMPLETED.
I'M THE DATA ANALYTICS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGER, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION SERVICES.
I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR EDWARDS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS 2 20 25 OPEN DATA POLICY REPORT.
UM, BEFORE WE DIG INTO OUR WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE REASON FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
IN 2017, THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH OUR FIRST EVER FORMAL OPEN DATA POLICY.
THE POLICY IS ROOTED IN NATIONAL BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE KNOWN TO SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN OPERATIONS AND FOSTER TRANSPARENCY IN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS.
IT'S ADOPTED ADOPTION IMPLEMENTED AN OPEN BY DEFAULT MANDATE, WHICH REQUIRES THE CITY OF PARISH TO PUBLISH HIGH QUALITY DATA, AS IN THAT IS OF INTEREST TO THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE.
IN ADDITION TO CREATING THE DATA GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS INCLUDED REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING AND REQUIRED AN ANNUAL REPORT ON POLICY IMPLEMENTATION.
UM, SINCE POLICY'S ADOPTION, WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON OUR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN OPERATIONS AND FOSTER TRANSPARENCY IN THE CITY PARISH GOVERNMENT.
THIS SLIDE INCLUDES A BRIEF TIMELINE OF KEY EVENTS WITHIN OUR OPEN DATA PROGRAM.
WHILE THEY ARE ALL SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES, I WANNA HIGHLIGHT SOME PIVOTAL MOMENTS FOR OUR OPEN DATA PROGRAM.
AND IN 2015, WE LAUNCHED OPEN DATA BR THAT'S OUR CENTRAL PUBLIC FACING PORTAL THAT PROVIDES TOOLS TO HELP USERS CREATE VISUALIZATIONS, FILTER VIEWS, CHARTS AND TABLES.
UM, IN 26 18, WE HAD OUR FIRST SIGNIFICANT EXPANSIONS UNDER THE NEW OPEN DATA POLICY, WE ADDED NEW DATA SETS TO OPEN DATA BR WE FORMED A DATA GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND WE OPENED, LAUNCHED OPEN CHECKBOOK BR, WHICH PROVIDES A CHECKBOOK LEVEL VIEWS CITY PARISH SPENDING IN 2020.
WE HELD THE INAUGURAL CITIZEN DATA ACADEMY, UM, WHICH LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR A COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN 2022, WE WERE ACCEPTED INTO THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPY CITY DATA ALLIANCE, WHICH IS AN 18 MONTH PROGRAM THAT SHAPED OUR WORK AS IT RELATES TO DATA GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.
AND 2023, WE OFFICIALLY CREATED THE DATA ANALYTICS AND PERFORMANCE DIVISION FROM THE GIS DIVISION IN IS UM, NEXT SLIDE IN 2023 WE HAVE IS RESTRUCTURED ITS OPERATIONS.
WE INTEGRATED EXISTING AND GIS WEB DEVELOPER GIS AND WEB DEVELOPER STAFF TO FORM WHAT WE CALL DAP DIVISION OF DATA ANALYTICS AND PERFORMANCE.
OUR TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRIORITIZING THE INTEGRATION OF ANALYTICS AND PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT ACROSS CITY POWER OPERATIONS.
WE MANAGE AND MAINTAIN ALL DATA SETS, PUBLISH DATE NEW DATA, COLLABORATE WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND EXTERNAL AGENCIES TO APPROVE EFFICIENCY AND EFFICACY.
AND WE SUPPORT OVERALL PLANNING FOR AN OPERATIONS FOR BOTH IS AND THE CITY PARISH.
MUCH OF THE WORK WE'LL TALK ABOUT TODAY IS DRIVEN BY ITS TEAM.
IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR CITY PARISH GOVERNMENT.
A FEW SLIDES AGO WE TALKED ABOUT THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPY CITY DATA ALLIANCE.
UM, BAT BATON ROUGE WAS ONE OF 100 CITIES SELECTED TO ENGAGE WITH PEER CITY SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND PROJECT MANAGERS TO RECEIVE COACHING AND RESOURCES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE OUR WORK THROUGH THE LENS OF DATA GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.
DATA GOVERNANCE IS A SUBSET OF DATA MANAGEMENT FOCUSING ON COLLECTING, PROCESSING, AND USING DATA TO SUPPORT DECISION MAKING PROCESSES AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES.
SINCE THEN, DAPS CREATED THE CITYWIDE DATA STRATEGY.
WE SET MINIMAL STANDARDS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE FOR BOTH IS AND CITY PARISH DEPARTMENTS.
THIS STRATEGY HELPS US REDUCE INCONSISTENCIES IN DATA COLLECTION.
WE HAVE GUIDELINES FOR COLLECTION OF DIS OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, ENTERPRISE DATA SETS, TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGICAL DEPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AND DEPARTMENTAL DATA STANDARDS.
OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE, ENSURE CONSISTENCY, ACCESSIBILITY, EFFICIENCY AND EFFICACY AND DATA MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS AND PUBLICATION ALONG WITH SHAPING OUR DATA STRATEGY.
THE PROGRAM WAS CRITICAL FOR OUR APPROACH TO PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND HOW WE USE DATA TO IMPROVE OUR OPERATIONS.
UM, ACTUALLY, YEAH, I SHOULD GO BACK.
UM, AS I JUST MENTIONED, IN ADDITION TO OUR DATA GOVERNANCES FRAMEWORK, WE LEVERAGE THE CITI DATA ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT WITHIN OUR OPERATIONS.
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MANAGEMENT USES DATA AND ANALYTICS TO SYSTEMATICALLY MONITOR, MEASURE, AND IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.WE WORK ALONGSIDE THE CITY PARISH DEPARTMENTS TO LEVERAGE DATA RESOURCES, ANALYZE EXISTING POLICIES AND PROCESSES, AND DETERMINE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICACY AND EFFICIENCY.
AS PART OF BLOOMBERG PROGRAM, WE WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO PAR DEVELOP A PARISH WIDE SURVEY OF NEARLY 6,000 PROPERTIES.
TOGETHER WE CREATED AN INVALUABLE DATABASE FOR B BRIGHTEN OUR PARISH TO PROCESS THROUGH ANALYZE WORKFLOWS, IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS, AND DEVELOP A MODEL FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT THAT CAN BE USED BY OUR DEPARTMENTS.
THE WORK INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARISH WIDE SURVEY OF UP TO 6,000 PROPERTIES.
WE LEVERAGED FACIAL AN ANALYSIS TOOLS AND SCRIPTING TO DIRECT DOD INSPECTORS INTO AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY WHERE BLIGHT IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR AND ASSESS PROPERTIES AND ASSIGN SCORES FOR PRIORITIZING AND OPTIMIST.
OPTIMIZING RE REMEDIATION EFFORTS COLLECTED DATA IS STILL IS ANALYZED ALONG WITH OTHER INPUTS SUCH AS BUILDING PERMITS, CRIME INCIDENTS TO PRIORITIZE AREAS OF GREATER NEED.
CURRENTLY, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT USES THE WHITE SURVEY DATA TO INFORM RE SURVEYS FOR CONDEMNATIONS.
THIS, IN THIS PAST YEAR IN 2025, WE CREATED A CONDEMNATIONS APP, NGI SLAYER THAT THEY ALSO USE TO FORM THAT PROCESS.
UH, PUBLIC SAFETY DAP OPERATES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORKS OF DATA GOVERNMENTS AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN INITIATIVES AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY.
IN 2025, WE WORKED WITH TIRE AND POLICE TO INTEGRATE FIRST DUE DATA INTO THE RP SCORP PUBLIC SAFETY COMMON OPERATIONAL PORTAL.
UM, THIS PROVIDES A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC SAFETY BY SUPPORTING THE DIRECT INTEGRATION OF FIRE AND COMPREHEND, UM, EMS DATA INTO THE PLATFORM AND ENHANCING COLLABORATION.
WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF PRIME INCIDENT DATA FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE INTO PSCO.
WE ARE ALSO USE, WE'RE USING THAT ALONGSIDE DATA COLLECTED BY BRPD TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF CRIME DATA ACROSS THE PARISH.
AND ADDITION, ADDITION TO LEVERAGING PUBLIC SAFETY DATA FROM BOTH AGENCIES TO INFORM THEM EBR NINE CRIME INCIDENTS DATA SET AND THE BATON ROUGE CRASH INCIDENT.
THIS MAP, UH, DATA FROM PSCO POWERS TOOLS LIKE THE COMMUNITY WATCH PLATFORM AND THE REAL REALTIME CRIME CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES REALTIME INFORMATION ON SERVICE CALLS AND CRIME DATA.
THE DATA MAY CHANGE THAT THE RTCC IS USED TO IDENTIFY TRENDS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, IMPROVE RESOURCE ALLOCATION TO REDUCE, REDUCE OFFICERS RESPONSE TIME AND INCREASE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.
FIRST, SUPPORTING DATA DRIVEN CRIME REDUCTION INITIATIVES.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES DATA INFORMED APPROACH TO CITY PARISH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
WE'VE, DAP HAS DIRECTLY SHAPED IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY PARISH PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING POLICIES TO UNIS WORK FOR THE MUNIS WORKFLOW WORKING GROUP, WHICH MEETS MONTHLY TO REVIEW AND ADJUST PROCESSES BASED ON WORKFLOW DATA.
UH, THE GROUP TRACKS THREE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS WITHIN UNIS.
THEY SPENT IN THE REQUISITION, WORKFLOW POLLS AND REJECTIONS IN THE WORKFLOW AND DAYS TO CREATE A PURCHASE ORDER OR CONTRACT.
THROUGH THIS EFFORT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ASSESS EVERY STEP OF THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, IDENTIFY THE GAPS IN RESOURCES AND TRAINING AND PROCESS INEFFICIENCIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DELAYS BY UNDERSTANDING WHERE DELAYS HAPPEN WORKING WITH DEPARTMENTS TO ADJUST PROCEDURES.
MUNI WORKING GROUP HAS REDUCED THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT A CONTRACT SPENDS IN THE PROCUREMENT WINDOW BY 81% AND REDUCED THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT A PURCHASE ORDER SPENDS IN THE PROCUREMENT WINDOW BY 46%.
OPEN DATA POLICY IS DESIGNED TO SPUR UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, AND WE DIRECTLY SUPPORT THIS THROUGH THE COLLECTION, MAINTENANCE AND PUBLICATION OF CITY PARA SHOWN DATA THROUGH THE OPEN DATA VR AT E-B-R-G-I-S PLATFORMS. THE SLIDE YOU SEE HERE PROVIDES JUST A HANDFUL OF THE WEB MAPS AND APPS WE OFFER TO THE PUBLIC.
IT OFFERS A WEALTH OF DATA INFORMATION TO ON THE COMMUNITY THEY LIVE AND WORK IN.
SIMILARLY, WE CREATE AND MAINTAIN DASHBOARDS THAT PROVIDE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, METRICS AND UNDER STATISTICAL INFORMATION AND EASY TO VIEW FORMAT.
IN THIS SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE A SCREENSHOT OF ONE OF OUR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PUBLIC SAFETY DASHBOARDS, THE CRIME TRENDS ANALYSIS DASHBOARD, UM, WHICH OFFERS REAL-TIME INSIGHT INTO PUBLIC SAFETY CALLS FOR SERVICE, IN ADDITION TO A BRIEF LISTING OF OTHER CRITICAL DASHBOARDS WE'VE CREATED AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN.
IN ADDITION TO WEB APPS, MAPS AND DASHBOARDS, WE ALSO USE CITY PAR DATA TO POWER LOOKUP TOOLS.
THERE'S A LIST OF LOOKUP TOOLS HERE.
USERS CAN USE THEM TO FIND LOCATION BASED INFORMATION, SALES TAX, DOMICILES, ROAD CLOSURES, AND WHICH COUNCIL DISTRICT THEY LIVE IN.
AND THERE'S OTHER TOOL TOOLS AS WELL.
NOW WE'LL DIVE INTO SOME OF THE NUMBERS.
THE WORK BEHIND THE WORK WE'RE DOING IN 2025.
WE CONDUCTED DEPTH CONDUCTED BOTH IN PERSON AND DIGITAL OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, FOCUSING ON OPEN DATA INITIATIVES, CYBERSECURITY, AND OTHER CRITICAL TOPICS.
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AMASSED 4.8 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ACROSS OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.NEARLY 5,000 IN PERSONS ENGAGEMENTS AND OVER 62,000 UH, VIEWS ON THE CITIZEN DATA ACADEMY ON DEMAND SERIES.
AS OF THE END OF LAST YEAR, OUR OPEN DATA PLATFORM, UH, HOPE HOSTED 243 DATA SETS AND 14.3 MILLION ROWS OF DATA.
AND E-B-R-G-I-S HOSTED 47 PUBLIC DASHBOARDS AND WEB APPS.
AND SOME OF THOSE HAVE BEEN CONSOLIDATED OVER TIME, SO THEY MAY HAVE BEEN A REDUCTION, BUT THEY, THEY, THEY, THE FUNCTIONALITY IS ALL THE SAME.
I'M HONORED TO SHARE THAT IN 2025, THE CENTER FOR DIGITAL GOVERNMENT NAMED BATON ROUGE AS A TOP 10 DIGITAL CITY FOR THE 11TH YEAR IN A ROW.
I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK DONE BOTH WITHIN IS AND ACROSS CITY PARISH OPERATIONS.
AS WE MOVE INTO 2026, OUR PRIORITIES, UM, WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON SUSTAINING ITS CURRENT BREADTH OF SERVICES.
WITH THE SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CUTS AND POTENTIAL FURTHER FUNDING REDUCTIONS, STEP CAPACITY WILL DECREASE AND OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES WILL FOCUS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S CORE COMPETENCIES.
WHILE WE NAVIGATE THIS PERIOD OF CHANGE, WE WILL TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY STRENGTHEN COORDINATION WITH CITY PARISH DEPARTMENTS ON DATA GOVERNANCE STANDARDS, INCREASE COLLABORATION WITH AGENCIES UNDER MUNICIPALITIES FOR DATA SHARING.
INCLUDE CONDUCT, CONDUCT, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION FOR STAFF, STAKEHOLDERS AND RESIDENTS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON ALL OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE DATA RESOURCES AND HOW THEY CAN USE TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR OPEN DATA PROGRAM, YOU CAN VISIT OUR OPEN DATA REPORT WEBSITE AT THE LINK ON THE SCREEN THERE.
UH, YOU'LL FIND MORE DETAILS ON THE INFORMATION RESOURCES PRESENTED TODAY, DIRECT LINKS TO THE DATASET, DASHBOARDS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION, THESE SLIDES AND EVEN MORE INFORMATION.
I BELIEVE YOU ALSO HAVE A COPY OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU.
HARD COPY AND A PRESENTATION AS WELL AS HARD COPY.
UH, PLEASE CHECK IT OUT AND SHARE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MAKE SURE TO FOLLOW US ON THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THIS IS WHERE WE POST TECH, OUR TECH TUESDAY SERIES AND ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON OUR OPEN DATA PLA PROGRAM.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND US ON FACEBOOK X AND YOUTUBE WITH THE HANDLES ON THE SCREEN.
YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR OPEN DATA PROGRAM OR WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION ABOUT CYBERSECURITY OPEN DATA, EVR GS OR ANY OTHER OF THE RESOURCES WE HAVE TO OFFER.
PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL AT IS OUTREACH@B.GOV.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS UPDATE OR OPEN DATA PROGRAM.
I'LL NOW TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE REPORT.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE REPORT? SEE NO ONE GO TO COUNCIL.
UH, MR. OLA? UH, I WANNA FIRST THANK YOU.
UM, YOU KNOW, I RECALL THE TENACITY WITH WHICH YOU PURSUED THE DATA FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
AND SO I WANNA FIRST THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, I ALSO KNOW OVER THE YEARS ALL THE DIFFERENT GIS FUNCTIONS THAT WE'VE REQUESTED AND, AND YOU KNOW, WE USUALLY WOULD GO TO ERIC FOR THAT.
AND I KNOW HE WAS, I KNOW YOU WERE THE GUY THAT ACTUALLY WAS DOING THE WORK, SO THANK YOU
UM, SO A, A REQUEST AND A QUESTION FROM ME.
UH, SO THE REQUEST IS, UM, IN THE FUTURE I WOULD LOVE IF THIS REPORT WOULD INCLUDE A SPECIFIC SECTION OF REPORTING AROUND FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY EFFORTS.
UM, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE DONE A LOT WITH OPEN BUDGET, UH, OPEN CHECKBOOK.
UM, AND THOSE ARE GREAT PARTS OF OUR SYSTEM.
UM, I JUST WANT TO KNOW IN THE, I'D LIKE TO SEE IN THE REPORTING IN THE FUTURE, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW WE'RE CHANGING THAT, HOW WE'RE MAKING IT MORE USER FRIENDLY AND THAT KIND OF THING.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN ADD TO YOUR REPORT OR MAKE SURE WE HIGHLIGHT IN THE REPORT? SURE, WE CAN DO THAT, YES.
SO THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS, IT'S SORT OF IN THE SAME VEIN, UM, BUT THERE'S BEEN SOME OTHER DISCUSSION TONIGHT AROUND AI AND, AND HOW WE'RE EMPLOYING IT IN CITY PARISH OR HOW WE CAN EMPLOY IT IN CITY PARISH.
UH, SO THE QUESTION IS, ARE WE EXPLORING AI AND HOW IT CAN HELP CITIZENS NAVIGATE COMPLEX DATABASES? UH, PARTICULARLY, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO OPEN CHECKBOOK, I, I SOMETIMES HAVE TROUBLE, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE I'VE CLICKED THE RIGHT, UH, YEAR THAT I'M SEARCHING.
AND SO, SO SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE DATABASES TO AN AVERAGE USER MAY NOT BE THE MOST USER FRIENDLY.
SO IS AI SOMETHING THAT WE CAN EMPLOY TO MAKE THOSE DATABASES EASIER? SO WE'VE, UM, AS TRINA MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'VE STARTED TO EXPLORE AI WITH, UM, THE USE OF 3 1 1.
SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR PILOT PROJECT FROM THERE, CERTAINLY WE CAN LOOK INTO THINGS WITH OPEN CHECKBOOK AND THINGS OF THAT.
SO I MEAN, AS YOU'RE RIGHT, AS YOU SAY, THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THOSE SITES AND TRYING TO SIFT THROUGH THEM IS NOT, IS CAN BE COMPLEX.
SO I CAN CERTAINLY MENTION THAT TOO.
AND IN PARTICULAR, I, I WOULD LOVE FOR OPEN BUDGET AND OPEN CHECKBOOK IF WE CAN EXPLORE HOW AI CAN MAKE THOSE DATABASES MORE USER FRIENDLY.
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COUNCILMAN ADAMS. JUSTIN, I'M JUST DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M CONSTANTLY AMAZED WHEN I GET INTO, UM, OUR PORTALS AT WHAT'S AVAILABLE THERE.
AND JUST HOW MUCH, UM, I CAN FIND AND, AND HOW MANY WONDERFUL SPREADSHEETS I CAN CREATE WITH THE DATA THAT Y'ALL ARE GATHERING.
AND I THINK THANKS GOES TO ALSO TO OUR, IS OUR ADAPT TEAM AS WELL.
SOME OF THEM ARE HERE, BUT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY, YES, ABSOLUTELY.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED SO HARD.
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AUTHORIZATION FROM MAYOR, PRESIDENT AND OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH EAG GULF COAST LLC AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 TO SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK NEEDED FOR THE NEW AIRPORT AUTHORITY BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR.AND THIS IS AN EMERGENCY ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH OR ORDINANCE 1 6 4 4 2.
THIS ITEM MUST BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BY TWO THIRDS FLORIDA METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
NEED A MOTION TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUN JR.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION ITEMS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.
GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM.
IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
[CONDEMNATIONS (Part 2 of 2)]
HARRIS HAS A REQUEST TO RECONSIDER ITEM 83.MAKE MOTION, UH, COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
SECOND BY THE CHAIR TO RECONSIDER.
ANY OPPOSITION ITEMS BEING RECONSIDERED? WISH PLEASURE.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION FOR ITEM ONE 20, PLEASE.
W WAIT, WE'RE DOING ON ITEM 83.
UH, WE HAVE MO WE HAVE RECONSIDERED.
NOT TO DELETE TO, FOR IT TO REMAIN 30 DAYS.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
SECOND BY THE CHAIR FOR 30 DAYS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES.
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MOTION TO RECONSIDER.COUNCILMAN HARRIS HAS A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM ONE 22ND BY THE CHAIR.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO RECONSIDER ITEM ONE 20? NO, I KNOW THAT'S NOT A COMP 83 WAS A CONDEMNATION.
ONE 20 IS NOT ONE 20 IS A COMPROMISE.
THIS IS THE JUDGMENT I I MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO A MOTION TO RECONSIDER? WE HAVE OBJECTION BY COUNCILMAN MOOCH.
WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM ONE 20.
ITEM ONE 20 IS, UM, THE SETTLEMENT.
UH, IT'S NOT A SETTLEMENT, IT'S THE COMPROMISE JUDGMENT.
AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF COMPROMISE JUDGMENT.
THE MATTER ENTITLED RELL HORTON VERSUS BATON ROUGE CITY POLICE ET ALL ON A DOCKET OF 19TH JDC IN AN AMOUNT OF 325,000 PLUS COURT COSTS AN AMOUNT OF $9,224 46 CENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 3 34.
2 24 46 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
THIS IS THIS THE MATTER WHERE THE SUPREME COURT SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE JUDGMENT OF THE LOWER REPORT.
THIS IS A JUDGMENT, RIGHT? THIS IS A, THIS IS A JUDGMENT.
THIS IS, THIS HAS BEEN ALL THE WAY UP FOR THE SUPREME COURT.
UM, SO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM ONE 20.
AND THE MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
THIS WILL MEAN YOU'LL GET TO VOTE ON IT AGAIN.
NOW WE'RE GONNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE ITEM ITSELF.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION MOTION? UH, WE HAVE OPPOSITION FROM A COUNCILMAN MO.
WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON THE MACHINES.
MACHINES ARE OPEN ON, MACHINES ARE OPEN ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE 20.
I'M GONNA DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
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YES.[Adjournment and Announcements]
ADJOURN.