[Presentations and Special Recognitions] [00:00:05] RIGHT, RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO OUR METROPOLITAN MEETING RECOGNITION CEREMONY TODAY FROM MAY 27TH, 2026. TODAY, WE'LL HAVE RECOGNITIONS FOR MAYOR PRESIDENT SID EDWARDS, RECOGNIZED TREVOR HEAT, TRAFFIC ENGINEER, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE, BRAYLON MILLIAN, DUST TOWN HIGH SCHOOL AND CHRISTY CAREY. CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENT AT LSU FOR AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP, BATON ROUGE WINNERS. TREVOR. HI ALL, I AM THE APWA BATON ROUGE AND LOUISIANA BRANCH PRESIDENT AND I'M HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND TO GIVE OUT OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS THEIR AWARDS. PUBLIC WORKS WEEK ENDED ACTUALLY LAST WEEK, SO WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE THIS CELEBRATION, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THAT IN THE STATE COUNCIL, THE HOUSE HAS PASSED THE BILL TO RE-RECOGNIZE PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES AS FIRST RESPONDERS. SO BRAYLON MILLIAN IS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR GRADUATING WITH A 3.8 GPA FROM DUTCH TOWN HIGH. HE PLANS TO ATTEND ULL STUDYING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. CHRISTY CAREY IS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE. SHE IS A SIGNAL TECHNICIAN FOR US. SHE IS ALSO GOING TO SCHOOL FULL-TIME STUDYING CIVIL ENGINEERING. SHE HAS A 3.2 GPA AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HER GRADUATE SOON AND SHE'S GOING TO BECOME A FULL-TIME ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS TODAY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF A POOL OF CHURCHES THAT RESIDES IN SCOTLANDVILLE AND DISTRICT TWO. TODAY, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE NEW LIGHT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, ALONG WITH PASTOR GILWRIGHT, WHO LEADS THE CONGREGATION THERE. THIS PAST WEEK THEY CELEBRATED 131 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE IN A CELEBRATION OF THE 52ND CHURCH HOMECOMING IN THE SCOTLANDVILLE COMMUNITY. SO I'D LIKE TO BRING UP PASTOR GILWRIGHT AT THIS TIME. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK GOD TO THE MAYOR SID EDWARDS, TO THE PRO-TEM, TO THE COUNCIL, METRO COUNCIL, AND TO OUR COUNCILMEN. ANTHONY KENNY AND I LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON HIS NEWBORN. AMEN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING AND WE THANK YOU JUST FOR GIVING US THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AND I THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE THAT YOU ARE DOING. ALL RIGHT. SO BEFORE WE TAKE A PICTURE. BEHIND EVERY GREAT CLERGYMAN AND GREAT PASTOR IS AN EVEN BETTER FIRST LADY. SO LET'S RECOGNIZE HIS FIRST LADY AT THIS TIME. MS. LEROY, DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND COME ON TO THE FRONT AS WELL? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, PASTOR WRIGHT. [00:05:01] NEXT UP, WE HAVE METROPOLITAN COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN COLEMAN, RECOGNIZED MS. BONITA JOHNSON, HEAD COACH FOR THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM IN UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, FOR BEING NAMED ADVOCATE STAR STARS GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR. COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, MARILYN R. COLEMAN. AND WE APPRECIATE... I'M NOT A PERSON WITH MANY WORDS, BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING ME HERE. IT REALLY MEANS A LOT. TO BE RECOGNIZED. I COACH DARRYL HIRSCHCHILD, AND HE'S ONE OF OUR PEOPLE. AND IT LOOKED LIKE I HAD ANOTHER ONE, GODAY. GODAY IS A VOLLEYBALL. I ALSO COACH VOLLEYBALL AS WELL. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING ME HERE. IT MEANS A LOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [00:10:23] ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE COACH JOHNSON ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE, RECOGNIZING THE GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK. COUNCILMAN GODAY. THANK YOU, GOOD SIR. I'LL ASK MS. PFEIFFER AND MR. HIGHTOWER TO COME ON UP. I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT WITH A TRANSITION IN LEADERSHIP AT THE GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK HAPPENING RECENTLY TO HAVE THEM COME AND PRESENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. I HAD THE FORTUNE BACK IN 2016 TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF THE FOOD BANK. AND THE STORIES THAT I SHARE FROM MY TIME ON THE FOOD BANK IS SHORTLY AFTER I WAS OFF THE BOARD, I WAS AT A RESTAURANT HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FOOD BANK, AND THE WAITRESS THAT WAS SERVING OUR TABLE OVERHEARD AND INTERRUPTED THE CONVERSATION TO INTERJECT. THAT SHE AT ONE POINT IN HER LIFE NEEDED THE SERVICES OF A FOOD PANTRY AND UNDERSTOOD THE VALUE OF A FOOD BANK TO A COMMUNITY. IT WAS ONLY TEMPORARY FOR HER, BUT THE STORY SHE SHARED AND THE CONNECTION SHE MADE ALWAYS STAYED WITH ME. SIMILAR STORY OF A FATHER AT THE SCHOOL WHERE MY KIDS GO. HE STOPPED ME ONE DAY AND SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN THE PHOTO OF THE BOARD THAT I WAS ON. AND SHARED WITH ME A SIMILAR STORY. THERE WAS A TEMPORARY PERIOD IN HIS FAMILY'S LIFE WHERE THEY NEEDED THE ASSISTANCE OF THE FOOD BANK. AND SINCE THAT TIME, SINCE THEY'VE COME INTO A BETTER SITUATION, HE AND HIS FAMILY WERE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE FOOD BANK BECAUSE OF WHAT IT MEANT TO HIM AND HIS FAMILY DURING THAT TIME OF NEED. AND SO FOR A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THEIR FOOD BANK IS A STATEMENT THAT WE DON'T ACCEPT HUNGER AS AN INEVITABLE OUTCOME. WE DON'T. WE DON'T LOOK AWAY WHEN FOLKS ARE GOING THROUGH TOUGH TIMES. AND SO THE FOOD BANK HAS ALWAYS, FOR ME, HELD A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART AND MEANS SO MUCH TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND I BELIEVE AS A COMMUNITY WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE SHOWING UP FOR THEM AND SUPPORTING THEM. AND SO THEY'VE COME TODAY TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR OPERATIONS. MS. PFEIFFER HAS TAKEN OVER AS CEO, AND MR. HIGHTOWER, WHO I'VE KNOWN IN HIGH SCHOOL. BOYS STATE DAYS IS THEIR DEVELOPMENT FOR GENERAL CONFIDENTIAL IN CONTINUING TO ASK THEM IF THEY WOULD JUST SHARE A BIT OF WORD POWERFUL THANK YOU ROWDY AND IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE THIS AFTERNOON BRIAN AND I ARE REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL AND I'LL START BY REALLY APPRECIATING THE SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDED ROWDY A COUPLE YEARS AGO AS OUR CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND ALSO TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU PROVIDED IN RECENT YEARS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RECENT BUDGET ALLOCATION THAT HELPS US TO CONTINUE TO REACH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, I'M LIZ PFEIFFER. I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK. I'VE BEEN IN THIS ROLE FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS NOW, AND IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE HONOR TO SERVE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AND SURROUNDING PARISHES. AND BRIAN HIGHTOWER IS HERE AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION QUICKLY. SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE, PLEASE DO. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL, YOU KNOW, UNCLEAR OF EXACTLY WHAT A FOOD BANK IS. AND OUR FOOD BANK HAS BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 40 YEARS NOW. WE CELEBRATED OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY LAST YEAR. AND OUR HUMBLE BEGINNINGS WERE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY... GRANDPARENT, EVERY FAMILY MEMBER, EVERY CHILD HAD ENOUGH TO EAT. AND SO WE CONTINUE WITH THAT SAME SPIRIT OF MAKING SURE THAT FOOD REACHES EVERY TABLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE'LL GET TO SOME STATISTICS, BUT REALLY THE FOOD THAT WE PROVIDE COMES FROM THREE SERVICES. IT'S FOOD FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. IT'S FOOD THAT'S DONATED. AND ALSO WE DO HAVE TO BUY A BIT OF FOOD AS WELL TO MAKE THOSE BOXES AND GET FOOD TO THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE. OUR FOOD BANK IS WHAT WE CALL A DISTRIBUTION CENTER. MANY PEOPLE THINK OF A FOOD BANK AS LIKE A SOUP KITCHEN OR A PANTRY, AND REALLY WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION HERE, AND WE WORK THROUGH OVER 140 AGENCIES. THOSE ARE ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES AT CHURCHES, SOME ARE IN SCHOOLS. LSU HAS A PANTRY. SOUTHERN HAS A PANTRY. BRCC HAVE PANTRIES. [00:15:01] AND I JUST RECENTLY VISITED ONE OF OUR OWN COMMUNITY CENTERS LAST WEEK WHERE COUNCILMAN HURST AND I WERE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER AND SEE HOW THAT COMMUNITY CENTER IS MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN DISTRICT AND SO WITH OUR FOOD BANK AND OUR STAFF, WE THOUGH DEPEND UPON COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS THAT COME IN AND HELP SERVE. AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE HANDS TO HELP US SORT FOOD THAT COMES IN AND ALSO PACK IT. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO THE FOOD BANK. HOPEFULLY MOST OF YOU HAVE, AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU IN SOON SO THAT YOU CAN SEE OUR OPERATION. WHAT'S IMPORTANT? FOR US RIGHT NOW, THE CHALLENGES AND THE DEMAND FOR FOOD IS HIGHER AND HIGHEST THAN IT'S EVER BEEN. IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LAST YEAR IN 2025, WE SAW A 28% INCREASE IN THE DEMAND FOR FOOD. 28% INCREASE. THAT SHOULD CAUSE US ALL TO STOP AND PAUSE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR ME? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR MY NEIGHBOR? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US HERE AS COUNCIL PEOPLE, AS LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AS FAITHFUL, AS EDUCATORS AND COACHES? THAT MEANS THAT WE PROBABLY ARE SEEING SOMEBODY EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE'RE COMING IN CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD, NEARLY ONE IN THREE PEOPLE IN OUR SERVICE AREA. LAST YEAR, THE FOOD BANK STEPPED UP TO THAT DEMAND. WE DISTRIBUTED ALMOST 12 MILLION MEALS. AND THAT EQUATED TO ABOUT 14.3 MILLION POUNDS. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I CAN TELL YOU IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THAT WOULD FILL THIS ROOM. IT'S A LOT OF FOOD. BUT IMAGINE THAT'S STILL A GAP. WE'RE STILL NOT REACHING EVERYONE THAT'S IN NEED. AND WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN ARE FOOD INSECURE. AND NOW WE'RE IN THE SUMMERTIME. ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN, THAT'S PROBABLY EVEN HIGHER DURING THE SUMMER BECAUSE WE KNOW IN EBR MANY KIDS DEPEND ON THOSE BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES THAT THEY RECEIVE AT SCHOOL. ONE IN SIX INDIVIDUALS ARE FOOD INSECURE. SO THINKING BROADLY, ONE IN SIX. AND WE, AS I MENTIONED IN THE BEGINNING, HAVE 140 AGENCIES THAT WE WORK WITH, BUT THE BULK OF OUR WORK HERE IS IN THIS PARISH. IN EBR PARISH, WE HAVE 120 PARTNER AGENCIES. AND JUST LAST YEAR, WE HAD 26,000 NEIGHBOR VISITS MONTHLY IN THIS PARISH. SO WE WERE AVERAGING ABOUT 50,000 PER MONTH IN OUR 11 PARISH AREA, AND OVER HALF OF THOSE WERE IN EBR ALONE. AND SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS LEADS US TO WONDER, WHAT CAN WE DO? WHAT ARE WE DOING? HOW ARE WE RAISING TO THE CHALLENGE? AND WHAT ARE WE, ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS, DOING? AND I'M GOING TO ASK BRIAN TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NEXT SLIDE. BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE NEXT SLIDE, I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE IDEA OF THE INCREASE, 28% INCREASE IN NEIGHBORS NEEDING SUPPORT FROM FOOD INSECURITY. THAT HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE FELT A REDUCTION IN SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE RECEIVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FOOD AND TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND FOR THAT WE'RE VERY THANKFUL. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF FOOD SUPPORT THEY PROVIDED US, WE ALSO HAD THE SNAP BENEFITS ISSUE LAST YEAR THAT CAUSED A WHOLE LOT OF CONCERN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK GOODNESS FOR INDIVIDUALS LIKE ALL OF THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SO MANY OTHER SELFLESS INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THEY STEPPED UP TO THE NEED TO DONATE MONEY. AND DONATE FOOD AND HOST FOOD DRIVES. YOU HAD SCHOOL CHILDREN BRINGING FOOD TO THE FOOD BANK. YOU HAD CHURCHES BRINGING FOOD TO THE FOOD BANK OR RAISING FUNDS TO DONATE TO THE FOOD BANK. EVERY DOLLAR DONATED TO THE FOOD BANK GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE UP TO THREE MEALS. SO THE DOLLAR FOR THE FOOD BANK IS FAR MORE POWERFUL THAN A DOLLAR FOR YOU AND I AS INDIVIDUALS WHEN WE GO TO THE GROCERY STORE. BUT IF YOU WOULD GO CLICK ON THE NEXT SLIDE TO SHOW THE LISTS OF ALL OF THE AGENCIES THAT WE SUPPORT. IN THE GREATER BAD IN BATON ROUGE AND EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE 120 PARTNERS IF YOU WOULD GO TO THE NEXT ONE WE'VE GOT MEAL SITES WE HAVE PANTRIES WE HAVE MOBILE PANTRIES AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SENIOR FEEDING ON AN AVERAGE BASIS 5 000 SENIORS A MONTH ACROSS OUR 11 PARISH SERVICE AREA PROVIDE RECEIVE A BOX OF FOOD THAT'S BUILT AT THE FOOD BANK BY VOLUNTEERS THAT COME TO THE FOOD MISS PFEIFFER MENTIONED THE THREE CAMPUSES THE COLLEGE CAMPUSES THAT WE HAVE SCHOOL [00:20:01] PANTRIES, LSU, SOUTHERN, AND BRCC. THERE ARE STUDENTS AND THERE ARE STAFF MEMBERS AT THOSE UNIVERSITIES AND THOSE INSTITUTIONS THAT RELY ON THE SUPPORT OF PANTRIES AND ITS MEANINGFUL SUPPORT. IT GIVES THEM THE PRESSURE, RELIEVES THE PRESSURE OF HAVING TO GO TO SCHOOL. WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH OR HAVING TO GO TO WORK WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH AND NOT HAVING TO STRESS ABOUT WHAT FOOD IS GOING TO BE ON MY PLATE TONIGHT OR WHAT BILL AM I NOT GOING TO PAY TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR MY FAMILY. SO THE SERVICES THAT THE COMMUNITIES PROVIDE AND THE SERVICE THAT THIS COUNCIL PROVIDES WITH THEIR SUPPORT AND THEIR TIME IS VERY VALUABLE AND VERY SO JUST AS WE CLOSE WE WANT TO JUST OFFER THAT AS THE GREATER BATON ROUGE FOOD BANK WE WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU, CONTINUE BUILDING ON THE GREAT RELATIONSHIP THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, SEEK YOUR SUPPORT TO CONNECT US WITH KEY LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE ABLE TO AMPLIFY THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF REALLY EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND THERE'S EVEN MORE THAT I THINK WE COULD DO TOGETHER AS PARTNERS. YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN RECENTLY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING A MOBILE MARKET THIS SUMMER IN 2026. SUMMER AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF NEIGHBORS THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY CHOICES, TO FRESH PRODUCE, DAIRY PROTEIN, SO THAT MOBILE MARKET IS GOING TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD SOON. AND THEN WE WANT TO WORK TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS. WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE SOLUTIONS AND WE WANT TO PUT IT INTO ACTION. WE WANT TO CREATE A STRATEGY. WE WANT TO PUT TOGETHER AN OPERATIONAL PLAN. THAT WILL START TO LOOK AT THE ROOT CAUSES OF FOOD INSECURITY. WE KNOW THAT NUMBER OF 26,000 PER MONTH THAT ARE COMING TO THE FOOD BANK AND TO OUR PANTRIES. WE WANT TO LOWER THAT NUMBER. WE WANT TO CONSISTENTLY BE A RESOURCE FOR ALL OF THOSE NEIGHBORS, BUT WE WANT TO PROVIDE ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. WE WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE MORE STABLE FOOD SECURITY WITHIN THEIR OWN HOUSEHOLDS. AND I THINK TOGETHER, THIS COUNCIL, ALL OF YOU, ALL OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO BE A GREATER CATALYST FOR CHANGE. AND I THINK THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER IF IT'S TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AND BE WITH YOU. LIZ BRYANT ALL RIGHT LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT OF DISTRICT 5 RESIDENTS. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. SO THE WAY THAT WE DO THIS, JUST FYI, IS EXCEPT FOR ONE GROUP THAT SWAPS, WHICH I THINK IS CLEVELAND AND TYPICALLY IS 12 COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WHATEVER MONTH IS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR COUNCIL DISTRICT'S NUMBER IS THE MONTH WHERE YOU HOST. SO IT IS THE FIFTH MONTH. [00:25:03] THIS IS DISTRICT 5. AND TODAY WE WILL HAVE. A GOOD SHOWING IN HERE OF OUR COMMUNITY CHOIR. THAT WILL BRING LOVE, JOY, AND THE WORD OF GOD TO THE BUILDING. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A CRAWFISH BOWL AFTERWARDS, SO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU WANT TO STAY, MEETINGS SHOULDN'T BE LONG. IT'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND CITY HALL. AND I COULDN'T PUT THIS ON THE FLYER, BUT CUPID IS PERFORMING. SO IF YOU KNOW THE CUPID SHUFFLE, FLEX, ALL THE LITTLE SONGS, MAKE SURE YOU LINE DANCE OUT THERE AND CALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. AND WE HAVE SOME GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HELP US PUT THAT TOGETHER. SO, BUT TODAY WE HAVE FIVE PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE IN HONOR OF DISTRICT 5, BUT FOUR WERE ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. SO I WANT TO THANK SOME AMAZING INDIVIDUALS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY CALL ONE OF MY HONOREES UP HERE WITH ME TODAY, MR. SONNY STEWART, FOR THIS PARTICULAR AWARD. SO THE FIRST AWARD IS PRESENTED TO... TO PROUDLY PRESENT TO HIM, LET ME MAKE SURE I SAY THAT, TO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET HIS POSITION RIGHT, BUT CAPTAIN, SERGEANT, SORRY, SERGEANT KEVIN HAWKINS, THAT PART IS NOT ON HERE AT THE BEGINNING, BUT MR. KEVIN HAWKINS IS A RESPECTED EDUCATIONAL LEADER, RETIRED UNITED STATES ARMY PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER, MENTOR, AND COMMUNITY SERVANT. WHO HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO DEVELOPING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO A PRODUCTIVE INTO PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS AND FUTURE LEADERS AND WHEREAS MR HAWKINS CURRENTLY SERVES AT PARK FOREST MIDDLE SCHOOL AS JUNIOR CADET CORPS INSTRUCTOR DEAN OF STUDENTS ATHLETIC COORDINATOR AND HEAD COACH WHERE HE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP MENTORSHIP DISCIPLINE AND STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND WHEREAS THROUGH THE EXTENSIVE MILITARY AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND MR. HAWKINS HAS HELPED CREATE A SAFE, STRUCTURED, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO STUDENTS WHILE POSITIVELY IMPACTING COUNTLESS LIVES THROUGH GUIDANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ENCOURAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS MR. HAWKINS IS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE HEART OF PARK FOREST'S SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOR THE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS HE HAS BUILT WITH STUDENTS, FAMILIES, FACULTY, AND STAFF, ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO SUPPORT AND UPLIFT OTHERS. AND WHEREAS, IN ADDITION TO HIS LEADERSHIP, WHAT WAS MR. HAWKINS' NAME FOR BRINGING THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY TOGETHER THROUGH FELLOWSHIP AND SERVICE, INCLUDING HOSTING BELOVED ANNUAL GUMBO BARBECUE AND CRAWFISH BOWL GATHERINGS THAT REFLECT HIS HARD DEDICATION TO SCHOOL PRIDE? AND I WILL TELL YOU ALL, HANDS DOWN, I'VE ASKED A NUMBER OF FOLKS. I'M NOT IN EDUCATION BY ANY MEANS. WHO IS SOMEBODY THAT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE? AND ALL OF THEM SAID SERGEANT HAWKINS. AND I HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FOR DISTRICT 4. SHOSHONE STEWART UP HERE BECAUSE THIS ACTUALLY IS HER DISTRICT, BUT SHE IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF EAST BOUNDARIES PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO WHILE SHE'S NOT A METRO COUNCIL MEMBER, I DO WANT HER TO SAY SOMETHING TO MIKE TO RECOGNIZE SERGEANT HAWKINS. THANK YOU, MR. HURST, AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I WANT TO JUST TELL SERGEANT HAWKINS THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU POUR INTO OUR STUDENTS. AND, OF COURSE, WE VALUE AND WE INSPIRE. WHAT YOU DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS FOR OUR STUDENTS IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AND MORE SO AT PARK BARS MIDDLE. THANK YOU. NEXT, TELL Y'ALL A LITTLE BACK STORY. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO READ THIS WHOLE CERTIFICATE. I'M JUST GOING TO TELL Y'ALL A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. I WAS AT FORESIGHT ELEMENTARY. SHE SAID, I DO NOT LIKE YOU. I SAID, OH, MY GOD, WHO IS THIS LADY? SO SHE WENT FROM NOT LIKING ME TO, AND SHE WAS PROBABLY PARTIALLY JOKING. IT SAYS ALWAYS TRUTH AND JEST. TO BEING ONE OF THE BIGGEST ADVOCATES FOR WHAT WE DO IN DISTRICT 5, BUT ALSO FOR BEING ONE OF THE BIGGEST HELPERS IN COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION AND ENSURING THAT NORTH BATON ROUGE HAS THE RESOURCES HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, MAKING SURE THAT HER NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SURROUND HER ARE RESPECTED, RECOGNIZED, AND ALWAYS HELD IN THE HIGHEST REGARD. SO SHE WENT FROM NOT LIKING ME TO BEING A PARTNER AND DOING THE GOOD WORK. SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MS. [00:30:01] LESLIE HOOK FAN. THE ONLY THING BAD ABOUT HER, SHE'S FROM KENTWOOD, AND THAT WAS OUR RIVALS IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I LIKE HER A LOT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I DON'T EVER RECALL SAYING THAT I DIDN'T LIKE YOU. THERE WAS PROBABLY A PARTICULAR INCIDENT THAT I DID NOT APPRECIATE, BUT HE KNOWS THAT I LOVE HIM. I LOVE HIM FOR WHAT HE DOES IN OUR COMMUNITY, HOW HE STANDS. STEADFAST AND HOW HE'S AT EVERY BECK AND CALL ME BECAUSE I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL HE'S THERE. AND MY COMMUNITY LOVES HIM. THEY APPRECIATE HIM, APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES FOR THEM. AND TO ANYONE IN THIS ROOM AND OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM, IN MY EXPERIENCE, HE IS THE BEST COUNCILMAN IN THIS GOTTA WORK NOW. TO MY FRIEND, MY PARTNER IN GOOD, SOMEBODY WHO HAS CRAZY PARTIES. IT'S LIKE IF YOU PUT ME IN A WOMAN'S BODY, IT WOULD PROBABLY MAKE SHE HAVE TO PROVE TO HER THAT SHE'S WRONG. BUT WHAT SHE DOES IS SHE LOVES HARD. SO NOT ONLY IS SHE THE... COMMUNITY PRESIDENT OF DISTRICT 5 FOR HER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. SHE IS ALSO THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT 4 WHICH COVERS A MAJORITY OF DISTRICT 5. AND WHILE DOING ALL THIS SHE'S A MOTHER, GREAT MOTHER, SHE IS A BUSINESS OWNER, AND SHE WAS IN LAW SCHOOL. AND WHEN I WOULD CALL HER WE WOULD HAVE TALKS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AT WHAT TIME? 6 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING BECAUSE SHE HAD A DAY REGIMENTED SO MUCH BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO GIVE EVERYTHING EQUAL TIME BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE WAS AN AMAZING LAW STUDENT TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT HERSELF, HER FAMILY AND BUILD HER BRAND AND THAT CAPACITY AS MUCH AS SHE DOES IN THE OTHER ONE. SO I READ THE WHOLE FIRST ONE BECAUSE DOING ALL THIS IS BELABORING THE POINT BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS SHE IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I TELL EVERYBODY IF YOU LAY A FOUNDATION FOR THE YOUTH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO FIX AN ADULT. AND SHE IS A CHAMPION FOR THAT. SHE WAS AT 16 GRADUATIONS, DIDN'T MISS ONE. AND GUESS WHAT, Y'ALL, GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE BECAUSE SHE WAS AT HER OWN GRADUATION. LAW SCHOOL, YES. SO TODAY WE ARE CELEBRATING HER FOR ALL OF HER CAPACITIES, BUT RECOGNIZING HER AS A RECENT GRAD FROM SOUTHERN LAW SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO THANK DARRELL AND THE BOARD FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THE WORK THAT IS BEING PUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. I DO IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY, ACTUALLY WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT. AND NOT EVEN TO HIGHLIGHT MYSELF, I WANT TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON SOMETHING THAT WE WERE JUST SPEAKING ABOUT AS IT RELATES TO FOOD DEPRIVATION. AND SO I WANT TO LET IT BE KNOWN THAT EBR SCHOOLS WILL HAVE LUNCH. SERVED AT VARIOUS FACILITIES THIS SUMMER STARTING FROM MAY 26 WHICH THAT WAS YESTERDAY UNTIL JULY 23RD AND SO FOR THOSE PARTICULAR LOCATIONS WHERE THEY WILL BE SERVED YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO TO EBR SCHOOLS ORG TO GET THAT LIST BUT WE WILL BE PROVIDING LUNCHES UP SIDE BREAKFAST AND LUNCHES AT HOUSING AUTHORITY LOCATIONS AS WELL LIBRARIES AND OF COURSE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS. SO I WANTED TO LET THAT BE KNOWN. AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WILL BE MEAL BOXES PROVIDED AS WELL AT ONE OF THE LOCATIONS AT NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY, WHICH OUR PERSON WOULD HAVE TO REGISTER SO PLEASE GO ON TO OUR WEBSITE. SO OF COURSE YOU KNOW I GOT EXCITED WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT FOOD. I WAS LIKE OKAY WE GOT OPTIONS. [00:35:01] SO I WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE WILL BE SERVING BREAKFAST AND LUNCH THIS SUMMER FOR STUDENTS. I'M SORRY 18 AND UNDER. SO ALL THOSE ARE 18 AND UNDER THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT AND SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ACKNOWLEDGING ME AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE VERA SHOUT OUT KUDOS FOR THE THE COLLABORATION AS WELL. WITHIN DISTRICT 5 BECAUSE WITH HIM I AM ABLE TO DO A LOT OF THINGS AS WELL. SO THAT JOINT EFFORT WITH HE AND I WORKS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANKS. LAST AWARD GOES TO A MAN WHO I THINK HAS CHANGED OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. A LOT OF PEOPLE DISCOUNT ATHLETICS, BUT SPORTS IS ALWAYS THE FRONT DOOR TO ANY SCHOOL. NOBODY WOULD CARE ABOUT LSU IF IT DIDN'T HAVE FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, TRACK, TENNIS, AND EVERY OTHER THING THAT GYMNASTICS IS GOOD AT. NOBODY WOULD BE TALKING ABOUT SULLY UNIVERSITY IF THEY WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT TAILGATING, FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BECAUSE ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM CANNOT TELL ME WHAT... LEVEL EACH DEPARTMENT IS ON AT EITHER ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS. DO THEY HAVE A GOOD ENGINEERING PROGRAM? IS IT GOOD? EVERYBODY KNOWS. MY POINT IS, ATHLETICS IS ALWAYS WHAT'S... AND I'M GOING TO SAY THIS BECAUSE LENOX HAS ALWAYS HAD A STELLAR REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY FOR SPORTS AND OTHER THINGS. IT WENT ON A MAJOR DECLINE. EVERY SPORT WAS NOT DOING PRETTY GOOD ACADEMICALLY, WASN'T DOING WELL, AND HERE COMES MR. JOHNNY DUNCAN. AND REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE ACADEMICS WERE, HE HAD KIDS THAT BELIEVED IN HIM AND PARENTS THAT BELIEVED IN HIM THAT SAID, IF YOU GO TO THIS SCHOOL, MY KID IS GOING TO GO WITH YOU BECAUSE THE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR YOUR ATHLETES. TO BECOME STUDENT ATHLETES WITH STUDENTS FIRST. STUDENTS FIRST IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. HE HAS BROUGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO GLEN OAKS, HAS LOVED ON THE KIDS, AND HAS BECOME A BEACON OF HOPE, NOT ONLY IN THE SCHOOL BUT OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY. HE IS MY FRATERNITY BROTHER. HE IS A MAN I LOOK UP TO, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM AND ACKNOWLEDGE HIM, NOT FOR TRACK. BUT FOR BEING CONSISTENT, FOR HAVING PERSEVERANCE, FOR STANDING OUT IN THE CROWD, AND FOR BEING BOLD ENOUGH TO GO INTO A COMMUNITY THAT EVERYBODY DOUBTED AND HAVING A BELIEF THAT YOU CAN MAKE THE CHANGE THAT NOBODY THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO HONOR MR. JOHNNY DUNCAN, COACH JOHNNY DUNCAN, BROTHER JOHNNY DUNCAN TODAY. I THOUGHT WE WAS COMING HERE TO SAY THE PLEDGE. THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT MY GRADUATE TRACK ATHLETE THERE. THIS IS, WOW. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I AIN'T PREPARED NO SPEECH BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WAS COMING HERE TO, YOU KNOW, DO THAT AND THEN GO TO PRACTICE BECAUSE I HAVE PRACTICE AT 4 O'CLOCK AND THE KIDS GOING TO BE WORRIED, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I HAVE ASSISTANT COACHES AND I'VE SEEN THE CRAWFISH AND I LOVE CRAWFISH. BUT I APPRECIATE THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING. I'M TOTALLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, I DON'T DO IT FOR THIS. I JUST DO IT BECAUSE I LOVE IT. I GRADUATED FROM IT. SO IT MEANS A LITTLE BIT MORE TO COME POUR BACK WHAT THEY GAVE ME TIMES FOUR BECAUSE I'M DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE AND I LOVE WHAT I DO. YOU KNOW, I TAKE PRIDE. I TEACH MATH, ALGEBRA II AND ADVANCED MATH. AND I TOOK PRIDE BECAUSE WE HAD OVER 20 KIDS SCORED OVER 22 KIDS SCORED OVER 20 ON ACT AND ALL THE SCORES WERE MATH. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ME. I TOOK THE TEST TO CLASS ANYWAY. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME KEEP ON GOING. YOU KNOW, I DON'T STOP. A LOT OF MY PEOPLE, MY FAMILY SAYING, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO REST? WE'RE OUT OF SCHOOL, AND I SLEEP UNTIL 10, 11, SO I [00:40:02] CAN REST THAT WAY. BUT NOW, WHEN I GET UP, IT'S TIME TO GO. YOU KNOW, SO WHEN I LEAVE HERE, WE'LL BE GOING TO PRACTICE UNTIL 6. I'M ON THE BOARD WITH KY TRACK TEAM, SO I COACH SUMMER TRACK ALSO, AS WELL AS MY KIDS AT GLEN OAKS. AND WHEN I FINISH WITH THAT, I MIGHT GO HOME. GET ON THE COMPUTER AND LOOK AT NATIONAL MEETS THAT WE'RE GOING TO AND THEN KEEP ON DOING IT. WE KEEP ON GOING. KIDS, I'VE BEEN KNOWING WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING. I FEEL HONORED, SO I THANK YOU AGAIN, MY BROTHER. ALL RIGHT, WHAT TIME IS IT, Y'ALL? ALL RIGHT. BRANDON, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? NO, WE DON'T. NO, WE'RE MISSING MOAK. MASON DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE OUT A CERTIFICATE FOR THE MAYOR. LIKE THE CHURCH, IS THERE ONE? DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? I JUST NEED ONE. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE 99? IT'S ABOUT THE ONE. OH YEAH, WE CAN DO IT. I CAN START. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY. I GOT YOU. SO LISTEN, WE HAVE THE MOST DYNAMIC CHOIR. WE STARTED OFF AS... HOLD ON FOR A MINUTE. DENNIS. DENNIS, HOLD ON FOR ME. SO LOOK, HEY, SO LET ME TELL Y'ALL A LITTLE BACKSTORY ABOUT THE CHOIR YOU SEE HERE TODAY. SO THEY ARE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ON THE AGE AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM. AND THEY DON'T ALL COME FROM THE CHARLES KELLY CENTER, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THEM DO. AND EVERY, WHEN I FIRST BECAME A COUNCIL MEMBER, BEFORE THE MEALS, THEY WOULD SING NOTHING BUT A JOYFUL NOISE. UNTO THE LORD AND IT TURNED INTO A WORSHIP SERVICE IN THE CHARLES KELLER COMMUNITY CENTER YOU FELT THE MOVEMENT OF THE SPIRIT AS THEY SING AS THEY SANG UNTO THE LORD. HEY, I'M GONNA ASK I'M GONNA WAIT TILL Y'ALL FINISH TALKING AND I'M I'LL TALK WHEN Y'ALL FINISH YEAH, WHAT A CLOSE THE DOOR FOR ME. I'LL WAIT TILL THEY FINISH TALKING BECAUSE I THESE PEOPLE MEAN A LOT TO ME ALL RIGHT, SO WE ENDED UP DOING A SEARCH FOR A CHOIR DIRECTOR, AND IT TOOK ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS. EVERY TIME WE FOUND SOMEBODY, IT WASN'T THE RIGHT PERSON. AND THEN MR. DARRELL JOHNSON SNUCK IN MY OFFICE AS A CONSTITUENT WITH A CONCERN ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING HE SAID. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY HE CAME TO MY OFFICE TODAY, BUT ALL I KNEW WAS THAT HE WAS THERE BECAUSE GOD SENT HIM THERE. AND IT TURNED FROM WHAT WAS SINGING AND PRAISING AND BLESSING FOOD TO A CHOIR THAT'S NOW TRAVELING AROUND OUR CITY, BRINGING REJUVENATION TO PEOPLE WHO AT SOME POINT [00:45:01] FELT LIFELESS AND SHARING THE GOSPEL THROUGH A SONG. SO LISTEN, I HAVE CERTIFICATES FOR ALL OF Y'ALL. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THE TIME TO GIVE THEM BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TOO LONG. BUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO BEFORE WE SAY THE INVOCATION AND... THE UH, PLAYERS, THEY'RE GONNA COME UP HERE AND THEY'RE GONNA BLESS Y'ALL WITH TWO SONGS. LET'S GO CHOIR. [00:57:00] THANK YOU. [00:57:02] I JUST WANT TO GIVE Y'ALL A SECOND ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE AUDIENCE. Y'ALL GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. LISTEN, THIS IS HOW THEY BLESS US ONCE A MONTH. WE HAVE STANDING ROOM ONLY IN THE CHOIR PERFORMANCES. THEY GO FROM CHURCH TO CHURCH, EVENT TO EVENT, BUT THEY ARE SPREADING THE WORD OF GOD, AND WE THANK THEM FOR THAT. THANK YOU, BRANDON, FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT, MAN. APPRECIATE IT, MAN. OH, ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT TO LOOK. SOMETIMES I COME TO THE MEETINGS, SOMETIMES I WATCH IT IN MY CHAMBER, I'M WATCHING MY CHAMBER, BUT I HEARD THE SPIRIT FROM MY OFFICE AND I HAD TO COME AND LORD KNOWS THIS PLACE NEEDS THE HOLY GHOST AND YOU BROUGHT IT TODAY. AND I GOT TO MENTION ALSO THAT MY NEW BARBER IS IN THIS CHOIR, MR. BUCKLES FROM BUCKLES HAIR DYNASTY, CORNER OF WIMBORNE AND PLANK ROAD. THANK Y'ALL. WE'LL START A MEETING IN FIVE MINUTES. [CALL TO ORDER] IT'S BEEN A VERY FESTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER THIS AFTERNOON. THANKS TO OUR BEAUTIFUL CHOIR THAT SANG FOR US. AND WE'RE SO GLAD TO SEE ALL OF YOU TUNING IN TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING. WE ARE IN THE CHAMBER OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. AND WE'RE ON VRLA, RAT&T, COX, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE. WE'RE ALL OVER AND WE'RE IN THE PRO TEM OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH. THANK YOU, DENNIS. WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026. ASHLEY, DO WE HAVE A QUORUM? WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE... INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR GLADYS JOHNSON OF TOCCOA WORSHIP CENTER, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE BY LINDBERGH WILLIAMS. LET US PRAY. MOST GRACIOUS AND KIND GOD, LET'S SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LORD GOD, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU, LORD GOD, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO, LORD GOD. LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR EVERY HEAD OFFICIAL HERE TODAY, LORD GOD. ASKING YOU TO LOOK DOWN. THANK YOU, LORD, UPON HIM, LORD. GIVE YOUR PRAISE. [01:01:08] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. [ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES] THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION MINUTES OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 13, 2026 AND THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ZONING MEETING OF MAY 20, 2026 AND THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 12, 2026 BY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE TREASURER. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. [INTRODUCTIONS ] SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMAROSA. IS THERE ANY? CARRIES. ASHLEY, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE INTRODUCTIONS? 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS. CSRSL COMPANY FOR AMERICA BONNET TO PEARSON 762 CURLEW STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2. NUMBER 7, DK FASHION, LLC 4472 CLAYTON STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 7, HARRIS. NUMBER 8, THE ESTATE OF GERALDINE WEST. 1738 NORTH 28TH STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 HARRIS. NUMBER 9. COUNCIL DISTRICT 10. 6 SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE, KAKA. [01:05:14] 5 SO DIVISION BAKERFIELD COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 KENNY 31 CITY TO LOT 73 SUBDIVISION EAST DAYTON COUNCIL DISTRICT 733 NUMBER 34 GO TO YOUR SEPARATE SHEET FOR CONDEMNATIONS. [CONDEMNATIONS] I'M GOING TO READ DPW'S RECOMMENDATIONS FIRST, THEN I'LL GO THROUGH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEN WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. EXCUSE ME. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, AND 61. THERE'S NO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DEFERRAL FROM DPW. GOING FORWARD WITH COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS, I HAVE DISTRICT 7 RECOMMENDING ITEMS 58 AND 59 TO HAVE A 30-DAY DEFERRAL. ANYBODY ELSE? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROSA? NUMBER 61, DEFER UNTIL AUGUST 12TH. 90 DAYS. YES, SIR. FOR 54, 60 DAYS, THEY ARE. AND THE SAME THING FOR ANYBODY ELSE. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 52 THROUGH 61? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK? JUST COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM AND SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. NEXT DOOR TO THE PROPERTY AT 72 72 BURR AND IT HAS BEEN A PRO EIGHT YEARS ALMOST 10 YEARS STORY 18 WHERE THE THEN OWNER HAD PROBLEMS BEING ABLE TO GET THEIR REPAIRS DONE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE BEING AN ONGOING PROBLEM IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROPERTY IT DOESN'T LOOK MUCH. THE PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY, AND IT ACTUALLY ENTERED FROM THE, YET PEOPLE LIVE IN THIS FACILITY THAT DON'T HAVE, SPECIFICALLY IN APRIL OF 2025, MAYBE MARCH OF 2025. ONE OF THOSE PATIENTS WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR. TEAM HAD A STANDOFF IN MARCH. PROPERTY STAYS IN BAD CONDITION. OUT OF THE 24 UNITS THEY HAVE, TOO MANY PEOPLE, EVEN ONE OF THE STATE SENATORS HAS COME BY AND ACTUALLY BEEN ON THE NEWS, STILL STANDING. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY PEOPLE ARE [01:10:02] SOMEHOW MADE TO LIVE THERE. I'M PRETTY SURE THE HE IS GOING TO HAVE HIS SAY, I'M SURE. AND THERE'S ALWAYS SHOULD STAND BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. LET ME BE CLEAR. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE UNDERSERVED NEEDING A PLACE TO STAY. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE, OFTEN ARE BLACK AND BROWN, THAT DON'T HAVE A PLACE AND CAN'T ARGUE. AND THEY ARE BASICALLY MADE TO STAY IN BAD CONDITIONS. SO I AM IN HUGE SUPPORT OF HAVING THIS PROPERTY CONDEMNED SO SOMETHING BETTER CAN BE PUT. NEXT DOOR TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS. OTHER BUSINESS OWNERS AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN MY BUSINESS. I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT COMES, TAKES OVER OUR PART, AND IT CONTINUES. AND THERE'S ALWAYS... BE SLIDE OR PASS OR WHATEVER. AT THIS POINT, I WANTED TO COME STOP SEEING PATIENTS TO PHYSICALLY BE HERE AND ATTEST TO HOW BAD. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. WHERE I FEEL LIKE IT COULD BE RAISED FEDERAL POLICE. BUT WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO MYSELF I THINK IS A GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME WHILE I THINK THAT WHEN YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT [01:15:05] THAT I SPEAK UP ON BEHALF OF THE STOCK MARKET. GOOD EVENING. I'M BRENT HONORE. I'M THE OWNER. THERE'S 24, 12 OF THEM WERE RENOVATED. AND HAVE BEEN RENOVATED BRAND NEW. WHEN I BUILT THE PROJECT IN 2008, THE 24 UNITS WAS $6.8 MILLION. OKAY. NOW I HOUSE PEOPLE AND HELP THEM. AND I'LL BE THE FIRST TO SAY THERE'S SOME THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE HELPED. OKAY. BUT THAT BEING SAID, THE BACK BUILDING, I HAVE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT. AND THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE ASHLEY CALLED IN. THEY TOOK MY HOUSE, BUT THE ISSUE IS I PUT IN FOR A PERMIT AND THEN NOTHING HAPPENED. I FOUND OUT THAT... WITH THE HELP OF MR. DAVIS AND IT'LL BE LIKE AND WITH THE RENT OF WHEAT I'M AT GEORGE DELIVERED I DID A PROJECT OVER THERE AND NEVER PERMIT IN 10 SECONDS WOULD TAKE A LITTLE ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 52 THROUGH 61 YES GOOD EVENING I'M THE BURNETT I WAS ALMOST FINISHED. SO THROUGH THAT MESSAGE, THEY THOUGHT BY THE NAME. BUT WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS OR LESS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN FINISHED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO UNTIL THEY SAW THAT IT WAS BEING CONDEMNED TO START THE RENOVATION PROJECT TO GET THE BUILDING. EVEN AS I SPOKE TO. [01:20:03] QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS FOR INCOME AND THAT WAS WE'RE DEFINITELY REFINANCE FIX AND GET IT BACK FROM BEING ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 52 THROUGH 61? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION TO APPROVE OH I NEED TO READ THEM BACK I APOLOGIZE RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROCEED WITH ITEMS 52 53 55 56 AND 60 30 DAYS ON ITEMS 58 AND 59 60 DAYS ON ITEMS 54 AND 57 AND AUGUST 12TH ON ITEM 61 MOTION SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCCA SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN IS THERE [62. 26-00470] ANY OPTION CARES ITEM 62, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE PRE-LITIGATION CLAIM OF CRYSTAL LEE FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY BATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICER IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,379.51 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NO, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODAY. [63. 26-00471 ] SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. IS THERE ANY ACTION? CARRIES. 63, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE PRE-LITIGATION CLAIM OF TREYANA HAMILTON FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM AN AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY BATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICER IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. [64. 26-00472 ] WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 64, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED CHIQUITA MORGAN V. JOSEPH BUTLER IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $127.53 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $85,100. I'M HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NO, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODAY. [65. 26-00577] SECOND BY MOTION CARRIES. 65, AMEND THE 2026 PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED, UNCLASSIFIED, NON-CLASSIFIED CONTRACT FIRING POLICE EMPLOYEES IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE. SO THAT'S TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES EFFECTIVE MAY 16, 2026. INCREASED PAY GRADE FOR THE PARISH ATTORNEY CLASSIFICATION BY COUNCILWOMAN LAURIE ADAMS, COUNCILMAN DWIGHT HUDSON, AND HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR. THERE'S A REQUEST TO DELETE THIS ITEM AS THE PAY INCREASES THAT WE ALREADY MADE ACTUALLY INCREASED THE PAY SCALE BEYOND WHAT THIS IS CALLING FOR. SO ACTUALLY THE WORD INCREASE IS IMPROPER. CARRIES ITEM 66 AUTHORIZING I DON'T KNOW THAT OR NOT I APOLOGIZE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 65 SAY NO COUNCIL MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GO TO A SECOND MY [66. 26-00548 ] COMPANY'S DELETED 66 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF ME TO ACCEPT A GRANT DOUBLE WARD FROM LOUISIANA COMMISSION ON LAW AND 27,400 AND JUST LAW AND FOR ONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS I'VE SEEN NO I'M GONNA COUNSEL MOTION MY COUNCILMAN A [67. 26-00596 ] 767 AUTHORIZING 26 CURRENT EXPENSE BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,700,000 FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FUND BALANCE FOR THE PURCHASE OF ESSENTIAL POLICE VEHICLES BY THE POLICE CHIEF. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNSEL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN [68. 26-00639 ] ADAMS. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 68, AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT, OR HIS DESIGNEE ON BEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000. PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS AND TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT AND ADMINISTER SAID GRANT BY THE [01:25:01] POLICE CHIEF ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEE NO I'M GONNA COUNSEL WE HAVE A MOTION MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GO TO ANY OPPOSITION MOTION CARRIES ALL [69. 26-00578 ] HEAVY LIFTING ON ADAM 69 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT ENTER INTO AND EXECUTE A 1 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT ON BEHALF OF THE PURCHASING DIVISION AWARDED BY THE U.S. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC BY THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL GO TO COUNCIL. [70. 26-00590] MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODAY. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GODAY. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 70, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT 18 TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT TO $6,290. TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $85,500. ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS. [71. 26-00542] ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 71, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO AMEND THE CONTRACT WITH SET FREE INDEED MINISTRY TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT TERM FROM JUNE 30, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2026 AND EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NOW I'M GOING TO GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ASPEN. YES, YES, YES, INDEEDY. YOU'RE AMENDING THE SNOWMINE. YOU'RE EXTENDING IT, BUT THERE'S NO AMOUNT. YOU'RE EXECUTING IT, AND THERE'S NO AMOUNT. I THINK IT'S JUST A... OKAY, LET ME HEAR THAT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN PROBABLY MOTIONED. [72. 26-00593 ] CARRIES. ITEM 72 AUTHORIZING MAYOR AND PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND DIVISION. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY... I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, KELLY. IF OUR OFFICE RECEIVED CALLS IN REGARDS TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHERE DO WE DIRECT THEM? DO WE DIRECT THEM TO YOUR OFFICE? SO IT'S TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. THIS IS SPECIFIC TO DHDS. OKAY. ANY PERSON WITH HIV? YES, MA'AM. CONTACT? ALSO, SO... IT'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED. [73. 26-00594] ITEM 73, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1 FOR SERVICE PROVIDER BETWEEN CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARIS OF EAST BATON ROUGE, AND UNITED BR LLC, INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $50,000 FOR A NEW TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $250,000 BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NOW WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? NO. I'VE GOT A QUESTION. COUNCILWOMAN COLEMAN. SOMEONE COME AND TELL ME ABOUT THIS. IS THIS THE HEALTHY HOMES THING THAT CAME BEFORE US BEFORE THAT GENTLEMAN? WHAT IS THIS? HELLO AGAIN. [01:30:01] THIS IS A CONTRACT. ADDING ADDITIONAL 50,000 TICKETS AND ENGAGE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ASSIST. SO IS THIS BEING DONE IN A TO HAVE A HOMELESS SUPPOSED TO BE DEALING WITH THE ENCAMPMENT? SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN ADDITION TO THE ENCAMPMENTS THAT'S UNDER THAT, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE INTERSTATE OVER THERE. TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT. TALK TO ME. COUNCILWOMAN. MASON BATS THE THOUSANDS TO GET EXTRA DUTY OFF. ANYBODY ELSE? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? COUNCILMAN HUDSON? [74. 26-00597] SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 74. YES, 74. AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO AMEND THE CONTRACT WITH EECO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COALITION TO REVIVE SCOPE OF WORK BY REMOVING THE ASSISTANCE FROM THE ATTORNEY BUDGET AND TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TERM FROM MAY 31ST 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST 2026 BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEE NOW I'M GOING TO COUNCIL COUNCILMAN DUNN JR SOMEWHERE FROM COMMUNITY WE'LL BE HAPPY TO. WHEN THIS CONTRACT WAS INITIALLY DISCUSSED, IT WAS DISCUSSED AND THEN THE THEN THAT WAS THE SERVICE SO AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE AUDITORS AND ALSO THE IT WAS IF I'M WRONG I CAN'T SAY THAT THAT'S EXACTLY THE CASE. THE CASE IS THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WERE PROVIDED THE NON-PROFIT, A SERVICE. THE FACILITY FEE WAS BEING PAID. SO TO PAY, HAVE RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THERE. [01:35:03] AND HERE'S THE SITUATION. IF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, THE CITY PER SE, WAS PAYING FOR THE FACILITY AND RENT, THEN WHAT WERE THE INDIVIDUALS PAYING? WELL, I DON'T KNOW. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU COULD ONLY WELL, THE INDIVIDUAL HAS TO HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITY IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? EXACTLY. AT THIS POINT, IT JUST DIDN'T MEAN... ANYONE ELSE? WE HAVE A MOTION. [75. 26-00606] MOTION BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR., SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN JR. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 75, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION 5. ON BEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO ADD $7,400 ANNUALLY TO THE CONGRESS DUE LOCALITY MEDIA FOR RMS AND SCHEDULING SERVICES FOR A REVISED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED THE ANNUAL AMOUNT. OF 146 500 IN 2026 BY FIRE CHIEF ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEE NO GO TO COUNCIL HAVE A MOTION MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNY SECOND BY [76. 26-00615] COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS AND SHE CARRIES ADAM 76 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS IN THE MODERN 100 GOVERNMENTAL RELATED SERVICES AND ANYONE HERE WISHING TO HAVE A MILLY, JANAE JONES, WISHING TO SPEAK? NO? ALL RIGHT. GO TO COUNCIL. COUNCILMAN HURST. AND I MAY BE. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO. I KNOW WE, IT'S BEEN TO THE BEST OF MY. WE DID INCREASE THE COURSE IN NICKEL CONTRACT MONTHS AGO. THERE'S NO INCREASE TO THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT, BUT I WILL SHARE A COUPLE OF RESULTS. LAST YEAR, AND REMEMBER, WE BROUGHT A DECREASE OF ABOUT $75,000 TO THE PARISH. SENATOR CASSIE, THEN WE'VE GOT $1.2 MILLION. IN ADDITION, WE'VE GOT... IT WAS JOHN, BRO. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE GROUP. [01:40:06] ANYONE ELSE? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. [77. 26-00617 ] I'M 77 AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND THE BAYOU FOUNTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FOR PURPOSE OF PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HELLO, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. MY NAME IS LISA DEPLANTERE. I AM HERE TODAY AS A PROPERTY OWNER AND I SENT YOU A LETTER TO DO IS TO REMAIN SUCCESSFUL. WE ENCOURAGE THE... BEING BLINDING OUR FAMILY, I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS THINGS TO BE DONE. WE HAVE RAISED GENERATIONS OF OUR FAMILY IN BATON ROUGE. COMMITMENT TO THIS CITY AND PARISH. AND LOVING THIS AREA IS VERY STEADFAST. PLEASE DEFER THIS VOTE UNTIL ALL THE INVOLVED PARTIES CAN GET TOGETHER TO FIND A BETTER WAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU, METRO. ONE CONSISTENT THEME THAT THE FAMILY HAS ALWAYS REQUESTED IS THAT THIS, WHATEVER GOES ON THIS PROPERTY, IS THE HIGHEST QUALITY. THE FAMILY DOES NOT, THE FAMILY OPPOSES THIS COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ED BECAUSE THEY HAD NO IDEA THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THEIR PIECE OF PROPERTY. THIS WHOLE EDD WAS BROUGHT UP KIND OF IN THE CLOAK OF DARKNESS. NO FAMILY MEMBER PROPOSAL. NOW YOU HAVE THE ELITE PITCHING. YOU MAY NEVER SEE A SPORTS RELATED EVENT. TAXING THIS PROPERTY, IMPOSING THIS TAX WOULD LIKE TO THIS EDD. YOU FEEL THAT THE... THAT THIS THING WAS, THIS WHOLE THING WAS COME, [01:45:01] WAS SOLE PURPOSE AND TO REDUCE THE VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY. SO, WITH DUE RESPECT, WE WOULD LIKE TO... THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS, ONCE WE GO TO THE COUNCIL, IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS, THEY CAN CALL ANYBODY UP WHO SPOKE OR OTHERWISE TO ASK THOSE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. SURE THING. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I'M STEVE LEJEUNE. I REPRESENT THE DUPLANCHER FAMILY. APPRECIATE Y'ALL HEARING US TONIGHT. HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE DUPLANCHER FAMILY, EIGHT GENERATION LANDOWNERS IN EAST BATON ROUGE, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I THINK DESERVES THIS COUNCIL'S ATTENTION, NOT JUST AS IT RELATES TO THE PLANTS ARE FAMILY, BUT AS A MATTER OF RESPONSIBLE USE OF TIME, RESOURCES AND PROFESSIONAL EFFORT TOGETHER, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OF THIS SCOPE REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS AND PLANNERS. YOU NEED FEES CASE THE DEVELOPMENT GROUP COMMISSIONED EXACTLY THAT FROM SYNERGY SPORTS GLOBAL OCTOBER OF 2025. YOU'LL NEED BOND COUNCIL. YOU NEED FINANCIAL ADVISORS TO STRUCTURE THE TIP. BY THE TIME AN NDD REACHES THIS COUNCIL FOR A VOTE, THE PROFESSIONAL FEES ALONE, LEGAL, FINANCIAL, AND CONSULTING CAN EASILY RUN INTO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. IT RAISES A STRAIGHTFORWARD QUESTION. THAT KIND OF MONEY, PUTTING TOGETHER A DISTRICT BUILT AROUND 175 ACRES OF LAND. IN ORDER TO PRESENT IT IS OUR RECORD THEIR OWN CONSULTANTS TOLD THEM BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE SECURE THE LAND GET A LETTER OF INTENT SHOW THIS COUNCIL THAT THE FOUNDATION OF THE PROJECT IS IN PLACE BEFORE YOU ASK FOR ITS APPROVAL. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE ATTORNEYS DRAFTED THE ORDINANCE, THE CONSULTANTS PREPARED THE REPORTS, THE FINANCIALS WERE STRUCTURED, THE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT WAS WRITTEN, AND ALL OF IT WAS BUILT AROUND 157 DISTRICTS. I JUST HEAR FROM THE COUNCIL PERSON, IF MY NEIGHBORS ARE OKAY WITH IT, I'M GOING TO BE OKAY WITH IT. GOVERNING BODY WITH THE FORMATION OF AN EDD, A GOVERNING BODY WITH THE AUTHORITY TO LEVY TAXES, SHAPE THE FUTURE OF PROPERTY FOR DECADES. THE QUESTION OF THIS COUNCIL IS EQUALLY CLEAR. DEFER THE VOTE ON THE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE SIDE? GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME. YOUR FAMILY. WE ARE TAXPAYING OWNERS. SUBJECT TO THIS VOTE, THE FAMILY IS EXTREMELY TROUBLED. TO LEARN, INCLUDING... [01:50:07] DEPICTIONS OF OUR LAND. THIS RELEASES PEOPLE ABOUT OUR LAND WITHOUT OUR, WITHOUT OUR ABSOLUTELY ANY AGREEMENT IN PLACE. IT IS NOT. WE DO NOT HAVE AN AGREEMENT. WE HAVE NEVER AUTHORIZED ANY SUCH USE OF OUR BELOVED LAND. WE FIND IT WHOLLY UNACCEPTABLE THAT OUR. FAMILY'S PROPERTY IS BEING SHOWCASED AS PART OF A THAT WE HAVE NEVER AGREED TO AND DO NOT SEE. WE ARE ALSO A CONSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES STRIFE AGAINST EXACTLY THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. IT IS A TRANSFER TO ANOTHER PRIVATE PARTY UNDER THE GUISE OF TAKING THOSE PRECAUTIONS. WE ARE PREPARED TO PURSUE EVERY... IN FEDERAL LAW, WE HAVE BEEN A BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY FOR 10 GENERATIONS. WE HAVE BEEN THE LSU ENVIRONMENT FOR 10 GENERATIONS. WE WANT THE ABSOLUTE VERY BEST FOR BATON ROUGE. THAT HAS NEVER COME INTO QUESTION. BUT THE WAY AT WHICH... THIS WAS DEVELOPED THE WAY IT WHICH HAS BEEN MISLED AND BROUGHT I BELIEVE TO ALL OF YOU IS A IT'S ALARMING TO SAY THE LEAST AND I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU TO KNOW WE ARE VERY WILLING TO TALK WITH YOU ALL ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR OUR PROPERTY AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL DEFER THIS VOTE AND KNOW THAT IT IS VERY WRONG TO DO AND WE WE CARE ABOUT BATON ROUGE IF WE DIDN'T WE WOULDN'T BE HERE THANK YOU FOR HEARING YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE SIDE? I HAD A REBEL, KAPLINGER, DENISE DUPONT, CHARLOTTE, DUPONT, WILLIAM, TERRY DUPONT, JACK JONES. ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK OR ALL GOOD? ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU NOW. WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA, MOROCCO. HI, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TONIGHT. WENT TO SEVERAL OF THEM. SO, MR. STRINGFELLOW COULDN'T MAKE IT. EVERY TIME THAT... PARTICULAR PROJECT WITH US HE'S LED AND THAT WAS PROJECT IS THAT HE WAS FORTH BEFORE ULTIMATELY PARTICULAR ERROR THAT THAT WAS ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAD CONTAINED IN THE EDD ME, I DON'T KNOW. IT APPEARS THAT THERE'S SOME MISCOMMUNICATION WITH SOME OF THE FANS. N-E-D-D. WE ARE NOT... [01:55:05] THE OTHER PIECES, NO ONE, HAD THERE BEEN BUSINESSES IN THE AREA THAT REACHED, AND THEY WERE VERY CONSIDERED IT AS A BUY, THAT SOMETHING WAS NEFARIOUS OR ANYONE WAS TAKING ANYONE'S LAND, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. AND I WANT AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TAKING PROPERTY FROM ANYONE. WE HAVE ANY FUNDS THAT COME FROM, THAT ARE SPENT IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA BY THE FRIENDS OF THIS AREA RECEIVING A PERCENTAGE OF THOSE TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE SPENT. WHEN THOSE TAX DOLLARS ARE SPENT IN THIS EDD IN DISTRICT 12, THOSE TAX DOLLARS STAY THERE. SO WHENEVER YOU HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THERE IS A NEED FOR LIGHT DRAINAGE OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, I NEED TO GIVE ME SOME ATTENTION IN DISTRICT 12. KNOWS WHAT DISTRICT 12 WHENEVER THEY WANT SOMETHING SO THAT IS THE IT IS NOT IF THE BOUNDARIES NEED TO BE REDRAWN WE DO HERE AND AND I'LL LET THE PARISH ATTORNEY SPEAKER BRAND NEW PARISH UP AND SPEAK TO THIS IF THE BOUNDARIES NEED TO BE REDRAWN THEN THAT IS CEA CANNOT CHANGE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CDD TONIGHT. IF WE WANT TO ANYTHING NEFARIOUS, WE HAVE HAD WE HAVE HAD WE'VE HAD THE YOUTH BUT AS A VERY FAMILY ANYBODY THAT MEETINGS REGULARLY PLANNING COMMISSION GUYS CAN TELL YOU THAT DISTRICT 12 CAN TELL YOU IT'S VERY, VERY PICKY WHENEVER THEY DO NOT SUPPORT APARTMENT COMPLEXES. THEY DO NOT SUPPORT ANYTHING IN THEIR BACKYARD. THEY'RE ANTI-DEVELOPMENT. IN THEIR FAMILY AND I WAS GOING TO MAKE A WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE DEFERRAL. [02:00:03] SO THE WAY IS THIS PROPERTY GOING TO BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM? WHAT WOULD OUR PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE LIKE TO... NOPE, IT'S FINE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS MEDELA POSH. COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSA? I MEAN, SHE WAS CORRECT, RIGHT? COUNCILWOMAN WAS CORRECT. THAT THIS PROPERTY UNDER THIS EDD WILL NOT BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM RIGHT NOW. CAN WE GET THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO COME TO THE MIC, PLEASE? AND THE PARISH ATTORNEY, TOO. BEING LEVIED BY THE SO ANY UM ANY TAXABLE TRANSACTIONS PROPERTY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE SALES TAX BUT THERE ARE NO LEVIES SO IF IT IS UNDEVELOPED YOU KNOW AND CURRENTLY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR GOOD. THANK YOU. [78. 26-00619] ALL RIGHT. THE ITEM'S BEEN PROPERLY MOTIONED IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 78 IS A REQUEST TO DELETE THIS ITEM AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ADMIRAL LAND LLC FOR THE LEASE OF SPACE AT 445 NORTH 12TH STREET, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70802 FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS AT A RATE OF $13.00. 59 CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT BY THE PAST ATTORNEY. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODE TO DELETE. YEAH. THIS ITEM ALREADY CAME THROUGH AS AN EMERGENCY ITEM, SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN PASSED. MY COUNCILMAN GODE, MOTION [79. 26-00620] CARRIES. 79, AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO REFUND SEWER USER FEES PAID IN EXCESS DUE TO THE ERRONEOUS BILLING OF SEWER USER FEES ON A METER SERVING AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $172,075.23 BY BATON ROUGE GSA LLC BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HUDSON. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ROCCA. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. AMENDMENT 80, AMENDING TITLE 12, NUISANCES, CHAPTER 6, MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 405, MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE PENALTIES AND FINES FOR VIOLATIONS BY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNSEL. OH, I APOLOGIZE. ANGIE, COULD YOU? ITEM 79, 172,000. THE BUSINESS OWNER, THE METER, THE SEWER ON AN AIR... TO MARCH 26TH, JANUARY OF 23. OKAY, I'LL DO IT AGAIN. [80. 26-00621] ITEM 80, AMENDING TITLE 12, NUISANCES, CHAPTER 6, MISCELLANEOUS, SECTION 12, 405, MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE PENALTIES AND FINES. FOR VIOLATIONS BY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK [02:05:01] ON THIS ITEM. THEY DON'T GO TO COUNCIL [81. 26-00623] OF EMOTION MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HER SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. I'M ROSA. SHE CARES. AND MAYBE 1 AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITHOUT 4 MEGA APPRAISAL SERVICES, LLC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVIE, OUR CAPACITY PROJECT, MAKING ROAD, WHO WROTE A JOE ROAD AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 61,100. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? [82. 26-00624] SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HURST. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSA. CARRIES 82 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR APPRAISAL SERVICES WITH BDS ENTERPRISES INC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOVIE OUR CAPACITY PROJECT MAKING MICKENS ROAD HOOPER ROAD TO JOR AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 61 120 BY TRANSPORTATION DRAINAGE DIRECTOR ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEE NO GO TO COUNCIL HAVE A MOTION MOTION [83. 26-00631 ] BY COUNCILMAN KENNY SECOND BY ANY OPPOSITION MOTION CARRIES 83, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE CONTRACT FOR ACQUISITION AND RELOCATION SERVICES WITH DIADEM APPRAISALS, LLC, FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOOB VR CAPACITY PROJECT, MICKENS ROAD, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $117,000. SEEING NONE, GO [84. 26-00628] TO MOTION BY MR. KARRAS. 84, AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTS WITH ASHBRED, INC., CROTTER GOLF, LLC, AND DRC EMERGENCY SERVICES, LLC FOR DISASTER, STREET CLEANING, DEBRIS COLLECTION, REMOVAL, PROCESSING, DISPOSAL, AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? SEEING NONE, GO TO COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? [85. 26-00632] MOVED. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ATKINS. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 85, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE PRE-LITIGATION CLAIM OF CHERYL WOODS FOR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE AUTOMOBILE. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. [86. 26-00635] MOTION CARRIES. 86, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 2 TO THE CONTRACT WITH MOGATE. MOGIER ARCHITECTURE LLC FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR CONTRACT FOR THE PRIDE FIRE DISTRICT NO. 8 INDIAN MOUNTAIN STATION. AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $14,086.38 BY BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? [87. 26-00637] SEEING NONE, I'LL GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION BY CHAIR. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. 87. AUTHORIZING MAYOR PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SPANTEC CONSULTING INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES AND APPROPRIATE INTEREST EARNING FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR SAID PURPOSE BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I'LL GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION. [88. 26-00641] MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODAY. IT CARRIES. I HAD A MEDIATOR RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNUAL PAYMENT LIEU OF TAX TO THE SHERIFF OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH AND THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $12,281 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNTY. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NO, GO TO COUNCIL COUNCILMAN KENNY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS A VERY EXCITING PROJECT COMING TO MY DISTRICT AND AREA. UM GULF COAST HOUSING UM THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT UM AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT GENERAL GREAT HOUSING PROJECTS UM ACROSS LOUISIANA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY UM AND SO THEY'RE COMING TO DO A 72 UNIT SENIOR VILLAGE IN UM DISTRICT 2 IN SCOTLANDVILLE ON 72ND AVENUE I HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE TODAY MISS JENGA FOR GULF COAST HOUSING WE JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT AT THIS TIME AS COUNCILMEN, WE EXPECT. [02:10:08] ALL RIGHT. [Items 89 - 107] THANK YOU. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KENNEDY, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DUNN, JR. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 89 THROUGH 107 TOGETHER. LOT 9, SQUARE 1, SUBDIVISION LEHMAN PLACE, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN, HIGH BIDDER, HAYES GRAY MANAGEMENT, LLC, $100. LOT 21, SQUARE 23, SUBDIVISION HICKEYTOWN, METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN, HIGH BIDDER, DEMETRIUS CHAMBERS, $100. LOT 8, SQUARE 89, SUBDIVISION OF STRUMER, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN, HIGH BIDDER, GARNESHA WILLIAMS, $3,000. LOT 1A1, SQUARE 20-A. SUBDIVISION SCOTLAND ADDITION, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, KINNEY. HIGH BIDDER HAS BEEN REDEEMED. LOT 8, SQUARE 2, SUBDIVISION PLANK ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT 07, HARRIS. HIGH BIDDER, DANIEL SHARON AVEY. $100, LOT 20, SQUARE 39, SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE. COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN. HIGH BIDDER, B. NOBLE, LLC. $100, LOT 15, SQUARE 2, SUBDIVISION RICHMOND PARK. COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN. HIGH BIDDER, NICHOLAS STEWART. 14 SQUARE 5 SUBDIVISION SCOTT COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BETTER AT LOT 10 SQUARE 6 SUBDIVISION SCOTT COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 COLEMAN HIGH BETTER LEFT LOT 68 SUBDIVISION HIGHLAND GARDENS ADDITION COUNCIL THIS 25,000 A LOT 41 SUBDIVISION CYPRESS PARK LOT 44, SUBDIVISION CYPRESS PARK, COUNCIL DISTRICT 9, HUDSON. HIGH BIDDER, M INVESTMENTS, $21,000. LOT 10, SQUARE 4, SUBDIVISION NORTH BATON ROUGE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, KINNEY. HIGH BIDDER, NAKIA WHITE, $15,000. LOT 34, SQUARE 39, SUBDIVISION SOUTH BATON ROUGE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN. HIGH BIDDER, CLYDE FORBES, $100. LOT 1B, SQUARE 5, SUBDIVISION DAYTON, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN. HIGH BIDDER, REBUILDING. LOT 133, SUBDIVISION VICTORIA GARDENS, COUNCIL. LOT X, SUBDIVISION JJ BURKE ESTATE, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10, COLEMAN MOTOR. LOT 9, SQUARE 1. I'M SORRY I MISSED IT. COULD YOU READ ME 90? I DON'T THINK I'VE CLARIFICATION ON. YEAH, 21 SQUARE 23 SUBDIVISION. JUST WANT TO BE YEAH, DO WE HAVE TO APPROVE ALL WITH THE DELETION OF ITEMS 95 AND 97 MOTION? OH COME FROM HARRIS. OKAY MOTION BY COUNCIL THE [108. 26-00555] OPPOSITION MOTION CARRIES APPOINTMENTS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING THOMAS LOVE JUNIOR THIS APPOINTMENT IS A SIX YEAR TERM APPOINTMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL CONTRACTORS. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NO, GO TO COUNCIL. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY. [109. 26-00629] 109 BOARD OF APPEALS CONCURRING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT'S REPLACEMENT OF MICHAEL LAVASSE WHO IS NOT SEEKING REAPPOINTMENTS THE THREE-YEAR TERM. ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, GO TO COUNCIL. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A I'VE GOTTEN WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE YET. WE'RE GONNA ASK TO DEFER THIS TO THE SECOND MEETING IN JUNE. [110. 26-00696] MOTION BY CHAIR, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES 110 BILL BATON [02:15:03] ROUGE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FILLING THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF SUZANNE TOURNEY TURNER CURRENT BALLOT CHRISTELLE SLAUGHTER ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEE NONE GO TO [111. 26-00700] COUNCIL MOTION MY COUNCILMAN GODAY THANK YOU MY COUNCILWOMAN THAT MOTION CARRIES ITEM 111 BILL BATON ROUGE BORDER COMMISSION BRAXTON CURRENT BALLOT CAROLYN COLEMAN IT'S BEEN A REQUEST TO DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL THE SECOND MEETING IN JUNE. I'LL SPEAK ON THIS. SEEING NONE, I'LL GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION BY COUNCIL. MOTION CARRIES. [Items 112 - 115] CHANGE ORDERS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 112 THROUGH 115 TOGETHER. 112, PLANK ROAD CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENT, SEGMENT 2, DAWSON DRIVE TO HARDING, CONTRACTOR COMMAND CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIES, LLC, CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT $293,269.94. 113, BLUE BOUNTY BOULEVARD, MID-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, CONTRACTOR DIAMOND ELECTRIC COMPANY, CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT CREDIT OF $1,806.21. 114 MOHICAN STREET AREA ADA TRANSITION PROJECT CONTRACTOR TRIUMPH CONSTRUCTION LLC. CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT IS A CREDIT OF $91,868. 115 REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TENANT BUILDOUT CONTRACTOR CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION LLC. CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT $128,554. ANYONE HERE WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 112 THROUGH 115? IF NOT, GO TO COUNCIL. MOTION. [Items 116 & 117] ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. FINAL ACCEPTANCES 116 AND 117. BLUE BONNET BOULEVARD, MID-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN CROSSING, CONTRACTOR, DIAMOND ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. FINAL COST $290,000, $406,000, $170,000. MOHEGAN STREET AREA $8,330,000. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THESE? [118. 26-00640] SECOND BY JIM CARYS. ITEM 118, RECOGNIZING JUNE 2ND AS NATIONAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER DAY AND URGING ALL PEOPLE TO CELEBRATE, PROTECT, AND RESTORE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN GODE. I'LL ADD THAT WHERE THE MISS IS MY FIRST DEAL RIGHT THERE. [119. 26-00642] MOTION BY COUNCILMAN GODE. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSA. MOTION CARRIES. 119 RECEIVING A REPORT FROM THE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM ON PLAN DESIGN AND CHANGE RECOMMENDATIONS BY COUNCILMAN HURST, WHO'S NOT HERE. WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE THE REPORT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, JAY DANIELS, I'M THE CHAIR OF CEPERS. AT THIS POINT WE'LL BE [02:20:07] RECEIVING THAT REPORT. JUST REQUESTING A DEFERRAL ON THIS. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ANYONE WANT TO GO TO COUNCIL? THANK YOU. MOTION TO DEFER 30 DAYS, SECOND MEETING IN JUNE? OKAY. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ROSS. COUNCILWOMAN HARRIS, IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 120, ACTUALLY 120 AND 121 EMERGENCY ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE 16442. THESE ITEMS MUST BE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BY TWO-THIRDS. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, I NEED A MOTION TO DECLARE THESE ITEMS AN EMERGENCY. ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ADAMS. SECOND BY [120. 26-00643] COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS. ANY OPPOSITION? ITEMS THAT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. ITEM 120, AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH CARE PLUS VENTURES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $140,000 TO IMPLEMENT THEIR AI PLATFORM, GRACE, FOR USE WITH CITY PARISHES THROUGH ON ONE SYSTEM BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. REASON FOR THE EMERGENCY WAS TO EXPEDITE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTRACT. ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE, NO, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN [121. 26-00698] AMAROSA. SECOND, MY COUNCILWOMAN ADAMS IS THEIR POSITION. MOTION CARRIES. I HAD A 121 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE ON BEHALF OF THE GREATER BATON ROUGE AIRPORT DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING MAYOR, PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL AGREEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS WITH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF MULTIMODAL COMMERCE PERTAINING TO THE BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN. AIRPORT BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR REASON FOR THE EMERGENCY ON THIS ONE IS ITEMS DEEMED EMERGENCY TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH NEW FFA FAA DOTD DOCUSIGN MANDATE ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NO GO TO COUNCIL MOTION MOTION MY SECOND MY COUNCILMAN MOTION CARRIES COUNCILWOMAN AMOROSA MEETINGS ADJOURNED THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. GOD BLESS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.