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DO THE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2020 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
ANY CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER ROLL CALL.
THERE ARE SEVEN MEETINGS LEFT.
THE LOCAL COUNCIL MEANS LEFT IN CASE ANYBODY'S NOT COUNTING.
YOU'RE SAYING ASHLEY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COUNCILWOMAN BANKS HERE, HERE.
COUNCILMAN GREEN RESONANT HERE.
COUNCILWOMAN COLLINS, LEWIS, COUNCILMAN COLE, LOOKING AT HERE.
[Adoption and Approval of Minutes]
A QUORUM.I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
SECOND BY COLIN'S LEWIS OBJECTIONS HEARING ON THE MINUTES
[Introductions]
HAVE BEEN APPROVED.ASHLEY, COULD YOU PLEASE READ THE INTRODUCTIONS SECTION 2.12 INTRODUCTIONS.
NUMBER TWO, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND CITY OF BATON ROUGE TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN PROPERTIES WITH MONEY IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND TO EXECUTE ALL SUCH SALES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE SAID PROPERTIES AND TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS REQUIRED.
UNDER THE AFTER MENTIONED GRANT BY PARISH ATTORNEY NUMBER THREE, AUTHORIZED IN THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE PARISH OF BATON ROUGE AND CITY OF BATON ROUGE TO ACQUIRE CERTAIN PROPERTIES WITH MONEY PROVIDED THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM, AND TO EXECUTE ALL SUCH SALES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE SOME PROPERTIES AND TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS REQUIRED.
UNDER THE AFTER MENTIONED GRANT BY PARISH, ATTORNEY NUMBER FOUR, AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER TITLED ANNIE CHUTES VERSUS SAVE BATON ROUGE AT OUT IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000 PLUS COURT COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $150,100 AND APPROPRIATING THAT SUM FOR SUCH PURPOSE BY PARISH ATTORNEY NUMBER THREE, I'M SORRY.
NUMBER FIVE, ADOPTING THE FOLLOWING INCREASED AG ALARM TAX MILLAGE RATES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FOLLOWING TAXING JURISDICTIONS ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY AND ADOPTING ALL OTHER AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGE RATES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FOLLOWING TAXING JURISDICTIONS ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY, EXCEPT THAT THE MILITARY PER DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SHALL BE LEVEL LEVIED ON REAL PROPERTY.
ONLY TB LEVY DURING THE YEAR 2020 AS PERMITTED BY ARTICLE SEVEN, SECTION 23 C OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA ADOPTING ALL OF THEIR MILITARY RATES FOR 2020 ADOPTION OF INCREASED AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGE RATES FOR 2020 ROLL FORWARD EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FROM 2.97 MILLION TO 3.13 MILLS THAT NOURISH MUNICIPAL FIRE SALARIES AND BENEFITS FROM 5.72 MILLS TO 6.0 MILLS CITY OF BATON ROUGE, THREE PLATOON POLICE TAX FROM 0.8, THREE MILS TO 0.87 MILLS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER ONE FROM 8.76 MILLS TO 9.0 MILLS BROWNFIELD BARB PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER THREE FROM 8.65 MILS TO 10 MILLS BROWNSVILLE GUARD PROTECTION NUMBER THREE, ADDITIONAL 4.3, THREE MILS TO 5.0 MILS BROWNFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, ADDITIONAL 8.65 MILS TO 10 MILLS BROWNFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, ADDITIONAL FROM 8.65 NAILS TO 10 MILLS, CHANEY BELL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN, 8.88 MILS TO 10 ELLS JANESVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN, ADDITIONAL 8.8, EIGHT MILES TO 10 MILLS JANESVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN, ADDITIONAL 8.88 MILS TO 10 MILS PROD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT, 8.80 MILS TO 10 MILS PRAGUE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT, ADDITIONAL 13.20 MILS TO 15 MILS ALISON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER NINE FROM 9.94 MILS TO 10 MILLS, ALISON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER NINE ADDITIONAL FROM 4.97 MILS TO FIVE MILS ADOPTION OF ALL OTHER AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGE RATES FOR 2020 EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH OPERATING TAX 3.5 MILLS.
SO THE BATON ROUGE OPERATING TAX 5.57 MILLS EAST BATON ROUGE, PARISH MOSQUITO ABATEMENT, AND RODIN CONTROLLED 1.06 MILLS EAST BATON ROUGE, PARISH MOSQUITO ABATEMENT AND VERSION CONTROL DISTRICT ADDITIONAL 0.65 MILLS EAST BATON ROUGE, PARISH LIBRARY 10.5, TWO MILLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 9.57 MILLS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
1.42 MILLS COUNCIL ON AGING, 2.13 MILLS CONSOLIDATE A ROAD LIGHTING DISTRICT.
NUMBER ONE, 1.85 MILLS BY THE FINANCIAL SECTOR AND VARIOUS TAXING DISTRICTS.
NUMBER SIX, ADOPTING THE FOLLOWING AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGE RIGHTS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE FOLLOWING
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TAXING JURISDICTION ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY TO BE LEVY DURING THE YEAR 2020 IN ORDER TO ADJUST DOWNWARD THE 2020 MILLAGE RATE AS COMPARED TO THE 2019 MILLAGE RATES AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE SEVEN, SECTION 23 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH OPERATING TAX 2019 3.232 ADOPTING THE 2020 ADJUSTED MILLER 3.15 CITY OF BATON ROUGE OPERATING TAX 6.03 TO 5.75 CITY OF BATON OR THREE PLATOON POLICE TAX 0.87 TO 0.8, THREE EAST BATON ROUGE, PARISH MOSQUITO ABATEMENT, AND ROATAN CONTROL DISTRICT 1.12 TO 1.68 EAST BATON ROUGE, PARISH MOSQUITO ABATEMENT RUN CONTROL ADDITIONAL 1.0 0.95 MINUTES EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY FROM 11.1 MILLION AT 10.5, TWO MILLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT FROM 10 MILLS TO 9.57 MILLS COUNCIL ON AGING FROM 2.25 TO 2.1, THREE MILLS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ABUSE.1.5 MILS TWO 1.42 MILLS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FROM 3.13 MINUTES TO 2.97 MILLS CONSOLIDATED RED LIGHTING DISTRICT.
NUMBER ONE, 2.0 MILLS TO 1.8, FIVE MILLS BATON ROUGE, MUNICIPAL FIRE SALARIES AND BENEFITS.
6.0 MILS TO 5.72 MILLS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER ONE FROM NINE MILLS TO 8.76 MILLS BROWNSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER THREE FROM 10 MILLS TO 8.65 MILLS BROWNFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, ADDITIONAL FIVE POINTS YOUR MIDDLE'S TO 4.3 MILLS BROWNSVILLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, ADDITIONAL FROM 10 MILLS TO 8.65 MILLS BROWNSFIELD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER THREE FROM 10 MILLS TO 8.65 MILLS CHANEY BELL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN, 10 MILLS TO 8.88 MILLS CHANEY BELL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN ADDITIONAL FROM 10 MILLS TO 8.88 MILLS CHANEY BELL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN ADDITIONAL FROM 10 MILLS TO 8.888 MILLS PROD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT FROM 10 MILLS TO 8.80 MILLS PROD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT, ADDITIONAL 15 MILLS TO 13.20 MILLS ALISON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER NINE, 10 MILLS TO 9.94 MILLS ALISON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER NINE ADDITIONAL FOR PROP 0.0 MILLS TO 4.97 MILLS BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.
NUMBER SEVEN, RECONSIDERATION OF THE ITEM FROM THE SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2020 METRO COUNCIL MEETING ENTITLED AUTHORIZED IN THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE AN OFFER OF JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO THE LOUISIANA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
ARTICLE NINE 70 IN THE AMOUNT OF $5 MILLION, INCLUSIVE OF ALL COSTS, INTEREST ATTORNEY'S FEES AND ANY OTHER AMOUNTS, ANY ANDREA WILLIAMS, ET AL VS THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AT AL MATTER AND APPROPRIATING $5 MILLION FROM INSURANCE RESERVE FUNDS COMMITTED FOR CLAIMS AND JUDGEMENTS FOR SAID PURPOSE BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TREASURER, NUMBER EIGHT, A MEETING SALES AND USE TAX ORDINANCE ONE ZERO ONE TWO SEVEN.
SO AS TO ADD SUBSECTION THREE M IN ORDER TO EXEMPT DIAPERS AND THEN FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS PURCHASED FOR INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL USE FROM ALL TAXES AND POST BY THIS ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMAN ERIC GREEN CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS NUMBER NINE, HEIDI HULBERT AND GLORIA HULBERT SIX TWO FOUR DUCK STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS, NUMBER 10 DAVIS ANGLES AND JOHN ANGLES.
GOVERNOR DAVIS DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO BANKS NUMBER 11, ONE EIGHT GARNER WASHINGTON FIVE SEVEN FIVE EIGHT ATLANTA AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT CRAB, GREEN NUMBER 12, DERRICK WAYNE SMITH AND TAPESTRY SMITH, SIX ONE THREE NINE B TO A DRIVE COUNSEL DISTRICT OUTBRAIN NUMBER 13, CIB ENTERPRISES INC FOUR EIGHT ZERO NINE CLAYTON STREET HOUSE IN FRONT BUILDING COUNCIL, DISTRICT CRAP, RAIN NUMBER 14, DIMITRA DUMARS THREE ONE FIVE SEVEN HOLLYWOOD STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE GREEN NUMBER 15, BERNIE WILLIAMSON JR.
AND CLARA GAIL WILLIAMSON ONE NINE TWO ONE NINE THREE TWO EIGHT AND ONE NINE THREE THREE OH SOUTH HAROLD'S FERRY ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE, HUDSON NUMBER 16, LLOYD SELLER'S JR.
THREE EIGHT THREE EAST GARFIELD STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WORKER NUMBER 13, RIDDICK INVESTMENTS LLC DO ONE NINE FOUR ZERO ONE NINE FOUR TWO FEW CROSS STREET COUNCILS DISTRICT 10 WICKER NUMBER 18, JOHN EARNEST BYRD JR.
AND DORIS RASHARD BIRD THREE 44 EAST MCKINLEY STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WORKER NUMBER 19, THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM LAFAYETTE AND THE ESTATE OF JOHN PIEDRAS, LAFAYETTE TWO SIX FIVE MARY STREET, COUNCIL OF DISTRICT 10 WICKER AND NUMBER 20, THE ESTATE OF ELLIOTT BAY, HAM AND THE ESTATE OF THELMA BAY HAM TWO ONE FIVE NORTH 12TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WICKER NUMBER 21, MONIQUE JOHNSON, ONE NINE ONE FOUR NORTH 16TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WICKER NUMBER 22 HEBREW JOE INC, AND JOSEPH P. JOHNSON, THREE TWO ZERO ONE AND THREE, TWO ONE FIVE PLANK ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WICKER NUMBER 23, MICHAEL WAYNE JOHNSON, THREE NINE ONE TWO PONTIAC STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 RECORD NUMBER 24, DEREK WILLIAMS, ONE THREE, ONE THREE SOUTH BOULEVARD, CAPITOL DISTRICT 10 MARKER.
NUMBER 25 G MON JAKE BROWN, TWO EIGHT THREE ZERO TO COME STREET.
COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 WICKER NUMBER 26, THE ESTATE OF GOVERNOR DAMON DAMON WOODS ONE NINE FIVE ZERO TENNESSEE STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WORKER NUMBER 27, THE STOUT, THE ESTATE OF JOHN HENRY THOMAS AND THE ESTATE OF ELEANOR MARIE BELL.
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TWO EIGHT ONE TILDEN STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WICKER NUMBER 28, THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND EARL BIRD AND THE ESTATE OF WILLIE MAE THOMAS BIRD THREE EIGHT 21 TUSKER RONA STREET COUNTED DISTRICT 10 WORKER NUMBER 29, ALEX PORTER, TWO ONE THREE TODDLER STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WICKER, NUMBER 30, LILY HALEY HALEY WOMMACK SIX FIVE THREE NINE VILLAGE STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WICKER NUMBER 31, GERALD CHARLOTTE AND SUSAN CHARLOTTE FIVE NINE, FOUR WEST MCKINLEY STREET, COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WICKER NUMBER 32 SYLVIA, CAROL BAKER, GRAY AND THE ESTATE OF GERALDINE, EDNA BAKER WILLIAMS SEVEN ONE FIVE SOUTH 17TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WICKER NUMBER 33, RUSSELL KELLY, ERIC KELLY AND BITA MARSH SEVEN TWO ONE SOUTH 17TH STREET, CAPITAL DISTRICT, TIM MCGURK NUMBER 34, GEORGE RABY AND VIOLA RABY TWO SEVEN ONE FIVE BROWNLEE STREET COUNTY DISTRICT 12 DOCKER COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALL ITEMS THAT REQUIRED WHEN WE WERE IN RED, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAD REQUESTED TO DELETE ITEMS 46 AND 47.THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT HAS REQUESTED TO DELETE ITEM 17.
COUNSELOR IS ON A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ALL ITEMS EXCEPT 1746, 47 AND SEVEN.
THERE WAS BAKER HAS REQUESTED WE'LL DRAW HIS COMMENTS BY THE CHAIR.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING ON ALL ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED? THE EXCEPTIONS
[Condemnations]
COUNCIL MEMBERS DON'T GO TO THE CONDEMNATIONS, THE CONDEMNATION RECOMMENDATION PARK'S PROCEED FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER.ITEM 64, 71 73 THROUGH 81 83 THROUGH 83, 86.
WE'RE GOING TO FAR FOR 60 DAYS ITEMS 67 AND 72 AND DELETE 82 WE'RE CONDENSATIONS SCOTT NUMBER 88, NUMBER 81.
I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM, LET ME DO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS REAL QUICKLY.
WE HAVE ONE COMMENT ON A CONDEMNATION IT'S ITEM 86 FROM HERMAN ELMORE, JR.
UM, THIS IS FOR THE CONDEMNATION AT THREE 49 BRYCE STREET, ANIMATING SIX.
I AM IN AN ERA OF ARTHUR AND LEWIS AT TN.
I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED ALMOST A YEAR AGO.
IT WAS BEING USED TO CONDEMN THIS HOUSE.
THE HOUSE IS NOT OPEN TO UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS.
AS OF DECEMBER, 2019, ALL WINDOWS WERE SEALED AND THE ONLY POINT OF ACCESS IS THROUGH THE LOCKED FRONT DOOR.
THERE'S NO DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR SEALS.
THERE ARE ZERO HOLES IN THE FLOOR AND IT IS LEVEL.
THERE MAY BE 5% DAMAGE TO THE ROOF ON THE EDGES, BUT THE ROOF DOES NOT AND HAS NOT EVER LEAKED.
THE PILLARS CAN NOT BE 50% DAMAGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SUSTAINING WITHOUT ANY BRACING.
I DO ADMIT SOME BOARDS ARE MISSING FROM THE SIDES OF THE HOUSE AND THE BACKYARD IS EVERGREEN, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS CONSTITUTES A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY, VISITED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AFTER THE FAMILY RECEIVED THIS NECKLACE IN MARCH AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE INSPECTION STATEMENT WAS NOT ACCURATE.
I WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER ONE WOULD BE CONDUCTED THREE WEEKS LATER.
APPARENTLY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE NOTICE RECEIVED.
THIS IS IN THE EXACT SAME REPORT.
I CONCLUDE THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE CONDEMNATION.
ROSA, YOU SAID YOU HAD, I'M SORRY.
COUNCIL AND WE DON'T HAVE 90 DAYS.
WE HAVE 75 DAYS OF THE DECEMBER, DECEMBER 9TH, 75 DAYS AS ITEM 81.
ANYTHING ELSE? YES, YES, YES SIR.
I NEED TO, UM, DEFER ITEM 84 FOR 30 DAYS PLEASE.
CAUSE THEY CLEANING IT UP AND REPAIRING IT.
AND I ALSO NEED TO DELETE ITEM 85 BECAUSE THEY BOARDED IT UP AND CLEANED IT UP.
AND I NEED TO SEE IF, UM, BASED ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS JUST MADE.
IS THERE SOMEONE FROM DPW THERE THAT MAY BE ABLE TO CONFIRM ITEM 86 THAT THEY DID IN FACT, MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS? AND WE MAY MISS THE RE-INSPECTION FOR ITEM 86 ON BRYCE STREET.
THE ONE THAT WE HAD THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CARRYING THERE.
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CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFICS ON THE INSPECTOR'S REPORT, BUT UM, IF YOU WANT TO DEFER IT AND I CAN GET WITH THE STAFF AND FIND OUT IF ANYTHING HAS CHANGED AND THEN WE CAN REVISIT IT AT THE NEXT MEETING, THAT'D BE FINE.
SO YOU WANT ME TO DEFER FOR TWO DAYS? TWO DAYS, TWO WEEKS? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TIME.
WELL SCOTT, I'M A DEFER ITEM, 86 FOR TWO WEEKS PLEASE.
ARE YOU SURE? ARE YOU GOOD? THANK YOU.
I HAVE TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER 66.
UH, WHAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION ON THAT? PROCEED? NOT WANT TO DELETE THAT.
THEY JUST GOT A COUPLE OF, ONE OF US.
YOU WANT ME TO BE BORN? AND GRASS HAS BEEN PROUD OF 66 ON BLACKBERRY STREET AND THEN A WARFIELD PROPERTY, WHICH IS NUMBER 67, UM, TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS SOBER OR SOMETHING.
SO YOU WANT TO GO THERE FOR TWO WEEKS? UH, WHICH WAS 67? YES.
MA'AM YOU GOT 60 DAYS ON 67? YES MA'AM.
WHY DID I GIVE HIM 60 DAYS? NO.
I WANT TO KNOW WHY SOMEBODY GAVE HIM 60 JANUARY.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT THINGS, STUFF THAT I DON'T SEE RECENTLY.
WAS REQUESTING ADDITIONAL TIME TO TRY AND GET IT FIXED UP.
SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF TIME.
I KNOW THAT THEY SAID THAT THEY PULL A PERMIT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF THEM? TECHNICALLY FARMERS, UH, PROPERTY? UH, NO, NOT YET.
LET ME GIVE THEM, UH, TWO WEEKS THE RIGHT NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
COUNSEL, IF YOU WANT TO GO FROM ITEM 67 FROM 60 DAYS TO TWO WEEKS, WHATEVER THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS.
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE OCTOBER EIGHT.
LET ME HAVE IT UNTIL THE 14TH.
ANYBODY ELSE? YEAH, I HAVE COUNCILMAN COLE'S.
ANYONE AT ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER CHANGES? OKAY, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND READ THE DPW RECOMMENDATION IN THE STATE OF CHANGES.
WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH THE ITEMS 64 65 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER ITEM 68 THROUGH 71.
THE FIRST FOR 30 DAYS, ITEM 84, BUT FAR FOR 60 DAYS, ITEM 72 DIFFER FOR 75 DAYS ITEM 81.
AND WE'RE GOING TO DELETE ITEM 66, 82 AND 85.
I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DPW RECOMMENDATIONS AND STATE OF MOTION BY COUNCIL OR SECOND BY WICKER.
ANY OBJECTIONS HERE, NON COMBINATIONS
[87. 20-00676]
HAVE BEEN APPROVED.COUNSELORS GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC HEARING, BUT ITEM 87 IS THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL SITTING OF THE, OF REVIEW OF PARISH ASSESSMENTS BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TREASURER OR IN ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS 87 COUNCIL MEMBERS, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 87 COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE USUALLY UPHOLD THE VALUES OF THE, OF THE ASSESSOR, WHERE THEY CAN GO TO, TO THE TAX COMMISSION.
SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE UPHOLD THE ASSESSOR'S VALUATIONS AS MOTION BY THE CHAIR.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY EMMA ROSE OR ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING? NON ITEM 87
[Items 88 - 91]
HAS BEEN APPROVED.COUNSELOR IS GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 88 THROUGH 91 TOGETHER ITEM.
ADA IS PROVIDING THE EXTENSION OF THE CITY OF LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
INCLUSION OF THE AREA DESCRIBED THE PETITION FOR THE ANNEXATION SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS IN WILLOW RIDGE SUBDIVISION.
ONE, WHICH CONSTITUTES THE MAJORITY IN THE NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF PROPERTY OWNERS AS CERTIFIED BY THE PARISH ASSESSOR AND A MAJORITY OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS AS CERTIFIED BY THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS IN ATLANTA PROPOSED BY THE ANNEX IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 33, COLON ONE 72 EIGHT ONE EIGHT AND SECTION 1.09 OF THE PLAN OF GOVERNMENT BY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR, TREASURE ITEM 89 FOR PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE INCLUSION AREA, DESCRIBING THE PETITION FOR AN ANNEXATION SUBMITTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS AND WILLOW RIDGE SUBDIVISION GROUP TWO, WHICH CONSTITUTES THE MAJORITY OF NUMBER OF AMOUNT OF PROPERTY OWNERS AS CERTIFIED BY THE PARISH ASSESSOR.
AND I'M THERE JORDAN AND A MAJORITY OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS AS CERTIFIED BY THE REGISTRAR VOTERS THAT PROPOSED THE LAND PROPOSED TO BE ANNEX IN ACCORDS WITH LOUISIANA
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REVISED STATUTE 33, COLON ONE 72INCLUSION OF THE AREA DESCRIBED IN THE PETITION FOR THE ANNEXATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND WE'LL ARRANGE CELL DIVISION GROUP THREE, WHICH CONSTITUTES THE MAJORITY AND THE NUMBER AND AMOUNT OF PROPERTY OWNER THAT CERTIFIED BY THE PARISH ASSESSOR AND A MAJORITY OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS AS CERTIFIED BY THE RESTAURANT VOTERS AND THE LAND PROPOSED TO BE ANNEX IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOUISIANA BY STATUTE 33, COLON ONE 72 EIGHT ONE EIGHT IN SECTION 1.09.
THE POINT OF GOVERNMENT BY THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATOR TREASURE AND ITEM 91 IS PROVIDING FOR AN EXTENSION OF CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND INCLUSION OF THE AREA DESCRIBED IN PETITION FOR AN ANNEXATION SUBMITTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND WILLOW RIDGE.
SO GROUP FOUR, WHICH CONSTITUTES THE MAJORITY OF THE NUMBER OF THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY OWNERS THAT CERTIFIED A PARIS ASSESSOR AND A MAJORITY OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS AS CERTIFIED BY THE REST OF VOTERS AND THE LAND PROPOSED TO BE ANNEX IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 33, COLON ONE 72
FIRST COMMENT IS THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE CITY PARISH IN LIEU OF SUBMITTING INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS.
WE, THE UNDERSIGN HOMEOWNERS AND RESIDENTS OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH WAS TO PROVIDE THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, THE FOLLOWING JOINT STATEMENT AND STRONG SUPPORT OF ITEMS, 88, 89, 90 AND 91 FOR THE SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2020 MEETING RELATED TO THE ANNEXATION OF OUR INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES.
COLLECTIVELY OUR PROPERTY IS IMMEDIATELY CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THE ANNEXATION OF OUR PROPERTIES TO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
WE HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THIS REQUEST AND STRONGLY ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
OUR PROPOSED ANNEXATION SHOULD BE APPROVED BECAUSE ALL CITIZENS LOCATED OUTSIDE, BUT NEAR THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST THAT THEIR PROPERTY BECOME PART OF THE CITY.
THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL HAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ALL SUCH ANNEXATION REQUESTS OUT OF RESPECT FOR THIS PRINCIPLE OF SELF DETERMINATION, OUR RIGHT TO DETERMINE OUR OWN AFFAIRS EXTENDS TO BEING ABLE TO DECIDE WHICH CITY COUNCIL AND GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS REPRESENT US, WHICH GOVERNMENT PROVIDES SERVICES AND WHICH CITY WE WANT TO LIVE IN.
WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THE POLICE FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS ARE ABLE TO SERVE OUR PROPERTIES WITHOUT ANY BURDEN TO THE CITY.
FURTHERMORE, AS CAN BE CONFIRMED BY THE DEPARTMENT HEADS PROVIDING CRITICAL PUBLIC SERVICES, EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES, PROTOCOLS, AND PRACTICES WILL NOT LEAD TO ANY CONFUSION ABOUT WHICH GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE PROVIDER CAN PROPERLY AND EFFICIENTLY RESPOND TO OUR NEEDS.
AFTER ALL, THERE ARE NUMEROUS NUMEROUS PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY PARISH WHERE THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE SIDE OF THE STREET AND THE PARISH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OTHER.
PERHAPS A BETTER EXAMPLE IS THE MALL OF LOUISIANA WHERE SOME OF THE BUSINESSES ARE PART OF THE CITY AND OTHER BUSINESSES.
ALTHOUGH SURROUNDED BY THE CITY ARE ONLY PART OF THE PARISH.
WE DESIRE TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
WE WANT THE CERTAINTY AS TO WHAT SERVICES ARE TO BE PROVIDED TO US, AND HE WILL PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES NOW.
AND IN THE FUTURE AT THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL LEVEL, WE WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, A CITY THAT WE LOVE AND COMMONLY IDENTIFY WITH.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO HEED THE WILL OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS BY APPROVING THIS ANNEXATION REQUEST, WHICH IS COMPLETELY CONSISTENT WITH YOUR PAST DECISIONS ON ANNEXATIONS.
SINCERELY WILLIAM BENNETT, DETA, ROBERT ROTH, PEGGY JO BELL.
LOOK FOR AMY CRAWFORD, WALTER CRAWFORD, ROBERT I'M SORRY.
BARBARA ANN GOALIE, NANCY WHITEHEAD, RUSSELL WHITEHEAD, FRANCIS PEAK ANGELO.
SEE ROBERT L CANGIALOSI SHANDO GAUTREAUX, BRANDON MCDONALD, JANE CHANDLER, CAROL BENEDETTO, WILLIAM BENEDETTO, EARL JAMES SCHWAB, VIOLET PAPA, VICKIE BROUSSARD, CLAUDE BROUSSARD, PATRICK IRVIN, MADELINE ROTH AND NELSON ROTH.
NEXT COMMENT IS FROM J ANDREW MORRELL.
I AM OPPOSED TO THE ANNEXATION REQUEST BECAUSE THE REQUESTS ARE IMPROPER UNTIMELY IMPOSE A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT IF ALLOWED TO PROCEED THE WILLOW RIDGE SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS REQUIRE THAT ACTION SUCH AS ANNEXATION BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE HOA, EITHER AT AN ANNUAL MEETING OR A SPECIAL MEETING CALLED FOR SUCH PURPOSES, A MEETING WAS NEVER CALLED NOR HELD.
THEREFORE IT IS OUR POSITION THAT ANY ACTION FOR ANNEXATION IS IMPROPER AND A VIOLATION OF THE HOS COVENANTS, DECLARATIONS AND BYLAWS.
THE IMPLICATION OF PIECEMEAL ANNEXATION WILL HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON OUR PROPERTY VALUES, COMPARABLE HOMES LOCATED IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE PAY ON AVERAGE $1,500 IN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAXES EACH YEAR.
THE RESIDENTS WERE NEVER TOLD THIS BY MR. BENEDETTO OR MR. LANDRY.
IN FACT, THEY EFFORTING TO CONCEAL THIS INFORMATION FROM THE HOMEOWNERS.
THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE HAS YET TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HOW IT INTENDS TO PROVIDE CITY SERVICES TO THESE SMALL HANDFUL OF HOMES.
IF ANNEXATION IS GRANTED WELL, THE BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPOND TO FIRES EVEN THOUGH THE ST GEORGE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS LITERALLY ACROSS THE STREET.
WELL, THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALREADY STRETCHED THIN, SUDDENLY RESPOND TO CALLS FROM THE SMALL HANDFUL OF HOMES
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THAT SEEKS ANNEXATION.WELL, THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS PROPERLY DETERMINED ON A HOUSE BY HOUSE BASIS, WHICH BALLOT IS FOR THE SMALL HANDFUL OF BATON ROUGE HOMES, AS OPPOSED TO THE ST.
WELL, THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH TAX ASSESSOR MANAGED TO ASSESS THE INCREASED MILLAGES TO THE SMALL HANDFUL OF BATON ROUGE JONES.
WELL, BATON ROUGE PAVED THE WAY FOR ROADWAY FOR AN ENTIRE SUBDIVISIONS OR REPAIR OF STREET LIGHTS, OR WILL THE CITY OF BATON ORIGINALLY PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE SMALL HANDFUL OF FOUNTAIN RESTAURANTS.
THE SCENARIOS PRESENTED A BOBBER, A FRACTION OF THE NIGHTMARES.
THIS SUBDIVISION WILL INCUR IF A SMALL HANDFUL OF HOMES ARE ALLOWED TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, THEIR HOMES, THOSE HOMES WILL BE SUBJECT TO DIFFERENT ORDINANCES, PERMITTING AND ZONING.
THEN THE MAJORITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS, WILL CREATE DISCREPANCIES IN HOME OWNERSHIP WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE HOA TO GOVERN ACCORDING TO OUR HOA GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, WHICH IS THE CONTACT, WHICH IS CONTRACT BETWEEN THE HOMEOWNER AND THE HOA LIKE WILLOW RIDGE INC APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION, ISN'T PROPER ON SEVERAL GROUNDS.
IT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE METRO COUNCIL.
FIRST, THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION IS OWNED BY A CORPORATION, THE LAKE AND WILLOW RIDGE, INC.
AND NOT BY THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED ON THE APPLICATION.
THE LAKE IS A SEPARATE THEORETICAL ENTITY IN ORDER FOR THE LAKE TO APPLY FOR AND BE GRANTED ANNEXATION THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE CORPORATION.
IN THIS CASE, THE HOMEOWNER'S CONTIGUOUS TO THE PROPERTY MUST HAVE A MEETING AND A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE SHAREHOLDERS.
THE APPLICATION FOR ANNEXATION IS DEVOID OF A RESOLUTION OR NEEDING MINUTES DETAILING THAT A MEETING WAS HELD AND THAT OUR VOTE WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANNEXATION.
AS THERE WAS NOT THIS VOTE, THE APPLICATION IS FATALLY FLAWED AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THIS BODY.
FINALLY, THE APPLICATION IS UNTIMELY AS IT WAS NOT FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ELECTION ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2019.
GEORGE PREVAILS IN LITIGATION, THE INCORPORATION DATE WILL BE RETROACTIVE TO 30 DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE ELECTION RESULTS, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 23RD, 2019.
ANY APPLICATION FILED AFTER THAT DAY WILL BE NULL AND VOID BECAUSE IT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE PROPER PROCEDURES.
I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE COMMON SENSE AND REASON AND DENY THE ANNEXATION REQUEST FOR THE MULTITUDE OF REASONS STATED ABOVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
DOUGLAS ZOTT THESE REQUESTS FOR ANNEXATION FROM PETITIONERS INTO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE IS JUST AN ATTEMPT TO BYPASS A CORRECTLY HELD ELECTION WITH A MAJORITY RULE IN FAVOR OF SUPPORTING THE CITY OF ST.
GEORGE I'VE REVIEWED 10 YEARS OF MEETING MINUTES FOR THE WILLOW GROVE POA OF THE WILLOW RIDGE SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS HELD ANNUALLY TYPICALLY IN THE SPRING.
AND ALL OF THE PETITIONERS ARE PART OF THOSE MINUTES.
AND THERE'S NO MENTION OR REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE WAS EVER DISCUSSED OR BROUGHT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
AND THOSE MEETINGS, THE FOLLOWING PETITIONERS, WILLIAM B, BILL, THAT ODETTA WAS THE PRESIDENT FOR NUMEROUS YEARS AS ALSO PETITIONER CLAUDE, CJ BROUSSARD WAS AN OFFICER FOR ALMOST ALL THOSE YEARS FOR THEM TO CLAIM THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION TO BEING INCLUDED IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
WHEN IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE MAJORITY OF PROPERTY OWNERS WORK OR WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ST.
GEORGE AS PART OF BATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORT, WILLIAM BILL BENEDETTO STATED HE CONTACTED ALL OF THE SUBDIVISION RESIDENTS, NO SUCH CONTACT WAS MADE TO MY HOUSEHOLD, OR AT LEAST TWO OF MY NEIGHBORS.
IT'S WIDELY HELD BELIEF THAT THIS EFFORT WAS DONE BEHIND THE BACKS OF THE ST.
GEORGE SUPPORTERS UNTIL IT CAME TO BE NOTICED THROUGH THE PUBLIC CLOUD.
NEXT COMMENT IS FROM NORMAN BROWNING MEMBERS OF THE BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS NORA AND BROWNING, AND I'M A PROPERTY OWNER WITH ANY BATON ROUGE PARISH OR REGISTERED VOTER AMAZON AT ONE FIVE NINE FIVE FIVE CONFEDERATE AVENUE.
I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PETITION TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF ST.
GEORGE, WHICH WAS OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED BY THE VOTERS ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2019 AS CHAIRMAN I SPEAK ON MY OWN BEHALF ON THE BEHALF OF SIGNED PETITIONERS TO INCORPORATE ST GEORGE AND ON BEHALF OF THE VOTERS WHO VOTED TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF ST.
GEORGE IN REVIEW OF THE REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION, I HAVE MULTIPLE CONCERNS FIRST AND FOREMOST IS THE MANNER IN WHICH THIS ANNEXATION WAS EXECUTED.
HOA PROTOCOL WAS TOTALLY IGNORED.
RESIDENTS WERE EITHER MISINFORMED OR NOT INFORMED AT ALL, AND NEVER OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSED ISSUE.
THIRD, THESE INDIVIDUAL HOMES FAILED TO MEET THE ANNEXATION REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THE HOMES ARE NOT CONTIGUOUS TO BAT LAST BUT NOT LEAST ALLOWING THE ALTERATION OF THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES AFTER AN APPROVED ELECTION.
AND WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A LAWSUIT IS INDICATIVE THAT EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PLAINTIFFS TO UNDERMINE AND SUPPRESS THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE OF ST.
GEORGE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWING.
THE ANNEXATION OF A FEW COULD CREATE MUCH DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING THE PROPER POLICE OR EMERGENCY SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS BASED ON 13 HOMES OF 41 ANNEXES WITH THIS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION, THEY HINDER TIMELY AND INAPPROPRIATE SERVICES TO ALL DETERMINING TAX ALLOCATIONS, MILLAGES SALES TAX WITHIN SOME ZIP CODES WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE ON A HEALTHY HOUSE BY HOUSE BASIS.
SEPARATING VOTING ELIGIBILITIES ON CERTAIN ELECTIONS WITHIN SOME PRECINCTS WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE ON A HOUSE BY HOUSE BASIS, WHICH MUNICIPALITY WILL OWN THE ROADS, THEREFORE PROVIDING MAINTENANCE AND HOW WILL THE COST BE DIVIDED AGAINST MAINTENANCE EXCEEDS BETWEEN THE TWO MUNICIPALITIES.
IF THERE ARE PIECEMEAL ANNEXATIONS, SUBDIVISIONS SHOULD REMAIN WHOLE AT THIS POINT IN THE
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GAME, IT MAKES LITTLE BUSINESSES TO APPROVE THESE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL ANNEXATIONS, AS IT COULD PROVE GREAT HEARTACHE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.NEXT COMMENT IS FROM KEITH RICHARDSON.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THOSE IN WILLOW RIDGE, WHO CHOSE ST.
GEORGE AT THE VOTING BOOTH AND WHO DO NOT WANT TO CIRCUMVENT THE WILL OF THE VOTERS.
ANNEXATION WILLOW RIDGE CONSISTS OF 40 HOMES.
15 OF THOSE HOMES WERE ON A LAKE TOTAL HOME DESIGNED TO ANNEX TO BATON ROUGE, TOTAL 14 THAT'LL HOMES, DESIRING ST.
GEORGE'S 26 MAJORITY EQUALS ST.
GEORGE LAKE OWNERS BREAKDOWN, LAKE HOMEOWNERS, DESIRING TO ANNEX TO BATON ROUGE, TOTAL SEVEN LAKE HOMEOWNERS, DESIRE AND ST.
GEORGE EIGHT MAJORITY EQUAL ST.
GEORGE, LOT 38 OWNED BY ROSA DESHAY FOGGER ORIGINALLY SIGNED FOR BATON ROUGE AND THAT'S FORMALLY WITHDRAWN HER ANNEXATION DOCUMENTS.
PRESENTLY, THERE IS CONTROVERSY ABOUT HOW THE ANNEXATION PETITION GOT STARTED.
MR. BELL BENEDETTO, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE SUBDIVISION CLAIMS RESIDENTS CAME TO HIM.
A LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS CONTACTED ME THE CURRENT SUBDIVISION PRESIDENT STATING HE WAS CONTACTING THEM.
NO ONE ON HUNTER'S COURT WAS CANVAS, NOR WAS I BILL WAS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING HIS ISSUES TO THE HOA MEETING, BUT DECLINED.
CHARLES LANDRY IS THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE HOMEOWNERS DESIRING BATON ROUGE.
BILL STATED IN EMAILS TO MEET AND EMAILS TO ONE RESIDENT THAT HE WAS SOLICITING THAT CHARLES HAD SPENT MONTHS ON SOME CREATIVE MANEUVERS TO ALLOW FOR ANNEXATION.
THESE CREATIVE MANEUVERS DID NOT INCLUDE HUNTER SCORE.
ONE WOULD THINK THAT A CREATIVE MANEUVER WOULD HAVE INCLUDED THESE FIVE POUNDS, CHARLES LANDRY CLAIMS. ONE MUST HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT TO BATON ROUGE.
IF ANNEXATION IS SO EASY, WHY MONTHS WORKING ON CREATIVE IDEAS? MANY ARE ASKING NOW WHO ARE BLIND FOR BATON ROUGE.
BILL SERVED SEVERAL TERMS AS HOA PRECEDENT.
WILLOW RIDGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN UNINCORPORATED.
NOTHING WOULD HAVE PREVENTED REQUESTING ANNEXATION 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO.
MAYBE HE DOES NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF ST.
GEORGE, WHERE HE AND OTHERS HAVE HAD LITTLE INFLUENCE WITH THE NEW COUNCIL.
WE DO NOT THINK IT PRUDENT TO SET A PRECEDENT TO CREATIVELY MANEUVER OUR WAY OUT OF A PUBLIC VOTE THAT WAS IN FAVOR OF ST.
WE WERE ALL TAUGHT GROWING UP THAT YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET YOUR WAY SIGNATURES AND EMAILS OF ALL 26 HOMEOWNERS FOR ST.
GEORGE ARE ON FILE, INCLUDING WITHDRAWAL FROM NEXT COMMENT IS FROM CHRIS RILES.
I AM PROPERTY IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, AND I'M A REGISTERED VOTER AND RESIDE AT ONE EIGHT ZERO FOUR ZERO CASCADES AVENUE.
I'M THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE PETITION TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF ST.
GEORGE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS.
I SPEAK ON MY OWN BEHALF ON BEHALF OF THE VOTERS WHO SIGNED THE PETITION TO INCORPORATE ST GEORGE AND ON BEHALF OF THE VOTERS WHO VOTED TO INCORPORATE ST.
GEORGE BOUNDARIES WERE ESTABLISHED AND THE PETITION TO INCORPORATE ST.
GEORGE THE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS CAN NOT BE ULTRA GOD AS COUNCIL NORMAN BROWNING.
AND I FILED A LAWSUIT IN THE 19TH JDC CHALLENGING THE VALIDITY OF ANNEXATIONS OF AREAS WITHIN THE ST.
GEORGE BOUNDARIES, A PRETTY MODEST COUNCIL AFTER THE ELECTION TO INCORPORATE ST GEORGE, THE CASE IS STILL PENDING IN THE 19TH JDC.
IN ADDITION, THE LEGAL ISSUES RAISED IN THE PENDING SUIT, AND THERE ARE OTHER COMPELLING REASONS TO REJECT THE ANNEXATION REQUESTS, THE PROPOSAL, THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION, OR LOT LOCATED IN A 41 LOT SUBDIVISION WITH A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THE OWNERS OF ONLY 15, LOTS CP ANNEXATION AND BATON ROUGE.
THE 15 LOTS ARE NOT CONTIGUOUS TO EACH OTHER.
OUR APPROVAL OF THIS ANNEXATION WILL CREATE NEEDLESS, CHAOS AND CONFUSION FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE WILLOW RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS AND RESIDENTS CONCERNING THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICE PROTECTION, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, STREET, MAINTENANCE, DRAINAGE, GARBAGE COLLECTION, PERMITTING, AND OTHER MATTERS.
THE RESULT WILL LIKELY BE UNNECESSARY DELAYS IN SERVICES, THE ANNEXATION, WHICH WILL AFFECT THE SUBDIVISION.
HOWEVER, THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HAS NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON THE ANNEXATION AND ACTUALLY PORTIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS, PARTICULARLY A FEW NON-CONTIGUOUS LOTS, BUT THEN THE SUBDIVISION WILL SET PRECEDENT, WHICH IS UNMANAGEABLE FROM A DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT.
UNLIKE PRIOR ANNEXATIONS OF PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF ST.
GEORGE BOUNDARIES ARE PRETTY BY THIS COUNCIL, WHERE THERE WERE NO RESIDENCES.
THESE ANNEXATIONS INCLUDE RESIDENCES THAT HAVE VOTERS.
THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION WE'LL CHANGE THE ELECTION DISTRICTS FOR OFFICES WITHIN THE BATON OR CITY LIMITS.
I USED CITY COURT JUDGES THAT NOURISH CONSTABLE AND FOR ALL DISTRICTS, WHICH DO NOT INCLUDE BATON OR CITY LIMITS JUSTICE AS THE PEACE COURTS AND CONSTABLE ABOUT NURSE CITY COURT WILL HAVE JURISDICTION OVER MATTERS OCCURRING IN 16, OUT OF THE 41, LOTS SUBDIVISIONS SHOULD BE LEFT HOLE UNLESS THE MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION VOTE TO ANNEX THE ANNEXATION SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL.
THE APPLICATION TO ANNEX THE LAKE LODGE SHOULD BE REJECTED BECAUSE IT IS INCOMPLETE.
THE LAKE LOT IS OWNED BY A NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND DOES NOT INCLUDE A RESOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION.
I DON'T PUT PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS 88 THROUGH 91.
MY NAME IS CHARLES LANDRY, AND I AM THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING WILLIAM BENNETT.
DETTO IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNEXATION OF WILLOW RIDGE SUBDIVISION LOT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FEW POINTS TO CLARIFY WHAT MAY BE SUBMITTED BY THOSE IN OPPOSITION.
ONE, THE METHODOLOGY USED TO GROUP THE ANNEXATION PROPERTY IS LEGAL, CUSTOMARY, AND APPROPRIATE.
ALL OF THE LOTS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE WILLOW BAY DRIVE BACK UP TO THE CITY LIMITS
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OF BATON ROUGE.NOW THEY HAVE DIRECT CONNECTIVITY TO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF LOTS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF WILLOW BAY DRIVE ARE CONTIGUOUS TO ATTRACTIVE LAND, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE LAKE AT WILLOW RIDGE, INC, WHICH IS ALSO AN APPLICANT FOR THE SAINT ANNEXATION.
THERE'S A LOT IS PRIVATELY OWNED AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS.
WILLOW BAY DRIVE LOTS AND THE LAKE AT WILLOW RIDGE TRACT ARE TAKEN COLLECTIVELY AS A WHOLE RESULTS IN ALL OF THE TRACKS BEING CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY.
THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND APPROVED BY THE METRO COUNCIL AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF ANNEXATIONS WHERE MULTIPLE TRACKS HAVE BEEN ANNEXED.
THE THREE OTHER LOTS IN THE EASTERN SIDE OF WILLOW BAY DRIVE ARE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CITY LIMITS.
A SHORT PORTION OF THE PUBLIC ROAD IS INCLUDED IN THE ANNEXATION AREA AS IS CUSTOMARILY DONE IN SUCH CASES TO CREATE AN ANNEXATION CORRIDOR STATE LAW.
IT IS ALSO AN ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE LEGAL AND CUSTOMARY THAT A PUBLIC ROAD BE USED AS A CORRIDOR TO CONNECT NEARBY PROPERTY.
AS A REFERENCE TRACKS WITHIN THE MALL, LOUISIANA WERE ANNEX USING INTERSTATE 10 AS WHAT'S AS WAS RICHARD LIPSEY'S ANNEXATION SEGUN MARKETPLACE WAS CONNECTED TO THE CITY USING THE CITY PARISH OWN DRAINAGE CORRIDOR OF WARDS CREEK.
NUMBER TWO AUTHORITY OF THE LAKE AT WILLOW RIDGE, INC.
ALTHOUGH THIS BODY HAS NEVER REQUESTED WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY OF ANY ENTITY TO ANNEX, WE HAVE PROVIDED THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE BYLAWS AND UNAPPROVED FULLY EXECUTED RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE LAKE.
IT WILL ORIG INC AUTHORIZING THE ACTIONS TAKEN TO ANNEX.
NUMBER THREE, HAVING SOME LOTS, AND IN SOME LOTS OUT DOES NOT PRESENT AN ISSUE FOR PROVIDING SERVICES.
THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT HAVE STATED THESE ANNEXATIONS WILL HAVE NO ADVERSE IMPACT ON THEIR EXISTING SERVICE.
AND IN OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THE LOTS BEING ANNEX.
THERE ARE EXAMPLES ALL OVER THE PARISH WHERE PORTIONS OF STREET, UH, PORTIONS OF PROPERTY AND STREETS ARE IN THE PARISH AND OTHER PORTIONS AREN'T CENTRAL ZACHARY OR BAKER.
ADDITIONALLY, YOU MAY RECALL WHERE THE MALL OF LOUISIANA WAS ANNEX SEARS AND DILLARD'S, THAT IS PHYSICALLY CONNECTED TO THE MALL ELECTED TO REMAIN WITHIN THE PARISH.
SO AT THE ENTRANCE OF EACH OF THOSE STORES IN THE MALL, THE CITY WAS ON THE MALL SIDE OF IT'S DOOR THRESHOLD, AND EACH DOOR WAS IN THE PARISH, SURROUNDED BY THE CITY.
OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT AS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS JOINT RESPONSE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HAVE THE MOST SAFE AND EFFICIENT RESPONSE FOR NUMEROUS EVENTS.
NUMBER FOUR, THESE ANNEXATIONS WILL HAVE ZERO IMPACT ON THE REMAINING LOTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE REMAINING LOTS ARE EXERCISING THEIR RIGHT TO BE IN THE PROPOSED CITY OF ST.
GEORGE, IF IT IS INCORPORATED IN THE FUTURE, THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS ARE NOT IN ANY WAY AFFECTED OR CHANGED AS A RESULT OF THESE ANNEXATION.
THESE ANNEXATIONS HAVE NO IMPACT ON ANY OF THEIR SERVICES.
NOW WE'RE IN THE FUTURE OF ST.
IT HAS NO IMPACT ON THE HOA, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHETHER A LOT IS IN THE CITY OR NOT ARE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF EACH OF THESE ANNEXATIONS.
I CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS 88 OR NINE ONE THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT CLOSES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WHY YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP, UH, ASHLEY OR JUSTIN, IF Y'ALL WOULD, UM, BRING UP ON THE SCREEN, THE, THE MAP THAT I HAD SENT TO YOU GUYS.
UH, SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, I HAD, I ASKED, PREPARE A MAP FOR US, BASICALLY WENT WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ITEMS ON ONE MAP SO THAT WE CAN REALLY GET A GOOD LOOK AT EXACTLY.
YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.
UM, I WILL TELL YOU, I'VE NEVER SEEN AN ANNEXATION DONE IN THIS FASHION.
UM, YOU KNOW, TO ME, IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS MAP AND YOU TRY TO IMAGINE, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S A POTHOLE, UH, ON ONE STRETCH OF THE STREET, THAT'S MAYBE AFFECTED THE NEIGHBORS IN THE BACK, UH, YOU KNOW, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR COMING IN AND FIXING THAT POTHOLE.
HOW DO THE NEIGHBORS KNOW WHICH ENTITY TO CALL, UM, SAME THING WITH A DRAINAGE ISSUE OR A SEWER ISSUE? UM, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE CITY OF ST GEORGE'S GARBAGE COLLECTION.
SO, UH, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF THERE'S DIFFERENT GARBAGE COLLECTION DAYS FOR THESE TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS AND ALL THAT STUFF IS YET TO BE WORKED OUT.
UM, I JUST CAN'T SEE THE SENSE IN US DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHERE WE BREAK UP A NEIGHBORHOOD INTO INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL, LITTLE PIECES, PARTS IN THE CITY, PARTS, NOT, UH, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND, AND I GET THE ARGUMENT THAT, UH, YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO WHAT MUNICIPALITY YOU WANT TO, UH, IF YOU'RE ON THE EDGE LIKE THAT.
UH, BUT REALLY AN ANNEXATION HAS TO WORK TWO WAYS.
ONE, IF THE PROPERTY OWNER'S GOT TO WANT TO DO IT, BUT TWO, WE HAVE TO HAVE A REASONABLE WAY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES.
AND I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S THE CASE, UH, IN THIS INSTANCE.
SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DELETE THESE ITEMS. THANK YOU.
THERE'S A MOTION TO DELETE ITEMS, 80, 8,891.
YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU, THEN YOU CAN SECOND.
WHO WANTS TO SPEAK? TRY? YOU WANT TO SPEAK? YEAH, THERE ISN'T ANYBODY.
I COULDN'T SEE IF THERE WAS ANYBODY ELSE.
I I'VE LIVED THIS, UH, PROBLEM
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WHERE YOU HAVE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.SOME PEOPLE ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO OTHER PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.
UM, WE DID THIS, UH, I DON'T KNOW.
IT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO AND THE FIRE DISTRICT, UM, CHENEY DEAL'S FIRE DISTRICT AND CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT, WHERE ONE OF THE FILINGS WAS OUTSIDE.
I GOTTA TELL YOU BREAKING IT UP LIKE THIS, WHERE YOU LITERALLY HAVE YOUR NEIGHBOR ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE STREET IS NOT IN GO DOWN A LITTLE FARTHER.
AND THE OTHER ONE IS IN, WE HAVE THE PROBLEM, A COAST ROAD INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF ZACHARY AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
UM, AND IN THE PARISH SIDE, BREAKING UP A SUBDIVISION LIKE THIS IS GOT TO BE PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST IDEAS I'VE EVER SEEN NOW, WHETHER IT'S LEGAL, WHETHER IT'S NOT, WHO HAS THE RIGHTS TO BRING IT ON.
AND PART OF THE JIRA GERITICAL ENTITY THAT IS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT CAME UP, I CAN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THAT.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS IS, THIS IS KINDA NEW TO ME AS FAR AS THIS ISSUE AND HOW IT'S COMING UP.
UM, I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF CALLS ON IT AND, UH, I WASN'T ABLE TO GET BACK.
I PLAN ON GETTING BACK IF THIS IS, IF YOU KNOW, IF THIS COMES UP IN THE FUTURE, OR IF, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE, IF IT DOESN'T NEED TO BINGE, BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT THE WAY THIS ANNEXATION IS DONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET.
AND ON EITHER SIDE, IT'S JUST THE SERVICES THAT ARE, IT'S GOING TO BE CHAOTIC.
AND IT DOES A D AND IN MY CASE, I BELIEVE IT DOES A DISSERVICE TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THOSE HOMES, GOING FORWARD, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE NOW, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO DO IT, BUT GOING FORWARD, IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE, CONFUSING MESS AND NIGHTMARE.
SO I CAN'T BE, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS THE WAY IT IS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE IN THE OTHER SPEAKERS THAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK.
UH, IS BOB ABBOTT AVAILABLE? BOB? ARE YOU THERE, BOB? YEAH, I'M HERE.
HEY, BOB, I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS JUST TO HAVE YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS FROM THE EMAILS THAT WERE SENT IN THAT OBJECTION.
UH, ONE, I'M LOOKING AT ACTUALLY AN EMAIL THAT, THAT YOU SENT ME, UH, WHEN THE, THE LAKE AT WILLOW RIDGE, UM, LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION.
DOES THE LAKE AT WILLOW RIDGE, EVEN THOUGH THE BOARD THAT MANAGES, THAT CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION ONTO WHAT THEY, THEY WANT TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY, DO THEY HAVE TO CALL, CALL AN ACTUAL MEETING OF ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS AND HAVE THAT BOARD MAKE A DETERMINATION WITH THIS, WITH THE SHAREHOLDERS PRESENT AND DO THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE A RESOLUTION OF THAT ACTION TO GO ALONG WITH THE PETITION? OKAY.
FIRST OF ALL, I DO NOT HAVE THE ARTICLES OR THE BYLAWS OF THE COOPERATE.
SO WHAT WE DID IS IN FACT, THE SECTOR, RIGHT? AND ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE, ACTING FOR THE COOPERATION,
AND I THINK VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER ARE ALL IN ONE.
SO THAT'S, AS FAR AS WE LOOK AND WHETHER THEY HAVE TO ACT ALL MEETING OR NOT, UH, WOULD BE A PART OF THEIR BYLAW.
I UNDERSTOOD FROM THE LANDRY'S COMMENTS THAT THEY HAD PROVIDED A RESOLUTION WITH COOPERATE I HAVE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I HAVE IT, OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS THAT RESOLUTION, BUT THAT WOULD BE WHAT YOU WOULD RELY ON.
UM, JUST FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF THIS, UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS MR. MOREL, THAT IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS STATED THAT WILLOW RIDGE SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON ANNEXATION AT EITHER THEIR ANNUAL MEETING OR I'VE IMAGINED IT WOULD BE A SPECIAL MEETING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO, EVEN IF IT WAS, UH, NOT THE ENTIRETY OF
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THE HOA, BUT JUST A FEW MEMBERS OF THE HOA, WOULD IT NOT BY, UH, I GUESS HE WROTE, I'M TRYING TO READ MY WRITING HERE, UH, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING, EVEN IF IT WAS A FEW, FEW MEMBERS OF THE HOA, NOT THE ENTIRE HOA.AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER CORPORATION APOC PROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS FORMED.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THE ARTICLES WITH THE CORPORATION.
AND THEY ARE BASICALLY SAYING IS THEIR HOA PLAN OF GOVERNMENT AND TAKE SECTION.
IT MAY BE THAT THERE IS A CONTRACTUAL MATTER BETWEEN THE ACRE PROPERTY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DAMAGING THEIR BABY, THEIR PRIVATE ACCIDENT, BUT AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE BURN, IN MY OPINION, THE SAFE JACKETS AND THE PART OF GOVERNMENT AWAY ARTICLE INCORPORATED, I HAVE NOT SEEN.
I THINK I'M UNDERSTANDING HERE AS, AS A NON ATTORNEY, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING HERE.
SO IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE WOULD HAVE, AND TELL ME WHEN I'M OFF, CAUSE I'M SURE I MAY BE, IF WE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SAID THEY FORBID ANY OTHER ZONING, OTHER THAN A ONE THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S JUST PERTINENT TO THAT HOA AND WOULD REGULATE WHAT THE MUNICIPALITY COULD DO.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THAT'S CORRECT.
YOU MEAN YOU HAVE A CONSTITUTION, YOU HAVE STATE STATUTE.
IN THIS CASE, WE WOULD INTERJECT IN THE PARAGRAPH AND THEN THE CITY PARIS ORDINANCES.
THEN IF THERE ARE OTHER PRIVATE AGREEMENT, WHICH THAT AIN'T YOUR WAY IS A PRIVATE AGREEMENT ABOVE THE PROPERTY, OVER 45 PROPERTY OWNERS OWN THAT IS A PRIVATE AGREEMENT.
THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS, IT'S NOT A VIOLATION THAT PRIVATE AGREEMENTS CAN FALL PRIOR GOVERNMENT ORDINANCES.
I'VE GOT ONE FURTHER QUESTION.
YOU WANT YOUR EXTRA TIME, PLEASE, PLEASE.
UH, KEITH RICHARDSON, THE, THIS IS THE EMAIL I RECEIVED KEITH RICHARDSON, WHICH I'M READING HERE IS THE HOA PRESIDENT.
HE'S GOT A PERSON NAMED DESHAY FALL, GAR WHO HAD REMOVED OR WITHDREW, UH, THEIR NAME FROM THE PETITION.
DO YOU SEE THAT PERSON'S NAME HAVING BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THAT PETITION OR IF THIS MOVES FORWARD, WOULD THAT PERSON STILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PETITION? EVIDENTLY THEY FILED AN AMENDED PETITION ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE.
THE MATTER YOU'RE CONSIDERING TODAY DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT LAW PERSON, MATH.
IT WAS THE RED, THE RED BLOCK.
WELL, THIS IS, THIS IS A HIGHLY CONTENTIOUS.
UH, THIS IS A HIGHLY CONTENTIOUS ITEM.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF, I MEAN, THIS I'LL TELL YOU THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT THIS.
I THINK WE SHOULD DEFER THIS ITEM.
AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE PEOPLE DIG UP THE, UH, THE BYLAWS, BOTH FOR THE LAKE AND FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT EVERYONE IN THE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAN FEEL LIKE THEY'VE HAD THEIR VOICE HEARD AND THAT EVERY, THAT ALL THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT AS BEING HELD BOUND BY THOSE, YOU KNOW, CIVIL, UH, CONTRACTS BETWEEN THOSE FOLKS, BUT HAVE EVERYONE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHO'S GOT THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT AND EVERYTHING WAS DONE ON THE UP AND UP, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER IF WE COULD FOR JUST TWO WEEKS AND THEN ASK PEOPLE TO MAKE ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THEM ONLINE WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING.
THERE'S A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DEFER ITEMS. 88 THROUGH 91 OR TWO WEEKS.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'D LIKE TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? THE MOTION DIES FOR LACK A SECOND.
COUNCILWOMAN, WHERE YOU WANT TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION.
YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO MAKE A MOTION FOR 30 DAYS HERE.
WE GOT A MOTION TO DEFER BY 30 DAYS BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS AS THEIR SECOND,
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SECOND BY WATSON COUNCILMAN ULTIMATELY WILL VOTE ON A SECOND.I THINK BOB MAY HAVE YOU, THIS QUESTION MAY HAVE ASKED THIS QUESTION ALREADY.
MY FIRST QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE WITH, UH, CONSTITUENTS OF RESONANCE OF THE INTERIOR, WANTING TO BE ANNEXED TO BATON ROUGE.
WAS IT LEGAL FOR, SO WE VOTED ON THAT ITEM TONIGHT AND APPROVED IT.
WOULDN'T BE LEGAL IF WE CHOSE TO.
SO I THINK BOB ANSWERS THE QUESTION, BUT JUST FOR CLARITY, IS IT LEGAL FOR US TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT? THAT'S THE THING ISSUE THAT'S COME UP WITH ALL THE OTHER REQUESTS THAT MATTER IS BEING CHALLENGED IN COURT.
I'M NOT TAKING A POSITION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
AND SO I HAVEN'T REALLY LOOKED AT THAT AS FAR AS I KNOW AT THIS POINT THERE IS.
SO WE DO, WE GO PICK THEM UP FIVE, JUST LIKE WE HAVE ALL YOUNGER FOR PATIENTS THAT ARE COMING ALIVE.
MY NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE TO LINDA.
I THINK SOMEONE MENTIONED, UH, THE, THE ENORMOUS AMOUNT ORDERS, THE HIKING PROPERTY TAXES IN BATON ROUGE VERSUS ST.
BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING BASED ON THE WAY A FIRE INSURANCE HAS INJECTED SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS WITH DOWN INSIDE, IS THAT, IS THAT TRUE LENDER? WELL, WHAT I DID, COUNCILMAN IS I RAN THE NUMBERS ON A HOUSE THAT WAS 400, $406,500 HOUSE.
GEORGE GEORGIA, IF YOU'RE A HOUSE IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, AND THE DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT $313 MORE IN TAXES, IF YOU'RE IN THE CITY ABOUT AND RICH NOW, DEPENDING ON WHICH BUYER WHO ACTUALLY SERVICES THEM FIRE, THAT'S THE FIRE MILLAGES THAT THEY'LL GET CHARGED.
AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK OUT LIKE ME.
SO ALL I COULD DO WAS RUN A HOUSE OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ST.
GEORGE VERSUS A HOUSE OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT IN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
AND THE DIFFERENCE IS $313 ANNUALLY ON A HOUSE VALUED AT 400, $6,500.
AM I, AM I, I GUESS MY LAST STATEMENT IS, YOU KNOW, I RECOGNIZE AND UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS TO ZIGZAG AND THE LINES CROSSING, WRITING SOME PEOPLE IN DRAWING SOME PEOPLE OUT AND HOW THAT POTENTIALLY IS GOING TO BE BAD FOR BATON ROUGE.
GEORGE DID THE EXACT SAME THING IN TERMS OF JOHN, SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ENJOYING SOME OUT TO CREATE THE CITY.
AND SO UP IS BAD FOR BATON ROUGE.
IT OUGHT TO BE BAD FOR ST JOE'S.
AND IF IT'S NOT BAD FOR ST GEORGE'S OUGHT NOT BE BAD FOR BATON ROUGE, IF FOLKS WANT TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A NEW CITY, I THINK WE SHOULD NOT STOP THEM FROM BEING ALLOWED TO DO SO.
OTHER ITEMS HAVE COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL IN TERMS OF BUSINESSES OR RESIDENTS OR NEIGHBORHOODS WANTING TO BE AN EXTENT WE CHOSE TO DO SO THEN I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD DEFER OR CHOOSE NOT TO DO SO TONIGHT.
AND IF WE'RE SAYING THAT THE IDEA THAT THE WAY THIS IS GOING ABOUT THE WAY THE LINES HAVE BEEN DRAWN AND THE WAY THAT RESIDENTS HAVE CHOSE TO APPROACH THE SITUATION IS WRONG, AND IT SHOULD BE WRONG FOR THE CITY OF ST.
JOE'S TO BE INCORPORATED BECAUSE THOSE LINES WERE DRAWN THE EXACT SAME WAY.
IT'S CHARLES LANDRY ON THE LINE.
SO WHAT WOULD THAT BE INSTEAD OF THOSE? THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? COUNCILMAN WICKER.
I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF, UM, QUESTIONS AND A COUPLE OF JUST FOLLOW UP COMMENTS FROM SOME OF THE THINGS, UM, COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE.
UM, I NEEDED TO KNOW THERE WAS SOME DISCREPANCY AND I KNOW THE MAP WAS THERE, BUT THERE WERE SOME SEEMINGLY, UM, DIFFERENCES OF OPINION.
AND THIS IS PROBABLY FOR THE, UH, PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPERTIES WERE CONTENT WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTIGUOUS.
AND SOMEONE FROM PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE COMES ALONG.
HEY, ALL THESE, PROBABLY THAT GROUP OF A LOT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE SUBDIVISION THAT HAS TO READ RIGHT AWAY THAT THEY'RE DIRECTLY
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ACROSS WITH A PUBLIC STREET FROM, BUT THAT IS THE NORMAL WAY.AND IT'S BACK TO THE PROVIDERS.
SO THEY'RE CONSIDERED, THEY'RE ALL CONSIDERED CONTIGUOUS IN YOUR OPINION.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO ASK, AND I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT OUR LAWSUIT IN TERMS OF THE CITY PARISH LAWSUIT, BUT, UM, HAS THERE BEEN ANY UPDATE IN REGARD TO THE PROGRESS OR THE PROCESS OF THE LAWSUIT WHERE IT IS? I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING.
I DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK THAT QUESTION IN THE EVENT THAT YOU DID HAVE ANY INFORMATION, I'LL JUST MAKE THIS COMMENT.
I THINK IT IS JUST ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE AND I KNOW EVERYTHING IS, IS BEING BLAMED ON COVID, BUT I THINK THAT, UH, JUST THE DELAY IN BEING ABLE TO MAKE A DEFINITIVE DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IS JUST ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE.
AND THIS WHOLE PROCESS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM MISTAKEN SUCH A LONG TIME, UH, WITH, UH, WITH, UH, ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE TO ACTUALLY BRING CLOSURE TO THIS.
UM, I THINK IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.
AND SO NOW WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH ALL THESE THINGS ALONG THAT PROCESS, BECAUSE THAT SITUATION IS TAKING SUCH A LONG TIME.
UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO ASK IS IN AFTER THAT QUESTION, IS CAN ANYONE DESIRING TO BE INCORPORATED INTO AN AREA, UH, DO THAT AT ANY POINT IN TIME, UM, FROM HERE ON OUT, OR IS THERE SOME LIMITATIONS ON WHEN YOU CAN REQUEST INCORPORATION IS INCORPORATED IT BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO LEAVE THE DOOR AND JOIN THAT THEY GET BACK.
IT HAPPENED TO LET THEM GO AND THEN THEY CAN HAVE WITH THE CITY IF THEY GOT ALL THE OTHER EVENTS.
AND MY LAST COMMENT, BOB, IS THAT AS I APPRECIATE IT, GOING BACK TO COUNCILMAN WATSON'S COMMENT ABOUT DEFERRING THIS ITEM TO LOOK AT A BYLAWS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT, AS I APPRECIATE, I THOUGHT THAT AS THE CITY GOVERNMENT, WE DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE, UH, HOS RULES AND REGULATIONS AS A CITY PARISH BODIES, THAT TRUE OR NOT TRUE.
THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.
COUNCILWOMAN COLLINS LEWIS, GO AHEAD.
AND THEN WE'LL COME TO YOU, DWIGHT.
I THINK TARA ANSWERED MY QUESTION TOO, WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION THAT MAC REFERRED TO THAT, WHICH REALLY, I DIDN'T THINK HAD ANY BEARING ON OUR DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER CANNOT, UH, ENFORCE THAT.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND IF THE LOTS ARE CONTINUOUS, THEN, YOU KNOW, I'M OKAY WITH IT.
WE, UH, ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE WANTED TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT, UM, OH GOD, I'VE LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT, BUT I THINK THAT IF I I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE ITEMS TO HAVE THE ANNEX AND OH, AND I KNOW WHAT THE OTHER THING WAS, TARA ALSO MENTIONED ABOUT THE COURT PART OF IT AND THE COVID IN THE LONG TIME.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S TAKEN PLACE ALL OVER THE PARISH IN TERMS OF COURT DATES.
SO I DON'T, I DON'T SEE THIS AS BEING A LONG TIME FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I MEAN, HE'S BEEN DEALING WITH OVER ISSUES FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, WHICH IS ONE THAT'LL BE COMING UP SOON, WHICH I WILL FEEL TO MEET YOU.
BUT, UM, UM, I'M GOING TO DEPORT THE FAMILY.
DON'T WANT TO ANNEX INTO THE SINGLE BEDROOM.
COUNSEL, HUDSON'S NEXT COUNCIL MEMBERS, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THE ORIGINAL MOTION ON THE FLOOR WAS THE DELETE.
THE ITEM WAS MOTION WAS MADE BY HUDSON SECOND BY WELCH.
THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION PUTS A DEFERRED BY 30 DAYS BY COUNCILWOMAN BANKS AND SECOND AND BY WATSON.
SO THAT'S THE TWO MOTIONS ON THE FLOOR.
NOW, COUNCILMAN WATSON, GO AHEAD.
YEAH, LOOK JUST ONE MORE WORD OF CAUTION BEFORE WE VOTE.
YOU KNOW, ONE THING I FAILED TO MENTION IN MY REMARKS BEFORE WAS, UH, IF THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD ANNEXATIONS, UH, WE'VE GOT TO REALLY BE CAREFUL BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, IT SHOULD ALSO BE OUR ANET, OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD DEANNA EXIT.
UH, AND LOOK, THAT'S GOING TO, AGAIN, SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT WHERE, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THIS ONE.
UH, WHAT IF SOME INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THAT SUBDIVISION SAY, HEY, LOOK, WE NO LONGER WANT TO BE IN BATON ROUGE.
MAYBE WE WANT TO BE UNINCORPORATED, UH, OR MAYBE WE WANT TO BE IN ST.
UM, THIS IS A DANGEROUS ROAD FOR US TO GO DOWN AND ASK MISS VALLEY.
UM, AND I JUST WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO, TO, TO NOT DO THIS, LIKE
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COUNSELORS, ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? YEAH.I HAVE ONE LAST TERMINAL THE SECOND PART OF MY TIME.
SO THERE WAS, THERE WAS SOME, THERE WERE SOME REALLY GOOD POINTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AND, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION WERE ABOUT THE HOA AND US IN FORCING THEM.
I, I UNDERSTAND THAT I DON'T, I WAS NEVER, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, I WAS NEVER UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH, ARE WE IN POSSESSION OF THE RESUME? CAUSE I, I, I APPRECIATE WHAT BOB SAID REGARDING THAT THE OFFICERS HAVE, UM, THEY'RE DEEMED TO SPEAK FOR A PARTICULAR THING.
SPEAKING IS ONE THING ACTING AS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IN MY BOOK WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING AS LARGE AS THIS, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LAND AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A GERITICAL ENTITY THAT HAS A BOARD AND HAS CERTAIN THINGS WE WOULD REQUIRE A RESOLUTION, HAS THE, HAVE THOSE RESOLUTIONS BEEN PROVIDED TO US AND BY WHOM TO, CAN ANYONE ANSWER THAT? ACTUALLY, I'M LOOKING AT THE TITIAN FOR GROUP ONE NOW.
I'M LOOKING THROUGH EACH OF THEM.
WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT, ASHLEY, LET ME MAKE SOME, LET ME, LET ME MAKE SOME OTHER POINTS JUST REAL QUICK.
UM, DID YOU FIND IT, I'M SORRY, JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU FIND, IF YOU FIND IT.
UH, SECOND THING IS, IS THAT IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IF WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SUBDIVISIONS COMING IN AND THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION THAT'S, TO ME, THAT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT WHEN YOU HAVE, WHEN YOU'RE LITERALLY HOPSCOTCHING ACROSS THE STREET AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE HAVING, AND, AND ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE STREET, IT'S NOT EVEN LIKE THERE'S A DIVIDING LINE.
THERE'S IN FACT, THERE'S NOT A DIVIDING LINE.
AND YOU KNOW, WHO'S GOING TO PICK UP WHAT TRASH, WHAT DAYS THINGS ARE GOING TO RESPOND.
AS FAR AS THE POLICE OFFICERS GO TO A PARTICULAR THING, IF THERE'S SOMETHING DONE, UM, CAN YOU EVEN, CAN YOU EVEN, UM, ENFORCE ORDINANCES ON A PARTICULAR STREET IF IT OCCURRED, UM, AND YOU HAVE TO GO AND FIGURE THAT OUT.
IT, IT CREATES SO MUCH CONFUSION WHEN YOU HAVE THIS HOPSCOTCH EFFECT.
AND LIKE I SAID, IF THIS WAS AN ENTIRE SUBDIVISION, THAT WOULD BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM ME, EVEN IF IT WAS THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE STREET, BUT IT'S NOT.
UM, I THINK THAT THIS TYPE OF ANNEXATION IS WHOLLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT'S BEING ON.
I COULD BE, CAUSE I DIDN'T WATCH IT VERY MUCH.
I DO KNOW THAT THERE WERE, UM, YOU KNOW, ISSUES AND ESSAY ISSUES.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE WERE ISSUES.
I THINK WHENEVER THEY DREW THE LINES FOR THE INCORPORATION EFFORT, I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WENT DOWN AND HOPSCOTCH INDIVIDUAL HOMES AND TOOK INDIVIDUAL HOMES OUT, LIKES BE LIKE WHAT'S BEING ASKED OF US TODAY.
UM, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT COMES UP THAT, UM, I'VE LIVED IT.
AND I GOTTA TELL YOU GOING FORWARD FOR THE, FOR THE RESIDENTS ON THE STREET FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WILL LIVE IN THAT HOUSE ARE EVER FOR THE REST OF THE TIME, IT'S A MISTAKE TO DO SOMETHING ON EMOTION VERSUS DOING SOMETHING FOR THE FUTURE.
AND THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL THING, NOT A FUTURE THING.
IF THEY WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE ENTIRE SIDE OF NAKED, SPEAK WITH ONE MIND AND ONE VOICE.
THAT'S ONE THING I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING HERE.
AND GIVEN THAT, UM, MAP THERE'S, THERE'S NO WAY POSSIBLE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE PEOPLE THE SERVICES THAT THEY PAY FOR ON THEIR TAXES.
AND SO ASHLEY, WERE YOU ABLE TO FIND ANY RESOLUTIONS I'M ULTRA? I HAVE A, UM, A CERTIFICATE FILED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THAT CORPORATION, WHICH ONE? I MEAN, BUT IS IT A RESOLUTION? I SEE IT'S THEIR CERTIFICATE? WHAT'S THEIR CERTIFICATE SAY? DOES IT SAY THAT BY THE LAKES, UM, CORPORATION SIGNED BY WILLIAM BENNETT DEBTOR.
SO BILL BENEDETTO AS THE LAKES CORPORATION PRESIDENT, HE FILED A, OUR RESOLUTION ON BEHALF
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OF THE COOPERATE.I MEAN, CAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE AN ATTORNEY, SO IT'S NOT A RESOLUTION.
HE DIDN'T PROVIDE A RESOLUTION TIME'S UP.
OR WICKER, YOU GOT YOUR SECOND ROUND.
THIS IS MY LAST AND FINAL COMMENT I'M DONE WITH IT.
UM, GOING BACK TO KIND OF WHAT I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, I FOR MYSELF HAVE LOST, UM, CONFIDENCE IN, UH, SOME SEGMENTS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND THEIR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO NOT HOLD THINGS OFF FOR POLITICAL REASONS.
AND I'M, I'M, I'M FRUSTRATED ABOUT THE FACT AGAIN, THAT IT'S TAKEN SO LONG THAT WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THESE LITTLE BITTY THINGS ALONG THE WAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE A JUDICIAL SYSTEM FOR WHATEVER REASON, BECAUSE THEY PROVEN THAT THEY'LL TAKE CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO TAKE.
SO MY ONLY ISSUE IS THAT, UM, I THINK THAT HOLDING THIS THE LONGER IT GETS, THE MORE COMPLICATED IT GETS.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE SEE THAT I'VE LOST CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS GRAVITATED MORE TO A MORE POLITICAL STANCE.
AND FOR THAT, UM, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN ON THIS ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION FIRST.
AND THAT WAS THE FIRE FOR 30 DAYS TO THE OCTOBER 28TH MEETING MOTION BY BANKS.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A ROLL CALL VOTE AND I'LL LET ASHLEY PLEASE VOTE.
YES OR NO ON THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO DEFER FOR 30 DAYS.
I WANT TO DEFERRAL COUNSEL ON EMOTION.
NO COUNCILWOMAN I'M NOT DEFERRING ANYTHING.
THE MOTION IS ITEMS 88, THREE 91 HAD BEEN THE FIRST FOR 30 DAYS OF OCTOBER 28TH MEETING.
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OKAY.SO REMEMBER, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM 92 AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF PRESIDENT.
THAT MEANS CERTAIN CONTRACT OR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WITH BALLER STOKES AND LIVE PC.
SO AS TO EXTEND THE TERM AND HE PRAISES ALLOWABLE CONSULTATION COMPENSATION BY THE SUM OF $40,500 TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $90,000 BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY COMMENTS ON IT.
ITEM 92, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 92 COUNSELOR, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 92 MOST PRETTY BY COLLINS LEWIS SECOND BY ROCCO AND ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING ON ITEM 92,
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BEEN APPROVED ITEM 93 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT AMEND THAT CERTAIN CONTRACT OR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES WITH CITY OF CANNES OR SO IT'S INCREASED ALLOWABLE COMPENSATION BY THE SUM OF $40,000 TO A TOTAL, NOT TO EXCEED $57,500.THIS MATTER MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 93, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 93 MOTION APPROVE ITEM 93 MOTION APPROVED BY HIM OR ROSA SECOND BY HUDSON OR ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING NON ITEM
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93 HAS BEEN APPROVED.WE'RE SEEING IT IN DIRECTLY THE CLERK OF COURT TO CANCEL THE NOTICE AND TO ATTEND RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2009 AND THE DECISION AND AN ORDER RECORD ON MARCH 12, 2010 IN A MATTER OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS CASSANDRA PRICE, LAWRENCE AND BRANDYWINE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
AND A DECISION AND ORDER RECORDED ON MARCH 12, 2010 IN THE MAYOR OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE VERSUS ELAINE F BALLOON AND BRANDYWINE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS INC.
THESE UNITS WERE SOLD TO A DEVELOPER PRODUCTIVITY, DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION BY COUNCILWOMAN COLA, DONNA COLLINS, LOUIS, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 94, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 94, COUNCILWOMAN COLORADO'S MOTION TO MOTION APPROVE ITEM 94.
THERE ARE SECOND SECOND BY THE CHAIR OR THE OBJECTION.
LET ME ASK IF I COULD GO AHEAD.
COUNCILMAN COUNCILMAN COLLINS LEWIS.
I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN SUFFERING.
UH, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME AND GO WITH THIS PLACE AND YOU'VE HAD YOUR HOPES UP THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET IT DONE.
I'M IMAGINING YOU'RE PUTTING THIS ON HERE AND YOU MUST FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS GONNA REALLY MAKE SOME CHANGE OUT THERE.
THEY HAVE SECURED THEIR FINANCING WITH TASK PREDATOR.
THE REASON THE HOUSING CORPORATION, THEY WERE LOOKING
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AT REMODELING TOO MUCH DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED WITH THE PROPERTY.THE DEVELOPER HAS GOTTEN PERMISSION FROM LOUISIANA HOUSING CORPORATION TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY, WHICH I'M EXCITED ABOUT AND TO REBUILD FROM THE GROUND UP.
SO THEY HAVE THEIR FUNDING IN PLACE.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE, IF YOU KNOW, IT WAS A CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, LOTS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE OWNING THE PROPERTIES AND THESE KINDS OF GOT MIXED UP SOMEWHERE, BUT THIS GIVES THEM CONTROL OF THE ENTIRE PROPERTY AND THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.
SO IN YOU'RE RIGHT, I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FROM THE 10TH THAT I STEPPED FOOT ON THE COUNCIL.
SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS MOVING FORWARD.
YOU HAVE MY SIMPLE, THANK YOU.
YEAH, WE GOT A MOTION BY COLLINS LEWIS.
ANY OBJECTIONS HERE? NONE ITEM 94 HAS BEEN
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APPROVED.ITEM 95 AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN OF AIRPORT COMMISSION EXECUTE SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT.
NUMBER FOUR WITH VOLKER, EAT TO PROVIDE A FINAL PLAN.
REVISIONS CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL SERVICES FOR THE RUNWAY 31 SLASH 13 SLASH 31 SAFETY AREA, RPZ IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE ONE AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 200, $2,707 BY THE AVIATION DIRECTOR.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 95, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 95 COUNCILMEN OR ANY COMMENTS? ANY MOTIONS, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 95 MOTION BY WATSON BY HUDSON.
ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING ON ITEM 95, BEEN APPROVED
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ITEM 96 AUTHORIZED MAYOR PRESENT EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR LIGHTING DESIGN SERVICES WITH MARRERO COOVIAN ASSOCIATES, INC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVING BEYOND CAPACITY PROJECT BLUE BONNET BOULEVARD AND AMOUNT 19 SEE $58,789 AND 38 CENTS BY TRANSPORTATION DRAINS DIRECTOR LAYS AND GELS ARE PUBLIC.AND WE'RE SPEAKING ON 96, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
99, SIX COUNCIL MEMBERS, A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 96 MOTION BY WALKER.
ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING NONE ITEM 96
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HAS BEEN APPROVED.ITEM 97 AUTHORIZED IN PARIS CHARLIE'S OFFICE INTO THE EXPROPRIATION PROCEEDINGS AND OUR TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH ACQUISITION LANE NECESSARILY FOR EAST BATON ROUGE, PARISH WATERSHEDS FLOOD LICKS MANAGEMENT PROJECT BY YOU FOUNTAIN CLEARING AND SNAGGING WARD'S CREEK CLEARING AND SNAGGING JONES CREEK CLEARING AND SNAGGING BY BLACKWATER BY YOU CLEARING SNAGGING AND BEAVER CREEK CLEAN SNAGGING BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, DRAINAGE AND DRAINAGE.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 97, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 97 COUNCILORS.
ANY COMMENTS ON ITEM 97, MOTION APPROVED BY THE CHAIR.
SECOND BY HUDSON, ANY OBJECTIONS, VERY NON ITEM 97
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BEEN APPROVED ITEM 98 COUNCIL MEMBER.WE'VE GOT A MOTION TO LINK REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT PER ITEM, 98, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESENTATION KIT, A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY LIKES LLC AND BREAKFAST FOR THE DESIGN AND MOBILITY IMPROVEMENT SURROUNDING UNIVERSITY LAKE SYSTEM AND CONSTRUCTION MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AROUND CITY PARK AREA AND CAMPUS LAKES.
THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,800,050 OUT OF TRANSPORTATION DRAINS DIRECT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAINING DIRECTOR.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 98 ARE ONE COMMENT ON ITEM 98 FROM PHILLIP LARD GENERALLY AGAINST THE VERY EXPENSIVE $59 MILLION ESTIMATED LSU CITY PARK LAKES PROJECT AND DESIGN THAT B R A F HAS BEEN DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN NOTE THAT I AM NOT AGAINST FIXING THE LAKES, BUT I AM AGAINST HIGH ESTIMATED COSTS AGAINST THE PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS INVOLVED IN HOW THE FALL, HOW THE FUNDING IS BEING HANDLED.
I QUESTION THE OVERALL INVOLVEMENT OF THE LSU REAL ESTATE AND FACILITIES FOUNDATION.
THAT SEEMS TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION.
AND ALSO THE FACT THAT THE SAME FOUNDATION IS INVOLVED IN THE LSU GREENHOUSE DISTRICT.
THE LSU REAL ESTATE FACILITIES FOUNDATION IS LISTED AS THE ONLY OFFICER FOR UNIVERSITY LAKES, LLC, ON THE LOUISIANA SECRETARY OF STATE WEBSITE FOR BUSINESS LISTINGS.
IN ADDITION, I QUESTIONED THE FACT THAT THE GROUP BRADFIELD AND DELANEY AND CSRS INVOLVED IN BOTH THE LSU LAKES PROJECT AND THE LSU GATEWAY PROJECT WITH THE LSU R E F AND HOW THIS CHOICE WAS MADE FOR THE LSU LAKES PROJECT.
ANOTHER LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, PROVIDENT RESOURCE GROUP IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE LSU GREENHOUSE PROJECT.
SO I ALSO QUESTIONED THE INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN BOTH OF THESE LSU RELATED PROJECTS IN SUMMARY, WITHOUT ADDING SOME OTHER CONNECTIONS.
I AM AGAINST THIS PROPOSED CEA.
THAT CONCLUDES THE COMMENTS ON ITEM 98.
COUNSELOR THAT CLOSED THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 98.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBERS MOTION.
GOOD DELETE MOST OF YOUR LEAD BY WATSON.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY AMA ROSA, ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING ON ITEM 98 HAS BEEN DELETED
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ITEM 99 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT EXCEPT THEY GRANT.THEY HAVE A LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, 21 FROM THE LOUISIANA WORKFORCE COMMISSION OFF OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ADMINISTER THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT PROGRAM COVID-19 DISASTER RECOVERY DEDICATED WORKER GRANT SUB WORK, GRANT AGREEMENT AND AMOUNT OF $1,943,889 AND 50 CENTS BY THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT DIRECTOR.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 99, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 99 COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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ANY MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 99 MOST IMPROVED BY COLLINS LEWIS AND THEIR SECOND.ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING NONE ITEM 99 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
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ITEM 100 AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT EXCEPT FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, NATIONAL EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER BOARD PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,209 BY THE HUMAN SERVICE DIRECTOR IN PUBLIC COMMENTS.ITEM 100, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM 100 COUNSELOR.
IS THERE A MOTION AND COMMENTS MOTION APPROVED BY WATSON? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY GREEN, ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING ON ITEM? 100
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HAS BEEN APPROVED.ITEM ONE OH ONE AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR PRESENT EXCEPT FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, NATIONAL EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER BOARD PROGRAM CARES ACT FOR THE EMERGENCY HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND THEY HAVE THE VISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND AMOUNT OF $31,965 AND A HUMAN SERVICE DIRECTOR.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE OH ONE, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON LINE AND ONE OH ONE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ANY COMMENTS? MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE OH ONE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE OH ONE LOTION BY WATSON.
ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING ON ITEM
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ONE OH ONE HAS BEEN APPROVED.ITEM ONE OR TWO, ESPECIALLY ESTABLISHING HEALTH INSURANCE RATES AND PLAN DESIGN FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES EFFECTIVE JANUARY ONE, 2021 BY THE HUMAN SERVICE RESOURCE DIRECTOR.
ASHLEY, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE OH TWO, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE OH TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM ONE OH TWO OR ANY MOTIONS? OKAY.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ESTABLISHING A BERNARD ON YES, I'M HERE.
WE HAVE TO SET THE RATES FOR EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES.
UM, UH, SOMETHING THAT WE DO ANNUALLY THIS YEAR.
UH, NO CHANGES TO INSURANCE OR PLAN CHANGES.
SO EVERYTHING STAYS THE SAME FOR 2021 MOTION TO APPROVE.
I PUT UP TO COUNCIL APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
IS THERE A SECOND BY HUDSON? ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING NONE ITEM ONE OH TWO HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[103. 20-00929]
ITEM ONE OH THREE, A MINI AND REACTING THE ORDER AT 17,884, WHICH ESTABLISHED VOTING PRECINCT IN WARD ONE, TWO AND THREE AT EAST BATON ROUGE, PARISH IN DESIGN AND DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES.SO AS TO CHANGE THE POLLING LOCATION FOR WARD ONE PRECINCTS 46, A AND 46 B IN WARD, ONE PRECINCT 95 AND 95 B.
AND RE-ESTABLISH DESIGNATE A POLLING LOCATION FOR ALL OTHER PRECINCTS WITHIN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, ABOUT A REGISTRAR OF VOTERS.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE, TWO, THREE, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM.
ANY COMMENTS? MOTION, MOTION APPROVE ITEM ONE OH THREE BY BANKS.
ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING NON ITEM ONE OH THREE
[Items 104 - 118]
HAS BEEN APPROVED.COUNSELOR HAS GOT TO GO TO A PROPERTY IS GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER ONE OH FOUR THROUGH ONE 18 TOGETHER PINT OF ONE OH FOUR IS LOT 24 SQUARE 28
ITEM ONE OH FIVE, LOT 87 SUBDIVISION RIVERLAND METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE LOOP, HOTBED OR MILFORD.
CRYSTAL MCGEE, $200 ITEM ONE OH SIX, LOT 88 SUBDIVISION VISION RIVER LAND METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE LOOP.
I BITTER MILFRED AND CRYSTAL MCGEE.
$200 ITEM ONE OH SEVEN LOT, ONE, THREE AND FIVE SOUTH DIVISION COLONIAL HILL METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 WICKER HIGH BITTERS CAMERON JACKSON, $9,000 ITEM ONE OH EIGHT, LOT 54 SQUARE TO SO DIVISION BATHROOM BABIN, METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT SEVEN COHABIT OR CALVIN RICK'S $500 ITEM ONE OH NINE, LOT 70 SUBDIVISION, HIGHLAND GARDENS, METRO COUNTER DISTRICT SEVEN COLE HIGH BARRIERS.
RICKY SINCLAIR, $17,700 ITEM ONE, 10 LOT ONE SQUARE, FIVE SUBDIVISION MOUND CITY, METRO COUNCIL, DISTRICT 10 WICKER BITTERS ROBIN REYNOLDS, LLC, $3,600.
I DON'T WANT 11 LOT 16 SUBDIVISION FOREST HEIGHTS.
METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE GREEN FIVE BETTERS CHARLES GILMORE, $11,000 ITEM ONE 12 LOT NINE POINT SQUARE 11 SUBDIVISION, HICKEY DUNCAN AND MATHER TOWN.
METRO COUNTY DISTRICT 10 WICKER HIGH BIDDERS CURTIS BOLTON.
THIRD $3,500 ITEM ONE 13 LOT, TWO PLUS SQUARE.
METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE HIGH BIDDERS CAMERON JACKSON, $500 ITEM ONE 14 SLOT 54 SUBDIVISION BEACHWOOD METRO COUNTY DISTRICT TWO BANKS, HIGH BIDDERS RANDALL PALMER, $100 ITEM ONE 15 LOT 24 DASH A SUBDIVISION VILLAGE CODE J METRO COUNTY DISTRICT COURT WILSON HIGH BETTER JILLIAN BREWER, $100 ITEM ONE 16, LOT 49 DASH A SUBDIVISION EXECUTIVE PART.
METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX, COLUMNS LEWIS HYDE BITTERS WARREN CLARK, $30,000 OUT OF ONE, 17, LOT 88 SOUTHERN VISION OLD JEFFERSON CROSSING METRO COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE, HUDSON HIGH BIDDERS, ROBIN REYNOLDS, LLC $58,000
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ITEM ONE 18 LOT IN ONE 79.VIEW OATS, METRO PRINCIPAL, DISTRICT TATE AND MOROSA.
HI BEARS, FELICIA GREEN, $173,000 ON ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ONE OR 43, ONE 18, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS. ONE OH FOUR, THREE, ONE 18 COUNCILORS.
ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE.
CAN I JUST RECHECK ITEM ONE 13 PLEASE? BECAUSE, UM, FOR POSITION TERRACE AVENUE, I THOUGHT THAT WAS IN DISTRICT 10.
I JUST, JUST NOT THAT IT MATTERS THAT MUCH, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CORRECT SO THAT SOMEBODY CAN CHECK THAT AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT'S DOCUMENTED PROPERLY.
YOU BAILEY AARON'S ON THE LINE.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO HIM? TAR BILLY.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE, UM, COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN.
I'M NOT SURE IF, IF THAT IS A CONCERN AND YOU WANT TO DELAY THIS MATTER, WE CAN PUSH IT TO THE NEXT MEETING, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY FIND OUT, I MEAN, I DON'T NEED TO DELAY IT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WAS DOCUMENTED.
I KNOW THAT SWARTZ EDITION IS IN MY DISTRICT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A DIFFERENT SIDE AND THEN IT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH OR SOMETHING, BUT JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS WELL, CERTAINLY DOUBLE CHECK IT, IT SHOULDN'T THE VALIDITY OF THE ITEM, BUT AGAIN, NO, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE LIGHT.
JUST CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OKAY.
ALL COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF NOT MOST IMPROVE ITEM ONE OH FOUR THROUGH ONE 18 MOTION TO APPROVE ANYONE MOTION BY WATSON SEC BY GREEN.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO HEARING ON ITEMS? ONE OH FOUR, THREE ONE OH ONE 18 HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
[Administrative Matters]
COUNCIL MEMBERS GO TO ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.INTRODUCTION ITEM A RV DASH FIVE DASH 20 STANDARD HEIGHT SQUARE 17, A REQUEST TO REVOKE A 16 FOOT ALLEY LOCATED ON NORTH SIDE OF CHOCTAW DRIVE BETWEEN LYNWOOD AVENUE AND PEPPER NAIL AVENUE WITHIN THE STANDARD HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION SQUARE 17 COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 WICKER LANGSTAFF FINDS PLAYING STAFF STARTED VIALS.
PROPRIETORS REQUEST ME MINIMUM REQUIRED REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDC COMMISSIONER ACTION.
NEW HEARING REPORT OF CLAIM MISSION REQUIRED C SECTION 3.6 0.3 BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR INTRODUCED REPUBLICAN HEARING ME ON OCTOBER 21ST, 2020, WHERE HE TURNED HIS IME REQUEST ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER REVOCATION.
HE BE PERCEIVED TO THE OCTOBER 21ST MEETING IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH A UDC REQUIREMENTS, NEED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE RULES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER PRODUCTION ITEM, A MOTION BY THE CHAIR.
NEED A MOTION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE MOTION.
THE WAIVER RULES, NO COMMENTS, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED OR ANY OBJECTIONS OR INTRODUCTION MANNER ITEM A AND NOT.
I NEED A MOTION TO INTRODUCE ADMINISTRATIVE INTRODUCTION, ITEM A MOTION BY THE CHAIR.
SECOND BY WATSON, ANY OBJECTION, SENIOR NON INTRODUCTION ITEM A HAS BEEN INTRODUCED.
[Items 119 - 122]
GOING TO GO TO APPOINTMENTS, GO TO ITEM ONE 19 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CONCURRENT WITH A MAYOR PRESENCE RECOMMENDED TO REAPPOINT REPLACE PRESCOTT AND BAILEY WHO'S TERM EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2020.THIS IS A THREE YEAR TERM, THE CURRENT BALANCE PRESCOTT AND BAILEY.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ALLIANZ ONE 19 THROUGH ONE 22 TOGETHER.
ITEM ONE 20 IS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CONCURRING WITH A MAYOR PRESIDENT'S RECOMMENDATION TO REAPPOINT REPLACED ERIC DEXTER, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2020.
THIS IS A THREE YEAR TERM CHART.
VAL ERIC DEXTER REQUEST TO REAPPOINT IT.
ITEM ONE 21 DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OCCURRING IN THE MIRROR TREMONT RECOMMENDATION TO REAPPOINT OR REPLACE SCOTT ENGINES.
HIS TERM EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 TO THE 30 YEAR TERM.
CURRENT BALANCE SCOTT HIGGINS REQUESTED AND REAPPOINTMENT AND ITEM ONE OR TWO DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CONCURRING WITH THE MAYOR'S PRESENCE OF RECOMMENDATION TO REAPPOINT OR REPLACE NELLY MANARA MONTERO WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 IS A THREE YEAR TERM REQUIRES NINE VOTES.
NELLY MONTENEGRO IS REQUESTED REAPPOINTMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS. ONE 19 THREE, ONE 22 CONCURRENT WITH THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT MOTION WITH WATSON.
SECOND BY SECOND BY COLLINS LEWIS.
ARE THEY ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING ON I'M ONE 1931 22 HAVE BEEN APPOINTED
[123. 20-01057]
COUNCIL MEMBERS.WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM ONE 23 AND I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY TAKE OUT AT ONE 24 IT'S NUMBERS.
CONSIDERATION OF REPLACING TAVERN GINO WHO'S TURMERIC TOMORROW'S FEBRUARY 26, 2020.
THE CURRENT BALANCE IS EDUARDO AND ERIC L PARNELL.
UM, I'VE RECEIVED A COMMENT FROM BOTH OF THE APPLICANTS FIRST FROM THE OHO ETTAWA AS SOMEONE WITH A LIFELONG PASSION FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
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THAT I BE CONSIDERED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE AS COMMISSIONER.I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT BOTH MY EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND HAVE POISED NEED TO BE A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE COMMITTEE.
AS AN ENGINEER AND MINORITY SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, I PLACE HIGH VALUE ON BOTH COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND WHEN CONTRIBUTE THIS EXPERIENCE OF PROFESSIONALISM I HAVE IN THE PAST ADVOCATED FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
AND I HOPE THAT THROUGH A COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT, I WOULD BE ABLE TO FURTHER EMPLOY AND ADVOCATE FOR THIS PASSION NEXT FROM ERIC CORNELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TODAY.
I'M ERIC CORNELL AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE VACANT SEAT ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE.
I HAVE OVER 20 YEARS PRACTICING BERRIES, AIRY ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURE.
MY EXPERIENCE INCLUDE LAW STUDENT PROJECT DESIGN, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT ARCHITECT, CODE REVIEW ARCHITECT WITH LOUISIANA STATE FARM MARSHALL, HISTORIC ST.
FRANCIS FIELD BUILDING OFFICIAL AND CURRENTLY OWNER OF ART BOUTON, LLC ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN.
WHILE IN THE FIRE MARSHALL'S OFFICE, I REVIEWED WRITING THE RULES, RULE, WRITING THE LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS A SUCCINCT CLIENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN COMPLYING WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS.
CURRENTLY I PRACTICE MANY ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURE.
ANOTHER AREA IN WHICH I HAVE WORKED EXTENSIVELY IS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL MILLWORK.
I HAVE MANAGED MANY MILLWORK PROJECTS THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI.
THESE PROJECTS RANGE FROM CORPORATE BOARD TABLES TO JEWELRY STORES AND EVEN MUSEUM GRADE BULLET RESISTANT JUDGES BENCHES AS WELL AS MATCHING EXTERIOR, HISTORIC MILLWORK.
I NOT ONLY SUPERVISED AND CREATED SHOP DRAWINGS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PROJECTS, BUT IN MANY CASES I WAS IN THE SHOP BUILDING THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS IN THE FIELD, INSTALLING THE MILLWORK AS THE ST.
FRANCIS FILL BUILDING OFFICIAL, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERPRETING AND ENFORCING BOTH THE LOCAL AND STATE ADOPTED ORDINANCES AND CODES.
MANY OF THE ORDINANCES I HAD TO INTERPRET AND ENFORCE, OR THE REQUIREMENT FROM THE HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION AND THE MAIN STREET AMERICA PROGRAM.
AS A MEMBER OF THE STORE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE, I WILL CONSTANTLY STRIVE TO INTERPRET STRICT REQUIREMENTS CORRECTLY AND ATTEND MEETINGS, MAKING FAIR AND ACCURATE INTERPRETATIONS OF RULES AND TO WORK WITH BOTH THE GOVERNMENT BODIES AND THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED TO PRESERVE THE FURTHER HISTORIC PLANNING COMMISSION MISSION.
CONCLUDES THE COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE COUNSEL FOR THE BANKS YOU DON'T MUTE.
FIRST OF ALL, I BUMPED UP THE APPLICANTS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE, UM, PERSON WHO KNISHES R E N U.
UM, AND BASICALLY BECAUSE I, I SEE HER AT A LOT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS, UM, AND I NOTICED WHEN WE WORKED WITH THE SCHOLARLY HISTORIC DISTRICT, HER NAME CAME UP A LOT, UM, WHEN WE WERE WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH THE APPLICATION.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW,
I DID A SECOND FOR ON COUNCILWOMAN BANK'S MOTIONS OR A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY GREEN.
UH, DWIGHT, DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK? CAUSE WE MAKE AS ADULT, THEN I WANT TO MAKE A MOTION FOR MR. PARNELL.
SO I'D LIKE FOR US TO VOTE ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY, VOTE ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY, LET ASHLEY AND UH, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS BEFORE WE VOTE.
COUNSEL, ACTUALLY GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE MISSION BECAUSE MEMBERS WE DO A ROLL CALL OF IT.
UM, FIRST FOR
SIX VOTES FOR
WE'RE GOING TO RUN IT FOR THEM ONCE.
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THE BOAT.I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY VOTE TO VOTE FOR YOU.
LET'S LET LET'S DO AROUND FOR ERIC CORNELL.
THEN WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO MR. PARNELL.
IF THAT'S THE, IF SHE HAS SEVEN THAT'S THAT'S FINE.
COUNSEL, MY HUSBAND, THE DRAWING CENTER.
THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS? FEEDBACK HAS BEEN APPOINTED
[124. 20-01058]
ITEM ONE 24 AND SURE.DEVELOPMENT BOARD CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING REPLACING JAMIE PONDER, WHOSE TERM EXPIRED ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 20.6 YEAR TERM FOR AMOUNT IS JAMIE ELLEN.
IS THERE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT JAMIE ELLENDER MOTION POINT BY HUDSON SECOND BY MROS OR ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING ON MR. ALLEN HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD ITEM
[125. 20-01060]
ONE 25 INDUSTRIAL REPUBLICAN BOARD CONSIDERATION REAPPOINTING REPLACING DAN GEORGE'S TERM EXPIRED ON APRIL 30TH, 2020.CURRENT BALLOT IS DAN BOUDREAUX.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE DAN BOUDREAUX PUSHING BY WICKER? IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY ROCCA, ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING? NONE.
DAN BOUDREAU HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED
[126. 20-01061]
ITEM ONE 26, BROWNSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE, CIVIL SERVICE BOARD, ET CETERA.RE CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING OR REPLACING TODD EXPLORE HIS TERM EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 IS A THREE YEAR TERM CURRENT BOW, HIS TIE, KICK THEM A REQUESTED REAPPOINTMENT TO MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPOINT TODD CAMPBELL MOTION BY BANK SECOND BY MRO.
SO ANY OBJECTIONS, WHAT HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED
[127. 20-01062]
ITEM ONE 27, BROWNSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE, CIVIL SERVICE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF REAPPOINTING.REPLACING CHARLES JENKINS, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 YEAR TERM.
LSU REPRESENTED THE CURRENT BALANCE.
CHARLES JENKINS REQUESTED REAPPOINTMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT MR. JENKINS MOTION BY BANKS.
MR. JENKINS HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED
[128. 20-01022]
COUNSELOR.WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEMS. WE'LL GO TO CHANGE ORDERS AND A ONE 28 SALES TAX STROKE STREET AND ROAD RAIL BILL TAKES THE PROGRAM PROJECT STREETS AND WINDSOR ASHLEY NORTH SHARE WITH THE STATES LA BELLE AIR FORCE OAKS, PONDEROSA CONTRACTORS, BARBARA BROTHER CONTRACTING COMPANY, LLC CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT IS A CREDIT OF $328,038 AND 16 CENTS.
IT'S PROBABLY COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE 28, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ONE 28 COUNSELOR.
THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM ONE 28 MOTION BY CARL LEWIS.
ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING NONE ITEM ONE 28 HAS BEEN APPROVED.
[129. 20-01023]
TO FINAL ACCEPTANCES ITEM ONE 29 SALES TAX STREET ROAD AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM.PROJECT STREETS IN WINDSOR, ASHLEY NORTH SHARE WITH THE STATES LA LA AIR FORCE OAKS PONDEROSA ACACIA TO FLORIDA CONTRACTOR BARBER BROTHERS CONTRACTING COMPANY, LLC.
FINAL COST IS $1,962,581 AND 86 CENTS.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE 29, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM ONE 29.
YOUR MOTION TO PROVIDE AT ONE 29.
QUICK QUESTION, QUICK QUESTION ITEM ONE 29.
WE'VE GOT ASTERISKS TO IDENTIFY LOCAL AND INSTATE.
I DON'T SEE ANY LISTED ON ANY OF THE, FOR ONE 33 AND ONE 34.
IS THAT JUST AN OVERSIGHT OR I THINK WE'VE SEEN ALL THESE FOLKS BEFORE.
WELL, GEE WHIZ FOR THE NEXT THAT'S OKAY.
I AM ONE NINE, MUCH FRUIT BY GREEN SECOND BY AMA ROSA.
ANY OBJECTIONS HEARING NONE ITEM ONE 29 PER
[Items 130 - 134]
COUNCIL.YOU DON'T GO TO ACCEPTANCE A LITTLE BIT.
ONCE I GOT FROM ONE 33, ONE 34 TOGETHER ACCEPTANCE AND IN ONE 39 BRANCH LIBRARY, MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENTS, RESTART C DASH COVER CODE MECHANICAL LLC.
$124,000 ITEM, ONE 31 AUTHORIZED THEY MAYOR PRESENT AND THEY HAVE THE LIBRARY BOARD CONTROL.
THEY EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH CORPORATE GREEN LLC CORPORATE GREEN LLC DBA GREEN SEASON $65,095 AND 18 CENTS.
ITEM ONE 32 BATON ROUGE, METROPOLITAN DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES, RUNWAY 13 SLASH 31 SAFETY AREA.
TERRY HONORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC $441,073.
ITEM ONE 33 BATTERIES, METROPOLITAN AIRPORT PHASE FOUR WAY 13 SLASH 31 BOONE SERVICES LLC.
ALSO $222,455 AND 45 CENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 1,000,300, $3,880 AND 28 CENTS.
ITEM ONE 34 BANNERS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT
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PHASE ONE, RUNWAY 13 SLASH 31 LOON SERVICES LLC, $2,624,000.ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS? ONE 33, ONE 34, NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS. ONE 33, ONE 34, MATT.
WE'VE GOT THE FIRST ACCEPTANCE AND LOW BIT IS MARCHED FOR LOCAL AND STATE REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS. AREN'T MARCUS SUCH.
I KNOW CORPORATE GREEN IS FROM HERE.
IS THIS JUST AN OVERSIGHT IN THE MAKING OF THE AGENDA OR ARE CHRIS, ARE YOU ON THE LINE, CHRIS? YEAH.
HELLO CHRIS, HOW ARE YOU?
IT SAYS THERE'S AN ASTERISK FOR LOCAL AND TWO FOR INSTATE.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MARKED.
WHEREAS ONE 30 THEY ARE MARKED TO SAID JUST AN OVERSIGHT OF THE AGENDA OR NONE OF THESE COMPANIES ARE LOCAL OR IN STATE, NO COUNCIL WATSON.
MOST OF THOSE COMPANIES ARE GOING TO BE IN STATE AND LOCAL.
SO I THINK THAT WAS JUST A TYPO IN OUR SUBMISSION.
COUNSELOR HAS GOT A MOTION APPROVED ITEM ONE 33, ONE 34 BY WATSON.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY HEALTH CENTER SHOW COUNTING AND WILSON OBJECTING TO ANIMAL ONE 33 34, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN MOTION BY THE CHAIR.