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GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. IF YOU WANT TO GRAB YOUR SEATS WE'LL GET STARTED WITH OUR PRESENTATIONS.
[SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]
AND COUNCILMAN LEE, IF HE'S READY TO ROLL, WILL KICK THINGS OFF.THE FIRST PRESENTATION OF 2023.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
THIS MORNING WE'RE HERE TO HONOR A YOUNG MAN WHO HAS OUTSTANDING CHARACTER.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HAS RECEIVED 44 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.
AND TO MORE THIS MORNING, WE ARE PROVIDING JAYDEN WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS JAYDEN, MR. LEWIS, A SENIOR AND RESIDENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH WHO GRADUATE WITH A GPA OF 4.02.
AND WHEREAS HIS CURRICULUM AT ST.
AUGUSTINE HAS CONSISTED OF FOUR AP CLASSES AND 10 HONORS CLASSES.
AND WHEREAS, HE HAS ALSO TAKEN A DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASS THROUGH SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, WHICH CONSISTED OF COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND COMPLETED ANOTHER DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASS IN MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
AND WHEREAS HE IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCIENTISTS, NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, FINANCIAL INVESTMENT CLUB, ST.
AUGUSTINE'S MARCHING 100 ALTO SAXOPHONE PLAYER AND CAMPUS MINISTRY.
AND WHEREAS JAYDEN'S FUTURE FOCUS IS TO MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY, PRE-MED AND EARN A MASTER'S DEGREE.
AND WHEREAS HE'S RECEIVED A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF FUTURE PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SCIENCES PROGRAM REGARDING HIS MAJOR.
AND WHEREAS, HE IS ALSO INVOLVED IN WOODMERE CIVIC ASSOCIATION, WHERE HE DISTRIBUTES SUPPLIES TO THE COMMUNITY AND SERVES AS A HELPING HAND FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
AND WHEREAS, HE IS VERY ACTIVE WITH HIS CHURCH LIFE CENTER CATHEDRAL, BISHOP WILEY, WHERE HE IS A CHOIR MEMBER AND MEMBER OF THE LEAD MEN OF LIFE.
WHEREAS JAYDEN WAS ACCEPTED INTO 44 COLLEGES FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
AND HE HAS ACCEPTED, HE'S BEEN ACCEPTED TO THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, ABILENE CHRISTIAN, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, UNIVERSITY OF LAFAYETTE, HOLY CROSS COLLEGE AT NOTRE DAME.
GRAMBLING UNIVERSITY, WINSTON-SALEM.
CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA.
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AS WELL AS PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY.
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AND WHEREAS THIS COUNCIL WISHES TO RECOGNIZE AND TO COMMEND JAYDEN, MR. LEWIS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AND TO EXTEND THE BEST WISHES OF THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH FOR HIS CONTINUED ACADEMIC SUCCESS.NOW, THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY CONGRATULATES AND COMMEND YOU FOR ALL YOUR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS. CONGRATULATIONS, JAYDEN.
[APPLAUSE] HE'S HERE WITH HIS GRANDFATHER.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING TO SAY? YES, ROBERT GORDON.
AND AFTER THAT AND STUFF, MONEY AND EDUCATION.
I SAY, BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, KEEP GOD FIRST.
KEEP HIM FIRST AND ALL THE REST THAT'LL COME IN LINE WITH YOU.
[APPLAUSE] COLLEAGUES, WOULD YOU COME JOIN ME? EVERYONE COME JOIN US WITH THE PICTURE.
NOW WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MS. DONNA RUSSO FOR OUR MARDI GRAS PRESENTATION.
AND COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, AND WHOEVER WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE PODIUM.
AS WE PUT AWAY ALL THE RED AND GREEN, I HAVE ALREADY SEEN ALL THE PURPLE, GREEN AND GOLD COMING OUT.
I WENT TO A MEETING LAST NIGHT AT ST.
BENILDE MEN'S CLUB AND THEY HAD KING CAKE.
THEY HAD IT ALL DECORATED FOR CARNIVAL.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS SEASON IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
AND WE WERE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE PARISH PRESIDENT AND THE OFFICE OF CITIZENS AFFAIRS HELPING TO ORGANIZE ALL THAT IT TAKES TO PUT ON A SUCCESSFUL AND A SAFE CARNIVAL SEASON IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL OUT BY ORGANIZATION THE FOLKS WE WANT TO HONOR THIS MORNING.
AND SO AS THEY'D COME UP, I'D, LIKE I SAID, WELCOME THEM AND GIVE THEM A GOOD CARNIVAL START TO THE PARADE SEASON IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
MISSY HILDRETH, WHO IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE KREWE OF EXCALIBUR, IS OUR FIRST TO COME FORWARD.
MISSY, ACTUALLY, HER FAMILY HAS A DRESS IN COSTUME DESIGN BUSINESS, SO I KNOW SHE IS BUSY, IN ADDITION TO PUTTING ON KREWE OF EXCALIBUR FOR JEFFERSON PARISH. WE'LL BRING FORWARD JASON TULLOS WHO IS THE KING 21 OF THE KREWE OF EXCALIBUR.
GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AS THEY ENTER.
AND HASAHNEE JACKSON, QUEEN 21ST KREWE OF EXCALIBUR.
AGAIN, IF THEY JOIN US IN PROGRESS, WE WILL CELEBRATE THEM COMING FORWARD.
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LARON Q NELSON, WHO IS THE CAPTAIN OF ONE OF OUR NEWER CREWS, KREWE OF SYMPHONY, AS WELL AS CARL OLANDO JOHNSON, JR., WHO IS KING VI, KREWE OF SYMPHONY.[APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING, KING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
IF YOU'LL JUST COME TO THE SIDE WE WILL.
DO YOU WANT TO TAKE INDIVIDUAL PICTURES FIRST? DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT? LET'S TAKE AN INDIVIDUAL PICTURE.
WE'LL DO THAT AS YOU COME FORWARD.
AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PICTURE AT THE, AT THE END.
SYMPHONY HAS BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT ROLL, IT REALLY IS ONE.
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE PLANS TO SEE.
CHRISTINA MONIQUE GEORGE, WHO IS QUEEN VI OF THE KREWE OF SYMPHONY. ALL RIGHT.
AGAIN, ONE OF OUR NEWER KREWES, BUT ONE THAT HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY.
THE MAGICAL KREWE OF MADHATTER'S.
WE HAVE CAPTAIN GWEN LACOSTE, WHO IS NOT WHO YOU SEE WALKING IN.
THEY ARE THE CAPTAINS OF THE MAGICAL KREWE OF MADHATTER'S.
[APPLAUSE] AND YOU ABSOLUTELY RECOGNIZE THE GENTLEMAN WHO'S COMING IN FIRST WHO IS GOING TO BE SERVING AS THE MADHATTER HIMSELF, VINCE VANCE.
[APPLAUSE] HATTER, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY HAIR? I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GETTING.
[LAUGHTER] THERE'S A COMB OVER REQUIRED FOR THE HAT TO GO ON.
GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
COME ON, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.
WE ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT FAITH BECNEL IS GOING TO BE ALICE FOR THE KREWE OF MADHATTER.
OUR CAPTAIN, TAISHA WILLIAMS-PAYNE, WHO IS THE CAPTAIN OF THE KREWE OF ATHENA.
RICHARD, KING, THE SEVENTH OF THE KREWE OF ATHENA.
AND MARCIA PROSPER DARBY, WHO IS QUEEN VIII OF THE KREWE OF ATHENA FOR THE 2023 CARNIVAL SEASON.
[MUSIC] THEY GIVE US ALL VALUES AND THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER EVERY YEAR IN ADDITION TO CELEBRATING CARNIVAL.
NEXT IS THE KREWE OF ATLAS: DANIEL P.
ONE OF OUR LONG TIME JEFFERSON PARISH CREWS, THE KREWE OF CENTURIONS.
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THE KREWE OF CENTURIONS, AS WELL AS THE QUEEN OF CENTURIONS, LILY ISABELLA BOURGEOIS, QUEEN OF THE KREWE OF CENTURIONS FOR THE 2023 CARNIVAL SEASON.[MUSIC] [MUSIC] I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER FOR COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
SO WE WILL START WITH THE KREWE OF ARGUS.
WELL, IT'S THE CAPTAIN, ROBERT DEVINEY, ALONG WITH ALLISON LANGHETEE, QUEEN OF ARGUS XXXVIII, AND OUR VERY OWN DIRECTOR, STEVE LACHUTE, KING OF ARGUS XXXVIII.
[APPLAUSE] AS WELL AS KAREN SWENSEN, A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WILL SERVE AS THE GRAND MARSHAL.
TO ALL THE DIRECTORS IN THE ROOM, WE'RE NOT CALLING STEVE ON MARDI GRAS DAY WITH ALL YOUR ISSUES.
HE IS TOO BUSY REIGNING OVER CARNIVAL IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
NEXT, WE HAVE THE ELKS KREWE OF JEFFERSONIAN.
IS THAT RIGHT? MR. CYRIL NELSON IS THE GRAND MARSHAL FOR THE ELKS KREWE OF JEFFERSONIANS.
[APPLAUSE] MR. CYRIL NELSON, GRAND MARSHAL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR, AS WELL.
JUST TURN IT AROUND AND WE'LL JUST GET A PICTURE WITH YOU.
CERTAINLY AFTER OUR CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS ARE FINISHED, WE GET TO CONTINUE THE SEASON WITH ST.
PATRICK'S PARADE OF JEFFERSON.
WE'LL HAVE CAPTAIN DAN CIVELLO, ST.
PATRICK'S PARADE, AS WELL AS OUR VERY OWN HONORABLE JENNIFER VAN VRANCKEN, GRAND MARSHAL FOR THE ST.
PATRICK'S PARADE OF JEFFERSON.
[APPLAUSE] COUNCILWOMAN WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU WITH YOUR GREEN EYELASHES AGAIN.
[LAUGHTER] AND CERTAINLY LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE THE IRISH ITALIAN PARADE WITH CAPTAIN JASON RENTON.
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AND THEN WE HAVE THE IRISH GRAND MARSHAL, MR. JOHN BLANCHER.AND AGAIN, OUR VERY OWN HONORABLE DINO BONANO IS THE ITALIAN GRAND MARSHAL THIS YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU CAN COME JOIN ALL THIS ROYALTY DOWN HERE, PLEASE.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
[MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]
WELCOME TO 2023.GLAD TO BE BACK WITH YOU. THIS IS THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4TH.
YENNI BUILDING, 1221 ELMWOOD PARK BOULEVARD IN JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA.
THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
I'LL INVITE COUNCILMAN TEMPLET NOW TO INTRODUCE HIS GUEST WHO HAS TODAY'S INVOCATION.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
YOU KNOW, HE'S A NATIVE OF NEW ORLEANS.
HE IS THE HEADMASTER AND FOOTBALL COACH OF JOHN CURTIS.
IN 2010, HE WAS INTRODUCED, I MEAN INDUCTED INTO THE LOUISIANA SPORTS HALL OF FAME.
IN 2015, HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME.
HE IS CURRENTLY THE MOST WINNING COACH IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN AMERICA WITH 618 WINS.
THINK ABOUT THAT. HE HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE YOUTH OF JEFFERSON PARISH AND HAS JUST WON ANOTHER DISTRICT 1 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A SCORE OF 23 TO 0.
I'M VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE MR. J.T. CURTIS, JR.
PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PRAYER AND LET'S CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS CHAMPIONSHIP WIN THIS YEAR.
[APPLAUSE] FIRST OF ALL, LET ME THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT CHRIST HERE TODAY.
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AMERICANS. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD HELP US TO LIVE OUR LIVES IN SUCH A WAY THAT WOULD BE HONORING AND PLEASING TO YOU AND THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATIVE FOR THE PRIVILEGES THAT WE HAVE AS CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY.WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS ON THE JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNITY.
WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS TODAY ON THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WILL LEAD US THROUGH THIS 22-23 YEAR THAT WE MIGHT HAVE A SEASON OF BLESSING.
WE'VE CERTAINLY GONE THROUGH ENOUGH DIFFICULTY AND SO WE PAUSE TO PRAY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANE, THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE TORNADOES, THOSE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE DIFFICULTY OF LIFE.
AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY TODAY.
AMEN. LET'S ASK MR. AL TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE TO KICK OFF 2023.
THANK YOU, SIR. AND COACH CURTIS, I WANT TO SAY AN EXTRA CONGRATULATIONS, BECAUSE THAT WAS NUMBER 28, RIGHT? STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 28, OVER MY BROTHER, MARTIN CRUSADERS.
BUT, I TOLD YOU BEFORE THIS MEETING, I DO NOT BET AGAINST JOHN CURTIS IN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.
YOU ALL TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL WHEN THOSE GAMES COME.
BROTHER MARTIN WAS A HECK OF A TEAM THAT OVERACHIEVED THIS YEAR.
THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE EVERYBODY TO KEEP IN MIND THE FAMILY OF HOWARD MAESTRI, WHO'S THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE COMMISSION.
MR. MAESTRI SUFFERED A FALL LAST WEEK AND HIT HIS HEAD AND HAD BRAIN SURGERY AND HE REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL AND THE PROGNOSIS IS NOT GOOD FOR HIM. AND I KNOW HE WAS THE MAIN CARETAKER FOR HIS WIFE, WHO IS ALSO NOT DOING WELL.
AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH THE FAMILY AND THEY'RE NOT DOING EXTREMELY WELL EITHER.
I THINK THE NEXT DAY OR TWO ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR HIM.
AND WE CERTAINLY KEEP HIM IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS WE GO FORWARD.
ALL RIGHT, MADAM PRESIDENT. LET'S DO THE ROLL CALL FIRST.
PRESENT. COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
PRESENT, PARISH PRESIDENT MS. LEE SHENG. YES, MA'AM.
[PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL]
MADAM PRESIDENT, THE FLOOR IS NOW YOURS.AND WE WANT TO THANK OUR COUNCIL OFFICES AS WELL FOR ASSISTING IN THAT EFFORT.
COUNCILMAN LEE, I THINK YOU WERE, YOU AND YOUR STAFF WERE VERY MUCH PART OF THAT.
AND THEN FOR THE FREEZE, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT SET UP TWO WARMING STATIONS, ONE AT TARRYTOWN PLAYGROUND AND AND BRIGHT PLAYGROUND FOR RESIDENTS WHO NEEDED SHELTER FROM THE COLD. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 30 TRAILERS AT BAYOU SEGNETTE PARK, WHICH ARE OCCUPIED BY 22 RESIDENTS FROM THE TORNADO.
AND WE WANT TO THANK SO MANY GROUPS WHO HELPED US WITH THAT, ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, JPSO, AS WELL AS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS FROM THE EAST BANK AND WEST BANK, OUR PUBLIC WORKS CREWS, INCLUDING STREETS, PARKWAYS, ENVIRONMENTAL, OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND PMZ TEAMS, OUR TRANSIT DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE. OUR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, SARAH BABCOCK, AND HER TEAM CONTINUE TO LEAD OUR WORK MANAGING THE TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS.
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THIS TEAM ALSO COORDINATED OBVIOUSLY WITH THE COLD WEATHER.WE WERE VERY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS.
SO WE WERE HAVING TO MAKE SURE THE PROPANE TANKS WERE CONTINUOUSLY FILLED.
REALLY WORKING THROUGH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE FAMILIES WERE COMFORTABLE.
AND THEN OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM STILL HAS EMERGENCY LIGHTING OUT IN THE [INAUDIBLE] FIFTH AVENUE AREA, BELLINGER STREET IN HARVEY, SO ENTERGY CAN WORK AND REPLACE THE DAMAGED EQUIPMENT.
CERTAINLY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.
WE WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS FOR NOT RUNNING WATER IF YOU DID NOT NEED TO.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THAT VERY EXTREME WEATHER EVENT WITH WITH LITTLE ISSUE.
ALSO FOR THE TORNADO, WE NEED TO THINK A LOT OF TEAMS WHO HELPED US VERY QUICKLY, TEAM RUBICON, WHO WAS AN INCREDIBLE NON PROFIT GROUP, WHO HAD EX-MILITARY PEOPLE COME ON THE GROUND AND START HOME REPAIRS.
THE JEFFERSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION, UNITED WAY, RED CROSS, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, JEFFERSON PARISH HUMAN SERVICES AUTHORITY, AND THEN ALSO LOWE'S AND HOME DEPOT FOR THEIR DONATION OF CLEANING SUPPLIES.
BECAUSE THE TORNADO HIT IN SUCH A TARGETED AREA.
WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND GET PEOPLE HELP, UNLIKE IDA, WHICH WAS SO MASSIVE AND ACROSS THE PARISH AND JUST IMMENSE, THIS WAS CERTAINLY A RESPONSE THAT WE COULD WE COULD ACT VERY QUICKLY ON.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE PICKED UP SEPARATELY FROM YOUR REGULAR GARBAGE PICKUP.
THAT'S OUR DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS.
RESIDENTS IN UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON PARISH, AS WELL AS THE TOWN OF JEAN LAFITTE, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO WHO WE SERVE IN OUR WITH OUR PARISH CONTRACT, NEED TO PUT YOUR TREES CURBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH IS THE DAY TO REMEMBER.
REMEMBER THAT TREES CANNOT BE FLOCKED.
NO ARTIFICIAL TREES, NO PAINTED TREES AND NO ORNAMENTS, LIGHTS, TINSEL TREE STANDS, PLASTIC BAGS.
JUST THE TREE GOING BACK TO NATURE TO FIGHT COASTAL EROSION, JUST THE TREE.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT AS PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM AND HELPING OUR WILDLIFE AND OUR WETLANDS.
THE DOORS OPEN TODAY AT 4:30, AND THAT SHOULD BE A GREAT EVENT.
HUD FUNDING APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN.
SO IF YOU'RE A NONPROFIT AND WANT TO APPLY FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS, THE HOME INVESTMENT GRANTS, THE EMERGENCY SOLUTION GRANTS, ALL OF THOSE ARE OPEN WILL BE OPEN NEXT FRIDAY, JANUARY 13TH.
THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 736-6267.
ONE OF OUR INCREDIBLY STRONG DEPARTMENTS IS HEAD START.
THE HEAD START WILL HOST A JOB FAIR FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES.
SO IF YOU LOVE WORKING WITH CHILDREN, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S GOING TO BE FRIDAY FROM 9 TO 2 AT THE METAIRIE HEAD START CENTER.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH HEAD START REPRESENTATIVES.
YOU CAN OBTAIN INFORMATION AND UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
WE SERVE, HEAD START SERVES 825 CHILDREN.
AND DUE TO A STAFFING SHORTAGE, WE HAVE 500 CHILDREN ON THE WAITING LIST.
SO OF COURSE, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST NEEDS RIGHT NOW IS ENTRY LEVEL CHILD CARE WORKERS.
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CHILD CARE WORKERS TO BE CERTIFIED AS TEACHER.SO ALL YOU NEED IS A GED TO APPLY.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO WORK WITH.
AND OF COURSE, YOU'RE WITH THOSE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN ALL DAY LONG.
504-364-2730 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL.
THIS WAS AN EVENT, AN INCREDIBLE EVENT, THE FIFTH ANNUAL HARRY POTTER FEST.
650 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THAT.
SO ALL OF OUR HARRY POTTER FANS HAD A GREAT EVENT AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY ON DECEMBER 18TH, AND THEN A SERIES OF 15 WEEKLY GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH WORKSHOPS ARE GOING TO BE HELD LED BY LIBRARIAN GWEN KELLY.
THAT'S GOING TO BEGIN TODAY THROUGH APRIL 12TH.
THAT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
AND ALSO WE'RE EXCITED TO BE PARTNERING WITH THE SOUTHERN FOOD AND BEVERAGE MUSEUM TO CONDUCT FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS ONCE A MONTH AT BOTH THE EAST BANK AND WEST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARIES. WE WANT TO THANK FOUNDING DIRECTOR LIZ WILLIAMS FOR HER PARTNERSHIP WITH US ON THAT.
AND THAT'S GOING TO LAUNCH ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH.
SO COME VISIT OUR LIBRARIES AND LEARN HOW TO COOK SOME INCREDIBLE MEALS.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE PIANO CLASSES AT LEMON PLAYGROUND.
SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SIGN UP FOR PIANO CLASSES, THAT'S FROM AGES 6 TO 12.
THAT'S GOING TO BEGIN TOMORROW FOR REGISTRATION THURSDAY.
AND THEN THE CLASSES, TEENS AND ADULTS, WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, JANUARY 9TH.
AND WE ALSO HAVE TRACK AND SOCCER REGISTRATION OPEN AS WELL.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR GOLDEN AGE BALL STORE, OUR RECREATION FACILITY AT THE WEST BANK, JANUARY 20TH AT THE FOUR COLUMNS IN THE EAST BANK, JANUARY 29TH AT MAGNOLIA WEDDING EVENTS. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WANT TO THANK NICOLE GAUBERT AND HER PUBLIC SAFETY AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATION TEAM.
WE HAVE TRIED TO, WE HAVE 74 MILLION IN OUTSTANDING ASSISTANCE FOR FEMA PROJECTS.
WE HAVE COLLECTED NEARLY 50 MILLION OF THAT.
SO A LONG UPDATE, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ANYBODY? DINO. COUNCILMEMBER BONANO.
JUST A POINT OF CLARITY, MS. SHENG. HAS THE DEBRIS COLLECTION FOR THE TORNADO ALREADY STARTED? THE DEBRIS COLLECTION FOR THE TORNADO, HAS IT STARTED? YES. IT HAS STARTED. AND IT WILL CONTINUE FOR THREE MONTHS.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MADAM PRESIDENT, DO YOU HAVE A QUICK UPDATE GOING INTO 2023 ON WHERE THE RECREATION REIMAGINED STANDS, LIKE WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED IN THE NEW YEAR? YES, ALL THE STEERING COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN MEETING AND MANY THINGS ARE PLANNED.
MARIO BAZILE, IF HE'S HERE, HE CAN GIVE THE VERY, VERY LATEST UPDATE.
BUT, AFTER WE HAD HOSTED ALL OF THOSE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, WHILE THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN, IT TURNED INTO AN INCREDIBLE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO AND WHO ARE GOING TO GIVE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY AT EVERY ONE OF THOSE PLAYGROUNDS.
AND IT REALLY TURNED INTO EXACTLY WHAT WE HOPED IT WOULD.
AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW IDEAS BEING GENERATED.
AND IF MARIO IS HERE, HE CAN GIVE YOU THE LATEST INFORMATION.
AND HE HIRED SOMEONE TO HELP HIM MANAGE JUST THE WORK OF THOSE STEERING COMMITTEE.
SO THE STEERING COMMITTEES ARE MADE UP OF THE CONSTITUENTS IN THE AREAS THAT CAME TO THE PUBLIC FORUMS. WE REACHED OUT TO THOSE THOSE GROUPS.
WE BROUGHT THEM IN, 12 TO 15 MEMBERS PER PER COMMITTEE.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THEM VERY WELL.
WE ACTUALLY HAD ONE LAST NIGHT AT LEMON AND DELTA PLAYGROUND.
SO THINGS ARE GOING VERY WELL.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING QUARTERLY SUMMARIES ON OUR REPORTS AS WE GO THROUGH THESE MEETINGS.
SO QUARTERLY SUMMARIES WILL BE COMING THIS YEAR.
YES. WE'LL BE GETTING THAT TO THE PARISH PRESIDENT AND THE COUNCIL AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
[PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL REGARDING A RESOLUTION(S) ON AGENDA/ADDENDUM AGENDA]
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REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD IN THE BACK OF THE CHAMBERS.SAY YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME FOR THE RECORD AND YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES.
39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 AND 96.
SAME THING. THIS IS A FEDERAL EXCISE TAX.
INCREASING THE CAP AGAIN OF 150,000 TO 385,000.
OKAY. 43 IS A FEMA REQUIREMENT.
96 IS AN INCREASE IN THE CAP OF 350,000 TOTAL NEW CAP $2.3 MILLION.
ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. I DIDN'T GO TOO FAST FOR YOU.
YOU'RE LEAVING TWO MINUTES ON THE CLOCK, FIRST TIME OUT IN 2023? WHAT'S THAT? YOU'RE LEAVING TWO MINUTES ON THE CLOCK.
WE HAD A SHORT LIST TODAY, MAYOR.
[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MR. AL. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
FRANKIE HYERS, 509 HOUMA BOULEVARD.
SPARKS CURIOSITY AND WHERE WE GO.
YEAH, WE CUT THIS ONE DOWN FROM 190 SOMETHING ITEMS TO THE TRADITIONAL 120 OR SO.
WE'VE GOT 34 TO 38, 62, 59 TO 61, 63 TO 68, 69 TO 70, 74 TO 78 TO 82 TO 85.
34 TO 38 IS JUST ABOUT ESTABLISHING WHICH SIDE OF THE BANK, WHICH SIDE OF JEFFERSON PARISH, EAST WEST BANK IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THE 3 MILLION PLUS SPENDING THAT'S GOING ON THERE BETWEEN THOSE.
WHICH SIDE OF THIS RIVER ENDS UP WITH THE MONEY.
THERE'S TWO WATER DEPARTMENTS.
THAT MAKES FOR TWO BODIES BEING SERVED BY ONE MASTER.
WE DO AN INVOCATION, RIGHT? WE DO AN INVOCATION.
AND THE FIRST COMMANDMENT IS, RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
THERE WAS AN INFLUENCE, DIRECT INFLUENCE FROM OUR FAITH TO HOW WE'RE GOVERNED.
AND IT WOULD NOT PROVIDE FOR THIS.
I'D BE KNOWING WHICH SIDE OF THE RIVER WAS BENEFITING FROM THE SPENDING HERE.
62 IS ONE I HAVE THE UTMOST LIKE DISDAIN FOR AND YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS.
THIS PREVENTION OF SALARY COMPRESSION.
THIS GOES ON BECAUSE BECAUSE WE DON'T GET IT, WE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.
IT'S ABSURD. THIS IS JUST ABSURD.
IT'S A MOCKERY OF PROCESS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ANYTHING.
MR. WALKER MADE IT CLEAR TO MR. AL A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS.
SO PEOPLE QUIT ANSWERING ANY OF MINE.
AND I'M HAPPY FOR THAT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER.
IF YOU WANTED TO STAY ON THE PARISH SEAT, YOU'D HAVE TO RELINQUISH THAT SALARY.
THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT.
BUT WE DON'T GET IT. WE HAVEN'T FIGURED THIS OUT.
THERE'S NO. NOTHING COMES AT NO COST TO THE PARISH.
AND WE JUST HAD A 34% INCREASE IN OUR SALES TAX REVENUE.
THAT'S WHAT THE PRESIDENT TOLD ME.
THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED NOW.
[ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED]
I HAVE A NOTE TO DEFER 1 AND 2 TO THE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 8TH.IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF ONE AND TWO TO FEBRUARY 8TH, 2023? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
I ALSO HAVE A NOTE TO DEFER NUMBER 3 TO JANUARY 18TH, OUR NEXT MEETING.
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ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF THAT ITEM TO 1-18-23.A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
WE'LL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION LATER.
MADAM CLERK. ON THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE AGENDA, PLEASE READ ITEM 8.
[SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES]
SUMMARY NUMBER 26038, RESUB OF LOTS JC-1-A, A-1, JC-2 THROUGH JC-5; TRUDEAU PLANTATION (ES-95-22) (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3).WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM SO WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26038.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
FOR APPROVAL. ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26038 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING - AND LAND USE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ORDINANCES]
SUMMARY NUMBER 26039 AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FOR A PORTION OF UNDESIGNATED RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY (PROPOSED LOT RR-2); MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM R-1A TO M-1 (EZ-19-22) (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2).WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS AS WELL, SO WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26039.
ANYON IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
COUNCILMAN BONANO YOUR MOTION.
SUMMARY NUMBER 26041 AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.
LOT 9A SQUARE 49 HARLEM PARKWAY SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3701 RIDGE LAKE DRIVE, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM CD-R TO C-2 (EZ-20-22) (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5).
WE CAN WAIVE THE READING HERE AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26041.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN YOUR MOTION.
ANY OBJECTION TO THE DENIAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26041, A MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. ITEM NUMBER 11, PLEASE.
30-A, B, W, 5-A, 5-B, 6-A, 6-B AND 4-A AND 4-B, AND PROPOSED LOT 30 C SQUARE 49 BONNABEL PLACE SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 808 BONNABEL BOULEVARD.
MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING FROM TWO FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS C-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT/ H-2 MEDICAL SERVICE DISTRICT TO R-3 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM URB URBAN RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL TO URB (EZ-23-22) (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5).
WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM AND NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26042.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN YOUR MOTION.
I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL TO REZONE TO RR-3.
ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26042 ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING ORDINANCES - VARIANCES]
SUMMARY NUMBER 26043 APPROVING SP-4-22, REQUESTED VARIANCES TO THE OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENT AND THE AREA REGULATIONS FOR 3724 AIRLINE DRIVE ON LOT 88 A, SQUARE, 5 METAIRIE TERRACE SUBDIVISION (COUNCIL DISTRICT 2). WAIVE THE READING HERE AS WELL.WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26043.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THAT'S LIKE RIGHT UP THE STREET FROM ME.
CAN SOMEBODY ELABORATE WITH THIS WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO? BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE IT. I'M NEARSIGHTED, FAR SIGHTED.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A VERY BENEFICIAL PROJECT FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.
WHICH STRETCH IS THIS? FROM WHAT STREET TO WHAT STREET? THIS IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AIRLINE IN BETWEEN ROBERTSON AND AIRLINE HIGHWAY FROM TURNBULL TO DIVISION.
ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? I GUESS. WERE YOU IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED?
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OPPOSITION. I'VE GOT NO CONFIDENCE IN THE GOINGS ON.COUNCILMAN BONANO, YOUR MOTION.
AS THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE IMPROVEMENT TO THE AREA, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26043 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN BONANO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
SUMMARY NUMBER 26045, APPROVING SP-35-22 REQUESTED VARIANCES FOR LOWE'S LOCATED AT 3640 VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD ON LOTS 1-A AND 1-B HESSMER FARM SUBDIVISION (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5).
WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM AND NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26045.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26045 ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
[OTHER PROPERTY MATTERS ORDINANCES]
SUMMARY NUMBER 26046 DECLARING A PORTION OF LOT 212 METAIRIE COURT SUBDIVISION METAIRIE, LOUISIANA NO LONGER NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING A SALE TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AT LOT 216 A METAIRIE COURT SUBDIVISION BEARING MUNICIPAL ADDRESS 2202 AVENUE B METAIRIE FOR THE APPRAISED VALUE AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS (COUNCIL DISTRICT 5).PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26046.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
MOVE FOR APPROVAL. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26046 ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM 15, PLEASE.
SUMMARY NUMBER 26047 DECLARING THE INTENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO ACQUIRE FULL OWNERSHIP IN LOT 14 B SQUARED D, KENSINGTON GARDENS SUBDIVISION, ABBEY ROAD, HARVEY, PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 47:2236, WHICH HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED TO JEFFERSON PARISH IN THE NAME OF WARREN HOMES, LLC FOR THE NONPAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3).
NOW FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26047.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
COUNCILMAN LEE. MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26047.
A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. NUMBER 16, PLEASE.
SUMMARY NUMBER 26048 DECLARING THE INTENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO ACQUIRE FULL OWNERSHIP IN THE LOT 15 C SQUARE D, KENSINGTON GARDENS SUBDIVISION, ABBEY ROAD, HARVEY, PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 47:2236, WHICH HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED TO JEFFERSON PARISH IN THE NAME OF WARREN HOMES, LLC FOR THE NONPAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3).
WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26048.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
MOVE FOR APPROVAL. ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26048 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
SUMMARY NUMBER 26049 DECLARING THE INTENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO ACQUIRE FULL OWNERSHIP IN LOT 15 D SQUARE D KENSINGTON GARDENS SUBDIVISION, ABBEY ROAD, JEFFERSON PARISH, PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 47:2236, WHICH HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED TO JEFFERSON PARISH IN THE NAME OF WARREN HOMES, LLC WITH A NON PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3).
I NOW OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26049.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
MOVE FOR APPROVAL. ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26049, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
DECLARING THE INTENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO ACQUIRE FULL OWNERSHIP IN LOT 16 B SQUARE D, KENSINGTON GARDENS SUBDIVISION, ABBEY ROAD, HARVEY, PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 47:2236, WHICH HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED TO JEFFERSON PARISH IN THE NAME OF WARREN HOMES, LLC FOR THE NONPAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3).
NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26050.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
COUNCILMAN LEE. MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26050, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
WE'RE THROUGH ALL THE TAX ISSUES, I BELIEVE NOW.
MADAM CLERK. SUMMARY NUMBER 26051.
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DECLARING THE INTENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO ACQUIRE FULL OWNERSHIP IN LOT 17 B SQUARE D, KENSINGTON GARDENS SUBDIVISION, ABBEY ROAD, HARVEY PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 47:2236, WHICH HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED TO JEFFERSON PARISH IN THE NAME OF WARREN HOMES, LLC FOR THE NONPAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3).THERE WERE TWO MORE. MISSED THOSE.
WE'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26051.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
WHAT, I JUST GOT ONE QUESTION ON THIS AND THEN I GOT SOME COMMENTS AS WELL.
I SUPPOSE THIS IS GOING TO BE, THIS PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE AUCTIONED OFF BY THE PARISH.
AM I CORRECT ON THAT? NO? NO. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH IT? IT'S BEEN ADJUDICATED NOW.
IT BELONGS TO US. WHAT DO WE HAVE IN STORE FOR IT? MR. AL, I WAS GOING TO WAIT TILL THE LAST ONE TO DISCLOSE THAT.
OKAY, WELL, YOU CAN ANSWER THAT, BUT, I'LL WAIT FOR YOU ON THAT.
BUT THE COMMENT IS SIMPLE IT IS.
WELL, THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION TOO.
HOW DELINQUENT IS HIS PROPERTY? HOW DELINQUENT IS IT ON A PROPERTY TAXES? FOR MANY, MANY YEARS THEY HAD, THEY WENT THROUGH DUE PROCESS AND NEVER PAID THE TAXES.
AND I'D LIKE TO ASK THIS QUESTION.
HOW MANY YEARS WAS THE ESPLANADE MALL IN KENNER DELINQUENT ON $1,000,000 IN UNPAID PROPERTY TAXES THEY OWED TO PARISH, WHICH WE NOW ALSO HOLD THE TITLE ON THAT PROPERTY OUT THERE IN KENNER AS WELL.
YEAH. ANYBODY ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR ME.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ACROSS THE BOARD AND IT'S FAIR.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION.
TO BE HONEST, THE TAX ISSUE ON THE ESPLANADE MALL IS ACTUALLY MORE COMPLEX THAN IT MAY APPEAR.
THAT ACTUALLY GOES BACK TO 1992, WHERE THERE IS A THERE WAS A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL MACY'S AND THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND THE PARISH AS TO WHAT TAXES WERE DUE.
IT ACTUALLY, THE FIGHT GOES BACK TO ROUGHLY 1992 AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE LITIGATION OVER THAT.
SO IT'S REALLY NOT AN APPLES TO APPLES DISCUSSION, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, COUNCILMAN.
AND THE REASON WHY I SAID THAT WAS BECAUSE I ALSO SAID THIS AT THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING.
HOW IN THE WORLD CAN THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY FROM PAYING PROPERTY TAXES TO THE CITY OF COUNTY AND JEFFERSON PARISH SINCE 1992? AS A MATTER OF FACT, I PROPOSED TWO THINGS TO THE CITY ACCOUNTANT MANY YEARS AGO THAT THEY GET A HOLD OF THE ASSIGNMENT GROUP WHO OWNED THAT MALL AT THE TIME AND SIT HIM DOWN, GET A SIT DOWN AND FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF FORMULA HE WAS USING AS FAR AS BASING HIS RENT ON.
AND I DON'T BELIEVE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TELL BUSINESS HOW TO RUN THEIR BUSINESS.
BUT WHEN I WAS APPLYING UNIT DEVELOPMENT, THEY HAD EVERY RIGHT TO FIND OUT WHY THEY WAS RUNNING BUSINESSES OUT OF THERE AND HOW THEY GOT AWAY SINCE 1992, WITHOUT PAYING PROPERTY TAXES TO THE CITY OR THE PARISH.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, COUNCILMAN, THAT IT'S COMPLEX.
BUT IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN TOO COMPLEX FOR THIS PARISH AND FOR THE CITY OF KENNER TO MAKE SURE THEY WAS PAYING THOSE PROPERTY TAXES EVERY YEAR ON TIME, JUST LIKE WE DO WITH THE RESIDENTS. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THAT QUESTION.
ANYBODY ELSE? SO MR. AL, LET ME JUST DISCLOSE WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
PARISH DID ADJUDICATE THE PROPERTY WITH THE RIGHTFUL OWNER, AND I'M BUILDING A PARK BACK THERE IN THAT SUBDIVISION WHERE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY NEW INVESTMENT IN THAT COMMUNITY.
AND SO IT'S A COMMUNITY THAT HAS APARTMENTS AS WELL AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.
AND THERE'S NOT ONE WALKING TRAIL, NOT ONE FORM OF PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF PARISH RECREATION. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.
ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU. THAT'S MY NEXT QUESTION.
ANYBODY ELSE? IS. OF COURSE, CLAYTON CANGELOSI.
AND THE QUESTION IS HOW MANY YEARS HAVE THIS WENT DELINQUENT AND WHY SO LONG THAT THESE PEOPLE WENT WITHOUT PAYING PROPERTY TAXES? BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU, IF I DIDN'T PAY MY PROPERTY TAXES FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS, THE POWERS WOULD BE COME GRUBBING UP MY PROPERTY.
SO WHY HAS THIS, WHY HAVE WE GONE THIS LONG WITH THESE TAXES NOT BEING PAID? HOW MANY YEARS? BECAUSE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
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AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE THE PEOPLE DESERVE ANSWERS TO.IF THE TAXES ARE NOT BEING PAID, WHY IT WENT SO LONG? THERE'S A PROCESS AND WE CAN ELABORATE ON THAT.
OR COUNCILMAN LEE OR PARISH ATTORNEY KEN.
I DON'T KNOW NOW WHY PEOPLE DON'T PAY TAXES, THAT'S AN INDIVIDUAL THING.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN HERE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, WHICH WAS YOUR FIRST QUESTION.
NOW, IN TERMS OF WHAT THE LEGAL PROCESS THAT ALLOWS FOR A PROPERTY TO GO INTO THE PARISH ADJUDICATED LIST, THAT'S A PROCESS THAT'S THAT'S HANDLED BY THE ATTORNEY PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
OKAY. AND SO WHAT IS THE REASON THAT IT'S TAKEN SO LONG? EVERY PROPERTY IS HANDLED DIFFERENTLY.
THE PARISH DOESN'T JUST GO IN AND TAKE OWNERSHIP OF EVERY PROPERTY THAT HAS UNPAID TAXES ON IT.
ALL RIGHT. SO NOW THAT'S THE NEXT QUESTION IS NOW WE'VE TAKEN THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE WE WANT TO BUILD AND I'M ALL FOR BUILDING NEW THINGS IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND PUTTING PARKS AND RECREATION AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THIS.
BUT THE SIMPLE FACT IS NOW SOMETHING SEEMS FISHY HERE, YOU KNOW? AND WHEN IT SMELLS FISHY, IT'S USUALLY FISHY BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE NOW TAKING PROPERTY AND WE'RE KEEPING IT TO BUILD A PARK.
NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO'S GETTING KICKBACKS.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS, BECAUSE, I MEAN, SOMETHING'S, SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT.
[LAUGHTER] I MEAN, WHEN BYRON LEE'S INVOLVED IN ANYTHING, SOMETHING'S CROOKED, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF OKAY, MR. CANGELOSI.
THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL ASSUME MR. CANGELOSI IS OPPOSED, AND MR. AL WAS UP FOR CLARITY.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST? ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT TWO APPEARED.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26051, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
DECLARING THE INTENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO ACQUIRE A FULL OWNERSHIP IN LOT 18 B SQUARE D KENSINGTON GARDENS SUBDIVISION, ABBEY ROAD, HARVEY PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 47:2236, WHICH HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED TO JEFFERSON PARISH IN THE NAME OF PRIME DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, LLC FOR THE NON PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3).
WE NOW HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26050.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
I'M GOING TO RISE IN OPPOSITION AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK TO SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
I'M SORRY. THAT WAS SUMMER NUMBER 26052.
I HAD THE NUMBER WRONG. GO AHEAD.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. I WAITED FOR THE LAST ONE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS.
YOU KNOW, I WAS KIND OF, KIND OF IMPRESSED WITH THEM.
THERE'S THE QUESTION THAT WAS POSED AND THAT NOBODY WANTS TO TRY AND ANSWER.
ANYBODY CURIOUS? SOMEBODY'S CURIOUS.
THE CONSTITUTION PRESCRIBES THAT REPRESENTATIVES AND DIRECT TAXES SHALL BE APPORTIONED AMONG THE SEVERAL AREAS, DESIGNATED PLACES, MUNICIPALITIES OF THIS PARISH.
BUT NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT DIRECT TAXES ARE.
I THINK ONE PERSON BACK THERE DOES NOW.
SO ARE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS BODY.
THE REASON WHY IT TAKES SO LONG, ADJUDICATION.
ALL RIGHT. THIS ISN'T A REPRESENTATIVE BODY.
AND YOU ALL DEMONSTRATED THAT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
EVERY TIME I GOT UP HERE, YOU ADJUDICATED AGAINST ME.
RIGHT. SO WHY WON'T PEOPLE PAY THE PROPERTY TAXES? BECAUSE THEY'RE ARBITRARILY IMPOSED.
THAT'S IT. THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.
SO HOW DO YOU FIGURE THIS OUT?
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THIS ISN'T A PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM, THOUGH.CAN YOU STAY ON THIS? I'M ON THE PROPERTY TAXES.
RIGHT. BUT THIS ISN'T AN OVERALL REFERENDUM.
ANSWERING THE QUESTION THAT WAS POSED BY THE BODY TO THE GREATER BODY.
I CAN SPEND SO THE QUESTION THEN.
PARDON ME. WE DID NOT POSE A QUESTION.
I BELIEVE SOMEBODY ASKED, I DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE DON'T PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES.
THAT WAS A RHETORICAL QUESTION I BELIEVED.
MAYBE. MAYBE I MISINTERPRETED SORRY. YOU COULD JUST CLARIFY FOR ME WHAT YOU MEAN SPECIFIC SUBJECT. EITHER WAY, I'M TOLD THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THIS ON PARKS.
NOW, THERE'S 31 DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT THE PARISH COUNCIL OR PARISH ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTERS.
RIGHT. SO ARBITRARILY, THIS MONEY IS GOING TO GET FED TO WHICH SIDE, RIGHT.
ARBITRARILY ALL THIS ADJUDICATED PROPERTY, THIS ISN'T GOING TO GET DISTRIBUTED TO THE EAST BANK AT ALL, IS IT? IT'S ONLY GOING TO SERVE THE WEST BANK.
AND A DIRECTOR THAT'S OVERBURDENED MADE TO SERVE BOTH SIDES OF THIS RIVER.
YOU'VE GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH. THAT'S WHY MR. AL'S GETTING UP AND HAVING TO ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT HE'S ASKING.
FIGURE IT OUT. ANYONE ELSE? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION FOR THIS ONE.
COUNCILMAN LEE. MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
[OTHER ORDINANCES]
SUMMARY NUMBER 26053.AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE V, DIVISION 2.5 OF THE CODE TO RENAME THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL AND ETHICS COMPLIANCE AS THE DEPARTMENT OF ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE, AS WELL AS TO AMEND THE DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 23 ARTICLE V OF THE CODE TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE DEFUNCT ETHICS COMMISSION AND TO AMEND ETHICS REQUIREMENTS FOR PARISH EMPLOYEES.
WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26053.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN. JERRY SULLIVAN, ON BEHALF OF THE ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE COMMISSION OF JEFFERSON PARISH, I APPLAUD THE WORK DONE BY MS. WOOD IN PREPARING AND DRAFTING THIS LEGISLATION FOR THE BODY.
I THINK IT'S A CHANGE THAT IS PERFECT FOR THE PARISH.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION? FRANKIE HYERS, 509 HOUMA, RISING IN OPPOSITION.
JEFFERSON SAYS LET NO MORE BE HEARD ABOUT CONFIDENCE IN MAN.
BUT BIND THEM DOWN FROM MISCHIEF BY THE CHAINS OF THE CONSTITUTION I WOULDN'T NEED AN ETHICS COMMISSION, AN ETHICS COMMITTEE, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF NAME SUCH OFFICE, IF WE ACTUALLY HAD THE REPRESENTATIVES APPORTIONED.
I WOULDN'T HAVE TO SHOW UP HERE EVER AGAIN.
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DAY THAT I COULD BID YOU ALL TO DO.
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS REPRESENTATIVE BODY FIGURED OUT AND APPORTIONED CONSTITUTIONALLY.
BECAUSE I HAVE FAITH IN ALL Y'ALL.
I ACTUALLY BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IN THIS CHAMBER IS HERE TO DO THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY.
ANYONE ELSE. MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR AND ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.
COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION.
I MOVE. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26053 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
SUMMARY NUMBER 26054 AMENDING THE JEFFERSON PARISH CODE.
CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE VI BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER AGENCIES OF THE PARISH TO INCLUDE A DIVISION TITLED THE HEADSTART ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26054.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
FRANKY HYERS, RISING IN OPPOSITION.
SO THE CROTCH OF THE INGENUITY, JUST LIKE THE SEVERAL THINGS PREVIOUSLY.
THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT THE PASSIONS THAT THEY GIVE RISE TO.
BUT YOU PAT YOURSELVES ON THE BACK FOR A LITTLE GOOD.
DOING GOOD WORK, RIGHT? IT'S A DO GOODER JUICE THAT YOU ALL GET HOOKED ON WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT YOUR DISPOSAL.
YOU JUST SPREAD A LITTLE BIT HERE, SPREAD A LITTLE BIT THERE.
I PREFER A GOVERNMENT TO FRUGAL AND SIMPLE.
ANYONE ELSE? MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.
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COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION.ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26054.
A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
THE PERSONNEL RULES FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO REVISE RULE SIX, SECTION 10.12, AND RULE TWO, SECTION 6.1. TO CLARIFY WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL TO THE PERSONNEL BOARD RELATED TO THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM AND TO MAKE OTHER MINOR CHANGES. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26055.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK IS RISING IN OPPOSITION, ARBITRARY AND ADMISSIBLE.
AND I GOT TO GO LOOK UP THIS PERSONNEL BOARD TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS AND WHAT MINOR CHANGES HAVE BEEN DONE TO DETERMINE WHICH ONE OF THE PARISH EMPLOYEES IS SUBJECTED TO AN ARBITRARY TEST OR NOT.
CHRIST SAKES. I MEAN, THIS IS ABOUT THE CONFIDENCE, MAN.
IT'S ACCUMULATION OF STATUTES THAT'S DRIVING THIS WHOLE THING, RIGHT.
YOU KEEP ON TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S FUNDAMENTALLY BROKEN.
SO YOU PASS NEW LAWS, YOU PASS NEW JOB TITLES.
YOU KEEP ON COMPETING FOR SOMETHING, SOME NEW FIX.
YOU GOT TO GET TO FIGURING THIS OUT.
ANYONE ELSE. AL MORELLA 4260 EAST LOYOLA DRIVE, FIFTH DISTRICT, KENNER FOURTH DISTRICT, UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON 51 YEARS.
I GOT SOME COMMENTS ON THIS ISSUE, SCOTT, AND THAT I WANT TO MAKE.
FIRST OF ALL, WHETHER IT'S THE PERSONNEL BOARD OR WHOEVER.
WHEN I WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OUT ON THE WATERFRONT BACK IN 2002 TO 2005, WE HAD A DRUG TESTING PROGRAM OUT THERE FOR THE LONG [INAUDIBLE] OK I WAS EXEMPT, ME AND ALL THE OTHER UNION OFFICIALS, BUT I WAS THE FIRST ONE IN LINE AT THESE JOB SITES WENT AND I HAD KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT JOB SITE WAS GOING TO BE, AND I KEPT IT VERY QUIET.
SO ALL I'M GOING TO SAY IS LIKE THIS, I THINK ANYBODY WHO WORKED FOR, WHETHER IT'S A GOVERNMENT ENTITY OR WHATEVER IT IS, THERE SHOULD BE DRUG TESTING.
AND ANYBODY WHO DON'T HAVE AND I ALSO SUPPORT THAT THE PERSONNEL BOARD, WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF THAT, THEY SHOULD BE THE FIRST ONE IN LINE LIKE I WAS WHEN I WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THAT UNION ON THE WATERFRONT TO TAKE TO SUBMIT TO ONE THEMSELVES.
ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
MADAM CLERK. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION.
I MOVE. ANY OBJECTIONS? THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26055.
A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
THE PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO REVISE THE CLASS TITLES FOR THE CLASSES OF STATIONARY ENGINEER ONE, STATIONARY ENGINEER TWO AND STATIONARY ENGINEER THREE.
I WOULD NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26056.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
[INAUDIBLE] AND RISE IN OPPOSITION.
MORE CHIEFS, MORE CHIEFS GETTING MORE MONEY.
I JUST OPPOSED THIS ON PRINCIPLES.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE IS OPPOSED.
COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION.
HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. ITEM NUMBER 25, PLEASE.
SUMMARY NUMBER 26058, AMENDING THE 2023 OPERATING BUDGET.
WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26058.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO SEE THAT THROUGH.
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SO WE WATCHED AN INCREASE IN OUR BUDGET AND I LISTEN TO THE PARISH PRESIDENT REFER TO IT AS CONSERVATIVE, A 20% INCREASE IN THIS BUDGET.WE WERE UNDER 700 MILLION LAST YEAR.
I DIDN'T GET ANY 20% RAISE I NEVER GOT.
DOES ANYBODY EVEN IN HERE KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'RE GETTING PAID? DOES ONE COUNCIL MEMBER KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE GETTING PAID? HOW MUCH YOU'RE GETTING PAID? ANY OF YOU. NO, NONE OF YOU COULD EVEN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO AMEND BUDGETS YEARLY.
MY QUESTION WOULD BE IS THIS DOES THIS I'M SORRY, BRIAN MILLER 2121 INDIANA AVENUE IN KENNER.
IS THIS WHERE IF A DISTRICT MILLEDGE FOR, SAY, FIRE DEPARTMENTS WHERE YOU WAS GOING TO INCREASE THEIR MILLAGE, IS THIS COVER THAT OR THAT HAS TO BE A SEPARATE ITEM? NO, THIS IS THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE VILLAGES.
QUESTION BUT I'M I'M FOR IT IF YOU NEED.
COUNCILMAN BONANO. QUESTION IF YOU QUESTION IS, IS THIS WHERE WE WOULD INCREASE THEIR ALLOTMENT? YES. THAT'S YES, WE WOULDN'T INCREASE THEIR MILLAGE AMOUNT THE MILL, THE AMOUNT OF MILLAGE THEY COLLECT.
BUT THIS IS WHERE IF WE DID IT, WE WOULD INCREASE THEIR ALLOTMENT.
ANY ONE ELSE? ONE IN FAVOR, ONE IN OPPOSITION.
COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION.
I MOVE. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26058.
A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
SUMMARY NUMBER 26059 AMENDING THE 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET.
NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26059.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
[INAUDIBLE] RISING IN OPPOSITION JUST ON THAT BASIC PRINCIPLES.
AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE AN APPORTION TAXATION.
WE DON'T HAVE UNIFORM TAXATION.
SO I HAVE TO RISE ON THOSE PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION THAT I SWORE TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND.
THE REPUBLICAN FORM THAT WERE GUARANTEED.
RIGHT. WELL, SWORE AN OATH TO THAT FLAG TO A REPUBLIC.
WE'RE SUFFERING FOR THE WOES OF A DEMOCRACY.
THAT'S WHY THIS BODY IS FORMED THE WAY IT IS.
IT'S WHY WE TAX THE WAY WE DO.
THIS IS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE HAVING ITS WAY WITH THE FUTURE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH.
MADAM CLERK. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION.
I MOVE. AND ONE IN FAVOR, I'M SORRY.
ANY OBJECTIONS? THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26059.
A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR]
COUNCILMAN BONANO.I HAVE ONE. WOULD YOU READ IT FOR ME, PLEASE? A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BID OF LANDIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC, RECEIVED ON OCTOBER 13, 2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,782,920 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BACTERIOLOGICAL AND WET CHEMISTRY LAB FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER. BID PROPOSAL NUMBER 5000139423.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PLANS AND SPECS PREPARED BY STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES WITH A DEDUCTIVE CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,340,360 TO BRING THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO $12,442 AND $12,442,560. AND TO EXECUTE THE DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR AS AGENT OF A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AND SALES TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FOR THIS PROJECT.
ANY OBJECTIONS THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION, ANYONE FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK KNOWS THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
COUNCILMAN BONANO MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD IN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANO? SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
COUNCILMAN LEE? NO, SIR. COUNCILMAN WALKER ONE, I BELIEVE.
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YES, SIR. A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. LARRY KATZ TO THE JEFFERSON PARISH ECONOMIC INCENTIVE FUND EVALUATION COMMITTEE AS THE JEFFERSON PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PORT DISTRICT'S JEDCO APPOINTMENT AND TO COMMEND MR. TOM GENNARO FOR HIS SERVICE.ANY OBJECTIONS THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR.
HEARING NONE. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT ADOPTION, THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION FORWARD BROUGHT FORWARD IN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.
I HAVE NONE. COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.
A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO FARMERS MARKET HUB, LLC TO PLACE TEMPORARY SIGNS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ONCE ALL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET TO ADVERTISE THEIR ANNUAL KINCADE CRAWL AND CONTEST TO BE HELD IN LAFRENIERE PARK AND THE PARKING LOT TO THE LEFT OF MALL ISLAND IN ROWS ONE THROUGH THREE ON JANUARY 18, 2023 FROM 3 P.M.
PROVIDED ALL RELATED MATTERS AND ALL PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED.
ANY OBJECTIONS THAT RESOLUTION MAY BE BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THAT RESOLUTION.
ANYONE IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
SO MOVE. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD IN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
IT TAKES US TO CONSENT AGENDA ONE.
GO AHEAD. COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
I HAVE ONE, IF YOU COULD READ IT.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. WE NOW OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION.
ANYONE IN FAVOR? OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. SORRY I JUMPED THE GUN.
NOW WE CAN GO TO CONSENT AGENDA ONE.
[CONSENT AGENDA ONE]
AND IT LOOKS LIKE ITEMS 28 THROUGH 58 WILL BE TAKEN IN GLOBO.COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THOSE ITEMS 28 THROUGH 58 IN GLOBO.
I MOVE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 28 THROUGH 58 IN GLOBO.
A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS]
FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER 500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG REZA AVENUE 500 TO 800 BLOCK POSEY AVENUE AND FOUR SHAY AVENUE .COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, COUNCILMAN BONANO.
I'M SORRY. WHAT NUMBER WAS THAT? 59. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON, SHREAD KUYRKENDALL.
SAY THAT AGAIN, PLEASE. SHREAD KUYRKENDALL.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF SHREAD KUYRKENDALL? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN BONANO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COST UNDER 500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG JEFFERSON HIGHWAY FROM FLORIDA STREET TO REX DRIVE, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
COUNCILMAN BONANO, YOUR SELECTION.
MOVE ON ECM WITH [INAUDIBLE] SERVING AS THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR.
ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION ECM WITH R TOVIA AS THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN BONANO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892, ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN,
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BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR A WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG JEFFERSON HIGHWAY FROM REX DRIVE TO BAILEY STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO. COUNCILMAN BONANO, YOUR SELECTION.WE MOVE ON T BAKER SMITH AS THE PRIME AND RICHARD LAMBERT ENGINEERING AS THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR.
YES, SIR. A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE JEFFERSON PARISH PERSONNEL BOARD TO AMEND THE PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE OF ALL CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES TO $15 AND ONE CENTS TO MAKE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SALARIES OF ALL CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES TO PREVENT SALARY COMPRESSION AND ADJUST THE SALARY RANGES FOR ALL PAY GRADES AS NEEDED.
COUNCILMAN LEE? YES? JOHN, WOULD YOU COME UP, PLEASE? YESTERDAY, I HAD A WONDERFUL MEETING WITH JOHN DUMAS, AS WELL AS RUFUS HARRIS, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PERSONNEL BOARD.
OUT OF THAT MEETING, IT WAS AGREED THAT WE HAVE TO CREATE A SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE EQUITABLE FOR NEW HIRES AS WELL AS FOR THE RETENTION OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES.
AND SO WE CAME TOGETHER AND I WAS PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS.
AND AS AND THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE PARISH, INCLUDING THE JUDICIARY, AS WELL AS THE THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO, JOHN, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
WE DID MEET WITH COUNCILMAN LEE YESTERDAY, MR. HARRIS, WHO IS OUR BOARD CHAIRMAN AND MYSELF.
WE RECEIVED AN UPDATE FROM THE ARCHER COMPANY AT OUR LAST PERSONNEL BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 20TH.
AND DURING THAT MEETING, THE BOARD MADE A DECISION TO TASK THE CONSULTANT WITH REVIEWING THE ENTIRE PAY PLAN OF THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE SO THAT ULTIMATELY IT PROVIDES BENEFITS NOT ONLY FROM THE STANDPOINT OF ENTRY LEVEL PAY AT A HIGHER LEVEL, 15.01 PER HOUR, BUT ALSO ADJUSTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PAY PLAN.
THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS THE FACT THAT IT WILL HELP US ON THE FRONT END TO ATTRACT MORE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS TO OUR POSITION, NOT JUST AT THE ENTRY LEVELS, BUT ALSO AT THE MID LEVELS OF THE PAY PLAN AS WELL.
ADDITIONALLY, IT WILL HELP US WITH RETENTION.
SO, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE ULTIMATE GOALS ON THE FRONT END TO ATTRACT MORE APPLICANTS, BUT ALSO TO MAINTAIN OUR EXISTING POPULATION OF EMPLOYEES WHOM, SIMPLY PUT, THE PARISH HAS INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY INTO TRAINING OUR EMPLOYEES AND PREPARING THEM TO TAKE ON HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS SO WE WOULDN'T WANT TO LOSE THAT TALENT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WASHINGTON IN A FEW WEEKS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TOUTING JEFFERSON PARISH TO ALL OF OUR SISTER AND BROTHER PARISHES, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVENESS OF JEFFERSON PARISH, THE OPPORTUNITIES.
AND WE KNOW THAT WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY'RE MAKING THE DECISION TO RELOCATE, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR GOOD PAYING JOBS, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR GOOD SCHOOLS, AND THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR SAFE, SAFE AREAS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHERE CRIME IS NOT MUCH OF AN ISSUE.
AND SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS WORK TOGETHER.
WE HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO AND WORK FOR OTHER AGENCIES OR OTHER CORPORATE BODIES WHO CAN LEAVE HERE AND AND TAKE UP A POSITION SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT PAYS BETTER.
SO IT MAKES SENSE FOR US TO HAVE A PLAN WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO RETAIN OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS PUT ON A GREAT FACE TO RECRUIT NEW PEOPLE TO COME TO WORK FOR JEFFERSON PARISH IN JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS OUR JUDICIARY AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
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AND SO I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE HERE.I'M GOING TO DEFER THIS FOR UNTIL THE I BELIEVE, THE SECOND MEETING IN MARCH, WHEREAS THAT THE PLAN BY THE ARCHER GROUP WILL COME BACK AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO THEN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE ADMINISTRATION.
AND WE ALL CAN WORK TOGETHER TO.
WITH SOME RESOLVE, BUT I'M EXCITED IN THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING IN BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO HELP EVERYBODY WHO NOT ONLY WHO WHO WANTS TO LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM, WHO WORKS IN AND IN SOME OF THE LOWER PAID AREAS, THOSE WHO WORK IN GENERAL SERVICES WHO WORK THEIR BEHINDS OFF EVERY TIME THERE'S A STORM.
BUT WHENEVER WE HAVE EVENTS, WE AS COLLEAGUES, THE PARISH PRESIDENT, I WILL OUR PEOPLE IN GENERAL SERVICES AS WELL AS RECREATION AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS, I.T. AS WELL AS COMMUNICATIONS, ALL OF THEM WORK VERY HARD.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THROUGH THIS WE CAN RETAIN GOOD PEOPLE AND HIRE NEW PEOPLE WHO WILL BE POSITIVE, POSITIVE ADDITIONS TO THE PARISH. THANK YOU.
AND COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR MOTION ON THE DEFERRAL OF ITEM 60 TO MOVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF NUMBER 62 TO MARCH 15TH, 2023, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER. HEARING NONE, SO ORDER.
A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 2022 FOR ROUTINE AND ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COST UNDER 500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND MINISTRATION SERVICES FOR INSTALLATION OF A WATER LINE LOOP CONNECTION BETWEEN NINTH STREET AND 11TH STREET IN SOUTH NEW ORLEANS SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.
COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR SELECTION EJES ENGINEERS.
SO ORDERED. ITEM NUMBER 64, PLEASE.
A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 2022. FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER 500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION AND MINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG 31ST STREET BETWEEN PHENIX STREET AND DUNCAN STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT FOR COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO, YOUR SELECTION.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF H.
DAVIS COLE AS THE PRIME WITH GIS? AS THE WHAT AGAIN? I'M SORRY.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES WOULD COST UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR AN EIGHT INCH AND 12 INCH WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG NORTH CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD, RIDGE LAKE DRIVE, VETERANS BOULEVARD, 14TH STREET AND 15TH STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN YOUR SELECTION SELECTING LYNFIELD HUNTER AND JUNIUS AS PRIME WITH SCHRANK AND THEM DOING RESIDENT INSPECTION AND BRYANT HAMMETT DOING SURVEYING.
AND IF YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT IT, I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO REMEMBER.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF LINDFIELD HUNTER JUNIOR'S AS THE PRIME SHRED.
SHRED SCHRECK SHRINK, SHRINK, SHRINK, NOT STRIKE.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT DAY. NOT DONE WORK, SHRINK, END THEM.
FLANNAGAN, THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR, AND BRIAN HAMMOND ASSOCIATES AS THE SURVEYOR.
ANY OBJECTION TO THOSE ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
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RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892, ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER 500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR A WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD, NORTH OF AIRLINE DRIVE, AND A PORTION OF AIRLINE DRIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 1051 FEET OF PIPE.COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN LIGHTING P.C..
ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF P.C.? ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892, ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATER LINES REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG 26/27 AND 28TH STREETS, NORTH I-10 SERVICE ROAD MARY LAWN DRIVE RIDGE LAKE DRIVE, WEST NAPOLEON AVENUE THROUGH VETERANS BOULEVARD, VETERANS BOULEVARD, NORTH CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD RIDGE LAKE DRIVE AND METAIRIE LAWN DRIVE.
NORTH I-10 SERVICE ROAD THROUGH 26 STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN YOUR SELECTION.
SELECTING T BAKER SMITH AS PRIME RESIDENT INSPECTION TO BE DONE BY HARTMAN AND SURVEY BY BASIN.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE SELECTION OF T BAKER SMITH AS THE PRIME, HARTMAN AS THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR, AND BASIN AS THE SURVEYOR ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER. HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.
A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT WALL BOULEVARD AND LAPALCO FROM CAMERON DRIVE TO MOUNT LAUREL DRIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 2,500 FEET OF PIPE, COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE.
COUNCILMAN EDWARDS. HUGHES BRYANT HAMMETT AND ASSOCIATES.
NOW WE'VE GOT OUR OTHER RESOLUTIONS AND TAKING IN GLOBO NUMBER 69 THROUGH
[OTHER RESOLUTIONS (DEFERRED)]
102 MINUS NUMBER 70, WHICH WILL BE DEFERRED TO JANUARY 18TH AND MINUS 98, WHICH WILL BE CANCELED.YOUR MOTION ON THAT COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.
I MOVE. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 69 THROUGH 102 IN GLOBO, A MOTION AND MINUS 70, DEFERRING TO 18 AND CANCELING 98 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
YES, MA'AM. WE COULD ACKNOWLEDGE NUMBER 89.
THAT WAS JUST TO APPROVE BE'TRICE WALKER.
SHE IS THE NEW AMERICAN JOB CENTER COORDINATOR, AND SHE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE.
MISSED HER MOMENT? YES, THAT WAS LIKE THE MOMENT.
YEAH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION OF THAT.
THANK YOU. AND CONGRATS TO HER WHAT A FINE LAST NAME.
SO NOW WE WILL GO TO ANYONE WANTING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS.
[PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS]
A REMINDER TO FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD IN THE BACK AND YOU'RE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS NOT RELATED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.FOURTH DISTRICT, UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON 51 YEARS.
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, $210,500.
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AND LET'S SEE.WE GOT ONE MORE HERE, HUH? COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.
OK GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS I'M DEMANDING YOUR RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
I WANT TO QUOTE AN ARTICLE IN THE ADVOCATE LAST WEEK.
ONCE AGAIN, YOU DIDN'T MENTION YOU WAS IN THE HOUSE FOR EIGHT YEARS, THE SAME TIME YOUR PREDECESSOR WAS THE GOVERNOR FOR THOSE SAME EIGHT YEARS, AND YOU APPROVED SEVEN OF HIS EIGHT BUDGETS. ONE MORE THING.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, GDP GROWTH IN THE THIRD QUARTER, 2.5%.
WE RANKED 23RD OUT OF 50 STATES AND WE'RE LAGGING BEHIND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
AND WITH THE TRAGEDY OF THIS IS THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN CASE THESE PEOPLE HAVEN'T FIGURED THIS OUT YET, IS ONE OF THE RICHEST STATES IN THIS COUNTRY IN NATURAL RESOURCES, BUT AS PEOPLE ARE THE POOREST IN THE COUNTRY.
AND THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE WHAT I'VE KNOWN ALL ALONG.
THE WEALTH OF THIS STATE HAS BEEN SKIMMED SINCE DAY ONE, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE SKIMMED.
NOW, ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF LANDRY, I'M DEMANDING YOUR RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AS WELL.
YOU SHOULD KNOW, ATTORNEY GENERAL LANDRY AS THE TOP LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THIS STATE.
AND THEN THE STATE ETHICS BOARD, THAT DYSFUNCTIONAL BUNCH UP THERE IN BATON ROUGE.
I REMEMBER WHEN I RAN FOR OFFICE, MAN, I SPENT $100 OF MY OWN MONEY.
I DON'T TAKE ANY MONEY FROM NOBODY.
THEY HOUNDED ME WANTING TO KNOW WHERE $100 CAME FROM.
I HAD TO TELL THEM IT CAME OUT OF MY POCKET.
THAT'S WHERE IT CAME FROM. IT'S MY MONEY.
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO ASK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NOT TO DO THIS.
AND THAT'S YOUR TIME, MR. AL, THEY'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IF THEY CHOOSE TO.
YES, SIR. NEXT MEETING, THREE MORE MINUTES.
OKAY. ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I LEAVE? THANK YOU. WE WILL GET SOME INFORMATION TO MR. MORELLA ON 31, PROVIDING ACCESS TO PUBLIC REGISTERS IS A RESPONSIBILITY AND DUTY OF THE APPOINTIVE OR ELECTIVE OFFICE OF A CUSTODIAN AND HIS EMPLOYEES.
ANY PERSON OF THE AGE OF MAJORITY MAY INSPECT, COPY, OR REPRODUCE ANY PUBLIC RECORD.
THE CUSTODIAN GO ON TO SAY IN 4431 SUBSECTION, THE RIGHT OF ACCESS INCLUDES ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR EXERCISING THE RIGHT OF ACCESS, RIGHT TO INSPECT, RIGHT TO COPY, RIGHT TO PRODUCE, RIGHT TO OBTAIN FROM THE CUSTODIAN AND REPRODUCTION.
THE METHOD OF ACCESS IS A CHOICE OF THE REQUESTOR, NOT THE CUSTODIAN.
CUSTODIAN MAY NOT MAKE ANY INQUIRY OF ANY PERSON ASKING FOR ACCESS TO A PUBLIC RECORD.
EXCEPT AGE AND IDENTIFICATION MAY REQUIRE A PERSON TO SIGN A REGISTER.
SO MISS BONNIE ASKED FOR INFORMATION.
SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO COME BACK TWO OR THREE TIMES.
WHEN SHE MENTIONS THE WORD CRONYISM AND YOU RISE TO DECLARE THAT YOU PAID FOR SOMETHING.
I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT CRONYISM MEANS.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A CONFIDENCE IN MAN.
SO THAT'S WHAT JEFFERSON SAID.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BOUND BY THE CHAINS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
NOW, DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS? SO EVERY TIME I'VE ASKED TO EVEN REVIEW THE BUDGET THAT'S BEEN IN A PUBLISHED DOCUMENT.
PUBLISHED. I GO TO MY COUNCIL CHAMBER TO REVIEW THE BUDGET.
AND I'M DEFERRED TO A PARISH ATTORNEY.
I WILL NEVER GO TO THE PARISH ATTORNEY BECAUSE HERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU GOT THE PARISH ATTORNEY OPENING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS ACT.
HOW MANY FOIA REQUESTS DO YOU THINK HAVE BEEN MADE ON MY BEHALF THAT I NEVER WANT TO HAVE OR HAVE SEEN AGAIN? IT'S UNDUE COST, UNDUE BURDEN TO THE PARISH.
I'M ASKING TO REVIEW A STOP SIGN STUDY.
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I'M ASKING TO REVIEW THE PUBLIC BUDGET.I'M ASKING FOR A COPY OF THE AGENDA.
AND YOU'RE OPEN AND [INAUDIBLE] FOIA REQUEST ACTS.
AND THEY HUNG UP ON ME IN REAL TIME.
MY PARTNER IS SITTING THERE LISTENING TO THE PARISH ATTORNEY HANG UP ON ME.
I AM NEVER CONTACTING THE PARISH ATTORNEY EVER AGAIN.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE BODY, BUT YOU'RE NOT.
THAT'S ON US. IT'S NOT ON YOU.
HERE'S THAT CHARTER YOU BRAG ABOUT.
BUT I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE A CURIOSITY TO HEAR ME OUT WITH IT.
THERE'S A THERE'S A CONSEQUENCE FOR NOT NOT ADHERING TO THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST.
$200 A DAY ON A SECOND OFFENSE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CLAYTON CANGELOSI, OF COURSE YOU GUYS KNOW WHO I AM.
ALSO KNOWN AS CLAY TAYLOR ON THE SCOOP ON WGSO 990 EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WHICH WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT JEFFERSON PARISH TONIGHT, ALONG WITH MY GOOD FRIEND VINCE VANCE ON.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE PLUG RADIO SHOW, SO JUST GET TO IT.
NO IT'S OPEN TO ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA.
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS TONIGHT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MORE TIME.
FIRST OF ALL, IS THAT EVERY SINGLE COUNCILMAN SHOULD RESIGN BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE IN THE SAME POSITION THAT WE WERE IN LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, AND WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY BETTER. THE PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON PARISH KEEP HURTING MORE AND MORE AND MORE BECAUSE OF THE SAME THINGS THAT'S TAKING PLACE OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WE KEEP WE KEEP HAVING THE SAME THING LIKE BYRON LEE TAKING REVENGE ON CITIZENS.
CROOKED BYRON LEE IS WHAT I CALL HIM ON THE RADIO.
OR SCOTT WALKER THROWING AN ACCOUNT A CITIZEN.
CLAYTON NO PERSONAL ATTACKS LIKE THAT PLEASE.
YOU KNOW IT'S NOT PERSONAL ATTACKS WE'RE TALKING.
THEY ARE YOU'RE THROWING ACCUSATIONS AROUND WITHOUT PROOF OR PROOF.
IT'S ON VIDEO. IT HAPPENED IN THIS CHAMBER.
I MEAN, SO SIMPLE THINGS IS THAT WE HAVE THESE ISSUES HAPPEN.
AND AND SO IT'S MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT.
AND IF I GET DENIED THAT, I'LL SUE.
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER LAWSUIT.
AND SO THE PROBLEM IS WE HAVE THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENING EVERY YEAR.
AND WE HAVE IT'S THE SAME STUFF.
I MEAN, IT HAPPENED LAST YEAR WITH MR. HYER RIGHT HERE, THROWN OUT.
FOR THE RECORD HE WAS NEVER THROWN OUT OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND THE VIDEO WILL PROVE THAT .
ALL RIGHT. I NEVER HAD ANYBODY THROWN OUT OF THE CHAMBERS.
HE WALKED OUT OF THE CHAMBERS.
I HAD TO SUE, OF COURSE, FOR OUR RIGHT TO JUST BE ABLE TO DO BUSINESS IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
WE HAD TO SUE THAT. WE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES.
YOU SERVE THE PEOPLE AND WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT YOU DO OR YOU GET OUT OF OFFICE.
THANK YOU. HER NAME IS AUBREY WALLACE, PASTOR AUBREY WALLACE OF THE HEAVENLY STAR MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH AT MARRERO 1020 COIN STREET.
AND THAT'S WHY WE VET MEMBERSHIPS.
AMEN. I TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR AN OUTSTANDING JOB 22 WHEN WE HAD PANDEMIC, WHEN WE HAD STORMS. YOU UNIFIED YOURSELF TOGETHER.
THANK GOD FOR THE PARISH PRESIDENT.
I CERTAINLY WANT TO COMPLIMENT MR. LEE, COUNCILMAN LEE, FOR HIS EXPOSURE TO THE COMMUNITY CLERGY.
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HE SHOWED SUCH GREAT LEADERSHIP.THAT'S WHY HE'S SITTING THERE.
SO HE HAS THE CONFIDENCE OF HIS CONSTITUENTS AND THAT WEST BANK SEAT.
I WANT HIM TO KNOW THAT BEING IN PUBLIC IS NOT ALWAYS EASY.
AS HARD AS YOU TRY SOME THINGS, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME CRITICISM BEHIND IT.
BUT CRITICISM IS GOOD FOR YOU.
AM I RIGHT? BECAUSE WE ALL COULD BE CRITICIZED FOR WHAT WE DO.
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, MR. LEE, JUST CONFIDENCE. JUST KEEP THE CONFIDENCE.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE EVERYBODY SATISFIED.
AND YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN RESOURCEFUL, ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
AND I WOULD NOT BE HERE IF I COULDN'T COMPLIMENT THE DEAN OF THE COUNCIL, MARION EDWARDS.
HE WAS ALWAYS ONE THAT WOULD MEDIATE A MAN.
AND I WANT TO SAY THAT SHERIFF HARRY LEE WAS A GOOD SHERIFF, A GOOD HUMAN BEING.
HE JUST DIDN'T ALLOW HIMSELF TO SIT THERE WITHOUT SAYING SOMETHING.
BUT HE MEANT WHAT HE SAID AND HE SAID WHAT HE MEANT AND HE HAD A GOOD HEART TO SUPPORT.
AND GOD BLESS AND REST HIS SOUL IN PEACE.
BUT I WANT TO SAY TO YOU ALL IN JEFFERSON PARISH, FROM THE SHERIFF TO THE COUNCILMAN TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, YOU ARE SAFE PARISH BECAUSE YOU DO YOUR WORK, UTILIZE THE RESOURCES OF THE TAX DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CITIZEN.
AND YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING BETTER FOR THIS PARISH.
THANK EACH ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR JOB.
BRIAN MILLER, 2121 INDIANA AVENUE IN KENNER.
LAST WEEK, A NEWS REPORT CAME OUT WITH NOLA.COM IN REGARDS TO A POSSIBLE MERGER TAKEOVER ON THE WEST BANK AND THE WEST BANK FIRE SERVICE IN BRIDGE CITY AND [INAUDIBLE].
THIS HAS BEEN A TOPIC THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED MANY, MANY TIMES AND MANY, MANY WAYS.
THAT'S ALL I'M DOING HERE TODAY.
I'M NOT HERE TO PROMOTE PODCASTS AND RADIO SHOWS OR ANYTHING ELSE.
I'M ASKING QUESTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY LEADERS ON WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE THINGS SAID IN THE NEWS ARTICLE WAS THAT A WEST BANK WIDE CONSOLIDATION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS WOULD TAKE A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, BUT POSSIBLY A SMALLER MERGE OR CONSOLIDATION MAY NOT.
MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHY IS THAT? IT STILL INVOLVES TAX MONEY COLLECTED FROM THE CITIZENS.
DID IT TAKE A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE BACK WHEN WKB, WHICH WAS A FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE KENNEDY HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, WAS TAKEN OVER, DISSOLVED AND REORGANIZED AS WHAT IT'S KNOWN AS TODAY, HERBERT WALLACE.
AND ALSO, DIDN'T THE SAME THING HAPPEN IN LAFAYETTE WHEN THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH MONEY WHERE WE TEMPORARILY PLACED SOME EAST BANK FIREFIGHTERS IN THE STATIONS UNTIL WE COULD REORGANIZE.
THREE WHY WOULD BRIDGE CITY WANT TO MERGE WITH A DEPARTMENT THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS SEEN SOME FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT? IF YOU MERGE, DO YOU NOT ASSUME THEIR DEBT? WOULDN'T WE WANT A NEW DEPARTMENT TO START FROM SCRATCH, ALLOW THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL, NOT GO INTO A FAILING FAILING SYSTEM ALREADY? AND FOUR IF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES ARE CONTRACTED LABOR, WHICH HAS BEEN STATED SEVERAL TIMES BY DIFFERENT FIRE DIRECTORS THEN WOULD THEN IF WE'RE GOING TO CANCEL NON CONTRACT, WHY ISN'T THEN THAT SERVICE PUT OUT TO CONTRACT BID OR THE BID PROCESS IS
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THERE? DO THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND THAT SERVICE NOT GO TO BID CONTRACTS LIKE OTHER BIDS THAT WE HEAR AT THE MEETINGS? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ANSWER IT TODAY.YOU DON'T HAVE TO. IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME LATER OR EMAIL, I'M FINE WITH THAT.
THAT'S JUST QUESTIONS THAT WILL RAISE DURING THE AFTER READING THE ARTICLE.
PLEASE EMAIL THOSE QUESTIONS SO THAT I CAN SIT DOWN AND GIVE YOU A THOUGHTFUL ANSWER.
THE RESPONSE TO THE DISTRICT ISSUE IS SIMPLE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THE REST OF THE QUESTIONS SEND THEM TO ME AND I'LL SEND YOU AN EMAIL RESPONSE.
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M NOT HERE TO CREATE A PROBLEM LIKE I'VE SAID IN THE PAST.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A THORN IN THE SIDE, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THAT LIVE THERE, AND I BELIEVE THOSE PEOPLE DESERVE THE PROPER PROTECTION.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING ON IT.
COUNCILMAN BONANO, I KNOW YOU ARE.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, LET'S GO BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
AND PLEASE READ ITEM NUMBER FOUR.A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED CHRISTOPHER BERTRAND AT ALL VERSUS THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON USDC-EDLA 2:22 CV 01618.
HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED ELIAS GEORGE GEORGE ICTECH-BENDECK VERSUS WASTE CONNECTIONS BAYOU INC ET AL.
19-11133 C/W 19-14512, SECTION “E” (5). ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING LDEQ COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED JUNE 22, 2018, ENFORCEMENT TRACKING NO. SE-C-18-00372; CONSOLIDATED COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF POTENTIAL PENALTY ISSUED SEPTEMBER 18, 2018, ENFORCEMENT TRACKING NO. MM-CN-18-0061; AND CONSOLIDATED COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF POTENTIAL PENALTY ISSUED MARCH 11, 2019, ENFORCEMENT TRACKING NO. MM-CN-19-00026; AND COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF PENALTY ENFORCEMENT TRACKING NO. MM-CN-21-00130.
CAMPO VS. LAMONT MATHIS, JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NO. 2, PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA DOING BUSINESS AS EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL, TIARA MURRY, AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, 24TH JDC NO. 795-381
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DIVISION J.HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
MS. EULA, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING? ALL RIGHT COUNCILMAN BONANO HAD TO STEP OUT.
MS. EULA, CAN YOU READ THOSE RESOLUTIONS, PLEASE? HANG ON. THERE YOU GO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FULL SETTLEMENT IN CHRISTOPHER BERTRAND AT ALL VERSUS THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON USDC-EDLA NUMBER 2:22 CV 01618.
HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN SESSION TO A SETTLEMENT TO DISCUSS IN SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED GLENDA RAYE QUAVE AND CHARLES A.
JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2 PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA DOING BUSINESS AS EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL TIARA MURRY AND STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY 24TH JDC NUMBER 795-381 DIVISION J.
HEARING NONE SO ORDERED I HAVE ONE MORE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN SESSION TO DISCUSS [INAUDIBLE] CONCERNING LDEQ COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED 6/18. ENFORCEMENT TRACKING NUMBER SE-C-18-00372; CONSOLIDATE COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF POTENTIAL PENALTY ISSUED 9/18 ENFORCEMENT TRACKING NUMBER MM-CN-18-0061 CONSOLIDATED COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF POTENTIAL PENALTY ISSUED 3/19 ENFORCEMENT TRACKING NUMBER MM-CN-19-00026; AND COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF PENALTY ENFORCEMENT TRACKING NO.
MM-CN-21-00130. ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED LAST ONE MS. EULA.
OH, THAT'S IT. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU READ THE ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION TO SUMMARY, PLEASE? AN ORDINANCE, A RESELL OF LOTS LA AND LB AMES FARMS LAND COMPANY INDUSTRIAL HARBOR SITES.
RE SUB OF LOT 34 SQUARE A LOT 16-45 SQUARE B LOTS 1 AND 5 THROUGH 50 SQUARE C AND LOTS ONE THROUGH 50 SQUARE D WATER OAK SUBDIVISION AND RENUNCIATION OF POST OAKS DRIVE, LAUREL OAKS DRIVE PIN OAKS PLACE AND A PORTION OF WATER OAKS DRIVE NOT ALL OAKS DRIVE AND AZALEA DRIVE AND RENUNCIATION OF DRAINAGE AND SEWER SERVITUDE.
RE SUB OF LOTS C1-1 AND C1-2 PLACE THE CONCORD SUBDIVISION, LOT X3 SQUARE C PARK PLACE SUBDIVISION AND LOTS 217 AND 218 SQUARE 7 CONCORD ESTATES AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FOR A PORTION OF LOT 38 SQUARE A WATER OAKS SUBDIVISION PROPOSED LOTS 35 THROUGH 37 SQUARE A WATER OAKS SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 8740 LIVE OAK BOULEVARD, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM C-2 TO R-2 . AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INCURRING OF DEBT TO FINANCE A LOAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15 MILLION TO THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA AND LOUISIANA. LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, DESIGNATED AS PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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JEFFERSON PROTECTION AND ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES J PAWS DEPARTMENT, EAST BANK ANIMAL SHELTER PROJECT SERIES 2023.PRESCRIBING THE FORM, FIXING THE DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF.
AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH LCDA.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 14796.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JEFFERSON PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2 AND MINISTRATION ARTICLE 5 DEPARTMENTS DIVISION 34 DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY SECTION 2-515.15 QUALIFICATIONS, APPOINTMENT AND SALARY OF DIRECTOR AND SECTION 2-515.16 DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF SECURITY.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JEFFERSON PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER TWO ARTICLE 5, DIVISION 36 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION SECTION 2-515.22 DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION.
AN AMENDING ORDINANCE 13709 THE EXECUTIVE PAY PLAN TO REVISE THE PAY GRADE FOR THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUMMARY NUMBER 25121.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 25712 AS AMENDED BY SUMMARY NUMBER 25169.
ORDINANCE NUMBER 25751 ADOPTED BY THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL ACTING AS GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA RELATIVE TO THE COMPOSITION AND ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TIMBERLANE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT.
PARISH OF JEFFERSON'S STATE OF LOUISIANA.
AND THAT'S ALL OF THE ITEMS I HAVE TO READ INTO SUMMARY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION ON THE ADOPTION OF SUMMARY ITEMS .
ANY OBJECTION TO A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.
HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. WE'RE NOW ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT WEEK, EVERYBODY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.