Jan 18, 2023 Parish Council West Bank

AND ALSO, GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

[SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]

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IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR SEATS.

WE HAVE A FEW TO GET TO YOU THIS MORNING.

AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH PARISH PRESIDENT LEE SHENG AND COUNCILMAN BONANO AND A JOINT PRESENTATION THEY'LL BE DELIVERING TODAY.

HANG ON. LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BROADCAST UP TO DEANO, ONE SECOND.

OKAY. GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN BONANO.

PLEASED AND HONORED, AM I HOT? YOU'RE ON, IT'S LOW.

PLEASED AND HONORED THIS MORNING TO HAVE WITH US MAJOR GENERAL SUSAN HENDRICKS AND MAJOR BOBBY RAGSDALE, THE THIRD.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR UNIT.

AND PARISH PRESIDENT SHENG WILL READ IT FOR HIM.

WHEREAS ON NOVEMBER 19TH, 1948, THE 12TH PORT ORIGINALLY CONSTITUTED IN 1942, WAS ACTIVATED AS THE 377TH TRANSPORTATION MAJOR PORT AND ASSIGNED TO ORGANIZE RESERVE CORPS IN NEW ORLEANS.

AND WHEREAS, SINCE THAT TIME, THE NOW DESIGNATED 377TH THEATER SUSTAINMENT COMMAND HAS CONTINUALLY OPERATED IN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA AND CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE MAJOR COMMAND FOR ALL THREE ARMY RESERVE UNITS IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA, REPRESENTING NEARLY 700 US ARMY RESERVE SOLDIERS, MANY OF WHOM LIVE, WORK AND SERVE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

AND WHEREAS THE 377 TSE.

IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT? THAT'S 377, OK, HAS TRAINED IN GLOBALLY DEPLOYED SUSTAINMENT FORCES FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS IN SUPPORT OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND COMBAT SUPPORT FOR EVERY MAJOR CONFLICT SINCE WORLD WAR TWO.

AND. WHEREAS, THE COMMAND'S RECENT SUPPORTED EFFORTS INCLUDE OPERATIONS ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, UNIFIED RESPONSE AND ALLIES WELCOME.

AND WHEREAS, THE UNIT'S RESPONSE TO HURRICANE SANDY IN 2012 MARKED THE FIRST TIME RESERVE FORCES EXERCISED NEW AUTHORITY TO ASSIST CIVILIAN AGENCIES FOR DOMESTIC EMERGENCIES.

WHEREAS, IN 2020, 377 TSC ASSUMED ITS HOMELAND ROLE AS SUSTAINMENT LEAD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S COVID 19 RESPONSE, PROVIDING LOGISTICAL SUPPORT UNITS FROM ALL SERVICE COMPONENTS AND MOVING PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS NATIONWIDE.

AND. WHEREAS, THE 377 TSE PROUDLY HEADQUARTERED AT THE NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE NEW ORLEANS, AND BELLE CHASE IS THE LARGEST COMMAND IN THE US ARMY RESERVE, WITH NEARLY 33,000 SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS IN 400 UNITS ACROSS 32 STATES.

YOU CAN DO THIS, BUT TODAY IS THE DAY.

SAY IT TODAY. SO NOW, THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, HEREBY PROCLAIMS THAT TODAY, JANUARY 18, 2023, SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE 377 TSC DAY IN JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU TO ALL.

COUNCIL MEMBERS DON'T HAVE THE FULL PICTURE.

HI. YEAH. WE WANT TO GET EVERYBODY TO GET EVERYBODY.

MAJOR. GET A PICTURE.

BETTER. EVERYBODY IN.

WHAT'S. SAY? ABSOLUTELY. YES.

YES. THANK YOU.

YOU? YEAH.

IF I HAVE A MINUTE.

I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, REALLY JUST TO THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING, MADAM PRESIDENT.

AND MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

I AM SO PROUD TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY ON BEHALF OF MY UNIT, WHICH IS ABOUT 33,000, 34,000 TROOPS. I AM REALLY PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY.

I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN IN THE MILITARY FOR 34 YEARS AND I'VE BEEN IN THE RESERVE.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS I HAVE BEEN A PART OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS THIS WHOLE COUNTRY, AND THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE PROUD AMERICANS THAT ARE SUPPORTING OUR UNITS. BUT IT'S NOTHING LIKE THE SUPPORT WE GET HERE.

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SO I TOOK COMMAND OF THE 377 TSC AND I'VE NEVER FELT SO INTEGRATED INTO A COMMUNITY THAN WE DO HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

BEING STATIONED HERE IS ALMOST LIKE BEING STATIONED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY IN SOME WAYS, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH THOUGH, AND WE WERE WELCOMED INTO THIS CULTURE WITH OPEN ARMS. SO FROM KING CAKES AND CARNIVAL TO CRAWFISH ETOUFFEE, I'VE LEARNED WORDS I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD EVER SAY WHEN I CAME HERE.

AND BEFORE I KNEW IT, MY SOLDIERS WERE DRESSED IN THEIR DRESS UNIFORM AND GOING TO MARDI GRAS BALLS AND PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY THERE, TALKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE HOW TO MAKE ROUX ONCE THE AIR DIPS BELOW 60 DEGREES, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT WE NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT BEFORE.

AND THEY TAKE THAT CULTURE AND THEY TAKE THAT EXPERIENCE WITH THEM WHEN THEY GO TO THEIR NEXT UNIT, WHICH MIGHT NOT BE IN THIS AREA, WHICH BRINGS A LITTLE BIT OF SPICE, IT'S NEW ORLEANS SPICE, AND WE BRING IT TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY BECAUSE WE'RE BECAUSE OF YOU, BECAUSE OF OUR NEIGHBORS AND OUR FRIENDS AND AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNITY.

SO WE ARE ACTUALLY STATIONED ON BELLE CHASE, WHICH IS IN PLAQUEMINE, PLAQUEMINES PARISH.

BUT NOT MANY OF MY PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIVE ON BASE.

I'D SAY GREATER THAN 50% LIVE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T LIVE IN JEFFERSON PARISH, THEY DRIVE THROUGH JEFFERSON PARISH TO GET TO WORK AND THEIR SPOUSES WORK IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

THEIR KIDS GO TO SCHOOL IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

AND THEN I HAVE MY TRADITIONAL RESERVE SOLDIERS WHO COME IN ONE WEEKEND A MONTH, AND THEY STAY IN THE HOTELS IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND THEY EAT IN THE RESTAURANTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH. AND THIS PLACE HAS BECOME OUR HOME AND YOU HAVE BECOME OUR FAMILY.

SO NEW ORLEANS MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IN OUR NAME, BUT THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON IS AS MUCH A PART OF THE FABRIC OF MY COMMAND AS ANYTHING ELSE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INVITING US, INVITING ME TODAY, AND TAKING THE TIME TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION TO OUR UNIT.

IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT TO US.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL A SENSE OF PRIDE IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, TOO, JUST LIKE YOU DO AS ELECTED OFFICIALS.

YOU HAVE A SENSE OF PRIDE IN SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU JUST TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE THING WITH ME.

AND WE HAVE A MOTTO IN MY UNIT.

AND HOW IT GOES IS I SAY TO MY SOLDIERS CAN DO AND THEY SAY BACK TO ME ANY TIME, ANYWHERE, THAT'S YOUR ROLE.

I'M GOING TO SAY, CAN DO.

YOU'RE GOING TO SAY ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, HELP ME, HELP ME CELEBRATE THAT.

CAN DO, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.

ALL RIGHT. OUTSTANDING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW, I'D LIKE TO INVITE COUNCILMAN LEE TO TALK ABOUT SOME MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES.

YES. YES. SORRY.

HANG ON. YES.

WE'RE HONORED HERE TODAY TO HAVE THE KREWE OF CULINARY QUEENS WHICH RAN THEY HAD THEIR INAUGURAL PARADE LAST YEAR, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GRACE THE WEST BANK AGAIN THIS YEAR.

SO WE'RE SO PROUD OF THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY MARDI GRAS ORGANIZATION THAT IS ROLLING ON THE WEST BANK.

I KNOW THEY HERE, I SAW THEM IN THE HALLWAY.

OK.

WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE YOU ALL HERE TODAY.

AND WE WANT TO SHOW YOU ALL OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND HAVE DONE.

YOUR ORGANIZATION WAS BUILT ON BUSINESS OWNERS WHO SERVE THE CULINARY INDUSTRY IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. AND SO WE CELEBRATE NOT ONLY YOUR SUCCESSES IN BUSINESS, BUT ALSO THE FACT THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION IS A THRIVING ORGANIZATION AND ONE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO SHOWER BLESSINGS DURING THE PARADE SEASON ON THE WEST BANK.

WE HAVE NONE. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE, SO I SALUTE YOU ALL.

[APPLAUSE] SO.

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AND IT READS, BE IT KNOWN THAT IN APPRECIATION OF THE EFFORTS AND PARTICIPATION OF ALL INVOLVED IN THE PARADE, THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON CONFERS THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT UPON KING DAMIAN R BANKS.

[APPLAUSE] BE IT KNOWN THAT AN APPRECIATION OF THE EFFORTS AND PARTICIPATION OF ALL INVOLVED IN THE PARADE, THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON CONFERS THIS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT UPON CHERYL ABANKS, OUR QUEEN.

BE IT KNOWN THAT AN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND PARTICIPATION.

IN THIS PARADE, THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON CONFERS THIS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT UPON ACACIA LEE NICHOLAS AS CAPTAIN OF CULINARY QUEEN'S PARADE.

[APPLAUSE] I LIKE ANYTHING TO SAY.

NO. I WOULD ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO COME DOWN AND JOIN ME IN TAKING PICTURES.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE HAVE SOME PARISH RETIREES TO HONOR.

SO IF THE PARISH PRESIDENT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND I'LL JOIN HER IN A MOMENT.

GOING TO ASK MR. ROY JUNCKER TO COME JOIN US UP HERE, ROY.

VERY HONORED TO RECOGNIZE A VERY LONG TIME EMPLOYEE WHO HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON JEFFERSON PARISH.

THIS IS ROY JUNCKER.

HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF OUR JUVENILE SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

HE'S GOING TO RETIRE THIS MONTH AFTER 21 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.

DURING HIS TENURE, HE HAS BEEN DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR REFORMING THE DEPARTMENT INTO A MODEL PROBATION TREATMENT AND DETENTION PROGRAM RECOGNIZED ACROSS LOUISIANA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR PROGRESSIVENESS AND EFFECTIVENESS.

ROY'S LEADERSHIP ABILITY AND HIGH STANDARDS OF INTEGRITY PROPELLED THE DEPARTMENT TOWARD NEW HORIZONS.

HE DEVELOPED AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF BRIDGING THE DIFFICULT GAP BETWEEN TREATMENT AND SANCTIONS.

ROY'S CAREER HAS SPANNED 35 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, WITH EACH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY HAVING SEQUENTIALLY MORE RECOGNIZABLE IMPACT THAN THE PREVIOUS.

HE'S EXCELLED IN EVERY POSITION HE'S TAKEN ON.

IN IN THE SIMPLEST TERMS, ROY TOOK THE PROCESS OF INCARCERATING OUR JUVENILES TO A VERY HOLISTIC MODEL WHERE SERVICES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE JUVENILE SERVICES, ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILY TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR AND TO REHABILITATE.

IS THAT THE BEST WAY TO SAY IT ROY? IN ITS SIMPLEST TERMS, RIGHT? SO I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION WE HAVE.

ROY JUNCKER BEGAN HIS OUTSTANDING CAREER AT JEFFERSON PARISH ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2001, AS A DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES, AND MR. JUNCKER GRADUATED FROM THE ARCHBISHOP SHAW HIGH SCHOOL IN 1983 AND BEGAN HIS CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE AFTER JOINING THE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN 1987.

MR. JUNCKER QUICKLY EARNED THE POSITION OF FIELD TRAINING OFFICER AND IN 1993 WAS PROMOTED TO DETECTIVE IN THE JUVENILE DIVISION.

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AS THE YOUNGEST CHIEF OF POLICE TO BE ELECTED TO THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE IN WESTWEGO, HE LED A REFORM EFFORT THAT DRASTICALLY REDUCED CRIME IN THE AREA BY 57%.

WHEREAS, UPON COMPLETION OF HIS TERM AS THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF POLICE, MR. JUNCKER WAS APPOINTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT IN THE JEFFERSON PARISH OFFICE AS TAX COLLECTOR INTO TAX COLLECTION DIVISION.

RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR TAX COLLECTION ENFORCEMENT, HE ESTABLISHED A UNIT WHICH WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COLLECTION OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DELINQUENT TAX BILLS. HIS STEADFAST LEADERSHIP EARNED THE RECOGNITION OF THE PARISH ADMINISTRATION, AND HE WAS NAMED THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES.

MR. JUNCKER HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS AWARDS, INCLUDING THE BGR EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT MERIT AWARD, CASA'S LIGHT OF HOPE AWARD AND THE CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE AWARD FROM THE JOHN AND CATHERINE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION.

HE WAS APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION BOARD AND SERVED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH PLANNING BOARD FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.

MR. JUNCKER, WHO IS MARRIED TO ELVIA JUNCKER AND IS THE PROUD FATHER OF ERICA JUNCKER, IS KNOWN AS AN EXTREMELY DEDICATED AND HUMBLE LEADER WHO HAS A LONG HISTORY OF INSIGHTFUL AND GOAL DIRECTED SERVICES.

SO NOW, THEREFORE, I, CYNTHIA LEE SHENG, PRESIDENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZING CONGRATULATE ROY JUNCKER ON YOUR RETIREMENT FROM JEFFERSON PARISH.

ROY, WE WILL MISS YOU.

YOU HAVE MADE SO MANY FRIENDS IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE SERVICE.

YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.

YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING.

THANK YOU. PRESIDENT LEE SHENG, THIS IS KIND OF BITTERSWEET FOR ME.

WORKING UNDER SEVEN PARISH PRESIDENTS.

I GUESS I WANT TO GIVE THANKS, FIRST OF ALL, TO THE LORD WHO HAS BLESSED ME WITH PLACING ME IN POSITIONS AND NOT THAT I'M THE SMARTEST PERSON OR THE GREATEST PERSON BY ANY MEANS, BUT BY GIVING ME THE ABILITY TO TAKE WHAT WOULD BE NORMAL PEOPLE AND PUT THEM TOGETHER AND CREATE A TEAM TO DO GREAT THINGS.

ALL OF THESE AWARDS AND ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS EARNED OVER THE YEARS IS NOT BECAUSE OF ME, BUT BECAUSE OF THE TEAM THAT WE CREATED, MANY OF WHICH ARE SITTING RIGHT OVER HERE BEHIND US, MY MANAGEMENT TEAM WHO CAME TODAY.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT RIDE.

MANY OF YOU, I GO WAY BACK.

DEANO WAS MY CAA.

AT ONE POINT, JENNIFER WAS MY CAA.

AT ONE POINT DURING MY CAREER, BYRON AND I GO BACK TO BEING CAR PORTERS AT JOHN BROWN OLDSMOBILE IN 1983, WHEN CYNTHIA'S FATHER HIRED ME WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN 1988 AND I STARTED THE CAREER IN 1989.

STEVE LA CHUTE WAS IN THE SECOND DISTRICT.

HE WAS A SERGEANT BACK THEN.

THAT'S HOW FAR BACK STEVE AND I GO BACK TO THE EIGHTIES AS WELL.

IT'S IT'S BEEN A GREAT TIME.

I'VE ENJOYED EVERYTHING.

I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH EVERYBODY AND MAKING JEFFERSON THE SAFEST PLACE IT CAN BE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVEN ONCE I RETIRE.

AND I'LL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE TO TO ASSIST ANYBODY IF THEY NEED IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION, CYNTHIA.

I APPRECIATE IT. AND IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT I STARTED WITH YOUR FATHER AND I END WITH YOU, SO IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO ME.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] COUNCIL MEMBERS, I KNOW YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE.

WHATEVER YOU WANT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

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SOMEONE WHO'S WORKED WITH THE COUNCIL FOR QUITE A LONG TIME AS A COUNCIL CLERK, CLAIRE LANIER, SITTING HERE IN THE FRONT ROW.

COME ON UP. I'LL READ THIS LETTER FROM THE PARISH PRESIDENT THAT'S ATTACHED TO YOUR CERTIFICATE OF MERIT FROM THE PARISH AND YOUR CERTIFICATE OF MERIT FROM THE COUNCIL.

DEAR MISS LANIER, CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES ON YOUR RETIREMENT FROM JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENT.

ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS WE PROBABLY SERVE AND ALL THE EMPLOYEES OF PARISH GOVERNMENT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO JEFFERSON PARISH AS A CLERK FOR THE PARISH COUNCIL.

OVER THE YEARS, YOU HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR PARISH.

YOUR SERVICE AND YEARS OF DEDICATION HAVE HELPED BRING JEFFERSON PARISH TO WHERE IT IS TODAY.

A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY.

PLEASE KNOW THAT YOUR INFLUENCE WILL CARRY FORWARD BECAUSE OF YOUR PARTICIPATION IN OUR WORKFORCE.

CLAIRE, YOU'VE SERVED JEFFERSON PARISH ADMIRABLY FOR 33 YEARS AND TWO MONTHS.

ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I WISH YOU HAPPINESS AND JOY IN YOUR RETIREMENT AND THAT LETTERS FROM THE PARISH PRESIDENT ATTACHED TO HERE.

AND WE CAN ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS ON THE COUNCIL SIDE AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.

AND AFTER 33 YEARS AND TWO MONTHS, YOU DESERVE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF PIECES OF PAPER.

BUT HERE IT IS.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.

[APPLAUSE] MIC] ALL RIGHT, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, COUNCILMAN BONANO.

NOLA GOLD IS IN THE HOUSE.

WELCOME. WELL, BEFORE WE BRING IT UP, NOLA GOLD HAS A LITTLE SHORT VIDEO THEY'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO US, AND WE'LL WATCH THAT AND THEN WE WILL COME TO THE MICROPHONE.

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GOOD MORNING. I'M TIM FALCON.

I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS OF NOLA GOLD RUGBY, AND WE'RE SO EXCITED IN OUR PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH JEFFERSON PARISH.

WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS BORN IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

WE'RE NOW BEING RAISED IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

WE HAD HUMBLE BEGINNINGS ON THE WEST BANK AT OUR SHAW STADIUM, BUT NOW WE'RE SO PROUD TO BE IN THE SHRINE ON AIRLINE.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOW STARTING OUR SIXTH SEASON.

WE PLAY IN ALL THE MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY, WHICH IS IN 13 CITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

ALL THOSE CITIES WILL COME HERE.

WE HAVE EIGHT HOME GAMES, EIGHT AWAY, AND BECAUSE OUR TEAM IS GOING TO BE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP NUMBER ONE SEED, WE WILL HOST THE MLR CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE SHRINE ON AIRLINE ON FOX TV.

SO THAT'S EXCITING STUFF HAPPENING.

WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE, WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US.

AND SO I WILL QUICKLY HAVE OUR GENERAL MANAGER, RYAN FITZGERALD, COME UP AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TEAM, WHERE THEY'RE FROM AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM.

THEN OUR CEO, CHASE LANGDON, WILL TALK ABOUT OUR EVENT, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO PUT ON, WHICH BASICALLY DON'T THINK WE'RE MISSING RIGHT NOW, IS TO FILL OUR STADIUM.

IF WE PUT THOSE THOSE BUMS IN THE SEATS AND WE GET THAT PLACE ROCKING, WE WILL WIN A LOT OF RUGBY, WE'LL BRING A LOT OF TOURISM TO THE PARISH, A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WE'LL BRING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SO PLEASE HELP US PUSH PEOPLE IN SEATS.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT, EXCITING PRODUCT AND WE'RE PROUD TO BE HERE.

RYAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TIM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR FOR HAVING US.

AS TIM SAID, YOU KNOW, GOING INTO YEAR SIX NOW OF MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY HERE IN NEW ORLEANS, THIS IS MY 13TH YEAR OF LIVING DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS, IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

I MOVED HERE IN 2009.

THIS IS ALSO HOW LONG RUGBY'S BEEN HERE? RIGHT OVER HERE IN GRETNA.

YOU KNOW, THIS UPCOMING THIS WEEKEND IS OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR MEN'S CLUB, WHICH HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE NOW, SINCE 1973.

SO I ECHO A LOT OF THE SAME WORDS OF JEFFERSON PARISH AND LIVING HERE IN GRETNA AND WHAT IT'S DONE.

YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I MOVED DOWN HERE, I THINK GOES ME FOR SIX MONTHS.

AND THEN YOU GET SUNK IN NEW ORLEANS AND YOU'RE HERE 13 YEARS LATER.

SO I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER PLACE.

LIKE I SAID, 23RD YEAR RUGBY, IT'S AN AMAZING SPORT, AMAZING GAME.

AND ALSO JUST THE ATMOSPHERE THAT WE HAVE WITH EVERYBODY THAT'S COMING INTO TOWN FROM AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD AS WE STAND HERE RIGHT NOW, TELL YOU, IF THREE OF OUR PLAYERS, JP DU PLESSIS FROM SOUTH AFRICA, DINO WALDRON, WHO'S FROM CALIFORNIA, REPRESENTED THE UNITED STATES, AND OUR HEAD COACH, KANE THOMPSON FROM NEW ZEALAND.

KANE THOMPSON NOW GOING INTO HIS SECOND YEAR AS A HEAD COACH AND HE'S A FIFTH YEAR WITH US AND HE HAS PLAYED ALL AROUND THE WORLD THREE WORLD CUPS WITH SAMOA.

YOU'VE PLAYED IN SOUTH FRANCE, PLAYED IN ENGLAND AND GOT HIM HERE TO MOVE, LEAVE ALL THAT BEHIND AND MOVE TO GRETNA.

SO THAT JUST SHOWS WHAT JEFFERSON PARISH AND WHAT THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE ORGANIZATION AND EVERYBODY AROUND, IT BRINGS A TREMENDOUS FAMILY ATMOSPHERE. RUGBY'S THE ONLY SPORT OUT THERE LIKE WHERE WE HAVE PREGAME WARM UPS, THE KIDS ARE PLAYING IN THE OUTFIELD, VERY AFFORDABLE GAME TO COME TO AND EVEN AFTERWARDS.

RUGBY IS A VERY UNIQUE SPORT THAT AFTERWARDS WE HAVE A SOCIAL OR BOTH TEAMS SHOWER, CHANGE COME OUT AND THEY ACTUALLY BREAK BREAD AND HAVE DINNER TOGETHER AND ALL THE FANS ARE DOWN THERE IN THE PARTY SHACK WITH US AS WELL, EVERYTHING.

SO IT'S AN ATMOSPHERE THAT YOU LOVE TO BE A PART OF THAT I'VE BEEN A PART OF LIKE I SAID FOR 23 YEARS AND IT'S CHANGED MY LIFE.

I THINK AS THIS ORGANIZATION IN THIS TOWN SUPPORTING IT BEHIND US AND FILL THOSE BLEACHERS.

LIKE TIM SAID, YOU'LL BE VERY PROUD.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] MAYBE WE GET THAT SIGNED BACK UP.

AGAIN THANK YOU, GUYS, COUNCIL MEMBERS REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE.

SO AS IF THERE WASN'T ENOUGH THINGS GOING ON AROUND MARDI GRAS FESTIVITIES IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND ORLEANS PARISH, WE ARE ACTUALLY HOSTING OUR HOME OPENER ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH.

WE'D LIKE TO INFORMALLY INVITE ALL OF YOU GUYS IN ALL OF YOUR NETWORKS AND FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

WE THINK IT'S BE A REALLY EXCITING EVENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNCILMAN BONANO.

WE'VE BROUGHT NEW MUSICAL TALENT, THE BUCKTOWN ALL-STARS.

WE GOT REDUCED TICKET PRICES, HALF PRICE BEER, WHICH WE KNOW IS A BIG HIT DOWN HERE.

YOU KNOW, POST-MATCH FIREWORKS AND A LOT OF OTHER FESTIVITIES.

THE EVENT WILL KICK OFF AT 4:00 PM WITH THE PRE GAME TAILGATE MARDI GRAS PARTY.

AT 630, WE'LL DO THE SECOND LINE INTO THE STADIUM AND AT 7:00 PM THE GAME WILL KICK OFF.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL OUT AT THIS HOME OPENER AS WELL AS MANY GAMES LATER THIS SEASON AND BEYOND.

IT WILL BE OUR SECOND LINE INTO THE STADIUM.

SO IT'S THE PLACE TO BE.

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AND I'D JUST LIKE TO REAL FAST SAY TO MR. FALCON AND THE RUGBY ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, IN GRETNA, THEY KEEP REFERRING TO GRETNA IN THEIR EARLY 2002/2003, I SAT ON A GRETNA CITY COUNCIL WHERE WE VOTED TO MAKE THE FIRST RUGBY PITCH IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND ON THE WEST BANK OF JEFFERSON PARISH.

AND TIM YOU ALL HAVE BROUGHT IT FROM A VERY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.

YOU PUT A LOT OF SWEAT AND TEARS IN TO BRINGING RUGBY TO THIS AREA, EDUCATING OUR YOUTH, CREIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL RUGBY AS WELL, YOU KNOW, DEALING WITH THE COLLEGES.

I REMEMBER ONE OF THE FIRST ARTICLES THEY WROTE WHEN WE HAD TO PITCH OVER THERE ON GRETNA BOULEVARD IS THAT AND BOB SCULLY WAS IN THE ARTICLE AND HAS SAID OF RUGBY, RUGBY WAS ALL ORGANIZED VIOLENCE AND IT'S A GREAT GAME AND WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU WHERE Y'ALL COME FROM AND WHERE Y'ALL GOING AND PROUD OF YOU, TIM.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THERE WILL BE ONE OTHER PIECE OF ENTERTAINMENT THAT THEY FORGOT TO MENTION.

ALL MY COLLEAGUES AND I GOT TOGETHER, AND WE ELECTED COUNCILMAN RICKY TEMPLET TO KICK OFF THE OPENING KICK THAT DAY.

MIC] EVERYBODY READY? READY. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. WE'RE OFF TO A GREAT START.

I SPILLED COFFEE ON MY TIE, SO I'LL LEAVE IT ON RATHER THAN TAKE IT OFF AND JUST BEAR WITH THE COFFEE.

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[MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]

WE'RE AT THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING 200, DERBIGNY STREET, GRETNA, LOUISIANA.

THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH OUR INVOCATION AND PLEDGE, COUNCILMAN LEE WOULD LIKE TO OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

AND I THOUGHT HE WAS NEXT TO ME, BUT HE GOT UP.

PAUSE FOR A MOMENT.

HE WAS RIGHT HERE.

THERE HE IS.

WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR A RETIREE OF JEFFERSON PARISH.

GREAT GUY, GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF RODNEY JESSIE.

AND I THINK IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE.

I WENT TO THE FUNERAL THIS MORNING TO PAY RESPECTS TO HIM, AND I'M ASKING JEFFERSON PARISH, SINCE HE WAS ONE OF OURS, TO PLEASE TAKE THIS MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOUR GUEST FOR TODAY'S INVOCATION.

UNMUTE YOUR MIC COUNCILMAN.

THANK YOU. IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS MORNING TO INTRODUCE A GOOD FRIEND, REVEREND DR.

TH HODGE, WHO IS THE PASTOR OF THE REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCH, WHICH IS LOCATED JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM HERE ON FIFTH STREET IN GRETNA.

PASTOR HODGE HAS BEEN SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND I OWE HIM A PERSONAL DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE HELP THAT HE HAS GIVEN ME WITH OUR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT HELP, PASTOR HODGE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET US ALL STAND FOR PRAYER PRESIDENT.

LET US BOW, FATHER GOD IN JESUS NAME IS AGAIN THAT WE COME BEFORE YOU TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY'S JOURNEY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO LIVE ON THIS OLD EARTHLY PLACE.

FATHER GOD IN JESUS NAME, WE INVITE YOU INTO THIS PARISH MEETING, MASTER, AND THEN GOD, WE STAND ON YOUR WORD.

AND YOU INSTRUCTED US TO PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS GOD.

WE PRAY NOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE WITH THEM, THAT YOUR PRESENCE OF WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE WILL COME UPON THEM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS CONCERNING OUR LIVES AND OUR AFFAIRS. WE PRAY FOR SAFETY IN THIS BUILDING GOD, GUIDENESS, DIRECTIONS, AND THE SPIRIT OF UNITY AND ONENESS.

WE TURN THIS PARISH MEETING OVER TO YOU.

IN JESUS NAME, WE DO PRAY AND ASK AND WE SAY, AMEN.

MR. BOBBY RAGSDALE, AH MAJOR BOBBY RAGSDALE, COME UP AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE PLEASE.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

I HAD IT ON. GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.

IT'S ON WHERE I AM. JUST SHOWS YOUR MUTING.

THERE IT IS.

AND I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

[PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL]

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I'M GOING TO START WITH SOMETHING FUN.

WE'LL START WITH PICKLEBALL.

PICKLEBALL IS IF YOU LOOK IT UP.

IT'S AMERICA'S LARGEST GROWING SPORT.

IT'S INCREASED 40% JUST IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

IT'S DESCRIBED AS A COMBINATION OF TENNIS, PING PONG AND BADMINTON.

WHEN WE WERE DOING OUR RECREATION REIMAGINE, THIS TOPIC CAME UP ON MANY OCCASIONS.

WE CURRENTLY DO OFFER PICKLEBALL, BUT IT'S JUST PAINTED LINES ON TENNIS COURTS.

SO WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF FRICTION BETWEEN THE TENNIS PLAYERS AND THE WANNABE PICKLEBALL PLAYER.

SO JUST FOR INFORMATION, WAGGAMAN, BELLE TERRE, LITTLE FARMS, DELTA, MILEY AND PONTIFF DO HAVE PAINTED LINES ON TENNIS COURTS, BUT PART OF OUR RECREATION REIMAGINED

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SO I KNOW MANY OF YOU, YOU COUNT YOUR COUNCIL OFFICES HAVE BEEN RECEIVING INQUIRIES FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

SO WE'RE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BEGIN THE PROCESS LATER THIS YEAR.

WILL BE HAVING IN PLAY AND CONSTRUCTED PROBABLY EIGHT, MAYBE NINE PICKLEBALL COURTS OFFICIAL PICKLEBALL COURTS AT MIKE MOLLY PLAYGROUND.

SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS AND WE LOOK TO GROW THAT.

WE DO CURRENTLY HAVE LEAGUES GOING ON.

BRIGHT ALSO, BY THE END OF THIS MONTH WE'LL HAVE THREE PICKLEBALL COURTS INSIDE OF BRIGHT.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ROLLOUT.

ALSO, WE WANT TO THANK ONE OF OUR RECREATION REIMAGINED STEERING COMMITTEES AT RUTH'S STORM PLAYGROUND.

AND LAFITTE DID ORGANIZED A CLEANUP THIS PAST SUNDAY.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE OVER MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP AND CLEANED UP AND ALSO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WHO COOK LUNCH FOR US.

WE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON THAT.

KING CAKE CALL, DAWN BUSTERS, KIWANIS AND LAFRENIERE PARK ARE HOSTING A KING CAKE CRAWL ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH, FROM NOON TO FIVE AT LAFRENIERE PARK.

SO BRING THE FAMILY AND ENJOY ALL KINDS OF KING CAKES TASTING CONTEST.

MARDI GRAS MARKET FOOD, DRINKS, MUSIC GAMES, FACE PAINTING.

ADMISSION IS $10 FOR ADULTS AND 11 AND $5 FOR CHILDREN 4 TO 10.

SO IF YOU'RE 11 AND UP AND AN ADULT, IT'S $10.

SO 838-4389 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.

WE'RE HAVING A TREE CYCLING VOLUNTEER DAY.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOSYSTEM AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US WITH THE 33RD ANNUAL COASTAL TREE CYCLING EVENT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH.

FROM 8:30 TO 4:30.

THIS IS WHERE WE TAKE ALL THE CHRISTMAS TREES THAT YOU PUT OUT ON YOUR CURBSIDE AND WE GO PUT THEM IN THE BARATARIA BASIN.

IT'S ALWAYS A FUN EVENT AND IT WILL HELP US PROTECT OUR WETLAND AND HABITAT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER 500 47366719, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PRE-REGISTER SO WE KNOW WE HAVE ENOUGH EQUIPMENT DOWN THERE FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. WE'RE HAVING A CAREER EXPO THROUGH THE JEFFERSON PARISH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH, FROM 10 TO 2 AT THE DELGADO RIVER CITY CAMPUS.

COME OUT AND LEARN ABOUT CAREER AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

YOU CAN CALL 504 342 3430 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

OUR JPAWS UPDATE, THE JEFFERSON PROTECTION AND ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES.

MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS VIDEO GOING AROUND WHERE SOMEONE IT'S A VERY DISTURBING VIDEO, WHERE SOMEONE IS ABUSING WHAT WE WHAT IS TERMED A BULLY BREED TYPE OF DOG.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION ON THAT.

SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT DOG OR THE PERSON WHO WAS ABUSING THAT DOG, WE ASK THAT YOU CONTACT JPSO AT 504-363-5500 OR OUR OWN JEFFERSON HUMANE DIVISION AT 504-349-5536. WE ARE GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE THE CARNIVAL SEASON IN OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT WITH THE GOLDEN AGE BALLS ON THE WEST BANK. THE GOLDEN AGE MARDI GRAS BALL WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 20TH AT THE FOUR COLUMNS AND ON THE EAST BANK SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, AT MAGNOLIA WEDDING AND EVENTS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE BALLS.

504-736-6999. OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM HAS A LOT OF PROGRAMING GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

LAST WEDNESDAY, WE HOSTED THE SOUTHERN FOOD AND BEVERAGE MUSEUM.

THEY COOKED OFF A MONTHLY COOKING DEMO SERIES AT THE EAST BANK LIBRARY, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.

IT'S THE WEST BANK LIBRARY'S TURN.

THAT'S AT 7 P.M.

TONIGHT. THESE MONTHLY FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS FOCUS ON THE SIGNIFICANT CULINARY HISTORY OF SOUTH LOUISIANA, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CREOLE AND CAJUN TRADITIONS, WHICH ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE HEALTHY INGREDIENTS, SEASONAL PRODUCE THAT YOU CAN FIND IN LOCAL STORES AND MARKETS.

ALSO, WE HAVE FREE COMPUTER TRAINING CLASSES THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT JANUARY AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY AT THE WEST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY, GRETNA LIBRARY, AND OUR NORTH KENNER LIBRARY.

SEATING IS LIMITED FOR THIS, SO WE ENCOURAGE ONLINE REGISTRATION ACTUALLY THAT'S REQUIRED SO YOU CAN GO TO THE COMPUTER CLASSES PAGE AT JPLIBRARY.NET TO REGISTER. WE HAVE GENEALOGY WORKSHOPS CONTINUING ON A WEEKLY BASIS EVERY WEDNESDAY AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY THROUGH APRIL 12, AND A FREE ADULT WATERCOLOR CLASS WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH, FROM 6 TO 8 AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY.

AND THEN THE NEW, A NEW CARNIVAL THEMED GLASS DISPLAY FROM THE CRESCENT CITY DEPRESSION GLASS SOCIETY IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE VERY HISTORIC GLASS IN BEAUTIFUL COLORS OF PURPLE, GREEN AND GOLD FOR OUR CARNIVAL SEASON.

SO YOU CAN LOOK AT JPLIBRARY.NET OR CALL 838 1190 FOR MORE INFORMATION.

NOW ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT RAN LAST WEEK ON THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GRADES ON WATER

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THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE GRADES WERE RELEASED AND THEY WERE FOR THE YEAR CALENDAR YEAR OF 2022.

THE WATER GRADES WERE GRADED IN A NUMBER OF WEIGHTED CATEGORIES, INCLUDING WATER QUALITY VIOLATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.

AND SO WHAT CAME TO PASS WAS WE RECEIVED, UNFORTUNATELY A GRADE OF D FOR THE WEST JEFFERSON DISTRICT TWO WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHAT THAT GRADE THAT MANY OF THE DEDUCTIONS THAT WE HAD FROM THE POINTS, IT STARTS WITH A CERTAIN POINTS AND WHEN THEY FIND DEFICIENCIES, THEY SUBTRACT FROM THAT WERE DUE TO DAMAGES DURING HURRICANE IDA IN GRAND ISLE AND XENIA.

SO MANY OF THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE IN MOTION NOW.

FOR EXAMPLE, WE TOOK A DEDUCTION FOR THE PUMP STATION.

WELL, THAT PROJECT WAS PART OF THE WATER SECTOR PROGRAM AND WE'RE CURRENTLY AWARDING THAT BID TO MOVE FORWARD.

THE OTHER ITEM WAS THE FAIRMONT ELEVATED WATER TANK, WHICH IS ALREADY BEING ADDRESSED THROUGH A PROJECT THAT WILL GO OUT FOR BID NEXT MONTH.

SO THESE GRADES ARE NOT FINAL.

THAT WAS A PRELIMINARY GRADE.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK TO GET THOSE POINTS BACK.

SO WE HOPE AND EXPECT THAT OUR GRADE WILL IMPROVE ON THAT FRONT.

AND THE FINAL GRADES ARE ISSUED ON MAY 1ST.

NOW, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IN READING THE ARTICLE IS THAT THE LEGISLATION THAT PROPOSED THIS WAS TO GET LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TALKING ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEIR WATER PROGRAM.

AND I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT JEFFERSON PARISH HAS ALREADY DONE THAT.

IN 2021, THE COUNCIL AND THE VOTERS, YOU ALL PUT IT TO A VOTE.

THE VOTERS APPROVED AN EXISTING MILLAGE.

AND THEN LATER IN THAT YEAR, THIS ADMINISTRATION CAME TO YOU ASKING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE SERVICE CHARGES AND YOU APPROVE THAT.

THAT GAVE US $1.1 BILLION TO DO WATER PROJECTS FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE WERE PROACTIVE IN DOING THAT.

WE KNEW WE WERE SITTING ON AN AGING AND DETERIORATING SYSTEM AND THAT HAS BEEN HANDLED ALREADY.

AND EVEN AT THE LAST COUPLE COUNCIL MEETINGS, EVEN AT TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING, YOU WILL BE SELECTING PROFESSIONALS TO DESIGN THAT WORK.

SO I KIND OF WANT TO GO OVER THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO REALLY HIT HOME THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF IMPROVING THIS SYSTEM THAT WE KNEW WE HAD.

WE WERE SITTING ON AN AGING SYSTEM, SO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT RENOVATION, THIS IS DONE IN PHASES.

SOME OF THOSE WERE ALREADY COMPLETED, SOME ARE IN FINAL DESIGN.

THE AUTOMATED WATER READER METER HAS BEEN DESIGNED ALREADY.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF ADVERTISING FOR FIRMS TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.

THE REHAB OF THE EIGHT WATER TOWERS IS PROBABLY THE MOST VISIBLE PROJECT THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE.

YOU SEE THAT CAUSEWAY WAS COMPLETED, YOU SEE IT PAINTED, CLEANED OUT ON THE INSIDE AND OUT.

NEW PAINTING THAT WAS DONE ALREADY.

YOU SEE DAVID DRIVE WATER TOWER IN PROGRESS.

NOW BRIDGE CITY WORK HAS BEEN AWARDED FAIRMONT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE DEDUCTIONS WE HAD, IS ALREADY OUT FOR BID.

THE GRAND ISLE WATERLINE, THE TANK ON CHENIER.

THAT INCREASES PUMP CAPACITY TO A 750,000 TANK.

WE JUST RECEIVED APPROVAL TO GO TO GET THIS AWARD AT NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

YOU WILL SEE ACTION ON THAT THAT WILL BE ASKING YOU TO TAKE IN THE PIPE REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE WATER LINES IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

THE FIRST PHASE IS A NINE YEAR PROGRAM.

YOU YOU HAVE SELECTED ENGINEERS ON ABOUT 75% OF THOSE PROJECTS.

SOME ARE ON TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.

BY THE END OF THE SUMMER WE HOPE TO BE HAVE ALL THOSE CONTRACTS IN PLACE AND IN DESIGN.

SO I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE, WE DID GET A BAD GRADE.

WE HOPE TO IMPROVE THAT BY THE TIME THAT GRADE COMES OUT FINAL IN MAY, AND THAT WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY INTO BRINGING JEFFERSON PARISH A MODERN WATER SYSTEM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO GET BACK TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE ISSUE FOR A MINUTE.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT BRIEFLY YESTERDAY.

IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM THAT WE DO IN JEFFERSON PARISH TO RECYCLE THOSE TREES.

BUT SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, EVERY YEAR, WE CONSISTENTLY GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT SOME OF THE TREES NOT BEING PICKED UP.

LAST YEAR IT WAS MORE OF THE GARBAGE CONTRACTOR WAS PICKING UP TREES AND THROWING THEM IN THE BACKS OF TRUCKS AS GARBAGE INSTEAD OF RECYCLING THEM.

SO I HAD REACHED OUT TO WASTE CONNECTIONS THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE REMINDING THEIR GUYS TO NOT THROW AWAY THE CHRISTMAS TREES AFTER THEY WERE PUT OUT ON WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH SATURDAY BECAUSE THEY WERE MEANT FOR RECYCLING.

THIS YEAR, MOSTLY IN THE RIVER RIDGE AREA, THE COMPLAINTS WE GOT ANYWAY CENTERED AROUND MANY, MANY BLOCKS NOT BEING PICKED UP AND WE SENT A LIST TO THE PARISH PRESIDENTS OFFICE YESTERDAY OF THOSE TREATS, THE STREETS AND SPECIFIC AREAS THAT HAD NOT BEEN PICKED UP.

SO I WOULD SUGGEST AS WE GO FORWARD WITH OUR NEW GARBAGE CONTRACTOR THAT WILL SELECT LATER, THAT WILL START NEXT YEAR, THAT WE MAKE THIS A POINT OF EMPHASIS BECAUSE IT'S A CONSISTENT PROBLEM AND IT'S A IT'S A PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE BRING UP EACH AND EVERY YEAR.

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AND I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THE CPI INCREASE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME THAT WE KNEW WAS COMING AGAIN.

AND WE HAD ASKED MR. PALMINTERI AND MR. DREW'S LAST YEAR TO GIVE US A HEADS UP WHEN IT CAME THIS TIME, AND I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT SIX AND A HALF PERCENT, 6.5.

SO IF YOU WANTED TO ELABORATE ON THAT FOR A MOMENT AND JUST TELL PEOPLE WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT ON TOP OF THE RATE INCREASE THAT THE PARISH PRESIDENT JUST MENTIONED, THAT CONTINUES AS THESE NEW BILLS COME OUT, WHEN THE FIRST BILL WILL BE AFFECTED AND WHEN PEOPLE WILL SEE IT.

SO IT'S NOT A SURPRISE FOR MANY OF THE RESIDENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH THIS YEAR LIKE IT WAS LAST YEAR.

JUST WAIT A SECOND. WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE POWERPOINT BECAUSE IT'S.

OH, YOU BROUGHT A POWERPOINT.

MUCH EASIER TO EXPLAIN A RATE INCREASE.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. OOPS.

THAT'S IT. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS YOUR UTILITY BILL.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST WATER AND SEWER.

IT'S GARBAGE SERVICE, MOSQUITO CONTROL, RECREATION FEE, AND A SAFE WATER FEE.

THE WATER FOOTPRINT. SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHO'S AFFECTED THE WATER AND SEWER FOOTPRINT FOR WATER.

IT'S UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON PARISH, THE CITY OF KENNER, CITY OF HARAHAN, THE TOWN OF JEAN LAFITTE, THE TOWN OF GRAND ISLE, TIMBERLANE SUBDIVISION IN GRETNA.

AND WE SELL WATER TO THE CITY OF WESTWEGO.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE SEWER INCREASE, IT'S A SMALLER FOOTPRINT.

IT'S UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON PARISH, THE TOWN OF JEAN LAFITTE AND THE TIMBERLINE SUBDIVISION OF GRETNA.

ALSO, PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT ACTUALLY THE WATER AND SEWER, WHEN YOU COMBINE THOSE LESS THAN HALF OF THE BILL YOU SEE IN, BECAUSE THAT GARBAGE COLLECTION FEE TAKES UP NOT QUITE HALF, BUT CLOSE TO IT AND THEN YOUR OTHER FEES.

SO ONLY HALF OF YOUR BILL IS ACTUALLY YOUR WATER AND YOUR SEWER.

AND WE ONLY GIVE OUT BILLS EVERY TWO MONTHS.

SO YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, WHEN YOU COMPARE INTO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, YOU NEED TO DIVIDE THAT IN HALF TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY PAYING PER MONTH FOR THESE SERVICES.

ALL RIGHT. SO ON TO THE RATE INCREASE.

WHAT WE DID IS, AS YOU AS WELL BROKE IT DOWN SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP WATER CONSUMPTION WHICH DRIVES YOUR BILL, THE RATE INCREASE THAT YOU ALL APPROVED, YOU KNOW, THE PAST YEAR AGO IS $2.93 PER MONTH FOR AN AVERAGE CUSTOMER WHO USED 6200 GALLONS, BECAUSE, AGAIN, THERE'S NO WAY EVERYONE'S WATER BILL IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

THE CPI PORTION OF THE INCREASE IS A DOLLAR, IT'S SEVEN.

AND THEN FOR WATER SERVICE, THE CPI INCREASE ON THAT IS $0.15.

SO FOR AN AVERAGE CUSTOMER, IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND TO LAST COLUMN, $4.15 PER MONTH IS THE INCREASE IN THEIR WATER BILL.

SO IT'S BASICALLY GOING TO GO UP TO ABOUT ROUGHLY $20 A MONTH.

NOW LET'S DROP DOWN THE SEWER.

SAME THING. THE MONTHLY INCREASE FOR THAT AVERAGE FOR CONSUMPTION IS $3.63.

THEN YOU ADD THE CPI FOR THAT USAGE AND THE SERVICE, AND THAT'S ABOUT A DOLLAR IN 22.

SO YOUR TOTAL INCREASE IS $4.85 PER MONTH FOR THAT AVERAGE CUSTOMER.

AND THEN ALL YOUR OTHER FEES, YOUR GARBAGE SERVICE, YOUR MOSQUITO CONTROL, YOUR RECREATION SERVICE, ALL HAVE THAT CPI PLACED ON THEM.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT GARBAGE SERVICE IS GOING UP $1.21 PER MONTH, MOSQUITO CONTROL, $0.14 AND RECREATION SERVICE $0.09.

THAT LAST ONE IS A SAFE WATER FEE.

THAT'S BY THE STATE.

SO THAT REMAINS AT A DOLLAR.

SO THE NEXT SLIDE, BASICALLY THIS IS FOR PEOPLE WHO EITHER USE A LOT OF WATER OR YOUR BUSINESSES.

ONCE YOU GET PAST THAT THRESHOLD OF 6200, EVERY THOUSAND GALLONS FOR WATER IS $3.98 MORE.

AND FOR SEWER, IT'S $6.83 MORE.

SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, IF I USE THE 6200 GALLON, WHICH IS THE AVERAGE, YOU'D BE PAYING 1759 FOR CONSUMPTION.

IF YOU USE GO TO THE LAST COLUMN, 4000 GALLONS MORE.

THAT BILL IS ABOUT $33.51.

ALL RIGHT, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT A THIRD OF OUR RESIDENTS USE THE MINIMUM SO THEY GET THE MINIMUM CHARGE.

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SO THAT RATE INCREASE IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS.

SO YOU CAN SEE FOR WATER CONSUMPTION, IT GOES UP $0.94 PER MONTH FOR THE RATE INCREASE THAT WAS IMPOSED.

AND THEN IT GOES UP.

IF YOU COMBINE IT WITH WATER SERVICE, ANOTHER $0.50 FOR THE CPI.

SO THE TOTAL INCREASE IS A DOLLAR 34 PER MONTH FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO MANAGE THAT WATER.

AND THEN SIMILARLY FOR SEWAGE, IT GOES UP $0.93 BY CONSUMPTION.

CPI GOES UP 39.

SO AGAIN, IT'S ONLY A DOLLAR 32 PER MONTH THAT IT'S GOING UP FOR SEWER.

AND THEN ALL YOUR OTHER CHARGES ARE THE SAME BECAUSE IT'S JUST BASED ON THE CPI.

SO IT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THE BREAKDOWN, NOT JUST YOUR RATE, BUT WHAT THE CPI AT 6.5% THIS YEAR.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND, TOO, LAST YEAR, 7% ON TOP OF THIS YEAR'S SIX AND ONE HALF PERCENT, IT'S 13 AND ONE HALF PERCENT OVER TWO YEARS.

SO WE KNOW EVERYTHING'S A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE AND EVERYTHING'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING.

TO GIVE THIS A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT, LAST YEAR, THE RATE INCREASE WENT INTO EFFECT AND NOBODY WAS REALLY EXPECTING TO SEE AS FAR AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS CONCERNED, THAT 7% CPI HIKE. AND THAT'S WHAT CAUGHT PEOPLE BY SURPRISE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO TODAY IS EXPLAIN WHAT IS COMING AGAIN BEFORE IT JUMPS AHEAD OF US.

SO I APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION AND THE DETAILED POWERPOINT.

AND JUST TO FINISH OFF, I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE.

I'M SORRY, MR. DREWES. ALL RIGHT.

JUST FOR COMPARISON, YOU CAN SEE THAT 2023, THE AVERAGE RATE FOR WATER IS $20.

ORLEANS IS STILL MORE THAN TWICE US AT 46.

THERE ALSO HAVE A PROPOSED RATE INCREASE THAT THEY ARE LIKELY TO VOTE ON THIS YEAR.

THAT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT AND GO INTO EFFECT.

YOU'LL SEE THAT BATON ROUGE, THEY HAVE GONE UP AS WELL.

THAT'S THEIR 2022, WHICH IS $27, I BELIEVE, AND 2760.

I DON'T HAVE THE 23 NUMBERS YET, BUT LIKELY THEY'LL BE INCREASING.

SO THEY'RE STILL REMAINING MUCH HIGHER THAN US AS WELL.

AND SEWER, OF COURSE, IT'S EVEN MORE MAGNIFIED.

WE WENT UP TO ROUGHLY $20.

ORLEANS IS STILL AT 81 FOUR TIMES AS MUCH AND AGAIN WILL LIKELY HAVE AN INCREASE THIS YEAR.

AND BATON ROUGE WENT UP TO $46.

SO AGAIN, THEY'RE MORE THAN TWICE THE RATE THAT WE PAY AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHERE WE STAY.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE, COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

MARK, JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE WATCHING, TOO.

SO THESE ADDITIONAL MONIES THAT WILL BE COMING IN THAT WE CAN BOND OUT, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO FUND IMPROVEMENTS LIKE THE AUTOMATED WATER METERS THAT WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO HAVE AN APP ON THEIR PHONE, I BELIEVE, TO, YOU KNOW, TO MONITOR THINGS.

MAYBE IF YOU CAN JUST TOUCH ON SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT THIS WILL HELP DO, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT HELPS EVERY HOMEOWNER IN THE PARISH.

IT'S GOING TO OVER THE COURSE OF THE 20 YEARS, IT'LL RAISE PROXIMATELY $800 MILLION STRICTLY FOR PIPE REPLACEMENT, ROUGHLY MAYBE 20% OF OUR SYSTEM BECAUSE 60 TO 70 YEARS OLD AND THEY'RE BREAKING AT AN ALARMING RATE.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO BOND $192 MILLION SO WE COULD TAKE CARE OF IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

WE WILL ABOUT $66 MILLION SHORT TO REDO THE TOTALLY REVAMP THE EAST BANK TREATMENT PLANT SECTIONS THAT WERE BUILT IN 1931 AND STILL IN SERVICE. SO WE'RE USING THAT MONEY.

AS THE PARISH PRESIDENT SAID, WE'VE ALREADY REHABBED THE FIRST WATER INTAKE STRUCTURE FOR SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION.

THE SECOND WATER INTAKE STRUCTURE IS ABOUT WILL PROBABLY BE OUT FOR BID THIS YEAR.

THAT'S ANOTHER 8 MILLION, THE WATER LAB, 12 AND ONE HALF MILLION.

WE ACCEPTED THE BIDS AND AWARDED IT.

THAT WILL START SOON.

THE BIG TICKET ITEM IS THE NEW TREATMENT PLAN PORTION, WHICH IS IN FINAL DESIGN.

SO WE HOPE IF WE DON'T GET IT OUT FOR BID THIS YEAR, IT'LL BE NEXT YEAR.

SO THAT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT.

WE'RE ALSO ALL THOSE WATER TILES YOU SEE BEING FIXED.

WE TOOK 9 MILLION FROM THE BONDS, WHICH GAVE US ENOUGH MONEY TO DO ALL THE 12 TOWERS THAT WE HAVE ELEVATED AND GROUND STORAGE TANKS.

THAT'S WHY CAUSEWAY IS DONE.

DAVID'S DONE. BRIDGE CITY'S ON THE CONSTRUCTION.

FAIRMINE IS OUT FOR BID AND CHENIERE.

WE GOT THE THREE AND A HALF MILLION FROM THE WATER SECTOR, WHICH IS THE ONLY GRANT WE GOT, BUT WE HAVE PUT THIS A SIX POINT SOMETHING MILLION.

SO WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OUR WATER TOWERS.

VERY IMPORTANT. AND REGARDS TO AUTOMATED METERS, WE HAD ESTIMATED 88 MILLION.

THOSE BOND FUNDS HAVE THE 80 MILLION.

SO THE MONEY IS IN PLACE.

SO THE NEXT STEP OBVIOUSLY IS TO IS TO GO OUT FOR BID FOR THOSE AND GET THAT PROJECT DONE.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, IF I HAD JUST COMMENT ON COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN QUESTION AND COMMENTS, YOU KNOW, THIS PUTS JEFFERSON PARISH AND THE POSSIBILITY OR CAPABILITY OF BEING PROACTIVE, WITH OUR SEWER AND WATER CAPABILITIES JUST A LITTLE OVER SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS AGO, YOU KNOW, WE SIGNED, WELL WE BONDED OVER OVER $300 MILLION FOR SEWER AND WATER TO BE PROACTIVE.

WE'VE PICKED ENGINEERING FIRMS TO GO OUT THERE AND START SURVEYING OUR WATER AND SEWER LINES SO WE CAN BE PROACTIVE TO MAKING SURE OUR SYSTEM ISN'T FAILING, YOU

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SO WE'RE NOT IN FAILING SITUATIONS WHERE BUSINESSES ARE SHUT DOWN FOR WEEKS BECAUSE A WATERLINE FAILS IS SHUT DOWN FOR DAYS WHILE WE'RE REPAIRING IT AHEAD OF TIME.

AND THAT'S JUST LIKE YOU SAID, TOO, BECAUSE THE NEXT STEP IS WE BONDED 100 MILLION FOR THE SEWER AS WELL.

SO THAT WE COULD JUMPSTART THE PIPE REPLACEMENT THERE AND PUT BACK UP GENERATORS.

WE PUT 14 MILLION BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 530 LIFT STATIONS.

WE ONLY HAVE FIVE RIGHT NOW THAT CURRENTLY HAVE BACKUP GENERATORS.

SO WITHIN FOUR YEARS WE BELIEVE WE CAN BRING THAT NUMBER UP TO 32, WHICH IS A MANAGEABLE NUMBER SO THAT WE CAN BETTER WITHSTAND EXTENSIVE POWER OUTAGE AS WELL AS, AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE $800 MILLION OVER 20 YEARS TO REPLACE SEWER PIPES AS WELL.

SO, YES, THE PROACTIVE PART IS VERY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH DEQ.

WE WANT TO SHOW THEM THAT, HEY, JEFFERSON PARISH IS BEING PROACTIVE WITH OUR ISSUES.

THANK YOU, MR. DREWES. I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE INFORMATION.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL REGARDING A RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA CAN STEP FORWARD NOW, ALL REQUESTS TO SPEAK CARDS MUST BE

[PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL REGARDING A RESOLUTION(S) ON AGENDA/ADDENDUM AGENDA]

YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AL MORELLA, 4260 EAST LOYOLA DRIVE, FIFTH DISTRICT KENNER, FOURTH DISTRICT UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON 51 YEARS.

ITEM NUMBER 28, 29, 43 AND 49.

WE'LL GO WITH ITEM NUMBER 28 FIRST.

WE GOT A $35,000 INCREASE.

THIS REPRESENTS ADDITIONAL WORK TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE.

29, THIS IS THE MANHATTAN LAPALCO PROJECT.

OKAY. THERE'S BEEN MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROJECT IN THE FORM OF ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE, IT WILL BE THOROUGHLY COMPLETE.

43, WE GOT A 1400 DOLLARS INCREASE.

RECREATION DEPARTMENT MADE AN ERROR AND ORDERED THE INCORRECT MATERIALS AND THEY HAD TO GO BACK AND REORDER THE CORRECT MATERIALS FOR THIS PROJECT. OK.

ITEM NUMBER 49, $77,300 INCREASE.

THIS IS THE DAVID DRIVE PROJECT.

OKAY. THIS INVOLVES ADDITIONAL WORK AND ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS.

NOW, I LIKE TO ASK YOU THIS, SCOTT OR COUNCILMAN WALKER, COULD I RESPOND TO THE PARISH PRESIDENT, WHICH HE HAD TO SAY CONCERNING HOT WATER BY THE STATE AT THE END OF THE MEETING? YOU CAN DO THAT. OKAY. I GOT TO WAIT FOR THAT.

NOW, I GOT A QUESTION FOR MY GROUP.

CAN I CAN I ASK THAT QUESTION NOW? WELL, LOOK, I GUESS YOU COULD SPEAK ABOUT THE WATER NOW.

NOT SOMETHING TO DO WITH MONEY, MAN.

IT'S AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT'S GOING TO BE DEFERRED TODAY, BUT IT'S ON THE AGENDA.

SO YOU CAN SPEAK ON IT NOW AND ASK MR. DREWES A QUESTION. OKAY. WHAT I'M WONDERING NOW, WE ALL UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE CPI INCREASE, NOW IS THERE ANY INCREASE, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION NOW FOR JEFFERSON PARISH, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THESE CONTRACTS ARE GETTING READY TO EXPIRE AND Y'ALL HAVE BEEN TAKING BIDS.

SO I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANY INCREASE IN FEES FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION IN JEFFERSON PARISH ON THE PART OF THESE VENDORS WHO MAY GET THESE CONTRACTS. AND IF THERE IS AN INCREASE, WHAT IS THE INCREASE IN THE FEES TO COLLECT THE SOLID WASTE? I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT WATER, MR. AL. BUT YOU WENT TO SOLID WASTE.

THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

BUT IF MR. DREWES WANTS TO GIVE A QUICK ANSWER, GO AHEAD.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THOSE FEES COMING.

THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING SCOTT.

FOR THIS YEAR, AS WITH EVERY YEAR, THE GARBAGE COLLECTION GOES UP, ACCORDING TO THE CPI.

RIGHT. AGAIN, WE JUST WITH REGARD TO THE NEXT YEAR, WELL, WE'LL HAVE A NEW CONTRACT IN PLACE.

THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE MET AND HAS SCORED IT AND GIVEN THAT TO THE COUNCIL OKAY.

BUT UNTIL THAT CONTRACT IS AWARDED AND IT MAY BE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, THEN WE WILL DO THE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.

SO RIGHT NOW, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT NEXT YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR OBVIOUSLY THE CPI INCREASE AS PER THE CONTRACT IS IN EFFECT.

SO THERE'S NO FEE INCREASE.

MR. AL BESIDES THE CPI, WHICH HAPPENS, I GOT YOU BUT..

THE GARBAGE COLLECTORS NOT RAISING IT.

ONE MORE THING, IF I MAY.

I KNOW I GOT A LITTLE TIME LEFT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NONE LEFT.

OKAY, GO AHEAD. IF THERE IS ONCE THESE CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED, IF THERE IS A FEE INCREASE, THEN I EXPECT THESE CONTRACTORS SEND A REPRESENTATIVE DOWN HERE AND EXPLAIN WHY THE INCREASE IN THOSE FEES AND SHOW US WHAT'S HOW THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE.

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WELL, TO PREPARE YOU TOO, THERE WILL BE A FEE INCREASE BECAUSE A LOT CHANGED IN TEN YEARS AS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE AT LEAST.

SO THERE WILL BE A FEE INCREASE.

I LIKE A PRESENTATION BY SOMEONE BY REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE COMPANIES.

WHOEVER GETS THOSE CONTRACTS SCOTT.

YOU'LL SEE IT. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

FRANKIE HIRES 509 HOMEWOOD BOULEVARD.

I WONDER IF I'D EVER BE AFFORDED THAT KIND OF COURTESY IF I RAN OVER TIME, EVER.

IT'S EMBARRASSING.

REGARDS TO THE AGENDA.

I DO BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS IS ON THE AGENDA, THEN THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE FOR US TO ADDRESS.

THAT'S MY OPINION.

IF I'M WRONG, I DON'T MIND BEING TOLD I'M WRONG.

BUT IF THE PRESIDENT IT'S FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, HER ITEMS THAT SHE ADDRESSES ARE NECESSARILY ON THE AGENDA.

SO IT'S AGENDA ITEMS. YOU'RE GOING TO RESTRICT IT TO THE PEOPLE THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS WITH THE PRESIDENT.

YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME DO THAT OFF THE AGENDA, EVEN THOUGH THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS IS ON THE AGENDA.

YES, BUT I WAS GIVEN A FORGIVENESS.

I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT THE SO CLEAR.

THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. EVERY EXEMPTION COSTS THE PEOPLE MORE MONEY.

EVERY TIME YOU MAKE SOMETHING TAX EXEMPT, IT MAKES EVERYBODY'S TAXES HIGHER.

THE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT, THEY GET IT.

ARBITRARILY APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR EAST AND WEST BANK IS GETTING OUT OF HAND.

WE CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF IT.

NOBODY COMPREHENDS MILLEDGE.

YOU CAN'T APPROVE SOMETHING YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THERE'S THREE OR FOUR GIFTS TO GRAND ISLE WITHIN THE WITHIN THE AGENDA ITEMS. 2627. IT'S ALSO A TRUCK GETTING GIVEN AWAY TO GRAND ISLE.

I LOVE GRAND ISLE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GRAND ISLE DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER OF THIS BODY THAT IT PRESENTLY ENJOYS AND THEY'RE CUT OFF? HOW WILL THEY AFFORD THEIR OWN TRUCKS? $122 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT WAS GIVEN TO GRAND ISLE, BY THE WAY, TO TAKE CARE OF IDA.

REPAIRS AND ISSUES LIKE A ROOF OR AN ELEVATOR.

57 AND 59.

WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO DO ANYTHING? THERE'S THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

REALLY? THEY NEED MY TAX DOLLARS.

GIVE ME A BREAK. THERE IS NOTHING THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA EVER DOES.

THAT DOESN'T COST JEFFERSON PARISH TAXPAYERS DIRECTLY.

YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE WE FUND THE STATE BUDGET MORE SO THAN EVERY OTHER PARISH.

SO IT'S DISINGENUOUS TO TRY AND SAY THERE'S NO DIRECT COST TO JEFFERSON PARISH FOR ANYTHING.

UNLESS YOU WANT TO ADDRESS HOW WE'RE DISENFRANCHIZED AT THE STATE LEVEL WILL NEVER GET THAT STATEWIDE SAFE WATER FEE REDRESS, WHICH IS STUPID, OR ANY OF THIS KIND OF STUFF REDRESSED. 61 TO 65.

30 SECONDS. THE POINT THAT I WOULD MAKE ABOUT THAT AND I DON'T NEED TO BE INTERRUPTED, YOU CAN TELL ME WHEN MY TIME EXPIRES OR FORGIVE ME, THE TIME YOU TOOK INTERRUPTED ME.

WHEN YOU HAVE TO SPECIFY THAT THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, THE HUSH UP MONEY FOR THE FIREMEN THAT 12 GRAND WERE BUMPING EVERY ONE OF THESE FOUR DEPARTMENTS OR FOUR STATIONS WITH RIGHT WHEN THEY STRADDLE TWO DISTRICTS, THAT MAKES MY POINT.

THIS IS NOT A LEGITIMATELY FORMED BODY.

GOOD MORNING.

NANCY PEARSON 8924 RUNSEWE.

I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ADDENDUM ITEM NUMBER 14.

I'VE BEEN ASKED BY SEVERAL OF OUR MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION WHO YOU KNOW VERY WELL, WHO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THESE KIND OF THINGS.

WHEN THIS ITEM FIRST CAME UP FOR THIS TAX EXEMPTION, WE OPPOSED IT THEN.

AND THIS MAY BE THE ONLY TIME IN MY LIFE THAT I WILL EVER AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT, NOT THIS PRESIDENT, THE OTHER PRESIDENT, AND SAY THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE, INCLUDING BIG CORPORATIONS.

THEY WERE EXEMPTED FOR FIVE YEARS.

AND NOW I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE DONE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE TO KNOW WHAT THEIR REVENUE IS, WHAT SALES TAX WE GET FROM THAT CORPORATION, AND HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO SALARY IS NOTED IN THE RESOLUTION LIVE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

I'M HOPING YOU ALL DID THAT BEFORE YOU PASS THIS TODAY.

AND ALSO WHAT BROUGHT OUR ATTENTION TO THIS LAST NIGHT WAS WHEREAS THIS IS IN THE RESOLUTION, WHEREAS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY PURPOSES.

AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

THEY MOVED THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO CAUSEWAY.

NOW WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

BUT RIVER RIDGE IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM LIVE OAK.

THE SOUTH RIVER PORT OF KENNER IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM CORNERSTONE.

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I THINK IT SAYS IF I LOOKED CORRECTLY IN SOME OF THE LITERATURE LAST NIGHT, THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD LIKE 49 PEOPLE.

BUT I'M HOPING THAT YOU DID DUE DILIGENCE IN LOOKING AT THE SALES TAX, THE PAYROLL AND THEIR REVENUE, WHICH PROBABLY GETS REALLY CLOSE TO WHAT THE REVENUE IS OR THE WHOLE BUDGET IS FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.

BEFORE YOU PASS THIS, BEFORE YOU GRANT THEM OUR BUSINESS OWNERS, FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY IN RIVER RIDGE, ARE HURTING RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE REALLY STRUGGLING TO STAY OPEN, BUT THEY HAVE TO PAY 100% OF THEIR TAXES.

BECAUSE THEY'RE SMALL BUSINESSES, THEY'RE NOT BIG CORPORATIONS.

OUR RESIDENTS WHO OWN AN ACRE OF LAND AND HAVE A HOUSE ON IT, OR PAYING HIGHER TAX PROPERTY TAXES THAN A CORPORATION THAT'S MAKING A TON, A TON OF MONEY.

IF YOU LOOK IT UP, I DIDN'T LOOK UP THE FIGURES MYSELF AND I DON'T TRUST ANYBODY ELSE TO GIVE THEM TO ME.

SO I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT THEY FOUND.

BUT IT'S RIDICULOUS.

AND FOR Y'ALL TO EXTEND THIS ANOTHER FIVE YEARS IS NOT FAIR TO THE RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON PARISH WHO HAVE TO PAY THEIR TAXES EVERY MONTH.

THANK YOU. BRIAN MILLER, 2121 INDIANA IN KENNER.

FUNNY, FRANKIE BROUGHT UP 61 AND 65.

THAT'S THE ONES I'M GOING TO ADDRESS IN REGARDS TO THE 12,000 A MONTH INCREASE IN THE ALLOTMENT FOR THE FIVE DEPARTMENTS IN THE SEVENTH FIVE DISTRICT, AVONDALE, HERBERT WALLACE, BRIDGE CITY, NINE MILE, AND LIVE OAK.

THE QUESTION WOULD BE IN TWO PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS I ACTUALLY ASKED IN REGARDS TO THIS AND WAS UNDER AT LEAST UNDERSTOOD THAT THAT'S WHAT WHEN YOU AMENDED THE OPERATING BUDGET THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS FELL UNDER.

SO ONE, DOES IT TAKE THESE RESOLUTIONS TO IN FACT GIVE THEM THE INCREASE, WHICH IF IT DOES, UNDERSTANDABLE.

TWO, HOW QUICKLY, ONCE THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED, DO THEY RECEIVE THE MONEY? IS THERE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THEY START RECEIVING IT? AND THEN THREE, THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION AMONGST MANY OF THE CHIEFS AND I'VE TALKED.

IN MEETINGS WITH DIRECTORS AND ALL THAT.

THAT THIS 12,000 INCREASE WAS IN FACT ORIGINALLY NOTICED AS A 12,000 A MONTH.

NON PAYMENT THAT THEY WERE BEING SHORTED EACH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS $12,000 A MONTH, AND IT HAD BEEN OCCURRING FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR.

THAT COMES FROM THE MOUTHS OF THE FIRE CHIEFS.

IT'S GREAT THAT THIS 12,000 AND SO YOU UNDERSTAND, MR. HIRES, THIS $12,000 HELPS OUT THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE GOING INTO THESE BURNING BUILDINGS AND PROVIDING THE EMERGENCY SERVICES.

SO IT IS A GREAT THING THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING FOR THEM.

BUT IF THIS WAS A SHORTAGE AND NOT SO MUCH AN INCREASE, WHERE IS THE MONEY THAT WAS SHORTED? IF IT'S NOT A SHORTAGE, THEN WE NEED TO REAFFIRM THAT WITH THE CHIEFS THAT THERE WAS THAT MONEY WAS CONTINUALLY COMING IN AT THE RATE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO.

AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION WOULD BE, I BELIEVE I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT IF ONE OF YOU WOULD AFFIRM IT.

THREE OF THE DEPARTMENTS WERE GETTING 67,800 A MONTH, WHICH IS GOING TO INCREASE TO 79, AND TWO DEPARTMENTS WERE GETTING 70,400 AND IT'S GOING TO INCREASE TO 82.

WHY ARE THREE DEPARTMENTS GETTING ONE FEE AND TWO DEPARTMENTS ARE GETTING A HIGHER FEE? IS IT BECAUSE THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS ARE TAKING MONEY FROM THEIR CAPITAL BUDGETS AND PUTTING IT INTO THAT OPERATION SO THAT THEY HAVE MORE MONEY A MONTH FOR THEIR OPERATIONS? AND THAT WOULD BE MY QUESTION.

PALMATIER, CAN YOU ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS? FIRST ANSWER TO THAT IS THE ORDINANCES ARE EFFECTIVE TEN DAYS AFTER THE PASSED.

ONCE THE CEA IS SIGNED AND AMENDED, THEN THE MONEY'S AVAILABLE TO THOSE LONG TERM.

AS TO WHETHER I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS AFFECTS THEIR CAPITAL BALANCE.

NEXT, WE HAVE CHIEF ROBINSON.

CHIEF GIRARD, IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS MR. MILLER'S QUESTIONS. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL.

SO JUST LIKE MR. PALMATIER HAS SAID, THAT MONEY, THE INCREASE WILL BE IN THEIR JANUARY ALLOTMENT.

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I HAVE CHIEF GERARD FROM BRIDGE CITY WITH ME AND ALSO CHIEF ORTIZ FROM AVONDALE.

THERE WAS NO SHORTAGE OF MONEY.

THEY ASKED FOR AN INCREASE, WENT THROUGH COUNCILMAN BONANO'S OFFICE, WENT THROUGH MR. LAROCCA AND WAS AGREED TO THE INCREASE.

THE DIFFERENCE AND CHIEF GERRARD COULD EXPLAIN THIS.

THEY DO HAVE CAPITAL MONEY AND THEY KNOW, AS WE SPOKE THIS MORNING, SOME OF THEM HOLD IT.

AS WE ALWAYS KNOW AT THE END OF THIS MILLAGE, THE TEN YEARS THEY NEED TO PREPARE FOR THAT.

SOME OF THEM PREPARE BETTER THAN OTHERS.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THE MONEY IS FOR.

THEY GET THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY.

THEY JUST SOME OF THEM TAKE OUT OF THEIR CAPITAL AND PUT IT IN THEIR OPERATIONS, SOME HOLE IN THEIR CAPITAL ACCOUNT.

CHIEF CORRADO, ADDRESS THAT FOR ONE SECOND.

GOOD MORNING. THE FUN IS THAT WE GET IN TO SEVEN FIVE DISTRICT.

EACH DEPARTMENT GETS THE SAME AMOUNT, WHETHER IT BE OPERATIONAL AND ALSO CAPITAL.

SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE PART OF THAT CAPITAL AND USE IT IN AN OPERATING EVERY MONTH.

MY DEPARTMENT, I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

I USE MY CAPITAL FOR MAJOR PROJECTS SUCH AS THE STORM DAMAGE TO MY FIRE STATION.

IT WAS REIMBURSED OUT OF MY CAPITAL.

MAJOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES.

SOME DEPARTMENTS USE PART OF THAT AS A DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.

BUT AS FAR AS THE DOLLAR FIGURE, IT IS THE SAME FOR ALL FIVE DEPARTMENTS.

WHEN YOU ADD THE CAPITAL AND THE OPERATION BUDGET, IT'S JUST HOW IT'S USED BY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

AND AS FAR AS HUSH MONEY, MR. HIRES, I HAVE NO CLUE OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

HUSH MONEY. THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE GETTING NOW WAS THROUGH ONE OF OUR AUDITORS FOUND THAT WE HAD SOME EXTRA MONEY.

SOME DEPARTMENTS NEED IT.

WE ASKED, THE COUNCIL IS GIVING IT TO US.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HUSH MONEY, OK.

I'M NOT BEING HUSHED FOR NOBODY, SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT WAS ALL MR. MILLER YEAH. 14 SECONDS, IF YOU WANT TO WRAP UP.

WANT ME TO JUST STAY IN HERE FOR 14? WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. MORNING.

BEACH. JEFFERSON PARISH.

AMS REFORM.

ADDENDUM AGENDA NUMBER 15 FROM SCOTT WALKER.

IT'S A CEA BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARISH AND LC MC.

OF THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE, AN AMBULANCE.

THAT REALLY SAYS A LOT.

YOU HAVE OUR ATTENTION.

THE EMTS OUT THERE SPEND 12 HOURS A DAY, SOMETIMES LONGER, BECAUSE OF LATE CALLS.

THAT'S THEIR HOME FOR 12 HOURS.

SO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS IS REALLY AMAZING.

I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE THAT APPRECIATES IT, THAT ARE IN THE TRUCKS TODAY AND EVERY DAY HELPING SAVE LIVES.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR SURE.

AND WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

IT OPENS OUR EYES.

WE SEE YOUR CARE.

WELL, THIS IS TO ADD TO THAT.

THIS IS FOR SPECIFICALLY, GENERALLY, MOSTLY LAFITTE, CROWN POINT, BARATARIA AND JEAN LAFITTE, THAT AREA WHICH HAS BEEN TYPICALLY UNDERSERVED.

WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH LCMC AND AND WITH LAFITTE ABOUT THEIR NEEDS AND HOW THIS WAS GOING TO WORK.

AND IT'S STILL EVOLVING, BUT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND THEY NEED IT.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NECESSARY.

AND I KNOW YOU HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ACTUAL AMBULANCE, THE CHASSIS TO PUT THE BOXES ON TOP OF WHEN THEY PLACE THESE ORDERS.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE HOPING TO WORK OUT AS WELL.

BUT THE MONEY IS THERE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

AND YOU ALSO HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EMS UPGRADE, THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE.

SO THE 911 SERVICE COULD RESPOND A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE ALSO HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH ABOUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND COUNCILMAN BONANO AND OTHERS HAVE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

AND IT'S AN EXPENSIVE INVESTMENT IN THE SHERIFF IS AWARE OF IT AND IS LOOKING INTO IT AND EXPLORING OPTIONS.

SO THOSE CONVERSATIONS WILL CONTINUE AS WELL.

HEY, AN AMBULANCE AT THAT COST WOULD BE HOME FOR THESE PEOPLE.

ANY EMT, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE IT GOES.

IT'S REALLY A GREAT INVESTMENT.

AND THERE ARE MORE COMING FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEY HAVE OTHER AMBULANCES THAT ARE ON THE WAY ONE DAY.

I CAN'T SPEAK ON THE LCMT, BUT I CAN'T SPEAK OF THE SHORTAGE.

AND SAINT CHARLES THERE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AT LEAST A YEAR AND A HALF AND THE ORDER IS STILL NOT FILLED.

SO THERE IS A HUGE SHORTAGE ALL AROUND.

BUT JUST TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL SEES IT AND IS RESPONDING TO IT IS REALLY A GOOD THING.

SO DEFINITELY JUST ON THE EMT'S PART, WE APPRECIATE IT.

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VAN VRANCKEN. I CAN ALSO ADD WE LIKE THE PARISH.

WE HAVE FLEETS OF VEHICLES AND AT SOME POINT YOU'LL SEE US MOVE THEM TO SURPLUS BECAUSE THEY REACH THEIR LIFESPAN.

AND THEN IT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC FOR US TO HAVE UNRELIABLE VEHICLES, ONES THAT MIGHT CONSTANTLY, CONSTANTLY BE IN THE SHOP.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME OF THE AMBULANCES IN SERVICE ARE REACHING THAT POINT.

WE CERTAINLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO ASSIST, LIKE COUNCILMAN WALKER HAS IN PURCHASING NEW VEHICLES.

I SPOKE JUST THIS PAST WEEK TO AN ORGANIZATION ALSO THAT HAS DONE FUNDRAISING IN THE PAST TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF E.J.

AND LCMC. AND SO PUT THAT ON THEIR RADAR.

SO THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF MAYBE RAISING MONEY FOR ANOTHER AMBULANCE, NEW AMBULANCE THAT WOULD BE PUT INTO SERVICE.

AND I'LL ASK THE ADMINISTRATION MAYBE TO HELP ON THESE DISCUSSIONS, BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH AMBULANCES, RELIABLE AMBULANCES THAT CAN RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES ON THE EAST BANK OF JEFFERSON.

AND SO WE DO WANT TO REACH OUT TO LCMC, GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE FLEET IS, WHAT KIND OF CONDITION IT IS, WHAT KIND OF AGE OF THOSE VEHICLES, SO THAT WHERE WE CAN HELP, WE CAN.

WELL, JUST TO ADD TO IT, IN 2018, I REACHED OUT TO THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHAT AT THAT TIME EAST JEFFERSON WAS OWNED BY JEFFERSON PARISH AND THAT DURING THAT SALE REALLY WE DIDN'T GET FUNDING AT ALL FOR FIVE YEARS AND THE EQUIPMENT JUST DEGRADED BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTED TO SELL.

THEY DIDN'T WANT TO BE IN THE AMBULANCE BUSINESS OR THE HOSPITAL BUSINESS, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A DAUNTING TASK.

$200,000 IS HUGE.

IT'S HUGE TO ALL THE EMTS OUT THERE.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT IF IT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE.

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.

ITEMS ONE AND TWO.

[ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED]

SO, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION ON DEFERRAL OF ONE AND TWO ON THE AGENDA.

I MOVE TO DEFER.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF ONE AND TWO TO MARCH 1ST ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION TODAY.

THAT'S NICE. PUBLIC APPEARANCE AGENDA NUMBER FOUR.

[SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES]

COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, YOUR MOTION ON THAT DEFERRAL.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26060 TO MARCH 1ST, 2023, ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE. SO ORDERED.

NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26061.

RESELL BLOTS LA AND LB, AMES FARMS LAND COMPANY INDUSTRIAL HARBOR SITES WS 4322, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.

WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26061.

ANYONE IN FAVOR? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE OPPOSED? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.

COUNCILMAN BONANO. FOR APPROVAL.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26061 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN BONANO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE. SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, PLEASE.

[OTHER ORDINANCES]

BOND SERIES 2023.

PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID BONDS PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF SAID BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE NOW OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26057.

ANYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

YOU'RE IN FAVOR. I'LL BE OPPOSED.

HANG TIGHT FOR A SECOND.

ANY ONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE OPPOSED? [INAUDIBLE] AS AN OPPOSITION.

I PREFER A GOVERNMENT THAT'S FRUGAL AND SIMPLE, LACKING FOR THAT, NOR ANY LEGITIMACY TO THE FORM OF THIS BODY.

I HAVE TO RISE IN OPPOSITION ON ALMOST EVERYTHING.

THIS ONE PARTICULARLY GETS MY ATTENTION BECAUSE THE CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IT SAYS IT WILL PRESCRIBE A FORM, BUT WE LACK FOR IT FOR THIS BODY.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY IS GOING TO PRESCRIBE ANY FORM THAT'S REASONABLE.

THERE'LL BE A SALE OF THESE BONDS, SAID BONDS, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THOSE MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO THE BODY THAT'S FORMED ARBITRARILY.

SO THESE BE SOLD ARBITRARILY TO THOSE WHO WILL BENEFIT AND ALREADY ARE BENEFITING FROM THIS PROCESS.

THIS CROTCHET OF INGENUITY, IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

AND THAT'S A REALLY FUN TERM BECAUSE IT MEANS ANYTHING, I OPPOSE.

ANYONE ELSE? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

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THIS IS A BONNABEL GREENWAY THAT WILL RUN THE LENGTH OF BONNABEL BOULEVARD IN METAIRIE FROM METAIRIE ROAD TO THE LAKE.

IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH THE PARISH MASTER PLAN FOR SOME TIME, WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS.

IT WILL MEANDER THROUGH THE TREES.

I THINK ADD REAL QUALITY OF LIFE IN THAT AREA.

WE'VE ALSO GONE ABOUT IT PRETTY RESPONSIBLY IN TERMS OF WE HAVE IDENTIFIED PROPERTIES IN OUR DISTRICT THAT WERE NO LONGER NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE.

SITTING THERE OUT OF COMMERCE.

WE WE'VE IDENTIFIED THOSE SOLD THOSE BROUGHT FUNDS INTO THE PARISH AND PUT THOSE PROPERTIES BACK INTO COMMERCE.

AND THAT'S IN LARGE PART WHAT'S FUNDING THIS PROJECT.

SO I WHOLEHEARTEDLY APPROVE.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMER NUMBER 26057 ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26064 AMENDING THE JEFFERSON PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES.

CHAPTER TWO, ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE FIVE 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.

WHEN I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26064 ANYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE OPPOSED? PLEASE COME FORWARD. FRANKIE HIRES.

I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO RISE PARTLY IN BOTH, I'M GUESSING, BECAUSE I'M GUESSING THAT WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE PAY, WHICH, OUT OF CHARACTER FOR THIS PARTICULAR POSITION.

I WILL APPROVE A PAY RAISE FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL, AND I'M RISING ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY FOR THIS BODY. AND THIS GOES BACK TO AN OCCURRENCE.

IF I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALIFICATIONS.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE DUTIES.

I'M PRETTY SURE ONE OF THE DUTIES IS TO REMOVE CITIZENS THAT MAY BEHAVE OUT OF ORDER.

SO I'M CONCERNED THAT THAT DUTY WOULD INVOLVE MAKING SURE THAT THE CHAIRMAN DECLARED SOMEBODY OUT OF ORDER BEFORE THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY WERE TO REMOVE THEM FROM THE BUILDING. IT'S KIND OF A CLEAR POINT OF ORDER.

UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE ORDER IN THIS ROOM IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THAT DIRECTOR OF SECURITY TO BE AWARE OF.

AND I'M PRETTY SURE ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THE DIRECTOR SECURITY FOR THIS PARTICULAR CHAMBER IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REALLY KEEN ON.

IN FACT, I'M PRETTY SURE WE MIGHT NEED AN AGILITY TEST.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE REALLY CAPABLE PHYSICALLY.

I'M THINKING AGILITY TEST, MAKE SURE THAT THIS PERSON, THIS INDIVIDUAL, IS READY ON A DAY'S NOTICE TO LEAP OUT FROM UNDER A BUS.

BECAUSE I MISS LAST DIRECTOR OF SECURITY.

I'M PRETTY SURE THIS DATES BACK TO 9/28.

WHETHER OR NOT SOMEBODY'S OUT OF ORDER.

WHETHER THE CHAIRMAN HAS DECLARED SOMEBODY OUT OF ORDER IS A REALLY IMPORTANT THING.

NOW, IF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BEHAVE OUT OF ORDER, THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY HAS TO EXERCISE DISCRETION.

THERE HAS TO EXERCISE SOME RESTRAINT, HAS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR DUTIES.

RIGHT. WE ALL SWORE AN OATH TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION.

BUT IF WE LACK FOR THE ENLIGHTENED REQUIRED TO EXERCISE THAT CONTROL WITH A WHOLESOME DISCRETION.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FULFILL THE OATH? YOU MIGHT JUST COME RIGHT UP HERE AND DRAG SOMEBODY OUT WITHOUT HAVING THEM DECLARE IT OUT OF ORDER BY THE CHAIR.

THE RECORD SPEAKS CLEARLY ON THESE KINDS OF THINGS, DOESN'T IT? IT'S ALL ON RECORD.

HERE'S A THING, I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYONE IN THIS BUILDING.

NONE OF YOU ARE IMPORTANT.

YOU'RE JUST A REFLECTION OF THE PEOPLE'S NEGLECT AND OPPORTUNISM.

THE DIRECTOR OF SECURITY, THOUGH, THEY GOT A REALLY HEAVY BURDEN BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT TO NAVIGATE ALL THIS AN ILLEGITIMATELY FORMED BODY BEHAVING ARBITRARILY AS AN ADJUDICATING BODY RATHER THAN A REPRESENTATIVE BODY TAG TEAMING UP WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO THE PUBLIC'S PERIL.

TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.

I POSE. ANYONE ELSE? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION.

I MOVE.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26064.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26065, AMENDING THE JEFFERSON PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES.

CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE FIVE, DIVISION 36, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION SECTION 2-515.22.

DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION AND AMENDING ORDINANCE 13709 THE EXECUTIVE PAY PLAN TO REVISE THE PAY GRADE FOR THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY GRANTS AND ADMINISTRATION AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS.

WE KNOW OF THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26085.

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RICK HIRES, RISE IN OPPOSITION.

ALL GRANT MONEY IS STOLEN MONEY PERIOD.

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE. SAY IT AGAIN.

STEAL, STEAL, STEAL.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WHEN WE TAKE GRANT MONEY, THAT'S WHAT WE DO WHEN WE EVEN EMPOWER SOMEBODY TO GO AFTER GRANT MONEY.

WE LIVE IN PERPETUAL DEBT, AND THAT'S NOT EVEN A CONCEPT ANYMORE.

I LOOKED IT UP. IT'S AN ACTUAL FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT.

SO WE'RE PAYING SOMEBODY TO BE A THIEF AND WE'RE GLORIFYING IT.

WE'RE PAYING. WE'RE MAKING IT A DIRECTORSHIP.

I HAVEN'T RUBBED ANYBODY THE WRONG WAY.

HAVE I YET? I OPPOSE.

YOU NEVER RUB ANYONE THE WRONG WAY, MR. HYERS. MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLE, YOUR MOTION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26065.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER NINE, PLEASE.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26066.

AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 14796.

THE PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO CREATE A NEW JOB CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTRICIAN TRAINEE.

[INAUDIBLE] THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26066.

ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE OPPOSED? FRANKIE HYERS, RISING IN FAVOR? NOTE ONE IN FAVOR.

MADAM CLERK. ANYONE OPPOSED? COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION? ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26066.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER TEN, PLEASE.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26068, 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, WITH LOUISIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DESIGNATED AS PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, JEFFERSON PROTECTION AND ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES, J.

PAUL'S DEPARTMENT, EAST BANK ANIMAL SHELTER PROJECT SERIES 2023.

PRESCRIBING THE FORM, FIXING THE DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF.

ENTERING INTO CERTAIN COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SECURITY AND PAYMENT OF SAID DEBT AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF A LOAN AGREEMENT WITH LCDA AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26068.

ANYONE IN FAVOR? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

FRANKIE HYERS, RISE IN ACTUAL FAVOR FOR THE CONCEPT OF HAVING A JPAWS ON THE EAST BANK.

IT MAKES IT'S ILLEGITIMATE TO NOT HAVE ONE.

IT'S ABSURD.

HOWEVER, MY FAITH CAUTIONS ME TO NOT BE A BORROWER OR A LENDER.

SO THIS WHOLE IDEA THAT I'M GOING TO BORROW MONEY TO DO THIS NOW, WE NEED TO MAKE THIS A GRANT.

THIS NEEDS TO JUST BE DONE.

WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PAY FOR THIS AND NOT BORROW FOR THIS.

ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR? ANYONE OPPOSED? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

I MOVE. ANY OBJECTIONS? THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26068 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDER.

NUMBER 11 PLEASE. WITH AMENDMENTS, MADAM CLERK.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26069.

AMENDING THE 2023 OPERATING BUDGET AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS.

ALLOCATE $15,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT TO EAST BANK TOURISM TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 4460-4008-745445629.027 FOR CLEARVIEW EARHART INTERCHANGE LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR, HAVING NONE SO ORDERED? COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT.

I MOVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT AMENDMENT? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26069 AS AMENDED.

ANY ONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE OPPOSE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

FRANKIE HYERS. YOU KNOW, I'M A RISE IN OPPOSITION FOR MOST OF THESE BECAUSE OF THE ARBITRARY MANNER BY WHICH WE CONDUCT TAXATION.

TOURISM, THAT'S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ON THE EAST BANK IS PAYING A HALF PERCENT GREATER THAN THE WEST BANK.

THIS DEFIES ARTICLE ONE, SECTION EIGHT, CLAUSE ONE.

SOMEBODY SHOULD GET CURIOUS ABOUT IT.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO KEEP ON SAYING THE SAME THING.

SOMEBODY SHOULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE IT SO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO.

BECAUSE IF YOU ALL FIGURE THIS OUT, I GO WORK ON PIANOS.

BUT Y'ALL WANT TO SEE ME WORKING ON PIANOS RATHER THAN TALKING ABOUT TAXATION WITH Y'ALL.

I MEAN, AREN'T YOU GETTING TIRED OF THIS? YOU CAN'T ARBITRARILY TAX ONE SIDE OF THE RIVER FROM THE OTHER WITH SALES TAX AT ALL DEFIES THE PRINCIPLES BY WHICH THE UNIONS FOUNDED.

[01:35:01]

YOU'RE ENDORSING IT.

IT'S MINORITY FORM OF RULE.

THIS ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT.

TWO DISTRICTS HAVE FOUR VOTES.

ARBITRARILY TAXING OURSELVES, ARBITRARILY REPRESENTING OURSELVES.

IT'S ILLEGITIMATE.

ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26069 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER 12 WITH THE AMENDMENTS, PLEASE.

SUMMARY NUMBER 2607070 AMENDING THE 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET.

AND THE AMENDMENT IS TO RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF 15,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT TO EAST BANK TOURISM TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 44560-400874545629.027 FOR CLEARVIEW EARHART INTERCHANGE LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT AMENDMENT? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26070 AS AMENDED.

ANYONE IN FAVOR? PLEASE COME FORWARD AND WHEN OPPOSE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

FRANK HYERS, RISE IN OPPOSITION AGAIN IN THE SAME ISSUE RIGHT.

THIS IS ARBITRARY TAXATION BEING APPROPRIATED ARBITRARILY.

AND MY GOD, CLEARVIEW AND EARHART.

30 YEARS A MESS, 30 YEARS A MESS.

AND THEY'RE PUTTING A CONCRETE MEDIAN RIGHT THERE.

WE SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER LANE.

I GOT NO FAITH THAT ANYTHING IS GOING TO GET DONE BEYOND AN EIGHTH MEASURE, AND HALF OF THAT'S GOING TO END UP BEING REPEALED AND REDRESSED AND REDONE ANYWAY.

IT'S JUST FARCICAL.

FIGURE THIS OUT. ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26070 AS AMENDED.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMEN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.

[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR]

I HAVE A NAME? YES, SIR.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF A MONUMENT OF MONUMENT SIGNS, FENCES AND LANDSCAPING FOR THE WATER OAK SUBDIVISION AT 87, 40 AND 8800. LEBEAU BOULEVARD, WEGMANN, LOUISIANA.

ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THAT RESOLUTION.

ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION.

THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD AND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LEE.

SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

COUNCILMAN WALKER.

I HAVE ONE. YES, SIR.

A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MS..

DIANE SCHNELL TO THE JEFFERSON PARISH HEAD START ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPRESENTING JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL AT LARGE DIVISION B, BE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THAT RESOLUTION.

AND WHEN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

FRANK HYERS, RISING IN OPPOSITION WHO DOES COUNCIL AT LARGE REPRESENT? THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON.

ALL OF THE PARISH, EVERY EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY, EVERY MUNICIPALITY, BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER, CORRECT? YES, SIR. WHERE'S THE HEADSTART MONEY GET SPENT? THROUGHOUT THE PARISH.

HOW MANY SCHOOLS? ALL THE HEADSTART CENTERS IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

YOU HAVE AN IDEA HOW MANY SCHOOLS ARE TALKING ABOUT.

THERE ARE IT'S NOT SCHOOLS.

IT'S THE HEAD START CENTERS IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

WELL, HOW MANY HEAD START CENTERS DO WE HAVE? MS. LANGONE, HOW MANY ARE THERE THERE? SIX, FIVE, SIX, SIX, SIX.

THREE ON EACH BANK? THERE. THERE'S ONE.

THERE WAS ONE ON CAUSEWAY OUT OF COMMISSION BECAUSE OF IDA DAMAGE THAT'S MOVING TO.

THAT'S GOING TO TAKE THE KIDS IN AT THE RIVER RIDGE FACILITY.

RIGHT. SOME OF THEM WITH THIS AND MY OPPOSITION IS DIRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE DISPARITY BETWEEN HOW THIS GETS DONE.

THAT'S IT. I DON'T FOLLOW.

OK.

ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

I HAVE NONE. COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO, COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

YOU COULD PLEASE READ, I THINK I HAVE ONE.

A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE POLLING PLACE FOR PRECINCT 075 IN JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, FROM RIDGEWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL TO EAST JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL.

ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE, WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION.

ANY ONE FAVOR OR OPPOSITION.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. MY PRECINCT.

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FINALLY. IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS, RIGHT? MY DAUGHTER HAS ALREADY GRADUATED, SO I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY NEED TO GO TO EJ.

BUT RIDGEWOOD COULDN'T HANDLE IT, RIGHT? THE PRIVATE SCHOOL COULDN'T KEEP THEMSELVES AFLOAT.

AND SO NOW, I SUFFERED VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION.

NO LONGER A MEMBER OF DISTRICT FIVE WILL I BE.

THIS WHOLE BODY DECIDED TO MAKE ME A PART OF DISTRICT TWO WHERE MY COUNCILPERSON COULD RESIDE IN HARVEY.

ILLEGITIMATE LACKS FOR ANY PRINCIPLES, I OPPOSE.

ANYONE ELSE. MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN? SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

COUNCILMAN, IF I CAN ADD, THE PRINCIPLE THAT IS GUIDING THIS MOVE IS THE FACT THAT RIDGEWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL CLOSED ITS DOORS.

WE CERTAINLY WANTED PEOPLE IN MR. HYERS PRECINCT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR ELECTIONS.

SO WE ARE MOVING THE PRECINCT THAT USED TO VOTE AT RIDGEWOOD SO THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT DISENFRANCHIZED AND HAVE A PLACE TO VOTE.

THE REGISTRAR OF JEFFERSON PARISH WILL BE SENDING OUT CARDS TO EVERYONE IN THAT PRECINCT TO LET YOU KNOW ON THAT POSTCARD WHERE YOUR NEW PRECINCT IS.

IN ADDITION, OUR CLERK OF COURTS OFFICE WILL BE INSTALLING SIGNAGE AT THE OLD VOTING LOCATION SO THAT IF ANYONE SHOWS UP, DIDN'T GET THEIR CARD, THEY WILL HAVE A SIGN THAT DIRECTS THEM TO THE NEW PLACE TO VOTE.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN VOTE AS EARLY AS THE MARCH UPCOMING ELECTION IN ELECTIONS THEREAFTER.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE ALREADY MOVED THROUGH THAT ONE.

WHO'S NEXT? COUNCILMAN EDWARDS? NONE. COUNCILMAN BONANO.

I HAVE ONE MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ IT.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RIVER RIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TO PLACE TEMPORARY SIGNS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO ADVERTISE THEIR GENERAL MEETING AND ELECTION ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY SIX, 2023.

ANY OBJECTION TO THAT? EXCUSE ME. RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR HEARING NONE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE ARE IN THAT RESOLUTION. ANYONE IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED MADAM CLERK, ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD IN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANO? SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE. SO ORDERED, AND I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

I MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA ONE, AND WE HAVE ITEMS 14 THROUGH 36.

[CONSENT AGENDA ONE]

MINUS ITEM NUMBER I'M SORRY, -18, WHICH WILL BE DEFERRED IN 22 SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH 18.

BUT I'M SORRY, ONE THAT WASN'T UPDATED, THAT'S MY FAULT.

SO WE'RE JUST DEFERRING.

WE'RE AMENDING ITEM NUMBER 22.

YES, SIR. AND THAT'S IT ON THAT ONE.

SO 14 THROUGH 36 IN GLOBO AND A DEFERRAL OF ITEM NUMBER 22 TO FEBRUARY 8TH, YOUR MOTION ON THAT, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, ANY OBJECTION TO THE IN GLOBO ADOPTION OF CONSENTED? MR. CHAIRMAN, ITEM 18 IS NOT BEING DEFERRED AT ALL.

WE JUST INCLUDING IT IN GLOBO.

IT'S ME, RIGHT? I DIDN'T SAY THAT AGAIN, DID I? YES, SIR, YOU DID.

I THOUGHT I SAID 22 THAT TIME.

I THOUGHT I HEARD RIGHT.

WELL, I'LL JUST MAKE IT VERY CLEAR RIGHT NOW.

I'M SORRY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE IN GLOBO ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA? A CONSENT AGENDA ONE ITEMS 14 THROUGH 36 -22, WHICH WILL BE AMENDED.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER 22, PLEASE, WITH AMENDMENTS.

IT'S OUR RESOLUTION IS ACCEPTING THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BID OF MANNING LUMBER AND MARINE LLC FOR A ONE TIME PURCHASE OF VINYL SHEETING FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF DRAINAGE AT THE BID TABULATION PRICE OF $61,051.20.

AND THEN THE THIRD.

WHEREAS THE CORRECTION IS DO NOT MEET THE REQUIRED VINYL WIDTH AS DEFINED AND THEN IN SECTION TWO THAT THE PURCHASE OF SAID VINYL SHEETING AND THEN SECTION THREE, THAT THE COST OF VINYL SHEETING AND THAT'S ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION REGARDING THE AMENDMENTS ON 22? ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM 37, PLEASE.

[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS]

[01:45:02]

COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR SELECTION.

NY ENGINEERING AND ASSOCIATES.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF NY AND ASSOCIATES ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM 38, PLEASE.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 2922 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 NORTH LITTLE FORMS AVENUE FROM RUSSELL STREET TO MISTLETOE STREET AND AIRLINE HIGHWAY FROM NORTH LITTLE FORMS AVENUE TO NORTH ELM STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.

COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR SELECTION.

PIVOTAL ENGINEERING.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF PIVOTAL ENGINEERING.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM 39, PLEASE.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 22 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 IVY STREET BETWEEN NORTH LITTLE FARMS AVENUE AND MARKET STREET, NORTH ELM STREET BETWEEN VERSAILLES STREET AND MARKET STREET.

NORTH LAUREL STREET BETWEEN AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND MARKET STREET.

NORTH MEADOW STREET BETWEEN AIRLINE HIGHWAY BOULEVARD AND MARKET STREET AND NORTH MARKET STREET BETWEEN NORTH MEADOW STREET AND NORTH DILTON STREET COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR. COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO, YOUR SELECTION.

MOTION IS SELECT, NY AND ASSOCIATES IS THE PRIME CONTRACTOR WITH GEC AS A SUB CONTRACTOR AND DUFRESNE SERVING AS THE SURVEYOR FOR THE PROJECT.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF NY AND ASSOCIATES AS THE PRIME GEC, AS THE SUB AND DUFRESNE AS THE SURVEYOR? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER 40, PLEASE MADAM CLERK.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 22 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 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY BETWEEN HICKORY AVENUE AND ELMWOOD PARK BOULEVARD, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.

COUNCILMAN BONANO. MOVE ON AFFINITY ENGINEERING.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF INFINITI ENGINEERING ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN BONANO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM 41, PLEASE.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 22 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 LNA ROAD ACCESS, ROAD K AND B ROAD, MCDERMOTT ROAD AND EARHART EXPRESSWAY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.

AND COUNCILMAN BONANO YOUR SELECTION.

SO MOVE ON BKI.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF BKI ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN BONANO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

42 PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF THE APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29, 22 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER $500,000 FROM WATER PROJECTS.

WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR A WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG SHREWSBURY ROAD, ARNOLD ROAD, CATLIN STREET, LIZETTE STREET, HOLLAND STREET, CLAIBORNE AVENUE AND JIM COE ROAD, COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.

COUNCILMAN BONANO.

GIS ENGINEERING.

[01:50:01]

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

THERE ARE SOME MORE IN GLOBO ITEMS HERE.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE YOUR MOTION IN GLOBO ITEMS 43 THROUGH 65 -44, WHICH WILL BE DEFERRED AND 58 WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE IN GLOBO ADOPTION OF ITEMS 43 THROUGH 65 -44, WHICH WILL BE DEFERRED IN 58, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 58.

MADAM CLERK. THAT RESOLUTION WITH AMENDMENTS, PLEASE.

AND A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, AND THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. AFTER REFERRED TO AS STATE AND OR AGENCY, WHICH IS THE AMENDMENT TO RECEIVE AN APPROPRIATION OF ABOUT UP TO $200,000 TO THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON FOR PARK DAY FOR ME, LIGHTING AND DRAINAGE ON THE NEW SOCCER FIELDS.

COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS.

MOVE TO APPROVE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENTS TO THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED THAT A RESOLUTION AS AMENDED IS APPROVED.

ITEM NUMBER 66 ON THE AGENDA OF AGENDA, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

[ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS]

44 WAS THE THIRD.

OH, WE'RE GOING IN GLOBO HERE.

RIGHT. ONE THROUGH 18. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION REGARDING THE IN GLOBO ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 17 MINUS ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED AND ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM 17, WHICH IS TO BE DEFERRED TO FEBRUARY 8TH, 2023.

AND EXCUSE ME, MR. CHAIRMAN. ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE ADDENDUM.

OH, IT'S GOING TO BE CANCELED. I'M SORRY.

I HID MY NOTE FOR MYSELF.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME REREAD THAT.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION REGARDING THE IN GLOBO ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 17 MINUS NUMBER FOUR, WHICH WILL BE AMENDED AND NUMBER 17 WILL BE DEFERRED AT NUMBER THREE, WHICH WILL BE CANCELED TO FEBRUARY 8TH, 2023.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE IN GLOBO ADOPTION OF THE ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 17 MINUS NUMBER FOUR, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED AND NUMBER 17 WHICH IS TO BE DEFERRED TO FEBRUARY 8TH AND NUMBER THREE, WHICH WILL BE CANCELED ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

NOW SPECIAL DISTRICT SEND ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, MADAM CLERK.

PULLING IT RIGHT NOW WITH AMENDMENT.

AND THE RESOLUTION IS GRANTING ST FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH TO HOLD A GALA.

AND THE DATE IS THE CHANGE IS THE AMENDMENT.

ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023, FROM 7:00 PM UNTIL 11:00 PM AT 215 BETTS PLACE METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 70005.

COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR FOR THAT ITEM NUMBER FOUR FOR APPROVAL, INCLUDING THAT DATE CHANGE.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM FOUR AS AMENDED ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

THAT TAKES US TO ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM 18, PLEASE.

A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AND AWARDING THE HOUSING SERVICES DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT DEVELOPER PARTNER PARTNERS A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS TO CONNOLLY AND PARTNERS UIS OF LOUISIANA.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF EXCUSE ME, COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR MOTION? ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM 67 NOW WITH AMENDMENTS, PLEASE.

[JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS]

IT'S AN ORDINANCE SUMMARY NUMBER 26067.

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 STATE OF LOUISIANA RELATIVE TO COMPOSITION AND ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE TIMBERLANE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA.

AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS.

IN SECTION THREE B, COMMENCING IN 2023, THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES, COMPRISING THE TIMBERLANE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT,

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ONE, AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THOSE PREVIOUSLY ELECTED TO TWO COMMISSIONERS, EACH OF WHOSE TERM EXPIRES AT THE END OF 2023. THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE TWO HIGHEST VOTE RECIPIENTS RUNNING FOR OPEN SEATS SHALL BE THREE YEARS INITIALLY 2024, 2025 AND 2026, TWO AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THOSE PREVIOUSLY ELECTED TO COMMISSIONERS, EACH OF WHOSE TERM EXPIRES AT THE END OF 2024.

THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE TWO HIGHEST VOTE RECIPIENTS RUNNING FOR OPEN SEATS SHALL BE THREE YEARS INITIALLY 2025, 2026 AND 2027.

THREE. THE POSITION OF EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEIA SHALL TERMINATE ON JANUARY 31, 2023. THE PERSON SERVING IS THE EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER AS PRESIDENT OF THE TEIA ON JANUARY 31, 2023 SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A BOARD MEMBER THROUGH THE END OF 2025.

THEREAFTER, THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE HIGHEST VOTE RECIPIENT RUNNING FOR THE OPEN SEAT SHALL BE THREE YEARS INITIALLY 2026, 2027 AND 2028, AND THE SUBSEQUENT CHANGE OF NOTATIONS FROM THREE TO C, FOUR TO D AND THE ELIMINATION OF LANGUAGE IN SECTION FOUR.

AND THAT'S ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE TO READ.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THOSE AMENDMENTS BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR, HEARING NONE.

COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS.

MOVE TO APPROVE. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADOPTION OF THE SUMMARY ORDINANCE AS AMENDED ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26067.

ANYONE IN FAVOR? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE OPPOSED? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED.

COUNCILMAN EDWARDS.

MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED. ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26067 AS AMENDED.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 68.

[PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS]

YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AL MORELLA 4260.

EAST LOYOLA DRIVE, FIFTH DISTRICT, KENNER, FOURTH DISTRICT UNINCORPORATED, JEFFERSON 51 YEARS.

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION FROM THE LAST MEETING $60,700.

TOP FIVE BENEFACTORS COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

COUNCILMAN WALKER.

COUNCILMAN BONANO AND PARISH PRESIDENT LEE SHENG.

REVENUES FROM THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW AND LAFRENIERE PARK.

AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE LAST MEETING, I WAS GIVEN A FIGURE OF $96,081.

TODAY I GOT A REVISED FIGURE BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO PAID TO DRIVE THRU DIDN'T SHOW UP AND THE REVISED FIGURE IS 186 OR $186,935. GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS I'M DEMANDING YOUR RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, AND I HOPE THAT THAT DYSFUNCTION, BATON ROUGE, I HOPE THEY GOT PEOPLE FROM THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS MEETING TODAY.

THEY'RE TRYING TO GIVE US A GRADE FIGURE ON OUR WATERWORKS.

OR PARTICULARLY ON THE WEST BANK WHEN PARISH PRESIDENT LEE SHENG GOT ELECTED, THAT'S THE FIRST THING SHE WENT AFTER.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING PROJECTS ALL OVER THIS PARISH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER, REPLACING AGING WATER LINES, SEWER REPAIRS.

BATON ROUGE IS SO OUT OF TOUCH WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS PARISH, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

EVERY AGENCY UP THERE IS DYSFUNCTIONAL.

BATON ROUGE IS BROKEN AND HAS NO ONE ON THE HORIZON TO EVEN TRY TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT.

AND WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO GRADE OUR WATER SYSTEM, OK, YOU GOT DYNAMO NOBLE, WHO'S THE PARENT COMPANY OF CORNERSTONE THAT'S APPLYING TO THE LDEQ TO BUILD A ADD ON TO THE FACILITY, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE EMISSIONS OF SOME EMISSIONS 25%.

YOU'VE GOT WATER FOR THREE THAT'S OWNED BY ENTERGY.

OUR FRIENDS WITH ENTERGY THAT'S GOT THE RADIOACTIVE METER THAT'S GIVEN FAULTY READING.

WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO SCORE? GIVE US A GRADE ON OUR WATER SYSTEM.

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NO ONE ON THE HORIZON TO FIX IT.

SO ANYWAY, THIS IS THE COMMENT I HAD TO RESPOND TO PARISH PRESIDENT LEE SHENG WHEN SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT THESE GRADES.

THEY CAN'T EVEN SCORE THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.

THEY'VE GOT FLAWS IN EVERYTHING THEY DO UP THERE, MAN.

AND I WILL DEMAND THE GOVERNOR'S RESIGNATION UNTIL HE'S GONE IN JANUARY OF 24.

10 SECONDS. ONE MORE THING.

I WANT TO DIRECT THIS TO YOU, COUNCILMAN LEE.

I WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO YOU FOR HAVING THE DISCUSSION WITH MYSELF, YOU AND THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT.

AND I HOPE IN MARCH WE'LL GET THIS THING DONE TO WHERE OUR WORKERS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE A MORE LIVABLE WAGE THAN WHAT THEY'RE MAKING NOW.

AND ONE OTHER THING.

I PUT 48 YEARS IN THIS WORKPLACE, AND IT'S BEEN MY CONTENTION FROM DAY ONE, WHEN SOMEONE GETS UP OUT THEIR BED IN THE MORNING AND GOES TO THE JOB AND GIVES AN HONEST DAY'S WORK TO WHOEVER THEY'RE WORKING FOR, THEY DESERVE AN HONEST DAY'S PAY AND A LIVABLE WAGE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILY.

THANKS FOR BETTER DAY STANDARD OF LIVING.

ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

FRANKIE HYERS, 50901 BOULEVARD.

WE'VE GOT NOTHING NICE TO SAY.

WE'RE ADVISED TO SAY NOTHING AT ALL WITH WITH REGARDS TO EACH OTHER.

MIGHT SETTLE FOR THAT BEING SOMETHING LIKE THE GOLDEN RULE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU'D HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU KIND OF THING.

IF YOU WANT TO SETTLE FOR THAT, THAT MIGHT BE ALL RIGHT.

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S IT'S GOT A DEEPER MEANING FOR US.

SEE, THE THING IS, IS THAT IF YOU GET TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT ANYBODY PERSONALLY, THEN YOU START DOING THIS THING THAT WE'VE ALL KIND OF GOT AN IDEA OF WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

AND THAT'S BEARING FALSE WITNESS.

RIGHT? GOT THIS ADVICE GIVEN TO CAESAR THAT WHICH IS CAESAR'S, RIGHT? IF I'M COMPELLED UNDER SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY, THEN I'VE GOT TO GIVE WITNESS.

I'VE DONE THAT. I CAN GIVE GOOD WITNESS.

AND IF I'M COMPELLED TO BUY CAESAR, I UNDERSTAND THAT I CAN SAY WHAT I MUST SAY ABOUT MY NEIGHBOR THAT MIGHT BE DEFAMATORY BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GIVE MY HONEST WITNESS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, RIGHT? I DON'T MENTION ANYBODY BY NAME.

I'M NEVER GOING TO PERSONALLY ACCUSE ANYBODY OF ANY CRIME.

YOU'RE NOT REALLY EVEN CAPABLE OF COMMITTING ANY CRIMES, ESPECIALLY UPON ME.

SEE, THE THING ABOUT TORT.

I'LL TELL YOU THIS. IF MR. [INAUDIBLE] HAS ADVISED ME TO DO THE SAME THING THAT THE PARISH ADMINISTRATION IS ADVISING ME TO DO OR MY FRIENDS TO DO, I KNOW THAT'S THE THING NOT TO DO. I'M NEVER GOING TO SUE ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM.

I DON'T CARE HOW MANY RULES, LAWS YOU BREAK.

IT'S NOT MY JOB.

I'M JUST A FOOL HERE TO REDRESS A COURT, A CANARY IN THE COAL MINE.

SO WHEN YOU REDRESS ME PERSONALLY, I'M NOT GOING TO DEMAND YOUR RESIGNATION.

NOT EVER. I'D BE EMBARRASSED TO RUN AGAIN IF I WAS AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE OF YOU UP THERE.

SEE WHEN YOU BEAR WITNESS ABOUT ME, YOU CAN'T BEAR ALL THE WITNESS.

AND IF YOU CAN'T BEAR ALL THE WITNESS ABOUT SOMEBODY, SHUT UP.

JUST SHUT UP. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ADVISED TO DO BY JESUS.

SHUT UP. DON'T SAY NOTHING IF HE CAN'T SAY SOMETHING NICE, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE BEARING FALSE WITNESS.

12,000 PER FIRE STATION ISN'T ENOUGH.

I'M PRETTY SURE HALF OF THAT MONEY IS GETTING STOLEN BY SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T DESERVE IT.

THAT'S THE RULE OF LAW WITH GOVERNMENT.

HALF OF THE MONEY'S GETTING STOLEN, AND WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT.

WE ACQUIESCED TO IT BECAUSE WE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU'RE EMPOWERED FUNDAMENTALLY.

THE RICHEST ONE IS NOT THE ONE WHO HAS THE MOST, BUT THE ONE WHO NEEDS THE LEAST.

AND IF THE FIRE CHIEFS UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY'D ROLE MODEL SALARY INVERSION, THEY'D MAKE SURE THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO STEAL FROM THEIR CAPITAL BUDGET TO AFFORD THEIR OPERATING BUDGET, THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE.

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

BUT WE DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE TWO WORDS MEAN.

I KNOW I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION NOBODY IN HERE WILL GO OUT ON A LIMB WHAT IT MEANS TO EVEN HAVE A REPUBLIC.

IF WE DON'T HAVE A REPUBLIC, HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW WHAT KIND OF CONTEXT THOSE TWO WORDS OUGHT TO BE HELD IN.

JUSTICE, A MORAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS, NOT ONE THAT YOU CAN ARBITRARILY FORM A BODY THAT CAN DECIDE WHO'S BROKEN WHAT ORDINANCE WHEN.

MY PARISH COUNCILPERSON DECIDED TO GO AFTER THE SHERIFF BASED ON SOME OF THESE OTHER, SOMEBODY ALLEGES THAT SOMEBODY AT TIME IS CURRENTLY ON HUMBLE BOULEVARD.

MY COUNCILPERSON CALLS A SHERIFF ON ME.

SHERIFF KNOCKS ON MY DOOR.

SHERIFF PETE, TIME MR. HYERS.

40 MINUTES FOR 40 MINUTES SHERIFF PETE TALKED ABOUT CHAPTER 36.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LEGALLY PARKED ON A PARISH ROAD..

TIME MR. HYERS? TEN FEET OF ROAD SPACE.

THANK YOU. FIGURE IT OUT.

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NANCY PIERCE, AGAIN 24 [INAUDIBLE].

JUST SO SINCE WE DIDN'T GO BACK OVER THE CHRISTMAS TREES AS OF THIS MORNING WHEN I LEFT, JUST ABOUT OLIVE RIVER RIDGE STILL HAS ALL HIS CHRISTMAS TREES ON THE SIDE.

SO IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PICK THEM UP FOR RECYCLING, WHICH IS WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE ASK THE GARBAGE PEOPLE TO PICK THEM UP? WE PROVIDED A FULL LIST OF ADDRESSES YESTERDAY, SO IF IT'S NOT PICKED UP BY THE END OF TODAY, LET US KNOW.

RIGHT. BUT IF THEY'RE STILL OUT, HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE COLLECTED TODAY THAT WE WERE TOLD THEY'D BE COLLECTED.

SO..

MS. PIERCE AND I REACHED OUT TO THE CONTRACTOR THIS MORNING AND HE ASSURED ME HE WAS GOING TO HAVE A TRUCK OUT THERE TODAY.

SO LET'S HOPE HE FULFILLS HIS OBLIGATIONS.

A QUICK UPDATE WITH THAT. BASED ON THE CONVERSATION, I'VE GOT TWO OF MY STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE ECOSYSTEM AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT RIDING THE AREA AND JUST DOUBLE CHECKING EXACTLY IF SOMEONE IS OUT THERE, PICKING THEM UP AND TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN MAKE ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS IF THEY DON'T GET PICKED UP TODAY.

THANK YOU. AND TO END ON A VERY HIGH NOTE OVER CHRISTMAS WEEKEND, YOU ALL HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WATER PIPES AND EVERYTHING.

WE HAD A MAIN BREAK ON [INAUDIBLE].

AND I WANT TO THANK MR. DREWE'S CREWS. AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHICH ONES BECAUSE I THINK EVERY DEPARTMENT UNDER HIM WAS OUT THERE.

IT WAS A LARGE TREE THAT CRACKED THE PIPE.

SO THEY HAD TO GET ENTERGY OUT TO CUT THE TREE DOWN AND THEN THEY HAD TO GET ENGINEER.

IT WAS A BIG MESS, BUT IT WAS CHRISTMAS WEEKEND.

AND THE CREWS THAT WERE OUT THERE FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND PARKWAYS AND PROBABLY A COUPLE OF OTHERS WERE OUT THERE FROM 8:00 IN THE MORNING TILL AFTER 11:00 AT NIGHT ON THEIR HOLIDAYS.

AND SO WE JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THEM FOR WHAT THEY DID.

THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN NICER.

THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN JUST WONDERFUL TO THE NEIGHBORS WHO WERE PANICKING BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T GET DOWN THE STREET AND PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE WATER AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM PUBLICLY AND THE CREWS THAT WORKED FOR WATER AND THE OTHER I KNOW IT'S WATER AND PARKWAY, BUT I'M SURE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS OUT THERE. AND BELIEVE ME, YOU WEREN'T THE ONLY ONE.

I MEAN, THERE WERE THEY RESPONDED TO A LOT OVER CHRISTMAS WEEKEND, INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DAY.

WE PERSONALLY REPORTED SEVERAL.

I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER HOW MANY IT WAS ON CHRISTMAS WEEKEND BECAUSE OF BURST PIPES, BECAUSE OF THE COLD.

AND THEY DID A TREMENDOUS JOB.

THIS WASN'T BECAUSE OF COLD. THIS WAS THE TREE ROOT CRACKED THE WATER MAIN, WHICH FLOODED THE WHOLE STREET AND WAS FLOODING YARDS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

AND THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WONDERFUL TO HAVE TO DIG DOWN.

THEY HAD TO DIG DOWN EIGHT FEET AND GO UNDERNEATH THE TREE ROOT AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

BUT I WANT TO THANK THEM PUBLICLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S CHRISTMAS WEEKEND AND THAT'S HARD TO LEAVE YOUR FAMILIES FOR THAT LONG A TIME.

SO THANK YOU.

THEY HEAR YOU. THANKS.

I'M GOING TO USE MY 14 SECONDS FROM EARLIER.

YOU HAVE A WHOLE 3 MINUTES NOW.

QUICKLY, MY STATEMENT WOULD BE BECAUSE YOU ADDRESSED IT AND IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL AGAINST YOU MR. HYRES $12,000 EXTRA GOING TO A FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET, BUDDY.

EXACTLY. I MEAN, WE GOT MEN AND WOMEN OUT THERE THAT HAVE GONE ON THE WEST BANK AND FIGHTING FIRES FOR $10 AN HOUR.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH. LISTEN, I WILL NEVER TELL YOU HOW TO DO YOUR JOB.

I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE COME UP HERE AND TRY TO ADDRESS WHAT A FIREMAN DOES.

THEY ARE TRULY HEROES IN TODAY'S WORLD AND MAKE VERY LITTLE MONEY, BUDDY.

SECOND, MY QUESTION WOULD BE, IS SOMEBODY HERE FROM THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE? DO WE HAVE A I GUESS THAT WOULD BE A NO.

AND IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL AGAINST HIM.

I JUST TAKE HAVING BEEN SOMEBODY THAT'S WORN THE BADGE AS A POLICEMAN AND A FIREMAN.

SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE COME UP HERE AND MAKE, IT'S DISRESPECTFUL.

I MEAN, THESE MEN AND WOMEN ARE OUT THERE ON A DAILY BASIS GIVING EVERYTHING THEY GOT TO SERVE US AS THE CITIZENS.

AND THEY DESERVE EVERY BIT OF RESPECT THAT THEY CAN GET.

AND I DO THINK IT'S A SHAME THAT WE SEPARATE THIS PARISH BECAUSE OF THE RIVER, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON THIS SIDE OF THE RIVER ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THOSE THAT LIVE ON THE EAST BANK.

SO OUR MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVE IN THE FIRE SERVICE.

ALL THE PARAMEDICS OVER HERE.

THEY DESERVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF RESPECT, MONEY, INCOME AND BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES, JUST LIKE OUR COUNTERPARTS ON THE EAST BANK.

AND I'M AN EAST BANKER, BUT I HAPPEN TO HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT LIVE OVER HERE.

AND I SERVED OVER HERE AS A FIREMAN, SERVED BOTH BANKS AS WHEN I WORKED WITH SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SO IT DOES GET A LITTLE DISRESPECTFUL.

AND IF HE'S UPSET AND WE'RE NO LONGER FRIENDS, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

BUT SOMEBODY NEEDS TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK IT.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET WITH I DON'T KNOW, DEANO AGAIN, MAYBE AT THE END OF THE MEETING, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO DON WHEN THIS IS OVER WITH, IF

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APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

AND LISTEN, THANK Y'ALL.

AND Y'ALL, Y'ALL HAVE BEEN DOING GOOD THIS YEAR.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS STEVE LEONARD.

I OWNED PELICAN REALTY OF LOUISIANA, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT YOU ALL VOTED ON, I THINK, IN DECEMBER OF 21 TO TAKE OVER THE CONTRACT. AND ALL OF YOU ALL HAVE I'VE EMAILED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND SOME OF YOU ALL HAVE RESPONDED.

SOME OF Y'ALL WE'VE HAD MEETINGS AND ALREADY HAD DISCUSSIONS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

WHAT I'M HERE TODAY TO BRING UP IS IN RECENT DAYS, OR LET'S SAY THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, THERE'S BEEN WORSE CHANGE, MEANING SOME OF THE ISSUES WE'RE HAVING IS PAYMENT DELAYS FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.

THEY LIKE TO TELL US THAT THEY HAVE THROUGH THE FIFTH BUSINESS, FIFTH BUSINESS DAY, EVEN THOUGH THEIR OWN WEBSITE THAT WE LOG INTO TO DOWNLOAD OUR PAYMENTS SAYS FIFTH OF EACH MONTH, IT DOESN'T SAY FIFTH BUSINESS DAY.

SO AS A BUSINESS OWNER, I CAN'T GO BASED ON WHAT YOU TELL ME.

WHEN I MADE A CALL AND SPOKE TO THE DIRECTOR, THE CONVERSATION WAS, THERE'S ONLY A FEW OF YOU HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THIS.

WELL, LO AND BEHOLD, AN HOUR LATER, A MEMO GOES OUT TO, I'M ASSUMING MOST, IF NOT ALL, THE DATABASE SAYING THAT, HEY, WE ONLY PAY BY THE FIFTH OF FIFTH OF THE FIFTH BUSINESS DAY. SO I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME IT'S MORE WIDESPREAD THAN JUST A FEW OF US.

AND IN TALKING WITH DIFFERENT MANAGERS, THAT BECOMES AN ISSUE.

THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IS IN OUR IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE, FOR ME IT'S ALSO NON PAYMENT.

WE LOG IN, WE FIND OUT THERE'S NO PAYMENT, WE SEND AN EMAIL AND I'M TOLD, GIVE ME A DAY TO INVESTIGATE THIS.

OKAY. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WAITING A DAY ON DAY TWO AFTER A FULL TWO TWO DAYS AND ANOTHER 4 TO 5 HOURS I EMAIL AND SAY, HEY, ANYTHING COME UP WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION.

THE RESPONSE I GET 23 MINUTES AFTER THAT EMAIL IS THIS IS BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING ON AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WITH YOUR RESIDENCE.

NO NOTICE, NO INFORMATION.

MY OWNERS DON'T GET PAID.

I'M NOW TOLD THAT I WILL BE GETTING PAID SOME OF THOSE ACCOUNTS TODAY, THE 18TH.

BUT THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

AT THIS POINT, THE QUESTION IS WHY IS THERE NO COMMUNICATION? THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS THAT I'VE HAD FROM DAY ONE.

IT'S NOT JUST THIS PERSONAL DIRECTOR.

IT'S BEEN PAST CONTRACT HOLDERS AS WELL.

THEN WE GO INTO INSPECTIONS.

WE HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE WE'RE TOLD YOU HAVE AN INSPECTION DAY TODAY BETWEEN EIGHT AND FIVE.

THAT'S A LONG WINDOW FOR SOMEBODY TO BE SITTING AROUND.

USED TO BE YOU'D BE GIVEN MAYBE A TWO, THREE, FOUR HOUR WINDOW, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE MANAGEABLE, BUT AN EIGHT HOUR DAY.

I'M LOSING ONE PERSON'S PRODUCTION FOR AN ENTIRE DAY TO SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR AN INSPECTION, WHICH WE HAVE TO.

30 SECONDS. THANK YOU.

WE HAVE TO DO.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S A WASTE OF MANPOWER.

AND THEN TO FIND OUT THAT WE ARE THEN TOLD WE'LL CALL YOU 30 MINUTES OUT, OKAY? THEN WE FIND OUT AN INSPECTOR DOES GO OUT.

WE DIDN'T SIT THERE ALL 8 HOURS BECAUSE WE'RE TOLD YOU DON'T HAVE TO AND THEN WE NEVER GOT THE CALL AND THEN THEY SHOW UP.

NOBODY'S THERE, OF COURSE, BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING ON OUR CALL AND THEN WE FAIL THAT INSPECTION BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET IN THE PROPERTY.

IT BOILS DOWN TO COMMUNICATIONS.

WE'VE GOT TO WORK BETTER.

IT'S NOT JUST US.

THE TENANTS ARE NOW TELLING US THEY'RE PORTING OVER TO NEW ORLEANS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET THROUGH THEIR CASE MANAGERS, THEY CAN'T GET INTO PROPERTIES.

THEY'RE TAKING MONTHS AT A TIME.

I JUST NEED TO MAKE IT MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS AWARE BECAUSE THE EMAILS GO UNANSWERED OTHER THAN SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I APPRECIATE THAT AGAIN.

AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK AFTER OR DURING OR LATER.

I'M OPEN BECAUSE WE WANT THIS TO WORK.

I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SAY TAKE MY PROPERTIES OFF OF SECTION EIGHT FOR THE OWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WANT TO DO THAT AND TRY AND ASSIST.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE.

ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION IN AND PUBLICATION SUMMARY.

[ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION IN SUMMARY]

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 OPERATING BUDGET OF JEFFERSON PARISH.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET OF JEFFERSON PARISH.

THAT'S ALL OF THE ITEMS I HAVE TO READ INTO SUMMARY.

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HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO ADJOURN BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. THE COMMITTEE IS NOW ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.