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>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED WITH OUR PROCLAMATIONS OF THE PARISH PRESIDENT HAS A COUPLE TO GET TO THIS MORNING, SO WE'LL BRING HER UP FIRST.
WE HAVE SOME ATHLETES IN THE HOUSE I'M TOLD.
GOOD MORNING IN THE CHAMBER, TWO TEAMS WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE HERE TODAY, I'D LIKE TO CALL MARIO BAZILE OUR RECREATION DIRECTOR UP WITH ME.
I'M GOING TO START WITH OUR SOCCER PLAYERS.
THIS IS THE 13U JPRD 13U SELECT TEAM WHO RECENTLY WON THE 2023 LOUISIANA OPEN CUP.
LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS. WE ARE GOING TO CALL YOU UP IN A SECOND, BUT THOSE WERE THE BOYS.
FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT, THE TEAM SCRIMMAGE AGAINST VARIOUS SIDES FROM THE JEFFERSON PARISH SOCCER ACADEMY, AND ON SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND AND SUNDAY, APRIL 23RD, THEY FACE CLUB TEAMS AROUND OUR INCREDIBLE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEFEATING DENHAM SPRINGS IN SATURDAYS OPENING MATCH AND THE LAFAYETTE DYNAMO WHITE THAT AFTERNOON.
THEN ON SUNDAY THEY OPENED THE DAY WITH A THREE ZERO VICTORY OVER PLAQUE CUMMINS PARISH RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
THEN WITH A THREE ROW RECORD AND A GOLD DIFFERENTIAL PLUS NINE, THEY SECURED THEIR PLACE IN THEN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AGAINST LAFAYETTE THAT AFTERNOON.
WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE COACHES.
I'LL LET MARIO COME UP AND RECOGNIZE THE COACHES, AND THEN WE WILL BRING UP THE PLAYERS.
>> WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR SOCCER TEAM IS THAT OUR SOCCER PROGRAM IS REALLY BLOSSOMING WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH JPSA, WHICH IS OUR PARTNER THROUGHOUT JPRD.
THEY HELP US WITH OUR SOCCER PROGRAM, AND THEN AT THE END OF THE SEASON, WE GET SOME COACHES FROM JPSA TO COME IN AND WORK WITH OUR KIDS AND TAKE THESE TEAMS TO STATE.
THIS IS A CULMINATION. THESE GUYS WORK.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER, BUT THEY WORKED VERY HARD, AND FOR YOU GUYS TO COME HOME WITH A STATE CUP CHAMPIONSHIP IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE.
YOU DEFEATED SOME TEAMS THAT THIS IS ALL THEY DO.
THAT'S THEIR LIVELIHOOD IS SOCCER.
YOU GUYS CAME TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND FOR THREE WEEKS YOU WORKED HARD TOGETHER, YOU BONDED, YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR COACHES, AND THEN YOU WERE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND WON THE STATE CUP.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS FOR THAT.
>> I'D LIKE TO BRING UP THE COACHES, COACH ALBERT, COACH LAILA, AND COACH JP, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING UP, PLEASE, SO WE CAN GIVE OUT THE CERTIFICATES.
>> THEN MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IN THAT FINAL MATCH, YOU SCORED SIX GOALS AND DID NOT GIVE UP A GOAL.
>> THAT'S IMPORTANT. THE FOURTH SHUT OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT, Y'ALL BROUGHT HOME. THANK YOU.
>> COACH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CALL OUT THE NAMES?
>> FIRST, WE HAVE CHARLES MORELL [APPLAUSE]
NEXT WE HAVE ROCKLAND BROWN, [APPLAUSE]
>> ROCK, TRISTIAN RUDE,\ [APPLAUSE]
>> AND JOSHUA DEMACINO [APPLAUSE]
>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET A PICTURE.
>> OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH OUR SOCCER PLAYERS? [BACKGROUND]
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NEXT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE JPRD EAST, 11 AND 12-YEAR-OLD GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM RIGHT HERE, AND YOUR JERSEYS.>> IT'S BASKETBALL.YOU SHOULD SAY IT'S BASKETBALL. OKAY. I'M SORRY.
I WAS WONDERING WHY YOU ALL WERE LAUGHING BECAUSE I SAID YOU WERE WEARING YOUR JERSEYS.
ALL RIGHT, 11 AND 12-YEAR-OLD GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM.
THIS TEAM WAS UNDEFEATED IN THE 12U REGIONAL TOURNAMENT IN DONALDSON VILLE, BEATING NEW ORLEANS MANDEVILLE AND JPRD WEST.
YOU ALL CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG AGAIN.
AT THE INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN LAFAYETTE, THEY CLAIMED THE TITLE AFTER COMBING THROUGH THE LOSERS BRACKET.
THEY PLAYED ALL THREE GAMES BACK-TO-BACK AND OUTSCORE TERRELL BONE 84 AND OVERTIME TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. ALL RIGHT.
THESE GIRLS PLAYED NONSTOP FOR FIVE HOURS TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOAL OF BECOMING CHAMPIONS.
THE PLAYERS' OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE WAS RECOGNIZED WITH FIVE PLAYERS BEING AWARDED ALL AMERICAN.
IS IT MS. BIDDY? YES. MS. BIDDY AWARDS.
ALL OF US IN JEFFERSON PARISH ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.
MARIO, YOU WANT TO BRING UP THE COACHES?
>> YEAH. I WILL. AGAIN, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY TO SEE THESE YOUNG LADIES WITH THEIR VICTORY. IT WAS AMAZING.
THE COACHES. THIS GOES FOR THE SOCCER COACHES AS WELL.
THE TIME THAT OUR JPRD COACHES PUT INTO, THEY DON'T GET PAID, THEY DO IT BECAUSE THEY LOVE IT.
THEY DO IT BECAUSE THEY'RE MENTORING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE I ACKNOWLEDGE YOU COACHES AS WELL.
ACTUALLY, THE GIRLS WERE PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BOYS.
I HAD TO STAND IN THE MIDDLE, AND I WAS WATCHING THE GIRLS, AND THEN I'D WATCH THE GIRLS PLAY PRIOR, AND THEY GOT UPSET THAT I WAS WATCHING THE BOYS.
BUT THEN THE GIRLS WERE WINNING, SO I WAS WATCHING THE GIRLS.
I LIKE TO BRING UP THE COACHES NOW.
I'D LIKE TO BRING UP COACH CHRIS, COACH CAMRY, AND COUCH AARON, MOLLY AVEROG.
>> SYDNEY CAHILL, SHELBY COLLADO.
>> MORGAN ELARBUSH, [APPLAUSE]
>> ADDISON SHANNON, [APPLAUSE]
>> ALL RIGHT CONGRATULATIONS, GIRLS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU CAN COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH US.
>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
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[NOISE]>> HI, EVERYONE, MY NAME IS CHARLIE [NOISE] [BACKGROUND]
[MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]
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>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR COMING THIS MORNING, IS 10:00 AM.
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THIS IS THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14TH IN THE JOSEPH S. YENNI BUILDING 1221 ELMWOOD PARK BOULEVARD IN JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA.THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.
I'D LIKE TO TURN THINGS OVER TO COUNCILMAN LEE NOW TO INTRODUCE HIS GUESTS FOR OUR INVOCATION TODAY? YES. TODAY, I HAVE THE HONOR TO HAVE PASTOR SAM BAKER OF NINEVEH BAPTIST CHURCH.
DYNAMIC PASTOR AND PREACHER AND ASKED HIM TO COME UP AND GIVE US WORDS OF PRAYER.
>> THANK YOU. ETERNAL FATHER, DEAR GOD IS AGAIN THAT WE COME.
DEAR GOD WE COME TO YOU WITH HEARTS OF THANKSGIVING.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU'VE BLESSED US WITH.
LORD YOU BROUGHT US FROM A MIGHTY RUNWAYS.
WE HAVE GATHERED ON THIS DAY, DEAR GOD TO CARRY OUT THE BEGINNINGS OF THIS GREAT COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW THAT WE NEED A TOUCH AND A VISION FROM YOU.
WE KNOW THAT YOU LOVE US ENOUGH TO GIVE US THAT VISION THAT WE NEED.
WE ARE PRAYING FOR OUR PRESIDENT, DEAR GOD OF THIS COUNCIL.
WE ARE PRAYING FOR THE FOLLOWING, TRYING THAT WAY WITH HER IN CARRYING OUT THE BUSINESS THAT WOULD BE BEST AND PROSPEROUS, THAT WE WILL HAVE A PROSPEROUS AND BLESSED LIFE, DEAR GOD.
LORD, WE THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A MIGHTY GOD AND YOU CAN DO ALL THING.
WE'RE PRAYING FOR THE RESPECT OF EVERYONE THAT IS HERE ON THIS DAY THAT THEY WILL CARRY AT OBEDIENCE AND A BLESSED AND PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS MANNER DEAR GOD.
>> MICHELLE, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> PARISH PRESIDENT MS. LEE SHENG.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND MADAM PRESIDENT. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
[PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL]
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M GOING TO START MY REMARKS TODAY TO DISCUSS WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY.
I KNOW THERE WAS A UNIQUE SERIES OF EVENTS THAT PUT US IN THE POSITION THAT WE WERE IN.
IRONICALLY, IT WAS OUR WAY TO GIVING YOU A ROBUST AND MODERN WATER SYSTEM THAT WAS REALLY WHAT DID US IN.
JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE EAST BANK TREATMENT PLANT ON JEFFERSON HIGHWAY IS DESIGNED FOR REDUNDANT ENERGY FEEDS AND WE HAVE TWO FEEDS COMING IN FOR THAT.
THAT WAS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
EARLIER ON THURSDAY MORNING, A DUMP TRUCK ACTUALLY HIT A POLE AND KNOCKED OUT OVER 5,000 CUSTOMERS, UNBEKNOWNST TO US, ENTERGY HANDLED THAT SO WE WOULD SEE NO INTERRUPTION AND PUSHED EVERYTHING TO ONE FEED.
WE LOST OUR REDUNDANCY AT THAT TIME AND ENTERGY STILL INVESTIGATING AND GET A GET BACK WITH US.
BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'VE PIECED TOGETHER SO FAR.
THEN THE STORM HIT THURSDAY NIGHT AND TOOK OUT THE REMAINING ENTERGY FEED THAT WE HAD, SO WE LOST THAT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
WE HAVE FOUR BACKUP GENERATORS AT THE PLANT THAT GIVE A TOTAL OF 4.5 MEGAWATTS OF POWER. VERY POWERFUL.
IT TAKES TWO MINUTES TO GET THESE GENERATORS IN SYNC SO THAT THEY'RE DISTRIBUTING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF POWER AND THEY'RE NOT OVER PUSHING TOO MUCH IN AND DAMAGING EQUIPMENT WITH AN OVERLOAD.
IN THAT TWO MINUTES OF TIME FOR THE SWITCHOVER TO GENERATE OUR POWER, THAT'S WHEN WE RELY ON THE TWO EAST BANK WATER TOWERS TO MAINTAIN THE PRESSURE.
THIS IS WHERE I'M SAYING IS THAT THE INCREDIBLE INVESTMENT TO MODERNIZE OUR WATER SYSTEM HURT US.
THAT DAVID DRIVE TOWER WAS OFFLINE BECAUSE IT'S BEING REHABILITATED.
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TOWERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REHABILITATED EVERY 15 YEARS.THANKS TO YOUR VOTE AND GIVING US THE FUNDS THAT WE NEED.
WE HAD REHABILITATED CAUSEWAY IN 2021 AND WE WERE REHABILITATING THE DAVID DRIVE TOWER AT THAT TIME.
THAT WAS BEING REHABBED, SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT PRESSURE DURING THE TIME THAT THE GENERATOR IS NEEDED FOR US TO MAINTAIN THAT PRESSURE.
THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY THRESHOLD IS AT 20 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH.
WHEN YOU DIP BELOW THAT, IT CALLS FOR OVERTESTING.
WHETHER YOU DIP BELOW IT FOR A MINUTE, WHETHER YOU DIP BELOW IT FOR THREE HOURS, YOU STILL HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME TESTING PROTOCOLS.
DURING THAT TIME WE WENT TO FOUR PSI FOR TWO MINUTES.
AT DAYBREAK, THE NEXT DAY WE HAD TEAMS GOING OUT COLLECTING SAMPLES AT 79 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
THEY COLLECTED 150 SAMPLES AND KUDOS TO THEM FOR BEING READY FOR THAT.
BY BRINGING IT BACK TO THE LAB WHERE ONE OF THE FEW PARISHES IN THE STATE THAT TEST OUR OWN WATER WITH OUR OWN LAB.
BY ONE O'CLOCK ON SATURDAY, THE SAMPLES WERE IN PLACE, AND THE TEST TAKE 24 HOURS TO INCUBATE.
IT TAKES THAT MUCH TIME TO GROW BACTERIA.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE STUCK WITH.
BY THE NEXT DAY WE WERE ABLE TO LIFT THE BAN.
IT WAS A UNIQUE EVENT IN THAT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS TO JUST DID NOT WORK IN OUR FAVOR.
HAD THE DUMP TRUCK NOT HIT, I THINK WE WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE WEATHER EVENT.
HAD DAVID DRIVE BEEN ONLINE, WE WOULD'VE ABLE TO TO GET THROUGH THAT WEATHER EVENT.
I THINK IT WAS A UNIQUE SET OF SITUATIONS THAT WE WERE STUCK WITH.
I MAY AS WELL TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS SOME CHATTER ON ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
FIRST OF ALL, SO WE CAN EXPLAIN HOW WE GOT THE ALERT OUT.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THIS WAS NOT A DO NOT DRINK ORDER.
THIS WAS A BOIL WATER ADVISORY MEETING.
YOU NEEDED TO DRINK BOTTLED WATER OR BOIL THE WATER, BUT IT WAS NOT A DO NOT DRINK ADVISORY, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A HIGHER LEVEL.
THANKS TO GRETCHEN AND HER TEAM ON THURSDAY NIGHT, PUT OUT PRESS RELEASE TO ALL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, MEDIA, BUSINESS GROUPS, CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS, EMPLOYEES.
DID A POP-UP BANNER ON THE HOMEPAGE, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU ON YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER PAGES, REACHING OUT TO EAST BANK CONSTITUENTS THAT GREATLY HELPED THE REACH GET OUT QUICKLY.
I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.
EMAILS. WE REACHED OUT TO THE HISPANIC STATIONS AND IT WAS COVERED BY ALL MAJOR NEWS STATIONS AROUND THE CLOCK.
RADIO, ONLINE STORIES, PROBABLY IN THE HISTORY OF TIME BECAUSE OF THE ALERT SYSTEM AND BECAUSE OF THE IMMEDIACY OF SOCIAL MEDIA.
I THINK THE REACH WAS INCREDIBLE.
PROBABLY THE HIGHEST, I DON'T HAVE THE METRICS ON IT, BUT JUST BECAUSE IN THE PAST, WE DIDN'T HAVE THESE WAYS OF COMMUNICATING IMMEDIATELY, SO AVAILABLE TO US.
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ALERT SYSTEM.
AT THE END OF EVERY SPEECH, AND YOU HEAR ME MANY TIMES DURING MY SPEECH, I ASKED YOU TO GET ON OUR ALERT SYSTEM AND THANK GOODNESS, SINCE THAT TIME, YESTERDAY WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL 4,000 PEOPLE JOIN THE ALERT SYSTEM.
EVERY TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, IT RE-ENGAGES PEOPLE.
THE DECISION WAS MADE BY OUR TEAM.
THE ALERT SYSTEM IS PARISH WIDE ONLY, EVERYBODY ON THE ALERT, THEY HAVE TO GET THE SAME MESSAGE.
THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS WHAT WE FIND IS WHEN PEOPLE GET A MESSAGE THAT IS NOT RELEVANT TO THEM, THEY HAVE A CHANCE OF UNSUBSCRIBING.
THAT IS NOT THE POSITION WE WANTED TO BE WITH.
AT THAT STAGE OF OUR DECISION-MAKING, THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN UNSUBSCRIBING MIGHT'VE BEEN THE PEOPLE ON THE WEST BANK.
HISTORICALLY, THE WEST BANK IS WHERE WE NEEDED TO SEND OUT THE MOST ALERTS.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE BOIL WATER ADVISORIES, IF YOU THINK ABOUT TORNADOES HITTING, THEY'VE BEEN MORE HEAVILY RELATED TO THE WEST BANK.
WE DID NOT WANT A HIGHER UNSUBSCRIBED RATE FROM THE WEST BANK.
WE DECIDED TO GEO-FENCE THAT AREA AND GEO-TARGET THE AREA ON A REVERSE 911 AND PUSH THAT OUT BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE COULD JUST TARGET THE EAST BANK.
FOR WHATEVER REASON WE'RE STILL LOOKING TO IT.
MAYBE IF YOU HIT UNSUBSCRIBED AT SOME POINT WHEN YOU GOT A REVERSE 911, WE FOUND PEOPLE DID NOT GET THOSE AND THEN WE IMMEDIATELY HIT IT ON THE JP ALERT PARISH WIDE WHEN THAT HAPPENED.
BUT THE OTHER THING IS THAT BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY REDUNDANT SOURCES OF REACH ON ALL THE TV STATIONS, RADIO, ONLINE, EMAILS.
I PERSONALLY WITHOUT JUST AS A CITIZEN, GOT TWO WAYS DIRECTLY TO MY PHONE, EMAIL AND TEXT, AS WELL AS SEEING IT ON THE TV.
WE HAD SO MANY REDUNDANT WAYS.
WE CERTAINLY HOPE, AND I DO THINK FOR THIS EVENT, THE IMMEDIACY, AND THANKS AGAIN TO YOUR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES, WORD GOT OUT.
PEOPLE WEREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT, BUT CERTAINLY WORD GOT OUT.
THAT'S JUST WHAT A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
THANKS TO OUR TEAMS THAT WORK SO HARD,
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WE WERE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS INCONVENIENT AND PEOPLE DID HAVE TO BOIL WATER FOR 42 HOURS.WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE YOU BACK FULL WATER SERVICE IN THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF TIME.
AGAIN, THE TESTING IS THE TIME IT TAKES TO TEST AND THAT WAS 24 HOURS THAT WE WERE STUCK WITH.
I CAN CERTAINLY ADD SOME MORE QUESTIONS, BUT I KNOW THAT TOOK A WHILE.
I WANT TO MOVE ON TO MY OTHER TALKING POINTS.
UNLESS YOU WANT TO JUST STAY ON THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY.
>> I WANT TO MOVE ON TO THE FLAGS.
ON THE EAST BANK, AND I DON'T THINK THIS HAPPENED ON THE WEST BANK PROBABLY LAST YEAR, MARK, WE THOUGHT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER.
WE STARTED SEEING VERY BEAUTIFUL FLAGS POP UP THROUGHOUT THE EAST BANK OF JEFFERSON PARISH.
STRAIGHT LINE FLAGS DOWN, BONDABLE, DOWN CLEARY IN REVERSION HARAHAN, ALL OVER THE PLACE.
MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT WE AS A GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY PUT THEM UP.
IT WAS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.
THIS IS JUST HOW IT WAS DESCRIBED TO ME.
THIS IS HOW IT'S BEEN SAID TO ME MANY TIMES, A GUY IN A JEEP PUTTING UP THE FLAGS FOR DONATION.
AND THEY WERE ALL OVER AND THEY WERE VERY BEAUTIFUL.
FAST-FORWARD ALMOST A YEAR, THE FLAGS ARE IN SUCH DISREPAIR THAT IT WAS EMBARRASSING AND IT WAS DISRESPECTFUL IN MANY PLACES.
WHEN YOU DRIVE UP CLEARLY, EVERY SINGLE FLAG WAS TATTERED AND TORN IN ABSOLUTE SHREDS.
I WAS EMBARRASSED TO BE THE PARISH PRESIDENT DRIVING DOWN CLEARY AVENUE.
WE HAD REACHED OUT TO THE GENTLEMAN MANY TIMES TO DRIVE PROACTIVELY DRIVE WHERE HE PUT THE FLAGS AND REPLACE IT, AND THAT WAS NOT DONE.
I ASKED PEGGY TO REACH OUT TO ENTERGY AND ASK THEM TO REMOVE THE FLAGS FROM THEIR EQUIPMENT AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY WELL WITH US TO DO THAT.
YESTERDAY, ALL THE FLAGS WERE REMOVED ON CLEARY.
PATRICK CAMBY BE INFORMED ME THAT HE USED VETERANS TO DO IT, DISPOSING THEM PROPERLY, THEY BRING IT TO THE VFW POST OR BOY SCOUTS AND THEY HANDLE THE FLAGS PROPERLY.
BUT WHEN I SAY IT WAS IN SHREDS AND IN PIECES, IT WAS AN EMBARRASSMENT AND IT WAS DISRESPECTFUL TO THIS PARISH, ALTHOUGH AT THE BEGINNING THEY WERE VERY BEAUTIFUL.
I BELIEVE ENTERGY AS THE GENTLEMAN TO CEASE AND DESIST BECAUSE THE BUSINESS MODEL JUST WASN'T WORKING.
THEY LEFT THE FLAGS THAT WERE IN GOOD CONDITION IN PLACE AND THEY ARE PROACTIVELY TAKING DOWN AT EXPENSE TO THEM BECAUSE THEY GOT TO GET THE EQUIPMENT AND TAKE DOWN EVERYTHING.
THEY ARE REMOVING THE FLAGS THAT ARE TORN. THAT'S THE UPDATE ON THAT.
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM IS OFFERING ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFYING FAMILIES IN THE FORM OF $100 VOUCHER PER CHILD TO PURCHASE SCHOOL UNIFORMS. YOU NEED TO GO TO A COMMUNITY CENTER OR VISIT THE JEFF CAP TAB ON WW.JEFFPARISH.NET TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SCHOOL UNIFORM PROGRAM.
THE 2023 SUMMER READING PROGRAM IS NOW UNDERWAY.
MORE THAN 1,000 RESIDENTS ATTENDED TO GROOVY FAMILY FUN FEST THAT WERE HELD AT BOTH THE EAST BANK AND THE WEST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARIES EARLIER THIS MONTH.
THEN TEEN PROGRAMMING FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE MANY SEMINARS RELATED TO PRACTICAL LIFE LESSONS, INCLUDING A SERIES ON NUTRITION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LSU AGCENTER, AN AUTO MAINTENANCE LED BY THE LIBRARIES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AND CAR ENTHUSIASTS.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT SELINA MIHO BROCK.
I HOPE I SAID YOUR RIGHT, YOUR LAST NAME PROPERLY SELINA. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
MORE THAN 100 PROGRAMS PARISH WIDE ARE SCHEDULED FOR CHILDREN IN THE MONTH OF JUNE ALONE AT ALL 17 BRANCHES, INCLUDING A NATURALIST LED SESSION THAT INTRODUCES KIDS TO RAFTERS AND OWLS FROM WIND IN MY FEATHERS.
LEGO CONSTRUCTION CLUBS, STORY TIMES WITH RELATED CRAFTS, A MANGO VIDEO UPLOAD WORKSHOP, AND G RATED MOVIE MATINEES AND COOKING CLASSES FOR YOUNG PATRONS.
ALSO, TONIGHT IS THE 8TH ANNUAL SPELLING BEE FOR ADULTS THIS EVENING AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY.
THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN THING TO ATTEND THEM.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO ATTEND THERE, BUT I DO HAVE A CONFLICT.
BUT THAT'S ALWAYS A FUN EVENT, FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
ADULT 18 YEARS AND OLDER MAY PARTICIPATE.
THEN FINALLY THE GRANT ILIBRARY.
THIS IS HOW LONG IT'S TAKEN US TO STILL RECOVER FROM AIDA IS FINALLY OPEN.
THE BRANCH IS OPEN FROM TUESDAY TO SATURDAY, 9-5.
THE NEW HOURS REFLECT 12 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE ALSO ONE OF OUR LIBRARIES THAT'S DOING THE LIBRARY OF THINGS WHICH HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR TOWARD A BEACH COMMUNITY ITEMS. METAL DETECTORS, TELESCOPES, BOARD GAMES, AND BIRD WATCHING KITS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS THAT INCLUDE BINOCULAR.
GLAD TO HAVE THE LIBRARY OF THINGS.
GRANDDAD AS PART OF OUR LIBRARY OF THINGS LIBRARIES.
THEN THE 2023 SENIOR EXPO WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT THURSDAY, JUNE 22 FROM 8:30-1:00 AT THE HILARIOUS CENTER.
AGAIN, THAT'S ALWAYS A VERY POPULAR EVENT.
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YOU NEED TO ATTEND TO GET VITAL AND FORMATIVE HEALTH AND WELFARE INITIATIVES FOR JEFFERSON PARISH RESONANCE WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING LONGEVITY AND IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.THE THEME THIS YEAR IS CRUISING INTO SUMMER, SO EXHIBITORS ARE INVITED TO DECORATE THEIR BOOTHS ACCORDINGLY.
THEN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WE WANT TO THANK THE JEFFERSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT PARTNERS WITH US AND THEY CONTINUE TO GROW THAT EVENT EACH YEAR AND THAT SERVES OVER 3,500 PEOPLE.
J PAUSE JUNE IS NATIONAL FOSTER A PET MONTH AND OUR J PLUS TEAM IS IN NEED OF FOSTER PARENTS FOR KITTENS AND MEDICAL FOSTERS FOR CATS AND DOGS.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT FOSTERING WITH JPAUSE BY CALLING 504-349-5111 OR E-MAILING US AT JPAUSE@JEFFPARIS.NET.
THEN OUR DIVERSITY INCLUSION BOARD WILL HOST AN EVENT TO RECOGNIZE JUNETEENTH AND CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH WITH SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PERFORMANCES AND FOOD.
THIS WILL BE TOMORROW OUTSIDE THE YANNI BUILDINGS AT NOON SO IF YOU CAN JOIN US, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE.
THEN JUST A REMINDER, WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE STATE OF LOUISIANA HOLIDAY GUIDELINES.
ALL OF OUR OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH, IN OBSERVANCE OF THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY.
THIS INCLUDES OUR JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARIES OUR J PAUSE ANIMAL SHELTER AND THE EAST AND WEST JEFFERSON AMERICAN JOB CENTERS.
GARBAGE COLLECTION AND CURBSIDE RECYCLING WILL TAKE PLACE AS SCHEDULED ON THIS HOLIDAY AND TRANSIT WE'LL BE RUNNING A NORMAL WEEKDAY SERVICE ON FRIDAY.
ALL JP OR D CLASSES AND PROGRAMS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, BUT WE'LL RESUME ON SATURDAY.
LAUGH WHEN YOU PARK AND PARK DAY FOR ME WILL REMAIN OPEN.
THEN THE JOHNNY JACOB SCHOOL WILL BE OPEN FOR SWIMMING LESSONS ONLY ON FRIDAY, AND WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY AT 10:00 AM.
THEN JUST AS A REMINDER, IT IS HOT OUTSIDE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED HEAT ADVISORY FOR FIELD LIKE TEMPERATURES 105 TO 110 DEGREES TODAY SO PLEASE TRY TO STAY INSIDE IF YOU CAN, MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT LEAVE YOUR PETS, YOUR CHILDREN IN YOUR CAR FOR ANY AMOUNT OF TIME AND MONITOR THOSE WHO ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE.
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND OUR PEOPLE AGED 65 AND OLDER, AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT NOT TO EXERT THEMSELVES OUTSIDE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO ADD ON THE BACK OF YOUR BOIL WATER ADVISORY COMMENTS.
I KNOW IT'S A SITUATION NOBODY WANTS TO BE AND CERTAINLY GOING INTO A WEEKEND.
BUT WHEN IT DID HAPPEN, YOUR TEAM JUMPED INTO ACTION AND HANDLED THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE HANDLED.
MY PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, MARK DREW'S AND OUR WATER DIRECTOR, SIDNEY BOSLEY, KUDOS.
IT'S A SITUATION OBVIOUSLY NOBODY WANTS THROWN INTO THEIR LAPS, BUT YOU'LL HANDLE IT.
I'D TALK TO JOE VALLEY, NTR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR ON FRIDAY ABOUT THE GAPS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
HE EXPLAINED TO ME WHAT YOU'VE EXPLAINED AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN EMERGENCY ALERT, YOU CAN STILL OPT OUT OF THAT.
IT'S FORCED UPON YOU MORE THAN THE JPL ALERT IS, BUT EVERYBODY WHO DIDN'T GET AN ALERT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PART OF THAT EAST BANK GEO TARGETED AREA CAN GO TO THEIR NOTIFICATIONS IN THEIR PHONE AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY TURN ON AND OFF THE GOVERNMENT ALERT.
MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT ALERT IS TURNED ON.
YOU ALSO CAN CONTROL AMBER ALERTS, PUBLIC SAFETY ALERTS, TEST ALERTS WITH JUST AN ON-OFF TOGGLE.
MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE ALERT, YOU CHECK YOUR PHONE AND MAKE SURE THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE GET THOSE OVERNIGHT ALARMS THAT A WAKE THEM UP AND THEN THEY TURN IT OFF SO THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
BUT AGAIN, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, GOOD WORK AND THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING EVERYTHING VERY CLEARLY AND PUTTING IT OUT THERE SO IT'S EASIER FOR EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND. COUNCIL VAN VRANCKEN.
>> I JUST ALSO WANTED TO ADD ON THE FLAG SUBJECT.
I APPRECIATE YOU ALL WORKING WITH ENTERGY AND ADDRESSING THAT SITUATION BECAUSE THE FLAGS REALLY DO LOOK TERRIBLE.
THEY LOOK SO NICE AT THE START.
WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE CALL OUR OFFICE AND SOME DON'T HAVE A FLAG ON THE POLE, BUT HAVE A FLAG SOMEWHERE ELSE ON THEIR HOME.
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT, DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY AND RESPECTFULLY RETIRE A FLAG.
OUR OFFICE IS WILLING TO SERVE AS A GATHERING POINT.
WE'VE ALSO WORKED WITH CHIEF BRYAN ADAMS ON THE POTENTIAL MAYBE IN THE FUTURE FOR HAVING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENTS ALSO SERVE AS A POINT WHERE SOMEONE CAN BRING A FLAG, THEN WE CAN GET IT TO THE VETERANS GROUPS AND PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THE FLAG AS IT SHOULD BE.
AGAIN, IF SOMEONE HAS AN ADDITIONAL FLAG, IF THEY BRING IT TO US, WE'LL GET IT TO THE PROPER VETERANS AGENCY.
>> ANYONE ELSE? I THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL REGARDING A RESOLUTION(S) ON AGENDA/ADDENDUM AGENDA]
NOW, ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA CAN STEP FORWARD NOW, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND MAKE SURE YOU FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE IN THE BACK OF CHAMBERS,.>> AL MORELLA, FLORIDA 260S LOYOLA DRIVE, 5TH DISTRICT KENNER, FOURTH DISTRICT GUN INCORPORATED IN JEFFERSON PARISH, 51 YEARS.
ITEM NUMBER 51, 52, 53, 69, 84,
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85, 89, 93 AND 101.WE GO WITH 51 FIRST, WE GOT AN INCREASE OF $36,240 AS A RESULT OF UNFORESEEN OBSTRUCTIONS.
WE'LL GO WITH 52 NEXT, WE GOT TO $452,436 INCREASE.
WE GOT ADDITIONAL WORK WITH ENTITY.
FIFTY THREE WE GOT $19,258 DECREASE.
THIS IS THE WEST BANK TRANSIT PROJECT.
SIXTY NINE, 84, 85 AND 89 HAVE NOT BEEN BUILT YET.
NINETY THREE YOU GOT $43,000 INCREASE.
WE GOT ADMINISTRATION FEES AND INSPECTIONS.
ITEM 101 WE GOT 30 MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE.
THIS IS AS A RESULT OF ISSUES STILL LINGERING FROM AIDA AND MAKING PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING HURRICANE SEASON.
NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO THE ONES THAT HASN'T BEEN BID YET.
WE'RE GOING TO START OUT WITH 69.
SIXTY NINE HAS GOT $65,000 INCREASE.
NO BID YET BECAUSE WE GOT AN ADDITIONAL SCOPE OF WORK.
ITEM NUMBER 84, WE GOT 11,000, ADD IT BECAUSE WE GOT SEPARATE PROJECTS HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER 85.
THEY GOT IT TO CHANGE THE SCOPE AND DESIGN.
THIS THE EAST BANK WATER PLANT.
WE GOT LETS SEE, A $145,000 INCREASE.
ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE TO READ SOMETIMES [LAUGHTER]
>> GAVE IT ALL WHEN I GOT A MINI BOOK HERE.
BUT THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
ONCE AGAIN, ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS.
MY FAVORITE COLOR IS GREEN, BUT THAT'S A LEVEL OF GREEN I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I COULD PULL OFF.
[LAUGHTER] [FOREIGN] [LAUGHTER]
>> WELL, SEVERAL PEOPLE WANTED TO BORROW WHEN I WALKED IN AND I SAID NO IT'S NOT FOR LEASE.
>> HI GUYS, 509 HOLES BOULEVARD.
JUST TRYING TO SPARK A LITTLE CURIOSITY AND WHERE WE'D GO.
RIGHT MAN, THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
WE KEEP EXPANDING THIS BUDGET, BUT YOU WON'T EXPAND OUR TIME AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS IT.
THERE'S ONLY TWO PEOPLE ACTUALLY COMING UP HERE WITH A DETERMINED EFFORT TO DO THIS CIVIC DUTY AND NONE OF YOU WERE ON CAMPAIGN MODE NOW, SO THIS IS JUST THE SHARAD Y'ALL GOING TO PULL OUT ARBITRARILY ANYTHING'S OUT OF THESE SO YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THEM ON YOUR OWN AND FANE SOME CONFLICT.
I GOT A FEW ISSUES ON THIS ONE THAT ARE FUN BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU GAVE ME A STOP SIGN.
I EXPECT YOU TO SPEND SOME TIME ON THAT, BUT WE'LL GET TO THE CROTCHETS INGENUITY THAT THE PASSIONS OF THE DAY HAVE GIVEN RISE TO AND THE BIG ONE IN HERE.
THE BIG ONE, THE BIG RISK REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH THAT'S GOT MY ATTENTION IS THIS THE CEA'S, THOSE CO-OPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENTS.
BOY, AREN'T THEY JUST BEAUTIFUL AND WE'RE JUST LITTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I GOT 62, 64 109, 109, 110, 127, 128, 130, 143, AND EVERY COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WAGON MEN, ALL GOOD DEEDS, ALL THESE GOOD WORKS AND BY EACH BUYER I CAN LOOK AT, I CAN DETERMINE EXACTLY WHO, EXACTLY WHICH SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES EACH ONE OF YOU ACTUALLY SERVES.
BECAUSE IT ISN'T THE GENERAL POPULATION.
WE DON'T HAVE A GOVERNMENT OF THE MAJORITY, WE GOT A GOVERNMENT OF MAJORITY THAT PARTICIPATE, AND EVERY ONE OF THESE CO-OPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENTS, EVERY ONE OF THESE PERMISSION GRANTED THINGS THAT YOU GO THROUGH, THESE LITTLE CROTCHETS INGENUITY THAT THE PASSIONS OF THE DAY HAVE GIVEN RISE TO BECAUSE NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE WORD APPORTIONMENT MEANS, TO BE APPORTIONED ACCORDING TO LAW.
EACH ONE OF THEM IS JUST A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GAIN THE ACQUIESCENCE OF THE MAJORITY THAT PARTICIPATE.
I CAN TELL WHERE IT MATTERS FOR DISTRICT TWO WEST VIGO, HARAHAN, AND ANY OTHER LITTLE LITTLE PORTION WHERE HE CAN SQUEEZE OUT THE MOST VOTES OR SHE.
IT'S DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE, HOW WE'VE EMPOWERED YOU.
HE'S GOT TO MATTER MORE TO THE PEOPLE AND I KNOW THAT HALF OF THIS AUDIENCE IS ON THE DIME BECAUSE MR. WALKER POINTED OUT HALF THIS AUDIENCES DIRECTORS, THE OTHER PEOPLE ALREADY THE ONLY HERE TO GET THEIR OWN SUBDIVISIONS APPROVED.
EVERY GRANT DOLLAR IS A STOLEN BIT OF MONEY FROM THE FUTURE.
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THE FIRST THING I TURNED TO IN THAT BUDGET, BACK OF THE PAGE, 68,000,000 DOLLARS GRANT MONEY.THIS 62 AND 64, THE COLA, THAT'S JUST A FANCY WAY TO GIVE THE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY OVERPAID MORE MONEY.
THERE DOESN'T NEED TO BE ANY ADJUSTMENTS.
JUST GIVE THE POOR FOLKS, THE PEOPLE MAKING THE LEAST MONEY THE RAISE THEY DESERVE, AND LET THE OTHER PEOPLE JUST EAT IT.
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO IT SALARY COMPENSATION, JUST MAKE LESS, TAKE LESS EXERCISE SOME RESTRAINT.
THE TASK FORCE 117, THE ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE AND IOG'S, WHY DO YOU THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE? BECAUSE YOU HAVE TOO MUCH POWER IN TOO FEW HANDS.
WE HAVE A TYRANNY OF FEW AND A CONFUSION OF MULTITUDE.
I GOT TWO BANKS SERVING A WATER DEPARTMENT.
NOW YOU ARE AFRAID TO LOSE SUBSCRIBERS, SO THE EAST BANK, 248,000 CITIZENS WHO DON'T HAVE A BACKUP POWER SYSTEM.
WE LEARNED THAT DURING IDA, THE WEST BANK HAS BACKED UP.
>> WE DON'T. FIGURE THIS OUT, FOLKS.
>> ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS WE'LL COME BACK TO AT 12, SO THAT TAKES US TO THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE AGENDA AND ITEM NUMBER 4, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.
[SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES]
>> NO, IT'S NUMBER 5. I WAS RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK GO AHEAD.
WE SUB OF LIGHTS, 1 AND 2 SQUARE SEVEN, JEFFERSON TRACE SUBDIVISION ES 39 23 COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
>> WE CAN WAIVE THE READING HERE, AND WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26134 ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE OPPOSED, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED. COUNCILMAN BONANO.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE DENIAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26134, EMOTION OF COUNCILMAN BANANAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
I HAVE A NOTE THAT NUMBER 6 WILL BE DEFERRED TO OUR JUNE 28TH MEETING, SO COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKING, YOUR MOTION.
>> MOVE TO DEFER TO JUNE 28TH.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26135 ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER TO JUNE 28TH, HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
ALSO HAVE A NOTE NOW THAT NUMBER SEVEN WILL BE CANCELED,
[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING]
BUT COUNCILMAN EDWARDS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT.LET'S TALK ON THAT AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON.
COUNCILMAN. GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. THERE WE GO.
>> NOW WE'RE GOOD. THIS IS EASILY THE MOST DIFFICULT ISSUE THAT I FACED SINCE JOINING THIS COUNCIL.
I KNOW A LOT OF YOU KNOW THAT I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MY LIFE ADDRESSING THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEMS, PARTICULARLY IN THIS PARISH.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF IS MORE REHABILITATION CENTERS MEETINGS AGO THIS MATTER WAS SCHEDULED AND I STARTED GETTING PHONE CALL AFTER PHONE CALL AND REALIZE THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA HAD NOT HAD THIS EXPLAIN TO THEM ADEQUATELY.
I DEFERRED THE MATTER AND I BEGAN MEETING WITH GROUPS IN THE AREA CLOSE TO THIS FACILITY.
THE MORE I MET WITH THEM, THE MORE IT WAS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THE FEAR FACTOR WAS GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
I DON'T THINK THEY WERE UNDERSTANDING WHAT I WAS SAYING AND THEIR OPPOSITION GREW GREATER AND GREATER.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DID UNDERSTAND AND WANTED TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS.
THIS DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION PROBLEM IS A COMMUNITY PROBLEM.
THE ONLY WAY WE WILL EVER SOLVE IT IS BY WORKING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.
I BELIEVE OUR OBLIGATION IS TO IDENTIFY PROGRAMS THAT WORK, PROGRAMS THAT ARE SAVED TO THE AREA THAT THEY ARE LOCATED.
IT'S ALSO OUR OBLIGATION TO IDENTIFY FUNDING TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY.
BILL BODA WHO OWNED THIS FACILITY AND OUT OF THE KINDNESS OF HIS HEART, WAS GOING TO DONATE IT TO A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT WAS GOING TO BRING IN A HIGH QUALITY REHABILITATION GROUP.
BUT I COULD NOT MAKE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS WAS ALL ABOUT.
AS I SAID, I KNOW THAT THEIR FEAR OF ALL OF THIS WAS REAL.
I MADE A DECISION THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED DESPERATELY THAT BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT ON THE AREA THERE, THAT IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD GO FORWARD WITH.
FOR THAT REASON, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO CANCEL THIS AND TO THANK MR. BODA AND HIS GROUP FOR THEIR EFFORTS ON OUR BEHALF. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
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>> THANK YOU COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE CANCELLATION OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26081, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
MS. DAL, THAT WAS SOMETHING YOU COULD HAVE SPOKEN OUT AT THE BEGINNING OR.
I>> JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON COUNCILMAN EDWARDS-.
>> WELL, LET JUST SAVE IT TO THE END OF THE MEETING.
I'LL LET YOU SPEAK ON IT THERE, BUT THAT WAS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE BEGINNING.
>> FOR NUMBER 8, I HAVE A NOTE, THAT ONE WILL BE DEFERRED TO AUGUST 9TH OF '23.
THAT'S CORRECT, AND THAT COUNCILMAN LEE AUGUST 9TH FOR THAT ONE.
YOUR MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 8, COUNCILMAN LEE.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26136, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
DEFERRAL 28923. HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
ITEM NUMBER 9, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.
I'M IN CHAPTER 33 AND CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE TO UPDATE REFERENCES FOR DEPARTMENT NAMES, CLARIFY, AND AMEND RELATED PROVISIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PERMITTING, APPLICATIONS, AND PROCEDURES.
>> WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26137, ANYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE OPPOSE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
>> HI GUYS, I'M GOING TO RISE UP IN POSITION, BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE THIS HAS TO DO WITH THAT QUALITY OF LIFE THING. AM I WRONG? WE ARE AMENDING THIS BECAUSE WE CHANGE QUALITY OF LIFE BECAUSE WE GOT RID OF QUALITY LIFE BECAUSE THAT WAS A REAL IMPORTANT PART OF WHY I STAY IN THIS PARISH, WHY I LIVE IN THIS PARISH, BECAUSE THAT QUALITY OF LIFE MATTERS TO ME.
THERE WAS JUST A STUDY POSTED ABOUT THAT WHERE WE HAD 89% EXCELLENT, GOOD QUALITY LIFE LAST OCTOBER.
BY JUST THIS FEBRUARY DROPPED DOWN TO 79.
WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE PARISH, DROPPING OFF A CLIFF THAT DAY.
WHEN WE DID AWAY WITH A QUALITY LIFE DEPARTMENT DECIDED THAT ZONING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MAINTAINING ANY PRINCIPLES DEVOTED TO QUALITY OF LIFE.
ANYBODY REMEMBER WHAT WAS HAPPENING THAT DAY? WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY?
>> HOW ABOUT A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE SIX-YEAR-OLD, THERE'S A SIX-YEAR-OLD DELIVERED TO HER MOTHER THAT DAY.
QUALITY OF LIFE HAS BEEN DROPPING OFF A CLIFF FOR 28 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE.
I MOVED HERE AND I RAISE MY CHILD, AND I SUBMITTED TO A PETITIONING PROCESS THAT EACH OF YOU COULD VOTE AGAINST.
ANYONE YOU COULD VOTE AGAINST SOMEBODY WHO DEVOTES HIMSELF TO A PETITION PROCESS TO GET THE QUALITY OF LIFE ADDRESSED LIKE HAVING A STOP SIGN SO THAT RECKLESS DRIVING IS DIMINISHED.
QUALITY OF LIFE MATTERS, AND I WILL OPPOSE THIS, BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S A STEM FROM THAT.
YOU ALL NEED TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
THIS AIN'T JUST A CAMPAIGN SEASON.
>> AL MORELLA, 4260 LOYOLA DRIVE, 5TH DISTRICT, KENNER, FOURTH DISTRICT GUN INCORPORATED, JEFFERSON, 51 YEARS.
I'M NOT SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR OF THIS, BUT I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS SINCE THIS IS A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE, IS IT NOT LIKE MR. HYDE JUST STATED? I WANT TO REFER TO AN ARTICLE IN THE AGGREGATE, A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK.
THERE WAS A SURVEY DONE IN JEFFERSON PARISH WHERE 700 PEOPLE WERE PART OF THAT SURVEY AND THEY SAID THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE PARISH.
BUT THEN JUST BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN AGGREGATE, AGAIN SHOWING A MAP OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND SHOWING WHERE THE METRO NEW ORLEANS AREA, JEFFERSON PARISH IN ORLEANS PARISH, LEADING THE PACK.
WHERE WE HAVE A SERIOUS OUT-MIGRATION PARISH.
PROBLEM, WE'RE LOSING POPULATION OUT HERE, 8,000 AT A TIME TO BE EXACT.
THEY SAY IT'S BECAUSE OF THE STORM AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC OR WHATEVER.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN ISSUE CONCERNING QUALITY OF LIFE.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE PARISH OUT OF 64 THAT SHOWED ANY POSITIVITY AND PEOPLE COMING IN AND AT THE SAME TIME.
ALL THE REST OF THE 63 PARISH, BUT THEY SAID IT'S THE WORST IN THE METRO NEW ORLEANS AREA.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD THOSE COMMENTS TO THIS TOPIC.
ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
>> ANYONE ELSE? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THE TWO APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.
COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION?
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26137,
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A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.ITEM NUMBER 10, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.
>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26138, APPROVING SP7023, A VARIANCE TO THE SIGN REGULATIONS FOR TAKE FIVE CAR WASH LOCATED AT 5949 VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD ON LOT W1 THE ELMWOOD LAW FOR NEAR TRACK COUNCIL DISTRICT 4.
>> WE NOW THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26138.
ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE OPPOSED PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED. COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO?
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26138, A MOTION COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
[OTHER ORDINANCES]
AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 4074, THE PERSONNEL RULES FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO AMEND RULE 12, SECTION 1.3.
>> WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26139, ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE OPPOSED? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26139, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. ITEM NUMBER 12.
>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26140, AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 14796, THE PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO REVISE THE CLASS TITLES OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ZONING, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ZONING INSPECTOR ONE, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE IN ZONING INSPECTOR TWO, AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE ZONING INSPECTOR THREE.
>> WE ARE NOW OVER THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26140.
ANYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE OPPOSED?
>> I WAS JUST RISING IN OPPOSITION MOSTLY ON PRINCIPLE.
THIS IS JUST A RE-BRANDING, AND AS FAR AS THE RE-BRANDING OF THIS FROM DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY OR WHEREVER THEY WERE BEFORE.
I BELIEVE IT WAS MORE RELATED TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT QUALITY LIFE IS NOW BECOMING.
I DON'T HAVE PROBLEM WITH CHANGING THE NAMES.
I'M JUST PRETTY SURE THIS IS ALL GOING TO COST US MORE THE TAXPAYER.
I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THEM CRUTCHES [INAUDIBLE] ANNUITY THAT THE PAST IS THEY GAVE RISE TO THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE, BUT IT'S GOING TO END UP COSTING ME THE TAXPAYER, MY FELLOW TAXPAYERS, YOURSELVES AS TAXPAYERS, LESS BUT STILL MORE.
>> ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION? HE TOOK A LEFT. MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.
COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26140 A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
LET'S MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 13, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.
AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 14796, THE PAID PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO REVISE THE CLASS TITLE OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR INSPECTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BUILDING PERMITS.
>> WE NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26141, ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.
>> ANYWAY IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET?
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26141, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. ITEM 14, PLEASE.
AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 14796, THE PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO REVISE THE CLASS TITLE OF PUBLIC WORKS SPECIAL PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR.
>> WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26142 ANYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
>> ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR? ANYONE IN OPPOSITION PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR COUNCILMAN TEMPLET?
>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26142 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. ITEM 15, PLEASE.
>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26143, AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 14796, THE PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO REVISE CLASS TITLES UTILIZING WORKFORCE CONNECTION AND TO ABOLISH CLASS TITLE IS NO LONGER NEEDED ASSOCIATED WITH WORKFORCE CONNECTION.
>> WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26143, ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET?
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26143, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. ITEM 16 PLEASE MADAM CLERK.
>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26144, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 14796, THE PAID PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO ABOLISH SELECT CLASS TITLES.
>> WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26144.
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ANYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.>> YOU ABOLISH ANY SELECT CLASS TITLES I WILL ALWAYS BE IN FAVOR OF, FRANKIE HIRES. GET RID OF HIM.
>> ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR? ANYONE OPPOSED? MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.
>> STARTING TO GET A LITTLE CONCERNED, BECAUSE THAT'S THREE TIMES I HAVE TO FAVOR.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26144, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26145, AMEND SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 26609.
>> PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26145.
ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE OPPOSED? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26145 A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
NUMBER 18, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK, THE OPERATING BUDGET WITH AMENDMENTS.
AMENDING THE 2023 OPERATING BUDGET.
THE AMENDMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS, ALLOCATE $3,280 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 3'S OFF TRACK BETTING TO PURCHASE SHIRTS FOR CAMPERS, PARTICIPATING IN SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS AT VARIOUS PLAYGROUNDS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
ALLOCATE $13,441 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 3'S, WEST BANK RIVER BOAT GAMING FOR A TRANSFER TO WEST BANK RECREATION CAPITAL FOR SECURITY CAMERAS AT THE HIGHWAY 90 WALKING TRAIL.
THAT'S ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE TO READ.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? NO, HANG ON A SECOND.
>> CANCEL THE TRANSFER OF $400,000 FROM JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 2 TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 44610-4011-745446110-4011-745446110.017 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BONDABLE GREEN-WAY AS REFERENCED IN THE EMAIL BELOW.
AND INSTEAD, TRANSFER THIS SIMILARLY SOURCED $400,000 FROM PROJECT 46360.027.
CAPITAL FOR THE WALKABILITY AND BIKING-RELATED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG METAIRIE HAMMOND HIGHWAY TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 44610-4011-745446110.017 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BONNABEL GREENWAY.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENTS BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING, NONE, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED SO WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26147, ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THE STREAK IS OVER. ANYONE OPPOSITION?
>> THAT'S HARD, NOW I HAVE THE BUDGET.
IT DOESN'T MAKE ME HAPPY THOUGH.
THAT'S THE THING IS THAT SERVING A CIVIC DUTY, I'M NOT GETTING PAID TO BE HERE.
ON ANY GIVEN DAY I'M PRONE TO BEHAVING LIKE AN UTTER JACKASS, A COMPLETE MORON, PUBLICLY EVEN.
BUT I'M NOT OBLIGED TO SUCCEED IN HERE, I'M JUST HERE TO DO A CIVIC DUTY, JUST TO TRY TO INFORM THE DISCRETION OF MY FELLOW CITIZENS BECAUSE APPORTIONED REPRESENTATION MATTERS.
ALL IT MEANS SIMPLY ENOUGH, PORTION RATIO ARE EQUIVALENT WORDS.
IT'S GOT TO BE A FUNDAMENTAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RATIO BY WHICH YOU'RE REPRESENTED AND ALSO BY WHICH YOU'RE TAXED.
SPECIFICALLY IN THIS BODY, IT'S THE PROPERTY TAXES.
THOSE ARE THE DIRECT TAXES THAT HAVE TO BE APPORTIONED.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THESE OPERATING BUDGETS WHERE YOU'RE TAKING MONEY FROM ONE PLACE AND PUTTING IT TO ANOTHER, THAT'S WHERE THIS COMES INTO FLY.
THIS IS WHERE WE END UP WITH A PROBLEM BECAUSE ALL THE GOOD DEEDS, I DON'T CARE HOW MANY T-SHIRTS GET DELIVERED TO THE MOST DESERVING OF LITTLE KIDS, YOU'RE TAKING MONEY FROM ONE PLACE AND YOU PUT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE WITH NO UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TAXATION AND REPRESENTATION.
IT'S ONE REASON I'M HERE, SOON AS ANYBODY GETS CURIOUS ABOUT THIS, I WON'T HAVE TO BE HERE ANYMORE.
THERE'S SIX OF THEM ON THE EAST BANK, I BELIEVE IN 15 ON THE WEST BANK, MAYBE I'M OFF BY ONE. GIVE OR TAKE.
ON THE EAST BANK, THERE'S 144,000 CITIZENS IN METAIRIE, 65,000 IN KENNER, 3,000 IN ELMWOOD, 9,000 IN HARAHAN, FIVE OR 6,000 IN RIVER RIDGE.
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IF WE'RE APPORTIONING ONE FOR 10,000, MARY HAS 14 MEMBERS TO A LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, KENNER HAS SIX.EACH OTHER ONE SHOULD GET AT LEAST ONE AS A CONSTITUTION WOULD PROVIDE SO THAT WE'RE NOT VIRTUALLY REPRESENTED, SO THAT WHEN YOU'RE TAKING MONEY FROM SOMEPLACE, WE KNOW WHOSE MONEY YOU ARE TAKING.
THEN THERE'D BE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TAXATION.
FOR EVERY REPRESENTATIVE, FOR EVERY 10,000 PEOPLE YOU WANT TO TAKE A DOLLAR TAX THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE 144 GOT TO PAY $14 OF TAX, FOR EVERY DOLLAR, THAT ONE REPRESENTATIVE WOULD PAY, THE NEXT ONE PROPORTIONALLY WOULD PAY THAT RATE OF TAX.
THAT GUARANTEES A FRUGAL AND SIMPLE GOVERNMENT BUT Y'ALL KEEP SEIZING THIS GRANT MONEY.
SEE I LOOK AT EVERYTHING HERE AND I GO FROM THE BACK TO THE END BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN TURNED ON ITS HEAD.
WE DON'T HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC, I CAN'T PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THAT FLAG THE SAME WAY YA'LL DO THAT REPUBLIC WAS FORSAKEN.
WE'VE SUFFERED TO THE WOES AND WHIMS OF A DEMOCRACY AND EVERY BUDGET EXPERIMENT, EVERY CROTCHET INGENUITY THAT WE TAKE, EVERY MOVE WE MAKE, TAKES US FURTHER INTO THAT DEMOCRACY.
A WILL OF THE PEOPLE MADE THIS CONSTRUCT, IT WAS A VOTE OR A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, IT'S NOT A REPUBLICAN FORM HERE. THAT MEANS SOMETHING.
EVERY TIME YOU GOT TO PASS ONE OF THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS, THAT'S THE CRUX OF THIS, TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
WE GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT BECAUSE YA'LL LACK FOR THE ENLIGHTMENT REQUIRED EXERCISE, YOU CONTROL WITH WHOLESOME DISCRETION.
NOW THE SOLUTION ISN'T TO TAKE IT FROM YOU, I CAN'T TAKE THE POWER FROM YOU AND SUCCEED.
JEFFERSON ADVISES ME THAT THE SOLUTION IS TO INFORM YOUR DISCRETION.
I NEED Y'ALL TO WANT TO INFORM YOUR OWN DISCRETION, I NEED YOU TO GET CURIOUS ABOUT THIS.
I REALIZE EVERYBODY'S RUNNING FOR OFFICE, SO I KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE SHROUDY IN HERE FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT I'M COMMITTED TO THIS BOTH WAYS.
I'M GOING TO GET A PETITION SIGNED.
I'LL NEVER GET A PETITION SIGNED THAT ANY OF YOU COULD VOTE AGAINST, THAT'S THE MOST ABSURD SITUATION.
WHEN I WATCH NANCY PEARSON COME IN HERE AND BEG Y'ALL TO APPROVE HER STOP SIGN PETITION, IT WAS APPARENT HOW MUCH OF A FACADE THIS IS. THINK ABOUT IT.
NONE OF YOU ARE QUALIFIED STOP SIGN ENGINEERS.
NONE OF YOU UNDERSTAND THIS, I'VE SPOKEN TO THE CHIEF OF THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION ABOUT STOP SIGN SPECIFICALLY FOR A HALF HOUR.
FOR A HALF-HOUR THAT GUY SPOKE TO ME.
I CAN'T GET ANYTHING YOU TO SPEND 10 MINUTES GETTING CURIOUS ABOUT THE BUDGET OR ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.
YOU'VE GOTTEN A HUNDREDS OF MY HOURS FOR FREE, FIGURE IT OUT.
>> ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM COURTNEY THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.
COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION.
>> ANY OBJECTIVES TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26147 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
MOVING ON TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET AND ITEM NUMBER 19 WITH AMENDMENTS, PLEASE.
>> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET OF JEFFERSON PARISH.
THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $13,441 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT THREES, WEST BANK RIVERBOAT GAMING FOR A TRANSFER TO WEST BANK RECREATION CAPITAL FOR SECURITY CAMERAS AT THE HIGHWAY 90 WALKING TRAIL ALLOCATE $371,154.38 FROM REDFLEX FUNDS, 500,000 FROM GOMEZA PHASE 2 FUNDS, $128,845.62 FROM GOMEZA BOND FUNDS FOR A TOTAL OF $1 MILLION FOR A CEA WITH THE LAFAYETTE AREA INDEPENDENT LEVY DISTRICT FOR THE DESIGN OF THE LAFAYETTE AREA LEVEES COUNCIL DISTRICT AT LARGE A AND COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, AND CANCEL THE TRANSFER OF $400,000 FROM JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 2 TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 44610-4011-745446110.017 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BONNABEL GREENWAY AS REFERENCED IN THE EMAIL BELOW.
TRANSFER THE SIMILARLY SOURCED $400,000 PROJECT, 4TH 46,360.027 CAPITAL FOR THE WALKABILITY AND BIKING-RELATED ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG METAIRIE HAMMOND HIGHWAY TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 44610-4011-745446110.017 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BONNABEL GREENWAY, AND THAT'S ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
>> IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENTS BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS?
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
HEARING NONE, SO WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26148.
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ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.ANYONE OPPOSED PLEASE COME FORWARD AND JUST A REMINDER TO STAY ON TOPIC ON THE AMENDMENTS ON THIS BUDGET, PLEASE.
YOU VEERED A LITTLE BIT AT THE END THAT LAST.
>> I'LL REALLY BE BRIEF ON THIS ONE.
FORGIVE ME FOR GETTING CARRIED AWAY AND TRUST ME, IF I DIDN'T KNOW ALL THIS STUFF WAS GOING TO BE ON THAT AMENDMENT, I WOULD HAVE DONE VERY DIFFERENTLY WITH MY FIRST THREE MINUTES AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE HALF OF THAT TIME I JUST SPENT.
THOSE CEAS, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
THOSE ARE THE CROTCHES INGENUITY, THEY'RE ALL GOOD DEEDS.
BUT THEY ALL END UP TAKING MONEY FROM SOME PLACE WHERE IT WASN'T TAXED, NOT BY ANY MEANS THAT ARE PRESCRIBED CONSTITUTIONALLY, AND MOVING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THIS IS ALSO ABOUT THE GRANT MONEY, SO I BELIEVE SOME OF THIS IS TIED INTO GRANT MONEY, IT SOUNDED LIKE TO ME, BUT EVEN IF IT'S JUST THE CEAS, THIS IS ALL ABOUT SECURING A MAJORITY OF THOSE PARTICIPATE.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE, THAT'S WHAT ALL THESE ACTIONS ARE.
THAT'S WHY THEY'RE COMING IN THIS BIG WAVE RIGHT BEFORE YOUR ELECTIONS.
I GET IT, I UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS, BUT THEY ALL PUT ON DISPLAY EXACTLY WHERE THE MAJORITY OF PARTICIPATING THAT ARE.
THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH FOR LEGITIMACY.
YOU GOT TO HAVE AN APPORTION REPRESENTATIVE BODY.
THAT MEANS WE GOT TO FIGURE THAT OUT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO KEEP DOING THIS.
I DON'T WANT TO KEEP HAVING TO SAY THE SAME WORDS.
I WANT SOMEBODY UP HERE TO FIGURE THIS OUT SO YOU CAN DO IT.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS UP? YOU HOLD THE SCEPTORS OF POWER.
THERE ARE TWO DISTRICTS THAT HAVE FOUR INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THEM THAT REPRESENT PROBABLY PORTIONS OF THE PARISH.
THIS IS UNCONSTITUTIONALLY DONE.
IT'S ONLY DONE THIS WAY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ARBITRARY FROM THE BEGINNING THAT YOU KNOW OF.
BUT THERE IS A PRESCRIPTION TO THIS, SO FIGURE IT OUT, PLEASE. AS A JEFFERSONIAN.
I RISE IN OPPOSITION BECAUSE I PREFER A GOVERNMENT THAT'S FRUGAL AND SIMPLE AND WHEN WE GET THERE, WE'LL BE GOOD.
>> ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.
>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 261 FOR RATE OF MOTION ON COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR]
RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.MADAM CLERK, CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>> I HAVE ONE. BEFORE I TAKE IT UP, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE MAYOR TIM BODIER, HERE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US THIS MORNING, AS WELL AS CEO BRIAN, WHICH REALLY RUNS THE CITY ANYWAY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE MENTIONED THAT, BUT GLAD TO HAVE YA'ALL HERE TODAY WITH US.
>> A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING ROBIN PARKER BROOKS TO THE JEFFERSON PARISH HUMAN SERVICES AUTHORITY BOARD FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM REPRESENTING MENTAL HEALTH AND THE POSITION OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION TO BE BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? WHEN I OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT RESOLUTION, I WANT FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER, HEARING NONE, SERVE ORDER.
A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO MIRACLE LEAGUE OF GNO TO CONDUCT A STAR STUDDED REVIEW AT 4,100 SOUTH DRIVE JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA ON SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023, FROM 05:30 P.M TO 11:00 P.M PROVIDED ALL PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED.
>> ANY OBJECTIONS, THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR.
NOW, IF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION, ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN BONANO.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER, HEARING NONE, SERVE ORDER.
>> WE CAN ALSO RECOGNIZE FORMER JUDGE HAN'S LILJEBERG AND FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, MELINDA BOURGEOIS, WHO'S HERE TODAY.
THANKS FOR JOINING US. I WAS MOVED TO CONSENT AGENDA ONE
[CONSENT AGENDA ONE]
NOW AND COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON THE GLOBAL ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE IN GLOBAL ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 21 THROUGH 60 -35 AND 57, WHICH OUGHT TO BE AMENDED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
HEARING NONE. LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER 35, PLEASE. WITH AMENDMENTS.
>> A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BID OF C BATALI CONSTRUCTION UNDER
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BID PROPOSAL NUMBER 50-00141233 FOR 1 YEAR CONTRACT FOR LABOR, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS TO REPAIR AND RESTORE THE FAILED CANAL BANKS FOR PARISH STANDARD DETAIL FOR BANK REPAIR, FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT AND DESIGNATING THE PROJECT AS SALES TAX EXEMPT, THIS LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WAS RECEIVED BY C BATALI CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000,919 AND $2.MAXIMUM EXPENDITURES FOR THIS CONTRACT SHALL NOT EXCEED AND THIS IS THE AMENDMENT, $2,500,000 FOR THE ONE YEAR BY A FACTOR OF NOT MORE THAN 10% WITHOUT AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL.
>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ITEM NUMBER 35 AS AMENDED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SERVE ORDERED.
>> YES, SIR. A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL AND REPRESENTED BY CHRISTIAN BATTISTA AND THAT IS ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS.
THEY CHANGED THE REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME TO CONDUCT A FISHING RODEO ON SATURDAY AND CHANGE THE DATE TO JUNE 17, 2023, FROM 02:00 P.M UNTIL 04:00 P.M. AT JOHN RYAN STADIUM, 100 BLUE JAY WAY, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA, 7,001 TO ALLOW THE SERVING OF BEER AND ADDING BEVERAGES AND FOOD, TO HAVE J DJ AMPLIFIED MUSIC, TO HAVE OUTDOOR COOKING, AND TO ERECT ONE CANOPY, NOT A SMALL TENT.
THAT'S ALL OF THE PROVIDED ALL OF THE PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED AND THAT'S ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
>> COUNCIL BONANO, YOUR MOTION ON THOSE AMENDMENTS.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ITEM 57 AS AMENDED ON MOTION OF COUNCIL BONANO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM 61,
[RECEIVE OPEN BIDS (Part 1 of 2)]
PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.>> IT'S A RESOLUTION NAMING THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF JEFFERSON PARISH FOR THE CONTRACT DUE BEGINNING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024 AND WE RECEIVED ONE BID.
>> THAT TAKES AWAY THE SUSPENSE.
>> LET ME PUT IT BACK OUT FOR PROPOSALS.
>> LIKE MURRAY, THIS IS A BIG MOMENT.
ITS NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE AND THE RATE SIZE IS 31 PER AGGREGATE LINE $4.34 PER COLUMN INCH, $25 PER AFFIDAVIT UPON REQUESTS AND COMES WITH A SYSTEM FOR AN ENTIRE SHEET AND THAT IS THE AMOUNTS.
>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLET. YOUR SELECTION.
>> THAT'S DIFFICULT, I GUESS THE ADVOCATE OF NEW ORLEANS.
>> NOW, THIS HAS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE MR. DWYER AND THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
>> ASK FOR IT BEFORE WE CAN ACCEPT IT.
>> YES SIR. THAT MAKES SURE THAT THEY FOLLOWED ALL THOSE SPECIFICATIONS.
>> CAN THEY REPLACE AN ELEVATOR MUSIC.
>> I FORGOT. DO WE WAIT OR WE COME BACK TO IT?
>> WHEN THEY GIVE THE APPROVAL, THEN WE CAN DO ABOUT.
>> NOW WE CAN GET GOING WITH THE MEETING.
>> THAT'S WHAT COME BACK TO NUMBER 61.
THAT TAKES US TO CONSENT AGENDA TWO AND I HAVE A NOTE THAT NUMBER
[CONSENT AGENDA TWO (Part 1 of 2)]
62 WILL BE DEFERRED TO OUR AUGUST 9TH MEETING AND TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO COUNCILMAN LEE?>> YES. THE STUDY HAS BEEN COMPLETED ABOUT ARCHIE GROUP, HOWEVER, THE PERSONNEL WHO IS GOING TO BE REVIEWING.
YES. IT IS DEFERRED TO AUGUST 9TH DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PERSONNEL BOARD, AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATION KNOW AS THE COUNCIL GOT A CHANCE TO LOOK AT WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ARCHIE GROUP PROVIDED THROUGH PROPOSALS TO THE PERSONNEL BOARD.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MEET UNTIL TOMORROW AND SO THEY CANNOT MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS DUE TO THAT.
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BUT ALSO, I WANTED TO GIVE ENOUGH TIME BETWEEN TOMORROW AND AUGUST FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO BE ABLE TO WEIGH AND PROVIDE THE EMPIRICAL DATA THAT'S NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO.BUT WE WILL HAVE EITHER ONE OR THREE PROPOSALS THAT COME FROM THE PERSONNEL BOARD, THAT ADMINISTRATION AS WELL AS A COUNCIL MEMBER WILL BE ABLE TO REVIEW AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT UPDATE AND SO IT WAS DEFERRED UNTIL AUGUST 9TH.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF ITEMS 62 TO AUGUST 9, 2023.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
ITEM NUMBER 63, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.
>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139781, ADOPTED ON JUNE 15, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR STREET PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF BOULEVARD BRIDGE OVER HARVEY CANAL REHABILITATION PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT NUMBER 2023047 RB COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
>> DEFERRING IT TO THE NEXT MEETING.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF THAT ITEM TO JUNE 28TH.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED ITEM NUMBER 64 ALSO HAVE THAT AS A NOTE TO BE DEFERRED TO 6-28.
I TURN THE FLOOR OVER AGAIN TO COUNCILMAN LEE.
>> YES. BECAUSE THE PERSONNEL BOARD COULD NOT MEET PRIOR TO THIS COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WAS NO ACTION THAT COULD BE TAKEN AND SO THEY MEET, I BELIEVE TOMORROW AND AT SOME POINT IN TIME THEY WILL PROVIDE THE ADMINISTRATION WITH SOME TYPE OF NOTIFICATION IN TERMS OF THEIR POSITION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT TIMOTHY J. PALMATIER BOARD OF FINANCE HAVE SUPPLIED THE PERSONNEL BOARD WITH THE DATA THAT THEY NEED.
WE'LL WAIT TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM AFTER THE PERSONNEL BOARD MOVES.
THIS IS DEFERRED TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF ITEM NUMBER 64 TO JUNE 28TH.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
ITEM 65 WITH AMENDMENTS, PLEASE.
>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD TO CONDUCT A ZONING AND OR LAND-USE STUDIES THAT ARE DEEMED APPROPRIATE TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF EACH NEIGHBORHOOD AFFECTED BY THE DECOMMISSIONING OF ACTIVE SCHOOLS TO A NEW USE BY THE APPROVED PLAN OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM AND ELIMINATE ALL POTENTIAL NEGATIVE EFFECTS THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
THE AFFECTED SCHOOLS AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF JEFFERSON PARISH ARE HAYNES ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN METAIRIE AND I HAVE THE ONLY AMENDMENT THAT I HAVE AT THIS TIME IS THE REMOVAL OF HELEN COX HIGH SCHOOL IN HARVEY FROM THE RESOLUTION AND MILDRED HARRIS ELEMENTARY IN BRIDGE CITY.
MS. EULA CAN YOU CLARIFY ARE THOSE LAST TWO SCHOOLS YOU MENTIONED BEING CARVED OUT OF THIS RESOLUTION, BUT NOT HAYNES, IS THAT WHAT THE AMENDMENT IS PROPOSING? IT SAYS THE EFFECT OF SCHOOLS THAT WOULD BE DECOMMISSIONED WOULD BE HAYNES ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN METAIRIE AND MILDRED HARRIS ELEMENTARY IN BRIDGE CITY.
HELEN COX HIGH SCHOOL AND HARVEY WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THIS RESOLUTION, SO THEY WOULD NOT BE DECOMMISSIONED.
>> ONLY HELEN COX WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THIS REZONING STUDY?
>> THAT AMENDMENT IS BEING OFFERED BY COUNCILMAN LEE OR WHOEVER IT'S BY.
I'D LIKE TO ALSO OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT THAT HAYNES BE REMOVED FROM THIS ITEM AS WELL.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO ASK THAT IF MY COLLEAGUES ARE SO WILLING THAT WE DEFER THIS ENTIRE ITEM SO THAT I CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DETERMINE HOW THIS IMPACTS THE SCHOOL ON BRIDGE CITY THAT'S AFFECTING THE SEMI-DISTRICT ESPECIALLY HOW I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ON WHAT ACTUALLY TYPE OF STUDY WOULD WE BE CONDUCTING AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK AT AND WHAT WE EXPECT TO COME OUT OF THAT STUDY.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE BEFORE WE CONSIDER A DEFERRAL, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN CALLS ALREADY ON THIS THIS MORNING.
I DON'T WANT OUR CONSTITUENTS TO HAVE ANY LACK OF CLARITY ON SOME OF THE ISSUES.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO WORRY UNNECESSARILY FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IF WE DEFER THE MATTER IN REGARD TO HAYNES, AND THIS IS MY CONCERN.
HAYNES IS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 5,
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AND THE CURRENT ZONING, AND AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO PROVIDE ALL THE FACTS OR PUT OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR IN THE CROSS HERE, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT WHAT HAYNES IS NOW AND ALLOW FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO APPRECIATE THAT.THE ZONING OF HAYNES NOW I THINK WE HAVE A MAP TO BE ABLE TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT THAT IS.
BECAUSE AGAIN, I KNOW EACH OF US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY MEETING THAT WE GO TO IN THE COMMUNITY, THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE SCHOOLS IS DEFINITELY A CONCERN AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
WE ALWAYS TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT THESE PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THAT WE ARE NOT AS THE COUNCIL IN CHARGE OF THE SALE OF THESE SCHOOLS, BUT STILL, WE DO GET QUESTIONS AND WE DO GET CONCERNS.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT IS IN MY DISTRICT COUNCIL DISTRICT 5.
YOU CAN SEE THIS MAP SHOWS US THAT THE ENTIRE HAYNES PROPERTY, YELLOW INDICATES R1A SINGLE FAMILY ZONING.
THIS ENTIRE PROPERTY WHERE HAYNES SITS RIGHT NOW IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY.
OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR CAN TELL US AND CONFIRM FOR US THAT THE ONLY THING THAT COULD BE BUILT THERE AT THIS TIME WOULD BE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
BUT EVEN THAT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT RE-SUBDIVIDING THESE LOTS, CORRECT?
>> BEST. I GUESS YOU COULD BUILD ONE HOME ON THIS WHOLE PROPERTY, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANY DEVELOPER WHO'S DOING THAT.
>> THE FUTURE OF THIS PROPERTY WHEN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, IF THEY CHOOSE TO PROCEED AS THEY HAVE INDICATED, AND SELL THIS PROPERTY FOR HAYNES, THAT NEW PURCHASER AT THAT TIME WOULD BE ABLE TO COME TO THE PARISH AND REQUEST TO CREATE LOTS OF AN APPROPRIATE SIZE FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND BUILD SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, BUT THAT SUBDIVISION REQUEST WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, CORRECT?
>> THAT WOULD BE ON THE SIZE AND THE NUMBER OF LOTS THAT ARE BEING CREATED.
IF IT'S OVER TWO ACRES, IT WILL HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
IF THEY'RE LOOKING AT CREATING WHICH LIKELY THEY WOULD OVER 10 LOTS, IT WOULD COME TO THE COUNCIL, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS GUARANTEED TO COME TO THE COUNCIL.
>> LIKELY SOMETHING OF THIS SIZE WOULD COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND THEN THEY'D BE A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS.
IF SOME FUTURE PURCHASER OF THIS PROPERTY WANTED TO TRY OR REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING, WHAT WOULD THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE?
>> THAT WOULD ABSOLUTELY COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
IT'S A LEGISLATIVE DECISION, SO THEY WOULD MAKE AN APPLICATION WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
IT WOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE LOW-TECH AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE WOULD SCHEDULE IT FOR PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD AND THEN ULTIMATELY TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
>> IF A REQUEST TO REZONE WAS MADE THEN CITIZENS WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED OR CONCERNED WOULD HAVE AT LEAST TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO COME TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS, BOTH AT THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD LEVEL AND AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL?
>> IN ADDITION, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS IN THE METAIRIE RIDGE TREE PRESERVATION DISTRICT AND SO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT DOES THAT ADD TO THIS SITUATION AS WELL?
>> THE METAIRIE RIDGE TREE PRESERVATION DISTRICT IS AN OVERLAY THAT'S ON THIS SIDE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY IN THIS AREA.
IF ANYONE WERE TO GO TO DEVELOP THE SIDE AND WANT TO REMOVE ANY PROTECTED TREES OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDABLE AREA, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO MAKE AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKWAYS THE PARISH ARBORIST WOULD REVIEW IT AND MAKE A FINAL DECISION.
IF SHE DENIED THE REMOVAL OF THOSE TREES THEN THE PETITION WOULD BE OR COULD BE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE, COULD BE HEARD BY THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS SO THEN A SIGN WOULD GO UP AND A PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE HELD, NOTICE WOULD BE MAILED OUT.
>> AGAIN, RIGHT NOW, THIS SITE HAS TREE PRESERVATION PROTECTION ON IT THAT IF THERE WOULD BE SOME CONTROVERSY OR DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THE REQUEST TO REMOVE TREES ON THEIR SITE, THERE WOULD AGAIN BE A PUBLIC PROCESS POTENTIALLY FOR PEOPLE TO COME BEFORE US, BEFORE THE BCA IN THAT CASE AND EXPRESS THEIR CONCERN?
>> OKAY. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO CONVEY TO THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE AROUND HAYNES THAT WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS ANXIETY THAT COMES WITH A POTENTIAL SALE OF THIS PROPERTY AND TRANSFORMATION FROM A SCHOOL INTO SOMETHING ELSE.
BUT THEY CAN REST ASSURED THAT AT THIS MOMENT, THIS SITE IS R1-A SINGLE-FAMILY,
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VERY CONSISTENT WITH THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES SURROUNDING IT.ADDITIONALLY, IF SOMEONE WERE TO REQUEST A CHANGE, THERE WOULD BE A PUBLIC PROCESS THAT THEY WOULD SEE SIGNS GO UP.
THE RESIDENTS WITHIN 300 FEET WOULD GET CERTIFIED LETTERS AND THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN ON THAT REQUEST.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE TREE PROTECTIONS ON THIS AREA THAT WILL SAFEGUARD SOME OF THE TREE CANOPY THAT IS SO IMPORTANT IN THE METAIRIE RIDGE TREE PRESERVATION DISTRICT.
THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK OUR RESIDENTS HAVE TAKEN COMFORT IN.
WHEN ITEM 65 COMES UP AND THERE IS A PROPOSED REZONING STUDY.
REZONING WOULD MEAN OTHER ZONINGS OTHER THAN R1-A AND WHAT ARE THOSE POTENTIAL ZONINGS?
>> POINT OF ORDER COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, I HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY EVEN PRESENT THE RESOLUTION.
NOW THERE'S DISCUSSION ON THE RESOLUTION THAT'S NOT ACCURATE IN WHAT'S PRESENTED THAT I THINK COULD BE ALLEVIATED AND RESOLVE IF THE APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED FOR THE DISCUSSION.
>> I WAS COMING TO YOU AS SOON AS SHE WRAPPED UP. I WAS COMING TO YOU.
>> I UNDERSTAND. I THINK, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S MISCOMMUNICATION THAT CAN VERY EASILY HAPPEN BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURAL PROTOCOL FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S AS MUCH DISAGREEMENT CANDIDLY.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A MISUNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, BUT THAT BEING SAID.
>> LET ME ASK IS THERE ANY POINT OF ORDER.
THIS ITEM CAME UP FOR DISCUSSION.
IT'S POSTED AS AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND PAB TO CONDUCT A ZONING STUDY.
AM I APPROPRIATELY SPEAKING ON THIS ITEM?
>> I'M SORRY. I CAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS.
I'M JUST CHECKING WITH A PARLIAMENTARIAN.
>> BECAUSE AGAIN, THE CALLS THAT I'M GETTING ARE FROM RESIDENTS WHO WE HAVE MET WITH AND SAID, DON'T WORRY, THIS IS R1A, THIS IS SINGLE FAMILY, ANY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE HAS TO COME BEFORE US, HAS TO BE A PUBLIC PROCESS, AND HAS TO ALLOW YOU TO PARTICIPATE AND EXPRESS YOUR CONCERN.
WHEN SOMETHING IS POSTED ON THE PUBLIC AGENDA THAT SAYS POTENTIALLY ZONING THIS DIFFERENTLY OR LOOKING AT ZONING OF THIS AREA, THAT IS WHERE THE CAUSE FOR CONCERN HAS COME IN,.
>> THAT IS WHY I WAS ASKING HAYNES TO BE CARVED OUT OF THIS SO THAT ALL OF THOSE PROTECTIONS STAY IN PLACE AND SAFEGUARD THIS SITE AND SAFEGUARD THAT THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE PARTICIPATION SHOULD ANY FUTURE LANDOWNER WANT TO REQUEST SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN EXISTS NOW.
I THINK THAT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT OUR RESIDENTS DO NOT HAVE ANY LACK OF CONFUSION OR ANXIETY THAT THIS SITE REMAINS R1A AND REMAINS PROTECTED BY THE MRT PD.
>> LET'S GIVE COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO OR COUNCILMAN TEMPLET A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS.
>> I JUST MEAN TO PRESENT THE RESOLUTION SO IT'S UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE INTENTION IS, AND I THINK WE'LL DISCOVER WE'RE ACTUALLY ON THE SAME PAGE.
MY ONE DISAGREEMENT IS I WOULD LIKE OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE LACK OF CONFUSION.
I WANT THEM TO NOT BE CONFUSED.
>> WHAT I'M ASKING FOR, AND HERE'S MY CONCERN, I THINK WE'RE ALL GETTING THE SAME CALLS, AND HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS ON OUR THOROUGHFARES, WHETHER IT'S LAPALCO, WHETHER IT'S GRETNA BOULEVARD, WHETHER IT'S METAIRIE ROAD, WEST ESPLANADE, THEY'RE NOT DISTRICT CENTRIC.
THEY'RE NOT LIMITED TO BEING TRAVERSED AND DEALT WITH BY JUST RESONANCE OF ONE DISTRICT.
WE'RE ALL GETTING AN OUTCRY BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL BOARDS CONSOLIDATION AND WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE WITH THEIR FUTURE SCHOOLS.
WE'RE ALL GETTING IT, AND I DON'T WANT TO BE PRESUMPTUOUS, BUT MY GUESS IS WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE IN WANTING TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND MAKE SURE THAT THINGS LIKE DENSITY, THINGS LIKE A CHANGING OF THE USE THAT WOULD INCREASE DENSITY AND TRAFFIC CHOKE POINTS THAT OFTEN ALREADY EXIST IN SOME OF THESE AREAS, METAIRIE ROAD IS ONE OF THEM WE ALL DEAL WITH, AND CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON NOW, LIKE FELIPE'S, WE'VE ALL DEALT WITH IT.
WE'RE ALL GETTING THE COMPLAINTS, EVEN THOSE OF US WHO MAY NOT LIVE RIGHT BY THAT AREA.
THESE SCHOOL PROPERTIES, AND I MIGHT BE THE ONLY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'S DEALT WITH THIS FIRSTHAND AS I HAVE AS SCHOOLS CLOSED IN THE ARCHDIOCESE WITHIN DISTRICT 4, WHAT HAPPENS IS THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS GET VERY CONCERNED.
NOW ONE'S GOING TO GO IN THAT SPOT.
THE TRUTH IS, YES, IT'S ZONED R1A AND THAT'S GREAT, BUT THE REALITY IS, AS WAS JUST PROVEN IN THAT DISCUSSION, IS FOR ANY MEANINGFUL DEVELOPMENT TO TAKE PLACE ON ANY ONE OF THESE SITES PARISH 1.
IT'S NOT LIMITED TO HAYNES, IT'S NOT LIMITED TO HELEN COX, IT'S NOT LIMITED TO MILDRED HARRIS. IT'S ANY OF THEM.
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WE JUST LISTED THEM BECAUSE THOSE, AT THE MOMENT, ARE THE SPECIFIC ONES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD, BUT THE REALITY IS, OTHER THAN JUST A SCHOOL GOING IN THERE OR A CHURCH, THE REALITY IS, ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS IS GOING TO INVOLVE A RELATIVELY WHOLESALE CHANGE OF THOSE PROPERTIES.WE'VE ALL EXPERIENCED WHAT HAPPENS.
TODAY, COUNCILMAN EDWARDS HAD TO DEAL WITH PART OF WHAT HAPPENS IN THAT ZONING PROCESS WHERE THERE'S A DEVELOPER COMES IN AND HAS THIS GREAT PIE IN THE SKY IDEA, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PARISH, I REALLY NEED TO GET THIS THROUGH.
IF I CAN'T GET THE ZONING CHANGED, OH, MY GOD, THE DEAL FALLS THROUGH.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING IN THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AT THAT TIME.
WHAT I THINK WE HAVE A DUTY TO DO OR WHAT I THINK IS BEST FOR THE PUBLIC IS TO TRY AND GET OUT AHEAD OF IT.
LET'S GET OUT AHEAD AND GET OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO PERFORM SOME ANALYSIS OF THESE AREAS AND DETERMINE, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, HYPOTHETICALLY, IF HAYNES OR MILDRED HARRIS, OR WHATEVER, WERE RE-SUBDIVIDED INTO 25 LOTS OR 50 LOTS? WHAT WERE TO HAPPEN IF SOMEONE CAME AND TRIED TO MAKE IT A HIGH-RISE CONDO, OR SOMEONE CAME TO TRY AND MAKE IT A STRIP MALL, OR ANOTHER, WHATEVER, FELIPE'S RESTAURANT OR WHATEVER OR CANES OR WHATEVER, CHICK-FIL-A? WHICH ANY OF US WHO HAVE DEALT WITH A CHICK-FIL-A KNOW THAT IS A PLANNING AND ZONING CHALLENGE AND A TRAFFIC CHALLENGE.
I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, OUR COUNCIL, AND FUTURE COUNCILS, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK ANY OF US ARE GOING TO BE IN HERE FOR ETERNITY, BUT HOW GREAT WOULD IT BE FOR THEM TO ALREADY HAVE DATA COMPILED, ALREADY HAVE PLANNING AND ZONING ANALYSIS DONE OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS, THE TRAFFIC IN THOSE AREAS, THE ALREADY EXISTING DENSITY, AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF FUTURE DENSITY OF CHANGES TO ALREADY HAVE SOME ANALYSIS DONE TO BE ABLE TO LEAN ON AND GIVE DATA AND ANALYSIS TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, NOT IF, WHEN THEY COME? BECAUSE REST ASSURED SEVERAL OF THESE PROPERTIES, I'M SURE HAYNES, WE KNOW BECAUSE OF THE CALLS WE'VE GOTTEN FROM NOT JUST RESIDENCE, BUT DEVELOPERS CHOMPING AT THE BIT, DYING TO PUT PYLONS IN THE GROUND ON THOSE PROPERTIES.
WELL, HOW GREAT WOULD IT BE AND WHAT DILIGENCE WOULD IT EXHIBIT IF WE WERE ABLE TO ALREADY HAVE SOME ANALYSIS IN PLACE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS WOULD BE? CERTAINLY WITH THE HOPE, AND I'M ALL FOR IF THERE'S A DEFERRAL AND WE'VE DONE THIS IN THE PAST AND GOTTEN TO THE RIGHT DECISION BECAUSE I'M ALL ABOUT MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION OVER THE QUICK DECISION.
IF A DEFERRAL ALLOWS US TO ENSURE THAT THE LANGUAGE IS APPROPRIATE TO ASSURE EVERYONE'S CONCERNS ARE ALLEVIATED, I'M ALL FOR THAT.
BUT I THINK WHAT WE ATTEMPTED TO DO IS BE MINDFUL OF THE LANGUAGE TO USE TO SAY EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS, PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, PRESERVING THE R1A.
MAYBE IT'S JUST AN ANALYSIS THAT SAYS, HERE'S WHY R1A IS WHAT WE REALLY NEED IN THAT PROPERTY.
HERE'S WHY THAT IS THE BEST USE OF MILDRED HARRIS, OF WHATEVER.
CERTAINLY, EACH DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER HAS A MORE DAILY WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS AFFECTING THOSE SURROUNDING AREAS, BUT IT AFFECTS ALL OF US FOR ONE MAJOR REASON, WHICH IS THESE AREN'T LIMITED TO JUST ONE AREA.
IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IF YOU FOLLOW THE SCHOOL BOARD'S PLAN.
THERE'S MORE IN THE OFFING AND WE COULD VERY WELL FACE THIS AGAIN AND FACE THIS GOING FORWARD.
I CAN APPRECIATE THE CONCERNS O.
LOOK, THE HELEN COX WHEN COUNCILMAN LEE AND I SPOKE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO ON IT AND ACTUALLY I SAID IN AN INTERVIEW, HELEN COX IS ONE.
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THE EXPERTS COME BACK AND SAY MAYBE AN ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT DOES WORK THERE BECAUSE IT FRONTS LAPALCO.
IT'S NOT ON BOOKENDS WITH JUST NEIGHBORHOODS, STREETS, AND TRAFFIC.
THERE'S OTHER CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS AND CULTURAL THINGS THAT EXIST WITH THESE SCHOOL PROPERTIES THAT HAS TO BE KEPT IN MIND.
MY EXPERIENCE IN EIGHT YEARS ON BOTH CANON AND PARISH COUNCIL IS AT THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR AND THE BEGINNING OF EACH SEMESTER IS ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES FOR CONSTITUENTS.
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS? SCHOOL SETS IN, TRAFFIC COMES IN.
WHEN MOST OF THESE SCHOOLS WERE BUILT, SOME OF THEM WERE EVEN BUILT BEFORE MODERN AUTOMOBILES.
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[LAUGHTER]>> BUT MOST OF THEM WERE BUILT AT A TIME WHEN FAMILIES HAD SINGLE CARS, NOT TWO CARS AND HOUSE MUCH LET FOUR, WHERE BUS SERVICE WAS MORE WIDELY USED THAN IT IS NOW.
THE TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE NOT WHAT THEY ARE TODAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF CULTURAL CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE THAT I THINK DESERVES AN ADDITIONAL, MORE THOROUGH WHOLESALE ANALYSIS OF ALL THESE PROPERTIES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WE WERE COMING FROM.
AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC PROCESS, THERE'S NO DOUBT THE PUBLIC PROCESS WILL BE FOLLOWED, BUT HERE'S THE CHALLENGE, AND WE'VE LIVED THROUGH THAT, CORNERSTONE AS, AND SEVERAL OF US AND PARISH PRESIDENTS WELL, WERE ON THE COUNCIL THEN, AS A TECHNICAL MATTER, THE PROCESS FOR THE PERMITTING OF CORNERSTONE AND THE NITROGEN TETROXIDE OR WHATEVER IT WAS, CH2N, IT WAS FOLLOWED AS A TECHNICAL MATTER, BUT WHAT WE LEARNED IS ONE SIZE DIDN'T FIT ALL.
THAT TECHNICAL PROCESS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO SERVE THE CONSTITUENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BANK TO MAKE SURE THEIR CONCERNS WERE ALLEVIATED.
MY CONCERN IS, AND WE GET THIS, CONSTITUENTS GO, MAN, I DIDN'T SEE THAT PUBLIC NOTICE OR I DIDN'T SEE THAT SIGN, SO I DIDN'T GO.
WHY WOULD WE NOT TRY AND GET OUT AHEAD AND TRY AND GET SOME PUBLIC INPUT AND MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING AN ANALYSIS UPFRONT SO WE CAN SAY WITH GOOD CONSCIENCE, TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, PLEASE PUT YOUR FEARS TO REST? THE VERY CONCERNS COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN HAS REITERATED AND RELAYED FROM THE CONSTITUENTS, I THINK I CAN SAY THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD AS WELL.
I THINK WE HAVE THE SAME GOAL, WHICH IS TO PUT THOSE CONCERNS TO REST AND MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS CAN BE COMFORTABLE THAT WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT HAPPENS ON THESE SCHOOLS SITES WILL NOT OVERLY BURDEN OUR CONSTITUENTS AND WILL NOT MAKE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE LESS IN THEIR MINDS THAN IT IS TODAY.
THAT'S THE INTENTION. COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, I APPRECIATE THE INDULGENCE.
COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURTESY AND PARTICIPATION AND INPUT AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO ADD TO THAT AND ECHO COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.
THE CONCERNS ARE WE'RE DOING A PROCESS THAT ACTUALLY PROTECTS THE INTEGRITY OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
I THINK YOUR COMMENTS, JUST AS FAR AS SAYING THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING THINGS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LETTING THE PEOPLE HAVE A VOICE AND OPINION ON WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THEIR BACKYARD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SPARKED A LOT OF THE INTERESTS AND PHONE CALLS ON IS FELIPE'S.
FELIPE'S WAS A LEGAL RESTAURANT SUPPOSEDLY OPENING ON METAIRIE ROAD, BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WITH CONSTITUENTS AROUND IT WAS SHOULD IT BE OPENED, SHOULD IT CREATE MORE CONGESTION WITHIN THE AREA? BUT IT MET THE CRITERIA THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER TWO WEEKS AGO, WAS ROUGHLY STATING THAT THE FRONTAGE OF METAIRIE ROAD COULD POSSIBLY BE COMMERCIAL, THAT CONSTITUENTS WERE ASKED IF THERE WERE AGAINST IT AND SOME OF THEM WEREN'T.
MY PHONE STARTED RINGING OFF THE HOOK.
WELL, I HAD NO INPUT, AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE INPUT.
ONE OF THE CONCERNS IS THAT UNDER THE ZONING THAT IT IS NOW, EVEN I THINK IT'S R1A RIGHT NOW, THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY, WOULD ALLOW ROUGHLY ABOUT 80 HOMES TO BE PUT IN THAT AREA.
THE CONCERNS IS THAT WE WANTED TO FIGURE OUT TO WHERE NOW THE PUBLIC WOULD HAVE INPUT OR WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACROSS THE BOARD IMPACTING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
I MEAN TO SAY, I'M NOT LOOKING AT THIS AS JUST IN A CLOSED AND BOX, I HAD THE SAME SITUATION AROUND MY HOME.
THOMAS JEFFERSON IS 1 1/2 BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOME.
I'M GETTING THE CONCERNS FROM CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS THAT THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THE GREEN SPACE, AS WELL AS THE DRAINAGE.
LOOK, LET'S BE CLEAR, YOU-ALL ALWAYS HEAR THE SONG, LET'S PAVED PARADISE.
WELL, WE'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL HOW MUCH CONCRETE AND WE ALLOW BEING PAID IN CERTAIN AREAS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM CAN HANDLE IT.
WHATEVER'S DEVELOPED ON METAIRIE ROAD OR WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OR AROUND ENTITIES, FACILITIES.
MAKING SURE WE'RE PROTECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THESE RESIDENTS EXPECT TO HAVE.
AS FAR AS COUNCILMAN LEE IS REMOVING THE SCHOOL ON HIS DISTRICT,
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IT TOTALLY FUNDS LAPALCO BOULEVARD.IT DOESN'T IMPACT ANY RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
BUT HAYNES AND SOME OF THESE OTHER FACILITIES DO.
THIS IS NOT TRYING TO ALLEVIATE THE NORMAL PROCESS OF PLANNING, BUT THIS HAS ACTUALLY GIVEN US STUDY TO FIND OUT WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST USE OF THESE PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS GIVING THE PEOPLE A VOICE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW TO SAY WHAT THEY LIKE TO SEE IN OUR BACKYARD.
I'M REALLY SURPRISED THAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THAT NOW, INSTEAD OF JUST WAITING FOR THE PLANNING PROCESS TO COME THROUGH.
>> NO, SIR. LET ME LET ME CLARIFY.
I AM TRYING TO SAFEGUARD THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE INPUT AND SAFEGUARD TREE PROTECTIONS.
IF YOU'RE CREATING SOME UNIQUE PROCESS THAT WE'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH BEFORE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WILL ENTAIL FOR THE RESIDENTS.
AT THIS MOMENT, THEY CAN REST ASSURED IT IS ONLY SINGLE-FAMILY AND THEY WILL HAVE A PORTION OF PARTICIPATION BOTH AT PAB AND AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL.
I DON'T KNOW WHY THESE SCHOOLS WERE TARGETED, I DON'T KNOW WHY THE SCHOOL THAT YOU SAID IS NEAREST YOU, THOMAS JEFFERSON IS NOT PART OF THIS STUDY.
I JUST DO NOT WANT TO CREATE CONFUSION AND YOU CITED FULLY PAYS THE CONFUSION CAME IN ON THAT ZONING MATTER BECAUSE A HOME HAD SAT ON A SITE THAT WHERE THE UNDERLYING ZONING WAS COMMERCIAL.
WHEN THE HOME WENT AWAY, A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IS COMING TO LIFE.
THAT'S THE KIND OF CONFUSION I DON'T WANT TO HAVE IN THIS SCENARIO.
IF WE SIMPLY SAY THE HAYNES SITE IS SINGLE-FAMILY AND NOTHING ELSE AND ANY OTHER REQUESTED CHANGE WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE US AND WOULD HAVE TO BE A PUBLIC PROCESS, I THINK THAT IS THE MOST ANXIETY REDUCING FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND THE CLEAREST FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS.
IN TERMS OF THE GREEN, WE ACTUALLY OR THE DISTRICT ALSO WHO INITIATED A STUDY OF MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS MORE PERMEABLE SURFACE ON HOMES.
I CREDIT THE HAYNES COMMUNITY AROUND THAT SITE.
THAT WAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, COTTON PARK AND CRESTMONT THAT ASKED US TO DO THAT STUDY.
THAT MAKES FRONT YARDS MORE PERMEABLE AND CREDIT TO THEM FOR ASKING AND CREDIT TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING ON THAT.
MY CONCERN IS BRINGING MORE ANXIETY AND MORE I UNKNOWN TO THIS PROCESS.
AS A MATTER OF COURSE, IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ITEM FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT STUDY, WHAT ARE THE ACTIONABLE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD DO WITH THIS?
>> THE RESOLUTION IN AND OF ITSELF IT DOESN'T GIVE ME MUCH TO DO.
WE WOULD HAVE TO DO SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS FOR EACH SITE, LAYOUT THE AREA, DEFINED.
IF WE COULD MAYBE DISCUSS THE LANGUAGE REGARDING NEGATING ALL NEGATIVE IMPACTS BECAUSE I FEEL AS THOUGH THAT MAY PUT ME RESPECTFULLY IN THE DEPARTMENT IN AN UNTENABLE POSITION BECAUSE DEFINING A NEGATIVE IMPACT FOR ONE PERSON COULD BE DIFFERENT FOR THE OTHER PERSON.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT WE CAN LIVE UP TO SOMETHING THAT, IN MY VIEW, IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
>> WOULD IT BE A BETTER PATH TO CANCEL THIS ITEM OR CONSIDER CANCELLATION SO THAT WE CAN GET SOME CLARITY? LOOK, I DON'T WANT HAYNES TO BE MORE CONFUSING FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS OR FOR THEM TO FEEL LIKE THERE'S A RISK OF REZONING WHEN THEY SEE AN ITEM THAT SAYS HAYNES AND ZONING IN THE SAME ITEM.
>> ONE MORE FROM COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON.
>> THE COMMUNITY WILL BE CONFUSED IF WE CONTINUE TO ATTEMPT TO CONFUSE THE ISSUE.
I'M HAPPY TO MOVE FOR A DEFERRAL TO ALLOW ANY LANGUAGE AS COUNCILMAN BONANO SAID, WHAT FEELS LIKE TWO HOURS AGO, TO MASSAGE ANY LANGUAGE AND ADDRESS ANY ISSUES.
LAND-USE, PLANNING AND ZONING STUDIES.
WE DO THESE ALL THE TIME, WE ASK FOR THESE ALL THE TIME, HAVE SUCCESS DOING THEM.
OFTENTIMES, OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS ARE RETAINED TO DO SO, TO GIVE ADVICE.
IF IT'S EASIER AND BETTER TO LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL SITES, SO BE IT. I MEAN WHATEVER.
I'M HAPPY TO JOIN IN COUNCILMAN BONANO'S MOVE FOR A DEFERRAL.
I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO NOTE WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, WE'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS AND WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF IT TO MAKE SURE THEIR CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED.
>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, LAST WORD.
>> JUST CLARIFICATION ON THOMAS JEFFERSON IN
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THE CITY OF GRETNA CONCERNING WHY IS NOT LISTED.I THINK YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO.
THIS RESOLUTION IT SAYS, FOR UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON PARISH, THE CITY OF GRETNA IS NOT IN UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON PARISH, IT'S INCORPORATED ON ITS OWN, SO IT'S IMPACTED SEPARATELY.
>> COUNCILMAN BONANO, YOUR MOTION?
>> ANY OBJECTION TO MOTION TO DEFER TO 628 BY COUNCIL BONANO AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE LONG AWAITED NUMBER 66.
>> A RESOLUTION AMENDING SECTION 1, A RESOLUTION NUMBER 139979, TO AMEND AND UPDATE A DEPARTMENT REFERENCE AND EXTENDING THE INTERIM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN SECTION 1 OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 139979 AS AMENDED HEREIN, WHICH ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION APPLICATIONS FOR A PERIOD OF SIX ADDITIONAL MONTHS OR UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF FINAL COUNCIL ACTION, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. SIXTY SEVEN PLEASE.
>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139781, ADOPTED JUNE 15, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR STREETS PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR PROFESSIONAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE BELLE CHASSE HIGHWAY STREET LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS.
WHITNEY AVENUE TO WALL BOULEVARD, COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
>> WE'RE ON 67, RIGHT MADAM CLERK?
>> MY IPAD JUST SCROLLED TO THE BEGINNING.
I'M BACK TO 67. COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, YOUR SELECTION ON THAT.
>> SELECTION IS BURK-KLEINPETER.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF BURK-KLEINPETER ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
LET'S MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA 2.
CONSENT AGENDA 2, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION ON THE IN GLOBAL ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA 2.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE IN GLOBAL ADOPTION OF ITEMS 68 THROUGH 143-117, WHICH WILL BE CANCELED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER?
[RECEIVE OPEN BIDS (Part 2 of 2)]
WE HAVE ITEM 61, THE PARISH ATTORNEY AND MR. DWYER HAVE SAID THE BID HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AND FOLLOWS ALL THE SPECIFICATION.>> TO FINISH THIS AND GO BACK TO 61 OR GO BACK TO 61 NOW?
IN A MOTION TO ACCEPT NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE AS THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF JEFFERSON PARISH ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
THAT WRAPS UP 61 AND NOW WE GO BACK TO 60,
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ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA 2.IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE IN GLOBAL ADOPTION OF ITEMS 68 THROUGH 143-117, WHICH IS TO BE CANCELED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 44.
[ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS]
ITEM 144, PLEASE.>> ADDENDUM AGENDA, YES, MA'AM.
I WILL START ROLLING IN GLOBAL ON THAT TOO.
COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON THE GLOBAL ADOPTION OF A ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11-4, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PULL OUT TO DISCUSS AND DIFFERING NUMBER 5-628.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THOSE ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11-4, WHICH WE'LL PULL IT TO DISCUSS, AND 5, WHICH WE'LL DEFER TO 628 ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
LET'S GO TO NUMBER 4, PLEASE MADAM CLERK.
>> A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 132364, ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 10, 2018 TO ESTABLISH INTERIM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS.
>> MR. CHAIRMAN, I REQUESTED THIS ONE UP AGAIN, GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM MY RESIDENCE THAT THERE NEIGHBORS IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WERE CONCRETING THEIR ENTIRE FRONT YARD.
THAT CAME AS A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE TO ME.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME LIMITATION ON THAT, BUT APPARENTLY THERE IS NOT BECAUSE WE WERE INFORMED THAT PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR THAT.
THIS RESOLUTION WILL ALLOW US TO LOOK AT THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACT AS WELL AS THE APPEARANCE IN ALLOWING THAT TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN.
I WOULD MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 4, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS,
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SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.NOW, IT TAKES US TO NUMBER 5, MADAM CLERK.
>> I'M SORRY, WE DEFERRED THAT TO 628.
>> NOW WE'RE JUMPING TO ITEM 145 AND JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS, PLEASE.
[JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS]
>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, FORMALLY DOING BUSINESS AS EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL AND THE SALTZER GROUP LLC RELATED TO COVID-19, RAISING THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT TO $250,000, INCLUDING THE HOURLY RATE SCHEDULE FOR SALTZER GROUP LLC AND INCLUDING ADDITIONAL CONTRACT TERMS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED OR ASSISTED PROJECTS REQUIRED BY FEMA.
>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, FORMALLY DOING BUSINESS AS EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL AND THE SALTZER GROUP LLC, RAISING THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT TO $250,000 AND INCLUDING THE HOURLY RATE SCHEDULE FOR SALTZER GROUP LLC AND ADDITIONAL CONTRACT TERMS FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED OR ASSISTED PROJECTS REQUIRED BY FEMA.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. 147, PLEASE.
>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH CENTRAL SQUARE TECHNOLOGIES LLC TO REPLACE AND UPGRADE THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH, CAD SYSTEM FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $1,614,617.36, AS WELL AS SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES FOR THE FIRST YEAR AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $416,300.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. 148.
>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFORMIX SMARTNET RENEWAL TO MAINTAIN NETWORK SECURITY AND STABILITY FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNICATION DISTRICT.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.
>> A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNICATION CENTER SPECIALIST CCS, PROVIDING CONSOLE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING SERVICES.
CCS WILL INSPECT, REPAIR, CALIBRATE, AND CLEAN ALL CONSOLES AT THE JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT.
CCS WILL PROVIDE MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING SERVICES TO THE KENNER POLICE DEPARTMENTS SITE AND CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO THE GRETNA POLICE DEPARTMENTS SITE.
CCS WILL PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $20,825, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND METAIRIE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO PROVIDE FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000 FOR PLANNING AND IMPROVEMENTS TO 17TH STREET.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. 151, PLEASE.
>> A RESOLUTION GRANTING ACCEPTANCE TO CRESCENT COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION LLC FOR THEIR COMPLETED CONTRACT, CONTRACT NUMBER 55-19028, DATED MAY 7, 2020 FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION NUMBER 12 LOCATED AT 900 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY FOR THE EAST BANK CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL SERVICES FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA COUNCIL DISTRICTS 2 THROUGH 5.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANO SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. ITEM 152, PLEASE.
>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26146, PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING OF LOCAL OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON CERTAIN LOTS OF PARCELS OF REAL ESTATE, A BUDDING MARYLAND AVENUE WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF ROAD DISTRICT NUMBER 1 OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA TO COVER THE COST TO CONSTRUCT PAVED SURFACE OR OTHERWISE IMPROVED TOGETHER WITH THE NECESSARY CURBING, GUTTERING, APRONS, DRAINS, AND HEADERS OF AN UNDEVELOPED PORTION OF MARYLAND AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT 4.
>> WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM, SUMMARY NUMBER 26146.
ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED, COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26146,
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A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO SECONDED BY COUNSELOR WALKER.NO NEW BUSINESS TO REPORT, NO STATUS REPORTS.
WE'LL MOVE TO PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS.
[PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS]
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AT THE BACK OF THE CHAMBERS AND YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES.
>> AL MORELLA, 4260 EAST LOYOLA DRIVE, 5TH DISTRICT, KENNER, 4TH DISTRICT GUN INCORPORATED, JEFFERSON, 51 YEAR'S, CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, $408,000.
TOP 5 BENEFACTORS, COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, COUNCILMAN LEE, COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, AND COUNCILMAN WALKER.
NOW, GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS, I'M DEMANDING YOUR RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
ONE MORE OF YOUR AGENCIES IN BATON ROUGE IS NOW INVOLVED IN A SCANDAL.
THAT AGENCY IS A STATE BOARD OR PRIVATE SECURITY EXAMINERS.
GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS, I'LL SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 466, 648 AND 81.
GET OUT YOUR VETO PANEL LIKE YOU SAID YOU WOULD AND LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE.
NOW, I WANT TO DIRECT MY NEXT COMMENTS TO JOHN GEORGES, THE OWNER OF THE ADVOCATE.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT PRIDE IS, MR. GEORGES.
PRIDE IS WHEN A FINE ORGANIZATION LIKE THE KENNER FARMERS ASSOCIATION TAKE THEIR TIME TO CLEAN VETERANS PARK IN KENNER IN PREPARATION FOR OUR MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY, NOT THAT SICK TWISTED, PERVERTED GARBAGE THAT APPEARED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF YOUR NEWSPAPER ON 6/6 AND 6/11.
ONE MORE THING. OUR OWN FINE SENATOR, JOHN KENNEDY, OUR US SENATOR IN WASHINGTON, I DON'T FIND HIS COMMENTS DIRECTED TOWARDS MEXICO ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT OTHER THAN TELLING THE TRUTH.
BUT YOUR NEWSPAPER DECIDED TO TAKE THE SIDE OF A FOOT SOLDIER FOR THE DRUG CARTELS WHO THINKS HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO.
THE DRUG CARTELS RUN MEXICO NOT HIM.
NOW, I WANT TO DIRECT THIS TO YOU, MS. BARTON, PARISH ATTORNEY, WHEN YOU RECEIVED THAT EMAIL A FEW MONTHS BACK FROM THE STATE REGARDING THE PAY RAISE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES WITH THAT 15% CAP, DID THEY ATTACH A COPY OF THAT STATE STATUTE? AND ALSO, DID THEY ALSO TELL YOU THAT 59% OF ALL THE HOUSEHOLDS IN THIS STATE IS LIVING IN POVERTY AND THAT'S COMPROMISING THE WORKING POOR? NOW, I WANT TO DIRECT THIS TO THE TWO COUNCIL AT LARGE, RICKY TEMPLET AND SCOTT WALKER.
YOU KNOW A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF TIMOTHY JOHNSON? IF YOU DO, I'M NOT YIELDING MY TIME TO NOBODY.
YOU CAN TALK WHEN I'M DONE TALKING.
NOW I WANT TO DIRECT THIS TO YOU, COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.
AT THE LAST MEETING, YOU STATED THAT WAGES WAS NOT AN ISSUE CONCERNING RETENTION OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND FILLING POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE OPENED.
YOU SAID IT WAS NOT INDICATED TO YOU THAT WAGES WAS AN ISSUE.
YOU CAN REPLAY THE MEETING AND YOU CAN YOU CAN HEAR IT FOR YOURSELF.
YOU SHAKE YOUR HEAD ALL YOU WANT.
>> IF YOU EVER NEGOTIATED LABOR NEGOTIATIONS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, YOU KNOW THAT THE TOP 2 ISSUES IN ANY LABOR NEGOTIATIONS IS WAGES AND BENEFITS.
>> ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS OR ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I JUST GOT A QUESTION. YOU ASKED THEM IF THEY KNOW TIMMY JOHNSON.
THAT DOESN'T RING A BELL TO ANYBODBY UP HERE.
>> NOT SURE WHAT THE RELEVANCE IS.
>> NOT SURE WHAT THE RELEVANCE IS.
WELL, I JUST ASKED A QUESTION.
THAT'S ALL. I DIDN'T SAY YOU DID.
I DIDN'T SAY YOU DIDN'T. I JUST ASKED A QUESTION.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW HIM, YOU DON'T KNOW HIM. THAT'S ALL.
>> THERE COULD BE A LOT TIM, I DON'T KNOW.
>> I JUST ASKED YOU IF YOU KNOW HIM.
>> REQUIREMENT FOR HIS COMMENTS.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO INTERJECT AND JUST ACCURATELY STATE WHAT I SAID LAST MEETING.
I NEVER SAID WAGES WERE NOT AN ISSUE.
WHAT I SAID IS WE NEED TO KNOW IF IN FACT THAT'S THE ISSUE.
WE NEED THE ANALYSIS AND THE DATA TO SHOW WHAT IS GOING ON AS TO WHY WE HAVE THOSE VACANCIES.
THAT'S WHAT I SAID AND THAT'S HOW I SAID IT.
IF IT'S NOT, I'M TELLING YOU NOW, THAT'S WHAT WAS INTENDED.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS I DON'T KNOW WHY EMPLOYEES HAVE RESIGNED FROM THE PARISH NOR DO I THINK ANYONE IN THIS ROOM REALLY KNOWS OTHER THAN ON AN ANECDOTAL INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
MY COMMENT WAS, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF THRESHOLD ISSUES AND ANALYSIS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE MAKING THE CONCLUSION THAT THE SOLE REASON WE HAVE THOSE VACANCIES IS THE SALARY.
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THAT WAS MY COMMENT.LET ME JUST MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD.
REST ASSURED, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING SOMEWHERE AROUND 1,500 LONGSHORE UNION MEMBERS.
>> I'M WELL AWARE OF HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS AND HOW HOW THAT WHOLE PROCESS WORKS.
>> WELL, I'M GLAD YOU CLARIFIED IT, COUNCILMAN.
IN MY OPINION, THAT ISSUE SHOULD HAVE NEVER EVEN CAME UP BECAUSE THAT'S AUTOMATIC IN ANY LABOR NEGOTIATION, WAGES AND BENEFITS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEN AND A GREAT DAY HERE TO BE FLAG DAY AS WELL.
CHARLES MARCELLA LIVE IN ROADWAY, AND I'M GOING TO SAY WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS AT WEST TOWN.
I DO WANT TO UPDATE YOU WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS WHERE WE ARE.
WE'VE DONE A SURVEY OF 156 PEOPLE AND 96% OF OUR PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SAVE THE TREES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE MOSTLY IN JEFFERSON PARISH, AND ALSO SEE THE ZONING RETURNED.
I HAVE SEEN YOU HAD A LOT HERE ON ZONING ISSUES BECAUSE OUR PARK, PART OF THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY TO BE ZONED TO MIX USE.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE WORKING ON.
THEY REQUIRE A LETTER FROM YOU GUYS TO PREPARE THE BALUSTRADE.
IT'D BE A SMALL BUDGET ITEM FOR THE STATE, BUT ALL OF THAT RAILING THAT'S BEEN DESTROYED SINCE KATRINA COULD EASILY BE REPAIRED.
THIS WOULD BE A GREAT YEAR TO GET THAT DONE.
THE LEASE IS THAT THE RESTAURANTS USED TO BE AT, THE STATE HAS SAID THAT THEY GET A LETTER FROM YOU GUYS AS WELL THEY WOULD ALLOW NON-PROFITS TO TAKE OVER THOSE LEASES.
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING OUT IN THE WATER AND IT'D BE GREAT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PELICANS THAT INHABIT THAT AREA.
NON-PROFITS ARE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING IT TO PROTECT THE WILDLIFE THAT'S THERE.
WE'D LOVE TO YOU TALKING ABOUT THE BIKE PATH AND WHAT CAN HAPPEN SOON WITH CONNECTING THE BRIDGE FROM JEFFERSON PARISH OVER THE CANAL, THE BREAK WATER DRIVE OR OLD WEST END PARK WOULD BE A GREAT BRIGHT PATH AND IT CAN BE USED FOR FOOD TRUCKS AS SUCH TO GET THAT AREA BACK IN PLAY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT KEPT AS A BIRD SANCTUARY AS WELL.
I'M WONDERING ONE THING THAT HAPPENED RECENTLY, COUNCILMAN JOE GIARRUSSO WENT TO NEW ORLEANS ABOUT REMOVING HOUSING AND THAT WAS IN THE CEA.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE CEA IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE REDONE WITH THE STATE.
BUT AS NEW ORLEANS REEVALUATE THIS POSITION, HOUSING OR RESIDENTS WERE IN THE CEA THAT WAS DONE AT THE STATE LEVEL TWO YEARS AGO WHICH YOU GUYS SIGNED.
NOW IF NEW ORLEANS CHANGES ITS POSITION, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THAT SITE IS GOING TO BE. THANK YOU.
>> MR. MARCELLA, IF OUR PARISH ATTORNEY AGREES WITH THIS, I THINK IF YOU SEND US A LETTER DETAILING WHAT YOU NEED AND WHAT THE STATE NEEDS, AND THAT RUNS THROUGH THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SHE SIGNS OFF ON IT, THEN I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD SIGN AND SUPPORT OR.
>> IT'S GOING TO NEED TO BE SPECIFIC. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ME.
WE'LL DO A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE LETTER.
>> BUT THE LETTER WOULD HAVE TO COME TO YOU AT SOME POINT?
>> YES. WE WILL REVIEW IT DEFINITELY.
>> OKAY. IF YOU CAN PUT THAT TOGETHER AND SEND IT TO US WE CAN LOOK AT IT AT THAT POINT, WHAT EACH PARTY NEEDS.
>> I'LL ASK IF MARK DREW'S CAN BE LOOPED INTO THAT BECAUSE I KNOW YEARS AGO THE BALUSTRADE COULDN'T BE REPAIRED BECAUSE, AGAIN, OF A COMPLEXITY OF ISSUES AND WE COULD NOT MAKE A CLAIM ON IT.
JUST MAKE SURE WE CAN WORK ON THAT TOGETHER.
>> I'LL JUST ADD THAT I DID GET AN EMAIL FROM CHESTER HILL AT THE STATE AND THAT'S WHAT HE HAD SAID.
I'LL SEND THAT OVER TO YOU AND THAT'S WHERE MR. HILL, WHO'S HEAD OF LOUISIANA STATE PUBLIC LANDS, THAT WAS HIS COMMENT TO ME.
>> IT'D BE GREAT TO GET THAT BALUSTRADE REPAIRED AND CUT THROUGH THE RED TAPE THAT HAS STOPPED IT FOR SOME TIME.
>> I THINK I MAY HAVE FIGURED OUT THAT PATH. THANK YOU ALL.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. CLAYTON CANGELOSI, AND I GOT TWO THINGS I WANT TO DISCUSS TODAY.
THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IS, OF COURSE, YOU GUYS KNEW I WAS GOING TO EVENTUALLY DISCUSS THIS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID I KNOW HE'S LAUGHING BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS A JOKE BECAUSE HE'S USED TO PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON PARISH, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT 3, THE BLACK DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON PARISH AS HIS PERSONAL ATM MACHINE, INCLUDING WITH HIS INSURANCE DISTRICT IN COMPANY, INCLUDING WITH THE PARADE THAT'S BELONG TO HIS FAMILY, INCLUDING EVERYTHING HE DOES WITH BUSINESSES THIS MAN HAS DONE.
WHAT I'VE DONE AND I GOT IT RIGHT HERE AND THIS IS ON THE RECORD.
I WANT EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENT ON BYRON LEE, EVERY DOCUMENT.
I'M ASKING FOR IT AND I'M REQUESTING.
YOU GOT THREE BUSINESS DAYS, ACCORDING TO SECTION 32D OF THE LOUISIANA SUNSHINE LAW.
THERE'S A PUBLIC REQUESTS ACT.
I'M SORRY. I'M LOSING MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
>> YOU CAN MAKE PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST FROM THE PODIUM.
>> YOU CANNOT MAKE A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST FROM THE PODIUM.
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS,
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CONTACTING PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.>> WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ON A PUBLIC RECORD BECAUSE I'M ASKING FROM THIS DAY ON.
IT'S GOING TO BE ON SO IT COULD BE ON THE RECORD SO THERE'S NO THIS.
NOBODY COULD SAY THAT WASN'T DONE. IT'S BEING DONE.
>> BUT JUST UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT OFFICIAL.
NOBODY HAS TO FULFILL THE REQUEST THAT YOU MAKE FROM THE PODIUM.
>> THAT'S FINE. WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS UP.
WHAT IS JUST BEING SAID, THIS IS WHERE YOU GUYS INCLUDING THE PARISH ATTORNEY.
[INAUDIBLE] I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE THAT'S RUNNING AGAINST SOME OF WHOM ARE WORKING WITH LEE PERSONALLY.
USED TO SEEK TO TAKE REVENGE AGAINST ME.
HE'S THE MOST CORRUPT CROOKED POLITICIAN AREAS IN THIS COUNCIL.
>> MR. CANGELOSI, LET'S KEEP THAT RESPECTFUL.
>> I'VE LISTENED TO YOU IN MEETINGS AND I GAVE YOU THE ROOM TO COME UP AND TALK STUPID.
>> YOU KNOW IF YOU LIVE IN A GLASS HOUSE DON'T THROW NO STONE.
>> COUNCILMAN LEE CAN YOU LET HIM SPEAK.
>> WELL, HE CAN COME BACK BECAUSE HERE'S THE REALITY.
THE REALITY IS THIS, YOU COME UP HERE AND WE SAY THESE THINGS AND YOU ACT AS THOUGH YOU KNOW FACTS.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE. GO AHEAD. CONTINUE.
>> WE'LL SEE THIS. OF COURSE, THERE ARE COURT.
I JUST REFILED THE LAWSUIT AGAINST YOU IN FEDERAL COURT YESTERDAY. THAT'S DONE.
ALSO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS OF COURSE HE'S BECOMING DEFENSIVE, AUTOMATICALLY BECOME DEFENSIVE WHEN THAT MOST CORRUPT POLITICIAN THAT'S USING DISTRICT 3 AS HIS PERSONAL ATM MACHINE.
THERE'S FACTS. LEE ZURIK DON'T JUMP ON STORIES JUST BECAUSE HE JUMPS ON STORIES.
THERE'S A REASON AND IF IT SMELLS FISHY IT'S FISHY.
WHEN HIS HANDS US PUT IN SOMETHING, IT'S ALWAYS CORRUPT.
I KNOW PEOPLE THAT PERSONALLY KNOW THIS MAN AND THEY SAY ALL THE TIME, BYRON LEE, EXCUSE NO GOOD.
>> [INAUDIBLE] PODIUM, PLEASE.
>> ELIMINATE THE POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
>> KEEP IT TO A LACK OF POLITICAL ATTACKS, PLEASE.
>> THIS ISN'T THE FORM FOR THAT OR THE PERSONAL ATTACKS FOR THAT MATTER.
>> IT'S NOT PERSONAL. THIS IS JUST [OVERLAPPING]
>> PARISH NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AND OF COURSE YOU GUYS KNOW, I'M BIG, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
THIS IS THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO.
COME UP HERE AND SHOO COUNCIL MEMBERS OUT.
THIS IS NOT WHAT I WANT TO DO. MY HEART IS DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE DOING AN EVENT ON THE 7TH OF JULY THAT I AM OPENING THE REQUESTS.
I'VE OPENED, CALLED AND PERSONALLY INVITED THE PARISH PRESIDENT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS TO COME RECOGNIZE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
MY RIGHTS ARE MILITARY, RIGHTS TO SAY WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY. I WANT TO INVITE YOU.
IT'S NOT ABOUT ME. THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU.
THIS IS ABOUT OUR FREEDOM AND OUR PEOPLE. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMAN, LET ME ADDRESS THIS.
YOU'VE COME UP HERE MULTIPLE TIMES AND I'VE-
>> THAT'S NO PROBLEM WITH ME BECAUSE YOU HAVE A RIGHT.
BUT WHEN YOU GO TOO FAR AND WHEN YOU ARE MAKING ALL OF THESE SCURRILOUS ASSERTIONS AND WHEN YOU'RE THIN THINGS THAT ARE NOT FACT, I'VE ALLOW FOR YOU TO SAY THOSE THINGS BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE RIGHTS.
JUST LIKE YOU HAVE A RIGHT, I HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND MYSELF, BUT I DON'T CHOOSE TO GET IN THE GUTTER LIKE YOU.
YOUR ISSUE IS IS THAT I DENIED YOU A PERMIT WHEN YOU'VE BEEN SELLING.
>> I'M PUTTING YOU OFF BECAUSE COUNCILMAN LEE IS WITH FLOOR, [INAUDIBLE].
>> IT'S NOT THE REVENGE THE REALITY IS THIS, YOU NEVER HAD A PERMIT TO SELL THOSE ITEMS. YOU NEVER HAD A PERMIT TO SELL YOU ITEMS AND YOU'VE HAD AN AX TO GRIND BECAUSE I DENIED IT.
IF I HAD DONE THAT, MAYBE IF I HAD APPROVED IT, MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T BE UP HERE SAYING ALL OF THESE RIDICULOUS THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE AND NOT BASED ON FACTS.
THE REALITY IS THIS, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU THINK IS BENEFICIAL TO YOU.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE TO COME IN AND SAY ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE JUST NOT FACTS JUST FOR YOU CAN MAKE YOURSELF TO LOOK GOOD BEFORE THE PARISH'S CAMERA.
YOU'RE WRONG. YOU'RE UPSET BECAUSE I DIDN'T APPROVE YOUR PERMIT.
YOU HAVE SOLD ITEMS ALONE IN JEFFERSON PARISH ON THE WEST BANK AND EAST BANK WITHOUT A PERMIT.
YOU DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT I TURNED IT DOWN, SO WHAT? THE REALITY IS I WOULDN'T GOING TO ALLOW FOR YOU TO CONTINUE TO SELL ILLEGAL ITEMS WITHOUT A PERMIT.
>> YOU DIDN'T HAVE A PERMIT TO DO IT AND LET'S DEAL WITH FACTS. THAT'S THE FACTS.
>> YOUR TIME IS UP, MR. CANGELOSI THAT'S IT.
>> THAT'S ALL. MR. CANGELOSI, PLEASE SEE YOURSELF OUT.
CAN WE HAVE HIM TAKEN OUT PLEASE? YOU HAVE TO BE RESPECTFUL IN THE CHAMBERS AND YOU CAN'T YELL NAMES AS YOU'RE LEAVING FROM THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN DECORUM HERE.
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVEN'T INSTALLED MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH HERE.
I JUST WANT TO COME AND SAY TO EACH ONE OF YOU, I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TAKING THE TIME OUT TO SERVE IN THE PARISH.
WE GOT A GOOD PARISH, SAFE PARISH.
WE HAVE SOME HONORABLE PEOPLE SITTING UP THEIR.
MR. LEE, I WANT YOU TO KNOW AS ONE OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN YOUR DISTRICT, IT COMES WITH THE JOB.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SATISFY EVERYBODY AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PLEASE EVERYBODY.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SITTING UP THERE. THE VOTERS PUTS YOU BACK UP THERE BECAUSE THEY KNOW YOU DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE THE OPINION OF PEOPLE THAT WILL SPEAK IN YOUR FAVOR, SPEAK GOOD ABOUT YOU.
BUT THEY'LL SAY IT'S NOT WHAT YOU ANSWER, NOT WHAT PEOPLE CALL YOU SWITCH ANSWER TO.
I WANT TO SAY TO MY DISTINGUISHED FRIEND, MR. EDWARDS SERVED THE PARISH IN MANY MULTIPLE POSITION.
BUT HE'S ALWAYS BEEN HONEST AND FORTHRIGHT AND HE'S ALWAYS BEEN AVAILABLE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT PEOPLE WANT YOU TO DO IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
YOU CAN'T SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS, BUT YOU MAKE THE QUALITY OF LIFE BETTER FOR EVERYBODY IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT FOR THE EXCELLENT EXCEPTIONAL JOBS YOU'RE DOING AND YOUR ADMINISTRATION.
I THINK JEFFERSON PARISH IS GOOD PARISH, SAFE PARISH.
WE ALL HAVE OUR DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS, BUT FOR THE BEST THING THAT YOU CAN DO IS KEEP THE PARISH SAFE.
THAT'S ALL PEOPLE WANT YOU TO DO.
THEY DON'T MIND PAYING THE TAXES.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET EVERYBODY ON YOUR SIDE WHEN YOU'RE DOING RIGHT, MR. LEE.
BUT STAY IN THE COURSE AND DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
HOLD YOUR HEAD UP. THANK GOD FOR YOU BEING IN THAT POSITION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M SAM BUCKLEY, I'M HERE REPRESENTING RIDE NEW ORLEANS.
I'M HERE TO ADDRESS THE CUTS TO PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE IN JEFFERSON PARISH, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT LAST SUNDAY ON JUNE 4TH.
THESE WERE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AT LAST MONTH'S COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 17TH AS AGENDA ITEM 134.
THESE WERE A REALLY SUBSTANTIAL CUT TO A PUBLIC SERVICE FOR JEFFERSON PARISH RESIDENTS.
IT WAS ABOUT 20% OVER ALL OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH TRANSIT BUDGET.
THIS PAST WEEK, ME AND MY COLLEAGUES, MY COLLEAGUE COURTNEY JACKSON SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL LAST MONTH WITH SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THESE CUTS.
BEFORE AND AFTER THESE ACTUALLY WENT INTO EFFECT, WE'VE BEEN OUT IN THE FIELD SPEAKING TO RESIDENTS WHO MIGHT BE AFFECTED BY THESE.
WE HEARD CONCERNS FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T KNOW THAT THESE CUTS WERE COMING.
I SUSPECT THAT SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE PROBABLY ALSO BEEN HEARING FROM THEIR CONSTITUENTS WITH CONCERNS OR HOW THEY WERE AFFECTED BY THESE CUTS.
THE CONCERN WE EXPRESSED LAST MEETING WAS THAT THESE CUTS WERE HARMFUL TO RESONANCE AND THAT ESSENTIALLY THAT THEY WERE BEING RUSHED THROUGH.
THERE WASN'T ENOUGH PREPARATION AND THERE WASN'T ENOUGH NOTICE TO RESIDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE THINK THAT'S WHAT'S COME TO PASS.
WE'VE SPOKEN TO DOZENS OF RESIDENTS.
MOST PEOPLE WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THESE CUTS DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL THEY TRIED TO GET TO WORK MONDAY MORNING WHEN THEIR BOSS DIDN'T SHOW UP WHEN THEY WERE EXPECTING IT TO.
ANOTHER POINT WE'VE MADE BEFORE AND I WANT TO MAKE AGAIN IS THAT FROM A FISCAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, THESE CUTS DIDN'T NEED TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW AND THEY DON'T NEED TO HAPPEN RIGHT NOW.
THE PARISH HAS A REALLY SUBSTANTIAL FUND BALANCE FOR TRANSIT.
THE PARISH, FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, RECEIVED ABOUT $28 MILLION IN COVID RELIEF FUNDS FROM THE FTA THAT WERE EARMARKED FOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PARISH BUDGET OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, THE FUND BALANCE FOR TRANSIT HAS ACTUALLY GROWN EVERY YEAR.
STARTED 2023 WITH THE HIGHEST FUND BALANCE FOR BUS SERVICE THAT IS THE HIGHEST IT'S EVER BEEN.
EVEN REALLY CONSERVATIVELY, GIVEN THAT THERE'S A DEFICIT FOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS, THE PARISH HAS A NUMBER OF YEARS THAT IT COULD CONTINUE TO RUN SERVICE WITHOUT CUTS BEFORE HAVING TO CUT SERVICE.
THE POINT THAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE HERE IS THAT THE PARISH DOESN'T HAVE TO RUSH THESE CUTS, THERE IS TIME AND PLACE TO DO A MORE THOUGHTFUL PUBLIC PROCESS AND A MORE THOUGHTFUL PLANNING PROCESS AROUND ANY SERVICE RESTRUCTURING THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT AN IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE FOR JEFFERSON PARISH RESIDENTS.
THERE'S TIME TO DO MORE THOUGHTFUL PLANNING.
THERE'S TIME TO LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF REVENUE THAT COULD ALLOW SERVICE TO CONTINUE RUNNING WITHOUT CUTS.
JUST THIS LAST WEEK, IN ORLEANS PARISH, THE RTA WAS ABLE TO SECURE $10 MILLION AND OPERATIONS FUNDING IS A LIFELINE FOR FERRY SERVICE.
THE ADMINISTRATION COULD BE WORKING WITH THE JEFFERSON PARISH DELEGATION TO BE GOING AFTER STATE FUNDS.
THERE'S FEDERAL OPERATIONS FUNDING AVAILABLE AND THERE'S OPTIONS TO LOOK AT LOCAL FUNDS.
BUT THE POINT HERE IS WITH DUE RESPECT TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE ADMINISTRATION, WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THESE CUTS WERE DONE RIGHT AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PARISH AS A SERVICE TO
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ITS CONSTITUENTS TO BE GOING AND LOOKING AT EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION BEFORE DOING REALLY SUBSTANTIAL CUTS TO PUBLIC SERVICES THE RESIDENTS USE. THANK YOU.>> AGAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS, I CAN ASK NINETTE BARRIOS TO COME UP WHO IS OUR TRANSIT DIRECTOR, BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE DID PROPOSE THESE CHANGES, WE ARE APPROACHING A FISCAL CLIFF.
THE POSITION IS THAT IF WE CAN MAKE SOME LESS SIGNIFICANT CHANGES NOW, IT WILL PREVENT US FROM HAVING TO MAKE MUCH MORE DRASTIC CHANGES AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
WITH NO CHANGES, WE'RE LOOKING AT A DEFICIT OF NEARLY 28 MILLION BY THE END OF 2029.
MAKING THESE CHANGES NOW REDUCES THAT TO FIVE-AND-A-HALF MILLION.
THIS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT FOR US.
AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO NOT MAKE AS MAJOR CHANGES LATER WITH REGARD TO OUR FUND BALANCE AND TIM IS HERE TO STAY THAT.
REALLY, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE BALANCE OF THE FUND, BUT WE STRIVE FOR A 15-18% RESERVE THAT ENABLES US TO GET AN INCREDIBLE BOND RATING.
WHILE THAT SITS IN THOSE ACCOUNTS, 50-18% IS REALLY NOT TO BE USED THROUGH OPERATIONS ON A DAILY BASIS.
THAT HAS ENABLED THIS PARISH, AGAIN, TO GET BETTER RATES ON BORROWING MONEY, BUT ALSO WHEN IT COMES TIME TO IDA AND THOSE THINGS, WE HAVE THAT BUFFER.
YOU DID NOT SEE US HAVING TO BORROW MONEY TO DO THE OPERATIONS THAT WE HAD FOR THOSE YEAR-AND-A-HALF AFTER IDA WHERE WE WERE CERTAINLY PUSHING OUT A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE.
WE HAD THAT BUFFER AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
JUST IN TERMS OF THE NOTION THAT WE STILL HAVE MONEY IN THE ACCOUNT, I JUST WANT TO MINIMIZE THAT TRAIN OF THINKING BECAUSE OF THE STRONG RESERVES THAT WE HAVE.
I'LL LET NINA TALK ABOUT WHAT SHE SEES SINCE THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
FIRSTLY, THANK YOU TO NEW ORLEANS FOR COMING TODAY AND EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERNS, SAM BUCKLEY, WHO PLAYED A STRONG ROLE IN CREATING AND PLANNING THE NEW LINKS THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR.
I WILL SAY WE, IN JEFFERSON PARISH TRANSIT, DID EVERYTHING WE COULD.
WE HELD FOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS, TWO HERE ON THE EAST BANK AND TWO IN THE WEST BANK, TO SPEAK, NOTIFY, AND ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE CHANGES COMING IN JUNE 4TH.
WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR THIS GOING OVER MULTIPLE SCENARIOS, BOTH OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR PRIVATE CONTRACT OR TRANSDEV FOR AT LEAST, I WOULD SAY, TOTAL A YEAR-AND-A-HALF OF LOOKING AT WHERE WE COULD CUT TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THESE CHANGES.
NOW, I WILL REITERATE AGAIN THAT AS WE HAVE SAID IN THE PAST IS THAT THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE WERE MADE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR CANAL IN AREAS WHERE SERVICE WAS DUPLICATED.
THAT ACCESS MAY BE BECAUSE IT'S NOT A BUS, IT'S A STREETCAR GOING DOWN CANAL AND MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER BUT NEVERTHELESS, THE E1 GAINED SEVEN MINUTES WITH BEING CUT BACK TO THE CEMETERIES WHERE IT WAS.
I'LL REMIND EVERYONE IN 2018 PRIOR TO NEW LINKS IMPLEMENTATION WHICH IS WHY WE STRETCHED IT OUT TO CANAL.
AT THIS POINT, WE'VE PRINTED PAMPHLETS, PUT IT ON THE BUSES.
I REALIZE THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY THAT JUST DIDN'T GET THE MESSAGE AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
CALL US, MY STAFF IS THERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT AGAIN, AS THE PARISH PRESIDENTS, OUR FUND BALANCE IS X AMOUNT.
THE MONIES THAT NEW ORLEANS RIDE HAS BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION ARE GONE.
I WILL REMIND EVERYBODY THAT I THINK WE WERE THE ONLY PERISH, ONE OF THE ONLY TRANSIT SYSTEMS THAT I'M AWARE OF ANYWAY RIGHT NOW IN THIS AREA THAT DID NOT LAY ANYONE OFF DURING THE STORM, DURING COVID.
WE DID NOT LAY ANY OPERATORS OFF AND WE CONTINUED PAYING AND MOVING FORWARD.
THOSE MONIES WERE UTILIZED NOT ONLY FOR THE SERVICE BUT TO PAY EMPLOYEES BENEFITS, ETC, BECAUSE WE REALIZED THAT PEOPLE WERE GOING TO LOSE THEIR JOBS.
HERE WE ARE TODAY, WE HAVE AN FTA GRANT MANAGER SOLUTIONS WHO IS CONSTANTLY, WE ARE CONSTANTLY ALL OF US AS A TEAM LOOKING FOR FUNDS.
DOTD, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE A 20% MATCH THAT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, SO WE CAN APPLY FOR EVERYTHING.
BUT WE DO GO AFTER WHAT WE NEED TO APPLY FOR AND THAT IS OUR BUSES.
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WE HAVE ANOTHER RIGHT NOW 10 COMING WHICH WE HAVE TO REPLACE.WE HAVE 13 PARA-TRANSIT VEHICLES THAT ARE COMING THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE.
WE'VE DONE ADA IMPROVEMENTS TO MULTI-TERMINAL, WHICH NEEDED TO BE DONE.
ALL THESE THINGS ARE BEING DONE NOT WITH MILLAGE MONEY, BUT WITH GRANT MONEY, AND OUR DEPARTMENT, JEFF'S PARISH TRANSIT THIS YEAR ALONE SCURRIED UP OVER $14 MILLION IN GRANT MONIES TO HELP FUND OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM WHICH IS COSTING ABOUT 17, 18 MILLION TO RUN, AND CURRENTLY WE'RE RECEIVING 7.2 MILLION IN MILLAGE MONEY.
THESE CUTS ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD AGREE WITH SAYING THAT THEY WERE EXTREME, WE ELIMINATED ONE ROUTE AND CD5 THAT HAD VERY LOW RIDERSHIP AND WE CUT BACK TO THE CEMETERIES.
THOSE WERE ESSENTIALLY REALLY THE MAJOR CUTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT CD5 WITH BATTERY LOCAL, TRANSCONTINENTAL IS STILL BEING SERVICED BY THE E8 AND ALSO THE CAUSEWAY.
THAT ONE AREA THAT'S NOT BEING SERVICED IS THAT WEST NAPOLEON AREA THAT'S STREP.
AGAIN, WE'VE AGREED TO REVISIT THIS LATER ON IN THE FUTURE IF THINGS SHOULD CHANGE AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THOSE FUNDS AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO PUT BACK DOWN CANAL EXTEND IT AGAIN OR ANYTHING ELSE OR PUT MORE BUSES OUT THERE.
BUT AT THIS TIME, THE SERVICE CUTS THAT WERE MADE WERE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY BECAUSE IF WE HADN'T MADE THEM, WE WOULD HAVE WOKEN UP IN 2025 AND PROBABLY NOT ROLLED OUT ANY BUSES AT ALL HAVE WE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PAY OUR PRIVATE CONTRACTORS.
>> COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, LET ME JUST ADD TOO, I WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION AND DIRECTOR BARRIOS.
WHEN WE STARTED GETTING SOME CALLS OF CONCERN FROM RESIDENTS WHOSE TRANSIT SERVICE HAS BEEN AFFECTED EITHER ON THAT WEST NAPOLEON AREA OR PARTICULARLY FROM MILITARY VETERANS WHO'VE SERVED OUR COUNTRY WHO CAN'T GET AS DIRECTLY TO THE VA AND HAVE TO NOW MAKE THAT SWAP IN SERVICE TO GET ON A STREET CAR TO GO TO THE VA HOSPITAL, SHE IMMEDIATELY REACHED OUT TO THE VETERAN TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF PARA-TRANSIT AND SOME OTHER SERVICES, SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO BE RESPONSIVE.
I WOULD HOPE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO GET A GRANT OF SOME KIND OR REWORK THE SYSTEM TO RE-INSTITUTE THE DIRECT BUS SERVICE ON OUR ROUTE, THE E1, THE VETERANS' ROUTE FOR OUR VETERANS TO GET SEAMLESSLY TO THE VETERANS HOSPITAL IN THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS.
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH TRANSIT TO TRY AND RE-ESTABLISH SOME OF THOSE OR FIND SOME CREATIVE PATHS FORWARD, BUT WE APPRECIATE HOW IMMEDIATELY RESPONSIVE YOU'VE BEEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED TO HELP THEM FIND SOME ALTERNATIVES.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LISA CARLIN.
I LIVE AT 282 ORCHARD ROAD IN RIVER RIDGE.
THE LATEST DRAFT OF THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING REGULATIONS WERE POSTED TODAY AND THE PROPOSED REVISIONS WILL BE COMING YOUR WAY.
THERE ARE TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
THE FIRST IS, SHOULD NEW HEAVY INDUSTRIES LIKE CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZER PLANTS, REFINERIES, AND TANK FARMS BE ALLOWED TO BE BUILT IN JEFFERSON PARISH? THE SECOND QUESTION IS, SHOULD EXISTING HEAVY INDUSTRIES BE ALLOWED TO EXPAND? WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE 439,000 RESIDENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND WHAT DO THE RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON PARISH WANT? IF YOU CONSIDER THE OPPOSITION VOICED FOR CORNERSTONE CYANIDE PLANT, THE ONE PROPOSED PLANT IN WESTWEGO, BLACKWATERS TANK FIRM EXPANSION, AND NOW THE DINO-BELL BOILER AND THE AMERICAN PLANT FOOD FERTILIZER PLANT.
WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, RESIDENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH DON'T SUPPORT NEW INDUSTRIES AND WE DON'T SUPPORT EXPANSION OF EXISTING FACILITIES.
THEN THERE'S THE JEFFERSON NOW QUALITY OF LIFE REPORT THAT JUST CAME OUT.
WATER AND AIR QUALITY WAS NUMBER 3 ON THE TOP 10 THINGS RANKED AS EXTREMELY ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
ONLY PUBLIC SAFETY AND FLOOD PROTECTION RANKED HIGHER.
WATER AND AIR QUALITY IS MORE IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON PARISH THAN DRAINAGE, QUALITY OF SCHOOLS, CHILDCARE, AND EVEN HEALTH CARE.
AS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE BUSINESS LEADERS IN JEFFERSON PARISH WILL TELL YOU THAT EVEN THEY ARE NOT IN SUPPORT OF HEAVY INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION AND INSTEAD, WANT TO SEE GROWTH IN TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORTATION, AND HEALTHCARE INDUSTRIES.
HEAVY INDUSTRIES POLLUTE THE AIR.
RESIDENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH DO NOT NEED ANY POLLUTANTS AND CARCINOGENS IN OUR AIR, WE HAVE ENOUGH ALREADY.
PEOPLE WHO LIVE AND WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL WITHIN A MILE OF CORNERSTONE HAVE A HIGHER CANCER RISK FROM AIR TOXINS THAN 95 PERCENT OF EVERYONE IN AMERICA.
THEY HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF RESPIRATORY HAZARDS THAN 90 PERCENT OF EVERYONE IN AMERICA.
THESE ARE THINGS LIKE ASTHMA AND THEY LEAD TO PREMATURE DEATH.
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THESE ARE HORRIBLY BAD STATISTICS AND WE SHOULD NOT LET OUR AIR QUALITY GET ANY WORSE THAN IT ALREADY IS.THE REVISED INDUSTRIAL REGULATIONS INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT OF AN ODOR CONTROL PLAN.
IT'S REALLY NOT THE ODORS THAT WE SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT, WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT'S CAUSING THE ODOR.
IS IT A HARMFUL CHEMICAL? WE REALLY NEED TO WORRY THE VERY MOST ABOUT THE POLLUTANTS AND CARCINOGENS IN THE AIR THAT WE CANNOT SMELL, WHICH BRINGS ME TO AIR MONITORING.
IT SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT OF ALL TITLE 5 FACILITIES.
LAST YEAR AT DOW RIGHT UP THE ROAD, THERE WAS A CHLORINE LEAK AND THE PLANT OPERATOR SAID EVERYTHING'S FINE, EXCEPT THAT DOZENS OF PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH CHLORINE POISONING.
FENCE LINE MONITORING WOULD HAVE DETECTED THIS AND ALERTED THE PUBLIC.
>> THE PEOPLE IN JEFFERSON PARISH ELECTED YOU TO PROTECT OUR HEALTH AND WELFARE.
YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE RESIDENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH TO SAY NO NEW CHEMICAL AND NO NEW EXPANSION.
PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE BECAUSE DECISIONS YOU MAKE TODAY WILL IMPACT GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU.
>> BRICK HAIYAS, 509 HOMO, JUST TRYING TO SPARK A LITTLE CURIOSITY IN WHERE WE GO.
WE GOT NO NEWSPAPER, WE GOT NO COLLEGE, WE GOT NO DELEGATION.
THERE'S NO JEFFERSON PARISH DELEGATION FOR THE STATE THAT'S GOING TO DO ANYTHING ON OUR BEHALF AND YOU-ALL KNOW THAT.
WE GOT ONE SENATOR OUT OF SEVEN THAT REPRESENTS ONLY JEFFERSON PARISH.
WE SUFFERED A VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION TO OUR NEIGHBOR.
WE DEPRIVE OUR NEIGHBOR, WE ROB FROM OUR NEIGHBOR, ORLEANS PARISH AND JEFFERSON PARISH IS PITTED AGAINST EACH OTHER.
IT'S WHY I RAN FOR STATE SENATE.
YOU GOT TO POUNCE ON GRANT MONEY, ALL THAT MONEY'S STOLEN, EVERY BIT OF GRANT MONEY IS STOLEN FROM THE POSTERITY.
WE'RE IN A STATE OF PERPETUAL DEBT.
YOU CAN'T TAKE GRANT MONEY AND NOT BE TAKING ILLEGITIMATE MONEY.
IT'S ILL-GOTTEN GAINS, IT'S FRUIT FROM A POISON TREE.
THAT'S WHAT THE PARISH PRESIDENT TOLD ME, WE'RE POUNCING ON GRANT MONEY.
EVERYBODY IS SO EAGER TO POUNCE ON GRANT MONEY.
WHY? BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM.
ALL THIEVES. EVERYBODY IS A THIEF FOR IT.
THE MUNICIPALITIES DON'T SUFFER FOR THE CUMULATIVE STATUTES, THE CUMULATIVE STATUTES, YOU'RE ALL VOTING FOR THESE STOP SIGNS OR ANY NUMBER OF THINGS, FROM MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THE MUNICIPALITIES ARE ELEVATED TO POSITIONS OF POWER.
EVERYBODY FROM KENNER OR GRETNA IS GOING TO INHERIT A POSITION OF POWER IN JEFFERSON PARISH GRETNA.
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH THIS QUALITY LIVES OFF A CLIFF.
THERE'S 21 DESIGNATED PLACES THROUGHOUT JEFFERSON PARISH.
THE CENSUS DESIGNATES 21 DESIGNATED PLACES FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPORTIONMENT.
EACH ONE OF THOSE DESIGNATED PLACES OUGHT TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE.
I'M THINKING THAT IF BRIDGE CITY HAD A REPRESENTATIVE, THAT FACILITY AND THOSE PROBLEMS IN BRIDGE CITY, THEY'D GET A VOICE.
THEY WOULDN'T GET LIP SERVICE, THEY WOULDN'T GET TOKEN GESTURES, THEY WOULDN'T GET 30-SECOND MEASURES.
YOUR OBLIGATION IS PROVIDE TRANSIT.
IT'S BEEN A JOKE FOR THE WHOLE TIME I'VE LIVED HERE.
I COULD WALK TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE IN KENNER FASTER THAN A TRANSIT SYSTEM COULD EVER HAVE GOTTEN ME THERE.
YOU'VE FAILED. THAT'S AN OBLIGATION YOU HAVE TO THE SOCIETY, THAT TO CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH, BUT YOU CAN'T FULFILL IT.
YOU SPEND A $100 MILLION FOR A CONTRACT FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO THE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, BUT YOU WANT TO PRETEND YOU CAN'T FUND A TRANSIT SYSTEM? DO WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC? DOES ANYBODY CARE WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC? YOU'RE SUFFERING TO THE WOES AND WHIMS AND THE ABILITY TO DO WHATEVER YOU THINK THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE HAS EMPOWERED YOU TO DO. FIGURE THIS OUT.
I WANTED TO COME AND THANK THE COUNCIL WOMAN FOR THE STOP SIGNS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLACED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT DOZENS OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR YEARS MAKING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER, AND OUR CHILDREN TO BE ABLE TO PLAY IN FRONT YARDS.
I'M A CITIZEN WHO WANTED THE STOP SIGNS.
>> LET ME USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR SITTING THROUGH THE MEETING.
I KNOW IT WAS A RATHER LONG ONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE FOR BEING HERE JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.
AS A REMINDER, WE HAVE A PROCESS, AND WHEN FOLKS REQUEST A PETITION FOR A STOP SIGN, GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, ALLOW FOR AN ANALYSIS TO BE DONE.
WE'RE ABLE TO GET TO A RESULT LIKE THAT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AS WELL. THANK YOU.>> GOOD AFTERNOON. BRIAN MILLER, INDIANA AVENUE.
I HAVE AN OBSERVATION AND THEN TWO QUESTIONS.
EARLIER IN THE MEETING, I OBSERVED THE PARISH ATTORNEY TURN TO GET AN ANSWER FROM PARLIAMENTARY.
OBVIOUSLY, THE BOARDS FOLLOW PARLIAMENTARY RULES AND ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, WHICH IS GOOD, BECAUSE THIS IS MY QUESTION.
LEVEL OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS TWO BOARD MEMBERS, HOW DO THEY LEGALLY HANDLE BUSINESS WITH TWO? IF YOU LOOK UP UNDER ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, WHAT ARE THE EXAMPLES OF A QUORUM? THERE IS NO QUORUM FOR TWO, THERE WAS NO QUORUM FOR ONE.
THE CURRENT CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT IS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT.
DOES HE SEND HIMSELF HOME IF HE DOES SOMETHING WRONG? I'M NOT TRYING TO GET IT CLOSED DOWN, I'M NOT EVEN ASKING THAT THE PARISH GO IN AND TAKE IT OVER, BUT WE NEED SOMEBODY TO STEP IN AND FORCE THESE PEOPLE TO FOLLOW WHAT THE RULES ARE ACCORDING TO HAVE ANY BYLAWS AND A BODY AND A BOARD.
MAYBE WE NEED THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO GIVE SOME MEMBERS THAT WILL SIT ON THE BOARD.
OBVIOUSLY, VOLUNTEERISM AND THE FIRE SERVICE.
I'M SURE COUNCILMAN BONANO, CAN AGREE TO THIS AS VOLUNTEERISM IS DOWN.
IT'S NOT HAPPENING, AND IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE IT'S A VERY HONORABLE THING TO DO.
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT? WE'RE NOT TALKING THAT THEY HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS RIGHT NOW, THEY'VE ONLY HAD FOUR FOR THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM.
OBVIOUSLY, INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE STEPPED IN WHEN DOWN IN GRAND ISLE, WHICH WAS KNOWN AS THE VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES, WAS RECEIVING MONEY FROM THE PARISH WHEN THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE AN ENTITY TO CONTROL IT AT THE TIME.
I DON'T WANT TO RUN INTO THE SAME THING RIGHT THERE IN WAGENINGEN.
MY NEXT QUESTION, BECAUSE IT CAN'T BE ANSWERED BY PIAL, BECAUSE IT HAS TO COME FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OR THE COUNTY TO GET THE ANSWER IS, IF NINE MILE POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES OPERATING AS THEY ARE, WHERE EVERY SO MANY DAYS THEY PUT A STATION OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO LACK OF MANPOWER, WHICH IT'S COVERED, OUR CITIZENS ARE COVERED BECAUSE OF THE WILLINGNESS OF THE BRIDGE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BUT IF THEY CONTINUE TO SHUT DOWN, WILL THAT HAVE OR CAN IT HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE RATING, WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY GIVE US A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON INSURANCE FOR THE HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF THAT AREA? WE ALL KNOW INSURANCE IS RAISING DAILY AS WE SPEAK.
WE DON'T WANT TO ADD TO THAT COST.
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT HAVING TWO BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEN WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT A FIRE STATION THAT IS CONTINUALLY SHUTDOWN?
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP, BECAUSE YOU'VE BROUGHT SOME VALID POINTS.
THE REALITY IS, IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF STAFFING AND GETTING VOLUNTEERS.
MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN, DINO, WE ARE SORRY.
>> I SAY DINO INSTEAD OF COUNCILMAN DINO.
BUT DINO AND I AS WELL AS DON AND BRYAN ADAMS, WE HAVE HAD PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS, AND SO WE INTEND TO DO WHAT'S NECESSARY TO ADDRESS MANY OF THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE.
IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE THOUGH.
IRONIC WAY, I THANK THE TWO PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL THERE BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE LEFT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT BETTER, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR FIRE RATINGS DROP, AND COST OUR CONSUMERS EVEN MORE MONEY.
>> THANK YOU. YOU REFERRING TO A STATION 78 BEING CLOSED?
>> YES, SIR. I THINK CHIEF ROBINSON HERE, WE'VE ALREADY PRELIMINARY HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH PIAL ABOUT THE IMPACT OF CLOSING 78, AND I THINK CHIEF WILL CONFIRM THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE RATING.
>> WHEN YOU SAY CLOSING, DO YOU MEAN CLOSING PERMANENTLY?
>> YES. IF WE HAD TO CLOSE IT PERMANENTLY, YES.
>> YES, COUNCILMAN. WE ARE WAITING RIGHT NOW, AND CHIEF GERALD IS HERE TO CONFIRM THIS.
WE ARE WAITING FOR THE RATING FOR THE 7TH DISTRICT RIGHT NOW.
AS SOON AS WE GET THAT, WHEN WE HOPEFULLY IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CLASS 2 DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ARE VERY PROUD OF, AFTER THAT WE GET IT OFFICIALLY, THEN WE WILL ADDRESS IT IF THE STATION NEEDS TO BE CLOSED LIKE YOURSELF AND COUNCILMAN LEE SAID,
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AND THEN WE'LL ADDRESS IT FROM THERE.>> I AGREE WITH YOU ON THE PERMANENT CLOSING.
I KNOW HOW THE 17-TENANT STUFF WORKS.
I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM COUNCILMAN, IS IF WE COULD GET THAT COMMUNITY TO ACTUALLY BE INFORMED, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVE IN THERE THAT, AND WE'VE TALKED IN THE PAST, MICHELLE ABOUT, A LOT OF THEM DON'T USE SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY DON T HAVE FACEBOOK, THERE'S THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
MAYBE WE NEED TO GET SOME, AND I'LL LEAVE AND VOLUNTEER MY TIME.
I'LL TAKE A FLYER AND WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR YOU.
WE NEED TO GET THE PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT IMPACT LEAVING IT OPEN, TEMPORARILY CLOSING IT, PERMANENT CLOSING WILL HAPPEN.
I'M TELLING YOU IT'S NOT OUT THERE, BECAUSE I HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVE OFF OF NINE MILE, AND THEY ASK ME, I'M THE ONE TELLING THEM WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> LISTEN JUST FOR THE RECORD.
THERE'S ONE FIREFIGHTER MANNING STATION 78.
AS A FIREFIGHTER MYSELF, AS A FORMER FIREFIGHTER YOURSELF, YOU KNOW ONE MAN CANNOT FIGHT A FIRE.
>> I'M WITH YOU ON THAT. DO I THINK WE CAN GO FROM 1-5 TOMORROW? NO. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE TAKEN THE STEPS TO TRY TO GET THERE, BUT IT'S WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT, WE CAN'T FIX TOMORROW IF WE DON'T FIX TODAY.
>> THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD ON A CONSOLIDATION PLAN.
>> TITO, DO YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING?
>> YEAH, I JUST CAME HERE TO JUST SEE THE MEETING, AND I HAVE TO GET INVOLVED IN SOMETHING.
ACTUALLY, THIS WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE 7TH DISTRICT RIGHT NOW, INCLUDING NOMINAL POINT, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REWRITING ALL OUR RUN CARDS.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO COVER DIFFERENT AREAS.
WE HAVE A MEETING ON THE 28TH WITH PROPERTY INSURANCE, GO OVER THE RUN CARDS.
IF HE APPROVES IT, WE WILL PUT AN EFFECT.
AS FAR AS STATION 78, WE ARE COVERING IT WHEN IT'S CLOSED.
IT HASN'T BEEN OFFICIALLY YET, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK SOMEONE ON A 28TH.
THE PROPERTY INSURANCE DOES SAY THAT, THE WAY IT'S BEING OPERATED NOW, OPENED ONE DAY CLOSED THREE, FOUR DAYS, OPEN ONE DAY ON A LONG TERM COULD HURT THE RATING.
BUT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN OFFICIAL YET, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE STAND, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST TO PROTECT OUR AREA. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? MADAM CLERK, LET'S GO BACK TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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A LITTLE BIT TARDY FOR THAT TODAY, BUT WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER 1.>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNSEL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED LMB SERVICES LLC VERSUS PARISH OF JEFFERSON 24TH JDC NUMBER 837-222 DIVISION K.
>> COUNSEL TEMPLET YOUR MOTION?
>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER, HEARING NONE. ORDERED ITEM 2.
>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNSEL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED PARISH OF JEFFERSON VERSUS LMB SERVICES, LLC, ZEHMER ESTE SERVICES TWO LLC, WILEY BROWS ELECTRICAL SERVICE INCORPORATED AND GREAT HORN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, 24TH, JDC NUMBER 838-25 DIVISION K.
>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION?
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER, HEARING NONE. ORDERED ITEM 3.
>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED THE LAIUS GEORGE TECH BEN DECK VERSUS WASTE CONNECTIONS VALUE INCORPORATED AT ALL USDC-EDLA NUMBER 18-7889, CWA 18-07118-8218, 18-9312 SECTION E5, UNRELATED CASE, FREDERICK ADDISON, AT ALL VERSUS LOUISIANA REGIONAL LANDFILL COMPANY AT ALL USDC-ERCLA NUMBER 19-11133 CW19-14512, SECTION E.
>> COUNSEL TEMPLET? ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNSELOR WALKER, HEARING NONE SO ORDERED, AND NUMBER 4, PLEASE.
>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL ACTING AS A GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2 TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 46:1073, TO DISCUSS, AND/OR DEVELOP MARKETING STRATEGIES AND STRATEGIC PLANS FOR HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2.
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>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN'S, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
HEARING NONE. ORDERED, WE'RE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> HI, MS. JULIE. CAN YOU READ THOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTIONS, PLEASE?
>> HOLD ON. GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF NOW.
>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED LMB SERVICES, LLC VERSUS PARISH OF JEFFERSON 24TH JDC NUMBER 837-222 DIVISION K.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION BEING ADOPTED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? I'M HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED PARISH OF JEFFERSON VERSUS LMB SERVICES, LLC, ZIMMER EDGE DAY SERVICES 2 LLC, WILLY BROS ELECTRICAL SERVICE INCORPORATED IN GREAT HORN FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, 24TH JDC NUMBER 838-520 DIVISION K.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION BEING ADOPTED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2, PARISH OF JEFFERSON DISTRICT AND LCMC HEALTH HOLDINGS INCORPORATED BUYER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO LCMC FOR THE STATE MATCH WITHIN THE LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROGRAM.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING ADOPTED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ATTACHED INTERGOVERNMENTAL, INTRA AGENCY TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2, PARISH OF JEFFERSON DISTRICT, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, LDH, COLLECTIVELY THE PARTIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE STATE MATCH WITHIN THE LOUISIANA MEDICAID PROGRAM.
>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING ADOPTED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.
>> THAT'S ALL OF THE RESOLUTIONS I HAVE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. CAN ANYBODY WHO IS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE BROADCAST BRING US OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, PLEASE.
>> I CAN SEE IS RESOLUTIONABLE.
>> HE SAID IT WASN'T HIM, SO I DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS.
>> BUT WE ARE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IF ANYBODY HAD MAYBE WATCHING THE BROADCAST IS CURIOUS.
[ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION IN SUMMARY]
MISSOULA, CAN YOU PLEASE READ THE ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION OF PUBLICATION IN SUMMARY?>> YES, SIR. AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTED UNDER DOCKET NUMBER E AS 39, 23, IMPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1&2 SQUARE 7, JEFFERSON TERRORISTS SUBDIVISION INTO LOTS 1A,1B SQUARE 7, JEFFERSON TERA SUBDIVISION WITH A WAIVER TO THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH LOTS ARE OWNED BY MICHELLE AND MONTE DO THUS AND APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLOT.
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTED UNDER DOCKET NUMBER WS 123 APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION OF THE ALAN JOSEPH COUPON SENIOR PROPERTY AND THE DISTRICT OF BARATARIA JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, INTO LOT AC1, DISTRICT OF BARATARIA, WHICH PROPERTY IS OWNED BY 3635 PRIVATIA LLC AND APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTED UNDER DOCKET NUMBER WAS 1523, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION OF LOT 4C OAKDALE SUBDIVISION, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, UNTIL LOTS 4C1 AND 4C2, OAKDALE SUBDIVISION, WHICH LOTS ARE OWNED BY MR. TRIO, LLC, AND APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTED UNDER DOCKET NUMBER WAS 22 23, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 781 SECTION D, ELMWOOD SUBDIVISION, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND TWO LOTS, 783 AND 784, SECTION D. ELMWOOD SUBDIVISION WHICH LOTS ARE OWNED BY ASM 90 SS LLC AND IMPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTED UNDER DOCKET NUMBER WAS 723,
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APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION OF PART OF LOT H 300 SUNRISE ACRE SUBDIVISION, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, INTO LOTS H300A AND H 300B SUNRISE ACRE.SUBDIVISION WHOSE LOTS ARE OWNED BY PETER BUTRAIN AND TONG HAN VOW AND IMPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT 1&3.
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTED UNDER DOCKET NUMBER WS 223, APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 8&9, LIVE OAK PLANTATION SUBDIVISION, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, UNTIL LOT AA LIVE OAK PLANTATION SUBDIVISION WHICH LOTS OF OWNED BY JESSICA RAY TAYLOR PIERCE, AND MICHAEL PAUL PIERCE, AND IMPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF JEFFERSON PARISH PROPOSED LOT FOR C2, INDUSTRIAL SITE NUMBER 4 SECTION C, OAKDALE SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 161 BRYAN STREET, BOUNDED BY BELL CHASE HIGHWAY WHILE BOULEVARD AND COMMERCE STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION.
FOR ME, YOU'II SEE THE MIXED USE GORDON DISTRICT TO R1, A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AS REQUESTED.
AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN DOCKET NUMBER WZ323, COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2-7 ADOPTED APRIL 5, 2006 TO REMOVE THE TITLE RESTRICTION PLACED ON THE PROPERTY UNDER DOCKET NUMBER MUC 01 06 LOCATED AT 1,600 LOPAKO BOULEVARD, ON LOT 41B SQUARE 161 SOUTH NEW ORLEANS SUBDIVISION, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
AN ORDINANCE TO SUBMIT IT UNDER DOCKET NUMBER SPA 18 23 APPROVING, A REQUESTED VARIANCE TO THE PARKING REGULATIONS OF THE MUCD FOR CELEBRATION VENUE LOCATED AT 1104 TERRY PARKWAY AND PART OF LOTS 7B2C PROPOSED LOTS 7B2C2 BLOCK 7, OAKDALE SUBDIVISION, SECTION B, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY BELL CHASE HIGHWAY AND UNNAMED STREET AND INDUSTRY STREAK CANAL COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTED UNDER DOCKET NUMBER SB1923 APPROVING AN EVM SIGN AND AN R1, A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL USE, LOCATED AT 3,200 AIMS BOULEVARD ON LOT E16B AIMS FARMS, ESTELLE PLANTATION SUBDIVISION, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND THE AREA BOUNDED BY NORTH OAKDALE 3 OAKS COURT AND LOUIS, THE FIRST AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
AN ORDINANCE REVOKING AND DECLARING CHRISTOPHER STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY ADJACENT TO A LOT 6^1 COSTANZA, SUBDIVISION GRANT AND ARE NO LONGER NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THE SALE TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER FOR THE APPRAISED VALUE OF $12,850.
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING LOT 127A^2 WEST CARROTS AND SUBDIVISION BEARING MUNICIPAL ADDRESS 968 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY.
JEFFERSON NO LONGER NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT WITH THE SALE OF SET PROPERTY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES, SECTION 2-951 ET SEQ.
AN ORDINANCE DECREASING THE SPEED LIMIT FROM 30 MPH PER HOUR TO 25 MPH PER HOUR UNCODIFIED BOULEVARD FROM THE INTERSECTION OF CARDINAL BOULEVARD AND BEVERLY GUARD AND DRIVE TO THE INTERSECTION OF CARDINAL BOULEVARD AND METAIRIE OF LOUISIANA COUNCIL DISTRICT 5.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NUMBER 14796 THE PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO REVISE THE PAY GRADE ASSIGNMENTS AND CLASS TITLES FOR THE CLASSES OF BUYER 1, BUYER 2, BUYER 3, AND TO REVISE THE PAY GRADE ASSIGNMENT FOR PURCHASING COORDINATOR.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 OPERATING BUDGET OF JEFFERSON PARISH, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET OF JEFFERSON PARISH.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. I NEGLECTED TO MENTION EARLIER WHEN I POINTED OUT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, THE FORMER COUNCILMAN JACK RIZZUTO IS IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.
I THINK HE WAS BLOCKED FROM OUR FIELD OF VISION EARLIER, SO WELCOME.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY. SO ON THAT NOTE, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO ADJOURN BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT? HEARING NONE. ORDERED THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. HAVE A GREAT WEEK, EVERYBODY.
>> COUNCILMAN, WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE [INAUDIBLE]
>> HANG ON, GUYS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCES THAT READ THE SUMMARY MOST OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. THE DOT DOT DOT GOT ME.
>> NOW, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
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