Sep 13, 2023 Parish Council West Bank

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NICE TO SEE YOU.

WE CAN GO OUT IN A MOMENT.

IF I TAKE THAT FOLDER SO I DON'T MESS IT UP.

THANK YOU. THANK.

YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE ONE MORE.

AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK OUR OUR WATER DIRECTOR, SIDNEY BASLEY, TO COME UP ALONG WITH OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MARK DREWS.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW, OUR DIRECTOR, SYDNEY BADGLEY, HE'S A VERY CRITICAL MEMBER OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM.

THEY ALL ARE.

AND WE'RE HERE TODAY BECAUSE, SIDNEY, WE'RE RECOGNIZING SIDNEY'S TEN YEARS WITH JEFFERSON PARISH.

BUT I JUST HAVE TO POINT OUT, SIDNEY IS DEFINITELY SOMEONE WHO IS JUST WHEN HE TOOK THE JOB AND THE CHALLENGES WE'VE HAD IN THIS PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, HE JUST HE CAN'T JUST KEEP THE STATUS QUO. WE NEEDED MORE FROM HIM THAN THAT.

AND HE HAS REALLY STEPPED UP FOR US.

SO, YOU KNOW, SIDNEY HAS STARTED AS AN ENGINEERING INSPECTOR IN 2013, AND HE WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH DIRECTOR, THROUGH SIMPLY INNOVATION AND HARD WORK, BEING UNAFRAID TO TO TO STEP UP TO THE TASK AND BEING UNAFRAID TO INNOVATE.

IN HIS TENURE AS DIRECTOR.

SIDNEY HAS IMPLEMENTED SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND COMPETENTLY MANAGED ALL DEPARTMENTS.

YOU THINK ABOUT HOW WE HAD TO DELIVER SERVICES DURING COVID.

YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.

BUT JUST BEHIND THE SCENES THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, WE WERE FACING A SHORTAGE OF METER READERS, AND IF YOU DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH METER READERS.

THEN YOUR BILLS NOT COMING OUT ON TIME.

AND AS IT IS, YOU GET YOUR BILL EVERY OTHER MONTH BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY PHYSICALLY COME TO YOUR HOUSE TO READ YOUR BILL.

WE CAN'T DO IT EVERY MONTH.

BUT HE REALLY TRAINED OTHER DEPARTMENTS JUST TO STEP UP TO THE TASK AND THEN EVEN HAD A DIFFERENT SOLUTION WORKING WITH OUR ATTORNEYS TO BRING ON A PRIVATE FIRM TO GET US THROUGH THAT TOUGH TIME.

SIDNEY NOW HAS ARRANGED FOR WE DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE CASH.

YOU KNOW, AS AN ACCOUNTANT, I'M AFRAID OF CASH TAKING.

CASH WE WORKED OUT SO THAT OVER 100 LOCATIONS PEOPLE CAN BRING THEIR CASH PAYMENTS TO A MONEYGRAM AND CHECK FREE STORE LOCATION.

SO THAT'S IMPROVED THE SERVICES.

AND THEN I'LL REMIND YOU, DURING IDA, OVER 1000 TREES UPROOTED, CAUSING OVER 200 WATER MAIN BREAKS ACROSS JEFFERSON PARISH.

WE DID NOT HAVE WATER PRESSURE AND WE HAD DIMINISHED NO WATER PRESSURE ON THE EAST BANK AND VERY DIMINISHED WATER PRESSURE ON THE WEST BANK.

THE DAY AFTER THE STORM, SIDNEY DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO RESTORE THIS WATER SERVICE, HAVING TO MANAGE MULTIPLE FIELDS OUT IN THE FIELD, LOCATING BREAKS AND REPAIR LINES, TAKING OUR SYSTEM TO 22 PSI BY THE END OF THE SECOND DAY AND INCREASED IT TO 43 PSI BY THE END OF THE THIRD DAY.

PROVIDING ENOUGH WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE WATER.

OUR FIRST OUR FIRST CONCERN IS OUR ABILITY TO FIGHT FIRES, RIGHT.

AND BRINGING THAT UP. SO WE WERE ABLE TO FIGHT FIRES.

AND THEN FIVE DAYS AFTER THE STORM, THAT WATER PRESSURE WAS RESTORED ON BOTH BANKS, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.

AND THEN ALSO WE HAD A 32 MILE WATER LINE THAT WENT TO GRAND ISLE THAT WAS COMPLETELY DEVASTATED.

AND FOR OVER TWO MONTHS, SIDNEY SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS IN THE FIELD OVERSEEING DELIVERING WATER TO GRAND ISLE AND ENABLE THE THE ENABLING THEM TO FINALLY GET WATER SERVICE, PROBABLY BY JANUARY.

I THINK WE GOT BACK ON IN GRAND ISLE.

SO HE IS AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO.

HE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF OF STEPPING UP TO THE CHALLENGE AND BEING A GOOD LEADER FOR US.

SO SIDNEY AND I KNOW MARK PROBABLY WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE A CRITICAL MEMBER OF HIS TEAM, BUT TO CELEBRATE YOUR TEN YEARS WITH JEFFERSON PARISH, WE JUST HAD TO GIVE IT A LITTLE EXTRA AND THEN JUST PUTTING A PIN ON YOU.

SO COME ON, MARK.

I LOW CYNTHIA TOUCHED ON THIS BECAUSE REALLY ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THE WATERLINE TO GRAND ISLE BREAKS.

SIDNEY'S OUT ON THE BARGE, SIDNEY'S OUT IN THE FIELD BECAUSE HE HAS THAT EXPERIENCE AND HE KNOWS.

HE KNOWS WHAT TO LOOK FOR TO TRY TO FIND WHERE TO BREAK IS.

AND HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SO HE HAS NO PROBLEM GETTING OUT OF HIS OFFICE IF HE THINKS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BECAUSE HE KNOWS, LOOK HOW CRITICAL THAT IS, HOW QUICKLY IT NEEDS TO BE RESTORED, AND THAT HE CAN ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, ADD TO THAT THING.

SO HE'S GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WATER IS OUT, IT'S RESTORED PROMPTLY.

IN ADDITION TO HE IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE OVERALL SYSTEM.

SO EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE IS TRIED TO MAKE IT MORE CUSTOMER FRIENDLY.

HE'S DONE EVERYTHING HE CAN DESPITE THE PERSONNEL SHORTAGES, YOU KNOW, BY TRYING TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO PAY FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, TRYING TO IMPROVE THE PHONE SYSTEM.

SO HE'S BEEN AN EXCELLENT CHOICE AS DIRECTOR AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT HE'S ON MY STAFF AND WORKING FOR ME.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL, SIDNEY, I GOT TO DO THE HONORS NOW.

LET'S SEE THIS OFF.

I DO. IS THAT WHAT THAT LITTLE BUTTONHOLE IS FOR? I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOME WORDS ENDING WITH A PIN ON? NO. OKAY.

A HUMBLE MAN. I ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND HE SAID NOPE.

SO. ALL RIGHT, SIDNEY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU DO IT.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU CAN COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH OUR WITH OUR INCREDIBLE WATER DIRECTOR.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A GOOD ONE, HUH? HE'S A KEEPER. HE'S A KEEPER.

ANY IN THE MIDDLE. YES, YES, YES, YES.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. ON THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

AND WE'LL GET ONE MORE ON THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE. THANK YOU.

THANK, THANKS, SYDNEY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE WORK.

ALL RIGHT. A COUPLE MORE. COUNCILMAN LEE IS UP NEXT WITH A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS.

WITH ASIA, DYLAN AND HER MOTHER AND ALL THOSE WHO ACCOMPANIED HER.

PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

I FOUND IT. STUFF.

OKAY.

THIS IS A MOMENT THAT I'M PROUD TO STAND UP HERE WITH YOU ALL, TO TALK ABOUT ASIA AND TO PROVIDE THIS PROCLAMATION.

AND SO I'LL READ IT SAYS, WHEREAS ASIA DYLAN IS 16, IS A 16 YEAR OLD MARRERO NATIVE, RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDEE, FOUNDER AND OWNER OF SASSY COSMETICS.

AND. WHEREAS, ONLY FOUR YEARS AGO, ASIA, ALONG WITH HELP OF HER MOTHER, CREATED HER VERY FIRST LIP GLOSS, INCLUDING NATURAL INGREDIENTS SUCH AS ALOE VERA AND VITAMIN E OIL.

AND. WHEREAS, FAST FORWARD TO THIS TIME.

SASSY COSMETICS HAS PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL POP UP SHOPS, LOCAL FESTIVALS AND ART MARKETS, AND HAS EXPANDED HER BRAND INTO LIPSTICKS, LIP CREAMS, AS WELL AS LIP BALMS. AND WHEREAS, ASIA SPEAKS OF HER UNIQUE PRODUCT PACKAGING AND SPECIALIZED TOOLS THAT HELP HER BRAND OUT AMONGST THE COMPETITION. AND.

WHEREAS, DURING HER TIME AS AN ENTREPRENEUR, ASIA HAS BEEN FEATURED ON THE NEWS AND HAS HER PROJECTS PRODUCTS FEATURED IN THREE STORES IN NEW ORLEANS IN THE FRENCH QUARTER, THE GLITTER BOX ON ROYAL THE HOUSE MUSEUM STORE ON SAINT ANN, AS WELL AS NOLA KIDS ON CHARTER STREET. AND.

WHEREAS, ADDITIONALLY, ASIA HAS BEEN ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH SONGWRITERS TO CREATE A VERY OWN THEME SONG WITH A MUSIC VIDEO, SHE RECENTLY SPOKE WITH FELLOW NEW ORLEANS RAPPER, RECORD PROOF, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, MASTER P.

AND. WHEREAS, ONE OF ASIA'S PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS BEING FEATURED ON FIVE NEWS CHANNELS AND HER NEXT GOAL IS TO EXPAND HER BRAND TO REACH BIGGER MARKETS SUCH AS WALMART, TARGET AND QVC.

AND. WHEREAS, ASIA'S ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BE RECOGNIZED ON A MAJOR PLATFORM AS A YOUNG BLACK FEMALE ENTREPRENEUR, AS SHE IS 100% CONFIDENT HER CUSTOMERS

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WILL LOVE HER PRODUCTS.

AND. WHEREAS, SHE WISHES TO INSPIRE YOUNG WOMEN ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT THEY MAY HAVE DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS SUCH AS HERS, ENCOURAGING THEM TO ALSO DREAM BIG AND GO AFTER THEM FEARLESSLY.

ASIA'S BUSINESS IS NOW FIVE YEARS OLD.

IF YOU DO THE MATH.

SHE WAS 11 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE STARTED THE BUSINESS.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO PROUD OF HER.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF JEFFERSON PARISH HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND COMMENDS ASIA DILLON, OWNER OF SASSY COSMETICS, FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY RECORD OF SERVICE AS A CITIZEN OF JEFFERSON PARISH.

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? OH, I JUST WANT TO SAY IS THAT ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

AND DO YOU BELIEVE IN, LIKE, GO AFTER YOUR DREAMS? YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE OLD OR YOUNG.

AGE DON'T MATTER.

START YOUR OWN DREAM NOW AND MAKE ANYTHING HAPPEN.

YEAH. WHAT? PARISH PRESIDENT, COUNCIL COLLEAGUES, PLEASE.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE. ALL RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

YES, THANK YOU. BUT YOU WANT TO MENTION YOUR WORK THIS WEEKEND? YEAH, I CAN DO IT.

YOU WANT ME TO DO SO? ASIA, WE CELEBRATE ASIA.

POP UP ON THIS SATURDAY ON DECATUR.

SO IF YOU'RE ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AT SACHSE COSMETICS, THERE'S BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR US, SO I WANT Y'ALL TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT IF YOU CAN. AND THIS MONEY HELP HER BUSINESS TO GET TO WALMART TO GET TO QVC.

SO IT'S NOT GOING IN MY POCKET, BUT IT'S HELPING HER WITH COLLEGE.

AND THE GOAL IS FROM WHEN I STARTED THIS, IT WAS FOR FUN.

AND THEN I STARTED SEEING THAT SHE CAN PAY FOR HER OWN COLLEGE, SHE CAN START HER OWN BUSINESS AND WHATEVER.

AND I'M A SINGLE PARENT OF THREE GIRLS AND I AM SO PROUD.

AND IT'S BEEN A MOMENT FOR ME.

AND I WANT TO CRY BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHEN YOU PULL INTO YOUR KIDS AS A SINGLE PARENT AND I DO THIS BY MYSELF AND I PUT MY MONEY IN MY CHILD, I WORK THREE JOBS, NOT ONE THREE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO THIS IS A PROUD MOMENT FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY, EVERYBODY.

HERE WE GO. ON THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE.

AND WE'LL TAKE ONE MORE ON THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WHERE WE GOING? BYE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO WHEN GOING GET IT ON? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, BABY.

ALL RIGHT, BABY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

DON'T HUG ME. THANK.

NEXT. WE HAVE TWO OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN, CHRISTIAN AND CALEB.

AND SO CHRISTIAN AND CALEB, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND YOUR FATHER, THE COACHES AND EVERYONE, COACH SCHOFIELD, EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THIS.

COOL. COME ON OVER HERE.

DONALD, COME ON. ON THIS SIDE.

SO ROUGHLY.

CHRISTIAN AND CALEB ARE THE EPITOME OF VIBRANT CHILDREN.

THAT JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM AND JEFFERSON PARISH RECREATION DEPARTMENT POSITIVELY CULTIVATES.

THEY'RE BOTH GREAT KIDS WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

CHRISTIANS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE AT ARCHBISHOP SHAW, AND CALEB IS IN THE THIRD GRADE AT RUPEL ACADEMY FRANCAIS.

THEY BOTH PLAY BITTY BASKETBALL FOR KENNEDY HEIGHTS PLAYGROUND AND J.P.

ARD WEST BANK ALL-STARS.

WHAT'S OUTSTANDING IS, IS THIS PAST SEASON, NOT ONLY IN THEIR IN THEIR TEENS, ONE WAS 12 AND UP, THE OTHER ONE WAS EIGHT AND

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UP. NOT ONLY WERE THEY ABLE TO GO AND HELP US HELP OUR J.P.R D WIN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, BUT ALSO WE HAVE THESE YOUNG MEN HERE BECAUSE IN HIS CLASS EIGHT AND UP AND HIS CLASS 12 AND UP, BOTH OF THEM WERE THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAMS NATIONALLY.

SO WE HAVE THEM HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THEM AND THE GOOD WORK THEY'RE DOING AND THEIR GREAT SCHOOL, GREAT STUDENTS IN SCHOOL AS WELL. AND WE WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS AND THE COACHES WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THEIR LIVES.

JPD HAS BEEN EXEMPLARY IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, AND EVERY WEEK IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE COMING HERE WHO IS CELEBRATING OUR KIDS WHO PARTICIPATE IN OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE.

AND SO I WILL READ THESE PROCLAMATIONS, BUT BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CLARA FAMILY FOR ALL YOU ALL DO.

AND ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR COACH AND COACH SCHOFIELD.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE SOME WORDS TO SAY, COACH? NO. OKAY, DONALD, HOW ABOUT YOU? I'M GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD.

OKAY. I READ THESE PROCLAMATIONS AND THEY READ CERTIFICATES OF MERIT.

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.

BE IT KNOWN THAT FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE, THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON HAS CONFERRED THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT UPON YOU, CHRISTIAN CLAIRE, FOR BEING AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS TITLE OF MR..

BIDDY MOST VALUABLE PLAYER FOR THE 12 AND UP BIDDY BASKETBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TEAM.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND TO CALEB JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.

BE IT KNOWN THAT FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO PARISHES, JEFFERSON HAS CONFERRED THIS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT UPON CALEB CLAIRE FOR BEING AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS TITLE OF MR. BEDI MOST VALUABLE PLAYER OF THE EIGHT AND UNDER BITTI BASKETBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING TEAM.

CONGRATULATIONS. HE GOT SOMETHING HE WANT TO SAY.

I'M THE BETTER BROTHER.

TURN AROUND. ALL RIGHT.

OH, WOW. THIS IS THEIR POSTER.

THIS IS THEIR POSTER.

AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL SIGNED IT.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT, THIS IS FOR ME.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

IT SAYS WEST BANK, CHRIS AND CALEB.

CLAIRE AND UNDER 12 EIGHT AND UP 12 AND UP TO COUNCIL MEMBER BYRON LEE.

THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP.

WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

THANKS A MILLION.

THANK YOU ALL. WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS.

PARISH PRESIDENT. THE GUYS.

OPEN UP YOUR PROCLAMATION.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE MORE ON THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT.

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MARION, DINO AND MYSELF.

WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE BLAIR CONSTANT.

PLEASE COME UP TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE FUNDED THAT WE BELIEVE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN LEE.

CHAIRMAN WALKER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE JEFFERSON BAR ASSOCIATION.

FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL WHO ARE MEMBERS OF OUR LEGAL COMMUNITY KNOW WE'RE A NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 60 YEARS HERE, SERVING NOT ONLY THE ATTORNEYS OF JEFFERSON PARISH, BUT OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE GREATER GOOD OF THE PUBLIC AND AND SERVE OUR JUDICIARY AS WELL.

TO THAT END, OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE DECIDED TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH TO MEET A NEED THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME THAT WE BELIEVE WILL NOT ONLY HELP THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT HOPEFULLY SPUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A RIPPLE EFFECT TO THIS, TOO.

WE INTEND ON CREATING A STANDING EXPUNGEMENT CLINIC.

AND THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILMAN LEE, THE HELP OF COUNCILMAN BONANO AND EDWARDS, WE HAVE COME TO YOU, THE PARISH COUNCIL, LOOKING FOR THE SEED MONEY TO FUND THAT PROCESS.

AND WHAT WE INTEND TO DO IS ASSIST PEOPLE WITH STANDING CLINICS BOTH ON THE EAST BANK AND WEST BANKS OF JEFFERSON PARISH.

FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO TRAVEL TO THE COURTHOUSE, CAN'T AFFORD THE FILING PAPERWORK.

FOR THOSE OF YOU ALL AGAIN WHO ARE ATTORNEYS, THIS IS A VERY ARDUOUS PROCESS.

THIS IS A PROCESS WHERE ONLY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO QUALIFY CAN GET THIS.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED UNDER CERTAIN EXPUNGEMENT ARTICLES UNDER THE LOUISIANA CRIMINAL CODE, BUT ALSO INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGES HAVEN'T BEEN ACCEPTED.

AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE PREVENTING THEM FROM FINDING HOUSING, PREVENTING THEM FROM FINDING A JOB.

AND SO AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE JEFFERSON BAR ASSOCIATION, I STAND BEFORE YOU TO TELL YOU THAT WE ARE TAKING THE LEAD WITH THIS THANKFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH COUNCILMAN LEE COUNCILMAN, BONANO AND EDWARDS.

WE INTEND ON OUR FIRST CLINIC BEING HERE AT JOHNNY JACOBS PLAYGROUND SOMETIME THIS FALL ON THE WEST BANK.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY DOING ONE NEXT SPRING ON THE EAST BANK, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUPPORT THAT ANY OF YOU ALL CAN GIVE.

I'M FREE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. THE THING.

AS BLAIR SAID, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO NEED SECOND CHANCES, WHO'VE CERTAINLY SERVED AND SERVED THIS COMMUNITY IN GREAT CAPACITIES.

BUT HOWEVER, THEY JUST NOT HAVE HAD THE ABILITY TO GET THEIR RECORDS EXPUNGED.

AND FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY, THOSE WHO ARE WORTHY, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE SUPPORTING THEM IN THOSE ENDEAVORS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

[MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]

WELCOME TO THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2023.

YOU'RE AT THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING 200 DEBERNY STREET IN GRETNA.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE WITH US THIS MORNING.

THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER.

I'D LIKE TO CALL ON COUNCILMAN LEE ONCE AGAIN TO INTRODUCE HIS GUEST WHO WILL GIVE US TODAY'S INVOCATION.

YES, THIS MORNING, WE HAVE PASTOR LEWIS HARRISON.

PASTOR. LEWIS HARRISON JUNIOR.

ALL HEADS BOWED AS WE PRAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU AS HUMBLY AS WE KNOW HOW.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, FATHER GOD TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THIS MEETING, FATHER GOD, THANK YOU FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THIS MEETING.

FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL.

FATHER GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK UPON THEIR HEARTS AND THEIR MINDS RIGHT NOW.

ALLOW FATHER GOD THEIR MORAL COMPASS TO OVERRIDE THEIR POLITICAL AGENDA.

WE ASK GOD THAT YOU BLESS EVERYONE HERE, FATHER GOD, THAT EVERYTHING BE IN ORDER AND DONE IN A TASK IN A WAY, FATHER GOD, THAT IS PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT.

WE ASK LORD THAT WE PUT DOWN THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER, FATHER GOD, AND WE RAISE UP THE BLOOD STAINED BANNER RIGHT NOW.

WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR BEING HERE.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT PARISH OF JEFFERSON PARISH.

FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ITS PEOPLE.

WE THANK YOU FOR ITS CULTURE.

WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO UPLIFT US AND SUSTAIN US, GUIDE US AND PROTECT US.

IN CHRIST'S NAME, WE PRAY.

AND FOR HIS SAKE, AMEN.

MISS PEARSON, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCILMAN BONANO FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

IF I COULD ASK EVERYONE TO BOW THEIR HEADS AND OBSERVE THEM IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS WEEK WE LOST A LONG TIME, THE CITY OF WESTWEGO COUNCIL MEMBER GLENN GREEN.

MR. GREEN WAS A LONG TIME MEMBER AND A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE WESTWEGO COMMUNITY, AND HE'S GOING TO BE SORELY MISSED.

COUNCILWOMAN BONANO. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

AND I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

[PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL]

THE FLOOR IS NOW YOURS.

THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR FIRE SERVICES.

OBVIOUSLY, THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA, WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WILDFIRES.

ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 26TH, OUR FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED ABOUT ASSISTANCE WITH THE MARATHON REFINERY FIRE IN GARYVILLE, LOUISIANA.

MANY OF OUR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS STEPPED UP, INCLUDING MARRERO HARVEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, BRIDGE, CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WESTWEGO FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IN TOTAL, WE SENT OVER ALMOST 4000 GALLONS OF FOAM CONCENTRATE, WHICH PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY 372,000 GALLONS OF FINISHED FOAM TO HELP EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. FIRE SERVICES WAS ALSO ASKED TO ASSIST THE STATE WITH THE WILDLAND FIRES IN GLENMORE, LOUISIANA.

MANY OF THOSE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AND FIREFIGHTERS WENT OUT TO HELP THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FIVE J.P. FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND 13 FIREFIGHTERS WERE FIRST DEPLOYED FOR FOUR DAYS STARTING ON AUGUST 26TH.

THEN FOUR J.P.

FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND TEN FIREFIGHTERS WERE DEPLOYED FOR THREE DAYS STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 1ST.

SO THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT SENT MEMBERS, WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM.

TARRYTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HARVEY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THIRD DISTRICT. FIRE DEPARTMENT.

MARRERO HARVEY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

DAVID CROCKETT FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND BRIDGE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS.

BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS AND HELPING IN THE REST OF LOUISIANA.

OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND GRANTS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT HAS COORDINATED WITH FEMA, THE FEMA INSTITUTE ADMINISTRATORS, TO BRING FREE GRANT MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN JEFFERSON PARISH THIS WEEK. WE WERE VERY, VERY PROUD THAT WE WERE ASKED TO HOST THIS.

THERE ARE OVER 60 PARTICIPANTS FROM JEFFERSON PARISH SURROUNDING PARISHES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS ATTENDEES FROM MANY DIFFERENT PARISH DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING LEGAL ACCOUNTING, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PURCHASING.

KNOWLEDGE IS STRENGTH, ESPECIALLY IN RECEIVING AND RETAINING GRANT FUNDS.

THIS TYPE OF TRAINING ALLOWS OUR EMPLOYEES TO PERFORM AT THE NEXT LEVEL WHILE SAVING THE PARISH MONEY.

SO THANK YOU TO NICOLE.

I'M TOLD THAT SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS TRAINING HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH FOR US.

THIS FRIDAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING NEW.

IT'S CALLED PARK KING DAY.

PARK PARK.

AND THEN IN PARENTHESES, ING DAY.

THIS IS FROM THE BALANCING WATER AMBASSADORS AND OUR LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CLUSTER OF DEPARTMENTS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE TRANSFORMING A FEW PARKING SPOTS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE YENNI BUILDING INTO A PARKLET FOR INTERNATIONAL PARKING DAY.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN OTHER COMMUNITIES SINCE 2005, AND WE'RE GLAD TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT THIS YEAR.

PARKING DAY IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT THAT TAKES PLACE NATIONALLY ON THE THIRD FRIDAY OF SEPTEMBER, WHEN PARKING SPACES ARE TEMPORARILY TRANSFORMED INTO ENGAGING AND VIBRANT PARKLETS.

THESE PARKLETS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO RETHINK HOW WE USE PUBLIC AREAS, SPARKING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESSIBLE GREEN SPACES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL GATHERING. PARKING DAY IS A CREATIVE AND INTERACTIVE INTERVENTION THAT AIMS TO REIMAGINE OUR PUBLIC SPACES.

THIS EVENT IS PART OF THE PLAN OUTREACH FOR THE GREATER GREEN ELMWOOD GRANT PROPOSAL THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND IT'S ALSO TIED TO THE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED BY OUR COUNCIL YOU ALL BACK IN MARCH.

OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE A BREAK IN OUR PARKLET FROM 930 TO 330 AGAIN THIS FRIDAY, AND IT WILL ALSO BE OPEN TO VISITORS AS WELL.

WE HAVE A FEW SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, INCLUDING A STRETCH SESSION WITH JEFF FIT AT NOON.

OUR ANIMAL PAWS STAFF WILL BE BRINGING SOME DOGS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION TO VISIT AROUND 2 P.M.

AND THERE'S GOING TO BE SNOWBALLS AVAILABLE FOR A COOL AFTERNOON TREAT.

MOVING ON TO OUR LIBRARIES.

YOU KNOW, OUR LIBRARIES HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT SO MANY LOCATIONS.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE FUN THINGS HAPPENING.

COMING UP, THE ANY BOOK CLUB IS TONIGHT AT THE WEST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY AT 6 P.M.

ATTENDEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR FAVORITE SHORT STORIES.

COLLECTION READ TO ROVER IS THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH AT 1 P.M.

AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY.

THIS PROGRAM IS PRESENTED BY THE VISITING PET PROGRAM AND GIVES BEGINNER OR RELUCTANT READERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ ALOUD TO ADORING AND EAGER THERAPY DOGS.

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DERBY GISCLAIR, A SPECIALIST IN LOCAL SPORTS HISTORY, WILL DISCUSS BASEBALL LEGEND AND GRETNA NATIVE MEL OTT AT 7 P.M.

ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY.

AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A COCKTAIL AND FOOD DEMONSTRATION AT THE WEST BANK WEST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY AT 630 ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, WHERE CHEF AND LOCAL CATERER ANTONIO HERNANDEZ IS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO MAKE ENCHILADAS AND OTHER FRUIT FROM HONDURAS.

HE'LL ALSO DEMONSTRATE A POPULAR DRINK CALLED A CHICHA, WHICH CONTAINS FERMENTED PINEAPPLE.

AND FINALLY ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

OUR JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY IS GOING TO DEBUT ITS NEWEST BEYOND BOOKS INITIATIVE.

WE'RE CALLING IT EXPERIENCE PASSES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE OF THE NEXT LIBRARY BRANCH TO TAKE PART IN THE LIBRARY OF THINGS.

SO THE EXPERIENCE PASSES ARE GOING TO ALLOW LIBRARY PATRONS TO RESERVE PASSES TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS, PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, GIVING THE COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES.

SO WE WANT TO THANK OUR PARTNERS.

AND THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET YOUR PASSES.

JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY, THE NEW ORLEANS OPERA ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL WORLD WAR TWO MUSEUM, THE PONTCHARTRAIN CONSERVANCY LIGHTHOUSE AND THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION. LIBRARY CARDHOLDERS WILL BE ABLE TO RESERVE PASSES TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS ONLINE OR BY CALLING OR VISITING ANY LIBRARY IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A KICKOFF EVENT AGAIN AT ON SEPTEMBER 30TH FROM 11 A.M.

TO 2 P.M. AT THE NORTH KENNER LIBRARY.

NOW, JEFF KAPP, RSP EVENT.

OUR JEFF KAPP TEAM IS RELAUNCHING OUR RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WITH FALLING INTO FUND WITH RSVP.

THE EVENT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, FROM 11 A.M.

TO 3 P.M.

AT THE JUNIOR BRIDGE CITY LOCATION.

THIS EVENT IS ABOUT CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS OF JEFF KAPP, AND WE ALSO INVITE THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED TO ATTEND.

THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME LIGHT FOOD MUSIC PROVIDED BY DJ ROCKIN RON, LINE DANCING AND A HAT CONTEST.

SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CALL JEFF KAPP AT 504-736-6900.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO AT THE ILARIO CENTER, THE WEST BANK HERITAGE FESTIVAL IS TAKING PLACE NEXT WEEKEND AT THE ALARIO CENTER'S FESTIVAL GROUNDS ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD AND SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, FROM 12 P.M. TO 9 P.M.

EACH DAY. THE FESTIVAL IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT PARKING IS GOING TO BE $15.

THERE'S GOING TO BE OVER TWO DOZEN FOOD ARTS AND CRAFTS VENDORS AND A KIDS ZONE IN ADDITION TO VARIOUS ARTISTS, BOTH DAYS WITH CHOPPA AND JUVENILE HEADLINING SUNDAY NIGHT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN AND GOSPEL EXPLOSION FROM 12 P.M.

TO 4 P.M. ON SUNDAY INSIDE THE ALARIO CENTER.

SO FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT THIS, CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE WWW.

WESTBANKHERITAGEFEST.COM. OKAY, FOR OUR RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT KICK BALL, WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT REGISTRATION FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL FAMILIES KICKING IT FAMILY KICKBALL TOURNAMENT IS STILL OPEN.

THE TOURNAMENT IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER 28TH AT 10 A.M.

AT THE MILEY SOFTBALL COMPLEX TO REGISTER, VISIT JPRD.COM.

AND THEN ONE GOOD THING HAPPENING SINCE IDA THAT'S BEEN WE'VE HAD TO NEGOTIATE WITH FEMA ON THIS BUILDING.

BUT FINALLY, WE'RE GETTING TO SEE THE DEMOLITION OF THE EAST BANK ANIMAL SHELTER, WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE IDA IS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE SOON.

MAYA ENGINEERS IS WORKING WITH ANIMAL ARTS DESIGN AND IT'S A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN DESIGNING ANIMAL SHELTERS.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO CREATE THE NEWEST PAWS EAST BANK ADOPTION CENTER.

BUT WE'RE GLAD TO SEE THAT DEMOLITION IS FINALLY HAPPENING ON THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.

ANYBODY WITH COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE PARISH PRESIDENT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW, ANYBODY WISHING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA CAN DO SO.

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

NOW YOU MUST COMPLETE A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD IN THE BACK OF CHAMBERS AND TURN IT IN TO THE CLERK.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

AL MORELLA 4260 EAST LOYOLA DRIVE, FIFTH DISTRICT.

KENNER FOURTH DISTRICT.

UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON.

51 YEARS.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, 37, 38, 39, 40, 60, 78, 88, 100, 101 AND 105.

WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH TWO FIRST.

WE GOT A 40,000.

WE GOT A $48,000 INCREASE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM NUMBER 37.

WE GOT A $21,000 INCREASE, ADDITIONAL WORK, 38, $179,000 INCREASE, UNFORESEEN OBSTRUCTIONS AND ADDITIONAL WORK 39 40,113 ADDITIONAL WORK DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.

40, 31,500.

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WE HAD A $1,500 CREDIT.

WE WENT FROM CONCRETE PIPE TO PLASTIC PIPE.

$30,000 INCREASE WAS DUE TO A COMPUTER GLITCH DURING THE BID PROCESS CONCERNING INSURANCE.

OKAY, 60 WE GOT $10,000 INCREASE DUE TO DESIGN MODIFICATIONS.

78 WE GOT A $2.2 MILLION INCREASE FROM DEBRIS HAULING AFTER THE STORM, WHICH WAS A FEMA REIMBURSEMENT.

OKAY. WE GOT 88, A $6,000 INCREASE.

TREES DUE TO ADDITIONAL INSPECTION SERVICES.

WE GOT 100.

WE GOT $125,000 CAP INCREASE DUE TO ADDITIONAL WORK AND WE GOT 101 $2.2 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL UPGRADES.

WE GOT 105 $50,000 INCREASE DUE TO INCREASED COSTS TO REPAIR OUR VACUUM TRUCKS.

HOW MUCH TIME I GOT LEFT? SCOTT WALKER ONE MINUTE.

MAN, I HIT A RECORD AGAIN TODAY.

ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. GREAT GUYS.

509 HOMER BOULEVARD JUST TRYING TO SPARK A LITTLE CURIOSITY IN THE WAY WE GO.

IN THE 90S, WE GOT SOME OF THESE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENTS.

YOU'VE HEARD ME SPEAK ABOUT THIS AGAIN.

THERE IS NO MONEY COMING FROM THE LOUISIANA TREASURY OR ANY OTHER SOURCE THAT HASN'T COST JEFFERSON PARISH TAXPAYERS MORE THAN WE'RE GOING TO GET, ESPECIALLY IN VALUE. TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE BUDGET FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

ALL THAT MONEY'S STOLEN FROM OUR GRANDCHILDREN.

NUMBER 84 GOT MY ATTENTION.

IT WAS THE LAST ONE I COULD GET TO OUT OF 129 AGENDA ITEMS THAT I'M GIVING THREE MINUTES TO REDRESS.

WE SHOULD HAVE MORE TIME.

SAYS REMOVE ALL LANGUAGE AS IT RELATES TO THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS SERVED.

I THINK THAT MEANS THAT THEY CAN JUST SERVE TWO PEOPLE AND GET AWAY WITH TAKING AS MUCH MONEY AS WE'RE WILLING TO GIVE THEM.

I TAKE EXCEPTION WITH THAT.

AN ARBITRARY BODY CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE LEGITIMATELY.

79 WE GOT PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES AND THIS GOES ON FOR THROUGH LIKE 84 OR I MEAN, YOU GOT 10 OR 15 OF THESE SURVEYING SERVICES.

WE'VE PUT ALL OF THESE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER OUR DIME.

THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYBODY WHO NEEDS SURVEYING TO BE DONE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DO SO WITHOUT COMPETING AGAINST THE PARISH.

SO WHY DO YOU THINK YOU'RE SAVING YOURSELVES MONEY YOU'RE COSTING US? WE GOT MOSQUITO CONTROL AND I'VE HEARD IT.

I'M OUT TALKING TO PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF PAYING FOR THIS.

THEY'RE TIRED OF PAYING FOR LAFRENIERE PARK EXCEPTIONALLY.

IT COMES OUT OF OUR TAXES ON OUR PROPERTY BILL, PROPERTY TAX BILL, AND WE SHOULDN'T BE PAYING TWICE FOR THIS STUFF.

NOBODY CAN KEEP TRACK OF ANY OF THIS.

YOU'VE GOT TOO MUCH GOING ON.

MEANWHILE, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO PAY FOR LEGAL SERVICES AT LEAST THROUGH 66 THROUGH 69 OR 68.

I GOT A PAIR OF ACE ATTORNEY.

SAME THING WITH ALL THE ENGINEERING CONTRACTS, ANOTHER DOZEN OF THOSE SAME THING.

THE SURVEYING, ALL THE PROFESSIONALS YOU'RE HIRING COST THE PARISH PRIVATE SECTOR DIRECTLY.

AN ILLEGITIMATELY FORMED BODY CAN APPROVE ANYTHING.

WE GOT A HOMELESS TAX FORCE NUMBER 43 APPOINTMENT.

DARLENE MADISON. DID SHE EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS? IS THERE ANYBODY ON THAT TASK FORCE THAT HAS.

WE'VE GOT SEVERAL OF THESE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PERMIT THE DIFFERENCE OF TAXATION? YOU'RE GOING TO WAIVE TAXATION EVERY TIME YOU WAIVE OR EXEMPT TAXATION, YOU INCREASE THE TAX BURDEN ON ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE PARISH.

I WONDER IF ANYBODY'S GOING TO FIGURE ANY OF THIS OUT.

OH, BOY, OH, BOY.

THAT'S ALL I GOT FOR YOU.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA? GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS KENDRA ARNESON AND I LIVE AT 280 TANGELO DRIVE IN BURAS, LOUISIANA, DOWN IN PLAQUEMINES.

FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, I'VE REPRESENTED THE COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN ON THE PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT'S COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

AND FOR THE LAST 14, I'VE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN FISHERY ADVOCACY.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

I'VE BEEN CONTACTED MULTIPLE TIMES BY MANY, MANY FISHERMEN AND THEIR WIVES SAYING WE NEED HELP, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.

SO I BEGAN TO DIG IN ON WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN DO? RESEARCH IN THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION'S RULES OF PLAY AS OUR COUNTRY FALLS UNDERNEATH THOSE RULES WITH OUR TRADE AGREEMENTS, THERE'S ONLY ONE TANGIBLE, OBTAINABLE PROCESS THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT WE CAN SEEK, AND I'M HERE TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR THAT.

THAT TANGIBLE PROCESS IS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND UNITED STATES TRADE REP TO ENTER AND I'M SORRY, IMPLEMENT EMERGENCY MEASURES TO

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RESTRICT THE OVERALL VOLUME OF SHRIMP BEING IMPORTED INTO THIS COUNTRY, ENCOMPASSING ALL COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN AND ENCOMPASSING ALL FORMS OF SHRIMP BEING IMPORTED.

I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH HOW VITAL OUR SEAFOOD INDUSTRY IS TO THIS STATE.

AND OUR SHRIMP INDUSTRY HAPPENS TO ENCOMPASS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VESSELS WITHIN OUR FLEET.

SO IF WE LOSE OUR SHRIMP FISHERMEN, WE LOSE OUR WORKING WATERFRONT.

THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. IT WILL IMPACT ALL FISHERIES, IT WILL IMPACT ALL COMMERCIAL, ALL COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

AND OF COURSE, WE ALL COME TO JEFFERSON PARISH TO DO OUR BUSINESS AND WE APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO COME HERE.

BUT IF WE CAN'T LIVE ON THE COAST, THEN WE CAN'T BE IN LOUISIANA.

THIS WILL REMOVE US FROM OUR HOME STATE.

WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE, BUT WE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE LOUISIANA NOW IN THIS PROCESS.

FIRST, WE PASS THIS RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT IN PLAQUEMINES AND THEN IN SAINT BERNARD NEXT IN TERREBONNE PARISH.

AND WE'VE EXPANDED FROM THERE.

AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE ALMOST EVERY SINGLE OUTER COASTAL PARISH IN LOUISIANA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GREAT PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND ALSO IBERIA.

WE ARE ON IBERIA'S AGENDA TONIGHT.

SO BETWEEN JEFFERSON AND IBERIA, THAT WILL ENCOMPASS PULLING THE ENTIRE COAST OF LOUISIANA WITH ONE VOICE.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

AND I HOPE THAT TO GARNER YOUR SUPPORT, TO PULL YOU IN ON THAT.

YESTERDAY WE WENT NATIONAL AND WE BEGAN IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, WHERE WE PASSED THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL.

SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE JOBS THAT YOU DO HERE IN JP.

AND WE REALLY LIKE COMING UP HERE AND BEING PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY ON A MULTI WEEKLY BASIS.

I'M UP HERE ABOUT THREE, FOUR DAYS A WEEK DOING DIFFERENT STUFF, SHOPPING, GRABBING EQUIPMENT.

YOU KNOW, MARIO BROTHERS HAS BEEN HERE FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS, GENERATIONS.

AND THEY'RE PART OF OUR SUPPORT SYSTEM.

SO WE HOPE THAT WE GARNER YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

HI, I'M KIM CHAUVIN, 5248 BAYSIDE DRIVE IN CHAUVIN, LOUISIANA.

I'M OUT OF TERREBONNE PARISH.

I AM SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SHRIMP INDUSTRY.

FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL, TOO, FOR PUTTING THIS RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA.

AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, FOR DOING SO, TOO, OVER THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 2023.

THE US IMPORTED 299,724 TONS, WHICH BRINGS THAT TO LIKE 599.4 MILLION POUNDS AT THIS POINT.

NOW WE'RE ONLY FIVE MONTHS IN.

CONSUMERS THAT PURCHASED SHRIMP AND EAT SHRIMP ONLY CONSUME ABOUT 1 BILLION POUNDS A YEAR.

SO ALREADY YOU CAN SEE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS, YOU'RE HALF YOU'RE MORE THAN HALFWAY TO THAT BILLION.

SO THE TOP SEVEN COUNTRIES IMPORTING SHRIMP AND THE MAJOR PLAYERS INCLUDE INDIA, ECUADOR, INDONESIA, VIETNAM, THAILAND, CHINA AND MEXICO.

THE US SHRIMP IMPORTS ARE CURRENTLY OVERWHELMING THE SOURCE FROM FOUR COUNTRIES, OF WHICH COMMERCE HAS PREVIOUSLY CONFIRMED UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE. BECAUSE WE BOUGHT AN ANTI-DUMPING SUIT IN 2004, ECUADOR HAS ALREADY SURGED BY 54% SINCE 2020, AND WITHIN A YEAR ECUADOR HAS BORROWED FROM THE WORLD BANK 700 MILLION.

IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, DECEMBER OF 2022, 500 MILLION, AND LATELY ANOTHER 500 MILLION FROM THE WORLD BANK AS THEY ARE RAMPING UP MORE EFFORTS INTO THE IMPORTING OF SHRIMP.

IF YOU DO THE RESEARCH ON THESE COUNTRIES, YOU'LL FIND THAT THEY DON'T PAY THESE.

THEY DON'T PAY THEM BACK.

IT'S A GIVEN SUBSIDY.

SO WE ARE CONVERSING WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ABOUT THE ISSUE OF SUBSIDIES TO TAKE TO THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION TO PUT A WORK TO STOP THESE THINGS BECAUSE SUBSIDIES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ALLOWED.

BUT IT SEEMS THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ONLY TAKES AMERICA TO TASK WHEN THIS COMES FORTH, THIS TYPE OF INFORMATION AND MORE THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OUR UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE AND OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ALONG THE GULF COAST AND THE EAST COAST.

AND ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR RESOLUTIONS FROM THE MANY DIFFERENT PARISHES AND TOWN COUNCILS, THAT IS FAR REACHING INTO MISSISSIPPI, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

NOW, THE GRASSROOTS EFFORT HAS TAKEN OFF AND BUILDING UP.

IN 2023, SHRIMP IMPORTS FROM INDIA WERE 39.9% SO FAR.

ECUADOR 28.9%, INDONESIA, 18.3 AND VIETNAM, 5.6.

THIS ACCOUNTS FOR 92.2% OF THE TOTAL VOLUME SO FAR, WHICH IS UP FROM 2022 AT 90.1%. SO WE'RE UP BY 1.1%.

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT WHEN YOU START ADDING UP THE MILLIONS OF POUNDS IN AND AS FAR AS IT'S GOING TO GO, IT'S A LOT.

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THE TOTAL VOLUME AT THE END OF THE YEAR OF 2023 WILL DEFINITELY BE MORE, MORE, MORE AS WE LOOK AT IT.

THAT YOUR TIME, MA'AM? OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE SAW AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

HAVE A NOTE THAT ITEMS ONE AND TWO ARE TO BE DEFERRED UNTIL OUR.

OH, I'M SORRY. COME ON UP, MAN.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU STAND UP.

MY NAME IS PATIENCE GAMBINO.

I LIVE AT 1049 WEST AND WESTWEGO ON VICTORY DRIVE.

I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HOTELS AND CRIME THAT YOU CAN ADDRESS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

THIS IS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA, BUT THERE'LL BE TIME FOR ANY TOPIC AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE BEFORE I LOOK DOWN AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A NOTE THAT ITEMS ONE AND TWO ARE TO BE DEFERRED UNTIL OUR 927 MEETING.

[ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED]

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON THAT? ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF ITEMS ONE AND TWO ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

[PROFESSIONAL SERVICES]

A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSON OR FIRMS ENTRUSTED AND QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION OF A NEW HOPE HAVEN NATATORIUM LOCATED AT HOPE HAVEN CAMPUS ON BARATARIA BOULEVARD AND MARRERO COUNCILMAN BONANO.

MOVE ON THE TEAM OF LINFIELD, HUNTER AND JUNIUS.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF LINDFIELD HUNTER AND JUNIUS ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN BONANO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSON OR FIRMS TO REPLACE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL WATER METERS WITH NEW AUTOMATED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER RFP NUMBER 0459 FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER COUNCILMAN TEMPLET MOVE ON THE HIGHEST RANKED PADDLE VALVE INC.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF PEDAL VALVES INC ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSON OR FIRMS TO PROVIDE WATER SPORT EQUIPMENT RENTAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION UNDER RFP NUMBER 0462 COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR SELECTION BY YOU ADVENTURES.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF BAYOU ADVENTURE? ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING ALL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS AND OR FIRMS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE PARISH IN THE FIELDS IN WHICH THEY SUBMIT IT.

ITEM SIX, PLEASE.

COUNCILMAN. TEMPLET. ALL QUALIFIED.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF ALL QUALIFIED FIRMS? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSON OR FIRMS TO TO PROVIDE REAL ESTATE ABSTRACTING SERVICES FOR THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF CODE, COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT AND VARIOUS OTHER PARISH DEPARTMENTS.

AND IT HAS NEEDED BASIS AND TO PROVIDE FOR FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS.

COUNCILMAN. TEMPLET. YOUR SELECTION.

ALL QUALIFIED. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF ALL QUALIFIED FIRMS? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSON OR FIRMS TO PROVIDE REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL SERVICES FOR THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND VARIOUS OTHER PARISH DEPARTMENTS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS.

ITEM EIGHT, PLEASE.

COUNCILMAN. TEMPLET. ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF ALL QUALIFIED ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

ITEM NINE A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSON OR FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL MASTER PLANNING SERVICES WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE US.

HIGHWAY 90 BUSINESS WESTBANK EXPRESSWAY FROM GARDEN ROAD TO TERRY PARKWAY.

IF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET A ONE SELECTION BREAK.

COUNCILMAN LEE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF NY AND ASSOCIATES? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

OH, I'M SORRY. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS ARE NUMBERS TEN THROUGH 13.

ITEM NUMBER TEN, PLEASE.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE'LL COME BACK TO THOSE AT 12.

WE'RE ON SUCH A ROLL THERE.

JUST KEPT ON GOING THROUGH IT.

LET'S MOVE UP TO NUMBER 14.

[OTHER PROPERTY MATTERS ORDINANCES]

OTHER PROPERTY MATTERS.

PLEASE READ THAT ONE, MADAM CLERK.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26185 DECLARING THE INTENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO ACQUIRE FULL OWNERSHIP AND LOTS 22, 23, 24 AND 25 SQUARE 26 SOUTH NEW ORLEANS SUBDIVISION GRETNA BOULEVARD.

HARVEY PURSUANT TO THE LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 47 2236, WHICH HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED TO JEFFERSON PARISH IN THE NAMES OF DOROTHY GIBBS, TAYLOR AND CLAUDE TAYLOR FOR THE NONPAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

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WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26185.

ANYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE OPPOSED? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU. HIRES RISING IN OPPOSITION.

I'VE SPOKEN TO THIS BEFORE.

REPRESENTATIVES AND DIRECT TAXES SHALL BE APPORTIONED AMONG THE SEVERAL DESIGNATED PLACES AND MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THE PARISH ACCORDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE NUMBERS.

DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN HARVEY ANY? 22,000 PLUS.

THAT MEANS THEIR TAXATION, THE PROPERTY TAXES HAS TO RELATE TO THAT NUMBER IN ORDER TO ABIDE THE CONSTITUTION.

IT DOES NOT. THEY DON'T HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE DESIGNATED FOR THEM.

AND THEREFORE, THIS RESOLUTION OR THIS DECLARING OF INTENT VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION FUNDAMENTALLY.

WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT THIS.

WE SHOULDN'T BE SEIZING PEOPLE'S PROPERTY.

IF THIS IS AN OWNER OR OCCUPIER, WE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.

YOU SHOULD EXERCISE RESTRAINT.

YOU SHOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO ROLL PEOPLE'S PROPERTY TAXES THAT GO IN DEFAULT INTO A LIEN AGAINST THAT PROPERTY SO THAT WE DON'T MAKE OTHER PEOPLE HOMELESS.

WE GOT 400 OF THEM, RIGHT.

YOU ARE OBLIGED TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE CITIZENS, NOT TO THE PARISH.

I TAKE GREAT EXCEPTION WITH THIS BECAUSE THIS CLAUSE OF THE CONSTITUTION IS FUNDAMENTAL.

DIRECT TAXES ARE PROPERTY TAXES.

THEY SHALL BE APPORTIONED.

AND AT LEAST FOUR OF YOU ON THIS COUNCIL SIT IN MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE FORGIVEN 25% THE RATE OF TAXATION THAT THE REST OF US PAY.

HARVEY'S PAYING THE FULL RATE OF TAXATION.

FOUR OF YOU ARE NOT.

IF YOU LIVE IN LAFITTE, YOU'RE PAYING NO PROPERTY TAXES TO LAFITTE, BUT YOU GET A 25% BREAK ON ALL OF US.

IT'S ARBITRARY TAXATION WITH NO REPRESENTATION.

ALL THE REPRESENTATIVE POWER FLOWS FROM THE MUNICIPALITIES TO THIS SEAT, AND ALL OF YOU ARE OBLIGED TO COORDINATE AND COLLABORATE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION MORE SO THAN SERVE THE CITIZENS IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

THESE PEOPLE ARE BEING DISSERVED.

THEY'RE BEING BETRAYED CONSTITUTIONALLY, AND YOU ALL SHOULD FIGURE IT OUT.

I COULD GO ON FOR ANOTHER TEN MINUTES AND I COULD EXPLAIN THIS ALL THOROUGHLY IF WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE RATIO OF 10,000.

THE RATE OF TAXATION FOR HARVEY WOULD BE $2.20 FOR EVERY DOLLAR YOU IMPOSED, AND METAIRIE WOULD BE OBLIGED TO $14 AND 30 OR $14.30.

I THINK WE'D MAKE DO WITH LESS.

WE'D HAVE A FRUGAL AND SIMPLE GOVERNMENT, AS JEFFERSON PRESCRIBED AND ESTABLISHED THE PRECEDENT OF.

ANYBODY WANT TO FIGURE IT OUT? AL MORELLA 42 60 EAST LOYOLA DRIVE.

FIFTH DISTRICT COUNCIL.

FOURTH DISTRICT. UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON.

51 YEARS.

NOW, I JUST GOT A QUESTION ON THIS RESOLUTION.

I'M NOT SPEAKING IN FAVOR OR OPPOSED OF IT, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

OKAY. HOW DELINQUENT WERE THESE INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR PROPERTY TAXES? CAN ANYBODY ANSWER THAT? HOW DELINQUENT WERE THEY? TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS OR WHATEVER.

COUNCILMAN LEE. I WAS I WAS GOING TO ASK THE ADMINISTRATION, THE PARISH ATTORNEY, OR BEST TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

I'LL BEAT YOU TO THE PUNCH. BEAT ME TO THE PUNCH.

OKAY. I'LL STAND RIGHT HERE AND LISTEN TO HER.

I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER. I'LL HAVE TO GET THE INFORMATION.

WE CAN DEFINITELY GET IT FOR YOU.

WE'D APPRECIATE THAT, MA'AM.

NOW, THE REASON WHY I ASK THIS QUESTION IS BECAUSE FOR 28 YEARS, THE SIMON GROUP WHO OWNED THE ESPLANADE MALL DIDN'T PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAX, DID MEET THEIR TAX PROPERTY TAX BURDEN TO JEFFERSON PARISH AND OWED HIS PARISH $1 MILLION. AND IT TOOK 28 YEARS FOR US TO TAKE TITLE TO THAT MALL.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING THIS QUESTION.

SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE FAIR AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE EQUITABLE, DO IT ACROSS THE BOARD.

28 YEARS WITH THAT MALL.

AND BY THE WAY, THEY OWED KIND OF 250,000 ON TOP OF THE MILLION THEY OWED THE PARISH.

28 YEARS.

IT TOOK YOU ALL TO TAKE THAT TAKE TITLE.

ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, CLAYTON CANGELOSI AND I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE I DECIDE IF I'M OPPOSED OR AGAINST IT.

IS THIS A PROPERTY THAT SOMEONE IS OCCUPYING? IF THERE IS A RESIDENCE, THEN I AM COMPLETELY AGAINST IT BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS FRANKIE SAID, THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH HOMELESSNESS IN THIS PARISH.

WE DON'T NEED TO BE MAKING MORE PEOPLE HOMELESS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT LATER DURING ANOTHER PART OF MAKING AN ELDERLY PERSON HOMELESS.

SO WITH THIS BEING SAID, THE QUESTION IS FOR THE PARISH ATTORNEY, IS THIS A PROPERTY THAT'S OCCUPIED OR IS THIS JUST LOTS?

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FIND OUT. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY SITUATION WHERE THE PARISH IS.

GET A PROPERTY OWNER OUT OF A HOME THAT THAT TAXES WERE OWNED.

SORRY. I WAS TOLD MY MIC WAS OFF.

I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY PROPERTY WITH THE PARISH HAS KICKED A HOMEOWNER OUT OF A PROPERTY DUE TO BACK TAXES.

BUT I AM REQUESTING THAT INFORMATION RIGHT NOW, SO AS SOON AS I FIND OUT, I WILL INFORM YOU OF THE YEARS OF BACK TAXES THAT WERE DUE ON THE PROPERTY AND WHETHER SOMEBODY LIVED IN THE HOME OR NOT CURRENTLY.

WELL THEN IF WE DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION, THEN I REQUEST MAYBE, POSSIBLY THAT MAYBE WE DEFER THIS UNTIL WE GET THIS INFORMATION BEFORE YOU GUYS VOTE ON THIS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS YOU KNOW, THIS IS LOOKING IN DISTRICT THREE OF COURSE, IT'S IN MR. LEE'S DISTRICT. SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME PERSON THAT I'M SURE IS THIS IS ONE OF THE POOREST DISTRICTS IN THE PARISH, SOMEBODY HOMELESS AND PUT THEM ON THE STREET.

SO I WOULD SAY LET'S POSSIBLY DEFER TO SITUATION TO THE NEXT MEETING OR WE GET THIS INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN LEE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A BAD DECISION HERE. I WANT TO DEFER TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING SO I CAN GET INFORMATION.

OKAY. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO ASSUMING THERE'S NOBODY ELSE TO SPEAK, WE'LL MOVE ON.

DEFERRING THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF ITEM NUMBER 14 TO OUR 927 MEETING ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING, NONE SO ORDERED.

[OTHER ORDINANCES]

LET'S MOVE AHEAD TO ITEM NUMBER 15 NOW, PLEASE, WITH AMENDMENTS.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26186 AMENDING THE 2023 OPERATING BUDGET AND THE AMENDMENT IS TO ALLOCATE $5,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE WEST BANK RIVERBOAT GAMING FUND FOR A K WITH WESTMINSTER PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE A WEBSITE TO SERVE AS A DIRECT AND REAL TIME COMMUNICATION CHANNEL TO KEEP RESIDENTS INFORMED ABOUT THE WESTMINSTER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS. I HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO THAT AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT, ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT AMENDMENT? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

SO WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26186.

ANYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE OPPOSED? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

I, FRANKIE HYERS AND I CAN GO BOTH WAYS ON THIS.

I WAS IN WESTMINSTER.

I MET MR. KELVIN. MR. ROOSEVELT. I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF WESTMINSTER.

I THINK MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS IS PROBABLY GETTING A GROCERY STORE WITHIN DRIVING RANGE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE ACROSS A BRIDGE.

HOWEVER, THERE'S A UNIFORMITY CLAUSE WITH REGARDS TO THE CONSTITUTION THAT DICTATES HOW SALES TAXES ARE APPLIED, LEVIED AND COLLECTED.

I'VE REPEATEDLY ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AND I HAVE TO KEEP ON DOING IT.

AND REALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT? ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET ME TO SIT DOWN WHEN IT COMES TO THE GAMBLING MONEY, RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE TO GET UP HERE.

AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS RECONCILE THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST BANK WHEN IT COMES TO SALES TAXES.

IT'S THE CONSTITUTION UNIFORMITY CLAUSE THAT MEANS ALL PLACES THROUGHOUT THE PARISH HAVE TO SUFFER THE SAME RATE OF SALES TAXES BEING IMPOSED BY THE PARISH.

YOU IMPOSE A GREATER LEVEL OF TAXATION AND HARAHAN.

SO EACH ONE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT HAS TO GO ACROSS THAT RIVER TO BUY ANYTHING IS PAYING MORE TAXES THAN THEY WOULD IF THEY GOT A STORE IN THEIR OWN DISTRICT, IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.

WITH REGARDS TO GAMBLING, THAT'S A HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.

THE WEST BANK SUFFERS A HALF A PERCENT LESS.

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU LOWER THE RATE OF TAXATION FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY BY ONE HALF A PERCENT ON THE EAST BANK, SINCE YOU ALREADY COLLECTED 34% MORE IN TAX REVENUE SALES TAX WISE THIS YEAR THAN YOU DID THE YEAR BEFORE, I SUGGESTED THAT YOU RESTRAIN YOURSELVES, EXERCISE SOME RESTRAINT.

THIS IS WHAT'S REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A FRUGAL AND SIMPLE GOVERNMENT.

BUT I'M SITTING HERE BEING INUNDATED WITH PEOPLE THAT WANT TO MAKE US A PROGRESSIVE PARISH.

YOU'VE GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT.

I DON'T WANT TO KEEP DOING THIS, AND I'VE GOT TO GET UP ON THE NEXT ONE, TOO.

ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION.

MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION MOVED ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26186 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET SUMMARY NUMBER 26187 AMENDING THE 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET.

GO TO NUMBER 16, PLEASE.

NO AMENDMENTS. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 261878.

ONE FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

I'M IN FAVOR.

GOOD JOB. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION.

MADAM CLERK NOTES THAT ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET. ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26187.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

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LET'S MOVE TO NUMBER 17 RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.

[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR]

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COUNCILMAN BONANO.

NONE. COUNCILMAN LEE.

NOT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND WESTMINSTER PARK CIVIC ASSOCIATION, WHICH PROVIDES FOR BEAUTIFICATION MEASURES IN THE WESTMINSTER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND A NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME COMMUNITY EVENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEBSITE TO SERVE AS A REAL TIME COMMUNICATION CHANNEL TO KEEP RESIDENTS INFORMED ABOUT THE WESTMINSTER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THEREBY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF THE AGREEMENT FROM $3000 TO $8000. ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION.

ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD? FRANKIE HYERS.

WHAT DO I HATE HAVING TO POSE SOME OF THESE THINGS.

YOU'RE AN ARBITRARILY EMPOWERED BODY.

WHAT GOOD WILL IT BE FOR A MAN TO CAPTURE THE WORLD OR A PARISH SEAT IF YOU MUST FORFEIT YOUR SOUL? THERE'S RULES IN BOWLING.

THERE'S RULES IN A REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

I WISH TO GOD YOU ALL WOULD MAKE YOURSELVES CURIOUS.

ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION.

MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION AND THE OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

TEMPLET COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.

COUNCILMAN. WALKER.

I'VE NUNN. COUNCILMAN.

YES, SIR, I BELIEVE.

YES. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE DESIGNATION OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR HAS AGENT OF A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AND SALES TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE FOR THE LOUISIANA FIRE SOCCER CLUB AND ITS CONTRACTOR.

ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. COUNCILMAN.

TEMPLET. EXCUSE ME.

WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR.

ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION PLEASE COME FORWARD.

YOU HIRES AND I'M REALLY GETTING TIRED OF HAVING TO GET UP FOR THESE.

IT'S JUST SIMPLE.

IT'S ALMOST TOO SIMPLE.

EVERY TIME YOU TAX EXEMPT ANYONE, YOU RAISE THE TAXATIONS FOR EVERYONE.

YOU GOT A CLUE, MAN? ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION.

MADAM CLERK, NO ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

COUNCILWOMAN, VAN VRANCKEN, COUNCILMAN EDWARDS AND I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. THAT TAKES US TO CONSENT.

[CONSENT AGENDA ONE]

AGENDA ONE AND THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

YOUR MOTION ON THAT? COUNCILMAN TEMPLET I MOVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? 18 THROUGH 54 -53, WHICH IS TO BE CANCELED ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

SO WE JUMP AHEAD TO ITEM NUMBER 55, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS]

A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892, ADOPTED ON JUNE 29TH, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COST UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS.

WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LAPALCO BOULEVARD FROM PETERS ROAD TO VULCAN STREET COUNCIL, DISTRICT THREE.

COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR SELECTION GIS WITH PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING AS A CONSULTANT, AS A AS A SUB.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF GIS WITH PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING AS THE SUB ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LAPALCO BOULEVARD BETWEEN VULCAN STREET TO APOLLO AVENUE, COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.

ITEM 56, PLEASE.

COUNCILMAN LEE WINFIELD, HUNTER AND JUNIUS, ALONG WITH RICHARD C LAMBERT AS A SUB.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF LINDFIELD, HUNTER AND JUNIUS, ALONG WITH RICHARD C LAMBERT AS THE SUB ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892, ADOPTED ON JUNE 29TH,

ITEM 57, PLEASE.

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2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS.

WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LAPALCO BOULEVARD FROM APOLLO AVENUE TO MANHATTAN BOULEVARD COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.

COUNCILMAN LEE AND ASSOCIATES WITH STEWART CONSULTING GROUP AS A SUB.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE SELECTION OF KYLE AND ASSOCIATES AND STEWART CONSULTING AS THE SUB ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED ON THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892, ADOPTED ON JUNE 29TH, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS.

ITEM 58, PLEASE.

WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LAPALCO BOULEVARD FROM MANHATTAN BOULEVARD TO BELLE MEADE BOULEVARD COUNCIL.

DISTRICT ONE. COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, YOUR SELECTION OF ENGINEERING.

BRIAN HABIT FOR THE RESIDENT INSPECTION AND NEW TREND SURVEY FOR.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF LINFIELD HUNTER GENIUS FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING? SAY THE SECOND ONE AGAIN. I'M SORRY.

I JUMPED PAST. BRIAN HAMILTON ASSOCIATES FOR RESIDENTIAL INSPECTION AND I CAN'T EVEN READ MY NOTES NOW.

THE THIRD ONE AND DEAR FRIEND FOR SURVEYING ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LAPALCO BOULEVARD FROM BELLE MEADE BOULEVARD TO BELLE CHASE HIGHWAY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE.

ITEM 59, PLEASE.

COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, YOUR SELECTION.

MEYER ENGINEERING FROM DESIGN AND ENGINEERING.

PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING FOR RESIDENT INSPECTION.

AND SURVEY BRING SURVEY.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE SELECTION OF MAYA ENGINEERING FOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLE FOR RESIDENT INSPECTION AND DUFRAIN FOR SURVEYING ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

NOW WE MOVE TO THE ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 60 THROUGH ONE, 23 -65, WHICH IS TO BE CANCELED AND 99 WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED.

[CONSENT AGENDA TWO]

YOUR MOTION ON THAT COUNCILMAN TEMPLET ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ITEM 63 123 -65, WHICH IS TO BE CANCELED AND 99 WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

LET'S GO TO NUMBER 99, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

OKAY. A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 142319 ADOPTED ON JULY 12TH, 2023, WHICH APPROVED THE SECOND AMENDED LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS FOR THE LEASE OF 1000 NORTH STAR ROAD AND 917 NORTH ATLANTA STREET, METAIRIE FOR THE LOCATION OF THE WEST METAIRIE HEADSTART BIRTH TO FIVE CENTER TO CORRECT TO CORRECT THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS LISTED IN SECTION TWO AND IN THE FIRST.

WHEREAS RESOLUTION NUMBER 142319 ADOPTED ON JULY 12TH, 2023 APPROVED THE SECOND AMENDMENT LEASE AGREEMENTS. THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS FOR THE LEASE OF 1000 NORTH STARRETTE ROAD 917 NORTH ATLANTA STREET, METAIRIE FOR THE LOCATION OF THE WEST METAIRIE HEAD START BIRTH TO FIVE CENTER AND IN THE FIFTH.

WHEREAS ALL OTHER TERMS OF THIS RESOLUTION NUMBER 142310 ADOPTED ON JULY 12TH, 2023 REMAIN UNCHANGED AND IN FULL FORCE, IN EFFECT, SECTION ONE, THAT SECTION TWO OF THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 142319 ADOPTED ON JULY 12TH, 2023, WHICH APPROVED THE SECOND AMENDED LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS FOR THE LEASE OF 1000 NORTH STAR RIDGE ROAD AND 917 NORTH ATLANTIC STREET, METAIRIE FOR THE LOCATION OF THE WEST METAIRIE HEAD START BIRTH TO FIVE CENTER BE AMENDED TO CORRECT TO CORRECT THE FUND ACCOUNT NUMBERS IN SECTION 2221020.

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DASH 1010-214744210221-007 AND 21020. DASH 1010214744210255-006. ADDING SECTION TWO THAT ALL OTHER TERMS OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 142310 ADOPTED ON JULY 12TH, 2023 REMAIN UNCHANGED AND IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON RESOLUTION 142319 AS AMENDED ON COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO ON THAT I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO YOUR MOTION.

SO MOVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 142319 AS AMENDED ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 124, PLEASE.

ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.

AND THAT TAKES US TO COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON THE ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 23 -13, WHICH IS A SELECTION AND 15 WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED. ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS? ONE THROUGH 23 -13, WHICH IS A SELECTION OF 15 WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

LET'S GO TO ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13 NOW, PLEASE.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 139893 ADOPTED ON JUNE 29TH, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COST UNDER $500,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO UPDATING THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR DRAINAGE PUMP STATIONS.

THAT WAS NUMBER 13, RIGHT? 13 IS A SELECTION.

OKAY. YEAH. I'M SORRY.

COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. YOUR SELECTION SELECT ARTAVIA.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF ARTAVIA ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

MADAM CLERK. A RESOLUTION REQUIRING A FISCAL NOTE TO BE INCLUDED FOR EVERY NEW BUILDING OR STRUCTURE PRIOR TO ANY MONIES BEING ALLOCATED TOWARDS THE DESIGN ENGINEERING OF THE PROJECT.

NUMBER 15, PLEASE.

COUNCILWOMAN. VAN VRANCKEN. YOUR MOTION? I'M GOING TO MOVE TO DEFER IT.

I APPRECIATE I REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL COLLEAGUES YESTERDAY TO START DISCUSSIONS.

AT LAST COUNCIL MEETING WE HAD A DISCUSSION COME UP ABOUT FISCAL NOTES ON PROJECTS AND IT GOT ME THINKING AND I THINK IT IS A BEST PRACTICE AND SOMETHING THAT WILL BE GOOD GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD, THAT ANYTIME THE PARISH IS BUILDING A BUILDING OR A STRUCTURE, THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COMPILE THE INFORMATION THAT SAYS THIS IS HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST, TO DESIGN IT, TO BUILD IT, TO MAINTAIN IT, WHAT'S THE FUNDING SOURCE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

NOW THE DISCUSSION REALLY IS WHERE DO WE PULL THE TRIGGER? WHERE DO WE ASK FOR THAT INFORMATION? SOME HAVE SUGGESTED RIGHT BEFORE WE BID IT, I WORRY THAT THAT MIGHT BE TOO LATE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY ORIGINALLY I DRAFTED THIS TO SAY BEFORE MONIES ARE ALLOCATED TOWARDS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE BIG PROJECTS THAT COST A LOT, THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING IS 10% OF THE PROJECT.

SO SHOULD WE HAVE SOME SORT OF FISCAL NOTE ON THE FRONT END ON SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, ITEM THREE ON THIS AGENDA THAT NATATORIUM THAT MAY BE A $30 MILLION PROJECT. SO, YOU KNOW, A $3 MILLION FEE IS IS SIGNIFICANT.

SO OR SHOULD WE ASK FOR IT LATER AFTER SOME SORT OF FEASIBILITY IS ALLOWED TO BE DONE? SO IN THE INTEREST OF MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE THAT WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE WITH AS A COUNCIL, MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL ARE IN AGREEMENT, THAT PUTTING SOME FACTS ON THE RECORD ABOUT WHAT PUBLIC MONIES WILL BE SPENT TO BRING SOMETHING TO LIFE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IS WISELY USING TAX DOLLARS.

I WANT TO DEFER THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING.

WE'LL WORK ON THE LANGUAGE AND AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE.

SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON SOMETHING I THINK WILL BE BEST PRACTICE.

AND BEFORE WE MAKE THAT MOTION, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET I JUST HAVE A COMMENT OR TWO, AND I THINK I THINK LOOKING AT THIS IS IMPORTANT AS A WHOLE FOR MOVING PROJECTS FORWARD, BUT I WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT AS MAKING THIS MORE OF A LETTER OF AN ORDINANCE THAN A RESOLUTION BECAUSE AN ORDINANCE HAS MORE OF A LAW TO IT THAN A RESOLUTION DOES.

SO MAYBE IF WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THIS AND MAKE IT BEST PRACTICE AND MAKE IT APPLICABLE ACROSS THE BOARD, MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS BEING AN ORDINANCE.

THAT'S JUST MY COMMENTS.

WE CAN DEFER THIS IF WE FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE DONE DIFFERENTLY.

WE CAN DO THAT BECAUSE THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL AFFECT ALL OF US AND ALL OF OUR PROJECTS.

ALL RIGHT. YOUR MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 15 COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, VAN VRANCKEN..

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THE NEXT MEETING. 9/27.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF ITEM NUMBER 15 TO 9/27 ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

NOW WE GO TO ADDENDUM AGENDA 24 AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS.

[ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS]

A RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH PRIORITY DISPATCH TO PROVIDE PRO QA MEDICAL SOFTWARE PROTOCOLS, QUALITY PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND TRAINING.

PRO QA WILL ASSIST THE DISTRICT'S CALL TAKERS AND EMS DISPATCHERS BY PROVIDING STANDARDIZED MEDICAL APPROVED PRE-ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS TO CITIZENS ON MEDICAL ROLES RECEIVED BY THE DISTRICT.

THE FIVE YEAR COST FOR IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING AND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE PAID BY THE JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION DISTRICT SHALL NOT EXCEED $585,617. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND CI SUNG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR AT A TOTAL FEE NOT TO EXCEED $55,000 FOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.

ITEM 125, PLEASE.

[JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS]

COUNCILMAN BONANO.

MOVE TO APPROVE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION? A MOTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER BONANO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND I'M LISTENING BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC TO PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS OF PROSPECTIVE FIREFIGHTERS AND FOR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH EAST BANK CONSOLIDATED FIRE DEPARTMENT TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT CAP BY $22,500 FOR A NEW CONTRACT CAP OF $37,500 AND TO EXERCISE THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO YEARS.

ITEM NUMBER 126, PLEASE.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION? ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEDICATION OF ACCESS FROM EASTBANK TRANSIT.

ITEM ONE. 27, PLEASE.

118 DAVID DRIVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF EASTBANK JUVENILE SERVICES 100.

DAVID DRIVE, CONSOLIDATED GARBAGE DISTRICT, NUMBER ONE OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA, FKA GARBAGE DISTRICT, NUMBER ONE OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO YOUR MOTION.

SO MOVE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRADEMARK ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE, DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND.

ITEM 128, PLEASE.

ON BEHALF OF TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP.

COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

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

THAT TAKES US TO PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS.

[PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS]

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA CAN DO SO.

NOW YOU MUST COMPLETE A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AND TURN IT IN TO THE CLERK.

THE CARDS ARE IN THE BACK OF CHAMBERS.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AL MORELLA 42 60 EAST LOYOLA DRIVE, FIFTH DISTRICT.

KENNER FOURTH DISTRICT.

UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON 51 YEARS.

THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE TO ME AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

$229,403.48. TOP FIVE BENEFACTORS.

COUNCILMAN. IMPASTATO.

COUNCILWOMAN. VAN VRANCKEN.

COUNCILMAN. TEMPLET.

COUNCILMAN WALKER PARISH PRESIDENT.

LEE SHENG JOHN BEL EDWARDS.

I'M DEMANDING YOUR RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

HERE WE ARE NOW ALMOST A YEAR DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES RECENT AUDIT JUST DONE BY THE STATE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR. IT'S MORE DYSFUNCTIONAL NOW THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO.

NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE WHATSOEVER.

NOW I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A HOUSE BILL AND THE PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, HOUSE BILL 165. AND SINCE WE TALK ABOUT GOVERNMENT ALL THE TIME, I WANT TO SAY THIS.

THIS WAS A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE RETURNED POWER BACK TO THE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO PUT REFERENDUMS ON THE BALLOT AND BYPASS THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND BYPASS GOVERNING BODIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

MAINLY THIS COUNCIL.

BUT IT GOT KILLED IN COMMITTEE.

AND THE ARGUMENT, THE REASON WHY IT GOT KILLED, THE ARGUMENT WAS NOT ENOUGH.

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PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE GOVERNMENT AND NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE GO TO THE POLLS AND EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE TO KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE.

NOW I WANT TO PUT BATON ROUGE ON NOTICE AND I WANT TO PUT OUR GOVERNMENT AND JEFFERSON PARISH ON NOTICE THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO TRY TO SHUT DOWN ANY BUSINESSES IN THIS PARISH OR IMPOSE ANY OF THOSE RIDICULOUS MANDATES, AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY KICKING THIS CHINA WASHINGTON, D.C.

VIRUS AROUND AGAIN, BECAUSE WE GOT A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NEXT YEAR WILL BE MET WITH FIERCE OPPOSITION AT THIS PODIUM FROM ME.

I DID IT FOR OVER TWO YEARS.

THE LINES HAVE NOW ALL BEEN EXPOSED FROM THE CDC, FROM THE NIH, FROM THE TOP INFECTIOUS DISEASE, WHICH HE, DR.

FAUCI, SHOULD BE LET OUT OF THERE IN HANDCUFFS AND PUT IN PRISON FOR WHAT HE DID.

SO I'M TELLING YOU NOW I'M PUTTING BATON ROUGE.

I'M GOING TO REPEAT MYSELF AND THIS GOVERNMENT, ANY ATTEMPT WILL BE MET WITH FIERCE OPPOSITION AT THIS PODIUM FROM ME LIKE I DID FOR TWO YEARS.

15 SECONDS. I'M DONE.

ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS PATRICIA BENVENUTI.

I LIVE AT LIVED AT 724 FIFTH AVENUE IN HARVEY, AND IN DECEMBER 14TH OF 2022, MY HOUSE WAS DESTROYED BY A TORNADO AND JEFFERSON PARISH PUT A TRAILER IN BAYOU SEDEK PARK FOR ME TO LIVE IN.

NOW THEY WANT ME OUT.

MY HOUSE IS NOT DONE AND I HAVE NO PLACE TO GO AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

AND I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIND A WAY.

AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, I'VE GIVEN MR. CLAYTON CANGELOSI POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER THIS MATTER.

THANK YOU. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO PICK UP THE REST OF THIS TIME FOR HER.

AND OF COURSE, MISS BENVENUTI IS 80 YEARS OLD AND SHE IS BEING THREATENED TO BE PUT OUT ON THE STREET BY THE END OF THE MONTH IF SHE DON'T GO OUT LOOKING FOR HOUSING.

SHE'S 80 YEARS OLD ON A FIXED INCOME SOCIAL SECURITY.

AND SO MS..

BENVENUTI IS NOW BEING FORCED TO NOW GO GET A WATER DEPOSIT, A LIGHT DEPOSIT OF MONEY THAT SHE DON'T HAVE.

NOW, EVERY TIME SHE HAS TO STOP AND DO THIS, SHE NOW IN TURN, HAS TO TAKE AWAY TIME FROM FIXING HER HOUSE.

SO WHAT I DID IS I WENT OVER AND ABOVE THE PARISH'S HEAD AND I ADDRESSED AND CONTACTED BILLY, THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

AND THEN I SPOKE WITH BRANDON, WITH THE STATE PARKS, AND THEY WILL NOW PROVIDE HER WITH A TRAILER BECAUSE THE PARISH FAILED TO CONTINUE DOING THEIR JOB.

AND THEY THREATEN TO THROW AN 80 YEAR OLD ON THE STREET.

SO THE THE STATE PARKS ARE GOING TO PUT HER IN A TRAILER.

THEY'RE MOVING ONE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS INTO THIS ISSUE.

SO, I MEAN, HOW DOES THIS LOOK ON YOU GUYS, Y'ALL ALL RUNNING FOR REELECTION FOR THE ONES THAT DIDN'T WALK IN UNOPPOSED? AND BY THE WAY, CONGRATULATIONS, MR. BONANO, MR. EDWARDS AND MISS SHENG FOR RUNNING UNOPPOSED.

BUT THE END OF THE DAY HERE IS THIS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD ON ANY OF YOU GUYS THAT'S RUNNING.

YOU KNOW, AN 80 YEAR OLD WOMAN THREATENED TO BE THROWN OUT ON THE STREET BY SOMEONE ON THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE.

AND WE NEED TO FIX THIS.

THIS IS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

WE SHOULD NOT BE DEALING WITH THIS.

I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS.

SO NEXT THING I WANT TO STATE IS I GOT TO JUST ONE MORE MATTER.

I WANT TO TALK AND INVITE EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS TO AN EVENT ON 9/23, WHICH IS ON A MONDAY.

IT'S WE'RE DOING A PUBLIC FORUM THAT MYSELF, JEFF COOPER IS GOING TO BE PUTTING ON.

IT'S ALL THE CANDIDATES INVITED.

EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS ARE INVITED TO THIS.

IT'S AT THE FOUR COLUMNS.

THERE'S GOING TO BE REFRESHMENTS FROM 6 TO 7.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO COME MEET YOU GUYS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FINGER SANDWICHES AND SOME CRAWFISH PIES AND ALL KIND OF GOOD STUFF THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO COME OUT AND MEET YOU GUYS. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS FORUM.

IT'S GOING TO MEET AND GREETS AT 6 P.M., 7 P.M.

THE CANDIDATE FORUM IS GOING TO START.

SO I WANT TO INVITE YOU GUYS NOW, FOLLOW UP ON MR. MORELLO'S STATEMENT, MY LAST STATEMENT.

AND GUYS, YOU MOST PROBABLY WILL NOT SEE ME BEFORE THE ELECTION.

SO GOOD LUCK ON YOUR RACES.

I'M GOING TO BE IN AND OUT OF TOWN.

I'M LEAVING FOR WACO, TEXAS, IN A FEW WEEKS.

THAT'S YOUR TIME, MR. CANGELOSI.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING.

AND I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON MR. MORELLO'S STATEMENT REAL QUICK.

YOU OUT OF TIME. SORRY. IT'S ALL GONE, MA'AM.

MR. CANGELOSI, HAD WE MADE MADE AWARE OF THIS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THAN WELCOME TO WORK, TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE.

YOU KNOW, I FEEL FOR OUR ELDERLY SENIOR CITIZENS WHO ARE ON FIXED INCOMES.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT SOMEONE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, SARAH, SARAH, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND ADDRESS THE STATUS OF THIS ISSUE?

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SURE. GOOD MORNING.

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, THE TORNADO IN DECEMBER AFFECTED A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO THIS TORNADO WAS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO HAVE A FEDERAL DECLARATION OR ANY FEMA ASSISTANCE IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES.

IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION, WE WOULD HAVE OPENED A RECREATION CENTER AS A SHELTER FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND ASSISTED PEOPLE TO FIND OTHER LIVING ARRANGEMENTS.

INSTEAD, THE STATE WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO PUT TRAILERS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED FOR THE IDA NON-CONGREGATE SHELTERING PROGRAM AT BAYOU CYGNET. WE HAD 30 FAMILIES STAY THERE AND WHEN THEY MOVED IN, THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD BE A 2 TO 3 MONTH, EXTREMELY SHORT TERM SOLUTION AND THAT THERE NEEDED TO BE ANOTHER LONGER IN AN INTERMEDIATE HOUSING SOLUTION BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO REBUILD THEIR HOMES AND MOVE IN, JUST LIKE WE DO IN EVERY DISASTER.

IN MARCH, ALL 30 RESIDENTS WERE FAMILIES WERE INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE APPROXIMATELY A MONTH.

AND WE WERE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUT BY APRIL.

SINCE NOT EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO MEET THAT DEADLINE, WE HAVE WORKED TO EXTEND THOSE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE STATES.

AND SO TOMORROW WILL BE TEN MONTHS SINCE THE TORNADO HIT.

WE HAVE TWO FAMILIES CONTINUED TO BE AT BAYOU CYGNET, MISS BENVENUTI BEING ONE OF THEM.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE STATE WHO IS PAYING FOR GOSSIP? WHO IS PAYING FOR THE TRAILER? WHO'S PAYING FOR THE STATE PARK? WHO'S PAYING FOR ALL THE MAINTENANCE FOR THE PROPANE, FOR THE DUMPING HAS ASKED THAT WE WRAP UP THE TRAILER PROGRAM FOR THE TORNADOES. THAT'S NOT JUST HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH, BUT IN THREE OTHER NORTHERN PARISHES HERE IN LOUISIANA.

MY TEAM HAS WORKED WITH MS..

BENVENUTI EVERY MONTH.

SHE HAS REFUSED, USED TO DO ANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ASKED HER TO DO.

WE TOLD HER LAST WEEK SHE WOULD HAVE AN EXTENSION IF SHE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS SHOWING THAT HER INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER RENTAL ASSISTANCE OR CONNECTS ME WITH HER INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

SHE IS NOT APPLIED FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WE HAVE ASKED HER TO DO.

SHE REFUSED TO APPLY FOR AN SBA LOAN AND SHE HAS REFUSED TO LOOK FOR OTHER FORMS OF OF HOUSING.

MY TEAM HAS PROVIDED A LOT OF ASSISTANCE TO MANY OF THE RESIDENTS.

WE I TOLD HER LAST WEEK IF SHE NEEDED HELP FINDING APARTMENTS, MY TEAM WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP HER LOOK FOR THOSE.

SHE HAS TOLD ME THAT SHE IS NOT NEEDED THAT ASSISTANCE.

SO AT THIS POINT, GOSSIP HAS REQUESTED THAT SHE DO THREE THINGS, PROVIDE DOCUMENTS FROM HER INSURANCE SOURCE, COMPLETE THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION, AND SHOW THAT SHE'S LOOKING FOR OTHER LIVING ARRANGEMENTS IN ORDER FOR HER TO HAVE AN EXTENSION PAST THIS FRIDAY.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO GIVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, MA'AM, TO MY ASSISTANT, AND WE'LL ARRANGE WE'LL ARRANGE A MEETING AND SEE WHERE WE CAN GO FROM HERE.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LISA CARLIN.

I LIVE AT 282 ORCHARD IN RIVER RIDGE.

SEE YOU. DASH TWO.

DASH 23 IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE PARIS REVIEW PROCESS, AND THIS IS A CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY CORNERSTONE CHEMICAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A FERTILIZER PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND TRANSFER FACILITY.

AND THIS WOULD BE JEFFERSON PARISH'S FIRST FERTILIZER PLANT.

THE US CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD PUBLISHED A REPORT ON FERTILIZER PLANT INCIDENTS, AND ONE OF THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS IS RISK BASED LAND USE AND ZONING.

AND IT'S REALLY TWO QUESTIONS WHAT ARE THE RISKS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND HOW DOES THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FROM THE PROPOSED PROJECT? AND I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THESE TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WHEN YOU VOTE ON Q-2, DASH 23 PUTTING A FERTILIZER PLANT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EXISTING CHEMICAL PLANT WHERE 88 MILLION POUNDS OF TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ARE STORED IS A BAD IDEA.

IT'S JUST TOO CLOSE TO OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES.

AND THERE ARE NO BENEFITS FOR THE 439,000 RESIDENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

AT THE END OF AUGUST, THE US CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD URGED THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY TO ACT NOW TO PREPARE FOR MORE FREQUENT AND MORE POWERFUL HURRICANES IN THE WEEKS AHEAD.

PUTTING A FERTILIZER PLANT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN EXISTING CHEMICAL PLANT IN A HURRICANE PRONE AREA IS A BAD IDEA.

FERTILIZER PLANTS NEED TO BE STAND ALONE FACILITIES IN AREAS WITH A LOW TO MODERATE FEMA HURRICANE RISK SCORE.

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THREE WEEKS AGO, THERE WAS A FIRE AT A FERTILIZER PLANT IN TEXAS, SAME FERTILIZER THAT WOULD BE PRODUCED AND STORED AT CORNERSTONE, SAME COMPANY THAT WANTS TO ADD A FERTILIZER PLANT AT CORNERSTONE.

AND CAN YOU START THE VIDEO, PLEASE? I'M JUST. THE GENTLEMAN WHO.

OH, SHE'S GOT. SHE'S GOT. IT'S LIKE 45 SECONDS SHORT.

NOT HOLDING THE SET UP TIME AGAINST YOU.

I KNOW THE VIDEO IS ONLY 45 SECONDS.

OOPS. BUT AFTER THE VIDEO, YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT 30S.

THAT'S FINE. BASED ON WHEN WE STARTED.

FROM OVERNIGHT.

THE PICTURES ARE AMAZING COMING IN FROM THE AMERICAN PLANT FOOD CORPORATION.

SO BAD TO SEE THIS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TO FERTILIZER AND PLANT THAT IS STILL BURNING IN NORTHEAST WILLIAMSON COUNTY.

THE FIRE STARTED LAST NIGHT JUST OUTSIDE OF BARTLETT AROUND 930.

COUNTY JUDGE BILL GRAVELL SAYING THE FERTILIZER PLANT ON HIGHWAY 95 IS A TOTAL LOSS.

BARTLETT ISD CANCELING JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL PRACTICES THIS MORNING.

PEOPLE WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF THAT PLANT EVACUATED AND CREWS ARE NOW MONITORING THE AIR QUALITY IN THE AREA.

GRAVELL SAYING NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE FIRE AND IT IS CONTAINED, BUT CREWS ARE LETTING IT BURN OVERNIGHT BEFORE DROPPING WATER ON IT THIS MORNING.

AND THAT IS WHY FERTILIZER PLANTS NEED TO BE STAND ALONE FACILITIES, NOWHERE NEAR A MASSIVE CHEMICAL PLANT AND FAR AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.

NANCY PEARSON 8924 REN2 DRIVE IN RIVER RIDGE.

THERE'S A MUCH BETTER VIDEO IF YOU GO ONLINE AND SEE IT'S FROM PEOPLE PASSING BY THE HIGHWAY IN THEIR CAR WITH THEIR FAMILY, IN THE CAR, WITH THE FIRE BLAZING.

MUCH BETTER VIDEO, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HEARING US TODAY.

ON OCTOBER IN OCTOBER OF 2006, MY BEST FRIEND DIED OF LUNG CANCER.

HER ONCOLOGIST SAID THAT IT WAS DUE TO CHEMICALS THAT SHE BREATHED.

SHE WAS A STAY AT HOME MOM OF TWO DAUGHTERS.

HER HUSBAND WAS A PARTNER IN ONE OF THE BIG FOUR.

THEY DIDN'T NEITHER ONE OF THEM DEALT WITH CHEMICALS.

AND HE CERTAINLY, IN HIS SUIT AND TIE, DIDN'T BRING HOME CHEMICALS EVERY NIGHT ON HIS CLOTHES.

SO IT WAS SOMETHING THAT SHE BREATHED IN THE AIR.

SHE WAS IN HER 50S.

SHE DID NOT LIVE TO SEE ANY OF HER GRANDCHILDREN.

I WAS ABLE TO DO GRANDPARENTS DAY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN, BUT I WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THAT FAMILY FOR GRANDPARENTS DAY BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE ANY OF HER FOUR GRANDCHILDREN.

CITIZENS. LOOK FOR OUR OFFICIALS TO PROTECT US WHEN WE CAN'T PROTECT OURSELVES.

WE LOOK TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PROTECT US FROM CRIMINALS.

WE LOOK TO OUR PARISH OFFICIALS TO PROTECT US FROM FROM BUSINESSES COMING INTO OUR AREA THAT COULD HARM US THROUGH REGULATION, THROUGH INSPECTION AND THROUGH ENFORCEMENT.

YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO KEEP US SAFE FROM INDUSTRIES THAT COULD CAUSE US ILLNESS AND CERTAINLY DECREASE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. I'M NOT A SCIENCE MAJOR.

I'M CERTAINLY NOT AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.

BUT I DO KNOW WHEN I'M LIED TO.

JUDGE, YOU'LL KNOW THE CHARGE IF SOMEBODY LIES TO YOU ONCE.

YOU CAN TAKE IT UP IN YOUR THOUGHTS WHETHER YOU BELIEVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY SAY OR IF THEY'RE LYING ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE, TOO.

I FEEL IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ALL TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY AND CONSIDER PLANTS MOVING INTO JEFFERSON PARISH.

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I ATTENDED A SENATE HEARING IN BATON ROUGE.

I HAD VERY LITTLE FAITH IN LDEQ BEFORE THAT HEARING.

AFTER THAT HEARING, I HAD NO FAITH IN BQ.

THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 10S SAID THAT THEY WERE UNDERMANNED, UNDERSTAFFED AND OVERWORKED AND THEY COULDN'T DO THE JOB. I CAME BACK TO JEFFERSON PARISH AND I FELT LIKE WE WERE LEFT WITH NOTHING BECAUSE THEY DEFERRED TO LDQ FOR EVERYTHING.

WE HAD LITTLE FAITH.

SO I'M ASKING YOU, LOOK AT THE INDUSTRIAL, MAKE IT MAKE THAT STRONG.

THE INDUSTRIAL LAND USE SURVEY, MAKE THAT STRONG AND PLEASE, DO YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR CHILDREN WITHIN THE PERIMETER OF ANY PLANT THAT YOU MIGHT ALLOW TO COME INTO JEFFERSON PARISH AND SUBJECT THEM TO.

THANK YOU. MISS PEARSON, MAY I SPEAK? I HAVE A CARD IF YOU NEED ONE.

I'LL GIVE YOU 15 EXTRA.

MY NAME IS AND TUBES.

I'M AN ATTORNEY FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ENTITLED TO SPEAK ON AN ISSUE THAT'S GOING TO BE PROPOSED.

IF YOU TELL ME I CAN'T, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SIT DOWN.

ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA YOU CAN SPEAK ON.

OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ORDINANCE PROPOSED CONCERNING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND PERHAPS IT WILL GET ON WHAT'S CALLED YOUR SUMMARY LIST AND IT WILL BE CONSIDERED AT ANOTHER MEETING.

I WOULD SIMPLY SAY TO THE TO THE COUNCIL THAT I'VE BEEN ASKED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD AND BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOLS TO JUST ASK THE COUNCIL TO GIVE THE BOARD TIME TO MEET TO CONSIDER THIS MATTER BEFORE YOU EXECUTE ANY VOTE ON THE MATTER.

AND THAT'S ALL I'M HERE TO DO.

WHEN DOES THE SCHOOL BOARD'S NEXT MEETING? WELL, THE SCHOOL BOARD CAN CALL A I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT THE NEXT MEETING IS IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, BUT IF NECESSARY, THE SCHOOL BOARD CAN CALL A SPECIAL MEETING.

SO I DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD YOU ON THAT AND SAY THAT YOU'VE GOT TO WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER.

ALL I'M ASKING FOR ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE AND THE SUPERINTENDENT IS THAT YOU GIVE THE BOARD SUFFICIENT TIME TO MEET TO CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL.

COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

SO THE MATTER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ONE THAT TIME IS SENSITIVE.

TODAY, THE ONLY ACTION THAT WOULD BE TAKEN IS THAT IT BE READ INTO SUMMARY.

SO THERE'S NO ACTION ON VOTING ON IT.

IT CAN BE AMENDED, IT CAN BE MODIFIED MOVING FORWARD TO ANY KIND OF A VOTE.

I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO SEVERAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ALREADY AND SO I THINK WE CAN COMMUNICATE ABOUT IT AND AMEND IT AND, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY LISTEN TO ANY THOUGHTS YOU MAY HAVE.

BUT AT THIS TIME, LOOK, WE HAVE A FIDUCIARY DUTY.

WE HAD A WE HAD A MEETING RECENTLY.

AND NEIGHBORS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR PARTICULARLY ON THE EAST BANK.

THE EAST AND WEST BANK ARE DIFFERENT IN THIS RESPECT, THAT THERE'S MUCH MORE OPEN LAND ON THE WEST BANK.

THERE'S MUCH MORE BUILT OUT CONCRETE ON THE EAST BANK WE ADOPTED JUST IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS A GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN ON THE EAST BANK.

ANY SIGNIFICANT SITE WE WANT TO SEE BE DEVELOPED WITH THOSE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS THAT WE HAVE AS A PARISH BEING INCORPORATED. SO THE IDEA OF THIS IS THAT PRIOR TO ANY SIGNIFICANT SIZE DEVELOPMENT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS ARE INCORPORATED INTO OUR ORDINANCES.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE READ INTO SUMMARY TODAY TO AT LEAST MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION SO WE CAN DO THAT QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

BUT I'M NOT OPPOSED TO HAVING CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS.

THE SUMMARY ITEM IS VERY SIMPLE, BUT I THINK LET US HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND YOU AND WHOEVER AS THE ITEM MOVES FORWARD SO THAT IT CAN BE WE CAN INCORPORATE ANYTHING POTENTIALLY FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

I DON'T THINK THE SUMMARY ITEM AT THIS TIME, AS SIMPLE AS IT IS, IS PROBLEMATIC.

I UNDERSTAND. I'M NOT ASKING YOU NOT TO READ IT INTO A SUMMARY MATTER OR DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO GET IT OUT THERE.

ALL I ALL I WANTED TO EXPRESS TO YOU WAS THE THE SCHOOL BOARD ON BEHALF OF THOSE TWO FOLKS SIMPLY WANTING TO INITIATE DIALOG WITH THE COUNCIL AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO GIVE THE SCHOOL BOARD TIME TO MEET, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

TO TO TO RENDER SOME SORT OF OPINION ON WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TO DO.

NOTHING MORE. TODAY, OLD AND ALL THAT WILL BE DONE IS IT READ INTO SUMMARY.

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THAT'S IT. OKAY. AND SO IT WILL BE A FUTURE MEETING.

IT HAS TO LAY OVER.

WE HAVE TO ALLOW FOR TIME TO PASS BEFORE ANYTHING WOULD COME UP FOR A VOTE.

AND YOU HAVE MY PROMISE.

WE'LL TALK TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND HEAR MORE OF THEIR THOUGHTS BEFORE WE WOULD CONSIDER ANY VOTE ON THE MATTER.

I UNDERSTAND. AND THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH, HELLO.

MY NAME IS TERRY ALLMAN.

I'M REPRESENTING MYSELF AS A RESIDENT.

I SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BONNEVILLE CIVIC ASSOCIATION AND AS A MEMBER OF THE HAINES REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

I'M IN FAVOR OF THE MORATORIUM AND PLEASED TO SEE THAT IT IS GOING TO BE READ INTO SUMMARY.

WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO STUDY AND CONSIDER THE BEST OPTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HAINES TRACT.

THIS IS A TRACT THAT IS UNPRECEDENTED IN SIZE IN THE HEART OF OLD METAIRIE, WHERE THERE ARE IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS OF DRAINAGE, STORMWATER AND TO ALL CONCERNED RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, THE SCHOOL AND ALL THOSE WHO EVEN TRAFFIC ALONG METAIRIE ROAD THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS TRACT IS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED FOR THE BEST USE AND CORRECTIONS OF EXISTING PROBLEMS THAT ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

FIGURES 5 OR 9 HOME BOULEVARD, JUST TRYING TO SPARK A LITTLE CURIOSITY AND AWAY WE GO.

WAS THIS A SUMMARY ITEM GETTING RIGHT INTO TODAY? SO IT WAS ON THE AGENDA.

THIS WAS AN AGENDA ITEM THAT JUST GOT SPOKEN TO IN NON AGENDA TIME.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR BECAUSE I DIDN'T IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS FROM WHAT THE END OF THE MEETINGS FOR COMMENTS ON ANYTHING, NOT ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA.

SO THIS WASN'T ON THE AGENDA TODAY WE DIDN'T READ IN THE SUMMARY.

IT'S BEING READ IN THE SUMMARY NEXT.

SO IT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION AND QUESTIONS OF POWER.

JEFFERSON SAID THIS LET NO MORE BE HEARD ABOUT A CONFIDENCE IN MANKIND BUT BIND HIM DOWN FROM MISCHIEF BY THE CHAINS OF A CONSTITUTION.

SO WHETHER I'M TALKING ABOUT AN ADDENDUM AGENDA THAT'S GOING TO BE READ OR NOT, THIS JUST IS JUST A FARCE.

THE GOOD SENSE OF THE PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS BE FOUND TO BE THE BEST ARMY THEY MIGHT HAVE GOT.

LET US STRAY FOR A MOMENT AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT GUY HAD A DIFFERENT SENSE OF TIME FROM REFERENCE, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO SOON CORRECT FOR THEMSELVES.

I'M OUT THERE RECRUITING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

IT'S ONLY GOING TO TAKE FIVE PEOPLE TO RUN THE NEXT TIME AROUND TO UNSEAT THIS WHOLE CROTCHET INGENUITY.

YOU'RE AN ILLEGITIMATELY FORMED BODY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I GOT TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

IF SOMEBODY IF SOMEBODY THINKS THEY CAN EXPLAIN TO ME HOW YOU'RE APPORTIONED ACCORDING TO LAW OR EVEN EVEN JUST ADDRESS WHAT THE WORD APPORTION MEANS, IT'S ARTICLE ONE, SECTION TWO, CLAUSE THREE, JUST AFTER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COUNTRY GIVE IT THE CHANCE TO REACH IN OUR WALLETS, WE DETERMINE WE BETTER HAVE SOME REALLY TIGHT RULES ABOUT THAT. AND THEY DID.

1916, WE ABOLISHED THIS AT LEAST WHERE IT REGARDED INCOME TAXES.

THE REASON WHY I'M HERE, THE REASON WHY I'M ADDRESSING THIS COUNCIL IS BECAUSE YOU IMPOSE LEVY AND COLLECT PROPERTY TAXES.

THEY'RE A DIRECT TAX, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO BE APPORTIONED AND SO DO THEY.

AND THAT'S SIMPLY SO THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY THE COST TO BE THE BOSS.

I'M LISTENING ALL THE TIME.

I'M PRETTY SURE SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HELD ELECTED OFFICE SHOULD PROBABLY SPEAK LESS BECAUSE I GOT TO FIND OUT THAT LAFAYETTE DOESN'T PAY ANY PROPERTY TAXES TO THEMSELVES. SO THEY GET A 25% CUT AND DON'T PAY ANY TO THE GOVERNMENT.

SO EVERY TIME I'M SENDING A TRUCK FROM JEFFERSON PARISH DOWN TO LAFAYETTE OR ANY OTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, I KNOW WHY I WAS GOING TO HAMPTON IN HARVEY YESTERDAY, WHERE THE PARISH MALFEASANCE 40 YEARS AGO, 40 YEARS AGO, MALFEASANCE, COULDN'T CONNECT A DRAIN LINE.

SO THIS WOMAN'S PROPERTY IS BEING POISONED.

SHE LOST ONE OF HER SONS.

SHE'S SO DISTRAUGHT, SHE CAN'T HAVE A CONVERSATION WITHOUT HALF LOSING HER MIND.

I CAME IN HERE ABOUT A STOP SIGN FOR MY NEIGHBOR'S BENEFIT.

STOP SIGN IS JUST A SYMBOL.

BEGGING Y'ALL TO EXERCISE SOME RESTRAINT.

CONSIDER YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.

MOVE FORWARD IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO DO SO.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT A STOP SIGN.

I NEVER DID.

AT LEAST NOT. NOT AFTER MY KID GREW UP AND WENT TO COLLEGE.

AND SHE'S NOT COMING BACK FOR THE SAME REASON EACH TIME STARS FIGURE IT OUT.

MAYBE WE'LL SPEAK. YES, MA'AM.

WELCOME BACK. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

PATIENCE GAMBINO.

PULL THE MIC TOWARDS YOUR MOUTH A LITTLE BIT.

THANK YOU. PATIENCE GAMBINO.

AND IT'S 1049 VICTORY DRIVE IN WESTWEGO.

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AND I WAS JUST HERE BECAUSE SO MUCH IS GOING ON WITH JUST CRIME AND, LIKE, HOTELS AND MOTELS.

I JUST RECENTLY LOST SOMEONE THAT I LOVE FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE OASIS MOTEL IN HIS TRUCK.

THE PERSON THAT STAYS AT THAT MOTEL ADMITTED TO CHECKING ON HIM THREE TIMES WITHOUT HIM RESPONDING.

SHE DIDN'T CALL ANYONE UNTIL I STARTED SAYING I WAS GOING TO CALL MAKING A MISSING PERSON REPORT.

SHE'S ADMITTED THAT SHE KNOWS PEOPLE WHO SELL AND DO DRUGS AND ADMITTED THAT SHE WAS GOING TO LET HIM KNOW WHEN SHE HAD PILLS, WHICH IS WHY I THINK HE WAS THERE.

I HAVE TEXT MESSAGES FROM HER.

I HAVE ALL THE REPORTS.

I'VE TRIED TO FIND HIM.

SHE. SHE LIED ABOUT WHERE HE WAS.

SHE LIED ABOUT WHO SHE WAS.

AND I'M JUST TRYING TO, I GUESS, FIND OUT, LIKE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THESE HOTELS WITH ALL THE DRUG ACTIVITY.

I WOULD LIKE TO BRING AWARENESS TO WHAT'S GOING ON.

I WOULD LOVE TO HELP IF ANYBODY CAN HELP ME TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO, WHO I CAN TALK TO.

THERE'S CHILDREN DYING FROM FENTANYL.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS IN WHAT HE TOOK.

I WOULD LOVE FOR SOMEONE TO REALLY LOOK INTO WHAT HAPPENED.

THINGS IN HIS TRUCK THAT IS MISSING.

STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S AT.

THINGS LIKE HIS PHONE AND OTHER ITEMS THAT I DON'T WANT TO MENTION RIGHT NOW IS MISSING.

UM, FENTANYL IS JUST KILLING SO MANY PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

EVEN KIDS, EVEN AS YOUNG AS MY DAUGHTER WHO'S 14 YEARS OLD.

AND IT'S GETTING WORSE AND WORSE EVERY DAY.

HE WAS ONLY 41 YEARS OLD.

HE WAS CLEAN FOR FOUR YEARS.

A DOCTOR PRESCRIBED HIM PAIN PILLS.

WITHIN A MONTHS TIME, HE RELAPSED.

AND IN THAT ONE NIGHT OF RELAPSE, I GOT THE CALL THE NEXT DAY THAT HE PASSED AWAY FROM THE OVERDOSE THAT HAD FENTANYL IN IT.

SO MY QUESTION IS LIKE, WHAT'S BEING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THESE HOTELS? WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE PEOPLE THAT'S SELLING THIS POISON TO PEOPLE WE LOVE? FAMILIES ARE BURYING PEOPLE THEY LOVE THAT SHOULD HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GET SOME TYPE OF HELP, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'VE EVEN PRESCRIBED PAIN PILLS WHILE THEY ARE RECOVERING ADDICTS.

THAT'S YOUR TIME, MA'AM.

IS WESTWEGO POLICE AWARE OF THIS? HAVE YOU DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH THEM? NO, I DIDN'T.

LIKE I SAID, I LIVE IN WESTWEGO.

IT HAPPENED IN GRETNA IS WHERE HE PASSED AWAY.

MA'AM, THAT. THAT HOTEL IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE CITY OF GRETNA.

HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO GRETNA PD TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS? I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH OUT.

THE DETECTIVE JUST BASICALLY SAID THAT.

I GUESS IF THEY CAN GET MORE INFORMATION.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

HIS MOM HAS TRIED.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.

LIKE I SAID, I HAVE MANY TEXT MESSAGES WHERE SHE'S ADMITTING DIFFERENT THINGS.

I HAVE THE REPORTS OF EVERYTHING.

HIS. THAT'S EVERYTHING.

I HAVE REPORTS OF ALL OF THAT.

I HAVE A BOOK THAT I WROTE, EVERYTHING THAT I CAN REMEMBER THAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT.

LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN TRYING MY HARDEST TO EVERY TIME I CALL, I EITHER DON'T GET AN ANSWER.

IT JUST KEEPS RINGING.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER NUMBERS TO CALL.

LIKE I'M I'M MY NEXT THING IS TO GO ON MY NEXT OFF DAY AND TRY TO SEE IF I CAN TALK TO SOMEONE INSTEAD OF JUST TRYING TO CALL.

I WOULD I WOULD CERTAINLY ADVISE YOU TO GO REACH OUT TO GRETNA PD.

IT'S ONE OF THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE, VERY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION.

I'M SURE IF YOU IF YOU GO OVER THERE, THEY'LL SET YOU UP A MEETING WITH ONE OF THE DETECTIVES THAT'S HANDLING THIS CASE.

AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AND SOME MORE CLARITY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE ELSE.

GOOD MORNING, MADAM PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS DENNIS GUIDRY.

I'M FROM I LIVE AT 313 OAK AVENUE AND NINE MILE POINT.

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AND AT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING THERE WAS SOME COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIRE STATION AND THE FIRE RESPONSE AND MILE POINT THAT CONCERNS ME DEEPLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN I KEEP HEARING THAT THE STATION IS BEING SHUT DOWN.

AND I THINK IN SOME CASES MAYBE THAT'S BEING APPROVED IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY BY SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

BASICALLY, I GUESS THE QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE ISSUE WITH THE STATION? AND HERE IN MID 2023, THAT WAS SHUTTING DOWN A FIRE STATION WITHOUT IMPROVING THE RESPONSE.

LET ME ALSO MENTION TO THAT THAT I'VE HEARD THAT IT'S A MANPOWER THING, THAT THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.

BUT IF YOU LOOKED AT THE SEVENTH FIRE DISTRICT.

THE INEQUITIES OF FUNDING.

THERE'S FIVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE IN THE DISTRICT.

THAT'S HOW THE MONIES ARE SPLIT.

YET TWO OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE OPERATING TWO STATIONS.

THE OTHER THE OTHERS ARE OPERATING ONE FIRE STATION.

SO THERE WOULD BE PROBABLY AN ISSUE WITH TRYING TO FUND A FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN YOU'RE ONLY GETTING ONE FIFTH OF THE FUNDS THAT YOU SHOULD BE GETTING ONE SEVENTH OF.

OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT.

SO I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE WHAT THE ANSWERS ARE WITH REGARD TO THIS AND HOW IT IS THAT WE CAN SHUT A STATION DOWN WITHOUT IMPROVING THE THE RESPONSE.

SEE TO PROMISING TO RESPOND.

SO COUNCIL. WE HAVE SPOKE WITH THE SEVENTH DISTRICT MANY TIMES IN REFERENCE TO STATION 87 THAT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH.

LAST COUNCIL MEETING, MR. MILLER SPOKE ABOUT THE STATION GETTING A SIGN TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE STATION MAY NOT BE OPEN.

WE TOOK CARE OF THAT PROBLEM.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MANPOWER.

AS WE HAVE SPOKE ABOUT.

WE HAVE OPENED THE LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE SEVEN DISTRICTS CHIEFS THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE CLOSING THAT FIREHOUSE BECAUSE OF MANPOWER SHORTAGES. WE HAVE HAD THAT BASIC MEETING, THE FEASIBILITY, AND NOW, OF COURSE, WE WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO PROPERTY INSURANCE AND THEN THE COUNCIL.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE AT RIGHT NOW.

THE STATION, WHENEVER IT IS CLOSED, IS COVERED BY STATION 70, THE BRIDGE CITY FIRE STATION.

IF THEY IF STATION 78 IS CLOSED DUE TO MANPOWER OR WHATEVER ISSUE IT IS.

CHIEF, ARE WE ABLE TO GET SOMETHING IN WRITING FROM PEOPLE WHETHER OR NOT THAT STATION IS REQUIRED OR HAS AN IMPACT ON THEIR RATING IF, IN FACT THAT STATION IS CLOSED? COUNCILMAN BONANO.

WE HAVE NOT TALKED TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.

THAT IS THE NEXT STEP FROM THE MEETING THAT I HAD WITH THE SEVENTH DISTRICT CHIEFS TO GET THEIR RECOMMENDATION ON THAT STATION.

SO CAN YOU THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN HAVE BY THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 27TH? YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. MR..

GUIDRY WE WILL TRY TO GET YOU THAT ANSWER BY OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

AND LET ME MENTION TO YOU KNOW, I HEAR A LOT ABOUT PROPERTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION.

THE PILL IS NOT A PUBLIC SAFETY REGULATORY AGENCY.

IT'S A RATING BUREAU.

IT'S DESIGNED TO RAID FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO BASICALLY ESTABLISH THE INSURANCE RATES THAT THE CONSTITUENCY OR THE INSURED PAYS FOR THEIR INSURANCE.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PUBLIC SAFETY.

WHICH STANDARD OF CARE ARE WE OPERATING WITH WITH REGARD TO FIRE SERVICE IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND SPECIFICALLY IN THE SEVENTH FIRE DISTRICT? THAT'S A QUESTION THAT NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED.

IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THE COUNCIL, THIS COUNCIL AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO GET IT RIGHT.

THERE'S A TREMENDOUS IMBALANCE BETWEEN THE EAST BANK OF JEFFERSON PARISH AND THE WEST BANK AND SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE WEST BANK.

WE NEED TO GET IT RIGHT.

I MEAN, LET ME LET ME JUST SAY THIS.

THAT'S YOUR TIME. BUT GO AHEAD AND WRAP UP IN A FEW SECONDS, PLEASE.

I'LL WRAP IT UP WITH THIS.

THE PEOPLE IN JEFFERSON AND METAIRIE, FOR EXAMPLE, PAY 25 MILLS.

THE PEOPLE IN THE SEVENTH FIRE DISTRICT PAID 25 MILLS.

SO THE AVERAGE GUY WITH A $350,000 HOUSE PAYS BASICALLY THE SAME THING IN MILLAGE.

YET IN THE SEVENTH FIRE DISTRICT, THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE CHARGE.

SO THEY PAY AN ADDITIONAL 75 BUCKS A YEAR PER RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLD AND YET WHEN THEY CALL FOR SERVICE, THEY MIGHT GET 3 TO

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4 PEOPLE ON AN INITIAL STRUCTURE.

FIRE RESPONSE.

THANK YOU. AND METAIRIE YOU GET 15.

THAT'S A PROBLEM.

AND THAT GOES TO THE WHOLE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THE CONSOLIDATION STUDY, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE MANPOWER PROBLEMS ON THE WEST BANK OF JEFFERSON PARISH.

AND IT IS AN ISSUE WE ARE WE ARE ADDRESSING.

THAT STATION REQUIRES WELL, THAT THAT AREA REQUIRES A RESPONSE WITH REGARD TO A STANDARD OF CARE THAT THIS COUNCIL SHOULD KNOW ABOUT, THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.

AND IT'S NOT BEING DONE.

IT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

AGAIN, THAT'S WHY WE INITIATED THE STUDY.

NOW, COUNCILMAN, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 14 RIGHT THEN THAT WE HAD EARLIER IN THE MEETING.

AND HE GOT A CALL.

WE'LL TAKE TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 14 AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION THEN, WHICH WAS THE ITEM WE DISCUSSED EARLIER THAT WAS GOING TO BE DEFERRED.

BUT THE PARISH ATTORNEY HAS GOTTEN THE INFORMATION SHE WAS LOOKING FOR.

SO LET'S GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS RIGHT NOW THEN, AND WE'LL MOVE TO THAT AND WE'LL HANDLE ITEM 14 AFTERWARDS,

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

STARTING WITH ITEM NUMBER TEN.

TEN, PLEASE. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS A WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM IN THE MATTER OF DAVID TIBBETS VERSUS JEFFERSON PARISH FIRE DEPARTMENT.

DOCKET NUMBER 22-05546, DISTRICT SEVEN AND DOCKET NUMBER 22-06511, DISTRICT SEVEN AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

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

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING A WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM FOR JUDY BEELER.

ITEM 11, PLEASE.

CMCI CLAIM NUMBER 19C99959027 COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER, HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM 12, PLEASE.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAWSUIT.

JESSIE MAE JACKSON VERSUS THE CITY OF MARRERO IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON 24 JDC NUMBER 821369 DIVISION J AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

GO QUIET IN THE CHAMBERS, PLEASE.

WE'RE NOT. WE'RE NOT QUITE DONE YET.

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

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAWSUIT.

ITEM 13, PLEASE.

ANTHONY JONES VERSUS GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY AND LUCIAN J.

GIORDANO 24TH JDC NUMBER 823520 DIVISION C AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER, HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

HI, MADAM CLERK. YOU HAVE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS TO READ.

OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD.

UNMUTE YOURSELF. THERE YOU GO.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN A WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM IN THE MATTER OF DAVID TIBBETTS VERSUS JEFFERSON PARISH FIRE DEPARTMENT.

DOCKET NUMBER 22-05546, DISTRICT SEVEN AND DOCKET NUMBER 22-06511, DISTRICT SEVEN AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN A WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM FOR JUDY BEELER.

CMCI CLAIM NUMBER 19C99959027.

AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED JESSIE MAE JACKSON VERSUS THE CITY OF MARRERO IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON 24TH.

JDC NUMBER 821369 DIVISION J.

AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED ANTHONY JONES VERSUS GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY AND LUCIAN J.

GIORDANO 24TH JDC NUMBER 823520 DIVISION C AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION?

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EXCUSE ME. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM.

ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

AND NOW LET'S REVISIT ITEM NUMBER 14, PLEASE.

MADAM CLERK. SUMMARY NUMBER 26185.

DECLARING THE INTENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO ACQUIRE FULL OWNERSHIP AND LOTS.

22, 23, 24 AND 25 SQUARE 26 SOUTH NEW ORLEANS SUBDIVISION GRETNA BOULEVARD.

IS THE ITEM THAT WE MOVED ON FROM EARLIER IN THE MEETING.

AND THE PARISH ATTORNEY, MISS BARTON, HAS SOME INFORMATION NOW THAT WAS REQUESTED.

YES. BEFORE I GO INTO THE SPECIFICS ON ITEM 14, I DO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE PARISH HAS NOT EVER MOVED TO ACQUIRE OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY THAT'S OCCUPIED, THAT THE PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN ADJUDICATED TO THE PARISH SPECIFICALLY FOR ITEM 14.

THIS IS VACANT LAND THAT'S NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GRETNA BOULEVARD AND YORK AVENUE.

LOTS 23, 24 AND 25 ARE ACTUALLY PART OF GRETNA BOULEVARD.

IT'S PART OF LOT 22.

THAT IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE SOLD HERE.

THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS NOT PAID TAXES IN OVER TEN YEARS, SINCE AT LEAST 2012 THROUGH 2022.

THEY HAVE BEEN NOTICED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF THE TAX SALES AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO EITHER PAY THE TAXES OR REDEEM AT THE TAX SALE.

SINCE IT'S BEEN OVER THREE YEARS SINCE THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED TO THE PARISH, THE PARISH HAS THE RIGHT TO MOVE TO EITHER KEEP OR SELL THE PROPERTY IN THE ORDINANCE.

WE ADDITIONALLY PROVIDE THE OWNER ADDITIONAL TIME TO ACQUIRE.

WE ARE BEING REQUIRED IN THE ORDINANCE TO GIVE NOTICE TO THE PARTIES AND AFTER THE APPROPRIATE TIME DELAYS, THEN THE PARISH WILL ACTUALLY MOVE TO ACQUIRE OWNERSHIP.

SO THEY HAVE HAD MORE THAN ADEQUATE TIME TO PAY ANY BACK TAXES AND TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND IF THEY SO CHOOSE TO DO SO.

BUT IT'S VACANT LAND.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

COUNCILMAN LEE, DO WE NEED TO REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT SINCE WE'RE BACK TO IT OR BECAUSE WE DID IT, ALREADY COMPLETED IT? I THINK THE PEOPLE WHO CARED ABOUT IT LEFT TO DO IT.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S LET'S REOPEN.

LET'S JUST LET'S JUST DO IT FROM THE BEGINNING AGAIN.

SO IT'S BEEN READ. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26185 ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

OH AL MORELLA 42 60 EAST ROYAL DRIVE, FIFTH DISTRICT, TEN AND FOURTH DISTRICT.

UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON.

51 YEARS.

I'M NOT IN FAVOR AND I'M NOT GOING TO OPPOSE IT, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK MISS BARTON FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION, GETTING THIS INFORMATION AND BRINGING IT TO US.

OKAY. I UNDERSTAND SHE SAID 2012, BUT THERE AGAIN, THE SIMON GROUP WITH THE ESPLANADE MALL WAS 20 WAS 28 YEARS. SO AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT OCCUPIED, THAT IT IS VACANT LAND.

OKAY. AND THAT'S THE ONLY COMMENTS I HAVE ON IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND FRANK HIRES.

FIRSTLY, I WANT TO THANK MR. LEE FOR FOR DOING THE RIGHT THING AND DEFERRING UNTIL WE UNTIL WE GOT THE PROPER INFORMATION.

THAT'S THAT'S JUST FUNDAMENTAL.

WE GOT TO DO THIS.

WE GOT TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE SOME RESTRAINT WHEN THERE ARE OBVIOUS REASONS TO BE CONCERNED.

I APPRECIATE THE ATTORNEY GOING THROUGH THE EFFORT TO CLARIFY THIS.

SO I WANT TO FIRSTLY EXPRESS THOSE TWO THINGS.

UNFORTUNATELY, I STILL WOULD BE IN OPPOSITION JUST FUNDAMENTALLY BECAUSE THE PROPERTY TAXES HAVEN'T BEEN IMPOSED, LEVIED OR COLLECTED ACCORDING TO LAW, THEY HAVE TO BE APPORTIONED. SO THERE'S NO WAY FOR THESE PEOPLE TO HAVE KNOWN WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING IN TAXATION.

SO ON THOSE GROUNDS, JUST SIMPLY AS A JEFFERSONIAN, I WOULD OPPOSE.

ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR MOTION.

I'LL MOVE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26185.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

NOW MADAM CLERK, READ THE ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION TO SUMMARY, PLEASE.

OKAY. THE FIRST ONE I'M GOING TO READ IS GOING TO REQUIRE UNANIMOUS VOTES.

AN ORDINANCE DECLARING VARIOUS TAX ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF SAID PROPERTIES TO THE HOUSING SERVICES DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 47 2121 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT ORDINANCE? READ INTO SUMMARY ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING AND AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD TO STUDY THE TEXTS OF CHAPTER 33 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AND CHAPTER 40 ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF JEFFERSON PARISH WITH THE INTENT OF EVALUATING AND AMENDING SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

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IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE SUBDIVISION OF RESIDENTIAL RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST BANK OF UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON PARISH, WHICH INVOLVES MORE THAN FIVE ACRES AND RESULTS IN THE CREATION OF 20 LOTS OR MORE AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS.

AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTED UNDER DOCKET NUMBER SP-72-22 APPROVING REQUESTED VARIANCES TO THE AREA, REGULATIONS, THE LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER REQUIREMENTS AND THE SIGN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMERCIAL PARKWAY OVERLAY ZONE FOR CHICK FIL A LOCATED AT 3501 AIRLINE DRIVE ON LOT B-1-A SQUARE 118 SHREWSBURY SUBDIVISION JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA IN THE AREA BOUNDED BY NORTH ARNOLD ROAD, JOHNSON STREET AND SEVERN AVENUE.

AN ORDINANCE WAIVING THE REQUIRED HARD AND IMPERVIOUS SURFACE FROM THE PARKING LOT OF THE BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATED AT 1818 SHREWSBURY ROAD FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH OCTOBER 1ST, 2025.

AN ORDINANCE REVOKING AND DECLARING UNIMPROVED HALF STREET RIGHT OF WAY IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO LOT ONE SQUARE 17 PONTCHARTRAIN GARDENS SUBDIVISION MUNICIPAL ADDRESS 5249 LOVELAND STREET, METAIRIE NO LONGER NEEDED FOR ANY PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THE SALE THEREOF TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS FOR APPRAISED VALUE AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 OPERATING BUDGET, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET.

AND THAT'S ALL THE SUMMARIES I HAVE TO READ.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE IS READ INTO SUMMARY ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED ANY OBJECTION TO THE MOTION TO ADJOURN BY ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT.