Sep 27, 2023 Parish Council East Bank

>> [APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATION.

GUYS, IT WAS LADIES FIRST, BUT NOW LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, WE HAVE THE GPREDS 15 NEW BOYS WHO RECENTLY WON THE DIXIE BOYS BASEBALL WORLD SERIES.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS? [LAUGHTER] [NOISE] AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT AT MIKE MILEY STADIUM, JPRD EAST WENT FOUR NONE DEFEATING MAGNUM, IS I'M GOING TO SAY IT RIGHT, 11, 1 IN THE FINAL GAME TO TAKE THE TITLE.

THEY THEN TRAVEL TO STERLING LOUISIANA WHERE THEY WENT 5 AND 0 AND TAP SOUTHLAND FIVE, THREE TO BE CROWN THE DIXIE BOYS BASEBALL WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR BRINGING IT HOME, WELL.

>> AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR COACHES.

COACHES, MICHAEL BANDURA, ADAM NILES, AND EDDIE SHOT.

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[APPLAUSE] GUYS, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME ON UP.

MATTHEW BENORAH. [APPLAUSE] MARCELLO BASTILLE.

[APPLAUSE] CAMERON CANALI.

[APPLAUSE] PRESTON CANTRIL.

[APPLAUSE] BLAKE CORDOVA.

[APPLAUSE] PEYTON DEPRI.

[APPLAUSE] GAVIN DIMAGGIO.

[APPLAUSE] GAUGE GUARDAIR.

[APPLAUSE] ANDREW HASSINGER.

[APPLAUSE] TRENT HELWEG [APPLAUSE].

BLAKE HOOPER. [APPLAUSE] GAVIN LA DE.

[APPLAUSE] SPENCER MISERACA.

[APPLAUSE] RYAN RODERICK.

[APPLAUSE] BRIAN SAUNDERS, [APPLAUSE] AND LUCAS CIRCLE.

>> COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN YOU COME DOWN FOR A PICTURE, PLEASE. [BACKGROUND]

>> ONE, 2,3.

AWESOME, LATER.

[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]

>> HEY, IF I CAN INVITE VERY SPECIAL GROUP WITH US TODAY, THE NEW ORLEANS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, SO MARGARET, A STRIKER, PLEASE COME UP.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND LEO MARSH, ADVOCACY MANAGER, WANTED TO COME UP AS WELL.

THEY NEED NO INTRODUCTION.

WE KNOW SO MUCH OF WHAT THEY DO FOR US HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH, NEW ORLEANS AREA, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1983, AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT AFFILIATE OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL THAT STRIVES TO ELIMINATE SUBSTANDARD HOUSING BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE SHELTER TO THOSE IN NEED.

WHEREAS THE NEW ORLEANS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOMEOWNERS, VOLUNTEERS AND SPONSORS, BUILDS HOMES WHERE FAMILIES DREAMS OF HOME OWNERSHIP CAN BECOME A REALITY.

HABITAT HOME BUYERS PAY A ZERO INTERESTS MORTGAGE AND WORK 250 VOLUNTEER HOURS OF SWEAT EQUITY IN LIEU OF A DOWN PAYMENT.

WHEREAS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE NEW ORLEANS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS BUILT 751 NEW HOMES, PROVIDED A PATH TO HOME OWNERSHIP FOR OVER 670 FAMILIES, AND COMPLETED 424 HOME REPAIR AND ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES.

WHEREAS THE NEW ORLEANS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS HOSTED MORE THAN 200,000 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE BUILT HOMES, CLEARED BLIGHTED PROPERTIES, AND WORKED IN THE RESTORE.

WHEREAS THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AREAS AFFECTED BY NUMEROUS NATURAL DISASTERS AND CONDUCTS COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY WORK TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION EFFORTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND BEYOND.

WHEREAS THE NEW ORLEANS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RESTORE, COLLECTS DONATIONS OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS, FURNITURE AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND SELLS THEM AT AFFORDABLE PRICES.

THIS PROVIDES HABITAT WITH A SOURCE OF INCOME AND PREVENTS MATERIALS FROM BEING DUMPED IN LANDFILLS.

WHEREAS THE NEW ORLEANS HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERN IN AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES PAID ON THE JOB TRAINING TO YOUNG ADULTS IN

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THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WITH BENEFITS INCLUDING A UNIFORM MEAL, STIPENDS, BUS PASS, AND FULL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR 401K AT THE APPRENTICESHIP LEVEL.

WHEREAS THE NEW ORLEANS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS BEEN A LEADER IN HOUSING, DISASTER RELIEF, AND LONG-TERM REBUILDING EFFORTS WHILE CREATING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

NOW THEREFORE, I CYNTHIA LEE SHENG, PRESIDENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE THE NEW ORLEANS AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN HONOR OF ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY..

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] I REALLY WANTED TO SAY WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF STORMS, A LOT OF ACTIVITY WITH WHETHER YOU ALL ARE ON THE GROUND WITH US, YOU WILL ALREADY READY, THE HOUSE THAT WE WERE ALL WATCHING YOU BUILD AND LAFAYETTE, YOU'RE THERE WITH US.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING ON THE GROUND LEVEL WITH US AT THE VERY BEGINNING AND THROUGHOUT AND HELPING US COME BACK, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

MARGARET, AND YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?

>> THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR KIND CONCERN.

I JUST WANT TO SAY IT FEELS REALLY GREAT TO BE ACTIVELY WORKING IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

WE HAVE A FIVE PAIRS SERVICE AREA.

BUT FOR A VERY LONG TIME AFTER KATRINA, WE JUST FOCUSED ON NEW ORLEANS.

WE'RE NOW GETTING VERY ACTIVE AND ABOUT TO BE EVEN MORE ACTIVE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE LEADERSHIP HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND ALSO TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED NOT ONLY THEIR SKILL AND THEIR INTEREST AND SUPPORT.

YES, JEFFERSON PARISH IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, BUT THEY ALSO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF EVERY CITIZEN HERE.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN COME TAKE A PICTURE.

>> THAT'S MORE EVEN THEN RANKIN HAS A COMMENT REAL QUICK.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER PARTICIPATED IN A HABITAT BUILD, IT REALLY IS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

I REMEMBER DOING IT WITH A GROUP OF WOMEN AND WE WERE PUTTING THE ROOF ON AND FRAMING THE HOUSE.

I WAS I'VE NEVER BUILT A HOUSE BEFORE, BUT IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH, AND SO I'D LIKE MAYBE TO ORGANIZE A COUNCIL BUILD IN THE FUTURE, SO MAYBE WE CAN WORK ON THAT AND HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE FIRSTHAND FOR EVERYBODY.

>> THANK YOU. WE ABSOLUTELY WILL.

>> YOU GOING TO OKAY WILL, MARGARET?

>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING LEO? [LAUGHTER]

>> WE'RE GOOD?

>> THANKS SO MUCH, APPRECIATE YOU. [BACKGROUND].

>> MARILYN WAS TALKING, DID YOU JUST SAY?

>> MARILYN IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.

>> DEFINITELY ALL. THANKS SO MUCH.

>> BINGO.

>> I HAVE THE PINS ALREADY.

>> WE DO JEFF FIRST, THEN STEPHANIE, AND THEN NICOLE.

>> THAT'S WHAT I THAT.

>> WHILE I READ IT.

[BACKGROUND] THEN THEY WROTE 8048 AND I SAID, IS THAT RIGHT BECAUSE I'M LIKE THAT IS SO BAD TO TALK OF.

THEY WROTE MORE OF THAT.

THE GIRLS WERE LIKE, YEAH.

>> HOW ARE YOU, GOOD TO SEE YOU?

>> I GOT THE SWEETEST VIDEO RIGHT HERE TO TO SHOW VIDEOS. [BACKGROUND]

>> ALL RIGHT EVERYBODY.

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ONE MORE THAT THE PARISH PRESIDENT HAS, THEN WE HAVE A FEW MORE BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

ONCE WE CLEAR CHAMBERS, IF YOU COULD TAKE YOUR SEATS AGAIN.

THE PARISH PRESIDENT HAS THE PODIUM.

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.

WE HAVE SOME EMPLOYEE SERVICE PIN PRESENTATIONS.

I WANT TO INVITE UP JEB TATE, OUR ELECTRIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIRECTOR FOR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE, STEPHANIE BRUMFIELD, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND NICOLE THOMPSON, WHO'S OUR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR WITH 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

SO JEB. JEB IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN A DUAL ROLE AS THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE DIRECTOR OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND HIS NEXT LEVEL LEADERSHIP HAS REALLY SHINED.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS AS IT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR INCLUDE A COMPLETE UPGRADE OF BOTH PARISH DATA CENTERS WITH IDENTICAL MODERN SERVER EQUIPMENT THAT INCREASED COMPUTING CAPABILITIES AND CREATED SEVERAL REDUNDANCIES WITH SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE.

HE HAS HELPED INTRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE PARISH TO HELP CRISIS LIKE COVID AND IDA, THAT'S FOR SURE, HIS TEAM HAS CREATED DASHBOARDS FOR THE WEBSITE TO HELP KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED.

HE'S WORKED HAND-IN-HAND WITH MANY DEPARTMENTS INTRODUCING NEW TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING WITH WORKING WITH OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL INCLUDING RAILROAD CAMERAS, FLEET STORE, AND MANY, MANY MORE.

THANK YOU, JEB. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INNOVATION.

UP UNTIL TODAY, THIS MORNING, LAST-MINUTE EMAILS LAST NIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

STEPHANIE. STEPHANIE RAISE YOUR HAND.

OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

UNDER STEPHANIE'S LEADERSHIP, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ADMINISTERS NATIONAL GRANTS TO PROVIDE ONGOING ASSISTANCE TO OUR RESIDENTS.

STEPHANIE WAS PROMOTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF THIS DEPARTMENT IN OCTOBER OF 2022 BECAUSE OF HER LEADERSHIP.

PRIOR TO THIS, SHE WAS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

SHE WAS ALSO WORKED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST IN THE DEPARTMENT AND FOR OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS.

THANK YOU, STEPHANIE FOR TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

THEN NICOLE THOMPSON IS OUR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR.

I DIDN'T KNOW THIS. SHE STARTED AS THE PARISH IS A STUDENT WORKER IN 1997.

SHE WAS PROMOTED TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT HR MANAGER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AND THEN DIRECTOR.

NICOLE COMMUNICATES REGULARLY WITH OUR DIRECTORS, AND YOU TELL THEM WHAT YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT THINGS.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKED ABOUT YOU NICOLE.

[LAUGHTER] IF NICOLE DOESN'T LIKE SOMETHING THAT SHE'S NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT.

ON FEDERAL AND STATE LABOR LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, POLICIES, PLANS, AND TRAININGS TO PROMOTE A NEXT LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, NICOLE.

LET'S GET A PICTURE. COUNCIL MEMBERS, CAN YOU COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH OUR DIRECTORS, PLEASE? [APPLAUSE].

>> YOU WERE A BABY WHEN I FIRST MET YOU.

>> I'M TRYING TO THINK I BELIEVE THAT YOU WERE 17.

YOU WERE 17, RIGHT?

>> 1, 2, 3 AND GET ONE MORE, 1, 2, 3. THANK YOU.

>> I'M SORRY, 16.

>> [BACKGROUND] YEAH, I GET IT. I'M NOT YET.

>> [BACKGROUND] NEXT UP, COUNCILMAN BONANO.

>> I KNOW THAT NO ONE HAS NOTICED THEIR PRESENCE BECAUSE THEY'RE SAW HARD TO SEE IN THOSE BRIGHT UNIFORMS THAT THEY'RE HERE WITH US TODAY.

BUT I'M PROUD TO HAVE HERE WITH US TODAY FOR THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY THE RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSY LASSIE DANCE TEAM.

LADIES, WOULD YOU ALL COME ON UP AND JOIN ME UP HERE AND YOUR COACHES.

[APPLAUSE].

>> OH, WOW, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME ALUMNI HERE OF THE TEAM WHO WERE MEMBERS OF SOME OF THE EARLIER TEAMS, THE FIRST TEAM.

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THAT MEANS I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU HOW OLD I AM, BUT [LAUGHTER] I WAS THERE.

JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT, I WAS THERE.

WHEREAS IN 1962, ALONG WITH THE OPENING OF RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL, THE LASSIE DANCE TEAM BEGAN AND HAS BEEN GOING STRONG EVER SINCE.

WHEREAS STYLES OF DANCE AND DRESS HAVE CHANGED, GONE AWAY, AND RETURNED OVER THE YEARS, BUT THE LASSIE DANCE TEAM HAS REMAINED TRIED AND TRUE AND THAT IS SO TRUE, BECAUSE THE BIGGEST THING I REMEMBER ARE THOSE RED TIES ALSO ON THEIR BOOTS.

THE YOUNG WOMEN OF THIS PROMINENT TEAM HAVE BEEN STEADFAST AND PROUD AMBASSADORS OF BOTH RIVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL AND JEFFERSON PARISH.

WHEREAS ADDITIONALLY, THE LASSIES ARE THE LONGEST STANDING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GROUP IN THE ENTIRE REGION.

WHEREAS OVER THE YEARS THE LASSIE DANCE TEAM HAVE NOTABLY BEEN REGARDED AS THE CLASSY LASSIES AS WELL AS SAYING, EVERYONE LOVES A LASSIE.

WHEREAS THESE TWO SAYINGS ARE PART OF THE CULTURE THAT COMES WITH BEING A PART OF THE LASSIE SCHOOL SISTERHOOD, AND WHEREAS THE LASSIE DANCE TEAM HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HELD TO A HIGH STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND GREATNESS.

WHEREAS THIS SAME EXCELLENCE AND GREATNESS IS EVIDENT WHEN THE LADIES GRACE THE STAGE AT PUBLIC EVENTS, SPORTING EVENTS, AND MATCH IN LOCAL PARADES.

NOW THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, JEFFERSON PARISH HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATES THE RIVERDALE LASSIE DANCE TEAM ON THEIR 61ST ANNIVERSARY.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE].

>> ANYBODY WANT TO SAY A WORD ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM?

>> I'M REBECCA BRADSHAW.

I'M THE CURRENT COACH, ONE OF THE-COACHES OF THE LASSIE'S.

MY CO-COACH LYNNE CASKA GRADUATED FROM GRACE KING.

ANYWAY, I WAS THE PRESIDENT IN '96, AND WE HAVE SOME FORMER PRESIDENTS AND MEMBERS HERE TO SUPPORT US TODAY.

IT IS TRUE, THIS IS A SISTERHOOD MORE THAN IT IS ANYTHING ELSE.

I'M VERY PROUD OF THESE LADIES FOR PUTTING IN THE TIME, THE WORK, AND THE EFFORT, MAINTAINING GRADES, PRACTICING, AND REALLY JUST DOING THEIR BEST TO REPRESENT OUR SCHOOL, WHICH WE LOVE DEARLY.

THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]

>> OH, SURE. IT'S HYPER.

>> EVERYBODY TURN AROUND THIS WAY.

>> TURN THAT WAY.

>> BREATHE IN.

>> THE WAY THEY COULD.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]

>> YOU ALL NEED TO COME BACK ANOTHER TIME AND ACTUALLY PERFORM FOR US.

>> WE WOULD HAVE RUN OUT THE MUSIC IF WE HAD KNOWN.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> DEANO, STAY THERE FOR A SECOND.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE 49TH BRUCE CITY GUMBO KING, RIGHT BEFORE US.

>> PLEASE COME OUT ON THE SECOND WEEK END OF OCTOBER.

LISTEN AND, COME CELEBRATE WITH US THE SECOND WEEKEND, OCTOBER, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY.

I KNEW MY STAFF WAS UP TO SOMETHING.

I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE IN OFFICE.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN A MEETING, BUT I HAD TO CHANGE PLANS AND I WALKED IN AND PEOPLE ARE SCRAMBLING, TRYING TO HIDE STUFF AND PUT BAGS ON THINGS. THANK YOU-ALL VERY MUCH.

>> YOU DESERVE IT KING.

>> CAN YOU WEAR THE CROWN, PLEASE? [LAUGHTER].

>> LET ME TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU.

>> YOU JUST PUT THE CROWN LOOKS LIKE THIS AND I WILL BE WEARING IT THAT WEEKEND.

[LAUGHTER].

>> I WAS HOPING YOU'D PUT THAT ONE ON. NO LUCK.

[LAUGHTER] COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN NOW HAS A PROCLAMATION.

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>> I'M GOING TO ASK BENITO TO COME ON UP REPRESENTING IDEAL MARKET.

THIS IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH.

WE HAVE A MONTH OF CELEBRATING PART OF THE RICH DIVERSITY THAT JEFFERSON PARISH HAS.

WE ACTUALLY, AS OUR POPULATION HAS GROWN, WE HAVE 20% OF OUR JEFFERSON PARISH POPULATION IS HISPANIC.

AGAIN, IT JUST CONTINUES TO BE A RICH CULTURE AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THAT.

WE ALSO WANT TO CELEBRATE A NATIONAL HONOR.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, BENITO TOO TO ACCEPT THIS ON BEHALF OF IDEAL MARKET.

WHEREAS IDEAL MARKET FIRST OPENED IN THE NEW ORLEANS REGION AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA, THEREAFTER GAINING A REPUTATION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE FRESH, SUPERIOR, AUTHENTIC HISPANIC PRODUCTS AT A COMPETITIVE PRICE.

WHEREAS THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY CONTINUED TO GROW IN OUR REGION, SO DID IDEAL MARKET TO CATER TO THEIR NEEDS, EXPANDING INTO A CHAIN OF SEVEN GROCERY STORES, EACH INDIVIDUAL TO DEMAND OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT RESIDES.

WHEREAS THE STORE BECAME HUBS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER, TO EXPRESS PRIDE AND TO SHOP.

IDEAL MARKET REVERSES ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY AS NEEDED.

WHEREAS BESIDES HELPING THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EVERY CHRISTMAS, THEIR ANNUAL TOY GIVEAWAY SUPPLIES TOYS FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN.

WHEREAS DURING HURRICANE RECOVERY, IDEAL MARKET WAS AT THE FRONT LINE DISTRIBUTING NECESSITIES DIRECTLY TO RESIDENTS UNABLE TO TRAVEL TO STORES WHILE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO FEED FIRST RESPONDERS AND POWER LINE WORKERS.

I REMEMBER THIS ONE WELL, WHEREAS DURING THE PANDEMIC, IDEAL MARKET PARTNERED WITH INCLUSIVE CARE ON ONE OF THE COLDEST DAYS OF THE YEAR, [LAUGHTER] TO PROVIDE VACCINATIONS DIRECTLY TO OUR COMMUNITY BY HOSTING DISTRIBUTION EVENTS IN [INAUDIBLE].

THAT'S WHERE I REMEMBER GETTING MY VACCINE.

WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 2023, SO JUST EARLIER THIS YEAR, IDEAL MARKET WAS RECOGNIZED FOR BOTH ITS EFFORTS TO ADMINISTER THE COVID-19 VACCINES AND ALSO ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE IOTA WINNING THE NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION, PETER JAY LARKIN COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THAT IS WHY NOW THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND COMMENDS IDEAL MARKET FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, PROVIDING CRUCIAL SUPPORT TO ITS COMMUNITY IN EVEN THE MOST TRYING OF TIMES IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

CONGRATULATIONS, WE CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESS.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO HUMBLY THANK THE COUNCIL, THE PRESIDENT AND EVERYBODY IN JEFFERSON PARISH ADMINISTRATION FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND ITS RECOGNITION.

IDEAL MARKET HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE FOREFRONT OF ANY CRISIS THAT COMES FORWARD.

WE'RE GOING TO GROW AS JEFFERSON PARISH GROWS.

WE HAVE MANY MORE STORES PLANNED ON THE PIPELINE, WE WOULDN'T BE GROWING IF IT WASN'T FOR THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNITY, AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENT THAT HAS MADE AND MADE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR IDEAL MARKET.

I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON IDEAL MARKET IN ANY CRISIS OR ANY PROBLEM OR ANYTHING.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR DOORS OPEN FOR YOU AND OUR SERVICES OPEN FOR YOU AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RESIDENTS HERE.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> CONGRATULATIONS.

ALSO EXEMPLIFIES HARD WORK BECAUSE YOU ARE NON-STOP AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE GOING TO GET THE WHOLE COUNCIL DOWN. COME ON, JOIN US.

PARISH PRESIDENT. YES. HE WORKED NONSTOP.

THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR US.

>> GREAT.

THANK YOU.

>> GOT ONE MORE.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU.

>> IT'S LOOKING REAL CLOSE.

[OVERLAPPING]

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>> NO BUMPS BACK TO COUNCILMAN BONANO, HE'S GOT ONE MORE.

HIS PERSON HAS ARRIVED.

IT IS AMAYA. YEAH.

>> [BACKGROUND]

>> NOW WE CAN GET STARTED AGAIN.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET I NEED YOU TO COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

I HAD MY TURN IN A BARREL TODAY. IT'S YOUR TURN NOW.

ALSO, I LIKE TO CALL TO THE MICROPHONE, MR. DANNY SAVELLA WITH THE IRISH PREYED ON METAIRIE ROAD TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THIS YEAR'S PARADE.

SEE, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE GETS IT TODAY.

>> THANK YOU, DEANO. IT'S AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE AS ALWAYS.

IT'S A LITTLE BETTER THIS TIME THAN IT WAS LAST TIME.

TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, I THINK IT WAS.

BUT I DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE, BEFORE I DO THAT.

JEFFERSON PARISH OLDEST PARADE AND THE ONLY PARADE ON METAIRIE ROAD.

I JUST WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH YOU THAT I'VE DONE SINCE I'VE TAKEN OVER TWO YEARS AGO.

NUMBER 1, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT MORE PROACTIVE WHEN I FIRST TOOK OVER I THOUGHT THAT WE COULDN'T SAFELY HAVE 100 UNIT PARADE WITHOUT SOMEBODY ON THE TAIL END.

I PUT SOMEBODY ON THE TAIL END, A FELLOW THAT WORKED FOR ME WHEN I WAS IN THE EMERGENCY SERVICES.

WHENEVER I HAD A PROBLEM, I'D PUT HIM THERE AND I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE CARL FRIENDLY.

HE'S OUR PARADE COORDINATOR.

WE'VE ALSO GOTTEN MORE INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY.

WE WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR ON METAIRIE ROAD AND DO WHATEVER IT IS IT'S NECESSARY AND IS BEING THE OLDEST PARADE, WE LIKE TO SET THE STANDARDS.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JENNIFER VAN RANK AND AS OUR PAST 2023 GRAND MARSHAL, AND SHE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB.

NOW, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR 2024 GRAND MARSHAL, THE HONORABLE RICKY TEMPLET.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATION.

>> THANK YOU. LA DEANO, I DON'T HAVE A BIG OLD HAT TO PUT ON LIKE YOU HAVE.

>> THAT CAN BE ARRANGED.

>> BUT I'M HONORED AND PROUD TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS BESTOWED ON ME.

LOOK I'VE MARCHED AND HAD MANY BEVERAGES IN YOUR PARADES.

[LAUGHTER] BEHIND SOME GOOD PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN NEW GRAND MARSHALS OVER THE YEARS.

YOU'RE RIGHT IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST AND ONE OF THE LARGEST PARADES WITHIN JEFFERSON PARISH THAT PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO.

IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST FAMILY EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE IN JEFFERSON PARISH, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF AS JEFFERSONIANS.

I WILL CARRY THE BANNER BEING GRAND MARSHAL, VERY PROUDLY.

LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING GRAND MARSHAL, I'LL PROMISE YOU ALL I'LL HAVE A LARGE GROUP WALKING WITH US TO PROMOTE YOUR EVENT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE WE HAVE HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND MAKE YOU ALL PROUD.

JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO A ONE GOOD NOTE ABOUT THIS, NEXT YEAR IS ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE.

IT'S ACTUALLY ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY NEXT YEAR.

IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE A BLOWN OUT EVENT.

EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BE GRAND MARSHAL ACTUALLY, ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

YES, I AM IRISH ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE AS JOHNSON, SO I'M CONTINUING AS AN IRISHMAN IN THIS PARADE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING A GREAT TIME AND REPRESENTING YOUR ORGANIZATION IN JEFFERSON PARISH, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> COUNCIL IMPASTATO YOU'RE UP NEXT.

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>> ONE OF THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE'VE REALLY ENHANCED AND FOSTERED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS BEEN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YMCA.

FOR THOSE OF US WHO GREW UP, WE THOUGHT OF THE YMCA AS PLACE TO SWIM, PLACE TO PLAY RACQUETBALL BACK WHEN THEY HAD RACQUETBALL COURTS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

BUT THE TRUTH IS, THEY DO A TON MORE THAN THAT.

TODAY WE'RE HERE TO RECOGNIZE NOT JUST THE LOCAL YMCA, BUT ALSO THEIR PARTNERS IN THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WHO PROVIDED AN INCREDIBLE SERVICE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR OUR CHILDREN.

ONE OF THE SAD FACTS THAT WE LEARNED IS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE, THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IS DROWNING AND CAR ACCIDENTS.

THOSE ARE THE TWO LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH.

OFTENTIMES UNFORTUNATELY THEY'RE TOGETHER.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR LOCAL YMCA HAS DONE IS AN OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR CAR SAFETY, FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE, IN PARTICULAR, FOR CAR SEAT SAFETY.

TODAY WE'RE RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY PARTNERS, BOTH WITHIN THE YMCA AND OUTSIDE THE YMCA WHO PARTNER WITH THEM AND WITH US AS A PARISH TO WORK EVERY DAY BEHIND THE SCENES TO PROTECT THOSE YOUNGEST CHILDREN.

WHAT THEY DO IS EDUCATE PARENTS AND EVEN CHILDREN AS WELL TO PROVIDE CAR SEATS FOR THE PROPER INSTALLATION OF CAR SEATS, AND OVERALL EDUCATION OF FAMILIES IN HOW TO KEEP THEIR KIDS SAFE IN THOSE CARS.

THESE ARE STATE AND LOCAL HEROES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO SERVED FAMILY BY FAMILY, CHILD BY CHILD.

AND ALLOW US TO HAVE MORE OF OUR CHILDREN ALIVE AND SMILING EVERYDAY BECAUSE OF THIS TEAM'S WORK.

I'D LIKE TO BRING UP THE YMCA DIRECTOR OF CAR SEAT SAFETY AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, MS. GALEANO. CALLING GALEANO.

ALSO FROM THE LOUISIANA STATE POLICE MASTER TROOPER DANIEL FLYNN.

FROM THE LOUISIANA PASSENGER SAFETY TASK FORCE, BRIDGET GARDNER.

ALSO THE LOUISIANA PASSENGER SAFETY TASK, WAS PATRICIA KLESSY.

THE OWNER OF DRIVER THAT ACADEMY IN KENNER, WHO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THAT TEAM TO PROVIDE THAT CAR SEAT SAFETY, MARIO MORALES.

ALSO FROM THE LOUISIANA PASSENGER SAFETY TASK FORCE, STATE COORDINATOR MICHAEL TUBES AND LOUISIANA HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISSION OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROGRAM COORDINATOR CHANITA VAZQUEZ AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, GORDON WEGE, THE DIRECTOR OF THE LOCAL YMCA, WHO HELPS ADMINISTER AND PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.

THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR HELPING KEEP JEFFERSON PARISH SAFE AND KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFE AT JEFFERSON PARISH.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, PARISH PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU JOIN US? [APPLAUSE]

>> CAN I COME DOWN THIS WAY?

>> EVERYBODY, HERE WE GO ON THREE 1, 2, 3.

WE GOING TO GO ONE MORE, ONE THREE.

ONE AND TWO AND THREE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK ALL OF YOU.

>> LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

>> HI, RON.

>> I THINK THAT'S IT.

>> [BACKGROUND]

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WELCOME TO THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING,

[MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2023.

WE'RE IN THE JOSEPH S. YENNI BUILDING, 1221 ELMWOOD PARK BOULEVARD IN JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.

THIS MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE THE MADAM PRESIDENT THE FLOOR TO INTRODUCE HER GUEST WHO HAS OUR INVOCATION THIS MORNING.

HANG ON ONE SECOND, MADAM PRESIDENT. THERE YOU GO.

>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO ASK PASTOR RICHARD DYKES TO COME UP.

MANY OF YOU, ESPECIALLY YOUR STAFFS, MIGHT RECOGNIZE HIM.

THIS IS REALLY SPECIAL FOR US TODAY.

LIEUTENANT RICHARD DYKES WORKED FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR 23 YEARS, AND IN HIS LAST YEARS HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ME AS PART OF OUR SECURITY TEAM.

HE ACTUALLY TOLD ME ONE DAY, I THINK WE WERE IN THE CAR, I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE, THAT HE WAS DOING A CHANGE OF CAREERS AND HE HAD A CALLING AND THAT HE WAS GOING TO BECOME A PASTOR FOR HIS CHURCH.

SO IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT YOU SEE POLICEMEN BECOME PASTORS, BUT THAT WAS SORT OF THIS IS HIS PATH IN LIFE AND I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE HAPPY FOR HIM AND HIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY AND HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTERS.

HE TOOK OVER AS THE PASTOR OF HIS HOME CHURCH, BUT HE ACTUALLY WAS AN ORDAINED MINISTER IN 2016.

I KNEW THAT, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH IN NEW ORLEANS.

HE WAS A MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH FOR HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN THE FOURTH GENERATION OF HIS FAMILY, ON HIS MOTHER'S SIDE TO BE MEMBERS OF THIS CONGREGATION.

I KNOW PART OF HIS CALLING INVOLVES HIS FAMILY AS WELL.

THEY DO EVERYTHING WITH HIM IN THIS CHURCH, SO I THINK IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STORY.

AND AS SOON AS HE TOLD ME THAT, I SAID ONE DAY I'M GOING TO INVITE YOU BACK TO LEAD THE PRAYER AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING, AND IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

HE SAYS, I'LL COME WHEN I'M READY, AND WE'RE REALLY GLAD TO HAVE HIM BACK.

SO I'M CAILING IN A SPECIAL FAVOR TO HIM.

WE CERTAINLY NEED RAIN IN BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS, AND I THINK HE CAN CALL IN SOME FAVORS FOR US IN JEFFERSON PARISH IN THIS REGION.

SO PASTOR, NOT LIEUTENANT, PASTOR RICHARD DYKES.

>> YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S STAND BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PRAY TOGETHER TODAY.

DEAR LORD, WE'RE HERE IN THIS CHAMBERS TODAY, ALL OF THE LEADERS OF OUR PARISH, EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE POSITIONS, OUR PARISH PRESIDENT.

WE ASK YOU LORD TO BLESS THEM.

YOUR WORD TELLS US IN ROMANS CHAPTER 13, VERSE 1, THAT YOU PUT PEOPLE IN AUTHORITY.

YOU PUT PEOPLE HERE TO LEAD US AND TO GUIDE US.

WE ASK YOU DEAR GOD, TO LEAD THEIR DECISIONS, TO GUIDE THEM WITH YOUR SPIRIT, COLLECTIVELY AND INDIVIDUALLY.

WE'RE THANKFUL, LORD, FOR THE LEADERS OF OUR PARISH.

WE'RE THANKFUL, LORD, FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED ON US IN THIS PARISH.

WE ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.

LORD, WE ARE IN A WATER CRISIS.

YOUR WORD TELLS US IN 2ND CHRONICLES, 7, 14, THAT IF WE WOULD CALL ON YOUR NAME, WE WOULD HUMBLE OURSELVES AND PRAY AND SEEK TO YOU THAT YOU WOULD HEAL FROM HEAVEN AND HEAL OUR LAND.

TODAY WE'RE DOING THAT, LORD.

WE'RE CALLING ON YOUR NAME.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO MOVE IN A MIRACULOUS WAY.

THEN ONLY YOU CAN DO.

WE'RE TURNING FROM OUR WAYS AND WE'RE TURNING TO YOU, AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HEAL OUR LAND.

WE KNOW, GOD, THAT YOU CAN SOLVE THIS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, AND WE ASK IT IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS, WE PRAY.

AMEN. [BACKGROUND] I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE.

IT WAS A RIVERDALE REUNION TODAY.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TALKS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WE HAD FOUR RIVERDALE CLASS OF '96 PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE TODAY.

IT'S SUCH A PRIVILEGE TO BE BACK IN THE HOUSE, SEE EVERYBODY THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR.

IT'S A BLESSING. GOD BLESS.

>> WELL, WELCOME BACK. DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

[APPLAUSE] BECAUSE WE CAN GET THE MOST AUDIO ONCE YOU READ THE PLEDGE TOO.

>> SURE. LET'S DO THAT TOGETHER.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, PASTOR DYKES. GOOD. COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL CHAIRMAN.

I WOULD ASK, I WAS TRYING TO DO IT BEFORE THE PRAYER, BUT IF NOTHING ELSE, IF I COULD HAVE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

WE LOST, ON YESTERDAY,

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ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING PUBLIC SERVANTS IN OUR CITY OF KENNER AND JEFFERSON PARISH HISTORY.

MANY OF US KNOW JAY SPRAGUE, WHO WAS A FORMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF IT HERE IN THE PARISH, WAS THE IT DIRECTOR IN THE CITY OF KENNER ON TWO DIFFERENT STANCE, INCLUDING MOST RECENTLY AND IS THE BROTHER OF ONE OF OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTORS HERE IN THE PARISH, BARRY SPRAGUE.

JAY, BEING IN PUBLIC OFFICE THERE ARE MANY BLESSINGS THAT I'VE HAD, AND ONE OF THOSE BLESSINGS WAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW HIM.

HE WAS HIS UNSELFISH AS THEY CAME, AS EXCELLENT AT HIS TRADE, AS ANY HUMAN BEING COULD BE.

HE LOST HIS BATTLE WITH CANCER AND HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE FRIEND OF MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.

REST ASSURED, THE PARISH WAS A BETTER PLACE FOR HAVING HIM IN IT.

SO I'D ASKED FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

>> ALSO, COUNCILMAN LEE.

>> YES. LAST NIGHT I WITNESSED HUMANITY AT ITS BEST, WHERE OUR FIREMEN, OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPUTIES, AS WELL AS OUR STATE TROOPERS, RESCUE A LADY WHO TUMBLED IN OUR CAR INSIDE OF THE CANAL NEAR BUNCHE VILLAGE COMMUNITY ON AIRLINE HIGHWAY, AND I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE IN THAT YOU HAD THESE PROFESSIONALS WHOM STEPPED UP IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE LADY WHO WAS IN THERE WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE.

NOW, I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH TRAUMA OR HOW MUCH INJURIES SHE SUSTAINED, BUT I WANT TO COMMEND OUR FIREMEN AND OUR SHERIFF DEPUTIES.

THEY USED THE JAWS OF LIFE TO RESCUE THAT LADY OUT OF THAT CAR.

IT WAS A MIRACLE AT WORK, AND I JUST FELT COMPELLED TO MAKE SURE THAT I GO ON RECORD TO THANK THEM FOR WHAT THEY DID, BECAUSE TRULY IT WAS A VERY TRAUMATIC SITUATION, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO DO THAT.

SO FOR ALL OF OUR DEPUTIES WHO ARE HERE, AS WELL AS ANY OF OUR FIREMEN'S HERE, I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY THAT.

>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN LEE, AND ONE MORE MOMENT OF SILENCE BEFORE WE MOVE ON.

JOHN BOYER ALSO PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY.

HE WAS AN ICON IN THE TRACK PROGRAM IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THAT PROGRAM.

SO WE REMEMBER HIM AFTER HE HELPED RUN TRACK MEETS ON THE WEST BANK FOR 30 YEARS IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> CHAIRMAN WALKER?

>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLET?

>> COUNCILMAN EDWARDS?

>> COUNCILMAN BANANA?

>> HERE.

>> COUNCILMAN LEE?

>> HERE.

>> COUNCILMAN EMPASTATO?

>> COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKIN?

>> PARISH PRESIDENT MISS LEE SHANG?

>> AND I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLL.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. MADAM PRESIDENT,

[PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL]

I KNOW YOU HAVE NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY, SO YOU SHOULD TAKE UP MUCH TIME.

NO, I'M KIDDING. I KNOW SALTWATER INTRUSION IS A BIG ISSUE AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SOME CAMERAS HERE.

I KNOW SO PHILIPSON.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES. THE SALTWATER INTRUSION ISSUE WILL BE THE FOCUS OF MY COMMENTS TODAY, SO THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I WANT TO START OFF WITH ASSURING THE PUBLIC THAT TODAY THE WATER IS SAFE TO DRINK.

WE'RE AT A NORMAL STATUS.

SO PLEASE MAKE SURE INFORMATION GETTING OUT AND CREDIBLE INFORMATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND YOU WILL SEE US DOING THAT.

SO PLEASE, TODAY WE'RE FINE.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A REGIONAL APPROACH AS THE SALTWATER INTRUSION COMES FORWARD RIGHT NOW WE'RE ASSISTING BLACKMUN'S PERISH WITH PROVIDING THEM WITH 100,000 GALLONS A DAY.

AND WE ARE ABLE TO RAMP UP AND GIVE THEM MORE WHEN THEY NEED THAT AND THEY'RE DOING SOME CONSTRUCTION ON THEIR SIDE TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT MORE OF OUR WATER.

BLACKMUNS WILL BE USING THAT WATER PROBABLY ALONG WITH BARGING ABILITY

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TO BLEND THE WATER OR DILUTE THE WATER TO GET IT TO A LEVEL THAT IS DRINKABLE.

I WANTED TO JUST START OFF BY SAYING ALSO, GRAND ISLE WILL NOT BE A CONCERN FOR US.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO TURN ON THE PIPES AT LAFUSH.

THEN CERTAINLY WE'RE READY TO HELP GRETNA.

BUT OUR ATTENTION HAS BEEN FOCUSED WITH OUR TEAMS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING NONSTOP PROBABLY SINCE LAST WEEK.

OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND WATERS TEAM ENGINEERING, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH TEAMS, AS WELL AS OUR INFORMATION OFFICE.

SO I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT I SIGNED AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION ON SEPTEMBER 19 AND OUR EOC IS ACTIVATED AT A LEVEL 3, PARTIAL ACTIVATION FOR OUR CRISIS ACTION TEAM.

SO LET'S GO BACK AND JUST UNDERSTAND FOR THOSE WHO ARE JUST GETTING APPRISED OF THIS ISSUE.

AND I NEED EVERYBODY TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE INFORMATION WILL BE CHANGING A LOT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. WHAT BROUGHT US HERE? IF WE HAVE HAD DROUGHT CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY, WHICH HAS CREATED A VERY LOW FLOW IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, OBVIOUSLY A DROUGHT IS CAUSED BY LOW RAINFALL AND HIGH WEATHER CONDITIONS.

FOR REFERENCE, IN JEFFERSON PARISH, IT HAS BEEN A HOT, HOT SUMMER AND A HOT YEAR.

WE HAVE BROKEN THE DAILY HIGH RECORD IN JEFFERSON PARISH 40 TIMES THIS YEAR.

FORTY TIMES WE'VE BROKEN THE DAILY HIGH RECORD, 20 OF THOSE BEING IN AUGUST, AND SET AN ALL-TIME HIGH RECORD OF 105 DEGREES ON AUGUST 27TH.

THE LAST RECORD THAT WE BROKE WAS IN 1980, 102 DEGREES.

SO IT'S VERY HOT.

THE SALTWATER INTRUSION IS MAKING ITS WAY UP FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO.

THIS IS PROBLEMATIC AND WE WILL GET INTO MORE DETAIL BECAUSE THE SALT WATER CONCENTRATION MEANS THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DRINK THE WATER AND ALSO BECAUSE SALTWATER BRINGS A RISK OF CORROSION TO PIPES, APPLIANCES, MACHINERY, AND THAT THING.

SO WE EXPECT IT TO ARRIVE IN JEFFERSON PARISH IN ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AND I'LL GIVE YOU THE PROJECTED TIME CHANGES.

BUT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE DON'T EXPECT A LOT OF RAINFALL, MAYBE 2-4 INCHES, BUT THEY DO SAY OVERALL THIS WINTER WILL BE A LITTLE BIT WETTER THAN AVERAGE, SO THAT WILL BE GOOD FOR US, NO HELP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT PERHAPS IN THE WINTER WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE RAINFALL.

BUT GO BACK BASICALLY, THE SALTWATER IS DENSER THAN THE FRESHWATER.

THE RIVER IS TOO LOW.

IT HAS A LOW FLOW AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A STRONG ENOUGH FLOW TO KEEP THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM CREEPING UP NORTH.

SO YOU JUST NEED TO LOOK AT A MAP AND FOLLOW THE MISSISSIPPI UPWARDS NORTH.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE COMMUNITIES IN THE PARISHES THAT ARE GOING TO AFFECTED BY THAT.

JUST LOOK AT THE RIVER.

THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS INSTALLED A SILL IN JANUARY AT RIVER MILES 64 TO SLOW THIS DOWN.

I THINK JUST TWO DAYS AGO THEY BEGAN AUGMENTING THE SILL TO BRING IT EVEN HIGHER TO A NEGATIVE 30 DEPTH LEVEL.

THIS IS ANTICIPATED TO BE AT 24 DAY CONSTRUCTION THAT WILL BUY US ANOTHER 10-14 DAYS.

SO OBVIOUSLY THIS FIGHT EVERY DAY IS VERY CRITICAL, SO WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE EFFORTS.

LET ME MOVE DOWN TO WHAT YOUR JEFFERSON PARISH WATER DEPARTMENT LOOKS LIKE SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND IT.

IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE MOVE ON IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THAT EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN JEFFERSON PARISH UNDERSTANDS THEIR WATER INTAKE.

AND THOUGH WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION GETS OUT AS WE APPROACH THIS, PEOPLE'S INFORMATION IN THE PARISH IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHERE THEIR WATER COMES FROM.

SO WHAT MIGHT WORK IN A MESSAGE IN GRETNA UP MIGHT NOT BE THE SAME MESSAGE FOR KENNER RESONANCE.

SO THAT'S VERY CRITICAL FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

THERE ARE THREE INTAKES IN JEFFERSON PARISH, WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR WATER FROM? WE HAVE SIX MUNICIPALITIES IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

THE ONLY MUNICIPALITY THAT PROVIDES ITS OWN WATER IS GRETNA.

THERE ARE GOING TO BE HIT FIRST.

GRETNA PRODUCES ABOUT 4 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

THE SALTWATER OR ARRIVAL TIME AND GRETNA IS OCTOBER 24TH AND THERE'S ABOUT 17,000 PEOPLE SERVED FROM THIS AREA.

SECOND IS THE WEST JEFFERSON INTAKE.

THIS IS WHERE PEOPLE ON THE WEST BANK, THIS SERVES ABOUT 30 MILLION GALLONS A DAY AND IT'LL ARRIVE THERE ON OCTOBER 25TH.

AGAIN, THESE DATES ARE CHANGING, COULD CHANGE.

IT IT DEPENDS ON MODELING FROM THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

THESE ARE THE LATEST DATES THAT WE GOT LAST FRIDAY AND THEN IT'LL GO THROUGH NEW ORLEANS AND THEY'LL COME AROUND TO THE EAST BANK.

THE EAST JEFFERSON WATER INTAKE AT ABOUT 40, 45 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

WE'RE EXPECTING THAT ON OCTOBER 29TH AND THAT SERVES NEARLY 250,000 PEOPLE.

WEST WEEK GOES BILLING MIGHT LOOK DIFFERENT.

THEY BUY THEIR WATER FROM US, BUT IT IS THE WATER ON THE WEST JEFF SIDE.

SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WHERE YOUR INTAKE IS FROM.

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SO WHEN YOU HEAR THE DATES THAT THE CORE GIVES, THERE'S A TOE THAT IS THE LEADING EDGE IS THE TOE.

THEY CALL IT THE TOE AND ABOUT 15 MILES BACK THEY MEASURE, THEY BELIEVED THAT THE SURFACE WATER SALINITY AT THAT POINT IS 250 PARTS PER MILLION, WHICH IS WHERE THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OUR DEPARTMENT WOULD ISSUE A DO NOT DRINK ADVISORY.

SO WHEN THE CORE IF YOU'VE SEEN THE CHART BY THE CORE, THAT IS THE DATE WHERE YOU CANNOT DRINK THE WATER.

THAT IS NOT WHEN THE TOE ARRIVES.

THE TOE WOULD ALREADY HAVE BEEN PASSED THAT TIME.

THAT DATE IS WHERE THE WATER IS NOT DRINKABLE.

FORTUNATELY FOR US IN JEFFERSON PARISH, WE HAVE OUR OWN TESTING LAB ON THE EAST BANK, SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO TEST THIS WATER.

AGAIN, THE NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE TODAY, ABSOLUTELY NORMAL TODAY IN THE 20-50 PARTS PER MILLION RANGE.

BUT AS WE GET THROUGH THIS EVENT, WE WILL BE PUBLISHING THESE DAILY NUMBERS SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENS AS THE CHLORIDE LEVELS INCREASE.

I KNOW THAT WE WERE ALL TAKEN A LITTLE OFF GUARD BY THIS.

I NEVER HEARD OF SALT WATER WEDGE UNTIL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.

WHEN SOME OF THE MEDIA CAME ABOUT, OBVIOUSLY THE GROCERY STORES WERE IMPACTED SUDDENLY.

THERE WAS A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THE SHELVES BEING EMPTY, WHICH I KNOW CAN BE VERY FRIGHTENING FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR.

WATER IS IMPORTANT TO US AS THE AIR WE BREATHE.

FOR THAT REASON, WE HOSTED A CALL QUICKLY AND I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM.

I ASKED TO GET THE CALL TOGETHER WITH ALL OUR LOCAL GROCERY STORES AND THEY PUT THAT TOGETHER WITHIN 24 HOURS AND WE HAD A CALL AT OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TO JUST REALLY EXPLAIN TO THE GROCERY STORES WHAT'S HAPPENING.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS FULLY AWARE AND THAT AS THIS THING MOVES UP THE RIVER, THERE'S GOING TO BE EXPONENTIAL GROWTH.

SO WHERE PLAQUEMINES IS 23,000 PEOPLE AND ST. BERNARD IS 23,000 PEOPLE.

AS IT TURNS, NEW ORLEANS IS 376,000 PEOPLE AND JEFFERSON'S 403,000 PEOPLE.

I DID NOT WANT THEM TO SEE REPORTS OF, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE MANAGING THIS AND THEN IT TURNS OUT ALGIERS AND YOU GO FROM SERVING 67,000 PEOPLE WHO NEED DRINKABLE WATER TO 809,000 PEOPLE WHO NEED DRINKABLE WATER.

THAT WAS THE MESSAGE THAT WE WANTED TO SEND TO THEM.

WE KNOW WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT IN OUR COMMUNITY, COVID AND STORMS AND INSURANCE RATES.

MY MESSAGE TO THEM WAS, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH LIKE WE DO IN JEFFERSON PARISH WITH THIS LITTLE DRAMA AS POSSIBLE AND AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE AND AS OPERATIONALLY SOUNDS AND LOGICAL AS POSSIBLE.

THEY ARE CRITICAL IN KEEPING OUR NERVES CALM BY EVERY SINGLE TIME SOMEBODY GOES IN A GROCERY STORE, THERE IS A LOT OF WATER VERY VISIBLE FOR A CHEAP PRICE AND THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL FOR OUR CITIZENS TO SEE THAT AND THAT TO DISCUSS WHAT THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS AND BE READY TO VOLUME UP AND EXPONENTIALLY GROW VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE THE WATER DEMAND WILL BE JUST THAT.

IT WILL COME ON VERY QUICKLY.

WE ALSO TOLD THEM THAT STORAGE CANNOT BE THERE REASON WHY THEY'RE NOT KEEPING WATERS CONSTANTLY ON THE SHELVES. WE WILL WORK WITH THEM.

WE HAVE BUILDINGS.

WE WILL WORK WITH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

PLEASE, IF THEY'VE FOOTPRINT AT THEIR STORE OR THEIR BRANCH, THEY NEED EXTRA STORAGE SPACE, STORAGE CANNOT BE THEIR ABILITY TO KEEP WATER ON THEM, THEIR SHELVES.

IMMEDIATELY ON SUNDAY, PEOPLE WERE SENDING ME PICTURES.

SOME OF THESE GROCERY STORES REALLY TOOK THAT MESSAGE AND PUT WATER IN THE FRONT, VERY VISIBLE AND I THINK EVERYBODY'S NERVES WERE CALMED DOWN.

I HOPE WE CAN JUST SAY THE DRINKABLE WATER IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR US, THE SUPPLY IS GOING TO BE THERE.

I'LL REMIND EVERYONE, THIS IS NOT A HURRICANE WHERE THE ENTIRE GULF COAST FROM TEXAS TO FLORIDA IS TRYING TO BUY WATER AND GAS.

IT'S VERY ISOLATED RIGHT NOW, FOUR PARISHES IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, WE CAN DO THIS.

WE WILL HAVE DRINKABLE WATER, I'M CERTAIN OF THAT.

THEN WE REALIZED WE NEEDED A SEPARATE ANOTHER TIER CALL WITH THE TARGETS, THE LOWE'S, THE HOME DEPOT'S, THE CONVENIENCE STORES, THE WALGREENS TO CVS WHO ALSO DISTRIBUTE WATER.

WE HAD THAT CALL YESTERDAY WITH THEM WITH THE SAME MESSAGE.

LOOK, A LOT OF THESE ARE NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS SO I REALLY FEEL LIKE I CAN CHECK THAT BOX ON DRINKING WATER WILL BE AVAILABLE TO US IN BOTTLED FORM AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO OTHER THINGS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP ABOUT THE CORROSIVE EFFECTS OF SALTWATER.

WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

WE CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT AS IT GOES DEEPER, THE SALTWATER GETS MORE DENSE.

I'VE REACHED OUT, I'M ABLE TO ACTUALLY GOING TO MEET TODAY LATER ON THIS EVENING WITH A PLUMBING, HEATING, COOLING, AND CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF METRO NEW ORLEANS.

THEY ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S COMING AND THEY CAN HELP US AS EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD GET INFORMATION OUT OVER THE NEXT WEEKS ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP REDUCE THE IMPACTS TO OUR APPLIANCES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

I'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM, I BELIEVE TOMORROW.

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AGAIN WITH THE SAME MESSAGE, WE NEED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE.

THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT.

WE NEED YOUR GUIDANCE ON WHAT WE CAN TELL OUR CITIZENS TO MINIMIZE THIS EFFECT ON OUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

ALSO REACHED OUT TO LOUISIANA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION.

THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR STRATEGIES ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK WITH THAT.

WE HAVE HAD DAILY MEETINGS WITH GOHSEP.

WE WERE HOSTING CALLS AND ON CALLS WITH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

THEY ARE LEADING THE WAY AND SARAH BABCOCK SLEEPING THAT FOR US, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE TOUCHING BASE WITH HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, DIALYSIS, COMMUNITIES, HOME HEALTH, AND HOSPICE.

WE'RE WORKING ON THAT AND A REGIONAL INFORMATION TEAM, THEY'RE CALLED THE GIC, WE'RE CALLING IT, IS CRITICAL.

CREDIBLE, TIMELY INFORMATION IS VERY IMPORTANT ON THIS BECAUSE SO MANY DIFFERENT PARISHES ARE INVOLVED.

IF WRONG INFORMATION GETS OUT THERE IN ONE PARISH, IT JUST SLOWS EVERYBODY UP THROUGHOUT THAT DAY.

PHONE CALLS ARE TRYING TO CORRECT THINGS, MEDIA IS CALLING US ON INCORRECT THINGS AND IT REALLY JUST TAKES OUR TIME.

I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH.

WE'RE UNDER THE GUN TO TRY TO MEET THIS.

EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY IS CRITICAL TO US.

WRONG INFORMATION JUST SLOWS THIS DOWN.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH WRONG INFORMATION SLOWS US DOWN.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT REGIONALLY WE WANT TO BE ON THE SAME MESSAGE, GETTING OUT FACTUAL INFORMATION AND CERTAINLY JEFFERSON PARISH IS A PART OF THAT.

WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WHICH WILL BE PEOPLE ON LOW SODIUM DIETS, PREGNANT WOMEN, INFANTS, PEOPLE WITH LIVER OR KIDNEY, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND THOSE ON DIALYSIS.

THE MESSAGE WILL BE GETTING OUT FROM A MEDICAL POINT OF VIEW.

BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THOSE POPULATIONS.

THEN WE ARE GOING TO SET UP A MEETING, I THINK FRIDAY WITH A FAITH-BASED AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DISCUSS COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND IF WE GET TO THE POINT OF ALSO POTENTIAL WATER DISTRIBUTION SITES.

BUT I DO BELIEVE THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE JUST GOING TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR BUYING HABITS AND WHEN THEY GO TO THE GROCERY OR THEY GO TO THE DRUGSTORE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUYING THEIR WATER THERE.

BUT CERTAINLY WE KNOW WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO THIS WILL AFFECT THEIR BUDGETS AND THAT WON'T BE AS EASY AS THOSE PEOPLE.

OUR CONCENTRATION ON WATER DISTRIBUTION WILL PROBABLY BE TO THOSE FOLKS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS.

YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE SILL AND THAT THE SILL IS BEING AUGMENTED NOW WHICH WILL SLOW THE FLOW TO US AGAIN BY 10-14 DAYS.

YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT REVERSE OSMOSIS MACHINES.

WE WILL BE PURCHASING SOME OF THOSE.

THEN YOU'VE HEARD OF BARGING WHERE THE CORE IS GOING TO BRING IN BARGES.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE NOTION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BRING IN FRESH WATER FROM UPSTREAM AND BE ABLE TO MIX IT WITH YOUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND GET THE SALINITY LEVELS DOWN TO A DRINKABLE STATE.

MANY OF THESE SOLUTIONS ARE JUST NOT AVAILABLE TO US IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

WE PRODUCE 70 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

IF AN OSMOSIS MACHINE ONLY IS ABLE TO PRODUCE 320,000 GALLONS A DAY, THESE ARE NOT SOLUTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US.

I WANT TO ASSURE YOU AND I WANT TO THANK MARK LEADING THE EFFORT, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING NONSTOP AND I'VE TRIED NOT TO BOTHER HIM. I SAID, LET'S LEAVE.

LET'S JUST LOOK AT EVERY CREATIVE WAY POSSIBLE ENGINEERING WISE TO MINIMIZE THESE IMPACTS.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO NARROWING ON SOME OPTIONS AND WE WILL GIVE YOU THAT MORE INFORMATION, BUT WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR OTHER PARISH PARTNERS AND GO STEP IN THE CORE, BUT THEY ARE LOOKING AT EVERY ALTERNATIVE POSSIBLE, BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY AT THAT STAGE NOW.

BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, SO STAY TUNED FOR US.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERY WAY, EXPLORING EVERY POSSIBILITY TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACTS OF US, BECAUSE REALLY THIS DOES AFFECT ALL OF US IN EVERY SINGLE BUILDING.

WE UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE.

TRUST ME, NO STONE IS BEING UNTURNED WITH HIS TEAM.

I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY SAYING, THIS IS NOT LIKE A HURRICANE WHERE SOMETIMES WE GET 120 HOURS TO PREPARE.

WE HAVE TIME TO PREPARE.

AGAIN, I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER DRINKING SUPPLY.

I BELIEVE OUR PARTNERS AND THANKS FOR THEM AND THEIR RECEPTIVENESS TO OUR MESSAGE, DRINKING WATER WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE.

OUR EFFORTS ARE GOING TO TURN NOW TO THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF SALTWATER HERE.

I WANT TO THANK OUR TEAM.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT, BUT I WOULDN'T GO INTO BATTLE WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN WORKING NONSTOP WITH ME PERSONALLY FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS NOW I WANT TO THANK THEM AND VERY SOON AS INFORMATION IS READY TO GO OUT, WE WILL GET THAT OUT AND ASK FOR YOUR HELP TO GET THAT OUT AS WELL BECAUSE WE KNOW ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, ALL OF YOU, YOU HAVE A LOT OF REACH AND WHEN INFORMATION IS READY TO GO OUT, WE WANT IT TO GET OUT WIDESPREAD, BUT WE CERTAINLY ASK THAT, SOCIAL MEDIA SOMETIMES CAN PUT US DOWN WRONG AVENUES.

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THAT REALLY DOES DRAW AWAY TIME FROM EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

WE HAVE ON THE JEFFERSON PARISH PAGE, JEFFPARISH.NET, WE HAVE A SALTWATER INTRUSION BANNER UP NOW THAT WILL POP YOU TO THE GHOST APP PAGE WITH A LOT OF LINKS.

I URGE EVERYONE TO GET ONTO JP ALERT TO 888777 OR JP NOTICE YES TO 888777.

BUT THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS.

WE'RE CERTAINLY HERE, OUR TEAM IS HERE IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS OF US.

>> I'M PRESENT. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.

I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT BASICALLY CAME OUT OF NOWHERE FOR US AND IT'S UNLIKE SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE DEALT WITH, BUT WHAT'S NEW? GIVES US MORE UNPRECEDENTED THINGS TO DEAL WITH.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RE-EMPHASIZE WHAT YOU HAVE EMPHASIZED, THAT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF TIME AND THERE ARE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS HERE AND PEOPLE THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM ONE ANSWERS TODAY AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY A MONTH FROM NOW AND NOBODY REALLY KNOWS, NOBODY HAS REALLY DEALT WITH THIS BEFORE.

LIKE YOU SAID, AS SOON AS WE GET THIS INFORMATION AND WE'LL PUT IT OUT, WE'LL GET IT OUT THERE BUT WE DO HAVE TIME TO PREPARE.

IT WILL BE AT LEAST ROUGHLY A MONTH BEFORE WE SEE ANY EFFECTS OF THIS.

TO WHAT EXTENT THESE EFFECTS ARE, WE DON'T KNOW.

IT COULD BE MINOR, IT COULD BE MAJOR AND WE'RE WAITING TO FIND OUT ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE.

BUT THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT AND AS SOON AS WE KNOW SOMETHING, GET IT FROM TRUSTED SOURCES, NOT YOUR FRIEND WHO KNOWS SOMEBODY WHO HEARD SOMETHING FROM SOMEBODY.

GET IT FROM YOUR GOVERNMENT SOURCES AND THE MEDIA OUTLETS.

CERTAINLY WHEN THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE PUSHED OUT TO YOU-ALL. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

>> JUST REAL FAST, I JUST WANT TO ECHO SOME OF THE SAME THING AS REPRESENTATIVE COUNCILMAN WALKER HAD SAID.

THANKS FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH US.

YOU HAVE BEEN KEEPING US INFORMED AND WE'RE ALL WORKING ON THIS TOGETHER.

THE PARISH DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY, DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY SO AS THE STATE.

LATER IN THE MEETING, I'LL HAVE A RESOLUTION COMING FROM THE FLOOR REQUESTING THAT THE PRESIDENT AND OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY TO HELP US ASSIST US WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST OURS AREA.

IT'S ALL OF THOSE AREAS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY IT.

WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET WITH THIS.

JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.

>> COUNCILMAN BONANO.

>> JUST REAL BRIEFLY OUR PARISH PRESIDENT, YOU TOUCHED ON THIS REAL QUICKLY AND PROBABLY AN EXPLANATION THAT MR. JEWS IS GOING TO HAVE TO PROVIDE US WITH [INAUDIBLE] CONTAINS MOST OF THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS INTO PARIS.

RIGHT HERE IN ELMWOOD, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THEY ARE BUSINESSES THAT USE THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER EVERY DAY TO KEEP THEIR FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS GOING.

THEY SAY THAT PANIC IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

SO I WANT TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN THIS QUESTION LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, WHY ISN'T JEFFERSON PARISH HOOKING UP REVERSE OSMOSIS? BECAUSE THEY SEE [INAUDIBLE].

YOU CAN EXPLAIN THE SIZE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT GOES ON A PLAQUE AS IN HERE AND THEN THE FACT THAT THERE AREN'T MACHINES THAT BIG JUST SITTING ON A SHELF SOMEWHERE.

>> YES. GO AHEAD.

>> CAN YOU HEAR ME?

>> YEAH.

>> IT'S SIMPLE AS THIS, [OVERLAPPING] MOST OF THE MACHINES AT THE CORE IS ABLE TO GET WHICH IS TOUGH.

>> ON HERE.

>> WE CAN'T HEAR HIM WELL.

>> CAN WE TURN UP HIS VOLUME?

>> YEAH, I WANT EVERYBODY [OVERLAPPING]

>> ON THE PUBLIC WORKS MICROPHONE.

>> IT'S A LITTLE BETTER.

>> THE BIGGEST MACHINE, THE CORE IS TYPICALLY GIVEN FOR THESE MUNICIPALITIES OR PLAQUE THEM INTO SMALLEST SYSTEMS IS ONE MILLION GALLONS.

YOU CAN IMAGINE IF I GOT TO PUT OUT 70 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, I NEED 35 MILLION GALLONS A DAY TO CUT THE SALT WATER LEVEL IN HALF BECAUSE I WOULD TAKE 35 MILLION FROM THE RIVER AND 35 MILLION.

THAT'S JUST NOT PRACTICAL AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S EASY WHERE YOU CAN STRING THESE MACHINES TOGETHER.

THAT'S JUST NOT AN OPTION THAT'S VIABLE FOR US, SIMILAR TO ORLEANS.

ORLEANS ON ACCOUNT IT PUMPS OUT 130 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

IT'S NOT JUST US, WE JUST TOO BIG IN OUR SYSTEMS TO HANDLE IT.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

>> IF I CAN ADD ON THAT FOR OUR CITIZENS IN GRETNA, THOSE OPTIONS MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR OUR CITIZENS IN GRETNA.

WHEN YOU HEARD THE CORE SPEAK ABOUT THIS AT THE GOVERNOR'S PRESS CONFERENCE LAST WEEK, THEY LOOKED AT BARGING IN REVERSE OSMOSIS AND THEY CUT IT OFF AT RIGHT NOW.

IT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO BLACKMUN'S A ST. BERNARD, AND EVEN GRETNA AND JEFFERSON PARISH.

I THINK WE CAN PUSH MORE WATER TO GRETNA.

GRETNA MAY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BLEND AND GET THAT UPSTREAM WATER INTO THEIR WATER SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY ONLY DO FOUR MILLION GALLONS A DAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD THAT COINCIDENTALLY, MAYOR CONSTANT PARISH PRESIDENT HINCKLEY AND I WERE IN DC LAST WEEK ON A DIFFERENT PROJECT, LOBBYING FOR FUNDS AND IT WAS PERFECT TIMING BECAUSE IT AFFECTED ALL OF US.

WE WERE THE PARISH PRESIDENTS AND THE MAYOR WHO REALLY THIS WAS AFFECTING LAST TUESDAY TO THURSDAY AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET IN FRONT OF ALL THE CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS AND JUST EXPLAIN THE URGENCY OF THIS.

THIS WAS, THEY UNDERSTOOD IT,

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BUT I DON'T THINK THEY REALLY THIS WAS STILL DEVELOPING AT THE TIME SO THAT WAS JUST VERY FORTUNATE TIMING FOR US THAT WE WERE STRESSING THE URGENCY OF THIS AT THEIR LEVEL

>> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN, TEMPLATE.

GRETNA FEST IS ON THE AGENDA.

>> YES. WELL, THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO ALLOW US TO SHOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GRETNA FEST.

THIS IS THE 29TH YEAR THAT THE GRETNA HERITAGE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN PRODUCED HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH IN THE CITY OF GRETNA AND IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST SAFE AS FAMILY VENUES IN JEFFERSON PARISH AS WELL AS IN THE STATE AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT IT TO YOU.

ONCE AGAIN, MOST OF YOU KNOW THE STORY.

THIS REALLY JUST STARTED TO BE ABLE TO PROMOTE JUST A DAY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NON-PROFIT GROUPS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THEIR ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE LET'S BE CLEAR.

EVERY STORM, EVERY MAJOR EVENT WE HAVE, OUR NON-PROFIT GROUPS DO WHAT GOVERNMENT CAN'T DO AND BUSINESSES WON'T.

THEY'RE THERE FOR ALL PEOPLE.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE FUNDS AND THIS EVENTS STILL HOST NON-PROFITS FIRST BEFORE THEY ALLOW BUSINESSES TO BE PART OF THE EVENT.

THE EVENT GREW FROM THEM ONE DAY, A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE TO NOW THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING OVER 50-60,000 PEOPLE.

WHAT A GREAT LINEUP WITH THREE STAGES.

WHAT OTHER? WITH TWO SMALL STAGES THAT MAKES FIVE AND GREAT FAMILY EVENT.

YOU ALL COME ON OUT. IT'S ON THE SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH, AND I'LL LET IT ROLL PLEASE.

[MUSIC].

ONCE AGAIN, JUST COME ON OUT, ENJOY A GREAT EVENT.

OCTOBER 6TH, 7TH, AND 8TH, AND BRING YOUR FAMILIES AND BE PROUD OF WHERE YOU LIVE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE. CHIEF LAWSON IS HERE.

DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT GRETNA FEST IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM? LET'S MOVE ON TO A PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR BEFORE

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

THE COUNCIL REGARDING ANYTHING ON THE ADDENDUM, AGENDA OR AGENDA.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. YOU MUST FILL OUT A REQUEST SPEAK CARD.

THE BACK OF CHAMBERS HAND THAT UP TO THE FRONT.

PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> AL MORELLA, FLORIDA 260 ISRAEL AND [INAUDIBLE] CANNON, FIFTH DISTRICT, UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON, FOURTH DISTRICT, 51 YEARS, 29 AND 30.

WE'LL GO WITH 29 FIRST.

WE GOT TO INCREASE $147,755.47, AN ADDITIONAL 273 WORKING DAYS.

WE GOT UNFORESEEN OBSTRUCTIONS HERE AND ADDITIONAL WORK.

WE ALSO GOT A $7,500 REDUCTION OR CREDIT AS A RESULT OF A SITE PARCEL MATERIALS BECAUSE THE MATERIALS FOR THIS PROJECT WAS ESTIMATED.

NOW, WE GO TO 30.

WE GOT AN INCREASE OF $5,250, WHICH REPRESENTS 18%.

UNFORESEEN OBSTRUCTIONS. ONCE AGAIN, ADDITIONAL WORK TOTAL NOW IS $45,721 AND GO BACK TO 29 THAT'S REPRESENTS A 5.33 OR 5.3% INCREASE.

NOW, I WANT TO SAY IT IS TO MARK GROOVE YOU ARE NOW ANOTHER NOW POTENTIAL RECIPIENT FOR WHEN TO GO TO THE CARDINALITY HERE TO GET MY VOCAL CORD BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU YOU WON'T ANY NO PROBLEM WITH A MIC GOING OUT IF YOU DID GET [INAUDIBLE].

ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. HIRE AS 509 WHOLE BOULEVARD.

JUST TRYING TO SPARK A LITTLE CURIOSITY AND AWAY WE GO.

SALTWATER INTRUSION WAS A TOPIC AND WE'RE UNDER

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EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR THE 10TH TIME, A 30-DAY EXTENSION.

SOME TIE THIS TO THAT.

THIS WAS A CASE STUDY IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CLASS I WAS IN 30 YEARS AGO.

THE NOTION THAT WE DIDN'T SEE THIS COMING, THAT THIS CAME OUT OF THE BLUE.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED FOR BLACKMUN'S OVER A MONTH AGO.

NOPE, FORESIGHT.

TOO MUCH POWER IN TOO FEW HANDS TO BASIC CLAPPING OURSELVES, PATTING OURSELVES ON THE BACK, TAKING PHOTO OPS AND INDULGING PRIDE, VANITY, SLOT, GLUTTONY, GREED, ENVY AND WRATH.

Y'ALL RUN THE GAMUT.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN? YOU ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO DO TAX ASSESSMENTS, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WORD APPORTIONMENT MEANS.

DIRECT TAXES ARE A PROPERTY TAX.

PROPERTY TAXES ARE DIRECT TAX.

REPRESENTATIVES AND DIRECT TAXES SHALL BE APPORTIONED.

UNTIL YOU'RE APPORTION, YOU'RE LIKE A CHILD THAT WANDERED INTO A MOVIE WITH NO FRAME OF REFERENCE.

YOU GOT 1, 2, 19-20, 23-24, 35, 40, 44-46, 48-58, 71-74, 79 AND 85.

CAN YOU FIND AN ENGINEER THAT'S NOT ON OUR DIME? IS THERE ANYONE THAT'S PISSED OFF THE COUNCIL ENOUGH TO NOT GET HIRED AS AN ENGINEER? ANYONE? THEY HAD TO REALLY GET IN TROUBLE IF THEY COULDN'T GET YOUR MONEY.

MY MONEY, OUR MONEY.

EVERY TAX EXEMPTION RAISES TAXATION FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE UNIFORMITY CLAUSE, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TRUST ANY TAX EXEMPTION YOU PASS? IN JEFFERSON, I JUST NEED A GOVERNMENT THAT'S FRUGAL AND SIMPLE.

IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN HOW YOU'RE EMPOWERED, I COULD QUIT DOING THIS.

BUT YOU WON'T, YOU CAN'T.

THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER PARISH THAT DOES IT.

NOW AS TO THE CROTCHETS OF INGENUITY THAT THE PASSIONS OF THE DAY GIVE RISE TO RESTORATION TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM, THAT'S A CROTCHET INGENUITY.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT MAKES SENSE, SOUNDS LIKE IT MAKES SENSE, BUT YOU GOT NO PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH IT'S BASED AND IT FALLS APART UNDER SCRUTINY.

THAT'S A CROTCHET INGENUITY.

JUST IN CASE ANYBODY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT CROTCHETS INGENUITY LIKE FINANCIAL NOTES, THE BOND PROCESSES.

WE'VE HAD SOMEBODY COME IN AND TELL YOU, NOBODY WILL COME IN ON BIDDING ANY OF THIS, BECAUSE THEY SEE IT AS A FORGONE CONCLUSION.

YOU ALL IN CAHOOTS ON ALL THIS STUFF.

IT'S NOT SURPRISING TO ME, I GOT TOO MUCH POWER IN TOO FEW HANDS, ARBITRARILY EMPOWERED, SO I GOT TO KEEP COMING UP HERE AND DOING THE SAME THING EACH MEETING, AFTER MEETING.

YOU ALL COULD DO BETTER.

YOU ALL ARE WELL INTENDED.

YOU WON'T RESPOND TO ANYBODY UNLESS THEY'RE PATTING YOU ON THE BACK, OR BEGGING AND PLEADING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS AND SHOULDN'T BE FORCED TO DO.

DON'T BEING A SERVANT TO MY GOVERNMENT.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE.

>> CUT UP POLICE COUNCIL.

>> COUNCILOR IMPASTATO.

>> I WILL UNDOUBTEDLY REGRET THIS.

[LAUGHTER] BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY ON MY OWN BEHALF, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR MY COLLEAGUES UP HERE NOR THE PARENTS PRESIDENT.

BUT IF THERE IS ANY ISSUE, MR. HIGHER, THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF AN EDUCATED ON FOR AS FAR BACK AS 30 PLUS YEARS AND YOU HAVE FORESIGHT THAT COULD ASSIST US.

IN LIEU OF DISCUSSING STOP SIGNS AND OTHER THINGS, I'M HAPPY TO RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE GOING FORWARD TO HELP EDUCATE ME, BECAUSE IF YOU HAD THIS WORKING KNOWLEDGE FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS THAT THE SALTWATER INTRUSION WAS COMING, I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT AND THAT WOULD ASSIST ME MORE SO THAN SOME OF THE THOMAS JEFFERSON DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE.

I'M ONLY SPEAKING ON MY BEHALF AND I'M SURE THAT I WILL LIVE TO REGRET SUCH A STATEMENT GOING FORWARD FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

BUT WHAT FEW BRAIN CELLS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PRESERVE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS I'D LIKE TO MAINTAIN.

I'M WILLING TO OFFER UP IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL, JIM.

>> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, MA'AM.

>> JEAN LUCY 1404 NORTH BENGAL ROAD.

I'VE A PROBLEM WITH A GARBAGE COMPANY.

>> MA'AM, THIS IS FOR THE END OF THE MEETING WHICH YOUR STATEMENT IS FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END,.

THIS IS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR ADDENDUM AGENDA RIGHT NOW.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> IT WON'T BE TOO FAR AWAY. JUST WHEN WE MENTIONED AT THE END OF THE MEETING FOR OTHER ITEMS, MAKE SURE YOU STAND UP.

ANYONE ELSE? THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 1 AND BOARD OF REVIEW.

[BOARD OF REVIEW]

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THAT ITEM.

>> A RESOLUTION THAT IN COORDINATES WITH ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND THE LOUISIANA STATUES PERTAINING THERE TOO.

THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL DOES THIS DAY NOW SIT HAS A BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE ASSESSMENT VALUATIONS OF PROPERTY IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON FOR THE YEAR 2023,

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AND SHALL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR FROM THOSE TAXPAYERS DESIRING TO PROTEST THEIR ASSESSMENT, WHICH TAXPAYERS SHALL HAVE TIMELY FILED THE REPORT HAS REQUIRED BY ACTS 702, AND 705 OF 1976.

>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION OF MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDER THAT BRINGS US TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS,

[PUBLIC HEARINGS]

AND MR. ASSESSOR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM AT THIS POINT.

>> I WANT YOU'LL TO NOTICE IS A VERY SUSPICIOUS OCCASION.

ONCE A YEAR WOULD GIVE MR. CAPELLA TO WEAR A COAT AND TIE.

TODAY IS THAT DAY.

>> FOR THIS. GOOD MORNING WONDERFUL COUNCIL.

MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M GOING TO DEFER TO SEE IF I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE CHALLENGE FROM MS. SAT OFF FROM BATON ROUGE FOR SOME WALGREENS IN AND I'LL TALK AFTER THAT IF THAT'S OKAY.

>> SURE. COME ON UP, MA'AM.

>> GOOD MORNING ANGELA. ADOLF.

>> ONE SECOND. I HAVE TO READ.

>> OPEN THE PUBLIC.

>> I HAVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 1.

>> IT'S ITEM NUMBER 2, WE NEED TO READ.

>> GOT YOU. I'M SORRY.

THOUGHT WE HAD TO GET THE NUMBER 2 AFTERWARDS.

MADAM CLERK, READ NUMBER 2, PLEASE WITH THE AMENDMENTS.

>> A RESOLUTION OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA ACTING HAS GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF SAID PARISH AND SITTING HAS A BORDER REVIEW OF THE TAX ASSESSMENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH, AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE THAT THE TWO REMAINING PROTESTS ARE WALGREENS COMPANY AND FLANAGAN BELTON, LLC.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS?

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER. HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

NOW WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2, AND YOU WANTED TO FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.

I ASSUME YOU'RE OPPOSED THAT'S WHY YOU'RE THERE.

ANYONE OPPOSED PLEASE COME FORWARD NOW. GO AHEAD, MA'AM.

>> HI. GOOD MORNING. I'M ANGELA ADOLF.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF WALGREENS.

WE SUBMITTED INCOME INFORMATION, EXPENSE INFORMATION THAN A COST ANALYSIS FOR THE SEVEN STORES THAT WE'VE APPEALED IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE SUBMISSIONS.

WE VISITED WITH THE ASSESSORS OFFICE SEVERAL TIMES TO DISCUSS THEM.

IN PRIOR YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SETTLE SOME OF THEM.

THIS YEAR WE WEREN'T, SO WE'RE GOING FORWARD WITH THE APPEALS.

>> I'M IN OPPOSITION, AS I PREVIOUSLY STATED, LACKING FOR A PORTION BODY WITH NO UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE DIRECT TAXES, PROPERTY TAXES, A PORTION I'LL OPPOSE EVERY ACTION YOU TAKE ON THESE ISSUES.

ON GROUNDS OF THE CONSTITUTION, WE'RE SWORN TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND, AND THAT'S MYSELF AND AT LEAST THE 70 OF YOU.

>> IF THAT'S ALL AN OPPOSITION, WE'LL INVITE THE ASSESSOR UP NOW TO THE PODIUM.

>> IN RESPONSE, I WILL SIMPLY STATE THAT YOU ARE STATUTORILY SITTING AS A BOARD OF REVIEW, YOU'RE AUTHORIZED TO DO SO.

>> YES, MA'AM.

>> THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]

>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO BE BACK BEFORE YOU GUYS.

AS FAR AS THE CHALLENGE WE HAVE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS ACTUALLY VERY RARE, I THINK IT'S ONLY A FIRST OR SECOND IN THE 12 YEARS.

BUT WE'VE WORKED WITH WALGREENS.

WE HAVE NOT INCREASED THEIR VALUES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

OUR REASSESSMENT IS NOT TILL NEXT YEAR.

THE NUMBERS WE HAVE ARE FROM 2020 WILL REASSESS THE WHOLE PARISH NEXT YEAR.

WE WORK ON THAT OVER THE FOUR YEARS, BUT THESE NUMBERS HAVEN'T CHANGED THEIR SEVEN STORES.

WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THREE APPROACHES AS I MUST BY LAW, THE COST APPROACH, WHICH MEANS HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO BUILD A NEW BUILDING? WHAT WOULD THE COST BE? A SALES APPROACH IF WHEN BUILDING SELLS AND ANOTHER ONE, WHAT WAS THE SALES PRICE? AN INCOME APPROACH.

HOW MUCH MONEY DO THEY MAKE ON A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY? HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE WALGREENS TAKE IN? WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE NUMBERS.

OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE ACTUALLY REDUCED A COUPLE OF THE SEVEN STORES.

WE HAVE NOT INCREASED ANY OF THEM.

FOR INSTANCE, THERE WAS ONE SALE THAT THE WALGREENS WAS SOLD OR THEY BOUGHT IT IN MAY OF 2022 FOR $8.3 MILLION AND WE HAVE IT ON FOR $6.2 MILLION.

WE GAVE HIM THE BREAK BECAUSE OF THE TOUGH ECONOMY, BECAUSE OF COVID, BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH EMPLOYEES, AND THEY STILL WANT IT FOR $3.4 MILLION.

MOST OF THEM THAT YOU SEE ARE VERY SIMILAR.

WHILE WE AGREE AND TRY TO WORK WITH EVERYONE THAT COMES IN, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GIVE AT WALGREENS WANTS

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BECAUSE THEY COME EVERY YEAR AS CONVEY REDUCTIONS, EVEN ON THE YEARS WHEN WE DON'T RAISE THEIR ASSESS VALUE, WHICH IS THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOU APPROVING OUR ROLE.

THEY WILL HAVE THEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE TAX COMMISSIONER IF THEY'D LIKE TO APPEAL YOU, BUT WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH OUR NUMBERS.

IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THE NUMBERS WE HAVE, THAT WILL PROVIDE IT TO YOU, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER THAT.

>> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU. MR. ASSESSOR, DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

LET'S GET THROUGH THIS, AND THEN I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU NOT REGARDING THIS.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION AND ONE ASSESSOR APPEARED IN FAVOR.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION?

>> WHAT DO I SAY? TWO IN OPPOSITION AND THE ASSESSOR. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION?

>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2 AND MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

I JUST HAD A QUESTION, MR. ASSESSOR, ABOUT THE REASSESSMENT NEXT YEAR.

WE SAW ALL THE NEWS ABOUT ORLEANS PARISH LAST YEAR WHEN PEOPLE WENT THROUGH THE ROOF BECAUSE THEY SAW 30, 40% ASSESSMENTS TO THEIR PROPERTY AND IT WAS FRANKLY UNAFFORDABLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WHAT DO YOU FORESEE AS YOU BEGIN THE REASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR US NEXT YEAR?

>> SURE. I AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE QUESTION.

WE HAVE 176,000 OR SO PARCELS IN JEFFERSON PARISH, BUT 15,000 OF THOSE ARE COMMERCIAL, 102,000 ARE HOMES WITH HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS.

THE REST ARE NON-HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS AND APARTMENTS.

EVERY FOUR YEARS WE REASSESS THOSE NUMBERS THAT ARE COMING FOR 2024.

AGAIN, WE WORK ON IT OVER FOUR YEARS OR NOT GOING TO BE ANYWHERE NEAR THE NUMBERS THAT ORLEANS PARISH ASSESSORS OFFICE PRESENTED, 20, 30, 40, 50%.

WE DO NOT HAVE THAT.

NUMBERS ARE NORMALLY PRETTY GOOD OVER THE FOUR YEARS. IT WILL GO UP.

MOST OF THE TIME IT DOES GO UP, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

YOUR HOME IS YOUR BIGGEST INVESTMENT.

OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS, YOU DON'T WANT THE VALUE TO GO DOWN BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY NUMBERS THAT SHOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE 20, 30, 40%.

THIRTY PERCENT, MAYBE 5%, MAYBE 2%.

SOME AREAS ARE FLAT AND STAGNANT.

IT ALWAYS IS AN INCREASE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING UNDER OUR SYSTEM BECAUSE WITH THE INCREASE OF THE VALUE, THE MILLAGES THAT PEOPLE PAY AUTOMATICALLY ROLL BACK SO THAT THEY'RE NOT PAYING ANY MORE TAXES TO THE GOVERNMENT.

WE, THE PEOPLE VOTE ON THE TAXES FOR A CERTAIN VALUE.

WHEN THAT VALUE GOES UP, THE TAXES ROLL BACK SO THAT PEOPLE AREN'T PAYING ANYMORE.

THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS COUNCIL, THE PARISH DOES NOT ROLL FORWARD, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND ASK THAT THE OTHER TAXING DISTRICTS FOLLOW YOUR LEAD AND NOT ROLL FORWARD.

IF THERE IS MORE MONEY THAT A TAXING DISTRICT NEEDS AND THEY ASK THE PEOPLE FOR THE MONEY AND THE PEOPLE AGREE ON THE TAX, NO PROBLEM, THAT'S WHAT THE SYSTEM IS FOR, THAT'S WHAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IF Y'ALL REMEMBER DID A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

THEY NEEDED NEW DOLLARS, THEY PUT IT ON THE BALLOT, THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR IT.

BUT WHEN YOU ROLL A MILLAGE FORWARD, AFTER A ROLLBACK, THAT IS GETTING THE SAME MILLAGE FOR A HIGHER VALUE, YOU'RE GETTING MORE MONEY THAN WE THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR.

WE HAVE IN OUR PARISH IT WENT UP FROM 128 MILS TO 131 MILS LAST YEAR, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR A SEWAGE AND WATER INCREASE, WHICH WAS THE MAJORITY OF IT.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE EAST JEFFERSON LEVY DISTRICT DID ROLL FORWARD A SMALL AMOUNT, SO THAT WAS THE INCREASE FROM 128.11 MILS TO 131.45 MILS, WHICH IS STILL WAY LOWER THAN THE 147 MILS APPROXIMATELY THAT NEW ORLEANS PAYS.

IF I CAN BREAK THAT DOWN FOR YOU, FOR EVERY $100,000 IN JEFFERSON PARISH, YOU PAY $1,314.

FOR EVERY $100,000 IN ORLEANS FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S $1,468.

THE VALUES WILL GO UP, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

IT'S YOUR BIGGEST EMPLOYMENT, BUT NOWHERE NEAR THE NUMBERS WHERE NEW ORLEANS CAME.

IF WE CONTINUE WITH NOT ROLLING FORWARD, THE PEOPLE WILL NOT SEE A BIG INCREASE IN THEIR TAXES OR INCREASE AT ALL UNLESS THEY VOTE FOR IT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS, ANYBODY? THANK YOU, MR. ASSESSOR.

>> AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND NOT ROLLING FORWARD. THAT'S VERY GOOD.

IT'S AN HONOR ALWAYS TO BE BACK WITH YOU.

MS. HIULER, I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.

>> WE ALL WILL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

OUR ITEM NUMBER 3 IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

I HAVE A NOTE THAT NUMBERS 4 AND 5 WILL BE DEFERRED TO OUR OCTOBER 18TH MEETING.

COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, YOUR MOTION ON THE DEFERRAL OF ITEMS 4 AND 5.

>> ACTUALLY, LET'S DEFER THEM TO THE NEXT EAST BANK COUNCIL MEETING 4 AND 5.

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>> ELEVEN EIGHT??

>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE DEFERRAL OF ITEMS 4 AND 5 TO NOVEMBER 8TH ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 6, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING ORDINANCES - VARIANCES]

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26189, APPROVING SP-72-22, REQUESTED VARIANCES TO THE AREA REGULATIONS, THE LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER REQUIREMENTS AND THE SUN REGULATIONS FOR CHICK-FIL-A LOCATED AT 3501, AIRLINE DROP ON LOT B-1-A SQUARE 118 SHREWSBURY SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT 5.

>> WE NOW HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26189.

ANYONE OPPOSED? I'M SORRY.

SORRY IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION?

>> IN FAVOR.

>> IN FAVOR. WE'VE GOT TWO. YES, SIR. YOU'RE BOTH IN FAVOR?

>> QUICK THINGS. I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM BAUVAIS STREET.

>> GO AHEAD.

BEEN THERE 24 YEARS NOW, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.

THE LOT'S BEEN INTERESTING FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS AND I FEEL OUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEEDS A GOOD NEIGHBOR THAT'LL TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY AND GROW THE AREA, SO DEFINITELY IN FAVOR.

>> GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU.

L ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER VAN VRANCKEN.

REALLY ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE COMMUNITY FOR WORKING WITH US.

MY NAME IS PATRICK DAVISON WITH CHICK-FIL-A DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION OVER THE SOUTHWEST REGION.

WE'VE JUST BEEN REALLY EXCITED AGAIN, AS I'VE MENTIONED, TO HEAR FROM THE NEIGHBORS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE WE'VE HAD OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE OR PLANNING MEETING.

WE'VE REALLY LEANED INTO THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS AS IT RELATES TO LANDSCAPING.

WE'VE REDUCED SOME PARKING TO REDUCE THAT BUFFER BETWEEN AIRLINE AND OUR PROPERTY.

AGAIN, WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO EXPAND OUR PRESENCE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, HERE IN GREATLAND NEW ORLEANS AND IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

I ALSO WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THE OWNER OPERATOR WHO WILL BE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, MR. ROB BORDERS, AND INVITE HIM TO SAY A LITTLE SOMETHING.

>> GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.

I'VE BEEN AN OPERATOR FOR 12 YEARS.

I'VE BEEN WITH CHICK-FIL-A FOR 19 YEARS.

I LOVE THE COMPANY AND I LOVE THE IMPACT THAT WE GET TO HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

MY FAMILY AND I ARE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH COMMUNITY AND THE METTRIE COMMUNITY.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS.

PART OF THAT IS UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY.

WITH TRAFFIC PATTERNS, WE'RE VERY SENSITIVE TO THAT.

I'M EXCITED THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH US.

THANK YOU, PATRICK FOR WORKING TO HELP EASE SOME OF THESE CONCERNS.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE LOT THAT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN.

IT'S BEEN STRATEGICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP EASE THESE CONCERNS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF TRAFFIC ON OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE COMMUNITY THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND US.

WE UNDERSTAND IT'S A BUSY AREA, A BUSY THROW AWAY THERE ON AIRLINE.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE COMMUNITY WITH OUR PRESENCE THERE, BUT ALSO BEING A PREFERRED EMPLOYER.

OUR RESTAURANTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH CURRENTLY EMPLOY ABOUT 650 TEAM MEMBERS.

WE PLAN TO ADD 150 MORE TO THAT NUMBER.

EVERYTHING FROM PART-TIME JOBS TO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PURSUE A CAREER AT THE CHICK-FIL-A HOME OFFICE OR TO BE OWNER OPERATORS THEMSELVES.

WE'RE EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE NON-PROFITS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH, A COUPLE OF WHICH WOULD BE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT, AS WELL AS CHILDREN'S OF NEW ORLEANS.

OVERALL, JUST THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

MY FAMILY'S HERE WITH ME.

THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO STAND.

THIS IS MY WIFE, CHRISTIE AND OUR FIVE CHILDREN.

THEN WE HAVE SOME LOCAL CHICK-FILL-A OWNER-OPERATORS HERE WITH US AS WELL.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED AND THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.

>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

LET ME JUST SAY KUDOS ON YOUR PARENTING SKILLS BECAUSE YOUR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SITTING QUIETLY THROUGH WHAT IS NOT THE MOST EXCITING MEETING.

ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE DELIGHTED.

THIS TO ME IS SUCH A GREAT EXAMPLE OF OUR PROCESS WORKING BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE, OUR JOHNSON STREET NEIGHBORS AND THEIR SURROUNDING STREETS ARE VERY OUTSPOKEN.

THEY WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THEY THINK, WHAT THEY LIKE, WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE, SO I APPRECIATED THEIR INPUT AND THEIR CANDOR ABOUT YOUR ORIGINAL PLAN AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE CHANGED.

THANK YOU FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE.

I KNOW YOU ADDED THE TREES THAT THEY WANTED, THE BUFFERING, THE LANDSCAPING.

THEY REALLY WANTED IT TO LOOK VERY NICE BECAUSE YOU'RE THEIR NEIGHBOR, AND YOU DID THAT.

ALSO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT,

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OUR ENGINEERS AS WELL AS DOTD TO MAKE SURE INGRESS AND EGRESS WERE NOT PROBLEMATIC.

WE WILL LOOK TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF CHICK-FIL-A FANS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND SO AS TRAFFIC STARTS TO FLOW INTO YOUR SITE ONCE YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, WE WILL LOOK TO MAKE SURE TOGETHER WE CAN ADDRESS ANY ISSUES ON TRAFFIC PATTERNS OR TRAFFIC FLOW THAT COME UP.

BUT SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT YOUR SITE THAT WE LEARNED IN THIS PROCESS, I THINK EVERYBODY'S REFERENCE POINT IS THE CHICK-FIL-A ON VETERANS THAT OFTEN HAS TRAFFIC BACKED UP ONTO VETERANS.

THAT'S A MUCH SMALLER SITE THAN THIS SITE, CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> THIS SITE WE UNDERSTAND HAS TREMENDOUS STACKING CAPACITY OF CARS IN TWO DRIVE-THROUGHS, AS WELL AS 70 SOMETHING PARKING SPACES ON THE LOT.

YOU'RE JUST A BIGGER FOOTPRINT TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC ON YOUR SITE THAN THE ORIGINAL CHICK-FIL-A ON THE EAST WAY.

>> WE'RE ABOUT 40% LARGER ON THIS SITE COMPARED TO THE SITE ON VETERANS.

>> GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WORKING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TO GET TO A GOOD FINAL RESULT.

I HAPPILY APPROVE THIS ITEM AS YOU ALL HAVE AMENDED IT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS, SO THANK YOU.

>> SMART FOR RAISING YOUR OWN WORKFORCE AS WELL, THINKING AHEAD.

[LAUGHTER] THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR?

>> I GET SO RARELY THE CHANCE TO DO THIS.

YES, FRANKIE HIRES RISING IN FAVOR OF THIS.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE IT DONE. THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER] I HOPE IT DOESN'T WORK AGAINST THEM. [APPLAUSE]

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCESS THAT.

[OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT THREE APPEARED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION. COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26189, A MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER 7, PLEASE?

[OTHER PROPERTY MATTERS ORDINANCES]

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26190, WAVING THE REQUIRED HARD AND IMPERVIOUS SURFACE FOR THE PARKING LOT OF THE BETHLEHEM BAPTIST CHURCH LOCATED AT 1818 SHREWSBURY ROAD FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH OCTOBER 1ST, 2025. COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

>> WE'RE NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26190.

ANYONE IN OPPOSITION PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN BONANO.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26190, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN BONANO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM NUMBER 8, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26191, REVOKING AND DECLARING UNIMPROVED HAVE STREET RIGHT AWAY IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO LOT 1 SQUARE 17, POTTY TRAIN GARDEN SUBDIVISION, MUNICIPAL ADDRESS 5249 LOVE LANE STREET, METTRIE, NO LONGER NEEDED FOR ANY PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING THE SALE THERE OF TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS FOR APPRAISED VALUE.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 4.

>> WE'RE NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26191.

ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.

>> MOTION APPROVED.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26191, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM NUMBER 9, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26192, DECLARING VARIOUS TAX ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER TO SET PROPERTIES TO THE HOUSING SERVICES DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTES 472121 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

>> WE'RE NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26192.

ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION?

>> RIGHT BACK AT IT, FRANKIE HYRES, AND I'M GOING TO POSE THESE THINGS EVERY TIME THAT WE'RE TAKING PROPERTIES, AND IT'S BECAUSE OF A TAX ADJUDICATION WHEN WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A PORTION TAXATION WHERE PROPERTY TAXES ARE CONCERNED, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RISE IN OPPOSITION.

ESSENTIALLY, IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE THE TAX ASSESSOR EXPLAIN WHAT MILLAGE MEANS, TO GO THROUGH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAD THAT SINK IN TO WHERE THEY COULD EXPLAIN IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE'S SO THEY UNDERSTAND IT.

BUT YOU CANNOT APPROVE WHICH YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

THE PROBLEM WITH THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE VOTING FOR MILLAGES IS THAT WE CAN HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE AND WE CAN ALWAYS ESCAPE THAT.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE APPORTIONED.

IT WAS BECAUSE THE CARPET BAGGERS.

NOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE IN THIS CHAMBER OWN PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE PARISH THAT MAY NOT SUFFER TO THIS TAXATION? HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW THE TAX ASSESSOR, KNOW THE WAYS TO ESCAPE OR EVADE TAX? THAT'S THE CONCERN. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE APPORTIONED.

IF IT'S A DIRECT TAX, AS SOON AS WE FORM A COUNTRY, GIVE IT THE POWER TO REACH IN OUR WALLETS, WE SET THIS PRINCIPLE UP FOR THIS PARTICULAR REASON.

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WE'D ALL UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON.

THE PORTION PRINCIPLE HERE WOULD MAKE IT SO THAT IF WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, IF WE FACED TAXES THAT WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, WE COULD COUNT ON A REPRESENTATIVE.

THE REPRESENTATIVE POWER, YOU'VE GOT TO PAY THE COST TO BE THE BOSS.

THAT'S WHAT THE PORTION PRINCIPLE BREAKS DOWN TO.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO IMPOSE TAXES, YOU HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR THE PRIVILEGE.

IF YOU PUT IT TO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, WHO MIGHT HOLD AN ACCOUNT, WHO'S GOING TO PAY MORE? YOU GOT EVERY STATUTE.

THOSE ARE ALL CRUNCHED, SAY INGENUITY.

IF YOU'VE GOT STATUTES THAT ALLOW YOU TO AVOID THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION THAT YOU'RE SWORN TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND, THAT'S FUNDAMENTAL, FOLKS.

THAT'S WHY I GOT TO DO THIS. I OPPOSE.

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

>> MOVE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26192, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNSELOR WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM 10, PLEASE.

[OTHER ORDINANCES]

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26180, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TAKE SEATS $17 MILLION OF REVENUE BOND, 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT DRUG COURT PROJECT SERIES 2023 AND ONE OR MORE SERIES.

PRESCRIBING THE FORM, FIXING THE DETAILS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTERESTS ON SUCH BONDS FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE OWNERS THEREOF AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH.

>> WE'RE NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26180.

ANYMORE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT KNOW WHAT APPEARED.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26180, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER 11, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26184, AMENDING CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA BY ADDING ARTICLE III, MULTIJURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION AND BY ADDING SECTION 31-30, MAJOR CRIMES TASK FORCE, TO PROVIDE RELATIVE TO REQUIRED ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.

>> WE'RE NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26184.

ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THE NOTE APPEARED.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION.

>> I MOVE FAVORABLE. I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE A COMMENT, THOUGH, IF POSSIBLE.

>> GO AHEAD.

>> I MOVE FAVORABLY. IF EVERYONE KNOWS THIS IS THE CRIME TASK FORCES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BACK IN THE DAY, IT WAS CALLED THE WEST BANK MAJOR CRIME TASK FORCE.

NOW IS THE PARISH-WIDE CRIME TASK FORCE THAT HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING US FIGHT CRIME THROUGHOUT THE REGION, NOT JUST THROUGH JEFFERSON PARISH.

THIS CRIME TASK FORCE HAS BASICALLY NO BOUNDARIES TO WHERE IT WORKS CLOSELY WITH NEW ORLEANS, PLAQUEMINES, [INAUDIBLE], GRETNA, LAFAYETTE, KENNER, AND JEFFERSON PARISH.

IT HAS HELPED FIGHT CRIME WITHOUT ANY BOUNDARIES.

WE ALL KNOW WATER AND CRIME HAS NO LIMITS AND NO BOUNDARIES.

THIS TASK FORCE HELPS CREATE THAT TO WHERE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN PUT WARRANTS OUT AND OTHER PARTS OF THE PARISH THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE REGION.

IT HAS LIKE A 92% CONVICTION RATE, AND IT'S ONE OF THESE TOOLS THAT WE ALL SAY IN OUR COMMENTS.

WHILE WE'RE RUNNING THAT WE ALL WANT TOOLS FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IN A TOOL CHEST.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TOOLS THAT THEY ALL NEED.

IN EACH YEAR WE TRY TO FUND THIS THROUGH EACH DISTRICT IN SCROUNGED A MONTH TO KEEP IT GOING.

THIS TAKES IT PERMANENTLY AND FUNDS IT TO MAKE SURE IT IS CONTINUING TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH AND THE REGION AS A WHOLE.

>> YOUR MOTION AGAIN.

>> I MOVE FAVORABLE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 2 [OVERLAPPING].

SORRY, COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.

I DIDN'T SEE YOUR SELECTION.

>> IT'S OKAY. I WANT TO PLEDGE MY SUPPORT AS WELL AND GIVE A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AS I'VE GOTTEN QUESTIONS FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE ABOUT IT.

TO UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.

THIS TASK FORCE HAS BEEN USED FOR ON BOTH BANKS, INCLUDING THE EAST BANK, AND I'VE GOT SOME TESTIMONIALS FROM SOME OF THE EAST BANK LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON THIS.

THIS TASK FORCE IS USED FOR THE EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANTS, PARISH-WIDE.

SWAT ROLES ON THE EAST BANK TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SWAT RESOURCES.

UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS, THE SHARING OF RESOURCES, WHETHER IT BE K9 DOGS, VEHICLES, ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT ONE DEPARTMENT MAY HAVE MORE THAN ANOTHER.

THIS HAS BEEN USED ON THE EAST BANK AS WELL.

THAT'S ALLOWED DRUG SEIZURES, NARCOTIC ARRESTS TO BE DONE, AND REALLY ENHANCED OUR ABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PARISH-WIDE TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

SINCE 2021, SO JUST IN TWO YEARS ALONE,

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THIS MAJOR CRIMES TASK FORCE IS CREDITED WITH 227 CASES INVESTIGATED, 238 ARRESTS, OVER 100 FIREARMS REMOVED FROM THE STREETS FROM CRIMINALS.

THOUSANDS OF DOSES OF NARCOTICS, INCLUDING MARIJUANA, FENTANYL, CRACK, COCAINE, HEROIN, CRYSTAL METH, ECSTASY, LSD, PRESCRIPTION PILLS.

THAT'S WHAT THIS HAS DONE.

THE RESULTS HAVE SPOKEN FOR THEMSELVES.

FOR THAT I'LL CONTINUE MY SUPPORT AND I'M PROUD TO STAND IN SUPPORT WITH MY COLLEAGUES FOR A PERMANENT SOURCE OF FUNDING TO KEEP OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PROPERLY STAFFED AND WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO FIGHT CRIME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL CHAIRMAN.

>> ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION ONE MORE TIME.

>> I MOVE FAVORABLE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26184, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 12 AND THE OPERATING BUDGET, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26193, AMENDING THE 2023 OPERATING BUDGET AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE, TO ALLOCATE $50,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 2'S OFF-TRACK BETTING FUND TO PARKWAY'S CAPITAL FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS IN RIVER RIDGE.

ALLOCATE $50,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 2'S VIDEO POKER FUND TO PARKWAY'S CAPITAL FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS IN RIVER RIDGE.

ALLOCATE $100,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 3'S VIDEO POKER FUND TO PARKWAY'S CAPITAL FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS IN RIVER RIDGE.

ALLOCATE $540 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 3'S WEST BANK RIVERBOAT GAMING FUND TO PAY AN INVOICE TO JPS, SO FOR SECURITY DETAILS IN THE WESTMINISTER SUBDIVISION.

ALLOCATE $200,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1'S HOSPITAL SERVICE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 1, HEALTH AND FITNESS ACCOUNT TO RECREATION CAPITAL FOR REPAIRS TO THE TENNIS, PICKLEBALL COURTS, AND THE RESURFACING OF THE WALKING TRAIL AT OAKDALE PLAYGROUND, AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENTS MADE BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS.

>> I MOVE FAVORABLE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. GO AHEAD, COUNCILMAN LEE, BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> COUNCILMAN BONANO AND I HAD MADE A DECISION THAT BEAUTIFICATION THROUGHOUT THE RIVER RIDGE AREA, AS WELL AS IN THE GREAT [INAUDIBLE] AREA WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.

THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS FOR THE 100,000 FROM MY DISTRICT AS WELL AS 100,000 THAT HE HAD PLACED BEFORE TO ENSURE THAT BEAUTIFICATION DOES TAKE PLACE AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT BECAUSE I HAD COMMITTED TO DOING SO, AND SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THAT.

>> NOW WE'RE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26193.

>> AL MORELLA, 42 '60S LOYOLA DRIVE, 5TH DISTRICT.

KENNER, FOURTH DISTRICT, GUN-INCORPORATED, JEFFERSON, 51 YEARS.

I'M IN FAVOR OF IT AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHY, BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE MONEY FROM THAT MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR GAMING INDUSTRY IN THIS STATE IS BEING PUT TO GOOD USE INSTEAD OF LYING SOMEBODY'S POCKET.

THAT'S WHY I'M IN FAVOR OF IT.

ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

>> MORNING. NANCY PEARSON, 89 24 REN XU IN RIVER RIDGE, PRESIDENT OF THE RIVER RIDGE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

ON BEHALF OF THAT ASSOCIATION, I WANT TO THANK YOU.

WE ARE BLESSED TO LIVE IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND TO HAVE LEADERS LIKE YOU GUYS WHO LISTENED.

SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE, BUT YOU DO LISTEN.

AND YOU DO ACT WHEN WE DO, WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO TO GET IT DONE.

I APPRECIATE THE FACT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR TWO YEARS.

ONCE THE STATE GETS FINISHED WITH TEARING UP THE ROAD AND FIXING IT AGAIN, WE'LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL MEDIANS IN RIVER RIDGE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US IN RIVER RIDGE, BOTH OF YOU COUNCILMAN.

>> NANCY, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THIS UNTIL AFTER THE STATES FINISHED TEARING EVERYTHING ELSE.

TELL YOU MEMBERS THAT'LL BE NEXT YEAR SOMETIME.

>> IT MAY BE AFTER THAT.

MAYBE AFTER THAT.

>> WE BOW BROTHERS FOR A WHILE NOW.

I HAD A CONVERSATION TWO DAYS AGO WITH THEM IN TWO YEARS, MAYBE.

BUT IT'LL GET THERE. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL OF YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR? ANYONE IN OPPOSITION?

>> RED PILL COMING TO STAND? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST GOODWORKS.

I BELIEVE THAT IF RIVER RIDGE HAD THEIR OWN REPRESENTATIVE TO AN ACTUALLY APPORTIONED BODY, THIS WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN TWO YEARS TO GET DONE AND BOW BROTHERS WOULDN'T BE A ROADBLOCK EITHER.

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AS AN OPTIMISTIC JEFFERSONIAN, I SEE THAT AS SOMETHING WE COULD ACHIEVE.

HOWEVER, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 1, GOT TO HAVE UNIFORMITY WITH SALES TAXES AND WE FAILED HERE.

THE EAST BANK IS PAYING A HALF OF PERCENT MORE ON THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY THAN THE WEST BANK.

NOW, Y'ALL CHANGE THAT.

JUST LOWER THE TAXES ON THE EAST BANK OR RAISE THE WEST IF YOU MUST.

OF COURSE, I'M A PRETTY AGAINST ANY RAISING OF ANY TAXES, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE DO SO WITH SUCH GREAT ARBITRARY POWERED HAND.

JUST ON THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION, AS SPORT AND FAN, I HAVE TO OPPOSE THIS BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET UNIFORMITY WHEN IT COMES TO TAXATION.

AS LONG AS WE ALLOW FOR THE POWER AND TAXES TO BE DONE.

IF WE ALLOW THE POWER TO BE HELD BY MEANS WE CANNOT EXPLAIN.

THEN ALL THE GOOD WORKS, ALL THE GOOD DEEDS ARE NOTHING BUT AN ILL-GOTTEN GAIN.

>> I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT MR. HIRES IS A COUNCILMAN.

YOU BELIEVE WE EXERCISE AUTHORITY OVER THE GOVERNOR OF LOUISIANA AND HIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CAN TELL BOW BROTHERS WHEN THEY CAN DO THEIR WORK. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION?

>> MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT TWO APPEARED IN FAVOR, ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION?

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26193, THE MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

LET'S MOVE TO ITEM ITEM NUMBER 13 IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET WITH AMENDMENTS, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26194 AMENDING THE 2023 CAPITAL BUDGET AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO ALLOCATE $93,600 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 2'S, CTIA GENERAL FUND FOR A CEA WITH WEST WE BUILT FOR POLICE UNITS, RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $50,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 2'S OFF-TRACK BETTING FUND TO PARKWAY'S CAPITAL FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS IN RIVER RIDGE, RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $50,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 2'S VIDEO POKER FUND TO PARKWAY'S CAPITAL FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS IN RIVER RIDGE, RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $100,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 3'S VIDEO POKER FUN TO PARKWAY'S CAPITAL FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS IN RIVER RIDGE, RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $200,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 TO HOSPITAL SERVICE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 1, HEALTH AND FITNESS ACCOUNT TO RECREATION CAPITAL FOR REPAIRS TO THE TENNIS, PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE RESURFACING OF THE WALKING TRAIL AT OAKDALE PLAYGROUND.

THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR?

>> HEARING NONE. COUNCILMAN TEMPLET YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS?

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

WE'RE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26194.

ANYONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION?

>> SAME OLD STORY. ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 1.

THE INFLUENCE OF AN OFFICE OF TRUST CAN ACCOMPLISH A LOT.

PERHAPS IF ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SHOWED UP TO REDRESS THE DISENFRANCHISED, NATURE OF OUR DELEGATION TO THE STATE, PERHAPS WE'D HAVE MORE IMPACT, MORE INFLUENCE OVER THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

BUT NOBODY SHOWED UP HERE TO ADDRESS HOW DISENFRANCHISED OUR JEFFERSON PARISH DELEGATION TO THE STATE IS.

WE ONLY GOT ONE SENATOR SPEAKS ON BEHALF OF ONLY JEFFERSON PARISH, SIX OTHERS HAVE TO REPRESENT ANOTHER PARISHES.

THIS COUNCIL COULD DO BETTER.

I'M NOT TRYING TO CHASTISE ANYBODY THAT'S HOLDING OFFICE.

I'M NOT SPEAKING ABOUT ANYBODY PERSONALLY.

IT'S THE CONSTRUCT THAT'S FLAWED.

TWO DISTRICTS GIVE THEM FOUR OUT OF SEVEN VOTES.

THAT'S A MINORITY RULE FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT DOESN'T EVEN QUALIFY AS A DEMOCRACY.

YOU ALL CAN FIGURE THIS OUT.

WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT THAT WE'RE GUARANTEED IN THE CONSTITUTION, JEFFERSON PARISH WOULD BE THE SECOND-LARGEST STATE AT THE FIRST ENUMERATION, SECOND ONLY BEHIND VIRGINIA.

MORE PEOPLE LIVING IN JEFFERSON PARISH THAN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA AT THAT TIME. FIGURE IT OUT.

>> SORRY, YOU ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE RIGHT? YOU ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE AS WELL RIGHT?

>> I'M A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE FOR DIVISION A, YEAH.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CLEAR.

>> YEAH. BUT I'M NOT RUNNING FOR THAT OFFICE.

I'M RUNNING TO END THAT OFFICE.

>> THEY'LL BE OUT OF JOB.

THAT'S CLEAR NOW, MADAM CLERK NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION?

ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26194 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM NUMBER 14 PLEASE,

[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR]

RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, MADAM CLERK.

>> COUNCILMAN LEE.

>> I HAVE ONE.

>> YES, SIR. A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO MARTIN LUTHER KING PLAYGROUNDS, 2,400 LESTER STREET, HARVEY, LOUISIANA, 70058, TO CONDUCT A HOMECOMING PARADE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7,

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2023, FROM 07:30 A.M. UNTIL 08:30 A.M. AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION.

ANYONE IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN LEE?

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD TO MOTION BY COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

>> COUNCILMAN WALKER?

>> I HAVE NONE.

>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

>> I HAVE TWO I THINK.

>> YES SIR.

>> PLEASE READ THEM.

>> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE A FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION TO ASSIST WITH THE INTRUSION OF SALT WATER UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING JEFFERSON PARISH TO WORK TOWARDS OBTAINING THE DECLARATION.

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

ANYONE IN FAVOR, OPPOSITION PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>> THIS CHANCE. YES. I'M IN FAVOR.

FRANKIE HIRES IN FAVOR.

ABSOLUTELY. GO GET THAT HELP.

>> WE CALL IT A DAY.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR.

COUNCILMAN TEMPLET.

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

>> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TO ENFORCE THE MENHADEN FISHING BUFFER ALONG THE COAST.

>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE.

SO NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION.

ANYONE IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>> AL MORELLA, 42 '60S LOYOLA DRIVE, 5TH DISTRICT, KENNER, 4TH DISTRICT, GOING TO COOPERATE AT JEFFERSON 51 YEARS.

I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS ALL THE WAY.

RECENTLY WE ALL PROBABLY READ THE ARTICLE IN THE PAPER, WHERE ALMOST 1 MILLION DEAD FISH DUMPED ON OUR COASTLINE.

WHERE IS THE LDEQ? WHERE IS THE LEADERSHIP IN BAT ROUGE? THERE IS NO LEADERSHIP IN BAT ROUGE.

BAT ROUGE IS DYSFUNCTIONAL.

THIS IS PATHETIC. THIS IS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE NEWSPAPER.

THIS SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED NOWHERE IN OUR COUNTRY, LET ALONE IN LOUISIANA.

DISGRACEFUL. I SUPPORT THIS 250%.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

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

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

[FOREIGN] ARE THERE MORE?

>> COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.

>> I DO.

>> A RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS WERE RECEIVED ON JUNE 29, 2023 UNDER BID PROPOSAL NUMBER 50-142817 AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO RE-ADVERTISE FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF SHINGLES AT LAUGHING AT YOUR PARK, FOR THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS PREPARED BY JEFFERSON PARISH.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE, MAY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION MAY WANT TO FAVOR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO.

>> MOTION TO APPROVED.

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

>> COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

>> I HAVE A FEW IF YOU COULD READ THEM.

>> YES, MA'AM. A RESOLUTION GRANTING FIRST TG&O 3201, GENERAL DE GAULLE DRIVE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70114, TO CONDUCT A NOLAND NIGHT MARKET AT THE BONNABEL BOAT LAUNCH 1599 BONNABEL BOULEVARD IN METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 7005, ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH 2023 FROM 3:00 PM UNTIL 10:00 PM AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

>> ANY OBJECTIONS THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE, WE'RE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION.

ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED.

COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

>> A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO TIMELESS RX 617 METAIRIE ROAD, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 7005 TO HOLD A GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2023 FROM 6:00 PM UNTIL 10:00 PM AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

>> ANY OBJECTIONS THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE, WE'RE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION, ANYONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

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>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

>> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE JEFFERSON PARISH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION TO INSTALL ALWAYS STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF RIDGE LAKE DRIVE IN 41ST STREET IN METAIRIE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? [LAUGHTER] YEAH, I TRIED TO DO WITH A STRAIGHT FACE.

[LAUGHTER] HEARING NONE, WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION, MAY WANT TO FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>> MUST BE IN FAVOR. WELL, SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

I'M ON RIDGE LAKE, I WAS JUST OVER ON RIDGE LAKE, AT 41ST, THAT'S WHERE I HAD TO CLEAR A TREE ON BEHALF OF THE PARISH AFTER IDA.

MY FRIEND LIVES TWO HOUSES AWAY FROM THAT CORNER.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S ACTUALLY GOING TO APPRECIATE THE STOP SIGN, SHE'LL HAVE TO STOP RIGHT BEFORE SHE GETS TO HER HOUSE.

BUT I'VE WALKED RIDGE LAKE, THEY COULD USE A STOP SIGN JUST LIKE ANY NUMBER OF OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS OUTSIDE OLD METAIRIE THAT ARE SUFFERING TO RECKLESS DRIVING, WOMAN GOT KILLED, WEST ESPLANADE CAUSEWAY.

I WAS INFORMED BY JOHN LA MORTON IN WESTWEGO ABOUT THAT.

RECKLESS DRIVING HAS BEEN ON A RAMPANT HERE.

QUALITY LIFE DROPPING OFF A CLIFF AND YOU ALL THINK OF PROCESS CREATED BY A TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION IN THE 1960S IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ADHERE TO.

I SPOKE TO THEIR ENGINEER, THE CHIEF ENGINEER FOR THE TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION IS CHUCK KELLER, I SPOKE TO HIM FOR 40 MINUTES LONG.

YOU THINK YOU ALL GOT IT ROUGH WITH ME IN HERE? TRY STAYING ON THE PHONE WITH ME FOR 40 MINUTES OVER THIS STUFF.

TRUST ME, HE WAS JUST AS A BOARD TO THE UTILIZATION OF A STOP SIGN AS ANY OF YOU MIGHT THINK TO BE UNTIL I BROKE IT DOWN FOR HIM.

EVERY ONE OF MY LITTLE STREETS HAS GOT A DEAD END, THERE'S NO UNIFORMITY OF ROAD CONDITIONS.

ALL OF THIS, SUPPOSE IT'S PSEUDOSCIENCE, SOFT SCIENCE WHERE YOU DON'T COME TO ANY CONCLUSIONS THAT HAVE RESULTED IN A LAW, THE BEST YOU CAN DO IS TRADITIONS, SUPPOSITIONS, THEORIES.

DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY IS A SECOND CAUSE FOR FORMING A UNION, RIGHT BEHIND ESTABLISHING JUSTICE.

DON'T PAY YOURSELVES BASED ON THE PAY OF A JUDGE, IT'S NOT SURPRISING TO ME THAT YOU BEHAVE LIKE ADJUDICATORS WITH THE DISTAIN FOR US CITIZEN.

EXPRESS TIME AND AGAIN, ESPECIALLY ON THIS ISSUE, CONDESCEND TO ME WITH NO REGARD FOR THE PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH I STAND UP HERE FOR.

YOU'RE SWORN TO DEFEND THE SAME CONSTITUTION I DID, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS.

THE PEOPLE ON HOMO BOULEVARD SHOULDN'T BE SUFFERING.

THESE KIDS ARE GETTING SCREAMED AT, CURSED AT, FOR GOING TO FETCH A BALL.

THIS ISN'T EXCLUSIVE TO MY STREET, I DON'T CARE ABOUT IT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T CARE ABOUT A STOP SIGN THERE.

IF I WANT TO REDUCE THE TRAFFIC FLOW, I'LL PARK MY VEHICLES LEGALLY ON THE STREET, OF COURSE, THAT RESULTS IN A LOSS OF A $250,000 AMBULANCE.

YOU'VE ALLOWED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING TO PERSIST AND ESCALATE, IT'S A NEGLECT, IT'S INEPTITUDE, IT'S MALFEASANCE.

GET RID OF THE PROCESS THAT YOU'VE SUBSCRIBED TO, ADOPT THE ONE I PROPOSE TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS AGO.

I'M IN HERE WHEN THE PEOPLE ON AURORA AND BROCK HAVE TO BEG FOR THEIR STOP SIGN, THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BEG FOR THIS.

WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN HERE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE RECKLESS DRIVING, THAT SHOULD TAKE PARAMOUNT.

IF YOUR PROCESS MAKES THEM HAVE TO WAIT FOR YEARS, DOZENS OF YEARS, IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HOMO BOULEVARD AND ANY NUMBER OF OTHER STREETS THROUGHOUT THE PARISH.

I'M VISITING THEM ALL AND EVERY TIME I FIND SOMEBODY WHO'S COMPLAINING ABOUT RECKLESS DRIVING, I GOT TO REMIND THEM THAT YOU ALL ARE STUCK ON A PROCESS, A CROTCHET INGENUITY CREATED BY A MAN, BY AN ORGANIZATION IN MICHIGAN.

THE STUDIES SUPPORTING IT CONDUCTED IN CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NONE OF IT RELEVANT.

WE HAVE 20 MILES AN HOUR SPEED LIMITS, THAT'S NOT THE CASE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THAT I'M FAMILIAR WITH WHERE THESE STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED.

I'VE READ THE STUDIES, BEACON STOP SIGNS, ALWAYS STOP SIGNS IN RURAL USAGE WHERE YOU HAVE CROSS TRAFFIC, WE DON'T HAVE CROSS TRAFFIC HERE.

THERE'S NO CROSS TRAFFIC CONCERNS ON BROCK AND BROKE COURT WHERE I GOT ALWAYS STOP SIGNS AND A T INTERSECTION.

THE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE SUBJECTED TO BEING MADE YOUR SERVANTS, IF I'M AN AGORAPHOBIA, HOW DO I GET A PETITION SIGNED? BUT IF MY CAT GETS RUN OVER, I GOT NO RECOURSE AND ALL YOU CAN ALL DO IS SAY, "WELL, THERE'S A PROCESS TO IT." ROMANS 13, WAKE UP, FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANS TO LOVE THY NEIGHBOR BECAUSE THE TIME IS COMING SOON.

>> ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION, COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.

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>> IN HIS COMMENTS TO US JUST A MINUTE AGO, MR. HYERS ACTUALLY ENDORSED OUR PROCESS BECAUSE HE ADMITTED THAT ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS TO THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY OBJECT TO THE STOP SIGN, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE AN ESTABLISHED PETITION PROCESS SO THAT NEIGHBORS CAN WEIGH IN ON THIS.

AND THE NEIGHBORS FOLLOWED OUR PROCESS, THEY FOLLOWED THE RULE OF LAW, THEY GOT SIGNATURES SIGNED BY THEIR NEIGHBORS WHO WERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS, AND SO I'LL HAPPILY APPROVE THIS STOP SIGN REQUEST.

>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD IN MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

>> COUNCILMAN EDWARDS?

>> I'VE ONLY GOT HALF OF ONE.

>> YES, SIR. A RESOLUTION WAVING ALL SALES AND USE TAXES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAYABLE TO JEFFERSON PARISH BY ANY NON-PROFIT AND/OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOR SALES MADE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GRETNA HERITAGE FESTIVAL HELD IN GRETNA ON OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH 8TH, 2023, PROVIDED THAT ALL PROCEEDS FROM SUCH SALES AFTER NECESSARY DIRECT EXPENSES ARE USED TO FURTHER THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS' OWN PURPOSES OR ARE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, OR HISTORICAL PURPOSE.

AND FURTHER, PROVIDED THAT SUCH SALES DID NOT POTENTIALLY YIELD A PROFIT TO ANY PROMOTER, INDIVIDUAL, OR BUSINESS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SALES.

>> ANY OBJECTION ON 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.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN EDWARDS?

>> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD IN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

>> COUNCILMAN BONANO.

>> I BELIEVE I HAVE TWO. PLEASE READ THEM.

>> YES, SIR. A RESOLUTION STATING THE SUPPORT OF JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL FOR LOOP LINEN SERVICES PROJECT PRESS TO BE LOCATED IN SQUARE 22, LOT 2, FAIRFIELD BUSINESS PARK, AVONDALE, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA.

>> 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. COUNCILMAN BONANO?

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BROUGHT FORWARD IN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

>> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING ASM GLOBAL TO RESTRUCTURE THE PARKING LOGISTICS FOR ITS FRIDAY FOOTBALL AT THE SHRINE ON AIRLINE GAMES TO RESOLVE ANY CONFLICTS WITH THE FOOTBALL 'N' AMERICA YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE GAMES AT LASALLE PARK.

>> ANY OBJECTIONS 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.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN BONANO?

>> JUST BRIEFLY TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THIS.

WHEN THE EVENTS ARE GOING ON AT THE STADIUM ITSELF, FOR INSTANCE, RIGHT NOW WE'RE HAVING FOOTBALL GAMES, HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL, ASM IS TRYING TO CHARGE $10 TO PARK FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE USING LASALLE PARK.

WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE THAT A PART OF THAT PARKING LOT IS DESIGNATED FOR USE BY LASALLE PARK AND THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, EVEN WHEN THERE'S A FUNCTION GOING ON.

SO I'M ASKING ASM TO CLEARLY MARK THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PUBLIC PARK AND THEN STOP CHARGING PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO ACCESS THE PARK.

>> TO FURTHER CLARIFY, WE HAD SOME CALLS ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND THEY HAVE NOT CHARGED THE $10 UNLESS PEOPLE ARE GOING IN ON THE WRONG SIDE.

THEY HAVEN'T CHARGED THE $10 TO THE FNA PEOPLE TO THIS POINT YET, BUT THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THAT.

THEY WERE DIRECTING THEM TO ANOTHER SPOT IN THE PARKING LOT.

>> I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FNA FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND HE SAID, SOME OF HIS PARENTS WERE UPSET THAT THEY WERE CHARGED THAT THEY CAME IN THE OTHER SIDE.

SO WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO A BETTER JOB OF BEING ABLE TO DIRECT PEOPLE TO THE PUBLIC PARKING.

>> WELL, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.

WHERE'D I LEAVE OFF? YOU NEED A [OVERLAPPING] MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> MOTION APPROVED.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION?

>> IF I MAY, COUNCIL?

>> YEAH, GO AHEAD.

>> I WENT TO COUNCILMAN BONANO ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I GOT MULTIPLE CALLS FROM A NUMBER OF FNA PARENTS, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR AS WELL, WHO SAID IN FACT, THEIR FAMILIES WERE BEING CHARGED TO PARK.

WHEREVER THE PLANNING WAS, I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT CLEARLY, THERE'S A PROBLEM.

WHEN HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL WAS BROUGHT BACK THERE, WHICH IS FINE, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT USE OF THE FACILITY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, FLAG FOOTBALL HAS BEEN THERE PRETTY MUCH UNINTERRUPTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND THESE PARENTS, I AGREE WITH YOU, COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, THOSE PARENTS SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED TO PARK TO WATCH THEIR KIDS PLAY FLAG FOOTBALL.

WHOEVER'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, WHATEVER LACK OF COORDINATION THERE WAS, IT NEEDS TO IMPROVE AND I HOPE ASM FIXES THAT OR WHOEVER'S RESPONSIBLE FOR IT FIXES THAT BECAUSE THESE PARENTS CERTAINLY SHOULDN'T BE CHARGED FOR IT.

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UNFORTUNATELY, WHETHER THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO OR NOT, IT'S HAPPENING, OR AT LEAST THE PARENTS CALLING COMPLAINING TO US ARE INACCURATE, BUT THEY'RE TELLING US THAT THEY'RE GETTING CHARGED, SO THAT'S GOT TO STOP.

AND CANDIDLY, I WOULD THINK THEY OUGHT TO BE REIMBURSED MYSELF, BUT THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BONANO FOR TAKING THE STEP ON THIS.

>> WELL, LET ME ADD THAT BEFORE THE FIRST HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME WAS PLAYED THERE THIS YEAR, WE GOT CALLS FROM SOME FNA PARENTS WHO EXPRESSED A CONCERN ABOUT THIS AND WE IMMEDIATELY GOT ON THE PHONE WITH THE ASM REPRESENTATIVE AT THE SHRINE, TIM SUIRE, AND THEY WORKED OUT A RESOLUTION FOR THE FIRST WEEK AND THE ENSUING WEEKS.

I'VE BEEN THERE FOR THE FIRST TWO HOME GAMES, AND THE FIRST ONE, THEY CLEARLY LET PEOPLE GO AND PARK AWAY FROM THE GAME PARKING.

THE SECOND WEEK, WHEN YOU GO INTO THE ENTRANCE, THERE WAS A SPOT THAT SAID FNA PASSES THIS WAY AND THEN GAME PASSES THIS WAY.

IT APPEARED FNA CAME UP WITH THEIR OWN PASSES THAT THEY DISTRIBUTED TO FNA FOOTBALL PARENTS, PLAYERS, COACHES, TEAMS WHOMEVER.

AND IF THEY DIDN'T GET THOSE, THAT'S PART OF THE LEARNING CURVE OF A NEW PROCESS AT THE SHRINE BECAUSE LIKE IT WAS MENTIONED, THEY'VE BEEN USED TO SITTING THERE FOR A LONG TIME AND NOT PAYING ANYTHING BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT IS WIDE OPEN BECAUSE THE BUILDING IS NOT BEING USED.

BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE HICCUPS THAT CAME ALONG WITH THAT BUILDING BEING BACK IN USE AND IT WAS QUICKLY DEALT WITH.

AND IF PEOPLE ARE PAYING, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE PAID BECAUSE THAT WAS MADE CLEAR AT THE BEGINNING, FROM WEEK 1 AND THEN INTO WEEK 2.

SO IF THEY DID PAY, WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM AS WELL AND WE'LL LOOK TO GET THEM REIMBURSED BECAUSE WHAT IS NOT PART OF HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL AT THE SHRINE IS FNA PLAYERS PAYING FOR PARKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING AT THE SHRINE.

THE PARKING AT THE SHRINE FOR THE FOOTBALL GAMES IS SEPARATE FROM THE FNA PARKING.

AND THERE IS ROOM CLOSER TO THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WHERE THE PARKING LOT SHOULD NOT BE FILLED TO CAPACITY AT ANY OF THOSE GAMES, AND IF THEY ARE, THEN FNA STILL SHOULD HAVE SOME DESIGNATED SPOTS TO PARK.

IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT THERE WAS CLEARLY DEFINED AREAS FOR THE FNA PARTICIPANTS TO PARK IN A DIFFERENT AREA IN WEEKS 1 AND 2.

AS THAT MESSAGE GETS OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE, HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE A LITTLE SIMPLER FOR THE PUBLIC.

DID WE MOVE ON THAT? [LAUGHTER] I DON'T REMEMBER.

>> ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCILMAN LEE? [LAUGHTER] SORRY, I JUST JUMPED AHEAD ON MADAM CLERK.

>> NO. I HAVE [OVERLAPPING]

>> WE STARTED ON COUNCILMAN LEE. SO THAT'S EVERYBODY?

>> NOW WE JUMP TO CONSENT AGENDA 1 AND COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, YOUR MOTION ON THE IN-GLOBAL ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA?

[CONSENT AGENDA ONE]

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE IN-GLOBAL ADOPTION OF ITEMS 15 THROUGH 41 MINUS 25, WHICH IS TO BE CANCELED ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 42.

[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS]

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS, ESTABLISHED ONTO RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892, ADOPTED ON JUNE 29TH, 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 AMES BOULEVARD, AVERY DRIVE TO BARRETT'S HARRIET BOULEVARD THROUGH AMES CORE.

>> COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR SELECTION?

>> ECM ALONG WITH STUART CONSULTING.

>> GET YOUR MICROPHONE THERE.

>> ECM ENGINEERING ALONG WITH STUART CONSULTING AS A SUBCONTRACTOR.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF ECM WITH STUART CONSULTING AS A SUB, ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. ITEM 43, PLEASE.

>> 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 AMES BOULEVARD, LAPALCO BOULEVARD TO AVERY DRIVE.

>> COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR SELECTION?

>> MSMM AS THE PRIME AND INFINITY ENGINEERING AS A SUB.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF MSMM AS THE PRIME AND INFINITY ENGINEERING AS THE SUB ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. NUMBER 44, PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

>> A RESOLUTION REQUIRING A FISCAL NOTE BE INCLUDED FOR EVERY NEW BUILDING OR STRUCTURE PRIOR TO ANY MONEYS BEING SPENT ON DESIGNS, ENGINEERING, OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT OTHER THAN FOR FEASIBLE STUDIES OR PRELIMINARY DESIGNS AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS.

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THE AMENDMENT I HAVE IS TO ADD SECTION 3, THAT STRUCTURE SHALL MEAN ANYTHING CONSTRUCTED OR ERECTED, THE USE OF WHICH REQUIRES A LOCATION ON THE GROUND OR ATTACHED TO SOMETHING HAVING A LOCATION ON THE GROUND, INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING ON AND OFF-PREMISES SIGNS, BACKSTOPS FOR TENNIS COURTS, FENCES, AND PRE-GOALS.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE, COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN YOUR MOTION ON ITEM 44 IS AMENDED.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL ON THE AMENDMENT.

>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION AS AMENDED ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM 45, PLEASE.

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED ON THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 139781, ADOPTED ON JUNE 15TH, 2022, FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES WHICH COST UNDER $500,000 FOR STREET PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO BUS STOPS AND ADJACENT INTERSECTIONS.

>> COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, YOUR SELECTION?

>> ECM.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF ECM AND MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

I HAVE A NOTE THAT 46 WILL BE CANCELED.

YOUR MOTION ON THAT COUNCILWOMAN, VAN VRANCKEN?

>> MOTION TO CANCEL 46.

>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE CANCELLATION OF ITEM 46, A MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED ITEM 47, PLEASE.

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED ONTO RESOLUTION NUMBER 139780, ADOPTED JUNE 15TH, 2022, FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR SEWAGE PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED FOR A PROFESSIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE HILLCREST IN SEAN LIFT STATION IMPROVEMENTS.

L-15-3 AS CIP PROJECT NUMBER D2542.

>> NY AND ASSOCIATES AS THE ENGINEER AND H. DAVIS COLE AS THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR.

[NOISE]

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION NY AND ASSOCIATES AS THE ENGINEER AND H. DAVIS COLE AS THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM 48, PLEASE.

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS, ESTABLISHED ONTO RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892, ADOPTED ON JUNE 29TH, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES WHICH CAUSED UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LEAR CORNER PARKWAY FROM CANAL C TO JPSO IN V-SHAPED LEVY TO BARRETT'S HARRIET BOULEVARD.

>> BBEC IS THE ENGINEER, BEC AS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR, AND BFM FOR THE SURVEY.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF BBEC IS THE ENGINEER, BEC IS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR AND BFM AS THE SURVEY OR A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM 49, PLEASE.

>> 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 CAUSED UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG DASHEEN AVENUE AND LEO KERNER PARKWAY, DASHEEN AVENUE TO ESTELLE PLAYGROUND.

>> PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING IS THE ENGINEER AND BRIAN HAMMOND FOR THE SURVEY.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING IS THE ENGINEER AND BRIAN HAMMOND AS THE SURVEY OR EMOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM 50, PLEASE.

>> 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 COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LEO KERNER PARKWAY, PARC DES FAMILLES TO V-SHAPED LEVY IN GIWW CROSSINGS.

>> PEC AND PIVOTAL ENGINEERING AS THE ENGINEER, EXCEPTIONAL AS A RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR AND BRIAN HAMMOND AS THE SURVEYOR.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF PEC AND PIVOTAL AS THE ENGINEER,

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EXCEPTIONAL AS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR AND BRIAN HAMMOND ASSOCIATES AS THE SURVEYOR? A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM 51, PLEASE.

>> 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 COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LEO KERNER PARKWAY, A CELL PLAYGROUND DRIVE TO PARC DES FAMILLES.

>> ECM AND GEC AS THE ENGINEER, INFINITY AS RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR AND BRIAN HAMMOND AS THE SURVEYOR.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF ECM AND GEC IS THE ENGINEER, INFINITY AS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR AND BRIAN HAMMOND ASSOCIATES AS THE SURVEYOR A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

CAN WE PAUSE RIGHT THERE, MADAM CLERK, AND GO BACK TO NUMBER 42 FOR COUNCILMAN LEE AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO 52.

WE NEED REVISIT 42, PLEASE.

>> GO AHEAD AND READ THAT.

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS, ESTABLISHED ONTO RESOLUTION NUMBER 139892, ADOPTED ON JUNE 29TH, 2022 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES, WHICH COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG AIMS BOULEVARD, EVERY DRIVE TO BARATARIA BOULEVARD THROUGH AIMS COURT.

>> COUNCILMAN LEE, NEW SELECTION?

>> I NEED TO MAKE A CORRECTION, IT'S ECM WITH BKI OFFICER.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF ECM AS THE PRIME WITH BKI AS THE SUB ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

BACK TO NUMBER 52 NOW PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

>> 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 COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LEO KERNER PARKWAY, SEASHORE DRIVE TO STALE PLAYGROUND DRIVE.

>> GIS AS THE ENGINEER, SHRED KIRKENDALL AS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR, AND BFM AS THE SURVEYOR.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF GIS AS THE ENGINEER, SHRED KIRKENDALL AS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR AND TELL ME THE SURVEYOR AGAIN. I'M SORRY.

>> BFM.

>> BFM AS THE SURVEYOR.

ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER, HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM 53, PLEASE.

>> 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 COSTS UNDER $500,000 FOR WATER PROJECTS, WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM DESIGN, BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LEO KERNER PARKWAY, MESA DRIVE TO SEASHORE DRIVE.

DIGITAL ENGINEERING AS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR, AND BRIAN HAMMOND AS THE SURVEYOR.

>> BKI AS THE ENGINEER.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF BKI AS THE ENGINEER, DIGITAL ENGINEERING AS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR AND BRIAN HAMMOND ASSOCIATES AS A SURVEYOR ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM 54, PLEASE.

>> RICHARD LAMBERT AS THE ENGINEER, HARTMAN HING AS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR, AND BFM AS THE SURVEYOR.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF RICHARD LAMBERT AS THE ENGINEER? I MISSED THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR, PLEASE.

>> HARTMAN HING.

>> HARTMAN HING AS THE RESIDENTIAL INSPECTOR AND BFM AS THE SURVEYOR, ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN EDWARDS SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER?

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NOW THE COUNCILMAN EDWARDS HAS FINISHED EVERYTHING ALONG LEO KERNER PARKWAY.

WE CAN MOVE TO CONSENT

[CONSENT AGENDA TWO]

AGENDA 2 AND COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE YOUR MOTION ON THE GLOBAL ADOPTION OF ITEMS 553102.

MINE IS 59, 60, AND 84, WHICH OUGHT TO BE CANCELED.

>> I MOVE SO.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE GLOBAL ADOPTION OF ITEMS 553102.

MINE IS 59, 60, AND 84, WHICH OUGHT TO BE CANCELED.

A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDERED.

ITEM 103 NOW, ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA, LET'S STOP RIGHT THERE.

IT'S NOON. WE'LL SAVE THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.

WE'LL GO BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. PLEASE, MADAM CLERK.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAWSUITS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC VERSUS PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT 24TH JDC NUMBER 820-134, DIVISION A.

INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC VERSUS PARISH OF JEFFERSON, 24TH JDC NUMBER 830-083, DIVISION D.

>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE, YOUR MOTION?

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, WE'RE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[BACKGROUND] HI MADAM CLERK. WE'RE BACK IN SESSION EVERYBODY.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM.

>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC VERSUS PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS 24TH JTC NUMBER 820-134 DIVISION A, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, LLC VERSUS PARISH OF JEFFERSON 24TH JTC NUMBER 830-083, DIVISION D AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

>> ANY THE OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

NOW WE PICK UP ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM 103.

[ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS]

COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE YOUR MOTION ON THE GLOBAL ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 8-2 WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS NUMBERS ONE THROUGH EIGHT MINUS ITEM TWO, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, MADAM CLERK WITH AMENDMENTS.

>> A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE EMPLOYEES WITH ANNUAL ELIGIBILITY DATES FROM JULY 16, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 16TH, 2023 TO RECEIVE ANY ANNUAL INCREASE FOR WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE.

BUT FOR THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS PASSED ON THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 142283, THIS SHALL BE PRESCRIBED NOTWITHSTANDING PERSONNEL RULE 4 SECTION 1.2 UPON CONCURRENCE BY THE PERSONNEL BOARD AND EXECUTIVE PAY PLAN RULE 18.1 AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE IN THE PREAMBLE IN SECTION 1 TO REDIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS.

>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR FOR ITEM 2 ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM 2 AS AMENDED ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM 9 PLEASE SPECIAL DISTRICTS.

>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING A ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH NY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED TO CONDUCT A ZONING AND/OR LAND USE STUDY TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE R-1 A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BATTERY RIDGE TREE PRESERVATION DISTRICT.

AND THE R-1B SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL METTRIE RIDGE TREE PRESERVATION DISTRICT, IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AFFECTED BY THE DECOMMISSIONING OF HAYNES ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES BY THE APPROVED PLAN OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM AND TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLY ALLEVIATE, MITIGATE, AND OR ELIMINATE THOSE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE EFFECTS THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED CONTRACT FEE OF $75,000.

>> COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE. UNMUTE YOURSELF.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN TEMPLATE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM 10 PLEASE MADAM CLERK.

>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND HOUSING SERVICES DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SETTING FORTH THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, SCOPE OF SERVICES, AND PROPOSED BUDGET, AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO PREDEVELOP, DEVELOP, CONSTRUCT,

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AND SELL 10 NEW HOMES OR FIVE DUPLEXES UNDER THE HUD HOME PROGRAM COMPLIANCE PROVISION.

>> COUNCILMAN LEE YOUR MOTION?

>> NO.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

I HAVE A NOTE THAT ITEM 104 IS TO BE CANCELED.

COUNCILMAN VAN RANKIN, YOUR MOTION ON THAT?

>> MOVED TO CANCEL.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE CANCELLATION OF 104 ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN VAN RANKIN SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED, 105 PLEASE.

>> A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BID OF ST. MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP, LLC, UNDER BID PROPOSAL NUMBER 50-00143152 FOR FIREFIGHTING HOSE FOR EAST BANK CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL SERVICE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA AT THE BID TABULATION PRICE OF $165,657.62 AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR A ONETIME PURCHASE,.

>> COUNCILMAN BONANNO YOUR MOTION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF THAT RESOLUTION ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANNO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

ITEM 106 PLEASE MADAM CLERK.

>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND EAST BANK CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL SERVICE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA.

REGARDING THE PROVISIONS OF AN RTF KIT TO BE ACQUIRED WITH GRANT FUNDING AT NO COST TO THE PARISH FOR USE WITHIN THE DISTRICTS JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS, TO AID FIRST RESPONDERS PROVIDING SERVICES.

>> COUNCILMAN BONANNO YOUR MOTION.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ON MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANNO SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

NO BUSINESS, NO NEW BUSINESS AND WE DO HAVE A STATUS REPORT TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS ON THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL.

[STATUS REPORT]

MADAM CLERK COULD YOU PLEASE READ THAT STATUS REPORT.

>> REQUESTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION AND A TIMELINE TOWARD OPENING OF THE NEW EAST BANK ANIMAL SHELTER, AND AN UPDATE ON ANY EFFORTS TO OPEN A TEMPORARY EAST BANK ANIMAL SHELTER IN THE INTERIM PERIOD.

>> LET ME GET YOUR MIC. GO AHEAD.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMAN VAN RANKIN FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY, BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND THIS MAY HELP WITH SOME OF THAT.

TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY, BEFORE I BECAME EMPLOYED WITH JEFFERSON PARISH, BEFORE I WAS ASKED TO COME AND HELP THE SHELTERS HERE, THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS, I BELIEVE NOVEMBER 2018, ABOUT A NEW EAST BANK FACILITY.

IN THE BEGINNING OF 2019 STILL BEFORE MY EMPLOYMENT, I KNOW THAT MEYERS ENGINEERING FIRM HAD DEVELOPED A CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND SOME DRAWINGS.

THE PROPERTY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE LARIAT SPECIAL NEEDS CENTER WAS THE INITIAL IDEA IS THAT WHAT THE WEATHER SHELTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.

2019 ALSO BESIDES BRINGING ME HERE TOWARDS THE END OF 2019, THE PROJECT ENDED UP BEING STALLED BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO CONSTRUCT ON THAT SITE AND THEN COVID.

THAT ALL HAPPENED BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021, IN AUGUST OF 21 WE ALL KNOW THAT HAD TO HAPPEN, WHICH COMPLETELY ELIMINATED OUR USE OF THE BUILDING AT THAT TIME.

IN FEBRUARY 2022 IS WHEN WE REALLY STARTED TRYING TO PUSH FORWARD WITH GETTING SOMETHING DONE REGARDING THE SHELTER.

MEYERS AND THEIR SUB-CONSULTANTS FIRM WHICH IS ANIMAL ARTS THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE BUILDS OF ANIMAL SHELTERS ACROSS THE NATION, DEVELOPED A NEW CONCEPTUAL PLAN AND DRAWINGS FOR THE PROGRAMMING PHASE.

IT WAS A COST ESTIMATE FOR 28,500 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.

THE COST OF THE FACILITY WAS OVER THE AVAILABLE BUDGET.

IN NOVEMBER 2022 MEYER AND SOME CONSULTANT COMPANY REVISED THE CONCEPTUAL DRAWINGS AND THE PROGRAMMING PHASE FOR A COST ESTIMATE FOR 19,622 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE SIZE OF THE BUILDING THAT'S THERE NOW.

WE ALSO DECIDED THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE BUILT RIGHT WHERE THE FACILITY IS NOW AS WELL BECAUSE WE OWN THAT PROPERTY, SO INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PAY FOR A NEW SITE.

IN JANUARY OF 2023, MEETING WAS HELD WITH COUNCILMAN BONANNO, MEYERS ENGINEER, THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS WELL AS CAPITAL PROJECTS.

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THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND A PATH FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT AND WHAT SHOULD BE DONE, AND IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT THEY DECIDED THAT DUE TO THE CAP FOR MEYERS ENGINEER AS THE NEEDED CONTRACT, THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO ACTUALLY OPEN UP THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO DO A BID FOR AN ENGINEERING FIRM.

THEN IN FEBRUARY 2023 YOU GUYS PASSED THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ADVERTISEMENT.

IN MARCH PURCHASING ADVERTISE THE ESO QUE AND THEN RIGHT AFTER THAT, THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MET AND DID THE SCORING.

IN APRIL A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED.

WE DID GET A RESOLUTION THAT WAS COMPLETED SELECTING MEYERS TO PROVIDE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AND THEN CAPITAL PROJECTS ALSO NEGOTIATED THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE FEES FOR MEYERS.

JULY 2023 COUNCIL PASSED A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AGREEMENT WITH MEYERS AND THEN THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN AT THAT TIME.

SINCE THEN AND JUST RECENTLY SEPTEMBER OF 2023, WE HAD THE KICK-OFF MEETING AND I DO HAVE INFORMATION TO GIVE EVERYBODY.

RIGHT HERE THESE ARE THE CONCEPT, FLOOR PLANS AND IDEAS FOR THE NEW FACILITY AND I'D REALLY LIKE FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE THAT BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY GREAT.

THE DESIGN IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE IN JULY 2024 WITH THE CONSTRUCTION TO FOLLOW IN DECEMBER OF 2024 AS WELL.

I ALSO KNOW THAT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THE OLD EAST BANK FACILITY I BEING DEMOLISHED SOON AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.

BUT I DO HAVE THESE TO GIVE TO EVERYBODY.

>> I GUESS THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM ALL OF THAT IS, IN 2019, PRIOR TO US TAKING OFFICE, WE DID A PROGRAM AT THE CADENCE COUNSEL, AND THE CONSULTANTS AND ADMINISTRATION DID THE PROGRAMMATIC PHASE AND A COST ESTIMATE.

WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND HURRICANE IOTA.

THE COST OF THE PROJECT ALMOST DOUBLED, SO THERE WERE NOT SUFFICIENT FUNDS, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO DO THE REWORK, AND HAVE NOW GOTTEN THE PRICE AND THE BUDGET SET, AND THE DESIGN IS MOVING FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU. ALSO, THE SECOND PART OF THAT WAS, WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT A TEMPORARY FACILITY FOR ANIMALS? WE RAN INTO SOME STUMBLING BLOCKS BECAUSE A LOT OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT, WE'VE EVEN REACHED OUT TO THE GSPCA AS WELL AS OTHER RESCUE GROUPS JUST TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING OUT THERE.

THERE ARE VERY FEW BUILDINGS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY HOUSE ANIMALS OVERNIGHT, AND SO THAT CAUSED A LOGISTICAL PROBLEM FOR US.

THERE WAS A BUILDING ON HESMER, REPEATEDLY, OF COURSE, IT WAS BEING VANDALIZED.

THE WORK WE WERE TRYING TO DO TO THAT BUILDING SO THAT WE COULD AT LEAST MOVE IN THERE TEMPORARILY TO HAVE A LOCATION ON THE EAST BANK WAS CONSTANTLY BEING THWARTED BY INDIVIDUALS, WHETHER THEY WERE BREAKING THE GLASS OR DUMPING THINGS IN THE PARKING LOT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

EVEN THEN, WE WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE ANIMALS OVERNIGHT.

WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING THEM IN THE MORNING, DO WHATEVER ADOPTIONS WE COULD DURING THE DAY, AND THEN CLOSE DOWN AND BRING THEM ALL BACK TO THE WEST BANK.

AFTER THINKING ABOUT THE STRESS THAT IT WAS GOING TO CAUSE ON THE ANIMALS TO CONSTANTLY HAVE TO GO BACK AND FORTH EVERY DAY, WE WERE TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING BETTER FOR THE ANIMALS TO BE ABLE TO STAY AT NIGHT SOMEWHERE WHERE WE CAN JUST SEND EMPLOYEES DURING THE DAY LIKE WE WOULD NORMALLY WHEN THE EAST BANK WAS RUNNING, BUT WE HAVE NOT FOUND THAT MAGICAL BUILDING YET, OR LOCATION.

IN THE INTERIM, WE HAVE BEEN DOING POP-UP ADOPTIONS, WE'RE ACTUALLY ORGANIZING AN EAST BANK PET FEST TYPE OF SITUATION.

THAT'S COMING UP SOON TOWARDS THE LATER PART OF THE YEAR BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO HOT.

WE HAVE BEEN DOING RABIES CLINICS.

WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING 100% OF OUR SERVICES TO THE EAST BANK, INCLUDING DOING OWNER SURRENDERS, WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTIONS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE AND THEN WE EVEN

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CREATED WHAT WE'RE CALLING DOGDASH INSTEAD OF DOORDASH, WHERE IF A PERSON DOES ADOPT FROM US FOR A MINIMAL FEE, WE WILL ACTUALLY BRING THE ADOPTED ANIMAL TO THEIR HOME SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET REALLY CREATIVE WITH HELPING INDIVIDUALS ON THE EAST BANK WHENEVER THEY RUN INTO A PROBLEM.

WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THOSE PROBLEMS NOW.

>> I LIKE THE DOGDASH IDEA.

THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK [LAUGHTER] WE CAN BUILD ON.

IT'S CATCHY. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

WHAT IS THE ESTIMATE? I KNOW YOU SAID, THE BUILDING THAT USED TO EXIST BEFORE IT WAS DAMAGED IS GOING TO BE DEMOED AND THEN WE'LL GO INTO BUILDING.

WHAT'S THE ESTIMATE ON WHEN A NEW SHELTER WOULD BE OPENED ON THE EAST BANK TO SERVE THE PUBLIC.

>> WELL, THAT IS GOING TO BE A HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER BECAUSE WE MAY BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT A TEMPORARY FACILITY.

I KNOW THAT THE GSPCA AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, AND I KNOW THEY WERE TALKING WITH A RESCUE GROUP WHO MAY VERY SOON NOT NEED THE FACILITY THEY WERE ORIGINALLY IN AND IT'S ALREADY SET UP FOR ANIMALS SO WE'RE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL WE HEAR BACK FROM THEM BUT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE CLOSER TO NOW.

I WOULD SAY PROBABLY BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR, IF IT WERE POSSIBLE.

>> YOU ARE NEGOTIATING POTENTIALLY TO FIND A TEMPORARY LOCATION?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> JUST ENLIGHTEN ME BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO ACCOMMODATE ANIMALS FOR AN OVERNIGHT STAY? WHAT'S THE IMPEDIMENT? BECAUSE I KNOW WE ALL DEAL WITH BUILDINGS IN OUR DISTRICTS.

>> DRAINS, THAT'S THE PRIMARY THING.

THE DRAINS INSIDE MOST SHELTERS ARE AT A SLANT SO THAT THE AMMONIA AND THINGS THAT'S IN THE URINE, THE THINGS THAT ARE IN THE FECES DON'T STAY ON THEIR SKIN, SO IT'S AT A SLANT SO THAT IT DRAINS PROPERLY AWAY FROM THEM.

THEY'RE JUST SOME LITTLE THINGS THERE TO KEEP THEM SAFE, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE SPECIFIC.

>> AND THE TIMELINE ON THE PERMANENT BUILDING BEING CONSTRUCTED AN OPEN, WHAT IS THAT?

>> I DIDN'T BRING THAT, BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT IT'S PROBABLY 2026 TO EARLY 2027.

>> OKAY, 2026. WELL. THAT IS A LONG TIME AWAY.

THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP A LOT AT DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS WHERE WE GET QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE UPDATE AND TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF WHAT'S INVOLVED AND GROUND THAT YOU'VE COVERED.

2026 IS DEFINITELY A LONG TIMEOUT, SO I WOULD CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THE PARISH TO BE ABLE TO FIND A TEMPORARY FACILITY, EVEN IF IT'S ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED IN SOME WAY TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE.

I KNOW I'VE BEEN TO BUSINESSES LIKE DOG STOPS AND SUCH THAT ARE PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESSES, BUT DO HOUSE ANIMALS AND SO EVEN IF WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ACCOMMODATING BY RENOVATING IN SOME WAY A STRUCTURE; 2026 IS A LONG TIME AWAY.

AT A RECENT MEETING, I WAS ACTUALLY HEARING FROM A PRIVATE GROUP THAT CARES FOR ANIMALS AND THEY WERE AT A MEETING.

I WAS AT ALLIANCE CLUB MEETING AND THEY WERE ASKING FOR SHEETS, THEY WERE ASKING FOR SUPPLIES BECAUSE AS PEOPLE ON THE EAST BANK DON'T HAVE A CONVENIENT PLACE TO GO, THEY'RE TENDING TO DROP ANIMALS AT PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS AND THEY'RE BEING OVERWHELMED.

I DON'T KNOW ALSO HAVE WE EXPLORED THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE KNOW ARE OUT THERE CARING FOR ANIMALS, OR ARE AVAILABLE TO HAVE PEOPLE BRING ANIMALS? IS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION OF A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT OR SUCH TO SUPPORT THEM IF WE DON'T IN THE INTERIM HAVE A TEMPORARY SITE?

>> WE HAVE, AND I KNOW THE GROUP THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING UP BECAUSE SHE CONTACTED ME.

>> YOU'VE BEEN IN GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH A LOT OF OUR ANIMAL EXPERTS, SO THANK YOU.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW A LOT OF THE BEHIND THE SCENES AND WHAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE IN ORDER FOR A BUILDING TO BE TURNED DOWN, LET ALONE BEING BUILT AND WHAT SOME OF OUR LIMITATIONS ARE AS FAR AS LOGISTICALLY MOVING ANIMALS AROUND TO BE ABLE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS, AND THEN BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

THEY HAD THOUGHT MAYBE IT WOULD HELP SPEED UP A PROCESS.

WHEN YOU HAVE TO CHECK ALL OF THESE BOXES AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW SO I DID HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND EXPLAIN.

THE DATA DOESN'T NECESSARILY SUGGEST THAT THE RESCUE GROUPS ARE NECESSARILY TAKING ON MORE ANIMALS THAN

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WHAT THEY DID PREVIOUSLY BEFORE THE EAST BANK SHELTER WENT OUT OF COMMISSION BECAUSE WE DO LOG THE ADDRESSES OF WHERE WE PICK THEM UP WHERE THEY COME IN FROM.

BUT YES, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SPOKEN TO A LARGE RESCUE GROUP WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT DOING A CAA.

THEY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO POSSIBLY DO IT THROUGH ANOTHER NON-PROFIT INSTEAD OF DIRECTLY WITH THE PARISH.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.

WHERE WE DO A CAA WITH ONE GROUP AND THEN THEY WOULD IN TURN DO A CAA WITH THEM.

BUT WE'RE STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT THAT.

BECAUSE MOST OF OUR ADOPTIONS WERE DONE ON THE EAST BANK.

I TELL EVERYBODY THE IMPACT OF NOT HAVING ANY SPRING SHELTER GREATLY IMPACTS US, AT J PARISH BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR ADOPTIONS WERE DONE THERE.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME POSITIVE THINGS THAT HAVE COME FROM THIS.

HAVING MORE VOLUNTEERS ON THE WEST BANK THAN HISTORICALLY EVER HAVING, AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SINCE WE'VE BEEN AT THE WEST BANK AND ALL THE REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS, BUT FINDING SOME PLACE, EVEN IF IT'S 10-12, PETS FOR ADOPTION ON THE EAST BANK, AND BEING CREATIVE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE BEST SOLUTION FOR US MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME NOW.

>> I GUESS THAT'S THE SENSE THAT I HAVE AS WELL, THAT CONTINUING THIS FOR TWO YEARS IS NOT REALLY WORKABLE, AND SO FINDING THOSE INTERIM SOLUTIONS IT WILL BE IMPORTANT, SO LOOK WE COMMIT TO HELPING ANYWHERE WE CAN IF IT'S EXPLORING PARTNERSHIPS.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE EAST BANK SEEMS IT'S JUST A SITUATION OF STRESS FOR EVERYONE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING YOU RESOLVE THAT AND MOVE TOWARD BETTER SOLUTION.

ANYBODY WANTING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS CAN DO SO.

>> THANK YOU. NOW,

[PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS]

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON ITEMS NOT ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA, OR AGENDA.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND I ALREADY SAID THAT.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

>> ADAM MORELLA, FLORIDA 260 EAST LOYOLA DRIVE, 5TH DISTRICT, 4TH DISTRICT GUN INCORPORATED, JEFFERSON 51 YEAR'S CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, $335,442,25.

TOP FIVE BENEFACTORS, COUNCILMAN IMPASTATO, COUNCILMAN WALKER, COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, COUNCILMAN TEMPLET, PARISH PRESIDENT LEE SHENG, JOHN BEL EDWARDS ON-DEMAND AND YOUR RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

SPEAKING FROM THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE LADY WHO LOST A FRIEND TO A SENTINEL OVERDOSE.

JOHN BEL EDWARDS IS TURNING THIS STATE TO A BORDER STATE AND A SANCTUARY STATE ON TOP OF IT.

TO THE SPEAKERS WHO TALKED ABOUT THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY HOW IT HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY IMPORTS.

LESS THAN 10% OF THESE IMPORTS ARE BEING INSPECTED BY THE EPA.

RESTAURANTS ARE SUPPOSED TO REPORT TO THE CUSTOMERS WHERE TO SEAFOOD COME FROM.

THOSE THAT ARE THE CONNECTED DON'T HAVE TO TOTALLY DISREGARD THE LAW.

PAUL MATTHEWS, PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA, I STRONGLY URGE THE STATE BOND COMMISSION TO REJECT ANY BONDS CONCERNING NOW, WHICH WENT FROM A $45 MILLION DEAL TO $330 MILLION DEAL TO STRONGLY REJECT ANY BONDS.

THIS IS A BAD DEAL AND IT'S NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.

THE STATE SUPREME COURT, THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE STATE, DYSFUNCTIONAL SCANDAL.

THEY'RE GOING TO REIMBURSE JUDGES OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, NOT KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE CIVIL FILING FEES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO REIMBURSE THESE JUDGES.

THEY'RE AN EMBARRASSMENT, THEY'RE A DISGRACE, BAD RULES.

JUST TOTALLY DYSFUNCTIONAL JUST LIKE I ALWAYS KEEP SAYING.

ONE MORE THING IN CLOSING.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I EXTENDED AN OPEN INVITATION TO SENATOR KIRK TALBOT, MY STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 10 TO COME TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AND RESPOND TO TWO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS THAT WAS FOCUSED ON HIM AND HIS BUSINESS.

HE SHOWED UP AT A FEW MEETINGS BUT HE ABRUPTLY LEFT WHEN THE BUSINESS WAS CONCLUDED.

NOW I'VE GIVEN HIM ONE MORE CHANCE TO COME ON DOWN TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ACROSS THE RIVER,

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AND IF YOU DON'T SHOW, I'LL DO ALL OUR RESPONSE MYSELF.

ANYBODY GOT ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS?

>> MR. HOWE, YOU SOUND LIKE A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE.

>> WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DISCUSS POLITICS AT THE PODIUM COUNCIL BONANO.

YOU'RE VIOLATING YOUR OWN RULES JUST LIKE THE STATE SUPREME COURTS VIOLATING THEIR OWN LAWS, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT FUND IS SUPPOSED TO REIMBURSE THE JUDGES.

BUT THANK YOU, ANYWAY COUNCILMAN.

ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU.

>> HOW YOU ALL DOING? MY NAME IS DANNY BONO JUNIOR.

I LOST MY SON IN 2016 FROM FENTANYL.

I FOUND HIM DEAD ON HIS BIRTHDAY, 28-YEAR-OLD BIRTHDAY.

I'M HERE, I'M BEGGING YOU ALL TO LET SAVE SOME LIVES.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER. LET'S DO SOMETHING.

THEY HAVE A PRODUCT CALLED NARCAN.

WHAT HAPPENS IS THE DRUG GOES INTO THE BRAIN AND STOPS THEM FROM BREATHING.

WHEN THEY OVERDOSE, THEY STOP BREATHING.

YOU GIVE THEM THIS NARCAN AND IT BRINGS THEM BACK TO LIFE, THEY START BREATHING.

THEN YOU CALL 911 AND YOU GET THEM TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE FENTANYL OVERDOSE IS UNBELIEVABLE AND IT'S THE HIGHEST IN JEFFERSON PARISH ZIP CODES 01 AND 02.

THE STATE OF LOUISIANA IS THE HIGHEST IN THE SOUTH.

I'M BEGGING YOU ALL, LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE BUSINESSES DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO WORK BECAUSE THEY'RE DYING. THAT'S THE FACTS.

THERE'S A FEDERAL GRANT THAT'S DESIGNATED TO COMPACT OPIOID DEATHS.

THIS PROGRAM IS SAVING THOUSANDS OF LIVES.

IT'S GETTING THIS NARCAN TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BUT WHAT ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE? WE NEED TO GET IT OUT. I'M BEGGING YOU ALL.

I'M BEGGING YOU ALL. THERE'S NO EXCUSE WHY WE CAN'T GET THIS OUT TO JEFFERSON PARISH.

EVERYBODY SITTING IN FRONT OF ME CAN RELATE, ITS LAUGH.

IT'S NOT IN OUR BACKYARD, IT'S IN OUR FRONT YARD. I'M BEGGING YOU ALL.

I STARTED A PROGRAM CALLED STOP FENTANYL JUST BECAUSE I NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING TO DEAL WITH MY GRIEF. I'M HERE.

I'VE BEEN STANDING HERE AND I JUST GAVE $5 MILLION FOR DRUG COURT.

LET'S GET OUT THERE AND SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES.

THIS IS NOT THE WHOLE ANSWER.

THERE'S A PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH IT.

I WILL BE BACK IN HERE TO TALK WITH CHARLES SOME MORE.

THANK YOU. THIS IS MY SON AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER.

I LOST MY SON. I'M RAISING MY GRANDDAUGHTER.

>> I FEEL SO PETTY AFTER THAT.

MY NAME IS EUGENE LUCIA, AND I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT OUR GARBAGE COMPANY.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> MAYBE I'VE GOT ONE THING FOR MA'AM.

WE HAVE DIFFERENT VENDORS SERVING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PARISH, SO IF YOU WOULD TELL US WHERE YOU LIVE, THAT WILL HELP US ZERO IN WHICH VENDORS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

>> 7003, NORTH BENGAL.