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TODAY IS MONDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2025.[I. Confirmation of Quorum]
IT IS 2:44 PM WE ARE AT 1 2 2 1 ELMWOOD PARK BOULEVARD IN THE IT PAO CONFERENCE ROOM FOR PROPERLY NOTICED LEGAL SERVICES EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEETING.FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CONFIRMATION OF QUORUM PRESENT TODAY ARE COUNCILWOMAN ARITA BOHANNAN, COUNCILMAN DINA BONANO AND COUNCILMAN HANS LOBERG.
ALSO PRESENT ARE RACHEL HARANG AND MYSELF, STACEY PICONE FROM THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OPENING COMMENTS? I DO NOT.
UM, NEXT WOULD BE, UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THERE IS NO ONE FROM THE PUBLIC PRESENT, SO THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.
[V. Evaluation of persons and/or firms who submitted pursuant to Resolution No. 145683 to perform legal services for the Parish]
NEXT IS EVALUATION OF FIRMS WHO SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 1 4 5 6 8 3.TO PERFORM LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE PARISH, YOU EACH HAVE A SCORE SHEET.
THE LOCATION SECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR YOU BECAUSE IT'S A SET NUMBER 10 FIRMS HAVE SUBMITTED.
HOWEVER, ALL BUT THREE OF THEM ARE ALREADY ON THE LIST APPROVED TO PERFORM LEGAL SERVICES.
SO YOU ONLY NEED TO SCORE IAS LAW, LLC, KEITH R CREDO, ATTORNEY AT LAW, PLCV AND TAGGAR MORTON, LLC.
UM, BUT FOR THE RECORD, THE LIST OF THE FIRMS THAT DID SUBMIT ARE BRAZIL, SAXE WILSON, LLP, BUTLER LAW FIRM, LLC, GORY, RANSON, HIGGINS, AND VERMILLION, L-L-C-I-A-S LAW LLCJ, CHRISTOPHER ZANEY JR.
KEITH RCCCC, CREDO, ATTORNEY AT LAW, PLCV, RIDDELL, PARSONS, BLA FONTANA, PTECH AND PISANO A LC, TAGGAR MORTON, LLC, THE BECKNELL LAW FIRM, A PLC AND TRANSCENDENT LAW GROUP.
AND WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED SCORING, YOU CAN HAND OVER YOUR SCORE SHEET TO ME AND I'LL TALLY EVERYTHING.
CAN I ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS SECTION? YES.
THE ADVERSARIAL, YOU'RE PROCEEDING BETWEEN THE PARISH, OTHER PERSON.
SO IF THEY HAVE NO, NONE, THEY WOULD JUST GET THE MAXIMUM POINTS.
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THOSE ARE, YEAH, WE CAN, EXCUSE ME.WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO SCORE? ARE YOU ABLE TO? 70%, WHICH IS 77.
I'M GIVE A SCORE AND I REALIZE DUMMY HOW MANY SCORES, HOW MANY POINTS YOU ALLOWED TO HAVE
I'VE DONE ALL THE MATH AND UM, I THINK AS I STATED ON THE RECORD, BUT IF I HAVEN'T, 70% OF THE MAXIMUM OF THREE 30 IS 2 31 AND ALL OF THE FIRMS SCORED ABOVE 2 31 AND CAN BE ACCEPTED AS QUALIFIED.
UM, OUR OFFICE WILL PREPARE A RESOLUTION.
UM, WE MIGHT ROUTE IT, WE MIGHT CONTACT YOU TO ROUTE IT.
NOT REALLY SURE HOW THAT'S WORKING AT THE MOMENT.
UM, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
[VI. Executive Session]
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS PURSUANT TO LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 42 17 SELECTION OF COUNSEL FOR THE FIRE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD.IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I MOVE.
UM, WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VII. Recommendations]
A RECOMMENDATION ON SELECTION OF COUNCIL FOR[00:10:01]
THE FIRE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD? I'LL MOVE ON.[VIII. Discussion of next meeting]
IS DISCUSSION OF THE NEXT MEETING.AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING CURRENTLY SCHEDULED, SO WE'LL CIRCULATE THE DATE, CIRCULATE THE DATES AS WE NEED IT.
UM, THAT'S ALL THE BUSINESS WE HAVE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE TO ADJOURN.