Sep 17, 2025 Parish Council West Bank

ITEM NUMBER 2, WITH AMENDMENTS, PLEASE.

[PUBLIC HEARINGS ]

>> A RESOLUTION OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, ACTING HAS GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF STEED PARISH AND SITTING HAS A BOARDER REVIEW OF TAX ASSESSMENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO REMOVE TTN R, LLC.

THEY WITHDREW THE APPEAL, AND 110 VETERANS PARTNERS, LLC, THEY ALSO WITHDREW THE APPEAL.

AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENTS TO BE BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE, COUNCIL MAN AN RANKING, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS?

>> MOVE TO AMEND.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN AN RANKING SECONDED BY COUNCIL MAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE. WE NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER 2.

ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? THAT NO ONE APPEAR. COUNSELMAN BANKEN.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 2 AS AMENDED.

MOTION OF COUNSELMAN BANKEN SECONDED BY COUNSEL WALKER. HEARING NONE, ORDER.

[ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED ]

I HAVE A NOTE THAT ITEMS 3- 5 WILL BE DEFERRED TO OCTOBER 1ST MEETING AND ITEM 6 WILL BE DEFERRED TO OCTOBER 22ND.

COUNSEL BANANO YOUR MOTION ON THE DEFERRAL OF 3-6.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE REFERRAL OF 3-5 OCTOBER, 2025 AND ITEM NUMBER 6 TO OCTOBER 22ND, 2025.

A MOTION OF COUNCIL VANANON SECONDED BY COUNSEL WALKER.

HEARING DONE ORDERED NUMBER 7.

[PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ]

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING INDIVIDUAL TO PROVIDE LIVESTOCK KEEPING SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF J PARISH FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS UPON COUNSEL APPROVAL UNDER RFP NUMBER 0499.

>> COUNCILMAN BEN BRACKEN, SELECTION.

>> SELECTING GUY PLACE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF GUY PLACE? I MOTION OF COUNCILMAN BANKEN SECONDED BY COUNSEL WALKER? HEARING NONE ORDER, ITEM OF R, PLEASE.

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSON OR FIRM TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES TO UPDATE DEVELOPMENT RELATED ORDINANCES AND DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE UDC UNDER RFP NUMBER 0503.

>> COUNCIL MEMBER BANKEN SELECTION.

>> MOVING ON TO THE HIGHEST SCORE AND LOWEST COSTS, WHICH IS CAMIOS LTD.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF CAMIOS, LTD ON MOTION OF COUNCIL SEC BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HE ORDERED. ITEM NUMBER 9.

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING FOR LICENSE LOUISIANA CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST FOR SOQ 25-025 PERSONS OF FIRMS TO PROVIDE CHILD PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF JEFF CAP HEADSTART BIRTH TO FIVE.

COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE].

>> I'LL MOVE ON SELECTING TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES MOTION OF COUNSELMAN BANKEN COUNCIL.

HEARING NONE ORDER. EXECUTIVE SESSION COVERS ITEMS 10 AND 11, WHICH WILL COME BACK TO AT NOON OR THEREABOUTS, NUMBER 12 MADAM CLERK.

[SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES ]

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26591, RESUB OF LOTS 1B1D AND X 5,

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BLOCK 6, SECTION C, OAKDALE SUBDIVISION INTO LOT 1 B X, BLOCK 6, SECTION C, AND APPROVING AND ACCEPTING FINAL PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION, WS 56-25 COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.

>> WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM AND NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26591.

ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? SEEING THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNSEL KERNER.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26591.

MOTION COUNSEL KERNER SECOND COUNSEL WALKER. NUMBER 13, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26592, RESUB OF LOTS 1920 AND 21 BLOCK A, HOPE HAVEN SUBDIVISION INTO LOTS 1-12 SQUARE A AND LOTS 13 -29 SQUARE B, AUGUST AISLE SUBDIVISION WITH A WAIVER TO THE GENERAL DESIGN STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3-2 0.5 SUBDIVISION WAIVERS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, WS-3-25 COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

>> WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM AS WELL AND NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26592. THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> THANK YOU FRIEND HERE AND SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER AND DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY.

THIS IS A PLAQUE THAT CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL A FEW YEARS AGO. IT WAS APPROVED.

AT THAT TIME, THE DEVELOPMENT COULD NOT PROCEED, SO THAT APPROVAL ELAPSED.

WE'RE NOW COMING BACK BEFORE YOU.

THE OWNER HAS PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER.

THAT DEVELOPER IS HERE TODAY IN CASE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HIM.

BUT WE'RE NOW READY TO PROCEED WITH THIS.

WE'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS ON THE ENGINEERING PLANS.

THEY'RE READY TO SIGN OFF ON THE PLAN SO WE CAN GET STARTED ON THIS THING AS SOON AS YOU HAVE YOUR APPROVAL.

THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TYPE OF HOUSES TO BE BUILT.

THIS IS INTENDED TO BE ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT WHERE THE SLD COMES IN.

WE THE TWO LADIES THAT HAVE ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS.

WE HAD SENT THEM A TYPICAL PLAN.

HAVEN'T HEARD BACK, BUT WE DID TRY TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND SEND THEM WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.

WE'RE HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR? YOU'RE STOPPING. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION.

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JULIA ADAMS. I LIVE AT 16:17.

WE ARE ACTUALLY OF THE LOT IN QUESTION.

I'D LIKE TO READ THIS BACK BECAUSE ORIGINALLY I'M ONE OF THE WOMEN IN THE PRELIMINARY HEARING.

I SPOKE AND WHAT I SPOKE OF, WE HAD HANDED FOR TWO COPIES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER.

WITH 42 SIGNATURES BUT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO READ AND CONCERNS CONCERNS ON JANUARY EXCUSE ME.

AS RESIDENTS OF NORWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD AND LISA DRIVE, WE ARE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PROPOSED SITE.

WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR COMMENTS AND CONCERNS REGARDING THIS PROJECT.

WE RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROJECT DOES NOT PROCEED WITHOUT ADDRESSING CRITICAL CONCERNS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, MAINTAINING SAFETY AND SECURITY, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, AND STRUCTURAL STRUCTURE TYPE OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DEFINITIONS.

AS OF TODAY, I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING BUT THAT. I WILL GET BACK TO.

THE DEAD END NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE OURS OFFER RESIDENTS SAFE A SENSE OF SAFE SECURITY THAT COMES FROM REDUCED TRAFFIC.

THIS WAS ONE OF THE COMPELLING REASONS MANY OF US PURCHASED OUR HOME THERE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, LISA RIDE STILL HAS THE 22 ORIGINAL HOUSES STANDING AS THEY WERE WHEN THEY WERE DEVELOPED IN 1972.

ALSO MOST OF THE RESIDENTS THERE ARE EITHER THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OR THEIR SUBSEQUENT FAMILY.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE HOUSES WHERE GENERATIONAL PEOPLE HAD BOUGHT BACK INTO THE ONE AND ON STREET.

IT'S A DEAD END CIRCLE AND MESSAGE.

WE'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED FOR 53 YEARS.

WE HAVE A SENSE OF SECURITY DUE TO LOW CRIME RATES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY.

THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTS MUST BE PRIORITIZED.

INCREASED DENSITY AND FOOT TRAFFIC ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT COULD LEAD TO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS SHORTCUTS TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SECURITY.

GIVEN THESE RISKS, WE STRONGLY URGE THE BOARD TO REQUIRE THE BUILDER AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL TO ERECT THE SECURITY PRIVACY DEFENSE BETWEEN THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND THE CURRENT ADJACENT RESIDENCES IN THE NORWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD AND GARAGE.

DEFENSE WILL HELP MITIGATE CONCERNS ABOUT INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC THROUGH THE NORWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ESPECIALLY.

WOULD ALSO ENSURE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT BECOME A SHORTCUT TO BAR.

NOW, THAT IN ITSELF, WHEN THEY DISCUSSED THAT IN THEIR PROPOSAL TO A PLANNING COMMITTEE, THEY DID AGREE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PUT SOME TYPE OF SECURITY.

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I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE EXACTLY WHAT WE HAD ALREADY PROPOSED.

NOW MOVING ON TO THE STORMWATER AGE, THAT'S A CONCERN FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IT'S ESSENTIAL TO IMPLEMENT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MEASURES ADVENT ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD WITH INCREASED DENSITY, THE RISK OF THE FLOODING AND WATER RISES.

I URGE THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES CLAIMS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE STORMWATER RUNOFF TO PROTECT THE CURRENT RESIDENTS.

WE HAVE MORE THAN 52 YEARS, EVER HAD ANY.

WE DON'T WANT THIS TO START NOW.

THAT IS THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIGGEST VOICES.

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD HAS NEVER FLOODED AND RE EMPLOYED THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT RESULT IN FUTURE FLOOD VULNERABILITIES TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

NOW, AFTER ADDRESSING THE JP PLANNING BOARD ON JULY 10TH, AND AT THAT GENERAL MEETING, I WAS APPROACHED BY THAT GENTLEMAN AS WE WERE GETTING UP TO A HEARD.

HE ASKED ME TO STEP OUTSIDE AND ASKED ME MY NAME AND MY E MAIL. I GAVE THEM TO HIM.

AS OF TODAY, RIGHT NOW, NONE OF US KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT STRUCTURE LOOKS LIKE.

NONE OF US. ALL OF YOU MUST HAVE.

THE ACTUAL BUILDING PLAN OR WHAT THOSE STRUCTURES ARE GOING TO LOOK THE 29 HOUSES. WE DON'T KNOW.

WE'RE AT AN IMPASSE AS WE HAVE BEEN SINCE JULY 10TH, AND THERE WAS OTHER DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT BECAUSE I HAD EXPRESSED A UNIFIED CERTAIN UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHAT TYPE OF SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURES WERE TO BE BUILT, THE REPRESENTATIVE BEGIN AND LIKE I SAID, STOP ME.

NO INFORMATION AS TO THE STRUCTURAL CONTENT OR THE INSURED VALUE, WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DECREASE IN INSURANCE, TOO.

THE VALUE OF ANY OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY ANYONE ON LISA DRIVE OR NOW.

STRUCTURAL CONTINUITY IS IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE LONG HISTORY OF LISA DRIVE AS IT HAS BEEN FOR MORE THAN 52 YEARS.

FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT REASON, AS WELL AS YOU HAVE A STIPULATION REGARDING THE FINAL DECISION ON SEWAGE MEETING ISSUE, WE PLEAD THAT THE COUNCIL DEFER TO VOTE UNTIL THE CONTRACTOR/ APPLICANT HAS ALSO PRODUCED THE APPROPRIATE BUILDING STRUCTURE INFORMATION FOR ALL THE EXISTING RESIDENTS TO REVIEW.

THIS WILL GIVE CAUSE TO MAKING AN UNINFORMED DECISION BECAUSE THE DECISION WOULD IN OUR EYES BE MADE IF YOU VOTE GO AHEAD, DO IT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT THERE.

IS OUR PROPERTY TAX GOING TO GO UP? IS IT GOING TO GO DOWN? IS OUR INSURANCE GOING TO GO UP? IS IT GOING TO GO DOWN? OUR SAFETY AND RUNOFF WATER, AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST CONCERN BECAUSE THEY HAD SAID I WROTE IT AS SPEAKING ABOUT IT LAST TIME.

THEY HAD SAID THAT THEY DID MAKE AN INITIAL MEETING WITH THE SEWAGE DEPARTMENT, BUT AT THAT TIME IN JULY, NO FINAL DECISION WAS MADE.

THEY WERE CLAIMING TWO DRAIN LINES, ONE IN EACH SIDE, 15 INCH AND 18 INCH.

THAT'S ALL WE KNOW. THAT'S ALL THEY SAID.

WE'VE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ELSE.

I'VE NEVER FOUND ANYTHING ELSE ONLINE.

I ACTUALLY HAD TAKEN THE TIME TO PRINT EVERYTHING OUT.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME, ASHLEY.

I MADE BLANK COPIES OF THE 42 SIGNATURE SHEETS WE HAD SO THAT ALL OF YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE THESE RESIDENTS ARE STANDING RIGHT NOW.

I HOPE LIKE I SAY, IN LIEU OF MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION TO IF NEED BE DEFERRED AGAIN BECAUSE AS I STAND HERE, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING FROM ANYONE REGARDING THAT. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE SPEAKING IN FAVOR? EXCUSE ME IN OPPOSITION.

COUNSEL [INAUDIBLE].

>> THIS ISN'T MY DISTRICT. SURE, IT'S ME? WHAT ITEM ARE WE ON?

>> ITEM 13.

>> YES. I'M GOING TO DEFER TO THE NEXT MEETING UNTIL WE CAN HAVE THE DEVELOPER GIVE THAT LADY AND HER NEIGHBORS SOME OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE PLANS, AND I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD SUBMIT THEM TO THEM.

DOES THAT CAUSE US ANY PROBLEMS, MR. MARTIN? DEFER ONE MEETING.

I'M SORRY, TWO MEETINGS. THE NEXT WEST BANK MEETING, WHICH IS ON 22ND OCTOBER.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL OF ITEM NUMBER 13 TO OCTOBER 22ND ON THE WEST BANK, SEC COUNCIL.

HEARING NONE SO. IF YOU NEED, MADAM COURT, ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR, ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION. JUMP TO NUMBER 14, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26593 RS OF LOTS 20 6A1C3 AND 26 A1 A, CHURCHILL FARM SUBDIVISION INTO LOTS

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20 6A1C3 A 26 A 1C3B AND 20 6A1A1, IN THE DEDICATION OF FAIRFIELD BOULEVARD IN INNOVATIVE WAY, CHURCHILL FARM SUBDIVISION AND APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL FLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION, WS 51-25 COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

>> WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26593.

ANYONE IN OPPOSITION. MADAM, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNSEL LEE?

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL. ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26593.

A MOTION OF COUNSEL LEE, SECONDED BY COUNSEL WONDER.

NONE, SO ORDERED, ITEM 15.

[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING ]

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26594, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOT 5 BLOCK 6 SECTION C OAKDALE SUBDIVISION, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM R1 A TO M UCD, WZ 1025 COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.

>> WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM AND NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 265.

THOSE OPPOSED. COUNCIL KERNER.

>> MOVE TO APPROVE. OBJECTION. APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26594 COUNCIL KERNER COUNCILMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED, ITEM 16, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26595, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF JEFFERSON PARISH, L3A1 SQUARE 15 BELT BRIDGE SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 169 EIGHTH STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM R1 A -R 2 WZ 925 COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

>> WE CAN WAIVE THE READ AND NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FORMER 26595.

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOEL LUNDSTROM, AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON 169 EIGHTH STREET.

I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY WHAT I DID.

THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY NEEDED SOME WORK DONE, AND I AM NOT A CONTRACTOR.

I'M JUST A REMODELER AND WE LIVED ACROSS THE STREET.

I WENT TO TALK TO HER ABOUT THE WORK AND SHE HAD DECIDED THAT SHE WANTED TO SELL THE PROPERTY.

I BASICALLY WAS AFRAID OF WHO MIGHT BUY THAT PROPERTY BECAUSE IN BRIDGE CITY AND OTHER PLACES.

A LOT LIKE THAT SEEMS TO JUST ATTRACT A LOT OF CARS, TRAILERS, AND JUST GENERAL DEGRADATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I SPOKE TO HER ABOUT IT AND WE WALKED THROUGH THE HOUSE.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF THE HOUSE AND SHE SAID THAT THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN BUILT WITH HER GRANDPARENTS IN MIND IN THE BACK SECTION AND THEN WHEN THEY PASSED ON, THE FAMILY MOVED IN AND IT WAS VERY MUCH LIKE A DUPLEX TO ME.

I ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD MIND IF I BOUGHT THE HOUSE AND CHANGED IT AND SHE WAS VERY WELL SHE AGREED WITH ME AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD RENT THE HOUSE OUT FROM ME.

FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, THAT'S WHAT I DID.

I JUST WHEN I HAD TIME AND MONEY, I WOULD GO REMODEL PART OF THE HOUSE.

WE MOVED HER EVENTUALLY INTO THE WHAT IS NOW ONE BEDROOM, AND THEN WE REMODELED THE SECOND PART.

I REALLY HAD NO IDEA OF ALL THE LAWS THAT I WAS BREAKING.

I THOUGHT THAT AS A HOME OWNER, I WRONGLY THOUGHT THAT I COULD DO THIS.

I NEVER REALLY I DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO CONTACT THE PARISH BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS NECESSARY.

I AGAIN, I MISTAKENLY THOUGHT THAT AS A HOMEOWNER, I COULD DO THIS.

I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT I COMPLETELY WRONG.

>> HOWEVER, I DID DO THE REMODEL TO THE VERY BEST OF MY ABILITIES.

I BELIEVE I TURNED IT INTO A NICER PROPERTY THAN IT WAS, MORE AVAILABLE TO OTHER RENTERS IN THE AREA THAN A LARGE HOME.

WHEN I INITIALLY APPROACHED THE OWNER, SHE HAD NO INTENTION OF MOVING.

SHE LIKED LIVING THERE.

SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD GET ONE OF HER FRIENDS TO LIVE IN THE ONE-BEDROOM.

AFTER WE GOT IT FINISHED, SHE RETIRED AND DECIDED THAT SHE NEEDED TO BE NEAR HER SISTER IN BATON ROUGE, SO SHE MOVED OUT.

I HAD ANOTHER PERSON RENTING THE ONE BEDROOM, AND THEY MOVED OUT, AND I REALIZED THEN THAT I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO BE A LANDLORD.

THE HOUSE WAS IN NEW CONDITION,

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AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO TRY TO SELL IT TO SOMEBODY THAT WOULD MAYBE WANT TO MOVE IN HALF OF IT AND RENT THE OTHER HALF OUT.

AGAIN, I REALIZE NOW HOW WRONG I WAS NOT CONTACTING THE PARISH.

BUT I DO HAVE A LIST OF ABOUT 25 OF MY NEIGHBOR'S, WHO SUPPORT ME IN THIS ENDEAVOR THAT THEY FEEL THAT I'VE MADE THE PROPERTY NICER, WORTH MORE, AND IT'S NOT AN IMPEDIMENT, OR ANY WAY REDUCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN BRIDGE CITY.

I APOLOGIZE FOR HAVING TO WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND I FEEL I'M MUCH WISER FOR IT, BUT I AM ASKING YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION TO ALLOW THIS ZONING CHANGE TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE SPEAKING IN FAVOR?

>> MY NAME IS LAN DARNSBURG, 1512 BRETON, LOUISIANA.

I AM REPRESENTING MR ALLEN AS THE BUYER'S AGENT TO THIS PROPERTY.

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BLOCK, THEY HAVE A DOUBLE.

THEY HAVE ANOTHER DOUBLE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM 169, AND THEY ALSO HAVE ONE DOWN THE STREET.

I AM IN FAVOR OF MY CLIENT PURCHASING THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY AND I AM IN FAVOR. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HERE IN FAVOR?

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS NEDRA PICARD.

I LIVE AT 2:04 NINTH STREET BRIDGE CITY, A NEIGHBOR TO THIS HOUSE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THE [INAUDIBLE] ARE ASSETS TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND HE IS A VERY GOOD CONTRACTOR.

HE'S DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THIS HOUSE.

IT SITS ON FOUR BLOCKS.

SO THERE'S AMPLE PARKING AND NO PROBLEM OF HAVING TO CROSS ON THE STREET.

SO I AM IN FAVOR, AND I REALLY THINK THAT THE HOUSE IS AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S A LOT NICER THAN IT WAS BEFORE HE DID THE WORK TO IT.

SO I DO APPROVE IT, AND THEN I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE APPROVE FOR IT. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE COMING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR?

>> MY NAME IS LAURA AND I LIVE ON 213 H STREET, BRIDGE, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THE PROPERTY.

AND I'M IN FAVOR BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS A LOT BETTER SHAPE.

AND NOW IT'S BEEN IN THE LAST 15, 20 YEARS.

SO I'M IN FAVOR.

I STAND BEHIND YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR? NEXT TIME, GRAB MORE ISIS. GREAT.

>> MY NAME IS KEI KASSAR, AND I STAND BEHIND THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE.

HE'S DONE WORK FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND HE'S IMPROVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

HE'S IMPROVED THAT HOUSE THERE, AND HE'S JUST A GENERALLY NICE GUY.

THE WORK HE'S DOING IS AWESOME. I HAVE THE SAME.

>> THANK YOU. IS THAT ALL IN FAVOR? ANYONE IN OPPOSITION. MADAM COURT, NOTE THAT FIVE APPEARED IN FAVOR. COUNCIL.

>> AS I OFTEN DO, I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE OUT THERE AND LOOK AT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THIS HOUSE IS AN IMPROVEMENT, AND IT'S QUITE INTERESTING THAT THERE ARE TWO OTHER DOUBLES ON THIS BLOCK AND A TRIPLE.

SO THIS IS NOT OUT OF CHARACTER, WHICH CURRENTLY EXISTS ON THAT STREET.

AND AS YOU HEARD THE NEIGHBORS SAYING, BRIDGE CITY IS ONE OF OUR MOST ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AREAS.

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ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE PROPERTY VALUES IN BRIDGE CITY, WE SHOULD BE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY OF THAT.

FOR THAT REASON, I'M MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26595, A MOTION OF COUNCILOR BANANO, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WALKER.

DURING [INAUDIBLE].

ITEM 17, WITH AMENDMENTS, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26596, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND THE OFFICIAL FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF JEFFERSON PARISH FOR CERTAIN LOTS OR PORTIONS OF LOTS, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING FROM R3C2 TO R3C2 TO R 3C2R1 A TO R ONE A, C TWO, R ONE A TO C 2C2R1 A TO R3 AND C2CBZ TO C2 AND AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE FROM COM TO URB, AND COM SUB TO URB, AS RECOMMENDED BY A STUDY AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NUMBER 144563, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2, AND I WILL DEFER TO MISS MARTIN FOR THE AMENDMENTS.

>> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL CHAIR.

THE AMENDMENT IS TO SECTION 1 OF THE ORDINANCE TO ADD C2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL CPZ COMMERCIAL PARKWAY OVERLAY ZONE, AND TO FIGURE TWO TO CORRECT THE DATE FROM AUGUST 8 TO AUGUST 6, 2025.THOSE ARE ALL THE AMENDMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENTS BEING BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE, COUNCIL BANANO, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS?

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THOSE AMENDMENTS OR MOTION OF COUNCIL BANANO SECONDED BY COUNCIL WALKER. HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

WAIVE THE READING HERE AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW FOR 26596. ANYONE IN FAVOR.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCIL BANANO?

ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26596 ON MOTION OF COUNCIL BANANO, SECONDED BY COUNSEL WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED ITEM 18.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26597, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF JEFFERSON POWERS LOT A1, SECTION 6 AND 29, TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH RANGE 23 EAST SOUTHEAST DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 6857 OAKS BOULEVARD, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM IL TO IH WZ-11- 25 COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

>> WE WAIVE THE READING AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26597.

>> [INAUDIBLE], I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING MY COAT THIS MORNING.

HAD I KNOWN THAT ASESSA CAPELLA HAD A ANOTHER JACKET SERVICE, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO NERVOUS ABOUT LEAVING MY COAT IN MY LONER CAR, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

I'M HERE SUPPORTING THIS CHANGE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.

THIS IS AN AREA WHERE MY CLIENT WANTS TO ESTABLISH A BUSINESS WITH A CRUSHED LIMESTONE, CRUSHED CONCRETE.

IT'S BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.

IT'S OVER 3.3 MILES AWAY FROM ANY HOME AND THE MACHINE THAT'S USED IS QUIET.

IT CONTROLS DUST THROUGH WATER VAPOR AND THERE'S ALSO A LARGE AREA OF TREES THAT ISOLATES ANY POTENTIAL NOISE OR DUST FROM GETTING ANYWHERE OUTSIDE THE MACHINE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOOD. IT'S GOING TO CREATE TEN PERMANENT JOBS, FULL TIME JOBS, GOOD JOBS.

READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY HAS. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR? ANYONE OPPOSE?

>> I'M IN HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY, ALL HAVE 15 MINUTES TOTAL IN OPPOSITION.

SO WORK THAT OUT AMONGST YOURSELVES.

>> I WANT TO TAKE WALKER BROWN, TO 49 OAK AVENUE, BIG CITY ONE MILE POINT AREA.

I TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE HAS SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR ME AND FOR ALL MY NEIGHBORS FOR THE LARGER NEIGHBORHOOD.

I AM GRATIFIED BY THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING ADVISOR BOTH OF WHICH RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THIS REQUEST FOR A ZONING CHANGE.

THE REASONS FOR THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL WERE MADE VERY CLEAR.

I CITE FROM THE STAFF REPORT ITSELF.

FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT,

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THE PROPOSED HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES IT PERMITS ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING ZONING AND LAND USES ALONG BOULEVARD.

THAT REQUEST MEETS NONE OF THE CRITERIA WHICH ARE STATED THAT SHOULD BE MET FOR SUCH A ZONING CHANGE.

THE PROPOSED REZONING RESULTS IN A SPOT ZONE AND ENCOURAGES DEVELOPMENT THAT IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH NEARBY LAND RESOURCES.

IT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO PROTECT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS FROM INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT.

THE REQUEST INTRODUCE THE CLASS AND DENSITY OF USE THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE STATED PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE SAFE AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

THE REQUEST WILL NOT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY OR WELFARE BECAUSE IT INTRODUCES AN ARRAY OF INCOMPATIBLE USES IN AN AREA WITH CONSISTENT LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING.

POST EVERY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE PROPERTY LAND USE CATEGORY OF PRODUCTION DISTRIBUTION AND REPAIR.

WE HAVE IN THAT AREA ALREADY HAVE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS. I'VE ONLY BEEN IN ABOUT EIGHT YEARS.

IT'S BETTER NOW THAN IT ONCE WAS.

AND I THINK THE WORST CONDITIONS OF A FEW YEARS AGO BECAUSE THAT THIS BUSINESS, WHICH IS PROPOSED AS PART OF THIS REZONING WAS IN OPERATION.

THE REPRESENTATIVE MENTIONED THAT IT HAD BEEN IN OPERATION BEFORE, BUT THAT WAS A TEMPORARY PERMIT AND HAD LIMITED PARAMETERS TO IT SO IT WAS NOT REALLY OPERATING IN [INAUDIBLE].IT'S BETTER THAN IT ONCE WAS.

WE DON'T NEED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE DUST FROM CARGILL, THE DUST GOT FROM MATERIALS PLANT, THE DUST FROM LANDMINE DRYWALL OR GYPSUM PLANT.

SO I DON'T SEE ANY REASONABLE OR RATIONAL BASIS FOR APPROVING THIS ZONING REQUEST.

IT DOESN'T MEET ANY OF THE CRITERIA.

SO I ASK YOU AS A COUNCIL, PLEASE VOTE THIS PROPOSAL DOWN AND HELP PROTECT US AND THE HEALTH OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU.

>> ALICE WORKS, 317 OAK AVENUE.

I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THAT AREA FOR 43 YEARS NOW.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT FROM THE TIME I MOVED IN TO NOW, IS A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE.

THE DUST IS THE POLLUTION IN THE AREA.

YOUR CARS ARE COVERED WITH IT. IT INVADES YOUR HOME.

YOU CAN'T SIT OUTSIDE AND NOT SEE THE DUST FLYING AROUND.

YOU CAN WASH YOUR CAR IN THE MORNING BY AFTERNOON IT'S COVERED WITH DUST. THAT'S HOW BAD IT IS.

BUT YOUR PREDECESSORS DELIBERATELY ZONE THIS AREA LIKE INDUSTRIAL PROTECT RESIDENTS, AND CREATE A LIVABLE, AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE AN ELMWOOD WEST.

THAT WAS THE CONCEPT FOR IT.

SO I URGE YOU TO HONOR THEIR VISION AND REJECT THIS REZONING.

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ALWAYS ALREADY CARRIES MORE THAN ITS FAIR SHARE.

A GRAIN ELEVATOR, A POWER PLANT, GRAVEL, THE SAND FALL, THE GYPSUM PLAN.

EACH ONE CREATES NOISE, DUST, EMISSIONS, AND TRUCK TRAFFIC.

TOGETHER, THEY OVERWHELM THE COMMUNITY, ADDING ANOTHER HEAVY INDUSTRIAL FACILITY TIP THE BOUND IT WILL BREAK.

CONCRETE CRUSHING RELEASES FINE PARTICLES, INCLUDING SILICA, WHICH TRAVELS FOR MILES, LINKED TO ASTHMA, COPD, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND EVEN LUNG CANCER.

FAMILIES ALREADY LIVE UNDER SKY FILLED WITH DUST, WITH WINDOWS SHUT, CARS AND HOMES COATED, OUR CHILDREN OUR PETS BREATHING IS CONTAMINATED AIR AND SO ARE WE WHEN WE GO OUTSIDE.

APPROVING THIS ZONING, COMPOUNDS ALSO RISK, TRADING OUR HEALTH AND LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR AN OVER POLLUTE PROFIT.

CONCRETE RUNOFF IS COST KILLING VEGETATION, CONTAMINATING GROUNDWATER, CLOGGING, HARDENING, AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS. THE HEAVY TRUCKS, THESE TRUCKS WEIGH NORMALLY 20 TO 40 TONS THAT ARE BRINGING THE GROVEL IN THE CRUSH.

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THEY'RE GOING TO CRACK OUR SURFACES OF THE ROAD, RAISING THE REPAIR COSTS THAT TAXPAYERS NOT THE INDUSTRY IS GOING TO PAY.

REZONING THIS ONE PARTIAL SETS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT.

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WAS A BUFFER MEANT TO PROTECT FAMILIES.

IF YOU ERASE THAT LINE, YOU OPEN A DOOR TO MORE HEAVY INDUSTRY UNTIL THIS IS NO LONGER A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH AN INDUSTRIAL DUMPING LINE.

WE ARE NOT AGAINST JOBS OR GROWTH, BUT REAL GROWTH UPLIFTS PROPERTY VALUES, SUPPORTS FAMILIES AND RESPECTS HEALTH.

IT DOESN'T SACRIFICE RESIDENTS FOR ONE MORE HAZARDOUS FACILITY.

FOR YEARS, RESIDENTS HAVE PLEADED ABOUT THE HEAVY PARTICULARS ALREADY BLANKETING OUR HOMES.

NO AGENCY HAS SOLVED THAT PROBLEM.

AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY OUR COMMUNITY.

APPROVING ANOTHER PARTICULATE RELEASING FACILITY WILL ONLY WORSEN OUR HOME.

I ASK YOU TO STAND WITH YOUR PREDECESSORS WISDOM WITH THE FAMILIES WHO LIVE HERE, AND WITH THE PRINCIPLE THAT ZONING IS MEANT TO PROTECT PEOPLE, NOT THEM TO INDUSTRY.

BY VOTING NO, YOU WILL AFFIRM THAT HEALTH, SAFETY, QUALITY OF LIFE NOT MORE THAN ONE COMPANY'S CONVENIENCE.

YOU SAY CLEARLY, OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT EXPENDABLE AND OUR ZONING REGULATIONS ARE NON NEGOTIABLE.

PLEASE VOTE NO TO REZONING. THANK YOU.

>> HI, MY NAME IS BRITTANY PETERS.

I LIVE AT 349 NORMANDY STREET AND NINE MILE POINT AS WELL.

I ABOUT TWO BLOCKS AWAY OVER FROM THE REST STOKE.

I BUILT MY HOUSE 13 YEARS AGO AND AT THE TIME MY SON WAS 2-YEARS-OLD AND WHEN HE MOVED IN, WE HAD NO HEALTH ISSUES OR CONCERNS.

WE'VE CONTACTED THE DEPARTMENT OF AIR QUALITY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

HE NOW HAS ASTHMA AND PUTTING A CONCRETE CRUSHING FACILITY WOULD ESSENTIALLY HOSPITALIZE HIM.

THE AIR QUALITY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN OUR AREA.

WE'RE NOT THE ONLY FAMILY THAT LIVES THERE.

THERE ARE MANY OTHER FAMILIES THAT LIVE THERE, BUT HEALTH FOR YOUR CHILDREN IS SOMETHING TO SITE FIGHT FOR.

THAT'S THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AIR QUALITY STAYS GOOD.

I HAVE THREE OTHER CHILDREN AS WELL, BUT HE'S THE WEAKEST LINK AS FAR AS A LUNGS ARE CONCERNED.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE MOVE.

>> GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

MY NAME IS DENNIS GID 313 OAK AVENUE, NILE POINT.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE NILE MILE POINT CIVIC ASSOCIATION, THE PRESIDENT WHO WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TODAY.

I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I WOULD ECHO EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID FROM THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN IN OPPOSITION HE SPEAKING TODAY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, FIRST, I WANT TO SAY TO THAT MR. CALL IS A FINE GENTLEMAN I'VE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME AND I APPRECIATE WHAT HE SAID ABOUT THE PLACE.

I HAVE ONE DISAGREEMENT, THE DISTANCES HERE TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OF 2,900 FEET.

THAT'S TO THE FURTHEST POINT IN THIS PROPERTY.

IT'S VERY CLOSE TO THE CAVE GARDEN SUBDIVISION AND IT'S CLOSE TO THOSE AREAS OF NILE POINT.

SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT.

IT'S A PROBLEM IN THE AREA.

IF YOU LOOK AT NILE MILE POINT, THE WAY THAT IT'S CONFIGURED, THE MAP DOESN'T REALLY SHOW UNLESS YOU PULL BACK SOME.

BUT IT'S A POINT.

IT'S A PENINSULA THAT'S SURROUNDED BY THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

IT'S GOT INDUSTRIAL. ALTHOUGH WE GET RAIL DUST.

WE GET THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ON THE RIVER FRONT.

WE HAVE THE CONTINENTAL GRAIN ELEVATOR, GYPSUM, THE NATIONAL GYPSUM CRANT, WHICH I BELIEVE THE WEST WEGO RESIDENTS COMPLAIN ABOUT QUITE OFTEN, THAT'S AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, THIS AREA IS BOUNDED BY CANALS, WHICH ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE SIGNET PUMP STATION.

ANY RUNOFF IS GOING TO END UP IN THE WEST WEGO CANAL AREA.

THAT IS LARGELY A STAGNANT BODY OF WATER.

THE ONLY WATER FLOW THEY HAD INTO THAT THING IS WHEN THE PUMP STATIONS ON OTHER THAN THAT IN THE LAKE. THERE'S NOT MUCH TITLE.

WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU GUYS ACT IN OPPOSITION TO THIS.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.

>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION.

I BELIEVE THAT WAS FIVE IN OPPOSITION.

>> I HAVE FOUR.

>> YOU JUST LEAVE IT RIGHT THERE. GRAB IT.

FOUR. FOUR IN OPPOSITION.

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ONE IN FAVOR FOUR IN OPPOSITION. COUNSEL, YOUR MOTION.

>> HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THIS, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY HERE TODAY.

I'VE LOOKED AT THIS DEVELOPMENT, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR SOME TIMES, IT'S BEING A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND THE REQUEST TO GO TO A DIFFERENT CATEGORY AS MUCH AS I CONCERNED MYSELF, CERTAINLY WITH THE ISSUES THAT I'VE HEARD.

I'VE BEEN REVIEWING MUCH EMPIRICAL DATA ABOUT THESE TYPE OF BUSINESSES AND CHALLENGES.

WE HAVE AN EXISTING ENTITY RIGHT ACROSS THE CANAL OFF PETERS ROAD, THAT DOES THE SAME THING, AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT.

AS DEL DEEP INTO THIS, I FEEL THAT I'M MORE COMPELLED TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26597, A MOTION OF COUNCILMAN LEE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALKER. HEARING NONE.

I WANT TO MENTION REAL QUICK WE GET TO NUMBER 19, THAT IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, WELCOME BACK.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

THE MEETING WILL BE POSTED IN ITS ENTIRE TEAM ONCE IT'S DONE.

NUMBER 19, PLEASE MADAM COURT.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26598, APPROVING SP 40-25 FOR A REQUESTED VARIANCE TO THE LANDSCAPING REGULATIONS OF THE MUCD FOR FAT BOY'S PIZZA LOCATED AT 1535 LA PACO BOULEVARD ON LOT E2C1, TRACT NINE SECTION C, OAKDALE SUBDIVISION, COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.

>> WE CAN WAIVE THE READING AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26598.

THOSE OPPOSITION. KERNER.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26598, MOTION COUNCIL KERNER CALUM.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26599, APPROVING SP 30- 25 FOR REQUESTED VARIANCE TO THE REAR YARD SETBACK REGULATIONS OF THE CVZ AND C-2 FOR A CAR DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 309 DAVID DRIVE ON LOTTE SEVEN SQUARE B AIRLINE VISTA SUBDIVISION, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

>> WAIVE THE READING AND NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FORM NUMBER 26599.

ANYONE IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>> GOOD MORNING. JOHN LAMBERTON WITH KUBA ENGINEERING, REPRESENTING THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND THE DEVELOPER ON THIS CASE.

WE'RE PROPOSING THIS VARIANCE IN THE CBZ ZONING AREA.

WE HAVE MET AND EXCEEDED ALL THE CBZ ZONING REQUIREMENTS WITH EXCEPTION TO THE REAR YARD SETBACK.

WE'RE CURRENTLY TEN FOOT SIX FROM THE REAR PROPERTY LINE, THAT IS DUE TO THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY BEHIND US.

I WILL NOTE THAT THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY BEHIND US IS NOT A SINGLE FAMILY, MULTI FAMILY OR TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE.

IT IS MIKE MILEY CLAY GROUND, EXCUSE ME.

AND LOOKING AT THE GIS GOOGLER SATELLITE IMAGING, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS IN THIS BLOCK ENJOY THE SAME SETBACK AROUND TEN FEET AS WE'RE PROPOSING ON THIS DEVELOPMENT, AND WE ASK HUMBLY ASK APPROVAL FOR THE PROPOSED VARIANCE.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR? ANYONE OPPOSED? ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR.

>> ANY OBJECTION APPROVAL SUMMARY 26599.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26601, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 26842, THE PHASING PLAN FOR THE SLATER ACADEMY ON LT Y1B SQUARE 41 UNIT ONE PONT TRAN GARDEN SUBDIVISION, SECTION D ZONED R ONE A, SP- 90-23 COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR.

>> WAIVE THE READ AND NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMER 26601.

HUMAN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE OPPOSITION.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO APPEARED. COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMB 26601 ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER.

THERE NONE SO ORDERED. ITEM 22.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26602, APPROVING SP- 46-25 FOR A REQUESTED VARIANCE TO THE SIGN REGULATIONS AND THE LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER REQUIREMENTS OF THE CPZ FOR

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PORSCHE NEW ORLEANS LOCATED AT 8,900 VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD, LT H2A1 SQUARE X WESTGATE SUBDIVISION, COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR.

>> WE CAN WAIVE THE READING AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26602.

ANYONE OPPOSED? NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNSEL BOHANAN?

>> PRO.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26602 ON MOTION OF COUNSEL BOHANAN SECONDED BY COUNSEL WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDER. NUMBER 23.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26603, APPROVING SP 49-25 FOR A REQUESTED VARIANCE TO THE LANDSCAPE AND BUFFER REQUIREMENTS OF THE CPZ FOR THE PERRETTA COLLISION CENTER LOCATED AT 3,000 RICHLAND AVENUE ON LOT 207208 AND PORTION OF 2718 MANSON SUBDIVISION, COUNCIL DISTRICT 5.

>> WE CAN WAIVE THE READING AND NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26603.

ANYONE IN FAVOR? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>> GOOD MORNING AGAIN. JOHN LAMBERTON, GROUP ENGINEERING 3,400 HAMER AVENUE, M 7,002.

AGAIN, WE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL RECORD ON THIS PROJECT.

WE ARE REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPER.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, MR. PERETTI HAS BEEN HAS A GENERATIONAL BUSINESS ON AN BOULEVARD.

HE HE DID A WONDERFUL RENOVATION BACK IN 2019, AND WE'RE EXTENDING THAT TO A A PROPERTY ALONG RICHLAND AVENUE.

IT IS DESIGNATED IN THE CPZ, BUT THERE'S SOME CONTENTION ON THAT.

IT'S ABOUT 1,000 FEET OF THE VETERANS.

WE DO HAVE ALL OF THE CPZ REQUIREMENTS WITH EXCEPTION TO THE REAR YARD SETBACK.

THE PURPOSE FOR THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ASSEMBLY.

WE'RE HAVING A 16,000 SQUARE FOOT ADDITION TO THE EXISTING BUILDING.

THE IDEA IS GOING TO BE AN ASSEMBLY LINE THROUGH THE PROPOSED ADDITION, AND THE BACK AREA WOULD BE HOW WE EXIT THOSE CARS THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY LINE.

WE HUMBLY ASK YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE SETBACK ON THE CPZ REQUIREMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN FAVOR.

ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? MADAM CLERK, THE ONE APPEARED IN FAVOR, COUNSEL LIZBERG?

>> ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26603, A MOTION OF COUNSEL LIZBERG, SECONDED BY COUNSEL WALKER.

HEARING NONE ORDER 124.

[OTHER ORDINANCES ]

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26604, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 36 TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLES.

>> WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26604.

ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? NO ONE APPEARED. COUNSEL LIZBERG.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26604.

COUNSEL LIZBERG SECONDED BY COUNSEL WALKER.

HEARING 25.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26605, AMENDING SECTION 2-3042-306 AND 2-471 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF RELATIVE TO THE CONVERSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOSYSTEM AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT INTO THE OFFICE OF ECOSYSTEM AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT AND PLACING SAID OFFICE AND THE DIRECTOR OF ECO SYSTEM AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS TO AMEND THE TITLE OF DIVISION 13.5 OF ARTICLE 5 OF CHAPTER 2 OF SAID CODE.

>> WE NOW HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26605.

THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD. THOSE IN OPPOSITION.

MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED.

COUNSEL. MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26605, A MOTION OF COUNSEL RANK SEC BY COUNSELMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED, ITEM 26.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26606, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE BY REPEALING SECTION 6-19 RELATIVE TO THE PROHIBITION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES AT AMUSEMENT PLACES.

>> PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26606.

THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD. THOSE OPPOSED?

>> ANY OBJECTION TO APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26606 BY COUNCIL 27, PLEASE.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26607, AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 14796, THE PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO REVISE THE PAY GRADE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE CLASS OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FINANCE.

>> PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN FOR SUMMER 26607.

THOSE OPPOSED. NOW LOOK NO ONE APPEARED. COUNSELMAN VAN RANK.

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>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26607 ON MOTION OF COUNSELMAN RANKON SECTOR BY COUNSEL WALKER.

HEARING NONE ORDERED. I HAVE A NOTE THAT 28, 29 AND 30 WILL BE DEFERRED TO OCTOBER 2025.

COUNSELMAN VAN BRANCH, YOUR MOTION ON THAT?

>> MOVE TO DEFER.

>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE DEFERRAL OF 28, 29 AND 30 TO OCTOBER 1 ON MOTION OF COUNSELMAN BANKEN SEC BY COUNSEL WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED TWO NUMBER OPERATING.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26611, AMENDING THE 2025 OPERATING BUDGET.

>> PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 2661. ANY FAVOR PLEASE.

>> APPROVAL SUMMER 2661 MOTION OF COUNSELMAN BANKEN SEC BY COUNSEL WALKER.

>> SUMMARY NUMBER 26626612, AMENDING THE 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET IN THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO DE OBLIGATE UNEXPENDED FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $249,968 FROM MULTIPLE RECREATION PROJECT NUMBERS AND RECOGNIZING A TRANSFER OF SAID FUNDS TO RECREATION PROJECT NUMBERS 46733019 AT THE REQUEST OF RECREATION.

THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO BE BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. COUNCIL YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS?

>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS.

MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILOR WALKER? HEARING NONE. SO ORDER.

WE NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 2612.

ANY ONE IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

OPPOSITION. NO THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNSELMAN BANK.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26612 AS AMENDED MOTION OF COUNSELMAN BANKEN SEC BY COUNSEL WALKER.

HEARING NONE ORDERED. I TAKE TO ITEM NUMBER 33.

[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR]

RESOLUTION, THE MOTION FROM THE FOUR, PLEASE.

>> COUNCILMAN LIZBERG.

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY [LAUGHTER] SORRY.

>> WAKE UP.

>> NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANY.

>> IT JUST AN ADVANCE MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> COUNCILMAN KERNER.

>> NONE.

>> COUNCILMAN BANANO?

>> I HAVE TWO, WOULD YOU READ IT, PLEASE, MISS CLERK?

>> YES, SIR.

>> GOOD MORNING, MISS LIZBERG.

>> A RESOLUTION FOR OUR LADY OF PROM SUCKER TO PLACE SIGNS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO ADVERTISE THEIR GUMBO FESTIVAL.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BE BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR.

HERRING NOMAN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT RESOLUTION.

ANYONE IN FAVOR OPPOSITION. PLEASE COME FORWARD.

APPEARED. COUNCILMAN BANANO.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION BY COUNSEL BANANO? MOTION BY COUNSEL BANANO SECONDED BY COUNSEL WALKER. HEARING.

>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ST. RITA SCHOOL TO PLACE SIGNS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO ADVERTISE THEIR OPEN HOUSE ON THE SCHOOL GROUNDS.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BE BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. A PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ON THAT RESOLUTION. ANYONE IN FAVOR OF OPPOSITION.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. MADAM CLERK, NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNSEL LIZBERG.

>> I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE ME APPROVAL.

ANY OBJECTION TO ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION? BROUGHT FORWARD TO MOTION BY COUNSEL MANTA, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER. HEARING NONE.

>> COUNSELMAN MALEE.

>> I DON'T HAVE ANY.

>> COUNSELMAN WALKER?

>> ONE.

>> YES, SIR. A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MR. SIDNEY BASLEY THIRD DIRECTOR OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF WATER TO THE TASK FORCE ON SOUTHEAST REGIONAL WATER PURIFICATION OPERATIONS, AS THE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF JEFFERSON PARISH, PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION NUMBER 305 OF THE 2025 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION OF THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATURE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THAT RESOLUTION BE BROUGHT IN THE FLOOR.

HEARING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN ON THAT RESOLUTION.

I WANT TO FAVOR OPPOSITION. PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MAM, PORT NOTE THAT NO ONE HAS APPEARED.

I MOVE TO APPROVE.

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION BY COUNSELMAN WALKER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL HEARING NONE SO.

>> COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKIN.

>> HAVE NONE.

>> COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN.

>> I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLE.

>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. CONSENT AGENDA 1NOW.

[CONSENT AGENDA ONE ]

COUNSELMAN VAN RANKIN, YOUR MOTION ON THE ENGLOBO ADOPTION OF ITEMS 34 THROUGH 75?

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>> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE ENGLOBO ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 34 THROUGH 75, ON MOTION OF COUNSELMAN VAN RANKIN, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER.

CARRYING NONE SO ORDER. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 76, PLEASE.

[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS ]

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS, ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 144663, ADOPTED ON AUGUST 7, 2024, AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 146266, ADOPTED ON APRIL 30, 2025, TO PROVIDE ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR DRAINAGE PROJECTS FOR A FEE OF $500,000 OR LESS PER ASSIGNMENT, EXCLUDING ANY FEE FOR RESIDENT INSPECTION SERVICES TO PERFORM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR VET CANAL IMPROVEMENTS, COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.

>> COUNSEL MCCARTER, YOUR SELECTION?

>> I CHOOSE PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING INC.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING INC. ON MOTION OF COUNCIL KERNER, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER.

NOW, COUNSELMAN BEN BRACKEN,

[CONSENT AGENDA TWO ]

YOUR MOTION ON GLOBO ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, CONSENT AGENDA 2, ITEM 77TH 147-80, 83, WHICH WILL BE CANCELED 90, WHICH WILL BE AMENDED, AND 104, WHICH WILL BE CANCELED.

>> 81 NEEDS TO BE AMENDED.

>> 81 NEEDS TO BE AMENDED EXCUSE ME.

>> MOVE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE GLOBO ADOPTION OF 77 THROUGH 147-80, WHICH IS A SELECTION, 81, WHICH WILL BE AMENDED, 83, WHICH WILL BE CANCELED, 90, WHICH WILL BE AMENDED, AND 104, WHICH WILL BE CANCELED.

ON MOTION OF COUNSELMAN BEN BRACKEN, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER.

THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 8.

>> A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS, ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 144993, ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2024, AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 146267, ADOPTED ON APRIL 30 OF 2025, TO PROVIDE ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR STREET PROJECTS FOR A FEE OF $500,000 OR LESS PER ASSIGNMENT, EXCLUDING ANY FEE FOR RESIDENT INSPECTION SERVICES TO PERFORM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR FOURTH STREET SHARED USE PATH, BARATARIA BOULEVARD TO GRETNA CITY LIMITS, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

>> COUNSELMAN BANANO.

>> ON PIVOTAL ENGINEERING.

>> OBJECTION TO THE SELECTION OF PIVOTAL ENGINEERING ON MOTION OF COUNCIL SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED ITEM 90. AMENDS.

>> 80.

>> OH, I'M SORRY. NUMBER 81 FIRST, MADAM C.

>> A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MR. JACKSON TO THE PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD, REPRESENTING JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO REPLACE MR. JACKSON WITH SIMEON DICKERSON.

THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

>> COUNCILMAN LEE.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 81 AS AMENDED, ON MOTION OF COUNSEL LE, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED. NO NUMBER 9 WITH AMENDMENTS, PLEASE.

>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 TO THE AGREEMENT, CONTRACT NUMBER 55-00022080 BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES, WHICH AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE FURTHER DEFINES THE SCOPE TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT STAFFING RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW ERP HAS ASSIGNED FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS, AND TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL CONTRACT CAP TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,500,000.

THE AMENDMENTS ARE IN THE PREAMBLE, THE FIFTH WAS IN SECTION 1 TO REMOVE THE WORD ANNUAL AND TO CHANGE THE CAP TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $8,200,000.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENTS BEING BROUGHT FROM THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. COUNSELMAN VAN RANKIN, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDMENTS? A MOTION OF COUNSELMAN VAN BRAKEN, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED.

COUNSELMAN VAN RANKIN, YOUR MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED.

>> MOVE FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED? MOTION OF COUNSELMAN VAN RANKIN, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER.

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THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 148 ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.

[ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS ]

WHICH IS GLOBO. COUNSELMAN VAN BRAKEN, YOUR MOTION ON THE GLOBO ADOPTION OF ITEMS ONE THROUGH 22 ON THE AGENDA.

>> MOVED FOR APPROVAL.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 22 AND MOTION OF COUNSELMAN VAN BRANKEN, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 23 IN SPECIAL DISTRICTS.

>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR IN LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICT REGARDING THE USE OF PORTIONS OF DESIGNATED PARISH FACILITIES TO ENABLE THE DISTRICT TO INSTALL AND DEPLOY AERIAL VEHICLES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, WHICH WILL ENHANCE THE SHERIFF'S ABILITY TO RAPIDLY RESPOND TO CERTAIN CALLS FOR SERVICES.

>> COUNSELMAN VAN BRAKEN, YOUR MOTION?

>> YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL AND JUST GIVE CREDIT TO THE SHERIFF FOR CONTINUING TO INNOVATE USING UNMANNED VEHICLES TO QUICKLY RESPOND. MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION OF THAT RESOLUTION, MOTION COUNSELMAN VAN BRANKEN SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE SO ORDER. 149, PLEASE.

[JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS]

>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING A ONE-TIME ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR $52,569 FOR THE PURCHASE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT DATED MARCH 6, 2018, BETWEEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER 8 OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND MORO HARVEY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NUMBER 1, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

>> COUNSEL MILANO, YOUR MOTION?

>> OBJECTION. ADOPTION RESOLUTION MOTION OF COUNSELMAN MILANO, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER.

HEARING NONE SO ORDERED ITEM 50, PLEASE 150.

>> A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 14, 2022, BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND CANNON COCHRAN MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCORPORATED, APPROVED BY RESOLUTION NUMBER 140885, ADOPTED ON THE 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022, WHICH PROVIDED FOR THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES FOR LIABILITY.

WORKERS' COMPENSATION, SELA PROPERTY, AND OTHER ASSIGNED CLAIMS FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.

JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT ONE AND JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT TWO, TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT ON DECEMBER 13, 2026, WITH THE ANNUAL CONTRACT CAP REMAINING AT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION PER YEAR.

>> COUNSELMAN HAS BEEN RAKING YOUR MOTION.

>> ANY OBJECTION TO THE ADOPTION RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNSELMAN BANANO, SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER? HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED 151?

>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT, PIGGYBACK PURCHASED BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARISH AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND PARTS, MAINTENANCE, AND REPAIR UNDER NEW ORLEANS CONTRACT NUMBERS K 25_456, RESPECTIVELY AWARDED TO CASCO INDUSTRIES.

FOR THE EAST BANK CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL SERVICE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, NOT TO EXCEED $110,000.

>> COUNSELMAN BEN BRACKEN?

>> OBJECTION: ADOPT RESOLUTION ON MOTION OF COUNSELMAN BEN BRACKEN.

SECONDED BY COUNSELMAN WALKER. HEARING NONE, SO ORDERED, NO NEW BUSINESS, NO STATUS REPORTS.

IT'S NOT CLOSE TO NOON YET.

WE'RE GOING TO GET EVERYTHING IN BEFORE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND TWO PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS.

[PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS ]

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO APPEAR TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING, NOT ON THE AGENDA OR NO AGENDA, OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO, YOU CAN, BUT THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SPEAK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

AS WELL, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK AND PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE CLERK AT EXCUSE ME, TO US AT THE PODIUM AS YOU SPEAK. YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES.

>> MORNING, EVERYONE. ROB BURT, SEVEN BUNDY CO. JEFFS, FIREFIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

WE HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION THIS WEEK.

BEEN GOING PRETTY SLOW.ME INFORMATION THAT WE REQUESTED IT TOOK SEVERAL WEEKS FOR US TO GET, WHICH REALLY IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN PAST IN MY LONG HISTORY.

YOU KNOW, WE HAD WE WOULD USUALLY MEET ONCE EVERY WEEK OR TEN DAYS TO RESOLVE OUR ISSUES, AND THIS HAS BEEN DRAGGING ON FOR SO LONG.

HOPEFULLY, THIS MEETING WILL BE A LITTLE MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.

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CERTAINLY, WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED WHEN IT'S GOING.

COUNSELMAN BANANO HAS OFFERED TO SIT IN ON THE MEETINGS, AND CERTAINLY, WE'VE AGREED WITH THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE NEEDS APPROVAL FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT WE APPRECIATE HIS INPUT.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WILL HELP YOU GET THIS THING RESOLVED? WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. I JUST WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED ON THAT AND LISTEN.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE GETTING LETTERS FROM LCMC, SAYING THAT THEY'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH UNITED.

CERTAIN WITH FRIER, IT'S CONCERNING THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE IF THE DISCUSSIONS AREN'T PRODUCTIVE BY I THINK AUGUST OR NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THE TWO HOSPITALS THAT HASH ON, EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN KEEP THEIR DOCTORS.

I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR AT LEAST YOU TO KNOW, OUR GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, OUR ADMINISTRATION TO INFORM THE EMPLOYEES WHAT THAT MEANS.

A LOT OF THEM, YOU KNOW, THAT UNITED'S BACKING OUT ON US.

I MEAN, OUR CONTRACT IS LONGER THAN THAT, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH FROM THE ADMINISTRATION.

FOR THE EMPLOYEES, BUT LCMC CERTAINLY WROTE THOSE FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT USED THEIR FACILITIES A LETTER, AND I THINK IT'S CONCERNING THE EMPLOYEES, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY UPDATE ON THAT, STEVE?

>> HR SENT OUT AN EMAIL, I BELIEVE THE WEEK BEFORE LAST.

REFLECT ON THE INFORMATION.

THE LATEST INFORMATION THAT WE HAD, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY HAVE ANY UPDATED INFORMATION SINCE THEN.

>> I BELIEVE WHAT WE SAW IN THE EMAIL.

YOU COME UP? WHAT WE SAW IN THE EMAIL WAS THAT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET.

IT'S A NEGOTIATION, OBVIOUSLY.IT WOULDN'T AFFECT WOULD AFFECT CERTAIN SEGMENTS.

WE'LL GET MORE YOU WANT TO SPEAK REAL QUICK.

>> HOW ARE YOU DOING? THOSE NEGOTIATIONS WITH UNITED AND LCMC ARE STILL GOING ON.

IT'S JUST NEGOTIATES BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND THE INSURANCE CARRIER ITSELF.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO SPECIFICALLY WITH JEFFERSON PARISH.

WE ARE JUST KEEPING ABREAST OF IT AND MAINTAINING INFORMATION.

>> AS SOON AS WE GET INFORMATION, IT'LL BE DISSEMINATED TO.

>> CORRECT.

AS SOON AS WE GET ANY NEW INFORMATION ABOUT IT WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE PARISH.

>> CAN I REQUEST TO WHILE THIS IS ONGOING, I HOPE IT GETS RESOLVED, BUT SINCE THAT WOULD BE A HUGE IMPACT, IF, FOR SOME REASON, THEY CAN'T REACH SOME AGREEMENT, I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT OUR ALTERNATIVES ARE WITH OUR HEALTH INSURANCE IF IT WERE TO EXCLUDE OR NEGATIVELY IMPACT US SEEKING MEDICAL CARE AT LCMC OR WEST.

>> DEFINE INCLUDED.

>> THANK YOU. A COUPLE OF BULLET POINTS FROM THAT EMAIL THAT WAS SENT OUT.

I'LL READ THIS FROM THE EMAIL.

THE CURRENT STATUS IS THAT THE EXISTING CONTRACT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH OCTOBER 31 OF THIS YEAR.

ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES IF NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED WOULD INCLUDE LCMC HOSPITALS POSSIBLY COMING OUT OF NETWORK FOR UNITED HEALTHCARE COMMERCIAL PLAN, STARTING NOVEMBER 1.

HOWEVER, LCMC PHYSICIANS AND URGENT CARE CENTERS WILL REMAIN IN NETWORK, AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND MEDICAID MEMBERS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.

CONTINUITY OF CARE PROTECTIONS MAY APPLY FOR MEMBERS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR SERIOUS OR COMPLEX CONDITIONS LIKE PREGNANCY OR CANCER.

WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS THOSE UPDATES COME TO US.

THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. GO AHEAD, MA'AM.

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KIM MARTINEZ.

I LIVE AT 18:21 BONNIE ANDRE MARRERO.

I LIVE IN DISTRICT 3.

GOOD MORNING, COUNSELMAN BYRON LEE.

I HAVE REACHED OUT TO YOUR OFFICE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, REQUESTING YOU CONTACT ME, BUT YOU HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ANY OF MY NUMEROUS REQUESTS.

I ALSO PLACED A LETTER IN YOUR HAND PERSONALLY AT THE LUNCHEON AT THE ALARIO CENTER, REQUESTING YOU READ IT AND CONTACT ME.

I DID NOT GET A RESPONSE FROM YOU OR YOUR OFFICE.

THEREFORE, I'M REACHING OUT TO YOU, WHICH I DID VIA EMAIL.

ON JULY 13, A CONSENT JUDGMENT WAS RENDERED IN 2023.

A CONSENT JUDGMENT WAS RENDERED IN THE 24TH JDC TO THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON BY JUDGE JUNE BERRY DARNSBURG, STATING, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED A JUDGE AND DECREE THAT THE PLAINTIFF, KIM MARTINEZ, WILL PETITION JEFFERSON PARISH FOR NO PARKING SIGNS TO BE PLACED OPPOSITE HER DRIVEWAY WITHOUT COMPLAINT FROM DEFENDANTS, KIDS UNIVERSITY LEARNING CENTER, AND RITA CURTAIN.

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I PERSONALLY WENT TO JEFFERSON PARISH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND PETITIONED THE PARISH TO PLACE THE NO PARKING SIGNS OPPOSITE MY DRIVEWAY IN JULY OF 2023, AND PROVIDED THE OFFICE WITH A COPY OF THE COURT'S CONSENT JUDGMENT.

JEFFERSON PARISH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT INSTALLED TWO NO-PARKING TRAFFIC SIGNS ACROSS FROM MY DRIVEWAY IN THE 1,800 BLOCK OF BONNIE AND DRIVE IN ORDER TO HELP ALLEVIATE SAFETY ISSUES AND NUISANCES CAUSED BY THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC CONGESTION FROM KIDS UNIVERSITY ON OUR RESIDENTIAL STREET.

MAY 24 OF 2025, THE SECURITY CAMERAS AT MY HOME SHOW JEFFERSON PARISH EMPLOYEES REMOVING THE TWO NO-PARKING SIGNS.

I FOLLOWED UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO SUSAN TREDWAY WITH THE JEFFERSON PARISH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION AND INQUIRED WHY, WITH A COURT JUDGMENT IN PLACE WHERE THE NO-PARKING TRAFFIC SIGNS REMOVED FROM THE 1,800 BLOCK OF BONNIE AND DRIVE? MISS TREDWAY INFORMED ME THAT HER OFFICE WAS ORDERED BY THE COUNCILMAN'S OFFICE TO REMOVE THESE SIGNS.

ON JUNE 16, 2025, I FILED A MOTION OF CONTEMPT OF COURT, WHICH WAS FIXED FOR HEARING ON AUGUST 5, 20 2025.

WHERE IN ON THAT DATE, JUDGE JUNE BERRY DARNSBURG ORDERED ME TO GO BACK TO JEFFERSON PARISH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION TO REQUEST THAT THE NO-PARKING SIGNS BE REINSTALLED.

>> JUDGE JUNE BERRY DARNSBURG, STATED THE COUNCILMAN, BYRON LEE, NO THE COUNCILMAN OFFICE, CAN REMOVE THESE SIGNS AS THEY ARE PUT UP UNDER A COURT ORDER.

SHE ALSO STATED, BYRON NO THE COUNCILMAN IS ABOVE THE LAW.

THE FOLLOWING WEEK ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 12, 2025, I PERSONALLY WENT TO SUSAN TREDWAY'S OFFICE.

>> TEN SECONDS MUM,10 SECONDS, SORRY. YOU RUN OUT OF TIME.

>> WIT JEFFESON PARISH ENGINEERING DIVISION AND EXPLAIN TO MISS TREDWAY THAT THE JUDGE ORDERED ME TO COME BACK HERE TO REQUEST THE NO PARKING SIGNS TO BE REINSTALLED.

I PROVIDED HER OFFICE WITH A REQUEST AND AN E MAIL ALONG WITH PHOTOS AND TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, NUISANCE AND SAFETY ISSUES IN FRONT OF MY HOME ON A DAILY BASIS.

>> THAT'S YOUR TIME, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

>> I WOULD APPRECIATE HEARING BACK FROM ALL SO THAT I CAN LET THE JUDGE KNOW BECAUSE I GO BACK TO COURT IN OCTOBER.

>> THIS PARTICULAR MATTER IS ONE THAT CERTAINLY IS UNFORTUNATE.

IT'S A MATTER WHEREAS THERE IS THE DAYCARE HAS BEEN THERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AS A RESULT OF AS A RESULT OF THE PERSON WHO STOOD BEFORE US ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS.

THE MATTER WAS WENT TO THE COURTS AND JUDGE DANSBERG DID RULE IN IN HER FAVOR.

THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IS THAT THE INTERPRETATION OF THE RULING IN REGARDS TO JUST HOW FAR AWARE ANYONE WHO'S DROPPING THE KID OFF, CAN PARK TEMPORARILY TO ENSURE THAT IF THEY'RE DROPPING THEM OFF OR PICKING THEM BACK UP, THAT IT DOES NOT ENCROACH UPON THE NEIGHBOR WHO LIVES ACROSS THE STREET.

MY STAFF, MY CHIEF OF STAFF HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY PERSON WHO'S BEEN DEALING WITH THIS MATTER, AND CERTAINLY THE IDEA OF BEING ABOVE THE LAW.

NONE OF US ARE ABOVE THE LAW.

THE LAW IS THE LAW.

HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT HAD A CONVERSATION WITH JUDGE DARNS BERG, AND SO I CANNOT ACCEPT THE IDEA THAT I PERSONALLY OR MY STAFF HAS CREATED SOME TYPE OF NARRATIVE THAT THAT WE ARE BEING BAD ACTORS.

THIS IS STILL IN DISCOVERY, THIS IS STILL A MATTER AS SHE MENTIONED THAT SHE'S GOING BACK IN OCTOBER.

AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THIS MATTER RESOLVED.

THANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND WE WILL FOLLOW BACK UP WITH YOU AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK COUNCILMAN. ANYONE ELSE SPEAKING ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS?

>> GOOD MORNING AGAIN, DENNIS GID, 313 OAK AVENUE.

I WANT TO MENTION AT LEAST TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY BACKGROUND AND TELL YOU SPEAK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, PLEASE.

I WAS A MEMBER OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 35 YEARS BEFORE RETIREMENT.

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I WAS A CHIEF FOR 13 OF THOSE YEARS.

I'VE NOT ALWAYS HAD A ROSY RELATIONSHIP WITH MR. BURKETT.

HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO A CHIEF IN ANOTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A YOUNG CHIEF YEARS AGO, I WENT TO A CONVENTION IN NORTH LOUISIANA.

ONE OF THE GUEST SPEAKERS WE HAD WAS A STATE SENATOR FROM ANOTHER STATE.

HE SAID THAT HE WAS THERE AS A SENATOR FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE KNEW WHO HE WAS.

THEY DIDN'T LIKE HIM. HE DIDN'T LIKE THEM.

HE VOTED AGAINST THEM WHATEVER CHANCE HE GOT.

LO AND BEHOLD, ONE NIGHT, AN EMERGENCY CAME CALLING TO HIS HOUSE ON THE WAY HOME, HE GOT A CALL HIS HOUSE WAS ON FIRE.

WHEN HE SHOWED UP, HE SAW A GROUP OF GUYS THAT HE KNEW DID NOT LIKE HIM.

BUT HE SAID THOSE GROUP OF GUYS WENT IN, THE RESCUED HIS MOTHER IN LAW, GOT HIS FAMILY CUT OUT.

HE SAID HE WATCHED THEM DO 10 HOURS OF WORK IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MIXED OPINIONS ON WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES.

THAT IN HIS OPINION, WHEN HE FIRST STARTED THAT CONVERSATION, HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF WINDY PEOPLE THAT WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THE MONEY, THAT SORT OF THING.

BUT AFTER HE WATCHED THEM WORK, BECAUSE, AS WHEN THIS FAR TIME IS OF ESSENCE, AND THEY HAVE TO GET THEIR ASSIGNMENTS AND THE TASK DONE IN AN EXPEDIENT MANNER BECAUSE THOSE THINGS TRANSLATE INTO DAMAGE AND INJURIES.

I JUST WANTED TO LEAVE YOU TODAY. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE SPEAKING ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS?

>> MY NAME IS JOSHUA MOS. I LIVE AT 8:05 SOPHIA STREET, RIVER RIDGE, LOUISIANA.

I COULD PROBABLY SOLVE THE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR YOU.

THE REASON PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH UNITED HEALTHCARE IS BECAUSE UNITED HEALTHCARE DOESN'T LIKE TO PAY THEIR BILLS.

THEY LIKE TO HAGGLE. THEY'RE TERRIBLE.

I MEAN, IF YOU GUYS WANT ME TO SOLVE THAT FOR YOU, I'VE GOT THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS THAT I'VE WRITTEN DOWN.

WE'RE FIGHTING RIGHT NOW FOR FAIR PAY.

THIS ISN'T JUST A FIGHT FOR BETTER PAY FOR US, A FIGHT FOR OUR FAMILIES.

IT'S ABOUT MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE AND BEING THERE TO SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE WE LOVE.

IT'S ABOUT TIME, SOMETHING WE WERE ROBBED OF.

IT'S TIME. IT'S ABOUT TIME, SOMETHING WE WERE ROBBED OF WE TAKE THIS JOB.

A 30 YEAR CAREER, NEARLY TEN YEARS OF OUR LIVES WILL BE SPENT INSIDE A FIRE STATION.

THAT'S THE SACRIFICE WE MAKE WHEN WE TAKE THE OATH TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF THIS PARISH.

BUT WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO TAKE THAT OATH OF SERVICE ALONGSIDE A PLEDGE TO LIVE IN POVERTY.

WHY IS IT ACCEPTABLE FOR THE TOP 100 PARISH EMPLOYEES IN 2021, THE TOP 100 PARISH EMPLOYEES MADE 260000-113 THOUSAND, WHICH IS $125 AN HOUR TO $54 AN HOUR, IT'S ACCEPTABLE.

ALL PARISH EMPLOYEES IN THIS PARISH DO A GREAT JOB.

THEY WORK HARD.BUT WHEN I ASK YOU IS, WHY CAN'T FIREFIGHTERS COME EVEN CLOSE TO THAT? WHY IS THE EXCEPTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS? WHY SHOULD I MISS EVEN MORE TIME IN MY FAMILY BECAUSE I'M FORCED TO WORK TWO OR THREE JOBS.

I LEAVE WORK ONLY TO GO TO MORE WORK.

I GO DAYS WITHOUT SEEING MY WIFE, MY LITTLE GIRLS.

I'M WORKING FOR A FUTURE I MAY NEVER GET TO ENJOY.

I BURN MY LIFE FOR A SUNRISE.

I KNOW I'M NEVER GOING TO SEE.

I DO THIS FOR MY WIFE.

I DO THIS FOR EVERYTHING.I DO THIS FOR MY WIFE, GIRLS.

EVERY TIME THIS CAN GETS KICKED DOWN THE ROAD? EVERY TIME TAXPAYER MONEY IS SPENT ON A PR FIRM TO GO AFTER OUR PAY, SPEND EXCUSES INSTEAD OF SOLUTIONS, IT'S HURTING FIREFIGHTERS.

IT'S HURTING MY FAMILY. IT'S HURTING MY CHILDREN.

WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU'RE HURTING THIS.

>> COME BACK. I MISS YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO BE A BETTER PARENT.

I BETTER DAD. I JUST WANT TO TIME.

I ACTUALLY I THINK I SAW YOU AT THE PREMIER FOR THE SUPERMAN MOVIE.

MR. WALKER, I THINK YOU WILL YOUR KID.

I SAW YOU LIKE 20 SECONDS.

YOU LOOK LIKE A REALLY GREAT DAY.

YOU LOOK GOOD DAY, MISS BOHANNAN.

WE HAVE GUYS THAT KNOW YOU PERSONALLY, KNOW YOUR KIDS.

THEY SAID YOUR KIDS ARE AWESOME.

THEY'RE GREAT, AND THAT IS ATTRIBUTED TO YOU BEING A GOOD MOTHER, AND I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON BECAUSE OF HOW AWESOME YOUR KIDS ARE.

I JUST WANT TIME WITH MY CHILDREN.

I NEVER GET TO SEE. WE'RE JUST TIRED.

WE HAVE SOLUTIONS. SPEAK TO MY EXECUTIVE BOARD.

WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A KNOCKOUT DRAG.

I'M NOT DOING THIS FOR ME.

I'M DOING THIS FOR MY CHILDREN,

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SO THEY CAN GROW UP BETTER THAN I DO. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE SPEAKING ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]

>> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING A LAWSUIT ENTITLED MELISSA MARION VERSUS JEFFERSON PARISH, HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2, 24 JC CASE NUMBER 817-093 DIVISION J, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. COUNCILMAN BEN BRACKEN.