Feb 25, 2026 Parish Council East Bank

[SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]

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GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START WITH, UH, WITH SOME PROCLAMATIONS BEFORE THE, THE MEETING.

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

IF YOU CAN PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.

HEY, GOOD MORNING.

FIRST WE'RE GONNA START WITH, UH, WITH SOME, SOME, UH, PROCLAMATIONS FOR THE IRISH ITALIAN PARADE, OUR LARGEST PARADE IN JEFFERSON PARISH, AND A PARADE FOR WHICH I AM A PREVIOUS ITALIAN GRAND MARSHALL.

WHO KNEW THAT HANS BERG WAS MOSTLY ITALIAN.

UM, BUT IF HARRY LEE CAN BE IRISH, THEN I CAN BE ITALIAN .

UH, LEMME STEP DOWN.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

FIRST WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.

DID YOU TURN IT ON? FOR HE HAD KNOWN THAT AN APPRECIATION OF THE EFFORTS AND PARTICIPATION OF ALL INVOLVED IN THE PARADE.

THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON CONFERS THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT UPON JASON RITEN, CAPTAIN OF THE IRISH ITALIAN PARADE FOR THE 2026 CARNIVAL SEASON.

JASON, WE ALSO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT FOR THE HONORABLE CAMERON HENRY, THE IRISH GRAND MARSHAL FOR THE IRISH ITALIAN PARADE.

YES, SIR.

BE IT KNOWN THAT AN APPRECIATION OF THE EFFORTS AND PARTICIPATION OF ALL INVOLVED IN THE PARADE.

THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON COMPOSES, CONFERS THE CERTIFICATE OF MERIT UPON CAMERON HENRY.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BE IT KNOWN.

IN APPRECIATION OF THE EFFORTS AND PARTICIPATION OF ALL INVOLVED IN THE PARADE, THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON CONFERS THIS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT UPON ERIC YOUNGBLOOD, THE ITALIAN GRAND MARSHALL, THE ARSINE PARADE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MADAM PRESIDENT, TURN AROUND.

THAT'S GOOD.

WHATEVER THE GRAND, YOU KNOW.

GOOD.

WAIT, ONE MORE.

ONE MORE.

SCOTT, HOW ARE YOU DOING? OKAY, EVERYBODY HERE WE TAKE YOU ON THREE.

1, 2, 3.

1, 2, 3.

AND ONE MORE.

1, 2, 3.

THANK YOU.

YEP.

DOCUMENT THIS SUIT.

OKAY, .

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

YES.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

WHERE'S WE ALSO HAVE SOME CERTIFICATES OF MERIT FOR THE ST.

PATRICK DAY PARADE FOR THE 2026 CARNIVAL SEASON.

BE IT KNOWN AT THAT.

IN APPRECIATION OF THE EFFORTS AND PARTICIPATION OF ALL INVOLVED IN THE PARADE, THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON HEREBY CONFERS THIS CERTIFICATE OF MERIT UPON KELLY KERRIGAN, CAPTAIN OF THE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE OF JEFFERSON.

THANK, THANK YOU

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THEY HAD THEIR GRANDSON THIS MORNING AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN THEY MOVED.

NO, BOTH GRAND MARSHALL.

AND WE ALSO HAVE, UH, CERTIFICATES OF MERIT FOR THE QUEEN GAYNE WILT AND THE GRAND MARSHALL CARDINAL WILT.

THEY ARE UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY NOT WITH US TODAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GRANDCHILD BEING BORN IN BATON ROUGE.

SO I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS WITH YOU.

THANK Y'ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GET A PICTURE.

OH, LOOK HOW CUTE.

THREE ANOTHER.

GREAT.

AND THEN, HANG ON.

OKAY.

MADAM PRESIDENT COUNCIL, ARE Y'ALL MADAM PRESIDENT? THAT WAS FUN.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY, MAN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

MY TURN, CLAY? OKAY? YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

IF WE COULD HAVE IT QUIET IN CHAMBERS, PLEASE.

I KNOW IT'S, IF WE COULD HAVE IT QUIET IN CHAMBERS, PLEASE.

LONZA, I NEED YOUR HELP.

I GOT THIS VOICE.

I MIGHT NEED YOUR HELP.

IF NOT, .

ALRIGHT.

Y'ALL HAVE TO PARDON MY VOICE THIS MORNING.

I, I REALLY AM STRUGGLING.

I NORMALLY DON'T, BUT THIS IS A BAD.

I'D LIKE TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION THIS MORNING TO MR. TED SEALANDER.

COME UP.

SHE, HI.

GOOD MORNING, SIR.

EVERYONE, THIS IS TED.

SHE, HE IS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF THE WILLIAMS BOULEVARD BAPTIST CHURCH.

FOR OVER 30 YEARS, HE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AT THE RIVER RIDGE, WINN-DIXIE LOCATION FOR 30 YEARS, WHERE HE HAS SERVED IN VARIOUS ROLES SUCH AS BUGGY COLLECTOR AND HEAD BAGGER.

TED SHELAN HAS PROVIDED DEPENDABLE SERVICES TO HIS EMPLOYER AND HAS NEVER TAKEN A DAY OFF FOR SICKNESS.

NOT ONE DAY.

DAD SHELAN HAS LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

HE TRAVELS TO WORK, CHURCH, SHOPPING, ET CETERA, VIA BICYCLE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND AGAIN, HAS NEVER MISSED A DAY.

HE IS LOVED AND APPRECIATED BY HIS COWORKERS AND PATRONS OF WINN-DIXIE.

HE IS KNOWN FOR GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AND MAKING SURE CUSTOMERS ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF WHEN THEY VISIT.

TED SLANDER HAS OVER 30 YEARS IN HIS OVER 30 YEARS, HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH HIS KINDNESS AND DEMEANOR.

THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND CONGRATULATES TED.

SHE FOR HIS 30 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE TO WINN-DIXIE AND WISH HIM SUCCESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WAIT FOR TEAM TAT HERE.

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GO AHEAD.

MY FAMILY.

NO, SAY IT HERE.

SAY IT IN HERE SO THEY CAN HEAR ME.

OKAY.

THIS IS MY FAMILY FROM HAR IN TEXAS.

CHRISTY SLANDER, MY NEPHEW RYAN FITTING AND MY OTHER NEPHEW THOMAS WHITEHEAD.

I DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL LAST NIGHT THEY ARRIVED HERE FOR THIS, FOR THIS, UH, CEREMONY.

DON'T LOOK THIS WAY.

IF EVERYBODY COULD LOOK THIS WAY.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME PICTURES ON THREE.

1, 2, 3.

WE GET A FEW HERE.

1, 2, 3.

1, 2, 3 AND ONE FOR 1, 3, 1, 2, 3.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL.

OH, THAT IS AMAZING.

THAT'S AMAZING.

NEXT FOR YOU.

THIS IS A CERTIFICATE FOR WINN DIXIE.

OH, CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OH, ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

HMM.

HI, IS LIZ YEAGER HERE FROM MAGNOLIA? HI, LIZ.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU SITTING RIGHT THERE.

COME ON UP.

THIS IS GOOD NEWS.

HOW ARE YOU? YOU KNOW, ALL THE DISASTER RECOVERY 23RD.

READY? BRING YOU QUIET IN THE CHAMBERS, PLEASE, EVERYBODY.

WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE OF THESE TO DO.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS, UH, MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY SERVICES HERE TODAY, AND WE'RE RECOGNIZING THEM FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS OF SERVICE.

WHEREAS FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS, MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY SERVICES HAS SERVED AS A CORNERSTONE OF JEFFERSON PARISH PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CARE, HOUSING AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

AND WHEREAS MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY SERVICES REMAINS STEADFAST IN ITS MISSION TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS AND CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE AND COMFORTABLE HOUSING, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL CARE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AND ENRICHING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES SO THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL MAY LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE.

AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MARCH IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH DEDICATED TO PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING INCLUSION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH AUTISM DOWN SYNDROME, CEREBRAL PALSY, AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

AND WHEREAS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH, 2026, MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY SERVICES WILL HOST THE SECOND ANNUAL MAGNOLIA FEST, MAG FEST ON THE HISTORIC GROUNDS OF MAGNOLIA'S RIVER ROAD CAMPUS, OFFERING A FAMILY FRIENDLY COMMUNITY DAY FEATURING LIVE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, FOOD, BEVERAGES, COMMUNITY ART VENDORS, LOCAL RESOURCES.

AND WHEREAS MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED MUSICIAN DEL FAO MARCELLUS AND THE UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA WILL HAVE ONCE AGAIN COMMITTED TO HEADLINE MAGNOLIA FEST, ENHANCING THE CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT OF THE EVENT.

AND WHEREAS MAGNOLIA FEST IS EXPECTED TO ATTRACT MORE THAN 500 ATTENDEES AND WILL SERVE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, WHILE ALSO GENERATING CRITICAL SUPPORT TO HELP OFFSET FUNDING SHORTFALLS IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL DESIRES TO RECOGNIZE MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR NEARLY A CENTURY OF EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE, COMPASSION, AND DEDICATION TO BUILDING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE PARISH FOR ALL CITIZENS.

AND WHEREAS THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE MARCH, 2026 AS INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH THROUGHOUT JEFFERSON PARISH.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND COMMENDS MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

AND FOR ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH ADVOCACY CARE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY CAN SAY SOMETHING.

OH, THANK YOU.

OH, WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING MAGNOLIA COMMUNITY SERVICES.

WE

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AND WE TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND DEDICATION FROM THE COUNCIL AND FROM THE PARISH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Y'ALL WANNA COME TAKE A PICTURE? EVERYBODY OKAY, EVERYBODY EASY GO.

1, 3, 1, 2, 3.

TAKE ANOTHER 1, 1, 2, 3 AND ONE MORE.

1, 2, 3.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

SEE YOU MET YOUR BUDDY.

SO I HAVE A PROCLAMATION THIS MORNING.

UM, AND CERTAINLY IF, UH, THE PARISH PRESIDENT, UM, COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN, ANYONE, UH, CERTAINLY IF YOU WANNA PARTICIPATE BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE ALL DEALT, UM, IN MANY DIFFERENT CAPACITIES WITH THE PERSON, UH, THAT WE'RE GONNA HONOR IN THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY.

UM, IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND PARISH GOVERNMENT AND ANY EFFORTS YOU HAVE COME ACROSS DEBBIE SAT AND SO WE ARE HERE THIS MORNING, UM, TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO DEBBIE.

WHEREAS DEBORAH SAT HAS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND COMMITMENT TO SERVE JEFFERSON PARISH.

WHEREAS HER SUSTAINED EFFORTS OVER MULTIPLE DECADES GREATLY BENEFITED THE COMMUNITY, PROTECTING THEM FROM STORMS, ENCOURAGING GOOD GOVERNMENT AND ENHANCING OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

WHEREAS MS. SATO HAS SERVED WITH DISTINCTION ON THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY EAST, PREVIOUSLY SERVING AS THE ONLY CIVIL ENGINEER ON THE JEFFERSON PARISH LEVEE BOARD CONTRIBUTING HER KNOWLEDGE AND HER EXPERTISE TO THE ONGOING PROTECTION AND SAFETY OF ALL OF US HERE IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND THIS CRITICAL FLOOD PROTECTION INFRASTRUCTURE.

WHEREAS MS. SATO HAS BEEN A CHAMPION FOR STRONGER FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF BOTH PUMP OPERATORS AND THE CITIZENS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

WHEREAS IN HER ROLE AS CHAIR FOR CITIZENS FOR A SAFER JEFFERSON MS SAT COORDINATED VOLUNTEER ENGINEERS.

AND I REMEMBER THIS EFFORT TO ADDRESS PUMP BACKFLOW FLOODING, INSTALLED REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION AT MANY OF OUR PUMP STATIONS FOLLOWING HURRICANE KATRINA AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH JEFFERSON PARISH OFFICIALS TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT SAFE HOUSES.

THOSE THAT WE HAVE TODAY, ENSURING THE PROTECTION AND THE READINESS OF OUR PUMP OPERATORS.

SHE ALSO DEVELOPED THE CONTRAFLOW EVACUATION SYSTEM TO ENHANCE THE EFF EFFICIENCY OF EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS.

WHEREAS MS. SAT TOON HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE AND VALUED MEMBER OF MANY OTHER THINGS.

IT'S NOT JUST FLOOD PROTECTION, JEFFERSON BEAUTIFICATION INC.

THE JEFFERSON PARISH TREE PRESERVATION AND PROPAGATION BOARD, AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH BOARD OF STANDARDS AND APPEALS, AS WELL AS THE UMBRELLA GROUP THAT WE'VE HAD KNOWN AS THE EAST JEFFERSON CIVIC LEAGUE.

WHEREAS SHE'S PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY FOCUS, UM, ACTIVITIES BASED ON LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT, ENHANCING PUBLIC OUTREACH ON ZONING REQUESTS, ESTABLISHING RULES FOR DIGITAL SIGN REGULATIONS, ALL INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE GOVERNANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

LAST, WHERE ASK, WHEREAS IN RECOGNITION OF HER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO IMPROVING FLOOD RESILIENCE, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IN OUR REGION, SHE WAS HONORED IN 2002 WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT'S CIVIC LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD VERY WELL DESERVED.

HER INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM, AND PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE HAVE INSPIRED HER COLLEAGUES AND OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, HEREBY COMMENDS AND RECOGNIZES DEBORAH MABEL

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AND WHEN I TELL YOU WE COULD HAVE LISTED SO MANY MORE THINGS, THERE WERE MULTIPLE RESUMES OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE COULD HAVE INCLUDED.

SO THIS IS A SMALL SAMPLING OF WHY WE JUST WISH TO HONOR, UM, DEBBIE SAT THIS MORNING, DEBBIE, SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

YOU SAY ANYTHING, ENCOURAGE OTHERS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT ALTHOUGH I DID NOT DO THIS FOR RECOGNITION, THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WHO NEED TO STEP UP AS THOSE OF US WHO, UM, ARE AGING , STEP AWAY A LITTLE.

UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE THOUGHT AND EFFORT AND I'VE BEEN CHALLENGED PROFESSIONALLY AND EPICALLY RECENTLY AND THIS IS A GOOD, GOOD FEELING, UH, TO HAVE THIS AWARD TODAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

DON'T STEP AWAY ENTIRELY, Y'ALL.

EVERYBODY.

HERE WE GO.

1, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3.

ONE MORE ONE.

THANK YOU.

YOU AROUND NEXT WEEK? YEAH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, DEBBIE.

WHAT GREAT WORDS.

YOU DESERVE IT ALL.

YOU DESERVE IT ALL.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD MORNING.

I'M HERE TO, UM, RECOGNIZE TWO OF OUR EMPLOYEES WITH THEIR 10 YEAR SERVICE PINS, VICTOR, AKA OUR INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR.

VICTOR, IF YOU COULD COME UP.

STARTED WORKING FOR JEFFERSON PARISH ON JANUARY 6TH, 2016.

AS OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR.

AS BUDGET DIRECTOR VICTOR HELPED THE PARISH RECEIVE THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING BUDGET AWARD EACH YEAR AT THE ONSET OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, VICTOR QUICKLY EVALUATED AT RISK PARISH REVENUE STREAMS AND DEVELOPED SUGGESTED OPERATIONAL CUTS TO ENSURE THE PARISH'S FINANCIAL STABILITY IN A TIME OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023, VICTOR WAS ASKED TO STEP UP AS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IN MY OFFICE.

IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR, HE BECAME OUR INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR.

VICTOR IS A TIRELESS PUBLIC SERVANT WHO NEVER SHIES AWAY FROM ANY TASK THAT IS VERY TRUE, ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPERVISION AND GUIDANCE, BUT IS ALSO VERY HANDS-ON.

I WILL SAY, I'LL USE THE WORD VERY STEADY.

UM, HE'S BEEN A WORKING DIRECTOR WHO REGULARLY WORKS UNTIL THE JOB IS FINISHED.

AS SUCH, HE HAS ENDEARED HIMSELF TO HIS STAFF AS SOMEONE WHO WALKS THE WALK AND TALKS THE TALK.

UM, AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, VICTOR HAS PROVIDED HIS VETERAN LEADERSHIP TO REDUCE STAFF TURNOVER, INCREASE HIRING, AND GETTING THE 2024 AUDIT ISSUED.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, VICTOR.

SO YOU SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT.

DONNA RUSSO, CITIZENS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR.

YOU'LL KNOW DONNA, YOU'LL SEE HER ON THE PARADE ROUTE ALL THE TIME.

WHERE'S DONNA? WHO CELEBRATED HER BIRTHDAY ON MARDI GRA DAY AS WELL AS CHINESE NEW YEAR? WHAT A DAY? UM, NAR NEW YEAR, I SHOULD SAY.

SO DONNA WAS HIRED AS AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IN THE PARISH PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2016.

ONLY TWO MONTHS LATER, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF CITIZENS AFFAIRS.

DON AND HER TEAM ARE JEFFERSON PARISH'S CARNIVAL WHISPERERS.

IN ADDITION TO ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A SOLID WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CARNIVAL CREW, CAPTAINS DON HAS ALSO COORDINATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT AND PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT THE ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE HAVE BEEN UPDATED.

DONNA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ORGANIZING MANY BICENTENNIAL KICKOFF CELEBRATIONS AND OTHER FESTIVITIES, UM, ALL LAST YEAR.

SHE'S ALSO ASSISTED WITH THE REVIVAL OF POWERBOAT RACES IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

COUNCILMAN LEDERBERG, THAT THAT WAS IN YOUR DISTRICT, THE FIRST RACE IN 20 YEARS TOOK PLACE ON LAKE

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DONNA'S LIVELY SPIRIT AND ENTHUSIASM MAKE HER AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO JEFFERSON PARISH.

THANK YOU, DONNA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR WORK.

SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU WANNA COME TAKE A PICTURE WITH VICTOR AND DONNA OR VICTOR.

GO.

Y'ALL GET IN THE MIDDLE.

THANK YOU.

OF Y'ALL COME.

SOME OF Y'ALL COME.

WEST BALANCE.

YEAH.

.

OKAY, EVERYBODY, HERE WE GO.

ON 3, 1, 2, 3.

WE'LL DO ANOTHER ON THREE.

1, 2, 3, AND ONE MORE.

1, 2, 3.

THANK, THANK YOU.

CONGRATS.

YOU.

HE'S GOING BE LATE.

SOMETHING HE GOT CAUGHT UP INTO.

YOU HAVE A THING.

I HAVE A THING.

ALRIGHT

[MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]

IT IS 10 O'CLOCK ON THIS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 25TH.

UM, WE BEGIN OUR JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING THIS MORNING, UH, CALLING IT TO ORDER AND, UM, BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION AND THE PRE PLEDGE.

I UNDERSTAND OUR PARISH PRESIDENT, UH, HAS THE HONOR OF INVITING A GUEST TO LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING.

THANK YOU.

UM, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, I'M SO PLEASED TO WELCOME OUR JEFFERSON PARISH SEW DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE FOR THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING.

CAEM REYNOLDS FOR TODAY'S INVOCATION.

CA IS NOT ONLY OUR JEFFERSON PARISH EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR, BUT HE'S ALSO A YOUTH PASTOR AT GREATER GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH.

CALEM HAS WORKED WITH THE SEWAGE DEPARTMENT FOR 12 YEARS, AND DURING THAT TIME, HE HAS GONE FAR BEYOND HIS REGULAR DUTIES.

HE ALWAYS BRINGS A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HELPS BUILD A STRONG, SUPPORTIVE TEAM ENVIRONMENT.

ON TOP OF HIS REGULAR SHIFT, CALEB HAS WORKED WITH OUR LIFT STATIONS DIVISIONS INSPECTING OVER 250 LIFT STATIONS ACROSS THE WEST BANK IN THE EVENINGS.

CALEM IS A TRUE LEADER AND A TEAM PLAYER, ALWAYS WILLING TO SERVE WHEREVER HE IS NEEDED AND FOCUSED ON PASSING DOWN HIS KNOWLEDGE TO HELP THE NEXT GENERATION SUCCEED.

I WAS ABLE TO SHOOT A VIDEO WITH, UM, CALEB AT THE END OF THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE HE WAS EMPLOYEE OF THE WARD.

I GOT TO KNOW HIM A LOT BETTER.

WE HAD A LOT OF FUN THAT DAY, CALEB.

UM, SO IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE KAY

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EVERY BOW, EVERY EYE CLOSE ON THIS MORNING, THE GOD WE COME TO SAY THANK YOU, THE GOD WE COME PRAYING FOR PEACE, UNITY AND LOVE.

THE GOD WE PRAY RIGHT NOW FOR THE AGENDA ON TODAY.

DEAR GOD, PRAY FOR EVERYONE THAT'S REPRESENTED TODAY.

DEAR GOD, ALL OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, FATHER GOD, GO INTO OUR COMMUNITY, BLESS OUR COMMUNITY IN ONENESS AND UNITY AS WE STAND.

TH GOD, WE STAND TOGETHER AND WE WANNA PRESENT PEACE.

WE WANNA PRESENT LOVE.

WE WANNA PRESENT THE FUTURE OF ENDEAVORS TOGETHER.

IN JESUS' NAME I PRAY, AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, KALIN.

WHAT A GOOD LEADER, UH, FOR OUR PARISH EMPLOYEES.

UM, FRANK, YOU ANO, IF YOU COULD, UH, LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE THIS MORNING JUST TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC.

FOR RICHARD, IT STANDS STANCE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WILL CALL THE ROLE CHAIRWOMAN VAN RANKIN.

PRESENT.

COUNCILMAN WALKER HERE.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO? HERE.

COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNON.

HERE.

COUNCILMAN LOBERG HERE.

PARISH PRESIDENT.

MS. LEE SHANG HERE.

AND I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLE AND I UNDERSTAND THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE, WILL BE JOINING US.

UM,

[PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL]

THANK YOU.

UM, ANOTHER GREAT CARNIVAL SEASON IS IN THE BOOKS FOR US.

I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR SO MANY OF OUR JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENTS AND PARTNERS WHO WORKED HARD TO MAKE SURE WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE, UM, SEASON, INCLUDING OUR FIRE SERVICES AND THE EAST BANK CONSOLIDATED FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR CITIZENS AFFAIRS GENERAL SERVICES, WATER STREETS, ENGINEERING, SEWAGE DRAINAGE, CO COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION, PARKWAYS, FLEET MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, BUILDING PERMITS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, OUR J PS SECURITY, PURCHASING, AND OF COURSE OUR JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND EMS. SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AS YOU COULD SEE BY TODAY'S PROCLAMATIONS, THE PARADE SEASON ISN'T OVER JUST YET.

UM, THE GRETNA IRISH ITALIAN PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH AT NOON.

THE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE OF JEFFERSON WILL BE ON SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH AT 11:00 AM AND THE LOUISIANA IRISH ITALIAN PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY, MARCH 22ND AT NOON.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ALL OF THESE, UM, PARADES, VISIT JEFF PARRISH.GOV/CARNIVAL SEASON.

JP UM, J PAWS WILL HOLD AN ADOPTION EVENT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH FROM NOON TO 3:00 PM THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTING, UH, WILL BE HOSTED BY FLYING DOLLY, LOCATED AT 4 0 2 WILLIAMS BOULEVARD IN KENNER.

ALSO, IF YOU'RE A TAYLOR SWIFT AND TRAVIS KELSEY FAN, TAYLOR SWIFT, THE CAT AND TRAVIS TAKE OFF.

KELSEY THE DOG ARE FINALLY SAYING I DO ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY.

UM, AN INVITATION TO THAT WEDDING WILL BE POSTED SOON AND ALL ATTENDEES MUST RSVP.

ONLY 100 GUESTS WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXCLUSIVE EVENT, UM, BUT THE WEDDING WILL BE LIVE STREAMED FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT.

SO MORE INFOCOM, J PAWS HAS FUN WITH THEIR WORKUP.

THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY.

THEY, THEY'RE ALWAYS COMING UP WITH SOMETHING NEW.

UM, ARIO CENTER THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THIS IS GOING BACK, UM, TO MY GOOD TIMES.

MANY, MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN AT THIS EVENT WITH MY CHILDREN.

THE ARIA CENTER WILL HOST THE GOVERNOR'S GAMES VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.

WHAT A GREAT EVENT.

SEEING THE BEST OF VOLLEYBALL WITH OUR YOUTH.

UM, THIS DAY, STARTING AT 8:00 AM EACH DAY, THE TOURNAMENT WILL FEATURE 119 TEAMS OF BOYS AND GIRLS, RANGING FROM 10 TO 18 YEARS OLD, COMPETING AT THREE SITES ACROSS THE CITY WITH 10 COURTS AT THE ERIO CENTER.

SO FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, VISIT THE GAME POINT.ORG.

FOR OUR LIBRARY EVENTS, WE'LL HAVE FREE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE WITH LICENSED AGENTS AT EAST BANK, REGIONAL RIVER RIDGE, WAGNER, TARRYTOWN, WEST BANK, REGIONAL, AND LIVE OAK LIBRARIES THROUGH THE APRIL 15TH IRS DEADLINE.

ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS, UM, YOU CAN VISIT CALENDAR JP LIBRARY.NET FOR A FULL LISTING.

A COMMUNITY CRAFT SHARE WILL BE HELD AT TARRYTOWN LIBRARY ON SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH FROM ONE TO 4:00 PM PATRONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DROP OFF GENTLY USED CRAFT SUPPLIES OF ALL VARIETIES THAT ARE NO LONGER OF USE, AND PICK OUT NEW ITEMS FOR THEIR NEXT CREATIVE PROJECT.

EARLY DROPOFFS MAY BE MADE AT BOTH THE TARRYTOWN AND EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARIES FROM MARCH 1ST THROUGH MARCH 6TH DURING STANDARD LIBRARY HOURS.

THE ANNUAL GENEALOGY EXPO AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL IS THIS SATURDAY FROM 9:30 AM TO 12:30 PM GENIE GENEALOGIST JAR HONORA OF THE HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION WILL DISCUSS HIS GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH

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WHILE DR.

MICHELLE, UM, BELL BOSIER WILL SHARE HER EXPERIENCES WITH CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING, MULTIPLE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON ANCESTRAL RESEARCH WILL BE BE REPRESENTED AT INFORMATION TABLES.

ALSO, THE WINTER JIGSAW PUZZLE EXTRAVAGANZA WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY WITH A COMMUNITY PUZZLE SWAP AND A PUZZLE SALE SPONSORED BY THE FRIENDS OF JEFFERSON PARISH, UM, PUBLIC LIBRARY, A PUZZLE COMPETITION.

THOSE ARE ALWAYS FUN.

STARTS AT 2:00 PM WITH TEAMS OF TWO VYING.

TO COMPLETE A 500 PIECE PUZZLE WITHIN TWO HOURS OR LESS.

PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD PLACE TEAMS MACHINERY.

THIS IS IMPORTANT.

WE ALL HAVE THESE MACHINERY THAT CAN TRANSFER VH TAPES TO, UM, TRANSFER VH TAPES OR REAL FILM EIGHT MILLIMETER OR SUPER EIGHT TO DIGITAL FORMATS WILL BE SET UP FOR PUBLIC USE AT THE TARRYTOWN LIBRARY FOR HOME MOVIE DAY.

THIS FRIDAY, 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO BRING HOME MOVIES TO VIEW IN THE MEETING ROOM AND TO LEAVE WITH DIGITAL FILES THAT PRESERVE TREASURED MEMORIES.

ADDITIONAL HOME MOVIE DAYS ARE BEING SCHEDULED AT OTHER BRANCH LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT, UM, AND OTHER PROGRAMMING, VISIT JP LIBRARY.NET.

AND THEN I, UM, WANT TO GO OVER OUR DIRECTOR CONFIRMATIONS THAT WE ARE ASKING OUR COUNCIL TO, UM, TO, UM, RATIFY.

AS YOU KNOW, WHEN OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, STEVE LAS SHOOT RETIRED, UM, IN ADDITION TO ASKING YOUR, THE COUNCIL FOR TWO CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERS AND, UM, SHIREEN GUGGENHEIMER AND MARK DREWS, WE TOOK THE TIME TO FILL SOME OTHER POSITIONS AND MAKE SOME OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR POSITIVE, UM, VOTE ON RESOLUTION NUMBERS 1 42, 1 43, 1 44, 1 45, AND 1 46 ON THE AGENDA.

UH, AGAIN, I'M REQUESTING THE COUNCIL'S FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THESE, UM, SEVERAL DIRECTORS.

A LOT OF THESE FACES ARE NO STRANGERS TO JEFFERSON PARISH.

SO AS I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND, RAY GID.

I KNOW RAY WAS OVER HERE.

RAY GUIDRY, UM, TO DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

RAY SPENT FOUR YEARS WITH THE NAVY AND SERVED IN IRAQ.

HE THEN MOVED TO THE ST.

CHARLES PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SPENT THE LAST SEVEN YEARS WITH THE KENNER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THREE OF THOSE INSIDE THE TRAINING DIVISION FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.

I ACTUALLY MET RAY, UM, DURING SOME FEMA TRAINING THAT WE WERE TAKING, TAKING TOGETHER LAST YEAR OR MAYBE TWO YEARS AGO.

AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH HIM THEN.

UM, I'M IMPRESSED WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE AND HIS DRIVE.

HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ON HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE A VERY WELL-ROUNDED CANDIDATE, UM, FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR WITH MILITARY FIRE AND POLICE TRAINING IN ADDITION TO FEMA TRAINING.

SO, THANK YOU RAY.

UM, MATTHEW ANG, YOU KNOW, MATTHEW WELL TO THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING.

MATTHEW HAS BEEN WITH THE PARISH FOR 17 YEARS.

IS MATTHEW STANDING? OKAY, PERFECT.

UM, HE STARTED IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AS A COLLEGE INTERN AND HAS BEEN A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER FOR 11 YEARS.

AGAIN, ANGELA DESOTO, YOU KNOW, PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.

ANGELA SPENT 25 YEARS WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

SHE'S BEEN WITH JEFFERSON PARISH FOR 10 YEARS AND HAS FREQUENTLY STEPPED UP AS A LEADER FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

WHEN MARK DREWS WAS UNAVAILABLE, CHRIS FRAZIER TO DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES, CHRIS HAS BEEN WITH THE PARISH FOR 16 YEARS.

HE STARTED AS AN ENGINEER AND WORKED HIS WAY UP.

HIS BACKGROUND IS IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND JOE WAG IS BACK TO DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY.

JOE SPENT 19 YEARS IN VARIOUS ROLES WITH THE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE, A STRONG BACKGROUND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, SERVING IN INVESTIGATIONS AS A NARCOTICS SUPERVISOR, AND MOST RECENTLY, AS PART OF MY SECURITY DETAIL, UM, WE'VE ALSO PROMOTED RYAN BABCOCK FROM DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES TO CHIEF, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OVER INTERNAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS DON ROBERTSON FROM DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES TO CHIEF, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT OVER PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW ENERGY, THESE, THESE PROMOTIONS WILL BRING TO OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM.

WE'VE TAPPED PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WITH JEFFERSON PARISH FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND HAVE A, AND HAVE DEEP INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, WHICH WE KNOW HOW CRITICAL THAT IS.

AS WE DO OUR DAILY WORK, COMBINE THESE CANDIDATES AS WELL AS OUR NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, RE GUGGENHEIMER AND MARK DREW HAVE MORE THAN 200 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE JUST IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

THANK YOU.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHIREEN WANTEDS, YOU SAY THAT TWO A LOT.

I THINK IT SEEMS REALLY SHIREEN IS 50.

I WILL NOT REPEAT THAT.

SCOTT WALKER.

UM, NO, LET, LET ME JUST SAY, I KNOW WE'VE, UM, WHEN YOU INTRODUCED THE CANDIDATES TO US EARLIER THIS WEEK, THEY ARE FAMILIAR FACES.

AND THE BEAUTIFUL THING IS JEFFERSON PARISH HAS A CULTURE WHERE IF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, UM, ARE HERE, GROW OVER THE YEARS, LEARN OVER THE YEARS, THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO REALLY RISE AND LEAD.

AND, UM, I'M DELIGHTED TO SEE THESE CANDIDATES.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT TRADITION.

ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, WISH TO RESPOND TO THE PARISH PRESIDENT?

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JUST TO WISH ALL OF YOU GUYS ARE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

IT TAKES A LOT TO GET THAT KIND OF NOD FROM THE PARISH PRESIDENT, AND SO IT MEANS A LOT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, WE HAVE ONE FROM KENNER, SO JUST BRAGGING A LITTLE BIT.

.

THANK YOU.

UM, THE, THE PARISH PRESIDENT AND I YESTERDAY WERE AT A LOUISIANA, UM, TRAVEL ASSOCIATION EVENT RIGHT HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

THEY HAD PEOPLE FROM EVERYWHERE.

I SAID, WHO, WHO'S THE FURTHEST AWAY? SOMEONE FROM WEBSTER PARISH WAS HERE.

UM, SOMEONE FROM SHREVEPORT.

SO PART OF WHAT WE KNOW WE HAVE IN JEFFERSON IS AMAZING OUTDOOR, UM, RECREATIONAL ASSETS, THE ERIO SPORTS COMPLEX THAT'S JUST COME ONLINE, UH, THE PICKLEBALL COURTS THAT WE HAVE.

UM, AND I WANNA JUST HIGHLIGHT, THERE'S A LITTLE VIDEO THAT WE'RE GONNA SHOW BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE A FIRST HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

UM, NEXT MONTH THERE IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST, UM, PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT IN LOUISIANA.

AND IT WILL BE HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH AT PARK DEFAME.

SO AS YOU SEE THERE, THE BIG EASY OPEN IS, UM, IS WHAT IT'S CALLED.

IT'S HAPPENING MARCH 13TH THROUGH THE 15TH.

THERE'LL BE SEVERAL HUNDRED PLAYERS COMING FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO PLAY HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

AND IF YOU WANT TO, UM, START TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DISC GOLF IS ALL ABOUT, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE AND, AND SEE THIS, UM, PROFESSIONAL LEVEL TOURNAMENT.

AND AGAIN, WE, IT REALLY IS, UM, IN LINE WITH JEFFERSON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU.

IT'S IN TO BE OUT IN JEFFERSON.

AND I THINK THAT IS, UH, AS YOU'VE SAID, UM, PARISH PRESIDENT.

IT'S OUR WHEELHOUSE.

IT'S OUR, UH, IT'S OUR STRENGTH.

UM, MADAME CHAIRWOMAN, THE, THE MOMENTUM WE ARE HAVING IN SPORTS TOURISM IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND IT'S VERY EXCITING.

SO THIS IS ANOTHER, ANOTHER HUGE EVENT FOR US TO HOST IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE MOVING NOW TO,

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

UH, YOU CAN COME FORWARD.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THE, UM, ITEMS THAT ARE NUMBERS NINE THROUGH 17, THOSE ARE ORDINANCES.

AND SO THOSE ARE GONNA HAVE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL HEARINGS.

SO AT THIS POINT, AGAIN, ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ANY RESOLUTION THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, COME FORWARD AND IF YOU WOULD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO BEGIN.

KIM SHADOWING INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.

UM, YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU ITEM NUMBER 71.

UM, HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE ALL RECEIVED A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR A DEFERRAL OF THIS ITEM.

UM, THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION COMES AT A TIME OF ACTIVE AND ONGOING MATTERS BY THE J-P-O-I-G.

UM, SPECIFICALLY AN OPEN AUDIT ON JFI.

UM, AN EVALUATION OF J I'S TRANSACTION REGARDING ITS RENOVATION AND LEASE OF FIVE 19 HUEY P.

LONG, AS WELL AS AN ANTICIPATED PUBLIC LETTER, UH, RELATING TO THE RENT TERMS FOR THE MULTI-USE.

UM, PRESENTLY, UH, JFI HAS A FULLY CONSTITUTED BOARD.

THE RESOLUTION UNDER ITS TERMS SAY THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE WOULD BE 2028.

UM, AND WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO ALLOW THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE TO COMPLETE ITS WORK, PROVIDE YOU THESE REPORTS, AND HOPEFULLY PRESENT YOU WITH ADDITIONAL CONTEXT AND CONSIDERATIONS, UM, THAT MIGHT BRING LIGHT TO THIS RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME'S ODEL.

UH, I'M A RESIDENT OF RIVER RIDGE AND I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THE IG, UH, TO DEFER RESOLUTION 71.

UM, I, I THINK WHAT PART OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE IS, UH, JFI WAS ESTABLISHED TO BUILD AND OPERATE PARKING GARAGES AND

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AS FAR AS, UH, THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION, I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE A RESOLUTION PASSED TO CONFINE J'S FUNCTION TO PARKING AND THE INCOME CREATED LIKE, UH, IN THAT MANNER AND NOT TO ADD UNNECESSARY OVERHEAD TO THAT PARTICULAR ENTITY.

JFI, I BELIEVE $1.3 MILLION IN REVENUE WAS POSTED AS OF LAST SUMMER, UH, LAST JUNE 30TH.

UH, I ASK THAT YOU DEFER THIS RESOLUTION AND GIVE SOME MORE THOUGHT TO IT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING.

CORNELIA ALLMAN, UM, DISTRICT THREE CAMPUS STREET IN AIRLINE PARK.

UM, I JUST HAVE FOUR QUICK ITEMS. UM, NUMBER 1 55, THE WESTMINSTER TOWER, UH, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.

IT IS IN GOOD STANDING, HOWEVER, EVERY ENTITY AND EVERY OFFICER IS IN, UH, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, AND THERE'S NO AGENT FOR SERVICE.

THERE REALLY OUGHT TO BE SOME TIED TO LOUISIANA NUMBERS 1 51 AND 1 52, WHICH IS MET MANOR OWNER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP THAT'S NOT FILED AT ALL WITH LOUISIANA SECRETARY ESTATE.

NOT SURE IF THAT'S REQUIRED, BUT PERHAPS THE PARISH ATTORNEY COULD ADDRESS THAT.

AND I SUGGEST THERE SHOULD BE AN AGENT FOR SERVICE AND SOMEBODY DESIGNATED, UM, NUMBER 1 0 1 METRO PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION.

UM, I'M SORRY, I'M NOT UP TO DATE ON THAT.

UM, I'M JUST NOT CLEAR THE PURPOSE OF IT.

UM, IN ARTICLE FIVE OF YOUR ART, THE ARTICLES, THE PROPOSED ARTICLES, THERE'S A GENERAL CATCHALL LANGUAGE, BUT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THERE WERE SOME GOALS OR ASPIRATIONS STATED IN THAT.

AND PART OF MY CONCERN COMES FROM THAT, FROM ITEM NUMBER 71 AND, UM, THE , WHAT CAN I SAY? UM, I JUST SUPPORT WITH THE, UM, IG RECOMMENDED AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL.

NOBODY REALIZES THE TIME, THE EFFORT, THE WORDS, THE HOURS THAT GO INTO AN AGENDA LIKE THIS.

THANK YOU JC JOHN HARMON.

UM, I WANNA SPEAK IN, UH, SUPPORT OF OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL.

IT WAS OUR HONOR TO HAVE HER AT OUR LAST, UH, LOUISIANA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY MEETING.

AND ALSO JENNIFER VAN RANKIN SPOKE AT THE MEETING.

UH, THEY SHED LIGHT ON, UH, SOME OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARISH AND ITEM 71 IS A BIG CONCERN.

UH, SO I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY, UH, TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT, UH, PER DEREK, PER THEIR, UM, PER THAT MEETING, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT, UH, WE SHOULD FULLY SUPPORT THE DEFERRAL OF, OF AND BACK THE IG ON, UH, RECOMMENDING THE DEFERRAL BASED ON ITEM 71.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS DENNIS BURKE AND I LIVE IN METAIRIE AGENDA.

ITEM 71 DEALS WITH JFI.

IT'S ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATE CON INCORPORATION.

IT'S, UH, BYLAWS AND SOME POSSIBLE CHANGES FOR 2028.

SEEMS TO ME IT'S A BIT PREMATURE TO BE TALKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE JFI IS EMBROILED IN CONTROVERSY BECAUSE OF ITS GRETNA BREW PUB BUSINESS.

I THINK IT WOULD BE, UH, A LOT MORE PRUDENT TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THAT CONTROVERSY IS SETTLED.

AND WITH THE BENEFIT AND CLARITY OF HINDSIGHT, THE PARISH COULD MORE EFFECTIVELY DEAL WITH JFI AND ITS FUTURE IF IT HAS ONE.

THERE ARE THOSE THAT BELIEVE THAT JFI HAD IT DONE ITS BUSINESS.

WELL, WE WOULD NOT EVEN BE IN THIS CONTROVERSY IN THE FIRST PLACE AND BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE ABOLISHED.

THEREFORE, I RECOMMEND THAT AGENDA ITEM 71 BE DEFERRED OR CANCELED.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS DEBBIE TERIO AND I'M A RESIDENT OF OLD JEFFERSON, LOUISIANA.

I'M ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF LOUISIANA REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY, AND I ALSO REPRESENT OTHER GROUPS THAT CANNOT BE HERE TODAY, SUCH AS THE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH, REPUBLICAN

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UM, WITH ALL OF THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE BREW PUB, I THINK IT WOULD BE MOST REASONABLE FOR US TO DEFER THE RESOLUTION AS RECOMMENDED BY THE IG RESOLUTION 71.

UM, I DO KNOW THAT WHEN WE HAVE FAILED TO FOLLOW HER RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE PAST, IT'S NOT ALWAYS WORKED TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

SO, UM, I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.

AND I THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.

FRANKIE HIRES, FRANKIE HIRES TRYING TO SPARK A LITTLE CURIOSITY IN THE WAY I'D GO.

ITEMS, UH, 38 40, 42, 41, 68, 70, 81, 87, 90, 86, 94, 96, 1 15, 1 16.

Y'ALL KNOW WHO GOT THE MOST MONEY.

RECUSE YOURSELVES AT LARGE MEMBERS, RECUSE YOURSELVES, YOUR SENATORS.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE DECIDING ON ANY OF THIS.

YOU SHOULD BE ADVISORS LIKE THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

YOU SHOULD ADVISE ON THE THESE THINGS, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T VOTE ON THEM.

YOU CAN'T BE APPORTIONED.

NOT THAT ANY OF THE OTHER SEATS ARE, EXCEPT FOR DISTRICT FIVE, WHICH ONLY SERVES A MERI.

OF COURSE THERE'S SPECIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN THERE.

AND THEN WE CAN GET TO THIS MERI, UH, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION.

I BELIEVE IT WAS DECEMBER, 2023.

SOMEBODY DID OPPOSE THE BREW PUB.

AND SOMEBODY'S GONNA OPPOSE THIS JUST LIKE I OPPOSE IT.

THE ANY OTHER CROTCHET WHICH INGENUITY MAY, MAY INVENT AND THE COMBINATIONS THAT THEY MAY GIVE STRENGTH TO CARRY.

I OPPOSE THAT BREW PUB.

THEN I SAY, YOU KNOW, I LIKE A BEER.

PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE PAYING FOR THIS, ESPECIALLY OUTTA MONEY THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DEDICATED TO CITIZENS.

THIS WAS PUA MONEY CARES ACT MONEY.

IT HAD DEDICATED PLACES TO GO AND IT WASN'T IN THE POCKETS OF DISCRETIONARY FUND ACCOUNTS THAT THEN COULD BE TURNED INTO, I DON'T KNOW, BOOSTERS TO, UH, A, A LOTTERY FOR A REINFORCED ROOF.

MAYBE THIS IS JUST A JOKE.

THIS IS NOT GOVERNANCE.

THIS IS ARBITRARY AND INADMISSIBLE.

YOU WORRIED ABOUT 71? DID ANYBODY NOTICE THAT WE'RE GONNA SPEND 50 GRAND TO GIVE JFI MONEY TO, TO, UH, LITIGATION MONEY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THEIR LEGAL FEES? WE'RE GIVING JFI 50 GRAND FOR THEIR LEGAL FEES.

THAT'S ITEM WHAT? ONE 12 TWO A HUNDRED FIFTY FOUR ITEMS. I CAN'T GET THROUGH 'EM ALL.

ONE 16 COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENTS WITH VECTOR MEDIA, AREN'T THEY IN THE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE WORKING MEDIA AGAINST THE, THE PARISH FIREFIGHTERS TOO? IF ACHIEVED BY ANY MEANS PRESCRIBED CONSTITUTIONALLY, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO SHOW UP HERE AT ALL.

BUT IF IT'S ACHIEVED BY ANY MEANS, NOT PRESCRIBED AND IT BECOMES ARBITRARILY INADMISSIBLE, THIS IS NOT GOVERNANCE.

IT'S A CABAL.

IT'S NOT POLITICS, IT'S NOT A POLITICAL QUESTION.

WE DESERVE A REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO APPEAR? ALL RIGHT, MOVING

[ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED]

UH, ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE.

I HAVE A NOTATION.

THEY WILL BE DEFERRED TO MARCH THE 18TH.

UM, SO NEXT MONTH.

COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION MOVE.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES ON, UH, DEFERRING ITEM ONE THROUGH THREE TO MARCH 18TH, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN, IF YOU WILL VOTE MACHINES ON DEFERRING ONE THROUGH THREE MACHINES NOT WORKING.

IT'S NOT WORKING.

WERE YOU PUSHING ON YOUR SCREEN? OKAY, THERE'S EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, SEVEN UNANIMOUS, UH, VOTES ON DEFERRING ONE THROUGH THREE.

YES.

ALRIGHT, MADAM CLERK ITEM FOUR,

[PROFESSIONAL SERVICES]

COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR SELECTION SCAP LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE.

UH, DPC, COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES, ONCAP LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

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UM, UH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VAN RANKEN.

WE'RE GONNA OPEN VOTING ARITA, YOU WANNA VOTE? OH, OKAY.

CLOSING THE VOTE.

UM, YOU WANNA VERBALLY SAY YAY? YAY.

OKAY.

UNANIMOUS YAYS, UM, NOT WORKING.

SEVEN IN FAVOR, MADAM CLERK ITEM FIVE.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING A PERSON OR FIRM FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ROSE THORN GYM AND RELATED UTILITY RELOCATION WORK UNDER FEMA PW 5 4 82.

IT MAY INCLUDE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ADJACENT ROSE THNE PLAYGROUND AND BALL FIELD PROJECT.

FEMA PW 2 4 86 COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE, COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR SELECTION.

MEYER ENGINEERS.

COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES ON MEYER ENGINEERS.

THE HIGHEST SCORED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.

VOTING IS OPEN.

I THINK THAT'S EVERYBODY.

ALRIGHT, ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM SIX A RESOLUTION SELECTING A PERSON OR FIRM FOR PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING AND SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE JEFFERSON STADIUM PROJECT COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO, COUNCILMAN BANANA, YOUR SELECTION.

I'M GONNA MOVE ON THE HIGHEST RANKED FIRM MATHIS BRIER MATHIS BRIER.

UM, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANNO.

SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE VOTING ON THIS ITEM.

I THINK WE'RE MISSING FIVE AND TWO.

YOU MIGHT HAVE COUNCILMAN BONANNO.

YOU MIGHT HAVE HIT IT EARLY.

SEE IF IT REGISTERS.

THERE WE GO.

ALRIGHT.

ENDING THE VOTE.

THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY MADAM CLERK ITEM SEVEN.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING A PERSON OR FIRM TO PROVIDE PRE PLACED EMERGENCY TREE WORK MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE PARKWAYS DEPARTMENT DURING DECLARED EMERGENCY EVENTS UNDER RFP NUMBER 0 5 0 5.

COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR SELECTION? YES MA'AM.

THOMPSON CONSULTING COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES ON THOMPSON THOMPSON CONSULTING.

THE HIGHEST RANKED FIRM SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.

VOTING IS OPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

CLOSING THE VOTE.

THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM EIGHT IS EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WE, UH, EXPECT AROUND NOON.

I HAVE A NOTATION

[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING - AND LAND USE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ORDINANCES]

COUNCILMAN KERNER.

YOUR MOTION MOVES TO DEFER COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO DEFER ITEM NINE TO MARCH 18TH.

SECONDED BY, UM, COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.

OPENING, OPENING THE VOTE TO DEFER AND THE VOTING IS OPEN ON THE ITEM TO DEFER TO MARCH 18TH.

COUNCILMAN? YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

CLOSING THE VOTE.

THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING ORDINANCES - VARIANCES]

LOCATED AT 26 0 9.

DAVID DRIVE ON LOT 16 SQUARE THREE.

LILA PLACE SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR.

WE CAN RAVE WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM.

WE ARE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 5 6.

ANYONE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE OPPOSED? MADAM CLERK? SEEING NONE IN FAVOR AND

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YOUR MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE COUNCILWOMAN HANON MOVES TO APPROVE THE ITEM SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BERG.

VOTING IS OPEN.

ALL RIGHT.

VOTING IS CLOSED.

THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

I HAVE A NOTATION THAT ITEM 11, UM, IS TO BE DEFERRED TO APRIL THE EIGHTH.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO YOUR MOTION ON DEFERRING, UH, ITEM 11 TO APRIL 8TH.

WE CAN'T, UH, ACT ON THIS MEASURE STATE BECAUSE A PLANNING ADVISORY BOARD HAS NOT MET YET.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO DEFER TO THREE 18.

ALRIGHT, SO, UM, MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANNO.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

MADAM CHAIR.

PASTOR, YOU HAVE SOMETHING COUNCILMAN? I'M SORRY.

THREE 18 OR 4 8 3 18 IS A WEST BANK MEETING.

UH, APRIL 8TH IS THE NEXT MEETING.

MEETING.

OKAY, WE'LL GO APRIL 8TH.

APRIL 8TH.

YES.

OKAY, SO ABSOLUTELY.

SO THE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BONANNO, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN IS TO DEFER THIS ITEM, UH, TO APRIL THE EIGHTH.

YOUR VOTING IS OPEN, VOTING IS CLOSED.

THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY TO BE DEFERRED TO APRIL THE EIGHTH.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 12, SUMMARY NUMBER 2 66 83, APPROVING SP DASH 69 DASH 25 FOR A VARIANCE TO THE AREA AND LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS OF THE C ONE AND CBZ FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULT MULTI RETAIL CENTER, LOCATED AT 1316 NORTH CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD ON LOT 15 A SQUARE NUMBER 94 HARLEM SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.

THANK YOU.