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MORNING EVERYONE.[SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS]
WELCOME ON THIS MARCH 18TH.WE WANNA GET STARTED WITH OUR PROCLAMATIONS THIS MORNING, AND WE'RE GONNA BE, BEGIN WITH COUNCILMAN BYRON LEE, WHO HAS A VERY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION TO SHARE.
I AM SO EXCITED ON THIS DAY THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY WHO IS 103 YEARS OLD ON THIS DAY HERE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL.
WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, AND I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND IT READS, WHEREAS IT IS MOST FITTING TO RECOGNIZE MALVINA SHEPHERD KELLER, A MEMBER OF THE EXCLUSIVE CLUB OF LOUISIANA CENTENARIANS, AND TO COMMEND HER ON THE OCCASION OF HER BIRTHDAY, 103 YEARS OLD.
AND WHEREAS MS. MALVINA KELLER WAS BORN ON JANUARY 20TH, 1923 IN ST.
JAMES, LOUISIANA, THE FERNAN AND GENEVIEVE TAYLOR SHEPHERD.
AND SHE WAS RAISED WITH HELP FROM HER STEPMOTHER, VIRGINIA ZENO SHEPHERD.
AND WHEREAS IS MALVINA GREW UP WITH TWO YOUNGER SIBLINGS, SIBLINGS, LOUISE S JAMES AND IRMA S LEWIS.
SHE WAS BAPTIZED BY THE REVEREND SOLOMON JAMES AT ST.
AND WHEREAS AFTER RELOCATING TO HARVEY, LOUISIANA AS MELVIN JOINED
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KING SOLOMON BAPTIST CHURCH IN NEW ORLEANS AND REMAINED A FAITHFUL MEMBER UNTIL MOVING TO PROGRESSIVE CHURCH, FOLLOWING HURRICANE KATRINA.AND WHEREAS MS. MALVINA WAS MARRIED TO THE LATE LAWRENCE KELS AND THEIR UNION WAS BLESSED WITH SEVEN CHILDREN, RUDOLPH KELLER, BARBARA JEAN KELLER SCOTT THROUGH BERTHA KELLER ADAMS, LEROY KELLER, RONALD KELLER, FREDDIE KELLER, AND LAWRENCE KELLER.
AND WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO HER CHILDREN, NOW MS. LVNA HAS 18 GRANDCHILDREN, 39 GREAT, GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, AND EIGHT I SAID IT WRONG, EIGHT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
AND WHEREAS MS. MELVIN AND CHEF PATELLA IS TRULY INCREDIBLE WOMAN WHO'S DESERVING THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION FOR HER INSPIRING LONGEVITY.
AND NOW THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF JEFFERSON PARISH, HEREBY RECOGNIZES COMMENDS AND CONGRATULATES MS. MELVIN AND THE SHEPHERD KELLER AND CELEBRATION OF HER 103RD BIRTHDAY.
PLEASE GIVE HER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
IN YOUR CELEBRATION, WE EXTEND THE BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND MANY MORE BLESSINGS TO NOT ONLY YOU, BUT ALSO TO YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR LOVED ONES, YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND YOUR FRIENDS, AND OF COURSE, THE HARVEY COMMUNITY.
SO WE WILL TAKE PICTURES, WE'LL TAKE PICTURES WITH EVERYONE HERE, AND WE'LL HAVE THE CO MY COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO COME DOWN AS WELL.
EVERYONE, LOT OF LOVE AROUND HER.
ALRIGHT, SCOTT, YOU TAKE ONE WITH THE OH YEAH.
TAKE ONE WITH THE, HUH? THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL.
YOU LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU
YOU HAVE ANY SECRETS TO GET TO 103
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TO SEE YOU.YOU WALKED ME UP THIS MORNING, ME ON MY WAY.
SHE PRAYS IN PRAISE AND PRAISE HIM EVERY DAY, SAY, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, SHE'S HERE.
I LOVE COUNCILMAN, UH, HANS LINCHBERG AND, UH, ARITA BOHANNAN.
UH, THIS IS IN HISTORIC EVENTS.
SUNDAY IS THE, UH, THE IRISH ITALIAN PARADE, OF WHICH I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HAVING BEEN A FORMAL GRAND MARSHAL OF, UH, THIS YEAR'S IRISH GRAND MARSHALL IS SENATE PRESIDENT CAMERON HENRY, WHO HAS SECURED THE LSU FIGHTING TIGER BAND, UH, FOR OUR PARADE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND COUNCILMAN BOHANNON HAS, UH, HAS SOME PROCLAMATIONS, UH, I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD OF, OF ONE OF THE GUYS IN THE BAND WHO'S WITH US TODAY.
UM, HIS DAD IS ON OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF HERE, SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO HAVE HIM HERE.
BUT THE BAND, THIS HAS THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. SIMON.
RICO WESTON LEWIS AND ROB DOEY.
BUT PROCLAMATION THAT WE'RE GONNA READ OUT LOUD, IT'S GONNA BE FOR MISS CATHERINE MANSFIELD.
SO IF EVERYONE FROM THE, FROM THE TIGER BAND FROM, UM, FROM THE GOLD, THE GOLDEN BAND FROM THE TIGER LAND, COME ON UP.
YOU WANT, MAKE SURE YOU DON'T WANNA READ.
WHEREAS CATHERINE MANSFIELD WAS BORN ON JULY 30TH, 2004 IN MED, LOUISIANA TO LIZA, TO LISA MARIE AND PETER MANSFIELD.
AND WHEREAS AT AN EARLY AGE, CATHERINE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL MUSICAL ABILITY AND BEGAN STUDYING PIANO UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF KAY MARONI MILLER OF MED LOUISIANA.
AND WHEREAS CATHERINE ATTENDED ST.
ANNE ELEMENTARY IN MED LOUISIANA, WHERE SHE DISTINGUISHED HERSELF MUSICALLY AND WAS SELECTED AS A LOUISIANA DISTRICT, UM, SIX HONOR BAND SELECTEE ON FLUTE IN BOTH ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
MARY'S DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE SHE PERFORMED AS A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL'S ALL FEMALE MARCHING BAND, AND ULTIMATELY SERVED AS CO DRUM MAJOR DEMONSTRATING OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND, AND MUSIC, MUSIC, SHIP MUSIC.
UM, CATHERINE GRADUATED SUMMA C*M LAUDE FROM THE, UH, HONORS PROGRAM AT ST.
MARY'S DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND CHOSE
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TO PURSUE POST-SECONDARY STUDIES AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY IN BATON ROUGE.THROUGH A COMPETITIVE WEEK LONG AUDITION AND SELECTION PROCESS, CATHERINE EARNED A POSITION IN THE GOLDEN BAND FROM TIGERLAND, SERVING AS A MEMBER OF THE PICCOLO PICCOLO SECTION FOR FOUR YEARS.
AND AS A SECTION LEADER DURING HER FINAL TWO YEARS, CATHERINE HAS EXCELLED ACADEMICALLY AT LSU AS A RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS HONORS, INCLUDING THE LSU, FLAGSHIP SCHOLARS RESIDENT AWARD, THE PRESIDENT'S AID SCHOLARSHIP, THE ALFRED GLASSELL JR.
DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARSHIP, THE TOPS EXCELLENT AWARD, AND THE TIGER BAND SCHOLARSHIP.
WHEREAS DURING HER TIME AT LSU CATHERINE HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE KAPPA KAPPA, UH, SIDE BAND SERVICE ORGANIZATION, AND HAS SERVED AS A STUDENT EMPLOYEE OF BOTH THE LSU SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND THE LSU MUSEUM OF ART.
WHEREAS IN THE SPRING OF 2025, CATHERINE WAS SELECTED TO SERVE AS DRUM MAJOR OF THE GOLDEN BAND FROM TIGERLAND, BECOMING ONLY THE FOURTH FEMALE IN THE 132 YEAR HISTORY OF THE BAND.
SHE HOLDS A VERY DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP ROLE.
CATHERINE WILL GRADUATE WITH HONORS FROM THE HODGKIN HONORS COLLEGE AT LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY IN MAY WITH A MAJOR IN ART HISTORY AND A MINOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ITALIAN, AND PLANS TO PURSUE GRADUATE STUDIES IN FINE ARTS OR ARTS ADMINISTRATION.
THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL HERE IN LOUISIANA HEREBY RECOMMENDS AND COMMENDS CATHERINE MANSFIELD FOR HER OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, HER MUSIC EXCELLENCE, AND HER LEADERSHIP, WE EXTEND OUR, EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES FOR HER AND HER FUTURE.
SEVERAL YOU TELL WHERE YOU DON'T WANT, TAKE THE ALL TOGETHER, ALL YOURS, EVERYONE COME DOWN, DOWN.
READY? I GUESS CONGRATULATIONS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNCILWOMAN ANITA BOHANNAN, ALONG WITH JOHN TOBLER FOR ORGANIZING THIS COMMENDATION, WHICH IS A HUGE PRIVILEGE FOR MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES.
ADDITIONAL GRATITUDE GOES OUT TO MY FAMILY, SOME OF WHOM ARE HERE TODAY, AS WELL AS PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LE SHANG.
IT'S BEEN THE HONOR OF A LIFETIME TO SERVE, TO SERVE AS THE DRUM MAJOR OF THE GOLDEN BAND FROM TIGERLAND.
AND I'M HAPPY I COULD SHARE SOME OF THAT JOY HERE TODAY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO ENDING MY MARCHING CAREER IN MY HOMETOWN OF MATTIE THIS SUNDAY AT THE IRISH ITALIAN PARADE.
AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE.
CAN I ADD SOMETHING REAL QUICK? UM, I KNOW A LONG LINE OF MANSFIELD FROM THE ST.
ANGELA DAYS, AND THERE ARE MANY OF YOU, AS YOU KNOW, BUT CLEARLY WITH YOU, THEY BROKE THE MOLD AND YOU'VE SURPASSED THEM ALL.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE COUNCILMAN KERNER TO PRESENT A SERVICE PIN.
UH, WE GET TO HONOR ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL HUMAN BEINGS.
SHE'S MADE 15 YEARS WITH THE PARISH.
I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT, UH, THIS IS A, THIS IS A PERSON WHO EXEMPLIFIES WHAT PUBLIC SERVICE IS.
SHE HAS SERVED THE PARISH THROUGH THREE COUNCIL OFFICES, CORRECT? MM-HMM.
AND GENERAL SERVICE WITH ADMIN ADMINISTRATION.
UM, PEOPLE WONDER HOW OUR OFFICE CAUGHT ON SO FAST.
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SECRET IS KIM ROBERTO.UH, SHE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE.
SHE'S TRULY THE HEART OF OUR OFFICE.
SHE'S, UM, OUTSIDE OF JEFFERSON PARISH.
SHE SERVED AS A ELECTED OFFICIAL IN WISCONSIN FOR A DECADE.
SO 25 YEARS OF SERVING THE PUBLIC.
AND SHE'S DONE IT, DONE IT WITH, WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE AND DIGNITY AND A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE THAT MY OFFICE BENEFITS FROM EVERY SINGLE DAY.
SO I WANNA JUST CONGRATULATE MS. KIM, ROBERTO, AND THANK HER SO MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR YOUR SERVICE AND EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR MY OFFICE.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS ON 15 YEARS, AND WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T COORDINATE THIS.
AS COUNCILMAN KERNER INDICATED, UM, WE'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE AROUND US, AND WE WANT TO CALL UP SOME, UH, VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE THIS MORNING.
IF BYRON ADAMS, UM, JOHN BRASWELL, BRENT GRIFFIN, CAYMAN RHODES, LET'S SEE.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE OUT SEAN KING AND JOCELYN, UH, SANCHEZ CAN JOIN US AT THE PODIUM.
UM, COUNCILMAN KERNER AND OUR PARISH PRESIDENT, UH, ALSO, UM, CAN JOIN US FOR THIS BECAUSE WE ALL WERE TALKING OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT HOW SPECIAL THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE IS.
LOOK, I, AND I DO WANNA SAY WITH WHAT THIS CREW HAS DID, THEY WORKED WITH THE SMALLEST BUDGET IN THE MOST LAND IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
WHAT THEY DID THIS PAST WEEKEND, REALLY WHAT THEY DO EVERY SINGLE DAY AT THAT PARK IS, IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE TAKE SUCH OWNERSHIP IN, UH, IN THAT PARK.
I MEAN, IT IS THEIR PARK AND, AND THEY GET PUT SO MANY HOURS.
AND, AND WE WERE SHOWN AROUND THE WORLD ON THE WEST BANK, RIGHT THERE AT PARK DAY FOR ME.
UM, PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER, PAUL WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE GUY, HE SAID, I ACTUALLY AM FROM JAPAN.
FLEW TO OVER HERE AND WENT TO GO SEE THE FRISBEE, UH, GULF.
UH, IT WAS WATCHED BY ESPN AND, AND IT WAS TRULY SUCH A HIGHLIGHT FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.
AND, AND WHAT THESE FEW PEOPLE DID THERE IT IS, IS TRULY REMARKABLE.
JOHN, LENA GEORGE AND, AND ALL THE HARD WORK.
AND LEO, I'M JUST, I I WANT TO JUST EMPHASIZE THIS.
IF YOU GO OUT THERE, PLEASE DO.
BUT I RECOMMEND GOING OUT THERE AND SEEING HOW MUCH LAND THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
AND YOU SEE THE FEW PEOPLE UP HERE THAT, THAT IS RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL, AND NOT ONLY MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL, WHETHER LOCALS ENJOY IT, BUT SOMETHING THAT THE ENTIRE WORLD WAS IMPRESSED BY.
UH, IT'S TRULY SOMETHING EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF.
AND, AND, AND I'M CERTAINLY THANKFUL FOR EACH, EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL.
SO, CONFIRMATION JOHN, ILLUSTRATION.
SO, UM, AS COUNCILMAN KERNER EXPRESSED, PARK DE FOR ME IS 600 AND SOMETHING ACRES OF LAND.
AND YOU SEE THIS SMALL TEAM OF PEOPLE THAT ARE THE CARETAKERS OF THAT SPACE.
AND IF JEFFERSON PARISH HAS A STRENGTH, IT IS THE DEDICATION, THE HARD WORK, THE PERSISTENCE, AND THE PASSION OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
SO I'M GONNA READ THIS OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS A SMALL YET MIGHTY STAFF DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, TIRELESS COMMITMENT IN PREPARING PARK DAY FOR ME TO HOST THE FIRST EVER PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
WHEREAS THE PDF STAFF WORKED WITH PASSION AND DETERMINATION FOR SIX MONTHS FOLLOWING THE DGPT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT PARK DEFAME WOULD HOST A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL TOURNAMENT, ENSURING EVERY DETAIL OF THE COURSE AND THE NEW AMENITIES MET THE HIGHEST STANDARD SET FOR PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION.
WHEREAS THE PARK DEFAME DISC GOLF COURSE RECOGNIZED AS THE
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NUMBER ONE RATED DISC CALL COURSE IN LOUISIANA WAS RE-ENVISIONED BY THE HA DESIGN TEAM TO PREPARE IT FOR PROFESSIONAL PLAY, REQUIRING THIS PDF STAFF TO RACE THE CLOCK LITERALLY ON SIGNIFICANT PREPARATIONS, INCLUDING TREE REMOVAL, POND EXCAVATION, GROUND CULTIVATION, GROWING RYE GRASS, AND A NUMBER OF, UH, THINGS THAT YOU ALL FOCUSED ON.WHEREAS THROUGH THEIR EXTRAORDINARY, EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS, THE STAFF ENSURED THE BIG, EASY OPEN WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS BRINGING PROFESSIONAL DISC GOLFERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO LOUISIANA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SHOWCASING JEFFERSON PARISH'S ABILITY TO HOST WORLD CLASS SPORTS TOURISM EVENTS.
WHEREAS THE 610 ACRES OF LAND HOLDS BOTH POTENTIAL TO BECOME A MULTIFACETED RECREATIONAL GEM FOR THE WEST BANK AND PREMIER SPORTS TOURISM DESTINATION, GIVEN THE TALENTS OF THE DYNAMIC PDF STAFF WHO ARE CAPABLE OF TURNING A VISION INTO REALITY NOW.
THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL AND OUR PARISH PRESIDENT, UH, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF JEFFERSON PARISH HEREBY COMMENDS THESE INDIVIDUALS, YOUR MIGHTY PDF STAFF, UM, AND WE RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR DEDICATION, THEIR LEADERSHIP, AND THEIR SERVICE TO JEFFERSON PARISH.
CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB MORE THAN WELL DONE.
YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING?
UH, I, I'D BE REMISS IF, FIRST OFF, IF I START OUT WITH NOT INVITING THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT AND VISIT THE SITE.
YOU ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON YOUTUBE AND YOU CAN SEE THE WHOLE DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT ON YOUTUBE, WHICH WAS AMAZING.
UH, THEY HAD DRONE FOOTAGE, CAMERA FOOTAGE, EVERYTHING WAS, UH, TRULY AMAZING.
AND THEN ALSO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT HELPED US, I, I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYBODY OUT, BUT WE HAD PARKWAYS STREETS, EOC, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, UH, CARNIVAL AND SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, DRAINAGE HELPED DIG UPON.
UH, AND I HOPE I DIDN'T FORGET ANYBODY BUT IT OH, IT, YEAH, JEB SPENT A LOT OF TIME OUT THERE.
HE IS, GOT A NEW, A NEW PLACE TO VISIT, AND, UH, ACTUALLY BOUGHT A SUBSCRIPTION FOR THIS GOLF.
UH, THERE WAS NUMEROUS PEOPLE.
I THINK EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME.
AND, UM, PLEASE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WHEN YOU HAVE SOME AVAILABLE TIME.
SINCE I'M GETTING FORCED INTO THIS, UH, IT STARTED AS A THOUGHT AND THEN JENNIFER AND TIMMY BROUGHT THE DREAM TO REALITY.
AND THEN THE TEAM THAT I JUST HAPPENED TO GET ASSOCIATED WITH BROUGHT THE REALITY HOME.
SATURDAY, WE HAD OVER 1600 PEOPLE ON THE SITE, AND THEN SUNDAY WE HAD OVER 2000 JOHN AND I'S GREATEST FEELING OF THE DAY WAS WHEN THE LADY CHAMPION GOT HER TROPHY AND THEN A BRASS BAND MEET HER ON THE 18TH HOLE AND WALKED HER TO THE STAGE AREA.
SHE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO ACT WHEN A BRASS BAND FROM NEW ORLEANS CAME AND RECEIVED HER.
AFTER WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP, JOHN AND I PUT OUR SUNGLASSES ON BECAUSE WE GOT CHILLS AND SHED A COUPLE TEARS.
THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS ON WEDNESDAY, THE PRO TOUR ASKED US TO CUT THE WHOLE COURSE NORMALLY TAKES JOHN AND HIS STAFF 12 AND A HALF HOURS.
SO ON MY BEHALF, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF AND JENNIFER, TIMMY, CYNTHIA FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.
AND WHAT SNOOPY MAYBE DIDN'T MENTION IS I HEARD THAT WOMEN'S, UM, CHAMPION ALSO MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENT.
AND SO THANK YOU BECAUSE IT WAS RECOGNIZED BY EVERYONE WHO WAS THERE.
COME ON IN FOR A PICTURE OF ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
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NO HAT THIS MORNING.YOU DOING AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB.
[MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]
RIGHT.GOOD MORNING AND OFFICIALLY WELCOME TO THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH THE 18TH.
WE'RE AT THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING AT 200 DURBAN STREET IN GRETNA.
UM, I WANNA INTRODUCE COUNCILMAN.
UH, BONANNO WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED, UH, WE'RE GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
UM, SO WE ORIGINALLY HAD COUNCILMAN BONANNO.
DO WE HAVE, UH, HIS GUEST? DO YOU KNOW, FOR THE INVOCATION? COUNCILMAN BONANNO? UM, HAD TO BE, YEAH.
HAD TO BE AWAY FOR OUR MEETING THIS MORNING.
HE'S HEALING UP FROM A KNEE SURGERY, SO KEEP HIM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
UH, PASTOR RICKY JOHNSON, IF YOU WILL, COME FORWARD.
UM, I KNOW COUNCILMAN BONANNO, WISH HE COULD HAVE BEEN HERE TO INTRODUCE YOU PERSONALLY, BUT WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU TO LEAD US IN PRAYER THIS MORNING TO MR. RANKIN AND TO, UM, PRESIDENT LEE SHANE, TO ALL OF YOU, UH, PART OF THE BOARD.
I TRULY THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS PRIVILEGE AND HONOR.
AND AS WE CAN SEE, OUR WORLD IS IN NEED OF PRAYER.
I'M PRAYING THAT YOU NOT JUST BOW YOUR HEAD, BUT THAT YOU TRULY DO BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PRAYER THAT IS PRAY.
GOD, OUR FATHER, WE COME UNTO YOU BECAUSE THERE'S NONE LIKE YOU.
FATHER, WE COME FIRST, WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.
YOU'VE GIVEN US A BRAND NEW DAY THAT WE CAN DO THE THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT.
FATHER, AS WE COME, WE PRAY THAT YOU LOOK UPON THIS WORLD.
DEAR GOD, WE PRAY A SPECIAL PRAYER, FATHER PRESIDENT, DEAR GOD, THAT HE MAKE GREAT DECISIONS TO LEAD THIS UNITED STATES IN A GREAT WAY.
THAT GOD, WE ACTUALLY TO LOOK ON THIS COUNCIL, THAT GOD CONTINUE TO KEEP THEM TO GOD.
I WANT TO THANK THEM DEAR GOD PERSONALLY, DEAR GOD, FOR TAKING OUR TIME TO ENCOURAGE AND ACKNOWLEDGE OTHER THAT ARE DOING THE WORK THAT GOD, FATHER, WE HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE NEED YOU AND WE CANNOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
WE PRAY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO PROTECT US.
PUT YOUR LOVING ON THE PROTECTION AROUND US.
DEAR GOD, FATHER, SOMEONE HERE'S MIND MAY NOT BE WHAT, UH, IT SHOULD BE, DEAR GOD, BUT WE KNOW YOU AS THE MIND REGULATOR AND SOMEONE HEART MIGHT NOT BE WHAT IT SHOULD BE, BUT WE KNOW YOU HAVE THE HEART FIXER.
DEAR GOD, WE PRAY RIGHT NOW, DEAR GOD, THAT YOU TOUCH IN A MIGHTY WAY.
THAT YOUR PEOPLE WILL DO THE THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING YOUR SIGHT IN YOUR NAME.
GOD BLESS YOU, PASTOR, SINCE WE'RE ONE NATION UNDER GOD, IF YOU'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, UH, THIS MORNING AS WELL, TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLE CHAIRWOMAN VAN RANKIN.
PRESENT, COUNCILMAN WALKER HERE, STRUGGLING WITH HIS SEAT.
COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNON PRESENT.
COUNCILMAN BERG HERE, PARISH PRESIDENT, MS. LEE SHANG HERE.
[PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL]
PARISH PRESIDENT, UH, CYNTHIA LEE SHANG, IF YOU WOULD WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRWOMAN AND, UM, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'LL START, UM, MY REMARKS ON A HIGH NOTE WITH SOME VERY EXCITING STATISTICS RELATED TO OUR INVESTMENT IN
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BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR A GROWING SPORTS TOURISM ECONOMY HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.THANKS TO OUR RECREATION REIMAGINED COMMITMENT TO OFFER MORE PREMIER FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATHLETES, WE'VE POSITIONED JEFFERSON PARISH TO HOST EVENTS THAT ATTRACT VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD, AS YOU COULD SEE WITH THE LATEST PROCLAMATION THAT YOU, YOU ALL JUST DID.
UM, AS WE APPROACH THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER, I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THIS EMERGING ECONOMY FOR YOU WITH NUMEROUS ATHLETIC EVENTS, BRINGING IN TEAMS, FAMILIES AND FANS FROM ALL OVER TO JEFFERSON PARISH.
AND I WANNA STRESS, UM, AND ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT FOR US AND WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT IT SO MUCH? FAMILIES TRAVEL TO OUR AREA TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTING COMPETITION, BUT THEY ALSO LEARN AND ENJOY OUR UNIQUE WAY OF LIFE HERE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA.
IT GIVES US AN EDGE IN ATTRACTING THESE TYPES OF TOURNAMENTS.
SPORTS TOURISM CREATES JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES, AND WITH THAT COMES NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING SEVERAL HOTELS ON THE WEST BANK LOOKING TO BUILD RIGHT NOW JUST TO SUPPORT THE ARIO SPORTS COMPLEX TOURNAMENTS, UM, WHICH WE OPENED THIS YEAR.
BUT MOST CRITICALLY, AS I SIT HERE IN GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE OUT OF TOWNERS PAYING SA SALES TAX, HOTEL AND MOTEL TAXES, AUTO RENTAL TAXES.
AND WHEN VISITORS PAY THESE TAXES AND HELP THE, THE GOVERNMENT GIVE US THE REVENUES WE NEED TO OPERATE IT DIRECTLY REDUCES THE BURDEN FOR OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS.
THAT IS WHY THIS IS SO VERY CRITICAL, CRITICAL TO US, AND THAT'S WHY I'M SPEAKING ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.
IN ONE WEEKEND ALONE, FROM FEBRUARY 20TH TO TO FEBRUARY 22ND, WE HOSTED A SEVEN ON SEVEN FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT AT THE NEWELL AREA SPORTS COMPLEX.
WE ALSO HOSTED ADULT TRAVEL SOFTBALL LEAGUE AT LASALLE PARK, AND WE HOSTED ADULT KICKBALL TOURNAMENT AT ARISTELLE SOCCER FIELDS.
TO PAINT A QUICK PICTURE OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT VISIT, JEFFERSON ESTIMATES THAT THESE THREE EVENTS ALONE BROUGHT IN NEARLY 6,000 VISITORS, TRAVELING MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILES FROM JEFFERSON PARISH.
AND JUST THIS WEEKEND ALONE, THEY FILLED 1,795 HOTEL ROOMS. WE HAVEN'T SLOWED DOWN SINCE THE START OF THIS YEAR EITHER.
WE'VE HOSTED THE KING CAKE CLASSIC GYMNASTICS COMPETITION AT THE ARIO CENTER, THE FIRST NOLA PICKLE GRA TOURNAMENT AT OUR MIKE MILEY PICKLEBALL COURTS, AND MANY OTHER DIFFERENT SPORTING EVENTS AT THE JOHN ARIO SPORTS COMPLEX.
AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR COUNCIL JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND, WE WERE PROUD TO HOST THE DISC GOLF PRO TOUR AT PARK DAY FOR ME AND THE PARK TO PARK 10 K FROM LASALLE TO LAIER.
WE'RE ALSO VERY EXCITED FOR THE NEW ORLEANS POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX TO RETURN TO JEFFERSON PARISH ON SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH AND SUNDAY APRIL 12TH.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO A VERY BIG, UM, PROJECT FOR US.
UM, WE'RE NOW IN THE FINAL STRETCH OF UPDATING THE PARISH'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING, WHAT WE CALL ERP SYSTEM.
THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST INTERNAL PROJECT THE PARISH HAS EVER UNDERTAKEN.
THE SWITCH FROM OUR OLD SYSTEM AS 400 TO N FOUR WILL TOUCH EVERY PARISH DEPARTMENT AND MANY AGENCIES IMPROVING HOW OUR FINANCIAL DATA IS PROCESSED AND HOW IT IS REPORTED.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A 30-YEAR-OLD SYSTEM THAT CANNOT BE SUPPORTED ANYMORE AND NO LONGER MEETS.
THE PARISH'S NEEDS TO COMPLY WITH TODAY'S RIGOROUS FINANCIAL REPORTING AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.
MODERNIZING AND STABILIZING OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY, ACCURACY, AND COMPLIANCE.
IN PREPARATION FOR THE SCHEDULE JULY 1ST LAUNCH, WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS AND VENDORS TO ENSURE AS SMOOTH A TRANSITION AS POSSIBLE.
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OUR, UM, IT DIRECTOR, JEB TATE, AND INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR VICTOR LAROCCO, WHO HAVE BEEN REALLY WORKING DAILY TO PREPARE FOR THIS TRANSITION.
THIS IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING, BUT WE WILL GET THROUGH IT TOGETHER AND HA AND WE WILL BE MUCH STRONGER, UM, AND HAVE A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM ON THE OTHER SIDE.
STUDIES CONSISTENTLY SHOW THAT IMPLEMENTING AN ERP SYSTEM LEADS TO OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.
A 2023 STUDY FOUND THAT 66% OF ORGANIZATIONS REPORTED INCREASED OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AFTER ADOPTING AN ERP SYSTEM.
SIMILARLY, ACCORDING TO A FORBES REPORT, STATISTICS SHOW THAT 95% OF BUSINESSES REPORTED THAT THEIR ERP IMPLEMENTATION CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVED BUSINESS PROCESSES.
SO WE'RE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THIS TRANSITION AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENTS AND COOPERATION BECAUSE WE KNOW, UM, IT CAN BE A BUMPY RIDE, A BRIEF, UM, MANY OF OUR PARISH DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN KEEPING, UM, WITH A FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND INITIATIVES.
SO I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT, UH, A FEW QUICKLY TODAY, I WANNA THANK ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WHO WORKED HARD TO PUT ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ST.
PATRICK'S PARADE IN JEFFERSON THIS PAST WEEKEND.
THE PARADE SEASON ISN'T OVER FOR US QUITE YET.
WE HAVE THE LOUISIANA IRISH ITALIAN PARADE.
WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO ROLLING DOWN VETERANS BOULEVARD THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 22ND, STARTING AT NOON, OUR LIBRARY AND OUR J PAWS TEAMS ARE WORKING TOGETHER
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TO HOST TAYLOR THE CAT AND TRAVIS THE DOG'S WEDDING AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY.THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST, VISIT JP LIBRARY.NET TO A RE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS ADOPTION EVENT.
AND THANKS TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DAWN BUSTERS, KIWANIS CLUB OF MEY BUNNY BASH IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE AT LAFFER PARK ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM THIS EVENT, WHICH INCLUDES FAMILY FUN AND EASTER.
A HUNTS COST $10 PER CHILD AND $5 PER ADULT KIDS UNDER ONE ARE FREE.
EASTER EGG HUNTS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE AT THE SAME TIME ON THE CONCRETE SURFACE OF THE SPRAY PAD.
TICKETS BE CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE GATE.
I WANNA ALSO, THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR US.
CONGRATULATE OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR JESSICA ST.
FOR BEING NAMED THE PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR FOR IN 2026 BY THE LOUISIANA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
UM, THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, VISION, AND SERVICE TO THE LIBRARY'S PROFESSION.
AND WE'RE SO PROUD TO HAVE JESSICA ON OUR TEAM.
HER AND HER STAFF WILL TRY ANYTHING NEW.
THEY HAVE HAD SO MANY NEW INITIATIVES, UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND, AND, UH, SHE'S VERY WELL DESERVING OF THAT REWARD.
OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM IS LOOKING FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO DO VOLUNTEER, UM, TO VOLUNTEER AS EVACUEES DURING OUR ANNUAL HURRICANE EVACUATION EXERCISE.
THIS EXERCISE WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 13TH FROM NOON TO THREE, AND WILL ALSO ALLOW OUR PARISH STAFF AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO PRACTICE, UM, OUR ROLES DURING A HURRICANE EVACUATION.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER, UM, PLEASE COME HELP US THAT DAY.
VISIT JEFF PARRISH.GOV/HURRICANE EXERCISE OR CALL 5 0 4 7 3 1 4 4 7 8 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO FILL OUT THE VOLUNTEER FORMS. AND LASTLY, I WANNA SPEND SOME TIME TODAY TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENTS DURING OUR TIME IN OFFICE UNDERTAKING THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR SEWER AND WATER SYSTEMS. WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE, BOTH OF THESE SYSTEMS WERE ACTUALLY LOSING MONEY.
WE WERE IN A POSITION WHERE WE WERE SPENDING OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT MONEY TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS, UH, A VERY UPSIDE DOWN PLACE TO BE.
THAT'S NEVER HOW YOU WANNA BE.
MOST SIMPLY PUT, WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF OLD PIPES.
SO IN 2021, WE SPENT THE BETTER PART OF THE YEAR, IF YOU WILL RECALL, MAKING THE CASE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR A RATE INCREASE SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MODERNIZE THESE AGING SYSTEMS. I KNOW NONE OF US LIKE PAYING HIGHER RATES, AND I HEAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ALL OF THE TIME, BUT IT WAS CRITICAL THAT WE MADE THIS INVESTMENT IN OURSELVES BECAUSE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE, PIPES WOULD START BREAKING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THE COST TO REPAIR A PIPE THAT IS BROKEN ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS IS EXPONENTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IF WE JUST WOULD REPLACE IT BEFOREHAND DURING ITS USEFUL LIFE.
I RECALL THE SEWER WATER MAIN BROKE, UM, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY.
I THINK THAT WAS NINE TIMES THE COST ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS THAN IF WE WOULD'VE REPLACED IT BEFOREHAND.
WE HAVE SO MANY SEWER AND WATER PROJECTS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE PARISH.
OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS IN MO IN MOTION ACROSS THE PARISH.
OUR PIO OFFICE PUT TOGETHER A VIDEO, UH, ALONG WITH, WITH MARK OUR, UM, OUR FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, BUT NOW OUR ONE OF OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERS AND OUR WATER DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, SIDNEY BALEY.
THIS REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE CRITICAL INVESTMENTS IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE MADE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE THE, THROUGHOUT THE PARISH OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
SO I'M GONNA LET THE VIDEO DO THE TALKING, BUT I KNOW PEOPLE PAY THEIR BILL, THEY WANNA KNOW WHERE THEIR MONEY GOES.
AND SO HERE'S THE VIDEO SHOWING YOU EXACTLY WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES INTO SEWER AND WATER.
HI, THIS IS PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LEE SHANG.
WHEN I CAME TO OFFICE, WE WERE ON TOP OF A WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM THAT WAS ACTUALLY LOSING MONEY.
WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO HAVE FUNDS ENOUGH FOR US TO MAINTAIN.
UM, THE SYSTEM WE HAVE AND THE SYSTEM WE HAVE MANY PARTS OF IT ARE ALMOST A CENTURY OLD, AND THINGS WERE STARTING TO BREAK, AND WE WERE REALLY IN A FIX IT AS IT BREAKS MODE.
UM, AND WE SAW THAT WHEN PIPES BREAK AND WE HAVE TO FIX IT ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS, IT ACTUALLY WAS COSTING US LIKE, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN NINE AND 16 TIMES THE AMOUNT TO FIX IT.
AND THAT IS NO WAY THAT YOU WOULD MANAGE YOUR HOUSE.
YOU WOULD NEVER REPLACE A ROOF IN ONLY AFTER IT STARTS LEAKING INTO YOUR HOME AND MORE DAMAGE OCCURS.
AND THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT THE POSITION I WANTED, UM, OUR JEFFERSON PARISH TO BE IN.
SO IN 2022, WE RAISED YOUR SEWER AND WATER RATES THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR MONTHLY, UM, YOUR, YOUR UTILITY BILL, WHICH ACTUALLY COMES TO YOU BIMONTHLY.
UM, AND BASICALLY THIS IS NONE OF US WANNA PAY MORE IN RATES, BUT THIS WAS NECESSARY FOR US TO REALLY, WHAT I THINK OF INVEST IN OURSELVES.
WE NEED TO HAVE A STRONG PUBLIC WORK SYSTEM.
THIS IS CRITICAL AND WATER AND SEWER MAIN PARTS OF THAT, THIS IS CRITICAL FOR OUR OWN HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
BUT IT'S ALSO CRITICAL FOR OUR ECONOMY.
WE NEED A RELIABLE SYSTEM THAT'S DELIVERING YOU A STRONG AND A MODERN WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND IT ALSO, AS A HOMEOWNER, MYSELF AND AS A BUSINESS OWNER, IT PROTECTS
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YOUR PROPERTY VALUES FROM YOUR BUSINESS AND YOUR HOME.SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE INVESTED IN OURSELVES.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS WE DIDN'T WANNA INCREASE THE RATES IMMEDIATELY AND GET THE MONEY WE NEED.
WE WANTED TO DO IT INCREMENTALLY BECAUSE WE KNOW, UH, MANY OF YOU ARE, ARE, UM, IT'S, IT'S HARD TO PAY BILLS AT THIS TIME FOR MANY PEOPLE.
SO EVERY JANUARY WE DO AN INCREMENTAL RAISE IN YOUR RATES AND WE CERTAINLY HEAR THE COMPLAINTS AND, UH, AROUND, BUT I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME NOW THAT WE'RE FOUR YEARS OUT TO REALLY GO OVER WHAT THAT EXTRA MONEY BOUGHT FOR US.
REMEMBER, WE WERE ONLY IN A MAINTENANCE MODE.
WE DID NOT HAVE FUNDS TO BUILD NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT FOUR YEARS OUT NOW, WE STARTED THIS IN 2022.
AND AGAIN, YOU'RE GONNA SEE YOUR RATES INCREASE AND YOU'LL NOTICE IT IN YOUR UTILITY BILL.
UM, I WANNA SHOW YOU, UM, WHAT WE HAVE DONE.
I AM HONORED TO BE STANDING HERE WITH MARK DREW, WHO'S OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, WHO WAS REALLY LEADING THE CHARGE ON THIS AND REALLY THE EXPERT ON THIS.
UM, BACK WHEN WE WERE REALLY FIGHTING FOR THIS IN 2021 AND SIDNEY BALEY, WHO WAS OUR WATER, UM, DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR WHO ALSO WAS WITH US, UM, TRYING TO GET THIS ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
I WANNA REALLY, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MARK, I WANNA EXPLAIN, AND I ASKED SIDNEY THIS MORNING TO PULL MY BILL.
UM, THIS IS MY BILL NOW FOR DECADES.
I STILL GET IN THE MINDSET MYSELF.
WE IN JEFFERSON PARISH THINK OF THIS AS A WATER BILL.
MANY PEOPLE CALL IT A WATER BILL BECAUSE FOR DECADES WE CALLED IT A WATER BILL.
I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THERE'S ALSO SEWAGE, GARBAGE.
SOMETIMES PARKS IS ON HERE, SOMETIMES FIRE DISTRICTS ARE ON HERE.
SO IT'S A UTILITY BILL THAT CAPTURES MUCH MORE THAN THE WATER.
SO WE HAVE TO BREAK THAT MINDSET OF HOW HIGH YOUR WATER BILL IS.
SO, AND THEN THIS ONLY COMES TO YOU EVERY OTHER MONTH BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET SOMEONE TO YOUR HOUSE, UM, TO READ THE METER.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A MODERN WATER SYSTEM.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UM, A MI INSTALLED, AND MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE IT INSTALLED ALREADY THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU US REAL TIME WATER USAGE.
BUT JUST AS A REMINDER, I WANNA SAY MY BILL FOR THIS CYCLE WAS $160.
IF I ONLY LOOK AT THE WATER PORTION AND I PUT IT ON A MONTHLY BASIS, I'M ONLY PAYING $23 A MONTH FOR WATER.
SO JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS CAN BE VERY DECEPTIVE AND NOT TO THINK OF IT AS JUST YOUR WATER.
BUT WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MARK DREW, WHO REALLY, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR MONEY BOUGHT US IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
AGAIN, IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN OURSELVES.
UH, LOOK, JUST AS AN UPDATE, UH, WE'RE IN THE FIFTH YEAR NOW OF OUR 20 YEAR INCREMENTAL RATE INCREASE.
THE RATES THIS, UH, YEAR WILL GO UP FOR AN AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER WHO USES APPROXIMATELY 6,200 GALLONS PER MONTH.
IT WILL GO UP THE UTILITY BILL $19 AND 34 CENTS.
BUT REMEMBER, THAT'S FOR TWO MONTHS.
SO FOR ONE MONTH UTILITY BILL FOR YOUR AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ONLY GOING UP ABOUT $9 AND 87 CENTS.
AND JUST AS CYNTHIA SAID, THAT'S WATER, SEWER, AND INFLATIONARY INCREASES FOR YOUR GARBAGE COLLECTION, MOSQUITO CONTROL, AND FOR RECREATIONAL FEES AND MISCELLANEOUS FEES.
SO WITH THAT SAID, IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT DESPITE THAT INCREASE, OUR 2026 RATES ARE STILL BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE AND THOSE OF OUR NEIGHBORING PARISHES.
SO WHAT THAT HAS DONE FOR US, THOUGH, OVER 20 YEARS, IT WILL ENABLE US TO DO OVER $1 BILLION IN IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR WATER SYSTEM AND $1 BILLION TO IMPROVEMENTS OF OUR SEWER SYSTEM.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO BOND $100 MILLION IN FUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE USE FOR OUR SEWER SYSTEM AND $200 MILLION FOR OUR WATER SYSTEM.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK NOW AT WHERE WE ARE FOUR YEARS LATER, WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED.
OKAY, UH, FIRST LET'S LOOK AT OUR GRAVITY COLLECTION SEWER SYSTEM, WHICH WE ARE IN.
THE PROCESS OF REHABILITATING OR REPLACING THAT SYSTEM IS THE PIPES ON THE GROUND THAT COLLECTS SEWER FROM THE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES AND BRING 'EM TO A LIFT STATION.
SO THAT SERIES OF PIPES AND MANHOLES, WE HAVE ALREADY HAD EVALUATIONS DONE ON 41 OF OUR 500 SEWER LIFT STATION AREAS, ROUGHLY 8% OF OUR SYSTEM.
BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE, IN THOSE FOUR YEARS TO COMPLETE REHABILITATION OF 23 OF THOSE COLLECTION SYSTEM, WHICH IS 5% OF OUR SYSTEMS ALREADY BEEN REHABILITATED.
BESIDES THAT, WE TAKE A LOOK AT MANHOLES THROUGHOUT THE PARISH.
OUTSIDE OF THOSE, UH, SYSTEMS WE REHAB, WE'VE ALREADY LINED 6,900 OF OUR 21,000 MANHOLES TO PREVENT INFILTRATION.
NOW, LET'S GO TO OUR LIFT STATIONS.
OUR LIFT STATIONS TAKE THAT COLLECTED SEWER AND WE'LL PUMP IT TO ANOTHER LARGER LIFT STATION OR STRAIGHT TO OUR TREATMENT PLANT.
OVER THESE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE TOTALLY RECONSTRUCTED ONE LIFT STATION WITH ONE UNDER TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION, BUT WE'VE ALSO TOTALLY REHABILITATED 16 SEWER LIFT STATIONS
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WITH TWO UNDER CONSTRUCTION.SO BY PRIOR TO THE END OF THIS YEAR, WE'LL HAVE REHABILITATED 5% OF OUR LIFT STATIONS.
ALSO, WITH THOSE LIFT STATIONS, JUST IN FOUR YEARS, WE'VE ADDED CADA CONTROLS TO 243 LIFT STATIONS.
SO NOW 400, OVER 400 OF OUR LIFT STATIONS HAVE AUTOMATION.
WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR US? THE SCADA CONTROLS ALLOW US TO TURN PUMPS ON AND OFF, BUT MORE IMPORTANT WE CAN MONITOR PUMP PERFORMANCE.
SO IF THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH A PUMP, WE CAN CATCH IT EARLY, WE CAN FIX IT BEFORE THAT PUMP TOTALLY FAILS.
ANOTHER ISSUE WITH OUR SEWER SYSTEM, IN JUST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ADDED 134 OF OUR RESIDENTIAL LIFT STATIONS NOW HAVE A CARBON FILTER ODOR CONTROL UNIT TO CONTROL ODORS.
OUR TWO LARGEST REGIONAL LIFT STATIONS IN THE PARISH AND THE EAST BANK.
WE PUT OXYGEN INJECTION UNITS TO REDUCE ODORS THERE.
ON THE WEST BANK, OUR FOUR LARGEST REGIONAL LIFT STATIONS, BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE WILL HAVE OXYGEN INJECTION UNITS INSTALLED ON THOSE.
UH, THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS OUR FORCE MAINS.
THOSE ARE OUR LARGE TRANSMISSION LINES THAT PUMP DIRECTLY TO OUR TREATMENT PLANTS.
UH, BY THE END OF THIS SUMMER, WE'LL HAVE REPLACED THREE MILES OF THOSE TRANSMISSION LINES.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF HOW SUCCESSFUL WE'VE BEEN IN 2021, UH, WE RECORDED ROUGHLY JUST UNDER 450 BACKUPS INTO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN 2025.
WE'VE REDUCED THAT TO LESS THAN HALF, JUST UNDER 160 OF THOSE INCIDENTS.
NOW LET'S TAKE A TURN AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT OUR WATER SYSTEM.
OUR WATER SYSTEM SIMILAR, WE HAVE AN $800 MILLION PIPE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
THE FIRST FIVE PROJECTS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR.
THOSE ARE LARGE TRANSMISSION LINES WITH A LOT OF FLOW.
SO WE'LL BE REPLACING SIGNIFICANT SECTIONS OF OUR UNDERGROUND WATER SYSTEM.
WE'VE FOCUSED ON UPGRADING OUR WATER TREATMENT PLAN.
THE EAST BANK, THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED IN 1931.
SO SINCE THAT, IN THESE PAST FOUR YEARS, WE'VE TOTALLY REHABILITATED OUR MAJOR INTAKE PUMP STATION THAT TAKES WATER FROM THE RIVER, DELIVERS IT TO OUR PLANTS.
THEN WE HAVE ALSO RECENTLY COMPLETED A BRAND NEW 12 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR WATER LAB.
AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT THERE IS WE'RE ONE OF THE VERY FEW PARISHES OR MUNICIPALITIES THAT CAN ACTUALLY SAMPLE THEIR WATER ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE SAMPLES, SEND IT TO THE STATE, AND WAIT FOR WAIT FOR THE RESULTS OF THAT.
IN ADDITION, WE ARE IN FINAL DESIGN OF A BRAND NEW TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH WE HOPE TO HAVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN 2027.
AND WHEN IT'S COMPLETED, FINALLY WE CAN DECOMMISSION THE PLANT THAT WAS BUILT IN 1931 AND IS STILL IN SERVICE.
OKAY, NOW THE MOST MAJOR OF OUR PROJECT IS OBVIOUSLY THE AUTOMATED METERS, AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO SIDNEY BALEY, WHO CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AND THE BENEFITS OF THAT PROCESS.
AS YOU SPOKE ABOUT MANY PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT, ONE OF OUR PROJECTS WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE, THE SMART WATER SOLUTION THAT WE HAVE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
IT'S ABOUT $116 MILLION INVESTMENT INTO OUR, UM, BILLING SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO GIVE CUSTOMERS A, A MORE ACCURATE READING.
ALSO TO BE ABLE TO, UH, HELP THE WATER SYSTEM IN THE FUTURE AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO SEE LEAKS IN, IN A MORE ADVANCED RATE, TO BE ABLE TO MINIMIZE WHAT WE'RE SEEING OUT THERE AS FAR AS BRAKES AND TO BE, BE ABLE TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, THE SMART METER SOLUTION BRINGS TO US IS THE ABILITY TO SEE REALTIME, UH, WATER USAGE.
WE CAN SEE THE REALTIME WATER USAGE, BUT THE RESIDENTS CAN ALSO SEE THE REALTIME WATER USAGE.
AND WITH THAT COMES A SMART APP THAT WE'RE GOING TO, UH, ALSO GIVE TO THE CUSTOMERS TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT USAGE FOR THEMSELVES.
THE SMART APP ALLOWS THE CUSTOMER TO RECEIVE ALERTS, WHETHER IT'S A COST THRESHOLD, WHETHER IT'S A USAGE THRESHOLD, THE CUSTOMER CAN SET AN ALERT FOR THEMSELVES TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE IT, UH, VIA AN EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, OR THE APP, ACTUAL APP ITSELF.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THE CUSTOMERS THE ABILITY TO, UH, CONTROL THEIR USAGE, TO MINIMIZE THEIR BILLS.
AS THE PARISH PRESIDENT SAID EARLIER, WE HAVE A TWO MONTH BILL, WHICH IS REASONABLE, BUT WE WILL ALSO, WITH THE APP, YOU CAN HAVE THE, THE OPTION OF BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THAT USAGE FOR YOURSELF TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE BILL WHERE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT ON, ON A, UH, BIMONTHLY BASIS.
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST, UH, PROJECTS WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, WAS THE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE.
THANK Y'ALL FOR BOTH BEING WITH ME THIS MORNING.
UM, THANK YOU FOR SPENDING THE TIME WITH US BECAUSE AGAIN, AS, AS THEY'VE SAID, THIS IS OVER A BILLION DOLLARS IN WATER AND A BILLION DOLLARS IN SEWER.
WE COLLECT THE MONEY FROM YOU ON YOUR UTILITY BILL.
BUT I WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE PUTTING THE MONEY TO GOOD USE.
AGAIN, THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN OURSELVES, IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A STRONG SEWER AND WATER SYSTEM.
UM, I DO WANNA, UM, TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT SYDNEY WAS TALKING ABOUT AT THE END OF THAT VIDEO.
OUR JEFFERSON PARISH UTILITY SERVICES TEAM HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH PEDAL VALVES
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TO INSTALL THE NEW METERS.THESE ARE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART AUTOMATED WATER METERS THAT WILL ENHANCE YOUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE MORE, OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE TO THE USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO BETTER MONITOR AND MANAGE WATER USAGE.
SO WHERE ARE WE WITH THE INSTALLATION? WE ARE APPROXIMATELY 37.77% COMPLETED AS OF TODAY.
SO OUT OF 160,788 METERS PARISH WIDE, 60,727 METERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.
SO I WANNA SHOW A MAP SHOWING ALL THE AREAS ACROSS JEFFERSON PARISH THAT NOW HAVE UPDATED METERS INSTALLED.
THE TIMELINE FOR ALL METERS TO REPLACE IS THE END OF 2027.
WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY HAVE THESE NEW METERS ARE NOW ABLE TO DOWNLOAD AN APP ON THEIR SMARTPHONE, SMARTPHONE, OR GO ONLINE TO VIEW REALTIME WATER USAGE LEAK ALERTS, RECEIVE WATER OUTAGE NOTIFICATIONS AND MANAGE PAYMENT THRESHOLDS.
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO INSTALL THE NEW APP WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO ALL CUSTOMERS AS THEY RECEIVE THEIR NEW SMART METER.
THE THIS FLYER YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN ALSO PROVIDES MORE INFORMATION, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE@JEFFPARISH.GOV SLASH UTILITY SERVICES.
UM, ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE PARISH PRESIDENT? UH, YES.
IS THAT, IS THAT VIDEO GONNA BE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SO WE CAN SHARE IT? YES, I THINK WE ALREADY DID.
JEFF PARISH.GOV/UTILITY SERVICES.
AND WHAT DID YOU SAY, RACHEL? ALSO ON FACEBOOK SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS.
[PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL REGARDING A RESOLUTION(S) ON AGENDA/ADDENDUM AGENDA]
THE PORTION OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING WHERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO APPEAR AND SPEAK ON AN ITEM ON OUR COUNCIL AGENDA THAT IS A RESOLUTION.SO NOT THE ORDINANCES EIGHT THROUGH 17, BUT ANY RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME, UH, AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND COUNCILWOMAN ARE RITA HAN.
AND ASK FOR JUST A, A MOMENT BEFORE WE BEGIN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I WANTED TO, TO JUST THANK DOVE BLOCK, UM, WHO'S RECENTLY JOINED THE PARISH.
UM, WE HAD AN EMPLOYEE THAT TOOK REALLY ILL.
UM, AND SHE WAS, UM, IN CHARGE OF MY SIGN PROGRAM ON WILLIAMS BOULEVARD.
AND, UH, DOVE BLOCK HAS TAKEN HER SPOT AND HE'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB.
SO MICHELLE GONZALEZ, KUDOS TO YOUR TEAM AS ALWAYS.
UM, AND ALSO WANTED TO INVITE TRIP RALEY TO COME UP.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE PARISH PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS, BUT, YOU KNOW, TRIP RALEY IS THE DIRECTOR OF LAINER PARK, AND WE'RE DOING SOME MAGICAL THINGS AT LAINER PARK, INCLUDING THE BUNNY BASH.
I WANTED YOU TO HIGHLIGHT THE, THE NEW EDITION WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR.
SO THE BUNNY BASH IS IN ITS FIFTH OR SIXTH YEAR.
THE, THE DAWN BUSTERS HAVE HELPED US WITH IT FOR YEARS.
WHAT'S VERY SPECIAL ABOUT WHAT WE DO IS WE DIVIDE THE CHILDREN UP INTO GROUPS FOR THEIR, THEIR HUNTS, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT A 10-YEAR-OLD RUNNING A 4-YEAR-OLD DOWN TRYING TO GET EGGS
AND OF COURSE WE SEND HOME EVERYBODY WITH PLENTY OF CANDY, KIND OF LIKE GRANDPARENTS, WHICH IS GREAT.
BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE ADDING A SPECIAL NEEDS HUNT.
WE'RE DOING IT IN THE SPLASH PAD BECAUSE IT'S CONCRETE.
SO IF YOU'RE IN A WHEELCHAIR, IF YOU'RE USING CRUTCHES, A WALKER, IT'S MUCH MORE STABLE GROUND.
BUT WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME, THE FIRST TIME YOU DO ANYTHING.
IT'S HARD TO GET EVERYBODY TO COME OUT.
WE'VE UNDER A RITA'S DIRECTION, WE ADDED A NEW TOT LOT THAT HA IT IS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.
THIS IS JUST FURTHERING THAT, THAT CAUSE WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY FEELS INCLUDED.
MY SISTER, WHO RECENTLY PASSED, WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR FOR MOST OF HER LIFE.
SO IT'S VERY PERSONAL TO ME AS WELL.
BUT WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, WE WANT EVERYBODY TO FEEL WELCOME AND TO KNOW THAT THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING IT.
SO PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS, TELL YOUR FAMILY, TELL ANYBODY YOU KNOW THAT HAS THAT NEED THAT IS USUALLY NOT ADDRESSED.
WE'RE GONNA SCREW SOMETHING UP, BUT WE'RE TRYING THE BEST WE CAN.
UH, WE HAVE INVITED SOME SPECIAL DEEDS GROUPS, BUT WE WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY THAT MIGHT WANT COME AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE ABOUT IT.
UM, AGAIN, NOW WE RETURN TO THE PORTION.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA? MADAM CHAIR, UH, COUNCIL PERSONS, GOOD MORNING.
ROBERT BURKE, JEFFERSON FIREFIGHTERS SEVEN BUNDY COURT IN KENNEL, LOUISIANA.
I RISE TO TALK ABOUT ON THE, UH, ADDENDUM AGENDA UNDER SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
UH, ONE OF THE PROPOSES THAT IT'S A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT.
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IT GOES MUCH FURTHER THAN THAT.UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH, EAST AND WEST BANK HAVE HAD MUTUAL, UH, UH, MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR OVER PROBABLY 70 YEARS.
UH, ALL THE TIME THAT I WAS IN SERVICE, WE CERTAINLY HAD 'EM AND WE STILL PROVIDE THAT TODAY, UH, TO MAKE SURE OF.
NO, UH, NO DISTRICT WOULD BE LEFT IN TROUBLE DURING AN EMERGENCY.
UH, SO I THINK THAT THIS ACTUALLY HAS, UH, SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
ONE, WHOEVER WROTE IT OBVIOUSLY, UH, HASN'T SPENT TWO MINUTES IN, UH, INCIDENT COMMAND, WHICH ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS RELY ON VERY HEAVILY AT ANY ANY MAJOR SCENE.
UH, IT, IT TRAMPLES ON THE WHOLE, UH, THE WHOLE VISION OF WHAT INCIDENT COMMAND IS.
AND I THINK ADOPTING IT COULD, COULD PRO, COULD CERTAINLY CAUSE A PROBLEM.
UM, IT ALSO TRAMPLES ON THE REVISED STATUTE 33 21 0 1 ABOUT SPENDING, UH, MILLAGE MONEY FROM ONE DISTRICT AND ANOTHER, WHICH IS NOT SUBJECT TO A PROBLEM UNDER OUR CURRENT MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS.
UH, SO I, I THINK THAT EITHER WE NEED TO RETHINK THIS OR BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU ADOPT IT ON, UH, RESOLUTION 32, WHICH IS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION.
WHILE I APPRECIATE, UH, THE EFFORT, I THINK IT'S A, A GREAT IDEA TO HAVE SOMEBODY TAKE A LOOK.
UH, I DON'T THINK IT, IT GOES FAR ENOUGH.
I THINK WE NEED TO INCLUDE MAYBE SOME OTHER AGENCIES WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THEY WONDERFUL PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO RUN A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THEY'RE NOT GONNA KNOW HOW TO FIND THE, THE EFFICIENCIES THAT YOU LOOK FOR.
WE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED.
I DON'T THINK IT WOULD HURT TO HAVE THIS.
MAYBE SOME PEOPLE FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY INCLUDED AND MAYBE THE CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDED, UH, IN THIS REVIEW.
UH, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE COULD BRING IN SOME, MAYBE SOME OTHER PROFESSIONALS, UH, TO DISCUSS WITH THE FIRE, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WHERE THESE EFFICIENCIES COULD BE, UH, FOUND AND AND IMPLEMENTED.
I HAVE ANY ANSWER, ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON AN AGENDA ITEM OR AN AGENDA? AGENDA ITEM THIS MORNING.
MADAM CLERK, SEEING NO ONE ELSE, UH, WISHING TO SPEAK.
[ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED]
MOVE TO ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED.UH, NOTE THAT ITEMS ONE AND TWO WILL BE CANCELED.
ITEMS THREE AND FOUR WILL BE DEFERRED TO APRIL 22ND.
COUNCILMAN LEE, WHICH ARE MOTION REGARDING THE CANCELLATION OF ONE AND TWO AND THE DEFERRAL OF ITEMS THREE AND FOUR, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES AND OPEN VOTING TO CANCEL TWO ITEMS AND DEFER THE OTHER TWO.
AND COUNCILMAN BONANNO IS ABSENT ENDING THE VOTING.
UH, THE ITEM PASSES SIX YAYS AND, UM, ONE ABSENT.
[PROFESSIONAL SERVICES]
RIGHT.MOVING TO ITEM FIVE, MADAM CLERK ITEM FIVE, A RESOLUTION SELECTING A PERSON OR FIRM FOR PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE LAFITTE DOCK AND BOARDWALK PROJECT COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE, COUNCILMAN KERNEY, YOUR SELECTION.
MEYER ENGINEERS COUNCILMAN KERNER SELECTS THE HIGHEST SCORED MEYER ENGINEERING MOTION OF COUNCILMAN KERNER.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN BEN BREEN.
ALL RIGHT, CLOSING THE VOTING.
THE ITEM PASSES SIX YAYS ONE ABSENT.
ITEM SIX, MADAM CLERK, A RESOLUTION SELECTING A PERSON OR FIRM TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE KENNER LAKE TOWN PARK AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FUNDED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR COUNCILWOMAN HANNAN.
YOUR SELECTION, THE HIGHEST SCORE, WHICH IS LINFIELD HUNTER AND JUTH INC.
COUNCILWOMAN HANNAN SELECTS LINFIELD HUNTER AND JUTH.
THE HIGHEST SCORER ON MOTION OF COUNCILWOMAN HANNAN.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
GONNA OPEN VOTING ON THIS ITEM ON THE SELECTION.
THE ITEM PASSES SIX YAYS ONE ABSENT ON THE SELECTION.
UH, WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH IS ITEM SEVEN.
[ORDINANCES SCHEDULED FOR FINAL ADOPTION THIS DAY]
MOVING TO, UH, THE ORDINANCES SCHEDULED FOR FINAL ADOPTION.UM, DEFERRING ITEMS EIGHT AND 11 TO APRIL THE 22ND AND DEFERRING ITEM 12 TO APRIL THE 18TH.
UM, COUNCILMAN LEE, IF YOU WILL MOVE ON.
DEFERRING ITEMS EIGHT AND 11 TO APRIL 22ND AND 12
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TO APRIL THE EIGHTH.I MOVE COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN GONNA, UM, START THE VOTE ON THESE DEFERRALS ENDING THE VOTE.
[SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES]
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GO NOW TO ITEM NINE, MADAM CLERK ITEM NINE, SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 9 0 RESUB OF LOT 34.A MONITORING FARMS UNIT ONE SUBDIVISION INTO LOT 34 C AND LOT 34 D MODERN FARMS UNIT ONE SUBDIVISION IN APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT OF SAID SUB SUBDIVISION WS DASH ONE 19 DASH 25.
OKAY, WE WE'RE WAIVING THE READING ON THIS ITEM.
ANYONE WISHES TO, UM, NOW SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.
SIR, IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND, UM, AND SPEAK, UH, AS YOU WISH.
AGREE AND I'LL RECENTLY MOVE TO WMAN ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO FROM HARAHAN.
AND WE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY.
I OWNED THE PROPERTY, UH, ADJACENT TO IT.
UM, AND WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY WAS A COW PASTURE AND POTENTIALLY WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY TO JUST GO AHEAD AND KEEP FROM ANYBODY COMING IN TO BUILD A BIG RESIDENTIAL AREA IF POSSIBLE.
IN THERE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF POWER LINES, WHICH Y'ALL CAN SEE, WHICH WE CANNOT EVEN BUILD ON OR ANYTHING.
SO, BUT THERE WAS PROPERTIES THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE SUBDIVIDED, UH, POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE AND MAKE SMALLER HOMES.
SO MY INTENTION WAS TO BREAK OUT ONE SMALL SECTION TO HELP MY DAUGHTER BUILD A NEW HOME IN THAT AREA.
ALSO, THE REST OF IT'S JUST GONNA REMAIN AS OPEN PASTURE.
WE'LL BE MAINTAINING THAT PROPERTY UNDERNEATH THOSE POWER LINES AND WE'RE ACTUALLY BUILDING THE ROAD IN THERE.
SO ACTUALLY THE POWER COMPANY WILL HAVE ACTUALLY BETTER ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER NINE.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST MADAM CLERK? UM, PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE SPOKE IN SUPPORT.
COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR MOTION? I DENY COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES TO DENY.
UH, ITEM NINE, UH, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE VOTING COUNCILMAN, UH, LOBERG IF YOU WANNA VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
UH, THE ITEM TO DENY PASSES WITH SIX IN FAVOR.
[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING - AND LAND USE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ORDINANCES]
ITEM 10, MADAM CLERK WITH AMENDMENTS.SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 5 2 AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF JEFFERSON PARISH LOT ONE B ONE BB SQUARE 22 TARRYTOWN SUBDIVISION SECTION TWO LOCATED AT 1 1 1 WRIGHT AVENUE.
MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM C ONE CPZ TO C TWO C-B-Z-W-Z DASH 20 DASH 25 COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE.
AND I'LL DEFER TO MS. MARTIN WITH THE AMENDMENTS.
UH, I BELIEVE WE READ THE AMENDMENTS AT THE PREVIOUS WEST BANK MEETING.
DO WE NEED TO PUT THEM ON THE RECORD AGAIN? OKAY.
MY APOLOGIES AGAIN, COUNCILWOMAN.
SO WE ARE AMENDING SECTION, UM, TWO TO ADD A SECTION THAT SAYS THAT THE USE OF THE STRUCTURES LOCATED ON LOT ONE B ONE BBB TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION NUMBER TWO A SHALL BE LIMITED AS FOLLOWS.
A ONE 11 RIGHT? ONE 11 A WRIGHT AVENUE SHALL BE LIMITED TO ONLY THOSE USES PERMITTED IN THE C ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AS AMENDED.
AND B ONE 11 B WRIGHT AVENUE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE USE ONLY AS AN EVENT HALL.
UM, SECTION THREE THAT UPON THE SALE OF LOT ONE B ONE, BBB TARRYTOWN SUBDIVISION NUMBER TWO A LOCATED AT ONE 11 A AND ONE 11 B RIGHT AVENUE.
THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF SAID LOT SHALL AUTOMATICALLY REVERT BACK TO THE C ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR
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ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE ACTION.AND THEN A FINAL SECTION THAT THE OWNER HAS AGREED TO THIS TITLE RESTRICTION AND TO RECORD THIS ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO PUT THIRD PARTIES ON NOTICE OF THE REVERSION PROVISIONS.
UM, COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS MOVE TO APPROVE.
COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE THE, UM, AMENDMENTS.
UH, THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS IS SIX IN FAVOR.
ONE, ABSENT COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR, I'M SORRY.
WE HAVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.
SO IF YOU WISH TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 10 IN SUPPORT, PLEASE COME FORWARD, ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK AGAINST ITEM 10.
SEEING NO ONE WISHING TO SPEAK, UH, FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, COUNCILMAN KERNER.
YOUR MO YOUR MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE OPENING VOTING ON, ON ITEM 10.
CLOSING THE VOTING, UH, THE MEASURE PASSES SIX IN FAVOR.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE DEFERRED ITEM 11 PREVIOUSLY AND ITEM 12.
[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING ORDINANCES - VARIANCES]
WE GO TO ITEM 13, MADAM CLERK SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 9 5 APPROVING SP DASH 87 DASH 25 VARIANCES TO THE SIGN REGULATIONS OF THE CBZ FOR ZIA ROTISSERIE AND BAR LOCATED AT 4 4 3 6 VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD ON LOT Y ONE A SECTION A PONIT TRAIN GARDEN SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.WE CAN WAIVE THE, WAIVE THE READING EASY FOR ME TO SAY.
UH, WE'RE NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 13.
IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, LET'S FIRST DO SUPPORT ANYONE IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 13, SEEING NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, ANYONE OPPOSED TO ITEM 13? OKAY.
SEEING NO ONE, UH, APPROACHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST COUNCILMAN BURG.
YOUR MOTION ON THE ITEM MOVE TO APPROVE.
COUNCILMAN BERG MOVES TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.
IF YOU'LL PLEASE VOTE ON THIS ITEM, CLOSING THE VOTE.
SIX IN FAVOR AND ONE ABSENT MADAM CLERK ITEM
[OTHER ORDINANCES]
14 WITH AMENDMENTS SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 7 2, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF JEFFERSON PARISH BY ADDING A SECTION TO BE NUMBER 27 DASH 2 22 RELATIVE TO SMART WATER METER READINGS.AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE UNDER SUBSECTION C TO CHANGE THE TRANSMITTER REMOVAL FEE FROM $350 TO $800 UNDER SUBSECTION D TO CHANGE THE TRANSMITTER INSTALLATION FEE FROM $800 TO $350.
AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
COUNCILMAN BERG, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS MOVE TO AMEND.
COUNCILMAN, UH, LET ME CLEAR THE VOTE.
STARTING THE VOTE ON THE, THE AMENDMENTS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN LOBERG, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
AND COUNCILMAN, I THINK, YEAH, THERE WE GO.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, FIVE YAYS, ONE NAY, AND ONE ABSENT ITEM.
THE, THE AMENDMENTS FOR ITEM 14 PASS.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE, UM, OR ACTUALLY WE DID THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO VOTING NOW ON THE ITEM AS AMENDED, STARTING THE VOTE.
I, I, UH, THE REASON I PUT, I, I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.
I, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE A, A UTILITY.
UM, WE, I HAD A CONSTITUENT COME AND ASK FOR THIS.
YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY HAVE THE SMART METER.
I'M PART OF THE PILOT PROGRAM.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT, UH, TOOL FOR, FOR BOTH ME AND FOR ME AS A, AS A USER OF THIS SERVICE AND FOR, FOR A PUBLIC OFFICIAL.
UH, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IT'S MUCH, MUCH MORE EFFICIENT.
HOWEVER, WE HAD SOMEBODY ASKED TO OPT OUT.
UH, I, I PUT THIS ON THE, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED INTO OTHER UTILITIES.
I THINK THAT AS A UTILITY, WE SHOULD OPT, WE SHOULD HAVE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS IS,
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WHICH IS, UH, WHICH IS WHY I PUT IT ON HERE.UH, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE, WITH THE ADMINISTRATION TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING THAT WAS DOABLE, UM, AND, AND SOMETHING THAT WE COULD AFFORD.
SO, SO, AND THIS IS WHERE WE ARE.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? OKAY.
SO, COUNCILMAN BERG, UH, MOVED TO PUT THIS UP.
MOVED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO ON THIS ITEM, UM, LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW THAT THE AMENDMENTS HAVE PASSED AGAIN.
ITEM 14, ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST MADAM CLERK? PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE, UH, DESIRES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
COUNCILMAN LOBERG MOVES TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN AND ENDING THE VOTE.
UH, WE HAVE FIVE YAYS, ONE NAY, AND ONE ABSENT.
ITEM 15, SUMMARY NUMBER 2, 6 6 9 6.
AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 4 7 9 6, THE PAY PLAN FOR THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO CREATE THE NEW JOB CLASSIFICATION OF PARKS AND RECREATION BUSINESS MANAGER.
OKAY, WE'RE NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 9 6.
ANYONE WISHING TO APPEAR IN FAVOR? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE WISHING TO P TO APPEAR AGAINST, AGAINST MADAM CLERK.
SEEING NO ONE IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION.
I'M GONNA OPEN THE VOTING ON THIS ITEM.
OH, MOTION BY, LET'S SEE, WHO IS THIS? PARISH WIDE COUNCILMAN WALKER.
MOVE TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.
ALL RIGHT, CLOSING THE VOTING.
THE ITEM PASSES ONE TO ITEM 16, MADAM CLERK SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 9 7.
AMENDING THE 2026 OPERATING BUDGET.
IN THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE ARE TO ALLOCATE $3,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE'S OFF TRACK BETTING FUND FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CEA WITH CRESCENT CITY CLASSIC FOUNDATION INCORPORATED TO ASSIST IN CREATING, SPONSORING, AND PROMOTING NEW EVENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISHS TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TOURISM COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE TO ALLOCATE $25,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE'S VIDEO POKER FUND FOR A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CEA WITH TARRYTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED TO SPONSOR TWO EASTER EGG HUNTS AT THE ESTELLE PLAYGROUND AND AT WOODLAND WEST PARK COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE ALLOCATE $240 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE'S VIDEO POKER FUND FOR JPSO.
TRAFFIC DETAIL AT RIDGEWOOD DRIVE AT AIRLINE HIGHWAY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE TO ALLOCATE $53,500 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO'S WEST BANK RIVERBOAT GAMING FUND FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CEA WITH EAG GULF COAST LLC TO ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL CONSULTING WORK STREAM UNDER THE SCOPE OF WORK ECONOMIC FEASIBLE OF FORMING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT'S.
PAYROLL ANALYSIS COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO ALLOCATE $150,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE'S HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT ONE FUND FOR A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CEA WITH THE STONEBRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA TO PROVIDE FUNDING TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE.
AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
UH, COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION REGARDING THE AMENDMENTS MOVE.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS.
VOTING IS OPEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRECKEN.
VOTING IS OPEN ON THE ITEM AMENDMENTS.
COUNCILWOMAN BA WISH TO VOTE RATES CLOSING THE VOTE.
UH, AND ONE ABSENT THE ITEM PASSES.
WE NOW ARE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SUMMARY NUMBER ITEM 2 6 6 9 7.
ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 16, THE OPERATING BUDGET AS AMENDED.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE COMING FORWARD.
UH, MADAM CLERK P PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED.
YOUR MOTION ON THE ITEM IS AMENDED.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE AS AMENDED.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.
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PLEASE, UH, VOTE.SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 9 8 AMENDING THE 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 9 8, WHICH IS THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST MADAM CLERK PLEASE NOTE NO ONE APPEARED.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE.
SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 6 9 8 SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR]
ITEM NUMBER 18, RESOLUTION AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.MADAM CLERK, COUNCILMAN CARNER.
UH, COUNCILMAN LEE, WE HAVE ONE.
A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO CHAMPION SPORTS MANAGEMENT LLC 1 1 0 8 0 NICOLE BOULEVARD IN WEST.
WE GO PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A BAYOU NATION TOURNAMENT ON MARCH 20TH, 2026 TO APRIL 19TH, 2026 FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL 8:00 PM ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE TO FIRST, UH, APPROVE WHETHER THIS ITEM, UH, IS IN, IF WE ARE IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM COMING FROM THE FLOOR.
SO WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE VOTING ON THE ITEM COMING FROM THE FLOOR BY COUNCILMAN LEE, CLOSING THE VOTE.
THE ITEM IS ALLOWED TO COME FROM THE FLOOR.
WAIT, I NEED A PUBLIC HEARING, CORRECT.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, UH, COMING FROM THE FLOOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE WISHING TO APPEAR FOR OR AGAINST SEEING NO ONE APPEAR.
COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR MOTION? I MOVE.
COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF THE ITEM SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.
VOTINGS OPEN VOTING IS CLOSED.
THE ITEM PASSES SIX ZERO NAYS.
ONE ABSENT MADAM CLERK COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKIN.
COUNCILMAN BERG HAVE ONE? YES, SIR.
A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO WHISKEY KYLE BOY SALOON, 1300 NORTH CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD IN MET TO HOST A BENEFIT BLOCK PARTY ON SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH, 2026 FROM 11:00 AM UNTIL 7:00 PM ALRIGHT, UM, ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM COMING FROM THE FLOOR.
COUNCILMAN, I'M NOT SURE YOURS.
REGISTERED COUNCILMAN KERNER IF YOU WISH TO VOTE.
SO THE ITEM IS ALLOWED TO COME FROM THE FLOOR.
NOW WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING, UH, THIS ITEM COMING FROM THE FLOOR.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
NOBODY HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT WHISKEY AND PARTY
SEEING NO ONE APPEAR TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, MADAME CLERK, THE PUBLIC HEARING ENDS AND WE, UH, COUNCILMAN LOBERG YOUR MOTION ON THE ITEM MOVE TO APPROVE.
COUNCILMAN, UH, COUNCILMAN LOBERG MOVES TO APPROVE THE ITEM SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.
THAT'S ALL THE ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR CONSENT
[CONSENT AGENDA ONE]
AGENDA ONE.AND AGAIN, WE MAY HAVE SOME CHANGES, UH, BUT LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM.
UM, COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION REGARDING THE IN GLOBO ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 19 THROUGH 52.
DO WE HAVE TO PULL ANY OUT? MADAM CLERK? OKAY.
19 THROUGH 52, COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVE.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE ITEMS. NUMBERS 19 THROUGH 52 SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
START THE VOTING, CLOSING THE VOTE.
ABSENT THE ITEM PASSES OR THOSE ITEMS PASS IN GLOBO.
[CONSENT AGENDA TWO]
GO TO ITEM 53.[01:25:07]
ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM 53 A RESOLUTION SELECTING AN ENGINEERING FIRM FROM THE LIST OF APPROVED FIRMS ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 1 4 4 9 9 3 ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2024.AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 1 4 6 2 6 7 ADOPTED ON APRIL 30TH, 2025 FOR ROUTINE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR STREET PROJECTS.
WHICH SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF DICKERY AVENUE MULTI-USE PATH PUBLIC WORKS.
PROJECT NUMBER 2025 DASH 15 DASH RB COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
OKAY, THIS IS A DISTRICT TWO SELECTION, BUT AS COUNCILMAN, UH, DINA BONANNO IS NOT HERE WITH US THIS MORNING.
COUNCILMAN LEE IS GONNA MOVE ON.
A SELECTION ON BEHALF OF, UH, COUNCILMAN BONANNO.
HE SELECTS ALL SOUTH ENGINEERING AS THE PRIME AND QUALITY ENGINEERING AS A SUB.
ALL SOUTH AS PRIME AND QUALITY ENGINEERING AS SUB AS MOVED BY COUNCILMAN LEE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKIN ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMAN BONANNO, UM, WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE VOTING ON THE SELECTION.
CLOSING THE VOTING SIX YAYS, ZERO NAYS.
ONE ABSENT THE SELECTION PASSES.
COUNCILMAN WALKER YOUR MOTION REGARDING THE N GLOBO ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 54 THROUGH ONE 40 MINUS 58, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED, AND 56 NEEDS TO BE, AND 56.
OKAY, SO PULLING 56 AND PULLING 58.
SO IN GLOBAL ADOPTION OF ITEMS 54 THROUGH ONE 40, PULLING 56 AND 58, COUNCILMAN MOVE.
STARTING THE VOTE ON, UH, THE IN GLOBO ADOPTION OF THESE ITEMS. CONSENT AGENDA TWO.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM 56, A RESOLUTION URGING THE JEFFERSON PARISH LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO SUPPORT AN ENDEAVOR TO HAVE ENACTED HOUSE BILL 8 9 2 OF THE 2026 REGULAR SESSION, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE CREATION OF THE WEST END ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN JEFFERSON AND ORLEANS PARISHES.
ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCILMAN LOBERG, MOVE TO MOVE TO FURTHER.
COUNCILMAN LOBERG MOVES TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
OKAY, COUNCILMAN, UH, WE'RE GONNA NOTE THAT COUNCILMAN WALKER IS ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTE.
COUNCILMAN LOBERG IS MOVING FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
UM, FIVE YAYS, ZERO NAYS, ONE ABSTENTION, AND ONE ABSENT.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S REGARDING WEST END.
AND THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
[OTHER RESOLUTIONS (DEFERRED)]
MADAM CLERK, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH FINANCE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING FOR THE NEW ORLEANS EDUCATION LEAGUE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO IMPLEMENT AND MANAGE A RESIDENTIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE, TRANSFORM AND REVITALIZE THE HOUSING STOCK OF THE LOWER MORRO NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS LIVING IN JEFFERSON PARISH, AND PROMOTE FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $85,000.AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE, AND THE RESOLUTION TO THE TITLE, IT SH THE NAME CHANGES TO LOWER MORERO RESIDENTIAL FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE SUMMARY, WHEREAS CAUSES AND SECTION ONE AND ADMITS THE SCOPE OF THE CEA AGREEMENT TO CLARIFY THE NUMBER OF HOMES THAT WILL BE IMPROVED, HAS UP TO 10 HOUSES, ADDS THE BOUNDARIES FOR THE PROGRAM AND ADDS THE PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.
AND THAT IS ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
UM, COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS? COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE VOTING, CLOSING THE VOTING SIX YAY.
ONE ABSENT THE AMENDMENTS PASS.
UH, COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR MOTION AS AMENDED AGAIN, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UM, I'M, I'M VERY EXCITED WE'VE SEEN WHAT A PILOT PROGRAM DID IN TERRY TOWN AND HOW IT'S STARTING TO SPREAD.
UH, EVEN PEOPLE WITHOUT THE PROGRAM JUST DOWN THOSE STREETS, IT'S,
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YOU KNOW, IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF A BROKEN WINDOW, UH, THEORY.IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE ARE DOING, UH, PAINTING THE FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE OR ADDING, UH, BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS, THEIR NEIGHBORS ARE DOING IT.
SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, IT FOR EXCEEDS THE HOMES THAT GETS DONE.
SO I, I WANNA THANK MY TWO COLLEAGUES AT, AT LARGE, UH, COUNCILMAN COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN AND, AND COUNCILMAN SCOTT WALKER FOR PARTNERING IN THIS PILOT.
IT'S, UM, LO MARRERO IS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND THE WHOLE GOAL, UM, WITH THIS PROGRAM IS TO EXTEND THE PROGRESS THEY ALREADY HAVE IN THAT LO MARRERO OUTWARDS GOING UP TOWARDS, UH, AMES IN THAT SOUTHERN AREA, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT 'CAUSE THOSE PEOPLE DESERVE A LOT OF HELP.
BUT BASED ON THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF THE ITEM AS AMENDED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE VOTING ON THE ITEM AS AMENDED.
[ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS]
I BELIEVE MADAM CLERK, THAT TAKES US TO THE ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEM 1 41.COUNCILMAN WALKER YOUR, UH, MOTION REGARDING ITEMS ONE THROUGH 28.
AND LET ME MAKE SURE WE HAVE THIS MINUS ITEM 21 AND ITEM 22.
I'M DOUBLE CHECKING 'CAUSE WE HAD SOME LAST MINUTE CHANGES.
SO PULLING ITEM 21 AND 22 AND I BELIEVE THAT IS IT.
OKAY, SO, UM, COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION IN GLOBO ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH 28 MINUS 22, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED.
UH, 21, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED, SORRY.
AND 22, WHICH IS TO BE DEFERRED TO APRIL THE EIGHTH.
MOVE
THOSE ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS PASSED.
ONE ABSENT CLEARING THOSE VOTES.
UH, MADAM CLERK, WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER, UH, 21 FOR AMENDMENT, A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARIS OF JEFFERSON AND EAG GULF COAST LLC, INCREASING THE TOTAL CONTRACT CAP BY $53,500 FOR A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT CAP OF $202,500 TO ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL CONSULTING WORK STREAM UNDER THE SCOPE OF WORK ECONOMIC FEASIBLE OF FORMING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT PAYROLL ANALYSIS AND EXTENDING THE CONTRACT TERM FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR UNTIL APRIL 7TH, 2027.
AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE IN SECTION TWO, THAT THE ACCOUNT NUMBER 2 2 0 4 0 2 7 7 2 7 3 3 1 2 0 7 2 2 SHOULD BE 2 2 0 4 0 2 7 7 2 7 3 3 1 2 0 4 7 2 0 0 0.
COUNCIL DISTRICT TWOS WEST BANK, RIVERBOAT GAMING.
AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
UM, AND THIS IS ITEM 21, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, UH, COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR MOTION REGARDING THE AMENDMENTS MOVE TO APPROVE.
COUNCILMAN KERNER WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THOSE AMENDMENTS.
UM, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
I'M GONNA OPEN THE VOTING ON THIS ITEM.
COUNCILMAN UH, COUNCIL, PERFECT.
CLOSING THE VOTING ON THIS ITEM.
THE ITEM AMENDMENTS ARE APPROVED.
COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED MOVE TO APPROVE COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE VOTING ON THIS ITEM, CLOSING THE VOTE.
MADAM CLERK, I BELIEVE WE GO TO ITEM 29
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AND I'D LIKE TO DEFER THIS ITEM 29.ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO ITEM 22, UH, 22, I'M SORRY, ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.
UH, AND THAT ITEM, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO DEFER TO APRIL THE EIGHTH, UM, WHICH IS THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
SO, UM, I'LL MOVE FOR DEFERRAL, UH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN KERNER.
LEMME OPEN THE VOTING ON THE DEFERRAL OF ITEM 22 TO THE APRIL 8TH COUNCIL MEETING.
SO THIS IS ITEM 22, UM, BEING DEFERRED TO APRIL THE EIGHTH.
THE ITEM PASSES, UH, FOR DEFERRAL.
AND I HAVE A NOTE THAT COUNCILMAN KERNER WISHES FOR THIS ITEM TO BE DEFERRED TO THE APRIL 8TH COUNCIL MEETING.
CAN WE ACTUALLY PUSH IT BACK TO THE NEXT WEST BANK MEETING? OKAY.
SO APRIL 22ND, UH, COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR ITEM FOR DEFERRAL.
MOVE TO DEFERRAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
VOTING ON THE DEFERRAL OF ITEM NUMBER 29.
VOTING IS OPEN, VOTING IS CLOSED.
THE ITEM, UH, IS DEFERRED BY APPROVAL OF SIX TO ZERO SIX YAYS, ZERO NAYS.
ONE ABSENT THE ITEMS DEFERRED TO APRIL THE 22ND.
ITEM NUMBER 30 ON THE ADDENDUM.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARIS OF JEFFERSON IN THE STONEBRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD, IMPROVEMENT IN BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TO PROVIDE FUNDING TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE ONE TENNIS COURT INTO TWO PICKLEBALL COURTS, A PAVILION, A WALKING TRAIL, AND A SMALL PLAYGROUND IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000, WHICH WILL FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000 FOR A NEW AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $400,000.
COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE, COUNCILMAN KERNER.
YOUR MOTION ON ITEM 30, MOVE TO APPROVE COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
STARTING THE VOTE ON THIS MATTER.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON EAST BANK, CONSOLIDATED SPECIAL SERVICE, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT'S NUMBERS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, AND NINE OF THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS DISTRICT TWO, BUT COUNCILMAN UH, BYRON LEE IS GONNA MOVE, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
WE'RE GONNA START THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
UH, I HAVE A NOTE THAT ITEM TWO IS, UH, TO BE, I MEAN ITEM 32 ON THE ADDENDUM IS TO BE DEFERRED TO APRIL 8TH.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO DEFER ITEM 32 TO THE APRIL 8TH MEETING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
THE ITEM, UH, PASSES TO BE DEFERRED.
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MADAM CLERK ITEM 32, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF LOTS ONE AND TWO SQUARE E WOODLAKE SUBDIVISION IN KENNER FROM FIVE PROPERTIES LLC FOR THE VILLAGE DRIVE DRAINAGE PUMP STATION PROJECT.AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR COUNCILWOMAN HANEN, YOUR MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN MOVES TO APPROVE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
ITEM 34 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF LOTS THREE AND FOUR SQUARE E WOODLAKE SUBDIVISION KENNER FROM M TANTE LLC FOR THE VINTAGE DRIVE DRAINAGE PUMP STATION PROJECT.
AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR, COUNCILWOMAN HANEN MOVE TO APPROVE COUNCILWOMAN HANEN MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 34.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
VOTING IS OPEN, VOTING IS CLOSED.
[JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS]
MADAM CLERK AGENDA ITEM 1 42, I BELIEVE.AND THIS IS JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
SO ITEM 1 42, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A ONE-TIME ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,397 AND 35 CENTS FOR FIRE HOSE TESTING THE PURCHASE OF PAGERS AND ACCESSORIES, AND THE PURCHASE OF AN INSTALLATION OF A NEW ICE MAKER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN OF THE PARIS OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND THE AVONDALE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY DATED MARCH 7TH, 2018.
COUNCIL'S DISTRICTS TWO AND THREE.
COUNCILMAN LEE, I MOVE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND COUNCILMAN BONANO.
OKAY, COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL, UH, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF.
AND COUNCILMAN BONANNO, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
I'M GONNA OPEN VOTING ON THIS ITEM AND, OH, CLOSING VOTING SIX.
ITEM NUMBER 1 43, CLERK A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO ADVERTISE FOR SUBMITTALS OF STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FROM PROFESSIONAL FIRMS OR INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE A CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH.
JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT ONE AND JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT TWO.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVE, COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES FOR APPROVAL SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN VOTING ON 1 43.
UM, I SEE NO NEW BUSINESS, NO STATUS REPORTS.
SO WE ARE NOW, UM, AT THE PORTION OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING WHERE IF YOU, UM, WISH TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM, IT IS, DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ON THE AGENDA.
UH, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AND SEEING NO ONE MADAM CLERK CLAPPING
[ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION IN SUMMARY]
FROM COUNCILMAN WALKER, NOTEDTHE FIRST ONE I'M GONNA READ IS GONNA REQUIRE UNANIMOUS VOTES.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 27 DASH 9 23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA RELATIVE TO THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED WITH INVOICES AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER RELATED MATTERS.
OKAY, SO WE FIRST NEED TO, UM, VOTE TO TAKE THIS ITEM FROM THE FLOOR.
SO WE'RE OPENING THAT, UH, ON MO MOTION OF COUNCILMAN WALKER, ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN WALKER, NO VOTE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
SO THIS IS TO TAKE THE ITEM, UH, TO BE READ INTO SUMMARY.
VOTING IS OPEN AND DISTRICT FIVE.
SO IT IS ALLOWED TO BE READ, UH, HAVING VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL JUST ADOPT IT AND I'LL DO THE RIGHT DOUBLE.
IN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF JEFFERSON PARISH LOT SIX TERRYTOWN SECTION NUMBER SEVEN, LOCATED AT 2020 SOUTH GLEN COVE LANE AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM C ONE TO R ONE A AND THE REMOVAL
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OF THE CBZ IN ORDINANCE TO APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION OF LOT SEVEN A EIGHT, A NINE, A 10 A SQUARE, FOUR ELMWOOD BUSINESS PARK SUBDIVISION, AND A PARCEL TWO MB ONE ELMWOOD INDUSTRIAL PARK SUBDIVISION INTO LOTS BM ONE AND BM TWO SQUARE FOUR IN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION OF LOT ONE, A TRACK B COLONIAL FORM SUBDIVISION AND LOT THREE A TWO AND THREE A THREE SQUARE THREE, UH, INTO LOT ONE A, ONE TRACK B, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING REQUESTED VARIANCES TO THE SIGN REGULATIONS OF THE IMU FOR SMALL SLIDERS.LOCATED AT 8 45 SOUTH CLEARVIEW PARKWAY ON LOT THREE F TWO, A CLEARVIEW COMMERCIAL PARK EXTENSION SUBDIVISION.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2 6 9 9 7 ADOPTED ON MAY 21ST, 2025 TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF COMPLETION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT APPROVED UNDER SP DASH 95 24.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE AREA REGULATIONS OF THE CBZ FOR A MVP MEDICAL CLINIC GENERATOR AT 2,800 VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD ON LOT XA RIDGEWAY TERRACE, SUBDIVISION WHITNEY BANK, AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A VARIANCE TO THE HEIGHT AND LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS OF THE GO TWO AND CPZ FOR A NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 1215 AND 1301 CLEARVIEW PARKWAY ON LOTS 11 C AND 10 A BRIDGE SECTION C SUBDIVISION, AN ORDINANCE DECLARING A PORTION OF TEXAS STREET RIGHT AWAY.
OAKDALE SUBDIVISION, SECTION B, PREVIOUS MUNICIPAL ADDRESS, 4 31 HOLMES BOULEVARD, TARRYTOWN NO LONGER NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE SAID PROPERTY AMENDING THE 2026 OPERATING BUDGET, AMENDING THE 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET.
AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
ALL THE ORDINANCES TO BE READ INTO SUMMARY.
UH, COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION MOVE.
COUNCILMAN WALKER, UH, MOVES TO APPROVE THESE ITEMS BEING READ, UH, INTO SUMMARY, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
ALL RIGHT, CLOSING THE VOTING FIVE YAYS, ZERO NAYS, TWO, UH, ABSENT.
AND SO THOSE ITEMS ARE APPROVED.
HAVING BEEN READ INTO SUMMARY, UM, ANYONE I KNOW THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING BEFORE, UM, EASTER, I BELIEVE.
RIGHT? ANYBODY WANNA SAY ANY, UM, AGAIN, ANY REMINDERS OF PARADES OR ANYTHING YOU WANT, OTHERWISE, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
COUNCILMAN? I MEAN, WE HAVE THE, THE IRISH ITALIAN PARADE SUNDAY, WHICH WE'VE MENTIONED.
SO, UH, EVERYBODY MAKE SURE YOU YOU GO TO THAT ONE.
IT'S OUR BIGGEST PARADE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
SO FOR ALL OF THOSE OF ITALIAN HERITAGE, WE WANNA WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY ST.
MARCH 19TH, COUNCILMAN WALKER.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.
UM, IF YOU WILL VOTE ON ADJOURNING THIS MEETING.
AND WE, I BELIEVE IN RECORD TIME ARE ADJOURNED.
WE GOT, COME ON, Y'ALL ON THE ITEM TO ADJOURN.
COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN OPENING THE VOTE ON ADJOURNING.