May 20, 2026 Parish Council West Bank

THESE FOLKS THAT YOU SEE HERE DO A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT ROLE FOR US IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

IN A NUTSHELL, THEY MAKE SURE THAT HOW WE BUILD IS BUILT IN A SAFE WAY.

SO IN HONOR OF BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, OUR DIRECTOR, MARK SAVASTA, TRAMON CHATA AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT JULIET CASSON.

BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN CELEBRATED IN MAY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BUILDING SAFETY AND OUR BUILDING PERMITS DEPARTMENT, HOW IT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE SAFETY OF OUR BUILDINGS.

THE MISSION OF OUR BUILDINGS PERMIT DEPARTMENT, OBVIOUSLY, IS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, THE MANY INCREASING LAWS THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH, I WILL SAY, PERTAINING TO STRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN JEFFERSON PARISH IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER FOR THE OVERALL SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS AND VISITORS.

BUILDING SAFETY CAN NEVER BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED, AND IF ALL THE INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE CHANGED TREMENDOUSLY IN THE PAST 20 YEARS, I WOULD SAY YOUR GROUP, IN TERMS OF THE RULES AND THE REGULATIONS, ARE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT, BUT FOR A GOOD REASON, BECAUSE WE ARE BUILDING STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH STORMS AND FLOODS.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT WORK THAT WE DO, AND I THINK PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT, AND THEY FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE OF IT.

VERY, VERY CRITICAL THAT OUR BUILDINGS WITHSTAND MOTHER NATURE.

SO WHEREAS JEFFERSON PARISH IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING THAT OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS ON THE SAFETY OF OUR HOMES, BUILDINGS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE, BOTH IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND WHEN DISASTERS STRIKE, AND WHEREAS THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL IS A NONPROFIT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER OFFICIALS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THE HIGHEST QUALITY CODES TO PROTECT US IN THE BUILDINGS WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, WORK, AND PLAY, AND WHEREAS MODERN BUILDING CODES...

INCLUDES SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM HAZARDS SUCH AS HURRICANES, SNOWSTORMS, TORNADOES, WILDLAND FIRES, FLOODS, AND EARTHQUAKES.

AND WHEREAS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS SPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL TO REMIND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF OUR LOCAL CODE OFFICIALS WHO ASSURE US OF SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR PROSPERITY.

AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL THEME FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN 2026 IS BUILT TO LAST, WHICH FOCUSES ON HOW DISASTER-RESILIENT BUILDING CODES PROTECT PEOPLE AND PROPERTY.

AND WHEREAS OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND RESILIENCE OF THE BUILDINGS OF OUR COMMUNITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH BUILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIRE PREVENTION OFFICIALS, FLOODPLAIN MANAGERS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRADESPEOPLE, PLUMBERS, ELECTRICIANS, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LABORERS, AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO WORK TO ENSURE THE SAFE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CYNTHIA LEE SHANG, PRESIDENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH AS OF MAY AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

AND I THINK WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION HERE.

ARE THEY HERE? SHIVERS? I'M SORRY.

DO THEY WANT TO COME UP? COME ON, SHIVERS.

YES.

A PARTNER WITH US IN THE WORK THAT WE DO, THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.

COME ON, JULIA.

Y'ALL WANT TO SPEAK AND THEN JULIA.

SO WE'D LIKE TO THANK Y'ALL FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE US THROUGH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.

AND WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO DO SAFETY, RESILIENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSES FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU WANT TO COME TAKE A PICTURE? THANK Y'ALL.

MARK.

WHAT'S THAT? HOLD THAT FOR ME.

HOLD THAT.

YEAH, YOU GOT IT.

CAN I GET IT? MARK? YEAH, YEAH.

NO, NO, NO.

YOU GOT IT RIGHT HERE.

OKAY, EVERYBODY, HERE YOU GO.

ON THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

AND TAKE ANOTHER ONE.

ONE BALL, ONE, TWO, THREE.

COUNCILMAN WALKER IS GOING TO MAKE SOME PRESENTATIONS NEXT RELATED TO OUR EMS. MORNING.

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CAN WE HAVE ALL OF OUR EMS FOLKS WHO ARE HERE COME ON UP? THIS IS EMS WEEK THAT WE'RE PROCLAIMING AND WE'LL HONOR TODAY EAST JEFFERSON EMS AND ITS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, WEST JEFFERSON EMS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, WEST WIGO EMS, GRAND ISLE EMS, RETINA POLICE DEPARTMENT EMS, AND ALL THEIR RELATED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

MORNING GUYS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

LET ME HAND YOU THESE AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS WHICH SO YOU CAN DISTRIBUTE WHICH ONES NEED TO GO WHERE.

WHEREAS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES IS A VITAL SERVICE AND WHEREAS EMS PROVIDES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH HIGH QUALITY PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE AND ATTEND TO THEM IN THEIR GREATEST TIME OF NEED AND WHEREAS EMS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES 24 HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO PROVIDE AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE TO JEFFERSON PARISH.

AND WHEREAS EMS SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON PARISH FOR THEIR HEROIC DEEDS AND SACRIFICES THAT THEY'VE MADE.

AND WHEREAS JEFFERSON PARISH IS A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT OF THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO HELP MAKE JEFFERSON PARISH A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE.

AND WHEREAS JEFFERSON PARISH WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO PLACE PUBLIC SERVICE TO OTHERS ABOVE ALL.

AND WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

NOW THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA.

HEREBY PROCLAIMS THAT MAY 17TH THROUGH 23RD, 2026 SHALL BE KNOWN AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK WITH THE THEME OF IMPROVING OUTCOMES TOGETHER, HONORING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO.

AGAIN, THANK YOU.

I KNOW YOUR WORK OFTEN GOES UNAPPRECIATED AND UNNOTICED IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT WITHOUT YOU, WE'D BE IN A WORLD OF HURT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, PLEASE GO AHEAD.

WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE RECOGNITION FOR WHAT YOU DO EVERY DAY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL 200 OF OUR EMPLOYEES, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO.

YEAH, I DON'T FORGET NOTHING.

I'M OLD.

I FORGET.

ON BEHALF OF EMS PROFESSIONALS, THANK YOU JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL FOR THE PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION AND SERVICE OF EMS PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT JEFFERSON PARISH.

YOUR SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO THOSE WHO ANSWER THE CALL EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU ALL.

I'LL JUST ECHO WHAT THE OTHER SAID.

JUST THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND THIS PROCLAMATION MEANS A LOT TO US.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE.

LET'S OPEN.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COUNCILMAN LEE WITH A VERY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION THIS MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

I'M HERE TODAY TO...

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CELEBRATE AN OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS GREAT CONSISTENCY IN THAT THIS YOUNG MAN HAS BEEN NOT ONLY A LEADER BUT ALSO A FORCE IN OVER HIS LIFE IN THAT HE'S ACCOMPLISHED SO MANY THINGS AND WE'RE SO PROUD TO HAVE HIM HERE TODAY ALONG WITH THE FAMILY.

TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

IN MANY WAYS I'M ENVIOUS OF IT BECAUSE SO MUCH OF WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED I COULD NEVER HAVE DONE IT IN A LIFETIME AND BUT WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THOSE SUCH AS BRANDON SO WHEREAS WE WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND JUST HOW MAJOR THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT IS AND SO BRANDON AND THE FAMILY WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND I WANT TO PROCLAMATION.

JEFFERSON FARRIS COUNCIL PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS BRANDON LIONEL WASHINGTON HAS EARNED THE DISTINCTION OF SERVING AS THE VALEDICTORIAN OF THE CLASS OF...

2026 AT JOHN AARON HIGH SCHOOL, GRADUATING RANKED NUMBER ONE AMONG 464 STUDENTS WITH AN OUTSTANDING GPA OF 4.72.

AND WHEREAS BRANDON HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER, AND DEDICATION THROUGHOUT HIS EDUCATIONAL CAREER.

AND WHEREAS BRANDON HAS CONSISTENTLY EXEMPLIFIED EXCELLENCE FROM AN EARLY AGE, EARNING RECOGNITION AS STUDENT OF THE YEAR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHILE DEVELOPING A REPUTATION FOR INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE, AND LEADERSHIP AMONGST HIS PEERS AND EDUCATORS.

AND WHEREAS DURING HIS TIME AT JOHN ARED HIGH SCHOOL, BRANDON DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENT, STUDENT OF THE YEAR, HOMECOMING KING, SUPERINTENDENTS CHAMPION, AND VALEDICTORIAN OF HIS CLASS OF 2026.

BRANDON SUCCESSFULLY BALANCED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITH EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT, PARTICIPATING IN BASKETBALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND SERVING AS A STARTER ON THE BASEBALL TEAM DURING HIS SENIOR YEAR.

AND WHEREAS BRANDON HAS ALSO DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS WITH KELLY K.W.

FOUNDATION ASSISTING WITH FIRE AWARENESS EVENTS AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND HARDSHIPS.

AND WHEREAS BRANDON WILL ATTEND HOWARD UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN BIOLOGY, CONTINUING HIS PURSUITS OF ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE.

AND WHEREAS THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL RECOGNIZES BRANDON LYNELL WASHINGTON'S REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, COMMEND HIM FOR HIS SERVING AS A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL FOR THE YOUTH AND CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH AND EXTENDS BEST WISHES FOR HIS CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ALL FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF JEFFERSON PARISH CONGRATULATES, RECOGNIZES, AND HONORS BRANDON LYNELL WASHINGTON FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN BEING THE VALEDICTORIAN.

OF THIS YEAR'S CLASS OF JOHN ERIC AND THE VERY FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALE TO BE VALEDICTORIAN IN THE HISTORY OF JOHN ERIC HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS IS FOR YOU.

WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL, COUNCIL PERSON, PLEASE COME IN.

HEY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOOD.

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CONGRATULATIONS.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BE HEALED? OUTSTANDING STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, COUNCILMAN KERNER HAS A PROCLAMATION.

THIS MORNING I HAD THE HONOR TO WELCOME AND HONOR A YOUNG LADY WITH A VERY, VERY, VERY BRIGHT FUTURE.

LAYLA LABEOUF, WHEREAS LAYLA LABEOUF AND HER EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT, IS AN EIGHTH GRADE STUDENT AT URSULINE ACADEMY OF NEW ORLEANS, HAS BEEN NAMED THE EIGHTH GRADE LOUISIANA CATHOLIC STUDENT OF THE YEAR, AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS BESTOWED UPON A CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENT IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA, AND SHE'S FROM THE WEST BANK, LIVES IN THE WEST BANK.

WHEREAS THIS PRESTIGIOUS STATEWIDE RECOGNITION CELEBRATES STUDENTS WHO EXEMPLIFY EXCELLENCE IN DISCIPLINE.

DISCIPLINE SHIP LEADERSHIP SERVICE CITIZENSHIP AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND WHEREAS LAYLA LABEOUF WAS SELECTED FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS EVALUATION PROCESS AT THE SCHOOL ARCHDIOCESE AND STATE LEVELS INCLUDING REVIEW OF ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS LEADERSHIP ROLES SERVICE ACTIVITIES WRITING SAMPLES AND PERSONAL INTERVIEWS AND WHEREAS LAYLA HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT MAINTAINING A 4.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE WHILE ENROLLED IN ALL HONORS CLASSES AT URSULINE ACADEMY, WHERE SHE SERVES AS EIGHTH GRADE CLASS PRESIDENT, PARTICIPATES IN NUMEROUS EXTRACURRICULAR AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND WHEREAS LAYLA'S DEDICATION TO HER SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY IS REFLECTED THROUGH HER INVOLVEMENT IN STUDENT COUNCIL, QUIZ BOWL, ACADEMY CHOIR, PEER MINISTRY, KEY CLUB, THE LIONETTES DANCE TEAM, AND A SCHOOL MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS.

AND WHEREAS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, LAYLA HAS DEVOTED HER TIME AND TALENTS TO SERVING OTHERS THROUGH TUTORING NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN, PARTICIPATING IN YOUTH ATHLETICS AT MALLOTT PARKS, SWIMMING WITH THE TIMBERLAND TIGER SHARKS, AND SERVING HER PARISH COMMUNITY AT HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH AS AN ALTAR SERVER.

USHER, LECTURE, AND I'M IN CANTOR.

AND WHEREAS LAYLA EMBODIES THE URSULINE VALUES OF COURTESY, LOYALTY, COURAGE, AND SERVICE, AND HER COMMITMENT TO FAITH, LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, AND JOYFUL SERVICE HAS BROUGHT GREAT PRIDE AND POSITIVE RECOGNITION TO HER FAMILY, SCHOOL, PARISH, AND COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS LAYLA'S ACHIEVEMENT SERVES AS AN INSPIRATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA BY DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT OF HARD WORK, HUMILITY, COMPASSION, DEDICATION TO SERVING OTHERS WHEREAS THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY EXTENDS SINCERE ADMIRATION AND THE BEST WISHES TO LAYLA LABEOUF FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS AND ALL OF HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND NOW THEREFORE THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF JEFFERSON PARISH LOUISIANA HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND COMMENDS LAYLA LABEOUF CONGRATULATIONS OH, THE COUNCIL WANTS TO COME UP.

GREAT JOB THAT'S YOUR GIRL OH REALLY? THANK YOU THANK YOU.

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CONGRATULATIONS.

ONE MORE PROCLAMATION, AND I'M GOING TO ASK OUR HOME BUILDERS TO COME BACK UP.

GERALD MEYER, NICHOLAS ZEPEDA, SHIVERS MILLEN.

AND DAN MILLS CAN'T BE HERE THIS MORNING, BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE HIM FROM AFAR.

WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZING STUDENTS WHO ARE EARLY IN THEIR CAREERS.

NOW WE'RE TURNING TO LONGEVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS OF THE HOMEBUILDERS.

SO WE KNOW IN PARISH GOVERNMENT HOW OFTEN WE TURN TO THE HOMEBUILDERS OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS.

TO GIVE US INPUT ON THINGS, TO WORK WITH US ON, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT ISSUES.

WHEN THE PARISH PRESIDENT WAS INSTITUTING THAT ROOFING PERMIT, I KNOW, AGAIN, TURNING TO YOU FOR INPUT.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE TO DO.

WE WANT TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL WITH A PROCLAMATION TO CELEBRATE THE 85 YEARS.

WHEREAS THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS, HBAGNO AS WE OFTEN SEE IT, FOUNDED IN 1941, HAS SERVED FOR 85 YEARS AS A LEADER IN ETHICAL BUILDING PRACTICES, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY FOR THE HOME BUILDING INDUSTRY.

WHEREAS THROUGH ITS NON-PROFIT, NOEL, HBAGNO HAS HELPED REVITALIZE JEFFERSON PARISH NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THOSE EFFORTS THROUGH THE TARRYTOWN FACADE PROGRAM, THE FUTURE MARRERO FACADE PROGRAM, AND OTHER PARISH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPAIR PROJECTS.

WHEREAS HBAGNO HAS ADVANCED RESILIENT HOUSING PRACTICES IN JEFFERSON PARISH BY SUPPORTING AN EFFICIENT RE-ROOF PERMIT AND THAT PROCESS, AN INSPECTION THAT STRENGTHENS OUR CODE COMPLIANCE AND DOCUMENTATION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING TO LOWER OUR INSURANCE RATES, AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALL WORKING ON TOGETHER.

WHEREAS HBA-GNO PARTNERED WITH JEFFERSON PARISH TO LAUNCH STORM PREP TO IMPROVE PUBLIC READINESS AND RESILIENCE THROUGH EDUCATION AND PUBLISHING VETTED RESOURCES THAT LINK THE PUBLIC WITH LICENSED CONTRACTORS, ESPECIALLY AFTER STORMS. WHEREAS AS HBA-GNO CELEBRATES ITS 85TH YEAR, ITS SENIOR OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, COUNCILS, AND STAFF REMAIN DEDICATED TO ADVANCING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT SAFE, RESILIENT, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, HEREBY CONGRATULATES AND RECOGNIZES THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOR 85 YEARS OF HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HOUSING INDUSTRY, ENDURING COMMITMENT TO ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION, AND EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE OF THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS REGION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL, PRESIDENT CHANG, AND ALL THE THOUSAND MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE.

THIS WORK GOES ON TO BETTER THE WHOLE PARISH, BETTER THE COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE TO STRENGTHEN OUR HOUSES, GIVE US A BETTER INSURANCE RATE, AND AGAIN, MAKE IT AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE TO HAVE THE DREAM OF AN AMERICAN HOME.

I'M GOING TO INVITE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL DOWN IF Y'ALL WOULD.

I KNOW WE'VE EACH WORKED WITH YOU ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.

NO HAT? NO HAT.

HE WANTS THE FULL VIEW.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

[MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]

THIS IS THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY THE 20TH,

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2026.

WE'RE AT THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING HERE AT 200 DURBAN STREET IN GRETNA, LOUISIANA.

WE HAD MANY PROCLAMATIONS, GOOD THINGS TO GET US ROLLING THIS MORNING.

AS WE ALWAYS DO, WE WANT TO START OUR COUNCIL MEETING WITH OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGE, AND THIS MORNING, COUNCILMAN BONANNO HAS THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING THANK YOU.

OUR GUESTS FOR THE INVOCATION.

THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN.

THIS MORNING, I'M VERY PLEASED AND HONORED TO HAVE WITH ME A FELLOW PARISH EMPLOYEE AND A LONGTIME FRIEND, MR. PAT BODIE.

PAT, IF YOU AND SETH WOULD COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

MUCH LIKE ME, PAT HAS RECENTLY STRUGGLED WITH SOME SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES, BUT HE IS AN INSPIRATION TO ME.

HIS FAITH IN GOD IS UNWAVERING, AND HE HAS PLACED EVERYTHING IN GOD'S HAND, AND NOTHING HAS SLOWED HIM DOWN.

HE'S STILL SMILING TODAY, NO MATTER ALL HE'S BEEN THROUGH.

IT IS SON SETH, WHO'S VERY SPECIAL TO ALL OF US, KNOWN AS SETH, THE CRAWLING KING BODHI.

THANK YOU, SETH, FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

AND, PAT, BEFORE YOU START, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IN PRAYER.

ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE SETH GIVE US A LITTLE BIBLE PASSAGE? YEAH, YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO A LITTLE BIBLE PASSAGE? YEAH.

GOD SAID IN ISAIAH 41.10, SO DO NOT FEAR, FOR I AM WITH YOU.

HMM.

LOVE EACH OTHER AS...

BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

HONOR OTHERS MORE THAN YOU DO YOURSELF.

ROMANS 12, 10 FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON, SO THAT EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM MAY NOT PERISH, BUT MAY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.

JOHN 3, 16 GOD, I COME FOR YOU THIS MORNING.

I THANK YOU FOR WAKING ME UP AND WAKING US UP THIS MORNING.

I ASK THAT YOU JUST CONTINUE TO BLESS EVERYONE THAT'S IN THIS COUNCIL.

I THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.

LORD, I ASK THAT YOU PUT A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE COUNCILS.

NOT ONLY COUNCIL, BUT THE PARISH PRESIDENT, STAFF, AND MEMBERS.

I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO PUT A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND OUR EMS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND EVERYONE IN THIS CHAMBER.

LORD, I JUST COME TO YOU THIS MORNING WITH AN EXTRA SPECIAL PRAYER, AS DINO SAID, TO CONTINUE TO HAVE YOUR HEALING HANDS ON HIM.

THE LAST FEW MONTHS HERE STRUGGLED THROUGH JUST AS I HAVE AND YOU HAVE BROUGHT US THROUGH THE LOWEST VALLEYS AND OVER THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS.

AND THERE WAS DAYS WHEN WE DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GOING TO MAKE IT.

BUT LORD, IT WAS AT THOSE TIMES THAT WE KNEW THAT YOU WERE CARRYING US.

LORD, WE CONTINUE TO THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS.

WE CONTINUE TO THANK AND TO SHADOW US AND EACH ONE OF OUR FAMILIES PUT A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONLY BEGOTTEN SON WHO WALKED THIS EARTH FOR 33 AND A HALF YEARS, TEACHING THE GOSPEL AND PREACHING.

AND LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING HIM TO FREELY GIVE HIS LIFE, TO BE NAILED TO THE CROSS, SHED HIS BLOOD BY OUR SINS.

LORD, I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS, AS I SAID, CONTINUE TO KEEP YOUR HEALING HANDS ON DANIEL BONANNO AND HELP, YOU KNOW, HEAL ALL OF US IN HIS CHAMBERS.

LORD.

WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOU.

PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

WE ASK THIS, WE PRAY THESE THINGS, AND WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR PRECIOUS SON, JESUS CHRIST'S NAME.

PAT, IF YOU'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE WHILE YOU'RE RIGHT THERE.

YOU WANT TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE AS WELL? WE'LL START IT OFF.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.

MY MOUTH GETS A LITTLE DRY STILL.

UNDERSTOOD.

AND SETH, YOU'VE GOT A GREAT VOICE.

YOU COULD DO RADIO.

YOU'VE GOT AN AWESOME VOICE.

ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WILL CALL THE ROLL.

CHAIRWOMAN VAN RANKEN.

PRESENT I'M SORRY I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE PRALINE FROM THE PRALINE KING COUNCILMAN WALKER HERE COUNCILMAN KERNER PRESENT COUNCILMAN BANANA COUNCILMAN LEE COUNCILWOMAN BO HANNON COUNCILMAN LITTLE BIRD PRESENT PARISH PRESIDENT MISS LEE SHANE AND I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLE THANK YOU PRESIDENT IF YOU

[PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL]

WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRWOMAN I'M GONNA START WITH AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN VERY, VERY LONG IN THE MAKING, THE CAUSEWAY WIDENING PROJECT.

I WAS A DISTRICT 5 COUNCIL MEMBER PROBABLY 17, 18 YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS.

SO IT'S NICE THAT I'LL GET TO SEE THIS ONE OVER THE FINISH LINE.

THE WIDENING OF CAUSEWAY BOULEVARD FROM WEST NAPOLEON AVENUE TO AIRLINE DRIVE OBVIOUSLY IS UNDERWAY.

WE'RE ABOUT 25% COMPLETE

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ON THE DRAINAGE PORTION.

WE'RE DOING THE DRAINAGE PORTION FIRST BEFORE WE DO THE ROADWAY.

BRINGING IN FOR THE DRAINAGE PIECE LARGER PIPES AND ADDITIONAL PARALLEL LINES TO INCREASE STORM WATER CAPACITY.

THE PROJECT, AS I'VE SAID, HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING.

THE ADDITIONAL LANES WERE FIRST IDENTIFIED IN A 2008 TRAFFIC STUDY, SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS WORKING BACK IN THE DAY.

SINCE THEN, CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE OCHSNER MEDICAL CORRIDOR HAS ONLY REINFORCED THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPANDING THIS KEY ROUTE, WHICH SERVES AS A MAJOR POINT OF ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL AREA AS WELL AS AN EVACUATION ROUTE, I WILL SAY.

FOLLOWING VOTER APPROVAL OF THE 2017 ROAD BOND PROGRAM, PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK BEGAN IN 2018.

THE PARISH ALSO COMMISSIONED AN UPDATED TRAFFIC STUDY TO ENSURE THE WIDENED ROADWAY WOULD SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY ACCOMMODATE BOTH MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE WORKING TO MINIMIZE TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS.

WHILE THERE WILL BE INTERMITTENT LANE AND SERVICE ROAD CLOSURES, THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN TWO TRAVEL LANES IN EACH DIRECTION AT ALL TIMES.

DURING PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS, SO SOUTHBOUND FROM 5 A.M.

TO 7 P.M.

AND NORTHBOUND BETWEEN 6 A.M.

AND 7 P.M.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO LAST APPROXIMATELY 20 MONTHS, AND THE PROJECT IS BEING OVERSEEN BY THE EAST BANK ROAD BOND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH ENGINEERING TEAM.

DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS A MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT THAT WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW, ENHANCE DRAINAGE BY HELPING MOVE WATER MORE EFFICIENTLY FROM METAIRIE ROAD NORTH TOWARDS THE WEST NAPOLEON CANAL AND PROVIDE BETTER DRAINAGE FOR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.

ERP UPDATE.

EMPLOYEE TRAINING FOR THE PARISH'S NEW FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS ONGOING.

OUR NEW ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING ERP SYSTEM WILL BE KNOWN AS BRIDGE, POWERED BY INFOR, WITH THE TAGLINE, YOUR CONNECTION TO JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENT.

AND IT WILL TOUCH EVERY PARISH DEPARTMENT IN MANY AGENCIES, IMPROVING HOW OUR FINANCIAL DATA IS PROCESSED AND REPORTED.

TO HELP ENSURE A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION, DEPARTMENTS ARE ASKED TO ADHERE TO STRICT DEADLINES TO PREPARE FOR THE TEMPORARY SYSTEM BLACKOUT PERIOD, WHICH WILL BE IN PLACE FROM JUNE 13TH THROUGH JUNE 30TH.

DURING THIS TIME, SOME FINANCIAL PROCUREMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCE FUNCTIONS WILL BE LIMITED OR UNAVAILABLE.

THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT HOSTED TWO IN-PERSON TRAINING SESSIONS THIS MONTH FOR PARISH VENDORS TO LEARN ABOUT THE UPCOMING TRANSITION.

OVER 300 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE SESSIONS TO LEARN ABOUT SUPPLIER PORTAL REGISTRATION, WHICH OPENED ON MAY 18TH. ALL VENDORS ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER IN THE NEW PORTAL TO INTERACT WITH THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE UP-TO-DATE ON PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

THROUGH THE NEW N4 SELF-SERVICE SUPPLIER PORTAL, THE VENDORS WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER MANAGE THEIR PROFILES, RESPOND TO SOLICITATIONS, TRACK PURCHASE ORDERS, CERTIFICATIONS, INSURANCE DOCUMENTS, AND LICENSES.

REGISTERING IN THE N4 SUPPLIER PORTAL IS MANDATORY.

ALL VENDORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER EARLY TO ACCESS NEW SUPPLIER PORTAL TO STAY READY FOR UPCOMING SYSTEM CHANGES AND PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

VENDORS CAN VISIT THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT'S WEBPAGE FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING REGISTRATION.

A TRAINING WAS ALSO FILMED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON OUR PARISH WEBSITE AT JEFFPARISH.GOV SLASH BRIDGE AND ON OUR YOUTUBE PAGE.

WE WANT TO THANK OUR TEAM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS AND OUR PARTNERS FOR THEIR COOPERATION TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY TO MINIMIZE ANY DISRUPTIONS TO OPERATIONS.

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY, JEFFERSON PARISH WILL HOST A MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY THIS FRIDAY, MAY 22ND AT 10 A.M.

AT VETERANS MEMORIAL SQUARE ACROSS FROM LAKESIDE SHOPPING CENTER IN METAIRIE.

THE JEFFERSON PARISH GOVERNMENT OFFICES, INCLUDING OUR LIBRARIES, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, HEAD START CENTERS, J-PAWS ADOPTION CENTER, AND THE EAST AND WEST BANK AMERICAN JOB CENTERS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY.

CURBSIDE GARBAGE COLLECTION WILL TAKE PLACE AS SCHEDULED.

IN ADDITION, ALL FOUR DROP-OFF SITES AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH LAND WILL REMAIN OPEN AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH TRANSIT WILL BE RUNNING A NORMAL SCHEDULE ON THAT DAY.

AS WE PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING STORM SEASON, WE'LL HAVE A HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS PRESS CONFERENCE NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 28TH AT 10 A.M.

AT OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IN GRETNA.

THIS WILL PROVIDE PARISH OFFICIALS AND PARTNERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC ON HOW WE'RE PREPARED AND REMIND RESIDENTS TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE AHEAD OF THIS YEAR'S HURRICANE SEASON.

WHICH OFFICIALLY BEGINS ON MONDAY, JUNE 1ST.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE STREAMED LIVE ON JPTV, THE JEFFERSON PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE, AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH WEBSITE, JEFFPARISH.GOV.

SO THIS ONE PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR, THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EVENT, HHM EVENT.

KEEP JEFFERSON PARISH BEAUTIFUL AND OUR JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE LASER DIVISION AND LEGACY ENVIRONMENT WILL HOST A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EVENT ON SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH FROM 9 TO NOON IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE JOHN HILARIO EVENT CENTER, 2000 SIGNET BOULEVARD IN WEST WEGO, LOUISIANA.

THE COLLECTION EVENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR JEFFERSON PARISH RESIDENTS TO DISPOSE OF LEFTOVER HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN CORROSIVE, TOXIC, IGNITABLE, AND REACTIVE OR REACTIVE INGREDIENTS.

PRODUCTS SUCH AS PAINT, COMMON HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS,

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OILS, BATTERIES, AND PESTICIDES THAT CONTAIN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS REQUIRE SPECIAL CARE WHEN DISPOSED OF.

IMPROPER DISPOSAL POLLUTES THE ENVIRONMENT AND MAY POSE A THREAT TO HUMAN HEALTH.

SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE DISPOSE OF THIS PROPERLY.

FOR A LIST OF ACCEPTED MATERIALS AND THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVENT, VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AT 504-731-4612.

I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME FUN LIBRARY UPDATES.

THE 2026 SUMMER READING CHALLENGE WILL KICK OFF ON SATURDAY, MAY 30TH, WITH PARTIES AT BOTH THE EAST BANK REGIONAL AND WEST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARIES FROM 12 TO 2 P.M.

THE THEME FOR 2026 IS DIG, DISCOVER, GROW, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DINOSAURS AND ARCHAEOLOGY.

HUNDREDS OF EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY, RANGING FROM TALKS ABOUT PREHISTORIC CREATURES AND REPLICATED DIGS FOR FOSSILS TO BOLLYWOOD DANCE LESSONS, MAGIC SHOWS, A MOBILE PETTING ZOO, KITTEN YOGA SESSIONS, AND AN OVERNIGHT LOCK-IN PARTY FOR TEENS.

A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT THAT ONE, BUT I'M SURE WE'LL GET THROUGH IT.

PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP TRACK OF READING HOURS AND ATTENDANCE AT PROGRAMS FOR THE CHANCE TO BE ENTERED INTO RAFFLE DRAWINGS FOR PRIZES AT EACH OF THE 17 JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARIES AND A GRAND PRIZE DRAWING AFTER JULY 31ST.

THE JEFFERSON PARISH LIBRARY IS EAGER TO HELP RESIDENTS GET THEIR BROKEN TECH DEVICES WORKING AGAIN WITH THE LAUNCH OF JPL CONNECT DEVICE REPAIR CLINIC ON SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH FROM 10 TO 1 AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY.

PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING PROOF OF RESIDENCE AND THE LIBRARY'S IT STAFF WILL ATTEMPT REPAIRS ON LAPTOPS AND SURFACE TABLETS IF THEY WERE FROM 2020 OR NEWER, WITH A LIMIT OF UP TO TWO DEVICES PER HOUSEHOLD.

RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL JAMES MIKE LARKIN OF THE U.S.

AIR FORCE WILL DISCUSS THE ROLE OF UNION GENERAL BENJAMIN BUTLER IN THE OCCUPATION OF JEFFERSON PARISH DURING A CIVIL WAR HISTORY LECTURE.

ON TUESDAY, MAY 26TH AT 7 P.M.

AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY.

AND THE WEST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY WILL HOST A FREE PERFORMANCE BY THE JERUSALEM SHRINE JAZZ ORCHESTRA ON TUESDAY, MAY 26TH AT 7 P.M.

FEATURING BIG BAND MUSIC OF THE 1930S, 40S, AND BEYOND.

DR.

AHMAD HALAK, A CARDIOLOGIST WITH THE OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM, WILL DISCUSS KEEPING YOUR HEART HEALTHY THIS EVENING AT 7 P.M.

AT THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY WITH ADVICE ON DIET, EXERCISE, AND OTHER HEARTY...

CARDIOVASCULAR HABITS.

SO FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THIS LOWBRACK LIBRARY PROGRAM AND MORE, VISIT WWW.JPLIBRARY.NET.

OKAY, SO FOR MORE FUN STUFF, AMERICA IS CELEBRATING OUR 250TH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING A CELEBRATION TO COMMEMORATE THAT, STARTING AT NOON ON SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH, THAT'S FLAG DAY, IN DOWNTOWN GRETNA.

THE FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY CELEBRATION, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A PATRIOTIC PARADE, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, FOOD AND DRINKS, WILL CULMINATE IN A NIGHTTIME DRONE SHOW POWERED BY ENTERGY.

MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING A DETAILED SCHEDULE AND A LIST OF EVENTS, WILL BE POSTED AT JEFFPARISH.GOV SLASH AMERICA250.

AND THEN, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, SOME BITTERSWEET NEWS.

CHIEF CHARLES HUDSON, EAST BANK CONSOLIDATED FIRE CHIEF, WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE EAST BANK CONSOLIDATED FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HE ACCEPTED A JOB, A POSITION WITH THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, SO OBVIOUSLY, GOOD, GREAT.

FOR HIM AND FOR HIS CAREER TO GO TO THE STATE UM CHIEF HUDSON WAS PROMOTED TO THE EAST BANK CONSOLIDATED FIRE CHIEF IN 2023 HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION TO THE KENNER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HAS MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE IN FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN JEFFERSON PARISH SO WE WE PERSONALLY WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS INCREDIBLE SERVICE TO JEFFERSON PARISH UM AND WISH HIM WELL HE'S GOING TO GO BE WITH BRIAN ADAMS UM BUT UM HIS LAST DAY IS IS JUNE 5TH AND WE WILL WE WILL BE IDENTIFYING A CANDIDATE TO SERVE AS INTERIM FIRE CHIEF.

BUT CHIEF HUDSON, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND, PLEASE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE TIME IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.

THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND CONGRATS, CHARLIE.

ANY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT, REALLY QUICKLY, YOU'LL SEE THAT SOME OF US ARE WEARING THESE RED COFFEE FLOWERS.

MONDAY WILL BE MEMORIAL DAY, AS THE PARISH PRESIDENT SAID.

THE POPPY FLOWER ACTUALLY GOES BACK TO THE GREAT WAR, WHICH IS WORLD WAR I, WHICH WAS FOUGHT IN FLANDERS, BELGIUM.

AND I MENTION THIS BECAUSE A U.S.

LIEUTENANT THAT WAS THERE NOTICED AMONG ALL THE RUBBISH AND THE BLOODSHED THAT THE POPPY FLOWERS STILL GREW.

THEY'RE VERY, VERY RESILIENT, MUCH LESS LIKE THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.

SO HE NOTED THAT BETWEEN OUR CROSSES, THE POPPY FLOWERS GROW THAT SHOW THAT WE STILL LIVE.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY.

THE POPPY FLOWER HAS TO BE WORN OVER THE HEART IN THE U.S.

AND IT'S KIND OF A NATIONAL SYMBOL.

AND IN THE 1920S, THE UNITED

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STATES ADOPTED IT AS OUR NATIONAL SYMBOL OF MEMORIAL DAY.

SO, ANYWAY, HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN.

ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL? ANYTHING FOR THE PARISH PRESIDENT? AS WE NEAR MEMORIAL DAY, AS WE NEAR THE START OF HURRICANE SEASON, WE OBVIOUSLY ALL...

ALWAYS THINK ABOUT HURRICANE PROTECTION AND OUR HURRICANE PROTECTION SYSTEM.

WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS MORNING FROM THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY EAST, AND SO WE'LL ASK THAT THEY COME UP AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

I'M WAITING ON THE PRESENTATION TO COME UP.

THERE IT IS.

MY NAME IS JEFF WILLIAMS, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY EAST.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT FOR US TO REALLY DIVE INTO THE WEEDS A LITTLE BIT AND LET THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH KNOW THAT THEY'RE READY.

HOW IS IT THAT WE KNOW THAT WE'RE READY AND HOW WE DO BUSINESS EVERY DAY? WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST MANY OF YOU A FEW MONTHS AGO, TOURED THE FACILITIES.

I THINK YOU GOT A FIRSTHAND AND LOOK AT SOME OF OUR ASSETS.

AND HOW IMPRESSIVE IT IS.

WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HOST OUR PARIS PRESIDENT SHANE LAST MONDAY AS WE DID OUR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS BRIEFING ALONG WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, MEMBERS FROM CPRA AND OTHER PARIS LEADERS FROM ORLEANS AND ST.

BERNARD.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL GET INTO THE PRESENTATION.

SIMPLY PUT, WHAT IS OUR MESSAGE FOR 2026? AND THAT IS WE DON'T GET READY.

WE STAY READY ALL THE TIME.

AND HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE DO THAT THROUGH THE DAILY WORK THAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

WHAT'S OUR MISSION? WE INSPECT THE SYSTEM.

WE MAINTAIN ASSETS.

WE EXECUTE.

WE RUN PUMPS.

WE MONITOR CONDITIONS.

WE DO THIS WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY.

THAT'S OUR MISSION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY.

WHEN JUNE 1ST COMES FOR US, WE'RE READY YEAR-ROUND.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF AWARENESS FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT FOR US, IT'S AN EVERYDAY PROCESS.

WE, WHO ARE WE? WE ARE THE FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY EAST.

WE HAVE ABOUT 250 EMPLOYEES WITH ALMOST 1,700 YEARS.

EXPERIENCE WITH OUR AVERAGE AGE, OUR AVERAGE TENURE FROM OUR EMPLOYMENT IS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.

THIS IS THIS WHAT'S WHAT DO WE MAINTAIN? WE MAINTAIN ABOUT 192 MILES OF LEVEES, OVER 3,500 ACRES OF TURF THAT WE MAINTAIN AND CUT OVER 246 FLOODGATES, EIGHT COMPLEX STRUCTURES, AS WELL AS THREE PUMP STATIONS AT THE OUTFALL CANALS IN ORLEANS PARISH.

SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY, OUR DAILY WORK THAT WE DO EVERY DAY BECOMES STORM PERFORMANCE.

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY THAT? WE PLAN, WE INSPECT, WE MAINTAIN, WE EXERCISE, AND WE VERIFY, RIGHT? SO THAT WORK THAT WE DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR IS CONTINUOUS AND CUMULATIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT WE DO.

SO WHEN HURRICANE SEASON COMES AROUND, IT TESTS.

WHAT WE'VE DONE ALL YEAR, EVERY DAY, 365.

SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE INSPECT THE SYSTEM EVERY SINGLE DAY TO IDENTIFY RISK.

WE MAINTAIN IT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF THE SYSTEM, AND WE DOCUMENT IT TO PROVE IT.

AND WHAT DOES THAT DOCUMENTATION LOOK LIKE? WE DO QUARTERLY INSPECTIONS PER CPRA REQUIREMENTS.

WE DO SEMI-ANNUAL INSPECTIONS.

AS PER THE O&M MANUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, AS WELL AS ANNUAL INSPECTION.

WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? SO YES, WE DO THIS WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE PARTNERS, WHAT WE CALL A SECOND AND THIRD AND FOURTH SET OF EYES.

WHEN WE DO THESE INSPECTIONS, WE TURN OVER THESE INSPECTIONS TO OUR PARTNERS.

THEY REVIEW IT FOR ANY DEFICIENCIES OR ANYTHING THAT WE MAY HAVE MISSED.

SO FAR, THERE ARE NO KNOWN DEFICIENCIES.

WITHIN OUR SYSTEM.

SO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS DELIVERED A WORLD-CLASS SYSTEM OF ASSETS, OVER $7 BILLION OF ASSETS THAT WE LOOK AFTER, OPERATE, MAINTAIN.

SO WE ABSOLUTELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE OPERATE AND MAINTAIN IT IN A WORLD-CLASS MANNER.

ONE OF THE THINGS, LOOK, WE WANT TO SHED LIGHT ON WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO.

AND ONE THING THAT'S ALWAYS OUT THERE FOR US IN THE PAPER IS WHAT OUR POLICE FORCE DOES.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR POLICE FORCE, WHICH WE HAVE EAST JEFFERSON, A LEVEE

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DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS ORLEANS-PARIS, LEVEE DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEIR PRIMARY MISSION, THEIR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROTECT THAT $7 BILLION OF FLOOD ASSETS THAT I TALK ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT THEY DO FIRST.

YOU KNOW THERE'S A THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION THAT COMMUNITY POLICING IS WHAT WE DO FIRST.

THAT IS A SMALL PERCENTAGE.

WE'VE DONE OVER 91,000 DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES IN 2025 ALONE.

ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THAT, ABOUT 8%, IS ACTUALLY COMMUNITY POLICING ACTIVITIES.

WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT? THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE ONLY DEPARTMENT IN OUR AGENCY THAT IS 24-7.

ALL OF OUR OFFICERS...

OUR CPRA CERTIFIED TRAINED INSPECTORS, THEY GET THE SAME INSPECTIONS THAT I AND ALL OF THE ENGINEERS AT THE FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY, FROM CPRA TO INSPECTORS, THEY ARE THERE 24-7.

SO THEY SEE POTENTIAL ISSUES, THEY REPORT IT TO ENGINEERS, THEY REPORT IT TO MAINTENANCE.

SO, AND OF COURSE, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DO DO COMMUNITY POLICE.

AS YOU KNOW HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH, THEY'RE...

LAST YEAR, LATE LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER, THERE WAS AN INCIDENT AT A PUMP STATION, TWO PUMP STATIONS, WHERE ABOUT 6,000 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS STOLEN.

THERE'S BEEN ISSUES WITH COPPER.

WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE ABLE TO NEED THESE PCCP PUMP STATIONS READY AT 17TH STREET CANAL, WHICH YOU VISITED, SAW THOSE BIG TANKS WHEN YOU VISITED, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S NO FUEL THERE BECAUSE IT WAS STOLEN.

THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT.

THAT'S WHAT WE DO FIRST.

IT IS ASSET PROTECTION FIRST, COMMUNITY POLICING THAT'S ALONE.

OUR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY, SECONDARY, IS JUST AN EXTRA BENEFIT.

IT'S PURPORTED TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S ASSET PROTECTION FIRST.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I'M A DATA GUY, I'M AN ANALYTIC GUY.

YOU KNOW, DATA MAKES READINESS VISIBLE, RIGHT? SO I AM, LAST WEEK AS PART OF OUR HURRICANE PROTECTION...

PREPAREDNESS WEEK, WE LAUNCHED OUR FPA LENS DASHBOARD.

I BELIEVE IT'S FIRST OF ITS KIND.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING, WE THINK...

THAT IF YOU GO TO FPA LENS DOT ORG, THERE'S PROBABLY AN ANSWER FOR YOU THERE.

WE GIVE INSIGHT INTO HOW WE'RE SPENDING TAXPAYERS DOLLARS, BUDGET VERSUS ACTUAL, HOW WE'RE CUTTING GRASS.

IF WE'RE DOING IT ON TIME, WE TALK ABOUT INSPECTIONS.

ALL THE THINGS THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLY AND EARLY IN THIS PRESENTATION IS ON THIS LENS.

WE ASKING FOR FEEDBACK IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE THERE.

WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO LET US KNOW WHICH WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU.

AND THAT DATA IS AN ACCOUNTABILITY TOOL FOR US.

WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT.

WE WANT TO HAVE EVERYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE TO BE KNOWN ABOUT OUR AGENCY, TO BE OUT IN FRONT TO THE PUBLIC SO WE CAN BE TRANSPARENT AND HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE.

WE WANT TO DO WHAT WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO.

EVERYTHING THAT I'M TELLING YOU HERE TODAY, I THINK WILL PROVE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT WORK ON IF YOU VISIT FPALENS.ORG.

AND AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE EARLIER, THE PART.

OUR PARTNER COORDINATION.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A WORKING RELATIONSHIP, WHICH WE DO.

WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH CPRA, WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

THEY PARTICIPATED WITH US LAST WEEK IN OUR HURRICANE EXERCISE.

ALSO FRIDAY, WE HOSTED THE DUTCH WITH THE ICE STORM TEAM WHERE COLONEL O-TAN AND LEADERS FROM CPRA WAS THERE.

SO WE HAD LESSONS LEARNED.

WORKSHOP WITH SOME OF OUR SURGE BARRIER PARTNERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

SO WE ARE LEARNING ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE AN ELITE SYSTEM, I BELIEVE IS BEST IN CLASS NOT HERE ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES BUT IN THE WORLD AND I 100% BELIEVE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING IT THAT WAY BECAUSE OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT LEARNING THAT WE TAKE PART IN FROM PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.

WE HAVE A BRAND NEW SYSTEM.

YOU KNOW, EIGHT TO TEN YEARS OLD, SO IT'S ALL NICE AND CLEAN AND LOOKS NEW.

OUR PARTNERS OVER IN THE DUTCH, THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS 50 YEARS AHEAD OF US.

SO THERE'S NO NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.

WE'RE LEARNING A LOT FROM THEM, AND THEY'RE LEARNING A LOT FROM US BECAUSE WE ARE IN THE DESIGN AND BUILDING PHASE.

SO WE HAVE THAT PARTNERSHIP, AND THAT PARTNER COORDINATION IS IMPORTANT, NOT ONLY FOR TODAY, BUT FOR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS.

AND AGAIN, SO WHAT'S OUR COMMITMENT? OUR COMMITMENT FOR 2026 IS SIMPLE.

WE WANT TO SAY WHAT WE'RE GOING

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TO DO.

WE WANT TO DO IT.

WE WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE SO WE CAN THEN GET THE PUBLIC, HAVE GAINED PUBLIC TRUST.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US FOR HURRICANE SEASON FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL CONFIDENT, TO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN A SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE.

WE STAND READY TO EXECUTE OUR MISSION.

CERTAINLY WE'RE CONFIDENT IN THAT SYSTEM, BUT AS WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HEAR NEXT WEEK AND WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY, THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE SYSTEM, WHEN THERE'S A STORM, HAVE A PLAN FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY AND MAKING SURE YOU LISTEN TO LOCAL LEADERS AND OFFICIALS WHEN IT'S TIME TO ACT.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL PAUSE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JEFF WILLIAMS? I HAVE MORE OF A COMMENT.

I WAS ONE OF THE ONES WHO CAME AND SPENT THE DAY WITH YOU.

I AM SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THIS AGENCY ACTUALLY AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMAN LITTERBERG WHEN I SAY WE'RE ESPECIALLY HAPPY WITH SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO MAKE ALONG THE LAKESHORE BUT VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE AND I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT YOU ARE THE MODEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WE ARE JUST VERY VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK I MEAN YOU HAVE AN AMAZING TEAM SO BRILLIANT PEOPLE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND IF YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH US, I KNOW YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON.

WE'RE STAYING READY TO HELP WITH THAT AS WELL.

NO, YOUR TEAM ACTUALLY DID BETTER THAN THAT.

THEY SENT ME SLIDES AND PICTURES AND EXPLAINED IT SO THAT I COULD EXPLAIN IT AND BETTER UNDERSTAND IT.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

IT HELPS US BE BETTER TOO.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I HOPE WE WON'T SEE MUCH OF YOU THIS STORM SEASON, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

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

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE PUBLIC APPEARANCE PORTION OF THE AGENDA, WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON ANYTHING THAT IS ON A RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA.

SO IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON A RESOLUTION THAT IS ON THE AGENDA, THIS IS THE TIME TO COME FORWARD.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YOU THINK THEY'D GET TIRED OF ME.

FRANKIE HIRES.

509 HOMO BOULEVARD, TRYING TO SPARK A LITTLE CURIOSITY.

A TOUGH TIME WITH THAT, IT APPEARS.

AND AWAY WE GO.

TURNS OUT MY GRANDFATHER, WHO THAT LINE IS ATTRIBUTED TO, AND AWAY WE GO.

HE'S A PROPER PIRATE.

I WAS LOOKING UP PIRATE LANGUAGE BECAUSE I HAD TO RAID THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S PRIMARIES BY- PROVISION.

PROVISION BASICALLY DIRECTS ME AS THE NO PARTY CANDIDATE TO SKEW THE RESULTS OF MY OPPONENT.

IT'S INSANE.

LIVING IN BIZARRO WORLD.

SO I LOOKED UP PIRATE LANGUAGE.

HOW DO YOU RAID? HOW WOULD YOU, LITTLE, YOU KNOW, DEPARTURE THING.

AND IT SAYS, AWAY YE ANCHORS AND AWAY WE GO.

SO IT TURNS OUT MY GRANDFATHER WAS A PROPER PIRATE.

AND IN VAIN, HERE I AM.

SO I GOT A FEW THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, I GUESS.

78 I THINK WAS BIG.

LET'S GET RIGHT TO THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO GET RIGHT ON THAT ONE.

GRAND ISLE.

THAT'S WHY IT WAS IMPORTANT.

IT'S 91 TO 98.

THAT'S SOME STUFF.

NUMBER 5 ON THE ADDENDUM.

THAT'S BIG.

MONEY WAS OF INTEREST.

WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO 78, BUT LET'S GO THROUGH THE MONEY REAL QUICK.

IT'S INTERESTING THAT MR. WALKER IS GOING TO BE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR STILL TAKING CAMPAIGN MONEY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING WITH IT.

WATCH HIS FUNDS AND THEN WE'LL KNOW WHETHER OR NOT HE'S REALLY GETTING OUT AND GOING TO PRIVATE SECTOR.

MR. LEE'S GETTING MONEY AND HE'S TERM LIMITED.

EXPECT HIM TO PLAY A HEEL OF SORTS.

IF YOU KNOW WRESTLING TERMINOLOGY, WE GOT TWO HEELS.

IT'S GOING TO BE DISTRICT 2 AND DISTRICT 3 THAT ARE TERM LIMITED.

THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY A HEEL IN THE NEXT ELECTION, PRETENDING TO RUN AGAINST PROBABLY THE AT-LARGE MEMBER FOR PARISH PRESIDENT.

DISTRICT 1 WILL PROBABLY RUN FOR AT-LARGE.

AND THEN WE GOT A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING SECOND OR THIRD AND FOURTH WITH THE MONEY, AND THAT WOULD BE DISTRICTS FOUR AND FIVE, RESPECTIVELY.

I DON'T WANT TO DWELL ON THAT.

I DON'T FAULT SHARKS FOR BEING SHARKS.

EVERYBODY CAN SEE HOW THIS IS PLAYING OUT.

78.

WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING FOR GRAND ISLE.

AND GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE OF GRAND ISLE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF MY PHONE IS RELAYING MESSAGES TO MR. BONANNO OR NOT, BUT, YOU KNOW, A WEEK BEFORE OUR LAST MEETING, MY PARTNER AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT MOVING TO LAFITTE.

I KID YOU NOT.

IT WAS CRAZY WHEN I GOT HOME AND I REALIZED, SPOKE TO HER, SHE'S LIKE, WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT MOVING TO LAFITTE.

SO IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE ARBITRARY TAXATION BEING IMPOSED DOWN THERE THAT I WAS UP FOR, THAT WAS RELEVANT.

HERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT GRAND ISLAND, THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCE.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY CAUGHT THE NEWS, THIS HAT MADE THE GRADE, RIGHT? THIS HAT'S MORE POPULAR THAN I COULD EVER GET.

SENATE HEARINGS WERE TAKING PLACE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.

TURNS OUT...

NOBODY FROM JEFFERSON PARISH SITS ON THAT COMMITTEE.

NOBODY.

ROYCE DEPLESSIS REACHES IN AND STEALS OUR REPRESENTATION.

MR. MILLER REACHES IN, STEALS SOME REPRESENTATION FROM TENNER.

AND NOBODY SHOWED UP TO SPEAK

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ON OUR BEHALF.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IF GRAND ISLE, WHICH I HAVE TO SUBMIT SOME TAX RESOURCES TO, WERE ACTUALLY ANNEXED TO PART OF LAFOURCHE, WE COULD HAVE A RURAL PARISH DISTRICT SET ASIDE IN THIS.

MR. HIRES, HANG ON ONE SECOND.

I APOLOGIZE FOR GETTING UP RIGHT BEFORE YOU SAID MY NAME, SO I MISSED WHAT YOU SAID.

HAD TO GET SOME WATER.

WHAT DID YOU SAY? I'M SORRY.

CAN YOU TURN THIS BACK ON? AND IF YOU NEED SOME PLACE TO PUT THEM, I DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW OF A COUPLE CANDIDATES.

YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE HOW THE EASTERN DISTRICT COURT DETERMINES ME WHETHER I CAN BE A SENATE CANDIDATE AND HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK OUT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW.

HOW CAN I RAID THE ELECTION OF SOMEBODY WHO COULD BE MY OPPONENT? HOW DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? WELL, TO BE CLEAR, THE WAY THIS WORKS IS...

MY CAMPAIGN HASN'T HAD...

I HAVEN'T HAD ANY DOLLARS PUT IN THE CAMPAIGN FOR A YEAR.

SO THIS IS ALL OLD CONTRIBUTIONS.

YOU STILL HAVE THEM, THOUGH, RIGHT? YOU STILL HAVE THAT MONEY IN THE CAMPAIGN FUND? IT'S STILL THERE, YEAH, FOR NOW.

UNTIL IT'S NOT.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT I SAID ABOUT THAT.

UNTIL I SEE THEM FUNDS GOING SOMEWHERE, I'M NOT CONVINCED YOU'RE OUT OF THE PUBLIC REALM YET.

I APPRECIATE YOU, SIR.

I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY AGAIN THAT THE TAXES IN LAFITTE THAT WENT UP...

LAST MEETING, IT WAS A REDUCTION.

SO WE ACTUALLY REDUCED TAXES.

WE HAD A TAX CUT FOLLOWING HURRICANE IDA AND JUST RETURNING IT BACK TO NORMAL.

SO IT WAS ACTUALLY A CUT.

SO THE LAFITTE AREA SAVED MONEY OVER THE FOUR YEARS WHEN OTHER PLACES DID NOT.

THAT'S, IN FACT, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY IN THE SENSE THAT I REALIZED WHAT YOU WERE INFORMING OF IN THAT I BELIEVE CERTAINLY THE TOWN OF JOHN LAFITTE GETS A 25% CUT RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF THE PARISH-WIDE TAXES.

UNDERSTANDING THEN THAT THE PARISH SHERIFF, THE PARISH TAXES THAT WOULD BE IMPOSED AT 75% THEN WAS REDUCED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AS A RESULT OF IDA AND NOW IS GOING BACK TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE IT GOT ARBITRARILY REDUCED, CORRECT? YEAH, IT WAS REDUCED FOR HURRICANE IDA BECAUSE PEOPLE'S PROPERTY VALUES WERE EXTREMELY LOW AFTER HURRICANE IDA SO TAXING THEM ON PROPERTY VALUES WHEN YOU'RE DEVASTATED NOBODY'S GONNA BUY YOUR HOUSE DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE SO WE REDUCED THAT TAXES SIGNIFICANTLY BUT WE DON'T GET 25% FROM JEFFERSON PARISH.

EVERY MUNICIPALITY.

YEAH, WELL, YOU GET FROM, YOU HAVE THE RIVERBOAT MONEY AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT COMES IN, BUT IT'S NOT, YOU JUST GET WHAT THE PEOPLE TAX.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE GET, THE PARISH HAS A POT OF FUNDS THAT THEY JUST SEND TO MUNICIPALITIES.

OH NO, THEY JUST, WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT THE UNINCORPORATED PAY FOR PROPERTY TAX, MILLAGES.

WE PAY 100% TO THE SHERIFF.

EVERY MUNICIPALITY GETS, ANYBODY THAT'S A PROPERTY OWNER IN THE MUNICIPALITY GETS 25% CUT OFF THE TOP FROM THAT.

WHATEVER THEY DO, YOU KNOW, SAVE THE EXEMPTION, SAVE EVERY OTHER ARBITRARY WAY THAT WE MAKE PEOPLE SUBJECT TO TAXATION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

IN OTHER WORDS, ALL THESE SPECIAL DISTRICTS RIDDLED THROUGH ALL THE UNINCORPORATED ALL ENJOY ALL KINDS OF ARBITRARY TAX BREAKS AS WELL.

I'M AGAINST ALL OF THEM, RIGHT, BECAUSE ONE PERSON'S TAX BREAKS IS ANOTHER PERSON'S TAX OPPRESSION.

RESPECTFULLY, THIS IS NOT A QUESTION AND ANSWER.

WE HAVE THREE MINUTES.

I APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC HEARINGS]

AND THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

ITEM ONE, MADAM CLERK.

SO, AGAIN, BEAR WITH US.

BUT ITEM ONE.

A RESOLUTION TO CONDUCT A HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE 2026 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMIT OF LUCKY CHIN LLC DOING BUSINESS HAS VOGUE BAR AND CAFE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-32 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP A HEARING AT THIS TIME, AND WE'RE GOING TO ASK THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING JEFFERSON PARISH TO COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

JORDAN MUHAMMAD ON BEHALF OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

AND WOULD THE ATTORNEYS...

ATTORNEY REPRESENTING LUCKY CHIN DOING BUSINESSES VOGUE BAR AND CAFE PLEASE COME FORWARD AGAIN INTRODUCE YOUR NAME IF YOU WOULD A TITLE FOR THE RECORD GOOD MORNING COUNSEL ATTORNEY JEFF HUFF ON BEHALF OF THE BUSINESS THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO THIS HEARING WE WERE ABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT LUCKY CHIN HAS AGREED THAT HE WILL ACCEPT A SUSPENSION OF THEIR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE PERMIT FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS THAT WILL BE TODAY AND THIS SUSPENSION IS ONLY GOING TO BE AFFECTED SPECIFICALLY AGAINST LUCKY CHIN, BOAT BAR AND CAFE, AND ITS OWNER, MAYFIN CHIN, NOT THE PROPERTY ITSELF.

THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY, SO YOU CONSENT TO THAT AGREEMENT, SETTLEMENT.

OKAY.

THE HEARING IS OFFICIALLY NOW CLOSED THEN, HAVING REACHED THAT TWO-YEAR SUSPENSION, NOT FOR THE PROPERTY BUT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE OWNER.

COUNCILMAN LILLERSBERG.

I MOVE

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TO READ THE AMENDMENTS.

AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE IN SECTION 1 TO READ THAT A HEARING WAS HELD TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE 2026 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMIT OF LUCKY CHIN, LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS VOGUE BAR AND CAFE, SHOULD BE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-32 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, AND A RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER WAS CONSENTED TO.

SECTION 2, THAT LUCKY CHIN, LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS VOGUE BAR AND CAFE, AND ITS OWNERS, MAE FIN CHIN, HAVE AGREED TO A SUSPENSION OF THEIR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE PERMIT FOR TWO YEARS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

THIS SUSPENSION WILL SPECIFICALLY APPLY TO LUCKY CHIN, LLC, DOING BUSINESSES, VOGUE BAR AND CAFE, AND MAE FIN CHIN, NOT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2708 NORTH HOLLAND STREET IN METAIRIE ITSELF.

THE AFORESAID TWO-YEAR SUSPENSION IS HEREBY ORDERED.

AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

OKAY, COUNCILMAN LILJEBERG, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN LILJEBERG MOVES TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

ALL RIGHT, SEVEN YAYS, ZERO NAYS.

SO WE HAVE PASSED THE AMENDMENTS.

COUNCILMAN, YOUR MOTION AS AMENDED.

COUNCILMAN LILJEBERG MOVES TO APPROVE AS AMENDED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

AGAIN, VOTING IS OPEN.

ALL RIGHT, VOTING IS CLOSED.

SEVEN YAYS, ZERO NAYS, SO THE ITEM PASSES AS AMENDED.

I HAVE A NOTE THAT ITEM TWO IS TO BE CANCELLED.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN.

[ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED]

COUNCILMAN BONANNO, YOUR MOTION? MOVE TO CANCEL.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO MOVES TO CANCEL ITEM TWO, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

I'M SORRY, MADAM CHAIRMAN, I THINK...

HANG ON ONE MOMENT.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN.

I'M SORRY, COUNCILMAN BONANNO.

AT THIS MOMENT, I WOULD REQUEST A DEFERRAL BECAUSE I HAVEN'T FORMALLY SIGNED THE PLANS YET.

THE APPLICANT DOES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND IF THEY WISH TO UP UNTIL THE MOMENT THAT I SIGN THE FINAL PLANS.

IT IS AT THIS POINT JUST A MATTER OF TIMING.

I DO APOLOGIZE FOR ANY CONFUSION, BUT I WOULD REQUEST THAT IT JUST BE DEFERRED AT THIS MOMENT.

NO WORRIES.

I'LL CHANGE MY MOTION AND MOVE TO THE NEXT MEETING.

TO THE NEXT MEETING? LET'S JUST DO TO THE JUNE MEETING.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I CAN'T APOLOGIZE FOR ANY CONFUSION.

NOT AT ALL.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO MOVES TO DEFER THE ITEM TO JUNE THE 10TH, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.

THE ITEM IS DEFERRED TO JUNE.

[PROFESSIONAL SERVICES]

MADAM CLERK, ITEM THREE.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING FROM PERSONS OR FIRMS INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A STOW DRAINAGE PUMP STATION NUMBER THREE COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE COUNCILMAN KERNER BARAKA BENORA ENGINEERS AND CONSULTANTS LLC COUNCILMAN KERNER SELECTS BBEC SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKIN WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE VOTING ON THIS SELECTION CLOSING THE VOTE SEVEN YEARS ZERO NAYS BBEC IS SELECTED MADAM CLERK ITEM FOUR A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSONS OR FIRMS FOR PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE LAFITTE BIKE PATH PROJECT DESIGN SERVICES.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.

COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR SELECTION.

ALL SOUTH CONSULTING ENGINEERING, LLC.

COUNCILMAN KERNER SELECTS ALL SOUTH CONSULTING ENGINEERING, LLC.

SEVEN YEAS, ZERO NAYS, THE SELECTION OF ALL SOUTH ASSETS.

CLOSING THE BOOTH.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM FOUR, I MEAN FIVE, SORRY.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSONS OR FIRMS INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE SURVEYING SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TWO-YEAR PERIOD ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS WITH MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FEES OF $500,000, NOT TO BE EXCEEDED BY A FACTOR OF MORE THAN 10% PER YEAR WITHOUT AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT.

AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL WHO ARE NOT ONE

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OF THE 11 FIRMS APPROVED BY RESOLUTION NUMBER 147370 DATED OCTOBER 22ND, 2025.

COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR SELECTION.

ALL QUALIFIED FIRMS. COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES ON ALL QUALIFIED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

ALL QUALIFIED ARE INCLUDED AND PASSED.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 6.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING A PERSON OR FIRM TO PROVIDE SCHOOL UNIFORMS FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES IN JEFFERSON PARISH WITH ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 12 FOR THE JEFFERSON COMMUNITY ACTIONS PROGRAM'S COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT.

COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR SELECTION.

JOHNSON'S UNIFORM, INC.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES ON JOHNSON'S UNIFORM, INC., SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN, OPENING THE VOTING TO SELECT...

JOHNSON UNIFORMS. CLOSING THE VOTE.

JOHNSON UNIFORM IS SELECTED.

ITEM PASSES.

MADAM CLERK, WE WILL COME BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS

[SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES]

AT NOON.

SO THAT'S ITEMS SEVEN THROUGH TEN.

WE WILL GO TO ITEM ELEVEN.

AND MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'LL PLEASE READ ELEVEN.

SUMMARY NUMBER 266.

36710 RESUB OF LOT H321H2E AMES FARM SUBDIVISION INTO LOTS 1 THROUGH 47 MARY ANN ESTATES SUBDIVISION WITH A WAIVER TO THE GENERAL DESIGN STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 33-2.35 SUBDIVISION WAIVERS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THE DEDICATION OF MARY ANN DRIVE, RAYMOND MATTHEW COURT, CHEVY COURT, MOLINA COURT IN THE EXTENSION OF LEMANS DRIVE AND MARIE STREET AND A FIVE-FOOT UTILITY AND DRAINAGE SERVITUDE.

WS-125-25, COUNCIL DISTRICT I'M GOING TO MOVE TO DEFER THIS ONE.

TO DEFER? OKAY.

WE'LL MOVE TO DEFER.

COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO JUNE THE 10TH, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

SECONDED, I'M SORRY, OPEN THE VOTING ON THIS.

TO DEFER TO JUNE 10TH.

CLOSING THE VOTE SEVEN YEAS ZERO NAYS SO ITEM 11 IS DEFERRED TO JUNE THE 10TH MADAM CLERK ITEM 12 SUMMARY NUMBER 267 11 RESUB AND APPROVE APPROVING THE POLITICAL PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF SUBDIVISION OF UNDESIGNATED PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT OF BARATARIA SUBDIVISION AND TO LOTS RP1, RP2, AND RP3, DISTRICT OF BARATARIA SUBDIVISION, AND THE DEDICATION OF A 10-FOOT WATER SERVITUDE WITH WAIVERS TO THE GENERAL LOT STANDARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 33-2.35 SUBDIVISION WAIVERS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.

ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES WAIVERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 33-7.6 ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITY WAIVERS IN APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE FINAL PLAT OF SAID SUBDIVISION WS-134-25 COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.

WE CAN WAIVE THE READING WE ARE NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26711.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26711 PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AND IF YOU WOULD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS RANDY PIZZANI.

I LIVE AT 1783 JEAN LAFITTE BOULEVARD.

AND I AM THE LANDOWNER OF WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED RIGHT NOW, SO IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT? ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ITEM, SUMMARY NUMBER 26711, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE SPOKE IN SUPPORT, NO ONE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION.

COUNCILMAN KERNER? RANDY PISANI LIVES ON PISANI STREET.

I MOVE TO APPROVE.

COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE VOTE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. PISANI.

ITEM PASSES.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 13.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26732, AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT APPROVED UNDER ORDINANCE NUMBER 26970, ADOPTED ON APRIL 9, 2025, WHICH APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAN OF SUBDIVISION OF TRACTS G3A, G3B, AND G3C.

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CIGNETTE PARK SUBDIVISION, INTERLODGE G3A1 AND G3B1.

SUBMITTED UNDER PLANNING DEPARTMENT DOCKET NUMBER WS-131-24, COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26732.

SO IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK? IN OPPOSITION TO SUMMARY NUMBER 26732.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE CAME FORWARD EITHER IN SUPPORT OR AGAINST.

COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR MOTION.

COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

VOTING IS OPEN ON THE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.

DO YOU KNOW? SORRY.

SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T REGISTER.

LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY IS IN.

WE'RE CLOSING THE VOTING.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26733, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF LOT 21A, SQUARE 94, TARRYTOWN NO.

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

ITEM 13 PASSES.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 14.

06, SUBDIVISION, MORE PARTICULARLY AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM R1A TO GO2, WZ-2-26, COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.

WE CAN RAISE THE READING ON THIS ITEM.

WE'RE NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26733.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AND IF YOU WOULD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS DAVID LICHTENSTEIN.

I LIVE AT 786 GLENCOVE IN TARRYTOWN.

I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 50 YEARS.

AND I'D LIKE TO STAY RESIDENTIAL, DRIVING UP AND DOWN TERRY PARKWAY.

THERE ARE SO MANY VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, IT'S CRAZY.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'D HAVE TO PUT ANOTHER COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON TERRY PARKWAY.

KEN, IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

BILL ALVAREZ, 852 EAST LEXINGTON AVENUE, GRETNA, LOUISIANA.

AND I'M AGAINST.

THE REZONING SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT INTERSECTION IS VERY DANGEROUS.

IT'S FRAUGHT WITH TRAFFIC.

AND TO ADD A COMMERCIAL OPERATION THERE WOULD MAKE IT EVEN MORE SO THEREFORE I'M AGAINST IT THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION PLEASE COME FORWARD JAMAL BURTON 787 LINCOLN IN OPPOSITION GIVEN THAT WE'RE GIVING UP RESIDENTIAL ACQUAINTANCE FOR ANOTHER BUSINESS, WHICH WE HAVE A LOT OF VACANT BUILDINGS ON ONTARIO PARKWAY.

I THINK WE NEED TO REVITALIZE THOSE AREAS INSTEAD OF DESTROYING OUR RESIDENTIAL AREA.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON SUMMARY NUMBER 26733? HI, I'M ORPHALINDA RICHARD.

I LIVE AT 782 GLEN COVE.

I AGREE THAT I OPPOSE IT SAME REASONS THAT EVERYBODY IS GIVING IT'S A VERY IT'S A VERY TRAFFIC AREA AND I THERE'S TOO MANY OTHER BUILDINGS AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO SET UP THEIR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY IT'S BEEN RESIDENTIAL I'VE LIVED THERE OVER 30 YEARS AND WE'D LIKE TO KEEP IT RESIDENTIAL THANK YOU CAN ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON SUMMARY NUMBER 26733.

PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK HAS SPOKEN.

SO, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'LL NOTE, FOUR PEOPLE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION.

NO ONE SPOKE IN SUPPORT.

COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR MOTION.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING IN TODAY AND SHARING YOUR CONCERNS WITH THE COUNCIL.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE IT AND FIGHTING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.

I AM GOING TO MOVE TO DENY.

COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO DENY THIS ITEM, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

WE'RE GOING TO PUT UP THE VOTING AND START THE VOTE.

ALRIGHT, CLOSING THE VOTING.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26734, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF LOT 06, SQUARE 3, J.S.

THE ITEM IS DENIED.

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MADAM CLERK, ITEM 15.

BRADY SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 300 BLOCK OF AVONDALE GARDEN ROAD.

MORE PARTICULARLY, AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM R1A TO R2, WZ-3-26, COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

WE'RE NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26734.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO SUMMARY NUMBER 26734, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

SEEING NO ONE, MADAM CLERK, NO ONE APPEARING IN EITHER WAY, COUNCILMAN LEE.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

CLOSING THE VOTING.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26735, APPROVING THE CONDITIONAL ZONING OF LOT 02, SQUARE B, BUCCANEER VILLA SUBDIVISION, LOCATED AT 2653 BUCCANEER DRIVE.

THE ITEM IS APPROVED.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 16.

MORE PARTICULARLY APPROVING THE CONDITIONAL ZONING FOR AN ATTACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.

CZ-1-26, COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.

WE'RE NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26735.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AND IF YOU WOULD, SIR, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS DARREN DUFRESNE.

I'M THE OWNER AND RESIDENT OF 2653 BUCCANEER DRIVE.

I'M BASICALLY HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT? OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26735 PLEASE COME FORWARD ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26735 MADAM CLERK PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE SPOKE IN SUPPORT AND NO ONE SPOKE AGAINST COUNCILMAN KERNER I MOVE TO APPROVE COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM VOTING IS CLOSED.

AND OFFICER DUFRESNE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC

THE ITEM IS PASSED.

IS APPROVED.

[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING ORDINANCES - VARIANCES]

SERVICE AS A FIRST RESPONDER.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26737, APPROVING SP-59-25, REQUESTED VARIANCES TO THE LANDSCAPING, FENCING, AND SCREENING REGULATIONS OF THE IL FOR JOE WELDING SERVICES, LOCATED AT 2329 PELLET AVENUE ON LOT 1B, SQUARE 67.

ITEM 17, MADAM CLERK.

HARVEY CANAL SUBDIVISION, COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

SO ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF SUMMARY NUMBER 26737, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

AND IF YOU'LL SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

MY NAME IS CHARLES LEWIS.

I'M A 29-23.

KENWOOD DRIVE IN GRETNA, LOUISIANA, ZIP CODE 70056.

I'M THE OWNER OF 2329 PELLET AND I WANT TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE PANEL HERE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND THE HARD WORK THAT I PUT IN AND NOW I'M GETTING THE END RESULT OF IT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND THANKS ONCE AGAIN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I KNOW OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPRECIATES THAT.

IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

SURE.

MY NAME IS TINA BRUNET.

MY ADDRESS IS 3541 RUNICO, NEW ORLEANS, 70131.

I AM A TENANT AT 2329 PELLET AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE VARIANCE.

IT WOULD HELP US TO CONDUCT BUSINESS A BIT MORE FREELY AND EFFICIENTLY.

SO I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

MY NAME IS WAYNE BRAGG.

I'M AT 4209 SIERRA STREET IN MARRERA.

I'M A LONGTIME FRIEND OF JAMAICA JOE WELDING SERVICE, AND I REALLY SUPPORT WHAT HE IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS SUMMARY NUMBER 26737, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

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MADAM CLERK, SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE NOTE THREE SPOKE IN SUPPORT.

WE'RE CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

THE VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU TO JAMAICA JOE.

ITEM 18, MADAM CLERK.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26...

738 AND ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 27158 ADOPTED ON APRIL 22ND, 2026 TO CORRECT THE REVISION DATES FOR SHEETS A2.1 AND A2.2 FOR THE SEVEN BREW COFFEE SITE PLAN PROCESS UNDER DOCKET NUMBER SP-81-25 AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SUMMARY NUMBER 26738.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE CAME TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.

COUNCILMAN LEE.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

THE VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM.

THE MOVE TO APPROVE.

[OTHER PROPERTY MATTERS ORDINANCES]

CLOSED.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26726, DECLARING PORTIONS OF PLOT NUMBERS 1 TO 15, UNIT NUMBER 2, MODERN FARM SUBDIVISION, WAGAMAN NO LONGER NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE SALE OF THE SAID PROPERTY PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES, SECTION 2-951.

ITEM 18 PASSES.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 19.

COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

WE CAN WAIVE THE READING AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUMMARY NUMBER 26726.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAINST, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE KNOW THAT NO ONE SPOKE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO SUMMARY NUMBER 26726.

COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR MOTION.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL.

WE'RE OPENING THE VOTE.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ ITEM 20 WITH AMENDMENTS.

ZERO NAYS.

ITEM 19 IS APPROVED.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26739, DECLARING A PORTION OF LOT X6 SONNET-CHAPATOULAS PLANTATION, METAIRIE, ADJACENT TO LOT 1, LOT X1, AND LOT X2, DAVID DRIVE SUBDIVISION IN METAIRIE, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 43,495 SQUARE FEET OR .999 ACRES NO LONGER NEEDED FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZING A SALE TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE IN SECTION 3 TO ADD THE ACCOUNT NUMBER 53010000005851 AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT.

COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNON MOVES TO APPROVE THE ITEM MOVE TO APPROVE THE INCLUSION OF THE AMENDMENT.

I'M GOING TO OPEN THE VOTING.

SEVEN YAYS, ZERO NAYS, SO THE AMENDMENTS ARE INCLUDED.

COUNCILWOMAN, YOUR MOTION ON THE ITEM AS AMENDED.

SO WE HAVE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW ON THIS ITEM AS AMENDED TO INCLUDE THAT ACCOUNT NUMBER.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST THIS ITEM OR IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, SEEING NO ONE APPEAR, COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNON, NOW YOUR MOTION.

I'M SORRY, MOVE TO APPROVE.

COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNON MOVES TO APPROVE ITEM 20 AS AMENDED.

WE'RE OPENING THE VOTING.

[OTHER ORDINANCES]

THE ITEM PASSES AS AMENDED.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 21 WITH AMENDMENTS.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26740, AMENDING THE 2026 OPERATING BUDGET AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO ALLOCATE $11,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 3'S VIDEO POKER TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 2202027537699.9.

202-53-000

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FOR VARIOUS PRODUCTION EXPENSES FOR THE 2026 SENIOR LUNCHEON, COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

CANCELING THE ALLOCATION OF $100,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 3'S VIDEO POKER FUND FOR A CEA WITH SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM FOUNDATION FOR A SUNO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO BE AWARDED TO JEFFERSON PARISH CITIZENS, COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.

ALLOCATE $3,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 2'S WEST BANK RIVERBOAT GAMING FUND YOU FOR A CEA WITH MISSION STAR INCORPORATED TO PROVIDE A SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR THE YOUTH OF JEFFERSON PARISH, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

ALLOCATE $36,600 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1'S HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 1 FUND TO PROJECT 467-35008 TO PAY FOR A BASEBALL BACKSTOP AND DUGOUT REPAIRS AT WOODLAND WEST, COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.

RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $25,000 FROM COUNCIL AT LARGE B'S CDIA GENERAL FUND TO PROJECT NUMBER 45325722 FOR JOB ADVERTISING.

COUNCIL AT LARGE B.

AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

OKAY, THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN, OPENING THE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE SUMMARY NUMBER 26740, WHICH IS THE OPERATING BUDGET.

THE ITEM IS AMENDED.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE ITEM AS AMENDED, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST THE ITEM AS AMENDED, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

FRANKIE HARRIS, 509 HOME BOULEVARD.

YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE, YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

IT'S ARBITRARY TAXATION.

THERE'S TWO CLAUSES THAT ARE PREVAILING ON THIS.

IT'S A UNIFORMITY, EQUAL SUFFRAGE, THAT WOULD DICTATE FOR EXCISE OF DUTIES.

PARIS, THESE FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY.

WHEN YOU TAKE FROM THE GAMBLING INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER SOURCES, ARBITRARILY ON ONE SIDE OF THE RIVER, THE WEST BANK PAYS A DIFFERENT RATE.

IT VIOLATES THAT EQUAL SUFFRAGE AND UNIFORMITY CLAUSE.

WE COULD FIX THAT.

EVEN THE CONGRESSIONAL MAPS AND MOST OF THE STATE MAPS POINT TO THE FACT THAT WEST BANK IS A DIFFERENT PARISH.

THEY'RE CUT OFF BY REPRESENTATIVE POWER.

SO WE COULD RECTIFY THIS AND MAKE IT...

AT LEAST THIS PART OF THIS, MAKE IT SO I CAN SIT DOWN FOR ALL THESE, BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE I'M OPPOSING WOODLAND PARK.

IT'S NOT LIKE I'M TRYING TO OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING THAT'S WORTH DOING.

I'VE WALKED IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.

I DID BETTER ON THE WEST BANK ELECTORALLY THAN I DID ON THE EAST.

THE BUDGET, IF YOU WOULD.

YEAH.

THE BUDGET.

EXACTLY.

AND THAT'S WHERE ALL THIS GETS FROM.

IT'S THE POWER THAT BEGETS THE BUDGET.

SO IF YOU'RE ARBITRARILY EMPOWERED, IT RELATES TO EVERYTHING YOU DO.

IF YOU FIX THE TAXATION, THE DEVIATION FROM THE UNIFORMITY CLAUSE.

I DON'T EVER HAVE TO GET UP FROM THIS AGAIN.

IT'S A HALF A PERCENT.

THAT'S ALL IT IS.

HALF A PERCENT DIFFERENT ON THE EAST VERSUS THE WEST BANK.

CORRECT FOR THAT.

AND I NEVER GET UP AGAIN.

NOT DURING THIS PORTION ANYWAY.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE OPERATING BUDGET AS AMENDED? MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION.

NO ONE SPOKE IN SUPPORT.

COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR VOTE, YOUR MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.

THE OPERATING BUDGET AS AMENDED PASSES.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 22, THE CAPITAL BUDGET.

SUMMARY NUMBER 26741, AMENDING THE 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $36,600 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1'S HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 1 FUND TO PROJECT NUMBER 467-35008 TO PAY FOR BASEBALL BACKSTOP AND DUGOUT REPAIRS AT WOODLAND WEST, COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, TO ALLOCATE $25,000 FROM COUNCIL AT LARGE B'S CDIA GENERAL FUND TO PROJECT NUMBER 453-25722.

FOR JOB ADVERTISING, COUNCIL AT LARGE B, AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM.

SEVEN YAYS, ZERO NAYS, SO THE AMENDMENTS ARE INCLUDED.

OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW ON SUMMARY NUMBER 26741, WHICH IS THE CAPITAL BUDGET.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT.

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OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET PLEASE COME FORWARD ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET PLEASE COME FORWARD MADAM CLERK PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED COUNCILMAN WALKER YOUR MOTION MOVE THAT'S WHEN WALKER MOVES ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET AS AMENDED VOTING IS OPEN VOTING IS CLOSED SEVEN YEAS ZERO NAYS CAPITAL BUDGET PASSES AS AMENDED ITEM

[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR]

23 IS RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR.

MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WILL PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COUNCILMAN WALKER? NONE.

COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNON? NONE.

COUNCILMAN LILJEBERG? ONE.

YES, SIR.

A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO ST.

ANGELA MARICI CHURCH AND SCHOOL AT 835 MELODY DRIVE IN METAIRIE.

PERMISSION TO CONDUCT A CELEBRATION FOR FATHER BEAU CHARBONNET ON SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026 FROM 7 P.M.

TO 10 P.M.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN LOGEBERG? MOVE.

COUNCILMAN LOGEBERG, IT HAS TO BE UNANIMOUS.

SO PLEASE STATE IF THIS IS, OR VOTE IF THIS ITEM IS IN FAVOR OF MOVING IT FROM THE FLOOR.

SO OPENING THE VOTE FOR THE ITEM TO COME FROM THE FLOOR.

SO THE ITEM IS APPROVED TO COME FROM THE FLOOR.

NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THIS ITEM, CELEBRATION FOR FATHER BO.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? GOOD MORNING.

I DON'T HAVE A CHANCE.

SO PLEASE NOTE, REED IS AMONG FATHER BO'S FAN CLUB, AS WE ALL ARE.

HE IS MOVING FROM ST.

ANGELA, BUT HE'S JUST MOVING TO A WEST BANK CHURCH, SO WE STILL GET HIM IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

COUNCILMAN LILJERBERG, YOUR MOTION ON THE ITEM.

COUNCILMAN LILJERBERG MOVES.

FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN, THE VOTING IS OPEN.

THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION JUNE 13TH FOR FATHER BELL.

WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THEM? YES, SIR.

A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO.

03, WHICH AMENDS THE EXISTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE POWERS OF JEFFERSON AND ECM CONSULTANTS, INC., DATED JUNE 18, 2019.

FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE PROPOSED EAST BANK WATER TREATMENT PLAN IMPROVEMENTS TO REARRANGE ENGINEERING FEES TO PROVIDE THE FINAL CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE ON THE EAST BANK WATER TREATMENT PLAN IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 2, P4, WHICH DOES NOT INCREASE THE OVERALL NOT-TO-EXCEED FEE OF $500,000 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE ADDITION OF A SUBCONTRACTOR TO THE CONTRACT.

COUNCILMAN, YOUR MOTION TO COME FROM THE FLOOR.

COUNCILMAN MOVES, COUNCILMAN BONANNO MOVES TO HAVE THIS ITEM COME FROM THE FLOOR.

THE ITEM CAN COME FROM THE FLOOR.

WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE NO ONE SPOKE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO? MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO MOVES FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

THAT ITEM FROM THE FLOOR PASSES.

A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE JEFFERSON PARISH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION TO INSTALL ALL-WAY STOP SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION OF NEWMAN AVENUE AND WARE AVENUE IN JEFFERSON.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO, YOUR MOTION TO TAKE THIS ITEM FROM THE FLOOR? SO TO APPROVE.

COUNCILMAN MOVES TO TAKE THIS ITEM FROM THE FLOOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

WE'RE OPENING THE VOTE.

THE ITEM CAN COME FROM THE FLOOR.

WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM REGARDING AN ALWAYS STOP.

PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT.

PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.

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MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE NO ONE APPEARED.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO, YOUR MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO MOVES FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

VOTING IS OPEN, VOTING IS CLOSED.

THAT'S THE FASTEST YET.

A RESOLUTION STATING THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL ENDORSEMENT OF 3321 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, UNITS 1 THROUGH 6, UNITS 7 THROUGH 8, UNITS 9 THROUGH 12, AND UNITS 13 TO 14.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BENEFITS OF THE RESTORATION TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM WITHIN THE JEFFERSON PARISH OPPORTUNITY ZONE DISTRICT JEFFERSON PARISH LOUISIANA COUNCILMAN BANANA MOVES TO APPROVE COUNCILMAN BANANA MOVES FOR THIS ITEM TO COME FROM THE FLOOR OPENING THE VOTE SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKIN I'M GONNA PUT A BUZZ ON THESE VOTING IS CLOSED SEVEN YEARS ZERO DAYS SO THE ITEM IS ABLE TO COME FROM THE FLOOR.

WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THESE ITEMS, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAINST, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE NO ONE APPEARED.

VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM.

COUNCILMAN, I'M SORRY, YOUR MOTION? VOTES APPROVED.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO MOVES TO APPROVE.

SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN.

MADAM CLERK? COUNCILMAN LEE.

THE ITEM IS APPROVED.

YES, SIR.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ONE DETACHED ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SIGN FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO BE LOCATED AT LINCOLN SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS, 1429 AMES BOULEVARD IN MARRERO.

COUNCILMAN, YOUR MOTION TO COME FROM THE FLOOR? I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN MOVES TO COME FROM THE FLOOR.

VOTING IS OPEN TO COME FROM THE FLOOR.

THE ITEM CAN COME FROM THE FLOOR.

OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST? SEEING NO ONE APPEAR, VOTING IS...

COUNCILMAN, YOUR MOTION? I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

COUNCILMAN MOVES FOR APPROVAL.

VOTING ON THIS ITEM IS OPEN.

YES.

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED.

7 YEAS, 0 NAYS.

MADAM CLERK? COUNCILWOMAN VAN RYKEN.

[CONSENT AGENDA ONE]

I HAVE NONE.

AND I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLL.

MOVING FORWARD TO CONSENT AGENDA 1, ITEMS 24 THROUGH 42.

24 THROUGH 42, THE ENGLO...

ADOPTION MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WALKER.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES FOR APPROVAL.

SO THIS IS ITEMS 24 THROUGH 42.

SO ITEMS 42 THROUGH, I MEAN 24 THROUGH 42 HAVE PASSED.

[CONSENT AGENDA TWO]

WE ARE AT CONSENT AGENDA 2.

SO WE'RE MOVING FOR ITEMS, THE ENGLOBO ITEMS 43 THROUGH 89, TAKING OUT 43, 44, 46, AND 71 TO BE CANCELED, TAKING OUT 56 AND 57 TO BE DEFERRED TO JUNE 10TH.

COUNCILMAN WALKER? MOVE.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES.

ON THIS ITEM, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS 43 THROUGH 89, MINUS 43, 44, 46, AND 71 TO BE CANCELED, MINUS 56 AND 57 TO BE DEFERRED.

VOTING ON THIS AND GLOBO IS OPEN.

THOSE ITEMS PASS AS STATED.

[ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS]

I'M GOING TO GO TO ITEM 90, WHICH IS THE ADDENDUM AGENDA, MADAM CLERK.

LET'S SEE.

PUT THEM THERE.

WITH THE ADDENDUM AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11.

WE ARE NOT PULLING OUT ANYTHING, SO COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11 ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.

WE ARE OPENING THE VOTE.

[JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS]

SO ALL ITEMS ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA HAVE PASSED.

NOW WE GO TO AGENDA ITEM 91.

A RESOLUTION STATING THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL'S ENDORSEMENT OF 3317 NORTH I-10 SERVICE ROAD WEST, LLC,

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PROJECT NUMBER 20250529, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BENEFITS OF THE RESTORATION TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM IN JEFFERSON PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS IN METAIRIE, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, COUNCIL DISTRICT 5.

COUNCILMAN LILJERBERG? COUNCILMAN LILJERBERG MOVES.

TO APPROVE ITEM 91 SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE VOTING ON THIS ITEM OPENING THE VOTING ON THIS ITEM NOTE THAT MR MR RECURRENT HAD TO STEP UP CLOSING THE VOTE SEVEN YEAS ZERO NAYS AND ONE ABSENT THAT IS ITEM 91 THE MOTION PASSES MADAM CLERK ITEM 92.

A RESOLUTION APPROVING A ONE-TIME ALLOCATION OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,180 TO BRIDGE CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NO.

1 FOR THE PURCHASE OF 10 UNICATION G5 UHF 700 PAGERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO.

7 OF THE PARIS OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA AND HERBERT WALLACE MEMORIAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY DATED MARCH 7, 2018.

AND THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE ARE IN THE PREAMBLE AND THE FIRST WHEREAS TO CHANGE HERBERT WALLACE MEMORIAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO BRIDGE CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY.

AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.

OKAY, COUNCILMAN BONANNO, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN BONANNO MOVES TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT.

SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN, THE VOTING IS OPEN TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT.

IT DIDN'T WORK.

ALL RIGHT, CLOSING THE VOTE.

6 YAYS, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT.

THE AMENDMENTS ARE PASSED.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO, YOUR MOTION AS AMENDED.

MOVED TO APPROVE.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO MOVES TO APPROVE.

VOTING IS OPEN ON THE ITEM AS AMENDED.

YEAH.

6 YAYS, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT.

THE ITEM PASSES AS AMENDED.

MADAM CLERK, 93.

A RESOLUTION STATING THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL ENDORSEMENT OF 215 SALA LISA VALANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BENEFITS OF THE RESTORATION TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, COUNCIL DISTRICT 2.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO, YOUR MOTION.

COUNCILMAN BONANNO MOVES TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN...

WOMAN VAN BRANKEN OPENING THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO ADVERTISE FOR SUBMITTALS OF STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FROM PROFESSIONAL FIRMS OR INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION SERVICES.

THAT'S 93.

MADAM CLERK, 94.

FOR LIABILITY WORKERS' COMPENSATION, SELA PROPERTY, AND OTHER ASSIGNED CLAIMS FOR JEFFERSON PARISH, JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 1, AND JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 2.

COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION? MOVE.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

OPENING THE VOTE ON ITEM 94.

7 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 94 PASSES.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM NUMBER 95.

A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSONS OR FIRMS TO PROVIDE ACTUAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR JEFFERSON PARISH, JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 1, AND JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 2.

OKAY, COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR SELECTION.

SIGMA CONSULTING.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES ON THE SELECTION OF SIGMA CONSULTING, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

VOTING IS OPEN ON NUMBER 95, THE SELECTION OF SIGMA.

SO THIS IS ITEM 95.

VOTING IS OPEN ON THE SELECTION OF SIGMA CONSULTING.

WE HAVE SELECTED SIGMA ON 95.

IF WE CAN GO BACK TO ITEM 92.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN.

YEAH, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME, MADAM CLERK, IN THIS DOCUMENT, IT SAYS, IN PREAMBLE AND FIRST WHEREAS,

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CHANGE HERBERT WALLACE MEMORIAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY TO BRIDGE CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY NUMBER ONE.

WHAT IS...

WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? SO THE RESOLUTION WAS FOR IS FOR BRIDGE CITY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY.

WHEN THE RESOLUTION WAS TYPED, THEY ACCIDENTALLY PUT HERBERT WALLACE IN THERE INSTEAD OF BRIDGE CITY.

BUT IT SHOULD BE FOR BRIDGE CITY.

SO WE'LL GO BACK NOW TO ITEM 96.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PORT DISTRICT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOOD AND BEVERAGE INCUBATOR PROJECT NO.

26LDRC7402 UNDER THE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM UNDER THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.

PROGRAM THROUGH THE STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR DISASTERS RECOVERY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $850,000.

COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION? I MOVE TO ADOPT.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO ADOPT ITEM 96, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN RANKEN.

WE MOVE TO OPEN THE VOTING.

7 YAYS, 0 NAYS, 96 PASSES.

MADAM CLERK, 97.

A RESOLUTION ADDING AND IMPROVING ELOS ENVIRONMENTAL SUBCONTRACTORS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE EXISTING ENGINEERING AGREEMENT BETWEEN JEFFERSON PARISH AND MEYER ENGINEERS NO.

55-7004 TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND RENOVATIONS TO RECREATION SITES LOCATED IN CONSOLIDATED...

CONSOLIDATION JEFFERSON RECREATION AND PLAYGROUND AND COMMUNITY CENTER DISTRICTS COUNCILMAN BANANA WHO'S APPROVED COUNCILMAN BANANA MOVES TO APPROVE SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN FRANKEN VOTING IS OPEN VOTING IS CLOSED SEVEN YEAS ZERO NAYS ITEM 97 PASSES MADAM CLERK ITEM 98 SUMMARY NUMBER TWO SIX SEVEN ONE SIX AMENDING SECTION 21-30 C OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES TO INCREASE THE MONTHLY FEE DEDICATED TO WEST JEFFERSON PARK AND COMMUNITY CENTER AND PLAYGROUND DISTRICT ESTABLISHING AN ANNUAL CPI INCREASE NOT TO EXCEED 2.50 PERCENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE DEDICATION OF SAID FEES.

BECAUSE THIS IS AN ORDINANCE WE'RE GOING TO NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SUMMARY NUMBER 26716.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR PLEASE COME FORWARD.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION PLEASE COME FORWARD.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED.

COUNCILMAN KERN, YOUR MOTION.

YEAH, AND ON THIS, REALLY THIS IS MORE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY.

THE RATES HADN'T CHANGED FOR PARK DAY FOR ME IN 20 YEARS.

IT'S 610 ACRES, 610 ACRES, AND WE HAVE FOUR EMPLOYEES.

I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE TO THE PEOPLE ON THE WEST BANK THAT WILL BE PAYING THIS EXTRA 40 CENTS PER HOUSEHOLD.

IF YOU LOOK AT LAFAYETTE PARK, WHICH HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB, I MEAN, IT'S REALLY SUCH A HIGHLIGHT ON THE EAST BANK.

THEY HAVE, I THINK, ONE-THIRD THE SIZE OF PARK DAY FOR ME, AND THEY HAVE 25 EMPLOYEES.

SO IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS THE WEST BANK'S PARK AND REALLY JUST SUSTAIN IT, TO BE ABLE TO CUT THE GRASS, TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THIS WAS NECESSARY AND HADN'T BEEN DONE IN 20 YEARS, AGAIN, A LOT OF THIS PORTION OF WHAT IS PAYING NOW IS GOING TOWARDS A BOND.

SO WHAT I'M HOPING FOR ONCE THAT BOND IS PAID OFF TO BE ABLE TO REDUCE THIS RATE AGAIN, BUT WE NEED TO GIVE THOSE EMPLOYEES HELP SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THIS SO I THINK THIS IS MUCH, MUCH NEEDED.

ALRIGHT, COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

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

THE ITEM NUMBER 98 PASSES.

[PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS]

WE HAVE REACHED THE PORTION OF OUR AGENDA WHERE PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA.

YOU ARE FREE TO COME FORWARD.

IF YOU SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

OF COURSE, I'VE SEEN A FEW OF YOU RECENTLY.

FROM MAGAFAST TO OTHER EVENTS THAT WE'VE BEEN

[01:55:02]

AT AND I JUST WANT TO OF COURSE MY NAME IS CLAYTON CANGELLOSI FOR THE ONES THAT DON'T KNOW IF I'M SURE EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS KNOW WHO I AM I WISH NOT TO GIVE MY ADDRESS FOR PERSONAL INSECURITY REASONS BUT I JUST WANT TO COME IN IT'S BEEN A WHILE AND JUST TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AN UPDATE ON WHERE I FEEL THAT YOU GUYS AS A PERSON AS CITIZEN THAT WHERE YOU STAND AND I WOULD GIVE YOU IF I HAD TO GRADE Y'ALL, I WOULD GIVE Y'ALL A B.

IT'S STILL A PASSING GRADE.

Y'ALL DOING GREAT ON THINGS.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT NEED IMPROVING.

OF COURSE, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOU DON'T HAVE AN A IS JUST WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, THE FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON OUR TAX PARADIGM.

I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THAT.

BUT AND OF COURSE, I'M A SPAN RANKING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN OUT OF.

THE LOOP A LITTLE BIT DEALING WITH THIS MEGA FEST AND I JUST YESTERDAY GRADUATED FROM DELGADO SO GOT MY DEGREE FINALLY AND AFTER 30 YEARS OF BEING OUT OF SCHOOL I GRADUATED AND GRADUATED WITH HONORS SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT AND YOU KNOW STRAIGHT A'S MADE THE DEAN'S LIST EVERY SEMESTER THAT I WAS IN THAT COLLEGE SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT AFTER 30 YEARS OF RETURNING TO SCHOOL AND THEN GRADUATE WITH HONORS AND I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND CONTINUE MY DEGREE.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND STUFF I ALREADY KNOW ANYWAY.

I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD.

SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS IS I WANT TO MAKE JEFFERSON PARISH A MUCH BUSINESS-FRIENDLY PARISH.

AS A BUSINESSMAN, WE'RE NOT A PARISH THAT IS VERY BUSINESS-FRIENDLY.

SOME OF THE THINGS LIKE, AND I'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION WITH YOU, MS. VAN RANKEN, ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH FOR THE PERMITS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO, IF I WANT TO GET A PERMIT IN HARAHAN, I GO PAY A FEE, I SHOW THEM WHERE I HAVE PERMISSION TO SET UP AT, AND THAT'S IT.

SOME PLACES IT'S THAT EASY.

SOME PLACES, LIKE HERE, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TON OF THINGS THAT WE SHOULDN'T.

NOW, I UNDERSTAND WE SHOULD HAVE PLACES WHERE WE SHOULD NOT BE SETTING UP ROADSIDE VENDORS.

OLD METAIRIE IS NOT A PLACE FOR THAT, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

CERTAIN PARTS OF JEFFERSON PARISH, WE DON'T NEED THAT.

BUT WE CAN LIMIT THAT NUMBER.

THAT'S REVENUE COMING INTO THE PARISH.

AND I THINK A LOT MORE PEOPLE WOULD CONTINUE DOING THAT LEGALLY VERSUS ILLEGALLY LIKE THEY'RE DOING IT NOW.

SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT.

WE NEED TO LOOK AT GETTING THAT PASSED TO MAKE THAT PROCESS TO MAINSTREAM GOVERNMENT A LOT EASIER VERSUS PUTTING PEOPLE THROUGH.

THEY END UP DOING IT ANYWAY, AND THEY DO IT ILLEGALLY, AND IF THEY GET CAUGHT, THEY GET CAUGHT.

MOST OF THE TIME, THEY DON'T EVEN GET CAUGHT, BECAUSE WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE MANPOWER TO MAN IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO REALLY FOCUS ON TO MAINSTREAM THAT AND GET THAT.

THE MICROPHONE'S CUT OFF AT THREE MINUTES.

IT'S NOT PERSONAL.

IT'S THE ALLOTTED AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR GRADUATION.

I THINK YOU'LL GET AGREEMENT.

ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS CONSTANTLY WANT TO STREAMLINE GOVERNMENT FOR BUSINESS AND BE A BUSINESS-FRIENDLY PARISH.

ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO APPEAR TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM OR ANY TOPIC, I SHOULD SAY? IT'S NOT A TOPIC, RIGHT? THREE MINUTES.

NO, THIS IS ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON, THREE MINUTES.

I THINK WE'VE RENAMED THIS THING SO THAT I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT.

FRANKIE HIRES, TRYING TO SPARK A LITTLE CURIOSITY.

TOMORROW'S THE HEARING, I BELIEVE, PROBABLY.

THEY MIGHT BE WAITING TO ANNOUNCE IT SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THE FEWEST PEOPLE WILL MAKE IT TOMORROW NIGHT TO REDRESS THE MAP HEARINGS ON REDISTRICTING.

THEY'RE STILL PREJUDICED IN THE ACT 7 THAT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN THAT AS NO PARTY VOTERS.

THOSE OF US UNAFFILIATED, WHILE I'M INVITED TO RAID THE PARTY PRIMARIES OF DEMOCRATS OR REPUBLICANS, I STILL CAN'T QUALIFY BY THE SAME MEANS.

MY MONEY'S NO GOOD.

SO YOU REMAIN AFFILIATED TO THE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC PARTY, YOU'RE AIDING AND ABETTING AN ACT OF TREASON.

IT'S A FULL VIOLATION, BLATANT VIOLATION OF THE 14TH AND 1ST AMENDMENT.

YOU KNOW, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 2 AND 3, QUALIFICATIONS, LEGISLATURE, UNION, ARTICLE 04, SECTION 4, REPUBLICAN FORM, WHICH CAN'T BE ADJUDICATED.

WHY? THE SUPREME COURT ISN'T THE UNITED STATES.

THE CONGRESS IS NOT THE UNITED STATES.

THE EXECUTIVE IS NOT THE UNITED STATES.

ARTICLE 4, SECTION 4 STATES THIS.

THE UNITED STATES SHALL GUARANTEE YOU THE SEVERAL STATES OF REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT.

THE UNITED STATES, THAT'S OURSELVES.

NOT YOU OR ME.

NOT EITHER ONE OF THOSE PARTIES.

NOW, I'M GOING TO SHOW UP FOR THAT HEARING IN THE HOUSE.

WE DON'T HAVE A SENATOR THAT REPRESENTS JEFFERSON PARISH.

OR THAT LIVES IN JEFFERSON

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PARISH ON THE SENATE HOUSE AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

DUPLESSIS REPRESENTS A SLIVER OF BLACK PEOPLE THAT LIVE ALONG AIRLINE AND SEVERN, BUT HE AIN'T NEVER THERE.

MR. MILLER REPRESENTS OUR NEIGHBORING PARISHES AND A SLIVER OF KENNER.

NOBODY LIVES IN JEFFERSON PARISH ON THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMITTEE THAT SERVES THE INTERESTS OF THE STATE.

THE MAN WHO PASSED THAT, WHO WROTE THAT BILL, LIVES IN CERTAIN, PROBABLY LIVES, HE LIVES IN WEST MONROE, BUT SERVES NOT ONE.

NOT TWO, NOT THREE, NOT FOUR, NOT FIVE, BUT SIX PARISHES.

SPLIT PARISHES.

GRANT PARISH, THAT'S A SLIVER OF HIS.

I GUARANTEE YOU THE SLIVER OF HIS AIN'T BEARING A LOT OF PIGMENT.

THE PEOPLE OF GRANT PARISH ARE UP IN ARMS OVER THIS, BUT NOBODY FROM JEFFERSON PARISH SHOWED UP.

NOT ONE OF YOU.

NO ONE.

THE ONLY PERSON SHOWING UP ON BEHALF OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO SPEAK ON THE INTERESTS OF WEST BANK OR THE EAST BANK? COME ON.

Y'ALL CAN'T DO BETTER THAN THIS? YOU CAN'T DO BETTER THAN THIS GUY? I MEAN, THE HAT'S REALLY COOL, BUT A BUNCH OF EMPTY HATS UP THERE FACING UP, I HAVE TO FACE OFF WITH.

THAT WOULD RATHER LISTEN TO HOURS, HOURS OF WHINY BABY PLEADS FOR FAIRNESS, DEMOCRACY, NOT IN THE CONSTITUTION.

THERE'S PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE FOR APPORTIONMENT.

THEY'RE LAID OUT SPECIFICALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

THAT'S WHO THE COURT DEFERS TO.

YOU CAN FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THIS.

YOU CAN JOIN ME TOMORROW.

YOU COULD HELP ME SPEAK ON BEHALF OF JEFFERSON PARISH.

IF WE ARE...

WEST BANK SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN REPRESENTATIVE POWER.

I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT ROYCE 2 PLUSES DOES REPRESENT SOME OF THE WEST BANK, ALONG THE AIMS. ALL RIGHT, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER,

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

NOW IS THE OPPORTUNITY.

ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, TWO PEOPLE SPOKE.

WE ARE NOW GOING BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS, SO THAT'S ITEMS 7 THROUGH 10.

MADAM CLERK, YOU'LL READ ITEM A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING LAWSUITS ENTITLED PARIS OF JEFFERSON V.

ANADARKO E&P ON SHORE, 24TH JDC NO.

732-772, DIVISION C, PARIS OF JEFFERSON V.

EQUITABLE.

PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-775, DIVISION I, PARIS OF JEFFERSON, VERSUS EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-774, DIVISION C, PARIS OF JEFFERSON, VERSUS ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-768, DIVISION N, PARIS OF JEFFERSON, CANLON OIL COMPANY, 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-771, DIVISION H, PARIS OF JEFFERSON V.

CHEVRON USA HOLDINGS, INC., 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-769, DIVISION P, PARIS OF JEFFERSON DESTIN OPERATING COMPANY, INC., 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-770, DIVISION H.

THAT'S A LONG ONE.

COUNCILMAN WALKER.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE THIS ITEM TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN.

ON ITEM 7, GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, CLOSING THE VOTE, 6 YAYS, 0 NAYS, 1 ABSENT.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 8.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING CLAIM FOR BRAD ABADIE CCMSI CLAIM NUMBER 25G57M653745.

COUNCILMAN WALKER? YES.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO...

GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING A LAWSUIT ENTITLED BRIDGET MILLER VERSUS CHARLES CLARK, 24TH JDC CASE NUMBER 817.

THAT'S ITEM EIGHT.

ITEM NINE, MADAM CLERK.

819 DIVISION G.

COUNCILMAN WALKER? MOVE.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SECTION.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING A LAWSUIT ENTITLED PARIS OF JEFFERSON V.

ITEM 9 PASSES.

MADAM CLERK, ITEM 10.

INLAND DREADING COMPANY, LLC AND ENCORE DREADING PARTNERS, LLC, USDC EDLA NUMBER 25-00237

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NJBJVM.

COUNCILMAN WALKER? MOVED.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE ITEM 10, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN JEN RANKIN.

VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM.

GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM 10.

WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO WE WILL BE IN A BREAK AND BE BACK AFTER THAT.

ITEM 10 PASSES.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, WE'RE COMING BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AND RETURNING TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING.

AND MADAM CLERK, I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW THINGS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

A RESOLUTION APPROVING PARTIAL SETTLEMENTS IN LAWSUIT ENTITLED PARIS OF JEFFERSON V.

ANADARK E&P ONSHORE, 24TH JDC NO.

732-772, DIVISION C.

PARIS OF JEFFERSON V.

EQUITABLE PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 24TH JDC NO.

732-775, DIVISION I.

PARIS OF JEFFERSON VERSUS EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-774, DIVISION PARIS OF JEFFERSON VERSUS ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-768, DIVISION N.

PARIS OF JEFFERSON VERSUS...

CANLON OIL COMPANY, 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-771, DIVISION H.

PARISH OF JEFFERSON V.

CHEVRON USA HOLDINGS, INC., 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-769, DIVISION P.

PARISH OF JEFFERSON V.

DESTIN OPERATING COMPANY, INC., 24TH JDC NUMBER 732-770, DIVISION H.

ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN, OPENING THE VOTING ON THIS ITEM.

CLOSING THE VOTE, SEVEN YEAS, ZERO NAYS.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN A LEGAL MATTER CONCERNING A CLAIM FOR LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNED FOR BRAD ABADIE CCMSI CLAIM NUMBER 25G57M65.

653-745 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

COUNCILMAN WALKER? COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE.

OPENING THE VOTING ON THIS ITEM.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SETTLEMENT IN A LAWSUIT ENTITLED BRIDGET MILLER V.

THE ITEM PASSED.

CHARLES CLARK.

24TH JDC CASE NUMBER 817819, DIVISION G.

COUNCILMAN WALKER? MOVE.

COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN BRANKEN, OPENING THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM.

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