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WE ARE GOING TO GET STARTED WITH OUR SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ON THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH.
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH COUNCILMAN DINO BONANO.
I'M GOING TO CALL TO THE PODIUM ALL THE MEMBERS.
THEY BROUGHT EVERYBODY, IT LOOKS LIKE, OF THE WEST BANK BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO CELEBRATE THEIR 80TH ANNIVERSARY.
WE'RE GOING TO START BY READING THE PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE HARVEY CANAL INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION, NOW KNOWN AS THE WEST BANK BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, WAS FOUNDED IN 1946, AND WHEREAS FOR EIGHT DECADES, THE WEST BANK BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION HAS SERVED AS A LEADING BUSINESS ORGANIZATION IN LOUISIANA AND ON THE WEST BANK, PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND A STRONG INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS W. A.
BURT AND C. O. HOOPER, ALONG WITH OTHER FOUNDING MEMBERS, SHARED A VISION TO GROW, PROTECT, AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE BUSINESSES LOCATED ALONG AND NEAR THE HARVEY CANAL, AND WHEREAS OVER THE YEARS, THE ASSOCIATION HAS EXPANDED ITS REACH TO INCLUDE BUSINESSES AND RELATED INTERESTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION'S INDUSTRIAL CORRIDORS IN THE PARISHES OF JEFFERSON, PLAQUEMINES, AND ORLEANS, AND WHEREAS THE WEST BANK BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME FOR 80 YEARS, CONTINUALLY SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FOSTERING COLLABORATION AMONG BUSINESSES, STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES, AND ADVOCATING FOR THE INTERESTS OF INDUSTRY THROUGHOUT THE REGION, AND WHEREAS THE ASSOCIATION'S HERITAGE COMPANIES, INCLUDING THE HARVEY CANAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, A FAMILY-OWNED COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE MANAGED BY THE DESCENDANTS OF HARVEY CANAL FOUNDERS CAPTAIN JOSEPH HARVEY AND LOUISE DESTRAHAN, AND WHEREAS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT DANICA ANSARDI, THE WBIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTINUES ITS DISTINGUISHED LEGACY OF ITS PAST BOARDS BY BRINGING BUSINESSES TOGETHER THROUGH MEMBERSHIP, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND BY WORKING TO STRENGTHEN THE WEST BANK AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND WHEREAS JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL IS PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE WBIA FOR ITS LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT TO THE BUSINESSES, INDUSTRIES, AND COMMUNITIES OF JEFFERSON PARISH AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. NOW THEREFORE, THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA RECOGNIZES AND CONGRATULATES THE WEST BANK BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR 80TH ANNIVERSARY.
DANICA, DOES ANYBODY WANT TO COME SAY SOME WORDS? THANK YOU SO MUCH, DINO, AND A BIG HONOR THIS IS FOR THE WEST BANK BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY DECADES OF PARTNERSHIP BELIEF IN OUR VISION.
THIS IS SO VERY IMPORTANT TO US TODAY BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT JUST ABOUT AN ORGANIZATION.
IT'S ABOUT CELEBRATING DECADES OF VISIONARIES, BUSINESSES, LEADERS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS THAT CAME TOGETHER AND HAD THE VISION TO REALIZE THAT IF WE WORK AS ONE, THAT WE CAN MAKE JEFFERSON PARISH A BETTER PLACE TO BE, AND THROUGHOUT THAT HISTORY WE BEGAN OUR ROOTS AS THE PROCLAMATION STATES IN 1946 AS THE HARVEY CANAL INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION, AND AGAIN IT WAS ABOUT THAT CANAL, IT WAS ABOUT JEFFERSON PARISH, BUT BECAUSE OF THAT WE STAND NOT ALONE, BUT ON THE SHOULDERS OF INDIVIDUALS LIKE MR. BIRD AND MR. HOOPER, AND ALL OF THE DIRECTORS AND BUSINESS MEMBERS THAT WERE ALONGSIDE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, AND REALIZE THAT AS WE COLLABORATE FOR BUSINESSES AND WE PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE, THAT GUESS WHAT? THAT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT JEFFERSON PARISH, BUT IT GOES BEYOND AND IT BECOMES REGIONAL, AND HENCE THE BIRTH OF THE WEST BANK BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. THESE VISIONARIES PUT INTO PLACE SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEY EVER DREAMED OF THAT IS MORE ABOUT THE ENTIRE WEST BANK, AND IT'S VERY HUMBLING TO KNOW THAT OUR MISSION EIGHT YEARS AGO IS VERY MUCH WHAT IT IS TODAY IN STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY, KNOWING THAT AS BUSINESS PROSPERS, THAT AS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS PROSPERS, THAT JEFFERSON PARISH AND OUR WEST BANK REGION BECOMES A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE DO WANT TO LIVE AND WORK AND RAISE THEIR FAMILIES. SO WE'RE VERY DEDICATED TO THAT, AND EVEN THOUGH WE'RE REPRESENTING TODAY 80 YEARS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT OUR FOCUS IS LASER SHARP ON THE NEXT 80
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YEARS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROUD IN HOLDING THAT MISSION THAT WAS FORMED DECADES AGO AND CONTINUE WORKING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR REGION. SO ON BEHALF OF ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE PAST, THE PRESENT, AND THE FUTURE OF THE WEST BANK BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL HONOR AND FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO ALLOW US TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU.WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ALL SQUEEZE IN AND GET A PICTURE.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT OUR PARISH PRESIDENT WILL HAVE SOME SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.
I HAVE SOME SPECIAL, VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE HERE.
MY FRIEND MILLIE, HER HUSBAND, WILLIAM HUTTON, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM WITH ME, MILLIE AND WILLIAM.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S WHY I ADMIRE THESE FRIENDS SO MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT GRIEF, AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS, AN UNIMAGINABLE THING THAT COULD HAPPEN TO A FAMILY IS THE LOSS OF A CHILD.
AND THIS SITUATION HAPPENED TO MILLIE AND WILLIAM, AND WHY I ADMIRE THEM SO MUCH IS THAT THEY KIND OF DOUBLE DOWN ON THEIR GRIEF IN A WAY THAT IS SO DIFFICULT BUT TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE.
I THINK THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT GRIEF IN OUR LIVES, LIKE THE LOSS OF A CHILD, I LOST MY SPOUSE, FIND SOMETHING STRANGE IN IT IS THAT THERE'S BEAUTY IN IT SOMETIMES.
AND I THINK WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING IS FINDING THE BEAUTY IN GRIEF.
SO I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO WILLIAM AND MILLIE AND THE IMPORTANT WORK THEY DO.
THEY ARE THE LEADERS OF THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER OF THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS.
AND THE MISSION OF COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS IS TO ASSIST FAMILIES TOWARD THE POSITIVE RESOLUTION OF GRIEF FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A CHILD AT ANY AGE AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO BE SUPPORTIVE TO OTHERS.
WILLIAM AND MILLIE LOST THEIR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER IN 2016, AND OBVIOUSLY HER MEMORY IS WITH THEM EVERY DAY, AND AS I'VE SAID, THEY'VE TURNED THEIR GRIEF TOWARD HELPING OTHERS.
THE VISION OF COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS IS THAT EVERYONE WHO NEEDS THEM WILL FIND THEM AND EVERYONE WHO FINDS THEM WILL BE HELPED.
SO ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, THEY'RE HOSTING AN ANNUAL CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL WALK AND AUCTION AT LAFRENIERE PARK.
THE EVENT IS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE WHERE FAMILIES GATHER TO HONOR THE CHILDREN WHO FOREVER REMAIN A PART OF THEIR LIVES.
SO I WANT TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION, MILLIE AND MILLIE.
THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO HELPING FAMILIES WHO ARE ENDURING THE UNIMAGINABLE LOSS OF A CHILD OF ANY AGE, FROM ANY CAUSE, AND WHO ARE PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND SIBLINGS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS HEARTBREAK THEMSELVES.
AND WHEREAS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER OF COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS HAS SERVED AS A PLACE OF COMFORT, UNDERSTANDING, AND HOPE FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS IN THE MIDST OF OVERWHELMING SORROW, FAMILIES COME TO THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SEARCHING FOR OTHERS WHO TRULY UNDERSTAND THEIR PAIN, AND THROUGH THEIR SHARED TEARS, MEMORIES, AND SUPPORT, THEY DISCOVER THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO WALK THIS DIFFICULT JOURNEY ALONE.
AND WHEREAS THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER'S WORK IS ONLY POSSIBLE THROUGH THE KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY OF COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY
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SUPPORTERS WHO BELIEVE EVERY CHILD'S LIFE DESERVES TO BE REMEMBERED.WHEREAS ON SEPTEMBER 19TH AT LAFRENIERE PARK, THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS WILL HOST THEIR ANNUAL CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL WALK AND AUCTION, WHICH IS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE WHERE FAMILIES GATHER TOGETHER TO HONOR THE CHILDREN WHO REMAIN FOREVER A PART OF THEIR HEARTS.
NOW THEREFORE, I, CYNTHIA LEE SHENG, PRESIDENT OF JEFFERSON PARISH, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOR THEIR WORK AND DEVOTION TO SUPPORTING FAMILIES.
THANK YOU FOR HONORING US AND THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER OF COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS WITH THIS WONDERFUL PROCLAMATION.
THIS RECOGNITION MEANS MORE TO MILLION EYES THAN WORDS CAN EXPRESS.
THE FEELINGS BEHIND THE MOMENT RUN VERY DEEP.
BECAUSE THE REASON WE ARE STANDING HERE TODAY IS ROOTED IN THE GREATEST LOSS A PARENT CAN EVER EXPERIENCE, THE LOSS OF OUR DAUGHTER, CHELSEA.
IT WAS THROUGH THIS DEVASTATING LOSS THAT WE WERE LED TO TAKE ON THE LEADERSHIP OF THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS CHAPTER OF THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS.
WHAT WE BEGAN WITH A BROKEN HEART BECAME A MISSION TO REACH OUT TO OTHER PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND SIBLINGS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A CHILD, GRANDCHILD, BROTHER, OR SISTER, AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE.
WE CANNOT TAKE AWAY THEIR PAIN, BUT WE CAN WALK BESIDE THEM, LISTEN TO THEM, REMEMBER THEIR LOVED ONES WITH THEM, AND HELP THEM TO FIND A WAY TOWARD, FORWARD WHILE CARRYING THAT LOVE WITH THEM.
LIKE CYNTHIA SAID, IT'S THE WORST PHONE CALL A PARENT COULD EVER GET.
CHELSEA WAS BORN IN ENGLAND, RAISED IN GERMANY, HAD A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG CHILDHOOD, SAW PARIS, SAW GARMISCH, SAW SWITZERLAND.
WE CAME BACK TO HOME, NEW ORLEANS, AND THINGS HAPPENED.
SHE DIRECTED HERSELF ANOTHER WAY.
SHE ATTENDED GRAMMAR SCHOOL HERE IN METAIRIE AND SHE ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND WAS ON HER WAY TO COLLEGE AND DIDN'T MAKE IT.
THE PHONE CALL CAME AND IT WAS 100% FENTANYL.
WHEN I HEARD THOSE WORDS, IT WAS AWFUL.
WILLIAM AND I HAVE TAKEN ON THIS LEADERSHIP AND HONESTLY I CAN SAY TALKING TO OTHER PARENTS WHO HAVE LOST A CHILD, A SIBLING, A GRANDCHILD HAS HELPED ME BECAUSE THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS I COULDN'T SAY HER NAME WITHOUT FALLING APART.
BUT NOW, CHELSEA, SHE GIVES ME STRENGTH TO CONTINUE AND THIS IS AN HONOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU WANT TO COME SPEAK, COME TAKE A PICTURE.
I WILL SAY THAT I AM IN A SIMILAR SITUATION, NOT WITH THE LOSS OF A CHILD, BUT WHEN I LOST MY HUSBAND AND I REACHED OUT TO WIDOWS.
WHEN A FAMILY IS GRIEVING SO TERRIBLY AND THEY MEET SOMEONE WHO HAS WALKED THAT PATH, WHEN NOBODY ELSE IN THEIR LIFE HAS WALKED THAT PATH, IT IS SO STRENGTHENING FOR THEM, I'M SURE.
SO THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THAT FAMILY WHO SEES IT IN YOUR EYES THAT YOU UNDERSTAND.
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT WILL BE THERE TO COMFORT THEM, IT'S NOT THE SAME THAT YOU CAN BRING TO THAT SITUATION.
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GOOD MORNING.IT IS 10:03, IT IS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 9TH, 2026, EVEN THOUGH MOST OF US ARE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT DAY IT IS, WITH LABOR DAY BEING A HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING AT 200 DURBIN STREET IN GRETNA, LOUISIANA.
[MEETING CALLED TO ORDER]
WE'RE OFFICIALLY CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER AND WE BEGIN, AS WE ALWAYS DO, WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND WITH AN INVOCATION.WHEN I WAS THINKING BACK, EACH OF US HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE SOMEONE ON OUR BEHALF TO LEAD US IN PRAYER BEFORE WE BEGIN.
AND OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE INVITED A PRIEST, A RABBI, A PASTOR, AND A NUN, SOUNDS LIKE A BEGINNING OF A JOKE.
BUT THERE ARE SO MANY FORMS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, PEOPLE WHO ARE EXAMPLES OF FAITH, AND WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS BECAUSE AT THE BASE OF OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S FAMILIES, IT'S COMMUNITY, IT'S OUR FAITH, IT'S OUR FRIENDSHIPS.
AND SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME TODAY TO TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH AND INVITE SOMEONE TO ME WHO MODELS IN THE COMMUNITY WHAT IT IS TO BE A FAITH-FILLED MAN, WHAT IT IS TO BE A FAITHFUL HUSBAND, A DEDICATED FATHER, AND SOMEONE I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE TO GET TO KNOW, ASHLEY COX IS A MEMBER OF MY STAFF, AND I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW HER DAD, TERRY, WHO IS ACTIVE AT ST. MARY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH UNDER PASTOR REVEREND EDWARD JOSEPH III.
HE IS IN THE MEN'S CHOIR, HE IS IN THE MASS CHOIR, HE IS PART OF THE BROTHERHOOD MINISTRY, AND SO I WOULD LIKE IF HE WOULD LEAD US IN PRAYER THIS MORNING, AND WE ALL KNOW BEHIND EVERY GOOD MAN IS A GOOD WOMAN, AND SO IF HIS WIFE WOULD JOIN HIM AT THE PODIUM AS WELL AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, THEY CAN DO THIS AS THEY DO ALL THINGS TOGETHER.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN AND LAWYER JENNIFER VAN VRANCKEN, FOR THE INVITATION AND OPPORTUNITY TO PRAY.
WILL EVERYBODY BOW THEIR HEADS PLEASE AND CLOSE THEIR EYES.
MOST HOLY AND HEAVENLY FATHER GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOUR PRESENCE, FATHER GOD, TO GIVE YOU THANKS.
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FOR THE BLESSING OF LIFE.LORD GOD, THANK YOU FOR EVERY PERSON WHO IS PRESENT HERE TODAY, AND I PRAY, FATHER GOD, FOR BLESSING OVER THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
FATHER GOD, I PRAY, FATHER GOD, THAT YOU CONTINUE TO LOOK DOWN UPON THE LEADERSHIP, FATHER GOD, OF THIS GREAT COUNCIL, FATHER GOD.
CONTINUE, LORD GOD, TO GIVE THEM THE VISION TO LEAD, FATHER GOD, AND LORD GOD, I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO, FATHER GOD, FOR THIS PARISH THAT MAKE OUR LIFE, FATHER GOD, SO ENJOYABLE, GOD.
GIVE THEM THE VISION TO LEAD, FATHER GOD, AND I PRAY, FATHER GOD, FOR EVERY HEART THAT MAY BE HURTING ON THIS MORNING THAT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM THE LOVE, FATHER GOD, AND THE WHOLENESS ONCE AGAIN, FATHER GOD.
LET US ALL KNOW, FATHER GOD, THAT YOU'RE WATCHING US, FATHER GOD, AND THEN, LORD GOD, INSPIRE ALL OF US, LORD GOD, TO ALWAYS SHOW, LORD GOD, GRATITUDE TOWARDS YOU, LORD GOD, AND GRATITUDE TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER, FATHER GOD, FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO TO MAKE LIFE, LORD GOD, BETTER FOR ALL OF US.
IT'S IN GOD THAT WE ALWAYS TURN, AND IN GOD WE ALWAYS GIVE OUR THANKS.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WILL CALL THE ROLL.
PARISH PRESIDENT MS. LEE SHENG.
[PARISH PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL]
HERE.MADAM PRESIDENT, DO YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M GOING TO START ABOUT TALKING HOW WE'RE UNDERTAKING A MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE OF OUR DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATIONS TO CREATE A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
SO WHAT IS A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE? GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT IS OUR RULES ON LAND USE.
AS A COMMUNITY, IT'S VERY CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE RULES ABOUT LAND USE, DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR BUSINESSES, FOR OUR HOME BUILDERS, SUBDIVISION RULES, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT RULES, UTILITIES, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE PLACED AND HOW THEY'RE PLACED, ENVIRONMENTAL RULES.
SO WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR US? IT GIVES PREDICTABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR HOMEOWNERS AS TO HOW TO PRESERVE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND WHAT COMMERCIAL USES ARE ALLOWED NEARBY.
AND IT ALSO GIVES PREDICTABILITY TO OUR BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WANT TO INVEST IN THIS COMMUNITY ABOUT WHERE THEY CAN LOCATE AND WHAT RIGHTS THEY WOULD HAVE IF THEY OBTAINED A CERTAIN PIECE OF PROPERTY.
AND JEFFERSON PARISH HAS HAD THE RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE NOW SINCE 1958.
AND WE HAVE NOT UNDERGONE A MAJOR COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT WHAT THE RULES ARE.
AND, OF COURSE, THE WORLD IS VERY DIFFERENT NOW THAN 1958.
AND IN 2008, WE KIND OF DID A SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT STANDARD THAT CHANGED, BUT WE REALLY HAVEN'T TAKEN A COMPREHENSIVE MAJOR LOOK AT WHAT THOSE RULES ARE FOR LAND USE IN THE PARISH.
AND THE PROJECT IS KNOWN AS JP NEXT.
IT'S GOING TO CONSOLIDATE AND MODERNIZE, AS I'VE SAID, THE PARISH'S EXISTING ZONING AND DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATIONS WHILE ADDRESSING REGULATORY GAPS THAT WE ALL STRUGGLE WITH, INCONSISTENCIES, OUTDATED PROVISIONS, AND EMERGING DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING FIRM OF COMEROS, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WILL BE HOSTING TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS TO PRESENT THE FRAMEWORK REPORT FOR THIS PROJECT, JP NEXT.
THE FRAMEWORK REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF A TECHNICAL REVIEW OF JEFFERSON PARISH'S DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATIONS BY COMEROS.
THE REPORT IS INTENDED TO ESTABLISH AN OVERALL FRAMEWORK AND DIRECTION FOR MODERNIZATION OF THE CODE RATHER THAN IDENTIFY SPECIFIC REVISIONS.
THE CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES DISCUSSED THROUGHOUT THE REPORT ARE INTENDED TO GUIDE FUTURE DRAFTING AND DISCUSSION AND SHOULD NOT BE VIEWED AS THE FINAL CODE LANGUAGE OR EXHAUSTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AS THE PROJECT ADVANCES INTO THE DRAFTING PHASE, SPECIFIC STANDARDS, DISTRICT STRUCTURES, AND REGULATORY APPROACHES WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE BASED ON ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS.
THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, FROM 5 TO 7 P.M.
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT THE YANNY BUILDING.
AND THE SECOND MEETING WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, FROM 5 TO 7 P.M.
IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS RIGHT HERE AT THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
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AS PART OF THE PUBLIC MEETING, THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION ON THE FRAMEWORK REPORT.THE FRAMEWORK REPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AHEAD OF THE MEETINGS ON THE PROJECT WEBSITE, JPUDC.COM, BY SEPTEMBER 17TH.
MEMBERS OF OUR PLANNING STAFF, DEPARTMENT STAFF, AND THE CONSULTANT TEAM WILL ALSO FIELD QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION.
AND AFTER THE MEETING, THE PRESENTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE PROJECT WEBSITE, JPUDC.COM, AND THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE AND SIGN UP FOR UPDATES OR LEAVE COMMENTS ON THE PROJECT WEBSITE.
NEXT, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO LIBRARY INITIATIVES IN TRIBUTE TO OUR NATION'S TREASURE, DOLLY PARTON, A LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF LITERACY AND PLACING BOOKS IN CHILDREN'S HANDS THROUGH HER OWN IMAGINATION LIBRARY.
THE EAST BANK REGIONAL LIBRARY WILL HONOR THE LATE COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERSTAR WITH AN AFTER-HOURS ADULTS-ONLY CELEBRATION ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, FROM 6 TO 8 P.M.
THE PARTY WILL INCLUDE A LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST, BINGO, CRAFTS, KARAOKE SING-ALONGS, AND A BIODEGRADABLE GLITTER STATION.
THE 925 DATE WAS CHOSEN TO REFLECT PARTON'S HIT SONG, 925.
SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH, AND THE LIBRARY HAS LAUNCHED A MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE MORE RESIDENTS OF THE PARISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY FREE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY ALL 17 BRANCH LOCATIONS AND THE WEBSITE.
THE PROCESS OF SIGNING UP FOR A LIBRARY CARD WILL BE MADE MUCH EASIER BY WAY OF AN ONLINE APPLICATION SERVICE THAT WILL DEBUT LATER THIS MONTH, ALLOWING ANYONE FROM THE PARISH TO OBTAIN A DIGITAL LIBRARY CARD THROUGH A VERIFICATION VETTING SYSTEM.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HERR INSTITUTE, ROSEDALE LIBRARY WILL HOST ITS SECOND MONTHLY BABY CAFE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH.
THESE GATHERINGS WILL BE REGULARLY SCHEDULED FOR THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 12 TO 2 P.M.
THE BABY CAFE IS A BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOMS TO SHARE EXPERIENCES WHILE ALSO GETTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM LACTATION CONSULTANTS.
AND A MONTHLY COOKBOOK CLUB GATHERING WILL BE HELD AT LAKESHORE LIBRARY ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2.30 TO 4 P.M.
A COOKBOOK IS SELECTED EVERY MONTH, AND PARTICIPANTS VOLUNTEER TO PREPARE DISHES FOR A SHARED MEAL FROM THE RECIPES.
THE SELECTION FOR SEPTEMBER IS THE HOW NOT TO AGE COOKBOOK BY MICHAEL GRIEGER, A COLLECTION OF RECIPES FOR FOODS THAT PROLONG PHYSICAL WELL-BEING.
FOR OUR JP TRANSIT BUS UPDATES, WE HAVE EXCITING UPGRADES ARE COMING TO OUR TRANSIT BUSES BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 20TH.
OUR JEFFERSON PARISH TRANSIT WILL BEGIN UPGRADING ITS SMART BUS SYSTEM.
DURING THE TRANSITION, RIDERS MAY EXPERIENCE LIMITED ACCESS TO CERTAIN FEATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
THE FOLLOWING FEATURES WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE, LIVE BUS TRACKING THROUGH THE JP TRANSIT BUS TRACKER APP AND WEBSITE, AND AUTOMATED ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MAJOR INTERSECTIONS FOR BUSES.
DURING THIS PERIOD, BUS OPERATORS WILL VERBALLY ANNOUNCE MAJOR INTERSECTIONS ALONG THEIR ROUTES.
TO MINIMIZE SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS, BUSES WILL BE UPGRADED ON A ROLLING BASIS RATHER THAN ALL AT ONCE.
ONCE THE UPGRADES ARE COMPLETE, RIDERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A CONVENIENT ALL-IN-ONE MOBILE APP THAT WILL PROVIDE SIMPLIFIED TRIP PLANNING, REAL-TIME BUS TRACKING, AND TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS WHEN A BUS IS RUNNING LATE.
FOR ROUTE MAPS AND SCHEDULE INFORMATION DURING THE TRANSITION, PLEASE VISIT JPTRANSIT.ORG OR CALL THE RIDE LINE AT 504-248-3900 OR 504-818-1077.
WE WANT TO THANK THE PUBLIC IN ADVANCE FOR THEIR PATIENCE AS WE COMPLETE THIS EXCITING UPGRADE.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT OUR JP TRANSIT INFORMATION AT JEFFTRANSITINFO AT SOLUTION.COM.
AND NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OUR NEW DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS.
WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION FOR MANY OF THESE NEW LEADERS IN OUR ADMINISTRATION.
I'D LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 73, 74, 75, AND AGENDA AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16.
AGAIN, WE'RE REQUESTING THE COUNCIL'S FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THESE IMPORTANT DIRECTORS.
WE'RE REALLY PROUD IN OUR ADMINISTRATION TO BE ABLE TO PROMOTE FROM WITHIN.
I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLE FOR MORALE.
I THINK WE HAVE A KNOWN ENTITY WHO'S WORKED GREAT FOR US IN PARISH ADMINISTRATION, AND WE JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW IF THEY WORK HARD, THEY WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCEMENT AND TAKING ON MORE RESPONSIBILITIES IN OUR ADMINISTRATION.
SO ALL OF THESE REFLECT THAT PHILOSOPHY THAT WE HAVE IN OUR ADMINISTRATION.
AND I'LL GET THEM TO STAND UP LATER, BUT LET ME INTRODUCE THEM NOW.
MEGAN GRANTHAM TO PURCHASING DIRECTOR.
MEGAN PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WHERE SHE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT IN VARIOUS GRANT DEPARTMENTS ON PROCUREMENT, CONTRACTING, AND GRANT-RELATED MATTERS.
THIS EXPERIENCE PROVIDED HER WITH A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE PARISH'S PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, CONTRACTS, AND THE OPERATIONAL NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENTS SHE WILL NOW SUPPORT.
SHE'S ALSO BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE PARISH'S ERP PROCUREMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, SERVING AS THE ATTORNEY ASSIGNED TO THE ORIGINAL RFP AND CONTINUING TO PROVIDE LEGAL GUIDANCE THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
HER EXPERIENCE BRINGS TOGETHER
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SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE OF PROCUREMENT LAW, CONTRACTING GRANTS, AND THE PARISH'S ERP SYSTEM.THROUGHOUT HER TIME WITH THE PARISH, MEGAN HAS DEMONSTRATED STRONG PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT INITIATIVE AND WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY.
SO I WILL ASK MEGAN TO JUST STAND UP BRIEFLY SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE WHO YOU ARE.
NEXT, WE HAVE CRYSTAL HEINE TO DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
CRYSTAL HAS WORN MANY LEGAL HATS SINCE JOINING THE PARISH IN 2000.
SHE STARTED IN THE PROPERTY SECTION OF THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, LATER SERVED AS HEAD OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SECTION, AND THEN WORKED AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUDICATION.
SINCE 2015, CRYSTAL HAS WORKED IN THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS HEAD OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL SELECTION.
SHE HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM, DILIGENCE, AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO SERVING JEFFERSON PARISH.
AS DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, CRYSTAL WILL PROVIDE LEADERSHIP FOR THE DEPARTMENT, ASSIST ALL PARISH DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYEE-RELATED MATTERS, AND ADVISE PARISH GOVERNMENT ON ALL MATTERS AFFECTING HUMAN RESOURCES.
CRYSTAL HEINE, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND UP, PLEASE? THERE WE GO.
RENI SIMNO IS JEFFCAP DIRECTOR.
RENI JOINED JEFFERSON PARISH IN FEBRUARY 2018 AS THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR.
DURING HIS TENURE, HE HAS SERVED AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GAP COMMITTEE AND AS THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BRIDGE, OUR NEW FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
PRIOR TO JOINING JEFFERSON PARISH, RENI SPENT 18 YEARS AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY WHERE HE SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR AND DEVELOPMENTAL OFFICER.
RENI HOLDS A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN PHILANTHROPY AND DEVELOPMENT.
HE IS ACTIVE IN SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SERVING ON THE BOARD FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES, THE ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL, AND THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS SPORTS FOUNDATION.
SO RENI, IF YOU COULD STEP UP, STAND UP, PLEASE.
AND I THINK HE'S A PERFECT FIT FOR JEFFCAP AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THAT DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN GARY SCHMIDT IS DIRECTOR OF CITIZENS AFFAIRS.
GARY HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH JEFFERSON PARISH FOR NEARLY 26 YEARS AND HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM, SOUND JUDGMENT, AND A STRONG COMMITMENT TO SERVING BOTH THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND THE PARISH.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, GARY HAS HELD A WIDE RANGE OF POSITIONS BEGINNING AS AN ENTRY-LEVEL GROUNDSKEEPER AND ADVANCING THROUGH THE ROLES OF ASSISTANT CENTER SUPERVISOR, PLAYGROUND CENTER SUPERVISOR, ZONE MANAGER, AREA COORDINATOR OF CAPITAL PROJECTS, CAPITAL PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR, OPERATIONS MANAGER OF FACILITIES, AND MOST RECENTLY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.
HIS PROGRESSION THROUGH THESE POSITIONS REFLECT HIS DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP ABILITIES, EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, AND WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON INCREASING LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, GARY HAS LED THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EFFORTS FOR JPRD, INCLUDING TRAINING AND DIRECTING STAFF IN THE OPERATION OF OUR PARISH EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
HIS LEADERSHIP AND PREPAREDNESS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THAT JPRD IS ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT THE PARISH DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, GARY HAS TAKEN AN ACTIVE LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THE TRAINING AND OPERATION OF OTHER EMERGENCY DUTIES AS WELL.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATED NUMEROUS SPECIAL EVENTS AND HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH CITIZENS AFFAIRS ON RECREATION EVENTS REQUIRING SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS.
HE ALSO LED THE RECREATION STAFF IN THEIR ACTIVE ROLE IN THE SETUP AND OPERATION OF FAMILY GRAS, HELPING ENSURE THAT THE EVENT WAS ORGANIZED, SAFE, AND SUCCESSFUL.
ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE PARISH? I MADE IT HARD FOR YOU ALL NOT TO VOTE FOR THEM IF YOU REALIZE WHAT I DID.
THEY ARE ALL FROM INSIDE, AS YOU SAID, SO WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH THEM IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE PARISH PRESIDENT, WE'RE AT THE PORTION OF OUR
[PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COUNCIL REGARDING A RESOLUTION(S) ON AGENDA/ADDENDUM AGENDA]
COUNCIL MEETING WHERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY RESOLUTION THAT IS ON OUR AGENDA THIS MORNING, YOU CAN COME FORWARD.YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AGAIN, THIS IS FOR ANY RESOLUTION THAT'S ON THE AGENDA.
12 THROUGH 24 ARE ORDINANCES, AND SO THOSE WILL HAVE THEIR OWN TIME TO SPEAK.
SO ANY RESOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CLAYTON CANCELLOSI.
I DIDN'T MAKE IT LAST MEETING BECAUSE I GOT HOSPITALIZED THE NIGHT BEFORE.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, HE WAS WITH ME, JENNIFER, AND SPENT THE WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE WATER.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THIS WATER GOING ON, AND I SEE NUMBER FIVE AND NUMBER SIX IS ON THERE WITH THE WATER SEWAGE FEES.
AND SO PART OF THE FEES AND INCREASING OUR FEES HERE IN JEFFERSON PARISH, I UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO KEEP OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
AS A BUSINESS OWNER, YOU NEED, TAKES MONEY TO RUN, AND JEFFERSON PARISH IS A BUSINESS.
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HAVING HERE IS WHAT THE RIDICULOUS THESE, THE PROBLEMS WE'RE HAVING WITH THESE DIGITAL, NOT DIGITAL METERS, BUT THE ONES THAT'S SENDING READINGS WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING 96,000 GALLONS.AND LISTEN, I PUT A POST ON FACEBOOK IN 10, LESS THAN 24 HOURS, I HAD OVER 10,000 RESPONSES.
WITHIN TWO DAYS, 20, WE'RE UP TO 30,000 PEOPLE RESPONDING OF HIGH USAGE, HIGH NUMBERS.
THESE, I USE 96,000, I'VE USED 50,000, I USED 100,000.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING $1,000 ORDERS, AND THEN THEY'RE TRYING TO, YOU DON'T WANT TO BRING SOMETHING TO RAISE THE RATES EVEN MORE.
THIS IS NOT AFFECTING THE WORKING CLASS, THE UPPER WORKING CLASS.
THIS IS NOT AFFECTING THE PARISH PRESIDENT TYPE SALARIES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS PARISH, Y'ALL SALARIES.
THIS IS AFFECTING THE POOR, THE LOWER CLASS, THE WORKING LOWER CLASS, THE ELDERLY, THE DISABLED.
THIS IS WHO THIS IS AFFECTING.
SO WHEN WE MAKE THESE, IN COUNCILMAN LEE, THIS IS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN YOUR DISTRICT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE RATES.
THEY'RE BEING AFFECTED WITH THIS WATER, I'M HEARING IT.
AND SO WE'RE DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES.
WHEN WE GO TO LOOK AT RATE INCREASES, REMEMBER, NEXT YEAR IS A COUNCIL ELECTION.
NEXT YEAR, THE PARISH PRESIDENT'S UP FOR ELECTION.
AND PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER, BECAUSE I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY REMEMBER THIS.
WE NEED NO MORE INCREASES RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, YOU'VE HAD A CONVERSATION, JENNIFER, ABOUT THIS.
WE NEED A MORATORIUM ON ANY RATE INCREASES RIGHT NOW.
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ECONOMY, WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW? PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY GROCERIES, MORE OR LESS PAY HIGH WATER USAGE RIGHT NOW.
OUR WATER BILLS ARE HIGHER THAN OUR LIGHT BILLS.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR, WELL, WE GOT LEAKS.
THERE'S NO WAY ON GOD GREEN EARTH 20,000, 30,000 PEOPLE HAVE LEAKS.
I MEAN, A RETARDED MOSQUITO KNOWS THAT.
BUT WE WANT TO PASS THE BUCK ON TO THE PEOPLE OF JEFFERSON PARISH.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY ON THIS MATTER.
AND AGAIN, MR. CANGELOSI, I'M GLAD YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.
WE WERE AT A GROUP DINNER AND HE WAS FEELING BADLY AND COULDN'T MAKE THE LAST MEETING.
AT THE LAST MEETING, WE HAD A ROBUST DISCUSSION AND A LOT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, AGAIN, EXPRESSED THEIR THOUGHTS AND WERE WORKING TOGETHER ON THAT ISSUE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS EVERYONE.
ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON ANY RESOLUTION, YOU CAN COME FORWARD.
AND IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
AND THE MICROPHONE'S AUTOMATICALLY CUT OFF AT THAT THREE MINUTES.
WHAT ABOUT THIS? IT'S THE ONE FOR BUDHEAD.
IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
I HAVE A WHOLESALE LIQUOR BUSINESS ON THAT CORNER.
IN FACT, WHERE ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? ON SADLER ROAD.
MY GRANDFATHER OWNED THAT YEARS AGO.
AND MY FAMILY LIVED THERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
AND I KNOW WHERE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND BUDHEAD HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER 50-SOMETHING YEARS.
AND I'VE BEEN AT THE PLACE FOR MY BUSINESS FOR OVER 50-SOMETHING YEARS.
AND BUDHEAD IS NOT THE TROUBLE.
WHAT THEY DO IS WHEN THEY HAVE TROUBLE, THEY CLOSE THE BUSINESS.
AND EVERYBODY GOES BY BUDHEAD.
AND WHERE THEY'RE FIGHTING IS THEY HAVE A DRUG PLACE AT THE APARTMENTS.
AND BUDHEAD IS NOT THE PROBLEM.
AND HE TRIES VERY HARD NOT TO HAVE PEOPLE COME IN AND START.
AND I'VE KNOWN SINCE ANTHONY BELLOTTA HAD THE PLACE YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.
AND MR. BILL IS NOT THE TROUBLE.
SO I REALLY, YOU KNOW, I HAVE NO DOG IN THAT RACE.
BUT IT'S THE OTHER PLACE THAT'S GIVEN THE TROUBLE.
BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO CLOSE HIM DOWN.
AND THEN I HEARD THEY WANT HIM TO OPEN FROM 9 TO 5.
BECAUSE HIS BUSINESS, NOBODY COMES FROM 9 TO 5.
YOU KNOW, AND IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.
AND LIKE I SAID, I HAVE NO DOG IN THIS FIGHT.
BUT MR. BILL IS NOT THE TROUBLE IN THIS ONE.
I'M TELLING YOU, THESE PEOPLE, THEY HAVE FIGHTS
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IN THAT PLACE.AND THEY ALL GO IN A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET.
AND IT'S NOT BY MR. BILL'S PLACE.
AND IF YOU CLOSE HIM, IT'S JUST NOT FAIR.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD COME AND TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE.
AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT 7-ELEVEN UNTIL I CALLED AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT.
I THINK IT'S SOMEBODY THAT WANTS HIM CLOSED DOWN BECAUSE...
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CAR SHOW AND CLOSE THE WHOLE 4TH STREET DOWN.
I KNOW YOU'RE SPEAKING TO ITEM 3 AND 4 ON THE AGENDA.
AND I UNDERSTAND BOTH OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE DEFERRED.
COUNCILMAN BONANO IS THE DISTRICT COUNCILPERSON.
AND I'LL DISCUSS THOSE ITEMS WHEN THEY COME UP.
AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO BE ITEMS...
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAIN ON A RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA, THIS IS THE TIME TO COME FORWARD.
THOSE TWO ITEMS ARE GOING TO BE DEFERRED.
THERE'S A HEARING ON THOSE ITEMS TRADITIONALLY, BUT THEY ARE BEING DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 30TH.
BUT CONSIDERING YOU WERE HERE, I DIDN'T WANT TO INCONVENIENCE YOU.
SO IF ANYONE IS HERE AND YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE ISSUE, PLEASE FEEL FREE.
JUST KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THE FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING TODAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE DEFERRED TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, WHICH IS THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
IT'LL BE ON THE EAST BANK AT THE YENNY BUILDING.
SO IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU'RE INCLINED TO STILL SPEAK, EVEN THOUGH THE ITEM'S BEING DEFERRED, IF YOU WOULD, SIR, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
I WISH IT WAS ON THE WEST BANK, BECAUSE WE CAN'T CLOSE IT.
I LIVE AT 461 SADLER ROAD, MARRERO, LOUISIANA.
I'VE LIVED ON L. I'VE LIVED ON SADLER ROAD.
I LIVE ON THE SAME ROAD AS BUTTHEADS.
WHAT THEY DO IS IF THEY HAVE A FIGHT, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, THEY CLOSE THE BAR, PUT EVERYBODY OUT, THEN CALL THE POLICE.
SO IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE BUTTHEADS IS CALLING THE POLICE, AND THEY HAVE MORE CALLS THAN NORMAL IN THAT TIME PERIOD.
SO IT CAUSES EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT BUTTHEADS.
BUT BUTTHEADS IS NOT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE JOHN COMBELL WAS PROBABLY THE ONE WHO DID IT.
HE'S THE ONE WHO PROBABLY DID THE COMPLAINT.
BUT GUESS WHAT? THEY'RE DEALING DRUGS OUT OF HIS APARTMENT COMPLEX RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
WE'VE GOT FILMS OF THEM FIGHTING IN A PARKING LOT.
AND THEN THEY LOOK AT BUTTHEADS AS THE PROBLEM.
AND GUESS WHAT? WE SOLVED A LOT OF CRIMINAL CRIMES IN THAT AREA.
SO THAT MAN DOES TRY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.
SO Y'ALL CLOSING IN ON THE WRONG ONE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO STATE, MAN.
AGAIN, BOTH OF THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS ARE IN COUNCILMAN BONANO'S DISTRICT.
AND HE SAID HE'LL HAVE SOME COMMENTS WHEN THEY COME UP.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY RESOLUTION ON THE AGENDA? IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT TWO APPEARED.
[BOARD OF REVIEW]
I'M SORRY.WE ARE NOW SITTING AS THE BOARD OF REVIEW.
AND, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'LL PLEASE READ ITEM ONE.
A RESOLUTION THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADVERTISEMENT IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND THE LOUISIANA STATUTES PERTAINING THERE TO THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL DOES THIS DAY NOW SIT AS A BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE ASSESSMENT VALUATIONS OF PROPERTY IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON FOR THE YEAR 2026 AND SHALL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR FROM THOSE TAXPAYERS DESIRING TO PROTEST THEIR ASSESSMENT, WHICH TAXPAYERS SHALL HAVE TIMELY FILED THE REPORTS AS REQUIRED BY ACT 702 AND 705 OF 1976.
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CAPELLA, OUR ASSESSOR, WHO IS THE ONE AND ONLY TIME YOU WILL SEE HIM IN A TIE THIS YEAR, JOINING US HERE IN OUR CHAMBERS, ALONG WITH JIMMY PORTEOUS.COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION? ARE YOU GOING TO DO YOUR THING AT THE MICROPHONE LIKE YOU USUALLY DO, OR ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THIS YEAR? THAT'S NEXT.
I THINK WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON ONE.
SO WE MOVE ON THIS AND THEN? CORRECT.
AND THEN WE WILL INVITE THE ASSESSOR UP.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
IF YOU'LL VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER ONE.
SEVEN YEAS, ZERO NAYS, NO ABSENT.
[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, ITEM TWO.A RESOLUTION OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUNCIL OF JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, ACTING AS GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE SAD PARISH AND SITTING AS THE BOARD OF REVIEW OF TAX ASSESSMENTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
IN THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE OR TO REMOVE PARTIALS.
FOUR ONE NINE ZERO SEVEN EIGHT SIX EIGHT ONE EIGHT SIX SEVEN EIGHT EIGHT SIX EIGHT TWO EIGHT SIX SEVEN NINE EIGHT SIX EIGHT ZERO EIGHT SIX EIGHT THREE EIGHT SIX SEVEN TWO EIGHT SIX SIX NINE EIGHT SIX SEVEN ZERO EIGHT SIX SEVEN ONE EIGHT NINE FOUR EIGHT SEVEN ONE EIGHT NINE FOUR EIGHT FOUR FIVE ZERO NINE TWO SEVEN NINE NINE EIGHT SEVEN FOUR EIGHT EIGHT ONE ZERO SIX THREE THREE THREE SIX FIVE TWO EIGHT ZERO NINE TWO ZERO ZERO ONE SEVEN ZERO EIGHT TWO ZERO EIGHT TWO ZERO ZERO FOUR ZERO TWO FIVE ZERO ZERO 2 0 0 3 9 8 0 3 0 9 1 0 0 0 5 2 1 3 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 5 4 3 AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE. ALL RIGHT COUNCILMAN WALKER YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES ON THE AMENDMENT SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. WE'RE OPENING VOTING ON THIS ON THE AMENDMENTS.
CLOSING THE VOTE 7 YEAS 0 NAYS 0 ABSENCE SO THE AMENDMENTS PASS. NOW WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2 SO IF ANYONE HAS AN INTEREST IN SPEAKING ON THIS ITEM PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT PLEASE COME FORWARD.
IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 2 AGAIN THIS IS THE TAX ASSESSMENT ISSUE. ALL RIGHT MADAM CLERK PLEASE NOTE THAT NO MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAS APPEARED WOULD OUR ESTEEMED ASSESSOR LIKE TO SPEAK. AND FIRST OF ALL IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN. SONNY YOU MADE ANOTHER YEAR CONGRATULATIONS. SO MOST OF THE ONES THAT THE CLERK READ HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN YOU KNOW AS OUR BOOKS ARE OPEN WE SEE PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO QUESTION THEIR VALUE AND WE WORK WITH THOSE PEOPLE MOST OF THE TIME GET IT WORKED OUT.
AND THIS YEAR THANKFULLY EVERY TIME WE GOT IT WORKED OUT SO OBVIOUSLY VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF THAT DOES ALL THE REALLY HARD WORK SO AS A JUST A QUICK UPDATE LIKE I ALWAYS GIVE YOU SO YOU ALL CAN HAVE AN IDEA WHEN YOU'RE DOING MILLAGES AND YOU'RE DOING YOUR WORK WHAT THIS PERISHES FROM A PROPERTY'S PERSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE IS WORTH OUR TAXABLE VALUE THIS YEAR IS OUR TOTAL VALUE IS ABOUT FIVE POINT SIX BILLION DOLLARS OUR TAXABLE THAT'S THE ASSESSED VALUE OUR TAXABLE VALUE IS FOUR POINT EIGHT SEVEN FIVE BILLION THE DIFFERENCE IS IS A LOT OF THOSE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS AND TAX AND EXEMPT COME OFF OF THAT TYPE NUMBER OF FIVE POINT SIX TO BRING US TAXABLE VALUE OF FOUR POINT EIGHT SEVEN FIVE BILLION. THE TAXES COLLECTED FROM THAT NUMBER VERSUS THE MILLAGES THAT THE VOTERS VOTE ON AND THAT THAT YOU ALL WORK ON TAXES BROUGHT IN LAST YEAR WAS FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN DOLLARS. I'M SORRY THAT'S WHAT ATTEMPT THAT'S GOING TO BE THIS YEAR LAST YEAR WAS ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE MILLION SO AN INCREASE OF ABOUT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES BOTTOM LINE WE HAVE
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ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS WHICH IS WONDERFUL. WE HAVE A HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND RESIDENCES THE DIFFERENCE IS NOT EVERYBODY GETS A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THEY COULD HAVE A SECOND PROPERTY AND SO THAT DIFFERENCE IS IS IS SHOWN THERE THE EAST BANK MILLAGE IS OF ONE POINT ONE TWO SIX AND THE WEST BANK MILLAGE IS POINT ONE THREE ONE WHICH IS STILL ABOUT FIVE PERCENT LOWER THAN OUR NEIGHBORS IN ORLEANS PARISH SO GUYS DONE A GOOD JOB OF PRODUCING MORE SERVICES FOR LESS MONEY AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT NUMBER PEOPLE COME TO THIS PARISH BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY GET AND WHAT THEY GET IT FOR SO YOU ALL HAVE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB AS ALWAYS PROUD TO BE THE ASSESSOR IN THIS PARISH TO WORK WITH YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON LEFT HUH IT'S NICE IF NOT IF NOT. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GLAD THAT WE GOT ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WORKED OUT AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME IN MY OFFICE. WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM. THANK YOU MR. ASSESSOR FOR A GREAT JOB ALSO WE APPRECIATE YOU WEARING A COAT AND TIE IT'S NOT OFTEN WE GET TO SEE THAT. I'M GONNA BE VERY DISAPPOINTED IF NOBODY GAVE YOU ANY GRIEF. THANK YOU FOR THE JOB YOU DO AND YOU DO YOU HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF WHO ARE ALWAYS VERY EASY TO WORK WITH. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT SO NOW THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED AND COUNCILMAN WALKER YOUR MOTION ON THE ITEM AS AMENDED. MOVE AS AMENDED SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER TWO WITH AMENDMENTS. SO IF YOU'LL VOTE ON THIS ITEM ON NUMBER TWO.CLOSING THE VOTE, SEVEN YEAS ZERO NAYS ZERO ABSENCE SO THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY THAT'S ITEM TWO. MADAM CLERK I HAVE A NOTE THAT ITEMS TWO THREE AND FOUR ARE TO BE DEFERRED COUNCILMAN YOUR MOTION. WELL BEFORE I MOVE JUST WANT TO SAY IT AS I SAID AS I STATED EARLIER DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THAT I'VE AGREED TO DEFER THESE ITEMS TO ALLOW THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE COUNCIL FOR BOTH 11. 11 AND BUTTHEADS TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATING BUT I WANT TO BE VERY VERY CLEAR THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS HAD ENOUGH I'VE HAD ENOUGH ANYTIME YOU HAVE THE POLICE GO OUT TO BARS 45 TIMES IN SIX MONTHS 45 TIMES LET THAT SINK IN DRUGS SHOOTINGS PROSTITUTION FIGHTS YOU NAME IT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH THEY BETTER FIX THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT SOON AND WE'LL DISCUSS IT FURTHER ON THE 30TH. THANK YOU I'M WITHOUT A MOVE FOR DEFERRAL. OKAY COUNCILMAN BONANO MOVES TO DEFER TO SEPTEMBER THE 30TH AGAIN WHICH WILL BE AN EAST BANK MEETING AT THE YENNY BUILDING IN ELMWOOD. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN WE'RE OPENING THE VOTE ON THE DEFERRAL OF ITEMS THREE AND FOUR. CLOSING THE VOTE, 7 YEAS ZERO NAYS ZERO ABSENCE. SO THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY TO DEFER THREE AND FOUR TO SEPTEMBER 30TH HAVE A NOTE THAT
[ORDINANCES TO BE DEFERRED]
ITEMS FIVE THROUGH EIGHT ARE ALSO TO BE DEFERRED TO SEPTEMBER 30TH. COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVE COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO DEFER FIVE THROUGH EIGHT TO THE SEPTEMBER 30TH MEETING.SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN VOTING IS OPEN ON DEFERRING FIVE THROUGH EIGHT CLOSING THE VOTE SEVEN YEAS ZERO NAYS ZERO ABSENT. THE ITEM PATH THOSE ITEMS ARE DEFERRED
[PROFESSIONAL SERVICES]
TO SEPTEMBER THE 30TH UNANIMOUSLY. MADAM CLERK ITEM NUMBER NINE A RESOLUTION SELECTING PERSONS OR FIRMS TO PROVIDE DELIVERY OF FUEL DURING A DECLARED DISASTER FROM AN AREA OUTSIDE OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FLEET MANAGEMENT UNDER RFP NUMBER 0 5 1 7 COUNCILMAN KERN UP COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVE ON ON MACRO COMPANIES INK COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES ON MACRO COMPANIES INK WHICH IS THE HIGHEST SCORED AND THE LOWEST PRICE. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.WE'RE OPENING THE VOTE ON THAT ITEM. SO THIS IS VOTING ON THE SELECTION OF MACRO COMPANIES. CLOSING THE VOTE SEVEN YEAS ZERO NAYS ZERO ABSENT. SO THE ITEM PASSES AND AGAIN I WILL NOTE THAT COUNCILMAN KERNER JOINED US SO FOR THE ROLL CALL. HE HAS HE HAS BEEN HERE JUST AFTER THAT ITEM NUMBER 10 AND 11 WILL COME BACK TO THOSE ARE
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EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ITEM NUMBER[00:55:01]
12. MADAM CLERK SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 7 6 9 RESUB OF LOT 1 SQUARE A RULE ORLEANS SUBDIVISION INTO LOT 1 A 1 B AND 1 C SQUARE A SUBDIVISION CONCURRENT CASE WZ DASH 4 DASH 26 WS DASH 35 DASH 2. COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 ALL RIGHT COUNCILMAN LEE YOUR MOTION ON THIS ITEM OH ACTUALLY WE CAN YEAH WE HAVE TO DO THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'M SORRY WE CAN WAIVE THE READING WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 12. SO AGAIN THIS IS SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6 7 6 9 IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. JAY DUFRESNE 1624, MANHATTAN. HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. HE'S JUST COMPLETING THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIS OFFICES LAW OFFICE ON LOT 1A. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DIVIDE THE REST OF THE VACANT PROPERTY INTO LOTS HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 12, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAINST ITEM NUMBER 12, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE SPOKE IN SUPPORT.
COUNCILMAN LEE, MOVE FOR APPROVAL. COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 12. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
OPENING VOTE ON THIS ITEM, CLOSING THE VOTE.
[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING - AND LAND USE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ORDINANCES (Part 1 of 2)]
THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE ITEM NUMBER 16NEXT SO ITEM NUMBER 16 IS SUMMARY NUMBER 26772. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT. IT'S A COMPANION ITEM. WE CAN WAIVE THE READING. A MOTION TO TAKE IT OUT OF ORDER.
SO, COUNCILMAN, YOUR MOTION TO TAKE ITEM 16 OUT OF ORDER.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 16 OUT OF ORDER. SO THIS IS THE VOTE ON THAT.
THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY TO TAKE ITEM 16 OUT OF ORDER.
SO AGAIN, SUMMARY NUMBER 26772. NOW WE CAN DO THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO CALL YOU FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'LL READ ITEM 16, SUMMARY NUMBER 26772.
AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP. A PORTION OF LOT 1, SQUARE, A RUE ORLEANS SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 6911 LEPALCO BOULEVARD. MORE PARTICULARLY, AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM M.U.C.D. TO R1A WZ 426 COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
WE'LL TAKE THOSE SPEAKING IN FAVOR FIRST. IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM NUMBER 16, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 16, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE SHOWED UP IN SUPPORT AND NONE IN OPPOSITION. COUNCILMAN LEE, YOUR MOTION? I MOVE COUNCILMAN LEE MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
WE'RE OPENING THE VOTE ON NUMBER 16, CLOSING THE VOTE.
[SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES (Part 2 of 2)]
ITEM 16 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.MADAM CLERK, SUMMARY NUMBER 26770. RESUB OF LOT 1A GLENDELLA SUBDIVISION INTO LOTS 1A 1 AND 1A 2. THE DEDICATION OF A 25 FOOT INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTILITY SERVITUDE THROUGH LOT 1A 2. IN FAVOR OF LOT 1A 1WS 3926 COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 13. WE CAN WAIVE THE READING. WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.
IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
JOHN CERUTI, 1700 CENTRAL BOULEVARD, HARVEY.
REPRESENTING THE SELLER ON THIS PROPERTY AND THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. AND YEAH, JUST SUBDIVIDE INTO A SMALLER PIECE TO MAKE IT A SITE FOR AUTOZONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 13, PLEASE COME FORWARD. AGAIN, THIS WILL BE SPEAKING IN FAVOR. IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
I LIVE AT 7205 RIVER ROAD IN WAGERMAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 13? ANYONE
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WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM NUMBER 13? MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT TWO SPOKE IN SUPPORT. COUNCILMAN LEE.COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
OPENING THE VOTE ON NUMBER 13, CLOSING THE VOTE.
MADAM CLERK. ITEM 14, SUMMARY NUMBER 2 6.
RESUB OF LOTS 3, 45 6, 7, PHILLIPS BROTHERS SUBDIVISION AND LOTS 10 4A AND 105, MODERN FARMS, UNIT 1, SUBDIVISION INTO LOTS 105A AND 105B, UNIT 1, SUBDIVISION WITH WAIVERS TO THE AREA REQUIREMENTS OF THE S1 TO THE GENERAL LOT STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 33, 2.35, SUBDIVISION WAIVERS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE WS 49 26.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 3, WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 14, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
ALTHOUGH WE KNOW IT BY NOW IN 24 MANHATTAN, REPRESENTING THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, PURPOSES TO SEPARATE THE BUSINESS IN THE BACK FROM THE PROPERTY IN THE FRONT SO THAT THE OWNERS CAN RETIRE AND SELL IT TO THE PEOPLE NEARBY. SO APPRECIATE YOUR APPROVAL ON THIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 14, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM NUMBER 14, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT ONE SPOKE IN SUPPORT, COUNCILMAN LEE, A MOVE. COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES TWO TO APPROVE ITEM 14. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
VOTING IS OPEN ON ITEM 14, CLOSING THE VOTE.
MADAM CLERK, ITEM 15, SUMMARY NUMBER 26787. RESUB.
OF LOTS X1 AND X DAVID DRIVE SUBDIVISION AND LOTS 1 AND X6 INTO LOTS 1A AND X6A, DAVID DRIVE SUBDIVISION ES 81 26, COUNCIL DISTRICT 4.
WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU ARE SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ITEM 15, SUMMARY NUMBER 26787, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO NUMBER 15, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN. COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN MOVES TO APPROVE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. OPENING THE VOTE ON ITEM 15, CLOSING THE VOTE.
[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING - AND LAND USE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ORDINANCES (Part 2 of 2)]
AND NONE ABSENT. THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MADAM CLERK, ITEM 16. WE HAD HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS OUT OF ORDER.ITEM 17, SUMMARY NUMBER 26788.
AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP. LOT 11, G SQUARE 1, CARY SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 4924 LEO KERNER, LAFITTE PARKWAY.
MORE PARTICULARLY, AMENDING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM R1B CBZ TO CB WZ 526 COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
WE CAN WAIVE THE READING ON NUMBER 17 AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER 17, SUMMARY NUMBER 26788, PLEASE COME FORWARD. AND IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
DONNA BALDWIN. I OWN THE PROPERTY. SO THAT. I THINK THAT'S 49.24, I BELIEVE SO. I'M JUST. I'M TRYING TO TURN IT INTO THE COMMERCIAL BECAUSE WE HAVE A PLUMBING BUSINESS. I'M JUST GONNA PUT A BUILDING THERE. THE BACK GATE WILL BE CLOSED SO THE NEIGHBORS DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT NOBODY GOING OFF, YOU KNOW, IN THE BACK. AND THAT'S JUST WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT ZONED FOR. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO. WHAT TO DO.
IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, YOU CAN JUST STAY WITH US FOR A MOMENT. AND I'M GOING TO INVITE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT TO COME FORWARD AGAIN. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 17, SUMMARY NUMBER 26788. YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR,
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STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.HI, MY NAME IS KAYLIN BOWLING.
2849 VIRGINIA LEE DRIVE. AND I'M HERE JUST TO SUPPORT MOVING THE REZONING.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE WISHING TO SEE SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM NUMBER 17, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT TWO SPOKEN SUPPORT, NONE IN OPPOSITION.
COUNCILMAN KERNER, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO DEFER THIS TO THE NEXT WEST BANK COUNCIL MEETING.
I JUST WANT A LITTLE MORE TIME TO TALK TO YOU GUYS AND THE NEIGHBORS AND HOPEFULLY ABLE TO PRODUCE WHAT I ACTUALLY, WITH SOME APPROVAL FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS, BUT BECAUSE IT IS A DOUBLE, DOUBLE DENIAL, I JUST WANT TO BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH THIS.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN KERNER, BECAUSE WE'RE GOOD.
THE RESTRICTIONS, IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR THE PLUMBING COMPANY AND THEN THE PARISH, YOU KNOW, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS AND MY GRANDCHILDREN DECIDE TO SELL IT, BECAUSE ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO THEM IN THE TRUST THAT THEN Y' ALL WOULD HAVE THE DECIDAL. IF ANYTHING CAN BE NEXT RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S KNOWN FOR PLUMBING. THAT'S IT. SO I WOULD HAVE CONTROL IF THEY DECIDED TO SELL ANY OF, YOU KNOW, THAT PROPERTY, WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH THAT PROPERTY AFTER THAT? WE WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, AGREED TO THOSE KIND OF RESTRICTIONS.
SO WE CAN HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS, MAKE SURE THAT THAT PROPERTY IS PROTECTED, THAT IN THE FUTURE IT DOESN'T, IF IT IS SOLD, IT'S NOT TURNED TO A BALLROOM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT IT'LL BE AN OCTOBER MEETING AND WE'LL MEET BEFORE THAT. SO EVERYTHING WILL BE ON PAUSE BETWEEN THEN.
IT'LL BE OCTOBER 14TH. IT'S THE NEXT WEST BANK MEETING, AND THAT'LL BE RIGHT BACK HERE.
SO OCTOBER 14TH IS ANOTHER WEDNESDAY AT 10AM SO THAT'S WHEN THIS ITEM WILL COME UP AGAIN. COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO DEFER TO OCTOBER 14TH.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN VOTING ON THE DEFERRAL OF ITEM 6 17. COUNCILMAN, I THINK YOUR LIGHT IS NOT ON.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS DEFERRED TO OCTOBER 14TH,
[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING ORDINANCES - PERMITTED USES]
WHICH IS OUR NEXT WEST BANK MEETING. ITEM NUMBER 18, MADAM CLERK.AMENDING THE STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SBU FOR THE PROCESSING, REFINING OR BULK STORAGE OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS. APPROVED FOR THE CORNERSTONE ENERGY PARK AND ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 26897, ADOPTED NOVEMBER 6, 2024.
SPECIFICALLY APPROVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 160 FOOT FLARE, RESIZING OF 26 TANKS, REMOVAL OF MULTIPLE TANKS, ADDITION OF TWO NEW TANKS, CONSTRUCTION OF A CELL TOWER, ELECTRICAL SUBSTATIONS AND OTHER ASSOCIATE EQUIPMENT ON LOT ONE, A CORNERSTONE SUBDIVISION.
WHICH LOT IS OWNED IH AND HMO.
SPU 426 COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.
ALL RIGHT, WE CAN WAIVE THE READING AND WE ARE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 18, SUMMARY NUMBER 26791. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
HEY, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SEAN WARD. I SERVE AS A CORPORATE DIRECTOR FOR HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY, ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABILITY FOR CORNERSTONE, LOCATED AT 10800 RIVER ROAD, WAGON, LOUISIANA. FIRST, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF THE SUPPORT STAFF AT THE PARISH BUILDING PERMITS DEPARTMENT AND HAZMAT AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHERS AS WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. SUV HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTING THEIR FACILITY AT THE ENERGY PARK. AND THIS UPDATE TO OUR SPU COVERS AS MENTIONED, THE FLARE AND A COUPLE OTHER CHANGES FOR THE SITE THAT WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT AS NEEDED TODAY. JUST IN GENERAL, FOR UBE, THE FLU LAYER IS A SAFETY DEVICE. IT IS 160FT. IT'S LOCATED AT THE BACK CORNER OF THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW PLANT. WE ARE AFTER ALL THE SAFETY REVIEWS, ENGINEERING, DESIGN, BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO ADD TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT. ALSO FOR UBE, AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH MORE ENGINEERING AND SAFETY REVIEWS, WE DID A TRUE UP OF ALL THE TANK DESIGNS TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE PROPERLY RECORDED ON RECORD FOR THE VOLUMES WHICH THEY CONTAINED.
SO THAT'S FOR UBE, THAT WOULD BE A NET INCREASE
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OF AROUND 5% IN VOLUME, TOTAL VOLUME. FOR THOSE TANKS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ONE OF THE TANKS THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TO BE DELETED FROM THE SPU.AT LEAST FOR NOW, WE HAVE TWO TANKS ON SITE THAT WE CAN REPURPOSE FOR UBE'S USE. SO OUR PLAN CONTAINS THAT REQUEST. AND ALSO FOR ECO SERVICES, OUR TENANT THAT PRODUCES SULFURIC ACID AT THE SITE. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MODERNIZING THEIR PLANT AND MAKING INVESTMENT, WHICH INCLUDES STORAGE CAPACITY FOR TWO NEW 1.6 MILLION GALLON SULFURIC ACID TANKS. AND FINALLY, I WANT TO JUST MAKE NOTE, THE ROME FACILITY WAS RAISED OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF.
ROME IS NO LONGER AT THE ENERGY PARK, WHICH REDUCES 22 TANKS, APPROXIMATELY 4 MILLION GALLONS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND STORAGE CAPACITY. SO WE APPRECIATE AGAIN, EVERYONE'S SUPPORT AS WE'VE MADE TRANSITIONS AT THE PARK OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT CONTINUED COLLABORATION AND YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR SBU AMENDMENT TODAY.
I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, IF YOU DON'T MIND, OR SHOULD WE HEAR BOTH SIDES AND THEN DO QUESTIONS? OR IF YOU DON'T MIND. LET'S HEAR.
YOU CAN JUST SIT RIGHT THERE IN THE FRONT, IF YOU WOULD.
ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 18, SUMMARY NUMBER 26791, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ALL RIGHT, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM NUMBER 18, SUMMARY NUMBER 26791, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IT'S ITEM NUMBER 18. IT'S NOT REALLY A QUESTION AND ANSWER PORTION.
IT'S TO STATE IF YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD AND YOUR THOUGHTS, AND IF YOU WOULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AGAIN FOR THE RECORD AND YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS ITEM.
LIVE IN DISTRICT 1, SUTHERLAND PLACE. I HAVE LOW APPREHENSION BECAUSE BUILDING NEW STUFF THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING. HAVE ANYONE CONSIDERED ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS AIR MONITORING FOR LELS FOR POISONOUS VAPORS COMING OFF THIS FLAT IT WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK, BERMS AROUND THE FLARE IN CASE IT DOESN'T WORK AND LIQUIDS GET SPIT OUT OF IT? HAVE THOSE ISSUES BEEN ADDRESSED? IT'S MY QUESTION.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 18, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN WALKER.
HEY, SEAN. WE'VE, WE'VE MET SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS AND, AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE BURYING THE FLARE IN WITH A BUNCH OF TANK NEWS. AND I THINK THE FLARE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING HERE THAT IT'S COME AROUND AT THIS POINT. WE APPROVED THIS IN 2024, RIGHT.
INITIALLY, THIS PROJECT, AND A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN, OBVIOUSLY. SO WHEN WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE FIND OUT, AND I'M LOOKING AT THE ONE SHEET THAT WAS SENT TO US YESTERDAY WITH THIS BEING A REQUIRED PLANT SAFETY COMPONENT, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME UBE HAS, HAS DONE THIS. IT'S IN THE FIRST TIME IN THE U.S.
BUT THEY'VE PRODUCED THIS CHEMICAL THAT'S EXPORTED TO THE U.S. IN JAPAN AND THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE. SO DO THOSE PLANTS HAVE EXISTING FLARES IN JAPAN? SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE EXACT PARAMETER PARAMETERS OF THE OTHER FACILITY EV FACILITIES.
THEIR REGULATIONS ARE A BIT DIFFERENT THAN US REQUIREMENTS.
WHICH, WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY POINT THAT WE DISCUSSED BEFORE THAT IF YOU'RE COMING INTO A NEW MARKET AND BUILDING NEW AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THIS TO GET TWO YEARS INTO IT AND SAY, OH, WE NEED A FLARE. AND THAT WASN'T PART OF THE INITIAL SPU APPROVAL.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S NOT THAT UBE IS NOT DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE IT SHOULD AT THAT POINT WHEN THEY COME INTO A NEW MARKET TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE I'S ARE DOTTED AND T'S ARE CROSSED.
OKAY, SO I CAN SPEAK IN GENERAL TO THAT. SO WHEN WE MADE THE SUBMITTAL FOR THE, FOR THE PLANT 2024, THERE'S ACTUALLY ENGINEERING DESIGN GOING ON AFTER THAT AND SAFETY REVIEWS THAT WERE CONTINUING ON THE PROCESS AND A PROJECT.
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YOU KNOW, WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, OTHERS ABOUT THE, THE NEED FOR, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO SAFELY COMBUST VAPORS.THERE ARE OTHER, OTHER CONTROL DEVICES WITHIN THE UNIT AND PROCESS CONTROL.
SO AT THE, AT THE POINT IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN WHERE, YOU KNOW, THAT TRIGGER WAS MADE, YES, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO FLARE. WE NEED IT TO BE AT THIS DESIGN AT THIS HEIGHT. WE WERE ABLE TO FORMALLY, YOU KNOW, BRING THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD.
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN THE BEGINNING IT WAS PART OF THE, OF THE DESIGN. WE JUST WEREN'T AT THE POINT TO BRING IT FORWARD IN 2024, SO.
BUT WE DIDN'T APPROVE ANYTHING IN 2024 THAT INCLUDED A FLARE.
RIGHT. THAT WASN'T PART OF ANYTHING. WE LOOKED AT THIS.
TO ME, TO BACKTRACK A LITTLE BIT IS A, THIS ISN'T ANYTHING NEW THAT YOU'RE HEARING, I'M JUST SAYING IT PUBLICLY BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE.
THIS IS SORT OF THE TROUBLING TREND FOR ME FROM CORNERSTONE GOING BACK TO THE DINO NOBEL BOILER ISSUE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT, OH, WE DIDN'T KNOW WE NEEDED PERMITS TO BUILD A $20 MILLION BOILER AND WE BUILT IT ANYWAY.
SORRY. AND YOU ASK FOR FORGIVENESS LATER. AND THEN THIS COMES ALONG AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT I FELT LIKE WAS PREMATURE AS WELL ABOUT THE PLANT COMING IT.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S A TROUBLING PATTERN COMING FROM CORNERSTONE. AND THIS LATEST THING WITH THE, WITH THE FLARE, I THINK IS KIND OF QUIETLY TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE PUBLIC IN MY ESTIMATION. I MEAN, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS FLARE, THE ONE SHEET THAT YOU ALL SENT OUT SAID THAT IT WILL NOT BE VISIBLE DURING DAYTIME, BUT I FEEL LIKE AT NIGHTTIME IT'S GOING TO BE DAYLIGHT IN WAGAMAN AND RIVER RIDGE AND HARAHAN, IT'S GOING TO BE. IT'S GOING TO BE BRIGHT AND NOTICEABLE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 160 FOOT FLARE, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO THE HEIGHT OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, THE HEIGHT OF THE HUEY LONG BRIDGE. IT'S ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE LEVEES THAT RUN ALONG THE RIVER. SO IT'S SIZABLE 160FT. EVEN THOUGH IN THIS IT SAYS IT WILL BE OBSCURED BY SOME OF THE BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY AND WON'T BE VISIBLE DURING THE DAY. HOW VISIBLE DO YOU ESTIMATE THIS FLARE WILL BE VISIBLE AT NIGHT? SO THIS FLARE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR STARTUP AND EMERGENCY. SO WHEN THE PLANT'S STARTING UP, YOU'LL SEE MORE OF A FLAME.
WHEN THERE'S SOME SORT OF EMERGENCY VENTING FROM THE SAFETY RELIEF VALVES, THE FLARE WILL BE MORE VISIBLE.
IN NORMAL OPERATIONS, WHEN THE PLANT IS UP AND RUNNING, YOU'LL JUST SEE THE PILOT AND A LITTLE FLICKER OF THE LIGHT. SO I MEAN OBVIOUSLY IT IS MORE VISIBLE AT NIGHT DURING. THAN THE DIRT, THE DAYTIME. BUT JUST TO YOUR POINT, ON SOME OF THE VISUALS, THERE IS A 200 FOOT FLARE AT THE VERY FRONT OF THE PROPERTY AND THIS WILL BE OOPS TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE UBE INSULATION. DOES THAT HELP? YEAH. HOW MUCH OF THAT, HOW MUCH BURNING WILL HAPPEN AT NIGHT? IS THERE ANY ESTIMATION ON HOW SO THE FLARE WILL DARK THE SUN UP, HOW LONG THAT WILL OCCUR? SURE.
SO THE FLARE WILL CONTINUALLY BE LIT. YOU KNOW, BY PERMIT WE'RE REQUIRED TO KEEP IT LIT IN CASE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A CONDITION WHERE, YOU KNOW, THOSE VAPORS NEED TO BE CONSUMED TO OUR NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, QUESTION THAT'S, YOU KNOW, REQUIRED. I MEAN, THAT'S A PART TO SAFELY OPERATE THE PLANT.
LET ME. LET ME JUMP IN. IT SAYS NO CONTINUOUS OPERATION, WHICH YOU JUST MENTIONED. THE FLARE ONLY FIRES DURING STARTUP, SHUTDOWN, OR AN EMERGENCY EVENT.
BUT THE FLARE IS ALWAYS. THE LIGHT FROM THE FLARE IS ALWAYS VISIBLE DESPITE NO OPERATION, THE PILOT'S ON.
RIGHT. THERE'LL BE A BTU CONTENT MAINTAINED ON THE.
SO HOW DOES IT DIFFER WHEN IT'S. WHEN IT'S FLARED UP AT STARTUP AND SHUT DOWN AND FOR AN EMERGENCY EVENT, AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE PILOT BEING LIT, IS IT A MUCH BRIGHTER LIGHT? HOW DOES THAT.
THERE'LL BE. IT'LL BE VISIBLE.
THERE WILL BE A VISIBLE FLAME.
MOST FOLKS ARE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT BY THE PLANT AND THEY CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, DURING THE NIGHTTIME THERE.
THERE IS A FLAME, YOU KNOW, COMING FROM THE FLARE THAT'S VISIBLE.
OKAY. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT MISSING ANYTHING. NO, THAT'S ALL. I APPRECIATE YOUR. YOUR EXPLANATION, YOUR TIME.
OKAY, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN WALKER. AND WE DO APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, THE DUE DILIGENCE.
AND JUST, YOU KNOW, TO REITERATE, YOU KNOW, AS WE HAVE CHANGES, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD NETWORK WITH OUR. WE HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS OR BIMONTHLY MEETINGS WITH PLANNING DEPARTMENT AS CHANGES COME UP AND CHANGES DO
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COME UP IN PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, AND ADD. SO JUST WANT TO.WELL, LET ME. LET ME SAY AT THE END OF THAT THAT I WISH AT CORNERSTONE, THE CHANGES TO THE PROJECTS WOULDN'T COME UP SO FREQUENTLY AND IN SUCH A POLARIZING FASHION IN A LOT OF WAYS, BECAUSE THIS COMES SQUARELY ON OUR BACKS AND IT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC FOR US AT TIMES, AND IT JUST ISN'T. ISN'T THE WAY I'D LIKE TO DO BUSINESS WITH CORNERSTONE. AND WE'VE HAD THESE THINGS POP UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN OVER TIME WITH DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT OPERATE ON THE CORNERSTONE PROPERTY. AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S DONE. I'M NOT ACCUSING ANYBODY OF ANYTHING, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S DONE PIECEMEAL TO KIND OF KEEP THE ATTENTION OFF OF IT. SO NOT AS MANY PEOPLE PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THAT PROPERTY BECAUSE DOING IT ALL AT ONCE WOULD DRAW MORE ATTENTION TO IT. SO I FEEL LIKE THIS MIXED IN WITH THE 4% REDUCTION IN TANK CAPACITY OR WHATEVER THAT NUMBER IS. I THINK IT'S A 4% OVERALL REDUCTION. REDUCTION ONCE THE. THE TANKS ARE REPLACED AND UPGRADED AND ALL THAT, THAT IT JUST SORT OF GETS LOST IN THE SHUFFLE.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING ON THIS PROPERTY TWO YEARS AFTER WE APPROVED THE INITIAL SPU FOR UBE TO COME IN HERE.
AND SINCE THEN, OBVIOUSLY, THEY'VE MOVED ALL THEIR STUFF DOWN THE RIVER. THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING TO MOVE EVERYTHING ONTO THE PROPERTY AND TO BUILD AND MAKE THIS A 700 MILLION DOL. INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO I JUST DON'T LIKE TO GET TO THIS POINT IN THE PROJECT WHERE WE HAVE SOMETHING THIS BIG THAT. THAT POPS UP. SO, PLEASE, IN THE FUTURE, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE.
WE'RE MOVING IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION WITH.
WITH THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE FROM CORNERSTONE.
COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
OPENING THE VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 18.
[RECLASSIFICATION OF ZONING ORDINANCES - VARIANCES]
SIX YEAS, ONE NAY. THE ITEM PASSES, MADAM CLERK, ITEM 19, SUMMARY NUMBER 26789, APPROVING SP84 25 FOR VARIANCES TO THE LANDSCAPING AND BUFFERING REGULATIONS OF THE ILLUSTRATION FOR A TOWING COMPANY LOCATED AT 324 ROBINSON AVENUE ON LOT 07, ROBINSON AVENUE SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT WE CAN WAIVE THE READING.SO THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 19, SUMMARY NUMBER 26789. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IT'S THE PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN. IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. HOW YOU DOING, ABDURRAHMAN HAMAD? I'M COMING HERE BECAUSE LAST TIME, MISUNDERSTANDING.
JUST TOWING YARD TO BARK ON OUR CARS AND THE TRUCK IS NOT JUNKYARD, BECAUSE LAST TIME, AGAIN, MISCOMMUNICATION. SO JUST BARKING OUR TRUCK AND YOUR CARS.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM NUMBER 19, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM NUMBER 19, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE, ONE SPOKEN SUPPORT, NONE IN OPPOSITION.
COUNCILMAN BONANO, AS YOU'LL NOTE THIS, THE RECOMMENDATION ON FACILITY IS A DOUBLE DENIAL.
THIS. THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IS SIMPLY JUST NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THIS USE, AND IT'S GOING TO CREATE SOME VERY ADVERSARIAL PROBLEMS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO FOR THAT REASON, I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR DENIAL.
COUNCILMAN BONANO MOVES FOR DENIAL. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
OPENING THE VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 19. VOTING ON NUMBER 19, CLOSING THE VOTE.
SIX YEAS, ZERO NAYS, AND ONE ABSENT ON ITEM 19, WHICH PASSES.
MADAM CLERK, ITEM 20, SUMMARY NUMBER 26790, APPROVING SP 2726. REQUESTED VARIANCES TO THE AREA REGULATIONS OF THE CBZ LOCATED AT 3321 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY ON LOTS 1, 02, 3, 4, 30 AND 31, SQUARE CLEAIBORNE GATEWAY SUBDIVISION COUNCIL DISTRICT 02, AND WE'RE GOING TO WAIVE THE READING ON THIS ITEM. ANYONE WISHING.
WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER 20, SUMMARY NUMBER 26790, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN BONANO, MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
COUNCILMAN BONANO MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF NUMBER 20, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. VOTING IS OPEN ON ITEM 20 AND.
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ALL RIGHT, CLOSING THE VOTE, SIX YEAS, ZERO NAYS, AND COUNCILMAN KERNER ABSENT. THAT[CHANGING STREET NAMES ORDINANCES]
IS ITEM 20, WHICH PASSES.MADAM CLERK, ITEM 21, SUMMARY NUMBER 26792, RENAMING A PORTION OF AMY STREET FROM ITS INTERSECTION AT PETERS ROAD TO ITS INTERSECTION AT ESTHER STREET. HARVEY HAS. REVEREND JOHN H. JOHNSON, SENIOR WAY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE WAVE, THE READING AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER 21, RENAMING A PORTION OF AMY STREET POINT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING TO ALL. 1832 BROWN STREET, HARVARD, LOUISIANA. RICKY JOHNSON, ALSO JUSTIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 2. I'M STANDING HERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS. THIS IS A MAN OF IMPECCABLE CHARACTER.
FED THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALMOST EVERY FRIDAY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, PASTORED THE CHURCH THAT THE STREET GOES IN FRONT OF FOR 41 YEARS, WAS IN THE MINISTRY FOR OVER 50 YEARS, AND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS PAID WATER BILLS, LIGHT BILLS FOR THE COMMUNITY. IF THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE HARVARD AREA THAT A STREET SHOULD BE NAMED AFTER, HE'S ONE OF THE PEOPLE. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL WOULD PASS THIS FALL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM NUMBER 21? ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
BEFORE I MOVE, I'D LIKE TO SAY, RICKY, YOU'RE. YOU'RE A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK.
I KNEW YOUR FATHER VERY WELL, THE ENTIRE FAMILY, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO DO SO.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
COUNCILMAN LEE MOVES FOR APPROVAL. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
WE'RE OPENING THE VOTE ON ITEM 21, RENAMING A PORTION OF A STREET TO REVEREND JOHN H. JOHNSON, SENIOR WAY.
SIX YEAS, ZERO NAYS, AND COUNCILMAN KERNER ABSENT. ITEM
[TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDINANCES]
NUMBER 22.MADAM CLERK, SUMMARY NUMBER 26793, AMENDING SECTION 3671 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF JEFFERSON POWERS TO ADD DECK BAR AVENUE FROM JEFFERSON HIGHWAY TO RIVER ROAD TO THE LIST OF DESIGNATED TRUCK ROUTES.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM NUMBER 22, SUMMARY NUMBER 26793. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
COUNCILMAN BONANO, YOUR MOTION.
COUNCILMAN BONANO MOVES FOR APPROVAL, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN WITH NO ONE HAVING APPEARED.
[OTHER ORDINANCES (Part 1 of 2)]
SIX A ZERO NAYS, ONE ABSENT.MADAM CLERK, ITEM 23, SUMMARY NUMBER 26795, AMENDING THE 2026 OPERATING BUDGET AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO ALLOCATE $40,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 3'S VIDEO POKER FUND FOR A CEA WITH WAGAMAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DISPLAY AT LIVE OAK LIBRARY IN THOMAS JEFFERSON PARK IN WAGAMAN.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 ALLOCATE $50,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1'S WEST BANK TOURISM FUND FOR A CEA WITH WEST BANK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED FOR TARRYTOWN'S ANNUAL FOOD TRUCK FEST. COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 ALLOCATE $100,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1'S WEST BANK RIVERBOAT GAMING FUND FOR CEA WITH WEST BANK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED FOR TARRYTOWN'S ANNUAL FOOD TRUCK FEST. COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 ALLOCATE $633,818 FROM CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE TO STREETS. CAPITAL PROJECT 45010130 FOR THE REHABILITATION OF TIMBERLANE DRIVE FROM COMMERCE STREET TO TIMBERLANE COUNTRY CLUB ACCESS GATE. COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 ALLOCATE $55,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1'S HOSPITAL SERVICE. DISTRICT 1 FUND
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TO PROJECT NUMBER 467-350-06 FOR THE BATHROOMS AT THE WOODLAND WEST WALKING TRAIL.COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 ALLOCATE $650,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1'S HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 1 FUND TO PROJECT NUMBER 467-46006 FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE OAK FOREST COMMUNITY PARK.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $25,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 CDIA GENERAL FUND TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 1001000-217-3210 TO REIMBURSE THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $150,000 FROM COUNCIL AT LARGE B CDIA GENERAL FUND TO RECREATION ACCOUNT NUMBER 218-302-5357, 7410 FOR RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE JOHN ALARIO JR. SPORTS COMPLEX. COUNCIL AT LARGE B, AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
SO THIS IS THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE OPERATING BUDGET. OH, I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A. JUST OPERATE. WE CAN VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS.
SO THIS IS THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE OPERATING BUDGET. THIS IS THE AMENDMENTS. COUNCILMAN TO THE OPERATING BUDGET, CLOSING THE VOTE.
THE AMENDMENTS PASS. NOW WE ARE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM AS AMENDED. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE OPERATING BUDGET IN FAVOR OF THE OPERATING BUDGET, PLEASE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE ITEMS ON THE OPERATING BUDGET, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVE AS AMENDED.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES AS AMENDED. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN VOTING ON THE OPERATING BUDGET AS AMENDED, CLOSING THE VOTE.
MADAM CLERK. ITEM 24, THE CAPITAL BUDGET SUMMARY NUMBER 26796, AMENDING THE 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET. AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE TO ALLOCATE $25,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 CDIA GENERAL FUND TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 100-100-027-3210 TO REIMBURSE THE PARISH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, ALLOCATE $290,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 CDIA GENERAL FUND FOR A CEA WITH THE CITY OF GRETNA FOR TIMBERLANE DRIVE REPAIRS.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, ALLOCATE $150,000 FROM COUNCIL AT LARGE B, CDIA GENERAL FUND TO RECREATION ACCOUNT NUMBER 218-302-535-77410 FOR RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE JOHN ALARIO JR. SPORTS COMPLEX. COUNCIL AT LARGE B RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $55,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE'S HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT ONE FUND TO PROJECT NUMBER 467-350-06 FOR THE BATHROOMS AT THE WOODLAND WEST WALKING TRAIL.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 TO RECOGNIZE A TRANSFER OF $650,000 FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 1'S HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT 1 FUND TO PROJECT NUMBER 46746, 006 FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE OAK FOREST COMMUNITY PARK.
COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, ALLOCATE $400,000 FROM THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS FOR CEA WITH UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA TO PROVIDE A JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA PRISONER REENTRY INITIATIVE PROGRAM. COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 TO RECOGNIZE THE TRANSFER OF $633,818 FROM CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE TO STREETS. CAPITAL PROJECT 45010130 FOR THE REHABILITATION OF TIMBERLANE DRIVE FROM COMMERCE STREET TO TIMBERLANE COUNTRY CLUB ACCESS GATE COUNCIL DISTRICT 1. AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENTS.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CAPITOL BUDGET.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WOMAN VAN VRANCKEN, OPENING THE VOTE ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET AS AMENDED.
CAN I HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION? SURE.
IF THERE'S ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WE LIKE TO PULL, I'M COMING OUT OF THE VISUAL. THERE WE GO.
OKAY. IF WE'D LIKE TO PULL ONE
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OF THOSE FOR DEFERRAL UNTIL AFTER OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, CAN WE PULL JUST THAT ONE ITEM NOW OR DO WE WAIT UNTIL WE'RE VOTING ON THE BUDGETED.YES, SO WE CAN PULL AND JUST NOT ADOPT THAT ONE WITH THE AMENDMENT.
WE COULD JUST WAIT AND COME BACK TO THIS ORDINANCE ALTOGETHER AFTER.
ACTUALLY, I THINK I WOULD PREFER TO DO IT THAT WAY. SO WE WOULD BE DEFERRING VOTING ON THE.
ON AMENDING THE CAPITAL BUDGET UNTIL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'LL JUST DO A MOTION TO TAKE TO MOVE TO ITEM 25.
AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE CAN TAKE ITEM 24.
OKAY. THEN I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO DEFER ITEM NUMBER 25.
I WANTED SOME GUIDANCE ON THIS PROCEDURALLY BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S. THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. APPROVE, AND WE WERE MOVED INTO THE VOTING. SO THAT IS THE CURRENT MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
SO DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? BECAUSE THE. AGAIN, THERE WAS A MOTION. A SECOND.
WE WENT INTO VOTING ON THE ITEM DEWEY.
AND THEN I, I THINK A MOTION TO DEFER INTERCEDES THAT AND DO A SUBSTITUTE MOTION TO.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. I DON'T KNOW.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GIVE US ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER OR.
NO, THE AMENDMENTS WERE THE AMENDMENTS ACTUALLY PASSED. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY VOTING ON THE CAPITOL BUDGET AS AMENDED. SO THAT'S THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, WHICH IS WHERE WE WERE. I CAN CLEAR THE VOTE OR.
WELL, I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT AS IF. BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WAIT.
DO WE PASS THE BUDGET AND THEN GO BACK TO THAT ITEM AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION OR RECONSIDER IT? WE COULD DO THAT.
THE AMENDMENTS TO 24 DID NOT PASS WITHIN VOTE.
WE'RE VOTING ON THE ITEMS AS AMENDED.
MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU. DID WE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS ALREADY? RIGHT.
WE HADN'T VOTED ON THE AMENDMENTS YET.
WE HADN'T VOTED ON THE AMENDMENT ON THE ACTUAL AMENDMENTS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO REVIEW. I WAS COMING OUT OF THE. OUT OF THIS SO THAT COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN COULD SPEAK. IT SUPERSEDES THE PREVIOUS MOTION. IF WE, AT THIS MOMENT, MOVE TO TABLE IT. OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL PICK UP WHERE WE LEAVE OFF, AND MAYBE Y' ALL CAN GET CLARIFICATION ON WHAT.
ON WHAT OCCURRED TO THIS POINT. YEAH, SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. OKAY, SO WE ARE GOING TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO LATER IN THE MEETING.
THAT'S ITEM 24, OUR CAPITAL BUDGET. AND IF SOMEONE COULD JUST REVIEW WHERE WE ARE SO THAT WE KNOW PROCEDURALLY WHERE WE HAVE TO COME BACK OUT, WHICH MAY WORK ITSELF OUT.
ALL RIGHT, SO, COUNCILWOMAN, MOVE TO TABLE. COUNCILWOMAN MOVES TO TABLE. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE.
AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LEE, WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON TABLING THIS ITEM UNTIL LATER IN THE MEETING.
[RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR]
SEVEN YEAS, ZERO NAYS.OKAY. SO THIS ITEM, THE CAPITAL BUDGET, WILL BE TABLED. WE'RE NOW AT ITEM 25, WHICH IS RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS FROM THE FLOOR. MADAM CLERK.
COUNCILMAN LEE, COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN. I'M SORRY, YOU GUYS. I DO HAVE ONE.
A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO ST. ANN SCHOOL CHURCH, 4921 MEADOWDALE ST.
IN METAIRIE, TO SELL SERVE BEER, WINE, AND ALCOHOL AT THEIR SCHOOL FAIR FAMILY FEST ON SCHOOL GROUNDS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2026, FROM 5 PM UNTIL 11 PMAND ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026, FROM 10 AM UNTIL 10 PM TO ALLOW LIVE DJ
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AMPLIFIED OUTDOOR MUSIC ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 20 26, UNTIL 11 PM AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2026, UNTIL 10 PM TO ALLOW CANOPIES AND TENTS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID FARE, PROVIDED THAT ALL NECESSARY PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED.ALL RIGHT, SO PLEASE VOTE IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM COMING FROM THE FLOOR FOR ST. ANN.
SO THE ITEM IS ABLE TO COME FROM THE FLOOR. COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN, YOUR MOTION.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. SO THIS IS VOTING ON THE ITEM. WE HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ARENA. I'M KIDDING.
BECAUSE SHE RARELY HAS A FLOOR.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ST. ANNE FAIR ITEM. IF YOU'D WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF YOU'D WISH TO SPEAK AGAINST, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ALL RIGHT, NOW, COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN.
MOVES TO APPROVE. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
ST. ANNE CAN HAVE ITS FAIR AND BEER. 7,07 IN FAVOR. 0 IN OPPOSITION.
MADAM CLERK, COUNCILMAN LIABARD? I HAVE NONE.
COUNCILMAN KERNER? I HAVE AT LEAST TWO.
YES, SIR. A RESOLUTION APPROVING A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND WEST BANK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000 FOR TARRYTOWN'S 2026 ANNUAL FOOD TRUCK EVENT FOR A NEW COST NOT TO EXCEED $295,000.
ALL RIGHT, PLEASE VOTE IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM COMING FROM THE FLOOR. FROM COUNCILMAN KERNER, CLOSING THE VOTE.
SO THE ITEM IS ALLOWED TO COME FROM THE FLOOR, OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE, NO ONE HAS APPEARED.
COUNCILMAN KERNER, MOVE TO APPROVE. COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. THE VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM.
THE ITEM PASSES, MADAM CLERK, A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC CHURCH, BELCHASE, LOUISIANA, TO ERECT TEMPORARY SIGNS ADVERTISE ADVERTISING THEIR PARISH FAIR TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 9TH THROUGH OCTOBER 11TH, 2026.
IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THIS COMING FROM THE FLOOR, PLEASE, PLEASE VOTE IN SUPPORT.
VOTING IS OPEN AND VOTING IS CLOSED.
SO THE ITEM IS ABLE TO COME FROM THE FLOOR, OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED. COUNCILMAN KERNER, MOVE TO APPROVE. COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM.
THE ITEM FROM THE FLOOR PASSES.
[CONSENT AGENDA ONE]
AND I'VE COMPLETED THE ROLE.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE PICK UP PACE.
CONSENT AGENDA ONE. THIS WILL BE ITEMS 26 THROUGH 48. SO, COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION ON 26 THROUGH 48 MOVE.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES FOR APPROVAL. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
ITEMS 26 THROUGH 48. VOTING IS OPEN.
[CONSENT AGENDA TWO]
VOTING IS CLOSED.THE ITEMS PASS. THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 49.
CONSENT AGENDA TWO. SORRY, I WAS ON THE WRONG PAGE. SO, ITEM NUMBER 49 THROUGH 83 ARE CONSENT AGENDA NUMBER TWO, ITEMS 49 THROUGH 83.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES ON ADOPTION OF ITEMS 49 THROUGH 83. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
SEVEN YEAS, ZERO NAYS, AND ZERO ABSENCE.
[ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS (Part 1 of 2)]
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PASS. NOW WE GO TO THE ADDENDUM AGENDA, WHICH IS ITEM 8. 84 THERE. ALL RIGHT, SO ADDENDA AGENDA ITEMS. COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION ON NGLOBO, ADOPTION OF ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 23, MINUS 17, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED, AND MINUS 23, WHICH IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION.COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES ON AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 23, LESS 17, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED, AND 23, FOR DISCUSSION. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
VOTING IS OPEN ON THESE ITEMS. MADAM CLERK, BEFORE WE VOTE, I THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED THAT'S IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AMENDED BUDGET. SO, AGAIN, WHICH WOULD BE NUMBER 21. I DON'T THINK THAT WE CAN VOTE TO APPROVE THAT PRIOR TO VOTING ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.
IT'S NOT FUNDED, BUT THE ITEM CAN BE VOTED ON, AND THE FUNDING IS A SEPARATE ISSUE.
WELL, YOU'D BE VOTING TO DO SOMETHING WITH NO MONEY TO DO IT WITH.
AND IT'S UNFUNDED. MIGHT BE SIMPLER AT THIS POINT. JUST BECAUSE THE AMENDMENTS KEEP COMING LATE. WE'RE ALREADY IN THE VOTE. WOULD IT BE ACCEPTABLE? WE COULD. IF IT PASSES, IT PASSES. IT DOESN'T HAVE MONEY AT THIS MOMENT.
I MEAN, THAT'S UP TO COUNCILMAN KERNER. I MEAN, HE'S. HE'D BE OBLIGATING, I GUESS, HIMSELF. SO I DON'T KNOW.
WE COULD HOLD OFF AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE JUST MOVE TO DEFER JUST 20.
ALL RIGHT, HOW ABOUT WE DO THIS? COUNCILMAN WALKER, WILL YOU WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION ON THE IN GLOBO ITEMS? ABSOLUTELY, AND I WILL SECOND THAT. LET'S BACK US OUT OF THIS.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE ACT LIKE WE'VE NEVER PASSED SOMETHING WITHOUT A FUNDING SOURCE BEFORE.
I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR. AND AGAIN, COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN, WHAT IS THAT? ITEM 21. I MOVE TO DEFER ITEM 21 ONLY TO LATER IN THE MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. SO, COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 23, MINUS 17, TO BE AMENDED, MINUS 21, DEFERRING TO LATER IN THE MEETING, AND MINUS 23, WHICH WILL BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. MOVE TO APPROVE ALL IT BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. ALL RIGHT, SO VOTING IS OPEN.
SO THOSE ITEMS PASS. AND AGAIN, ANYONE WHO NEEDS AN UPDATE.
IT'S 1 THROUGH 23 PASSED. 17 IS GOING TO COME UP NOW FOR AMENDMENT. 21 IS DEFERRED TO LATER IN THE MEETING AND 23 WILL BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. SO ITEM NUMBER 17 ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND GRETNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, JEFFERSON FACILITIES INC. AND JEFFERSON REDEVELOPMENT, INC.
TO ALLOW USE OF LOT C, DURBANDY STREET FROM THIRD AVENUE TO FIRST AVENUE AND THE JEFFERSON PARISH PARKING GARAGE, AS WELL AS OTHER IDENTIFIED JEFFERSON PARISH ASSETS DURING GRETNA FESTIN 2026. COUNCIL DISTRICT 1. AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE AGREEMENT TO ADD UNDER SECTION ONE, SERVICES, DELIVERABLES, ADD NUMBER SEVEN, USE OF A WAREHOUSE SPACE FOR STORAGE AT 1024 FOURTH STREET UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2026. AND UNDER SECTION THREE, TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF EARLIER TERMINATION, HAS HEREAFTER SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED. THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL COMMENCE ON THE DATE OF EXECUTION AND END ON MIDNIGHT OF DECEMBER 31, 2026. AND THAT'S ALL THE AMENDMENTS I HAVE.
OKAY. COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR VOTE. YOUR MOTION ON THE AMENDMENT.
COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. SO THIS IS THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENTS TO ITEM 17.
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SO THE AMENDMENTS PASS.COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR MOTION AS AMENDED.
COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. VOTING IS OPEN ON 17, AS AMENDED.
THIS ITEM 17, AS AMENDED, CLOSING THE VOTE.
WHICH BRINGS US TO ITEM 23, WHICH IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMAN KERNER, ITEM 23 I MOVE TO APPROVE.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN BETWEEN THE POWERS OF JEFFERSON AND THE CITY OF GRETNA FOR THE PROVISIONS OF FUNDING AND FOR REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR ROADWAY RESTORATION, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE ON TIMBERLANE DRIVE BETWEEN COMMERCE STREET AND TIMBERLANE COUNTRY CLUB ACCESS GATE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF GRETNA PARISH OF JEFFERSON, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $2,185,000. COUNCIL DISTRICT 1.
COUNCILMAN, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, TIMBERLANE DRIVE IS THE WORST RATED STREET IN JEFFERSON PARISH AND IT'S ACCUMULATION OF PROBLEMS. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION AND MARK DREW FOR INVESTIGATING THIS SO QUICKLY AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE A BUNCH OF UTILITY LINES THAT GO UNDER THERE. SOME WERE CRACKED, SOME LED TO DAMAGE. THE JEFFERSON PARISH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CANAL THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A CERTAIN PORTION OF THE DAMAGE. SO I WAS HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE CITY OF GRETNA THAT ALSO PROVIDED IS PUTTING UP AT LEAST $800,000 FOR THIS PROJECT AND COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, THAT'S PUTTING UP ANOTHER 290. ALL WORKING AS A TEAM TO MAKE THIS TO TURN THE WORST RATED STREET INTO JEFFERSON PARISH TO ONE OF THE BEST RATED STREETS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE, MARK. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF GRETNA AND WANT TO LET THE PEOPLE OF TIM LANE KNOW THAT YOU WILL NO LONGER BE GETTING A HEADACHE AND DIZZY DRIVING DOWN YOUR STREET WITH GOING TO COME AND FIX IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN MUCH NEEDED FOR 30 YEARS. SO BASED ON THAT, I MOVED TO APPROVE.
COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE ITEM 23, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
WE ARE NOW SITTING AS JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS. I BELIEVE WE'RE ON ITEM 24, MADAM CLERK.
ITEM 24, A RESOLUTION APPROVED APPROVING A PAYMENT IN LAUREL OF TAX INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE JEFFERSON PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PORT DISTRICT AND WESTMINSTER TOWER APARTMENTS 2 LP.
RELATING TO THE ACQUISITION, RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT OF AN APPROXIMATELY 82 UNIT SENIOR HOUSING APARTMENT BUILDING, INCLUDING PARKING, LOCATED AT 2301 IDAHO AVENUE IN KENNER, LOUISIANA. COUNCIL DISTRICT 4.
COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN, YOUR MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE.
AND I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THIS IS REALLY A CONTINUATION OF A PROJECT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ONGOING.
THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE OF THAT, SO I'D APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. I KNOW THAT WE'VE.
WE'VE HELPED THEM IN THE PAST, SO.
OKAY. COUNCILWOMAN BOHANNAN MOVES FOR APPROVAL. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
THE ITEM PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 25, MADAM CLERK, A RESOLUTION REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 149119, APPROVING A NEW COOPERATIVE ENDEAVOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON AND THE TIMBERLANE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TO PROVIDE FUNDING TOWARDS THE REPAIR OF THE SWIMMING POOL AT THE TIMBERLANE GULF AND RECREATION FACILITY TO OFFER CITIZENS INCREASED ACCESS TO AN ACTIVITY THAT PROVIDES MANY PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS AND TO PROVIDE ENHANCED RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE CITIZENS OF JEFFERSON PARISH AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $250,000. REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 144359 AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS. COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE.
COUNCILMAN KERNER, MOVE TO APPROVE. COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVES TO APPROVE ITEM 25, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. WE'RE OPENING THE VOTE ON THIS ITEM.
[JEFFERSON PARISH SPECIAL DISTRICTS]
ITEM 25 PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE REGULAR AGENDA NOW THAT THE ADDENDUM IS COMPLETE.ITEM 85 AGAIN SITTING AS SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
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MADAM CLERK, SUMMARY NUMBER 26797. TO ESTABLISH THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT. NUMBER 07, FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU.BEFORE I MOVE, I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS. I KNOW IT WAS A LONG ROAD, BUT WE FINALLY GOT IT DONE.
THANKS TO THE CHIEFS OF THE SOUTHERN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, BRAD RICHARD AND CHIEF DON ROBINSON FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. AND WITH THAT, I MOVE FOR APPROVAL.
THIS ITEM ACTUALLY DOES HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. I WAS FORGETTING THAT IT IS AN ORDINANCE.
SO MY FAULT. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 85. IT IS STATE SUMMARY NUMBER 26797. TO ESTABLISH THE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN AND THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU. SO OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 85, PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO NUMBER 85, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. NOW, MADAM CLERK, SEEING THAT NO ONE APPEARED.
COUNCILMAN BANANA MOVES FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 85.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. WE'RE OPENING THE VOTE ON ITEM 85.
THAT IS THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE NO NEW BUSINESS, NO STATUS REPORTS. I KNOW WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION
[PERSONS APPEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTERS]
AT NOON. IF PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER. SHOULD WE TAKE THAT NOW OR.OKAY, SO ANY. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN NOW THE PORTION OF OUR AGENDA WHERE IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC ON ANY ITEM, IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE ON THE COUNCIL LIST AGENDA.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED NOW SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS QUICKLY. I DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY TO COME HERE.
I DON'T. I DON'T COME AS MUCH AS I USED TO BECAUSE I GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO WITH MY LIFE. GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO. TO SIT ON THE PHONE WITH THE PARIS PRESIDENT'S OFFICE HAVING A.
THEN GET THREATS LIKE I'VE DONE IN THE PAST.
BECAUSE WHEN I GO AGAINST HER OR, YOU KNOW, PLEASE PUT A, A, A RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST ME, BECAUSE THAT WILL BE THE END OF YOUR CAREER. I WILL MAKE SURE I USE EVERY LEGAL ASPECT TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS GET THIS BECAUSE WE DID OVER 50,000 OF THESE AND WENT OUT TO THE.
AND WE CAN PASS THOSE IF YOU'LL STAY AT THE PODIUM, THOUGH.
NO PROBLEM. AND YOU KNOW, MY OPINION, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION HERE, THAT MIKE KENNY WAS A BETTER PARISH PRESIDENT THAN CYNTHIA LEE SHEA. WHEN HE WASN'T BUYING LITTLE BOYS UNDERWEAR, HE WAS AT LEAST DOING SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, THE. THE ISSUE WE HAVE HERE IS WE'VE DONE THINGS ALL THE TIME. I'VE WORKED WITH THIS ADMINISTRATOR, EVERY ADMINISTRATION UP TO THIS ADMINISTRATION. SHE REFUSES TO WORK WITH US. WE HAVE A WATER BILL ISSUE THAT KEEPS GETTING BLAMED ON THE PEOPLE. EVERYBODY HAS LEAKS. THERE'S NO WAY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH EVERYBODY HAS LEAKS. THEY CLAIM THAT I HAVE 20. WE'VE USED 20,000 GALLONS OF WATER IN MY HOUSE. I DID THE MATH. I WOULD HAVE TO.
IN TWO MONTHS, I WOULD HAVE TO FILL MY BATHTUB 666 TIMES.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS. I HAVE NO VISIBLE LEAKS. MY HOUSE IS ELEVATED. MY TOILET'S NOT RUNNING. I DID THE LEAK TESTS.
I HAD A PLUMBER, WHICH IS A FRIEND OF MINE.
LOOK, IT'S NOT THERE. ANOTHER GUY AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, 96,000 GALLONS OF WATER ON MY PHONE, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE. I COULD SHOW FACEBOOK MESSAGES. I SHOWED YOU, JENNIFER, SOME OF THEM AT THE PACKAGE ARM CLUB MEETING.
HANS, I'VE SENT SOME OF THIS STUFF TO YOU. THE ISSUES WITH THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, THAT'S THE SAME THING. THERE'S A PROBLEM HERE WHEN WE SIT THERE. AND IN THIS LETTER, IF YOU READ IN THIS PART OF THIS LETTER, THERE'S BEEN NOTES, IT'S NOTED. THERE'S BEEN LAWSUITS WITH THESE TYPES OF METERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
THIS HERE IS. EVERYBODY'S FILLED THESE OUT AND I'M GETTING THEM BACK. I'M STILL GETTING THEM BACK BECAUSE THIS IS FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT IF THIS BODY DOES NOT DO SOMETHING, WE THE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE FORCED TO FOLLOW CLASS LAW ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST.
THIS IS CRIMINAL. IT'S CRIMINAL. I'VE ACTUALLY INSPECT INSPECTOR GENERAL TO LOOK INTO THIS. THE PROBLEM IS, AND. AND I WANT TO STATE THIS BEFORE THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THERE'S ISSUES BEFORE THE MATTER THAT SHE'S REFUSING TO GIVE SUE HER SEWER. YOU GUYS HAVE THE, THE POWER TO HOLD HER ACCOUNTABLE. Y' ALL CARRY THE
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PURSE AND YOU CARRY THE LEGISLATIVE BODY. HOLD HER ACCOUNTABLE. WE'RE ASKING REMEMBER, Y' ALL ARE COMING UP FOR RE ELECTION. I.ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON ANY SUBJECT MATTER, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. MR. TATE, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEEDED TO LEAVE. ALL RIGHT, AGE AND BACK, GO AHEAD.
FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS HAVE A VERY THANKLESS JOB. AND NORMALLY WHEN I CALL THEM COMPLAINING, AND THERE'S TWO OFFICES, INCLUDING MY DISTRICT COUNCILMAN, YOU GUYS LISTEN AND I DON'T KNOW THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU LISTEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
BUT I'VE GOT ABOUT A DECADE PLUS COMPLAINT. I STARTED COMING THESE MEETINGS REGULARLY ABOUT A DECADE AGO WHEN I RETIRED. AND MY MAIN ISSUE THEN WAS FIRE. AND WE'RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THANK GOD.
I MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. YOU GUYS ARE NOT DOING TOO WELL ON THAT, PARTICULARLY IN MY DISTRICT OR OUR DISTRICT.
COUNCILMAN COLONEL, THERE'S A PLACE WE CALL THE BOONDOCKS.
SINCE OUR PRESIDENT'S RENAMING EVERYTHING, I THINK WE'RE GONNA NAME THE BOONDOCKS TRUMP TOWER BECAUSE IT'S AT THE VERY END OF MANHATTAN, A PLACE HE USED TO LOVE. BUT IT'S A PREDOMINANTLY CONGESTED AREA WITH DUPLEXES, FOURPLEXES. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT, BUT IT'S NOT A VERY RICH AREA SURROUNDED BY GATED COMMUNITY. THERE'S ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT, AND THAT'S MANHATTAN BOULEVARD. THE NEAREST PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE TO THESE PEOPLE IS 2.2 MILES.
AND I AM. IT HURTS ME TO SEE MY CITIZENRY THAT'S OLDER THAN ME HAVE TO WALK 2.2 MILES IN THIS SUMMER HEAT TO GET TO A BUS STOP. THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THAT'S. THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING, EVEN IF IT'S INTERMITTENT, BUT LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BACK THERE BECAUSE THIS COUNCIL, MAYBE NOT YOU GUYS PARTICULARLY PROMISED THAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE A TEMPORARY SITUATION OVER A DECADE AGO. THANK YOU.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY I. I 100 AGREE WITH YOU. I CAN TELL YOU, I PROBABLY THE ONLY COUNCILMAN IN THE LAST DECADE OR TWO THAT'S ACTUALLY WALKED. THAT ACTUALLY WALKED THAT AREA. AND WHAT I DID WAS, WHAT I DISCOVERED WAS THOSE APARTMENT COMPLEX YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE LANDLORD HAD IT IN A HORRIBLE CONDITION.
THINGS WERE FALLING OUT EVERYWHERE. IT LOOKED TERRIBLE. YOU COULD TELL THE CONDITIONS THAT THE LANDLORD HAD THOSE PEOPLE LIVING IN WERE NOT SUFFICIENT, AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, FOR HUMAN BEINGS. SO I ASKED CODE ENFORCEMENT TO GO THERE AND REALLY HAMMER IT HARD TO MAKE SURE THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING ABUSED BY THE LANDLORD. I DIDN'T LOVE THAT LIQUOR STORE THAT WAS APPROVED BEFORE I GOT HERE. THAT WAS THERE. I THOUGHT IT WAS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A VULNERABLE COMMUNITY. AND WE ATTEMPTED TO PURCHASE THAT LAND AND BUY THAT LAND, AND WE WERE UNABLE TO BECAUSE THE COST WENT UP ONCE THE PRELIMINARY WORK WAS FINISHED.
SO I AGREE. LOOK, I CARE ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE. I WALKED THOSE HOUSES. I'VE MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS THERE JUST IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN OVERLOOKED AND NEGLECTED FOR TOO LONG. AND YOU HAVE MY WORD. I'M GOING TO MEET WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF WE COULD DO THAT.
BECAUSE IF THERE IS, IF WE NEED A BUS SOMEWHERE, AND A BUS SHOULD GO TOWARDS THE MOST VULNERABLE AREAS, THAT IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THEM. AND THOSE PEOPLE CERTAINLY NEED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
WHEN YOU GUYS FIRST CANCELED TEMPORARILY THAT TRANSPORTATION, YOU HAD A TEMPORARY SOLUTION, AND I THINK IT WAS LYFT OR UBER, WHERE FOR THE PRICE OF A BUS TICKET, THEY COULD BE TAKEN TO THE NEAREST BUS STOP FOR WHATEVER REASON. THAT WASN'T CONTINUED. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE WHERE IT WAS BECAUSE
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WE GOT LESS MONEY AND MORE REQUIREMENTS. NOW I'M JUST ASKING THAT SOMETHING BE DONE BECAUSE IF I SEE THIS OLD LADY AGAIN IN THAT KIND OF HEAT HAVING TO WALK TWO MILES, I'M ACTING FOOL LIKE THIS MAN DID, AND SOMEBODY HERE IS GOING TO BE A CONGRESS. WE SHOULD NOT BE TREATING OUR CITIZENRY LIKE THAT.I APPRECIATE THAT, MR. TATE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING OPEN TO OPTIONS. I KNOW OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HAS CONTINUED TO TRY TO INNOVATE TO DO MORE WITH LESS, AND HAS ESTABLISHED SEVERAL OF THOSE LIFT ZONES SO THAT OUR TRADITIONAL BUSES ARE USED ELSEWHERE AND WE CAN STILL, STILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION.
THIS IS NANETTE BARRIOS, WHO IS OUR TRANSIT DIRECTOR.
I DID RECEIVE THE. THE REQUEST VIA EMAIL YESTERDAY. I DID RESPOND TO THAT REQUEST YESTERDAY. AND ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT I MADE TO THAT EMAIL WERE, IS RIGHT NOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH MY DEPARTMENT IS BECAUSE WE'RE. WE ARE LIMITED IN FUNDING. OUR MILLAGE HAS NOT BEEN RENEWED IN OVER 30 YEARS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'VE DECIDED TO START DOING IS INCORPORATING LYFT. YOU KNOW, LET'S JUST SAY ON DEMAND DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LYFT PER SE, BUT ON DEMAND, ALSO KNOWN MORE AS LYFT OR UBER, DEPENDING ON THE ZONE OR THE AREA THAT WE IDENTIFY WHERE IT'S NEEDED TO CONNECT OUR RIDERS TO THE TRANSIT SYSTEM TO AVOID THESE LONG, AS MR. TEJAS SAID, LONG CORRIDORS OF WALKING. SO FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE DONE IT IN KENNER JUST RECENTLY. WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO IT IN GRETNA FOR THE GRETNA LOCAL COME JANUARY.
WE'RE ALSO, OF COURSE, COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN WAS THE STARTER LEAD FOR THE E4 CORRIDOR. AND SO NOW WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR CONTRACTOR AND THE UNION ATU TO IDENTIFY POCKETS PARISH WIDE.
AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE'LL MEET WITH THE PARISH PRESIDENT AND ALSO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO, YOU KNOW, TO GET BLESSINGS ON SOME OF THESE CORRIDORS. BUT THIS IS CERTAINLY. I'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED IT ON THE MAP, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ULTIMATELY PLACE A FEW, YOU KNOW, THE BUS STOPS IN THAT AREA, AND THE RIDERS IN THAT AREA WILL JUST HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE. THE APP TO PUT IN THE CODE FOR THAT AREA. AND THEN THE ON DEMAND VEHICLE WOULD ARRIVE AT THEIR LOCATION, THEIR HOME, NOT AT THE BUS STOP. IT WOULD ACTUALLY GO TO THEIR HOME AND TAKE THEM AND CONNECT THEM TO THE SYSTEM AND. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD WORK. AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW IS GET IT TO WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE BUS SCHEDULE, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT PEOPLE DROPPED OFF AND THEN WAIT AN HOUR FOR THE BUS. SO IT HAS TO WORK IN SYNC AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL PAYMENT, SINCE THEY WILL BE PAYING, YOU KNOW, $1.25 FOR THAT ON DEMAND VEHICLE TO THE BUS.
SO THEY'LL BE GIVEN SORT OF A TRANSFER SO THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND CONNECT TO THAT BUS STOP.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING. SO THIS IS A PRETTY, YOU KNOW, AND I DO APOLOGIZE.
THERE ARE SO MANY AREAS WITHIN THE PARISH THAT REALLY DO NEED THAT. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE.
SO WE ARE WORKING, YOU KNOW, DILIGENTLY RIGHT NOW TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THESE POCKETS. AND OF COURSE, WE WELCOME ANYBODY, ANY FEEDBACK, ANY PARTICULAR AREAS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
OKAY, ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK AGAIN? THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE YOU CAN SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES ON ANYTHING OF CONCERN.
BRIAN MILLER, FIRE CHIEF WAGNERMAN, LOUISIANA, AT LAVO. COUNCILMAN WALKER. IT'S FUNNY YOU BROUGHT UP THAT EARLIER TODAY WHEN YOU WAS QUESTIONING THE CORNERSTONE REPRESENTATIVES. AS THE FIRE CHIEF FROM THAT COMMUNITY, WE HAVE HAD A RELATIONSHIP, AND THIS IS BIGGER THAN BRIAN MILLER. I'M THE FIRE CHIEF TODAY. IT COULD BE SOMEBODY ELSE TOMORROW. THEY HAD A RELATIONSHIP WHERE THEY WERE TALKING TO US ABOUT THINGS.
AND WITH THAT PROJECT, THE FLARE, AND WITH THE PROJECT TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN THE GOVERNOR CAME TO OUR PARISH, NOTHING WAS EVER SAID TO US AT OUR LEVEL. I'M APPRECIATIVE OF OUR PLANNING AND PERMIT SECTION ALONG WITH CHIEF TRAVIS'S INSPECTORS THAT GO INTO THOSE MEETINGS AND TALK, AND AT TIMES, MYSELF OR OTHER CHIEFS FROM THE WEST BANK HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN.
BUT I THINK MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD BE AT EVERY ONE OF THEM. NOT SO MUCH TO SAY YAY OR NAY, BUT
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TO GIVE OUR OPINION ON IT, BECAUSE CONTRACTUALLY I AM OBLIGATED TO RESPOND TO THAT FACULTY FACILITY IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IN OUR PARISH. SO I HAVE TO RISK MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY MEN AND WOMEN THAT WORK FOR ME, BUT YET I'M NOT TOLD OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE PLANNING. I ASKED THEM AFTER THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE GROUNDBREAKING THEY DID IF THEY WOULD AGAIN SEND ME THE SDS AND TIER 2 SHEETS SO THAT WE HAD IT. AND THERE'S A LOT OF CHEMICALS OUT THERE THAT. LOOK, I HAVE VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE GOING THROUGH WHAT HAZMAT TRAINING I'VE GONE THROUGH, WHAT CAN MIX AND WHAT CAN MINGLE AND WHAT WE CAN DO WITH WATER. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE TWO GENTLEMEN THAT ARE THE HAZMAT TECHNICIANS FOR THE PARISH. THEY'RE REACTIVE. OR I SHOULD SAY, YEAH, THEY'RE REACTIVE.THEY'RE NOT PROACTIVE. THEY'RE GOING TO COME OUT AFTER WE'RE CALLED. MAYBE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING, HOPEFULLY ON YOUR END, WHERE WE CAN MAKE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP.
YOU KNOW, IT. YOU BROUGHT UP DONNA NOBLE, AND BECAUSE OF THAT AND THE WAY THIS WAS HANDLED, CAN YOU AT LEAST THINK THAT THERE'S SOME DECEPTION THAT COULD GO ALONG? SIT IN MY SHOES THAT, AND I SIT SEVEN BLOCKS FROM THE FACILITY. SO I.
THAT'S WHAT I ASK OF YOU, IS TO AT LEAST CONSIDER MAYBE GETTING US MORE INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT GO ON.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR AT LEAST QUESTIONING THEM.
AND YOU KNOW THE ANNOUNCEMENT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT ON MONDAY, BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON WEDNESDAY. THAT'S WHEN WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE PEOPLE INVOLVED.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I FOUND OUT, AS THEIR CHIEF, WHEN SHE PUT HER REPORT UP, AND I ACTUALLY CALLED FOR MY COUNCILMAN TO LET HIM KNOW, HEY, WE NEVER KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. AND JUST TO ADD TO THAT, LOOK, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THEY CAN DO TO THE COMMON LAYMAN OUT THERE, OUR CITIZENS, ALL THEY HEAR IS FERTILIZER.
AND IF YOU GO ACROSS THIS COUNTRY WITH.
THANK YOU, CHIEF MILLER, AND AGAIN, WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO IMPROVING PROCESSES, SO IT'S A GOOD DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT, AGAIN, ANYONE WISHING.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC THIS MORNING, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. ALL
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
RIGHT. SEEING NO ONE ELSE, MADAM CLERK, WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. SO, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'D READ AGENDA ITEM 10, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING THE LAW STUDENT ENTITLED THE PARIS OF JEFFERSON VS.AMERISOURCEBERGEN DRUG CORPORATION, USDC EDLA NUMBER 218-CV-6343, KWP IN REFERENCE, NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, CASE NUMBER 117-MD2804, JEFFERSON PARISH, NUMBER 180-OP-45885, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA REFERENCE NUMBER CL 386008.
JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 1, LOUISIANA REFERENCE NUMBER CL 394134, JEFFERSON PARISH HOSPITAL SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2, LOUISIANA REFERENCE NUMBER CL 3394132, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.
COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOUR MOTION.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. THE VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM. VOTING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM 10.
THE ITEM PASSES. MADAM CLERK, ITEM 11, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS LEGAL MATTERS CONCERNING A LAWSUIT ENTITLED POB, GRETNA BEER, LLC AND POB RESTAURANT. GRETNA, LLC V.
JEFFERSON FACILITIES INCORPORATED AND PARISH OF JEFFERSON, 24TH JDC CASE NUMBER 874 457, DIVISION H.
COUNCILMAN KERNER MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. VOTING IS OPEN ON THIS ITEM. VOTING IS OPEN.
THE ITEM PASSES. WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WELCOME BACK TO THE COUNCIL MEETING.
WE'RE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
[OTHER ORDINANCES (Part 2 of 2)]
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ON THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH. BEFORE WE WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE HAD TABLED AN ITEM TO RETURN AND REVISIT ITEM 24.SO THE FIRST THING, COUNCILMAN WALKER, IF YOU WOULD MOVE ON TAKING THAT TABLED ITEM UP AGAIN. ITEM 24, OUR CAPITAL BUDGET.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. SO WE'RE VOTING TO REVISIT THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
WHAT ARE WE VOTING ON? VOTING ON.
WE ARE REVISITING THE CAPITAL BUDGET. SO THIS VOTE IS ACTUALLY JUST TO REVISIT. SO SEVEN OF US AGREE UNANIMOUSLY THAT WE ARE REVISITING THE CAPITAL BUDGET, WHICH WE HAD TABLED AT THE MOMENT. WE HAD TABLED IT. OUR COUNCIL CLERK HAD READ ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS, AND SO WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF VOTING ON THOSE AMENDMENTS. SO, COUNCILMAN WALKER, YOU HAD MOVED. WOULD YOU LIKE FOR FORMALITY TO MOVE ON THOSE AMENDMENTS AGAIN, YES, I MOVE ON THE AMENDMENTS. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
SO THIS IS VOTING ON THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE READ IN ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
SO THE AMENDMENTS PASS. WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET. SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET AS AMENDMENT AS AMENDED, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT TO COME FORWARD. ANYONE IN SUPPORT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MADAM CLERK, SEEING NO ONE APPEAR ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET.
COUNCILMAN WALKER MOVES TO APPROVE THE CAPITOL BUDGET AS AMENDED. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN.
VOTING ON THE CAPITOL BUDGET AS AMENDED.
SO THE CAPITAL BUDGET, ITEM 24 HAS PASSED AS AMENDED.
[ADDENDUM AGENDA ITEMS (Part 2 of 2)]
THERE WAS NOTHING COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAD PULLED AN ITEM ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.21. OKAY. COUNCIL, DO WE NEED A MOTION TO REVISIT THAT ITEM? YES, SAME. SO, COUNCILMAN WALKER, IF YOU'LL MOVE TO REVISIT ITEM 21 ON THE ADDENDUM.
MOVE TO REVISIT ITEM NUMBER 21 ON THE ADDENDUM AGENDA.
ALL RIGHT. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. IF Y' ALL WILL VOTE ON REVISITING THE ADDENDUM AGENDA. ITEM 21, CLOSING THE VOTE.
SO WE ARE REVISITING ADDENDUM ITEM 21. IT'S A RESOLUTION, SO WE DON'T NEED A HEARING.
HEARING. SO, COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOUR MOTION ON ITEM 21 ON THE ADDENDUM MOVE TO APPROVE. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANKEN.
OPENING THE VOTE ON ITEM 21 ON THE ADDENDUM, CLOSING THE VOTE.
I JUST WANT TO THANK UNITED WAY. WHAT A WONDERFUL PROGRAM Y' ALL ARE DOING.
AND TO COME UP WITH 80% OF THE FUNDING BEFORE ACCESS FOR THE REMAINING MATCH IS A WONDERFUL THING. THE SUCCESS RATE AT 97% FOR THE REENTRY IS A PERFECT USE OF THESE FUNDS. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO IN THIS EFFORT AND EARLY CHILDCARE AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
[ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION IN SUMMARY]
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE PERSONS WISHING TO APPEAR, AND SO WE ARE NOW AT THE ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION AND PUBLICATION INTO SUMMARY. SO, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU WILL PLEASE READ THOSE RESUB OF LOTS 19, 20 AND 21 SQUARE 60 INTO LOTS 19A AND 21A. SQUARE 60 RESUB OF LOT 5K SQUARE A, JH LITTLE FARMS, LOTS A, 1A AND A1B.COLONIAL FARM SUBDIVISIONS, LOTS A, 2 AND A3A SCHOOL WITH A VARIANCE TO THE PARKING REGULATIONS AND SPECIAL PERMANENT USE CRITERIA FOR JOHN CURTIS ON PART OF LOT 3, 4 LOTS 9, 10, 11, 12 AND A4JH LITTLE FARM SUBDIVISIONS, LOTS 1 AND 2. PROPOSED LOT A THROUGH 5 TRACK ZONED R1C, R1D AND CBZ FOR A VARIANCE TO THE PARKING REGULATIONS OF THE IMU FOR AIRBORNE X AT 5025 BLOOMFIELD STREET ON LOTS 1A, 2 AND 1A 1. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC BELT RAILROAD
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SUBDIVISION FOR A VARIANCE TO THE SIGNED REGULATIONS OF THE C1 AND CBZ FOR CHASE BANK LOCATED AT 3783 VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD ON LOT 283.SQUARE A. AMENDING SECTION 927.2. SELECTION OF ATTORNEYS TO PROVIDE OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES IN MATTERS NOT COVERED BY A CONTRACT OF INSURANCE.
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING CHAPTER 35.7, WHICH SHALL BE TITLED UTILITY FRANCHISES AND SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ARTICLES 1 THROUGH 4. FURTHER AMEND THE CODE TO ADD SECTION 35.71 THROUGH 35.7 22 SAID CHAPTER AND AMEND SECTION 35.52 OF THE CODE IN ORDER TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO CERTAIN UTILITY PROVIDERS.
AMENDING SECTION 2.875.9A OF THE JEFFERSON PARISH CODE OF ORDINANCES. REMOVING THE NOMINATING ORGANIZATION FOR COMMISSIONER J. WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE COUNCIL SOUTH FOR THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON PARISH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PORT DISTRICT TO APPOINT ONE MEMBER TO THE COMMISSION IN AMENDING SECTION 2875, CHANGING THREE NOMINEES TO TWO NOMINEES. AMENDING THE 2026 OPERATING BUDGET.
AMENDING THE 2026 CAPITAL BUDGET. AND THAT'S ALL THE ORDINANCES I HAVE TO READ.
PLEASE VOTE IT NOW. IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCES THAT WERE READ INTO SUMMARY ON MOTION OF COUNCILMAN WALKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. SO THESE ARE THE MOTIONS THAT WERE JUST READ INTO SUMMARY.
SIX YEAS, ZERO NAYS, ONE ABSENT. SO THOSE HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THAT IS ALL THAT WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA THIS MORNING.
AND I DID WANT TO MENTION WE HAD A VISIT EARLIER TODAY BY WILLIAM AND MILLIE HUNTON, WHO HAVE THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS.
AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, AGAIN, THE ANNUAL CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL WALK AND AUCTION IS COMING UP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH AT LAFANIER PARK. SO AGAIN, YOU CAN GO TO THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS WEBSITE FOR THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN VAN VRANCKEN. IF EVERYBODY WILL CAST A BOAT BEFORE YOU WALK OUT.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN KERNER, YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THE ADJOURNMENT? ALL RIGHT.
WE ARE OUT OF HERE. THANKS FOR JOINING US.
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