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out there. All right, Mr. Cell, I tabulated the scores. Uh, Mars was 294, Pan-American at 284 overall. Yes, sir. And I see new y'all are recommending Marm I did read through the reviews. They were both pretty close, but as you alluded to that Paname, I'm sorry, Mar was branching out otherwise. Um, Mr. Mr. Johnson, any comments? Yes, this is on the west side which is include 28 west.

28 west. It would be Vandenberg. It would be it it would be even the highway one corridor and and how either we're either we've got to make a decision at some point. But this is this plan is going to help us. Either we need to we need to build a treatment plant on the west side or we need to upgrade our lift stations and force manes to accommodate pumping that waste water to the south Alexandria plant. We have capacity there but I don't know what the what the most economical option is and this study is going to help us uh resolve that issue and then we need to need to have a path forward. Okay, that's all second.

Any questions? All right, I need a motion to accept this uh my admire being awarded this the contract or the program. Again, I tabulated and it was 10 points 294 to 284 overall. So, it was do do we just motion to to take it to to to a full full council? That's the motion we need, right? Yes. I make a motion to take the full count. I second that. All right, Mr. Canel. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you. This it this committee is inconcluded. Thank you. Thank you.

And our next committee

that's ch Thank you. Then let's put H2O. Community Affairs Service and Events Agenda March 24, 2026. Uh we have Mr. Chuck Fowler, Mr. Gary Johnson, and myself. one item, excuse me, to hear an update from the administration on Chetm Park Pavilion. Uh, we understand this was placed on the agenda, I think probably by some concerns about the status of some I think rollup doors that are uh at the pavilion and then also its availability for use. I understand Mr. Caffrey talked to uh the district court, the district

uh council woman uh Miss Perry who is also president of our council and we would ask at this time I'm prepared to go into it a little more but but I would ask and think the better thing to do would be for Michael and Miss Perry and others to continue to meet uh about a policy decision we are trying to work through on the doors. This has been unlike most open pavilions in the city like at uh the park on Masonic and others. It's bigger, but this one has had for years roll up doors. So, it has security doors that can come down and and secure it. I'm not sure why the design was that way as compared to other places. Rollup doors do provide security. they can protect assets if you have certain things inside. I don't really think that's the case here. I don't want to get ahead of anyone else because I I would like to hear from the council woman about her needs and what she sees uh the need to be into the future. I think I know why they were there in the past. I hate to weigh in personally now without knowing all of the history. I tend to personally believe again subject to change once I hear more from those involved that you don't need those doors. So my normal inclination would be to get rid of them. We spent a lot of time in staff this week on it. A lot uh back and forth. I think that what I've asked Tanya to do is this summer they would have to come off anyway because of the shape they're in and that's what led to this whole thing is they're in terrible shape. They partially lock it. I think there were issues before about them being broken into. Uh I think having the doors can be ironically an attraction to break in, if that makes sense to you. By having the doors, you sort of tell the telegraph to

the world a reason to try to break in, which is what you don't want. If it's open, you may have less issues. Uh moreover, I think it sends the wrong message. Why do we need doors here? there's nothing wrong with this area, this park, the people who want to use it, etc. So, I think what I'd like to suggest is that we remove them for the summer. Uh allow it to be accessed anyway. There's some work we want to do to make sure that uh everything's functioning, but I would defer to you, Madame President, if you have thoughts about the history of why that was there. I think they're sought after. Uh, I reviewed a calendar that uh, Donna had kept in years past uh, that I was asked to review and I think that people tended to want to use that pavilion like sort of other things in the city where you might would mark out time to use it. Does that make sense? As opposed to it just being open. Obviously, that can lead to issues if someone tries to hold a park asset that's meant to be an open park, but I also want to respect the history, culture, and nature of how it was used, and I don't feel I'm in the proper place to do that without hearing from uh Miss Perry uh on it. I know she's talked a little to Michael, and I think she wanted to reserve her own time to think through it. If I'm saying any of this wrong, tell me. Uh, so I'd like to defer this full report to a later meeting after that occurs. We'll do whatever is the council woman's preference of the district. Um, but there may be a legitimate reason. I'm not sure who chairs the committee.

Mr. Green,

Mr. Green, Mr. Chairman, excuse me. I'm going to direct my comments to the chairman. Mr. Chairman, I'm not sure which which it should be, but I think making sure that people can use it now and it's in the shape to be used is is okay. We have the money. We can do that now. But there may be a legitimate reason why you would want the doors at this particular facility. Let me give you one and then I'll answer any questions. during uh Peabody homecoming which is the star event of the season so to speak uh for that school. This is a major event. Peabody has a lot of different classes want to use the different areas and there's never been a set way to do it. We've had this talk before. It's always sort of been an open first come first served. We have suggested that the city should not be any part that should be a school determination, not us. But it happens that it's not on school property, it's on a city park property next to a school. We don't want to enter into that. But there could be where the school in partnership with the city said something like, well, for every 10 if you're on your 10 year or your 20 year, you get a certain asset out there and that way it changes every year. We don't care. These are things we talk about openly in staff. We want to know what would be wanted. What we wouldn't want to have is people trying to go mark off the use of that during the game and someone else come and say, "You can't mark that off. You don't have any right to it any more than me." And us have to figure that out. And so maybe that was part of what happened in the past. I know uh probably Charles Frederick Smith has the greatest knowledge of the history of that particular pavilion, but we're okay to whatever anyone wants to do. I tend to think open is what you do. You just get rid of the doors. But I don't know that. And there could be a legitimate reason

that that's not correct. So I'll answer any questions the best I can. Miss Perry, would you like to address anything on that? Um actually when it was mentioned about the doors coming off, I um told Mr. happy that I would think about it because it was, you know, that was presented to me and it's still something that I would think about because that facility has those doors that have been there for years. And um if we were to replace them, we should replace them with aluminum um because that is metal up there now. Am I correct?

And rust. So, at this point, I just really hadn't considered what I would like, if I would like the doors off or on. But what I'd like to do is go to my um neighborhood watch meetings and see what the constituents want, if they want the doors on, if they want the doors off, and then um touch bases back with the administration. Yes, ma'am. And bring it before the council. Okay. We we will we will act so accordingly.

Mayor, the doors in the Peabody homecoming situation is a once a year situation. Always in the past, uh Miss Emily or Miss Donna, the office clerk has been the ones who have rented it out to people to keep it continued. Whereas if I rented that facility, I would not be denied right if I'm having a large gathering, barbecue, whatever. Uh I'm kind of going off on it. Uh they had the rights to it. Now, the Peabody thing is a once a year big finale, but as Miss Perry said, the security of the doors to me would be needed. Uh I I haven't been in it in a moment, but I do think that they need to be changed. They need to be corrected the facil the security of it just like those doors to just like that bathroom that is adjacent to that. It kind of coincides. You have a key for the facility and a key for the bathroom. So if you want to go back and revisit it, the door situation, but we do need some type of structure to meet.

So Mr. Chairman, we we don't rent it. My understanding would be it has never been rented and certainly Don and Emily would not be legally able to take rent for a facility at all. And is it rented? So I think the historical there was a deposit hit. It was just a deposit to ensure the keys came back back, right? Okay. But from a audit standpoint, the council can't take cash. It's not a big deal. It just can't happen in the future. And no one ever complained they didn't get your cash back, right?

The point is we have to make it work from an audit standpoint. No one can accept money for city property except through accounting. And that that's the way it's done. Again, none of this is bad. It's just historically what was done. I think it was always treated as a facility to use that way because it that was the historical use and I think Miss Perry should should do that and we are we're okay either way. We think that that's a valid use. Just remember generally speaking passive parks with structures like that are open and they're open to the entire public and they're not rented because you typically couldn't use it to the exclusion. If here that's desired, we just set a policy up and do it. That's all we're saying and we'll act according.

Madam President, you want us to re look at this two weeks or a month? I think she's going to need about a month. A month to go to the watch. Okay. I realize that this is in district and Mr. Green, Mr. on who cover that area. Well, why must there just be just one pavilion? Well, just one. That's what we're saying. That's what we're saying. I understand, but I'm just I mean, we we would normally never do that. What do you mean? We would not treat one pavilion different than all.

What I'm saying is how must it just be just one out there? I mean, Jim Park is heavily used all fall, all summer. I think there are two. Why must there just be just two? I mean that park is is well that's a that's not honestly I'm not just making I know that may not may not be gerine to just discussion but I think that's something moving forward can we do more out there so that's all the answer to that is yes for sure for sure

okay so we're going to the pavilion part of item eight we're going to come back and look at it in in a month. Miss Perry? Yes. In the meantime, does anyone object to me having the doors taken off and opening it up? I do. You would like me to leave the doors on, but you want to make sure that there's some uses available? Yes. See, I think that was the issue. The doors are in the sh I'll figure it out. I I'll figure it out. I got what you're saying. I get what you're putting down.

Okay. Mayor, let me ask, is it the maintenance department, recreation department that should have been maintaining the construction the doors all along? Well, the the doors are maintained the maintenance and they fall apart. I think you're suggesting something was done wrong by the city. That's just false. No, what's happened is people have destroyed it

trying to get in it. And that's why we're having a struggle of this policy of are we creating what we used to call in the law Malcolm and and Jonathan will remember was called an attractive nuisance or doesn't exist anymore, but are we creating what used to be called an attractive nuisance? And I I'm just I would ask all of you uh council men and women if I could we just have more time with Miss Perry to talk through the history and think through what she wants and give her the chance to see all sides of it and and make a value judgment after that.

I have a question. Is the um so the doors currently are not a safety hazard at this time? Ye yes, because when you bend them and do things and they're not functional, they could be. But what happens is that's not an excuse to then just close it. I think that's the problem is Miss Perry has desired use, but not desired use if they're not functioning, but she's not sure yet if she wants doors or not. So, what I'm saying is I can fix that. And that's what we're going to do right now.

Well, I'll make a motion that we reook this on a One month we come back to the one month. Made a motion. Second. Second. Okay. We'll come back. We'll come back in one month to discuss the cheetah park pavilion.

All right. Thank you kindly. That ends this meeting and we're running ahead. So, whoever's next You're not the next, but call me.

Oh, you don't need it. See, I see I see you got all your stuff. I'd like to welcome everybody to today's utility committee meeting. We have one item on the agenda heard by myself, Juel Green, and Malberane, members of the committee. Number one is to consider final adoption of an ordinance revising section 267 of the city of Alexandria municipal codes with respect to the termination of utility services during extreme weather condition. It's item 25 in our books. Uh this ordinance was put on Mr. bring which is certainly something that all of us want to be sure that we're giving as much as we possibly can uh within the law to help people when we have extreme temperatures. Um in spite of that, we certainly don't want to put anything in the law as an ordinance that is is something you can't have a little wiggle room around. Uh the policy that we have is working can be made better. Uh at this point uh the mayor and his staff had sent us a suggested ordinance to add to this or rewrite and I'd like to recognize him. Let him

speak on this week. Um Mr. Goens and I might both talk on it. We have given you a uh what I would call and I guess this is subject to a little bit from Mr. Guest on whether you can do a substitute ordinance. It's clear reading what Mr. Green asked for that there is a desire to codify or at least make subject to law an inclement weather policy. Um, in January, for example, we sent our policy, which has been in effect since about 2014. And our policy already codifies the exact language from the during an extreme heat defined by the issuance of an NWS heat advisory, residential disconnection shall be suspended. During extreme cold, we add a bunch of cold stuff that that they don't always have, but uh, ours is heat and cold. And so what I would say is that the ordinance that Mr. Green has before the body tonight will take away liberality that our current written policy offers. Let me say that again very clearly. The ordinance offered tonight ratchets back the liberality that our current written, published, and adopted policy has. So I'm going to start there. And it's an easy reason why. Because everything in the ordinance Mr. green proposes is already our written policy plus we do and I sent it to you guys in January and texted during those events texted the members to let them know that we couldn't have cut offs during those events even when it's cold uh not just because of an NWS uh cold winter report but because beyond just the 32°ree 24-hour version we do one where if we see cold events coming telling each other we don't cut off in between. We we

consider that one event and it gives me the liberality to stretch it. So by adopting the ordinance we propose everything Mr. Green wants. I want y'all to picture a one-way ratchet, a wrench. Everything he wants, you can't do less than, but we still increase the liberality we already in writing have had as an administrative policy for years. In addition to that, to make sure that no other mayor, no one else in the future or else time could affect any of this negatively. If you look at the proposed ordinance, it also spells out the article 7 basis which was missing. It also spells out that the administration if it makes any modification to the to the written policies as described to add liberality is always allowed. So if you want to give more liberality, it can always be allowed, but you you have to be notified and then the council can decide if they like that additional liberality or not, but they have to be notified. But we can never give less without the council approval.

What do you mean liberality?

Liberality would be giving the administration the ability to not cut off due to extenduating or emergent circumstances. So by liberality I mean always ering on the side of the citizen not being cut off. Not being cut off. So the ordinance you're looking at tonight takes away what we already have as written policy. So it's worse for the citizen that I think you're trying to help. It's not perplexing at all. It's just that simple. So if you read his ordinance in this in this ordinance, it has everything that's in his is already included lesser and included in it plus more liberality for the citizen.

So but but this is a proposed change though. It's a better ordinance. But okay, the one that's currently in place or the one you're proposing? So the in currently in place is administrative written policy that we've adopted as the official policy written in the policies and procedures of the city that they must follow at customer service. But that's not but that just to make sure we understand this that's a policy and procedure not an ordinance.

And so what I've done here is made an ordinance adopt that written policy which is more liberal than the one he's proposing into an ordinance. So you have it and put a trap, a steel trap on it that it can never be changed by a future mayor without coming back to the council. It's a win-win. So mayor, you're saying now policy that you sent out by way of January the 27th, which is a policy you now, and I just got your ordinance, so yes, that's pretty quick to read this and can see what's going on. Well, we were trying in fairness for a while now uh to get your excuse me

trying to get in touch with you to go over it. We got it's got to be a two-way street, guys. This is This is a win-win for everybody. I got a call this afternoon. So, u that's not timely. But anyway, so the policy that you two years ago y'all said was in place has now constituted you writing this down because let me say what I'm saying. Okay.

Uh the policy can be or may be followed. All I asked was to have this codified as you said in the records in uh 2611. So, you're now telling me since I wrote this got this ordinance done, your policy now will be better than the No, I'm not saying that at all. It would be add on to what I gave. So, did you send this It's not what I said. Did you send this out to us today?

No, I think I just passed it out just now. Let Let me say when I sent it out. I sent it to you January 27th of 2026. That's January 27. So that's months ago. We also have published the policies for the electric policy are published now. You can see them anytime online and elsewhere that also have the the written directive that the city must follow that is more liberal than this. What I did today was not trying to fight at all, not trying to argue at all. I'm simply saying that I believe you in good faith want to put in an ordinance. So it's not merely a policy but a law what you desire and I'm meeting not meeting you halfway. I'm saying we're doing that what you want but don't do it your way because whoever wrote that is giving less liberality than the current written policy. So if we want to make the current written policy not merely a policy but a law which an ordinance does then just adopt our policy which we've done and I wrote a ratchet in it that says it can never be less which is even more protection than yours. You're getting what you want plus and it's not what you want. We were already doing it. It's what we want too. That's been our policy since 2014. What I Okay. Uh, what I was getting at was it was a policy. It was a policy that was not part of the ordinance.

But a policy can't be Policies can be what? I was going to say if you violate a policy that's a you can get in a lot of trouble for violating a policy if it's in writing. By making an ordinance, it's it's more serious and then it So, this is what the ordinance does. The ordinance makes it where no future mayor could change the policy and not tell you. I think the ordinance I think the rub is mayor is the distinction between policy and an ordinance. I got it. This does what he wants.

And a policy for those listening that's I guess an internal agreement that the or I guess internal method that the city uses to run it run the utility system. So I would say it's a little more than that. you okay the city adopted the AUS ordinances there were three in tandem several years back but but but let's just stick just to policy that

right in those it sets forth in that ordinance that the policies for those things they're part of an ordinance so as a lawyer you make the argument that policies made pursuant to that ordinance govern the city so it's not internal it does govern the city question would be whether somebody who was in in the future said, "Oh, I want to change it and I want to make it stricter or do something that didn't tell you could get away with it." We don't presume that people are going to do that, but to the extent that would be a worry, this makes that not possible. Okay. So, and it's a more liberal. So in essence, this ordinance that you have before us, takes current city policy,

which is more liberal than what he proposes, okay? Takes the policy, converts it into an ordinance, and also gives more flexibility. That's why I use liberality. Okay. It doesn't give any flexibility to harm the to it's a one-way ratchet. So no back flexibility only flexibility that could be a liberality something that helps the citizen. Okay. So so in essence and and you're saying that it's crafted in a manner that benefits the utilities of our citizens not being turned off.

Correct. Without doubt categorically. And I would submit it to the city attorney and Mr. Giz to confirm that. Okay. All right. So, so Trey, when you say that part, people who think I don't know and that there's a conspiracy behind every tree made, what do you not think? What does that part mean? Did you just use that as a a figure of speech or there something you want to correct?

The the the original ordinance is introduced because y'all are discussing a potential substitute. The original ordinance y'all are y'all have before you, Mr. drains ordinance creates a rigid ordinance placed into your code of ordinances the enforcement of which can be considered a misdemeanor crime. Okay. Well, that so that's not inconsistent with what that's not incon. So, let's unpack the split and finish. The the inadvertent city utility worker who is sent out in good faith

at 8:00 in the morning because these things are generated a day or two before. If if he doesn't get to the cut off till 11, then at 10:00 in the morning, your National Weather Service issue something. It creates a crime to cut off the electricity. And I don't think Mr. Green intends to punish a city worker who's told to go do his job, but that's that's a risk y'all are running. And it creates the ability of someone to ask that the person be charged with a crime. Is that And that crime

would be the misdemeanor violation because the National Weather Service at 10:00 said, "It's hot. It's a hot day or it's a cold day." That would argue arguably be enforced in our city court. And here's your man told at 8:00 in the morning, these are our cut off list for today. because nobody knows at 8 in the morning that the National Weather Service in Lake Charles at 10 o'clock is going to issue this alert. Now all this is hypothetical, Mr.

Mr. Green, but it there is a risk created. It also creates a very rigid nobody can change it policy to the extent that even the city can't treat the residents with more liberality or to a benefit. And that's what the mayor's substitute motion, the administration substitute motion, it's intended essentially to establish an ordinance by a a policy by the effect of an ordinance, but as a substitute to the original ordinance proposed by Mr. I think we're in violent agreement.

That's what I thought I was saying, but I think we all agree on everything. Nobody recognizes. So the ordinance that I introduced and the ordinance that you have now I received today, the email I received on the 27th will combine to make it overall more so inviting for the citizens as well as something is in writing because I know two years ago y'all said we had a policy.

I looked I never found the policy until I don't know where it was. I wasn't here two years ago. Uh we can work with this. We had to bring something forward for the citizens to be satisfied. I not only represent the I represent the entire city, not one particular district. So I'm getting it from all across the city. So that's why I wanted something in writing. Whereas these people, these utility people who pay their utilities can be satisfied with what's occurring around them for them. We're not looking for to give any utilities away because that's against the law.

You owe a bill, you need to pay your bill. But the fact of the matter is in certain situations and I think the weather channel of any in uh Lake Charles bureau kind of comes out a little earlier than 10:00 if I'm not mistaken, but I may be. I I try to watch the weather channel and keep up with it. But uh long as we have something in concrete in writing besides a policy that's been said we have, no one could find it. Because I remember Miss Lizzy one time said, "We have a policy." And she never could find it or produce it. So now with what you're presenting today, if the other council persons on the committee are satisfied with that,

I'm satisfied with it. I I think I think we have something in writing. What you intended to do is being done and plus some that benefits the sitting as per the mayor. And that'll work with me as long as we brought it forward. Well, I I think what we got here is Mr. Green, if you're willing to accept the Mr. Mr. Go ahead. Trey is a little

procedurally if Mr. Green, it's Mr. Green's motion. If Mr. Green is willing to accept the motion, that is something he has the right to do. I'm just pointing that out. Mr. Thank you, Mr. Mr. Chair.

I think that uh we're talking about semantics right here and everybody's trying to achieve exactly the same thing. Uh to sum it up in lay terms, I think what we have as policy which has been incorporated in this allows us a little bit of legal wiggle room which we're taking away in the ordinance by strictly formalizing it. U I don't have any problem with it. I think it's a good idea. Uh we can certainly pass it or it's suggested to the rest of the council if y'all want to delay it two weeks. I don't think we have any horrible weather conditions that are coming up. We could do that, too. So, what's your pleasure?

I'm cool with your brother Shakal. I will accept this. Totally reread it and uh make the motion to accept it. The again the policy the ordinance I bought for you guys have now reacted have acted on it because we kept saying we had a policy I could never find the policy I have 2611 with me from the code book and uh that was not included I couldn't find that policy that everyone kept saying we have a policy so something's in writing the citizens to have something in writing that they can look at and know where we're going besides He say we say because people have selective amnesia. They may have they can't recall.

Thank you, mayor. Thank you. I'll make the motion to accept it. I have a motion to amend. Okay. Okay. Y'all organize. Can Can I Can I make sure that's on the record so it gets done right. Wait, let me just try. You need to follow me with this.

So, what I'm hearing is a motion from Mr. green to uh move to substitute for the ordinance that was published the ordinance that reads an ordinance setting forth policy as the ratemaking authority establishing and adopting administrative guidelines during extreme weather adopting the administrative inclement weather policies as published to the ratemaking authority and other matters with respect there too. We have represented that this ordinance we have represented faithfully this ordinance achieves all goals of the original ordinance as published and on the agenda tonight and adds liberality only going one way on the ratchet. We will submit that that policy did exist in writing but that this puts it in law which makes it clear and is published to the world as an ordinance of the council. My question to Trey as a matter of parliamentary procedure is you had a title that had a code portion which I was getting to Trey before you came in earlier. Would you agree that because both object and subject of this ordinance are the same i.e. uh inclement weather and emergency weather policies as well as what it seeks to do uh would allow the motion to substitute the ordinance itself without having to go through and amend Mr. Green's ordinance. Would you agree with that?

Yes. Okay. With that, uh, you have a motion in a second and I'll let you guys carry on as you need to. Are there any objections? Recommend this to full counsel. All right. Any other business? There being none, we Thank you, Mr. Green. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Mr. John.

March 24th, 2026. Alexandria City Council meeting and council committee meetings are broadcast live and may be viewed live by the public on Optimum Cable channel 4. A rebroad class may be viewed on Optum cable channel 4 and the city of Alexandria website. We have the invocation by councilwoman Felter and the pledge by council councilman Lang. Yeah. Can I have one?

Um join me in prayer. first like to start with a moment of silence for um Mr. Hilton. Father, thank you so much for this city, for the people that make it up, for all the vibrancy and creativity that you've woven into our community. Thank you that we can celebrate uh the wins. We could walk together through the losses and um that that all makes us stronger and moves us forward as long as we're looking at you and following you. God, guide our conversation, guide our decisions, help us to do the best for our city, to follow you, to listen to you, to be gracious to each other. We thank you so much for your goodness and all that you do.

Thank you, Lord. Bless us. In your name I pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Please face the flag. I aliance 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. Mr. Johnson here. Hello Miss Spelter here. Mr. Green present here. Mr. Power here. Mr. Bard here. Mr. Lang here. Miss Perry here. Madam President, you have a forum. Okay. We have approval of the minutes taken from our regular meeting held on March 10th. I need a motion. Move. Second.

Second. Motion by council Lombre. Second by Councilman Johnson. Johnson. Um public comments. Um if you have any public comments um it's pertaining to the section of the written minutes would you like to make a comment on? If it's not in the written minutes there will not be any discussions or comments. If you have any questions pertaining to any item on the agenda contact administration before or after the meeting. Um do we have any discussion? All in favor? Any opposed?

Motion carried. Okay, at this time it's my big time for my big school. So, I would like to make um make a presentation to the Peabody Warhors and to Coach Smith, my cousin, and all the um coaches in the team that brought home the state wins to Pem back to the city of Alexandria. Yes, I'm pregnant.

Yeah, there come coach. You should be used that that stand by now. You

congratulations to be Peabody Magnet High basketball team. Coach Smith, I want to take a moment to say thank you for being an outstanding coach and mentor and that includes me because I watch what you do. And when I got elected, who was the per first person I called? I called him. Your guidance has been instrumental in growth, not just as a coach, but as a person. The life's lessons you have impart the values of hard work, resilience, and being a team player with stay long after your career is over. Your passionate enthusiasm and knack for keeping things fun completely renew the joy for the basketball game. You made your team excited to get out there every day and you brought out the best in the players this season like all other seasons. You just want to say thank you for all the hard work and dedication you have put into this team. I know it's not easy to juggle everything and always keep practice fresh, fun, challenging. Y'all know I'm adding it in, don't it? Um, but you always knock it out the park. Your flexibility and understanding around challenging circumstance means so much to the team to have your full support as you navigate every situation that you come involved in. The team feels very lucky or should feel very lucky to be a part of a team with a coach who cares about them as a whole. It makes a huge difference for your team when they have a coach that care so much about them. You knew how to push the team out of their comfort zone and challenged them to reach their potential. You believe in the team before they fully believed in themselves. The team would carry the confidence and mental toughness you have helped the team build for the rest of their lives. Thank you, Coach Smith, for

all the ef extras you have done that does not go unnoticed. We know how much you pour into this team and all your other teams. So, thank you truly from your tireless dedication and all the sacrifices you make at Peabody Magnet High School. Thank you. Thank you. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening

to the mayor, distinguished council members. I am indeed glad to be here today to represent these young men. They put in the time, the work, and the effort to reach the highest height. As a coach, all I try to do is just keep them on the road. Uh just make sure they don't get off the path. But they are good kids. They listen. Uh not only basketball players, they're good student and they are good people. And that's has been the motto of my teams ever since I've been coaching. But I would like to say this. I'm proud to stand here today and not to see basketball players but four of my former students just

I see four of my former students sitting here today and that makes me extremely proud. But what we try to do and what we try to do at Peabody High School is try to produce a product that the city can be proud of. Not only the city, their family, their communities and above all our schools. might.

So, we want to thank you all for recognizing us for the hard work, the time, and the dedication that we have put in. Again, I want to thank you. At this time, I want to recognize my coaches, the best coaching staff anyone could ever listen. Would you guys please stand for me? And y'all stay standing along with one of he's not a really a coach, he's a parent, but he's actually my right-hand man, Mr. Glasper, would you please stand? And now I would like for my team, would you all please stand? These young men beat all odds this year. This was the youngest team I've ever taken down to the uh final four. I had two freshman. Uh two of them were starting at the beginning of the year, but as a coach, I had to make some adjustments to make sure that we could win a state championship. And he was willing to do that. Uh this young man right here, he started the season off as a starter. I told him that I need I saw some things that we needed to adjust and he agreed wholeheartedly with that and he was very instrumental in us winning the state championship. So what I would like for them to do at this time, would you introduce yourself and tell what grade you're in?

My name is Elijah. Okay. Anderson.

And one of our GUYS And one of our guys, the point guard Corey Blake is not here today. He's in Dallas, Texas, uh, working on some type of, uh, paperwork. I have no idea. But this is our team for this year. Sounds like

And also, I would I'd like to add this, and I'm done. Two of the young men that you see here today, their uncle was a member of one of my state championship team. His brother was a member of two state championship teams that I had here. That's Melia Anderson. Brother won two state championships for me. And then we have Trace Ward. His uncle won a state championship for me.

So, it's it's continuing. They're coming back and they're giving back and that's the important thing. And I want to say this, my final words. these young men as they uh achieve success this year, the success of this team is what they're going to bring back to those that's coming behind them. And if they can come back and bring back and give back like the guys that are in there every day working with them to help them to help them get to a higher level, then I've accomplished my goal. Thank you very much. And also we will have a parade Saturday in honor of these champions. Um it will start at Peabody and it will start at 10:00. And we ask that anybody that want to participate in this parade and celebrate with our team. You are more than welcome. All you have to do is meet at Peabody Saturday morning between 9:30 and 10:00.

I want to add something. Uh, coach, uh, you and I became really good friends last three and a half years. I will never forget when you invited me to the Hall of Fame, uh, down in Massachusetts. We had an excellent time, you and I, and, uh, time in my life with Magic and all those guys. But you and I talk probably twice a month and we never talk about basketball. You talk about those kids staying on the right track. That's right.

I come see you sometime, you come out to class, the basketball, when we first started talking, we talked, you told me the history of Basketball. I read the history, but I knew about you because I played against you 1978. But you always talk about leadership. Talk about these kids stay on the right track. If you guys stay on the right track, that's the guy right there. What you guys accomplished going to go with you the rest of your lives. You can always remember what you did in 2026. Won a state championship. Coach, your mentor, you know, and we got some more stuff you and I working on right now come to pass soon sooner or later. Thank you so much.

There's a guy in Dallas. Are you a senior? Freshman. Freshman. Was a freshman. Wow. You got two seniors and well, three seniors. Got your manager. You need to play the most important person on the team. He was important. Oh, I know. I'll be right back. I'm going to go talk. Okay.

Consent calendar. Number one, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low bid submitted for operating supplies for the wastewater department. Number two, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low bid submitted for cast duct tile, iron, and related accessories. Number three, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low bid submitted for operating supplies for the gas department. Number four, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to accept the low bid submitted for construction and maintenance material. We did not receive any bids today, so we need to revertise. And I'm I need a motion and a second to readvertise. Second. That's a number four.

Number four. Okay. All in favor?

Motion carries. Number five, introduction of an ordinance oper adopting the operating budget for the city of Alexandria for fiscal year 2026 2027 to make appropriation for the ordinary expenses for all city division department offices and agency pension and otherwise providing with respect to the expenditure appropriations authorizing contracts and ensuring agreement for employees benefit including health, life and other option and coverages. authorizing contract for ordinary expenses and other insurance including general liability and workers compensation. Adopting the capital budget for the city of Alexandria for fiscal year 2026 2027. appropriating funds for the capital budget for the city of Belgian for fiscal year 2026 2027 and providing for capital expenses and other matters with respect to appropriations and the expenditure of the funds pertaining there too. Number six, introduction of an ordinance to adopt and levy millage rates for the city of Alexandria for 2026. Number seven, introduction of an ordinance rescending ordinance number 178 2024 that authorized the mayor to enter into an intergovernment agreement between the city of Alexandria and the greater Alexandria economic development authority gada district for the purpose of cooperative economic development general services related agreements and addendum and otherwise provided with respect there too. Number eight, introduction of an ordinance to redesign and reconstruction Cheetah Park to include a new baseball field with locker rooms, weight rooms, dugout, batting cage along with a parking lot that includes a tailgating lot for recreational vehicles. Number nine, introduction of an ordinance to create with the rape parish board a program to

adjust juvenile crimes that includes but is not limited to building a community and fitness center on school board property adjacent to Alexander Miller Magnet School and Huddle Elementary School. Um, this item is requested to be removed from the agenda. Number 10, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a corporate agreement between the city of Alexandria and the Louisiana Department of Treasury and the state of Louisiana. Number 11, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract with Bonnet Auction Company LSC for professional auctioneering services. Need a motion, please. Second.

Second. Motion by Council Member Lord, second by Councilwoman Felter. Any items to committee? Let's take seven. Okay. And also um the council received the mayor's proposal on 2026 to 2027 operating in the capital budget. It is available for the public inspection inspection at the city council city clerk's office and also the financial committee will be held on Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd at 9:00 to review the mayor's proposed budget. We also placed it online, Madame President.

Okay. What are those dates again? April 1st and April 2nd. 9:00 a.m. 9 a.m. April 1st and April 2nd. At 9:00 a.m. 9 a.m. Correct.

Put item in. Can we put matters in the agenda or am I moving too fast? Yes. Excuse me. I want to put number seven into legal committee. Okay, that'll be fine. All right. Any other items to committee? Okay. H resolutions. Number 12, a resolution authorizing advertisement for bids for gas meters and atrons. A motion, please. A second. Second. Motion by Councilman Malloy. Second by Councilwoman Felter. Public comments. Mr. White.

Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Madam President. Again, my name is Mr. Cornelius Lawson White Jr. I live at 363810th Street. My address 71302 and my phone number is area code 318-4466934. Mr. um Madame President on this I just want to make sure um these are not these smart meters they keep talking about, right? They are. They are smart meter. I just want to make sure because the the people need to know because I'm I'm against these smart meters on the house. I'd rather have a

woman or man come by and check these meters instead of relying on these smart meters and everything. So, I just want to make sure that people know what they're getting and I don't think these people want these smart meters on their house for the gas, electric, or anything like that. Add something, Mr. Right. And this no no disrespect to you. You come up and you say the people I mean Yes, sir. You have people that that they don't come here because they're scared, Mr. Johnson. So, I try to speak up for them. I understand that. But they're not talking to their representative. They're afraid. Yes. They're afraid of you. Okay. Wow. All righty. Thank you, sir.

Thank you. Appreciate you. Just for the record, I some people call smart a lot of different things. They're Itrons, which means they're able to be mobiley read. So to the extent that's smart, then they're smart people. Okay. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 13, resolution authorizing advertisement for bids for channel chemicals. Motion, please. Move. Second. Second. Moved by Councilman Baloy, second by Councilman Johnson. Um public comments, discussion, all in favor. Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 14, resolution authorizing advertisement for the use for herbicide. Motion, please move. Second.

Second. Motion by council member Lloyd, second by Councilwoman Felter. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? I. Any oppose? Motion carried. Number 15, resolution advertisement for bid for clarination equipment. Motion, please move. Motion by Councilman Balard. Second. Second. Second by Councilman Johnson. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 16, resolution authorizing advertisement for bid for annual works uniform for various departments. Motion, please. Second. Second. Motion by council member Lloyd. Second by councilwoman Felter. Um, public comments. Mr. White. Thank you, Madam President.

And Mr. White, appreciate you. You have already established your name in that. I always want to do that, Madam President, because I want people to know who I am and they can contact me and all like that. So, I have a right to say that. So, I'm going to say my name is Mr. Cornelius Lawson White Jr. I live at 363810th Street in Alexandria, Louisiana. My zip is 71302 and my phone number is area code 318-4466934. Now on this, I hope y'all will go with locals like Kaplins and all like that for clothes and all like that for the various departments. So that's all I want to say. Just shop local, keep local, spend local.

Thank you. Discussion all in favor. Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 17, resolution authorizing advertisement for bids for grade and mixed concrete. Motion, please move. Second. Second. Motion by Council Member Ward, second by Councilman Johnson. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 18, resolution to co-sponsor the YW.CA Girls on the Run Central Louisiana Spring 2026 5K race in April 2026. Motion, please move. Motion by Councilman Valo. Second. Second. Second by Councilwoman Felter. Public comments. Any opposed? All in favor?

Motion carried. Number 19, resolution setting a public hearing to be held on May 5th, 2026. Take an action on the cost of demolition of 25 residential structures and other costs. Motion, please. Move. Second. Second. Motion by Councilman Loy, second by Councilwoman Felter. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 20. Resolution authorizing advertisement for bid for the sewer replacement on Mary Street phase 2. Motion, please move. Second. Second. Motion by Council Member Ward, second by Councilman Johnson. Public comments, discussion. All in favor?

Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 21, resolution authorizing advertisement for bid for the Adams Pump Station line renovation. Motion, please. Move. Motion by Council Member Lord. Second. Second. Second by Councilwoman Felter. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 22, resolution authorizing advertisement for bids for the Alexander Zoological Park digital pylon sign refurbishment. Motion, please. Move. Second. Second. Motion by Councilman Vort. Second by Councilwoman Felt. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried.

Number 23, resolution authorizing advertisement for bid for electric utility rightway emergency services. Motion, please move and second. Second. Motion by council member Lloyd. Second by councilwoman Felzer. Public comments. Discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Number 24. Resolution authorizing advertisement for bid for the Elena Zoolog Jagwall exhibit netting. A motion, please move. Second. Second. Motion by Councilman Valoy, second by Councilman Johnson. Public comments, discussion. All in favor?

Any oppose? Motion carried. I. ordinances for final adoption subject to public hearing number 25 to consider final adoption of an ordinance revising section 26-11 of the city of Alexandria municipal codes with respect to the termination of utility services during extreme weather conditions a motion please move second okay hold don't we need second okay I second it

we had a recommendation of a substitute ordinance on this and Mr. G give us the correct wording put it on the record that that that's what's been handed to us. Okay. Yes.

A substitute motion by Mr. Fowler to the original proposal by Mr. Green. Uh the substitute motion uh by title would be an audit setting forth policy as the ratemaking authority establishing adopting administrative guidelines during extreme weather adopting the administrative inclement weather policies as published to the ratemaking authority and other matters with respect there too. I believe each of y'all have full copy of the entire document front of you. A second. Second discussion. All in favor? Any oppose? The motion carried.

We haven't got a vote on it. That was on the That was on the original motion. Then it came back to get a second substitute motion. So, we need a motion on the substitute. We need a motion. A motion on a motion on a substitution. I say motion to adopt the substitution. Right. Second. Okay. Um motion by Councilman Bour. Second by Councilman Larame. Any public comments? Yes. U you go first. What's your name? Sorry about that. Okay. Shantamir. Shamir.

Shamir. My name is Shamir. I'm a resident of district 4 speaking on item 25. So before Mayor Roy gave y'all the ordinance, I didn't have it to go over to see if it was good enough for the citizens um and rate pairs. So I'll just go ahead and say what I was going to say. Um, under section 2611 of the home room charter, currently we do not have an ordinance that supports rate pairs in the event of utility disconnects during extreme cold or hot temps. Extreme cold temps are defined as below 32° F with extreme heat being between 90 and 105. This item was discussed and voted on July of 2023 and the votes are as followed. Yes. The yeses were Miss Perry, Mr. Washington. The nos were Mr. Balard, Miss Felter, Mr. Ruben. Abstain, Mr. Johnson. If we can get this passed, I'm sorry. How will this help the citizens and rateayers? This will help us be better aligned with the Louisiana Public Works Commission. If there's a policy that exists on the state level that protects citizens during extreme cold and hot weather, we should apply it where it is needed because we need all the help that we can get. So, uh to end this, I will say let's not forget the empathy part of being a elected official because we did vote everyone in to do a job for us, but there are a lot of people who are actually suffering uh from this. I'm in District 4. I'm suffering from this. So, um, I ask that y'all do not vote this down this time, please. Thank you.

Thank you,

Miss Bale. As Miss Finley stated, Miss Perry in 2023 proposed the city ordinance for weather related shut offs and it was voted down by the council. Miss Finley gave the name of those council members that voted it down and the one that abstained from it. And I'm just piggybacking on what she said. We need to be aware of this. Some people don't have the means to pay their utility bill. Where is the empathy? So, this proposal that was presented by Miss Perry, it was voted down. Um, I'm a constituent of district two. sometimes I hate to say that also a taxpaying citizen and a rateayer and I'm asking that you take into consideration when the Louisiana Public Service Commission issued something prohibiting electricity to be cut off not to be cut off in extreme cold weather and heat because Mr. Blackburn died in cold weather. I sent out a email to council members. Thank you for the ones that responded and the ones that didn't. Election time is coming up.

Thank you, Miss Bale. Mr. White. Oh, thank you.

Again, my name is Mr. Cornelius Lawson White Jr. I live at 363810th Street in Alexandria, Louisiana. My zip is 71302 and my phone number is area code 3184466934. Um, and I've had my power cut off, too. Now, we had that restore and we we're having this now. I am like the other two young ladies here. Um, I know a friend of mine, he pretty much burned up in his house, but he didn't have no help and nobody wanted to help him. Across the street there, there's a building that didn't pay their utilities for 2 years. And I suppose there's some other companies and stuff that don't get cut off and they hadn't paid their utilities. So, but the rateayer, they've got to pay their utilities. They're one cent off, they get cut off. And that happened not too long ago. And you know, you you say people talk to you, Gary, but they're talking to me. I mean, they're they're afraid to talk to y'all cuz they they say, "Well, what did I talk to my councilman?" They don't do nothing. They don't say nothing at the council meeting and stuff. And like I said, you had a attorney Davenport. His power was cut off. He got him on camera cutting off his power, you know, and this vindictiveness and stuff. Like I said, when Urban Cast came by my house, you could see utility trucks just surrounding the house just seeing what's going on here. Then we had this thing where we got double bill last month. Now, the mayor fixed that and see if we get AI in there, it's really going to get messed up. But what y'all ought to do, you say you look at the weather channel and

stuff, have those uh people that cut off the stuff, have them make sure that the weather channel says it's extreme heat or extreme cold. Then you don't have to worry about sending them out. Don't send them out at 8:00 in the morning. wait till noon or something like that to send those people out to cut off the power. But like I said, I had a friend of mine, he burned up in his house last year because his power was cut off. He He just didn't have no help. Nobody wanted help. Y'all need to try to get CCAC down here so people can know they can go to them people for help. You know, have them come to the city council meeting so they can see it on channel 4. But I wish Urban Cast was here. I wish KLB was here. But you know them suckers, they just show up when they want to, I guess.

But um like I said, mayor, I don't I don't know who told him to cut my power off, but somebody must have told him to cut my power off. Power is utilities are done in a blind situation. It's it's there's no individuals that that do that. Just just members, you're given so much false information. There were so many false claims made and that's what adds to the problem. You were already passing this ordinance. The proof is in the pudding. These comments are being made on top of you already doing something that's already in writing.

Of course you do. And you did, Mr. Scott. Gregory Scott. Good evening. Good evening. Um, my name is Gregory Scott. I currently live in district 2 and today I stand as a concerned citizen. Um, I originally wrote something down, but I just want to speak from experience. Um, I myself have a mother who is disabled and had her utilities cut off

in thunderstorms, freezing cold weather. So we're not just coming up with conspiracies. We're speaking from experience. And the thing is leadership is easy when the problems don't affect you. The real test is whether you're willing to act when the people suffer suffering or the very citizens who put you in these seats. So hope that something will be put in writing as Mr. Green said that would reassure us that people the people that we elected really care about not just districts four and five but districts one, two, and three as well. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, sir. I need to say something.

So, um, Jules, I want to thank you for for bringing this up, mayor, and y'all got together and made a better deal. If you go back and check back three and a half years ago, I was saying the same thing that we got together and did. I lived in the Supreme Court. I lived in Alaska. for three years. I lived in Fort Hood that get high in Alexandria. It just didn't start getting hot in Alexandria last year. You more or less. And what I was trying I know I stood up when I talked, but what I was trying to say three and a half years ago, what they do in Chicago, which is way colder than than than Alexandria, they don't go by date. They go by the season. They don't wait for weather. a report from Lake Charles. That's what I was trying to say. It's a better way to do it. You don't want to have one thing and then somebody get in trouble. It's exact same thing that was brought up today. I was trying to say that three and a half years ago because I was a new on counselor. So I called Chicago live in Chicago. I still got a friend living in in uh in Alaska and stuff. I said, "How do y'all do it?" Because I live there. They don't wait for weather. They say from this month to this month, nobody get cut off. That's why I was trying to say three and a half years ago. So we got I think cuz Mr. Green came up and the mayor and they compromised and we came up with something that is I think a better bill and this about I said for you guys and come November if you guys want to get me out whatever I'm going to do the best I I can. That's all I could do. The best that I can. That's all anyone can do. Thank you.

You can't. I'm sorry. She can't come back. You can't. But thank you anyway for coming.

Um I I'm just going to say the same thing that Councilman Johnson said. Our main concerns were, like you said, um, senior citizens or anybody for that matter to not have their utilities cut off in any, um, event that the weather was hot or if the weather was cold. We just didn't want that to happen. So, I'm like Gary, um the mayor and Councilman Green came up and worked together and that's what we are here for. Not to work against one another, but work together. And tonight you saw what council members work with the administration to make a better ordinance or a better policy that we're sure the citizens that during whatever reason or whatever season it's in then their um utilities will not be touched. And I thank you Councilman Green. I thank you mayor for um working together

I'm going to vote to support this ordinance. I think this is the best one we've received and I think it's the best for the citizens and I appreciate the collaboration there. Roll call. I'm good. We're going to do roll call on this one right call. Mr. Bard, yes. Mr. Lan, yes. Miss Perry, yes. Mr. Johnson, yes. Miss Felter, yes. Mr. Green, yes. Mr. Fowler, unanimous. Motion carries. Number 26 to consider file adoption of the ordinance authorizing mayor to accept a proposal received from Clean Harbor Environmental Solutions Inc. for Household Hazard Waste Services.

A motion please move. Second. Second. Motion by Council Lloyd, second by Councilman Green on public comments. Mr. White. Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Madam President. You're welcome.

Appreciate you. Again, my name is Mr. Cornelius Lawson White Jr. I live at 363810th Street in Alexandria, Louisiana, zip 71302. My phone number is area code 318-4466934. Now, years ago, I don't know if y'all knew about this, Clean Harbors in CalFax, they burn uh they have the open burn pit. So, if we're sending that stuff to Clean Harbors, I don't, like I said, I I I would disagree with sending it to Clean Harbors, find somewhere where they have a closed burn pit or something like that cuz even the residents of Calax and Grant Parish were complaining and they were uh many cancer incidents and stuff like that with Clean Harbors and stuff. You can check all that stuff out. Um, but like I said, I don't know if they've done anything. Like I said, this was years ago. I went to all the public meetings down there in Calax about clean harbors and I don't know if y'all are aware of the situation, but that open burning, I don't know why they allow that open burning down there. So, I just wanted the citizens to be made aware of it and y'all to be made aware of it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. White. All in favor? Any oppose? Motion carries. Number 27 to consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the retirement of one police K9 Mac Dock and authorized this dog as surplus property to be donated to Sergeant Daryl Luno and other matters. Respect there too. Second. I ask y'all for a motion or a second. Motion by Councilman Paula, second by um Councilman Johnson. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Is is the officer here or

comments? Comments. Comments. Public comments. Mr. White. Yeah. Thank you there, Madam President. You're welcome. Look, I Lizzie, I want to thank you for honoring U Sheriff Hilton. He was a real good friend of mine and um I support like the K9 Corps and all like that. As a military police officer, our K9's were our best friends and everything. So, uh God bless you and thank you for what you do for the K9 Corp for APD. Thank you, Mr. White. Any opposed? Motion carried.

Number 28. to consider final adoption of an ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter into a corporate endeavor agreement with Chris Cabrini Foundation to co-sponsor the 2026 Walmart CMN golf tournament scheduled for May 20 26 at links on the bay you benefiting children's milker network a motion please move second second motion by councilman second by councilwoman Felter public comments Mr. White. Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Madam President. You're welcome.

Again, my name is Mr. Cornelius Lawson White Jr. I live at 363810th Street in Alexander, Louisiana. My zip is 71302 and my phone number is area code 318-4466934. I was born at Cababrini Hospital 65 years ago. I support this and um Children's Miracles Network has really helped out a lot of kids and stuff and um I really enjoy that gumbo they have on Texas Avenue at Slaw Broadcast and so I support the Children's Miracle Network and I'm glad y'all are working with them. God bless you and God bless America. Thank you sir.

Thank you. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. J. Resolution public hearing community development number 29 to hold a public hearing to consider condemnation of 26 structures. A motion please. Move. Second. Second. Motion by Councilman Lloyd. Second by Councilwoman Felter. Public comments. Mr. White. No. This is Man, you should have took ADVANTAGE OF THAT. I AIN'T CONDEMNING MY HOUSE YET.

You want to vote? We're going to vote to open up. Yeah. Yeah. To motion and second to open up uh public hearing. Motion. Second. Motion by Councilman Lord, second by Councilman Johnson to open up

Chad Reed with community development. I don't public comment. Public public comment discussed. No. Okay. You have Did you get a motion and second? Yes. Okay. by Councilman Bord. The um public hearing is open Chad Reed with community development um 20514th Street. We are asking for comation. Move.

Is there anyone here from this address? No. Okay. Discussion. All in favor? Any oppose? Motion carried. 1505 Second Street. We're asking for commenation. Second. Moved by Councilman Fowl. A second by Council Member Lord. Anyone here? Public comments, discussion. Is anyone here? Oh, is anyone here? I'm abody out there. Okay. All in favor? I.

Any oppose? Motion carried. 3103105 Third Street. We're asking for commendation. Moved by Councilman Fowler, second by Council Member Lord. Is there anyone from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Motion carried. 3213rd Street. We are asking for commendation. Parties have been properly served and notified. Motion by moved by Councilman um Fowler, second second by Councilman Malloy. Public comments. Anyone here for that address?

Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 26 26th 9inth Street. We're asking for commendation. Motion move party has been properly served and notified. Sorry. Second. Motion by Councilman Valoy, second by Councilman Fowler. Um, is there anyone here from that? Okay. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 464 Alcase Drive. We're asking for that one to be removed. The owner has completed the demolition themselves on that one.

Motion. Motion by Councilman Fowler. Second by Councilman Baloid. Anyone here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Motion carried. 613 Broadway Avenue. We are asking for confirmation. Parties have been properly served and notified. Motion by Councilman Fowler. Second by Councilman Johnson. Anyone here from that address? Okay. Um public comments, discussion. All in favor? Madam President? Yes, sir.

613 Broadway Avenue. The people next door has sent all of us pictures and letters complaining and I just thank God that we are taking action on this this evening. Me too. I agree with you. Okay. Yeah. Cuz she have. Yes. Okay. Mr. Franklin, if you watch. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 1013 Cheney Street. We are asking for condemnation. Parties have been properly served and notified. Move. Moved by Councilman Lord, second by Councilman Fowler. Anyone here from that address? Discussion.

All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 2939 Cypress Street. We're asking for condemnation. Parties have been properly served and notified. Moved by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Bord. Um, public comments, discussion. All in favor? Anyone here from that address? No. Motion carried. 10:28 Dallas Avenue. We're asking for condemnation. Parties have been properly served and notified. Moved by Council. Second.

Moved by Councilman Paul. Second by Councilman Lloyd. Is there anyone here from that address? No. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any oppose? Motion carried. 506 Eddie Williams Avenue. We're asking for condemnation. Parties have been properly served and notified. Move. Moved by Councilman Fowler. Second. Second by Councilman Johnson. Is there anybody here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 1316 Holly Street. We are asking for condemnation. Parties have been properly served and notified.

Move. Moved by Councilman Fowler. Second. Second. Second by Councilman. Is there anyone here for that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 2030 Houston Street. We're asking for condemnation. Parties have been properly served and notified. Moved by Councilman Fowler. Second. Second by Councilman Baloy. Is there anybody here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried.

2741 2743 Houston Street. We're asking for condemnation. parties have been properly served and notified. Motion, please. Motion by Councilman Fowler. Second. Second by Councilman Valoy. Is there anyone here for that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 2715 Janette Street. We are asking for combination. Parties have been properly served and notified. Moved by Councilman Fowler. Second. Second by Councilman Valo. Is there anyone here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? I.

Any opposed? Motion carried. 3903 Lee Street. We're asking for condemnation. Parties have been properly served and notified. Motion, please. Move. Motion by Councilman Lord, second by Councilman Fowler. Anyone here from that address? You like to speak? Yes. Good afternoon. My name is so right there. Good afternoon. My name is Joseph Hansen. Um I'm asking for a 30-day extension on this uh demo. I've done it myself. It's been completed, but I still have a few more trash dumps that I need to make. Okay. You need 30 days. Uh it won't take 30 days, but

we'll give you 30 days. Okay. I've completed it myself 100%. I just got some more uh trash dumps that I need to make. We'll give you 30 days. Name Joseph He. Thank you. He does have a permit. It doesn't expire until April 4th. Um he is in progress. It just hadn't been completed. So that's why we asked for the comination on it. Everybody do that. Thank you so much. Thank you. Yeah. Okay. 30 days. We get a motion. We got a motion by Mr. Boer. Need a second. Second by Councilman Johnson. Discussion.

Discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 1424 Madison Street. We're asking for commendation. Parties have been properly served and notified. Move. Motion by Councilman Fowler. Second. Second by council member Lloyd. Anyone here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 2809 Main Street. We're asking for commendation. Owners have been properly served and notified. Move. Moved by Councilman um Fowler. Second.

Second by Councilman Balo. Anyone here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 1947 Mason Street. We are asking for combination. Owners have been properly served and notified. Moved by Councilman Fowler. Second. Second by Councilman Baloy. Anyone here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Motion carried. 2013 Mason Street. We're asking for condemnation. Move. Moved by Councilman Fowler. Second.

Second by Councilman Veloy. Anyone here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? All right. Motion carried. 1817 Overton. We are asking for condemnation. Owners have been properly served and notified. Motion, please. Moved. Motion by Councilman Bloy. Second. Second by Councilman Fowler. Anyone here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any oppose? Motion carried. 1801 Princeton. We are asking for condemnation. No. Had it been said? No.

They didn't require uh an absentee attorney. Okay. Sorry about that. You want Motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Council Member Lloyd. Anybody hear from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 1210 Turner Street. We're asking for condemnation. Owners have been properly served and notified. Motion, please move. Second. Motion by Councilman Valo, second by Councilman Fowler. Anyone here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 504 University. We're asking for commendation.

Owners have been properly served and notified. Motion by Councilman Fowler. Second. Second by Councilman Voy. Anyone here from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. 214 We Street. We're asking for that address to be removed. The owner has applied for the demo permit and it has been uh completely cleaned up. Move to remove second. Any comments, discussion? All in favor? I. Any opposed? Motion carried. 412 Woodard Street. We're asking for commendation. Motion by Councilman Fowler.

Parties have been properly served and notified. I'm sorry. Second. Second. Second by Councilman Velour. Anyone hears from that address? Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Motion carried. Council President, may I make a correction on one of them? And I apologize for uh not bringing up at the time. Uh 1505 Second Street, we met with an attorney for the owners and we let him know that it I I mistakenly told him it would come up at the May public hearing. That's likely why there's no one here for it. So, we request administratively a 60-day continuance um to honor that. The second one on there, 1505 Second Street. I apologize for that. Yeah.

Yes. Second motion by Councilman Fowler, second by Councilman Velour to bring the motion back. Six days. Mhm. Okay. So move. Okay. All in public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any oppose? Motion carries. Did we skip one? Did we skip 2030 Houston Street? No, we did. We did that one. Okay. Following the Lord. Great. Thank you. Y'all ready? We need a motion and a second to the last one.

Okay. Need a motion to close the public hearing. A second. Second. Everybody wants to second that one. Motion by council, second by um councilman. Public comments, discussion. All in favor? Any opposed? Motion carried. Public hearing is closed. Meeting is adjourned.