Metropolitan Council - Regular Meeting

What do you want? When you take the picture, you want to take it up there or Yes. Is that okay? Where do you want to take the picture? Just right there. I thought we just get there. Okay. Are you ready? But I'm going to throw it to him. He's just going to give it to you. Okay. So, you ready? Let's go. So, here we go. Two. One. Welcome everybody to the Metropolitan Council's only meeting this Wednesday, April 15th, 2026. We can call the meeting order. Ashley, do we have a quorum? We have a quorum. Councilwoman Adams.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor Pro Tim. Um just wanted to take a moment to recognize that this is the um the National Association of Education for Young Children. This is the week of the young child. And um so I've asked my my um council lady colleagues to join me up here um just to recognize the fact that we have um we have a tremendous number of early childhood programs, early childhood educators who are doing a wonderful job in our parish and just want to be able to say thank you to them for their hard work. Um we value them. We value the important work they do. They are laying the foundation for our our children and um we could not be more grateful for their efforts. So, in honor of um of National Week of the Young Child, we want to proclaim that it is National Week of the Young Child for East Baton Rouge Parish. Any anybody else want to say anything else? All right, let's take a picture, ladies. Thank you.

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It was all educated. People is in education. Okay. Item number one, TA-1-26, Chapter 8, zoning districts, unified development code amendment to revise table 8- pudbud and icebud minimum development standards. Motion to approve carried 8 to zero. Anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Yes, Mayor Prom, members of the council. This is a small text amendment that revises table 8A in chapter 8 of the unified development code related to plan unit developments, small plan unit developments, and infill small plan unit development standards. Specifically, it modifies the maximum building height by character area for urban walkable in downtown areas. It modifies the maximum building height. Open space requirements for these developments were also revised to be more consistent with the incremental scale of standard zoning districts. The proposed language as always was handed out to the Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations and to the Growth Coalition who both had no objection to the proposed amendment. The staff certifies that the proposed UDC amendment is consistent with the comprehensive plan. Thank you so much, Mr. Hog. Anybody else? Go to council. Motion by Councilman Mo. Second by Councilwoman Coleman. Is there any opposition? Motion carries. Item two, case 12-26 5225 Ed Street to reszone from heavy commercial C2 to general residential A4 on property located on the east side of Edeto Street north of West Lee Drive, Council District 12,

Rocka. Commission action motion to approve carry 7 to zero. Anyone here wishing to speak on this item? See now we go to council. We have a motion. Motion by Councilwoman Harris, second by Councilwoman Coleman. Is there any opposition? Motion carries. Item three, case 13-2614810 Florida Boulevard to reszone from rural to heavy commercial one on property located on south side of Florida Boulevard west of Fountain Blue Drive district 4. Mo commission action. Motion to approve carried 70. Anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Seeing no one go to councel.

Can we move this uh defer this for a couple to after the next item? I need to speak with that gentleman right there real quick. The next item is is requested to be deferred. Okay. Give me one minute. You just sat up here all day and and and the man been out there hold.

All right. We'll go to number four. The request is to defer this to May the 20th. Case 14-262639 North Street A to resone from heavy commercial to commercial alcoholic beverage bar and lounge on property located on the north side of North Street west of North 27th Street Council District 10 Coleman commission action motion to defer to April 20th planning commission carried 8 to zero. Anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Seeing none, we'll go to council. Motion by Councilwoman Coleman. Second by Councilman Dunn Jr. to defer to the May 20th meeting. Any opposition? Motion carries. Back to item three.

Since we have time, I'll go ahead and read it again. Case 13-26. 14810 Florida Boulevard to reszone from rural to heavy commercial 1 HC1 on property located on south side of Florida Boulevard west of Fountain Blue Drive. Council district 4 mo commission action. Motion to approve carried seven to zero. So move. Anyone wishing to speak on this item? Move to defer. See, now we'll go to council. We have a motion to defer until until May May the 20th by Councilman Mo. Second by Councilwoman Adams. There any opposition?

Motion carries. Councilwoman Amarosa. Motion to adjurnn. Means adjourn. It wasn't the apartment