City Council - Regular Meeting

Madame clerk, we can go to the consent agenda first. Okay.

Consent agenda. We have a communication from Aaron Spears. This may be received. We have a communication from Joseph Aerus, chief of chief administration, city of New Orleans. This may be received. We have a communication from Amy B. Trape. This may be received and referred to the budget committee. We have a communication from Ron Lazo. This may be received. Hearing date 4926. We have a communication from Matt Tory. This may be received and referred to the public works committee. We have a communication from Veronica Reed. This may be received and referring date 4926. We have a communication from Susan Johnson, Town of Carlton watch Jeffrey Bernard, president of Maple Area Residents Inc. and Garden Marcus Mark London. This may be rece This may be received 7309 for Red Street hearing day 4926. We have a communication from Susan Johnson, town of Carolton watch. Jeffrey Berno, president of Maple Area residents in Garden Mark, London 7310 for Red Street. This may be received hearing day 4926. We have a communication from Susan Johnson, Town of Carlton Watch. Jeffrey Bernard, president of Maple Area Residence in Garden Marcus, London, 11:28 through 11:30 Line Street. This may be received hearing day 4926. We have a communication from Steven Nelson. This may be received and referred to the public works committee. We have a communication from Mark Maurice. This may be received hearing date 4926119 Olivia Street. We have a report of Kai Howard. This may be received. We have a report of Anita Anita Curran 1411 Eligionfields Avenue Council District C. Demolition application 25-28 28647 demo. This may be received. We

have a report of Robert D. Rivers. This may be received. Hearing date 4926. We have a report of Kaitlin Tamar. This may be received. We have a report of Michelle D. Alan Hart. This may be received. We have a report of BL Brian Block. This may be received. We have a report of Eleanor Burke. This may be received. We have ordinance calendar 35,339 by council member Hughes. Zoning docket 6025. We have ordinance calendar 35,340 by council members Harris and McCarron. Zoning docket 6627 25. We have a legislative grouping ordinance count of 35,358 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes by request. And we also have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,358 by council members Harris, Morel, Willard, and McCarron by request, and King. We have a legislative grouping ordinance calendar 35,359 by council members Harris, Morell Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have amendment to ordinance calendar 35,359 by council members Harris, Willard, and McCarron, and King by request. At the top of page nine, we have legislative grouping ordinance calendar 35,360 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note received budget committee recommended approval with amendment. We have amendment to calendar number 35,360 by council members Harris, Morell, Willard, and McCarron by request and King. We have a legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,361 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note received budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have amendment to ordinance calendar 35,361

by council members Harris, Morel, Willard, and McCarron by request and King. We have the legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,362 by council members Harris, Morel, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal notes received budget committee recommended approval with amendment. We have amendment to ordinance calendar 35,362 by council members Harris, Morel, Willard, and McCarron by request and King. We have legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,363 by council members Harris, Morel, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal nos received budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have amendment to ordinance calendar 35,361 363 by council members Harris, Morell, Willard and McCarron and King by request. We have legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,364 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with amendment. We have amendment to ordinance calendar 35,364 by council members Harris, Morel, Willard, McCarron, and King by request. At the top of page 12, we have legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,365 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes. By request, fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with amendment. We have amendment to ordinance calendar 35,365 by council members Harris, Morell, Willlet, and Willard, McCarron, and King by request. We have legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,366 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,366 by council members Harris, Morell, Willard, McCarron, and King by request. We have a legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,367 by council members Harris, Morel, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was

received. Budget Committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,367 by council members Harris, Morell, Willlet, McCarron, and King by request. We have a legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,368 by council members Harris, Morel Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with amendment. We have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,368 by council members Harris, Morell, Will, McCarron, and King by request. We have a legislative grouping ordinance calendar 35,369 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,369 by council members Harris, Morell, Willlet, McCarron, and King by request. At the top of page 15, we have a legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,370 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes. By request, fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,370 by council members Harris, Morell, Willard, McCarron, and King by request. We have legislative grouping ordinance calendar 35,371 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,371 by council members Harris, Morel, Willer, McCarron, and King by request. We have a legislative grouping ordinance calendar 35,372 by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have an amendment ordinance to ordinance counter 35,000 372 by council members Harris, Morell, Willlet, McCarron, and King by request. We have a legislative grouping ordinance calendar 35,373

by council members Harris, Morell, Green, and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,373 by council members Harris Morell, Willard, McCarron, and King by by request. We have a legislative grouping ordinance calendar 35,374 by council members Harris Morell Green and Hughes by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval with an amendment. We have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,374 by council members Morell, Willlet, McCarron, and King by request. At the top of page 18, we have ordinance calendar 35,375 by council members Harris, Morell, Willard, and McCarron by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval. We have ordinance calendar 35,376 by council members Harris, Morell, Will, and McCarron by request. Fiscal note was received. Budget committee recommended approval. We have ordinance counter 35,385 by council member Harris. The budget committee recommended approval. At the top of page 19, we have ordinance counter 35,386 by council member Harris. Budget committee recommended approval. We are motion M26116 by council member Hughes by request. Question that was received. Governmental affairs committee recommended approval. We are motion M2617 by council member Hughes by request. Question that was received. Governmental affairs committee recommended approval. At the top of page 20, we have motion M2618 by council member Hughes by request. Questionnaire is received. Governmental affairs committee recommended approval. We have motion M26119 by council member Willlet by request. Question that was received. Governmental affairs committee recommended approval. We have motion M26120 by council member King by request. Question that was

received. Governmental affairs committee recommended approval. We are motion M26121 by council member Green by request. Question that was received. Governmental affairs committee recommended approval. We are motion M26122 by council member King by request. Question that was received. Governmental affairs committee recommended approval. We have motion M26123 by council member Harris by request. Question that was received. Governmental affairs committee recommended approval. We have resolution R26124 by council member Harris by request. Budget Committee recommended approval. We are motion M26128 by council members Morell, McCarron, Harris, Green, and Hughes by request. Question that was received. Governmental affairs committee recommended approval. This is all matters on consent agenda.

Thank you. We have one card. Uh Mr. Chris Lang on item number five. Hey, good morning council. My name is Chris Lang and I live at 2500 Dolphine Street. I'm just talking about this particular item number five. Before we extend even more responsibilities onto our waste haulers like Ivy Waste in the French Quarter, I'd like us first to make sure they're in compliance with their existing contracts. So, I'm talking about the RFP 45564. It's in reference in the contract, the improper setout clause, which it says, in the event that materials not designated as recyclable materials are placed in the recycling cart, the contractor shall leave those items in the cart with a printed explanation affixed to the recycling cart explaining why the materials were not collected. Um, I don't think anyone's ever seen a notice like that before from a service location in French Quarter or elsewhere that I waste manages. and um improper setup or cart tagging is the most effective way to reach and teach our public how to recycle properly. So, if they can't do what's already in their clause in their contract, how can we reasonably reasonably add more to their contract in good faith? Um, also I we didn't see a a pricing proposal or technical proposal that was referenced in the contract to weigh in whether it makes more financial sense to approve this particular um absorption of recycling cart replacement. Are they charging us on a per unit basis or merely charging a flat rate? This matters because if it's a flat rate, then they have no incentive to tell residents that they can order recycling carts and we've seen that they prefer to pro pocket the money and keep us ignorant of their responsibility to provide us these services. That's happening both in recycling collection and if they now absorb it for recycling uh provisions for the carts, that's an issue that I have and it's also a fiscal issue for us um in terms of inefficient contracts. Um this also brings me to the

next point. it seems like the writing's on the wall. If we approve this contract for IV waste, this amendment, um it'll be precedent for that 3.7 clause um in other service areas that they manage. So, that's a huge conflict of interest particularly because they opposed uh the EPA Swiffer grant which would have provided free carts to residents and now we're basically setting the precedent for them to be charging us to provide those carts and I would say um we should not be accepting that. Thank you.

Are there any other comments? Uh hearing none. I'll move to approve. Machine's down. So again. All right. Uh go on. Why don't you move and approve while I try to get my machine up again? Uh move to approve the consent agenda. Second. Seconded by council member Freddy King. All in favor? I I I

Is that five yays? That's five yays. Thank you.

At the top of page 25, we have item number seven, legislative group and demolition application of Empire Group LLC, Empire Construction and Restoration. Transmitting application 2528647 demo requiring city council review and approval of the following property located at 1411 Eligionfields Avenue Council District C. We have motion M26131 by council member King approving the demolition request for Empire Group LLC Empire Construction and Restoration for property located at 1411 Eligenfields Avenue.

Council member King. Thank you. We have not received any opposition to this request and the owner has plans to immediately redevelop this property into a single family home. Are there any comment online? Okay. With this move adoption second by council Harris. Five yays, no nays. Thank you. At the bottom of the page, item nine, we have legislative grouping zoning docket 1526, Adams Baron Property LLC, requesting a zoning change from an HUR RM1 historic urban multif family residential district to an HU MU historic urban neighborhood mixeduse district and a conditional use to permit the retail sale of package alcoholic beverages on square 259 lot B part 10 in the four municipal district bounded by Baron Street, Washington Avenue, Drive Street, and Fourth Street. Municipal address is 2727 through 2733 Baron Street. The recommendation of the city planning commission being for approval. We have motion M26135 by council member Harris approving the applicant's request for zoning docket 1526.

Thank you, madam clerk. Is anyone from CPC here? All right. Well, the report is uh attached. This motion would approve a zoning change to conditional use to permit the retail sale of packaged alcoholic beverages. This site is currently developed with a non-compforming retail establishment that is not currently in use. It was in use um but then it went out of use. The Central City Falberg Living Day members are in full support of this project and the project did not receive any neighborhood opposition at the MPP meeting or the CPC hearing. I have one comment card from Ron Lazel. Any comment, Ron?

You're in support. I'm in support, too. And I will move to adopt. Council member Morurell seconds. Five days. And the red zone is back. Thank y'all. Item 11, we have legislative group and zoning docket 1626, third rows of Sharon Baptist Church, requesting a conditional use to permit a community center in an HUMU historic urban neighborhood mixeduse district on square 303 L1 in the four municipal district bounded by Third Street, Simon Baliva Avenue, South Saratoga Street and Fourth Street. Municipal address 2134 through 2138 Third Street. The recommendation of the CPC being for approval with four waiverss and one provis zone.

Thank you, Madam C. We have motion M26136 by council member Harris approving the applicant's request for zoning docket 1626 subject to four pro four waiverss and one provisal.

Thank you, Madam Clerk. This motion approves the conditional use to permit a community center on the third rows of Sharon's property adjacent to the church building. The adjacent lot is currently undeveloped with any structures. The applicant previously applied for a conditional use permit on this property in 2017. That docket was approved by CPC, but the approval expired. This project did not receive any neighborhood opposition at the MPP meeting or CPC hearing. Any public comment? If not, I'll move second by council member Muro. Five years. Thank you. At the top of page 27, we have item 15, legislative group and zoning docket 1826, third, the three girls LLC, requesting a conditional use to permit a hotel in a CBD2 historic commercial and mixeduse district in the transate lodging entry zoning district on square 66, lot A1 and lot 20 or an undesated lot in the second municipal district bounded by Aavville Street, Bourbon Street, Canel Street, in Royal Street, municipal address, 716 Iberville Street. The recommendation of the CPC being for approval with two provisos. We have motion M26132 by council member King approving the applicant's request for the zoning docket 1826 subject to the two recommended provisals in a waiver of the required short-term bicycle space spaces outlined in article 22 section 4.8 8 table 22-1 all street vehicle and bicycle parking requirements. Thank you, Madam Clerk. We have a comment call from Miss Heather Cooper.

I um Heather Cooper, AQ Studios, 1100 Voyer Street. I'm the applicant representing the architect. Um, we appreciated the CPC's um, support of our project um, and would appreciate the waiver of the short-term bicycle parking um, due to how narrow the sidewalk is in this area. Um, but we'd move forward with the project either way. So, we appreciate your consideration.

Thank you. Any any online comments? Okay. This hotel will be normally permitted by right but the trans and lodging study ISD that is in effect has caused this application to be considered by the council as a conditional use. The request has been received the request has received a recommendation of approval by both CPC staff and the full city planning commission and we have not received any public comment in opposition with this move adoption. Second by Councilman Harris. One more vote. Five days, no nays. Thank you. At the bottom of the page, we have item 17, legislative group and zoning docket 1926, Tony Dixon, requesting a conditional use to permit a small child cast in an SRS suburban single family residential district on square 10 lot 56, third municipal district bounded by Babylon Street, Princess Avenue, Stimway Drive, and Drew Avenue. Municipal address 4701 Babylon Street. The recommendation of the CPC being effective denial for lack of legal majority. At the top of page 28, we have motion M26133 by council member Green approving the applicant's request for zoning docket 1926 subject to pro for provos. We also have motion M26134 by council member Green denying the applicant's request for zoning docket 1926.

At this time, I'll entertain public comment. We don't have a representative of the city planning commission here, but it's not necessary. Um, it's effective denial because there was lack of a legal majority means that basically there weren't enough members to actually make a direct recommendation to us based on the number of votes. So, I'm going to call first the um comment cards that I have. I'll tell you that I only have two comment cards. I want to make sure that if there's any other comment cards that you get them to me at this time. So effectively we're starting with the comment cards that read in opposition which is but has been checked. Miss Van Vanessa Diggins Malia Subdivision Association.

Excuse me. Good morning. It doesn't work. Uh my good morning. It is a good morning. Okay.

Uh my name is Vanessa Diggins. Uh I reside at 4720 Stimway Drive, New Orleans 70126, uh the Malia subdivision. I'm here uh representing the um residents of Malia. I'm from the um Malia Neighborhood Association and that we're in opposition. If I can read this uh this proposal that was passed around. Okay. It says, uh, "We, the residents of Malia subdivision are writing to formally express our opposition to the zoning change for the proposed daycare facility at 4701 Babylon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70126. While we understand and support the need for quality child care services within our community, we believe that this particular location is not suitable for several important reasons. First, the intersection at Babylon Street and Drew Avenue experience experiences consistently high traffic volume. This area serves as a main thoroughare particularly when the Seabrook Bridge breaks down or is experiencing heavy use resulting in increased vehicle flow through our neighborhood. The addition of a daycare at this location would significantly increase traffic congestion and pose safety concerns for the residents, pedestrians, and especially young children. Second, the property and the surround infrastructure are not equipped to handle the level of activity a daycare center would generate. The narrow streets and limited parking makes it difficult to accommodate the additional vehicles and daily traffic flow without

compromising safety and convenience for for residents. Additionally, the licensed daycare operator, Kean Kulie, currently operates an existing facility, Tyler University 2, located at 5427 Crowder Boulevard at the corner of Dwire Road in Crowder Boulevard. This location appears to be more One second, ma'am. Councilman Green moves to give the speaker another 30 seconds. What's another minute? One minute. Another minute without opposition. You have another minute, ma'am. Go ahead.

Thank you. Uh this let's see where this location appears to be more appropriate for children uh for childcare operations as it offers adequate parking, sufficient space for daily activities and safe outdoor areas where children can play. It is also situated in a way that allows for community involvement without placing added strand on a densely residential street. Finally, this development could negatively impact the character and overall quality of life within our neighborhood. Our community values its quiet residential atmosphere, and introducing a business of this scale would fundamentally alter that balance. For these reasons, we respectfully urge city council officials to deny approval of the daycare proposal at 4701 Babylon Street. We ask that and al that alternative sites better suited for commercial and higher traffic use be considered instead. Sincerely, residents of Malia subdivision. Thank you so much.

Thank you, Miss Diggins, for your um comments and members of the subdivision association for um that letter. Miss um Tammy Vincente. Yes.

Good morning. Um, well, we've spoken about this quite a few times. I know you know that we're not happy about this daycare coming into our neighborhood. Not only is this a tiny house with barely a yard, there's no parking. The owner um the daycare uh tenant that's going to be renting this property indicated that they may be parking in the vacant lot next door, which they don't own. She also um when we first met her said that this was going to be a sixchild daycare. Now we're finding out she's being approved up to 20 children. It's way out of the scope of the range for this house. The size is tiny. It has one bathroom in there. We don't even know how they're going to accommodate that many children. Um not only that, we live on a very quiet senior uh street. You can see my neighbors are here and they show up every time. We have 67 people that signed a petition in our neighborhood that don't want this daycare. So, all we can ask of you is why do you want a daycare? We don't have any small children in our area that need a daycare. So, how could you consider it? Um I don't have too much more to say, but I just want you to know that we're not happy about it and we really oppose it.

Okay. Thank you very much. I do want to make it clear that um at the end of the day we consider it because it has come forward as a um an application at the end of the day. Today is the day on which we make a decision. Our job is to hear as much um as we can from residents. So I appreciate that. I just wanted to comment as to when you say why we haven't made a decision. No decision has been made.

Okay. No, no, that's all right. But you you should have said that here. But I I got you though. I understand. Well, look, I do want to start off by saying thank you to the residents of the Malia subdivision. Um, you've come out in significant numbers on more than one occasion. Um, including the neighborhood um, participation meeting and also on Saturday. Um, though I was not able to be present, you saw that Mr. Gregory Douglas was there to see and hear from you. Once again, there were over 25 people and you took a poll and only one person expressed support of it. I do find compelling some of your discussions relative to the fact that it's the a couple of blocks away from Down Road for example um where there is opportunity for commercial development. I also take into account the fact that I don't have anyone in the community who has written to me or has commented other than off the record in terms of support of this particular development. So, I do want to let you know that your concerns are heard and that is why we have neighborhood participation meetings. That is why it is great that Malia has a meeting at which people attend that they can be heard and that's what we heard on Saturday evening. I appreciate your investment. I appreciate your um petitions, your communications with me. So at that at the end of the day, I am moving on motion number M26134 asking council members support which denies the applicant's request for zoning docket number 19/26. I appreciate the work of the city planning commission. I regret that there was not a vote, but at the end of the day, I understand maybe why there wasn't a vote here, but we recognize that people who've invested in their communities deserve to be heard. That is why the neighborhood participation process exists. This does not

necessarily have any reflection upon the applicant. It's a strong statement in support of the residents who are again here today at this meeting. I appreciate the history of Mal Malia. I appreciate the fact that in many respects we're moving in the right direction and I appreciate the participation that you show such as with the garden on um Dwire and all the the other projects that are going on with the participation that you show in your community. So members, I move for um denial of the applicant's request doning docket number 1926 and we'll be withdrawing motion M26133.

Yes. Order. Thank you. The motion is five yays, no nays. And thank you again members of the subdivision for coming out today and supporting your community. Thank you. Thank you so much.

On page 30, we have item 26, legislative grouping, ordinance calendar 35,127 by council members Morell, Moreno, Jeruso, and King. An ordinance to require a crim required the criminal justice agencies to use the city's current enterprise resource planning system brass or similar contracting and procurement database approvals approved by the city council to delineate how city funds are allocated within their respective agencies and otherwise supervisor respects there too. We have an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,127 by council member Morell. an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,127 to provide additional time for certain criminal justice agencies to implement full use of brass to remove agencies already using brass and otherwise to provide respects there too. This amendment will be withdrawn and we have a substitute motion to ordinance calendar 35,127 adding an effective date of June 1st 2026. We need to vote to receive the substitute. I'll move

second by council bars. Please look at your machine. And we need the vote to add it to the agenda. Okay. I'll move to add to the agenda. Can I get a second? Second by council member Harris. All in favor? Five yays, no nays. It is added to the agenda. you did discuss the matter.

All right. Uh ladies and gentlemen, this this simply provides uh the substitute amendment um gives an explanation uh based upon our conversations with the legislative order as to why this uh ordinance is necessary. It further gives an effective date as to when the ordinance shall be in effect. We are in constant as a council, we are in constant communications with the incoming sheriff. Uh, I'm sure that once the incoming sheriff has come in and reviewed the books, we will probably have to have additional conversations with her. But the goal as of right now is to bring all of the law enforcement agencies that are not in compliance with Brass into Brass so that we can track spending. Um, as you know, due to constitutional provisions, we cannot necessarily uh dictate what the spending is, but we'd like to know what it is so that we can budget for it and it's necessary. I'll move to adopt the amendment. Second by council member King. Please vote your machines. Missing one. There you go. Five yays, no nays. I have no cards on this one. So, as my previous conversation uh addressed the underlying amendment, what's that?

Do you have a card? Yeah.

This is number 26. Do you have a card on this item? No. Okay. Do you would you like to speak on this item? Yeah. Then then you could come speak and then fill out a card afterwards. So we are discussing item 26 dealing with the brass ordinance and it has just been amended. So we're dealing with the item as amended. Go ahead.

Yeah, this uh George Mi neighborhood unity and merge. You know, we see where the state is putting more resources into juvenile injustice. This is just another instance of it. uh the funding process and all that's uh going into uh corrections and law enforcement rather than education and other uh uh uh vocational opportunities for kids. It's the more you know uh the problem is this is an extension and maybe I should talk on the other one that I had. I don't this this item we're voting on right now doesn't actually give any more money. It just says they have to report how they're spending the money. So, it doesn't deal with actually giving anybody any more money.

I'll just talk on the next one. Okay. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll move to adopt this as amended. Can I get a second? Second by council king. Please vote your machines. Missing one. Oh, it's me. You got five. Yes. Don like I'm looking around. It's me. All right. At the top of page 32, we have ordinance. We have legislative group and ordinance calendar 35,387 by council member Harris. An ordinance to amend and reordain section 70-415.339 through 70-41415.342 of division 54 of the chapter 70 article 3 of the code of the city of New Orleans relative to the housing trust fund to clarify appropriations processes and oversightes of the funding and otherwise to provide respects there too. There's an amendment to ordinance calendar 35,387 by council member Harris. An amendment to revise the housing trust fund advisory committee appointments to include one from the city council quality of life committee chair and another one another from the city council budget audit and board of review committee to update the appointment schedule during municipal election years and to change the quarterly and annual report reporting due dates. All right. I will move uh to amend. Council member King seconds.

Need one more vote. All right. And now um let let me just talk about what this is. This ordinance is essentially a cleanup instrument for the housing trust fund components of city code. Um, as amended, this ordinance does a few basic things. It removes the council president's community land trust appointment and replaces it with an appointment of the budget chair. My team has spoken with the council president, council members, stakeholders, and the nominated appointee who are all on board with this change. The ordinance also adjusts some of the dates that we've codified, including quarterly reporting dates, budget submission dates, and appointment submission dates. All after we've learned from our experience on the go on the first goround, nothing today amends the appropriations or programming under the housing trust fund. I understand that the CA with our fiscal administrators nor and finance New Orleans is still being updated by the administration and that it will come to us at come to the council at some point. I do have some comment cards. The first is Monnique Blossom followed by Paula Pete. Good morning. Monique Blossom, Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center, 1340 Pouyra Street. I'm also a proud member of the housing trust fund advisory committee serving on behalf of LFAC for the people of New Orleans. My comments today are mostly on timing and creating a little bit of a sense of urgency because we're a bit behind on schedule and getting funds out of out the door and providing affordable housing options and assistance to the people of New Orleans is our shared um top priority. So, first I'd encourage the council to move swiftly on their appointment appointments for the housing trust fund so that we can go ahead and begin meeting since we'll owe you a report in April based on the ordinance changes.

Um, and the advisory committee is a key component of transparency and information for the for the public on the housing trust fund. And then second, with regard to the cooperative endeavor agreement, I encourage the administration and council to sign that as soon as possible so we can start getting money out of the door. If funding is still not available upon the signing of the CA, we would love to see the release of notice of funding availabilities and the issue of conditional awards as soon as possible so folks um and contractors can start to break down, preferably before um hurricane season starts because those of uh fortified roofs will be crucial for members of the community. Um, and we'll see, I'm forgetting the word, chain supply issues if there's storms in the Gulf. Um, so lastly, I'd just like to thank the Office of Community Development. I see some folks over there for their willingness to provide staffing and we look forward to continuing this critical work together. Thanks.

Thank you, Mon'nique. And I couldn't agree more. Paula Pete followed by Luan White. Well, good morning. I'm happy to be here to witness a new day. Um, we've had a lot of bumps and grinds through this and um, you know, it's time to get started. I just wanted to know basically what is the total amount of funding that's being allocated to the project? That is TBD. Okay. Okay. And who will be the lead agency? because before I know there were some other groups that's planning to it's going to go through the housing department now the housing trust fund advisory committee determines how to allocate funding.

Excellent. And then um I guess we have to wait for the meeting in order to get the current information. So I just wanted to say thank you for taking this effort. There are a lot of contractors out there who want to be involved in these programs. They're bringing their own money to the table. All they need is support and they're working toward building resilient housing. so we can withstand hurricane, wind, storms, whatever nature throws our way. So, thank you very much. Thank you, Len White, followed by Miss Xavier Lannne. Hi.

Good morning, council members. My name is Luanne White. I'm the uh founder of Louv Services. We build tiny homes for people transitioning out of homelessness here in New Orleans. We're currently building in the lower ninth ward. Right now, we have residents moving into homes we've built. For us, the housing trust fund is the difference between whether we and small developers like us can build the next homes or not. 75% of our voters approve this fund. 2% commitment must be honored fully and without delay. We also need transparency especially around if funding is tied to bonds. We need clear timelines so that small developers like us um can plan and build. We need to fund what works now. Small multif family housing and small developers can deliver quickly, stabilize neighborhoods, and create real impact. We're already doing this work. With the right support, we can do more. Please protect the integrity of the housing trust fund. Thank you.

Thank you, Miss Xavier. Xavier Estates. All right. I'll move to adopt. Second by council member Muro. Five yays and one absent. Thank you. On page 39, we have item 53, motion line over M2699 by Council Member Morell, amending rule 47 of the council rules and regulations to add a paragraph 10. Thank you. One second.

All right. Uh, this simply adds a line that deals with allowing uh facilitating for expeditious meetings by allowing comment cards that are submitted electronically to be added to the record more efficiently. That's what it does. Uh, do I have any cards on this one? It's 53. I see Mr. Madi standing up. So I guess he wanted to make a card. Make a No, this is number 33. Y'all pass that up.

Yeah. Well, probably because the person here was not present. Let me see. 53. I'll come back to you on that. So you're concerned that 33 hasn't been heard yet. Correct. Okay. This is on 53. Um I will move. Can I get a second? Second by Council Member King. Please let your machines All right. 33 was deferred. Okay. Uh Mr. Madi, 33 was deferred for today. You might not have been here when it was deferred earlier in the meeting. So, it's not being heard today. The the deferral date for 33 is April 23rd.

April 23rd. Okay. At the top of page 40, we have item 55, resolution R26126 by council members McCarron, Willer, Harris, King, and Green, endorsing and supporting Louisiana House Bill 892 of the 2026 regular session, which authorizes the creation of the Weston Economic Development District in Orleans and Jefferson Parish. The utility cable, Telecommunication, and Technology Committee recommended approval. Thank you, clerk, and me. Uh, members, I just got back from Baton Rouge, and I'm happy to um report that the House Committee approved this bill. Um, this is a resolution from our council supporting um the this uh bill to create the West End Economic Development District. Um, this West End area was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which forced the permanent closure of many historic build businesses. Um, this is a true partnership between Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish, and the state to move this project forward. It's a small piece of land um that's currently now a parking lot. Um, and that will be the area that will be redeveloped. It will be keeping all of the green space that's currently there in West End Park and re and reinvesting into that area to keep the trees and the park and everything um situated there. So, uh, with that, I ask for I'm going to motion to approve. Seconded by council member King. Vote your machines. Six yays, one absent. Thank you. We have item 56, resolution R 26129 by council members Morell, Willer, McCarron, King, and Hughes. A resolution in order establishing a new zoning docket and procedural scheduled to revise chapter

158 of the code of the or code of ordinance docket number UD2501 the utility cable telecommunication technology committee recommended approval.

Thank you. This is a uh extensive revision of chapter 158 in the code that deals with utility regulation. This is a revision of a of a code that is over 50 years old. It's two years of work. Uh the documents for consideration represent a tremendous amount of work from CURO, the advisor, stakeholders, and utilities beginning with docket UD2302 on customer protections and include docket UD2501. The highlights it streamlizes customer complaint process with appeals to the council. establishes a utility regulatory manual which is one which is a one-stop shop for the rules governing city council programs like the RCPS, community solar, and the IRP. And it creates general updates to reflect our existing processes like submitting filings electronically and to make regulatory proceedings more accessible. Um, that's what it does. Any comments? Hearing none, I will move for adoption. Second by Council Willard. Please vote your machines. Uh, six shays, no nays.

At the bottom of the page, we have item 57, resolution R 26130 by council members Morel, Willer, McCarron, King, and Hughes. A resolution in order with respect to the council utilities regulator regulatory office reimbursements for the regulated utilities utility cable telecommunication and technology committee recommended approval. Thank you. This simply updates the 2016 resolution which reflected the annual budget of a much smaller curo and allows for cost recovery from energy and delta regarding kuro. Uh yes,

Mr. Chair, I just want to be on the record because somebody's already asked me about it. Yes, I support this resolution. My name may not be mentioned because of the makeup of the committee, but this re resolution and the previous one I support. Okay. Thank you. Yeah, just add. All right. Well, Clark's going to add the two other council members to next door.

All right. Thank you. I will move. Second by councilor Willard. All in favor your machine. Six shs no. Council members, we will be going back to page 26 on the agenda. We have item 13, legislative group and zoning docket 1726, city council motion M2617, requesting a conditional use to permit a wine shop in an HUB1 historic urban neighborhood business district on square 95 line A in the seven municipal district bounded by Maple Street, Fern Street, Burke Street, and Short Street. Municipal address 7901 through 7915 Maple Street and 800 through 802 Fern Street. The recommendation of the CPC being for approval with three with six provis. We have motion M26125 by council member McCarron granting the applicant's request for zoning docket 1726 subject to six provisals. Okay, since CBC is not here, I will just talk about this. Uh, the owners of Meer Provisions wish to expand and sell package alcohol beverages. They they held two neighborhood participation program meetings and revised our initial plans based on neighborhood feedback, which is important in that in this part of the district. Um, the neighborhood association suggested several provisos that were adopted by the city planning commission and these provisos will be adopted in this motion as well. Um, I have one comment card from Greg Meyer. Would you like to speak or Okay, great. Uh, therefore, I'm motion to approve. Seconded by council member Willard, third chair machines, six years, one absent. Thank you.

At the bottom of page 28, we have item 20, legislative grouping, street name change 126, requesting the requesting consideration of renaming of West Roberty Lee Boulevard, bounded by Hammond Highway, Region Street and Pont Train Boulevard to Zepha Court. The street is approximately.3 miles in lint and would affect 46 parcels and 77 addresses. The recommendation of CPC being for approval. We have motion M26-127 by council member McCarron approving the proposal of renaming West Roberty Lee Boulevard bounded by Hammond Highway Region Street and Pontra Train Boulevard to Zepha Court Street name change 126.

Thank you madam clerk. Members, uh, West Robert Lee Boulevard was not included in the 2021 renaming of Robert E. Lee to Allen Tucant Boulevard. This is mostly because West Roberty Lee is a separate street broken up by West End Boulevard and should not maintain the same name. My predecessor, Council Member G. Russo, met with the West Roberty Lee lead residents and business owners last summer to explain the process and get input on the new name. Uh, former council member G. Russo submitted Zephr Court for consideration because many New Orleansians finally remember the Zephr roller coaster in Patch Train Amusement Park. And in 1993, the Denver Zephers, a minor league baseball team, relocated to the Crescent City and became known as the New Orleans Zephers. Uh the advisory committee, planning committee, and city planning supported this change. And now I am here to finish the job. Any comments? Okay, great. Uh with that, I motion to adopt. Seconded by council member Morurell, vote your machines. Six yays, one absent. Thank you. At the bottom of page 30, we have item 28, ordinance calendar 35,342 by council member McCarron by request an ordinance to authorize the mayor the city of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on and over portions of public rightway located at the municipal address 6400 Memphis Street to fix the minimum price of terms of state Servitude agreement to declare that such use is granted and servitude agreement will incorporate space that is neither needed for public purpose nor shall use interfere with the use of public right away to set forth the reasons for say servitude agreement and otherwise to provide respects there too.

Members there's going to be three servitudes in district A. This is the first of the three 6400 Memphis. Uh these contracts amount to roughly $2,700 annually in revenue. Not much, but every little bit helps. Um with that, I motion to approve. Seconded by council member King, virture machines. Six days, one absent. On page 31, we have item 29, ordinance calendar 35,343 by council member McCarron by request. An ordinance to authorize the mayor of city of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on over portions of public right away located at the municipal address 373 Walnut Street to fix the minimum price of terms of said servitude agreement to declare that such use as granted in the servitude agreement will not incorporate will incorporate space that is neither needed for public purpose nor such use shall interfere with the use of public right away to set forth the reasons for say servitude. agreement and otherwise supervisor respects there too.

Members, this is 373 Walnut uh servitude. Motion to approve. Seconded by council member King 6, one absent. At the bottom of the page, item 30, ordinance calendar 35,344 by council member McCarron by request. An ordinance to authorize a mayor the city of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments owner over portions of public right away located at the municipal address 5400 Magazine Street to fix the minimum price of say terms and say servitude agreement to declare that such use as granted in a servitude agreement will incorporate space that is neither needed for public purpose nor shall such use interfere with the use of public right away to set forth the reasons of say servitude. food agreement and otherwise supervisor respects there too.

Last one 5400 magazine motion to approve seconded by council member Morell. Vote your machines six one absent. Thank you council members. We can suspend the rules to go to ordinance on first read. Ordinance is on first reads. Ordinance calendar number 35,391 by council member Hughes by request an ordinance to authorize the mayor of the city of New Orleans to enter into amendment number four to a previously executed cooperative and government agreement between the city of New Orleans and Capitol Area Corporate Recycling Council for the valuable for the valuable public purpose of providing electronic waste removal and recycling services, reducing dumping fees, reducing electronic waste in landfills, and providing greater access to technology to extend the term thereof for one year and to reaffirm the maximum aggregate amount of compensation of $0 is more fully set forth in the amendment number four from attached hereto as exhibit A and made a part here of and otherwise to provide with respect there too. Ordinance calendar number 35,392 by council member McCarron, an ordinance to grant an amendment to ordinance number 27,971 MCS zoning docket 12618 to permit the expansion of a neighborhood commercial establishment in an HURD2 historic urban to family residential district on square 445 lots D and E in the second municipal district bounded by Orleans Avenue, North Rendan Street, Hagen Avenue, and St. An Street. The municipal address is 3201 Orleans Avenue and otherwise to

provide with respect to zoning docket number 326. Ordinance calendar number 35,393 by council member Morell an ordinance to amend and reordain article 19 of the comprehensive zoning ordinance. Ordinance number 4,264 MCS as amended by ordinance number 26,0413 MCS and subsequent amendments to create a new interim zoning district to be named the transient the transient lodging interim zoning district. The intent of which is to require conditional use approval for hotels, motel, host, short-term rentals, commercials, time shares, bed and breakfastes principle and accessory in all zoning districts citywide where they are otherwise permitted and otherwise provide with respect there to zoning docket number 626 ordinance calendar number 35,394 by council member King in Earnest to amend and reordain article 13 of the comprehensive zoning ordinance ordinance number 4264MCS as amended by ordinance number 26,0413 MCS and subsequent amendments to define shipping container dwellings as home built from repurpose shipping containers, mandate exterior cladding and additional roofing structures to conceal their industrial features in SRS suburban single family residential districts and incorporate them as permitted or conditional uses and relevant zoning district tables and otherwise to provide with respect or two zoning document. Number 726, Ordinance calendar number 35,395 by council member Harris, an ordinance to establish a conditional use permit a standard restaurant in an HUB1 historic urban neighborhood business district CPC character preservation corridor design overlay district and the Magazine Street Use Restriction Overlay District on square 217 lot D in the sixth municipal district bounded by Magazine Street, Louisiana Avenue, Camp Street, and

Taladono Street. The municipal address is 3329 Magazine Street and otherwise to provide with respect or to zoning docket number 926. Ordinance calendar number 35,09396 by council member Harris. an ordinance to establish a condition of use to permit a neighborhood commercial establishment in an HURD2 historic urban two family residential district on square 506 lots 13 and 14 in the first municipal district bounded by street south gayoso street south celido street and the street municipal address is 4200 IO street and otherwise to provide with respect there to zoning docket number 1326 ordinance calendar number 35397 by council member Harris by request An ordinance to amend and reordain ordinance number 30,532 MCS entitled an ordinance providing a capital budget for the year 2026 to affect the following change to the 2026 capital budget to deappropriate funds from the department of public works to appropriate them to the department of public works and otherwise to provide with respect there to earnestness calendar number 35,398 by council members Harris Morell Green and Hughes by request request an ordinance to amend ordinance number 30,530 MCS as amended entitled an ordinance providing an operating bud budget of revenues for the city of New Orleans for the year 2026 to appropriate private grant funds from the mayor's alliance action fund to the health department for the no kid hungry program and otherwise to provide with respect there too ordinance calendar number 35,399 by council members Harris Morell Green and Hughes by request an ordinance to amend ordinance number 30,531 MCS as amended entitled an ordinance providing an operating budget of expenditures for the city of New Orleans for the year 2026 to appropriate public private to appropriate private grant funds from the

mayor's alliance action fund to the health department for the no kid hungry program and otherwise to provide with respect there too that concludes the ordinances on first read I will move second by council mccarron please vote machines you want me to but voted to go into okay to that was seven that was the most the whole motion to spend the rules to go to first read now Councilman Green moves we adjourn Councilman Harris seconds all in favor All right seven yays no nays we're ajourned