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From YouTube: Bossier City Council Meeting June 6, 2016
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Bossier City Council Meeting June 6, 2016
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Let's
pray,
Holy
Father.
We
thank
you
for
this
time
that
we
come
here
to
this
place.
We
thank
you
for
those
who
are
here.
We
pray
for
them.
We
pray
for
them
family
members.
We
ask
you
Lord
God,
to
continue
to
bless
us
and
keep
us
in
your
care.
Thank
you
for
your
kindness
and
your
goodness
and
your
grace
and
your
mercy
father.
We
pray
for
those
who
are
hurting
those
who
are
sick
among
us.
We
ask
you
Lord
God,
to
give
them
deliverance
in
Jesus
name.
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D
Council
we
had
a
requested
add-on
under
new
business,
which
would
have
been
introduced,
an
ordinance
appropriating
hundred
thirty
thousand
dollars
from
the
riverboat
gaming
capital
projects
fund
to
split
the
cost
of
master
planning.
The
national
cyber
research
park
with
the
Bossier
Parish
Police
Jury,
but
I
believe
y'all
were
wanting
more
information
on
this
issue.
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E
Just
update
you,
of
course,
our
public
hearing
that
was
delayed
from
last
month
for
the
proposed
Walmart
Supercenter
of
a
North
poacher.
Is
this
coming
Monday
at
2
o'clock
here
in
the
council
chambers,
but
just
this
week,
Walmart
has
requested
I
pulled
their
application
for
request
for
24-hour
operations
from
our
agenda.
We
will
do
that
at
the
meeting
during
our
approval
of
the
agenda
section
at
the
beginning
and
that
will
enable
them
to
be
open
from
6:00
a.m.
to
midnight
by
law.
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H
All
right
good
evening,
I
know
there's
been
some
debate
and
talk
about
everything.
That's
going
on
here.
I
just
wanted
to
come
up
and
speak
on
behalf
of
the
men
and
women
of
the
both
City
firefighters
and
kind
of
clear
the
air
about
anything.
That's
been
brought
up
as
far
as
why
we've
been
here
in
the
last
few
meetings
and
why
we
are
so
strongly
in
agreement
with
the
city's
idea
of
keeping
Walmart
inside
the
city
limits.
H
Most
of
us
in
this
room
have
gone
through
the
layoffs
in
2009
and
have
made
promises,
along
with
a
handful
of
y'all
that
were
on
this
board
at
the
time
not
to
ever
go
through
that
again,
and
we
just
feel
that
it's
going
to
be
a
catastrophic
move
if
the
tax
dollars
generated
from
Walmart
or
not
it's
still
in
the
city,
and
that
really
speaks
on
to
them.
That's
why
we've
been
here.
H
G
H
Not
no,
we
as
an
association
blasted
out
email
and
text
that
we
do
and
word
of
mouth
and
asked
everyone
to
be
here.
We
did
get
permission
from
the
chief
to
show
up
in
uniform,
so
we've
distinguished
ourselves
as
as
members
of
the
department
and
also
members
of
the
Association,
but
absolutely
not.
We
weren't
we
weren't
forced
to
be
here
at
all.
Thank
you
anything
else.
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I
Your
name
in
your
address
Howard
Davis,
328,
Hunter's,
Hollow,
Bossier,
City,
Louisiana,
7,
11,
11.
Okay,
you
know
I
am
for
annexation,
I'm
against
Walmart
coming
the
reason
I'm
for
annexation
is
I
along
with
I,
think
I,
don't
only
know
the
people
I
talked
to,
but
most
of
people
I
talked
to
North.
Bossier
aren't
necessarily
against
annexation,
we're
certainly
not
against
the
police
department.
We
love
the
budget,
see
the
police
department,
we're
not
against
the
fire
department.
I
We
feel
like
we
have
a
fantastic
fire
department
as
well
as
Police
Department,
and
we
recognize
that
if
there
are
two
stores,
there's
going
to
create
a
tax
burden
on
Bossier,
if
that
this
is
not
a
next,
the
other
part
is
is
that
their
services
that
a
store
like
Walmart,
if
they
come
in,
would
need
if
they
build
there.
That
would
be
a
reason
for
annexation.
We
are
not
for
I'm
not
for
again
I'm,
not
against
annexation.
On
for
annexation.
What
I
am
against
is
Walmart
moving
here,
I'm
against
any
24-hour
operations
being
there
well.
I
I
understand,
Walmart's
pulled
their
application,
but
if
you
read
the
letter
that
that
communicates
then
continuing
to
do
that,
it
says
we're
willing
to,
for
a
time
not
be
24
hours.
Their
plan
is
still
24
hours.
I've
talked
to
two
councilmen
y'all's
understanding
is.
Is
that
when
what's
been
communicated
about
by
two
of
your
councilman?
I
The
north
buzzer
corridor
is
a
wonderful
area.
It's
a
wonderful
area
that
needs
to
be
developed.
It
needs
to
be
developed
well
and
what's
happened
here
is
Walmart's
kind
of
beat
everybody
to
the
punch,
instead
of
us
being
ahead
of
the
game
in
developing
that
area.
The
NPC
recommendations
in
terms
of
the
city
planning
basically
says
the
intent
is
for
us
not
to
be
in
suburban
sprawl
and
that's
why
we're
against
Walmart
being
here,
but
we
are
I,
am
for
it,
and
I
represent
a
large
percentage
of
people
who
live
in
north
measure
for
annexation.
I
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
for
trying
to
get
into
a
political
make
melee
between
the
Police
Jury
and
the
City
Council
I'm,
fine,
with
y'all
being
the
drivers
behind
that.
But
I
want
y'all
to
to
represent
the
interests
of
the
citizens
who
are
gonna,
be
affected
by
this
project,
even
while
y'all
taking
annexation.
Thank
you,
I'm
open
any
questions.
J
J
I
And
I
appreciate
that
and
I
just
want
to
affirm
that
it
would
be
a
messy
situation
if
this
is
in
the
parish
and
it
takes
tax
dollars
away
from
major
city.
I
acknowledge
that
and
I
respect
the
other
having
to
try
to
guard
the
current
situation.
So
I
just
want
to
know.
Is
it
there
a
large
percentage
of
people
in
North
Bossier
that
feel
this
way,
but
we're
still
strongly
against
North
Asia
I
mean
about
there
being
a
super
center
in
North
bézier.
Thank
you.
K
K
What
I'm
gonna
tell
you
is
is
that
this
is
the
wrong
location.
Wimple,
Road
and
airline
drive
is
not
the
right
location.
I'm,
not
saying
that
that
you
know
if
Walmart
was
to
put
one
up
here.
If
best,
it
needs
to
be
a
half
mile
back
down
the
road.
If
y'all
want
NX
that
property,
let
them
buy
that
property
NX
that
that's
fine,
but
you
putting
this
traffic
on
wimple
road.
Then
the
MPC
and
the
Police
Jury
already
have
an
issue
with
I.
K
Don't
know
how
you
can
vote
for
something
that
they
already
have
issues
with.
As
far
as
for
we
need
at
least
three
or
four
lane
wimple
road
you're
gonna
run
it
all.
The
way
through
you've
got
an
interchange
right
there
at
wimple
Road,
an
old
Briley
Road
that
if
we
don't
do
something
as
far
as
for
the
way
that
interchange
right
there
is
offset,
get
somebody
killed,
I
don't
know
who's
gonna.
Take
the
responsibility
for
this.
Those
are
issues
that
the
NPC
and
the
police
jury
are
gonna
have
to
work
on.
K
You
already
have
and
I
know
it
was
addressed,
but
they
were
in
total.
Walmart
was
against
it,
not
being
them
being
allowed
to
make
it
a
24-hour
Center
I'm
in
total
agreement.
They
may
come
in
this
way,
but
they
may
come
back
to
you
later
and
go.
We
want
it
to
be
a
24-hour
Center
I.
Believe
that
will
happen.
K
Walmart
would
not
sign
a
contract
that
at
least
they
said
they
would
not
that
if
they
shut
down
the
Bossier
location,
which
they
said
they're
not
showing
down
the
current
location,
that
they
would
reimburse
the
city,
the
parish
and
everybody
for
the
money
that
they
spend.
So
there
are
no
guarantees
here,
one
of
the
things
the
will
of
the
people,
the
will
of
the
people
north
of
220
do
not
want
this.
K
You
have
not
had
one
person
that
has
said
we
want
Walmart
north
of
220,
there's
not
one
person,
who's
come
up
in
the
past
and
eight
or
nine
months
that
I've
been
here
and
spoke
for
it
other
than
the
I
understand
that
the
firemen,
the
policemen
they
they
feel
like.
There's
no
way-
and
you
checked
with
the
insurance
man
that
insures
the
city
there's
no
way
that
the
city
is
going
through
layoffs,
fireman
because
they're
going
to
lose
their
fire
rating
you're
not
going
to
do
that.
K
Just
what
y'all
ensure
you're,
not
gonna,
lose
your
fire
rating.
That's
your
insurance
man!
You're!
Not
fix
to
do
that.
You
know,
fix
the
layoffs
in
your
policemen.
We're
already
short-handed
they've
got
more
territory
and
more
to
cover
right
now
you
had
another
Walmart
you're
gonna
need
more
policemen,
so
all
I
ask
you
to
consider
is
that
this
is
the
wrong
location.
L
Good
afternoon,
gentlemen,
my
name
is
whitley
grace.
I
live
a
119
autumn.
Greek
motor
city
I,
do
live
outside
of
the
city
limits
in
my
job,
I'm
trained
to
be
paranoid
suspicious
and
try
to
predict
the
worst-case
scenario
for
the
future,
so
that
I
can
try
and
avoid
it.
In
this
particular
situation,
I
have
been
to
all
48
of
the
48
contiguous
United
States
I
have
never
seen
two
Walmart
supercenters,
this
close
together
Sam's
in
a
super
center.
That's
probably
but
not
too
Walmart
supercenters.
L
My
suspicions
that
I
cannot
confirm
at
this
time
is
that
the
current
location
of
Walmart
on
airline
drive
at
the
end
of
Douglas
and
the
end
of
Melrose
Street
will
become
a
distribution
center.
It
will
increase
the
truck
traffic
on
airline
drive
tremendously
it'll
make
that
portion
of
the
airline
drive
Avenue
a
desolate
area.
L
Businesses
will
move
out.
Nobody
wants
to
go
eat
where
they
smell
diesel
fuel
all
the
time.
Nobody
wants
to
go
in
and
shop
at
a
store
where
they
have
to
avoid
trucks
coming
in
and
out
all
the
time.
It's
a
perfect
location
for
if
I
were
Walmart,
that's
where
I
would
want
my
distribution
center.
The
city
is
already
building
one
road
concrete
from
Douglas
to
Viking
drives,
which
would
accommodate
their
coming
and
going
out
of
that
present
location
even
better
when
they
hit
interstate
220,
which
is
less
than
a
half
a
mile
away.
L
They
can
hit
all
the
Walmarts
in
this
area
with
ease
Halton,
Blanchard,
Pines,
Road,
URI
Drive,
the
only
one.
That's
not
on
that
agenda
is
a
Shreveport
Barksdale
highway
super
center,
but
that's
easy
to
get
to
also
by
coming
up
Barksdale
Boulevard
once
they
get
off
a
31:32
and
come
across
the
Jimmy
Davis
Bri.
If
we
ever
get
the
birds
moved
out,
but
it
is
the
this
is
anybody
else
on
this
council?
Has
that
same
suspicion?
L
I
ask
you
to
reconsider
the
annexation,
because
the
annexation
is
strictly
and
solely
for
the
purpose
of
Walmart
moving
out
there.
That
is
the
catalyst
for
the
action
that's
being
taken
by
the
City
Council,
and
it
would
be
a
disservice
to
the
people
of
Bossier
City
to
make
that
portion
of
airline
Drive.
That
is
mouth
arriving
to
become
a
desolate
area,
become
industrialized
instead
of
commercial
and
cause
the
increased
traffic
in
that
area.
L
the
traffic
backs
up
all
the
way
from
interstate
220,
all
the
way
down
past
Douglas
Drive
stop
and
go
the
accident
reports
or
astronomical
from
the
rear-end
collisions
that
happen
because
of
the
traffic.
That's
already
there,
so
I'm
just
asking
the
members
of
this
council.
If
you
have
the
same
suspicions,
if
you
have
the
same
clouded
vision
of
the
future
that
I
have
of
what's
actually
going
to
happen
to
that
area
of
town
if
the
annexation
comes
in
at
wimple,
Road
and
airline
Drive,
and
that's
something
you
really
need
to
consider.
L
I
proposed
to
this
council
that,
if
Walmart
wants
to
build
there,
Walmart
will
build
there
if
the
NPC
thinks
that
it's
a
good
idea
and
so
does
the
police
jury,
then
there's
nothing
to
stop
this
City
Council
from
annexing
it
into
the
city.
There's
a
4%
tax
rate
that
comes
to
this
parish.
If
it's
inside
the
city,
it's
three
and
a
quarter
cents
that
comes
to
Bossier,
City
and
three-quarters
of
a
cent
that
goes
to
the
parish,
the
parish
won't
like
it,
but
Walmart
can
come
into
the
city
after
it
builds
there.
L
If
the
NPC
and
the
Police
Jury
agree
that
that's
a
good
location,
the
city
can
take
it
in
then
I
would
suggest
to
this
council
at
this
time
to
not
annex
that
property,
wait
and
see
what
Walmart
is
going
today.
Are
they
gonna
shut
down
the
present
location
and
make
it
a
distribution
center,
because
that's
still
an
operation,
that's
not
against
what
they've
promised
it's
just,
not
a
retail
store
anymore
and
see
what
kind
of
problems
Walmart
is
going
to
bring
to
Bossier
City
if
they
go
through
with
their
plans.
Thank
you,
gentlemen.
Very
much.
J
L
I,
don't
believe
that's
so
mr.
Larkin
I
believe
what
it's
said
of
the
4%.
If
it's
out
in
the
parish,
the
parish
gets
all
four
percent.
If
it
comes
into
the
city,
then
the
parish
maintains
three
quarters
of
a
cent,
and
the
city
is
three
in
one
quarter.
Cent
I
believe
that
that's
how
the
distribution
makes,
but
because
of
the
way
our
tax
base,
with
the
ceiling
that
we
can
put
on
taxes
designated
by
the
state,
and
then
we
can.
L
We
can't
go
over
what
the
state
says:
the
maximum
we
can
charge
on
taxes,
especially
on
revenue
from
retail
stores,
so
the
way
that
I
understand
that
it
is
now
it's
four
percent.
The
difference
is
its
how
its
divided.
If
it's
in
the
city,
the
city
gets
three
and
a
quarter
if
it's
and
the
parish
gets
three
quarters
of
the
cent.
If
it's
in
the
parish,
the
parish
gets
all
four
percent.
G
M
No,
you
know
the
state
just
passed
the
additional
one
cents,
so
the
total
tax
within
the
city
or
within
the.
If
it's
done
within
the
city
limits,
the
total
taxes
I
believe
nine
percent.
Five
percent
goes
to
the
state,
so
it's
10
percent.
If
five
percent
goes
to
state,
five
percent
goes
to
all
the
taxing
jurisdictions
within
the
city
and
the
parish.
The
city
has
two
and
a
half
percent
of
that.
If
they're
outside
the
city
limits,
obviously
the
city
can't
tax
retail
transactions
outside
of
its
jurisdictions,
so
the
parish
rate.
M
M
J
M
L
Oh,
the
wonderful
police
and
fire
department
writings
for
insurance
purposes,
the
reduced
amount
of
calls
for
water
they're
not
gonna,
use
a
whole
lot
of
water.
There
Walmart
is
not
going
to
use
the
same
amount
of
water
and
sewerage
that
the
complex
we
use,
obviously
they'll
only
have
maybe
five
bathrooms
in
the
whole
place
for
for
shoppers
and
one
for
employees.
They're
gonna
do
probably
very
little
watering
because
out
of
the
27
acres,
I
understand,
26
acres,
everything's
gonna
be
covered
up
with
building
or
asphalt.
L
F
L
Bossier
Parish
I
think
last
three
I
know
they're,
not
a
class
one.
My
insurance
rates
are
that
low
under
the
police
department,
the
fire
department
they've
got
great
tax
insurance
benefits
because
of
the
the
better
Fire
Department
response
is
viewed
by
those
who
classify
the
police
and
fire
departments,
and
that's
that
goes
to
the
insurance
companies,
and
then
it
goes
down
from
there.
N
My
name
is
Stan
Miller
I
live
in
the
autumn.
Creek
subdivision
I
spoke
at
the
last
meeting
briefly,
and
I
still
have
a
concern
because
of
the
neighborhood
I
live
in
as
well
as
five
other
subdivisions.
All
fear
deeply
that
our
quality
of
life
once
the
Walmart
is
put
into
this
area
would
go
downhill
and
I
agree
with
whit.
His
forest
commercial
development
is
concerned
along
this
corridor
I'm
for
Walmart.
N
That
goes
on
within
their
store
with
their
own
security,
but
they
they
can't
control
what
goes
on
in
their
parking
lot
at
night.
You
can
see
what
I'm
talking
about
my
concern
are
my
proposal.
I
guess
would
be
our
question
I'm,
not
against
commercial
development,
as
I
said,
and
if
there's
other
planned
commercial
development
in
this
99
acre
annexation.
N
Has
any
consideration
been
given
to
the
fact
that
you
could
split
this
annexation
between
north
and
south
of
Lempel,
there's
34
acres
involved
with
the
Walmart
and
that's
all
north
of
wimpy
everything
south?
Do
you
have
other
development?
That's
going
on
I,
don't
think.
There's
many
people
would
oppose
that
at
all.
But
I
do
know
that
you
know
with
the
MPC
meeting
coming
up.
There
will
be
a
lot
of
people
that
will
attend
that
too,
and
there
will
be
a
lot
of
opposition
to
it.
N
J
N
The
location
I'm
not
against
the
Walmart
and
other
look
in
another
location,
obviously,
but
the
people
that
that
live
in
our
neighborhood
are
certainly
convinced.
You
know
that
our
property
values
are
going
to
slip
and
suffer
along
with
those
that
live
in
Rosedale,
those
that
live
in
Lakewood,
those
that
live
in
the
crossing
and
also
in
Cross,
Creek
and
vaio,
been
all
those
neighborhoods
are
going
to
see
an
impact
of
this
then,
and
most
of
the
people
as
you've
seen
there
have
been
over
2,000
people,
I
believe
that's
has
signed
petitions.
N
N
That
would
be
a
little
bit.
It
probably
would
take
a
lot
of
traffic
off
of
wimple
that
we're
concerned
with
the
specs
of
wimple
it
brownly.
That
would
help
some,
but
I
think
you'll
find
a
lot
of
opposition
still
from
the
people
in
Rosedale
and
Lakewood,
because
that
affects
them
more
than
what
it
does.
You
know
on
the
other
side,
first
good
well.
O
Leaving
I'm
Kendall
Brantley
I
live
at
1104
Cardiff
circle
in
Rosedale,
subdivision
and
I
do
have
a
problem
with
trying
to
put
something
behind
and
the
CVS
and
the
south
and
east
of
where
the
proposed
location
is
just
to
get
that
on
the
record,
that
that
would
be
a
bigger
problem
than
the
one.
That's
ahead
of
us
right
now.
O
My
opposition
to
this
annexation
is
strictly
related
to
Walmart
and
24-hour,
or
even
an
18-hour
operation,
because
whether
it's
there
18
hours
24
hours,
you're
still
going
to
cover
up
all
of
that
stormwater
impoundment
that
you've
got
there
you're
still
going
to
have
all
of
that
traffic
you're
still
going
to
have
all
of
that
potential
crime.
You're
still
gonna
have
all
of
that
litter.
O
You're
still
gonna
have
all
of
that
light
pollution
even
of
all
of
these
problems,
and
it
may
make
it
less
and,
as
stated
earlier,
I
firmly
believe
that
that
is
a
temporary
situation
and
in
a
very
short
amount
of
time
they
would
come
back
to
this
board
into
the
MPC
and
asked
to
go
to
24
hours
for
economic
reasons.
So
they're
not
gonna,
build
that
infrastructure
or
that
that
investment
and
not
have
it
be
a
full
24
hour,
complete
replacement
and
what
they've
got
I,
don't
know
about
this
distribution
center
I,
don't
know!
O
If
that's,
if
that's
going
to
happen,
I
can
tell
you
one
thing:
it's
going
to
be:
either
a
distribution
center
or
it's
going
to
be
a
vacant
store.
My
money
is
on
it
being
a
vacant
store
and
as
you,
the
members
of
this
board
and
then
mr.
mayor
I,
wouldn't
want
you
to
have
to
look
at
that
and
know
that
that
was
something
you
could
have
prevented.
You
don't
have
a
sign
sitting
up.
O
I
think
the
reason
why
this
comes
up
right
now
is
exactly
that:
I
think
that
is
because
Kroger
is
there
now
and
they
get
away
from
and
get
back
and
start
a
new
a
new
life
elsewhere.
They've
done
that
everywhere.
I've
that
I've
lived,
it
has
a
Walmart
they've
done
the
same
thing,
that's
at
about
20
years
in
a
store,
and
then
they
boo,
the
bigger
better
one
closer
to
the
market
that
they
want
to
pursue
and
away
from
the
competition
that
has
grown
up
around
them.
O
So
it's
very
simple
for
them:
I,
don't
blame
them
for
being
who
they
are,
but
I
don't
want
them
in
my
backyard
again,
there
are
a
lot
of
quality
of
life
issues
north
Bossier,
what
it
has
going
for
it
right
now
is
it
it's.
A
beautiful
area
does
have
traffic
issues
already,
and
we
all
know
that
we
all
live
with
that
because
we
like
the
area
we
live
in,
but
you
put
the
Walmart
into
this.
It
makes
that
much
less
attractive
and
with
the
MPC
group
and
if
you'd
like
I,
can
share
it
with
you.
O
There's
there's
published
data
to
support,
there's,
actually,
a
study
that
shows
when
you
put
a
Walmart
into
an
area,
a
two-mile
perimeter
around
that
the
property
values
declined.
There's
a
national
average
of
increase
and
I
can't
quote
to
the
number
off
the
top
of
my
head,
but
the
difference
between
the
national
and
when
you're
two
miles
from
Walmart's
about
6%
and
I'm
not
prepared
to
take
a
6%
loss
on
my
capital
investment,
but
I
have
a
30-year
mortgage
on.
Nor
would
you
you
wouldn't
want
this
to
be
living
next
to
Stonebridge
or
any
other.
O
Nice
neighborhood
and
we
consider
Rosedale
and
we
consider
autumn
Creek,
and
we
consider
brothers,
Dell
or
Lakewood
nice
areas,
so
we
don't
think
that
it's
suitable
to
put
a
24-hour
Walmart,
whether
it's
18
hours
or
24
hours.
Next
to
those
nice
of
areas,
it's
just
not
suitable.
Those
belong
closer
to
other
big-box
retailers.
Now
you've
got
sprawl
and
growth
that
is
coming
and
you
know,
and
it's
inevitable
to
a
degree,
but
why
not
control
that
and
force
that
to
be
closer
to
like
properties,
and
so
that
you
know
it's
a
little
bit
more
accepted.
O
I
was
mentioned
in
the
last
meeting.
We
went
that
I
went
to
in
the
MPC
that
the
you
know
the
values
of
the
green
acres
or
Green
Acres,
subdivision
that
not
actually
decreased
that
actually
grown
during
the
time
of
Walmart's
there
yeah
they
wouldn't
have
grown.
They
would
have
grown
a
much
more
if
he
hadn't
had
to
Walmart
there.
In
my
opinion,
but
think
about
this.
What
does
the
east
side
of
that
subdivision?
Look
like
versus
the
west
side.
It's
quite
a
difference.
O
It's
a
much
nicer
area,
the
further
you
get
away
from
it
and
that's
why
we're
here
and
that's
why
we're
having
this?
You
know
this
opposition,
that's
why
we're
so
vocal
about
we're
getting
involved
in
politics.
You
know
it's
nothing.
Anybody
wanted
to
get
involved
in
that's
in
this
room,
I'm
sure,
but
it
is
important
to
us.
It
is
our
our
investment
is
our
property
and
we
ask
that
you
protect
it
by
declining
this
annexation.
Thank
you.
Any.
J
O
O
P
O
A
lot
of
different
reasons
for
that,
but
it's
probably
the
same
reason.
Why
we're
all
in
this?
In
this
room
and
probably
the
same
reasons,
you
wouldn't
have
this
kind
of
opposition?
If
you
were
to
put
a
you,
know
doctor's
office
or
a
professional,
complex
or
a
bank,
or
something
that's,
not
24-hour
litter.
You
know
a
heavy
volume
like
a
Walmart
Supercenter,
it's
just
not
suitable
for
a
neighborhood
and
that's
what
this
is.
This
is
a
nice
neighborhood.
We
want
to
keep
it
that
way.
So
we
appreciate
your
consideration.
Any
other
questions.
J
E
E
Q
Hi,
my
name
is
Linda
Potter,
Valverde
and
I
live
at
1002,
Creole,
Bossier
City,
seven,
eleven
eleven
and
my
back
door
would
be
looking
at
the
Walmart
if
we
moved
it
to
the
southeast
section.
Yeah
I'm
CBS
I
keep
hearing
that
Walmart
from
Walmart
that
Walmart's
not
going
to
close,
but
yet
they
won't
do
anything
I'm
against
the
annex,
because
I
feel
like
it's
just
a
done
deal
they
get
the
index
saying
it's
gonna
happen.
Q
Q
Q
Everywhere
I've
lived
they
posed
in
Walmart's,
you
know,
six
to
12,
Oh
sounds
great,
but
you
have
little
kids
they're
still
trying
to
go
to
sleep
and
just
people
driving
in
and
out
from
someone
didn't.
You
know
neighborhoods
getting
through
this,
some
of
the
neighborhoods
to
get
the
Walmart
you'll
have
alcohol
sales,
I
mean
I
and
we
really
did
in
the
city
of
say.
The
city
of
Bossier
really
does
not
need
another
empty
building.
You've
got
Kroger,
you've
got
the
Michaels
on
80.
J
E
Reason
the
store
is
asking
for
the
24
or
while
they're
having
to
ask
for
the
24,
because
they're
within
300
feet
of
a
residential
zoning
classification.
That
would
be
the
apartments
across
the
street
if
they
were
not
within
300
feet
of
a
residential
zoning
classification.
24
hours
is
a
use
by
right
in
a
B
3
zoning
classification.
E
J
L
D
D
It's
often
ordinance
approving
the
acquisition
of
the
property
described
as
a
lot
375
east
reports
subdivisions
and
authorizing
the
mayor
to
sign
any
and
all
documents
necessary
to
acquire
property
necessary
for
property
acquisition
in
the
old
downtown
area
of
buzzer
cities
for
the
budget.
Re-Envisioning
project
final
reading.
So.
A
D
Adopt
an
ordinance
approving
the
acquisition
of
the
required
right-of-way
from
the
required
from
arrows
properties
LLC
for
the
project
is
described
in
Exhibit
A
authorizing
the
mayor
to
sign
any
and
all
documents
necessary
to
acquire
property
necessary
for
property
acquisition
in
the
old
downtown
area
of
Bossier
City
for
the
Vosges
re-envisioning
project
final
reading.
So.
D
D
Adopt
an
ordinance
authorizing
it
in
providing
for
issuance
of
four
million
dollars
of
public
improvement
sales,
tax
revenue,
bonds,
Series
ST,
2016
of
the
city
of
Bossier,
City
state
of
Louisiana,
prescribing
the
forum
fixing
the
details
and
providing
for
the
rights
of
the
owners
thereof,
providing
for
payment
of
the
principle
of
and
interest
on,
such
bonds
and
providing
for
other
matters
in
connection
therewith.
Final
reading.
So.
D
M
E
Was
you
know
this?
Is
the
vacant
lot
there
on
the
corner
of
McDade
in
Barksdale
there
was
no
opposition
to
this
application
and
the
vast
majority
of
this
site
is
already
zoned
b3.
There
was
a
small
portion
that
was
included
in
the
sale
of
this.
That
was
owned
residential,
and
that
was
the
purpose
for
this
zoning
application
just
to
make
the
entire
site
same
time.
D
D
G
This
is
in
reference
to
the
funding
mechanism
for
this
project.
I'm.
Sorry,
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
speak
to
you,
but
I'd
spoken
to
the
mayor
yesterday
and
if
it's
the
wishes
of
the
council,
I
would
like
to
have
that
money
come
from
another
funding.
Source
and
I
can
discuss
that
with
you
later,
but
also
I
spoke
to
the
mayor
in
mr.
Hall
and
I'm
going
to
be
proposing
an
ordinance
that
we
take
the
bond
money.
G
You
know
the
22
and
then
the
DEQ
I
think
will
have
20
so
far
from
them
and,
if
that
be
specifically
used
on
the
five-year
capital
program,
not
to
be
used
on
any
type
of
emergency
repairs
or
anything,
and
my
rationale
for
that
is
that
if
we
start
robbing
these
bond
funds
for
emergency
repairs,
then
we're
not
going
to
end
up
doing
necessary,
sewer
work
that
we
have
planned
on.
Therefore,
we
get
behind
the
curve.
So
do
you
concur
with
I?
Do.
P
Understand
what
you're,
saying
and
I
do
concur
with
not
using
it
for
emergency
repairs.
This
was
part
of
a
project
list
that
was
incorporated
in
the
upgrade
in
the
Northeast
wastewater
treatment
plant.
So
it
was
projected
it
could
be
considered
an
emergency,
so
we
can
use
whatever
funding
mechanism
that
you'd
like
to
use.
There
are
funds
available
in
the
contingency
fund
and.
G
P
G
G
A
P
R
G
Well,
whatever
the
excess
is
over,
the
re-envisioning
cost,
whatever
that
ends
up
being
for
the
water
and
sewer.
If
it
runs
over,
then
we'll
we'll
have
less
but
I
mean
the
first
thing
that
we're
using
that
money
for
us
to
take
care
of
the
water
and
sewer
reworks
for
the
read
envisioning
product
project
in
whatever
that
remaining
balance
is,
will
be
applied
to
this
levee
stabilization
at
the
northeast
plant
and
then,
if
there's
more
money
required
than
we'll
take
that
from
contingencies.
G
R
J
Tim
has
a
question
either
I
just
want
to
interject
something
we
a
recently
just
as
recent
as
a
week
ago
was
at
a
meeting
where
we
were
talking
about
the
very
levy
that
separates
this
plant
from
the
Reggie
body.
There
and
I
learned
at
that
meeting
that
any
work
that
gets
done
on
that
ready
to
have
what
they
call
a
408
permit
from
the
Corps
of
Engineers,
and
it's
a
lengthy
process
specifically
applies
to
this,
and
after
further
discussion,
we
learned
that
there
is
a
there's,
a
recommendation
to
remove
the
main
light.
J
The
guideline
levy
from
the
ring
levy-
that's
around
here,
so
that
this
plant
will
no
longer
come
under
that
408.
So
maybe,
when
you're
doing
the
re-evaluation
of
this,
you
might
want
to
take
into
account
those
circumstances,
because
they
will
have
a
lot
to
do
with
the
time
that
it
takes
to
get
permission
to
do
the
world
that
you're
planning
I.
Think
what.
J
Levee
district
has
had
a
number
of
meetings
since
that
flood,
with
the
Corps
of
Engineers
and
with
representatives
from
the
Corps
of
Engineers,
because
we've
been
trying
to
get
a
permit
for
nine
years
to
raise
the
levee
and
in
these
meetings
we
keep
getting
they
turned
down
and
the
particular
meeting
that
I'm
speaking
of
is
one
where
we
learned
that,
in
fact,
the
process
has
to
be
reinstituted
and
has
to
be
instituted
under
a
new
permitting
process.
They
have,
and
it's
called
and
the
permit
requires
a
408
H.
A
G
P
G
G
A
S
Well,
we
still
have
the
gravity
line,
that's
being
replaced,
they
fees
from
Murphy
Street
or
starts
at
Murphy
Street.
These
were
not
part
of
that
project.
These
were
panels
that
were
dropped
when
we
had
an
old
8
inch,
sewer
line
right
there
in
front
of
the
old
Western
store
and
it
was
abandoned,
so
it
was
starting
to
collapse,
and
when
that
happened,
the
panel's
there
started
to
collapse.
S
Well,
we
noticed
when
we
were
bypassing
for
that
gravity
line,
that
there
was
an
area
right
around
that
manhole
at
Murphy
that
there
was
no
no
dirt
there
anymore
and
it
had
compromised
underneath
that
panel
right
there.
So
we
put
global
Global
fill
in
there
to
bring
everything
back
up
to
grade
and
those
two
portions
of
it
are
completed.
That's
what
this
ordinance
about
the
emergency
for
the
gravity
main
though
that
goes
to
that
big
airline
lift
station.
That's
probably
only
about
I,
don't
know,
maybe
30
40
percent
complete
at
this
point.
L
D
T
T
T
You
can't
tell
me
out
of
the
46.
You
can't
tell
me
that
you're
gonna
save
3.5
million
dollars
is
just
from
taking
those.
You
know
that
money
from
the
city
and
being
able
to
utilize
each
one
of
each
five
compartments.
You
you
the
list.
You
know
we
already
have
a
list
of
the
you
know
the
what
Manchaca
is
gonna
come
in
and
they've
already
replaced
one
one
superintendent
and
that's
written
in
the
actual
agreement.
T
T
All
five
will
the
fifth
one
that
doesn't
exist
right
now,
because
when
he
heard
of
this
he
left
so
four
of
your
five
superintendents
that
that
are
on
board
right
now
are
class
for
licensed
in
the
water
or
whatever
their
field
of
specialty
is
in
the
agreement.
They
only
have
two
people
of
the
five
that
have
to
be
classic
were
licensed,
which
means
my
family
and
every
other's
family
around
here,
you're
gonna
take
their
health
into
consideration.
These
class
4
license
are
not
taking
likely.
T
I
do
have
a
son
that
works
for
this
reporters
see
to
your
tree
port.
These
license,
don't
they're
not
lightly
taken,
they
are
studied,
for
they
are
classified.
You
have
you
have
to
stay
for
weeks.
For
this,
you
only
have
two
people
of
the
five
that
had
license,
not
to
mention
you
have
an
engineering,
firm,
gonna
run
the
city,
the
water
water
department,
and
how
many
successful
cases
can
you
bring
to
me
and
say?
T
T
In
the
in
the
case
that
God
helped
me
please
and
I
pray
daily
that
this
doesn't
happen.
It's
a
this.
These
forty
six
people
are
lost
and
they
maintain
whatever
the
amount
of
people
they
need
to
maintain.
Is
man
shot
going
to
come
in
and
ensure
these
people?
Are
they
gonna
maintain
their
benefits?
Are
they
gonna
do
all
this,
or
is
the
city
Bossier
still
maintaining
this
situation?
T
So
are
we
really
saving
here?
Are
you
unemployment,
forty
six
people
and
the
city
of
Bossier
still
pays
for
insurance
benefits,
401k
retirement
and
as
well
in
their
agreement?
They
say
we'll
also
need
money
to
get
these
different
license.
Well,
you're
only
license
to
how
can
that
be
agreeable
in
this
contract,
because
it's
a
contract,
it's
not
a
partnership,
and
they
stay
in
here
that
they're,
not
a
partner.
No,
it
says
we're
not
a
partner,
and
we,
you
know,
don't
don't
intend
to
be
a
partner
with
Bossier
City.
T
So
it's
not
a
partnership
agreement,
it's
a
privatization
which,
in
result
in
the
end
it's
going
to
cause
my
well
I
know
it's
been
promised.
It's
been
told
to
every
person
in
every
channel.
Oh,
it's
not
gonna
raise
your
water
prices.
It's
not
gonna.
Do
that
I
pay
$120
approximately
a
month
for
water,
sewage
and
trash
thing
up.
Who
else
is
gonna?
Take
that
additional
okay
you've
got
an
agreement
for
five
years.
Well,
in
the
first
year,
you're
using
1
million
and
42
755,
then
60
days
prior
to
the
next
year.
T
You
agree
for
the
next
year.
Well,
okay,
well,
you've
got
water
sewage
agreements
that
you've
gotta
fix.
You've
got
old
systems.
You've
gotta
sit
fix.
Man
checks
not
going
to
fix
these
they're
gonna
contract
out
in
that
stead
said
in
the
agreement:
they're
not
fixing
their
contracting
out
more
money
more
money.
So
what
is
your
two
three
four
five
means
two
million
three
million
four
million.
T
When
did
you
stop
so
speaking
for
those
11
people
who
are
dear
to
my
heart
and
who
are
here
I
say
say
no
to
this:
it's
not
been
proved
that
it's,
it's
good,
there's
not
a
successful
case
in
this
situation
where
it
did
work.
You
can't
tell
me
there
is
one
that
has
worked.
It's
gonna
cost
the
city
of
Osher
more.
Why
don't
you
leave
these
46
employees
alone
and
let
them
continue
to
do
their
job,
that
they've
been
doing
and
that
they've
had
continued
their
retirement
continue
their
benefits
continue
their
life.
T
So,
on
behalf
of
my
daughter,
who's,
a
current
city,
employee
I,
asked
you
please
say:
no,
because
my
daughter
is
20
years
old,
she
was
told
heat
in
the
city
of
bozer,
be
proud,
you'll,
learn
something
you'll
gain
something
man
check
coming
in
and
taking
over
is
not
learning
anything.
That's
not
teaching
my
twenty
year
old.
That
working
for
the
government
is
a
good
thing.
A
U
Katsopolis
I
am
a
spouse
of
one
of
the
employees.
My
husband
is
currently
serving
our
country
and
will
be
gone
until
the
30th
of
July.
So
I
am
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
his
concerns.
He
has
been
deployed
and
has
evacuated
several
of
you
guys
from
your
homes.
This
past
flood.
With
this
being
said,
as
you
can
see,
I
am
currently
pregnant.
We
have
a
six-year-old
daughter
and
a
daughter
on
the
way.
I
too
have
served
and
I
am
a
disabled
army
vet
of
nine
years.
U
So
you
can
say
this
comes
at
the
worst
time
of
our
lives
when
I'm
supposed
to
be
happy
and
joyous
and
in
fact
I'm
fearing
for
the
fact
that
this
council
will
vote
to
privatize
because
that's
what
this
is.
Our
water
I
have
seen
privatized
gone
horribly
wrong
with
being
in
the
military.
We
have
always
gotten
our
housing
privatized
and
I
can
tell
you
that
that
40
year
agreement,
the
Barksdale
currently
has
is
a
living
nightmare.
They
thought
they
were
gonna
save
six
million
dollars.
U
How
about
they've
spent
an
additional
ten
million
dollars
for
the
privatization
of
their
houses
and
their
electricity?
These
are
confirmed
facts.
So
how
can
you
say,
you're
gonna
save
3.5
million
dollars
by
releasing
these
46
employees,
because
all
it's
gonna
happen
is
merely
my
water.
Bill
is
gonna
increase,
I've,
also
read
and
I've
also
found,
then
not
that
members
of
the
council
receive
money
from
Manchac
as
well
as
the
governor
as
well
as
the
mayor.
Excuse
me
for
campaign
rebates.
U
The
concern
is
gonna,
be
if
this
board
elects
it.
The
46
would
then
lose
their
job
in
this
merger.
This
would
be
a
problem
for
him,
seeing
as
the
fact
that
he
would
not
be
able
to
jump
on
the
bandwagon
to
find
a
new
job
because
he's
currently
serving
our
governor
of
the
United
States
of
the
currently
serving
the
governor
of
Louisiana
and
getting
ready
for
a
deployment
that
he
will
leave
in
January.
I
hope.
Your
decision
is
not
to
vote
this
in,
because
it's
a
crying
shame
that
privatization
has
destroyed
many
things.
U
We
can
also
look
at
Shreveport
privatization
for
the
engineering
department.
They
too
are
facing
with
astronomical
increases
in
their
engineering,
firm,
I've,
also
researched.
This.
The
situation
doesn't
sit
right
with
me
for
the
simple
fact
that
members
of
the
council
and
the
mayor
do
receive
money
from
Manchac.
So
how
can
this
not
be
a
conflict
of
interest
if
you
guys
receive
money
from
them,
and
now
you
want
to
privatize
with
them.
Thank
you.
V
Disagreement,
no
matter
what
you
say,
no
matter
what's
the
innit
I
have
no
idea
why
you
want
to
do
it,
but,
first
of
all
it's
an
omission
that
y'all
have
failed
to
operate
a
public
utility
in
a
good
manner.
That's
a
failure
on
your
part
to
get
to
this
point
right
here.
Y'all
could
not
do
it,
but
now
you're
gonna
hire
a
firm.
That's
never
operated
at
utility
to
operate
that
utility.
So
it's
very
difficult
to
understand.
What's
going
on,
I,
don't
know
you
cannot.
V
There
is
the
contract,
but
there's
no
reasons
given
for
this
action.
I
think
that
you
need
to
put
together
a
report
and
state
with
some
specificity.
Why
you're
taking
this
action,
you
know
all
I
know
I
heard
there
was
a
news
report
that
this
was
to
gain
efficiencies,
but
that's
that's
not
going
to
gain
me.
The
efficiencies
replacing
people
that
know
what
they're
doing
take
pride
in
their
work
with
people
that
have
never
done
this
work
doesn't
seem
to
be
very
efficient
to
me.
V
Table
this
or
get
rid
of
this
right
away
and
communicate
with
the
public.
More
often,
you
need
to
communicate
with
the
ratepayers
when
you
need
to
communicate
with
the
employees,
because
the
way
y'all
have
treated
your
employees
is
sad.
It's
terrible
because
they're
all
out
there
right
now,
they
don't
know.
What's
gonna
happen
to
them.
They
don't
know
whether
they
need
to
go
look
for
a
job.
They
don't
to
do.
V
So,
if
man
check
put
somebody
in
there,
they
won't
be
any
better
than
what
you
have
right
now
strongly
think
that
you
reconsider
this
I
think
you
need
to
also
reconsider
your
entire
association
with
Manchac
jaws
management
of
their
contracts
is
pitiful.
You
have
allowed
them
to
operate
with
no
oversight.
V
V
It
some
more
I
think
if
you,
if
you're
gonna,
go
forward
with
it,
though,
and
you
want
to
go
forward
with
it,
I
think
you
should
hire
a
law
firm
that
is
experienced
in
public-private
partnerships
to
represent
you
because
you're
not
getting
the
best
side
of
this
contract.
So
that's
all
I
have
to
say
and
I
hope
this
is
over
and
thank
you
for
letting
me
talk.
W
I'm
Michael
wallet
I
live
at
7:07
partakers
Road
I
am
a
one
of
the
employees
that
stands
to
have
a
chance
of
losing
this
job.
I
am
currently
the
superintendent
over
the
distribution
and
collection
system.
Here
in
Bossier,
my
department,
according
to
the
contract
that
was
presented,
I'll
stands
to
lose
the
most
employees
we
currently
have
31
in
my
department,
y'all
are
gonna,
it's
gonna
be
cut
down
to
16.
W
I
am
currently
down
five
people
right
now
to
do
deploy
deployment
when
this
lady's
husband
and
another
one
I
have
to
that
left
when
they
heard
about
this
and
y'all
have
put
a
hiring
freeze,
so
I've
not
been
able
to
replace
them,
and
then
I
have
one
that
had
a
triple
bypass
surgery.
Three
weeks
ago,
I
am
doing.
All
I
can
do
just
to
keep
afloat
only
being
down
five
people.
This
will
never
work.
W
If
you
go
to
the
numbers
that
they
have
listed,
there,
there's
absolutely
no
way
that
eight
people
in
lift
stations
can
check
over
100
of
those
stations
every
day,
it's
down
possible,
it's
physically
impossible
and
I'm
doing.
All
I
can
do
like
said
to
keep
it
slow
with
the
sewer
problems,
the
water
issues
that
we
have
and
one
other
thing.
The
numbers
just
don't
make
sense
on
this
contract.
Most
of
the
employees
that
are
gonna
be
let
go
in
this
based
off
of
first
last
hired
first
fired
process
or
make
less
than
$11
an
hour.
J
W
W
J
Do
you
think
would
be
helpful
to
know
I
read
this
entire
contract
I've
listened
to
the
presentation
and
the
reasoning
on
it,
but
but
one
thing
that
that
I
have
not
been
presented
with,
which
I
would
value
that
would
help
I
think
everyone
see
this
is
is
if
we
are
going
to
if
we're
gonna
absorb.
If
women
eliminate
that
many
jobs.
J
One
thing
that
makes
a
lot
of
sense
to
me
is
to
have
at
least
a
tally
that
that
has
the
position
they're
presently,
whatever
that
person
in
that
position
is
doing,
and
then
the
next
box
ought
to
say
who's
gonna
do
what
they're
doing
now.
So
so
someone
who
wanted
to
in
a
bonafide
weight
critique
this
could
say.
Well,
you
can't
do
that
or
you
can't
do
that.
J
So
that
seems
like
a
logical
and
legitimate
step
to
take
in
in
consolidation
is
to
show
what
happens
to
half
of
the
personnel
and
they
need
one
department,
and
it
would
seem
that
we
certainly
need
to
know
that
anyway,
and
and
I
tend
to
agree
with
what
Richard
said.
You
know
it
would
be
a
shame
and
deplorable
if
we
have
that
many
people
employed
and
the
box
says
they're
doing
nothing.
J
You
know
so
I
dare
say
it's
probably
not
gonna
say
that
and
then
there
there
may
be
some
weight
that
their
work
is
more
efficiently
accomplished,
but
I
am
I,
think
that
would
be
a
good
thing
to
have
and
it
may
exist
and
I
just
haven't,
haven't
seen
it
yet.
But
I
would
love
to
see
what
happens
when
somebody
takes
36
positions
out
of
a
prize.
B
V
X
Almost
that
can't
replace
that
it's
kind
of
sad
to
say
how
could
someone
just
come
in
and
pull
some
jobs
from
taxpayer?
That's
here,
that's
trying
to
survive,
trying
to
restore
a
future
I
disagree,
but
all
the
group
of
guys
that
I
work
with
I
go
to
bat
for
them
every
time.
It's
just
sad
to
even
consider
cutting
anything
took
us
years
to
get
a
raise.
X
We
out
here,
y'all
watering,
y'all
sewers,
fine,
all
better
than
having
farmer.
Oh
no
water,
piss,
press
2:00.
In
the
morning
we
get
up
and
go
bobbing
everyone's
asleep
I
think
we
do
a
great
job
and,
like
mr.
listening
said,
I
think
y'all
should
consider
being
a
little
more
attention
to
employees
out
there
English
what.
X
J
X
Every
fire
hydrant
in
the
city,
all
about
we
got
contractors
going
around
doing
their
job.
So
it's
hard
for
me
to
keep
up
with
whatever
they
tear
up,
because
I
don't
come
right
behind
them
and
we
make
repairs
while
I'm
out
making
repairs.
I
only
have
four
guys
got
myself
and
two
more
of
them.
That's
gonna
leave
one
high
in
the
contract,
the
end
that
knows
nothing
to
fire,
hydrants,
fighting
a
losing
battle,
I'm
losing
battle,
tearing
it
down.
That's
good
piece
of
piece
boat,
my
boat
and
replacement.
It's
not
easy!
X
G
Yeah
for
the
record,
I
guess:
mr.
washing
back,
could
you
come
up
please
just
what
I
want
to
do
is
provide
some
clarity.
There's
been
reference
to
a
savings
of
3.5
million
I,
don't
know
where
that
came
from,
but
just
to
set
the
record
straight
with
the
media
and
the
taxpayers
and
everybody
here
today,
I
believe.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
it's
roughly
3.1
gross.
G
U
C
Y
Have
two
contracts
with
the
city
currently
in
the
operational
phase
environment
for
the
city
of
Bossier,
one
for
your
wastewater
plant
and
one
for
your
water
treatment
facility.
Those
will
continue.
This
particular
public-private
partnership
contract
will
augment
that
and
look
at
the
entire
utility
department
as
a
whole.
Okay,.
C
C
We'll
be
concerned
about
that,
you
know
being
the
case,
but
if
not
I
can
really
appreciate
the
city
not
having
to
raise
the
rates
in
the
future
water
rates
for
people
who
can
lease
afford
it.
So
that
being
my
thinking,
if
this
is
going
to
prevent
that
I
have
to
be
in
favor
of
it
because
of
it.
But
I
am
concerned
as
well.
C
They've
projected
saving
and
and
and
I
would
like
to
hope
that
we
can
we
can
track
the
saving
to
the
city
now
acts
mr.
Buffington
to
come
forward
to
to
to
to
address
that
possibility
in
the
future
able
to
track
what
we
really
save,
maybe
on
a
quarterly
basis,
come
before
the
council
give
us
that
number
again.
We.
M
Report
to
you
now,
on
a
monthly
basis,
all
the
actual
results.
Again,
we
have
the
historical
numbers.
Obviously
you
know
that
are
audited
by
our
external
audit
firm
every
year,
so
that
you
know
those
are
good,
reliable
numbers.
So
again,
knowing
what
the
actual
results
are
going
forward,
you
always
have
the
comparison
basis
there
to
draw.
You
know
your
conclusions
from
okay.
C
Y
C
C
C
Y
Of
employees
that
withhold
the
highest
certification
for
the
city
to
operate
within
the
confines
of
the
Health
Department,
there's
no
intent
to
let
those
employees
you
need
to
keep
them
to
maintain
your
operational
certifications
that
are
required
by
the
state
of
Louisiana.
This
contract
will
augment
those
with
additional
staff
by
Manchac
that
will
have
certifications
that
come
with
years
of
experience
and
expertise
to
help
assist
them
with
their
maintenance
and
operation
efforts.
A
C
F
Yes,
I
certainly
write
to
Beto,
specifically
we're
working
our
way
through
the
process
to
try
to
comply
with
the
last
in
first
out,
but
also
try
to
retain
those
people.
They
have
the
right,
certifications
and
experience.
Well,
so
we're
going
through
that
process
right
now
and
I
would
have
hoped
that
we
could
have
notified
them
before
a
public
meeting.
We
were
not
able
to
do
that,
and
so
I
regret
that.
But
yes,
they
need
to
be
told
and
toes
Pacific's.
Yes,.
R
A
F
A
J
The
one
thing
I
would
like
to
understand
is
is
how
how
you
can
lay
off
46
people
and
accomplish
what
they
were
doing
in,
and
that
gives
me
great
concern
just
just
to
know
how
you
can
do
that.
I
can't
see
how
you
can
do
that
I'm,
not
saying
you
can't
do
it
so,
do
you
have
a
you
have
a
matrix
there
that
shows
what
these
people
are
doing
and
how
that's
going
to
now
be
comfortable.
We've.
Y
Been
looking
at
a
number
of
various
components
of
information
that
the
utility
department
has
won
with
regard
to
running
your
rough
water
and
wastewater
facilities,
making
sure
that
you
have
the
appropriate
certifications
there
on-site
during
every
shift
from
our
research.
We
believe
that
the
city
can
adequately
adequately
cover
those
because
we're
not
intending
to
lose
any
certified
operators
within
your
treatment,
divisions
as
it
relates
to
your
water
and
wastewater
management
division.
Y
You
know,
assuming
that
you've
got
240
effective
work
days,
and
you
combine
your
your
your
staffing,
it's
it's
more
than
8:00
in
the
lift
station
division,
you're
looking
at
11
their
problem,
possibly
with
16
so
somewhere
in
the
neighborhood
of
30
folks,
including
the
Manchac
people,
to
cover
your
distribution
and
collection
system.
We
feel
is
more
than
adequate
to
operate
efficiently
and
effectively
and
reduce
cost
to
the
city.
Y
J
J
J
Like
if
these
people
are
out,
you
know
fixing
meters
right,
I,
don't
know
what
they
do.
I
mean
I've,
seen
how
to
experience
or
to
where
somebody
came
to
my
house.
You
know
Sunday
night
to
fix
the
meter
that
was
busted,
but
these
the
this,
the
service
side
of
things,
I
think
it
would
be
good
for
us
to
know
to
understand
that
and
so
I
just
request
a
you
know,
a
some
kind
of
a
document.
J
That's
going
to
show
me
what
they're
doing
is
gonna
get
either
doesn't
need
to
get
done
or
they're
not
doing
anything,
or
it
can
be
consolidated
logically
into
a
more
thoughtful
systemized
thing
and
I
just
do
not
know
that
right
now
and
and
certainly
should
get
that
okay
I
also
have
some
other
questions,
but
they're
just
innocuous
ones.
That
I'd
like
to
sit
down
with
y'all
and
just
go
through
this
just.
Y
G
Z
Apologize
I
wasn't
gonna
speak
today.
Well,
you
have
to
be
the
last
one:
okay,
okay!
Well,
my
name
is
Kim
Barda
I'm,
the
superintendent,
the
motor
city
water
plant
I've,
been
here
not
quite
as
long
as
Jimmy
has
but
I've
been
here
a
long
time.
My
same
privatizations
come
they
try
to
get
in
and
they
don't,
but
don't
think
I
want
to
ask.
Is
the
council
come
out
and
see
what
we
do
I've
been
here
a
long
time
I've
seen
mr.
Z
Montgomery
come
out
to
my
plant
as
I
see
it
come
and
see
what
we
do
before
you.
You
know,
judge
us
and
get
rid
of
this
we're
talking
four
to
six
people,
I'm,
not
here
to
talk
about
myself,
I'm
talking
about
my
employees.
Mr.
Darby
you've
been
here
a
long
time,
I
remember
when
you
left.
You
came
back
because
of
your
brother.
Do
you
recall.
C
Z
Z
I
got
operators
that
I'm
training
to
become
class
force
which
I
had
to
have,
but
every
time
I
get
them
up
to
a
class
port.
They
go
to
Shreveport
because
they
paid
$3
more
in
that
work.
So
again,
I
have
three
operators,
I'm
training,
trying
to
get
them
to
a
class
four,
but
now
we're
talking
about
getting
rid
of
them.
So
how
can
we
get
up
there?
How
can
we
get
to
our
class
board
plant?
Z
Probably
probably
privatization
is
not
the
answer.
The
answer
is
you
have
good
employees
just
keeping
this
pain
where
they
don't
leave
and
that
we
don't
have
to
worry
about
this
so
I
bite.
You
come
out.
Look
at
our
plants.
Look
at
distribution!
Look
at
the
wastewater
plants
come
out,
I'd
like
to
see
I'll
buy
you
a
cup
of
coffee
just
come
see
what
we
do
before
you
judge
us
or
get
rid
of
us.
Z
Have
22
I
have
one
that's
not
filled,
but
when
I
started
in
1985
we
had
16
employees
on
your
ledger,
there's
only
15,
so
we're
going
backwards.
They
said
he's
getting
bigger,
but
the
employees
are
getting
smaller.
The
mat
don't
work.
I'm
the
city
of
bozer
is
my
life.
You
know
I
will
give
everything
that
I
have
for
the
city
of
Bossier
I'm.
Just
asking
for
a
little
bit
back.
You
know,
take
care
of
your
employees,
don't
get
rid
of
them
again.
Come
see
me.
The
cop
pops
always
on
y'all
have
a
good
day.
Mister.
R
Point
the
only
thing
is
the
savings
that
would
come
from
the
agreement
are
going
to
show
up
until
the
implementation
of
the
plan.
You
know
and,
of
course,
you're
talking
about
tracking
them,
so
the
tracking
will
be
later
and
there
will
be
those
things.
I
mean
I,
I
think
what
the
problem
is
with
mr.
Larkins
question
is
he's
wanting
to
find
out
what
people
do.
R
Well,
you
know,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
you
can
put
a
name
and
a
position
up
there,
but
but
knowing
what
they
do
all
day
is
a
whole
different,
different
things.
I
mean
you're,
you're
gonna,
either
eight
have
to
buy
into
the
idea
that
there's
gonna
be
more
efficiency
in
the
operation,
but
you're
not
gonna
get
a
piece
of
paper.
That's
going
to
tell
you
what
that
person
does
every
day
I've
been.
R
R
F
The
administration
is
concerned
about
it.
It's
the
same
thing
that
I'm
sure
the
council
is
concerned
about.
This
is
an
inner
sized
enterprise
fund
and
it's
not
paying
for
itself,
and
we
only
have
two
choices:
I
appreciate
it,
that
is,
to
raise
fees
or
to
operate
more
efficiently
and
reduce
the
cost.
G
Along
with
the
mayor
I'm,
sorry
we've
known
along
that
train
of
thought.
If
you
will
go
back
in
time
and
understand
what
generated
the
question
is
when
mr.
Buffington
started
presenting
the
water
and
sewer
results
and
if
you'll
recall,
when
we
raised
rates
for
the
last
time
we
were
going
to
have
a
900,000,
this
was
on
sewer,
$900,000
surplus.
You
already
call
that
mm-hmm.
B
G
G
We
were
millions
of
dollars
in
the
hole
and
in
is
always
like
safe
numbers,
don't
lie,
they
are
what
they
are.
We
went
through
this
in
2009
we
had
to
fire
and
police
and
the
rest
of
the
employees
that
were
laid
off,
and
no
one
likes
that,
though,
when
you're
operating
at
a
deficit,
you
cannot
continue
down
that
road
and
mr.
Williams
and
arrested
counsels
heard
me
say
this
time
and
time
again,
this
is
what's
wrong
with
the
federal
government.
It's
what's
wrong
with
the
state
government
deficit
spending.
G
Here
we
are
today
we're
in
the
hole
millions
of
dollars
and
we
can't
afford
to
do
that.
We
are
not
going
to
raise
rates
again.
I've
made
a
pledge
the
last
time
we
did
that
and
we
can
go
on
the
record
and
look
and
get
in
Phyllis
can
pull
the
minutes.
So
our
alternative
was
to
take
a
look
at
the
efficiency
of
the
water
and
sewer
operations.
G
G
Have
the
floor?
Please,
sir,
please,
and
so
what
we
did
at
that
point
and
I,
don't
know
whether
it
was
seven
or
eight
months
ago,
along
with
the
administration
was
had
man
check,
who
was
already
in
here
under
several
contracts,
come
in
and
provide
an
analysis
of
what
was
going
on
in
the
water
and
sewer
department
through
that
analysis
resulted
this
contract.
G
This
is-
and
this
has
all
been
developed
over
seven,
eight
months
of
them
being
an
integral
part
of
what's
going
on,
and
you
know
as
well
as
I
do
that
we
can
start
talking
about
millions
of
dollars
of
expenses
where
there
was
neglect
both
in
water
and
sewer
departments.
Cliff
excuse
me
cliff
can
provide
that
mr.
G
Buffington,
we
have
it
all
on
the
record
so
in
what
we,
while
we're
here
today
and
presenting
this
document,
is
to
protect
the
integrity
of
the
enterprise
fund,
so
that
the
citizens
of
Bossier
City
do
not
have
to
pay
higher
water
and
sewer
rates
and
again
I
go
back
to
the
numbers.
We
have
to
write
the
ship,
just
as
we
did
in
2009
we're
three
three
point:
eight
million
dollars
in
the
hole
we
had
to
take
those
necessary
steps,
I
feel
as
though
the
city's
operating
and
the
mayor
can
concur.
G
If
he
wishes
that
we're
operating
efficiently,
the
fire
chief,
the
police
chief,
feel
like
we're
hitting
on
all
eight
cylinders,
the
rest
of
the
city.
We
hadn't
seen
a
decline
in
services
and
we
believe
that
this
is
a
necessary
step
with
the
water
and
sewer
here
in
2016,
the
necessary
step
to
take
to
get
that
ship
right
it
to
where
it's
making
money
again.
G
Z
Yes,
sir,
so
to
write
this
we're
going
to
hire
managers
to
manage
the
manager
at
any
point,
did
anybody
get
the
superintendent's
together
and
say:
hey
we
have
issues.
We
need
to
straighten
out
these
issues.
We
need
to
see
if
we
cut
corners
before
we
lay
off
that
hasn't
happened,
we're
a
team
just
be
a
team.
This
work
together
get
with
us.
Let
us
help
you
we
serve
you.
Our
job
is
to
make
you
look
good.
I
would
love
to
make
you
look
lovely.
Let
us
do
our
job.