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Bossier City Council Meeting November 20, 2018

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To our buzzer city council, regular meeting, this is Tuesday November, 20th 2018. It is 3, o clock ish. We're gonna, have please long reading this silence your cell phones. So we humming ringing going on call to order invocation by councilmember Scott Aaron pledge allegiance by Councilman members of Don Williams.

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Please bow your head: Heavenly Father! We thank you for this beautiful day that you've, given us, Lord Lord we'd like to pause and give thanks this Thanksgiving week for all the blessings that you have bestowed on our city. We pray for all of our citizens that they have a joyful Thanksgiving with family and friends. Well, we pray for wisdom today in this City Council meeting and we pray Lord for our military stationed around the world and here at home in Jesus name. We pray, amen, amen.

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Please face the flag to play.

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Mr. mchenry, here.

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Larkin here.

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Urwin here.

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Darby here.

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Mr. Harvey, here all.

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Right approve the minutes of the November 6 2018 regular meeting and dispense with the reading solo second, first by councilman, Williams second, by Councilman Harvey. Please cast your vote.

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All right, we need to approve the agenda. No add-ons approve the agenda. Mica.

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Motion we approve today's agenda. Second, first.

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By councilman Williams second, by Councilman Darby, please cast your vote.

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All right ceremonial matters, no recognition of guests committee reports, Stacey Fernandes, finance, director.

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Good afternoon Council I've distributed the financials for October 2018 we're trending the same as we've been trending pretty much all year. On page one, our revenue by fund is 113 percent over budget and it's 104 for the general fund portion on page two, our expenses by fund ninety five percent to budget page three, the second section down October year-to-date, were 2.4 million better than the prior year or six point. One percent on page four is our meaning.

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Manning is at 665 employees compared to last month, 667 so we're down to from last month and we're 28 below budget and finally, on page 5, there's a water and sewer fund for the month. We're 121 percent to the prior year year today were 107 to the budget. We're 200% better and the rolling 12 months were neck-and-neck 100% have any questions.

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Thank You Stacey.

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All right mark hudson city engineer, a monthly project report.

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You know that piece of concrete that hadn't been poured on shed Road, yet it's closest to Benton Road. Just yesterday, D Ltd approved some steel rebar to be used there and they approved a temporary traffic plan to be used there. So that means our contractor can get back to work after he gets that poured. That means they can put traffic onto that lane of traffic. They can abandon the asphalt lane. That's on the north side of shed Road. They can put a curb there.

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They can put some drainage, that's supposed to go behind the back of curb there. They can put stripes down and we'll be finished. How about sidewalk sidewalk? Yes, sir, when.

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Know Council for the last three months, I'll tell you we'll be finished in a month and I'm. Just you know, I just described to you. What's left to go, that's my best answer. That's.

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How you got that's.

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The time we get finished damages are supposed to be in the 40 to $50,000 neighborhood.

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There's a little street I think it's James Street! Yes,.

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Connect you up to the mall. Yes,.

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Will that be open back up well.

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Another working on it this afternoon so pretty soon pretty.

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Soon, yes, sir, it's.

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James Street open, there's a there's several side streets in the puddle, where I would.

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Take changes the middle yeah James.

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Is kind of a main street that runs through the neighborhood.

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It's all true woman today, so.

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Sunflower Road the turn lane on u.s. 71. Last counseled me. We got a great bid on that 146,000 best. Yet construction. If you know those guys there there can do and once they start it won't be long until they're finished they'd like to start in January.

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One consideration, though, that the projects, mostly asphalt asphalt, needs to be poured in 50 degrees or warmer. So there might be some holdups there, but we got a good contractor. Coleman Street we're working hard to get the group here from Baton Rouge. To do the plan in hand, the environmental section of dotd is kind of hung up and that we're taking some right-of-way from Fort Smith Park we've done our best effort to tell them we're not damaging the park.

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Recent phone calls have made to dotd. They haven't gotten back in touch with me yet, but I don't want to wait around too long. Councilman Montgomery had the good idea. Perhaps we call the secretary dotd.

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Maybe he can help us with that, but you know we're gonna work that out Viking Drive is rocking along dotd plants on that being bid late next year. Now that's a project that we'd be bid down in Baton Rouge 80%, their money. Innovation drive we're waiting for a few property owners to sign off on the street dedications flatten. Once that's done, we can proceed and that's that's all I know about that.

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Us highway, 80 improvements. If you've driven down highway a lot of action there, a piece webco's working, hard Centrepointe has been working hard, I, think they're finished now. I got a target bid date of January. The 22nd will open minutes to construct that project Walter a Big B carriageway. We had a great meeting just last Wednesday at the levee board, where the levee board approved our plans contingent on some a few minor revisions to our plans.

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We're going to take care of that once those are done, they'll be issuing us a permit and, like I've, told you before the course been included all along the way. The court was actually at the levee board meeting. So I don't anticipate any big issues with getting permits from the Corps on the wall. Tro of Big B, carriageway, Commerce Drive. That's a street!

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That's been constructed in Commerce Drive industrial park to accommodate Cassady Jones, a new business there about 50% finished with the road Cassady Jones is about 50% finished with their construction, so that'll all come together in the spring some projects at the arena we got a great bid on the parking lot rehab. Last last council meeting. We just got those contracts back today, so we'll start on that. We're about to begin some miscellaneous mechanical repairs to the air conditioning system at the arena and I plan on building a project to replace the roof.

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Next summer, east bank downtown area. We got good bits on 175 space parking lot last week, we'll start on that real.

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We just got those contracts back today. Also new stripes on the Parkway and swarley great contractor began work on that. We've had a lot of rain and then I actually pulled him off of that to replace all the stripes in boardwalk parking lot. That was just completed last week, but the striping contractor will be back to work on the Parkway and Swan Lake Road after Thanksgiving and lastly, at boardwalk. We have recently completed some repairs to the the river wall that runs along the river.

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We've replaced some signage in the garage and I just mentioned all the stripes. We replace so it's kind of freshened up for the holidays and that's all I have, unless you guys have any questions.

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Know use a third person to ask me about that been. Do you know what that is? I'm gonna get my good friend being up here to explain that that's.

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The sewer basin BC 19, so their pipe bursting, an existing 24 inch gravity, sewer, main and old when it's a big trunk line that runs down air line, all the way down to the big airline pump station- and there was a section in there- is pretty poor condition. So that's a new pipe going in the ground. They try to do it as call it surgically, but they use trenchless methods to pull that pipe.

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They jointless pi if it's a fused piece of polyethylene pipe, so it should last long before or long after me shall I say so. Oh just.

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I mean it's been going on for a while. I was just wondering because that's where we put new sidewalks in you know just this is what six months ago on that side right there I'm just wondering people communicated I didn't know it was us, didn't, communicate, I! Think.

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There's any damage to the sidewalks or.

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Any hard service and all that gets I know they can put back, but.

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I just thought: stop talking to me going on I'm Boone Street Centrepointe was Johnny, putting new lines in I think it was Centrepointe. You know they put holes in the street. These 3x3 steel panels they screw down to the asphalt because now they're gone he's poured rock back in their course and caught. You know cars go by hit that the rocket just flies out and it raining there. We got big ol holes like this. You know you made that was sitting you up here.

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I'm, pretty sure it was I'm a you, a game I ride by and look at those and sure try to get those filled up because there's one on there Barstow Boulevard and one on the other. A couple on the other end.

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Thank Scouts mark I just like to pass on thanks for it. They you can tell the dotd thank you for repairing the interstate I 20, especially that ramp on bitten Road. It's still a rough, but.

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It is it's not the hazard.

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That it once was so that's greatly appreciating you.

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Need to thank your friend as well Scott.

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All right, unfinished business adopt.

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An ordinance authorizing mayor, Lawrence Walker to execute the attached revised cooperative endeavor agreement between the city of buzzer City and the Veterans Affairs final reading.

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My councilman Williams second, my councilman Harvey any questions from the audience council. Please cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance authorizing mayor, Lawrence Walker to execute the attach, provides cooperative, endeavor agreement with the city of buzzer, City and United Way final reading. Somebody.

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Respect counseling her in a second by councilman, Williams questions from the audience council. Please cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance authorizing mayor, Lawrence Walker to execute the attach, provides cooperative, endeavor agreement with the city of buzzer, City and Commission for women at Bossier, City, Inc final reading. So.

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Move second, first.

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By councilman Williams, second, by Councilman earlier questions from the audience council cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance authorizing mayor, Lorenz Walker to execute the attached, revised cooperative endeavor agreement with the city of buzzer City and keep those your beautiful final reading.

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Move so, first by Councilman, Harvey second by councilman Williams questions from the audience council cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance authorizing mayor, Maroons walker to execute the attach, provides cooperative, endeavor agreement with the city of our city and the coordinating and Development Corporation final reading. Sam.

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You first by councilman Irwin's second by Councilman Larkin questions from the audience council cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance authorizing Maryland's Walker to execute the attached, revised cooperative endeavor agreement with the city of buzzer City in the gingerbread house, Bossier Caddo, Advocacy, Center final reading, so.

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Second, first by councilman, Williams second, by Councilman Larkin questions from the audience council cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance to appropriate $15,000 to come from the park for capital projects fund to supplement the already appropriated, fifty seven thousand nine hundred eighty seven dollars with the total of all funds to be used to replace Street like concrete footings located at I 20 and the Arthur a Teague Parkway final reading. So.

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By calcium and Irwin, second of our councilman William, there's questions from the audience question from the council.

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Adopt an ordinance appropriating $92,000 from the land acquisition fund for the purchase of the bossier city, police firing range site from the Bossier Parish School Board and authorizing Maryland's Walker to execute any and all documents. In conjunction with the reference transfer final reading, the.

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Taken first by councilman, Williams second, by councilman Larkins questions from the audience question from the council cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance authorizing and approving the engagement of Hardwick, Elroy and vetro LLC to provide professional services to audit the financial statements of the city of Bossier City. Since your link, Arena fund, firemen's pension and Relief Fund and policeman's pension, a really fun final reading.

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Second, first by councilman, uhrin second, by Councilman, Larkin questions from the audience. Questions from the council cast your vote.

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Unlike much motion would continued out of number one till this. Fourth.

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That need a second I said all.

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Right, first time, councilman Williams second by Councilman Harvey on continuing to December for questions from the audience on this any question from the council Joshua.

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Witness opening of seal bids for bid number 18, 7, 9, 8, 1,400, Beverly, Street, demolitions,.

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Council he voted on this demolition on October, 2nd and the vote to demolish. Was it unanimous.

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The first bid is from DHC Services Inc. The bid bond is included it's for six thousand four hundred thirty dollars. Six for 30.00.

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The next bid is from Justin J Reeves LLC. The bid bond is included. It's for eight thousand five hundred twenty two dollars. Eight five, two two point: zero zero and the last bid for this is from Luke Chandler. A bid bond is included it's for five thousand six hundred and eighty two dollars. Five. Six. Eight two point: zero: zero: ask that you approve the rid me of these bits.

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My counselor you in a second right, councilman Larkin questions from the audience.

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Witness opening of sealed bids for bid number p1 8 to 7 the 2018 citywide pavement marking.

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Council, the engineer's estimate is three hundred and four thousand, and the budget is three hundred and five. They only received one bid for this job.

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There were no addendums, it's from nation services, company inc, the bid bond is included it's for one hundred, ninety six thousand four hundred forty seven dollars and ninety cents, one. Ninety six, four, four: seven point: nine zero asked to approve the reading of this bid so.

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By Councilman urlan, second, by councilman, Harvey questions from the audience.

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Introduced an ordinance to appropriate funds to cover construction costs for the north-south water line; connection project North Face for a total of two million nine hundred. Sixty-Five thousand two hundred ninety three dollars to come from the water capital contingency fund. First reading move.

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Second, first by Councilman, Irwin, second by councilman, Williams question from the audience question from counseling.

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Introduce noticed appropriate funds to cover construction costs for the Walter OPP water line, relocation project, four million four hundred, seventy six thousand one hundred fifty nine dollars and one penny to come from the 2015 LCD, a bond fund and seven hundred thirty, five thousand sixty eight dollars and thirty nine cents to come from the Walter Oh big, the carriageway fun for a total of five million two hundred eleven thousand two hundred twenty seven dollars and forty cents. First reading.

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First, by councilman, Williams second, by Councilman, Montgomery questions from the audience. Questions from the council. I have questions Stacy.

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Marker may be involved in this as well the water relocation or been for the four million for seventy six is that something that was contemplated in the five-year plan for the water? Or is this a result of the road this.

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Is part of the original project? It's.

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The water system is that correct.

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It's just being that split up as to where it's funding from yeah.

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That's what I'm saying, but this doesn't. The four million was contemplated before the Walter o Big B carriageway, no.

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Sir, it's part of the carriageway stall.

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So he'd, okay, that's what I want to just make sure and then the LCD a is that part of the original money that we, the forty five million, that we said. That's.

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Gonna close, the four million for 76 will close out that bond and then we'll begin using the thirty four million that we moved to the Walter OPP care to a far.

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Next question a month or two ago, yeah, yes,.

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Sir, well, we we just it, took us a while to get the funds moved. Yeah.

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You I'm gonna email it to. Thank you. Okay,.

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All right, any other questions from the council cast.

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Introduced an ordinance to appropriate funds to cover construction costs for the Meadowview sewer, lift station number two project for a total of two hundred thirteen thousand two hundred dollars to come from the sewer capital contingency fund. First reading.

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By councilman Williams, second, by Councilman, Orca questions from the audience on this item, questions from the council cast your vote.

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Adopt a resolution authorizing the hiring of one fire department line employee to replace a position due to retirement first and final reading. So.

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Move second, first, black Houseman Darby second, by Councilman, Harvey questions from the audience questions from the council.

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Adopt the resolution authorizing the hiring an assistant superintendent for Public Utilities at the northeast treatment plant first and final reading, so.

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By Councilman Darby, second, by councilman, Williams questions from the audience. Questions from the council cast your vote.

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Adopt a resolution authorizing the hiring of one jailer for the Bossier City Police, Department, first and final reading, so.

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Move second, first by Councilman, Harvey second, by Councilman Darby questions from the audience. Questions from the council cast your.

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A fruit report of change order number two for the project of green anchor sewer live station project for an increase of a hundred and four thousand nine hundred and ten dollars total cost of contract, with increase three million seven hundred sixty one thousand nine hundred and ten dollars.

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First by councilman, Williams second, by calcine, and earn questions from the audience questions from the council yesterday.

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Introducing ordinance authorizing the city of Bossier, City Louisiana, to incur debt and to borrow from the Louisiana local government, environmental facilities and Community Development Authority not exceed 60 million dollars to mature, not later than 30 years from the date of original issue. At a rate array, it's not exceeding six percent per annum for the purpose of financing the cost of acquisitions, repairs and or expansions needed to maintain city-owned works of public improvement and paying the cost of issuance of the bonds and providing for other matters in connection with the foregoing. First reading. So.

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Councillor, montgomery second, by counsel and Larkin questions from the audience. Questions from the council cast your vote.

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Tonight, at seven o'clock at boardwalk, Santa, Claus and mrs. Claus now will be turning on the lights and I feel obligated to inform them, which ones of y'all have been naughty or nice for Thursday.

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Already we haven't even had Thanksgiving tonight guys have any announcements, all right, I hope you guys have a safe and happy Thanksgiving meeting adjourned.