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Bossier City Council Meeting June 4, 2019

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It is 3:00 p.m. please silence your cellphone's, real, quick and we'll start with the invocation by councilmember, Scott Irwin and the Pledge of Allegiance by councilmember Timothy Larkin. Please.

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Bow your heads Heavenly Father. We thank you for this day that you've given us. We thank you for all the blessings that you have showered on our city. We pray for those in our community Lord who are sick or hurting. We pray also Lord for the families of the victims of the Virginia Beach Peninsula complex, shooting, right. We pray that they have peace and comfort Lord and what we pray for wisdom for our nation, our state and us in the City Council meeting today in Jesus name, Amen.

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The flag I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and one nation under God.

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All right roll call, mr.

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Larkin here.

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Urwin here.

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Darby here mr. free here.

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Williams mr. Harvey, here.

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All right, we need to approve the minutes of the May 21st 2019 regular meeting and dispense with the reading so moved second, first by Councilman, montgomery second, by Councilman Harvey. Please cast your vote.

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Did the back in reap good.

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To come back up again, Montgomery.

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All right, we need to approve the agenda council.

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We have one add-on today, it's gonna be number 10 under new business and adoptive ordinance to declare that an emergency did exist in the city of Bossier City, which affected property, public health and safety due to the requirement to repair the standby power systems at the Red River wastewater treatment plant at a cost of seventy thousand dollars to come from the sewer, Capitol contingency funds and that's gonna, be a first and final reading. Move.

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That we add this to the agenda first.

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Like Qasim and Irwin, second about councilman, Larkin Montgomery, second about councilman Montgomery, any questions from the audience on this addition to the agenda. Questions from the council cast your vote.

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All right all right for ceremonial matters and recognition.

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Making motion: how do we approve the agenda as amended duck.

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I thought we just did that first by councillor, Montgomery second, by Councilman, Larkin cast you out.

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Alright, alright recognition of guests and we're gonna have Tony force, come up and talk to us real, quick about Cassio's and shed road. Please state your name and your address for the record.

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Tony forest pizza 652 highway 3, that's in Benton Louisiana, it's on Benton Road, it's just you know, but in the middle there past Kingston. Yes,.

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I guess the biggest thing is you know. Is we took a thriving business and turned it in and nothing with this road project when it's been going on, I think three and a half years first year wasn't too bad. You know it was light poles, but then they went into a six-month deal where they dug under airline drive and had a fiasco didn't know how to fix it. For six months we had one way in off: airline couldn't go back to airline coming from Benton Road. They had you going around the hospital.

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You know doctors drive, so we had one actually interest to the whole deal for six months, I'm losing a fortune every month. Nobody even worked. You know every time you ask something it's going to be done in two months. It's gonna be done. That's been going on for two years last year they told me to be done always first 11 days, we're done we're out of here, and here it is ten months later, they're still dragging around by somewhat doubted this morning. So what we're looking at now they said. Well, we're grounding the street.

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You know trying to level it. I have no clue, you know what they're doing, but the man's got two other jobs, so he's been gone for a week and a half so they're really not doing anything.

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You know I mean it's just every month we're you know, I mean the road is open now, but when you see all those cones and all the road closed and there was two wrecks Saturday coming out of Walgreens and how that little other regal is where people couldn't tell where the cones, which way you know older people, they run out there and hit each other. You know trying to figure out where's the lane that I mean you know. I went down there last week, one day whenever the guy was grinding. I said look.

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He was about not too far from us and I said tomorrow. If you see you're gonna get to our driveway cuz, you come on down there at eight o'clock in the morning, knock it out and then or two o'clock, but don't come too because we don't open at night anymore because we're just we're losing a fortune. So lunch times only chance, we have I look out there 11:50 there. They are writing over my driveway.

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You know pull up about this bar and back up car waiting to turn in and water truck behind him waiting to put water down I mean you know anything that you, you know we haven't grabbed. Okay, I mean I, saw miss Gloria's on one time shoulder how much money we lost, and you know if you head on this business y'all I'll be sick. Right now, at what's been happened to us. You know I.

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Know, I, don't know how you can help us, you know all I know is we need to get them off the street I. Don't know you know, I mean it's just been an absolute nightmare and we, you know we have a closed because we so far sunk into it. Now you know we've got to try to work out of it and I believe when all those Coons are gone. They're all off the street I think our business is coming back a little bit now, but still you know it's tough and I.

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Don't know how you can help us, but you know I mean I, it's been bad, I mean you know, I couldn't even if I told you how much money we lost you, you be, he be shocked, but it was a business that you couldn't lost. I mean it was great, and now you know it's after a couple of the last couple of years was just unbelievable and I every time you ask him we're about done two three more weeks and you look up two months later in this deal you know and think about.

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It was on the other end where Wahlberg Park is there's no businesses. Why couldn't got done with Ari on the street? Get done with it? You know we're the only restaurant on the street. You know the people next to us. They loan money. Well, if somebody wants to borrow some money, they'll walk there if they have to, but you know you can eat anywhere, so we really need the help.

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You know I mean it's just it's gotten to the point where it ain't funny anymore and we don't we every time we ask somebody, you know you get another answer, that's never! You know. Nobody actually really cares on the thing.

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Saying we lost a fortune, you.

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Know believe me, I know you.

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Know what, although mark.

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Could you come to very I, can bring you up here but tell us what they tell you, that's what he told he told us last week and then you talk to him again every day, I, don't know why we came I. Don't know why you came. Do something not you but someone, everything.

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Mr. Tony just tell yous the truth: I hate.

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And I don't think it's funny and I'll think anybody thinks it's funny. I report to you guys. You know and I'll give you the latest information it hardly ever works out because we're both getting our information from the same folks.

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We are darn close to finishing I, know better than to tell you a date, but what.

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Did he tell you now, what are they doing now? I.

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News is still the same as I reported to you two weeks ago. Two weeks ago, I tell you: what's gonna be six more weeks and it my observation: is it's gonna be four more weeks there is no grinding going on right now, because all the grinding they've done it's destroyed the the sealant in the cracks. So what they're doing today is they're putting new sealant in the cracks that was ground out as a result of the grinding there's one more lane to be grinded and.

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He's on another job and.

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Then then, we'll have stripes is.

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It possible to go from Cassio's and clear that section and then go back no.

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It is not and here's why there's still that one more line to grind they can put stripes down under traffic, but it's the grinding that it's the grinding. While we need the key to keep up the barricades. People have asked me about the barricades on the far side of airline drive. Those need to remain in place because it funnels the traffic down the right lanes, the correct lanes across the street on shed Road. If we remove those you've asked me where your mom works, why can't those be removed? We remove those.

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A guy gets a green light. He's gonna go straight through the intersection and have a head-on collision with somebody, because all the traffic's flipped and flopped in front of Tony's place.

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I never see anything like this I mean some I mean they they coming and telling me this they've been through it.

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We had an opening at the end of our building, which they could come like people, free porta, where they're coming from could come in front of regal and turn in between regal and the building and they're come into our side of our parking lot and not have to get on there when he got so bad at one time, we've had one lane in if we hadn't had it open, I'm telling me to drown, because that was the only way they could actually get in, and you know it's I mean I'm telling you now there's two guys down there right now, I mean how much they gonna get done and I mean it's just been.

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Have to stay with that company, we can't subcontract it out ourselves and finish the job.

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It's a subcontractor working for Fessler and Bowman.

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Know we haven't, walked.

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With probably for the last year coming, every month goes and gets with him. Guy come back. Tell us you know, then they keep saying to keep adding days, and you know what hey good for you, but.

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You know they work real good two three days now and it won't work two weeks or you know they telling me this at one time, I'm just gonna tell you, they told me that they were gonna, do away with the ordinance and they were gonna work. Seven days a week, two shifts everyone. Everyone get it done. This man here told me that I ain't never seen anybody after only Sunday on Saturdays on Fridays about noon out of there.

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If, whatever it is there, two or three I'm out there sometimes they'll go, we can you see the only guys out there. The guy was trying to check on I mean that's, what's frustrating when your business and you're losing money and it's like it's never-ending, and then you look out there and nothing's really getting done and you just want to say: hey get it done and get off the street get all the cones you know, and and maybe where Bennett's will come back.

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You know, but I mean it's just it's just to the point to worse. It's killed us and I. Don't know what else I came here today, just trying to see if y'all can find out or help us. That's all I'm asking.

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They should have paid me that nine, seven, five or however long they've been doing it because I love way more than that.

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I'll call the district for engineer. David to north have talked to him about it today and then, if that's, not satisfactory, I'll called secretary Wilson and just tell them that what I'm saying this is a state contract and that they are the ones that have to take the corrective actions. Is that.

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Talk to those two and see if we can light fire on to somebody, but.

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Have you ever seen anything take this long, I mean if y'all had been over there. It's just pennant I mean it's just really has been bad. You know they rock you. I went down the street one day on the left and I said: look at their every bit. I was done. Concrete, okay, I came back the next day and they'd broken up twelve places on the sidewalk this way where they had a lot of crack or something and then a week later, they feel them twelve I'm.

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Just saying and they've been doing stuff like that for six months. You know so anyway, I.

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Appreciate you, thank you for your time. Yes, sir. Thank you. Tony.

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All right, no committee reports, unfinished business, adopt.

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An ordinance authorizing one hundred and thirty thousand dollars to come from the general fund balance for new tax software for the property tax department. Final reading, he'll.

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Second, first black councilman Williams second by Councilman, Erlin questions from the audience on this agenda item questions from the council cast your vote. Oh.

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Mr. hardwired man, you don't have doesn't either do.

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I've got it now.

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Yeah and I've touched it. Okay, sorry.

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Adopting the ordinance to appropriate funds to cover repairs to the boardwalk pump station for a total of twenty five thousand dollars to come from the sewer capital and contingency fund final reading. Some.

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By Councilman early and set by councilman Williams questions from the audience on this agenda item questions from the council cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance to amend the 2019 sewer maintenance account in the sewer operating budget by in Crete by an increase of $75,000 final reading.

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First, by counsel Montgomery; yes, second, by Councilman, Larkin questions from the audience questions from the council, Castro Barrett.

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Adopt an ordinance appropriating $1,750,000 from the sales tax capital improvement fund and the EMS capital contingency fund to purchase a digital radio system to replace the analog radio system for all non public safety city departments and to provide a backup system for the Bossier City Fire Department in Bossier, City, Police, Department final reading salute.

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Second, first by Councilman, Montgomery second, by Councilman, Larkin question from the.

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Questions him to the council cast your vote.

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All right new business hearing.

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To review the recommendation of Dillon's demolition and removal of a dilapidated structure located at the following legal address: 21:25 Smith, Street, Bossier, City, Louisiana, seven, eleven twelve.

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All legal notices were sent to the owner and they were signed, for they have not done anything to the property, so it's just sitting idle and we just recommend to have it dimly demo, it still a updated mobile home. My.

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Office was engaged to provide additional further notices to the owner. Mr. Bobby Joseph wiltshire jr., which we did we've had no response to the notices that we forwarded out didn't.

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Say: name T of about twenty years, so I like a Mike motion, we.

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Said anyone from the audience out here correct, okay,.

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Me first, you were first no.

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William, sparse destroyers.

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First, thank you. That's alright,.

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First, like councilman Williams, second by Councilman, Montgomery any questions from the audience. The additional questions from the council cast your vote.

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Adopt a zoning ordinance first and final reading, favorable by MPC petitioner, Nelson Lewis, an inland LLC location; one point: two: three: one: a KERS more or less generally located on the west of bitten, Road and bitten roadways, Raceway Market in the northern portion of diamond B, so division, Bossier, City, Louisiana, requests; zoning change from I, too heavy industrial and B three general business to be three general business for proposed coffee shop.

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So moved second.

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First, by Casper, Montgomery second, by Councilman, Harvey questions from the audience questions from the council passed your vote.

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Adopting orders to declare that an emergency did exist in the city of Motor City, which affected property, public health and safety due to the requirement for repairs to the Willow Lake sewer main at a cost of $70,000 to come from the sewer capital. Contingency funds enter into a contract with IPR south-central for completion of work first and final reading.

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By councilman Montgomery, second, by councilman, Williams questions from the audience question. City Council cast your vote.

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Introduced an ordinance appropriating 2 million dollars from the 2017 sales tax revenue bond first reading, some.

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First, by councilman, Montgomery second, by Councilman, Larkin questions from the audience. Questions from the council cast your vote.

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Introduced an ordinance to appropriate funds to remove built-up debris from raw water intake for a total of $25,000 to come from the water capital and contingency fund first reading. Second,.

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First, by councillor, montgomery second by calcium and irwin questions from the audience questions from the council kiss your vote.

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Adopt a resolution authorizing a replacement of one civic center event coordinator, one position first and final reading. Some.

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I'd, like I'd, appreciate it. If you would pull that.

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I'll withdraw my thank you I'd like to make a motion. We continue a second.

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To the next meeting Phyllis, so I don't make the same mistake.

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What at June 18.

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I'd have a motion councilman, Gummer, II, just status to or to continue this until the June 18th meeting and second by councilman Williams questions from the audience counsel. We had a one person: oh yes, ma'am.

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Please state your name and your address for the record. 15.

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15 and 11 Clarence Street Mary Jo Brown right there in the middle of shed road construction hadn't had a street sign in for years. They probably can't find me my question is: there's two positions open at the convention center with a third coming up this month. How long is that gonna be before their field? If you are not gonna vote on it today, you're going from seven workers to five, you work.

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That would be something this Tamara would have to answer. Well,.

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You know until the administration and the council agree on what we're going to do about privatizing they don't work, continued I'm, the administration I think that's what mr. Connolly is suggesting. We take time to meet and make a decision on that issue. That is.

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Correct: okay,.

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Citizen fill out at that meeting, I mean I, don't understand, yeah.

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It's gonna be two weeks from today, sir. Yes,.

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When y'all are going to discuss whether or not correct.

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That's correct: okay, I.

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Think you tell my privatising or harness we're.

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Gonna hire anybody until you decide if you're gonna park.

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Yeah, that's a whole nother ya deal from hiring somebody so.

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You've got seven people working there and later on this month, you're gonna have four.

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Again, yes, that's what the mayor stated. You know. Privatizing I mean.

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It's gonna be discussed at the regular business meeting, not in another. That's.

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Not the privatization, it's not! That will be a totally separate.

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That's separate from hiring someone.

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We may not know into it who meant continue that again in two weeks about privatize, that's something we're still I! Think.

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Miss Brown is is concerned about the staffing of the facility and that's that's our primary concern.

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She's correct our staff being will away, and if we don't make a decision pretty soon we're not we're gonna start refusing to advance closer and hug them better set up for it and turn it over to the next event. So exactly.

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Cuz I know a lot of promoters that go there and they've even asked me. Well last time, I worked with so-and-so they're, not there anymore yeah. That's right, mayor.

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I suggested we take a look at subcontracting that, on a temporary basis, I'm sure, there's companies out there that can provide the assistance that we need to set up these events.

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There seems to be everything else, so until we decide where we're going in which way we're going and what's right for the Civic Center, the easiest solution not to encumber the city is to use subcontractors for a temporary period of time. You knew that or temporary hires or temporary what same thing yep without making the.

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Commitment get some warm bodies in there that know what they're doing it have to be supervised. We got a gentleman over there.

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We've already done that this event coordinator position, we're filling would attempt now. So if we choose to not fill it, what a print position we'll just continue with a temporary hire in that position and one of the other positions that she's, alluding to the lady will be retiring, the middle of June, and we are feeling what a temporary position until we'd make the decision, which way we go with management of it right.

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So we're already handling it.

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We're not going to be down those people. Okay,.

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Thank you, but anyway, so my question is: when you go to discuss making it a private company come in and handle it, citizens will be able to add to it at that meeting future.

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Meeting two weeks is going to be to hire and then when it goes to private or hit the agenda again, I.

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Know promoters and they're complaining to me thank.

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If it would help since I sponsored this resolution, I'll withdraw this resolution and take it off the table. Since we do have a temporary person, I think.

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That'd be more appropriate.

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Now that we've continued it, then okay, Phyllis.

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Me withdraw my motion to.

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Withdraw my motion to continue to June, 18th and I guess: do I make the motion.

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That we remove.

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Meeting in the agenda thank.

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Councilman Williams and first by Councillor, Montgomery second by councilman Williams, to remove this off the agenda. Questions from the audience question for the council: kasher go.

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Approved parade permit fee waiver for freedom, fest color run June 15th.

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22Nd, first by Councilman, Harvey second by councilman, Williams kasher.

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Introduced an ordinance authorizing mayor, Lorenz Walker to execute the attached municipal advisor engagement letter with argent Advisors Inc first reading. So.

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First, by Councilman, Irwin second, by Councilman, Montgomery questions from the audience. Questions from the council cast your vote.

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That's often resolution authorizing the hiring of a recreation maintenance worker, one at Walker place for Parks and Recreation first and final reading. Some.

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First, by Councilman, Montgomery, second by councilman Williams, of course, us from the audience. Questions from the council cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance to declare that an emergency did exist in the city of Bossier City, which affected property, public health and safety G the requirement to repair the standby power systems at the Red River wastewater treatment plant at a cost of $70,000 to come from the sewer capital, contingency funds first and final reading. Second,.

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First, by councilman, Darby's second, by Councilman, Montgomery questions from the audience on this agenda. Item questions from the council catch you.

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Right there, no I have nothing, nothing counsel.