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Bossier City Council Meeting July 21, 2020.

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Council regular meeting tuesday july 21st 2020 we'll have the invocation by council member scott irwin in the pledge of allegiance by a very special guest who's fixing to go into the first grade at legacy. Elementary miss madeleine harrington.

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Please bow your hands heavenly father. We thank you for this day that you've given us lord. We thank you for all the blessings that you have bestowed on our community.

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We pray lord for those who are sick in our city, those sick from covet those that, for for other reasons, we pray for those lord who are having financial difficulties. We pray that the right doors open for them and lord we pray for wisdom for our nation, for our state and for us in this council meeting today in jesus name, we pray, amen, amen.

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Can we get the mic.

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Would you please join me in the pledge of allegiance of the united states of america.

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Here we go, let's do it together. Would you.

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All please join us in our pledge of allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance.

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To the flag of the united states of america to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with libya and justice for.

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Mr montgomery here mr larkin absent mr irwin here, mr darby.

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Mr williams, here mr free, mr harvey.

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Okay, boss, your city council meetings will be streamed, live at our website, http forward, slash forward, slash buzzercity.org under the city council, section and suddenly channel 12. in accordance with louisiana, revised statute, 42, colon 19 and the attorney general's open meetings, guidance in order to meet quorum requirements. Some booster city council members may be involved in the meeting via telephone or video conference under phase two of the governor's reopening plan.

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We are allowed 50 capacity, but unfortunately, since we must meet the social distancing guidelines, the city council chambers will remain at 25 capacity or 52 individuals. All individual individuals attending the council meetings in person will be required to have their temperatures taken and masked on before. Entering mass must remain on the entire time. You are in the chambers, unless you are addressing the council in accordance with section four b number six of the proclamation number 89 john bel edwards 2020.

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any individual. Given a speech for broadcast or to an audience. If anyone is uncomfortable in coming to the meeting, they can email their comments to cityclark bossacity.org prior to the meeting, and those comments will be read into record. We will also set aside some time at the very beginning of the council meeting to allow for public comment on any agenda item. In accordance with recently passed act 302 you may call.

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318-549-4595 during the comment period of the meeting to make your comments and you will be placed on speakerphone, you must state your name and address for the record and you will be limited to three minutes for your comments. We will allow five for an item and five against an item in accordance with adopted city council meeting rules.

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Please remember that this is not a question and answer session and that you must speak clearly and slowly so that we can understand you, please no foul language or the call will be disconnected and you will forfeit your right to speak.

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At this time, if any anyone on tv or any virtual land would like to comment on any agenda item listed, please call.

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And I believe we'll wait. Phyllis! Yes, sir.

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One minute I'm trying to set the.

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No public comment, sir.

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um Approve the minutes of july 7th 2020 meeting and dispense with the reading second comments from the audience council. Please cast your vote.

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Fellas, my vote is up.

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It shouldn't be there, is it not? There.

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Oh wait: it's. It was off screen hold on okay, we'll see if it works.

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Yes, I I can't get.

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Do you want to just vote.

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Can't get it to come up to uh jordan, I just have to say boris vote.

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Yes, sir, what is your vote on the on the minute I mean approve the.

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Motion carries.

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Oh there, it is okay, it says, defeated for some reason: mine's.

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So scary, up on the screen, I don't know.

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Oh, I don't thought mine's a little odd.

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Okay approve the agenda.

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Okay, like motion to prove the agenda so move second phillips. Are we still going to say comments from the audience? Okay comments from the audience council. Please cast your vote.

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Motion carries.

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All right, miss fernandez, has the monthly financial report.

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Good afternoon council I've distributed the financial reports for the month ending june of 2020. On page one is our revenue. We are at 106 to budget page two. Our expenses by fund we're at 90 of expenses, excuse.

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Me did we get a paper sheet of this or I.

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It should have been on your desk back there.

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Yeah, I didn't have one either I'm just going off the computer.

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Sorry one I had had june that's.

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Oh okay, sorry.

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So page two we're at 90 on expenses.

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Page 3 is our sales tax year-to-date we're down one and a half percent. However, if we backed out the audit collections, we'd be approximately 10.2 percent below prior year.

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Page four is our manning we're at 674 employees to a budget of 698 or 24 down and there's no change since last month.

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Finally, page five is our water and sewer report we're at 124 percent uh june over june or 140 year-to-date we're 271 percent to budget and we're at 98 rolling 12 months. Any questions.

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Unfinished business.

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Adopt an ordinance to fund the east, texas street industrial drive and airline drive sewer rehab project at a cost of one million two hundred fourteen thousand dollars to come from the sewer capital and contingency fund final reading.

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Questions from the audience council, please cast your vote.

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Yes- and I cannot hear anybody.

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We may have to speak up a little louder since we have our mask on.

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Can you hear me now, mr darby.

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All right, I'm gonna, have to move my computer again.

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Motion carries.

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Adopt an ordinance to appropriate 350 000 to come from the 2017 lcda bond to match the three hundred and fifty thousand dollars provided by the public service commission to replace the lighting inside and out at the centurylink center final reading.

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Summary second.

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Questions from the audience.

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Comments from the council again, I'd like to reiterate and thank public service, commissioner foster campbell for securing these funds for the city of bossier city and our various venues council. Please cast your vote.

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Adopt an ordinance to appropriate 390 000 from the sales tax capital improvement fund to be used to replace lighting at the police, building and public service complex with energy efficient, led fixtures with 296 and fifty eight dollars to be reimbursed to the city by the louisiana public service. Commission, public entity, energy efficiency program, final reading.

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Second, second,.

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Questions from the audience.

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Council, please cast your vote.

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I'm voting chefs.

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Thank you adopt an ordinance to appropriate 500 000 to come from the water capital and contingency fund to be used for the purchase of additional water meters. Final reading.

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It's a move, I'd like to hear from ben.

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If you don't mind, though, need a second, please, second ben.

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Tommy did you second no.

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Thank you, mr darby.

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Just out of meters- or we would no we're not no sir, the customer service normally allocates about a quarter million dollars a year to purchase meters in their operating budget. We've moved that out of allocation out of operating because meters generally last around 20 years to be a capital expense, so I don't foresee us using half a million dollars, but that's plus or minus. You know we'll get them we'll take care of that.

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That issue there.

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Just trying to match revenue and expense again under cost accounting principles, so thank.

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Did I ask questions from the audience questions from the audience.

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Council, please cast your vote.

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I'll go to chefs.

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Thank you. Mr darby motion carries adopt an ordinance to appropriate 250 000 from the hotel motel tax fund to be used for the operational needs of the centurylink center final reading.

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Some have a second.

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Question from the audience.

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Counsel, please cast your vote. A vote is.

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Thank you. Mr darby motion carries adopt surplus to adopt an ordinance to declare surplus to the city's need and provide for a donation to the menden police department in accordance with law. Final reading.

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Second, questions from audience.

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Council, please cast your vote. Yes,.

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Thank you, mr darby.

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Witness opening of sealed bids for bid number p20-16, louisiana technology, research institute.

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Council, the engineer's estimate on this project is 20 million, four hundred thirty, three thousand twenty, four, it's being funded largely by the louisiana facility and planning department, and the city's portion is four hundred ninety three thousand eight hundred and eighty six.

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There are two addendums: there are three alternates and then also there are two addendums one provided the list of attendees to the mandatory pre-bid meeting, provided questions and answers and changes to specs and drawings. The second addendum of architectural information, one spec and changes to the mep, drawings.

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The first bid is from bogs and pool contracting group inc. They acknowledge the addendums. The bib bond is included. The base bid is 17 million. 728 thousand that's one, seven, seven, two, eight zero, zero zero alternate one is nine hundred and seventy four thousand nine seven four zero zero zero alternate: two is 399 thousand three: nine: nine, zero, zero, zero and alternate three is three hundred eighty: nine thousand three: eight: nine: zero zero zero.

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The next bit is from brown builders inc. They acknowledge the addendums. The big bond is included.

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Base bit is 18 529 000, eight five, two: nine zero, zero zero alternate one is one million three hundred ninety eight thousand one, three, nine eight zero, zero zero alternate: two is four hundred and thirty. Five thousand four: three: five: zero: zero, zero and alternate three is four hundred and five thousand four o five: zero: zero, zero.

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The next bit is from dom don m baron contractor inc. They acknowledge the addendums. The bid bond is included. The base bid is for 17 million 683 thousand dollars.

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Six eight three zero zero zero alternate one is one million one hundred eighty seven thousand one one: eight, seven: zero, zero zero alternate two is hundred and eight thousand four zero. Eight zero, zero zero alternate three is three hundred fifty five thousand three five: five: zero zero zero next bit is from ela group inc. The bid bond is included. They acknowledge the addendums.

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The base bid is for 19 million 104 800 nine one. Oh four, eight zero, zero alternate one is one million two hundred forty thousand two hundred sixty dollars, one two: four zero: two six zero alternate two is three hundred and eighty eight thousand four hundred three eight eight four zero zero alternate. Three is three hundred ninety one thousand two hundred three nine one: two: zero zero.

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Next bid is for mckenna's brother's contract inc. They acknowledge the addendum. The bid bond is included. The base bid is 17 980, one, seven, nine, eight zero, zero, zero zero alternate one is one million, sixty thousand two hundred and seventy three one: zero six zero. Two seven three alternate two is five hundred thirty, four thousand nine hundred nine dollars: five, three: four: nine zero. Nine alternate three is three hundred and eighty thousand two dollars: three: eight: zero, zero.

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The next bit is from testament construction service llc. They acknowledge the addendums. The bid bond is included. The base price is 18 million, three hundred seven dollars and three hundred seven five hundred eighty dollars.

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That's one, eight three, oh seven, five, eight, oh alternate one is one million three hundred thirty, eight thousand nine hundred five dollars, one three, three: eight: five: nine. Oh five.

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Excuse me one if y'all could uh silence your phones, please those that are online or your speaker on your computer. Thank you.

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Alternate two is 442 3440, four, four, two, three four zero alternate three is four hundred twelve thousand seven hundred eighty three dollars: four one: two, seven, eight three and the last bit is from whyland. They acknowledge the addendums. The bib bond is included.

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The base bid is 16 749, six, seven, nine, zero, zero zero alternate one is nine hundred forty one thousand nine four one: zero zero zero alternate. Two is five hundred twenty one thousand five, two one: zero zero zero alternate. Three is three hundred and two thousand three zero: two: zero: zero. Zero.

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I ask that you accept the reading of these bids.

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Questions from ryan council: please cast your vote.

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You, mr free thank you motion, carries witness opening of seal bids for bid number p20-1, melrose plantation drive water and sewer project.

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The engineer's estimate for this project is two million dollars and there's one alternate and there's been one addendum, which provided the list of attendees to the mandatory pre-bid meeting, changes to specs, revised the bid form and provided questions and answers.

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The first bit is from belt construction inc. They acknowledge the addendum. The bid bond is included, the base price is one million three hundred and seventy four thousand three hundred four dollars.

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One three seven three alternate one is eighty-five thousand two hundred fifteen dollars, eight five, two one five.

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The next bit is from david lawler construction inc. They acknowledge the addendum. The bid bond is included. It's for one million, two hundred fifty two thousand one hundred dollars. That's one, two, five, two one: zero zero alternate one is sixty two thousand one hundred dollars: six, two one: zero zero.

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The next bit is pulley construction inc. They acknowledge the addendum. The bond is included. The base bid is one million. Fifty three thousand dollars one zero: five: three: zero: zero zero alternate one is sixty nine thousand dollars, six: nine: zero, zero zero.

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The last bit is from wicker construction. They acknowledge the addendum. The bid bond is included. It's for 826 dollars, eight two, six, three one: nine with alternate one at eighty, six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, eight six, two five zero.

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I ask that you approve the reading of these bids.

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Second, questions from the audience council: please cast your vote.

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Yes, thank you.

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Motion carries witness opening of seal bids for bid number p20-18, sewer, sub-basin bc, 25 rehabilitation, project.

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The engineer's estimate for this project is 2 million 900 thousand. There are three alternates there's one addendum which provided the list of attendees to the mandatory pre-bid meeting, made changes to specs, revised the bid form and provided questions and answers.

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The first bit is from david lawler construction inc. They acknowled there's just one. They acknowledge the addendum. The bid bond is included. It's for 1 million thousand one hundred twenty seven dollars, one six, two eight one, two seven alternate one is four hundred and five thousand four hundred eighty six dollars: four zero. Five. Four six eight alternate two is three hundred ten thousand four hundred and twenty five dollars.

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Three one. Oh four, two five and the third alternate is 121 thousand four hundred dollars, one two one: four: zero: zero stacey.

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Can you tell me what that alternate number one was again.

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405 486., okay, thank you.

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The next bit is from flow solutions. Llc they acknowledge the addendum. The big bond is included. The base bid is two million twenty five thousand one hundred sixty two dollars and fifty cents.

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Two zero, two five one, six two point: five zero alternate one is four hundred thirty, six thousand nine hundred thirty seven dollars and fifty cents.

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Four, three, seven, nine three seven point: five zero alternate: two is two hundred thirty, two thousand eight hundred seventy four dollars: two three, two, eight seven, four alternate three is a hundred and twenty two thousand one, two: two: zero zero zero.

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The next bit is from horseshoe construction inc. They acknowledge the addendum. The bid bond is included. The base bid is one million six. Oh two, four, thirty, three, ten, that's one! Six! Oh two, four three three point: zero alternate: one is four hundred fifty one thousand three hundred: seventy seven dollars and sixty cents. That's three: five, one: three, zero! Seven point: six zero alternate: two is two hundred seventy seven thousand four hundred dollars: two: seven: seven, four: zero zero alternate three is one hundred eighty. Five thousand six hundred dollars, one eight five: six: zero, zero.

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Alternate one was that 77 or oh seven, four five, one, three, seven, seven.

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Three: zero: seven, zero. Thank.

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The next bid is from pm construction and rehab llc. They acknowledge the addendum. The bid bond is included. The base bid is one million nine hundred sixty thousand two hundred nineteen dollars, one nine, oh six, two one nine alternate one is five hundred thirteen thousand two hundred 215 dollars and 80 cents.

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513 215.80 alternate two is 247 672 dollars, two four, seven, six, seven two alternate three is one hundred sixty eight thousand two hundred dollars, one six, eight, two: zero zero stacey.

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Sorry, can we get that um tell a little bit about again.

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One million nine hundred sixty thousand two hundred nineteen dollars. Okay, thank you and the last bit is from pulley construction inc. They acknowledge the addendum. The bid bond is included. The base bid is one million eight hundred fifty seven thousand dollars, one eight five: seven: zero, zero, zero alternate one is 520.

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000.520.000 alternate two is three hundred: seventy thousand nine hundred seventy seven dollars: three: seven: zero, nine, seven, seven and alternate three is one hundred fifty six thousand dollars one five: six: zero: zero, zero. I ask that you approve the reading of these bids.

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Questions from the audience council, please cast your vote.

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Can you hear me better, mr darby now I.

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Can't, mr president, all right.

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Adopt an emergency ordinance to appropriate seventy nine thousand fifty dollars from the hotel, motel tax fund to fund necessary repairs to multiple sinkholes on teague trail extension, first and final reading.

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Some move second.

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Question from the audience.

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Council, please cast your vote.

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Yes, thank you, mr darby.

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Motion carries introduce an ordinance appropriating 1.2 million dollars from the walter o bigby carriageway fund to fund the completion of phase one of the walter obigbee carriageway first reading.

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Some of second.

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No questions from the audience.

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uh Council does do you all have any questions on this I'd like mr rauschenbach to come up and just give a brief summary, because originally it was well. I let him describe. I think the original overestimate that we had was 400 000. Is that right yeah? I.

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Know we don't need specifics, I just wanted to point out and so that the council is aware of you know the additional needs of money for change. Orders that have not previously been reported is that fair state.

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Fairly stated, so, there was an ordinance here last month for a little over 400 000 that encompassed work associated with all the old water mains and connecting those up to the new main and another pot of money for an unforeseen subsurface burial of debris around where the roundabout is.

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I met with special, not especially trackhoe, but best yet and um beast engineering last week to get a tally and get a feel just kind of get immersed in the project and began seeing some problems with the funding um where they were and and where we were headed and, and so uh the the ordinance before you will not only take care of what's been spent to date beyond what was in the original contract, but also kind of looks into the crystal ball as to what's coming down the pipe based on everything they've seen.

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So the intent of this ordinance is to make that project whole and to not come back again until we reconcile the project at the end and have a final tally of all the quantities put in.

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Any other questions.

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Thank you, mr rausch.

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Sir council, please cast your vote.

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Thank you. Mr darby motion carries introduced an ordinance authorizing the repayment and allocation of funding paid from utility funds or proposed to be funded from utility funds for streets and drainage projects.

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Council, please cast your vote.

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Motion carries introduce an ordinance to temporarily reduce the management fees paid to asm global, to manage the centurylink center from july 2020 through december 2020, and to extend asm global's contract for an additional three months until march 31st 2021.

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Second, questions from the audience.

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Council, I think this was a good faith effort on both the part of the city mayor as well as asm global right, along the lines of where the city reached out to all the suite holders and made concessions there, given the state of affairs of the economy and the fact that there are no events there, so we appreciate their cooperation in this effort as a partner council, please cast your.

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Vote, mr darwin, thank you.

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Motion carries introduce an ordinance to a band, a portion of an alley located within east shreveport, subdivision more particularly located to the rear of 501 barksdale boulevard. First reading cell.

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Second, questions from the audience council: please cast your vote.

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Thank you motion carries adopt a resolution to approve the use of bossier city sewer to serve the property at 5495 airline drive it'll, be the north airline animal hospital, with the property being located outside the booster city limits. First and final reading.

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Second, questions from the audience counsel: please cast your vote.

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Thank you. Mr darby motion carries adopt a resolution authorizing the hiring of one building maintenance supervisor to replace a position due to retirement first and final reading.

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Questions from the audience counsel, please cast your vote.

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Yes, thank you. Motion carries adopt a resolution authorizing the hiring of an assistant superintendent for public utilities. First and final reading.

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Second, questions from the audience counsel: please cast your vote.

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Darby motion carries.

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The council, I just want to bring you up to speed on some information I just received with regard to the covert 19 situation.

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As we know, it's extremely bad and gotten worse, all the trends are in the wrong directions in terms of positive results in hospitalizations, for example, here in belgium, parish in the last five days, we've had an increase of 460, just in the last five days, which is the largest jump that since we've been checking, that brings our total number of cases up to just over 1602 and, unfortunately, we've had 11 more deaths, which brings our total today up to 47., because this is not getting better.

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The governor and now it's just part of this meeting that he would be in a proclamation here in a couple of days, designating that we will stay in phase two for two more weeks or up through friday august the 7th.

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So it's incumbent on all of us to keep doing just what we're doing right now and the people about out in the listening audience to become part of the solution, not part of the problem. Thank you.

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Thank you mayor. Thank you.

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All your efforts, any further comments or business.

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Motion to adjourn.

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