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From YouTube: Bossier City Council Meeting March 3, 2020
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Bossier City Council Meeting March 3, 2020
B
That's
written,
thank
you,
Father
for
this
state
that
you
allowed
us
to
see.
Thank
you
for
our
arrests
on
last
night.
We
thank
you
for
those
who
are
here
and
pray
for
them.
We
pray
for
that
family
members.
We
pray
Lord
God
for
those
in
leadership.
We
thank
you
Lord
God,
for
your
grace
and
your
mercy,
your
goodness
in
your
kindness.
We
ask
that
you
give
us
direction
that
we
do
all
the
things.
That's
pleasing
to
your
name
and
choose
the
same.
I
pray,
amen.
C
E
E
F
F
F
G
A
F
A
A
C
However,
we
don't
believe
the
Corps
which
was
doing
it
themselves,
really
put
the
effort
into
it.
So,
three
years
ago,
Arkansas
the
state
gave
the
Commission
a
million
dollars
and
said
you
have
one
last
opportunity
to
look
for
benefits
if
they're
they're
fine.
If
they're
not,
we
need
to
stop
messing
around
with
this,
so
the
cool
the
money
is
to
go
to
the
Corps.
However,
since
it's
all
state
money,
we
demand
it
or
or
determine
that
they
had
to
use
a
private
contractor.
C
Who
did
this
for
a
living
to
go,
identify,
benefits
and
navigation,
so
they
did
that
they
hired
gec,
which
is
out
of
Baton
Rouge
and
they've,
been
working
on
red
river
items
for
quite
a
while.
So
after
two
years
of
meeting
companies
knocking
on
doors,
they
did
a
rate
analysis
of
of
companies
using
the
waterway
versus
truck
or
rail
and
the
benefit
cost
ratio
for
to
lock
and
dams
to
garland
was
one
point:
eight
three
lock
and
dams
to
fulton,
which
is
where
I
30
crosses
the
red
river
is
one
point
two.
C
So
since
you're
over
a
1.0,
the
corps
of
engineers
determined
that
they
would
complete,
they
agreed
to
complete
the
feasibility
study
and
resume
it,
because
the
come
once
you're
over
1.0
strictly
on
commercial.
We
can
now
add
recreational
benefits.
Water
supply,
hydropower,
ecosystem
restoration,
things
like
that
to
to
the
benefits.
So
we
have
three
options.
They
told
us.
It
would
take
three
million
dollars
three
years
to
complete
a
feasibility
study,
so
we
could
do
cost
share
it
again,
fifty-fifty
with
the
government
or
we
can
give
a
hundred
percent
to
the
government.
C
Let
them
do
it
or
we
can
do
what's
called
a
section
two
of
three
where
the
local
sponsor
spends
all
the
money
on
the
feasibility
study
selects
whoever
they
want
to
do
with
the
contractor,
but
they
give
the
Corps
some
money
to
do
technical
assistance
to
ensure
that
every
step
of
the
way
we
meet
all
the
federal
requirements.
So,
at
the
end
of
the
study,
we
have
a
federal
project,
that's
approved
by
the
Assistant
Secretary
of
the
army,
for
civil
work.
C
So
you
would
have
a
federal
project
now
at
Congress
the
no
earmarks
our
congressional
delegation
can't
put
funding
to
studies
or
projects.
We
decided
to
go
with
the
section
203,
so
the
benefits
to
Northwest
Louisiana
is
the
construction
of
Lock
and
Dam.
Six
would
be
just
north
of
Osher
city
somewhere
between
the
I-220
bridge
and
Benton,
and
then
all
the
the
dykes
and
the
revetment
sand.
The
bank
stabilization
we're
talking
between
this
lock
and
dam
and
the
next
one,
including
the
lock
and
dam
four
hundred
plus
million
dollars
project.
C
So
that
would
be
a
big
benefit
to
this
region
in
just
the
construction
alone,
but
there
would
be
bank
stabilization.
We'd
have
to
establish
a
river
channel
north
of
Bossier
City
Bank,
stove
ization,
all
the
way
through
Arkansas,
which
would
greatly
reduce
the
silt.
That's
coming
down
the
river
into
into
our
area,
dependable
year-round
water
supply
due
to
pool
six
above
bossier
city,
just
like
we
have
from
lock
and
dam
five
to
the
I-220
bridge.
That.
C
Control
which
you
are
looking
to
incorporate
into
the
lock
and
dams
above
us
right
now,
the
lock
and
dams
don't
have
flood
control,
but
you
can
design
them
so
they
can
hold
backs
more
water
and
have
a
flood
control
value.
We're
also
looking
at
the
existing
reservoirs
above
us
there's
like
1516
flood
control
reservoirs
that
add
to
the
Red
River,
and
we
can
look
at
changing
those,
so
they
have
more
value
for
flood
control
and
to
support
navigation.
C
You'd
also
have
north
of
bossier
city
safe,
year-round,
recreation,
just
like
we
do
below,
and
we
could
have
a
lot
more
wreck
sites
and
a
lot
more
recreational
opportunities
and
economic
development.
So
we
met
with
the
Arkansas
state
delegations
number
of
months
ago
and
they
asked
if
we
could
come
down
and
look
at
getting
support
from
the
Louisiana
partners
for
half
the
feasibility
study.
We
came
up
and
we
actually
have
a
flood
technical
committee,
which
represents
everybody
that
we
would
discuss
this
with
and
those
include
the
and
how
much
we
broke
it
out.
C
C
C
If
there's
any
additional
funds
needed
over
the
three
million
that
would
come
out
of
Arkansas,
there
would
be
no
additional
requirement
on
Louisiana,
so
the
earliest
we
would
need
any
funds
from
Louisiana
partners
would
be
2021
the
next
budget
cycle
or
even
the
budget
cycle
after
that,
so
that
we
met
with
the
governor's
office
in
Arkansas,
and
we
met
with
some
of
the
other
key
state
offices
and
that
when
they
go
into
session
this
next
period,
they're
looking
to
get
that
money,
they
actually
have
legislation.
That's
given
the
funding
to
the
Commission
it
just
was.
C
C
What
we're
going
to
do
is
create
a
committee
of
Arkansas
and
Louisiana
representation
of
the
partners
and
together
we
would
determine
what's
incorporated
in
the
feasibility
study,
how
the
funding
spent
and
who
we
picked
for
a
company
to
actually
do
it,
so
that
Louisiana
has
to
say
since
they're,
putting
up
some
of
the
money
to
on
how
the
study
goes
to
help
benefit
this
area,
the
Arkansas
River
Commission,
has
sent
a
letter
to
Mayor
Walker
and
discussed
the
benefits
and
I
believe
it.
Those
were
in
your
packet,
so
you
won't.
C
You
have
more
information
and
those
in
that
information
from
what
we
sent
to
mayor
Walker,
requesting
this
support.
I
do
want
to
mention
one
last
thing
on
long
term,
because
once
you
do
the
feasibility
in
three
years,
what
happens?
Because
we
don't
think
the
federal
government
is
going
to
fund
the
study?
We
don't
think
they
have
the
the
ability
or
the
to
actually
fund
the
actual
construction
project
which
could
be
up
to
one
one-and-a-half
billion
dollars.
C
So
what
we're
working
on
in
conjunction
with
the
feasibility
study
is
a
public-private
option
to
actually
construct
operate
and
maintain
the
system.
It
would
actually
be
a
toll
waterway
tolled
water
a
highway
once
the
toes
pass.
Bossier
City,
the
I-220
bridge,
is
where
the
J
Bennett
Johnston
ward
away
ends.
Once
we
pass
that
we
could
have
some
sort
of
a
income
stream
from
the
companies
and
the
industries
that
use
the
water
way
that
would
operate
and
maintain
the
system.
C
One
example
would
be
currently
the
tow
companies
in
the
in
the
United
States
pay
a
fuel
tax,
29
cents,
a
gallon
to
an
inland
waterway
trust
fund,
which
is
a
federal
trust
fund.
Once
they
passed
Bossier
City
it
would
not,
they
would
pay
29
cents,
but
not
to
the
government.
They
pay
it
to
an
entity
that
operates
and
maintains
the
system
north
of
year.
Other
potential
income
would
be
hydropower,
we're
looking
to
have
all
the
lock
and
dams
north
of
here
have
hydropower
so
that
we
could
use
that
as
another
source
of
income.
C
So
those
are
the
highlights.
I've
met
with
all
the
those
partners
that
I
talked
to
I'm
going
again
a
couple
of
weeks,
so
the
water
weight
Commission
to
finalize
that
they
support
it.
It's
just
to
have
a
couple
more
questions
and
some
timing
issues,
but
I've
already
gotten
letters
of
support
from
the
two
parishes
and
other
entities
that
I
mentioned.
The
two
levee
boards
have
agreed
to
come
on
so
and
then
we're
gonna
look
for
other
sources
of
Louisiana
income
that
might
reduce
the
requirement
from
the
partners
we
mentioned,
but
that's
where
we're
at.
A
H
Coleman
Street
not
a
lot
more
to
report
there
than
last
time
we're
still
having
our
right-of-way
maps
review
down
in
Baton
Rouge
man
checks
prepared
water,
main
relocation
plans
for
us
did
a
good
job
in
a
big
hurry.
It
bids
March
the
17th
so
we'll
get
that
part
of
the
project
initiating
shortly
thereafter,
I've
tuned
up
a
EP
swept
Cohen's
center
point
that
they
need
to
get
their
stuff
out
of
the
way
we
probably
need
to
write
until
after
all,
the
right-of-way
has
been
acquired,
but
that
should
go
pretty
fast.
You.
H
Viking
drive
were
still
waiting
to
be
green-lighted
to
start
purchasing
the
right-of-way
there,
sometimes
soon
I'm,
going
to
gather
up
all
the
utilities
and
briefed
them
on
what
they
need
to
expect
and
what
they
need
to
plan
on
doing.
As
far
as
relocating
their
facilities.
We've
got
a
lot
of
swept
code,
a
lot
of
ATT
and
an
awful
lot
of
fiber
companies
that
need
to
relocate
for
us
Walter,
a
big
B,
carriageway
phase
1,
that's
the
part,
that's
under
construction
now,
despite
all
the
bad
weather
we've
had,
they
have
made
some
progress.
H
Most
of
the
intersections
are
complete.
Now
the
concrete
intersections
and
they've
moved
on
to
constructing
the
roundabouts.
They've
had
one
good
pour
on
the
roundabout,
and
it
looks
like
there's
another
pour
within
the
next
2
1
or
2
days
plan
to
get
along
with
that
Walter,
a
big
B
carriageway
phase
to
the
bigger
project
I'm
having
a
Hamilton
Road
and
shed
road
intersections
redesign
to
become
you
know,
conventional
intersections
as
opposed
to
the
roundabouts
we
decided
to
eliminate
Manchac
has
submitted
their
plan
to
the
Corps
of
Engineers.
They
did
that
in
mid-february.
H
H
H
Again,
man
checks
done
a
good
job
with
their
relocation
plans,
water
and
sewer
that
bids
March
17th.
Also
so
we'll
get
started
there
everything's
going
to
fall
into
place
Council
sooner
or
later,
on
the
water
a
baby
carriage
way.
What
makes
me
the
most
nervous
is
Union,
Pacific,
Railroad
and
I'll.
Give
you
a
brief.
Eiated
history
in
January,
2017
I
got
a
letter
from
the
railroad
saying
your
plants
are
approved.
We
have
some
comments.
Please
make
those
and
we'll
get
into
an
agreement
with
you
that
was
in
2017.
H
We
went
about
making
those
changes
that
took
quite
a
while.
We
sent
them
back
to
Union,
Pacific
Railroad
and
they
just
sort
of
went
dark.
We
didn't
hear
from
them.
No
return
phone
calls
no
return
emails
that
went
on
for
quite
a
while
and
just
what
what
what
what
happened
was
Union
Pacific
Railroad.
We
here
fired
about
five
hundred
rupee
in
engineering
and
right-of-way
in
their
land
apartments,
and
so
our
project
just
set
on
dormant
on
somebody's
desk.
H
H
H
H
I
might
get
an
envelope
and
the
agreement
might
be
in
the
envelope.
Well,
we'll
just
I'll
report
back
to
you
on
that
innovation.
Drive
has
done
as
good
as
they
can
do
with
all
the
weather.
We've
had
we've
built
a
24
inch
deep,
blind
stabilized
base
to
the
road.
They've
put
the
12
inch
cement
stabilized
base.
On
top
of
that,
they
started
putting
the
4
inch
crushed
rock
cap.
H
All
of
that
contingent
on
weather,
like
always
Swan
Lake
wrote
out
220
our
project,
its
lagging
behind
about
a
month,
turns
out
dotd
asked
for
a
traffic
control
plan,
that's
kind
of
hard
to
put
together
a
lot
of
thought
had
to
go
into
that
they
needed
to
be
put
with
the
permit
and
that's
supposed
to
be
delivered
today.
The
traffic
implant
plan,
and
so
we
should
have
a
permit
real
soon
and
then
our
contractor
can
go
about
constructing
the
big
change
order,
but
we're
probably
about
a
month
behind
there.
H
H
H
The
estimate
from
the
consultant
that
helped
us
put
that
together
was
about
three
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars.
You
know
I
brought
to
you
an
ordinance
two
plus
it
up
to
about
four
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars,
because
we
knew
we
wanted
to
do
a
few
extra
things
we
bid
it.
We
got
six
good
bits.
Camus
electrics
are
low
bidder,
one
hundred
and
forty
eight
thousand
dollars
so
we're
gonna
get
we've
specified
some
great
led
type
lights.
H
They're
gonna
install
exactly
what
we
asked
for
I
know:
we're
gonna
have
some
change
orders
because
we
know
there's
some
underground
electrical
that
needs
to
be
repaired,
particularly
I
mentioned
to
get
down
there
in
front
of
the
Northeast
sewage
treatment
plant.
But
we
got
kind
of
an
unusual
thing
going
on
last
Friday
John
Kelly
was
notified
that
another
big
long
string
of
lights
was
out.
This
is
around
the
Hamilton
Road
in
her
he
goes
and
checks
on
it.
H
Council
somebody
has
broken
into
the
bottom
of
the
lights
and
they're
stealing
the
wire,
and
just
that
was
Friday
night
big
row
of
lights,
there's
no
wires
to
them
anymore.
You
know,
I,
guess
guys
steal
it
and
they
can
go
get
money
for
it.
Last
night,
another
800
feet
of
wire
was
stolen
down
closer
on
the
south
way.
So
that
concerns
me.
Apparently
it's
not
that
hard.
H
We
did
that
emergency
ordinance.
Thank
you
so
much
for
passing
it
where
we
hired
Wilhite
Electric
to
help
us
in
traffic
they've
been
busy
making
good
progress,
repairing
the
lights
that
aren't
shine
and
they've
done
Riverside
Drive.
They
were
on
traffic
street.
Today
they
moved
up
into
boardwalk
today
from
there
they're
moving
the
Sterling
Shopping
Center,
but
we're
looking
at
Margaritaville
the
parking
lots
at
the
cyber
Innovation
Center
and
a
couple
of
other
projects
and
John's
gonna.
A
G
H
G
G
H
F
G
H
H
H
H
E
H
It's
on
the
critical
path
when
I
say
that
I
think
it's
the
it's
the
longest
lead
time
of
any
approvals
we
need
is
Union,
Pacific,
rail
and
the
Corps
of
Engineers
I'm.
Confident
the
Corps
of
Engineers
will
will
work
out
a
deal
with
them,
but
the
problem
with
Union
Pacific
is
there's
just
they
don't
respond
very
well.
Okay,.
A
H
E
There's
a
trade
some
somebody
becomes
responsible
to
us
because
we
can
contract
for
them
or
because
we
enter
into
an
agreement
or
we
have
control
but
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
There
is
no
control
whatsoever
that
mark
can
exercise
over
the
railroad
to
force
them
to
comply
with
any
schedule
that
we
have.
They
there's
nothing.
He
doesn't
have
the
power
to
do
that.
So
I!
Guess!
When
you
ask
the
question:
do
you
expect
the
project
to
be
on
order
it?
E
D
A
D
A
A
A
D
I
I
I
I
D
F
I
I
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
resolution
for
public
works
to
feel
of
a
laborer
one
position
in
the
street:
sweeping
and
grass
cutting
division,
a
kennel
worker
one
in
the
animal
control
division
and
to
provide
for
a
promotion
to
assistant
superintendent
from
foremen,
one
in
the
street,
sweeping
and
grass
cutting
division.
First
and
final
reading.
Some.