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From YouTube: Bossier City Council Regular Meeting January 19, 2021
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Bossier City Council Regular Meeting January 19, 2021
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Please
bow
your
heads
heavenly
father.
We
thank
you
for
this
day
that
you've
given
us
lord.
We
thank
you
for
the
blessings
that
you've
bestowed
on
our
community.
Lord,
we
pray
for
the
buffington
family
as
they
mourn
the
loss
of
job.
We
ask
that
they
have
peace.
Lord
in
this
time
of
stress
and
lord,
we
pray
for
our
peace
in
our
country
on
the
inauguration
day
and
after
that,
lord,
we
pray
for
wisdom
for
our
nation
and
for
our
state
and
for
us
in
this
council
meeting
today,
jesus
name
amen,
amen.
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In
accordance
with
louisiana
revised
statute,
4219
in
the
attorney
general's
open
meetings,
guidance
in
order
to
meet
quorum
requirements,
some
major
city
council
members
may
be
involved
in
the
meeting
via
telephone
or
video
conference.
If
anyone
is
uncomfortable
in
coming
to
this
meeting,
they
are
welcome
to
call
318-549-4595
at
this
time
for
public
comments
on
any
agenda
item.
In
accordance
with
recently
passed
act
302.
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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.
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
know
foul
language
or
the
call
will
be
disconnected
and
you
will
forfeit
your
right
to
speak.
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Eighty
three
voters
casting
their
votes
at
the
benton
courthouse
and
fourteen
thousand
seven
hundred
forty
two
voters
casting
their
votes
at
the
bossier
city,
library,
history
center
and
whereas
a
mail
ballot
return
station
was
set
up
at
the
courthouse
parking
lot
and
was
operated
by
an
employee
of
the
registrar
voter's
office.
The
week
before
the
close
of
early
voting
and
the
day
before
the
election.
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Now,
therefore
be
it
resolved
by
the
city
council
of
bossier
city
in
regular
session.
Convened
does
hereby
recognize
and
commend
registrar,
voter
stephanie
edgy
and
her
amazing
staff
for
the
their
professionalism,
vigilance
and
self-sacrifice
in
carrying
out
this
most
essential
task
with
precision
during
the
unprecedent
time
of
crisis
created
by
covet
19..
The
above
and
foregoing
resolution
was
read
in
full
and
open
legal
session,
convened
on
january.
The.
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And
we'll
have
phyllis
prepare
a
printed
copy
on
it'll,
look
nice
and
we'll
deliver
that
to
you
as
well.
So
thank
you
phyllis.
Can
you
note
that
please,
yes,
sir
I'll,
take
care
all
right
if
any
further
comments
from
the
audience,
I
think
the
applause
speaks
for
itself.
Council.
Please
cast
your
vote.
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Swepco,
as
you
know,
is
out
there
working.
They
tell
us
they
should
be
complete
by
march
15th.
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t
and
sudden
link
are
dependent
on
swepco
getting
their
stuff
because
their
wires
hang
off
of
the
swepco
poles
centerpoint
has
completed
an
easement
plant
for
running
their
gas
line
through
the
water
plant.
I
believe
that
was
the
servitude
y'all
just
approved,
so
they
tell
us
it
will
take
them
until
june.
The
first,
I
think
we
can
potentially
expedite
that
verizon
tells
us
they'll
be
finished
by
february.
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I
plan
to
have
a
meeting
with
mark
long
president
to
figure
out
when
we
can
get
not
only
the
dotd
permits,
but
also
the
army
corps
of
engineers
permits,
since
they
just
received
the
drawings
last
week.
I
want
to
give
them
a
little
bit
of
time
before
I
call
for
that
meeting,
so
we
can
get
tentative
approval
from
them,
hopefully
on
the
permits,
so
we
can
discuss
advertising
for
br
for
bids.
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As
you
know,
we've
been
working
on
the
20
inch
water
line,
relocation
where
the
carriageway
hits
benton
road
there's
some
new
storm
water
culverts
that
were
put
in
we've
got
to
get
a
water
line
out
of
the
way
that
design
is
coming
along,
we
hope
to
advertise
for
bids
in
march.
It
shouldn't
take
very
long
to
construct
that
project.
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One
item
of
note:
after
working
with
the
drainage,
where
walter
o'bigby
intersects
with
benton
road,
the
existing
storm
water
drainage
system
on
benton
road
is
not
going
to
be
able
to
handle
the
storm
water
runoff
from
the
carriageway
the
new
citizens
bank
drive
in
in
the
carry
in
the
in
benton
road
area.
The
drainage
along
benton
road
in
that
area
is
pretty
much
maxed
out,
so
we're
probably
going
to
have
to
build
another
storm
water
pump
station
which
will
drain
the
underpass.
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So
as
soon
as
we
either
have
the
permits
in
hand
or
have
some
indication
that
the
permits
are
forthcoming,
we'll
go
ahead
and
advertise
for
bids
would
be
our
recommendation.
I
think
it's
premature
to
do
it
until
we
know
there's
not
going
to
be
any
major
comments
by
the
regulatory
agencies.
So
with
that
being
said,
if
anybody
has
any
questions,
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
them.
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Good
afternoon,
council
mayor
this
is
our
monthly
update,
get
you
all
up
to
speed
on
the
various
projects
we
have
going
on
throughout
the
city,
just
real
quick
general
overview
again
over
150
million
dollars
worth
of
projects
in
design
and
construction.
Currently,
81
million
of
that
is
under
construction.
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They
are
currently
working
on
the
eastbound
on
ramp
and
westbound
off
ramp.
Work
on
that
is
expected
to
be
complete
towards
the
middle
of
next
month
and
they
are
ahead
of
schedule
all
this
rain.
This
week's
not
helping
but
work,
is
progressing
there.
They're
moving
briskly
out
there,
innovation
drive
project
is
complete.
The
big
issue
out
here
at
the
moment
is
getting
the
lighting
energized
and,
as
we
speak,
I
believe
about
30
percent
of
that
is
complete
on
the
east
and
west
end
aep
was
on
site
working
with
will
out
electric
to
get
that
done.
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We
expect
to
see,
will
hyde
electric
within
the
next
couple
of
weeks
start
placing
the
street
lighting
for
that
project
max
bayou.
That
project
is
complete,
looks
great.
It's
probably
the
last
time
you
see
this
slide.
We
issued
the
substantial
completion
back
on
december
14th
bosses
city
fire
department,
burn
building
kind
of
see
here
it's
coming
up
a
little
behind
schedule,
but
much
of
this
is
just
related
to
holiday
and
and
working
weather
days,
and
things
like
that
they're
making
good
progress
now
that
all
their
materials
are
on
site.
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Animal
control
has
occupied
a
portion
of
that
building,
working
through
various
site
issues
and
roof
issues,
and
things
like
that,
so
we're
pressing
to
get
that
one
done,
but
it's
starting
to
take
shape
and
look
good
tinsley
athletic
ball
fields.
You
can
kind
of
see
that
top
left
slide.
That's
the
beginning
of
the
big
concession
stand
out
there.
It's
going
to
be
very
unique
to
our
area.
Bottom
slide
is
the
batting
area,
and
then
you
get
a
glimpse
of
the
new
turf
fields
out
there
that
project's
really
coming
along
good.
Now.
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This
is
the
centurylink
center
they're
a
little
ahead
of
schedule,
we're
working
with
the
contractor
right
now,
cattle
electric,
on
a
addition
of
an
alternative
project
for
them.
That
project
came
in
well
within
budget
out
there
and
clinton,
and
I
are
working
to
make
sure
we
get
all
the
juice
we
can.
Out
of
that
project
looks
great.
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Citywide
street
improvement
project
main
thing
to
report
to
the
council
is
that
we'll
have
our
first
project,
we'll
open
bids
on
that
february
16th
and
that's
going
to
be
primarily
what
we're
calling
the
sidewalk
improvements,
just
miscellaneous
construction
items
that
are
all
throughout
the
city
and
then
we'll
be
following
about
every
two
weeks
with
other
projects
and
really
moving
that
up.
That's
the
hottest
project
in
the
engineering
department
right
now.
I
want
to
get
this.
This
work
out
on
the
street
and
rolling.
C
Private
development-
I
don't
need
to
get
into
that,
but
that
just
gives
you
a
listing
of
all
the
various
subdivisions.
A
lot
of
work
we're
getting
a
lot
of
plans
coming
in
through
the
engineering
office,
which
is
great
a
lot
of
folks
want
to
build
their
dream
homes
and
our
community
projects
out
to
bid
or
in
design
the
highway
71
lighting
project.
We've
got
final
plans
on
that.
C
We've
got
a
few
comments
to
get
back
to
the
design
team
and
then
that
one's
going
to
get
cranked
out
we've
got
the
east
bank
fire
station.
The
design
is
underway,
working
on
an
ada
restroom
for
tinsley
we're
also
working
on
a
restroom
for
the
clifford
allman
park,
got
a
south
boston,
miscellaneous
capital
improvement
project
and
then
we're
looking
at
the
highway.
71
left
turn
lane
at
golden
meadows
subdivision.
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I'm
just
kind
of
curious
as
to
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
chatter
and
getting
a
lot
of
inquiries
about
how
the
new
brookshire's
in
north
bossier,
along
wimple,
road
and
airline
drive,
is
going
to
affect
traffic,
and
one
of
the
concerns
is
the
traffic
along
wimple
road
between
benton,
road
and
airline.
Okay,
especially
there
at
old
brownlee-
and
I
know
you
and
I
have
talked
about
that
and
plans
to
do
something
with
the
with
the
parish
on
old
brown
lee
road.
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From
airline
to
lakewood,
it
was
upgraded
right,
but
from
airline
to
benton
road
along
wimple
along
near
old
brownlee.
Okay,
where
I
mean
there's
concerns
about
having
a
light
there
there's
concerns
about
the
speed.
There's
concerns
about
the
way
the
road
is
is
actually
engineered
right
now,
the
it's
hard
to
see
traffic
coming
when
you're
sitting
at
one
of
one
of
those
stop
signs.