CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

JULY 13, 2004

Monday, July 12, 2004 and Tuesday, July 13, 2004 Government Plaza Chambers

3:00 p.m. 505 Travis Street, 1^st Floor

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Shreveport shall hold its Administrative Conference on Monday, July 12, 2004, at 3:00 p.m. and its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at 3:00 p.m.

Both Meetings will be held in the Government Chambers at Government Plaza (505 Travis Street).

1. Call to Order.

2. Invocation.

3. Roll Call.

4. Approve Minutes: Administrative Conference (June 21) and City Council Meeting (June 22).

5. Awards, Recognition of Distinguished Guests, and Communications of the Mayor which are required by law.

Reports: a. Convention Center and Convention Center Hotel

b. Property Standards Program Report

6. Public Hearing:

7. Confirmation and/or Appointments, Adding Legislation to the Agenda and Public Comments.

A. Confirmations and/or Appointments.

B. Adding Legislation to the Agenda.

C. Public Comments (Agenda Items to be Adopted)

8. CONSENT AGENDA LEGISLATION

A. TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

RESOLUTIONS:

ORDINANCES:

TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES:

RESOLUTIONS:

ORDINANCES:

9. REGULAR AGENDA LEGISLATION:

A. RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE OR WHICH REQUIRE ONLY ONE READING:

139 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company relative to Fair Share requirements and penalties and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. (Postponed on June 22, 2004) (A/Lester)

140 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with SMG relative to Fair Share requirements and penalties, and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. (Postponed on June 22, 2004) (A/Lester)

141 Urging and requesting the Convention Center Hotel Authority to execute an agreement with HRI relative to Fair Share requirements and penalties and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Postponed on June 22, 2004) (A/Lester)

148 Stating the City of Shreveport’s endorsement of Ivan Smith Furniture to participate in the benefits of the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Postponed on June 22, 2004) (F/Green)

149 Authorizing the employment of special legal counsel to represent the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board of the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

150 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract between the City and Price Waterhouse, Cooper, Inc., or Hospitality Valuation Services, Inc., or any other professional company with the approval of the City Council for an independent feasibility study of a land based hotel and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Gibson)

154 Authorizing Charles Laborde, Sr. Family, L.L.C. and Janae Galvez, located at 2671 East 70^th East St., to connect to the water system of the City of Shreveport and otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Carmody)

151 Approving a restoration tax abatement application for 411 Ashley Ridge Blvd., (Formerly TicketMaster) Ashley Ridge Partners, Ltd. (Public Hearing is required) (D/Gibson)(not to be adopted prior to July 27):

B. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

155 Authorizing the Mayor to accept a donation from U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

156 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a professional services agreement between Commerce Street Ventures, LLC and the City of Shreveport and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

157 Ratifying the waiver of building permit fees and the donation of building materials and supplies to 12 qualified low income homeowners in the City of Shreveport and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

158 Authorizing the Purchasing Agent to dispose by public auction of certain supplies, material, equipment, and vehicles and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

159 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Central Trades and Labor Council of Shreveport and vicinity, AFL-CIO relative to holding the Union Industries, Trades & Service Show in Shreveport, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

C. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES (not to be adopted prior to July 27):

101 Amending Chapter 66 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport relative to Personnel and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

102 Repealing Ordinance No. 28 of 2004 which created a two-way stop at the intersection of Manor Place and Midvale Street and to create and establish the intersection of Manor Place and Midvale Street as a four-way stop intersection and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (E/Hogan)

103 Amending the 2004 General Fund Budget.

104 Amending Section 62-78 of the Code of ordinances relative to the Department of Public Assembly and Recreation fee schedule and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

105 Approving the Act 529 relative to the Policemen’s pension and relief fund as enumerated in R.S. 11:3724(8) relative to the remarriage of widows of deceased policemen after the age of 55 with no loss in pension benefits and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

106 Amending the 2004 General Fund Budget.

D. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE (numbers are assigned ordinance numbers)

78 Amending certain provisions of Article VIII of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport relative to the Fair Share Program for Equal Business Opportunity. (Postponed on June 22, 2004) (A/Lester)

83 Closing and abandoning the 60' foot-wide Whittington Drive in the 80 Industrial Park Subdivision located in the SE & SW 1/4 of Sections 18 (T17N-R14W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (G/Jackson)

84 Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 38 of the City of Shreveport Code of Ordinances relative to housing and property standards and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

85 Authorizing a temporary construction servitude and a permanent servitude and encroachment on a portion of Festival Plaza in conjunction with the Regional Visitors Center Project, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

86 Amending the 2004 Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund Budget. (D/Gibson)

95 Amending the 2004 Capital Improvements Budget.

96 Amending Chapter 94 of the Code of Ordinances relative to utility rates.

97 Amending the 2004 Budget for the Water and sewerage Enterprise Fund.

98 Authorizing the Lease of City-Owned property to North Shreveport Development Corporation, Inc.,(not to be adopted prior to July 27th)

87 ZONING: C-39-04. Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances as amended, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by amending Section 106-1125 by modifying provisions for single family care homes and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

88 ZONING: C-40-04. Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances as amended, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by amending sections 106-1122 and 106-1123 by modifying provisions for on-premise signs and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.,

89 ZONING: C-30-04, 7020 Union Avenue, Rinchuso’s Plumbing and Heating, Inc., Leon J. Rinchuso Sr. & Rose Borman Rinchuso, west side of Union Avenue, 200'south of West 70^th Street from R-1D to B-3. (F/Green)

90 ZONING: C-32-04, 800 Blk. Travis & 300 & 400 Blks of Douglas & Common, FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, North and south sides of Travis Street, being surrounded by Common, Sprague, Douglas & Fannin Streets, from R-3 to B-4. (B/Walford)

91 ZONING: C-33-04, 3618 Youree Drive, SEDONA SPA & SALON, Joseph C. Lahood & Elizabeth Lahood, west side of Youree Drive, 500' north of Ardmore Ave from SPI-3-E (B-1) to SPI-3-E (B-1). (C/Carmody)

92 ZONING: C-33A-04, 9250 Ellerbe Road, Tommy R. Smith Builders, west side of Ellerbe Road at its intersection with Lake Forbing from I-2 to B-2 & B-3. (D/Gibson)

93 ZONING: C-34-04, 890 Mt. Zion Road, Randy W. & Leisa K. Nolen, northeast corner of Mount Zion & Kingston Road from B-2 to B-3. (D/Gibson)

99 ZONING: C-35-04, 5600 Buncombe Road, Vintage Realty Company, Beaird Properties, L.L. C., west side of Buncombe Road, 1,400 feet from north of West 70^th Street from B-3 and I-1 to R-3, Apartment complex or other permitted uses within this zoning classification. (F/Green)

100 ZONING: C-31A-04, 1800 Nelson Street, Cambridge Court Limited Partnership, north side of Nelson at its intersection with Corporate Dr, from I-2 to R-2. (A/Lester)

94 Authorizing the lease of parking spaces at the Stoner Marina parking lot to Overton Brooks VAMC and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.(not to be adopted prior to July 27th)

10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. ZONING APPEAL - Case No. S-19-04, Brenda Lilley Kraak Pettit, Northwest corner of Creswell Avenue & Montrose Drive, R-1D. (postponed until July 27, 2004). (C/Carmody)

2. ZONING: C-31A-04, 1800 Nelson Street, Cambridge Court Limited Partnership, north side of Nelson at its intersection with Corporate Dr, from I-2 to R-2. (A/Lester)

3. ZONING APPEAL - S-49-04, Rosenwald Partnership, ALPIC, et al, Smith & Raley, Inc., Extension of Markham Street south of Round Grove Lane & east of David Rains Road, R-1, One Family Residence District. (A/Lester)

11. NEW BUSINESS;

12. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES.

13. CLERK’S REPORT:

Letters of Appeal:

S-52-04: Doug Shurling, Emberwood Homeowners Association, approval of Subdivision Request, dtd - July 7, 2004. (D/Gibson)

14. COMMUNICATIONS and MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS (Council resolves itself into COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE to consider the following:)

Approval of Minutes (June 22)

Communications of the Mayor

Communications of the Council Members

Public Comments

Miscellaneous Matters

15. THE COMMITTEE RISES AND REPORTS (reconvenes Regular Council Meeting).

16. ADJOURNMENT.