4. Approve Minutes: Administrative Conference (May 23, 2005) and City Council Meeting (May 24, 2005)

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

a. Convention Center and Convention Center Hotel

b. Property Standards Report

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

A. Confirmations and/or Appointments.

Mrs. Rachel D. King – Assistant City Attorney

B. Adding Legislation to the Agenda

C. Public Comments (Agenda Items to be Adopted)

A. TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

RESOLUTIONS: None.

ORDINANCES: None.

B. TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES:

RESOLUTIONS:

96 Authorizing Robert A. Mackey, Jr. & Kennie Sue Patterson Mackey located at 10200 Stonehedge Dr. to connect to the Water System of the City of Shreveport and otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Gibson)

ORDINANCES: None.

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

89 Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Parish of Caddo for the Purposes of Providing Engineering Services and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

90 Authorizing and providing for a right of passage and utility easement on a portion of land owned by the City of Shreveport and adjacent to Cross Lake by Michael and Paula Golemon, as well as Bobby and Carolyn Wright. (A/Lester)

91 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an option to lease and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Gibson)

93 A resolution authorizing the Mayor’s signature on a permanent right of way and easement document, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford) - Convention Center

94 A resolution authorizing the Mayor’s signature on a permanent right of way and easement document, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford) - J.B.J. Waterway Visitor’s Center

97 Creating a False Alarm Committee to assist the Police Department in lowering the amount of false alarms received by the City and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

B INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Not to be adopted prior to June 28, 2005)

98 Authorizing the employment of special legal counsel to represent the City of Shreveport and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Shemwell)

99 Authorizing the employment of special legal counsel to represent the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Keene)

100 Acknowledging that the City Council has reviewed the internal “Municipal Water Pollution Prevention Report” concerning the North Regional and Lucas Wastewater Plants.

101 Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract with the Southern Hills Business Association and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (E/Hogan)

B. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES (Not be adopted prior to June 28, 2005)

84 Amending the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget

85 Amending the 2005 Budget for the Police Grants Special Revenue Fund.

86 Creating and establishing the intersection of E. 85^th Street and Panatela Lane as a stop intersection and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

87 Declaring the City’s interest in certain adjudicated properties as surplus and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester/C/Carmody)

88 Closing and abandoning a 15 foot wide parcel of land located behind lots 162 and 163 in the Forest Oak Subdivision located in the SW ¼ of Section 21 (T17N-R14W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (F/Green)

89 Closing and abandoning a 20 foot wide alleyway in the 5800 block of Southern Avenue abutting lots 1 thru 11 and a part of lot 12 of Block “C” and running adjacent to I-49 on the west side of the south side Park Subdivision located in Section 24 (T17N-R14W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Carmody)

90 Amending Sections 1179 of Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

91 Amending and reenacting Section 26-243 of the Code of Ordinances relative to the Architectural and Engineering Selection process and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

92 Creating Section 22-28 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport, Portable Storage Containers, that sets the rules for use, sets a fee for the licenses, and sets penalties for failure to abide by standards, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

93 Amending and reenacting Section 3.01 of Ordinance No. 96 of 1980 relative to exemptions and exclusions from sales and use taxes and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

94 ZONING – C-43-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinances, by rezoning property located southeast of the intersection of east 70^th Street and Dixie Meadows Drive, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-3, Urban, Multiple-Family Residence District and B-2, Neighborhood Business District, to R-3, Urban, Multiple- Family Residence District and B-2 Neighborhood Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Carmody)

95 ZONING – C-45-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinances, by rezoning property located on the southeast corner of Greenwood Road and West Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-A, Residence-Agriculture District, to B-3, Community Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (G/Jackson)

96 Authorizing the use of the Cargill Soccer Association/SU and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

97 Authorizing the donation of City-owned property at 2744 West Caperton Street to Derrick Holmes and Leroy Williams and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

D. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE (Numbers are assigned Ordinance Numbers)

28 Amending Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances, styled Animals, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (F/Green) (Postponed – May 24, 2005)

47 Amending Ordinance No. 40 of 2003 relative to changing the name of the Shreveport Blanchard Road from the Roy Road to North Hearne Avenue to Hilry Huckaby III Avenue and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester) (Postponed – May 24, 2005)

72 Amending the 2005 Budget for the Fleet Services Internal Service Fund.

73 Amending the 2005 General Fund Budget.

74 Amending the 2005 Budget for the SPORTRAN Enterprise Fund.

75 Amending the 2005 Budget for the Water and Sewerage Enterprise Fund.

83 Authorizing the purchasing agent to dispose of surplus real property and otherwise providing with respect thereto. Claiborne Ave (B/Walford)(Not to be adopted prior to July 12^th, 2005)

76 ZONING – C-32-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located 220 feet west of N. Market and 1313 feet north of Nelson, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana from I-2, Heavy Industrial District to R-3, Urban, Multiple-Family Residence District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

77 ZONING – C-33-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the northeast corner of Shreveport-Blanchard Hwy., and Roy Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-1H, Urban, One-Family Residence District to R-2, Suburban, Multi-Family Residence District and R-3, Urban, Multiple-Family Residence District, and R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

78 ZONING – C-34-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the southwest corner of Martin Luther King and Audrey Lane, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-1H, Urban, One-Family Residence District to B-2, Neighborhood Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

79 ZONING – C-35-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the north side of Ford Street, 200 feet west of Allen Avenue, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-2, Neighborhood Business District, to B-3-E community Business/Extended Use District. LIMITED TO “STORAGE OF INOPERABLE VEHICLES,’ ONLY, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

80 ZONING – C-36-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property located on the north side of Sherwood, 300 feet east of Fairfield, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District, to B-1, Buffer Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Carmody)

81 ZONING – C-37-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the northeasterly side of Shreveport-Barksdale Highway, 400 feet north of Knight Street, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-1, Buffer Business District, to B-1-E, Buffer Business/Extended Use District, LIMITED TO “AUTOMOBILE RENTALS”, ONLY, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Carmody)

82 ZONING APPEAL – C-38-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the south side of Cedar Creek Drive, 1400 feet east of Dean Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-2TH (PUD), Urban, One-Family Townhouse Residence (Planned Unit Development) District, and R-A, Residence –Agriculture District, to R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (E/Hogan)

11. NEW BUSINESS:

1. Letter of Appeal: BAC -26-05 – Louisiana CheerNastics, LLC, 2533 E. 70^th Street, Variance required parking in B-3 District .

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

Approval of Minutes (May 24, 2005)

Communications of the Mayor

Communications of the Council Members

Public Comments

Miscellaneous Matters

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