4. Approve Minutes: Administrative Conference (May 22, 2006) and City Council Meeting (May 23, 2006)

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

a. Convention Center and Convention Center Hotel (To include detailed personnel report from SMG)

b. Property Standards Report

6. Public Hearing: None.

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

A. Confirmations and/or Appointments: None.

B. Adding Legislation to the Agenda: None.

C. Public Comments (Agenda Items to be Adopted)

8. CONSENT AGENDA LEGISLATION

A. TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES:

RESOLUTIONS: None.

ORDINANCES: None.

RESOLUTIONS:

92 Declaring the City’s interest in certain adjudicated properties as surplus and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester/B/Walford/F/Green)

93 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a permanent utility servitude and a permanent utility servitude cancellation on certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the relocation of a sanitary sewer main, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (G/Jackson)

ORDINANCES: None.

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

80 Selecting The Times as the Official Journal for the City of Shreveport for the period commencing July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Postponed – May 23, 2006)

81 Accepting dedication for Forum Drive in the Forum Lot Subdivision, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester) (Postponed – May 23, 2006)

82 Accepting dedication for Aline Avenue in the Rose of Shannon Place, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester) (Postponed – May 23, 2006)

84 Authorizing the Mayor to accept a donation from the Shreveport Firefighters and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

85 Authorizing the Mayor’s signature on an agreement for installation of automatic traffic light power back up system, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

86 Ratifying the Mayor’s execution of Amendment No. 2 to the cooperative agreement between the City of Shreveport and the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources for the implementation of a Clean Cities Program, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

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

88 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a feasibility cost-sharing agreement between the City of Shreveport and the Department of Army (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers) for technical Assistance of water supply issues, and otherwise provide with respect thereto.

89 A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation and Stageworks of Louisiana, LLC in connection with an Economic Development Award Program Loan; authorizing an assignment of the lease agreement between the City of Shreveport and Stageworks of Louisiana, LLC to the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation for purposes of the loan; authorize the Mayor to execute all documents on behalf of the City of Shreveport with regard to the loan; and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

94 Amending the Pay Plan for General Classified Employees to provide a $1,800 annual pay increase and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

95 Amending the Pay Plan for Municipal Police Civil Service personnel to provide a $1,800 annual pay increase and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

B. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Not to be adopted prior to June 27, 2006)

96 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract with Metro Management Associates for Management Services for the City’s transit system and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

97 Authorizing the employment of special legal counsel to represent the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

98 Authorizing the granting of a right of passage to Hugh and Glenda Ilgenfritz on a portion of land adjacent to Cross Lake owned by the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

99 Authorizing the Mayor to accept a donation of immovable property from the Dutton Family, L.L.C., and Sorensen-Naylor, LTD., and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

C. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES (Not be adopted prior to June 27, 2006)

72 Amending the 2006 General Fund Budget and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

73 Amending the 2006 Budget for the Police Grants Special Revenue Fund and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

74 Amending the 2006 Budget for the Community Development Special Revenue Fund and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

75 Amending and reenacting Sections of Ordinance No. 96 of 1980 as amended by Ordinance No. 22 of 1981, Ordinance No. 333 of 1983, Ordinance No. 158 of 1989 and Ordinance No. 199 of 2002 relative to the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, by continuing to levy the tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4 %) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services, in addition to all other existing sales and use taxes, all as defined therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

76 Declaring certain adjudicated properties needed for a valid public purpose and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

77 Amending Section 22-62 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport by providing that swimming pool drainage systems must discharge to the City’s sanitary sewer system: and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

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

57 Authorizing the lease of City-owned property to Magnolia Baptist Church of Shreveport, Inc., and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

62 Closing and abandoning of all the east 120 feet of the 16 foot-wide Calcoate and all of the 10 foot-wide Kelly Street bordered by Allen Avenue, and Pete Harris Drive bounded by Abbie and Milam Streets in the Kelly Estates Subdivision TAL 3 located in the south ½ of section 36 and SW/4 37 (T18N-R14W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

63 Closing and abandoning of all of the 66 foot-wide Battle Street right-of-way running southwesterly of Spring Street and located between Blocks “H” and “J” in the Roland Jones Subdivision in the NW/4 of Section 31 (T18N-R13W) Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

64 Closing and abandoning the east 148 feet of the 15 foot-wide alleyway bordered by Missouri and Arkansas in the Queensborough Addition Subdivision located in the SE/4 of Section 03 (T17N-R14W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (G/Jackson)

65 Amending Section74-27 of the Code of Ordinances relative to solid waste containers and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

66 Amending Section 94-16 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport by enacting provisions allowing the City to terminate a customers water service in the event of a leak which creates a public nuisance; and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

67 Proposing an amendment to the Charter of the City of Shreveport, 1978, as amended, relative to employees of the City Council, ordering and calling a Special Election to be held in the City of Shreveport to present to the electors of said City the question of whether said amendment to the Charter shall be adopted and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

69 ZONING APPEAL: C-16-06 - Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the northwest corner of Hilry Huckaby and Russell Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-A, Residence-Agriculture District, to R-1H (PUD) Urban, One-Family Residence (planned unit development) District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

70 ZONING APPEAL: C-18-06 - Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the east side of north Hearne, 1540 feet north of Hilry Huckaby Avenue, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-A, Residence-Agriculture District, to R-A-E, Residence-Agriculture/Extended Use District, limited to “a concrete crushing and product storage”, only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

71 ZONING APPEAL: C-27-06 – An ordinance mending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the south side of Rutherford, 180 feet west of Creswell Avenue, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-2, Suburban, Multi-Family Residence District, to R-2-E, Suburban, Multi-Family Residence/Extended Use District, Limited to “a driveway for access to the adjacent parking lot only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford).

1. Ordinance No. 93 of 2005: To amend and reenact 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. (Introduced – 6/14/05 - Tabled on July 12, 2005)

2. Ordinance No. 220 of 2005: ZONING APPEAL: C-95-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, to rezone property located on the Southwest corner of Cleveland and Jewella Avenues, from R-1D, Urban One-Family Residence District to B-3, Community Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (F/Green) (Introduced –Dec 27, 2005 – Tabled January 10, 2006)

3. Ordinance No. 68 of 2006: ZONING APPEAL C-28-06: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by re-zoning property located on the southwest corner of west 84^th Street and Wallace, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District to I-1, Light Industry District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Robertson) (Remanded to MPC – May 23, 2006)

10. NEW BUSINESS:

Property Standards Appeal:

Ms. Pearline M. Caldwell, 2726 Hope Drive, Shreveport – HBO0500089 (4045 Powell, Lot 2828, Cora Snowden Subdivision)

Zoning Appeals

1. Case No. SC-23-06 (Subdivision request) MERIDIAN COURT, LLC, Enoch J. French, Jr., north side of MLK Drive, approximately 750 feet west of Shreveport- Blanchard Hwy, R-1H (SPI-2)

12. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES: None.

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

Approval of Minutes (May 23, 2006)

Communications of the Mayor

Communications of the Council Members

Public Comments

Miscellaneous Matters

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