4. Approve Minutes: Administrative Conference (December 22, 2005) and City Council Meeting (December27, 2005) Amendment No. 1 to Council Proceedings December 27, 2005.

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

Reports:

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.

1) Shreveport Housing Authority – Mr. Richard King

(Postponed December 13, 2005)

2) Civil Service Board – Bobby Madison

Lynn Braggs

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:

1 Authorizing Rosenwald III & IV Partnersip to connect to the Water & Sewer system of the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

2 Authorizing John Gauthier & Lynda Burris Gauthier, located at 381 Flournoy Lucas Rd. to connect to the Water & Sewer system of the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Robertson)

3 Authorizing John Gauthier, Lynda Burris Gauthier, Aaron Paul Gauthier, & Brenda Lea Herbert Gauthier located at 8510 Powers Rd. to connect to the Water System of the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Robertson)

4 Authorizing Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc. located at 7460 West Bert Kouns Industrial Loop to connect to the Water & Sewer system of the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (G/Jackson)

5 Authorizing R & L Carriers, INC. located at 7219 Westpark Rd. to connect to the Water & Sewer system of the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (G/Jackson)

ORDINANCES: None.

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

214 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Louisiana Science Teachers Association and Louisiana Association of Teachers of Mathematics relative to holding its Annual Conference in Shreveport, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Postponed – December 27, 2005)

226 Authorizing the Mayor to accept a donation from Caddo Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

B. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Not to be adopted prior to January 24, 2006)

6 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with the Southern Hills Business Association and the Parish of Caddo and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (E/Hogan)

7 Authorizing the employment of Special Legal Counsel to represent the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.(Erwin)

8 Authorizing the employment of Special Legal Counsel to represent the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Lattier)

9 Authorizing the employment of Special Legal Counsel to represent the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Malone)

10 A resolution giving preliminary approval to the issuance of not to exceed Twenty-Three Million Dollars ($23,000,000) aggregate principal amount of Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, providing certain terms of said bonds; making application to the State Bond Commission for approval of said Bonds; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

C. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES (Not be adopted prior to January 24, 2006)

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES (Not be adopted prior to February 14, 2006)

1 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an act of donation of the McNeil Street Pumping Station from the City of Shreveport to the State of Louisiana and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

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

217 To enact sections of 30-91 through 30-93 of the City of Shreveport Code of Ordinances relative to Fire Prevention and Protection and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

208 ZONING – C-89-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the northwest corner of West 63^rd and Linwood Avenue, 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. (F/Green)(Postponed – December 27, 2005)

218 ZONING APPEAL – C:93-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property located on the northwest corner of Ardmore and Youree, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from SPI-3 (B-1) Commercial Corridor Overlay (Youree Drive) (Buffer Business) District. To SPI-3-E (B-1 Commercial Corridor Overlay (Youree Drive)/Extended Use (Buffer Business) District, limited to “A Beauty Salon”, ONLY, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Carmody)

219 ZONING – C-94-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property located on the south side Terry Bradshaw Passway (Hwy 3132), 2600 feet west of Jewella Avenue and being just west of Summer Grove Baptist Church (South Park Mall), Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana from R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence/Extended Use District, limited to “A Safety Training Town for School Aged Children ONLY, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (E/Hogan)

220 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)

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)

11. NEW BUSINESS:

a) MPC Approval Appeal:

C-85-05: Commodore Medical Services of LA, L. P., for MPC Approval in an I-2 District of property located at the end of Cedar Street, 1734 feet west of Park Street. (A/Lester) )(Postponed – December 27, 2005)

C-95-05 - Mr. & Mrs. Wilford and Margaret Claville, property located on the southwest corner of Cleveland and Jewella from R-1D to B-3. (F/Green)

b) Zoning Appeal:

BAC-112-05: 4800 Line Avenue, Ristorante Guiseppe, Guiseppe Brucia SEALY UPTOWN, LLC (within the Uptown Shopping Center), Special Exception Use and variance in the hours of operation in a B-2 District. (C/Carmody)

c) Property Standards Appeal:

Ms. Myrtie Fischer - PSG04000062, 148 East 67^th Street, Shreveport, LA (C/Carmody)

Z. R. Giles: PSD 050015, 1949 Abbie Stt., Shreveport, LA (A/Lester)

PSD 0500307, 1928 Anna St., Shreveport, LA (A/Lester)

PSD 0500182, 2225 Hawkins, Shreveport, LA (A/Lester)

13. CLERK’S REPORT: None

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

Approval of Minutes (December 27, 2005)

Communications of the Mayor

Communications of the Council Members

Public Comments

Miscellaneous Matters

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