4. Approve Minutes: Administrative Conference (January 9, 2006) and City Council Meeting (January 10, 2006)

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.

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:

11 Rejecting bids received on IFB #05-129 FOR Wallace Lift Station improvements for the Public Works/Engineering and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

ORDINANCES: None.

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

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.

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

13 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport, in connection with the neighborhood street improvements – 1996 Bonds (SOLO HOOD AREA), Project No: 96-C009, Parcel No: P-7, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Robertson)

A. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Not to be adopted prior February 14, 2006)

14 Adopting the Shreveport Comprehensive Revitalization Strategies Addendum to add two neighborhoods to the Shreveport Comprehensive Revitalization Strategies Report of 1999, to establish those neighborhoods as redevelopment areas and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

15 Authorizing the Mayor to make application with the United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs.

16 Authorizing the Mayor to request the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of the State Mineral Board, to lease certain mineral interest owned by the City of Shreveport, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

17 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a cooperative agreement in the amount of $154,077 between the City of Shreveport and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for improvement of private sewerage treatment systems in the Cross Lake Watershed and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

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

4 Amending the 2006 Budget for the Police Grants Special Revenue Fund.

5 Amending the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget.

6 ZONING – C-98-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property located on the south side of Bert Kouns Industrial Loop 880 feet west of Walker Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District, to B-3, Community Business District with MPC Approval, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (E/Hogan)

7 ZONING – C-2-06: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by continuing the B-2-E, Neighborhood Business/Extended Use District Zoning Limited to auto repair/filling station, auto sales of 6 cars only, on property located on the northwest corner of Creswell and Olive, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

8 ZONING Appeal – C-1-06: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property located on the east side of Pines Road, 1010 feet north of Jefferson Paige Road and being 370 feet east of Pines Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-1, Buffer Business District, to R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

9 ZONING Appeal- C-92-05: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property located on the south side of North Market 650 feet east of Devereaux Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-2-E, Neighborhood Business/Extended Use District to R-3-E, Urban, Multiple Family/Extended use District and B-2 Neighborhood Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

10 ZONING C-3-06: An ordinance to amend Section 106-1127 (5) of the City of Shreveport Code of Ordinances, the Zoning Ordinance, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

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

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) (Not be adopted prior to February 14, 2006)

2 An ordinance authorizing the lease of L. Calhoun Allen Exposition Hall to Stageworks of Louisiana, L.L.C., and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Not be adopted prior to February 14, 2006)

3 An Ordinance closing and abandoning the dedicated 20 foot-wide alleyway running between Caddo and Fannin Streets located in Block 56 of the Town of Shreveport, City of Shreveport, in Section 37 (T18N-R-14W) Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

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 – January 10, 2006)

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 – June 14, 2005 - 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)

11. NEW BUSINESS:

Taxi License Permit Appeal: Mr. Leonard Streeter, Employer - Golden Stripe Taxi. (F/Green)

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 (January 10, 2006)

Communications of the Mayor

Communications of the Council Members

Public Comments

Miscellaneous Matters

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