4. Approve Minutes: Administrative Conference (March 27, 2006) and City Council Meeting (March 28, 2006). Amendment to Council Proceedings – March 28, 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: None

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:

52 Authorizing Rossi Enterprises, L.L.C., located at 1850 Leonard Rd to connect to the Water and Sewer System of the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. ( *NOTE: Property located near District D, Councilwoman Robertson)

ORDINANCES: None.

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

46 Authorizing the donation of Shreveport Police Department Property (Icie) and otherwise provide with respect thereto.

47 Authorizing the Mayor to execute grant documents with the LA Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) for “100 days of Summer Heat”, and otherwise provide with respect thereto.

48 Authorizing the Mayor to execute grant documents with the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and otherwise provide with respect thereto.

49 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a cooperative endeavor agreement between the City of Shreveport and the Friends of the Barnwell, Inc., and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

53 Providing for canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the special election held in the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, on Saturday, April 1, 2006 relative to authorizing the renewal of the levy and collection of the one-fourth percent sales and use tax and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

54 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Oak Forest Lift Station & Force Main project No. 98-ED13, Parcel No. P-1, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

55 Requesting the Attorney General of The State of Louisiana to determine whether the contract with Bioset of Shreveport, LLC was a contract for services or a public works contract that should have been bid and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (E/Hogan/G/Jackson)

56 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract for food service equipment for the Convention Center Hotel and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

B. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Not to be adopted prior April 25, 2006)

57 Amending and supplementing the General Bond Resolution being Resolution No. 211 of 1997 of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana with respect to the Shreveport Airport Authority and other matters in connection therewith.

58 Authorizing the Mayor to accept a donation of the medians in Business Park Drive and Fern Avenue in the Business Park of Shreveport-Bossier Subdivision, Phase I, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Robertson)

C. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES (Not to be adopted prior April 25, 2006)

34 Closing and abandoning the 10 foot-wide X 240 foot long sewer servitude located in Summer Grove Retail Subdivision in the NE /4 of Section 6 (T16N-R14W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (E/Hogan)

35 Declaring the City’s interest in a certain adjudicated property as surplus and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (C/Carmody)

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

28 An Ordinance authorizing the sale of real property in Shepherd Place Subdivision and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

29 Closing and abandoning all of the remaining alleyway located in the Crowder Subdivision bordered by Stevens and Creswell Street and south of Jordan Street in the NW /4 of Section 6 (T17N-R13W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

30 Closing and abandoning the 20 foot-wide alleyway located between Walnut and Dove Streets Bounded by Sycamore Street and Norma Avenue in the Currie Subdivision in the NE /4 of Section 02 (T17N-R14W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

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

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

33 An Ordinance to amend Section 10-44 of the City of Shreveport Code of Ordinances relative to alcoholic beverages 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 – March 14, 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)

3. Ordinance No. 19 of 2006: ZONING: C-04-06: An Ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, The City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the northerly side of Dee Street at its intersection with South Pointe Parkway, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-3, Urban, Multiple-Family Residence District to B-3, Community Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Carmody) (Remanded to MPC March 14, , 2006)

11. NEW BUSINESS: None.

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 (March 28, 2006)

Communications of the Mayor

Communications of the Council Members

Public Comments

Miscellaneous Matters

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