ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE

February 25, 2008

AND

CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS

February 26, 2008

Monday, February 25, 2008 and Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Government Plaza Chambers

3:00 p. m. 505 Travis Street, 1^st Floor

Inquires (318) 673-5262

Public Notice: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Shreveport shall hold its Administrative Conference on Monday, February 25, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. and Regular Meeting on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 3:00 p.m.

Both meetings will be held in the Government Chambers at Government Plaza (505 Travis Street).

1. Call to Order.

2. Invocation.

3. Roll Call.

4. Approve Minutes: Administrative Conference (February 11, 2008) and City Council Meetings (February 12, 2008).

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

Reports: 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:

Shreveport Bossier Convention and Tourism Board Mr. Thaddeus Pugh

(Postponed February 12, 2008)

B. Adding Legislation to the Agenda

C. Public Comments (Agenda Items to be Adopted)

8. CONSENT AGENDA LEGISLATION

A. TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

RESOLUTIONS: None.

ORDINANCES: None.

B. TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

RESOLUTIONS:

19 Authorizing Gary Jason Broome & Angela Mott Broome, located at 1860 Leonard Road, to connect to the Water System of the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Near District D/Wooley)

20 Authorizing Gary Jason Broome & Angela Mott Broome, located at 1912 Leonard Road, to connect to the Water System of the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Near District D/Wooley)

21 Authorizing H.M. Welch Construction, Inc., located at 9009 Mitcham St., to connect to the Water & Sewer System of the City of Shreveport and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Near District D/Wooley)

22 Authorizing Bizbiki Interest. L. L. C., located at 242 and 246 Olympia Drive to connect to the water & Sewer System of the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

ORDINANCES: None.

9. REGULAR AGENDA LEGISLATION

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

15 Accepting dedication for Regency Boulevard in regency Boulevard right-of-way dedication plat and authorizing the Mayor to accept a donation Inter Vivos from Sherwood Forrest Estates, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

17 A Resolution declaring the official intent of the City of Shreveport to reimburse certain capital expenditures from proceeds of lease-purchase agreements and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Postponed February 12, 2008)

18 A Resolution of making application to the State Bond Commission for approval to hire professionals in conjunction with the issuance by the City of Shreveport of not to exceed Twenty-One Million Dollars ($21,000,000) aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2008 in one or more series, for the purpose of refunding certain existing indebtedness of the city.

23 Declaring the City’s interest in certain adjudicated properties as surplus and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester/F/Shyne/G/Bowman)

24 Making application to the State Bond Commission for approval of issuance by the City of Shreveport of not to exceed Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2008 in one or more series, for the purpose of refunding certain existing indebtedness of the City.

B. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS: (Not to be adopted prior to March 11, 2008)

25 Authorizing the Mayor to accept grant funding from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, and otherwise provide with respect thereto.

26 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-2, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

27 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-4, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

28 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-11, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

29 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-13, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

30 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-14, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

31 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-15, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

32 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-17A, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

33 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-18, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

34 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-19A, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

35 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-20, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

36 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-21, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

37 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-27, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

38 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-28, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

39 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-29, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

40 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-30, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

41 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-31, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

42 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-32, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

43 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-33, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

44 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-34, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

45 Authorizing the institution of expropriation proceedings against certain described property within the City of Shreveport in connection with the Ledbetter Heights Land Banking Project, Project No. 07A001, Parcel No. P-75, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

46 Employing professionals for the issuance by the City of Shreveport of not to exceed Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2008 in one or more series, for the purpose of refunding certain existing indebtedness of the City.

C. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES: (Not to be adopted prior to March 11, 2008)

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

191 Authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $9,000,000 of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana Taxable Special Facilities Revenue Bonds on behalf of the Shreveport Airport Authority, authorizing the pledge of certain revenues to secure the Bonds, awarding the Bonds to the Purchaser thereof, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO AN INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT; and providing otherwise with respect thereto. (Postponed February 12, 2008 until February 26, 2008)

3 Amending the 2008 Budget for the Police Grants Special Revenue Fund. (Postponed February 12, 2008 until February 26, 2008)

7 An Ordinance amending the 2008 Capital Improvements Budget and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Postponed February 12, 2008 until February 26, 2008)

8 An Ordinance amending the 2008 Riverfront Special Revenue Fund Budget and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Postponed February 12, 2008 until February 26, 2008)

9 Amending the 2008 Budget for the Downtown Development District, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

10 Amending and reenacting portions of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances relative to Alarms and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

11 Declaring certain adjudicated properties needed for a valid public purpose and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

12 Declaring certain adjudicated properties to be surplus and to authorize the Mayor of the City of Shreveport to sell the City of Shreveport’s tax interest in certain surplus adjudicated properties, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester/B/Walford/F/Shyne/G/Bowman)

13 Closing and abandoning the five and ten foot-wide utility easement running thru lots 93 to 98 in the J. R. Russell Subdivision Unit No. 2 in the SE ¼ of Section 21 (T18N-R14W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

15 Closing and abandoning a 60 foot-wide East 66^th Street located between Thornhill Street and Line Avenue located in the Belmount Grove addition in the SE ¼ of Section 24 (T17N-R14W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Long)

16 Closing and abandoning the northern portion located between Lots 264 and 265iof the 60 foot-wide, public right-of-way known as Dillingham Place located in the Land Subdivision in the SW ¼ of Section (T17-R13W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Long)

17 Closing and abandoning the 10 foot-wide utility easement located in the Forbing Unit Subdivision Lot 1, Forbing Annex Home Sites, Unit 1 and Lot 1, Forbing Annex Home Sites, Unit 1 in the NE ¼ of Section 7 (T16N-R13W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

18 Closing and abandoning the following public right of way name Bullen, Benny & Kristy Streets located in the Country Club Heights Subdivision Unit No. 8, located in the SE ¼ of Section 8 (T17N-R14W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (G/Bowman)

10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. Ordinance No. 204 of 2006: An ordinance amending the 2006 Budget for the Riverfront Development Special Revenue fund and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Disparity Study) (A/Lester) (Introduced November 14, 2006 – Tabled December 12, 2006)

2. Ordinance No. 205 of 2006: An ordinance amending the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Introduced November 14, 2006 – Tabled December 12, 2006)

3. Resolution No. 51 of 2007: A resolution supporting the Employee Free Choice Act, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Tabled May 8, 2007)

4. Ordinance No. 122 of 2006: Amending portions of Chapter 90 of the Code of Ordinances relative to traffic and vehicles and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester) (Tabled September 11, 2007)

5. PROPERTY STANDARDS APPEALS:

HBO0700145 – 426 Woodrow, Shreveport, LA (F/Shyne) Mr. Adrian Gerard Gallion, 124 Carroll Street, Shreveport, LA 71105 (C/Long) (postponed August 27, 2007 until February 25, 2008)

HBO0700081 – 1062 Dalzell Street, Shreveport, LA (B/Walford) Mr. Stanley W. Burke, III, 8848 Youree Drive, Shreveport, LA 71115 (D/Wooley)(Postponed February 11, 2008 until March 10, 2008)

HBO0700137 – 1919 Walnut Street, Shreveport, LA (A/Lester); Ms. Ethel J. Reed, 4745 McDaniel Drive, Shreveport, LA 71109 (F/Shyne) (Postponed February 11, 2008 until February 25, 2008)

PSD0700065 - 2513 Dupont Street, Shreveport, LA (B/Walford); Mr. David Bates, 2509 Dupont Street, Shreveport, La 71103 (B/Walford) (Postponed February 11, 2008 until April 7, 2008)

PSD0700243 - 129 Stoner Ave, Shreveport, LA (B/Walford); Mr. Raul Perez, Jr. 226 Cattail Trail, Benton, LA 71006 )(Postponed February 11, 2008 until March 10, 2008)

HBO0700179 – 611 Argyle (F/Shyne) Mr. Raymond Stevenson, 4145 Carver Street, Shreveport, LA (F/Shyne) (Postponed January 7, 2007 until March 10, 2008)

6. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS:

BAC-5-08: Property located on the west side of East Ridge Drive, 160 feet south of Berkshire. (C/Long) (Remanded to MPC February 12, 2008)

11. NEW BUSINESS

ABO APPEAL:

Ms. Lequita Simmons, 2939 Meadow Avenue, Shreveport, LA (F/Shyne) Circle K, 9009 Youree Drive, Shreveport, LA (D/Wooley)

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS:

SC-18-08: Property located approximately 1000 feet north of Greenwood Road and approximately 800 feet east of Pines Road (Westwood Neighborhood) (G/Bowman)

12. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES

13. CLERK’S REPORT

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

Approval of Minutes (February 12, 2008)

Communications of the Mayor

Communications of the Council Members

Public Comments

Miscellaneous Matters

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

16. ADJOURNMENT.

*** The special meeting to address an appeal for the revocation of permit to sell alcoholic beverages Raceway, 3701 Hearne Ave., Shreveport, Louisiana has been scheduled for February 26, 2007. The meeting will be held in the Governmental Chambers, 505 Travis Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, at 4:00 p.m. or immediately following the regular Shreveport City Council Administrative Conference, whichever occurs later. (G/Bowman)

*** Items postponed until a specific date may be considered prior to the postponed date.