NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

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Public Notice: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Shreveport shall hold its Administrative Conference on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. and Regular Meeting on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

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

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE

February 23, 2009

AND

CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS

February 24, 2009

Monday, February 23, 2009 and Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Government Plaza Chambers

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

Inquires (318) 673-5262

1. Call to Order.

2. Invocation.

3. Roll Call.

4. Approve Minutes: Administrative Conference (February 9, 2009), and City Council Meetings (February 10, 2009).

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

A. Awards and recognition of distinguished guests by City Council members, not to exceed fifteen minutes.

B. Awards and recognition of distinguished guests by the Mayor, not to exceed fifteen minutes.

C. Communications of the Mayor relative to city business other than awards and recognition of distinguished guests.

Executive Session: Pursuant to R.S. 42:6 and R.S. 42:7, the Council will go into executive session to discuss the following matter:

(1) Litigation - Louisiana Proteins, Inc. v. City of Shreveport, Cedric B. Glover, Calvin B. Lester, R. M. Walford, Michael D. Long, Bryan K. Wooley, Rob Webb, Joe Shyne, Joyce Bowman , Civil Action Number: 5:08cv334 United States District Court Western District of Louisiana Shreveport Division.

Reports: Property Standards Report

6. Public Hearing: None.

7. Adding Items to the Agenda, Public Comments, Confirmations and Appointments.

A. Adding Items to the Agenda (Clerk reads items into the record - public comments allowed on items proposed to be added, then items can be added only after unanimous vote [ See Act 131 of 2008])

B. Public Comments (Comments on items to be adopted)

C. Confirmations and Appointments:

Director of Property Standards – Mr. Jim Holt

8. CONSENT AGENDA LEGISLATION

A. TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

RESOLUTIONS: None.

ORDINANCES: None.

B. TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

RESOLUTIONS:

23 Authorizing Faith Based Builders, L.L.C., located at 8059 Aegean Lane, to connect to the Water & Sewer System of the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

24 Authorizing Arzeria R. Wilkerson, located at 5407 South Lakeshore Drive, to connect to the Water & Sewer System of the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

25 Authorizing Martin Leroy Wright & Vickie Lynn Ahern Wright, located at 1840 Leonard Road to connect to the Water System of the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

26 Authorizing Wesley Keith Davis & Kathryn Waters Davis, located at 9518 Mazant Ln., to connect to the Water & Sewer System of the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

ORDINANCES: None.

9. REGULAR AGENDA LEGISLATION

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

2 Clarifying the legislative intent relative to “Reconsideration” in Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (F/Shyne) (Postponed February 10, 2009)

20 Authorizing the use of certain equipment by the American Cancer Society, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

21 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a cooperative purchasing agreement with the City of Bossier City, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

22 Authorizing and providing for the waiver of permit, inspection and other related fees for the construction of a house at 174 Captain H. M. Shreve Boulevard in the Havens Subdivision, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

27 Suspending the effects of Section 78-388 of the City of Shreveport Code of Ordinances relative to “Hours of Operation of Watercraft on Cross Lake” during the weekend of May 1^st to May 3^rd, 2009, to include the hours that the lake is normally closed, to allow the Shreveport Yacht Club to operate privately owned sailing and motor vessels on Cross Lake in conjunction with its “Sail-A-Thon Fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis Research, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

28 Declaring the City’s interest in certain adjudicated properties to be surplus, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester/B/Walford/F/Shyne/G/Bowman)

29 Authorizing the submission of a pre-application to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for funding under the Municipal Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program for a loan by the City of Shreveport of not to exceed Forty-Five Million ($45,000,000), and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

30 Authorizing the submission of a pre-application to the Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health for funding under the Drinking Water Loan Program for a loan by the City of Shreveport of not to exceed Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000), and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

31 Authorizing the submission of a pre-application to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health for funding under the Drinking Water Loan Program for a loan by the City of Shreveport of not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000), and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

32 Authorizing the submission of a pre-application to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for funding under the Municipal Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program for a loan by the City of Shreveport of not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

33 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to proceed with the financing with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health for funding under the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program by the City’s issuance of not to exceed Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) Utility Revenue Bonds (Shreveport Water Meter Project), Series 2009A for the purpose of financing the cost of upgrades to the water system including water meters, making application to the Louisiana State Bond Commission for approval of such loan, approval of the contents of the notice of intention and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

34 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to proceed with the financing with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for Funding under the Municipal Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program by the City’s issuance of not to exceed Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000) revenue refunding bonds (Sewer Refunding Project), Series 2009A for the purpose of financing the refunding certain existing indebtedness previously issued for the Shreveport Utility System (The “prior Bonds”), making application to the Louisiana State Bond Commission for approval of such loan, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

35 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to proceed with the financing with the Louisiana Department Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health for funding under the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program by the City’s issuance of not to exceed Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000) Revenue Refunding Bonds (Water Refunding Project), Series 2009B for the purpose of financing the refunding certain existing indebtedness previously issued for the Shreveport Utility System (The “Prior Bonds”), making application to the Louisiana State Bond Commission for approval of such loan, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

36 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to proceed with financing with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health for funding under the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program by the City’s issuance of not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) Utility Revenue Bonds (Water Improvement Project), Series 2009B for the purpose of financing the cost of upgrades to the water system, making application to the Louisiana State Bond Commission for approval of such loan, approval of the contents of the notice of intention, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

37 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to proceed with the financing with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for funding under the Municipal Facilities Revolving Loan Fund program by the City’s issuance of not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) Utility Revenue Bonds (Sewer Improvement Project, Series 2009C for the purpose of financing the cost of upgrades to the Sewer System, making application to the Louisiana State Bond Commission for approval of such loan, approval of the contents of the notice of intention, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

B. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS: (Not to be adopted prior to March 10, 2009)

38 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to hire professionals in conjunction with the financing of not to exceed Eleven Million Dollars ($11,000,000) Utility Revenue Bonds (Shreveport Water Meter Project), Series 2009A through the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health for funding under the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program for the purpose of upgrades to the City’s water system, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

39 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to hire professionals in conjunction with the financing of not to exceed Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000) Revenue Refunding Bonds (Sewer Refunding Project), Series 2009A through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for funding under the Municipal Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program for the purpose of refunding certain existing indebtedness previously issued for the Shreveport Utility System (The “Prior Bonds”), and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

40 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to hire professionals in conjunction with the financing of not to exceed Forty-Five Million Dollars ($45,000,000) Revenue Refunding Bonds (Water Refunding Project), Series 2009B through the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health for funding under the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program for the purpose of refunding certain existing indebtedness previously issued for the Shreveport Utility System (The “Prior Bonds”), and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

41 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to hire professionals in conjunction with the financing of not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) Utility Revenue Bonds (Water Improvement Project), Series 2009B through the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Office of Public Health for funding under the Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program for the purpose of upgrades to the City’s water system, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

42 Declaring the intention of the City of Shreveport (The “City”) to hire professionals in conjunction with the financing of not to exceed Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) Utility Revenue Bonds (Sewer Improvement Project), Series 2009C through the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for funding under the Municipal Facilities Revolving Loan Fund Program for the purpose of upgrades to the City’s Sewer System, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

43 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a donation agreement between the City of Shreveport and Shreveport Development Corporation, hereinafter called “Owner”, and acting herein through Donnie Juneau, Manager, for the private water and sewer main extensions, and related facilities to serve Twelve Oaks Subdivision Phase I, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

44 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a donation agreement between the City of Shreveport and Rosenwald I & II, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, hereinafter called “Owner”, and acting herein through Mark Turrentine, Manager, for the private water and sewer main extensions, and related facilities to serve Rosenwald Subdivision Units I & II, and otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

45 Authorizing the waiver of all permit and inspection fees associated with Property Standards or other City of Shreveport demolition contract and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

C. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES: (Not to be adopted prior to March 10, 2009)

7 Declaring the City’s intention to acquire full ownership of certain adjudicated properties, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

8 Amending Ordinance No. 130 of 2008, An Ordinance adopting the 2009 Riverfront Special Revenue Fund Budget, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

9 Authorizing the City to close the at-grade railroad crossings of the UPRR (Union Pacific Railroad) at Wyngate Boulevard located between Valleyview Drive, and Woodmont Street and Malcolm Street located between Corbitt, Midway Avenue, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (B/Walford/D/Wooley/E/Webb/F/Shyne)

10 ANNEXATION – Tag No. 07-01: Enlarging the limits and boundaries of the City of Shreveport – a 9.31 acre tract of land, being the Bluffs Subdivision, located on Ellerbe Road, between Golf Ridge Drive, and Flournoy Lucas Road in Section 08, (T16N-R14W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

11 ZONING C-0-6-09: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning of the 383.60 feet of subject property located on the north side of Greenwood Road, 400 feet east of Marston Avenue, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District, to B-3, Community Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

12 ZONING C-7-09: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the NW side of Anderson, 175 feet west of Zeke Drive, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-3, Commercial Business District to B-3-E, Commercial Business/Extended Use District limited to “A Rental Business with outside Storage” only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

13 ZONING APPEAL – C-8-09: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the NW corner of Hollywood and Linwood Avenue, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-2, Neighborhood Business District to B-3, Community Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

14 ZONING – C-9-09: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the SW corner of West 70^th Street and Janey, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-3, Commercial Business District to B-3-E, Community Business/Extended Use District limited to “A Body Shop and Wrecker Service with a maximum of 6 inoperative vehicles allowed in the fenced outside storage area” only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (F/Shyne)

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

3 ZONING APPEAL: C-82-08 Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the NW corner of East 70^th Street and Fern, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-1, Buffer Business District to B-1-E, Buffer Business/Extended Use District LIMITED TO “A RESTAURANT WITH OUTSIDE DINING” only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (C/Long) (Postponed February 10, 2009)

5 Close and abandon the 60 foot wise Lloyd Avenue dedication in the Bellview Subdivision, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

6 Close and abandon the 50 foot wide Linda Street dedication lying west of Sandra Drive in the Yarbrough Subdivision, Unit No. 5, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

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. (Introduced March 27, 2007 --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) (Introduced August 22, 2006 - Tabled September 11, 2007)

5. Ordinance No. 32 of 2008: An ordinance to amend and reenact portions of Division 3 of Article V of Chapter 26 of the Code of Ordinances relative to Retained Risk and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Introduced – March 25, 2008 - Tabled April 22, 2008)

6. Ordinance No. 24 of 2008: Amending Chapter 42 of the City of Shreveport Code of Ordinances to add Article XI relative to operation of a rendering plant or transfer center within the City of Shreveport and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Introduced March 11, 2008 - Tabled May 13, 2008)

7. Ordinance No. 58 of 2008: ZONING - C-25-08: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the west side of N. Market, 3,322 feet north of Martin Luther King Drive, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District to B-1, Buffer Business District and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester) (Introduced May 27, 2008 - Tabled July 8, 2008)

8. Ordinance No. 83 of 2008: ZONING: C-35-08 Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the north side of Hilry Huckaby, 1800’ south of North Lakeshore, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-3-E , Community Business/Extended District, to B-3-E, Community Business/Extended Use District Limited to “an office, equipment storage yard, with the addition of stockpile materials (wood chips/recyclable wood products” only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester) ( Introduced July 22, 2008 - Tabled August 26, 2008)

9. Ordinance No. 97 of 2008: An ordinance amending Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances relative to itinerate vendors and to otherwise providing with respect thereto. (E/Webb) (Introduced August 26, 2008 - Tabled October 14, 2008)

10. Ordinance No. 108 of 2008: ZONING C-56-08 - An ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the north side of Greenwood Road, 460 feet west of Marston, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-1D Urban One-Family Residence District, to B-2, Neighborhood Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester) (Introduced August 6, 2008 - Tabled October 14, 2008)

11. Ordinance No. 115 of 2008: An ordinance requiring a permit for use of municipal property for business operations in the City of Shreveport; requiring the provision of certain information prior to issuance of such permit; and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (Introduced September 9, 2008 - Tabled October 14, 2008)

12. Ordinance No. 166 of 2008: An ordinance amending and reenacting Chapter 98 of the Code of Ordinances relative to vegetation, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Introduced November 25, 2008 - Tabled January 27, 2009)

13. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS:

BAC-135-08: 6900 Block of Fern Avenue, Frank Harris (Applicant), Special Exception Use, and Variance in hours of Operation in a B-1-E District. (Postponed February 10, 2009 until February 24, 2009)

14. PROPERTY STANDARDS APPEALS:

HBO0700145 – 426 Woodrow, Shreveport, LA (F/Shyne) Ms. Carolyn Miller, 424 Woodrow, Shreveport, LA 71105 (C/Long) (Tabled August 25, 2008)

PSD0700058: 557 Egan Street, Shreveport, LA (B/Walford) Mr. Daniel Markulus, 853 Place, Shreveport, LA (B/Walford) (Postponed January 12, 2009 until April 27, 2009)

PSD0700214: 2732 Logan Street. Shreveport, LA (G/Bowman) Willie Roberson, 6915 Quilen Rd, Shreveport, LA (E/Webb) (Postponed January 26, 2009 until February 23, 2009)

PSD0700131: 1530 Arlington, Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Inc., Shreveport, La (A/Lester) Mr. Winnifred Jackson, 2200 Laurel St, Shreveport, La (A/Lester) (Tabled June 9, 2008)

PSD0600413 – 2330 Darien Street, Shreveport, LA 71103 (G/Bowman) Ms. Thressa Lovelace French, 2401 Darien Street, Shreveport, LA 71103 (G/Bowman) (Postponed January 26, 2009 until February 23, 2009)

PSD0600117 – 7024 S. Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport, LA (G/Bowman) Ms. Tanya Luker, 7024 S. Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport, LA (G/Bowman) (Postponed December 8, 2008 until March 9, 2009)

11. NEW BUSINESS:

CAB0700310, CAB0700309, CAB070023: 8600 N. Emerald Loop, Shreveport LA 71106 (D/Wooley) Ms. Ollie D. Harper, 8600 N. Emerald Loop, Shreveport, LA 71106 (D/Wooley)

HBO0800039: 7221 Bethany Street, Shreveport, LA (C/Long) Mr. Ellis Pope, 11085 Sandwood Drive, Keithville, LA 71047

HBO0900005: 241 Wichita Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (B/Walford) Ms. Deborah McCauley, 241 Wichita Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (B/Walford)

PSD0700404: 2919 Valley View Drive, Shreveport, LA (F/Shyne) Bader Properties, L.L.C., c/o Munir Bader, 952 Captain Shreve Drive, Shreveport, LA (C/Long)

12. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES

13. CLERK’S REPORT

Appeal Letter: C-8-09 – 1610 Hollywood Avenue, Property located on the NW corner of Hollywood and Linwood Avenue, Shreveport, LA.

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

Approval of Minutes (February 9, 2009)

Awards and Recognition of Distinguished Guests by the Mayor

Awards and Recognition of Distinguished Guests by City Council Members

Communications of the Mayor

Communications from Council Members

Public Comments

Miscellaneous Matters

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

16. ADJOURNMENT.

Clerk Notes:

*** The special meeting to address an appeal for the revocation of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at Alpine Spirits, 2437 Lakeshore, Shreveport, LA 71109 has been re-scheduled for February 23, 2009. 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)

*** The special meeting to address an appeal for the revocation of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at El Cortez Mexican Restaurant, 1906 N. Market Street, Shreveport, LA 71107 has been re-scheduled for February 23, 2009. 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. (A/Lester)

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