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CC3827 08 14 00 COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA AUGUST 8, 2000 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, was called to order by Chairman Patricia Spigener at 3:00 p.m.,Tuesday, August 8, 2000, in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 1234 Texas Avenue.
Invocation was given by Councilman Stewart. On roll call, the following members were present: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio (3:08), Spigener, Shyne and Burrell (3:10). 7. Absent: None. Motion by Councilman Shyne, seconded by Councilman Huckaby for approval of the Summary Minutes of the Administrative Conference of July 24, 2000 and the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 25, 2000. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Spigener, and Shyne. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Serio and Burrell. 2. Nays: None. Awards, Recognition of Distinguished Guests and Communications of the Mayor Which Are Required by Law Councilman Spigener: I understand that we do have a distinguished guest today, Colonel David L. Lay, Director of the Staff of 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force and I understand that with him is Susie Lear who is associated with Barksdale Forward and the Military Affairs Council. Colonel Lay, I believe you have a presentation that you would like to make and we would like you to come forward, please. Colonel Lay: Mayor Hightower and Members of the Shreveport City Council, it is my distinct pleasure, I am representing General Frazier, the Commander of the Second Bomb Wing and all of the men and women of the Second Bomb Wing and those at Barksdale Air Force Base to make a presentation to you for the outstanding support that you showed the Base during our recent air show. As you know, we had the Blue Angels committee demonstration team fly during that show and they left behind a momento that they asked that we would present to you on behalf of them and the Base to thank you for the support that you showed to us which is indicative of the support that this fine city has given the Base since its inception way back in the late 20's and early 30's. So on behalf, Sir and Members of the Council, it is my distinct pleasure to give you this picture of the demonstration team as a token of our appreciation for the support that you've shown to us. Councilman Spigener: We appreciate that and Mr. Mayor we would ask that you would go down and accept that. We appreciate that. Colonel Lay we do appreciate the momento. Barksdale is certainly a very major part of all of our lives. It is either from a business point of few or with those that are stationed there and that kind of thing. It is a big part of our community and has, as you say, been for many years and we appreciate this; thank both of you for coming today. Communications of the Council Councilman Carmody: I would like to recognize the Members of Troop 82 of the Pelican Council of the Bayou Service Unit from Shreve Island Elementary School, all of these young ladies. Thank you very much for coming down and observing us today. Glad to have ya'll with us, I hope you learn something. Councilman Shyne: Chief, I did want to let you know that we appreciate the hard work of the men and women of the Shreveport Police Department doing the summer activities that was held out at Airport Park during the summer. Everything I heard was positive. I only heard a few complaints from a couple of people and I think you were out at the meeting the other night in Mooretown and that wasjust something we couldn't prevent. Some of the people were not able to get into their driveways, but that was only just a few. Most of the 95% or 99% of the remarks that I heard were extremely satisfying from even the youngsters who participated in it, their remarks in relation to the Shreveport Police Department was very positive. You know as I know, that that's generally the age range where there might be some friction between Shreveport Police officers and that age group of youngsters and we did not have an incident all summer. The traffic situation, the whole situation was handled in a very, very professional manner. There were some things that came out of it that I really did not realize that would come out of that situation. I think it gave our Police Department an opportunity to work very closely with young people from the community. It gave the young people from the community an opportunity to work very closely with our Police Department and I think they both learned and I think it was a very positive and a very enhancing opportunity for both. I wish you would take this back to the men and women who are members of the Shreveport Police Department and let them know that we are extremely proud of them and I do want you to know that I think that you have brought a certain uniqueness to this department since you have been Chief. I can see it, other members in the community can see it and I do want to let you know that we do support you and that the part of the community that I represent, support you and we hope that you will have many, many years of productive service as Chief of the Shreveport Police Department. Chief Roberts: Thank you Mr. Shyne, I appreciate that. The officers did do an excellent job and commend you for your diligence being out there with us each weekend. We appreciate your support in being there to help us in the activities, I think that made a tremendous difference in the whole event. Councilman Shyne: They did an excellent job. Mr. Mayor, they did an excellent job, an excellent job. Councilman Burrell: I guess the old adage about one man's trash, is another man's treasure. It appears that-I agree with Councilman Shyne because we sat down early on with people in your department talking about this issue because I have a tremendous problem there which is really in both of our districts, but pretty much more on mine than it is on Councilman Shyne's area, at Greenwood Road and Jewella where we have complained for a number of years about many of the young people who block that whole area up around the interstate and Greenwood Road and Jewella. I thought it was an excellent idea for one of the radio stations to pick up part of the responsibility to bring the youngster to one location which was, Airport Park because Councilman Shyne and I sort of jockeyed around whether or not Airport Park would be a good location or the State Fair, if we could work it out there because we were both having a tremendous problem with our young people trying to find a place for them to go. So, I relented given the fact that Councilman Shyne volunteered to try to work to get them over to Airport Park, which was excellent. It took them away from Greenwood Road and Jewella where many of my businesses were complaining, from 4 to 8. After 8 o'clock it was like letting the cattle gate open. They left Airport Park and came back to Greenwood Road and Jewella and we had bumper-to-bumper traffic for 3 to 4 hours from I-20 going north all the way to, almost Dilg League or Judson. And I thought Commissioner Bowman would be here today because she called me and asked me to go down there and take a look although I knew what she was talking about because I had seen it before. But at the time I was looking at it, they sort of center around the shopping center at Greenwood Road and Jewella and there was a lot of traffic on Greenwood Road, not so much Jewella. But when these young people would leave Airport Park, it would look like every one, almost 2,000 come to Greenwood Road and Jewella and if you wanted an emergency vehicle to go up there, its no way one could actually pass down Jewella nor Greenwood Road. So we still have a situation that we must address. Because if not, all it takes is one person or one young person to either shoot or something like that and you've got total chaos. And not only are they jamming the streets. they are now sitting in front of the businesses along that whole corridor and it is like a parade. Now, I don't have a problem with your young people being out there, but when you are blocking the intersections to all the streets, all the way from I-20 up to Judson, that's a long way and you've got residents that are crying, they can't even get out, then we do have a problem. I don't know what we can do. I think that the officers did well in not aggravating them. I think they moved some of the traffic along pretty good, but we had about a 3 almost 4 hour jam up in that whole area and I got some calls and one of the calls I got was from Commissioner Bowman that said, we've got to do something about this because the welfare of these youngsters are at stake. Now, I know that we've talked about this before and I had talked about seeing, if possible, we could work with the State Fair to try to do something because in that area, that is the only place that it is large enough where the youngsters can get into and congregate, where you can actually fence it off if need be, but I don't know what the cooperation there would be. I'm hearing that the State Fair is not amendable to it. I talked to Councilman Shyne about it because it does border his district, but we still have a very volatile situation there, that we are going to have to deal with. Now, I don't know where we are going to go from here, but like I said, it is blessing for Councilman Shyne, but once they leave the gates open from Airport, they come right back into that area. When they moved from Airport, if you run them from there then they go down on Milam, Milam and Hearne. And I think they may even come up to some of the Cooper Road, I don't know, but I know two places over in that are that they do and they jam everything up; so, we still have got to move that traffic some where. Chief Roberts: I am certainly open for any kind of suggestions. It burns up a tremendous amount of our manpower to move these groups along and we do, all throughout Sunday night we are faced with this problem. Councilman Burrell: You understand what I am talking about here too. But, I got a lot of residents who are calling saying that their lives are at stake whenever they bunch up like that, almost 2,000 youngsters on the street. They are not in a park, they are on the street and that's a lot of people. Chief Roberts: Well, as long as they are legally on the street, then that is where the problem comes in. And if driveways are blocked and streets are blocked, we can certainly do something about that, but as far as traffic on the street, that is a problem. Councilman Burrell: Well, it is a problem but I think there is also a problem there when you can't get emergency vehicles down there. And that's the problem that we are having too, not just the residents, but they are concerned about not be able to get anybody through there. Chief Roberts: We can handle those types problems if the public will call, we can disperse those crowds, if there is a parking problem where emergency vehicles can not enter and exit an area, that is not a problem. Councilman Burrell: Well, Chief you say it is not a problem. It took me almost 45 minutes to get from Judson, half way down to the Interstate. Chief Roberts: Didn't say it was easy. Councilman Burrell: All I'm telling you is, again and I'm going to make this issue very public, that I think we are running the risk of young people in that area getting hurt under the circumstances. I don't know what the solution is, but the potential is there and I think it is part of my responsibility to put it back out to see what we can do about it. Chief Roberts: We'll, do anything we can to help ya'll out. Councilman Burrell: I'm not making any criticism or anything like that. I'm just stating that there is a situation now that has existed before and it still has not been resolved. It is just pushed from one area, now it is back to that area and it is even more so because once you set up where a lot of them can congregate, they are all now come at one time. Maybe at one time they would filter, they don't filter now. Once the activity is over at Airport Park, they all go down Jewella and back into that area again. Councilman Shyne: Chief, I don't really think that is totally your responsibility. Mr. Antee, I think what we need to do is to get with the Parks and Recreation Department before next summer come around and really do some planning on what we can do in order to maybe come up with a solution tothis problem. I don't really think it is fair for us to put it all on the back of the Police Department. I can understand what Roy is saying, but we need to come up with some type of solution with something with some type of activities. We might need to have it maybe in a couple of places in order to kind of spread them out, but we do need to do some long range planning. I don't think we need to just leave this for the Police Department to handle and to come up with a solution because I've been out there every Sunday and I would have to say that your officers have done an excellent job. You all have done an excellent job. Maybe we need to do a little more in planning on how we are going to have activities in different just to places because these youngsters are looking for something to do and we don't have amusement parks or whatever for them to go to like maybe in Dallas and New Orleans or somewhere else and Commissioner Bowman need to be a part of this as the Parish. I think the Parish needs to come in and be a part of it because if it is additional expenses, I think they need to ante up a little bit. I think this is something we need to look at and I don't want to put all of this on the back of the Chief and say hey look, you come up with a solution, I think it is going to have to be a team effort. Mr. Antee: We will be glad to start working on that immediately for next year and hopefully get as many people involved and plan throughout the next six or seven months. Councilman Shyne: Right. How does that sound, Chief? Chief Roberts: That's fine. Councilman Burrell: I agree with Councilman Shyne. That's the reason, again, I did not say that to ya'll, that it was your problem. It is a problem whenever they are in the street that we clear those streets up. I think the problem goes beyond that. We don't have facilities for many of our young people. When I talked to Commissioner Bowman since she lives there where they congregate and she had a concern about it, that it was her problem and she agreed that we do need to get together and try to find some happy median there. My concern still is that on a Sunday, even after school starts, we still have the same problem. Even when school was going on, at Jewella and Greenwood Road, we have streets full of youngsters as well as parking lot full of youngsters. And we have our businesses that are crying saying that we've got to do something about. Mr. Mayor, Mr. Antee, yes it is a problem and all I want to say here, is that if it continues to be a problem something will happen and it is a blessing that nothing has happened so far, so we need to heed this call and see what we can do. Chief Roberts: If I may, we respond to businesses. We have a very good working relationship with those businesses and when we get a call, we disperse crowds every time, so it is not like we are not taking care of the businesses. We are. Councilman Burrell: Chief, I'm not saying that. The last time that I talked with, I don't know if it was your officer or it may have been you, I can't remember. One or two of the cars that were among that crowd that was at Jewella and Greenwood had A-K 47s in their cars. Now, it doesn't take a whole of imagination to realize that it only takes one, maybe two individuals to have something like that that will cause a total havoc in that area. So under those circumstances, yeah, you have good kids out there, but you do have bad elements and those bad elements are the ones that are going to spoil the whole situation; so I don't know how we are going to deal with that. Public Hearing. None. Confirmations and/or Appointments: None. The Council considered the CONSENT AGENDA legislation. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES ON CONSENT: INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS: None. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES: None. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES ON CONSENT:
Motion by Councilman Shyne, seconded by Councilman Burrell for Adoption of the Resolutions on the Consent Agenda. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Huckaby, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 5. Nays: None. Out of Chamber: Councilmen Stewart and Carmody. 2. RESOLUTION NO. 144 OF 2000 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF $12,000.00 FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TRUCK TO BE USED TO PULL THE FIRE SAFETY HOUSE, AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO WHEREAS, Section 2.02 (e) of the Charter of the City of Shreveport and Section 26-187 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport grants the City the right to accept gifts, donation, bequests, or grants for any purpose related the powers and duties of the City or relating to providing for the welfare of the citizens of the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport Fire Department has need of a truck to be used to pull the fire safety house; and WHEREAS, the Allstate Insurance Company, through The Allstate Foundation, has offered to donate to the City the sum of $12,000.00 for the purchase of a truck; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session that the Mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to accept on behalf of the City the donation by the Allstate Insurance Company through The Allstate Foundation. The donation of $12,000.00 is to be used to purchase a truck as described in the Donation Agreement attached with this Resolution. The purchase of the vehicle will be in accordance with any applicable public bid laws of the State of Louisiana. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute any and all documents in connection with the acceptance of this donation. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council wishes to express its appreciation, on behalf of the citizens of the City, to the Allstate Insurance Company through The Allstate Foundation for its assistance in improving the capabilities of the Shreveport Fire Department. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision or item of this resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end, the provisions of this resolution are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolution or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTION NO. 145 OF 2000 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CAROLYN B. COTTON & WAYNE B. MAULDIN LOCATED AT 5521 JEFFERSON PAIGE RD., TO CONNECT TO THE WATER & SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO. WHEREAS, Carolyn B.Cotton & Wayne B. Mauldin have agreed to secure all permits and inspections required by the Shreveport Comprehensive Building Code. Said party having submitted apetition for annexation to the City of Shreveport, and having agreed to fully comply with the regulations of the City of Shreveport in connection with said property, all as set forth in Section 94-1, et. Seq., of the Shreveport City Code. Said request and petition are attached hereto. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened, that Carolyn B. Cotton & Wayne B. Mauldin, be authorized to connect the building located at 5521 Jefferson Paige Rd., to the water & sewer system of the City of Shreveport. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provisions or items of this resolution or the application thereof are held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this resolution are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTION NO. 146 of 2000 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JERRY C. REAMES, JANELLE REAMES, & LELA ATTEBERY, LOCATED AT 7434 GLENLEAF RD., TO CONNECT TO THE SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO. WHEREAS, Jerry C. Reames, Janelle Reames, & Lela Attebery, have agreed to secure all permits and inspections required by the Shreveport Comprehensive Building Code. Said party having submitted a petition for annexation to the City of Shreveport, and having agreed to fully comply with the regulations of the City of Shreveport in connection with said property, all as set forth in Section 94-1, et. Seq., of the Shreveport City Code. Said request and petition are attached hereto. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened, that Jerry C. Reames, Janelle Reames,& Lela Attebery, be authorized to connect the building located at 7434 Glenleaf Rd., to the sewer system of the City of Shreveport. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provisions or items of this resolution or the application thereof are held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this resolution are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. ORDINANCES:
Motion by Councilman Burrell, seconded by Councilman Shyne for Adoption of the Ordinances on the Consent Agenda. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO. 103 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A STOP INTERSECTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF HICKORY RIDGE ROAD AND WEST ST. HELENS DRIVE TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN SERIO BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that the intersection of Hickory Ridge Road and West St. Helens Drive is herebycreated and established a stop intersection, West St. Helens Drive shall stop for Hickory Ridge Road. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 104 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A STOP INTERSECTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF CLEVELAND AVENUE AND RAY STREET AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN SERIO BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Ray Street is hereby created and established a stop intersection, Ray Street shall stop for Cleveland Avenue. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 105 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL A PORTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 129 OF 1975 WHICH CREATED A TWO-WAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARDIS TAYLOR DRIVE AND LEASIDE WAY, AND TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH THE INTERSECTION OF ARDIS TAYLOR DRIVE AND LEASIDE WAY AS A FOUR WAY STOP INTERSECTION AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN SPIGENER BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that the portion of Ordinance No. 129 of 1975 which created a two-way stop at the intersection of Ardis Taylor Drive and Leaside Way is hereby repealed, and to create and establish the intersection of Ardis Taylor Drive and Leaside Way as a four-way stop intersection requiring all traffic and vehicles approaching this intersection to come to a full stop before entering the intersection. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 106 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A NO PARKING ANY TIME ZONE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE 700 BLOCK OF MONTROSE DRIVE AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN CARMODY BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that it shall hereafter be unlawful for anyone to park any vehicle any time of the day or night on the north side of the 700 block of Montrose Drive. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 107 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A NO PARKING ANYTIME ZONE ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF THE 7000 BLOCK OF GREGORY STREET AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN SHYNE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that it shall hereafter be unlawful for anyone to park any vehicle on the east or west side of the 7000 block of Gregory Street. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 108 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A YIELD INTERSECTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF NATHAN DRIVE AND NATHAN CIRCLE AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN SPIGENER BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that the intersection of Nathan Drive and Nathan Circle is hereby created and established a yield intersection, Nathan Circle shall yield to Nathan Drive. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 109 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A YIELD INTERSECTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF CANDLER AVENUE AND EDDY PLACE AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN HUCKABY BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that the intersection of Candler Avenue and Eddy Place is hereby created and established a yield intersection, Eddy Place shall yield to Candler Avenue. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 110 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A YIELD INTERSECTION AT THE INTERSECTION OF NATHAN DRIVE AND ST. HELENS DRIVE AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN SPIGENER BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that the intersection of Nathan Drive and St. Helens Drive is hereby created and established a yield intersection, Nathan Drive shall yield to St. Helens Drive.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 111 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTE ON TURTLE CREEK DRIVE BETWEEN YOUREE DRIVE (LA. 1) AND BRUNSWICK DRIVE AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN CARMODY BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that Turtle Creek Drive between Youree Drive (La. 1) and Brunswick Drive is herebycreated and established as a No Through Truck Route and it shall hereafter be unlawful for trucks exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight to use any portion of Turtle Creek Drive between Youree Drive (La. 1) and Brunswick Drive except for local pickup and delivery. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 112 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTE ON BRUNSWICK DRIVE BETWEEN MILLICENT WAY AND SOPHIA LANE AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN CARMODY BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that Brunswick Drive between Millicent Way and Sophia Lane is hereby created and established as a No Through Truck Route and it shall hereafter be unlawful for trucks exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight to use any portion of Brunswick Drive between Millicent Way and Sophia Lane except for local pickup and delivery. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 113 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTE ON SOPHIA LANE BETWEEN YOUREE DRIVE (LA.1) AND BRUNSWICK DRIVE AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN CARMODY BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that Sophia Lane between Youree Drive (La.1) and Brunswick Drive is hereby created and established as a No Through Truck Route and it shall hereafter be unlawful for trucks exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight to use any portion of Sophia Lane between Youree Drive (La.1) and Brunswick Drive except for local pickup and delivery. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 114 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTE ON CRESWELL AVENUE BETWEEN MONTROSE DRIVE AND THORA BOULEVARD AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN STEWART BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that Creswell Avenue between Montrose and Thora Boulevard is hereby created and established as a No Through Truck Route and it shall hereafter be unlawful for trucks exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight to use any portion of Creswell Avenue between Montrose Drive and Thora Boulevard except for local pickup and delivery. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 115 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTE FOR THE 500 BLOCK OF WALL STREET BETWEEN CRESWELL AVENUE AND HIGHLAND AVENUE AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BY: COUNCILMAN STEWART BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that the 500 block of Wall Street between Creswell Avenue and Highland Avenue is hereby created and established as a No Through Truck Route and it shall hereafter be unlawful for trucks exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight to use any portion of the 500 block of Wall Street except for local pickup and delivery. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. The Council considered the REGULAR AGENDA legislation: RESOLUTIONS:
RESOLUTION NO. 147 OF 2000 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO DISPOSE BY PUBLIC AUCTION OF CERTAIN SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 107 of 1980 authorizes the Purchasing Agent to dispose of certainsupplies, materials, equipment and vehicles determined to be surplus, after consultation with the head of the department concerned; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to retain responsibility for the disposition of all surplus supplies, materials, equipment and vehicles having an acquisition value of $10,000 or more; and WHEREAS, the City desires to dispose of, by public auction, the supplies, materials, equipment and vehicles described in Exhibits A and B, attached hereto and made a part hereof, which have been determined to be surplus, obsolete or unusable for present and future City needs; and WHEREAS, the City Council concurs in the finding that the supplies, materials, equipment and vehicles described in Exhibit A and B are surplus and no longer needed for public purposes and that the acquisition value of said property is greater than $10,000. NOW BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened, that the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized to dispose of, by public auction, the surplus supplies, materials, equipment and vehicles described in Exhibits A and B, attached. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision or item of this resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this resolution are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Shyne, seconded by Councilman Huckaby passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. RESOLUTION NO. 149 OF 2000 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE ADJUSTED MILLAGE RATES FOR VARIOUS AD VALOREM TAXES OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT AS REQUIRED BY ARTICLE VII, SECTION 23 OF THE LOUISIANA CONSTITUTION AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO. WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 23(B) of the Louisiana Constitution requires the City Council, in any year in which the reappraisal and valuation provisions of Article VII, Section 18(F) are implemented, to adjust the ad valorem tax millages of the City of Shreveport so that the total amount of ad valorem taxes collected shall not be increased or decreased because of said reappraisal or valuation; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to designate said adjusted millage rates for the year 2000 in compliance with R.S. 47:1705(B). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that in compliance with R.S. 47:1705(B) the adjusted millage rates for the following ad valorem taxes are designated as follows:
General Purposes 12.13 Recreational Facilities and Appurtenances .98 Police Three Platoon System 1.73 Street Repair and Maintenance 1.31 Employee Salary and Wages 1.31 Police and Fire Uniforms and Equipment 1.31 Employee Pensions and Health Insurance 1.99 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision of this resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this resolution whichcan be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this resolution are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Shyne passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Stewart, Carmody, Serio and Burrell. 4. Nays: Councilmen Huckaby, Spigener, and Shyne. 3. The Deputy Clerk read the resolution by title: Resolution No. 150 of 2000: A resolution calling a public hearing on the matter of increasing the millage rates on various ad valorem taxes and otherwise providing with respect thereto.
Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Burrell denied by the following vote: Nays: Councilmen Huckaby, Serio, Spigener, and Shyne. 4. Ayes: Councilmen Stewart, Carmody and Burrell. 3. Resolution No. 148 of 2000: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a retainer agreement for the employment of special legal counsel to represent the City of Shreveport and otherwise provide with respect thereto. Ordinance No. 125 of 2000: An ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport by deleting Section 10-144, or its successor provision, relative to physical separation of sales of beverages of high alcoholic content for consumption off the premises and otherwise providing with respect thereto. Ordinance No. 126 of 2000: An ordinance amending the 2000 Downtown Development District Budget and otherwise providing with respect thereto. Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Shyne, seconded by Councilman Burrell for Introduction of the ordinances to lay over until the August 22, 2000 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. Motion by Councilman Carmody to suspend the rules to add legislation the agenda, seconded by Councilman Shyne. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. Councilman Carmody: I've received a number of calls this morning regarding the article in today's Shreveport Times. As a result I've asked City Attorney Julie Glass to take a look at what we would need to do in order to address the concerns of these citizens. And I would ask Julie in thatI've just had a chance to kind of take a look at this, could you go through these and please help explain exactly where we are trying to go with it. Ms. Glass: I believe what you were requesting was that the Council take action that you are authorized to do under the Louisiana Constitution, where after a reappraisal year if the property values went up we had to, as we discussed yesterday, adjust the millages down so that we collect the same amount in taxes that we did the year before; that was the ordinance that was on the agenda in that amount. You are also however, authorized to increase that back up to the millage rate that you levied last year. To do that you have to take three steps. 1. You have to adopt the resolution designating the adjusted rate and I believe Mr. Thompson just handed that out and that would be the rates that you saw under the levy ordinance that the Administration provided for Introduction. 2. The second step is to call a public hearing. You have to give 30 days notice advertised in the newspaper on two days of the public hearing. 3. After a public hearing, you are then, if you wish authorized to levy the increased millage rate which would be the millage rate that you levied last year in 1999 and that is the third document. Councilman Carmody: So basically then, what we would be doing by having a public hearing would not to be to increase the millage but to keep it at the existing rate instead of rolling it back? Ms. Glass: By the existing rate, what you mean is what you levied in 1999? Councilman Carmody: Yes ma'am. Ms. Glass: That's correct, what you levied in 1999, that's correct. Councilman Carmody: The reason I've asked that this be brought forward at this time is a number of citizens expressed concerned that the idea was certainly commendable to reduce our taxes and the tax burden on the citizens, but in that the amount was so insignificant and that these were people who qualified that said that their homes were in excess of $100,000 and that they felt that the $3.50 a year that they would see could be better spent by the City as far as projects or in order to provide the services that the citizens expect to the city of Shreveport. And therefore, I am going to ask your support in postponing Ordinance 121 when we get to it and ask your support of both of these, the ordinance and the resolution, that are being introduced today. Ms. Glass: There are actually three documents. One is to designate the adjusted millage rate, one is to call the public and those are resolutions that can and should be adopted today because we are sort of on a tight time frame if that is what you wish to accomplish and then the third one is an ordinance that would levy the increased millage and it would just be on Introduction and you would not adopt it until after the public hearing. Councilman Carmody: I did take the opportunity to touch base with the Tax Assessor's Office and they had said that they would have to have the information as far our tax millage by no later than September 15, so that we are not (inaudible) whether it is acceptable to the Tax Assessor's Office as far as providing this information to him but it would give an opportunity for the public to come back and to give us their thoughts on how they felt about rolling back the taxes versus keeping the millages to the present level. Councilman Shyne: I would like to know if the Administration has any opinions or any remarks on. . .? Mayor Hightower: My remarks are the same as they were yesterday. I sat on the City Council for eight years along with most of you and we were asked on may occasions to roll millage rates forward due to our obligations to be able to pay off bond indebtedness. This is the first opportunity that I'm aware of over the past nine and half years that we've had an opportunity not to go to the taxpayers and say, we are not going to ask you to pay more but we are going to give you the opportunity to pay less. And we talked about the amounts yesterday, they are insignificant but there will come a time again when the Council, whether it be this one or the next one or the next one is going to be asked to roll forward millages again to take care of indebtedness. And if we roll something back and then we have to com back and get it to pay indebtedness, certainly we are obligated to do that. But are we obligated to continue to bill the same amountsfor additional projects that we all may want to see. And as I said yesterday, we'll never have enough money. There are sidewalks that need to be repaired and streets and so forth and so on, but when we are given the opportunity through a roll off of the need for the millages, and we believe that we can manage without the money, I think the gesture ought to be that give some take some and we seem to be in a position of, always take some. This gives us the opportunity to give something back even though it is not a lot of money, but at least it cushions the blow the next time that we have to roll millages forward. Given the fact that we are the highest taxing district in the state, it has to hurt us in economic development, any chance that we have to roll back, I think we ought to care of us. Is the money a lot of money? No. Is it going to get a sidewalk done or a street done in everybody's district? Absolutely not if we keep it. Like I say, we can certainly spend the money and it is amazing since yesterday's comments, we have had four or five calls this morning that say, keep the money and spend it on this project or spend it on that project. There is never a shortage of that, ever and budget time is coming up and we'll hear more and more of that. But I think this is an opportunity for us to at least to have a good gesture to say that we are not going to continually ask when we can get back. We are going to manage well and we are going to give back what we can even if it is not real significant to everybody. But to keep those extra dollars on the books does not mean that everybody is going to get delivered a project, that just isn't going to happen because it is not that much money. You are going to be given the opportunity at some point to raise taxes. When you are given the opportunity to roll them back, I think that we ought to take advantage of that. However it is before the Council. And as I said, it is your discretion and your decision to do what you want to do, but we believe from the Administration's standpoint, that we can manage without those additional dollars when it is a prudent thing to do, that's what we ought to do and that is the reason we brought the rollback forward. Councilman Serio: I've got a question about No. 125 I want to pose to the Legal Department and I've got about five different questions. I'm thinking about this, I've got some concerns about several of our laws and how 125 might affect `Cause we are looking at the issue of opening of the door for grocery stores and I think in this situation, I think that Brookshires is (inaudible) for this. If you open up the doors for grocery stores to sell hard liquor to sell wine, whiskey, rum, vodka or whatever, when you open that up, does that open up stores. . . Councilman Spigener: Councilman Serio, may I stop you just a moment. We have not voted to add these three items to the agenda, we do need to do that and we'll come back to your remarks.
Resolution No. 149 of 2000: A resolution designating the adjusted millage rates for various ad valorem taxes of the City of Shreveport as required by Article VII, Section 23 of the Louisiana Constitution and otherwise providing with respect thereto. 2. Resolution No. 150 of 2000: A resolution called a public hearing on the matter of increasing the millage rates on various ad valorem taxes and otherwise providing with respect thereto. Ordinance No. 127 of 2000: An ordinance providing for an increase in the millage rates and levying various taxes totaling 21.09 mills per dollar on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport for the Year 2000, in the amounts and for the purposes described herein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. Motion by Councilman Serio to add the legislation to the Agenda, seconded by Councilman Stewart. Councilman Burrell: I'm growing increasingly confused on this issue on the millage. I'm notsure what position. . . Councilman Spigener: Would it not be appropriate to vote yes or no to go ahead and add these to the agenda without discussion. Councilman Burrell: We are at a point where we have question. Ms. Glass: I think there is a time for discussion on a issue of whether or not to add them to the agenda. Councilman Spigener: I think that is what my question was. Ms. Glass: I think that is what Mr. Burrell's concern relates to. Councilman Burrell: Are we in the question period or not? Ms. Burrell: On the motion of whether or not to add them to the agenda. Councilman Burrell: Right. Now, on this again, on the millage, I guess as I said before I'm increasingly getting confused as to, we are calling a public hearing on this, is this to make a decision or for the people to make a decision as to whether or not we want to pay taxes? Councilman Carmody: As I appreciate it Councilman Burrell, what we would be doing is we would be soliciting the public's input on the proposal to keep the millage at the present level which was, I guess enacted last year versus what we are proposing to do today which would be to reduce the millage. And I think that is where Ms. Washington yesterday had said that we would be looking at a loss of approximately $270,000 for the fiscal year for the City of Shreveport's operating budget by this reduction. Councilman Burrell: I know that we had some discussions that there are certain liabilities that we go in and out of where that $270,000 dollars may help or may not help, we don't have the crystal ball I think as the Chairman said yesterday. I guess my confusion here is whether or not what we are asking for here, is this a matter of politics or is it something that we are trying to really get the public involved to say, yes we want to keep or millage the same and accept the $270,000 to use for something else or roll the millage back giving an opportunity for us to do something for the citizen even though what I'm hearing is a very small amount. I'm just not sure, here, what we are suppose to be accomplishing. Do we need the money or don't we need the money. Ms. Glass: I may be able to help with this by making note of the fact that, what we do today is just leave the door open to make that decision meeting after next. You won't be making any decisions until after that public hearing which will be at least 30 days; I don't know if that helps or not. Councilman Burrell: Well that's fine, we'll move forward. Councilman Spigener: Ms. Glass, I believe I heard you say that two of these we could vote on today and one would have to lay over. Which two can we vote on today? Ms. Glass: The two that can be voted on today is: the one that calls the public hearing; that doesn't tie you down it just says you are going to hear this in 30 days. The other one is stating what the adjusted rate is after the reassessment is. In other words, telling the public what the reduced rate would be. It doesn't levy it or anything, it just says this is what the reduced rate is and then we go from there to decide if we want to raise it back up or not. Councilman Spigener: So the two resolutions would be the two things that could be voted on today. Councilman Shyne: And Julie, not disagreeing with you, I kind of think that you may be jumping the gun because it seems like you might be anticipating on how the vote might go. Ms. Glass: I did not mean to do that, if I did, I didn't mean to say it that way. Councilman Shyne: I accept your apology. Ms. Glass: I meant for that to be that you were just leaving the door to make the decision later. Councilman Shyne: I accept your apology because we might vote not to even leave the door open. I mean it might be a number of voters on the Council that says, lets cut taxes. And I believe if I'm not mistaken the Director of Finance said that ya'll needed this by when? Ms. Washington: By September 15. Councilman Shyne: And if I'm not mistaken, I believe that the Administration said that they would like to have this as soon as possible? Mayor Hightower: We want to be sure we are falling in with the time frame that the Tax Assessor needs and Ms. Washington's office needs so that when they get tax bills out, they are timely and correct. But again, I just don't see this as being a big reason to think. I mean either we can cut taxes or we are not going to cut taxes and justbecause the money is available to spend, I promise you, if we have the money we can spend it but that doesn't mean we ought to. Everyone of you know what budget time is like and I agree, we need the money but this is an opportunity for us to cut taxes because I promise you whether we are here or not, there is going to be an opportunity for somebody to roll those taxes forward again. And personally I'm tired of being the highest taxed parish in the state and everything that we can to will that back we ought to try to do and it is not going to affect the city budget significantly enough to make a big, big difference in any services or any projects that anybody sees in their districts or certainly that any individual citizen sees. Again, I would recommend that we vote to cut the taxes and roll the millage back. Councilman Burrell: If we wind up voting to roll the taxes back, a public hearing would not be needed, am I understanding that? Ms. Glass: That is correct. Councilman Stewart: My suggestion would be to have a public hearing. I agree with what the Mayor has said. I also think, that for the first time since I've been here which is 1991, have an opportunity to ask the public to speak about whether or not they want to reduce taxes. I think if we were raising them, we would be having the vote. We are lowering them, I'm very comfortable to do that. We are within the time frame and I think any time we can get the public input, we are better off doing it. To me, from a conceptual standpoint, a better time to reduce taxes is when we need taxes reduced. But I am not here to either vote for it or against it from standpoint, I just think we need to give the public the opportunity to speak once and we can make our decision in a timely fashion.
Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Burrell for Introduction of the ordinance to lay over until the August 22, 2000 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Stewart, Carmody, Spigener and Burrell. 4. Nays: Councilmen Huckaby, Serio, and Shyne. 3. Councilman Serio: I've got a couple of questions for Julie and see if she can help me with. One 125, I been thinking about this and I hope I am not to haste on this, I've got a couple of questions. With this piece of legislation that's being asked for right now, would allow, it is my understanding liquor sales within grocery stores. A lot of the stores currently have 24-hour operations. With that 24-hour operation, would there be a time frame in which liquor sales will be cut off as they are in a liquor store or would it be allowed for 24-hours. ABO cards I have found to be a dilemma because currently when we go to the grocery store you have always gotta find somebody to check out your wine and your beer because you don't have to maintain everyone of a certain age and with the ABO card that works in a grocery store. So, consequently, would we be putting our ABO legislation in jeopardy or will we have to make sure that everybody who works in a grocery store is then of age to maintain and have an ABO card?
An when you move that from gas sales and grocery stores, it is my understanding of law is that when you have gas sales in the grocery store you can not have liquor sales but you can have beer sales. So conversely if we remove and change this legislation and go back to a convenience store that now sells beer and gas, will they then be able to open up and sell liquor and beer and gas in a convenience store, see what I'm getting at. I think this affects a lot more laws than anybody has ever even considered yet. And then when you get to convenience stores, who currently have no liquor sales in it, will they then beallowed to sell high alcoholic content and when you get to the ABO card requirements for grocery store clerks, what will the legislation have to be for those folks. I think we've got a lot in this piece of legislation that we have not discussed yet and can you give me any guidance. Ms. Glass: The first think that I would say is that ordinance is on Introduction, it is not on Final Passage, so there should time to work out some of the problems. I can answer two of your questions. The first one is about the 24-hour sales. If a grocery store had 24-hour sales, it would still not be able to sale alcoholic beverages past the time for other retail dealers of alcoholic beverages which I believe is 2:00 or 2:30. The second question about the ABO cards, I think the rules would still apply. I think a lot of times when you go to the grocery store now, if there is a young person checking you out, they bring over someone else to check out the alcoholic beverages and I would assume work the same way. I think they would still have to follow the law and that would be a practical think that they would resolve. The one about gas sales. . . .Councilman Stewart: I have a point of order, where are we on the agenda? I think we are out of order. I certainly want to discuss it, but I believe we are out of order; am I correct? Councilman Spigener: I believe we are on Ordinances on Second Reading and Final Passage, Ordinance 116. And you are correct. Councilman Stewart: I certainly want to discuss it, but at an appropriate time would be my pleasure. Mr. Thompson: You recently added two resolutions on the agenda that need to be voted on today. They could be voted on at this time or at the end of this segment, which ever the Council prefers. Councilman Spigener: I had made the decision to vote on them at the end of the segment, if that would not be out of order. Councilman Stewart: Mr. Thompson, I was serious. I want to discuss what Mr. Serio is bringing to us, but when is the appropriate time to discuss it in the agenda? Mr. Thompson: The matter has been passed. He could move at some point to discuss that even though, to ask the Council to allow that be discussed, perhaps at the end under New Business might be a good place to do it. Councilman Stewart: Or we could do it under Communications? Mr. Thompson: Yes. Councilman Spigener: I had felt that I had overlooked Councilman Serio when we were on Introduction that I would assume that we could have asked a question at that point, correct, when we are at that point on the agenda.
ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE:
Ordinance No. 116 of 2000: An ordinance to amend and reenact Chapter 46-32 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport relative to fees Emergency Ambulance Services Membership and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. Having passed first reading on July 25, 2000 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Shyne adopted by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. 2. Ordinance No. 117 of 2000: An ordinance amending Section 102-159 of the Code of Ordinances relative to allowable fees for permitted towing companies and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. Having passed first reading on July 25, 2000 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Serio, seconded by Councilman Carmody adopted by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyneand Burrell. 7. Nays: None. 3. Ordinance No. 118 of 2000: An ordinance to amend and reenact Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport relative to alcoholic beverages and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. Having passed first reading on July 25, 2000 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Serio to postpone the ordinance until the August 22, 2000 meeting. Motion adopted by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. 4. Ordinance No. 119 of 2000: An ordinance to amend and reenact Chapter 66 of the Code of Ordinances relative to benefits and retirement and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. Having passed first reading on July 25, 2000 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Stewart, seconded by Councilman Huckaby adopted by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. 5. Ordinance No. 120 of 2000: An ordinance levying tax of seven and ninety-nine one hundredths (7 and 99/100ths) mills per dollar on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the bounds of the Downtown Development District of the City of Shreveport as defined by Act 554 of 1978, as amended, for the purposes as set forth herein and otherwise providing with respect thereto. Having passed first reading on July 25, 2000 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Huckaby adopted by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. Ordinance No. 121 of 2000: An ordinance levying various taxes totaling twenty and seventy-eight one hundredths (20 and 78/100ths) mills per dollar on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport for the year 2000 in the amounts and for the purposes described herein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. Having passed first reading on July 25, 2000 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Serio to postpone the ordinance until the August 22, 2000 meeting. Motion adopted by the following vote: Councilmen Stewart, Carmody, Serio, and Burrell. 4. Nays: Councilmen Huckaby, Spigener and Shyne. 3. Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Shyne to reconsider the postponement. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 6. Nays: None. Out of Chamber: Councilman Serio. 1. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment: AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS: In the title, delete the words "Twenty and Seventy-Eight One Hundredths (20 and 78/100THS)" and substitute in lieu thereof "Twenty and Seventy-Six One Hundredths (20 and 76/100THS)". In the second paragraph, delete the words "Twelve and Fourteen One Hundredths (12 and 14/100ths)" and substitute in lieu thereof "Twelve and Thirteen One Hundredths (12 and 13/100ths)". In the third paragraph, delete the words "Ninety-nine One Hundredths (99/100ths)" and substitute in lieu thereof "Ninety-eight One Hundredths (98/100ths)".
Motion by Councilman Shyne, seconded by Councilman Burrell for adoption of the amendment. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 6. Nays: None. Out of Chamber: Councilman Serio. 1. Motion by Councilman Shyne, seconded by Councilman Burrell for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 5. Nays: Councilman Carmody. 1. Out of Chamber: Councilman Serio. 1. 7. Ordinance No. 122 of 2000: An ordinance levying a tax of thirty and fifty-four one hundredths (30 and 54/100ths) mills per dollar on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport for the year 2000 for the purpose of paying principal and interest on the outstanding General Obligation Bonds of the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. Having passed first reading on July 25, 2000 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Stewart adopted by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. 8. Ordinance No. 123 of 2000: An ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the NE corner of Youree Drive and Albert, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from SPI-3 (B-1), Commercial Corridor Overlay District (B-1, Buffer Business District) to SPI-3-E, Commercial Corridor Overlay/Extended Use District limited to a "hair salon" only and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. Having passed first reading on July 25, 2000 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by CouncilmanSerio for adoption. Councilman Carmody: I wanted to ask the Council to vote with me to allow Mr. and Mrs. Martin to utilize this property for a hair salon. And I must commend them for having gone through, what must have seemed like a mountain in order to get to where they are. But I think they have done a tremendous job of trying to cooperate with the neighborhood as well as all of District C's Concerned Citizens to put a good business in this location.
Ordinance adopted by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. 9. Ordinance No. 124 of 2000: An ordinance authorizing the lease of city-owned property at Querbes Park to Louisiana Unwired, LLC; authorizing the granting of a servitude to same; and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. Having passed first reading on July 25, 2000 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Huckaby, seconded by Councilman Stewart to postpone the ordinance until the August 22, 2000 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. ORDINANCE NO. 116 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REENACT CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT RELATIVE TO FEES EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES MEMBERSHIP AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened, that Section 46-32 (1) of the Code of Ordinances are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: Sec. 46-32. Fees; membership program. (a) An initial fee schedule of costs for emergency ambulance services shall be adopted by the city council. Such fees shall be charged for emergency medical services provided by the fire department and shall be collected by the department of finance. From time to time, increases in the fee schedule for supplies and medications may become necessary. All such fee increases of less than five percent over the amount of the fee schedule initially adopted by council may be implemented upon recommendation of the fire department and approval of the chief administrative officer. Any increase in the fees for supplies and medications in excess of five percent of the initially adopted fee schedule must be approved by the mayor and submitted to the city council for approval 30 days prior to the implementation of the increase.
* * * (1) An annual fee of $35.00 shall be charged for membership in the program. However, the annual fee for membership in the program shall be reduced to $25.00 for employees of businesses located in Shreveport, civic organizations located in Shreveport, andemployees of the City of Shreveport. The membership will cover the member, spouse, unmarried children under 25 years of age, and other persons qualified as dependents by the Internal Revenue Service and living in common domicile. Persons living alone and others not included in the above description require a separate membership.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or application of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 117 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 102-159 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO ALLOWABLE FEES FOR PERMITTED TOWING COMPANIES AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. WHEREAS, Section 102-159 of the Code of Ordinances establishes allowable fees for towing companies permitted by the City of Shreveport; and WHEREAS, on July 7, 2000, the Louisiana Public Service Commission approved a statewide tariff for non-preference towing and recovery services; and WHEREAS, this action means that the City of Shreveport can no longer establish fees for non-preference tows and for the towing of impounded vehicles. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that Section 102-159 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended and re-enacted as follows: Sec. 102-159. Allowable fees for permitted towing companies. Towing companies permitted by the city may charge for non-consensual towing and recovery services only those amounts authorized in the most recent tariff approved by the Louisiana Public Service Commission. This shall include all no-preference and impounded vehicle calls originated through the Shreveport Police Department or other authorized city agency.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and , to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 119 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REENACT CHAPTER 66 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT RELATIVE TO BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened, that Section 66-98 of the Code of Ordinances are hereby amended and reenacted to read asfollows: Sec. 66-98. Separation retirement allowance. Any member, except one who is dismissed for gross misconduct in the performance of his official duties, whose withdrawal from service occurs after such time as he had completed at least 10 years of creditable service, may remain eligible to receive a retirement allowance at such age at which he becomes eligible therefor, by permitting his accumulated contributions to remain on deposit with the system, and any prior service certificate issued to such member shall receive a service retirement allowance beginning when he obtains eligibility for retirement. This retirement allowance shall be based upon the amount earned and accrued at the date of withdrawal from service. This provision shall apply to eligible vested members that separated from employment prior to October 1, 1999. Such individual is not considered a member of this system, and is not eligible for benefits other than refund of his contributions, or his retirement allowance, except as provided for otherwise in this article.
(Code 1971, §2-35(3); Ord. No. 236, 1995, 1-12-95) BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 120 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX OF SEVEN AND NINETY-NINE ONE HUNDREDTHS (7 AND 99/100THS) MILLS PER DOLLAR ON ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO AD VALOREM TAXATION WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT AS DEFINED BY ACT 554 OF 1978, AS AMENDED, FOR THE PURPOSES AS SET FORTH HEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened, that: An ad valorem tax of Seven and Ninety-nine One Hundredths (7 and 99/100ths) mills per dollar of assessed valuation be and the same is hereby levied on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the bounds of the Downtown Development District, as defined by Act 554 of 1978, as amended, for the year 2000, and to be expended by the Downtown Development Authority for administration, operational expenses, capital improvements, project expenses or the retirement of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness, all in accordance with the results of a special election held April 29, 1995 and this shall be full authority to the Tax Assessor of Caddo Parish to extend said tax on the assessment rolls of the City of Shreveport for the year 2000. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance, Ex Officio Tax Collector of the City of Shreveport, be and she is hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to cause said taxes, as herein above set forth, to be spread upon the tax roll of the City of Shreveport for the year 2000, to collect said ad valorem taxes for and on behalf of said City, according to law, and to place the same to the credit of the funds described herein above as provided for and authorized by the special election held on April 29, 1995. The taxes herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and the collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Clerk of Council shall provide a certified copy of this ordinance to the Tax Assessor of Caddo Parish and the Tax Assessor of Bossier Parish immediately after its final passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance and the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 121 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE LEVYING VARIOUS TAXES TOTALING TWENTY AND SEVENTY-SIX ONE HUNDREDTHS (20 AND 76/100THS) MILLS PER DOLLAR ON ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO AD VALOREM TAXATION WITHIN THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT FOR THE YEAR 2000 IN THE AMOUNTS AND FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED HEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due and legal session convened, that: An ad valorem tax of Twelve and Thirteen One Hundredths (12 and 13/100ths) mills per dollar of assessed valuation be and the same is hereby levied on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport, for the year 2000; for the purpose of general operating expenses of the General Fund. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that an ad valorem tax of Ninety-eight One Hundredths (98/100ths) mills per dollar of assessed valuation be and the same is hereby levied on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport, for the year 2000; for the purpose of operating and supplying recreational facilities and appurtenances and maintaining the same, title to which shall be in the public, in accordance with the results of a special election held July 19, 1997. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that an ad valorem tax of One and Seventy-three One Hundredths (1 and 73/100ths) mills per dollar of assessed valuation be and the same is hereby levied on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport, for the year 2000; for the purpose of providing revenues sufficient to enable the City of Shreveport to provide a three-platoon system in the Police Department, now in effect in the City of Shreveport in accordance with Act 323 of the Legislature of Louisiana for the year 1936. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that an ad valorem tax of One and Thirty-one One Hundredths (1 and 31/100ths) mills per dollar of assessed valuation be and the same is hereby levied on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport, for the year 2000; for the purpose of improving, repairing, and maintaining the streets of the City of Shreveport, title to which shall be in the public, in accordance with the results of a special election held July 19, 1997. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that an ad valorem tax of One and Thirty-one One Hundredths (1 and 31/100ths) mills per dollar of assessed valuation be and the same is hereby levied on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport, for the year 2000; for the purpose of continuing the salary and wage schedule of City employees, in accordance with the results of a special election held July 19, 1997. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that an ad valorem tax of One and Thirty-one One Hundredths (1 and 31/100ths) mills per dollar of assessed valuation be and the same is hereby levied on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport, for the year 2000; for the purpose of police and fire personnel and allowance for uniforms and equipment for said departments in accordance with the resultsof a special election held July 19, 1997. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that an ad valorem tax of One and Ninety-nine One Hundredths (1 and 99/100ths) mills per dollar of assessed valuation be and the same is hereby levied on all property subject to ad valorem taxation with the City of Shreveport, for the year 2000; for the purpose of providing funds for the City's portion of pensions, employee life insurance and hospitalization plan for City employees in accordance with the results of a special election held July 19, 1997. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall be full authority to the Tax Assessor of Caddo Parish and the Tax Assessor of Bossier Parish to extend said taxes on the assessment rolls of the City of Shreveport for the year 2000. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance, Ex Officio Tax Collector of the City of Shreveport, be and she is hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to cause said taxes, as herein above set forth, to be spread upon the tax roll of the City of Shreveport for the year 2000, to collect said ad valorem taxes for and on behalf of said City, according to law, and to place the same to the credit of the funds described herein above as authorized by law. The taxes herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and the collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Clerk of Council shall provide a certified copy of this ordinance to the Tax Assessor of Caddo Parish and the Tax Assessor of Bossier Parish immediately after its final passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance and the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 122 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A TAX OF THIRTY AND FIFTY-FOUR ONE HUNDREDTHS (30 AND 54/100THS) MILLS PER DOLLAR ON ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO AD VALOREM TAXATION WITHIN THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT FOR THE YEAR 2000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE OUTSTANDING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened, that: An ad valorem tax of Thirty and Fifty-four One Hundredths (30 and 54/100ths) mills per dollar of assessed valuation be and the same is hereby levied on all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the City of Shreveport, for the year 2000, for the purpose of paying the principal and interest on the outstanding general obligation bonds of the City of Shreveport, and creating a reasonable reserve for the payment of such principal and interest as the same respectively become due and payable, and this shall be full authority to the Tax Assessor of Caddo Parish and the Tax Assessor of Bossier Parish to extend said tax on the assessment rolls of the City of Shreveport for the year . BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance, Ex Officio Tax Collector of the City of Shreveport, be and she is hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to cause said taxes, as herein above set forth, to be spread upon the tax roll of the City of Shreveport for the year 2000, to collect said ad valorem taxes for and on behalf of said City, according to law, and to place the same to the credit of the funds described herein above as authorized by law. The taxes herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and the collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Clerk of Council shall provide a certified copy of this ordinance to the Tax Assessor of Caddo Parish and the Tax Assessor of Bossier Parish immediately after its final passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance and the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
ORDINANCE NO. 123 OF 2000 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT ZONING ORDINANCE, BY REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NE CORNER OF YOUREE DRIVE AND ALBERT, SHREVEPORT, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA FROM SPI-3 (B-1), COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT (B-1, BUFFER BUSINESS DISTRICT) TO SPI-3-E, COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR OVERLAY/EXTENDED USE DISTRICT LIMITED TO A HAIR SALON ONLY AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO SECTION 1: BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in due, legal and regular session convened that the zoning classification of property located on the NE corner of Youree Drive and Albert, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, legally described below, be and the same is hereby changed from SPI-3 (B-1), Commercial Corridor Overlay District (B-1, Buffer Business District) to SPI-3-E, Commercial Corridor Overlay/Extended Use District limited to a "hair salon" only:
Lot 1, less an 8 foot strip off the side thereof lying next to and adjoining Lot 1H, fronting 8 feet on Youree Drive and extending back to Albert Avenue, said strip having for its S'ly boundary a line parallel with the line between Lots H and I of the Resubdivision of Plots 68 and 69, Broadmoor Subdivision, Unit #1, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, together with all buildings and improvements located thereon, municipally known as 3795 Youree drive, Shreveport, LA, 71105. SECTION II: THAT the rezoning of the property described herein is subject to compliance with the following stipulations:
Development to be in substantial accord with the site plan submitted, with any significant changes or additions to be submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission. Only 2 parking spaces (as shown on the site plan) are allowed to be accessed from Albert, with any increase in the number of spaces accessed from Albert to require review and approval by the Planning Commission after a public hearing. This approval is initially limited to use of the first floor only for the hair salon, however, if additional parking is provided, the upstairs may be utilized at a ratio of 100 square feet for every additional legal parking space provided, as long as the additional parking is accessed from Youree Drive. Compliance with the Landscape Ordinance. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance and the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are herebyrepealed. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (legislation remained tabled):
Ordinance No. 211 of 1998: ZONING: C-64-98, QUERBES LAND CO; N side of E 70th St. between Sand Beach Bayou and Bayou Pierre from R-A to B-2 and B-3, shopping center. (C/Carmody) (Tabled on November 10, 1998 and Postponed on November 24, 1998) Ordinance No. 54 of 1999: Creating a Police Department Citizens' Review Board. (A/Huckaby) (Tabled on August 10, 1999) Ordinance No. 82 of 2000 by Councilman Serio: An ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport relative to subdivision streets, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. C-56-00, MARVIN O'NEAL BAXTER, 1755 Russell Road; Special Exception Use in a B-2 District, grocery store with the packaged sale of beer. Motion by Councilman Huckaby to overturn (deny) the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, seconded by Councilman Shyne. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Huckaby, Stewart, Carmody, Serio, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 7. Nays: None. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. None. CLERK'S REPORT. None. COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. The Council resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on motion by Councilman Burrell, seconded by Councilman Serio. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Huckaby, Carmody, Spigener, Burrell and Shyne. 7. Nays: None. Motion by Councilman Shyne, seconded by Councilman Carmody that the Committee Rises and Report and convene itself as the Council. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Huckaby, Carmody, Spigener, Shyne and Burrell. 5. Nays: None. Out of Chamber: Councilmen Stewart and Serio. 2. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
Patricia G. Spigener, Chairman Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council
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