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Council Proceedings of the City of Shreveport, Louisiana

January 25, 2005

The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana was called to order by Chairman Mike Gibson at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 25, 2005, in the Government Chambers in Government Plaza (505 Travis Street).

Invocation was given by Councilman Hogan.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Walford

On Roll Call, the following members were Present: Councilmen Lester (Arrived at 3:13 p.m.) Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Absent: Councilmen Carmody, and Jackson. 2.

Mr. Thompson: Mr. Chairman, Mr. Jackson is out of town today.

Councilman Gibson: So noted. Thank you Mr. Thompson.

Motion by Councilman Green, seconded by Councilman Walford to approve the minutes of the Administrative Conference, Monday January 10, 2004 and Council Meeting, Tuesday, January 11, 2004. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes; Councilmen Walford, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 4. Nays. None. Absent: Councilman Lester, Carmody and Jackson. 3.

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

Councilman Gibson: Mr. Mayor, do you have something for us today?

Mayor Hightower: I do Mr. Chairman. I have a guest here today that I would like to make a brief presentation to the City. I had the pleasure of judging a science fair this past week and I thought interestingly enough we had, one of the participants in the fair did a water comparison between some local municipalities. And I wanted to have her come down and talk to us a little bit about her discoveries and what she went through to come to her conclusions and let us know if her hypothesis was right. And I thought it was kind of good timing since we’ve had some water talks over the past several months and we’ve actually gone up on our water rates. So, maybe we needed an independent study to see if our citizens are getting what they’re paying for or not. So, at this point I want to introduce everybody to my guest. Her name is Morgan Caskey. She’s a student at Herndon Magnet School, Caddo Parish and she lives in Mooringsport, right? So, come up there- - -yeah, there you go mom. If you could set that up. Morgan, kinda move over there by those microphones, kinda swing ‘em around and then you can- - -. We’re ready when you are.

Morgan Caskey: Okay. The title of my project was What’s In Our Water. And I was trying to find out which town had the highest PH, most chlorine, hardest water and had the most iron. And I thought that Mooringsport water would have the highest PH, most chlorine, iron and had the hardest water. And I took samples from different towns, Bossier, Blanchard, Shreveport, Mooringsport and I put it in different containers, and added my tablets and my strips in them to find out which color they would turn to see if it was high or low or which percent it was and I found out that Blanchard had PH at 9% and Bossier had 7%, Mooringsport had 4% and Shreveport had 6%. In hardness all the towns had 0% and Bossier had 4%. Chlorine - Mooringsport and Blanchard kinda tied and Bossier had 2% and Shreveport had 1%. And Iron -Blanchard was the only one that had anything and that Mooringsport, Bossier, and Shreveport had none. And I found out that my hypothesis was proven incorrect. This is Blanchard, Shreveport, Bossier and Mooringsport, and these are my containers and my tablets.

Mayor Hightower: So Morgan overall, who had the best water?

Morgan Caskey: Shreveport.

Mayor Hightower: There you go. She did a great job. I think everyone can see it on the Council and at home that we’ve got some bright students that are coming up in the Caddo Parish School System, and obviously have a principal, staff and parents that are deeply concerned about where our kids are heading and what’s going on, not only from 7:00 in the morning till 3:00 in the afternoon, but well beyond that as well. So, not only did Morgan have a great project, but everyone that I looked at obviously spent a lot of time and effort to do the best that they could do and to test things that you and I probably don’t want to worry about testing anymore all the way from how much liquid diapers hold to who has the best water, to costal erosion. So we had some great projects out there and again, I want to thank Morgan for her independent study that she did to prove to all of us that we are getting what we paid for. Good water and certainly congratulate Mike Strong and his crew at the water and sewer plants for what they have been able to do and we’re continuing to provide a quality product, I believe, at a fair price. So, thanks Morgan, I appreciate very much you coming down.

Councilman Gibson: Mr. Mayor, Ms. Morgan, real quick, before you leave. You didn’t realize that the Mayor was going to use this as an evaluation for Mike Strong when his next merit increase comes due did you. He was back there sweating bullets. You made some people nervous, but you came through in flying colors.

Councilman Green: Certainly Morgan, I’d like to say congratulations and you did a great job. And Herndon is my old Alma Mater. So that’s a great school.

Councilman Hogan: Thank you Mr. Chairman. Morgan, I’d also like to say congratulations, you did a great job. A lot of eyes looking at you up here, and I was just wondering how you came out in your - - - did you place? Or how did you do?

Morgan Caskey: I did 1^st place.

Councilman Hogan: 1^st place? Well, that’s good. That deserves another round of applause I think.

Councilman Gibson: Mr. Mayor, any other recognitions or awards?

Mayor Hightower: That’s it.

Councilman Gibson: Thank you Mr. Mayor. I do have one other guest that we have in the audience who is observing City Government today. Christian Stapleton, and he’s a 7^th grader at (unclear) school working on his Eagle Scout Merit Badge and we appreciate him and his grandparents coming down today. And we encourage our youth to come down and watch our government in action. So, thank you again for coming today. Any other recognitions or awards today from Council?

Reports:

Convention Center and Convention Center Hotel:

Mr. Antee: Nothing other than as everybody is well aware, the Bond Commission approved 11-2 to allow us to sell the bonds and we’ll keep moving towards that. We do have some renderings I picked up today that show the hotel with the Convention Center as it will be and we’ll have those available.

Councilman Gibson: Any other questions or comments for Mr. Antee or the Mayor?

Councilman Hogan: I have a question. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Antee, I’d just like to clarify something. I don’t mean to put you on the spot, but - - -.

Mr. Antee: That’s okay, I’ve been on the spot for a week now.

Councilman Hogan: Okay. I bet you have in more ways than one. But of course the construction of the hotel will be publicly bid?

Mr. Antee: That is correct.

Councilman Hogan: Okay. Could you clarify for me on the service contracts? Will, is that gonna be done through the Professional Services Committee, or is that gonna be bid out too? I can’t remember. Could you clarify that for me?

Mr. Antee: The operation of the hotel is already been contracted for with HRI Lodging, and they’ll operate the hotel.

Councilman Hogan: Okay, so they’ll be responsible for - - -

Mr. Antee: Everything from sweeping the floor to collecting the rent, to paying the notes, to cooking the food. They’ll operate just like SMG operates the Convention Center from A-Z, HRI will operate the hotel from A-Z. And the Hotel Trust Authority will have oversight authority pursuant to the cooperative endeavor agreement and the contract with them. And obviously anything that’s done will be subject to the Open Records Law and Fair Share, and those things.

Councilman Hogan: Okay, and the information about the Hotel Trust. Do we have - - - I know that Councilman Gibson had submitted some questions on that. Have y’all got replies prepared yet on that?

Mr. Antee: He had a letter dated about ten days before it was actually faxed to me. I have not had the opportunity to respond to those, because of the trial that we’ve been in the last week, and once that’s over, and I get a chance, then I’ll sit down and review those and respond to them. But I think his request had a date of like January 7^th, and was actually faxed to me January 17^th. And we started the trial on Wednesday. So no, I have not had an opportunity. Many of those questions have been asked and answered about five times.

Councilman Hogan: Okay, well that’s fine. I was just curious to know. You will distribute that information once you receive it to the Council Members as well as the Board members? I mean, my point is I don’t want to have to wait. If you get it, I’d like to see it before waiting for the next Council Meeting.

Mr. Antee: When I get to answer them again, I’ll make sure everybody gets a copy.

Councilman Hogan: Thank you. Thank you Mr. Chairman.

Property Standards Report:

Councilman Gibson: Any questions for Mr. Bowie? Yesterday, we had a couple of questions at Work Session on Property Standards. Any other questions or comments regarding the Property Standards Report?

Public Hearing: None.

Confirmations and/or Appointments, Adding Legislation to the Agenda, and Public Comments.

Confirmations and/or Appointments.

Fire and Police Civil Service Board:

Mr. Gary Lee Pittman Mr. Frank Hollingsworth Mr. Leon Wheeler

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Green to confirm all three appointments to the Fire and Police Civil Service Board.

Councilman Gibson: Any discussion? Mayor, you had provided us with background information on each one of those applicants, we appreciate that. Any further discussion?

Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

Adding Legislation to the Agenda

1. Ordinance No. 12 of 2005: An Ordinance amending the 2005 General Fund Budget and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

2. Ordinance No. 13 of 2005: An Ordinance amending the 2005 Budget for the Retained Risk Internal Service Fund and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

3. Resolution No. 13 of 2005: A Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a cooperative endeavor with the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier, trends and traditions: A Spring Market and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Green to add Resolution No. 13 of 2005, and Ordinances No(s) 12 and 13 to the agenda. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

Public Comments (Agenda Items to be Adopted)

CONSENT AGENDA LEGISLATION

TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES

RESOLUTIONS: None.

ORDINANCES: None.

TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES:

RESOLUTIONS:

The Clerk read the following:

RESOLUTION NO. 7 of 2005

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SHARON SUE SMITH, LOCATED AT 5887 JEFFERSON PAIGE RD., TO CONNECT TO THE WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, Sharon Sue Smith has 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 Sharon Sue Smith, be authorized to connect the building located at 5887 Jefferson Paige Rd., to the water 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.

Read by title and as read, motion by Councilman Green, seconded by Councilman Walford to adopt. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

ORDINANCES: None.

REGULAR AGENDA LEGISLATION

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

1. Resolution No. 239 of 2005: A resolution approving certain maters with respect to sublease of space within the Multicultural Center of the South, approving signage for the Center. (B/Walford)

Mr. Thompson: I believe that yesterday the Administration recommended that it be tabled.

Motion by Councilman Green, seconded by Councilman Walford to table. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

RESOLUTION NO. 6 OF 2005

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PARISH OF CADDO RELATIVE TO CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SOUTHERN ROADWAY EXTENSION OF THE SHREVE PARK INDUSTRIAL CAMPUS AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has undertaken the construction of the Southern Roadway Extension of the Shreve Park Industrial Campus; and

WHEREAS, a portion of the road will extend into Caddo Parish; and

WHEREAS, it is in the City’s interest to execute an agreement with Caddo Parish officials that would permit the City to lay and construct a portion of the roadway within Parish right-of-way and establish the City’s obligation with respect to maintenance of the roadway subsequent to construction.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened, that the Mayor of the City of Shreveport is authorized to execute an agreement with the Parish of Caddo relative to the City’s construction and maintenance of the Southern Roadway Extension of the Shreve Park Industrial Campus after review and approval of such agreement by the Office of the City Attorney.

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 ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Read by title and as read, motion by Councilman Hogan, seconded by Councilman Green to adopt. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 8 OF 2005

A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE CITY’S INTEREST IN CERTAIN ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES AS SURPLUS AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, there are numerous parcels of property which have been adjudicated to the City of Shreveport and Caddo Parish for non-payment of ad valorem taxes; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has entered into an intergovernmental agreement with Caddo Parish under which Caddo Parish will undertake to sell or donate said properties as authorized in R.S. 33:4720.11 or R.S. 33:4720.25; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 26-294 of the Code of Ordinances, the city’s interests in said properties can be sold after the City Council declares them to be surplus; and

WHEREAS, the purchasing agent has inquired of all city departments regarding the property described herein and has not received any indication that it is needed for city purposes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened that the following described properties are hereby declared surplus:

Lot 28, Heilperin Park Subdivision, Geographic Number 171404-058-002800

Municipal Address: 1427 Hassett Avenue

Council District “G”

W/2 of Lot 49, W. R. Carter Subdivision Geographic Number 181437-039-006800

TAL 15

Municipal Address: 945 Sam R. Fertitta Drive

Council District “B”

West 30' of Lot 68 and the East10' of Geographic Number 171306-016-010400

Lot 69, Lister Subdivision

Municipal Address: 129 Stoner Avenue

Council District “B”

Lots 67 and East 10' of Lot 68 lying next Geographic Number 171306-016-012500

to and adjoining Lot 67, Lister Subdivision

Municipal Address: 127 Stoner Avenue

Council District “B”

Lot 10, Block 1, Howard Cole Addition Geographic Number 171306-036-001000

Municipal Address: 1527 Magnolia Avenue

Council District “B”

Lot 15 and East 2' of Lot 14, Block B, Geographic Number 171403-118-005700

Edgehill Subdivision

Municipal Address: 3501 Lakeshore Drive

Council District “G”

Lot 26, Block F, Edgehill Subdivision Geographic Number 171403-122-002600

Municipal Address: 3542 Darien Street

Council District "G"

Lots 382, 383 and Lot 381, less West 10.23' Geographic Number 171411-057-049200

thereof, Claiborne Subdivision

Municipal Address: 2655 Dupont Street

Council District "B"

Lot 114, Evangeline Subdivision Geographic Number 171417-010-011400

Municipal Address: 4238 Lamar Avenue

Council District “G”

Lot 134, Linwood Subdivision Geographic Number 171423-021-013400

Municipal Address: 502 Fuller Street

Council District “F”

Lot 135, Linwood Subdivision Geographic Number 171423-021-013500

Municipal Address: 5922 Bernstein Avenue

Council District “F”

Lots 21 and 22, Wright Land Subdivision Geographic Number 171330-038-002100

Municipal Address: 8016 None

Council District “D”

Lot 12, Block 5, Lincoln Park Subdivision Geographic Number 171414-075-001200

Municipal Address: 1824 Oakdale Street

Council District “B”

Lot 10, Shorewood Hills Subdivision Geographic Number 171502-004-001000

Municipal Address: 15204 None

Council District “G”

Lot 11, Shorewood Hills Subdivision Geographic Number 171502-004-001100

Municipal Address: 15205 None

Council District “G”

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision or item of this resolution or the application thereof be 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 Walford, seconded by Councilman Green to adopt. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

RESOLUTION NO. 9 of 2005

A RESOLUTION STATING CITY OF SHREVEPORT’S ENDORSEMENT OF BEAIRD COMPANY, LTD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BENEFITS OF THE LOUISIANA QUALITY OF JOBS PROGRAM AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Quality Jobs Act of 153 of 2002 and;

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Quality Jobs Program offers significant incentives for economic development to some of the most distressed areas in the State, and

WHEREAS, Louisiana Department of Economic Development designated Census Tract 239.03 Block Group 2 in Caddo Parish as eligible based on enabling legislation (R.S. 51:2451-2462) and;

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport states this endorsement is in agreement with the overall economic development plan for the City of Shreveport, and

WHEREAS, the attached map has been marked showing the location of the business being endorsed, and;

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Louisiana Quality Jobs Program requirements the City of Shreveport agrees:

1. To participate in the Quality Jobs Program.

2. To assist the Department in evaluating progress made in any Quality Jobs within its jurisdiction

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Shreveport, in due, regular, and legal session convened that BEAIRD COMPANY, LTD and their project RENOVATE FABRICATION FACILITY, Quality Jobs Application # 20040152, is hereby endorsed to participate in the Louisiana Quality Jobs Program.

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 Gibson, seconded by Councilman Green to adopt. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

RESOLUTION NO. 10 of 2005

RESOLUTION STATING CITY OF SHREVEPORT’S ENDORSEMENT OF LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BENEFITS OF THE LOUISIANA ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Act of 901 of 1981, Act 337 of 1982, Act 433 of 1987, Act 1024 of 1992, Act 581 of 1995, Act 624 of 1997, and Act 997 of 1999;

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program offers significant incentives for economic development to some of the most distressed areas in parish, and

WHEREAS, LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC. is located in Census Tract 239.1 Block Group 1 , which is not a designated Enterprise Zone, and

WHEREAS, said business will employ a minimum of 35% of its employees from the distressed groups targeted by the Enterprise Zone, and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport states this endorsement is in agreement with the Overall Economic Development Plan for the City of Shreveport, and

WHEREAS, the attached Enterprise Zone map is marked showing the location of the business being endorsed, and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program requirements the City of Shreveport agrees:

1. To participate in the Enterprise Zone Program

2. To assist the Department in evaluating progress made in any Enterprise Zone within its jurisdiction

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Shreveport, in due, regular, and legal session convened that LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC. and their project NEW HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER, Enterprise Zone Application # 2004-0431, is endorsed to participate in the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program.

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 Gibson, seconded by Councilman Lester to adopt. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

RESOLUTION NO. 11 of 2005

RESOLUTION STATING CITY OF SHREVEPORT’S ENDORSEMENT OF WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC. TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BENEFITS OF THE LOUISIANA ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Act of 901 of 1981, Act 337 of 1982, Act 433 of 1987, Act 1024 of 1992, Act 581 of 1995, Act 624 of 1997, and Act 997 of 1999;

WHEREAS, the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program offers significant incentives for economic development to some of the most distressed areas in parish, and

WHEREAS, WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC. is located in Census Tract 239.01 Block Group 1 , which is not a designated Enterprise Zone, and

WHEREAS, said business will employ a minimum of 35% of its employees from the distressed groups targeted by the Enterprise Zone, and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport states this endorsement is in agreement with the Overall Economic Development Plan for the City of Shreveport, and

WHEREAS, the attached Enterprise Zone map is marked showing the location of the business being endorsed, and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program requirements the City of Shreveport agrees:

1. To participate in the Enterprise Zone Program

2. To assist the Department in evaluating progress made in any Enterprise Zone within its

jurisdiction

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Shreveport, in due, regular, and legal session convened that WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC. and their project PORTICO MEDICAL BLDG., Enterprise Zone Application # 040137-0, is endorsed to participate in the Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program.

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 Walford, seconded by Councilman Hogan to adopt. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

The Clerk read the following:

12. Resolution No. 12 of 2005: A Resolution amending the City Council Rules of Procedure relative to rules of debate and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Read by title and as read, motion by Councilman Hogan to adopt. Motion fails for lack of a second.

INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Not to be adopted prior to February 8, 2005)

1. Resolution No. 13 of 2005: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a cooperative endeavor with the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier, Trends and Traditions: A SPRING MARKET and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Read by title and as read, motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Gibson to introduce Resolution No. 13 of 2005 to lay over until February 8, 2005 meeting.

Councilman Lester: Thank you Mr. Chairman. Why do we need to lay it over?

Mr. Thompson: It authorizes a contract.

Councilman Lester: Okay, all right. In clarification, because there are some people here that thought that we would be able to move forward on this today.

Mr. Thompson: I emailed them and told them that it could be introduced today and can be adopted at the next meeting.

Councilman Lester: Okay. Thank you Mr. Chairman.

Councilman Gibson: I believe this event in March. Is that correct? So we do have enough time? Any other comments from Council?

Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCS (Not be adopted prior to February 8, 2005)

1. Ordinance No. 4 of 2005: An ordinance amending and replacing Section 22-26 of the Comprehensive Building Code, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

2. Ordinance No. 5 of 2005: An ordinance amending the 2005 Airports Enterprise Fund Budget and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

3. Ordinance No. 6 of 2005: An ordinance amending the 2005 Capital Improvements Budget and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

4. Ordinance No. 7 of 2005: An ordinance creating and establishing a yield intersection at the intersection of Curtis Lane and Thurgood Circle and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (F/Green)

5. Ordinance No. 8 of 2005: An ordinance amending Section 42-183 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport relative to Professional Bondsmen, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

6. Ordinance No. 9 of 2005: Zoning C-79-04: An ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property located on the east side of Vaughn 230 Feet north of Stoner Avenue , Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-3, Urban, Multiple-Family Residence/Extended Use District “Limited to a Beauty Salon” Only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

7. Ordinance No. 10 of 2005: Zoning C-3-05: 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 Shreveport-Blanchard Highway, 1800 feet south of North Lakeshore Drive, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-A, Residence Agriculture District, To B-3-E, Community Business/Extended Use District, “Limited to Office Equipment, Storage Yard, and Wood Processing” Only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

8. Ordinance No. 11 of 2005: Zoning C-04-05: An ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property located on a tract of land 115 feet north of Summer Grove and 925 feet east of Mansfield Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from B-2, Neighborhood Business District, to B-2-A, Business Park District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (E/Hogan)

9. Ordinance No. 12 of 2005: An Ordinance amending the 2005 General Fund Budget and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

10. Ordinance No. 13 of 2005: An Ordinance amending the 2005 Budget for the Retained Risk Internal Service Fund and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Read by title and as read, motion by Councilman Green, seconded by Councilman Walford to introduce Ordinance No(s). 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of 2005 to lay over until the February 8, 2005 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

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

1. Ordinance No. 1 of 2005: An ordinance declaring certain adjudicated property to be surplus and to authorize the Mayor of the City of Shreveport to sell the City of Shreveport’s Tax interest in a certain surplus adjudicated property, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on January 11, 2005 was read by title, and on motion, ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Green, seconded by Councilman Lester to adopt. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

2. Ordinance No. 2 of 2005: An ordinance authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of not to exceed Sixty-Two Million Dollars ($62,000,000) of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2005A, of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana; prescribing the form, terms and conditions of said Bonds; designating the date, denomination and place of payment of said Bonds; providing for the payment thereof in principal and interest; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

Having passed first reading on January 11, 2005 was read by title, and on motion, ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Walford seconded by Councilman Green for adoption.

The Clerk read the following amendment:

Amendment No. 1

Amend the ordinance as follows:

Delete the ordinance as introduced and substitute the attached ordinance.

Motion by Councilman Green, seconded by Councilman Lester to adopt Amendment No. 1.

Mayor Hightower: Mr. Chairman, the Council might be interested to know, I know we were talking a little bit yesterday, but this refunding, just to show you how important they are will save roughly $3.7 million in interest over the term of the bonds.

Councilman Gibson: Thank you Mr. Mayor. Any other comments?

Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

Motion by Councilman Green, seconded by Councilman Walford to adopt Ordinance No. 2 of 2005 as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

3. Ordinance No. 3 of 2005: ZONING – C-1-05: An ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance by rezoning property located on the southwest corner of Ford and Dale Street, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-3, Urban, Multiple-Family District, to B-2, Neighborhood Business District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Walford to remand Ordinance No. 3 of 2005 to MPC. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

4. Ordinance No. 241 of 2004: ZONING - C-77-04: An ordinance amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport Zoning Ordinance, by rezoning property located on the east side of Audrey & Peach between Freddie & Willie Mays, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from R-1D, Urban One-Family Residence District, to R-1H, Urban, One-Family Residence District, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

Having passed first reading on December 27, 2004 was read by title, and on motion, ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Green to adopt. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 5. Nays: None. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

The adopted ordinances and amendments follow:

ORDINANCE N0. 1 OF 2005

AN ORDINANCE DECLARING A CERTAIN ADJUDICATED PROPERTY TO BE SURPLUS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT TO SELL THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT’S TAX INTEREST IN A CERTAIN SURPLUS ADJUDICATED PROPERTY, AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has a tax interest in the herein below described property which has been adjudicated for the non-payment of City property taxes; and

WHEREAS, the herein below described property is not needed for public purposes and should be declared surplus property; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has received an offer to purchase its tax interest in the herein below described property as indicated below.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened that the following described property is hereby declared surplus:

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the City Council of the City of Shreveport does hereby authorize the sale of its tax interest in the herein below described property for an amount not less than the offer as indicated below.

Property No. 1: Legal Description - Lot 7, Turner Subdivision, Unit “B”, a subdivision

in the City of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, as per plat thereof recorded in Book 600, Page 639 of the Conveyance Records of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, together with all buildings and improvements located thereon.

(GEO#171305-015-0007-00) Municipal Address - 267 Egan Street

AMOUNT OFFERED: $5,500.00 APPRAISED VALUE: $11,000.00 DISTRICT B

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Mayor of the City of Shreveport shall be authorized to do any and all things and to sign any and all documents, including Acts of Cash Sale, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney necessary to effectuate the purposes set forth herein.

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 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 parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Amendment No. 1 to Ordinance No. 2 of 2005

Amend the ordinance as follows:

Delete the ordinance as introduced and substitute the attached ordinance.

ORDINANCE NO. 2 of 2005

Offered by Councilman ________ and seconded by Councilman _____________:

ORDINANCE

An ordinance authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of not to exceed Sixty-Two Million Dollars ($62,000,000) of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2005A, of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana; prescribing the form, terms and conditions of said Bonds; designating the date, denomination and place of payment of said Bonds; providing for the payment thereof in principal and interest; and providing for other matters in connection therewith.

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of said City, that:

SECTION 1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Agreement" means the agreement to be entered into between the Issuer and the Paying Agent pursuant to this Ordinance.

"Bond" means any Bonds of the Issuer authorized to be issued by this Ordinance, whether initially delivered or issued in exchange for, upon transfer of, or in lieu of any Bond previously issued.

"Bond Register" means the records kept by the Paying Agent at its principal office in which registration of the Bonds and transfers of the Bonds shall be made as provided herein.

“Bond Insurer” means _____________________________.

“Bond Insurance Policy” means the municipal bond insurance policy issued by the Bond Insurer.

"Bonds" means the Issuer's General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2005A, authorized by this Ordinance, in the total aggregate principal amount not to exceed Sixty-Two Million Dollars ($62,000,000).

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

"Executive Officers" means, collectively, the Mayor, the Director of Finance and the Clerk of Council of the Issuer.

"Governing Authority" means the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana.

"Government Securities" means direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, which are non-callable prior to their maturity, may be United States Treasury obligations such as the State and Local Government Series and may be in book-entry form.

"Interest Payment Date" means May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2005.

"Issuer" means the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana.

"Outstanding" when used with respect to Bonds means, as of the date of determination, all Bonds theretofore issued and delivered under this Ordinance, except:

1. Bonds theretofore canceled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;

2. Bonds for which payment or redemption sufficient funds have been theretofore deposited in trust for the owners of such Bonds, provided that if such Bonds are to be redeemed, irrevocable notice of such redemption has been duly given or provided for pursuant to this Ordinance or waived;

3. Bonds in exchange for or in lieu of which other Bonds have been registered and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance;

4. Bonds alleged to have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen which have been paid as provided in this Ordinance or by law; and

5. Bonds for the payment of the principal (or redemption price, if any) of and interest on which money or Government Securities or both are held in trust with the effect specified in this Ordinance.

"Ordinance" means this ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds, as it may be supplemented and amended.

"Owner" or "Owners" when used with respect to any Bond means the Person in whose name such Bond is registered in the Bond Register.

"Paying Agent" means Regions Bank, in the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, until a successor Paying Agent shall have been appointed pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Ordinance and thereafter "Paying Agent" shall mean such successor Paying Agent.

"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Prior Bonds” means collectively, the certain maturities of the $87,000,000 of the General Obligation Bonds, Series 1999A previously issued for the primary purpose of the construction, acquisition, improving and equipping of the Shreveport Convention Center.

"Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

"Underwriter" means Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., representing the original purchaser of the Bonds.

SECTION 2. Authorization of Bonds Maturities. In compliance with the terms and provisions of Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, (the “Act”) as amended and other constitutional and statutory authority, the City of Shreveport, Louisiana (the "Issuer") governed by the City Council (the "Governing Authority"), there is hereby authorized the incurring of an indebtedness of not to exceed Sixty-Two Million Dollars ($62,000,000) for, on behalf of, and in the name of the Issuer, for the purpose of providing funds to refund certain maturities of the Prior Bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Act. To represent said indebtedness, this Governing Authority does hereby authorize the issuance of not to exceed Sixty-Two Million Dollars ($62,000,000) of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2005A, of the Issuer. The Bonds shall be in fully registered form, shall be dated the date of delivery, shall be issued in the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity and shall be numbered from R-1 upward. The unpaid principal of the Bonds shall bear interest from the date thereof or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable on each Interest Payment Date, commencing May 1, 2005, at an average interest rate not to exceed 6.00% and shall mature serially on May 1 of each year no later than fifteen (15) years from their date.

The principal of the Bonds, upon maturity or redemption, shall be payable at the principal office of the Paying Agent, upon presentation and surrender thereof, and interest on the Bonds shall be payable by check of the Paying Agent mailed by the Paying Agent to the Owner (determined as of the close of business on the Record Date) at the address shown on the Bond Register. Each Bond delivered under this Ordinance upon transfer of, in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond, and each such Bond shall bear interest (as herein set forth) so neither gain nor loss in interest shall result from such transfer, exchange or substitution.

No Bond shall be entitled to any right or benefit under this Ordinance, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Bond a certificate of registration, substantially in the form provided in this Ordinance, executed by the Paying Agent by manual signature.

The Principal of the Bonds is payable at the principal corporate trust office of Regions Bank, in the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as Paying Agent and Bond Registrar with respect to the Bonds upon surrender thereof.

Each Bond shall be dated the date of delivery. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the Bonds shall bear interest from the date thereof or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the case may be. However, when there is no existing default in the payment of interest on the Bonds, each Bond executed after the Regular Record Date for any Interest Payment Date but prior to such Interest Payment Date, shall bear interest from such Interest Payment Date provided, however, that if and to the extent that the Issuer shall default in the payment of the interest due on any Interest Payment Date, then all such Bonds shall bear interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, unless no interest has been paid on the Bonds, in which case from the date of delivery.

The person in whose name any Bond is registered at the Regular Record Date with respect to an Interest Payment Date shall in all cases be entitled to receive the interest payable on such Interest Payment Date (unless such Bond has been called for redemption on a redemption date which is prior to such Interest Payment Date) notwithstanding the cancellation of such Bond upon any registration of transfer or exchange thereof subsequent to such Regular Record Date and prior to such Interest Payment Date.

SECTION 3. Special Provision with respect to the Bond Insurer.

SECTION 4. Book-Entry Registration of Bonds. The Bonds shall be initially issued in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), as registered owner of the Bonds, and held in the custody of DTC. The Director of Finance of the Issuer or any other officer of the Issuer is authorized to execute and deliver a Letter of Representation to DTC on behalf of the Issuer with respect to the issuance of the Bonds in "book-entry only" format. The Paying Agent is hereby directed to execute said Letter of Representation. The terms and provisions of said Letter of Representation shall govern in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Bond Ordinance and said Letter of Representation. A single certificate will be issued and delivered to DTC or its designee for each maturity of the Bonds. The Beneficial Owners will not receive physical delivery of Bond certificates except as provided herein. Beneficial Owners are expected to receive a written confirmation of their purchase providing details of each Bond acquired. For so long as DTC shall continue to serve as securities depository for the Bonds as provided herein, all transfers of beneficial ownership interest will be made by book-entry only, and no investor or other party purchasing, selling or otherwise transferring beneficial ownership of Bonds is to receive, hold or deliver any Bond certificate.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, while the Bonds are issued in book-entry-only form, the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds may be payable by the Paying Agent by wire transfer to DTC in accordance with the Letter of Representation.

For every transfer and exchange of the Bonds, the Beneficial Owner may be charged a sum sufficient to cover such Beneficial Owner's allocable share of any tax, fee or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto.

Bond certificates are required to be delivered to and registered in the name of the Beneficial Owner under the following circumstances:

DTC determines to discontinue providing its service with respect to the Bonds. Such a determination may be made at any time by giving 30 days' notice to the Issuer and the Paying Agent and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law.

(a)The Issuer determines that continuation of the system of book-entry transfer through DTC (or a successor securities depository) is not in the best interests of the Issuer and/or the Beneficial Owners

The Issuer and the Paying Agent will recognize DTC or its nominee as the Bondholder for all purposes, including notices and voting.

Neither the Issuer or the Paying Agent are responsible for the performance by DTC of any of its obligations, including, without limitation, the payment of moneys received by DTC, the forwarding of notices received by DTC or the giving of any consent or proxy in lieu of consent.

Whenever during the term of the Bonds the beneficial ownership thereof is determined by a book entry at DTC, the requirements of this Bond Ordinance of holding, delivering or transferring the Bonds shall be deemed modified to require the appropriate person to meet the requirements of DTC as to registering or transferring the book entry to produce the same effect.

If at any time DTC ceases to hold the Bonds, all references herein to DTC shall be of no further force or effect.

SECTION 5. Redemption Provisions. The Bonds maturing on May 1, 2016, and thereafter, shall be callable for redemption at the option of the Issuer in full at any time on or after May 1, 2015 or in part in the inverse order of their maturities, and if less than a full maturity then by lot within such maturity, on any Interest Payment Date on or after May 1, 2015, at the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.

In the event a Bond to be redeemed is of a denomination larger than $5,000, a portion of such Bond ($5,000 or any multiple thereof) may be redeemed. Any Bond which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the principal corporate office of the Paying Agent and there shall be delivered to the Owner of such Bond a new Bond or Bonds of the same maturity and of any authorized denomination or denominations as requested by such Owner in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Official notice of such call of any of the Bonds for redemption shall be given by means of first class mail, postage prepaid, by notice deposited in the United States mails not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date addressed to the Owner of each Bond to be redeemed at his address as shown on the Bond Register.

SECTION 6. Registration and Transfer. The Issuer shall cause the Bond Register to be kept by the Paying Agent. The Bonds may be transferred, registered and assigned only on the Bond Register, and such registration shall be at the expense of the Issuer. A Bond may be assigned by the execution of an assignment form on the Bond or by other instruments of transfer and assignment acceptable to the Paying Agent. A new Bond or Bonds will be delivered by the Paying Agent to the last assignee (the new Owner) in exchange for such transferred and assigned Bonds after receipt of the Bonds to be transferred in proper form. Such new Bond or Bonds shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity. Neither the Issuer nor the Paying Agent shall be required to issue, register, transfer or exchange any Bond during a period beginning (i) at the opening of business on a Record Date and ending at the close of business on the Interest Payment Date or (ii) with respect to Bonds to be redeemed, at the opening of business fifteen (15) days before the date of the mailing of a notice of redemption of such Bonds and ending on the date of such redemption.

SECTION 7. Form of Bonds. The Bonds and the endorsements to appear thereon shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit:

No. R-_____Principal Amount $

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CADDO

GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND, SERIES 2005A

OF THE

CITY OF SHREVEPORT, STATE OF LOUISIANA

Maturity Date	Interest Rate	Bond Date	CUSIP Number
	_____%

THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT, STATE OF LOUISIANA (the "Issuer"), promises to pay to:

REGISTERED OWNER: ______________________________________

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: ______________________________________

or registered assigns, on the Maturity Date set forth above, the Principal Amount set forth above, together with interest thereon from the Bond Date set forth above or the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1, 2005 (each an "Interest Payment Date"), at the Interest Rate per annum set forth above until said Principal Amount is paid, unless this Bond shall have been previously called for redemption and payment shall have been duly made or provided for. The principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond, upon maturity or redemption, is payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts at the principal office of Regions Bank, in the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, or successor thereto (the "Paying Agent") upon presentation and surrender hereof. Interest on this Bond is payable by check or draft mailed on or before the Interest Payment Date by the Paying Agent to the registered owner at the address as shown on the registration books of the Paying Agent maintained for such purpose. The interest so payable on any Interest Payment Date will be paid to the person in whose name this Bond (or one or more predecessor Bonds) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date (which is the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding an Interest Payment Date). Any interest not punctually paid or duly provided for shall be payable as provided in the Bond Ordinance (hereinafter defined).

During any period after the initial delivery of the Bonds in book-entry-only form when the Bonds are delivered in multiple certificates form, upon request of a registered owner of at least $1,000,000 in principal amount of Bonds outstanding, all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds will be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by such registered owner; CUSIP number identification with appropriate dollar amounts for each CUSIP number must accompany all payments of principal, premium, and interest, whether by check or by wire transfer.

This Bond is one of an authorized issue aggregating in principal the sum of ______________ Dollars ($_______________) (the "Bonds"), all of like tenor and effect except as to number, denomination, interest rate and maturity, said Bonds having been issued by the Issuer pursuant to Ordinance No. ___ of 2005 enacted by its governing authority on _________ ___, 2005 (the "Bond Ordinance"), for the purpose of refunding certain maturities of the Prior Bonds.

The Bonds are issuable only as book-entry only registered bonds in the denomination of $5,000 principal amount or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity, exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of bonds of the same maturity of any other authorized denomination.

FOR SO LONG AS THIS BOND IS HELD IN BOOK-ENTRY FORM REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. ON THE REGISTRATION BOOKS OF THE ISSUER KEPT BY THE PAYING AGENT, AS BOND REGISTRAR, THIS BOND, IF CALLED FOR PARTIAL REDEMPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND ORDINANCE, SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE ON THE REDEMPTION DATE DESIGNATED IN THE NOTICE OF REDEMPTION GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND ORDINANCE AT, AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF, THE REDEMPTION PRICE, PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST TO THE SPECIFIED REDEMPTION DATE; AND THIS BOND SHALL BE PAID, TO THE EXTENT SO REDEEMED, (i) UPON PRESENTATION AND SURRENDER THEREOF AT THE OFFICE SPECIFIED IN SUCH NOTICE OR (ii) AT THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF CEDE & CO., BY CHECK MAILED TO CEDE & CO. BY THE PAYING AGENT OR BY WIRE TRANSFER TO CEDE & CO. BY THE PAYING AGENT IF CEDE & CO. AS BONDOWNER SO ELECTS. IF, ON THE REDEMPTION DATE, MONEYS FOR THE REDEMPTION OF BONDS OF SUCH MATURITY TO BE REDEEMED, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST TO THE REDEMPTION DATE, SHALL BE HELD BY THE PAYING AGENT SO AS TO BE AVAILABLE THEREFOR ON SUCH DATE, AND AFTER NOTICE OF REDEMPTION SHALL HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND ORDINANCE, THEN, FROM AND AFTER THE REDEMPTION DATE, THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS BOND SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY REDUCED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT THEREOF SO REDEEMED, NOTWITHSTANDING WHETHER THIS BOND HAS BEEN SURRENDERED TO THE PAYING AGENT FOR CANCELLATION.

Subject to the limitations of and upon payment of the charges provided in the Bond Ordinance, the transfer of this Bond may be registered on the registration books of the Paying Agent upon surrender of this Bond at the principal office of the Paying Agent as registrar, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Paying Agent, duly executed by the registered owner or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon a new bond or bonds of the same maturity and of authorized denomination or denominations, for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this Bond, the Issuer and the Paying Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Bond shall be overdue and neither the Issuer nor the Paying Agent shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.

The Bonds maturing on May 1, 2016, and thereafter, shall be callable for redemption at the option of the Issuer in full at any time on or after May 1, 2015 or in part in the inverse order of their maturities, and if less than a full maturity then by lot within such maturity, on any Interest Payment Date on or after May 1, 2015, at the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.

In the event a Bond to be redeemed is of a denomination larger than $5,000, a portion of such Bond ($5,000 or any multiple thereof) may be redeemed. Any Bond which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at the principal corporate office of the Paying Agent and there shall be delivered to the Owner of such Bond a new Bond or Bonds of the same maturity and of any authorized denomination or denominations as requested by such Owner in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Bond so surrendered. Official notice of such call of any of the Bonds for redemption shall be given by means of first class mail, postage prepaid, by notice deposited in the United States mails not less than thirty (30) days prior to the redemption date addressed to the Owner of each Bond to be redeemed at his address as shown on the Bond Register.

The Bond Ordinance permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modifications of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the owners of the Bonds at any time by the Issuer with consent of the owners of a 2/3 majority in aggregate amount of all Bonds issued under the Bond Ordinance, to be determined in accordance with the Bond Ordinance.

This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under the Bond Ordinance until the certificate of registration hereon shall have been signed by the Paying Agent.

This Bond and the issue of which it forms a part constitute general obligations of the Issuer, and the full faith and credit of the Issuer is pledged for the payment of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part. Said Bonds are secured by a special ad valorem tax to be imposed and collected annually in excess of all other taxes on all the property subject to such taxation within the territorial limits of the Issuer, under the Constitution and laws of Louisiana, sufficient in amount to pay the principal of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part and the interest thereon as they severally mature.

It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, to happen and to be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part to constitute the same legal, binding and valid obligations of the Issuer have existed, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the indebtedness of the Issuer, including this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part, does not exceed the limitations prescribed by the Constitution and statutes of the State of Louisiana. It is certified that this Bond is authorized by and is issued in conformity with the requirements of the Constitution and statutes of the State of Louisiana.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority thereof, has caused this Bond to be executed in the name of the Issuer by the manual or facsimile signatures of its Mayor, Clerk of Council and Director of Finance and its corporate seal to be impressed hereon.

CITY OF SHREVEPORT, STATE OF LOUISIANA

_________________ __________________________________________

Clerk of Council Mayor

_______________________________

Director of Finance

(SEAL)

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(FORM OF PAYING AGENT'S CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION -

TO BE PRINTED ON ALL BONDS)

This Bond is one of the Bonds referred to in the within-mentioned Bond Ordinance.

______________________________, Louisiana

as Paying Agent

Date of Registration: By:_____________________

Authorized Officer

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(FORM OF ASSIGNMENT)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

Please Insert Social Security

or other Identifying Number of Assignee

the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints

attorney or agent to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:____________ __________________________________________

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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(FORM OF LEGAL OPINION CERTIFICATE -

TO BE PRINTED ON ALL BONDS)

I, the undersigned Clerk of Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the following is a true copy of the complete legal opinion of Casten & Pearce, APLC, Bond Counsel, the originals of which were manually executed, dated and issued as of the date of payment for and delivery of the original Bonds of the issue described therein and were delivered to Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, representing the original purchaser thereof

(Bond Printer Shall Insert Legal Opinions)

I further certify that executed copies of the above legal opinions are on file in my office, and that executed copies thereof have been furnished to the Paying Agent for this Bond.

_____________(facsimile)____________

Clerk of Council

STATEMENT OF INSURANCE

[to be inserted]

SECTION 8. Execution of Bonds. The Bonds shall be signed by the Executive Officers for, on behalf of, in the name of and under the corporate seal of the Issuer, and the Legal Opinion Certificate shall be signed by the Clerk of Council of the Issuer, which signatures and corporate seal may be either manual or facsimile.

SECTION 9. Pledge of Full Faith and Credit. The Bonds shall constitute general obligations of the Issuer, and the full faith and credit of the Issuer is hereby pledged for their payment. This Governing Authority does hereby obligate itself and is bound under the terms and provisions of law and the election authorizing the Bonds to impose and collect annually in excess of all other taxes a tax on all of the property subject to taxation within the territorial limits of the Issuer sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on the Bonds falling due each year, said tax to be levied and collected by the same officers, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are levied and collected within the territorial limits of the Issuer.

SECTION 10. Application of Proceeds. The Executive Officers are hereby empowered, authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and incidental to carry out all of the provisions of this Ordinance, to cause the necessary Bonds to be printed, to issue, execute and seal the Bonds, and to effect delivery thereof as hereinafter provided. The proceeds derived from the sale of the Bonds, except accrued interest, shall be deposited by the Issuer with its fiscal agent bank or banks to be used only for the purpose for which the Bonds are issued. Accrued interest, if any, derived from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in the Sinking Fund to be applied to the first interest payment.

SECTION 11. Bonds Legal Obligations. The Bonds shall constitute legal, binding and valid obligations of the Issuer and shall be the only representations of the indebtedness as herein authorized and created.

SECTION 12. Ordinance a Contract. The provisions of this Ordinance shall constitute a contract between the Issuer, or its successor, and the Owner or Owners from time to time of the Bonds and any such Owner or Owners may at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, enforce and compel the performance of all duties required to be performed by this Governing Authority or the Issuer as a result of issuing the Bonds.

No material modification or amendment of this Ordinance, or of any ordinance amendatory hereof or supplemental hereto, may be made without the consent in writing of the Owners of two-thirds (2/3) of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding and the written consent of the Bond Insurer; provided, however, that no modification or amendment shall permit a change in the maturity or redemption provisions of the Bonds, or a reduction in the rate of interest thereon, or in the amount of the principal obligation thereof, or affecting the obligation of the Issuer to pay the principal of and the interest on the Bonds as the same shall come due from the taxes pledged and dedicated to the payment thereof by this Ordinance, or reduce the percentage of the Owners required to consent to any material modification or amendment of this Ordinance, without the consent of all of the Owners of the Bonds.

SECTION 13. Severabilitv; Application of Subsequently Enacted Laws. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Ordinance or of the Bonds shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of this Ordinance or of the Bonds, but this Ordinance and the Bonds shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained therein. Any constitutional or statutory provisions enacted after the date of this Ordinance which validate or make legal any provision of this shall be filed with the Paying Agent, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

SECTION 14. Cancellation of Bonds. All Bonds surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, exchange or replacement, if surrendered to the Paying Agent, shall be promptly canceled by it and, if surrendered to the Issuer, shall be delivered to the Paying Agent and, if not already canceled, shall be promptly canceled by the Paying Agent. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Bonds previously registered and delivered which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Bonds so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Paying Agent. All canceled Bonds held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of as directed in writing by the Issuer.

SECTION 15. Mutilated. Destroyed. Lost or Stolen Bonds. If (1) any mutilated Bond is surrendered to the Paying Agent, or the Issuer and the Paying Agent receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Bond, and (2) there is delivered to the Issuer and the Paying Agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Paying Agent that such Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Issuer shall execute, and upon its request the Paying Agent shall register and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Bond, a new Bond of the same maturity and of like tenor, interest rate and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Bond, pay such Bond. Upon the issuance of any new Bond under this Section, the Issuer may require the payment by the Owner of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent) connected therewith. Every new Bond issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond shall constitute a replacement of the prior obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond shall be at any time enforceable by anyone and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Bonds. Any additional procedures set forth in the Agreement, authorized in this Ordinance, shall also be available with respect to mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds. The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement and payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds.

SECTION 16. Discharge of Ordinance; Defeasance. If the Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid, or there shall otherwise be paid to the Owners, the principal (and redemption price, if any) of and interest on the Bonds, at the times and in the manner stipulated in this Ordinance, then the pledge of the money, securities, and funds pledged under this Ordinance and all covenants, agreements, and other obligations of the Issuer to the Owners of the Bonds shall thereupon cease, terminate, and become void and be discharged and satisfied, and the Paying Agent shall pay over or deliver all money held by it under this Ordinance to the Issuer.

Bonds or interest installments for the payment or redemption of which money shall have been set aside and shall be held in trust (through deposit by the Issuer of funds for such payment or redemption or otherwise) at the maturity or redemption date thereof shall be deemed to have been paid within the meaning and with the effect expressed above in this Section, if they have been defeased pursuant to Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, or any successor provisions thereto.

SECTION 17. Successor Paying Agent; Paying Agent Agreement. The Issuer will at all times maintain a Paying Agent meeting the qualifications hereinafter described for the performance of the duties hereunder for the Bonds. The designation of the initial Paying Agent in this Ordinance is hereby confirmed and approved. The Issuer reserves the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent by (a) filing with the Person then performing such function a certified copy of an ordinance giving notice of the termination of the Agreement and appointing a successor and (b) causing notice to be given to each Owner. Every Paying Agent appointed hereunder shall at all times be a bank organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state, authorized under such laws to serve as Paying Agent, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. The Executive Officers are hereby authorized and directed to execute an appropriate Agreement with the Paying Agent for and on behalf of the Issuer in such form as may be satisfactory to said officers, the signatures of said officers on such Agreement to be conclusive evidence of the due exercise of the authority granted hereunder.

SECTION 18. Arbitrage. The Issuer covenants and agrees that, to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of Louisiana, it will comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and any amendment thereto (the "Code") in order to establish, maintain and preserve the exclusion from "gross income" of interest on the Bonds under the Code. The Issuer further covenants and agrees that it will not take any action, fail to take any action, or permit any action within its control to be taken, or permit at any time or times any of the proceeds of the Bonds or any other funds of the Issuer to be used directly or indirectly in any manner, the effect of which would be to cause the Bonds to be "arbitrage bonds" or would result in the inclusion of the interest on any of the Bonds in gross income under the Code, including, without limitation, (i) the failure to comply with the limitation on investment of Bond proceeds or (ii) the failure to pay any required rebate of arbitrage earnings to the United States of America or (iii) the use of the proceeds of the Bonds in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds".

The Executive Officers are hereby empowered, authorized and directed to take any and all action and to execute and deliver any instrument, document or certificate necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Section.

SECTION 19. Continuing Disclosure. The Director of Finance of the Issuer is hereby empowered and directed to execute an appropriate Continuing Disclosure Certificate (substantially in the form set forth in Appendix F of the official statement issued in connection with the sale and issuance of the Bonds) pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 15c2-12(b)(5).

SECTION 20. Bond Counsel Employment A real necessity is hereby found for the employment of bond counsel in connection with the issuance of the aforesaid bonds, and accordingly Casten & Pearce, A.P.L.C. is hereby employed as bond counsel to the Issuer and requested to do and perform comprehensive legal and coordinate professional work with respect to the issuance of the aforesaid bonds of the Issuer for the purposes stated hereinabove. Said Bond Counsel shall prepare and submit to this Governing Authority for adoption all of the proceedings incidental to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the bonds, shall counsel and advise this Governing Authority as to the issuance and sale of the bonds, and shall furnish their opinions covering the legality of the issuance thereof. The fee of Bond Counsel in connection with the issuance of the aforesaid bonds of the Issuer is hereby fixed at a sum not to exceed eighty per cent (80%) of the maximum fee allowed by the Attorney General's fee guidelines for comprehensive legal and coordinate professional services in the issuance of general obligation bonds, based on the amount of said bonds actually issued, sold, delivered and paid for, plus "out-of-pocket" expenses, said fee to be payable solely out of the funds derived from the sale of said Bonds and to be contingent upon the issuance, sale and delivery of said Bonds. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be submitted to the Attorney General of the State of Louisiana for his written approval of said employment and of the fee herein designated, and the Director of Finance is hereby empowered and directed to make payment to said Bond Counsel in payment of the fees herein provided for under the conditions herein enumerated.

Section 21. Employment of Special Counsel to the Issuer. It is found and determined that a real necessity exists for the employment of Special Counsel to the Issuer in connection with issuance and delivery of the Series 2005A Bonds and, accordingly, ________________, Shreveport, Louisiana has been employed as Special Counsel to the Issuer in connection with the issuance and delivery of the Bonds. The fee to be paid to Special Counsel shall be an amount less than the Attorney General’s then current hourly fee schedule, together with reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred and advanced in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, said fee to be payable out of the Bond proceeds subject to the Attorney General’s written approval of said employment and fee to be paid with Bond proceeds as required by the Act.

SECTION 22. Sale of Bonds. The sale of the Bonds to the Underwriter is hereby in all respects approved, ratified and confirmed and after their execution, the Bonds shall be delivered to the Underwriter or its agents or assigns, upon receipt by the Director of Finance of the Issuer of the agreed purchase price. The execution and delivery on behalf of the Issuer by the Mayor or the Director of Finance of the Bond Purchase Agreement is hereby approved and ratified in all respects. The Mayor and Director of Finance of the Issuer are each hereby empowered, authorized and directed to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all documents required to be executed on behalf of the Issuer or deemed by them necessary or advisable to implement this Ordinance or facilitate the sale of the Bonds including an Escrow Agreement with ____________________ as escrow trustee.

SECTION 23. Official Statement. The Governing Authority hereby approves the form and content of a Preliminary Official Statement pertaining to the Bonds submitted to the Governing Authority and hereby ratifies its prior use by the Underwriter in connection with the sale of the Bonds. The Governing Authority further approves the form and content of the final Official Statement and hereby authorizes and directs the execution by the Mayor or Director of Finance of the Issuer and delivery of such final Official Statement to the Underwriter for use in connection with the public offering of the Bonds.

SECTION 24. Employment of Underwriter. The employment of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., as Underwriter of the Bonds is hereby approved and ratified.

SECTION 25. Publication. A copy of this Ordinance shall be published immediately after its adoption in one (1) issue of the official journal of the Issuer.

SECTION 26. Section Headines. The headings of the various sections hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

SECTION 27. Payments Under the Policy/Other Required Provisions.

ORDINANCE NO. 241 OF 2004

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT ZONING ORDINANCE, BY REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF AUDREY & PEACH BETWEEN FREDDIE & WILLIE MAYS, SHREVEPORT, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA, FROM R-1D, URBAN, ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT, TO R-1H, URBAN, ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT, AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO

SECTION I: 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 Lots 25, 29 through 42, 44 through 49, 89 through 92, 100 through 117, A through H, and J through T, of Audrey Park Subd., Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, located on the east side of Audrey & Peach between Freddie & Willie Mays, be and the same is hereby changed from R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District, to R-1H, Urban, One-Family Residence District:

SECTION II: THAT the rezoning of the property described herein is subject to compliance with the following stipulation:

I. Development of the property shall be in substantial accord with the site plan submitted with any significant changes or additions requiring further review and approval by the Planning Commission.

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 parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Councilman Gibson: Mr. Thompson, we have a tabled item, No. 1?

1. Ordinance No. 98 of 2004: An ordinance authorizing the Lease of City-Owned property to North Shreveport Development Corporation, Inc. (B/Walford) (Tabled December 27, 2004)

Mr. Thompson: That’s correct. I don’t know if anybody wants to remove it from the table?

2. Alcohol Retail Permit Appeal: Mr. John Hardy, H&H Lounge. (Special Meeting scheduled – February 18, 2005)

Mr. Thompson: That won’t be heard until February 18^th, but the Police Department has asked that the Council would issue several subpoenas, and I’d like to read the names now if I may?

Councilman Gibson: Mr. Thompson, go ahead.

Mr. Thompson: Lt. Vickie Fields, Cpl Russell Collins, Det Pat McConnell, Cpl Joey Sharpley, David Recchia, Agent Lummus, Agent Jack Miller. So a motion to do so would be in order.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Green to issue subpoenas. Motion approved by the following votes: Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Walford, Gibson, Green, and Hogan. 4. Nays: None. Out of the Chamber: Councilman Lester. 1. Absent: Councilmen Carmody and Jackson. 2.

Councilman Gibson: Any other items under Unfinished Business Mr. Thompson?

Mr. Thompson: That’s it Mr. Chairman.

NEW BUSINESS:

Councilman Gibson: Under New Business, I’d like to recognize Caddo Commissioner, Carl Pierson. He’s in the audience today, good to see ya. I know on y’all side, y’all meet about the same time we do. It’s always good to see you sir.

REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES: None.

CLERK’S REPORT: None.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 3:37 p.m.