SUMMARY MINUTES

SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE

December 21, 2006

The Administrative Conference of the City council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, was called to order by Chairman Monty Walford at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, December 21, 2006, in the Government Chambers of Government Plaza, 505 Travis Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. Invocation was given by Councilman Webb, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Shyne. On roll call, the following members were present: Councilmen Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman.. 6. Absent: Councilman Lester. 1. The Council met and set the following agenda for Tuesday, December 26, 2006 agenda:

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Public Notice: Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Shreveport shall hold its Administrative Conference on Thursday, December 21, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. and Regular Meeting on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.

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

1. Call to Order.

2. Invocation.

3. Roll Call.

4. Approve Minutes: Administrative Conference (December 11, 2006 and City Council Meeting (December 12, 2006)

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

Reports:

a. Convention Center and Convention Center Hotel (To include detailed personnel report from SMG)

b. Property Standards Report

6. Public Hearing: None.

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

A. Confirmations and/or Appointments: None.

B. Adding Legislation to the Agenda

C. Public Comments (Agenda Items to be Adopted)

8. CONSENT AGENDA LEGISLATION

A. TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES:

RESOLUTIONS: None.

ORDINANCES: None.

B. TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES:

RESOLUTIONS: None.

ORDINANCES: None.

9. REGULAR AGENDA LEGISLATION

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

184 Authorizing the Mayor to enter into, or request the Authority to enter into, one or more Swap Agreements, all in connection with certain outstanding bonds of the City or the Authority and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Postponed December 12, 2006)

194 Authorizing the Mayor’s signature on a land use and indemnity agreement with Jones Environmental, Inc., and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

195 Authorizing donation of surplus Shreveport Police vehicles to the Red River Parish Sheriff’s Department, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

196 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a release for surface damages associated with the drilling of five (5) oil and gas wells located at the City of Shreveport’s sludge field location along the Harts Island Road, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

197 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a donation agreement between the City of Shreveport and W. R. Properties, Inc., herein represented by Weyman Oden, President, for the Water Mains, Sewer Mains and all related appurtenances serving Willow Ridge at Stone Lakes, Unit 7, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

199 Authorizing Cottage Ridge, L.L.C. (Cottage Ridge Subdivision Unit 1, Phase II), located at 245 Flournoy Lucas Rd. to connect to the water and Sewer system of the City of Shreveport, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

200 Accepting dedication for Milbank Drive, Milbank Circle and Pickett’s Mill Drive in Twelve Oaks Subdivision, Unit 3, and otherwise providing with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

201 Establishing the Shreveport City Council Public Safety Committee, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

B. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Not to be adopted prior to January 9, 2007)

202 Authorizing donation of surplus Shreveport Police vehicles to the City of Ringgold, Louisiana, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

203 Authorizing the employment of special legal counsel to represent the City of Shreveport and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

204 Authorizing the amendment to the SMG Management agreement, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

C. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES (Not to be adopted prior to January 9, 2007)

214 Repealing Chapter 42, Article XI, Oil and Gas Wells Division 2, Cross Lake and vicinity of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport, and to amend and replace Section 78-344, General Prohibitions and Land Altering Activities, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

215 ZONING – C94-06: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport, zoning ordinance by rezoning property located on the west side of Hutchinson, 190 feet north of Greenwood Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana from R-1D, Urban, One-Family Residence District,, to B-4, Buffer Business District and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

216 ZONING – C-96-06: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport, zoning ordinance by rezoning property located on the northwest corner of Line Avenue and Dalzell Street, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, from SP-1-E, Special Public Interest/Extended Use (Highland Urban Conservation) District, Limited to “General Practive Medical Office, or Restaurant with a maximum of 1200 sq ft, or Light Retail and Office Uses” only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (B/Walford)

217 ZONING – C-99-06: Amending Chapter 106 of the Code of Ordinances, the City of Shreveport, zoning ordinance by rezoning property located on the west side of Norris Ferry Road, 300 feet north of the entrance to Southern Trace Parkway, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana from R-2-E, Suburban, Multi-Family Residence Extended Use District to R-2-E, Suburban, Multi-Family Residence Extended Use District, “Limited to sales office use”, only, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

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

184 Creating Stop intersections within the City limits of the City of Shreveport and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Wooley) (Postponed December 12, 2006)

206 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an amendment to the lease agreement with Cedar Grove Affirms Real Effort Neighborhood Association (C.A.R.E), and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Wooley) (Postponed December 12, 2006)

210 Declaring a certain adjudicated property to be surplus and to authorize the Mayor of the City of Shreveport to donate the City of Shreveport’s tax interest in a certain surplus adjudicated property, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester)

211 Declaring certain adjudicated properties to be surplus and to authorize the Mayor of the City of Shreveport to sell the City of Shreveport’s tax interest in certain surplus adjudicated properties, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (E/Webb/G/Bowman)

212 Repealing Ordinance No. 176 of 1998 that created a stop intersection at the intersection of Chateau Drive and Marseille Drive, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (F/Shyne)

213 Closing and abandoning a 10 foot-wide sewer sanitary easement located in the Beaux Rivages Subdivision, Unit No. 2 in the east ½ of Section 31, (T17N-R13W), Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (D/Wooley)

10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. Resolution No. 100 of 2006: Authorizing the release of mortgages and cancellation of promissory notes executed by Shreveport Publishing Corporation (now Snap Property, LLC) in favor of the City of Shreveport in connection with the neighborhood improvement leveraging project and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Introduced June 13, 2006 – Postponed November 28, 2006)

2. Ordinance No. 122 of 2006: An Ordinance to amend portions of Chapter 90 of the Code of Ordinances relative to traffic and vehicles and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (A/Lester) (Introduced August 22, 2006 – Postponed November 28, 2006)

3. Ordinance No. 131 of 2006: Amending certain sections of Chapter 38 of the City of Shreveport Code of Ordinances relative to housing and property standards and to otherwise provide with respect thereto. (Introduced August 22, 2006 - (Postponed November 28, 2006)

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

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

6. MPC APPROVAL - CASE NO. SC-102-06: Property located on the north side of MLK Drive approximately 830 feet west of Hilry Huckaby III Avenue. (Subdivision Request – No Ordinance Required) (A/Lester) (Remanded to MPC December 12, 2006)

11. NEW BUSINESS:

PROPERTY STANDARDS APPEALS

HBO0600239 – 4133 San Jacinto Avenue (G/Bowman) Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Swift, 3020 Regent Street, Shreveport, LA 71109 (B/Walford) (Postponed December 11, 2006 until December 21, 2006)

HBO0600281 – 2524 W. College Street Mr. Billy Draydon, 2536 W. College Street, Shreveport, LA (G/Bowman) (Postponed November 13, 2006 until Dec 11, 2006)

12. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES: None.

13. CLERK’S REPORT: None.

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

Approval of Minutes (December 12, 2006)

Communications of the Mayor

Communications of the Council Members

Public Comments

Miscellaneous Matters

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

16. ADJOURNMENT.

Clerk Note(s):

*** The special meeting to address an appeal for the revocation of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at Phat Katz Lounge, 4303 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, Louisiana, has been rescheduled for January 8, 2007. The meeting will be held in the Governmental Chambers, 505 Travis Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, at 4:00 p.m. or immediately following the regular Shreveport City Council Administrative Conference, whichever occurs later. (G/Bowman)

*** Items postponed until a specific date may be considered.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at approximately 3:47 p.m.

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Monty Walford, Chairman

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//s// Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council