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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

December 11, 2009

The Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana was called to order by Chairwoman Joyce Bowman at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 11, 2009 in the Government Plaza Chamber, 505 Travis Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.

Invocation was given by Councilman Shyne.

The Pledge was led by Councilman Wooley.

On Roll Call, the following members were Present: Councilmen Calvin Lester, Monty Walford, Michael Long, Bryan Wooley, Ron Webb, Joe Shyne and Joyce Bowman. 7. Absent: None.

Approve Minutes: Motion by Councilman Long, seconded by Councilwoman Webb to approve the Special Meeting Minutes of November 5, November 12, November 19, December 1, and December 7, 2009 (The 2010 Budget Wrap Up). Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Public Comments:

Mr. Lampton Enocas: (415 Spring Lake Dr.) Thank you very much, Councilmen and woman for letting me address you today. Again my name is Lampton Enocas. I am a local film producer and this year I am also the president of the board of the Robinson Film Center which is a great honor for me. I am here to address you on behalf of the Robinson –

Councilwoman Bowman: Excuse me. Could you speak up?

Mr. Enocas: Oh yes, sorry. I may need some help; you might have to cut me off because I’m very passionate about this. You know if the Robinson Film Center were just a great movie theater in downtown Shreveport it would still be a wonderful world class facility. I think sometimes that maybe we who live here and have the Robinson here don’t appreciate what a fantastic facility this is. I have film makers in Shreveport right now from Los Angeles and New York, probably one of the most well known independent film makers in the country, Ted Hope, and when I brought him into the Robinson Film Center I can tell his eyes widened and he was incredibly impressed. Since these filmmakers have come on this particular project they have done several screenings in Shreveport and has done questions and answers and talked about their filmmaking and so forth. We have brought in people from all over coming in for these Q and A’s and there is so – literally just as a film center, the Robinson is a great piece of infrastructure for us. I think what a lot of people also miss about The Robinson is the economic development that Robinson brings for Shreveport. I know that many folks who are in recruiting process in trying to bring people into Shreveport, doctors and lawyers, showing them the value of our city. One of the first things they do is, bring them by the Robinson Film Center because it is such an impressive place. The Robinson to-date I believe has spent over – almost nine and a half million dollars in downtown Shreveport building this world class facility, employing I think 37 employees right now downtown, so we are definitely a driver for economic development as well. Another value of the Robinson Film Center is education. I’m not sure if the council is aware in 2009 alone the Robinson Film Center has educated and touched the lives of over 6,000 students in Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish. We have two programs. One is called, “Light’s Camera Learning,” one is, “Media Literacy,” that we literally go into the classrooms and instruct students. We have also done film projects at a number of the schools here. This is an early training mechanism that is all important especially in Louisiana now. We are the third largest film center in the United States after California and New York. We have been so for almost six years now. We have gone from a state that does twenty million dollars in film business a year to a state which does almost a billion dollars in film industry spending a year. That requires training. We want to use Louisiana residents in filmmaking in Louisiana and the time to start with that is early. That is an important thing that the Robinson Film Center is doing for Shreveport and Bossier. Finally, the other thing I want to point out about the Robinson is the support of the film industry. I was based in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina. I was chased up here for obvious reasons to make a television project. After the reception that I found in Shreveport from the city government and from entities like the Robinson Film Center, Robinson Film Center contacted me immediately upon getting on the ground here to ask – so when I got here to Shreveport The Robinson was one of the initial entities that came to us and other members of the film industry and asked what they could do to support and help us. As a result I personally moved to Shreveport. I started a company in 2006 here a production services company. We have now done – my company alone as now done almost one hundred and fifty million dollars in film business in Shreveport since that time. You have seen the advent of Millennium Studios which I know you guys are all very well familiar with. You have seen several new companies, visual effects companies based here. Bill Joyce’s company is growing and is based here now. These are all things that have come from the film industry and I have to be honest and this is true a lot of this came from support from organizations like the Robinson Film Center. So we have this world class facility here. We have education, economic development – I think so many things that are important for Shreveport, so I’m asking you please today to support the resolution to return our funding. I know that it won’t be at the numbers that it has been previously and I understand the economics of the city but if you could support the resolution on the board, I would greatly appreciate it. I feel like that money will come back to Shreveport many-folded and if there are any question, I guess –

Councilman Shyne: Madam Chairman. I don’t believe that resolution is on our agenda. Am I right Mr. Thompson?

Mr. Thompson: That is correct, it is not on there.

Mr. Robert Darrow: (3920 Gilbert Dr.) Greetings, I am here to speak in opposition to Councilman Webb’s comments concerning the Robinson Film Center supporting lesbian and gay rights.

Councilwoman Bowman: Sir, just one second, let me make this statement. As the Chairman of the Council and I am speaking on behalf of the majority of the council members. Those statements are Councilman Webb’s alone, not the views of this entire council. Go ahead.

Mr. Darrow: Alright. The Robinson Film Center took our Lesbian and Gay Film Festival money. We rented their facility just as you the City of Shreveport took my property taxes last week. Those were gay green dollars. Don’t chastise the Robinson Film Center because they took our money, because we rented their space. In fact they had a disclaimer that our festival was not part of their programming, it was independent. Councilman Webb, I think you owe an apology to the thousands and thousands of gay and lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender and their family members. This small group that has shown up today was rallied in less than 24 hours and I can assure you at a later meeting we can bring hundreds and hundreds and their family members to tell you that we are good citizens, we are upstanding citizens. Your decisions to make these kinds of public statements will cost this city millions of dollars. I can assure you this is going out to the press. This will go out publicly, your statement and the movie studios will hear it. We have already lost several movies, major motion pictures because of the lack of non-discrimination issues with this city. We do not have an anti-discrimination – we are not included – sexual orientation is not included in our city charter and by the way, disabilities is not either and your hiring application is way out of date. Anyway, I’m just asking that this city council and members of it be more tolerant of our community. We are here, we are a creative group, we want to be an active part of your community and we are but we also ask for your respect. Thank you.

Mr. John Daniel: (6050 Shreveport/Blanchard Hwy.) This is also in regards to the local gay and lesbian community and I do understand that not all of the council feels the way that Mr. Webb has spoken on. Forgive me, I’m not as eloquent as Mr. Darrow. I don’t know if Mr. Webb is aware of the fact that probably the Shreveport Regional Arts Council has gays and lesbian on its artist roster and the Shreveport Opera has employed gay actors in the past and the Shreveport Symphony has employed gay musicians, so if you are going to single out one organization because of who they support, you might as well just cancel all of them. Thank you.

Mr. Brett Malone: (1846 Fairfield #1010) My comments are again related to comments made by Mr. Webb related to the funding for the Robinson Film Center. If I’m not mistaken the comment was that it bothered you that they, The Robinson Film Center, support gay and lesbian rights. Perhaps this is a rhetorical question that, do you base your decisions for funding of non-profit organizations in Shreveport on whether or not these organizations do or do not support equal rights of people who are lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgender among other minority groups? Your comments, you said that it bothered you that the Robinson Center supported gay and lesbian rights. Well it bothers me and many other lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals, and transgenders in the community who are law abiding, tax paying and voting citizens of this city and we do not take kindly to blatant homophobic discrimination. So, feel free to make friends with some of the gay and lesbian citizens of the city and perhaps your opinions might change on that matter. Thank you.

Mrs. Adrienne Critcher: (817 Ontario St.) I have lived and worked in Shreveport for almost 28 years. I’m a university professor. My husband is a retired university professor and a practicing speech pathologist. We have raised our only child, a son, Clay, here. I think that our family has brought great credit to this city. We have worked hard here in this city and we love the city. Our son was a national champion in academics, in music, in mathematic; he attended Yale and graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa; he is now a doctoral student at Cornell; he graduated from public schools here; he brought great credit to Shreveport winning many national awards. We have given a lot to our community and we love it here but I’m here because I’m concerned about Councilman Webb’s statement that he wanted to penalize the Robinson Film Center for as he said, they supported gay and lesbian rights. Now, I want to speak to that on two issues and those are two issues that very important to me personally because I doubt my son will ever come back and live in Shreveport again for two issues: we don’t have the economic industries that will attract someone as highly skilled as he is and he is gay, and he doesn’t want to live in a place where sitting City Council members make homophobic statements that will draw national attention and bring ridicule on our city. I found Councilman Webb’s comments shocking for two reasons: economic development is the first one; the second is the chilling affect that these statements will have on public places like the Robinson Film Center to simply lease out their facilities to public groups particularly, minority groups that may perhaps be unpopular. You can imagine the chilling affect it is going to have if non-profits, restaurants, businesses have to second guess who on the City Council discriminates against, who they want the city to discriminate against, so they will fear leasing their facilities because they may be penalized by this city council. Let talk about economic development first. I would imagine you are familiar with the work of public policy expert, Richard Florida, who has shown that the ability of cities to attract the kind of knowledge workers that we desperately need and in this highly competitive global economy depends on the ability to attract the creative class. The creative class are professionals, doctors, lawyers; they are professors, they are artist, they educators, these are people with highly technological skills. We need these people in Shreveport. Florida has shown that the ability of a city to attract these workers depends on the three “T’s” - talent, technology and tolerance. It turns out that the most significance indicator of a cities ability to attract knowledge workers is their level of tolerance toward their gay and lesbian community members. In 2000 Florida allied cities and ranked them according to their ability to attract the creative class. Shreveport was compared to 63 other comparably sized cities. It came in dead last, number 63. I can guarantee you that if the film industry listens to Councilman Webb’s words – I can assure you that if the film industry is paying attention and listening to these words, we will lose them because they certainly have a significant gay and lesbian community. We will lose them to some other city that is more tolerant. If our sitting public officials are making these kinds of statements we will not be able to attract the knowledge workers that we depend on. This will come to the attention of the national press. I will spend my weekend answering calls from gay and lesbian advocacy groups who are asking, “Did a councilman really say this,” and I’m glad – heartened to hear that the rest of you have gone on record as not supporting these comments. Now, let’s consider what Councilman Webb meant when he said that it bothered him that the Robinson Film Center supported gay and lesbian rights. I don’t know if the Robinson Film Center supports gay and lesbian rights. I was the chairman of the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival that took place. I spent over a year working on this festival. I found the Robinson Film Center to be highly professional. We never discussed whether they supported gay and lesbian rights. They have hosted other film festivals, Jewish film festival, Italian, French, cowboy, I don’t know if they support Italian rights, French rights, cowboy rights, that never came up. We paid thousands of dollars to lease their facilities. We brought in thousands of dollars to this community. We had people attending our film festival from many states. We had people attending from California. We had request from all over the country. The Robinson Film Center was professional to work but what Councilman Webb is obviously objecting to, is the right of public groups, non-profits, like PACE, I’m a member of People Acting for Change and Equality. We are the ones who hosted the film festival. He is protesting the right of our group to be able to lease the Robinson Film Center, to pay them our hard earn money to have an event there. The fact that the Robinson Film Center let us have this meeting there as they have had political meeting, they have let religious groups rent their facilities, they are not endorsing any group that uses their facilities. I had mentioned before where you can imagine the chilling affect that this would have groups who are trying to second guess. Do you want the Robinson Film Center to try to second guess, “gosh, maybe someone on the City Council doesn’t like gays and lesbians; perhaps we shouldn’t let that group lease a facility; maybe they don’t like black people; maybe they don’t like Jewish members; maybe they don’t like the French.” How would we feel if this is the attitude that we are trying to foster in our city. At our film festival reception a film producer who now lives in Shreveport who produces films on a national level, he and his wife sort me out and said this is a breathe of fresh air for Shreveport. This is exactly what Shreveport needs. Yes, our mayor attended the reception. Does our mayor support gay and lesbian rights? I don’t know, he seems to me to be a fair-mined person but he hasn’t done any special favors for our community but he is a smart man who understands economic development. And I know that he as all of you I hope, want what is best for our city. If Shreveport wants to succeed economically, we have got to send out the message, we are open for business. Anyone who has the talent, the skills and wants to work hard is welcome here. It is imperative that we have a different mind set and that we project that mind set, so I would encourage you to not penalize any group especially a wonderful group like the Robinson Film Center that has brought great attention and acclaim to this city. When we bring in university professors to interview, the first thing we tell about is, we have the Robinson Film Center here. It is huge recruiting tool for bringing professionals in but please do not penalize them for being non-discriminatory in their policies. Thank you very much.

Councilman Lester: Thank you Madame Chair, I wanted to hit a point that you mentioned and I think it’s important. I’m not in favor of any type of discriminatory policies. Certainly history will record that but for a series of hard fought battles and legislative accomplishments, I would not be sitting up here. So the idea that we can use language and discriminate against any group is offensive to me because I do know that today it may be gay, the day before that it may be women and I know not to long ago it was black. Insert the group of your choice here and so a city like Shreveport is growing and many times in growing you have people with outdated ideas and outdated concepts because they are comfortable that the demographics are changing and their ability to control a situation is diminishing. But I’m disheartened that the Robinson Film Group even had to do the disclaimer. What does it matter? Someone came they used a facility like anybody else does, lets move on and so I certainly can only speak for myself but please know that I do not support not only those comments but that line of thinking. Shreveport is not a town anymore and that makes a lot of people uncomfortable but we are going to be a great city because we are going to be inclusive and we are going to stay positive and I would just ask and commend you and the folks in that community to continue to be positive and to continue to contribute to this city and making us as the mayor likes to say, “The Next Great City of the South.” We are going to get there but we have to work together and turn together and not turn on each other, so I really appreciate you coming down.

Mrs. Critcher: Thank you very much and our president, Brian Sullivan has contacted Councilman Webb, sent you e-mail and telephone. We would love to meet with you in person. We have yet to hear back from you but we would love to talk with you in person, so we will look for a perhaps a response from you later. Thank you. Anyone else have any questions for me or comments? Alright, thank you very much.

Ms. Lena Leviston: (757 Bernard Blvd) Good afternoon. I’m here on behalf of Biz Camp. I serve as Director of Biz Camp and for 43 years I worked in the school system, 20 of those years I serve as supervisor for career and technical education for Caddo School System and I now serve as the BizCamp Director. I have been with BizCamp since its inception 10 years ago and I know for a fact that BizCamp has made a positive impact on the lives of our students. BizCamp has been recognized worldwide. Just looking at the Niffy Magazine cover for this year, an annual magazine that is distributed worldwide, Niffy National Foundation for Teachers of Entrepreneurship, they list on the back of their magazine cover which is an international magazine, they show the Bermuda BizCamp, the United Kingdom BizCamp, the Belgium BizCamp and last but not least Shreveport Louisiana BizCamp. So BizCamp is really a household word now and we are asking that you continue to support us. Please do not remove the $10,000 that has been allocated for funding for BizCamp. We really could use more. You know over the ten years that BizCamp has been existence we have educated over five hundred students and most of these – none of these students have resulted to crime, they have all been – in fact or research shows that these students have improved academically in their classes their performance have improved, graduation has improved because of the BizCamp students, it has encourage our students to become young entrepreneurs. Just the other day I had a LYE Club meeting which stands for Louisiana Young Entrepreneurs, a young lady was saying that she wanted to submit a proposal to do some type of business here in Shreveport. All of these students, ten of them eight graders raised their hands to say, let me do the business plan for you because they are confident that they know how do a business plan because of their participation in our BizCamp. So again, I beg you – oh, let me tell you, BizCamp is also recognized by the state of Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Education is using our curriculum in its schools and The National Foundation for Teachers of Entrepreneurship has recognized Shreveport BizCamp as one of the most successful BizCamps in the world. So I beg you, to please do not take the $10,000 out for BizCamp. If possible give us more because we need it because we are all about helping our children. We not only serve disadvantage youth, we serve all youth. We serve all races. We have had Black, White, Mexican and Japanese students to go through our BizCamp and several of our students are now business owners. As a matter of fact for our last graduation we had a former BizCamp student who is a successful entrepreneur to speak. As I was saying for our last graduation we had one of our own BizCamp students to come back and be the keynote speaker for graduation who is a successful entrepreneur in Atlanta. He graduated from Morehouse, used his entrepreneur skills to send himself through Morehouse College and he is a successful entrepreneur now in Atlanta. The name of his business is Kick Me Clothing.com. He is a designer, learned all of his skills when he started BizCamp in the 7^th grade. So again I want to ask you to please consider leaving that money in for BizCamp and because it’s serving a good cause to help the students of Caddo Parish. Thank you very much.

Mr. Melvin Stringer II: (820 Jordan Street) I’m here to speak for the ICE Institute and the BizCamp Program. I am the philanthropic consultant and I have a letter to read to you from our managing director for the record:

Dear Honorable Council members,

I am writing this letter on short notice requesting your support for the $10,000 allocated for BizCamp in the current city budget to be voted on Friday, December 11, 2009. Although this is only a portion of the total funds needed for expenses associated with a successful BizCamp Program, we would appreciate any portion that would continue our important work to provide a new crop of young entrepreneurs for the 21^st century in the Shreveport-Bossier area. In 2010, the Inner City Entrepreneur (ICE) Institute will be celebrating ten years of providing entrepreneurship education and training for many area disadvantaged and at-risk youth--free of charge. Through Democratic and Republican administrations and legislative leadership, the City of Shreveport has supported this successful program. Because of its vision for a stronger and more diverse business community, it was able to look beyond the petty and personal politics of the day to see the real need to start early educating a portion of our community that needed to become a part of the economic mainstream as sited in the 1984 and 1996 economic diversification studies for the City of Shreveport.

The BizCamp Program is one of most unique educational programs in the entire State of Louisiana, recognized by its Department of Education as a worldwide teaching model we can be proud of. Several of you who chose to volunteer for BizCamp have already witnessed the change in many ordinary students to ones of self confidence, financial literacy, business knowledge and an entrepreneurial spirit. How can anyone in leadership deny our troubled youth this life changing experience, despite personal motives or reasons. Our youth should never have to bear the burdens of our differences but be allowed to flourish in spite of them.

Through reliable sources, not a written notice, it is my understanding that you have chosen to reallocate our budgeted dollars to other more well funded and well connected organizations in our community. Politically, that may be an advantageous decision. Surely, there is no doubt that we all provide some needed service to the community. But, I must add that despite these commonalities, BizCamp provides a life skill of knowledge, a vehicle to create wealth, an avenue for a better quality of life and motivation for future aspiration. Much of this is not readily found in other programs according to studies by Harvard and Brandeis Universities who tracks these programs. These indisputable facts and information are well known to you as noted in our annual BizCamp Overview Reports rendered to all of our sponsors for the past 9 years. If our youngsters are denied your public support, it must be for reasons other than the lack of money since the City of Shreveport recently received an additional $ 6 million in natural gas revenues.

As the managing director for the ICE Institute and its Board, who also happens to be a public official, I am ever conscious of and charged with the responsibility for being a good steward of all funds received--public and private. And as a former City Councilman and now a Representative of the State of Louisiana, I understand more so the fiscal responsibility of using the people’s monies and balancing a budget, but also providing needed community services as performed by many local nonprofits such as SRAC, Shreveport Green, Shreveport Sports Authority, and yes—ICE. These are our tax dollars at work.

But as a public official in local and state government for the last 14 years, I have worked tirelessly to provide the leadership and legislation for many kinds of opportunities and funding for the Cities of Shreveport and Bossier, which should be well documented. Whether for education, economic development, infrastructure improvements, business and personal tax relief, and even oil and gas revenues, I have managed to stay above and clear of petty politics and personal vendettas to provide our fair share to our citizens. Unlike some, I have always tried to remain a statesman and a gentleman in order to maintain open communications with fellow public officials, despite my personal and political views. Recognizing that our country is facing tough economic times, we must all share in this reality. We must not always find justifications to balance these financial difficulties on the back of the disadvantaged, poor and voiceless individuals, especially our youth. Needless to say, this does not require much leadership—only insensitivity toward one’s fellow man. I know many of you do not fit this description.

Finally, I hope the small amount being requested to provide state-of-the-art entrepreneurship training for many of our at-risk youth is not a strain on your politics since local public elections are nearing. This minor sacrifice of giving back to the public should bode well for many of you. For those of you who are still concerned about any of these funds being used for personal salaries, except for professional services; they will not and have not in the past. This was clearly stated in two recent court rulings concerning this matter, which obviously was politically motivated. These frivolous, hostile and unfounded actions by unscrupulous politicos cause damage to reputable organizations trying to raise funds to continue their work. That is why we can use your help. As honorable men and women, I hope you can find it in your hearts this Christmas Season to show some love and charity by continuing support for a successful program which provides life skills that can last a life time. Just remember: “Give a man child a fish, he eats for a day; but teach a child to fish, he eats for a lifetime”.

I am sorry I cannot be in attendance on Friday to address the Council. I had already scheduled a state legislative conference in San Diego. As you may not know, I have obligations as the Economic Chairman of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, Labor and Economic Development Committee Member, and the Agriculture Committee for the National Conference of State Legislators.

Sincerely,

Roy Burrell-Managing Director

Inner City Entrepreneur Institute

Thank you very much.

Councilman Shyne: That was a beautiful letter. I just have to take heed to the derogatory shots that were shot at the council members. I have been here a long time. I have been involved in the political possess much longer than Roy Burrell. My whole time on the council has been about giving back to the community. I kind of take offense when somebody says because we have to delete certain things from the budget that it comes down to petty politics because it does not. I take issue when it says that well fund, well connected groups are taken care of. I take issues to that. When I vote to take away a funding or fund an organization it doesn’t matter to me how well connected it is or how well funded it is and I think Roy should understand that. Roy has been here. Roy understand what goes on here and if I’m not mistaken Madame Chairman, you can correct me, I believe you told Roy on last year that the budget was – if we did not get an increase in our tax revenues that not only would there organizations that would not be funded but there would be personnel positions that would be – there would be people that would be laid off with the City of Shreveport. Am I right or wrong?

Councilwoman Bowman: You are right.

Councilman Shyne: So please, this doesn’t have anything to do with whether the groups are well connected or well funded or doesn’t have anything to do with whether we are trying to take something from the poor and disadvantage. You know, I will put my record on the line against Roy Burrell or anybody else when it comes to taking care of poor people, not only poor people but people period. I’m a person of service. It doesn’t matter to me whether you are poor or not. If you need to service that the City can offer you this is what I am all about, so I would want you to go away thinking that ICE is not getting funded because it is not well connected. You talking about well connected, I don’t think any of these other groups have a state representative that sits on its board. You talk about well connected, ICE ought to be extremely well connected. You know the state has not only millions but billions of dollars down there. We don’t have that kind of money. We are not that well connected, so please don’t accuse us of pandering to groups that are well connected and well funded. I appreciate the work that you all have done and I hope there is some kind of way that you can continue to what you are doing and I hope that it does not get to the point where we have to do like they did in Bossier where we will have to start laying off public safety people. I mean that is one thing we have discussed with the mayor and I hope it doesn’t get where we have to start lying off personnel. Now there are some positions that we are not feeling because of the budget shortage. It just comes a time I might be able to get my son that bicycle that he wants for Christmas. And I hope he wouldn’t tell me, now Daddy if I was well connected you would get that bicycle for me, so it just – what is your name again?

Mr. Stringer: My name is Melvin Stringer.

Councilman Shyne: Mr. Stringer, it just comes a time when it is a budget crunch and we just have to look how to keep the budget afloat. This is what the citizens in the community elect us to do. I mean all of the projects, everything is a priority to everybody. It’s a priority to me. You don’t how hard it is for us to sit here and make sure that we come up with a good budget. We have cut things out of the City Council budget. The Mayor will tell you we have cut things out of his budget. All of them are good thing. We even cut our training program from the City Council, so please don’t let that letter give us the kind of coloring or give us the kind of favor that we don’t deserve Mr. Stringer. We have worked with ICE down through the years. We have always supported ICE. We even have employees that have not gotten pay raises in the last ten years. I get phone calls every day. “Joe, when are we going to get a pay raise? I can hardly feed my family.” You know, their thing is look, “you are funding this group and funding that group and you are funding that group and I don’t even take enough money home to feed my family. You know what are you all going to do, take all money and give it to these groups?” I sit there and listen and explain to them that we just have to do – Mr. Stringer we have to do the best that we can do and it is not based on how well you are connected and it is not based on how well you are funded, so we try to do our best in order to make sure that we make the kinds of decisions for the city that is going to make this city go and this is not based on whether you are poor, my decisions are not based whether you are black or white, my decisions are not based on whether you are gay or straight because we are all Gods children. We do our best, Mr. Stringer and I appreciate you all coming forward and lobbying for more money but don’t do it in a way where you might be accusing us of doing something that might not be ethically right or that might not be above board. When you start doing that it makes my head hurt but I still love you. I just wanted to make sure that the letter you read, it was a good letter but you had some parts in there, Mr. Stringer that just shouldn’t be there. Don’t accuse the members of the council of doing something that we really don’t do. We don’t participate in petty politics. I do participate in politics now. What might be petty to one person, might not be to me or what it might be petty to me, it might not be to somebody else. What might be beautiful to me might be ugly to somebody else but we try not to be involved in petty politics. Now if that particular person wants to call it petty politics, so be it but that is not the way to get our budget funded by accusing me or accusing others of being involve in petty politics and I know you didn’t write that letter Mr. Stringer. I can look at you and tell that you would not come before us accusing us of something like that. Now I could be wrong but you seem to have a very kind and a very Christian demeanor and that’s what I accepted but the letter just kind of struck me the wrong way because I have been down here dealing with budgets for a long time. Now I do engage in politics, this is politics and I try to be the best at it. You know, I use to tell kids, if I’m going to get in a fight I’m going to make sure I scar you up, I’m just going to get in there just to be playing with you, so this is politics. I try to be the best at what I do but I don’t call it petty and I don’t think that I make decisions based on whether you are well connected or not because I don’t know how these folks are connected. But I would say that the guy who wrote the letter is connected, I mean, he’s a state representative. This guy is a big guy. This guy represents – you know he’s down talking to the governor. I don’t ever get a chance to talk to the governor. You know I use to talk to the Mayor over there sometime who talk to the governor. But thank you very much for coming forward.

Mr. Stringer: Thank you Madame Chair.

Councilwoman Bowman: Thank you. Joe you did 9 minutes and 22 seconds.

Councilman Shyne: Did I?

2010 BUDGET APPROPRIATION ORDINANCES (Introduced and Tabled on October 13, 2009) (To be adopted by December 15, 2009)

Motion by Councilwoman Walford_, seconded by Councilman Wooley to remove the 2010 Budget ordinances from the table. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Councilwoman Bowman: Mr. Clerk, are you here Art? Would you please read the following agenda items and their amendments.

1. Ordinance No. 124 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Mr. Thompson: Madame Chair there are three amendments but Amendments 1 and 2 are the same except that Amendment 2 takes the “ Government Plaza Roof and HVAC replacement” pull them out of the 2010 Capital Improvements Budget, so the council should vote either for Amendment No 1 or Amendment No. 2. If it is okay with the Chair, I will read all of the items in Amendment No 1 and then tell how it differs again from Amendment 2.

Mr. Shyne: Madame Chair, Mr. Thompson could you read a little bit louder. I don’t know whether I left my hearing aid at home or not but what we are getting ready to vote on is very important, so I want to make sure – it might be the sign of my age.

Mr. Thompson: Okay, I’ll try Mr. Shyne. In Amendment No. 1- It establishes a new project for the replacement of the function of the building at Princess Park where the Shreveport Regional Arts Council was formerly housed. It appropriates $895,200 in insurance proceeds for that project. (2) It establishes a capital project to make repairs to roof and HVAC at Government Plaza (3) It renumbers the project for government building emergency generators, it was established in 2009 as 09A001. It appropriates state capital outlay funds for an additional $100,000 cash line of credit received at the October 2009 State Bond Commission meeting (5) two of the funding sources listed for 01C001 were inadvertently switched. This amendment makes corrections to match the accounting system.

Now Amendment No. 2 is exactly the same except that it deletes the capital project to make the roof and HVAC repairs at Government Plaza. So either 1 or 2 should be adopted

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 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 Bowman for adoption. The Clerk read the following Amendment(s)

Amendment No. 2

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Program A (Buildings and Improvements):

Establish a new project SPAR Arts Center Replacement (10A001) with the appropriation of $895,200. Funding source is General Fund. The scope of this project is to replace the function of the SPAR facility at Princess Park that was destroyed by fire.

Delete “Maintain the appropriation for Government Plaza Roof and HVAC Replacement (09A001) at $1,780,800. Funding source remains at $1,300,000 from 2001A GOB and $480,800 from Other Funds.”

Delete “(09A002)”

Insert “(09A001)”

In Program B (Recreation Improvements):

Delete “Establish the project Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course Improvements (10B001) with the appropriation of $100,000. Funding source is State Capital Outlay. The scope of this project is to make improvements at Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course.”

Insert “Establish the project Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course Improvements (10B001) with the appropriation of $200,000. Funding source is State Capital Outlay. The scope of this project is to make improvements at Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course.”

In Program C (Street Improvements):

Delete “Maintain the appropriation for Landscaping on I-20 (01C001) at $700,000. Funding sources remain at $624,700 from 1993 B GOB, Prop. 1, $60,300 from Urban Arterial and $15,000 from Convention/Tourist Bureau.”

Insert “Maintain the appropriation for Landscaping on I-20 (01C001) at $700,000. Funding sources remain at $624,700 from Urban Arterial, $60,300 from 1993 B GOB, Prop. 1 and $15,000 from Convention/Tourist Bureau.”

Motion by Councilman Wooley, seconded by Councilman Long for the adoption of Amendment No. 2.

Councilman Walford: My concern is I voiced it at council meetings when we talked about this. Those bond funds regardless of whether they are called leftover where voted on by the voters for a specific purpose. We still don’t have an opinion as we requested on whether we can use them. So I would encourage us not to commit any bond funds that were established for another purpose. We could establish the project and then start working on funding. Thank you Madame Chair.

Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Mr. Thompson: Madame Chairman because Amendment No. 1 is inconsistent with Amendment No. 2 there is no need to vote on it.

Amendment Number 3 by Councilman Monty Walford

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Program B (Recreation Improvements):

Delete “Maintain the appropriation for Ledbetter Heights/Allendale Park & Community Center (94B003) at $1,845,000. Funding source remains at $1,250,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 2 and $395,000 from the Riverfront Development Fund and $200,000 from Private Donations”.

Insert “Establish the project Ledbetter Heights Park and Recreation Center (94B003) at $1,845,000. Funding source remains at $1,250,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 2 and $395,000 from the Riverfront Development Fund and $200,000 from Private Donations” with the following:

“PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Acquire and develop a community park in the Ledbetter Heights neighborhood, including a gymnasium, multi-purpose rooms, community service office, playground, basketball courts, ball fields, trails, and parking.”

Mr. Thompson: Amendment No. 3 by Councilman Walford, this amendment reestablishes the Ledbetter Heights Park and Recreation Center (94B003) project as stated in The Citizen’s Bond Issue Committee Final Report dated January, 1996 and approved by Council with Resolution 22 of 1996.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Long for the adoption of Amendment No. 3.

Councilman Walford: Madame Chair. Just very briefly, all this is doing is taking the work Allendale out that I think some of us didn’t know – Tom put that in last year and we can change it later but this goes back to what the voters approved and I would huge a yes vote.

Councilman Shyne: Mr. Mayor, have you all had a chance to look into that?

Mayor Glover: What specifically do you mean, in terms of the flexibility of using the funds or –

Councilman Shyne: Yeah, right, the flexibility of using the funds.

Mayor Glover: Well, I think part of what has driven the thought here was the idea of getting the opinion from Grant Schlueter, and I don’t think that he has completed his work yet. I’m completely puzzled by the amendment being made to take out the Allendale part because I would challenge Mr. Walford to go with me to what is now Ledbetter Heights and show me the acreage – the area that would qualify or justify as a place to construct a recreational and community center for the citizens of the city of Shreveport. I don’t know if it means that he supports the rather vision offered the gentleman who clad himself in white and comes down here quite offend and berates me and I guess every member of the council but that certainly not a vision or an approach that the administration support. We are not going to spend over a million dollars of the City’s money to facilitate the individual dream and objective of somebody else. We had no knowledge of this amendment being offered until it was just read. The staff may have had some knowledge of it but it was nothing that was discussed by myself and Mr. Walford to talk about what the options are or what the potentials are but I would say it’s an option that you obviously have as Council. We believe that the population of the area down there that would benefit and be well served by a recreational center, I guess officially what live and what would be considered Allendale. Mr. Walford himself has quoted many times, I think there are 17 registered voters right now within the Ledbetter Heights area and maybe those 17 registered voters under some mayor get a chance to have a recreational center. I don’t think it would make much sense for it to happen with this one now.

Councilman Walford: I certainly am not trying to say that I want the recreational center to go in Ledbetter Heights but that’s what it was voted for and a lot of us were surprised to find out that Tom had added Allendale to the wording and I think it was original so that the YWCA building could be purchased. I don’t argue that Allendale might be a great place for it. I could also tell you that the northern part of Highland would be an excellent place and has no recreation center anywhere close. I bet we could go down the line and each of us could justify a place for this. I’m putting it back where it belonged and the council can address it at such time there is a plan in place and use the money as we see appropriate. But I was very surprise to find that Allendale had been added to the project. I don’t think – well, most of us up here didn’t know and we are not taking the money, we are not going anywhere else with it. I’m not saying that we want to build in Ledbetter. The voters said Ledbetter. I think that we should honor that until such time this council makes a decision what we want to do with the money but to add it to a project that we don’t even know about, we don’t know what going to go in Allendale, so I think the proper thing to do is keep the money where the voters put it and we’ll make a decision when a project comes forward from SPAR or from the Administration or from one of us. I’m not all above coming up with improvements for Highland Park. We have already voted on this. We are voting now on the ordinance as a whole. We should have debated this before we voted but we did vote and it did pass with a 6 to 1 vote.

Councilman Lester: Just to say as a person that represents Allendale, I did not have any mythical or mystic power over Tom Dark relative to funding situations. Please assure you that if I had we would have spent the money by now. So let me – I’m not going to let a million dollars sit there and I can do something for Allendale and not let it dispense, so let me say that. That being said I in one respect to understand where Councilman Walford is coming from in terms of the whole idea of citizens voting for certain things and having certain expectations for (inaudible). While I do have strong disagreement with relative to taking Allendale off and my vote is reflective of that, I do think that the other side of that argument that needs to be placed on the record is that the land where the development is supposed to be sited is currently being developed for a movie studio. So regardless of whether the money is there or somewhere else that which was conceptualized to be this recreational center is going to be a movie studio preferably sooner rather than later and we were all part and parcel to that development. I remember being at the ground breaking and remember you being at the ground breaking as well and wanted to move ahead at all deliberate speed with that particular project. So at the end of the day I think what needs to happen is certainly to get a legal opinion from Mr. Schlueter and then we can determine which way we want to go but I just think that to complete the equation it needs to be said that even if we would decide to spend the money tomorrow on the recreational center, the place where the recreational center is suppose to go is not going to happen, so I just – I understand your – everyone has to deal with what they have to deal with but I just think it’s important that we say that. Second of all at the time and not to rehash divisive and negative situation but at the time where there was conversation relative to what was a bigger plan for that particular neighborhood, that being Allendale and development of Ledbetter Heights and the whole nine yards, there was an opportunity that we had to acquire the SPAR facility and as you can recall and the prior term we had an arrangement that allowed the City to maintain that Allendale branch Y at very little cost and it was a beneficial situation not only to the city but to the citizens as well and because of some leadership challenges and some other issues with that particular organization we were not able to move forward in that relationship and certainly of the thing that was contemplated at the time was to move forward from a purchase standpoint because it would have made sense to not only service those people in the neighborhood in which they were doing but service a greater portion of the communities from a water aquatics type scenario, so the idea that this was just some boondoggle is not exactly accurate and I just want the record to reflect that, that was a at the time considered a pretty good idea and there was some discussion relative to what I thought was a pretty good idea. And certainly, given the fact that we have been awarded, I believe almost $2 million dollars from the federal government relative to the Heritage Place Development that is being planned and will happen, imagine what would have happened if we would have had the neighborhood center in conjunction with the neighborhood that is immediately adjacent to that. You would have had the complete total investment that people paid their money for in other parts of town and it would have been done at an affordable rate, so the idea that there was plan and procedure or policy in place for a vision that is not exactly accurate. So I just wanted to make that statement. Thank you Madame Chair.

Mayor Glover: I will try and be very brief. The idea that somehow Tom Dark is responsible for the re-labeling is one that is extremely puzzling to me because as I recollect and I think Mr. Lester just made reference to it but I guess I’ll be more specific. If I can remember and Mr. Walford I’ll stand corrected if I’m wrong, as I remember as was just stated the commitment to take the property, the land where the Ledbetter recreational center would have been built and committed to the development of the Millennium Studio a collective decision of this administration and this council, one that we all supported. What also duck-tailed was the trouble that began to bubble at the Allendale YMCA – the YWCA as a whole. Memory serves me with the recollection that that was a concept that you individually was supportive of which would have meant that we would have taken a portion of the very same dollars that you are here today asking that the Allendale label be taken off of and that they would have been utilized to purchase the Allendale YWCA and to actually convert it into a City of Shreveport SPAR facility. Had it not been for the leadership failures that Mr. Lester just referred to, that would have happened. That was not anything that constituted a slight of hand on the part of Tom Dark or anybody else. It was a collective process that we all engaged in and one that would have been consummated had it not been for the decision making not by the City of Shreveport but by the folks involved with the YWCA, and so why it was okay a year ago a so to facilitate that transaction with these same dollars and now there is this new found need or desire to make sure that we relegate it entirely to Ledbetter Heights whether or as you pointed out probably less than 17 voters in that community that is contiguous to part and parcel of and it still has hope for significant stabilization and development as Mr. Lester just pointed out would be the area to target these dollars seems to me to be the most appropriate thing. I think the thing that the people probably would find most offensive and most objectionable would be the idea that you just gave voice to and that is somehow that you would take dollars from that particular area and region of the city and redirect them to some place that is completely disconnected, not a part of, does not flow, connect, or any way represent what that particular community does. There are many areas of this city, the one where I’m from, collectively referred to as MLK, when I was a boy it was Cooper Road, within the Cooper Road there was Easy Living, there was University Park, there was Carver Heights, there were all sorts of things that referred to individual parts and parcel subdivision within that particular overall region and so when you say the Allendale/Ledbetter area people understand and know what you are talking about. And they understand it to be an area that has a lot of commonality too. Your suggestion that North Highland represents a great place for dollars, certainly there is a need there or the North Highland area represents a need for. It is something that is in no way in line with the intent, the desire or the spirit of the people who live in that area at the time it was voted was a vision that they had for their community. So this is a council decision, you all will make it and we’ll leave it to you but I just want to make sure that the idea that Tom Dark set up in the star chamber on the second floor and decided to deceive the council and the citizens of the city of Shreveport --

Councilman Shyne: What kind of chamber, Mr. Mayor?

Mayor Glover: The star chambers. And Tom is more than capable of defending himself and so there maybe some things I may not defend him but this is one will stand up and say this is no verbal slight of hand on anybody’s part. This was something that almost happened with the full support of Mr. Walford and I think a majority of this council. The only reason that it didn’t happen was because of the leadership of the YWCA.

Councilman Walford: I got several statements. So we are not going to buy the YWCA, that’s been made abundantly clear but we are suppose to leave the money that this council assumed was being used for that purpose into a project that we don’t even know what it is. There is nothing coming forward to tell us why. Are we not capable of looking later at a project and appropriating the money? We have to throw all of this money out there now and say that it’s strictly for Allendale which I may not object to if there is a good project but the mayor is trying to base what we did on trying to buy another building and now all of a sudden he is saying because you like that you have to like anything we want to do in the future. That doesn’t make sense folks. The money is not going anywhere. I’m not saying to put it into Ledbetter Heights. I’m saying lets leave it in the project as it was intended and when this council has chance to see a project that the administration that SPAR comes forward with, then we appropriate the money. But why do we want to put $1.3 million into a project when we don’t even know what it is. We were all for it when it was to buy that facility. That’s off the table. The mayor can sit here and say I supported that, I did support purchasing that building. I did. If anybody doubts it, I’m putting on the record, I did but right now we don’t even know what the project is and I’m not willing to put a 1.3 million out on the table and say do with it what you want to. I’m saying come back to this council that handles the money and if it is a worthwhile project, we’ll certainly support it but I’m not going to put the pot money up there and watch somebody grab it. It’s just not how it’s done. The other project is dead just exactly like Ledbetter Heights project is and I supported that idea and my church got behind it as the mayor will remember when he was a councilman. It got passed because of Dr. Beard, Father Paul and the Holy Cross Church but now that project is dead just like buying the YWCA apparently is dead. So lets put it back, lets step back, let them come up with a project and if it’s a good one I will support it and I hope the rest of the council agrees. And we are still debating something that we have already passed.

Councilwoman Bowman: Since we got started, let’s go on and finish it. Rick, what did you have to say?

Rick Seaton: I would defer to the Mayor if he wants to but the project, we were talking about the name change was done prior to this administration.

Councilwoman Bowman: Art, do you have that in front of you? When the voters voted on that proposition what did they vote on?

Mr. Thompson: What you have in front of you in the amendment. The language that you have in front of you in the amendment.

Councilwoman Bowman: Okay, what’s the name of it?

Mr. Thompson: Ledbetter Heights Park and recreation center and then we also – and the project description has been changed to the way that it was at first. Acquire and develop a community park in the Ledbetter Heights neighborhood, including a gymnasium, multi-purpose rooms, community service office, playground, basketball courts, ball fields, trails, and parking. That’s the way the project was initially established.

Mayor Glover: I would correct on thing and Mr. Walford and this may get you and I – I guess on the same side of this issue. It would be correct to say that the facility that was once the Allendale YWCA is available for purchase and not for $900,000 but for a price that would be much in line with the price that we were considering paying for it a year or so ago. And so, the idea that you lay this on Tom, I guess is inaccurate now because as Rick just pointed out it was nothing that was changed by him or this administration specifically and if you are interested in continuing to pursue that as a viable option it is one that is available to us if you and other members of the council are willing to sit down and earnestly engage in that conversation and in that dialogue.

Councilman Walford: Madame Chairman, may I violate the rules one more with one more comment.

Councilwoman Bowman: Go ahead. We have already done it, so let’s keep it going.

Councilman Walford: If that is the case then certainly the administration can come to the council and we will have that money available to appropriate for that.

Councilwoman Bowman: One question Mr. Mayor what is the price that you –

Mayor Glover: It is comparable to the one that was paid for it and the one that we were in the process of negotiating for when we were looking at it.

Councilwoman Bowman: Yeah, but I don’t know, that’s why I’m asking.

Mayor Glover: I don’t want to sit here and set someone else’s price for them.

Councilwoman Bowman: Okay, then thank you

Mayor Glover: I do know that it is a price that would in line as with what we would be bound by and that is the appraised value. It appraise for somewhere around $500,000. I would assume that our ability to purchase it would be for somewhere around $500,000 or so dollars. If it were anything more than that then obviously we would not have a deal but the idea that has Councilman Webb espoused several months ago without asking me of course that somehow that there was an effort to try purchase the facility for $900,000 is one that is completely fictional has no basis and fact or reality and you know serves as the kind of disinformation that results in the kind of outcome that we got and that this we got a facility that is being under utilized and we also have a facility on the western edge of the same neighborhood over in the Lakeside area because you will hear Lakeside, Allendale, Ledbetter Heights are all contiguous, the same region of the city that is not closed that being the Carver YMCA that could in fact be open and utilized and available for programming to the youth and the family of that area if we were to be willing to engage in this process. We would move into one and they would move into the other and you would end up with both of those facilities being used in and effective way to minister to the needs of that particular region of the city.

Councilman Walford: Madam Chairman. Almost anecdotal, it’s just depended on who you ask back at that time what the price was. I know there was an appraisal and the Mayor knows as well as some of you do that no matter who you talk to you got a different price on what the building would sell for. Y leadership, a certain real estate person, the price was like that.

Councilman Webb: Julie is not here today is she?

Councilwoman Bowman: Julie, she was here.

Councilman Webb: Art, is that the one that we asked for when I was chairman, we asked for an Attorney General Opinion and they refused to give us an opinion.

Mr. Thompson: Right, yes.

Motion approved by the following vote Ayes: Councilmen, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 6. Nays: Councilman Lester. 1.

Motion by Councilman Webb, seconded by Councilman Long for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, and Bowman. 6. Nays: Councilmen Shyne. 1.

2. Ordinance No. 125 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Riverfront Special Revenue Fund and appropriating the funds authorized therein and otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 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 Bowman for adoption. The Clerk read the following Amendment(s)

Amendment Number 1

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Decrease Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2010 by $555,400.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease Operating Reserves by $555,400.

Adjust Totals and Sub-totals accordingly.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Webb for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment Number 2 by Councilwoman Joyce Bowman

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease “Personal Services” by $100,000.

Increase “Other Charges” by $100,000

Adjust Totals and Sub-totals accordingly.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment deletes the new Economic Development Director position while leaving some funds for clerical staffing in the Executive Office. It appropriates a remaining balance of $100,000 to “Other Charges” intended for non-profit organizations.

Motion by Councilman Bowman, seconded by Councilman Wooley for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 6. Nays: Councilman Lester. 1.

Amendment Number 3 by Councilman Ron Webb

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease “Contractual Services” by $19,500.

Increase “Other Charges” by $19,500.

Adjust Totals and Sub-totals accordingly

Mr. Thompson: This amendment will eliminate the proposed “Advertising” appropriation for $10,000 and decreases travel by $9,500 which the travel will be funded at the same levels as the 2009 Adopting Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund Budget. These funds will be transferred to “Other Charges” intended for non-profit organizations.

Motion by Councilman Webb, seconded by Councilman Long for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 5. Nays: Councilmen Lester and Walford. 2.

Amendment Number 4 by Councilman Ron Webb

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Increase “Other Charges” by $25,000.

Increase “Operating Reserves” by $25,000.

Adjust Totals and Sub-totals accordingly.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment is intended to increase the funding for the Shreveport Green by $25,000. These funds will be coming from the Riverfront Operating Reserve Account.

Motion by Councilman Webb, seconded by Councilman Long for the adoption of Amendment No. 4. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 5. Nays: Councilmen Lester and Walford. 2.

Motion by Councilman Webb, seconded by Councilman Long for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 5. Nays: Councilmen Lester and Walford. 2.

2. Ordinance No. 126 of 2008: Adopting the 2010 General Fund Budget, appropriating the funds authorized therein and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 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 Bowman for adoption. The Clerk read the following Amendment(s)

Mr. Thompson: There are a number of amendments. The first amendment, Amendment No. 1 was approved on November 10, 2009 and it will have to be reconsidered at this time.

Councilman Walford: That was the MPC?

Mr. Thompson: Yes. Amendment No. 2, this amendment decreases estimated Sales Tax by $400,000, and reduces the account from $110 million to $109.6 million. It also recognizes the overall increase in Operating Reserves from Ordinance 144 of 2009, which recognized receipt of mineral lease bonus monies. It distinguishes between Operating Reserves from Minerals and other Operating Reserves. As requested by Council, the balance of approximately $5 million for Operating Reserves for minerals will be budgeted, that is the lease bonus of $6.3 million less $1.3 million for pay awards. This amendment adds $61,000 in Blight Removal (including grass-cutting) money to Property Standards and it also recognizes and appropriates $895,200 in insurance proceeds for the building at Princess Park where Shreveport Regional Arts Council was housed.

Amendment Number 2

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Decrease Taxes and Special Assessments by $400,000.

Increase Prior-Year Fund Balances by $3,393,300.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In Property Standards, increase Contractual Services by $61,000.

In General Government, increase Transfer to Capital Projects by $895,200, and

In General Government, decrease Operating Reserves by $3,037,800.

In General Government, increase Operating Reserves from Minerals by $5,074,900.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Long for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment Number 3

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Increase Miscellaneous Revenues by $165,000

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In Property Standards, Increase Improvements and Equipment by $34,000

In Public Assembly and Recreation, Increase Improvements and Equipment by $83,000

In Police, Increase Improvements and Equipment by $34,000

In Public Works, Increase Improvements and Equipment by $14,000

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment recognizes leftover funds from the 2008 Chase financing package. All vehicles and equipment listed in that package that were to be purchased with those funds, have been purchased and there is approximately $165,000 remaining. If this amendment is adopted that $165,000 will be used to purchase and install HVAC in IT Room at Police building, it purchase a forklift for DOS – Fleet Services, it will purchase forklift for Municipal Auditorium, it will purchase two pickup trucks for Property Standards, it will purchase riding mowers for SPAR, and purchase two pickup trucks for Cross Lake Patrol.

Motion by Councilman Webb, seconded by Councilman Wooley for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment Number 4

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Increase Intergovernmental Revenues by $95,500

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In General Government, Increase Transfer to Golf by $95,500

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Mr. Thompson: Amendment No. 4 budgets $95,000 in indirect cost for the Golf Enterprise Fund. This is just an attempt to show what the Golf Enterprise Fund actually needs in order to operate.

Motion by Councilman Wooley, seconded by Councilman Long for the adoption of Amendment No. 4. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment Number 5 by Councilman Monty Walford

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In Executive Office decrease Contractual Services by $18,000.

In General Government, Increase Operating Reserves by $18,000.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly

Mr. Thompson: If this adopted then travel will be budgeted at the same levels as the 2009.

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Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Wooley for the adoption of Amendment No. 5. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 6. Nays: Councilman Lester. 1.

Amendment Number 6 by Councilman Michael Long

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In City Council/Legislative decrease Personal Services by $11,000 and increase Contractual Services by $11,000.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly

Mr. Thompson: Amendment No. 6 moves appropriations of $11,000 from the Training line item to the Travel line item within the City Council Legislative budget.

Motion by Councilman Long, seconded by Councilman Walford for the adoption of Amendment No. 6. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 6. Nays: Councilman Lester. 1.

Mayor Glover: Point of clarification. Does that constitute an increase in the Council travel budget?

Councilwoman Bowman: No sir. It was one line item that was already there for training and the council doesn’t normally go to all of this stuff and I think we have maybe one council member who might have taken advantage of something like that and the rest of it Ron Webb used all off our travel money last year going to Detroit and D. C., and everywhere else.

Councilman Webb: Just those two places.

Councilwoman Bowman: Well you took all of our money. So instead of leaving it in training, we moved it into the travel. So it’s like it was already there. We just moved it from one area to another, not taking new money putting there.

Mayor Glover: Well, did I misunderstand the wording of the amendment. Did it not say an increase of $11,000 in travel?

Sharon Pilkinton: It moves appropriations.

Councilwoman Bowman: That’s all we did was move it from one –

Mr. Thompson: Madame Chair, I think technically, yes. It does increase travel.

Councilwoman Bowman: Well, Mr. Thompson – Mr. Mayor are you –

Mayor Glover: I’ll hire him if you –

Councilwoman Bowman: Does that answer your question.

Mayor Glover: I just wanted the answer to the question.

Councilwoman Bowman: Mr. Thompson, I can be corrected sometimes.

Mr. Thompson: Are we ready to proceed, Madame Chair?

Councilwoman Bowman: Thank you.

Amendment Number 7 by Councilman Calvin Lester

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In General Government, decrease Operating Reserves from Minerals by $500,000 and increase Transfer to Community Development by $500,000.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment will transfer funds in the amount of $500,000 to the Community Development Special Revenue Fund Budget to administrator the Axion Small Business Loan program.

Councilman Lester: So moved.

Councilman Walford: Madame Chairman, I’m going to second as a courtesy to Mr. Lester to allow him -- since he did not get the chance Monday and I do it strictly as a courtesy.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Walford for the adoption of Amendment No. 7.

Councilman Lester: The story of Allendale’s comeback is yet to be written. While there has been tremendous progress in terms of improving the quality of housing stock for the neighborhood, there is still a significant piece of the puzzle left undone.

There must be a sense of ownership both from an economic and social standpoint from the residents of Allendale in order to complete the transformation. In terms of economics, we in government need to work to increase the flow of capital to this community. We as a city can no longer afford to have any neighborhood without access to basics such as fresh vegetables, fruits or gasoline.

In order to accomplish this goal, we have but to look toward Axion, an organization from Texas that has a demonstrated a history of working with cities and departments of community economic development to bring capital to underserved areas. These loans are not normally in the larger multi-million dollar range. Rather, they lend to lend money to small and emerging businesses who use the funds to hire additional staff, purchase equipment and otherwise improve the efficiency and character of their businesses.

Axion, unencumbered with the need to create large profit margins, is free to mentor and incubate and often a micro loan basis, start ups driven by the need to service their community’s need.

If we are serious about economic development and stimulating growth in communities, it would stand to reason that we would begin in the areas where the need is most acute. Imagine what it would mean to Allendale, Hollywood, Mooretown, Queensborough or any other historically underutilized business area to bring capital for residents to open businesses in their own neighborhoods to service those same neighborhoods. What effect would it have for people in these neighborhoods to be hired by their neighbors to work in those same neighborhoods? Imagine the effect of decreasing unemployment.

Axion has experience with working with small and emerging businesses as well. Just because a business isn’t owned and operated by a neighborhood resident, doesn’t mean it doesn’t need the help. Also because of constriction within the banking community, it is harder for more traditional small businesses to have access to capital. Axion will help them too. In other words Axion can be just as effective bringing capital for small businesses in Southern Hills, or Broadmoor or any of the Line Avenue corridors. There is always a tremendous benefit to a city to invest its resources in growing its local resident business community. Economic Development, like charity, truly begins at home.

It is thus that I am advocating the city of Shreveport enter into agreement with Axion to create the largest loan pool practical in order to maximize the impact for small and emerging businesses across the width and breath of the city, not just in Community Development Block Grant areas. The gains that will be seen for these small investments will go a long way to increasing employment and creating a stronger entrepreneurial class within the city.

Councilwoman Bowman: Mr. Thompson, one question. Now correct me if I’m wrong. Didn’t Bonnie say she had the money?

Mr. Thompson: I believe that there is already money budgeted for the Axion Loan Program.

Motion denied by the following vote: Nays: Councilmen Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 6. Ayes: Councilman Lester. 1.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Long for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

4. Ordinance No. 127 of 2008: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Community Development Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Mr. Thompson: Madame Chair, one amendment has been offered but is a companion to

the amendment that was just defeat so there was no need to consider Amendment No. 1.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 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 Long for adoption. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

5. Ordinance No. 128 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Golf Enterprise Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 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 Bowman for adoption. The Clerk read the following Amendment

Amendment Number 1

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Increase Transfers from General Fund by $95,500

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Increase Transfers by $95,500.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment recognizes all the expenditures of the Golf Enterprise Fund including the indirect cost. This is just a companion when we are trying to show everything that Golf takes to operate.

Motion by Councilman Wooley, seconded by Councilman Webb for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Motion by Councilman Wooley, seconded by Councilman Webb for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

6. Ordinance No. 129 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Airports Enterprise Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 was read by title and on motion ordered passed

to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Shyne seconded

by Councilwoman Long for adoption.

Councilman Walford: Just a very quick question to Mr. Seaton or Mr. Sibley we are

basically approving the budget that you guys come up with.

Mr. Sibley: That the authority approved.

Councilman Walford: I thought the authority didn’t approve a budget.

Mr. Seaton: The authority approved a budget in August. This is that budget.

Councilman Walford: That’s what I’m asking but they apparently have had –

Mr. Sibley: Right but they never really changed anything. They ultimately did not vote

on any changes as Mr. Miller was asking to them to consider.

Councilman Walford: Okay, so we are good to go.

Motion approved by the following vote Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

7. Ordinance No. 130 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Water and Sewerage Enterprise Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Wooley, seconded by Councilman Long for adoption. Approved by the following vote Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

8. Ordinance No. 131 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Information Technology Internal Service Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Long, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption. Motion approved by the following vote Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

9. Ordinance No. 132 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Metropolitan Planning Commission’s Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Mr. Thompson: There was one amendment that adopted on November 10, 2009, there is no need to consider that amendment so the motion should be on the ordinance as amended.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Shyne, seconded by Councilman Walford to adopt the ordinance as amended.

Councilman Walford: Madame Chair, just for the benefit of those who are listening or watching, the amendment restored the full funding for our commitment to Master Plan.

Motion approved by the following vote Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

10. Ordinance No. 133 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget funding contractual services provided to SPORTRAN by Metro Management Associates, Inc., and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 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 Long for adoption. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

11. Ordinance No. 134 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Retrained Risk Internal Service Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Webb, seconded by Councilman Long for adoption. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

12. Ordinance No. 135 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Grants Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Long, seconded by Councilman Wooley for adoption. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

13. Ordinance No. 136 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Debt Service Fund Budget, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Long, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

14. Ordinance No. 137 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Long, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

15. Ordinance No. 138 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Convention Center Hotel Enterprise Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 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 Bowman for adoption. The Clerk read the following Amendment:

Amendment Number 1 to Ordinance No 138 of 2009

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Delete “Operating Reserves $22,645”

Insert “Operating Reserves $22,600”

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment corrects a rounding error of $45

Motion by Councilman Webb, seconded by Councilman Walford for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Motion by Councilman Webb, seconded by Councilman Wooley for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

16. Ordinance No. 139 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Downtown Entertainment Economic Development Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds therein and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 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 Bowman for adoption. The Clerk read the following Amendment:

Amendment Number 1 proposed by Councilman Monty Walford and Councilman Bryan Wooley

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease “Personal Services” by $100,000

Decrease “Materials and Supplies” by $4,500

Decrease “Contractual Services” by $29,000

Decrease “Improvements and Equipment by $100,000

Decrease “Other Charges” by $12,500

Increase “Operating Reserves by $246,000

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment moves all Downtown Entertainment District appropriated funds to the operating reserves.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Wooley for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.

Councilman Walford: Quick discussion. I think we covered it Monday but all this is doing is taking the money and putting it back in reserves until and if we get possession of the Red River District then we will move to move money to develop it.

Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Wooley for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

17. Ordinance No. 140 of 2009: Adopting the 2010 Budget for the Downtown Parking Enterprise Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 13, 2009 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 Long for adoption.

Councilman Walford: I hope this budget figure is understated after what Mr. Shay told us the other day that he thinks it is going to be higher.

Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 7. Nays: None.

Mr. Thompson: Congratulation Madame Chair, all of the 2010 Budget Ordinances have been adopted.

RESOLUTION:

1. Resolution No. 245 of 2009: A resolution to allocate funds to specific not-for-profit

organizations from funds budgeted in “Other Charges” in the Riverfront

Development Special Revenue Fund and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Mr. Thompson: There are four amendments. Would you like for me to read the first amendment:

Councilwoman Bowman: Yes sir.

Amendment Number 1 by Councilman Calvin Lester

AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS:

In the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED clause under “Organizations and Amounts” adds BizCamp in the amount of $10,000 and reduces the amount for Shreveport Regional Arts Council by $10,000.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment will restore funding for the BizCamp non-profit organization to levels proposed in the 2010 Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund Budget submission in the amount of $10,000

Motion by Councilman Lester. Motion failed for the lack of a second

Amendment Number 2 by Councilman Calvin Lester

AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS:

In the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED clause under “Organizations and Amounts” adds African-American Multi-Cultural Tourism Commission in the amount of $5,000 and reduces the amount for Shreveport Regional Arts Council by $5,000.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment will restore funding for the African-American Multi-Cultural Tourism Commission non-profit organization in the amount of $5,000

Motion by Councilman Lester. Motion failed for the lack of a second.

Amendment Number 3 by Councilman Calvin Lester

AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS:

In the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED clause under “Organizations and Amounts” adds Community Renewal International in the amount of $12,500 and reduces the amount for Shreveport Regional Arts Council by $12,500.

Mr. Thompson: This amendment will restore funding for the Community Renewal International non-profit organization in the amount of $12,500.

Motion by Councilman Lester. Motion failed for the lack of a second

Amendment Number 4 by Councilman Walford

AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS:

In the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED clause under “Organizations and Amounts”, delete the line item “Multi-Cultural Center of the South $200,000” and substitute the following:

For multicultural center purposes $200,000

Mr. Thompson: Provides that $200,000 is allocated for the purposes of a multicultural center, but does not specify the funds are for the Multicultural Center of the South.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Long to adopt Amendment No. 4.

Councilman Walford: Madame Chair, very briefly, I’m not taking any money away from anybody I just have some concerns. The Multi- Cultural Center has moved out of our building. We have no plan, no idea of what is going forward. This will retain the $200,000 for the Council’s discretion and how we use it for Multi-cultural purposes.

Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, and Shyne. 6. Nays: Councilman Bowman. 1.

Motion by Councilman Webb, seconded by Councilman Long to adopt the resolution as amended.

Councilman Shyne: Madame Chairman, just before you rap your gavel, I want to thank this Council for having some very wholesome and some very professional discussions about the budget. Monty there was no petty politics involved, there were personal jabs involved in anyone and Madame Chairman I want to thank you for not letting anybody get into any fist fights.

Councilwoman Bowman: That ain’t going to happen, Mr. Shyne. Well, I’m going to try not to let it happen on my watch. Isn’t that right, Chief? Thank you.

Councilman Lester: Thank you Madame Chair. I just wanted to say to the folks at BizCamp and the folks at the African American Multi-Cultural Tourism Commission as well as the folks at Community Renewal, I did everything I could to try to restore those funding. I’m just disappointed that the Council decided to vote the way it did relative to the budget, certainly to those two organization, that being BizCamp and to the African American Tourism Commission to have their complete line item budget zeroed out and then have those dollars given to other organizations. I’m disheartened with that but the votes are what the votes are, so I hope that they are able to maybe find a way to struggle on. Those programs are very viable and very necessary and are very beneficial to the community. My prayers that the vote of the Council does not reflect any denigration of those programs, their budgets, their organization or their missions. Thank you Madame Chair.

Councilman Walford: Madame Chairman, I find this whole thing troubling, not just for the reasons that Mr. Lester mentioned but more important I think this city is about to face an even bigger financial challenge and we just got our sales tax report and it shows that for the October sales which are reported in November, we are down 3.7%. We had projected for our budget being up 2.5% for 2009. We just had to move $3 million out of reserves to cover operations but we are going to give away over a million dollars. I urge this Council to consider, especially on the increases, waiting until after the first quarter and see how things went. I don’t want to end up like our friends across the river but I think we may be very well going there. So my vote is going to be “no” on the Riverfront Appropriations for that very reason. Thank you Madame Chair.

Councilwoman Bowman: Thank you Councilman Walford. You know I just have to say something about this. Hold up Lynette. BizCamp, last year, it was set at $60,000 . . . it was recommended to us zero. I can get the minutes to go back and show exactly where it was and I can also tell the council – the representative who voted no and I had to hustle to get at least four votes to get ten thousand and when I spoke to the voters, the votes that I could get, the people that voted, it was said, “if you do this for me this time, it’s a one time deal.” I personally talked to Representative Roy Burrell and told him the situation, told him he could back and look at the minutes, see those yes votes and those who were against it. I want that on record. I also want to mention that in our budget meeting, our wrap-up meeting on Monday, Councilman Lester was not there and there were six of us, we went basically item by item looking at that budget. Councilman Walford had his book, he opened it up and he called out the names of these organizations that we were going to fund well, that was listed to fund. Each name that came out, we said, okay we’ll move it here, we’ll move it there or no leave that one alone, I think there was one with LSU on there and it had $5,000 if I’m repeating it correctly and we were going to take that whole $5,000 out of there and Councilman Walford said, no, don’t do it all, lets leave it at two I believe or a thousand, correct me Sharon if –

Councilman Walford: You are correct.

Councilwoman Bowman: Then we – if we had done this budget exactly the way that a lot of the amendments where put in there – come on I just want to tell the truth, I want to tell it just like it is – there were over two hundred and some thousand dollars sitting out there in appropriations that would have put this council at a deficit. Those organizations that the council – the majority that were in the meeting thought would bring economic impact to the City of Shreveport, that is the reason it was done like that and we did it to make sure we did not put our reserves at a deficit. And when we left out of the meeting, whether anyone vocalized how they felt about it or not, we were all basically on the same page. I want the record to show that. Now, I’m through.

Councilman Walford: Two things, first I want to save those some time that are going to go back to minutes and confirm exactly what you said about it being a one time and the only other thing you added, you were doing it that one time only for the kids, so you are absolutely correct, that you said that.

Councilwoman Bowman: I did say that.

Councilman Walford: And I did not agree with everything Monday but my concern right now is money as a whole. I am concerned about any money being committed to non-profits when we have what I consider big holes in our budget, so I disagree with some of how the money was appropriated but that is what so good about this system. And I would have to say that’s what so good about the Monday meeting that we have done these last two years because I think it adds an awful lot. It lets us bicker without bickering in front of everyone and I’m going to use this second to say something to Mr. Shyne who is not listening, he commented about me, we had the benefit of our elder statesman who could give us some historical perspective –

Councilman Shyne: Monty, you talk so much.

Councilman Walford: Joe, you did.

Councilman Shyne: If I had listened to all of it, it might have burst my head.

Councilman Walford: Joe talked to us about how a lot of the original civic appropriations got started. Right?

Councilman Shyne: Yeah, the Mayor was sitting –

Councilman Walford: No, the Mayor wasn’t there. You were our elder statesman but it was a good meeting and quite frankly, having him with his historical perspective was good and we disagree on this but I want to disagree but not be disagreeable. But you are exactly right on BizCamp. I do recall exactly what you said last year and as I recall that was late in the process when that came up.

Councilwoman Bowman: It was.

Councilman Walford: Thank you. I wanted to clear the air on that.

Councilman Lester: Really briefly, the reasons why are the reasons why but the actions are what the actions are. I said what I said and it stands and I respect the council for the decision that it made. Speaking of one time revenue situations I could recall a rather large appropriation to a certain downtown establishment that came back, said if you give us money one time we won’t ever come back and they have been back every year for what that’s worth.

Councilwoman Bowman: Who is that?

Councilman Lester: That would be Robinson. But it is what it is, I don’t have any problem with that, I just – the concern that have and I expressed that earlier was I just would hate that we would be in situation where if the concern is the budget and what the bottom line is, to take from some and give to others. I think if you are concern about what the overall number is when you cut you cut proportionally or you cut across the board and you put those funds in reserve but that wasn’t the will of the council and it is what it is. The beautiful part of this system is it allow someone like me to be in the minority and still have right to say what I want say and vote the way I want to vote and keep moving and go on to something else and we all be friends and walk out and take care of the business of the City of Shreveport, so thank you Madame Chair and Council.

Councilwoman Bowman: Thank you Councilman Lester, I really appreciate you saying that.

Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Long, Wooley, Webb, Shyne, and Bowman. 5. Nays: Councilman Lester and Walford. 2.

Mayor Glover: I just want to make a couple of comments before you wrap-up entirely.

Councilwoman Bowman: Go right ahead Mr. Mayor.

Mayor Glover: I want to start, Madame Chair and members of the Council by thanking the Council collectively and your staff specifically for giving us the opportunity to be able to have a working environment for this budget process that I think have served the citizens of Shreveport very well. The ability for Rick and Dale and the other members of the administration to be able to effectively work with and communicate with and dialogue with Art and with Sharon and with Lynette and Bea and other I think facilitates our ability to be able to put together the kind of budget that allows us to be able to keep the City of Shreveport on very sound and fiscal footing and so while we are not necessarily opposing sides we do represent different perspectives of the governmental process but that does not mean that we cannot have the ability to be able to work together in a positive and constructive fashion and without question this years budget process represented that and so I want to thank you all for allowing that to happen and displaying that kind of leadership to help to make it possible. I want to also thank you all individually for the way in which you all have helped to approach this process as I think many of you have said that this a situation rarely or any of us are completely happy with the outcome and there are certainly aspects of this budget that I will allude to in a second that I do have some concern with but let me focus on the positive. We followed a similar path this year to what we took last year and that is that we were willing Mr. Shyne, to step up and make some hard and difficult decisions. We followed the expenditure and revenue paths of this City on a day to day, week to week, month to month, process both last year and this year to know exactly what it is we needed to do in order to be able stay on and in this particular case under budget and it has served us well. It has resulted unfortunately in some folks not necessarily always getting their garbage picked up Mr. Walford, on the day in which the City has it scheduled for and some potholes may not have gotten repaired as quickly as might have liked, the nets on some goals in the basketball courts in the neighborhoods may not have gotten replaced as quickly as we might have liked but without –

Councilman Shyne: Or grass was cut.

Mayor Glover: Or grass, Mr. Shyne, grass without question. Some grass did not get cut nearly as quickly as we might have liked but – or some houses boarded up or torn down as quickly as we might of like but still the men and women of the City of Shreveport went out, they worked hard everyday and they made a difference up and down the line. Those in Operational Services, Water and Sewerage, Finance, the Administration, the Council staff, without question the men and women who make up our public safety division worked extremely hard. I’m very glad that this is the budget despite the challenges that we have will put us in a position to be able to have a net increase, give us our highest total ever in terms of budgeted uniform police officers. We will increase that number by 27 for 2010. We will purchase 52 new police cars; we will purchase 4 trucks; and we will even add Mr. Webb two horses that if they had the new bridles for, you and I might even be out riding tomorrow in that parade but because they are so large they have problems similar to my own, they have to sometime get things on special order but we have added those two horses as well; we will also have a class of 15 fire fighters that we will be empanelling next year and will hold on to the numbers where we have always been; and we will also reopen five of the City swimming pools in partnership with members of the non-profit community, Rock Solid –

Councilman Shyne: Can I clap on that Mr. Mayor?

Mayor Glover: Absolutely, and so there are very positive things that have taken place with regard to this situation. I’m also very proud that an addition to an 8%, and Adam I hope you got your pen, your computer out on this one, I’m going to call you out again, I’m glad that an addition to an 8% decrease in last years executive budget, we also see a 3% decrease in this years executive budget, recognizing the difficult fiscal challenges that we face as a city. I’m slightly sadden to report and I guess we will have to recalculate with that $11,000 that you all shifted around that the Council’s budget increases this year for the seconded time in a row I believe by over 1% but we will live with that –

Councilwoman Bowman: But we didn’t go over it this year.

Mayor Glover: We’ll live with that and neither did we. But we are glad that we are able to achieve yet another reduction in terms of the expenditures on the executive side of the house. The part of this situation Madame Chair and members of the Council, I will wrap-up with this, that does cause me some concern and that now that you all are in the process of wrapping up this budget process I will fully embrace my duties and responsibilities as the leader of the executive side is that I’m going to have to give a very critical eye to the changes in the civic appropriations that you all will approved with this budget. There was a very specific reason as to why we submitted to you all a budget that included a stand still in terms of civic appropriations. It represented the funding of the first quarter of the funding for these groups in the same level that we did on last year based – and Mr. Walford this will be an occasion today where you and I will agree, which we often do and this is one where we will agree because it was the thought and the belief of the administration that we would be best served to have a stand still with regard to civic appropriations and especially in light of what we have seen within the economy and especially with other governments within the region to keep the line with regard to those expenditures and re-evaluate at the conclusion of the first quarter of 2010.

The only reason and let me say this specifically to the leaders of the Robinson Film Center, the only reason as to why the Robinson Film Center was not included within our executive budget and Ms. Goodman I believe can attest to this was because they did not manage to be able to get their submission of their information into the administration by the October 1 deadline that we had to meet in order to be able to submit our executive budget to you all. Had they managed to get that information to us on time, I can assure you that they would have been included and we would have expressed unwavering support for their funding as well. I had a chance to speak with leadership of the Robinson Film Center once it was discovered that they failed to meet that deadline and told them that the administrative of course would support their being added to this years budget at last years number in the event that there was a council member willing to do so. But having said all of that I guess what I will leave you with is that we will take our duties and responsibility to review the budget that has been passed. If there are remedies that we can access and afford ourselves to that may put us into sounder more surer fiscal footing we are going to give those some consideration but I can promise you that we will do it in consultation with you all and you won’t go up at a meeting and discover the actions or the inactions that the council made or that the administration may take, I guess the way I did here today, so thank you Madam Chair and thank you members of the Council.

Councilwoman Bowman: Mr. Mayor, please repeat what you this said.

Mayor Glover: I just said, I would make sure that whatever it is that the administration will do with regard to the chances and the amendments that you all have made here today we will do it in consultation with you all so that it won’t catch you by surprise the administration was caught by surprise with some of the action that was taken here today.

Councilwoman: Bowman: Councilman Walford and I have another question for the Mayor.

Councilman Walford: Would you rather go first. I’m going to do some thank yous.

Councilwoman Bowman: I’m not going to get into that with you. I’m just not going to do that but I do have question. How many votes did we have on the civic appropriations? Was it five –

Mr. Thompson: For the resolution? Five to two

Councilwoman Bowman: Five-two.

Mayor Glover: I can count Madam Chair.

Councilwoman Bowman: Okay. That’s just a reminder.

Mayor Glover: Madame Chair, I also can write.

Councilwoman Bowman: I know you can but it’s going to come back here and we will try to keep that same five-two. It wasn’t done in a spirit of – my part was not done in a spirit of meanness and I didn’t mind even mentioning to your folks. You didn’t come to our wrap-up meeting. You had another engagement, we didn’t change our meeting but we are expecting – never mind I’ll get into that with you later.

Councilman Walford: We would all be very remiss if we didn’t thank our staff. Y’all have no idea what our staff does to get ready for budget. Each of us gets this little book right here and it’s all tabbed with every department that we have to vote budgets on. The council staff goes in there provides us spread sheets with historical year by year, by year, what the increase is and then a narrative what tells us what the changes are. Not only that, they stay late several evenings a week sometimes, they feed us, they bribe us with food, you know, we work for food and we have meetings with the various departments to get a handle on exactly what the budget is. You can’t imagine the work that they do and I applaud everyone of them for it and I thank them for what they do for us and Sharon has this way of when we get this blank look on our face, she knows that she got to go into an explanation because some of it gets a little deep for us. Now, Mayor, it time for you and I hope, to agree on something else but I really got to thank that gentleman that’s sitting behind you over there. Because I think he picked up a rather difficult task, an extremely difficult task. It was new to him and I got to commend him on the job he did and we joked outside awhile ago. Rick said we agreed on 99% of it. To me that’s pretty good because I figured if you get two/thirds, you are doing real good but Rick was very helpful and he has e-mailed back and forth with me, he has answered questions, he’s given me numbers and I really appreciate it and I think we all owe him a thanks as well because I would assume the book before Sharon’s spreadsheets came from you and it is a lot of information – and again so, I applaud everybody that was involved in this, the department heads that came and explained things to us. A lot goes into this budget, a lot more than sitting up here voting today, so I just thank everybody. Thank you Madame Chair, and you too, Madame Chairman.

Councilman Wooley: Just a couple of comments and then a couple of thank yous. Yeah, the budget is probably the toughest thing we got to do. It’s dealing with the money of the taxpayers of our great city and it’s important that we work with the money, look and project what’s going to happen next year the best that we can (inaudible) with some shortfalls in the end of 08 and all throughout 09 that we were not hoping for nor did we anticipate but I do think that we have done a good job this. I just want to speak briefly on the civic appropriation just because behind the scene working with some of my colleagues trying to communicate what I thought was important for us to do, I’ll be remiss if I didn’t make any public comments as well. They were tough decisions to make. It was not ill will toward anyone, any organization. I do think that each and every organization that does anything in the city of Shreveport is important and plays a vital role. However, we are limited in the funds that we have and we think it is important to invest money, at least for now, into organizations that we know will bring us a return. So when it came to my decision and what I was trying to advocate throughout this process and very adamantly at the budget meeting on Monday, there are certain organizations within the city of Shreveport that have a tremendous track record for us, some extending decades, that every time we give them a dollar they make us eight or nine or seven and a half and I’ve researched and looked at all of their independent studies to make sure that it was truly an investment for taxpayer dollar because I looked at the bigger picture, saying well if I can give them more money then they can make us more money and then at some point I was hoping that we would be able to give and fund other things and they would also be a great investment for the City of Shreveport. So it was a tough decision but I felt it was necessary and had to be made. And lastly, I want to thank the staffs, our staff, they are fantastic to work with and they truly work hard for us. I thank the administration and his staff for they have done as well and most of all the one thing, Madame Chair, Ms. Bowman, I think she has done a fantastic job thus far and I’m looking forward to a great year.

Councilwoman Bowman: At this time I would like to recognize our Bond Advisor, Mr. Grisby, Calvin Grisby, good to see your and also our State Senator, Lydia Jackson is here.

Councilman Lester: Before you hit the gavel, can I something on a completely different note?

Councilwoman Bowman: Go for it.

Councilman Lester: Mayor, Chief, I appreciate the work that SPD did this morning with that very unfortunate incident. There are crazy people in this world and thank God that you were able to – the folks were able to get one and get him off the street so he could not hurt anyone else. Anyone that would do something like that is just despicable and to do something like that on school grounds is just beyond comprehension and so I wanted to tell you publicly, I appreciate the swift manner in which the SPD took control of the situation, made everyone safe. I want to thank the folks at the School Board for working with you guys so seamlessly and apprehending someone at a quick fashion and getting everything back to normal. You know, by the time I heard it had happened, you know certainly I have interest because that’s my district and my wife is at the school right around the corner. It’s like we are on lock down and that particular high school the principal is my God Mother, so it is kind of a personal situation but I’m glad that you were able to handle it the way you did in such a swift fashion and I would be remiss if I did not express my appreciation for the work that you guys were able to do today. Thank you Madam Chair.

The adopted ordinances as amended follows:

ORDINANCE NO. 124 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

BY:

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the City Charter provides that the appropriations set forth in the annual Capital Improvements Budget remain in effect until they are amended or the project is closed; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of this ordinance to include all open capital projects for 2010, listing the appropriation and whether it increases, decreases or maintains its current level of appropriation.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Appropriations

The following funds are hereby appropriated for capital projects for the year 2010, which is inclusive of amounts which have been previously appropriated in Capital Budget ordinances approved by the City Council. For all projects which are not listed herein, but which have been previously appropriated by the Council in capital budget ordinances, the prior appropriations shall remain in effect until such projects are closed by the Council.

The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to expend appropriated funds for all active capital projects in accordance with law, to the extent that funds are available.

In Program A - Building and Improvements:

Maintain the appropriation for Building Maintenance (95A005) at $387,300. Funding source remains at $196,000 from General Fund and $190,500 from Riverfront Development Fund.

Maintain the appropriation for Riverfront Buildings Improvements (97A001) at $2,031,000. Funding source remains at $1,450,000 from Hotel/Motel Tax Rebates, $500,000 from Riverfront Development Fund, $31,000 from Insurance Proceeds and $50,000 from General Fund.

Maintain the appropriation for Shreveport Convention Center (97A004) at $110,095,100. Funding source remains at $84,865,900 from 1999 Convention Center Bonds, $2,990,800 from Sale of American Tower, $17,700,000 from Interest Earned, $4,545,500 from Insurance Proceeds and $1,900 from Land Rent.

Maintain the appropriation for Festival Site Development (98A001) at $8,390,600. Funding source remains $6,257,900 from Riverfront Development Fund, $1,808,900 from Hotel/Motel Tax Rebate, $175,000 from Insurance Proceeds, $133,800 from Economic Development and $15,000 from Private Donations.

Maintain the appropriation for Downtown City Hall (99A002) at $8,132,300. Funding source remains at $7,600,000 from 1999 City Hall Bonds, $421,400 from Interest Earned and $110,900 on Gain/Loss on Sale.

Maintain the appropriation for Industrial Park Infrastructure (00A002) at $536,500. Funding source remains at $536,500 from 1983 GOB, Prop. 6.

Maintain the appropriation for Convention Center Hotel and Associated Improvements (03A004) at $49,408,300. Funding source remains at $32,483,300 from 2005 Hotel Bonds, $2,425,000 from Interest Earned, $2,500,000 from Other Funds and $12,000,000 from State Capital Outlay.

Maintain the appropriation for Festival Plaza Covered Pavilion (04A001) at $1,190,000. Funding source remains at $400,000 from Riverfront Development Fund, $750,000 from State Capital Outlay and $40,000 from Private Donations.

Increase the appropriation for ArtSpace at the West Edge (04A004) by $175,000 to $850,000. Funding source is State Capital Outlay.

Maintain the appropriation for Renovations for ADA (06A001) at $1,422,800. Funding source remains at $672,800 from General Fund and $750,000 from Riverfront Development Fund.

Maintain the appropriation for Municipal Auditorium Parking (06A003) at $730,000. Funding source remains at $200,000 from 2003 GOB and $530,000 from General Fund.

Maintain the appropriation for Ledbetter Heights Land Banking (07A001) at $1,800,000. Funding source is Riverfront Development Fund.

Maintain the appropriation for New Office Building for Operational Services (08A001) at $1,050,000. Funding source remains at $300,000 from Water and Sewer Revenues and $750,000 from Riverfront Fund.

Maintain the appropriation for Downtown One-Stop Shop Building (08A002) at $750,000. Funding source remains at $400,000 from 1999 City Hall Bonds and $350,000 from Riverfront Fund.

Maintain the appropriation for Government Plaza Roof and HVAC Replacement (09A001) at $1,780,800. Funding source remains at $1,300,000 from 2001A GOB and $480,800 from Other Funds.

Maintain the appropriation for Government Buildings Emergency Generators (09A002) at $937,000. Funding source is Other Funds.

Total for Program A Projects (All Years): $189,491,700

In Program B - Recreation Improvements:

Maintain the appropriation for Ledbetter Heights/Allendale Park & Community Center (94B003) at $1,845,000. Funding source remains at $1,250,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 2 and $395,000 from Riverfront Development Fund and $200,000 from Private Donations.

Increase the appropriation for Riverfront Park Extension (96B002) by $175,000 to $6,102,200. Funding source for increase is 1999 GOB, Prop. 8 and increases by $175,000 to $3,432,600. Other funding sources remain at $491,600 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 8 and $1,899,200 from 1997 GOB, Prop. 8 and $278,800 from 1998 GOB, Prop. 8.

Increase the appropriation for Independence Stadium Capital Repairs & Improvements (02B001) by $40,200 to $728,000. Funding source for increase is Other Funds and increases by $40,200 to $372,200. Other funding sources remain at $115,900 from 1999 Stadium Bonds and $28,900 from Riverfront Development Fund and $211,000 from Private Donations.

Establish the project Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course Improvements (10B001) with the appropriation of $100,000. Funding source is State Capital Outlay. The scope of this project is to make improvements at Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course.

Establish the project Fern Avenue Path Overlay (10B002) with the appropriation of $85,000. Funding sources are $1,100 from 1997 GOB, Prop. 2 and $32,600 from 1998 GOB, Prop. 2 and $51,300 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 2. The scope of this project is to improve the shared-use path along Bayou Pierre.

Establish the project Red River Bicycle Path Extension to Preston Avenue (10B003) with the appropriation of $175,000. Funding sources are $109,800 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 2 and $65,200 from State Grants. The scope of this project is to construct an asphalt path from the eastern end of Preston Avenue to the existing Red River Bicycle Path.

Total for Program B Projects (All Years): $9,035,200

In Program C - Street Improvements:

Maintain the appropriation for Youree Drive/Kings Highway Intersection Improvements (89C027) at $1,445,900. Funding sources remain at $138,900 from 1989 GOB, Prop. 1 and $447,000 from 1993 GOB, Prop. 1 and $860,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Greenwood Road at Pines Road Intersection (91C005) at $250,000. Funding sources remain at $62,500 from 1983 GOB, Prop. 1 and $187,500 from Urban Arterial.

Decrease the appropriation for Shreve Park Industrial Campus Roadways (95C003) by $223,500 to $$8,469,500. Funding source for decrease is EDA by $223,500 to $1,776,500. Other funding sources remain at $200,000 from 1980 GOB, Prop. 1, $500,000 from 1983 GOB, Prop. 1, $201,400 from 1991 GOB, Prop. 1, $181,000 from 1993 GOB, Prop. 1, $300,000 from 1993 GOB, Prop. 2, $317,600 from 1993 B GOB, Prop. 1, $343,000 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 4, $1,500,000 from Riverfront Development Fund and $3,150,000 from State Grant.

Maintain the appropriation for Downtown Gateway Improvements (96C002) at $5,173,000. Funding sources remain at $200,000 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 4, $125,000 from 1997 GOB, Prop. 4, $98,000 from 1998 GOB, Prop. 4, $4,225,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4 and $525,000 from Downtown Entertainment District Fund

Maintain the appropriation for Lakeside Area Street Paving (96C010) at $2,375,000. Funding sources remain at $25,000 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 4, $200,000 from 1997 GOB, Prop. 4, $325,000 from 1998 GOB, Prop. 4, $1,375,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4 and $450,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Bridge Replacement Program (96C014) at $2,051,000. Funding sources remain at $350,000 from 1983 GOB, Prop. 1, $211,700 from 1993 B GOB, Prop. 1, $300,000 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 4, $12,000 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 10, $927,300 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4 and $250,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Curb Cuts for Handicapped Accessibility (96C015) at $650,000. Funding sources remain at $174,600 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 4, $200,400 from 1997 GOB, Prop. 4 and $275,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4.

Maintain the appropriation for I-49/Murphy St./Texas Avenue Corridor Improvements (98C007) at $290,000. Funding sources remain at $150,000 from 1998 GOB, Prop. 4 and $140,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4.

Maintain the appropriation for Landscaping on I-20 (01C001) at $700,000. Funding sources remain at $624,700 from 1993 B GOB, Prop. 1, $60,300 from Urban Arterial and $15,000 from Convention/Tourist Bureau.

Maintain the appropriation for Southern Loop Extension (01C013) at $2,320,000. Funding sources remain at $200,000 from 2001 GOB, $1,400,000 from 2003 GOB and $720,000 State Grant.

Maintain the appropriation for Turn Lane at Pierremont and Fairfield Avenue (01C022) at $960,000. Funding sources remain at $460,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4 and 2001 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for South Brookwood Bridge Replacement (01C026) at $250,000. Funding sources remain at $50,000 from 2001 GOB and $200,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Sidewalk Program and Curb Cuts (01C029) at $3,335,000. Funding sources remain at $250,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4, $1,000,000 from 2001 GOB, $2,075,000 from 2003 GOB and $10,000 from Private Donations.

Maintain the appropriation for GIS Map Development (01C030) at $2,005,000. Funding remains at $310,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4, $1,520,000 from 2001 GOB and $175,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Neighborhood Street Projects - 2001 Bonds (01C031) at $7,292,400. Funding sources remain at $1,292,400 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4, $2,000,000 from 2001 GOB and $4,000,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Street Projects for Economic Development - 2001 Bonds (01C032) at $2,573,000. Funding sources remain at $2,150,000 from 2001 GOB and $423,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Street Lighting - 2001 Bonds (01C033) at $1,145,100. Funding sources remain at $45,100 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 4, $100,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4, $500,000 from 2001 GOB and $500,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Railroad Crossing Imps. - 2001 Bonds (01C034) at $1,000,000. Funding sources remain at $250,000 from 2001 GOB and $750,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Turn Lane – East Kings Highway at Bert Kouns (06C002) at $535,000. Funding sources remain at $385,000 from 2001 GOB and $150,000 from 2003 GOB.

Increase the appropriation for Concrete Street Improvements (09C001) by $400,000 to $900,000. Funding source for increase is from 1999 GOB. Other funding source remains at $500,000 from 2003 GOB.

Total for Program C Projects (All Years): $43,719,900

In Program D - Drainage Improvements:

Maintain the appropriation for Ockley Ditch Improvements (92D002) at $12,729,100. Funding sources remain at $850,000 from 1983 GOB, Prop. 2, $1,200,000 from 1993 GOB, Prop. 2, $1,190,000 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 10, $840,900 from 1997 GOB, Prop. 10, $1,601,100 from 1998 GOB, Prop. 10, $2,333,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 10 and $4,714,100 from Statewide Flood Control.

Decrease the appropriation for Youree Drive Drainage (96D004) by $900,000 to $3,900,000. Funding source for decrease is from Statewide Flood Control. Other funding sources remain at $136,100 from 1996 GOB, Prop. 10, $1,113,100 from 1997 GOB, Prop. 10, $1,153,200 from 1998 GOB, Prop. 10 and $597,600 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 10.

Increase the appropriation for City-Wide Drainage - 2001 Bonds (01D015) by $500,000 to $5,649,700. Funding source for increase is 1998 GOB, Prop. 10. Other funding sources remain at $$1,154,700 from 2001 GOB and $3,995,000 from 2003 GOB.

Increase the appropriation for Paved Ditch Repairs - 2001 Bonds (01D016) by $219,905 to $3,219,905. Funding source for increase is 1996 GOB, Prop. 10. Other funding sources remain at $1,000,000 from 2001 GOB and $2,000,000 from 2003 GOB.

Maintain the appropriation for Purchase of Flood-Prone Properties, Phase III (01D017) at $650,000. Funding source remains from 2001 GOB.

Total for Program D Projects (All Years): $ 25,248,705

In Program E - Water Improvements:

Maintain the appropriation for McNeill Water Line, Booster Station And Pumps Improvements (94E004) at $537,000. Funding source remains from 1994A URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Amiss WTP Plants I and II Filter Improvements (98E006) at $32,173,500. Funding sources remain at $2,845,300 from 1994A URB, $9,570,200 from 2000A URB, $19,540,000 from 2001 State Revolving Loan, $175,000 from 2005 URB and $53,000 from 2007 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for GIS Water Distribution Network Development (00E001) at $2,010,000. Funding source remains from 1991A Utility Revenue Bonds.

Maintain the appropriation for Backflow Preventers - Water Distribution System (04E002) at $3,979,700. Funding sources remain at $354,800 from 2000A URB, $1,600,000 from 2007 URB, $196,900 from Water & Sewer Revenues, $1,828,000 from EPA Grant.

Maintain the appropriation for Russell Road Water Main Improvements (05E001) at $900,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for City-Wide Water Main Renewal/Replacement (05E008) at $4,465,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for SE Shreveport Water Distribution System Improvements (05E009) at $24,397,000. Funding sources remain $19,197,000 from 2007 URB and $5,200.000 from Water and Sewer Revenues.

Maintain the appropriation for Amiss WTP Improvements – 2005 Bonds (05E012) at $24,000,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for McNeill WTP Improvements – (05E013) at $2,200,000. Funding sources remain at $700,000 from 2000A URB and at $1,500,000 from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for West Laurel Water Main Imps. (05E014) at $1,000,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Hope/Lawrence Street Water Main Imps. (05E015) at $250,000. Funding source remains from2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for 60” Water Main - Amiss WTP to West College (06E001) at $6,550,000. Funding sources remain at $550,000 from 2000 A URB, $1,000,000 from 2005 URB and $5,000,000 from 2007 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Southfield Road Water Main Replacement (07E001) at $750,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for 2900 Fifth St. Water Main Imps. (07E002) at $350,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for W. 70^th Street Water Main Relocation (08E001) at $1,600,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Flournoy-Lucas/Ellerbe Roads Water Main Relocation (08E002) at $1,765,900. Funding sources remain at $ 625,000 from 2005 URB and $1,140,900 from State Grant.

Maintain the appropriation for SCADA System Upgrade at (09E001) at $150,000. Funding source remains from 2007 URB.

Total for Program E Projects (All Years): $107,078,100.

In Program F - Sewer Improvements:

Maintain the appropriation for SSO Abatement Program (98F004) at $4,768,700. Funding sources remain at $166,900 from 1989 A URB, $58,000 from 1990A URB, $61,500 from 1992 A URB, $2,449,000 from 1993A URB, $928,600 from 1994 A URB, $100,000 from 2000A URB, $453,200 from 2005 URB and $551,500 from Water and Sewer Revenue.

Maintain the appropriation for Lucas Sludge Field Improvements (98F014) at $665,000. Funding sources remain at $30,000 from 1991 URB and $635,000 from Water and Sewer Revenues.

Maintain the appropriation for Lucas & N. Regional WWTP Expansion (00F001) at $80,407,000. Funding sources remain at $25,000 from 1990 A URB, $654,200 from 1991A URB, $1,464,000 from 1994A URB, $71,700,000 from 2002 State Loan Fund, $6,257,000 from Water and Sewer Revenue and $306,800 from FEMA.

Maintain the appropriation for Corbitt Street W & S Main Imps. (02F009) at $4,600,000. Funding sources remain at $4,475,000 from 2005 URB and $125,000 from Water and Sewer Revenue.

Maintain the appropriation for Agurs Lift Station Imps. (05F002) at $2,100,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Broadmoor Lift Station Imps. (05F003) at $1,380,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Darien Lift Station Imps. (05F005) at $1,610,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Hardy Lift Station Imps. (05F008) at $1,580,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Lucas Lift Station Improvements (05F013) at $989,300. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Pine Hills Estates Lift Station Imps. (05F015) at $268,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Querbes Lift Station Improvements (05F016) at $1,131,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for South Highlands Lift Station Imps. (05F017) at $1,330,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for City-Wide Sewer Main Renewal/Replacement (05F020) at $4,657,800. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Hearne/Midway/Westover Sewer Main Imps. (05F023) at $600,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Miscellaneous Lift Station Imps. (05F025) at $515,000. Funding source remains from 2005 URB.

Maintain the appropriation for Cross Lake Watershed Sewer Improvements (06F001) at $380,700. Funding sources remain at $171,500 from 2005 URB and $209,200 URB.

Total for Program F Projects (All Years): $106,982,500

In Program G - Traffic Engineering:

Decrease the appropriation for Traffic Signal System Improvements (00G001) by $786,400 to $5,500,000. Funding source for decrease is Federal Grant. Other funding sources remain at $50,000 from 1990A GOB, Prop. 1, $250,000 from 1993B GOB, Prop. 1, $200,000 from 1998 GOB, Prop. 4 and $5,000,000 from 2003 GOB.

Total for Program G Projects (All Years): $5,500,000

In Program H - Airports Projects:

Maintain appropriation for Land Acquisition for Security Purposes (99H002) at $1,378,100. Funding sources remain at $18,500 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $118,500 from State Grant, $1,241,100 from Federal Aviation Administration.

Maintain appropriation for Improvements for Continental Air Lines Facility (01H008) at $5,902,200. Funding source from Shreveport Airport Authority is decreased by $1,600,000 to $2,802,200. Funding source from State Grant remains at $1,500,000. Funding source from Improvement/Cost Recovery is increased by $1,600,000 to $1,600,000.

Maintain appropriation for Security Upgrades at Regional Airport (06H001) at $1,890,000. Funding sources remain at $90,000 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $90,000 from State Grant and $1,710,000 from Federal Aviation Administration.

Maintain appropriation for Update Master Plan at Regional Airport (06H003) at $656,000. Funding sources remain at $31,000 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $31,000 from State Grant and $594,000 from Federal Aviation Administration.

Maintain appropriation for Rehab Runway 14-32 and Lighting Taxiway “A” South at Regional Airport (07H001) at $9,936,000. Funding sources remain at $473,000 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $473,000 from State Grant and $8,990,000 from Federal Aviation Administration .

Maintain appropriation for Regional Perimeter Road -Phase 1 (07H002) at $787,500. Funding sources remain at $37,500 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $37,500 from State Grant and $712,500 from Federal Aviation Administration.

Increase the appropriation for Part 150 Noise Update (07H004) by $3,315,800 to $13,263,200. Funding sources remain at $473,700 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $473,700 from State Grant and $9,000,000 from Federal Aviation Administration.

Maintain appropriation for Air Cargo Facility (08H001) at $10,800,000. Funding sources remain at $900,000 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $900,000 from State Grant and $9,000,000 from Revenue Bonds.

Maintain appropriation for Aircraft Loading Bridge (08H002) at $192,500. Funding source remains Shreveport Airport Authority.

Maintain appropriation for Construct Perimeter Fencing at the Shreveport Regional Airport (09H002) at $3,131,500. Funding sources remain at $149,100 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $149,100 from State Grant and $2,833,300 from Federal Aviation Administration.

Maintain appropriation for Clear and Grubb Airport Property at the Shreveport Regional Airport (09H003) at $1,689,400. Funding sources remain at $80,400 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $80,400 from State Grant and $1,528,600 from Federal Aviation Administration.

Establish the project Rehabilitate Taxiway A Lighting (10H001) with an appropriation of $420,000. Funding sources are $20,000 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $20,000 from State Grant and $380,000 from Federal Aviation Administration. The scope of this project is to rehabilitate the lighting on Taxiway A at the Shreveport Regional Airport.

Maintain appropriation for Construct Sewerage System -Downtown Airport (04H003) at $100,000.

Funding source remains Shreveport Airport Authority.

Increase the appropriation for Perimeter Road and Fencing at Downtown Airport (06H006) by $1,079,200 to $1,095,000. Funding source from Shreveport Airport Authority is increased by $94,200 to $95,000. Funding source from State Grant is increased by $94,200 to $95,000. Funding source from Federal Aviation Administration is increased by $890,800 to $905,000.

Maintain appropriation for Install Taxiway Lights - Downtown Airport (09H001) at $1,575,000. Funding sources remain at $75,000 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $75,000 from State Grant and $1,425,000 from Federal Aviation Administration.

Maintain appropriation for Overlay Runway 5-23 at the Shreveport Downtown Airport (09H004) at $1,416,000. Funding sources remain at $67,400 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $67,400 from State Grant and $1,281,200 from Federal Aviation Administration.

Establish the project Construct Safety Area for Runway 32 at Downtown Airport (10H002) with an appropriation of $210,000. Funding sources are $10,000 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $10,000 from State Grant and $190,000 from Federal Aviation Administration. The scope of this project is to construct a safety area for Runway 32 at the Downtown Airport.

Establish the project Update Master Plan at Downtown Airport (10H003) with an appropriation of $525,000. Funding sources are $25,000 from Shreveport Airport Authority, $25,000 from State Grant and $475,000 from Federal Aviation Administration. The scope of this project is to update the Master Plan for Downtown Airport.

Total for Program H Projects (All Years): $54,967,400.

In Program I - Fire Improvements:

Decrease the appropriation for Fire Maintenance Facility (01I004) by $3,400,000 and close project. Funding sources were $700,000 from 2001 GOB and $2,700,000 from 2003 GOB.

Decrease the appropriation for EMS Computer System Improvements (03I001) by $225,000 and close project. Funding source was 1997 GOB, Prop. 1.

Decrease the appropriation for Construct Fire Station #22 (04I001) by $2,168,700 and close project. Funding sources were $24,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 1, $220,000 from 2001 GOB, $1,704,700 from 2003 GOB, $30,000 from General Fund and $190,000 from Disposal of Land

Total for Program I Projects (All Years): $0.

In Program L - Transit Improvements:

Maintain the appropriation for Sportran Maintenance Center (96L002) at $4,476,500. Funding sources remain at $172,200 from General Fund, $3,581,100 from FTA Grant and $723,200 at 1996&1998 GOB, Prop 6.

Maintain the appropriation for 2000 Sportran Capital Improvements (00L001) at $3,000,600. Funding sources remain at $560,500 from General Fund, $$2,437,500 from FTA Grant and $2,600 from Insurance Proceeds.

Maintain the appropriation for 2002 Sportran Capital Improvements (02L001) at $3,509,100. Funding sources remain at $$659,000 from General Fund and $2,850,100 from FTA Grant.

Maintain the appropriation for 2003 Sportran Capital Improvements (03L001) at $3,296,600. Funding sources remain at $473,900 from General Fund, $2,642,100 from FTA Grant, $80,600 from NLCOG and $100,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 4.

Maintain the appropriation for 2004 Sportran Capital Improvements (04L001) at $4,919,000. Funding sources remain at $807,800 from General Fund, $4,019,200 from FTA Grant, $20,500 from Insurance Proceeds, $7,500 from NLCOG and $64,000 from Private Donations.

Decrease the appropriation for 2005 Sportran Capital Improvements (05L001) by $5,100 to $2,009,500. Funding source from General Fund is decreasing by $5,100 to $394,400. Other funding sources remain at $1,607,600 from FTA Grant and $7,500 from NLCOG.

Maintain the appropriation for LSU Health Sciences Center Intermodal Transit Facility (05L002) at $1,544,900. Funding sources remain at $1,235,900 from FTA Grant and $309,000 from Private Donations.

Maintain the appropriation for 2006 Sportran Capital Improvements (06L001) at $3,518,800. Funding sources remain at $690,500 from General Fund, $2,820,800 from FTA Grant and $7,500 from NLCOG.

Maintain the appropriation for 2006 Pedstrian Walkway (06L002) at $241,600. Funding sources remain at $48,300 from 2003 GOB and $193,300 from FTA Grant.

Maintain the appropriation for 2007 Sportran Capital Improvements (07L001) at $6,897,900. Funding sources remain at $5,651,800 from FTA Grant, $$1,238,600 from General Fund and $7,500 from NLCOG.

Maintain the appropriation for 2007 Sportran Hybrid Bus (07L002) at $515,000. Funding source remains FTA Grant.

Maintain the appropriation for 2008 Sportran Capital Improvements (08L001) at $3,278,500. Funding sources remain at $2,622,000 from FTA Grant, $649,000 from General Fund and $7,500 from NLCOG.

Maintain the appropriation for 2009 Sportran Capital Improvements (09L001) at $3,332,500. Funding sources remain at $2,666,000 from FTA Grant, $659,000 from General Fund and $7,500 from NLCOG.

Maintain the appropriation for 2009 Pedestrian Walkway (09L002) at $254,500. Funding sources remain at $50,900 from 2003 GOB and $203,600 from FTA Grant.

Maintain the appropriation for 2009 Sportran American Recovery & Reinvestment (ARRA) (09L003) at $4,716,500. Funding source remains FTA Grant.

Establish the project 2010 Sportran Capital Improvements (10L001) with an appropriation of $8,562,100. Funding sources are $1,581,460 from General Fund, $6,973,140 from FTA Grant and $7,500 from NLCOG. The scope of this project is to capitalize certain expenses as authorized by the FTA Preventive Maintenance Progam.

Total for Program L Projects (All Years): $54,073,600.

GRAND TOTAL - ALL ACTIVE PROJECTS $ 596,097,100.

2. No office, department, agency or individual shall be allowed to expend any funds or incur any obligations other than in accordance with the Capital Improvements Budget’s appropriations, as provided in Article 7 of the City Charter.

3. The Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2010.

Amendment No. 2

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Program A (Buildings and Improvements):

Establish a new project SPAR Arts Center Replacement (10A001) with the appropriation of $895,200. Funding source is General Fund. The scope of this project is to replace the function of the SPAR facility at Princess Park that was destroyed by fire.

Delete “Maintain the appropriation for Government Plaza Roof and HVAC Replacement (09A001) at $1,780,800. Funding source remains at $1,300,000 from 2001A GOB and $480,800 from Other Funds.”

Delete “(09A002)”

Insert “(09A001)”

In Program B (Recreation Improvements):

Delete “Establish the project Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course Improvements (10B001) with the appropriation of $100,000. Funding source is State Capital Outlay. The scope of this project is to make improvements at Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course.”

Insert “Establish the project Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course Improvements (10B001) with the appropriation of $200,000. Funding source is State Capital Outlay. The scope of this project is to make improvements at Jerry Tim Brooks Golf Course.”

In Program C (Street Improvements):

Delete “Maintain the appropriation for Landscaping on I-20 (01C001) at $700,000. Funding sources remain at $624,700 from 1993 B GOB, Prop. 1, $60,300 from Urban Arterial and $15,000 from Convention/Tourist Bureau.”

Insert “Maintain the appropriation for Landscaping on I-20 (01C001) at $700,000. Funding sources remain at $624,700 from Urban Arterial, $60,300 from 1993 B GOB, Prop. 1 and $15,000 from Convention/Tourist Bureau.”

Amendment Number 3 by Councilman Monty Walford

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Program B (Recreation Improvements):

Delete “Maintain the appropriation for Ledbetter Heights/Allendale Park & Community Center (94B003) at $1,845,000. Funding source remains at $1,250,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 2 and $395,000 from the Riverfront Development Fund and $200,000 from Private Donations”.

Insert “Establish the project Ledbetter Heights Park and Recreation Center (94B003) at $1,845,000. Funding source remains at $1,250,000 from 1999 GOB, Prop. 2 and $395,000 from the Riverfront Development Fund and $200,000 from Private Donations” with the following:

“PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Acquire and develop a community park in the Ledbetter Heights neighborhood, including a gymnasium, multi-purpose rooms, community service office, playground, basketball courts, ball fields, trails, and parking.”

ORDINANCE NO. 125 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE RIVERFRONT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has available in fiscal year 2010 certain funds as a result of gaming activity on its Riverfront; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has previously determined that the dedication of these funds to riverfront, downtown and economic development activity to be beneficial to the interests of the City of Shreveport.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund for 2010 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2010 $3,016,400

Land Rent 912,900

Sam’s Town Casino 5,270,000

Boomtown Casino 1,150,000

El Dorado Casino 6,550,000

Interest Earnings 180,000

TOTAL $17,079,300

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures and projects are hereby appropriated out of the Riverfront Special Revenue Fund’s receipts for the year 2010:

Personal Services $ 223,200

Materials and Supplies 5,500

Contractual Services 1,944,900

Other Charges 994,700

Operating Reserves 759,000

Transfer to General Fund 1,500,000

Transfer to Other Funds 1,652,000

TOTAL $14,257,400

3. The Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4 Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from the receipts of the Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5 Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

6 Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

Amendment Number 1

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Decrease Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2010 by $555,400.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease Operating Reserves by $555,400.

Adjust Totals and Sub-totals accordingly.

Amendment Number 2 by Councilwoman Joyce Bowman

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease “Personal Services” by $100,000.

Increase “Other Charges” by $100,000

Adjust Totals and Sub-totals accordingly.

Amendment Number 3 by Councilman Ron Webb

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease “Contractual Services” by $19,500.

Increase “Other Charges” by $19,500.

Adjust Totals and Sub-totals accordingly

Amendment Number 4 by Councilman Ron Webb

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Increase “Other Charges” by $25,000.

Increase “Operating Reserves” by $25,000.

Adjust Totals and Sub-totals accordingly.

ORDINANCE NO. 126 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 GENERAL FUND BUDGET, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts for the General Fund for the year 2010 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Taxes and Special Assessments $141,900,000

Licenses and Permits 9,003,600

External Service Charges 10,195,800

Internal Service Charges 3,870,000

Interest 100,000

Fines and Forfeits 3,326,800

Intergovernmental 1,895,600

Miscellaneous 8,946,700

Transfer from Riverfront Fund 11,500,000

Prior-Year Fund Balance 6,127,300

TOTAL $ 196,865,800

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated by department, out of the General Fund receipts for the year 2010:

Executive Office

Personal Services $ 887,200

Materials and Supplies 23,000

Contractual Services 85,400

Other Charges 1,300

Improvements and Equipment 1,500

Subtotal $998,400

Personnel

Personal Services $ 444,200

Materials and Supplies 7,600

Contractual Services 11,600

Other Charges 1,000

Improvements and Equipment 3,000

Subtotal $ 467,400

City Attorney

Personal Services $1,008,400

Materials and Supplies 17,900

Contractual Services 71,900

Other Charges 2,700

Improvements and Equipment 600

Subtotal $1,101,500

Public Assembly and Recreation

Personal Services $9,208,400

Materials and Supplies 865,500

Contractual Services 3,859,600

Other Charges 413,300

Improvements and Equipment 85,900

Notes Payable 594,900

Subtotal $15,027,600

Finance

Personal Services $2,393,700

Materials and Supplies 175,000

Contractual Services 576,700

Improvements and Equipment 9,600

Subtotal $3,155,000

General Government

Personal Services $3,578,500

Materials and Supplies 500

Contractual Services 282,400

Other Charges 2,823,500

Operating Reserves 6,830,500

Transfer to MPC Fund 1,214,700

Transfer to SporTran Fund 5,466,000

Transfer to Retained Risk Fund 6,750,000

Transfer to Community Development Fund 650,000

Transfer to Water and Sewerage Fund 760,000

Transfer to Information Technology fund 2,692,600

Subtotal $ 31,048,700

Police

Personal Services $45,058,400

Materials and Supplies 2,181,800

Contractual Services 1,325,200

Other Charges 179,000

Improvements and Equipment 1,372,200

Transfer to Other Funds 1,527,200

Subtotal $51,643,800

Fire

Personal Services $43,922,300

Materials and Supplies 1,695,000

Contractual Services 1,073,000

Improvements and Equipment 166,900

Transfers to Other Funds 1,160,700

Subtotal $48,017,900

Operational Services

Personal Services $15,647,700

Materials and Supplies 3,383,900

Contractual Services 14,374,600

Improvements and Equipment 763,200

Transfers to Other Funds 2,230,600

Subtotal $36,400,000

Property Standards

Personal Services $ 1,218,400

Materials and Supplies 105,700

Contractual Services 1,361,000

Other Charges 840,000

Improvements and Equipment 20,000

Transfers to Other Funds 18,000

Subtotal $ 3,563,100

City Council

Personal Services $ 1,063,600

Materials and Supplies 14,500

Contractual Services 200,000

Improvements and Equipment 7,900

Subtotal $ 1,275,700

City Courts

Personal Services $2,602,200

Materials and Supplies 40,000

Contractual Services 40,000

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 0

Subtotal $2,682,200

City Marshal

Personal Services $1,442,300

Materials and Supplies 22,900

Contractual Services 9,000

Subtotal $1,474,200

GRAND TOTAL - GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS $196,865,800

The General Fund Budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action of the City Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from General Fund receipts shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided in the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized, excluding contracts for special legal counsel.

City Court Judges’ Salaries - The salary paid to each City Court judge by the City of Shreveport shall be $73,500 per annum for the year 2010.

City Marshal’s Salary - The salary paid to the City Marshal by the City of Shreveport shall be $83,836 per annum for the year 2010.

Donation of City Funds - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts involving funds appropriated herein. However, prior to execution, all contracts in which the City undertakes obligations or responsibilities over and above payment of funds herein appropriated must be authorized in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

AMENDMENTS TO ORDINANCE 126 OF 2009

Amendment Number 1 (Adopted November 10, 2009)

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In General Government, increase Transfer to MPC by $195,800, and

Decrease Operating Reserves by $195,800.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Amendment Number 2

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Decrease Taxes and Special Assessments by $400,000.

Increase Prior-Year Fund Balances by $3,393,300.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In Property Standards, increase Contractual Services by $61,000.

In General Government, increase Transfer to Capital Projects by $895,200, and

In General Government, decrease Operating Reserves by $3,037,800.

In General Government, increase Operating Reserves from Minerals by $5,074,900.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Amendment Number 3

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Increase Miscellaneous Revenues by $165,000

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In Property Standards, Increase Improvements and Equipment by $34,000

In Public Assembly and Recreation, Increase Improvements and Equipment by $83,000

In Police, Increase Improvements and Equipment by $34,000

In Public Works, Increase Improvements and Equipment by $14,000

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Amendment Number 4

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Increase Intergovernmental Revenues by $95,500

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In General Government, Increase Transfer to Golf by $95,500

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Amendment Number 5 by Councilman Monty Walford

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In Executive Office decrease Contractual Services by $18,000.

In General Government, Increase Operating Reserves by $18,000.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly

Amendment Number 6 by Councilman Michael Long

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In City Council/Legislative decrease Personal Services by $11,000 and increase Contractual Services by $11,000.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly

ORDINANCE NO. 127 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has created the Community Development Special Revenue Fund, to account for certain funds spent on jobs training, housing improvement, codes enforcement and neighborhood development.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated Community Development Special Revenue Fund budget receipts for the year 2010 are hereby established as follows:

2009 and Prior-Year Funds:

Prior-Year HOME Program 106,600

Prior-Year HOME Program Income 450,000

Prior-Year HOPE Program Income 275,000

Prior-Year WIA Grants 3,514,100

Prior-Year LAJET Grants 428,000

Prior-Year SHMA Program Income 155,000

Prior-Year Housing Program Income 450,000

Prior-Year Riverfront Development Funds 160,600

Prior-Year Section 108 (SICED) 888,500

Prior-Year EDI Grant 826,600

Prior-Year Business Development Prog. Income 660,000

SUBTOTAL - 2009 AND PRIOR YEARS $7,914,400

Fiscal Year 2010 Funds:

CDBG Entitlement $2,607,400

Housing Program Income 150,000

HOME Entitlement 1,467,500

HOME Program Income 150,000

HOPE Program Income 25,000

Federal Emergency Shelter 114,900

State Emergency Shelter 99,000

Basic Education Program Income 4,000

Transfer from General Fund 650,000

Business Development Program Income 75,000

Private Donations - PYHOS 7,500

SHMA Program Income 2,000

SUBTOTAL - FY 2010 FUNDS $ 5,352,300

GRAND TOTAL REVENUES $13,266,700

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Community Development Special Revenue Fund’s receipts for the year 2010:

Prior-Year Funds:

CDBG Programs 450,000

EDI Grant 160,600

SICED Grant 888,500

HOME Program 556,600

WIA 3,514,100

LAJET 428,000

Loan Repayment Account 826,600

Misc. Programs (HOPE, SHMA, Rental Rehab) 430,000

Revolving Loan Program 660,000

SUBTOTAL - 2009 AND PRIOR YEARS $7,914,400

2010 Revenues:

Administration:

Personal Services $ 665,600

Materials and Supplies 16,500

Contractual Services 46,000

Other Charges 1,000

Transfer to General Fund 108,300

Transfer to Information Technology Fund 34,000

Federal ESG 114,900

State ESG 99,000

TOTAL ADMINISTRATION $1,085,300

Housing and Business Development:

Personal Services $ 629,000

Materials and Supplies 26,700

Contractual Services 48,600

Improvements and Equipment 4,700

Transfer to General Fund 108,200

Transfer to Information Technology Fund 31,000

Basic Education Program 4,000

Business Development Program Income 75,000

Housing Program- CDBG 1,959,600

HOME Program 1,345,700

Paint Your Heart Out - Private 7,500

Misc. Programs (HOPE, SHMA, Rental Rehab) 27,000

TOTAL - HOUSING & BUSINESS DEV. $4,267,000

GRAND TOTAL - APPROPRIATIONS (2010) $ 5,352,300

GRAND TOTAL - ALL APPROPRIATIONS $13,266,700

The Community Development Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action of this Council, be and is hereby adopted

Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed by receipts of the Community Development Special Revenue Fund shall be transferred to the Capital Projects Fund as provided in the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive the funds herein authorized.

Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will become effective on January 1, 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 128 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010; and

WHEREAS, sufficient revenues for the operation of the City’s municipal golf courses are available from sources authorized by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated Golf Enterprise Fund receipts for the year 2010 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Estimated Available Fund Balance 1/1/2010 $ 184,000

External Service Charges and Fees 1,325,500

Miscellaneous Revenues 2,000

TOTAL $1,511,500

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Golf Enterprise Fund operating receipts for the year 2010:

Personal Services $ 707,600

Materials and Supplies 215,400

Contractual Services 251,200

Other Charges 400

Operating Reserves 193,100

Notes Payable 43,800

TOTAL $1,511,500

The Golf Enterprise Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from Golf Enterprise Fund receipts shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

Amendment Number 1

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Increase Transfers from General Fund by $95,500

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Increase Transfers by $95,500.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

ORDINANCE NO. 129 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE AIRPORTS ENTERPRISE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010; and

WHEREAS, sufficient revenues for the operation of the City’s airports are available from sources authorized by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated Airport receipts for the year 2010 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Estimated Available Fund Balance 1/1/2010 $ 4,617,400

External Service Charges and Fees 14,948,500

Interest Income 250,000

Other Income 737,600

TOTAL 15,936,100

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Airports operating receipts for the year 2010:

Personal Services $ 5,367,800

Materials and Supplies 342,200

Contractual Services 1,669,200

Other Charges 4,367,400

Operating Reserves 3,307,200

Improvements and Equipment 53,300

Transfer to General Fund 230,000

Transfer to Information Technology Fund 62,000

Transfer to Retained Risk Fund 229,000

Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 308,000

TOTAL $ 15,936,100

The Airports Enterprise Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from Airports receipts shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 130 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE WATER AND SEWERAGE ENTERPRISE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010; and

WHEREAS, sufficient revenues for the operation of the City’s Water and Sewerage system are available from sources authorized by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated water and sewerage receipts for the year 2010 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Estimated Available Fund Balance 1/1/2010 $ 35,600

Water Sales 34,480,000

Sewer Charges 26,139,000

Other External Charges 929,200

Internal Service Charges 1,102,000

Interest Earnings 75,000

Other Income 80,500

Transfer from General Fund 775,000

TOTAL $ 63,616,300

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the receipts of the Water and Sewerage Fund for the year 2010:

Personal Services $12,954,700

Materials and Supplies 7,056,000

Contractual Services 6,022,400

Other Charges 27,688,100

Operating Reserves 1,941,400

Improvements and Equipment 218,500

Transfer to General Fund 4,392,200

Transfer to Retained Risk Fund 2,500,000

Transfer to Information Technology Fund 414,900

Notes Payable 428,100

TOTAL $63,616,300

The Water and Sewerage Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from receipts of the Water and Sewerage Fund shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 131 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNAL SERVICE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appropriate funds into an Information Technology Internal Service Fund, whose purpose is to provide funding for the City’s activities associated with information technology.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Information Technology Internal Service Fund for 2010 are hereby established as follows:

Transfer from General Fund $2,692,600

Transfer from Water and Sewerage Fund 414,900

Transfer from Airports Fund 62,000

Transfer from Community Development Fund 142,400

TOTAL $3,311,900

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Information Technology Internal Service Fund’s receipts for the year 2010:

Personal Services $2,207,400

Materials and Supplies 76,100

Contractual Services 975,300

Improvements and Equipment 35,100

Notes Payable 18,000

TOTAL $3,311,900

3. The Information Technology Internal Service Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized, subject to the provisions of Section 26-174 of the Code of Ordinances relative to the settlement of claims against the City.

5. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 132OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION’S SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010; and

WHEREAS, sufficient revenues for the operation of the Metropolitan Planning Commission available from sources authorized by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Metropolitan Planning Commission’s Special Revenue Fund for the year 2010 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

External Service Charges and Fees $ 309,000

Caddo Parish Reimbursement 159,100

Operating Subsidy - Transfer from General Fund 1,214,700

TOTAL $1,663,800

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Metropolitan Planning Commission’s Special Revenue Fund receipts for the year 2010

Personal Services $1,131,600

Materials and Supplies 29,700

Contractual Services 497,000

Improvements and Equipment 5,500

TOTAL $1,663,800

The Metropolitan Planning Commission’s Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the

City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

Dedication of Revenues - The funds collected as charges and fees pursuant to the zoning ordinances of the City of Shreveport and the Caddo Parish Commission, and the operating subsidy transferred herein from the General Fund are hereby dedicated to the operation of the Metropolitan Planning Commission for the year 2009.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

Amendment Number 1 (Adopted on November 10, 2009)

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Increase Operating Subsidy - Transfer from General Fund by $195,800

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Increase Personal Services by $49,400

Increase Contractual Services by $146,400

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

ORDINANCE NO. 133 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FUNDING CONTRACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO SPORTRAN BY METRO MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport operates a public bus transportation system known as SporTran; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has contracted with Metro Management Associates, Inc., to provide management services for the operation and maintenance of the SporTran bus system.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts, including operating subsidies, available for the operation of the SporTran bus system for the year beginning January 1, 2010 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Operating Income $ 2,649,000

Government Grants and Contributions:

City of Shreveport $ 5,466,000

City of Bossier City 768,000

State of Louisiana 693,000

Federal Transit Administration 2,979,000

Subtotal $ 10,395,000

TOTAL $13,044,000

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the receipts produced by SporTran operations and operating subsidy receipts for the year beginning January 1, 2010:

Contractual Services $ 13,044,000

Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 0

TOTAL $13,044,000

The SporTran budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed by SporTran receipts and subsidies shall be transferred to the Capital Projects Fund as provided in the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

Operating Transfers - All amounts authorized in this ordinance to subsidize SporTran operations shall be transferred to the SporTran budget as needed.

Administration - The Mayor, or any duly authorized representative, is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive the funds authorized 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 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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will become effective on January 1, 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 134 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE RETAINED RISK INTERNAL SERVICE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has created a Retained Risk Internal Service Fund whose purpose is to provide funding for property damage, workers’ compensation and general liability claims made against the City of Shreveport.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Retained Risk Internal Service Fund for 2010 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2010 $ 10,909,600

Transfer from General Fund 6,750,000

Transfer from Water and Sewerage Fund 2,500,000

Transfer from Airports Fund 229,000

Interest Income 400,000

Insurance Subrogation 850,000

Miscellaneous Revenue 10,000

TOTAL $ 21,648,600

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Retained Risk Internal Service Fund’s receipts for the year 2010:

Personal Services $ 2,963,300

Materials and Supplies 6,800

Contractual Services 13,300

Other Charges 8,689,400

Liability Reserves 9,974,800

Improvements and Equipment 1,000

TOTAL $ 21,648,600

3. The Retained Risk Internal Service Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized, subject to the provisions of Section 26-174 of the Code of Ordinances relative to the settlement of claims against the City.

5. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 135 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE GRANTS

SPECIAL REVENUE FUND APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City has created a Police Grants Special Revenue Fund, to account for the receipt of and expenditure of funds provided to the City by various agencies to assist in specific law enforcement programs.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that;

Estimated Receipts - The estimated Grants Special Revenue Fund for the year 2010 are hereby established as follows:

Police 2009 and Prior-Year Receipts:

Prior-Year Cameras Against Crime 2006 $ 5,000

Prior-Year COPS 2008 Universal Hiring Program 395,000

Prior-Year Reduction of Crack/Drug Houses 2,000

Prior-Year Knock & Talk 2005 1,600

Prior-Year Integrated Criminal Apprehension 2005 8,000

Prior-Year Federal Interoperability Grant 07 2,838,800

Prior-Year Federal Justice Assistance Grant 2007 112,800

Prior-Year PSN Anti-Gang Initiative 2007 41,000

Prior-Year State Homeland Security Prog 08 69,100

Prior-Year Federal Justice Assistance Grant 2008 39,100

Prior-Year PSN Anti-Gang Initiative 2008 12,000

Prior-Year DARE Grant 2009 71,000

Prior-Year AFIS 2009 192,500

Prior-Year Shreveport PD Year Long 2009 114,000

Prior-Year Org Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force 2009 59,000

Prior-Year High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Grant 09 24,000

Prior-Year Federal Justice Assistance Grant 2009 160,600

Prior-Year Safe Streets 2009 23,000

Prior-Year Federal ATF Grant 2009 11,000

Prior-Year JAG Grant Recovery 2009 660,900

Prior-Year Violence Against Women VAWA Recovery 13,400

Prior-Year Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force 2009 115,500

SUBTOTAL Police 2009 and Prior-Year Receipts $ 4,969,300

Police Fiscal Year 2010 Revenues:

COPS Hiring Grant 2009 $ 1,100,200

US Marshals 2010 5,000

PSN Anti-Gang Initiative 2009 18,400

PSN Gun Crime Reduction 9,400

DARE Grant 2010 102,700

AFIS 2010 384,900

Shreveport Enforcement Project 2010 130,100

ATF Grant 2010 35,000

High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Grant 2010 25,000

Org Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force 2010 79,000

Safe Streets 2010 30,000

SUBTOTAL Police FY 2010 REVENUES $ 1,919,700

GRAND TOTAL POLICE REVENUES $ 6,889,000

Sportran 2009 and Prior-Year Receipts:

Prior-Year 2009 JARC Grant 241,094

Prior-Year 2009 New Freedom Grant 99,969

SUBTOTAL Sportran 2009 and Prior-Year Rev. $ 341,063

Sportran Fiscal Year 2010 Revenues:

2010 JARC Grant 243,170

2010 New Freedom Grant 100,830

SUBTOTAL Sportran FY 2010 REVENUES $ 344,000

GRAND TOTAL Sportran REVENUES $ 685,063

Environmental 2009 and Prior-Year Receipts:

Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (680033) $ 399,751

Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (680124) 92,772

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant 1,787,900

SUBTOTAL Environmental 2009 and

Prior-Year Receipts $ 2,280,423

GRAND TOTAL Environmental REVENUES $ 2,280,423

Economic Development 2009 and Prior-Year Receipts:

Brownfield Economic Development Initiative (680058) 1,224

Brownfield Economic Development Initiative 2001 429,100

Brownfield Economic Development Initiative 2002 6,340

SUBTOTAL Economic Development

2009 and Prior-Year Receipts $ 436,664

GRAND TOTAL Economic Development REV. $ 436,664

GRAND TOTAL FOR ALL GRANT FUND REVENUES: $ 10,527,431

Appropriations - The funds set forth herein are hereby appropriated out of the Police Grant Special Revenue Fund’s receipts for the year 2009 and prior years:

From Police 2009 and Prior-Years Revenues:

From Prior Year Cameras Against Crime 2006, appropriate $1,000 to Material and Supplies, and $4,000 to Contractual Services.

From Prior Year COPS 2008 Universal Hiring Program, appropriate $395,000 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year Reduction of Crack/Drug Houses, appropriate $2,000 to Materials and Supplies.

From Prior-Year Federal Knock Talk 2005, appropriate $1,600 to Personal Services.

From Prior-Year Integrated Criminal Apprehension 2005, appropriate $8,000 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year Federal Interoperability Grant 07, appropriate $120,000 to Contractual Services, and $113,400 to Other Charges, and $2,605,400 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Prior Year Federal Justice Assistance Grant 2007, appropriate $107,000 to Personal Services, and $5,800 to Other Charges.

From Prior Year PSN Anti-Gang Initiative 2007, appropriate $27,100 to Personal Services, and $13,900 to Contractual Services.

From Prior-Year State Homeland Security Grant Prog 08, appropriate $16,800 to Personal Services, and $52,300 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Prior Year Federal Justice Assistance Grant 2008, appropriate $39,100 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year PSN Anti-Gang Initiative 2008, appropriate $7,300 to Personal Services, and $4,700 to Contractual Services.

From Prior Year DARE Grant 2009, appropriate $56,000 to Personal Services,

and $15,000 to Other Charges.

From Prior Year AFIS 2009, appropriate $192,500 to Personal Services.

From Prior Shreveport PD Year Long 2009, appropriate $51,000 to Personal Services, and $5,500 to Material and Supplies, and $57,500 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Prior Year Org Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force 2009, appropriate $59,000 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Grant 09, appropriate $24,000 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year Federal Justice Grant 2009, appropriate $160,600 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year Safe Streets 2009, appropriate $23,000 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year Federal ATF Grant 2009, appropriate $11,000 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year JAG Grant Recovery 2009, appropriate $385,000 to Personal Services, and $13,500 to Material and Supplies, and $262,400 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Prior Year Violence Against Women VAWA Recovery, appropriate $8,300 to Personal Services, and $600 to Material and Supplies, and $2,000 to Contractual Services, and $2,500 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Prior Year Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force 2009, appropriate $67,000 to Personal Services, $400 to Materials and Supplies, $42,100 to Contractual Services and $6,000 to Improvements and Equipment.

SUBTOTAL from Police 2009 and Prior-Year Receipts $ 4,969,300

From Police FY 2010 Revenues:

From COPS Hiring Grant 2009, appropriate $1,100,200 to Personal Services.

From US Marshals 2010, appropriate $5,000 in Personal Services.

From PSN Anti-Gang Initiative 2009, appropriate $17,200 in Personal Services and $1,200 in Improvements and Equipment.

From PSN Gun Crime Reduction, appropriate $9,000 in Personal Services and $400 in Materials and Supplies.

From DARE Grant 2010, appropriate $88,200 to Personal Services and$14,500 to Other Charges.

From AFIS 2010, appropriate $384,900 to Personal Services.

From Shreveport Enforcement Project 2010, appropriate $108,100 in Personal Services, $1,500 in Materials and Supplies and $20,500 in Improvements and Equipment.

From ATF Grant 2010, appropriate $35,000 in Personal Services.

From High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Grant 2010, appropriate $25,000 in Personal Services.

From Org Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force 2010, appropriate $79,000 in Personal Services.

From Safe Streets 2010, appropriate $30,000 to Personal Services.

SUBTOTAL from FY 2010 Grant Funds $ 1,919,700

GRAND TOTAL POLICE APPROPRIATIONS $ 6,889,000

From Sportran 2009 and Prior-Years Revenues:

From Prior-Year 2009 JARC Grant, appropriate $241,094 to Contractual Services.

From Prior-Year 2009 New Freedom Grant, appropriate $99,969 to Contractual Services.

SUBTOTAL from Sportran 2009 and Prior-Year Receipts $ 341,063

From Sportran FY 2010 Revenues:

From 2010 JARC Grant, appropriate $243,170 to Contractual Services.

From 2010 New Freedom Grant, appropriate $100,830 to Contractual Services.

SUBTOTAL from Sportran FY 2010 Grant Funds $ 344,000

GRAND TOTAL Sportran APPROPRIATIONS $ 685,063

From Environmental 2009 and Prior-Years Revenues:

From Prior-Year Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (680033), appropriate $$18,700 to Personal Services, $5,304 to Materials and Supplies, $26,747 to Contractual Services, $331,200 to Other Charges, $15,000 to Improvements and Equipment and $2,800 to Transfers to Other Funds.

From Prior-Year Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund (680124), appropriate $10,000 to Personal Services, $2,000 to Materials and Supplies, $22,373 to Contractual Services and $58,400 to Other Charges.

From Prior-Year Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, appropriate $1,787,900 to Contractual Services.

GRAND TOTAL Environmental APPROPRIATIONS $ 2,280,423

From Economic Development 2009 and Prior-Years Revenues:

From Prior-Year Brownfield Economic Development Initiative, appropriate $1,224 to Contractual Services.

From Prior-Year Brownfield Economic Development Initiative 2001, appropriate $429,100 to Contractual Services.

From Prior-Year Brownfield Economic Development Initiative 2002, appropriate $6,340 to Contractual Services.

GRAND TOTAL Economic Development

APPROPRIATIONS $436,664

GRAND TOTAL FOR ALL GRANT FUND APPROPRIATIONS: $ 10,527,431

The Grants Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action of this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized, and in accordance with the assurances contained in the Federal and State grants received by the City. It is further recognized that “Notices of Funds Available” have been received only through the close of the Federal and State fiscal years and that the availability of funds beyond the Federal and State fiscal years is an estimate only. The Chief Administrative Officer or his designee shall not approve any allotment which would exceed the amount for which a “Notice of Funds Available” has not been received and the Director of Finance shall not approve any expenditure which is not in accordance with such allotment.

Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

Program Income - All receipts generated directly from activities funded from intergovernmental sources shall be deposited into the proper Special Revenue Fund in accordance with Federal or State Law.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 136 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGET, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has created a Debt Service Fund to provide for the payment of principal and interest on the General Obligation Bonds of the City for the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has the authority to levy a special property tax whose proceeds are allocated to the Debt Service Fund.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Debt Service Fund for the year 2010 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2010 $60,664,500

Ad Valorem Taxes 37,100,000

Hotel-Motel Tax Revenues 1,800,000

Interest Income 200,000

TOTAL $99,764,500

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Debt Service Fund’s receipts for the year 2010:

2010 Requirements - Principal and Interest $42,860,000

Less: Operating Transfer (Riverfront Fund) (980,000)

Less: Operating Transfer (General Fund) (9,700,000)

NET EXPENDITURES $32,180,000

Fund Balance 12/31/10 $67,584,500

TOTAL $99,764,500

3. The Debt Service Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 137 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE SHREVEPORT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the City Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency (SRA) is authorized by R.S. 33:4625 and the City’s General Redevelopment Plan to acquire and to land bank vacant adjudicated property for future redevelopment projects and to acquire other property for current redevelopment projects in Redevelopment Areas, and the City is authorized by law and by contract with the SRA to provide funds for the acquisition of said properties; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund for 2010 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2009 $121,800

Interest Earned 1,800

External Service Charges 25,200

TOTAL $148,800

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures and projects are hereby appropriated out of the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund’s receipts for the year 2010:

Contractual Services $ 0

Other Charges 0

Operating Reserves 148,800

Improvements & Equipment 0

TOTAL $148,800

3. The Shreveport Redevelopment Agency’s Special Revenue Fund budget as presented to the City Council on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4 Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from the receipts of the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5 Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

6 Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2010.

ORDINANCE NO. 138 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL ENTERPRISE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has created a Convention Center Hotel Enterprise Fund, whose purpose is to account for the revenues and expenses of the hotel.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated Convention Center Hotel Enterprise Fund receipts for the year 2010 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Interest Earnings $ 35,000

Miscellaneous Income 1,500,000

Current Year Fund Balance 876,600

TOTAL $ 2,411,600

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Convention Center Hotel Fund’s receipts for the year 2010:

Contractual Services $ 0

Other Charges 2,389,000

Operating Reserves 22,645

TOTAL $ 2,411,645

The Convention Center Hotel Enterprise Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from the Convention Center Hotel Fund receipts shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

Amendment Number 1

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Delete “Operating Reserves $22,645”

Insert “Operating Reserves $22,600”

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

ORDINANCE NO. 139 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS THEREIN AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has created a Tax Increment Financing (TIF)

District within a portion of the Downtown Riverfront area; and

WHEREAS, the City has created the Downtown Entertainment Economic Development Special Revenue Fund to account for the additional sales taxes generated within the TIF District and to budget the receipts therefrom

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated Downtown Entertainment Special Revenue Fund receipts for the year 2010 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2010 $ 585,700

Sales Taxes from the TIF District 150,000

Interest Earnings 3,000

Land Rent 126,900

TOTAL REVENUES $ 865,600

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth herein are hereby appropriated out of the Downtown Entertainment Economic Development Special Revenue Fund’s receipts for the year 2010:

Personal Services $ 100,000

Materials and Supplies 4,500

Contractual Services 29,000

Other Charges 12,500

Operating Reserves 619,600

Improvements and Equipment 100,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $ 865,600

3. The Downtown Entertainment Economic Development Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the City Council on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action of the City Council, be and is hereby adopted.

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized, excluding contracts for special legal counsel.

5. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized, except in accordance with section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof shall be 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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

Amendment Number 1 proposed by Councilman Monty Walford and Councilman Bryan Wooley

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease “Personal Services” by $100,000

Decrease “Materials and Supplies” by $4,500

Decrease “Contractual Services” by $29,000

Decrease “Improvements and Equipment by $100,000

Decrease “Other Charges” by $12,500

Increase “Operating Reserves by $246,000

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

ORDINANCE NO.140 OF 2009

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2010 BUDGET FOR THE DOWNTOWN PARKING ENTERPRISE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, the City Council has created a Downtown Parking Enterprise Fund, whose purpose is to use funds collected from parking activities to promote improved parking facilities in the downtown area.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Estimated Receipts - The estimated Downtown Parking Enterprise Fund receipts for the year 2010 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance 1/1/2010 $ 445,900

External Service Charges $ 325,000

Fines and Forfeitures 290,000

Interest 8,000

TOTAL $1,068,900

Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Downtown Parking Fund’s receipts for the year 2010:

Contractual Services $ 450,000

Operating Reserves 617,900

Transfer to General Fund 1,000

TOTAL $1,068,900

The Downtown Parking Enterprise Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2009, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from Downtown Parking Fund receipts shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

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.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2010.

RESOLUTION NO. 245 OF 2009

A RESOLUTION TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO SPECIFIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM FUNDS BUDGETED IN “OTHER CHARGES” IN THE RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, special appropriations are made by the City of Shreveport and then allocated to certain not-for-profit organizations which serve an overriding public purpose; and

WHEREAS, the City received proposals from not-for-profit organizations to fund projects and programs that are in the public interest; and

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to specify the organizations which are to be funded in 2010.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that funds budgeted in “Other Charges” in the 2010 Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund Budget for not-for-profit organizations and programs are allocated to the following organizations and programs in the following amounts:

Organizations and Amounts

Caddo Council on Aging $15,200

Caddo Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse $4,500

Gingerbread House $2,300

Independence Bowl $90,000

LSU-S Center for Business Research $2,000

Multi-Cultural Center of the South $200,000

Neighborhood Investment Program $255,000

Providence House $16,900

Robinson Film Center $25,000

Sci-Port $68,900

Shreveport Green $50,000

Shreveport Regional Arts Council $175,000

Shreveport Regional Sports Authority $161,900

Volunteers for America (Dress for Success program) $2,000

Total $1,068,700

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.

Amendment Number 4 by Councilman Walford

AMEND THE RESOLUTION AS FOLLOWS:

In the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED clause under “Organizations and Amounts”, delete the line item “Multi-Cultural Center of the South $200,000” and substitute the following:

For multicultural center purposes $200,000

7. Adjournment

Adjournment: There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 3:08 p.m.