City of Monroe, LA

NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Monroe, Louisiana will meet in Legal and Regular Session at its regular meeting place, the Council Chamber, City Hall Building, Monroe, Louisiana, Tuesday, December 14, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m., for the following purpose:

          1.  To consider and act on all items listed on the attached agenda.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Council reserves the right to change, add to or delete, any item listed on the attached agenda.

All interested persons are urged to attend these meetings.

  Carolus S. Riley, CMC/MMC

Council Clerk

Please be advised that the City Council will embrace public participation to the maximum extent while still adhering to the occupancy limitation and social distancing guidance per executive order by the Governor and the Attorney General’s Memo concerning the Open Meetings Law.

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AGENDA

City of Monroe

            LEGAL & REGULAR SESSION – DECEMBER 14, 2021, 6:00PM

                        CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL

                 I:  ROLL CALL AND DECLARE QUORUM:

               II:   INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – MRS. DAWSON:

              III:   COMMUNICATIONS & SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

                1. Mr. Harvey

                2. Mrs. Ezernack

                3. Ms. Woods

                4. Mr. Marshall

                5. Mrs. Dawson

                6. Mayor Ellis

IV: APPROVE MINUTES OF THE LEGAL AND REGULAR SESSION OF NOVEMBER 23, 2021:

                   (Public Comment)         

 V: PRESENTATION:

            NONE.

         VI: PUBLIC HEARINGS:

                      NONE.           

      PROPOSED CONDEMNATIONS:

      Public Comment:

      1. Consider request to rescind any action(s) taken at the November 23, 2021 meeting on

          1012 South 8^th Street (D4) (Owners - Shara Jackson, LaRhonda Jackson, Quincy

          Jackson, Linda Ellington Jackson, Linda Ellington Jackson, et al, Henry Jackson) this

          item was inadvertently placed on the wrong agenda.

     1a. 1012 South 8^th Street (D4) (Owners - Shara Jackson, LaRhonda Jackson, Quincy

          Jackson, Linda Ellington Jackson, Linda Ellington Jackson, et al, Henry Jackson)

VII: ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF BIDS:

        (Public Comment)

   None.

 VIII: RESOLUTIONS AND MINUTE ENTRIES:      

 1. Council:

               Public Comment:

     None.

          2. Department of Administration:

    Public Comment:

(a) Consider fifteen (15) Renewal Applications for a New 2022 Class A Alcoholic Beverage Permit. The Monroe Police Department has no disqualifying records and Sales Tax has been approved.

(b) Consider seven (7) Renewal Applications for a New 2022 Class B Alcoholic Beverage Permit. The Monroe Police Department has no disqualifying records and Sales Tax has been approved.

(c) Consider two (2) Renewal Applications for a New 2022 Class C Alcoholic Beverage Permit. The Monroe Police Department has no disqualifying records and Sales Tax has been approved.

(d) Consider one (1) Renewal Applications for a New 2022 Class E Alcoholic Beverage Permit. The Monroe Police Department has no disqualifying records and Sales Tax has been approved.

(e) Consider one (1) Renewal Applications for a New 2022 Class G Alcoholic Beverage Permit. The Monroe Police Department has no disqualifying records and Sales Tax has been approved.

3. Department of Planning & Urban Development:

              Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing a designated city representative to enter into an agreement with the Home in Monroe Individual Development Account (IDA) Program Partners and further providing with respect thereto.

4. Legal Department:

    Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City of Monroe to employ the services of Butler Snow LLP for Legal Services relating to economic development and further providing with respect thereto.

          5. Mayor’s Office:

              Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Mayor Friday Ellis to enter into an Agreement with Technology for Rural America and further providing with respect thereto.

6. Department of Public Works:

    Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City of Monroe to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell for Legal Services relating to the Monroe Regional Airport and further providing with respect thereto.

(b) Adopt a Resolution accepting the base bid of Allen Enterprise Inc., in the amount $59,000.00, for the Runway 14-32-l 880(l) PAPI Project, and further authorizing an authorized city representative, to enter into and execute a contract for said work.

7. Department of Community Affairs:

    Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing a designated city representative to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the City of Monroe and Free Me Association d/b/a Monroe City Academy League (MCAL) and further providing with respect thereto.

8.  Police Department:

               Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the donation of one (1) Ford Crown Vic from the City of Monroe Police Department to the Town of Clarks, La and further providing with respect thereto.

(b) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the donation of two (2) 2006 Chevrolet Impalas from the Monroe Police Department to the Town of Lake Providence, La and further providing with respect thereto.

          9.  Fire Department:

     Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Monroe Fire Department to advertise for contract bids for Firefighter Protective Clothing.

(b) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the donation of one (1) 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ 2WD from the City of Monroe Fire Department to the Monroe City Marshal’s Office and further providing withrespect thereto.

      10. Engineering Services:

             Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Friday Ellis, Mayor, to enter into and execute a Professional Services Agreement with Lazenby & Associates, Inc., to provide Engineering Services for the Parking Lot Improvements at Desiard Street at Walnut Street and further providing with respect thereto.

(b) Adopt a Resolution accepting as substantially complete work done by and between the City of Monroe and Womack and Sons Construction Group, LLC for repairs to Bayou Bartholomew Pump and Motor No. 1 and a Close Out Change Order for 186 (additional calendar days) added to contract time, and further providing with respect thereto.

(c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Friday Ellis, Mayor, to enter into and execute a Professional Services Agreement with Arcadis, to provide Engineering Services for the Magellan/Broadmoor Storm Sewer Evaluation and Emergency Repair and further providing with respect thereto.

BREAK IF NEEDED:

   IX: INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES:

          Public Comment:

(a) Introduce an Ordinance authorizing the City of Monroe to take Corporeal Possession of the property described below and sell to Joseph and Mignon Burks all rights, title, and interest that the City may have acquired to the Lot 19, Square 18, Unit 4, Booker T. Washington Addition, Ouachita Parish, 3709 Gayton St., Monroe, La, by Adjudication at Tax Saledated July 30, 2000, and further with respect thereto. (Legal)

(b) Introduce an Ordinance Dedication for a street name change from Century Village Boulevard to Victory Park, being an85’ wide by 1,150’ long, more or less, street right-of-way, located north of Venable Lane, south of Allgood Street and west of U.S. Hwy 165 north and further providing with respect thereto – Applicant: Century Village Partners, LLC (PUD/P&Z)

(c) Introduce an Ordinance adopting and amending the Zoning Map for the City of Monroe, Louisiana and authorizing the Clerk to publish notice of a Public Hearing to rezone a ±0.33-acre tract of land, from the R-1 (Single Family Residence) District to R-4, (High Density Multi-Family Residence) District, in order for the applicant to be able to develop a 4-plex housing unit, at 1809 Hickory Street – 1809 Hickory Street (Lot 4 of the Resub. of Lot 2, Square F, Southside Commercial Subdivision Unit #2 (0.33-more or less)) – Applicant: Jerin Rountree (PUD/P&Z)

(d) Introduce an Ordinance amending Chapter 12 Section 230 of the Monroe City Code Entitled Criminal Code and further providing with respect thereto. (Woods/Mayor Ellis)  

X: RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING AND FINAL     ADOPTION AND SUBJECT TO PUBLIC HEARING:

Open Public Hearing/Public Comment/Close Hearing:

(a) Finally Adopt an Ordinance authorizing the exchange of property between the City of Monroe and Robert Kendell Stone and Cynthia Grace Bennett Stone pursuant to La. R. S. 33:4712 and further providing with respect thereto. (Legal)

Open Public Hearing/Public Comment/Close Hearing:

(b) Finally Adopt an Ordinance authorizing Mayor Friday Ellis to enter into and execute Lease Amendment No. 1 by and between the City of Monroe and the United States of America a/k/a General Services Administration, and further providing with respect thereto. (Airport)

  XI: CITIZENS PARTICIPATION:

XII: ADJOURN.