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 8, 2020 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.

        In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance,       please contact City Council Office at (318) 329-2252 describing the assistance that is necessary.

AGENDA

City of Monroe

            LEGAL & REGULAR SESSION – DECEMBER 8, 2020, 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 24, 2020:   

                   (Public Comment)         

 V: PRESENTATION:

NONE.

         VI: PUBLIC HEARINGS:

           NONE.

      PROPOSED CONDEMNATIONS:

      Public Comment:

            1.         806 Wilson Street (D5) (Owner - Claude Whitfield)

            2.         108 Pershing Place (D4) (Owner - Courtney Ingram, OPPJ)

            3.         605 South 3^rd Street (D4) (Owner - Antonio Garcia)

            4.         4201 S. Grand Street (D4) (Owner - Karlin Richardson)

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 twelve (12) Renewal Applications for a New 2021 Class A Alcoholic Beverage Permit.  The Monroe Police Department has no disqualifying records and Sales Tax has been approved.

(b) Consider eleven (11) Renewal Applications for a New 2021 Class B Alcoholic Beverage Permit.  The Monroe Police Department has no disqualifying records and Sales Tax has been approved.

(c) Consider one (1) Renewal Applications for a New 2021 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 2021 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:

    None.

4. Legal Department:

    Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution stating the City of Monroe’s endorsement of Michael Echols Enterprises and their Project #20200311 to participate in the benefits of the Louisiana Restoration Tax Abatement Program.

(b) Adopt a Resolution stating the City of Monroe’s endorsement of Monroe Development, LLC and their Project #20141429 to Continue their Participation in the benefits of the Louisiana Restoration Tax Abatement Program.

          5. Mayor’s Office:

              Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution approving the appointment of Lee Denny to the Board for Downtown Economic Development District (DEDD) and further providing with respect thereto.

(b) Adopt a Resolution approving the appointment of Simran Dhaliwal Emaus to the Board for Downtown Economic Development District (DEDD) and further providing with respect thereto.

6. Department of Public Works:

    Public Comment:

    None.

7. Department of Community Affairs:

    Public Comment:

    None.

8.  Police Department:

               Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Mayor Friday Ellis to sign and accept a Louisiana Highway Safety Enforcement Commission Grant and further providing with respect thereto.

          9.  Fire Department:

     Public Comment:

     None.

      10. Engineering Services:

              Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing an authorized city representative, to enter into an agreement for negotiations, title work and right-of-way acquisition and/or relocation, with Smith R/W Specialist, LLC for services related to the Kansas-Garrett Road Connector & I-20 Interchange S.P.N. H.007300 Project and further providing with respect thereto.

BREAK IF NEEDED:

   IX: INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES:

          Public Comment:

(a) Introduce an Ordinance amending Service Category IX, FBO Land and Facilities Requirement, Section 2(c) of the 2014 Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities of the Monroe Regional Airport and further providing with respect thereto.(Public Wks.)

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 City of Monroe to take corporeal possession of the property described below and sell to Laguarde Holding LLC all rights, title and interest that the City may have acquired to the lot in Lot 1, sq. “C” of Jackson’s Land Company’s Addition, Ouachita Parish,  District 4, Monroe, La, by Adjudication at Tax Sale dated June 24, 2015, and further with respect thereto. (Legal)

Open Public Hearing/Public Comment/Close Hearing:

(b) Finally adopt an Ordinance revoking a 75’ wide section of Pear Street from the Levee west approximately 185’to its terminus at the Ouachita River and further providing with respect thereto. (P&Z)

Open Public Hearing/Public Comment/Close Hearing:

(c) Finally adopt an Ordinance amendment to Chapter 37, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Monroe, Article V, Site Development Standards, Section 37-78 Supplemental Height, Yard, and Open Space Regulation (c) Architectural Projections into Required Yards (3) to clarify the circumstances that carports and patio covers may occupy required yards.  (P&Z)

  XI: CITIZENS PARTICIPATION:

XII: ADJOURN.