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, November 24, 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.

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AGENDA

City of Monroe

            LEGAL & REGULAR SESSION – NOVEMBER 24, 2020, 6:00PM

                        CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL

                 I:  ROLL CALL AND DECLARE QUORUM:

               II:   INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – MR. MARSHALL:

              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 10, 2020:   

                   (Public Comment)         

 V: PRESENTATION:

NONE.

         VI: PUBLIC HEARINGS:

           NONE.

      PROPOSED CONDEMNATIONS:

      Public Comment:

     1.  313 Cedar Street (D2) (Curatorship - Louis Joseph)

     2.  415 North 26^th (D3) (Curatorship – Frank Bradley Estate and Helen

          B Caldwell; Sallie Baker)

     3.  321 Bell Street (3) (Owner-JLL Properties, Jeff Guerriero and Joe D. Guerriero)

          (This item was passed over at the last meeting pending compliance.)   

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 twenty-two (22) 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 twenty (20) 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 two (2) Renewal Applications for a New 2021 Class E 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.

(e) Consider one (1) Renewal Applications for a New 2021 Class M Alcoholic Beverage Permit.  The Monroe Police Department has no disqualifying records and Sales Tax has been approved.

(f) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the purchase of Arctic Wolf off the Louisiana Procurement Contract# 4400010663 and further providing with respect thereto.

3. Department of Planning & Urban Development:

              Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution appointing Karlis Jackson to the Planning Commission of the City of Monroe, and further providing with respect thereto.

(b) Adopt a Resolution reappointing Jott Delcambre to the Planning Commission of the City of Monroe, and further providing with respect thereto.

(c) Adopt a Resolution reappointing William “Cookie” Cookston to the Heritage Preservation Commission of the City of Monroe, and further providing with respect thereto.

(d) Consider request from Verbon Muhammad for this Major Conditional Use Permit authorizing the use of the existing (418 Winnsboro Road) for worship and training youth and adults. The Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance allows a house of worship/church as a Major Conditional Use in the B-3, General Business/Commercial District. Major Conditional Uses are those uses that require two levels of approval; therefore, this request comes before the City Council for their approval in addition to that of the Planning Commission.  Planning Commission recommends approval with a 4-0-1 vote.

4. Legal Department:

    Public Comment:

    None.

          5. Mayor’s Office:

              Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City of Monroe to enter into an agreement with CreateLore for Professional Services 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 the Director of Administration to accept and execute an agreement with the Department of Justice to accept funding in the amount of $52,060.00 for the Project Safe Neighborhood Program and further providing with respect thereto.

(b) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the purchase of seven Chevrolet Tahoes for the Monroe Police Department off of state contract and further providing with respect thereto.

(c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the purchase of 100 Safariland Bothell pd Carriers off of the Louisiana Procurement Contract# 4400006361 and further providing with respect thereto.    

          9.  Fire Department:

     Public Comment:

     None.

      10. Engineering Services:

              Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution accepting as substantially complete work done by and between the City of Monroe and McLemore Service Contractors, LLC, for the Calypso Street Waterline Rupture Repairs Project, and further providing with respect thereto.

(b) Adopt a Resolution accepting the base bid of _________________________, in the amount $________________, for the Guardrail Replacement Project, and further authorizing an authorized city representative, to enter into and execute a contract for said work.

(c) Adopt a Resolution authorizing an authorized city representative, to execute Change Order No. One (1) to the Tower at Bienville Intersection Improvements Contract, between the City of Monroe and Patrick Electric Service, LLC, for a decrease in the contract amount of $2,000.00 days and further providing with respect thereto.

(d) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Friday Ellis, Mayor, to enter into and execute a Professional Services Agreement with S. E. Huey Company, to provide engineering services for the enhancement project on Jackson Street S.P.N. – H.007530 and further providing with respect thereto.

(e) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Friday Ellis, Mayor, to enter into and execute a Professional Services Agreement with S. E. Huey Company, to provide engineering services for the enhancement project on Winnsboro Road S.P.N. – H.007531 and further providing with respect thereto.

(f) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Friday Ellis, Mayor, to execute an Entity/State Agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for State Project No. H.014348 Lee Avenue: Jackson St - Standifer Ave Project and further providing with respect thereto.

(g) Adopt a Resolution authorizing Friday Ellis, Mayor, to sign and approve submittal of a Design Waiver Request for the State Project No. H.011895 City of Monroe Guardrail Installation Project and further providing with respect thereto.

BREAK IF NEEDED:

   IX: INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES:

          Public Comment:

(a) Introduce an Ordinance declaring certain immovable property in Monroe bearing municipal address 3303 Dick Taylor St. as no longer being needed for public use and authorizing the same to be sold to Naomi Carter pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statute 33:4712, and further providing with respect thereto. (Legal)

(b) Introduce 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)

(c) Introduce 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)

(d) Introduce 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)

(e) Introduce an Ordinance declaring certain immovable property in Monroe located along Pendleton Street between Desiard Street and Adams Street, as no longer being needed for public use and authorizing the same to be sold to Michael Echols Enterprises, LLC pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statute 33:4712, and further providing with respect thereto. (Legal)

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 accepting the donation of real property into the City of Monroe from Marcus A. Drummer, and further providing with respect thereto. (Legal)

Open Public Hearing/Public Comment/Close Hearing:

(b) Finally adopt an Ordinance adopting and amending the Zoning Map for the City of Monroe, Louisiana to zone a ±1.2-acre tract of land located in Ouachita Parish from I-1, Commercial/Industrial Business Park District to B-3, General Business/Commercial District in order for the applicant to be able to operate a baseball and softball facility - 2920 Commerce Street - APPLICANT: Bradley Emaus (P&Z)

  XI: CITIZENS PARTICIPATION:

XII: ADJOURN.