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 9, 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.

        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 – NOVEMBER 9, 2021, 6:00PM

                        CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL

                 I:  ROLL CALL AND DECLARE QUORUM:

               II:   INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – MS. WOODS:

              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 OCTOBER 26, 2021:

                   (Public Comment)         

 V: PRESENTATION:

            NONE.

         VI: PUBLIC HEARINGS:

                      NONE.           

      PROPOSED CONDEMNATIONS:

      Public Comment:

            1.  1007 South 5^th Street (D4) (Peoples’ Loan Service, Inc, James D. Wesley;

            Jerry B Wesley; James D and Jerry B Wesley) (Non-curator - OPPJ)

            2.  3204 Jackson Street (D4) (Reginald Charles Wilson)

            3.  212 Moore Street (D4) (Tommy Lenard) (Non-curator- OPPJ)

VII: ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION OF BIDS:

        (Public Comment)

   None.

 VIII: RESOLUTIONS AND MINUTE ENTRIES:

 1. Council:

               Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution granting an exception to the Open Container Ordinance to the Twin City Art Foundation (Exhibition Reception and Curator’s Talk for Kogyo Japanese Theatre Woodblock Prints) pursuant to Monroe City Code Sec. 12-231 D. (Open Container Ordinance), and further providing with respect thereto.

          2. Department of Administration:

    Public Comment:

(a) Consider fourteen (14) 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 thirteen (13) 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 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.

(d) Consider one (1) Renewal Applications for a New 2022 Class D 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 city representative to execute Change Order Number 1, between the City of Monroe and Bright Construction for an increase of $12,310.00 to the contract cost of said Housing Rehabilitation Project and further providing with respect thereto.

4. Legal Department:

    Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the director of administration to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Greater River Oaks Garden Club for the construction/erection of a sign denoting “River Oaks” on a city servitude at the Deborah Drive/Forsythe Avenue entrance of River Oaks Subdivision and further providing with respect thereto.

          5. Mayor’s Office:

              Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution authorizing a city representative to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with LSU Ag Center and further providing with respect thereto.

6. Department of Public Works:

    Public Comment:

(a) Adopt a Resolution adopting the finding of the Environment Audit by the Department of Environmental Quality for the State of Louisiana and further providing with respect thereto.

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 for the 2022 fiscal year 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 execute Change Order No. One (1) to the Centurylink Drive Bridge Contract between the City of Monroe and Louisiana Bridge, Inc. for an increase of $12,228.00 in the contract amount and further providing with respect thereto.

(b) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the director of administration to enter into and execute Task Order #3 between the City of Monroe and S. E. Huey Co. for the Benoit Recreation Center Parking Lot Improvement Project and further providing with respect thereto.

BREAK IF NEEDED:

   IX: INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES:

          Public Comment:

(a) Introduce 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.

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 approving a Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between the City of Monroe and the International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO, Local 407 and further providing with respect thereto. (Public Wks-WTP)

Open Public Hearing/Public Comment/Close Hearing:

(b) Finally Adopt an Ordinance approving a Collective Bargaining Agreement by and between the City of Monroe and the International Union of Police Associations, Local No. 81, AFL-CIO and further providing with respect thereto. (Police Dept.)

Open Public Hearing/Public Comment/Close Hearing:

(c) Finally Adopt an Ordinance authorizing the City of Monroe to acquire a certain parcel of real property from Bricks & Timbers, LLC, situated in Ouachita Parish with a municipal address of 205, 209, 215 & 305 Walnut Street, Monroe, La, and further providing with respect thereto. (Admin.)

Open Public Hearing/Public Comment/Close Hearing:

(d) Finally Adopt an Ordinance authorizing the City of Monroe to acquire a certain parcel of real property from Laty McPhee, LLC, situated in Ouachita Parish with a municipal address of (no situs) North Grand Street, Monroe, La, and further providing with respect thereto. (Admin.)

  XI: CITIZENS PARTICIPATION:

XII: ADJOURN.