1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:06,080 Central Sports Park where we have a lot of our youth as well as adults playing a 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:12,799 lot of leagues and Sport leagues and staying active and so you can see last 3 00:00:08,519 --> 00:00:17,080 year 1.7 million I was a 30 uh 3% I also share this with my board to say that hey 4 00:00:14,839 --> 00:00:20,920 we're serving more people with the same amount of people and often times the 5 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:25,080 less amount of people than we had before to show that we are trying to be as 6 00:00:23,240 --> 00:00:31,160 efficient as possible with taxpayer dollars next slide uh goes into uh where 7 00:00:28,519 --> 00:00:36,719 we are through July sort of the same report uh next slide gives a little more 8 00:00:34,879 --> 00:00:43,239 detail and we talk about the different kind of facilities uh you can see in 9 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:48,680 athletics this was for July uh o Villa Olympia and you can see Central Sports 10 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:53,039 Complex as part of the Athletics look at our recreation centers you can see how 11 00:00:50,559 --> 00:00:58,640 many people visited Jackson that month and so all of this is uh great 12 00:00:56,559 --> 00:01:04,799 activities in terms of the facilities that we have next 13 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:09,200 slide summer camp that's our you know most popular program certainly here in 14 00:01:06,960 --> 00:01:14,439 central all the spots fill up pretty quickly at love it and Jackson we had a 15 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:17,799 great year this past summer um I don't think we did it this summer but previous 16 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:23,759 Summers we work with the central school system and the offord camps um um after 17 00:01:21,079 --> 00:01:28,079 the school system half a day you learn and then half the day you play and so we 18 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:34,159 were uh great to have that participation with Jason Fountain next 19 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:38,399 slide oh yeah see I was I wasn't responsible for putting this 20 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:44,840 presentation together somebody slid that picture in on me but uh uh we talk about 21 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:49,920 all the great facilities we have This Is Us in 2022 22 00:01:46,719 --> 00:01:55,040 celebrating uh Central Sports Park we we had just finished turfing the last of 23 00:01:52,439 --> 00:01:59,280 the Seven Fields out there and had a great celebration it's the first Park 24 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:02,759 system we've had that we we've turfed all the field 25 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:09,280 uh we have shade sales and stuff like that and I had to put that quote down 26 00:02:05,119 --> 00:02:15,120 there from my good buddy uh former C bod white uh talking about working with us 27 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:20,599 and and and how we've been doing a great job and so um next 28 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:25,840 slide some of the great projects that we're working on all across the parish 29 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:30,400 starting with the zoo um Jim and his team have been locked up in trailers for 30 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:35,200 the past three years dealing with construction and so we're excited to be 31 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:39,599 uh announcing the the first phase of that completion celebrating that on 32 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:43,959 October the 5th the Central Community was a big part of um the folks who came 33 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:49,000 down to our board meeting and demanded that that the zoo stay at its current 34 00:02:45,959 --> 00:02:53,599 location and so um city of central still has higher representation certainly the 35 00:02:51,519 --> 00:02:58,879 top four or five areas that that visit the zoo and so uh that is an asset that 36 00:02:56,640 --> 00:03:03,959 I'm sure the citizens here will continue to enjoy 37 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:09,440 um improvements at H Park uh frown conservation area is area uh probably 38 00:03:07,319 --> 00:03:14,080 our night's biggest Conservation area where the co meat meets the a meat I 39 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:18,760 believe over 700 Acres of Conservation Area we just finished the Nature Center 40 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:23,799 out there the safe rooms at Memorial and Airline is a great partnership with City 41 00:03:20,959 --> 00:03:28,760 Parish Office of Homeland Security where some FEMA dollars are paying for these 42 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:34,080 two safe rooms at at Memorial and Airline none of your property tax or or 43 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:40,120 Park and Recreation dollars these are2 15 million buildings that will serve as 44 00:03:37,799 --> 00:03:45,159 emergency operation centers at times of disasters where police and Personnel 45 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:48,680 come it's not a shelter but 99% of the time it's going to be a state of art 46 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:54,040 recreation center and so we we're glad to be able to offer that and and work 47 00:03:50,599 --> 00:03:59,400 with City Parish uh FEMA's going to pay 75% in office of Community Development 48 00:03:56,879 --> 00:04:04,280 is is providing our match so again two great facilities arand highway is 49 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:09,720 turning into a community park uh we're doing more green infrastructure at Green 50 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:15,319 uh Greenwood uh the Lakes project is is a big project where uh LSU is one of the 51 00:04:12,879 --> 00:04:20,320 few universities that has a lake system on its campus and so that's a big 52 00:04:17,280 --> 00:04:23,600 attraction uh for students and athletes and then we're always working on our 53 00:04:21,759 --> 00:04:28,840 trails and connectivity we're doing some of that uh even here in the city of 54 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:33,160 central as we look to make safer places next next 55 00:04:30,759 --> 00:04:37,479 L and so we just finished a threeyear study Trust for Public land where we 56 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:42,160 basically talked about the economic benefits of bre we started this back in 57 00:04:40,039 --> 00:04:46,680 2021 knowing that it was going to be an important year for us this year to be 58 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:50,240 able to share that information and so we work with this National outfit that does 59 00:04:48,759 --> 00:04:55,320 a lot of this for a lot of different Parks the next slide kind of gives you a 60 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:59,919 snapshot of what they ultimately concluded in terms of the economic 61 00:04:57,280 --> 00:05:03,600 benefits we provide not just Recreation benefits in terms of being able to go 62 00:05:02,199 --> 00:05:07,840 play on the playground but other benefits such as savings and health care 63 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:13,080 costs you know the fact that we have parts and people are exercising that 64 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:17,720 saves in our health care cost um storm water management some of our a lot of 65 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:21,800 our Parks hold water maintain storm water that benefits us that that's money 66 00:05:20,039 --> 00:05:27,199 we don't have to pay in order to maintain uh the increase in property 67 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:31,919 values uh well-maintained Parks help increase property values tourism um as 68 00:05:30,319 --> 00:05:36,000 you guys know a lot of people come in town to play at central Sports Park and 69 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:41,199 we have to stay the weekend that's that's additional dollars that our Park 70 00:05:38,319 --> 00:05:47,880 system is is benefiting us with and so all in all over $300 million of benefits 71 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:52,880 on an annual basis uh off of the 7580 million public tax money that we 72 00:05:50,039 --> 00:06:00,080 received next slide there's a there's that in a better 73 00:05:56,240 --> 00:06:05,039 description U next slide and so imagine your parts one back in 74 00:06:02,479 --> 00:06:08,960 2004 before I came to bad news you guys would know better than I do we were a 75 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:15,720 system of neighborhood parks and we were kind of at the at the at the end of our 76 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:21,400 our our our our sort of last uh deal because we hadn't done anything in terms 77 00:06:17,599 --> 00:06:27,759 of raising taxes since 1966 and so fast forward to 2004 Park system is hanging 78 00:06:24,479 --> 00:06:34,599 on by a thread and the community um uh decided to pass the imag Parks tax an 79 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:40,440 additional 3253 millage um that brought us from 11 Mill to to 14.4 Mill and so 80 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:46,759 what that brought us is the 12 new community Parks uh Jackson and Zachary 81 00:06:43,919 --> 00:06:50,759 and Greenwood and Liberty Lagoon and brought out splash pads and dog parks a 82 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:55,400 lot of things that introduced to the community uh conservation areas we 83 00:06:53,319 --> 00:06:59,960 improved every neighborhood park as a result of that including the realm of 84 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:05,680 the tiger at the zoo the next slide talks about imagine your Parks 85 00:07:02,919 --> 00:07:10,800 2 well this is some before and after from Imagine your Parks one uh Jackson 86 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:15,000 Community Park you can see believe that's love it down there at the bottom 87 00:07:12,479 --> 00:07:22,000 and improvements that we've made at love it next slide talks about imagine your 88 00:07:18,639 --> 00:07:28,319 Parks two now we're talking 2014 to 2024 our normal sort of every year that 89 00:07:25,759 --> 00:07:32,400 ends in four or 10 year tax and so imagine your pars 90 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:36,360 did a lot of Renovations we added air condition to a lot of facilities 91 00:07:33,919 --> 00:07:41,000 including love uh we were able to reimagine the zoo and do a lot of the 92 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:47,879 Lakes programs and stuff like that and so look as a result of of U putting 93 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:54,599 those plans together driven by Community input um ultimately uh the support of 94 00:07:51,800 --> 00:08:00,280 the community and in passing those taxes and then ultimately us implementing what 95 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:06,520 the community provided Us in the plan um if my timing is right on here the next 96 00:08:02,319 --> 00:08:10,879 slide will show you what that results in uh which is us being recognized as the 97 00:08:08,319 --> 00:08:15,120 best park system in the country in 2022 and so look that's that's the blueprint 98 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:20,039 that we're just trying to follow again and we're talk about imagin your Parks 99 00:08:16,879 --> 00:08:25,400 three get the input from the community um show what you've done on the previous 100 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:30,199 TX in terms of keep promises talk about what you plan to do with the next 101 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:36,240 hopefully the tax passes and then you implement the plan so we can be 102 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:41,560 recognized again as we were in 2002 uh Phoenix Arizona Convention Center about 103 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:45,920 5,000 Park and Recreation professionals and so that does bring us to imagin your 104 00:08:43,279 --> 00:08:50,920 Parks 3 which is the next slide talks about uh our plans and our focus and our 105 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:55,560 challenges we we do take on our challenges head on when we talk about 106 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:59,600 how do we move forward sustainably that's my board is challenging us that 107 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:04,000 that he every time you bring me the capital project you have to let me bring 108 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:08,720 a maintenance budget along with that because as you 109 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:13,279 know the a new capital project doesn't come with new maintenance dollars those 110 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:16,839 maintenance dollars have to be shifted from your current maintenance budget and 111 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:20,920 so we have to be efficient we have to look at taking some things offline so we 112 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:25,959 can take care of the new and improved stuff uh that's going to be a challenge 113 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:30,720 uh another focus is equity making sure everybody has access to a great par we 114 00:09:28,399 --> 00:09:36,079 can't talk about benefits that Park provide and then not try that provide 115 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:40,240 that to to every area uh and so that's going to be a big focus of ours making 116 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:45,120 sure we're focus on some areas that maybe we haven't historically focused on 117 00:09:42,959 --> 00:09:49,320 uh such as kobby Park you know Council woman Wells along with mayor Evans said 118 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:52,800 we hadn't done anything there in a while and we went back and looked and we 119 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:56,720 hadn't done anything in a while so we'll be doing that all across the parage 120 00:09:54,920 --> 00:10:03,040 where we haven't made Investments historically and making sure uh try and 121 00:10:00,079 --> 00:10:08,560 correct those past wrongs uh the next slide goes a little more in depth about 122 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:13,680 the community engagement involved uh Katrina Joy our community team helped 123 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:18,200 with a lot with this in terms of knocking on doors making sure people 124 00:10:15,519 --> 00:10:24,320 taking surveys uh more than anything we wanted everyone to have some input on 125 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:29,519 this 10-year plan next slide and so when we talked we talked 126 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:32,480 about the focus on equity and we people equity mean because obviously it means a 127 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:37,320 lot of different things for a lot of different people but you can see some of 128 00:10:34,399 --> 00:10:41,920 the information we got back just um you know some of the Ada stuff making sure 129 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:47,360 that everybody is able to to to play and enjoy a playground uh recognizing the 130 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:53,720 historical importance uh all of our Parks have some kind of cultural history 131 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:58,360 making it affordable um accessible hours all of those things came up when we 132 00:10:55,399 --> 00:11:04,120 talked about Equity next slide kind of talks about of themes that came out of 133 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:08,399 uh the 10year plan increase connectivity making sure you take heat into 134 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:13,600 consideration when you're building stuff uh improving the quality of of what we 135 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:18,680 have um making sure conservation education remains a big thing and 136 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:24,000 keeping up with national Trends next slide and so here are the five guiding 137 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:28,399 principles uh welcoming everyone where we talk about Equitable quality 138 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:32,320 connecting people that's that's some of the programming and Partnerships and 139 00:11:30,399 --> 00:11:37,040 making sure people are connected connected places now we're talking about 140 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:42,120 connectivity in terms of trails and safe routs uh moving forward sustainably we 141 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:46,480 talked about that a little bit uh sustainable operations and then the 142 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:52,760 connected environment piece making sure we keep that a priority next 143 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:56,519 slide we talked about how the needs vary depending on where you stay at in Baton 144 00:11:54,560 --> 00:12:00,480 Rouge we know East bat Rouge Parish we're parishwide agency but we do 145 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:05,040 understand that different areas have different needs uh downtown has 146 00:12:02,959 --> 00:12:08,800 different needs than Urban has different needs than suburban and different needs 147 00:12:06,839 --> 00:12:15,199 than rural so we we wanted to take that into account As We Lay the plan out next 148 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:21,199 slide and this is where we looked at the equity priority map we looked at a lot 149 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:27,760 of these uh where the youth live adults live uh but we also looked at low income 150 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:32,880 lack of high school diplomas uh obesity and and and risk of Cl you know a lot of 151 00:12:30,560 --> 00:12:37,839 areas don't have as many trees and so they aren't uh reaping the benefits and 152 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:43,720 then we looked at some of our previous Investments uh the acreage per capita 153 00:12:41,279 --> 00:12:47,680 and this ultimately sort of highlighted those areas that that had the most needs 154 00:12:46,079 --> 00:12:52,519 as you can see a lot of it is in the inner city Baton Rouge uh Central 155 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:58,240 probably is a lighter area because you have less of these things when we talk 156 00:12:55,320 --> 00:13:03,040 about lowincome and folks who don't have uh cars and uh some of the things that 157 00:13:01,199 --> 00:13:07,639 that happened and so that's how this map was uh developed also looked at 158 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:13,040 investment over the last 10 years where we've been investing dollars which I 159 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:17,720 also Imagine uh probably played a part in having Central a little lower than 160 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:23,000 some of the other areas next slide and so here's the conundrum that 161 00:13:20,279 --> 00:13:29,399 we face um when we talk about the average Park system similar to brecks in 162 00:13:26,279 --> 00:13:35,199 terms of size and population um this is a eye openening slide which 163 00:13:32,079 --> 00:13:41,120 says that we have 38 more recreation centers than the average Park system our 164 00:13:37,519 --> 00:13:47,160 size we have more than 111 basketball courts more than the average Park system 165 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:53,759 our size and so forth and so on you see some of the communities that we we 166 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:57,680 compared to um in terms of our peers but but this is this this is a big challenge 167 00:13:55,880 --> 00:14:02,120 for us yes it provides a lot of amenities for a lot of people 168 00:13:59,759 --> 00:14:07,680 but as Dr Lawson in charge of our park operations can tell you it's a strain on 169 00:14:04,959 --> 00:14:14,240 our resources next slide talks a little bit more about the biggest strain that 170 00:14:10,399 --> 00:14:18,800 we have 56 recreation centers uh in our in our Parish that's more per capita 171 00:14:17,279 --> 00:14:22,519 than than pretty much anyone in the country except 172 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:27,720 Minneapolis I like to always go down right to those bottom two numbers where 173 00:14:24,199 --> 00:14:34,199 we see 24 of them between 30 and 50 years old have three of them that that 174 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:41,880 are older than me 50 years old and so that that becomes a challenge when you 175 00:14:37,079 --> 00:14:48,560 talk about 56 of them um over 20 of them without air condition over 27 of them 176 00:14:45,199 --> 00:14:52,800 older than 30 years old we did ask the community and our surveys our public 177 00:14:50,759 --> 00:14:59,160 meetings and you can see from the scientific survey a high percentage of 178 00:14:55,600 --> 00:15:04,360 residents 72% are supporter but fewer but higher quality facilities again we 179 00:15:02,279 --> 00:15:10,720 believe our community deserves these higher quality facilities we should not 180 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:15,000 be fighting to to to renovate a 50 old facility no let's get a brand new 181 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:20,560 facility like the one that we're in now but that also comes with we have to 182 00:15:17,759 --> 00:15:25,279 manage our priorities we can't have this and keep the old one that grandma taught 183 00:15:23,279 --> 00:15:29,199 us how to play basketball and you know and so those are going to be some 184 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:35,600 challenging conversations when we talk about that 72% right because we know how 185 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:39,600 it goes yeah I'm in favor of of better quality and less facilities we're just 186 00:15:37,759 --> 00:15:44,639 going to take mine my neighborhood and so a lot of 2025 will be focused on 187 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:48,040 those kind of conversations where we talk to the community and say Hey you 188 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:52,000 have three recreation centers all within the mile which one do we want to 189 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:56,360 renovate which one do we want to make an outdoor which one do we you know and so 190 00:15:54,480 --> 00:16:01,519 those are tough conversations we'll be having all throughout 2025 191 00:15:59,079 --> 00:16:07,160 uh as how those conversations will go we'll talk about in the next 192 00:16:03,839 --> 00:16:12,560 slide it's our current model 56 recreation centers um next button will 193 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:18,480 show where we're ultimately trying to go in terms of a tier model and so if you 194 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:23,360 hit the next slide it talks about tier one recreation centers similar to how we 195 00:16:21,519 --> 00:16:28,399 did the community Parks right where where we uh we focused on quality across 196 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:34,920 the Paris and we're talking about larger facil is wider range versus our tier two 197 00:16:31,959 --> 00:16:38,880 which may be smaller um and and may not have a basketball court and may just 198 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:42,920 have for for for Gatherings and and meetings and those sort of things like 199 00:16:40,519 --> 00:16:47,160 that but also it's part of tier to these outdoor hubs uh which we've seen all 200 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:52,199 across the country that we want to be able to bring uh to East bat mouge 201 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:58,120 Parish next slide I believe we talk about some challenges that we have with 202 00:16:54,920 --> 00:17:03,600 the 50 old Recreation Center one is to small most of the time it's too hot uh 203 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:08,039 and then it has to be staffed right you can't open it unless you have somebody 204 00:17:05,559 --> 00:17:13,039 there all of those are big challenges we have with some of our recreation centers 205 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:17,919 the next slide talks about the benefits of some of these outdoor hubs where it 206 00:17:16,039 --> 00:17:23,039 can be used all day you don't have to have a staff person there it reduces um 207 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:26,480 our maintenance cost and one that you don't have to have a staff person there 208 00:17:24,679 --> 00:17:30,960 you don't have to have a agback system there uh but you can build a outo 209 00:17:29,039 --> 00:17:36,120 facility state of theart outdoor facility that's better than a 50y old 210 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:38,840 recreation center and I know that's going to be some of the conversations 211 00:17:37,559 --> 00:17:43,600 we're going to have I think we have some examples in the next couple of slides of 212 00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:48,000 what we're kind of talking about here I will say this one on the left I believe 213 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:51,720 is in Iowa I think maybe that's a different climate but the one on the 214 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:57,159 right I believe is in Austin or San Antonio so this is in similar climates 215 00:17:54,919 --> 00:18:02,240 that we have here in south Louisiana next slide kind of shows cou other 216 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:05,720 examples pickle ball courts and cover playgrounds are some of the things we're 217 00:18:04,120 --> 00:18:10,799 going to have to move to when we talk about reducing our maintenance cost uh 218 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:17,400 so that we can be more sustainable over the long course of the of the time next 219 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:22,280 slide just a couple more examples next 220 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:27,600 slide just a quick reminder about the environmental benefits um just talking 221 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:32,880 about where we have trees and the benefits of that environment that we 222 00:18:29,919 --> 00:18:40,200 terms of cleaning the air and absorbing water and all of the wonderful benefits 223 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:45,440 that uh Park and Recreation provide next slide and so this is an informative 224 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:49,840 slide uh very educational slide when we talk about how bre is funded and so I 225 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:55,880 know often times we talk about the number of times I see bre on my property 226 00:18:53,320 --> 00:19:01,039 tax bill and a lot of that has to be over the course of years we've added 227 00:18:58,039 --> 00:19:06,320 progressively you see we're at 14.4 now but when we were created in 1946 the 228 00:19:03,559 --> 00:19:11,200 legislation said we can Levy up to 18 we've never took that position you know 229 00:19:08,039 --> 00:19:16,720 we started out with 1 m in 54 quickly found out that wasn't enough and went to 230 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:22,440 1966 and added a couple more and it wasn't until 2004 when we added that 231 00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:30,000 last 20y year millage and so that brings in about 7880 million a year and then we 232 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:35,280 have another 12 or so self-generated and then between grants uh some some 233 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:42,120 donations and those sort of things make up the other 10% so roughly uh just 234 00:19:38,120 --> 00:19:46,640 round numbers1 million um in revenues that that obviously we we have to limit 235 00:19:43,919 --> 00:19:51,039 ourselves to $100 million in expenses the next slide talks about why that's 236 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:56,559 important when we talk about November 5th and so we have that 20 year millage 237 00:19:53,760 --> 00:20:01,039 is up for Renewal along with our normal 10year millage that's up for renal as 238 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:07,640 well over 65% uh over 50 million of that $80 239 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:13,320 million in uh property tax revenue we receive is up um big part you know 240 00:20:11,919 --> 00:20:18,080 there's not an increase we're just talking about renewing two mes that we 241 00:20:15,360 --> 00:20:22,720 currently have in place um and I don't have to tell you guys who who look at 242 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:28,159 budgets all the time uh what the impact would be if if we lost 65% of our budget 243 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:32,799 and so that those are some important things to to mention and just a couple 244 00:20:30,679 --> 00:20:38,640 more slides and I'll open it up to questions uh October 5th Greenwood 245 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:44,880 Community Park we're celebrating uh the first phase of not only the zoo um but 246 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:49,120 the Bayou prominade which connects the zoo to the Greenwood Waterfront and last 247 00:20:47,679 --> 00:20:53,600 but not least at the end of the day we'll be celebrating brand new 248 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:58,080 playground at greenw community park so please if you're available come out and 249 00:20:55,360 --> 00:21:06,080 celebrate with us a lot of fun games music activities on October 250 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:15,679 5th think one or two more mayor just some events that uh are happening around 251 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:23,200 town you guys missed the Liberty Lagoon pool party that was this past Saturday 252 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:27,520 uh Brew at the Zoo gim not let me get out of here if I don't mention Brew at 253 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:34,120 the Zoo this Friday uh tickets still available crating 10 years of uh selling 254 00:21:31,559 --> 00:21:39,720 beer at the zoo just on that one day by just on that one 255 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:44,640 day next slide just gives you a way to keep in touch with us sign up for our 256 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:48,240 newsletter it's custom if you only want to hear about pickle ball just check 257 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:55,520 pickle ball and you only get updates on pickle ball and then 258 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:59,640 uh answer any questions you guys me I apprciate 259 00:21:59,919 --> 00:22:08,640 we appreciate you or I appreciate you um speak for I know um just the last 10 260 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:14,559 years what you know have brought to the Central Community um I I definitely see 261 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:19,559 the impact growing up in this area and you know a lot of times i' go play ball 262 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:24,000 at plan par Shar area but really I feel like a lot of things have been brought 263 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:31,559 to central and so uh thank you for that thank you for the playground par I just 264 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:36,159 how you get the community involved in those surveys and you create the 265 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:40,600 Strategic plan around what the community saying and then you have proof that you 266 00:22:38,120 --> 00:22:45,520 do that so up with the work I appreciate y thank you I appreciate that any other 267 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:50,200 questions comments Council Cory I've always been a fan of 268 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:55,360 bre and personal fan of the way you run it um but you know we're often Under 269 00:22:53,120 --> 00:23:01,720 Pressure to try and separate from BR that's been going on for a while and um 270 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:05,960 when you guys rolled the village forward you made it hard on us we're going to 271 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:11,440 get a lot more pressure because of that I really wish I would have done 272 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:17,679 that it's going to make our job harder no we certainly understand your 273 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:22,840 concern um um and so so you know we're we're not in charge of assessing 274 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:27,600 property and so if your property value increase that that's certainly not on us 275 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:33,000 and we would expect as our property value inre that we'll we'll pay a little 276 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:40,760 more in taxes and so our decision to to roll forward um um by our calculations 277 00:23:38,159 --> 00:23:46,000 was was a was a minimal increase per household But ultimately um as I shared 278 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:52,120 on that first slide we have a lot of stuff to take care of and um we we are 279 00:23:49,159 --> 00:23:56,720 limited in the resources so and and in one hand I have people telling me to 280 00:23:54,720 --> 00:24:01,279 defer revenue and on the other hand I have people telling me we're doing a 281 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:04,360 good job of taking care of stuff and so that that's what makes it a challenge 282 00:24:02,799 --> 00:24:09,279 for us but we certainly understand you're not alone in your position we had 283 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:14,840 some board members who had concerns as well but the board ultimately made that 284 00:24:11,679 --> 00:24:18,480 decision council member mckin right to to back up the temp point I know that 285 00:24:16,919 --> 00:24:22,919 you don't you guys aren't in the business of assessing properties but you 286 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:28,679 are cognizant that properties do get assessed and that that uh those values 287 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:34,000 will go up so as you push that seem like a like a double whammy to the homeowners 288 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:37,640 um one one of the questions and I I think we've had these conversations a 289 00:24:35,360 --> 00:24:42,279 while back too is there a way to see the financials for bre for Revenue collected 290 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:48,480 in central versus expenditures in central over let's say the 10 year time 291 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:54,440 period yeah and again we uh we can pull that information again we 292 00:24:51,559 --> 00:24:59,640 we don't again we're parishwide so we're we're trying to serve people within the 293 00:24:57,200 --> 00:25:04,640 parish um um you know saying you know did we do 294 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:09,120 this in central did we do this in Baker did we do this in Zach we look at where 295 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:15,039 people are located and make sure that people have access and so uh you know 296 00:25:12,799 --> 00:25:19,159 and so so we can pull that information again part of the the benefit of having 297 00:25:17,399 --> 00:25:23,000 a large Park system is we don't have people dedicated to just Central ride we 298 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:28,559 got people cutting grass in central as well as outside of central as well so 299 00:25:25,559 --> 00:25:32,640 pulling that information uh is a challenge but we do have people uh that 300 00:25:30,679 --> 00:25:37,240 work at Jackson Community Park that work at lovey Community Park where we can get 301 00:25:34,559 --> 00:25:42,399 the details on that sort of information and we certainly can work with the tax 302 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:46,880 assessor to to determine um the amount that we receive from Central yeah that 303 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:49,799 information is available that would be that would be definitely something to 304 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:55,080 look at I'd love if you could share it with us yes we'll do that and we we're 305 00:25:52,520 --> 00:26:00,480 we're taking notes I know part of uh Joy is is making sure we follow up and we we 306 00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:07,480 respond uh to the entire council with that response thank you council member 307 00:26:04,360 --> 00:26:13,480 L thanks for coming out I appreciate the presentation um if I heard you right you 308 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:18,919 have about $100 million budget right that's that's that's pretty healthy uh 309 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:24,520 you all do a lot um like you said fairish wide um I think you're you know 310 00:26:22,559 --> 00:26:29,000 I think you do a fair job leading the group um leading the 311 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:33,919 organization not I feel confident that there are some accountabilities in 312 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:40,679 place um I think you're compensated very handsomely for what you do um on par 313 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:46,760 with I think the the mayor Parish president uh who has who has a$1 billion 314 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:51,600 doll budget and I guess I would I would just say that um if as I look at the 315 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:56,600 Audits and the financials that were just posted in August of 24 for the year 316 00:26:55,279 --> 00:27:01,640 fiscal year 21 I've got concerns that you can make 317 00:26:59,919 --> 00:27:06,559 or your board can make educated decisions on how much revenue you need 318 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:11,320 or don't need to take care of your parts because because your fiscal your your 319 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:16,320 your your audit is three years old that you're that you just you know published 320 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:22,520 so um I'm not sure what I was taking into consideration as as you rolled 321 00:27:18,559 --> 00:27:28,840 forward um it feels like it's a group that says we can get more let's get more 322 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:34,000 and um that's concerned yeah no I appreciate your concerns and 323 00:27:31,279 --> 00:27:43,799 comments again on on the on the rad forward piece uh the 14.4 63 was was was 324 00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:49,399 voted on by the voters in in 2004 2014 and 325 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:55,440 2016 they they they voted on 14.4 63 and so that's part of that and and again 326 00:27:51,919 --> 00:28:03,399 look my board um has has made it a point to me in terms of uh uh disciplinary 327 00:27:59,679 --> 00:28:09,760 actions as as it results as it involves uh the timely filing of our audits our 328 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:16,080 21 audit was due in in June of 2022 and so it was completed in June of 24 so it 329 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:20,880 is it is two years old um part of that was within our control in terms of not 330 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:25,200 having things ready when the Auditors uh some of it was out of our control we had 331 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:30,320 an untimely death of a CFO who was in charge of that process um there's been a 332 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:34,760 the lack of professional accountants that's been talked about nationally 333 00:28:32,679 --> 00:28:38,640 everywhere um and so there were some things out of our control we you know 334 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:42,360 sometimes we got we have stuff ready and the Auditors can't look at it for 335 00:28:40,679 --> 00:28:47,640 another two or three months because they have so look we understand the concern 336 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:53,159 we know that that audit is one piece a big piece of the trust um that that that 337 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:58,720 the community has for us but there are a lot of things we have in place to to 338 00:28:56,080 --> 00:29:04,760 ensure that we are collecting propably accounting for the way we spend 339 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:09,960 dollars our internal audit division is is looking at uh PE card use and anytime 340 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:14,080 you see a misappropriation uh of funds it's 341 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:19,320 because we found that ourselves our Auditors have never found any 342 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:24,880 mismanagement poor management um um we have findings just like most audits have 343 00:29:21,799 --> 00:29:31,440 findings we're rectifying those findings but um you know post the way in N Aville 344 00:29:28,559 --> 00:29:36,240 AER biggest accounting firm in in Louisiana has been doing our artists for 345 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:40,760 the last 10 years if there was cause a concern to to raise a rave flag I don't 346 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:45,760 think they would jeopardize their credibility to try and protect Bret for 347 00:29:43,039 --> 00:29:50,360 anything and so if there were you know things that needed to be brought to the 348 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:54,720 legislative Auditor's attention um I don't think Posta nville isma Amper 349 00:29:53,399 --> 00:29:59,799 would would would skirt their responsibilities to do that and so look 350 00:29:57,039 --> 00:30:04,519 again we we know that's the trust that's all we have is the community's trust and 351 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:08,840 we know that that audit is a big piece of that trust but but so is a lot of 352 00:30:07,159 --> 00:30:13,679 other things that we do in terms of delivering on the Promises saying we're 353 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:19,399 going to fix a playground fixing that playground um trying to pick up trash 354 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:23,519 and clean restrooms and cut grass all all of that is part of the trust uh 355 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:28,159 relationship that we develop with the public and so we're working on cleaning 356 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:32,240 all of that up including getting our a time finally but I appreciate your 357 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:36,440 concern not every conversation is easy I appreciate you coming to the table and 358 00:30:33,519 --> 00:30:39,279 speaking secet thank you for having any other questions 359 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:48,960 comments superintendent Wilson thank you for coming uh I want to preface my 360 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:53,960 comments by saying I did in fact reach out to the superintendent and offer him 361 00:30:51,559 --> 00:30:58,480 an opportunity to come to my office and let's discuss this but he had to leave 362 00:30:56,000 --> 00:31:03,399 you out of town could meeting 363 00:31:00,399 --> 00:31:07,600 um I I mean we could sit here and say oh it's great you're doing a great job but 364 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:14,360 look the fact is you're not the parks in central are suffering because of that um 365 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:21,279 we've had an issue with sports park and it's got 366 00:31:17,399 --> 00:31:24,320 Central Sports Park Breck on the theme and yall least the sports park for a 367 00:31:23,159 --> 00:31:28,360 week long tournament without bathrooms because 368 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:34,159 they were under construction whatever reason and nowhere in the planning of 369 00:31:32,159 --> 00:31:38,799 operation with a th000 employees and a100 million budget did anybody say hey 370 00:31:37,519 --> 00:31:44,480 we probably should get some bathroom trailers or something out there and I 371 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:47,440 get a text from the mayor of Addis who said brother your Park is terrible over 372 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:51,639 here people are complaining about the city of 373 00:31:48,639 --> 00:31:55,279 Cent and and that tournament organizer played until Tuesday and they said to 374 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:58,639 hell it they left they went to Livingston took their tournament to the 375 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:01,799 town of living we lost that multiple thousands of 376 00:32:00,639 --> 00:32:07,320 people that were going to be in the city of Cent spending their money because of 377 00:32:04,799 --> 00:32:12,919 poor poor manag brother do we have a solution for the 378 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:17,159 rodeo what are we doing for bleachers do we 379 00:32:14,519 --> 00:32:22,559 know my issue with this is I've asked for information I asked months ago for a 380 00:32:20,039 --> 00:32:26,360 breakdown of the money that is spent in simple I I can figure out what's 381 00:32:24,519 --> 00:32:33,720 generated in simple based on the millage and the value of in 382 00:32:28,919 --> 00:32:39,679 central but I I don't get the cooperation that I would expect for the 383 00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:44,000 kind of operation that we're running I've got multiple flood projects we're 384 00:32:41,399 --> 00:32:49,120 working on and you have a park that serves absolutely no purpose on h a road 385 00:32:46,799 --> 00:32:55,440 except for trees it has a major conveyance on running across it and I 386 00:32:52,120 --> 00:33:00,519 need some of that part to save $22 million of central taxpayer money to be 387 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:06,320 able to move a detention project from north of Cooper to south of Cooper but 388 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:10,519 the cooperation I get for bre is we have to keep our 389 00:33:07,519 --> 00:33:15,240 Tru I just I don't see it brother I'm sorry and I'm not going to support going 390 00:33:13,559 --> 00:33:19,279 forward I'm going to I'm going to fight for Central it's my obligation I'm sorry 391 00:33:17,679 --> 00:33:24,120 to the bre employees that live in central but as your mayor I owe it to 392 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:29,159 you to do what's right for this community uh I appreciate Reed I 393 00:33:26,279 --> 00:33:34,760 appreciate your whole team but we have issues out here that are not 394 00:33:32,039 --> 00:33:40,200 being addressed I went around I went to BR wood those are tennis 395 00:33:37,399 --> 00:33:45,320 courts uh there's no bathroom out there there's no I don't 396 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:48,279 know what the building this far I don't really don't I don't know what's 397 00:33:46,399 --> 00:33:54,120 happening it has a air conditioner got Vines growing all over the side of the 398 00:33:50,360 --> 00:34:01,039 building um we I know Brett generates from simp close to $3 million a year and 399 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:07,080 I don't see an equitable return over time and and you if you want to show me 400 00:34:04,799 --> 00:34:12,639 show me the the money bre put in not from State funds what has bre invested 401 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:17,440 in central not from state capital Outlet not from FEMA not from money you got 402 00:34:15,399 --> 00:34:22,240 because of a disaster or something else the money you took from us show me where 403 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:28,679 you spent that money in in central I think I think we we deserve to know that 404 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:33,599 uh I mean it it feels good you know to say we got great Parks but if you go 405 00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:37,879 around to every park in Central the the tables at Indian Mound the paint's 406 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:45,399 flaking off of them one of the seats is broken at the table I mean help I don't 407 00:34:41,639 --> 00:34:51,480 know where $100 million go but to not be able to properly maintain these parts we 408 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:58,119 have a city of 62.8 s miles almost 200 Mi of Roads thousands of of feet or 409 00:34:55,320 --> 00:35:03,359 hundreds of miles of offroad ditches that we we maintain this whole city for 410 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:07,000 a contract of 65 million a year we spent about another 4 million cutting grass 411 00:35:05,119 --> 00:35:11,520 and doing all the things that we do fixing cul Crossings enhancing the 412 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:16,480 quality of life of our citizens and it allows us to to take an additional 15 to 413 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:20,960 20 million a year to do capital projects which is I'm not comparing me to you but 414 00:35:19,079 --> 00:35:26,800 I'm telling you with that 3 million and those few properties in central I know 415 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:32,000 we can do a better job that's why I I wanted to work with with you to do a CA 416 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:36,920 and say here you take that money because you have Legacy cost I get it you have a 417 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:42,599 lot of administration but I can do better with 418 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:46,440 a million and a half of the money you're taking and you can take that other 419 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:49,480 million and a half and pump into your bureaucracy and let me invest that in 420 00:35:48,599 --> 00:35:54,800 our Parks I can get the grass cut I already 421 00:35:51,800 --> 00:36:00,359 got bids for 320,000 a year that's for every park in Central 422 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:04,640 every property I mean the Frenchtown conservation part we talk about it's a 423 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:08,359 great part I ain't been out there I ain't took a tour I go out there every 424 00:36:06,640 --> 00:36:13,240 now and again I went out there not long ago the gate was open rode back 425 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:17,760 there and and this is the same thing for the rodo you spend a bunch of money you 426 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:22,000 say getting ready for the rodeo I intentionally went out there the week 427 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:27,000 leading up to the rodeo every day and around 2:00 I would go by there and 428 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:30,240 everybody that was working out there was under the C 429 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:34,640 sitting on the picnic tables when I went to the first town 430 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:38,599 Conservation Area the weed eaters were on the back of the truck and everybody 431 00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:42,920 was sitting under the building you've got an accountability 432 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:47,240 problem man and you have no control over the staff and they're fleecing the 433 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:54,440 taxpayers by not doing the job that needs to be done in an efficient man now 434 00:36:50,800 --> 00:37:01,040 that's just my take and I wanted to deal with this with you in me and you public 435 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:05,119 for so yeah yeah you you didn't share 436 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:09,480 anything that you ever shared with me privately mayor and so I I don't I don't 437 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:13,880 mind you speaking candidly mayor I I will have to speak up on behalf of of of 438 00:37:12,119 --> 00:37:17,960 the Thousand employees that work for Breen and the Investments that we've 439 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:22,240 made in the city of central whether it's Jackson Community Park whether it's 440 00:37:19,680 --> 00:37:27,920 Central Sports Park whether it's loveed in the dog park whether it's kobby Park 441 00:37:25,599 --> 00:37:32,640 um you know we we feel confident that that that per capita we've invested in 442 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:37,079 central more than any other area in the parish quite frankly and and if you need 443 00:37:34,599 --> 00:37:41,079 to see the numbers on that we can show you but look our challenges are no 444 00:37:39,079 --> 00:37:47,800 different than your challenges right you want to make sure um Everybody in the 445 00:37:44,280 --> 00:37:51,720 city of central is taken care of um and and and you we know that everybody 446 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:55,680 doesn't contribute the same amount and so there are some areas that contribute 447 00:37:54,319 --> 00:38:00,800 more there are some areas that contribute less but every body deserves 448 00:37:58,119 --> 00:38:05,960 a nice Road everybody deserves a nice school and so we we don't necessarily 449 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:10,240 look at who contributes what because if we looked at that then we're saying that 450 00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:16,280 those who don't contribute anything don't deserve anything and I and I just 451 00:38:12,680 --> 00:38:21,920 I just as a government agency you know I think our role is to to be there for 452 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:26,560 those that need it and and part of those um who have who have not been able to 453 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:31,480 put in as much as others have been able to put in uh quite frankly because they 454 00:38:29,119 --> 00:38:36,079 weren't allowed to put in at some point and so we're not going to hold that 455 00:38:33,319 --> 00:38:41,119 against folks because they don't put in as much as the city of central we know 456 00:38:38,599 --> 00:38:45,599 that there are areas in town that that need great parks and so again it's not 457 00:38:43,839 --> 00:38:48,200 we don't look at who put in and make sure that they get the same amount 458 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:54,720 because we have words I'm just telling you I'm I'm 459 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:58,720 just telling you our perspective man so that is our perspective and we can get 460 00:38:56,480 --> 00:39:02,960 you that information and it may show that one year we spent $10 million in 461 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:07,640 central it may show one year we spent $1 million in Central and so that is the 462 00:39:05,839 --> 00:39:12,040 information and look we're we're fully transparent you can go look on our 463 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:17,000 website right now all of our audits are listed all of our monthly financials are 464 00:39:14,119 --> 00:39:22,280 listed uh all of our budgets are listed we're not trying to hide any information 465 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:26,720 and look we we work with anyone in terms of proposals uh we have a proposal with 466 00:39:24,839 --> 00:39:31,359 the Central Area Youth League they they use the par operate a league that's 467 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:35,599 money we don't have to pay spend on operating a league they operate that 468 00:39:33,240 --> 00:39:40,359 League we take care of the parks and so we're open to proposals if it makes 469 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:45,119 sense if it serves the citizens of of central better than we're serving them 470 00:39:42,160 --> 00:39:48,880 now uh not only do we have to look at that we're obligated to to take that 471 00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:54,839 into considerations when we're talking about um dealing with other people's 472 00:39:51,079 --> 00:39:59,560 money so so you know if and until we get a proposal to do things better we we 473 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:04,200 keep working as hard as we can to serve the folks here in central as best we can 474 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:09,000 and again we appreciate the opportunity to share information tonight do we have 475 00:40:06,319 --> 00:40:09,000 a solution 476 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:19,280 for in May and so and so that Rodeo um again it's for a private 477 00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:23,359 nonprofit organization uh it's it's it's we we 478 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:28,079 take care of shady like we take care of any other Park we cut the grass we clean 479 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:34,200 the trash now somebody wants to hold a special event there like a rodeo uh then 480 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:39,880 that that organization needs to to to contribute more that that organization 481 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:46,400 needs to get Partnerships uh but but if we try to fund every private nonprofit 482 00:40:43,599 --> 00:40:53,760 organization that's not sustainable and so we've done that we we've we've 483 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:59,200 spent dollars hosting that event we we don't get any return in investment we we 484 00:40:56,319 --> 00:41:04,359 don't get any dollars from the number of people come in to help us take care of 485 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:08,680 the facility uh but yeah we're open to working with that organization as well 486 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:12,520 as the city uh to get whatever it needs to get in order to have a successful 487 00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:19,720 rodo thank you any other questions or comments 488 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:19,720 Council thank 489 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:29,240 you okay next item three report from Central Police Department concerning law 490 00:41:26,119 --> 00:41:29,240 enforcement within the city of 491 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:49,800 ESS make uh good evening counsel uh clight 492 00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:55,400 the assistant chief on behalf of police department I have some very extremely 493 00:41:52,599 --> 00:42:01,920 brief presentation uh or an address for you all as soon as I give the STA for 494 00:41:57,800 --> 00:42:08,720 August uh August 2024 stats uh your central police department responded to 495 00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:15,240 nine to six 911 hangup calls 19 aand installed vehicle with traffic ingestion 496 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:19,920 complaints one alarm performed 154 business checks and neighborhood 497 00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:28,160 controls 11 damage to properties five disturbances two D eyes uh followed up 498 00:42:23,680 --> 00:42:34,839 on 14 prior calls responded to four h r four calls regarding improper vehicle 499 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:41,200 operation uh one missing uh at or found at all or juvenile one narcotics 500 00:42:37,559 --> 00:42:45,280 investigation six overdoses 70 public assists including welfare checks and 501 00:42:43,520 --> 00:42:51,000 assisting other uh law enforcement agencies one report of a shots fired 13 502 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:58,079 suspicious incidents vehicles or persons reports one theft 56 vehicle crashes and 503 00:42:55,040 --> 00:43:03,160 10 uh parking lot crashes responded to a total of 225 calls which exclude traffic 504 00:43:01,720 --> 00:43:08,720 stops and business checks and neighborhood 505 00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:15,960 controls off of 240 stops we rode 155 tickets uh our reserves donated 38 506 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:21,800 hours uh of service for the month of August uh as everybody's both aware and 507 00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:28,319 if you uh have a chance to glance your Channel 9 Channel 2 news app theirs 508 00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:34,119 about uh Rangers onway uh this even um coming here tonight I 509 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:38,800 thought I would look back uh everybody is very familiar with the the two 510 00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:44,680 fatalities we've had the last 30 days but in addition to that 30-day 30-day 511 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:50,520 look back from September 23rd Road crashes Aline we've had 62 from those 62 512 00:43:48,200 --> 00:43:56,079 crashes we sent six people to the hospital by ambulance off of those 513 00:43:53,079 --> 00:44:02,319 crashes four DWI arrests were made one was a third making it a felony one 514 00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:05,800 arrested off of one of those crashes was previously arrested by Central Police 515 00:44:04,200 --> 00:44:12,480 Department in July for DWI we have a problem in 516 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:17,960 central um to explain the extent of the problem uh these are I believe eight 517 00:44:15,599 --> 00:44:23,599 each box represents a separate case obviously I'm not disclosing the name 518 00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:29,880 some of those are Active cases under prosecution uh these are uh blood test 519 00:44:27,559 --> 00:44:34,280 results from State Police off of blood draws We performed in connection to 520 00:44:32,400 --> 00:44:43,079 DWI uh it's never just one uh drug uh the 521 00:44:40,040 --> 00:44:48,720 predominant uh the two predominant drugs that we see uh methamphetamine which 522 00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:54,720 breaks down eventually into amphetamine uh and fental um some of the uh every 523 00:44:52,400 --> 00:45:00,440 now then you get the moon rock such as cocaine BL it's kind of a last from the 524 00:44:57,599 --> 00:45:05,760 past we don't see much anymore uh the the Delta 9 tetrahydro canol that's 525 00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:13,359 going to be your uh active ingredient from U from marijuana um each of those 526 00:45:10,359 --> 00:45:17,359 when it's a drugged driver that greatly increases the time we have to spend with 527 00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:23,480 that person okay because it does not result from a breath alcohol test it tox 528 00:45:20,720 --> 00:45:28,839 9,000 test for one thing so that means we uh if we obtain consent we can go 529 00:45:26,520 --> 00:45:35,920 directly to a hospital obtain a blood draw Sub the blood draw Kit to State 530 00:45:31,680 --> 00:45:39,440 Police um after that uh or or aside from that if we don't get consent either 531 00:45:37,720 --> 00:45:42,640 because they refuse to give it or because they're 532 00:45:40,480 --> 00:45:47,599 unconscious uh we then have to apply for the warrant which we've done frequently 533 00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:51,720 uh thankfully uh technology today we can do it 534 00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:55,680 electronically um submit it through an online system and the judge can sign it 535 00:45:54,040 --> 00:46:00,760 I can tell you we've never had a a search warrant to 536 00:45:57,520 --> 00:46:06,319 uh we're pretty good at that um just to tell you what the problem the 537 00:46:03,200 --> 00:46:10,480 extent of the problem it was even uh hammer did to me a little bit more today 538 00:46:08,160 --> 00:46:15,119 on my way here I live in South Baton Rouge I'm coming down Perkins Road 539 00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:20,640 Perkins and ESS there's two turn Lanes one turn lane 540 00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:26,079 is not moving I thought it was a crash it wasn't the gash get out guy behind 541 00:46:23,319 --> 00:46:31,599 the wheels passed out get him out of the car get him off into the abandoned right 542 00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:37,319 a parking lot I got to get in the car to move it for 543 00:46:33,559 --> 00:46:40,880 him scare Jesus out of me is Daddy okay and I turn around I look and there's a 544 00:46:38,839 --> 00:46:47,000 six-year-old in the back seat U he back Police Department came 545 00:46:44,119 --> 00:46:52,800 had to call Ms make sure he was okay uh looked like uh he had a aerosol can in 546 00:46:49,599 --> 00:47:00,640 his hand he's probably that's that's a thing so um it's not VI incidents that 547 00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:07,040 result in death we sending people to hospitals for injuries from crashes and 548 00:47:03,240 --> 00:47:11,200 making DWI arrests uh and thankfully a few years ago we had the 549 00:47:09,040 --> 00:47:17,280 foresight we need to send all of our road officers to tox pety make sure 550 00:47:15,000 --> 00:47:23,280 certifi unfortunately now we not use the intoxilizer machine very often 551 00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:23,280 so 552 00:47:24,760 --> 00:47:28,839 um thank you 553 00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:33,280 Council council member you 554 00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:43,800 mention that data that you showed just now that was how far back that's uh 555 00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:43,800 during the past year arrests from 556 00:47:44,079 --> 00:47:52,960 DWI andoun counc members I just want to let you know so far this 557 00:47:50,000 --> 00:48:01,520 year Central PD it's count Sheriff's Office cor we worked over 520s 558 00:47:57,040 --> 00:48:08,520 so far this year and we're we're having some of these DWI that we're catching 559 00:48:04,160 --> 00:48:14,480 are that were working or 8:30 in the morning as well as at night you know 560 00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:21,480 that's not count the Goda ways as they call it U we have a problem with people 561 00:48:17,599 --> 00:48:27,599 paying attention we we are seeing a lot of people driving down the road taxi as 562 00:48:23,720 --> 00:48:33,280 they're driving and it's causing WS and we're trying to avoid those uh WS 563 00:48:30,359 --> 00:48:38,920 writing a lot of tickets to these people and we're writing these tickets in the 564 00:48:35,319 --> 00:48:44,920 school zones too we've been given some people breaks you know on on 565 00:48:42,319 --> 00:48:49,480 these spe tickets but it's it's fixing to stop because we're having too many 566 00:48:46,520 --> 00:48:53,359 rats especially in the subdivisions we're stopping people in these 567 00:48:51,079 --> 00:48:57,319 subdivisions that we've been accused of not patrolling but we're stopping these 568 00:48:55,760 --> 00:49:02,319 people going over the speed limit running the 569 00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:07,040 stop signs with the excuse of I live in here why do I have to 570 00:49:04,520 --> 00:49:13,119 stop and we get that excuse you and it doesn't make any sense 571 00:49:10,040 --> 00:49:18,640 to me what if that child walks out or that young driver backs out of the 572 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:22,760 driveway because they didn't see because they Haven been driving long they don't 573 00:49:20,200 --> 00:49:27,400 they're not paying as much tension as an experienced driver well I live in here 574 00:49:25,799 --> 00:49:32,359 doesn't work we don't want anybody hurt and we need 575 00:49:29,799 --> 00:49:38,480 our public out here to pay attention to all this and report it especially we the 576 00:49:36,040 --> 00:49:43,760 the people drive passenger buses and just yesterday I I was I was in my 577 00:49:41,079 --> 00:49:48,400 personal vehicle and I was going down Jo Road 4:30 in the afternoon or 5 578 00:49:46,920 --> 00:49:53,480 somewhere around there and I was in my personal vehicle and someone went around 579 00:49:50,480 --> 00:49:59,079 the traffic passing in the media the pained media they're doing this every 580 00:49:56,280 --> 00:50:04,280 day and if we catch you trust me you're getting a ticket at very expensive but 581 00:50:01,880 --> 00:50:09,799 they're passing in this medium here and we need our public to report this get 582 00:50:06,799 --> 00:50:13,359 the license plate take a take a picture and I know you're driving take a picture 583 00:50:11,680 --> 00:50:18,359 of the license plate when it's stops at at the red light get it to us and we're 584 00:50:16,520 --> 00:50:23,280 having we've been seeing a lot of people they're throwing garbage out of the 585 00:50:20,680 --> 00:50:27,839 windows they're stopping at a red light opening the door and dropping it on the 586 00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:31,480 ground and driving off take a picture of it contact us get the LI number we will 587 00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:38,200 charge them thank 588 00:50:34,160 --> 00:50:44,359 you how many Reserve officers do we have well we're down to only a couple now we 589 00:50:41,880 --> 00:50:48,079 only have I in July there was only 38 hours yes sir we only have we only have 590 00:50:46,440 --> 00:50:55,000 a couple reserves now we're trying to recruit more because we have hired a 591 00:50:51,079 --> 00:51:01,119 couple people that are uh as part-time and our numbers we we we'd 592 00:50:58,880 --> 00:51:05,599 like to find some more Reserve officers we only have two think we 593 00:51:08,240 --> 00:51:17,440 have we are down uh in fact one of our our biggest performers so to speak uh 594 00:51:15,960 --> 00:51:23,640 was also Russell Williams who transferred part-time status and that 595 00:51:19,799 --> 00:51:29,559 really cut cut into that number uh now though if you R take somebody wants to 596 00:51:26,920 --> 00:51:33,720 they that's I tell them that's fine as soon as I can find you in class to go to 597 00:51:31,400 --> 00:51:38,040 I'll see you six and a half months later that's a huge commitment for unpaid 598 00:51:36,520 --> 00:51:43,240 position so and it's it'sa seven months it's two 599 00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:47,240 days a week and every weekend for seven months it's hard to get somebody to do 600 00:51:45,240 --> 00:51:53,640 that especially and we get people that want to be reserved but they work ship 601 00:51:49,839 --> 00:51:57,520 work well lot the guys there at night so and if they miss one day they put them 602 00:51:56,160 --> 00:52:01,720 out they might get excuse for one they sick 603 00:52:00,240 --> 00:52:05,880 if they miss them days they put them out of the Academy I hate to spend that 604 00:52:04,200 --> 00:52:10,599 money to put somebody through the academy that's not make you know it's 605 00:52:08,839 --> 00:52:18,359 it's a lot different than it was back years ago when like when Tim started the 606 00:52:13,799 --> 00:52:22,960 academy is is different now and uh it's it's it was as many 607 00:52:21,400 --> 00:52:28,079 days months yeah every other weekend but it's 608 00:52:25,319 --> 00:52:35,119 every weekend now I mean there's a lot more you been doing years yeah You' been 609 00:52:30,839 --> 00:52:39,640 doing it 30 years a long time but if you know a good recruit that wants to be a 610 00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:44,799 reserve I mean you could be a reserve even though you're on coun reserve 611 00:52:42,640 --> 00:52:52,160 position I don't know about you Chief are we are we keeping track of 612 00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:57,040 the accidents and DUIs that are involving people that are just passing 613 00:52:53,920 --> 00:53:02,240 through Central like traveling we'd have to we'd have to do a little 614 00:52:59,200 --> 00:53:08,319 bit more footwork on and passing through where for I mean but every DWI I mean 615 00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:13,200 it's in the report um and you'd be surprised we have quite a few of them 616 00:53:10,079 --> 00:53:18,520 from here yeah no I'm sure I was just it's and it's it's a shame and just like 617 00:53:16,599 --> 00:53:24,359 these two fatalities we had there was two within a week and they were both 618 00:53:21,240 --> 00:53:28,400 within a mile and 610 of their home one was going home and one was going to work 619 00:53:26,799 --> 00:53:33,400 and unfortunately we lost one of our city workers for one of them I'm going 620 00:53:30,760 --> 00:53:37,920 speak to that minute and and it's unfortunate but we need to we need to 621 00:53:35,240 --> 00:53:43,799 pay more attention to these stop signs these roadways get off the 622 00:53:41,319 --> 00:53:47,280 phone thank all right next we have a report from ibts 623 00:53:57,319 --> 00:54:06,079 forts um I would like to thank you all um for your condolences this past week 624 00:54:04,200 --> 00:54:14,920 um as you all know we lost a member of our family Javon Quinn and I stress the 625 00:54:10,599 --> 00:54:20,880 the hour because ibts in the city of central are one uh we represent you all 626 00:54:18,799 --> 00:54:25,920 in the field and outside the field we wear shirts that says city of central on 627 00:54:23,040 --> 00:54:32,440 our backs and we have pens on our impels that as much and everywhere we go um our 628 00:54:30,200 --> 00:54:38,240 reputation follows us and it represents you all so I just wanted to stress that 629 00:54:35,640 --> 00:54:42,839 I know there was some chatter um this past week regarding that but I just want 630 00:54:40,319 --> 00:54:48,839 to let you all know that our partnership is beyond a contract and it's more and 631 00:54:45,920 --> 00:54:54,359 it's more about family than anything else so I just want to stress that 632 00:54:51,119 --> 00:55:01,880 before I do our presentation so with our public works for the past month 633 00:54:56,880 --> 00:55:08,599 we had a total of 266 issued per orders uh we completed 634 00:55:03,640 --> 00:55:14,319 273 171 was generated from August 1st to August 31st year to date we have 635 00:55:11,720 --> 00:55:23,760 completed a total of 571 um excuse me 636 00:55:16,760 --> 00:55:28,240 431 of 571 orders we currently have 140 that are still pending 637 00:55:26,480 --> 00:55:33,160 regarding our planning donning we have been very busy regarding that it's 638 00:55:31,160 --> 00:55:37,640 really truly does not indicated in our report but we have text commitments that 639 00:55:35,440 --> 00:55:42,920 are going to come before you all that's totally going to reamp the way we do 640 00:55:39,720 --> 00:55:47,359 business here in the city of central um you all have saw a little bit of that 641 00:55:45,160 --> 00:55:52,520 tonight in what you passed earlier regarding our proposed 642 00:55:49,359 --> 00:55:59,000 UDC um flood plane management we had four flood zone determination requests 643 00:55:55,319 --> 00:56:05,200 and four then disturbing permits issued regarding permits and inspections we had 644 00:56:02,200 --> 00:56:09,200 103 permits issued and in cold enforcement we are still in that season 645 00:56:07,280 --> 00:56:15,839 where we're still dealing with a lot of high grass and 646 00:56:12,359 --> 00:56:20,319 rubbish regarding roadside drainage um as you can see on the screen there 647 00:56:17,559 --> 00:56:24,559 gremley Oaks subdivision U we could cleared out 648 00:56:22,119 --> 00:56:30,599 5,300 5,436 fet of 649 00:56:27,520 --> 00:56:37,160 excavation regarding the drains our off-road project on Indian Mound you can 650 00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:42,799 see the type of work we've done there and regarding also for our 651 00:56:40,240 --> 00:56:49,240 roadside drainage cleaning um we got Hunley Avenue and Downey 652 00:56:45,640 --> 00:56:56,359 Drive do you all have any questions um regarding the um sign 653 00:56:53,039 --> 00:57:02,839 permit there only people can only be granted a sign permit four times a year 654 00:56:59,319 --> 00:57:08,920 is that correct temporary garage garage uh temporary 655 00:57:04,240 --> 00:57:13,400 signs I I got an email from a couple of business owners that they needed a 656 00:57:11,359 --> 00:57:19,359 different type of sign they couldn't get one the city only gives them four times 657 00:57:15,880 --> 00:57:26,200 a year so I wasn't really sure we tried to in our code it limits the amount of 658 00:57:23,039 --> 00:57:31,480 of tber signs you have for a business and that's only you can only have it 659 00:57:27,920 --> 00:57:38,000 four times a year for 14 days but they can go get they can go and get a 660 00:57:34,960 --> 00:57:42,680 sign okay that's what that's what I told them but I want to dou check and then I 661 00:57:40,240 --> 00:57:49,200 saw the um in July and August y' had a 75% completion rate um I know it's 662 00:57:46,640 --> 00:57:53,760 usually in like the 90 percentage is that because of the storm or I didn't 663 00:57:51,319 --> 00:57:59,839 know what was going on for July and a is Storm pick up count in the qus or is 664 00:57:57,079 --> 00:58:05,839 that above and beyond um I would attribute some to the storm if correct 665 00:58:02,319 --> 00:58:10,880 uh we do have a h volume when we do have high rain events we did have a certain 666 00:58:08,520 --> 00:58:16,520 period of time where we had a lot of rainfall uh for a couple weeks uh so 667 00:58:14,319 --> 00:58:21,880 that does affect a lot of our our operations at time we had a shake up in 668 00:58:18,680 --> 00:58:28,880 Personnel well ramp operations so did that that affect the 669 00:58:25,079 --> 00:58:35,799 well I look I'm not so sure some downa 670 00:58:32,760 --> 00:58:41,119 should I don't think the number of work our completion dates 671 00:58:37,799 --> 00:58:46,599 is the amount completed somewhat accurate when we were 672 00:58:43,240 --> 00:58:50,119 doing R notes uh I had we had two sink holes that had 673 00:58:49,079 --> 00:58:53,760 fences around you know we put orange Fen up 674 00:58:52,799 --> 00:58:57,760 back in November and 675 00:58:58,960 --> 00:59:05,559 so you know there's issues about accountability that I'm not 676 00:59:08,200 --> 00:59:18,839 sure no the current stuff but in June July and August you have a l a decrease 677 00:59:15,920 --> 00:59:22,160 because we turn into public for we reorganized how we do things so it 678 00:59:21,160 --> 00:59:29,079 shifted the workl Chang some processes 679 00:59:26,319 --> 00:59:34,039 want to go out just so there's some things shed so that 680 00:59:32,200 --> 00:59:38,319 may see differ speaking to the sign perms I 681 00:59:36,640 --> 00:59:44,440 would like to see and I don't know I've got to check I would like to see us go 682 00:59:40,240 --> 00:59:49,559 to you get six a year and you know extend the 683 00:59:46,960 --> 00:59:54,520 dates because we are our small businesses do need some but the problem 684 00:59:51,880 --> 01:00:01,680 is if you put a sign out and just leave it there does work anyway because it's 685 00:59:58,960 --> 01:00:07,359 your psych it's just like any other new sign you notice it but then as you go by 686 01:00:04,319 --> 01:00:12,000 over and over diminishes what it does and so it would beho the businesses to 687 01:00:09,960 --> 01:00:17,880 to do multiple different types of temporary signs anyway to excite 688 01:00:15,280 --> 01:00:22,520 attention believe me my family is buiness 689 01:00:19,079 --> 01:00:27,960 own a lot of heat from him code enfor and S so I get it 690 01:00:28,760 --> 01:00:36,640 and we have started an initiative uh to address some of those uh Perman 691 01:00:34,240 --> 01:00:43,200 temporary signs that been left in businesses um we do have only one coose 692 01:00:39,160 --> 01:00:50,079 enforcement officer who does a great job but he's man of one uh so we're trying 693 01:00:47,280 --> 01:00:53,760 to clean up the city at your direction um if there is a text amendment that we 694 01:00:52,119 --> 01:01:00,960 can change that better serve the community please just inform and 695 01:00:57,720 --> 01:01:00,960 get I need 696 01:01:04,480 --> 01:01:11,000 to thank you any other questions council member Le I was just going to say that 697 01:01:09,400 --> 01:01:16,960 as I as I looked through all of the work orders earlier today a lot of them seem 698 01:01:14,000 --> 01:01:23,000 to be maybe standing work quarters uh that are just kind of reminder to go 699 01:01:18,400 --> 01:01:27,799 check certain areas for litter or um you know or something to see if 700 01:01:24,720 --> 01:01:31,280 there's an issue there some of uh obviously somebody different probably 701 01:01:29,240 --> 01:01:35,880 put the data together so some of that could be uh someone counting those 702 01:01:33,520 --> 01:01:41,240 standing workers stuff that we have to we have a 703 01:01:39,160 --> 01:01:45,720 PM work that comes up to notify for this yeah and and it's in 704 01:01:44,039 --> 01:01:50,119 that it's in the big long you know the long list that was provided with the 705 01:01:47,119 --> 01:01:54,319 report but um some of not all of them but some of them say you no work needed 706 01:01:52,160 --> 01:01:57,839 or something like that so they may not have been closed out 707 01:02:03,039 --> 01:02:09,599 all right next item five distribution of the city of central accounts payable 708 01:02:07,200 --> 01:02:15,359 dispersement report fuel report deposit for period of August 1 2024 through 709 01:02:12,319 --> 01:02:20,559 August 31 2024 six distribution of financial highlights for May of 2024 710 01:02:18,400 --> 01:02:26,079 seven other business one public comment no cards were turned in we'll go to item 711 01:02:22,799 --> 01:02:33,240 number two announcements Mr M want to mention um as it relates to uh 712 01:02:30,119 --> 01:02:41,000 van uh the gentleman that lost his life Friday um his wife uh is is very 713 01:02:38,520 --> 01:02:45,119 gracious for the the support she's received emotionally from us in the city 714 01:02:43,799 --> 01:02:48,839 uh but we're we're hoping to put together a fundraiser to help them pay 715 01:02:47,440 --> 01:02:56,520 for some final expenses um so just be aware of that uh 716 01:02:53,440 --> 01:03:01,400 just try to help them out um Cory is dealing with some things as soon 717 01:02:58,680 --> 01:03:07,680 as he's back to to being able to focus we're going to put something 718 01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:12,039 together you know part of this job is fixing roads and ditches the other part 719 01:03:09,400 --> 01:03:18,160 is dealing with people I met with our cruise Monday morning um to reassure 720 01:03:15,119 --> 01:03:23,960 them you know even though the chain has lost a link and it's going to get very 721 01:03:20,160 --> 01:03:28,200 tight kind of grind a little bit we are going to adjust 722 01:03:25,880 --> 01:03:32,880 seem to be very receptive ibts made geve councils 723 01:03:29,440 --> 01:03:37,839 available so I commend our team at ibts for always being moment to go above and 724 01:03:34,880 --> 01:03:41,920 beyond for us the fact that while we do have a contract so many things we do is 725 01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:47,440 because of our relationship and our piece of paper so thank any other 726 01:03:44,839 --> 01:03:47,440 announcements 727 01:03:47,559 --> 01:03:55,920 anyone we have a motion to adjourn by council member Meer second by 728 01:03:53,079 --> 01:03:58,599 council member mcken am