[0:24] All right, guys. I got a proclamation
I'm going to run through real quick.
[0:29] Mr. Ira, do you want to come over here
so we can make fun of you?
[0:37] All right. Kenner needs a lot more like
this. This is a proclamation recognizing
[0:42] the dedication and service of Ira L.
Snyder. Whereas, Kiwanis is a global
[0:47] organization dedicated to improving the
lives of young people and the community.
[0:52] And whereas, Ira L. Snyder has been a
member and officer of the Kiwanis Club
[0:56] of Kenner North for three decades and
has always answered the call for
[1:01] service. Whereas, Ira is a tremendous
booster of Kenner and his countless
[1:06] achievements have made an invaluable
impact on the Kenner community.
[1:12] Whereas, Ira had spearheaded and or been
involved in dozens of projects that
[1:17] contribute to the improvement of
Kenner's overall quality of life. From
[1:21] teaching elementary school students to
read to supplying food for the needy
[1:25] students throughout the school year,
Ira's dedication is tireless. And
[1:29] whereas, in 2010, with the help of other
Kiwanian's,
[1:34] Ira formed a public charity non-profit
organization raising substantial funds
[1:39] to present scholarships to worthy high
school seniors. Whereas, he was a
[1:43] driving force behind the beloved Parker
Boo, an annual Halloween event providing
[1:48] fun and entertainment for more than
8,000 guests who attend. Whereas, Ira
[1:53] has served with the American Cancer
Society by providing monthly prepared
[1:57] meals and entertainment to guests of
Hope Lodge, a home away from home for
[2:01] people facing cancer and their
caregivers when cancer treatments is far
[2:05] away.
Whereas Mr. Snyder has been familiar has
[2:09] been a familiar face at the Chateau
Living Center where he prepared and
[2:13] served dinners to residents on a monthly
basis and was instrumental in planning
[2:17] the annual Christmas party.
Sounds like you do a lot of stuff, huh?
[2:22] Whereas Ira has worked with the
Kiwanis affiliated youth organizations
[2:26] including project participation and
attendance at countless events and
[2:30] activities for Key Clubs and Builders
Clubs. Now, therefore, I, Kenner Mayor
[2:35] Michael J. Glaser, along with the
members of the Kenner City Council and
[2:38] Chief of Police Keith Conley, do hereby
recognize and express deep gratitude to
[2:43] Mr. Ira L. Snyder, a remarkable
individual dedicated to the betterment
[2:48] of everything and everyone around him.
His legacy will always be honored and
[2:51] cherished by his fellow Kiwanians,
peers, friends, and family. Given under
[2:55] the my hand and seal of the city of
Kenner this 25th day of April, 2025.
[3:01] Congratulations and thank you for what
you did. Thank you. All right. Would you
[3:04] like to say anything?
Pardon me?
[3:06] Did you want to say anything?
Well, this is a great opportunity. This
[3:10] is a recruitment effort. So, as you
leave, you'll be getting an application
[3:14] for membership in the Kenner North
Kiwanis. We need people who are willing
[3:18] to work and it can be a lot of fun.
Thank you.
[3:22] Thank you.
[3:48] My pleasure.
[3:52] Okay.
[4:42] All right.
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[4:52] Thank you.
[5:33] Thank you.
[5:36] Thank you.
[5:41] Thank you.
[5:49] Thank you.
[6:26] I thought it was on. I'd like to call
the meeting for April 25th to order.
[6:33] Do we have any special intentions?
This Councilman Woolmington.
[6:39] Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Um, I'd like to to
[6:44] mention that E.L. "Bubba" Henry, he was
a former Louisiana House Speaker. He
[6:50] passed away recently.
Uh, he was known to oversee the house
[6:55] during the constitutional convention of
1974
[7:00] when the
state constitution was revamped.
[7:04] Uh, please keep him and his family in
your prayers. Thank you.
[7:13] Anyone else?
Madam Clerk?
[7:18] Oh, just prayer. Um,
Councilwoman Dee Dunn, please lead us in
[7:23] prayer. Everyone, please rise.
Thank you.
[7:27] Let us bow our heads. Dear God and our
Father, as we come to you once again
[7:32] this hour in the morning,
Lord, we just want to tell you thank you
[7:36] for all the blessings that you have
bestowed upon us. Dear God, I pray for
[7:41] the mayor, for the police chief, for the
department, for the administration, for
[7:46] this council, and all that make up the
city of Kenner. God, you have been good
[7:51] to us. You allowed the storms to go
over, and then you've kept us safe. But
[7:56] dear master, we pray this morning that
you would give us wisdom, knowledge, and
[8:00] understanding that the things that we
would do not to please us, but to please
[8:05] you, and that this whole city would be
blessed. I pray for the our chief in
[8:10] that department also, dear God. And
Father, I thank you today for everything
[8:16] that you've already done, and for the
things that you will continue to do. In
[8:20] Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
[8:25] Councilman Brennan, would you please
lead us in the pledge?
[8:28] Please place your hand over your hearts.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[8:33] United States of America,
and to the republic for which it stands,
[8:37] one nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all.
[8:43] Amen.
[8:48] Madam Clerk?
Yes, sir. You have a quorum, and in
[8:51] accordance with Council Resolution
number B-14550,
[8:55] please be advised that all cellular
telephones and other devices of this
[8:58] nature must be deactivated or silenced
throughout the Council meeting.
[9:03] Next, we have correspondence reports
from the mayor, CAO, and department
[9:06] heads.
Mr. Mayor.
[9:09] Thank you. Just a couple of
announcements about some events coming
[9:12] up in the city.
Uh
[9:14] Starting next Friday is our annual Music
in the Park, May 2nd from 6:30 to 9:30.
[9:21] Always free. Bring your lawn chairs. Uh
Contraflow will start it off. Following
[9:26] next week, Wayne James and Partners,
Category 6, May 16th, the Fabulous Von
[9:32] Zippers the 23rd, and Rockin' Dopsie Jr.
the the
[9:36] And on Saturday, May 3rd, from 11:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., there's a premiere
[9:41] event in our planetarium, free
admission.
[9:44] It is Always a Bug, uh
story about the new Space Force.
[9:49] Free admission to that, also. Saturdays
in May is at 8:00 p.m. Movies in the
[9:54] Park, also free. May 3rd, we
Transformers 1,
[9:58] uh and followed by
four other ones every Saturday night in
[10:02] the uh month of May.
Also, Thursday, May 8th, the city has an
[10:08] auction. It's an online auction only.
You can go to
[10:12] uh the website is proxybid, p
r o x i b i d dot
[10:20] s e r v c o r p. So, it's at 10:00 a.m.
You got to register before, and you'll
[10:24] see some of the uh some of the city
surplus and police department surplus
[10:28] that will be auctioned off.
And with The last thing is, cuz we're
[10:33] going to start promoting it, uh Friday,
May 23rd, after the council meeting,
[10:38] probably around 1:00 p.m. is what we
have it scheduled for is the splash park
[10:41] will open
down here
[10:44] on Reverend Wish- Richard Wilson Drive,
and I do believe Councilwoman Dunn is
[10:48] going to be the first one in her bathing
suit to run through the to to the splash
[10:52] park.
So,
[10:54] every everybody Everybody come see.
That's it. Have a good weekend, guys.
[11:03] Thank you, sir. Madam Clerk?
Yes, sir. Under resolutions, motions,
[11:07] and other items from the floor, I have a
motion by Councilman LaHatte, seconded
[11:10] by Councilman Bradigan, to amend the
agenda to include item 13D, a resolution
[11:15] in support of House Bill 196 of the 2025
regular session of the Louisiana
[11:20] Legislature,
authorizing the commercial lease of a
[11:23] portion of Kenner Lake Town to the
Kenner Lake Town Area Development
[11:26] Corporation for the operation of an
amphi- amphitheater.
[11:31] Is there anyone in the audience wishing
to object to us amending the agenda?
[11:35] Please come forward.
Seeing none, all council members in
[11:40] favor, please say I.
I.
[11:42] All opposed, please say nay. Seeing
none, motion passes 7-0 to amend the
[11:46] agenda.
Under the consent agenda, we have item
[11:49] one, approval of minutes of regular
council meeting of April 10th, 2025.
[11:53] Item two is approval of alcoholic
beverage permit applications, we have
[11:57] none. Item three is approval of bingo
and public gathering applications. Item
[12:00] 3A is application number 2453-25,
the city of Kenner District 1 to hold a
[12:05] public gathering on July 26, 2025 from
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose
[12:10] of a third annual back-to-school jammed
school supply giveaway at Susan Park
[12:15] Gym, 502 Veterans Boulevard.
That will conclude the consent agenda. I
[12:19] have a motion by Council Member Wilmot,
seconded by Council Member Sharwath. All
[12:23] council members in favor, please say I.
I. I.
[12:26] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0. Under the public
[12:30] appearance agenda, we have item eight,
public hearings and final passage, we
[12:33] have none. Item nine is ordinances for
the sale, purchase, transfer, lease, and
[12:37] or alienation of immovable property.
Item 9A is a public hearing regarding
[12:42] summary ordinance number 13,777,
an ordinance approving a cooperative
[12:47] endeavor agreement with Friends of
Rivertown for the long-term use of
[12:50] parcel E of the Loyola of the Loyola
Track University City Subdivision, City
[12:56] of Kenner property being owned by the
City of Kenner.
[12:59] I have a motion by Council Member
Brennan, seconded by Council Member
[13:02] McKenny to open the public hearing. All
council members in favor, please say I.
[13:06] All
opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
[13:09] motion passes 7-0. We're now in a public
hearing. Is there anyone in the audience
[13:13] wishing to address the council on this
subject? Please come forward and state
[13:17] your name and address for the record.
[13:21] Madam Clerk, may I ask a question,
please?
[13:23] Sure.
Uh could for point of clarification,
[13:27] I think you said Friends of Rivertown.
Oh, I'm sorry. Friends of Friends of
[13:33] Okay. Friends of Discovery. Sorry. Thank
you.
[13:36] You're welcome.
Friends of Discovery.
[13:39] Have it.
Yes, ma'am. State your name and address
[13:42] for the record, please.
Sure.
[13:44] Uh hello, I'm Sharon Preen, um 3837
Loyola Drive.
[13:49] Good afternoon, esteemed members of City
Council. I'm Sharon Preen, Chief
[13:53] Administrative Officer of Discovery
Schools. I'm here representing our
[13:57] leaders, teachers, students, and
families. As both a proud resident
[14:02] and a school leader who lives, works,
and plays in Kenner, I'm deeply invested
[14:06] in our community's growth and
prosperity. It's a privilege to serve a
[14:10] community that cares deeply about its
children and their future. It's an honor
[14:14] to stand before you today on behalf of
Discovery Schools and express our
[14:17] heartfelt gratitude for the generous
land donation, a gift that will benefit
[14:22] not only our school, but the entire
Kenner community for generations to
[14:26] come.
First, I would like to thank Mayor
[14:28] Glazer, Natalie Newton, and the mayor's
leadership team for their support and
[14:33] commitment to this initiative. The land
represents possibility, progress, and
[14:38] partnership. The gift will enhance
future student opportunities at Kenner
[14:43] Discovery Health Sciences Academy.
Kenner Discovery is a proud is proud to
[14:47] be an A-rated school
committed to academic excellence and the
[14:52] success of every student. We take great
pride in our beautiful school facility
[14:57] and the stunning artwork that lines the
street as you approach our school.
[15:01] We pledge to be exceptional stewards of
this land. We will maintain the property
[15:05] with the utmost care and dedication,
making the city proud of its donation.
[15:10] We are committed to honoring this gift
and with thoughtful care and purposeful
[15:14] use. This land will be a space where
opportunities grow and where the impact
[15:18] of your generosity will be felt for
years to come. Thank you again, Mayor
[15:22] Glazer, Natalie Newton, and the Kenner
City Council for believing in our
[15:26] future.
Together with our partnership, we're
[15:28] shaping a stronger and even more vibrant
Kenner for all. Thank you so much.
[15:33] Mayor Mayor Glazer
Ms. Karen.
[15:34] Mayor Glazer would like to speak.
Yes, for those that don't know this uh
[15:40] piece of property is a small kind of
triangle-shaped piece of property in
[15:44] between
uh
[15:47] the retirement home and Kenner Discovery
School on Loyola. It's really
[15:53] it's an undeveloped piece of piece of
property owned by the city that we can't
[15:56] really do anything with. It only would
benefit the uh the school to give them a
[16:00] little more land on their
uh
[16:03] south side of the the the campus.
And as you know, this is done all the
[16:07] time cuz most of our recreation parks in
the city of Kenner are a CEA, which is
[16:12] Jefferson Parish Public School
Board-owned property. Uh so, it's
[16:15] something that's done in all the time
and they'll they'll clear it, maintain
[16:19] it, and hopefully they'll have
more activity area that's where they can
[16:23] play football, baseball, and all that
kind of stuff. So,
[16:27] with that said, that's it.
Thank you, sir.
[16:31] I have a motion by Councilmember
Brennan, seconded by Councilmember
[16:39] Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted
legal, if you will, if you can chime in
[16:43] on this. This is This is a donation,
from what I understand, of real
[16:47] property. So, if you can let us know how
we stand with that as far as the city's
[16:51] concerned.
[16:54] It's actually not a donation. It's a
99-year lease, so it's a cooperative
[16:58] endeavor agreement, basically. So, at
the end of the 99-year term, the
[17:02] property will revert back to the city,
and any improvements would become
[17:05] Kenner's again. So,
I heard the word donation. That's what
[17:09] it was. I wanted clarification.
cooperative endeavor agreement that
[17:12] allows 99 years worth of use.
Okay, so we maintain ownership.
[17:19] We will on the at the end of 99-year
term, yes.
[17:21] Okay, thank you. That's all.
In 99 years, we vote on this again.
[17:29] I I'll let you second it, okay?
Madam Clerk.
[17:33] I have a motion by Councilmember
Brennan, seconded by Councilmember
[17:36] McKenney to close your public hearing.
All council members in favor, please say
[17:39] I.
I.
[17:40] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0. I have a motion by
[17:44] Councilmember Brennan, seconded by
Councilmember McKenney for approval.
[17:49] Seeing no further discussion, all
council members in favor, please say I.
[17:53] I.
Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
[17:56] motion passes 7-0. Item 10 is opening of
bids, we have none. Item 11 is
[18:00] reclassification of zoning for final
passage, we have none. Item 12 is other
[18:04] ordinances for final passage.
Item 12A is summary ordinance number
[18:08] 13,785.
An ordinance authorizing the City of
[18:12] Kenner to hold a public auction on May
8, 2025 to sell surplus movable property
[18:17] no longer needed for public purpose and
setting the terms and disposition of the
[18:20] proceeds from the sale. I have a motion
by Councilmember Sharwath, seconded by
[18:24] Councilmember Branigan.
All council members in favor, please say
[18:28] I.
I.
[18:30] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0. Item 12B is summary
[18:35] ordinance number 13,786.
An ordinance amending ordinance 11,622
[18:41] to correct the name of the subdivision.
I have a motion by Councilmember Dunn,
[18:45] seconded by Councilmember Sharwath.
All council members in favor, please say
[18:50] I.
I.
[18:51] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0. Item 13 is
[18:56] resolutions and motions by council
members. Item 13A is a resolution
[19:00] calling a public hearing on May 23rd,
2025 to determine whether the structures
[19:05] located at 3704 California Avenue,
Kenner, Louisiana shall be abated by
[19:09] repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or
removal. I have a motion by Council
[19:13] Member LaHat, seconded by Council Member
Branigan.
[19:17] All Council Members in favor, please say
I.
[19:19] I.
Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
[19:22] motion passes 7-0. Item 13B is a
resolution appointing Mr. Chad Held to
[19:27] the Municipal Fire and Police Civil
Service Board of the City of Kenner,
[19:30] whose current term expired July 30th,
2024 for an additional three
[19:35] three years. Term of three years. I have
a motion by Council Member Wellmont,
[19:39] seconded by Council Member LaHat.
All Council Members in favor, please say
[19:43] I.
I.
[19:44] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0.
[19:49] Item 13C is a resolution appointing Mr.
Colin Hollen the Municipal to the
[19:54] Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service
Board of the City of Kenner, whose
[19:57] current term expired on July 30th, 2024
for an additional term of three years. I
[20:04] have a motion by Council Member Brennan,
seconded by Council Member
[20:07] Wellmont.
Count Mayor Glazer.
[20:11] Well, as you can see on 13B, 13C, term
expired July 30th of 2024,
[20:18] somebody I had questions, so someone
else I'm sure is going to have a
[20:20] question.
These are two nominations from
[20:24] University of New Orleans, and the board
secretary due to some staffing issues at
[20:31] UNO, they finally got around to
following up
[20:35] the appointments, and now
this is that's why it's almost a year
[20:40] after their term expired, but they
remain in office until they remove, so
[20:44] the backup documentation that should be
attached to this legislation. Just
[20:48] wanted to get out why it's July 30th,
2024.
[20:52] And it's just being addressed today.
[20:55] Seeing no further discussion, all
Council Members in favor, please say I.
[20:59] I.
Opposed, please say nay.
[21:01] Seeing none, motion passes 7-0. Item 13D
is a resolution in support of House Bill
[21:07] 196 of the 2025 regular session of the
Louisiana legislature also authorizing
[21:13] the commercial lease of a portion of
Kenner Laketown to the Kenner Laketown
[21:16] Area Development Corporation for the
operation of an amphitheater. I have a
[21:20] motion by Councilmember LaHat, seconded
by Councilmember Branigan.
[21:24] Councilmember LaHat.
Thanks.
[21:28] Madam Hall.
This, as you saw on the Fox 8 report
[21:32] today, we wanted to this not just the
city council as a whole, but the
[21:38] administration,
the police chief, the fire chief, and
[21:41] really all the workers of Kenner to
really recognize
[21:45] how great of a project we have coming in
Laketown.
[21:49] The contingent
I want to say some names here, the
[21:52] people who've been working on this. You
know, Aritha Behannon's office and
[21:55] Jefferson Parish District 4 started this
almost less than a year ago
[22:00] to seek the money and seek the
lease of the area in Laketown from the
[22:04] state to actually be able to build this
amphitheater. It's going to have 8,000,
[22:08] 9,000 seats.
And it's going to allow some mini acts
[22:12] throughout the city, almost 20 musical
acts a year once it's constructed.
[22:16] The steps we've had to go through, that
Aritha's had to go through, that Mayor
[22:19] Glazer and the administration have had
to go through, along with our
[22:22] representatives Debbie Villio and Joe
Stagni at the state legislative level, a
[22:27] lot of steps, a lot of things had to be
done.
[22:30] One of the main issues we had was we
needed to actually lease the area of
[22:33] Laketown from the state to make this
commercial development happen. And
[22:38] that happened. We actually this House
Bill 196 of the 2025 regular session
[22:43] happened this past week and it got
approved. And the Jefferson Parish
[22:47] Council just recognized this and on our
behalf, we want to thank the Jefferson
[22:52] Parish contingent, Aritha Behannon and
her office. I want to thank the mayor,
[22:55] Mayor Glazer, who's been up there in
Baton Rouge with Aritha,
[22:58] with Joe Stagni, with Debbie Villio, and
all the people that are making this
[23:02] happen. So, on behalf of the Council on
the world of the city, we support House
[23:07] Bill 196 of the 2025 regular session of
the commercial lease.
[23:12] I really hope it, you know, Rita's goal
is to have that Christmas concert next
[23:15] in 2026, but the money's there and we're
going to they're going to start build up
[23:19] bidding out this thing to get developed.
So, this is a real project. You know,
[23:23] people have said things over the years,
you know, what's happening at Laketown,
[23:26] you know, there's a lot of different
things have been floated, but this is
[23:28] happening, folks. This is something that
procedural steps have been done. We have
[23:32] an incredible team of people in our
city, our administration, the council,
[23:37] and of course the parish of Jefferson,
and our state contingent. So, I want to
[23:41] thank them and I'm sure many my members
and colleagues up here want to say
[23:44] something as well, but we absolutely
support House Bill 196 and I look
[23:48] forward to many great concerts in the
city of Kenner and Laketown in my
[23:52] district. Thank you.
[23:55] May I go, Lisa?
Yes. Well, just to kind of clarify a
[23:59] little bit. I testified Wednesday in the
House Committee on Natural Resources. It
[24:05] passed the committee unanimously with
not one question.
[24:09] I think it's due to go to the House
floor the end of next week. This
[24:13] resolution in support of it is just
going to be attached to
[24:17] the the House bill just showing that
local government is on board with this
[24:21] pro- program. We don't see any
any issues in getting out of the House
[24:25] or Senate. So, uh and Monday we have a
meeting Monday morning with the people
[24:31] at Hall and the Dirt spreading the dirt
and the consultant engineer that's
[24:34] designing and overseeing that project.
Uh and the pile of dirt is going to
[24:39] probably remain out there. It's going to
be 22 ft in the air for probably 9
[24:43] months while they they uh
monitor the settlement until it gets to
[24:48] an acceptable settlement. And that's
when the construction will start. And
[24:52] hopefully, like
Councilman said, we have a
[24:55] a a there
the end of next year where we can
[24:58] actually use it.
[25:03] Councilman Branigan.
Yeah, I and the only thing I want to add
[25:08] is that this is another piece of the
puzzle and
[25:12] in Laketown to get it kickstarted for
the redevelopment of the north side of
[25:17] Kenner which we need obviously.
It will It should draw businesses to the
[25:24] area and that produces sales tax which
we survive on. So it is a big deal and
[25:31] I appreciate everything that everyone
has done
[25:34] and got to get to this point and uh
basically it's going to happen. Thank
[25:40] you.
[25:44] Councilman Womack.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
[25:49] Um I think everything pretty much has
already been said and and very well laid
[25:52] out and um
um but I would like to add just a couple
[25:55] of things.
Um as far as procedurally this has gone
[25:59] through committee already as as the
mayor said. Uh it was on the 23rd which
[26:03] was Wednesday
and it was reported favorably out 11-0.
[26:08] Uh it's natural resources is the House
Committee. Then it goes to the House
[26:11] floor and it probably will be there in a
couple of weeks or so. Then after that
[26:15] then it goes to the Senate
um committee. Uh
[26:19] their comparable side of natural
resources to the House. Uh it's heard
[26:24] there uh at that time and even on the
House floor they can use a resolution
[26:29] from us from the City of Kenner uh
showing that we're in full support of
[26:33] this and it will have positive impact
I'm sure. Um we hope that it maintains
[26:38] its current path uh as unanimous and um
anyway this resolution will support that
[26:44] so thank you.
[26:49] Just as a point of clarification we've
added all council members um to the
[26:53] submitted by plus the mayor and the
police chief. Just so everybody knows.
[26:58] Okay.
Seeing no further discussion, all
[27:00] council members in favor, please say I.
I.
[27:03] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0. Item 14 is items
[27:08] removed from the consent agenda. We have
none. Item 15 is acceptance of contracts
[27:13] and similar matters approved by the
mayor. Item 15A is summary ordinance
[27:17] number 13,748.
An ordinance approving the use of a
[27:21] state contract for the purchase of
bleachers at Musco Berlino Stadium.
[27:25] I have a request as
per Councilman Branigan for a one
[27:29] meeting deferral. Councilman Branigan.
Yes, we've been deferring this
[27:33] legislation for the last
probably 6 weeks and I just want to let
[27:38] everyone know it's going to
uh
[27:41] work out. The problem we had was the
contract uh
[27:45] a state contract got messed up and we
have to get it the state contract
[27:50] straightened out before this body can
vote on this legislation. So, I'm hoping
[27:55] that by May 1st is what I've been told,
the state contract should be fixed and
[28:01] we'll be voting to pass this
um on May the 8th at the council
[28:05] meeting. Thank you.
[28:09] All council members in favor, please say
I.
[28:11] I.
Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
[28:14] motion passes 7-0 for one meeting
deferral. Item 15B is summary ordinance
[28:18] number 13,787.
An ordinance accepting the lowest
[28:22] responsible bid received from Grimco
Incorporated to furnish and install one
[28:27] Graphtec FC9000-140
plotter or equal for traffic division in
[28:32] accordance with electronic bid 25-2159
in an amount not to exceed $7,526.14
[28:41] for the general services department. I
have a motion by Councilman Brennan
[28:44] seconded by Councilman Branigan.
All Council Members in favor, please say
[28:48] I.
I.
[28:50] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0. Item 15C is Summary
[28:55] Ordinance number 13,788,
an ordinance authorizing the utilization
[29:00] of Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Contract number 25-MAR-1201
[29:06] with Vision Uniforms, Incorporated to
purchase uniforms on an as-needed basis
[29:11] in an amount not to exceed $50,000 for
the life of the agreement for the Kenner
[29:15] Police Department. I have a motion by
Council Member McKenney, seconded by
[29:19] Council Member Welmont.
All Council Members in favor, please say
[29:23] I.
I.
[29:25] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0.
[29:29] Item 15D is Summary Ordinance number
13,789,
[29:33] an ordinance accepting the lowest
responsible bid received from Partin
[29:36] Roofing LLC to replace the roofs of the
Kenner Police Headquarters and Jail
[29:40] Facility in accordance with sealed bid
number 25-68-68
[29:45] in an amount not to exceed $454,400
for the Kenner Police Department. I have
[29:51] a motion by Council Member Branigan,
seconded by Council Member McKenney.
[29:56] Council Member Welmont.
[30:00] Thank you, Madam Clerk. Um
considering the amount of the money that
[30:05] we're we're looking at, 454,000,
and it's not to exceed, I understand.
[30:10] But I believe this building is fairly
new, but at the same time it was damaged
[30:14] by one of the hurricanes. Is that
correct, Chief?
[30:18] It is correct. And it's it's it's a
total of five roofs at the complex.
[30:24] It's just not the headquarters building
and the jail facility. It's a total of
[30:28] five roofs.
And those those were all damaged as a
[30:32] result of that hurricane we had some
years back?
[30:35] Correct. And we've been working a lot
with Mr. Jose and Ms. Liz to uh
[30:39] try to move this forward for a while.
And I believe Liz could probably give
[30:43] you a little bit of update on where we
stand with the the jail facility and the
[30:48] headquarters.
So, all of them are being replaced with
[30:50] this?
Correct.
[30:51] Okay. Okay. And if you will, Ms.
Herring, chime in on the financing.
[30:56] Yep. So, this is for um police
headquarters and the next one will be
[30:59] for the training center that's right
here. So, both of those facilities um
[31:04] experienced damage during Hurricane Ida
that caused significant damage to the
[31:08] roofs, also the interiors of the
buildings, but you know, we can't fix
[31:12] the interior until we get the roofs
replaced. So, we're at the point now
[31:16] where we can bid these out and move
forward with the project. Um
[31:20] so, that's where we're at. We There were
five responsive bidders for this and
[31:24] this is the lowest responsive bid.
Okay, you mentioned that that um that it
[31:28] also
contains the the training facility.
[31:32] The the 454,000,
that's just for the
[31:35] the one at battle.
yeah. That's just the next item on the
[31:38] agenda is for the training facility.
so you're just covering both. Okay. Just
[31:42] wanted to make sure and that's clear.
And
[31:44] okay, we understand. Thank you.
[31:54] Seeing no further comments, all council
members in favor, please say I.
[31:58] I.
Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
[32:01] motion passes 7-0.
Item 15 E, summary ordinance number
[32:05] 13,790,
an ordinance accepting the lowest
[32:08] responsible bid received from Roofing
Solutions LLC to replace the roof of the
[32:13] Kenner Police Training Facility in
accordance with sealed bid number
[32:16] 25-6867
in an amount not to exceed $155,000
[32:22] for the Kenner Police Department. I have
a motion by Council Member Don, seconded
[32:25] by Council Member Brennan.
All council members in favor, please say
[32:29] I.
I.
[32:30] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0. Item 15 F is summary
[32:36] ordinance number 13,791.
An ordinance to accept the lowest
[32:40] responsible receive from Bow Brothers
Construction Company LLC to provide
[32:44] asphalt street maintenance and small
jobs in accordance with sealed bid
[32:47] number 25-6871
in an amount not to exceed $3 million
[32:52] annually for the Public Works
Department. I have a motion by Council
[32:55] member Sharbutt, seconded by Council
member Wilmont.
[32:59] All Council member Oh, oh, Council
member Wilmont.
[33:03] Thank you, Madam Clark. Just point of
clarification, this is $3 million
[33:07] annually, not to exceed amount. Um if we
can't get an explanation on that and I
[33:12] also it it what it was last year.
Yes.
[33:17] Uh it's a 2-year contract for
maintenance related work on an as needed
[33:22] basis and the $3 million
cap is annual. Yes.
[33:28] What was it last year? Do you
Last year was a $3 million annually.
[33:32] million, so there's no change.
And we have only spent like $1.8 million
[33:36] on this current contract with Bow
Brothers as well. So Bow Brothers was
[33:40] the low bid again. For this 2-year
contract.
[33:44] Thank you for that clarification.
Thank you. That's all.
[33:47] Council member Branigan?
No.
[33:49] No.
Okay.
[33:51] You're welcome.
All Council members in favor, please say
[33:54] I.
I.
[33:56] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0.
[34:00] Item 15G is summary ordinance number
13,792.
[34:04] An ordinance to accept the lowest
responsible receive from Coburn Supply
[34:07] to provide sewer clamps, couplings, PVC,
etc. on an as needed basis in accordance
[34:13] with sealed bid number 24-6857
in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for
[34:18] the Department of Wastewater. I have a
motion by Council member LaHat, seconded
[34:22] by Council member Sharbutt.
All Council members in favor, please say
[34:26] I.
I.
[34:28] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0. Item 15H is summary
[34:33] ordinance number 13,793.
An ordinance ratifying an emergency
[34:38] repair of the Fairbanks-Morse turbine
pump of the effluent dock at the
[34:42] wastewater treatment plant by Fluid
Process and Pumps LLC in an amount of
[34:47] $33,900
for the wastewater department. Have a
[34:51] motion by Councilmember Dunn, seconded
by Councilmember McKinney.
[34:55] All councilmembers in favor, please say
I.
[34:58] I.
Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
[35:00] motion passes 7-0. Item 15I is summary
ordinance number 13,794.
[35:06] An ordinance ratifying an emergency
replacement of the Hydromatic HMPC pump
[35:11] number one at the boat launch lift
station by Fluid Process and Pumps LLC
[35:16] in the amount of $9,112
for the wastewater department. Have a
[35:20] motion by Councilmember LeHat, seconded
by Councilmember Wilmont.
[35:24] All councilmembers in favor, please say
I.
[35:27] I.
Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
[35:29] motion passes 7-0. Item 15J is summary
ordinance number 13,795.
[35:35] An ordinance
Ordinance accepting the quote received
[35:38] from Innovative Flow Solutions to
install one Rotork actuator for the
[35:43] wastewater treatment plant dumping pit
in the amount of $9,450
[35:49] for the wastewater department. I have a
motion by Councilmember Dunn, seconded
[35:52] by Councilmember Sherwood.
All councilmembers in favor, please say
[35:57] I.
I.
[35:58] Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
motion passes 7-0. Item 15K is summary
[36:03] ordinance number 13,796.
An ordinance authorizing an agreement
[36:08] with Macinnis Incorporated to provide
disaster meal service in accordance with
[36:11] the request for proposal number 25-6873.
Have a motion by Councilmember McKinney,
[36:18] seconded by Councilmember Brennan.
Councilmember Wilmont.
[36:24] Thank you, Madam Clerk. Uh, I guess my
question on this is the amount.
[36:29] Do we have an amount?
We don't put a maximum amount on there
[36:33] just because of a disaster. We don't
know, um, you know, what it's going to
[36:36] be. We spent last year 27,000,
uh, from that Hurricane Francine. So,
[36:42] typically, um,
these are treated a little differently
[36:46] since they are disaster related, but you
know, we issue a notice to proceed. It's
[36:51] based on what type of hurricane or a
disaster comes. So, but last year we
[36:56] spent 27,000.
Do we know the annual?
[36:59] The regular annual? That's That's
Yeah, it depend I mean, if we have no
[37:02] hurricane, then it's going to be
nothing. So, it just depends if it's
[37:06] needed or not, but it's, you know, all
put in place just in case.
[37:09] So, this contract is just for
emergencies.
[37:13] Okay. All right. Thank you.
Do we know if these funds are
[37:16] recoverable from FEMA?
Yes, they are. It's all Cat B work.
[37:23] All council members in favor, please say
I.
[37:25] I.
Opposed, please say nay. Seeing none,
[37:28] motion passes 7-0.
Item 15L is summary or is a resolution
[37:33] accepting as complete the agreement with
Technical Services Group Incorporated
[37:38] dated June 24th, 2024 regarding the
furnish and install speaker system
[37:42] upgrade at the Pontchartrain Convention
and Civic Center for the Department of
[37:46] General Services. I have a motion by
Council member Lahatt, seconded by
[37:49] Council member Willmott.
Councilman Branigan.
[37:54] Do we have a cost on this
to, uh,
[37:58] do this project?
Yeah, the total was 151,804,
[38:02] which was what the original agreement
was for. So, this is accepting the
[38:06] project as complete.
And these were Hurricane Ida damages and
[38:11] all will be recoverable.
[38:15] That's perfect.
[38:21] Seeing no further discussion,
all council members in favor, please say
[38:24] I.
I.
[38:26] Opposed, please say nay.
Seeing none, motion passes 7-0. Item 16
[38:31] is ordinances and resolutions in summary
for first reading. Item 16A is an
[38:35] ordinance adopting the operating budget
for the city of Kenner for the fiscal
[38:37] year beginning July 1st, 2025 and ending
June 30th, 2026.
[38:42] Item 16B is an ordinance authorizing a
public hearing and amendments to the
[38:46] fiscal year 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,
2023, and 2024 annual action plans of
[38:53] the home investment partnership program
and home rescue
[38:58] American Rescue Plan for the Community
Development Department. Item 16C is an
[39:03] ordinance authorizing a public hearing
and approv- and approving the proposed
[39:07] fiscal year 2025 annual action plan of
the Community Development Block Grant
[39:11] Program and the Home Investment
Partnership Program Grant for the
[39:15] Community Development Department. Item
16D is an ordinance authorizing the
[39:19] purchase of three new laser shows for
the planetarium including shipping and
[39:23] handling at a cost of $6,075.75
from
[39:29] J. Hack, doing business as Hack
Industries, a sole source provider for
[39:33] the General Services Department. Item
16E is an ordinance accepting the lowest
[39:38] responsive bid received from Legacy
Restoration and Referral LLC to remove,
[39:43] furnish, and install windows and related
at Heritage Hall in accordance with
[39:48] sealed bid 25-68-83
in an amount not to exceed $81,000 for
[39:54] the General Services Department. Item
16F is an ordinance approving an
[39:58] agreement with the Louisiana Department
of Transportation and Development state
[40:02] project number H.016392,
Federal Aid Project Number H016392
[40:08] regarding Vintage Drive Westbound
resurfacing
[40:13] improvements from Duncan Canal to Power
Boulevard, City of Kenner project.
[40:18] Item 16G is an ordinance accepting the
lowest responsive bid received from H&O
[40:23] Investments LLC to provide grass cutting
of rough cut ditch slopes in accordance
[40:28] with sealed bid 25-6878
in an amount not to exceed $155,000
[40:34] annually for the Department of Public
Works. Item 16H is an ordinance
[40:39] accepting the lowest responsive bid
received from New Light Electrical
[40:42] Wholesalers to supply street light poles
and accessories on an as needed basis in
[40:47] accordance with sealed bid 25-6881
in an amount not to exceed $300,000
[40:52] annually for the Public Works
Department. Item 16I is an ordinance
[40:56] accepting the lowest responsive bid
received from Ottwell Services LLC to
[41:00] provide emergency equipment rental in
accordance with sealed bid 25-6886
[41:05] in an amount not to exceed $175,875
[41:10] annually for the Public Works
Department. Item 16J is an ordinance
[41:14] approving amendment number one to the
agreement with BSN Sports LLC to supply
[41:18] shirts, hats, visors, and screen
printing in accordance with sealed bid
[41:22] 24-6823
increasing the agreement amount to a not
[41:26] to exceed amount of $45,000 annually for
the Parks and Recreation Department.
[41:31] Item 16K is an ordinance accepting the
lowest responsive bid received from
[41:35] Atakapa Services LLC to provide sanitary
sewer evaluation services on an as
[41:40] needed basis in accordance with sealed
bid 25-6884
[41:45] and an amount not to exceed $300,000
annually for the Department of
[41:48] Wastewater.
Item 16L is an ordinance approving an
[41:52] agreement with Volunteers of America
Southeast Louisiana for the Repair on
[41:56] Wheels program in an amount not to
exceed $95,000 for the Department of
[42:00] Community Development. Item 16M is an
ordinance approving the use of state
[42:04] contract number 4400026020
[42:08] to purchase Kubota
tractors and equipment in an amount not
[42:12] to exceed $100,000 for the General
Services Department or any other
[42:16] department. Item 16N is an ordinance
approving a sub recipient agreement with
[42:20] the city of Kenner and the parish of
Jefferson to provide funding for Arthur
[42:24] P. Clay Resource Center reconstruction
project in an amount not to exceed
[42:28] $1,000,000. Item 16O is an ordinance to
to amend section 16-23 of the code of
[42:35] ordinances of the city of Kenner
entitled specific traffic control signs
[42:39] by adding thereto truck prohibited signs
on Delaware Avenue between 20th Street
[42:44] and 21st Street. Item 17 is reports from
the council and all special committees.
[42:50] Councilman LaHat.
Yes, uh September of last year Chris
[42:54] McKenny and I requested and we filed a
resolution for the planning department
[42:58] to do a study about potentially putting
gas stations and vape shops into
[43:02] potential conditional use designation
moving forward. And I have Chris
[43:07] Zwolinski here who's going to come up
and give us an update as to what he's
[43:09] found so far um since we filed that
resolution.
[43:32] Good morning. Um
So, back on September 5th, 2024, the
[43:38] city council passed a resolution
authorizing the planning department
[43:41] to conduct a study.
I worked with Mr. Dufour on this. It was
[43:48] ready probably around
ready about the end of the year, but
[43:53] it's taking a while to get up here.
Um anyways, we started by
[43:58] mapping all of the locations of gas
stations and vape shops within the city.
[44:03] We utilized uh
from the Department of Inspection.
[44:08] Yeah. Hello.
I don't know why it's not connecting
[44:12] now.
Give me a second.
[44:39] Okay.
All right.
[44:41] Thank you.
[44:44] Uh so, we started by mapping all of the
locations uh utilizing reports that came
[44:48] from the Department of Inspection and
Code Enforcement. Um and as you can see
[44:53] on this graphic, we found 34 gas
stations, and you can see some tables
[44:57] there that indicate which districts they
fall in and which uh
[45:02] zoning districts they fall in.
Uh as you can see, they are primarily
[45:06] gas stations are primarily primarily
located along major commercial corridors
[45:11] such as Airline Drive, Loyola Drive,
West Esplanade Avenue, and Williams
[45:16] Boulevard. And they are predominantly
found in the C-2 general commercial
[45:20] zoning district.
We also mapped the vape shops. You can
[45:24] see there that we found 14 in total.
Uh that tells you which districts
[45:28] they're in and which zoning districts
they're in. Uh they are also primarily
[45:32] found along the major commercial
corridors,
[45:35] and they are also primarily in the C-2
zoning district.
[45:39] Uh I guess I should point out for vape
shops
[45:41] that we only mapped locations that spe-
specialize specifically in tobacco or
[45:46] vape products. Uh it's very hard to
determine the full extent of vape sales
[45:51] within the city because they can be sold
at grocery stores, convenience stores,
[45:56] you know, uh at shops that fix cell
phones might have a vape display, you
[46:00] know, on the side.
Um
[46:04] So, we believe
that gas stations should be made
[46:09] uh
conditional uses in the C2 zoning
[46:12] district. Uh this would allow for
greater scrutiny of proposed projects
[46:17] and that would help ensure that any new
gas station does not detract from the
[46:21] appearance of our commercial corridors.
Um I actually have a planning case uh in
[46:26] the works. It will be heard uh at the
planning and zoning commission meeting
[46:32] at the end of May to get that process
started.
[46:36] Um unfortunately
from a land use perspective, there is
[46:41] really nothing we can do to limit vape
shops. This has to do with the
[46:45] regulatory structure in place at higher
levels of government. Um so,
[46:50] unfortunately, there's really nothing we
could do and even if we did do something
[46:54] like make them conditional uses, that
would uh really increase the workload of
[46:59] the code enforcement people because they
would basically have to go to every
[47:03] retail shop in the city to check to
ensure that they're not selling vape
[47:06] products and that's just unreasonable.
And I will add that uh
[47:11] just a couple weeks ago, I was at a uh
at a
[47:15] birthday party for a friend and I met
one of their friends
[47:18] who actually works for a uh an
organization that, you know, spearheads
[47:24] lobbying efforts for anti-smoking and
anti-vape
[47:27] uh efforts. And I talked to that person
about this very uh situation and they
[47:33] they concurred that there is nothing
local governments can do when it comes
[47:36] to vape products or tobacco products.
And they actively engage with uh
[47:41] state-level government to try to get
laws changed to help us, but nothing
[47:46] exists at this time.
Uh so, that's all I have.
[47:50] Are there any questions?
Yeah, that that's fantastic. Thank you
[47:53] for the explanation. It was great. So,
in terms of, you know, gas stations,
[47:57] we're not
prohibiting gas stations, any new ones
[48:00] in the city of Kennesaw. We're just
trying to make it to allow the the
[48:04] planning department the planning zone
board and then, of course, the council
[48:08] to authorize any new developments based
on what you stated. So, basically what
[48:12] you found, I'm going to support that in
some point and get that moving. And I
[48:15] understand about the vape shop issue
about the state level legislation.
[48:19] They'll have to actually work on that.
Um I really appreciate that. Thank you
[48:23] for doing that study. And I know you're
put in a weird place with Wendell
[48:27] situation last year. But thank you so
much, Chris, for doing this for us
[48:30] today, okay?
Sure. You're welcome.
[48:33] What's that?
Oh, yeah. Can you please email us that
[48:36] presentation?
Absolutely.
[48:38] Cuz T had no idea there were 15 gas
stations in her district.
[48:41] Yeah, absolutely. I can do that.
You don't think it was Aubrey?
[48:47] Thank you so much.
Councilman Wellmont.
[48:52] Thank you, Madam Clerk. I just want to
mention, too, that I understand that
[48:54] there's uh state legislation going
through at this time. And from what I
[48:58] understand, that the taxes on vape is
going to increase. So,
[49:03] just mention it, food for thought. Thank
you.
[49:09] Item 18 is new business. We have none.
Item 19 is unfinished business and a
[49:13] motion to reconsider or remove from a
tabled position. We have none. Item 20
[49:17] is persons wishing to address the
council on special subject matters.
[49:22] Mr. Grant, sir.
[49:27] You have the podium.
Thank you.
[49:30] Uh great to have fifth district.
What I
[49:34] What I want to bring up today is very
simple. First, I want to thank Joanne
[49:39] for her presentation that she gave on
what we're doing
[49:42] regarding the
vape pumps and all that cuz
[49:46] that was concerning. And I do want to
say this.
[49:50] I understand it's not just this
administration's problem.
[49:55] Cuz this has probably been kicked down
the road
[49:59] ever since I can remember.
But still, it's it's just concerning
[50:04] that it went this far and that
unfortunately, all I was trying to do
[50:11] was figure out a way where we probably
get it done faster.
[50:15] But citizen input on something like that
probably is not that important.
[50:21] But I do want to bring this up because
it is concerning. If you read council
[50:25] rules, it is the council president
that is in charge of the council
[50:32] meetings,
not the mayor and not the mayor's
[50:35] administration.
I definitely was out of line asking
[50:40] questions,
but
[50:44] the individual answering those questions
should not have been called out because
[50:47] me asking them
and it's the council president should
[50:51] have told me to shut my mouth
because it's not allowed.
[50:56] But it came from the administration and
I have problems with that. This council
[51:01] is supposed to be independent. You're
supposed to think independent. You're
[51:04] supposed to think on behalf of the
citizens.
[51:08] And that's my concern.
And you know, again, all I was trying to
[51:13] do is figure out how we the citizens can
step it up
[51:17] because this administration got caught
in the middle of it. I understand that.
[51:21] But we're all in here together.
And that's all I was trying to do. I
[51:25] wasn't trying to be rude,
but
[51:28] you know, what I would recommend that
the council president if someone like me
[51:31] gets up and does something wrong, you
got two choices. Tell me to shut up and
[51:35] or tell me to leave.
Plain and simple, anybody.
[51:39] And that's really all I have to say.
Thank you.
[51:44] Thank you, Mr. Craig.
[51:49] Next is Sharon.
[51:54] Gmail app.
Mr. Richard.
[51:58] Sir.
I'll pass, Mr. Chairman.
[52:03] Thanks, sir. Did anyone else like to
speak?
[52:08] See none.
[52:11] Meeting adjourned.