1 00:00:00,030 --> 00:00:07,200 chosen to represent the people of the parish bag of the Almighty God to 2 00:00:04,770 --> 00:00:11,759 enlighten our minds so that our work will be just and fair in all things give 3 00:00:10,019 --> 00:00:18,060 us the courage and strength to fulfill our duties according to the laws of the 4 00:00:14,070 --> 00:00:22,700 land and in so doing fulfilling also on earth and in heaven through Christ our 5 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:25,850 Lord amen [Music] 6 00:01:04,820 --> 00:01:20,600 roll call mr. fusilli here district 2 is a hoppity's here district 3 ms northeast 7 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:27,210 here district for mr. porter here district 5 8 00:01:21,990 --> 00:01:38,460 mr. tose an here district 6 up on here district 7 mr. Alexander district 9 mr. 9 00:01:33,390 --> 00:01:43,890 Rashard here in the chairs here also here presents past president Chester 10 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:50,189 Cedars we also have the direct administrator over a their Director of 11 00:01:47,670 --> 00:01:55,500 Public Works cases for bit Director of Finance mr. Sean Huntley the clerk of 12 00:01:52,799 --> 00:02:02,700 court Lacey laughs Rouge district clerk of how so Brooke Gillespie and also I 13 00:01:59,189 --> 00:02:05,030 believe mr. duro is on our Paris attorney 14 00:02:09,069 --> 00:02:18,709 I'll entertain a motion now to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of 15 00:02:14,630 --> 00:02:40,940 April 16 2020 I make a motion I have a motion by mr. tose I vote mr. futile a 16 00:02:29,830 --> 00:02:52,310 yes yes yes mr. tose Anse yes mr. sharp on mr. sharp on your mute 17 00:02:48,850 --> 00:03:02,200 yes sorry mr. Alexander yes mr. rishe or yes and the chair votes 18 00:02:58,730 --> 00:03:02,200 yes the motion carries 19 00:03:04,299 --> 00:03:12,350 I'm six persons to address the council there are nine items seven special 20 00:03:11,630 --> 00:03:18,170 business Rowdy math urn general manager of 21 00:03:15,079 --> 00:03:22,840 Pelican waste and debris LLC to discuss remedial action for delinquent accounts 22 00:03:26,890 --> 00:03:37,250 mr. chairperson if I may Chester Cedars parish president I had requested it mr. 23 00:03:33,739 --> 00:03:44,630 Mathur appear before the council as a result of the notification that Pelican 24 00:03:42,170 --> 00:03:50,299 would be asserting his right to pick up various containers waste disposal 25 00:03:48,319 --> 00:03:54,739 containers for customers who are delinquent in their accounts I felt that 26 00:03:53,180 --> 00:04:01,220 before that kind of action would be taken that appears before the council 27 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:06,799 would be very prudent so that you could bet any concerns or make sure all your 28 00:04:03,590 --> 00:04:10,510 questions were answered relative to that decision 29 00:04:07,639 --> 00:04:19,510 thank you mr. paternal you come on yeah I am me 30 00:04:14,629 --> 00:04:24,800 yeah yeah yeah I talked to a Chester what about two weeks ago maybe just a 31 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:30,650 week ago somewhere around that can remember it's it's where disco in 32 00:04:28,370 --> 00:04:36,949 nineteen it's uh you know working from home and doing just like technology 33 00:04:34,330 --> 00:04:43,940 we're here to do this you know our office we use Microsoft 34 00:04:39,470 --> 00:04:49,100 teams which is a great tool as well but anyway that's just kind of a just 35 00:04:45,669 --> 00:04:55,270 address the residents that are you know we went to the contract for nine months 36 00:04:51,199 --> 00:05:02,690 now and we have still about thirty-five of Nan pain residents so we've been 37 00:04:59,150 --> 00:05:08,120 going through the areas and tagging cans last week we did district six seven 38 00:05:05,330 --> 00:05:13,849 eight nine and four or five and next week we want to do District one two 39 00:05:10,340 --> 00:05:19,880 three and four and then we'll finish up fortify so we we've already did from 40 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:25,160 tagging before and we was very successful at it and we we did some more 41 00:05:22,729 --> 00:05:31,610 tagging and and the ones that we do in a second tag I wanted to address the 42 00:05:27,830 --> 00:05:38,539 council and the parishes to let them know that we you know the next action 43 00:05:33,860 --> 00:05:44,780 will probably start removing carts so if we have a non paying customers so you 44 00:05:42,289 --> 00:05:50,060 know this date from July first when we started to now and we did a lot of 45 00:05:47,389 --> 00:05:57,590 credits and all that we have in clay over half a million dollars oh wait 46 00:05:55,180 --> 00:06:03,410 residents that have not paid they have some residents just refused to base have 47 00:06:00,139 --> 00:06:09,349 never paid for garbage before and people right now so you know I just want like I 48 00:06:07,340 --> 00:06:14,510 said it's come to y'all guys and address and let y'all know if y'all do get a few 49 00:06:11,449 --> 00:06:20,389 phone calls we're gonna try to take it as slow as we can and and progress 50 00:06:17,060 --> 00:06:28,129 throughout in get some cans removed and maybe it may 51 00:06:23,740 --> 00:06:42,110 let people know that you know once we do that they don't have to call back for 52 00:06:29,900 --> 00:06:46,009 their their Court yeah I have a question I mean what's the form of you have a 53 00:06:44,270 --> 00:06:52,039 four word procedural process that y'all following to do this I mean I know the 54 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:59,360 ordinance calls for initially you you know if you laid you get a 10% late fee 55 00:06:55,279 --> 00:07:06,830 on your bill and then out at some point you should be contacting the powers to 56 00:07:03,319 --> 00:07:13,969 so that we can psych psych the ones that don't want to pay for 57 00:07:09,710 --> 00:07:20,270 we've unfortunate kovin 19 came along so it was hard to you know face to face 58 00:07:16,669 --> 00:07:29,050 with the parish or do anything but the first six months are the first two 59 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:35,449 quarter of a billing we have not did a late fee but we've done it in the last 60 00:07:32,259 --> 00:07:40,669 billing we've done and still have not gotten to know respond to it now well 61 00:07:39,259 --> 00:07:45,319 we've been fine and since we've been on the road there was a lot of empty lots 62 00:07:42,319 --> 00:07:54,039 and we took that off and you know we get into a manageable amount of resonance 63 00:07:48,800 --> 00:08:01,460 that or you know it's kind of round 14,500 it looks like he'll be total 64 00:07:57,279 --> 00:08:08,870 maybe a little less but it's you know we started off with a big 9/11 we got with 65 00:08:06,439 --> 00:08:16,300 the water company we went from 21,000 addresses to now we to management about 66 00:08:12,490 --> 00:08:21,589 you know 14,000 some what number of residents that really exists in the 67 00:08:18,379 --> 00:08:27,889 parish and not lots I think what happened is 9/11 a lot is subdivided he 68 00:08:24,860 --> 00:08:34,370 gets an address so and it gets a name who have owns a lot so we found those 69 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:39,560 vacant lots and or we also found a lot of abandoned homes so that they 70 00:08:36,770 --> 00:08:46,130 have no court so we removed that off the list my main concern is when you start 71 00:08:43,630 --> 00:08:49,640 picking up trash can that it's not arbitrary you know that you do it 72 00:08:48,140 --> 00:08:56,810 consistent throughout the parish and that you have a set a set guideline that 73 00:08:54,550 --> 00:09:00,860 they're overdue about one month or two months or four months whatever you 74 00:08:58,490 --> 00:09:03,830 decide that is before you do that in and you treat everyone the same throughout 75 00:09:02,390 --> 00:09:10,130 the whole parish and not be arbitrary and say I'm gonna pick up all the trash 76 00:09:06,680 --> 00:09:15,620 cans in in the north end or mid section order south ain't you no no we're 77 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:20,089 actually gonna do it like I said we've actually wanted to tag and give 78 00:09:17,570 --> 00:09:26,720 everybody an opportunity and tag every court and you know we went and did a 79 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:32,839 second round of tagging and now we are in the process of you know we're gonna 80 00:09:29,210 --> 00:09:36,529 be following the route it's gonna be you know Monday around we may be on Monday 81 00:09:34,460 --> 00:09:40,430 picking up in that district if it's Tuesday round will be on Tuesday cuz 82 00:09:38,900 --> 00:09:46,190 we'll have to follow the trucks and we want just bare going in any district and 83 00:09:42,740 --> 00:09:49,430 just pick up carts and but I don't think it will be you know we're not gonna pick 84 00:09:47,959 --> 00:09:53,690 up like three or four hundred courts a day because that's would be impossible 85 00:09:51,430 --> 00:09:58,850 what's the criteria you use it to pick up the corner how late you have to be 86 00:09:55,750 --> 00:10:06,490 well I mean if there are over six months I think it's you know they haven't paid 87 00:10:01,670 --> 00:10:14,750 anything then we need to look at that so okay did you get my lamp I'm sorry yeah 88 00:10:12,830 --> 00:10:21,650 well we tagged we had a lot of successful call in but we still have 89 00:10:18,140 --> 00:10:30,110 quite a bit that has not eat a call or just refused to pay anyone else coming 90 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:34,370 several there's several people that have more than one address you know they 91 00:10:32,570 --> 00:10:40,310 might have an extra something they inherited just probably why did not pain 92 00:10:36,500 --> 00:10:47,930 on some of these wait wait yeah we we will we were there tagging they might 93 00:10:44,090 --> 00:10:54,320 have had like a BC grass you know the same address but it may have been a B 94 00:10:50,270 --> 00:11:01,220 and C and we've we've addressed all of those we took that off the list so it's 95 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:07,460 it's been a long nine months tedious process and we've been removing a lot of 96 00:11:05,030 --> 00:11:14,570 those duplicates of the list at moderate you ride it might have been inherited a 97 00:11:09,560 --> 00:11:20,900 property or or there's multiple I guess subdivided property and they may have 98 00:11:16,700 --> 00:11:29,750 multiple ABCD and then there's a lot of numbers so we removed a lot of that mr. 99 00:11:27,050 --> 00:11:37,010 chairperson um mrs. Joseph Cedars again I just want to make sure that that 100 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:42,620 anyone who gets their container picked up or a deed is indeed delinquent we 101 00:11:40,430 --> 00:11:46,250 have we do get to call us here at parish government we're not supposed to be 102 00:11:44,540 --> 00:11:52,010 getting the but we do and we address them and even on that last list that was 103 00:11:49,850 --> 00:11:59,150 disseminated to all of you which we received from Pelican few weeks ago we 104 00:11:55,160 --> 00:12:06,470 got calls a couple of customers saying look we paid our bills we get double 105 00:12:02,390 --> 00:12:11,150 billed so I just want to make sure that Pelican when they go out to pick up 106 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:17,630 those cans they are actually picking up cans at places and residences locks or 107 00:12:14,180 --> 00:12:23,720 whatever then are truly delinquent because I can I can assure you our 108 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:34,610 personnel here at parish government we get the calls Dean I think you addressed 109 00:12:29,540 --> 00:12:38,810 this I can send you a process and all the council in the parish president our 110 00:12:36,470 --> 00:12:42,259 process of what we're gonna do and also I can send all y'all a daily report of 111 00:12:41,660 --> 00:12:50,269 what area we'll be in I'm what target we me you 112 00:12:46,609 --> 00:12:56,059 know what car to me these I guess repossessing picking out for something 113 00:12:53,540 --> 00:13:00,169 so y'all can all be on the same page and everybody knows and understands what's 114 00:12:57,889 --> 00:13:04,729 going on and we definitely from the parish government perspective would like 115 00:13:01,879 --> 00:13:10,609 to know whose cards were picked up because that means they're now not 116 00:13:08,119 --> 00:13:15,649 participating in the mandatory program and there are penalties as mr. LeBlanc 117 00:13:12,979 --> 00:13:20,179 referenced earlier that needs to be addressed well that's a correct yeah and 118 00:13:18,949 --> 00:13:24,739 if you remember chests that we had talked about mean with the DA and and 119 00:13:22,879 --> 00:13:30,259 all that on that of course all of this happen and kind of being put on the 120 00:13:27,589 --> 00:13:34,489 process but yeah absolutely anything that can be picked up will be sent to 121 00:13:32,179 --> 00:13:44,119 the power office to let y'all know that Y was picked up in penalties against 122 00:13:40,910 --> 00:13:49,819 people of this nature that makes it even more important as mr. LeBlanc observed 123 00:13:46,699 --> 00:13:55,819 that we have a non arbitrary process in place correct I'm fully in support of 124 00:13:53,539 --> 00:14:00,169 you know collecting from those that haven't been paying our or taking trash 125 00:13:58,039 --> 00:14:18,819 cans that did not participate just want to make sure that the process is is okay 126 00:14:08,449 --> 00:14:18,819 miss Alexander it did you ever consider 127 00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:30,559 and fixed-income look like they would have a problem with a Harley bill well 128 00:14:28,059 --> 00:14:36,829 did you ever consider the monthly bill the way they were doing it before we 129 00:14:32,269 --> 00:14:41,329 should be a smaller smaller team we got about twenty five hundred customers that 130 00:14:38,989 --> 00:14:48,259 or paying on a monthly because of the fix income so we were working with those 131 00:14:43,970 --> 00:14:54,619 residents on that so we do have a you know I say a small portion that we are 132 00:14:51,769 --> 00:14:57,880 working with I mean over twenty five hundred customer 133 00:14:55,630 --> 00:15:05,110 that are you know paid partially or paid what they can each one so you say it's 134 00:15:02,470 --> 00:15:09,070 optional then when you send them the you know the statement it's optional they 135 00:15:06,610 --> 00:15:14,440 could either pay monthly if they want to do so I mean I'm not saying it's 136 00:15:12,490 --> 00:15:19,630 optional but we've been we understand that we there is people that are in 137 00:15:16,870 --> 00:15:25,030 fixed income that just can't pay three months in advance 138 00:15:21,300 --> 00:15:31,300 so we are working with those elderly people miss Alexander maybe I can also 139 00:15:28,300 --> 00:15:41,740 weigh in on this issue when the new program was bid it was bid for quarterly 140 00:15:36,070 --> 00:15:48,490 payments before the the former provider or before the former contract expired 141 00:15:44,710 --> 00:15:53,200 the billing to the to the parish was every four months as opposed to every 142 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:58,060 three months then it was reduced for every monthly billing and it stayed that 143 00:15:55,570 --> 00:16:04,000 way to this contract expired and when we when we went out for RFP request for 144 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:15,430 proposals for the current contract it was for quarterly billing because the 145 00:16:06,610 --> 00:16:18,970 amount is less okay because of the you know stay at home owner they have a lot 146 00:16:17,260 --> 00:16:24,460 more people putting out trash and garbage and so the garbage has been in 147 00:16:21,340 --> 00:16:28,390 the last two months extremely heavy so you know this I mean there's no 148 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:33,640 additional charge to the resident but it's because of the stay-at-home auto 149 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:38,200 we've we've been facing a lot of having to put additional equipment on the road 150 00:16:35,470 --> 00:16:46,360 as well I mean not only in st. mark parsley Terrebonne Biloxi everywhere we 151 00:16:42,940 --> 00:16:53,830 pick up debris pickup it you know and of course the garbage itself is heavy as 152 00:16:48,760 --> 00:17:01,150 well anybody have any other comments or questions I got a question mister for 153 00:16:55,960 --> 00:17:06,490 you I think I understood you correct before y'all going in each district 154 00:17:03,850 --> 00:17:11,749 collect cans for non-payment you will know the father council person for that 155 00:17:08,809 --> 00:17:16,549 district what we can we can send a Chester wants to do it you know or the 156 00:17:14,779 --> 00:17:23,199 council wants to do we can send y'all information of the delinquent addresses 157 00:17:19,759 --> 00:17:29,299 and that you know we'll be in that area whatever district it is on Monday 158 00:17:25,789 --> 00:17:35,779 collection will be out I would just like to know when you start gathering the 159 00:17:31,789 --> 00:17:39,379 cans in in in my district if you can let me know a day in advance or something 160 00:17:37,429 --> 00:17:45,919 just so I'm aware of in case I get any phone calls sure yeah no we got a good 161 00:17:42,710 --> 00:17:51,559 process we I guess we perfection it in the last nine months we definitely can 162 00:17:48,889 --> 00:17:55,480 do that we can send you you know something like Friday and this is what 163 00:17:53,269 --> 00:18:02,179 we're gonna do next week you know I appreciate it Arata would it be possible 164 00:17:59,059 --> 00:18:07,039 that each council person get a list of the addresses in their district who 165 00:18:04,639 --> 00:18:10,369 delinquent and who's not and a lot like a give us a chance to go through them I 166 00:18:08,749 --> 00:18:13,399 was looking at some of the ones that you think that I did and I know some of 167 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:16,669 those people even very not in my district there was a few people I know 168 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:21,950 that don't even live here anymore in this area that moved so maybe if we can 169 00:18:19,789 --> 00:18:25,669 see a list by district each council person they will be kind of there some 170 00:18:24,259 --> 00:18:33,409 names we take over there we could get which we make they don't live here they 171 00:18:29,179 --> 00:18:38,419 shouldn't have cans yeah but just not everybody's got a cane but what's 172 00:18:35,269 --> 00:18:42,919 happening there's people I a relative of mine that lives in Daniels district his 173 00:18:40,669 --> 00:18:46,789 name is on that list and he lives in Texas and he'd been living in Texas 174 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:50,749 public the past five years but you might still have properly 175 00:18:47,840 --> 00:19:02,990 John I understand he has no cans he just getting a break they may be a rental 176 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:07,940 property they may be getting a bill and it's being rent to someone else so but 177 00:19:06,649 --> 00:19:11,480 you still have a lot of multiple buildings people get more than one bill 178 00:19:09,820 --> 00:19:16,549 correct yes I just think if we don't buy district 179 00:19:14,119 --> 00:19:19,159 each council person we get that a dead lives for their district we kind of help 180 00:19:17,990 --> 00:19:22,370 us to go through these who they are maybe we could save you time and trouble 181 00:19:21,470 --> 00:19:28,400 or there absolutely - I agree with time great I 182 00:19:26,150 --> 00:19:35,870 can send that list tomorrow all right Thank You ruff no problem any 183 00:19:31,850 --> 00:19:44,300 other questions mr. Mathur no so my understanding mr. Thibodeau wants to 184 00:19:37,100 --> 00:19:53,360 speak I thought you might have been with you no no okay I think he thought we 185 00:19:51,290 --> 00:20:02,560 were gonna be at a meeting okay all right okay no further questions Thank 186 00:19:57,050 --> 00:20:02,560 You mr. Mathur thank you thank you 187 00:20:11,770 --> 00:20:25,610 public hearing there are no summary numbers 0 3 2 RS a resolution 188 00:20:22,430 --> 00:20:32,060 proclaiming the month of May 2020 as official air quality Awareness Month in 189 00:20:28,370 --> 00:20:38,300 st. Martin parish I have a motion by mr. Furley I heard a second talk about mr. 190 00:20:35,720 --> 00:21:01,490 tose and anyone want to speak on the motion mr. mr. fusillade how do you is 191 00:20:54,980 --> 00:21:13,520 nor season yes mr. for you yes mr. tose Ann yes mr. sharp on yes mr. Alexander 192 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:15,550 yes mr. Rashard yes yes motion carries unanimously 193 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:25,480 summary number zero three three RS a resolution reappointing miss Pamela 194 00:21:23,290 --> 00:21:31,330 Lemoine's to serve as a member of the sixteenth Judicial District Children and 195 00:21:28,270 --> 00:21:35,980 Youth Planning Board I have a motion by mr. batiste 196 00:21:32,830 --> 00:21:40,960 I hear a second I'll second it second by mr. future late and he won't care to 197 00:21:38,110 --> 00:21:51,240 comment ready for the vote mr. fusilli yes this is your party's yes 198 00:21:46,120 --> 00:22:04,200 this is North Sea's yes the poor you yes mr. tose Ann yes yes Alexander yes mr. 199 00:22:00,010 --> 00:22:12,840 Bouchard yeah and the chair votes yes motion carried unanimously summary 200 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:17,410 number zero three for RS a resolution authorizing and approving the parish 201 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:21,550 president to execute change order number three in the amount of one hundred 202 00:22:19,450 --> 00:22:28,210 eighteen thousand three hundred fifty one dollars and six cents increase and a 203 00:22:24,930 --> 00:22:35,320 116 date contract time extension for the k-pork pavillion basketball court and 204 00:22:31,270 --> 00:22:42,250 paving project by JC construction mr. seeders care to comment yeah well I 205 00:22:38,020 --> 00:22:47,040 could come in very briefly this is one of those change orders that I did not 206 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:52,990 want to sign before bringing it to the council because of the amount of the 207 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:57,910 change that's a substantial sum I just wanted to let you know that I did have 208 00:22:55,450 --> 00:23:03,700 some personal conversations with our project manager mr. Babineaux as well as 209 00:23:00,370 --> 00:23:10,180 the architect and contractor I wanted to make sure this this 118,000 change order 210 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:13,660 which is substantial was within the scope of the contract that it wasn't 211 00:23:11,740 --> 00:23:19,960 something that we just pulled from the air they because of the amount and it 212 00:23:17,950 --> 00:23:24,580 was not it still falls within the scope of the contract the most significant 213 00:23:22,660 --> 00:23:33,909 part of this change honor is for some large that fans high velocity fans 214 00:23:29,500 --> 00:23:39,610 the basketball court area I have that there call a big a SS fans and that's 215 00:23:36,820 --> 00:23:44,380 the literal name Louisville we have them in other two other of our parks there 216 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:50,590 they're expensive but they did the job they work very well so I was satisfied 217 00:23:48,610 --> 00:23:56,020 that there was you know we would be within the scope of the contract by 218 00:23:52,990 --> 00:23:59,880 granting this change older also would it also make sure that it would be function 219 00:23:58,390 --> 00:24:07,539 well they would serve a purpose and after having met or talked to the 220 00:24:02,470 --> 00:24:12,940 architect and the general contractor and this all occurred in early March so I 221 00:24:11,020 --> 00:24:19,289 just wanted to impart that information to you that it was vetted again 222 00:24:16,330 --> 00:24:25,059 particularly because of that amount you get mr. seeders it is still with it 223 00:24:22,120 --> 00:24:30,039 budget is still within budget I have a motion by mrs. drum botties I hear a 224 00:24:26,919 --> 00:24:35,830 second I'll second it second but I missed Alexander to the front 225 00:24:33,270 --> 00:24:47,350 ready foot up I saw you reached it for you oh yeah ready for a vote 226 00:24:41,710 --> 00:24:52,330 mr. few Julie yes this is Draupadi's yes this is no season 227 00:24:48,760 --> 00:25:01,260 yes mr. Poirier yes it's a toes and yes it's a sharp on 228 00:24:56,049 --> 00:25:07,020 yes mr. Alexander yes mr. Rison yeah it's caribou yes motion carried 229 00:25:04,990 --> 00:25:07,020 unanimously 230 00:25:09,030 --> 00:25:18,669 and ten ordinances introduced for publication there are nine item 11 231 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:23,559 informational items not requiring council action Paris president Chester 232 00:25:21,159 --> 00:25:31,090 Cedars to provide an update on the Kobuk 19 crisis and other matters mr. Speers 233 00:25:27,370 --> 00:25:36,610 thank you it's gonna be hard because normally when I talk to you long I can 234 00:25:33,270 --> 00:25:42,690 know them going over the time I ought to and I should because I read the body 235 00:25:39,309 --> 00:25:42,690 language of mr. tose 236 00:25:42,980 --> 00:25:56,340 gages reaction the first thing I want to point out for the public is that our 237 00:25:51,539 --> 00:26:03,059 council chambers are open this meeting is being broadcast on our big screens 238 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:07,889 that we project on there in our regular meetings and we do have the press some 239 00:26:05,190 --> 00:26:13,049 members of the press in the chambers I'm in my office also want to establish just 240 00:26:11,159 --> 00:26:18,149 for the record that the reason we had to do this remotely is because of the 10 241 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:24,090 personal limitation is still in effect on the governor's executive orders we 242 00:26:21,629 --> 00:26:29,220 have nine council members the parish president who by charter has to be 243 00:26:25,679 --> 00:26:33,690 present as well as our clerk has to be present and we would have it would have 244 00:26:30,869 --> 00:26:44,970 had it regular you know in person we would exceeded that limit also these 245 00:26:41,190 --> 00:26:49,200 meetings these remote meetings now we I think using zoom there's other providers 246 00:26:47,730 --> 00:26:55,139 out there I've used quite a few different providers since the crisis has 247 00:26:52,499 --> 00:26:59,389 begun and there's a positive I guess is that I have learned that this is very 248 00:26:57,059 --> 00:27:05,159 very effective way to do business meetings as you know we have to be 249 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:11,039 frequently with engineers and sometimes lawyers and other professionals who 250 00:27:08,309 --> 00:27:17,850 charges to travel to come be with us new charges by the r4 that travel time I 251 00:27:14,460 --> 00:27:24,659 intend to have zoom meetings or to have these type of webinar type meetings 252 00:27:21,679 --> 00:27:29,879 whatever possible and I think we're going to ultimately save some money in 253 00:27:26,369 --> 00:27:33,690 terms of professional charges by having these type of remote meetings and I 254 00:27:31,740 --> 00:27:38,899 think some of you in the business world have been doing that for a long time and 255 00:27:35,789 --> 00:27:38,899 you know what I'm talking about 256 00:27:39,559 --> 00:27:47,520 we also want just to let everyone know that although our gender was a little 257 00:27:45,780 --> 00:27:52,380 bit like we wanted to get back on a normal rotation the first Tuesday our 258 00:27:50,070 --> 00:27:56,730 regular meeting and our second Tuesday have in our our committee meetings and 259 00:27:55,500 --> 00:28:02,490 we will get back to that schedule although we will have a special meeting 260 00:27:59,390 --> 00:28:12,450 also matters before our committee meeting on May 19th I want to start with 261 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:17,550 some positive news we continued our dead processes even though we could have 262 00:28:15,230 --> 00:28:23,100 suspended them under the builders executive orders we continue to call for 263 00:28:20,340 --> 00:28:28,080 bids on some of our projects two of them or the RESTORE Act projects for the 264 00:28:25,470 --> 00:28:34,830 floating peers at Catahoula Park in uncle dick Davis Park well we had 265 00:28:31,550 --> 00:28:44,250 $400,000 budgeted for those two projects the bids came in last Wednesday 29 the 266 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:51,710 low bid was $184,000 so we were very much within budget the RESTORE Act 267 00:28:48,270 --> 00:28:57,420 Council has deposited in our account $400,000 so we we're looking into what 268 00:28:55,110 --> 00:29:02,880 else we can do with additional monies within the scope of the RESTORE Act 269 00:29:00,390 --> 00:29:10,080 itself so we're very pleased with that development you will remember in our 270 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:14,429 last meeting I advised you that the Henderson volunteer fire department had 271 00:29:12,450 --> 00:29:19,740 received a reduction in their fire rating from with class 5 till class 4 272 00:29:17,010 --> 00:29:24,750 I'm pleased to announce that today I received a letter that the Stevensville 273 00:29:22,290 --> 00:29:31,590 volunteer fire department it also has also received a reduction in its Pell 274 00:29:27,150 --> 00:29:37,920 rating from class 5 in class 4 that's big news and that just speaks very 275 00:29:34,950 --> 00:29:43,410 highly of our volunteer firemen it speaks very highly of the administration 276 00:29:41,250 --> 00:29:50,180 at the fire service district mr. Brody Miller mr. David Duguay the work has had 277 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:56,360 a lot of positive results I had a meeting with the library Board 278 00:29:54,500 --> 00:30:01,790 of Control I've had some personal discussions with some of you in the past 279 00:29:59,230 --> 00:30:08,090 one of the villages that funds the library system is coming up for renewal 280 00:30:04,190 --> 00:30:12,590 in the fall election you will be voting at the special meeting on May 19th to 281 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:19,450 call to formally call for that election I will be sending each of you a detailed 282 00:30:15,830 --> 00:30:24,770 report within by the end of this week outlining all of the parameters 283 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:29,440 associated with that renewal that millage the library board was very 284 00:30:27,230 --> 00:30:34,850 pleased with some of the ideas that I advanced relative to the renewal and 285 00:30:32,870 --> 00:30:39,350 there's going to be a little bit of a rededication a portion of an image as 286 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:48,010 well but I'm gonna give you specifics on that so that you will be fully prepared 287 00:30:41,000 --> 00:31:00,650 to bet that issue as the future develops Cobie 19 updates got a lot to talk about 288 00:30:56,120 --> 00:31:08,680 here very brief on most of it because I post there regularly developments with 289 00:31:04,610 --> 00:31:18,550 parish government relative to Cobie 19 you know the last money on April 27th 290 00:31:12,260 --> 00:31:24,260 the announced that stay at home would be extended and there would not be hurry 291 00:31:21,890 --> 00:31:42,380 opening of some of the businesses on the phase one of the day all of our 292 00:31:38,390 --> 00:31:46,580 employees return so long had been most of they've been working remotely as 293 00:31:43,970 --> 00:31:53,180 you'll recall but on April 27th a everybody came and we were fully staffed 294 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:56,920 we had often we're operating under some protocol checking temperatures of 295 00:31:55,580 --> 00:32:03,190 everybody in the morning wearing masks when we go out in public 296 00:31:59,730 --> 00:32:09,549 disinfecting all of our workstations multiple times a day so things are going 297 00:32:05,890 --> 00:32:15,429 real well the spirit of our employees is second to none I think everybody was 298 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:21,640 excited to to get back to the workplace and working with all the developments 299 00:32:18,580 --> 00:32:29,380 there I have made some decisions as you know our poor parts were open 300 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:39,179 last Friday May 1st the only exceptions is that our pavilions stayed closed the 301 00:32:34,570 --> 00:32:39,179 playground was open for the children 302 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:53,140 kourt's them remain closed a parks are being used as you know our restaurants 303 00:32:50,290 --> 00:32:59,169 were allowed by executive order last week to offer outdoor dining 304 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:06,549 without table service in under certain other restrictions that's going pretty 305 00:33:01,330 --> 00:33:13,990 well to also religious services can now be outdoors with restrictions that came 306 00:33:10,690 --> 00:33:19,120 about Friday afternoon late I was on the phone with several people on late Friday 307 00:33:16,630 --> 00:33:24,220 afternoon and a significant part of Saturday speaking to some of our clergy 308 00:33:21,630 --> 00:33:28,630 sending them all the protocols they had to follow it to open as dictated by the 309 00:33:26,410 --> 00:33:33,190 Department of Health in the far Marshall but understand that that went very well 310 00:33:30,370 --> 00:33:40,720 to all of our outdoor services what I did I made an exception on the pavilions 311 00:33:37,620 --> 00:33:48,450 any pavilion in our part that can be used for outdoor services I am allowing 312 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:48,450 that for outdoor religious services only 313 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:58,960 it's under control of circumstances relative to the religious services along 314 00:33:57,070 --> 00:34:05,790 those same lines Thursday for the National Day of Prayer allowing the 315 00:34:01,870 --> 00:34:10,379 courthouse lawn to be utilized for services firm 316 00:34:07,570 --> 00:34:16,000 for that in connection with that day I think it begins at 6:30 p.m. I invite 317 00:34:13,659 --> 00:34:21,549 you to come I think if you ever needed a time to pray I think this is probably it 318 00:34:19,059 --> 00:34:26,049 I'm not trying to proselytize I'm just pointing out that that opportunity is 319 00:34:23,770 --> 00:34:30,819 going to be available pursuant to all the guidelines announced by the governor 320 00:34:27,879 --> 00:34:34,569 in the state for Marshall Thursday this Thursday 321 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:39,280 uncle dick Davis or the park operated by the parish will be open for business I 322 00:34:36,940 --> 00:34:43,720 remind everyone that this is Mother's Day weekend so I thought it would be a 323 00:34:41,889 --> 00:34:50,700 good time to open it there's a lot of people up to use our recreational parks 324 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:55,389 on that day the opening of our offices is a day-by-day thing you know when I 325 00:34:53,589 --> 00:35:00,790 say opening of the offices I mean opening of the parish facilities for to 326 00:34:57,730 --> 00:35:05,410 the public that's a day of analyzing that on a day to day basis because of a 327 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:11,500 lot of the criteria that we want to look at it's ever-changing but ever-changing 328 00:35:07,450 --> 00:35:19,510 positive as I said here now I anticipate that we will be open May 18th at the 329 00:35:16,030 --> 00:35:23,500 latest and I have some protocols and I'm preparing for the public when they come 330 00:35:21,940 --> 00:35:28,930 to meet with us what they have to have like masks 331 00:35:26,010 --> 00:35:32,049 I'm also developing protocols for our employees as well when we interact with 332 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:39,549 the public in our workplaces but I will keep you 333 00:35:35,829 --> 00:35:45,010 informed it may be before May 18th lots gonna depend on what the numbers dictate 334 00:35:42,490 --> 00:35:49,540 relative to some of the positive tests that they're coming back one of the most 335 00:35:48,250 --> 00:35:57,369 significant things that we've started working on about two weeks ago is our 336 00:35:52,750 --> 00:36:04,530 hurricane preparations this Kovach 19 is really causing our ope fischels to do a 337 00:36:01,059 --> 00:36:07,780 lot of study as well as the state facilities the governor's office of 338 00:36:06,579 --> 00:36:13,900 homeland security and emergency preparedness for example sheltering the 339 00:36:10,540 --> 00:36:18,910 people that's going to be materially affected by the the current crisis that 340 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:23,470 were faced with and even transporting people to a 341 00:36:21,220 --> 00:36:28,000 shelter that's gonna opossum some challenging tasks as well as the 342 00:36:25,809 --> 00:36:32,529 distribution of flood mitigation measures such as sandbags but all of 343 00:36:30,819 --> 00:36:38,380 that is being planned and worked on as we speak we'll have something in place 344 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:44,259 very shortly the hurricane season begins on the June 1 I know what I'm gonna be 345 00:36:42,519 --> 00:37:01,089 praying for on the National Day of Prayer one of the things is going to be 346 00:36:45,940 --> 00:37:09,609 no hurricane examined very closely some of the stay home orders beginning with 347 00:37:05,529 --> 00:37:18,069 the most significant that was March 22nd this year but even going 27 JBE 2020 348 00:37:14,470 --> 00:37:23,920 which was issued on March 16 let me assure you members of the council and 349 00:37:20,619 --> 00:37:28,390 let me assure the public that we have done everything from a parish government 350 00:37:25,829 --> 00:37:36,670 perspectives to ensure that as many businesses that can legally be open were 351 00:37:32,170 --> 00:37:41,460 indeed in or indeed open y'all have read about some of the gray area businesses 352 00:37:39,519 --> 00:37:46,420 and some of the middle-of-the-road businesses there was a great deal of 353 00:37:44,319 --> 00:37:53,710 confusion about those businesses and rightfully so because the governor's 354 00:37:50,380 --> 00:38:01,930 executive order 33 JBE 2020 that was issued on March 22nd did lead one to be 355 00:37:58,720 --> 00:38:11,470 a little uncertain is he or she tried to interpret that order I I apparently had 356 00:38:06,849 --> 00:38:17,170 some issues too early on in fact I had some phone calls from officials in Baton 357 00:38:14,349 --> 00:38:23,349 Rouge relative to the parameters of that order it was issued on March 22nd March 358 00:38:21,190 --> 00:38:27,480 25th week and said weren't parish had clarified 359 00:38:24,750 --> 00:38:35,119 our confusion and in fact I invite you to look at my post 360 00:38:29,190 --> 00:38:40,859 March 25th 2020 where I outlined the parameters of that particular 361 00:38:38,099 --> 00:38:48,030 stay-at-home order and also as a result to some confusion that still existed I 362 00:38:43,710 --> 00:38:55,800 did a post last week Facebook recording where we talked about the businesses so 363 00:38:51,800 --> 00:39:00,060 we've been pretty well aware of some of the businesses that people initially 364 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:07,650 thought couldn't be open could indeed be open and we've been fully on to advance 365 00:39:04,589 --> 00:39:15,119 that information beginning March 25th of this year so I'm pleased to see some of 366 00:39:13,140 --> 00:39:20,700 the businesses now starting to get back up and running they could legally be up 367 00:39:17,609 --> 00:39:26,640 good morning also in anticipation of the phase 1 reopening 368 00:39:23,910 --> 00:39:33,150 of those businesses that were absolutely closed such as our nail salons 369 00:39:30,089 --> 00:39:40,170 barbershops places like that I've formed a committee a couple weeks ago to start 370 00:39:36,359 --> 00:39:43,349 working with the barest government to make sure that everyone I knew what the 371 00:39:42,750 --> 00:39:48,480 rules were we entered the phase 1 reopening we're 372 00:39:46,109 --> 00:39:54,500 going to we're continuing to do our work as a committee I have prepared some 373 00:39:50,609 --> 00:40:00,300 preliminary parameters and rules restrictions that we anticipate may be 374 00:39:57,630 --> 00:40:05,270 coming down if they don't come down then we will remove those and however we do 375 00:40:03,630 --> 00:40:10,440 we have developed some safety recommendations and we do that for two 376 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:15,119 reasons number one we want businesses to operate and we want them to operate 377 00:40:12,660 --> 00:40:21,089 safely but more importantly we want to encourage patrons to patronize that 378 00:40:18,450 --> 00:40:26,940 business and one of the ways we can help people feel safe to do business is to 379 00:40:24,540 --> 00:40:31,920 let them know the businesses are not only open but open pursuant to safety 380 00:40:29,790 --> 00:40:37,319 protocols so that will hopefully encourage people to circulate and start 381 00:40:34,740 --> 00:40:40,250 getting around so we can commence to return to normality 382 00:40:42,079 --> 00:40:50,999 you know I have a we did not meet last Monday we posted this and talked about 383 00:40:48,749 --> 00:40:58,049 this in my post we didn't mean one the gating criteria as you know I had some 384 00:40:55,380 --> 00:41:03,869 meetings with some epidemiologist from the department health and a meeting 385 00:41:00,380 --> 00:41:09,509 yesterday together with some other parish presidents and we're hoping that 386 00:41:06,210 --> 00:41:15,960 the matter of applying and positive cases that we have to the guidelines 387 00:41:12,799 --> 00:41:20,309 will take into consideration several factors that I don't think have 388 00:41:18,119 --> 00:41:26,489 heretofore been considered for example I think it's important that we eliminate 389 00:41:22,259 --> 00:41:31,650 from our evaluation those cases there are clusters those cases that arise from 390 00:41:29,460 --> 00:41:36,359 confined environments like a long-term care facility such as a nursing home 391 00:41:33,950 --> 00:41:41,400 because those aren't communal cases those are cases that are confined so 392 00:41:38,789 --> 00:41:47,910 cases in a confined area are not being used as a negative when we're trying to 393 00:41:45,180 --> 00:41:52,109 determine how many positive cases or they're out in the community 394 00:41:49,319 --> 00:41:56,369 okay and the epidemiologists with whom we spoke said yeah you write me we 395 00:41:54,119 --> 00:42:01,289 definitely need that to be a factor among all the other factors that as well 396 00:41:59,999 --> 00:42:09,539 as the number of people who have recovered numbers that we had 20 days 397 00:42:05,759 --> 00:42:13,829 ago really we should have recovered right now and that should not be looked 398 00:42:11,910 --> 00:42:21,180 at as the total number of potential positive cases so a very optimistic that 399 00:42:17,549 --> 00:42:25,859 we're making headway by working with our state leaders but working with the 400 00:42:23,039 --> 00:42:30,690 builder's office so that we will meet those gating requirements not only as a 401 00:42:28,079 --> 00:42:36,029 parish known as a region but as a state so then we can get back to our normal 402 00:42:33,450 --> 00:42:44,190 lifestyle so that our business partners who opponent we rely can get back and 403 00:42:40,999 --> 00:42:49,559 resume their business operations again we're working very very diligently with 404 00:42:47,640 --> 00:42:55,260 them and we'll continue to do so as well as working with all the other 405 00:42:51,960 --> 00:43:01,700 in our parish and to an extent working with all the other parish presidents and 406 00:42:56,940 --> 00:43:01,700 parish government officials in Acadiana 407 00:43:02,300 --> 00:43:10,940 the big question I know that you have is okay what's going to be our financial 408 00:43:07,500 --> 00:43:17,580 impact as a result of this this this crisis to call the nineteen crisis still 409 00:43:15,119 --> 00:43:24,030 don't know remember on April 16th in our meeting I commented on it still don't 410 00:43:20,250 --> 00:43:28,170 know we will probably probably have a better picture showing hardly our 411 00:43:26,190 --> 00:43:36,210 Director of Finance and I talked about this yesterday we will be getting 412 00:43:33,290 --> 00:43:40,530 numbers from our sales tax collections for May for April at the end of this 413 00:43:38,790 --> 00:43:46,260 month and we'll have a better understanding at that point in time what 414 00:43:43,770 --> 00:43:51,089 we're looking at financially we can tell you now that we will lose a lot of video 415 00:43:49,170 --> 00:43:55,050 poker revenue we've already lost and we've been shut down for the front over 416 00:43:53,220 --> 00:44:00,990 two months so we're going to lose revenue in that arena and we depend on 417 00:43:58,260 --> 00:44:05,869 our video poker revenue substantially for a lot of our programs and a lot of 418 00:44:03,780 --> 00:44:11,490 our maintenance work and that's how we subsidize some of our mandated 419 00:44:09,210 --> 00:44:17,940 requirements such as the judicial system so we're looking at that as we go with 420 00:44:15,359 --> 00:44:28,530 that that's all I had to say certainly will be more than happy to entertain any 421 00:44:20,070 --> 00:44:36,630 questions so any of you may have I'd like to know do we have covered 19 tests 422 00:44:34,410 --> 00:44:45,630 incitements of manpower or different sites instead monitor very good question 423 00:44:41,190 --> 00:44:51,030 in indeed the state is planning a mobile testing sites I have had discussions 424 00:44:48,359 --> 00:44:58,080 with our health units as well as dr. Stefanski about locating the mobile 425 00:44:53,280 --> 00:45:02,070 sites in st. Martin parish and that answer your question directly the answer 426 00:44:59,609 --> 00:45:06,280 is going to be yes they're doing that by region 427 00:45:03,550 --> 00:45:11,320 and right now they're working on the I want to say it's the Ascension Parish 428 00:45:08,670 --> 00:45:15,040 region the New Orleans region I think they're going 429 00:45:12,250 --> 00:45:19,480 starting tomorrow there will be mobile sites in region I forget the numbers but 430 00:45:17,500 --> 00:45:24,580 it's the modern regions they're hitting the hot spots first but we will have 431 00:45:22,240 --> 00:45:29,110 mobile testing sites not just tested without testing sites now with the 432 00:45:27,070 --> 00:45:34,120 clinics and some the walking facilities but I'm interested in a mobile testing 433 00:45:31,450 --> 00:45:41,680 site and I hope that we have that in place working with the state by the end 434 00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:47,680 of the month certainly by the month the governor's objective is to have over 200 435 00:45:44,890 --> 00:45:52,930 the ability to administer over 200 tests statewide but it's a statewide plan that 436 00:45:50,290 --> 00:45:57,100 we're working with and not in necessarily independent love right now 437 00:45:55,390 --> 00:46:11,650 but yes that is something that's being worked on Thank You mr. mr. Alexander 438 00:46:07,930 --> 00:46:20,260 also the National Guard is helping with those mobile testing sites by the way ok 439 00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:26,170 I'm sorry miss especially in lower Saint Martin I want to thank chain and M fall 440 00:46:22,720 --> 00:46:32,470 hard work be doing their water goes up goes down buddy it's not going down 441 00:46:27,990 --> 00:46:39,970 weekly like we want I just looked at it it's at 2.7 right now which is it's not 442 00:46:37,450 --> 00:46:43,810 good we have some streets flooded but I just want to get off me and telling you 443 00:46:42,340 --> 00:46:46,300 guys how hard they did you know everybody so you know that how hard they 444 00:46:45,820 --> 00:46:51,040 working they really doing a good job and that is 445 00:46:49,210 --> 00:46:56,950 really baffling I had a conversation earlier today about that it was at two 446 00:46:54,820 --> 00:47:03,340 six one now you telling me to even a little higher the perplexing things 447 00:47:00,310 --> 00:47:06,810 about that miss fusion lay is that I understand you know waters 448 00:47:04,710 --> 00:47:11,790 without is fluid into by you definitely and nobody can really I don't understand 449 00:47:10,109 --> 00:47:17,970 why it's not dropping any better all right quicker but yeah you're right 450 00:47:15,420 --> 00:47:24,839 you Shane in that workgroup have been very diligent just to let y'all know we 451 00:47:20,609 --> 00:47:29,750 have pumps in when we had the inclement weather recently somebody wouldn't cut 452 00:47:27,990 --> 00:47:38,369 the puzzle at two o'clock in the morning Shane had to get up and cut those pumps 453 00:47:34,230 --> 00:47:42,390 back off that's just wish people would be a little bit more considerate but 454 00:47:40,619 --> 00:47:48,060 yeah the Shane and his crew have done DISA a yeoman's job in managing managing 455 00:47:46,859 --> 00:47:55,680 that I think we've got about four streets in certain areas that are on the 456 00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:58,020 water and they also say that pelicans worked pretty well with us too because 457 00:47:57,030 --> 00:48:03,270 you know when those streets go underwater there's an issue with 458 00:47:59,339 --> 00:48:09,270 collecting of the trash you know us about pillaging a lot but they've 459 00:48:05,339 --> 00:48:15,270 they've come to our aid and we're trying to locate some more we're trying to find 460 00:48:12,710 --> 00:48:20,849 the mechanism where we can maybe find another difference right for another 461 00:48:16,680 --> 00:48:28,700 tossed refer a waste pickup alright that's all I have thank you any other 462 00:48:23,609 --> 00:48:34,020 councilmen yeah Justin this is chess I do you need speed the government 463 00:48:31,500 --> 00:48:40,170 extending this thing any further and if he would he was to some just to consider 464 00:48:37,550 --> 00:48:44,460 you know most of our cases that we all take pieces and everything I've been in 465 00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:48,780 with in clusters with the nursing homes and all I know there's a big push right 466 00:48:47,070 --> 00:48:54,210 now about sending huge and a few other people to try to get a Paraguay parish 467 00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:59,040 open and hopefully the whole state opens up and get her body back up and running 468 00:48:55,619 --> 00:49:05,160 but do you would you anticipate that the governor if he does that they could be 469 00:49:01,380 --> 00:49:10,890 you know I say more in parish could we look to try to get you know to get off 470 00:49:07,320 --> 00:49:16,020 Irish move I don't think you're gonna see a parish by parish opening mr. 471 00:49:13,109 --> 00:49:20,490 Tillison course this is all speculation okay right 472 00:49:18,720 --> 00:49:27,800 because I thought we would have a phase one opening on April 27th or May 1st I 473 00:49:25,230 --> 00:49:33,510 thought we would have a phase 1 reopening I think you may see a regional 474 00:49:32,070 --> 00:49:40,290 open I think the government will consider a regional opening and that's 475 00:49:35,670 --> 00:49:46,859 one of the reasons that the analysis that I mentioned about excluding those 476 00:49:42,390 --> 00:49:52,099 clusters from as a factor or if you're going to include them include them as a 477 00:49:48,180 --> 00:49:58,130 positive factor factor towards meaning consider them as what is predominating 478 00:49:56,040 --> 00:50:06,300 for a reopening not the other way around I think I think it I think that you're 479 00:50:03,570 --> 00:50:12,330 gonna see a reopening by region if not statewide but keep in mind that on April 480 00:50:09,420 --> 00:50:20,990 27th now this is what's important on April 27 the one of the regions that had 481 00:50:18,060 --> 00:50:27,900 not met the second criterion under the guidelines under the gating criteria was 482 00:50:25,740 --> 00:50:34,320 regent for our region the Acadiana region we had not met the second 483 00:50:30,990 --> 00:50:39,900 criterion which was a 14 consecutive day of a downward trend and we were 484 00:50:38,010 --> 00:50:44,430 mentioned that together with the Baton Rouge region and I think the region in 485 00:50:41,849 --> 00:50:52,290 the Monroe area some of the hot spots that we initially saw had met the 486 00:50:48,060 --> 00:50:57,599 criteria so but I think our numbers are real good in the region and I just 487 00:50:54,750 --> 00:51:01,020 prepared a post as when this meeting ends I'm going to correct it and I'm 488 00:50:59,160 --> 00:51:05,580 gonna be posted it talks about our numbers you know we haven't had very 489 00:51:02,940 --> 00:51:12,210 many positive numbers in the last four or five days I want to say we went two 490 00:51:09,270 --> 00:51:17,790 days holding sir with zero zero positive places which was very encouraging and we 491 00:51:15,750 --> 00:51:22,040 saw similar numbers throughout region 4 so I think things are looking real 492 00:51:19,740 --> 00:51:28,230 positive at least from my perspective that I hope really hope 493 00:51:25,530 --> 00:51:31,980 that we have that reopening sooner rather than later 494 00:51:29,730 --> 00:51:46,800 I joke with people that if I don't get a haircut soon I'm gonna get a tattoo 495 00:51:33,720 --> 00:51:52,620 because my hair's my wife volunteer did they help me out she had a razor one 496 00:51:49,500 --> 00:52:09,270 hand in my life insurance policy and the other side I declined her offer if you 497 00:52:00,420 --> 00:52:13,080 want either a to our ring out any other comments 498 00:52:10,940 --> 00:52:17,580 this was a unique meeting probably historic and hopefully all made it 19th 499 00:52:15,000 --> 00:52:22,080 we're meeting in person and st. Martinville but the weather business 500 00:52:20,460 --> 00:52:28,170 I'll entertain a motion to adjourn I'll make a motion ocean maggot think 501 00:52:25,860 --> 00:52:37,500 about mister toes and ready for a vote mr. fusion of a yes missus robot ease 502 00:52:32,550 --> 00:52:44,750 yes this is nor cease yes mister for you yes mister toes man yet to shop on yes 503 00:52:43,020 --> 00:52:51,180 mr. Alexander yes mister Rashard yet in the chair Bose 504 00:52:50,580 --> 00:52:57,800 yes meeting adjourned thank you I yell thank 505 00:52:55,530 --> 00:52:57,800 y'all