City Council

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BOSSIER CITY STATE OF LOUISIANA TAKEN AT THE REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 The City Council of the City of Bossier City, State of Louisiana, met in regular session in Council Chambers, 620 Benton Road, Bossier City, Louisiana, September 5, 2017, at 3:00 PM Invocation was given by Council Member Jeffery Darby Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Don Williams Roll Call as follows: Present: Honorable Councilor Jeffery Darby, President, Honorable Councilors, David Montgomery, Jr., Scott Irwin, Don Williams, Jeff Free and Thomas Harvey Absent: Honorable Councilor Timothy Larkin Also Present: Mayor, Lorenz Walker, City Attorney, Jimmy Hall and City Clerk, Phyllis McGraw By: Mr. Montgomery, Jr. Motion to approve the minutes of the August 15, 2017, Regular Meeting and dispense with the reading. Seconded by Mr. Williams No comment Vote in favor of motion is unanimous By: Mr. Montgomery, Jr. Motion approve Agenda. Seconded by Mr. Harvey No comment Vote in favor of motion is unanimous Ceremonial Matters/ Recognition of Guests: Mr. Darby welcomed the Bossier Youth Leadership students and gave them an opportunity to introduce themselves. Honorable Councilor Timothy Larkin joined the meeting at 3:05 PM Lisa Johnson, President, Bossier Chamber of Commerce, gave Council the 3rd Quarterly Report of the BeBossier Campaign. She showed video and handed out brochures. Brad Zagone, Fire Chief, presented Marissa Antwine with the Fire Department Appreciation Award for helping direct EMS when her grandfather had a stroke. She received a standing ovation. Her father thanked the Council and City for recognizing her for being special. David "Rocky" Rockett, Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation, presented the Council and Mayor the Foundation's annual Demographic Study on Bossier City and Parish. He highlighted items included in the report and informed them of their website. Mr. Darby recognized the new assistant City Attorney, Gordon Mosley. Unfinished Business: Bossier City, Louisiana September 5, 2017 The City Council of the City of Bossier City, Louisiana met in regular public session at 3:00 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at the regular meeting place of said City Council in the Council Chambers located at 620 Benton Road, Bossier City, Louisiana, pursuant to the provisions of written notice given to each and every member thereof and duly posted in the manner required by law. Jeffery D. Darby, Council President, called the meeting to order and on roll call, the following members were present: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey ABSENT: none The following ordinance having been introduced at a meeting held on August 15, 2017, notice of its introduction having been published in the official journal and a public hearing having been held thereon on September 5, 2017, was offered for final adoption by Mr. Mr. Scott Irwin and seconded by Mr. David Montgomery, Jr., was adopted by the following vote: YEAS: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCE NO. 108 OF 2017 A SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING THIRTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($13,000,000) OF TAXABLE UTILITIES REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2017, OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A GENERAL BOND ORDINANCE ADOPTED ON JULY 6, 2010; PRESCRIBING THE FORM, AND CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. WHEREAS, the City of Bossier City, State of Louisiana (the “City”) now owns and operates a wastewater treatment system and water utility (the “System” or “Utility System”) as a revenue producing public utility; and WHEREAS, the City held a public hearing on July 6, 2017, at which hearing no objections were heard concerning issuance of not exceeding $13,000,000 of revenue bonds for the purpose of making additions, improvements, extensions, renewals, replacements or repairs to the Utility System; and WHEREAS, the City currently has outstanding the following notes, bonds, or other obligations payable from a pledge and dedication of the income and revenues of the System: Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2010, dated November 10, 2010, maturing on October 1 of the years 2017 to 2031, inclusive, bearing interest at the rate of 0.45%, plus a DEQ Administrative Fee of 0.50% per annum (the “2010 New Money Bonds”), being the outstanding bonds of an issue of not exceeding Twenty-Two Million Dollars ($22,000,000), issued pursuant to the provisions of Part XIII, Chapter 4, Subtitle II, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, by virtue of General Bond Ordinance No. 67 of 2010, adopted by the City Council on July 6, 2010, and First Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 89 of 2010, adopted by the City Council on September 21, 2010, payable from a pledge and dedication of the income and revenues of the Utility System; Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2010, dated December 15, 2010, maturing October 1 of the years 2017 to 2022, inclusive, bearing interest at the rate of 2.53% per annum (the “2010 Refunding Bonds”), being the outstanding bonds of an issue of Thirteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($13,500,000), issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, by virtue of Ordinance No. 101 of 2010 adopted by the City Council on October 5, 2010, payable from a pledge and dedication of the income and revenues of the Utility System; Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012, dated July 16, 2012, maturing October 1 of the years 2017 to 2019, inclusive, bearing interest at the rate of 2.09% per annum (the “2012 Refunding Bonds”), being the outstanding bonds of an issue of Four Million Six Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($4,645,000), issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, by virtue of Ordinance No. 48 of 2012 adopted by the City Council on July 3, 2012, payable from a pledge and dedication of the income and revenues of the Utility System; Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2014, dated August 12, 2014, maturing on October 1 of the years 2017 to 2043, inclusive, bearing interest at the rates of 2.00% to 5.00% per annum (the “2014 New Money Bonds”), being the outstanding bonds of an issue of Twenty-Two Million Dollars ($22,000,000), issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 13 of Subtitle III of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, by virtue of General Bond Ordinance No. 67 of 2010 adopted by the City Council on July 6, 2010, and Third Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 56 of 2014 adopted by the City Council on July 15, 2014, payable from a pledge and dedication of the income and revenues of the Utility System; Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2014, dated August 28, 2014, maturing on October 1 of the years 2017 to 2034, inclusive, bearing interest at the rate of 0.45%, plus a DEQ Administrative Fee of 0.50% per annum (the “2014 Taxable Bonds”), being the outstanding bonds of an issue of not exceeding Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), issued pursuant to the provisions of Part XIII, Chapter 4, Subtitle II, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, by virtue of General Bond Ordinance No. 67 of 2010, adopted by the City Council on July 6, 2010, and Second Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 38 of 2014, adopted by the City Council on May 6, 2014, payable from a pledge and dedication of the income and revenues of the Utility System; Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2014, dated October 14, 2014, maturing on October 1 of the years 2017 to 2038, inclusive, bearing interest at the rates of 2.00% to 5.00% per annum (the “2014 Refunding Bonds”), being the outstanding bonds of an issue of One Hundred Fourteen Million Seventy Thousand Dollars ($114,070,000), issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, by virtue of General Bond Ordinance No. 67 of 2010 adopted by the City Council on July 6, 2010, and Fourth Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 73 of 2014 adopted by the City Council on September 9, 2014, payable from a pledge and dedication of the income and revenues of the Utility System; and Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2016, dated June 22, 2016, maturing on October 1 of the years 2018 to 2037, inclusive, bearing interest at the rate of 0.45%, plus a DEQ Administrative Fee of 0.50% per annum (the “2016 Taxable Bonds”), being the outstanding bonds of an issue of not exceeding Ten Million Dollars  ($10,000,000), issued pursuant to the provisions of Part XIII, Chapter 4, Subtitle II, Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, by virtue of General Bond Ordinance No. 67 of 2010, adopted by the City Council on July 6, 2010, and Fifth Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 38 of 2014, adopted by the City Council on May 6, 2014, payable from a pledge and dedication of the income and revenues of the Utility System, (collectively, the “Outstanding Parity Bonds”); WHEREAS, on July 6, 2010, this City Council (the “Governing Authority”) adopted General Bond Ordinance No. 67 of 2010 entitled: “A GENERAL BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE FROM TIME TO TIME OF WASTEWATER REVENUE BONDS OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA; PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID BONDS; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT THEREOF IN PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH” (the “General Bond Ordinance”), which authorized issuance of bonds from time to time for the aforesaid purposes; and WHEREAS, on September 21, 2010, this Governing Authority adopted First Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 89 of 2010 entitled: “A SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING TWENTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($22,000,000) OF UTILITIES REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2010, OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A GENERAL BOND ORDINANCE ADOPTED ON JULY 6, 2010; PRESCRIBING THE FORM, AND CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID BONDS; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH” (the “First Supplemental Bond Ordinance”); and WHEREAS, on May 6, 2014, this Governing Authority adopted Second Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 38 of 2014 entitled: “A SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING TEN MILLION DOLLARS ($10,000,000) OF UTILITIES REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2014, OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A GENERAL BOND ORDINANCE ADOPTED ON JULY 6, 2010; PRESCRIBING THE FORM, AND CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH” (the “Second Supplemental Bond Ordinance”); and WHEREAS, on July 15, 2014, this Governing Authority adopted Third Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 56 of 2014 entitled: “A SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF TWENTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($22,000,000) OF UTILITIES REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2014, OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A GENERAL BOND ORDINANCE ADOPTED ON JULY 6, 2010, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING ADDITIONS, IMPROVEMENTS, EXTENSIONS, RENEWALS, REPLACEMENTS OR REPAIRS TO THE WATERWORKS PLANT AND SYSTEM AND THE SEWER UTILITY SYSTEM, PRESCRIBING THE FORM, FIXING THE DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AND FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE OWNERS THEREOF; APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT; AWARDING THE BONDS TO THE PURCHASER THEREOF; PRESCRIBING THE FORM, AND CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH” (the “Third Supplemental Bond Ordinance”); and WHEREAS, on September 9, 2014, this Governing Authority adopted Fourth Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 73 of 2014 entitled: “A SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($122,000,000) OF UTILITIES REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2014, OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A GENERAL BOND ORDINANCE ADOPTED ON JULY 6, 2010, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFEASING AND ADVANCE REFUNDING ITS OUTSTANDING UTILITIES REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2008; PRESCRIBING THE FORM, FIXING THE DETAILS AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AND FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE OWNERS THEREOF; APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT; AWARDING THE BONDS TO THE PURCHASER THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH” (the “Fourth Supplemental Bond Ordinance”); WHEREAS, on May 3, 2016, this Governing Authority adopted Fifth Supplemental Bond Ordinance No. 45 of 2016 entitled: “A SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF NOT EXCEEDING THIRTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($13,000,000) OF TAXABLE UTILITIES REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2016, OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A GENERAL BOND ORDINANCE ADOPTED ON JULY 6, 2010; PRESCRIBING THE FORM, AND CERTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH” (the “Fifth Supplemental Bond Ordinance”); WHEREAS, pursuant to the General Bond Ordinance, Part XIII of Chapter 4 of Subtitle II of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 39:1011, et seq.), and other constitutional and statutory authority, it is now the desire of this City Council to adopt this Sixth Supplemental Bond Ordinance to authorize issuance of not exceeding Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000) of additional bonds to be designated as “Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2017” of the City, for the purpose of paying a portion of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, extensions and improvements to the System, and paying costs of issuance, and to sell said bonds to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in regular session convened, that: SECTION 1. Definitions. In addition to words and terms elsewhere defined in the General Bond Ordinance, as may be amended, supplemented and modified herein, and this Sixth Supplemental Bond Ordinance, the following words and terms as used in this Sixth Supplemental Bond Ordinance shall have the following meanings, unless some other meaning is plainly intended: “Administrative Fee” means, with respect to the Series 2017 Bonds and any other Bonds purchased by the Department from the State Loan Fund, the annual fee equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) per annum of the outstanding principal amount of such Bonds, or such lesser amount as the Department may approve from time to time, which shall be payable each year in two equal semi-annual installments on each Interest Payment Date. “Department” means the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, an executive department and agency of the State, and any successor to the duties and functions thereof with respect to the State Loan Fund. “Sixth Supplemental Ordinance” means this ordinance authorizing issuance of the Series 2017 Bonds. “Loan Agreement” means the Loan and Pledge Agreement to be entered into by and between the Department and the City, prior to the delivery of the Series 2017 Bonds, which will contain certain additional agreements relating to the Bonds being purchased by the Department from the State Loan Fund, which Loan Agreement shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, as it may be supplemented, modified or amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. “Paying Agent” with respect to the Series 2017 Bonds means the chief financial officer of the City, unless and until a successor Paying Agent shall have assumed such responsibilities pursuant to the General Bond Ordinance. “Series 2017 Bonds” means the City’s Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, authorized to be issued by this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance and particularly by Section 2 hereof.  “State Loan Fund” means the Clean Water State Revolving Fund established by the State of Louisiana, pursuant to Chapter 14, Subtitle II of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 30:2301, et seq.) in the custody of the Department, which is to be used for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the improvement of public wastewater systems in the State. In lieu of the definition in Section 1.01 of the General Bond Ordinance, “System” means the City’s revenue-producing public utility consisting of the combined water and sewer utility systems lying within and without the boundaries of the City; the System shall include specifically all properties of every nature owned by the Issuer and used or useful in the operation of the System, as said plants now exist and as the same may be improved, extended or supplemented from any source while any of the Bonds remain outstanding, including all real estate, personal and intangible properties, contracts, franchises, leases and choses in action, and including specifically all properties now or hereafter operated by the City under lease or agreement with any other individual, partnership or corporation, public or private, as a part of the System, whether lying within or without the boundaries of the City. SECTION 2. Authorization of Series 2017 Bonds. (a) In compliance with and under the authority of the Act, there is hereby authorized the incurring of an indebtedness of not exceeding Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000) for, on behalf of and in the name of the City, for the purpose of paying a portion of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, extensions and improvements to the wastewater portion of the System, as further set forth in Exhibit B hereto, and paying costs of issuance thereof, and to represent the indebtedness, this Governing Authority does hereby authorize the issuance of not exceeding Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000) of Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2017, of the City. The Bonds shall be dated the Delivery Date thereof, and the exact principal amount of the Bonds, not to exceed Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000), as stated above, shall be determined by the Executive Officers at the time of delivery of the Bonds. In the event that delivery of the Series 2017 Bonds takes place after December 31, 2017, such bonds may carry such other appropriate series designation as may be determined by the Executive Officers. (b) The Series 2017 Bonds shall be Fixed Rate Bonds and the Interest Payment Dates shall be April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing the first such Interest Payment Date after the Delivery Date of the Series 2017 Bonds. The Series 2017 Bonds shall bear interest at the rate of forty-five hundredths percent (0.45%) per annum, said interest to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and payable on each Interest Payment Date, or such lower rate as may be in effect for loans from the State Loan Fund at the time of delivery. In addition to interest at the rate set forth above, at any time that the Department owns the Series 2017 Bonds the City will pay the Administrative Fee to the Department on each Interest Payment Date. In the event (i) the Department owns any Series 2017 Bonds or the Department has pledged or assigned any Series 2017 Bonds in connection with its State Loan Fund and (ii) the Administrative Fee payable by the City to the Department under the terms of the Loan Agreement is declared illegal or unenforceable by a court or an administrative body of competent jurisdiction, the interest rate borne by the Series 2017 Bonds shall be increased by one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum, effective as of the date declared to be the date from which the Administrative Fee is no longer owed because of such illegality or unenforceability. Interest and Administrative Fee on the Series 2017 Bonds on any Interest Payment Date shall be payable only on the aggregate amount of the purchase price which shall have been paid theretofore to the City and is outstanding and shall accrue with respect to each purchase price installment only from the date of payment of such installment. (c) [RESERVED] (d) The Series 2017 Bonds shall mature in twenty (20) installments of principal, payable annually on each October 1, and each annual installment shall be the applicable percentage shown in the following tables, rounded to the nearest One Thousand Dollars ($1,000), of the outstanding principal amount of the Series 2017 Bonds on the day before the applicable Principal Payment Date: Date Percentage Date Percentage (Oct. 1) of Principal (Oct. 1) of Principal 2019 4.564% 2029 9.580%  2020 4.827% 2030 10.696% 2021 5.120% 2031 12.090% 2022 5.448% 2032 13.884% 2023 5.817% 2033 16.275% 2024 6.235% 2034 19.624% 2025 6.712% 2035 24.647% 2026 7.264% 2036 33.019% 2027 7.907% 2037 49.764% 2028 8.667% 2038 100.000% In the event the Completion Date of the Project being financed with the Series 2017 Bonds is on or after October 1, 2019, the principal payment schedule set forth above may be adjusted so that each payment shall be due on the October 1 that is one year later than shown above, provided that in no event shall the final principal payment be more than twenty-two (22) years from the Delivery Date. To exercise the option to defer the principal repayment schedule, the City must so notify the Department in writing prior to April 1, 2019, and certify that the Completion Date will not have occurred prior to October 1, 2019. (e) The principal and interest on the Series 2017 Bonds shall be payable by check mailed to the registered owner of the Series 2017 Bonds (determined as of the Interest Payment Date) at the address shown on the registration books kept by the Paying Agent for such purpose, provided that payment of the final installment of principal on the Series 2017 Bonds shall be made only upon presentation and surrender of the Series 2017 Bonds to the Paying Agent. (f) The principal installments of the Series 2017 Bonds are subject to prepayment at the option of the City at any time, in whole or in part, at a prepayment price of par plus accrued interest and accrued Administrative Fee, if any, to the prepayment date and in such case the remaining principal of the Series 2017 Bonds shall continue to mature in installments calculated using the percentages shown in Section 2(d) above. (g) The Series 2017 Bonds shall be issued in the form of a single fully registered Bond, initially numbered R-1, and shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. (h) The chief financial officer of the City shall be the initial Paying Agent for the Series 2017 Bonds. (i) The Series 2017 Bonds are hereby awarded to and sold to the Department at a price of par plus accrued interest, if any, under the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement, and after their execution and registration by the Paying Agent, the Series 2017 Bonds shall be delivered to the Department or its agents or assigns, upon receipt by the City of the agreed purchase price. Pursuant to the Act and La. R.S. 39:1426(B), the City has determined to sell the Series 2017 Bonds at a private sale without the necessity of publishing any notice of sale. (j) No proceeds of the Series 2017 Bonds shall be deposited into the Reserve Fund, however upon the delivery of the Series 2017 Bonds the City shall establish the “Series 2017 Account” in the Reserve Fund and shall cause the Reserve Fund Requirement to be deposited to said account within five (5) years after the Delivery Date. For purposes of funding the Series 2017 Account in the Reserve Fund, the Reserve Fund Requirement shall be an amount equal to one-half of this highest amount of principal, interest and Administrative Fee, if any, due on the Series 2017 Bonds in any future Bond Year. No changes are required at this time with respect to the Contingencies Fund established in the General Bond Ordinance. (k) The parity requirements of the ordinances authorizing issuance of the Outstanding Parity Bonds, as well as the parity requirements set forth in Article VI of the General Bond Ordinance, will have been met prior to the Delivery Date of the Series 2017 Bonds, and shall be certified by an independent firm of certified public accountants and by the City, prior to delivery of the Series 2017 Bonds, unless waived by the owners of the Outstanding Parity Bonds. (l) The Executive Officers are each hereby empowered, authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and incidental to carry out all of the provisions of the General Bond Ordinance and this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance, to execute and deliver the Loan Agreement, and to cause the Series 2017 Bonds to be prepared and/or printed, to issue, execute and seal the Series 2017 Bonds and to effect delivery thereof as hereinafter provided. In connection with the issuance and sale of the Series 2017 Bonds, the Executive Officers and the Director of Finance of the City are each authorized, empowered and directed to execute on behalf of the City such additional documents, certificates and instruments as they may deem necessary, upon the advice of Bond counsel, to effect the transactions contemplated by this Ordinance. The signatures of said on such documents, certificates and instruments shall be conclusive evidence of the due exercise of the authority granted hereunder. (m) [RESERVED] (n) It is recognized that the City will not be required to comply with the continuing disclosure requirements described in the Rule 15c2-12(b) of the Securities and Exchange Commission [17 CFR §240.15c2-12(b)], because (i) the Series 2017 Bonds are not being purchased by a broker, dealer or municipal securities dealer acting as an underwriter in a primary offering of municipal securities, and (ii) the Series 2017 Bonds are being sold only to the Department (i.e., no more than thirty-five persons), which has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the Series 2017 Bonds and is not purchasing the Series 2017 Bonds for more than one account or with a view to distributing the Series 2017 Bonds. (o) [RESERVED] (p) The “Scheduled Completion Date” for the Series 2017 Bonds Project will be specified by the Mayor upon delivery of the Series 2017 Bonds. (q) There will be no Credit Facility with respect to the Series 2017 Bonds. (r) The Loan Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, is hereby approved, and the Executive Officers are authorized to execute and deliver the aforesaid document on behalf of the City, with such changes as may be deemed necessary, upon the advice of counsel, in connection with the Series 2017 Bonds. The Executive Officers are further authorized to execute and deliver any commitment agreement, supplemental loan agreement or cooperative endeavor agreement as may be necessary in connection with the purchase of the Series 2017 Bonds by the Department. (s) SO LONG AS ANY OF THE OUTSTANDING PARITY BONDS ARE OUTSTANDING, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL BOND ORDINANCE AND THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL BOND ORDINANCE SHALL BE SUPPLEMENTAL AND IN ADDITION TO ANY REQUIREMENTS OF THE OUTSTANDING PARITY BOND ORDINANCES, AND TO THE EXTENT THERE IS ANY CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY, THE PROVISIONS OF THE OUTSTANDING PARITY BOND ORDINANCES SHALL SUPERSEDE ANY CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS HEREOF. SECTION 3. Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Requirement. The City agrees that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on the portion of the Project that is funded in whole or in part with the Series 2017 Bonds shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality of the City as determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) in accordance with Subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of Title 40, United States Code. DOL provides all pertinent information related to compliance with the foregoing requirements, including prevailing wage rates and instructions for reporting. The City will ensure that all construction contracts relating to the portion of the Project that is funded in whole or in part with the Series 2017 Bonds will require that the contractor comply with the aforesaid wage and reporting requirements. This section shall not apply to “force account” work where the City may perform construction work using its own employees rather than any contractor or subcontractor. SECTION 4. Parties Interested Herein. Nothing in this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to confer upon, or to give to, any person or corporation, other than the City, the Paying Agent and the Owners of the Series 2017 Bonds any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance or any covenant, condition or stipulation thereof; and all the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance contained by and on behalf of the City shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the City, the Paying Agent and the Owners of the Series 2017 Bonds. SECTION 5. No Recourse on the Series 2017 Bonds. No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or interest on the Series 2017 Bonds or for any claim based thereon or on this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance against any member of the Governing Authority or officer of the City or any person executing the Series 2017 Bonds. SECTION 6. Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance the City is named or referred to, it shall be deemed to include its successors and assigns and all the covenants and agreements in this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance contained by or on behalf of the City shall bind and enure to the benefit of its successors and assigns whether so expressed or not. SECTION 7. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance or of the Series 2017 Bonds issued hereunder shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance or of the Series 2017 Bonds, but this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance and the Series 2017 Bonds shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained therein. Any constitutional or statutory provision enacted after the date of this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance which validates or makes legal any provision of this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance or the Series 2017 Bonds which would not otherwise be valid or legal shall be deemed to apply to this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance and to the Series 2017 Bonds. SECTION 8. Publication; Peremption. This Sixth Supplemental Ordinance shall be published one time in the official journal of the City, or if there is none, in a newspaper having general circulation in the City. It shall not be necessary to publish the exhibits to this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance but such exhibits shall be made available for public inspection at the offices of the Governing Authority at reasonable times and such fact must be stated in the publication within the official journal. For a period of thirty (30) days after the date of such publication any persons in interest may contest the legality of this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance and any provisions herein made for the security and payment of the Series 2017 Bonds. After such thirty day period no one shall have any cause or right of action to contest the regularity, formality, legality, or effectiveness of this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance and the provisions hereof or of the Series 2017 Bonds authorized hereby for any cause whatsoever. If no suit, action, or proceeding is begun contesting the validity of the Series 2017 Bonds authorized pursuant to this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance within the thirty days herein prescribed, the authority to issue the Series 2017 Bonds or to provide for payment thereof, and the legality thereof, and all of the provisions of this Sixth Supplemental Ordinance and such Series 2017 Bonds shall be conclusively presumed, and no court shall have authority or jurisdiction to inquire into any such matter. SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Sixth Supplemental Bond Ordinance shall become effective ten (10) days from the date of publication in the City’s official journal. This Ordinance adopted and passed on this 5th day of September, 2017. ______________________________ _______________________________ JEFFERY D. DARBY PHYLLIS McGRAW PRESIDENT CLERK OF THE COUNCIL The following Ordinance offered and adopted: Ordinance No. 109 Of 2017 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL $51,500 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FUND BALANCE TO CONTINUE ANALYSIS, DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES AND SYSTEMS OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY. _____________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City of Bossier City is dependent on information systems and services that have the ability to provide redundancy in the event of a disaster, and that maintain a high level of protection from vulnerabilities to the system; and WHEREAS, the process had begun and has revealed the necessity of additional analysis, diagnosis and monitoring of the Information Services and Systems of the City of Bossier City; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Bossier City, Louisiana, in regular session convened, does appropriate an additional $51,500.00 from General Fund Fund Balance to continue analysis, diagnosis and monitoring of the Information Services of the City of Bossier City. The above and foregoing Ordinance was read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. Jeff Free, and seconded by Mr. David Montgomery, Jr., and adopted on the 5th, day of September, 2017, by the following vote: YES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none ____________________________ Jeffery D. Darby, President ____________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk The following Ordinance offered and adopted: Ordinance No. 110 Of 2017 AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE EXCHANGE OF A CITY OWNED SURVEY LEVEL AND TRIPOD FOR A PRIVATELY OWNED HAMILTON DRAFTING TABLE. _____________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, a City owned survey level and tripod with a retail value of $220 is hereby declared surplus to the needs of the City; and  WHEREAS, a 38” X 60” Hamilton drafting table with retail value of $320 is owned by Mark Hudson and has been used in the Engineering Department for approximately 28 years; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Bossier City, Louisiana, in regular session convened, that Mark Hudson take possession of the survey level and tripod and that Mark Hudson donate to Bossier City Engineering Department his drafting table. The above and foregoing Ordinance was read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. David Montgomery, Jr., and seconded by Mr. Don Williams, and adopted on the 5th, day of September, 2017, by the following vote: YES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none ____________________________ Jeffery D. Darby, President ____________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk The following ordinance, having been introduced at a duly convened meeting on August 15, 2017, and notice of its introduction having been published, as required by Section 3.14 of the City Charter, was offered for final adoption by Mr. David Montgomery, Jr. and seconded by Mr. Don Williams: Ordinance No. 111 of 2017 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA, TO INCUR DEBT AND TO BORROW FROM THE LOUISIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY NOT TO EXCEED $10,000,000 TO MATURE NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS FROM DATE OF ORIGINAL ISSUE, AT A FIXED RATE OR RATES NOT TO EXCEED SIX (6%) PERCENT PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE COST OF ADDITIONS, ACQUISITIONS, REPAIRS AND/OR EXPANSIONS NEEDED FOR RESTORATION OF THE CENTURYLINK CENTER, AND PAYING THE COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING. WHEREAS, the City of Bossier City, Louisiana, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana (the “City”), after examining available data, has determined that there is substantial need for financing restoration of the CenturyLink Center through issuance by the Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority (the “Authority”) of its revenue bonds on behalf of the City will assist in alleviating such need, to the City’s benefit; and WHEREAS, the Authority is a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana (the “State”), created pursuant to the authority of Chapter 10-D of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 33:4548.1 through 4548.16) (the “Act”), and certain related constitutional and statutory authority; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted to it in the Act, the Authority proposes to issue not to exceed $10,000,000 of its Revenue Bonds (City of Bossier City, Louisiana Project), 2017 Series (the “Bonds”) for the purpose of assisting the City in financing additions, acquisitions, repairs and/or expansions needed for restoration of the CenturyLink Center, and paying costs of issuance of the bonds, including the cost of any premium for a debt service reserve fund surety policy and any bond insurance policy insuring the bonds; (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, the Authority may lend proceeds received from the sale of bonds to participating political subdivisions for authorized public purposes; and WHEREAS, the City adopted on June 6, 2017, Ordinance No. 76 of 2017, which provides for the levy and collection of a $3.00 restoration fee (the “Fee”) charged on any and all tickets sold or donated for any and all events held in or on the CenturyLink Center property (the “CenturyLink Center”); and WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the Act and a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) to be entered into by and between the Authority and the City, the City will borrow from the Authority funds to finance the Project under the terms and conditions more fully described in the Loan Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Loan Agreement provides for a pledge by the City from revenues generated by the collection of the Fee and of the funds, income, revenue, fees, receipts or charges of any nature from any source whatsoever on deposit with or accruing from time to time to the City, provided that no such funds, income, revenue, fees, receipts or charges shall be so included in this definition which have been or are in the future legally dedicated and required for other purposes by the electorate, by the terms of specific grants, by the terms of particular obligations issued or to be issued (to the extent pledged or budgeted to pay debt service on such other obligations) or by operation of law, and provided further that the full faith and credit of the City is not pledged, and there is no obligation to levy or increase taxes or other sources of revenue above any legal limits applicable to the Borrower from time to time (“Lawfully Available Funds”), thereby obligating the City to pay to the Authority amounts necessary to allow the Authority to pay when due the principal of and interest on the Bonds; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA, in regular session convened, that: SECTION 1. In compliance with the applicable provisions of the City Charter and Code of Ordinances, the Act and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, there be and there is hereby authorized the incurring of indebtedness and the borrowing from the Authority of the proceeds of Ten Million and No/100 Dollars ($10,000,000) Revenue Bonds (City of Bossier City, Louisiana Project), 2017 Series (the “Bonds”), said Bonds to mature not later than thirty (30) years from date of original issue, at a fixed rate or rates not to exceed six (6%) per annum, to be secured by and payable from the Fee and Lawfully Available Funds of the City, including the funds, income, revenue, fees, receipts or charges of any nature from any source whatsoever on deposit with or accruing from time to time to the City, provided that no such funds, income, revenue, fees, receipts or charges shall be so included in this definition which have been or are in the future legally dedicated and required for other purposes by the electorate, by the terms of specific grants, by the terms of particular obligations issued or to be issued (to the extent pledged or budgeted to pay debt service on such other obligations) or by operation of law, and provided further that the full faith and credit of the City is not pledged, and there is no obligation to levy or increase taxes or other sources of revenue above any legal limits applicable to the City from time to time. SECTION 2. This City Council does hereby approve execution of the Loan Agreement with the Authority substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Mayor of the City be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Loan Agreement for and on behalf of the City and is further authorized to make and approve any changes required therein, but not inconsistent with the intent of this Ordinance. SECTION 3. The City Council does hereby approve the execution of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate pursuant to Section (d)(2) of the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12 (the “Continuing Disclosure Certificate”). The Mayor of the City or such other officials of the City as may be appropriate shall be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Continuing Disclosure Certificate for and on behalf of the City. The City, acting through the City Council, hereby covenants and agrees that it will comply with and carry out all of the provisions of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate. SECTION 4. The City Council does hereby approve the execution of a Bond Purchase Agreement among the City, the Authority, and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Sisung Securities Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana, as co-underwriters, in connection with the sale of the Bonds. The Mayor of the City or such other officials of the City as may be appropriate shall be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute the Bond Purchase Agreement for and on behalf of the City. SECTION 5. Application by the Authority to the Louisiana State Bond Commission, including the estimated costs of issuance attached thereto (Exhibit B), pursuant to the provisions of Act for consent, approval and authority to incur debt and borrow moneys for financing the Project, to be secured by and payable from the Fee and Lawfully Available Funds of the City is hereby ratified and approved. SECTION 6. The Mayor and/or Clerk of the Council be and they are further authorized, empowered, and directed to execute on behalf of the City any and all other documents deemed necessary by Bond Counsel to the City, in order to facilitate the Authority’s issuance of the Bonds for financing the Project. SECTION 7. The City covenants and agrees that, to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of Louisiana, it will comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) in order to establish, maintain and preserve the exclusion from “gross income” of interest on the Bonds under the Code. The City further covenants and agrees it will not take any action, fail to take any action, or permit any action within its control to be taken, or permit at any time or times any of the proceeds of the Bonds or any other funds of the City to be used directly or indirectly in any manner, the effect of which would be to cause the Bonds to be “arbitrage bonds” or would result in the inclusion of interest on any of the Bonds in gross income under the Code, including, without limitation, (i) the failure to comply with the limitation on investment of Bond proceeds or (ii) the failure to pay any required rebate of arbitrage earnings to the United States of America or (iii) the use of proceeds of the Bonds in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be “private activity bonds.” SECTION 8. The Mayor and such other officials of the City as may be appropriate shall be and they are hereby authorized and directed to take and perform any and all actions required and necessary under the terms of the Loan Agreement, including execution of certificates and other documents necessary therefor. The Mayor is hereby further empowered, authorized and directed to take any and all action and to execute and deliver any instrument, document or certificate necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Ordinance. The above and foregoing Ordinance was read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. David Montgomery, Jr., and seconded by Mr. Don Williams, and adopted on the 5th day of September, 2017, by the following vote: YES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none This Ordinance adopted and passed on this 5th day of September, 2017. _________________________________ JEFFERY D. DARBY, President ATTEST: ____________________________ PHYLLIS McGRAW Clerk of the Council (Other business not pertinent to the present excerpt may be found of record in the official minute book.) Upon motion duly made and unanimously carried, the meeting was adjourned. ________________________________ JEFFERY D. DARBY, President ATTEST: ______________________________ PHYLLIS McGRAW Clerk of the Council The following Ordinance offered and adopted: Ordinance No. 112 Of 2017 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 114-5 EMERGENCY MEDICAL FUNDING; SERVICE CHARGE ON UTILITY BILLS WHEREAS, rates for ambulance services need to be adjusted to reflect current costs of service; and WHEREAS, these increased costs will have no impact on cost to Bossier City residents; WHEREAS, these adjustments will assist in covering losses to the EMS fund; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Bossier City, Louisiana, in regular session convened, that Section 114-5 of the Bossier City Code of Ordinances is hereby repealed and reenacted as follows: SEC. 114-5 Emergency medical funding; service charge on utility bills. (a) There is hereby levied emergency medical charges as follows: (1) Flat rate charge: Residential per month per unit…$10.00 Commercial-Industrial per month per unit…$10.00  Apartments/mobile home parks per month per unit…$10.00 (a) There is established a BLS (basic life support) rate per patient patient transported of …$1,000.00 (b) There is established an ALS (advanced life support) rate per patient transported of …$1,500.00 (c) There is established an ALS II (advanced life support requiring specialized procedures) of …$2,000.00 (d) There is established a Specialty Care Transport (rate per patient transported) of…$2,500.00 (e) There is established a treat no transport with no medication…$250.00 (f) There is established a treat no transport with medication…$500.00 (g) There is established a loaded mileage rate per patient of …$21.00 (h) These user charges will be billed to residents’ government and/or Commercial insurers where applicable, and to non-residents with or without applicable insurance coverage. Residents will be liable only for amounts paid by insurers whether commercial or government (including Medicare/Medicaid/Champus). Non-residents’ insurance companies will be billed in an identical manner. However, non- residents will be required to pay all balances, except in the case of Medicare coverage allowable amounts for services rendered plus any deductibles and/or co-pays. Billing procedures will at all times conform to applicable State and Federal guidelines. All commercial and government payer coinsurance and/or Deductible amounts will be collected. (i) The flat rate charges established in subsection 114-5 (a) (1) are to be billed on existing city utility bills on a monthly basis. (j) The charges established in subsection (a) of this section are to be billed and collected on the existing city utility bills on a monthly basis, to provide the funds necessary to operate and maintain emergency medical service for the city. (k) Funds collected and deposited into the emergency medical enterprise fund bill be appropriated on an annual basis in accordance with city charter budget provisions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of Bossier City, Louisiana, in regular session convened, that Section 114-5 Emergency medical funding; Service charge on utility bills of the Bossier City Code of Ordinances be repealed and reenacted. The above and foregoing Ordinance was read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. David Montgomery, Jr., and seconded by Mr. Scott Irwin, and adopted on the 5th, day of September, 2017, by the following vote: YES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none ____________________________ Jeffery D. Darby, President ____________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk New Business: Witness opening of sealed bids for Greenacres Sewer Lift Station 1. Belt Construction, Inc. $4,459,510.00 2. Dixie Overland Construction, LLC $3,797,991.00 3. Max Foote Construction Co., LLC $3,655,000.00 4. McInnis Brothers Construction, Inc. $3,783,000.00 By: Mr. Williams Motion to approve reading of bids. Seconded by Mr. Montgomery, Jr. No comment Vote in favor of motion is unanimous The following ordinance offered and adopted: ORDINANCE NO. 113 OF 2017 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE AT 3325 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, BOSSIER CITY, LA, FOR THE SALE OF HIGH AND LOW CONTENT ALCOHOL FOR ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION AT A RESTAURANT. WHEREAS; Trudy Dion, A Taste of Vienna, has applied to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission for Conditional Use Approval for the retail sale of high and low content alcohol, for on premise consumption, at a restaurant located at 3325 Industrial Drive, Bossier City, LA; and WHEREAS; a public hearing for the Conditional Use application was held on August 14, 2017; and WHEREAS; The Planning Department has submitted the results of said public hearing to the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Bossier City. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOSSIER CITY HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. That the Conditional Use for retail sales of high and low content alcohol, for on premise consumption, at a restaurant located at 3325 Industrial Drive, Bossier City, LA 71111 is hereby approved. Motion was made by Mr. David Montgomery, Jr. and seconded by Mr. Thomas Harvey to adopt the above ordinance. Upon the following vote, the ordinance was duly adopted this 5th day of September, 2017, by the following vote: YES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none ____________________________ Jeffery D. Darby, President ____________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk By: Mr. Free Motion to introduce an Ordinance appropriating $150,000 from the 2017 EMS Capital and Contingency Fund to pay tuition and overtime for 10 Firefighters to attend Paramedic School and provide coverage for their positions. Seconded by Mr. Irwin No Comment Vote in favor of motion is unanimous By: Mr. Irwin Motion to introduce an Ordinance to amend Ordinance 68 of 2017 for the RRWWTP Miscellaneous Capital Improvements Projects. Seconded by Mr. Williams No comment Vote in favor of motion is unanimous By: Mr. Williams Motion to introduce an Ordinance to appropriate additional fund to the Utility Department 2017 Capital Budget to cover necessary improvements to Motor Control Center Replacement Project for the North River Pump Station to ensure reliable monitoring and control capabilities for a total of $100,000.00. Seconded by Mr. Montgomery, Jr. No comment Vote in favor of motion is unanimous By: Mr. Irwin Motion to introduce an Ordinance levying a tax of 23.36 Mills on all taxable property within the limits of the City of Bossier City, Louisiana, for the Year 2017, and providing the manner of assessment and collection thereof. Seconded by Mr. Williams No comment Vote in favor of motion is unanimous By: Mr. Williams Motion to introduce to declare certain movable equipment owned by City of Bossier as surplus the City's need and provide for Salvage and Disposal according to law. Seconded by Mr. Harvey No comment Vote in favor of motion is unanimous The following Resolution offered and adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 73 OF 2017 A RESOLUTION TO REPLACE AN ELECTRICIAN III VACANCY IN THE LIFT STATION DIVISION IN PUBLIC UTILITIES. _____________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bossier City authorizes the replacement of an Electrician III in the Lift Station Division division. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Bossier City, in regular session convened, does hereby authorize the replacement of an Electrician III in the Lift Station division. The above and foregoing Resolution, read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. David Montgomery, Jr., and seconded by Mr. Timothy Larkin, and adopted on the 5th, day of September, 2017, by the following vote: YES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none ____________________________ Jeffery D. Darby, President ____________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk The following Resolution offered and adopted: Resolution No. 74 Of 2017 A RESOLUTION PLEDGING CONTINUING SUPPORT OF THE LOUISIANA MILITARY DEPARTMENT AND THE LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD ECONOMIC EFFORTS ON CAMP MINDEN AND ENCOURAGING THE LOUISIANA MILITARY DEPARTMENT AND LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD, THE HONORABLE JOHN BEL EDWARDS, THE HONORABLE SENATOR BILL CASSIDY, THE HONORABLE SENATOR JOHN KENNEDY AND THE HONORABLE CONGRESSMAN MIKE JOHNSON TO SUPPORT THE FUNDING OF PHASE 2 OF THE REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE LOCATED ON CAMP MINDEN TRAINING SITE THAT IS LOCATED EAST OF BOSSIER CITY AND WEST OF MINDEN. THE REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION IS 100 PERCENT FEDERALLY FUNDED. ________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, formerly known as the Louisiana Ordinance Plant, produced munitions to support the war efforts of the United States of America during Work War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and, in so doing, provided employment for thousands of workers in northwest Louisiana, south Arkansas, and east Texas, and WHEREAS, from 1941 until 1996, the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant served as a major stimulus to the economy of northwest Louisiana, south Arkansas and east Texas, and WHEREAS, the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant was placed in in-active status in 1996 and, in 2005, transferred from the United States Government to the State of Louisiana and WHEREAS, following the transfer of the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant became known as the Camp Minden Training Site, and the Governor, State of Louisiana charged the Louisiana Military Department with operational control of the installation, and WHEREAS, since the transfer, the Louisiana Military Department has attracted and retained 17 businesses and organizations, which, when combined with the Louisiana Military Department and Louisiana National Guard staffs, account for a total of 438 employees, and WHEREAS, the Camp Minden military component accounts for a regional direct economic impact of more than $28.2 million annually in payroll and vendor sales; and WHEREAS, between 2005 and 2017, Military Construction on Camp Minden has resulted in the following: 1) construction of the Armed Forces Readiness Center (completed in 2012 - total cost $30 million); 2) Regional Training Institute, Phase 1 (completed in 2011 - total cost $23.8 million), 3) Military Training Ranges (completed in 2010 - total cost $1.5million); 4) Troop Barracks and Officer’s Quarter’s (completed in 2008/09 - total cost -$2.1 million); and 5) Multi-use Dining Facility (completed in 2009: total cost $5.9 million), for a total Military Construction cost of $63.3 million, and WHEREAS, the Regional Training Institute will provide training for approximately 8,000 military students annually, and WHEREAS, the estimated annual budget for the Regional Training Institute includes $9.5 million in tax revenue over a 10-year period; $12 million for purchase of goods and services, $5 million operating cost and $8 million payroll, thus infusing a total of over $25 million into the regional economy, and WHEREAS, in 2011 the Regional Training Institute, Phase 1 construction, which included land clearing, site preparation and shaping; infrastructure (water, plumbing, and electrical service); central heating and cooling plant building; one classroom building; and one dormitory were completed for a total Federally funded cost of $23.8 million. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the City Council of Bossier City, Louisiana, does hereby commend the Louisiana Military Department and the Louisiana National Guard for contributing to the economic well-being of this region and its citizens and for providing quality, necessary military training for the members of our military; and does hereby recognize and record for posterity that the Louisiana Military Department and the Louisiana National Guard are the most significant economic development activities located at Camp Minden. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council of Bossier City, Louisiana, pledges support to the Louisiana Military Department and the Louisiana National Guard economic efforts and military training activities on Camp Minden and encourages the Louisiana Military Department and the Louisiana National Guard to continue improving and enhancing economic development and military training activities on Camp Minden and encourages the Louisiana Military Department and the Louisiana National Guard, The Honorable Governor John Bel Edwards; The Honorable Senator Bill Cassidy; The Honorable Senator John Kennedy; The Honorable Congressman Mike Johnson to obtain all funding required for completion of Phase 2, Phase 3 and Phase 4 (total estimated cost of $77.2 million) of the Regional Training Institute on Camp Minden. AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS Resolution be transmitted to The Adjutant General, State of Louisiana; The Honorable Governor John Bel Edwards; The Honorable Senator Bill Cassidy; The Honorable Senator John Kennedy; The Honorable Congressman Mike Johnson and to the Louisiana State Legislative Representatives in northwest Louisiana. The above and foregoing Resolution was read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. Thomas Harvey, and seconded by Mr. David Montgomery, Jr, and adopted on the 5th, day of September, 2017, by the following vote: YES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none ____________________________ Jeffery D. Darby, President ____________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk The following Resolution offered and adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 75 OF 2017 A RESOLUTION TO PROMOTE A LABORER I TO LABORER II IN PUBLIC WORKS WHEREAS, each mowing crew in Public Works has historically included a Laborer II crew leader; and WHEREAS, Crew 9 currently does not include such although a Laborer I has functioned in that capacity for more than 1 year; and WHEREAS, promoting that Laborer I to Laborer II would amount to a 34 cents per hour increase or $ 702.52 per year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, Public Works is hereby authorized to promote a Laborer I to Laborer II with the aforementioned increase in pay. The above and foregoing Resolution was read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. Scott Irwin, and second by Mr. Don Williams, and adopted on the 5th, day of September, 2017, by the following vote: YES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none ____________________________ Jeffery D. Darby, President ____________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk The following Resolution offered and adopted: Resolution No.76 Of 2017 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REPLACEMENT OF A LABORER II POSITION IN THE CITY GARAGE ________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, It is necessary to replace a Laborer II position in the City Garage; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Bossier City, Louisiana, in regular and legal session convened, that the administration is authorized to replace a Laborer II position in the City Garage.  The above and foregoing Resolution was read in full at open and legal session convened, was on motion of Mr. Jeff Free, and seconded by Mr. Scott Irwin, and adopted on the 5th, day of September, 2017, by the following vote: YES: Mr. Montgomery, Jr., Mr. Larkin, Mr. Irwin, Mr. Darby, Mr. Williams, Mr. Free and Mr. Harvey NAYS: none ABSENT: none ABSTAIN: none ____________________________ Jeffery D. Darby, President ____________________________ Phyllis McGraw, City Clerk Announcement - A Public Hearing will be held on September 19, 2017, in the Bossier City Council Chambers located at 620 Benton Rd., Bossier City, LA 71111, during the Bossier City Council Meeting at 3:00P.M., to consider the adoption of the proposed Ordinance levying a tax of 23.36 mills on all taxable property within the limits of the City of Bossier City, Louisiana, for the year 2017, and providing the manner of assessment and collection thereof. There being no further business to come before this Council, meeting adjourned at 3:40P.M. by Mr. Darby Respectfully submitted: Phyllis McGraw City Clerk Publish: September 13, 2017 Bossier Press Tribune