City Council

-AGENDA- - BOSSIER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING- -TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 - 3:00 PM - Council Chambers 620 Benton Road, Bossier City, Louisiana I. Call to Order II. Invocation by: Council Member Jeffery Darby III. Pledge of Allegiance by Council Member Don Williams IV. Roll Call V. Approve minutes of the October 17, 2017, Regular meeting and dispense with the reading. VI. Approve Agenda VII. Ceremonial Matters/Recognition of Guests 1.) Stacy Brown, Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau - 2018 Budget and Business Plan VIII. Committee Reports IX. Unfinished Business 1.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended General Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 2.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Water and Sewer Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 3.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Public Services and Sanitation Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 4.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Sales Tax Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 5.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Property Tax Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 6.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Civic Center Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 7.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Alternative Fueling Stations Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 8.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Fire Improvements and Operations Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 9.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Jail and Municipal Buildings Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 10.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Streets and Drainage Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 11.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Riverboat Gaming Trust Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 12.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Public Health and Safety Trust Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 13.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Hotel / Motel Taxes Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 14.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended Emergency Medical Services Fund Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 15.) Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Council Amended CenturyLink Center Budget for 2018. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 16.) Adopt an Ordinance repealing and reenacting Title 42 in the Bossier City Code of Ordinances. (Final Reading) (Zagone) 17.) Adopt an Ordinance appropriating $375,000.00 from the 2017 EMS Capital and Contingency Fund to purchase a Bearcat Medevac. (Final Reading) (Zagone) X. New Business 1.) Witness Opening of sealed bids for Ball Park Drive & Additional Parking 2.) Witness Opening of sealed bids for North Raw Water River Pump Improvements 3.) Adopt Zoning Ordinance (First and Final Reading) (Favorable by MPC) Petitioner: Derek Ellis, Ellis Pottery, Inc. Location: 4004 Benton Road, Bossier City, LA Request: Re-zone from I-2 (Heavy Industrial) to B-3 (General Business) for a retail store. 4.) Introduce an Ordinance enacting Section 99-13 of the Bossier City Code of Ordinances Small Wireless Facilities. (First Reading) (Hall) 5.) Introduce an Ordinance to approve the Mayor to execute an Act of Donation to accept Lot 40 of Autumn Creek Subdivision, Unit No. 1, as per Plat Recorded in Book 1207, Page 691-692, of the Records of Bossier Parish. (First Reading) (Hudson) 6.) Introduce an Ordinance amending Section 6-8 (Drinking in Public Places) of the Bossier City Code of Ordinances to add Section 9. (First Reading) (Hall) 7.) Introduce an Ordinance authorizing Shreveport Transit Management, INC, aka Sportran to place on lots 1 and 2 of East McCormick Subdivision a Bus Transfer Shelter. (First Reading) (Glorioso) 8.) Introduce an Ordinance to appropriate funds to cover requirements at Water Treatment Plant (WTP) #3 for a total of $28,000.00 to come from the Water Capital & Contingency Fund. (First Reading) (Glorioso) 9.) Introduce an Ordinance to enlarge the limits and boundaries of the City of Bossier City by annexing 3.046 acres more or less located in Section 17, Township 18 North, Range 13 West, Bossier Parish, Louisiana. (Bossier Land Account, LLC & W. Harlan Beene, Jr.) (First Reading) (Hall) 10.) Introduce an Ordinance authorizing the sale of Lots 252 and the West 21.53' of Lot 251, East Shreveport Subdivision to Ally Real Estate, LLC for the Appraised Value Pursuant to Louisiana R.S. 33:4712.2 (First Reading) (Hall) 11.) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the hiring of one replacement Police Officer due to a resignation from the Department. (First and Final Reading) (McWilliams) 12.) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the hiring of one replacement Police Communications Officer II due to a resignation from the Department. (First and Final Reading) (McWilliams) 13.) Adopt a Resolution to hire one Part-Time Field Maintenance Worker 1 to replace vacant position in Parks and Recreation. (First and Final Reading) (Bohanan) 14.) Adopt a Resolution to replace one Electrician vacancy in the Lift Station Division. (First and Final Reading) (Glorioso) 15.) Adopt a Resolution to fill three vacancies in the Public Works Department. (First and Final Reading) (Neathery) 16.) Adopt a Resolution to authorize the hiring of one G.I.S. Coordinator to replace the voluntary resignation of One G.I.S. Coordinator for the Engineering Division. (First and Final Reading) (Hudson) 17.) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the hiring of a Tax Auditor. (First and Final Reading) (Fernandez) 18.) Adopt a Resolution to replace a Personnel Records Clerk Due to a resignation. (First and Final Reading) (Tomasek) 19.) Appoint Walter O. Bigby, Jr., to the Caddo - Bossier Port Commission effective November 8, 2017 and will expire on March 29, 2018. 20.) Approve Parade Permit Fee Waivers for the following: A.) Veterans for Veterans Bike & Car Event, November 4, 2017. B.) 2018 5th Annual Louisiana Life March North, January 27, 2018.  C.) R.V. Kerr Kat Dash 5K, April 14, 2017. D.) Baby Steps Fun Run, April 21, 2018. 21.) Approve 2018 Bossier City Council Meeting Schedule XI. Announcements XII. Adjourn