City Council

-AGENDA– -BOSSIER CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING- -TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019 - 3:00 PM - Council Chambers 620 Benton Road, Bossier City, Louisiana I. Call to Order II. Invocation by: Council Member Scott Irwin III. Pledge of Allegiance by Council Member Don Williams IV. Roll Call V. Approve minutes of the October 1, 2019, Regular Meeting and dispense with the reading. VI. Approve Agenda VII. Ceremonial Matters/Recognition of Guests 1. Rebecca Bonnevier – Commission for Women of Bossier City 2. Tamara Crane – Bossier Council on Aging VIII. Committee Reports 1. Stacie Fernandez, City Finance Director, Monthly Financial Report 2. Mark Hudson, City Engineer, Monthly Project Report IX. Unfinished Business – 1. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the General Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 2. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Water and Sewer Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 3. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Public Services and Sanitation Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 4. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Sales Tax Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 5. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Property Tax Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 6. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Civic Center Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 7. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Alternative Fueling Stations Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 8. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Fire Improvements and Operations Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 9. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Jail and Municipal Buildings Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 10. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Streets and Drainage Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 11. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Riverboat Gaming Trust Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 12. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Public Health and Safety Trust Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 13. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Hotel/Motel Taxes Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 14. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Emergency Medical Services Fund Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 15. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the CenturyLink Center Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 16. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the EMS Capital Projects Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 17. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Riverboat Gaming Capital Projects Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 18. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Sales Tax Capital Improvement Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 19. Adopt an Ordinance to adopt the Utilities Capital Improvement Budget for 2020. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) 20. Adopt an Ordinance to purchase and repair brush rotors in the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) Division at a cost of $65,000.00 to come from the Sewer Capital and Contingency Fund. (Final Reading) (Fernandez) X. New Business – 1. Witness opening of sealed bids for Bid #P19-23 2019 Asphalt Street Package #2 2. Witness opening of sealed bids for Bid #P19-24 Birdwell Lane Reconstruction 3. Witness opening of sealed bids for Bid #P19-22 Sewer Sub-Basin BC-20 Rehabilitation Project 4. Hearing of appeal for McKenzi Gordano, 1348 Shamrock St., Bossier City, LA, 71112 for violation of City Ordinance Section 14- Vicious and Dangerous Dog. 5. Introduce an Ordinance amending Ordinance 34 of 2019 appropriating an additional $400,000.00 from the Jail and Municipal Capital Building Fund for the installation of a concrete flood wall for the Police Evidence & Storage Buildings. (First Reading) (Hall) 6. Introduce an Ordinance to replace 330 feet of gravity main along Meadowview Drive between Voss and Shed Road at a cost of $70,000 to come from the Sewer Capital and Contingency Fund and authorizes the City to enter into a contract with Horseshoe Construction, Inc. for completion of work. (First Reading) (Glorioso) 7. Introduce an Ordinance to declare certain equipment owned by the City of Bossier City as surplus to the City’s need and provide for salvage and disposal according to law. (First Reading) (Glorioso) 8. Introduce an Ordinance appropriating One-Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) from the Land Acquisition Fund to complete the acquisition and construction of the Walmart/Kroger Connection Project. (First Reading) (Hall) 9. Introduce an Ordinance appropriating Two-Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($280,000) from the 2014 Utility Bond to perform a Pilot Study to determine if Nanofiltration can eliminate enough organics from Bossier City Water to use free chlorine in lieu of chloramines. (First Reading) (Hall) 10. Introduce an Ordinance repealing and reenacting Chapter 18 – Buildings and Building Regulations. (First Reading) (Hall) 11. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the hiring of six Fire Department employees to replace positions due to Retirement, Termination and Resignation. (First and Final Reading) (Zagone) 12. Adopt a Resolution to establish a Part Time Worker for the Solid Waste Division in Public Works to work Saturdays at the Solid Waste Drop-off Station. (First and Final Reading) (Neathery) 13. Approve reappointment of Michael Vercher as a representative for the Personnel Board with required referral letter from Bossier Parish Community College. Appointment effective September 4, 2019 and expires September 4, 2022. 14. Approve recommendation to appoint Maria Stroughter as a commissioner of the Board of Commissioners for the Bossier Housing Authority. Appointment effective October 15, 2019 and expires October 18, 2024. 15. Approve Report of Change Order #3 for the NE WWTP Improvement Project for an increase of $110,882.32. Total cost of contract with Change Order is $12,925,227.26. 16. Approve Report of Change Order No. 1 for the Bossier WTP Ozone Improvements project for an increase of $2,900.00 and an increase in 103 calendar days. Total cost of contract with Change Order $130,900.00. 17. Approve Parade Permit Fee Waiver for Heroes Run, October 26, 2019. XI. Announcements XII. Adjourn