COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT

DECEMBER 10, 2002

The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, was called to order by Chairman James Green at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2002, in the Government Chambers in Government Plaza (505 Travis Street).

Invocation was given by Councilman Hogan.

On Roll Call, the following members were Present: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Green, Hogan, and Jackson. 7. Absent: None.

Approve Minutes. Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Carmody to approve the Minutes the Administrative Conference Summary Minutes of November 25, 2002 and the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 26, 2002. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Green, Hogan, and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Awards, Recognition of Distinguished Guests, and Communications of the Mayor Which Are Required By Law. Mayor Hightower: I don't have any today.

Awards, Recognition of Distinguished Guests. And Communications of the Council.

Councilman Gibson: Chief Roberts, I would like to publicly commend him. Back about three months ago, the construction industry made a recommendation to offer for the City's police or new jail, to offer to do a construct-ability study with a design professional. And yesterday, Chief Roberts sent (Chief, would you come forward for a second) I wanted to publicly thank you for taking the opportunity to take advantage of the offer from the construction industry to do a construct-ability study on the new jail.

Just for the public's indulgence, I think that we have the opportunity over the next couple of weeks, now that we have a preliminary set of drawings from the design professional to have the construction industry sit down and review those-the last time we did this and to commend the Administration and the Mayor, we did this about a year ago at the Amiss Water Treatment Plant and that construct-ability study saved about $300,000 dollars for the City of Shreveport. And we are hopeful that the construction industry can work with this design professional and the City of Shreveport for the jail to save some money on that; so, Chief, I do appreciate your foresight and your leadership in this endeavor.

Chief Roberts: Thank you, Sir. I've sent that information to you today.

Councilman Gibson: Thank you very much.

Councilman Carmody: If we could ask for the Chief to remain for the meeting, I have some questions I would like to ask him.

Councilman Green: Chief, Mr. Carmody asks that you remain for the rest of the meeting.

Public Hearings: Proposed Annexations:

1. Tag No. 02-02: Enlarge the limits and boundaries - Tract of land located along West 70^th St. and along Dinkins Dr. (G/Jackson)

2. Tag No. 02-03: Enlarge the limits and boundaries - Tract of land located in the S/2 of Sec. 21 and in the N/2 of Sec. 28 (T16N-R13W). (D/Gibson)

3. Tag No. 02-04: Enlarge the limits and boundaries - Tract of land located along Norris Ferry Rd. and Southern Loop Roads. (D/Gibson)

4. Tag No. 02-05: Enlarge the limits and boundaries - Tract of land located 5895 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop. (E/Hogan)

5. Tag No. 02-06: Enlarge the limits and boundaries - Tract of land located at 3001 and3003 Meriwether Road. (E/Hogan)

Councilman Green: It has been requested by the Administration that these hearings bepostponed. Motion by Councilman Gibson, seconded by Councilman Walford to postpone the public hearings until a later date. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Green,Hogan, and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Confirmations and/or Appointments. Convention Center Hotel Authority: Ronald Lattier. Motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Lester for confirmation. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Green, Hogan, and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Adding Legislation to the Agenda. Motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Lester to add the following legislation to the agenda:

1. Resolution No. 193 of 2002: resolution authorizing the acceptance of a donation of spring flowering bulbs in the amount of Thirty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Sixteen Dollars from Discount Building Materials of Shreveport and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

2. Resolution No. 194 of 2002 by Councilman Green: A resolution to formally name the park and playground known as the Jewella Street playground and park, the "Coleman College Park" and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Jackson to add the legislation to the agenda. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Green, Hogan, and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Mr. Thompson: Mr. Chairman, did you intend for the naming of the park to be voted on today or to lay over until the next meeting?

Councilman Green: Does it have to be laid over or can we vote on it today?

Mr. Thompson: It can be voted on today if Council members are comfortable with it.

Councilman Green: Yes, I would like to vote on the naming of the park today.

Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Gibson, seconded by Councilman Green to suspend the rules. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Green, Hogan, and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Public Comments.

Stacy Brown (629 Spring Street): Thank you for allowing me to come back before you today. I want to make sure that I get all of your questions answered. Before you, you have a packet of information that contains the information requested yesterday, not only each of you individually, but all of the Councilmen, collectively. We would like to address those, as well.

Councilman Gibson, you asked about the tax revenue and there is a chart enclosed in the packet. The first chart in there is a tax chart that shows the trends and the projections of the tax revenue. This is from the Stone and Associates Strategic Plan that is also enclosed in your packet. These projections will need to be updated for 2002. As we have not seen the growth that was originally projected by industry analyst.

In fact analysts now project that 2003 will be very flat and that 2004 will show a slight increase. Our entire strategic plan is enclosed and it shows that are marketing efforts are right on track with other convention and visitors bureau across the country. This is an inclusive plan and it does address all of the upcoming tourism projects including the CenturyTel Center, those that haverecently been completed, the new Convention Center, upcoming; the Red River District, and the new Riverwalk on the Bossier City side, as well.

Councilman Green, enclosed is a breakdown of the entire staff of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and its racial make-up. Since I have been President of the Convention and Tourist Bureau, nearly 70% of our newly hired employees are African-American. You also expressed interest in our regular service providers and that information is included as well.

Councilmen Hogan and Lester, enclosed is a revised list of the larger conventions, those of delegates 900+ and it does show their ethic origin and also the location or venue where the event will be held. And just keep in mind that again, this does only include that have 900 or more delegates. It does not include all the other conventions that are being held next year. Also, many conventions do not designate whether they are of one race or another, but we do assist all conventions no matter what their race, involved.

Councilman Lester, I have also enclosed our Out-of-Area Marketing Funding list and those out-of-area marketing funds are awarded each year and I do have their, I believe, the last 3 years included which does show also which events were significantly African-American.

Just as you said yesterday, Councilman Lester, each district has different needs. Each convention has different needs and we do work very closely with each individual convention to meet their needs with the professional staff that we have on board. For instance, the Sickle Cell Softball Tournament. For that specific event we do quite a bit as far as staff time. We assist them in public relations, we actually assist them with outside funding as well for their marketing funds, assist them in planning and executing the events and also with housing; so, there is quite a bit involved in that particular event. Some other events have professional meeting planners and those events will not need as much as ones who are run largely by volunteers, they'll need more assistance.

Again, I would be happy to address any questions that you may have. I think this addressed the questions that were posed yesterday, be happy to answer any further ones either here or I'd be glad to sit down with you individually as well.

Councilman Carmody: If I could ask you to provide us with a list of what is permitable type expenditures to solicit these type of organizations coming to the community and I guess basically outlining maybe what prohibitions you have as far as what you can offer these organizations to generate their interest in the community.

Ms. Brown: I'd be happy to.

Councilman Lester: I appreciate the additional information you provided. I would also like to see a break-down of, more specifically toward the level of support that you give to these different organizations and these different functions. Like for instance, I see, on 2002: People of Color Outdoors (fishing tournament), Sickle Cell Softball Tournament, Red River Classic, Port City Classic, Hibernia Southern Open. Could you provide us with information more specifically as far as what levels of support you gave these different organizations.

Ms. Brown: Those particular ones that are on those list, as far as strictly funding that went to the event, I know most of them off the top of my head if you'd like to address them specifically.

Councilman Lester: I would love to do that, but I'd also like to get it in writing.

Councilman Gibson: This is kind of maybe, a joint effort between the Administration and the Convention and Tourism Bureau, but of the cities that you've cited on your occupancy tax rate, could I ask, and this isn't one of those immediate things but maybe over the next 30 days for future planning, could there be a report put together by both the Administration and the Convention and Tourism Bureau to seek out, what these other cities are doing with the portion of the occupancy tax. Is it going to General Fund. Is it being earmarked for infrastructure improvements.

Ms. Brown: All of them that are listed there, all of those are one that go strictly to the Tourist Bureau, the ones that are listed.

Councilman Gibson: So all of this occupancy tax goes directly to their Convention Tourism Bureau?

Ms. Brown: Yes, it does.

Councilman Gibson: With no monies earmarked for anything other than that?

Ms. Brown: No, not on those and I can double check to be sure, but I believe that is correct.

Councilman Gibson: Could we get a report on that?

Ms. Brown: Be glad to.

Councilman Jackson: There is a couple of questions that came from some deliberations following yesterday's meeting. We obviously receive or generate revenue, hotel-motel tax and those kinds of things and as Mike referred to, as where this monies is coming from. Obviously and I looked at the list a few minutes ago, it seems as if a lot of sporting events are involved in making this happen.

We as you may know from looking at the budget and I'm sure that the Mayor can confirm, that we actually make a great, what consider to be a significant investment in both what you do and in similar activities by other people like the Shreveport Regional Sports Authority and those folks. They also serve, as I appreciate it and I may be wrong, I saw the director was here, they serve also, I think as a marketing sports tourism kind of a an organization, economic development organization. We also, as you well know, have an investment in their efforts as well.

I guess my concern is about how we best expand 1. our partnerships in the City and 2. how we leverage our investments. We invest in the Tourist Bureau as well as we invest in the Shreveport Regional Sports Authority. My concern is there any way and is there a possibility of the two of you being able to get together perhaps and whether you enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement where the Sports Authority handles the exclusive sporting or sports marketing for the area because if they are successful, it seems to me that you directly benefit, if they are successful and they don't derive any of the financial benefit, per se, obviously we are concerned about the return on our investment.

I've asked the question to the Sports Authority in thinking about this, and in their annual report that was given to me on Friday, when you quantify it, its somewhere about 25% return on investment, if you look at it from that perceptive from what we investment when you quantify the dollars and cents, it is roughly 25% return on investment. And I don't have to tell you in the market in which we live today, that is a pretty good return on investment that means that, they have been successful as you've been successful.

However, we have two entities that seem to be working, not necessarily in contrast, but not enough in concert and I think that maybe if we can leverage our investments, Mayor Hightower, by allowing the two of you all to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement that we would benefit by having increased or expand if you will our partnerships and leverage our current investments. I don't know if that is a possibility. I don't know if that is something that you.

Ms. Brown: Yes It is. In fact we work very closely with the Sports Authority. And I probably should have clarified, most of those events that you see there, the funding actually went to the Shreveport Regional Sports Authority to assist them in hosting the events, such as the (inaudible), the Red River Classic, the Sport City Classic, all of those. We do work in the concert with them on many events assisting with funding or with additional marketing support, advertisement, that type of thing.

Councilman Jackson: But not necessarily on all events that are sports related?

Ms. Brown: Not necessarily on all events. They don't always need our assistance. We do some sporting events but they do not assist, for instance, the ASA (American Softball Association). They asked us to go with them. We went with them this last month to the ASA Convention with the City of Shreveport and we bid on several tournaments and we were awarded, I believe, it was two of those tournaments this year; so, it just depends. There are some sporting events that need the assistance that the Bureau and some that need more of the Sports Authority, but the majority of the sporting events are handled by the Shreveport Regional Sports Authority.

Councilman Jackson: This is my thought and I may in the final analysis, I may not be correct, but it just seems to me that, if there were a way that you all could work together in some kind of agreement to where they could exclusively do that. It wouldseem to me that there because there is obviously items where you all are not working together. And the reason-let me give you the basis for my questioning-obviously everybody wants more and needs more money, every organization. And as I listened to their plea for needing more, it has been my concern where we can't necessarily create more, there has got to be some way where we can leverage what is already there and it seems to me that much of what they do provides a direct benefit to the Tourist Bureau and we can not, as a City find any way to give them any more money. While we appreciate the return on our investment, there is not any more there that we can afford, certainly at this time, to do. And so when they ask me: where do we get it from? Then I think of ways where there are providing a benefit to you and I think that it just makes sense that they would share in some of that as well to some degree. And again, that is something that you all will have to work out amongst yourself and between those who know a lot more about it than I do, but I just would like to enter, for the record, the idea at least of a possibility of you all working collaboratively and looking at some cooperative endeavor agreement that may satisfy both your concerns.

I don't want anybody to have to lose anything, I don't think it is a lose situation. I think it may incentive-ize them even do more because if you can eat what you kill, you'll obviously be hunting more; so, I think we all benefit if the spirit of that agreement is such that we want to generate more and I just wanted to suggest that.

Ms. Brown: You are absolutely right and Mary Ann has done a tremendous job on the events as they have been able to hold it with the limited staff. It is amazing, what all they produce. And we do work cooperatively. Some times it is just assisting with brochures and getting the information out there through our publicity and some times it is more with funding and we do actually have cooperative endeavor agreements for those funding.

Councilman Jackson: Also in doing that, I asked questions, because yesterday for a long time, visited the idea of this convention and paying the Convention Center fee versus waiving the fee from the City's perspective. And I understood that many cities, obviously it had been this City's practice to waive those fees perhaps in the past, but I also have found out and I think the Shreveport Regional Sports Authority also is one of the local examples that there are people who facilitate conventions and events by having to pay some of those fees themselves and I know they pay themselves for many venues and rental of venues themselves. And so, I wanted you to know that as you look through this issue of precedence, that they in fact are a group who will do it. So, as we move through this and particularly as the budget gets tighter, I certainly hope that you will give additional consideration to those concerns.

Ms. Brown: Definitely. It is by working together in the spirit of cooperation that we are able to maximize the City's benefits from conventions and events.

Councilman Gibson: This is going back to your financial Performa going through the Year 2007. You had mentioned that these projections are based on an on-line convention center, is that correct?

Ms. Brown: Yes, that is correct.

Councilman Gibson: With that in mind, my question being: Has your Board and your Staff looked at monies in your budget because obviously this Convention Center is going to require probably more time and effort than this City has ever seen before in order to maximize that investment over time. And I guess if I'm touching upon something and again, I just got this information, but if that information is in this strategic plan?

Ms. Brown: Yes.

Councilman Gibson: It is?

Ms. Brown: Yes it is.

Councilman Gibson: Then I will review it and may reserve the right to come back and talk to you at a later date about what those plans are because obviously that is going to be vital and obviously this City has committed in a great way, a lot of resources and I think that it was the prudent thing to do to have a convention center on line to ratch-it up the number of tourists and conventions that will be coming to town, but that is going to, you and I have talked about this is the past, that puts a lot more responsibilities on your shoulders, not you specifically, but the Bureau to make sure that we maximize that facility. So, I look forward to reading that information and seeing what resources and budgets that you all are planning to put toward that endeavor.

Ms. Brown: And as we get closer, when we originally projected that it would be open in 2003 we started mapping out adding additional sales persons and an additional services persons. Since things were delayed, we've through attrition not re-hired those two positions. Things that are really, as you said, as we are getting ramped up for that convention center, once we can really start booking it, we've got to really hit it hard. We have been advertising it and placing extra additional advertising in some of the trade publications, going more into the PR side as well with the industry publications, making sure that the meeting planners are aware that we are coming with our additional facilities and you need to start putting us into your plans because as you know, especially the larger conventions, their booking five to ten years out and we've got to be on their list.

Councilman Carmody: In that you receive funding for your organization through the sales tax and our Shreveport Regional Sports Authority is actually allocated funds from the City of Shreveport, I don't want to call Mary Ann up here, but I would ask her to provide me the same information that I was asking you to provide in that, what leeway are you given with the expenditure of the funds that are allocated to you and what is prohibited in order to solicit these organizations to come to our community. If you can give me that, I would appreciate it, that way we can kind of compare and contrast because again, this is a City funded organization versus basically a legislative. . . .

Ms. Brown: However, Mary Ann is actually functioning as an economic development organization, which goes for a little more leeway than us as public entity.

Councilman Carmody: Excellent.

Councilman Green: Mr. Jackson, the "eat what you kill..." quote you made, is that one of your famous quotes?

Councilman Jackson: Hey, the book will be out in April.

CONSENT AGENDA LEGISLATION.

TO INTRODUCE RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES ON CONSENT:

RESOLUTIONS: None.

ORDINANCE:

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Carmody for Introduction of the Ordinance on the Consent Agenda to lay over until the December 30, 2002 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

1. Ordinance No. 205 of 2002: An ordinance closing and abandoning a portion of the retained utility and drainage servitudes in the closed and abandoned park avenue located north of Laurel Street in the Park View Subdivision in the NE/4 of Section 2 (T17N-R14W) and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES ON CONSENT:

RESOLUTIONS:

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Lester for Adoption of the Resolution and Ordinances on the Consent Agenda. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

RESOLUTION NO. 188 OF 2002

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING LAWRENCE C. HILL & CAROLYN L. HILL, LOCATED AT 6650 LONG TIMBERS DR., TO CONNECT TO THE WATER & SEWER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, Lawrence C. Hill & Carolyn L. Hill have agreed to secure all permits and inspections required by the Shreveport Comprehensive Building Code. Said party having submitted a petition for annexation to the City of Shreveport, and having agreed to fully comply with the regulations of the City of Shreveport in connection with said property, all as set forth in Section 94-1, et. Seq., of the Shreveport City Code. Said request and petition are attached hereto.

BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened, that Lawrence C. Hill & Carolyn L. Hill, be authorized to connect the building located at 6650 Long Timbers Dr., to the water & sewer system of the City of Shreveport.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provisions or items of this resolution or the application thereof are held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this resolution are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

ORDINANCES:

ORDINANCE NO. 194 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A NO THROUGH TRUCK ROUTE ON FERN AVENUE BETWEEN EAST 70^TH STREET (LA. 511) AND PIERREMONT ROAD AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that Fern Avenue between La. 511, East 70^th Street and Pierremont Road is hereby created and established as a No Through Truck Route and it shall hereafter be unlawful for trucks exceeding fifteen thousand (15,000) pounds gross vehicle weight to use any portion of Fern Avenue between La. 511, East 70^th Street and Pierremont Road except for local pickup and delivery. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

ORDINANCE NO. 195 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND ABANDONING THE REMAINING PORTION OF MEADOW PARKWAY DRIVE, AND A PORTION OF CASTLEWOOD DRIVE AND BIRCHWOOD STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE MEADOW HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, IN THE SE/4 OF SECTION 29 (T17N-R14), CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO.

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal, and regular session convened, that the 50 foot wide remaining portion of Meadow Parkway Drive abutting the south side of Lots 26 thru 35 and the south east side of Lots 36 thru 38 , the East side of lots 39 & 40 block " D", Lots 1 thru 14 of block "F", Lots 1 thru 4 of block "E", of the Meadow Park Heights Subdivision located south and west of the existing Walker Road right-of-way in the SE/4 Section (T17N-R14W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and as shown and as indicated on the attached plat attached hereto and made a part hereof, is hereby closed and abandoned, and be it ordained that a utility servitude be retained throughout the closed and abandoned right-of-way.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that a certified copy of this ordinance be filed and recorded in the official records of the District Court for Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof is invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

REGULAR AGENDA LEGISLATION:

RESOLUTIONS ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE:

RESOLUTION NO. 187 OF 2002

A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN "EARLY ACTION COMPACT" BETWEEN THE CITIES OF SHREVEPORT, BOSSIER CITY, CADDO PARISH, BOSSIER PARISH, LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, the Shreveport area is currently in attainment with federal air quality standards for ground-level ozone (smog), but is near non-attainment;

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport, along with the City of Bossier City, Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish desire to maintain compliance with air quality standards;

WHEREAS, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency has offered a program known as the "Early Action Compact" which is designed to provide protection against a non-attainment designation for areas such as the Shreveport area until the year 2007, in return for a commitment to develop data on ozone sources and implement locally devised ozone control strategies; and

WHEREAS, a recently awarded federal appropriation of $400,000 will be utilized to fund the program, and no local matchCONTINUED - RESOLUTION 187 OF 2002

is required;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened, as follows:

That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the City of Shreveport an Early Action Compact, also to be executed by the City of Bossier City, Caddo Parish Commission, Bossier Parish Police Jury, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, substantially in accordance with the draft thereof filed for public inspection with the original of this resolution in the Office of the Clerk of Council on November 26, 2002.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision or item of this resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this resolution which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications, and to this end, the provisions of this resolution are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Walford passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

RESOLUTION NO. 189 OF 2002

A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CONVENTION AND TOURIST BUREAU AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau is required to submit its annual budget to the City of Shreveport for approval.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau budget for 2003, a copy of which was filed with the Clerk of Council on December 10, 2002, be and the same is hereby approved.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Shreveport- Bossier Convention and Tourist Commission, acting as the governing body for the Bureau, is hereby authorized to adjust individual line items within the approved 2003 budget, provided that any adjustment which increases the total budget shall require the approval of the City Council.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision or item of this resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and, to this end, the provisions of this resolution are hereby declared to be severable.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Gibson passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

RESOLUTION NO. 190 OF 2002

RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR PERIODIC REPORTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL CONCERNING THE STATUS OF THE SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER PROJECT AND THE SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL PROJECT AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

BY: COUNCILMAN JACKSON

WHEREAS, on Saturday, July 17, 1999, the Citizens of Shreveport authorized the City of Shreveport to issue 20-year General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $85,000,000 for a new convention center; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 259 of 1999, authorized the issuance of the General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $85,000,000 to build the new convention center; and

WHEREAS, more than $22,000,000 has been spent on the Shreveport Convention Center Project to date and the project site consists of cleared land only; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 26 of 2002, authorized the creation of a Public Trust , known as the Shreveport Convention Center Hotel Authority to issue debt and to build and manage a Convention Center Hotel; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport owns the land on which the hotel is to be built and the City of Shreveport is the beneficiary of the Public Trust: and

WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 173 of 2002, the City Council authorized the City to borrow $2,500,000 to provide interim financing for the Convention Center Hotel; and

WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 174 of 2002, the City Council authorized the Mayor to sign a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the State of Louisiana and the Shreveport Convention Center Hotel Authority which provides for the State of Louisiana to allocate $12,000,000 for the Convention Center Hotel: and

WHEREAS, because the Shreveport City Council is the Governing Authority of the City of Shreveport and the members of the Shreveport City Council are the elected officials closest to the citizens of Shreveport, it is therefore necessary and desirable that the City Council receive regular detailed status reports concerning the Convention Center project and the Convention Center Hotel project until these projects have been completed.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, regular and legal session convened that the Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Shreveport, or a designee of the Mayor, is authorized and directed to provide the City Council with a detailed report of the status of the Shreveport Convention Project and the Shreveport Convention Center Hotel Project at the second City Council meeting in December 2002, and at each Council meeting thereafter until the projects have been completed.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or application of this Resolution which can be given affect without the invalid provisions, items or application and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions or parts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Jackson passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

RESOLUTION NO. 194 OF 2002

A RESOLUTION TO FORMALLY NAME THE PARK AND PLAYGROUND KNOWN AS THE JEWELLA STREET PLAYGROUND AND PARK, THE "COLEMAN COLLEGE PARK" AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO

BY: Councilman Green

WHEREAS, although the playground and park located under the Jewella Street Overpass near Powell and Mayfield StreetsCONTINUED - RESOLUTION NO. 194 OF 2002

is called the Jewella Street Playground and Park, it has never been officially named; and

WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 78-451 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport do not apply to "to the initial naming of public property of the City of Shreveport"; and,

WHEREAS, this park is located near and serves the residents of Coleman College Subdivision; and,

WHEREAS, residents of Coleman College Subdivision have requested the City to name the park in recognition of Coleman College, founded by Professor O. L. Coleman, which once exited near this site, because Coleman College was "a Baptist College that was the first institution of higher learning in Northwest Louisiana for (African-Americans)".

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport in due, legal and regular session convened that the playground and park described herein is named Coleman College Park.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or application of this Resolution which can be given affect without the invalid provisions, items or application and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions or parts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Carmody passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Green, Hogan, and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS:

1. Resolution No. 191 of 2002: A resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the State of Louisiana for the purposes of constructing the I-49 Interchange Landscaping Project between LA 526 and Kings Highway, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

2. Resolution No. 192 of 2002: A resolution authorizing the Mayor's signature to the Landlord Lien Waiver Agreement between the City of Shreveport Department of Operational Services and Renovar and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

3. Resolution No. 193 of 2002: resolution authorizing the acceptance of a donation of spring flowering bulbs in the amount of Thirty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Sixteen Dollars from Discount Building Materials of Shreveport and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Read by title and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Lester for Introduction of the Resolutions to lay over until the December 30, 2002 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES: None.

ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND FINAL PASSAGE:

1. Ordinance No. 161 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 General Fund Budget, appropriating the funds authorizing therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Jackson for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment:

Amendment No. 1:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In the title, change "2001" to "2002".

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Decrease Taxes and Special Assessments by $1,900,000.

Increase Licenses and Permits by $118,000.

Decrease External Service Charges by $258,000.

Decrease Interest Earnings by $200,000.

Decrease Fines and Forfeits by $105,000.

Decrease Intergovernmental by $210,000.

Increase Miscellaneous by $875,000.

Increase Prior-Year Fund Balance by $1,122,800.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In Public Assembly and Recreation, decrease Personal Services by $27,400.

In Finance, decrease Personal Services by $12,700.

In General Government, decrease Personal Services by $75,000. Decrease Transfer to MPC Fund by $2,600. Decrease Transfer to Community Development Fund by $2,400.

In Police, decrease Personal Services by $168,400. Decrease Transfer to Police Grants Fund by $14,100.

In Fire, decrease Personal Services by $206,600.

In Operational Services, decrease Personal Services by $36,300. Decrease Transfer to Fleet Services Fund by $10,000. Increase Transfer to Water and Sewerage Fund by $10,000.

In City Council, decrease Personal Services by $1,700.

In City Courts, decrease Personal Services by $6,700.

In City Marshal, decrease Personal Services by $3,300.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Jackson for adoption of Amendment No. 1. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment No. 2:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Increase Taxes and Special Assessments by $7,800,000.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

In Police, increase Personal Services by $3,500,000. Increase Improvements and Equipment by $600,000.

In Fire, increase Personal Services by $3,500,000. Increase Improvements and Equipment by $200,000.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Motion by Councilman Gibson, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of Amendment No. 2. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment No. 3:

By: Councilman Green

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Under City Council increase Personal Services by $4,200 and increase Contractual Services by $4,900.

Under General Government decrease Operating Reserves by $9,100.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Jackson for adoption of Amendment No. 3. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 4. Nays: Councilman Walford, Carmody and Gibson. 3.

(Clerk's Note: Comments made after consideration of Amendment No. 6.)

Councilman Green: Thank you. Mr. Clerk, on the-I think the first Amendment we read was travel, right.

Mr. Thompson: Yes.

Councilman Green: Of course that is amendment that is putting money in the budget for travel for the Council. I think that since we really want to cut the pennies, nickels and the dimes, since I authored that, how do I go back and for reconsideration on that?

Mr. Thompson: Anybody on the prevailing side can make a motion to reconsider it.

Councilman Green: So I would like to reconsider that since we want to be concerned about all of the money that is put in----Councilman Gibson: Mr. Chair. Councilman Green: Excuse me. Mr. Gibson. Mr. Gibson. You don't have the floor yet.

Councilman Gibson: I can't just asked a question?

Councilman Green: Hold it until I finish. Would you give me the directions as to how do we do this, Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson: Anybody on the prevailing side, I believe that was adopted 4 to 3. Anybody who voted with the prevailing side can make a motion to reconsider.

Councilman Hogan: I'll make that motion.

Mr. Thompson: You were on the prevailing side.

Councilman Green: Mr. Hogan would like to make a motion and I would like to second it, that we reconsider that taking under consideration as to what Mr. Gibson has said, Mr. Walford has said and Mr. Hogan has said, about us saving money that we needed to wait until March, that we would do that.

Motion by Councilman Hogan, seconded by Councilman Green for reconsideration of Amendment No. 3. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, and Green. 5. Nays: Councilman Lester and Jackson. 2.

Motion by Councilman Carmody for adoption of Amendment No. 3, seconded by Councilman Lester.

Councilman Walford: I think this is a good idea. I think, we may need an increase in our travel budget as times goes and I would support this if funding is available later in the year.

Councilman Carmody: Mr. Thompson, can I ask: We do have adequate funding allowed right now to allow each of these Council members to travel, at least once, during the next 12 month period?

Mr. Thompson: Yes, we have adequate funding.

Councilman Carmody: Councilmen, I feel like that if we each have an opportunity to do it once and again if the revenue sources come in, in a level that is higher than what we antcipate then I would say we certianly can look at this in the Spring or Summer of next year.

Councilman Green: Also, the reason that I am doing this is because I don't want us to become a bunch of hypocrites. We vote up one thing and vote down another thing. I think if we are going to vote, if we are going to add, lets add. If we are not going to add, then we don't add. I call for the vote.

Amendment No. 3 denied by the following vote: Nays: Councilmen Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan and Green. 5. Ayes: Councilman Lester. 1. Out of Chamber: Councilman Jackson. 1.

Amendment No. 4:

By: Councilman Jackson

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Under City Council increase Materials and Supplies by $3,000.

Under General Government decrease Operating Reserves by $3,000.

Motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Green for adoption of Amendment No. 4.

Councilman Gibson: These comments are probably applicable to several of the amendments that are before us here. Yesterday at the work session, I stated for the record that, I think it is important at this point and juncture in this City's history, we've got a professional Administrative Staff that has presented a budget. That budget was based on some challengers to the Department Heads which, again, I want to commend each of the department heads, several are in the audience today, for going before and doing some soul searching and looking at what are essential services to this City. Each and every one of sitting up here listened to each one of those department heads and those department heads, again were forthright in putting those numbers before us. Each department head told us that they were making cuts to make adjustments. We have before us $1.2 million in property taxes that are less than what we expected the year before. Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000) less to work with than what we expected; those two items alone are $2 million dollars.

I think that it is imperative that we look at delaying approving amendments to this budget at this point in time. In looking at March 31^st and the reason why I am suggesting March 31^st is, gentlemen, we have really an incomplete budget in the fact that until January, we won't have a final report from the Administration on where we are for this year. And at the same time, we are all new to this Council in terms of "new" in dealing with this budget. We have some experienced people on this Council, but I think its imperative with we are dealing with. We are dealing with less employees over the next few months, through attrition, lay offs or whatever we want to call it and I would ask each of my colleagues to join me, this is nothing to do with the needs, wants and desires of our district or what we need in terms of what is going on at this point and time. But I think if we could ask for a couple fo three months to stand back, and again I made my comments yesterday. Mr. Jackson, you are Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee working with the Administration, I think that you could provide us some guidance on this Council to determine if our revenue stream is going to continue to either be flat or possible decline which I will suggest to each and everyone of our City Council at this point in time, that if, God help us, we are dealing with a trend of downward revenue, we will be back at this table somewhere before summer of looking at what the Administration suggest we need to do with budget.

And so, before we get too far along in these amendments, again, I think I would ask, I would plead, that we defer these items until March 31, 2003. We always have the opportunity to amend this budget throughout the year, am I correct on that, Mr. Mayor?

Mayor Hightower: That is correct, yeah, the budget is always fluid.

Councilman Gibson: And I think that we have all been in this job now for about a week and half or two weeks, although we've actually been on the job for almost a month or a little under a month in terms of budget review, but I'm asking for your consideration in these future amendments that we are going to be considering this evening to give a little breathing time and I think a couple of three months will not make or break what we are doing in terms of our interest for our district. And again, I appreciate the time and effort that each one of the authors of these amendments have put forth, but if it is financial in nature, affecting the budget, I would ask that we defer these times until later on in the first quarter of 2003.

Councilman Jackson: I want to say that I appreciate the efforts of all of these Councilmen and the Administration, I think that there have been amendments made from both the Administration as well as the Council and so I assume we waited until we got to the Council's amendments to make these statements.

But, I would suggest to you that if in fact as the Mayor has said the budget is fluid, then I would suggest that as each Councilmen have worked to prepare these amendments that we look at each one of them on their face value and vote them up or down, put them in the budget and if the budget indeed is fluid, that means that none of these is concrete either.

So, I would hate to see these men who have gone out to prepare these amendments now, stall until March 31^st. I mean if we've got a problem at March 31^st, I also think these men are prudent enough to come back and understand that priorities, that we prioritize and the priorities will take their places. So, I would suggest to this Council, while I can appreciate what Mr. Gibson is saying, that we need to move forward and I don't want to think that these Councilmen have spent this time. I am assuming that all of us who are here were elected to take into account the best interest of not only our individual districts but this City in general. And I would suggest unless and until we believe that these amendments fly in the fact of those efforts then I think that we ought to consider each one of them and Mr. Chairman and would call for the vote.

Amendment No. 4 denied by the following vote: Nays: Councilman Walford, Carmody, Gibson, and Hogan. 4. Ayes: Councilman Lester, Green, and Jackson. 3.

Amendment No. 5:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

By: Councilman Green

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Under City Council increase Materials and Supplies by $3,000.

Under General Government decrease Operating Reserves by $3,000.

Motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Green for adoption of Amendment No. 5.

Councilman Green: Here again, I think it is very important that, citizens are taxpayers. They are the ones that are making this happen and if in fact, you are a council member and you can not, from the Council, communicate with your constituents, but you are saying to them, we need your tax dollar, I think a sad day has come--that they are the ones paying the bill but they can't get any mail from you to say, how the Council is going. We have a serious problem; so I call for the vote.

Councilman Hogan: I believe that this is a good idea and I certainly believe we need to communicate with the people in our district. I believe that we need a policy in place, however. I have not seen a policy. Mr. Thompson, we don't have a policy currently regarding mail-outs in our district, do we?

Mr. Thompson: No, we have one on travel but we don't have one on this kind of mail out.

Councilman Hogan: I think it is a good idea like I said, but I believe we need a policy in place that will benefit alldistricts, all seven districts and that is reason I am voting against it.

Councilman Jackson: Seeing that this is a policy-making group, then I would hope that we don't leave this point then without establishing some avenue to make policy if that is going to be the contention. So, I don't want to feel good about the fact that if we had policy, it might happen. We need to put policy in place.

Councilman Gibson: I concur with Councilman Jackson and I also concur with Councilman Hogan. I think they are two separate items: 1. I think we obviously have the amendment before us, but I think also at some point in time in today's meeting that we need to establish a committee or to look at establishing a policy regarding this particular item and I would recommend that possibly-Mr. Hogan is the one who brought that up. Councilman Green: Excuse, I will make. . . .Councilman Gibson: I am just suggesting. I am not, but anyway that is my comments, Mr. Chair.

Councilman Walford: I am going to oppose this at this time, but I am not opposed to the concept. I am going to go back to what Mr. Gibson said. This is not something that has to be done in the first quarter, so I would urge you to, if it is defeated to bring it back up to have the committee and lets come up with a policy and look at it, after the firs quarter or after the first 6 months and I think it might well be a good idea but not right now.

Councilman Green: I really appreciate you all telling me to operate my district and I'll take that under consideration.

And I would like to say to my constituents in my district that pay taxes, there is a policy on paying taxes, there ought to be a policy on communicating from your elected official. To my constituents, if this go down then that just simply mean that I will just walk from house to house and tell you all what is going on down at the Council.

Amendment No. 5 denied by the following vote: Nays: Councilmen Walford, Carmody, Gibson, and Hogan. 4. Ayes: Councilman Lester, Green, and Jackson. 3.

Amendment No. 6:

Amend the Ordinance As Follows:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Under City Council increase Contractual Services by $6,000.

Under General Government decrease Operating Reserves by $6,000.

Motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of Amendment No. 6.

Councilman Walford: Can I get some explanation on this from the author, please.

Councilman Green: This is simply advertisement that joins with the campaign that the Mayor has about cleaning up our City, about crime in our City as a group as a body. I thought that it would be very wise that we say to the general public that we want a clean city.

On my way here I stopped at light, somebody was in front of my in a car. They took their ashtray out and just dumped the ashes and cigarette butts in the street. And I think that we need to go forth as to joining the Administration on saying to the citizens that we need a clean City and that we are going to fight for ours.

Councilman Walford: This is another one that I think is a good idea and has merit and Mayor I commend you on the Fight Dirty campaign, but I would ask that we address this one again after looking at revenue for one quarter or two quarters and perhaps make it a summer campaign if revenues increase or stay as projected.

Mayor Hightower: I agree.

Amendment No. 6 denied by the following vote: Nays: Councilmen Walford, Carmody, Gibson, and Hogan. 4. Ayes: Councilman Lester, Green, and Jackson. 3.

Mayor Hightower: I would like to make a comment on that while you are talking about. I certainly want to commend what you are talking about. I know you and I had a discussion on that and on the Fight Dirty campaign, we did spend some money on that, but we were able to go out and get Lamar, for instance, the big billboard company in town to step up and be our partner and I thinking they have been great to work with and they have been a good community partner on more than one event and maybe if we can sit down and talk specifically, you and I about what it is you want to talk about, maybe we can put that phone call in and take Joe Cain to lunch or something and see if we can't get something going fairly quickly and maybe, even without the budget having passed, so I think there is a way to win. (Clerk's Note: Council reconsidered Amendment No. 3 at this point. See comments and discussion under Amendment No. 3.)

Amendment No. 7:

By: Councilman Green

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 1. Estimated Receipts:

Increase Transfer from the Riverfront Fund by $45,000 and the total by a like amount.

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Under Finance increase Personal Services by $45,000 and the subtotal and total by a like amount.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of Amendment No. 7.

Councilman Carmody: Mrs. Washington, you've seen this amendment and this is a request for $45,000 to be allocated I guess to Finance. Is there a necessity, in your opinion to do this?

Mrs. Washington: No, I think it is one of ideal, but it is something that the main concern is about Web information and being able to get e-mails and knowing how long to store them. I think that we can work on that without having additional person.

Councilman Carmody: But based upon the recommendation of this Department Head, I am going to ask for a "no" vote on this.

Amendment No. 7 denied by the following vote: Nays: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Ayes: None.

Amendment No. 8

By: Councilman Lester

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 1. Estimated Receipts:

Increase Transfer from the Riverfront Fund by $87,000 and the total by a like amount.

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Under General Government increase Transfer to Community Development Fund by $87,000 and the subtotal and total by a like amount.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Jackson for adoption of Amendment No. 8.

Mr. Thompson: These don't have to be voted on. If the author wants to remove any of them he can. I am not suggesting that you do, I am just saying as a matter of procedure.

Councilman Lester: No, I am asking for the adopt of my amendment. The explanation is there. I think we had a lot of discussion in our budgetary process as well as discussion from many of us in the campaign. The issue of community development more particularly as it relates to inspectors in that department, it is one that well know to everyone. I think that it is a problem in Code Enforcement. I think my amendment is an effort to help deal with that situation. I also, as I appreciate it in speaking with Councilman Jackson that there is an effort that we also want to do as it relates to putting together a task force and this is the first step in the process of dealing with what is a glaring problem in our community as it relates to the overgrown grass and debris and our houses. So, I would ask that this Council move forward with this amendment and help to start the process of dealing with an issue that is of serious concern, not only in District A but through the width and breath of this City.

Councilman Walford: Certainly Mr. Lester and I seem to share the concerns of our constituents because both of us, I know in the campaign were bombarded with questions regarding property standards. But I am not sure that this is the right answer. Is it appropriate to call Mr. Ferdinand or Mr. Bowie up and lets discuss this, if we could.

Mr. Ferdinand, if you would clarify something for me because in my discussions with Mr. Bowie and others in that department, my understanding was a large part of why we are bogged down is the lack of legal help, that we have one paralegal who is just overwhelmed, is that correct?

Mr. Ferdinand: The biggest problem, the paralegal is pretty much dedicated to take care of substandard structure that we have to demolish and there is some due diligence steps that we have to follow according to the ordinance to make sure that we don't get sued and pay $50,000 for a $2,000 piece of property.

One of the things that really would help is that we could tighten up our ordinance. There are a couple of things that we've asked the City Attorney to look at and that 1) letting the citation accumulate on the property owner rather than the property. There is a similar ordinance over in Dallas that we are looking at whereas, because a lot of the properties are owned by one person or a company and rather than wait until each citation accumulate enough on the property, let it accumulate on the person or company that owns it and pull them into court. We see that as a way of getting things expedited and the City Attorney is addressing it now.

Councilman Walford: Well, I would assure you that Mr. Lester and I will probably be in a race to see which one of us could introduce that ordinance, if you could get it prepared because both of us have problems. But my concern is, is adding two more inspectors really gong to fix the problem?

Mr. Ferdinand: Well, if we, I think we must first look at tightening up the ordinance first. Because what you will probably have is still a backlog of things still waiting to be addressed if the ordinance or the enabling legislation allow us to get at the property owner and we would like to see if can tighten that up very similar to what Dallas have to really get after the property owner and then see.

Councilman Walford: So with my idea or sharing Mr. Gibson's idea of putting some of this off until the end of the 1^st quarter and maybe giving you time on the ordinance, that wouldn't handicap your department?

Mr. Ferdinand: I don't think so, I think if we let the ordinance go forward first and then tighten that up to drag these property owners in court a little quicker, I think that will expedite a lot of things because we find a lot of property is owned by one person or a few companies.

Councilman Walford: I noticed on the list that we were furnished yesterday, there were recurring names.

Mr. Ferdinand: Yes, and that is just small piece.

Councilman Walford: Okay Mr. Chairman then based on that information and the information I got previously I am going to vote "no" and again it is not at all because I am against increasing our property standards enforcement. I just think that the time is not right, it is not necessarily the right thing to do a this time and I think Mr. Ferdinand has made that clear.

Councilman Carmody: Mr. Ferdinand, again I realize that we are talking about the funding for your department. I received a copy of a letter that was sent to a constituent on December 4^th and basically the second paragraph starts: because maintaining your property has cost us approximately $800, we have to advise you that we will know longer maintain your property free of charge. I want to ask you, how many property are we maintaining around the City, free of charge because my understanding was a property owner would be issued a citation, given adequate in which to bring the property back into compliance. If they failed to do that, then the City would take the measures to remediate the problem but then apply a lien, as I understood it, against the property.

Mr. Ferdinand: That is correct. I would like to know who that letter went to?

Councilman Carmody: Its signed by you and a copy to you. I'll be happy to give it to you. And what I was going to ask you was could you find out how much money we are basically owned that we are not presently invoicing for the services of cutting people's yard for free.

Mr. Ferdinand: Well, a lien is suppose to be put on it, that's all I'm saying. This letter is in error and I signed it in error.

Councilman Carmody: I just didn't know if 180 Albany needed to be put on that list because I've got better time to spend on my weekend than mowing my own grass if you are going to do it for free.

Mr. Ferdinand: Okay, that's an error.

Councilman Lester: Mr. Ferdinand, if you in fact had the additional resources to have two additional agents out there in the field assessing some of the problems, would that in fact help in your efforts to help clean up some of these neighborhoods more particular areas like mine, District A and in District D as it relates to finding out what is going on out there?

Mr. Ferdinand: Well, I think it just would increase more citations and I think that will happen but I think one of the problems that constituents have in which you all heard in your campaign is it take so long to get certain things done, it has a lot to do with the ordinance not being able to tight enough to get the owners in code or before HMO (which is ourhearing officer.)

I have forgotten, we pursued something and it escapes right along about now, that another city had, but one thing another city, I've forgotten the city, they had what you call an environmental judge that's dedicated to that. Now, that is going to take legislation passed at the state level and that is something that we are looking in also. Tighten up the ordinance where it will accumulate on the property owner and possible going to the state legislature to get it authorized, an environmental judge position where, that is all they do. They are dedicated to getting after these slumlords or persons who have these substandard structures so those are to avenues we are pursuing but one of the really will take an action down in Baton Rouge.

Councilman Lester: How many Code Enforcement agents do you have for the entire city?

Mr. Ferdinand: Twelve (12).

Councilman Lester: And do you think, in your opinion if you had two additional code enforcement agents that would assist in more orderly assessing of the problems and giving the citations because one of the problems that I heard from the residents of District A was that they would call the Code Enforcement Department time and time again and actually no one would actually get an opportunity to come out and the response that they were getting from the Code Enforcement Department was, we don't have the people, we don't have the manpower to come out on each and every call. So, if in fact that is one of the issue, wouldn't it help that department if we had in fact, two additional agents to deal with some of the issues that the citizens are having as far as addressing their deals?

Mr. Ferdinand: An answer to your question, it will probably get a quicker reply to the citizens and constituents that are calling you, but it will probably still be the same length of time because of the ordinance of actions being taken on it, that is what I am saying.

Councilman Jackson: Again, I think it is a good idea and as this amendment has come, at least it has brought to light some issues that I think are significant issues and I would like to ask Mr. Ferdinand, if in fact perhaps he and Mr. Bowie and Ms. Terri Scott and maybe Mr. Thompson and Ms. Glass could get together in a relatively short period of time, I don't mean short, but 60 days or so and maybe put together something that we can being to look at as a foundation for doing this. Because as I appreciate what Councilman Lester is saying, I think I would like to support 10 more inspectors but I need it to follow an ordinance that is enforceable and an ordinance that would-we don't need ten more people, we will just have ten times the tickets, but we won't have anything that is really being enforced. And so I guess I think the key to enforcement is having the laws in place, changing the laws in this City, the ordinances in this City to investigate what needs to happen and perhaps even lobby at the State level to change something at that level or allow us to have that environmental judge or whatever the case may be. Some thing in my opinion needs to be concrete because again, we can lead on that but I really would like for us to have something that we can look forward to in a specific amount of time that says, we are going to look forward to moving from Point A to Point B because we will be here next year this time, talking about the same thing and that is what people are complaining about. Not that we don't know what the problem is but that we are not moving swiftly enough to make a difference and to really move to enforcement and not just inspections. Right now we are majoring in inspections and we minor in enforcement. We have got to begin to major in enforcement and then we can also level that off, in my opinion with an adequate number of inspectors. But again, I think inspectors have to follow a legitimate ordinance that is going to incentive-ize (if you will) for lack of a better turn and then punish or penalize those who are not doing what they are suppose to do.

Councilman Lester: Based upon the conversation with Mr. Ferdinand and members of the Council, I would suggest this. I would, at this time withdraw my Amendment No. 8 and I would also ask that a Task Force been empaneled including those names that have been enunciated by Councilman Jackson and I would ask that the Chair would, I would volunteer for that Task Force as well as any other member of the Council. And then ask that, that Task Force come back within 90 days with an ordinance to deal with that issue and then at that time, in 90 days revisit my amendment, that would be my motion [seconded by Councilman Gibson].

Motion by Councilman Carmody to withdraw the Amendment No. 8, to form a Task Force to look at this issue for 90 days, and to report to the Council in 90 days, seconded by Councilman Gibson. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Councilman Green: Mr. Lester, I would like to appoint you as Chairman. Mr. Walford has also volunteered to be on that committee.

Councilmen Carmody: Mr. Ferdinand, could you please check and see if there are any properties which we are presently maintaining without use of the proper procedure and citation.

Mr. Ferdinand: No problem, we will follow up on that.

Councilman Carmody : And if you will, if you could give me what the total outstanding, well I guess there is nothing outstanding if you've never charged anybody for the services, what the approximate cost of services to the community have been that we are not asking for payment on.

Councilman Gibson: Before Mr. Ferdinand moves forward. We talked in the budget process on your Department and several of us or all of really commented that we have the adjudicated properties throughout the City and the City would love to work with those owners to try to forgive the monies owned and in return get those properties, but there is one component being the state. Do you remember that conversation?

Mr. Ferdinand: I remember some of it, yes.

Councilman Gibson: I guess, just so I can become more up to speed on this particular issue, could I ask the Administration to outline what potential we would have to work with our Northwest Delegation to see what remedies could be made with the State to eliminate that barrier. It just seems to me that if we could work from a legislative front to move and I am very concerned about District A and District B and some of the other districts that have and my district has a number of adjudicated properties in there. But it seems that there is a barrier there or an impediment that keeps us from moving this City forward in a public-private endeavor to convert these adjudicated properties if those property owners are to the point where they can't do anything. They can't pay what is owned on that in terms of taxes, what we have done to cut the grass and things of that nature. But and if we get to that point there are a number of us on this City Council that would love to reach out to our local churches and civic groups and private businesses out there to put those properties back into play to where they are a useful productive opportunity for people that may not have an opportunity to own their own properties.

But, if we could I would like to begin a process to look at that because, Mr. Lester, you and I have talked a little bit about that and that State impediment, to me, the State is never going to get that money, the way I see it. And it seems to me like there is an incentive for the state, depending on if the city or the municipality sign off on something that says, obviously we are willing to waive whatever is owned on it and have some kind of document for the State but they ought to be able to do the same thing and I may be making something simply that is more complicated. I am sure when the attorneys get involved it may be a little bit more complex, Ms. Glass, but I'd like to see what opportunities and remedies we could look at as a Council working with our Northwest Delegation and some other maybe politicians down in Baton Rouge to try to see if we could rectify that problem.

Mr. Thompson: There have been a number of efforts by both the City and the Legislature to try and deal with this problem. And what we might want to do is to have a special meeting or whatever to try to go over a lot of this withCouncil members to bring you up to speed and then see where we might be able to go from there.

But, in almost every legislative session and in the last one I believe Lydia Jackson sponsored to try to do something about this problem. There are constitutional issues that are involved and other issues. I am not saying that it is an impossible problem, but you do need to know what has been tried and then we can see whether or not you have new ideas that we can use to try to resolve this issue.

Mayor Hightower: Art is exactly right, I mean we have tried and tried and tried. Four years ago we initiated Property Management Section to go out and catalogue the 7,000 pieces of adjudicated properties we have to the City and our efforts Mike, were much exactly what you talked about. We want to get them back into commerce even if it was to the next door neighbor or to a church or to a non-profit or something. Lydia sponsored legislation, the prior Council worked hard on it, Thomas, the Administration did, the Legislature did.

One of the biggest hurdles that we have not been able to overcome even if the taxes have been satisfied in some way, or we do an act of donation through expropriation, through SURC, then we still can't get anybody to write title insurance on it and that has been one of our biggest problems. So if anybody has any thought on that. It would be tough for me to come, Jeff, give you a piece of property and you have a nerve to go build something on it knowing that you don't have the title on it, it has just been a huge problem. But, we certainly welcome the input and I think it is well worth the effort to continue to put a task force together to look and see what it is we can do to get rid of some of these properties. With 7,000 of them that we are trying to mow and maintain every summer, Calvin, that is a bunch. It doesn't seem like a lot but what is it, I believe it is about $50 a pop to mow those lots.

Mr. Ferdinand: More than that.

Councilman Carmody: More than that--- like $200.

Mayor Hightower: And we started spraying some as well. We will put you on that list Mr. Carmody and we'll get your's sprayed, as quick as we can.

Councilman Carmody: I don't want mine's sprayed. I keep mine within the ordinance and it looks good, I got a lot compliments.

Mayor Hightower: He was working on it this weekend, I saw him do it.

Councilman Carmody: Sunday morning you honked at me on your way to church.

Mr. Ferdinand: I assume the Administration will be told what part they will play with the task force?

Councilman Green: Yes. Also, before we go to the next amendment, I would ask that on the amendments that we would limit our comments because I have an appointment in the morning at 9.

Councilman Carmody: Mr. Chairman, you might want to call and reschedule.

Councilman Gibson: If I could, seeing that we are talking about state issues. I saw our good friend State Representative Earnest Baylor walk in the back room. I wanted to recognize him because obviously he has done an outstanding job for this community and has been a mainstay within the Northwest Delegation, so welcome to the Chambers.

Councilman Green: Thank you Mr. Gibson. Also, Mr. Baylor is my representative and he asked me to be his campaign manager.

Amendment No. 9

By: Councilman Lester

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 1. Estimated Receipts:

Increase Transfer from the Riverfront Fund by $30,700 and the total by a like amount.

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Under Public Assembly and Recreation increase Personal Services by $24,000, Improvements and Equipment by $6,700 and the subtotal and total by $30,700.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Jackson for adoption of Amendment 9.

Councilman Hogan: Mr. Lester, some of the new libraries they have built nowadays are equipped with computers and I was just wondering if there are any your neighborhood or in your district that are near these centers that already have computers?

Councilman Lester: That's a great question, Mr. Hogan. Currently in District A, as it relates to the David Raines Center, there is a library currently under construction and I don't know at what point that library is going to go on line and as it relates to Mamie Hicks, that would be the Cherokee Park area, there is not a library in that area.

What we are asking for in this particular scenario is, the SPAR already has an excellent program where they provide recreational activities for your young people in those particular areas. David Raines serving MLK area and Mamie Hicks which serves the area in Cherokee Park. They have a computer program but it is staffed by volunteers, on a volunteer basis. And because of that many times the young people don't have an opportunity to have the computer training or have the opportunity to get on the Internet and things of that nature. And in these particular areas, these are not areas maybe like that maybe you and I come from where they have homes where they have computers and they have homes where they have Internet access.

So, what this amendment is doing is creating a scenario where you have a full-time instructor that would float from David Raines Community Center in the MLK area and the Mamie Hicks Recreation Center and the Cherokee Park area. That time will be split three days one place, two days another place and we are adding some computers. SPAR has done an excellent job of using re-manufactured and re-conditioned computers that have been donated from former city departments. What we are asking is that one new computer will be given to the MLK area and one new computer will be given in the Cherokee Park area so that these folks can have access to the latest technology.

You've seen the budget amendment. I don't think that it is out of line with any of the other requests that have been made in the 2003 proposed budget and if I might take a moment just to run some of those down as it relates to Civic Appropriation: We are giving $440,000 to SRAC, $100,000 Independence Bowl, $325,000 to Sci-port, $270,000 to Sports Authority, $190,000 to Shreveport Green, $67,500 to Caddo Council on Aging, $75,000 from Shreveport Regional Development Corporation, $100,000 to LSU Center for Business, $20,000 for December on the Red, $20,000 for the Film Commission, $125,000 to Barksdale Forward, $60,000 (down from $100) for Business Camp, $25,000 for the Barksdale Air Show, $125,000 for Human Relations Commission, $45,000 for Highland Partnership, $45,000 for Queensborough-I mean, the list goes on and on-$50,000 for Community Renewal. I don't think that $30,000 allotment from our Riverfront Development budget is out of line if it is going to give the young people in the Martin Luther King area and the young people in the Cherokee Park neighborhood, an opportunity to get off the street, go enrich themselves, deal withsome computer issues, give them an opportunity to have a safe place to play and educate themselves. You hear so much about what is going on with our youth, you hear so much about what is going on with our kids, what's wrong and what's right, you hear so much about the explosion of youth violence and crime among our young people.

And as I said before, I think you tell a lot about a city's priority by where it puts its money. And I think that this is an opportunity for this Council to make an effort to say "yes" we are concerned about the plight of our young people in these areas and that we want to give them an opportunity to do something positive and have an outlet for positive activity.

So, I think any time that we can spend $30,000 and maybe save some money in future incarceration or save some money from Chief Roberts having to send officers out to investigate crime, I think that it is money well spent; so, I would ask the adoption of this amendment.

Councilman Walford: Do we need full-time when this will be an after-school, I would assume, the age group that we are talking about, that it would be an after-school activity?

Councilman Lester: When we say "full-time" we are talking about someone that is dedicated to maintain that center. In the traditional sense of full-time would be 9 to 5, but when we say full-time, it is someone that is responsible for the operation of the computer center at the after school hours, up until the evening time. Many times these centers are open all day, but for practical purposes the hours from 3 to maybe 7 o'clock in some instances or 8 o'clock in some instances, you want to have someone there. So instead of a part-time person where they may or may not be there, a full-time person will be responsible for being there at the hours that have been set forth by SPAR.

Councilman Green: How much money did you say is for the air show?

Councilman Lester: I think the air show is $125,0000, I believe. I am sorry, $25,000, I mis-spoke.

Amendment No. 9 denied by the following vote: Nays: Councilman Walford, Carmody, Gibson, and Hogan. 4. Ayes: Councilman Lester, Green, and Jackson. 3.

Amendment 10:

By: Councilman Walford

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 1. Estimated Receipts:

Increase Transfer from the Riverfront Fund by $14,200 and the total by a like amount.

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Under Public Assembly and Recreation increase Personal Services by $12,2000, Materials and Supplies by $2,000 and the subtotal and total by $14,200.

Councilman Walford: This was my amendment and sense I made the amendment and worked with Deborah, I've gotten more information from SPAR and I am going to withdraw the amendment as much as I would like for the pool to be open. The information I've gotten from Ms. Ragle and Mr. Norman is, the pool is in such bad shape that it really it creates an unsafe environment, it is losing a foot of water every night because of leakage and holes in the pool.

Motion by Councilman Walford to withdraw the Amendment No. 10, seconded by Councilman Carmody.

Mr. Thompson: The author can just withdraw it without an amendment.

Councilman Walford: I would like to have that amendment withdrawn.

Councilman Carmody: Just a quick comment in that it was previously within District C. We have concentrated a lot of effort on Hattie Perry and especially the water spray park that has just gone in there in addition to the lightening that we just put up for the fields. And I think that the constituents that live in the Hollywood area appreciate that. And so again, I understand that we've got a number of pools that are scheduled to be closed but I feel like to withdraw, is appropriate.

Amendment No. 11:

By: Councilman Green

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 1. Estimated Receipts:

Increase Transfer from the Riverfront Fund by $26,800 and the total by a like amount.

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Under Police increase Contractual Services by $26,800 the subtotal and total by a like amount.

Motion by Councilman Green, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of Amendment No. 11.

Councilman Hogan: This does sound like a good idea. I know there are some districts in our City that need more attention obviously than other. I would like to have some input from the Police Department before we vote.

Councilman Green: You are my star witness. Please do a good job.

Councilman Hogan: Chief Roberts, I would just like to give us an overview, give us your opinion on what you think how effective this could be and if it has been tested in other cities, if you have knowledge of that, how successful it has been.

Chief Roberts: It has. I asked my Narcotics unit to get with the manufacturer and make contact with some other cities. And it is a remote video taping type system which can be placed in areas that suspect that is mainly used for narcotic purposes: illegal drug activities going on in neighborhoods or wherever it is. It is totally remote. It transmit images back to whatever location you would like it to be transmitted to, so it is a state-of-the-art system, it is expensive. This type of equipment is expensive and. . . .

Councilman Hogan: So your Narcotics Division would man this?

Chief Roberts: Yeah, our technicians with our Narcotics Division would have to handle this type of equipment.

Councilman Green: You are doing good, Chief.

Councilman Carmody: Chief, was this in your budget request, this equipment?

Chief Roberts: No it was not.

Councilman Carmody: Why was it not needed.

Chief Roberts: I visited with Councilman Green and we talked about a program that he is interested in, I won't go into the details of that program, but this is a piece of the equipment that we would recommend to them that would suffice with that program.

Councilman Green: Mr. Carmody, what happened when I was on the Council before, I had a program that was related to drug activity that I was going to introduce-of course, I got defeated in `98 and I didn't make it back. So, I brought it forth and there is some other pieces that go with it, in fact they are making up signs now that will be put in neighborhoods that will be like neighborhood watch signs that will say: Somebody is watching you. You are on candid camera. With them having the mind-set that a camera could possible be on them, then that moves the drug traffic past District A up somewhere along by Belcher where I'm from where no houses are there anymore; so, that's basically. There are some other pieces that go with it.

Councilman Gibson: Chief, your Narcotics Division will be managing this particular system, correct?

Chief Roberts: Correct.

Councilman Gibson: Is this something based on, in terms of implementation, I understand-I know the definition of remote, but are these multiple systems or one system and are we going to go on based on rotating it around in the different districts. How does that particular system work?

Chief Roberts: This is one system and of course it is portable and can be used all over the city. That is one of the selling points to the system that we can use it in areas throughout our city as needed.

Councilman Gibson: So, I guess it is going to be based on what you see in terms of high density or repetitive type things or you are anticipation on rotating it throughout the different districts? I don't' want to get into all of the logistics, but there is no rhyme or reason of where you are going to use it, random placement of this system.

Councilman Green: Chief, let me help you out. Also, Mike what happens is along with us getting this system we are going to be asking the Sheriff's Department, the State Police to also partner with us to buy another system as well. This is just a, like I say, we are just putting this in the budget to get the ball rolling, but we are going to pull it all together and we will be asking the Sheriff Department for partnership, we will be asking the State Police for partnership. In fact, in the very near future because of the drugs in my districts, we will be calling to declare a state of emergency to get some help that we can alleviate these problems. So, there are some other pieces that go with this, that this Council will be forwarded with information on it if this particular amendment pass.

Councilman Gibson: A follow-up to that. I hear, State Police and I hear, Sheriff's Department. Do we know whether, I am just going replicate the $26,800. Do we know whether or not that they will be in a position. It seems to me, I think their budgets parallel our budgets, is that correct, Mayor/CAO. Help me on this. Is the Parish and the State on the same budget cycle as we are?

Mayor Hightower: The state is definitely not. I am not real sure when the Parish is, but the state is. . . .

Mr. Antee: The Parish just finished their's. The state is July 1 to June 30.

Councilman Gibson: So there is a window coming up for the state but in terms of the parish, we may be looking at about a 12 month, unless they come up with some special funding or has the parish considered for this particular system in their budget that they just passed.

Chief Roberts: Now, I have not discussed this with the Parish or the state.

Councilman Green: Here again, it is a project that I think will work. Of course in order for me to go to the Parish and in order for me to go to anybody, I think what we have got to do is move forward to put our money where our mouth is before we can ask anybody else and that is basically where we are in this particular stage.

Mayor Hightower: From our standpoint, we wouldn't have a problem doing that like you say, to get the ball rolling if we could go and approach the other entities. Anytime we can get matching funds from somebody, I think it is worth us setting aside the money to go parlay that into more. From my standpoint, we certainly wouldn't be opposed to that at all, and if we are not able to put those partnerships together, come back to the Council and say, hey it didn't work. Do ya'll want to appropriate more money or do you guys want to drop that back into the General Fund Reserve.

Chief Roberts: There might be some grant funding as well.

Councilman Green: And basically, what we are trying to do is set up a model to move forward.

Councilman Hogan: I need you to clarify one thing for me. When you say there is a companion Amendment No. 13 from the Riverfront Development Fund, does this mean that part of the funds will come from there or is it from the General Fund only?

Mr. Thompson: All of the funds will come from the Riverfront Development Fund and when we get to that fund you will have to vote on that again.

Amendment No. 11 adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: Councilman Carmody. 1.

Amendment No. 12:

Amend the Ordinance as follows:

5. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized, excluding contracts for special legal counsel. Additionally, no funds shall be expended for the City's State Legislative Lobbyist until a contract for those services has been approved by the City Council.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Carmody for adoption of Amendment No. 12. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: Councilman Walford. 1.

Motion by Councilman Hogan, seconded by Councilman Gibson for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

2. Ordinance No. 162 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 Capital Improvements Budget, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Gibson, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Program A (Building and Improvements):

Establish a project entitled Riverfront Environmental Remediation (03-A003) and fund it at $100,000 from Riverfront Development.

Establish a project entitled Convention Center Hotel and Associated Improvements (03-A004) and fund it at $2,500,000 from State Capital Outlay.

In Program B (Recreation Improvements):

Establish a project entitled Cargill Soccer Field Lighting (03-B001) and fund it at $200,000. Funding sources are $50,000 from State Grant, $50,000 from Land and Water Conservation Fund and $100,000 from 1998 GOB, Prop. 2 (Recreation).

In Program I (Fire Improvements):

Establish a project entitled EMS Computer System Improvements (03-I001) and fund it at $225,000 from 1997 GOB, Prop. 1 (Public Safety).

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Motion by Councilman Gibson, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption of the Amendment.

Councilman Gibson: Cargill Park is a fine, fine facility for this City. What District is that in?

Councilman Hogan: It is in my district, E.

Councilman Gibson: Regarding the Environmental Remediation for the Visitors Center and the Riverview projects, do we have a dollar amount on that from the Administration?

Mr. Dark: Mr. Gibson, it is a $100,000 dollars. This is money we thought we were going to be able to get out of the Brownsfield Grant and that one is limited to the Entertainment District itself, and this is just outside, this is the way we are going to have to do payment on.

Councilman Gibson: It didn't say that on there.

Mr. Dark: I'm sorry, it is a $100,000.

Councilman Gibson: One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).

Councilman Lester: In light of the resolution that we recently passed by Councilman Jackson, how does that, Mr. Thompson, where does that leave us as it relates to the second part of Amendment No. 1 the Convention Center Hotel and reporting requirements?

Mr. Thompson: This just appropriates money for that project. It would not, you could adopt both and it would not be inconsistent with each other.

Councilman Lester: Have we entered into any contacts with any particular group to operate the hotel as it relates to the initial funding for $2.5 million dollars?

Mr. Antee: The actual $2.5 million dollars is a bridge loan to get it started. It would be repaid back to the City upon one of two things happening. The first of two: 1. We received the money from the state the $12 million Capital Outlay or 2. We sell the bond, the Hotel Authority sells the bonds for the entire project; so, that $2 ½ million would be repaid at that point in time. The Hotel Authority has authorized the Mayor to enter into a contract with HRI out of New Orleans to develop the hotel and once the hotel is developed to manage the Hotel with a Hilton Flag on it.

Councilman Lester: Is HRI the same HRI that was involved in the United Jewelers Project or the Lee Hardware project?

Mr. Antee: It's the same group yes, out of New Orleans.

Councilman Lester: My next question is when if any time will we receive any information as it relates to the Capital Outlay? In other words, do we know exactly how, where the status of the $12million in State funds is at this particular time? Has that already been appropriated?

Mr. Antee: Right now, we have Cooperative Endeavor agreement that has been agreed to by the state that the Council has authorized the Mayor to execute. I'm not sure if its been executed yet or not. But what that is, is a contract with the State that we'll get the money. Right now, the $12million is in Priority 5 which means that the next legislative session, a portion or all of it can be moved in to Priority 1. But basically, we got a contract with the State now, that says, we'll get the money. And what they do is they base it on the years that its needed; so, they'll look at how much is needed for `03, with the project and then probably the balance of it will come in `04 which is when the hotel project should be completed.

Councilman Lester And the $2.5million initial funding, what are we going to be using that for?

Mr. Antee: Primarily to get the Hotel designed and to the bond market. What has to happen is, once the development contract is signed, then the design team designs the structure, it goes out to proposals for a contractor. The contractor would then be selected and guaranteed maximum price contract, would be entered into. You would take that entire package to the bond market and then the financial institution would then go out and try and place the bonds and receive as many as bonds as possible in the first year.

Councilman Lester: Of this $2.5million, how much of that if any will be going to be directed towards HRI?

Mr. Antee: HRI's development fee is . . .they do not get paid a development fee until the bonds are sold. What they do get reimbursed are third party expenses such as to the design team, the printing, any cost associated with it. But their actual development fee, they get paid 50% of the development once the bonds are sold because that's basically equivalent to that much of the work and then 25% when the construction is 25%, and then the final 25% upon the Certificate of Occupancy.

Councilman Lester: And what is the total development fee that HRI will be expecting?

Mr. Antee: The development fee is 3%.

Councilman Lester: 3% of the total project?

Mr. Antee: 3% of the total project excluding the design fee. They don't get 3% on 3%.

Councilman Lester: Okay, and the total project is . . .a dollar amount?

Mr. Antee: The current budget right now is $48.5 million. That's something that will be worked on when we do have built in to that quite a bit of contingency. And as the design progresses, then the contingency will be reduced and the budget will be reduced accordingly. But that does include a significant contingency amount in that $48.5million. And that does entail a 300-room Hilton Hotel, full service.

Councilman Lester: Mr. Antee, is the HRI, (correct me if I'm wrong), aren't we currently paying some funds from our CDBG to cover a loan that they did as it relates to I believe the United Jewelers project?

Mr. Antee: I think so, but I'm not completely familiar with that project, that project was undertaken by the prior Administration.

Councilman Lester: Thank you Mr. Antee. Could we have Mr. Ferdinand? Is he still here? Thank you Mr. Ferdinand for sticking around. Are you familiar with the HRI project that they undertook, I think United Jewelers and the LeeHardware project?

Mr. Ferdinand: Yes, it was already operational when we got here.

Councilman Lester: Okay, I understand that was the previous Administration. My question is this, is it true that we're currently paying over $300,000 from our CDBG funds to pay for a loan that they made to finance their project?

Mr. Ferdinand: That was part of the loan package deal. It was a 108 loan and that was part of the structure. Its roughly a little over $300,000 a year. The first year was a little less, but its been averaging a little over $300,000 as we discussed through my budget hearing, I think Mr. Burrell brought it up.

Councilman Lester: Now, how long are we anticipated from Community Development to paying that $300,000?

Mr. Ferdinand: It was from nine years starting in `99, I think that it ends around 2007.

Councilman Lester: And so $300,000 of our Community Development money is obligated to paying for HRI's debt. . . I mean. . . give me some clarity. What exactly are we paying for and why isn't HRI paying for it themselves?

Mr. Ferdinand: That's my recollection. What we inherited, it was a loan, cash flow note and the fees that we were supposed to fill as a gap was averaging about that. That was all part of the loan package when it was structured.

Mr. Antee: Councilman Lester:, if I may, that was a contract that was entered into as I understand it between the prior Administration and HRI. HRI has not defaulted in that contract in any way shape or form. And so the payments that are being made are the payments that the prior Administration had agreed to make on behalf of the City. So there's been no issue with HRI defaulting on any loan or any agreement with the City that I'm aware of and as a result, we're having to make those payments. That was part of the overall agreement that was struck back then and obviously we can't sit here now, Monday Morning Quarterback and determine whether or not that was a good or bad thing for the city, back when it was done. So, but HRI has lived up to their end of the obligation on that.

Councilman Lester: Thank you Mr. Antee.

Mr. Ferdinand: Like we discussed, the other day when you called, and you asked whether it was a default and its just like Mr. Antee said,

Councilman Lester: And its not a default. . .

Mr. Ferdinand: It was just structured that way.

Councilman Lester: But we are obligated to paying over $300,000 from our Community Development Section 108 money for at least another nine years?

Mr. Ferdinand: It was a total of nine years.

Councilman Lester: So we're looking at another six years I believe?

Mr. Ferdinand: Through 2007.

Councilman Lester: Okay, thank you Mr. Ferdinand. Thank you Mr. Antee, I have nothing further.

Councilman Gibson: Just for the record, obviously the consultants report that was put together back in the Bo Williams Administration, to make this Convention Center work, we have to have a hotel. I applaud the Administration for taking a proactive move in putting the other creative partnership to move this forward. But I would be remiss. . . I stood before then Councilman Hightower, and I just want to echo or disseminate this message down to HRI (which is Historical Restoration Inc,.) that in the past HRI has made commitments to this City. One main commitment that was documented that I see my good friend, Councilman Burrell out in the audience and he was on Council at that time, but in writing, HRI committed to 50% of the construction contract of that particular project. And after it was all said and done, just for the record for my fellow City Councilmen, they only did about 10% with local construction. The lion's share of it was out of Metairie, Louisiana and even the second go around on the general contractor, which at that time HCI (which is a division of HRI) was the in house contractor and they got too busy and then decided to turn to a company out of Dallas to oversee this project and overlooked, again, the local expertise within the local business community.

My only comment being is . . .we're going through an exercise up here today gentlemen that deals with budget revenue shortfalls mainly with sales tax and property tax, but I'm looking at sales tax specifically and for every dollar that our decisions that we make in the public and private sector and obviously, we're limited in the public sector, but this is a private sector project that it is imperative and I can't underscore that and if there is such a thing as getting my blood pressure up, it is when we do not capture every single dollar possible to maintain and stay in this community and circulate four or five times over to generate the necessary revenue stream, so that we don't get into discussions like we've had today or delay our decision making, but have the necessary revenue stream for Mr. Green's constituents, Mr. Lester's constituents or anybody else that's sitting up here to be able to take care of our constituents.

But in this particular case, Mayor, CAO, Councilman Green, Councilman Walford, and the newly appointed person to that group, I ask, strongly ask that, that message be sent to HRI and to the selected construction manager over this project that we want to see every possible means necessary to utilize the talents of our local business people, to keep people fully employed today to where they have disposal income to where they can spend those dollars in this community and develop the tax revenue that we need to put back into this infrastructure. Thank you Mr. Chairman.

Councilman Lester: Can I add something to that Mr. Chairman?

Councilman Green: Let me make this statement and then you can go on. And here again Mike, that was a paid for commercial by us. Go ahead Mr. Lester.

Councilman Lester: I'd just like to piggyback onto what Councilman Gibson has already said. When this issue first came before this Council I believe last Council, I joined Mr. Gibson in voicing some concerns as it relates to HRI because HRI does not have the greatest track record as it relates to minority business empowerment and development and so I'm certainly concerned about that. So, I would echo my concerns and give a big pat on the back for the comments that have been already enunciated by Councilman Gibson. And I would further add that I'm concerned when I see. . . you know we make decisions and I'll say again, you can tell your priorities based on the way you spend your money. And certainly if we're in a scenario where we are deciding that we want to spend the lion's share of our resources on a 2-mile section between one particular project and one particular project on the riverfront and we allow our neighborhoods to die on the vine, I think that's a negative situation. And certainly I just believe that we can find the money where we want to find the money regardless of the timing issue and I just wanted to put that on the record. So, thank you Mr. Chairman.

Councilman Green: Also, I'd like to make this as we move to the next amendment, that if in fact, we've made comments to the Department Heads in the Budget session, to move fast for time sake, I ask that we would not go back over them at this point.

Amendment No. 1 approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: Councilman Lester. 1.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: Councilman Lester. 1.

3. Ordinance No. 163 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Water and Sewerage Enterprise Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the thirdtime in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Walford for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment(s):

Amendment No. 1:

Amend the Ordinance as follows:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Increase Other External Charges by $372,000.

Decrease Internal Service Charges by $5,000.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease Personal Services by $33,200.

Increase Operating Reserves by $405,200.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption of Amendment No. 1.

Councilman Gibson: I understand we've assessed monies and I applaud the effort for the proactive side for securities of our facilities. My question is being is when you have stated here will likely be moved. Are you going to inform this Council if these securities fees. . . they're obviously going into a temporarily operating reserve, but when they get moved, are you going to let us know when that takes place, or is that something that automatically takes place regardless?

Mr. Antee: We'll definitely notify the Council prior to. . .

Mr. Dark: It would have to be done as part of a budget ordinance when it was going to be moved out of a budget reserve into some other location.

Councilman Gibson: Okay, so that will be an amendment that will come before us at some point in time during the year.

Mr. Dark: If it turns out to be necessary. Part of this is waiting on some of the studies that they are having done on vulnerability and things like that.

Councilman Gibson: But there will be a notification coming?

Mr. Dark: Yes sir.

Amendment No. 1 passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None. 

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Gibson for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

4. Ordinance No. 164 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 Airports Enterprise Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Hogan for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment(s):

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Revenues):

Increase External Service Charges and Fees by $340,000.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Increase Personal Services by $479,300.

Decrease Operating Reserves by $139,300.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Hogan for adoption of Amendment No. 1.

Councilman Jackson: Mr. Chairman, in light of this particular amendment, the part of the amendment is $340,000 which will be pay increases for security officers and one of the rationale is that its to avoid losing trained personnel and I guess that's the chief rationale.

In all that we've done, we've talked about having to cut the budget and we've talked about having to save money and we've heard unfortunately today, over and over again how much can be held off, this has nothing necessarily to do with that. However, I've been bombarded as I'm sure many of you have and as we've talked about in other budget sessions about raises in general. And while I would agree and concur that you've got to keep trained people and here it says trained officers, but I just think as we move forward with this, we also prepare ourselves to understand that the other people outside of Fire and Police and even these officers who represent security officers at the Airport who are also asking these same kinds of questions. And so while we are talking about cutting and cutting and we are talking about giving raises that I think we've got to be cognizant of the fact that throughout the entire City Staff, if you will personnel, that we are not talking about significant raises for all of them.

So, I just caution us to understand what it is that we are voting for if our concern is about cutting and what's necessary now, versus what can be done at another time. I think we have to take into consideration the fact that there are other employees who if they are not doing what they do, make it difficult for others who do get raises to do what they do.

So, I just want us to take that into consideration as we view this because $340,000 of the amendment goes to raises for security officers in hopes that we won't lose them. While I'm in support of law enforcement and public service in general, we can't give the notion that in priority, it's way above. And I think we've already gone a long way to do some of that as far as people are concerned. But we've got to be very careful as we continue to go down this road of giving raises while we're talking about cutting budgets as well.

Mr. Antee: Mr. Chairman if I may, one of the things, this is the Airport budget which is basically an enterprise fundand operates separately from the General Fund Budget. And they did when the Police and Fire election took place and those raises will take place at the beginning of the year, it created an even wider discrepancy between the SPD and the Airport Police. And so they were able to find within their budget, which is not part of the General Fund. Also a portion of these expenses are reimbursed by the FAA and that's under some complicated formula that I can't even begin to tell you what it was.

Councilman Jackson: Not the formula, but do you know what the percentage is?

Councilman Green: Is Mr. Carpenter here?

Mr. Dark: Ms. Penson is here from the Airport.

Ms. Penson, Manager of Administrative Services, Shreveport Airport Authority: Currently, we receive approximately $25,000 monthly from TSA for reimbursement for our security costs.

Councilman Jackson: Of the $340,000, what would be the percentage of what you receive.

Ms. Penson: So currently we receive approximately $150,000annually. But we did, we were charged with going back and looking back at our budget and looking at our revenue stream as Mr. Antee has already said that, we generate our own revenue. So, we looked at several things to increase our revenue, since we were trying to increase our expenditures also. We have entered into several new agreements for the upcoming year. TSA is going to pay us an additional $120,000 for office space. Hanger 5, that's an additional $140,000; so, we're increasing out expenditures or we're proposing to increase our expenditures, but we do have an offsetting increase in our revenue stream also to compensate for the increase in the expenditure side.

Councilman Jackson: TSA obligated to move at the rate of 25% when you add $340,000?

Ms. Penson: I'm sorry?

Councilman Jackson: Is TSA obligated to move 25% in concert with $340,000 increase?

Ms. Penson: I've listed several increases in revenue. One of which, as I say, we have received currently $25,000 monthly from TSA as a reimbursable cost for our security cost. And I said we that, we also have entered into new agreements for the upcoming year to compensate for the. . .

Councilman Jackson: Here's what I'm asking. Mr. Antee said that there was a percentage of this $340,000 that would be reimbursed., and TSA is the reimbursing agency, I'm assuming.

Ms. Penson: $25,000 monthly.

Councilman Jackson: Okay, so that doesn't increase with the $340,000 that you add to . . .you've got line item salaries. You're about to add $340,000 to the line item. But the $25,000 that TSA reimburses will not change?

Ms. Penson: No, that's going into a revenue account on the other side.

Councilman Jackson: Right, but it will stay at $25,000?

Ms. Penson: Correct and that's just a portion of the increase in our revenue.

Amendment adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, and Green. 6. Nays: Councilman Jackson. 1.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Gibson for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

5. Ordinance No. 165 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Retained Risk Internal Service Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Hogan for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment(s):

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Decrease Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/03 by $4,900,000.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease Liability Reserves by $4,900,000.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of Amendment No. 1.

Councilman Carmody: Chief, what I've handed you is a copy of the report that I requested along with all the other Council Members have gotten a copy as well. And I'm going to beg your indulgence and ask you to go ahead and follow along with me on the report as to what I've highlighted and I would first note that your memo, the cover sheet indicated that there was a Council Member that was a part of this committee who you assumed disseminated this information.

I will say that I was on the Jail Committee along with Mr. Shyne and Mr. Huckaby and I had never seen this report before.

So I do have some questions. If I could ask you under Finding No. 1. And again, this is based upon I assume your request for this company to come into the community and evaluate the situation with the jail?

Chief Roberts: Yes.

Councilman Carmody: Okay, what does Finding No. 1 read?

Chief Roberts: The City should strongly consider closing the City Jail. The building needs substantial upgrading and design prevents adequate supervision of prisoner population, proper staffing of the City Jail will raise the daily cost for each prisoner to a level comparable to the likely cost of contracting with the Parish.

Councilman Carmody: If you would read No. 7 please.

Chief Roberts: The low number of staff, the high turnover rate, and the number of vacancies cause the mandatory use of overtime.

Councilman Carmody: No. 9.

Chief Roberts: Without remedial changes, the City will likely face serious litigation. The lack of staff, the staff's inability to supervise the prisoner population. The lack of classification and risk assessment. The lack of appropriate medical services and the serious crowding of this facility make the City vulnerable to possible litigation. Although the current staff's commitment and dedication to the work reduces the chances of exposure to incidents and liability. The risk of liability still exist.

Councilman Carmody: No. 15 please sir.

Chief Roberts: Predators and gang members generally dominate an unsupervised inmate population, thus staff is likely to be unable to control graffiti, vandalism, rule violations and fights. Staff is often unaware that assaults between inmates have occurred and the design prevents adequate supervision.

Councilman Carmody: No. 17 please sir.

Chief Roberts: The building and equipment has passed its safe useful life.

Councilman Carmody: No. 20.

Chief Roberts: Safety and supervision of prisoners is a major responsibility of the Department. Current Jail staff are not able to provide sufficient supervision at the living units to ensure safety for the prisoner population because of limitation of numbers of staff and because of facility design. Prisoners must fend for themselves to prevent personal attacks.

Councilman Carmody: And if I could ask you to move into the recommendation sections and read Recommendation No. 1.

Chief Roberts: The City should consider closing the City Jail. Continued use of this facility is not recommended. Councilman Carmody: No. 2. Please sir.

Chief Roberts: The City should consider consolidating its detention services with parish detention services. The City might contract with the Parish to construct additional living units at the Parish Jail to house municipal prisoners. Either the City or the Parish could manage this construction. This option would minimize staffing requirements. Support and program services should also be provided by the Parish. Choosing such an option would reduce cost of operation.

Councilman Carmody: No. 7.

Chief Roberts: Increase the staffing levels per attached staffing table. (Unclear) the increase in numbers recommended by this study is significant. We believe the age and design of this building together with substantial number of admissions, a substantial inquiries and staffing levels.

Councilman Carmody: No. 8.

Chief Roberts: Staff should circulate each half hour through the guard corridor. Currently staff are encouraged but not required to circulate through the guard corridor each half hour. The number of bookings and the limited number of staff presents staff from carrying out this important responsibility.

Councilman Carmody: If I could ask you to go to the Option sections and read Option No. 1 please sir.

Chief Roberts: Contract all detention services with Caddo Parish. Contracting with the Parish to hold all municipal prisoners could facilitate elimination of the City Jail.

Councilman Carmody: And the last thing I would ask you to read please sir is under the City Jail Study Committee. I think I marked that page for you as well. Issues to be considered - if you would read No. 1 please.

Chief Roberts: My copy is . . .

Councilman Carmody: My copy is kinda slurred too, but I could read mine and I think I highlighted my copy, so. . .

Chief Roberts: Liability is No. 1 issue. It is our (I think that's) responsibility?

Councilman Carmody: Yes sir. I believe that's what that is.

Chief Roberts: . . .to lessen or cut liability out.

Councilman Carmody: Yes sir. Chief, the reason I've asked and I appreciate you reading that for me.

What we're looking at in this amendment is actually to allocate a payment of $4.9 million dollars as a result of an incident that occurred in our Shreveport City Jail. What I had also requested from the Council Staff was the request of the 2001 budget that you submitted. How much money did you allocate to address those concerns that the Voorhies Report spelled out for you?

Chief Roberts: How much of the budgeted 2001 budget?

Councilman Carmody: Right.

Chief Roberts: We established our study committee to look into this report and it was ultimately decided to move forward to build a new facility.

Councilman Carmody: Chief, since I've been here since 1998, everybody has lauded you as someone who is really is excellent with budgets. And I think that, that bodes very well for a department head. What my concern is here today is we're about to go ahead and vote to move $4.9million as a result again of an incident that occurred and I don't recall exactly. . . do you know when that incident occurred?

Chief Roberts: It was last, I think it was last year, I'm not certain what day it was.

Councilman Carmody: 2001, lets just say? Then I guess my question for you Chief, why wouldn't you have taken funds and designated those to address those concerns that were spelled out. When it appears the Voorhies Report repeatedly says that the City should consider closing this jail?

Chief Roberts: And that is one of the reasons we put this committee together Mr. Carmody is to dissect this report and look at possible options of things that we could do. There was no funding available to construct another jail at that time. We had to spend the money allocated for our jail to make it as safe as we could make it at the time.

Councilman Carmody: Do you feel that it was prudent in hindsight to have not requested of the previous Council additional funding to address the concerns that were clearly indicated in that report as being of immediate attention.

Chief Roberts: We had requested some additional personnel in one of our budgets and I think it was after this report was completed. But there again, there is the painful process that you all have gone through today, we had to go through the same process and there was not funding available for that.

Councilman Carmody: But again, I'm not any expert in any operations of jails or incarcerations of persons, but that seems to be in black and white enough that someone who reads it would look and say there is a major risk out here for this community that if we do not do something tomorrow, we could face and it clearly states it in there potential for major risk which as I say, we are here today looking at $4.9million and I understand that we have another pending suit there. Chief, did you bring this information forward to the Council as an unfunded need?

Chief Roberts: All of the. . . everything in this report?

Councilman Carmody: No sir. Any portion of it?

Chief Roberts: We did ask for additional personnel.

Councilman Carmody: How much money was asked?

Chief Roberts: I would have to go back and get that.

Councilman Carmody: I guess it's a rhetorical question, because I've got it here in front of me. Under your funding request beyond the targeted budget for fiscal year 2001, your department has a Priority 1 description is additional staffing for the City Jail, $366,000. A recent staffing study of the Shreveport City Jail recommends significant increases in jail personnel to continue safe and effective operations under our current conditions. Study has been reviewed by management personnel for the jail and they have recommended hiring of nine additional jailers and six additional clerks as prepared for the 32 positions recommended by the consultant.

Chief, as a Department Head, again, I'm curious that if you were not given any kind of perceptive guidance to allocating these funds that you as the Department Head would not have approached the previous Council to ask them on behalf of your department and the City to allocate some funds to address this, because of the potential for a major law suit. And again, I'm at a loss as to why I had never seen this report before prior to asking for it to review that information because I guarantee you, having served on the Risk Management Committee for four years, the last thing I like to do is to vote to allocate funds to compensate people. But in most instances, it's where we have not done a good job of making sureof limiting our liability. And that seemed to me to be the first charge under the issues to be considered by this City Jail Study Committee. And yet, I don't recall even during the budget process any type of requests specifically from to you for us to look at this immediate need. Now, our new jail, how much is it projected to cost?

Chief Roberts: In the neighborhood of $6.6 million.

Councilman Carmody: And $4.9 would go an awful long way to covering that particular cost.

Chief Roberts: Sure would, it certainly would.

Councilman Carmody: I'm going to ask my last question of the Chief and I'm going to let the other Council Members ask. Under what legal mandate is the City of Shreveport required to operate a jail or are you in your capacity as a Chief, required by law to operate a jail?

Chief Roberts: This is something that has been done throughout history and I don't think there is a legal mandate for the Chief of Police to operate a jail, to my knowledge.

Councilman Carmody: And I do recall some discussion of having communicating with the Parish about the possibility of us building our own pod out there and then utilizing basically the personnel that they have to facilitate at least some portion of what our overhead is to process prisoners and then house them?

Chief Roberts: Yes.

Councilman Gibson: For administration purposes and I know I have this, but the $4.9 is coming out of the Risk Fund that currently has a balance of . . .?

Mr. Antee: It's coming out of the reserve fund. And I think the reserve fund I think was approximately $10 million. Now we have $7million going into the risk management portion of the budget, so each year, we try and put some money away into the reserve fund in case we get hit with a big lawsuit or a big. . .

Councilman Gibson: I understand. My question being with the $4.9 coming out of that fund, what is our fund balance going to be? At the time that we had that discussion, we didn't know what the settlement was going to be during our budget talks. My question being to the Administration, what is our fund balance going to be in that particular . . .

Mr. Dark: Mr. Gibson, its basically halves it. It was just under $10million, now its gonna be just under $5 (million).

Mr. Antee: I think exactly it said on there that the estimated fund balance as of Jan 1, 2003 would be $9,199,800.

Councilman Hogan: I like Councilman Carmody, I'm not an expert in this area, but I'm not a trial attorney or a personal injury lawyer, but this sounds like an awful high amount and I was just wondering. . .I know you said in our budget review meeting Mr. Antee, that $1.4 million was going towards medical costs expected in the next few years?

Mr. Antee: No, actually $1.4million is going into what's called a Reversionary Trust to cover a portion of the medical cost. The other $4.9 (million) a significant of that is for future medical expenses as well as past medical expenses.

Amendment adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

6. Ordinance No. 166 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Golf Enterprise Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Gibson for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment(s):

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Increase Operating Reserves by $200. Decrease Transfer to Fleet Services Fund by $200.

Motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Gibson for adoption of Amendment No. 1. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Jackson for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

7. Ordinance No. 167 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Metropolitan Planning Commission's Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Gibson, seconded by Councilman Hogan for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment(s):

Amendment No. 1:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Decrease Operating Subsidy - Transfer from General Fund by $2,600.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Decrease Personal Services by $2,600.

Change totals and subtotals accordingly.

Motion by Councilman Gibson, seconded by Councilman Hogan for adoption of Amendment No. 1. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment No. 2:

By: Councilman Lester

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 1. Estimated Receipts:

Establish Transfer from Riverfront Fund at $250,000 $100,000 and the total by a like amount.

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Increase Contractual Services by $250,000 $100,000 and the total by a like amount.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Jackson for adoption of Amendment 2.

Councilman Carmody: I would ask the Administration for guidance or their thoughts on this particular amendment.

Mayor Hightower: We've had several conversations about that including one with Calvin yesterday and Mr. Kirkland as well. And I agree, there is some need to update our master plan and the master plan consists of several different components. One of the components that I do think merits consideration and some updating and hopefully some guidance as well is neighborhood redevelopment which was one of my campaign commitments for the next four years and I know several Council Members as well, and I know a huge concern of Councilman Lester's. So, so we are in agreement that mid-term to put on someone to give us some sort of planning with funding efforts attached to a plan so that we don't have a study sitting on the shelf with millions of dollars of recommendations and no way to get there. So, we're in agreement to do that mid year.

And I think the budgeted amount that Mr. Kirkland had talked about was $100,000 he felt would be adequate to get that done. So that would mean $50,000 for this year and then we would come back The study should take roughly a year to get done so we figure 50/50. So we do $50,000 this year and then $50,000 again next year, we ought to be able to get that done second half of 2003, the first half of 2004.

Councilman Carmody: Now with this amendment indicates that it's a move of $250,000.

Mayor Hightower: That's why I'm glad you asked.

Councilman Carmody: No, I'm asking are you comfortable with the $250,000 or are you comfortable with $50,000.

Mayor Hightower: No.

Councilman Carmody: Or excuse me, a $100,000.

Mayor Hightower: We think that total budget for the neighborhood redevelopment portion of the master plan update would be $100,000. We think we can include $50,000 in each year, so we would ask that you would amend $250,000 to $100,000 realizing that $50,000 of that would carry over into 2004.

Councilman Lester: Could Mr. Kirkland approach? As the Mayor has indicated, he and I have had some conversations as it relates to updating our master plan. My concern is dealing with the master plan totality. Also I'm particularly concerned about the master plan as it relates to the housing issue. Could you share with the council, if in fact, how the money would be spent if allocated. In other words, my amendment is for $250,000 to deal with the master plan. If given that amount, could you outline to the Council exactly what would be the process of spending that money and going forward.

Mr. Kirkland: Well, the first thing you would do is to outline a scope of work. What all would be covered in the master plan of work. Obviously as the Mayor has said and I think you've said and others are aware, housing is a major component that needs updating. In fact, it's almost wrong to say update, because we've had some plans about housing, but it really sets the original master plan of 1956, there has never been a major housing component; obviously we need that. We need the guidance. We need to know who the market is. We need to know how many units a year we need to be producing. We need to know how the strategies if you will for producing that housing comprehensively, not a piece meal effort or a token effort that we've had for the last 25 years that I'm aware of and it hasn't gotten us where we need to be.

But essentially a scope of work, there are a number of other components in the master plan than needs some update work. There are some areas that we are extremely well off in and that's our transportation plan is one of the best in the south. We've been fortunate to have that and that we've received excellent funding from other sources, Federal, State and other places because of that planning effort.

Our Airport's plan is second to none, it is updated every five years. So we've got some excellent work that's on the table. But we do need to do some work, i.e. work for SPAR, and parks and recreation, updating that plan, have some official, not only where we are, but where we're going. We have some excellent direction from the Mayor's office and Gary Norman and that department but we need to put it on the books if you will as to exactly where we want to see ourselves in 10 or 15 years and how we want to start spending the money to get there. But most of those parts, Mike Strong has done an excellent job with Water and Sewer and a number of the other areas, but we will need to put some writing on paper as to, where are we going with Water and Sewer, where are the things that clearly are going to make a difference to the future of this City.

So when I say updating, we will concentrate through a scope of work on housing as the major initiative. The Mayor mentioned it, and you all were talking about it earlier. What the 7,000 some odd properties that we need to put back in circulation. We really don't have a good way and there is no magic bullet for that either. But it will through concentrated work throughout this City. We know that a lot of areas that will not need work at all, but we need to look at those. Where that growth is going. What's it going to cost us. What's it going to mean to the inner City. How will we prorate the funds, if you will and the solutions that we put in place to those various areas. We've got a large inner city and it presents tremendous challenges to us. There are answers that we can get there, but only through committed concentrated thought and a plan that's going to work for us.

So, essentially a scope of work and then a request for qualifications. I don't think we'll ask for proposals, because frankly there is nobody out there in the U. S., that I'm aware of, that can come in here and tell us exactly how to do it. Our own people are going to have to help come up with this answer. And once we know what our market is, part of the scope of that work would be a thorough assessment of exactly what our resources are, what the challenges and problems are, and once you identify those, then the strategy is to help us provide the housing for example. That's essentially sort of a summary of how we would spend the money. We wouldn't even start spending money probably until mid-year to late end of year. The amount that the Mayor and I talked about is an absolute minimum, I will tell you right now to get there. We will have to do a lot of this in house, obviously.

Councilman Lester: Well, let me ask you this Mr. Kirkland. What would be an amount that you would feel more comfortable with?

Mr. Kirkland: Well, let me say this. This has all come up more since the budget session and I'm glad it did, but frankly, our department was not prepared to respond to what we would actually. I can knee-jerk, but I could tell you that we're a lot better within 60-90 days knowing that the Mayor's Office and this City Council is interested in updating ourmaster plan and concentrating on this, I'd rather buy an answer for a later date, Councilman.

I think it's going to take more than what the Mayor agreed to frankly. But there are other sources as well, possibly some grant sources, possibly the Caddo Parish Commission. I think frankly they are a part of the planning area, they ought to pay part of that. We've got some private sector partners, I would like to at least go and talk to and say, how about you paying part of this. The Bio-Med Intertech Program, they've got public money. There ought to be another $150,000 or $200,000 possibly that we ought to be able to get elsewhere, not just from the City.

Councilman Lester: If we appropriated $150,000 for the purpose this year of dealing with the housing component of the master plan, would that allow you to accomplish those things that you have articulated.

Mr. Kirkland: I believe we can. Its gonna be pushing it and I really think it can be spread over a two year period, easily. My experience with these kinds of projects, they don't move real fast, particularly if you're publicly centered and that you have a lot of public meetings, and we have at least seven districts that we would be talking to and a lot more if its in the Parish as well; so, that would get us started.

But I would like to say from the City's part of the funding, because I'm very optimistic that we can ask for and get funding from other sources.

Councilman Lester: Thank you Mr. Kirkland. I have a question for Mr. Ferdinand. Sorry to keep calling you up here Mr. Ferdinand. We're going to get our money's worth out of you today.

Mr. Ferdinand: No problem, here to serve.

Councilman Lester: Mr. Ferdinand, as I appreciate it, there was a previous attempt at doing some inner city study done, I think by group J-QUAD?

Mr. Ferdinand: Yes.

Councilman Lester: Do you remember what amount was done on that particular study, how much was appropriated for that study?

Mr. Ferdinand: Obviously it was before this Administration but it was a $180,000 and it only covered seven neighborhoods.

Councilman Lester: Okay, and that was a plan to deal with inner city neighborhoods, housing, I believe?

Mr. Ferdinand: It was to do housing assessment and recommendation and some economic development, but it fell short on economic development end but like the Mayor said earlier CMDI will help us out with that, but it was only for seven neighborhoods.

Councilman Lester: So, for seven neighborhoods, previous Administration, $180,000; thank you.

Councilman Walford: Charles knows, that I am a great proponent of planning and in favor of doing whatever we can, the issue I was going to bring up, he has already addressed. There are other funding sources and I like that fact that the Administration wants to support this.

I would ask now what harm would we have in putting this on the table for 90 days and come back and (unclear) funding sources? Someone needs to talk to Parish because it is a joint City-Parish master plan and see if we can get a funding commitment from them. I will vote for funding for the plan, but it looks like right now, its not absolutely necessary to do so.

Councilman Jackson: Just to remind us of the fact again, we talk earlier about the fluidity I guess for lack of better term of this whole process. It seems to me that we are so I don't know if it's optimistically cautious or just nervous of what the case may be, but it seems to me that if we are in agreement that it needs to be done, why have a meeting today? We could do everything another time.

I just think that if we move forward in the spirit of what the Mayor and Councilman Lester have talked about, if we don't need it. I'm certainly not a component of spending $100,000 if we can get ten partners and only have to spend $15,000; that would be great. But I think we ought to move forward and do something. Nothing locks us in to having to spend X amount. This money is moving from Riverfront Development. Mr. Mayor, is the Riverfront Development fund going to be grave danger if we move the $100,000 dollar out today?

Mayor Hightower: No.

Councilman Green: How do we go from here? We have Mr. Lester who is the author of the legislation for a $250,000, the amendment is for $250,000. The Administration has committed to $100,000what's our process?

Mr. Thompson: If anybody wanted to, somebody could offer a Substitute Amendment No. 2. And as I understand what the Mayor is suggesting, we would substitute $50,000 for $250,000 in both paragraph 1 and paragraph 2.

Councilman Gibson: I think one of the things I have appreciated in the short time that I have been on this Council with my colleagues is not only in and Mr. Chairman, you have done a masterful job of setting the tone for this new City Council. But I think we also have to take into consideration, I appreciate asking for opinions in terms of what if, is this enough money? Maybe, maybe not. If we're going to put a plan of action into play, we're not asking for a lot of time. I concur with Councilman Walford that asking for, just as we did early on in this discussion, a target date of March 31^st, I'd like to see an action plan with some concrete dollar amounts and not ballpark numbers. I don't care if it comes from Riverfront Development funds, I don't care if I don't care if it comes from Riverfront Development funds, I don't care if it comes from General Fund, I don't care where it comes from at this point and time. The fact is we are here to be fiducial responsible for the taxpayer's money. No ifs ands or buts about it, and I am supportive. I have some major issues in my district that deal with housing, neighborhood redevelopment just like the rest of you gentlemen, but the fact of it is we're not dealing with concrete issues here and to ask for some more time is not unreasonable. In fact I think it's the prudent thing to do here.

If that means, putting Mr. Chair, a task force together to work in conjunction with the Parish and the MPC and the Administration to where they can come before this body and present their findings, to where we know specifically what the amount is, then I would suggest to you, that if that isn't enough based on the findings of the task force, then fine, lets ratchet it up a little bit. But at this point and time, I have not heard anything in this discussion that merits or warrants approving something with or without, and no disrespect to the Mayor, no disrespect to Charles Kirkland, but I'd ask them if they were writing a check out of their own personal check book, would you write that check? And at this time, I would think they would want to see some more concrete information to be able to do so.

There is commitment here Mr. Chair and I think there is commitment Mr. Lester and Mr. Jackson to do, and we talked at great length about neighborhood redevelopment. But I think at this point and time, we need to know specific information, not ballpark information to go up or down because I have an obligation to report to people who ask me on a regular basis: what are spending, what are we going to get in return for that money and there are some components that are not in this room to be able to answer those questions and I agree that we have a budget, that I'll use Councilman Jackson's word, that is fluid. But gentlemen, I stated earlier in this discussion this afternoon.

We have some things before us that we can control and that we can't control. And by asking for a little bit of time, I am not asking for next year's budget, I am not asking for six months, I think that it gives us enough time to have our professionals in place to advise us in a prudent manner to where we can, when asked by our constituent, yes in fact we are maximizing the tax payer dollars to do the right thing and I think that we owe that to your constituents.

Councilman Lester: At this time, I don't know procedurally how we do it, I will, on my own, I will ask that: I will amend my own motion, Amendment No. 2. to reflect $100,000 to be spent in fiscal year, this year as it relates to housing, the housing component of our master plan. And I will also add in that amendment that we would charge MPC with the responsibility of seeking additional funding sources to make up any difference that is necessary and then report back to theCouncil, as that process moves forward.

Mr. Thompson: We heard a substitute motion from Mr. Walford, but we did not hear a second. I am trying to find out where we are procedurally, we did not hear a second, so therefore, we do not have a substitute from him, at this time; is that correct.

Councilman Walford: Did anybody ever second my motion?

Councilman Green: No, nobody seconded it.

Councilman Walford: So it dies for a lack of a second.

Mr. Thompson: Right. So if you would like to make a substitute motion along the lines that you just said, I think it would be in order.

Councilman Lester: That would be my substitute motion. I think each one of us on this Council accepts our responsibility.

I will amend my own motion, Amendment No. 2. to reflect $100,000 to be spent in fiscal year, this year as it relates to housing, the housing component of our master plan. And I will also add in that amendment that we would charge MPC with the responsibility of seeking additional funding sources to make up any difference that is necessary and then report back to the Council, as that process moves forward. . . . that when we make decisions as it relates to our budgetary priorities and budgetary amendments, we all can within in our own devices, examine what's going to be for the public good, what's going to affect our district. But at the same time, I think its important for all of us to understand that while, just as, we are seven individuals that the characteristics of our districts are different and each one of our districts have different needs, different degrees of needs.

I think this Administration has done an excellent job in its first term in addressing and ameliorating a lot of the concerns that we have had in a number of our areas, but having said that, there still exist inequities and there still exist scenarios where districts need different things.

I believe, I'm going to say this again and I will continue to say this. We set a lot of our priorities. . . you can determine what your priorities are when you look at what your budgets are. We are all intelligent individuals, we are all very articulate individuals. I think we articulate the needs of our district well. I'm particularly concerned as I ride through my district and seeing the decay and the hopelessness that is rampant in District A.

What I'm asking the Council to do is to partner with me, partner with this Administration and lets work to help some problems in my district, but more than that, as we use the money to update our master plan for the City, its going to inure to benefit of the whole.

The fact of the matter is, if we wanted to go through and knit pick, which I have resisted the temptation to do, we could go through the Riverfront Development and knit pick and you could also make the argument and I will not make that argument Ms. Benefield, that selecting one particular project in one particular area and not in another area, leaves the area that is left out to believe that they don't matter. Especially given the fact that we have apportioned certain amounts of money for certain organizations for certain period of time and that's a part of the political process, but I'm not going to go there and I don't think we need to.

At the end of the day, we know what our problems are and as Councilman Jackson said, either we 're going to deal with them or not. Either we're going to vote on them or we're not. I think one of the things that this Administration has set up and I agree to it to a certain extent, we don't need to study things to death. If we see an inequity, lets deal with it. I think we have an opportunity to deal with an inequity that is of historical portion. I think we can do this in such a way, I trust Mr. Kirkland and I've been very familiar with Mr. Kirkland the hard work that they do at MPC, that if we direct them to seek additional sources, then they will seek additional sources and we will not carry it to our burden.

But at the end of the day, if it falls to the City of Shreveport to carry the entire burden, to develop a master plan to redevelop its neighborhood, that's what we're supposed to do. Especially when you sit down and look at some of the priorities where we spend our money. And I promise, Reverend Green---lawyers and ministers are like first cousins. Once we get started, we can go on and on and on and I'm resisting hard the temptation, and for the record, Councilman Green did let me use his Sermon Pen, but I'm resisting that temptation today here.

But I would just ask the Council's support of this initiative. Its not exactly what I want, its not exactly what the Administration wanted which means I think it's a good deal for everybody. So, I would ask that you support this initiative to spend this $100,000 in this year and update our master plan so we can move forward.

Mr. Thompson: Mr. Chairman, as I understand it , Amendment No 2 by Mr. Lester would delete $250,000 and insert $100,000 in both the Estimated Receipts and the Appropriations; is that correct?

Councilman Lester: That is correct Mr. Thompson.

Councilman Jackson: I just figured out where we are procedurally? Do we have a motion or an amendment to the motion or we had a substitute motion and a second yet?

Mr. Thompson: We have a new Amendment No. 2 by Mr. Lester, I don't believe it has been seconded. He's made a motion, but there is not a second.

Councilman Green: Right, we have not gone through the process at this point.

Councilman Hogan: It was mentioned a few minutes ago, that $50,000 for `03, $50,000 for `04; am I understanding that right? So, are you proposing $100,000 for `03.

Councilman Lester: That is correct.

Councilman Jackson: I guess rather than wait to amend a motion after it gets a second, I would also suggest and again, if we're going to do it, I'm not making a motion, but I'm certainly would ask us to consider even, Councilman Lester consider, since we are not talking about spending money. There have so many illusions to. . . right now we're talking about spending money. What we're talking about is amending the budget to move money from one place to another so that it will be available if necessary. So, its not about spending money and while nobody is talking about specific amounts, none of us know the specific amount. I'm certainly not supportive of a study to find out how much to pay for a study.

But I think we've got to assemble the right people together in a room and I don't think that any of us would move without that prudence of assembling the right people together. This is not about that particular moment. This is about moving money right now. Cause what will happen, if we don't do it now, obviously we'll have to come back, we'll have to amend the budget to do it at some other time. All I'm asking is if its there and if we're going to keep choosing the alternative of coming back later to amend the budget later, I guess my question is how is this even on the agenda today? Maybe it should have been taken off if we knew this was going to happen. I just want us to move on it and understand that this does not make a commitment to give $100,000 for a study.

I would certainly like to see $50,00 this year, $50,000 in next year if that's going to clear up the atmosphere for what we need to do to get something done rather than waiting till later to come back to amend the budget when we've already sat here and talked about it. I think you express your commitment in your vote, not in your soliloquy.

Substitute Amendment 2:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 1. Estimated Receipts:

Establish Transfer from Riverfront Fund at $250,000 $100,000 and the total by a like amount.

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Increase Contractual Services by $250,000 $100,000 and the total by a like amount.

EXPLANATION OF THE AMENDMENT: This amendment transfers $250,000 $100,000 from the Riverfront Development Fund budget to begin updating housing the Master Plan for the City of Shreveport, with the understanding that the MPC will seek additional funds and with the understanding that the MPC will report back to the Council in this regard.

Clerk's Note: The $250,000 was struck at the meeting, and the underlined amount and words were added at the meeting.

Motion by Councilman Lester, to adopt substitute Amendment 2 to reflect $100,000 to be moved from the Riverfront Development Fund and a companion motion to the MPC's budget and that the dollar amount be $100,000 for this fiscal year and that be designated for a update or a creation of a housing master plan for the City of Shreveport and in so doing charge MPC with the responsibility of seeking additional funding sources necessary and seconded by Councilman Hogan.

Councilman Walford: If I may, I will vote "no" o this and I will say now, that I will vote "yes" to $50,000 and if its necessary for the MPC to come back I'll vote next time. But right now, for this year, I'll vote $50,000 but not $100,000. Councilman Green: For 2002?

Councilman Walford: For 2002, I am sorry, for 2003, if it were amended to $50,000, I would support it.

Councilman Hogan: No need to come to the stand Mr. Kirkland, but I saw you nodding your head a moment ago when Mr. Lester said, charge MPC with the responsibility of exploring other options of funding. Is that a commitment from you that you will talk to the Parish and whoever else that we can to. . .; okay.

Councilman Gibson: I'm in complete support of amending or updating our master plan. It was a big portion of my campaign overall for a master plan. Housing being a component of it. At this point in time, I want to be on record to say, I have the utmost confidence in Mr. Kirkland finding money, but if Mr. Kirkland does not find money, then this Council is back to square one. And I have to reiterate to my fellow City Councilman that if we ask for some time to do our due diligence in this process, Mr. Jackson, we are committed to making this process happen, but under the scenario and I wished that we were under better circumstances and I will go back again. When I look at things like $1.2 million in property tax and $700,000 and in sales tax, short falls, I think we've just put a little extra pressure on Mr. Kirkland. And I hope that he does find those monies, but when I vote on something, I want to see the complete package and whatever that dollar amount is based on the professionals who come before us, you will have 110% support because my district is going to benefit just like your district is going to benefit. But what we're advocating at this point and time is a half baked potato and I don't think this is what we are here for.

We are all committed. We talked at great length that we need to move toward a master plan. I don't think there is anybody in this room or on this bench here that is not committed to that, but at the same time, let get all the details, lets get a budget in front of you that is just like what we have here that talks about "x dollars" coming from the City and "x dollars" coming from these other sources and this is what we're going to do. So at the end of the day, when I sit down with ministers in my area and civic groups in my area and business groups and tax payers, I can say, here's what we're doing and here's what we've committed and here's what we're going to hold accountable to this entire process.

I don't think that anyone had said at any point and time in this discussion that we're not for a master plan update. I think 1956 is long overdue. But at the same time, if I go to a bank asking for a loan, they're going to want to see a business plan. In my opinion, this city needs and again I'll go back to the tone. Mr. Green has set a tone for this City Council. This City Council needs to set the tone when it deals to the financial matters of this City, bottom line.

This has nothing to do with For or Against. I am on record, I will support the housing portion of a master plan in its totality, but all I'm asking for is a written plan as my dad told me growing up "if you're going to complain about something or want to propose an alternative, not only make the recommendation, but take the time to put it on paper." And I want to see this on paper before we vote on it in the affirmative to take monies and lets be clear too, the Riverfront Development fund is not a slush fund for this City. And I hate to use that word, but I have constituents that ask me on a regular basis before I became City Councilman: what are we doing with all of this casino money . And Mr. Lester, you are dead right, it is where we spend our money is where our priorities, but our priorities also have to be put in writing to where your constituents-I'm using it as a check and balance. I want some protection with my constituents to say we have a game plan, here's what we voted as a group and this is in writing, not maybe this and maybe that and we will get some money here later on.

And I don't want to put this budget at risk, even though it is Riverfront Development Fund, that is taxpayer money that is suppose to go toward the betterment of City as a whole, and we have to be very careful how we spend that money also.

Councilman Green: I would like to say this, that some times we have to be careful as to what we say. As to being "half baked potatoes". We all ran a campaign and we asked folks for contributions not knowing whether or not we were going to win but we believed that we were going to win. If we had lost, do we give the money back? No. We sometimes, we can be right, but whatever we are asking can be dead right, meaning that there is no life in it when we can't get your vote.

But we all took campaign contributions. In fact all of us were basically half-baked potatoes with the exception of Councilman Carmody because his district----Councilman Carmody: I'm an whole baked potato, I'm an Irish potato-I mean he had very little competition. But we all asked folk for our money and we told our story that when I get to City Hall this is what I am going to do and now that we are, we say that we are going to do it, but wait. I got to wait.

If we had campaigned saying to our constituents , now when I get to City Hall, I am going to tell you all to wait, we wouldn't be here today. So we have got to have some faith that, if in fact we spent $100,000 that this City is not going to go to pieces; so, we have to understand as to what we are saying.

Councilman Jackson: Let me just say again, and I understand the motion that is on the floor. I just wanted to clarify my position because I have a respect for planning and understanding, due diligence and all those things that are involved in making, what I believe, are prudent decisions.

However, the lack of planning on our part should not perpetuate the victimization of people in this community. We are going to go home tonight and talk about having a plan. There are still going to be people who go sleep between now and the time that a plan is constructed, a budget is going together who are living in substandard housing. I may be wrong. But I'm driven more by the problem and the victims of those problems, than I am by what may be prudence or what may seem to be prudence on our part. I'm concerned about putting off for tomorrow what we can try to do today.

Again, let me reiterate this is not about spending money. This was about allocating money for the purpose of spending it in the future. Now, I would just suggest to us that to be committed to it, the spirit of it is, that we could certainly move to do something because people need to know that, this Council is not only about deliberation ad infinitum, but that it is about trying to get something done.

Now, I'm in favor of trying to get something done because I told the people, as all of us have espoused all of this time, that, that is what I was going to do. I am not trying to do it haphazardly. Certainly don't want to be construed as being, half-baked in any of the things that I want to attempt to do, however, I see my vote as two things. 1. Commitment to what it is that we are trying to do and 2. To trying to press forward the spirit of what it is we are trying to do. A hundred thousand dollars may not be enough, fifty thousand dollars may be, tantamount to throwing a pebble in the Grand Canyon, I don't know. But, I do know that something needs to be done and I don't want to appear to be the wisest person here by saying that if you give me 90 days to deliberate, I'll have all the answers. Because then we'll just know what it cost to do what still we don't now the results will be because at the end of the day, we have got to get pass this study stuff to get to implementation and the longer we put off financing the study, the longer it will be until such time that we are able to implement. Call it rash if you like to, but I'm ready to do something to try to help the people who have got to go to sleep tonight in substandard house.

Mr. Thompson: I want to be sure that we have this right. The original Amendment No. 2 was withdrawn. A new amendment was introduced by Mr. Lester and seconded by Mr. Hogan for $100,000. And the Explanation is: This Amendment transfers $100,000 from the Riverfront Development Fund budget to begin updating housing the Master Plan for the City of Shreveport, with the understanding that the MPC will seek additional funds and with the understanding that the MPC will report back to the Council in this regard.

Councilman Lester: That's correct, your Honor.

Substitute Amendment No. 2 approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Carmody, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 5. Nays: Councilman Walford and Gibson. 2.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Carmody for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: Councilman Gibson. 1.

8. Ordinance No. 168 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget funding contractual services provided to SporTran by Metro Management Associates, Inc., and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Lester adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None. 

9. Ordinance No. 169 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 Debt Service Fund budget, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Walford adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None. 

10. Ordinance No. 170 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Community Development Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Hogan for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment(s):

Amendment No. 1:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 1 (Estimated Receipts):

Under "2002 and Prior-Year Funds":

Delete the $200,000 appropriation for Prior-Year CDBG Program Income.

Decrease Prior-Year LAJET Grants by $66,000.

Increase Prior-Year Housing Program Income by $200,000.

Appropriate $220,000 from Prior-Year CDBG Entitlement.

Under "Fiscal Year 2003 Funds":

Decrease HOME Entitlement by $9,000.

Decrease Transfer from General Fund by $2,400.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Under "Prior-Year Funds":

Decrease LAJET by $66,000.

Appropriate Housing Program at $100,000.

Appropriate FHLB Match at $120,000.

Under "2003 Revenues":

In Administration, decrease Improvements and Equipment by $8,600.

In Housing and Business Development, increase Contractual Services by $55,300. Decrease Improvements and Equipment by $6,800.

Under Housing, decrease Housing Program by $35,900. Increase CHDO by $75,000. Increase Housing Program Income by $35,900. Decrease HOME Program by $84,000.

In Codes Enforcement, increase Personal Services by $22,600 and decrease Other Charges by $25,000.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of Amendment No. 1. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment No. 2:

Mr. Thompson: That was Amendment No. 1. There was an Amendment 2. However, the companion amendmentwas defeated. This is the $87,000 for the two code enforcement inspectors. This is by Mr. Lester. Do you want to withdraw it?

Councilman Lester: I want to withdraw.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Jackson for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

11. Ordinance No. 171 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Riverfront Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Hogan for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment(s):

Amendment No. 1:

Amend the Ordinance as follows:

In Section 2(Appropriations):

Increase Other Charges by $52,500. Decrease Operating Reserves by $152,500.

Increase Transfer to Capital Projects Fund by $100,000.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption of Amendment No. 1. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment No. 2:

Amend the Ordinance as follows:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Decrease Operating Reserves by $10,000 and increase Other Charges by a like amount.

Motion by Councilman Lester. Amendment failed for lack of a second.

Amendment No. 3:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Decrease Operating Reserve by $10,000 and increase Other Charges by a like amount.

Motion by Councilman Gibson, seconded by Councilman Hogan for adoption of the Amendment No. 3.

Councilman Walford: Can somebody tell us a little bit about this, I'm at a loss on this one.

Councilman Hogan: The Dixie League was originally through the SPAR Program, but along with the West Shreveport Little League and the Dixie League, they operate on their own now and the Dixie League was forced to move. They had located on the south end of the A T & T property and they had a letter this Summer, asking them to move and they had to re-locate. They were originally allocated $5,000. I've asked for an extra $10,000 which will match the East Shreveport Little League amount. This won't be a reoccurring expense but it is a one time shot I'm asking for, to help them with their relocation need.

Councilman Green: Are you saying that, we need to add some money to the budget?

Councilman Hogan: Five Thousand was allocated in the original budget and I'm asking for an additional $10,000 to give them a total of $15,000.

Councilman Green: I would really love to support this but with us cutting everything and we are in such bad shape, I just don't, I think we ought to wait until probably March or mid-year and see how things are going and then we come back and look at. Because they not going to play any baseball during the winter, anyway. But, I just think we ought to just kind of wait and look at this and come back mid-year and see what we got.

Councilman Jackson: I would think that, that is prudent.

Councilman Hogan: That is true. They are not out there playing baseball right now, but they have begun the process of relocating and I've driven by there myself. It is down the street from where I live, the guys are out there doing the work themselves. Taking down the fences and the backstops and the bleachers and they are preparing for the spring. And there has been a lot of expense there, and I'm just asking this to try to offset their expenses and I ask you to support it, please.

Amendment denied by the by the following vote: Nays: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Green and Jackson. 4. Ayes: Councilmen Carmody, Gibson, and Hogan. 3.

Amendment No. 4:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Decrease Operating Reserve by $250,000 $100,000 and establish Transfer to MPC Fund by a like amount.

Mr. Thompson: This is a companion amendment to the one that you just did. I assume Mr. Lester would like to offer this one and substitute $100,000 for $250,000 and to make the explanation the same as the explanation of the companion amendment?

Councilman Lester: That is correct.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Carmody for adoption of Amendment No. 4. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment No. 5.

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Decrease Operating Reserve by $10,000 and increase Other Charges by a like amount.

Motion by Councilman Lester. Amendment failed for lack of a second.

Amendment No. 6: Withdrawn by Councilman Lester.

Amendment No. 7:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Decrease Operating Reserve by $10,000 and increase Other Charges by a like amount.

Motion by Councilman Lester. Amendment failed for lack of a second.

Amendment No. 8: Withdrawn by Councilman Lester.

Amendment No. 9:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Decrease Operating Reserve by $45,000 and increase Transfer to General Fund by a like amount.

Mr. Thompson: This was the one that was defeated. The companion amendment was defeated. Would you like to withdraw this one?

Councilman Green: Yes, withdraw.

Amendment No. 10:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Decrease Operating Reserve by $87,000 and increase Transfer to General Fund by a like amount.

Mr. Thompson: This transfers funds for two code enforcement inspectors. I believe that the companion amendment was defeated, Mr. Lester. Would you like to withdraw it?

Councilman Lester: Yes, I will withdraw that.

Amendment No. 11:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Decrease Operating Reserve by $30,700 and increase Transfer to the General Fund by a like amount.

Mr. Thompson: The companion amendment was defeated, Mr. Lester.

Councilman Lester: I will withdraw that.

Amendment No. 12:

Councilman Lester: Withdraw.

Amendment No. 13:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Paragraph 2. Appropriations:

Decrease Operating Reserve by $26,800 and increase Transfer to the General Fund by a like amount.

Motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of Amendment No. 13.

Councilman Carmody: I know we passed this before, but this piece of equipment I would have thought would have been adopted under [Ordinance] 172 which is basically the adopting of the 2003 budget for Police Grants Revenue fund, I would have thought it would have been in there but again, my thought.

Councilman Green: We had to move it to put it in there.

Amendment No. 13 approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green andJackson. 7. Nays: None.

Amendment No. 14.

Amend the Ordinance as follows:

Amend Paragraph 5 to read as follows:

5. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized, excluding contracts for special legal counsel. Additionally, no funds shall be expended for the City's Washington Lobbyist until a contract for those services has been approved by the City Council.

Councilman Jackson: Why is this coming up again, right here.

Mr. Thompson: The other was for the Legislative Lobbyist in Baton Rouge. This is for a legislative lobbyist in Washington, D. C.

Councilman Jackson: So, the first one was not about D. C.

Mr. Thompson: It was about in Baton Rouge.

Councilman Green: Read that back again.

Mr. Thompson: You previously voted on a similar motion for the lobbyist in Baton Rouge, which was funded in the General Fund. This is a Riverfront fund and it has funds in it for a lobbyist in Washington D. C.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Carmody for adoption of Amendment No. 14. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: Councilman Walford. 1.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Jackson for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: None. Out of Chamber: Councilman Carmody. 1.

12. Ordinance No. 172 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Police Grants Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Lester adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: None.  Out of Chamber: Councilman Carmody. 1.

13. Ordinance No. 173 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Fleet Services Internal Service Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Lester adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: None.  Out of Chamber: Councilman Carmody. 1.

14. Ordinance No. 174 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Jackson adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 6. Nays: None.  Out of Chamber: Councilman Carmody. 1.

15. Ordinance No. 175 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Downtown Parking Enterprise Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Hogan for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment(s):

Amendment No. 1:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Increase Contractual Services by $25,000.

Decrease Operating Reserves by $25,000.

Motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Hogan for adoption of Amendment No. 1.

Councilman Jackson: Does anyone know what the scope of this analysis or this plan, is?

Mayor Hightower: Obviously since we've had river boat casinos, the opening of the entertainment district, all of the activity that goes on at Expo and other municipal facilities on the riverfront, we created a parking nightmare in a lot of instances. So we have done and the prior Council gave us the approval to go and let the DDA start operating our downtown parking where the City was doing it before, and it has increased revenues 10, 20, 30 fold, I'm not real sure but huge amounts.

We've kept that money in parking revenue fund, hopefully to go back into parking almost like an enterprise fund so that we can rectify any problems that we may have, particularly downtown parking. This analysis is similar to what e are talking about on a master plan is to go and find where, how can we fund it, how can we pay for it. To find us some sort of sources and how many spots we actually need at peak times. This is one of those deals where you know, do we build a sanctuary for Easter Sunday only. There is no question that we need the parking. It is where do we need it and how do we go about funding it.

Carl Parker and Company is one of the largest and most respected parking companies in the country and obviously with their recommendations on funding sources if we did go to the bond market, which may be able to happen since the DDA was able to get their 25-year tax passed, that may give them the capacity to go bond that as well. So, essentially, that'swhat the analysis will do. It will say, where does it go, how big does it need to be, and how do we pay for.

Councilman Jackson: So it will encompass or take care of the issues that have surrounded the Red River Entertainment District, the parking, the gaming entities are having issues and everybody else. This will encompass that and hopefully work to solve the issue for everybody in their district?

Mayor Hightower: Everybody right, downtown.

Councilman Lester: Those entities that were previously enunciated: the gaming industry, the entertainment district, those folks are going to be part of the sit down, the meetings as it relates to this study?

Mayor Hightower: Correct.

Councilman Jackson: Are they going to pay anything?

Mayor Hightower; Not for the initial analysis. Obviously the analysis is going to have to include some sort of help from those entities to help build a new facility that we do. Either that or you go to paid parking, and Sam's my friend, but I don't want to be the Sam Giordano of downtown.

Councilman Carmody: I would remind the Administration though, that a tax was passed on those properties downtown and so again, those property owners in this area will end up essence helping to fund some of the improvements that will eventually be built.

Amendment No. 1 approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

16. Ordinance No. 176 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Environmental Grants Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Carmody adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None. 

17. Ordinance No. 177 of 2002: An ordinance adopting the 2003 budget for the Downtown Entertainment Economic Development Special Revenue Fund, appropriating the funds authorized therein, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on October 8, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Green, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption.

Councilman Lester: The TIP District, what goes into or what went into the determining of the district lines of the TIP District?

Mr. Antee: Basically we looked at the areas that were going to be developed that were under-developed or deteriorating at the time and we used the, what's referred to as the entertainment in the old Shreve Square area and expanded it. We took out the high, what we thought at the time would be high sales tax generating areas such as the Hollywood Casino and Hotel so that, that money would come in the General Fund rather than into the TIP District, as well as the Convention Center so that those dollars would go into the General Fund and that's the thought process that was used at the time.

Councilman Lester: Other than collecting those monies for those taxes, are any special incentives for business entities that will be involved in the TIP District as opposed to out of it?

Mr. Antee: No, because the incentives from the TIP District are basically for infrastructure and in fact the first million dollars that are raised to the TIP District will probably go back to the Streetscape Fund because the Streetscape used underneath the bridge those monies, even though it was Streetscape, was brought out of the Streetscape area so that we can extend Streetscape down closer to the Convention Center. So any incentive and business incentive would go for the overall district and not individual businesses. They will need to go to the state and to the other economic development agencies, for those.

Ordinance approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

18. Ordinance No. 196 of 2002: An ordinance amending the 2002 Budget for the Fleet Services Internal Service Fund and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on November 26, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Hogan adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

19. Ordinance No. 197 of 2002: An ordinance amending the 2002 Budget Community Development Special Revenue Fund and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on November 26, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Lester for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment:

AMEND THE ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Under Administration, decrease Personal Services by $25,000 and Contractual Services by $10,000.

Under Housing and Business Development, decrease Personal Services by $25,000. Increase Contractual Services by $60,000.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of the amendment(s).

Councilman Gibson: Who is the services that we are going to contract with?

Mayor Hightower: That company, Councilman, is CDMI I believe are their initials. They are the ones that we talked about during the budget session that will come in and do commercial land hunting and revitalization and actually go out andnot only put the plan together, but go out and find the tenants, as well after going into the development.

Councilman Gibson: We've gotten so much information some times, its gets lost in the shuffle.

Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

20. Ordinance No. 198 of 2002: An ordinance authorizing the incurring of debt and issuance of Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars *($18,5000,000) of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana; prescribing the form, terms and conditions of said bonds; designating the date, denomination and place of payment of said bonds; providing for the payment thereof in principal and interest; and providing for other matters in connection therewith. *($17,520,000)

Having passed first reading on November 26, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Hogan, seconded by Councilman Gibson for adoption of the ordinance.

[Remarks were from Mr. Jack Brown, firm of Casten and Pierce; Gordon King, Advisory firm of King, Bosier, Neuska and Holley and Mr. Donnie Cunningham of Crawford and Lewis.]

Councilman Lester: In the refinancing of these bonds, what if any would be the savings are we are looking at after the refinancing of the bonds? What is the impetus for us refinancing these bonds at this particular time?

Mr. King: What you are doing with this transaction is going from an interest rate of roughly 5.25% average interest rate to the interest rate of 3.95%. The savings to the City of $682,000 over the next ll years. You are taking advantage of historically low interest rate.

Councilman Lester: Now the $682,000, is that amortized over the period of debt?

Mr. King: Yes, sir that is over the next 11 years; roughly $60,000 a year.

Councilman Lester: What is the Present Value Savings?

Mr. King: Net Present Value Savings is 3.85%.

Councilman Lester: And could you explain to us, what Present Value Savings is.

Mr. King: That is the amount of savings that are generated over the course of today's dollar amount, over the course of the next 11 years.

Councilman Lester: So, is what you are saying the $682,000, is that the present value of the money that we are going to saving over the 11 years?

Mr. King: That is the actual amount over the existing debt service.

Councilman Lester: Okay. What is the Present Value of the money that we are going to be saving?

Mr. King: Now the $682,000, is that amortized over the period of debt?

Mr. Cunningham: What the Underwriters do, they were in the market this morning to price these bonds. They have a total gross savings of $682,000 in round numbers. They Present Value that back based on 3.85% which gives us $649,068 Present Value savings based on today's dollars. The $385,000 is a ratio of the savings to the refunded par amount of the principal. Three percent (3%) is the threshold that a lot of issuers use (inaudible). If you are over 3% it is a very good refund.

Councilman Lester: So the Present Value of the money that we are going to be saving, is that the $682,000 or is that the. . .?

Mr. Cunningham: That is $649,000.

Councilman Lester: Is the life of the debt going to be extended?

Mr. Cunningham: No.

Councilman Lester: So when are we looking to pay the debt off--in 11 years?

Mr. Cunningham: 2003 through 2013.

Councilman Lester: Now, if we do a refinancing, how will that affect the pay off as it relates to the bonds? Is that going to be affected, at all? In other words is the refinancing going to allow us to pay the debt off faster or is that not going to affect the time?

Mr. Cunningham: Well really it keeps the debt service, pretty level. You are reducing what you have to pay every year.

Councilman Lester: As it relates to the fees. What are the fees that are going to be derived as far as lawyers and the consultants?

Mr. Cunningham: One thing that we should add before we get into the fees is that the savings are net of these cost additions. The Bond Attorney is $29,900 (roughly). The Bond Commission charges a fee, the Rating Agency charges a fee. We have a breakdown if you would like to see it.

Councilman Lester: Yes, I would. My other question is, were there any minority firms either in terms of consultants or legal that we use in the process of this arrangement?

Mr. Brown: Well, what you are approving today is the Bond Purchase Agreement and the Ordinance. These won't actually close until in January. At that point, nobody has gotten paid or anything or will get paid anything today at all. From the standpoint of the Underwriter, of course they have minority people within their firm. But there will be a Issuer's Counsel who in the past, Colvetta Colvin was the Issuer's Counsel for the local attorney on the Independence Stadium Project and she will probably be used again; that's down the road. From the standpoint of what we are doing today is merely accepting the bid. So far all we've done, we have gone to Bond Commission and got it approved, at this point.

Councilman Lester: Well my question was, are they going to or is it contemplated whether or not any minority counsel is going to be used in the process of this transaction and if so, where?

Mr. Brown: Where?

Councilman Lester: Yeah. Are you saying that we are going to use minority counsel in . . .

Mr. Brown: Well, I guess the Administration's call and we will look at it from, you know, wherever we can help and (inaudible) and again, this is a short. . . .

Councilman Lester: I understand.

Mr. Brown: This is not a normal bond go out and we are going to build $80,000,000 dollars worth of project. We are going to go out. This was the market was here. You go to the Bond Commission in one month and try to get this thing while the rates were here and that's how this has gotten to this point. It is a little bit of a analogy from that perspective.

Councilman Lester: But you are saying that is anticipated that minority counsel and possible consultants will be used in this transaction?

Mr. Brown: Yes.

Councilman Lester: And that is in concert with the City's Fair Share Program, correct?

Mr. Brown: Yes.

Mayor Hightower: I would like to make one comment and you'll see. This Council many not see as many re-financings as the prior Council did due to the low interest rates that we are going through, but we have saved literally millions of dollars over the past four years in re-financing the bonds that give us the opportunity obviously to build more projects and do other things.

Calvin, I think you asked a good question. In the past, I think things have happened when re-financings came about, the way to refinance and get more money, was to extend the term. That is one thing that when I sat on the Council I was absolutely against doing. It is like paying for a car, you know, paying for it for 90-months instead of 60-months or whatever, it is just, I didn't think it was good business. We don't do that. The term stays the same as the current term but we do free up the cash on the back end and all the figures that are quoted to you in savings and they pointed that out a second ago, are net of all fees. They don't say we are saving $682,000 and $400,000 of it is fees. So when you hear figures from us, you are going to know that, that is bankable. Money we can put into other projects.

Councilman Lester: On this document that Mr. Brown and Mr. Cunningham provided, can we identify, on the expenditures as far as the fees, individuals that are involved in that. Is that something that you can do, are you prepared to do that right now. I think it is a copy of the document, that you just gave to us Mr. Cunningham, as it relates to Bond Counsel and things of that nature.

Mr. Cunningham: Bond Counsel is: Casten and Pierce; Legal out of pocket is: a not to exceed figure based on the expenditures from going down to the Bond Commission and actual out of pocket; Official Statement Printing is: Ideal Prospectus in New York City, a financial printer; the Bond Commission is: the body in Baton Rouge, that approves every bond issuance by every government in Louisiana. They charge a closing fee and rebate part of that back to the City. Bond Printing: In order to get a better interest rate, the Underwriter wanted to physically print bond with Northern Bank note rather than do DTC like we normally do, a small charge. Legal Publication is: required by the statute. Verification Agent is: a group called the Arbitrage Group that tells you that the amount of these bonds is sufficient to pay off the old bonds. Escrow Agent is: Banc One Trust Company. Paying Agent is: Banc One Trust company. Bonds are rated AAA by Moody's and S & P and they charge a fee. Issuer's Counsel is: To be determined. Financial Advisor is: Mr. King's firm. Contingencies: If anything crops up, it is a rounding figure. It will go to the City if not used. Underwriters Discount: The underwriter is Morgan Keegan from New Orleans, as well as Shreveport where they sell a lot of the bonds.

Councilman Carmody: The Issuer's Counsel: To be Determined, that is going to be determined by the City of Shreveport?

Mr. Cunningham: Yes.

Councilman Carmody: And that will be through the Council's resolution?

Mayor Hightower: What we've done in the past on that, some of those we've handled in-house. Isn't that right, didn't some of them we handled in-house?

Mr. Cunningham: Yes.

Mayor Hightower: Some of them, the bigger issues, that Jack mentioned before, the Stadium, the Convention Center, some of those others, were subed-out, Colvette.

Mr. Brown: Colvette Colvin.

Mayor Hightower: Colvette Colvin did some of those.

Mr. Brown: Mr. Lafitte did the opinion for us.

Mayor Hightower: Those opinions are where we got our minority participation.

Councilman Carmody: I know that today we seem to be all about money and funds. I know that the Independence Bowl bonds were sold with a floating variable rate with the reduction down to 41-year lows and interest rates. It is now a time that we should be looking at locking in that rate.

Mayor Hightower: We've actually been talking with our financial advisors on that as well, and have continue to be advised to, continue float. We saved over $2.5 million in the short period time since we bought those bonds, so doing the floating. And if you will remember back, the floating rate is typically roughly 2%. Isn't that right Donnie, roughly 2% below fixed?

Mr. Cunningham: Well it is actually, well at the time that we did the Stadium, the fixed rate, long-term was 6.25%. These bonds today are at 1.45% so it is almost five points and the cumulative savings of $2.5 million over the last three years. And we have, Mr. King's firm has presented swap options, to swap and fix the rates for 3, 5, 7 years and they are not just near as favorable as what you are getting now, so.

Councilman Carmody: And it means, and it is not advantageous then for us to lock in that rate now?

Mr. Cunningham: I think the swap rate is a little higher than they ought to be and I think the City's, the financial advisory told the City to stay on floating right now. They are not going up any time soon, financially.

Councilman Carmody: Do ya'll anticipate lowering of that rate?

Mr. Cunningham: I doubt it.

Councilman Carmody: [Question inaudible.)

Mr. Brown: Last week, they were 1.2% (inaudible). It'll have to go much lower, but it have to move quite a bit up to get a lot (inaudible).

Mr. Antee: There is one other thing. That $2.5 million in interest that was saved was based on $25 million. We actually borrowed $30 million so we borrowed $5 million more and still saved $2.5 million.

Mr. Thompson: Because these things move so fast, the Ordinance 198 that was introduced is really just a shell. They've now given us the ordinance with all of the numbers in it, so we need a substitute motion at this time and I'd be happy to read it if you are ready, at that point.

The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment:

Delete the ordinance as introduced and substitute the attached pages 1 through 18.

Motion by Councilman Walford, seconded by Councilman Carmody for adoption of the amendment. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Motion by Councilman Lester, seconded by Councilman Gibson for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

21. Ordinance No. 199 of 2002: An ordinance amending and reenacting Sections of Ordinance No. 96 of 1980 as amended by Ordinance No. 22 of 1981, Ordinance No. 333 of 1983 and Ordinance No. 158 of 1989, relative to the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, levying an additional tax of one-fourth of one-percent (1/4%) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services, all as defined therein, adopting integrated bracket schedules, providing for remittance to taxing authorities, and otherwise providing with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on November 26, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Walford for passage. The Deputy Clerk read the following amendment:

Delete pages 1 through 11 and substitute in lieu thereof the attached pages 1 through 5 containing the footer "Rev.12-05-02 CM Minutes 12 10 02.wpdsalestaxordamd1ord".

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Walford for adoption of the amendment. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Lester for adoption of the ordinance as amended. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

22. Ordinance No. 200 of 2002: An ordinance to enlarge the limits and boundaries of the City of Shreveport - A tract of land located along the West 70^th Street and along Dinkins Drive in Section 29 (T17N-R15W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on November 26, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Gibson to postpone the ordinance until the December 30, 2002 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

23. Ordinance No. 201 of 2002: An ordinance to enlarge the limits and boundaries of the City of Shreveport - A tract of land located in the S/2 of Section 21 and in the N/2 of Section 28 (T16N-R13W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on November 26, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Gibson to postpone the ordinance until the December 30, 2002 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

24. Ordinance No. 202 of 2002: An ordinance to enlarge the limits and boundaries of the City of Shreveport - A tract of land located along the Norris Ferry and Southern Loop Roads in the SE/4 of Section 20 (T16N-R13W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on November 26, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Gibson to postpone the ordinance until the December 30, 2002 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

25. Ordinance No. 203 of 2002: An ordinance to enlarge the limits and boundaries of the City of Shreveport - A tract of land located at 5895 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in the SE/4 of the SW/4 of Section 1 (T16N-R15W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on November 26, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Gibson to postpone the ordinance until the December 30, 2002 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

26. Ordinance No. 204 of 2002: An ordinance to enlarge the limits and boundaries of the City of Shreveport - A tract of land located at 3001 and 3003 Meriwether Road in the N/2 of the SW/4 of Section 33 (T17N-R14W), Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and to otherwise provide with respect thereto.

Having passed first reading on November 26, 2002 was read by title and on motion ordered passed to third reading. Read the third time in full and as read motion by Councilman Jackson, seconded by Councilman Gibson to postpone the ordinance until the December 30, 2002 meeting. Motion approved by the following vote: Ayes: Councilman Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Hogan, Green and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

The adopted Ordinances as amended follow:

ORDINANCE NO. 161 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 GENERAL FUND BUDGET, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2003.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts for the General Fund for the year 2003 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Taxes and Special Assessments $115,085,000

Licenses and Permits 7,412,000

External Service Charges 7,767,400

Internal Service Charges 3,881,000

Interest Earnings (200,000)

Fines and Forfeits 2,562,600

Intergovernmental 1,506,000

Miscellaneous 6,698,700

Transfer from Riverfront Fund 2,526,800

Prior-Year Fund Balance 9,427,500

TOTAL $156,667,000

CONTINUED - ORDINANCE NO. 161 OF 2002

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated by department, out of the General Fund receipts for the year 2003:

Office of the Mayor

Personal Services $2,055,200

Materials and Supplies 39,300

Contractual Services 199,300

Other Charges 10,500

Improvements and Equipment 8,700

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 1,500

Subtotal $2,314,500

Public Assembly and Recreation

Personal Services $7,180,400

Materials and Supplies 849,900

Contractual Services 2,659,900

Other Charges 192,400

Improvements and Equipment 111,700

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 189,800

Notes Payable 20,800

Subtotal $11,204,900

Finance

Personal Services $4,020,900

Materials and Supplies 243,100

Contractual Services 1,030,000

Other Charges ` 100

Improvements and Equipment 110,700

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 4,500

Subtotal $5,409,300

General Government

Personal Services $2,804,500

Materials and Supplies 1,000

Contractual Services 284,500

Other Charges 2,056,500

Operating Reserves 9,500,000

Improvements and Equipment 0

Transfer to MPC Fund 864,700

Transfer to SporTran Fund 3,660,000

Transfer to Retained Risk Fund 7,000,000

Transfer to Community Development Fund 2,097,600

Transfer to Capital Projects 0

Transfer to Water and Sewerage Fund 707,000

Subtotal $28,975,800

Police

Personal Services $33,263,100

Materials and Supplies 923,500

Contractual Services 677,100

Other Charges 67,000

Improvements and Equipment 1,981,100

Transfer to Police Grants Fund 49,300

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 950,000

Subtotal $37,977,100

Fire

Personal Services $34,180,600

Materials and Supplies 941,200

Contractual Services 685,200

Other Charges 6,300

Improvements and Equipment 647,700

Subtotal $37,911,100

Operational Services

Personal Services $11,587,400

Materials and Supplies 1,551,300

Contractual Services 10,639,600

CONTINUED - ORDINANCE NO. 161 OF 2002

Other Charges 500

Improvements and Equipment 4,208,400

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 1,657,300

Transfer to Water & Sewer Fund 340,000

Notes Payable 76,800

Subtotal $29,984,500

City Council

Personal Services $ 918,200

Materials and Supplies 15,100

Contractual Services 169,800

Other Charges 0

Improvements and Equipment 17,500

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 1,500

Subtotal $1,122,100

City Courts

Personal Services $2,133,000

Materials and Supplies 49,900

Contractual Services 60,000

Other Charges 0

Improvements and Equipment 0

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 1,000

Subtotal $2,243,900

City Marshal

Personal Services $ 932,700

Materials and Supplies 22,000

Contractual Services 12,400

Improvements and Equipment 0

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 0

Subtotal $ 967,100

GRAND TOTAL - GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS $156,594,200

3. The General Fund Budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action of the City Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from General Fund receipts shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided in the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized, excluding contracts for special legal counsel. Additionally, no funds shall be expended for the City's State Legislative Lobbyist until a contract for those services has been approved by the City Council.

6. City Court Judges' Salaries - The salary paid to each City Court judge by the City of Shreveport shall be $58,500 per annum for the year 2003.

7. City Marshal's Salary - The salary paid to the City Marshal by the City of Shreveport shall be $76,000 per annum for the year 2003.

8. Donation of City Funds - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts involving funds appropriated herein. However, prior to execution, all contracts in which the City undertakes obligations or responsibilities over and above payment of funds herein appropriated must be authorized in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Shreveport, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 162 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS BUDGET, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the City Charter provides that the appropriations set forth in the annual Capital Improvements Budget remain in effect until they are amended or the project is closed; and

WHEREAS, 2003 appropriations are necessary only for those projects which are new or for which the appropriation is increased or decreased.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

Section 1 - Appropriations:

The following funds are hereby appropriated for the projects in the column titled "2003 Budget." For those projects listed herein, total project spending for all years shall not exceed the amount appropriated herein, unless such amount is increased by subsequent action of the City Council. For active capital projects which are not listed herein, but which have been previously appropriated in a Capital Budget ordinance, the prior appropriation shall remain in effect. The Director of Finance is authorized to expend same in accordance with law, to the extent that funds are available.

Program A - Building and Improvements

Projects: 2003 2003

CHANGE BUDGET

1. Multicultural Center (96A002) 231,700 3,328,500

2. Riverfront Buildings Improvements (97A001) 500,000 2,031,000

3. Shreveport Convention Center (97A004) 901,900 99,942,000

4. Oakland Cemetery Renovations (03001) 730,000 730,000

5. Renovations for SPAR Maintenance (03A002) 37,000 37,000

6. Riverfront Environmental Remediation (03A003) 100,000 100,000

7. Convention Center Hotel and Associated

Improvements (03A004) 2,500,000 2,500,000

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM A PROJECTS 5,000,600 106,168,500

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM A PROJECTS 143,774,900

Revenues:

Riverfront Development Fund 1,202,000

Interest Earned 931,700

Land Rent 1,900

Federal Grants 365,000

State Capital Outlay 2,500,000

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM A REVENUES 5,000,600

Program B - Recreation Improvements

Projects:

1. Neighborhood Park Facility Imps. (96B006) (23,600) 1,455,400

2. Sci-Port Space Center (Planetarium) (99B001) 1,500,000 2,200,000

3. Independence Stadium Expansion (00B001) (52,100) 31,508,900

4. Swimming Pool Renovations (01B003) 66,700 566,700

5. Independence Stadium Capital Repairs

and Improvements (02B001) 28,900 178,900

6. Cargill Soccer Field Lighting (03B001) 200,000 200,000

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM B PROJECTS 1,719,900 36,009,900

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM B PROJECTS 50,548,000

Revenues:

1998 GOB, Prop. 2 (Recreation) 100,000

1999 GOB, Prop. 2 (Parks) 66,700

Riverfront Development Fund 1,528,900

Private Donations (15,000)

Interest Earned (53,200)

Insurance Proceeds (7,500)

State Grants 50,000

Land and Water Conservation Fund 50,000

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM B REVENUES 1,719,900

Program C - Street Improvements

Projects:

1. Downtown Gateway Improvements (96C002) 200,000 200,000

2. 2003 CDBG Overlay (03C001) 350,000 350,000

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM C PROJECTS 550,000 550,000

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM C PROJECTS 105,321,900

Revenues:

CONTINUED - ORDINANCE 162 OF 2002

Community Development Block Grant 350,000

Downtown Entertainment District Fund 200,000

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM C REVENUES 550,000

Program D - Drainage Improvements

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM D PROJECTS 30,593,900

Program E - Water Improvements

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM E PROJECTS 56,228,500

Program F - Sewer Improvements

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM F PROJECTS 100,817,600

Program G - Traffic Engineering

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM G PROJECTS 1,286,400

Program H - Airports Projects

Projects:

1. Part 150 Noise Acquisition Regional Airport 4,888,900 26,108,700

(99H002)

2. Construct 10 T-Hangars - Downtown Airport 500,000 500,000

(03H001)

3. Radar System for Downtown Airport Tower 100,000 100,000

(03H002)

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM H PROJECTS 5,488,800 26,708,700

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM H PROJECTS 77,395,100

Revenues:

Federal Aviation Administration 4,000,000

State Grant 444,000

Shreveport Airport Authority (3,882,300)

Airport PFC Capital 4,926,700

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM H REVENUES 5,488,800

Program I - Fire Improvements

Projects:

1. Fire Equipment Replacement (01F002) 200,000 1,800,000

2. EMS Comp8ter System Improvements 225,000 225,000

(03I001)

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM I PROJECTS 425,000 2,025,000

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM I PROJECTS 9,670,000

Revenues:

1997 GOB, Prop.1 425,000

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM I REVENUES 425,000

Program L - Transit Improvements

Projects:

1. 2003 SporTran Capital Improvements

(03L001) 2,784,600 2,784,600

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM L PROJECTS 2,784,600 2,784,600

TOTAL - ALL PROGRAM L PROJECTS 18,218,000

Revenues:

General Fund 473,900

FTA Grant 2,230,100

NL-COG 80,600

SUBTOTAL - PROGRAM L REVENUES 2,784,600

GRAND TOTAL - 2003 CHANGE $ 15,968,900

GRAND TOTAL - ALL PROJECTS $595,002,400

CONTINUED - ORDINANCE 162 OF 2002

3. No office, department, agency or individual shall be allowed to expend any funds or incur any obligations other than in accordance with the Capital Improvements Budget's appropriations, as provided in Article 7 of the City Charter.

4. The Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized.

5. The Mayor is authorized to transfer among projects within programs and funding sources an amount which will not increase or decrease any project budget total more than ten per cent (10%), provided, however, that at least one hundred twenty (120) hours, excluding holidays and weekends, prior to taking such action, the Mayor shall notify the members of the City Council of the proposed action, the reasons for the proposed transfer and the impact the transfer will have on the projects, by filing such notice with the Clerk of Council, who shall immediately forward copies of the notice to all members of the City Council and shall file the original of such notice with the current Capital Budget Ordinance. Thereafter, a special Council meeting to consider any proposed transfer of funds will stop any action on the designated projects. Provided, further, that funds may be transferred one time only to or from a project unless the prior transfer(s) has been included in a capital budget amendment.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2003.

__________________________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 163 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE WATER AND SEWERAGE ENTERPRISE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2003; and

WHEREAS, sufficient revenues for the operation of the City's Water and Sewerage system are available from sources authorized by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated water and sewerage receipts for the year 2003 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Estimated Available Fund Balance 1/1/2003 $ 3,331,000

Water Sales 21,100,000

Sewer Charges 16,380,000

Other External Charges 462,500

Internal Service Charges 1,299,000

Interest Earnings 1,150,000

Other Income 19,500

Transfer from General Fund 340,000

TOTAL $44,077,000

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the receipts of the Water and Sewerage Fund for the year 2003:

Personal Services $ 9,430,500

Materials and Supplies 4,402,500

Contractual Services 7,867,700

Other Charges 14,730,300

Operating Reserves 1,978,400

Improvements and Equipment 629,400

Transfer to Debt Service 176,000

Transfer to General Fund 3,710,000

Transfer to Retained Risk Fund 626,000

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 475,000

Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 0

Notes Payable 51,200

TOTAL $44,077,000

3. The Water and Sewerage Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from receipts of the Water and Sewerage Fund shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

CONTINUED - ORDINANCE 163 OF 2002

6. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now

or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 164 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE AIRPORTS ENTERPRISE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2003; and

WHEREAS, sufficient revenues for the operation of the City's airports are available from sources authorized by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated Airport receipts for the year 2003 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Estimated Available Fund Balance 1/1/2003 $ 4,919,700

External Service Charges and Fees 8,769,300

Interest Income 215,000

Other Income 43,600

TOTAL $ 13,947,600

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Airports operating receipts for the year 2003:

Personal Services $ 4,123,300

Materials and Supplies 324,800

Contractual Services 1,679,800

Other Charges 1,816,100

Operating Reserves 4,469,800

Improvements and Equipment 106,800

Transfer to Debt Service Fund 300,000

Transfer to General Fund 215,000

Transfer to Retained Risk Fund 212,000

Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 700,000

TOTAL $ 13,947,600

3. The Airports Enterprise Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from Airports receipts shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

6. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO.165 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE RETAINED RISK INTERNAL SERVICE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has created a Retained Risk Fund whose purpose is to provide funding for property damage, workers' compensation and general liability claims made against the City of Shreveport.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Retained Risk Internal Service Fund for 2003 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2003 $4,299,800

Transfer from General Fund 7,000,000

Transfer from Water and Sewerage Fund 626,000

Transfer from Airports Fund 212,000

Interest Income 225,000

Insurance Subrogation 100,000

Miscellaneous Revenue 50,700

TOTAL $12,513,500

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Retained Risk Internal Service Fund's receipts for the year 2003:

Personal Services $ 894,200

Materials and Supplies 5,000

Contractual Services 19,800

Other Charges 6,522,400

Liability Reserves 5,068,100

Improvements and Equipment 1,500

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 2,500

TOTAL $12,513,500

3. The Retained Risk Internal Service Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized, subject to the provisions of Section 26-174 of the Code of Ordinances relative to the settlement of claims against the City.

5. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 166 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2003; and

WHEREAS, sufficient revenues for the operation of the City's municipal golf courses are available from sources authorized by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated Golf Enterprise Fund receipts for the year 2003 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Estimated Available Fund Balance 1/1/2003 $ 39,300

External Service Charges and Fees 1,392,800

Interest Income 2,000

Miscellaneous Revenues 6,500

TOTAL $1,440,600

CONTINUED - ORDINANCE 166 OF 2002

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Golf Enterprise Fund operating receipts for the year 2003:

Personal Services $ 876,500

Materials and Supplies 200,200

Contractual Services 251,800

Other Charges 900

Operating Reserves 10,200

Improvements and Equipment 0

Transfer to General Fund 85,000

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 16,000

TOTAL $1,440,600

3. The Golf Enterprise Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from Golf Enterprise Fund receipts shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

6. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 167 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION'S SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2003; and

WHEREAS, State law requires that the Metropolitan Planning Commission provide staff support to the Caddo Parish Commission, the cost of which is reimbursed by Caddo Parish; and

WHEREAS, sufficient revenues for the operation of the Metropolitan Planning Commission available from sources authorized by law.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Metropolitan Planning Commission's Special Revenue Fund for the year 2003 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

External Service Charges and Fees $ 89,500

Caddo Parish Reimbursement 160,000

Operating Subsidy - Transfer from General Fund 864,700

Transfer from Riverfront Fund 100,000

TOTAL $1,214,200

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Metropolitan Planning Commission's Special Revenue Fund receipts for the year 2003:

Personal Services $1,031,100

Materials and Supplies 25,900

Contractual Services 141,700

Improvements and Equipment 8,900

Notes Payable 600

TOTAL $1,214,200

3. The Metropolitan Planning Commission's Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

CONTINUED - ORDINANCE 167 OF 2002

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

5. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

6. Dedication of Revenues - The funds collected as charges and fees pursuant to the zoning ordinances of the City of Shreveport and the Caddo Parish Commission, and the operating subsidy transferred herein from the General Fund are hereby dedicated to the operation of the Metropolitan Planning Commission for the year 2003.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 168 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FUNDING CONTRACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO SPORTRAN BY METRO MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport operates a public bus transportation system known as SporTran; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has contracted with Metro Management Associates, Inc., to provide management services for the operation and maintenance of the SporTran bus system.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts, including operating subsidies, available for the operation of the SporTran bus system for the year beginning January 1, 2003 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Operating Income $2,080,000

Government Grants and Contributions:

City of Shreveport $3,660,000

City of Bossier City 315,000

State of Louisiana 466,000

Federal Transit Administration 2,137,000

Subtotal $6,578,000

TOTAL $8,658,000

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the receipts produced by SporTran operations and operating subsidy receipts for the year beginning January 1, 2003:

Contractual Services $8,184,100

Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 473,900

TOTAL $8,658,000

3. The SporTran budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed by SporTran receipts and subsidies shall be transferred to the Capital Projects Fund as provided in the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5. Operating Transfers - All amounts authorized in this ordinance to subsidize SporTran operations shall be transferred to the SporTran budget as needed.

6. Administration - The Mayor, or any duly authorized representative, is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive the funds authorized herein.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will become effective on January 1, 2003.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 169 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 DEBT SERVICE FUND BUDGET, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has created a Debt Service Fund to provide for the payment of principal and interest on the General Obligation Bonds of the City; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has the authority to levy a special property tax whose proceeds are allocated to the Debt Service Fund.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Debt Service Fund for the year 2003 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2003 $34,930,700

Ad Valorem Taxes (30.54 Mills) 27,500,000

Hotel-Motel Tax Revenues 1,250,000

Interest Income 499,500

TOTAL $64,180,200

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Debt Service Fund's receipts for the year 2003:

2003 Requirements - Principal and Interest $45,325,100

Less: Amount Paid by Water & Sewer Fund (235,600)

Less: Amount Paid By Fleet Services Fund ( 34,000)

Less: Operating Transfer (Riverfront Fund) (8,383,000)

Less: Operating Transfer (General Fund) (8,570,000)

NET EXPENDITURES $28,102,500

Fund Balance 12/31/03 $36,077,700

TOTAL $64,180,200

3. The Debt Service Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 170 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has created the Community Development Special Revenue Fund, to account for certain funds spent on jobs training, housing improvement, codes enforcement and neighborhood development.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated Community Development Special Revenue Fund budget receipts for the year 2003 are hereby established as follows:

2002 and Prior-Year Funds:

Prior-Year CDBG Entitlement 220,000

Prior-Year HOME Program Income 120,000

Prior-Year HOPE Program Income 207,000

Prior-Year Sales Tax Program Income 6,000

Prior-Year LAJET Grants 258,000

Prior-Year Welfare to Work Grants 30,000

Prior-Year WIA Grants 2,239,000

Prior-Year SHMA Program Income 90,000

Prior-Year Rental Rehab Program Income 25,000

Prior-Year Housing Program Income 530,000

Prior-Year Riverfront Development Funds 300,000

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Prior-Year Section 108 (SICED) 2,500,000

Prior-Year EDI Grant 1,000,000

Prior-Year Business Development Prog. Income 100,000

SUBTOTAL - 2002 AND PRIOR YEARS $7,625,000

Fiscal Year 2003 Funds:

CDBG Entitlement $3,270,000

Housing Program Income 280,000

HOME Entitlement 1,645,000

HOME Program Income 175,000

HOPE Program Income 30,000

Federal Emergency Shelter 134,000

State Emergency Shelter 121,000

Sales Tax Program Income 6,000

Transfer from General Fund 2,097,600

Rental Rehabilitation Program Income 25,000

Codes Enforcement Ext. Service Charges 175,000

SHMA Program Income 150,000

Business Development Program Income 100,000

Private Donations 6,000

SUBTOTAL - FY 2003 FUNDS $8,214,600

GRAND TOTAL REVENUES $15,839,600

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Community Development Special Revenue Fund's receipts for the year 2003:

Prior-Year Funds:

CDBG:

EDI Grant 1,300,000

SICED Grant 2,500,000

Program Income Balance 330,000

HOME Program Income 120,000

HOPE III Program Income 207,000

Housing Program 100,000

FHLB Match 120,000

Workforce Development Grants:

LAJET 258,000

Welfare to Work 30,000

WIA 2,239,000

Sales Tax Program Income 6,000

Rental Rehab Program Income 25,000

SHMA Program Income 90,000

Business Development Program Income 100,000

SUBTOTAL - 2002 AND PRIOR YEARS $ 7,425,000

2003 Revenues (includes $200,000 in prior-year funds for demolition):

Administration:

Personal Services $ 593,300

Materials and Supplies 12,100

Contractual Services 50,700

Other Charges 0

Improvements and Equipment 2,000

Transfer to General Fund 67,000

Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 350,000

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 3,000

Subtotal $1,078,100

Emergency Shelter Grants:

Federal ESG $ 134,000

State ESG 121,000

Subtotal $ 255,000

Public Facilities and Improvements: $ 75,000

Subtotal $ 75,000

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Public Service Projects: $ 300,000

Subtotal $ 300,000

TOTAL - ADMINISTRATION $1,708,100

Housing and Business Development:

Personal Services $ 470,600

Materials and Supplies 11,800

Contractual Services 112,200

Other Charges 0

Improvements and Equipment 1,200

Transfer to General Fund 125,000

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 3,000

Subtotal $ 723,800

Programs:

Business Development

Small Business Development Program $ 100,000

Sales Tax Loan Program 6,000

Subtotal $ 106,000

Housing

Housing Program $ 836,600

CHDO 323,100

HOME Program Income 175,000

Housing Program Income 280,000

HOME Program 1,251,300

SHMA Program Income 150,000

HOPE III Program Income 30,000

Rental Rehab Program Income 25,000

Section 108 Loan Repayment 315,600

Multi-Family Housing Development 320,000

Paint Your Heart Out - Private Donations 6,000

Subtotal $3,544,600

TOTAL - HOUSING & BUSINESS DEV. $4,374,400

Codes Enforcement:

Personal Services $ 827,300

Materials and Supplies 88,600

Contractual Services 970,700

Other Charges 360,000

Improvements and Equipment 36,500

Transfer to Fleet Services Fund 49,000

TOTAL - CODES ENFORCEMENT $ 2,332,100

GRAND TOTAL - APPROPRIATIONS (2003) $ 8,424,600

GRAND TOTAL - ALL APPROPRIATIONS $15,839,600

3. The Community Development Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action of this Council, be and is hereby adopted

4. Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed by receipts of the Community Development Special Revenue Fund shall be transferred to the Capital Projects Fund as provided in the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive the funds herein authorized.

6. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will become effective on January 1, 2003.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO.171 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE RIVERFRONT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has available in fiscal year 2003 certain funds as a result of gaming activity on its Riverfront; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has previously determined that the dedication of these funds to riverfront, downtown and economic development activity to be beneficial to the interests of the City of Shreveport.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund for 2003 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2003 $7,025,500

Land Rent 855,000

Gaming Head Tax/Harrah's 5,400,000

Gross Gaming Revenue/Harrah's 1,400,000

Boomtown Casino 1,450,000

Hollywood Casino 6,500,000

Interest Earnings 250,000

TOTAL $22,880,500

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures and projects are hereby appropriated out of the Riverfront Special Revenue Fund's receipts for the year 2003:

Personal Services $ 258,300

Materials and Supplies 3,500

Contractual Services 868,200

Other Charges 2,465,000

Operating Reserves 5,555,700

Transfer to General Fund 2,581,800

Transfer to MPC 100,000

Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 2,665,000

Transfer to Debt Service Fund 8,383,000

TOTAL $22,880,500

3. The Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from the receipts of the Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized, except no funds shall be expended for the City's Washington Lobbyist until a contract for those services has been approved by the City Council.

6. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

_____________________ORDINANCE NO. 172 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE POLICE GRANTS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport required the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City has created a Police Grants Special Revenue Fund, to account for the receipt of and expenditure of funds provided to the City by various agencies to assist in specific law enforcement programs.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

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1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated Police Grants Special Revenue Fund for the year 2003 are hereby established as follows:

2002 and Prior-Year Receipts:

Prior-Year Reduction of Crack / Drug Houses $ 7,800

Prior-Year Police Block Grant 2001 $ 73,500

Prior-Year Combined Operational Projects 2002 $ 32,300

Prior-Year OCDETF $ 59,500

Prior-Year Shreveport Enforcement Project 2002 $ 37,800

Prior-Year AFIS 2002 $192,500

Prior-Year Block Grant 2002 $300,200

Prior-Year DARE Grant 2002 $110,800

Prior-Year Domestic Violence 2002 $ 25,000

Prior-Year Weapons of Mass Destruction Grant (Fire) $280,000

SUBTOTAL 2002 and Prior-Year Receipts $1,119,400

Fiscal Year 2003 Revenues:

AFIS 2003 $ 384,900

OCDETF 2003 $ 79,300

DARE 2003 $ 109,800

Domestic Violence 2003 $ 29,000

(Includes local match of $5,800)

Shreveport Enforcement Project 2003 $ 50,000

Block Grant 2003 $ 300,200

(Includes local match of $30,000)

Weed Seed 2003 Highland Core $ 125,000

Weed Seed 2003 Highland Special Emphasis $ 50,000

Weed Seed 2003 Highland Asset Forfeiture $ 50,000

Weed Seed 2003 Highland Public Housing $ 50,000

Weed Seed 2003 Queensborough Core $ 150,000

Weed Seed 2003 Queensborough Special Emphasis $ 50,000

Weed Seed 2003 Queensborough Asset Forfeiture $ 50,000

Weed Seed 2003 Queensborough Public Housing $ 50,000

Safe and Sober 2003 $ 5,000

H.I.D.T.A. 2003 $ 54,500

Drug Knock and Talk $ 54,000

(Includes local match of $13,500)

SUBTOTAL FY 2003 REVENUES $1,641,700

GRAND TOTAL REVENUES $2,761,100

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth herein are hereby appropriated out of the Police Grant Special Revenue Fund's receipts for the year 2003 and prior years:

From 2002 and Prior-Years Revenues:

From Prior Year Reduction of Crack / Drug Houses Grant, appropriate $7,800 to Materials and Supplies.

From Prior Year Police Block Grant 2001, appropriate $10,000 to Personal Services, $41,000 to Contractual Services and $22,500 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Prior Year Combined Operational Projects, appropriate $25,800 to Personal Services, $700 to Materials and Supplies and $5,800 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Prior Year OCDETF Grant, appropriate $59,500 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year Shreveport Enforcement Project 2002, appropriate $37,500 to Personal Services and $300 to Materials and Supplies.

From Prior Year AFIS 2002, appropriate $192,500 to Personal Services.

From Prior Year Block Grant 2002, appropriate $30,000 to Materials and Supplies, $83,000 to Contractual Services and $187,200 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Prior Year DARE Grant 2002, appropriate $97,200 to Personal Services and $13,600 to Other Charges.

From Prior Year Domestic Violence 2002, appropriate $24,700 to Personal Services and $300 to Materials and Supplies.

From Prior-Year Weapons of Mass Destruction (Fire), appropriate $280,000 to Improvements and Equipment.

SUBTOTAL from 2002 and Prior-Year Receipts $1,119,400

From FY 2003 Revenues:

From AFIS 2003 Grant, appropriate $384,900 to Personal Services.

From OCDETF 2003 Grant, appropriate $79,300 to Personal Services.

From DARE Grant 200, appropriate $95,900 to Personal Services and $13,900 to Other Charges.

From Domestic Violence 2003, appropriate $28,700 to Personal Services and $300 to Materials and Supplies.

From Shreveport Enforcement Project 2003 Grant, appropriate $50,000 to Personal Services.

From Block Grant 2003, appropriate $30,000 to Materials and Supplies; $83,000 to Contractual Services and $187,200 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Highland Weed and Seed Core Grant 2003, appropriate $41,500 to Personal Services, $3,700 to Materials and Supplies, $73,900 to Contractual Services, $3,600 to Other Charges and $2,300 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Highland Weed and Seed Special Emphasis Grant 2003, appropriate $11,900 to Personal Services, $2,000 to

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Materials and Supplies, $35,200 to Contractual Services and $900 to Other Charges.

From Highalnd Weed and Seed Asset Forfeiture 2003 Grant, appropriate $31,000 to Personal Services, $2,000 to Materials and Supplies, $7,000 to Other Charges and $10,000 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Highland Weed and Seed Public Housing Grant 2003, appropriate $9,500 to Personal Services, $3,300 to Materials and Supplies, $17,500 to Contractual Services, $1,700 to Other Charges and $18,000 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Queensborough Weed and Seed Core Grant 2003, appropriate $36,000 to Personal Services, $1,800 to Materials and Supplies, $107,800 to Contractual Services, $2,300 to Other Charges and $2,100 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Queensborough Weed and Seed Special Emphasis Grant 2003, appropriate $41,100 to Personal Services, $1,400 to Materials and Supplies, $1,500 to Contractual Services and $6,000 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Queensborough Weed and Seed Asset Forfeiture Forfeiture Grant 2003, appropriate $31,000 to Personal Services, $6,000 to Other Charges and $13,000 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Queensborough Weed and Seed Public Housing Grant 2003,appropriate $29,300 to Personal Services, $9,100 to Materials and Supplies, $5,500 to Contractual Services and $6,100 to Improvements and Equipment.

From Safe and Sober Grant 2003, appropriate $5,000 to Personal Services.

From H.I.D.T.A. Grant 2003, appropriate $54,500 to Personal Services.

From Drug Knock and Talk Grant 2003, appropriate $51,800 to Personal Services, $1,200 to Materials and Supplies and $1,000 to Improvements and Equipment.

SUBTOTAL From FY 2003 Grant Funds $ 1,641,700

GRAND TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $ 2,761,100

3. The Police Grants Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the Council on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action of this Council, be and is hereby adopted.

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized, and in accordance with the assurances contained in the Federal and State grants received by the City. It is further recognized that "Notices of Funds Available" have been received only through the close of the Federal and State fiscal years and that the availability of funds beyond the Federal and State fiscal years is an estimate only. The Chief Administrative Officer or his designee shall not approve any allotment which would exceed the amount for which a "Notice of Funds Available" has not been received and the Director of Finance shall not approve any expenditure which is not in accordance with such allotment.

5. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

6. Program Income - All receipts generated directly from activities funded from intergovernmental sources shall be deposited into the proper Special Revenue Fund in accordance with Federal or State Law.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 173 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE FLEET SERVICES INTERNAL SERVICE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has created a Fleet Services Internal Service Fund whose purpose is to provide funding for the maintenance of the City's motorized fleet.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Fleet Services Risk Internal Service Fund for 2003 are hereby established as follows:

Transfer from General Fund $2,830,600

(Includes $25,000 from City Marshal's accounts)

Transfer from Water and Sewerage Fund 475,000

Transfer from MPC Fund 6,000

Transfer from Community Development Fund 59,000

Transfer from Golf Fund 16,000

Transfer from Retained Risk Fund 2,500

Miscellaneous Revenues 105,500

TOTAL $3,494,600

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Fleet Services Internal Service Fund's receipts for the year 2003:

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Personal Services $1,527,300

Materials and Supplies 1,105,100

Contractual Services 740,600

Other Charges 0

Improvements and Equipment 26,200

Notes Payable 33,400

Transfer to General Fund 62,000

TOTAL $3,494,600

3. The Fleet Services Internal Service Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized, subject to the provisions of Section 26-174 of the Code of Ordinances relative to the settlement of claims against the City.

5. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 174 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE SHREVEPORT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the City Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the year 2003; and

WHEREAS, the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency (SRA) is authorized by R.S. 33:4625 and the City's General Redevelopment Plan to acquire and to land bank vacant adjudicated property for future redevelopment projects and to acquire other property for current redevelopment projects in Redevelopment Areas, and the City is authorized by law and by contract with the SRA to provide funds for the acquisition of said properties; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated receipts of the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund for 2003 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2003 $ 5,000

Miscellaneous Revenue 70,000

TOTAL $ 75,000

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures and projects are hereby appropriated out of the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund's receipts for the year 2003:

Contractual Services $16,000

Improvements & Equipment 59,000

TOTAL $75,000

3. The Shreveport Redevelopment Agency's Special Revenue Fund budget as presented to the City Council on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4 Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from the receipts of the Shreveport Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5 Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

6 Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2003.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 175 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE DOWNTOWN PARKING ENTERPRISE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, Article 7 of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has created a Downtown Parking Enterprise Fund, whose purpose is to use funds collected from parking activities to promote improved parking facilities in the downtown area; and

WHEREAS, the revenues and expenditures of this fund need to be appropriated as a part of the City's annual budget process.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated Downtown Parking Enterprise Fund receipts for the year 2003 are hereby established and adopted as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance 1/1/2003 $ 363,700

External Service Charges $ 280,000

Fines and Forfeitures 350,000

Interest 6,000

Miscellaneous Revenue 0

TOTAL $999,700

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth in the following classes of expenditures are hereby appropriated out of the Downtown Parking Fund's receipts for the year 2003:

Contractual Services $ 425,000

Operating Reserves 574,700

TOTAL $ 999,700

3. The Downtown Parking Enterprise Fund budget presented to the City Council by the Mayor on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action by this Council, be and the same is hereby adopted.

4. Capital Transfers - All amounts authorized by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance to be financed from Downtown Parking Fund receipts shall be transferred to the proper capital funds as provided by the Capital Improvements Budget ordinance.

5. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend or receive funds herein authorized.

6. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with Section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 176 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED THEREIN, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, Article 7, Section 7.02 (a) of the Charter of the City of Shreveport requires the adoption of a comprehensive operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2003; and

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has available in fiscal year 2003 certain federal and state funds granted to the City for environmental purposes; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has created an Environmental Grants Special Revenue Fund to account for these grants: and

WHEREAS, 2003 appropriations are necessary only for those grants which are new or for which the appropriation is increased or decreased, since the original appropriations remain in effect until they are amended or the grant is closed.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in due, regular, and legal session convened, that:

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1. Appropriations: The following funds are hereby appropriated for the grants in the column titled "2003 Budget." For those grants listed herein, total spending for all years shall not exceed the amount appropriated herein, unless such amount is increased by subsequent action of the City Council. For active grants which are not listed herein, but which have been previously appropriated in a budget ordinance for the Environmental Grants Special Revenue Fund, the prior appropriation shall remain in effect. The Director of Finance is authorized to expend same in accordance with law, to the extent that funds are available.

2003 2003

Grant: CHANGE BUDGET

Brownfields Assessment Grant 0 $ 32,700

Brownfields Supplemental Assessment 0 $ 300,000

Grant

Brownfields Greenspace Grant 0 $ 50,000

Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund 0 $ 1,000,000

Brownfields Job Training Grant 0 $ 200,000

Brownfields Economic Development 0 $ 1,000,000

Initiative

Brownfields Economic Development 0 $ 429,100

Initiative (2001)

Brownfields Economic Development 0 $ 300,000

Initiative (2002)

EPA Ozone Flex Grant 0 $ 15,000

EPA Clean Air Grant 0 $ 400,000

GRAND TOTAL - 2003 CHANGE $ 0

GRAND TOTAL - 2003 BUDGET $3,726,800

2. The Environmental Grants Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the Council on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action of this Council, be and is hereby adopted.

3. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized, and in accordance with the assurances contained in the Federal and State grants received by the City. It is further recognized that "Notices of Funds Available" have been received only through the close of the Federal and State fiscal years and that the availability of funds beyond the Federal and State fiscal years is an estimate only. The Chief Administrative Officer or his designee shall not approve any allotment which would exceed the amount for which a "Notice of Funds Available" has not been received and the Director of Finance shall not approve any expenditure which is not in accordance with such allotment.

4. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized except in accordance with section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

5. Program Income - All receipts generated directly from activities funded from intergovernmental sources shall be deposited into the proper Special Revenue Fund in accordance with Federal or State Law.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2003.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 177 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2003 BUDGET FOR THE DOWNTOWN ENTERTAINMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS THEREIN AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the City of Shreveport has created a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District within a portion of the Downtown Riverfront area; and

WHEREAS, the City has created the Downtown Entertainment Economic Development Special Revenue Fund to account for the additional sales taxes generated within the TIF District and to budget the receipts therefrom

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened that:

1. Estimated Receipts - The estimated Downtown Entertainment Special Revenue Fund receipts for the year 2003 are hereby established as follows:

Estimated Fund Balance as of 1/1/2003 $ 100,000

Sales Taxes from the TIF District $ 175,000

TOTAL REVENUES $ 275,000

2. Appropriations - The funds set forth herein are hereby appropriated out of the Downtown Entertainment Economic Development Special Revenue Fund's receipts for the year 2003:

Transfer to Capital Projects Fund $ 200,000

Operating Reserves $ 75,000

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TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $ 275,000

3. The Downtown Entertainment Economic Development Special Revenue Fund budget presented to the City Council on October 1, 2002, as amended by subsequent action of the City Council, be and is hereby adopted.

4. Administration - The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all contracts, deeds, grant documents and other legal instruments necessary to expend and receive the funds herein authorized, excluding contracts for special legal counsel.

5. Donation of City Funds - No funds herein appropriated shall be donated, loaned or pledged, and no expenditures for such purposes shall be authorized, except in accordance with section 26-53 of the Code of Ordinances, as it exists now or may hereafter be amended.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable,

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance will be effective on January 1, 2003.

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James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 196 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2002 BUDGET FOR THE FLEET SERVICES INTERNAL SERVICE FUND AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, the City Charter provides for the amendment of any previously-adopted budget; and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to amend the 2002 budget for the Fleet Services Internal Service, to shift funds among expenditure categories and for other purposes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that Ordinance No. 160 of 2001, the 2002 budget for the Fleet Services Internal Service Fund, be amended as follows:

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Increase Materials and Supplies by $50,000.

Increase Contractual Services by $45,000.

Decrease Improvements and Equipment by $95,000.

Adjust totals and subtotals accordingly.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the remainder of Ordinance No. 158 of 2001, as amended, shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other sections of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 197 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2002 BUDGET FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL REVENUE FUND AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO

WHEREAS, the City Charter provides for the amendment of any previously adopted budget; and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds it necessary to amend the 2002 budget for the Community Development Special Revenue Fund, to shift funds between expenditure categories, to appropriate newly-received funds and for other purposes.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, in legal session convened, that Ordinance No. 157 of 2001, the 2002 budget for the Community Development Special Revenue Fund, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:

In Section 1 (Estimated Revenues), under 2001 and Prior-Year Funds, increase Prior-Year LAJET Grants by $67,500. Under Fiscal Year 2002 Funds, increase State Emergency Shelter by $21,900. Appropriate $210,000 from the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency.

In Section 2 (Appropriations):

Under 2001 and Prior-Year Funds, increase LAJET by $67,500.

Under 2002 Revenues:

Under Administration, decrease Personal Services by $21,000 and Contractual Services by $35,000. Increase Materials and Supplies by $3,000. Increase State Emergency Shelter by $21,900.

Under Housing and Business Development, decrease Personal Services by $21,000 and Improvements and Equipment by $4,000. Increase Contractual Services by $74,000 and Transfer to Fleet Services by $4,000. Appropriate $210,000 to LHFA Substandard

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Housing Assistance.

Under Administration, decrease Personal Services by $25,000 and Contractual Services by $10,000.

Under Housing and Business Development, decrease Personal Services by $25,000. Increase Contractual Services by $60,000.

All totals and subtotals shall be adjusted accordingly.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications; and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared to be severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or portions thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

______________________________

James Green Chairman

__________________________________________

Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 198 OF 2002

Offered by Councilman Hogan and seconded by Councilman Gibson:

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE INCURRING OF DEBT AND ISSUANCE OF SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($17,520,000) OF GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2003A, OF THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT, STATE OF LOUISIANA; PRESCRIBING THE FORM, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID BONDS; DESIGNATING THE DATE, DENOMINATION AND PLACE OF PAYMENT OF SAID BONDS; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF IN PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority of said City, that:

SECTION 1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:

"Agreement" means the agreement to be entered into between the Issuer and the Paying Agent pursuant to this Ordinance.

"Bond" means any Bonds of the Issuer authorized to be issued by this Ordinance, whether initially delivered or issued in exchange for, upon transfer of, or in lieu of any Bond previously issued.

"Bond Register" means the records kept by the Paying Agent at its principal office in which registration of the Bonds and transfers of the Bonds shall be made as provided herein.

"Bond Insurer" means Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

"Bond Insurance Policy" means the municipal bond insurance policy issued by the Bond Insurer.

"Bonds" means the Issuer's General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A, authorized by this Ordinance, in the total aggregate principal amount of Seventeen Million Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($17,520,000).

"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

"Executive Officers" means, collectively, the Mayor, the Director of Finance and the Clerk of Council of the Issuer.

"Governing Authority" means the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana.

"Government Securities" means direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, which are non-callable prior to their maturity, may be United States Treasury obligations such as the State and Local Government Series and may be in book-entry form.

"Interest Payment Date" means June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2003.

"Issuer" means the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana.

"Outstanding" when used with respect to Bonds means, as of the date of determination, all Bonds theretofore issued and delivered under this Ordinance, except:

1. Bonds theretofore canceled by the Paying Agent or delivered to the Paying Agent for cancellation;

2. Bonds for which payment or redemption sufficient funds have been theretofore deposited in trust for the owners of such Bonds, provided that if such Bonds are to be redeemed, irrevocable notice of such redemption has been duly given or provided for pursuant to this Ordinance or waived;

3. Bonds in exchange for or in lieu of which other Bonds have been registered and delivered pursuant to this Ordinance;

4. Bonds alleged to have been mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen which have been paid as provided in this Ordinance or by law; and

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5. Bonds for the payment of the principal (or redemption price, if any) of and interest on which money or Government Securities or both are held in trust with the effect specified in this Ordinance.

"Ordinance" means this ordinance authorizing the issuance of the Bonds, as it may be supplemented and amended.

"Owner" or "Owners" when used with respect to any Bond means the Person in whose name such Bond is registered in the Bond Register.

"Paying Agent" means Bank One Trust Company, N.A., in the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, until a successor Paying Agent shall have been appointed pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Ordinance and thereafter "Paying Agent" shall mean such successor Paying Agent.

"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

"Prior Bonds" means collectively, the outstanding balance of $4,865,000 of the General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 1993 and the outstanding balance of the $11,995,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 1993B previously issued to finance the construction, acquisition and improving works of public improvement of the City including roads, streets, drainage, parks and recreation facilities and public facilities including facilities for the police department and fire department, and other public purposes, and acquiring the necessary land, equipment and furnishings.

"Record Date" for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date means the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding such Interest Payment Date.

"Underwriter" means Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., of New Orleans, Louisiana, representing the original purchasers of the Bonds.

SECTION 2. Authorization of Bonds Maturities. In compliance with the terms and provisions of Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, (the "Act") as amended and other constitutional and statutory authority, the City of Shreveport, Louisiana (the "Issuer") governed by the City Council (the "Governing Authority"), there is hereby authorized the incurring of an indebtedness of Seventeen Million Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($17,520,000) for, on behalf of, and in the name of the Issuer, for the purpose of providing funds to refund the Prior Bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Act. To represent said indebtedness, this Governing Authority does hereby authorize the issuance of Seventeen Million Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($17,520,000) of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2003A, of the Issuer. The Bonds shall be in fully registered form, shall be the date of delivery, shall be issued in the denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity and shall be numbered from R-1 upward. The unpaid principal of the Bonds shall bear interest from the date thereof or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable on each Interest Payment Date, commencing June 1, 2003, at the following rates of interest and shall mature serially on December 1 of each year as follows:

Year Principal Interest Rage

December 1 Maturing Per Annum

2003 $275,000.00 2.375%

2004 $1,860,000.00 2.375%

2005 $1,925,000.00 2.375%

2006 $1,980,000.00 2.500%

2007 $2,045,000.00 2.750%

2008 $1,965,000.00 3.000%

2009 $2,045,000.00 3.500%

2010 $1,270,000.00 4.000%

2011 $1,325,000.00 4.000%

2012 $1,385,000.00 4.000%

2013 $1,445,000.00 5.000%

The principal of the Bonds, upon maturity or redemption, shall be payable at the principal office of the Paying Agent, upon presentation and surrender thereof, and interest on the Bonds shall be payable by check of the Paying Agent mailed by the Paying Agent to the Owner (determined as of the close of business on the Record Date) at the address shown on the Bond Register. Each Bond delivered under this Ordinance upon transfer of, in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond, and each such Bond shall bear interest (as herein set forth) so neither gain nor loss in interest shall result from such transfer, exchange or substitution.

No Bond shall be entitled to any right or benefit under this Ordinance, or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Bond a certificate of registration, substantially in the form provided in this Ordinance, executed by the Paying Agent by manual signature.

SECTION 3. Book-Entry Registration of Bonds. The Bonds shall be initially issued in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee for The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), as registered owner of the Bonds, and held in the custody of DTC. The Director of Finance of the Issuer or any other officer of the Issuer is authorized to execute and deliver a Letter of Representation to DTC on behalf of the Issuer with respect to the issuance of the Bonds in "book-entry only" format. The Paying Agent is hereby directed to execute said Letter of Representation. The terms and provisions of said Letter of Representation shall govern in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Bond Ordinance and said Letter of Representation. A single certificate will be issued and delivered to DTC or its designee for each maturity of the Bonds. The Beneficial Owners will not receive physical delivery of Bond certificates except as provided herein. Beneficial Owners are expected to receive a written confirmation of their purchase providing details of each Bond acquired. For so long as DTC shall continue to serve as securities depository for the Bonds as provided herein, all transfers of beneficial ownership interest will be made by book-entry only, and no investor or other party purchasing, selling or otherwise transferring beneficial ownership of Bonds is to receive, hold or deliver any Bond certificate.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, while the Bonds are issued in book-entry-only form, the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds may be payable by the Paying Agent by wire transfer to DTC in accordance with the Letter of Representation.

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For every transfer and exchange of the Bonds, the Beneficial Owner may be charged a sum sufficient to cover such Beneficial Owner's allocable share of any tax, fee or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto.

Bond certificates are required to be delivered to and registered in the name of the Beneficial Owner under the following circumstances:

(a) DTC determines to discontinue providing its service with respect to the Bonds. Such a determination may be made at any time by giving 30 days' notice to the Issuer and the Paying Agent and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under applicable law.

(b) The Issuer determines that continuation of the system of book-entry transfer through DTC (or a successor securities depository) is not in the best interests of the Issuer and/or the Beneficial Owners.

The Issuer and the Paying Agent will recognize DTC or its nominee as the Bondholder for all purposes, including notices and voting.

Neither the Issuer or the Paying Agent are responsible for the performance by DTC of any of its obligations, including, without limitation, the payment of moneys received by DTC, the forwarding of notices received by DTC or the giving of any consent or proxy in lieu of consent.

Whenever during the term of the Bonds the beneficial ownership thereof is determined by a book entry at DTC, the requirements of this Bond Ordinance of holding, delivering or transferring the Bonds shall be deemed modified to require the appropriate person to meet the requirements of DTC as to registering or transferring the book entry to produce the same effect.

If at any time DTC ceases to hold the Bonds, all references herein to DTC shall be of no further force or effect.

SECTION 4. Redemption Provisions. The Bonds are not subject to redemption prior to maturity.

SECTION 5. Registration and Transfer. The Issuer shall cause the Bond Register to be kept by the Paying Agent. The Bonds may be transferred, registered and assigned only on the Bond Register, and such registration shall be at the expense of the Issuer. A Bond may be assigned by the execution of an assignment form on the Bond or by other instruments of transfer and assignment acceptable to the Paying Agent. A new Bond or Bonds will be delivered by the Paying Agent to the last assignee (the new Owner) in exchange for such transferred and assigned Bonds after receipt of the Bonds to be transferred in proper form. Such new Bond or Bonds shall be in the denomination of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity. Neither the Issuer nor the Paying Agent shall be required to issue, register, transfer or exchange any Bond during a period beginning (i) at the opening of business on a Record Date and ending at the close of business on the Interest Payment Date or (ii) with respect to Bonds to be redeemed, at the opening of business fifteen (15) days before the date of the mailing of a notice of redemption of such Bonds and ending on the date of such redemption.

SECTION 6. Form of Bonds. The Bonds and the endorsements to appear thereon shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit:

(FORM OF BOND)

NOTICE: Unless this Bond is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company to the Issuer or its agent for registration of transfer, exchange or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or such other name as requested by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company and any payment is made to Cede & Co., ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL SINCE THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

As provided in the Bond Ordinance referred to herein, until the termination of the system of book-entry-only transfers through DTC and notwithstanding any other provision of the Bond Ordinance to the contrary, this Bond may be transferred, in whole but not in part, only to a nominee of DTC, or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or a nominee of DTC, or by DTC or a nominee of DTC to any successor securities depository or any nominee thereof.

No. R-_____ Principal Amount

$

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF CADDO

GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND, SERIES 2003A

OF THE

CITY OF SHREVEPORT, STATE OF LOUISIANA

Maturity Date	Interest Rate	Bond Date	CUSIP Number
December 1, _____	_____%	___________ 1, 2003

THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT, STATE OF LOUISIANA (the "Issuer"), promises to pay to:

REGISTERED OWNER:

CEDE & CO. (Tax Identification #13-2555119)

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: ______________________________________

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from the Bond Date set forth above or the most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2003 (each an "Interest Payment Date"), at the Interest Rate per annum set forth above until said Principal Amount is paid, unless this Bond shall have been previously called for redemption and payment shall have been duly made or provided for. The principal of and premium, if any, on this Bond, upon maturity or redemption, is payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts at the principal office of Bank One Trust Company, N.A., in the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, or successor thereto (the "Paying Agent") upon presentation and surrender hereof. Interest on this Bond is payable by check or draft mailed on or before the Interest Payment Date by the Paying Agent to the registered owner at the address as shown on the registration books of the Paying Agent maintained for such purpose. The interest so payable on any Interest Payment Date will be paid to the person in whose name this Bond (or one or more predecessor Bonds) is registered at the close of business on the Record Date (which is the 15th calendar day of the month next preceding an Interest Payment Date). Any interest not punctually paid or duly provided for shall be payable as provided in the Bond Ordinance (hereinafter defined).

During any period after the initial delivery of the Bonds in book-entry-only form when the Bonds are delivered in multiple certificates form, upon request of a registered owner of at least $1,000,000 in principal amount of Bonds outstanding, all payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds will be paid by wire transfer in immediately available funds to an account designated by such registered owner; CUSIP number identification with appropriate dollar amounts for each CUSIP number must accompany all payments of principal, premium, and interest, whether by check or by wire transfer.

This Bond is one of an authorized issue aggregating in principal the sum of Seventeen Million Five Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($17,520,000) (the "Bonds"), all of like tenor and effect except as to number, denomination, interest rate and maturity, said Bonds having been issued by the Issuer pursuant to Ordinance No. 198 of 2002 enacted by its governing authority on December 10, 2002 (the "Bond Ordinance"), for the purpose of refunding the Prior Bonds.

The Bonds are issuable only as fully registered bonds in the denomination of $5,000 principal amount or any integral multiple thereof within a single maturity, exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of bonds of the same maturity of any other authorized denomination.

Subject to the limitations of and upon payment of the charges provided in the Bond Ordinance, the transfer of this Bond may be registered on the registration books of the Paying Agent upon surrender of this Bond at the principal office of the Paying Agent as registrar, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form and with guaranty of signature satisfactory to the Paying Agent, duly executed by the registered owner or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon a new bond or bonds of the same maturity and of authorized denomination or denominations, for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the transferee. Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of this Bond, the Issuer and the Paying Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name this Bond is registered as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Bond shall be overdue and neither the Issuer nor the Paying Agent shall be bound by any notice to the contrary.

The Bonds are not subject to redemption prior to maturity.

The Bond Ordinance permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modifications of the rights and obligations of the Issuer and the rights of the owners of the Bonds at any time by the Issuer with consent of the owners of a 2/3 majority in aggregate amount of all Bonds issued under the Bond Ordinance, to be determined in accordance with the Bond Ordinance.

This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose or be entitled to any security or benefit under the Bond Ordinance until the certificate of registration hereon shall have been signed by the Paying Agent.

This Bond and the issue of which it forms a part constitute general obligations of the Issuer, and the full faith and credit of the Issuer is pledged for the payment of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part. Said Bonds are secured by a special ad valorem tax to be imposed and collected annually in excess of all other taxes on all the property subject to such taxation within the territorial limits of the Issuer, under the Constitution and laws of Louisiana, sufficient in amount to pay the principal of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part and the interest thereon as they severally mature.

It is hereby certified, recited and declared that all acts, conditions and things required to exist, to happen and to be performed precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part to constitute the same legal, binding and valid obligations of the Issuer have existed, have happened and have been performed in due time, form and manner as required by law, and that the indebtedness of the Issuer, including this Bond and the issue of which it forms a part, does not exceed the limitations prescribed by the Constitution and statutes of the State of Louisiana. It is certified that this Bond is authorized by and is issued in conformity with the requirements of the Constitution and statutes of the State of Louisiana.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, acting as the governing authority thereof, has caused this Bond to be executed in the name of the Issuer by the manual or facsimile signatures of its Mayor, Clerk of Council and Director of Finance and its corporate seal to be impressed hereon.

CITY OF SHREVEPORT, STATE OF LOUISIANA

_____________________ ___________________________

Clerk of Council Mayor

_______________________________

Director of Finance

(SEAL)

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(FORM OF PAYING AGENT'S CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION -

TO BE PRINTED ON ALL BONDS)

This Bond is one of the Bonds referred to in the within-mentioned Bond Ordinance.

Bank One Trust Company, N.A.

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana

as Paying Agent

Date of Registration: By:_____________________

Authorized Officer

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(FORM OF ASSIGNMENT)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

________________________________________________________________________________

Please Insert Social Security

or other Identifying Number of Assignee

the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints

________________________________________________________________________________________________

attorney or agent to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:____________ __________________________________________

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name

as it appears upon the face of the within Bond in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

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(FORM OF LEGAL OPINION CERTIFICATE -

TO BE PRINTED ON ALL BONDS)

I, the undersigned Clerk of Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the following is a true copy of the complete legal opinion of Casten & Pearce, Bond Counsel, the originals of which were manually executed, dated and issued as of the date of payment for and delivery of the original Bonds of the issue described therein and were delivered to Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, representing the original purchaser thereof

(Bond Printer Shall Insert Legal Opinions)

I further certify that executed copies of the above legal opinions are on file in my office, and that executed copies thereof have been furnished to the Paying Agent for this Bond.

_____________(facsimile)____________

Clerk of Council

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[STATEMENT OF INSURANCE

TO BE PRINTED ON ALL BONDS]

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SECTION 7. Execution of Bonds . The Bonds shall be signed by the Executive Officers for, on behalf of, in the name of and under the corporate seal of the Issuer, and the Legal Opinion Certificate shall be signed by the Clerk of Council of the Issuer, which signatures and corporate seal may be either manual or facsimile.

SECTION 8. Registration of Bonds. The Bonds shall be registered with the Secretary of State of the State of Louisiana as provided by law and shall bear the endorsement of the Secretary of State in substantially the form set forth herein, provided that such endorsement shall be manually signed only on the Bonds initially delivered to the Purchaser, and Bonds subsequently exchanged therefor as permitted in this Ordinance may bear the facsimile signature of said Secretary of State.

SECTION 9. Pledge of Full Faith and Credit. The Bonds shall constitute general obligations of the Issuer, and the full faith and credit of the Issuer is hereby pledged for their payment. This Governing Authority does hereby obligate itself and is bound under the terms and provisions of law and the election authorizing the Bonds to impose and collect annually in excess of all other taxes a tax on all of the property subject to taxation within the territorial limits of the Issuer sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on the Bonds falling due each year, said tax to be levied and collected by the same officers, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are levied and collected within the territorial limits of the Issuer.

SECTION 10. Application of Proceeds. The Executive Officers are hereby empowered, authorized and directed to do any and all things necessary and incidental to carry out all of the provisions of this Ordinance, to cause the necessary Bonds to be printed, to issue, execute and seal the Bonds, and to effect delivery thereof as hereinafter provided. The proceeds derived from the sale of the Bonds, except accrued interest, shall be deposited by the Issuer with its fiscal agent bank or banks to be used only for the purpose for which the Bonds are issued. Accrued interest, if any, derived from the sale of the Bonds shall be deposited in the Sinking Fund to be applied to the first interest payment.

SECTION 11. Bonds Legal Obligations. The Bonds shall constitute legal, binding and valid obligations of the Issuer and shall be the only representations of the indebtedness as herein authorized and created.

SECTION 12. Ordinance a Contract. The provisions of this Ordinance shall constitute a contract between the Issuer, or its successor, and the Owner or Owners from time to time of the Bonds and any such Owner or Owners may at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, enforce and compel the performance of all duties required to be performed by this Governing Authority or the Issuer as a result of issuing the Bonds.

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No material modification or amendment of this Ordinance, or of any ordinance amendatory hereof or supplemental hereto, may be made without the consent in writing of the Owners of two-thirds (2/3) of the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding; provided, however, that no modification or amendment shall permit a change in the maturity or redemption provisions of the Bonds, or a reduction in the rate of interest thereon, or in the amount of the principal obligation thereof, or affecting the obligation of the Issuer to pay the principal of and the interest on the Bonds as the same shall come due from the taxes pledged and dedicated to the payment thereof by this Ordinance, or reduce the percentage of the Owners required to consent to any material modification or amendment of this Ordinance, without the consent of all of the Owners of the Bonds.

SECTION 13. Severabilitv; Application of Subsequently Enacted Laws. In case any one or more of the provisions of this Ordinance or of the Bonds shall for any reason be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provisions of this Ordinance or of the Bonds, but this Ordinance and the Bonds shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained therein. Any constitutional or statutory provisions enacted after the date of this Ordinance which validate or make legal any provision of this shall be filed with the Paying Agent, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

SECTION 14. Cancellation of Bonds. All Bonds surrendered for payment, redemption, transfer, exchange or replacement, if surrendered to the Paying Agent, shall be promptly canceled by it and, if surrendered to the Issuer, shall be delivered to the Paying Agent and, if not already canceled, shall be promptly canceled by the Paying Agent. The Issuer may at any time deliver to the Paying Agent for cancellation any Bonds previously registered and delivered which the Issuer may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and all Bonds so delivered shall be promptly canceled by the Paying Agent. All canceled Bonds held by the Paying Agent shall be disposed of as directed in writing by the Issuer.

SECTION 15. Mutilated. Destroyed. Lost or Stolen Bonds. If (1) any mutilated Bond is surrendered to the Paying Agent, or the Issuer and the Paying Agent receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Bond, and (2) there is delivered to the Issuer and the Paying Agent such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Issuer or the Paying Agent that such Bond has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Issuer shall execute, and upon its request the Paying Agent shall register and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost, or stolen Bond, a new Bond of the same maturity and of like tenor, interest rate and principal amount, bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond has become or is about to become due and payable, the Issuer in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Bond, pay such Bond. Upon the issuance of any new Bond under this Section, the Issuer may require the payment by the Owner of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Paying Agent) connected therewith. Every new Bond issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond shall constitute a replacement of the prior obligation of the Issuer, whether or not the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bond shall be at any time enforceable by anyone and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Ordinance equally and ratably with all other Outstanding Bonds. Any additional procedures set forth in the Agreement, authorized in this Ordinance, shall also be available with respect to mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds. The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement and payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Bonds.

SECTION 16. Discharge of Ordinance; Defeasance. If the Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid, or there shall otherwise be paid to the Owners, the principal (and redemption price, if any) of and interest on the Bonds, at the times and in the manner stipulated in this Ordinance, then the pledge of the money, securities, and funds pledged under this Ordinance and all covenants, agreements, and other obligations of the Issuer to the Owners of the Bonds shall thereupon cease, terminate, and become void and be discharged and satisfied, and the Paying Agent shall pay over or deliver all money held by it under this Ordinance to the Issuer.

Bonds or interest installments for the payment or redemption of which money shall have been set aside and shall be held in trust (through deposit by the Issuer of funds for such payment or redemption or otherwise) at the maturity or redemption date thereof shall be deemed to have been paid within the meaning and with the effect expressed above in this Section, if they have been defeased pursuant to Chapter 14-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, or any successor provisions thereto.

SECTION 17. Successor Paying Agent Paying Agent Agreement . The Issuer will at all times maintain a Paying Agent meeting the qualifications hereinafter described for the performance of the duties hereunder for the Bonds. The designation of the initial Paying Agent in this Ordinance is hereby confirmed and approved. The Issuer reserves the right to appoint a successor Paying Agent by (a) filing with the Person then performing such function a certified copy of an ordinance giving notice of the termination of the Agreement and appointing a successor and (b) causing notice to be given to each Owner. Every Paying Agent appointed hereunder shall at all times be a bank organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state, authorized under such laws to serve as Paying Agent, and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. The Executive Officers are hereby authorized and directed to execute an appropriate Agreement with the Paying Agent for and on behalf of the Issuer in such form as may be satisfactory to said officers, the signatures of said officers on such Agreement to be conclusive evidence of the due exercise of the authority granted hereunder.

SECTION 17. Arbitrage. The Issuer 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 and any amendment thereto (the "Code") in order to establish, maintain and preserve the exclusion from "gross income" of interest on the Bonds under the Code. The Issuer further covenants and agrees that 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 Issuer 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 the 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 the proceeds of the Bonds in a manner which would cause the Bonds to be "private activity bonds".

The Executive Officers are hereby 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 Section.

SECTION 18. Continuing Disclosure. The Director of Finance of the Issuer is hereby empowered and directed to execute an appropriate Continuing Disclosure Certificate (substantially in the form set forth in Appendix G of the official statement issued in connection with the sale and issuance of the Bonds) pursuant to S.E.C. Rule 15c2-12(b)(5).

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SECTION 19. Bond Counsel Employment A real necessity is hereby found for the employment of bond counsel in connection with the issuance of the aforesaid bonds, and accordingly Casten & Pearce is hereby employed as bond counsel to the Issuer and requested to do and perform comprehensive legal and coordinate professional work with respect to the issuance of the aforesaid bonds of the Issuer for the purposes stated hereinabove. Said Bond Counsel shall prepare and submit to this Governing Authority for adoption all of the proceedings incidental to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the bonds, shall counsel and advise this Governing Authority as to the issuance and sale of the bonds, and shall furnish their opinions covering the legality of the issuance thereof. The fee of Bond Counsel in connection with the issuance of the aforesaid bonds of the Issuer is hereby fixed at a sum not to exceed eighty per cent (80%) of the maximum fee allowed by the Attorney General's fee guidelines for comprehensive legal and coordinate professional services in the issuance of general obligation bonds, based on the amount of said bonds actually issued, sold, delivered and paid for, plus "out-of-pocket" expenses, said fee to be payable solely out of the funds derived from the sale of said Bonds and to be contingent upon the issuance, sale and delivery of said Bonds. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be submitted to the Attorney General of the State of Louisiana for his written approval of said employment and of the fee herein designated, and the Director of Finance is hereby empowered and directed to make payment to said Bond Counsel in payment of the fees herein provided for under the conditions herein enumerated.

SECTION 20. Sale of Bonds. The sale of the Bonds to the Underwriter is hereby in all respects approved, ratified and confirmed and after their execution, the Bonds shall be delivered to the Underwriter or its agents or assigns, upon receipt by the Director of Finance of the Issuer of the agreed purchase price. The execution and delivery on behalf of the Issuer of the Bond Purchase Agreement dated December 10, 2002, is hereby approved and ratified in all respects. The Mayor and Director of Finance of the Issuer are each hereby empowered, authorized and directed to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all documents required to be executed on behalf of the Issuer or deemed by them necessary or advisable to implement this Supplemental Resolution or facilitate the sale of the Bonds including an Escrow Agreement with Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as escrow trustee.

SECTION 21. Official Statement. The Governing Authority hereby approves the form and content of the Preliminary Official Statement dated December 6, 2002, pertaining to the Bonds submitted to the Governing Authority and hereby ratifies its prior use by the Underwriter in connection with the sale of the Bonds. The Governing Authority further approves the form and content of the final Official Statement dated as of December 6, 2002 and hereby authorizes and directs the execution by the Mayor or Director of Finance of the Issuer and delivery of such final Official Statement to the Underwriter for use in connection with the public offering of the Bonds.

SECTION 22. Employment of Underwriter. The employment of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. as Underwriter of the Bonds is hereby approved and ratified.

SECTION 23. Publication. A copy of this Ordinance shall be published immediately after its adoption in one (1) issue of the official journal of the Issuer.

SECTION 25. Section Headines. The headings of the various sections hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

ORDINANCE NO. 199 OF 2002

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTIONS OF ORDINANCE NO. 96 OF 1980 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 22 OF 1981, ORDINANCE NO. 333 OF 1983 AND ORDINANCE NO. 158 OF 1989, RELATIVE TO THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAXES, LEVYING AN ADDITIONAL TAX OF ONE-FOURTH OF ONE PERCENT ( 1/4%) UPON THE SALE AT RETAIL, THE USE, THE LEASE OR RENTAL, THE CONSUMPTION AND THE STORAGE FOR USE OR CONSUMPTION OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND ON SALES OF SERVICES, ALL AS DEFINED THEREIN, ADOPTING INTEGRATED BRACKET SCHEDULES, PROVIDING FOR REMITTANCE TO TAXING AUTHORITIES, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT THERETO.

WHEREAS, under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29(A) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974; Subpart D, Part I, Chapter 6, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 33:2711 et seq.); and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana, is authorized to levy and collect within such City a tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services as defined in Sections 301 through 317, inclusive, of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 47:301--317); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Section 2712 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 33:2712), and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, a special election was held in said City on June 6, 1967, which authorized the levy and collection of a tax of one-half of one percent ( 1/2%) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and the storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in said City, as defined in R.S. 47:301 through 47:317, inclusive, with the revenues derived from said sales and use tax to be dedicated and used for the purpose of paying salaries of the City's employees and the general operation expenses of the City; and

WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid statutes and the said election of June 6, 1967, the City Council adopted Ordinance No;. 63 of 1967, on June 27, 1967, which ordinance was made effective August 1, 1967 levying said tax and providing for the collection thereof and other matters in connection therewith; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Subpart D, Part, I, Chapter 6, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 33:2711 et seq.), and other constitutional and statutory authorities supplemental thereto, a special election was held in said City on December 8, 1970, which authorized the levy and collection of an additional tax of one-half of one percent ( 1/2%) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sale of services in said City, as defined in R.S. 47:301 through 47:317, inclusive, with the revenues derived from said sales and use tax to be dedicated and used for the purpose of paying salaries of the City's employees and the general operation expenses of the City; and

WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid statutes and said election of December 8, 1970, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 197 of 1970, levying and providing for the collection of said additional one-half of one percent ( 1/2%) sales and use tax and other matters in connection therewith; and

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and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, a special tax election was held in said City on January 17, 1981 which authorized the levy and collection of an additional tax of one-half of one percent upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in said City, as defined in R.S. 47:301 through 47:317 inclusive, with the net proceeds of the tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the tax) to be dedicated and used for paying at least three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000.00) annually toward the City's obligation to police and fire retirement systems, with the balance remaining each year after making the payment for such year to Police and Fire Retirement Systems to be dedicated and used for paying operating expenses of the City and constructing, acquiring, and improving and extending capital facilities and improvements for the City, and further authorized the City to fund the proceeds of the tax into bonds for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, improving and extending capital facilities and improvements for the City;

WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid statutes and said election of January 17, 1981 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 22 of 1981, levying and providing for the collection of said additional one-half of one percent ( 1/2%) sales and use tax and other matters in connection therewith as provided by law;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of Article VI, Section 29(B) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and other constitutional statutory authorities supplemental thereto, a special election was held in said City on November 19, 1983 which authorized the levy and collection of an additional tax of one-half of one percent upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the City, all as defined in La. R.S. 47:301 to La. R.S. 47:317, inclusive, with the net proceeds of the tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the tax) to be dedicated and used, together with other available funds of the City, for making annual payments toward the City's obligation to police and fire retirement systems, with the balance, if any, each year after making such payments for such year to police and fire retirement systems, to be dedicated and used for paying operating expenses of the City and constructing, acquiring, improving and extending capital facilities and improvements for the City; and

WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid statutes and said election of November 19, 1983, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 333 of 1983, levying and providing for the collection of said additional one-half of one percent ( 1/2%) sales and use tax and other matters in connection therewith as provided by law; and

WHEREAS, under the provisions of Article VI of Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and other constitutional and statutory authority, a special election was held in said City on October 7, 1989, which authorized the levy and collection of an additional tax of one-half of one percent upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the distribution and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services within the City, all as presently or thereafter defined in R.S. 47:301 through 47:317, inclusive, with the avails or proceeds of said tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering said tax) being dedicated and used exclusively for the purpose of providing additional revenue to the general fund; and

WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid statutes and said election of October 7, 1989 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 158 of 1989, levying and providing for the collection of said additional one-half of one percent ( 1/2%) sales and use tax and other matters in connection therewith as provided by law;

WHEREAS, under the provisions of Article VI of Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, Louisiana R.S. 33:2711.15 and other constitutional and statutory authority, a special election was held in said City on November 5, 2002, which authorized the levy and collection of an additional tax of one-fourth of one percent upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the distribution and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services within the City, all as presently or thereafter defined in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, inclusive, with the avails or proceeds of said tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering said tax) to be dedicated and used solely and exclusively for salaries, benefits, equipment and personnel for the Police and Fire Departments of the City of Shreveport; and

WHEREAS, in compliance with the aforesaid statutes and the said election of November 5, 2002, it is the desire of this City Council to levy said additional sales and use tax and provide for the collection thereof and other matters in connection therewith as herein provided and as provided in the City of Shreveport Sales and Use Tax Ordinance.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that Sections 2.01, 2.05, 4.08, 13.04, 14.01 and 14.02 of Ordinance No. 96 of 1980 as amended by Ordinance No. 22 of 1981, Ordinance No. 333 of 1983 and Ordinance No. 158 of 1989 be and the same are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:

Section 2. Levy and Collection of Tax.

Section 2.01. There is hereby levied from and after January 1, 2003, for the purposes stated in the preamble to this ordinance a tax upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption and storage for use or consumption of tangible personal property and on sales of services within this City, as defined herein, and the levy of such tax shall be as follows:

(1) At the rate of two and three-fourths percent (2 3/4%) of the sale price of each item or article of tangible personal property when sold at retail in this City, the tax to be computed on gross sales for the purpose of remitting the amount of tax due the City, and to include each and every retail sale.

(2) At the rate of two and three-fourths percent (2 3/4%) of the cost price of each item or article of tangible personal property, when the same is not sold, but is used, consumed, distributed, or stored for use or consumption in this City, provided there shall be no duplication of the tax.

(3) At the rate of two and three-fourths percent (2 3/4%) of the gross proceeds derived from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, as defined herein, where the lease or rental of such property is an established business, or part of an established business or the same is incidental or germane to the said business.

(4) At the rate of two and three-fourths percent (2 3/4%) of the monthly lease or rental price paid by lessee or rentee, or contracted or agreed to be paid by lessee or rentee to the owner of the tangible personal property.

(5) At the rate of two and three-fourths percent (2 3/4%) of the gross proceeds derived from the sale of services, as defined herein.

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Section 2.05. The tax shall be collected and remitted to the respective taxing authorities in accordance with the integrated bracket schedules prescribed from time to time by the Collector of Revenue, State of Louisiana by order issued pursuant to Section 304 of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 (R.S. 47:304).

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Section 4.08. Where the tax collected for any period is in excess of two and three-fourths percent (2 3/4%), the total collected must be paid over to the Administrator less the commission to be allowed the dealer as hereinafter set forth.

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Section 13.04. In compliance with the said special elections of June 6, 1967, December 8, 1970, January 17, 1981, November 19,

1983, October 7, 1989, and November 5, 2002 authorizing said tax, after all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collection and administration of the tax have been paid as provided for in Sections 13.02 and 13.03, the remaining balance in the "City of Shreveport Sales Tax Fund" shall be available for appropriation and expenditure by the City solely for the purposes designated in the propositions authorizing the levy of the tax, and having been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the City, voting at said special elections held therein on Tuesday, June 6, 1967, Tuesday, December 8, 1970, Saturday, January 17, 1981, Saturday, November 19, 1983, Saturday, October 7, 1989 and Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

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Section 14. Ordinance publishing; recording; effective date; etc.

Section 14.01. This ordinance shall be published as provided by law in the official journal of this Taxing Authority.

Section 14.02. A certified copy of this ordinance shall be recorded as soon as possible in the Mortgage Records of the Parishes of Caddo and Bossier, Louisiana.

Section 14.03. This ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2003.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that if any provision or item of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. 2003 Budget Appropriation Ordinances (Introduced and Tabled on Oct. 8): Motion by Councilman Carmody, seconded by Councilman Jackson to remove the 2003 Budget Appropriation Ordinances from the Table. Motion approved by the following vote: Councilmen Lester, Walford, Carmody, Gibson, Green, Hogan, and Jackson. 7. Nays: None.

2. Alcohol Retail Permit: Mr. Alton Ross (2911 Milam Street - New Nat Café)(G/Jackson) (Tabled on July 23, 2002 and Deferred on November 26, 2002)

3. Alcohol Retail Permit: Ms. Deborah Hawkins (Employer: 2901 Milam St. - Take-A-Bag Grocery) (G/Jackson) (Deferred on November 26, 2002)

NEW BUSINESS: None.

REPORTS FROM OFFICERS, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES. None.

CLERK'S REPORT: None.

THE COMMITTEE RISES AND REPORTS (reconvenes Regular Council Meeting).

ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at approximately 6:45 p.m.

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James Green Chairman

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Arthur G. Thompson, Clerk of Council