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Home My WebLink AboutMIN SEP 15 2015M I N U T E S- CITY OF-BEAUMONT W.L. Pate, Jr., At -Large BECKY AMES, MAYOR Geth rel Wright, At -Large Claude F. Guidroz, Ward I CITY COUNCIL MEETING Michael D. Getz, Mayor Pro Tem Audwin Samuel, Ward III September 15, 2015 Robin Mouton, Ward IV Tyrone E. Cooper, City Attorney Kyle Hayes, City Manager. Tina Broussard, City Clerk The City Council of the City of Beaumont,. Texas, met in a ,regular session on September 15, 2015, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. to consider the following: OPENING Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Presentations and Recognition Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items 2-3/Consent Agenda Consent Agenda Mayor Ames called the council meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. . Pastor Howard Cameron of Trinity Church and Beaumont area Pastors Council gave the invocation. Mayor Ames led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was made by Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Present at the meeting were Mayor Ames, Mayor Pro Tem Getz, Councilmembers Guidroz, Wright, Pate, Samuel and Mouton. Also present were Kyle Hayes, City Manager; Tyrone Cooper, City Attorney; Tina Broussard, City Clerk. Proclamations, Presentations, Recognitions "Pray Beaumont Day" - September 27, 2015 - Proclamation read by Councilmember Pate; accepted by Beaumont Area Pastors Council "National Recovery Month" = September, 2015 — Proclamation read by Councilmember Wright; accepted by Tish Jones, Treasurer of the Golden Triangle Recovery Community Organization along with Cindy Cherry "100th Anniversary Celebration of Texas State Board of Public Accountancy and Texas Society of Certified' Public Accountants - Year 2015 — Proclamation ready by Mayor Ames; accepted by Julie Hayes, President, Southeast Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants "Constitution Week" — September 17 - 23, 2015 — Proclamation ready by Mayor Pro Tem Getz; accepted by Kate Jabbia with The Colonel George Moffett Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revelotidn Mayor Ames read the announcement regarding Executive Session being held at the conclusion of the General Business portion of the meeting. Minutes — September 15, 2015 Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items 2-3/Consent Agenda. Jerry Lowe 255 College St. Beaumont TX, Spoke to Council in regards to Item #6 on the Agenda; amending Section 2.03.075 of the Code of Ordinances related to authorized positions in the Police Department, spoke on behalf of the Police Union, stated that if the positions are cut it would violate the Labor Agreement Contract and the union wasn't notified that.this item would be on the agenda CONSENT AGENDA Approval of.minutes — September 1, 2015 Confirmation of committee appointments — None A) Approve the purchase of property for the Northwest Parkway Project — Resolution 15 - 185 B) Authorize the Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau to apply for grant funds from the Jefferson County Tourism Commission as part of a cooperative billboard advertising effort — Resolution 15 -186 C) Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary for a computer Service Agreement between the City'of Beaumont and Geofeedia for use by the Police Department — Resolution 15 - 187 D) Authorize. the City Manager to execute all documents necessary for a two year agreement between the City of, Beaumont and the Texas Department of State Health Services — Resolution 15 - 188 Councilmember Getz moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Wright seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM GETZ, COUNCILMEMBERS GUIDROZ, WRIGHT, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION- PASSED GENERAL BUSINESS Consider an ordinance adopting the FY 2016 Budget by a record vote. .Article VI,' Section. 8 of the City Charter states that "the budget shall be adopted by the favorable votes of at least a majority of all members of the Council." Section 9 states that "the budget shall be finally adopted not later than the twenty-seventh (27th) day of the last month of the fiscal year. Should the Council take no final, action on or prior to Minutes — September 15, 2015 6 such'day, the budget as submitted by the City Manager shall be deemed to have been finally adopted by the Council." Section 102.007 of the Government Code requires the vote to adopt a budget to be a record vote. In addition, the adopted budget will contain a cover page that includes the statement on whether the budget will raise more, less or the same amount of property taxes as the prior year, the record vote of each member of council by name, property tax rates for the preceding and current fiscal years, the effective tax rate, the effective maintenance and operations rate, the rollback tax rate, and the debt rate, along with the amount of debt secured by property taxes. This information is required to be posted on the city's website and remain there for one year after adoption of the budget. The FY 2016 Budget was submitted to Council on August 11, 2015, and reviewed during a work session on August 25, 2015. A public hearing was held on August 25, 2015, which met the requirements of the Charter and state law. Approval of.the ordinance. Record Vote Mayor Ames — Yes Mayor Pro Tem Getz- Yes Councilmember Guidroz - Yes Councilmember Wright - Yes Councilmember Pate - Yes Councilmember Samuel -Yes Councilmember Mouton - Yes Councilmember Pate moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE=ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REFERRED TO AS THE "ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE" ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2015, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT; APPORTIONING THE FUNDS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. Councilmember Getz seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM GETZ, COUNCILMEMBERS GUIDROZ, WRIGHT, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 15 - 032 Consider a resolution adopting the 2016 Capital Program. Article VI, Section 20 states that "the Council shall, by resolution, adopt the Capital Program with or without amendment. after the public hearing and on or before the twenty-seventh '(27th) day of the last month of the current fiscal year." Minutes — September 15, 2015 The Capital Program was originally submitted to Council on May 15, 2015. It was revised and submitted to Council on August 11, 2015, and reviewed during a work session on August 25, 2015. A public hearing was also held on August 25, 2015. Approval of the resolution. COuncilmember Getz moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE FY 2016 CAPITAL PROGRAM IS HEREBY ADOPTED. Councilmember Guid.roz seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM GETZ, COUNCILMEMBERS GUIDROZ, WRIGHT, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 15 - 189 3. Consider an ordinance accepting the tax roll and establishing the property tax rate for the tax year 2015 (FY 2016). The Jefferson County Appraisal District submitted the Certified Tax ' Roll on July 27, 2015, in the amount of $6,935,933,700. Based on this taxable value, a property tax rate of $0.69/$100 valuation forthe tax year 2015 (FY 2016) is proposed, which is 'the current rate. The tax rate would be apportioned $0.48/$100 assessed valuation to the General Fund and $0.21/$100' assessed valuation to the Debt Service Fund, which is a shift of one cent from the Debt Service Fund to the General Fund amounting to $673,000. As required by Section 26.05 of the Tax Code: "THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE". Approval of the ordinance. COuncilmember Getz moved to ADOPTAN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING THE TAX ROLL FOR THE, CITY OF BEAUMONT; ESTABLISHING A TAX RATE; PROVIDING FOR LEVYING, ASSESSING AND COLLECTING OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR 2015 (FY 2016); PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. Counci[member Guidroz seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM GETZ, COUNCILMEMBERS GUIDROZ, WRIGHT, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 15 — 033 Minutes — September 15, 2015 ' 4. Consider an ordinance ratifying the budgeted property tax increase reflected in the FY 2016 Budget. Section 102 of the Local Government Code includes the following: "Adoption of a budget that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the previous year requires a separate vote of the governing body to ratify the property tax increase reflected in the budget. A vote under this subsection is in addition to and separate from the vote to adopt the budget,, or.a vote to set the tax rate required by Chapter 26, Tax Code, -or other law." Although the tax rate is remaining at $0.69 per $100 assessed valuation, the budgeted revenue from property taxes is expected to be $299,000 more than FY 2015. This amount is all attributable to new property added to the tax roll this year. Approval of the ordinance. COuncilmember Pate moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING THE BUDGETED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE FY 2016 BUDGET. Councilmember Wright seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM GETZ, COUNCILMEMBERS GUIDROZ, WRIGHT, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 15 — 034 5. Consider a request to abandon a 20' general utility easement in Block 1 of the McFaddin Heights Additions, Beuamont, Jefferson County, Texas. Mr. Chaudhry Bashir, on behalf of Arain, LLC, has applied for the abandonment of a 0.06 acre general utility easement. The property is located near the intersection of Martin Luther King Parkway and Isla Street on the north side of Interstate 10 East. Mr. Bashir would like to construct a new convenience store at this location, but the property he owns is divided by this utilitybasement, Once the easement is abandoned, he would like to replat the property in preparation for construction. At a Joint Public Hearing held August 17. 2015, the Planning Commission recommended 7:0 to approve the request to abandon a -20' general utility easement in Block 1 of the McFaddin Heights Additions, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, with the following condition: Applicant provides assurance that Centerpoint Entergy and any other entity with its to the easement provides their consent. Minutes — September 15, 2015 Centerpoint Entergy has provided the attached release of easement, and all other entities have given their consent. Approval of the ordinance. Councilmember Samuel moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING A 20' GENERAL UTILITY EASEMENT IN BLOCK 1 OF THE MCFADDIN HEIGHTS ADDITION, CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS. Councilmember Wright seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM GETZ, COUNCILMEMBERS GUIDROZ, WRIGHT, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 15 — 035 6. Consider amending Section 2.03.075 of the Code of Ordinances related to authorized positions in the Police Department. Tabled until Monday, September 21, 2015 The Code of Ordinances currently authorizes two Captain positions. Former Captain Jim Clay was recently promoted to Assistant Chief and former Captain David G. Durst recently retired, leaving these two positions vacant. Chief Singletary would like the City Council to eliminate the two Captain positions and add two Sergeant positions.. The total numberof authorized positions in the Police Department would remain at 260. Chief Singletary will evaluate the new management structure for three to six months before making a recommendation regarding Captain positions in the future. Approval of the amended ordinance. Councilmember Guidroz moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.03.075 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY DECREASING THE NUMBER OF GRADE IV CAPTAIN POSITIONS FROM TWO (2) TO ZERO (0) AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF GRADE II SERGEANT POSITIONS IN THE BEAUMONT POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM.FORTY-TWO (42) TO FORTY- FOUR (44); PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL. The motion failed due to a lack of a second. MOTION FAILED 7. Consider a resolution approving the write-off of uncollectible delinquent accounts, This request is in accordance with` the write-off policy approved by City Council. on December 21, 1999. The policy gives Council the final authority to write-off an individual account receivable identified as uncollectible when the balance due exceeds $1,000.00. Accounts included are for transactions prior to August, 2014 which have been sent to the Minutes — September 15, 2015 collection agency and collection efforts have been unsuccessful for more than one year. A summary by receivable type is shown below. Building Code Charges - $3,380.54 Original Charges date from 2006. Landfill Charges - $8,608.00 Original Charges date from 2013. Water Miscellaneous Charges - $2,000.00 The charge was for a water pretreatment fine dated 2011. Weed Abatement Charges - $222,401.07 Original charge dates range from 2005 to 2014. Small Business Loan - $22,500.00 Charges are from, a defaulted Small Business Revolving Loan Fund loan for which HUD instructed the City to reimburse the grant funds. The loan is to be written off for. the purposes of the Small Business Revolving Loan Fund. A default judgment was filed against the customer. Charges are dated 2012. EMS Ambulance Charges - $490,037.55 These charges from ambulance transports include uninsured claims or co -pay and deductibles that the customer is responsible for. The original charge dates range from 2004 to 2014 and accounts have been uncollectible for at least, one year. If at any time an account becomes collectible after having been written off, the receivable shall be adjusted accordingly. The balance of the account shall be reinstated and payments shall be applied to that balance. Approval of the resolution. Councilmember Pate moved to APPROVE A RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY APPROVES THE WRITE-OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS TOTALING $748,927.16 FOR WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT EXCEEDS $1,000, AND THAT IF, AT ANY TIME, AN ACCOUNT BECOMES COLLECTIBLE AFTER HAVING BEEN WRITTEN OFF, THE RECEIVABLE SHALL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY AND THE BALANCE OF THE ACCOUNT SHALL BE REINSTATED AND PAYMENTS SHALL BE APPLIED TO THAT BALANCE: Councilmember Guidroz seconded the motion. AYES: MAYOR AMES, MAYOR PRO TEM GETZ, COUNCILMEMBERS GUIDROZ, WRIGHT, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Resolution 15 —190 Minutes — September 15, 2015 8. Consider granting a new solid waste transportation service agreement with Piney Woods Sanitation — Second Reading According to City Ordinance 22.05.101, no person shall engage in the business of collecting, hauling or transporting, in the city, any garbage, waste or refuse, without first having obtained a franchise from the City. Seven (7) entities currently have nonexclusive franchise agreements with the City and are doing business in this area. Piney Woods Sanitation Inc. has requested that the City Council grant the company such franchise agreement. Piney Woods Sanitation serves southeast Texas with its corporate office located at -517 Hwy 69 North in Huntington, Texas. The requested franchise is generally the same as those previously approved by -City Council. It provides for a term of one year from its effective date and a franchise fee of seven percent (7%) of gross revenues received for service. It also requires the entity to indemnify the City of Beaumont and provide insurance which names the City of Beaumont as a named insured. According to City Charter, franchise ordinances' require readings at three (3) separate Council meetings, with the third not less than thirty (30) days from the first reading. The ordinance does not take effect until sixty (60) days after its adoption. on the third and final reading. After passage, the ordinance must be published for four (4) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. All publication costs are paid by the franchisee. Attached is a copy of the franchise agreement for your review. This is the second reading. The first reading was on August 25, 2015. A franchise fee of seven percent (7%) of gross receipts will be paid to the City. Approval of resolution. Councilmember_Samuel moved to ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FRANCHISE FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO PINEY WOODS SANITATION, INC. Councilmember Wright seconded the motion. AYES: MAYORAMES, MAYOR PRO TEM GETZ, COUNCILMEMBERS GUIDROZ, WRIGHT, PATE, SAMUEL AND MOUTON NAYS: NONE MOTION PASSED Ordinance 15 — 030 COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER GUIDROZ - STATED THAT JUDGE JIMMY SHEFFIELD WILL BE RETIRING AFTER 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AS WELL AS SHERIFF MITCH WOODS, THANKED THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND MUCH SUCCESS IN THEIR RETIREMENT, ALSO COMMENTED ON Minutes — September 15,2015 LAMAR UNIVERSITY PLAYING BAYLOR OVER THE WEEKEND, ANNOUNCED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 25TH THROUGH THE 27TH, THE CITY WILL HOST THE FIRST (USTA) UNITED STATES TENNIS, ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT, THERE WILL BE 750 PEOPLE THAT WILL BE COMPETING IN THIS TOURNAMENT MAYOR PRO TEM GETZ - COMMENTED ON THE ATHLETIC TENNIS COMPLEX AND THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT, STATED THAT HE HAD A CONSTITUENT CALL HIM IN REGARDS TO A DRONE THAT INTRUDED ON HIM AND HIS FAMILY IN THEIR BACK YARD AT HIS DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, ASKED THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER TO GET HIS LEGAL OPINION, ANNOUNCED THAT THE DOWLENIWEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WILL BE HAVING A MEETING AT ROGERS PARK COMMUNITY CENTER ON .TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 AT 6:00 P.M., CHIEF ROBERT FLORES WITH THE BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE THE GUEST. SPEAKER, ALSO COMMENTED ON THE OCT.OBERFEST ON OCTOBER 17, 2015, ALSO STATED THAT HE APPRECIATES THAT THE CITY STILL ALLOWS PUBLIC COMMENTS DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, HE READ IN THE PAPER THAT IN A COUNTY NOT FAR FROM BEAUMONT, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECIDED TO BAN PUBLIC COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER WRIGHT - COMPLIMENTED CbUNCILMEMBER ROBIN MOUTON, NORMAN BALLARD AND THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE PARK AT ALICE KEITH PARK -ON LAST SATURDAY, STATED THAT WHEN -SHE ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENTS SHE'S NOT TRYING TO BEA DICTATOR OR A MICRO -MANAGER, FEELS THAT SHE HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PEOPLE THAT. ELECTED HER TO OFFICE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, DOESN'T WANT ANYONE IN THE ADMINISTRATION TO THINK THAT SHE'S BEING A DICTATOR, NORMALLY IF COMMENTS ARE MADE OR QUESTIONS ASKED IT'S BECAUSE HER CONSTITUENTS HAVE ASKED HER, ALSO ASKED THAT IF SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA IS GOING TO BE A LENGTHY DISCUSSION SHE WOULD PREFER . TO GET MORE INFORMATION SOONER THAN SATURDAY EVENING WHEN SHE GETS HER PACKET SO SHE CAN EDUCATE HERSELF COUNCILMEMBER. PATE - COMMENTED ON THE DAY IN THE PARK AT ALICE KEITH PARK THAT WAS SPONSORED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOUTON, WASN'T.ABLE TO ATTEND DUE HIS BEING AT THE LAMAR UNIVERSITY VS. BAYLOR FOOTBALL GAME, STATED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY THIS WEEK, ANNOUNCED THAT UBI-CARITAS WILL BE Minutes — September 15, 2015 HAVING THEIR FUND RAISER ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015, FOR CITIZENS WHO NEED TO TAKE CARE OF ANY HEALTH ISSUES, THURSDAY, ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2015, THE DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN AWARDS WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, THEY WILL HONOR ALL OF THE LOCAL PORTS. COUNCILMEMBER SAMUEL - NONE COUNCILMEMBER MOUTON - COMMENTED ON THE DAY IN THE PARK AT ALICE KEITH PARK ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2015,.STATED THAT SHE WAS STOPPED BY 4 YEAR OLD EMERY PATILLO IN TARGET WHO SPOTTED HER FROM WATCHING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TELEVISION, SHE TOLD EMERY SHE WOULD LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A FUTURE COUNCILWOMAN AT THE AGE 4, ALSO STATED THAT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015, WAS GRANDPARENTS DAY, WISHED ALL THE GRANDPARENTS A HAPPY BELATED GRANDPARENTS DAY, ALSO HER GRANDMOTHER TURNED 103 ON SUNDAY, THANKED EVERYONE FOR COMING OUTAND IT'S A PLEASURE TO SERVE CITY ATTORNEY COOPER - NONE CITY MANAGER HAYES - NONE MAYOR AMES - STATED THAT SHE ALSO GOT A CALL IN REGARDS TO THE DRONE, ASKED THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE Public Comments (Persons are limited to three minutes) Sean M. Perrodin 3485 Washington Blvd. Beaumont TX Introduced himself to Council, he is a new business owner herein the City of Beaumont, made note that he's aspiring to be a food manufacturing company, thanked Lamar University for the Small Business Development Center Loan, it has enabled him to open his business, happy to be here in Beaumont Cristy Hollingsworth 3030 French Rd. #625 BeaumontTX Has issues with the bus system and child safety, stated that she was asked by the bus driver to take her son out of his stroller in order to get on the bus and to fold the stroller up once they were on the bus, didn't feel comfortable doing that and would like to know if that is a state policy or not Minutes —September 15, 2015 Rodney Denclau 3030 French Rd. #425 BeaumontTX Spoke in regards to the bus stops at Parkdale Mall, Calder and, Magnolia, when the bus pulls up, one of the middle columns has a ramp that's really steep, several wheelchairs have tilted over due to the steep ramp, asked that Council try and fill the ramp with more concrete so that the chairs won't tilt over and it won't be so steep Jude Paredez 10620 Gage Rd. Beaumont TX Spoke to Council :in regards to establishing a Civilian Review Board to oversee the Beaumont Police Department, there have been a number of deaths and injuries to citizens due to excessive use of force, as well as a number of misconduct complaints that Internal Affairs refuses to investigate, an agency will not produce unbiased investigations of itself, this is why external oversight is necessary, at this time without a Civilian Review Board to bring grievances to, the only recourse for a citizen is to go to the Justice Department or to Federal Court, stated that if anyone has been injured due to Police misconduct please contact the Beaumont Texas Tea Party at #beaumontexastea Landry Rountree 1565 S. Major BeaumontTX Read a letter that was be given to each Councilmember in regards to his company requesting a rehearing Open session of the meeting recessed at 4:09 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION Consider matters related to contemplated or pending litigation in accordance with Section 551.071 of the Government Code: Erik Kvarme. Et al v. The City of Beaumont, Texas, et al Consider matters related to employment, evaluation and duties of a public officer or employee in accordance with Section 551.074 of the Government Code, to wit: City Manager — Kyle Hayes City Attorney — Tyrone Cooper City Clerk — Tina Broussard Chief Magistrate — Craig Lively There being no action taken in Executive Session, Council adjourned. io available uaon r Tina Broussard, City Clerk in the City Clerk's ieptember 15, 2015