The Capitol House Economic Development District Board of Commissioners met on September 23, 2026, to consider three resolutions related to the establishment of new taxes within the district, including a 2% sales and use tax and a 2% hotel occupancy tax, as well as a cooperative endeavor agreement. All motions carried unanimously.
Meetings adjourned. Welcome everybody to the Capitol House Economic Development District Board of Commissioners meeting. We're gonna call the meeting to order. Ashley, do we have a quorum? We have a quorum. Item one, consideration and approval of a resolution of the intent to levy and collect 2% sales tax, sales and use tax upon the sale and 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 district and 2% hotel occupancy tax within the boundaries of the district and otherwise provided with respect thereto. Collectively, the new tax. Anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Here to answer your question. Seeing none, we'll go to council. We'll go to the commission. Motion by Commissioner Coleman, second by Commissioner Hudson. Any opposition? Motion carries. Two, consideration and approval of a resolution to authorize providing the required notices of intent to levy and collect the new tax within the district, including publication in the advocate, not more than 60, nor less than 20 days before the district meeting authorizing the new tax. With accordance with Louisiana revised statute 42191. B written notice to the Metropolitan Council of State Representative Teddy Landry Jr. and Congressman Cleo Fields, not more than 60, nor less than 20 days before district meeting authorizing the new tax in accordance with Louisiana revised statute 42191 and C publication in the advocate once weekly for two consecutive weeks with the first publication at least 14 days before the district meeting authorizing the new tax in accordance with Louisiana revised statutes 339038.39. Anyone here wishing to speak on this item? Yes. Not Teddy Landry. I read it as it said it. I apologize. We have a motion. Motion by Councilwoman Adams. I'm sorry, Commissioner Adams, second by Commissioner Coleman. Any opposition? Motion carries. Three, consideration of approval of a resolution to authorize the district to enter into an amended and restated cooperative endeavor agreement by and among the district, the city of Baton Rouge, and the Parish of East Baton Rouge, the Capitol House Taxing District, and North Shore Resorts BR LLC. Anyone here wishing to speak on this item? See none. We'll go to the commission. Motion by Commissioner Coleman. Second by Commissioner Amarosa. Any opposition? Motion carries. Four to call and schedule the next meeting of the district. Mr. Landry. We just have to go through the advertisement and then we'll go through Ashley setting it once we get the advertisements done. To to uh accommodate y'all's schedule. So we just follow uh so that one can be deferred. So we just no action on that one. No action on that one. Okay. Thank you. Commissioner Amarosa. Motion to adjourn. Meetings adjourned. Thank you for your continued service.