I guess they have a put 'em together.

I don't know, but I can't remember.

They had windows.

I know that.

I don't know.

I mean, like, you know, it was like you see the interior door unit.

I think it was molding on one side.

Somebody ran over it.

Nobody builds it.

I got some shutters like that.

Or did we think about it?

They've got to build a maximum.

We build like a tab wall and we had shutters.

Exposed if you want to let everything all that down the elevator.

Well, they had they wouldn't have the shutter, but he was sitting at the later.

So I want to build that back and put those shots.

But do that sometime next year.

Save some more.

Oh yeah, all right.

All right.

Gonna call this agenda meeting the order.

Mr.

Billboard leaders at Mr.

Fundale needs at the uh clear.

Heavenly Father, we come before you today with gratitude for gift of community and a responsibility of leadership.

Please grant us wisdom, fairness, and unity to this council as we make decisions that affect the lives of many.

Please, our discussions with clarity and actions with justice and our hearts with compassion.

May everything done here today serve the common good and honor, trust us in the name of Jesus.

Amen.

Amen.

And two republic for stands.

One nation.

Appointed chairman to review bids for project number CP 3019 Cell Road Bridge Reyes.

Appointed chairman to review bids for project number CP 3224.

And amend the budget as necessary.

Public hearings.

Public hearing and consideration of the Lake Charles Planning and Zoning Commission's decision to deny request for a major conditional use permit in order to establish a runway matting manufacturing facility in an existing commercial structure with variances to allow use on local street versus required location adjacent to and has access to an arterial or collector street and two allow manufacturing use of a fiberglass product within one thousand feet of a residential land use within a mixed use zoning district at twenty-nine twenty-five Industrial Avenue.

It will be um can we can we take it off now or you have to wait?

That's Mr.

Burger.

Did they send the letter pulling it?

And have resubmitted for a January 12th hearing at the Planning Commission.

Okay.

So do you do it now at the agenda meeting or do you wait and however that y'all want to do it?

We can according to the rule.

We can pull it now because we can object to it.

Correct.

If they gave a formal letter.

You can go ahead and do that.

I think they can pull it now.

I would.

I think we can pull it now.

Okay.

So we've taken this one off the agenda.

Yes, yes, ma'am.

And the planning in zone is January 12th.

Okay.

The next is an ordinance ordering demolition and authorizing the city of Lake Charles Center into an agreement for demolition of a structure located at 1517 Fournette Street, including all three structures, Serenity Oaks property, LLC owner.

Another demolition at 1517 Martha Street, Don Eric Mohammed owner.

Another demolition at 2310 North Old Highway 171 Garage Slash Bourne.

Charles Richard Frank and Dana Ann Kilprest owners.

Another demolition at 2205 Klein Street.

Another demolition at 1613 8th Street, Kimberly Jones owner.

Another demolition at 1501 Fourth Avenue, FIG Series 2021-100 LLC owner.

Another demolition at 1205 14th Street, Jesse Ann Strubb Owner.

Another demolition at 1621 2nd Avenue, Judith Lynn Pichon Estate, and Amber Henry owners.

Another demolition at 806 Azalea Drive Carport only, Tamika Francis Owner.

Another demolition at 518 Labottle Street, Front House only, Jerome Murray Owner.

Another demolition at 210 North Booker Street, Dorothy May Collins, and Harry Lee Simeon Estate Owner, subject to a tax sale to the state of Louisiana.

Another demolition at 1013 Alamo Street, Clarice Mott Owner, subject to a tax sale to the state of Louisiana.

Another demolition at 2103 Opaloosa Street, Sandra Pete Anderson Estate owner, subject to a tax sale to the state of Louisiana.

Another demolition at 1613 Shaw Street, Savernus Gradnego Jr.

and Mary Elise Gradnigo owners.

Another demolition at 1029 Alamo Street, Janemarie Burdett, and Terry Daniel Turner, owners.

Another demolition at 521 Kingsley Street.

Letitia Michelle Fontenau, Boardwalk Investors with Union Bank as Secure Party, Kenneth Joseph Fontenau, Shelley Michelle Fontenau, Heritage Management Services with Union Bank as Secure Party.

Malcolm J.

Fontenau, April, Nicole Fontenot, Thomas, Kim Latrice Fontenneau Poolard, and Harold J.

Tibodeau owners, subject to a tax sale to stay Louisiana.

Ordinances for final action, an ordinance accepting the lowest responsible bid and authorizing the city of Lake Charles to enter into an agreement for project number CP 3237, WWTP A Basin A0606, Sewer Rehabilitation, and Ordinance accepting the lowest responsible bid and authorizing the City of Lake Charles Center into an agreement for project number CP 3414 Southwest WTP back up power improvements.

An ordinance authorizing the City of Lake Charles to accept the lowest responsible bid and to enter into an agreement for project number CP 9778 L C E C ADA railing and seating and amend the budget as necessary.

An ordinance authorizing the City of Lake Charles to enter into a professional services agreement with Allied Universal to provide comprehensive security detail coverages for City Hall and the Transit Division Building for a six-month period and to amend the budget as necessary.

An ordinance amending the City of Lake Charles Ward 3 Marshall's office budget for the addition of one position allotment of Deputy Marshall and to amend the budget accordingly.

An ordinance amending Section 4-205-5AI of Chapter 24 of Lake Charles Zoning Ordinance relative to variances limitations on variance.

Resolutions.

A resolution reappointing Elwyn Brent Washington and Brent Cating to the Calcoe Parish Public Library Board of Trustees for a five-year term commencing on January 1st, 2026 and ending on December 31st, 2031.

A resolution accepting project number.

CP 3346, North Beach Asphalt Connector Boardwalk as substantially complete and authorizing the advertising of the 45-day lien period.

A resolution accepting project number CP 3512, Gosport Park New Pool and Improvements as substantially complete and authorizing the advertising of the 45-day lien period.

A resolution authorizing the city of Lake Charles to advertise to receive statements of qualifications from qualified architects such engineering firms to perform professional services to prepare cost estimates, provide engineering and service and design services, provide construction management oversight, and other additional services is needed for the design and construction of an indoor recreation facility in Lake Charles with a companion ordinance.

A resolution authorizing the city of Lake Charles to advertise to receive sale bids from Millennium Park Fall Surface Replacement with a companion ordinance.

An ordinance authorizing the City of Lake Charles to enter into a professional services agreement with NICE system incorporated to provide a cloud-based digital evidence storage management system.

An ordinance approving an amendment to the City of Lake Charles 2019 action plan to reprogram unspent community development block grant coronavirus CDBG C V funds to the Cossport Park Improvement Number 2 project.

An ordinance authorizing the City of Lake Charles Center into an agreement with Utiliser for fire hydrant flow testing and inspection/slash maintenance, pressure testing and flushing, GIS mapping and hydrant mapping, and that's all that I have.

Okay.

Mr.

Weather.

And the results of that were basically that there was uh a need.

Uh basically prohibit parking on both sides of the roadway from East Javon Lane West to 100 feet north of the shore turn.

Um public works staff will know what that is because it's their study and that's their recommendation.

So just like to put that on our agenda.

That's it.

Okay.

Mr.

Bilbo.

I don't have nothing to make.

Ms.

Fundale.

I don't have anything.

Mr.

Young.

Yes, sir.

Uh doesn't have to be tonight, but I would love uh an update on the West Salier Street uh expansion when we're gonna go out for bids for that.

Thank you all.

Ms.

Me?

Yes.

Uh very quick.

I wanted to ask, I didn't know who to ask, but several months ago, Mr.

Fondale and I, and we got it approved about a school zone right there on West LaGrange about the daycare.

And I noticed nothing has happened.

And I'm not complaining.

I just didn't know what to tell them when to expect those improvements or changes to take place.

So if somebody could just let me know that.

We'll get you an update tomorrow.

Okay.

And one more thing.

I noticed we're moving in to the new investigative building.

Yes, sir.

Everything's good?

So far so good.

Done.

I I'd love to walk through and look at it.

I looked at it during construction, but it looks it looks great on the outside.

We should be very proud.

So that Enterprise Boulevard.

Yes, sir.

Enterprise and third.

Slowly starting to move in.

There's a lot of stuff that has to happen as where our evidence takes place.

Looks first class.

Okay.

I have a couple things.

Um I received a letter mayor from uh Mr.

Carl Evans with the mitigation project.

They're gonna be in town, I think it's December the 15th, and he was looking to maybe meet with you and some other representatives from the city or your representative.

Uh I told him I'd check with you and see if you're available.

You should have received the email.

If you haven't received it, it should become uh the inspector for property standards, myself and Mr.

Young had uh asked some time ago that we allow a spot to hire another inspector.

Can anyone tell me what is the progress on that?

That individuals is hired.

They were uh just had their first week last week, so um working out very well, fine gentlemen, and we also had a transfer uh to that department from public works.

So that's so they are gonna be inspectors.

Yes.

Okay.

Um so how many that makes?

That would be three three and the sick.

Th three in a two uh uh part-time.

Okay.

One part time's out sick, but had some issues, so uh we're gonna have a total of five.

And I'd like to request that when you get them straight, could the council uh meet with them?

Absolutely.

Um they're they're quality individuals.

Uh we're very lucky to have them, so we're we're excited that they're on board.

Okay.

Is it okay to get in the one is actually a two-lane graduate?

Can you tell us their names or is it not?

I I don't have them.

You don't have them with you.

They're so new, I'm sorry.

All right.

Um the other thing is animal control.

I see we just coincidentally we got something on the agenda next week.

I'm not sold on, I don't know what we would do in the place of the parish, but I've got one time I got a call about a rabi squirrel.

Nobody could do anything.

I had to go out and trap it in the net.

Then we got a uh a call about a bobcat last week.

Nobody could do nothing.

The bobcat's still out there somewhere.

Uh cats, cats are becoming rampant in O Park.

I mean, they they mate, and I don't know if it's the season, uh the lovey dovey season or what, but they mate, you know, and we call and residents have told me they call animal control and animal control tell them we can't do nothing about that.

Well, what is animal control for?

Maybe we need to get animal control to come here and make a presentation to see if they're justified for those.

Yeah, that would be good.

That would be good.

Then we'd have something to pass on to the residents.

But I think we need to put some emphasis on that bobcat because it's going to we have uh oh y'all got it.

We got a trapper out on the bobcat.

Yeah, Bobcat is very, very specialized uh animal control.

Yeah, we they got they uh well they said it.

So uh we found that uh things like bobcats, alligators that that they that our normal animal control doesn't deal with those things.

So they have to get they have to hire outsiders to come in and do that.

I went all the way to the state.

The state don't be aware of them.

They give you they showed me how to set a trap, though.

Yeah.

I wouldn't I wouldn't want to set a trap up.

I'm gonna go out there and set it.

I'd say that's a whole different trust me.

I I I live by the river.

I I see what they can do.

I'm not I I respect them as long as they respect me.

Yeah.

The uh excuse me, Mr.

Marks.

That uh that item I believe is coming up next Wednesday for final action.

And we could either do the presentation at that meeting or I could try to schedule meetings where they can come in.

We all could come in three at a time and they could do a presentation.

Well, I mean, I don't know about the council.

I I'd prefer to have them come where the public can hear what they got to say.

I mean, we here behind closed doors, we still just translating it.

I'm good.

I'm good with that.

Y'all are good.

But if Mr.

Bilbo wants to meet with them.

Well, I was because I get a lot of I wasn't gonna bring it up tonight.

I done had about four calls.

And most of the time, I think we I don't know if it's an old army, we got too many steps before Adam Control can step in.

First, you got to have a picture or the video of the of the animal almost attacking you.

Well, we don't want to wait till that's the animal almost can attack you before they can do anything.

I think we need to reduce the the steps before somebody can animal control can actually take the dog or have them cited to come to a hearing.

It's several steps.

I I'll call Allen Control about uh a pit bull in Broadmore.

And they told him that if he didn't have a picture of it, he said, Well how I'm gonna take a picture of I'm running.

So they but they did tell him if you just have a picture of him loose, period, that they could do something, but I think the city needs to know uh the steps they have to take before Allen Control can do something, so we can get some verification, it may help.

And and I think if they're asking the city to uh renew a contract with them, they need to come in and be accountable for what type of services they're gonna provide and how they're gonna provide those services because you're right, especially with cats.

I mean, if you don't get control of that, that that takes control of your neighborhood pretty quickly.

Yeah.

But they had one on Facebook at a pit bull that was in the village.

Mm-hmm.

Been knocking on doors.

Yep.

The other thing I have is, and and this this may be a uh a hefty task, but I met with Miss Emily, I think it was last year.

She and I went over some things and she made me aware of some contracts that we have with the parish.

They've been around for a while.

We may not even know they exist because until you deal with something that they have.

So I'm I'm asking if we could, I don't know who would be in charge of it, but we could trace those contracts down.

Any contract that we have with the parish over 10 years.

I I'd like to have the council, uh the administration and and the legal department revisit those to make sure that when we go and join efforts with the parish that we are doing, we're in a better favorite position because 50 years ago it was different.

You know, and we may have some contracts that still linging around for years.

So I'd like to see if we can get a hold to some of those contracts, if not all of them, and we could revisit them, make them more favorable to the city, or at least equal to the city.

Uh with that being said, that's all I have.

That's just as to the us in the parish.

Yeah, you know, like when we do streets or something, it's contracts that govern how we we're gonna do things, who put what?

I'd like to revisit those and see, you know, can we rewrite them?

Can we make them more favorable?

Can are they favorable to us?

I don't want to cheat the parish, but I don't want to cheat the city either.

So that being said, we'll move on to the next portion where the community is allowed to speak on various issues.

I have one card uh from Henry Mancuso.

State your name and address for the record.

Good evening.

I'm Henry Mancuso.

I live at 858 Kirby Street here in Lake Charles and have done so for the past now 24 years.

Uh a couple of weeks ago, one of my neighbors, Tammy Edwards, came here to speak to you.

Uh I'm here to say that she's not speaking alone.

I represent uh the whole, another group of neighbors, you know, that support her effort.

The city did begin actually yesterday putting down the uh equipment that would be a part of the traffic study.

I'm presuming it counts cars going back and forth as they've installed it on the road.

You know, that uh Ms.

Edwards asked to look at things like traffic light, um, you know, stop signs.

And some of that could be difficult because if you know Kirby Street from Louisiana Avenue to Kirkman, you've got two lanes that are heading west.

And then from Ryan Street to Kirkman, you got two lanes heading east.

So it's a three lanes of traffic, but it's arranged differently.

The last time the gentleman was here to talk about the walkability study, uh, you know, he actually had pictures of Kirby Street and criticized the way that it is laid out.

So my encouragement is that if we do any study or as we do a study, um, that we incorporate that gentleman's remarks that he made at the last his last visit to Lake Charles, which was, I guess, sometimes in July, Mr.

Mayor.

I know you were at, or maybe before you were at that meeting at the it was, I think it was in June.

That's Jeff Speck, right?

Okay, right.

Correct.

And so so that we're not just getting our own information, but we do have the data that he uh looked at.

I I would think from my standpoint, you know, that it's gonna be difficult with the lanes going the way they are to put a stop sign at, you know, at any corner to look across all of those lanes, it may be speed bumps or something like that.

But my main point is a to thank the city for jumping on that pretty quick, because she was just here a couple of weeks ago, and that study has begun.

And then the second thing is to incorporate that study into any work that we're doing.

As I said, that we are uh certainly the neighbors uh are very appreciative of what is being done.

Having lived there 24 years, I've seen that neighborhood really increase the number of young people that have moved into the area, but then with young people you also have people running into the streets.

So it thank you very much for what is being done.

We look forward to what's gonna continue.

Thank you.

Mr.

Codon, I have a question.

If you got a four-way street and the let's say the east-west street is has stop signs, that doesn't automatically make the north-south street get full eligible for a stop sign as well, right?

That's correct.

So you have to do a study on each street.

Okay.

All right.

Any other questions or comments?

This meeting is adjourned.