Joint Budget and Governmental Affairs Committee Meeting - August 5, 2026\n\nThe Joint Budget and Governmental Affairs Committee met on August 5, 2026, at 9:00 AM (agenda time). The meeting included roll call, approval of previous minutes, an executive session for litigation, discussion of a drone reporting ordinance, a contract amendment for armed security services, appointments to boards and commissions, and a financial update from the Chief Administrative Officer. No minutes were provided, and the available raw transcript is garbled and does not correspond to the agenda items, preventing a detailed account of remarks or votes.\n\n### Consent Calendar\n- Approval of the Budget Committee meeting minutes of July 15, 2026, and the Governmental Affairs Committee meeting minutes of July 22, 2026. (Presumed unanimous approval, as no discussion is recorded.)\n\n### Public Comments & Testimony\n- No clear public comments were identifiable from the provided transcript. The raw transcript contains incoherent statements that cannot be reliably attributed to any speaker or topic.\n\n### Discussion Items\n- Executive Session: The committee entered executive session to discuss pending litigation in Stanton Square, LLC v. City of New Orleans, Case No. 23-5733, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. No details of the discussion are available.\n- Ordinance Cal. No. 35,523: Introduced by Councilmember Willard, this ordinance amends City Code sections 2-61 and 2-62 to require periodic reporting by the police department on drone usage. An amendment was introduced on August 6, 2026 (note: date appears after meeting date, possibly a typo) to add quarterly and monthly reporting on agencies requesting drone deployment and monthly reporting on the supervising officer for each flight. Discussion and further action are unrecorded.\n- Contract Amendment – AlliedUniversal: Amendment No. 8 to the contract with Universal Protection Service, LLC (AlliedUniversal) for armed security services at municipal facilities, extending the contract through December 31, 2026, with maximum compensation of $3,000,000. Presented for discussion and vote.\n- Boards and Commissions Appointments: Consideration of appointments to the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (Arkebia Matthews), the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (LaTanja Silvester and Earl Williams), and the New Orleans Public Library Board (Cressida L. Rhodes-Polk).\n- CAO Budget Presentation – Financial Update: The Chief Administrative Officer presented a financial update (presentation updated August 4, 2026). Content of the update is not available from the transcript.\n\n### Key Outcomes\n- The agenda indicates that an executive session was held for litigation. No votes or decisions are recorded in the available materials.\n- The drone ordinance (Cal. No. 35,523) and the AlliedUniversal contract amendment were listed for discussion and potential vote; outcomes are unknown.\n- Board and commission appointments were listed with nominees; no confirmations are recorded.\n- The raw transcript is garbled and does not provide any reliable information on votes, motions, or decisions.\n\nNote: The transcript provided appears to be from a different source or contains errors. The meeting took place on August 5, 2026 (as per instruction), though the agenda lists 9:00 AM and the instruction lists 3:00 PM UTC. This summary relies primarily on the agenda.