2026-10-15 - City Council

04:33All right, we're going to get started.

04:35Madame Clerk,

04:39>> roll call. Council President Maro

04:41>> here.

04:42>> Vice President Willard

04:43>> here.

04:43>> Council member McCarron

04:45>> here.

04:45>> Council member Harris.

04:47>> Council member King. Council member

04:49Green,

04:51>> Council Member Hughes. We have five

04:53members. We have a quorum.

04:54>> Thank you. First up, we have the

04:56invocation by Pastor Watson.

05:04>> Gracious God, we give you thanks that we

05:06come on this day thanking you God for

05:09blessing us to rise to see a beautiful

05:11sunshiny Thursday morning. God, we thank

05:15you for your son Jesus Christ who died

05:17and was raised to life that we have

05:19victory in his name. We pray for all our

05:22councilman council persons and God we

05:26continue to pray for our mayor and our

05:28city and all the people who live in this

05:30great city of New Orleans. We pray that

05:33this council meeting on today is a

05:35blessing to you and a blessing to

05:37everyone who [snorts] have presentation

05:39if there's any voting to take place that

05:42it's all to your glory. And God, as we

05:45know this is cancer awareness month. We

05:47pray for all those who are battling that

05:50dreadful disease of cancer that breast

05:53cancer we know is a serious serious

05:56disease. And we just pray God that you

05:58give them victory over breast cancer and

06:01that you continue to guide and bless

06:03everyone who is here on this day in

06:05Jesus' name. And all the saints of God

06:08said, "Amen." Amen.

06:11>> Thank you, Pastor Watson. Next up, we

06:13have the pledge of allegiance done by

06:14myself. I pledge allegiance

06:16to the United States of America to

06:19republic its one nation under God,

06:22indivisible, with liberty and justice

06:24for all. All right, play ball.

06:29>> 10 consent agenda. We have a

06:31communication from Aaron Spears. This

06:33may be received. We have a comm a

06:35communication from Kendall White. This

06:37may be received. We have a communication

06:40from Jeffrey Schwarz. This may be

06:41received. We have a communication from

06:43Amy B. Trapena. This may be received. We

06:46have a communication from Tammy

06:48Washington. This may be received and

06:50referred to the community development

06:52committee. We have a communication from

06:54Jonathan Whisby. This may be received

06:56and referred to the governmental affairs

06:58committee. We have a communication from

07:00Austin P. Whitley. This may be received

07:02and referred to the governmental affairs

07:04committee. We have a communication from

07:06Elizabeth Brussto. This may be received

07:08and referred to the climate and

07:10sustainability committee. We have a

07:12communication from Jeffrey Schwarz. This

07:14may be received and referred to the

07:16economic development committee. We have

07:18a report of Danielle Berser. This may be

07:21received. We have a report of Len

07:23Crowley. This may be received. We have a

07:25report of Jennifer Agno. This may be

07:27received. Dr. Jennifer of Vegno. This

07:29may be received. We have a report of

07:31Alyssa Rambo. This may be received. We

07:34have a report of Cassandra Roberts. This

07:36may be received. We have a report of

07:38Caitlyn Tamrich. This may be received.

07:40We have a report of Jessica Nati. This

07:43may be received. We have a report of

07:45Robert D. Rivers. This may be received.

07:47Hearing date 11526.

07:49We have a report of Kaia Howard. This

07:51may be received. We have a reporter

07:53Caitlyn Tammer. This may be received.

07:56We have a reporter Lena Collins. This

07:58may be received. We have a reporter

08:00Jason Roger Williams. This may be

08:02received. We have ordinance calendar

08:0535,587

08:06by council member Harris. Municipal

08:09address 727 Corand Delet Street zoning

08:12dock is 6826.

08:14We have ordinance count of 35,588

08:17by council member Harris. Municipal

08:19address 750 Klet Street zoning dock is

08:226926. This is all matters on consent.

08:29>> Thank you. I do not have any cards yet.

08:31There you go. Okay. Come on now. Mr.

08:35Clark, which which item is it going to

08:37be on?

08:38Item two. Okay, Mr. Clark, speaking on

08:40item two, you have two minutes.

08:43>> Thank you for listening to me. Um, I'm a

08:46Pirates Alley artist. I've been setting

08:48up there for almost 30 years now. We

08:51have a community of artists in New

08:53Orleans that have been setting up there

08:54for over 90 years. And the fence behind

08:58St. Louis Cathedral where we set up and

09:01sell our work. This is these are some

09:02other professional artists over here

09:04that have been selling there is about to

09:06be removed. The cathedral is going to be

09:09removing the entire back fence and they

09:11have not given us any any uh

09:13communication about where we're going to

09:15be moved. This is our full-time income.

09:17I provide uh living for my family. My my

09:21wife and my children are both artists as

09:23well. Um, so we're hoping that we can

09:26get a a relocation plan. Um, I have some

09:30some uh documents here that that I can

09:33pass out, but our preferred relocation

09:36would be the courthouse fence on the 400

09:38block. I know we've been moved there

09:40before for French Quarter Festival and

09:43some other events. It's a big enough

09:44fence to accommodate all 20 or so of the

09:47artists that are in Pirates Alley. Um,

09:50another option would be Jackson Square,

09:52but there's already a too many artists

09:54in Jackson Square, so it would create a

09:55lot of problems. Um, I've got all that

09:58on this uh flyer or document that I can

10:02pass out. I don't uh we we're just all

10:05worried about how we're going to make a

10:06living when they remove the fence and

10:07there's nowhere for us to set up and

10:09sell our paintings cuz there's artists

10:11that have been there's one artist that's

10:12still licensed from 1977 that's been out

10:15there on that fence making her living.

10:16So hopefully we can come up with some

10:18sort of a plan. I don't have

10:21>> we we will certainly I know that Monaet

10:23from my office and Winston from Freddy

10:24King's office, we are working on an

10:26alternative location. Um we can

10:28certainly reach out to the Supreme Court

10:30cuz they kind of control that fence in

10:32front of the courthouse, but also we're

10:34going to talk to FQMD and the French

10:35Market Commission to see what other

10:37options are available. We're going to

10:38find a solution.

10:39>> Thank you so much.

10:40>> You're very welcome.

10:41>> Oh, pass. There you go.

10:45All right. Uh, any other cards?

10:49Okay.

10:51With that, um, I see no comments

10:54speakers on the consent agenda. I will

10:56move to adopt the agenda. I guess second

10:59by council by Vice President Willard.

11:01Please vote your machines.

11:08>> All right. That is

11:11five yays, no nays. The consent agenda

11:13is adopted. Thank you.

11:15>> At the top of page 11, we have

11:17legislative grouping HDLC appeal of

11:19Nicole Weber Weber Consultants

11:22requesting to appeal a historic district

11:24landmark's decision to uphold an arc

11:26recommendation of option four in lie of

11:29the applicant's request for option three

11:31proposed facade improvements and orc's

11:34recommendation of a 4-in depth of

11:37balconies instead of the applicant's

11:39request for a 47 depth for the properly

11:42located at 36 636 St. Joe's Avenue. We

11:46have motion line over M26428

11:49by council member Harris is withdrawn.

11:51We have substitute motion M26428

11:55by council member Harris approving and

11:58modifying the applicant's request for

11:59the property located at 3636 St. Joseph

12:03Avenue and the commission decision is

12:05reversed.

12:06>> Thank you. HLC, will you brief us on

12:08your report?

12:09>> Thank you. Um, can you hear me? This is

12:12an appeal of ARC recommendation for the

12:15renovation of a contributing rated

12:17building located in St. Charles Avenue

12:19Full Control Local Historic District. At

12:21the August 18, 2026 ARC meeting, the

12:25applicant presented several design

12:27options. Option four was selected and

12:30approved with a maximum balcony depth of

12:324T, which is shown here on the uh

12:34presentation. Um, also as part of the

12:37proposed modifications and additions to

12:39the exterior envelope of the building, a

12:42cornered infill design was previously

12:44discussed at the February 24th, 2026 ARC

12:48meeting. At that time, the ARC

12:50recommended extending the proposed brick

12:53facade along St. Charles Avenue to the

12:55corner and continuing the same treatment

12:58around onto Antonyine Street. So, the

13:00corner would read as a seamless

13:02continuation of the St. Charles Avenue

13:05facade.

13:07The ARC also recommended that the corner

13:09not read as a separate third element.

13:12The ARC selected option four because it

13:14maintains the building as two cohesive

13:16elements rather than creating a third

13:18distinct element at the corner. Option

13:21three creates a stronger separation at

13:24the corner and causes it to read as a

13:26third element which is contrary to the

13:28ARC's previous recommendation. The

13:31applicant has indicated that the

13:32preference for option three is in part

13:35related to accommodating a temporary

13:37Marty GR viewing viewing stand. The

13:40stand is only in place for a short

13:41period each year. A change to option

13:44three is not necessary to accommodate

13:46the stand as option four leaves the area

13:48open for the temporary viewing stand as

13:51it has been placed in previous years.

13:53The temporary use does not warrant

13:55changing the overall design or

13:57introducing a third element. Regarding

14:00the back balcony depth, the applicant is

14:03also requesting to increase the depth

14:05from 4 foot maximum approved by the ARC

14:09to 4' 7 in. The proposed balconies are

14:13candle levered steel channel balconies

14:15painted to match the building with black

14:17metal railings to match the existing

14:19antonyine street railing and composite

14:22decking.

14:23The HDLC guidelines note that balconies

14:26generally project 3 to four feet from

14:28the face of a building and typically do

14:31not include a a roof structure above.

14:34The HDLC design guidelines also state

14:37that a balcony should not be constructed

14:39on a building type or style that

14:41typically would not have included one or

14:44in a configuration or location that is

14:46not appropriate for the building type.

14:48The ARC initially recommended a 3-foot

14:51balcony depth, but compromised

14:52[clears throat] with the applicant to

14:54increase the depth to 4 ft. The ARC

14:56determined that balconies exceeding 4 ft

14:59would be out of scale on the building

15:00due to the relatively low floor to

15:02ceiling heights. The applicant provided

15:05photographs of balconies located further

15:07down St. Charles Avenue as precedent to

15:10the requested 4'7 in depth. However, in

15:13researching the case, staff discovered

15:16that that that those balconies were

15:18constructed in deviation of the 4T0 in

15:21depth indicated in the stamped approved

15:23plans. The HDLC staff respectfully

15:26requests that city council uphold the

15:28denial and require the owner to adhere

15:30to the recommendations of the ARC and

15:32commission. Thank you.

15:33>> Thank you so much. I I rarely overturn

15:35the HTLC, but this is the uh Superior

15:38Grove Building located at 3636 St.

15:40Charles Avenue. This motion overrules

15:43HDLC decision of denial of an

15:45applicant's appeal of the ARC

15:47recommendations regarding the

15:48renovation. This motion also approves

15:51the additional 7 in to the maximum

15:54balcony depth as requested by the

15:55applicant and modifies the approval to

15:57address the window panel options. With

15:59that, I've moved. I need a second.

16:08All in favor? Oh gosh. Okay. All in

16:11favor? All right, six sh.

16:14>> Thank you.

16:16>> Thank you.

16:22>> At the top of page 12, we have item two,

16:24legislative group and zoning docket 7526

16:28along with motion lineova M2644

16:31has been withdrawn at the request of the

16:33applicant. We have at the top of page

16:3613, item three, legislative group and

16:38zoning docket 8126,

16:41city council motion M26254,

16:44requesting a zoning change from an HUV1A

16:48historic urban neighborhood business

16:50district to an HURD2

16:53historic urban two family residential

16:55district on square 187 lots 2 and three

16:58in the sixth municipal district bounded

17:00by Octavia Street, Laurel Street,

17:03Constant Street, and Jefferson Avenue,

17:05municipal address 5433 Laurel Street and

17:08509 through 515 Octavia Street. The

17:11recommendation of the city planning

17:13being for approval. We have motion

17:15M26439

17:17by council member McCarron approving the

17:19applicant's request for zoning docket

17:218126.

17:22>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. CPC.

17:24>> Thank you, council member. This is a

17:26follow-up application to a recent zoning

17:28change affecting this site, which is the

17:31the uh property of Cafe Maloo and

17:34Octavia Books. Uh that allowed Cafe

17:37Maloo to uh add alcohol sales to their

17:40menu to support their restaurant

17:41operation. that was done with the

17:43expectation, I believe, that the zoning

17:46would then be reverted back to the

17:48original residential zoning, making the

17:50restaurants, alcohol sales, and

17:52non-conforming use essentially as it was

17:54before. Um the planning commission was

17:58supportive of the original zoning change

17:59recognizing the commercial history of

18:01this building but is also supportive of

18:03this uh re reversion back to residential

18:08understanding the context in which it

18:09was made and and the need to uh reach a

18:13happy medium with both the the operator

18:15of the restaurant and neighbors who are

18:17concerned about future potential

18:19commercial use and for those reasons the

18:21planning commission recommends approval.

18:24Thank you members. Um this is reverse

18:26zoning process uh is a direct result of

18:29the compromise that we made previously

18:31between neighbors and property owners

18:33and my office um for this cafe maloo

18:35space. Reszoning down to HURD2

18:39eliminates concerns about future mixed

18:40uses that could go into that space and

18:42the conditional use we approved a few

18:44months ago is a land entitlement so will

18:47not be impacted. Um nothing else is

18:49changing from this. The hours remain

18:517:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the other

18:53provisos agreed upon by neighbors and

18:56cafe Maloo remain. So if there are no

18:58questions, uh I move to approve M26439

19:03seconded by council member Harris. Vote

19:05your machines.

19:11Six yays, no nays. Thank you.

19:13At the top of page 14, we have item

19:16four, legislative group and zoning

19:18docket 8326,

19:20city council motion M26268,

19:23requesting an amendment to the text of

19:25the comprehensive zoning ordinance to

19:27amend article 7 17 figure 17-2 maximum

19:31building height and figure 17-3 maximum

19:34floor area ratio to limit the allowable

19:37height to 35 ft for the property located

19:40on square 26 in the first municipal

19:42district. The site in question is an OSN

19:46neighborhood open space district in the

19:48central business district near the

19:50convention center in the Mississippi

19:51River Bridge. The updates to article 17

19:54height maps will bring the site in line

19:56with other similar situated neighborhood

19:59parks in the CBD. The entirety of square

20:0226 in the first municipal district

20:04bounded by convention center boulevard,

20:06Giani Street, South Peter Street, and

20:08John Churchill Chase Street. Municipal

20:11address 350 John Churchill Chase Street.

20:14The recommendation of the CPC being for

20:16approval. We are motion M26443

20:19by council member Harris approving the

20:21applicant's request for zoning dock

20:238326.

20:24Thank you CPC. Will you brief us on your

20:26report?

20:27>> Sure. So this is for uh Mississippi

20:29River Heritage Park uh which is adjacent

20:31to the forthcoming Omni site. Um when

20:35discussing the Omni project, it that

20:38discussion sort of revealed that this

20:40park despite being a park has a uh floor

20:44ratio limit that allows essentially 12

20:46ft of height. So there's obviously a

20:49discrepancy between a park and that sort

20:51of height use which would allow an

20:53office building. And so this is really

20:54just to correct that, bring the height

20:56limit back to 35 ft which is appropriate

20:58for parks and planning commission

21:00recommends approval.

21:01>> Thank you. Any questions from the DIS?

21:03If not, I'll move

21:07seconded by council member Green

21:145. Yes. Thank you.

21:18At the bottom of the page, item five,

21:21zoning docket 8426 has been deferred to

21:24the meeting of 11:5. At the top of page

21:2715, we have item six, legislative

21:29grouping, zoning docket 8526.

21:32Moto Julia LLC requesting a conditional

21:36use to permit a commercial short-term

21:38rental in the CBD5 urban core

21:40neighborhood lower intensity mixeduse

21:42district in the transit lodging and

21:45zoning district on square 257 lots 23

21:48half of two and half of two in the first

21:51municipal district bounded by Julia

21:53Street O'Keefe Avenue Gerard Street and

21:56Baron Street. Municipal address 901

21:58through 909 Julia Street and 751 Baron

22:02Street. The recommendation of the CPC

22:04being for denial where motion M2644

22:08by council member Harris denying the

22:10applicant's request for zoning dock

22:128526. Thank you. CPC will you brief us

22:15on your report?

22:16>> Sure. So this is the site of the Moto

22:19Giulia uh motorcycle dealership which is

22:21on Julia and Baron. The proposal here is

22:25to use a somewhat underutly utilized

22:27second floor space of that business um

22:30as a commercial short-term rental. That

22:32of course requires uh conditional use

22:35approval via the citywide um interarm

22:38zoning district.

22:40Uh in this case, you know, it is located

22:44in the central business district. It

22:46would not display displace housing stock

22:49because it is a commercial space.

22:51However, the planning commission has

22:53sort of across the board been concerned

22:55about granting new approvals for uh

22:58commercial short-term rentals because

23:00that creates a permanent land use

23:02entitlement for the short-term rental

23:04use that would exist even once and if

23:07new regulations are adopted. given, you

23:10know, this significant potential for new

23:12regulations and wanting to kind of keep

23:14a clean slate to allow that, uh, the

23:17planning commission is is generally not

23:19supportive of new commercial short-term

23:21rentals, uh, and recommends denial for

23:24that reason.

23:24>> Okay. Thank you. Uh, I have a card from

23:27John. John, you're going to have to fill

23:28this out fully once you speak. Yes.

23:31>> Hi, thank you for, uh, uh, hearing me

23:33out. Um

23:38um [clears throat]

23:40I'm John Franco. I'm a coowner co-owner

23:42of uh Moto Julia. Um when

23:45[clears throat] we took over uh last

23:47August, the business was on the verge of

23:49closing. The condo was a critical part

23:52of our plan to keep it alive.

23:55>> [clears throat]

23:55>> It would serve our customers and

23:57visiting motorcyclists, attracting

23:59business downtown, and help sustain a

24:01community gathering place that supports

24:03local charities.

24:05It is within a commercial building. CPEC

24:08staff had originally

24:11uh uh indicated that they were going to

24:13approve it. Um and uh and and no

24:18neighbors testified at the at that

24:21planning meeting to uh contest it.

24:25[clears throat] uh we respectfully ask

24:27that you consider our circumstances on

24:30their merits and approve the

24:32application. We it it the uh the

24:36business you know the economy is tough

24:38right now and um it is really hard um to

24:42maintain such a business and we

24:45represent five um major motorcycle

24:48brands that if we're lost um would

24:51probably

24:53if ever um not be back in New Orleans

24:56for decades. Um, and uh that would be a

25:00tremendous blow to the motorcycle

25:02community, but also the loss of uh that

25:05business in the spot it's been in for 20

25:07years would be a uh big loss to the

25:10community downtown. Um, the majority of

25:14our events are not motorcycle related.

25:16We are part of this community and we

25:18support this community. Um, so I guess

25:21I'm just asking for y'all's support.

25:25>> Thank you, John. Thank you.

25:28All right. This motion denies a

25:30conditional use to permit a commercial

25:31short-term rental in a CBD5 urban core

25:34neighborhood lower inensity mixeduse

25:36district and the transient lodging

25:38interim zoning district. There are

25:40currently 11 active licensed STRs

25:43located with 1,000 ft of the subject

25:45property with two on the same block. The

25:48transit logic study recommended a

25:50temporary nature for STRs. However,

25:52conditional uses offer a permanent

25:54entitlement. The city is currently

25:56undergoing changes in zoning regulations

25:58that would result in CSTRs being neither

26:01permitted nor conditional in the

26:03applicable district. With that, I move

26:09seconded by council member Green

26:147. Thank you. [clears throat] Item

26:17seven, zoning docket 8626 has been

26:20deferred to the meeting of 11:5.

26:22At the top of page 16, we have item A,

26:25legislative group and zoning docket 8726

26:283157 Chop LLC requesting a conditional

26:32use to permit a live performance venue

26:34in an MU1 medium intensity mixeduse

26:37district on square 19 lot A in the four

26:40municipal district bounded by Hormony

26:42Street, Chapatula Street, 9inth Street

26:44and St. Thomas Street. Municipal address

26:473157 Chapatula Street. The

26:50recommendation of the CPC being for

26:52approval subject to one wave and three

26:54provides those. We have motion M26445

26:57by council member Harris approving the

27:00applicant's request for zoning docket

27:028726 subject to one way and three

27:05provisals as recommended by the CPC.

27:08>> Thank you madam clerk. CPC will you

27:10brief us on your report?

27:11>> Sure. So this is a proposal um to allow

27:15use of a former industrial building on

27:17Chapatulis

27:19uh as a an entertainment venue for

27:22comedy shows essentially. Um the

27:25structure is to you know historically

27:27industrial it is now to be used as a

27:30restaurant in daytime hours. That's a

27:32permitted use that's going forward. And

27:34in the evenings, it would shift to uh a

27:36comedy club type of venue operated by

27:39Sports Drink, which is operated uh at

27:42another location in the city. Um the

27:45planning commission finds this to be

27:46appropriate. The re part of the reason

27:48Chop Tulis now has this vitality is that

27:51it's industrial buildings are easily and

27:55well converted to breweries,

27:57entertainment venues, and those sorts of

27:59things. And this the commission uh views

28:02this as being consistent with that and

28:05really enhancing the chop tools corridor

28:07and recommends approval.

28:08>> Thank you Andrew. I have a card from

28:10you.

28:20>> Thank you all so much uh for taking the

28:21time. I'm the owner and proprietor of

28:23Sports Drink. We're on Toadono Street.

28:25Um, thank you so much to Council Member

28:27Harris and and Steven with the CBC just

28:29for over the last about 18 months

28:31working with us and giving us as many

28:33answers as possible um to continue this

28:36uh conditional use process. Um I think

28:38the biggest thing that we'd like to

28:40highlight is uh the goal of bringing you

28:42know up to 15, you know, highpaying um

28:45hospitality jobs that come with, you

28:47know, benefits, healthcare, things like

28:48that. Um something [snorts] that I think

28:50uh New Orleans has a great track record

28:51of but can always be improved upon. Um

28:53and so we we look to uh try and continue

28:57sort of the standard that has been set

28:58down here by so many great hospitality

29:00groups um to you know bring quality

29:02quality jobs um that are maintained

29:04within the city and within the district.

29:06Thank you.

29:06>> Thank you Andrew. U this motion approves

29:09a conditional use application to permit

29:11a live performance venue in an M1 MU1

29:14medium inensity mixed juice district.

29:16The site currently developed with

29:18two-story structure that was originally

29:20constructed to be a fire station but has

29:22no other use history. The applicant is

29:25proposing to convert the structure into

29:27a restaurant that will also serve as a

29:29live performance venue on some evenings.

29:32This application received overwhelming

29:34support at its MPP meeting and they also

29:37have a good neighbor agreement with the

29:38community. With that, I will move.

29:43Council member Karen has seconded

29:4978. Thank you. At the top of page 17, we

29:53have item nine, legislative group and

29:55zoning docket 8826,

29:57Bitaria Property LLC, requesting a

30:00conditional use to permit a neighborhood

30:02commercial establishment in an HMR3

30:05historic marinade by water residential

30:08district on square 238, lot 4 in the

30:11third municipal district, bounded by

30:14Bagundi, Lasab Sten, and Poland Street.

30:16Municipal address 814 Poland Street. The

30:20recommendation of the city planning

30:22being for approval subject to two

30:24provisals. We have motion M26449

30:27by council member King approving the

30:30applicant's request for zoning docket

30:318826 subject to two provisals as

30:34recommended by the CPC.

30:37>> Thank you madam clerk. The CPC the floor

30:39is yours.

30:39>> Thank you council member. This is a

30:41proposal to adapt a historic residential

30:45structure into a coffee shop. The the

30:48tool that's been used to do that is the

30:50neighborhood commercial establishment

30:53tool, which is usually used for historic

30:56corner store uh structures to allow them

30:58to be reused as very light uh low

31:01inensity

31:03uh commercial uses like corner stores

31:06and coffee shops and the like. Uh and

31:08and that's being done here to allow this

31:11site to be used as a coffee shop. Uh the

31:14planning commission received a lot of

31:15community support um noting the

31:18importance of the particular coffee

31:20shops other location to the

31:22neighborhood. Uh the commission also

31:25felt that this land use is appropriate

31:27given the redevelopment of uh the NSA

31:30site basically across the street and

31:33found that this is really um given those

31:35considerations and appropriate land use

31:37and recommends approval.

31:39>> All right. Thank you. We have a couple

31:41of comment cards. First from uh Reese

31:44Walker.

31:47May I go first? I'm the proprietor. Um

31:50>> James Malone.

31:51>> Sure.

31:52>> Thank you. Thanks, Mr. Uh good morning.

31:54I'm the sole member of Bontter property.

31:57I also own Petite Kluet Cafe in the

31:59Bwater. Um in recommending approval of

32:01our proposed coffee shop, the CPC first

32:03considered the Fumu Historic CPS. Their

32:06staff summary states a proposal would be

32:08consistent with the area and would

32:10achieve the zoning district goals, would

32:12preserve both the integrity of the site

32:14and character of the neighborhood, and

32:16that it is consistent with the master

32:17plan. They also considered the

32:19renovation and adaptive use of a

32:21property blighted and vacant since

32:23Katrina. From their summary, the

32:25proposal would introduce would

32:27reintroduce a vacant deteriorating

32:29property near the fabric of the

32:30neighborhood. The positive effect

32:32outweighs the minimal increases in

32:33activity. They also considered the

32:36immediate proximity to the naval base

32:37and existing commercial activity on the

32:39block as well as adjoining blocks and

32:41Nolan Avenue is a wide bounding transit

32:44corridor which can support the activity.

32:46Paramount was the enthusiastic support

32:48from the neighborhood shown by a well-

32:50attended MPP meeting with 28 positive

32:53comments of the 29 cards collected. 12

32:55neighbors attended the CPC hearing to

32:57express support with no opposition and

33:0015 letters of support including all

33:02abuing neighbors, two neighborhood

33:05associations and over 200 signatures on

33:07our neighborhood petition. The

33:09neighborhood sees that the shop would

33:10contribute to the community as a

33:12non-alcohol pedestrian friendly hub

33:14providing daytime eyes on the street and

33:16nighttime cameras and lights. For these

33:19same reasons, we respectfully ask for

33:22your approval today.

33:23>> Got it. Thank you. Again, we have uh is

33:26it Reese Walker?

33:31>> Uh hello, my name is Rhese Walker. Uh

33:34I'm a native of New Orleans, a product

33:36of New Orleans public schools. Um and uh

33:39I live currently at 3044 Royal Street,

33:42which is a half a block away from uh the

33:44Petite Cluit. Um I moved to the Bwater

33:47from Mid City about 2 years ago. And um

33:50I've just found that T Cluitt is uh just

33:52a wonderful uh bright, welcoming uh hub

33:56in the community. Um I met all my

33:59neighbors that I'm friends with now

34:01through uh Cafe Cluit. Um, I happen to

34:05know that when anyone is having like a

34:08that there have been people in the

34:10neighborhood that had personal crises

34:12that were helped out uh professionally

34:15um uh by other neighbors that they knew

34:18from the cafe and you know when people

34:20get in trouble that's often a hub of

34:22community support. Um just in general um

34:26there are uh you know it's a lot of foot

34:30traffic there. Um, people come by bike.

34:33Um, and it it sort of contributes to the

34:35general sort of levity of the

34:37neighborhood that there seems to be

34:38something positive happening all the

34:40time a half a block from my house. Um,

34:43and um, I I think having that in the

34:46neighborhood of Poland uh, would equally

34:49benefit that neighborhood in terms of

34:50commerce. Um, and I can guarantee you in

34:53all of marketing literature, whether

34:54public or private, that has anything to

34:56do with uh the bywater, you're going to

35:00see uh pictures of of uh Petite Cluit.

35:04So, I think it can bring the ne the

35:06other neighborhoods um same benefits.

35:08It's brought mind. Thank you.

35:09>> Thank you, Mr. Walker. Ali Duffy.

35:16>> Hello.

35:18>> Morning. I'm Alli Duffy and I live at

35:21828 Poland which is three doors down

35:23from this proposed site. I've lived

35:25there for 8 years. Um I just want to say

35:28something for myself personally and then

35:30I have a couple of comments from the

35:31abuting neighbors to read. Um so I fully

35:35support this project completely. Uh we

35:37do have big changes at this end of

35:39Poland as you know with the naval base

35:41being transformed and um I think it can

35:44only be good for all of us who already

35:46live there to have a lovely welcoming

35:48functional wellorganized

35:51place run by a proven trustworthy

35:54proprietor who really cares about the

35:56community and we've seen that with

35:58particular so you know I'm absolutely

36:00certain it's going to continue. So

36:02that's me. And then I've got a comment

36:04from Jenny Reuse who lives u on beside

36:08Poland on the 814 on the left side.

36:11She's at 80810. She says, "As the next

36:14door neighbor for the past 26 years,

36:16I've watched the house at 814 sit vacant

36:19and deteriorate for years. It deserves

36:21to be restored and put to good use. I'm

36:23confident this project will be a

36:25positive addition. As someone who lives

36:27immediately next door, I strongly

36:28support this proposal and respectfully

36:31ask you to approve it. Nancy Tullis

36:34lives on the other side. 816818.

36:37She says, "I have owned and lived next

36:39door to the subject property for 20

36:41years. I've watched the property again

36:43deteriorate from neglect by an out

36:45ofstate owner to being completely

36:47uninhabitable and vacant. I'm fully

36:50concerned convinced Mr. Malone cares

36:53about being a good neighbor and will

36:54ensure it is a positive presence and

36:56will not negatively impact us. And

36:59Natalie Jones lives directly across the

37:01street at 813 Poland. She says, "I've

37:04lived at that address since 2004. I'm

37:07writing in support of Crawford Malone's

37:09effort to secure and open a cafe on

37:11Poland." A pet boutique kuette is proof

37:14of a solid state tasteful neighborhood

37:18cafe that serves its community. I

37:20welcome his effort.

37:25Thank you, Jane.

37:34>> Hi everyone. Jane Stenjum. I live at

37:361027 Poland [snorts] and I'm happy to be

37:39here today to

37:42um just uh show my commitment to this

37:45and great interest in this cafe opening

37:50on our street.

37:52Um I'm here because I've known Crawford

37:55for 10 years and I know that he is the

37:58right person to bring a warm welcoming

38:01spot to our neighborhood. He knows

38:04[snorts] how to build build a successful

38:05business but even more importantly he

38:08really knows how to build community and

38:09that's something that we will really

38:13enjoy. Um I think of probably many of

38:17you know that over the years our

38:19beautiful treeine street

38:21Poland and Poland Avenue has had its

38:24share of difficulties. This includes the

38:272011 closure of the naval support center

38:30and the years of neglect that we lived

38:33with. With that, there is an ongoing

38:35threat for us living there from the Army

38:37Corps of Engineers to expand the canal,

38:40which is stressful. And then there

38:42[snorts] was the 2-year closure of our

38:44fire station in 2023, which occurred

38:47really during some pretty dark uh and

38:49hard times with the Naval Center. So,

38:52um, now with the renovation of the naval

38:56building and the reopening of the fire

38:58station, the neighborhood is clearly

39:00transforming

39:02and the timing to open a cozy,

39:05beautifully run neighborhood

39:08coffee shop, I believe, is now. Um, it

39:11will be a welcoming spot for those of us

39:13that live there, but importantly, it is

39:16going to be a very nice welcoming spot

39:18for us to meet our new neighbors who are

39:20moving into the naval base. The last

39:22thing I would say is that Crawford is

39:24about community as you've all heard will

39:27hear and he [snorts] is planning has

39:29organized a uh central U neutral ground

39:33cleanup which we will be attending on

39:35October 24th. So, we thank him for that

39:37too.

39:38>> All right. Thank you. Um, last name

39:42Riviera

39:47Arn for Rivera, 1627

39:50uh, Renee Street. Uh, good morning

39:52members of the New Orleans City Council.

39:55Uh, thank you for [clears throat] your

39:56diligence, continued service to our

39:57city. I'm a resident of the Lower 9th

39:59Ward. I'm speaking today in strong

40:01support of the zoning variance requested

40:03by Crawford Malone for a coffee shop at

40:06814 Poland Avenue. As I stated to the

40:09planning commission last month, New

40:10Orleans has long thrived on the strength

40:12of its walkable mixeduse neighborhoods.

40:14Growing up in the ninth ward, we

40:15supported small businesses for a very

40:18long time. Whether it was the old burger

40:20Orleans on St. Claude, the skate land,

40:23poor boys from Jack Dempsey's or the

40:25moms and grandma selling frozen cups,

40:28pickles, snowballs operating out of

40:30their sides green doors. Approving this

40:32variance honors that legacy by breathing

40:34new life into an underutilized property

40:36and transforming it into a vibrant asset

40:39for the community and visitors alike.

40:42This proposed coffee shop will serve as

40:44a vital community hub. A walkable

40:46neighborhood gathering space, a place to

40:48get a treat and a pickme up to take a

40:51break uh before continuing with the rest

40:53of the day. A coffee shop in this

40:55community brings together brings

40:57together people which is vital to New

40:59Orleans culture, history, economy, and

41:02its future. Having personally

41:04experienced the past 5 years of high

41:06standards set by Crawford and his

41:08professional team of baristas at

41:10Leatique Cleay, I know they are deeply

41:12committed to being responsible

41:14neighbors. I've seen their day-to-day

41:16execution of a neighborhood business and

41:18I like what I see. uh its low impact

41:21operations, pro proactive site

41:23management and the economic

41:25reinvestment. My neighbors and friends

41:28on both sides of the canal are

41:30overwhelming

41:32overwhelmingly supportive of this

41:34vision. We want a safe, walkable

41:36community space with highquality food

41:38and coffee. [snorts] This variance is a

41:40thoughtful smallcale investment in the

41:42social fabric, economic health and

41:45cultural well-being of our community. I

41:48respectfully ask the city council for

41:51your approval of this.

41:55>> All right. Thank you. Any other

41:57comments? Any comments from the de

41:59online? This is a conditional use

42:01request to permit a neighborhood

42:03commercial establishment, specifically a

42:05neighborhood coffee shop in an old

42:07abandoned shotgun on Poland. The

42:09applicant, Mr. Car Malone owns a popular

42:12petit cafe on the other side of the

42:14Bwater and he would like to open a

42:16similar concept at this site. This

42:19application enjoys a recommendation of

42:21approval from the city planning

42:23commission and our office has not

42:25received any comment in opposition. In

42:27addition, I would note that the number

42:29of residents who turn out in support of

42:32this request at the CPC hearing was

42:34impressive. With this, I move adoption.

42:40I get Can I get a second?

42:43Second by Councilman Harris. All in

42:45favor.

42:48>> All right.

42:5178. Thank you.

42:55At the top of page 18, we have item 10,

42:58legislative group and zoning docket

43:008926,

43:01Christopher Mi, requesting a conditional

43:04use to permit a multif family dwelling

43:06limited to four units maximum in an HMR3

43:10historic marinade by water residential

43:12district on square 630 lot C or 19 in

43:16the third municipal district bounded by

43:18North Clayon Avenue, Columbus Street,

43:20North Robinson Street, and Keller

43:22Street. Municipal address 1515 Keller

43:25Street. The recommendation of the CPC

43:27being for approval subject to two

43:29provisals. We have motion M26447

43:32by council member King approving the

43:35applicant's request for zoning docket

43:368926

43:38subject to two provisals as recommended

43:40by the CPC.

43:42>> Thank you CPC. The floor is yours.

43:44>> Yeah, thank you council member. This is

43:46a uh proposal affecting a site on

43:48Kellerex Street uh just a block off

43:50Clayborn and TMA. It's a structure that

43:53was originally built as a built as a two

43:56family residence. According to the

43:58owner, has had a third unit since about

44:01the 60s, although that was not uh

44:03recognized by the city and is now

44:06proposing to essentially legitim

44:08legitimize the third unit through the

44:10conditional use process. The zoning

44:12allows for three plexes. This meets the

44:15minimum lot size for that. It's just

44:16that this has to be considered by the

44:19council uh through the the conditional

44:21use process. Given that three plexes are

44:24generally appropriate in this district

44:25and this meets the lot size and other

44:27regulatory requirements, the planning

44:29commission recommends approval.

44:31>> Thank you. We have a comment from Alex

44:34Ventro.

44:42>> Uh good morning. Um my name is Alex

44:44Barthau. Uh I'm here on behalf of Chris

44:46Mian who couldn't make it today. Uh we

44:49looked over the reports from the CPC and

44:51from Freddy King staff. Uh we are in

44:53support with the findings and I'm just

44:55here to answer any questions if you have

44:56any. Um thank you for your time and

44:58consideration. You're very welcome. Any

45:01online comments? Congressman hearing

45:03seeing none. This is a conditional use

45:06request to permit a third dwelling unit

45:08in a historic triplex in TMA. This

45:11application enjoys support of the CPC

45:13staff as well as a recommendation of

45:15approval from the full CPC full city

45:18planning commission. Our office has not

45:21received any comment in opposition with

45:23this move adoption.

45:32Second by council member Karen. All in

45:35favor?

45:38Seven yays. No nays. Thank you. At the

45:41top of page 19, we have item 11,

45:43legislative group and zoning docket

45:459026, Boland Co. LLC, requesting a

45:49conditional use to to permit a

45:51commercial short-term rental in an HMC2

45:54historic marinade by water commercial

45:57district in the transit lodge in zoning

46:00district on square 369 lot B and part 7

46:04in the third municipal district bounded

46:06by St. Claude Avenue, St. Rock Avenue,

46:09North Rampart Street, and Music Street,

46:11Municipal Address 2404 through6 St.

46:14Claude Avenue. The recommendation of the

46:17CPC being for denial. We are motion

46:19M26448

46:21by council member King approving the

46:23applicant's request for zoning docket

46:259026 subject to two proposals as

46:28recommended by the CPC.

46:30>> CPC, floor is yours.

46:32>> Thank you, council member. Uh this is a

46:34proposal to use a historic residential

46:37structure on St. Claude

46:39uh in a in a mixeduse zoning district,

46:41the HMC2 district, as a short-term

46:44rental. Um, of course, St. Claude is a

46:47vibrant uh commercial corridor that has

46:50a mix of residential and commercial

46:52uses, and some of those commercial uses

46:54are hotels and short-term rentals and

46:56and the like. Um, so the staff was

47:00supportive of the proposal. However, the

47:02commission was not the commission

47:05similar to item earlier is very

47:08reluctant to endorse commercial

47:09short-term rentals because they would

47:12receive a permanent zoning entitlement

47:13that would carry over even uh if new

47:16regulations are adopted. And so the the

47:20planning commission in general has been

47:21quite concerned about doing that and

47:24recommends denial for that reason.

47:26>> Thank you. Have a call from South Hall.

47:36Uh good morning everyone. Yen Frank

47:38Sala, organizing communication manager

47:40at Jane Place. We oppose this um in part

47:44because this is a very key uh part of

47:48our city that house hospitality workers.

47:51We hear from bar owners, restaurant

47:53owners, they can't keep enough staff.

47:55Their staff are commuting from deep and

47:57east now from me the west bank. And this

48:00is a prime location next to excellent

48:03transit, a line that runs 24 hours um

48:07that has amenities that workingass

48:09middle class uh families and individuals

48:11need. We're also starting to look at

48:14analysis and starting to do research

48:16about the impact of the Omni Hotel and

48:18just thinking about the fact that our

48:21hotels, our bed breakfastes exist in the

48:23Mariny are going to lose a lot of

48:26customers uh in the you know once Omni

48:29opens up there's no reason to have a

48:31commercial short-term rental in this

48:33area. There's already uh plenty of

48:35transient lodging. Um, and just with

48:38CTRs, they uh, you know, are redundant,

48:42especially when we have a residential

48:45short-term [clears throat] rental

48:46program that's very active in the Mariny

48:48and 84 Word and 9inth Ward, all the

48:50neighborhoods around there. So, that's

48:52one of the reasons why we oppose this

48:54along with many of the neighbors nearby.

48:57Um, I really don't have much to add. So,

48:59thank you.

49:00>> Thank you. This is a conditional use

49:03request to permit a commercial

49:04short-term rental on St. Claude subject

49:07property is uniquely situated at the

49:09intersection of several commercial

49:10establishments including St. Rock

49:12Market, the healing center and Honey's

49:14coffee shop. Additionally, this

49:16application draws support of the CPC

49:18staff and our office has not received

49:20any opposition with this move adoption.

49:25Who else? Um, did I miss someone else?

49:30by Council Green

49:366A.

49:39Thank you.

49:45At the top of page 20, we have item 12,

49:47zoning docket 9226 has been deferred to

49:50the meeting of 115.

49:52At the bottom of the page, item 13,

49:54legislative group and zoning docket

49:569426,

49:58Lake Catherine Investments LLC,

50:00requesting a conditional use to permit a

50:02commercial short-term rental in an MMU

50:05maritime mixeduse district in a transit

50:08lodge and intram zoning district on lot

50:11540 Cedar Bayou subdivision in the third

50:14municipal district bounded by Chef

50:16Mentor Highway, Bayou Deliser, Delisair,

50:19Chef Mentor Pass in the regul

50:22M municipal address 24855 Cheffmanur

50:25Highway. The recommendation of the CPC

50:28being for approval subject to four

50:30provisals. We have motion M26442

50:33by council member Hughes approving the

50:35applicant's request for zoning docket

50:379426

50:39subject to four provisals as recommended

50:42by the CPC.

50:43>> Administrator Croll.

50:45>> Thank you, council member. This is a uh

50:47proposal to use a raised uh residential

50:51structure on Chef Mentor Highway out by

50:53Lake Catherine as a commercial

50:55short-term rental. Uh you know, that

50:58area of town of course is more rural

51:00than most of New Orleans and has

51:02historically had a mix of fishing camps,

51:04marinas, single family residences,

51:07fishing related businesses, and and the

51:09like. and and so this proposal is to use

51:12this structure as a commercial

51:14short-term rental. Unlike its previous

51:17recommendations on a couple other items,

51:19the planning commission is supportive of

51:22the use of this structure given the

51:24somewhat rural nature of that context

51:26where you've historically had second

51:28homes, fishing camps, and the like and

51:30views it as somewhat distinct from uh

51:32the rest of the city. And for that

51:34reason, the planning commission

51:35recommends approval of this application.

51:38Thank you, Administrator Crow. Uh I do

51:40agree with the planning commission's

51:41recommendation. I did have an

51:43opportunity to meet with this applicant.

51:45Um this is a brand new construction and

51:48uh this particular applicant um invested

51:51in this property and then um the city

51:54decided to change the rules in the

51:56middle of that. So um this would allow

51:59uh folks to enjoy all of the beautiful

52:02resources of New Orleans East. uh it is

52:05in conformity with surrounding uh

52:07properties and there was no opposition

52:10from members of the community. With that

52:13uh I move adoption.

52:22Please vote your machines.

52:25Five, one nay. Thank you.

52:38At the top of page 14, we have item

52:40four. All right. At the top of page 21,

52:44we have item 14, legislative group and

52:46zoning docket 9626,

52:48Shell Share Properties LLC, requesting

52:52the conditional use to permit a

52:54commercial short-term rental in an MMU

52:57Maritime Mixeduse District in the Trans

52:59Lodge and Intrim Zoning District on

53:01Square 3, Lake Catherine Lane Company,

53:04lie seven in the third municipal

53:06district, founded by Chefman Highway and

53:08Lake St. Catherine. Municipal address

53:1225894 Cheffman Tour Highway. The

53:15recommendation of the city planning

53:17being for approval subject to two

53:18provisals. We have motion M26440 by

53:22council member Hughes approving the

53:23applicant's request for zoning docket

53:259626 subject to two provisals as

53:28recommended by the CPC.

53:30>> Administrator CR.

53:32>> Thank you council member. Uh this is

53:33similar to the previous one. It is also

53:35a proposal to use a raised structure

53:38long chef uh near Lake Catherine as a

53:42short-term rental. Again, the the

53:44context is here is dissimilar to most of

53:46the rest of the city. Uh and the

53:48planning commission views uh short-term

53:50rentals as appropriate in that somewhat

53:53rural context. And so the planning

53:55commission recommends approval.

53:57>> Thank you. And I agree with that

53:58recommendation. With that, I move

54:00adoption.

54:03Second by council member McCarron.

54:04Please vote for machines.

54:08Uh six is one name. Thank you.

54:16At the top of page 22, we have item 15,

54:19legislative group and zoning docket 9826

54:23along with motion M26450

54:25has been deferred to the meeting of

54:2711:5.

54:28At the top of page 23, item 16,

54:31legislative group and street name change

54:33226 along with motion M26452

54:37has been deferred to the meeting of

54:3911:5. At the top of page 24, we have

54:42legislative grouping ordinance calendar

54:4534,385

54:47along with motions lying over M23426

54:50and M23427

54:53has been deferred to the meeting of

54:5411:5.

54:56At the top of page 25, we have item 18,

54:59ordinance calendar 35,117

55:02has been deferred to the meeting of 115.

55:05Item 19, ordinance calendar 35,566

55:09has been deferred to the meeting of 115

55:12and referred to the governmental affairs

55:14committee. At the bottom of the page,

55:16item 20, ordinance calendar 35,572

55:20by council member King by request an

55:22ordinance to authorize the matter city

55:24of New Orleans to enter into an

55:26agreement to grant a servitude to an

55:28adjacent property owner for

55:29encroachments on over portions of public

55:32rightway located at the municipal

55:33address 1137 Esplanade Avenue to fix the

55:37minimum price in terms of say servitude

55:39agreement to declare that such use is

55:41granted in the servitude agreement will

55:43incorporate space that is neither needed

55:46for public purpose, nor shall such use

55:48interfere with the use of the public

55:50right away to set forth the said reasons

55:52for say servitude and otherwise to

55:54provide respects there too.

55:57Thank you madam clerk. This ordinance

55:59grants the servitude to accommodate a

56:01few minor encroachments along the public

56:03rights of way at the site of HR's

56:05affordable multifamily explanate del

56:08development which is currently under

56:10construction resulting in annual payment

56:12to the city of $937 with this move

56:14adoption.

56:19I don't know. Can I get a second? Second

56:21by council Harris.

56:27Seven yay. No need. Thank you.

56:30>> At the top of page 26, we have ordinance

56:33calendar 35,573

56:35by council member King. An ordinance to

56:38establish a conditional use to permit a

56:40commercial short-term rental in an HMC

56:43to historic Mariny Tma by water

56:45commercial district in the transit

56:47lodging

56:48inim zoning district on square 37 L D in

56:52the third municipal district bounded by

56:54Joseph Gilliam place Hoga Street North

56:57Rampart Street and St. Anthony Street,

56:59municipal address 1822,

57:02Joseph Giller in place and otherwise

57:04[snorts] to provide respects there two

57:06zoning dockets 6626.

57:08Council member Morel voting name.

57:11>> Thank you madam clerk. Yes, this

57:12application was approved by motion at

57:15our September 3rd meeting. This is the

57:17ordinance to implement conditional use.

57:20Any no comments? Um this a move adoption

57:23second by council member green

57:32>> 6 one nay. Thank you.

57:36Item 22, we have ordinance calendar

57:3835,574

57:40by council members McCarron Hughes and

57:42Harris by request an ordinance to amend

57:45and reordain section 20 26-616

57:49of the code of the city of New Orleans

57:51relative to the nightly fee for each

57:53night of occupancy of a dwelling unit

57:56used as a short-term rental and

57:58otherwise to provide respects there too.

58:00>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. Um, this

58:02ordinance raises the short-term rental

58:04nightly fee from $12 to $20 for both

58:07commercial and non-commercial rentals.

58:09Uh, this rate new rate better reflects

58:11the cost of city services associated

58:13with short-term rental guests. And this

58:15increase is expected to generate

58:17approximately 3 to4 million in

58:19additional revenue. Uh, do I have any

58:21public comment?

58:23Any comments from All right. With that,

58:25I'll move

58:27second by council member Harris.

58:38Six yays, one nay. What?

58:43>> Seven. Seven. Yay. Zero nays.

58:47>> Automatic.

58:49>> Thank you.

58:51At the bottom of the page, item 23,

58:53ordinance calendar 35,5786

58:56has been deferred to the meeting of 115

58:58and referred to the community

59:00development committee. At the top of

59:02page 27, we have item 24, ordinance

59:05calendar 35,582

59:07has been deferred to the meeting of 115.

59:10We have ordinance calendar 35,583

59:14has been deferred to the meeting of 115.

59:16Ordinance calendar 35,584

59:19has been deferred to the meeting of 115.

59:23At the top of page 28, we have item 27,

59:26ordinance calendar 35,585

59:29has been deferred to the meeting of

59:3011/19.

59:32Item 28, ordinance calendar 35,589

59:35by council members Morell and Willard.

59:37an ordinance to repel ordinance 30,702

59:41MCS because of an error in the

59:43calculation of salary and fringe

59:45benefits owed to the Orleans Parish

59:47Sheriff Office for New Orleans City

59:49Council Executive Protection Services

59:52and to repel a cooperative endeavor

59:54agreement attached in ordinance 30,702

59:57MCS and otherwise to provide respects

59:59there too.

1:00:00>> Thank you. This is just an effort to uh

1:00:03correct an error and to uh later pass a

1:00:07replacement ordinance that corrects it.

1:00:08So I will move I get a second.

1:00:14Please vote your machine numbers.

1:00:21>> Seven ys no. Thank you.

1:00:23>> Second.

1:00:26>> Thank you.

1:00:28At the bottom of the page, item 29,

1:00:30ordinance calendar 35,597

1:00:33by council member Morell, an ordinance

1:00:35to amend and reordain section 26-614,

1:00:4026-616,

1:00:4226617,

1:00:4426618,

1:00:4626619,

1:00:4826620,

1:00:492664,

1:00:51and Senate 26628.

1:00:55to make changes to the short-term rental

1:00:57regulations as required by the United

1:00:59States Court of Appeals for the Fifth

1:01:02Fifth Circuit and to approve otherwise

1:01:04with respect there too.

1:01:06>> Thank you. Uh this change in ordinance

1:01:09regarding short-term rental law just

1:01:11seeks to have our law comport with the

1:01:13decision from the fifth circuit

1:01:15particularly when it deals with the

1:01:17corporate ownership of commercial short

1:01:19of sorry residential short-term rentals.

1:01:21That's what it does. I'll move. Move.

1:01:23Can I get a second? Second by council

1:01:26McCarron. Please watch your machines.

1:01:34Seven. Yes. No. N. Thank you.

1:01:37At the top of page 29, we have motion

1:01:39M26438

1:01:41by Council Member Harris by request

1:01:44directing the city planning commission

1:01:45to conduct a public hearing to consider

1:01:48amendments to the comprehensive zoning

1:01:50ordinance based on recommendation from

1:01:52the land use barrier study.

1:01:53>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. This motion

1:01:55simply directs CPC to review and hold a

1:01:57hearing on some some of the more

1:01:59technical recommendations of the land

1:02:01use barrier study. The previous council

1:02:04directed CPC to release a land use

1:02:06barrier study to review ways to improve

1:02:08permitting and zoning processes in New

1:02:11Orleans. The study includes a wide array

1:02:13of solutions from CCO changes to

1:02:15technology upgrades to staffing needs.

1:02:18While this study recommends a variety of

1:02:19changes, this motion takes the first

1:02:21step by having CPC hold a hearing and

1:02:24return recommendations regarding some of

1:02:26the more technical, less controversial

1:02:28CCO changes. It includes things like

1:02:31setback requirements, clear requirements

1:02:33for town homes and other structures with

1:02:35multiple street frontages, EV charging

1:02:38station requirements, bulk and rear yard

1:02:40requirements, among other things. As a

1:02:42reminder, this motion simply initiates

1:02:44the process. It will be docketed for CPC

1:02:47hearing and transmitted to the council

1:02:49before any changes are made. I moved.

1:02:53There's a second, but I can't see by

1:02:55who.

1:02:58Council member McCarron is seconded.

1:03:0478. Thank you.

1:03:07We have item 31, motion M26441

1:03:11by council members Morell, Willard,

1:03:12Harris, and King by request directing

1:03:15the city planning commission to conduct

1:03:17a public hearing to consider amendments

1:03:19to the comprehensive zoning ordinance

1:03:21based on recommendations from the 2025

1:03:24Canel Street Progress report.

1:03:26>> Uh, thank you. We have Satie Finkele

1:03:28from the mayor's office to present.

1:03:40Good morning, city council and members

1:03:42of the public. Um, I want to thank you

1:03:44so much for allowing me to speak today

1:03:46in support of this motion. for some

1:03:49brief background and for the public

1:03:51mainly. [snorts] Uh this study was

1:03:54completed in October 2025 and submitted

1:03:56to the New Orleans City Council. Um

1:03:59[snorts] it helped to identify some of

1:04:00the Canal Street corridors challenges

1:04:02and opportunities for revitalization.

1:04:06Building on those recommendations from

1:04:08CPC, Mayor Mareno issued Executive Order

1:04:102622

1:04:12and launched the Canal Street

1:04:13Renaissance Initiative to establish a

1:04:16coordinated cross agency multi-depart

1:04:19initiative to address infrastructure,

1:04:22public safety, and economic development.

1:04:25As the initiative's director, it's my

1:04:27role to help translate that vision into

1:04:29reality. And today's motion represents

1:04:32an opportunity to align our zoning

1:04:36policies and our land use tools with

1:04:38that economic and public safety energy.

1:04:42Specifically, today's motion will help

1:04:44the Canal Street corridor move forward

1:04:46in several ways. Enhance public spaces

1:04:50uh by establishing standards for outdoor

1:04:52seating and other creative uses. It'll

1:04:55help us explore temporary uses like

1:04:58cafes and shops and mobile vendors to

1:05:00help activate the corridor. Um, it's

1:05:03going to help us boost uh entertainment

1:05:05and economic development activity

1:05:07through reviewing a lot of the

1:05:08regulations to promote live

1:05:10entertainment. Um, it's going to help us

1:05:12develop signage regulations, which is

1:05:15feedback I often receive in my work. Um,

1:05:18and it'll help us explore appropriate

1:05:20uses for the corridor. um especially

1:05:23throughout our biosciences, our theater,

1:05:25and our commercial areas. Um as council

1:05:28member Harris mentioned on the previous

1:05:29item, these are not predetermined zoning

1:05:32outcomes and they will go through the

1:05:34complete city planning process,

1:05:35including a public meeting for

1:05:37stakeholder feedback. Um I want to thank

1:05:40Elizabeth Hullman from the Office of

1:05:42Community Development, City Planning

1:05:44Commission, and members of council staff

1:05:46who all collaborated on this motion

1:05:49today. and I'm happy to answer any

1:05:51questions the members might have.

1:05:55>> Canal Street is so important to the

1:05:56city. I'd just like to be added as a um

1:05:58co-sponsor.

1:06:00>> Okay, council.

1:06:01>> Yeah, Satie, I just want to say thank

1:06:02you for taking on this initiative. Uh

1:06:04Canal Street is an amazing place that

1:06:08could just be has so much potential and

1:06:11thank you for recognizing that potential

1:06:13and taking this project on. um we're

1:06:15here to help you in any way that we can

1:06:17so that we can see a revitalized Canal

1:06:19Street. So, just thank you again and

1:06:21thank you to the mayor.

1:06:27>> Thank you. The board is clear. I'll

1:06:30move. Can I get a second?

1:06:32>> Second by Counc Harris. Please your

1:06:34machines.

1:06:38Seven. Yay. No. Thank you. At the bottom

1:06:40of the of the page, we have item 32,

1:06:43resolution R26446

1:06:45by Council Member King, a resolution

1:06:48calling an election in Real Timbers

1:06:50Crime Prevention and Improvement

1:06:52District for April 17th, 2027.

1:06:55>> Thank you, Madam Clerk. This resolution

1:06:58calls for an election on April 17th for

1:07:00registered voters within the Real

1:07:02Timbers Crime Prevention and Improvement

1:07:04District. The election will allow voters

1:07:06to approve or reject an annual parcel

1:07:09fee designed to fund local crime

1:07:11prevention and quality of life

1:07:12initiatives with this move adoption

1:07:18by council Harris.

1:07:22Seven yays, no names. Thank you.

1:07:26At the top of page 30, we have item 33,

1:07:29motion M26451

1:07:31by Council Member Green, establishing

1:07:34polling locations as an emergency

1:07:36temporary polling location for specified

1:07:38precincts within the parish of Alans for

1:07:41the upcoming US Senate General Open US

1:07:43Representatives primary open primary

1:07:46election on November 3rd, 2026 and the

1:07:49open US representative general open

1:07:51general special primary election on

1:07:54December 12th. 2026.

1:07:56>> The motion speaks for itself. It

1:07:57temporarily relocates the polling place

1:08:00for Ward 7, precincts 25 and 25A from

1:08:04Beacon Light um Baptist Church to the

1:08:08Bastion Center at 1825 Miracle. And this

1:08:12change follows Beacon Light sale and

1:08:15uncertainty about its availability. The

1:08:17change is expected to be permanent, but

1:08:19that requires a subsequent motion which

1:08:21I will introduce at the appropriate

1:08:23time. But I ask I've moved and asked for

1:08:26your support. It's been seconded by

1:08:30um Council Member McCarron. Members,

1:08:32please vote your machines.

1:08:39>> Seven yays. Thank you for your support.

1:08:41We have a motion under suspension M26453

1:08:45by council member Morel by request

1:08:48adding the president of council as a

1:08:49sign signatory to amendment number eight

1:08:52to the contract between the city of New

1:08:54Orleans and SP plus LLC and authorizing

1:08:58the president of council to sign the

1:08:59amendment number eight

1:09:02between the city of New Orleans and SP

1:09:05plus LLC. We need to move to receive.

1:09:08>> I will move to receive.

1:09:11Second council McCarron, please vote

1:09:12your machines.

1:09:18Six yays, no nays.

1:09:21>> We need to move to add

1:09:24everybody here.

1:09:24>> Yep. So make that last one was seven. So

1:09:27move.

1:09:28>> We need to move to add.

1:09:30>> Second councel Harris, please watch your

1:09:32machines.

1:09:39and we can move on to adoption.

1:09:41>> Well, help me discuss real quick uh

1:09:43service. So, parking meters and meter

1:09:46bagging, coin and cash collection,

1:09:47mobile and online payment options, the

1:09:49ALRP system used to identify vehicles

1:09:51for booting, staff support for booting

1:09:53operations. Um, it nets about $2.3

1:09:56million to the city in revenue and

1:10:00this is the third waiver extending the

1:10:01term to June 2nd, 2027. I will move to

1:10:04>> I'd like to be added to this.

1:10:06>> Sorry. Uh please add council member

1:10:08Harris.

1:10:10>> So move second by council member Karen.

1:10:12Please vote your machines.

1:10:15That is someone missing.

1:10:18Sorry. Seven yays, no naysay. Thank you.

1:10:22We have a motion under suspension M26454

1:10:26by Council Member Morel by request

1:10:28adding the president of council as a

1:10:30signatory to amendment number nine to

1:10:32the contract between the city of New

1:10:34Orleans and Professional Account

1:10:35Management LLC and authorizing the

1:10:38president of council to sign the

1:10:39amendment number nine to the contract

1:10:41between the city of New Orleans and

1:10:42Professional Account Management LLC. We

1:10:45need the vote to receive.

1:10:48I have moved second by councelor Harris.

1:10:54Please vote your machine numbers.

1:10:56Six days. I'm missing somebody.

1:10:59>> Seven yes. No days.

1:11:00>> We need the vote to add.

1:11:02>> I don't know how far.

1:11:05>> I will move. Secmber Harris. Please vote

1:11:09your machines.

1:11:15Seven nays no nays. Um, this Duncan

1:11:20Solutions runs the city's parking and

1:11:22sorry, go ahead. I can speak now, right,

1:11:24madam clerk?

1:11:25>> Okay. Uh, Duncan Solutions runs the city

1:11:28parking and photo ticket systems, ticket

1:11:30issuance, hardware and supplies, permit

1:11:32parking permits, booting and towing

1:11:34support, payment channels, and

1:11:35cashiering at city hall [snorts] and the

1:11:37Claybourne impound lot. Um, they this

1:11:40contract nets $5.8 million annually to

1:11:43the city. Um

1:11:46the this is the second waiver extending

1:11:48the term to January 31st, 2027.

1:11:52I will move

1:11:53>> I'd like to be added to this as well.

1:11:55>> Add add the budget chair to this one as

1:11:58well.

1:12:00Moved and seconded. Please vote your

1:12:02machines.

1:12:05>> Seven yays. No. Thank you.

1:12:09>> Council members, we could either go to

1:12:11executive session or first reads. This

1:12:12is all matter. Uh actually we why don't

1:12:14we take up one of the special orders cuz

1:12:16we have 15 minutes.

1:12:17>> Okay.

1:12:17>> We go to our uh

1:12:20executive session. So I don't know which

1:12:22one of them is ready to go.

1:12:24>> Okay. Students club. This is Mr.

1:12:27Willards. It's you Mr. Willard.

1:12:30>> We have special orders of business.

1:12:32First order of business presentation

1:12:34recognizing the students club Nelson

1:12:36Alexander President and Gerald Williams

1:12:39per parliamentarian.

1:12:43The students club was established by

1:12:45World War II veteran students attending

1:12:47Louisiana historically black colleges

1:12:50and universities. The organization is

1:12:52now affectionately known as the studs

1:12:54club since 1946. The club has been a

1:12:58quiet but effective pop pillar

1:13:01of this community and elsewhere with its

1:13:04participation in the 1950s and 1960s

1:13:07civil rights movement, ongoing food and

1:13:10clothing drives and other civic

1:13:11endeavors. Currently, the club's primary

1:13:14object objective is to provide ne needed

1:13:18scholarship dollars to the Louisiana's

1:13:20five HBCU.

1:13:22In addition to the club's annual

1:13:24scholarship donation to the Louisiana

1:13:26HBCU, individual members have

1:13:29contributed over $250,000

1:13:32in cash and inind contributions to the

1:13:35HBCU scholarship programs of their

1:13:38choice. Club members are celebrating the

1:13:40organization's long history with the

1:13:42theme celebrating 80 years of civic

1:13:45commitment and community enhancement.

1:13:49>> Thank you, madam. Thank you, Madam

1:13:50Clerk. Uh good morning gentlemen. Thank

1:13:52you for coming down and uh Mr. Dodie,

1:13:55thank you for uh bringing this to my

1:13:57attention and we're happy to do this

1:13:58today. Um some of the greatest legacies

1:14:02began with the simple belief that we all

1:14:04have the power to make life better for

1:14:06someone else. In 1946, a group of World

1:14:10War II veterans attending Louisiana's

1:14:12H.B.CU came together and did just that.

1:14:16Having already served their country, the

1:14:18young men who understood the importance

1:14:20of service and the value of education

1:14:23came to together to create the students

1:14:26club, affectionately known as the studs

1:14:29club. What began as a group of young men

1:14:32united by friendship and service would

1:14:34grow into something far greater, lasting

1:14:37a tradition of giving back, opening

1:14:39doors, and investing in future

1:14:41generations. Over the years, the members

1:14:44of the studs club have put their values

1:14:47into action. Whether furnishing a

1:14:50recreation center for African-American

1:14:52tuberculosis patients at Tulain and

1:14:55South Claybornne avenues, providing

1:14:58scholarships to Louisiana's five H.B.CU,

1:15:02or supporting families through food and

1:15:04clothing drives, and other community

1:15:06initiatives. To all the members, past

1:15:09and present, thank you for your

1:15:11leadership. Thank you for the doors that

1:15:13you have opened and the countless ways

1:15:15that you have strengthened our

1:15:17communities.

1:15:19Uh if you guys want to share any, it

1:15:22looks like a couple of you want to talk.

1:15:23So if you want to talk, uh we'll give

1:15:25you the opportunity to say something. Um

1:15:28[clears throat] we have a proclamation

1:15:29that we'll present to you. We'll come

1:15:30down there and get some pictures. But

1:15:33bea on behalf of the entire city

1:15:34council, just want to thank you guys for

1:15:36everything that you do in our

1:15:37communities. Well, thank you so very

1:15:40much for having us here and uh we

1:15:42appreciate uh all that the um council

1:15:45and the city has done for us in in the

1:15:48preparation of this. Um at this time I

1:15:50would just like to read uh our prepared

1:15:53statement and we'll go from there.

1:15:57Good morning. I'm Nelson Alexander,

1:15:59president of the Stug Club. And on

1:16:01behalf of our members, I wish to thank

1:16:04the city council in general and council

1:16:07uh memory at large, Matthew Willard,

1:16:10city council vice president in

1:16:11particular for this recognition of the

1:16:13organization 80th anniversary. The

1:16:16students club was established by some

1:16:18World War II veteran students attending

1:16:20Louisiana historically black colleges

1:16:23and universities. However, the

1:16:25organization is now effectively uh known

1:16:28as the stud club. Since 1946, the club

1:16:32has been a quiet but effective pillar of

1:16:34this community and elsewhere with this u

1:16:36participation in the 1950s and60 uh

1:16:40civil rights movement, ongoing food

1:16:42drives and uh other civic endeavors. Uh

1:16:46currently the club primary objective is

1:16:49to provide needed scholarships

1:16:51to Louisiana's five HBCU.

1:16:55In addition to the club's annual

1:16:58scholarship donation to Louisiana HB.CU

1:17:01since 2015, individual members have

1:17:04contributed over $250,000

1:17:08in cash and inind contribution to the

1:17:10H.B.CU scholarship program of their

1:17:13choice. Club members are recognizing our

1:17:16organization's long history with the

1:17:18theme celebrating 80 years of civic

1:17:22commitment and community enhancement.

1:17:25Again, I thank each of you for

1:17:27recognizing the club legacy, its past

1:17:30and present members ongoing commitment

1:17:32to their community and to the future of

1:17:35our H.B.CU students. Thank you so very

1:17:38much. And with that, I'd like to pass it

1:17:41on to our parliamentarian.

1:17:43Uh good morning everyone. Um I'm

1:17:46probably the newest member of the studs

1:17:47club and I'm really honored to be here

1:17:51uh and serve as parliamentarian, but you

1:17:54know the mission of the studs club, the

1:17:55commitment to our young people to make

1:17:57sure that they have access to quality

1:17:59education and the resources to do so and

1:18:02and the steadfast commitment to making

1:18:04sure that our kids strive for greatness

1:18:07in education. it just resonated with me

1:18:10and uh and that's a reason that I'm a

1:18:12member of the Nut Studs Club and uh from

1:18:15our founding um president Mr. Mill

1:18:18branch to uh incredible members like Dr.

1:18:21Norman C. Francis to our current

1:18:23president Nelson Alexander and the

1:18:24brothers that sit beside me. I'm honored

1:18:27to be a part of this and to continue

1:18:29this commitment to our community and our

1:18:31young people and uh just excited about

1:18:34the new dawn that's that's ahead for New

1:18:36Orleans and what we can contribute to

1:18:38continue to make it great. Thank you.

1:18:40>> Thank you guys. We'll come down and get

1:18:41a picture.

1:18:42>> Okay,

1:18:44>> you guys can stay seated.

1:22:09Where to next? Council member Moro.

1:22:13>> We're going to do Mr. Green's uh we're

1:22:17going to do Mr. Green special business.

1:22:18Then we'll go to to uh executive

1:22:22session. Mr. Green, go ahead.

1:22:23>> All right. Second order of business

1:22:25presentation recognizing the retirement

1:22:28of WGNO chief photographer Patrick

1:22:31Thomas. Patrick Thomas was the first

1:22:33African-Amean chief photographer

1:22:37at WGNO. He worked as a video journalist

1:22:40from 1981 through n 2026. He officially

1:22:45retired on Monday, October 12th, 2026.

1:22:48>> Thank you very much. Um Mr. Thomas,

1:22:50pleased to have you here at the city

1:22:52council today. Yes, a nice round of

1:22:53applause. First African-American

1:22:55photographer, but also committed to our

1:22:58city of New Orleans. Mr. Thomas Hails

1:23:00from Lafayette, Louisiana. And a few

1:23:02months out of high school, he enlisted

1:23:04in the United States Army. He competed

1:23:07completed his basic training at Fort

1:23:09Gordon in Georgia. He completed his

1:23:11active duty tour as a tactical wire

1:23:14operational specialist with the second

1:23:16battalion 81st field artillery in Idar

1:23:20Ostein, Germany. Upon completion of his

1:23:24active duty tour in 1981, he received an

1:23:27honorable discharge as well as the good

1:23:29conduct medal. Upon leaving the army in

1:23:321981, Mr. Thomas began working in a

1:23:35field that he quickly fell in love with,

1:23:38television broadcasting. His first job

1:23:40was as a cameraman at KLFY TV10, the CBS

1:23:45affiliate in Lafia, Louisiana. He

1:23:47quickly became one of the KLF FY's top

1:23:50shooters on a series called Wednesday

1:23:53Child, dedicated to finding loving

1:23:56parents seeking to adopt a child or

1:23:59children in need of care. And thank you

1:24:01for that your commitment in that area.

1:24:03In 1986, he moved to Seattle,

1:24:05Washington, attended and completed

1:24:07courses at the Valley School of

1:24:09Broadcasting. He returned to Lafayette

1:24:11to hone his craft at the top stations

1:24:13there and KLFY TV10 where he worked in

1:24:17the production department. His duties

1:24:19required some training as a technical

1:24:21director, audio operator, floor

1:24:24director, studio camera operator, and

1:24:26master control operator. And in 1993, he

1:24:30joined KA TV in Lafayette as a

1:24:33photojournalist, editor, and live truck

1:24:35operator. Now, in 1996,

1:24:39we're here to celebrate today that he

1:24:41began a new journey working at ABC26 G

1:24:44WGN TV in New Orleans. His journey would

1:24:47take him to new advantages as a

1:24:49photojournalist covering highprofile

1:24:52crimes, politics, sports, and weather,

1:24:55including Hurricane Katrina and also the

1:24:57terror of the New Year's Day attack

1:25:002025. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina,

1:25:03Patrick Thomas was appointed WGNO's

1:25:06first African-American chief

1:25:08photographer. And in his career, he's

1:25:10been honored by the Press Club of New

1:25:13Orleans and the Louisiana Associated

1:25:15Press Broadcasters Association. Some of

1:25:18Patrick Thomas's favorite stories

1:25:20include being on Barack Obama's campaign

1:25:22trail, getting the chance to fly onto

1:25:25the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft

1:25:28carrier and covering the 2010 New

1:25:31Orleans Saints Super Bowl win in Miami.

1:25:34He served at WGNO for 30 years before

1:25:37his retirement. He's a loving husband,

1:25:40father, grandfather of seven

1:25:41grandchildren and is currently awaiting

1:25:43the arrival of his first great

1:25:46granddaughter. Congratulations in

1:25:47advance. Thank you, Mr. Thomas, for many

1:25:50decades of service. Thank you for being

1:25:53here in the city of New Orleans since

1:25:541996 for 30 years. And thank you for

1:25:58being a trailblazer and a true and

1:26:00consumate profession professional in

1:26:02your job. We appreciate that. Can we all

1:26:04give a round of applause TO MR.

1:26:12MR. MR. THOMAS, just a few a few words

1:26:15from you and um introduce who is with

1:26:16you, please. Uh yes, this is my church

1:26:20mother um founders wife of Philippi

1:26:22Evangelistic Church of God in Christ. Um

1:26:25Mother Reynette Albert uh she's she's

1:26:29been a really important light in my life

1:26:32ever since I've been here for a while.

1:26:35uh husband passed away um right after

1:26:38Katrina and uh she's she's been there

1:26:42like my my mother um that that she

1:26:46passed away uh several years ago but

1:26:48she's been so much in enlightening to me

1:26:52but uh for me um this has been an

1:26:56awesome journey for me uh started in 81

1:27:01like I said did not know this would take

1:27:04take me this far. Was not expecting it.

1:27:08Um the um

1:27:10being the first sometimes, you know,

1:27:14can, you know, weigh on you, but I never

1:27:19uh that was never my intent, you know,

1:27:22to to be um look at it as the first. My

1:27:26intent was to make sure that I did what

1:27:28I needed to do for my team, for my

1:27:31station, for the city. uh and and

1:27:34telling the stories that that I love and

1:27:37uh and that's where I am. I'm passionate

1:27:41about what I do and what I did by

1:27:44telling the stories here in New Orleans

1:27:47and uh and in the surrounding areas.

1:27:50There's no to me there's no other job

1:27:52like it you know I've met many people a

1:27:55lot of you I met you know so doing

1:27:58stories you know some okay some some not

1:28:01maybe but that's you know the business

1:28:05that is the business and uh and I loved

1:28:08it and I still love it and I'm going to

1:28:11miss it but this will give me a little

1:28:14bit more time to go fishing so

1:28:17>> we're going to miss you after seeing you

1:28:19here in New Orleans. for 30 years and

1:28:20then in your profession for the last for

1:28:2345 years plus. Um as I guess again it's

1:28:26always been a pleasure to you know to

1:28:28see you at work and thank you for again

1:28:31being that trailblazer but being such a

1:28:33professional and so great at the work

1:28:36that you do. Thank you very much and

1:28:38enjoy your retirement.

1:28:39>> Thank you. Thank you. You're welcome.

1:28:41>> We'll come down and take a photo with

1:28:43you and um I have a proclamation which

1:28:45mentions everything that I just

1:28:47mentioned so I don't have to repeat it.

1:28:49and I'm going to present it to you with

1:28:50honor. But thank you very much for being

1:28:52here today.

1:30:59All right. Uh, I move that we go into

1:31:02executive session. Uh, Madame Clerk,

1:31:05seconded by Council Member Harris. All

1:31:08in favor say I. Any opposed? Hearing

1:31:10none, we're in executive session. Thank

1:31:12you.

1:34:29>> [music]

1:34:41[music]

2:33:11>> One, two, three.

2:34:07All right.

2:40:34All right, Madame Clerk, we're coming

2:40:37back from executive session and we're

2:40:39going to first reads.

2:40:42Okay,

2:40:44roll call.

2:40:47>> Okay, vote. Let's vote. Everybody vote

2:40:49come back from executive session. I will

2:40:51move seconded by council vice president

2:40:54Willard. Uh, all in favor say I. I.

2:40:58>> Five yays, no nays. We are back from

2:41:00executive session. I will move to go to

2:41:02first reads. Can I get a second? Second

2:41:05by council McCarron. All in favor say I.

2:41:07>> Five yays, no nays. We're going to first

2:41:09reads. After first reads, we will do the

2:41:11last special order. Thank you.

2:41:13>> Ordinance is on first reading. Ordinance

2:41:15calendar number 35,600 by council member

2:41:18King by request. An ordinance

2:41:20authorizing the mayor of the city of New

2:41:22Orleans to enter into a cooperative

2:41:24endeavor agreement between the city of

2:41:26New Orleans, the community foundation

2:41:28realy incorporation for the public

2:41:30purpose of supporting entrepreneurs and

2:41:33the energy sector in New Orleans through

2:41:35the creation of a business incubator as

2:41:37more fully detailed in the cooperative

2:41:39endeavor agreement form attached to as

2:41:42exhibit A and otherwise with respect to

2:41:45calendar number 35,601

2:41:48by council member Harris I request an an

2:41:51ordinance authorizing the mayor of the

2:41:53city of New Orleans to enter into an

2:41:55amendment number one to a cooperative

2:41:57endeavor agreement between the city of

2:41:59New Orleans and the board of supervisors

2:42:01of Louisiana State University in

2:42:03agricultural and mechanical college to

2:42:06extend an existing cooperative endeavor

2:42:08agreement for the public purpose of

2:42:09street improvements on Gravia Street

2:42:12between Clebar Avenue and Gav Galvvis

2:42:14Street along the LSU Health Sciences

2:42:17Center in New Orleans. as more fully

2:42:19detailed in amendment number one to the

2:42:21cooperative endeavor agreement form

2:42:23attached here to as exhibit A and

2:42:25otherwise to provide with respect there

2:42:26to ordinance calendar number 35,602

2:42:30by council member Harris by request an

2:42:32ordinance to authorize the mayor of the

2:42:34city of New Orleans to enter into an

2:42:36agreement to grant a servitude in an

2:42:38adjacent property owner for

2:42:40encroachments on or over portions of

2:42:42public rightway located at the municipal

2:42:44address 864 South Peters to fix the

2:42:47minimum price In terms of said servitude

2:42:49agreement to declare that such use is

2:42:51granted in the servitude agreement will

2:42:53incorporate space that is neither needed

2:42:55for public purposes nor shall such use

2:42:58interfere with the use of the public

2:43:00right of way to set forth the reasons

2:43:02for said servitude agreement and

2:43:03otherwise to provide with respect there

2:43:05to ordinance calendar number 35603 by

2:43:08council member king by request an

2:43:10ordinance to authorize the mayor of the

2:43:12city of New Orleans to enter into an

2:43:14agreement to grant a servitude to an

2:43:16adjacent property owner for

2:43:17encroachments on or over portions of

2:43:19public right of way located at the

2:43:21municipal address 526 Marin Street to

2:43:24fix the minimum price in terms of said

2:43:26servitude agreement to declare that such

2:43:29use is granted in the servitude

2:43:30agreement will incorporate space that is

2:43:32neither needed for public purposes nor

2:43:34shall such use interfere with the use of

2:43:37the public right of way to set forth the

2:43:39reasons for said servitude agreement and

2:43:40otherwise to provide with respect there

2:43:42too ordinance council number 35,604

2:43:45by council member McCarron request an

2:43:48ordinance to authorize the mayor of the

2:43:49city of New Orleans to enter into an

2:43:51agreement to grant a servitude to an

2:43:53adjacent property owner for

2:43:55encroachments on or over portions of

2:43:57public right ofway located at the

2:43:58municipal address 163 Middle Park Place

2:44:01to fix the minimum price and terms of

2:44:03said servitude agreement to declare that

2:44:05such use is granted in the servitude

2:44:07agreement will incorporate space that is

2:44:09neither needed for public purposes nor

2:44:11shall such use interfere with the use of

2:44:13the public rightway to set forth the

2:44:15reasons for said servitude agreement and

2:44:17otherwise to provide with respect there

2:44:19to ordinance calendar number 35,605

2:44:22by council member Harris an ordinance to

2:44:24establish a conditional use to permit a

2:44:26commercial short-term rental in HU MU

2:44:29historic urban neighborhood mixeduse

2:44:31district on square 425 lots 15 and 16 in

2:44:34the 6th municipal district bounded by

2:44:36Taladono Street Corlet Street Louisiana

2:44:39Avenue and St. Trolls Avenue

2:44:42and otherwise to provide with respect or

2:44:45to zoning docket number 5926

2:44:49ordinance calendar number 35,606 by

2:44:51council member King an ordinance to

2:44:53provide for the designation of public

2:44:55property within a specified area of the

2:44:57city of New Orleans as a temporary

2:45:00special event clean zone during the time

2:45:02period beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Monday,

2:45:04January 11, 2027, and continuing through

2:45:08and until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday,

2:45:11January 16, 2027. relative to the use of

2:45:15these public areas in conjunction with

2:45:17the 2027 College Football Playoff

2:45:20semi-final at the All State Sugar Bowl

2:45:23and related activities and events

2:45:25produced by the College Football Playoff

2:45:27to provide for the temporary prohibition

2:45:29of certain commercial activities in the

2:45:32special event cleaning zone unless

2:45:34approved, sanctioned, or authorized by

2:45:36the city or set forth in sponsors

2:45:39special event permit if and as

2:45:41applicable to provide for the

2:45:43establishment of one or more public

2:45:45participation areas to provide for the

2:45:47establishment of fines and penalties for

2:45:49violations of this ordinance to

2:45:52establish the special event clean zone

2:45:54within the area bounded by the pontra

2:45:56train expressway chapatula street orange

2:45:58street proceeding across the Mississippi

2:46:00River the westbank levy esplanet street

2:46:03north clay avenue two-lane avenue and

2:46:06south broad street excluding the

2:46:08Louisiana Superdome property the New

2:46:10Orleans Smoothie King Arena property and

2:46:12the nest Moria Convention Center

2:46:14property to provide a sunset period for

2:46:17applicability and otherwise provide with

2:46:20respect there too.

2:46:23Ordinance calendar number 35,607 by

2:46:26council member Morell. An ordinance to

2:46:28repeal chapter 2, article 4, division 4

2:46:30in its entirety and the code of the city

2:46:33of New Orleans relative to the Edward

2:46:36Whizzler not donation advisory committee

2:46:38and otherwise to provide with respect to

2:46:40ordinance calendar number 35,608 by

2:46:43council member Green by request an

2:46:45ordinance authorizing the mayor of the

2:46:46city of New Orleans to enter into a

2:46:48cooperative endeavor agreement between

2:46:50the city of New Orleans and the United

2:46:52Negro College Fund with a term greater

2:46:55than one year for the public purpose of

2:46:56the city of New Orleans to host a UNFC

2:47:00UNCF employee workplace giving campaign

2:47:04to support local students is more fully

2:47:06detailed in the cooperative endeavor

2:47:08agreement form attached here to as

2:47:10exhibit A and otherwise provide with

2:47:11respect to ordinance calendar number

2:47:1335,609

2:47:15by council member Green by request an

2:47:17ordinance authorizing the mayor of the

2:47:18city of New Orleans to enter into a

2:47:20cooperative endeavor agreement between

2:47:22the city of New Orleans and United Way

2:47:24of Southeast Louisiana With a term

2:47:27greater than one year for the public

2:47:28purpose of delivering programs and

2:47:30services that target community needs

2:47:32centered around building a good life

2:47:35with a primary focus on education,

2:47:37income and health is more fully detailed

2:47:39in the cooperative endeavor agreement

2:47:41form attached here to as exhibit A and

2:47:43otherwise to provide with respect there

2:47:45too. Ordinance calendar number 35,610 by

2:47:48council member Morell by request an

2:47:50ordinance to amend and reordain sections

2:47:522-7 of the code of the city of New

2:47:54Orleans to increase the competitive

2:47:56selection threshold applicable to

2:47:59contracts for professional services and

2:48:01otherwise provide with respect there too

2:48:03ordinance council number 35611

2:48:06by council member Harris an ordinance to

2:48:08grant an amendment to ordinance number

2:48:1028,694

2:48:12MCS zoning doct 009-21

2:48:15to permit the expans expansion of an

2:48:16existing educational facil facility to

2:48:19include lot 6 on square 1723

2:48:23Josephine Street and to authorize the

2:48:25construction of a nursery school

2:48:27building on lots 6 and 8A proposed lot

2:48:308B on square 172 in the HURD2 historic

2:48:34urban two family residential district on

2:48:36lots 6 and 8A proposed lot 8B on square

2:48:40172 lot 16A on square 203 lots 13 14 131

2:48:46A TE1 TE2 and an undesated lot on

2:48:50squares 171 and 178 in the fourth

2:48:53municipal district bounded by Jackson

2:48:55Avenue, Portannia Street, Josephine

2:48:57Street, Chestnut Street, St. Andrew

2:48:59Street, and Camp Street. The municipal

2:49:01addresses are 1207 1227-1329

2:49:06and 1401-411

2:49:08Jackson Avenue, [clears throat]

2:49:102112 and 2119 through 2125 Coliseum

2:49:14Street 1200 through 1326 and 1223

2:49:18through 1233 Josephine Street and 1111

2:49:22through 20 211 through 2129 Camp Street

2:49:26and otherwise to provide with respect

2:49:28there two zoning docket number 77 726

2:49:31Ordinance calendar number 35,612 by

2:49:34council member Harris an ordinance to

2:49:36affect the zoning change from an HURM1

2:49:38historic urban multif family residential

2:49:41district to an HUM historic urban

2:49:44neighborhood mixeduse district and a

2:49:46conditional use for a parking lot on

2:49:48square 238 lot X1 in the fourth

2:49:51municipal district bounded by

2:49:53Coranderlet Street, St. Andrew Street,

2:49:55St. Mary Street and St. Charles Avenue.

2:49:58The municipal address is 1900 Corandanda

2:50:01Street and otherwise to provide with

2:50:02respect there to zoning docket number

2:50:047826.

2:50:06Ordinance calendar number 35,613

2:50:09by council member Morell. An ordinance

2:50:11to amend and reordain provisions of

2:50:13chapter 162 to provide for operation and

2:50:16licensing of four high autonomous

2:50:18vehicles including requiring permits and

2:50:21establishing fees and otherwise provide

2:50:23with respect there.

2:50:26Ordinance Council number 35,614 by

2:50:29Council Member Harris. An ordinance to

2:50:31amend and reordain section 70-415.288

2:50:37and 70-415.289

2:50:40of the code of the city of New Orleans

2:50:42to clarify the name and eligible uses of

2:50:44the short-term rental fund and otherwise

2:50:47to provide with respect there too.

2:50:49Ordinance calendar number 35,615

2:50:51by council member Willard. An ordinance

2:50:53to amend and reordain sections 10-49,

2:50:5610-101, 10-122,

2:50:5910-123,

2:51:0110-128,

2:51:0210-132, 10-157,

2:51:05and 10-161,

2:51:07and repeal and reserve sections 10-105,

2:51:10and 10-119

2:51:12of the chapter 10 of the code of the

2:51:14city of New Orleans regarding alcoholic

2:51:16beverage permits to implement a bianial

2:51:19renewal period and adjust the fee

2:51:21schedule accordingly. to remove the

2:51:23prerequisite of no outstanding property

2:51:25taxes at the property provided the

2:51:28applicant is not financially responsible

2:51:30for payment of property taxes to the

2:51:32city to remove the requirement for a

2:51:34manager's permit to replace the

2:51:36escalating delinquency penalty with a

2:51:38flat delinquency penalty and otherwise

2:51:41provide with respect there to ordinance

2:51:43calendar number 35,616

2:51:45by council member McCarron by request an

2:51:48ordinance authorizing the mayor of the

2:51:50city of New Orleans to enter into a

2:51:51cooperative endeavor agreement among the

2:51:53city of New Orleans, the New Orleans

2:51:55Recreation Development Commission, and

2:51:57Cababrini High School Incorporated for a

2:51:59term greater than one year for the

2:52:01public purpose of supporting, promoting,

2:52:03stimulating public interest in, and

2:52:05raising and distributing funds to

2:52:07benefit the construction, creation,

2:52:09preservation, and maintenance of public

2:52:11parks and playgrounds, recreational

2:52:13facilities, and recreational and other

2:52:16leisure programs and activities in the

2:52:18city of New Orleans as more fully

2:52:19detailed in the cooperative endeavor

2:52:21agreement. attached here to as exhibit A

2:52:24and otherwise to provide with respect

2:52:25there to ordinance calendar number

2:52:2835,617 by council member Willard in

2:52:31earnest to amend and reordain sections

2:52:3310-49 10-101 10-122 10-123 10-132 10-157

2:52:40and 10-161 and to repeal and reserve

2:52:43section 10-105 10-119 and 10-128 of

2:52:47chapter 10 of the code of the city of

2:52:49New Orleans regarding alcoholic public

2:52:51beverage permits to implement a benu

2:52:54renewal period and adjust the fee

2:52:56schedule accordingly to remove the

2:52:58prerequisite of no outstanding property

2:53:00taxes at the property provided the

2:53:02applicant is not financially responsible

2:53:04for payment of property taxes to the

2:53:06city to remove the requirement for a

2:53:08manager's permit to replace the

2:53:10escalating delinquency penalty with a

2:53:12flat delinquency penalty and otherwise

2:53:14with respect there too and that

2:53:16concludes the ordinances on first read

2:53:18>> third order of business presentation.

2:53:21Young Artivist Matt Schwarzman,

2:53:24co-director at Trinity City Arts,

2:53:26recognizing the Young Artivist Club for

2:53:29eight months of impactful youth

2:53:31engagement and commemorating the first

2:53:33annual Young Artist Day held Sunday,

2:53:36September 20th, 2026 at Dirty Coast 5415

2:53:41Magazine Street. Young people from

2:53:43across New Orleans gathered for

2:53:44presentations and fundraising to support

2:53:47free youth programs.

2:53:49The clubs partner with Morris Jeff High

2:53:51School, the Ned High School, New Orleans

2:53:54Youth Alliance Re-engagement Center, and

2:53:56the [snorts] New Orleans Public Library.

2:53:58Advancing the belief that young

2:54:00artistism is the superheroic practice

2:54:04for changing the world through artistic

2:54:07expression.

2:54:10>> All right. Thank you, madam clerk. All

2:54:13right,

2:54:15>> Arts, floor is yours. Floor is yours.

2:54:18Good morning. My name is Regina Hajes. I

2:54:21am a Trinity City intern and I'm a

2:54:24current student at Southern University

2:54:25at New Orleans. My name is Marley

2:54:28Duplexes. I'm a student at Morris Jeff

2:54:30and a graduate of Trin Trinity Cities um

2:54:32Young Artist Club.

2:54:34>> My name is Matt Schwarzman and I'm

2:54:36co-director of Trinity City Arts. I've

2:54:39given you we've given you some handouts

2:54:42to review as we go along. Um

2:54:45[clears throat] thank you.

2:54:47In February 2021, New Orleans City

2:54:49Council committed to invest and

2:54:51implement the youth master plan. Since

2:54:54then, many great solutions have been

2:54:56advanced to address the health and

2:54:58well-being of young people. We are here

2:55:00today to advance another solution that I

2:55:03believe strongly in. And we are we are

2:55:06here today to advance another solution

2:55:07that I strongly believe in. Young Artist

2:55:09Clubs. We are here to prove that even

2:55:11during the leanest years, seeds must be

2:55:13planted for the future. Trinity City

2:55:16Arts is leveraging the resources of more

2:55:19than a dozen partners in youth

2:55:21development, the arts, business, and

2:55:24government, including you, all city

2:55:26council. And we have plans to go

2:55:29citywide in 2027. However, we need your

2:55:32help. We are here today seeking a

2:55:35commitment from each of you to meet with

2:55:38us and our partners to discuss these

2:55:41plans before December 1st.

2:55:44We know that the combination of art,

2:55:46activism, and youth voice has the power

2:55:47to transform our city. But we need your

2:55:50advice, your connections, and your

2:55:52involvement in these clubs once they get

2:55:54underway. We want to build genuine

2:55:56partnerships between each city council

2:55:58member and at least one chapter of the

2:55:59Young Artist Club.

2:56:02To make our case,

2:56:05we wanted you to hear straight from the

2:56:07young people themselves with the respect

2:56:11that they deserve as citizens

2:56:15and as future voters.

2:56:18We have compiled a video of eight

2:56:21statements from young people created by

2:56:24them for them and their peers. We

2:56:27weren't able we're not able to show all

2:56:29eight, but we will show the two of these

2:56:31young people here today because we want

2:56:34you to know who is in front of you

2:56:36today. And so we'll show those two

2:56:39videos and then we'll make a few more

2:56:40comments. Um, thank you for your time.

2:56:50>> Hello everyone. My name is Regin Hajes

2:56:52and the title of my artwork is celebrate

2:56:54me while I'm here. The harmful narrative

2:56:57[clears throat] I want to flip is that

2:56:58sometimes we wait until someone is no

2:57:00longer with us before we truly celebrate

2:57:02their life and how much they mean to us.

2:57:05And with crime and gun violence

2:57:07impacting so many of our communities, I

2:57:10believe we shouldn't wait until tragedy

2:57:12happens to recognize someone's life and

2:57:14impact. Through my teacher business, I

2:57:17want to promote the message of giving

2:57:18people their flowers while they're still

2:57:20here. Whether that's celebrating big or

2:57:23small accomplishments, that can be a

2:57:25birthday, that can be a graduation,

2:57:27[clears throat] that can be reaching a

2:57:28small goal, or simply making a positive

2:57:30impact on those around them. I want my

2:57:33work to encourage people to celebrate

2:57:35the ones they love now. Tell them you're

2:57:37proud of them and recognize them

2:57:39accomplishments now and show them that

2:57:41their life and presence matter while

2:57:42they're here to still experience it.

2:57:45Being a part of Trinity City Arts has

2:57:47helped me see myself as a young artist.

2:57:49Before being introduced to artivism, I

2:57:52mainly looked at my t-shirt business as

2:57:54a way of just make something

2:57:56[clears throat] people can wear. Trinity

2:57:58City Arts helped me realize that my

2:58:00creativity can also have a message

2:58:02behind it. I can use [clears throat]

2:58:03something I already love doing to speak

2:58:05about issues that matter to me and my

2:58:08community. And that's why I believe it's

2:58:10important for more young people to speak

2:58:12out through their art. Art doesn't have

2:58:15to be a painting or a drawing. It can be

2:58:17fashion. It could be music. It can be

2:58:19dance or anything that allows you to

2:58:21express yourself. And Trinity City Arts

2:58:23showed me that something is as simple as

2:58:26a t-shirt [clears throat]

2:58:28can carry a message, start a

2:58:29conversation, and help change the way

2:58:32people think.

2:58:33>> Hi everyone, I'm Marles and I was a part

2:58:36of Mar Jeff's Trinity City Group. And so

2:58:40I'll be talking about my piece. The

2:58:42title of my works was More Than My Hair.

2:58:46Um, the harmful narrative that I wanted

2:58:48to flip was

2:58:52>> Okay, sorry. Trying to get so you can

2:58:54see the titles.

2:58:56>> Hair textures are seen as unprofessional

2:58:59and that they shouldn't be allowed or

2:59:02they're distractions. Um the alternative

2:59:05narrative I wanted to promote was that

2:59:08all I feel like from 3D C to 4 B all

2:59:13hair textures should be accepted.

2:59:15They're all beautiful and they don't

2:59:17make us.

2:59:20I don't know. I talk about how it felt

2:59:21to be invited to express myself. It felt

2:59:24really great. It gives people I guess

2:59:26that don't have like a mental bigger

2:59:29platform the chance to speak on issues

2:59:31about this.

2:59:34Um the most impactful thing about being

2:59:36in the Young Artist Club was getting to

2:59:38hear my classmates opinions and views on

2:59:43um narratives they think that were

2:59:45harmful towards them or ourselves.

2:59:50I think it's important for young people

2:59:51to speak through their art because it

2:59:55gives you different options to protest.

2:59:57Like all protests aren't just like riots

3:00:00and rallies and things like that. You

3:00:03can express your thoughts and feelings

3:00:06through things like art.

3:00:09Um I'm very glad that I got the

3:00:11opportunity to participate in the Young

3:00:13Artist Club and I look forward to doing

3:00:15more.

3:00:19That's it.

3:00:19>> Yeah.

3:00:22>> So, we hope these statements from the

3:00:25youth themselves together with the

3:00:26materials we've handed out speak more

3:00:28eloquently than anything else we could

3:00:30say. Time and again we at Trinity City

3:00:34Arts and our partners at the library at

3:00:37the net alternative high school at

3:00:39Morris Jeff and international balorate

3:00:41high school the li I said the library

3:00:44the rec the re-engagement center at New

3:00:46Orleans youth alliance we have found at

3:00:50all these places that the combination of

3:00:52art activism and youth voice has had a

3:00:55catalytic effect that amplifies and

3:00:58magnifies

3:01:00whatever invest Investments are made

3:01:02beyond expectations.

3:01:06>> For example, it may surprise you to

3:01:08know, but the Young Artific Club

3:01:10curriculum takes just 12 hours and as

3:01:14little as $200 per youth to implant

3:01:17implement, sorry. And yet 80% of those

3:01:20who part participate say the experience

3:01:23has shifted how they see themselves,

3:01:26their peers and their community to a

3:01:29more positive and hopeful life and that

3:01:31includes the adults who come to our

3:01:33community showcases. We are ready to

3:01:36spread our wings through partnerships

3:01:37and training programs. We want to

3:01:40recruit a thousand youth to join the

3:01:41young artist club by the year 2030. And

3:01:44the next step begins with you. So, whom

3:01:47should we ask to dream for our city's

3:01:49future? Is it our leaders? No. It's your

3:01:53job to bring the people's dreams into

3:01:55reality. Is it our elders? No. Their

3:01:58dreams come from the past. Is it our

3:02:01children? No. Their dreams are for

3:02:04themselves as they should be. Is it our

3:02:07youth? Yes. Because we're at the stage

3:02:10in our life where it's us who have the

3:02:13most to offer and the most to gain. We

3:02:15are the future.

3:02:17>> Here we are as a society arguing and

3:02:21fighting over the future of artificial

3:02:23intelligence

3:02:24when we already have the most advanced,

3:02:27the most sustainable and the most

3:02:29beloved natural intelligence standing in

3:02:32front of us telling us no yelling at us.

3:02:37Use me our youth.

3:02:40We hope in addition to what we will be

3:02:42asking of you, it is clear what this

3:02:44partnership of organizations is offering

3:02:47each of you in your offices. A new

3:02:49mechanism to listen to, engage with, and

3:02:52learn from the young people in your

3:02:55constituency,

3:02:57a new program that employs art to build

3:02:59policy across the city, and a new way to

3:03:01bring together the culture of our city

3:03:03to transform our city. And before we

3:03:06finish, we would like to ask each city

3:03:08council member to respond to our two

3:03:10invitations. Will you or a member of

3:03:14your staff be our guest at the 2026

3:03:17artich awards on October 24th? And can

3:03:21our partnership schedule a time to meet

3:03:23with you and your staff before December

3:03:251st?

3:03:28Whoever wants to answer first.

3:03:32Well, I know for me, I will make it

3:03:35myself and my staff available to meet

3:03:38for everyone else the self or staff

3:03:40member would definitely be able to meet.

3:03:42I can't speak for someone's uh schedule

3:03:44on the 24th, but someone from that

3:03:47district would be there.

3:03:50All right.

3:03:51>> Same here or both.

3:03:54>> Great.

3:03:54>> All right. And same for Council Morell

3:03:57as well.

3:03:58>> Thanks.

3:03:59Um, well, you got your presentation. I

3:04:03had that comic.

3:04:04>> What's that?

3:04:04>> I already had that comment.

3:04:05>> Good. Two was about to come out.

3:04:08>> You got your proclamation. We we had uh

3:04:10it was presented a couple weeks ago on

3:04:12my mom's birthday and um

3:04:16you got your invitation to the 24th um

3:04:19October 24th on St. Claude at the

3:04:22Activist Awards. So, um we'll come down

3:04:24and take a picture and that'll be that,

3:04:26>> right? And we have some commenters with

3:04:27us as well.

3:04:29>> All right, let the commenters come on up

3:04:31commenters.

3:04:33And we just line up. Just line up.

3:04:37>> Good morning. My name is Dusky Waters. I

3:04:41am a musician here in New Orleans. I'm

3:04:44the founder of Black Americana Fest, a

3:04:47festival that honors black artists in

3:04:49country folk and roots music. And I'm

3:04:51also an artist, someone who believes in

3:04:54and loves our value of using art as a

3:04:56tool for social change. But today, I'm

3:04:59here for Trinity City Arts. I've had the

3:05:02privilege of working alongside their

3:05:04team on the Artivist Awards. And I want

3:05:06you to know what that work really is.

3:05:09It's making sure a young person gets

3:05:12paid for their art. It's giving young

3:05:15artists their flowers while they can

3:05:17still smell them. New Orleans thrives

3:05:20off of its art, but too often we

3:05:23underinvest in the artists that make our

3:05:25culture world renown. So, I would like

3:05:28to take a moment with you if we could

3:05:29all just recognize these amazing young

3:05:31people. They worked for weeks to be able

3:05:33to come here and present to you all. If

3:05:34we could give them a hand for their

3:05:36presentation this morning.

3:05:40This is amazing to see young people

3:05:42learning to advocate for themselves. And

3:05:44this is what we need more of in our

3:05:46city. You might ask why art for social

3:05:49change matters. For me, it comes down to

3:05:52one idea. Changing the narrative. And

3:05:55changing the narrative means telling the

3:05:57whole truth about who we are, like these

3:05:59young people are doing. We believe that

3:06:02whoever tells the story decides what's

3:06:05possible. And so when we teach a young

3:06:07person to pick up a pen, a camera, a

3:06:10guitar, and tell their own truth, we

3:06:13aren't just making art, but we're

3:06:14handing them the power to write

3:06:16themselves into the future instead of

3:06:19waiting for permission. Trinity City

3:06:21Arts does that work every day. Black

3:06:23Americana is so proud to stand with

3:06:26them. And thank you all for your time.

3:06:29>> Thank you. Right.

3:06:35Good afternoon. I'm Michelle Seymour

3:06:37with the Re-Engagement Center at the New

3:06:39Orleans Youth Alliance. Um, I do want to

3:06:41take a moment to just say thank you to

3:06:43our young people, our young artists for

3:06:45having the courage and the voice to come

3:06:47up here. It is not easy to speak in

3:06:50front of city council and they did so,

3:06:52so well. Um, I also do want to thank our

3:06:56council members as well for making the

3:06:58time to acknowledge our young people and

3:07:01their accomplishments and their

3:07:02commitment to building a better New

3:07:04Orleans.

3:07:07I'm here just to briefly speak about why

3:07:10we invested in artivism at the

3:07:12re-engagement center. And I'm always

3:07:14going to call back to our youth master

3:07:16plan because it is our northstar for

3:07:18solutions. Our youth master plan calls

3:07:22for full self-expression,

3:07:25leadership, creativity, and culture. And

3:07:28what the Artivism Club does is that it

3:07:30makes that a practice.

3:07:33The reason why we chose to partner with

3:07:35Trinity City Arts is because we wanted

3:07:36to create a low barrier entry point. We

3:07:39often hear from young people about not

3:07:42wanting to stay in the city because they

3:07:44feel like it's not a place where they

3:07:46belong. They don't trust some adults and

3:07:50harmful experiences that they've had

3:07:52through institutions.

3:07:54And by being able to create and being

3:07:57able to express themselves through this

3:07:58art, they are, excuse me, they are

3:08:02finding a way back to trust, belonging,

3:08:05and positive relationships.

3:08:08This is also about healing centered

3:08:09engagement. We've been talking so

3:08:12frequently about the city budget and

3:08:14about how important it is that we lift

3:08:15up the crime reduction here in the city.

3:08:19And that is also because of the work of

3:08:21programs like Trinity City Arts and our

3:08:23libraries and our community serving

3:08:25organizations

3:08:27because young people now have an outlet

3:08:29to move their frustration, to move

3:08:31through their joy, to move through their

3:08:34harm, their feelings.

3:08:36And that's important.

3:08:39And then lastly, this is about narrative

3:08:42change because too often the stories

3:08:44that we hear about our young people

3:08:46reflect harmful stereotypes about who

3:08:49they are, but often don't actually

3:08:52reflect the stories directly from the

3:08:54young people who are living through

3:08:55these experiences.

3:08:57And so the artivism club gives them

3:08:59another vehicle to be able to tell their

3:09:02story for themselves.

3:09:04So once again, I thank you all. Thank

3:09:07you again to our young artists and I

3:09:09hope that you really lean in on their

3:09:11invitation to celebrate with them but

3:09:14also invest in them not just as young

3:09:17people but as future change makers and

3:09:19leaders and culture bearsers in this

3:09:21city. Thank you.

3:09:24[applause]

3:09:29Y'all how y'all doing? My name is Earl

3:09:31Higgins. I'm a organizer with vote boy

3:09:33city experience and um I um I camp the

3:09:38the the city a lot and um with that

3:09:41comes um spells of hopelessness

3:09:44um seeing a lot of um [clears throat]

3:09:47things that I can't readily express but

3:09:51um Matt and Catalina they asked me to uh

3:09:54be a part of this Trinity art thing. the

3:09:56artivist is what they called it. And um

3:09:59I contend to be I contend to feel

3:10:02hopeless doing this work in the

3:10:05community. But um [clears throat]

3:10:08I want to thank the young people these

3:10:10young people for being in the spaces

3:10:12that I don't necessarily be in because I

3:10:14could I tend in my adult language and my

3:10:18adult way of seeing things that they are

3:10:22not doing what they're supposed to do.

3:10:24And I'm saying that to say um

3:10:26[clears throat] after going to a few of

3:10:27these events,

3:10:29my bouts of of u hopelessness,

3:10:33it melts away when I enter those spaces

3:10:35and to see these young people actually

3:10:37doing the thing that I say they are not

3:10:39doing.

3:10:40>> Actually becoming leaders. They know

3:10:43what's going on in the moment with

3:10:45themselves.

3:10:47And with that, it offers me hope that

3:10:50one day, y'all see the gray hairs, that

3:10:53that Paul Earl could actually sit back

3:10:57and relax, say, "Yeah, they got it. They

3:11:00got it. They they know what they doing."

3:11:03Um, but I just wanted to express that,

3:11:06um,

3:11:09these young folks, um, every time I

3:11:12attend one of these events,

3:11:17I see it. It's, um, they got it. They

3:11:20got it. It's just a matter of us um,

3:11:23supporting them through it. So, um,

3:11:25thank y'all for letting me share. And,

3:11:27um, Matt, I'm I'm happy that you uh,

3:11:29asked me to be a part of this journey

3:11:31with you. So, thank you. [applause]

3:11:34>> All right. Thank you.

3:11:37Hearing no one else will come down and

3:11:39take a picture of our youth. Great job

3:11:40presented today.

3:11:41>> Thank you.

3:11:42>> Very, very good. Thank you.

3:11:46>> Well, I keep my favorite

3:13:11I move to adjurnn. Seconded by council

3:13:13member Willard. No objection.

3:13:15We'rejourn. Thank you.