City Council on 2026-10-01 9:00 AM.

We are here to celebrate our survivors Stand with those facing this disease and honor those Who we have lost? We certainly want to thank former councilwoman Nadine Ramsey for establishing this tradition at City Hall And mayor Helena Moreno for her leadership and support and for all of my colleagues for their ongoing leadership and support To all of our survivors those that we are honoring today to the millions who are listening Online. Thank you for being here and sharing your stories Into the families caregivers volunteers and health professionals who stand beside you. Thank you for showing up every day Breast cancer affects women and men it's often lost that breast cancer also affects men And its impacts reaches entire families Awareness has led to action We urge everyone to talk with their health care provider about their risk and their recommended screenings We urge folks to ask questions And encourage your loved ones and people that you care about to do the same Certainly we cannot stress early detection without talking about access to care Everyone deserves the opportunity to get screening treatment and the support that they need and I am proud to say in the city of New Orleans There's been very intentional efforts to ensure just that With many mobile clinics going to meet the people where they are Today is about celebrating live sharing information and reminding people that they do not have to face this disease alone This morning. We are honored to be joined by five health professionals whose work supports that mission Each panelist will have approximately two minutes Madam clerk, I'm going to ask that we put ten minutes on the clock honored to have dr. Denise Rob Wynn Johnson clinical director, Louisiana breast and cervical health care program LSU Health Science Center Dr. Lacey L. Tillman, Chronic Disease Program Manager, Population Health and Disease Prevention from the New Orleans Health Department, Dr. Michelle Marie Loach, Associate Professor of Medicine, Dr. Sean McKinney, Director of Breast Services at UMC, and Melissa Bean Tanner, a nurse practitioner who is proudly married to Ron Eagle, Councilman Green. With that, we will allow our panelists to begin. Good morning, and thank you for joining us. Good morning, everybody. I feel like this is like a rite of passage. I'm here every year, and I've been here since you all started this. I'm Dr. Denise Rubion Johnson. I am the lead clinical associate for the LSU Early Detection and Screening Program and also the medical advisor. Our program provides no-cost mammograms to women who are uninsured. We work closely with our partners at UMC. That's Dr. McKinney and Dr. Lott. They see our patients and provide care second to none for the women who are uninsured and underinsured. We also have patient navigators who remove the barriers to care for our patients. They provide things like transportation. They help facilitate the appointments for the patients. They help make sure they get to and from their appointments and remove any barriers to care that they can possibly do. The rest of the panel will talk about the medical side of it. I'm just going to give you a brief synopsis of what we do here in the community. And we work statewide. We have providers throughout the whole state of Louisiana who are part of the Louisiana Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program who provide this service under our guidance. We provide outreach in the community by educating the community on the importance of early detection and getting screening mammograms and following up and make sure they know the questions to ask their doctors when they go to actually see the doctors for their care when they receive a cancer diagnosis. A lot of times when women hear those words, you have breast cancer or any type of cancer, they don't hear anything else. So we encourage women to bring somebody with them to help support them during that time. And we give them a guidance of telling them what questions to ask so that they'll know the things that will be coming after that initial visit with the person who's providing them the diagnosis. I personally see patients at the St. Thomas Clinic around Magazine Street. So we see low-income people at that community clinic. Just a funny little story. I went to see a patient the other day who was supposed to see Dr. McKinney, and she didn't show up for her appointment. So I rode to Kenner and drove to her house, and I knocked on the door, and they wouldn't answer the door. They kept peeping through the window. And so I knew they were in there because I could see them moving the blinds. So I finally said, It's me, Dr. Johnson, can you let me in? They opened the door, and they said, Well, we wasn't going to let you in because we thought you were Jehovah's Witnesses. And I'm like, I got my coat on and everything. But this just shows you the length we would go to to get a patient to their appointment, to where they need to be so that they can get their care. So, again, I thank you all for always including LSU in this program, and we appreciate it. And thank you, Ms. Lina. Hello. Thank you, everybody, for this great invitation and honor to be on this panel. My name is Dr. Lacey Tillman. I am the Chronic Disease Program Manager for the New Orleans Health Department. And my perspective when it comes to breast cancer, I like to focus on preventative strategies. We have a lot of medical expertise on this panel. But from a public health perspective, we do understand that although there's no tried and true way to prevent or completely protect against breast cancer, but there are ways that you can reduce your risk, that you can protect yourself. And one of those ways is a targeted lifestyle change or choices. And that includes maintaining a healthy weight. If you're somebody who has a bit more fat tissue on your person, you can increase your risk for getting breast cancer.

And also note that every person has some type of risk of breast cancer because we all have breast tissue, men and women. And so it is important to maintain a healthy weight. And when we talk about a healthy weight, we talk about obesity. And obesity has various factors that contribute to it. And one of them is regular exercise. We want to make sure we exercise on a regular basis. And that's moderate physical intensity, so maybe about 150 minutes a week. That may seem like a lot, but you can also break it down, 30 minutes a day of some kind of physical activity, exercise, something that gets your blood pumping, because that's how you also exercise your heart. We want to make sure we have strong hearts that can also support our bodies. And we also want to do our best to limit alcohol consumption because that can also increase your risk for breast cancer. And for women who have just had children, we really encourage you to breastfeed. Breastfeed as long as you can because that can also be a protective factor against breast cancer. And another protective factor would be to know your family history. Find out from both sides of your family what are your risks for breast cancer. And that also gives you an opportunity to learn about your family from both sides. So learning your family history is important. And learning what types of risks your father's side, your mother's side has, will help educate you and help you determine when you should get your mammograms. And normally it's recommended at 40. And especially if you're somebody who is at high risk, those you would want to get it younger and earlier. And there are other ways to also support individuals who do have breast cancer. Dr. Johnson talked about individuals when they go to the doctor, they may find out that they do have breast cancer. It is important to have a very strong supportive network around you. Because faith and hope also makes a big difference if you're someone that is going through breast cancer. And I know that because I do have family that went through breast cancer. And it was very, very trying. It's very stressful. And having people beside you that can support you and even be at your appointments is very, very helpful. So thank you again for your time. And I'll give it over to Dr. Locke. Thank you so much for the invitation to come speak to you all today. And mark the beginning of October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I'm happy to share this panel with these fine, brilliant women who do their best every day to make sure that the city remains healthy. Thank you to Dr. Johnson for her continuous, ongoing care of our patients. Certainly the easiest way to get breast cancer under control is to screen patients and identify it early. Both with Dr. Johnson's efforts, we've identified a number of patients, and we can continue that work in the clinic. I will speak a little bit to breast cancer being a community issue. So it affects the entire community, as has been mentioned before. And so having community resources available for women and men to understand, be aware, and seek screening for breast cancer and treatment if they so get diagnosed. Of note, and perhaps we'll talk about it, the high-risk screening program is another way where if you know your family history and you can identify that you're high-risk, you actually have a program to monitor patients earlier going forward at UMC. And so I'm a medical oncologist that deals with breast cancer. So I take care of patients oftentimes after Dr. McKinney has done the surgical aspects, and I do medications, chemotherapy, that sort of things, and also participate in clinical trials. I think part of breast cancer care includes innovation, and so some of the initiatives we have at LSU and LCMC Cancer Center is seeking NCI designation so that we have access to a broader array of funding for breast cancer research as well as clinical trials for our patients. Our population is very unique and diverse, and those patients need to be represented on clinical trials. So having the ability to have patients have access for that with anything from transportation to insurance access to health care access if they are uninsured or underinsured, all of those things need to be imperative, and not just once you're treated with the breast cancer. So I give chemotherapy. I cause a lot of problems for patients. And so women live and men live long periods of time, and what they have to live with after the fact is also something that we, as a community, can ensure that they have that opportunity to live the least amount of symptoms possible. Fertility preservation, access to fertility preservation. Those are cost-prohibitive for a lot of our patients. Access to other survivorship initiatives, exercise programs, post-cancer diagnosis, all of these. Often in disparate patient populations, they don't have access for those programs, so being aware and having access as well. And so some of the initiatives, just to wrap up and pass it on to my esteemed colleagues, is that we're pursuing NCI designation both for the city of New Orleans and for the state as a whole so our patients don't have to travel to other places to seek medical care that's nationally known and have access to these clinical trials. So keeping them right here so patients can be close to their families while they undergo treatment, building on that reputation within the city and within the state of Louisiana is imperative, and also making sure that our patients have access to care. And so with that, I'll turn it over to Dr. McKinney. Thank you. Is that the timer? It does. All right, good morning, everyone. I'm Shawn McKinney, breast surgeon who primarily works out of University Medical Center. I'm happy to be here again with you today as we celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Thank you to Ms.

Lena for always including this every year and making us not only aware, but also as a celebration of survivors, community, workers, providers, clinicians, all of us who work together to get this done. combat this disease. When caught early, stage one, the five-year survival rate of breast cancer tends to be over 95%. So that's a great statistic. We actually do mirror that statistic here in the city. If we're able to catch breast cancer at an early stage, our women and men who are diagnosed can have a very long survival with minimal effects. But unfortunately, we here in the city and state do have a disparity when it comes to breast cancer diagnosis and also the types of breast cancer that are diagnosed and the women who are diagnosed with breast cancer. Black women in this city have about a 40% higher mortality rate when they are diagnosed. Now, some of this is biology. Sometimes they are diagnosed with more aggressive subtypes of breast cancer. But also, it is late stage at diagnosis, unfortunately. And a lot of our young, black, Hispanic women are diagnosed at an age that is below the age that starts screening mammography. We see a lot of women in their 30s and some in their late 20s that are diagnosed. And albeit for them doing their own clinical breast exams or exams themselves and going in to get checked out, it would not be discovered. And so our effort at university is ensuring that we have a robust high-risk evaluation and high-risk program. Because it is almost rare for a lot of us to not have some associated risk that was previously mentioned. But upon really being interrogative and dialing down into someone's history, you can find that they actually do fit criteria for being screened earlier than the age of 40. And I think that our high-risk program is able to identify those women and get them in earlier for mandated screening, as well as advanced screening, such as MRI, which will catch cancers earlier, even in that 30 age range. Course treatment is important, but we also focus on survivorship. We can have patients go through their treatment, but completing treatment is not the final goal. Our goal is, of course, to really allow patients to thrive and become long-term survivors. So how are we doing that? On the back end of treatment, certainly research into the effects and benefits of exercise, a good diet, maintaining, all of those healthy health factors that are important not only for breast cancer, but for other medical conditions, is going to be critically important for preventing breast cancer recurrence, which is ultimately what we want to do after treatment. Also making it available for patients to receive the long-term treatment that they may need, such as hormone therapy for five or 10 years, and not making that a financial burden for them to continue to receive the treatment that can reduce their risk recurrence by about 50%. So what can the city council help us to do in alignment with our new mayor's medical goals is to look into how our neighborhoods can establish survivorship hubs, wellness hubs, because this is going to be important for our survivors in those communities to have places that they can go that are safe, where they can get not only educational information, but receive multiple types of exercise and therapy that is free of cost to them. Also, we know that food deserts are very prominent, and this is extremely important when it comes to nutrition and maintaining and access to good food and nutrition for patients. And then we do see a lot of patients who are employees and municipal employees who may not have the time to be able to take off for their follow-up appointments and our screening imaging appointments, making those appointments dedicated leave hours for our workers to be able to access and maintain their survivorship appointments is also important. So I thank you all for always acknowledging this health, I would say, crisis here, and for always uplifting and bringing us together as a community. I'll turn it over to Melissa. Good morning. Thank you for having me here. I am Melissa Beantan. I'm a nurse practitioner at University Medical Center, where I run the High Risk Breast Program under the supervision of Dr. McKinney. We see patients who are at risk for breast cancer, whether it's through personal history, family history, genetic mutations, or other risk factors. Our goal is to try to catch these patients early to make sure they're properly educated and make sure they're getting the proper screening and surveillance protocol and guidelines. Since I've been working at UMC and High Risk Breast Clinic, I've seen what it's like for patients who have access to care and those who don't have access to care. Our patients have a lot of barriers, whether they're able to make their appointment because they don't have transportation, not able to afford child care, or just don't have access to pay their co-pay to come to the appointment. There have been times where I've seen patients, I've probably seen a patient I pre-chart, and I go look at the chart and saw, like, oh, this patient haven't had a mammogram, or this patient haven't made it to the appointment in, like, three visits. So I had to tell them my questions and say, like, hey, why didn't you have this appointment done? Or why didn't you have your mammogram? And ask, what prevented you from getting that done? So that's why the High Risk Clinic, like we have at UMC, is very important. It's able to help catch these things early, make sure patients are properly educated, they're screened, and they have access to care. Thank you for having me. Thank you very much. I really appreciate our panelists for sharing your expertise, and most importantly, for the work that you do each and every day for our residents, from prevention and education to treatment, and most certainly, patient care.

Today, we're pleased to present to each of you, as a token of our gratitude, a proclamation from the members of the city council. We'll take a group photo at the end. Why don't you all hold those until the end, if you don't mind, Willie. And after we honor all of our survivors, we'll take a group photo, if you all will please stick around. But thank you all so much for being here. And go, round eagles. Oh, my god. At this time, we've reached the climactic moment of today's program. And with that, Council President Morrell is recognized. Thank you. I'm here today to recognize Florence Collier-Smith. Today, we honor her as a courageous breast cancer survivor, whose strength, faith, and perseverance continue to inspire everyone around her. Florence is a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and cherished member of her community. She shares her life with her loving husband, Michael Smith, whose unwavering support has been an important source of strength throughout her cancer journey. Together, Florence and Michael have built a beautiful family, including their three children, Michael, Jeremy, and Michelle, and their three beloved grandchildren, with twin grandchildren expected to arrive next month. In August 2017, Florence was diagnosed with breast cancer and faced the challenge with remarkable courage and determination. Following her diagnosis, she underwent a double mastectomy in September 2017 and completed nine rounds of chemotherapy and nine rounds of radiation treatment. Although complications for her treatment left her unable to return to work, Florence has continued to focus on what matters most, her family, her faith, and living each day with gratitude. Prior to her diagnosis, Florence worked proudly at Walmart, and she has always been known for her dedication, kindness, and hard work. She enjoys spending time with her family, shopping, traveling, and making special memories with loved ones. Her positive outlook and resilient spirit continue to uplift those around her. Florence's journey reminds us of the importance of breast cancer awareness, early detection, support systems, and the hope of those currently facing similar battles. Today, we celebrate not only Florence's survivorship, but also the love and support of her family, especially her husband Michael, who has stood by her side every step of the way. On behalf of those gathered, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Florence Collier-Smith and thank her for sharing a story that inspires courage, strength, and perseverance in others. Please join me in congratulating and honoring Florence Collier-Smith for a remarkable journey as a breast cancer survivor. Thank you. Thank you. Next, Council Member Willard. Council Member Willard. I knew it. She was in the audience. I knew it would happen today. Good morning, everyone. Thank you, Ms. Lena, for organizing this year after year, 13 years. Certainly remarkable. And breast cancer is vicious. And certainly, one form of cancer that affects everyone's life. Everybody has a personal connection to breast cancer. For me, today really was a no-brainer as to who I wanted to honor and literally give flowers to, my aunt, the Honorable Cynthia Willard Lewis. This mentor of mine has taught me so much in life. I was thinking this morning, if I had not decided to run for public office, the bond that we share today probably wouldn't be there on set. And you've just taught me so much about getting up, fighting, standing up for the people, using your story to help uplift others, being a true servant of God. Almost 10 years of service in the Louisiana State Legislature, another 10 years of service on the New Orleans City Council, and you continue to serve today. You continue to help other people. Even when I try to tell you, take it easy and rest, it's just not in your personality. Seeing what you have done with your life, coming back from a stroke. Battling breast cancer, and using that story to help other people, and using that story to continue fighting, you just give me something to strive for every day. You know, I have another aunt who passed away from breast cancer, and I have some close friends, a lot of us are friends with Representative Amy Freeman, who recently went through breast cancer and is now in remission. I mean, it literally touches us in so many different ways, and what we heard from our doctors this morning, self-examination, regular testing, exercise, diet. If it's caught early, 95% of patients do a full recovery, have a full recovery. That's remarkable, and that's the message that we need to be getting out to everybody in our community. To all of our survivors today, thank you for sharing your story. Thank you for fighting. Thank you for being here with us today, and to Aunt Cyn, my aunt, thank you for everything that you've done for me. Thank you for using your darkest moments to help guide my path and shine a light into my life. I love you. I don't know how to follow that. You're an inspiration to everyone and every woman sitting up here, and thank you for blazing the trail. I do want to say to Councilmember Hughes and Ms. Lena, thank you for always ensuring that we recognize our survivors, and thank you to our healthcare workers who take such good care of the people who are afflicted with this disease, and it can be men and women, and so we just need to keep that in mind. As one of two women up here, I know that we don't always take time to care for ourselves, to go get those mammograms, and I think that October, in this particular meeting, is a reminder that we have to take the time to do that self-care, to do our self-examinations, to schedule that appointment, and every single time I'm like, oh, I've got to schedule my appointment. Let me get on my Oshner app. So I just want to thank you again for making sure that we are reminded that we have to care for each other and ourselves. Today I have the honor of honoring a survivor, Thinh U.

Thinh's life has been defined by courage. In Burma, Thinh helped build a legal aid network of nearly 200 organizations that gave ordinary people access to justice. When the military seized power in 2021, Thinh and her two children spent months in hiding from the military before finding safety here in the city of New Orleans, and the city of New Orleans became her home. Then came another fight when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and once again, Thinh chose to face it head on. What moves me most is that Thinh has done that, what Thinh has done with that experience. Surviving is an achievement in and of itself. Turning around to help the next person through that door is leadership. Again, this is a reminder for all of us to schedule your mammogram. Remind someone that you love to schedule theirs. Early detection saves lives, and no one should skip a screening because of cost, fear, or lack of time. Thinh, thank you for your example, and your honesty, and your courage. District B is proud of you, and I'm honored to recognize you today. Please join me in celebrating Thinh U. Well, thank you all for being here today, and thank you, Ms. Lena, for organizing this. As Council Member Harris said, this day reminds us and reminds me that I am past due on my mammogram and will be making an appointment after this meeting. I also want to thank the medical professionals that are here and the advancements in the science that is about breast cancer. We have come so far, and that shows what can be done when we invest and believe in science as a community and as a society that we can advance. So I appreciate everyone being here today from the medical community as well. It is my honor to introduce today Elaine Kimbrell, a District A resident and fellow Country Day mom and a breast cancer survivor whose story is one of strength, resilience, and gratitude. Elaine was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2020 at just 41 years old. While both her mother and sister having experienced breast cancer, she understood that it could be potentially become part of her story, but she never expected that diagnosis while she was so young, healthy, and raising two young boys that were only three and seven at the time. Her journey through treatment was incredibly demanding. She endured six rounds of chemotherapy, 26 rounds of radiation, 12 maintenance infusions, two surgeries, quarterly echoes, countless blood draws, and dozens of medical appointments. And she faced much of that treatment during the beginning of COVID-19. When restrictions meant she often had to attend infusions and appointments without the support of her family or friends. Despite these challenges, Elaine continued to move forward for herself, for her family, and especially for her two young sons. Today, Elaine is thriving. She is a mother, a wife, a friend, and successful attorney, and she continues to live a life filled with family, meaningful relationships, and gratitude. She credits her medical team, family, friends, and community for helping her through one of the most difficult seasons of her life. And she has a special appreciation for her husband, Brian, who she says helped her keeping her family moving through it all. Elaine's story reminds us that breast cancer does not discriminate based on age or how healthy someone may feel, and that early detection, medical care, support, and advocacy can make an incredible difference. We are grateful that Elaine is here today to share her story with us, and we are not simply as a survivor, but as a reminder of strength that can come from facing an unimaginable challenge. So, join me in applauding Elaine for going through this, and we appreciate you. Deputy Mayor Laparoldo. Good morning, thank you. On behalf of Mayor Moreno, we would like to recognize Reverend Linda Muriel Cooper Baker over here on the end. Reverend Baker is a preacher, teacher, musician, singer, motivational speaker, and breast cancer survivor whose life reflects a steadfast commitment to faith, education, music, and service. Throughout more than 30 years in education, Reverend Baker built acclaimed choral programs across Louisiana and Kansas, broke barriers as the first African-American teacher hired at the Park Middle School in McPherson, Kansas, and earned recognition as Teacher of the Year and Choral Conductor of the Year for her excellence in music education. Reverend Baker has dedicated her life to ministry and service, earning a Bachelor of Theology with a 4.0 GPA, becoming an ordained elder in the CME Church, serving as Pastor of Bracks Chapel CME, and serving as Music Coordinator for the 4th Episcopal District. In February 2024, Reverend Baker was diagnosed with Stage 2B breast cancer following a routine mammogram, courageously completing surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment in August 2024, and now celebrating two years cancer-free while sharing her experience to encourage women to prioritize regular screenings and early detection. Heaven made New Orleans her home. In October 2025, Reverend Baker continues to inspire others through her message of faith, hope, resilience, and the life-saving importance of early detection, making for a meaningful honoree during the City of New Orleans Breast Cancer Awareness event. I want to acknowledge that her husband, Mr. Bobby, is here, her daughter, Dr. Kiki Baker-Barnes, son-in-law Mark are here, Kiki's friend, Reverend Baker is also the mother of Bobby Jr., Shara. She has six grandkids, one great grandchild. And as you can see, in her time in the, I think, early 70s at Grandwin State University, she was a Miss Cover Girl, and she is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. Thank you. Good morning. I am honored to, on this occasion, have the opportunity to recognize Miss Patriana Hart before I recognize her and tell you of her courageous battle and her successes.

I do want to say to Lena Stewart, especially, thank you for making sure that we continue to remember how important it is to be tested, how important it is to be straightforward and to share our stories with others. And this event, I look forward to because it really helps to save lives. So thank you very much, Lena Stewart, for the work that you do each year and also ongoing to make this happen. Miss Patriana Hart, a very courageous story. Miss Patriana Hart was first diagnosed with breast cancer in February of this year after years of mammograms, but she was found to have breast cancer, and it's in stage one. She rang the bell on September the 14th, signifying the end of her chemo treatments at the Gail Benson Cancer Center, and I'm going to ask you to give Miss Hart a round of applause for ringing the bell on that day. Miss Hart is with us today, but it is today that she starts 30-day radiation treatment to kill any cancer in the lymph nodes. It's going to be a treatment that's going to be Monday through Friday, 30 minutes per day. And Miss Hart, thank you for sharing your story with us today, because at 11 o'clock today, you begin that treatment. You wanted to be here amongst us to share your story, and I want to tell you how honored I am to be in your presence as you share your story and as you show continued courage. Thank you. Thank you. Kingdom Missionary Baptist Church on Louisa Street in the Great District D. She is also the fifth of seven children. She has one brother and five sisters. Her two sons are Darrell and Raphael Hart, and her five grandchildren are Dash, Nelson, Treasure Hart, Raphael, and twins Aubrey and Darrell Jr., who is 23 months. They are both 23 months. Today, again, you start radiation at 11 a.m., but you took the time to be here today. We want to let you know that amongst the health professionals here and amongst those who are survivors, we are pleased to have you here today and to celebrate your courageous fight. And we know that you will have continued great health, and thank you very much for being willing to share your story with us today. It's so important for us, and I am pleased to present a proclamation to you, which we will share when I come downstairs. And just as you continue to progress, just keep in mind that, as I said, this sort of activity and your sort of courage helps to save lives. Thank you for saving lives. Thank you. Good morning. Good morning. Good day. I'm Julius Felters, and I have been asked to read this proclamation that I have not looked over. It is a proclamation, the Council of the City of New Orleans. As whereas Patricia D. Williams, a compassionate resident of District C, originally from Columbus, Georgia, is beloved daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Dandy, and whereas she earned her degree of completion from Columbus Business School in 1967 and dedicated 43 years of her life to exemplary government service, including her impactful work with the New Orleans Office of Small Business Administration. And whereas in 1972, Patricia demonstrated immense courage and resilience when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing a radical mastectomy and six months of weak codebook treatment to prevent its spread. And whereas throughout this challenging journey, her faith deepened as she prayed to live long enough to see her son reach adulthood, a beautiful prayer that was fulfilled. And whereas she remains deeply rooted in her faith and community as a devoted member of the Life Center Cathedral Church under leadership of Bishop J.D. Wiley and on the Fresh Breath of Life organization led by Jean Miller Hearst. And whereas Patricia credits her enduring faith, along with her unwavering love and support of her husband, Walter, their three children, four grandchildren, and her extended family and friends for empowering her to endure and overcome this major life challenge. And now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the City of New Orleans that the Council hereby honors and celebrates Patricia D. Williams, recognizing her triumphant journey of survival, unyielding faith, and the purposeful, inspiring life she continues to live. It is at the request of Councilmember Freddie King III, in the name of and by the authority vested in the Council of the City of New Orleans, and it is signed on this day by each of the seven members of the New Orleans City Council. Congratulations. Let me, first of all, congratulate each of you and just thank you for sharing your courageous battles. We celebrate each of you. This morning, I am deeply honored to pay tribute, to celebrate an extraordinary longtime resident of District E, whose family has deep roots in this district, Jan Heiser Wynn. Jan Heiser Wynn dedicated three decades of her life serving the citizens of the City of New Orleans in the United States of America as a dedicated staff member at the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. You were excited about your impending retirement, and then all of a sudden you got a diagnosis of breast cancer. It's a diagnosis that could have broken you. It's a diagnosis that could have taken you out. But as Jesus commanded and said in the book of John to his disciples, I have told you these things so that you may find peace in me. In this world, you will have trouble, but remember, hearken, I have overcome the world. And so you stood on God's promises, you stood on your faith, you embraced your faith, you embraced your village, and you confronted breast cancer head on. You continue to serve the people of the United States of America. Through chemo and radiation, you continue to serve. Today I'm honored to say, not only did you beat breast cancer, today you're in full remission, but you made it to retirement. And now each and every day, you get to enjoy life. You get to travel this world, you get to do all the things that you love, and God answered your prayers because you stood on his promises. I just want to say I had a front row seat at your journey.

You are just one of the kindest people I know. I'm not only proud to call you my aunt, but I'm proud to call you my friend. Today, you are honored to be joined by your better half, your other half, who sometimes drives you nuts, but has been by your side for over three decades, Kevin Wynn. Also, your greatest accomplishments, your three heartbeats, your children, Detective Nicholas Davis, who serves this amazing city as a member of the NOPD, as well as Ashley Wynn, who is a dedicated NICU nurse at Ashner Baptist, and Sydney Wynn, your youngest daughter, who is also a dedicated NICU nurse at Ashner Baptist. Your sister in love, Joanne Wynn-Hughes, is also here, and your cousin in love, Elder Dana Brown-Anclard. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to celebrate a courageous, extraordinary, phenomenal, spectacular woman, Jan Heiser Wynn. So to each and every survivor here today, from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your strength, your advocacy, your commitment to supporting others. To those still in treatment and to those families standing beside them, you are not alone. Thank you to our honorees, panelists, volunteers, the mayor's office, and my council colleagues for being part of this recognition. Let's carry this work beyond October. I'm going to challenge each and every one of you to find one person, women and men, by encouraging them to go to the doctor, get screened, help people become connected to care, and show up for one another. And as we close, I know a lot of people have acknowledged Ms. Lena Craig-Stewart, who has served in this building for 40 years. I think at this point, she's worked in every council office. But we do have a token of our appreciation, and today, Ms. Lena, we also honor you with this Making a Difference Award for your relentless leadership. Thank you. 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This has been deferred to the meeting of October 15 along with motion m 26 for 28. At the top of page 14, we have item six legislative hold on one second. At the top of page 15. Sorry, we have item seven HDL appeal of eager for name Miranda has been withdrawn at the request of the applicant. We have item eight legislative group in zoning docket 5926. Christina Tate, requesting a conditional use to permit a commercial short term rental in an HUMU zoning district on square 425 lots 15 and 16. In a six municipal district bounded by Tyler down the street around the leg street, Louisiana Avenue and St. Charles Avenue, municipal address 1622 Tyler down on street, the recommendation of the CPC being for effective than now for lack of majority. We have motion m 26 for 29 by Councilmember Harris, approving and modifying the applicants request for zoning docket 5926. Thank you, Steven. Can you brief us on CPC support? Yes, thank you, Councilmember. This is a proposal to use a recently constructed triplex as short term rentals on Toledano Street just off of St. Charles. It's in a mixed use district that normally allows commercial short term rentals, but the citywide overlay district reclassifies them as conditional uses. The planning commission was split on this. I think, you know, on one hand, several commissioners thought it made sense given the mixed use zoning, mixed use context of the building next to offices, McDonald's and other commercial businesses. Others, you know, I would say many commissioners have been a little bit hesitant to support new short term rentals, given the potential change in regulations that may happen over the next several months. And so there was reluctance there as well. So essentially, the vote resulted in a four four split and it's before you with no recommendation by the planning commission. Thank you, Steven. This motion modifies approval for conditional use application to permit a single short term rental in a three unit building. Please note that these three units have five bedrooms each. So if we actually approved all of these commercial short term rentals, potentially there could be 30 people at the structure.

As I said, this property is a three unit building with five bedrooms in each unit. Previously, there was a building on this site that operated as a commercial short term rental, but that building was demolished and this one was erected in its place. While commercial short term rental is currently a permitted use in HUMU historic urban mixed use district, the transient lodging study recommendations would prevent that use of any such of that use in these units. Moreover, this application was submitted during the transient lodging interim zoning district and was required to undergo the conditional use process. The proposal received both public support and opposition and considering the mixed community positions, the current zoning permission, the transient lodging study and the IZD, I move to modify approval of the request to permit one unit as a CSTR and require the other two units be residential dwellings, which provides us from the CPC staff approval recommendation. Any questions? And no cards? I'll move. Seconded by Council Member Hughes. Five yays. Six yays. Five yays. Who are we missing? And JP was one day. Five yays, one day. Thank you. At the top of page 16, we have item nine legislative group and zoning docket 7326 Francine Portclair, requesting a plan development to permit the adaptive reuse of monstery into multifamily dwellings in an HURD2 district in a CPC character preservation corridor design overlay district on square 27 line one in a six municipal district bounded by Magazine Street, Henry Clair Avenue, Constance Street and Kowloon Street 720 municipal address 720 Henry Clair Avenue. The recommendation of the CPC being for approval subject to three exemptions and one proviso. We have a motion line over M 26 366 by Council Member McCarran is being withdrawn and there's a substitute motion granting of granting and improving the applicants request for zoning docket 7326 subject to one proviso and three exceptions recommended by the City Planning Commission and one exception to the requirements of Article 18 for the comprehensive zoning ordinance. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Members, we have previously voted on this. This is a plan development that allows for adaptive reuse of a former St. Clair Monastery to high end condos. This proposal incorporates two new residential buildings into the existing site and allows demolition of non historic accessory unit structures. This is a beautiful and thoughtful redevelopment. Two weeks ago, this council approved a text amendment permitting new construction as part of the adaptive reuse of existing structures and any new construction must match the design identity of existing site. This text amendment makes the poor clear project not only technically doable but economically feasible. The developer has worked closely with neighbors to ensure his project has community sport, which it does. Due to some crossed wires here, we are substituting the motion you see on the agenda to add a variance of the doubles to dorms overlay to allow an increase in the number of bathrooms. I'm thrilled that this property will breathe new life into uptown while honoring its past use and all the nuns who took great care of their former home. Is there any questions from the... I have one card here in support from Ron Loisel. 1000 South Norman C. Francis. I do want to thank City Planning Commission, Safety and Permits, HCLC, everyone has been involved in this project. The council office, Claire, everyone. There has been an enormous amount of outreach to the neighbors, of which time you can see it was very successful in the outreach. So thank you. This is going to be a great addition to the city of New Orleans. Okay, without any other comments, I move to approve substitute motion M-26-366 subject to one proviso, two exceptions recommended by CPC, and one additional waiver added by City Council. I will move. Seconded by Council Member Harris. Six yays, no nays. Thank you. At the top of page 17, we have item 10, zoning docket 7526, a loan with motion line over M-2604 has been deferred to the meeting of October 15. At the top of page 18, we have legislative group and on this count, the 34,385 has been deferred to the meeting of 1015, along with motions line over M- 23-426 and M-23-427. We have at the top of page 19 ordinance count of 35,117 has been deferred to the meeting of 1015. We have legislative item 13, legislative grouping on this count of 35,530 by Council Member Harris. An ordinance to amend and reordain section 26-648 of the code of the code to reduce the fee in lieu of providing required affordable housing units and to direct these fees to the New Orleans Housing Trust Fund, and otherwise to provide respects thereto. We have an amendment to ordinance count of 35,530 by Council Member Harris, amending the ordinance calendar number 35,530 to increase the fee in lieu rate from 5,000 per required affordable housing units to 10,000 per required affordable housing units. At the top of it, on page 30, we have item 41, motion M-26-432 by Council Member Harris, directing the City Planning Commission to conduct a public hearing to consider amendments to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance based on recommendations from the HR&A Advisors, Inc. and Studio Cairo Report, November 11, 2025. All right, first, we need to take up the amendment to number 13. I'll move. Can I get a second? Seconded by Council Member Willard. All in favor? Aye. All right. Six yays on the amendment. And now we can discuss this. And I know Liz Holman is here from Office of Community Development, if there are any questions about what we're doing. So this ordinance, along with number 41, motion M-26-432, pertains to the mandatory inclusionary zoning, a method to spark the creation of affordable housing. Back in 2021, the City implemented the M-I-Z policy with the intent to create more affordable housing units in the City, especially as part of the new market rate developments.

We based the new policy on a 2019 study from HR&A consultants who looked extensively at the market conditions in the City. That study and the resulting M-I-Z policy requires that certain market rate developments include a dedicated number of affordable units outfitted comparably to market rate ones. HR&A conducted an updated study, which was released in November 2025, finding that the City experienced significant changes in our real estate market, which has been greatly impacted by COVID, tariffs, supply chain issues, and rising insurance costs, all impacting development costs for affordable and for-profit developers alike. They concluded that almost all development in the City is infeasible without subsidy, much less with additional affordability restrictions like those imposed by our current M-I-Z program. This was backed up by other data, developer input, project analysis, and housing community interviews. While there have been hundreds of affordable housing units created by leveraging this program with LIHTC and other affordable housing financing options, there have been no affordable units created under the 2021 M-I-Z policy. This ordinance and motion before you today makes sure our laws are aligned with the current realities in our City. We are preserving the structure of the M-I-Z program so that higher fees in lieu and more robust requirements can be reinstated when the City real estate market is stronger and more able to bear them. With what's before you, number 13, we are reducing the fee in lieu developers must pay when they cannot produce each affordable unit as requirement in line with HR and A's analysis and recommendation the fees being reduced from three hundred and five thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars with the amendment today. This is directly in response to the city's weak market conditions and the corresponding motion number 41 directs CPC to update the CZO to align with HR and A's recommendations as well. That includes changes to the required affordable set-aside, raising the AMI level and increasing development zoning incentives. This motion merely begins the CPC process to hold a public hearing to consider the recommendations to the council before transmitting them. Of course the council will then have the opportunity for public input without taking further action. Again community engagement on this issue is invaluable as we work to craft an MIZ program that actually works. I do have public comment Jordan Rogers followed by Ron Laisel Good morning council members. I'm speaking on behalf of Andronica Morris. Dear council members I urge you to delay the action of calendar number thirty five thousand five hundred and thirty until the City Planning Commission can fully vet its consequences and develop enforceable guardrails for the public incentives involved. As drafted the ordinance would reduce the fee paid in lieu of each required affordable housing unit from three hundred and four thousand eight hundred and ten dollars to just ten thousand dollars. It ignores the bulk of the November 2025 recommendations. Instead this ordinance gives high-end developers a cheap way to bypass affordable housing requirements while remaining eligible for scarce public subsidiaries and incentives. Worsening market conditions may make development difficult with public support but that makes accountability more important not less. Those resources should be reserved for projects that meet New Orleans most urgent need housing its people. Our market is already awash in overpriced and empty homes. We should subsidize more housing that residents cannot afford or allow developers to satisfy a meaningful housing obligation with a token payment into the housing trust fund. Before any fee reduction is adopted it should be made in concert with the other recommended changes to the MIZ policy. It is concerning that the only action that the council is proposing to take at this moment is a reduction in the fees that developers will be required to pay when it is not exploring any of the other recommendations. Please defer calendar number thirty five thousand five hundred and thirty and return it to the CPC for a complete public review. Public resources must produce measurable public benefit. Thank you for consideration. If you have any questions please contact Andronica Morris at amorishousingnola.org or 504-224-8301. Thank you. Thank you Jordan. Ron Laszlo. Ron Laszlo, Housing South Norman C. Francis. Thank you again for this this motion. I fully fully support the increase from five thousand to ten thousand. We need to figure out ways to leverage projects to support affordable housing and I think when that transient lodging study comes before you we have to look at what can be done through permitting of transient lodging uses to help support the affordable housing fund. So I fully support the increase from five to ten. Thank you Ron. Let's, Madam Clerk, we'll do thirteen first as amended. So I've moved. Seconded by Council Member Greene. Six yays. And then we'll take up number 41. I'll move. Seconded by Council Member McCarran. I'm ignoring these machines. All in favor? Aye. Seven yays. Thank you. King is here. All right, Council Member Moos. We need to go back to page 14. No, sorry. Page 12. We have item 4, legislative grouping, HDL appeal of Zachary Haynes, requesting to appeal a historic district landmark decision of denial of the retention of the front porch gate for property located at 1426 28 Dauphine Street. We have motion M26 424 by Council Member King, modifying to approve the applicant's request for property located at 1426 28 Dauphine Street. All right, HDLC. This is a request for the retention of removal of ridge tiles and decorative ridge cap vents for the installation of a continuous ridge vent and installation of inappropriate metal porch gate at a contributing rated one story residential building without a certificate of appropriateness.

At their commission meeting, the commission approved the request for retention of the inappropriate roof shingle color as this is expected to weather into a darker and more uniform appearance. Commission voted to deny the request for retention of the metal porch gate. It is visually obtrusive security element that detracts from the character of the building's primary facade and does not meet the building code. The commission also voted to deny the request to retain the removal of the ridge tiles and the decorative ridge caps because they are an important functional historic roof elements that the HDLC design guidelines required to be maintained. Alternative roof ventilation options are available and the elements were highly visible from the public right-of-way. Additionally, the roof ridge tiles may not be reinstalled over the continuous ridge vent, which was previously installed without approval because the resulting deep reveal and shadow line would not accurately replicate the historic condition. Ultimately, this work was done without permits, without a certificate of appropriateness, and do not meet the guidelines. As such, the staff respectfully requests that the City Council uphold the HDLC denial and require that the property owner work with the roofing contractor who did this work without proper permits to reinstall the decorative roof vents and ridge tiles at no expense to the property owner and remove the inappropriate gate as it does not meet building code. Thank you. This is one of the many cases we've seen where a homeowner puts their trust in a professional hired to do the job. This was not a vanity project or a bad feedback by the owner and Mrs. Smith. Rather, it was a proactive investment into his home to fortify the roof and preserve the historic building for the next generation. Mr. Smith had made it clear that he would have preferred to retain the ridge tiles and he intends to restore them. This motion grants him the flexibility to do so once his finances have recovered from the recent and significant expenses of having to replace the roof. As for the porch gate, here's a young child. I don't want to do anything that may interfere with his ability to secure the area and prevent his three-year-old son from running into the street. If the HDLC contends that this is a building violation, in safety and permits, Building Division is welcome to investigate accordingly, but such a consideration does not fall under the purview of this council. With this, I move adoption. Second by Council Member Green. We have seven yeas, no nays. At the top of page 14, we have item 6, legislative grouping, HDL appeal of Monique Barrera, requesting to appeal the historic district landmarks decision of the now for retention of the windows as they were currently installed on the new build for the property located at 1507 Esplanade Avenue. We have motion M26425 by Council Member King, granting the applicant's request with modified approval for property located at 1505-1507 Esplanade Avenue. Okay, thank you Madam Clerk, HDLC. The applicant is requesting the retention of installation of inappropriate windows and hardy trim installed on a new construction on Esplanade Avenue in deviation of the approved plans and the certificate of appropriateness. At their meeting, the commission voted to approve the application for the retention of the windows, provided that windows numbers 1 through 7, indicated on the photograph, be recessed and full screens are added. They allowed the retention of windows 8 through 10. The commission voted to deny the retention of the installation of the hardy trim. Staff respectfully requests that the City Council uphold the decision of the HDLC and everyone is required to follow the drawings that are approved by HDLC and safety and permits. Thank you for that presentation Ms. Burke. I recognize the recessed window detail was specified in the plans but I believe the contractor made an honest mistake. I do not wish to punish the prospective homeowner who is investing hundreds of thousands of dollars to build her home in the area that is in need of a full-time resident. By delaying the project further and causing her to incur additional costs that she did not budget for, with this I move adoption. Second by Councilmember McCarran. Seven yeas, no nays. Thank you. At the top of page 20 we have item 14, ordinance calendar 35,544 by Councilmember Harris by request. An ordinance to authorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on or over portions of public right-of-way located at the municipal address 1122 Aretha Castle Hill at Boulevard. To fix the minimum price in terms of a servitude agreement to declare that such use is granted and a servitude agreement will incorporate space that is neither needed for public purpose nor shall such use interfere with the use of public right-of-way to set for reasons for say a servitude agreement and otherwise supervise respects thereto. Thank you. This is a servitude that will generate $289 subject to a 15% increase every five years. I've moved, Councilmember McCarran has seconded. Six yeas, thank you. We have item 15, ordinance calendar 35,545 by Councilmember Harris by request.

An ordinance to authorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on or over Portions of public right-of-way located at the municipal address 1060 Magazine Street to fix the minimum price in terms of said servitude agreement To declare that such use is granted in the servitude agreement will incorporate space Needed for public purpose nor shall such use interfere with the use of public right-of-way to set for reasons for said servitude agreement and otherwise supervise respects thereto Thank You madam clerk this servitude will create an annual revenue payment of $953 subject to 15% increase every five years. I've moved councilmember McCarran has seconded all in favor Six days, thank you. All right you over a thousand dollars now. It's looking good item 16 we have ordinance counted 35,546 by councilmember McCarran by request an ordinance authorizing Mayor the city of New Orleans to attend to an agreement To grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on the over portions of public right-of-way located at the municipal address 1536 Webster Street to fix the minimum price in terms of state servitude agreement to declare that such use is granted in a servitude agreement Will incorporate space that is neither needed for public purpose nor shall such use interfere with the use of public right-of-way to set for Reasons for said servitude agreement and otherwise to provide respects thereto Thank You madam clerk this is a hundred and thirty dollars annual I have moved Seconded by a councilmember green Six days no names seven days no names. Thank you at the top of page 21 We have item 17 on this calendar 35,000 548 by councilmember Harris by request an ordinance to amend ordinance 30,000 531 MCS as amended entitled an ordinance providing an operating budget of expenditures for the city of New Orleans for the year 2026 to transfer funds from personal service to other operating with the Health department to provide funding for the New Orleans EMS voluntary intergovernmental Transfer to the Louisiana Department of Health under the enhanced Medicaid reimbursement program and otherwise to provide respects there, too Thank You madam clerk this 1.2 million dollars as an investment in the Medicaid enhanced payment program not a traditional payment that generates lots of Revenues as in the past the funds support the LDH financing mechanism that allows participating ambulance providers to receive Substantially higher Medicaid reimbursements enhanced reimbursements materially increases what EMS receives for Medicaid transports the financial leverage is significant a 1.2 million IGT payment supports participation in a program estimated to generate approximately Approximately 7.9 million dollars and enhanced Medicaid payments annually for New Orleans EMS So councilmember green you can add that to my $1,000 New Orleans EMS is a major beneficiary of the program because of our Medicaid transport volume we receive among the highest Enhanced payments in the state making continued participation Particularly important to our revenue cycle and chief is here if you have any questions for him Hearing none, thank you for coming down. Thank you very much. I'll move all right Seconded by councilman McCarran Any one more about 70 eyes, thank you We have item 18 on its count of thirty five thousand five forty nine by councilmember Harris by request an ordinance to amend ordinance thirty thousand five thirty one MCS has amended and title an ordinance providing an operating budget of expenditures for the city of New Orleans for the year 2026 to transfer other operating funds from the clerk of criminal district court to the clerk of court For Orleans Parish in accordance with recent state legislation Consolidating the two offices and otherwise to provide respects there to fiscal note was received Thank you This ordinance transfers 2026 funds that were appropriated to the clerk of criminal district court to a fund titled for the clerk of court for Orleans Parish In a coordinate in accordance with their consolidation. Are there any questions about this one? Yeah, councilmember Morrell and there are people from the administration here to discuss I just want to make sure this transfers for the 2026 budget correct, correct 2026 money money into 2026 money. All right. Thank you. Yep. I'll move Seconded by councilmember green I Need six six days. Thank you Seven days seven years At the bottom of the page item 19 We have ordinance calendar thirty five thousand five fifty by councilmember Harris by request It ordinance authorize the mayor the city of New Orleans to enter into amendment number two So a previously executed cooperative endeavor agreement between the city of New Orleans in New Orleans humane law and rescue LLC relative to provide animal control services desire to modify the provisions of the CEA as more fully set forth an Amendment number two form as exhibit a it may part here of in otherwise to provide respects there, too Thank you.

This is amendment to the existing CEA Reflecting a change in services that accompanies the reduction in the 2026 budget it removes language on disaster Responsibilities that is being separated into its own contract any questions If not, I'll move Seconded by councilmember green Six days, thank you At the top of page 22 we have item 20 on this calendar 35,000 556 by councilmember Harris by request an ordinance to amend and reordain ordinance number 30,000 532 MCS entitled an ordinance providing a capital budget for the year 2026 to affect the following change to the 2026 capital budget to the appropriate funds to the Department of Property Management the Department of Public Works the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission and the Office of Sustainability so appropriate funds to the Department of Humane Service Human Services the Department of Park and Parkways the Department of Property Management the Department of Public Works and the New Orleans Fire Department in the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission and otherwise to provide respects there to Fiscal note was received Thank You madam clerk Kyle. Are you here to? discuss this item Good morning council So this is just our quarterly budget ordinance to update appropriations for the capital fund So we've reconciled some FEMA projects so anything that was ineligible we are allocating to a permanent draw on the revolver we are reallocating bond funds for some projects that came in under budget and moving those two projects that had budget gaps in addition the appropriating state Appropriations that just were awarded at the last legislative session And then we are reallocating 2026 a minor streets between the different council districts and Two million of that will be going to Susan water board for drainage point repairs great any questions about this I've moved Councilmember McCarran has seconded You Seven years, thank you. Thank you Kyle. We have our item 21 ordinance calendar 35,557 by councilmember Harris by request an ordinance to amend ordinance 30,000 530 MCS as amended entitled an ordinance providing operating budget of revenues for the city of New Orleans for the year 2026 to appropriate funds returned by the Habitat for Humanity's to the Department of Code enforcement for operating Expenses and to pay out outstanding settlements and otherwise to provide respect there to fiscal note was received Thank You madam clerk as you remember we received a return of money that we allocated for Habitat for Humanity in 2025 that amount was a million dollars. We then reallocated 380,000 of that to the right to council program leaving $250,000 in balance This is a by request that would put that money towards the Department of Code enforcement and other Items and I know that we have representatives here from the administration if there are any questions about that Hearing none, no okay, councilmember I just wanted to um Thank the Department of Code enforcement for some recent work that you've been doing in the district that has made a tremendous difference I want to let you know that the that the citizens see your work and I appreciate it I know right now there are some challenges relative to moving forward on some demolitions But work that you've been able to do to clear some sidewalks and to do other things that made a difference in Communities that unfortunately have been ignored in the past. So thank you for that work I also want to just emphasize again because it can't be said enough my disappointment that Habitat for Humanity did not reach out to those who were residents of those units that they sold to give them an opportunity to buy in the spirit of what not only Habitat for Humanity stands for but also for what Affordable housing means in our city. Thank you. Thank you. Any other comments by the council? All right. I've moved Councilmember Willard has seconded Seven yes. Thank you At the bottom of the page. We have item 22 ordinance calendar 35,558 by councilmember Harris by request an ordinance to amend ordinance 30,531 MCS as amended in title an ordinance provide an operating budget of expenditures for the city of New Orleans for the year 2026 to appropriate funds returned by the Habitat for Humanity to the Department of Code Enforcement for operating expenses and to pay out Outstanding settlements and otherwise to provide respect there to fiscal note was received. Thank you This is just merely the expenditure ordinance for item 21. I've moved Seconded by councilmember green Any one more vote Seven yes. Thank you at the top of page 23. We have item 23 ordinance calendar 35,566 has been deferred to the meeting of 1015 at the bottom of the page item 24 ordinance calendar 35,567 by councilmember McCarran by request an ordinance authorizing the mayor the city of New Orleans to enter into a Cooperative endeavor agreement among the city of New Orleans the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission and st Patrick Booster Club Inc for a term greater than one year for the public purpose of supporting promoting stimulating public Interested in raising and distributing funds to benefit the construction creation preservation and maintenance of public parks and playgrounds recreational facilities and recreation and other leisure programs and activities in the city of New Orleans as more fully detailed in the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement as a debate a and otherwise to my respects there, too Thank You madam clerk. This is a by request ordinance This ordinance will allow the continuing relationship between the city and the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission and st. Patrick Booster Club this agreement will allow st. Patrick Booster Club to utilize the st Patrick playground in exchange for a year-round comprehensive maintenance of the property and renovations as well as participation in Nord athletic leagues We're applicable for a term of five years.

There are no public comments any from my colleagues I will move to approve ordinance calendar 35,000 567 seconded by Councilmember Harris Seven years no knees. Thank you at the top of page 24 We have item 25 ordinance calendar 35 568 by councilmember King An ordinance to provide for a designation the public property within a specified area of the city of New Orleans as a Temporary special event clean zone during the time period beginning at 6 a.m. Monday April 5th 2027 and in the night 6 p.m. Monday April 12th 2027 relative to the use of these public areas in conjunction with the 2027 French Quarter Festival and during the time period beginning 6 a.m. Monday July 26 2027 and in the night 6 p.m. Monday, August 2nd, 2027 relative to the use of these areas in conjunction with the 2027 Satchmo Summer's Fest and relative activities and events produced by the French Quarter Festival Incorporated to provide the temporary prohibition of certain commercial activities and especially being clean zone unless approved Sanctions are authorized by the city as what set forth and sponsors the farm Special event permit if and as applicable to the to provide for the establishment of one of the more public participation areas to provide for the establishment of fines and penalties for violations of this ordinance to establish the special event Clean zone within the area bounded by the area generally bounding by the East Bank of the Mississippi River Orange Street, Chappatula Street, Calio Street, Rampart Street, and Esplanade Avenue including Goldenberg Golden Ring, Waldenburg Riverfront Park including Governor Nichols, Wharf Park, Spanish Plaza, Louis Armstrong Park, Crescent Park, the Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans Jazz Museum, and the airspace above the specified boundaries and otherwise supervisor respects there to Did you repeat that? Negative Thank you, Madam Clerk are there any comments questions or concerns from the dais or the public concerning this clean zone for French Quarter Fest Hearing none to make a motion to adopt Second by Councilmember Hughes, please vote your machines Seven yeas, no nays, thank you At the top of page 25 we have item 26 legislative group and 35,569 by Councilmember Morrell an ordinance to amend in Real Dane section 2-905 of the code of the City of New Orleans regarding city use of fossil fuel power vehicles to remove the phase in language to require that Exemptions be considered by a council committee in accordance with council rules and otherwise to provide respects there to where there's an amendment to ordinance counted thirty five thousand five sixty nine by councilmembers Willard and Morrell an Amendment to allow the city to purchase lease or otherwise Acquire non plug-in electric hybrid passenger vehicles Thank You Madam Clerk the amendments pretty self-explanatory We're just expanding the options to achieve our goals as far as having vehicles that are more more options in regards to having electric Alternative vehicles, I will move on the amendment Get a second second by councilmember Willard Please vote on the amendment All right, I think I'm missing one person I'm sorry, not missing six days No nays on the amendment on the ordinance as amended simply put this simply streamlines our regulations and rules for a prop for purchasing Electric and hybrid vehicles. Additionally, it clarifies some language with how a waiver is obtained I will move on the ordinance as amended seconded by council vice president Willard. Please vote your machines Six days no nays proved as amended. Thank you At the top of page 26, we have item 27 on this counter 35,000-570 by councilmember King by request an ordinance to amend and reordain ordinance 30,000-532 MCS entitled an ordinance providing a capital budget for the year 2026 to affect the following change to the 2026 capital budget the Deappropriate funds to the Chief Administrative Office to appropriate funds to the Chief Administrative Office and otherwise supervise respect their to Think about a clerk this budgeted ordinance moves bonds funding from the real-time crime center project the new lab project at the NSA and Announces the city's plan to replace a real-time crime camera funding with CD BD dollars New lab was originally to be originally to be funded with CD BG funds, but the project moved forward More quickly than the funding requirements allowed To fulfill the city's commitment to new lab by funds would be used to place use in place of the CD BG funds Those funds that have been had been committed to the new lab to new lab will be reprogrammed to Real-time crime center to ensure that project is fully funded with this a move adoption Second by councilman Willard Seven years no names Item 28 we have ordinance count the 35,000 571 by councilmember Hughes an ordinance to authorize the mayor the city of New Orleans to intend to amendment number one So an existing cooperative endeavor agreement between the city of New Orleans and the St. Kofa Community Development Corporation K 21703 to accomplish the value public purpose of improving drainage system and Increasing water runoff storage capacity in the Lord 9 war by storing stormwater Overflow and reducing land subsidence through a green infrastructure project Thank You madam clerk This is a simple but important amendment to an existing CEA between the city of New Orleans and St. Kofa Community Development Corporation for the public purpose of improving drainage systems and increasing water runoff storage capacity in the Lord 9th Ward By storing stormwater overflow and reducing land subsidence to a green infrastructure project All as a more fully set forth in this amendment.

We have one public comment Rashida Ferdinand Thank you so much for this opportunity to speak to you all I want to thank Councilman Jason Hughes for his support of this project and the community in our district and all the council Members who I've spoken with about this project and your ongoing Commitment to land and nature-based spaces and green infrastructure systems And wetland habitats in our city. If you have any questions, I'm happy to respond and answer And otherwise, I'm happy to give back my time To the council for your other businesses. Thank you very much. The board is clear. I see no questions with that. I move adoption Second by councilmember McCarran, please vote your machines. Vote your machines. Vote your machines Six yeas, no nays. Thank you At the bottom of the page item 29 we have ordinance council 35,000 575 by councilmember McCarran by request an ordinance to authorize the mayor the city of New Orleans to intend to amendment number one To a previously executed cooperative endeavor agreement between the city of New Orleans and Lantern Light Inc relative to providing mental health services and support desire to modify the provisions of the CEA and extend the terms thereof for an additional five years as more fully set forth an Amendment number one as Exhibit A may part hereof and otherwise supervior respects thereto Thank You madam clerk members This is an amendment an extension of a previously executed CEA with Lantern Light a local homeless service provider Lantern Light will receive Mental health support from the city's health care for the homeless or HCH clinic through referrals for individual and group therapy sessions Lantern Light will refer clients to HCH behavioral health services for individual and group Sessions and will also refer clients in need of primary care and dental services This extends the term of the CEA for an additional five years and there are no fiscal implications for the city If there are no public comments any comments from that Okay, I will move seconded by councilmember Harris Seven years no names Thank you at the top of page 27. We have item 30 on this calendar 35,000 five seven is seven by councilmember King an ordinance authorizing the mayor the city of New Orleans to enter into Cooperative endeavor agreement between the city of New Orleans and thrive New Orleans with a term greater than one year for the public purpose of creating Education courses and programming into horticultural to achieve economic growth and green infrastructure and otherwise to provide respects thereto Thank You madam clerks want to add that this Has no the city has no funding obligation on the disagreement with that I make a motion to adopt Second by councilmember green So many days no names, thank you We have item 31 on this calendar 35,000 578 by councilmember Harris by request an ordinance authorizing the mayor the city of New Orleans to entertain to amendment number two So an existing cooperative endeavor agreement between the city of New Orleans and the National World War two Museum, Inc Extend the term by two years for the public purpose of improving pedestrian walkways along Andrew Higgins drive including enhancements within part of the museum's operations corridor for the benefit of an enjoyment by New Orleans citizens and visitors and to encourage conventions that are participants to explore the historic warehouse district in the museum operations corridor in the city of New Orleans as more fully detailed in amendment number two to the cooperative endeavor agreement as Exhibit a and otherwise supervisor expects there to thank you This amendment extends the timeline of a previously executed CEA between the city of New Orleans and the World War two museum to build the Andrew Higgins Boulevard Streetscape improvement project from magazine Street to Convention Center Boulevard The project includes restoration of sidewalks installation of pedestrian lighting limited pavement restoration and curb modifications that include curb Extensions features also include tree planning spike racks and benches Feasibility studies were completed in 20 2009 in 2015 The World War world to museum is fully funding the design phase of the project of a cost of about $400,000 and construction cost is valued at four million dollars, which is funded via a federal cost their share 80% Federal funds 20% city bond funds the current schedule would have the design complete in October 26 construction contract to be awarded in May 2027 and Anticipated construction duration one year the DDD supports the project and plans to leverage grant funding for public amenities Along the improved corridor. Are there any questions? If not, I'll move You Seconded by councilmember Murrell Seven years, thank you Item 32 on this count of thirty five thousand five seventy nine has been deferred to the meeting of November 19 On page 28. We have item 33 on this count of thirty five thousand five Fifty five eighty has been deferred to the meeting of 1119 on this count of thirty five thousand five eighty one has been deferred to the meeting of 1119 We have on this count of thirty five thousand five eighty six has been deferred to the meeting of 1119 On page 29. We have item 36 motion m26 for 15 by councilmember Murrell Authorizing the president of the council to execute a settlement agreement buy-in between the City Council the Salvation Army and major Dwayne Durham and his capacity as a member of the Wisner Trust Management Board on behalf of Chris Thornhill a name defended in the Wisner lawsuit in the lawsuit style council for the City of New Orleans versus Edward Wisner donation 2022 6765 exhibit a Thank you, the motion is self-explanatory I will move Yes, I can second by councilmember Karen, please watch your machines Seven years no days.

Thank you At the bottom of the page we have motion m26 for 26 by councilmember Murrell Requesting and authorizing the president of council to sign a cooperative endeavor agreement between the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office for the provision of security services for the City Council for the period of January 1st 2026 through December 31st 2026 for a maximum compensation amount not to exceed 48,915 dollars and 27 cent per month or 586 thousand nine hundred eighty three dollars and twenty four cent For twelve months. Thank you. Once again, this motion is self-explanatory. I will move Second by council for Hughes please vote your machines A Seven years on it. Thank you at the top of page 30 we have item 40 resolution or 26 for 30 by councilmember King a Resolution calling an election in the Faubourg Mariners security and Improvement District by April 17, 2027 Move to adopt Second by councilman McCarran Seven years no names At the bottom of the page item 42 we have resolution or 26 for 33 by councilmember Harris a Resolution calling an election in the downtown development district of the city of New Orleans on Tuesday, April 17, 2027 I've moved Seconded by councilmember Roro I Have an ass. Thank you Thank you, I believe we have some special orders we have some of the suspension to on the suspension and then we're going to the We have motion m26 436 by councilmember Hughes Suspending rule 15 of the council rules and regulation to confirm in accordance with the city code 159-3 to a point current Julian senior as a member of the surgeon water boy Representing the chair of the city council's public works sanitation and environment committee for a four-year term beginning on the date This instrument is adopted and ending on June 30th 2030. We need to suspend the rules to receive so moved second by council president morale Oh Two machines Seven years no names We need to vote to a move Second by council president morale, please vote your machines mom Seven years no names and you could discuss a vote as a doctor. I will move It's like I'm about council president morale these vulture machines Seven years no names. Thank you members we have resolution or 26 for 37 by councilmember McCarran a resolution in order directly in the establishment of the parameters and implementation Perimeters and implementation of the enhancement of the distributed energy resource under the energy smart battery Energy storage system phase 3 program that can you be 24 or 2 we need to vote to receive I'll move Second of icons present morale Seven years no names We need to vote a I'll move second by councilmember Hughes I Seven years no names and we could vote to adapt or you could discuss. Thank you I'll just briefly there's this resolution approach approves ICF International and serve as a third-party incentive administrator for our neighborhood power plan That we approved earlier in the day And then it also approves ICF and energy to weigh the program weigh in the on the program guidelines now And to facilitate the program being up and running as soon as possible Both ICF and energy hub were included in entered in New Orleans proposed Implementation plan filed earlier this year without objection from a party during the comment period. So with that I'll move Second of my councilmember Harris Seven years no days. Thank you Councilmembers, we could go to page 29. We have item 38 motion in 24 23 by councilmember Hughes designating the intersection of Lake Forest Boulevard and right row as Taj Rudolph honorary intersection for two on to section 146 72 of the code of the city of New Orleans Thank You madam clerk the family of Taj Rudolph is Coming to the front at this time A Members it is what a heavy heart that I Introduced this ordinance on behalf of an extraordinary public servant I know when we think of the term public servant, we often think of elected officials, but Few people in this life have I met That has impacted this world at such a young age Today we honor the life and the extraordinary legacy of Taj Rudolph The Taj's family you probably don't know how much Taj meant to me in fact Before I was ever an elected official I came across Taj Rudolph and he certainly left his mark in District E and in the city of New Orleans An image I will never get out of my head is Taj's smile Every time you saw Taj she would literally light up a room This was not simply a young man I knew through my work Our relationship meant much more than that I Cared deeply about Taj. I believed in him. I was proud of him. I certainly miss him What Taj knew what his brother knew? What several people knew is that when I was elected to this office? I actually wanted to hire Taj and he was eager to join this team Unfortunately due to budget constraints we were not able to make that happen Every time we would cross paths I'd always say Taj I'm gonna bring y'all brother and he would light up and smile and he say I'm ready. I'm ready Today it's difficult to talk about him in the past tense Because there was so much more life ahead of him so much more We wanted to see him experience and accomplish. But I don't want us to simply speak about his potential because Taj was already making a difference. At just 25 years old, he had already made public service a part of his life. Working as a neighborhood liaison for the city of New Orleans and specifically for his home community of District E. And I can't stress the number of lives that he has touched in District E. That work mattered to me. His willingness to serve our beloved community mattered to all of us. We often talk about young people as leaders of tomorrow. Taj reminds us that we need to recognize and value the contributions that they are making today. I know that before he belonged to this community, he belonged to this beautiful, extraordinary family. Before any title or recognition, he was someone that each of you loved. Nothing we do in this chamber can replace that presence in your lives.

But I hope you know that his life mattered beyond your home, beyond his neighborhood. His service was seen and felt by the residents of this city. He was valued, and he was deeply loved. This motion... This motion before us would dedicate the intersection of Lake Forest Boulevard and Wright Road as the Taj Rudolph Honorary Intersection. My hope is that his name will prompt the question, who was Taj Rudolph? And that we will keep answering with his story, with the work he did, and with the example that he left. I wish we were celebrating this moment with Taj, sitting here beside you. And I wish I could tell him one last time how proud I was of him. Today, I tell you, I was proud to know Taj. I remain proud of the life that he lived, and I will forever carry his memory with me. Today, we are not only designating this intersection, but I will be renaming the District E Youth Advisory Council the Taj Rudolph District E Youth Advisory Council. Thank you for allowing us to honor someone who meant so much to all of us. And I would now like to invite his family to say a few words. You can read it. Yes. Hello, my name is Jayla Martin. I'm going to speak on behalf of my dad, Jerry Martin. First, I would like to thank Mayor Moreno and the City Council for this opportunity to speak on Taj's behalf. I have been in Taj's life since he was about two years old. From that time, I've watched him evolve from this goofy prankster that thought everything was funny into this more serious young adult right before my eyes. I watched him get bit by the community service and city government bug, and was very invested in the city of New Orleans, especially New Orleans East. Whenever he had a community service event, he would text so much to help participate that I thought it was a robo-text. That's how passionate he was about giving back. I listened to the excitement in his voice when his brother and Councilman Hughes shared a brief conversation at Morrell's, and Councilman Hughes knew his name. I just want to thank this council for designating the intersection. It's truly a tremendous honor. Thank you. Thank you. Hi. Good morning. Tareem, Taj's father. I would just like to thank you guys for having me, allowing me to speak. I would like to start by highlighting Taj's character. He was raised early to praise God, family, and service first in his life. Taj loved family gatherings and parties. He definitely was a people's person. One of his main goals was to improve the quality of life for others in New Orleans. He also loved the Saints game. He really enjoyed spending time and doing outdoor activities with his grandparents, Chanito and Brian Giddings, when they visited New Orleans. The former city emergency manager, Brian Giddings. I would like to suggest we all find a path to contribute back to our city development. Whatever district you represent or reside in, like the works he performed in District E, located in New Orleans East. That's what Taj, a.k.a. Tukey, would have wanted from us all. Your works will never be forgotten, Taj. Long live Taj. Thank you all for being here. I don't know if anyone else wanted to say anything. Any of my colleagues have any comments? Council Member Green is recognized. Councilman Hughes, thank you for bringing the memory of Taj to us today. And as I go by that intersection, I will always remember Taj and what I've read about his service, not only here at City Hall, but his service to others, his organ donation, the walk that he's recognized by. But it's just important to celebrate lives We all feel in this particular case would have been too short, but at the end of the day, so much was accomplished and he's doing great things now in heaven. I thank him for his contribution and thank you all, family members. You're a beautiful family to be here today in celebration of Taj. Thank you. I'm glad to be here too. Thank you. Councilman Green. Council Member King is recognized. Thank you. A couple years ago, my sister died. She was um... She was 20. She had a very rare blood cancer. She just didn't wake up one morning. She'll be 28 this year. So I know the pain. And my mind breaks down because it's hard. And I see the pain on your faces. So I definitely... I sympathize with you. I empathize with you. I know how tough it is because my family is still going through this. 2019. It's tough and it is. She's like my daughter. We were 14 years apart, so she wasn't my sister. She was like my daughter. You'll be in my prayers. I know how tough it is. I'm not just saying it. Thank you, Councilman Hughes, and may it bless you all. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman King. Thank you, Councilmember Hughes. Just reflecting on Taj. Even in his passing, he gave back. Even in his passing, he gave back. To have someone so young who deeply cared about the city of New Orleans and his people in District E and the residents of New Orleans East and not only cared but tried to get other people to care and tried to get other people involved in public service is extremely, extremely rare and the city is better for the service that Taj dedicated his life to. He believed in showing up for people. He served the city through his work at City Hall. He stepped up during times of crisis when the community needed him like during the COVID-19 pandemic. He understood the importance of preparing the next generation of leadership in this city. Through the Civic Leadership Academy, he encouraged people to see themselves as leaders, which is also very rare. Naming this intersection after Taj is the most fitting way to recognize his life of service. The community will be better when, as Councilmember Hughes said, our young people coming up say, who is Taj Rudolph? They'll understand the work he did and hopefully that'll inspire more of our younger people to follow in his footsteps. I want to thank all of you for sharing Taj with the city of New Orleans. My heart, my thoughts, my prayers go out to each of you.

I'll pray for the day to come where those tears of pain turn into tears of joy as you can remember the positive experiences and the joy that Taj brought into each and every one of your lives. Thank you. Thank you all. In closing, let me hold that up. Before we pass this ordinance, I do have just a small token on behalf of the City Council. I hope you always look and remember that extraordinary smile. In this moment, as tough as this is, I'm going to count it all joy. Joy for Taj's life, joy for the joy that he brought to all of our lives, and joy to everything he did for the city of New Orleans. And every time I pass the intersection of Wright Road and Lake Forest Boulevard in the middle of the neighborhood where Taj grew up, we will forever speak his name. So with that, I will move adoption of this ordinance. It's seconded by Council President Morrell. Madam Clerk, I'm going to ask that you add all seven council members to this ordinance. And with that, Seven yeas, no nays, and the intersection of Lake Forest and Wright Road will be dedicated to Taj Rudolph. We're going to come down and take a picture. Thank y'all so much. Thank y'all so much. Pottery Barn Please visit www.potterybarn.com for more ideas and inspiration. Thanks for watching! Please subscribe to my channel. Please visit www.potterybarn.com for more ideas and inspiration. Please subscribe to my channel. Please subscribe to my channel. Please visit www.potterybarn.com for more ideas and inspiration. Please subscribe to my channel. Please subscribe to my channel. Please subscribe to my channel. Please subscribe to my channel. Please subscribe to my channel. There you go. Self service, good job. Alright. So Bobbie I said the is the Mo'Name Bobbie Show how do y'all want to start? Y'all want to start first? You got a presentation? All right, Bobbie. I'll pick it off. All right, Bobbie. Can you guys hear me ok? Yes. It is so fitting that we gather here now on the first day of LGBT plus history month to honor our fellow citizen and pal Frank Perez who proudly served as the first point of contact for the LGBT plus community of New Orleans. If you are a journalist or a filmmaker or a student or a tourist or even an inquisitive member of this council wanting to know something about wild customs like southern decadence or the tragedy of the 1973 upstairs lounge fire or factoids like Bienville living to 87 without marrying. Interesting? Interesting? Or any aspect of queer New Orleans history and culture you emailed and called around to shots in the dark and Frank Perez answered. Okay? Once you entered the orbit of Frank he'd be both interested in you, in your project and interesting in his responses. This guy was fun, affable, full of stories, supportive and at your service. That was Frank being Frank in his most essential duty. Queer community networker and humanitarian of hedonism. Okay? Though he didn't seek that unofficial status in our community and though he mostly didn't get paid for it, he was a non-materialist, happy to devote himself to a mission and his passion for this city was infectious. So I came to New Orleans in 2014 seeking to write my first history book and we met in what he called his office. The back stretch of the triangle bar of Cafe Lafitte in exile on Bourbon Street. Okay? To pass a good time, he told me. I'd never heard that phrase before. I didn't know what I was in for. This dirty uncle character, down Miller high life bottles, got me sipping a few and turned our little queer history interview into a bout of day drinking and next thing you know, a spontaneous free of charge tour of the entire French quarter. Okay? Because he knew I didn't have any money and he could see a change happening in me. In one afternoon Frank Perez made me love New Orleans as completely as he did. Frank then helped me become a published author, my dream since childhood by teaching me his storytelling tricks, giving up gold from his private archives and sources. And when my first book did well, he accepted no credit. No credit. He stood back smiling like, well, like the greatest teacher he knew, his mother, which I'll get to. I'll get to. I moved here in 2018 to try to be more like this man, right? This uncouth intellectual, which was the V. If I learned that term, live in life with a big L. And I am not the only person with this story of being discipled by the street king in a straw hat. Right? Who could introduce you from high to low, from public officials to quarter derelicts and easily and never with judgment. He was the soul of New Orleans to me and many. So Francisco Frank Earl Perez, historian, author, professor, tour guide, former Southern decadence, Grand Marshal, executive director of the archives project was born in 1968. And he passed away this August 8th following a sudden and brave fight with cancer. He was only 57 years old, but man, what a string of years. Okay. His lifetime is a Testament to living in what I'll call real or filthy generosity. So much bigger than respectability politics or posturing. This guy was real. And you can see from his baby picture, he never let go of the joy and he was a real good time. Okay. Frank grew up in Baton Rouge where he got kicked out of the Cub Scouts. He regaled for being a general negative influence. Okay. His mother was a career educator who taught remedial math and tricked her students into developing a talent for numbers using sports statistics. Actually Frank, Frank's father was a career attorney who taught Frank how to see through logical fallacies and win arguments. And Frank could be very convincing. Okay. Pulling you into his shenanigans, like some sort of Cuban Cajun Tom Sawyer. See where he got it. Mom and dad Frank's childhood here was Huey long and he loved Huey because the guy told stories, he helped the needy and he didn't expect perfection with his Robin Hood style of Louisiana real politic.

Young Frank also frequently traveled into new Orleans with his grandfather and he marveled at the architecture and enjoyed the multi-course brunches at the original, the original two jacks. Okay. In high school, Frank played football and he served as a page for the Louisiana legislature. And a quick side note, the best tour at Frank ever gave in my opinion was at the Louisiana legislature building point by point, reconstructing Huey Long's 1935 assassination in the hallway where the man was I was there. It was incredible. Okay. After graduating from high school, Frank attended LSU and he went full Greek as a Sigma Pi. All right. Before flunking out, he said, after watching the Alfred Hitchcock movie rope and discovering the famous gay subtext to the film, which in which inspired a, let's just say moments of naked clarity with a fellow frat brother. Okay. He left the fraternity on legendary terms though, on legendary terms, Frank transferred to the university of Louisiana Lafayette where he graduated in 1991 with a bachelor's in criminal justice, 1997 with a master's degree in English, While active in campus ministry, Frank was actually publicly outed as gay and forced to attend a conversion therapy camp in Kansas. Humorous humorlessly named by humorless people. Freedom at last is what this camp was called. Frank, the friend that a young man dying of AIDS there named Eddie, you know, Eddie Frank told me saved his life insanity by introducing Frank to the movies of Hollywood starlet, Betty Davis, which the conversion counselors actually encouraged because they didn't understand gay diva worship. Isn't it nice? These young men like Judy Garland. Okay. When Eddie died, Frank called the family, they made him call a family and they told Frank quote, we don't have a son. This was the moment that defined Frank's life. Why live for the approval of others? He told me if they'll do that to you, Frank left the camp to embrace his sexuality. And he enrolled at Texas Christian university. Fort Worth for PhD studies. While in Texas, Frank actually became a tenure track professor at a community college. He educated thousands while perfecting the fine art of doing a day's work from a bar stool. Let's be real, OK? Like Huey Long, Frank told stories. He helped the disadvantaged, and he didn't expect perfection, and he made friends everywhere, right? He could stand living in Texas, he told me, because he loved the TV show Dallas, that 80s male melodrama. And he imagined himself in his head as the scheming oil man J.R. Ewing. Frank held the record at a local Irish pub for consuming 34 pints of Guinness in a single sitting, and that needs to be in the record, OK? Frank then intentionally and gloriously blew up his academic career. He entered the freewheeling phase of cart counting and liquor bootlegging and vague but friendly relations with members of an unnamed but well-known international gang. Like I'm going to say, friends everywhere. These were some of Frank's best stories, OK? And he told you them with a glee that made you feel complicit almost in them. They were amazing to hear. Frank moved to New Orleans shortly after Katrina to rebalance and start anew. This city in need called to him. As he said in a 2023 oral history interview, quote, I thought I've got to get back to New Orleans, even though I had never up to that point fully lived in New Orleans. Just as Frank helped rebuild the city, this city, which embraces the stranger, OK, helped Frank mature and ripen. Like Huey Long, Frank's homeland and his identity fused, and he became the straw hat wearing guy we all knew and adored. Frank rapidly established himself as a community leader and voice in the French Quarter. In 2012, he co-authored the first major queer New Orleans history book, In Exile, the story of Cafe Lafitte with his pal Jeffrey Palmquist, actually, who's here today. At the invitation of a local gay entrepreneur and editor, Rip Natkin, who later became his mentor, Frank began to write a weekly history column for the gay French Quarter newspaper, Ambush, a publication he would later lead as editor-in-chief. In 2014, Frank co-founded the nonprofit LGBT Plus Archives Project of Louisiana to help get our queer history out of the closet, as Frank liked to say. That same year, Frank, who loved Mardi Gras more than any other holiday, founded the Mr. Crew de la Rue Royale Revelers, throwing an annual 12th night party initially at his home that came to symbolize the start of gay carnival season with his naming of a grand reveler by the Lord of Misrule, a.k.a. Frank in various headwear. I mean, you should see it. OK, Frank would write and publish more than six history books in the last 15 years of his life, one of which, Political Animal, received the 2024 Honorable Mention for the Louisiana Literary Award. His last book, though he flunked out of LSU, was published to acclaim by LSU Press. Such a Frank move. Such a Frank move. OK, by 2018, he was selected Grand Marshal of Southern Decadence, a grassroots community honor. He ran for New Orleans City Council District C in 2021, placing third and instantly befriending the winning council member Freddie King. Frank deeply respected this institution, deeply. He loved, loved that y'all keep a piano in this room, right? For a musical public comment, he imagined. That's what he told me the first time I was here. He admired y'all, and he viewed you as colleagues in the trenches. So in 2023, Frank received basically the no-age Trailblazer Award for his lifetime devotion to human rights. The constant in these later years of achievement and service was the extraordinary, it has to be noted, extraordinary connection that he shared with his partner of 12 years, Chris Trenicost, who filled Frank's domesticity with joy. I saw it. And provided him the certainty of a love that could get him weepy in reciting romantic poetry and comparing Chris to Hamlet and stuff like that.

I mean, Frank was very literary in his romance. When Frank was named to the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival Hall of Fame, he declared his proudest achievements were, number one, his love for his partner Chris. Number two, his little 800-word history column for Ambush, a gay bar rag, his new newspaper of record. That was his style. A couple more things about Frank that need to go in the record. Number one, he was a Beatle maniac. His favorite Beatle was John, if you pressed him. This is true. Number two, he was an avid Star Trek Trekkie. And James T. Kirk was his captain. And don't you forget it. At Frank's dinner parties, which reminded me of a da Vinci painting of Christ's ministry and their joining of all segments of New Orleans society, from sex workers to court judges, he'd serve the most amazing picadillo from a secret family recipe that I wish I got. It was the most incredible food, and I wish any of you could have experienced Frank's dinner parties. This guy was ambitious and garrulous in his mission, but Frank was also humble and vulnerable in his person. He devoted himself to causes full time, but he was full time self-deprecating with his anecdotes and stories. Though he appreciated these awards and accolades a part of him, I could tell, always monitored himself for the ego that might arrive with acclamation. When I last saw Frank on Thursday, August 6, I told him the New Orleans City Council might be thinking about saying a few nice things about him. His response to me was a trademark Frank Perez, which he would say with a heave and exhalation. And then he thought about it and said, actually, that's pretty nice. They used to throw us in jail. So Frank Perez. New Orleans is a city that makes characters. Better than anywhere, both fiction and non. Tennessee Williams, Mr. Oprah, Ignatius J. Riley, Blanche Dubois, the special man from the Frankie and Johnny's Furnace Cheer Store ads. And now Frank Perez joins that pantheon. The cycle of character making moves forward. Rest in rainbows and rest in cocktails, my dirty uncle in the struggle, Frank Perez. I hope they're toasting you now. You're toasting us now with Betty Davis. I hope you are. This city misses you, and I see you in every corner of it. Though you were not a child of New Orleans, you became a son of this city. And that is unquestionably your greatest achievement. Thank you. My name's Tommy Acosta. I am the owner and publisher of Ambush Magazine, the local LGBTQ publication. For the last few years, Frank was our editor in chief. I'll tell you two quick things. Frank and I would go to dinner quite often. And when you go to dinner and you live in New Orleans, you kind of talk about two things, right? The five other places you could have gone to dinner, right? And then you talk about the city you love. And we were talking about New Orleans, and Frank was complaining about something. I don't remember what it was. And I just off the cuff said, Frank, you should run for city council. I said, Frank, you're level-headed. You've got some common sense. You're not a politician. You'd be perfect. So fast forward several months. I get a phone call, and Frank says, I need you to send me a check. I said, a check for what? And he said, I'm running for city council. So that became a very expensive dinner. But Frank will tell you two things. He loved every minute of it, and he'd never do it again. And so I appreciate that he threw his hat into the ring and enjoyed every minute of it, because he really did. The other thing I'm gonna tell you about Frank is this. I saw him two days before he passed. And I like to describe it as 20 of the most beautiful minutes, sorry, I've ever spent with a human, that there is some clarity when everybody in the room knows the end isn't here. And after we talked about several things, one of the things Frank asked me is, do you think my life's work mattered? And of course it did. And I told Frank that his life work mattered to everybody who loved him and to people he had never met. And so on days like today, it just warms my heart to know that he is being recognized and that his life work did matter, and it mattered not only to the people in his community, people in the LGBT community, but people citywide. I'll leave you with this. I have often said, it is the fate of every man to die. It is not the fate of every man to be a pillar of a community. And that is what Frank was. And so, on behalf of that entire community, on behalf of the LGBTQ plus community in New Orleans, thank you all for today. We really appreciate you all, Honor and Frank. Does anyone else on the table want to provide any comments? I had filled out a card, but you don't have to. I'm here at the table. My name is Eugene Lamothe. Everybody calls me Guy, and for the last several years, I've served as president of the board of the LGBT plus archives project of Louisiana, a group that Frank co-founded and led, dedicated to preserving queer history of Louisiana. And as an organization, I just want to thank this board, Chairmember Morrell, and all the board members for honoring Frank in this manner. It means so much to us and the larger community here in New Orleans, and I just want to offer my great thanks to each of you. Thank you. Any comments from the dais? Yes. Go ahead, Mr. Frank. I am just so pleased to be here today, but I want to tell you that, while I didn't necessarily meet Frank, thank you for that description. That's quite a life lived, and it's good to hear of a life lived, especially here in New Orleans, a city that I enjoy when we talk about people who came here after Katrina. A lot of people came here after Katrina to make some money. That was all they were about, but a lot of people also came because they were interested in rebuilding our city and in promoting our culture. And from what I see, Frank was part of that.

Now, as a Boy Scout representative, I'm a little concerned about someone getting kicked out of the Cub Scouts. But, however, at the end of the day and getting kicked out of LSU, which my daughter graduated from, but look at that after those two episodes. He did so much, and I appreciate him as a historian, as an author, and as somebody who is representative of the things that make New Orleans a very special city. I say this a lot, but I really tell you the truth. I really enjoy the city of New Orleans, which is why I'm as upbeat as I can be. But one of the reasons is our diversity. Frank Perez is an example of the diversity in our city that makes us special, and I'm honored to be here today. And I thank our council president for bringing forth this resolution to salute a great life. Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Green. I want to begin with Councilman King could not be here due to a conflict, but he did want me to read a few words. He did mention that Frank, in their race, Frank was the most unusually... furious opponent who spent more time befriending his opponents than actually running against them. He said he was a beloved pillar of the French Quarter community, an advocate for the downtown queer community, and he was really a voice for the voiceless because when people had issues in the French Quarter but were concerned or scared to share them, Frank would always call Freddy and say, I need you to deal with this issue. So those were his comments. Now, I have my own comments, obviously. I got to know Frank very, very well. I do want to start with one thing. A bit of a counter to Mr. Green. I was also kicked out the Cub Scouts. They are a very shady organization. When I was at St. Francis Cabrini and I was in a den there, I went to my Cub Scout meeting and they moved the den and none of the kids would tell me where the den moved. So I stick up for Frank. I think that they don't recognize talent when they see it, and we all turned out okay. I miss Frank. Bobby knows so many of the things we accomplished to advocate for the queer community in the beginning of my last term were driven by Bobby and Frank. The upstairs lounge fire, the memorial we did here with the family of those who had been not recognized in their lives or in their deaths was driven by Bobby and Frank. Frank is somebody who was not just a storyteller, he was a truth teller. And there's a very important distinction there. Because it's very easy for people to tell stories that are convenient truths, but it's very hard to find someone who can tell compelling stories about inconvenient truths and make you talk about things you don't want to talk about. I think that a lot of people recognize New Orleans as kind of this queer mecca that it is today, but it wasn't always that way. I mean, Bobby knows, Bobby writes about it, but Frank was one of those people who would celebrate the New Orleans of today, but he would not let you forget about the New Orleans that we used to have. I had the opportunity to go on the Queer New Orleans History French Quarter tour with Frank. It was eye opening, because very seldom do you get to see your own city through a different set of eyes in a way that is compelling, that really makes you understand that there are so many people who share these streets with us, and they're not seen. And part of what Frank did is he would really make you put you in the perspective of seeing the city from a perspective of populace here that contributes so much but is not seen enough. I also want to point out everyone in this city loves Southern Decadence. Southern Decadence is a tremendous annual thing we do. What people don't understand is every year that I've been on this council, this city has screwed it up. NOPD is notorious for cutting the route, moving things, whatever, and every year Frank would call Monet and she and I would have to figure out, usually within 72 hours before the parade, what the NOPD had broken and how Monet, Frank, and I were going to fix it. It's one of those things where everyone sees the end result, but they don't see the tremendous amount of work that has to be done so that in the moment of that wonderful parade, it ends the way and starts the way it's supposed to. But that was hallmark Frank. He was behind the scenes fixing problems, and he never sought accolades for any of it. I mean, I cannot tell you how many times that Frank would call me or Monet about something that was going on in the quarter or something that affected the queer community or just about, you know, a part of the street you'd fall into and never find the way out. And we would fix these problems and Frank would be adamant he did not want anyone to know he was the person behind fixing the problem. That's really who he was as a person. One of the final things our office did for him was the proclamation of the grand opening of the LGBT plus archives project of Louisiana and the French Quarter. And it was very interesting because when we showed up, it was always so amazing how every time someone did something kind or wonderful for Frank, he was not only appreciative, he was almost surprised that someone was acknowledging him. And he might be the most humble person I've ever known, because when you would recognize him, you had to almost fight with him to say he was deserving of the recognition, which I will tell you as a politician, that's not a problem politicians typically have, which is why he would have been a bad one. But we are going to miss Frank so much. And to your point, I do not think, no one who's ever met Frank will forget Frank. And the work he's done to preserve the history of the queer community in New Orleans, the real history, not just the history of the recent history, but the real history of this community, I don't think he, it was very unlikely he would understand in his time how much of an impact he's had.

And I'm glad you had that moment to explain to him in that moment, because no one will forget Frank. I think this about sums it up. So I know we have the, we have something to present to y'all, to the family, but I just really appreciate the fact that all of you shared Frank with us because he was always doing something for somebody. And I know that we are a city of be nice or leave, but Frank really embodied that. He was the be nice or leave. So thank you so much. I have a, I have, I wanted to read a statement from a friend of Frank's. This is from Mamie Gasparez, who's a close friend of Frank's who couldn't be here today, and she asked me to read this on her behalf. She says, Frank was a beloved mentor, educator, storyteller, and friend. I, like so many New Orleanians, first met Frank through his work teaching classes on tour guiding. Frank taught me how to give tours that were not only educational, but brought each participant into their story, connecting them regardless of their background. Frank shared his gift for storytelling with countless individuals throughout his life, whether it be the classes he taught at Loyola or the crowds he entertained in the French Quarter. New Orleans history professionals and the city as a whole are better off because Frank's, because of Frank's gifts, passions, and as he approached and, and his approach to life. I will dearly miss him, but I am so grateful that I had the privilege of calling him a friend and a member of my family of choice. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Harris. You want to say anything? I, uh, I didn't get to go on the tour. Um, he asked me, and we just kept postponing it and postponing it. And you just have to realize that you have to take those chances when you can get them. Um, so to all of you, to Chris, to the family and the friends, I just want to say we lost a giant, but gay history cannot be forgotten history. And unfortunately, I think with this younger generation, we're forgetting a lot of it. We're forgetting that 10 years ago, you couldn't get married in Louisiana. We're forgetting that 30 years ago, you had to meet in secret. Right. And so that's what Frank's legacy is. It's to remember and to remind us of our history so that we, in those famous words, don't repeat it. So we're, we really lost a personality and, and I regret not going on that tour. Councilor Willett. Thank you, Council President Morrell. Uh, Frank dedicated his life to making sure that an important part of our history was never forgotten, uh, through his work as a historian, author, educator, and a tour guide. He helped people better understand the French quarter, the role of the LGBTQ plus community and the role that it played in helping shape this city. Um, I actually met Frank when he was running for city council and I, and I remember, um, the, the takeaways, he was good for a laugh. He was good for a smile and he was good for a story. Um, Bobby, I, you know, I didn't know Frank that well, but by the time you finished, you know, reading that bio, I was shaking my head like I was there. I mean, you did, you did an amazing job telling his story and, and the impact, um, that his work leaves in our community. So I want to thank all of you for showing up today. Um, I want to thank all of you for the role you played in, um, motivating him to get out there and write and tell the stories and lead the tours and help other people become better guides and for encouraging him to run for city council. Like everybody in here today played a role in helping shape the impact that Frank has left on the French quarter and in the entire city of New Orleans. And I want to thank you all for that, for that role. And I want to thank all of you for sharing Frank with all of us. Thank you. I see uncle Larry's at the, at the mic. I guess he wants to say something. Thank you, Councilman. Good morning. I want to first thank the city council for honoring my Frank, Frank Perez, an outstanding citizen and human being. Let's look at his legacy. At the core of Frank's work was being inclusive. He wanted to make sure that everyone in his was included in all of his work. Some of what he left behind was his numerous books that were mentioned, his tour guide business. He touched so many visitors and locals as well. The number of students he taught at both Loyola and Tulane University, the LGBTQ archives on Burgundy street, housing the history of the New Orleans gay community where one can learn about the past and celebrate with hopes for a better future. As the crowds filled the Uptown street car den and people gathered on charters and raw street downtown to celebrate John of Oak's birthday, Frank gave the LBGTQ community our own celebration of 12th night, a night to remember as we too kicked off the season of Mardi Gras. He formed the mystic crew of 12th night revelers beginning in his home in 2014 and proclaimed himself president of misrule. In three years the party had grown so large he had to move it to the Mardi Gras Museum on Rampart Street. But you know what I love about Frank the most was his commitment to inclusion. Most people don't understand when you leave people out and exclude them you have to be inclusive. Being inclusive and trying to include everyone black, white, brown, yellow was always trying to make sure to represent all of the groups in the GLBTQ community. That's not an easy job. In December I called him to congratulate him on two lesbians gracing the cover of the Ambush magazine, which was the first time a lesbian couple had graced the holiday cover. His instant reply to me was, I'm so glad you called. Would you happen to know a black or brown couple that would be willing to be on the cover of Ambush for Christmas 2026? Always looking to the future. That was pure Frank. Always looking to the future and what he could do to bring our community together. Rest on my friend what you have accomplished in your short 50 years, 58 years of life.

Miracles for all of us to celebrate and to emulate. Thank you council. We're to come down take a picture with y'all. I have a token from the council but also we will get you the big framed version resolution. We haven't passed it yet so we didn't have it prepared in advance but to that point I will move to adopt the resolution. Seconded by council Vice President Willard. Please vote your machines. That is six yeas, no nays. It is adopted. Thank you. Please remain in your seats. We'll come down to y'all. Madam Clerk I'll move we go to first read seconded by council member Hughes. All in favor? No nays. We have six yeas, no nays. First reads. Ordinance on first reads. Ordinance calendar number 35,589 by council members Morrell and Willard. An ordinance to repeal ordinance number 30,702 MCS because of an error in the calculation of salary and fringe bill benefits owed to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office for New Orleans City Council executive program services and to repeal the cooperative endeavor agreement attached to ordinance number 30,702 MCS and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. Ordinance calendar number 35,590 by council member Hughes. An ordinance to establish a condition of use to permit a child care center small in an SRS suburban single-family residential district on square H Del Mar Villas section 6 7 lots 13 and 14 and the third municipal district bounded by Forrest Glen Road Castlewood Drive Elmdale Road and Heritage Drive municipal addresses 75 42 75 50 Forrest Glen Road and otherwise provide with respect thereto zoning docket number 64 26. Ordinance calendar number 35,591 by council member Harris. An ordinance to amend Ann Rodin article 20 section 20 dot 3 dot JJ and article 26 section 26 dot 6 of the comprehensive zoning ordinance. Ordinance number 4264 MCS as amended by ordinance number 26,413 MCS and subsequent amendments to allow secondary live entertainment with service and sale of alcoholic beverage for on-site consumption at a recording studio only if approved via conditional use within the HMC 2 district HM MU district HM MU HMU district SLC district C 1 district C 2 district C 3 district MU 1 district MU 2 district CBD 1 district CBD 2 district CBD 3 district and CBD 4 district and otherwise provide with respect to zoning docket number 70 26. Ordinance calendar number 35,592 by council member McCarran. An ordinance to establish a condition of use to permit the expansion and floor area of an established multifamily dwelling in an HURD to his third urban two-family residential district on square 46 lot 16 17 and 18 in the 6 municipal district bounded by Calhoun Street Perrier Street Britannia Street and Henry Clay Avenue municipal address 1227 Calhoun Street and otherwise to provide with respect there to zoning docket number 74 26 ordinance calendar number 35,593 by council member King an ordinance to establish a condition of use to permit a hotel over 10,000 square feet in floor area in an HMC 2 historic marinee Treme by water commercial district and a transient lodging interim zoning district on square 377 lots A and B 1 and the third municipal district bounded by Parker Street Joseph Gilliam's place North Rampart Street in st. Anthony Street municipal addresses 1722 through 1732 Parker Street and otherwise provide with respect there to zoning docket number 76 26 ordinance calendar number 35,594 by council member Harris an ordinance to establish a condition of use to permit a standard restaurant in an HUB one historic urban neighborhood business district and the magazine street use restriction overlay district on square 227 lot X in the six municipal district bounded by magazine Street Constantine Noble Street Marengo Street and Camp Street municipal address 4001 magazine Street and otherwise to provide with respect there to zoning docket number 79 26 or in this calendar number 35,595 by council member Harris an ordinance to establish a condition conditional use to permit a hotel and the CBD 5 urban core neighborhood lower intensity mixed-use district and the transient lodging interim zoning district on square 218 lots A and 6 or 21 in the first municipal district bounded by Carondelet Street Gerard Street Julia Street in st.

Charles Avenue municipal addresses 714 through 716 Carondelet Street and 730 Gerard Street and otherwise provide with respect there to zoning docket number 80 26 or in this calendar number 35,596 by council member green an ordinance to establish a condition of use permit the expansion of a secondary educational facility in an h-u-r-d to historic urban neighborhood to family residential district on square 1507 lights a b6 and 7 in the third municipal district bounded by George Nick Conner Drive lost three whole Street and Republic Street municipal addresses 1863 through 1869 lost Street and otherwise to provide with respect there to zoning docket number 93 26 or in this calendar number 35,597 by council member morale an ordinance to amend and reordain sections 26 14 26 16 26 17 26 6 18 26 6 19 26 6 20 26 6 24 and 26 6 28 to make changes to the short-term rental regulations that's required by the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and to provide otherwise with respect there to on this calendar number 35,598 by council member McCarran an ordinance to establish a conditional use permit a car wash in a mu-1 medium-intensity mixed-use district and EC enhancement corridor design overlay district on square 762 lights 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 8 22 a 23 b 23 24 25 26 27 and 28 in the first municipal district bounded by Tulane Avenue South Pierce Street Euler Street and South Carrollton Avenue municipal addresses 4118 through 4126 South Carrollton Avenue 4036 through 4052 Euler Street and 4041 through 4051 Tulane Avenue and otherwise to provide with respect there to zoning docket number 67 26 or in this calendar number 35,599 by council member Harris an ordinance to establish a conditional use to permit secondary live entertainment and sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at a recording studio in an HUMU historic or urban neighborhood mixed-use district on square 44 lot 4 in the fourth municipal district bounded by Jackson Avenue Phillips Street Rousseau Street and st. Thomas Street municipal address is 514 Jackson Avenue and otherwise to provide with respect there to zoning docket number 71 26 and that concludes the ordinances on first read you you