Joint Budget/Audit/Board of Review - Public Works Committee Meeting
May 13, 2021 10:30 AM
Virtual Meeting
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of the minutes from the April 14, 2021 meeting
3. Presentation - Update on the status of National Disaster Resilience (NDR) funded projects; update on the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Green Infrastructure projects; and update on Joint Infrastructure Recovery Request (JIRR) scope overlay adjacent to the NDR and HMGP projects: To Present - Ramsey J. Green, Deputy CAO of Infrastructure/Chief Resilience Officer
4. Presentation – Presentation and discussion of the scope, limitations, and/or restrictions of current and future infrastructure funds available to the City of New Orleans under the American Rescue Plan, JIRR, proposed Federal Infrastructure bill, existing city bonds, the $500M of bonds approved by voters in 2019, and any funds that will become available following potential 2022 debt reduction, and how those resources can be used in concert to maximize positive impact on the city and for the residents: To Present – CAO Gilbert Montaño, Norman White, Finance
5. Ordinance Cal. No. – 33,296 (Introduced 4/22/2021) by Councilmember Brossett (By Request)
This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 28,551 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance providing an Operating Budget of Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2021”; to transfer funds from the French Quarter Improvement fund to the Department of Police to fund a Sergeant position and purchase vehicles to expand patrols within the Department of Police, 8th District; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.
6. Ordinance Cal. No. – 33,297 (Introduced 4/22/2021) by Councilmember Brossett (By Request)
This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 28,551 M.C.S., as amended, entitled “An Ordinance providing an Operating Budget of Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2021”; to transfer funds from the Chief Administrative Office and Miscellaneous Program General Fund to the Mayor’s Office of Youth & Families to fund 100 seats to the New Orleans City Seats Program, which provides high quality child care to low income families with children ages 0-2 years; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.
7. Ordinance Cal. Nos. – 33,307 and 33,308 (Introduced 5/06/2021) by Councilmember Brossett (By Request)
These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 28,550 M.C.S. and No. 28,551 M.C.S., as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2021"; to appropriate state grant funds awarded by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to the New Orleans Police Department’s Crime Lab to purchase protective/preventative supplies for the Crime Lab personnel, which will protect them while working on crime scenes and with regards to COVID-19 pandemic environments; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.
8. Ordinance Cal. Nos. – 33,309 and 33,310 (Introduced 5/06/2021) by Councilmember Brossett (By Request)
These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 28,550 M.C.S. and No. 28,551 M.C.S., as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2021”; to appropriate state grant funds awarded by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to the New Orleans Police Department to utilize officer overtime to assist police with conducting increased sex offender compliance checks and track the number of domestic violence follow-up investigations; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.
9. Ordinance Cal. Nos. – 33,311 and 33,312 (Introduced 5/06/2021) by Councilmember Brossett (By Request)
These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 28,550 M.C.S. and No. 28,551 M.C.S., as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2021"; to appropriate the balance of FY 2018 Family Recovery Collaborative grant funds awarded from the Department of Justice to the Department of Health to assist mothers in the New Orleans area with opioid addiction; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.
10. Ordinance Cal. Nos. – 33,313 and 33,314 (Introduced 5/06/2021) by Councilmember Brossett (By Request)
These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 28,550 M.C.S. and No. 28,551 M.C.S., as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2021"; to appropriate American Rescue Act grant funds awarded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services to the New Orleans Department of Health to promote, distribute, administer, and tract COVID-19 vaccines. These funds will assist with planning, preparing, and executing other vaccine related activities necessary to mitigate the spread of COVID-19; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.
11. Ordinance Cal. Nos. – 33,315 and 33,316 (Introduced 5/06/2021) by Councilmember Brossett (By Request)
These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 28,550 M.C.S. and No. 28,551 M.C.S., as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2021"; to appropriate state grant funds to the Office of Homeland Security from the FY2020 State Homeland Security Program for training and equipment for public safety personnel in relation to disasters and emergencies; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.
12. Ordinance Cal. Nos. – 33,317 and 33,318 (Introduced 5/06/2021) by Councilmember Brossett (By Request)
These Ordinances amend Ordinances No. 28,550 M.C.S. and No. 28,551 M.C.S., as amended, entitled "An Ordinance Providing an Operating Budget of Revenues and Expenditures for the City of New Orleans for the Year 2021"; to transfer funds from the Economic Development Fund to the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development to support the City’s economic development initiatives; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.
13. Ordinance Cal. No. – 33,319 (Introduced 5/06/2021) by Councilmember Brossett (By Request)
This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 28,549 M.C.S., entitled “An Ordinance Providing a Capital Budget for the Year 2021”, to effect the following change to the 2021 Capital Budget: to appropriate funds to the Department of Public Works; and otherwise to provide with respect thereto.
14. Budget Reports - CAO/Finance:
a. Personnel Spending Forecast
b. Revenue Collections Report
c. Operating Expenses - Available Balances by Department
d. Status of Current Workforce
15. Other Matters
16. Adjournment
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