Joint Governmental Affairs - Community Development Committee Meeting

December 13, 2021 1:00 PM

City Council Chamber

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the minutes from the October 12 and December 7, 2021 meetings

3. COVID 19 Vaccinations and Variants Updates. Presenter: Jennifer Avegno, M.D., Director of the New Orleans Health Department

4. Appointments

A. Audubon Commission

i. Peter Wenstrup

ii. Leila Eames

iii. Storey Charbonnet

B. Board of Building Standards and Appeals – Louis Livers

C. New Orleans Public Library Board – Dr. Alexis Parent-Ferrouillet

D. NORA – Hattie Broussard

E. Sewerage and Water Board – Nichelle Taylor

5. Small Multi-Family – ZD 84/21 – City Council Motion M-21-264. Brief: A zoning docket requesting a text amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to incorporate zoning standards that are in accordance with adopted language to certain Future Land Use Map (FLUM) designations and provide incentives and permissions for developments with one through nine dwelling units that include an affordable housing component, including but not limited to possible reductions of the lot area requirements, bulk area regulations, and other developmental and procedural requirements. The proposed text amendment would affect properties citywide. The recommendation of City Planning Commission being “FOR MODIFIED APPROVAL”. Presenters: Representatives from City Planning Commission; Sydney Shivers, Deputy Director, Office of Community Assets and Investment 

6. Enforcement Deputization Ordinances. Brief: A Presentation on the set of proposed ordinances that will update provisions of the City Code relative to the enforcement of certain City Code sections by civilian employees of the Department of Public Works (DPW), the Department of Sanitation (DS), the New Orleans Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security (OPSHS), and the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board (NOMTRCB)

a. Ordinance No. 33,460 – to amend and reordain Section 50-86 of Chapter 50 of the Code of the City of New Orleans to provide that certain employees of the department of public works shall have the power to take oaths and verify affidavits made by other employees of the department of public works; to provide that certain employees of the department of sanitation shall have the power to take oaths and verify affidavits made by other employees of the department of sanitation; to provide that certain employees of the New Orleans Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security shall have the power to take oaths and verify affidavits made by employees of the grounds patrol division of the New Orleans Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security; to provide that the director and deputy director of the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board shall have the power to take oaths and verify affidavits made by employees of the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board; https://cityofno.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&clip_id=3945&meta_id=552630 

b. Ordinance No. 33,461 – to amend and reordain Article II of Chapter 90 of the Code of the City of New Orleans relative to the authority of the Superintendent of Police to deputize persons who are not members of the police force of the city to exercise limited police powers; to provide that certain deputized persons shall be entitled only to the compensation and benefits attached to their regular governmental employment; to provide for promulgation of regulations and submittal of proposed regulations within 90 days of the adoption of this ordinance; https://cityofno.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&clip_id=3945&meta_id=552632. 

Amendments to Ordinance No. 33,461 - by:  Councilmember Moreno

1) On page 1, Section 1, after line 13, insert the Following:

(b) The superintendent of police, in reviewing the licensing requirements regarding private security guards, shall utilize all available crime information networks, including the Louisiana Automated Computerized Criminal Histories (LACCH) system, to check the background of each applicant.

(c) A governmental employee deputized to exercise limited police powers pursuant to this Division may issue citations for municipal violations when expressly authorized to do so by law, but shall not make custodial arrests.

(d) No governmental employee deputized to exercise limited police powers pursuant to this Division shall use force against any individual while exercising the powers granted hereunder, except in self defense or to the extent reasonably necessary to prevent bodily harm to others.

(e) No governmental employee deputized to exercise limited police powers pursuant to this Division shall carry a firearm while exercising the powers granted hereunder.

c. Ordinance No. 33,462 – to amend and reordain Section 138-37 of Article II of Chapter 138 of the Code of the City of New Orleans, to authorize the superintendent of police to grant enforcement and citation powers to employees of the department of sanitation for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of sections 138-38, 138-39, 138-41, 138-42, 138-43, 138-44, 138-45, 138-46 and 138-47 of the Code of the City of New Orleans; https://cityofno.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&clip_id=3945&meta_id=552634 

d. Ordinance No. 33,463 – to amend and reordain Article I of Chapter 54, Article V of Chapter 66, and Article I of Chapter 146 of the Code of the City of New Orleans; to authorize the superintendent of police to grant enforcement and citation powers to employees of the department of sanitation, the department of public works, and the New Orleans Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of sections 54-154, 54-155, 54-157, 146-314, 146-436, 146-444, 146-447, 146-453, 146-493, 146-494, 146-495, 146-496, 146-580, 146-581, 146-584, and 146-586, and Article V of Chapter 66 of the Code of the City of New Orleans; https://cityofno.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&clip_id=3945&meta_id=552636 

e. Ordinance No. 33,464 – to amend and reordain Article X of Chapter 82 of the Code of the City of New Orleans, to authorize the superintendent of police to grant enforcement and citation powers to employees of the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of Article X of Chapter 82; https://cityofno.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&clip_id=3945&meta_id=552638 

f. Ordinance No. 33,465 – to amend and reordain Division 1 of Article XXI of Chapter 30 of the Code of the City of New Orleans relative to Tour Guides and Tour Planners and amend and reordain Article I of Chapter 162 of the Code of the City of New Orleans relative to Vehicles for Hire to allow employees of the ground transportation bureau within the department of public works to enforce certain provisions of the City Code; to authorize the superintendent of police to grant enforcement and citation powers to employees of the ground transportation bureau for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of Article XXI of Chapter 30 and the provisions of Chapter 162; to provide that noncompliance with any mandatory or prohibitory provision of Article XXI of Chapter 30 shall constitute an offense subject to punishment by a fine and/or imprisonment; https://cityofno.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=&clip_id=3945&meta_id=552641. Presenters: Representatives from the New Orleans Police Department; Representatives from the Department of Public Works, the Department of Sanitation, the New Orleans Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, and the New Orleans Mosquito, Termite, and Rodent Control Board

7. Adjourn

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