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July 2009 City Council Meeting Minutes 3 CC 3827 08 04 09 Council Proceedings of the City of Shreveport, Louisiana July 28, 2009 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Shreveport, State of Louisiana was called to order by Chairman Ron Webb at 3:01p.m., Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in the Government Chambers in Government Plaza (505 Travis Street). Invocation was given by Councilman Wooley. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilwoman Bowman. On Roll Call, the following members were Present: Councilmen Calvin Lester (Arrived at 3:32 p.m.), Monty Walford, Michael Long, Bryan Wooley, Ron Webb, Joe Shyne, and Joyce Bowman. 7. Absent: None. Awards, Recognition of Distinguished Guests, and Communications of the Mayor which are required by law. Awards and recognition of distinguished guests by the Mayor, not to exceed fifteen minutes. Councilman Webb: Mr. Mayor, you have any distinguished guests you’d like to recognize? Mayor Glover: Yes we do Mr. Chairman. Councilman Shyne: Mr. Mayor, look like you got so many of them young ones there, and I used to be a school teacher, so if you need a little help, you can always call on me. Mayor Glover: Well now see I’m the nice teacher Mr. Shyne. You would were the mean teacher. Councilman Shyne: Oh, please, don’t talk like that, I’m nice. Mayor Glover: We’re not going to do any paddling in here today, but I thank you for the offer, and if they get out of hand, I will call on you for a little bit of seasoned assistance. Councilman Shyne: Thank you Mr. Mayor. Mayor Glover: Cpl Lifford Jackson, with the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office would please come up and join us? Sheriff Prator: Sergeant. Mayor Glover: Oh, Sergeant. Got a field promotion right here. I’m sorry Sheriff. Councilman Shyne: Is that our Sheriff over there? Mayor Glover: That is. I’m going to ask - - - we might be calling him Sheriff next. Councilman Shyne: Yeah, I used to enjoy him coming up to the Council Meeting. Mayor Glover: Would you come up and join us as well, and is that your daughter you got back there with you Sergeant? Sgt Jackson: No, that’s my wife. Mayor Glover: Mrs. Jackson, would you join us as well? Councilman Shyne: Is the Chief? Chief Whitehorn, I’m going to have to tell you what Sheriff Prator told me one day, hear? Chief Whitehorn: Yes sir. Councilwoman Bowman: You know not to tell him nothing else. Mayor Glover: Mr. Chairman and Members of the Council, I am honored to be standing here today with Sergeant Clifford Jackson, who is a native of Shreveport, one who is known throughout these parts, not only for his law enforcement effort, but prior to becoming a member of the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office, he was one of the most prolific athletes in the history of Shreveport area, but that’s another story for another day. Being an old Green Oaks Giant, I won’t talk about the exploits of a ex Gator, while we’re standing here right now. But Sergeant Jackson has been with the Sheriff Department for a number of years and has rendered outstanding service, but this year he has been singled out for an honor that I believe that is without question, worthy of recognition. Known for developing highly successful crime prevention programs for all ages, Sgt Lifford Jackson has been selected for national recognition by the Forty and Eight Club. Sergeant Jackson was honored earlier this month in Alexandria, as the state’s Law Officer of the Year. This coming September, he will travel to Rochester, New York to receive the National Forty & Eight Law Officer of the Year at the organization’s 90th Annual Promenade Nationale. Sgt Jackson bested nominees submitted by Forty & Eight Organizations from across the country and throughout the world. Sgt Jackson has been employed as a deputy with the Caddo Sheriff’s office since 1992. He is assigned to the Community Programs Division, where he has conducted and created programs designed to keep citizens of all ages safe and crime free. Sgt Jackson is a volunteer with Think First, First Offenders, Volunteers of America, and Volunteers for Youth Justice. He has developed programs including Reality Check, Scared Straight, MAD, which stands for Making a Difference, CHOICE, which stands for Choosing Healthy Options Instead of Criminal Engagement. Sgt Jackson is joined here today with our good friend, former Chief and now our current Sheriff Steve Prator and his lovely wife, Sonya Jackson, who I mistook for his oldest daughter. Councilman Shyne: Wait a minute Mayor? Mayor Glover: He’s also joined by Councilman Shyne You say his oldest daughter? Mayor Glover: That’s who I thought, Mr. Shyne. I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Such a young looking young lady, I thought she might have been a senior in high school, or a freshman in college, and he may even have some other family members who are here as well. Pastor Ron Perkins is there in back. Great to have you (inaudible) Pastor, great to have you here as well. And I personally communicated with his mother-in-law this past week, via email who wanted to let me and all of Shreveport know, how proud she is of her outstanding, outstanding son-in- law. So, in recognition, Sgt Jackson, and looks like we’ve got to get this corrected Gwen. Ms. Campbell: I know, and we will. Mayor Glover: In recognition of your outstanding accomplishment, it’s my honor and privilege to present you this Mayor’s Award of Excellence, in recognition of your outstanding honor and achievement. And it’s also my honor to make you a Deputy of another sort, by presenting you with an official Deputy Mayor Pin. Please would you share some words with the Council? Sgt Jackson: First of all, I want to thank the Lord for giving me the opportunity to be here today. And also I’d like to thank the Forty & Eight Club for recognizing me as the Law Officer of the Year, and also my wife, for being there for me because it’s a lot of hours I put in just to volunteer my time. And she understood, and she was there for me. And I’d also like to thank my church and my pastor is back there in the back. He’s like a rock for me, he’s always there for me. My motto is this right here. I am one, but I am only one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. That I can do, I should do, and with the help of God, I will do. I live by that and I thank you. Councilman Shyne: Mr. Mayor, I have a question for him before he leaves. You said your wife was behind you, you said your pastor stood behind you, now how about your boss there, the Sheriff? Is he standing behind you? Sgt Jackson: Did I forget the Sheriff? Sheriff Prator: He’s back to Corporal. I can’t say it any better than you, but I would like to say something, and congratulations to you. I had a newspaper article the other day I was looking at. And it was quoting Council Member Cedric Glover, who when Chief Appointee Steve Prator came before them, said “We don’t quite know him well enough to confirm him today.” Councilman Shyne: I remember that, I remember that. Sheriff Prator: And so I just want to tell you thank you for finally confirming me, an dI don’ t thank I ever told you that. Mayor Glover: Well you’re more than welcome. Glad I went along with (inaudible) Mayor. Councilman Shyne: I remember that. Mayor Glover: Thank you Sergeant, appreciate it. And Sheriff, while you’re at the mic, would you, because we’ve got it on the agenda for introduction or final passage regarding the Mariner? Mr. Sibley: Introduction. Mayor Glover: Don’t know if you want to take advantage of the opportunity to share a word, tell ‘em about it on yesterday, but hopefully two weeks from now, we’ll be passing the final. Sheriff Prator: Okay, 20 seconds real quickly. We thank you for the opportunity to take over the mariner, if you see fit, we will add a law enforcement presence down there, the Shreveport Police, and the Shreveport Fire Department will also be present down there at any point that they want to be part of the operation. Any time that they need it for special operations. So it’s going to be a truly a joint thing, with us maintaining it, and I think it’ll be a good presence down there. We’ll have a law enforcement presence, we’re going to hire someone to man the what we’ll call a sub station. So, I think it’ll be a good thing if y’all see fit, I’d appreciate it. Mayor Glover: Thank you Sheriff, we’re looking forward to the partnership, and I just got reminded by my staff that it’ll have to sit over for two weeks. So, it won’t be the next, but it’ll be the last meeting in August. Absolutely. Councilman Shyne: And Mayor, just before you say that, Mr. Chairman, excuse me? I was glad to hear the Sheriff say that so, sometimes when I’m a little hesitant about confirming somebody, I learned that from you hear? Thank you Sheriff. Mayor Glover: But now also understand as he just mentioned, that I did eventually come around.
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