The Council of the City of Alexandria, Louisiana, met in special meeting session at its regular meeting place, on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 10:00 A.M. There were present the Honorable Roosevelt L. Johnson, Harry B. Silver, Chuck Fowler and Louis Marshall. Absent were Charles F. Smith, Jr., Everett C. Hobbs and Myron K. Lawson. Also present were Mayor Jacques M. Roy, Chief Operating Officer Kay Michiels, City Attorney Chuck Johnson, Council Attorney Trey Gist and City Clerk Nancy L. Thiels.

The Council of the City of Alexandria, State of Louisiana, was duly convened as the governing authority of said City by the Honorable Everett C. Hobbs, who stated that the Council was ready for the transaction of business.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

The first item on the agenda was to consider an Executive Session for an update on the following items:

a) To hear from the City Attorney and Attorneys Craig Davidson and John Sharp on pending litigation and settlement matters concerning the matter of “City of Alexandria vs. Cleco Corporation, et al, Docket #05-1121-A.

b) To hear from Attorney Bob Bussey on the status of Alma, Inc. vs. City of Alexandria, et al, Civil Suit Number 227,953.

c) To hear from Attorneys Alan Pesnell and Greg Jones on the status of Louisiana College vs. Galena Park Boxing Academy, et al, Civil Suit Number 217,323.

d) To hear from Assistant City Attorney Alainna Mire and Utility Director Marcus Connella regarding NERC compliance.

e) To hear from Attorney Trey Gist on the status of Armested Franklin, et al vs. City of Alexandria, Civil Action Number 07-1011.

f) To hear from Attorney Richard Rozanski regarding the status of expropriation of property for the Versailles Project.

A motion was made by Mr. Fowler and seconded by Mr. Johnson to go into Executive Session. A roll call vote was called for and resulted as follows:

YEAS: Fowler, Johnson, Silver, Marshall.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: Lawson, Smith and Hobbs.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 A.M.

The meeting was called back to order at 12:40 P.M. with a motion made by Mr. Fowler and seconded by Mr. Marshall. A roll call vote was taken and resulted as follows:

YEAS: Fowler, Lawson, Hobbs, Marshall.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: Johnson, Silver, Smith.

There was no action to be reported. The President asked for any other business, there being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned.

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PRESIDENT
ATTEST:

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CITY
CLERK

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