Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners public meetings in 2021

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The document lists only the 2021 regular board meeting dates and location for the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority. No decisions, proposals, or discussions are included in the agenda.

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Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board will consider the 2022 budget, including operating, debt service, and capital components. The board will also discuss pending litigation and the performance of the Executive Vice President in executive session. The New Orleans Public Facility Management, Inc. board will consider several contract change orders and a resolution granting signature authority.

• 2022 Budget Report for NOEHA (Operating, Debt Service, Capital)
• Executive session on pending litigation (The Lemoine Company, LLC, et al. v. NOEHA, et al.)
• Discussion of Executive Vice President's performance and potential annual incentive payment
• Resolution 2021.7 – Granting Signature Authority (both boards)
• Contract change orders: Barrett Wiley d/b/a Cleaning Concierge, BNDWTH, LLC, UKG, Inc., Waste Pro of Louisiana

The Board of Commissioners approved the 2022 Operating, Non-Operating, Debt Service, and Capital budgets. The board also awarded a 74.8% annual performance incentive payment to the Authority Executive Vice President. Several service contracts and signature authority were approved.

• Approved 2022 Budget Report – Operating & Non-Operating, Debt Service, and Capital
• Approved Resolution 2021.7 – Granting Signature Authority
• Approved insurance services for Arthur J. Gallagher RMS and Martin Insurance Agency, Inc.
• Approved consulting services for Jones Walker LLP regarding Federal Funding Program Extension
• Approved September 2021 Financial Reports
• Approved Health & Benefit Plan and Property & Casualty renewals
• Approved 74.8% annual performance incentive payment for Executive Vice President
• Denied substitute motion for 100% performance incentive payment for Executive Vice President (3-4)

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board and New Orleans Public Facility Management, Inc. Board meet jointly. They will consider approving minutes, a consent agenda including contracts with Ungerboeck Systems International for venue management and First Stop Health for virtual care, and reports. The Authority Board will also hold an executive session to discuss strategy on three pending lawsuits: The Lemoine Company et al. v. the Authority, the Authority v. Regional Transit Authority, and the Authority v. Citadel Builders.

• Consent agenda: contract with Ungerboeck Systems International for venue management services
• Consent agenda: contract with First Stop Health, LLC for virtual care services
• Executive session for pending litigation strategy on three lawsuits
• Approval of NOPFMI and NOEHA board meeting minutes from September 22, 2021
• Finance & Audit Committee report: financial reports for August 2021 and contracts executed under Resolution 2019.4

The Board approved the August 2021 financial reports and consent agenda items for venue management and virtual care services. Commissioners also held an executive session to discuss litigation strategies for three separate court cases.

• Approved NOPFMI Board Meeting Minutes of September 22, 2021
• Approved NOEHA Board Meeting Minutes of September 22, 2021
• Approved Ungerboeck Systems International Venue Management Services contract
• Approved First Stop Health, LLC Virtual Care Services contract
• Approved August 2021 Financial Reports
• Approved motion to enter executive session to discuss litigation strategy for three cases

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority and its management company, NOPFMI, will hold a joint meeting to consider two contracts: B2Gnow for diversity management software and Landmark Consulting for owner's representative services. The boards will also approve minutes from August 25, 2021, and receive sales, marketing, and operations reports. Committee reports include a resolution on previously executed contracts.

• Contract: B2Gnow – Diversity Management Software (NOPFMI)
• Contract: Landmark Consulting, LLC – Owner's Representative Services (NOEHA)
• Approval of NOPFMI and NOEHA board meeting minutes from August 25, 2021
• Finance & Audit Committee report on July 2021 financial reports and Contracts Executed – Resolution 2019.4

The Board of Commissioners approved a contract for owner's representative services and accepted July 2021 financial reports. The board also approved the minutes from the August 25, 2021 meeting.

• Approved Landmark Consulting, LLC – Owner’s Representative Services
• Approved Financial Reports – July 2021
• Approved NOEHA Board Meeting Minutes of August 25, 2021

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board will consider Resolution 2021.4 to select a Construction Manager at Risk for a project and set reporting guidelines. The board will also vote on a digital signage contract change order with Four Winds Interactive, LLC. Both meetings (NOPFMI and NOEHA) will be held jointly via webinar on August 25, 2021.

• Resolution 2021.6 – Selecting Construction Manager at Risk Contractor and Establishing Guidelines for Schedule of Reporting Deliverables
• Four Winds Interactive, LLC – Digital Signage Solution Change Order
• Approval of NOEHA Board Meeting Minutes of July 28, 2021
• Approval of NOEHA Special Board Meeting Minutes of August 12, 2021
• Financial Reports – June 2021

The Board of Commissioners approved the selection of AECOM Hunt/Broadmoor as the Construction Manager at Risk and established reporting guidelines. The board also approved the June 2021 financial reports and the meeting minutes from July 28, 2021.

• Approved Resolution 2021.6 selecting AECOM Hunt/Broadmoor as Construction Manager at Risk
• Approved June 2021 Financial Reports
• Approved NOEHA Board Meeting Minutes of July 28, 2021

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board will hold a special meeting to consider and decide on a course of action regarding the Construction Management at Risk (CMAR) selection process for project C-1744. The meeting is conducted virtually under Louisiana Act 302, with public comment accepted via email.

• Consider and decide on CMAR selection process for project C-1744

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board will consider Resolution 2021.6 to select a Construction Manager at Risk contractor and establish reporting guidelines for the AECOM/Hunt-Broadmoor project. The board will also vote on a revised 2021 budget and approve contracts for a low-voltage fiber plant and a video surveillance solution.

• Resolution 2021.6 – Selecting Construction Manager at Risk Contractor for AECOM/Hunt-Broadmoor
• 2021 Revised Budget
• Frischhertz Electric Co, Inc. – Low Voltage Fiber Plant contract
• RAE Security Southwest, LLC – Video Surveillance Solution contract
• Contracts Executed – Resolution 2019.4

The Board of Commissioners approved the 2021 Revised Budget and two security and fiber plant contracts. The award for the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) contract was postponed until the next meeting.

• Approved 2021 Revised Budget
• Postponed awarding of CMAR contract (Resolution 2021.6) until next meeting
• Approved contract for Frischhertz Electric Co, Inc. – Low Voltage Fiber Plant
• Approved contract for RAE Security Southwest, LLC – Video Surveillance Solution
• Approved NOEHA Board Meeting Minutes of June 30, 2021
• Approved Financial Reports for May 2021

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority will consider approving a Memorandum of Understanding with Jazz Casino Company, LLC, the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, and others to comply with Act 408 of the 2021 Regular Session. The New Orleans Public Facility Management, Inc. board will also vote on a contract for an ice rink and attractions for New Orleans ChristmasFest and a generator maintenance services contract. Both boards will approve previous meeting minutes and hear a sales and marketing report.

• Resolution 2021.5 – Approval of Binding Memorandum of Understanding with Jazz Casino Company, LLC/JCC Fulton Development, LLC, Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, Louisiana Department of Revenue, and Ernest N. Morial-New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority
• Consent Agenda: IRE Crown Rinks LLC – Ice Rink and Attractions for New Orleans ChristmasFest
• Consent Agenda: Arcco Power Systems – Generator Maintenance Services
• Consent Agenda: PFM Asset Management, LLC – Investment Management Services
• River District Neighborhood Investors, LLC Exclusivity & Access Agreement

The Board of Commissioners approved a binding memorandum of understanding with Jazz Casino Company and other entities to comply with Act 408. Other approved actions included an investment management service contract and an exclusivity agreement for River District Neighborhood Investors, LLC.

• Approved Resolution 2021.5 regarding Binding Memorandum of Understanding with Jazz Casino Company, LLC/JCC Fulton Development, LLC, Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, and Louisiana Department of Revenue
• Approved PFM Asset Management, LLC for Investment Management Services
• Approved River District Neighborhood Investors, LLC Exclusivity & Access Agreement
• Approved April 2021 Financial Reports
• Approved NOEHA Board Meeting Minutes of May 26, 2021
• Approved NOEHA Special Board Meeting Minutes of June 9, 2021

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Board of Commissioners approved several service contracts for interior upgrades, boilers, and show cables. A proposal for vertical transportation improvements by EMR Services, LLC was denied following a public comment.

• Approved Resolution 2021.2 designating The New Orleans Advocate as primary official newspaper
• Approved NANO, LLC for Architect of Record Services for Interior Finish Upgrades
• Approved Gallo Mechanical, LLC for Hot Water Boilers
• Denied EMR Services, LLC for Vertical Transportation Improvements (4-7)
• Approved Balthazar Enterprises Inc. dba Balthazar Electriks for Show Cables
• Approved Gehr Power Systems, LLC for Show Cables
• Approved March 2021 Financial Reports
• Approved NOEHA Board Meeting Minutes of April 28, 2021

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The New Orleans Public Facility Management, Inc. (NOPFMI) and the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (NOEHA) boards will hold a joint meeting on May 26, 2021. Both boards will consider a resolution designating The New Orleans Advocate as the primary official newspaper. NOPFMI will vote on contracts for insurance brokerage and music services, while NOEHA will consider contracts for architect services, hot water boilers, vertical transportation improvements, and show cables. The meeting includes public comment via email and teleconference.

• Resolution 2021.2 – Designating The New Orleans Advocate as the primary official newspaper (both boards)
• NOPFMI: HUB International Gulf South – Insurance Brokerage and Consultant Services for Employee Health and Welfare Benefits
• NOPFMI: Basin Street Records – Music and Advertisement Services
• NOEHA: NANO, LLC – Architect of Record Services for Interior Finish Upgrades
• NOEHA: Gallo Mechanical, LLC – Hot Water Boilers; EMR Services, LLC – Vertical Transportation Improvements; Balthazar Enterprises Inc. dba Balthazar Electriks and Gehr Power Systems, LLC – Show Cables

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board will consider Resolution 2021.4 authorizing litigation against the Regional Transit Authority regarding the hotel occupancy portion of the 1% RTA tax passed in 1985 and the Phase IV Escrow Fund Agreement dated April 2, 2002. The board will also discuss legal strategy in executive session. Additionally, the board will consider cancelling and reissuing the CMAR RFQ with a revised Selection Review Committee, and review February 2021 financial reports and contracts executed under Resolution 2019.4.

• Resolution 2021.4 authorizing litigation against the Regional Transit Authority
• Executive session on legal strategy regarding 1985 RTA tax and Phase IV Escrow Fund Agreement
• Consider cancelling and reissuing CMAR RFQ with revised Selection Review Committee
• Finance & Audit Committee report: February 2021 financial reports
• Contracts executed under Resolution 2019.4

The Board approved Resolution 2021.4 to authorize litigation against the Regional Transit Authority regarding the Phase IV Escrow Fund Agreement. The Board also voted to cancel and reissue the CMAR RFQ with a revised Selection Review Committee.

• Approved Resolution 2021.4 authorizing litigation against the Regional Transit Authority
• Approved canceling and reissuing the CMAR RFQ with a revised Selection Review Committee (10-1)
• Denied substitute motion to modify the CMAR RFQ Selection Review Committee (6-6 tie)
• Approved February 2021 Financial Reports
• Approved March 24, 2021 meeting minutes

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority and its management company, NOPFMI, will hold a joint meeting. The NOPFMI agenda is largely procedural (minutes, reports). The Authority will consider Resolution 2021.3 to select a master developer team (River District Neighborhood Investors, LLC) and set reporting guidelines. Committee reports include audits for 2020 and 2019 and January 2021 financial reports.

• Resolution 2021.3 – Selecting Master Developer Team and Establishing Guidelines for Schedule of Reporting Deliverables – River District Neighborhood Investors, LLC
• Audits of Financial Statements – December 31, 2020 and 2019
• Financial Reports – January 2021
• Contracts Executed – Resolution 2019.4
• Approval of minutes from February 24, 2021 meetings

The Board approved the selection of River District Neighborhood Investors, LLC as the Master Developer Team with an amendment requiring progress reports every 30 days. Financial statements for 2019 and 2020, as well as January 2021 financial reports, were approved. The Board also approved amended minutes from the February 24, 2021 meeting.

• Approved Resolution 2021.3 selecting River District Neighborhood Investors, LLC as Master Developer Team (amended to require reports every 30 days)
• Approved Audits of Financial Statements for December 31, 2020 and 2019
• Approved January 2021 Financial Reports
• Approved amended February 24, 2021 meeting minutes

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (NOEHA) and NOPFMI will conduct meetings via telephone conference due to quorum requirements. The agenda includes approving meeting minutes, reviewing property and casualty insurance renewals, and discussing legal strategy regarding transit fund litigation.

• Marketing services contract with Corporate Realty Leasing Co
• Development consulting services contract with Morsch Expeditions
• First Amendment to Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Arts Council of New Orleans
• 2021 Property and Casualty Insurance Renewals
• Executive session regarding litigation over the 1% Regional Transit Authority tax

The Board of Commissioners approved property and casualty insurance renewals and several service contracts. The Board also voted to seek a legal opinion from the Louisiana Attorney General regarding the appointment of selection review committees for construction projects.

• Approved 2021 Property and Casualty Insurance Renewals
• Approved Corporate Realty Leasing Co for Development Project marketing services
• Approved Morsch Expeditions for Development Consulting Services
• Approved First Amendment to Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with Arts Council of New Orleans
• Approved December 2020 Financial Reports
• Approved request for Louisiana Attorney General opinion on construction management selection committee appointments
• Approved entry into executive session to discuss RTA tax litigation

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board of Commissioners

The NOEHA Board of Commissioners and NOPFMI Board of Directors will conduct a meeting via telephone conference. The agenda includes reviewing architectural design services for roof replacement and discussing contract extensions for investment advisor services.

• Contract with Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, A Professional Corp for roof replacement architectural design and construction administration
• Motion to rescind and extend PFM Asset Management LLC contract on a month-to-month basis
• Resolution 2021.1 approving the Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire for audit engagement
• Review of November 2020 financial reports
• Approval of December 16, 2020 meeting minutes

The Board approved a contract for roof replacement design and authorized legal action against Citadel Builders LLC regarding the Great Hall renovation. Members also elected new officers and modified an investment advisor contract. The meeting was conducted via telephone conference.

• Approved litigation against Citadel Builders LLC regarding Great Hall renovation
• Approved Eskew+Dumez+Ripple for Roof Replacement Architectural Design and Construction Administration Services
• Rescinded approval of PFM Asset Management LLC Investment Advisor Services
• Approved month-to-month extension of PFM Asset Management LLC contract pending RFQ
• Approved Louisiana Compliance Questionnaire For Audit Engagement (Resolution 2021.1)
• Approved November 2020 Financial Reports
• Elected Geri Broussard-Baloney as Vice President
• Elected David Ellis as Treasurer (9-2) and Camille Whitworth as Secretary (9-2)