City Planning and Zoning Director Juanita Fowler updated City Council members of the progress being made with a list of buildings declared unsafe at a prior City Council meeting. At Monday night’s meeting, Nov. 13, Fowler said she’s made contact with most of the owners, who have provided her with proof of progress on cleaning up/demolishing their properties.
In other news, the City approved a resolution recognizing the need to increase the compensation of its employees. There is a sufficient surplus in the Worker’s Compensation fund and the City will make a one-time salary supplement payment of $500 to the regular full time employees actively working and $250 to the regular part time (non-seasonal) employees.
Other agenda items included:
Proclamation declaring Nov. 25, 2017 as Small Business Saturday in the City
Enter into a timber sale agreement with Cade Wood to sell timber on a 67.76 acre tract
Award bid for Rue Beauport Riverfront-Drive Renovations. Work is scheduled to start Jan. 1, 2018 and will be completed before the Jazz and R&B Festival.
Aquire 12.8 acre tract of ground and a 11.04 acre tract, both located in the Natchitoches Industrial Development Park from Ark-La-Tex Investment and Development Corporation for $128,000. Mayor Lee Posey said the City sold this property years ago and the company didn’t need it anymore, so the City is buying it back for the amount they originally sold it for. He said this land will compliment the acreage they already own in the Industrial Park.
Lease a 0.186 acre tract of land to Dallas MTA, LP D/B/A Verizon Wireless
Approve agreement with BOM for the relocation and improvement of drainage structures located on bank property
Enter into contract with Employers Risk Management Services as the Workers Compensation third party administrator for the City
Advertise for bids for Henry Avenue Storm Drain Replacement
Execute change order No. 6 to contract between the City and Pat Williams Construction for the Rue Beauport Riverfront Project
Execute a certificate of substantial completion to the contract between the City and Pat Williams Construction for the Rue Beauport Riverfront Project
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be Nov. 27. The City will be closed Nov. 23-24 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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