Natchitoches City Council will have a pre-council meeting on Monday, February 10 beginning at 5:00 p.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m. to discuss non-agenda items. The City Council meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to both the pre-council meetings and council meetings with the understanding that items not on the agenda will not be discussed at the scheduled council meetings, but the public is welcome to discuss any topic at the pre-council meetings. The City Council Meetings are held at the Natchitoches Arts Center located at 716 Second Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana. Please be advised due to renovations at the Natchitoches Arts Center, 716 Second Street the City Council meetings will be held at the City of Natchitoches Municipal Building, 560 Second Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana beginning June 2019 until further notice.

PROCLAMATION:

#005 Morrow Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of February 2020 As African American History Month In The City Of Natchitoches.

PLANNING & ZONING – INTRODUCTION:

#018 Harrington Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing

Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows:

4.567 Ac. In Sec. 81-9-7 S Side Robeline Hwy. Being N Part of Lot 5 On Map By Hyams, Less 0.082 of An Acre To Hwy. Dept., Less 1.1130 Ac. To Robert C. & Peggy Hughes, Et Al from B-2 Commercial to R-1 Residential Single-Family to conform with the current single-family use of the parcel (4273 University Parkway)

ORDINANCES – FINAL:

#008 Batiste Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches To Award The Bid For The Natchitoches Event Center Roof Replacement Project (Bid No. 0623)

ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:

#011 Nielsen Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches To Award The Bid For LA – 6 West Turn Lane And J-Turn (Bid No. 0624)

#012 Mims Ordinance Authorizing A Concession Agreement In Favor Of Lasyone’s Meat Pies, Inc., To Handle Concessions At Parc Natchitoches Including Right To Sell Food, Beverages, Confections, Merchandise Products And Other Similar Items, Confirming The Term Of The Agreement, Conditions, And Consideration For Said Agreement And Authorizing The Mayor To Execute The Said Concession Agreement On Behalf Of The City, Providing For Advertising, Further Providing For Severability, And Further Providing For A Repealer And Effective Date Of Ordinance.

#013 Morrow Ordinance, Upon The Recommendations Of The Finance Department And The Airport Commission, That The City Council Of The City Of Natchitoches Authorize A Lease Of That Area Under Fence At The Natchitoches Regional Airport For Hay Operations With James Russell Stacy, And Authorizing The Mayor, Lee Posey, To Execute Said Lease On Behalf Of The City Of Natchitoches, And To Provide For Advertising.

#014 Harrington Ordinance, Upon The Recommendations Of The Finance Department, That The City Of Natchitoches Enter Into A Lease Of A 25 Acre Tract In The Industrial Park For Hay Operations With James R. Stacy, And Authorizing The Mayor, Lee Posey, To Execute Said Lease On Behalf Of The City Of Natchitoches, And To Provide For Advertising.

#015 Harrington Ordinance, Upon The Recommendations Of The Finance Department, That The City Of Natchitoches Enter Into A Lease Of A 29.7 Acre Tract In The Industrial Park For Hay Operations With M & M Farms Of Cane River, L.L.C., And Authorizing The Mayor, Lee Posey, To Execute Said Lease On Behalf Of The City Of Natchitoches, And To Provide For Advertising.

#016 Mims Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Lee Posey, To Execute A Lease In Favor Of Air Evac Ems, Inc., Of Lot 7, Lot 8 And Lot 20 Of The Natchitoches Regional Airport As Shown On The Airport Layout Plan Of April 27, 2001, By Alliance Incorporated, Further Consenting To The Sale Of Hangers On Lots 7 And 8, And Further Providing For Advertising Of The Lease And An Effective Date.

#017 Nielsen Ordinance Creating The Natchitoches Economic Development District D, State Of Louisiana And Defining The Boundaries Thereof; Pledging And Dedicating Incremental Sales Tax Revenues Collected Therein; Requiring The Initial Annual Baseline Sales Tax And Monthly Collection Rates Therein To Be Certified By The City’s Finance Director; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.

#019 Mims Ordinance Authorizing A Beverage Agreement In Favor Of Shreveport Coca-Cola Bottling Company, To Provide Beverages At Parc Natchitoches Said Agreement Providing For Term, Consideration, And Commissions And Other Conditions, And Authorizing The Mayor To Execute The Said Beverage Agreement On Behalf Of The City, Providing For Advertising, Further Providing For Severability, And Further Providing For A Repealer And Effective Date Of Ordinance.

#020 Batiste Ordinance Amending The 2019-2020 Budget To Reflect Additional Revenues And Expenditures.

#021 Harrington Ordinance Amending The 2019-2020 Budget To Reflect Additional Revenues And Expenditures.

#022 Nielsen Ordinance Amending The 2019-2020 Budget To Reflect Additional Revenues And Expenditures.

RESOLUTIONS:

#006 Batiste Resolution Approving The 2020 Municipal Water Pollution Prevention Audit Report For The City Of Natchitoches.

#007 Morrow A Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Advertise And Accept Bids For Water Treatment System Renovations, Backwash Effluent Transfer System.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The next scheduled City Council meeting will be Monday, February 24, 2020.
The offices of the City of Natchitoches will be closed Monday, February 17, 2019 in honor of President’s Day