Natchitoches City Council will have a pre-council meeting on Monday, March 9 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.
PLANNING & ZONING – INTRODUCTION:
#025 Batiste Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing
Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows:
Lot 81 Feet Front West Side Cypress Avenue, North By McClelland, South And West By Carroll, Less Lot To American Cemetery. (124 Cypress Ave.)
ORDINANCES – FINAL:
#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.
#023 Morrow Ordinance Amending Chapter 28.1 Of The Code Of Ordinances, Entitled Stormwater Code, By Adopting Sections 28.1, Article X, Subsections 28.1-192 Through 28.1-195 Providing For Drainage Standards.
ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:
#026 Batiste Ordinance To Amend Chapter 26 Of The Code Of Ordinances, Entitled Police, In Order To Amend Section 26-2 Which Section Provides For The Implementation Of A Program To Allow A Police Officer To Acquire His Service Firearm Upon Retirement, Specifically Amending Section 26-2, Providing For Advertising, Further Providing For Severability, And Further Providing For A Repealer And Effective Date Of Ordinance.
RESOLUTIONS:
#008 Nielsen Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Execute Change Order No. 5 To The Contract Between The City Of Natchitoches And Ratcliff Construction Company, LLC For The Natchitoches Sports & Recreation Park.
#009 Morrow Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to execute an Agreement With The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) for improvements at the Natchitoches Regional Airport. (Rehabilitate Drainage – Phase II Design)
#010 Nielsen Resolution Providing Notice Of Intention To Levy And Collect A One Percent (1%) Sales And Use Tax Upon The Sale At Retail, The Use, The Lease Or Rental, The Consumption And Storage For Use Or Consumption, Of Tangible Personal Property And On Sales Of Services In The District For A Period Commencing On January 1, 2021 And Ending On April 1, 2036 Within The Boundaries Of Natchitoches Economic Development District D, State Of Louisiana In Accordance With And As Authorized By Part II, Chapter 27 Of Title 33 Of The Louisiana Revised Statutes Of 1950, As Amended; And Authorizing The Publication Of A Notice Of Intention To Levy And Collect Such Sales And Use Tax; And Providing For Other Matters In Connection Therewith.
FINANCIAL REPORT: Debbie Miley
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be Monday, March 23, 2020.
