Agenda for May 26 City Council Meeting – LIVE STREAM TONIGHT

PUBLIC NOTICE

Natchitoches City Council Meetings Reopen to Public

Social Distancing in Place

Natchitoches City Council meetings will reopen to the public at the next regular meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. Occupancy for the Council Chamber is limited to 25% or 26 people total. Temperature checks will be given before entering the chamber. Seating markers will be placed on the chairs. Any Citizen that wishes to observe the City Council meeting live may do so at:

www.natchitochesparishjournal.com

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If you have any comments that you would like to make on any agenda item, you can email those comments to smcqueary@natchitochesla.gov and they will be read into record. Also during the meeting if you have any comments on the agenda item being considered, you may call 318-521-1023 and you will be placed on speaker phone to make your comments. You must state your name for the record and you will be limited to 3 minutes for your comments. Please remember that this is not a question and answer session and please speak clearly for the record. Since we are allowing for a public comment period, agenda items will take longer than usual because we will allow 45 seconds between the reading of the item and the vote being taken, for any public comment. For additional questions, please call 318-357-3821.

The City Council meeting will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month and will be reserved to only items on the Agenda. The City Council Meetings are held at the Natchitoches City Council Chambers located at 716 Second Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana.

A G E N D A

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

READING AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 11, 2020

SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Juanita Fowler – Congratulations on your retirement, and in appreciation for your 20 years of dedicated service to the City of Natchitoches.

PLANNING & ZONING – FINAL:
#030 Harrington Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing

Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows:

Lots 4 & 5 on Plat of Aswell Property, N Side College Avenue Between Jefferson St. & Cypress Avenue, Less 8 feet Off Lot 5. (206 University Parkway – Joseph Brant & Felix Clint III Perot)

#031 Batiste Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing

Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows:

39.61 Ac. Being ½ Int. In 79.22 Ac. Described as W ½ of SE ¼ Sec. 20-87(Owners: Hawley Group LLC and Tabletop Land & Development) and 73.004 Ac E ½ Of SE Sec. 20-8-7, Less 6.216 Ac To Hwy. (tracts of land located Southwest of the I-49/LA Hwy. 478 Interchange and adjacent to Bayou Blue Rd (Owner: Hawley Group LLC)

ORDINANCES – FINAL:
#032 Nielsen Ordinance Amending The 2019-2020 Budget To Reflect Additional Revenues And Expenditures.

ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:
#033 Mims Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Lee Posey, To Execute An Agreement Or Lease Of Public Property And Airspace With Ronald Mooty And Marilyn D. Mooty Whereby The City Of Natchitoches And The Board Of Commissioners Of Waterworks District Number 1 Will Lease Public Ground And Airspace Pursuant To The Terms Of R. S. 33:4712 And R. S. 33:4712.1 To Ronald Mooty And Marilyn D. Mooty , To Provide For A Public Hearing, To Provide For Advertising, And A Savings Clause.

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

RESOLUTIONS:
#028 Morrow Resolution Authorizing Mayor Lee Posey To Execute An Agreement With The Louisiana Office Of Community Development For The 2019-2020 Community Water Enrichment Fund Grant Application For Improvements To The Natchitoches Water System

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be June 8, 2020