Natchitoches City Council will have a pre-council meeting on Monday, Sept. 12 beginning at 5 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. on the second and fourth Monday of each month and will be reserved to only items on the Agenda. 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 City Council Chambers located at 716 Second Street, Natchitoches, Louisiana.
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A G E N D A
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
READING AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF AUGUST 22, 2022.
SPECIAL GUEST: Judith Walters – Sickle Cell Anemia Drive
PROCLAMATIONS:
#075 Nielsen Proclamation Declaring September 29, 2022 As “Gianna Jessen Day” In The City Of Natchitoches.
#076 Petite Proclamation Declaring September 2022 As Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month In The City Of Natchitoches (Accepted by: Leah Lentz)
#077 Harrington Proclamation Declaring September 16 and 17, 2022 As Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival Day’s In The City Of Natchitoches.
PLANNING & ZONING – INTRODUCTIONS:
#053 Elie Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing
Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows:
Lot 4 Block “F” Of Keegan Addition. From: R-1 Residential To R-1 Residential With A Special Exception Reason. (516 Keegan St.)
#054 Smith Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing
Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows:
Lot Northwest Corner Of Nelken And Demeziere Streets, 53 Feet Front On Nelken Street By 125 Feet. (202 Demeziere St.)
#055 Elie Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing
Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows:
Lot 5 Of David Pierson Survey South Side Sidney Street From: R-1 Residential To R-1 Residential With A Special Exception.
(203 Sidney St.)
ORDINANCES – FINAL:
#049 Harrington Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor, Ronnie Williams, Jr. To Execute An Instrument Entitled “Service Agreement” Under Which The City Will Contract For Consulting And Professional Services From Merchant McIntyre & Associates, LLC, Related To Pursuing And Obtaining Federal Funding.
#050 Petite Ordinance Amending the 2022 – 2023 Budget To Reflect Additional Revenues and Expenditures.
ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:
#051 Smith Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches To Award The Bid For The Water Distribution And Production System Improvements; Powhatan Connection (Contract I, Water Well); LCDBG FY 2020-2021 Potable Water Improvements,
SCC Project No. 3080 (Bid No. 0651)
#052 Nielsen Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches To Award The Bid For The Water Distribution And Production System Improvements; Powhatan Connection (Contract II, Water Mains and Site Work); LCDBG FY 2020-2021 Potable Water Improvements, SCC Project No. 3080 (Bid No. 0652)
#056 Harrington Ordinance To Designate Funds From The American Rescue Plan For Use By The City Of Natchitoches For The Purchase Of Certain Equipment And Other Movable Property To Be Wholly Owned And Titled To The City Of Natchitoches; Authorizing The Execution Of Any And All Documents Necessary To Properly Efectuate Such Purchases; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.
#057 Petite Ordinance To Designate Funds From The American Rescue Plan For Use By The City Of Natchitoches To Provide Funding For Necessary Renovations And Improvements To The Real Property Owned By The City Of Natchitoches Commonly Referred To As The John Deere Building; Authorizing The Execution Of Any And All Documents, Contracts And/Or Agreements Necessary To Properly Efectuate Such Renovations; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.
#058 Nielsen Ordinance To Designate Funds From The American Rescue Plan For Use By The City Of Natchitoches To Provide Funding For A Grant Program For Necessary Renovations And Improvements To The Real Property In The City Of Natchitoches Through A CEA With Community Façade & Economic Enhancement Committee; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.
RESOLUTIONS:
#078 Elie Resolution To Authorize An Application To Be Submitted By The City Of Natchitoches For Grant Funding Regarding Broadband And An Expression Of Financial Support For The Project: And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be Monday, September 26, 2022.
