Natchitoches City Council will have a pre-council meeting on Monday, Sept. 25 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.
AGENDA:
PROCLAMATIONS:
#088 Nielsen Proclamation Declaring October 8, Through October 14, 2023 As Fire Prevention Week In The City Of Natchitoches.
#090 Smith Proclamation Declaring October 15, 2023 As White Cane Awareness Day In The City Of Natchitoches (Gary Schoelerman)
PLANNING & ZONING – FINAL
#054 Elie An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing
Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows: 13.63 Acres—Being a Portion of Land Situated on the South side of State Highway 6 Extending southward onto the Northwestern State College Campus and That Portion of Northwestern State University lying North and West of Tarlton Drive Being Bounded on the North by University and Parkway, on the South by Natchitoches Central High School, and on the West by Highway 3110 (NSU)
#055 Petite An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows: Lot 80 Ft. Front East Side 2nd St., N by Free, S by Grayson, E by Boundary Line Between Sherman Wilson, ET UX & City of Natchitoches (Janice Marie Scribner)
ORDINANCES – FINAL:
#056 Harrington Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches To Award The Bid For The 2023-24 Street Rehabilitation Project (Bid No. 0663)
ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:
#058 Smith Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Ronnie Williams, Jr., To Execute An Amendment To That Lease In Favor Of The Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority, Of That Property Located In The Natchitoches Regional Airport, Described As Lot 9, And That Lease In Favor Of The Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority, Of That Property Located In The Natchitoches Regional Airport, Described As Lot 10 And Further Providing For Advertising Of The Amended Lease And An Effective Date.
#060 Elie Ordinance To Designate Funds From The American Rescue Plan For Use By The City Of Natchitoches To Provide Funding For The Mill Street Master Plan; Authorizing The Execution Of Any And All Documents, Contracts And/Or Agreements; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.
#061 Petite Ordinance To Designate Funds From The American Rescue Plan For Use By The City Of Natchitoches To Provide Funding For The Cost Of Juvenile Housing; Authorizing The Execution Of Any And All Documents, Contracts And/Or Agreements; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.
#062 Nielsen Ordinance Amending The 2023-2024 Budget To Reflect Additional Revenues And Expenditures.
RESOLUTIONS:
#085 Nielsen Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Approve The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) For Financial Assistance From The State Of Louisiana DOTD, Division of Aviation For The Natchitoches Regional Airport.
#086 Harrington Resolution Authorizing Mayor Ronnie Williams, Jr., To Utilize Remaining ARPA Funds In The Amount Of $78,000 For The Repair Of The Existing Storm Drain Outfall System And Sinkhole Located At 843 Washington Street.
#087 Smith Resolution Appointing The Fiscal Agent For The City Of Natchitoches
#089 Petite Resolution Authorizing Retained Legal Counsel To Proceed With All Steps Required To Ensure The Participation Of The City Of Natchitoches In The Claims Process Associated With The Ongoing Settlement Of The Poly Fluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) Litigation And To Otherwise Provide With Respect Thereto.
#091 Harrington Resolution Authorizing Mayor Ronnie Williams, Jr., To Execute An Entity-State Agreement With The Louisiana Department Of Transportation And Development Committing The City Of Natchitoches To Maintain Sidewalks That Will Be Constructed As Part Of DOTD Project No. H.014712, La-6 Roundabout At La-504.
FINANCIAL REPORT: – Clarissa Brown-Smith
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be Monday, October 9, 2023.
