Natchitoches City Council will have a pre-council meeting on Monday, Nov. 27 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 St. in Natchitoches.
AGENDA:
- CALL TO ORDER
- INVOCATION
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- READING AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 13, 2023.
- SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Mary J. Mudrick congratulations on your well-earned retirement
- PRESENTATION OF CHRISTMAS ANGELS
Sophie Moreau – Pre-K
Lorelei Williams – K
Cashlyn LaCaze – 1St
AuBrey Smith – 2nd
Jeriann Vickers – 3rd
Sophie Bynog – 4th
Charlee Rodriguez – 5th
Corbyn Gandy – 6th
Jolee Shea – 7th
Lilly Warner – 8th
- PRESENTATION OF MISS MERRY CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS BELLES
Miss Merry Christmas – Victoria Wiggins
Christmas Belles – Emerson Cain, Johanna Smith, Megan Helaire, Lora Cole, Taylor Eubanks, Molly Coleman, Alyssa Robertson, Elliana Van Sickle
- PLANNING & ZONING: FINAL:
#068 Smith Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows: 34.02 Acres-being described as –15 Ares in section 10, Township 8 North-Range 7 West Shown as Tract “C” on Plat in Map Slide 396-B and 19.02 Acres in section 10, Township * North-Range 7 West as Shown on Plat in Conveyance Book 520, Page 314. And 8.36 Acres-located in section 10, Township 8 North-=Range 7 West, shown as Tract B-1-A (Containing 7.36 Acres) and Tract B-1-B Conveyance Book 703, page 700 (201 Bayou Country Dr.)
- ORDINANCES – FINAL:
#069 Elie Ordinance Establishing A Six (6) Month Moratorium Upon The Receipt And Processing Of All Applications For Occupational License And Any Other License Or Permit For Operation Of Short Term Rental In The City Of Natchitoches, Setting A Public Hearing Date And Further Providing With Respect Thereto
#070 Petite Ordinance To Designate Funds From The American Rescue Plan For Use By The City Of Natchitoches To Assist The Historic District Business Association With Funding For Additional Security For The 2023 Christmas Festival Season; Authorizing The Execution Of Any And All Documents Necessary To Properly Effectuate Such Purchases; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.
#071 Smith Ordinance Approving A Contract For The Collection, Hauling, And Disposal Of Municipal Solid Waste, Construction And Demolition Waste, In The City Of Natchitoches, Louisiana To Be Entered Into With Waste Connections Bayou, Inc., Authorizing The Mayor, Ronnie Williams, Jr., To Execute Same, And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.
- ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:
#072 Nielsen Ordinance Declaring Building Dilapidated And/Or In A Dangerous Condition And An Order Of Condemnation And Demoliton Of The Same
#073 Harrington Ordinance Authorizing The City Of Natchitoches To Enact An Ordinance Repealing Sections 107-108 Of The 2021 International Property Management Code
- RESOLUTIONS:
#109 Elie Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Execute Change Order No. 1 To The Contract Between The City Of Natchitoches And Watson Well Drilling Construction, LLC., 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)
#110 Petite Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Certificate Of Substantial Completion To The Contract Between The City Of Natchitoches And Watson Well Drilling And Construction, LLC For Water Distribution And Production System Improvements; Powhatan Connection (Contract I, Water Well); LCDBG FY 2020 (BID NO. 0651)
#111 Nielsen Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Execute A Certificate Of Substantial Completion To The Contract Between The City Of Natchitoches And ASB Utility Construction, LLC For Water Distribution And Production System Improvements; Powhatan Connection (Contract II, Water Mains And Site Work); LCDBG FY 2020 (BID NO. 0652)
#112 Harrington Resolution To Authorize An Agreement By And Between Smart Broadband, Inc. And The City Of Natchitoches Providing For Equitable, Reliable Broadband Access Across America Through Design, Build, Financing, Operation Of Broadband Networks, Smart City Applications, Addressing Digital Equity And Inclusion, Economic/Workforce Development, And Digital Transformation; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto
- ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- The next scheduled City Council meeting will be Monday, December 11, 2023.