The Natchitoches Parish Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 20 to approve the following agenda items:
Re-appoint Mr. Nettles Brown to the Natchitoches Parish Port Commission.
Appoint Mr. Evan Eugene Austin Jr. to the Northwest Louisiana Game & Fish Preserve Commission.
Re-appoint George Minturn to the Natchitoches Parish Planning and Zoning Commission.
Introduce Ordinance-004-2024 to authorize an act of sale by the Parish of Natchitoches to sell certain adjudicated Properties (Parcels 9040091800 and 9080015700A) by Public Auction.
Adopt Ordinance 001-2024 to affect a zoning amendment of an approximately 5-acre tract (parcel#0060019800A) for Industrial-Agriculture (I-A) special exception to allow the placement of a new cell tower. The property is in Section 1, Township 8 North, Range 9 West with the physical address of 7626 Highway 6, Natchitoches, as shown on the Survey attached hereto, approved by the Parish Planning Commission on January 08, 2024.
Adopt Ordinance 002-2024 affect a zoning amendment of parcel# 0010069400 to B-2 zoning for the placement of outdoor advertisement. The property is in Section 81, Township 9 North, Range 7 West with no physical address, as shown on the Survey attached hereto, approved by the Parish Planning Commission on January 08, 2024.
Adopt Ordinance 003-1980 to amend Ordinance 009-1980/Resolution to amend section 7.SA to discontinue the installment of culverts purchased by residents of the Parish.
Resolutions:
Approve a Resolution to begin the application process to hire Youths for the Summer Program for the parish. There will be two (2) different six-week sessions at $10.00 an hour for 2 youth from each District.
Approve a Resolution-010 Authorizing Parish President To submit CWEF Application for 2024 Grant Funds for the Chee Chee Water System, Bellwood Water System, and Sandy Point 480 Water System in the max amount of $140,000. LGAP application for the Parish of Natchitoches in the amount of $100,000.
Other Agenda Items:
Approve a correction in salary from last month increase of $4 dollars an hour which carried the Council Clerk over the current pay scale. Council approves to make it at the top of the current pay scale.
Discuss/review IBTS contract, which will expire in August of 2024.
Approve a MOU between the Parish of Natchitoches and LSU Ag Center.
Approve the bin site lease agreements between the following people:
Earl K. Gray Jr.
Kisatchie Community Center
Gayle Cloud
Emory Jones
Donna Dyson Horn Jordan
Charles & Kim Johnson
John Luster
McQuillin Properties
RD Rushing
Bayou Camitte
Curtis Gregory
Create a committee to research to amend Ordinance 006-2017 to add additional rules and regulations if needed.
Rename the Gorum Bin site to Arland Troquille Gorum Bin Site and add a sign with the new name on it.
Approve surplus items that are no longer of use to the Parish and authorize the Parish President to sell via action services.
Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement with following to have road maintenance work done in their municipalities:
Village of Provencal
Town of Robeline
Town of Campti
Village of Clarence
Village of Goldonna
Town of Ashland
Village of Powhatan
