Natchitoches City Council will have a pre-council meeting on Tuesday, May 28 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:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. READING AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MAY 13, 2024.
5. PROCLAMATION:
#035 Elie Proclamation Declaring May 2024 As Older Americans Month In The City Of Natchitoches
6. ORDINANCES – FINAL:
#011 Elie Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches To Award The Bid For Water Treatment Facility Improvements, Phase 1 (Bid No. 0667)
#013 Harrington Fifth Supplemental Bond Ordinance Authorizing The Issuance By The City Of Natchitoches, State Of Louisiana, Of Its, Taxable Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2024, In An Amount Of Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,700,000) Prescribing The Form, Terms And Provisions Of Said Bonds; Providing For The Payment Thereof; Entering Into Certain Other Covenants And Agreements In Connection With The Security And Payment Of Said Bonds; Selling Said Bonds To The Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund; And Authorizing The Execution Of A Loan And Pledge Agreement And Other Loan Documents With The Louisiana Department Of Health; Providing For
The Delivery Of The Bonds To Said Department; And Providing For Other Matters In Connection Therewith.
7. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
#014 Petite Ordinance Declaring Certain Buildings Unsafe And Recommending That Same Be Demolished Or Put Into Repair To Comply With The Building Code, Authorizing Notice To Be Served, Fixing Hearing Date And Appointing Curator To Represent Absentees
8. RESOLUTIONS:
#036 Smith Resolution Approving The Execution Of The Contract By And Between The State Of Louisiana, Division Of Administration, Office Of Community Development, And The City Of Natchitoches For The FY 2023 Louisiana Community Development Block Grant – In The Amount Up To $1,142,566.00 For Street Improvements Within The City Of Natchitoches
#037 Nielsen Resolution Approving A Cooperative Endeavor Agreement Between The City Of Natchitoches And The State Of Louisiana, Office Of Community Development For South Natchitoches Drainage Improvements And Further Providing With Respect Thereto
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be June 10, 2024.
The regularly scheduled City Council Meeting for Monday, May 27, 2024 was re-scheduled to Tuesday, May 28, 2024 due to Memorial Day.
