Natchitoches City Council will have a pre-council meeting on Monday, Oct. 14 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 SEPTEMBER 23, 2024.
SPECIAL RECOGITION: Employee Of The Month Melissa Wilson
SPECIAL GUEST: Rick Cabrera, NSU Men’s Basketball Coach
PROCLAMATIONS:
#091 Smith Proclamation Declaring The Month Of October, 2024 As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
#092 Elie Proclamation Declaring October 14, 2024 as Agnes Morris Day In Honor Of
The Founder Of Lesche Club Of Natchitoches (Gilen Norwood)
PLANNING & ZONING – INTRODUCTION:
#028 Nielsen Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows: To rezone the following: Lot Containing .3641 Acre in sections 55 and 56, Township 9 North-Range 7 West , Commencing at a Found 5/8”Rebbar at the Northwest Corner of the Wal-Mart Tract, Thence Along the West Boundary line of Said Tract South 17 Degrees 48 Minutes 31 Seconds West 101.60 Feet, Thence Leaving said boundary line South 72 Degrees 11 minutes 29 Seconds East 75.79 Feet to a found PK Nail, Said Point Being the Point of Beginning, Thence South 88 Degrees 12 minutes 39 Seconds East 184.83 Feet To a Set Cotton Spindle: Thence South 01 Degrees 47 Minutes 21 Seconds West 85.60 Feet Ta a set PK Nail: Thence North 88 Degrees 12 Minutes 39 Seconds West 184.83 Feet to a Set PK Nail: Thence North 01 Degrees 47 Minutes 21 Seconds East 85.60 Feet to the point of Beginning, being the Lot Leased to Murphy Oil, INC. (925 Keyser Ave.)
ORDINANCES – FINAL:
#026 Smith Ordinance Amending Chapter 19 Of The Code Of Ordinances Of The City Of Natchitoches By Adopting Article Ix, Which Is Titled “Short-Term Rentals”, And Providing For Permitting And Regulation Of Short-Term Rentals In The City Of Natchitoches, Providing For Application For Same And Fees, Further Providing For An Amendment To The Zoning Ordinance Of The City Of Natchitoches To Provide For Zoning Of Short-Term Rentals, Providing For A Savings Clause, A Repealer Clause, And Providing For An Effective Date Of The Ordinance.
#027 Harrington Ordinance Authorizing The Acceptance Of A Donation From Crime Stoppers Of Natchitoches, Inc., Of Informational Street Signs To Be Located Within The City Of Natchitoches, And Authorizing The Mayor To Execute Any And All Instruments In Connection Therewith
ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:
#029 Nielsen Ordinance To Designate Funds From The American Rescue Plan For Use By The City Of Natchitoches To Provide Funding For The Natchitoches Gun Buy Back Program; Authorizing The Execution Of Any And All Documents, Contracts And/Or Agreements; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.
RESOLUTIONS:
#089 Petite 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.
#090 Elie Resolution Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches To Enter Into An Engineering Services Contract With EJES, Inc., For The Second Street And Touline Street Concrete Pavement Replacement Project
#093 Harrington Resolution Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Ronnie Williams, Jr., To Execute A ‘Fifth Amendment To Lease For Water Tower Space’ To That Lease Agreement From The City Of Natchitoches To Verizon Entity To Install Additional Equipment.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be October 28, 2024.
