The Natchitoches City Council got in the Christmas spirit at its Nov. 25 meeting as it met Miss Merry Christmas, Layla Johnson, and her Christmas Belles Anderson Kelly, Destanee Stewart, Campbell Morrow, Ayla Payne, Bess Stewart, and Huntar Goings.
Council members also met Natchitoches Christmas Angels: Londyn Mae Tucker – Pre-K, Mary Beth Chasteen – K, Averi Bouchie – 1st, Madaylynn Barnhart – 2nd, Chloe McIntosh – 3rd, Zoey Solomon – 4th, Milleigh Aton – 5th, Hadley Mayeaux – 6th, Anistyn Rhodes – 7th, and Anna Marie Rawls – 8th.
The Council also approved the following agenda items:
ORDINANCES – FINAL:
Approve A Memorandum Of Cooperative Endeavor Between The City Of Natchitoches, The Red River Waterway Commission And The Natchitoches Convention & Vistors Bureau To Promote The Use Of The Red River For The Kingkat Fishing Tournament
Approve The Granting Of A Right Of Pipeline Servitude And Easement In Favor Of Atmos Energy Corporation Over And Across Property Owned By The City Of Natchitoches, And Located In Section 84, Township 9 North, Range 6 West, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Approving The Form Of The Pipeline Servitude And Easement And Further Authorizing The Mayor To Execute The Pipeline Servitude And Easement And Any Other Related Documents; And Further Providing For Advertising
Revoke The Dedication Of A Portion Of Trudeau Street, A Portion Of Touline Street Which Are Situated In Sections 44 And 48, Township 9 North, Range 7 West, City And Parish Of Natchitoches, Declaring That The Said Portion Of Trudeau Street And The Said Portion Of Touline Street Are Abandoned And The Dedications Revoked, Providing For An Effective Date Of The Ordinance, And Savings Clause
ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:
Accept And Approve The Power Supply Agreement For Sale Of Power And Energy Between Louisiana Energy & Power Authority (LEPA) And The City Of Natchitoches, Louisiana And Authorizing The Mayor To Execute The Power Supply Agreement On Behalf Of The City
Approve A Hydropower Pooling Agreement By And Between Louisiana Energy And Power Authority And City Of Natchitoches, And Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Ronnie Williams, Jr., To Execute Same
Approve That Instrument Titled Cooperative Endeavor Agreement Between The City Of Natchitoches And David L. Dauzat, Sheriff Of The Parish Of Avoyelles Which Agreement Provides For Cost For Housing Of Male And Female Pre-Trial Inmates In Accordance With La. R.S. 15:706; Prescribing Terms And Conditions For Said Agreement, And Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Ronnie Williams, Jr. To Execute Same.
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 2024 Christmas Festival Season; Authorizing The Execution Of Any And All Documents Necessary To Properly Effectuate Such Purchases; And Otherwise Providing With Respect Thereto.
RESOLUTIONS:
Advertise For Bids For FY 2023 LCDBG Street Improvements (Bid No. 0671)
Substitute An Associate Counsel With Consent Of The City Attorney For The City Of Natchitoches
Enter Into Addendums And An Amendment To The Joint Agreement With The Natchitoches Parish School Board And Natchitoches Parish Government
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be December 9, 2024
