Natchitoches City Council will have a pre-council meeting on Monday, April 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 MARCH 24, 2025.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Employee Of The Month Sharon Durham
SPECIAL GUEST: Kallie Christ – Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Acadiana
PROCLAMATIONS:
#029 Nielsen Proclamation Declaring April 13th-19th, 2025 As National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
#030 Petite Proclamation Declaring April 2025 As National Child Abuse Prevention Month In The City Of Natchitoches
#031 Smith Proclamation Declaring April 2025 As Fair Housing Month In The City Of Natchitoches
PLANNING & ZONING – INTRODUCTION:
#010 Elie Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 64 Of 2001 By Changing Zoning Classification Of Property Described As Follows: Tract 1 (0.253 Acre) Shown on a Plat by Brandon C. Thornton, Dated June 24, 2024 Recorded at Map Slide 886-A (524 Front St.) Natchitoches Picnic Company
ORDINANCES – FINAL:
#008 Smith Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Ronnie Williams, Jr.,To Execute A Lease In Favor Of Ellett Properties, LLC, Of Those 21,785.76 And 18,007 Square Foot Areas Shown And Depicted On A June 8, 1962 Survey By A. J. Brouillette And On A September 17, 2021 Survey By Brandon Thornton, And Further Providing For Advertising Of The Lease And An Effective Date
#009 Nielsen Ordinance Adopting The Budget For The City Of Natchitoches For The Fiscal Year June 1, 2025 Through May 31, 2026.
ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION:
#011 Harrington Ordinance To Provide For Sale Of Adjudicated Properties; And, Further Providing With Respect Thereto.
#012 Petite Ordinance To Provide For The Amendment Of The Personnel Policies Manual To Alter The Organizational Chart Of The City Of Natchitoches To Relocate Main Street From Finance To Community Development, Providing For Advertising, Further Providing For Severability, And Further Providing For A Repealer And Effective Date Of Ordinance.
#013 Smith Ordinance Renaming West Third Street As Miss Moffett Way, Providing For A Public Hearing, Providing For An Effective Date Of The Ordinance, Providing For Procedure In Remarking Street, And Providing For Designation Of Name Change On Public Records
#014 Nielsen Ordinance Renaming Amulet Street As Amulet Street, Joe Dumars Lane, Providing For A Public Hearing, Providing For An Effective Date Of The Ordinance, Providing For Procedure In Remarking Street, And Providing For Designation Of Name Change On Public Records
#015 Petite Ordinance Authorizing The Mayor Of The City Of Natchitoches, Louisiana, To Enter Into A Cooperative Endeavor Agreement With The Historic District Business Association Inc., Providing For An Automatic Annual Renewal, Providing For Advertising, Further Providing For Severability, And Further Providing For A Repealer And Effective Date Of Ordinance
RESOLUTIONS:
#028 Elie Resolution Authorizing The Mayor To Execute Change Order No. One To The Agreement Between The City Of Natchitoches And F&W Electric Contractor, Inc., To Replace Airfield Signage And Lights At The Natchitoches Regional Airport State Project No. H.015676 (Bid No. 0670)
#032 Harrington Resolution Appointing And Designating Ronnie Williams, Jr., As The Representative Of The City Of Natchitoches To The Local ITEP Committee Pursuant To Louisiana Administrative Code13:549
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The next scheduled City Council meeting will be April 28, 2025.
The offices of the City of Natchitoches will be closed Friday, April 18, 2025 for Good Friday.