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Key votes and actions included:

- Rezoning and zoning hearings: The council called a public hearing for a proposed ordinance to amend the parish zoning map to rezone 132 Armor Drive from R-3 (multifamily residential) to C-2 (general commercial); the public hearing was scheduled for July 16, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., with the Terrebonne Children’s Advocacy Center listed as applicant. Separately, the council approved rezoning 196 Petrie Street in Houma from R-1 (single-family) to R-2 (two-family) on first reading or by final motion (transcript shows the motion adopted), vote recorded as 8-0.

- Budget and capital outlay amendments: The council adopted an ordinance amending the 2025 operating budget and five-year capital outlay budget to add or revise several projects and allocations. Items listed in the meeting included FEMA flood mitigation ($452,025); pollution control ($155,000); wastewater implementation Village East (approximately $2,500,000); a boat-launch/Activate the Bayou phase 1 ($1,500,000); Main Street improvements ($3,000,000); housing and human services facilities ($2,000,000); an east water line redundancy project ($1,500,000); and a pump station project listed at $10,547,426. The council adopted the changes by recorded motion reported as passing (motion passed recorded as 7-0 in transcription for the ordinance adoption sequence).

- CDBG and large project allocations: During the budget-and-finance committee report the council announced proposed CDBG-funded items and other large allocations for public hearing on June 11, 2025, including: Bayoucane stormwater/detention pond ($5,750,000); garbage collection relocation ($20,000,000); Bayou Lafourche pump station/waterworks ($8,500,000); school relocation for Terrebonne Parish School District ($3,000,000); and a series of other CDBG-identified projects.

- Code and fee changes: The council adopted an amendment to Article 2, Chapter 11, Section 11-34 of the parish code to increase disposal charges and to add recycling disposal charges for firms, corporations and other commercial entities; the ordinance also provides for an annual increase tied to the consumer price index. The motion was recorded as passed (voice vote recorded in transcript as passing).

- Traffic ordinances: The council approved an ordinance establishing a 15-mph speed zone along the length of Aback Street and an ordinance establishing a four-way stop at Church Street and Magnolia Street. The Aback Street item was recorded as passing 6-0 in the transcript; the four-way stop passed 8-0.

- Routine approvals and committee ratifications: The council approved minutes of previous sessions (special session 04/29/2025 and regular session 04/30/2025 and minutes distributed for 05/14/2025), accounts payable lists for 05/19/2025 and 05/27/2025, and ratified minutes of the Public Service and Budget & Finance committees. Those motions were recorded with unanimous or near-unanimous tallies in the transcript.

- Appointments: The council opened, closed and appointed Raymond E. McGuire to a parish communications district board vacancy (motion approved 7-0 in the transcript). The council also appointed Randy P. Hawthorne to the Downtown Development Corporation seat; multiple other board terms and vacancies were listed for later action.

Most votes were taken by voice or recorded by the meeting's voting machine; the transcript records the frequently used phrase \"members of your machine\" and shows multiple unanimous or near-unanimous tallies. The council did not adopt the draft Recreation Advisory Committee ordinance that night; that item was discussed separately and staff were directed to schedule advisory board meetings and refine ordinance language for future action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Terrebonne Parish Regular Council Meeting held on May 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government Council on May 28 approved rezoning, budget and capital outlay amendments, code changes to disposal fees, traffic-control ordinances and several appointments.","taxTitle","Terrebonne Parish (Consolidated Government), Louisiana","taxId",25015,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6641778,"Terrebonne council agrees Recreation Advisory Committee can meet now while ordinance changes are drafted",818,850000,1668000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3639808-601ae061da6596b963fb77eaed26e56e&start=850&end=1668","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3639808-601ae061da6596b963fb77eaed26e56e/thumbnail_850000.jpg","/articles/6641778/Terrebonne-Parish-Consolidated-Government/Louisiana/Terrebonne-council-agrees-Recreation-Advisory-Committee-can-meet-now-while-ordinance-changes-are-drafted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6641778-2a5b32923163cb7fcc0e15ee85c69d04/orig.mp4?Expires=1777095068&Signature=Q~WlUGEGHfqsRktPc9LJMUv4Ns6Db91a78FDcj2L4MHrfpFO83Yuq8k1J6g753mfshbfzmRY04ZO7eHwOfEuYzvG30zcQ1kGoXmE2TPosK50Il8Ntn29vjZu46QWr8Eo4ismah~Z~ou1FXLAaq2e9hG620MAH~YXs~qJHtnl1-EvMJznrMoVp7Tkz7u5lxiX3Jd9HOvCxMGSTUL35dNiBJIF4tOSvamXPWHLVjyzbv6WZ~b1qDmGaojXRVYr67bHNaD1j74R9f1PwDWPhyTTHV8d~WuvQd4s5SIJiZ5CJLrqX6hiJIyMGJt9FmVh~8VqWfRe3gqcaJO0pGDstjUHYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government Council on May 28 directed staff to begin scheduling Recreation Advisory Committee meetings without waiting for an appointed chair, while the council continues to revise the ordinance that governs the committee.

Councilmember Chauvin raised the item and asked whether the committee could meet without a council-appointed chair. Staff member Neil replied that the current ordinance creates the advisory committee and describes its membership but does not specify who must call the first meeting. Neil said a proposed amendment circulated that day would make the Quality of Life director responsible for noticing and calling the first meeting. \"If you look at the proposal for the amendments ... you'll see where it says the first meeting of the Recreation Advisory Board shall be noticed and called by the quality of life director,\" Neil said during the discussion.

The ordinance as read by staff says the committee is to be composed of the parish president or a proxy, the Venues and Destinations administrator, the chairperson of each recreation district, a council member appointed by the council chair and the Director of Quality of Life; it requires monthly meetings. In the draft amendment circulated to council members, the councilmember appointed by the chair would no longer be mandated to serve as chair, and the committee would elect its own chair and vice chair. The draft also moves some procedural provisions such as automatic dismissal criteria into a manual rather than embedding all of them in ordinance text, though the manual would still require council approval, Neil said.

Several councilmembers said they have heard from recreation district leaders who want the meetings to resume. Councilmember Amity and Councilmember Pleasure both voiced support for starting meetings as soon as scheduling can be completed. The council agreed to have communications staff contact the Quality of Life Department to begin scheduling meetings and to have the Quality of Life director or vice chair lead initial coordination.

Council members stressed that the meetings must be scheduled with all required participants and that some administrative legwork will be necessary to get the advisory board functioning. Council members also noted options for removing inactive district board members were discussed; the draft would include provisions for automatic removal for certain conduct (for example, felony convictions or multiple unexcused absences) but those enforcement details would be refined in the manual and brought back to the council for approval.

The council did not vote on an ordinance change that night; members directed staff to proceed with scheduling and to circulate redlines of the draft ordinance for further council review.","The Terrebonne Parish Council on May 28 agreed that the Recreation Advisory Committee may begin meetings without an appointed chair while a draft ordinance that would change who calls and chairs the committee is revised and circulated. Staff will contact the Quality of Life Department to schedule meetings.","actionData","errors"]

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Terrebonne Council adopts rezoning, code changes, budget amendments and traffic measures; several appointments approved

Terrebonne council agrees Recreation Advisory Committee can meet now while ordinance changes are drafted