Bossier City Council approves series of ordinances, budget adjustments, appointments and emergency sewer repairs

The Bossier City Council on July 1 carried a slate of ordinances, resolutions, appointments and emergency declarations. Key actions included emergency sewer repairs, conditional-use approvals for retail alcohol sales at new convenience stores, budget and staffing adjustments, several routine appointments, and the establishment of standing committees.

Emergency sewer repairs and related emergency declarations: The council adopted three emergency or extreme-emergency ordinances to address sewer failures and force-main replacement. The items and stated costs were:

- Replace an 8-inch gravity sewer main and set new manhole at 4001 Wayne Avenue and replace an 8-inch gravity sewer main at 1502 Lampkin Street: $211,591.86 from the Sewer Capital and Contingency Fund (adopted, first and final reading).

- Replace a gravity sewer main segment on Shirley Lane that collapsed: $97,800 from the Sewer Capital and Contingency Fund (adopted, first and final reading).

- Restore and replace a 24-inch sewer force main blowout at the intersection of Airline Drive and Meadow Creek Drive: $354,231.75 from the Sewer Capital and Contingency Fund (adopted, first and final reading). Council and engineering staff said the “extreme emergency” designation applied where bypass operations could not be installed and immediate mobilization was required.

Other votes and approvals: The council:

- Approved bidding results and took demolition bids for 1401 Burchett Street under advisement; the two bids announced were $29,470 (1 Priority Environmental LLC) and $27,855 (Eagle Industries LLC). The council later approved the bids. (Motion carried.)

- Adopted ordinances granting conditional-use approval for retail sale of low-content alcohol at convenience stores with fuel sales at 1819 Airline Drive (Murphy Oil USA) and at 1843 Innovation Drive (both first and final readings).

- Adopted…