The Bossier City Council introduced an ordinance authorizing Mayor Thomas H. Chandler to execute a purchase agreement tied to Ordinance 94 of 2023 and later introduced a cooperative endeavor agreement to let the Bossier Council on Aging (BCOA) occupy the premises for senior programs and services.

Councilman Cliff Smith moved to introduce the purchase-agreement authorization; Councilman Gerard seconded the motion and the council approved the introduction. BCOA leaders addressed the council during public comment. Tamara Crane, president of the Bossier Council on Aging, said the agency operates under the governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs and that the agency’s guidelines emphasize free or preferential rent, utilities and maintenance for senior centers; Crane urged the council to involve the BCOA in planning improvements and to preserve the space the seniors use for activities.

Deborah Croke of the BCOA asked that furniture, fixtures and major improvements be included under the prior agreement and be protected as part of the transaction. City presenters said the matter has been under discussion for years and described the purchase as a win for the city and for the organization.

Later the council introduced an ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute the attached cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA) that would permit the BCOA to occupy and operate from the premises during the term of the agreement; the CEA includes a 30-day termination clause. Council members moved and seconded the CEA introduction; the item advanced for later final action.