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Votes at a glance: Broussard council approves routine items, rescheduling, easement abandonment and zoning change
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Broussard City Council approved routine minutes and financials, a proclamation, a meeting schedule change, abandoned an access easement, and adopted a rezoning ordinance. Separate council action addressed condemnation of a property and a lift-station contract award.
At its April 22 meeting the Broussard City Council approved a package of routine and ordinance/resolution items, including acceptance of minutes, the January financial report, a proclamation recognizing International Economic Development Council Week, a schedule change for June council meetings, an easement abandonment, and final adoption of a rezoning ordinance.
Key votes and outcomes
- Item 2.1 — Acceptance of minutes of the April 8, 2025 council meeting: motion approved (unanimous vote by Districts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and at-large member). The minutes were included in the council packet.
- Item 3.1 — Approval of the January 2025 financial report: motion approved. Staff noted January numbers showed the city 2% over the monthly budget and 1% over year-to-date budget; further adjustments expected as finance staff catch up after a staff leave.
- Item 4.2 — Proclamation declaring May 11–17, 2025, International Economic Development Council Week: motion approved. A representative from Bridal spoke briefly in support (identified as Ryan in the meeting).
- Item 4.3 — Reschedule council meetings: motion approved to reschedule the June 10, 2025 meeting to June 9 and cancel the June 24, 2025 meeting (agenda correction noted).
- Item 5.2 — Resolution No. 834-25: Abandonment of an existing access easement (former IPT Global site/OEG property): motion approved. Staff described replacing the diagonal easement with a new easement along the northern border to accommodate OEG’s planned operation.
- Item 6.1 — Ordinance No. 25-825: Final adoption to amend zoning maps (rezoning identified parcels from community commercial to R-3 multifamily and from light industrial to community commercial): motion approved (zoning commission had recommended approval and the item was introduced at the prior council meeting).
Several items on the agenda drew fuller discussion and received separate council action: condemnation of 128 Ninth Street (Item 4.1) and the South Eola lift station bid award (Resolution No. 833-25); those were handled as distinct agenda items and are reported separately.
Most motions were approved by unanimous voice or roll-call responses from the council members present; the meeting record shows each listed item passed during the April 22 session.
