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Votes at a glance: Kenner council meeting, March 10 — unanimous approvals on permits, contracts and purchases
Summary
Council approved consent agenda items, accepted bids and ratified a series of purchase and emergency repair ordinances (all motions carried 7-0). Key items included approval of a Section 108 HUD application, a property lease at 402 Williams Blvd., purchases for fire and police departments, and multiple public-works contracts.
At its March 10 meeting, the Kenner City Council recorded unanimous (7-0) approval of a range of consent items, ordinances and contract awards. The following is a concise list of formal actions taken on the record; motions and recorded votes were included in the meeting transcript and each item passed by roll call or voice vote as noted.
Votes and formal actions (summary)
- Consent agenda: Approval of minutes (regular meeting 02/21/2025) and multiple public-gathering permits (movie night, cruise nights, car shows). Motion by Council Member Wilmot, seconded by Council Member Brannigan. Vote: 7-0.
- Item 8a — Summary ordinance 13,740: Approve and submit Section 108 application to HUD for $2,080,445 toward reconstruction of Arthur P. Clay Resource Center. Motion to open hearing by Council Member Dunne; approval motion by Council Member Dunne, seconded by Council Member McKenney. Vote: 7-0.
- Item 9a — Summary ordinance 13,739: Approve lease of portion of Lot W Square F (402 Williams Blvd.) to Flying Dolly's Kenner 1 LLC at $1,728/month; initial three-year term with renewal options. Motion by Council Member Dunn, seconded by Council Member Brennan. Vote: 7-0.
- Item 13a — Resolution requesting congressionally directed spending for Kenner sewer treatment plant. Motion by Council Member Brannigan, seconded by Council Member Lahat. Vote: 7-0.
- Item 15 (contracts/acceptances/ratifications): The council approved a series of procurement and emergency-ratification ordinances (motions and seconds noted in the transcript). Items included: • Summary ordinance 13,741: Purchase of six FMU preemption/priority systems from Temple Inc., $36,786 (Fire Department). Motion by Council Member Sharwas, seconded by Council Member Brennan. Vote: 7-0. • Summary ordinance 13,742: Purchase of 552 DARE T-shirts including shipping, $4,451.20 (Kenn er Police Department; sole-source). Motion by Council Member McKinney, seconded by Council Member Brennan. Vote: 7-0. • Summary ordinance 13,743: Amendment #1 to Beverly Construction Co., LLC agreement for batched dirt and sand, increase by $300,000 to a not-to-exceed $400,000 annually (Public Works). Motion by Council Member Brannigan, seconded by Council Member Sharwith. Vote: 7-0. • Summary ordinance 13,744: Agreement with Linfield Hunter & Junius Inc. for professional engineering services, not-to-exceed $75,000 (Public Works). Motion by Council Member Wilmot, seconded by Council Member McKinney. Vote: 7-0. • Summary ordinance 13,745: Ratify emergency rental of one Baldor 500 kW generator for 30 Fifth & Ole Miss lift station (Arco), motion by Council Member Bridal, seconded by Council Member Wilmot. Vote: 7-0. • Summary ordinance 13,746: Ratify emergency repair of odor control unit at 30 Ninth & Arkansas lift station, $6,927 (ECS Environmental Solutions). Motion by Council Member Lahat, seconded by Council Member Sharwitz. Vote: 7-0. • Summary ordinance 13,747: Ratify emergency repair of digester aerator 4A & 4B at wastewater treatment plant by Precision PSI LLC, $18,491.24 (sole source). Motion by Council Member Wilmot, seconded by Council Member Brennan. Vote: 7-0. • Summary ordinance 13,748: Use state contract to purchase bleachers at Masperdaleno Stadium — council approved a two-meeting deferral. Motion by Council Member Brannigan, seconded by Council Member Lahat. Vote: 7-0.
- Item 16: The council approved multiple bid acceptances and contract awards across departments (Public Works, General Services, Parks & Recreation, Airport project amendments). Notable items included award acceptances for rain gear, fountains, roofing repairs, sign poles, ready-mix concrete, asphaltic paving materials, grass cutting and restroom facility construction; amounts and vendors are listed in the meeting agenda and all passed as recorded (7-0).
Procedural notes: The transcript records motions, seconders and unanimous outcomes on each listed item. Where the transcript did not name a specific mover/seconder for an item, the meeting recorded a roll-call-style voice affirmation and a unanimous (7-0) passage. Items that required hearings had hearings opened and closed on the record prior to final votes.
The council did not record any failed motions during this meeting and took no votes that carried fewer than seven affirmative responses.
