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Votes at a glance: council approves wastewater contracts, engineering fee increase, cyber assessment and planning counsel retainer
Summary
The City of New Iberia City Council approved a slate of resolutions authorizing contracts for wastewater-plant services, engineering-fee adjustments, a statewide cyber readiness assessment, and retention of outside land-use counsel.
The New Iberia City Council approved several routine but consequential resolutions during its meeting, authorizing agreements on wastewater-plant operations, engineering services, cybersecurity assessment, and outside legal counsel for land-use conflicts.
Resolutions approved (summary): - Resolution No. 2531: Authorizes the mayor to negotiate and execute an agreement between the City of New Iberia and Statewide Electrical Services LLC related to belt-press operations at the T-Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant. Motion made by Peppero Timothy Gosland; second by Councilor Ron Davis.
- Resolution No. 2532: Authorizes the mayor to negotiate and execute an agreement between the City and Domaine Zabo and Associates LLC related to the T-Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant, Water Sector 1. Councilors moved and seconded the measure after staff explained the engineering contract fees will rise as the scope of work expanded; the project is partially funded by state water-sector money.
- Resolution No. 2533: Authorizes the mayor to enter an agreement with the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for a cyber readiness assessment. Council accepted a no-cost assessment that will bring state personnel to work with the city’s IT staff to identify cybersecurity weaknesses.
- Resolution No. 2534: Authorizes retaining Dean Watney to advise the city on planning, zoning, subdivision and other land-use matters when the city attorney has a conflict. The retainer is for as-needed assistance; the council discussed that Watney would act as a backup to avoid delays when conflicts appear.
- Resolution No. 2535: Grants a width variance from 50 feet to 30 feet on an access entry into a proposed commercial development from Queen City Boulevard. The measure was discussed as a routine variance (mover: Judge Troy Como; second: Councilman Warren White).
Each item was moved, seconded and advanced on the council floor. Staff provided short explanatory remarks for several items (notably the engineering-fee increase and the free cyber-assessment). The meeting record shows the council asked members to “vote your machines” and then moved to the next agenda items, indicating each resolution advanced as read.
