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Votes at a glance: New Iberia council adopts excavations penalty increase, barricade and other budget items; several introductions and resolutions passed
Summary
The New Iberia City Council approved or introduced a package of ordinances, budget amendments and procurement actions including an amended excavations ordinance that raised the fine to $250.
The New Iberia City Council took a series of formal actions on ordinances, resolutions and procurement items.
Major votes and introductions
- Ordinance 202435 (code section 74 article 3 — excavations on public property): Council opened the public hearing, amended the penalty provision from $50 to $250 and approved the ordinance as amended. Council members said the higher fine is intended to discourage contractors or utilities from digging without proper protections.
- Special Ordinance 2024–2025-06 (budget carryover from fiscal year 2023–2024): The council approved the budget carryover related to head works and limestone items discussed at the prior meeting.
- Special Ordinance 2024–2025-07 (budget amendment to purchase barricades): Council approved a budget amendment to purchase barricades. Staff said the first purchase would include about 60 barricades as part of a phased purchase with an eventual goal of buying roughly 200 to 400 units to cover high-congestion parade routes; the initial purchase is intended to build a compatible inventory.
- Special Ordinance 2024–2025-08 (budget appropriation for economic development at the Pepperplex): Council approved appropriating funds from the city’s TIF district for a prospective economic-development opportunity at the Pepperplex. Staff said this was to position funds for a future incentive; they noted a prior discussion had mentioned $400,000 for road work but said no company was publicly identified at the meeting.
- Ordinance 2025002 (authorizing the mayor to negotiate and execute agreement with Lard Oil Company for off-site fuel cards): Council approved awarding the fuel bid to Lard Oil Company following the competitive process described by staff.
- Resolution 2507 (authorization to execute a 179D energy-efficient commercial buildings deduction allocation form on behalf of Paul J. Allen, Architect APAC): Council approved authorizing the mayor to execute the allocation form so the architect’s firm may pursue federal tax deductions related to energy-efficiency work on qualifying city projects (sites mentioned included the West End Community Center, Bayou Teche Museum and others). Staff described the IRS Section 179D program and said consultants will evaluate whether past and future projects qualify.
- Procurement action: Council moved to reject a noncompliant bid for a field-marking machine after the vendor submitted a lease proposal when the bid asked for a purchase. Staff said the procurement will be rebid or procured via quotes within the city’s procurement thresholds.
- Introduction and hearings: Council introduced an agreement with Menville and Associates LLC to administer various grants and set a public hearing for Feb. 18, 2025; the council also introduced an ordinance to change adjudicated-property sales procedures (ordinance 202504) but removed the public-hearing date so staff could refine the draft.
- Resolution 2509 (1608 Elm Street): Council declared the property at 1608 Elm Street dilapidated and set a public hearing for March 5, 2025; staff said the property is enrolled in a demolition-grant process and the resolution provides a parallel enforcement path if grant funding is delayed.
Where the transcript did not record numerical roll-call tallies, the meeting record shows the motions and that the council asked members to vote by machine; the transcript indicates each item moved forward as described above.
