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Votes at a glance: Kenner City Council approves consent agenda items and personnel appointments on Aug. 22
Summary
At its Aug. 22 meeting the Kenner City Council approved consent agenda minutes and multiple ordinances, awarded contracts and ratified appointments. A motion to change the order of business to hear item 18a early also passed unanimously.
The Kenner City Council on Aug. 22 approved a slate of consent and summary ordinances, ratified appointments and accepted professional-service agreements and contracts. The clerk recorded multiple motions with unanimous or near-unanimous votes; one personnel appointment carried an abstention. Below is a concise list of actions taken during the meeting's consent and summary agenda.
Votes and key details
- Change order of business (to take item 18a at beginning of meeting): Motion by Councilmember Brannigan, seconded by Councilmember Brennan; vote 7–0 (motion passed).
- Consent agenda approval (minutes of regular council meeting of 08/07/2025 and related items): Motion by Councilmember McKinney, seconded by Councilmember Wilmot; vote 7–0 (approved).
- Resolution (13a): Temporarily suspend council rule number 11 and reschedule Kenner city council agenda deadline to Friday, 08/29/2025 at noon for the council meeting of 09/04/2025. Motion by Councilmember Wilmot, seconded by Councilmember Sharwith; vote 7–0 (passed).
- Appointment ratification — Firefighter Craig Burkett to Kenner Fire Department Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, term to 07/30/2028: Motion by Councilmember Bratton, seconded by Councilmember Lahat; vote recorded as motion passes 6–0 with Councilmember Wilmot abstaining (Wilmot stated family relation). Note: motion language and vote recorded in minutes; abstention documented.
- Appointment ratification — Lieutenant Louis Tusa Jr. as Kenner Police Department representative to Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, term to 07/30/2028: Motion by Councilmember Lahat, seconded by Councilmember Bridal; vote 7–0 (passed).
- Summary ordinance 13,915: Award to Audio Visual Engineering Imogeneering Inc. to purchase two planetarium shows, amount not to exceed $8,000 (General Services). Motion by Councilmember Dunn, seconded by Councilmember McKinney; vote 7–0 (approved).
- Summary ordinance 13,916: Ratify emergency purchase to furnish and install a 13-ton air conditioning system at the wastewater treatment plant, $14,689 to Beacon Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Inc. (General Services). Motion by Councilmember Bridal, seconded by Councilmember Brannigan; vote 7–0 (approved).
- Summary ordinance 13,917: Purchase materials for the new press box at Musperolino from Liberty Welding and Iron Works Co., amount not to exceed $10,748 (General Services). Motion by Councilmember Brown again, seconded by Councilmember McKinney; vote 7–0 (approved).
- Summary ordinance 13,918: Purchase 25 wireless outdoor cameras from SHI International Corp., amount not to exceed $5,871.50 (Information Technology and Communications). Motion by Councilmember Wilmot, seconded by Councilmember LaHack; vote 7–0 (approved).
- Summary ordinance 13,920: Cooperative agreement with Jefferson Parish to provide a police detail at North Kenner Library, cost not to exceed $140,000 for a three-year term (Police detail). Motion by Councilmember Brownigan, seconded by Councilmember Brennan; vote 7–0 (approved).
- Summary ordinance 13,921: Professional services agreement with T Baker Smith LLC for resurfacing Vintage Drive (state project H016392), amount not to exceed $201,390 (Public Works). Motion by Councilmember Lahat, seconded by Councilmember McKinney; vote 7–0 (approved).
- Summary ordinance 13,922: Amendment No. 4 to engineering agreement with Shred, Kirkendall & Associates Inc. for 20 Fourth Street and Delaware Ave. sewer lift station upgrade, increase by $185,179.40 and extend term to 09/26/2027 (Department of Wastewater). Motion by Councilmember Charlotte, seconded by Councilmember Dunne; vote 7–0 (approved).
- Summary order 13897: Agreement with Parish Engineering LLC for architectural and engineering services for generator installation at the Kenner Food Bank (Department of Federal Program Compliance). Motion by Councilmember Dunn, seconded by Councilmember Brennan; amendment approved, then motion passed 7–0.
Items introduced for first reading (no final vote on Aug. 22)
The council also introduced several ordinances for first reading (Items 16a–16j), including lead-based inspection services, foundation repairs at the Hispanic Resource Center, Rivertown drainage improvements amendment, emergency traffic-control repairs, adaptive-sports wheelchair purchases, sewer lift station replacement bid acceptance, rooftop unit replacement at Office of Motor Vehicles, and others. Those items were presented for first reading and will return for subsequent action.
Ending: The clerk recorded the motions and roll calls in the official minutes. Several items were approved unanimously; one personnel appointment recorded an abstention. For full vote language and exact motion text, consult the Aug. 22 meeting minutes in the city clerk’s record.
