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Kenner council actions at a glance: tax levy, permits, contracts and resolutions (April 2025)
Summary
The Kenner City Council approved a slate of permits, ordinances, contracts and resolutions, including the annual millage levy, a police K-9 policy, multiple procurement contracts, and several community projects; most items passed unanimously 7-0.
At its April 2025 meeting the Kenner City Council approved a range of routine and substantive items, including the annual tax millage levy, event permits, property and contract approvals, and two airport-related resolutions. Nearly all recorded votes were unanimous, 7-0.
Highlights
- Tax millage levy (summary ordinance 13,751): Council adopted the same millage rate as the prior year; staff said this is not a new tax and the city is not in a reassessment year. Motion carried 7-0.
- Consent and public gathering permits: Multiple permits for gatherings, movies and concerts on city property were approved on the consent agenda (items 1–3) and the consent package passed 7-0.
- Police K-9 private-sale policy (summary ordinance 13,772): Council adopted a policy to allow private sale/transfer of police dogs no longer needed for police work; staff said the policy memorializes existing practices and state statute provisions. Motion passed 7-0.
- Multiple procurement and service agreements (items 15b–15l): The council approved amendments and awards including a copier lease amendment (not to exceed $80,000 annually), Galls LLC for uniforms (up to $60,000 annually), a media monitoring subscription with TVEyes ($3,600 annually), Vanderbrook & Co. for financial consulting (not to exceed $90,000), guardrail maintenance contract (up to $75,000), Meyer Engineers A&E for a new fire station (up to $855,377), Prince Dump Truck Services (up to $125,000), Romelli Janitorial (grass cutting, up to $165,125), and smaller wastewater and equipment purchases. All motions recorded passed 7-0.
- Cooperative endeavor for inclusive playground (summary ordinance 13,780): A cooperative agreement with Jefferson Parish to fund inclusive playground equipment and lighting at Miguez Park, not to exceed $230,000, passed 7-0.
- First-reading ordinances (item 16): The council introduced multiple ordinances for first reading including auctioning surplus property, roofing replacements for police facilities, asphalt maintenance contracts and equipment purchases; these were presented for first reading and will return for final passage at a later meeting.
Votes and formal actions: A consolidated list
(Each entry shows the agenda item identifier, brief description and recorded outcome — all recorded votes below were 7-0 unless noted.)
- Consent agenda (items 1–3): Approval of minutes, event permits and public gathering applications — approved 7-0. - 13,751 (item 8): Annual tax millage rates levied — approved 7-0. - 13,749 (item 9a): Sale of ~6,191 sq ft portion adjacent to 431 Hollandy Street (appraised $23,300) — approved 7-0. - 13,772 (item 12a): Policy for private sale/transfer of Kennert Police Department K-9s — approved 7-0. - 13,779 (item 15g): A&E agreement with Meyer Engineers for new two-story fire station (NTE $855,377) — approved 7-0. - 13,780 (item 15h): Cooperative endeavor with Jefferson Parish for inclusive playground at Miguez Park (NTE $230,000) — approved 7-0. - 15b: Amendment to photocopy/printing lease with US Copy Inc., increasing NTE to $80,000 annually — approved 7-0. - 15c: Award to Galls LLC for uniforms and supplies (NTE $60,000 annually) — approved 7-0. - 15d: Media monitoring subscription with TVEyes Inc. ($3,600 annually) — approved 7-0. - 15e: Agreement with Vanderbrook & Company, LLC for financial consulting (NTE $90,000) — approved 7-0. - 15f: Guardrail maintenance contract with Husbands for Higher Construction (NTE $75,000) — approved 7-0. - 15i–15k: Small equipment and service purchases for wastewater and public works (various low-dollar awards, listed in agenda) — approved 7-0. - 15l: Grass cutting and debris removal agreement with Romelli Janitorial Service (NTE $165,125) — approved 7-0. - 15a: Purchase of stadium bleachers (summary ordinance 13,748) was deferred for one meeting — motion to defer passed 7-0.
What the council did not do
- The resolutions concerning the New Orleans Aviation Board and a regional meeting (items 13a and 13b) request action by other bodies; they do not by themselves change state law or the board’s composition.
How to follow up
Council directions and staff follow-up tasks recorded in the meeting include transmitting delinquent tax reports on request, recording deeds and servitudes for property sales, contracting next steps for awarded services, and coordinating outreach for the airport resolutions and fire-station planning process.
Most items were routine procurements or procedural votes recorded as unanimous; items highlighted above carry the most programmatic weight for residents and departments.
