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Kenner council approves several public-safety purchases, state cooperative agreements and tourism CEA

Kenner City Council · December 20, 2024

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Summary

Council approved multiple summary ordinances authorizing purchases of firefighting gear, vehicles, HVAC, and cooperative endeavor agreements with the State Treasury to provide approximately $955,000 in state aid for police equipment; council also approved a cooperative agreement with Visit Kenner for tourism services funded by hotel-occupancy tax.

Kenner City Council on Dec. 5 approved a package of summary ordinances that fund equipment and cooperative agreements for public-safety and city services.

Council approved an HVAC contract for Fire Station 379 not to exceed $22,500 (Summary Ordinance No. 13,702) and authorized two purchases of firefighter protective equipment: one for an amount not to exceed $53,730 (Summary Ordinance No. 13,703) and a second turnout-gear purchase not to exceed $442,800 (Summary Ordinance No. 13,704). Kenner Fire Department leadership said turnout gear has a 10-year safety lifecycle under NFPA guidance and replacement is necessary.

For the Kenner Police Department, council approved two Cooperative Endeavor Agreements with the Louisiana Department of the Treasury—one not to exceed $475,000 and a second not to exceed $480,000—intended to bring state appropriations into city coffers for equipment including body cameras, flight/drone cameras and crime cameras across the city. City staff credited state legislators and the governor for helping secure the appropriations.

Council also approved a vehicle purchase from Lamar Ford for six used vehicles at $125,980 (Summary Ordinance No. 13,707); the chief said some of the vehicles are being purchased with seized drug funds to offset costs. In addition, council approved a cooperative endeavor with Visit Kenner (Summary Ordinance No. 13,708) to designate Visit Kenner as the city's designated CVB and to use monthly hotel-occupancy-tax net proceeds for tourism services as authorized by LSA-R.S. 47:388.203. Motions on these items were recorded as unanimous voice votes (6–0).