Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Finance And Events topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council approves $2.5 million in claims, adopts updated special-event form and clears Central Catholic 5K
Summary
The council approved claims totaling $2,497,852.97, adopted a revised special-event application (new downtown/other footprints, increased traffic-control fee to $100, private-trash requirement), and granted a Central Catholic 5K special-event permit for April 26.
The Lafayette City Council approved the city controller’s claims and several administrative items including a revised special-event application and a Central Catholic 5K special-event request.
Jeremy Deal, city controller, presented claims totaling $2,497,852.97 and requested the board’s approval. Council members asked questions about invoice dates and billing periods for vendor Synergy; Deal explained the multiple invoice dates reflect different meter locations and billing service periods. The council moved, seconded and approved the claims by voice vote.
During questions, council members identified an entry for a vendor called Legacy Lines related to labor and materials for a fiber line on South Street. Deal said that item stems from a recent incident in which a contractor cut a fiber line and that remediation is underway.
Miles, from economic development, presented revisions to the special-event application prepared with the clerk’s office and the Lafayette Police Department. Revisions include two designations for "City Street" (a downtown set of footprints and a separate "City Street other" option for block parties), an updated traffic-control charge increased from $25 to $100, and a requirement that applicants remove private trash the next morning by 8 a.m. Miles said the city is also purchasing additional barricade sets. The council adopted the revised form by voice vote.
Lily Fry, representing Central Catholic, requested approval for the school’s annual 5K on April 26 to support mental-health and suicide-prevention efforts; Fry said staff will coordinate barricades and notify affected neighborhoods. The council approved the special-event request by voice vote.
Quotes from the meeting include Deal’s summary that the controller’s office "has reviewed claims totaling $2,497,852.97" and Fry saying the event "is our annual 5 k to support mental health and suicide prevention." The council recorded no roll-call tallies for these votes; actions were taken by voice vote.
