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Council introduces multiple ordinances and resolutions, including capital budget amendment and Fair Share update
Summary
City staff introduced several resolutions and ordinances for future consideration, including a capital budget amendment for Fire Station 15, a Stryker lease-to-own EMS equipment deal (~$2 million over five years), a Fair Share net-worth threshold update to $500,000 indexed to inflation, and zoning items including a conditional zoning request at Greenwood/Pines Road.
City staff briefed the Shreveport City Council on multiple items slated for introduction or future action on Jan. 13. Highlights included:
- Ordinance 1: Amendment to the 2026 capital budget to add approximately $85,000–$100,000 for Fire Station 15, funded from interest on the 2021 bond series, staff said.
- Resolution (Stryker lease-to-own): A lease-to-own agreement with Stryker Sales to acquire EMS equipment; staff described the total as "a little over $2,000,000" over five years and said EMS representatives would be available to answer technical questions.
- Resolution (gas-lease extension): Extension of a gas lease with Apex Natural Gas that staff said will generate nearly $32,000 a year in additional revenue for the city.
- Ordinance 9: Proposed amendments to the Fair Share vendor program that index the net-worth threshold to inflation and raise the threshold to $500,000 to modernize eligibility.
- Ordinance 10: Conditional zoning case at Greenwood and Pines Road that includes a request by the developer to permit beer and wine sales; a developer representative spoke during public comment and sought council consideration.
City staff also noted delays or postponements on several items (a crime-lab lease and a CEA with DDA requested for postponement), and said a bid reissuance would be required for Curtis Lane and Lehi Shore Drive work after an electronic-bid glitch. Several zoning cases will return to MPC or ZBA for additional processing before final council action.
No final votes were recorded on these items at the Jan. 13 meeting; they were introduced or discussed for future consideration and public hearing.
