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Council approves routine resolutions and ordinances; bid awarded for Saint Julian Park project
Summary
On March 10 the Broussard City Council approved multiple routine resolutions and ordinances, declared substantial completion on two infrastructure contracts, awarded a $6.002M construction contract for a racket center at Saint Julian Park, and adopted three zoning/subdivision ordinances. One drainage budget amendment failed earlier in the meeting.
The Broussard City Council on March 10 approved a slate of routine and project-related measures and accepted bids for a major park project.
Key outcomes at a glance: - Resolution 885-26: The council declared Main Street Phase 3B substantially complete and approved release of retainage for the project (motion approved). - Resolution 886-26: The council accepted the lowest responsive bid for a new racket center and observation deck at Saint Julian Park; Triad Construction's bid of $6,002,000 was roughly $67,000 under the construction budget and the council approved moving to contract. - Resolution 887-26: The council approved abandonment and acceptance of a donation of right-of-way along Ambassador Caffrey Parkway needed for a sewer project (motion approved). - Resolution 888-26: The council declared the reserve lift station and force main relocation substantially complete after Como Engineering's walkthrough and punch-list work (motion approved). - Resolution 5.2 (municipal water audit): The council approved the city's annual LDQ sewer/pond audit report (motion approved). - Ordinances adopted: Council passed amendments to subdivision regulations (with select lot-size language held for later revision) and enacted multiple zoning map changes and a gas-station restriction amendment (Ordinance Nos. 26-838, 26-839, 26-840).
Officials also reported progress on several condemnation matters and directed staff to monitor follow-through; the mayor closed the meeting with a community announcement and adjournment.
What passed and next steps: contracts and substantial-completion actions will move toward final accounting and contract closeout; staff will proceed with contracting for the Saint Julian Park construction and report required updates to council.
