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Council approves appointments, HUD/CHDO awards, drainage and property ordinances; several items introduced for later action
Summary
At its Sept. 10 meeting, the Monroe City Council approved multiple resolutions and final ordinances, including appointments to boards, HUD and HOME subrecipient agreements, drainage code updates, and property sales; several administrative and procedural ordinances were introduced for future consideration.
The Monroe City Council on Sept. 10 approved a range of routine and final actions and introduced others for later consideration.
Votes and final adoptions - Resolution No. 8784: Appointment of Frankie Miller to the Monroe Board of Adjustment — approved unanimously; Ms. Miller thanked the Council (SEG 024–026). - Resolution No. 8785: Appointment of Eddie J. Douzart III to the Monroe Capital Infrastructure Commission — approved unanimously (SEG 027). - Resolution No. 8786 & 8787: Re-appointments of Donald Johnson and Charles Pritchard to the Interstate 20 Economic Development Corporation board — approved unanimously (SEG 030–031). - Resolution Nos. 8791–8795: Multiple HUD/Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and HOME CHDO awards were approved to local subrecipients including Louisiana Housing Corporation ($127,943), Christopher Youth Center (up to $82,217), Wellspring Alliance ($42,000), AHAYA Community Development Corporation ($50,000), and Quest 4 Success ($31,000) (SEG 049–052). - Ordinance No. 12,235: Declaring property in Monroe Air Industrial Park no longer necessary for public use and authorizing sale to Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana — adopted (SEG 114–116). - Ordinance No. 12,237–12,240: Final adoptions authorizing sale of adjudicated lots, amending Chapter 13 (drainage and flood control), and approving a lease at 507 Wood Street were all approved unanimously (SEG 131–133).
Introductions and contested items - The Council introduced an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 12,225 (Purchasing and Bidding Procedures) and a separate ordinance to halt automatic water-rate increases; both were introduced but not finally adopted (SEG 064–075; SEG 087–096). - Ordinance No. 12,236 (repealing an earlier ordinance tied to an attempted charter amendment) passed, and some speakers urged legal review of prior language that may have improperly amended the charter without voter approval (SEG 116–124).
Several items were approved unanimously without public comment; Resolution No. 8783 (requiring specific Council authorization for all public work contracts) passed with one nay from Mrs. Ezernack (SEG 022). The meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
