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Zachary council approves water‑system payments, youth‑park pay app and insurance renewal; tables UDC amendment
Summary
At its Nov. 26 meeting the Zachary council approved multiple pay requests tied to LCDBG water projects and a pay application for the Youth Park restrooms, received routine financial reports and renewed workers' compensation insurance; it also tabled adoption of an amendment to the Unified Development Code to Jan. 28, 2025.
The Zachary Mayor and Council on Nov. 26 approved several contract pay requests related to the FY2020‑21 LCDBG water system improvements and a previously tabled pay application for the Youth Park restrooms, received routine planning and financial reports and renewed the city's workers' compensation insurance policy for 2025. The council also voted to table adoption of Ordinance 2024‑16 amending Table 2.303 of the Unified Development Code until Jan. 28, 2025.
Key actions recorded in the minutes and approved by unanimous roll call (yeas: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry) included: Pay Request #2 (final retainage) to Grady Crawford Construction for Contract 1 water mains; Pay Request #9 to Griner Drilling for the Carpenter Road water well (Contract 2); and Pay Application #007 to Strickland & Porter Construction for the Zachary Youth Park restrooms (the latter had been tabled at the Nov. 12 meeting). The council also moved to receive the Planning Commission and Zoning Commission minutes of Nov. 4, 2024; receive the Balance Sheet and Income Statement as of Oct. 2024; and receive the Nov. 20 Condemnation Board minutes and the Oct. 2024 inspection report. The council approved renewal of the 2025 workers' compensation insurance policy.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of Minutes (Nov. 12, 2024): motions recorded approving minutes as written and with corrections; outcome: approved (5–0). - FY2020‑21 LCDBG Water System Improvements — Contract 1 (Pay Request #2, final retainage to Grady Crawford Construction): approved (5–0). - FY2020‑21 LCDBG Water System Improvements — Contract 2 (Carpenter Road Water Well, Pay Request #9 to Griner Drilling): approved (5–0). - Pay Application #007 to Strickland & Porter Construction — Zachary Youth Park Restrooms: approved (5–0). - Receive Planning Commission and Zoning Commission minutes (Nov. 4, 2024): received (5–0). - Receive Balance Sheet and Income Statement (Oct. 2024): received (5–0). - Renewal of 2025 Workers' Compensation Insurance: approved (5–0). - Table adoption of Ordinance 2024‑16 (UDC Table 2.303 amendment): tabled to Jan. 28, 2025 (5–0). - Receive Condemnation Board minutes (Nov. 20, 2024): received (5–0). - Receive Inspection Report (Oct. 2024): received (5–0).
Most motions were made and seconded by council members in ordinary form and recorded as unanimous. None of the actions recorded at the meeting included a detailed debate in the minutes; the record notes routine approvals and receipts of reports. The public hearing on Ordinance 2024‑16 was opened and closed with no public comment before the council voted to table adoption.
