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Shreveport City Council approves multiple resolutions and zoning changes; several items introduced for later consideration
Summary
The council voted unanimously on several resolutions — including a hazard mitigation plan update, an ambulance purchase contract and a management‑agreement amendment — and approved multiple ordinances and zoning rezonings; additional resolutions and ordinances were introduced for later adoption.
At its regular session, the Shreveport City Council moved and approved several resolutions and zoning ordinances. The council recorded unanimous approvals (voice votes reported as seven affirmative votes) on a cluster of items and introduced additional measures for future consideration.
Key votes: The council approved Resolution 63 (a hazard mitigation plan update), Resolution 74 (authorizing the mayor to execute a contract with BFA of LA to purchase ambulances for the fire department), Resolution 65 (an amendment to the management agreement with Metro Management Associates) and Resolution 66 (authorizing a request to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources/State Mineral and Energy Board to seek public bids for oil, gas and mineral leases on certain city‑owned interests). The clerk and chair recorded the motions as moved and seconded and reported the items as passing with seven votes.
Why it matters: These approvals affect emergency preparedness (hazard mitigation), public‑safety equipment (ambulance procurement), management contracts for city operations and the city's ability to pursue bids for mineral leases on city lands, which could have fiscal and land‑use consequences.
Ordinances and zoning: The clerk introduced several ordinances for future consideration and brought multiple ordinances to second reading and final passage, including an ordinance repealing section 26‑66 of the code of ordinances and a set of zoning changes (zoning case numbers cited in the record include 26‑51C, 26‑57C, 26‑53C). Councilman Brooks and a staff representative discussed one zoning case (Ordinance 68/26‑57C) and noted parking concerns raised by SRAC and Shreveport Common; staff said the parties are continuing to coordinate with Providence House on parking and height questions before final implementation.
Appointments: The mayor submitted appointments received 07/08/2026 — nominees to the Metropolitan Planning Commission (Eric Monroe, Rose McCullough) and the Shreveport Historic Preservation Commission (April Down) — all listed as subject to confirmation on 07/28/2026.
Process notes: Several resolutions (67–70) and ordinances (70–72) were introduced for adoption at a later date and explicitly not to be adopted prior to 07/28/2026. The council recorded no executive session and adjourned after routine business.
The council’s recorded motion outcomes and introduction statuses above are taken from the meeting record; vote tallies were reported as unanimous ('passes with 7') in the transcript, and no roll-call vote list of individual yes/no votes was provided in the record for these items.
