The Lake Charles City Council convened on April 28, 2026, for a regular business meeting. The council set the agenda for the upcoming May 6 meeting, received the fiscal year 2025 audit and financial statements, discussed infrastructure bids and development projects, and heard extensive public comment on issues ranging from speed bumps and park facilities to tree preservation and construction procurement.
And I'll get a obvious chance. Oh, agree with us today and we can conduct the business in the city and constructive and produce manner. WWTT A Basin A02 Sewer Rehabilitation. Appointed chairman to review bids for project number CP 3503 2025 SPAR overlay and near the budget as necessary. Appointed chairman to review bids for project number CP 3242, Southern Sewer Loop, Golf Highway List Station. Public hearings, public hearing and consideration of the late Charles Planning and Zone Commission decision to deny request for variance in order to construct nine new detached town homes with lot coverage greater than 40%, actual 45% within a residential zone and district at the northwest corner of West Clark Street at Architch Street. An ordinance auditing demolition authorizing City of Lake Charles entered to an agreement for demolition of a structure located at 1814 Easton Street, Willow the Floor, and Josephine LaCoe One. An ordinance ordering demolition and authorizing City of Lake Charles Infantry Agreement for demolition of the structure located at 1610 Gram Street, Alan J. Mitchell Owner. Another demolition at 1900 Prejon Drive, Barn Department, Classic and Dome Apartment Home, LLC Owner. Another demolition at 1514 Graham Street. An audience creating the positions of Chief of Administration and Chief of Operations within the administrative division of the Lake Charles Fire Department. And to provide for the qualifications, duties and responsibilities for such positions and other related matters. An ordinance accepting the best proposal received for renewal coverage and authorizing City Elect Charles Center to an agreement for property and casualty insurance for the City of Lake Charles. Effective May 22nd, 2026 through May 22nd, 2027. And ordinance authorized the City of Lake Charles Center into a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for Cali Street and Lake Street and Stanton Street Project State and Federal Aid Project No. H016736. An ordinance of the City of Lake Charles authorizing expropriation of property for a permanent utility servitude from on and with respect to property for any and all uses necessary for the Highway 14 Waterloo Project. Said property believed to be owned by Shahot Holding Company, all pursuant to Louisiana revised statute 19, code 134 ed set and providing further there too. In orders of the City of Lake Charles authorizing the expropriation of property for a permanent utility servitude from on and with respect to property for any and all uses necessary for the Highway 14 Waterloo Project, said property believed to be owned by 71 Corporation, all pursuant to Louisiana revised statute 19 cold 134 edset and providing further there too. An ordinance authorizing the city of Lake Charles to declare parcel number 00750382A, no municipal address and surplus property, and further authorizing the city to enter into a ground lease agreement for the use of this surplus removal property for the transmission and receipt of wireless communication signal, including the construction of a structure and tower along with the operation of equipment. An ordinance authorizing the city of Lake Charles Center into a cooperative endeavor agreement with Sowella Technical Community College to attribute funding for a flight school at the Suela Technical Community College slash Chenol International Airport Facility. An ordinance authorizing the City of Lake Charles Center into a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Calperci Parish School Board to contribute funding for the enhancements of the Region 5 STEM Center at the Lake Charles Boston Academy of Learning 1509 Enterprise Boulevard. An ordinance authorizing City Elect Charles Center into a cooperative endeavor agreement with Adafive A Sorority Incorporated a Beta Capitalizator Chapter, nonprofit organization to contribute funding towards the construction of the new facility support their source nets program, which provides prenatal education, health resources, and other support program to young mothers as well as to act as a resiliency hub during events of natural disasters and seminar emergency. A resolution appointing a member to the personnel board to fill the expired term of Jason Bell for a period of six years. A resolution approving the mayor's appointment of a member to the Historic Preservation Commission. A resolution authorizing the City of Lake Charles to advertise to receive Sylvia to project number CP 3070, Oakland Drive and Ory Road, Sewer Lift Station Upgrade with the Companion Ordinance. A resolution authorizing the City of Lake Charles to advertise and receive Sylvia's project number CP 3400, 18th Street Reconstruction, Lake Street to Creole Street, Phase 1 with the Companion Ordinance. A resolution authorizing the City of Lake Charles to advertise to receive Sylvia as the purchase standard supply of public safety uniforms for use by the Lake Charles Fire Department with the companion ordinance. Ordinances for introduction, introduction of an ordinance authorizing the City of Lake Charles to accept Northridge Road, West Mirror Drive, Pinnacle Road, and North Ridge Road in the ridge at Marketfield Phase 3. It may be another street other than North Ridge Road because it's listed in Northridge Road twice. Including public right aways, drainage, water, and sewer lines, sewer and traffic control devices for ownership and maintenance by the City of Lake Charles. The City of Lake Charles will not take ownership of the detention ponds. Introduction of the ordinance authorized the City of Lake Charles Center to an architectural and engineering and any agreement with DW Jesson and Associates, LLC for engineering services relative to project number CP 3070, Oklahoma Drive, and Audrey Road Sewer Lift Station Ugrade. Introduction of an ordinance and ordinance number 20342 of the City of Council of the City of Lake Charles order to clarify certain provisions of the room between the city and the Greater St. Mary Community Foundation. Introduction of skip up to the next three and go down to number 35. Introduction of an ordinance authorizing the city of Lake Charles Center to a cooperative endeavor with the Calcochet Parish Release Jury and a consolidated gravity drainage district number two east Calcushi Parish to share in the cost of the Greenwich Terrace File Initiative Project. I have one more that's not on your agenda. It's an appeal that was filed by the United Way from a meeting that has already passed. I'll get a formal fact sheet by tomorrow. That was already part of this agenda. Yes. We just got made made a part of the agenda. The uh the appeal was filed 10 minutes ago. Uh so we need to put this on the agenda for introduction on May 7th and final May 6th, final action of May 20th for uh to hear that appeal out. So we have to vote to put this on this agenda. So we want to do that first. Okay, by uh council vote. We need four votes in order to add that to the agenda uh going forward for May the 6th.