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The New Orleans City Council convened on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at approximately 1:37 AM, beginning with a return from executive session. The meeting proceeded to first readings of multiple ordinances, followed by a presentation from the Young Artivists Club of Trinity City Arts and public testimony. Council members discussed youth engagement and made commitments to meet with the organization.
All right, Madam Clerk, we're coming back from executive session, and we're going to first reads. Okay. Roll call. Okay, vote. Let's vote. Everybody vote come back from executive session. I will move, seconded by Council Vice President Willard. Uh all in favor say aye. Aye. Five years, no nays. We are back from executive session. I will move to go to first reads. Can I get a second? Second by Councilman McCarron. All in favor say aye. Five years, no nays. We're going to first read. After first reads, we will do the last special order. Thank you. Ordinance is on first readings. By request, an ordinance authorizing the mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement between the City of New Orleans, the Community Foundation Realty Incorporation for the public purpose of supporting entrepreneurs and the energy sector in New Orleans through the creation of a business incubator is more fully detailed in the cooperative endeavor agreement form attached here to as exhibit A and otherwise to provide with respect there to ordinance calendar number thirty-five thousand six oh one by Councilmember Harris by request. To declare that such use is granted in the servitude agreement will incorporate space that is neither needed for public purposes, nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right of way to set forth the reasons for said servitude agreement and otherwise to provide with respect thereto. Ordinance calendar number 35,000 604 by Councilmember McCarran by request. An ordinance to authorize the mayor of the city of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on or over portions of public right-of-way located at the municipal address 163 Middle Park Place to fix the minimum price in terms of said servitude agreement to declare that such use is granted in the servitude agreement will incorporate space that is neither needed for public purposes nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way to set forth the reasons for said servitude agreement and otherwise to provide with respect there to ordinance calendar number 35,000 605 by Councilmember Harris. An ordinance to establish a conditional use to permit a commercial short-term rental in HUMU Historic Urban Neighborhood Mixed Use District on Square 425, Lots 15 and 16 in the 6th municipal district, bounded by Taladono Street, Coronde Leth Street, Louisiana Avenue, and St. Charles Avenue. And otherwise to provide with respect there to zoning docket number 5926. Ordinance calendar number 35,606 by Councilmember King. An ordinance to provide for the designation of public property within a specified area of the City of New Orleans as a temporary special event clean zone during the time period beginning at 6 a.m. on Monday, January 11, 2027, and continuing through and until 1159 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2027. Relative to the use of these public areas in conjunction with the 2027 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the All State Sugar Bowl and related activities and events produced by the college football playoff to provide for the temporary prohibition of certain commercial activities in the special event clean zone unless approved, sanctioned or authorized by the city, or is set forth in sponsors, special event permit, if and as applicable to provide for the establishment of one or more public participation areas to provide for the establishment of fines and penalties for violations of this ordinance to establish the special event clean zone within the area bounded by the Pontra Train Expressway, Chapatula Street, Orange Street, proceeding across the Mississippi River, the West Bank Levy, Esplanade Street, North Clayborne Avenue, Two Lane Avenue, and South Broad Street, excluding the Louisiana Superdome property, the New Orleans Smoothie King Arena property, and the Ernest and Moria Convention Center property to provide a sunset period for applicability and otherwise to provide with respect there to ordinance calendar number 35,607 by Councilmember Morel. An ordinance to repeal Chapter 2, Article 4, Division 4 in its entirety and the code of the City of New Orleans relative to the Edward Wisner Donation Advisory Committee and otherwise to provide with respect there too. Ordinance calendar number 35,608 by Councilmember Green by request. An ordinance authorizing the mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement between the City of New Orleans and the United Negro College Fund with a term greater than one year for the public purpose of the City of New Orleans to host a UNFC UNCF employee workplace given campaign to support local students is more fully detailed in the cooperative endeavor agreement form attached here to as exhibit A and otherwise to provide with respect there too. Ordinance calendar number 35,000 six oh nine by council member green by request. An ordinance authorizing the mayor of the city of New Orleans to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement between the City of New Orleans and United Way of Southeast Louisiana with a term greater than one year for the public purpose of delivering programs and services that target community needs centered around building a good life with a primary focus on education, income, and health is more fully detailed in the cooperative endeavor agreement form attached here to as Exhibit A and otherwise to provide with respect there too. Ordinance calendar number 35,610 by Council Member Morel by request. An ordinance to amend and reordain Sections 2-7 of the Code of the City of New Orleans to increase the competitive selection threshold applicable to contracts for professional services and otherwise provide with respect there too. In ordinance to grant an amendment to ordinance number 28,694 MCS zoning docket 009-21 to permit the expansion of an existing educational facility to include lot six on square 172 1223 Josephine Street and to authorize the construction of a nursery school building on Lot 6 and 8A proposed lot 8B on square 172 in the HURD2 Historic Urban Two Family Residential District on Lots 6 and 8A proposed lot 8B on square 172, lot 16A on square 203, lots 13, 1415, 1A, TE1, TE2, and an undesignated lot on squares 171 and 178 in the 4th municipal district, bounded by Jackson Avenue, Pertania Street, Josephine Street, Chestnut Street, St. Andrew Street, and Camp Street. The municipal addresses are 1207, 1227 through 1329, and 1401 through 1411 Jackson Avenue, 2112 and 2119 through 2125 Caliseum Street, 1200 through 1326 and 1223 through 1233 Josephine Street and 1111 through 2021 11 through 2129 Camp Street, and otherwise to provide with respect there to zoning docket number 7726, ordinance calendar number 35,612 by Councilmember Harris. And ordinance to affect the zoning change from an H U R M1, Historic Urban Multifamily Residential District to an H UMU Historic Urban Neighborhood Mixed Use District and a condition to use for a parking lot on Square 238, lot X1 in the Ford Municipal District, bounded by Coronde Letz Street, St. Andrew Street, St. Mary Street, and St. Charles Avenue. The municipal address is 1900 Coronda Leth Street and otherwise to provide with respect there to zoning docket number 7826.