Here’s a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils. To see the full agendas, check out the links below.
- Parish Agenda
- Special Joint Meeting Agenda
- LPPA Agenda
- City Agenda (Public Comment Time!)
Parish Council
Resolution
Advocating for resumed federal offshore leasing in the Gulf. This purely symbolic resolution comes from the mayor-president and, if approved, will be forwarded to President Biden, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, members of Congress, the city and parish governing authorities within Louisiana, the Louisiana Police Jury Association, the Louisiana Municipal Association and the National Association of Counties.
Final Adoption
Paving the way to move the parish jail. Formally, this ordinance declares the Willow Street Correctional Facility Project a public necessity. Since it was introduced, Parish Councilman Josh Carlson let the cat out of the bag about plans for the Parish Council to pursue a new tax to pay to build a new jail on Willow Street, adjacent to the sheriff’s public safety complex. This step positions the Parish Council to acquire the necessary land to eventually make this project happen.
Special Joint Council Meeting
Introduction
The mayor-president will introduce two proposed budgets: one for the next fiscal year and the other for how to spend $86 million in federal recovery aid. Introducing the proposed budget for next year is standard operating procedure for this time of year. Introducing a budget to spend those fiscal recovery dollars caught many by surprise, including some council members. This meeting will happen in between the two council meetings.
City Council
Reports
Much to report. Councilwoman Nanette Cook wants info about a recycling cart audit and the status of the Lafayette Science Museum, while Councilwoman Liz Hebert wants an update on the search for a new LUS director. Councilman Glenn Lazard will ask questions about a departmental reorganization that eliminated the Community Development Department and split its functions into the Parks and Recreation and Development and Planning departments.
Final Adoption
Oil Center rezoning. Most of the Oil Center is currently zoned commercial-heavy. But that doesn’t align with future aspirations to redevelop properties for residential and retail. The administration is leading the charge to change this in one fell swoop.
$1 million for Fabacher Field improvements and recreation centers. This request comes from the administration, a sure sign of changing financial times after last year’s slash-and-burn cuts to parks and recreation. Fabacher Field, while entirely surrounded by Broussard, is technically located in the city of Lafayette, connected by a mile stretch of Ambassador Caffery Parkway.
Joint Council
Final Adoption
A variety of tweaks to the Lafayette Development Code. These changes were approved by both the City and Parish zoning commissions. You can find a redlined version of the code here.
Acknowledging receipt of a bunch of federal money.
- $1.5 million in CDBG funds
- $621,181 in HOME funds
- $1.3 million in CDBG-COVID funds
- $8.8 million in Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds
- $304,867 in CDBG-Disaster Recovery funds.
Distributing some of that federal money to outside agencies.
- $839,497 to Acadiana CARES to address homelessness
- $70,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Acadiana to provide afterschool and summer youth development programming
- $70,000 to Hospice of Acadiana to provide care for seriously ill people
- $228,126 to Second Harvest Food Bank to distribute food boxes
- $75,000 to the Lafayette Council on Aging to deliver meals to the elderly
- $90,000 to The Hub Lafayette to acquire 1515 W. University Ave. to host The Lovewell Center to provide education and non-housing services to the homeless
Properties up for final vote
| Address | Action | Authority |
| 304 Cedar Crest Court | Non-warranty cash sale to adjoining landowner | Joint Council |
| 201 Duhon Road & 105 Marblehead | Rezone from commercial-heavy to planned development | City Council |
| 3619 Moss St. | Conditional use permit to operate a produce market | City Council |
| 323 Patterson St. | Rezone from industrial-light to mixed-use neighborhood | City Council |
| 128 Foundaton Bend Drive | Rezone from commercial-heavy to commercial mixed | City Council |
| 200-300 Block Bluebird Drive | Rezone from RS-1 and RM-1 to CM-1 and MN-2 | City Council |
| 440 South Domingue Ave. | Rezone from agricultural to commercial-heavy | City Council |
| Oil Center | Comprehensive rezoning | City Council |
| 100 block of Opus Lane | Non-warranty cash sale to adjoining property owner | Parish Council |
Vacancies
| Board | Approval | Qualifications |
| Mayor-President’s Awareness Committee for Citizens with Disabilities | Parish Council | Resumes submitted by nonprofits working with disabled citizens in the parish |
Appointments
| Board | Approval | Applicants |
| City-Parish Alignment Commission | City Council | City Councilmembers |
| City-Parish Alignment Commission | Parish Council | Chosen by the Parish Council as a whole |