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.
- Special Joint Meeting Agenda
- Parish Agenda (Public Comment Time!)
- City Agenda
Special Joint Meeting
Vote to override the ARPA veto. At the last joint council meeting, the City and Parish Council voted 9-0 to amend Mayor-President Josh Guillory’s proposed ARPA budget to zero out funding for all of its projects other than $360,000 to hire consultants. Since then, Guillory used his line item veto power to restore some projects. Both councils have to vote 4-1 to override his veto. Note that unlike past joint council meetings, which normally take place in between the Parish and City Council meetings, this one is scheduled for 4:25pm prior to the Parish Council’s meeting.
Parish Council
No items Parish-only up for final adoption
City Council
Report
Emergency funds and dredging. Councilmember Liz Hebert has requested this report on the status of emergency funds that the City Council appropriated for drainage earlier this summer.
Final Adoption
Localized Flood Mitigation Project: Acadiana Woods Subdivision. If approved this ordinance would authorize the Mayor-President to acquire land for this detention pond through expropriation if need be. The city is currently being sued by property owners whose land was expropriated for the Lake Farm Road Detention Pond. The location for this detention pond will be near the Acadiana Mall between Canberra Road and Rosedown Lane. This project may also entail elevating structures in this area.
Appointments
| Board | Approval | Applicants |
| Lafayette Waterworks District North Board | Parish Council | Paul Champagne |
| Lafayette Airport Commission Board | Parish Council | Patrick Edmond Sr., Charles Schilling II |
| Lafayette Preservation Committee | City and Parish Council | Michael McClure |
| Lafayette Preservation Committee | City and Parish Council | Trevian Ambroise |
| Lafayette Preservation Committee | City and Parish Council | Bryan Dupree |
| Lafayette Preservation Committee | City and Parish Council | Kelly Russo |
| City/Parish Recreation Advisory Commission | Parish District 1 | Frank Wittenberg |
| Lafayette Animal Care Center Advisory Board | Mayor-President | Shelly Fontenot |
| Lafayette Parish Bayou Vermilion District | Mayor-President | Karen Hail |
| Lafayette Public Trust Financing Authority | City Council | Melissa Theriot |
Vacancies
| Board | Approval | Qualifications |
| Lafayette Waterworks District South Board | Parish Council | Must be a district resident |
| Lafayette Waterworks District North Board | Parish Council | Must be a district resident |
| Industrial Development Board | Parish Council |
Property
| Address | Approval | Action |
| 3910 Moss St | Joint resolution | Non-warranty cash sale to an adjoining landowner |
| 217 Ben B. St | Joint resolution | Non-warranty cash sale to an adjoining landowner |
| 716 Saint Charles St | City Council, final adoption | Condemnation |
| 1115 & 1203 Carmel Dr | City Council, introduction | Annexation and zone as commercial mixed |
| 515 Saint Catherine | City Council, introduction | Conditional use permit to allow a two family duplex |
| 301 W Second St; 101-324 S Buchanan St; 119 W Simcoe St; 303, 307, 315, 319, 323 Monroe St; 219 & 307 W Grant St; 100, 106, 202, 210 W Third St; 301 W Cypress St | City Council, introduction | Reclassify from Industrial Light and Mixed-Use 2 Neighborhood to Commercial Mixed, Mixed-Use 1 Neighborhood, and Downtown |
News + Notes
State freezes $15M in dispute over LCG retirement
Billed as a way to save millions, LCG’s withdrawal from the state municipal pension system has been a drawn-out, messy affair that’s now headed for court.
City Council passes Guillory investigation to legislative auditor
The council’s contracted auditor turned over its findings, which will remain confidential until and unless the LLA decides to release them.
Registration requirements likely for Lafayette short-term rentals
Requiring short-term rentals to register with the city is a likely compromise, but operators and opponents remain divided on restrictions like conditional permitting.