City Council - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

The Lake Charles City Council approved several demolition items, addressed property variances, and handled various routine infrastructure and bidding measures during their regular meeting.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Lake Charles, LA
Meeting Date
October 7, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

14 sections

15:31 – 15:45•Craig Marks

Question, Mr. President. Yes, sir. I'm sorry. He mentioned, and I read it in here, it says maintain an existing unpermitted shed. Explain the unpermitted when it comes to this.

25:30 – 25:58•Craig Marks

if that's something that they're both willing to do and if they're not both doing it then then it's a new point but why you ask that I'm I mean it's all good but I just want to be mindful that planning and zoning voted it down I agree regardless of I agree I agree not they have still have to come back for the room right we're just saying extend it till they can come up with it see if they can come up does that that sound doable or no

29:15 – 29:27•Craig Marks

Mr. President. Yes, sir. I have a little bit. That's the, Mr. Stoots, that's the property that we were waiting on for Project Build the Future. That is correct. They were supposed to be doing the thing for us.

29:32 – 29:43•Craig Marks

We just couldn't reach him, you know. So is it on him or on Project Build the Future? Because to my understanding, the paperwork is being done or has been done. They're just waiting for approval.

42:57•Craig Marks

So, but you do understand that whatever Mr. Harvick grants you to do the work, the tires are your responsibility? I know, I know that. I know, I'm not disputing that. Okay.

43:47•Craig Marks

His number's on the website. Okay. The one sitting next to him.

50:00 – 50:19•Craig Marks

I just want to put on records that if this house goes to to be torn down that those contractors check inside the house because there's people living in that house oh I'm not saying they living but homeless people are going in and out of that house yes sir before they tear it down and we have a contact number in there

1:00:45 – 1:01:11•Craig Marks

The other thing, if I understood correctly, we're giving the mayor authorization, but I think we had an ordinance where any change yard over 15% had to come back and vote council. Is that, or do I have that wrong? on any project I thought we had. Go ahead, Mr. Carter. Mr. Morris, it's in the change order. No, I'm saying in what he read is we're authorizing the mayor to do any change order if it doesn't exceed, what, 20%?

1:01:24•Craig Marks

So the 15 cent varies. I mean, 15% varies. That's not ironclad for every contract.

1:02:16•Craig Marks

And just for edification, and you also read in that, Mr. Stutes, if we have the money, what happens if we, for some reason, don't have the money?

1:04:22•Craig Marks

I just want to be – I want to know, did we have somebody to check that bridge this time? Yes, we did. That's a good question. Yeah. Definitely checked it.

1:05:00•Craig Marks

Oh, yeah, this was the repair. So we get to hold it. Oh, he repaired it with it.

1:08:23•Craig Marks

Yeah, but point of order. Yes, sir. Are we supposed to be reading this and just voting on them all together?

1:08:31•Craig Marks

Yeah, but you're appointing people to it?

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